"Nice move, Molly. This cat has claws." Natsu said. He was finishing a battle in the Amzen Drome and his opponent was Ulfhedinn at the time. Ulfhedinn changed back into blonde girl that was only a few years younger.
"Thanks, Natsu. You're pretty good yourself." Molly said.
"Molly!" Molly looked down at her scanner to see another blonde girl that was a little prettier and older. "Stay focus. Just take this guy out already."
"I know. Don't worry, Kayla. I've got this." Molly said and ended the call and went to finish this battle as she was selecting the next location.
"The next location...Ice Pillar."
"Ulfhedinn attacks Kraade!" Both of them selected their creatures and were set to finish this battle. The area changed with them in a pillar made of ice. Kraade wondered around the pillar and looked around, but he didn't see that cat anywhere.
"Where did that tiger go?" Kraade questioned as he looked around, but Ulfhedinn was right above him. His white fur camouflaged him.
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The Portcourt
"Natsu better watch himself." Lucy said. "This girl is smart. She's using the location to her advantage as well her battlegear effectively."
"Come on, Molly! Attack already!" The three of them looked to the side and saw Kayla trying to encourage her. "Attack while you still can!" Ulfhedinn readied an attack an launched an attack and blasted Kraade right in the back. Kraade turned around and spotted him. He launched Lavalanche, but Ulfhedinn pulled out his battlegear and blocked the attack.
"Uh oh. A dragon pulse. That raises courage big time." Erza said. Ulfhedinn used Skeletal Strike, but Kraade fought back with Electric Web. It pushed back the skeleton and caught Ulfhedinn in it.
"No! I told her to use battlegear that could actually work!" Kayla said. Kraade used Granite Balls against him and they smashed against Ulfhedinn, but he was able to jump out of the way. "Come on! Use an attack that could actually work!"
"What's her deal? Who is she?" Zach said.
"That's Kayla. She's Molly's older sister." Lucy said. "Kayla was always considered prettier, smarter, and stronger than Molly. She's also the one that got Molly in the game, but now that I think about it, I don't think I've really seen her in a drome match."
"Come on, Molly. Just finish it." Kayla said. Ulfhadeinn used Fearocity and blasted Kraade with it. Ulfhadeinn went to finish this battle, but Kraade pulled out a battlegear called the ring of na'arin. It formed a barrier and Ulfhadeinn ran straight into it. Kraade used Sudden Flare and blasted the ice over Ulfhedeinn. It caused a large piece to fall off and landed on Ulfhedeinn and got coded. "No! I told her what she should do, but she doesn't listen.
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Natsu
"That was a pretty tough battle." Natsu said as he and Molly were on their way out of the drome.
"Thanks..." Molly said, but she didn't look all that happy.
"I mean it. You're pretty good. You came close to actually beating me." Natsu said.
"Maybe, but try telling that to my sister." Molly said.
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The Portcourt
Natsu and Molly went back to the portcourt. Natsu met up with his friends, but Molly had to deal with his sister.
"Nice move with Kraade and the ring. She literally didn't see it coming." Zach said.
"Thanks, but I'm a little concerned about Molly. She seemed more concerned about her sister than losing." Natsu said. Natsu was getting the pat on the back, but Molly was a little worried about what her sister.
"Sorry, sis." Molly said.
"I taught you everything there is in Chaotic, but you still lost." Kayla said. "I know you're doing your best, Molly, but you've got to stick with the plans I told you. Stop doing your own thing and follow my plan. How are you going to take on a codemaster if you can't take that third-rate player hothead."
"What?!" Natsu said as he wasn't going to take this. "Look here, lady. Your sister is a great player. She almost won that battle. Plus, I am not a third-rate player!"
"I don't see how this is any of your business." Kayla said.
"Hey! Natsu's right!" Lucy said as she and the others backed him up. "We've seen Molly battle a few times. She's done pretty well. So is Natsu."
"According to Lucy, you've never battled yourself in the dromes." Zach said.
"So?" Kayla asked.
"Why is that?" Erza said. "You tell your sister how to battle, but you don't seem to battle yourself."
"Molly, what do you think of this?" Lucy said.
"Well... Our sibling relationship always seemed like Kayla was better than me at a lot." Molly said. "She taught me all there is to Chaotic, but when we both got here, I haven't really seen you battle myself."
"I...I battle." Kayla said as she seemed nervous about something. "I played a lot with the cards and online."
"Is that so? So why don't we see how you do in a drome match?" Lucy said.
"Me in a drome match?!" Kayla said.
"That's right." Natsu said as he and the others stood forward. "Pick anyone one of us and we'll battle you." Kayla seemed nervous, but she knew she can't back down from this. So she had to pick one.
"What's your screen name, red?" Kayla said.
"Perim Knight." Erza said.
"Aren't you scheduled to battle her soon?" Kayla asked Molly. She was and this would be the perfect chance to get some info. "In that case, I'll battle you." Erza was going to enjoy teaching her a thing or two, but Molly wasn't so sure about this.
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The Chirrul Drome
Erza and Kayla were able to get the Chirrul Drome and were setting up for their battle. Kayla was trying to hide how anxious she was, but she went through it in the first place.
"Sis, are you doing okay?" Molly asked over the scanner.
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me." Kayla said.
"I guess it's been a while since you've battled, but you do have some skills." Molly said. "It's a little different in the dromes, but it can be a lot of fun."
"Don't worry. I've got this." Kayla said as she ended the call.
"Players, lock your decks." Both of them locked in and it appeared to be overworlders vs. mipedians in this battle.
"It's your attack." Erza said. Kayla went through it and gave her locations a spin.
"The first location...Forest of Life. Choose the attacking and target creatures please." Kayla looked around to find a good match that she can win.
"Lomma attacks Biondu." Once the creatures were picked, they both became them. Lomma, however, seemed a little uneasy.
"What's wrong?" Biondu asked.
"Nothing. Let's get chaotic." Lomma said. They were both sent to the forest. Lomma looked around and tried to find Biondu, but she was alerted by every little sound there was. It was like she didn't know what to do of think.
"Sudden Flare!" Biondu suddenly appeared in front of her and blasted her with fire and knocked her back. Lomma tried to get back up and tried to figure out what to do. "Paral-Eyes!" Biondu fired a beam from his eyes and blasted Lomma with her getting coded. Kayla couldn't believe how fast all that went.
"Kayla! Kayla!" Molly called and snapped her out of it. "It's okay. You still have five creatures. Just remember that it's not that much different in the card game. You just need to be more physical. You've taught me a lot and it is good advice. Now you just need to use it."
"I know what I'm doing." Kayla said as she ended the call. Molly was only trying to help, but it didn't look good.
"My turn." Erza said as she selected the next location.
"The next location...Hunter's Perimeter."
"Xelfe attacks Staluk!" They became their next set of creatures. Kayla might have a centaur body, but she was able to get the hang of it.
"Okay. I think I've got this." Staluk said as he galloped through the canyon. However, he stopped when he came across the edge of a cliff. He looked around and spotted a ledge just large enough for him to walk over. As Staluk walked over the ledge, Xelfe appeared over Staluk as he hanged on the cliff wall.
"Velocitrap!" Xelfe unleashed a yellow cyclone and it hit Staluk with him being pushed back. Staluk hit the wall and used Rock Wave, but Xelfe jumped out of the way.
"You don't know what you're up against." Xelfe said.
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The Portcourt
"She's in for it now." Zach said.
"You got it. Erza's about to make it two to zip." Natsu said as they were enjoying the big mouth getting beaten around.
"I wouldn't be so sure. Staluk is pretty tough." Lucy said. "Erza can hold her own, but that is one wild stallion." Staluk tried using rock wave again, but Xelfe jumped down and pulled out a cyclance.
"Don't give up, sis!" Molly cheered. "I hope she gave Staluk the right piece of battlegear."
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The Battle
Xelfe used the cyclance and blasted Staluk with a powerful blast of wind. Staluk was knocked off the ledge, but was able to grab on and kept him from falling.
"Now do you see how tough it really is?" Xelfe said. He was about to attack again, but he felt something strange. Xelfe looked up and saw the rocks that came out of the ground were unstable and caused a rock slide. There was no place for Xelfe to run as the rocks came down and he ended up getting coded. Erza noticed she was coded and can't believe she lost.
"I coded you!" Kayla said.
"A rock slide is what coded me. Don't get smug." Erza said.
"Kayla!" Kayla looked down and saw Molly on her scanner. "Nice battle, but I think you forgot something."
"I did?" Kayla questioned.
"Staluk's specialty is with earth attacks. A vlaric shard would have made his attacks even stronger." Molly said, but Kayla just ended the call and went with selecting the next location.
"The next location...Rock River Canyon."
"Perfect. Staluk attacks Munnari!" Kayla became Staluk again with Erza becoming Munnari and got back in the battle. Staluk walked down the river and was looking for Munnari.
"Up here!" Staluk looked up and spotted Munnari with him having a torwegg. "Windslash!" He launched a slash of wind and it hit Staluk.
'I could be in trouble.' Kayla thought. 'Wait! What Molly was saying earlier!' She was in luck as she actually did give Staluk a vlaric shard. Staluk held out his hands and unleashed Pebblestorm, but Munnari flew around and avoided the attack.
"Tornado Tackle!" Munnari unleashed a tornado with it hitting Staluk and it knocked him right in the water. "Lightning Burst!" Munnari unleashed a blast of lightning and it hit the water. Water and electricity wasn't a good mix as Staluk got electrocuted from that and ended up getting coded.
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The Portcourt
"Ha! Nice move!" Zach said as he enjoyed seeing that, but Lucy looked towards Molly and saw she wasn't any happier than she was before.
"Guys, maybe this wasn't a good idea. I think it's making things worse between Molly and Kayla." Lucy said. Both of them looked and saw she was right. Now they're starting to feel like jerks.
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The Battle
Kayla looked like she wasn't doing so well. She looked like she was about to have a breakdown at any moment.
"Still want to go on?" Erza said. Kayla actually didn't want to, but she didn't want to back down either. "Munnari attacks Vidav!" Munnari unleashed another wind attack that blew Vidav away and he got coded.
"Frafdo attacks Tiane!" Tiane ended the battle by shooting lasers from his eyes and blasted Frafdo.
"Melke attacks Mommark!" Melke finished his battle with a strong earth attack and knocked Mommark off a ledge and got coded. Erza's won the battles and Kayla was down to one creature and she just couldn't take it anymore.
"That's it. I've had enough." Kayla said.
"Don't quit, Kayla!" Molly said. "You can still win!"
"I don't see how. All I have is Laarina and she can't take on all these mipedians by herself." Kayla said.
"She could. Even if she can't, don't just give up." Molly said. "You haven't activated your mugic yet. You still have Song of Resurgence and other mugic that can help you."
"It wouldn't make a difference." Kayla said. "Molly, the reason I don't battle is because I can't get use to being a creature. That's why I'm so hard on you. I just use you to battle my battles for me. I can't do it, Molly."
"Yes you can!" Molly said. "I get being a creature is tough, but it's not the creatures or any of the cards. It's how you use them. It's still you out there. You taught me that!"
"I did..." Kayla said. "You might be right! I think I have something that just might be able to help in the right location! I might be able to win after all!"
"There's one more thing you need to know." Molly said.
"What's that?" Kayla said.
"It's just a game. Don't put on so much pressure on yourself." Molly said as she had Kayla see how wrong she was.
"Thanks, sis." Kayla said as she was glad to have a supportive sister. She got her head back in the game and continued on, win or lose.
"The next location...The Riverlands."
"Laarina attacks Biondu!" They became their creatures and they were battling by the river. Biondu moved across some rocks and was trying to find Laarina. Biondu looked around and heard a strange noise. He looked down the river and spotted Laarina on a bronzeflight. Biondu tried shooting flames at her, but Laarina moved away from the flames.
"Sorry, Erza. Laarina has the advantage and this bronzeflight helps me out." Laarina said as she started doing circles around Biondu and he couldn't get a good aim on her. "Freeze Flash!" Laarina blasted Biondu with some cold air and it knocked Biondu off the rock and he ended up falling over a small waterfall. Laarina went after him and waited for Biondu to emerge. Suddenly, a pillar of light shot out from the water. "What was that?" Laarina moved carefully to see what it was. That was when a different creature emerged: Prince Mudeenu.
"Spirit Gust!" Prince Mudeenu unleashed a strong wind of ghosts and it hit Laarina with it.
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The Portcourt
"How'd Prince Mudeenu get in this battle?" Natsu said.
"Erza used mugic to switch her creatures." Zach said.
"Not bad. Biondu's fire abilities wouldn't have been much help in that location." Lucy said. As the battle unfolded, Molly was hoping for the best.
"You've got mugic too, Kayla. Come on." Molly said. Laarina tried to fight back with Rip Tide, but Mudeenu used Power Pulse to blast through it and ended up knocking her off her battlegear. Mudeenu unleashed another Spirit Gust and Larina got caught in it. "Use it, Kayla. Now!"
"Song of Resurgence!"
"Yes! Now she'll get ton of energy back!" Molly said.
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The Battle
Laarina cast her mugic and regained a lot of energy. Laarina used Hydro Balls and blasted Mudeenu with him taking some damage.
"I'm doing it. I could really win this battle." Laarina said.
"I'm afraid not. This is where the battle ends." Mudeenu said as he didn't want to lose this battle. "Telekinetic Bolt!" Mudeenu unleashed a blast of mental electricity and blasted Laarina with it. Laarina was lifted out of the water and kept taking damage until she was sadly coded.
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The Portcourt
Kayla was upset that she lost. It seemed like things were finally going well for her, but she lost that battle.
"Kayla!" Molly called with Kayla afraid what she was going to think. "You did great out there."
"Really?" Kayla said.
"She's right." Erza said as she and the others came to talk to her. "You do seem to have the knowledge and your first drome match is usually hard."
"Being a creature isn't easy, but you get use to it." Zach said.
"You did show some improvement at the end. You did real great." Lucy said.
"You just need some practice." Natsu said. Kayla could see that she really can and doesn't need to battle through her sister anymore.
"Maybe you're right. Molly, how about we battle each other and maybe give each other some points." Kayla said.
"Sure." Molly said. Kayla placed her arm around her sister with the two walking off.
"That's nice." Lucy said.
"Yeah. She's not really that bad. She just needs to get use to battling herself." Zach said. "I guess Erza shouldn't have come down so hard on her. You shouldn't have been a brute, Erza."
"What's that suppose to mean?" Erza said. Zach just turned around and walked off with Erza going after him. Sisters might have problems, but friends can cause some problems as well.
