I decided to post this chapter earlier. Hooray for free time!

In the tower:

The Ninja continued climbing up the tower. From the third floor to the sixth floor was a spiral staircase that spiraled around the tower walls, upward. Lizarians would jump down from the ceiling, and the Ninja fought them off and proceeded upward. As they approached the fifth floor, Lucy noticed an opening in the tower wall, where a lizarian decided to pop out from. She yelped and slammed him out of her way with her Platinum Staff to make him fall down to the third floor.

"Are you okay Lucy?" Raven asked, concerned since she yelled.

"Yeah. He just startled me," Lucy replied, as she exhaled in relief.

"There's an exit," Raven said, as she pointed to the opening in the wall.

"Yeah... but will you guys be alright if I go? I wouldn't want to leave you when you need me the most," Lucy asked.

"Go ahead Lucy. We'll be fine. We have to finish this anyway," Lloyd said, as he stood next to Raven.

Lucy nodded with a confident smile, and then she cartwheeled through the large crack in the wall, while the others continued ascending.

Outside, Lucy was free falling down the tower, opposite side from where the others were. She planted her feet on her Platinum Staff, as water accumulated around it and her feet. With the Platinum Staff parallel to the tower, Lucy surfed downward on the tower, and then she made a U-turn as she stuck one of her hands on the ground, and swung her body around. She started surfing up the tower, until she reached the sixth floor, and then she turned to surf horizontal on the tower to get to the other side.

She started surfing downward, when she slowed down as she noticed two people approaching the others.

"-Gasp- They made it back!" Lucy said.

Dr. Julien:

Dr. Julien and Malentha drove on the aerocycle around a different path to the tower, so that no one on the battle field would notice. As they came close to the tower, they noticed two familiar figures flying towards them.

"Is that... Ultra dragon and Pearl? I wondered where those two went," Dr. Julien said.

"Where they've been? The battle is over here," Malentha said, as she drove ahead to meet the dragons.

The pairs met, and Dr. Julien asked, "Pearl, Ultra dragon. Where have you two been?"

The dragons answered with low octave roars, as Dr. Julien could see that they were troubled.

"Something's not sitting well with them, and if you know animals they always act out when something is definitely wrong," Malentha said, and Dr. Julien nodded.

"Malentha, go back to the Bounty. I'll stay with the dragons to scan the tower, and then go off to see what troubles them," Dr. Julien said.

"Your sure Doctor?" Malentha asked, and Dr. Julien replied, "I am."

Malentha drove just above Ultra dragon's back, as Dr. Julien hopped off of the aerocycle onto it. He waved at Malentha, and she waved back as she drove to the Bounty. Dr. Julien was able to get close enough to scan the tower, and while the information was processing, he let the dragons lead him to what was bothering them.

Outside Tower:

The Vampires and Ninja allies continued to fight against the Lizarians. After a while of fighting, Kerrie grew more impatient and frustrated from Terrin, who prevented her from cheating. Finally, Kerrie had enough of standing around, and when she spoke, the battle stopped.

"Alright, that's IT! I'm fighting this time! I'll take one to two of you on! No tricks, no games! NOW!"

Kerrie stepped forward in the center of the battlefield, as the surrounding fighters stepped back and formed a large circle around her.

"I handle this," Terrin said, as he stepped forward.

"Be careful, your highness," Misako said, and Terrin nodded as he continued walking forward until he stood in the circle.

In the centers of their own halves of the circle, Kerrie and Terrin stood in a momentary stare-down.

"So the King of Fountain Falls challenges the Crystal Master. I wonder who will win?" Kerrie said, as she slid her left leg out more, while holding her hands up in fists with crystal particles forming around them.

"Trust me Kerrie, this won't be a challenge, and I only acknowledge you as a Master of Deceit," Terrin said, as he brought forth a dagger with a black handle from thin air.

"Hold on!" A voice called from somewhere above, as everyone looked upward.

Descending from an aerocycle, in front of Terrin, Sensei Reine and Marcell had finally returned. Marcell was driving, while Sensei Reine was standing on her seat with her arms crossed.

"My dear, you've returned," Terrin said, and Reine turned towards him with a smile.

Then Reine turned her attention back to Kerrie with a very serious expression, and Kerrie also gave her the same look. As Reine hopped off the Aerocycle, Marcell got off the aerocycle and stood next to it while her hair shaded over her eyes. Although the other vampires were happy to see Marcell, they could sense a tension surrounding her, which prevented them from running over to her.

The tension is real, and the cliffhanger is apparent. Marcell and Reine know something crucial about Kerrie...

In other news, which I mentioned in another story, I have an Undertale-based short story that I'm going to be posting up soon.

See ya soon, peoples. :)