The Crystals Emerge

Chapter 3: Brother

"He has a Crystal!" shouted Xavier.

"What are we going to do?" said Haze.

"Throw your Crystal on the ground," said Zona. Xavier grabbed the Crystal and threw it.

Joshua came out of the Crystal. "What's going on?" he said.

Xavier shouted,"There's another Crystal, and we need you to fight it for us." Joshua looked at the other Crystal. It looked exactly like Joshua, but it was completely made of water.

"What are you doing here?" said Joshua. The crystal looked at Joshua and said, "Oh look,it's my old friend."

Xavier looked at Joshua."What does he mean by 'friend'?"

Joshua said to Xavier,"He is my brother."

Xavier looked shocked."How is that even possible?!"

"I will tell you later, but right now I have to take care of him," said Joshua.

"Are you ready to fight already?" said the blue Crystal.

"Yes,I'm ready,"said Joshua. Joshua pulled out a fire sword from his hand. The blue Crystal pulled out a water sword from his chest.Joshua and the blue Crystal charged at each other. When they collided, they were engulfed in steam. It soon filled the whole room and interrupted everyone's vision.

"What's going on?" asked Haze.

"I don't know," said Xavier, "but we need to go find Ellen's uncle."

"Okay,"said Haze and Zona.

The steam began to subside when the group heard a scream. It was Joshua. He was turning into steam because the blue Crystal was putting water on him.

"We need to do something," said Zona.

"Yeah,but what?" said Haze.

"I know," said Xavier, "we need gasoline."

"Yeah,but where?" said Zona.

"Any of this equipment in here has to have some. Check everywhere,"said Xavier. Haze looked where the weapons were. There was no gasoline there. Xavier looked where the jewelry and statues were.There was no gasoline there either. Zona looked in the back of the store. She found a gallon of gasoline next to old lawnmowers. She grabbed a gallon of gasoline and ran back to Xavier and Haze.

"I found some," said Zona.

"Some?"said Haze,"you have a whole gallon!"

"Oh,whatever!" said Zona. Zona was just about to throw it on Joshua when Ellen's uncle screamed,"No! This whole place would go up inflames!"

Joshua put up a wall of fire to hold off the blue Crystal. "He's right," said Joshua."Leave the gallon on the ground and get far away from here."

"Okay guys, let's go,"said Xavier. Zona put the gallon of gasoline on the ground. Xavier, Zona, and Haze ran out of there as fast as they could, but they only managed to get a couple of feet away.

Joshua grabbed the gallon of gasoline. The blue Crystal and Ellen's uncle said "Noooooo!!" The whole building went up in flames.

Something blue and shiny fell from the sky. It was the blue Crystal. Xavier picked it up.

"We have another one,"said Xavier.

"But where is Joshua?"said Zona.

Joshua came out of the burning building and went up to Xavier "I'm right there," said Joshua.

"Yay, you're okay!" said Zona.

"You have a lot of explaining to do," said Xavier.

"I know," said Joshua, "but I'm really tired, so I'll tell you later." Joshua went back in his Crystal.

"What happened to Ellen's uncle?" said Haze.

"He got burned alive," said Xavier.

"That's disgusting," said Zona.

"Yeah,it is,"said Xavier. "Oh my gosh, how are we going to tell Ellen about her uncle?"

"I don't know how we're going to tell her, but we should get out of here before the cops get here." said Xavier. They were walking down the street.

"Hey,wait, isn't that the school Ellen goes to?" said Haze.

"Yes,it is," said Zona. They heard a door close. Ellen was coming out of the school. Ellen saw all of them.

"Hi guys!" Ellen ran up to them.

"Um,Ellen, your uncle is dead." said Haze. Xavier face palmed as Zona elbowed Haze.

Ellen laughed. "My uncle was sick, so he didn't come in for work."

Zona and Haze glared at Xavier. "I thought you called Ellen before we came here." said Haze.

"Wait,that means that guy wasn't your uncle?"

"Nope,"said Ellen.

"I guess I was so excited to find out if the Crystal was worth anything that I forgot to call first."