Sceldrant's Comet

by Michael Rogers

  Rachael: "It almost feels like footsteps."

  Lezard: "I'd hate to see his dinner plate, bwarharh."

  Rachael: *She smiled with a loss of concentration, as she continued to focus on the vibrations.* "I wonder-"

  Twortz: "Rachael!" *She waddled out of the city and awkwardly ran up the road-like path.*

  Lezard: "Bwarharh, I'm not being mean, but were you talking about your friend there?" *He awkwardly pointed at Twortz.*

  Rachael: "Lezard-" *She hissed, hiding her smile and faced Twortz.* "What's wrong?!"

  Twortz: "S-Something is wrong, there was this pillar and it spoke to me?!"

  Rachael: "A pillar spoke to you?"

  Lezard: "That sounds about right."

  Twortz: "Then there was this monster inside a test tube-"

  Lezard: "Probably a Scoldrant-"

  Twortz: "Then people were talking about Neurons and Astra something."

  Lezard: "Astragons."

  Twortz: "And-"

  Rachael: "And?"

  Twortz: "There's a fifteen foot monster behind you."

  Rachael: "A fifteen-? Wait, what?"

  Lezard: "Behind-?" *He slowly turned around in suspense, suddenly shaking his bottom in fear.* "How upsetting, everyone.. Run for your lives!"

  Rachael: "I-Imposs-" *She gasped with widening eyes, staring at an enormous humanoid rock figure.*

  Twortz: *She trembled with buckling knees, frozen in fear.* "W-What.. Wh-What is.. What...?!"

  Lezard: "Oh dear! I'm not an offensive fighter!"

  *Lezard sarcastically whimpered and hobbled behind Rachael and Twortz, intensely staring at the stone figure.*

  Lezard: "It's unusual that a Scoldrant of this size is this close to a city, and out in the open too!-" *He spoke in concern, as if he knew he was in a bad situation.*

  Rachael: "S-So that's a Scoldrant?"

  Twortz: (I-I'm the oldest.. I'm the most responsible.. It's my responsibility to ensure nothing happens to Rachael.. Even if it's not the real one-) *She shut her eyes, trying to control her fear.*

  Scoldrant: "Gnoar!" *Two rocks opened on its face, allowing it to release a deep raspy roar.*

  Rachael: "Should we retreat to the city?"

  Lezard: (She's a sound thinker-)

  Twortz: "We probably won't make it in time." *She spoke with her eyes shut.*

  Lezard: "We should try. Rock based Scoldrants are usually slow-"

  Scoldrant: *It stepped forward, causing the ground to rumble.* "Gnaor!" *It raised its arm made of large boulders, causing streams of sand to pour from the crevices.*

  Rachael: "Whatever it is, it's about to strike!" *She raised her fists and stood in a battle-ready pose.*

  Lezard: "Do either of you know any water based Azure Bursts?!"

  Twortz: *She opened her eyes and reached over her shoulder, grabbing the frying pan in determination.* "You two, run back to the city."

  Lezard: "I squeal over your determination, but you won't be able to even touch that Scoldrant with physical attacks alone."

  Scoldrant: "Gnaorrr!" *It punched towards the cluttered group at incredible speeds.*

  Lezard: "Wha-?!"

  Rachael: *She swayed to the side and watched the massive arm crash into the ground, exploding a dirt pulse around it.* "Eek-"

  Scoldrant: "Gnaor!" *It opened its hand in the ground and the dirt pulse pushed Rachael and Lezard back, causing them to tumble onto the ground.*

  Twortz: *The pulse blew past her, as if nothing happened.* "Huh?"

  Rachael: "Tssk, everyone okay?!" *She gritted her teeth and quickly stood back up, raising her fists.*

  Lezard: "Wha-?! It hurts, I think I broke my uterus!" *He squealed in a sarcastic-like manner, holding onto his knee.*

  Twortz: *She waddled up to Rachael with a loss of breath, raising the frying pan to her face.* "Are we crazy, or is this a dream?"

  Rachael: "Beats me. All I know, is that thing is real."

  Twortz: *She ran towards the Scoldrant and raised her arm, screaming with an echoing voice.* "Take this!"

  Rachael: (Why did her voice echo like that-?)

  Twortz: "Hooee!" *She hit the frying pan on the Scoldrant's arm, causing a loud metallic screech to burst the stone into the air.*

  Rachael: "What-?!"

  Lezard: "Jinkies! What technique was that-?!"

  Twortz: *She wailed in pain and dropped the frying pan, instantly holding onto her wrist in agony.* "It hurts-"

  Scoldrant: "Gnrraor!" *It slowly lifted its leg and suddenly kicked Twortz, blasting her across the road-like path.*

  Rachael: "Twortz!-"

  Lezard: "Holy fish-cakes!-" *He gasped in fright, watching Twortz hit the ground, making awkward spirals in the air.*

  Twortz: "Kerrh." *She slid on her side and slowly came to a stop, wheezing in pain.*

  Rachael: "Why you!" *She frowned in a protective-like manner and sprinted towards the Scoldrant at an incredible speed.* "Hah!"

  *Rachael punched the Scoldrant on the abdomen and listened to her knuckles crack, causing her to scream in pain.*

  Rachael: "My fist!-"

  Scoldrant: "Gnaor!" *It swept its arm at Rachael, attempting to hit her across the head.*

  Rachael: "Tssk-" *She quickly bent back and dropped to the ground, watching the arm sweep over her face, causing her hair to sway to one side.*

  Lezard: "You can do it, little monster!" *He waved his arm, trying to boost Rachael's morale.*

  Rachael: *She jumped back up and spun around, kicking the Scoldrant on its side.* "Argh!" (It feels like I'm just hitting the ground-)

  *Rachael quickly back flipped away from the Scoldrant, avoiding a sweeping kick.*

  Lezard: *He noticed her skirt sway in the breeze, revealing her tight gym-like shorts underneath.* "Not looking." *He squealed and looked away, quickly wiping his sudden nose bleed.*

  Rachael: *She landed on her feet and frowned at the Scoldrant, raising her fists.* (What did Twortz do? I can't even graze the sand off its body-)

  *Rachael looked down, noticing the frying pan shimmer in the sunlight.*

  Rachael: (The frying pan!) *She shouted in thought and sprinted towards the Scoldrant.*

  Lezard: "Let's flee already!-"

  Scoldrant: "Gnaor!" *It formed a boulder-like fist and swayed back, punching directly towards Rachael.*

  Lezard: "Watch out!"

  Rachael: *She leant forward and slid on the ground, grabbing the frying pan along the way.* "Hah!"

  Scoldrant: "Gnaor-" *It lunged forward, watching its arm miss Rachael.*

  Rachael: *She jumped into striking distance and hit the frying pan on the Scoldrant's chest.* "Ah?"

  Lezard: "Nothing?"

  Rachael: "It hardly made a noise-"

  Scoldrant: *It grabbed Rachael around the waist and lifted her up.* "Gnaor!" *It applied pressure, causing Rachael to drop the frying pan.*

  Lezard: "No!"

  Twortz: "Tssk." *She gritted her teeth and grunted with a struggle, trying to lift herself off the ground.* (I can't-)

  Rachael: (I can't breathe-)

  Scoldrant: "Gnaor!" *It swayed to the side and rocked its entire body, throwing Rachael high into the air.*

  Lezard: *He looked up, gasping in shock.* (At that height!-) "No! We just became besties!-"

  Twortz: "Rachael Taylor!"

  Rachael: *She started to descend, causing her to stare at the solid path with widening eyes.* "Ahhh!"

  Lezard: "I can't watch!" *He quickly shut his eyes, looking away.*

  Rachael: *She screamed in shock, suddenly touching her throat.* (I feel sick!-)

  *A rock pillar suddenly erupted out of ground and blasted into the air, smashing into Rachael.*

  Rachael: "Kah-?" *She coughed on the rock and started to slowly descend, before violently hitting the ground.*

  *The rock pillar underneath Rachael shattered across the ground, catching Lezard's attention.*

  Lezard: (She's alive?!) *He thought with a smile.*

 
Rachael: *She coughed, lying in the middle of a dirt cloud.* "Th-That hurt-"

  Twortz: (What did I just witness?! A rock just shot up and hit Rachael, effectively cushioning her fall!)

  Scoldrant: "Gnaor!"

  Lezard: *He looked to each side, noticing Twortz and Rachael on the ground.* (I don't have any choice but to fight, don't I-?)

  *A green snake slithered behind the stone Scoldrant and struck into its shoulder, suddenly wrapping itself around the Scoldrant's body.*

  Lezard: "N-Not another one!" *He stood up and quickly hobbled up to Rachael with his head lowered.* "Are you okay, little monster? You were thrown up pretty high-"

  Rachael: "Yeah. I'm more hurt from that freak boulder flying up from the ground-"

  Scoldrant: "Gnoar!" *It roared, as the snake applied pressure, cracking some of its rocks.*

  Twortz: (That's the largest snake I've ever seen in my life!-)

  ?????: "Finish it, Arthur." *A woman in platinum armour spoke to the snake, as if she was the owner.*

  Arthur: *It slithered its head above the Scoldrant and looked down, opening its massive jaw.* "HYDRO CANNONss."

  Twortz: (The thing can talk?!)

  *The snake spoke with a hiss and a sudden stream of high pressured water blasted into the Scoldrant, exploding it into violent pieces of rock.*

  Rachael: "Ah-?" *Splashes of water and rock blew past her, cutting her across the face.*

  Arthur: *It relaxed its body, leaving a pile of wet rock where the Scoldrant stood.* "Hssst."

  ?????: "That's a good boy." *She spoke with a confident smirk and walked towards Rachael, keeping a fixated stare on the city.*

  Rachael: *She noticed the woman approach the snake, causing her to gasp in a protective-like manner.* "Watch out! The snake will-"

  Lezard: *He quickly covered Rachael's mouth, causing her to squirm in confusion.* "Don't say a word. She's a captain." *He whispered in Rachael's ear.*

  Rachael: *She continued to squirm, grabbing onto Lezard's wrist.* "...-"

  Lezard: "Trust me-" *He gently lowered his arm, noticing Rachael keeping to herself.*

  Rachael: "Who is that? Won't the snake attack her?" *She whispered to Lezard.*

  Lezard: (I can't believe I face a captain as soon as I leave you, father monster-)

  Rachael: "Hey?" *She looked at Lezard, waiting for his response.*

  Lezard: "I fear that could be Nancy."

  Rachael: "Nancy?" *She watched the snake suddenly spiral around Nancy, causing her to gasp.* (It is going to attack her-?!)

  Lezard: *He watched Arthur slither behind Nancy, as if it was keeping watch on her surroundings.* (Having control of something so powerful.. Frightening.)

  Nancy: "Let's see what is such a threat." *She spoke on her breath and stared at the tower in the distance with a widening smirk.*

  Arthur: "Hssst." *He swayed his neck and slithered behind Nancy, leaving an S-shaped trail behind him from the previous Scoldrant's remains.*

  Nancy: "Yes.." *She glanced at Arthur with a smirk as if she could understand his hisses.* "Sending one of the top three warriors.. Whoever it is, they'll be dead before they even utter a word-"

  Twortz: *She looked at Nancy.* "Th-Thank you-"

  Nancy: *She paused and instantly glared at Twortz, causing Arthur to hiss for intimidation.* "You dare speak to me?"

  Twortz: "I-I-?"

  Lezard: "I fear, that's Nancy the feeder."

  Rachael: "Why is she called-?"

  Nancy: "Are you hungry, Arthur?"

  Arthur: "Hsssst." *It slithered its tongue at Twortz as if it was inspecting her.*

  Rachael: "Crud." *She spoke in realisation.*

  Nancy: *She heard the sounds of a faint siren come from the city, causing her to sigh in an annoyed-like manner.* "No feeding today, Arthur. Work calls."

  Arthur: "Tsssskt."

  Nancy: *She started to walk towards the city and clicked her fingers, causing Arthur to suddenly disintegrate into a swirl of blue particles.* "Bwohohoho."

  *Nancy laughed to herself and played with a small blue orb in her hand as if it was a baseball.*

  Nancy: "Let's see what this threat is all about.." *She licked her lips and walked into the city.*

  Twortz: "..." *She stared into space with a petrified look on her face.*

  Lezard: "Little monster?" *He stood up and pulled Rachael's arm up, helping her to her feet.*

  Rachael: "What.. Just happened?"

  Lezard: (These poor girls are traumatised.. It's almost like it's their first Scoldrant encounter-)

  Rachael: "Harh..?" *She whimpered, covering her mouth with watering eyes.*

  Lezard: *He stepped back, startled by Rachael's sudden sadness.* "I-It's okay?" *He spoke in a serious-like manner, hugging her for comfort.*

  Twortz: *She awkwardly stood up and wheezed, collapsing back to her knees.* (My ribs? I can feel it touching my lungs!) *She purposely took short, quick breaths.*

  Rachael: "Ash, where are you?!" *She started to cry in Lezard's arms.* "Where are you, Ashton?!"

  ----------

  *Trevour stood behind Thirty-Three and Tara, listening to their conversation.*

  Tara: "I will try to extract information from the Scoldrant User one last time before killing him."

  Twenty-Three: (What-?)

  Thirty-Three: "Excellent."

  Twenty-Three: (Excellent?!)

  Thirty-Three: "What about the other prisoner?"

  Tara: "I will use my Ougi against her and demand information before she runs out of her life Neurons."

  Thirty-Three: "Understood. Twenty-Three, go fetch our prisoners immediately."

  Twenty-Three: "Yes.." *He turned around and started to walk out, causing Thirty-Three to grunt.*

  Thirty-Three: "No boss today?"

  Twenty-Three: "..." *He continued to walk out.*

  Tara: "You say you wanted to become a vice-captain one day?"