Animal Crossing In Action: Duo Of Justice
Chapter 19: Love, Hero Style
After the Duo of Justice explained everything of how they knew their secret identities to each other, they put their masks back on and saw the bright moon. They had to warn each other not to tell anybody about their recent discussion, not even their own siblings.
"Don't let Nick get in your way, Robert," said Phantom Angel. "Well, you know how he is, he's a bit cunning and stubborn sometimes. He may be a pushover and overprotective, but he's a friendly guy. You know my little brother..."
"Yeah, I know," said Masked Swordmaster. "But I have to warn you about Lorelei. Do you remember when I said she's a paparazzi type? Well, she takes pictures and record videos while we're fighting evil, just like back in Emblem. You know how crazy my little sister goes..."
"I believe she's too excited about doing this, as if she was a director of the film that is!"
"Yeah, but I'm serious! She can't stop doing that, and I think it's too embarrassing!"
"I don't think it's embarrassing at all. I think it's very interesting!"
Masked Swordmaster cleared his throat while scratching his head before he put his hat back on. "Okay whatever, but I think it's getting late..."
Phantom Angel carried Masked Swordmaster and flew down from the building. As soon as they slowly landed, their noses were touching each other. Phantom Angel blushed slightly while she and Masked Swordmaster sighed very softly. Finally, they changed back to their normal versions after they slowly moved away from each other.
"I guess I'll see you later," said Robert.
"Yeah, see you..." said Vicki softly.
Vicki and Robert were parting ways and went straight to their homes. Robert couldn't help but to smile while he was looking at her. Vicki placed her hands on her chest as her heart was starting to beat while she was blushing. But none of them realized that their guardians, Serena and Neon were watching over them.
"So, their secret identities were revealed to each other," said Serena calmly. "I wonder what's going to happen after that..."
"Who knows?" Neon asked. "We may never know that...whether it's about to get changed or not..."
The next day, Robert was doing the sit-ups at the gym. When he was done with that, he grabbed the towel and wiped off the sweats from his forehead. Suddenly, Nick and Darren were staring at him up close and made him startled.
"Hey Robert!" said Nick and Darren slyly.
"Hey Nick, Darren, what are you two up to?" Robert asked.
"Oh, we were just doing some workout..." Nick replied calmly.
"Oh really now? I don't see you guys doing that much, but just a little for sure..."
"Um yeah, that is true alright," said Darren. "But we'd rather do the workout with you if that's okay..."
Robert raised an eyebrow at Nick and Darren and smiled. "Okay, I have no complaints whatsoever."
Meanwhile, Vicki was sitting at the town tree and started to draw a picture. As soon as she stopped drawing, she hugged her sketchbook and sighed heavily. She closed her eyes and blushed very slightly that she couldn't help but to think about Robert. Ever since they revealed their secret identities to each other, she had a crush on him for some time. When she opened her eyes, she saw Lorelei and Serenity in a surprise way.
"Hi Vicki!" said Lorelei and Serenity in unison.
"Oh hey Lorelei, Serenity!" said Vicki surprisingly. "W-When did you two get here?"
"Just now, silly," Lorelei answered.
"That's right, we couldn't help but to see you daydreaming," said Serenity. "So, um...Vicki, what were you daydreaming about? Hmm?"
"What?! I-I-I don't know what you're talking about!" said Vicki anxiously, while she was blushing slightly.
"Oh, come on, Vicki!" said Lorelei, narrowing her eyes at the mayor. "Don't try to deny it, and we all know that!"
Vicki started to moan very loudly that she covered her face with her sketchbook. Whether she might tell her friends or not, she was way too embarrass to speak in front of them.
At the ship, Allen was sitting on the chair and watched the hologram sphere on the palm of his hand. When he learned that Phantom Angel was actually Vicki, he suddenly crushed the sphere and made it disappeared. He took the box and opened it where the dark poison crystal was held. He attached the crystal onto the necklace before he was wearing it. Until Buster came before him, he glanced at him while he was standing up from his chair.
"Ah, Buster, I have a request for you," said Allen.
"What kind of the request do you have in mind, sir?" Buster asked.
"Well, you see...I want those dynamic duo separated from each other! Do you understand?"
"I understand, but how will I ever want to do that?"
"It's just plain simple, you have to capture one of them as your hostage and another will be out of your way. Got it?"
"Got it, sir!"
As soon as Buster left, Allen began to smirk while his eyes were glowing red.
Back at StarLily, Robert was throwing punches at the punching bag while Darren was holding it. As soon as he was all worn out, he grabbed the towel and wiped off the sweats from his forehead. Nick was very amazed that Robert was training very well. He remembered the time when Vicki started to train her fighting skills. Since he was her opponent, he wore something that could protect himself from getting hurt. So that way, she could practice on her fighting skills. At the beginning, it didn't turn out very well until she's getting improved later on. That's how Nick pictured it, compared to Robert's.
"Dude, your training is finally paid off!" said Nick. "I'm very impressed by your skills!"
"Oh, it was nothing, Nick," said Robert. "You know, your sister, Vicki is very admirable since I first met her."
"Oh, really? Like, how so?"
"Well, do you remember when you said she was single?"
Nick was glancing at Darren for a second before glancing back at Robert. "Yes, I did say that. So? Wait, do you really mean that you're...?"
Robert sighed and nodded. "Yeah, that's right! So Nick, since you're her brother, what did she like the most? Because I want to give her something special or something that will surprise her."
"Ah, that's a good question. Let me think..."
While Nick was thinking of what Vicki liked the most, someone interrupted his thoughts by burping out loud. He and the others were looking to see of where the burp was coming from. It appeared that it was none other than Sammy who was doing that.
"Well, well, it looks like one of you finally found yourself a girlfriend," said Sammy slyly.
"Yeah, I wonder who could that be," said Jimmy curiously.
"Sammy, Jimmy, that's none of your business, okay?" said Robert, being annoyed.
"Oh, don't be like that, Goldenboy."
"It's Goldstein!" Robert rolled his eyes.
"Whatever, man! Anyways, if you want the girl, you love, to attract you, just be a man."
"Oh well, if you think you're a love expert, why don't you show us how?" Darren asked, while Robert and Nick agreed.
"Alright then, fine with me, Darry-boy!" Sammy pulled up his jacket over his head and started to make up the poem in his own words. "Roses are red; violets are blue; as if the mayor was a fool, then so are you!"
When Sammy was about to remove his jacket from his head, he got stuck somehow. Jimmy tried to help him out, but they ended up falling onto the floor. Robert, Nick, and Darren started to laugh at the twins before starting up their own poem.
"Roses are red; violets are blue; everyone thought that the twins are very attractive...Not!" Robert, Nick, and Darren laughed, as they couldn't help but to joke around at the Slapjack brothers.
Later on, Vicki was looking her best to attract Robert before she entered the hotel. When she heard the noise that was coming from the entrance, she quickly hid behind the buildings and took a peek of who that was. She saw Buster and his henchmen were heading straight to the hotel. She started to text Robert and warned him that the heavy-armored guy was heading there. After she sent him the urgent message, her heart was starting to beat and placed her hands on her chest while she was blushing slightly.
Buster and his henchmen had crashed into the hotel with the Egyptian cat, Ankha joining them. Every animal began to scream and run away from the villains. Even Sammy and Jimmy who drank their sodas and started to run away after they dropped them while they were screaming. Buster's henchmen were starting to crash the hotel high and low.
After Vicki transformed into Phantom Angel, she went behind the hotel and blocked the back door. Few seconds later, someone pushed the door by force and made her slammed to the wall. When the two henchmen found the angel being knocked silly, they captured her and brought her to Buster. Phantom Angel was struggling to get those henchmen off of her, but instead, she was dragged into the hotel.
As soon as Robert transformed into Masked Swordmaster, he quietly looked down and spotted Buster at the lobby. But that's not all, he saw Phantom Angel being dragged by two henchmen.
"Oh my, what's a good girl, like you, doing in a bad situation like this?" Buster smirked. "But that's not important anyways... Tie her up, men!" His henchmen started to tie Phantom Angel's hands behind her back before he realized something. "Wait a minute! If that angelic princess is here, then that means her knight in shining armor must be close by! Well, is he not?"
"That's right, Buster!" said the familiar voice, as everyone turned around to see of who it was. They suddenly saw Masked Swordmaster who jumped down to the floor.
After Buster's henchmen tied Phantom Angel up, they pushed her aside to the floor and began to attack Masked Swordmaster. The angel couldn't fight because her hands were tied behind her back; all she could do now was watch the fight between her ally and their enemies. Buster hid behind one of the posts and waited for the right time to give his foe a surprise attack. When Masked Swordmaster was done with the henchmen, he rescued Phantom Angel right away until she started to warn him.
"Masked Swordmaster, look out behind you!" Phantom Angel exclaimed, as Masked Swordmaster turned around and saw Buster standing behind him. He hit him with his club and knocked him to the floor unconscious.
After the fight was over, Buster's henchmen were fully recovered from their beatings. Ankha came out from one of the posts and walked up to Phantom Angel who was still tied up.
"Well now, the big question is what to do with our enemies?" Buster asked, as he was trying to think of something until he came up with an idea. "Aha! I know exactly what to do! For now, let's leave Phantom Angel tied up and decide her own fate. As for Masked Swordmaster, find the big crate as you can so we will dump him into the lake!"
About an hour later, Buster's henchmen were ready to push the crate where Masked Swordmaster was in. While one of his henchmen held onto Phantom Angel, she was struggling to lose his grip and stopped the madness right away. But the henchman's grip was stronger than she expected, and it was no use for her to stop Buster's evil plan. As soon as the henchmen pushed the crate into the lake, Phantom Angel was struggling really hard than before. She wanted to save Masked Swordmaster so badly, but the henchman's grip was too hard to release her. After Buster waved goodbye to the unconscious knight in the lake, he cackled happily that his plan has finally worked out well.
"Ha ha! Since that muscle-brained knight was out of the way, it's time for my master to take over this town!" Buster exclaimed, as he turned to Phantom Angel who was still struggling and angry at him. "And as for you, sweetheart, don't even think about trying so hard! Let's face it, he's drowning now; and you will see the last of your bodyguard! Ha ha ha! What are you going to do about it, hmm?"
Nick, Serenity, Lorelei, and Darren were hiding behind the town tree and spying on the villains who captured Phantom Angel. While they were waiting for them to leave, they needed to come up with the plan in order to get Masked Swordmaster out of the lake first.
"That bastard has no right to send Masked Swordmaster into the lake!" Nick growled. "And he even got my big sister as his hostage!"
"Dude, I know how you feel!" said Darren. "But first, we've got to save my best friend! Then, we'll save her in no time!"
"Darren's right, Nick," Lorelei agreed. "We have to get my brother out of the lake right away. Otherwise, we're too late, and he would've died..."
"Guys, they're gone now!" Serenity exclaimed. "Let's hurry and rescue Masked Swordmaster now!"
After the bad guys were gone, everyone ran to the lake to save Masked Swordmaster. Nick and Darren dived into the lake while Lorelei and Serenity were waiting for them to come out. As soon as the boys swam to the bottom of the lake, they found the crate where Masked Swordmaster was trapped in. Luckily, Darren got the rope and tied the crate around so he and Nick could pull it up. Then, they swam back up on land with the other end of the rope and started to pull really hard. It took them about a couple of minutes to get the crate back on land. When it finally rose up to the lake, Lorelei and Darren thanked Nick and Serenity for their help in need. It's time for them to save Phantom Angel while Lorelei and Darren quickly opened the crate and found Masked Swordmaster who was still alive.
"Lorelei, Darren, I don't know how you found me, but thank you for getting me out of here..." said Masked Swordmaster breathlessly, after he took out the snorkel mask from his mouth and changed it back into the pen.
"Oh yeah, it was nothing really, big brother," said Lorelei. "We're very glad that you're okay."
"Yeah, of course I'm okay..." Suddenly, Masked Swordmaster just realized something in his mind. "Oh no, Phantom Angel...Buster has her in captive! I need to save her now; and you two should stay put!"
Masked Swordmaster quickly got out of the crate and rescued Phantom Angel. Lorelei and Darren realized that Nick and Serenity were on their way as well to set her free. So, they quickly and quietly followed the white knight without any distractions.
Meanwhile at the clock tower, Buster was thinking of a way to make a deal. With Phantom Angel still tied up and grabbed by one of Buster's henchmen, she has no other way to get herself free. Nick and Serenity had arrived and dressed up as ninjas. They quietly saw Buster and his henchmen and found Phantom Angel as his hostage.
"What do we do now, Nick?" Serenity whispered.
"Hmm, that's a good question..." Nick whispered back. "Ah, let's see...one of the henchmen had Phantom Angel on hold. We need a way to distract him, but how exactly?"
"Oh, I know!"
While the henchman was holding onto Phantom Angel very tightly, he noticed something rolling down in front of him. He suddenly let go of her and picked up the marble from the floor. As soon as he looked at it, it automatically sprayed the gas in front of his face and made him fell asleep. Buster and his other henchmen checked to see of what's happening and pushed Phantom Angel aside. While nobody was looking, Nick and Serenity quietly approached to her and untied her hands very quickly.
"You guys are finally here!" Phantom Angel whispered happily.
"Of course, we are here!" Serenity whispered. "We're here to rescue you from those goons!"
"Yeah, we can't let that bastard held you as his hostage, now can we?" Nick whispered.
"Oh no, not ever!" said Phantom Angel quietly. "Now, let's get out of here before we'll get caught!"
When Nick and Serenity agreed with Phantom Angel, they quickly and quietly made their getaway. Until Buster caught them making their escape, he quickly told his henchmen to stop them. Phantom Angel told Nick and Serenity to run for their lives. She quickly tried to stop the henchmen by knocking down with the lumber, but it turned out to be a failure. They immediately grabbed her, Nick, and Serenity from their escape.
"Well, I've never imagined that the angel has brought her spy alliance," said Buster. "Very well! As soon as both Phantom Angel and Masked Swordmaster had already face their doom, how would you both like to join them as well?"
"You're going to pay for what you did to Masked Swordmaster, you boulder creep!" said Phantom Angel angrily, as she almost kicked Buster to the chest.
"'You're going to pay for what you did to Masked Swordmaster, you boulder creep!'" said Buster mockingly, in a high-pitched voice. "Oh, that's what you said, you spunky angelic hipster!"
Suddenly, the missile came out of nowhere and hit the bell. Everyone turned around and saw Masked Swordmaster who had finally arrived just in time with his guardian cannon. They were very surprised that he was still alive, except for Buster who was very frustrated about his presence.
"Buster, tell your henchmen to let them go now!" said Masked Swordmaster angrily.
"Oh, why should I?" Buster asked, crossing his arms.
"Because if you don't, then I'll blast you with my cannon!"
"Fine, I'll signal them to let them go!" Buster snapped his fingers so his henchmen released Phantom Angel, Nick, and Serenity. But he quickly grabbed the angel by the arm and held her after she was released from his henchman. "But on one condition, this cutie pie's life will be spared if you turned yourself in!"
"Wait, what?!" Phantom Angel exclaimed, while she was struggling.
"What is that maniac try to tell him?" Nick asked curiously.
"I don't know..." Serenity replied.
"Masked Swordmaster, whatever Buster is planning to do with you, just don't do it!" Phantom Angel exclaimed.
"Just stay out of this, you nosy angel!" Buster growled, holding the angel tightly.
"Alright, Buster, you win..." said Masked Swordmaster, without hesitation. He put away his guardian cannon and surrendered his life to Buster.
"What? Is he serious?!" Nick asked shockingly.
"No, Masked Swordmaster!" Phantom Angel shouted. "No!"
After Masked Swordmaster made his risky decision, Buster let Phantom Angel go as he kept his word and his henchmen grabbed the white knight by the arms. Until he made a sly grin, he had them fooled and attacked them right away. Phantom Angel was so relieved that her ally was just playing a prank in front of their enemies, even Nick and Serenity wouldn't believe their eyes. But to put that aside, they grabbed Ankha right away and sent her to the police station before Buster or his henchmen found out about this. As soon as Masked Swordmaster was through with the henchmen, he drew his sword and attacked Buster. Their weapons clashed on each other and both opponents gave each other a mean look. Few moments later, Masked Swordmaster pushed Buster by kicking his stomach and unleashed his attack.
"Sword ray of light!" Masked Swordmaster called, as his sword released the light power and attacked Buster directly. It also sent him away to the ocean.
After Masked Swordmaster got rid of Buster, he noticed that Phantom Angel was sitting there without any bit of action. She smiled daintily at him, and he smiled back at her. So, he sat next to her and made sure if she's okay.
"Hey, are you alright?" Masked Swordmaster asked.
"Y-Yeah, I'm alright," Phantom Angel replied. "I was so worried that you're going to turn yourself in to Buster..."
"But I seriously didn't, I had him and his henchmen fool by giving them a surprise attack."
"Oh, just like he gave you before, right?"
Masked Swordmaster nodded. "Exactly, but in my own way though... Come on, I'll help you up!"
Phantom Angel held onto Masked Swordmaster's hand as an offer, and then they stood up together. When she let go of his hand, her heart suddenly started to beat very fast, and she quickly placed her hands on her chest. Her cheeks were starting to blush very slightly as her face was now turning red all over as if she was feeling embarrassed. Masked Swordmaster hadn't seen her acting this way before.
"What's the matter?" Masked Swordmaster asked. "Are you feeling alright?"
"I-I am..." Phantom Angel replied, feeling uncomfortable as if her heart was struck by something. "But there's something I have to ask you..."
"And what's that?"
"How do you feel about me right now?"
Masked Swordmaster was speechless when he heard Phantom Angel's question. "T-That sounds like a...personal question. I-I don't know where to begin, but I'll make this long story short. But first, can we go somewhere more...um, viewing?"
"Oh yeah, I would love that..."
The Duo of Justice were walking to the town plaza and watching the moonlight glow. Masked Swordmaster started to explain Phantom Angel about how he felt about her. It all started when they first met, in their normal versions, since he, Lorelei, and Darren had arrived in StarLily. Then, he rescued her for the first time, in their heroic versions, after Steel Man captured her. In their normal versions, they're having a picnic together, celebrating their birthdays and other occassions, and got to know each other alot. In their heroic versions, they started to team up in order to fight evil, protecting the town, people, animals, and even each other from danger, and finally revealing their secret identities to each other. That was the end of Masked Swordmaster's explanation to Phantom Angel.
"Now, I'm starting to fall in love with you, Vicki," said Masked Swordmaster. "That is how I feel about you. There is no other girl who's as adorable as you."
"Oh, Robert..." Phantom Angel sighed, while she was still blushing. "My thoughts are exactly the same as yours. When I first met you, it feels as though that love is in the air for me. Ever since you saved me for the first time, I feel my heart is starting to beat so sudden. And now, it's starting to tell me that I have to confess my love to you! Isn't that a-?"
Before Phantom Angel could say any more, Masked Swordmaster wrapped his cape around her and started to kiss her on the lips. While they were kissing each other passionately, Phantom Angel wrapped her arms around him and Masked Swordmaster touched her hair with his fingers very lightly. The duo didn't realized that Nick, Serenity, Lorelei, and Darren were watching them. They were hiding behind the trees and bushes while Lorelei was starting to take a picture of the Duo of Justice kissing each other. She and Serenity started to giggle when they were looking at it. Nick and Darren had their mouths opened as well as their eyes were wide-opened. So, the moonlight shone very brightly and the shooting star appeared in the beautiful night as the dynamic duo's wishes came true.