PSIonic Gladiators part 10
"Ignite,"
After a few hours, true to their guard's words, Lucas' wounds began to rapidly heal. The scars they left were thin and rather marginal, but compared to how serious they looked it was a vast improvement. Of course muscle soreness and exhaustion was still a real thing. So Ninten instructed Lucas to get some sleep. Lucas looked rather crossed to be sent to bed in such a way, but didn't put up much of a fight. He was truly tired himself, so he did just that. He was asleep before Ninten could even tease him about needing to be tucked in or read a story. With Lucas recovered and resting the two could finally let out a sigh also releasing the tension on their body.
"Wow, I cannot believe how worried we were," Ninten muttered.
"Just a pair of mother hens huh?" Ness smirked.
"I'm not the type," Ninten asserts with a frown. "The kid is just way too reckless. He'd get himself killed and not think twice about it if not for us. I don't need that on my conscious."
"I kinda feel bad for him."
"Why, he's in the same situation as us?"
"Well yeah, but clearly the two of us are handling it better than he is," Ninten raises an eyebrow at Ness. "Okay, let me rephrase, he's handling all this a lot better than the two of us combined. But the point is he shouldn't be. He shouldn't be so okay with this, and MC gives me the major creeps."
"Easier to take care of someone else then deal with your own problems huh?" Ninten ventured a guess. Ness goes silent at that statement. "Hey don't sweat it. We're in this together, weather any of us want to admit it or not. That's how it is. Not necessarily a bad thing."
"I just hate all the pressure put on us. Besides just trying to save ourselves and our world. Sometimes my first thought is to protect the people in front of me. I can't protect anyone or anything dead. But Lucas doesn't see things that way. It's kinda… scary watching someone fight who doesn't care about what may happen to them."
"Well no matter what we can only focus on what's in front of us like you said. Lucas is something we'll deal with, so in the meantime let's not let him die on us."
"Glad we agree. What time is it?"
"Well in our time its about five in the afternoon. But here it seems like its bedtime. Not a lot going on, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to rest. At the very least while we still can."
"How can you tell?"
"Most of my powers are sealed up but I realized that some parts of my abilities still partially work. Like being able to sense others around me."
"So these things don't completely seal our abilities?" Ness questions placing a hand on his collar.
"We are the first humans MC has ever had to make collars for. Maybe he's not used to our anatomy or maybe our bodies are adjusting to the collars. Allowing us to tap into a tiny portion of our powers. Either way, works in our favor."
"So we should probably figure out what is we can do with these things on. Then what?"
"Not sure, but no such thing as wasted knowledge at this point." The two boys suddenly start to hear grunting. The noise catches their attention as they look over at Lucas who seems to be tossing a turning with labored breaths. He seemed tense, most likely having a nightmare.
"Should we wake him?" Ness asks.
"Let him ride it out, besides, he needs all the sleep he can get. Even if it is rough. But on that note we should get some rest too. We may still be running on Earth time, but this is alien time here. Gotta rest while we can," Ninten says before standing up to his feet moving toward his bed. Ness gives Lucas a pitying look before moving over to his own bed. Removing his hat and turning his back to the other two. Unbeknownst to him Ninten reached out with a hand toward Lucas. It took a few moments of intense focus. A slight glow of his eyes and Lucas seemed to relax a bit. Ninten lets out a tired sigh before following Ness's example of going to sleep.
He's trying his best to hide it, but Ninten is actually a bit more sensitive to emotions. He can feel the waves of negative emotions pouring out of Lucas. He can try all he wants to appear indifferent but so far it's been a bit difficult. He just hopes it doesn't get him in trouble.
-000-
Lucas' eyes flutter open slowly. Somehow, he had actually managed to get some sleep. That's not something he is normally able to get. At least not with his emotions turned on anyway. Although he's not opposed to that happening. Considering how quiet it is that must mean he's the only one awake. An oddity since he was never one to be the first awake in his household. As quickly as the melancholy came it was just as quickly suppressed. He looks to his left to see Ness spread eagle on the bed mouth hanging open with a slight bit of drool rolling down his check. Lucas snorts at the picture before looking over to see Ninten. He's a bit startled to see the boy's hand on his bed. He's not quite sure why he would do that considering he hasn't before. But knowing how much the boy actually dislikes him he decided not to bother bringing it to his attention. The same could be said of both boys.
If they don't now, they will eventually.
People who aren't good don't deserve good things to happen to them. Which is why MC will get what's coming to him just like Lucas will. Although maybe he is being too hard on himself. He always did what he thought was right, even if the ends didn't justify the means. He's honestly not sure if his actions up to this point have been profoundly selfish or not.
Well he always based success on the happiness of others. So he supposed all in all things have worked out. Lucas should really pay the two of them back for being kind to him when they really didn't have to especially when he asked them not to. Even when he specifically asked them not to. After looking at the kitchen area an idea strikes him as he slips from his bed. He knows that the guards normally take orders for food, but if he was honest the taste was quite off to him. Maybe he would have better luck getting the taste right making it himself. He opened the fridge seeing that they indeed did have food items available for them. They have eggs, bread, milk, juice, sausage, and a few condiments. It was simple but that was fine with Lucas. He's not sure how MC was able to just make things out of nothing, create matter at will seemingly. Even with all his powers he knows it shouldn't be possible-
Lucas shakes his head, "Gotta stop that…give myself a break."
He's always taking in information, constantly and seemingly nonstop. It's a habit he has, but only made worse in this new strange environment. He'll figure out MC's abilities soon enough. Guy isn't exactly trying to hide anything. As the saying goes, 'Pride cometh before the fall'. For now, he should focus on what he's doing, unless he wants to start a fire.
Ness' eyes creak open a bit upon realizing his stomach was growling. Which is was probably growling because he smelled something great. It made his mouth water and instantly he sat up wondering if he was dreaming of his mother's cooking. Sure felt like it. But upon glancing around he sees he's still on this hostile alien world. Then why did it smell like home? Ness' eyes move toward the kitchen seeing Lucas at the stove. That wasn't the blonde he was expecting, but still it solidified the fact he wasn't dreaming. At least he hoped he wasn't, it be REAL weird to dream of Lucas making him breakfast. If he had on an apron that says French the Cook, he'd scream.
"Lucas?" Ness questions the boy confused.
Lucas glances over his shoulder, "Hey, I made breakfast. Although technically Earth time it's 3 am, but still counts."
"Why are you making food, the bots can deliver us whatever we want?"
"I know…the food just kinda tasted weird to me," Lucas responds deciding that would be his reasoning. Ness tilts his head at the blonde. He agrees it wasn't perfect representation, but it wasn't necessary to cook if ya didn't have to. But then again, his own cooking skill was abysmal at best, dangerous at worst.
"Hey when you know how good food is supposed to taste, sometimes you can't help but step in with a personal touch," Ninten's voice came from the table already with a plate of food.
"Hey you didn't bother waking me!" Ness exclaims jumping from his bed.
"I was about to eat your share till Lucas decided to make some more," Ninten says biting into his toast. "Lucas makes a killer omelet."
"Oh, so we could use that as a weapon in the games," Ness says moving to sit at the table.
"Hey Lucas isn't your maid go get your own food!" Ninten exclaims pushing out his arm to prevent Ness from fully sitting down.
"It's fine, here ya go Ness," Lucas says placing a plate down.
"Gah, Lucas don't spoil him! Ness take that back to the kitchen and walk here yourself."
"Well it would be rude not to dig into the food prepared for me," Ness remarks dropping to his butt ignoring the frown aimed at him. Ness sees a two pieces of sliced toast, along with fried sausage, with a very nice fluffy looking omelet filled with what looked like an assortment of delicious things. Ness didn't hesitate as he went to town on the food, ignoring Ninten's comment of 'pig'. The homesickness that had built up in Ness' stomach was eased along with his hunger. It reminded him so much of home, something that lifted in his spirits. He didn't even realize how down he had been honestly. It was like Ninten said, easier to see to someone else's pain then deal with your own. Boy, this made him miss home so much.
"Ness, are you okay?" Ninten asks.
"Huh?"
"You're crying."
"Oh!" Ness hadn't noticed. He did feel like crying though so it wasn't too surprising. He wipes his face. "Heh, Lucas' food reminded me of home I guess. Didn't realize I was so homesick."
"Well that's a glowing five-star review if I've ever heard one. That could be your slogan for your restaurant Lucas."
"So good it'll make you homesick?" Ness questions.
"Something like that," Ninten responds before stuffing the last of his omelet in his face. "Man that was great, thanks a bunch Lucas."
"Least I could do since you guys were so helpful yesterday," Lucas responds moving to take care of the dishes.
"Where'd you learn to cook like that?" Ness asks.
"…My mom actually. I liked being able to help her out around the house, so I picked up a few things from her."
"Guess that makes you a momma's boy," Ness snickers.
"I think we all are, I know I miss my mom. Heck I even miss the twins."
"Oh yeah, your twin little sisters right. Sounds rough, I can't imagine two Tracy's running around."
"Yeah right, your little sis sounds cool to me. I mean she has a part time job at nine, how is that possible!?"
"No idea…" Ness laughs as he shakes his head. "But my mom, ever the supportive one, just goes along with it."
"Child labor laws be damned huh?"
"Seems that way. Man, I really miss home…but that just means we have to do our best to get back. I felt sad at first, but now I'm more motivated than ever. MC won't keep us here!"
"Exactly!" Ninten exclaims in agreement. Ninten suddenly turns his gaze back over to Lucas. "Hey Lucas, where's your food?"
"I ate first, wanted to make sure I wasn't poisoning you guys with alien spices."
"Well thanks for that," Ness responds.
"But, you had barely started when I woke up," Ninten states with a frown.
"Yeah, for you guys, I ate already, don't worry," Lucas reassures him as he places the dishes in the sink. Ninten still however looked unconvinced.
"Hey you guys hear that?" Ness suddenly asks. The two other boys stop what they're doing and quietly listen. It sounded like a crowd gathering. "Sounds like the next round of fights are going to begin again. We should probably prep ourselves."
"Yeah, okay," Ninten says with a sideways look at Lucas who subtlety stuffed a piece of toast in his mouth.
"So we actually have some bats and staffs in here. Stuff we actually know how to use," Ness says grabbing a metal bat off the wall.
"Awesome, empty handed combat may be my forte, but I'm not comfortable not having a weapon," Ninten remarks grabbing a heavy metal bat off the wall. The weight seemed to be greater than the one Ness had, which meant it could withstand a greater amount of force hopefully. "Now, armor, we have to consider that."
"I can't have anything heavy, it'll weigh me down, I think what Lucas wore would be a good fit for me."
"I have my barriers, so I wont need a lot, maybe a chest plate or something," Ninten turns to Lucas. "Lucas, hold off for a minute I'll figure something out for you. Hopefully you won't have to fight today again, but just in case."
"So sorry boys," MC's voice suddenly appeared. They jumped turning to see the holographic figure before them. "I had forgotten to send the guard to collect food for you. Had other issues to attend to. So in return I'll give you a heads up on todays schedule. Ninten and Lucas, you two will be in our opening act for today's fight. And Ness you will be our closer. I trust you boys to be able to put on a wonderful show out there!"
"Wait Lucas just fought yesterday, and now you want him in the opening fight!?"
"What can I say, he put on one hell of a show that the people want more! Besides what better way to show you all off then this. Relax, you won't be fighting each other, I'm trying this 2 on 2 type battle. Trying to mix things up. I realized that free for alls and one-on-one battles are intense. It sometimes becomes a bit too predictable. Be ready to go when I fire up the crowd." And with that the image fades away.
"Bastard!" Ninten growls.
"It's fine, with only two opponents it shouldn't be too difficult to finish things quickly," Lucas reassures the ravenhead. Ninten looks at Lucas before sighing.
"Alright, let me help you pick out some armor."
"I'll be fine Ninten," Lucas assures looking in their armory.
"Nope, nothing heavy, I need you to be able to move," Ninten says stopping Lucas from grabbing a full body armor suit. "Here these will be better," Ninten hands Lucas a breast plate along with a helmet, and a small circular shield attached to a forearm guard. "These should do."
"I can pick out my own stuff Ninten…" Lucas mutters. However, he doesn't put up much a fight about the choice in armor.
Ninten lets out a sharp breath before turning to the wall to find armor for himself. He catches Ness' questioning stare aimed towards him. However, he ignores it in favor of finding armor for himself. He grabs shoulder guards attached to forearm guards, should help for physical combat. With his metal bat in hand he grabs a breast plate himself with the back having a magnetic charge on the back allowing him to attach his bat to his back easily. He grabs a helmet reminiscent of a Spartan warrior only covering the sides of his face. Ninten kicks off his shoes for heavy boots with shin guards. Lucas wanted some boots too, but Ninten vetoed the idea however he allowed him so shin guards.
"I want you on my hip or at my back at all times okay?" Ninten instructs the boy. Seeing the stern face and the no nonsense tone Ninten was taking, Lucas was inclined to agree without protest.
"Ninten what's going on?" Ness asks confused. He didn't usually pay Lucas too much mind, often letting the boy do his own thing. However, since they woke up Ninten was behaving akin to a helicopter parent.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Ninten responds passively as he examines the wall of weapons. He passes a mace to Lucas.
"Uh I don't know if I would do good with something like this," Lucas remarks taking the weapon timidly.
"It's mostly for show, since we still haven't taught you any combat skills yet. Something we will change very soon. Alright, I think that should do it. Ya might want to grab some stuff for yourself Ness."
"I already have an idea, I'll put it on when it's my turn to get out there," Ness says. Suddenly the barrier blocking the exit shut off. "Well good luck you two."
"Right, let's do this," Ninten says stepping out with Lucas trailing behind him. Once out the barrier went back up and their collars shut off. "Alright, telepathic link is up. You hear me Lucas?"
"Yes."
"What about you Ness, can you hear us?"
"Yeah, but you sure you want me on this connection. I can't really help you guys and I'm splitting your focus."
"Never hurts having another pair of eyes. Besides, maybe you can notice somethings that we don't see while we're in the thick of it."
"Or you just want me to keep an eye on Lucas…" Ness mutters aloud.
"Here they are folks, the returning monster of monsters along with a powerhouse of force to be our opening act for today!" The crowd roars in utter glee. Chanting the phrase monster, monster, monster, over and over again. It was something that made Lucas hang his head low.
"I'll show em a real monster," Ninten growls internally.
"Our monster and our powerhouse are here today face off against an opponent that is a tad bit of both himself. A tetramorph!"
From one of the cages above a small explosion is set off as rubble begins raining below. Electronic shields spring to life protecting the crowd from the rubble. What follows is a large creature crashing down to the colosseum floor. At its impact the floor of the grounds shift around the landing as the floor turns to stone with large boulders and tall pillars. Both boys were surprised at the change.
"Tetramorphs are known for being able to survive harsh dry conditions. This is just to help our new friend feel at home,"
As the dust settles a single opponent stands before them. It's a bright red creature, no eyes, nose, ears, or hair. Just a mouth filled with sharp jagged teeth. A stature of at least fifteen feet high, covered in muscles and those muscles covered in glistening armor. What stood out most though was the four arms this creature sports. Large metal gauntlets on each hand. It takes it's large fist and slams them into the ground harshly the sheer might shaking the very ground they stand on.
"Well looks like we're not fighting two on two after all…" Ninten mutters dryly.
"We only have one opponent and it looks like it lacks most of the basic sense we have," Lucas points out.
"Yeah, but it also has the same pair of arms as us too…"
"Careful guys that thing might tear you in two if he grabs ya. Man what a jerk, MC totally faked us out with this." Ness states from the cage above.
Lucas stares the creature down for a few moments, "It would be a good idea if we attack from two different angles to-,"
"No." Ninten cuts in sharply. "I want to get a feel for what kind of power we're dealing with. So cover me while I go in. Once I get a ballpark range of how strong this thing is and how it fights. We go in for the kill, figuratively speaking."
"Ninten that is insane!" Lucas exclaims.
"Alright folks now the collars come off …NOW!"
Just like that there was a click and the beast immediately goes into a full out sprint towards the two boys. Using its multiple arms to help it run faster. The tetramorph pulls back its upper right arm to swing a hard cross. Ninten raises a PSI Powershield blocking the blow stopping it cold. He slightly winces at the pressure of the blow though. The beast seemingly smirks before unleash a barrage of blows down upon the shield using two arms at a time with each strike. Ninten was beginning to wilt under the pressure.
"Counter!" Lucas exclaims as all four fist were about to come down. It strikes the barrier and the recoil is instant. The tetramorph is thrown onto its back as Lucas collapses to a knee coughing up blood.
"Lucas!" Ninten exclaims surprised. "I told you to wait!"
"It's back on its feet guys!" Ness informs. Ninten turns just in time to see the creature charging again.
It rushes forward with a lunging punch only using it's upper left arm. Ninten stands his ground summoning a barrier around his arms as he brings his bat up to block the blow. When both forces meet a powerful thunderous shockwave follows with a burst of wind. Truly illustrating the titans of power at work here. Ninten winces at taking the brunt of the attack last minute as he feels his feet sink into the stone below under the pressure. But he didn't yield and he refused to give any ground.
"Aim at his chest Lucas!" Ninten instructs the blonde.
Lucas followed the order. However, the boy had moved to flank the creature as Ninten stood his ground. Lucas fires raises his hand for a hexagonal shape to appear in front of his hand and shoot out a quick large shot of PK Love. The attack was coming from it's left. However, the creature back handed the attack with the extra appendage. The psionic blast dispersed at the force of the deflection. This startled Lucas as he didn't understand how the creature could have seen the attack coming. It turns sharply towards Lucas swinging its opposing arm, slamming its right fist into Ninten's bat sending the boy flying back into a wall. Then it turns to Lucas to slams its palms together creating a powerful thunderous shockwave. The power behind it threw Lucas into the air and scattering the dust in the arena. Lucas was sent rolling along the ground until he came to a stop. He pulls himself to his hands and knees spitting out dirt before seeing the cloud of dust surrounding him.
"It separated me from Ninten," Lucas mutters. Lucas lets out an irritated sigh before deciding to switch tactics. "Turn off the collar MC," Lucas mutters.
"Not trying to waste time I see. However, I need a show and you're not much a performer. Try and manage with what you have."
Lucas growls in annoyance. He wasn't sure what to do now. He was expecting to be able to cut loose, but clearly MC doesn't approve of that. With such a powerhouse in the ring and him operating at only half his full potential, this was not going to cut it. Lucas stared into the dust cloud knowing that it wouldn't last long. Lucas decided his best bet would be to either wait it out or scatter it. Judging by the thickness he decided that waiting would probably be his best option.
"Ninten, is the tetramorph with you?" Lucas asks.
"No…damn it Lucas…"
"Ness do you see it?"
"Uh…no somehow I've totally lost sight of it somehow. Thing that big should be easy to spot."
"That is weird…" Lucas mutters Suddenly the smoke changed and turned a portion of smoke morphed into a hand. It wrapped around Lucas startling the boy as the grip turned tight. Suddenly the entire smoke cloud changed until the tetramorph is revealed with Lucas tightly in its grip.
"Ah, look at this folks, the tetramorph is more than just brawn it can alter its physiology at will. Altering its body to be as thin as smoke or as strong as stone!" MC calls out getting the crowd invested as they all gasped in surprise. Judging by the fascinated faces many of the creatures there had no idea of the ability. The hand of the creature was about the size of Lucas' entire torso. Its hand squeezed tightly around Lucas' body. Lucas grits his teeth in distress before more pressure is put into the squeeze.
Lucas' voice gurgles in the back of his throat as he feels his chest constrict. His bones shifting under the force, only a matter of time before either his bones breaks or his bones puncture into his organs. Lucas couldn't focus through the pain. He couldn't block it out, he needed the monster, and he needed to shut down in order to focus. The pressure was increasing at a miserably slow rate, with the creature in complete control. His armor being pressed against his body digging into his skin. The ever growing pressure didn't allow Lucas any time to grow accustomed with a new wave of pain. After few moments Lucas hears a snap. Lucas was blacking out.
"Well, this is a bit of a disappointment…" MC's voice mutters in his mind. But it sounded muddied as if he was underwater as MC talked. He couldn't even make out anything Ness was saying.
Suddenly, a boulder flies through the air smashing into the tetramorphs face. This more startled then hurt the creature. But that was only a diversion as Ninten came from above slamming his bat into the creature's wrist. He came down with such force its hand smashed into the ground easily breaking the creature's wrist while flinging Lucas into the air. It lets out a roar of anger, but Ninten focuses on grabbing Lucas catching him bridal style in the air. Ninten sits Lucas down for a moment before whipping back around lunge forward toward the tetramorph. Diving into the creature with a powerful blow into its chest. This flung the creature across the ground crashing into a tower and into a wall. The roar of the crowd was deafening in response.
Ninten manages to catch his breath for a moment before turning back to check on Lucas. His armor was molded around the creatures grip with the boy's left arm twisted at an odd angle. "Damn it Lucas!" Ninten exclaims. He bends down propping the boy into a sitting position. "Lucas!"
Lucas' eyes looked dull for a few moments, "N-Ninten…"
"Oh god, you're still alive! Thank the creator!" Ninten lets out a breath before glaring at the boy. "You're so stupid for someone so smart…"
"Give me a…" Lucas lets out a harsh cough. Breathing was excruciatingly painful. Each inhale brings a sharp pain in his chest making him gasp causing more pain.
"No, just leave the rest to me. You just decided to charge out there without having you full powers and now look at you," Ninten sighs picking Lucas up again carefully. He moves over to place the boy against the wall. After setting him down he pulls back a fist trembling as if he was going to strike Lucas. Lucas winces prepared for the blow. However, Ninten only unclenches his fist before standing up. He ruffles Lucas' hair before turning back toward the fight just as the ground shook with the tertramorph now mostly recovered. It's wrist on its lower right arm completely shattered as it hangs limply. "I'm not going to hurt you. I'll never hurt you. But…" Suddenly, a blue sapphire aura erupts from Ninten. It was as if the boy was set ablaze with blue flames. "But anything that tries will have to go through me first."
"Looks like Ninten is on fire folks!"
"Come on…" Ninten mutters.
Both fighters rush off in a mad dash toward each other. It was easy to see they were ready to completely tear into each other. Ninten slips his bat into his hand holding it backwards as he creates barriers around his arms. Ninten throws his bat straight as an arrow. The tetramorph deflects the bat by swinging its arm. An opening it created as Ninten quickly closes to distance a leap forward propelling him to lunge straight into the monster's face. Delivering a hard haymaker. The force was enough to throw the creature harshly into the ground practically blowing into it. Ninten quickly moves to collect his bat as the dust begins to spread. Ninten takes a batter stance then swings his bat hard. The air pressure created from the swing was enough to scatter the smoke. By doing that he could more clearly see what was dust, and what was unnatural.
"Ninten, to your left!" Lucas exclaims.
Ninten quickly turns placing his bat against his forearm to brace himself as a large fist smashed into him. When the blow made contact, it was like a small explosion of TNT. Sounding like thunder upon impact while scattering the rest of the dust revealing the tetramorph. The arm the tetramorph struck at Ninten with is its upper right arm. The arm under digs into the ground sweeping Ninten into the air. Then it turns sharply delivering a haymaker of its own at an airborne Ninten. Without being grounded the boy shoots through the air slamming into the stadium wall causing a loud crash with a large spider web on the wall.
"OOOO and the tetramorph swings back!" MC calls out as the crowd roars at the entertaining show.
"Ninten, you okay!?" Ness calls out through their link. He could feel that it's still strong, but he didn't know how Ninten could maintain it after a blow like that.
"I should be on my feet in a few minutes!" Lucas adds.
"I'm good," Ninten responds. As he pulls his back out of the wall he was planted into. He rolls his shoulders, before wiping his nose of the blood running done it. He glances down at it before looking forward at the tetramorph clearly standing proud of injuring its opponent or at the very least taking away Ninten's momentum. "I got this Lucas."
"Ninten, that thing hitting you had to be like having three houses dropped on you!"
"One and half if we're being generous," Ninten responds standing up straight clearly a bit dazed. "Nothing like a small concussion to get the blood flowing." Ninten rolls his shoulders prepared to continue the fight as he begins walking forward.
"LOOKS LIKE NINTEN IS BARELY PHASED!" MC exclaims as the crowd roars and cheers at the upset. "Not many beings can take a direct hit from a tetramorph and walk it off."
The tetramorph seems change its posture as it stands straight up now. The killer instinct was still there, but something about the creature changed. Ninten sensed the shift and stood ready for what may come. The tetramorph lets out an ear splitting roars that shakes the very ground with its voice. The soundwaves bouncing off the walls reverberating around the stadium. Then as the yelling continues two of the lower arms retract into the body as the creature begins to shrink. Getting smaller and smaller until it stood at about 6 feet. It was a big surprise for the creature to make such a dramatic change so suddenly. It squares its stance to Ninten with clenched fist. Ninten no longer had the broken wrist to take advantage of, but at least he had a smaller target to deal with.
"Ninten, be careful it looks like it's getting serious. I'll back you up."
"Trust me Lucas, I got this. At least now I can fight with my feet planted on the ground now."
"Well this is a sight, the tetramorph has acknowledge our young earthling. For those who do not know, tetramorph normally hold a large form for intimidation purposes. However, in or to show true strength they revert to this form with no apparent advantages. Where only strength can prevail. This is usually saved for attracting mates or showing dominance. Wonder which it is here?" MC explains for the crowd.
Lucas looks down at his twisted arm. He grits his teeth as he focuses on his telekinesis wrapping around his arm. He takes a few breaths before snapping his arm back into place. He barks out a howl of pain as tears peak into the corner of his eyes. After resetting his arm, he uses PK Healing the numb the pain and try to repair the damage from such a maneuver as best he could. He'd need both hands to charge his PSI properly.
"Alright then, let's do this," Ninten states walking forward. The tetramorph mirrors Ninten's movements as it walks forward as well. Ninten assumes the size change meant it would rely more on actual strength then just weight. But now that Ninten can fight with his feet planted on the ground he can really cut loose. To illustrate he rushes forward meeting the tetramorph head on. When they are in range of one another the pull back their right fists smashing their knuckles together. The air pressure created upon impact shakes the arena. The two pull back to throw another punch with the impact even more powerful than the last. Lucas watches on as the impacts whips powerful winds around them practically keeping Lucas from getting back to his feet. The force field above the arena springs to life after each strike. Blocking the majority of the shockwave from hitting the crowd. Lucas hadn't notice that before. He wonders what the limit of the barrier is.
"Focus Lucas…" the blonde mutters to himself as he looks forward at the fight. The two powerhouse were matching each other blow for blow. The creature lacked eyes, ears, and a nose. How was it able to block every attack Lucas threw? Lucas manages to stand up under the intense wind. He holds out his hands to charge up PSI. As the energy begins charging he notices the tetramorph switching into a defensive stance, raising its arms to block Ninten's blows. "It can sense energy…and right now Ninten is covered in energy."
"Lucas, you should stay down, let Ninten handle this," Ness advised.
"You guys want me to trust you both. I don't really get it…but I still want to do my best,"Lucas charges up his PSI. "Ninten I'm about let loose a volley. When I say jump, jump."
"Got it!" Ninten respond immediately. Ninten delivers a hammer fist into the tetramorph's face while it was turning it's attention towards Lucas. This was the opening Lucas needed.
"Jump!" Ninten leaps up at the command. A hexagonal pattern appears in front of Lucas's hands before a rush of psionic bullets come flying out. The barrage of PSI lashes out at the tetramorph that seems stunned. It tried to deflect as many as it could but it was as if it was swatting blindly. It looked as if it was a blind man trying to swat a fly. Most of the attacks however, were merely focused around the tetramorph with it getting minimum amounts of damage. "Hit it with everything."
Ninten begins following pulling back its fist at the clearly blinded tetramorph. It was confused and startled still. But at the very last moment it turns its head toward Ninten. As the boy's fist made contact with the cheek of the creature. The force of the blow sending the creature burrowing into the ground as its body crashes into the ground. It goes sliding in the dirt until it's stopped by the very wall of the stadium. Which shoots up a cloud of dirt as it made contact with the wall. Ninten sighs as he places his hands on his knees to catch his breath. He looks out into the dust waiting to see if that last blow had down the trick. He really hopes so as that was his best shot. As the silence reigns over the crowd as everyone else awaits he verdict. When the dust is cleared the tetramorph lays motionless against the wall. Then the crowd roars in glee at the ending of the match.
"AND BY KNOCK OUT OUR HEAVY HITTING EARTHLING TAKES THE FIGHT, LET HIM HEAR IT FOLKS!" MC yells. The crowd goes absolutely crazy. Many of the aliens in the crowd wave there tentacles and appendages in the air. Glad that the fight was over Ninten takes one final breath before jogging over to Lucas.
"You okay?" Ninten asks.
"Yeah."
Ninten looks Lucas over. He notices the arm that was broken seems to be fully healed. "You seem pretty good at healing."
"Just takes a bit of concentration," Lucas responds. Ninten turns before taking a knee. "What are you-?"
"Climb on, I'll carry you back."
"I can walk on my own," Lucas says as he moves to lean off the wall. He felt himself stuck though. He looks back at Ninten seeing the black haired boy return a knowing look. Lucas sighs as he relinquishes his weight onto Ninten's back. Ninten stands up easily seemingly unburdened by Lucas' weight. "…Thanks…" Lucas mutters.
Ninten walks forward to ahead toward the lift they came from. MC continues talking to the crowd floating above everyone's heads now. His form flickering briefly as he moves. However, his chatter was completely ignored by the two boys as they step onto the lift back up towards their cubicle.
"Wonder what new stuff we'll get," Ninten mutters to himself in thought.
"Yeah…" Lucas mutters in a cold voice.
"Ya know Lucas," Ninten spoke up. "I think you're a really nice guy. I also think you don't actually like yourself very much," Ninten stops pausing in thought. "You also want people to dislike you as much as you do. Not sure why, but you do. So it's like you're trying to give us reasons why we shouldn't like you. But then you do really nice things naturally. So you're always contradicting yourself."
"What are you trying to say Ninten…?" Lucas asks.
"It's official. I like you. You're cool with me and I respect you. So from now on, you're safe with me."
"I don't need your protection Ninten."
"Whether you do or don't doesn't matter, you've got it. I protect the things that matter to me. And now," Ninten tilts his head back to look at Lucas's face. "You're one of them."
Lucas' grip on Ninten's shirt tightens a bit. The boy doesn't say anything else as he drops his face into Ninten's shoulder. Ninten faces forward again, as he ignores the shivering of Lucas's body.
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