A diamond hidden within the gray line

Chapter 11: Handicap battle and mike's request.

-Narration-

Mike stood waiting as both roy and morton cricled around him as if they were a pair hungry wolves, trying to catch him off guard. "Well? Come on!" Mike says, who was raring to go! "Don't mind if i DO!!!" Roy quickly says, as he tries to land a punch on him, which mike was able to block, but is knocked down by morton who kicks mike in a surprise move!

-Morton pov-

"GOT YOU!!" I yell. Yeah, i landed a hit! ME! All i gotta do is keep this up and i'll be unstoppable and stronger! I AM THE SHIT!! "Not bad...but it'll take more than that to take me down!" I hear mike say who was hardly phased by that! Oh, i'll make him regret saying that!

-Roy pov-

Tch..as if i needed morton's help...then again, maybe teaming up on mike will finally give me a win? Heh..here we come!

-Mike pov-

I certainly wasn't expecting that from morton! I'll have to up my game, and play it smart...his kick was definitely one that i might feel sore from tomorrow.

-Narration-

"RAAAH!!" Both roy and morton yell before coming at mike with a flurry of punches and kicks, though most of them were coming from roy since he had more experience against mike after facing him a couple of times. Mike on the other hand, was skillfully dodging each one, but mike knew that he couldn't dodge forever.

"STOP MOVING!!" Morton yells in frustration as he stomps his foot on the ground making the ground under their feet shake for half a second and stunning mike the moment the stomp was made, which was just long enough for roy to clobber mike with a right hook which knocked muke down, though morton's stomp was hardly enough to cause a noticeable earthquake for everyone else to feel. "Ugh..at least you're not using magic..." Mike mutters as he spat out a little bit of blood. "What's wrong, nerd? Give up yet?" Roy taunts as mike scoffs. "In your dreams!" He says with a growl.

-Mike pov-

Geez, since when does morton cause earthquakes with a stomp?! There's potential in morton that i am just now experiencing...as for roy? He's getting better at this, but if it wasn't for morton, roy would still be at a disadvantage when it comes to being quick on his feet. I guess i'll just show him how fast i can be!

-Roy pov-

Another hit! I'm more surprised that morton is able to do that though..guess it only happens when he's frustrated while engaged in a fight. Tsk..i won't let him take my chance for a win!

-Narration-

"Here i come!" Mike says, before running towards both roy and morton at speeds that they both can't even defend against as mike punches and kicks the both of them while roy tries to land a few hits, but was eventually overwhelmed, and so was morton as they both end up getting knocked down to the ground!  "He's so fucking fast..." Morton mutters, as he struggled to get up. "Ugh...damn..." Roy grunts as he fell to one knee.

-Morton pov-

You got to be kidding me...how? HOW?! Not even roy is that fast! Urgh..gotta get up! N-ngh..

-Roy pov-

Fucking hell, i knew he was fast, but not THAT fast! I guess a pikachu like mike has that advantage...shit...

-Mike pov-

"Well guys, it looks like i win this one!" I say with a smirk. "Not bad roy, you're definitely getting better, but you gotta be quicker than that! As for you morton? While this is your first time facing me, you surprised me with a few moves. Keep it up, and you'll definitely improve!" I tell them both. It's been quite awhile since i have fought in a handicap fight that has given me this much of a rush!

-Narration-

"Thought we had you..." Roy says with a chuckle while morton ended up falling to the ground while groaning. "Oh..too much?" Mike asked who chuckles. "Oh, he'll be fine." Roy says who managed to get on his feet and tend to morton. "Now you see why facing mike is a major step up?" Roy asked him who was grinning while getting morton on his feet. "Ugh..don't remind me." Morton mutters in annoyance, knowing that roy probably won't let him here the end of it.

"There is something that i want you two to do for me when it comes to max though.." Mike says to them while all three head back to bowser's home. "Sure, what is it?" Roy asked. "Don't overwhelm him too much. What happened made me question the fact whether or not he really is human, try not to overwhelm him with your little bodybuilding contest of yours." Mike says to them. "Heh..i'm already wanting to see how much he can lift when he's truly settled in, soooo...no promises!" Roy says with a toothy grin.

-Roy pov-

Having max lift weights just to see how much he can take is something i never forgotten about. As excited as i am to see that, i am..also worried, and thankful my shades hide that very fact. No human has ever casted a spell without a wand, and now i see why a wand is needed. At least max didn't break his arm on the same day lemmy broke his leg which would have been the absolute worst day ever! I want to ultimately push max forward just to see what he's capable of!

-Morton pov-

Like roy, that is something i wanna see too! Having a competition with roy is always intense, but i bet it'll be much more intense with max joining in! Still, i can't help but wonder if max really is human. What he just did was truly amazing!

-Mike pov-

"Of course you do." I say with a sigh and chuckle knowing that roy will always be stubborn in these kind of things. Can't say i blame him though, because i wanna do the very same!

-Narration-

As all three head back, marx, the same white teddy bear, was still watching all that unfolded, and was actually impressed, which doesn't happen very often. "Not bad...not bad at all! He and max could actually work well as a team!" Marx said to himself. "But! For now, i'll let them be until i decide to meet max." He says before simply vanishing into thin air with a quick 'pop' sound. Wherever he has gone to, marx will always remember this moment as well as max's moment, for he believed that these two truly stood out from everyone else he had encountered within this particular kingdom but cared little about anyone else.

Perhaps he wanted to test them one day? Or maybe he wished to simply mess with them? When it comes to marx, there was truly no way to know what his true intentions are within his mind.