The commands echoed throughout the clearing as the Cores were spun. They clanged against each other, and the Monsunos emerged from their Cores. Airswitch screeched, flying straight for his opponent, all four eyes narrowed angrily.
Glowblade hissed, each of the three heads baring their fangs. The snake-like Monsuno slithered out of Airswitch's reach and stood taller. The right head snatched Airswitch's tail in his fangs and dragged him down. The blue bird-like creature angrily screeched and used one of his long arms and razor sharp claws to slash all three heads harshly.
"Airswitch, Restraining Seige!" Dax commanded his Monsuno. Airswitch's eyes glinted with anger and malice as he grabbed Glowblade with his giant wing-like arms and dragged the three headed Monsuno, slamming him into a tree.
"Glowblade, Electric Barrage!" Beyal called, watching the Monsunos as they attacked one another. Glowblade heard his Controller's command and spheres of energy formed in the jaws of all three heads. As Airswitch dove in for another attack, Glowblade pummeled his adversary with the energy spheres, knocking the other creature back. The snake/spider mix quickly turned back onto his belly and scrambled for Airswitch, his fangs bared and ready to latch onto Airswitch.
Dax was actually surprised. He'd NEVER seen Glowblade fight like this! He'd never seen Beyal so angry! Even from across the clearing, he could see the anger blazing in his teammate's dark gray eyes. "If he's gonna be fighting this good…I may want some backup…" he growled. He snatched Boost's Core and raised his arm once more. "BOOST, LAUNCH!"
Beyal heard the command and jumped back just in time to avoid the spinning Core. So Dax was going to launch Boost into this? Two can play at this game, Beyal thought angrily, snatching his second Core. The wolf-like beast appeared, charging to Airswitch's aid.
"ARACHNEBLADE, LAUNCH!" Beyal shouted, spinning his second Core. The second the spider-like beast appeared, he scrambled for the fight and managed to knock Boost away with a ray of energy shot from one of his crystalline legs. No one had ever thought that the long-legged spider Monsuno could move that fast! Beyal didn't seem surprised. He just called out more attacks.
Glowblade slunk forward, aiming for Boost. The middle head sunk his fangs into Boost's shoulder while the right head bit down on Boost's right hind leg. The left had its jaws locked around the blue Monsuno's neck. The purplish-blue snake-like Monsuno slashed the points of his sharp, spider like arms at Boost as well, causing him to howl in pain.
Airswitch dove at Arachneblade, slashing his legs and body. The spider-like beast was getting hit hard.
"C'mon Airswitch! Finish him off!" Dax cried, seeing the eyes and markings of the creature begin to flash slowly.
"Arachneblade, he is coming in for another attack! Hit him when he is diving!" Beyal shouted.
"Boost, shake him off!"
"Glowblade, paralyze him! Paralysis Dart!"
Before any Monsuno could attack anymore, the two Controllers and four Monsunos heard an angry shout.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?"
Jinja was livid. Her ice blue eyes were blazing with fury and her face was red. She was steaming mad.
Neither of the boys spoke.
"I asked a question and one or BOTH of you are going to answer it! What the hell is going on?"
It was then, seeing Jinja so angry, that Beyal began regretting that he got into the fight. That he let Dax's stupid insults get under his skin.
"We were fighting…" Beyal sighed, his gray eyes looking anywhere but at Jinja, Dax, and his Monsunos.
"What over?" she hissed.
"We were…we were fighting over you, Jinja…" Dax muttered as he walked closer.
Jinja looked like she could explode. "YOU'RE WHAT? WHAT KIND OF A STUPID MORON WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT! Wait, don't answer that. I know the answer! YOU ARE, DAX! And Beyal! What the heck has gotten into you? OF ALL PEOPLE, IT'S YOU WHO'S FIGHTING BACK?" she shouted, getting in both boys' faces.
"Woah! Jinja! Calm down. You're unraveling," Dax said defensively.
"Do I look like I care, Dax? Do I really?" Jinja snarled.
Beyal was quiet for a few moments before he quietly spoke up. "Jinja…I-"
"Don't even say it, Beyal! You're NOT sorry! I really thought you were different! I really thought you could be that guy I could depend on, to talk to when I needed to talk, to fight for me or beside me! I really thought that I'd have the guy any girl would die to have! I thought I'd have the sweetest guy ever who wouldn't be so blind and stupid as to fight some scumbag from the Lowlands over me!" Jinja snapped, getting in the shorter boy's face.
"But-"
"Not one word!"
"But Jinja-"
"NOT ANOTHER WORD, YOU STUPID MONK!"
Those words hit Beyal like a freight train. He couldn't reply anymore. He wasn't going to be able to fix this. He screwed it all up. For himself and for Jinja. The young monk had never felt so terrible in his life…
Jinja looked at Dax and Beyal with disgust and disbelief. "Just…just don't speak to me…In fact…why don't you two just go back to where you came from…" she said, turning around. She raced off into the forest without another word.
Dax tried to calm himself down and looked to Beyal, who was looking at the two Cores in his hands, trembling.
"Beyal…you ok?"
Beyal didn't respond. He didn't even acknowledge Dax.
"Beyal?" Dax reached for his shoulder, but was suddenly rounded on.
"Do not touch me!" Beyal snarled, his gray eyes furious. "This is all your doing! If it had not been for you and your arrogance, Dax, Jinja would not hate the both of us! You thought that it was right to fight for her and choose for her! You decided to try and break me down to get the fight you wanted! You thought I would lose! Dax, I fought the hardest I have ever fought tonight! I want Jinja more than you or Bren or Chase or even Jinja herself could ever imagine and you…you made her turn on me! You ruined any chances of me being with Jinja after the battle you provoked me into tonight!"
Dax was shocked. Beyal's normally softspoken voice was raised and anger dripped off of every word. He never thought that he'd ever see the white-haired teen so angry. Beyal's words hit him though...it really did. His gaze softened.
"Beyal…I…I'm sorry…I didn't…I didn't mean-"
"You did mean to cause that fight. Thank you, Dax. Thank you for ruining my chances of being with the girl I truly love…I really appreciate it…" Beyal replied, his voice soft and somewhat sarcastic now and his gray eyes sad.
Dax could only watch as the young monk walked away, his head hung in defeat and sadness. Glowblade and Arachneblade glared at Dax, knowing that he'd hurt their Controller. Even Boost and Airswitch glanced at him with a look that read 'Dude, you really screwed up.' Glowblade and Arachneblade followed their Controller, Glowblade's heads lowered and his tail tip dragging the ground.
"Glowblade, Arachneblade, return…" Beyal commanded quietly. Without a single hiss or chatter, the two Monsunos returned to their Cores.
All Dax could do was watch as his teammate walked away and disappeared into the shadows. He really screwed up…and he had to make things right again. Somehow he had to fix this, but he knew one thing for sure: he couldn't do it alone. He returned Airswitch and Boost to their Cores and raced back for camp.
Glowblade hissed, each of the three heads baring their fangs. The snake-like Monsuno slithered out of Airswitch's reach and stood taller. The right head snatched Airswitch's tail in his fangs and dragged him down. The blue bird-like creature angrily screeched and used one of his long arms and razor sharp claws to slash all three heads harshly.
"Airswitch, Restraining Seige!" Dax commanded his Monsuno. Airswitch's eyes glinted with anger and malice as he grabbed Glowblade with his giant wing-like arms and dragged the three headed Monsuno, slamming him into a tree.
"Glowblade, Electric Barrage!" Beyal called, watching the Monsunos as they attacked one another. Glowblade heard his Controller's command and spheres of energy formed in the jaws of all three heads. As Airswitch dove in for another attack, Glowblade pummeled his adversary with the energy spheres, knocking the other creature back. The snake/spider mix quickly turned back onto his belly and scrambled for Airswitch, his fangs bared and ready to latch onto Airswitch.
Dax was actually surprised. He'd NEVER seen Glowblade fight like this! He'd never seen Beyal so angry! Even from across the clearing, he could see the anger blazing in his teammate's dark gray eyes. "If he's gonna be fighting this good…I may want some backup…" he growled. He snatched Boost's Core and raised his arm once more. "BOOST, LAUNCH!"
Beyal heard the command and jumped back just in time to avoid the spinning Core. So Dax was going to launch Boost into this? Two can play at this game, Beyal thought angrily, snatching his second Core. The wolf-like beast appeared, charging to Airswitch's aid.
"ARACHNEBLADE, LAUNCH!" Beyal shouted, spinning his second Core. The second the spider-like beast appeared, he scrambled for the fight and managed to knock Boost away with a ray of energy shot from one of his crystalline legs. No one had ever thought that the long-legged spider Monsuno could move that fast! Beyal didn't seem surprised. He just called out more attacks.
Glowblade slunk forward, aiming for Boost. The middle head sunk his fangs into Boost's shoulder while the right head bit down on Boost's right hind leg. The left had its jaws locked around the blue Monsuno's neck. The purplish-blue snake-like Monsuno slashed the points of his sharp, spider like arms at Boost as well, causing him to howl in pain.
Airswitch dove at Arachneblade, slashing his legs and body. The spider-like beast was getting hit hard.
"C'mon Airswitch! Finish him off!" Dax cried, seeing the eyes and markings of the creature begin to flash slowly.
"Arachneblade, he is coming in for another attack! Hit him when he is diving!" Beyal shouted.
"Boost, shake him off!"
"Glowblade, paralyze him! Paralysis Dart!"
Before any Monsuno could attack anymore, the two Controllers and four Monsunos heard an angry shout.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?"
Jinja was livid. Her ice blue eyes were blazing with fury and her face was red. She was steaming mad.
Neither of the boys spoke.
"I asked a question and one or BOTH of you are going to answer it! What the hell is going on?"
It was then, seeing Jinja so angry, that Beyal began regretting that he got into the fight. That he let Dax's stupid insults get under his skin.
"We were fighting…" Beyal sighed, his gray eyes looking anywhere but at Jinja, Dax, and his Monsunos.
"What over?" she hissed.
"We were…we were fighting over you, Jinja…" Dax muttered as he walked closer.
Jinja looked like she could explode. "YOU'RE WHAT? WHAT KIND OF A STUPID MORON WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT! Wait, don't answer that. I know the answer! YOU ARE, DAX! And Beyal! What the heck has gotten into you? OF ALL PEOPLE, IT'S YOU WHO'S FIGHTING BACK?" she shouted, getting in both boys' faces.
"Woah! Jinja! Calm down. You're unraveling," Dax said defensively.
"Do I look like I care, Dax? Do I really?" Jinja snarled.
Beyal was quiet for a few moments before he quietly spoke up. "Jinja…I-"
"Don't even say it, Beyal! You're NOT sorry! I really thought you were different! I really thought you could be that guy I could depend on, to talk to when I needed to talk, to fight for me or beside me! I really thought that I'd have the guy any girl would die to have! I thought I'd have the sweetest guy ever who wouldn't be so blind and stupid as to fight some scumbag from the Lowlands over me!" Jinja snapped, getting in the shorter boy's face.
"But-"
"Not one word!"
"But Jinja-"
"NOT ANOTHER WORD, YOU STUPID MONK!"
Those words hit Beyal like a freight train. He couldn't reply anymore. He wasn't going to be able to fix this. He screwed it all up. For himself and for Jinja. The young monk had never felt so terrible in his life…
Jinja looked at Dax and Beyal with disgust and disbelief. "Just…just don't speak to me…In fact…why don't you two just go back to where you came from…" she said, turning around. She raced off into the forest without another word.
Dax tried to calm himself down and looked to Beyal, who was looking at the two Cores in his hands, trembling.
"Beyal…you ok?"
Beyal didn't respond. He didn't even acknowledge Dax.
"Beyal?" Dax reached for his shoulder, but was suddenly rounded on.
"Do not touch me!" Beyal snarled, his gray eyes furious. "This is all your doing! If it had not been for you and your arrogance, Dax, Jinja would not hate the both of us! You thought that it was right to fight for her and choose for her! You decided to try and break me down to get the fight you wanted! You thought I would lose! Dax, I fought the hardest I have ever fought tonight! I want Jinja more than you or Bren or Chase or even Jinja herself could ever imagine and you…you made her turn on me! You ruined any chances of me being with Jinja after the battle you provoked me into tonight!"
Dax was shocked. Beyal's normally softspoken voice was raised and anger dripped off of every word. He never thought that he'd ever see the white-haired teen so angry. Beyal's words hit him though...it really did. His gaze softened.
"Beyal…I…I'm sorry…I didn't…I didn't mean-"
"You did mean to cause that fight. Thank you, Dax. Thank you for ruining my chances of being with the girl I truly love…I really appreciate it…" Beyal replied, his voice soft and somewhat sarcastic now and his gray eyes sad.
Dax could only watch as the young monk walked away, his head hung in defeat and sadness. Glowblade and Arachneblade glared at Dax, knowing that he'd hurt their Controller. Even Boost and Airswitch glanced at him with a look that read 'Dude, you really screwed up.' Glowblade and Arachneblade followed their Controller, Glowblade's heads lowered and his tail tip dragging the ground.
"Glowblade, Arachneblade, return…" Beyal commanded quietly. Without a single hiss or chatter, the two Monsunos returned to their Cores.
All Dax could do was watch as his teammate walked away and disappeared into the shadows. He really screwed up…and he had to make things right again. Somehow he had to fix this, but he knew one thing for sure: he couldn't do it alone. He returned Airswitch and Boost to their Cores and raced back for camp.