Chapter Twelve – Cergo's Return
"Man…it's just been one battle after another!" Jacob complained.
"Speaking of which…" Tanjit said, turning his attention towards a huge shower of yellow beams heading straight at them all!
"We've got to stop that attack!" Dylan said.
"Hey, look over there! That mamodo and it's partner must be creating the attack!" Victor pointed out.
"If we hit them, then the attack should stop! Zecloid!" Dylan yelled.
"Right! Defulc!" Victor shouted.
Jacob and Tanjit's two shields formed in front of them and intercepted the attacks, causing them to explode before they reached their targets!
"Mownore!" The human called out a spell.
The unknown mamodo's mouth opened, and a huge yellow blast shot towards Dylan, Victor, Tanjit, and Jacob! It was coming in at a huge speed!
"Pymara!"
"Winfulc!"
The two attacks formed together, once again creating the fiery wind. The combo attack smacked into the yellow blast, holding it still.
"It's not going to hold!" Dylan yelled, "We need more power! We need more…"
"You need more fire!" Called a voice from behind.
Dylan turned around and saw the voice had came from Jessica! Cergo stood at her side.
"Beshose!" Jessica commanded.
Cergo added his fire with Jacob and Tanjit's attacks, giving it enough power to overcome the strong blast!
"Ugh. They stopped it!" The human growled, "Charge it up this time! Mownore!"
The unknown mamodo began to glow – his mouth especially!
"They're charging up! Leave it to us!" Jessica said, running in front of Dylan and Victor, "Makoto Baro!"
Cergo opened his own mouth and out came a very powerful burst of fire that he directed towards the human. The attack hit without fail, and the spellbook set on fire.
"I knew we shouldn't have joined that Grady guy!" The mamodo said, right before vanishing completely.
"Weston and Grady sent them…" Dylan said, "Thank you, Jessica!"
"Not a problem. Cergo's been looking for somewhere to test out his newest spell!" Jessica explained.
"So you guys know two now?" Dylan said, impressed.
"Four, actually." Jessica corrected.
"Wow! You must have trained intensely to learn three spells so quickly!" Victor said.
"Yeah. Cergo and I found a couple of fights. Barely came out of one of them…" Jessica explained.
"Hey, Cergo! Thanks for the help!" Jacob said.
"Not a problem, kid. Your firepower is not too bad. But I don't think it's all you've got…" Cergo responded.
"What do you mean?" Jacob asked.
Cergo just turned around and asked, "So what now?"
"Well I could really use something to eat…" Jessica looked down at her stomach.
"Not a problem! Chefs Dylan and Victor at your service!" Dylan exclaimed, pulling Victor in with him, "Let's go back to my place and cook up a dinner that's to die for!"
Later, Dylan, Jacob, Victor, Tanjit, Jessica, and Cergo were all back at Dylan's house. The three mamodos sat on the couch. Jacob and Victor were playing a video game, and Cergo watched, completely uninterested.
"…and so Jacob ended up saving me from that crazy girl." Dylan was finishing his story.
"Wow. And that girl will probably pay more attention to her mamodo now, too!" Jessica realized.
"Yep." Dylan agreed, chopping some lettuce for a salad.
"So I wonder when Tanjit will learn a new spell…" Victor said.
"That's a good question for Jacob, too. I'd love to see what else that boy can do with fire!" Dylan smiled.
Jacob heard what Dylan said, and remembered what Cergo told him earlier.
"So what do you mean, Cergo…about fire not being all that I've got?" Jacob asked.
"Hmm?" Cergo had been napping, "Ooh, I just don't think that fire is the only thing you can work with. Not all mamodos are set on one power, you know. I battled a mamodo that could use all kinds of powers at once!"
"Wow…more than one power…But what makes you think that I'm like that?" Jacob asked.
"I think that maybe that's what my second ability is…being able to tell what types of attacks a mamodo can use." Cergo explained.
"Wow…more than just fire…that'd be great!" Jacob exclaimed, thinking of using some kind of massive blasting spell.
"Time to eat!" Jessica called from the kitchen.
"Finally!" Cergo stated, getting up off the couch.
"Food!" Jacob yelled, jumping up.
But, Tanjit simply sat there, thinking.
'Why don't I have a second thought? Am I different?' Tanjit worried.