The three all watched Nebula as she approached, her rubied cutlass unsheathed. Those big emerald eyes gazing at them, wary. Her long coral colored hair lightly swaying back and forth.
'This is my chance, I need to regroup!' Geiz thought to herself, 'I need to let Fender know that the Omi-Sodaldo are onto us!' Her foot subtly shifted backwards.
The wind stormed, gyrating around Geiz' entire body, and took off, hastily making way deeper into the cavern.
That was until Geiz noticed the silhouette of a young man right next to her, "WHAT THE—"
Skysin sat his hand onto Geiz' back, slamming her right into the ground. Geiz rolled over, a bit dazed, staring up to Skysin's dumb, nervous grin.
"Ah—Sorry…" Skysin chuckled, rubbing the back of his head, "can't let ya go lady."
Skysin got comfy, taking a seat right onto her stomach, freezing her wrists to the ground with ice, holding her hostage.
Crim and Nebula quickly ran over to them.
Nebula sighed, "well, it's obvious you guys found their hideout."
"Yeah…" Crim responded, looking deeper into the cavern, "my guess is all the ships are further inside."
Nebula raised her wrist, making a watch appear like a chameleon revealing itself. As the light flicked on, Nebula began swiping and pressing her dainty finger across the screen, "the others will be here soon. These people need to be apprehended immediately."
Nebula looked to Crim and Skysin, "you two should leave. This escalated into a larger problem now."
"Not gonna happen," Crim sternly replied, "they stole my ship. Me and Sin are getting it back."
Nebula pinched the bridge of her nose, "as long as you two don't get in the way. But this is only because you guys can handle yourselves. So, I'll allow it…I suppose."
"Don't worry about it…" Skysin spoke in a mellowed tone, shrugging, "plus, I know a bird who'll point us in the right direction." Skysin chuckled, prodding Geiz' forehead like a child poking a fish tank at an aquarium.
They all eyed Geiz, silent. Nebula sat a hand on her wide hip, "listen, I'd rather NOT get violent about this. You haven't caused an egregious number of problems. Can you please just tell us where the ships are?"
"Screw that!!" Geiz spat, "you'll have to kill me before you find my gang!!"
A vein popped on Crim's forehead. He snorted, crossing his arms, "I just want my damn ship! It's your fault for stealing them in the first place, dumbass…"
"Dude," Skysin squinted his eyes towards Crim, "that's not how you interrogate people man."
"Huh?" Crim asked making a soured expression, "since when the hell are you a detective?"
"Since now, dumbass," Skysin pointed to Crim, "this is LITERALLY what detectives do!"
"Detectives don't lie their ass on a criminal, idiot!"
"Well…I'm the first."
"YOU'RE NOT A DETECTIVE!!"
Nebula gave a deep sigh, opening her mouth as she rolled her eyes, "guys. I just. Quite literally told you idiots to not do this…"
As the boys argued like birds on cable lines, Geiz stared to the shadow-eclipsed ceiling of stalagmites, 'dammit…if I wanna stop them, this is the only way.' Geiz contemplated to herself.
Geiz thought back to what Fender gave her…
*
Back in the hideout, Fender took out a small, vibrant and glowing pill, in a beautiful color of ocean blue. "Listen Geiz, if things get rough, use this Eco Pill."
Geiz tilted her head, her blue eyes studying the strange pill, "it has an…odd aura. What's it supposed to do?"
"It'll make your chaotic energy stronger. Unleash all your power, but at one cost…" Fender nearly scowled, "it'll turn you into a rampaging monster. Until you either tire yourself out, get knocked out, or killed. Other members have these pills as well if things don't go as planned."
Geiz took the pill, clenching it, "if it's to protect the family, I'll do what it takes."
Fender sat his hand on her small shoulder, "just try not to resort to it unless you have no other choice, got it?"
"I understand boss, won't let you down."
*
Geiz made a wry smile, 'looks like I don't have choice. I can't beat them like this…'
Winds had exploded, propelling Skysin right off Geiz. Crim and Nebula raised their arms, shielding themselves as they were pushed back.
Skysin landed where his comrades stood, "damn that caught me off guard…"
"Nice work…dumbass," Crim side eyed Skysin, his lips straight like a line.
"Shuddup."
Nebula brandished her sword, "don't be stupid! Just give up alright?!"
That was until Nebula's eyes had locked onto the Eco Pill, glowing in its strange aura. Nebula immediately recognized it, "wait!!! Don't do it!!"
Nebula made black water spread under her feet and shot right to Geiz like a spring. But it was too late, Geiz raised the pill, and swallowed it.
The wind grew stronger, pushing Nebula back. Geiz' aura billowed like chaotic flames, feeling the sheer amount of chaos flowing through her veins.
'This power…' Geiz thought to herself, feeling like she was high on chaos, 'it's amazing!!'
Skysin raised a brow, "what is that?? Her power just shot up like crazy!"
Nebula landed beside them, stabbing her sword into the ground as support against the winds, "it's an Eco Pill. All the raw chaos inside of it grants the user immense power! You could call it an imperfect mass-effect. But in contrast they'll turn into a rampaging monster!"
Skysin slapped his face, "this is gonna be a bigger pain in the ass now."
"If she has it…" Crim pondered, "that probably means that others in the group has one too."
Geiz' eyes went completely white, and faced them, silently.
She roared like a wild animal, basically pouncing right towards the three, a small tornado whistling around her hand.
The three quickly leapt above, back from Geiz as she crashed into the ground, looking up to them, screaming like a mad woman.
"Both of you, kick my feet!" Skysin yelled, facing Geiz below them.
Crim and Nebula didn't waste a single second, acting right away. The two brought their legs back, punting the bottom of Skysin's shoes.
Skysin made ice shroud his hands, and took off, like a bullet fired from a sniper, reaching a punch towards Geiz' cheek. A head on collision.
Geiz was sent into the air like a ragdoll, crashing through multiple pillars of rock as if she was a golf ball, breaking through windows on a house.
But Geiz didn't even feel a single ounce of pain, bouncing back just like a rubber ball. Ferocious winds had spiraled through the cavern, and Geiz lunged towards Skysin, her first target.
Just as Geiz got in punching distance, she extended her hand, preparing to latch her fingers around Skysin's face.
Skysin hastily bent backwards as he took a hold of her arm. Skysin's back hit the ground, kicking his foot onto Geiz' stomach and threw her, sending her straight to the others.
Crim did quick work, leaping right into the direction Geiz was flying. Flames burst on his feet, and flipped, slamming the back of his heel right onto Geiz' back, knocking her to the ground.
But then Nebula came, it was a triple threat!
Nebula lunged forward, and spun horizontally, getting airborne. She grunted, sending her own lethal kick straight to Geiz' neck, sending the rampaging woman into the ground, making a trail like a mole, smashing into a wall.
"That was a nice kick Nebula," Skysin complemented, standing next to her, arms resting behind his head.
"Oh! You think so?" Nebula asked, surprised. "Thank you."
Crim sighed, "just make out already, could ya?"
"Pfft…"
"Excuse me???" Nebula asked, flustered, her cheeks with light blue scales growing a bit pink in color, "he is NOT my husband!"
Geiz on the other hand, was already standing, cackling, wind swiveling around her once more.
Skysin let out a sharp grunt, his lips curling into a half scowl, "with all that, she's not even limping? I'd be sitting on my ass…"
"Eco Pills make the user have an absurdly high resistance to pain," Nebula shook her head, crossing her arms. "She's essentially numb, to put it plainly."
Crim exhaled through his nose, shoulders slumping, "so what…? We gotta kill her or something?" He asked, looking over to Nebula.
Nebula's lips had pursed, obviously a bit unsure, "it wasn't the plan at first…"—Nebula sighed— "…But as of now, I'm not sure what else we could do. It might be the best option. We could try putting her unconscious, maybe. Although I have no clue how long that could even take."
"Well…" Skysin spoke, rubbing his chin, "if we were to knock her out. It might not be too hard…" He turned to face them, motioning his arm out, "she leaves a bunch of open spots when fighting. I'm sure you guys noticed. All that extra power and rage gives her tunnel vision."
"When did you figure that out?" Nebula questioned.
"The second attack."
"True…" Crim nodded, "she had more than enough time to counter me or Nebula after Sin threw her."
Skysin leaned down a bit, tilting his head to Nebula at her height. His expression turning dull, lips straight, "how'd ya not notice?"
"Shut up Sin," Nebula snorted.
Geiz growled, lowering herself, about to make another pounce.
The three prepared themselves. Crim spoke up, "get ready. Even if she leaves herself open, it doesn't change the fact that she's a heavy hitter!"
Just as Geiz lunged, a pillar of water shot from the shadows, crashing into Geiz, taking her down again.
'Water?' Nebula asked herself.
Zeris appeared with two other soldiers, hastily running to them.
"Captain, what's going on?" Zeris asked.
"Those thieves got their hands on Eco Pills, and that one you just took down so happened to have ate one of them."
Zeris scoffed, "great…"
"We have to get the ships, fast," Nebula replied, "we can't put our time onto this one alone."
As Nebula continued discussing further plans with Zeris, Skysin was already planning his own ideas…
'She's right about that…we do need to be fast.' Skysin thought to himself.
Crim was tuned into Nebula and Zeris, following their plan.
"…Crim…" Skysin whispered from Crim's left.
Crim looked over, coming to see Skysin holding a stupid, smug expression. Making a full smile, his violet eyes nearly droopy, pointing both his thumbs to the deeper part of the cavern, "…c'mon dude…"
Crim's bearing slowly changed. His face oozed mischief, a knowing smirk paired with his grey, half-shut eyes, already understanding what Skysin was trying to do.
"Say no more…"
"Heh…"
Truly a pair of idiots.
While Geiz was getting herself back up, Skysin sat his hand gently onto Nebula's slender shoulders.
Nebula lightly jumped, turning to face Skysin, "everything okay?"
"Thanks Nebula."
"Huh?" One side of Nebula's pink lips had raised, her thin eyebrow furrowing, "what're you talking about?"
"Bait."
Just as Nebula was about to speak, Geiz screamed like a mountain lion at night. Nebula turned to face her, then looked back. Skysin and Crim were gone, only dust.
Nebula clinched her fists, her face growing red, and stomped into the floor, making a small crater, "THAT JERK!!!!"
The soldiers and Zeris looked back to Nebula as she grumbled to too herself.
Zeris sighed, "we'll take care of this captain, go ahead!"
"Are you sure?"
Zeris nodded, "surely I can handle one wild individual, get going."
"Right," Nebula took off, following after Skysin and Crim.
Meanwhile, much further ahead, Crim and Skysin laughed like a pair of pirates stealing treasure.
"I didn't think you'd actually wanna do that," Crim chuckled.
"Meh, why waste our time with all that? The more talking we do, the more time we lose. Besides, Nebula can handle it anyways."
Fender and his gang were moving with haste through out the cave, trying to break into the Lucanaships, without trying to damage them, at least not yet. After they escape, they could sell them! More money and they'd have all the cash they needed.
"Boss!" One of his members spoke, "we got two of the ships working now!"
"Good, lets get the rest of them as well."
"Right!!"
Fender had sat a hand over his mouth, nearly squeezing his own cheeks, 'I felt that surge of chaos earlier… it had to be Geiz…dammit!' Fender thought to himself.
It was a hard gamble, and a very large price. He was essentially sacrificing his own members to escape. And surely more were to come, unless they can get those ships working in time.
"Oh NO!!!!"
"ARGHH!!!"
Fender, and everyone's attention was brought to noise happening outside of the lair, nothing but shadows leading out. Then utter silence.
Fender felt sweat slide down his nose like a slide, 'no…not yet!!'
One of Fenders men came flying into the lair, crashing into a table from the shadows outside the doors.
"Hellooooo?!"
Fender quickly turned to the rest of his gang, "EVERYONE GET READY!!!"
All the members prepared themselves, facing the entrance of the door.
"Special delivery!!"
Fender raised a brow, "huh?"
A blur had raced through the doors in an instant; his orange eyes couldn't follow anything!
People of his gang began to drop like flies, hitting the ground, flying across the room, crashing into objects, it was utter chaos!
And Fender was standing right in the thick of it.
"…no. No! NO!! NOT LIKE THIS!!!"
Crim suddenly landed before Fender, and just before the bald man could do anything, Crim socked him straight on the nose. Sending him right into the back of the lair, crashing into a hill of rocks.
"BOSS!!" All the members had looked back at him.
Crim scoffed, "that's for my ship, assholes."
Another man had growled, pointing to Crim, "you're just a couple of stupid kids!! Who the hell do you little shits think you are??!"
"The guy who want's his ship back, dumbass," Crim snorted, flames slowly seeping from his arms.
"Guys, its time!!" The members all looked at one another, taking out their own Eco Pill!
Skysin stared at the members as all their chaotic energy began to surge, bustling with energy.
Skysin's gaze grew deadpan, a faint cat-like grin, both unbothered and quietly smug, "this is gonna be fun…"
The boys were surrounded, all the rampaging members circling them like a pack of hungered wolves, ready to feast.
The boys turned from each other, back-to-back, fists up, facing opposite directions.
Crim grinned, "well, lets get this done."
"Right."
The gang charged at the two like a stampede, growling and screaming!
Skysin and Crim took off.
As one shot a fist to Skysin, the speedster quickly leapt over the man and planted his feet right atop his head. Skysin jumped, knocking the man straight into the rock floor, and took air.
Skysin slowly spun, swinging his leg right onto another's neck, sending him into the wall.
Skysin could hear another yelling from behind, preparing to tackle him. Skysin merely pivoted with his heel, swinging his arm out, releasing a frigid rush of wind, freezing the man solid.
Two came from opposite sides, locking their arms back like a revolver about to fire.
Skysin ducked as their fists flew, punching each other right in the face.
The speedster acted, sliding his leg to the woman's ankle making her trip. Skysin turns back to the man, his fists nothing but a blur as he sends a flurry of punches to the man, from his gut right to his nose.
Dazed, Skysin grabbed the man by his collar, and flipped him right over his back, crashing down onto the woman, making a large crater under them with ease.
Crim slipped to his left, dodging a foot from an opponent. As the momentum brought the man forward, Crim turned, swinging his elbow onto the man's chin.
The man backed away, Crim opened his palm, and jabbed it forward to the man's stomach, firing a wave of white flames, eating him whole.
Crim looked up, watching another come from above.
The flame-headed boy made flames burst onto his feet, shooting into the air, leading in with a heavy upper cut, knocking the man's head up, staring to the ceiling.
Crim sent a multitude of fists and kicks, then flipped, sending his foot right to the man's shoulder. The man slapped the rock floor, and bounced, ricocheting like a ball, crashing into another!!
Crim looked at enemies running towards him. He aimed his hands, letting a large ball of flames spin before his palms, and fired a blast of heat, taking them all out.
As the boys continued fighting, Fender had finally regained consciousness, watching his gang get taken out like flies.
'We won't be able to make it off the planet like this…But…' Fender gritted his teeth, ' if I can't make it, I'll take those two, or whoever with me…'
Fender revealed his own pill; however, this one was abnormal. Glowing a violet hue, bursting in chaotic energy.
He raised it over his mouth, 'I'm gonna finish this, once and for all…'