The Crimson Diamonds

Chapter 8: Crimson Chaos Scramble

The workers were busy at the construction site when it happened. The excavating machine dug into the earth, and there was a huge flash of red light. The machine Immediately went out of control, swinging it's huge mechanical arm and driving around willy-nilly. The driver jumped out and fled in terror along with the other workers. The machine eventually smashed into a nearby wall, and then, as quickly as it happened, it all stopped.

Lying in the hole the machine was digging was a huge, red diamond with a claw shaped mark on it.

In the Morphtronic Tower, Leo paced around in his room. On a table next to his bed was a sandwich and a piece of chocolate cake, but Leo was so distressed that he couldn't eat, and for Leo, that was really saying something.

It wasn't his failure in retrieving the second Crimson Diamond alone that was causing all of this stress. It was also this whole plan that Power Tool Dragon was going through. Leo couldn't shake the feeling that what he was doing was wrong. Power Tool had told Leo about how he was going to fix the whole world and make it a paradise, and Leo knew that his own dragon wouldn't lie to him, but he still felt uneasy about the whole thing. Weren't these diamonds rightfully the property of the Five Dragons'? Was it really right to steal them like this?

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Leo said.

The door slid open, and a Morphtronic Videon came in and saluted. "Master, Power Tool Dragon wishes to speak to you. It is urgent."

Leo quickly rode on his Duel Board into Power Tool's private chamber. The robotic dragon was suspended in mid air and connected to a large number of wires which recharged his inner workings. Power Tool motioned to the wall, and a holographic screen appeared, showing a New Domino City news channel.

"The strange malfunction of the excavating machine seems to be connected to a strange gem found in the area. The gem is radiating electromagnetic energy that is absolutely off the charts," The reporter said, "No one has approached in it close proximity for fear of any radioactivity that may be radiating from it as well, however, a large crowd has gathered outside of the construction site. A haz-mat crew is due to arrive here in a few minutes to transport the gem to a safer location."

Power Tool Dragon detached himself from the wires and said, "The third diamond has been found. We must make haste in order to retrieve it. Morphtronic Boarden!"

A skateboard shaped Morphtronic machine drove up next to Leo.

"Leo, you will ride on Boarden and snatch up the Crimson Diamond while I distract the other humans. We have no time to waste! Off we go!"

As Power Tool and Leo flew off through the force field and to the construction site, Leo said, "Err, Power Tool, I was just wondering, isn't this, kind of...well..."

"Yes, master?" Power Tool said.

"I mean...well...the Signers! Yeah, the Signers! We shouldn't have to send them away right? Heh, heh, heh..."

"The Signers will easily become thorns in our sides. It is best that we be rid off them, and yes, I will allow you and your twin to visit each other."

"But...well... we really shouldn't be, you know, stealing these-."

"Leo! We will do what must be done to save this world from its own self-destruction! Aha! Here we are! Now go! Get the Diamond!"

Power Tool swooped down at the crowd, causing them to instantly scatter.

Leo sighed, and he divided down to the construction site. He landed near the hole in the ground, and bent down. There was the Crimson Diamond, bearing the mark of the Dragons' Claw. Leo reached in to grab it, but then he heard a loud roar. He turned around and gasped. Rose Tentacles had appeared, and standing nearby was Akiza.

"Attack, Rose Tentacles!" Akiza shouted.

The monster flailed its arms at Power Tool Dragon. Power Tool laughed, and with a slash and a thrust, he cut off Rose Tentacles' arms and impaled it through it's chest with his screw driver. He then raised it to strike at Akiza, when all of a sudden, he was struck by a red blur.

"You try to harm my mistress, you die! It's that simple!" Black Rose Dragon was literally having an aerial wrestling match with Power Tool Dragon.

Akiza looked back at Leo. They locked eyes, for a second. Akiza then looked past Leo and shouted, "Run, Luna! Run!"

Leo's eyes opened wide, and he whirled around fast to Luna running off with the Crimson Diamond. Leo quickly got back on Morphtronic Boarden and flew after Luna.

Luna gasped as Leo flew right by her, snatching the Diamond right out of her hand. Luna quickly jumped up and grabbed the back of Boarden. The twins were soon high in the sky, and Luna was barely hanging on.

"Luna! Be careful!" Leo shouted in horror. He quickly grabbed Luna's arm with his empty hand and pulled her up onto the board..

"Leo, please..." Luna said, "Stop helping Power Tool Dragon!"

"I can't," Leo said, "I can't betray my own monsters."

Luna suddenly grabbed the Diamond and said, "Come on Leo! These Diamond belong to the Five Dragons! Power Tool Dragon is gonna do bad things with these!"

"No! He'd never lie to me! Let go Luna!"

The twins were busy trying to wrestle the Diamond out of each other's hands.

"Master!" Boarden said, "I urge you not to move around so erratically! If we were to meet some turbulence-."

He was cut off when they really did meet some turbulence, and Boarden was knocked sideways at a random angle.

Leo gasped as the Crimson Diamond flew out of his hand and he felt himself leave Boarden. He quickly grabbed onto it and held on for dear life. However, he suddenly heard a terrible scream. Leo turned his head to see Luna falling down through the sky.

"No!" Leo shouted in horror, his heart pounding with great force.

Akiza heard Luna's scream as well, and turned around to see her falling.

"Luna!" she screamed, and her mark of the Dragon began to fire up. Akiza could see the Crimson Diamond falling through the sky as well, it glew like a roman candle tumbling to Earth. Not really sure what she was doing, Akiza stretched out her hand and shouted, "Crimson Control!"

Black Rose Dragon suddenly vanished.

"What the- What's going on here!" Power Tool exclaimed.

With a mighty flash, Black Rose reappeared underneath Luna and the Crimson Dragon, catching them both on her back. "Crimson Control!" she said, and they teleported back to the island, and Akiza was whisked away as well.

Leo let out a long sigh. Luna was okay, but after that ordeal, he knew that there was only one thing to do. Leo rode back to the Morphtronic tower, with Power Tool Dragon right behind him.

"What do you mean by 'I quit!'?" Power Tool Dragon exclaimed.

Leo tapped his foot angrily and said, "I mean just what I said. I quit!"

"But why?"

Leo clenched his teeth and said, "I'll give it to you straight, you...I...we almost killed Luna with this evil plan of yours. Enough's enough!"

"What?"

Leo narrowed his eyes and said, "You promised that you wouldn't hurt Luna or any of my friends."

"It was an accident. Just a little turbulence, and she was riding on Boarden with you."

Leo bowed his head in shame and said, "You're right of course, if I had never agreed with your evil plan, Luna would never had been in danger."

"Hold on! That does not compute! My plan is not evil! I only seek to save the world from-."

"Why should I believe you! You broke your promise!"

"I did not harm any of your friends!"

"I saw you raising your screw driver at Akiza!"

"I was merely attempting to frighten her."

"And since I am the Master of the Morphtronic Deck, I was able to access this place's main computer. I found your plans for torturing Jack if the plan to turn Archfiend and Black Winged on each other had worked!"

"..."

Leo smirked and said, "What, no comeback?"

"...All you need to know is this, when I gain all of the Crimson Diamonds, I will use the worlds technology, resources, and manpower in combination with my technology, resources, and power to turn the planet Earth back into the Garden of Eden. Please forgive me for what I have done. I promise to be more careful in the future."

Leo stared at Power Tool Dragon. Leo then turned his back on him and said, "I'm sorry, but you can mess with my food, my deck, even my friends; but when you mess with my sister, especially if you trick me into doing the messing, then I'm done."

"But-."

"Done."

There was an awkward silence, then Power Tool said, "Fine, I will allow you to leave. But once you leave, the barrier will not allow you to re-enter, and the upgrade we gave your Duel Board will vanish once you return to solid ground. But remember this, not if, but when I rule the Earth, I will still make you the Prince, and you still will be our Master."

Leo sighed and said, "You helped me save Ancient Fairy Dragon twice! First from Ape King Zeeman and then from Lester's Machine Emperor Skiel. Why are being like this now?"

"I had no choice but to save that dragon, I was merely following your orders, but off the Duel Field, I have free will, just the same as the Five Dragons."

Leo gave one last sigh, got on board his Duel Board, and left Power Tool's chamber.

As Leo rode out of the tower and back to New Domino City, he thought to himself, "I hope everyone forgives me...I really hope Luna can forgive me..."

I would like to thank anonymous reviewer You Don't Know for helping me realize that Leo was acting way too brainwashed and loyal to Power Tool Dragon, and way too disloyal to his friends, and sister! I couldn't have Leo be a bad guy for one more minute!

Aside from Leo's story, this is probably a very good parody of the episode of Sonic-X with the first Chaos Emerald.

Also, don't forget about the surprise twist I'm saving for the end, which will probe deeper into Power Tool Dragon's very identity!