Animal Crossing In Action: Duo Of Justice
Chapter 1: New Evil And New Ally
It's been three months after Teb's invasion ended, thanks to Phantom Angel. Vicki went to Main Street with her younger brother, Nick and her best friend, Serenity. Both of them became lovers and had been together ever since Serenity first arrived in StarLily. They were holding hands and glanced at each other. Vicki was very envy, but she didn't seem to care at all. They all looked at the clock tower, which Vicki came up with an idea last year. It was so amazing that you could see the clock up high and listened to the bells toll when you're at Main Street.
"Wow, check out this clock tower!" said Nick happily. "It's looking awesome!"
"I know, right?" said Vicki. "I'm very glad that it's finally here!"
"Same here!" Serenity agreed.
Suddenly, the two boys appeared right behind them. They were the twin brothers who lived next door to Vicki and Nick. Their names were Sammy and Jimmy, also known as the Slapjack brothers.
"I've got to say, this Main Street becomes more lively right now than before!" said Sammy.
"Yeah, it's so incredible!" said Jimmy, as he took a picture of the clock tower with his smartphone.
"You bet it is alright!" said Vicki. "You two would've seen the hotel!"
"Speaking of which, let's go to the hotel right now!" said Nick.
Vicki, Nick, and Serenity entered the hotel along with the Slapjack brothers. They saw some animals booking in the hotel rooms. They saw the dining room, reception area, and even the gym that were inside of the hotel. They also had the stairs and elevators so you could go on which floor you want.
"Isn't it classy or what?" Vicki asked.
"I believe it's so elegant," Serenity replied.
"It's very amazing, I daresay!" said Nick. "If only there's a guest who is a human, then he or she will be staying in this hotel and enjoy it!"
"Yeah, you're probably right about that, Nick!" said Vicki excitedly. "He or she will do anything to stay in this hotel as long as they want to!"
At the train station, the train had arrived and stopped at StarLily. Neon felt the atmosphere that was so lively and refresh. He got out of the train right away and so did Robert, Lorelei, and Darren. As soon as they left the train station, Robert felt so refresh that he forgot all about his injuries and pains back at Emblem.
"Wow, the fresh air of this town is so good!" said Robert. "I feel that my energy is coming back to me because this atmosphere is positively refresh! Does anyone know the name of this town?"
"Hi there, welcome to StarLily!" said Vicki cheerfully, as Robert and the others saw her smiling and standing right in front of them.
Robert gasped very slowly and blinked his blue eyes at Vicki while she did the same thing with her brown eyes met his blue eyes. They looked at each other for a moment before one of them could say anything. Nick and Serenity glanced at each other in a curious way and so did Lorelei and Darren.
"Oh hello, thanks for the warm welcome," said Robert politely. "May I ask your name?"
"My name is Vicki Silverwing, I'm the mayor of this town," Vicki replied shyly.
"My name's Robert Goldstein, it's very pleasure to meet you, Vicki."
"Ha ha, same here!"
"Ahem..." Nick sighed, as he was pretending to clear his throat. But Vicki nor Robert didn't hear him at all, and they continued talking to each other.
"So, um...Robert, what brings you here?" Vicki asked. "Are you planning to stay in this town? Or are you planning to stay in the hotel that we have, in Main Street, right now?"
"Seriously, you have a hotel in Main Street?" said Robert excitedly.
"Ahem!" Nick interrupted, as he started to clear his throat for real. But Vicki and Robert continued talking to each other that they could hardly hear him.
"Why yes, my little brother and the staff members of Nook's Homes made it in few months ago!" said Vicki.
"That's fantastic!" Robert exclaimed. "My little sister, my best friend, and I will love to stay there!"
"Well, that settles it then!"
"AHEM!" Nick interrupted abruptly, as he elbowed Vicki by her arm. She looked at him very sternly and realized that she had forgotten something.
"Oh Robert, let me introduce my little brother and my best friend, Nick and Serenity," said Vicki.
"Hello, it's good to see you!" said Nick, smiling at the travelers.
"It's nice to meet you all," said Serenity.
"And allow me to introduce my little sister and my best friend, Lorelei and Darren," said Robert.
"Hey, what's up?" said Lorelei happily.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all!" said Darren.
"So, may I escort you three to the hotel then?" Vicki asked.
"Oh yes, with pleasure!" Robert answered.
Meanwhile at the destruction of Emblem, there was a black mansion where Allen lived. His fireplace was light up while he was sitting on the couch. Then, there was a girl who was approaching to him. She had black twintails with curls on the ends. She wore a black skirt, a tank top, black stockings, and high-heeled boots. She looked at him with her red eyes solemnly.
"Allen, did you happened to get rid of them?" the girl asked.
"No, Charlene, they managed to escape..." Allen answered, as he looked very disappointed. "I was this close to kill him off..."
"But hey, don't be so down! At least, you got some animals who became your slaves. Those, who didn't escape from this town, will become your animal slaves. It was all thanks to your power of the dark poison crystal!"
"That is true. Not only this dark crystal could turned the animal villagers into slaves, but also erased the memories of Emblem and the hero who protected this town as well!"
Charlene giggled maniacally. "How very wise of you, Allen, my dear."
Suddenly, there was a man appeared at the living room. He had dark brown hair, red eyes, wore a black eye patch on his one eye, had the scar vertically on his another eye, and wore a dark navy blue cape. He gave Allen a report after he had discover something.
"Master Allen, I found out where they are!" he exclaimed.
"Where are they exactly, Lewis?" Allen asked.
"They're in the town called StarLily. I've heard that this place is friendly vibe and...ugh...cute looking. I'm not joking at all, sir!"
"StarLily, you say? I've never been to this town before, but let's move out then, shall we? We're taking the ship and set sailing right now! Get everyone and the animal slaves on board right away!"
"Yes, sir!" said Charlene and Lewis in unison.
As soon as Charlene and Lewis left the living room, she asked him, "What kind of mayor would want cute things in town?" In response, he gave her a shrug with a disgusted look on his face.
Back in StarLily, Vicki and Nick left Main Street after they showed Robert and the others the hotel. They went straight to their home until they saw the dog guardian, Serena appeared at the fountain that Vicki created not too long ago. They both looked around to see if no one's there. So, they approached to her right away.
"Hey Serena, what's up?" Vicki asked.
"Vicki, there's something I have to tell you privately," said Serena, as she was eyeing on Nick.
"Oh, I'm just on my way home right now..." said Nick.
"Sure, I'll see you there then," said Vicki, as she saw Nick walking home before her. Then, she looked at Serena. "Alright, Serena, what is it you want to talk to me privately?"
"Well, something that just struck me not too long ago..." Serena explained. "It was few hours ago, I'm beginning to sense that there's another human carried the heroic blood like you."
"What? Someone else carried the heroic blood like me?"
"Yes, but it's somehow very faint...I can tell."
"Well, who is it? Any ideas?"
"Oh, how should I know?" Serena shrugged. "I'm afraid I'll leave the rest to you. You will find out who that is whenever the time will come!"
Vicki sighed. "Oh fine, I'll do all the problem solving then...just like I do all the training to become the better heroine!"
In the hotel, Robert was lying on the bed and resting his eyes. Until Neon appeared, he landed on his stomach and woke him up. Robert rubbed his stomach very gently after he felt the pain and started to glare at him.
"Neon, what is that for?" Robert asked. "I was about to go to sleep!"
"Sorry, but I have something urgent to tell you," said Neon, "but I won't be long I promise!"
"Then, what is it exactly?"
"You see...when we first arrived in StarLily, I'm beginning to sense another person with the heroic blood. I may have a weak senses due to a lot of damage back at Emblem, but my guts don't lie."
"So, you're saying another person with the heroic blood is here? In StarLily?"
Neon nodded. "Yes, there is."
"Who is it? Do you know?"
"I don't know..." Neon shrugged. "You will have to see for yourself!"
"Well, thanks a lot...but hopefully, I will meet this heroic person someday...whoever that is."
At the ship, Allen was on deck, looking at the ocean waves. When the man appeared on deck, he had a long black hair tied on the back. He was dressed in black, wore a vest to show his muscles, wore a red headband that matched his eyes, and had four silver rings on each hand. He bowed down to Allen and began to spoke.
"Master Allen, I heard you summon me," he said. "What's my mission?"
"Steel Man, I want you to invade StarLily where Robert and the others are now," Allen replied. "Bring the henchmen and the animal slave with you. And do not fail me, do you understand?"
"Yes sir, I'm on it! I will choose Rizzo as my animal slave."
At night in StarLily, Steel Man, his henchmen, and Rizzo, the mouse had arrived. They all looked around to see if nobody was around. They were heading to Main Street and checked out to see if anybody was there. Since there's nobody in sight, they decided to sneak up behind the hotel and Rizzo was picking up locks with his paper clip. Once they were inside of the hotel, they went to the very bottom of it. They took out the sleeping gas tank and placed the pipe of it into the vent. Steel Man looked at his watch to see what time it was right now.
"Hmm...it's still in the middle of the night, gang," he said. "We might as well wait for it until the daylight comes."
During the night, Vicki fell asleep on her bed. When she started to have a dream, she was standing in front of the town tree as a different person. In her heroic version, she was called Phantom Angel. She felt the wind blowing with cherry blossom petals. Few seconds later, she spotted a person who was standing and looking at the moonlight. He wore a hat and a cape, but he was covered in darkness that Phantom Angel couldn't tell of who it was. Even he looked at her, his face was concealed after she walked only a few steps closer to him. She noticed that he carried the sword which it was bright and shiny. He put his sword into his scabbard and approached to her. Phantom Angel was frightened at first because she thought that he would harm her, just like the evil sorcerer, Teb did to her from few months ago. But this mysterious person didn't want to hurt her at all.
"Um, hello?" said Phantom Angel nervously. "Uh, you don't look like a bad person, are you?" Then, the mysterious person shook his head. "No, I guess not...Huh?"
Phantom Angel and the mysterious guy were still standing and looking at each other. The shooting star appeared up in the night sky and began to shine very brightly. Finally, this cause Vicki's dream to end right away.
In the morning, the sun began to shine through the window. Vicki was finally awaken from her dream. She was very curious of who the guy was in her dream. Until she looked at her alarm clock, she realized that she was late.
"Oh no, it's 9:30 in the morning, and I was supposed to go to the brunch at the hotel!" Vicki exclaimed, as she hurried to get dressed before she was going to the hotel.
Inside of the hotel, the servers were serving brunch to the customers and the hotel residents. Nick and Serenity were waiting for Vicki to show up. Then, they saw Robert, Lorelei, and Darren walking by to the dining room.
"Hey guys!" said Robert. "Aren't you both going in?"
"Actually, we're waiting for my big sister, Vicki," Nick replied. "She's a bit late if you asked me."
Serenity chuckled nervously. "Well, sometimes, but not all the time though..."
"Just like my big brother," Lorelei grinned. "Every time there's an event going on, he's as late as always!"
"Lorelei..." Robert whispered, clenching his teeth while Darren started to laugh.
While everyone was talking, Sammy and Jimmy entered the hotel and went to the dining room. They started to walk right through the crowd.
"Move it, y'all!" said Sammy in triumph. "Cool people before nerds!"
"Yeah, cool people before nerds!" Jimmy repeated.
After Robert and the others moved away from the Slapjack brothers, they glanced at each other in a very odd way. Nick and Serenity found that irritating while Robert, Lorelei, and Darren found that disturbing.
"Um...nerds?" Robert asked puzzling.
"And they called themselves 'cool people,'" Nick sighed.
"Yeah right, they are NOT that cool!" Serenity exclaimed, crossing her arms.
"Yeah, I can't believe those twins called us 'nerds!'" said Lorelei.
"Word!" Darren sighed.
"But those two are not important anyways," said Nick. "You guys go right ahead, Serenity and I will wait for Vicki."
"Yeah, just go ahead then," Serenity agreed.
"Okay then," said Robert, as he turned to Lorelei and Darren. "Come on, guys, let's go!"
At the basement floor, Steel Man, his henchmen, and Rizzo were finally awaken. When they heard the chattering through the vent, this would be the chance for Steel Man to start his plan.
"Folks, now is the good time to turn on the sleeping gas!" Steel Man ordered. "But first, let's put on our gas masks!"
After Steel Man and his gang put on their gas masks, they started to turn on the sleeping gas tank. The sleeping gas seeped through the vent and started to spread all over the hotel rooms, reception area, gym, and the dining room.
Sammy and Jimmy took a plateful of food and put them on their table. Once they sat down, they started to eat in a very sloppy way. Faraway from them, Robert, Lorelei, and Darren were very disgusted after they saw the twin brothers ate like a pig. Few moments later, Robert noticed that one of the animals yawned that their eyes were very heavy and couldn't concentrate on their job. Then, everyone started to yawn at the same time, including Lorelei, Darren, and the Slapjack brothers. Rizzo was behind the wall and spied on the crowd while they were starting to get sleepy.
"Yes, it's working now!" Rizzo grinned, as his eyes were flashing red. "I must tell Steel Man and his henchmen that they're finally asleep, squee!"
Meanwhile, Nick and Serenity were outside of the hotel and still waiting for Vicki to show up. When they saw her, Vicki panted as she ran all the way to the hotel.
"S-Sorry I'm late, you guys..." said Vicki, catching her breath. "I c-couldn't decide...which hat I'm wearing..."
"I think your hat is fine, Vicki," said Serenity.
"Now, can we go to the brunch?" Nick asked impatiently.
Before Vicki, Nick, and Serenity entered the hotel, they saw a group of gangsters were inside of the hotel. Surprisingly, they noticed that Rizzo was part of them. They quickly hid behind the wall before he spotted them.
"Who are those guys?" Serenity asked softly.
"I don't know, but you don't see them everyday," Nick replied softly. "And the worst part is Rizzo, the mouse joins them!"
"Then, why on earth did he choose to join them?"
"Guys, there's something not right about Rizzo..." said Vicki, as her eyes began to twinkle. "This is not the Rizzo we knew all these years..."
"What do you mean by that, sis?" Nick asked.
"When I sensed Rizzo within, it's like his heart was tied up with the chain of evil. And his mind was covered with darkness all over..."
"Wait, do you mean someone is brainwashing Rizzo somehow?" Serenity asked.
Vicki nodded. "Yes, he's been brainwash somehow."
Inside of the hotel, everybody fell asleep except Robert who was coughing after he inhaled the sleeping gas. When Steel Man and his henchmen arrived, he put his head down on the table and couldn't stop coughing while the sleeping gas was on. Then, his sight began to blur while he was spying on them. All of the sudden, he began to pass out and fell asleep.
Before Vicki, Nick, and Serenity entered the hotel, Vicki began to sense something very unusual within the hotel. She could barely see something like a fog or a smoke, but she noticed that it was the gas. The sleeping gas was all over the hotel within.
"Guys, don't go to the hotel yet!" Vicki exclaimed. "Someone has turned on the sleeping gas! If you dared enter, you'll end up falling asleep like the others!"
"What do we do now, sis?" Nick asked.
"Get your gas masks on, and let me take care of the rest!"
"You think you can handle this?" Serenity asked.
"Of course, I can. Just do as I say, alright?"
After Nick and Serenity left and went to get their gas masks, Vicki looked around to see if anyone's there. When she was in few steps away from the hotel, she took out her transformation mic that Serena gave her last year. Then, she remembered something not too long ago. It was a time after Teb was defeated, Serena upgraded her microphone with her spirit powers.
"Vicki, I upgraded your transformation microphone so you will gain new powers," Serena explained. "With your new powers, they will protect you from any evil's harm. You will use your new attacks that you never tried before, and your current attacks will be more powerful than before. When you want to transform, just use those words: 'Angelic power action!'"
After Vicki remembered her flashback between herself and Serena, she raised her transformation mic and shouted, "Angelic power action!"
When Vicki's transformation microphone began to flash, her transformation started with the white dress and blue shorts. Two white long gloves appeared on her hands, a pair of two-inch heeled brown sandals appeared on her feet, and the brown belt appeared around her waist. Her wings suddenly appeared and attached to her back. Her normal haircolor was changed into brown and her hairstyle became a bun with laurels around it. The green scarf was wrapped around her neck and tied in a bow on one side. Her white eyeshadow appeared on her eyes and her pink lip gloss appeared on her lips. Finally, the white mask appeared in front of her face. She became the different person known as Phantom Angel.
Steel Man told his henchmen to take Robert and the others after he spotted them. Then, he told Rizzo to come with him. Suddenly, they saw an angel standing in front of them that they didn't dare move a muscle.
"Hold it right there!" Phantom Angel exclaimed. "Nobody takes anybody as hostages!"
Steel Man whistled at her and asked, "And who might you be, cutie?"
Phantom Angel was annoyed and cleared her throat right away. "I am the hero of melody and purity, the name's Phantom Angel! Now, just tell me who you are exactly!"
"The name's Steel Man! Before you will feel my wrath, my henchmen won't go easy on you if you dare." Then, he ordered his henchmen to attack Phantom Angel.
Phantom Angel started to fight Steel Man's henchmen one by one. She punched them, kicked them, knocked them down with the vase, and even pulled the rug away from them. When they were out cold, Steel Man told Rizzo to leave the hotel. After the mouse left, he cracked his knuckles and his neck. This made Phantom Angel a bit frightened, but that didn't stop her at all.
"Angelic boomerang!" Phantom Angel called, as she threw the boomerang at Steel Man. But he immediately caught it and smashed it into pieces.
"Is that the best you can do?" Steel Man asked.
Phantom Angel quickly shook her head and began spreading her wings. She called out her another attack. "Angelic feather tornado!"
Steel Man crossed his arms in front of him and blocked her attack. He began to grin and said, "You can do better than that to stop me!"
Phantom Angel wasn't giving up that easily. She took out her guardian staff and called out her strongest attack. "Guardian light obliteration!"
Steel Man put his hands together and cancelled out Phantom Angel's attack. She was in a big shock after he repelled her attacks, even the strongest one. She didn't know of what to do next. When he charged right through her, she quickly avoided him. Phantom Angel ran upstairs with Steel Man chasing her. While they reached to the top floor, he got her cornered and there's nowhere else to run. But she had a brilliant idea, she flew away from the top floor. He quickly jumped and tried to catch her, but he fell to the main floor instead.
After Steel Man was out cold, Phantom Angel flew down to the main floor. Then, she saw Nick and Serenity with their gas masks on. They followed her to the dining room; and she told them to take everyone out of the hotel. So, they did until Steel Man regained his consciousness and blocked their way.
"Nobody is going out of this hotel!" Steel Man exclaimed, as he turned to Rizzo. "Do your stuff, Rizzo!"
"With pleasure, squee!" said Rizzo, as he removed the gas masks from Nick and Serenity. They suddenly felt drowsy and fell asleep on the floor.
"Oh no, Nick, Serenity!" Phantom Angel shouted. "Wake up, both of you!"
"Now, it's your turn to pass out," said Steel Man. "Since the sleeping gas didn't work on you, I have a few tricks up in my sleeve!"
Phantom Angel was frightened since none of her attacks work against Steel Man. She quickly ran away from him until Rizzo pushed the chair to block her way. She tripped over it and fell down. As soon as she got up, Steel Man grabbed her and began to squeeze her with his muscles. She tried to lose his grip, but she got squeezed very tightly that she began to scream in pain.
"It looks like you're lacking strength as far as I can tell," said Steel Man. "If only you will know and meet someone who possesses strength, only that person can defeat me! But I guess that's not going to happen right now, is it?"
After Phantom Angel's scream ended, she suddenly fell unconscious. Steel Man carried her and told his henchmen and Rizzo to leave the hotel. As soon as they left, Robert's wristband began to glow. He slowly opened his eyes and was finally awaken. He immediately stood up and looked around the dining room, where it turned out to be a mess.
"What just happened here?" Robert asked softly.
"There's no time to waste in here, Robert!" Neon began to communicate through Robert's wristband. "I have some urgent news, Steel Man was already here! He's taken someone as his hostage!"
"What?! Who's Steel Man's hostage? And where are they now?"
"Just don't ask questions! You need to transform, stop Steel Man, and save the hostage from his demise!"
Robert sighed. "Fine, I'll do it as I can..."
Robert looked around to see if nobody's looking, including Nick and Serenity who were still sleeping on the floor. Since everybody, in the hotel, was asleep due to the sleeping gas still turned on, he tapped his wristband and raised his hand.
"Knight power action!" he shouted.
With Robert's wristband began to glow, he clapped his hands three times above his head. Suddenly, his yellow gloves appeared on his hands, then the white tunic, yellow belt, brown pants, and finally the light brown boots appeared on his feet. The slivery cape appeared on his back, his haircolor changed from red to purple, and his brown hat appeared on his head. Finally, the white mask appeared in front of his face. He became the different person known as Masked Swordmaster.
At the sailboat, Steel Man and his henchmen were ready to set sailing. When one of his henchmen started to steer the boat, someone suddenly grabbed onto the edge of it. The other henchmen looked behind to see what it was. But it turned out that it was clearly nothing at all, and so they went back to their own business.
At the bottom of the sailboat, Phantom Angel slowly opened her eyes and was finally awaken. She found herself trapped inside of the cage and looked around the room. When she tried to get up, she found herself tied up with her hands behind her back and her legs, too. It wasn't difficult for her to sit up without using her hands. She looked up the window and noticed that the town was almost gone. Which means, the sailboat was already departing. She wanted to get out of there as fast as she could, but she couldn't get herself free from the ropes or break down the cage. All of the sudden, she heard someone banging on the door.
"Hey, keep it down in there!" the henchman shouted, as he was guarding the room that Phantom Angel was held.
Phantom Angel leaned close to the cage bars and looked up the window. She was now terrified that she didn't know of what they would do to her or where they're taken her. She was so frightened that she began to cry and started to sniffle softly.
I don't really want to know of what's going to happen to me... Phantom Angel thought. Nobody knows I'm trapped in here, not even Serena knows of where I am right now! If only someone knows of where I am, I only wish they will save me right now...
Suddenly, there was a fight going on above the sailboat. Then, one of the henchmen fell down the stairs after he got defeated. The another henchman helped him up and asked him of what just happened. The beaten henchman looked up and pointed at the guy with the brown hat and the silvery cape.
"You have got to be kidding me!" the henchman exclaimed, after he saw with his own eyes. He quickly dragged his ally to the door and guard the room where Phantom Angel was. "You will guard the room this time, I'll take care of him!"
Phantom Angel suddenly overheard the fighting and the battle cries behind the door. Then, she began to sense something very unusual, but it's not too strong and not too weak either. When someone opened the door, she saw a good-looking guy with the brown hat, the silvery cape, and the white mask, which it was similar to hers. He was none other than Masked Swordmaster. As he approached to her, she gasped softly and moved away from him for a bit.
"Don't be alarm, I'm here to get you out," said Masked Swordmaster, as he unlocked the cage door after he took the key from one of the henchmen and opened it. "Come on, I'll help you out."
"R-Really? I mean, okay..." said Phantom Angel nervously, as she tried to move closer to Masked Swordmaster. Then, he helped her by dragging her out of the cage.
As soon as Masked Swordmaster carried Phantom Angel by his arms, they suddenly stared at each other for a split second. Phantom Angel held her breath and looked into his eyes with her own twinkling eyes. She sighed as she began to blush. Masked Swordmaster looked into her eyes with his own glimmering eyes. He sighed very softly and gulped at the same time. When someone entered the room, it didn't last a very long time.
"Hey, what's with the-?" Rizzo asked, as he suddenly saw two humans were in the room and began to shout. "Steel Man, there's a stowaway in the room! And he's planning to take the angel with him, squee!"
Steel Man came into the room and saw someone very unexpectedly. He wasn't looking at Phantom Angel, he was glaring at Masked Swordmaster instead.
"You there!" Steel Man growled, as he cracked his knuckles and his neck. "Pretty boy, I thought you're dead meat, but you're somehow still alive!"
"Um...what is that insane muscle freak talking about?" Phantom Angel asked anxiously.
"I'll answer that later," Masked Swordmaster replied, as he put Phantom Angel down to the corner and began to fight Steel Man.
"Hey wait, you forgot to untie me..."
"I'll do that after I'll take care of this guy."
"You can defeat him, right? Because the last time I fought him, he squashed me like a marshmallow!"
"Ha, serves you right, Phantom Angel!" said Steel Man. "Once I will crush this guy, he will be joining you in the cage!"
"I'm afraid that's not going to happen, Steel Man," said Masked Swordmaster. "When I'm done with you, this angel and I will return to StarLily!"
"Oh, we will see about that!"
Masked Swordmaster and Steel Man were ready to fight. Steel Man was throwing punches while Masked Swordmaster dodged his moves. Then, the knight grabbed the punk leader's arm and threw him to the floor. Phantom Angel was amazed that Masked Swordmaster has a lot of effort and strength. Steel Man got up already and was about to punch him, but the white knight held his fist just in time. He suddenly punched his stomach and his face. He grabbed the empty box to smash him. The muscle-brained punk wasn't giving up that easily as he took the metal stick and charged right through him. Masked Swordmaster grabbed onto the stick and pushed Steel Man to the cage. He immediately closed the cage and locked it. Finally, he opened the window and threw the key to the ocean.
"Wow, I've got to say, that is so awesome!" Phantom Angel exclaimed. "You have a lot of guts to take this guy down!"
"Oh, it's nothing really," said Masked Swordmaster, as he took out his sword and cut off the ropes from Phantom Angel. "There you go, you're finally free."
"Thank you...um...sorry, I didn't get your name..."
"Oh, you can call me Masked Swordmaster."
"And you can call me Phantom Angel!"
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you..." Few seconds later, Masked Swordmaster quickly changed his subject. "Oh wait, aren't we supposed to get out of this boat first?"
"Oh, that's right!" Suddenly, Phantom Angel saw Rizzo standing by the door and quickly ran away. "But first, there's something I must do real quick before we leave."
Few minutes later, Phantom Angel and Masked Swordmaster began to make their getaway. He held on to the sack and Rizzo was inside of it. She held on the knight real tightly and started to spread her wings to enlarge them in a magical way. She began to fly and went straight to StarLily. While she was flying, Masked Swordmaster was very impressed that he had never met someone who could fly like her. When they arrived at the beach, they landed on shore and Phantom Angel's wings had returned to normal.
"I think I should be going now," said Masked Swordmaster.
"But will we meet again?" Phantom Angel asked. "Because I have some questions I need to ask..."
"Of course, we will meet again someday. Until then, farewell..."
After Masked Swordmaster left right away, Phantom Angel was standing and looking at him until he was gone. She sighed as her eyes began to glimmer and held her hands together on her chest. Finally, she took Rizzo, who was still inside of the sack, to the police station and let the two police dogs, Booker and Copper to keep an eye on him.
Meanwhile, Lewis was looking at the ocean view on the ship. When he saw an incoming sailboat, he told the henchmen to bring the sailboat and pulled it up. After it was pulled up from the ocean, he looked around the sailboat and saw some henchmen were unconscious. Then, he went to the bottom of it and saw Steel Man trapped inside of the cage.
"Dude, what happened here?" Lewis asked. "And where's Rizzo?"
"I will tell you everything..." Steel Man replied, as he began to glare at Lewis. "...After you get me out of this cage!"
The next day, Vicki was sitting at the town tree drinking her coffee. She couldn't help but to think about the new hero she met from another day. He once told her that they would meet again someday. Vicki was hoping that StarLily would be back in peace once again, but that didn't happen because of the new evil has appeared. Plus, she has lots of questions to ask if Masked Swordmaster would meet her again.
"Hey Vicki!" said Nick, as he and Serenity were walking past her.
Vicki quickly shook off her thought about the new evil or her new ally and turned the attention to her brother and her friend. "Oh hey, Nick, Serenity," she said. "What's up?"
"Oh, we were just walking by and checking on you," Serenity answered. "So, are you alright?"
"Oh yes, I'm good! What about you guys? I mean, ever since you two got a sniff from the sleeping gas after Rizzo took off your gas masks..."
"Oh yeah, we were okay," said Nick.
"Y-Yeah, no harm done at all!" Serenity agreed.
At the hotel, Robert was looking through the window. He couldn't help but to think about the hero of StarLily. He really wanted to tell her something urgent, but he realized that now wasn't a good time for him to do it. If he would meet Phantom Angel once again, he would tell her in a very small details. As he left the hotel room, he ran into Lorelei and Darren.
"Oh guys, what's up?" Robert asked.
"We're about to ask you the same thing..." said Lorelei.
"Oh really now?"
As soon as Robert, Lorelei, and Darren left the hotel, Robert explained to them about what happened yesterday. He told them that Steel Man and his henchmen were there. He immediately stopped them and took Rizzo away from them. But one thing he didn't tell them was that he met Phantom Angel for the first time.
"How on earth did Steel Man get into StarLily?!" Lorelei asked. "You don't suppose...Allen already knows we're here, right?"
"Well, Lorelei...if that's the case, then our big problem begins once again!" Robert answered. "Because we can't let StarLily fall by Allen's doing, just like back in Emblem!"