(Zeb's First Fight)
*January 15th, 1906*
*Land of Gargoyles*
Aurora stood in front of our heroes with a cunning smile as this surprised Dorothy and the others.
"I told you. I will have my revenge for what you did to my pretty face back there and with that, I shall kill everyone in the group and nobody will stop me…" Aurora spoke out to her enemies as a swarm of Gargoyles appeared behind her in unison much to the dismay of Dorothy.
"Just give up already! We left the Land of Mangaboos just a few hours ago and now you want to kill us? Just leave us alone already!" Dorothy spoke out to the cruel princess while Oscar nodded in agreement as he began to speak.
"She's correct. We have already given our apologies and we've left the Land of Mangaboos so please listen to our word and let us be.." Oscar pleaded with Aurora in a sincere voice; however, this was met with Aurora laughing at this before speaking once more.
"Begging? How pathetic! Do you expect me to allow everyone to roam free? Not especially since the girl ruined my pretty face!" Aurora spat back as she looked over to see one of the gargoyles approaching her and this one was dressed more fancy indicating he was the leader of the bunch.
"Allow me to interrupt. I sense these people aren't evil but they are quite troublesome by stumbling into our land. Allow the strongest out of the bunch to fight my prized warrior and if they win, then we shall set them free; however, if my warrior wins then they must surrender to you.." The Gargoyle King advised Aurora in a rather polite voice as this made Aurora think for a moment before coming up with an answer.
"I see, well, The idea of seeing one of them beaten into a pulp excites me so yes, I will accept your offer…" Aurora spoke back with a smile on her face before turning over to face her enemies once more as Dorothy began to speak.
"S-So, what's gonna happen to us? Even if you and those wooden creatures intend to capture us, we will escape. No matter the odds, chase us down all you want! It's not gonna succeed in your favor" Dorothy spoke out to Aurora in a confident tone while Oscar, Zeb, and Betsy nodded in support; however, this only made the Mangaboo Princess laugh at those words as she began to speak.
"Silly girl! We decided to change things up and the original plan was for those creatures to capture you, but now, we intend to have the strongest person in the group fight the Gargoyle King's prized warrior!" Aurora spoke back to Dorothy as this surprised everyone in the group.
"F-Fight?! But we can't fight! We're gonna get torn to shreds! Not even Dorothy and Oscar could defeat someone like that" Zeb spoke out in fear while this was only met with Aurora laughing to herself.
"I know, Dorothy may have killed the two Wicked Witches but those were by accident and not by power, and as for Oscar, I know for sure that he's a phony. I saw right through his little trick back at the Glass Palace! So one of you guys better fight as your lives depend on it!" Aurora responded to Zeb's statement while letting out another laugh while looking over to see a huge coliseum.
"There, this is where the battle shall take place. I hope everyone is ready to lose! I can't wait to have everyone as my prisoners!" Aurora spoke out once more as she began to walk the air while the gargoyles picked up Dorothy and the others and their strength was able to pick up Jim along with the carriage as well.
"Mangaboos are terrible people indeed. We should have never listened to that Prince. Aurora is truly someone you don't wanna mess with.." Oscar thought to himself as felt himself being carried closer to the coliseum where the battle was meant to take place.
The Coliseum was round with the architecture having an ancient Rome style to it with many statues of many gargoyle warriors placed across the arena.
"We're landing! This must be the coliseum. It's bigger than I imagined…" Betsy spoke out in awestruck as she was dropped off by the seats which were located the closest to the main arena alongside Dorothy, Oscar, Jim, and Eureka.
"W-Wait?! Where's Zeb?! I don't see him!" Dorothy spoke out in worry as she quickly looked in every direction in hopes of seeing her cousin while Oscar quickly pointed down at the main arena.
"I-I see him but does this mean that Aurora intends to have Zeb fight.." Oscar spoke out in surprise while this shocked Dorothy and Betsy.
"F-Fight?! No way that will happen! Zeb isn't much of a fighter. I don't understand this at all.." Betsy spoke out in disgust at the situation while Dorothy nodded in agreement.
"I agree, I wonder if Aurora assumes Zeb is the strongest due to him being a boy and all but even then, assuming that isn't right at all! We gotta stop this" Dorothy spoke out in disgust as he was gonna get up; however, Aurora quickly stopped her as she sat down next to them.
"Sit, Child! Zeb is fighting because he has a fair chance! If I was to send you down there then the fight would have been over and it's because of that stupid kiss!" Aurora spat out while pointing at Dorothy's forehead rather angrily which made the young girl retaliate back.
"This? Yeah, I was kissed by the Good Witch of the North. You know that I'm protected by her, right?" Dorothy spoke back in annoyance while Aurora nodded in confirmation.
"Yes, I noticed that same energy and power before. It's something that even Glinda has but it's weaker than hers…" Aurora responded in annoyance as this seemed to make Dorothy curious.
"How does she know about Glinda and Locasta when she was growing like a vegetable for most of her life, how strange.." Dorothy thought to herself while continuing to watch the match unfold between Zeb and the Gargoyle warrior.
Zeb was standing in the arena after being dropped off as the boy walked around to see the many crowds of Gargoyles watching with great interest.
"W-Why do I gotta fight this warrior, Oh man…" Zeb uttered in annoyance while continuing to observe his surroundings before it was interrupted by the sound of someone snickering.
"Kekeke! So you must be the weakling I gotta fight! How pathetic! I'll finish you off in ten seconds! Kekeke!" The Gargoyle Warrior spoke out to Zeb in a very mocking and screeching voice along with a smile on his face as he did some quick movements such as jumping and punching.
"I-I won't lose. I-I will fight for my cousin and her friends!" Zeb spoke back to the creature while putting his fists up in the process as yet another voice was heard which belonged to the Gargoyle King.
"Greeting Everyone. Today we have a special fight! Now this fight is quite interesting so be sure to watch closely. It's the meatball vs our champion, Kaku!" The Gargoyle King spoke out to the audience as many more claps but no cheers could be heard from the creatures while Dorothy and her friends watched with worry.
"Zeb! Good luck! We believe in you! You can win!" Betsy cried out to her friend in motivation as this could be heard by Zeb.
"I-I won't lose! So come at me with whatever you could freak!" Zeb spat out at Kaku with some motivation in his voice.
Zeb ran towards Kaku; however, Kaku quickly dodged whatever was coming for him and quickly punched Zeb in the face thus sending him flying back.
"Kekekeke! Too slow! Is that the best you got!" Kaku spat out at his opponent while cackling to himself as he saw Zeb getting back up.
"I-I'm just getting started.." Zeb spoke out with confidence while Dorothy, Oscar, and Betsy watched with fear as they could only hope that Zeb makes it out in one piece.
"I will defeat you and get my cousin and friends out of here!" Zeb cried out with determination as he ran toward Kaku while the wooden creature followed suit.
"Kekekeke! I would like to see you try! Nobody has defeated me before!" Kaku spat back while running towards Zeb with even greater speed which caught the young boy off guard.
Kaku had caught Zeb in his trap as the creature managed to deliver a hard uppercut towards his chin while delivering another uppercut towards his stomach which was followed by Betsy screaming in horror as the young boy was sent flying back before collapsing on the ground.
"Z-Zeb!" Dorothy cried out in worry as she could do nothing but watch in terror while Oscar had a look of shock on his face.
"Zeb, you gotta win this fight. You must win for us.." Oscar thought to himself while observing the fight with great interest.
"Kekeke! Give up now? There's nobody in this land that can't defeat me!" Kaku spat out while licking some of the blood from his fists but of course, Zeb wasn't the one to give up as he slowly got back up.
"I-I never met someone as strong as you. I-It's like I'm fighting a wild animal…" Zeb spoke out in between breaths as the damage had taken somewhat of a toll on him as he prepared himself for battle once more.
"Kekekeke! You should have stayed down! Now you will suffer even more!" Kaku spat out in joy as he charged at the boy once more while Zeb smiled.
"Suffer? I've already suffered enough during this adventure! So this is nothing to me!" Zeb cried back as he charged at his opponent as well.
Zeb and Kaku ran toward each other and as usual, Kaku managed to deliver many quick blows to his face and stomach; however, Zeb quickly used that quick second to grab and headbutt Kaku, but Kaku suffered zero damage.
"Kekekeke! My head is made out of wood! You can't possibly harm me but that did hurt…a little..' Kaku spat out before delivering another punch that sent him flying back as Zeb collapsed on the floor.
"Heh, a little? Then that's just what I need! If I keep headbutting you or at least use my fists! Then your pain would increase, right?" Zeb spoke out to Kaku in between breaths while Kaku cackled at what he just heard.
"And what if the statement is true? Then what? You are wasting your time here! You will NEVER defeat me, brat!" Kaku spat back while cackling to himself while Zeb chuckled back.
"Wasting my time? Oh no. I intend to make you give up. I'm Zeb Hugsen and nobody makes a fool out of me.." Zeb spoke back with a confident smile while letting out a fist that had blood dripping on his wrists as the young boy was ready for battle.
