Chapter 16:
Cartoon kid: Reign of the V.L
Cartoon Kid: Twenty-four hours?! I can't be stuck here that long — my mom will wonder where I've gone.
Decibolt: No need to worry. Time moves faster here — twenty-four hours here is only about six seconds in Earth time.
Molecular Girl: Wait... will opening a portal work?
Cartoon Kid: That's a good idea. (He tried to open a portal — nothing happened.)
Cartoon Kid: No use.
Decibolt: Then our only choice is to fight.
Cartoon Kid: Let's go. (They hopped onto their hover disc and moved forward.)
A little while later, they spotted a floating spirit in the middle of the path.
Molecular Girl: This must be the first warrior. (They dismounted the disc as the spirit grew larger, transforming into a man in iron armor.)
Molecular Girl: Huh... that's the first Chosen One.
Cartoon Kid: Why is his suit so tacky?
Molecular Girl: He got his C.O. in the prehistoric era — back then, this was considered powerful armor.
Zabitro: Speedy, destroy them.
Speedy: Speedy destroy you.
Cartoon Kid: Guess good grammar wasn't invented yet.
Decibolt: Triple Sonic Disc! (Speedy easily dodged.)
Speedy: You have to try gooder than that to defeat Speedy.
Molecular Girl: Kinetic Punch Barrage! (He dodged effortlessly.)
Speedy: Speedy bored when weaklings start trying. (Theo raced in, trying to punch, but Speedy dodged and kicked him back.)
Decibolt: Theo, try your Chosen One form.
Cartoon Kid: But it hasn't recharged.
Decibolt: The time difference causes a paradox—You know what? Too complicated to explain. Just trust me.
Cartoon Kid: Okay — Activate the Power of a Chosen One!
Speedy: Me know that trick. (He brought out a stick.)
Speedy: Activate the Power of the Chosen One! (The stick transformed into an axe, his eyes turned brown, and a brown aura flared.)
Molecular Girl: Looks like we're going all out. (She raised her aura.)
Cartoon Kid: Mystic Kid! (He transformed.)
Cartoon Kid: There's a need for speed — and no one's faster than Mystic Kid!
Speedy: No one faster than "Mossy Kid"? No! Speedy faster! Speedy most fastest! (They clashed, trading rapid punches and kicks. Soon, Speedy overpowered him and kicked him to the ground.)
Speedy: No one faster than Speedy.
Cartoon Kid: Let's try that new combo move.
Molecular Girl: Let's do it.
Cartoon Kid: Crystal Force E-M Tornado of Pain! (He created a tornado.)
Molecular Girl: Kinetic Punch Barrage!
Decibolt: Sonic Storm! (Their powers merged into the tornado, sucking Speedy inside.)
Speedy: Even in spinning wind, Speedy most fastest! (He dodged attacks mid-spin.)
Speedy: Speedy say... time freeze! (He froze time, jumped out of the tornado, then unfroze time.)
Speedy: Speedy finish you now! (He charged, swinging his axe.)
Cartoon Kid: Mystic Barrier! (The shield surrounded them.)
Speedy: No magic wall can stop Speedy! (He slashed at the barrier.)
Molecular Girl: (Holding him in place.) I can't hold him for long!
Decibolt: Gigantic Sonic Disc! (Theo dropped the barrier; Decibolt's disc sent Speedy flying.)
Cartoon Kid: Fire Ignition! (He conjured fireballs in both hands, merged them, inhaled deeply, and blasted a huge fire cannon.)
Speedy: Time freeze! (He froze time again, dodged, and unfroze time.)
Mystic Kid: Metal Spears! (He hurled spears, but Speedy caught them all. They glowed brown as he transferred his speed into them before hurling them back.)
Crystal Force: Mystic Barrier! Molecular Wall! Deci Shield! (They blocked the attack.)
Decibolt: Sonic Step! (He raced in — Speedy dodged and kicked him back.)
Decibolt: No one's been able to fully dodge my Sonic Step.
Speedy: Speedy bored... Speedy want faster, stronger warriors!
(He spun rapidly, forming a tornado.)
Speedy: Now... Speedy big twirling wind!
Cartoon Kid: You can't fight fire with fire — but you can fight a tornado with another tornado! (He created his own tornado around himself; they clashed, sending shockwaves.)
Molecular Girl: Time to knock some sense into this fool — Molecular Fusion! (She fused small rocks into a massive boulder.)
Molecular Girl: Kid, get out of the way! (She hurled it at Speedy, pinning him.)
Decibolt: Take this! (He leapt and punched the rock, driving Speedy deeper into the ground.)
Cartoon Kid: Do you hear... punching? (Speedy repeatedly struck the rock until it exploded into bits.)
Speedy: You throw rock at Speedy?! Rocks for mammoths only! You call Speedy a mammoth?! Speedy angry!
Molecular Girl: I have an idea — Kid, get Speedy to chase you.
Cartoon Kid: How am I supposed to do that?
Molecular Girl: Annoy him.
Decibolt: Tease his speed — that'll get him riled up.
Molecular Girl: Yeah, if only we could merge you two — with that voice, I'm sure he'd snap.
Decibolt: Just go. (Theo ran to Speedy.)
Cartoon Kid (thinking): All I have to do is tease his speed — easy.
Cartoon Kid: Hey, Speedy, too bad your anger won't give you the speed to beat me.
Speedy: What?
Cartoon Kid: That's right — I'm the fastest runner here.
Speedy: No! Speedy most fastest! (They started running.)
Cartoon Kid: If you're so fast, why haven't you caught up? Or are you just a slow mammoth?
Speedy: Speedy no mammoth! (He caught up.)
Speedy: See? Speedy catch-up!
Cartoon Kid: But can Speedy run and fight? (He rammed into him.)
Speedy: Speedy best fight-runner! (They exchanged blows while sprinting.)
Molecular Girl: Now that he's distracted, I'll set my trap — huge branch to knock him airborne, then you Deci Cannon him to the ground. That'll knock him out.
Decibolt: That's not a trap — a trap should be more... trappy.
Molecular Girl: Why don't you shut your trap?
Cartoon Kid: You can fight while running... but can you keep up with Hyper Speed?! (He boosted and ran even faster.)
Cartoon Kid: Catch me now!
Speedy: Speedy always catches up!
Molecular Girl (via hologram): Kid, bring him back.
Cartoon Kid: On it. (He looped around.)
Cartoon Kid: Come on, Speedy, I'm going this way!
Speedy: Speedy end you!
Decibolt: Here they come.
Molecular Girl: I see that. (She smacked Speedy into the air.)
Molecular Girl: Wait for maximum height...
Decibolt: Deci Cannon! (He launched upward, blasting Speedy.)
Cartoon Kid: Electric-Metal Hammer! (He forged a hammer, charged it with electricity, and smashed Speedy to the ground.)
Speedy: Ugh... (He faded away.)
Decibolt: That's one down. Two more to go.
Molecular Girl: Wait — we need to rest.
Decibolt: Ugh... humans, no endurance. — Hey, why is your Galaxom sparking?
Cartoon Kid: Must've damaged it during the fight.
Decibolt: Let me check.
Molecular Girl: Since when are you good with tech? Last I remember, you couldn't even disarm a bomb.
Decibolt: Ever since that incident, I've been studying. You should've seen how I flexed my neuro cavity on that undercover mission.
Cartoon Kid: And what led you to that?
Decibolt: I vowed to be better than you in every way possible.
Molecular Girl: Is that so? Maybe after tech, you can try fighting — though you'll never beat me.
Decibolt (thinking): I want to tell her... but I can't. I must stay strong. (He finished fixing the Galaxom.)
Cartoon Kid: Whoa... you've seriously upped your tech game.
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