This chapter may be a little short and rushed but I didn't want to drag it out too long.
Just in case some people didn't know: -sama is an honorific which you add to the end of the name of someone you like or admire.
Enough said, please enjoy.
The Jack and Ace looked at themselves, admiring their new outfits in awe of what they'd just done.
"And now it's my turn!" Amu yelled.
Amu transformed into her famous cheerleader outfit: Amulet Heart, saying it as she finished and posing cutely.
Yukiko dropped her guard as the attention went to Suki and Ryu. Even Sayashi was distracted by this but only for a short second, for she fired up her dark energy again and shot out a jet that no-one was ready to deflect this time. Nobody except one.
Amu summoned her Heart Rod and began to perform her spiral heart special but it would never collide with the beam of Sayashi's energy in time. She tried to speed it up but it would never get there in time. Only once it was too late...
But then the beam stopped in its tracks as a new figure jumped forth to deflect it. The figure was fully clothed in black and was deflecting the attack by pushing their hands forward. Then with a final push the attack blew right back at Sayashi, knocking her to the floor.
"Who are you?" Suki asked.
"Now is not the time. There's an opening and we only have one chance." The voice was muffled yet slightly deep, indicating a voice belonging to that of a male.
The person was dressed as a ninja and the hood concealed the face, making sure only the eyes were shown and no strands of hair were visible. But this was not the time to ponder the looks of the stranger, this was the time to follow their instructions.
Suki and Ryu nodded. Then they ran up and Suki jumped high into the air. A wooden staff appeared in her hand and she struck it downwards.
"White magic beam!"
The beam shot out and hit Sayashi as she took the intense blow. Ryu then ran up as Sayashi recovered and began to throw punches and kicks Sayashi's way. However, Sayashi weakly dodged every attack, making it hard for Ryu to strike. But... Like all Transformations he had a special attack.
"Superhero barrage!"
And with that he threw a barrage of punches and the occasional kick her way. It was a real barrage that made him look as if he had multiple hands. Then the mysterious ninja jumped and threw several ninja stars at Sayashi, separating the X characters into individuals again though some dodged and Amu threw her Heart Rod, using Spiral Heart special to make sure the Characters were fully separated. Arashi was now back to full strength and lent his aid to the Guardians.
"Electric wave!"
A giant electrical surge flowed through the park, having a neutral effect on everyone but Sayashi who was now frozen to the spot.
"Yuki-sama!" Arashi yelled.
Yukiko turned at the odd mentioning of her name.
"Go for it!" Suki and Ryu yelled.
Her lip curled at the edge, gradually forming into a full smile.
"You got it!" She smirked.
"Negative heart ni... Lock on!"
The hands shot out as a heart shape and waves began to shoot out from the gap between her fingers.
"Open Heart!"
The Characters were quickly purified and turned back to their original state as Yukiko's Transformation disappeared with a "pop."
The Characters flew away, yelling their gratitude as they went. But one Character stopped and slowly flew up to Yukiko.
"Thank you for helping me." She whispered.
"Who are you?" Yukiko asked.
"I'm Nari. You may have heard me mentioned but it was probably only little."
"Sure I heard you. On the stage, she asked you to character change."
"Yeah well my owner lost me by wearing the Mystery Jewellery. That's why I could change with those X Characters. The power of eggs truly is amazing. You'll never know everything."
"Haha yeah. I'm starting to get that now."
"Well you might get it... But you might not. Anyway I must go now. Thank so much."
Then Nari flew away and Yukiko watched her as she went. Then everyone changed back to normal. Their first battle was over.
"We did it!" Suki yelled triumphantly.
"High five!" Ryu said to Suki.
She did as commanded and they grinned happily at each other. Amu smiled at the new Guardians that she'd trained so well. The king Arashi who had finally come out of his shell, the mysterious Suki who seemed to get closer every day, the super Jack who dreamed of saving everyone and of course the Joker who started late but made up for it. Everyone was now properly trained.
"By the way Arashi..." Suki smiled in a sneaky way. "Did you call Yukiko 'Yuki-sama'?"
Well that's their first battle over. Arashi called Yukiko Yuki-sama! .
Also, in case you can't tell: The next chapter will be the last. I've had great fun writing this but it's time to close it. I'll save the sad stuff for next time but I'd really appreciate it if I could get a couple of reviews just before it ends. I'll make sure to give a shout-out to everyone who read this story so if you want to be mentioned by yours truly, it'd be a good idea to leave a review now.
Sayonara minna-san! See you next time for the final installment of Here Come the Guardians!
Reviews please ^^