"I feel like crap." Ish moaned form his position on a hard light bed that was in the Hall of Knowledge, where he lay alongside three of his Guardian friends, Marty, Tua and Troy.
"Your not the only one," Marty said with a moan as he laid a hand on his ribs, but withdrew it with a hiss upon feeling intense pain upon touching his ribs.
"Guy's you shouldn't be talking, just try and relax." Ash said as she and Ricky stood over their injured friends. They all nodded silently and ceased in talking, Ash then turned her attention to RZ, who had been silent since they returned to the HOK.
"Something wrong, RZ?" Ash asked her leader, which caused his head to turn and look at her,
"I'm sorry, I've just been busy trying to figure out who, or what this new threat is, and how we are to deal with it, I have one solution, and I think it's time I put it into effect." he said, which got every Guardians attention.
"Do tell." Ash said simply, which earned head nods from all the other Guardians.
"I did not think it was necessary, but in light of this new threat, I think it's time that I choose a...seventh Guardian." he said, which surprised them all, for RZ had not considered adding another Guardian since Ricky had been chosen as the sixth and presumably last Guardian.
"A seventh Guardian, are you sure, RZ , for we work as a tight nit unit, I'm not sure if a rookie can cut it against this new threat." Ash asked her leader, which caused him to smile and laugh slightly.
"I understand that, but I also understand the importance to Protect the Megacores and the Rushers from this new threat, so we have no choice but to add a seventh Guardian." RZ said in a calm tone as he addressed all his Guardians. There was silence for a few seconds as they pondered what they had just been informed, but they quickly got over their shock and realized what RZ told them was true.
"Looks like we're getting a seventh Guardian," Ash said to her fellow Guardians, which earned head nods of approval, "who do you got in mind, RZ?" Ash asked her leader.
"I will tell you that in time, but right now we got bigger problems to deal with," RZ began which got the whole teams attention, "While we where preoccupied in San Francisco, Stellaria stole the Packers Megacore." RZ informed his Guardians, which got gasps of surprise from them.
"Rest assured I'm doing everything I can to locate the two missing Megacores, but it might take some time." RZ said sadly as he continued to try and locate the missing Megacores.
"Let's just hope the communities don't suffer to much until we are able to return them." Ash mumbled under her breath as she thought about what happens when you remove a Megacore from it's community.
The Megacores where specially created vessels that protected and channel the essence of every team. They held all the tradition, all the integrity, and all the energy every team in the NFL has ever known. They also channeled all the good of the community that represents each team. If a Megacore was removed, or fell into the wrong hands, that same energy could be used as a lethal weapon, and the team, and the communities would suffer.
Suddenly two red dot's started blinking on a holographic map, which brought the red haired female Guardian out of thought.
"We have a location on the Megacores, they are in an abandoned factory in Green Bay, I cannot send you directly there, Ash, and Ricky take the passage to Green Bay, then use your flight app to go the rest of the way, I will continue to monitor and update you on the situation."
"Got it RZ," Ash nodded as she and Ricky activated their Guardian armor and stepped through the portal that would take them to Green Bay. However unknown to them something more dangerous than the Anticorians would be waiting for them.
-Meanwhile-
"This trap is full proof," Angkoro boasted s he held the 49ers Megacore in his armored hand. "Us taking them out of the protective force field simply to lure in the last two remaining Guardians is a stroke of genius." he said in a confident tone as the three Anticorians prepared to fight against the two remaining Guardians. Suddenly the roof above them exploded and in dropped two beings, however they where not the Guardians...
"It's not possible..." Angkoro said as the two giant robotic beings charged at the three Anticorians.
-Meanwhile-
Ash and Ricky where currently airborne and where flying towards the warehouse where the Megacores had been located.
"This is probably a trap, but we got no choice but to go in there to retrieve the Megacores." Ash said which caused the Mexican-American Guardian to nod his head grimly. They quickly arrived outside the warehouse, but upon arriving the sound of battle could be hear on the inside.
"What the heck?" Ricky said as he and Ash carefully approached the warehouse. They quietly snuck inside and quickly saw why the sounds of combat where heard. The three Anticorians where under attack!
"Looks like someone beat us here." Ricky said as he and Ash simply stood there and watched the battle between the three Anticorians and to mechanical behemoths.
"I don't know who's side to take." Ash said as the two Guardians continued to watch the battle. Suddenly Angkoro noticed them.
"I'll make it easy for you, Guardians." he said with a snarl as he and the other two Anticorians teleported away in a blast of orange light. Leaving the two Guardians alone with the two giant metal monsters. The bests suddenly roared upon realizing that their targets had gotten away, suddenly they spotted the Guardians and charged at them.
"Looks like we suddenly became targets!" Ash yelled as eh back flipped away to give herself some breathing room, meanwhile Ricky activated his NFL-R's flight app and got airborne as he wings materialized from his armor, allowing him to get a birds eye view of his opponent. Looking around he spotted the Megacores lying inside a crate with the speed of an Eagle he flew down and quickly scooped up the Megacores in his arms.
"Ash, I got the Megacores!" Ricky yelled to his female friend as he continued to look over the battlefield, when she didn't reply he began to worry. However his worry quickly disappeared when he saw her back flip away from an attack.
"Let's get out of here!" she shouted back at her friend as she now activated her flight app and got airborne. The two quickly flew away from their opponents, and left them in the dust, leaving the two mechanical beasts to narrow their eyes in anger, and leave the being controlling them to wonder, how best to kill these so called, Guardians...