"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." -Walter Winchell
"IT BURNS!" Duna yelled. She was in her battle form and decided to hit Lord with a blast of water. Big mistake. Lord, being a very vengeful being at times, returned the favor with twice the ferocity, and engulfed her with flames. Not only did it physically harm her, heck I could feel the heat from 60ft away, but he also managed to set her on fire. "Stop drop'n roll!" I yelled to her, instead, Kashin decided to hose her down. Although this is morally wrong, it was funny to see her run around like that. "Had it coming..." I heard Lord growl. "You guys stay here and keep training while I take Duna to the hospital," I told them. "Just saying, that was really funny." Kashin said, and snickered. I walked over to Duna and picked her bridal style. She was physically scorched, but the flames were long gone. "Am I alive?" I heard Duna say. "Yeah, you are, but barely." I told her. "Uhhhhh..." I heard her grunt, before she passed out again.
And hour or so later...
"Why don't you have that kind of ferocity in battle?" I asked Lord, rhetorically. "Because I don't give them the chance to hose me with a powerful blast of water." He responded, sarcasm evident in his voice. "Well, Duna's in the hospital for the next three days because of that little incident. What do you have to say?" I asked him, I was very peeved that he hurt Duna. "I gave you more time to make up with that girl." He said in response. I stopped dead in my tracks because of that one. I had yelled at her because of something that happened, she had no fault in it, and I exploded at her. "Your right..." I said sadly. "Lordy's always right!" I heard the small super evolvers chime in my head. "But that doesn't excuse you for hurting Duna. Lord just shook his head, and continued turning a boulder into pebbles.
POV change: Kayla...
"I can't believe he yelled at me," I told Matthew. We were both at the many Café's of the island. (Since the first game, it's become much more developed) "Well, he's a prick," Matthew said back. "We'll, I wouldn't say that, he had a close friend die. I'm not surprised at his reaction, but the way he took it out on me was wrong," I replied. "Well, I still don't like him. Gigan is still recovering from the uppercut his Lord gave him," Matthew said. "Well, you kinda asked for it," I countered. "Who's side are you on!" Matthew sniped. "Yours, but you shouldn't be so ugly about people who are friends with me." I said. "Aww, you know it's just because I lo-," Matthew started, but he was interrupted. "Out of the way! Coming through!" the unknown person yelled. I heard a loud crash, and when I looked to my left, there was Nick, managing to go face first into an empty seat, at an empty table. I looked directly ahead of him, and there was his Lord in all his glory. The creature looked like it was about to kill someone, not that I'd be surprised if he did. I began to he up out of my seat to check if he was okay, but surprisingly, Matthew bet me to it. Matthew hated Nick, why would he be nice to him now? "You alright?" I heard him say. "I've been better..." I heard Nick reply. "GGGGGGRRRRRRRAAAAAAAWWWWLLLL!" I heard his Lord roar. Then it faded, and went back to Nick. Unlike most of the island, who had seen Nick's match, I was to mad at him to go, and hadn't seen Lord fade back into him before. I rushed to Nick, and helped him sit into his seat. I noticed his red eyes were silted like a cat's. "What are you...?" I whispered. Matthew waited next to me in case of anything. "I'm the same thing you are." He said, and began to get up. I pushed him back down, and asked him again, this time more venomously. "What. Are. You." "I am the same person you met on your first day here." He hissed. I blinked. He actually hissed while saying this. He then forced me off him, and when Matthew tried to get him, he was simply pushed off his balance. "I came to apologize for yelling at you," He stated. "But not for you to play the good cop bad cop game with me." He said. He crossed his arms and glared at me, and Matthew simply got up and sat down in a nearby chair. "I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have done that," I said, motioning to what just happened. Nick sighed. "It's alright, but some things must remain confidential at the moment." "Hey, I'm higher up than you now!" I said, trying to spark up another conversation. "Yeah? How so?" He replied. "I am a fighter level two now." I said, and smirked. "Yeah, well I'm only level one. Good thing your ahead of me. Otherwise I'd have to beat you earlier." He said, confidence and arrogance in his voice. "Yeah? Well I challenge you!" I said without thinking. "Remember who you're talking to here." Nick said, and smirked. My confidence pretty much died once he said that. Nick beat Matthew in seconds, and Matthew usually beat me. However, I did get stronger since Matthew fought Nick. "I still wanna fight! Here's the deal. You win. We go to Club Vivo. Matthew and me pay. You lose you pay. And No lord." I said, my confidence returning. Nick hesitated for a second, as if somebody was talking to him, but he still made a response. "Your on." He said, and then smirked.
Nick's POV...
"I still wanna fight! Here's the deal. You win we go to Club Vivo. Matthew and me pay. You lose you pay. And No lord." Kayla challenged, her confidence returning. "Damn it!" I heard lord said. "Your on." I said, and then smirked.
3rd person, 2 hours later
"Look's like Red's back for round two! Let's see how he does against the challenger, Kayla!" Trip said into the mike. "Let's size up the fighters," Ty said, "Nick's going to be using a V-Ripper and Shenliu. Ripper has high speed and evasion, while Shenliu has power and defense. On Kayla's side, we have a Giganotosaurus, Miasaurus, and a pteranodon. A great combination I might add." Ty finished.
"Fight hard." Nick said. As he said this, earth, and wind symbols lit up on his chest, and he released the powerful super evolvers; V-Ripper snapped its crocodile like jaws and swiped its saber-like claws. Shenliu lifted it's massive foot and brought it down, cracking the ground under its foot. "Let's win this!" Kayla yelled, then threw her medals out. The Giganotosaurus, being the biggest of the three roared, expecting a smaller opponent, but seeing something near three times larger like Shenliu made him back up in fear. The other two did the same. "Begin!" yelled the ref. V-Ripper sprang into action. Vicious claws met soft flesh of the Giga and ripped and slashed in a ferocious manner, only to be healed by Mia. "You want me to do the finisher?" Shenliu asked Nick. "Do it." Nick replied. Shenliu nodded and brought up it's two front legs, and smashed them on the ground. Rocks jutted out of the ground and weird angles, smashing Giga and Mia, and injuring Ptera, who managed to fly out of the way. V-Ripper jumped to the side of the attack, managing to come out unscathed. "SCATTER YOU LITTLE FLEES!" Shenliu roared, then placed his tail on the ground waiting for V-Ripper to do why Nick had planned for them to do. Ripper ran up the tail at great speed, and jumped off Shenliu's head to get to Ptera. In a last ditch effort, Kayla ordered the Ptera to do a whirlwind. It launched Ripper away, but not before he landed a hit. Ptera went down, and Nick was victorious.
1 hour later Nick's POV...
"So, how's that deal holding up? I asked Kayla. "Shut up and walk." she said in a humorous manner. Soon we reached Club Vivo, which was meant for fossil fighters level two or up along with their guests. I ended up being Kayla's guest, and we were seated at one of the tables close by a stage meant for Karaoke. I picked up a menu, trying to choose my dinner. Although I wasn't paying, I wasn't going to get anything expensive. The menu was new to me. Even though I was once "THE BIG THING" I had never visited this place. Being the bottom of the food chain was a bit of a wake-up call for me. "So, do you know about this place, at all?" Lord asked me. "No, I don't." I said rather bluntly. "Well, there is an area meant for vivosaurs to roam and relax without being in medals, but no fighting. Turn around." He told me. I turned my head, and sure enough, there it was. There was about 70 vivosaurs in the area, and it was big enough for the vivosaurs to roam with ease. I got up and walked to the pen, and released Lord. "Remember. No fighting. If you set anything on fire, your gonna be in a lot of trouble." I scolded Lord. "All right mother." he said sarcastically, then walked away to talk with some other fire types. I walked back to Kayla and Matthew, who surprisingly, had mellowed out and wasn't the jerk he was when I first met him. "So you know the rules of this place right?" Matthew asked me. "No, what?" I questioned. "The new guys have to go and karaoke for a song, and if the crowd likes you enough, you could be chosen to do it again. The spotlight will shine on you, and that means its your turn." he said, then smirked. The boy on the stage had a great voice, and was just finishing his song. The songs were a bit sad actually. As soon as he was done, the whole building went dark, and the spotlight shone out. It went in random directions before landing on me. I sighed, and got up out of my chair. I jumped onto the stage, and chose a song, they nodded at me in approval, and I walked to the microphone, and took it in my hands, and began to sing.
Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
I was scared. What if I couldn't sing well? What if I sounded bad?
Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go?
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
I looked at audience, they were smiling, and a few of the vivosaurs were against the fence. A few of the fire vivosaurs had fire in their hands, and we're waving it back and fourth like candles.
Have you ever had the feelin' that you was bein' had?
Don't that sh*t there make you mad? They treat you like a slave
Put chains all on your soul and put whips up on your back
They be lyin' through they teeth, hope you slip up off your path
The crowd was now putting up phones with ilighter up and shining.
I don't switch up, I just laugh, put my kicks up on they desk
Unaffected by they threats, then get busy on they 'ss
See, that's how that Chi-Town made me, that's how my daddy raised me
That glitterin' may not be gold, don't let nobody play me
If you are my homeboy, you'll never have to pay me
Go on and put your hands up when times is hard, you stand up
L-U-P the man, 'cause the brand that the fans trust
So even if they ban us, they'll never slow my plans up
Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
The crowd liked me, I could tell. So I put more passion into my voice.
Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
One in the air for the people ain't here
Two in the air for the father that's there
Three in the air for the kids in the ghetto
Four for the kids that don't wanna be there
None for the one's tryin' to hold them back
Five in the air for the teachers not scared
To tell those kids that's livin' in the ghetto
That the one's holdin' back that the world is theirs
Yeah, the world is yours, I was once that little boy
Terrified of the world, now I'm on a world tour
I will give up everything, even start a world war
For these ghetto girls and boys, I'm rappin' 'round the world for
Africa to New York, Haiti, then I detour
Oakland out to Auckland, Gaza Strip to Detroit
Say hip hop only destroy, tell 'em look at me, boy
I hope your son don't have a gun and never be a D-boy
How ironic, I have been to most of those places. I've been in a world tour before also. This would be more than just a song. It would be a reminder of another time.
Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
So no matter what you been through, no matter what you into
No matter what you see when you look outside your window
Brown grass or green grass, picket fence or barbed wire
Never ever put them down, you just lift your arms higher
Raise 'em 'til your arms tired let 'em know you here
That you struggling, survivin', that you gon' persevere
Yeah, ain't nobody leavin', nobody goin' home
Even if they turn the lights out, the show is goin' on
Most of the new fighters smiled at that verse.
Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
Alright, already, the show goes on
All night 'til the morning, we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun go
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
The crowd erupted in cheers, whistles, and yells. The vivosaurs were roaring in approval, and everyone seemed happy. "You know what that means!" the announcer said. I grinned, and went to choose my next song. The band nodded again. This was a fan favorite for the bachelors. I took up the mike, and began to sing my final song. I knew I was good now, so I had confidence.
This is the clock upon the wall,
This is the story of us all,
This is the first sound of a newborn, child,
Before he starts to crawl,
This is the war that's never won,
This is a soldier and his gun,
This is the mother waiting by the phone,
Praying for her son
Pictures of you, pictures of me,
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me,
Remind us all of what we used to be
There is a drug that cures it all,
Blocked by the governmental wall,
We are the scientists inside the lab,
Just waiting for the call
This earthquake weather has got me shaking, inside, I'm high up and dry
Pictures of you, pictures of me,
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me,
Remind us all of what we used to be,
Confess to me, every secret moment,
Every stolen promise you believed!
Confess to me, all that lies between us!
All that lies between you and me...
We are the boxers in the ring,
We are the bells that never sing,
There is a title we can't win no matter
How hard we might swing
Pictures of you, pictures of me,
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me,
Remind us all of what we could have been! We could have been!
Pictures of you, pictures of me,
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me,
Remind us all of what we could have been! Could have been!
I opened my eyes, and grinned as te crowd erupted again. I laughed and jumped off the stage, and sat down. I got several pats on the back, and a few numbers. I shook my head, and watched the next performer come up to the stage. I felt like I was on cloud nine now. I looked to Kayla who simply smiled, and Matthew was giving me the thumbs up. 'Not so bad after all...' I thought to myself, and smiled.
Lord's POV...
I was released into the pen, I surveyed my surroundings, and my guess was that the pen was about two miles of area, easily enough for 70 or so vivosaurs to be in at once. From what I could see, there were about 17. I took a step forward, and walked to the area where the fire types were. When I arrived, I noticed that there was a small pool of water, roughly about 10ft deep, and about 70ft long. Meant for relaxation. Inside the pool, there was a Gorgosaurus relaxing in the water, surrounding it were several Nychus. Several other fire types were around the area as well. I walked to the water. Not giving any heed to the warning growls of the Nychus as I approached the water. I dipped my nose next to the water, and sniffed it. I smelt sulfur, great for your skin, but horrible for the body if ingested. "New guy huh? Well, I'll tell you now. Around here, I'M the boss."The Gorgosaurus said without opening its eyes. It had no idea what I was. "What are you gonna do about it? Huh?" I said, taunting the carnivore. Then I turned around to face another vivosaur. This one was female, and at that. She wasn't part of the bully group either, at least, not by the looks of it. From what I could tell, the bullies were each rank 12-14. Not as strong as a rank 20 like me, but strong enough. This female was only about rank 4 or 5. "What are you doing?" she whispered up to me. "Standing up for myself. I'm twice his size. I'm not scared of him." I said bluntly, and pushed past her. When I saw a comfortable spot, I sat down next to a Amargo. "Sup." he said. His voice was very laid back, like one of those human skaters. I nodded to him and began sharpening my wrist claws. After a few minutes of doing so, that female Rex came to me again. "What are you doing?" She said, tilting her head. "Sharpening my claws." I replied, not looking away from the red appendages on my wrists. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but what are you?" She asked. I sighed, and said "Take a seat, this could be a while." Then I explained to her that I was once a , and about my transformation, and about my past fights, and about my friend and master Nick. "What's your name?" She asked. "Nick calls me by Lord, but I am called Reaper by my fellow vivosaurs. Refer to me by what you wish." I said, and clanged my claws together, signifying I was done with my story and sharpening. "My name's Wildfire." She told me. She then looked up, and to the gate, her owner was at the fense waiting for her. "I gotta go. I'll see you later, alright?" She said with a hint of hope in her voice. "Alright." I said, and chuckled. She then ran off and became a medal for her master. However, it wasn't just her that had my attention near the gate, vivosaurs were lighting up their hands with fire, at least the fire ones were, while others were bobbing their heads or stomping their feet in a tune. I stood up, and walked over to see what all the hoopla was about. When I reached the pen barrier, and peeked my head into the opening, I couldn't believe my eyes. There was Nick, singing his heart out in the stage. The crowd loved him. Heck, he had universal appeal. Even us vivosaurs like him. I cracked a smile, and lit some fire in my hands, and waved it back and forth like humans did with candles at a football game. When his songs ended, I was called out my some other vivosaur. "Hey punk, over here!" I heard someone say. I turned around to see the Gorgo again. "What do you want?" I said flatly. "I want you to know your place here. I'm the boss; you're the new guy. You're supposed to respect me." He said and smirked. I smiled, showing my large and sharp teeth. "And what if I don't?" I said. "This!" He roared and charged me. I yawned, and placed my hand out, holding him back. I scratched my chest and leaned against him. When I was done, I locked my claws around his skull, and threw him away. He crashed in a heap on the ground, groaning. Coming back here would be great next time I came!
Nick's POV...
"Hey Lord!" I yelled to my rather titanic friend. "C'mon buddy we gotta go!" seconds after, a Gorgosaurus was thrown into my view, and Lord shortly followed. "Well, this little trip was interesting," He told me. "Well, I'll be glad to hear it later. But right now, we gotta go. Kayla and Matthew are waiting for us." I told him. "I'm comin' I'm comin'..." He said. He faded, and his form went back to me. "C'mon, Nick!" I heard Matthew yell. I ran off to catch up with him and Kayla. Tonight was a great night, two more days until Duna's out of the hospital...