Catalyst

Chapter 90: Their Jake

Grace, Roy, Isabel, Jack, Eryth, Anthony, Edo, Rose, and Xaena confront the sandstone gauntlets.

Roy: "So what's your name?"

Jake: "I know you've got a friend with the same name, but I'm Jake."

Jack: "(smiling) Good to know that our Jake is fighting that one with the fans or else this would get extremely confusing."

Earth begins to pierce the floor behind Jake.

Jake: "But the confusion ends there."

The rocks begin to merge together in the shape of a dragon.

Anthony: "And the fun begins!"

A light brown dragon stands behind Jake.

Jake: "I've already analyzed your fighting styles."

Rose has purple energy swirl around her hands.

Rose: "Then prove it against them first."

Jack, Isabel, Roy, and Grace ready for battle.

Edo: "Our target is that dragon standing behind you!"

The others hurry towards the dragon.

Jake: "Suit yourselves."

Jake prepares to battle the others.

Grace: "Now let's see how to fight us in person!"

The others stand before the dragon.

Xaena: "I'll try and see it's weaknesses."

Xaena draws her daggers.

Edo: "And we're going to keep it busy."

The dragon lets out an earsplitting roar.

Rose: "At least we'll try."

Edo and Anthony dodge the dragon as it begins to stomp around.

Anthony: "If I could stop running for my life!"

Rose takes aim as Xaena's eyes begin to glow.

Xaena: "It'll take a s-second."

Rose: "Take all of the time you need."

Jake blocks any arrow Grace sends his way.

Faith: "He's got a pretty good defense."

Isabel and Roy can't seem to pierce his defenses either.

Jake: "Now do you believe me?"

Isabel: "We're not saying that we doubted you."

Jake pushes them back.

Jake: "Then I guess that I've already won."

Jack: "(smiling) Nope!"

Jack has his hands together.

Jake: "True, never underestimate your opponent simply because you hold the advantage."

More earth begins to sprout through the metal floor.

Grace: "And we're doing the same."

Grace takes aim again.

Roy: "That's what we're here for!"

Edo and Anthony are still running for their lives.

Anthony: "(panicking) Please hurry!"

Edo: "(panicking) Our legs won't work forever!"

Rose is firing away at the dragon, but is dealing no damage.

Rose: "Any luck Xaena?"

Xaena's light fades.

Xaena: "Guess all I can see is the future."

Edo and Anthony open fire.

Anthony: "(exhausted) Screw it!"

A few bullets go through the underbelly.

Rose: "(awkwardly) It was right there the whole time?"

Sweat is messing with the gun users' aim.

Xaena: "We'll finish up!"

Xaena tosses her daggers into the underbelly as Rose pushes them deeper, causing it to shriek in pain.

Edo: "(exhausted) Thank..."

Jake tosses Roy into Isabel.

Jake: "So what're you planning?"

A Rune forms in Jack's right eye and the same one in Eryth's right.

Eryth: "Ending this."

Jake: "(in head) I haven't seen that technique in the data."

Faith: "This better work!"

Jack/ Eryth: "Rune #15 Reality!"

Jack fires a beam of what looks like space at Jake.

Jake: "Reality?"

Jake catches the beam, but is struggling to keep it back.

Isabel: "He isn't alone."

Roy and Isabel stand to either side of Jake.

Jake: "I'm getting hit by this attack no matter what."

Roy: "Yep."

The two strike Jake's back, but he hasn't completely lost his stance.

Grace: "Now let's end this!"

Grace fires one more arrow at Jake, causing his stance to break and Jack finishes a direct attack.

Faith: "That's more like it!"

As Jack's attack ends, everyone falls onto their knees.

Jack: "(exhausted) But it's not done."

Jake is barely standing.

Jake: "It'll never be done as long as I can fight..."