Loomian Legacy Veils of Shadow

Thane versus Faust

"Everyone ready?" Thane asked. Embit, Paratweet, and Geklow all nodded simultaneously. It had been a couple of hours since Thane's visit to Vantacorp. His friends had all returned from their respective errands, and they had agreed to help Thane in his training. Mabel sat off to the side, watching. Jake and the twins had their Loomians out and ready, while Thane had Slugling. They stood across from the three Loomians, prepared to unleash a volley of attacks on them to help their speed. "Embit, say the word!" Thane encouraged. Embit took a deep breath, then, a silver paw went into the air. "Alright, go!"

With Thane's command, all the other Loomians fired a barrage of attacks, and the training began. Embit jumped and ducked from incoming attacks like Leaf Barrage and Mud Splatter. He also countered Nature's Force with Fire Breath. Geklow didn't even bother to dodge. She just blasted everything with Thunderstrike. It wasn't the most graceful method, but it was effective. As for Paratweet, she danced gracefully around attacks. It was truly beautiful. Even Mabel was enraptured by the training spectacle.

About an hour later, everyone was sprawled out on the grass, tired. The twins lay next to each other, Mabel tried scooting closer to Jake, and Thane was lying next to his Loomians. After a few moments, he sat up and turned to his team. "Okay, guys, let's head back and get some rest. Tomorrow we're going back for round two. Remember, we're on a tight schedule." He said, putting a slight damper on the mood.

The group quickly packed the little they had brought before they made their way back into the city as the sun fell. Luckily, they reached the Trainer Station before night fell. The group said their good nights to each other, and the girls retreated to their room while the boys went to theirs. Everyone was so tired, that Thane forgot to mention the bunker. After a quick exchange of words, everyone, boy and Loomian was fast asleep.

Around mid-afternoon the next day, Thane and his team felt refreshed and ready. Embit was perched on Thane's shoulder, Geklow and Paratweet in their discs, and Slugling on Lucy's head. Thane stepped forward to the silver door and took a breath. "Okay, time to do this." He declared.

Back in Mitis Town, Noah, Lauren, and Derrick watched with bated breath. They had managed to catch Thane's rematch and were ready for it. They could feel their heartbeats race as Thane took the stage for the second time, and they hoped for the best. Truth be told, however, they didn't expect Thane to breeze through his two main tasks this quickly. Maybe he would once again prove himself and be allowed to stay. Especially now that he had backup. Those thoughts were quickly pushed away, however, when Faust appeared on the opposite side of the field, and they all leaned forward like diehard sports fans.

"You're back so soon!" Faust called over to Thane from across the field. Thane's expression was hard and determined. He couldn't read the expression on her face, and her silver form was standing still with a hand on her hip. Thane nodded, not being able to tell what facial expression he was broadcasting. The comforting weight of Embit on his shoulder gave him a confidence boost. "Yeah, and this time we're ready for whatever you throw!" It wasn't a lie. They had just beaten Protogon, while it was corrupt no less. They could handle this.

In the stands, Thane's friends leaned forward in their seats. "Oh, boy! Here we go!" Lucas whispered while shoving handfuls of popcorn into his mouth. Behind Than, Whispup watched anxiously.

Back on the field, Faust had taken out a disc. "If you say so." When the referee started the battle, she threw the disc into the air. Out of the blue light exploded Munchweel, landing on the field with a squeal of its tire. "Via, what can you tell me about this one?" Thane asked, taking a more patient approach to his strategy. Via provided the information instantly through the earbud. "Munchweel, the Cleaning Loomian. It is the evolved form of Chompactor. It is a metal-type Loomian. This artificial Loomian was created by POLUT Corp. This Loomian is capable of eating several tons of trash in a single day. The cannon on its arm is capable of firing chunks of garbage that it has consumed. It has the ability Rev Up, making it faster as time goes on. Geklow or Embit would be a good match against it when factoring type alone."