Guardian Link- Episode 7, Backup

[b]Meridian Bay, Mars[/b] Jolt crashed against the Cabal watchtower, slumping to the ground as Tarantella laughed in the distance. "Do it!" She yelled at Cira, as he ran up and thrust his hand back. Void energy siphoned into his palm from around the air, glowing brighter and forming a ball of purple void. He thrust his hand forward, launching it onto Tarantella, but Tarantella was able to leap away just as the nova bomb crashed into the platform, sending dust shooting up into the air. Caeli then leaped into the air, collecting solar energy into her hand as it formed into the shape of a gun. She sent three shots of brilliant solar energy streaking toward Tarantella. He leaped into the air, weaving gracefully between each bullet, then landing on the ground on his feet. He began to speak as he started clapping. "Bravo, bravo... Anything else you wanna try? This is t-" He was interrupted as Jolt's knee crashed into his head, sending him flying across the ground. "Oh, you're good." Tarantella groaned, pointing at Jolt, "but I've already finished my business here. Come on out!" He yelled into the distance. A Cabal Phalanx lumbered out from behind the pillar, pitch black, just like Tarantella. He raised its slug rifle and its shield, looking between both. He spoke in an airy, distant, backwards voice. "Oh. This is awesome! Thanks for the host. Let's get them!" He lunged at Cira, bashing him with his shield and sending him flying away. Caeli jumped in with her shotgun, sending a couple of buckshots into him before he blocked with his shield, catching her shotgun and pushing her away. Into Tarantella, who knocked her aside. "Move! Get out of the way!" Jolt yelled, rushing at Tarantella and the Phalanx. Caeli and Cira dived out of the way as Jolt smashed her fists, charged with arc energy, into the Phalanx' shield. The force of it knocked Tarantella and the Phalanx away. Jolt fired up her communication line, calling Garret. "Garret, we need help. Right now! Get over here!" "Uh... that's gonna be a problem, Jolt. We got to Venus, and..." "What!?!" "There's a pitch black Captain. Just like Tarantella." "Are you sure it's not just Taken?" "No. No smoke, no white transition, no eye, no twitching. And it talks. It keeps taunting Kal and I!" "We have the same thing with a Phalanx." "Oh, it must be fun down there, you have Tarantella too!" "Oh, shut up and take care of the Captain! I'll see you later!" She hissed, shutting off the communication. [b]Epilogue[/b] "The Captain got away, the Phalanx and Tarantella got away. They always run away, even though they can win! Are they just trying to harass us?" Garret yelled. "The Phalanx mentioned something about the host. I believe these "shadows" need bodies to take over. And that Tarantella is a very powerful one to have overcome the light of a guardian. Still, there's so many questions. Like when he arrived. We know he was present before Bronzes death, during the golden age, but it makes no sense. There had never been a guardian at the time." Cira inquired. Suddenly, a creak was heard from Bronze's exo station. Bronze started to move, holding his head. "What... What happened?"