Luckily, he was rested.
Djon checked again if his guns were in their holsters with two hands while the other two held scimitars.
He had stayed behind with the rest of the Kojo tribe, waiting for the rest to return from the meeting. Instead, something else made their way to the giant tree.
Five flying jets had appeared from the jungle, hovering before the tribe of the Kojo near the giant tree.
Djon recognized the jets. They were from the soldiers of the worlds.
Like a preparation for a fight, soldiers came zipping down from the jets, making their way over the top of the trees, holding up their guns towards Djon and the Kojo.
Djon gave a little grin which showed his teeth. Somehow he could have known there was something going on where these bastards would dig their claws in.
‘Are we going to give up?’ he asked without looking.
A Kojo member who stood beside him shook his head, also not looking at Djon but he could tell what the Kojo’s answer was.
‘Let’s give them hell then,’ Djon said, almost enjoying the idea of getting into a fight.
Rifles were fired when Djon and Kojo warriors ran towards the soldiers.
Luckily, he knew how to handle a battle like this.
Spears and arrows flew through the air and impacted the soldiers who didn’t expect a fight.
‘Jet 769-P, come in with the bomb,’ a soldier said through a communicator.
Beside the five jets that were already there, a sixth one arrived. Underneath it, what looked like a bomb, was hanging on a cable.
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‘Don’t let it reach the tree!’ Djon yelled, figuring out quickly what that bomb was for. There could only be one reason these bastards would attack the tribe.
Djon looked behind him and looked at the giant tree with wonder.
He heard some stories last night from the Kojo and that tree was no ordinary tree.
Kojo warriors threw spears and arrows towards the jet but it was easy to dodge. Djon wanted to run towards the Tortoise to lend them a hand in the air but something blocked his path.
‘Well, well, well. A fugitive with a high bounty in my reach,’ a female voice said.
In front of Djon, a soldier appeared but the armor seemed more advanced, like a commander. The female voice came from behind the mask.
The mask of the commander made some beeping sounds.
‘Well, well. It seems you are quite a fugitive. Even changing your name and all. What is wrong Djonathan?’
'Shut up!’ Djon said angrily and the commander laughed a bit.
‘And who are you supposed to be?’ Djon asked and he couldn’t suppress the little anger he felt.
‘That is of no matter to you. All I know is that you are a fugitive and you are trespassing in an unauthorized area,’ the commander said.
A baton was grabbed from her hip and it unfolded to a larger fighting weapon.
‘I will take you in. I reckon you won’t come with me on your own,’ and the commander took a battle position.
Djon also took a fighting stance, holding his scimitars to prepare for an attack.
‘We shall see if I will come along,’ he said.
He was eager to fight, like he had always done in situations like this, but something took him by surprise.
Behind the commander, a giant explosion could be heard and Djon could feel the heatwave pressing against him.
After adjusting his eyes to the heat, all he could see was fire and smoke near the giant tree.
Far away in the distance, near the giant tree overlooking the jungle, a huge explosion could be heard.
‘What was that?’ Veronica asked, looking in the direction where she could hear the explosion.
‘Oh no,’ the princess said in shock. ‘My father,’ she said slowly and Eto looked at her.
‘Your father?’ he asked and princess Morinojo slowly nodded.
She pointed in the direction of the giant tree, seeing trails of smoke appear.
‘My father is hurt,’ as her finger pointed to the giant tree.
‘Wait, let me get this straight,’ Hawk said and he walked towards her.
‘The tree is your father?’ he asked her with confusion.
She looked at him, not saying anything but with tears appearing from her eyes.