Let's recap all that's going on right now.
Joanne is now at home, thinking of how much she enjoyed her date with Nate.
Nate is also thinking about it but is also thinking about his sister who has a sprained wrist. He's now 3 minutes away from the restaurant.
And Andrew...is stuck with the same two (2) men he suspected to be spying on either him or his friends.
Andrew: I don't have any beef with you guys. Look, if you want my wallet I...
Brad: Don't play dumb, kid. We know what you can do.
Andrew: I don't follow...
Evan: Maybe you'll understand when I do this...
Evan then sends out a bolt of electricity from his fingertip after Andrew. Andrew deflects it with his left arm and instantly, summons a spirit-like creature that is now standing before him.
Brad: Amazing. When boss told us about you, we thought he was bluffing. But with that speed...you might be problematic. It didn't take him a long time to figure out who stole what belongs to him...
Andrew: So...you guys figured me out after 7 months. That's an awful long time.
Evan: It's good that you didn't sell it. That would be another pain for us. But now that we know what you did with it, all we have to do is take your body to headquarters and we'll get paid for it. Almost like...a bounty system.
Andrew: This wasn't about Nate. It was about getting to me.
Brad: Your friend is of no importance to us at the moment. As for you...I'd suggest you hold still. This might hurt a little...
Brad turns himself into water and immediately goes after Andrew. Andrew immediately uses his "spirit" to grab a rock.
Andrew: QUID PRO QUO!
After shouting that phrase, the rock immediately transforms into a giant sheet of metal. Brad, who was already gonna attack, stabs through the metal.
Brad: What the...? Where did this come from?
Evan then dashes at Andrew, his body covered with electricity. Andrew grabs a pebble and throws it at the tree then touches himself.
Andrew: QUID PRO QUO!
Before Evan's eyes, Andrew switches places with the pebble, thus making him temporarily free from danger. He looks at them both, who are both angry at him. Brad has now freed his arm and has now shredded the sheet of metal to pieces.
Brad: What kinda annoying Essence is that?
Evan: Essence?
Andrew: Wait. What's that?
Brad: It's a name I gave to these "spirits". Even boss and those other two (2) weirdos like it.
Andrew (In His Mind): Boss? Other two (2) weirdos? That's three (3). And these two (2) make five (5). This can't be good. I need to eliminate them and warn Nate and Joanne. They could be in danger.
Evan: Well, aren't you gonna tell us? It makes the fight more interesting, ya know...
Andrew: Well...my "Essence" is called Quid Pro Quo (Something For Something). It allows me to swap any two (2) objects or persons I want, including myself.
Brad: That's...pretty cool. Mine is named Worse [Original name: BAD]. It allows me to turn myself into pure water.
Evan: And I'm Ungodly [Original name: EVIL.] I can turn myself into electricity and I can also manipulate electricity. And together, we are...
Both Brad and Evan: Worse Meets Ungodly. [BAD MEETS EVIL]
Before Andrew could say anything, he realizes he can't move. He looks down to see that his feet are held in place by Brad's water.
Andrew: Damn it. They distracted me...
Evan: And for the finishing blow! Take this! HEAVY NOISES! [LOUD NOISES]
Evan shoots a bolt of electricity at Andrew's chest and this shocks him, followed by him flying backwards into a tree.
Brad: Yeah! We won! That was way easier than I thought!
Evan: Yeah! Boss is gonna love us! And probably promote us!
Andrew then gets up and starts laughing.
Brad: What's so funny?!
Andrew: You two (2) idiots fell for it. My shirt...is made out of rubber! I started wearing rubber shirts after lightning struck me at home last year. As for you two (2)...
Before they could ask what is going on, the sheet of metal that Brad cut up turns into salt and immediately clings to the both of them and this causes them to merge together in a painful way.
Brad: WHAT THE HELL?! THIS HURTS! THE ELECTRICITY IS FRYING MY BODY!
Evan: WHAT THE HELL IS CAUSING THIS?!!
Andrew: Hmm. Let me explain. Combining electricity with salt water results in the ions being spread. The water on the other hand, will continue to conduct the electricity until either the water has evaporated or until the electricity has been thoroughly spread. Let me say it another way. YOU'RE BOTH GONNA DESTROY EACH OTHER. AND I'M GONNA WATCH.
As Evan and Brad continues to merge together, their screams get louder. Andrew watches as they both collide completely and then explode into pieces. Brad and Evan with their Essences "Worse and Ungodly" [BAD MEETS EVIL]...ARE NO MORE.
Andrew sighs and falls to one knee and smiles.
Andrew: I learned that from Josuke's fight with Akira Otoshi. [Author's note: PLEASE GO AND SEE THE FIGHT BETWEEN JOSUKE HIGASHIKATA AND AKIRA OTOSHI IN JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURES: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE.]
As Andrew breathes heavily, he gets up and starts walking away.
Meanwhile...
Someone has been watching the entire fight, without Andrew knowing. And this person is in a room with another person behind her, sitting in the darkness of the room.
???: Master...I have news.
JUMPMAN: Speak.
???: Brad and Evan are dead. They were outsmarted by the boy that stole the item from my office.
JUMPMAN: Did you find out what he did with it?
???: He absorbed it. And it gave him an Essence. Like the ones we possess.
JUMPMAN: Essence? Wasn't Brad the one that came up with that stupid phrase?
???: Come on! Its pretty cool.
JUMPMAN: Whatever. Notify LIZARDMAN ASAP. The plans have changed.
??? goes off to do as she is told. As for "the boss", he then looks at a photo he has in the office and then exits the office after.
YOU ARE READING
My Guardian Essence™
FantasíaA miraculous turn of fate places Nathaniel "Nate" Sprayberry, a 16 year old high school student, in the crosshairs of a group of dangerous individuals and with his new found abilities, he must overcome these foes.