//------------------------------// // Chapter 22: The Seven Deadly Warriors of New Burbank (part 2) // Story: Rise of the Titans (edited) // by darkmage1997 //------------------------------// Exiting the "Be a Kid Zone", everyone reverted back into their adult and or teenage forms, "It feels so good to be back in my teenage body, nya," Naomi commented. "I agree," Twilight added. "I never got a chance to play," Silver sadly commented, falling to his knees, "Eliza, this is all your fault!" "Why're you blaming me?!" Eliza demanded. "Tell me where John Clark is, NOW!" Silver bellowed, flipping a random table over. "Right, John Clark's main headquarters is located in his palace at the very northern part of this amusement park," Eliza replied. "Eliza's right, but we need to be carefully. Like the Sand Man, there are six other bloodthirsty warriors waiting to take us down," one of the other mutants said. "WE'RE READY!" Echo-Echo bellowed, punching Stealth as hard as he could in the gut. "We'll play later. Right now we need to take down John Clark!" Silver declared. Everyone cheered at his heroic words. Brian was then babbling nonsense. "What's wrong with your brother?" Eliza asked. "He's gone delusional," Stealth replied. "Right. When he found out he wasn't allowed to play, he just started playing by himself," Raiden explained further, as Brian knocked out Icezer, and ran away, carrying the icy teenager over his shoulder. "He just kidnapped Icezer!" Eris yelled. "Let him go. He needs time to gather his composure," Silver said. "For now, we should split up and hunt down the warriors," Raiden suggested. "I'll go any where with Akira, nya," Naomi said, hugging Stealth's arm. The ninja blushed at his girlfriend's kind words. "Well, then we'd better get a move on. Who knows what's happening to our friends?" Silver said, as everyone went off to take down separate warriors, leaving only Silver, Stealth, Echo-Echo, Eliza, Naomi, Heaven, Fluttershy, Twilight, Discord and Eris. It was right then and there when Silver took notice of a building that looked to be made entirely out of cookies and candy, "The bad guys are in there! I can just feel it!" Silver exclaimed happily. "WE'RE COMING IN!" the five mutants and Heaven all exclaimed. "Something tells me they just want to eat the sweets," Eris deadpanned. "My, my, your predictions are as sharp as Master John said, Silver," a mysterious black haired man in matching black attire said. The moment the mutants saw him, they fell to the floor. "WE JUST WANTED SOME SWEETS!" they all cried, as Fluttershy and Eris joined them. "So, this guys another of John's flunkies?" Eris asked. "Yeah, his name is Mortimer Jackson, but everyone knows him as 'Claws'. He's another member of the Seven Deadly Warriors," Eliza said, as Heaven looked around the building. "Wow, there so many cookies and candies!" she exclaimed happily. Claws' nails then became much longer, "My fingernails grow when they thirst for blood. It cost me a fortune in manicures. Now take this, HUNTING CLAW!" Claws bellowed, as he threw his elongated fingernails at the mutants, who did their best to fight them off, while Heaven, Fluttershy and Eris ducked out of the way. Unfortunately, Heaven was hit by one of Claws' nails. Eris then pulled the young girl out of the way. "Alright, we need to deal with these nails!" Eliza said, as he arm took the form of a long sword, and started to battle back against Claws' nails. "I'll help you, nya," Naomi said, as she took off her gloves, revealing her razor sharp cat like nails, which she used to help Eliza. "Allow me to assist," Silver said, as he used his psychic powers to charge Eliza's sword arm and Naomi's claws with psychic energy. This in turn increased the power of the two girl's attacks. Silver and his two brothers then rushed over to where the others were at. "Is everyone alright?" Silver asked. He then saw Fluttershy and Eris wrapping a piece of cloth around Heaven's arms, "Heaven, are you alright?!" he asked in shock. "Don't worry, I'm ok," Heaven replied. "IT WAS HIS FINGERNAILS," the three of them said in a dark tone, turning his attention back to the battle. "I'm impressed a couple of girly girls can keep up with my nails. But I will scratch you all like a cat on a scratching post," Claws said. "Oh yeah? Well listen up, Claws. No one gets to hurt my little sister. And no crummy cat like you can stand up to, DOGFACE!" Silver said, putting on a wolf mask. "WHAT?! I just hope he's been fixed!" Claws commented, his eyes bulging. "Super Steel Fang Woof-Woof!" Silver bellowed, as he threw a punch, destroying the balcony that Claws was standing on. "What kind of attack is called 'Woof-Woof'?!" Eris demanded, as Silver got back up on his feet. "Remember, when Wolfy needs to eat, he likes a tasty, fishy treat," Silver said, still wearing the wolf mask, holding a box of fish food. "He's a spokesman now?" Eliza asked Naomi. "I don't know, nya. Lets just roll with it, nya," Naomi replied. "Why you... Cuticle Cutter!" Claws bellowed, as he launched his nails back at the teenagers. "LEAVE THIS TO MY SONIC BARRIER!" Echo-Echo bellowed, as he used his sonic cannons to form a barrier. Unfortunately, it did nothing to block Claws' nails, but the robot didn't notice it, as it slashed through some of the clothing of the other four, "THAT WORKED RATHER NICELY, HUH?" the robot asked. "Get in there!" Eliza bellowed, as she threw the three brothers at Claws. "I'm impressed. They're all treating this Claws guy as if he were a child. But there's something off about Silver and his brothers," Eris commented, noticing how drained the three brothers looked. "What do you mean?" Discord asked. "I don't know. I just can't put my talon on it," Eris replied. It was then when she realized what was going on, as a vision of each of their brothers came into her mind. "So, you finally figured it out?" vision Brian said to Eris. "Of course. Its because their brothers aren't here. Without them, they can't show their true power. I have to do something!" Eris said, as Claws launched another attack. But before it collided, something jumped out in front of the teenagers. It was Eris, dressed up in a costume that looked like Brain, 'Now that it appears their brother has joined up with them, they can go all out,' Eris proudly thought to herself, turning to her brothers. "No one impersonates our brothers like we do!" Silver bellowed, as he, Stealth, and Echo-Echo were dressed up in costumes that looked like Heiru, Francisco, and Raiden. Eris was bewildered at this. And it was then when Eliza and Naomi realized what they had in common; they were the only teenage girls among this group of heroes. "There's no type of Fujiyama, like the genuine article," Eliza said to Eris. Eris fell to her knees as she said that. "Then this was all for nothing," she said. "Oh, hey Brain. Did you loose a contact?" Heaven asked, not realizing that it was just Eris in disguise. "Alright guys, time to clip this guys nails for good," Stealth said. "No one touches my nails, except Maurice," Claws said, as his nails took on the form of snakes, "Serpents of Darkness!" Claws taunted. "Leave this to me," Eliza said, as she morphed her arms into paintbrushes, and charged straight into the oncoming snake attack, striking each of the serpent like nails with her paintbrush arms, "Feel the thrill, of acrylic thrills! GLAMOUROUS NAILS!" she bellowed, as pictures of butterflies and flowers appeared on each on Claws' nails. "What a beautiful design," one of the nails said. "Its such a cute design," another nail commented. "I look three years younger!" another added. "Who would've thought we'd look this gorgeous?" one nail asked. "We can't battle any more!" another nail commented. "YOU WHAT!? This is worse than press on nails!" Claws yelled in distress. "Without your fingernails, you can no longer hammer out a decent attack. This being said, you're now vulnerable to attack," Silver explained. "Now, for the finishing attack, nya!" Naomi called, as Silver charged her nails with psychic energy, "TAKE THIS, nya!" Naomi bellowed, as she clawed at Claws' face, sending him careening into a wall. "WE'LL DESTROY ANYONE WHO HURTS OUR SISTER! GOT THAT?!" the three brothers roared. "Remind me never to get on their bad side," Fluttershy whispered to Twilight and Discord. "Noted," Discord replied. "I found lots of candies!" Heaven commented, looking into her purse, which was filled to the brim with cookies and candies. Just then, a wall opened up to reveal the prison that Claws had been guarding, "Another prison," Twilight said. "I'm pretty sure this is the control panel," Stealth said, pointing to a nearby computer. Naomi then took it upon herself to slice the computer apart. No sooner than when she finished, the bars holding each of the captured mutants were lowered, and every mutant that were captured exited their cells. They all rejoiced in their freedom. "We're free!" one mutant cried. "Finally free!" another cried. Three boys approached the group of heroes. "Well, I figured you'd come back to help us," one of the boys commented. He was about the same height as Silver and his brothers. He had shaggy brown hair, blue eyes. "Good to see you again Takanosuke," Silver commented. "Ya know, I could have bust us out of here a long time ago, if I got the chance," another boy said. He was a little taller than the three brothers. He had dark tan skin, dark brown hair, and brown eyes. "Hey, they just saved your lives!" Twilight said. "ITS ALRIGHT, TWILIGHT. SORA CAN BE A TAD DIFFICULT AT TIMES, BUT DEEP DOWN, HE'S REALLY SOMEONE YOU CAN RELY ON," Echo-Echo replied. "I take these guys are new friend of yours?" the third boy asked. He was the shortest of the three. He had well kept blonde hair and blue eyes. "They are Leon," Stealth replied. "So, who exactly are these guys?" Eris asked Eliza and Naomi. "Their names are Takanosuke, Sora, and Leon," Eliza replied. "They're otherwise known as the 'Pretty Boy Trident', nya," Naomi added. Then, she and Eliza were picked up bridal style by Takanosuke and Leon, respectively. "My, my, you ladies are looking lovelier each day," Takanosuke commented. "I agree. The sun must be lucky to grace such lovely faces like yours each day," Leon added. Sora then presented each girls with milkshakes. "Here, I made these for the both of you. But don't think for a minute it means I have a thing for either of you," Sora said, looking away from the two. "Meow?" was all Naomi could say. "Looks like these boys are the types that any girl could fall for," Eris whispered to Fluttershy and Twilight. "Yeah, pretty boy charm, knowing what to say to a girl, and that Sora boy seems to be the type that plays hard to get," Fluttershy commented. They then heard three crashes. Looking over, they saw that Eliza had punched each of them into a wall. "If I told Zach once, then you three will remember to stay far away from me," Eliza angrily seethed. "So cruel, yet, still lovely," Takanosuke commented. "She's definitely Zach's girlfriend, that's for sure," Leon added. "I told you I have no love interest for Zach!" Eliza angrily retorted. She then felt a chill go up her spine. "Ah, Eliza, what an intoxicating parfum you have. It still drives me crazy!" another, more mature sounding boy said. He was the shortest of the rescued mutants. He had messy red hair and green eyes. Eliza was getting angrier. "I told you to stay far away from me!" Eliza angrily yelled, as she punched the boy hard across the face. "Man!" the boy said, as he had a blissful smile on his face, as he was sent careening into a wall. "That wasn't very nice," Twilight scolded. "Ah, don't worry about it. Zach is the type of guys that's hard to put down. He gets on Eliza's nerves, yeah, but he means well," Silver explained. "So, how did you guys free us?" Leon asked. "We're leading a rebellion against John Clark," Silver boldly stated. All the mutants they rescued had looks of awe and shock. "Are you guys crazy?!" one mutant demanded. "John Clark is a monster!" another added. "He's been absorbing the powers of every mutant he has behind bars!" Sora added. "Don't worry guys. We have dirt on John Clark, so our rebellion is justified," Eliza replied. "Yeah, but he has an entire army at his disposal!" Leon stated. "Which is why we're all making an army of our own," Silver replied. "Silver's right. Our brothers are all working to defeat the Seven Deadly Warriors. As far as I can tell, two warriors have been taken down," Stealth added. "Two of the most deadly warriors?!" Takanosuke demanded. "They were specially trained to deal with mutants!" Sora added. "Well, to be honest, The Sand Man was easy to deal with," Stealth replied. "If that's the case, they should be easy pickings," Zach said, completely unfazed by Eliza's punch. "WELL SAID, ZACH, SIR!" the Pretty Boy Trident all said in unison. "As we speak, the others are all working on freeing other prisoned mutants," Twilight said. "Which means we need to lend them support!" one mutant exclaimed. Everyone there cheered in agreement. Meanwhile, in a library, "Oww, what hit me?" Icezer asked, as he regained consciousness. Looking around him, he saw toys of all kinds; paddleballs, jacks, tops. "Oh, I've so many toys," he then looked up to see Brian, being pampered by a couple of bears, "And yet, I still want more," he said in a high class accent. "WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA KNOCKING ME OUT!" Icezer yelled angrily at his brother, grapping him by the collar of his shirt. "Cool your jets. I have a feeling one of the seven deadly warriors is here," Brian said, looking around the empty library. "Really? What kind of assassin would be here of all places?" Icezer asked. Just then, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash joined them. "So here you guys are," Rainbow Dash said. "Sorry for running off like that, but I got a feeling there's going to be another fight here," Brian said, showing them the library. "Why would any assassin be here?" Rarity asked. "I wouldn't be too sure," the five of them turned to see a medium height man with messy red hair and green eyes. "Its one of them!" Brian said, igniting his fists. "My name is Bard. I'm the chief of the Seven Deadly Warriors," Bard said, as he jumped off of the book he was standing on. "But, before I destroy you, I like to know the names of those I destroy," Bard said. "Well, I am, Dragon Knight, Gulzark!" Brian exclaimed. "And I am Holy Knight, Gaia!" Icezer added. "YOU'RE NOT KNIGHTS!" Rarity and Rainbow Dash yelled. "I got it. 'Dragon Knight, Gulzark', and, 'Holy Knight, Gaia'!" Bard bellowed, as the words he just said came into being, quite literally. Two knights emerged from the words, and swung their swords at the two brothers. "What just happened?!" Rainbow Dash demanded. "That 'Bard' person just summoned the words and then used them to attack!" Rarity replied. "That's right. My powers allow me to tap into the power of words. It gives new meaning to the phrase, 'Attacked by your own name'," Bard explained. "I knew I should have call myself 'Sergeant Scaredy Pants'," Brian commented. "Next time, I'm calling myself 'Captain Bikini Model' instead," Icezer added. "You guys are pathetic!" Rarity seethed. "But before we go any further, I'll put up my defenses," Bard said, as he conjured up some large words that were all written in Japanese, "Fire Barrier, Ice Barrier, and Thunder Barrier. Now I'm safe from all manner of attack," Bard said. "You think so? Those words won't be able to protect you," Icezer said confidently. "Why's that?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Yes, enlighten us," Bard insisted. "Because we don't know how to read!" Icezer said, as he and Brian went on the attack. "Not one single word!" Brian added. "I can't believe it. They're actually proud they can read a word," Rarity said, her tears falling like waterfalls. As they got closer, the three barriers blasted the two brothers back to where they started. "I never thought that Fire Barrier would affect me," Brian commented. "Ice attacks shouldn't even work on me," Icezer said. "My word attacks bypass your mutant resistances, and inflicts damage, regardless if your of that same element," Bard explained. "We need away around those words, but what?" Brian asked, as he and Icezer pondered solutions. Meanwhile on John Clark's chambers... Toby, Joshua, Cory, and Kelly, and all the others sat in the cell, waiting for their friends and family to come and rescue them. As they were sulking, John came in, looking very annoyed, "What do you want?" Nyx asked in irritation. "Your friends, the Fujiyama Brothers are proving to be more meddlesome than I originally thought," John said, as he motioned to the monitors, "They've already taken down two of the seven deadly warriors. And as I speak, two more battles are being waged," John said. "That's our friends for you! They never give up!" Toby exclaimed. "Well, we'll see how tough they are when they take on the seventh, and deadliest of the seven warriors," John said, banging the bars with a baton, before taking his leave. "I'm not worried. Silver and them took down not only that Chaos creature, but the Siren Spirits as well," Cory said. "But who or what is the seventh warrior?" Mike pondered.