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Under Pressure Part 2: Indijoburu

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   Tempo and Loti arrived at the beach, where Owen and Ichiro were training. "Sup Wen-chan." Tempo said with a smile on his face. Ichiro giggled. "Tempo. Don't take that name seriously. I know that was a dumb question, but I'm cocky, ok?" Owen said to him. "Where were you anyway? You're soaked." Ichiro said. "I was training under oceanic pressure! So, you guys ready?" Tempo said, shaking the water off of him. "Ok, lets see what you are like. Battle me." Owen said. Tempo didn't want to weaken them when Circe comes, but that was still 3 hours away according to his vision. They went to the opposite sides of the beach.

   "Tell you what, I wont use my note. That will make it fair." Tempo said, adding a handicap on himself. "Sure, but ill let you use it when I use something else..." Owen said, as he was planning something. They bowed, and Tempo opens up by using Aqua Jet, but Owen flipped over him, and quickly used Swords Dance. "Huh! So you're preparing, huh?" Tempo sprints back and throws his scalchop like a boomerang, only for Owen to dodge yet again. Another vision occurred. Owen slashes him from behind. He retuned to reality, but before Owen could slash him, Tempo used Aqua Jet to get out of the way. He grabs his scalchop, which returned to him. He launches Water Pulses, flanking Owen from all directions. But Owen destroyed them all with a well timed spin, and runs out of Tempo's sight.

   "Heh! You're pretty good! Now, where are you hiding?" Tempo said. Another vision is received. Owen fires Scald from behind. He turns around and attempts to block it with his scalchop, but he barely missed, and the water burned him, weakening his attacks. He used Swords Dance again, giving Tempo the opportunity to begin spamming Fury Cutter on Owen, but he blocks every slash. He fled and used Swords Dance again, and A purple crystal engraved in his scalchop began to glow all of a sudden, and a purple blade of light emitted from his scalchop. (Guess those handicaps are gone...) He pulls out his staff! "Now, let's get serious!"

   Upon activating their power, they were both fully healed. Tempo begins by summoning a taiko drum, banging on it and causing an earthquake, but Owen teleported upwards, leaving a trail of water behind. "What the!?" Tempo said in surprise. A vision showed Owen using Hydro Pump. "Gotcha!" He prepared a Reflec Shield in the direction of the Hydro Pump, and it was mirrored back at Owen, but he 'blinked' out of the way. Owen uses Blizzard. (If I use Reflec Barrier, I will tire myself out... Maybe I can use something else...) He summons a guitar in his hand, and plays a chord, sending sound waves around him. But it tires him out more than Reflec Barrier did, and it turns out that the Blizzard misses. Tempo was exhausted after the attack, and is left in the open. Even in the brink of defeat. He gets another vision.

   Owen's scalchop starts to glow more. "Murasakiiro no ikari!" Owen slashed Tempo over and over, and finished off with an explosion of purple smoke. Upon the vision ending, he suddenly had all of his strength back. "Murasakiiro no ikari!" Owen yelled out. He ran up to Tempo, but he summons his staff and parries the attacks, as shown in his vision! He then retaliates by trapping Owen in a music bubble! "Let's end this!" He starts dancing, creating purple notes around him, then throws the staff and notes at Owen, causing an explosion. Owen fainted.

   "Outstanding work Tempo!" Loti said in enjoyment. "Thanks... Loti..." Tempo seems exhausted by the fight, but he knows that Circe will attack, soon. "What was that power..." Tempo said to Owen. He slowly got up. "These crystals are heirlooms from my ancestor's clan, the Indijoburū, an ancient group of fighters that existed in Johto about a millennia or 2 ago. I can activate its power if I raise my attack stat by 6 stages, hence why I have Swords Dance These arts aren't practiced nowadays, but they are proven to be very powerful. The move I used before was Murasakiiro no ikari, or Violet Fury. Its like a Z-move, but the scalchop is the crystal. By the way, you seemed to have known almost every move I did against you. Do you know how?"

   "Yes, I did. It was those visions again... they may be of use to us in battle, too..." Tempo said to them. "Knowing your opponent's next move... This may prove to be a powerful asset to the division." Ichiro said. He was interrupted by another vision. A tentacle popped out and grabbed Owen and dragged him under. Ichiro attempted to save him, but Circe popped out and used Venoshock on him, lethally poisoning him. (Wait! I thought it would only happen in 2 more hours!) "Guys... I had a vision... Circe will attack and kill you guys... We need to stay on our guards!" He said. A tentacle from a Tentacruel that popped out of the water barely missed Owen. "Whoa!" Ichiro moved out of the way, just as Circe used Venoshock.

   "You two were making quite a lot of ruckus." Circe said. "That made finding you a lot easier." Menace said. "Kore wa chotto dake omoshirokatta." Owen said in Japanese. Well, at least we have a fighting chance now!" Tempo summoned a drum and smashed it with his staff, sending a shockwave towards Menace and Circe, and it was fairly effective. "Owen, you and Ichiro fought Circe before, right? Now's your chance to fight him, again!" Tempo said. "Yes, you and Rotisu will fight Kyōi" Ichiro said. "He means you and Loti have Menace." Owen translated for him. Tempo uses Aqua Jet to suspend himself above the water as he attacks Menace!

   He hits the Aqua Jet, and continues with Water Pulse. Loti used Sing to put him to sleep, and launched him away with Hyper Voice.  "Ok, now lets help out with Circe." Loti said as they ran to help the Indijoburū brothers. Tempo ran behind Circe and pulled on his tail to trip him over! The brothers finished him of with Razor Shell. "Whew... That was a disaster averted..." Tempo was glad he prevented a death. Loti captured Circe, but Tempo and Owen felt something grab their leg. "Wagh! Crap, we forgot Menace... Owen... Are you alright!?" As they were dragged out into the ocean, Tempo tried to send an SOS, but once again, no signal.  (Again... Why can I never call for help when I need it...) Tempo and Owen grabbed as much of a breath before they were dragged underwater.

   "Owen... You OK?" Tempo said to him. "Yea, I'm ok. Save your air." Owen replied. Menace starts to swim down a deep trench. Owen can only hold his breath for 6 minutes, compared to Tempo's 11. He could only hope he will be ok. Owen could feel the pressure increase. Tempo didn't feel it at all due to being used to the pressure from his training with Loti earlier. Tempo summons his staff and begins whacking the tentacles. Owen starts to squirm around from the pressure. (Grrg... I don't have time for this!) He charges his staff with more energy from the crystal, to the point of using his own, and then gives one giant smash to Menace, freeing them, as Menace swims away, but Owen is struggling to hold his breath, and resist the pressure.

   "Owen!" Tempo swam over to Owen and gave some of his. Owen took the air, but now they had to get to the surface. Tempo grabbed a tight hold of Owen and began using Aqua Jet to get to the surface, but as they continued, his jet begins to start petering out. They were still nowhere near the surface. Owen started to blush red again. Tempo did, too, but he was blushing harder... He used so much air freeing himself and giving some to Owen. "Owen... Hang in there..." Tempo knows he's going through pain from the pressure, as he is going through it, too. He began swimming up, once again, but Aqua Jet was barely faster than just swimming up normally.

   "Owen... Here..." He gave his EFS to Owen, and wished he thought of that earlier. He remembers how he met Fiora, too. "If I... don't make it... maybe.. you will..." Tempo said to Owen, as he starts go grow limp. Tempo... What are... you doing..." Owen said, struggling to speak, as well. "Owen... I'm saving... you... Someone... will find... the signal of... the EFS... and rescue us... but if... it takes too long... then one of us will..." Tempo said to him... "Tempo! Don't... do this... to yourself..." Owen said, shaking him, but he could barely see anything but darkness... "I'd much... rather it... be me... than you... who drowns completely..." Tempo said, falling unconscious... "Tempo..." Owen closed his eyes, and heard a beep.

   Tempo woke up on the beach. "That was a close one." Loti said. Owen was there as well, fully recovered. "L... Loti..." Tempo was weaker than Owen, probably because he wasn't in stasis like Owen was. He began coughing up water. "Anata ga daijōbudesu Arceus ni kansha." Owen said in relief. "Also, I got a call from Emm a few minutes back..." [Loti, bad news. I was taking the twins home, and then I was attacked by the Insurgency. I got out, but Pluset and Mino were captured. If what Tempo said is true, then they are in danger. Ill be at the VR center with Decket for how we will act.  -Emm.] "Everything's happening all at once..." Tempo said, worried. He and Loti return to AQUA-16.

   "Ok, I got a tip that Pluset and Mino will be killed after their next meeting. But..." Decket said to them. "But what?" Loti asked "Only Loti, and I mean only Loti can do this..." Daru answered. "What!? Why?" Tempo understands that he can't do everything, but he wanted to help the twins. "Apparently, the base that they are hosting the meeting in is at the bottom of the Mareanie trench. Deepest trench on the planet. Its 10971 meters deep. You'll get yourself killed before you make it halfway." Emm said. "I... I see... Alright, then... good luck, Loti..." Tempo said with a depressed look. "Don't be sad. You deserve some rest Tempo. Maybe you can play with Owen and Ichiro." Daru suggested. "Ill save them, don't worry Tempo." Loti said to him in comfort.
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Wait a mintue what does anata ga daijobudesu arceus ni Kansas translates in English?