Chapter 22: Tick tock problems with the clock

"Ha ha ha! This is too easy! An' you can't run for help because you are trapped in my stopped time zone!"

Tai looked at Valkare in fear, as Wadernon's eyes grew wide looking at Ben. At this point Ben's partner had just reached the area they were in. Tai opened his book as it started to glow.

"Holei!"

A golden blast shot at Ben, but Ben ran to the side to dodge it. Little did Ben know it was a homing device. The blast shot right back toward him and he ran in between Valkare and Wadernon. As he did this the blast accidentally hit Wadernon in the face covering his mouth. Wadernon started struggling on the ground as Ben nudged at his partner.

"Slasuk!"

Ben pulled out his big sword and ran at Wadernon. He raised his arms and struck down. However, in the process he spun around and sliced Valkare's arm. Tai looked in anger at this sight and cast another spell.

"EEREI, The spell that absorbs attacks!"

Ben looked at Valkare expecting a powerful defense spell. However, the only thing that happened is Valkare disappeared. Ben snickered.

"Heh! Is that the best you can do! A disappearing act and a binding spell! This will be way too easy!" Ben laughed as Wadernon got up and pulled off the energy wrapped around his mouth. "Oh! It seems as though The little guy got up from the pain, Ha Baby!"

"Valkare! Valkare," Tai yelled.

OUTSIDE OF TIME ZONE:

"Tai! Tai where are you!" Valkare cried with the aura surrounding him.

"Wait a second," Valkare thought to himself "Eerei is a protecting spell the lets me avoid spell abilities. It must have protected me from being in the stopped time zone….. Wait this means! I-I am running normal time and they are stopped so…."

Valkare's face was in worry because they were in trouble without him. Back in the time zone Tai is standing wondering how he can get Valkare back…from wherever he was, while Wadernon was being beaten up by Ben.

"Gigano Cyclonzon!"

A group of four giant cyclones shot from Wadernon's mouth. Ben was impressed but was still snickering.

"Timresheild!"

A huge shield appeared in front of Ben. The shield looked like an enormous face of a clock and the hands were ticking normally(don't bother me about the stopped time thing it was part of this spell so plz plz don't) Then when the spell reached him the hands of the clock spun backward sending the spell backwards in time the spell went back into Wadernon's mouth and caused a little confusion in his head.

"You have no chance lil' one!" Ben laughed.

"Aquaruk!" Sarah yelled.

Wadernon's eyes started to glow and the floor began to shake. Sarah smiled for the first time since the battle in the labs. She felt confident this will stop him. Water then began to rise from the ground and it grew deeper and deeper pretty soon it was 6 feet deep(this doesn't effect people outside the paused time zone)

"!#$, I can't swim!" Ben cried, "Unless….."

Ben started to run through the water. So fast that the water started to create a little cyclone. Eventually he rose from the water and ran across the top super fast. As he ran across the vast water he hit and dunked down Wadernon who was swimming atop.

"Aquar!" Sarah yelled for she couldn't hold her breath any longer.

A gigantic bubble formed around Sara and Tai keeping air in so they can breathe. Wadernon jumped from the water and tried to hit Ben but could not strike fast enough. Then, as Ben ran to get his partner from the water, a strange light appeared and so did Valkare. It seems as though the Eerei spell wore off. Right when Valkare returned and sunk into the water he yelled.

"Cast EEREI Again Tai!"

"EEREI!" Tai screamed in the bubble.

Valkare raised out his hands and Sara began to glow and disappeared. Valkare swam and came into the bubble. He looked at Tai and nudged at the book as Ben darted towards them through the water.

"EEREI!"

As Tai said this Ben disappeared instantly. Wadernon looked and laughed as he swam toward Tai and Valkare and grabbed their arms.

"EEREI!"

All of them disappeared and reappeared in the original time zone with Ben being frantic. Ben looked at them once they appeared. He tilted his hat back because it was uneven and frowned.

"This spell it destroyed my time zone! I can't go back with it on me! Suave'!"

"Yes Ben!" His partner answered.

"Let us handle them!"

"Wait Valkare we can't hit him with non-physical attacks! He has Eerei on him!" Tai yelled.

"Don't you worry, Tai. We can go like a see saw!" Valkare chuckled.

Valkare made his hands into fists and Ben's Eerei's power was off for a short time, But the spell was still on him. Valkare ran up to Ben and opened his mouth.

"BOA FIRAN!"

The Giant fire dragon shot from his mouth and hit Ben point blank sending him flying as Tai ran up and gave Valkare a high five. Ben got up from the blast slowly but surely. He had a very surprised face, but that surprised face became a maniacal smile.

"You chaps think you've beaten me! I can't fight without my time zone and you have stopped it! I will get friends and we will defeat you wretched mamodo and to add to that I'll make sure you don't remember this so you can't make a strategy for me!"

"Timuron!" Suave' yelled.

"Tick tock, tick tock!" Ben laughed.

Ben took his pointer and raised it to the clock on his head and started spinning it backwards. He reached the time before they met each other and he stopped. Reality twisted for a split of a second.

"Wow that was crazy!" Tai said.

"I know but when we reach the hut we better leave quickly because the FBI know we're here." Sarah replied.

"That is true. But what do you think the FBI is capable of now that they know about the powers Mamodo hold?" Tai asked very scared, "What if they can……"

"What if they can what?"

"Woah! Dejavuu!" Tai said.

"Yeah I have that weird feeling too."

"Hey, I have an idea since they know who we are maybe we can flee to the place you told me about Sara!" Wadernon added.

"Um….." Sara said nervously.

"The one with the Meck-cans….You know the country below us!"

"MEXICO!" Tai yelled.

"Yeah that place! We can go by boat! My treat haha!"

"What a great idea Wadernon! I hope they have yellowtail!" Valkare said happily.

"Um…." Tai said, "I am going to Mexico city for a school trip on Monday. Maybe you can sneak on. Wow! I just noticed that was a fast spring break!"