Counter Offensive Part 3
Spyro was the first to come onto the platform where, Skabb and the parrots were standing in the middle of it.
Sparx came by the purple dragon along with, Adir, his brother and sister with, Cousin Sid coming down a gangplank onto the platform. Each one of them looking at the Skavenger Captain with great anger. He and the parrots had hurt, Cyril. They had imprisoned them and forced them to fight for entertainment along with so many other creatures one of which was protecting the injured Ice Guardian.
Sniff sneered at them frustratingly "Sucka's! You don't know when to quit!"
"Well, that jokes on you for I quit all the time!" Sparx retorted but the Dragon and human's surrounding him just shot him a displeased look with, Sid shaking his head.
"What?" Sparx shrugged his shoulders. "I thought it would sound cool."
"No way out this time!" Adir warned gripping his sword turning it horizontally turning it into a double bladed spear. "You're not getting away. You've done enough!"
"You hurt our friend." Molly grumbled readying herself holding her spear leaning back.
"No one does that to him or anyone!" Rai struck his two swords together letting an electric spark surge from them for a second.
"And you're all going to pay for what you did to us and everyone else!" Growled Sid cracking his left knuckle picking up his axe holding it high.
Spyro nodded to his friends. The Fight was inevitable. There was no call to ask them to surrender. Their fleet was burning down around them. Their Pirate forces were gravely dwindled and despite them injuring, Cyril there was no possibility for an assured victory for them.
Snorting Spyro prepared himself remembering what happened last time in the, Captain's quarters. "Be ready for anything!" He warned to the others who nodded confirmingly. "ATTACK!" Together they all charged at the Captain.
"BURN THEM DOWN!" Sniff shouted with the cannon on the chest on, Skabb's back firing an array of a cannonballs at the group. Quickly they jumped out the way while the cannonballs blew around the platform. Spyro took to the air while the others jumped and rolled away but, Sid was too close to one and got blasted to the side knocking him over.
Rai got close reaching up his two swords attempting to cut at the, Captains leg but was stopped by, Skabb's sword bringing down just before the little swords could get close. With one swift move Skabb shot up his blade nearly cleaving, Rai in his face causing him to lose his swords.
"Uh-oh!" Rai gasped right before Skabb's fist came right into his chest knocking him up. With a cry of pain from the sharp hit, Rai was sent upwards and would have gone over the platform if, Spyro did not came from behind him fast and snatched him.
Adir and Molly watched their little brother get knocked up and both shot two fireballs at the Captain together. It caused him to take a step back it did little to affect him. The Armor helped absorb the impact and kept his body from becoming ablaze.
"Seems you didn't learn anything from our last encounter." Scratch pointed out with, Skabb aiming his big hook at the two shooting it at the two protruding out with a long line extension. With a swipe of his sword, Adir knocked it aside giving, Molly the chance to attack. She came at the Captain with her Spear thrusting into the Captain's chest but the armor deflected it.
Molly was surprised and before she knew it Skabb kicked her with his left foot knocking her back falling to the platform.
"Molly!" Sid gasped as he got back to his feet. "YOUR DONE!" He raised his axe with both hands leaning it back over his head and threw it as hard as he could right at, Skabb.
"Look out, fool!" Sniff warned and Skabb obediently turned in the direction of the axe and stepped out of the way just in time before it could strike him in the head. Sid wasted no time running at Skabb unleashing an Earth Flail twirling it once before sending it forward hitting the Captain right into his side making nearly lose his balance with the Parrots squawking in alarm. That hit had harmed the one they acted as the brains for but he was not finished yet.
Adir took the opportunity to attack charging with his spear but Skabb lifted up his right leg aiming the barrels of the gun attached to it right at him.
"Whoa!" Adir shot up a wall of ice right before multiple shots of fiery metal hit against the ice saving the young teen from direct him but, Skabb sent out his hook again piercing the weakened ice wall shattering it and hit, Adir right in his face as fortune would have it the sharp end no where near his skin but the impact was enough to make collapse and held onto his face his nose already starting to bleed from the hit.
Spyro with Rai in his front paws saw what happened. "No one hurts my brother!" Rai shouted angrily and Spyro flew down fast with, Rai's legs extended out and right when, Skabb looked up he was met by two heavy iron boots by Rai and the Dragon released him letting him flip over the pirates head landing on his feet behind him. Skabb grumbled from the heavy hit, but it hardly phased him. Turning around he hopped on one foot and aimed his gun leg at, Rai.
"No, you don't!" Sid yelled jumping towards the leg grabbing the muzzles of it and shoved it to the side right before it fired barely missing the youngest human by inches his ears ringing from the loud whizzing of the bullets.
"Enough of this insolence!" Scratch squawked in frustration. Skabb yanked his gun leg free from, Sid and thrusted it down upon the warrior pinning him to the floor. Sid cried out from the sharp pain and the heavy weight baring down on him immensely. Sid was in trouble now. If Skabb could do it he would fire again straight into, Sid's abdomen.
Everyone around Skabb quickly attempted to keep their foe occupied. Spyro attacked from above coming down and hit the Pirate in his face a couple of times with his back legs and front paws. Adir after having wiped the blood from his nose away charged meeting, Skabb's hook colliding his weapon against it.
Rai was without his swords but he tried to get close but Skabb waved his large cutlass at him preventing him coming close barely missing the boy. Molly ran and leaped up with her spear pointed forward having recovered enough and saw where, Skabb lacked much protection. His neck.
With so many opponents all around him Skabb had a difficult time managing them all. Sid was still pinned under his leg but he could not fire unless he raised his leg up and, Sid kept as firm of a grip on it as he could. Then when he saw Molly was about to strike he had to give her a chance to get a hit in and being stuck below the Pirate had a good place to deal some damage.
Letting go with one hand for a moment Sid charged up his Earthly element in his hand and as hard as he could threw a punch combined with his strength and that of the Earth Element right below the Captain and the impact made him finally speak a word.
"HAAAAOWWWW!" Skabb howled in great pain which left Molly able to pierce the side of his neck with his spear. The Intense pain surged all over the Pirate. He stepped off of Sid and spun around dropping his sword grabbing the spear in his neck pulling it out. Blood began to spill from his open wound but to everyone's surprise the Pirate turned towards them with fury in his eyes and that of the parrots.
"YOUR TOAST NOW, CHUMPS!" Sniff squawked manically with, Skabb firing the cannon on his back and lifting up his leg and fired repeatedly at the group. Again Adir brought up more ice walls covering his family but the impacting cannonballs and bullets were punching through the defense. Adir tried to keep it up but the ammo from the Pirate didn't seem to be ending soon.
Sparx looked at Spyro with worry that their friends were getting pounded hard. Molly had Rai covered and Sid stood in front of them protectively with his hands on Adir who desperately tried to keep the wall from collapsing but the overuse of his power was starting to drain him.
"Do something and fast!" Cried the Dragonfly. Spyro growled flying back down with his horns pointed out and struck, Skabb right in his face stopping him from firing another shot. He then snarled right in the face of the Pirate before slashing on his face with his claws. Skabb tried to get the little dragon off but with his volley being ceased the others attacked again.
"Pour it on!" Sid shouted his shoulder out running fast knocking, Skabb in his side with his dragon headed shoulder guards. Molly came next jumping at him with a flying kick hitting him square in the chest making him take another step back unknowingly stepping back towards a long plank on the platform. Once her feet were planted she looked back to see her youngest brother come with his arms out. Grabbing them she spun Rai around and released him letting him fly towards him once again kicking him square in his long face hitting him hard enough to break his nose his painful howls piercing the surroundings.
Adir came running jumping at the Captain with his hand clenched in a fist hitting Skabb right in his eye making step carelessly back over the plank. Scratch and Sniff flew off of him realizing that the one they had been riding upon and using a tool to oversea their fleet and activities was about to come to an end.
Lastly Spyro came onto the platform snorting and charged at across the plank. His eyes full of fury. For the first time in Skabb's life he felt fear in his heart. The Purple Dragon came up so fast that Skabb had no time to launch his hook at the Dragon with, Spyro flying upwards and delivered a mighty kick with his back legs underneath, Skabb's chin causing the Pirate to take one final step backwards and with a defeated scream the Pirate fell into the sea pitifully wailing and flaying about until he hit the water. Unable to swim due to the armor still on much of his body and having been unable to understand how to swim he sunk beneath the surface without seconds disappearing out of sight forever.
Spyro huffed with a final snort seeing the Pirate vanish under the water before flying to his friends looking them over. They each had an injury or two upon them but nothing too serious. They were standing amongst the platform out of breath and quite exhausted. That fight took a great deal out of them.
"Is everyone okay?" He asked coming up to Rai leaning his head to him as, Rai laid upon the platform tired and hurt but alive. Reaching his arm around the Dragons head, Rai got to his feet though wincing a bit.
"Thanks, Spyro." The Boy said before they both looked at, Sid who was holding his chest. The Weight of Skabb's gun leg had nearly caved in his rib cage. He didn't realize how much pain he was in until the adrenaline died away.
"Aah man…that smarts." Groaned Sid staying on one knee with Molly looming over him full of worry. "Why is it always me?"
"My god, Sid please talk to me!" Molly shuddered holding onto Sid concerningly and though the pain was heavy, Sid gave her smile.
"Not as bad as it looks." He winked at her, and she wanted to hit him for making her worry but he was in enough pain already.
Adir hurried over to the others holding over his nose again more blood had come from it but it didn't feel broken thankfully. He looked at Spyro with a happy smile. "You did it, Spyro!"
The Purple Dragon, however, shook his head. "No. We did. Together!" He proclaimed and they all looked at the Dragon nodding and with painful smiles. They had actually done it. They defeated Skabb.
"You all did nothing!" Sniff the Parrot proclaimed ruffling his feathers as he stood on the railings of the platform with, Scratch a short distance from him. Everyone gave the Parrot a glare. Did that little bundle of feathers have much of a realization that they all just defeated, Skabb? And from the sounds of it the battle on what remained of the Skavenger fleet was coming to an end. All over the shouting's waned. Fires were taken over most of the ships and the sounds of more shouting came not from, Skavengers but from many other creatures that were imprisoned but now were set free and together they were overcoming the ones who had captured them and enslaved them. This was their chance at revenge and they eagerly dispatched their own self-justice upon the Pirates as soon as their cells and chains were released by the one who was the first to be saved by, Adir.
"Still talking, huh?" Sid winced but shot the parrot a taunting look. "Your Dog man is dead. If I were you I'd start flapping."
Sniff only ruffled his feathers not taking in, Sid's threat. Sparx on the other hand had enough for that parrot. He had watched everyone risk their necks taking down, Skabb and now the parrots were all that's left. He was tired of the mouth of that purpled one who only insulted them all again and again. It was time to shut him up.
"That ain't nothing! We don't need him to take out these punks!" Sniff gloated with the Dragonfly coming right up to his face. "Welcome to the world of hurt!" Sparx wasting no words for one turned his waist bringing back his right arm and shot forward decking the Parrot in his face with all his little might.
Sniff spun around from the impact completely dazed and fell off the railing and down into the sea below unable to fly due to the impact of the blow and collapsed into the water where he sunk down beneath disappearing bellow joining the Captain beneath the waves in their watery grave.
Scratch was shocked by his cohorts demise and equally surprised by the Dragonfly's offence with, Sparx flying back over to his friends with a big smile on his face holding up his little fists.
"WHOOAHH!" He laughed triumphantly. "That felt good!"
"My man, Sparx!" Sid held up his hand and, Sparx gave him a high five.
"Actually your, Dragonfly." Sparx corrected shooting the man playful look but then everyone turned their eyes to, Scratch who still had yet to make a move.
Realizing all was lost now he had to flee. He began to flap his wings rising into the air but a lone female snow leopard came hurling down after launching herself from one of the ropes of the closest ships with a small cage in her hand. Coming down fast she caught the Parrot right inside slamming the door shut on it landing on the railing leaping up and flipping over before landing on her feet in front of the group holding up the little cage with, Scratch locked inside.
"You miserable miscreant!" Shouted Scratched reaching out between the little bars on the cage but only brushed the Snow Leopards furry arm. "Release me at once!"
She looked at the Parrot with amusement. "Lets see how you feel when your hung from a cage, feathers. Shut your beck before I decide to toss you to the sea as you were going to do with me!" Warned Zima and Scratch went silent looking down frustratingly he was now trapped and at the mercy of those who once were his prisoners only fate will decide what was in store for him now.
"Zima! Adir beamed. "Good catch there."
"Couldn't allow you all to have all the fun." She winked at the young man.
"How's Cyril doing?" Spyro asked.
Setting the caged Parrot down she ran over to the Dragon. "He's alright but his injuries are great. I don't think he will be capable for flying for a time. The Woman on deck is doing what she can but her skills as a healer are only minor. He needs proper care." Zima explained looking at everyone else. They all looked tired and had plenty of injuries that shown all over them. Thankfully none of them looked as severe as the Ice Dragon.
"And what of the others?" Rai asked taking a seat he was far too exhausted to stand now. Not to mention the many hits on him drained him of his will and now that the fight was over he winced slightly from all the pain that surged through his tiny body.
"When the Skavengers became scarce I left the Dragon in the capable hands of the two others and I helped free the rest of the prisoners. Many Atlawa's and Mole folk were among the masses. Another of my kind and a few of the elusive rabbit folk among them. They have rallied and are dealing with what is left of our captors. These ships will be ours soon." Continued Zima feeling quite relieved. Her captivity was over now. Months of being forced to fight against monstrosities and even fellow prisoners for the entertainment of the dog Pirates was over and done. And vengeance was hers. But none of that would be if it wasn't for the ones standing in front of her and on the deck of the closest ship. If they didn't attack when they did she would have been the one to been tossed into the sea to die.
"I am in your debt, my friends." Zima bowed to them all. "You all showed great courage attacking the fleet. I may not know you or what you are but you proven to me that your trustworthy and that your against those that threaten the lives of others. Thank you."
"You're welcome." Adir rubbed the back of his neck feeling rather flattered. He was only happy that she was safe and everyone else that still was a prisoner at the time was free as well. But Zima was especially grateful to the one who broke her out of her cage.
She came at Adir wrapping arms around him pulling him into her chest. "Thank you, warrior. I didn't hear your name in the fight. What is it?"
Adir chuckled awkwardly as she held him tight and close. He didn't know if it was appropriate to return the gesture. She stood taller than him, but she held him in such a tight embrace it nearly hurt. "Adir is my name." He answered.
"Thank you, Adir. You have my undying thanks." She leaned down and kissed his cheek which made him grow red in the face.
"How adorable." Molly teased giggling seeing her brother so flustered and it was the first time he received a kiss from another person. Though one would have thought it would come from a human let alone a Snow Leopard. The Others chuckled and Adir continued to blush relieved from Zima finally released him turning away for a moment so embarrassed. She didn't have to be that grateful, but he truly was happy to have helped her.
"Let's get back to Cyril and the others. Rally the prisoners and see what we can do for them then we find the map." Spyro suggested which everyone around him agreed with him.
"What Map?" Zima asked cocking her head.
Spyro turned his head back to her. "Skabb had a map that led to the White Isle. We sought it when we first escaped the Arena but he took it when we raided his quarters."
Zima perked up. "Yes. I recall seeing him with a large map in his pockets when we were carried all the way here. It should be in the Quarters of the ship your friends are on. If I could have someone with me I will retrieve what you seek."
"That's kind of you. But we don't want you in anymore danger." Spyro assured but, Zima shook her head.
"You all took a great risk for me it's the least I can do. Do come with me, Adir." Zima smiled at him. He laughed awkwardly and, Molly gave him a teasing look.
"She will need some help, Adir." Molly insisted gesturing to her brother towards Zima.
"Uhm…right." Adir agreed though the way his sister, brother and cousin were looking at him made him look away they were embarrassing him.
"Come then, hurry!" Zima ran for the ship and, Adir quickly followed turning his spear back to normal and headed up the Gangplank that allowed them to get on the platform in the first place.
Spyro then gestured the others to get on the ship, Cyril and the others would need them but, Rai stopped the Dragon while, Molly helped Sid across holding his arm over her shoulder.
"What about him?" Rai pointed to the caged Scratch who only just looked at them blankly with his one eye.
"Bring him up with us. We'll decide what we will do with him later." Spyro said walking up the gangplank. Rai put his swords away walking up to the cage grabbing it from the top lifting up the cage.
"You will regret this, boy! I assure you!" Warned the Parrot but Rai pointed a finger at him shooting a streak of electricity at the parrot hitting him and immediately caused him shake heavily from the electrical surge causing him to flop down on the floor of the cage twitching and groaning.
"Shut up!" Rai snapped carrying the cage up the gangplank with the Parrot in it singeing with many feathers falling from him from tiny electrical shock he receive from, Rai who made him feel just how its like to be the one who's on the outside of a cage controlling the one within who's threats were nothing more than just petty words.
