Everyone who saw this was in shock, except Bob, Zain, and Taga.
Zain chuckled. "So this is what you wanted to do?"
Taga smiled and said, "And the fight is over!"
Abraham looked at his weapon, then at Taga behind him.
"Forget about the fight."
He then asked in wonder, "How did our weapons come back?"
Benjamin said, "And plus, we already knew that all of us were gonna make it."
Rimazu added, "Like, yeah. Why would you wanna make us kill each other?"
Taga looked at Zain and said, "Hmm. You didn't tell me they were smart. They clearly don't take after their captain."
Zain smiled. "You're at death's door, and these are the final words I'm gonna hear from you?"
Taga, while walking toward the boys, said, "Who said it's gonna be my last words? Alright, boys, stand in a straight line."
He then looked back at Team Z.
"Oh, and Team Z, you guys come too!"
They followed Taga until they reached the boys, who were already standing in a straight line.
Taga told Team Z to sit down, and they all did, sitting in a row.
Taga then stood in the center of both Team Z and the boys.
Sulaiman asked, "Yo, old man, why's Captain Geezer and the robot not sitting with us?"
Abraham, Rimazu, and Benjamin, who were standing across from Team Z, all thought to themselves:
He does know they have names, right?
With smiles across their faces, Sulaiman looked at them and asked, "And why are these idiots smiling so freakishly?"
Rimazu, Benjamin, and Abraham all shouted together:
"WE HAVE NAMES TOO!"
Rimazu said, "I mean, you don't treat Ryo like that. Why us?"
Sulaiman said with a smile, "Oh, that's simple. He's my big brother, and you guys are just extras. I only acknowledge the strong, and you guys are the weakest."
Ali, sitting next to Sulaiman, said, "Oof, that's gotta sting."
Ryo, sitting next to Sulaiman on his right, said with a smirk, "Yeah, but me personally, I'm never letting that slide."
Abraham said, "First of all, I'll kick your ass with one eye open."
Benjamin added, "And Ryo, the next time we play tag, you're dead."
Ryo froze in fear.
"What did I get myself into?"
Ruqayya, sitting next to Ryo, looked at him in shock and thought to herself:
Damn, has he ever been this scared?
Leona and Aisha, who were sitting after each other, said to Ruqayya simultaneously:
"Enjoy him while you can."
They smiled.
Taga shouted, "ENOUGH! Any beneficial questions?"
Ryo asked, "Alright, back before the fight started, you didn't say 'Stage.' You said 'Phase' when activating your Raiki. Why?"
Taga sighed.
"Did your captain not tell you this?"
Team Z looked back at their captain, while the boys standing across from Team Z looked straight ahead.
The entire team said simultaneously:
"I don't know. Was he supposed to?"
They all had disappointed faces.
Taga rolled his eyes.
"Anyways, it's to separate and not confuse yourself when it comes to your Raiki and Damik powers. Just imagine saying 'Stage' for everything."
Ryo thought to himself:
We literally lived it.
Taga continued, "Okay, anyways, as to why your weapons came back—it got connected to your Raiki."
Everyone stared at him.
"Huh?"