Ina pov
The air was thick with awkwardness as captain and Adzima suddenly stopped talking. We had no idea what they were talking about, but it must have been serious. The rest of us looked at each other, not knowing what to say or do. Even the Troublemakers, who usually had a witty remark for everything, kept their mouths shut.
Fian:"Psst! Did anyone hear what they talked about? Why did they suddenly become silent like that?"
Dwiyan:"No, I thought they were flirting like usual"
Artha:"I also thought the same"
We peeked at the two of them in the cockpit, and the silence between them was deafening. Qori then nudges the Troublemakers.
Qori:"Guys, why don't you crack a joke or do something stupid, as usual, to lighten the mood? That's your specialty, isn't it?"
Aditya:"Well, we would, but we didn't catch what they were talking about before they clammed up, and we were afraid that if we made a joke, we might make things worse"
The other Troublemakers agreed with Aditya's words.
Fian:"Yeah, Qori. We're not always clueless about when to joke and when to be serious"
Qori then looked at them with a shocked expression.
Qori:"Wow!"
Riski:"What's up?"
Qori:"Nothing, I'm just amazed you guys can still reason"
Qori:"I thought you had already fried your brains ages ago"
All of us immediately crack up at Qori's remarks, except for the Troublemakers, who pretended to be offended.
Troublemakers:"Hey!!"
We then glanced back at the cockpit to see if our little joke would help to lighten the mood between them, but to our surprise, they already got back flirting with each other, leaving us stunned and chuckling a little.
Andika:"It seems like it's pointless for us to be worried about them"
Anjas:"But seriously, why did they immediately become silent earlier?"
All of us just shrugged.
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Adzima pov
Falco lands the jet near an abandoned mining facility.
Falco:"Come on, guys"
Ina:"We're not going back to the mansion first?"
Falco:"We are running out of time, this guy will be the last person we recruit"
We all nodded and followed him to the mine facility. The atmosphere inside the facility was incredibly scary and chilly, several of us even had goosebumps as soon as we walked in.
Aditya:"Sigh, why do we always go to abandoned places like this?"
Edno:"According to my experience, in times like these, abandoned places are the perfect place to hide"
Aditya:"I guess you are right"
Qori:"What's wrong, Aditya? Scared?"
Aditya:"No, I'm just still a little traumatised by places like this from the time captain punished us for playing pranks on Adzima"
All of us who remember that immediately laughed, while Fian also paled like Aditya.
Fian:"Dude! Why did you have to remind me of that punishment?"
All of us laughed again, but now, at their faces, Santa asked Falco.
Santa:"What did you do to make them traumatised like that, captain?"
Falco then told her, and after he told her, Santa immediately laughed aloud.
Santa:"You are really cruel, captain"
Anjas:"You are no different, Santa! You pranked us in the museum and scared the shit out of us"
Santa laughs even harder now that she remembers it, then bows to Anjas while sticking out her tongue.
Santa:"I'm happy to serve"
Santa then looks at Andika, who also seems to be scared.
Santa:"Are you scared too, Andika?"
Santa:"I thought you were good with paranormal things since you are a shaman"
Andika:"I never said I'm good at paranormal stuff"
Andika:"Also, look at Tetron"
Andika pointed to Tetron, who also seems to be a little bit scared.
Andika:"He literally has a title as The Master of The Mystical Arts, and yet he is still scared"
Santa then laughs again, and Tetron retorts at her.
Tetron:"Well, sorry for that! I'm also still new to these"
Hearing the others complaints, Falco then stopped and turned to us.
Falco:"What are you even scared of, guys?"
Falco:"You've all faced the Soul Devourers, full-fledged demons far more terrifying than ghosts and spirits"
Adzima:"Who said we were not frightened by the Soul Devourers? We are just forced to get used to them"
Everyone nodded in agreement as I said it.
Falco:"You too, princess?"
Adzima:"Didn't I already tell you that I'm not good at paranormal stuff, my prince?"
Adzima:"Also, why do you think I keep on clinging to your arms whenever we go to abandoned places like these?"
Falco:"I thought that was because you felt cold"
When we heard that, we all let out a long sigh.
Adzima:"Please stop pretending to be dense, my prince"
Falco:"Okay, okay, I understand"
While we were talking, we noticed a massive diamond pillar hurtling towards us. Falco instantly created a sword with his nanotechnology and used it to destroy the diamond pillar.
Fian:"Who's there?"
We steadied our stances, and then we saw the silhouette of a person approaching us. When the moonlight illuminated the silhouette, we saw that the person was wearing armour all over his body made of green and black diamonds.
Falco:"Wait! We are not your enemies"
Falco then motioned for us to stand down, and the diamondman then stopped right in front of us.
The diamondman then apologises to us, making us confused.
Diamondman:"So it's you guys. Sorry for suddenly attacking you"
Anjas:"Um.... It's okay.... But, who are you?"
Diamondman:"It's me, Anjas"
The diamondman takes off his diamond helmet, and we see that he is Robi. Anjas, Agus, Edno immediately hug him because they are best friends.
Agus:"Robi, how are you, my friend?"
Robi:"I'm okay..... I guess"
Robi:"I'm glad you guys are okay too"
I then approached them to tell Robi the reason we were here. But before I had a chance to speak, we felt grave dangers approaching. All of us quickly used our abilities to create barriers around us.
The facility then suddenly exploded, throwing us outside, but thanks to the protections we set up, we are safe. However, we were still not completely safe because, outside, we are completely surrounded by the Soul Devourers and... the heroes?
Fian:"What the fuck is this?"
Then we see Superman glide down from the sky with his eyes glowing red. When we saw him, we were all terrified.
"Bang!"
Except for Falco, he immediately shot Superman right in the chest, making Superman immediately fall. Falco then fights the Soul Devourers and the heroes that surround us.