A/N: DarkElements10 actually did this chapter for me while I worked on Sands of Time and California Dreaming, thanks to them for working on this update!
Chapter 16
Rumiku's P.O.V
"Cody, this isn't the real you" I cried, crossing my arms over my chest as he aimed kicks and punches at me. Cody's red eyes glowed a darker red.
"Shut up and fight" Cody hissed. I pushed him way from me and flipped backwards on top of a parked car. I let out a slow breath, my eyes narrowing into a glare. A purple aura surrounded my body as I focused on my elemental powers.
"Alright, fine" I hissed, sinking into a fighting position. "Just don't blame me when you get your ass kicked. Judile Flip; Darkness!" I did a spinning flip off of the top of the car and kicked Cody in the stomach.
With a smirk, he grabbed onto my foot and twisted it. Making a face against the pain, I brought up my other leg and slammed it into the side of Cody's head. Cody hissed in pain and fell to the ground. I landed gracefully on my hands and knees and walked over to him.
"Tsunami Crash" he hissed, slamming his fist into my stomach. I let out a chocked cry as a wave of water slammed into my stomach, throwing me back. I slammed into the side of a car and flipped over the other end.
"The Darkness is back, but why?" I whispered to myself as I ducked down behind the car.
"Oh, we're playing hide and seek now?" Cody called out tauntingly. "Alright, I'll find you. Don't you worry."
"I'm going to have to ask Sydney to check this out" I said, getting to my knees and looking under the gap of the car. "But now, I have a fight to win. I need to save my friend." I jumped as Cody landed on top of the street lamp that was sitting in front of me.
"Don't you hate it when you get found early on in the game?" Cody asked tauntingly. "Light isn't your best quality, sweetie. Well then again, maybe that's why you have the element of Darkness."
Feeling insulted, I jumped on top of the car I was hiding behind. I balled my hands into fists and glared up at Cody. They glowed black as I gritted my teeth angrily.
"Aw, did I strike a nerve?" Cody asked in a baby voice.
"Darkness Orbs!" I yelled throwing orb after orb after orb at Cody.
"Ice Spear!" Cody yelled, dodging the orbs and diving towards me, his right arm outstretched. A spear made completely of ice appeared in his hand. He gripped it tightly in his hand and shoved it towards my next.
"Heavy blade" I whispered.
A big black and silver sword appeared in my hands. I swung it in a giant arc and broke through the ice spear and scratched Cody across the cheek. Cody screamed in pain and kicked me in the jaw. Groaning in pain, I flew back a couple of feet and skidded on the ground a few feet.
"Rumiku, stop fighting Cody" Rikku yelled as she and Zack ran out of the hotel and into the parking lot.
"Can't do that" I hissed, wiping a line of blood off my arm. "Cody is being controlled by the Darkness. I have to fight him. I'll get you your brother back, Zack. I swear."
"Are you sure you're not the one that's doing this?" Zack asked. I turned and shot him my famous death glare. He flinched like I knew he would. "Sorry."
"I'll get him back" I repeated. "DeathLiger, I need your help"
"Yes, my mistress" DeathLiger replied, appearing in his animal form beside me. I smiled at him and climbed onto his back.
"Two can play at this game" Cody growled. "Phantom!"
"Sir" Phantom, Cody's guardian, appeared beside him in his animal form and Cody climbed onto his back, taking to the skies.
"After him" I commanded, digging my knees into DeathLiger's side. Letting out a bloodcurdling roar, DeathLiger, ran up into the sky, darkness under his paws to help him run on thin air.
"Tsunami Crash" Cody yelled, throwing, torrent after torrent, after torrent of water at me.
"Dodge it" I commanded. DeathLiger nodded and barrel rolled out of the way. He got to his feet and continued running towards Cody. "Get read y for the Darkness Atom attack."
"Yes, my mistress" DeathLiger replied, his eyes narrowing into a glare.
A purple light glowed in between his teeth as he pulled his lips back into a growl. I clasped my hands together as purple energy formed between my hands. The energy grew more and more, forcing my hands and DeathLiger's teeth apart.
"Darkness Atom!" I called, bringing my arms behind my head. DeathLiger threw his head back, letting out a furious roar. Throwing my arms forward, DeathLiger and I released the pent up energy and threw them at Cody.
"Water Shield" Cody yelled, throwing up his hands. A orb of water surrounded him and Phantom. The Darkness bounced off the water and headed for DeathLiger and me.
"Hold your ground" I whispered in DeathLiger's ear. He nodded and braced for the impact. "Ah." I let out a weak cry as the darkness energy slammed into DeathLiger and I. Bracing ourselves, we allowed the Darkness energy get sucked back into our body.
"You're going to have to do better than that to defeat me" Cody hissed. I nudged DeathLiger in the sides and turned him around.
"What's going on?" Zack asked as DeathLiger set his paws to the ground.
"Cody is even stronger than I thought" I said, breathlessly.
"What are you going to do, Ru?" Rikku asked, looking up at the sky where Cody was doing a dive bomb towards us.
"The only thing I can do" I replied in a dull tone. "This'll take up all of your energy DeathLiger. Are you ready for it?"
"Ru, no" Zack said forcefully. "I can't let you use this attack. It's too powerful and you could really get hurt."
"That's the chance I have to take to get Cody back" I muttered.
"Do you love Cody that much?" Rikku asked quietly.
I bowed my head, deep in thought. Letting out a heavy sigh, I nudged DeathLiger in the sides and he took off into the air.
"Would you quit talking to those losers and fight me?" Cody demanded as DeathLiger ran past him. We ascended into the air and turned around to face him.
I didn't answer and glared down at Cody. "This is for your own good, Codes" I whispered. "I'm sorry." DeathLiger and I started to glow purple. My hair started to stand on end and whip around my face as I concentrated on all of the energy in my body. DeathLiger let out a loud roar; I knew this was hurting him as much as me.
"CHAOS OF DESTRUCTION!" DeathLiger and I yelled as we released the pent up energy. They blurred together into a single form of energy and shot through Cody.
He screamed in pain and grabbed onto his shoulders, squeezing them tightly. Phantom disappeared and Cody plummeted to the ground. He slammed onto the top of a parked car and lay still.
"I'm sorry, my mistress" DeathLiger whispered. "I'm so tired."
I let out a slow breath as DeathLiger disappeared from underneath me. I used up some of my left over energy to stay hovering in the air. I looked down at Cody and saw that his eyes were flashing repeatedly from red to blue.
"He's still not back to normal" I hissed, seeing his eyes flash back to red and stay red. "This is the only way to get him back to normal."
I hovered up to a street lamp and rested on top. I bowed my head and shut my eyes in pain as wings sprouted from my shoulder blades. Once my wings were sprouted fully, I stood up and glared down at Cody. He was slowly getting to his feet.
Sighing, I let the darkness inside me take over my body. Spreading my wings, I jumped off the top of the street lamp and glided down towards Cody. A sword made purely of Darkness appeared in my hands.
"Night Shade" I whispered, passing through Cody's body.
Cody let out a loud scream and was knocked off the top of the car. Losing all of my energy, the wings and sword disappeared and Cody and I slammed into the ground. Cody fell unconscious immediately.
"Codes! Ru!" Zack yelled as he and Rikku raced to our side.
"Ru, are you okay?" Rikku asked, helping me to my feet.
"I will be after a good rest" I muttered, putting my arm around her shoulders and putting most of my weight on her. "But we should be getting Cody back to the hotel. Sydney needs to look him over."
"I don't understand what happened" Zack said shaking his head as he lifted Cody into his arms. "One minute he was fine and the next I could feel you kicking his ass."
"Whatever it is, Sydney will figure it out" Rikku said as they headed into the hotel . . .
Sydney's POV
I yawned and climbed out of my bed as there was a quiet knock on my door. "Yeah?" I asked, opening the door. I stepped back in confusion when I saw Rikku helping an exhausted Rumiku into my room and over to my bed to sit, followed back Zack who carried Cody, apparently unconscious. "What happened?" I asked.
"We don't know," Rumiku replied. "That's why we're here . . . "