Chase snapped at Jack's leg, but Stryker pulled him up and flipped him over his back.
"Horse Skipping Pebble!" he shouted as he kicked Chase in the head.
He roared and swiped at him. Stryker twisted out of the way as Jack leapt onto Chase's arm.
"Wolf Attacking Ox!" he cried, leaping onto Chase's back and twisting one of his quills.
Chase wailed and dropped onto his back, trying to crush Jack into the dirt. He backflipped off him-albeit sloppily, but still-and stooped so Styker could vault off his back.
"Fox Stomping Grapes!"
He flipped and landed his heel on the bridge of his uncle's snout, then leapt back when he tried to swipe at him.
"Viper Striking Rat-" he started, lunging forward.
"Bison Stomping Viper!" Chase cried.
Stryker wasn't able to stop himself, and so was caught in Chase's talons and thrown across the field. Jack's helepack popped open and he sprang into the air, grabbing Stryker and dropping them a safe distance from Chase. When his pack collapsed again, Jack sagged a little.
"Why do we gotta call out all the names?" he asked wearily.
"'Cause if we don't then it's not as big of a point," Stryker told him, his eyes on Chase as the large lizard shook his head.
Jack snickered despite himself.
"'Fox Stomping Grapes'!" he recited. "Who came up with this stuff?"
His laugh died when Chase came charging at them; the boys jumped out of the way, but Chase grabbed both by the ankles and swung them in a circle. They shouted when he released them and they went flying, landing hard on the ground.
"Shouldn't we help them?" Cinder asked the others.
"No, this is their fight," Zephyr said. Inside him though, he was itching to join them.
"Their fight my butt!" Entropy scoffed, racing onto the field.
"Hey, Enny!" Cinder cried as she and Zephyr followed suit.
Raimundo started to follow, but stopped when he felt Dojo grab onto his pantleg. The small dragon shook his head, so the monks stayed where they were, watching with eager and nervous eyes.
"Leopard Strike!" Entropy shouted as she picked up speed.
Chase turned and met her knee with his chin. He staggered back and growled at her. Stryker and Jack hurried to their feet as Cinder and Zephyr flanked her, ready for battle.
"Come on Uncle," Entropy challenged, moving into a very loose fighting stance. "Show us what you're made of."
Chase's eyes narrowed when Jack and Stryker joined them. He was outnumbered, like he had been before, but something was different from those times. It seemed as if he would lose this battle if he were to try.
"Don't chicken out now," Jack taunted. "We're all just getting warmed up."
He growled again, then he lowered his head and shifted back into his human form. His eyes returned to their green as he glared at the triumphant looks on the group of teens.
"This isn't over," he said, turning his back on them. "I hope you're prepared, because the next time I won't be so generou-"
He turned and gaped in disbelief, because the Jack Pack had been busy making crude faces at him behind his back. They froze when he looked at them, then grinned when his face reddened in anger.
"Well, uh..." Jack stammered, pulling out the Golden Tiger Claws. "...Bye!"
He ripped open a dimensional hole and they all jumped in it before Chase could reach them. Dojo looked up at the monks.
"I'll pay you allowance if you get that back from them," he offered.