Senior Year (Chapter 13)

Chapter 13: Museum Showdown

(Elmore Museum)

Amber and her friends managed to get into the museum without the night guard noticing.

Gumball: Boy, security here sucks.

Amber: You telling me.

Darwin: So what are we doing here exactly?

Amber: Find the man who started all this. If I remembered correctly, they found him in this exhibit.

Ivan: Isn't this the warrior exhibit? Why here?

Amber: No clue.

Soon later, they heard someone clapping from the distance and saw a black figure.

Riddle Master: So you've brought more friends to play along as well.

Amber: Shut up! What did you do to Cato?

Riddle Master: Hmm...Oh, that white little boy. Yes, I used my powers to awaken his phantom. I can do that to pretty much everyone.

Gumball: Why would you wanna do that?!

Riddle Master: Hey, don't you yell at me mister. You brought this on yourselves. I told him specifically to come alone. You were to stubborn to follow one simple rule.

Ivan: I'll show you stubborn!

Ivan ran towards him and nearly punched him but another black figure came just in time to block it and knock Ivan off his feet.

Riddle Master: Yes, that was really stubborn. So glad you could join us, Phantom.

Phantom: Hope I'm not too late for the party.

Amber: Cato, c'mon! I know you're in there!

Phantom: Huh, that guillable kid ain't me anymore. I left him weak in the dark. You won't be seeing him for quite some time.

Amber: No, you're lying!

Phantom: Don't believe me? Why don't you go into my head and see for yourself?!

Amber: Fine! I will!

Carrie: Amber! No!

Amber got into the phantom's mind and saw a picture of Cato laying helpless on the ground with a wounded arm. She managed to get out after a few minutes.

Carrie: Amber!

Kelsey: You alright?

Amber: What did you do to him?

Phantom: I gave him what he asked for. Me to get outta him.

Amber: Then what? You beat him senseless?

Phantom: It's what I was born to do, wasn't it?

Dante: How could you do something like that?

Riddle Master: That is enough! The question now is why are you here?

Dante: We want answers and ass kicking.

Riddle Master: Well, we don't have much answers, but we have plenty of ass kicking!

He used his powers to force Dante pinned to the wall aggressively. Lexy and Anna tried to pull Dante out while Jake and Riki went straight for the Riddle Master and Phantom.

Riddle Master: You are pretty nice fighters. I could use someone like you two. Oh wait, I can.

Jake: Uhh...what?

Riddle Master started looking at them straight in the eye and they both stopped. A spiral pattern can be seen in their eyes.

Kelsey: He's using hypnosis. Guys, don't look at his eyes!

Unfortunately, it was too late. By the moment they got Dante out, Jake and Riki stood by Riddle Master and Phantom Cato's side.

Anna: Riki! We need to save them!

Dante: Let them go!

Dante rushed towards all of them, but Jake and Riki stopped him and got a hold of him. Riddle Master walked up to him and tried to do the same thing. However, he was stopped by a shadow hand holding him back. He looked behind and Ivan was the one casting it.

Ivan: Don't forget I'm here as well. Shadow Hands!

He summoned a bunch of Shadow Hands and grabbed the other three to let go of Dante.

Ivan: Dante, you alright, bud?

Dante: Yeah, just stings a little.

Riddle Master: I'm not done yet!

Riddle Master tried so hard and somehow managed to get out of Ivan's Shadow Hands. He even managed to get the others out as well.

Ivan: I swear he's using dark magic.

Dante: You think so huh?

Anna: C'mon, we need to get them back to normal!

Phantom: Now it's our turn on the offensive!

The four of them dashed and attacked the rest of them till they were beaten.

(After about 10 minutes)

Cato was still running to the exhibit where he first met the guy. His arm filled with bruises still stung from time to time. As he finally managed to get into the exhibit, he saw his friends down on the ground while Anna was the only one left standing fighting against Riddle Master, Phantom Cato, Riki and Jake. Trying to save Anna, Cato dashed towards the four giving them a sweep kick causing them to fall down, but the lightning dash caused Cato's bruised arm to hurt even more.

Anna: Cato!

Cato: Hope I'm not too late for the party.

Phantom Cato: Hey, that was my line.

Cato: Why is Jake and Riki...?

Anna: Hypnotized.

Cato: Makes sense, based on everything that's happened. That Riddle Master sure has black magic up his sleeve.

Ivan: *cough* Called it.

Cato: Are you serious? Is there anything that you guys haven't said about this?

Phantom Cato: Shut up! How are you even still alive?!

Cato: You just kicked me. And I've survived a shot to the stomach, soo...

Riddle Master: Heh, you're more than just a tough cookie. Get them boys!

Jake and Riki assaulted them at once and Cato tried his best to defend himself. Seeing Riki being controlled like a puppet, Anna became more and more furious. Suddenly, her fur started getting fuzzy and there were electric balls floating around her. Everyone started to get concerned about this.

Anna: You're gonna pay!

Anna threw the electric balls right for the other two and they both got shocked. She faced Cato, Riki and Jake and prepared to throw more electric balls at them.

Anna: Cato! Move!

The electric balls flew across the exhibit and hit Jake and Riki while Cato managed to dodge it by a hair. Anna finally calmed down and went back to normal.

Anna: I'm sorry, brother.

And she fainted. Cato ran over towards her.

Cato: Anna! You okay?!

Riddle Master: Well, there goes the first two. Now, to take two more.

Riddle Master had that spiral pattern in his eyes again facing Cato and Anna.

Ivan: Cato! Don't look at him!

Amber: He's trying to hypnotize you!

Cato: Wha-

Cato accidentally faced towards the Riddle Master and got caught for a few seconds, until the Bear Brothers came in and assaulted him. Cato managed to snap out of it.

Cato: Matt? Chad?

Matt: Didn't wanna let you have all the fun.

Chad: Yeah, we want some ass kicking on this guy as well.

Phantom Cato: Darn it!

Matt: Heads up!

Matt took a shield from one of the statues and threw it straight for Phantom Cato as Chad ducked. That gave the Riddle Master time to recover and he got angry.

Riddle Master: That's it! Play time's over!

He used his powers to force the two to the wall.

Riddle Master: Phantom, it's time!

Phantom Cato: Finally! Time to get serious!

Phantom Cato had black smoke coursing around him and he turned into a black sword. Riddle Master picked him up and used it like a regular sword.

Cato: Oh, shoot.

Amber: Cato! Catch!

Cato turned around and saw Amber throwing a sword at him.

Cato: Thanks, Amber. You wanna play serious, I'll play serious.

Lightning strodes start to appear around Cato and a beam appeared around him. Next thing they knew, he was in Demon Mode. But even the sword turned lightning blue.

Cato: Heh, sweet. Never thought I can change weapons as well.

Riddle Master: Enough talk, let's fight.

Cato: You asked for it.

Cato dashed and slashed around the Riddle Master in a blink of an eye. After about a good 5 minutes, Cato got tired while Riddle Master was busted on the ground after being attacked brutally and he dropped the sword a few metres from him. Cato walked up to him with a grin on his face.

Riddle Master: Go ahead, stab me. I can come back for you later.

Cato: I'm not stupid. I know the source of your power.

Cato then walked up to the sword and picked it up.

Riddle Master: No..no please!

Cato: Game over.

Cato finally broke the sword in half with his lightning sword and the Riddle Master blew up into smoke. Cato turned around and saw his friends helping each other to get up as he walked towards him. Amber ran (floated?) towards him but right after he went back to normal, he fell to the ground and blacked out.

Amber: Cato!

Matt: Get him up!

(Elmore Hospital)

(A few days later)

Cato woke up in a hospital bed and saw Amber sleeping next to his bed. His right arm that was bruised was casted and he felt weak. He shook Amber to wake up.

Cato: Heya, sunshine.

Amber: Cato!

Amber hugged him really tight seeing that she misses him.

Cato: How long was I out?

Amber: A couple of days I think. That Demon Mode had lightning going all over your bruised arm and it damaged it bad, which explains your arm now.

Cato: How about the others?

Amber: They went home. The only ones coming are...

Gumball: C'mon, guys. Just get in.

Amber: Oh, speak of the devil.

Gumball came into the room along with the Bear Brothers.

Cato: What are you two doing here?

Matt: Came to see how you were doing.

Chad: And tell you something you won't believe.

Cato: What is it?

Chad: That Riddle Master guy isn't really a riddle master. He's just a fony using black magic on people. And apparently he tried targeting the three of us.

Matt: One thing that keeps bothering us is, why?

Cato: Well, I'm just glad it's all over to be honest.

Matt: Alright, that was all we were doing here, so we're gonna go. And if you so much as do that again, I'm gonna beat you up.

Gumball: I'll keep that in mind.

Matt and Chad left the room.

Gumball: Since you're doing fine, I guess I'll go too. Carrie asked me to go to her house after this. Bye.

Gumball left and winked at Cato before closing the door.

Amber: How bad is it?

Cato: Painful. I fought the phantom before he got to the museum. Left a lot of bruises after the beatdown.

Amber: I'm just happy you're safe.

Amber hopped on the bed next to Cato and started hugging him.

Cato: I love ya.

Amber: Me too.

Wow, I dunno about you guys, but this chapter is really making me dizzy. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it. Leave a like and comment. I'll see you next time. Peace out!