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Chapter 38: Temple

Two days later, Holden has just come back to the tree house from fighting a fusion of Hoss Delgado in Downtown. Mandy is waiting outside and walks up to him.

She has the same sour look on her face as she always does and then says to him, "There's a large mission for you, Holden and your goody-goody sisters and girlfriend. There seems to be two fusions causing trouble at Hani-Baba temple. They are messing up Dextwerps research there. Now if you would excuse me, I have to go talk to Mojo about something." Mandy leaves towards Downtown.

Before Holden can place a call to any of his sisters or Blossom, a call comes through on his Nancom from Dexter, who then states, "Holden, another fusion lair was found empty today over in Really Twisted Forest. Mac thought he saw the fusion earlier this morning headed towards Hani-Baba temple. Good luck with your assignment over there." Dexter hangs up with a yawn.

Holden is about to place a call, when Blossom comes out of the tree house and says to Holden, "I've already called Buttercup and Bubbles, silly. They will meet us over at Mount Blackhead. Come on, we don't want to be the last ones there."

Blossom grabs Holden's wrist and they lift off and fly towards their destination.

Forty-five minutes later, the four teens land in front of the infected zone. On the way over, Holden had told them all he could remember of main temples lay out. They walk up to the telepad and enter. When they reach the cliff that overlooks the temple, they spy fusion Mandy on the steps. Two levels above her is Fusion Dexter and what looks to be a Fusion Computress.

Holden, momentarily spots a fusion of Grim, but it disappears into a lair.

Buttercup frowns, scratches her head and replies, "Well Red, what's the plan? We got one extra fusion to take out."

Blossom frowns, then sighs and states, "This isn't going to be that easy. I could freeze one of them and Bubbles can use her eye beams after words to destroy it."

Holden closes his eyes, frowns and suggests, "Buttercup can just use her Green Tornado to suck one of the fusions up, while causing some pain to it and then drop it for one of us to finish it off."

Bubbles looks at Blossom, pensively, and replies, "I could try to be nice to them."

Blossom looks and her and says in a scolding tone, "What is that going to…"

Blossom stops when she sees Bubbles is going to cry and then continues, "I'm sorry Bubbles, I shouldn't have snapped at you like that." Blossom then gives a small scream of frustration.

Buttercup suppresses a snicker and comments, "I think she's lost it."

Holden puts his hand on Blossom's shoulder to calm her down and replies, "Just go with a faint. Bubbles swoops in and Buttercup can hammer that fusion into the pavement while it's distracted. It might catch the other two off guard and let one of us get passed it so, we can go after that last fusion I saw entering its lair."

Blossom smiles at Holden's plan and replies, "It might work, but incase it doesn't just go with plan 38E."

The two girls nod getting into place for the plan. Holden just smiles going alone with whatever Blossom wants to do.

Bubbles zooms into the air and flies at high speed towards Fusion Mandy. At the very last moment, Bubbles changes direction and pulls a hard left. Meanwhile, during this maneuver Blossom, with Holden in tow, flies stealthy close to the water and then up towards the Totem and lands next to it. They run towards the fusion of Dexter and watch as Buttercup bicycle kicks the fusion of Mandy a few times until it's nothing more than a puddle.

Bubbles, in the meantime, has flown in front of Fusion Dexter and she screams at it, causing some of its body to liquefy. This provided enough of a distraction that Blossom uses her Ice breath to freeze its legs, while Holden slices it in twain. Fusion Computress starts to move in their direction, but Buttercup catches it in her Green Tornado.

Buttercup stops and the fusion falls to the ground, but before it can get up, Bubbles uses her eye beams and punches it to finish it off.

Buttercup flashes a big grin and says, "That should show those fusions whose in charge!"

Bubbles looks around. "Where are Holdie and Blossom?" Bubbles asks with some worry in her voice.

Buttercup frowns, knowing full well where Blossom and Holden have gone off to.

Holden and Blossom are deep inside the fusion lair, having taken out a fusion of Hex in the process of looking for Fusion Grim. They have even gotten a nano Hex in the process. After several minutes of walk down a long tunnel, they enter the temples inner sanctum to find the fusion with its scythe out waiting in ambush, targeting Blossom, who is out front.

Holden jumps in front of Blossom to protect her from the attacks and is repeatedly hit, before being nailed by a corruption attack that makes him fall to one knee. Holden stands back up. His armor was heavily scarred and he coughs up little bit of blood.

"Holden, why did…" Blossoms tries to say, but is interrupted by Holden.

"Someone has to protect you don't they? So it might as well be me. I know you told me not to be a hero, but I'm not going allow you to be hurt!"

Blossom shakes her head and smiles understanding that even she needs to be protected from time to time. Blossom then pounds the floor with her fist and sends a shockwave of stone at the fusion and causes it to lose its balance and fall onto the broken floor. Buttercup and Bubbles both fly into the room at that moment with three nanos trailing behind them.

The fusion stands back up, its red eyes burning bright in the dim light. Holden fires twice, while Buttercup and Bubbles use their eye beams, hitting the fusion in the chest. Blossom follows up with a powerful punch and the fusion disappears, leaving behind the nano.

Bubbles smiles and jumps up and down happily, "We did it!"

Buttercup grins and replies, "We haven't faced off against that many monsters in such a long time. That was a good workout" She then stretches.

Holden then states with a smile on his face, "At least I got to be part of the team this time."

Blossom smiles at him and replies with a laugh, "You've always been a part of the team. We just never thought we had to say. You're our moral support. Now let's go home."

They all nod and exit the temple.

Yes i know very short chapter but at least i finally got Holden to fight alone side his family. The current chapter I'm working on is part of an arc called "Corrupted Past" Basically clearing up the question to why Holden is living with the Utoniums. Trust me when i say its gonna be kinda dark.