Previously on Chaotic GX: "Okay, girls. Get ready to scan our newest, scariest piece of BattleGear. It's the one, the only, Soulplate!" "I hope you Alliance scum like heavy metal!" "We can't wait to try out the Soulplate!" "Too bad you won't be able to." "We're not leaving 'til you dumbbells give us those Soulplate scans!" "Meet us in the Beta Drome. You against us in a 3-on-3 match." "The winners keep those Soulplate scans." "You're on." "Minnie and Nika! They've been ambushed!" 'Oh no! If I don't think of something to help them, Minnie and Nika will be coded and they'll be able to outnumber me!'
Chapter 35: Triple Duel Pt 2
Iflar, Hiadrom and Prantix continued to strike their attacks on Takinom and Skithia, who were still under the effects of the Soulplates. "They're too powerful! We can't win!" Skithia cried. "But there's nowhere to go! They have us surrounded!" Takinom cried. Iflar, Hiadrom and Prantix chuckled sinisterly. 'Ha-ha! We'll keep using the Soulplates to make Minnie and Nika afraid of us!' A.J. thought. 'That way they won't be able to fight back.' Marshal thought. 'It'll be easier to pick off Sidney by herself.' Fry thought.
Verlina watched from the tree she stood in. 'I gotta do something! But what can I do?' Sidney thought. Verlina looked at a tree close to the 3. 'Perfect.' "Magma Might!" She surprisingly fired a Magma Might at the tree, burning the bark and causing it to fall. Prantix noticed this and gasped.
(Intro)
"A.J.! Marshal! Watch out!" Prantix yelled. Iflar and Hiadrom looked up too late just as the tree collapsed, knocking them away and their Soulplates knocked out of their hands, bringing Takinom and Skithia back to their senses. Verlina saw her chance and leapt down from her tree and join the fight. Iflar reached for the Soulplates, but Verlina blasted them with Lavalanche, melting the BattleGear. She then attacked Hiadrom with Heat Rage, forcing him to retreat. Iflar watched as Hiadrom retreated, then looked back to see a very angry Verlina. 'Oh no.' A.J. thought in fear. "Wall of Flame!" Verlina shouted, blowing Iflar away with Wall of Flame. "I wonder where Fry went." She said.
She then hustled over to help Takinom and Skithia. "You 2 alright?" She asked. "Yeah, we're alright. Those Soulplates really messed us up." Takinom said. "You can use fire attacks?!" Skithia asked as they regrouped and recovered. "Since when?" "Since just now." Verlina panted. "See, knowing what's at stake, I'd never risk losing Verlina. So, before this match, I ported back to Kiru City and scanned her again. And that's when I discovered that after the Chaor and Drabe fiascos, Maxxor's been training her to use fire attacks." "That's our girl. Clever as always." Takinom smirked. "But even though I destroyed 2 of their Soulplates, Fry will still have his." Verlina said. "They're probably planning a trap for us as we speak." "Then let's get ready for them." Skithia said.
Verlina nodded and formed a Torrent Krinth on her wrist. Takinom formed a Spectral Viewer. Skithia formed a Viledriver. Takinom took to the skies while Verlina and Skithia hopped onto the Viledriver and started to move it forward.
Iflar and Hiadrom regrouped after they got chased off. "That lousy Majors! She's a real pain in my tail!" Iflar said. "Glad to see you 2 had fun while it lasted." Prantix said, stomping towards the 2. "You 2 have a really warped idea of teamwork! And now because of that, we've lost 2 of our Soulplates!" "What difference does it make? As long as we win." Hiadrom said. "He's right. Minnie and Nika are almost out of energy." Iflar said. "I'll admit, maybe I was a bit…extreme using you as bait. But as long as we have at least one Soulplate, we've got this match locked in our favor." "Fine! But next time, you're the bait!" Prantix said, grabbing Iflar's cape.
The 3 heroes continued to search for their enemies. "Any sign of them with your Viewer, Min?" Verlina asked. "Nothing yet. If A.J. went invisible, I should be able to see him with this." Takinom said. But then, Skithia spotted something. "Wait! Look out!" She called. Too late. Takinom was blasted by a Power Pulse, losing her Spectral Viewer. "True friends. And that's what makes you true losers!" Prantix shouted, attacking with Pebblestorm. The earth attack hit the Viledriver, knocking Verlina and Skithia off it. Takinom recovered and fired Fire Stream, but Prantix was gone. "As much as I would love to finish your friends myself, it's much more fun if you do it." Prantix said, using the Soulplate again. The soul entered Takinom's body, making her see Lord Van Bloot again. She started to feel scared again. 'Wait. This is all just an illusion. It's the Soulplate! That's what's making me see all this.' Minnie thought.
Coming up with a plan, Takinom cowered behind Verlina and Skithia. "Don't let him near me!" She fake-cried. "Minnie, listen to us!" Verlina said. "Fry's using the Soulplate to make you afraid! You've got to fight it!" "I can't! He's too scary! And too powerful!" Takinom cried.
Robbie and Gisele watched from the Port Court. "If Fry continues to use the Soulplate, they'll defeat them in seconds!" Gisele exclaimed. "A.J., Marshal and Fry are actually gonna win, and take Sidney, Minnie and Nika's scans!" Robbie said. "This is the worse thing I've ever seen!" Gisele glared at him, knowing that wasn't true. "Yeah. Actually, second worse." Robbie admitted. "The live-action Zoos musical movie was worse than this."
"How's he gonna destroy me?!" Takinom asked. "With a Lavalanche?! An Iron Balls?! Maybe a Spirit Gust?!" She then winked at Verlina and Skithia, making them understand. "You can't do this, Min!" Verlina said. "She's right! We need you!" Skithia said. "Watch me!" Takinom exclaimed. Prantix chuckled and prepared the Soulplate once more. "Ready?" Takinom asked. Verlina nodded. Takinom took her hand and threw Verlina at Prantix, hitting him with Fury Fist and knocking the Soulplate out of his hand. As it landed, Takinom and Skithia destroyed it with a double Torrent of Flame.
"Nice move, girls!" Verlina said. "It doesn't matter!" Iflar's voice called, appearing next to Prantix. Hiadrom came out from behind the trees, joining his partners. "All 3 of you are almost out of energy!" Prantix said. "And I have Purge Dirge Mugic!" Hiadrom said. He tried to activate it, but the entire grove started to glow, preventing the Mugic's activation. "What just happened?!" Hiadrom asked in shock. "Stop asking questions and activate the Mugic!" Iflar shouted rudely. "I'm trying! But nothing's happening!" Hiadrom defended. "Guess you 3 don't battle in Runic Grove much." Skithia said. "Tribal Mugic doesn't work here." Takinom said. "But Generic Mugic does." Verlina said. "Ember Flourish!" All 3 of them activated their Mugic, the same one. The Mugic played in key as it activated and 3 magenta beams hit the girls, healing their energy.
"Iron Balls!" Iflar fired Iron Balls from his eyes. But Takinom countered with Fire Stream from her mouth. "Hail Storm!" Hiadrom fired Hail Storm from his hands. But Skithia countered with Ember Swarm. "Pebblestorm!" Prantix fired Pebblestorm from his hand. But Verlina countered with Heat Rage from her eyes. When the attacks died down, Verlina, Takinom and Skithia attacked them with Magma Might, Shadow Strike and Flash Kick. The 3 were knocked back by the attacks. "Stop them, Marshal!" Iflar cried, hiding behind Hiadrom. "Me?! Do I look like a shield?!" Hiadrom asked. "Then you stop them, Fry!" Iflar ordered. "Don't tell me what to do!" Prantix shouted.
"Huh. I think they're scared." Verlina said. "Well, they should be." Takinom said. "Especially for our next attack." Skithia said. "Tempest of Terror!" All 3 of them summoned several demon heads and sicked them on their enemies. The 3 boys tried to fight them off, but the demons attacked them and coded them.
Back at the Drome, A.J., Marshal and Fry were shocked that they were actually beaten by a trio of girls. Sidney, Minnie and Nika cheered as they transformed back. "Yes! I knew we'd beat you!" Minnie said. "We'll take those Soulplate scans now." Nika said. A.J., Marshal and Fry just glared at the girls. "Why?" Fry asked, breaking the silence. That shocked the girls. "Hey! A deal's a deal! We won the match, so we get those scans!" Sidney objected. "You might have beaten us, but the scans belong to us." Marshal said. "So, you can take your deal and shove it in your training bras!" The girls glared at those ungrateful losers. "Win or lose, people like us, we always win, no matter the outcome." A.J. said, leaving with Marshal and Fry as they laughed evilly. The girls continued to glare as they exited the Drome.
2 Weeks Later…
Sidney, Minnie and Nika watched a match from the Port Court. They were still angry about A.J., Marshal and Fry backing out of their deal. But they've trying to find something to help them get over it.
The match they were watching was a match between Gisele and a player called DivaDirge. They were down to their last Creature. It was Gisele's attack. Gisele was battling as Khritlaan. DivaDirge was battling as Xelfe. They were battling at Graalorn Forest. Xelfe was equipped with a Cyclance and was firing Freeze Flash at Khritlaan. But all he shot was the trees. "You can't hide forever!" Xelfe called. Khritlaan stepped out from the trees, armed with a Torrent Krinth. "I don't plan to." He said, firing a Frostblight from his appendages. Xelfe tried to fire back, but the attack knocked his Cyclance out of his hands and into the woods. He was distracted by his missing BattleGear, he didn't see Khritlaan attack him with Whirl Wreck, coding him and giving Gisele the win.
Sidney, Minnie and Nika just sat there with their angry glares as Robbie and Gisele joined them. "Hey, girls! You catch my match? I practically slayed them out there!" Gisele said. "Congrats." "Whatever." "Good for you." The 3 said, not even bothering to look up. Robbie and Gisele weren't surprised by this. "Geez. Are you 3 still sore at A.J., Marshal and Fry crossing you after your match?" Robbie asked. "What do you think?" Minnie asked. "It's been 2 weeks already! You 3 have to get over that!" Gisele exclaimed. "We can't. Those 3 are dangerous." Nika said. "They said so themselves. They'll do anything to get what they want." Minnie said.
"Well, I gotta get going. I'm meeting Darwin at the Beta Drome for a date." Gisele said, getting up and leaving. "Did you girls at least report those 3 to the CodeMasters?" Robbie asked. "We did. But they couldn't find them anywhere." Minnie said. "Well, I've got a match. You better find something to take your minds off those 3 losers." Robbie said, leaving.
Sidney sighed. "Robbie's right. I'm gonna port to Kiru City, go see Verlina." She said, getting up. "We'll stick around here for a bit. Watch Robbie's match." Nika said. "Okay. See you later." Sidney said, heading for the Port Court.
Sidney ported to Kiru City. "Hey, Rothar! Long time!" She called, seeing Rothar walking up. "Sidney Majors. We met up in Pouril Forest last month?" "Good to see you, kid." Rothar said. "Verlina around?" Sidney asked. "Up at the town square." Rothar answered as he continued. "Thanks! We'll catch up later!" Sidney called. Rothar gave a thumb's up.
Sidney headed for the town square, where she found Verlina sitting down on the steps. "Hey, Verlina." Sidney greeted. "Oh. Sidney. Good to see you." Verlina said. "How're you doing?" Sidney asked. "Been better. I mean, I've fully recovered after that fiasco at the forge." Verlina said. "I already apologized for that." Sidney said. "Besides, it was those 3 A.J., Marshal and Fry who-" "Oh, you don't have to worry about those 3 anymore." Verlina said, snapping her fingers. 3 soldiers came out, holding A.J., Marshal and Fry in chains. Sidney was surprised by this.
Back in Chaotic, Minnie and Nika watched Robbie's match. Both him and his opponent were down to their last Creatures. Robbie was battling as Bladez. His opponent was battling as Wamma. They were battling at the Lava Pond. Wamma attacked with Inferno Gust, but Bladez jumped up to dodge the attack and fired Airize from his blade. Wamma guarded himself to block the attack. "Lavalanche!" He shouted, firing Lavalanche at Bladez, pushing him into the rocks. "I'm gonna take this match with a red-hot ambition, RobbieOne! Ring of Fire!" Wamma surrounded Bladez with Ring of Fire. But Bladez fired Power Pulse, hitting Wamma dead-on and coding him.
As the match ended, Minnie got a call on her scanner. She answered it, revealing Sidney. "Minnie! Nika! You guys have to get Robbie and Gisele and port to Kiru City! You guys have to see this!" Sidney said with overexcitement. "Whoa! Sid, what's up with you?" Nika asked. "Yeah. You're never so excited." Minnie said. "It's a surprise! Just get Robbie and Gisele and port to Kiru City!" Sidney said, ending the call. Minnie and Nika looked at each other.
The 4 ported to Kiru City. "What could have Sidney been so excited about?" Gisele asked. "I don't know. Whatever it was, she must've had a good excuse." Nika said. "Guys!" Sidney called. The gang turned to see her running up to them. "Okay, what is it that you were so excited about?" Nika asked. "Okay! Bring them out!" Sidney called. Verlina and the soldiers came over with A.J., Marshal and Fry. The gang was surprised to see them. "What're they doing here?!" Robbie asked. "Observe." Sidney said, nodding to Verlina, who nodded back. "Fry, my best friend is still upset about the Soulplates." Verlina said. "I'm sorry, Sidney." Fry said, as if in a trance. That shocked the gang, except Sidney. "Marshal? A.J.?" Verlina said. "Very sorry." Marshal said. "So very sorry." A.J. said.
"What is this? Some kind of joke?" Minnie asked. "Okay. Let's go. Time for your shifts." The lead soldier said. The soldiers led A.J., Marshal and Fry away. Sidney, Verlina and the others followed. "Verlina, what did you do to them?" Robbie asked. "Not me. Aisgur." Verlina said. The gang was confused.
The soldiers brought A.J., Marshal and Fry to the library. The keeper, Aisgur, handed them their assignments. "Those 3 came here looking for me and my father. But we made sure Aisgur was waiting for them instead. He has the same Hypnodaze attack Opto has." Verlina explained. "When we heard about what they did from the CodeMasters, we made a deal with them. We would turn them over after they did a few jobs for Aisgur as payment for the damage they caused at the forge."
Sidney and her friends watched as A.J., Marshal and Fry worked to categorize the library. Aisgur joined them, sitting next to Verlina on the railing. "I know. It's a harsh punishment, using my attacks to hypnotize them. But it isn't like they were gonna work willingly." Aisgur explained. "It's probably no more than they deserve. At least until we hand them over to the CodeMasters." Sidney said. The others nodded in agreement.
But then, the Hypnodaze's effects on A.J. were slowly beginning to wear off. When he came to, he saw where he was. Even worse, he saw the gang. "YOU!" He shouted, pointing at Verlina. That made Marshal and Fry snap out of it too. "We've got a bone to pick with you, Verlina!" A.J. exclaimed.
"Guards! Stop them!" Aisgur called. The guards fired from their Plasma Pounders. But the 3 boys dodged the blasts as they ran for the door. "I'm gonna regret asking this. But wouldn't those 3 know to port out if they were being blasted at?" Sidney asked. "Actually, I had their scanners confiscated as I hypnotized them and kept them in my study." Aisgur said. "Then that's going to be the first place they're going to look for them!" Minnie realized. "We've got to stop them before they get there!" Sidney said. The others nodded.
A.J., Marshal and Fry made their way into the hallway, being careful as soldiers made their way towards the library. "Aisgur's study should be just down this hall." A.J. said. "And when we find the study, we find our scanners." Marshal said. "Then let's get them and get out of here before the CodeMasters find us!" Fry said. The 3 charged for the study. But little did they know, a certain Spyder was watching them from the shadows of the ceiling. "Verlina, they're heading for the study." Spyder reported on a calling crystal.
A.J., Marshal and Fry found the study, and there, on Aisgur's desk, were their scanners. "Perfect. We're home-free boys." A.J. said. Marshal and Fry chuckled in triumph. A.J. walked to the desk and was about to pick up his scanner. "Touch that, and you'll regret it." Sidney's voice said. The 3 turned around to see Sidney and her friends standing at the door. "You just don't know when to stop, do you?!" A.J. asked in anger. "Not when crooks like you are roaming about Chaotic or Perim." Sidney said as her friends took their place by her side. Marshal and Fry stood beside A.J. "Guards, send word to my father and the CodeMasters. Tell them we have the rogues subdued." Verlina said. "Yes, milady." The lead soldier said, leading the other soldiers to make contact.
Both sides glare at each other for a few minutes. "I'll handle A.J. Think you guys can handle the other 2?" Sidney asked. "We got it covered." Minnie said. "Good luck, Sid." Verlina said. Robbie, Gisele and Nika nodded. Sidney smiled at her friends and turned back to A.J. "Let's see what you got…bitch." She cussed. A.J. shouted and charged Sidney, pushing them both out of the study. The others turned back to see Marshal cracking his neck and Fry cracking his knuckles. "Alright. Let's do this." Minnie said.
Sidney and A.J. struggled against each other on the library railing. Sidney punched her nemesis in the face, making him stagger back a bit. A.J. recovered and tried to punch back. But Sidney managed to block it and knee him in the stomach. "How're you so fast?!" A.J. asked in pain and shock. "I've been taking self-defense classes." Sidney said "I'm pretty much as tough as I am in the Drome." A.J. growled and charged back in.
Back in the study, Robbie, Gisele and Nika teamed up on Marshal while Minnie fought off Fry. Minnie held her arm across Fry's neck while he tried to bite her face. "Ugh! 2 words! Breath mint!" Minnie said, catching a whiff of Fry's breath before punching him. Marshal shoved Nika off while Robbie had him in a headlock. "Get off me, you crazy Brit!" Marshal exclaimed, flipping Robbie off his neck. Then Gisele came at him with a punch. Minnie punched Fry in the face, but he came back and punched her in the stomach. Minnie clutched her belly from the pain. "You never could be me in a straight fight, Duff." Fry said. "Lucky for her, she's not fighting alone!" Verlina said, coming in and kicking Fry into a bookshelf.
A.J. gave a big punch to Sidney's face. But Sidney came right back with an uppercut, knocking A.J. on his back. She then prepared to stomp on him, but he rolled out of the way and got back up. "You maybe able to beat me in the Drome, but you'll never beat me now!" A.J. shouted, pushing Sidney back to the study. By then, they saw that the others had already beaten Marshal and Fry. "Worthless lackeys!" A.J. insulted. "If that's how you treat your friends, I'm glad you're not one of them!" Sidney said, kicking A.J. into the table. Sidney and the others surrounded him. "It's over, A.J. You're not walking away from this." Sidney said.
A.J. then reached behind his back and grabbed his scanner. "That's what you think. See you losers back in Chaotic!" He said smugly. Everyone gasped. A.J. pressed his button, but he was still in the study. He continued to press the button. "What's wrong with this thing?!" He asked in anger. "You're not going anywhere, A.J." A familiar voice said. Everyone turned to see Tom, Sarah, Maxxor and CodeMasters Amzen, Crellen and Imthor at the door. "We've deactivated your scanner. You won't be escaping us this time." Crellen said. A.J. growled.
Back in Chaotic, Sidney, Minnie and Nika looked at their newly returned Soulplate scans. "It was nice of the CodeMasters to hack their scanners and give you guys your Soulplate scans." Gisele said. "And the best part is Verlina says that they're nearly finished making a new Soulplate at the forge." Minnie said. "So, me and Robbie can get Soulplate scans too!" Gisele said. "What became of those 3 after your parents showed up with Maxxor and the CodeMasters anyway?" Nika asked. "I talked to my dad and he said that he was with the Council trial. And actually, good news! We will never see those 3 in Chaotic ever again." Sidney said. "What a relief. Those guys were so hard to deal with." Robbie said. "But then again, that's how we live every day." Sidney said. All 5 of them laughed at that joke.
