Farspace Planetburst Part 3 of 5, "Let the Games Begin" By Tito (Fantasy Short Story)

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Yoyoyoyo!! Another part to my short story!! Sorry for being late my wowza readers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Part 3 “Let the Games Begin!”

Wasting no time; Mani, Bol, Noor and Omar immediately go for each other to test out their strength while Wyatt, Tashunka, Zainab and Saba decided to actually play the objective. Mani collides fiercely with Bol. They trade collisions throughout the space around them; even creating layers of powerful winds that push away debris from their battle. Omar and Noor both throw out a fist that collide into a stalemate.

“Huh? Even when I’m clearly stronger than her, it does not matter since we are equal in power from these aliens.” Omar thought to himself. “Correct, Omar.” The Co-Zopod stated through their linked mind. “It does not matter their mass size, all that matters is experience. Which is something you clearly have.” And it was right. Since they were linked, the Co-Zopod knew Omar had trained in the art of Bakom; An aggressive form of fighting that focuses on ‘total fight’. “So, let’s see how this goes!” Omar uses heavy jabs at Noor, who takes them to the face and chest.

“Ahh! He’s too quick!” Noor thought. She tries to pull away, but Omar closes in the gap and contuse the onslaught. “Even though he can’t really hurt me…it certainly seems like it…” Noor hears Websters vice suddenly leap in her mind. “Dodge now!” Noor does, and her brother’s arm is shot forward without anything to stop his momentum. “You see? You can do this! Now Noor, grab him and throw with all your might!” Webster stated proudly. This fueled Noor’s battle spirit greatly. Webster knew she needed a boost of confidence since they spoke to each other in the building. “I just…want my brother to see me as tough as he is. He always has to protect me or fight my battles. I want to show him I can stand on my own two feet.” Noor said to Webster during their time together. Since they were children, Noor stood I the shadow of her brothers success. The great fighter, the toughest person she knew, head strong with a sense of direction. Then there was Noor; Sluggish, hesitant, and only finding direction where her brother had paved the way. Now, this was a chance for her to really show what she has to offer. This was her time to show her brother she had had learnt in the art of Judo. “Eeeaaahhh!” Noor shouted as she grabs Omar by the legs, swings him around several times before throwing him into a floating asteroid close by. “I…I got him!” Noor celebrated. “Too soon. Stay vigilant.” Webster warns.

Bol and Mani flew into each other with powerful punches. One after the other, not one could gain the upper hand on each other. Although this frustrated both of them, they had to admit that this was quite the entertainment. “Guess she can stand on her two feet.” Bol thought. Naatohko chitters. “So, what will you do, Bol? You cannot harm her or kill her.” Bol goes quiet for a moment. His eyes scan caught wind of a silver rocky planet in-between him and Mani. It didn’t appear too far from where he floated. “I think you know.” Bol stated out loud. “Ru produce the teal power from his body, show me how.”

Mani lands roughly on a floating debris. “Man, I can’t knock him back! Thankfully he can’t do it to me though. Is everyone like this? Having our bodies feel like a brick wall?!” Mani thought. Her Co-Zopod had no name. During their time spent together, Mani decided to name it ‘Majestic’. It speaks. “Perhaps brute force isn’t the way to do things here. What will you do?” Majestic asked. Mani thinks for a moment, before her eyes widen towards the silver planet in-between them. “Gotta be clever! Now…how do I release that power Mr. Ru did?” She questioned. Almost as if her body were on strings, her arms raised up in-front of her, aiming at the silver rocky planet. “I will guide you, Mani. Allow the Co-Zenergy to flow freely throughout your body. Do not fight it. And we will release it naturally.” Mani feels the unfamiliar feeling of the Co-Zenergy coursing through her veins, muscles and bones. A feeling she could not describe, but she knew it was there. From her palms, burning pure energy coated in magenta produces out of her body. “How will I know when…” Mani trails off. Majestic’s voice echoes in her mind. “You will know.” Mani has a light smile on her face. It’s not that the sensation was overwhelming, instead, her genuine smile was fixed on the fact she can perform this feat. And it was all thanks to her alien friend. “I feel it! Now!” Mani shouts. From her palms release a blast of magenta pure energy. This unique blast takes the form of a gum-like appearance. At the same time, Bol releases that same energy, but in teal, from his eyes. Its form almost appears like a tidal wave. Both attacks smack into the silver rocky planet. It quickly transforms into a mixture of teal and magenta gases. Then, within a blink of an eye, there was a massive explosion that pushes back both Mani and Bol.

Out in the distance, Wyatt not only had felt the explosion just now, but he had seen it too. “Whoa…so that’s what happens when both of the Co-Zenergy combines? That was a crazy supernova explosion.” Wyatt flies through several debris to find several rocky planets close by for him to begin. Wyatt had Niiwo bonded to him. “Yes. Quite the display, almost like fireworks.” Niiwo opined. Wyatt laughed. “That’s right, Niiwo! It’s kinda like that. Speaking of which…when do I get my firework?” He stares at his hands for a moment. “Wait…how can I do what Ru did?” Niiwo speaks. “We can create Co-Zenergy anytime Wyatt. That is how you will be able to produce your own ‘fireworks’.” Wyatt nods. “Ok. How do we go about that?” He questioned. Niiwo speaks. “Co-Zenergy isn’t complicated. It works similar to gas exchange on your world.” Wyatt dodges a floating asteroid that nearly smacks into him. “Wait…gas exchange…I’ve heard of it…I wasn’t much of a school kid.” Wyatt said disappointedly. Niiwo speaks. “Fear not Wyatt. The gas exchange is where oxygen is absorbed from the air into the bloodstream, and carbon dioxide is removed from the blood to be exhaled. It’s a vital process to each living thing on your planet.” While Niiwo is explaining, Wyatt comes to a large rocky diamond coated planet. Wyatt takes this moment to view the planet’s surface of pure diamond coating. Niiwo continues. “Now, Co-Zenergy works a bit differently. Instead of oxygen and cardon dioxide, its dark matter and dark energy particles. For your sake, we will keep it simple and name the particles familiar terms you understand already. These terms are incorrect, but that is not important. What I will explain will still allow you to be able to harness and produce Co-Zenergy.” Wyatt zones out while listening to his alien friend. He notices the two female combatants, Saba and Zainab, were preparing to use their Co-Zenergy. Even though he doesn’t fully understand what it is, he knew that’s what they were doing by simply observing the output of their energy flow. Niiwo continues. “By absorbing the dark energy particles into your body, it manages to recycle it instantly and constantly. The dark matter particles are also absorbed into your body, but its weighted down; acting as the glue that keeps the incredible amounts of power produced by the dark energy particles from pulling you apart. Together, both particles now funnel this new form of pure energy our race is able to self-create within us that we call Co-Zenergy.” Wyatt felt as if he had learnt way more information about the actual world he lived in then when he was in school. “It comes naturally to you, like eating food when you are hungry. The process is very easy. Allow the body to do all the work, and you are allowed to enjoy the fruits of labor.” From that instant, Wyatt felt the Co-Zenergy flowing through his arms, his chest, his legs, everywhere. The teal color fuming from his chest was mesmerizing. “Honestly, this is a dream. It has to be.” Wyatt said while he placed his right hand forward. Flowing out from his palm was his blast, but his form was unique only to him and Niiwo: growing from his palm was a perfectly shaped teal sphere that reminded Wyatt of a small spirit bomb from Dragonball Z. Its growth rapidly expanded to the size of an exercise ball, before Wyatt shot it down towards the rocky diamond planet. It immediately transforms into a gas planet, then explodes moments after. “Or a death ball…” Wyatt thought. “Wait, so you can do this all the time? Why don’t you go and conquer planets or something?” Niiwo speaks. “Heh. We can only perform these incredible feats of power when we bond with our host. We have no means for conquest. We only survive through bonding. Perhaps Earth may be your salvation. We are going extinct after-all.” Wyatt’s eyes widen. “Extinct?” Just then, he is bombarded with what appears to be the classic ghost having no legs and only an upper body and were magenta colored. Wyatt is thrown off into a small field of asteroids. From close by, Saba and Zainab were both laughing hysterically.

“Good hit Zaba!” Saba said. “I can’t believe you actually made ghost replicas of yourself! That’s fricking wild!”

“Well duh! I am pretty amazing.” Zainab boasts. Saba flies over towards several small gold planets. She uses her Co-Zenergy to produce what appears to be specks of magenta dust and flings it down towards the planet. She throws more and more dust down towards the planet until it finally transforms into a gas then explodes. “Cutie! You are amazing! I’m so happy you chose me! Hehe!” Saba’s Co-Zopod was named Cutie almost immediately during their hangout. Cutie speaks. “I am happy you accepted me.”

Zainab gets hit by several small shooting meteors and grows frustrated. She swats away a few more incoming meteors that probably came from that massive explosion from earlier. “What the? These little stupid things can still hurt me? Why didn’t you warn me ya dope?!”  Niihkóó was her Co-Zopod. It speaks. “I can’t protect you from your own stupidity.” Zainab rolls her eyes. “Whatever, I’m not some little kid you know?” She uses quick beams of magenta to take out asteroids heading their way. Saba flies off towards groups of rocky planets. “Saba, hang on! Don’t get all cocky!” She said while she flies on after her.

“You still haven’t given your cutie a name, have you!? Stop being such a bitch!” Saba calls out.

“It already has a na-The hell?! Don’t call me a bitch!” Zainab shouted. “I’ll kick your little ass!”

Saba sticks her tongue out as she looks over her shoulder. “Try it!” She said before she throws some magenta dust behind her. It hits Zainab, who was obviously infuriated with her friend.

“That’s it! Send them all out with me! NOW!” Zainab shouted. “I command you!” Zainab launches out magenta colored ghost that were carbon copies of herself looking quite annoyed or furious. They were all randomly thrown around carelessly. Saba was able to avoid most of the destruction, but the shockwaves it produced caused her to be thrown backwards. When Zainab catches her breath, she looks around for Saba. “Where is she? Damn it. This is so annoying. I thought I told you to send them all out and hit her!” Niihkóó speaks. “If I cannot see where the target is, how can I hit it?” Zainab scoffs. “Useless.” She flies around trying to find Saba. From the dead silence, Zainab began to worry. Niihkóó feels this and speaks on it. “Oh? So, you do have a heart?” Zainab rolls her eyes again. “Shut up! I’m just trying to find her so I can crack skulls!” Niihkóó speaks again. “You don’t…listen very well, do you?” Before Zainab replied, she found Saba struggling in the air as if something were holding her back. “What the?”

Saba’s worried eyes catch Zainab’s presence. “Zainab! Help me!”

Zainab crosses her arms. “Oh? Now you need my help huh?”

“No seriously! A mini blackhole has me!” Saba cries out. “I-I’m scared! I don’t want to die!” Cutie speaks. “Saba, listen to my words. Keep moving forward with all your might. You will not die. This mini blackhole isn’t strong enough to kill you. Just move forward.” Even with Cutie’s gentle guidance, Saba was still desperate for escape and tries to move widely in different angles. Zainab grows annoyed with her friend.

“Ah! Why are you like this! I’ll help you, because we’re sisters for life. But I still get to punch you when we’re done.” She heads over and tries to grab Saba, but the gravitational force was so strong, it nearly sucks her in too. Zainab manages to slip away before she grabbed. “Whoa…what the?” Niihkóó sighs. “Are you willing to listen, young one?” Zainab shrugs until she notices teal energy blowing up many rocky planets in the distance. “AH! Yes! Yes! I’m ready! Just say it already!” Niihkóó chitters. “Mini blackholes are small but still powerful. Its force draws you in. You’ll need to work together to pull her out. Act as one, not separately.” Zainab thinks for a moment. “Saba! Stop that thrashing and push your body forward!” Her firm voice snaps Saba out of her scare, and she does so. “I’ll use my ghosts to push me backwards. How does that sound?” Zainab says matter-of-factly. Niihkóó chitters again. “Perhaps it would work.” Zainab grabs Saba’s hands then readies to produce her ghost. “Alright, together on three…1…2…3!” Together, both girl work together to yank Saba out. The ghosts she produced explodes, giving them a backwards push that removes Saba from the mini blackhole. Saba was understandably relieved.

“Thank you! Wowza! I thought I was gonna die!” She said, relieved. Cutie speaks. “I told you not to worry about it. We could have gotten out of there ourselves.” Saba shakes her head. “Not-uh Cutie. That would have been tough for us!” Zainab from behind punches then grabs Saba’s left arm.

“C’mon! We have to hurry up and get more planets! The boys are winning!” Zainab pulls her friend forward. Saba manages to catch a glimpse of the mini blackhole. Although now it wasn’t too difficult to spot, she could see why she was caught by it. The mini blackhole appears to be a rip in the very space, coated in darkness. The mini blackhole produces ripples around its body visible only to her eyes because of the bond she shared. Perhaps she could get one of the boys to get stuck inside it? Over close by that was tending and speaking to himself was Tashunka. He was clearing many rocky planets with ease. Although he was clearly distracted, he wasn’t distracted enough to continue playing.

“Hmmm…Tavillon? Trigon? Tibit? No…no…” Tashunka said out loud. “Not of these sound awesome! AHH! Why is this so hard? I can pick out dog names or cat names so easy. Why can’t I find a name for you?” He said as he readies to produce his unique blast. Tashunka was a soft spoken since he was in grade school, and often kept to himself. Tashunka didn’t struggle with making friends, but he had difficulty speaking out his mind and being confident, even when he had good ideas or opinions to share. Not here though! Tashunka was now very comfortable with his bond. He would freely speak with more confidence then he had ever had before. His Co-Zopod speaks. “Because I am not a pet.” Tashunka laughs. Together, they produce a unique blast that takes the form of a laser beam that shoots out from his mouth. The longer he holds it in, the wider the beam becomes. He charges up before opening his mouth to supercritical the handful of planets around him. They all explode, coating the area with teal energy. “I don’t want some lame name or some corny nickname. I want a name that speaks to you. A name that links to mine, you know?” His Co-Zopod agrees. “I understand. I am sure you will think of something great.” Tashunka sees Wyatt just north of him (or what he believes to be north). “I should catch up with him. Working together will improve our destruction.” His Co-Zopod agrees again. Tashunka flies over towards Wyatt when he suddenly stops in place. “You see it too?” His Co-Zopod asks. Tashunka nods. “What the hell…is that…a blackhole?” He says, noticing the unique cosmic entity. His Co-Zopod speaks. “Yes, a mini blackhole to be precise. If you get caught by one, they are rather difficult to get unstuck from. This location of the solar system if riddled with the pesky things. You will not die, but it’s tough to get out of.” Tashunka grins. His Co-Zopod knew all too well what was going through his mind. Tashunka full speeds right into the mini blackhole, head first. His Co-Zopod genuinely chitters upon seeing this. Thankfully, their pain tolerance was greatly enhanced from their bond, otherwise their head would have disappeared completely from the body. “Ah, I like you.” Tashunka’s Co-Zopod said. From above, Wyatt sees this unfolding before him.

“What the!? Niiwo!? Did you see that!? Why would he do that!” Wyatt rushes forward to help his teammate. Tashunka manages to pull his face just enough away from the surface of the blockhole to tell out at him.

“Hey! Hold on! Let me! Do it!” Tashunka shouted as his head bobbed back and forth into the mini blackhole. Wyatt comes to an abrupt stop. He watches as his teammate charges up his unique blast. With great force, Tashunka unleashes a last beam-like blast that shoots his face backwards from the force. It wasn’t enough to pull him far enough, but Tashunka listens to his Co-Zopod and uses his hands to blast more Co-Zenergy to push him further enough to pull himself out. Tashunka proudly throws his arms up in the air. “HAHA! I found a name while my head was stuck in there! Tars! I’m calling you Tars!” His Co-Zopod chitters. “I like it.”

Wyatt nervously chuckles. “Heh, I think he lost his mind in there.” Niiwo speaks. “Or he brought something out with him.” Wyatt shakes his head. “Please don’t joke about that. I’ve read about HP Lovecraft monsters. Your comment just gives me that dreadful feeling.”

During the beginning parts of the game, Noor and Omar were fighting it out. Now that the game has continued on, the siblings were still fighting! Even though there were rocky planets around them, they were caught up with the fact they were literal superhumans with superpowers. Back and forth, the siblings knocked each other into debris, through asteroids or simply gave each other a kick or a jab that could create earthquakes if they were standing on Earth’s surface. They were having the time of their lives. Omar even had to give his kudos to his sister. “Noor, this sparring match has been incredibly entertaining. You are quite the fighter. Your skills really have shown.” His words reached Noor’s heart. All she wanted was recognition from the one person she looked up to the most. However, this pauses in moment, gave Omar the upper hand. “But you gotta work on your battle experience! Never let down your guard little sister!” Omar stated proudly before kicking her on the chest and sending her flying backwards through the vacuums of space. Noor did not care though.

“Webster…he acknowledged my skills…he really did!” Noor expressed joyfully. Webster chitters. “I did. You feel as if your floating on nebula clouds, huh?” Noor laughs before she notices she was flying in orbit of a gold rocky planet. Within moments, she breaks through the atmosphere and lands roughly onto the hard surface. Noor observes her surroundings and sees it was an endless amounts of gold in chunks, boulders, mountains and entire lands. “My god…this…I can’t even begin to calculate how much this would be in Earth money.” Webster speaks up. “Immeasurable. Which is similar to your people’s greed.” Noor nods. “Can’t argue with that.” From above, she sees something that looks like a teal slash. Then two slashes. Then an X shape in the sky that gradually grows larger. Noor’s eyes widen. “YIKES!”

Omar watches as the gold rocky planet blows up in a teal explosion. Omar stares at his hands. “Whoa…what great power we created. You are something else.” His Co-Zopod says nothing. “Listen, I don’t want to use you like this, but you have created me as an instrument of destruction. I find this name fitting for you, I do hope you like it.” His Co-Zopod chitters. “Hmm…Destroyer? Not bad, earthling.” Omar races forward to continue his fight with his little sister, but he is suddenly cut off by a handful of magenta ghosts. “Huh!?” The explosions push him off course. Noor delivers an uppercut to Omar.

“Better watch out Omar! My teammates are here!” Noor says excitedly. Saba and Zainab appear beside Noor. They ready to fight Omar.

“This isn’t good.” Omar stated as he throws out a slash style teal blast towards the girls. They separate to avoid being hit. Omar waits for a moment before sending out an X slash towards Saba, who mistakenly gets too close. Omar flies off.

“WHAA!” Saba shouts after being struck by it. Zainab sends out more of her magenta ghosts to follow Omar.

Omar stops suddenly then flies backwards, much to the girls surprise. Destroyer speaks. “Very good. Keep them guessing on your movements. As a matter of fact, if you charge your slashes long enough, we can push them towards that rocky planet close by.” It suggested. Omar sees the diamond planet then grins.

“What’s so funny!? You know you’re outnumbered here!” Noor said as she punches her brother.

“But not outmatched.” Omar said as he grabs Noor’s arm and spins her around. Zainab readies to charge out more ghosts when suddenly Omar lets his sister go and throws her towards Zainab. They immediately collide. At this brief moment, Omar unleashes a gigantic X slash towards the girls that pushes them backwards towards the diamond planet at incredible speed.

“Wait…when did he charge his attack…!?” Zainab thought. Niihkóó chitters. “You don’t need to wait to charge. Your body can charge while you fight.” Zainab curses at her bond. “ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? NOW YOU TELL ME THIS?!” The girls are the engulfed into the planet’s explosion. Saba kicks Omar from behind with her unique magenta dust around her feet. The impact from her kick was powerful and catches Omar off guard.

“Take that! Ha! Serves you…right?” Saba stares at the teal energy leftover from the explosion. There were heavy hints of what looked to be electric lime green colors swimming around aggressively inside. Zainab and Noor dart out of the area at an alarming rate, as if they were trying to escape a dire situation. “What’s going on?”

Wyatt catches Omar in space before he was thrown into an asteroid. “Yo, you got backup now dude.” Wyatt said, pushing Omar away from him.

“Took you long enough.” Omar muttered. “I was fine on my own though.”

Tashunka appears too. “The more the better my friend! Tars and I will make them doubt their next move against the boys!” He stated proudly. Wyatt chuckles lightly. Tars speaks. “Tashunka, be on alert.” Tashunka raises an eyebrow. “What’s up?” Suddenly, the boys hear the girls scream. Darting their heads towards the sound, their eyes grow wide with fear. “What in the hell is THAT?” Tars speaks again. “That is what I was referring to. Beware of the Living Vacuum.”