Boboiboy is now inside his room alone while lying down on his bed
He already greeted Mechabot earlier with a big hug as the robot was also very happy to see his master's son after a long time. When they were having dinner, Amato had plans outside so it was only Boboiboy, Tok Aba, Ochobot and Mechabot who were eating together. After dinner, Boboiboy quickly goes up to his room to rest
Today, he managed to see Gelap's powers properly and he's very relieved that none of his elementals got hurt during the sparring session. The boy looks at his power watch that still shows a buffer on top of the elementals logo. His mind goes back to the sparring session he had with Gelap earlier
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Flashback
"Gelap, can you have a sparring session with me?"
Gelap was very shocked and looked down as if thinking hard about his owner's request. The others were also surprised hearing the question and Gempa goes beside Boboiboy as he looks at Gelap
"Wait Boboiboy, are you sure about fighting him using Thorn's powers? How about letting me be his sparring partner?" asked Gempa worried
"No, Gempa. I need you to see his powers properly from your own eyes, so you can know his powers in detail to help in making plans for later missions. That way, when the day comes for us to fight together, Gelap can also be ready" said Boboiboy as he faces all of them serious
"How about Taufan or I do it?" asked Blaze worried
"From what Solar's data that he collected and also what I saw these past few days, Thorn is the most appropriate sparring partner for Gelap. From my point of view, you two have identical attacking styles and not to mention... Less harming to both Gelap and of course, Thorn"
Solar can't help but be in awe of his owner. He understands Gelap's style just by seeing only his three powers from his own eyes and two powers from his data. Now he understands why he took over Thorn's body and so the light elemental lets out a smile as he goes closer to Gelap
"Gelap, our owner has a point there. You are one of us now, so it's appropriate for us to know your powers closely. Although, I say we shouldn't force him if he's not ready, so it's all up to you" said Solar as he patted Gelap's shoulder
Gelap looked at Solar and also his owner who also nodded in agreement. The dark elemental look at Gempa, Taufan and Blaze who smiled at him in a warm way that really made him very comfortable and so he let out a serious smile to Boboiboy and nodded to him in agreement to do sparring. Looking at his answer made all of them relieved as Boboiboy hugged him in gratitude.
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Few moments later
Blaze and Solar go outside the field on the left while Taufan on the right. Boboiboy in Thorn's form and Gelap face each other in the middle of the field. Gempa is between them as he will be their sparring referee
"Now for the ground rules for today's sparring. First, don't go outside this field at any costs and don't fly up too high so that no one sees us here. Sparring time will only be 90 seconds and I have the right to use my powers to stop both of you if the sparring goes out of control. The last and most important thing, don't kill each other. Clear?" asked Gempa seriously
The two nodded to each other and Gempa quickly ran beside Taufan. Blaze, on the other hand, had Boboiboy's phone ready to record everything as Solar asked him to do.
"TIME STARTS!" shouted Gempa loudly
Both of them jump back from each other as Boboiboy quickly uses Thorn's powers to let out vines to capture Gelap, but Gelap quickly lets out his dark wings and jumps as he dodge the attacks
Seeing the fight makes Solar make a mental note that Gelap's reflexes are the same as Halilintar and Boboiboy himself.
After Boboiboy stopped attacking, Gelap let out a smile as he was still floating in the air but not too high so he would not break the rules. After that, he quickly jumped down to the ground as he touched the ground with his hands
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"Dark spikes!"
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A dark sharp spikes shot up on the ground as it went right to the owner and Boboiboy dodged every spike he saw and let out a shield. Gelap then looks serious as he jumps again with his dark wings
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"Starlight burst!"
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Some stars appeared around the field and they started shooting at Boboiboy in random directions. Boboiboy noticed the randomness of the attack, so he just used Thorn's shield making it into a dome and stayed until the attacks are done
Gempa already made countermeasures as he created an earth shield around four of the audiences, but he still can't help but be in awe seeing Gelap's powers is so powerful and so is Solar taking notes on everything he sees like a maniac. Blaze who was beside him, couldn't help but get scared by the youngest's actions, so he took a few steps away from him
"Here I thought Boboiboy and Gelap were getting crazy, but the one beside me is crazier..." thought Blaze sighs
Back at the sparring, Boboiboy tried to take a peek and was surprised to see that Gelap is gone. He looks around and realizes that the land around him has formed a dark blanket in which he knows what power is being used. As on cue, Gelap comes out from it where Boboiboy quickly takes off the shield and dodge Gelap's attacks.
They are currently letting out their respective powers either Dark Spikes, Starlight burst, Akar Berduri and Lontaran Daun to each other. When the different attacks got hit, it created a big explosion which made the audiences surprised by the big sound.
The two people are in a quite distance from each other as they attack but Boboiboy was about to lose strength to Gelap. Luckily, a loud voice stops their attacks immediately
"TIMES UP!!" shout Gempa
Hearing Gempa's announcement, both of them stop as Boboiboy falls to the ground trying to catch his breath and not only him, Gelap does the same thing.
Blaze and Taufan hurriedly go to them to check if they're okay but the two people who lying down just give a smile as they look up to the sky that has already layered with a mixture of yellow to orange.
"That was... Intense!" said Boboiboy still catching his breath
"Good work, both of you" said Gempa smile as he patted their heads especially Boboiboy
"Gempa, I'm currently your owner, not a baby. Are you enjoying patting me because I took over Thorn?"
"Hmmm I don't know"
Gelap shows a silent giggle on his face while Taufan who was by his side couldn't help but laugh with him and then everyone laughed together. Solar stops laughing as he looks at the video that Blaze recorded for him
"Still, you really get it right Boboiboy. Gelap and Thorn's powers are quite similar but Gelap is more of a long-range attacker" said Solar serious
"Yeah, I notice that too. He will be perfect to be paired up with either Halilintar or Blaze who loves to be front attackers" said Boboiboy as he sit up
"And you are correct, Boboiboy! Gelap, I want to spar with you next time!" said Blaze happily
Gelap just smiled and nodded to Blaze which made the fire elemental very happy and he hugged him close.
Suddenly Taufan notices that someone is coming in great speed and so is Boboiboy. The owner quickly combine but due to a lack of energy after sparring, the owner of the elementals feels weak and too tired to move so he just stay down on the field as he tries to control his breathing
Back to reality
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His mind that is playing the sparring session was interrupted as Ochobot came into his room and grabbed the boy's attention.
"You haven't slept yet, Boboiboy?" asked Ochobot surprise
"Not yet... Just lying down here" said Boboiboy as he give a smile to the yellow power sphere
Ochobot sees his friend who seems to be very tired and also sees the buffer on his power watch can't help to be worried as he flies toward Boboiboy's face
"Boboiboy... Are you sure that you are okay?" asked Ochobot
"I'm fine, Ochobot. Well, besides my power watch problem, I'm perfectly fine and healthy" said Boboiboy as he sat up on his bed
"Then why didn't you tell us the reason you went to TEMPUR-A prison that day? Did you really meet Retak'ka?"
Boboiboy's eyes shot up at Ochobot's sudden question, but he just let out a small smile as he pat his power sphere friend
"I'm sorry Ochobot, for worrying you and the others... I'm sorry... I can't tell you the details yet, but..." said Boboiboy as he closes his eyes
"Boboiboy?" asked Ochobot surprised
"Yes... I did meet Retak'ka that day"
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Little did both of them know that someone happened to be eavesdropping on their conversation, which happened to be Amato and Mechabot. Amato feels something's off when Maskmana gives him a forced vacation to go back to Earth to visit Tok Aba and Boboiboy.
When he's about to greet Boboiboy to help him with his trouble that Commander Koko Ci told him about, much to his surprise, it seems his son seems to be doing something behind his friends back
"Retak'ka is the original owner of Boboiboy's elemental powers right? The legendary villain that he managed to defeat?" asked Mechabot in a low voice
"Yes... Commander Koko Ci already explained everything to me about what happened to Boboiboy. Still... Why would he meet the villain who wanted to kill him before" said Amato serious
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On Boboiboy and Ochobot's side
After hearing his answer, Ochobot quickly did a full scan on the boy without his permission. This action surprised Boboiboy, but as he was about to get angry, Ochobot showed a shocked look
"Why can't I detect your elementals?!" asked Ochobot surprise
"Eh?"
Boboiboy looks at his watch and surprisingly, it's in complete shutdown. He looks at the time and then sighs as he remembers Solar's words a few days ago about what he did to his watch
"Solar did mention continuous shut-down on my power watch at certain times... Which means this time is one of them" said Boboiboy
"Why would he do that?" asked Ochobot suspicious
"Maybe to test some features that he fixed. Well, this power watch can't be used until tomorrow morning, like that time"
"Boboiboy... I'm worried about you, can you at least tell me what's going on? I'm scared that you will do something reckless... Not only that, I don't want to lose you"
Ochobot words surprise the owner of the elementals. Boboiboy looks away trying to divert his look from the power sphere and then he takes a big inhale
"Ochobot... Thank you for worrying about me, but I'm really okay and I promise you... I will not turn out to be like Retak'ka" said Boboiboy with a soft smile as he patted Ochobot's head
"Boboiboy..." said Ochobot surprise
Boboiboy is right
Ochobot has been worried about Boboiboy's well being ever since his power watch problem, but the power sphere can't help but be scared when he hears the news of Boboiboy meeting Retak'ka. There are so many negative scenarios that is playing in the power sphere's head since Tok Kasa mentioned that Retak'ka became evil due to controlling a lot of elementals at once and it seems Boboiboy found out Ochobot's worries
Ochobot just so afraid of losing Boboiboy
Just as much as Boboiboy is afraid of losing Ochobot
The elemental owner, of course, knew that feeling the most, but he remembered his promise to his elementals so he tried his best to calm Ochobot.
"I will not turn out to be like him because, unlike him, I have you as my best friend and best power sphere in the world. Not to mention, all my friends and Tok Aba is here to keep me from going insane" said Boboiboy in serious look
"But..." said Ochobot
"Also... Ochobot, my elementals are all too nice for me..."
Boboiboy stood up from his bed and walked to the window to see the night sky and turns back to Ochobot as he gives the hand that has his power watch. Ochobot knows what he wants as he quickly uses his robot hands to take off the power watch from Boboiboy. The boy held onto his power watch, which was already off and then put it on his chest as if hugging it
"I would never think that they could make me insane, thirst for power or become evil. No matter what everyone says, my elementals are not just mere powers but also living beings that are currently inside me giving me the strength to be a TAPOPS agent to save many people and power spheres. Without them, I might not be standing here right now to be with you or my friends"
Amato and Mechabot who overheard it from outside can't help but be in awe of hearing what Boboiboy feels. Ochobot also can't help but smile upon hearing Boboiboy's feelings toward his elementals
"That's why, Ochobot, throw away the thoughts of me being evil or becoming what Retak'ka has done. I swear, as I swear to protect you, that I will not turn to that except if I am controlled using a form of hypnosis or something like that" said Boboiboy seriously in a low voice
"Okay... I'm sorry, Boboiboy, for doubting you" said Ochobot as he hugged him
"It's alright, Ochobot, I understand... Come on, it's already too late, let's get some sleep"
"Yes!"
As the two went to sleep, The two eavesdroppers quickly went back to the guest room to rest for the day and Amato's plan to help with Boboiboy's watch problem was postponed.