A/N Hello Everyone StoryTeller54 here to bring you Chapter 44/Season 2 Episode 21 of EL Tigre the new adventures, for all my Steven universe readers. I am sorry that I haven't been updating On Tale of the lightning gem. I know where the story is going; it's just that I haven't been able to think up a new plot driven chapter. But knowing me I'll think something up. Of course I'm still just an armature writer I guess. But Anyway! Enjoy the chapter!
(EL Tigre is owned by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua) All rights reserved
EL Tigre the new adventures Season 2 Episode 21 – Fight against the first of the red crow!
"It'll be you all, who will be begging for mercy!" Merqushio said sinisterly while holding up his paint brush that was dripping with blood red paint.
Manny smirked and extends his claws "Oh yeah?!" he charged right ahead. Marcus points out his fingers as if he was holding to guns and shouted "ART OF FIRE! FIRE GUN!" Marcus shoots out stream fire bullets that flew by Manny and headed straight for Merqushio.
"That won't work!" Merqushio shouted at them. Merqushio moves his paint brush around creating a red paint shield that deflected Marcus fire bullets. Manny hopes in the air slashes at Merqushios shield tearing it apart. But once the shield was destroyed Merqushio was nowhere behind it.
"H-hey were did he go?!" Manny said looking around.
The painting below Manny's feet started to bubble and turn into liquid and Manny's feet sunk into it.
"WHOA!" Manny shouted looking down at his feet "My foot!"
"HAHAH! This is why there's so much paint around this place! I can move anywhere to strike all of you!" Merqushio said mincingly. He quickly speed paints a large knife and thrust it at Manny.
Manny slashed at the knife cutting it into pieces. Merqushio growled and slid back into paint. The paint turned back into dry paint. Manny's leg was no longer stuck into the ground.
"Damn it! Where did he, go this time?!" Manny said irritably looking left to right, up and down."
"After all this crap is over I don't want to hear anything about art for a while," Marcus said rubbing his head.
"Tell me about it." Ronnie said looking around. A bubbling noise was heard from behind Ronnie. Suddenly three knives came shooting out of nowhere heading towards her.
Ronnie turned around seeing the knives coming; she moves her body to the right, left and catches one of the knives between her fingers.
"DIE!" Merqushio screamed launching a barrage of knives from the puddle of paint.
"OH CRAP!" Ronnie shouted shocked.
Marcus hopped in front of Ronnie, whips out his sword and starts slashing and cutting the knives that came there way. Frida runs and rolls out the way of the incoming knives.
Manny slashed at knives sliching the metal of each one that came his way into two. Merqushio appears out the liquid of paint and speed paints a torrent gun and fires it at the four of them.
"SHIT!" Marcus screamed as the four of them ran to the right avoiding the stream of bullets that came there way.
"AHAHAHAH THAT"S RIGHT RUN!" Merqushio screamed.
Manny ran up all, backflips off of it and launches his grappling hook at Merqushio and slugs him right in the face knocking him to the ground. "I got the torrent!" Ronnie said as green aura forms around her body as she dashes over to the torrent. She raises her leg in the air and kicks the torrent into the air making sore out the roof of the abandoned house.
"I got you!" Frida said running over to Merqushio. She hopes into the air forms her left hand into a fist.
"I don't think so little girl!" Merqushio said as the paint blow him turned into liquid and he sinks through it. Frida lands on the ground where Merqushio was breaks a hole into the floor.
"Darn it…missed him." Frida said through her teeth.
Merqushio stepped through liquid paint on the wall with a big grin across his face. He chuckles holding three paint brushes in his hand.
"How about we make things interesting?" Merqushio said with a mischievous tone.
"Huh?" Marcus said narrowing his eyes at Merqushio.
Merqushio holds up each of his paint brushes. He moves his hands around, speed painting small little orbs of liquids. Each of them floated in the air, one red one, one blue, and one yellow one.
"Let's see how you all fair against these?" Merqushio said smirking
"You want us to fight a bunch of blobs? You got to be kidding me." Ronnie said shaking her head in disappointment. Ronnie suddenly felt something skid past her cheek loving a deep cut with blood flowing down her cheek. "What the heck?"
Ronnie was suddenly struck in the shoulder and in the leg. She winches and falls on one knee.
"Ronnie!" Frida said looking at her "What the hell was that?! "
"One of the many attacks of my paint blobs. Don't underestimate my art." Merqushio said grinning.
"To hell with this!" Marcus said taking a deep breath "ART OF FIRE! BLAZE OF GLORY!" a gust of fire erupts from Marcus mouth heading towards Merqushio and the paint blobs.
The paint blobs all formed together to make a giant wall of paint that flowed over Marcus gust of fire, completely overwhelming it. Marcus scoffed and grips his sword.
"Alright then!" Marcus said rushing at Merqushio. Marcus swings his sword at the blobs slicing it in two and quickly cutting the others into pieces. "Now for you!" said Marcus swinging his sword down at Merqushio.
Merqushio smirked; Marcus suddenly felt a sharp pain sink into his stomach. Marcus coughed up blood. He looked down seeing one of the blobs that he cut slip out of his stomach and cut him around the chest. Marcus fell to the ground winching.
"Marcus!" Manny charged forward and arches his arms back "RIVERA TIGER PISTOL!" he shouted launching his grappling hook at Merqushio. One of the pieces of the paint blobs that Marcus cut formed a large shield that blocked Manny's attack making it bounce off of it.
"Damn it!" Manny shouted.
Marcus slowly rises up and looks at the blobs of paint. The ones that Marcus cut formed into normal size.
"What the hell?!" Marcus said glaring
"As I said before…don't underestimate my art." Merqushio said darkly. The paint blobs transformed into buzz saws and dashed at Marcus. Marcus raised his sword and slashed at the blobs blocking their incoming attacks and back flips away dodging the other's that came his way.
"You ok?" Ronnie asked looking at Marcus
"I-I'm fine, I've had worse. What about you?" Marcus asked looking at her.
"I'll live." Ronnie said getting to her feet.
"This is stupid…we're fighting against some guy who's using paint!" Manny said irritably
"I just hope I don't get covered in paint…" Frida said rubbing her hair "I already have it blue…I don't want it green or purple…"
"Any type of attack or power can be dangerous and used as a weapon regardless of what it is!" Marcus said keeping his eye on Merqushio.
"Yeah I know!" Frida said shifting her eyes at Marcus.
The blobs of paint transformed into multiple ninja stars and they all headed for the four of them.
"But then again…IT'S ANNOYING AS HELL! ART OF FIRE! INFERNO FIRE STROM!" Marcus said holding both of his hands out and slams them to the ground and stream of blazing hot flames roared from his fist and went into the air like a wave and headed for Merqushio.
"AH! Damn it!" Merqushio said sinking into the ground. His paint blobs formed a shield but it was no use, Marcus fire overpowered the shield and melted the paint blobs melted away due to Marcus fire.
"Nice!" Manny said smiling.
"It's not over yet…that son of bitch is gone!" Marcus said scanning the area.
"He's starting to get on my nerves…" Ronnie said looking around.
"Damn if only…" Frida then had a thought. "H-Hey Marcus, you're akuma no me thing!"
Marcus eyes widen and then he facepalms. "Of course!" Marcus closes his eyes for a moment and then snaps them open, activating his akuna no me. The whole area around him was surging with energy. Sparking like light reflecting on the water.
"Damn…this whole place…the freaking paint." Marcus said looking around.
"The paints what?" Manny said looking at Marcus curious.
"So those eyes of yours can see the truth huh?" Merqushio said, his voice echoing. "Interesting,"
The small blotches of paint started spread out the room. Frida ran over to Miranda and stood by her "Stay close to me." She said
Merqushio laughed slowly. The whole room was red with paint. Merqushio's eyes were all over the room. He laughed loudly.
"But it won't matter. You'll never escape my house of art." Merqushio said as his mouth appeared below the many eyes of the room.
"Ok…this is just getting creepy…" Ronnie said looking around at the eyes and mouths. Miranda stood close to Frida while not trying to make contact with the eyes in the room.
"Do you want to know something about my power?" Merqushio said. "You might think paint is just some stupid ability…but if practiced and evolve…it can do many things."
A large version of Merqushio's hand appeared from below the floor holding a paint brush. He moves his hand around quickly painting the entire room. The whole room was painted as a green plain. The wind was blowing and the sun was beaming down on everyone. The sky was clear, not cloud anywhere.
"W-where are we?" Frida said looking around
"What the hell happened? What did he do?" Manny said "did he teleport us somewhere?"
"Oh you silly little children," Merqushio's echoed voice said.
"COME OUT AND FIGHT YOU COWARD!" Ronnie screamed.
"If I did it wouldn't be so fun as it is now would it?"
Merqushio's painted worlds grass started to grow up to normal body length. The grass then green slits and mouths on it and let out a deep laugh and grew vines as arms.
"Oh crap…" Frida said looking at them.
The tall grass lunged at them. The vines turned into sharp blades and slashed at Frida. Marcus hopped in front of Frida blocking there attack with his sword. Manny hopped in the air and cuts the tall grasses into pieces.
More and more grasses started growing out the ground and lunged at four of them.
"God damn it there's just no end!" Marcus said cutting each one that came his way.
Manny slashed, slashed and slashed but the more and more just kept coming.
Ronnie, using her speed, punches and kicks every tall grass that was starting to come up out the ground. But to avail they kept growing and growing.
"Oh to hell with this crap!" Marcus said taking a deep breath. "ART OF FIRE! GREAT BLAZE OF GLORY!"
A strong fierce gust of fire came bursting out of Marcus mouth burning every single tall grass that came out the ground was burned to ashes. Marcus fire spread through the entire area they were in burning everything to ash.
"Whoa…hot." Ronnie said fanning her face.
"Nice one!" Manny said smiling
"Burn em all down!" Frida said smirking.
"Why you little…" Merqushio said growling. "I'LL CRUSH ALL OF YOU!"
Suddenly the sky above them turned orange. The ground below the four of their feet's started to rumble.
"What the hell is going on?" Manny said looking up at the sky. Manny eyes instantly widen. "You got to be kidding me…"
"Oh shit…" Marcus said shocked.
"HOLY CRAP IS THAT?!" Ronnie said panicking
"Oh boy…" Frida said staring at the sky.
From the orange sky above, came a flaming meteor. Winds were starting to pick up. The more closely the meteor got the bigger it was becoming.
"AHHHEEEE! WHAT THE HECK ARE WE GOING TO DO?!" Ronnie said running around in circles.
"That's easy! We just need to bust this painted world!" Marcus said holding his sword to the ground. He activates his Akuma no me, sees the weak point, and focuses his spiritual energy around his sword and stabs the ground.
"AHHHHHH!" Merqushio screamed. The entire area around them started to blur and slowly disappear. Merqushio fell to the ground on his knees and gasping for breath holding his stomach as if he was stabbed.
"What did you do?" Frida asked looking at Marcus.
"I used my spiritual ki…focus it around my sword and just stabbed the area." Marcus explained.
"Did you also stab him too?" Manny asked.
"No I didn't…over dramatic bastard."
"You….you hurt my art…" Merqushio said still gasping for air. "My art…"
"Last time I checked a meteors aren't art!" Ronnie shouted.
"Oh for the love of god get up! This fight's over." Marcus said walking over to Merqushio and grabs him by his shoulder yanking him up to his feet. Merqushio quickly takes out a knife and cuts Marcus on the palm of his hand.
"Ow!" Marcus said looking at the cut on his hand seeing the blood drip down. He then glares at Merqushio "You son of a bitch."
Merqushio smirked "Nice shade of red you got there…I think I'll take it." He said darkly taking out his paint brush and started twirling his paint brush in a clock wise motion.
"What the hell are…are you…?" Marcus looked down at his cut hand. The blood that was dripping stopped and it was moving towards Merqushio's paint brush.
And then before Marcus knew it the blood was rushing out of his cut hand. His entire arm to his body was looking pale by the second.
"STOP!" Manny shouted launching his grappling hook at Merqushio. Merqushio leaped out the way as Manny's grappling hook hand busted through the floor board.
Marcus fell on one knee and holds his other hand to the ground. Frida and Ronnie rushed over to Marcus and kneels down to him.
"M-Marcus! Are you ok?!" Ronnie asked panicky
"I…I'm fine…I don't know how much he took but I'm fine I think…" Marcus said sweating bullets.
"What the hell did you do?!" Manny demanded to know.
"The color of his blood is red of course. What? Did I fail to mention that anything that has a color I can control if seen? Well now you know." Merqushio said letting out a mischievous laugh.
"SHUT UP!" Manny said extending his claws and rushes at Merqushio. Merqushio holds his paint brush between his finger tips and paints a large blood red x and launches it at Manny with immense speed. Manny get hit by the x and hits a wall with impact.
"Argh!" Manny groaned holding his chest. A large scar appeared on Manny's chest and steam simmered off of it.
"Now watch the true mastery of my speed painting." Merqushio said hopping in the air and then pulls out another paint brush, both paint brushes were codded in black paint. Merqushio's zig zags across the air painting small ninja stars that were spinning in the air.
"Oh crap!" Frida said as the ninja stars flew at the five of them. Miranda let out a scream of fear while clutching the painting of her uncle in her arms.
"Ronnie!" Marcus shouted tossing his sword to her. Ronnie catches Marcus sword by the hilt and hopes in the air. All that could be seen right now was Ronnie's aura from her body zipping across the air and the clanging sounds of the ninja stars getting knocked around the room.
Ronnie landed down on the ground clutching Marcus sword then smirks "I really got to use a sword more often!" she said happily. Merqushio appeared out of the ground behind Ronnie and painted shackles around her feet.
"HUH? HEY WHAT THE HECK?!" Ronnie said falling over.
"Ahahaha! That should keep you at bay for now." Merqushio picks up Marcus sword and looks at Frida. Frida glares at Merqushio and he slowly walks over to her.
"You thought this would be easy did you?" Merqushio asked.
"Heh…to be honest yeah," Frida said rubbing the back of her head laughing nervously.
"Well now you are going to pay the-"
"GIVE ME BACK MY SWORD!" Marcus screams slugging Merqushio in face sending him rolling on the ground. Marcus sword fell to the ground and he picks it up.
"That…was a good punch." Merqushio said rubbing his cheek a spits out a tooth.
Marcus turns his head and looks at Manny "MANNY! YOU OK?!"
Manny flinches and gets up to his feet and holds his chest "Y-Yeah I'm alive…" he said
"Cover up that hand of yours." Merqushio said whipping out his paint brush
"OH NO YOU DON"T!" Frida ran over to Merqushio and knees him in the face and then kicks him in the stomach making him stumble back.
"You, little bastard!" Merqushio points his paint brush at Frida. Her hair started dripping water, and then floods of water came flooding down from her head.
"Hey what the heck did you do to my hair?!" Frida said covering her eyes so water won't get in them.
"As I said…any type of color could be anything!" Merqushio said smirking "Now watch this!"
The water then started to form around Frida's head making a ball of water. Frida gagged and gargled as the spear of water floated around her head.
"F-Frida!" Manny said springing to her feet "LET HER GO!" Manny shouted charging at Merqushio.
"You should have stayed down you idiot!" Merqushio said pulling out his other paint brush. Ronnie sped over to Merqushio and kicks the paintbrush out of his hand. "NO!" he shouted in frustration.
"RIVERA TIGER PISTOL!" Manny shouted launching his grappling at Merqushio slugging him in the stomaching sending him crashing into the wall, the paint brush that he using on frida dropped on the ground.
The water around Frida's head fell to the ground and her hair went back to normal and she fell to the ground spitting out water.
"Frida are you ok?!" Manny said kneeling down to her.
"To think…having blue hair was going to do that to me…" Frida coughed and spat out more water.
"So…is he down?" Ronnie asked looking at Merqushio.
"Hopefully…" Marcus said patching up his cut hand with a piece of his shirt.
Miranda got to her feet and walked over to them "Is everyone ok?" she asked.
"Y-yeah will be ok." Frida said
''Just fine…although I got a cool scar on my chest." Manny said pointing at the x scar on his chest.
"Wow that is a cool scar!" Frida said looking at it
"One on my eye and one on my chest," Manny said grinning "I would be pretty happy if I wasn't in so much pain…"
"HEY!" Ronnie shouted to them "HE"S GONE!"
Everyone looked over to the spot where Merqushio was laying.
Marcus got to his feet wobbling a bit and growled "Damn it! Everyone get on guard." He said gripping his sword
"So…I guess my painting illusion ability didn't work so well…well that won't do. I'll have to amplify up my work to this…" Merqushio's echoing voice said.
"What the heck is that suppose to mean?" Manny said looking around.
"Everyone get ready for anything." Frida said.
"COME OUT AND FIGHT ASSHOLE!" Ronnie yelled
"Are you all ready to enter my real painted world?" Merqushio said in a mischievous tone and followed after a sinister chuckle.
Marcus looked left and right. He looked down seeing a giant square shadow below his feet. He looked up and his eyes widened. "WATCH OUT!" he shouted.
Above them was large blank painting portrait that falling down towards them.
"MIRANDA MOVE!" Frida shouted pusing her out the way making her fall to the ground.
The giant portrait fell on Manny, Marcus, Frida and Ronnie with a loud thud. Miranda sat there, staring at the large portrait. She got to her feet with her legs shaking while clutching the portrait of her uncle.
"Oh no…" Miranda whispered. She puts the painting of her uncle and walked over to the large portrait. He put her fingers under the portrait attempting to flip it over. She grunts and successfully flips the painting over. She gasps putting her hands over her mouth. On the blank portrait were Manny, Marcus, Frida and Ronnie painted on the blank space. Their faces screaming in terror like her uncle's.
"Oh dear god no…" Miranda whispered. "Not them too…"
The four of them…trap in Merqushio's portrait….Forever?
To be continued
A/N Hello Everyone Storyteller54 here! Sorry that I haven't updated this for awhile, I've been giving some time to my Steven universe Fanfic! If you would like to read go give it a shot! Also I have another EL Tigre story that I will actually be giving attention to…not like the other EL Tigre story's that I have not been able to finish….mostly because I lost interest. BUT! This one will be absolutely worked on! I will be giving details on it next chapter! So I will be seeing you all next time on EL Tigre then new adventures! Stay golden everybody!
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