"But we still don't know what to do!" Katherine whined.
"You really couldn't recognize the place he went?" Chip asked. JB nodded in reply,
"I never seen anything like it!"
"He might as well be on another planet!" Katherine exclaimed. JB opened his mouth to talk but the Elucidator in his hand started blaring a siren sound, demanding attention. JB lifted it up to look at it but it figured he was too slow and projected the message on the wall. MATT HAS BEEN DETECTED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO HIS CURRENT LOCATION?
"Yes!" They shouted in perfect harmony. The next thing Johan knew he was zipping the blackness of time.
"Wait JB where are we going?" Katherine asked.
"Uh it looks like…I don't know! All it says is some beach." Johan could see JB's startled reaction in the Elucidator's glow. The lights grew brighter and brighter till he could feel is very being torn apart. His head and the rest of his body felt numb. None of his scenes worked properly. His vision was blurry at best. Is that the ocean I hear? Right, JB said we be at a beach. I hope I'm not too close the water. He flexed his fingers feeling the sand underneath. Then he tried his legs and feet. Same result, sand. Ok so I don't have to worry about drowning as an immediate threat. Johan blinked a few times and took some deep breaths. His vision came back to 20/20. JB was already walking around, scoping out the area. He forced himself to stand up. Katherine and Chip were still laying in the sand. Katherine slowly stood up and Chip moaned and rolled over.
"Matt! Matt! We're are you?!" JB made a megaphone with his hands and shouted. Katherine helped Chip get back to his feet. Johan was still getting over his time sickness or something actually moved behind that rock.
"JB I think there's something over there." Johan called to him. JB turned his head in the direction Johan was talking about. It happened again and he was sure that it wasn't his time sickness playing tricks on his eyes.
"Dad?" Matt appeared around the rocks. Johan watched twenty years fall from JB's face as he saw Matt. A scared frown flipped into a joyful smile.
"Matt!" He bolted over to him, smuggling him in a hug. Matt returned the hug but he looked like he had something important to say. There was something different about him. Johan mentally slapped himself for not recognizing the guns strapped to his legs as the difference sooner.
"I thought I lost you forever!" JB muttered. Matt gave him an extra moment of the hug then pulled out.
"Dad you'll never believe it! Basil's alive!" JB smile disappeared as fast as it arrived.
"Matt you were right there when it happened. Basil's gone." He shook his head sadly.
"He's not dead! We left right after it happened. If we go back a second after we left, I guarantee we won't find the body!" Matt defended.
"Matt what's go-" Johan started to ask but a fire color shot stopped them. The shot went right next to his ear and impacted the sand several yards behind him. They all looked at the direction the shot came from surprised to see Gary and Hodge's boss. His gun was still raised.
"I'm done waiting." He took another shot, aiming right at them. All Johan know there was a scream. He wasn't sure if it was from him or Katherine. Two thick shining yellow streaks collided with the fire color one at the halfway point. Matt had been the one who stopped the attacks by firing his own guns.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." Matt had a serious smile on his face.
"Who are you supposed to be?" The boss asked more annoyed than curious.
"Matt. The next Moon Guardian, Basil's subordinate and brother. Friend and ally to the Elementals." Matt said keeping the look on his face.
"The Moon Guardian's subordinate huh? Then you can die first!" The boss let off another powerful shot but Matt didn't look worried.
"You all might want to take cover." Matt looked over his shoulder at them. Johan ran to the rocky area behind to hide behind the boulders. Matt stood there waiting for the incoming attack. The attack erupted into a powerful blow as it made contact.
"Matt!" JB shouted at the top of his lungs. But when the smoke cleared Matt stood their unhurt. Now in his hand was a katana instead of the gun.
"Impressive trick but that's not going to save you." The boss pulled out another gun and aimed both of them behind him. A fiery blast rocketed him forward with incredible speed.
Matt was taken back at how fast he could move but he kept the Katana in defensive position Cooper showed him on their walk. But at the last moment the boss tossed his guns in the air and rammed a hammer of a fist in his gut. Matt was pushed off the ground and landed on his back hard. And all from that one blow! This guy is good! But Basil's counting on me. I can't be beat here! The boss came in for another strike but Matt pulled the trigger from the gun releasing the shot. He looked angry but moved out of the way. Matt grabbed the katana at his side and got back on his feet.
"You whelp!" The guns feel back down and he caught them without a blink of an eye. He took aim on his prey. He used his guns to propel him forward, why shouldn't I be able to do the same thing? Keeping the Katana up he'd positioned the gun to the side and pulled the trigger right when he heard the Boss' gun go off. Matt managed to avoid the main blast but not the aftershock. His body went flying his own shot increasing his speed. This isn't good! He was heading straight for where Dad and the others were hiding. Matt forced his trigger figure to ease up stopping the forward motion a bit. He angled it at the center of the boulder in front of and pulled the trigger again. The blast managed to stop his body from hitting the rock at the very last moment but not without its own toll. Johan happened to be standing up behind that rock and was hit by the edge of the shot. Johan!
Johan touchdown on the sand still moving. His momentum slowed as more and more sand build up behind him. He wasn't hurt just a bit spooked by getting caught in the aftermath. When he pushed himself up something poked his hand. Johan swiped the sand away expecting it to be a rock and he was really surprised when it turned out to be a small box with a hole on the top. It had a strange design of a horse head with a wing on each side of the head. The logo was on the four sides riming the box. What was it? He was about to tried to open the top but Katherine interfered.
"Johan, what are you doing?! Get back here!" She shouted. He scrambled back to his feet and ran for the others.
Matt watched as Johan grabbed the box out of the sand. It had the same Pegasus design as the G-K's! Basil was right, his box was back here. I get it, a rocky place! Not a location but a situation!
"Johan toss me the box!" He shouted over. Johan looked confused for a moment but then thrown the box in his general direction. It was a diving catch on Matt's part. He caught the box in mid-flight then rolled on his shoulder so he was kneeling. Matt lit up the ring on his finger and slammed it in the hole. He pointed the box at the boss who waited to see what would happen. The lid split apart in shining fire. It quickly died down to reveal a white horse with its main, tail, hooves, and wings made of the glimmering yellow fire floating in midair.