Craig of the creek: From beyond the creek

Duel Of Outsiders

As Will and Co neared the castle the signs of the new emperor were becoming more obvious, the huge thunderstorm brewing above them didn't make the situation any less terrifying, well at least to everyone but Will, who had grown used to this weather due to the gulch's polluted sky, he sniffed the air and looked at the sky before speaking "that's a mighty storm forming up above us, reminds me of home" everyone looked at Will as they passed through an old tailorshop, "reminds you off home ?" asked Craig puzzled at how naturally Will acted, it seemed as if he did this stuff every Tuesday afternoon "well yeah, at the Gulch no matter what the season is it is always stormy, even in the summer only a few rays of sunlight penetrate through the thick cloud of smoke that lingers in our sky" said Will wistfully, "however, those few rays of sunshine are enough to make our world flourish in its own special way, which is why it's my duty to protect it from any more damage" "that has to be tough, you do that all by yourself?" asked Kelsey "well yeah, but there used to be a time where there were six of us, and before that there were more" said will reminiscing about the past "back then the Gulch looked a lot like your creek, although it was an artificial part of the creek, built with concrete, still, it was a lush green and birds tweeted while fish splashed happily in the streams" continued Will "back then I led a group of 6, me, who went by hook" he pointed at his fishing rod "then there was Sarah a... close friend of mine who went by twitch" "twitch? why twitch?" interrupted JP "well she had a way with electronics and engineering, she was loved by everyone until she had an accident in her lab" everyone gasped "it was nothing serious, just 45 volts of electricity shot through her body, after that she had random twitches in her eye, and she could light up a light bulb by touching it" everyone was astonished "I know, pretty cool, however, her 'accident' made her a 'freak of nature' to everyone other than her close friends,but she found comfort in being part of the small group we were on, she also had a special weapon, they were taser gauntlets, special gloves which amplified her electrical power and gave a powerful shock to everything she grabbed with two hands, they could also power heavy machines," "didn't that hurt her ?" asked kelsey "no that didn't hurt her, I think, her body was basically a living walking car battery, another thing she could do with her gauntlets was put both her hands together short circuiting the gloves to create a Shockwave which would deactivate any electronics nearby" "how did she take them off though ?" asked JP "well, she could turn them off with a switch inside the gloves,or at least that's what I remember, but even if you put them on they wouldn't work, they can't amplify voltage lower than 100 milivolts" "how do you know all this stuff ?" asked Craig, Will shrugged "you pick this stuff up if you hang around the right people long enough" he said as they passed through what used to be a weaponry deposit "then there was Ozzy, or Oswald, he went as phantom" "why phantom ?" asked Maya who was getting interested in Will's story "well that is because he had such a silent step that no one could hear him, so one second he could be besides us, and the next he could be sneaking up behind an enemy" "oh so he was like a ninja !" exclaimed Kelsey old enough that it echoed of off the castle in front of them, she then quietly said "he could have been a worthy opponent to fight !" "not really a ninja, much less someone who you wanted to fight against, he had a special cloak, it turned him invisible, it was made by twitch as a birthday gift for him, so not only would you not hear him coming, you also would not see him, so he called himself phantom,I don't remember much of his story before met us,  although he was chatty he  never spoke about his life before he moved to industrial lane" Will stopped and sighed "one day he just stopped hanging out with us, and disappeared" Will said sadly, "then there is Jeremy, who went by quake-" Will got interrupted by a Jeremy's club falling in front of him and looked above in time to see Jeremy drop from the castle, Jeremy laughed a taunting laugh before looking at the small group in front of him before speaking "did someone page the emperor of awesome ?" he laughed again he then looked at a annoyed Will and scared company behind him and spoke again "well, well, well ! if it isn't Willinger Jones himself ! I thought you drowned, you know after we threw you in the water, no matter, i'll make sure this time you won't come back ! "

 he laughed again before he grabbed his club and struck the ground causing it to shake and tremble, Will jumped over the Shockwave  and the others tried to follow, but the Shockwave got them and pushed them back, Will saw this and shouted "back off ! you could get hurt! I'll take care of this bozo before he does more damage" but as Will turned around, he got struck square in the chest with Jeremy's club, knocking him back, Will muttered in his breath, something along the lines of "son of a birch" before getting back up and shouting "alright then, get over here !" before casting his rod towards Jeremy and pulling him close, before climbing on jeremy and making him Lose his balance and falling on his back, crushing Will before getting back up, and grabbing Will's foot before muttering "enjoy your flight jonesy" before spinning Will around and tossing him towards the bench where Craig was hiding, knocking it down "are you alright ?" Craig asked, surprised Will wasn't unconscious yet, Will looked at him and answered "yeah i'm alright, he does this every time, you kind of get used to it" said Will carelessly before getting up and dusting himself "and if I was you I would find a better hiding spot, if he slams the bench with his club you're toast" Will finished before rushing back into battle, Jeremy looked surprised before laughing again "back for more ? well ask and you shall receive !" before grabbing his Club spinning it like a show off, and slamming at the ground with all his might, the ground trembled and shook, parts of the castle above them broke off and started to rain down. Will almost got hit by part of the debris, while kelsey whacked a plank that was about to fall on mortimer (and her head afterwards), Will saw Kelsey use her sword, and copied her movement, Whacking Jeremy  in the head before ramming at him and knocking Jeremy down and pointing his fishing rod at Jeremy's face before speaking in his threatening voice "I don't know if you forgot, but, there is a reason you never managed to take over the gulch, because you absolutely suck at attacking, and two, you are-" "i'm going to have to stop you right there" interrupted Jeremy this took Will by surprise "...why...?" asked Will "for this !" yelled Jeremy before he grabbed his club and slammed the ground again, which caused more parts of the castle to rain down from the sky above them, Will dodged as many as he could before Jeremy slammed his club again,  but this time no debris fell down, instead a loud Crack sounded from above, Will and jeremy looked up before a big branch, one as big as an arm fell down on jeremy, landing right on the top of his head and leaving him dazed and confused, he then looked at Will before muttering "of course today is the day I forgot my helmet at home" before collapsing on the floor, seemingly unconscious.

Will dusted his hands and turned around "it's all clear, you can come out know" slowly Craig, kelsey, and J.P came out from their hiding spots, followed by Xavier, Maya, and Helen, "is he going to be okay ?" Craig asked "yeah, he just needs to walk it off, he's pretty strong-headed" answered Will before heading back towards the raft, "we better go, I still need to catch dinner for tonight and-" Will said before  a loud grumble could be heard above them, everyone looked up and saw the cause of it... the castle was about to fall, all those earthquakes had weakened it, and now it was barely hanging on. "and we better get out before THAT collapses, then I can get to making diner for-" Will was interrupted by Jeremy who had stood up and was wielding his club again "Ha! and who said I was done?!" Jeremy yelled as he raised his club above his head "wait, what are you doing?" called out Will, despite already knowing the answer "Finishing... the fight!" Jeremy responded as he struck the ground with his club, making a crack in the dirt  "no-no-no-" shouted Will as he saw the Shockwave reached the castle, which collapsed and started careening towards the ground where they were standing at an alarmingly fast speed, Will then looked at Jeremy with a very disappointed look and spoke in a monotone voice "why are you dumb?" "who says I'm dumb?" asked Jeremy still unaware of the predicament he had caused "you are dumb" said Will before the castle crashed towards the ground, burying everyone under a pile of debris...