Loomian Legacy Veils of Shadow

Versus Jake! Dinner at the Ferrix House!

For the third time, Thane and Jake stood opposite each other. The first and second times, it was in a grassy clearing. Now, it was on a battlefield in a beautiful backyard. On the sidelines, their friends and hosts stood. Behind Thane's leg, Whispup stuck close by. Embit wanted to join them, but he realized jumping into Millian's arms was a mistake. He was trapped with the girl who refused to let him go from her embrace. He had accidentally benched himself.

It got even worse when Mr. Ferrix who was acting as referee called for the Loomians to be released. To Embit's dismay, Searknight appeared on Jake's side of the field. Upon seeing his larger evolutionary form, Embit squirmed wildly. Lucy turned to him with a small smile, looking down at him with warm eyes. "Aww. You wanted to battle too, right Embit?" Embit huffed and crossed his arms. Meanwhile, Millia was blissfully unaware.

"I wonder what Loomian Thane's going to use." Mabel wondered. At her side, Starla licked her ankles. "Maybe he'll use Whispup?" Lucas suggested. Mabel let out a sound that was between a wild laugh and a snort. "No way! Thane wouldn't send the new guy to fight a strong trainer and Loomian like Jake and his Searknight for their first battle."

She was right, as a few seconds later, Thane threw a Capture Disc into the air. A battle cry exploded from the sky as Paratweet swooped down and landed on the ground with her sharp talons. She let out an intimidating screech as she prepared to fight. Millia and Whispup stared in awe.

With the word given by Ferrix, the battle was underway. Thane started after a moment of stillness. "Paratweet, use Cyclone Slam!" With yet another screech, Paratweet took off. "Bulk Up! Catch it!" Jake countered. Searknight planted his feet firmly into the ground as the metallic-like fur bristled, getting tougher as his defenses increased. He steeled himself, blue eyes staring ahead, nearly emotionless. Then, as a bullet of an air-type was about to collide with him, Searknight put his hands up, palms open. With large, rough hands, he caught Paratweet by the wings, completely stopping Cyclone Slam.

"Fire Breath!" Jake ordered. "Paratweet get out of there! Use Air Whip!" Paratweet tried flapping her wings to conjure the blades, but Searknight had a vice grip on her wings. The only thing she could do was frantically squirm and feel her eyes grow wide right before a stream of fire engulfed her at point-blank range. "Paratweet!" Thane cried out in worry with a similar sound echoing from Embit and Whispup.

"Go Searknight, use Steel Crusher!" Paratweet felt a moment of respite as the flames finally subsided, only for a new kind of pain to explode upon her wings as Searknight's grip suddenly tightened on her body. She felt a crack and went limp in his hands. "Flaming Kick!" Jake commanded. "Paratweet, use Peck!" Thane cried out desperately. As flames began to coat Searknight's massive right leg, Paratweet pulled her head back. Then, with all the strength and speed she could muster, she rammed a razor-sharp beak into Searknight's face.

The larger Loomian cried out in stunned pain and instinctively dropped Paratweet, letting her fall into a heap on the floor with a small grunt as his hands clutched at his injured face. The victory was short-lived, however, as a second later when Paratweet looked up, she saw Searknight charging at her. His right leg, coated in flames singed the ground with every step and left small flames in his wake. One massive arm swung at his side as he ran while the other clutched at his nose where Paratweet had struck.

Immobile and helpless, Paratweet shut her eyes as her body was lifted by a massive foot. Flames licked at her feathers and she felt her bones crack with the impact of the kick. A second later, she was flying through the air with a cry. When she crashed into the ground, she couldn't fight anymore or even stand. A few seconds later, Mr. Ferrix called the match in Jake's favor.

The two boys immediately rushed over to Paratweet's side, ready to tend to her in any way they could. They were quickly joined by Lucy and Ferrix. Together, the four tended to Paratweet's wings right there on the field, and soon she found that she could flap them once again painlessly. Once her wings, the most serious injury was taken care of, the rest of her battle wounds were tended to before Thane recalled her to her Capture Disc to rest off the fight.