"Those two are the missing legendary beasts!" Jason cried out.
"WHAT?! From the NPC wars? NO WAY!" Carl yelled in response.
Norley turned to Jason and Carl
"Will you two pipe down? We're in the middle of disciplining your captor."
Carl shrieked while Jason's jaw dropped.
Nana bolted through the air toward the girl in flashes of red lightning. The girl disappeared with matching speed, leaving sparks of blue lightning behind. Blue at red lightning sparks begun appearing at random point in the chamber simultaneaously.
"Woohooooo! Teeeeeam red! Teeeeeam red! Teeeeeeam red! Gooooo get her tiger!" Norley cheered while she waved red pom-poms in a red cheerleader's outfit that she seemed to have suddenly switched into.
Carl observed her with his mouth half open. "When did she..."
"Don't ask." Jason interrupted, glancing away.
While pursuing the girl at hypersonic speed, Nana turned to toward Norley and roared...
"I NOT A TIGER! I'M A LEONEID, YOU INSECT BRuuUAAAARGH!" She was cut short by an uppercut from the girl, that sent her flying head first into the roof of the chamber.
"Oooooooo... That's gotta hurt. That was JUST AN EXPRESSION! Now you're getting your butt kicked by the child because you just couldn't let that slide. What were you saying earlier? Insect bruaah? Oh and by the way, spiders aren't insects. But I of course, I shouldn't expect you to know that."
"I see where Doody gets her quirks from." Carl whispered.
Jason sighed and shook his head. "Dude, you've got to change this name. It's disgusting. I feel sorry for your guide." He whispered back.
Nana struggled to get her head out of the roof as she endured the girl's lightning-fast attacks. She finally broke her head out.
"Just you...OW! ...wait OW!.. till I'm done with this little OW!..squirt. You're OW! Next!" She yelled out to Naa while taking the girl's punches to the face before she resumed her lightning-pursuit.
"Oh yeah? Well from the way it looks, you're the one getting done with! If you enjoy being a punching bag that much why don't you get down here and have a taste of my fists too? Huh?!" Norley yelled as she threw the pom-poms to the floor.
A fist landed on her head, driving half of her body into the ground.
"Shhh. That's enough, Norley." Abs quietly scolded, before she flung some popcorn into her mouth.
"When did you... nevermind. Why are you like this?" Norley asked.
"Is that..." Jason exhaled with his eyes almost popping out of his head.
Nana paused in midair "Abs?" she whispered
WHAM! The girl landed a kick to her face.
"AAAAAARRRRGGH WOULD YOU QUIT DOING THAT?!" She yelled as she plummeted to the ground and crashed into a pile of rocks.
"That's IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH! THIS ENDS NOW!" Nana roared as she exploded out of the pile of rocks.
"Well, it's about time...OW!" Abs drove Norley further into the ground with her fist before she could finish her sentence. Her head was all remained above the ground.
Nana stood still and observed the girl's rapid movement till the girl suddenly lunged towards her again. Then, she unleashed an immense amount of FYBER that caused the girl to fall flat on her face. Jason and Carl were also driven to the ground by this force, till Nana stop the attack. Then she walked over to the girl and smacked her on the right cheek. She followed that up with a back-hand slap to the left cheek and hefty knock to the head.
"Well?! What do you have to say to Norley and I?!" Nana asked the girl with a stern look.
"Sorry." The girl muttered, head bent with a frown.
"I've got to admit, I've always liked this serious side of her." Norley commented.
"You may have your differences, she's still your best friend, right?" Abs asked.
"I wouldn't go as calling us..." Norley stopped when she saw Abs' fist rise above her head.
"Riiiiiiight?" Abs asked again with a scary grin.
"Eheheheee WE'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS! BFF's FOR LIFE!" Norley yelled, forcing a smile while sweating profusely.
"Huh? What's that nutcase suddenly blurting out?" Nana asked as she turned to look towards Norley's direction.
Abs beckoned her with a finger. She quickly leapt to the platform and broke into laughter after noticing Norley's predicament. Then, WHAM! Nana was driven through the ground with Abs' fist in a similar fashion.
"YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND, MY ONLY BEST FRIEND. YOU MAKE ME HAPPY, BEST FRIEND..." Nana and Norley blurted out the song together while bobbing their heads in sync, grinning from ear to ear and sweating profusely.
"Silver braids!" The one-eyed girl yelled as she ran toward the platform.
Jason and Carl gasped in unison.
"Asterix Cyclops!" Abs called out as she leapt toward her direction before she could reach the platform. The girl ran into her arms and remained silent for a few seconds. Then she drew back and yelled...
"Fight me!"
"How cute." Abs thought.
"I'd really love to spar with you. But I can't stay long today." Abs answered.
Asterix pouted and cast her gaze down.
"Hey." Abs lifted her head by the chin.
"I will visit you soon and spend the whole day with you. Ok?" Abs gave her word.
"Promise?" Asterix asked
"Do I have to? Have I ever disappointed you?" Abs asked in return.
"Never." Asterix answered.
"Exactly! One of these days we'll figure out how to break you out of here. You'll be able to rise up the ranks and soon become the next highest ranked player." Abs responded while poking Asterix's nose with her finger.
Jason and Carl swallowed hard in succession.
"If I become number 1, what rank will you be?" Asterix asked.
"By then, I'll be number 0, and I'll be smiling down at you from that spot." Abs answered.
Asterix smiled "That spot doesn't even exist."
"She smiled! Such rare beautiful sight!" Abs thought, as she felt a warm lump in her chest.
"Then we'll make it exist!" She answered.
"Ok. I believe you!" Asterix beamed even more.
"You know, you have one of the most beautiful smiles I've ever seen." Abs couldn't help but comment.
Asterix' smile faded, and her gaze dropped.
"Did I say something wrong...or trigger a past memory?" Abs thought
"You'll be back tomorrow too, right?" She asked.
"Yes, I will." Abs answered.
"Then I won't keep you. Your guild must be waiting." Asterix gently backed out of Abs' embrace.
"Our guild." Abs added.
The corner of Asterix's lips briefly jerked.
"Oh! Before I forget..." Asterix pointed to Carl and Jason.
"For you." She added.
"Aww... Thank you for rescuing them." Abs giggled gratefully.
"Rescuing?! Is that really what happened?!" Jason started questioning his sanity.
"Hey Jason... " Carl called out in a whisper.
"Please tell me that isn't Seven Silver Braids." He continued
"I may have peed my pants irl." Jason responded.