Animal Crossing In Action: Duo Of Justice
Chapter 12: Once Upon An Eclipse
Allen's ship has finally arrived in StarLily. He used his dark magic to make his ship invisible. That way, nobody would see that, except his retainers and himself. Then, he overheard someone talking about what event would be held next in StarLily.
"I've heard that there's going to be an eclipse coming by tomorrow!" said Flare excitedly.
"Oh really?" said Blade. "I have never seen an eclipse before!"
"Well, neither do I!"
"But at least, you will see it for the first time by tomorrow, right?" said Allen, as he was starting to interrupt the conversation.
"Why yes, Master Allen!" said Blade. "You're absolutely right! We will see it with our own two eyes!"
"Oh yeah!" Flare agreed. "Plus, we're going to ruin the event no matter what the cost!"
At the town, Vicki was drinking her juice while sitting at the town tree. She was starting to have a daydream about the unknown figure. Although, he looked very familiar to her as she was starting to point out of who it was. Until someone interrupted her dream, she looked up to see who it was.
"Hi, Robert!" said Vicki surprisingly.
"Hi, Vicki," said Robert. "Um, is it okay if I can sit with you?"
"There's no need to ask, but be my guest!"
Robert sat down next to Vicki while she was drinking her juice. Then, he began to ask her something.
"This may come in random, but why do you like sitting at the town tree?" Robert asked curiously. "The reason I asked you this, it's just that I saw you sitting here sometimes."
"Oh, it's because that's my favorite spot to sit," Vicki answered. "Sometimes, I began to think on my own thoughts and have a daydream while I'm sitting here!"
"Oh, really now? Well, to be honest, I did that, too, in my old town."
"Hmm, seriously?"
Robert nodded. "Yes, but sometimes I had to clear my head from bad thoughts that I got in the past..."
"B-Bad thoughts? Do you have a tough time back in Emblem?"
"Yeah, it's quite of a long story..."
"Then, tell me at least one thing if not all?"
"Um, that's very hard for me to explain this to you, even at least one explanation..."
While Vicki and Robert were talking, Nick was standing behind the tree. He was spying on them and began crossing his arms. Serena was standing on top of his head and spying on them, too.
"Man, I really wish of what's going on between those two," Nick grimaced. "But I don't want to interfere them."
"Just leave them be, Nick," said Serena, as her eyes began to shine. "Why spying on them in the first place? Besides, you may never know what those two have a lot of common."
"Yeah, I guess you're right about that, Serena...I can't lay a finger of what they have in common, but I may never know that until I will find out soon."
On the opposite side, Lorelei was behind the bushes with Neon by her side. She tried to record the video of Vicki and Robert having a conversation in high volume with her smartphone, but that's the only maximum volume it has. She quietly giggled if she was enjoying this, but Neon, on the other hand, didn't find that interesting.
"If Robert finds out about this, he won't be so pleased," said Neon calmly.
"Just relax, Neon, and I don't think he will," said Lorelei. "If my hunch is correct, then I believe Vicki and Robert will have a lot of common somehow."
Neon's eyes were starting to sparkle. "Huh, you don't say, do you?"
When the night came, Flare and her henchmen had arrived in town along with the pink wolf named Freya. They set up the antenna to make everybody, in town, passed out before the eclipse would come to the view. Once they were done, they quickly rushed to the clock tower for the night.
The very big day has come, Vicki had arrived at the town plaza and saw the crowd. Isabelle started to pass out the eclipse glasses and the small, white cardboard to everybody in town. Redd was setting up the refreshments booth for everybody to buy some snacks and drinks. While they were all waiting for the eclipse to come, Vicki ran into Robert who gave her the spare glasses and the cardboard.
"I think you might need these just in case?" said Robert politely.
"Oh, thank you, Robert!" said Vicki kindly, as she took the eclipse glasses and the white cardboard from Robert. "That is very kind of you to lend me those things."
"Hey, no problem! I already asked Isabelle if she could give me the extra ones for you; and she said it's okay."
"That's very thoughtful of you."
As soon as Vicki put away the glasses and the cardboard, she noticed something on top of the train station. She started to investigate it before the eclipse would come. Then, Robert began to follow her as well.
"Hey, is something the matter?" Robert asked.
"What? Oh no, everything's alright!" Vicki answered. "It's just that...I just noticed that there's a satellite on top of the train station."
"What's that? A satellite on top of the train station?" Robert was looking at the direction where Vicki was pointing at and saw the satellite. "How curious...has it always been there?"
"Hmm, I don't remember seeing it or how long it's been there. This is kind of strange..." Suddenly, Vicki began to sense evil within the satellite. "I...think I should be heading out right now. If you'll excuse me..."
As soon as Vicki left the crowd, Robert also sensed evil as well. "Yeah, I also should be heading out for now..."
Robert quickly left the crowd and went to Main Street. He hid between the buildings and began to transform into Masked Swordmaster. He immediately rushed to the train station and used his spring boots to jump over the roof. As soon as he landed on the roof, he saw Phantom Angel who got here first and tried to figure it out of what the satellite was doing here in the first place.
"Ah, Masked Swordmaster, you're here just in time," said Phantom Angel. "I don't know what the satellite was doing here, but I bet the evildoers are planning to do something with it. Can you use your sword to take down the satellite?"
"Yeah, I'll try to do that right now!" Masked Swordmaster replied, as he took out his sword.
"Oh, I wouldn't do that if I were you..." said the sinister voice, as the heroes turned around and saw Flare standing behind them.
"Flare, I bet that satellite belongs to you, right?"
"Of course, it belongs to me, you masked knight!"
"Then, what are you planning to do with it, Flare?" Phantom Angel asked.
"Oh, I'll explain it to you later...right after you two will be knocked down!"
Flare's words gave her henchmen the cue as they quietly snuck behind the Duo of Justice. They struck them really hard with the stick. Both of the heroes fell down and became unconscious. Flare laughed hysterically as she told her henchmen of what to do next.
One hour later, the Duo of Justice found themselves tied down to the griddle after they were finally awakened. Flare and her henchmen started to approach them and started to grin.
"Finally, you two are awake," said Flare. "As I was about to explain the satellite to you, I'm using it to drain all the animals and humans' energies before the eclipse will appear!"
"You fiery woman, you wouldn't dare!" Phantom Angel exclaimed.
"Oh, wouldn't I? Well, as for both of you, you're about to turn into a crisp!"
"How so?" Masked Swordmaster asked, clenching his teeth.
Flare laughed evilly. "Oh Freya, just show them how exactly!"
Freya pushed the jumbo-sized magnifying glass as it was placed right above the Duo of Justice. None of them could lift their heads because they were tied down to the griddle, but they could still turn their heads elsewhere while looking around. Phantom Angel scoffed at Flare's plan as if that thing could kill them.
"Okay, like, I find that hard to believe," said Phantom Angel. "I mean, that thing could not kill us!"
"Uh, I wouldn't be so sure about that..." said Masked Swordmaster, after he sniffed something from below. "That's because I'm beginning to smell wood...right below us!"
"Wait...WHAT?! They seriously put wood below us?!"
"That's right, angel girl!" Flare cackled. "With the help of the sunlight, the magnifying glass will start to burn the wood right below you! As soon as the fire will appear, you two will turn yourselves into ashes! So farewell, you weakly foes!"
After Flare, her henchmen, and Freya left the Duo of Justice behind, Phantom Angel and Masked Swordmaster tried to break free before they ended up getting burned. They were still struggling to loosen the ropes from their hands that they wanted to get out of there and stopped the villains. Otherwise, it might be too late for them to save everybody in town.
Meanwhile at the town plaza, Nick and Serenity were searching for Vicki. Lorelei and Darren were looking for Robert everywhere. Once they were running into each other, they almost didn't see of where they're going. They were all pretending that they didn't worried about either Vicki or Robert.
"Oh hey, guys!" said Nick.
"Oh, hi there, folks!" said Lorelei.
"Are you guys excited about the eclipse?" Serenity asked.
"Of course, we're excited about the eclipse!" Darren answered.
"Yeah, I can't wait to take a picture of it!" said Lorelei excitedly.
While everyone was talking, Sammy and Jimmy started to push them away as they began to set up their fold-up chairs. Nick, Serenity, Lorelei, and Darren were getting irritated by the twins' behavior.
"Move it, geeks!" said Sammy. "We're starting to set up our chairs on that spot!"
"Yeah, get out of our way!" said Jimmy. "This spot is now already taken! So, go find your own!"
Everyone sighed heavily as they moved away from the Slapjack brothers and went somewhere else. They decided that they should blend in with the crowd at the town plaza. Nick and Darren were heading to the refreshments booth to get some snacks and drinks. So, Lorelei and Serenity were starting to worry about Robert and Vicki in their minds; and nobody had any idea of where they went now.
Somewhere on top of the building, the Duo of Justice were still tied down to the griddle with the magnifying glass on top of them. Masked Swordmaster had one trick up in his sleeve. So, he quickly tapped his boots to activate the magnetic boots to move the magnifying glass to point directly at the binded ropes instead. Few seconds later, the ropes were burned down so quickly that their hands were finally free. At last, the Duo of Justice quickly freed themselves and got out of the griddle for good.
"Oh my goodness, I thought we were barbeque for sure!" said Phantom Angel anxiously. "But thanks for your boot tactics, we were finally saved!"
"Hey, don't mention it," said Masked Swordmaster. "It wasn't that easy, but it takes me a lot of focus!"
"Well, you said it!"
"But more importantly, we have to destroy Flare's satellite and save everybody in town before the eclipse comes!"
"Ah, you're right! Let's go!"
As soon as the eclipse was approaching, Flare turned on the satellite and pointed directly at the villagers who were at the town plaza. She booted up the satellite and the sonic waves suddenly appeared. The villagers' energies began to drain little by little before they were unconscious. Suddenly, the thunder wave, came out of nowhere, damaged the satellite and got exploded. The villains coughed and began moving away from the smoke. Flare and her henchmen looked down of where the thunder wave was coming from and saw the Duo of Justice who mananged to survive from the griddle. They noticed that one of them was holding the guardian cannon which explained of where the thunder wave was coming from.
"T-T-That's impossible!" Flare shouted. "I-I thought you two would've been burn into ashes!"
"Oh no, we're still alive, Flare," said Phantom Angel. "But there is one thing that's turned into ashes is your evil plan! Hee hee!"
"Ugh! Men, go attack them now!"
Phantom Angel and Masked Swordmaster fought against Flare's henchmen. Freya avoided the fight as she hid behind one of the trees while watching the fighting scene. Flare used her torch to attack the Duo of Justice. After her henchmen were beaten, Masked Swordmaster used his sword to cancel out her attack. Phantom Angel used her staff to stop the fiery warrior.
"Guardian bubble burst!" Phantom Angel shouted, as she summoned the bubbles to knock Flare to the trees.
"Oh, why you-?!" Flare clenched her teeth, as she stood up from the ground. "You two will live to regret this! I'll be back!"
After Flare disappeared, Freya quickly made a getaway. Until she was stopped by Duo of Justice, she was outnumbered.
"You two won't catch me this time, uff da!" said Freya, as she ran to another side. Until she was stopped by someone's sleepy spray, she collapsed and fell asleep.
"Whoa, w-what just happened here?" Phantom Angel asked.
"I-I don't know..." Masked Swordmaster replied. "But I was about to ask the same thing..."
As soon as someone stepped out of the tree, the Duo of Justice saw the fortune-telling panther, Katrina! She carried the sleepy spray in her paws after she sprayed it on Freya. Her eyes began to twinkle while she was looking at them.
"Katrina!?" said the Duo of Justice surprisingly.
"Luckily, I have arrived just in time," said Katrina calmly. "I can sense this wolf was possessed by the evil force."
"Yeah, Freya was being controlled by evil," said Masked Swordmaster. "Not just her, but there are some animals were being controlled as well. We have some being captive in the police station right now."
"If only there's a way to return Freya and the other animals back to normal..." said Phantom Angel. "But now, we don't even know how exactly! Katrina, if you have a better solution, now is the good time to tell us."
"Perhaps, there is a way..." Katrina explained. "Just listen to the fortune that I'm giving you right now, young heroes. Ahem, I am beginning to see the answer you must seek in the future...Yes, I can see the secret new power that you, heroes, must possess; and it will be born within your dreams somehow whenever the time will come. Not only this new power will return some animals back to normal, but it will demolish the greater evil knight and his greater dark power he possessed! That is all for now..."
After Katrina gave the Duo of Justice the fortune, she took Freya to the police station right away. The duo were so confused about their fortune that they had no idea of what she meant by that.
"Well, um, that was...interesting," said Masked Swordmaster.
"Yeah, um, very...unique alright," said Phantom Angel. "But enough of that, do you have any idea of who the leader of the darkness is?"
"The leader of darkness? I can't say who I'm afraid..."
"Oh come on, just tell me who that is! Or at least, give me a hint or two?"
Masked Swordmaster sighed softly as he was starting to hesitate a little. "Fine, I'll give you a hint, you don't see that guy everyday like I do before..."
"Uh, I don't understand that..."
"Of course, you don't understand. But just in case if you'll run into him, you will know what I mean."
Suddenly, the eclipse was about to appear right above everybody in town when the sun and the moon were together. They all wore the eclipse glasses to see it, but some were holding the cardboards to see its appearance instead. Even the Duo of Justice saw the eclipse with their own secret protective eye mask lenses. Few minutes later, the eclipse disappeared as the sun and the moon began to separate from each other. Phantom Angel and Masked Swordmaster were very amazed about it. Then, their faces were suddenly getting closer and their lips were reaching to each other. But somehow, they paused for a second while their noses were touching to each other.
"I just realized something..." said Phantom Angel. "Do you remember you gave me the golden rose from weeks ago? Well, I forgot to give you something in return."
"Wha-Oh no, that won't be necessary!" said Masked Swordmaster, blushing slightly.
Phantom Angel took one of the feathers from her wings and gave it to Masked Swordmaster. "Here, you can take it! It's alright."
"Um, okay...That's very generous of you, and I thank you."
After Masked Swordmaster took the white feather from Phantom Angel, they didn't noticed that Katrina got back from the police station. She was standing behind the tree, watching them with her glimmering eyes. She knew that their fortune would come whenever the time was right for them.
The next day, Robert was sitting on the bench and staring at the feather that Phantom Angel gave him in his heroic version. He sighed softly that he couldn't help but to look at it dreamily. Suddenly, he heard somebody's footsteps and headed to his direction. So, he quickly put the feather away and immediately turned around to see Lorelei and Darren.
"Hey Robert, what's on your mind lately?" Darren asked.
"Oh, not really important if you want to know," Robert answered.
"Oh come on, Robert!" Lorelei protested. "You ditched us during the eclipse event yesterday! Was it because one of Allen's retainers was causing mayhem? Is that it?"
"Okay, okay! Yes, it is! That is the main reason..."
Before Robert could finish his sentence, Lorelei began to cry in misery. "Oh no, Darren and I missed the whole action sequence!" she complained. "Now, I'll never take a picture or run a video about it!"
While Lorelei was still crying, Robert and Darren were exchanging glances at each other in an odd way; and they sighed heavily at the same time.
Meanwhile, Vicki lied down at the town tree and stared at the golden rose that Masked Swordmaster gave her before when she was Phantom Angel. She was staring at it dreamily and sighed very softly. When she heard somebody coming to her direction, she quickly put the rose away and sat right up. She was looking at Nick and Serenity who were standing in front of her.
"Oh, hi guys!" said Vicki. "What's up?"
"I have a question to ask you about yesterday," said Nick. "My question is where were you this whole time during the eclipse event?"
"Um, what Nick was trying to say is the villain was trying to ruin the event, right?" Serenity suggested, as she shoved Nick aside.
"Yeah, she sure did alright," Vicki answered. "But luckily, we stopped her evil plan!"
"When you say 'we,' do you mean by Masked Swordmaster and yourself?" Nick asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, that is exactly what I mean, Nick."
While everyone was still talking about the time during the eclipse event, the conversation would never end.