Chapter 17:
The Fight
"Benji?" max asked.
"Yes it's me Benji." The blackened dog said. "You know what having an extra serum helps when a helpful dog like me falls to others in combat." He said.
Max just laughed at this. "That's funny. He said.
"What is?" Benji asked.
"You took a serum that was put into storage because it was unstable." Max answered.
"There was another?" Phoenix asked.
"Actually there was exactly one-hundred fifty two unstable serums that were concoted, but since none of them worked they put them into storage and totally forgotten about." Max explained.
"Until us security dogs were put on the team." Benji said.
"Eactly. After that we were able to help the human race make something that could heal, but it ended up having some nasty side effects." Max added.
"Yes well this may only be a prototype and may kill me but I will kill you two before I die." Benji barked.
"Kill us? But why?" Phoenix asked.
"If you get that map and get his parents location then my life wouldn't be worth living." Benji growled.
"What do you mean?" Phoenix asked.
"This is going to be hard to say but I was hired to make sure that you never would open that door." Benji answered.
"Too bad because we are going to open it." Max cut in.
"No you're not. Atleast not while I'm alive." Benji laughed.
Max turned to Phoenix. "What are we going to do?" she asked.
"We? No me." Max answered.
"Fine what are you going to do?" Phoenix asked.
"Take care of busieness." He replied.
"I told you this once already, but you didn't belive me." Benji started. "I'll say it once more. You can't kill me." Benji stated.
"NO I may not be able to kill you, but I can try." Max said. He started running towards Benji. The black dogredied himself for impact. A Max came closer Phoneix watched as he made his first move. Strinking at Benji's muzzle with his forepaw.
"Benji chuckeled. "Is that all you've got?" he asked before returning Max's strike with one of his own. Benji had left Max with three scratches below his left eye. Within secods they started bleeding. Phoenix ran to him carfully avoiding Benji. "Max? Are you alright?" she asked.
He began to get up but fell back to the ground.
"Aww our poor hero has fallen!" Benji laughed maniacly. "Now it's just you and me." He added.
"Come get some." Phoenix said turning towards her enemy.
"You're going to make me come to you? How lovely I guess I'll make the first and final strike." He said. Running towards phoenix felt good 'Finally I can finish this.' He thought to himself, but just as he was about to strike Phoenix; she jumped out of his way.
"How did you?" He asked before charging once more. Again she dodged his attack. "Stop running!" He demanded as he charged once more. Thins time Phoenix didn't dodge. Max jumped in front of her and kicked Benji to the side knoking him into the pillar that held the house up, knocking it to the left. Under the pressure of the house against the charred pillar made it crumbled to dust, and the house collapsed…