A/N: LKAsndfjlkndfjnaskdjfnlas;;lvjkNSLJNlnlnlkfngawedfn!...Sorry…I had to get that out of my system…TOTALLY FAILED my physics quarter! Along with my AP English quarter! GAHHHHHHHH!...T-T …I'm so sad…...Anyway, here's the next part…

Chapter One

Phoenix Territory

{part whatever four is in French}

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First Squad made their way back to Big Green to try and form a strategy on how to get Lark back.

"I wonder who would steal Lark?" Sonia asked.

"Steal? Hmmmmm….." Lin Chung mused sitting on his staff, "…THAT'S IT!"

Everyone jumped at the loud exclamation and turned to look at their normally soft-spoken friend, "Highroller did it!"

"Oh, please! What makes you think Highroller did it? He couldn't think of a plan like that if it bit him in the butt!" Mighty Ray scoffed.

"Shut up, Banana Brain!" Sonia yelled.

"Make me!"

"Oh, great…" Woo sighed.

"Anyway! Back to the business at hand!" Apetrully piped up. He turned back to Lin Chung… and started to freak out.

"But-but how did he find out!" The Commander blubbered out.

Woo facepalmed as it finally clicked in his mind, "DUH! He's the one that took the map!"

Mr. NoHands groaned, "So, basically he knows everything, huh?"

Lin Chung nodded, "He stole her for a reason. I think he's holding her captive, to have leverage over the Fire God."

"Yes, that seems reasonable, but how do we get her back?" Woo asked watching the other two still going at it.

"Why don't I offer them gold?" Apetrully questioned happily.

Everybody sweatdropped.

They finally broke apart and Mighty Ray put his two cents in, "How 'bout we hold a competition?"

"No."

Everyone looked at Lin Chung surprised.

"Whattya mean no?" Mighty Ray yelled.

"What I mean," he stared pointedly at Mighty Ray. Said fighter just crossed his arms and turned away, "is that we shouldn't let the fact that the Gods are real go public yet. We should sneak into Highroller's Castle and get her ourselves!" Lin Chung explained.

"Why would she be in Highroller's Palace?" Sonia enquired genuinely confused.

"Because if Highroller took Lark with him than the Fire God would get mad and just kill him, but if he hides her away the God won't be able to find her, so Highroller can con Him into doing whatever he wants." Woo answered connecting the dots again.

"If that's the truth, than he could have Big Green destroyed!" Commander Apetrully cried.

"The animals and humans would be enemies forever!" Mr. NoHands shouted.

"And the world would be at the mercy of Highroller," They all shuddered, "…We have to go and rescue her." Lin Chung said, already forming a plan in his mind.

"Yes! We shall!" Apetrully supplied quite gleefully, "In fact let us go now!"

"YEAH!" Sonia and Ray screamed in unison.

"Wait everybody! We'll have to go about this carefully! We just can't storm in there!" Mr. No Hands argued.

"He's right, and I have a plan to do it." Lin Chung said.

"Well, let's hear it!" Woo said impatiently.

"All right, what we have to do is…"

Earlier Inside a Volcano…

"Geez! Why does he have to live all the way inside a volcano?" One of the Zebra Brothers asked.

"Because He is a God! That's why!" Highroller replied angrily.

They lowered cautiously into the dark crater and landed on hardened magma. The volcano was almost peaceful and it seemed like the mountainous vent itself was sleeping. The animals didn't want to disturb it.

Highroller on the other hand…

"Where is he!" The young villain cried out.

The dark chamber echoed his question eerily.

"Shhhh! He might hear you!" whispered Sparky White.

"That's the point, you idiot!" He screeched. Highroller's voice rang out in the cavern. The vibrations shaking the walls.

They all paused, Highroller, the Zebras, and the Bear and Eagle Kings waited during the silence that followed. Each holding their breaths.

"Nothing's happening…" Sparky Black said softly.

ROAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!

"AHHHHHHH!" They all screamed in terror.

"Who dares disturbs my slumber!" A deep rough voice asked menacingly.

The group looked around for the voice when they realized, "You're in the lava!" One of the Zebras declared incredulously.

The boiling magma started to turn and thrash, "You moronic organisms! What's stopping me from killing you right now?"

Highroller slowly stepped out from his hiding spot behind the Bear King and dusted off the soot that had accumulated oh his robe, "We have come to inform you of something."

The Thing underneath the blistering hot liquid completely stopped, and then moved again. The molten fluid was splashing everywhere.

He was absolutely livid.

"Why do you smell of her? Where is she? Why is she not here? With you?" The Fire God's tone of voice turned downright demonic.

'Her?' Highroller thought.

DING DING DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER!

A light bulb flicked on in his brain and an idea was born because of it, "M'lord! She was taken!"

The animals stared at their leader, obviously confused, and undeniably terrified at what he told Him. What was he doing? He was practically telling The Dark God to gobble them up right then and there!

"What?" He said calmly.

"She was taken by some humans. They call themselves First Squad."

By now Highroller couldn't help the little smirk that crossed his face.

The Fire God, on the other hand, was not happy at all…

On the outside…

BOOM!

"Oh, crap."

"Grandpa!"

"Well! He just woke up! We're all screwed…"

"Gran-! You-You're the Chief! Do something!"

"Pffft! I handed over the reins to those…those outsiders!"

"Jus-… Well… Yea, you're right. Nevermind…"

"Hmmph!"

So, yeah, back to the volcano scene…

"WHERE. IS. SHE!" The Something inside the magma started to writhe and hiss even more than before.

"At a place called Big Green. You must attack them and get her back!" He demanded in his nasally voice thinking he has finally won.

ROAR!

The hidden Divinity was getting agitated, shooting the sweltering liquid everywhere. The Zebra Brothers cried out in surprise and cowered behind Highroller.

"I MUST do nothing unless I CHOOSE that I do!" He paused, "I know of your plans, Highroller! I may live in this obscure fissure, but I am not stupid!" The incensed spirit finished in harsh whisper.

Highroller, at this point, started to sweat a little not that he wasn't already. He was in a volcano of course.

"Wha-what plans?" He stuttered out.

Finally some bubbles broke the surface of the bright vermillion liquid, signaling the unknown being was rising from its resting place. Highroller and the Zebra Bros. started to quiver with fear and hid behind the Bear King, who was surprisingly awake and who was also shaking.

"WHAT?" Highroller shrieked. The Zebras, the Bear, and the Eagle were scratching their heads in confusion.

The One Who Controlled Volcanoes. The Fire Beast Who Fed Upon the Blood of all Creatures. The Great and All-Powered One-

"A teenager?" They all looked on disbelievingly thinking this could not be the Feared One.

If only they knew. It was him. The one that the legends spoke of reverently. This seemingly young man, that fully emerged from the scorching liquid rock, covered in tribal tattoos, and wearing nothing but a wrap that came down to his knees, was in fact the Great One.

"You can't be Him!" said Sparky Black.

"Yea! You're too young!" Sparky White added.

The youthful God's eyes, like that of most dazzling rubies, flickered like fire under his dark crimson colored bangs.

"Do not underestimate me, you lowly ungulates!" His voice was rough and filled with indescribable fury.

"How do we know for sure that you are who you say you are?" Highroller asked suspiciously.

The Fire God rolled his eyes, 'Humans.' He smirked a little, showing off some very sharp incisors (just saying), and with a wave of his hand the volcano started shake.

On the outside (again)…

RUMBLE!

"Oh, great! They're making it worse!"

"Grandpa!"

Back on the inside…

Smoke filled the chamber and magma flew up swirling around its master as he levitated in the air. Highroller and his cronies were coughing up a storm and looking in awe with watery eyes.

The Feared One saw this and with another wave of his hand his little display of power dissipated.

He sneered while they settled down, "It's a shame how distrustful and cynical you humans and animals have become." He shook his head side to side, tsking whilst doing so.

Highroller cleared his throat, "Ok. So you are the real Fire God…but that doesn't change the fact that Big Green has the one whom you search for!" He finished quickly.

The God's amusement died swiftly once Highroller mentioned his missing companion. His smirk turned into a snarl of rage.

"You shall get your wish, Highroller, I will destroy this "Big Green" and you will no longer have any competition," the vertically-challenged scoundrel and the Zebras looked positively giddy, "However! If I do not get her back unharmed, not only will I make them wish they were never born, but you will also be begging for mercy." He stepped closer, "And I am not in the giving mood. Understand?"

The Dark God towered above Highroller now staring into his eyes, fiery red meeting onyx.

Highroller gulped and nodded, too scared to speak.

Yeah this chapter is done now. The Love Guru is on and I'm just a little distracted…Yea so byez! Oh! REMEMBER TO REVIEW! Please?...It will make me feel better? *GIANT SIGH* Anyway next chapter you get to see our favorite God scare the crap out of more people and see our awesome heroes attempt an epic rescue mission…fun stuff.

Make sure you tune in next time foooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrr! :CLASH OF THE ANCIENTS! [insert thunder sound here]

Teehee sorry couldn't help it….