Chapter 4: An Icy Relationship
Previously, Howard got what he wished or wanted(yeah whatever! You all read it)and a silhouetted figure was scheming for something but what is it? Answer? Never mind as we move on. LOL.
It all started when...
"Attention Norrisville, as you know, the Moonlight Dance is tomorrow night and you have one last chance to find a date for this event." Heidi announced from the intercom. Upon hearing it, "No way I'm going to the dance Howard. Not like the last time."
"Yeah! I would rather stay at home and play Grave Punch 24,7,365!"
"Oh that's the cheese!" the duo then decided to leave when she appeared. "What are you boys up to?"
"Uh, nothing much just chilling out. Right Cunningham?" He nodded in agreement.
"Oh you better behave yourself brother unlike the last time I was studying my driving test while you and Brandy..."
"It's Randy!"
"Whatever. As I was saying, you two went to the movies last time and I nearly got the axe! So therefore, I expect the both of you to be at the dance because first, it's compulsory and two, if you two don't show up, I'll burn all your video games!" she then left. "She's not that serious. Is she Cunningham?"
"Yeah but mentioning that it's compulsory, we have no other choice."
"Oh, I hate this idea of going to be at the dance but what can we do?"
So the next night...
"I would rather go there to ruin it."
"Relax Howard. Besides, guess what I bought for us from my savings?" They looked down and shouted: "McTuxedoes!" They fist each other and headed to school. There at the gym, it was well-decorated and well-organized to the extent that it looks like a grandeur party. Students wearing different formal attires can be seen hanging around, chatting, partying and some of the boys are dancing with their feminine partners. On one side, Rudd Rhymez and his mixmaster partner and friend Tiny Timmy-Scratch-It are working on the audio and the music and at the Fish Cage, the popular students hang out there to party.
"Hey Cunningham. Isn't it your role to recruit some people to be come..."
"Like us." both of them said it together.
"Okay Howard, let's see...how about Bash?"
"Nope, he's strong but stupid."(No wonder Zak Saturday pointed out that Bash thinks that a "C" is a number.)
"How about Bucky?"
"He's too pathetic and weak." So this went on with Randy's suggestions and Howard's cynical reasons about rejecting them until...
"Okay, so many reasons you have but how about Theresa?"
"She's standing in front of us."
"Well buddy. It's complicated but-" He gasped. She was standing in front of them wearing a ravishing strapless white dress with a few diamonds embedded around her collar on the front and with a few accessories like for instance, she's wearing a necklace around her neck, a bracelet with pink hearts embedded around it on her left arm and a golden ring on her pointer finger on her right hand. "Hi Randy." She greeted smiling.
"I know that look on her face."
"And what does it mean Howard?"
"It means she wants to ask you to dance with her and it's now and never!" Right then, Howard pushed Randy onto Theresa making them blush at the sight of the interaction. "They can have their fun while I have mine." Howard chuckled to himself as he went to check on Rudd Rhymez and his crew. There, "Hey bros, what's the matter? it's like you've been shattered and battered big time bro!
"Oh some rhymin and rappin bro! We gotta fix the sound system. Tiny Timmy spilt fruit punch while rappin his head off bro." Howard could see the liquid on the audio systems and he's drinking a glass of it until an idea struck him. When no one's looking, Howard unleashed a jolt of electricity on his hand and gently tapped the audio systems making them come online. "That was swift and quick." Rudd rapped enthusiastically. "Hit it Tiny Timmy!" Well the audio was fixed thanks to Howard's electrokinesis but he never let them know as Tiny Timmy recorded and played some music for the dance.
Hitting the dance floor, all the couples made their way to dance for the night including Randy and Theresa. "I never thought that I'm dreaming." Randy stated.
"Me too. It's my first time dancing with you unlike the last dance that you and Howard darted off."
"By the way, you smell like rainbows."
"Thanks, I must have sprayed myself with that kind of perfume flavour."
"It also suits your style and the fact that you dress like an angel." Theresa blushed even more at Randy's compliments about her as they danced on until...(Okay, this is where the action begins)
Nearby, Flute Girl is looking for Stevens. "He promised to dance with me. I wonder if..." Then she saw him dance with Cynthia(a minor character). "How...can...he..." Flute Girl was speechless and traumatized. Then dropping the bouquet of flowers, she burst into tears and ran out of the gym. Outside, she ran into Bucky, Dave, Pradeep and Juggo. they too had the same problems just like Flute Girl and as all of them are in depression...
Down there...
"Oh my? Love or lost? well that's too bad for them but I can give them something if they want to reclaim it." Then, green stank came out travelling upwards to the victims and the result? Let's move on...
Back at the dance...
Randy and Theresa are enjoying themselves dancing around as a loving couple. Then, they plan to do something they have been wanting to do for a long time(because the ninja is too busy hacking robots and destanking monsters) Slowly, they went closer...and closer...and even closer...until..."CRASH!"
"What the-" Howard could have sensed it because 5 stanked monsters broke in freaking everybody out. As quick as lightning prior to his element, Howard hid in the fish cage without being noticed while the other students ran for their lives. Seeing this, "Get the others to safety Theresa."
"But what about you?" she asked gripping his hand.
Breaking it off, "I'll just find Howard and we're done. Now go."
"But-"
"Trust me! Have courage! It's stronger than steel." She complied and Randy hurried to find Howard avoiding the monster's attacks. "Cunningham!" from the fish cage, Howard was pinpointing his location and after dodging a few swift attacks, "Ready for this buddy?" he asked when he met up. "Oh yes I am! That's why I'm chosen by you to fight along side my best friend!"
And so...
"Smokebomb!" the monsters turned to see 2 guardians ready for combat. "Let's give them the axe buddy!" the 2 of them then fired fireballs and electric blasts as the monsters clashed with them. They smashed their way through while Randy and Howard dodged and used whatever element move they had. "CLANG! CLANG!" went their dragon blades as they unleash more fire and electrical power. "How long are they gonna wear out Cunningham?'
"Don't know, they look very durable and they outnumber us 5 against 2.
"Well you've been outnumbered many times!"
Outside the gym...
Theresa played her part until Heidi came looking for her. "Have you seen my brother?"
"You mean Howard? Oh yeah, Randy was looking for him." Speaking of which, that made Theresa worry about him and decided to do something dangerous...
Back at the battle...
"Pyro Punch!"
"Thunder Punch!"
"Inferno Blaze!"
"Quick Zap!" Whatever move they used is not affecting the monsters as they continue to smash them down big time. "Okay we better hide and strategize on how to destank them right?"
"Point taken." Just then, Theresa barged in and saw the fighting scene. "What is she doing here?" Howard demanded. Theresa just shrieked when she saw the stanked monsters and worse case scenario, they went after her. "Go and create a diversion while I rescue her." ordered Randy as he blazed through to save her. Howard sighed to himself as he unexpectedly pressed his hand on the audio system and somehow was charged up! "Oh, I'm gonna love this." He said as he charged up and opened fired creating a diversion. As for Randy, he blazed through, grabbed Theresa and blazed off. "Thanks ninja."
"No problem and just a reminder, I'm not a ninja, a Dragon Guardian."
"Ok, and you sure smell and burn real hot." Randy blushed about as he planned to get her out of here when stanked Dave and Juggo blocked the entrance! "Okay we better-WHAM!" He got slammed by stanked Dave and he and Theresa were sent flying out of the gym, through the hallway, through the cafeteria and crash landed into the freezer.(the same one when a stanked monster got frozen in one episode of the show)Fortunately, it was not locked until the lunch lady showed up and padlocked it without checking. When Howard saw this, "Great! Now I have to deal with all of them myself!" He sulked as he got surrounded.
Down there again...
"Ha! The guardians will soon be finished! I can't wait! AH-CHOO! I think I need to clean up for a little while. Let them do the job while I do mine."
Inside the freezer...
"It's...so...cold..."
"FWOOSH!" Randy ignited a fireball to warm her up. "Thanks but how did you do that and who's the other guardian I saw?"
"Well, I'm a pyrokinetic in which I can manipulate fire and the other guardian is my partner who's an electrokinetic who can manipulate electricity."
"Wow! But how were you able to acquire such power and what does it got to do with it."
"Well...I don't want to tell you this but since you were so interested, why not?" So Randy told Theresa about the prophecy and his role and mission in this school and the secrets of the weapons.
"I don't believe it! So you got a katana that can give you elemental kinetic powers?"
"Yeah and-"
"BOOM!" the same stanked monsters that blocked the entrance appeared scaring them! "Ok, this might end badly." said Randy as he readied his Fire Dragon Blade. But beside him, Theresa dug through her handbag and took out her twirling baton. "Uh, what are you doing?" That's when the mosters attacked, she twirled her baton blocking their attacks and when stanked Juggo threw his juggling pins, she twirled her baton to deflect the pins back on him. "Stand back or else!" she warned. They don't care as they swat her away so that they can focus on terminating the dragon guardian. However, Theresa who was knocked unconscious stood up and experienced something that will change her life...
Now the monsters were about to take action when she, filled with the will to protect the guardian felt something. "Is that..." Looking at her hand, it produced an ice crystal and Randy upon seeing it, used a fiery kick on the monsters and running to Theresa. "I don't believe it!"
"What was it? Is it some kind of...CRACK!" A cracking sound can be heard and the ice around them are reshaping themselves into...
"The Ice Dragon Blade!"
"What! And what's it doing floating in front of me?"
"I think it's choosing you to use it's power!"
"Really?"
"Well, I mentioned that I have a role to recruit others to join me for a cause. Right?" Theresa then remembered. "Therefore, I choose you today to become..." Then, he beckoned her to take the katana and she did with no hesitation as an icy explosion was unleashed.
"Whoa where did that come form?" Howard wondered as he continued to struggle with the stanked Flute Girl.
Now continuing, "Therefore, I choose you today to become...the Ice Dragon Guardian." When he finished his sentence, Theresa stepped forth now donning a ninja suit with the ice dragon design on it. "This is unbelievable! I actually thought that I'm dreaming when you said these words but it's realistic."
"Yes, now make your move." Already, stanked Dave and Juggo regained their conscious and charged towards them. Full of courage, Theresa looked around and manipulated the ice around her turning them into crystals and raising them, "Crystal Barrage!" She fired all of them pinning the 2 of them. "Now that is some power!" Randy complimented. She then blasted some ice forming a slope and riding on it back to the gym. "Oh yeah, I forgot all about Howard." realized Randy when he saw this as he blazed his way back to him.
Now back at the gym(how many times did I go back to that area?)...
"Cunningham! If you read me, I'm in hot soup!" Just then, Theresa rode by in her icy slope. "Hey! Who is that figure?" Randy blazed beside him answering: "She's a new member of the Dragon Guardians."
"Okay and what does she do?"
"See for yourself buddy." Landing down Theresa clashed with the monsters with her dragon blade slashing and swiping them. "She's swift and well-focused." Howard complimented as Theresa called out. "Uh guys, a little help here?" Right now, stanked Dave and Juggo reappeared and attacked her from behind. "Okay buddy, we better finish the job and make it quick and easy!" Randy ordered as he and Howard aided Theresa. Soon, all 3 Dragon Guardians fought side by side against the stanked monsters.
"So how the juice are we gonna destank them?" Randy thought to himself as he avoided stanked Bucky's arm punches. Beside him, Theresa is firing icy blasts at stanked Flute Girl enraging her. "Gee, it sounds like as if it's cold-hearted." That gave Randy the juice. "That's it! Dragon Guardians, I got a plan! The 2 of them are all ears as they continued to resist attack. "You, paralyze them. After that, you freeze them and I finish them. Got it?" They nodded and continued fighting. "I'm gonna use a new move!" Howard declared as he spun his Lightning Dragon Blade with one hand very fast. So fast, it charged up increasing it's power. "NOW! Lightning Disc!" Howard fired the flat, circular electrified disc at stanked Pradeep paralyzing him greatly. He then used this move on the other 4. "Alright ice girl, don't leave us hanging!" Theresa got the message as she rode on the icy slope she created as a way to move around quickly landing in front of the paralyzed monsters. "Frost Breath!" She fired a powerful icy wind freezing all of them. "Now I get to finish it!" Randy declared as he landed on the ice. "careful you're melting the ice real fast since fire melts ice!' warned Howard.
"Got it. Well here goes nothing. Eruption!" A fiery explosion was unleashed and the monsters are destanked at last. "from cold-hearted to warm-hearted." said Theresa. "She sure knows a few tricks off her sleeve Cunningham!" laughed Howard.
"Wait, What!" Uh-oh, Howard spilt the juice.
Now down there...
"Okay I'm done and what!" Looking at the scene, he saw 3 Dragon Guardian through the chaos pearl as the other pearls dropped onto the ground powerless. "No! It can't be! This is impossible! AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!"(That is the loudest screech he has ever made in his life imprisonment)
After the battle...
"So you're the ninja all along Randy and later, you became a dragon guardian bringing Howard and me to become one like you."
"Yeah, I was the first to know about it and you're the second."
"I wasn't talking to you Howard."
"I know. I'm just stating a fact that-"
"Never mind Howard. Why don't you just check on the victims while I explain to Theresa about what's going on." Howard mumbled under his breath as he went to check on them. Now that they're alone, Randy and Theresa went for a walk outside the school. Now because of the attack, everyone left leaving the 3 of them to fight back. "Gee Randy, I feel like our time to be together was shattered."
"Why should you say that. I enjoyed my time with you. It's the best dance that I ever had."
"Really?"
"Yeah, we get to dance and best part, you're a cryokinetic aka the Ice Dragon Guardian and we fought together. Don't you feel like it's your fate and destiny to become a Dragon Guardian like me?" Theresa never felt so happy in her entire life as she and Randy gazed at each other's eyes again and went closer...and closer...and even closer until...finally...they felt it. It lasted for a few minutes like as if their lips were stuck together for a while. Then classical music was being played because for some reason, Howard gave it some of his juice to power it up and right now, the dragon couple is dancing through the night while Howard set his sight and gluttony over the refreshments that weren't destroying during the battle and he's already making a huge mess of himself.(Looks like he has no etiquette that's why)
The dance was enjoyable to Randy as he and Theresa became an official couple and even better, Theresa has acquired cryokinesis becoming the Ice Dragon Guardian. So that means it's halfway through until all slots are filled with chosen candidates. So therefore, stay tuned everybody. Smokebomb!