7: "Starvation Destruction"
Deep inside their dark cave, the Horsemen had surrounded the orb in the center of the cave.
�I don�t like this,� War says to his self. �We might have got a lot of time, but we can�t be wasting it, not a second.�
�Don�t worry your self,� Famine says. �I�m sure the demon I had sent will work out fine.�

Meanwhile within the halls of Crestview Heights North High School, Kenny is at his locker, taking out a textbook, with Holly to his side.
�I don�t believe its just September and we already have a Math test,� Holly says, and then notices Samantha is walking down the hallway. �Hey, Samantha.� Holly catches Samantha�s attention. �I thought we were meeting at that new diner for breakfast today.�
�Oh, yeah, sorry,� Samantha starts. �I overslept; I barely had time to get dress this morning. Later.� Samantha starts back down the hallway; with Holly quickly dismiss the issue.
�Well, I got to hunt down a date for the homecoming,� Holly says to Kenny, half joking. �Later.�
�Later,� Kenny says, as Holly is leaving, before he closes his locker and walks in the opposite direction.

At another part of the school, David is walking past the school�s front entrance when he sees a beautiful raven haired girl entering. One thing enters David�s head: man, she�s hot. David wastes no time and walks up to her.
�Hi there, are you new,� David says, knowing he�s never see her before and he had seen every girl in the school and half of the girls that go to Crestview Heights South High School.
�Yes, David,� says the girl, putting a surprised look on his face as the two stops walking.
�H-Had you heard of me?� David asks, not sure if it�s a good thing or bad.
The girl laughs a little, �So you really don�t remember me?�
�We met?� David asks again; swear he would remember someone�s so hot.
�Yes, we have,� the girl says. �In fact, if you can remember my name, I will go out with you.�
�Deal,� David says, without suspension.
�Good luck,� the girl says with a smile, before walking way, leaving David behind to think.

Later on, in the lunchroom, Kenny and David are seating next to each other at a table with their lunch trays in front of them; Kenny�s lunch tray is pretty much empty, with David�s food barely touched.
�I would swear meeting someone that looks like her,� David says.
�Mmm,� Kenny says, barely listening.
�Maybe, it was just in passing,� David says. �What was the name of the girl I met in the DMV?�
�David did you said she�s new?� Kenny asks, tired of listening to David.
�Yeah,� David agrees.
�Well, maybe she is also new to Crestview Heights,� Kenny says.
�Yeah, before I lived here, I lived in Ft. Walton Beach,� David says. �Maybe I met her there.�
�Glad I could help,� Kenny says, picking up his lunch tray and starts to walk away, down between the rolls of tables.
As he�s walking, Kenny notices Samantha is having lunch with Jeremy, with no food in front of Samantha.
�Aren�t you going to eat?� Jeremy asks Samantha.
�Oh, no,� Samantha answers. �I had a big breakfast, I couldn�t eat a thing.�
Confused, Kenny pauses a quick second before continue down between the rolls of tables.

Later on in the school day, Kenny is turning a corner down a nearly empty hallway and he sees Samantha, standing in front of her locker. Kenny notices Samantha looks tired and suddenly she falls to her knees.
�Samantha,� Kenny says, worried. Kenny runs over to Samantha and helps her to her feet. �Samantha, are you okay?
�I�m fine; I just guess I�m a little tired. It�s been a busy day,� Samantha tells him, but Kenny knows there more to it then that.
�Samantha, I overheard you told Jeremy you had a big breakfast,� Kenny says.
�Yeah, so?� Samantha asks.
�You told Holly you didn�t had breakfast,� Kenny says.
�What busy is it of yours!� Samantha yells, before calming down. �I-I�m sorry, I didn�t meant it.�
�When the last time you eat?� Kenny asks.
�Yesterday,� Samantha tells him.
�You hadn�t eaten anything in almost a day,� Kenny says, shocked. �Why?�
�I need to lose weight,� Samantha explains, then looks down at her stomach. �I�m too fat, I need to lose weight.�
�You don�t need to lose weight,� Kenny tells her.
�You�re just saying that to be nice,� Samantha says.
�No, I�m not,� Kenny says, before look over his shoulder and sees a long mirror on the wall, next to the lockers. �C�mon.� Kenny pulls Samantha to the mirror. �Look at yourself.�
�Kenny,� Samantha says, disinterested.
�Samantha, look,� Kenny says to her. �Look at yourself, you�re beautiful as you are, you don�t need to starve yourself.�
�I-I just don�t know,� Samantha says, pulls up her shirt to see her stomach in her reflection. �I see all those models in the magazines and��
�Samantha, you shouldn�t compare yourself to them or to anyone else,� Kenny tells her. �All that matters is that you know you�re beautiful, and that the people that really matters love you for yourself.�
Samantha looks at her stomach�s reflection before let her shirt drops back and she turns to Kenny and smiles, �You�re right, Kenny, thanks.� Kenny returns the smile.
�Ah, how sweet,� says a feminine voice.
Kenny and Samantha turn to see their reflections had been replaced by Vantie, a silver creature that resembles a woman with two long tendrils came out of the back of her head.
�Let me break this up,� Vantie says, before reaching her arms out of the mirror grabbing both Kenny and Samantha by the shoulders and pull them into the mirror, leaving a ripple on the mirror surface that quickly disappears.

Suddenly Kenny and Samantha fall to the ground and they look up to see they aren�t in the high school anymore. All they know is that they�re somewhere dark with nearly hundreds of mirrors floating around them.
�We not in Florida anymore, Toto,� Samantha says, as Kenny gets to his feet.
�That is correct, dear,� Vantie says, as a mirror float out from in front of her. �I�m Vantie, and this is my personal dimension.�
�Personal dimension,� Kenny says, confused.
�Yeah, some demons are powerful enough that they can create their own dimensions, with their own appearance and rules,� Vantie explains.
�That voice,� Samantha says, still on the ground. �I had been hearing that voice in the back of my head since last night. You�re the reason why I think I need to diet!�
�That right and you would have starved yourself to death if it wasn�t for Mr. you�re beautiful the way you are,� Vantie tells her. �Which remind me.�
Vantie snaps her fingers, causing a mirror to come up behind Kenny, who falls into the mirror, as he yells in surprises.
�Kenny!� Samantha yells, in fright. As the same mirror floats away with Kenny banging his fists inside the mirror, trying to break free, Samantha returns to her feet and runs after her friend. �Kenny!�
But then a mirror, with Vantie inside it, floats out in front of Samantha. �Coming thru,� Vantie says, before punch through the mirror surface hitting Samantha in the chin, knocking her back to the floor. Samantha looks up angry. �If you want to save your boy toy and escape, dear, you must first beat me in my own dimension.�
�Fine,� Samantha says, as she returns to her feet. �If the only way Kenny and I can escape is to defeat you, then I will beat you.� Samantha pulls out her Transformer, opening it up, holds it up and then presses the triangle pictured button, �Transformation!� The Transformer breaks up and reassembles around Samantha as armor.
�Ah, so you�re Battle Pink, now this is my lucky day,� Vantie says, rubbing her fists.
�Think again,� Samantha says, before fires a punch at the mirror, but when her punch lands Vantie is gone. �She�s gone!�
�Look for me?� Samantha turns to see Vantie�s in another mirror before she fires her own punch. Samantha falls down to the ground and looks up to see Vantie is in a different mirror, again. Vantie kicks Samantha twice in the chest, before kicks her in the head, knocking Samantha into a short roll. Vantie then appears in a mirror behind Samantha, �What wrong, fallen and can�t get up?�
�There!� Samantha launches a back kick, but when the kick connects on the mirror, Vantie is gone again. �I miss her, again.�
�That right.�
Samantha looks up to see Vantie is in the mirror in front of her. Vantie then launches a kick, knocking Samantha backward.

Meanwhile, outside the school building, David is looking through an old yearbook when Holly walks up to him.
�Hey, David, had you seen Kenny we suppose walk to the bookstore together?� Holly asks.
�Hum, no,� David says, flipping through pages of the yearbook.
�What that?� Holly asks David.
�Oh, I had a free period, so I ran home and gets my old elementary school yearbook,� David explains.
�Ah, the mystery girl,� Holly says. �I don�t take it, there�s dozens girls here, some of which you never dated, so what�s so special about this one.�
�There�s just something about her, she�s so amazing looking,� David tells Holly, as she rolls her eyes. �She�s so hot, if you see her, you might just change teams.�
�Doubtful,� Holly says when her Transformer rings. Holly pulls out her Transformer and answers it, �Hello. Oh hi, Henry. Kenny and Samantha leave the what? The dimension?� Suddenly Holly catches David�s attention, who finally looks away from his old yearbook.

Back in Vantie�s personal dimension, Samantha manages to get to her feet as Vantie is taunting her.
�Do you get it yet, dear,� Vantie says, as she instant disappear in one mirror and appear in another before transferring to another mirror and then to another. �I can instantly transfers between mirrors, you can�t beat me. No human eyes or reflexes can move faster then light!� Vantie starts laughing as she claims victory.
�Faster then� light,� Samantha thinks to herself as she gets an idea. Samantha presses the �2� button on her Battle Gauntlet, �Battle Bow, Battle Ready!� Samantha�s weapon appears in her hands.
�Fool,� Vantie says, believing what�s ever Samantha is thinking won�t work. �Not even an arrow can strike me, dear.�
�Try laser arrow, dear,� Samantha says, as she pulls back the bow string, causing a laser arrow to appear before Samantha releases it.
The laser arrow hits a mirror, but then bounces off it into another mirror and bounces off it into another. The laser arrow continues to bounces back and forth off the dozens mirrors around Samantha, till it finally hits Vantie, as if it�s moving in slow motion, the entire dimension around Vantie breaks apart like a mirror breaking.

Suddenly Vantie falls on a city road with blue electric runs around her body. Meanwhile Samantha, still in her armor, runs up to Kenny, who had fallen to the ground.
�Kenny, you okay?� Samantha asks her friend.
�I think so,� Kenny says, as he starting to get up.
�Kenny, Samantha!� Holly yells, as she and David, both in their armor, run up to their friends.
�David, Holly, what you guys are doing here?� Samantha asks.
�Henry called us and said you left the dimension?� Holly says, wondering.
�What happened?� David asks.
�We explain later,� Samantha tells them, before facing Vantie, who had return to her feet. �Right now, we got a bigger problem.�
�You bet you do,� Vantie says, angry. �And you won�t have to worry about seven years of bad luck, because you won�t live that long!�
�We see about that,� Samantha says.
Kenny pulls out his Transformer, opening it up, before holds it up and presses the triangle button, �Transformation!� Kenny�s Transformer breaks apart and reassembles as armor on Kenny.
�Battle Violet, Battle Ready!�
�Battle Pink, Battle Ready!�
�Battle Green, Battle Ready!�
�Battle Orange, Battle Ready!�
�Battle Defenders, Battle Ready!�
Vantie holds out piles of dust in both of her hands, �Sselmrof Epahs Sekat Mrof!� The dusts shoot out of her hands and come together to form an army of Dustoids around her. �Kill them, but leave Battle Pink for me!�
�Let�s go, guys!� Kenny says, as all of four of them rush their enemies.
Kenny catches an attacking Dustoid�s arm, before kicks away a second Dustoid and then he throws up the first Dustoid�s arm and elbow it in the chest.
Kenny presses the �2� button on his Battle Gauntlet, �Battle Saber, Battle Ready!�
After Kenny�s weapon appears in his hands, he turns it around so the blade will be pointing downward. He then uses it to blocks a Dustoid�s sword, and back kicks an approaching Dustoid. Kenny pushes away the first Dustoid with his saber and strikes it across the chest with his saber, causing it to blow apart. Kenny twists around his sword, so the blade will points and he spins around striking down another approaching Dustoid, causing it to blow apart.
�Ashes to ashes, dusts to Dustoid,� Kenny says.
Holly blocks an attacking Dustoid�s sword with her Battle Axe; she then blocks another Dustoid�s sword with her leg before kicking the sword down and kicks the Dustoid away. Holly then pushes away the first Dustoid, and strikes it horizontally, causing it to blow apart. She then spins around and strikes down the second Dustoid with her axe, causing it to blow apart.
Holly looks up to see two Dustoids jumping toward her, with their swords rose. Holly jumps back, avoiding the Dustoids� sword strikes. She then runs forward, using her axe to knock away one sword, before using her elbow to knocks away the other. She then strikes the first Dustoid before immediate strike the other. She turns around in a fighting stance with her Battle Axe, as the two Dustoids blow apart behind her.
David holds up his Battle Lance, to block two Dustoids� sword strikes, then with one hand holding up his lance, David uses his free hand to backhand a third sword strike before grabbing the Dustoid�s sword arm. David releases it and kicks away the Dustoid. David then grabs his lance with both hands. He pushes the two Dustoids away with his lance and strike them with his lance, causing them to blow apart. David turns to sees the third Dustoid rushing him. David jumps over it, striking it with his lance as he passes. David lands and strikes a fighting pose as the Dustoid blow apart behind him.
Vantie launches a backhand at Samantha, who is holding her Battle Bow, but Samantha ducks under it. Samantha tries to fire a kick but Vantie blocks it with her own leg and then fires an open palm forcing Samantha backward, which Samantha turns into a back flip.
�Now, die!� Vantie yells as she starts to shoot blue electric from her hand.
But Samantha continues to perform back flips, avoiding Vantie�s attack, till Samantha finally stops and fires couple laser arrows at Vantie, who yells in anger. Samantha then starts running toward Vantie, firing off two laser arrows, but Vantie knocks each away. When she reaches Vantie, Samantha launches a kick but Vantie blocks it with her own leg again. But this time Samantha grabs Vantie�s arm and strikes her across the chest with her Battle Bow. Samantha then kicks off Vantie�s chest, knocking her backward as Samantha launches herself in the air. Samantha fires one more laser arrow that hits Vantie causing her to falls down.
Kenny, Holly, and David regroup around Samantha, as they congratulating her.
�Well job, Samantha,� David says.
�That sure made her think about messing with a girl�s self image,� Samantha says.
�What?� Holly asks, not understanding.
�That�s it!� Vantie yells, as she returns to her feet, catching the Battle Defenders� attention. �I had enough of you! You are dead!!� Vantie suddenly grows to a giant size, towering over the Battle Defenders.
�All Mechadum Assemble!� Kenny commands, as he presses the �4� button on his Battle Gauntlet.
Across town, by the city�s docks, a platform rises up from the ocean. On the platform is Battle Warrior, next to it is Battle Tank, and on a higher platform behind the tank is Battle Jet.
The Battle Defenders turn into small balls of light and fly into their Mechadum. The Battle Defenders appear in their respective cockpits.
�Battle Warrior, Battle Ready!� Kenny readies his controls.
�Battle Jet, Battle Ready!� David and Samantha ready their controls.
�Battle Tank, Battle Ready!� Holly readies her controls.
The three Mechadum race off the platform and charge toward Vantie.
The Defenders pull the needed switch and together say, �Transform and Combine!�
Battle Warrior�s eyes glow for a second before it jumps up. The cannon on Battle Tank, and the cannon�s platform, rise up. Battle Warrior lands on top of Battle Tank. Battle Tank splits into two halves, as the front and back rises up and connects to Battle Warrior�s legs, as the two remaining sides of Battle Tank disconnects. Battle Jet stops flying and starts hovering over Battle Warrior. A black with silver chrome helmet shoots out of the center of Battle Jet, before Battle Jet lands on Battle Warrior�s shoulder with its head sticking out where the helmet was. The front and back falls down and connects to Battle Warrior�s chest and back, as the remaining pieces of Battle Tank connects to Battle Warrior�s arms and hands. At the same time the cannon�s platform connects to the remaining of Battle Warrior�s back as the cannon connects to the spot below the platform. Then the helmet falls down on Battle Warrior�s head, causing the eyes to glow for a second.
The new Mechadum raises its arms before lowering them back at its sides, as its controllers call out, �Battle Mechadum, Battle Ready!�
�I�ll show you a new meaning to the phrase �a bad reflection on you,�� Vantie says, as the air around her creates a ripple effect as Vantie disappears.
Battle Mechadum looks on surprised, as sudden four Vantie appear around it.

�How she�s in four places at once?� Holly asks, inside her cockpit.

�It�s some type of trick,� Kenny says, inside his cockpit.

�Think this is a trick?� the Vanties say, as all four shoots blue electric from their hands, shocking Battle Mechadum.

�Aahh! We�re getting attacks from all sides,� Samantha says, inside her shared cockpit. �But she never shows the power to multiply.�
�What are her powers?� David asks, inside their cockpit.
�She can transport between mirrors,� Samantha explains, inside their cockpit.
�Really,� David says, inside their cockpit, as he enters some keystrokes. �That it!�

�What is?� Holly asks, inside her cockpit.

�She condenses the moisture in the air, creating a giant reflection surface around us, it�s an optical illusion,� David explains, inside his shared cockpit.

�Is that possible?� Holly asks, inside her cockpit.

�Saying the girl piloting a giant robot,� David jokes, inside his shared cockpit.

�What can we do?� Kenny asks, inside his cockpit.

�I don�t know,� David says, inside his shared cockpit, as he�s starting to think.
�Wait, a mirror can crack due to a high frequency sound, right?� Samantha mentions, inside their cockpit. �Well, can we create a sonic boom to destroy the reflection surface?�
�Samantha, you�re a blonde genius,� David tells her, inside their cockpit. �Starts up the jets, we�ll need to fire them at full force at the right time, to pull of a sonic boom.�
�Right,� Samantha says, inside their cockpit, as she works on her controls.

Meanwhile the four Vanties continue to shock Battle Mechadum with blue electric, as the jets� engines start up.
�Nobody hit me and get away with it,� the Vanties say. �You will burn in the underworld, forever!�

�Now!!� David instructs, inside his shared cockpit.

Suddenly, Battle Mechadum shoots straight up, creating a large sonic boom, as three of the Vanties breaks apart like a breaking mirror as the fourth Vantie falls backward. Battle Mechadum circles in midair before flies back down.

�Kenny, here ours chance,� Holly tells him, inside her cockpit.

�Right, Release the Battle Sword!� Kenny commands, inside his cockpit.

The cannon�s platform on Battle Mechadum�s back splits open as a sword handle pop up. Battle Mechadum reaches behind itself to grab the sword handle and pull it out, revealing a large metallic in appearance double bladed sword.
The jets on Battle Mechadum�s back fires, causing it to speeds forward and perform a sideward strike on Vantie. The jets stop and Battle Mechadum takes a fighting stance with its sword as Vantie is consume in a big explosion behind it.

Later on, back at school, David had found the new girl, but he had still doesn�t who she is.
�Well, David Masters, who am I?� the girl asks him.
�I don�t know,� David admits defeat.
�Well, maybe this would help, thinks of a pair of glasses and�� the girls says, before puffing her cheeks.
�Suzie!� David says, surprised. �But you were overweight in elementary school.�
�Well, a crash course in dieting and couple of contact lenses later and here I am,� Suzie tells him.
�I-I got to say you look great,� David says.
�Well, thanks you,� Suzie says, wit a smile. �And I will look great tonight too, pick me up at six.�
�You bet,� David says, also with a smile.

Meanwhile, in a different hallway, Samantha walks up to Kenny.
�Kenny, I just want to say thanks you for your help earlier,� Samantha says.
�It was nothing,� Kenny says, been modest and trying not to blushes.
�It was everything and thanks, you�re a real friend,� Samantha tells him, before walking away.
With a smile on his face, Kenny watches Samantha walks down the hallway, when Jeremy comes up to her, placing a hand on the small of her back for a second before they holds hands as they talk. The smile quickly disappears from Kenny�s face.
�Yeah, a friend,� Kenny says, depressing watching Samantha walking, hand in hand, with Jeremy.
Depresses, Kenny turns around and walks down the hallway, alone.

Next time on Battle Defenders:
The Homecoming Dance is coming up. Will Jeremy and Samantha go together and will Kenny goes at all.

But this time of happiness might ends in tragedy, when a demon feeds on an innocent girl�s anger at been rejected.

Can the Battle Defenders save the day before a life is lost?

On the next Battle Defenders.
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