The guest from my review have gave me an idea. He or She told me to add the Vandals and want Captain Kalus fall in love Agura's Leopard form. And for Stanford… you'll find out when he goes back Vandal planet and his abilities.

Chapter 12

Vert charge forward at Stanford to throw a punch. He quickly dodged his attack and encounter by grabbing Vert's arm, throw him to the side of the Training room. Vert quickly landed on his feet, charge forward again. Stanford smirks a bit as Vert is very close to him, the mutant leader saber-tooth tiger threw a punch. But to his surprise Stanford stop it by his hand. The mutant serpent teen smirks before he twist Vert's hand, "Gah!" He cried in pain, Stanford released his hand as Vert rubbed it, "Sorry… I didn't mean to do that," he said.

"It's okay. You're getting tougher than I thought," Vert said, "Yes. But I still feel dangerous," Stanford said, "I know you feel dangerous, Stan. But you must learn controlling your mutation. Then you won't be dangerous," Vert said, "Thank you." He said with a smile. Just then, Sage's voice throughout the Hub using the P.A. system. "Mutant Battle Force 5, report!"

The MBF5 went to the command station and as they got there, Sage was typing on her Sentient holographic keyboard. "What is it, Sage?" Vert asked her, "Captain Kalus is up to something," Sage said as she type down the holographic keyboard, "Don't tell me that he and his troops fixed their power source," Spinner said, "No. He is searching a crystal from the Vandal Ocean. He might possible use it to restore the power source," Sage said, "Well, let's not let Kalus find it. Cortez bros, you guys stay here. Tezz, you're with us. Let's roll!"

In few moments later, the team have arrived the Vandal planet. "Sure, Stanford hate this place." Zoom joked, "Yeah. Can't wait he's gonna yell," Agura said, "Actually, I kinda like it," Stanford said made his team in shock, "What? But I thought you hate this planet?" Agura asked confused, "I do. But it feels warm," he said before he heard a familiar buzzing sound of a bug.

The serpent teen look towards the sound and sees a giant mosquito. It was about to sting at Stanford but the mutant serpent teen change his human eyes into serpent eyes and his human teeth becomes serpent fangs. Stanford hiss at it causing the giant mosquito to fly away in fright. Stanford chuckled turn his team who has shock expression on their faces, "Wow… you scared it away, Stan." Vert said as Stanford change back his eyes and teeth to normal.

"Yeah. They didn't know that I'm a mutant serpent," he said, the team drives through the thick jungle quietly so the Vandals won't know. They head towards the ocean shore and they suddenly stop when they saw Kalus, Krocomodo, Sever, and Hatch are all there. "Looks like they're here to find the crystal guys," Zoom said with a low voice so the Vandals can't hear him, "Yeah. And I can see Kalus doesn't like water," Vert said with a smirk on his lips as he remember that Kalus hates water and makes him seasick.

"So… how are we gonna pass them," Stanford asked, "We need a distraction. Then we dive into the sea to find the crystal," Tezz said, "Great idea, Tezz. Agura, let's go." Vert drives away follow by Agura right behind him. While the rest of the team find the crystal from underwater ocean.

"Okay. Stanford and Zoom, you two go down there. While I stay here, the shore," Tezz said, the two mutant nodded as they drive into the water and went down underwater. With Vert and Agura, they were hiding in the bushes. They watch as Kalus shivers in fear, "Gah… I cannot go into the water!" He yelled which made the two mutants laugh at that, "Okay… Vert what're we gonna do," Agura asked, "Let's morph our mutant forms and pretend that we're one of them," Vert said.

"Are you sure?" She asked quite unsure about his plans, "Trust me," Vert said and Agura nodded. They both morph their human forms into mutant forms. They walk out their hiding place and walk towards Kalus and his team. "Don't worry, Captain Kalus. Krocomodo and Sever will find the crystal then we restore our power source," Hatch said and Krocomodo looked behind and sees two new Vandals he never seen before.

"Captain Kalus, look." Krocomodo pointed at the new Vandals. Kalus turn and is shock when he saw two new Vandals but his eyes are on the Leopard Vandal with beauty. As they were right in front of them, Sever asks them. "Who are you? I've never seen you before."

"We're… new here. We travel around the Vandal planet. Our homeworld," Vert said, "Really? Hmmm… Where do you two came from?" Krocomodo asked them suspicious, "We came from the… mountains," Agura said, "From the Mountains?" Hatch said giving Vert and Agura a suspicious look on his bug face.

Meanwhile in the underwater, Stanford and Zoom were still searching for the crystal. Stanford use his sonar system of his Reverb, "Stan? Any pick up from your sonar system?" The young mutant cheetah scout asked and Stanford shook his head, "No. Not yet," he said and just then, Zoom caught something in his eye. A shiny object is way down between the boulders, "Hey, I think I see something." Zoom dove down to take a closer look of that shiny object.

As he was close enough he grab it and the shiny object was a beautiful crystal, "I guess you found it, Zoom." Stanford said with a gentle smile, "Now let's head up to the surface," Zoom said and before they could go up Zoom didn't notice a nearby weird-like seaweed wrapped itself around his right ankle. The seaweed suddenly pulled Zoom down, "Hey!" He look and sees the seaweed pulling him down it pull him down very hard, "OW! Hey! Let go!" Zoom tries to shake it off but another seaweed wrapped itself around his left wrist and pull him down really hard. More seaweeds wraps themselves around his waist, arms, and legs. They all pull him causing him to jump off his Chopper. "Stanford! HELP!" He yelled as the seaweeds pull him deeper.

Stanford look at Zoom and gasp in horror when the seaweeds are pulling his down deeper, "Zoom!" Back at the surface, Tezz was in the shore waiting for Stanford and Zoom. But they haven't come up yet which made Tezz worry, "I hope they're okay. I'm sure they'll find the crystal soon." He muttered himself, he look through the window and stare out the thick jungle. In Tezz's mind he wonder his friend, Tromp is still out there somewhere.

Then a beep is heard. Tezz press the holographic screen to answer, "Tezz! Can you hear me," Stanford's voice shouted through the com-link with a panicking tone, "Yes, I hear you, Stan. What's wrong? Have you and Zoom found the crystal yet," he asked, "No time for that!" Stanford snapped, "Zoom is in trouble!"

"What's happening down there," the mutant wolf asked, "The seaweeds are pulling him down deeper! And I have no idea to save him!" He replied, "That's not good…" Tezz muttered. With Vert and Agura, they were still distracting Kalus and his team but Agura, the mutant huntress leopard, she was bit uncomfortable when Kalus was flirting her. "Vert… what's with him?" She whispered, "I think he's… in love with you," he said which made her shock, "Are you serious," before Vert could say his com-link watch suddenly made a sound of a beep.

"What was that," Sever asked looking at Vert and Agura with a suspicious look on his shake face. "It's a…" Agura began when Kalus took her hand, "I've never seen such beautiful Vandal like you," Agura jerk her hand away turn to Vert, who's talking through his com-link watch, "Oh no," he whispered in fear, "What's wrong, Vert?"

"It's Zoom. He's in trouble," he said and that made Agura worried about the young mutant cheetah scout, "What's going on? What are you whispering about," Hatch asked, "Sorry to disappoint you guys but…" Vert punched Hatch in the face and quickly out cold. Krocomodo and Sever then starts to attack them but they were quickly knock out by Agura's double kicks. Kalus was shock of this, "What are you doing?!"

"Sorry, Kalus. I think I should show you," Agura morph her leopard form into human form. And that really shock Kalus, "You?! How can a human can transform into a Vandal," he said when someone knock him out from the back of the head. Behind Kalus was Vert in his human form, "Heh. Guess Kalus is surprise that you morph your human form," Vert said, "Yeah," she said, "C'mon. Let's help Zoom before he drowns," he said with a worry tone. In the underwater, Zoom was pulled harder by seaweeds, "Gah! Let go of me," he tried to break free from the seaweeds but one of the seaweed wrapped itself around Zoom's neck and squeezed which cause Zoom unable to breathe, "Can't… breathe…" He was chocking now and Stanford kept on watching helpless, "What am I gonna do!?" The mutant serpent teen kept watching and Zoom is about to drown when the seaweed still squeezing his neck.

Stanford is force to save him. He holds his breath before he open the roof top of his Reverb which cause all the water to enter. Stanford swims toward Zoom, he grabbed the scout's shoulders which startled him. Zoom look and sees Stanford trying to pull him out from the seaweeds' grips, "Stanford, what're you doing?! Get back inside the Reverb before you drown!" But Stanford shook his head when he opens his mouth and something much unexpected, "No! I can't leave you here and drown," he said Zoom's eyes went wide in shock when Stanford speak while underwater.

"Stanford…? You can breathe," Stanford was shock than him when he is able to breathe underwater. The seaweed squeezed Zoom's neck and he's almost out of air, "Gah…!" Zoom tried to remove the seaweed from his neck but it kept squeezing his neck, "Hang on, Zoom!" The serpent teen pulls Zoom upward and tried to free him from the seaweeds. Stanford was suddenly pulled when the seaweed wrapped itself his left ankle, "Let go!" He shouted but they kept pulling both mutants deeper.

"Stanford… I… can't… breathe any… more," Zoom chocked as he was about lost his last breath, "NO!" Stanford hisses, he morph his human form into mutant serpent form, he wrapped his serpent tail around Zoom's waist and pulled him upward which cause the seaweeds to snap apart. Now free, Zoom gasp to get air before he turn to Stanford, "Thanks man," he thank him, "You're welcome. Now let's get out of here," he said as Stanford morph back his human form.

The two mutants swim back their vehicles. In the shore, "Vert, we have to do something to save Zoom," Agura said, "I know. But Stanford with him," he said, "But he can't save Zoom while underwater," Tezz said and that's when the Reverb and the Chopper drove out the water.

The team rush over them, Zoom remove his helmet to get some air. "Zoom! Are you okay," Vert asked, "Yeah. I'm fine don't worry," he said as he coughs a bit, "Tezz told us about you that you're being pulled down from the seaweeds," Agura said before she notice the seaweeds still wrapped around Zoom's body left behind, "Are these seaweeds?"

"Yeah. These seaweeds are the ones who pull me down deeper. But Stanford save my life, and you won't believe it that he can breathe underwater," Zoom explained, "Stanford can breathe underwater?" Vert repeated with a surprise tone, "Yeah. I almost drown and he saved me." Then Tezz says, "But did you found the crystal?"

"Yeah. We got it. Maybe we should explain later about my… 'underwater breathing' ability thing," Stanford said. The MBF5 head towards the Earth portal.

This chapter is very long. The new chapter will be coming soon.