Note: Must. Beat. Gentleman. Jirachi. In. Getting. The. Most. Reviews. Anyway, if you have submitted a mamodo, please be patient.

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Chapter 3: Old Friends

I broke into a run, but I halted just a few meters away from the shed. The two figures next to the shed were none other than Victoream and Mohawk.

"Heheheh, I knew you'd come back," said Mohawk.

"And what's better, you're wounded," said Victoream. "Ready, Mohawk?"

"Let's finish this battle," said Mohawk as he took out a glowing spell book.

"I don't think so," said a voice. I turned around to see Brian and Elisa. Brian was kneeling in a crouched position, his spell book open and ready. He was panting, as if he had ran 100 miles, and Elisa was hiding behind him, scared.

"We were really worried about you," said Elisa.

"It's okay," I muttered. "Sometimes running away is the best thing to do."

"Darn it!" said Mohawk. "Looks like we have more brats to take care of."

"Nah, we paid them 100 gold coins, remember?" asked Victoream. "After we finish them, we can take our money back."

"You're right," said Mohawk as he opened his book.

"Are you ready, Alm?" asked Brian as he opened his book.

"Maybe we should run," said Elisa.

"No," said Brian. "We shall fight until the very end. Running away won't earn Alm the title the king, right, Alm?"

"Yeah, and running away proves that we are cowards," I said. "But really, they're the cowards."

"Enough talking," said Mohawk.

Magurga

Victoream shot a V-shaped beam from his head.

Neshir

My yellow energy beam canceled out the V-shaped beam, but Victoream charged at me from behind the smoke. You're going to try to get my book yourself?

Neshir

I shot an energy beam at the charging mamodo.

Magur Yo-Yo

Oh, no! Not this spell. Victoream laughed heartily as his arms turned into spiked yo-yos. My attack bounced off the blades of the yo-yos. I placed my arms in front of me and braced for the impact.

"No, not yet!" screamed Brian.

NESHIR!

I knew that Brian had put a lot of power into this spell, and I could feel its power charging up when I prepared the energy beam.

"Take this!" I said as I threw the ball of energy at the yo-yos. "What the-" I watched in terror as the spell missed the yo-yos by fractions of an inch.

"Ha! What a wasted effort," gloated Victoream as he prepared to slice me with his yo-yos. "Uh-oh." My energy ball crashed into Victoream's face and there was an explosion. There was smoke everywhere and everything was silent, except for Brian panting from exhaustion.

"Brian, are you all right?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," said Brian.

"YOU WILL PAY!" yelled Victoream as he lunged at me with his battered body.

Neshir

Magur Yo-Yo

My attack bounced right off Victoream's yo-yo and I leapt up. Victoream flung his yo-yos at me.

Neshir

"Brian, put more power into your spells," I said as I shot an energy ball from the air at Victoream's body. With a laugh, Victoream batted my attack away with one of his yo-yos.

"I can't," panted Brian. "I used most of my energy."

"We should run!" said Elisa. "Let's go."

"Not yet," I said as I landed. "The battle's not over yet. We can still win."

Neshir

Magur Yo-Yo

Again? There's no way I can destroy the yo-yos with this kind of spell. I leapt up again.

"You can't dodge my yo-yos forever," said Victoream as he flung his yo-yos at me.

"Alm, I... I don't think I can manage for any longer," gasped Brian.

"Just try to end- AGH!" I yelled. One of Victoream's yo-yos sliced into my stomach while I was in the air.

"Pay attention, you fools," said Mohawk.

Magurga

As I landed on the ground in pain, Victoream shot a V-shaped beam at me and Brian.

Neshir...

I shot a weak beam at the V-shaped beam, but it only weakened the attack. I got up, guarded myself with my arms, and was hit by the beam.

"Alm," said Brian as I crashed into him.

"Now can we run?" asked Elisa.

"No," I grunted as I pulled myself up from the ground. I aimed for Mohawk. "This battle... is not over yet. Brian! Try casting another spell."

Magurga

"Neshir," said Brian. Nothing happened. "I'm sorry, Brian." The beam hit us and the straw hut behind us was completely destroyed.

"Brian!" cried Elisa as she came running towards us. We sat up in pain.

"Let's get away from here, quickly!" said Elisa.

"No, wait," said Brian. "Look!" He pointed to Victoream and Mohawk. Victoream was facing a giant minotaur mamodo with snake hair.

"Hide!" I whispered as I pushed everybody under the ruins. "That demon doesn't know we're here."

"Ah, who do we have here?" asked Victoream. "Looks like another demon."

Magurga

Victoream fired a beam at the minotaur, who was hit in the chest. The minotaur mamodo gripped its chest in pain and fell on its knees.

"It's been a long time, Goren," said Victoream, who aimed at Goren's face. "I've finally realized how weak you really are."

Magur Yo-Yo

Victoream launched his yo-yos at Goren, and they sliced him in the side on the head.

"Why don't you retaliate, Goren?" smirked Victoream.

Magurga

Goren was blasted backwards for a few feet. His book owner, who was a man in a black cloak, just stood there, his face shaded by his hood.

"Let's finish him, Mohawk," said Victoream, as he aimed for both Goren and his book keeper.

"NO!"

"Please don't," mumbled Goren's book owner. The scream came from a little girl was in Goren's hand.

"Hey, why is there a girl in your hand?" asked Victoream.

"If you attack, I'll die too!" screamed the girl.

"That girl's my daughter!" said Goren's book owner. "She was taken hostage and I'm forced to fight for Goren!"

"Bleah, who cares," said Victoream. "It's just a little kid. Do it, Mohawk!"

Magur Yo-

"STOOOP!" wailed the girl.

"Victoream, I can't...," stammered Mohawk.

"Mohawk!" yelled Victoream as he glared at his book owner.

"Heheheh, too soft," chuckled Goren's book owner.

"Wha-?" asked Victoream as he turned around. Before he knew it, Goren's snake hair had wrapped itself around Victoream.

"Mohawk! C-cast a spell!" said Victoream. "Quickly!" Mohawk only made muffled sounds. Snakes had wrapped themselves around his mouth.

"Mohawk!" yelled Victoream. "MOHAWK!"

Dioga Gorugojio

Goren released green lasers at Victoream. Screaming, Victoream was turned into stone, from head to toe. His spell book detached itself from Mohawk's grip and united with Victoream, absorbing the mamodo into the book. Within a few seconds, a stone tablet dropped onto the ground with a thud.

"V-Victoream?" said Mohawk. "N-no!" He ran away screaming.

"That's one down," said Goren's book keeper. "Ninety-eight more to go. Let's go, Goren." Goren growled and followed his book keeper.

"Let's hope that someone besides us defeats him," said Brian. I could feel him shaking next to me. Speechless, I simply nodded.

Note: This story will be no more than 10 chapters long. I'm planning on pushing my main focus to Zatch Bell Future. Can anyone be creative and submit Zatch's father?