Chapter 5: Rival War
Another day in Chaotic. Sidney and Minnie were chatting about how some Chaotic players still favor one Tribe over the others, even though the Tribes were at peace. "So, yeah. Some players even prefer the UnderWorlders. I mean, they got some pretty tough powerhouses. Like Zaur, and Ragetrod, and Ulmar." Minnie said, going through the UnderWorlders in her deck. "True, but all of the Creatures are very equal. In their own way. Especially between the OverWorlders and UnderWorlders." Sidney said, pulling up Creatures in her deck. "Take Skreeth. He may be an UnderWorlder, but with help from Rellim, he's got true underwater stealth. Then there's Aivenna and Nivenna. They're twin sisters, raised apart and torn by the war, but finally have the time to be the family they always wanted to be. And finally, Loderool. Never really liked any of the UnderWorlders. But once he got to know Rothar better, he gained a newfound respect for them. All I'm saying is, thanks to the Tribal Alliance, life in Perim has gotten easier for all the Creatures."
"The Tribal Alliance is a joke!" A voice called. Sidney and Minnie turned to see a white boy wearing a magenta varsity jacket stomp towards them. "The Tribes were better off when they were fighting each other, but now thanks to your old man, Perim is all peaceful. And I for one am sick of it." The boy said. "Hey, what my father did was to honor Tangath Toborn for the sacrifice he made for Perim!" Sidney said. "Like I could care what a stuck-up OverWorlder who got frozen did for Perim." The boy said as a crowd started to gather. "Okay, that's it! I have had it! You just earned yourself a match at the Amsen Drome with me in a few hours!" Sidney said, challenging the boy. "You are on!" The boy said. He walked away, leaving people the mutter about what happened.
(Intro)
A while later, Sidney and Minnie went to the strategy table to prepare for the match. "Okay, the guy's name is A.J. His screenname's RoyalRusher. I played him about 5 months ago. He's got a strong deck of Mipedians." Minnie explained. "So, he'll probably use Locations that work well for Mipedians, like the Mipedim Oasis and Rao'Pa Sahkk." Sidney guessed. "Right. And get this. Dude even has a Mipedian WarBeast. So, you'll need to be creative to beat this guy." Minnie said. Sidney started to think. "What if I use Creatures, BattleGear, Mugic and Locations that he wouldn't expect me to use?" She asked. Minnie looked confused. "Here. I'll explain." Sidney said, explaining her idea.
A few hours later, Sidney and A.J. stood inside the Amzen Drome for a 6-on-6 match. "This Drome Match is a Player Challenge Match. Majorina has challenged RoyalRusher. Assemble your battle teams." The Drome Master said. Sidney and A.J. glared for another second and prepared their teams.
At the Port Court, Minnie watched as Sidney assembled her team. "Good luck, Sid. Let's hope your strategy works." She said.
Sidney and A.J. had just finished assembling their decks. "Lock your decks." The Drome Master said. Sidney and A.J. pressed the top button on their scanners and locked their decks. The screens expanded to show the opposing teams. On A.J.'s team, there was Ribbian, Siado, Qwun, Tiaane, Abin-Wor and Glost. And on Sidney's team- Well, the sight made A.J.'s, Minnie's even everyone in Chaotic's mouths drop. Sidney's team consisted of Drakness, Galin, Laarina, Dractyl, Solvis and Sukoval. "Hey, you're playing Creatures from 3 Tribes! You can't do that!" A.J. said, but decided to ask anyway. "Can she?" "The mixing of Creature teams is exceptional for any Chaotic player." The Drome Master said. A.J. just glared as Sidney just gave a proud smile.
"Majorina, you will be the attacker. Activate the Location randomizer." The Drome Master said. Sidney spun the randomizer and sped through her Locations until it stopped. "The first Location: Mount Pillar." Sidney looked through her frontline. "Galin attacks Ribbian!" Sidney called. She tapped her Galin scan and transformed. A.J. tapped his Ribbian and transformed. "Let's get Chaotic." A.J. said.
Inside Mount Pillar, Ribbian crept through the Danian Incubation Station, carrying a Pyroblaster. 'She thinks I don't know my way around. I've battled here plenty of times.' He thought. Suddenly, Galin dropped down on top of him. "Get off me!" Ribbian yelled, knocking her off. Sidney quickly recovered and slunk into the tunnels. "You can't get away from me, Alliance Lover!" A.J. yelled, running after her. He followed her into Danian Hall, but lost sight of her. "Where'd you go?!" He asked out loud. No answer. "Playing Hide 'n' Seek, huh? Well, I can do that too." He said, turning invisible. Suddenly, a Flashwarp surrounded the spot where Ribbian's feet were. "What?!" A.J. said in surprise. Galin appeared from a secret door in the wall. "How'd you-?" "Mount Pillar has an infinite number of hidden passages and traps. And my mom and her Danian friends taught me every single one of them." Sidney explained. Ribbian growled and struggled to break out of the stones. Galin retreated back into the door as Ribbian broke free. He ran for the door before it closed. He pried it open, but nearly wobbled off the edge. As he looked down, Sidney slowly appeared behind him. "Going down." She said, shoving him over the edge. A.J. screamed as he fell into the darkness. Code exploded as he hit the bottom.
Back at the drome, A.J. was very angry. "Oh, don't look that way. Not everybody learns quickly enough about the hidden passages and traps in Mount Pillar." Sidney said as she transformed back. A.J. just growled. "RoyalRusher, it is your attack." The Drome Master said. A.J. spun the randomizer until it stopped. "The next Location: Illusionary Lake." "Siado attacks Laarina!" A.J. called.
Laarina wandered through the lake. Suddenly, she heard a small splash. She turned to see 2 little ripples in the lake. Siado dropped his invisibility and revealed himself. "Riptide!" Sidney cried, but a small puddle just shot out of her hand. She seemed confused as Siado just laughed. "Fun fact: Illusionary Lake takes away your water attacks. And you can't get them back." He explained as he fired a Telekinetic Bolt at Laarina, knocking her back. "I may not have my water attacks anymore, but I still have my earth attacks. Vine Snare!" She shot vines from her fingers and wrapped them around Siado. "Paral-Eyes!" She fired a bright yellow beam from her eyes, freezing Siado into place. "You- little- trickster!" A.J. struggled saying. "Well, if you like that, then you're gonna get a big 'drop' out of this. Sunder Ground!" Laarina shouted, slamming her fists into the ground, opening up a big crevice. Siado screamed as he fell down the crevice, bursting into code.
Now A.J. was getting really angry. "You are really testing me, Alliance Lover!" He said as Sidney transformed back. "Maybe, but you're still gonna fail." Sidney said.
Sidney's attack. "Laarina attacks Qwun!" Winner: Qwun.
A.J.'s attack. "Qwun attacks Drakness!" Winner: Drakness.
Sidney's attack. "Drakness attacks Tiaane!" Winner: Tiaane.
A.J.'s attack. "Tiaane attacks Solvis!" Winner: Tiaane.
At the Port Court, Minnie started to get a little worried. "Come on, Sid. I know you can win this." She said to the screen.
Sidney's attack. "Galin attacks Tiaane!" Winner: Galin.
A.J.'s attack. "Abin-Wor attacks Dractyl!" Winner: Abin-Wor.
Sidney's attack. "Galin attacks Abin-Wor!" Winner: Abin-Wor.
A.J.'s attack. "Abin-Wor attacks Sukoval!" Winner: Sukoval.
It was time for the final battle. "You might as well forfeit the match now, Majorina. Your Sukoval ain't gonna last long against Glost. For he's one of the fiercest Mipedian WarBeasts in all of the tribe. Especially now that Abin-Wor's gone." A.J. warned. "I never forfeit. Especially never to people like you. Glost may be a WarBeast, but my Sukoval is one of the bravest OverWorlders I have. So, as long as I have at least him or any other Creature from any Tribe in my deck, I will always do my best to win." Sidney said. "Wonderful speech, Majorina. Activate the Location randomizer." The Drome Master said. Sidney did so until it stopped. "The final Location, Lake Morn." "Sukoval attacks Glost!" Sidney tapped her Sukoval and transformed into him. A.J. tapped his Glost and transformed into the big wolf beast. "Let's get Chaotic." Sidney said as they both glared at each other.
Sukoval gently moved through the lake, waiting for Glost to appear. 'I should be lucky enough to spot Glost. He is pretty big after all.' She thought. Suddenly, there was a loud howl. She turned and saw the big wolf stomping out of the forest nearby. "Wow. And I thought he was big in the drome." She said. Glost looked at Sukoval and growled. "Well, the bigger they are, the harder it might be to beat them." "Got that right." Glost growled deeply. "Mega Roar!" He roared at the water. Sukoval ducked under before Glost's attack hit the water. Glost tried to sniff around the water for Sukoval, but got water up his nose. He snorted, trying to get the water out. "And that is why you should never get water up your nose." Sidney said, laughing at A.J.'s misfortune.
A.J. turned and growled. He fired Blind Fury from his eyes and hit the ground underneath Sukoval, knocking her back towards the forest. Glost walked over and looked down at his fallen opponent. "You're finished, Alliance Lover." He gloated. "As a good Mipedian friend told my father, every end is a beginning, and every beginning an end." Sidney said as she tapped her hand on the ground. Ice started to form on the ground from her hand towards Glosts's feet. Glost looked down and saw that his paws were encased in ice. "And this is where your end begins." Sidney started to gather energy inside her. A.J., Minnie and everyone else looked on with wide eyes. They knew what was coming. "Allmageddon!" Sukoval sent waves of energy towards Glost, coding the WarBeast as he screamed with a big howl.
Minnie cheered as she watched. "That was so awesome! Sukoval owns Glost! It's the play of the day! The play of the millennium!" She cheered. "I mean, that was just as epic as when her dad defeated Tangath Toborn as Bodal!"
"The winner: Majorina." The Drome Master announced. "Whoo-hoo!" Sidney cheered as she transformed back. "What?! How did Sukoval know Allmageddon?! Only Heptadd and Hoton know that attack!" A.J. asked. "Any creature can use Allmageddon. Heptadd is just the only one who's mastered it." Sidney said. A.J. just growled. "Enjoy this win now, Alliance Lover. You'll soon regret crossing me. I promise." He said before walking out. "We'll see." Sidney muttered, glaring after A.J.
Afterwards, Sidney was at the Port Court sharing a pizza with Minnie. "Don't let it get to you, Sid. Lots of players make enemies here in Chaotic. You'll get used to it. Your parents and uncles did." Minnie said. "I know. It's just that the guy just rattled me up so much, I couldn't think straight." Sidney said. "But in the end, you emerged in triumph and you kept your cool." Minnie said. "Yeah, guess you're right. Thanks Min." Sidney said, toasting her drink with her bestie. They both had a good laugh after.
