I DO NOT OWN ZATCH BELL, OR "WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS", Thank you . for the ability to COPY and PASTE. Made my life easier.
Zatch, Megumi, and Kiyo stood in the doorway, not looking too happy. "Wait...I...we slipped..." Zeno spoke nervously.
"Darn straight you slipped!" Megumi screamed. "Get off of her. Let her go! Leave her alone!" Zeno was paying more attention to the conversation between Kiyo and Zatch.
"Zatch, he seems nervous."
"Yeah Kiyo. Never have I seen him like that before. So much for all-powerful Zeno." Zeno's rage boiled.
"Alright, look you weakling!" Zeno hollered at Zatch. "I captured Tia to lure you here! I guess it worked." With that, he picked up Tia by the hair, and pushed her behind him. She yelped.
"Tia!" Zatch screamed. Zeno laughed diabolically. He looked behind him, and saw Tia shaking. Her eyes welled up with tears, and her hand were rubbing her arms. He continued to stare at her, feeling an overwhelming flow of guilt and remourse. Zeno heard a faint "Zaker" and before he could turn around, was blasted by a strong bolt of lightning.
"Ah!" He fell back, right beside Tia. "Tia," She glanced cautiously at him. "Go over to your friends. I won't keep you here. It is your choice who to fight for in this battle." He got up. "DUFORT!" A pale man with white eyes and light hair approached the humans and mamodo. "Sound a spell!" Dufort nodded.
"Zakergua!" A beam of lightning flew through Zeno's hand, but not toward's Kiyo or Zatch. Instead, it flew toward a pretty human teen. Megumi, sensing this, ditched her book and confronted the attack head on. Her scream was petrifying, and it shook the heartstrings of Zatch and Tia; however, Kiyo was seething in rage. Before the attack even ended, he called out Bao Zakeruga.
The enormous dragon swept Zeno and Dufort away just seconds after Zakergua ended. Megumi was left in countless deep cuts. She could barely stand, which wouldn't last long. Zeno and Dufort were tossed across the room, while Tia ran to aid Megumi. Kiyo retrieved her spellbook. He cried Rauzaruk, and the rainbow colored lightning struck Zatch. Zatch screeched, and ran after Zeno and Dufort. Tia and Kiyo stayed behind to take cae of Megumi.
"Megumi!" Mgumi smiled, and faced Tia.
"Hi...Tia." Tia began to shed the tears that had formed.
"Megumi, I'm so sorry."
"Tia, what do you have to be sorry for?"
"For lettting myself be caught. I should have been more aware. I should have seen him...I should have tried to escape..." Her silent tears took control of her voice, and now she could barely form a sentence. Megumi's smile widened.
"Sweetheart, there was nothing you could do. Besides..." She started to move her legs. "I not as weak as you guys are treating me." She took her book from Kiyo's hand.
MEANWHILE...
"How (punch) dare you (punch) kidnap and abuse (kick) my friend!" Zeno was desperately trying to defend himself from Zatch, he kept trying to call to Dufort for a spell. But because he was blocking Zatch's attacks, there was no room for a spell. "Why would you (punch) do that (kick) to her?" Zatch roundhouse kicked Zeno into the opposite wall. Zatch dashed up to them, and both Zeno and Dufort noticed he was losing his colors.
"Barugirudo Zakeruga!" Just seconds before Zatch made contact with them, a huge bolt of lightning caught him. His sceams of anguish, just like Megumi's, caught everyones's attention.
"Ugh." Zatch fell down to the ground, face flat. His eyes were closed, and he made no notice of the ground that made impact with his many bruises and bleeding cuts.
"Zatch!" Kiyo and Tia cried in unison. Tia ran over to Zeno, and blocked Zatch's body.
"Megumi..." She said somewhat regretfully. "Spell."
"Safoegio!" Tia's pink sword raised, and she stabbed Zatch with it. Zatch's eyes were fluttering open. He cautiously sat up.
"Ugh...Tia?"
Tia, however, was staring at Zeno. It was a sad stare of betrayal, and Zeno looked down in shame.
"Tia?" Tia turned toward Zatch. By now, the pink sword was gone. "Why are you looking at him like that?" Zatch' s eyes were so naive, her eyes almost teared.
"Because... I..."
"Tell us later Tia..." Kiyo began, his voice full of hatred and and malice "...We have to defeat Zeno."
Tia noticed that Zeno had taken quite the beating, and then she saw an enormous yellow dragon. "Bao Zakergua..." She whispered to herself. She glanced at Zeno again, who was doing nothing to defend himself, nor to counter-attack. It was as if he was purposely just giving up. "No..." She bolted toward him, and caught the brunt of the attack.
"AAAAHHHHHH!" Kiyo looked up confused, and Megumi looked in in foreboding. When the smoke cleared, two mamodos and three humans were shocked to see a little girl, clad in pink, almost knocked over from such a powerful spell.
"TIA!" Megumi shrieaked. "What were you thinking child?" Tia caught Mgumi's expecting eyes.
"I was...thinking..." She stopped there, and put herself between the two boys fighting. Her arms outstretched. "I was thinking that...this fight is pointless!" Everyone went qiuet. "ZATCH...WHY ARE YOU BATTLING?" Zatch stood tall and proud.
"I wanted to defend you from him." Tia nodded her head, confirming to herself this was true.
"Zeno...why are you fighting?" He didn't respond. "Zeno!"
"To become King." Tia sighed.
"I didn't take a ginormous dragon for you only to have you hold back the truth. Why else?"
"...To maybe...keep you here..." Everyone was completely silent. Zeno's eyes traveled down to the floor. Tia walked over to him, and attempted to hug him, but it backfired.
"Zakeruga!"
"Saisu!" Zakeruga blasted Dufort into the opposite wall, catching him off, guard, letting go of the spellbook. Tia's sudden attack spell caught the suspended spellbook.
"NOOO!" Tia cried. She ran over to him and hugged him. Her tears dampened what was left of his mantle. "Zatch!" Zatch ran over to her. She looked up at Zeno. "Make up with him." Zeno was hesitant. Finally, he hugged Zatch. Zatch, shocked, hugged him back.
"I'll miss you..." Zeno said. Zatch smiled.
It's almost as if we were brothers. Zatch thought. "Miss you too."
Zeno walke over to Dufort. "Dufort, thank you for being so patient. You helped me through all of this. Find love, be happy." Dufort smiled and saluted.
"Bye Tia!" Tia smiled, and waved. Zeno completely disappeared.
"You okay Tia?" Tia looked solemnly at Zatch, and for the first time in her young life, she wished Zatch's eyes were purple, her favorite color.