31. Meeting

(POV General)

During Wally/Nabu's fight with Klarion, the rest of the team faces another challenge in front of them.

Everyone besides both Artemis and Josh wasn't inside an electrical cage made by Abracadabra's wand.

Artemis started firing arrows from her pocket crossbow firing arrows. 

Abracadabra simply waved his wand creating a blue shield protecting him from the onslaught of arrows.

Abracadabra then waved his wand again shooting another lightning web entrapping Artemis leaving the only one standing to be Josh.

Josh through the pained screams of his teammates went through his watch stopping on an Alien. Before time was out Josh smashed the watch hitting the Omnitrix.

With its familiar green glow, Josh's body increased in size and a huge black horn grew on top of his head resembling an insect.

"Eatle!"

Josh now had the body of a Rhinoceros Beatle his height amounted to ten feet. He was dark blue in color. His silver-serrated mouth took up most of his upper body and back; the rest of his head was on top and could swivel from side to side. It consisted of two eyes, a very tall horn in front, and a much shorter one in back. He also had a silver belt indented in his waist, matching wristbands and soles, four claws on each hand, and the inside of his mouth was green.

Josh now in his new form began to charge Abracadabra began firing web after web at Josh only for him to tank it seeming to not take any damage.

In fact, during each attack, Josh ate each electrical attack seeming to empower him with each one.

Abracadabra only noticed when it was too late and was then bashed into his skull knocking him to the wall of a faraway staircase.

At the contusion of Abracadabra hitting the wall lost consciousness from the hit and his wand soon powered off breaking and stopping the electric webs on everyone else's bodies.

"Is everyone alright?"

Josh asked in need as he mainly focused on Artemis only to hear M'gann speaking first.

"I'm alright."

Everyone soon followed M'gann to stand up on their two feet while Josh helped Artemis up after transforming back to normal.

"Th-thanks"

Artemis looked into Josh's eyes seeing hers in his hues and began to blush.

*Snap*

A snapping motion could be heard taking everyone's attention towards the noise leading to Abracadabra's unconscious body.

The body was normal unless you count a crimson-black portal swirling right under him sucking him inside of it and then closing up.

*Ding*

Then another noise took their attention taking their vision to look in the opposite direction of Abracadabra towards another wall which opened like an elevator revealing Wally with the Helmet Of Fate on his hip.

"Oh? Hey guys?"

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(POV The Brain)

It has been three days now after receiving the DNA from specimen Zero.

I've currently been struggling with breaking down the two DNA samples of Specimen Zero who seems to change DNA as well as his form which is unique amongst most shapeshifters.

Where most don't change DNA as this new hero Shift does. No Specimen Zero is as the name implies a Specimen I shouldn't get too attached to this side project…

"Unless?"

A thought crossed my cortex 'If I steal more DNA and create a new creature could I not add said DNA to project DOWNFALL?"

"Mousier Mallah! Report findings on the possible enhancement of Project DOWNFALL and send findings to Mousier Savage over the news."

Mallah like always grunts at my commands but follows them without fail. One of my most prized specimens.

No!

'It's not time to get distracted it's time to focus let's create an uploaded image of this possible project based on the DNA reconstruction procedure.'

What happened next surprised me and interested me half man half Jellyfish. Half skin and the other half a blue amphibian of sorts the like of a Jellyfish as I stated earlier.

'Specimen Zero I must have it!'

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(POV Josh)

Ever since our last mission, Wally's been acting weird like more than usual.

He keeps flirting!

I know that's normal for Wally but he's doing it obsessively now and not just hitting on M'gann but also on Artemis too.

And I already had mixed feelings about feeling that I haven't defined yet so I'm honestly a little pissed off.

"Yo MM I gotta ask when can you and I-?"

At the utterance of Wally's newest try at a pickup line, I stormed away from my breakfast and walked aimlessly until I was back to my room.

Weirdly enough I wasn't in front of my room I was next door in front of Artemis's room.

'Is this a sign?'

I asked myself this cause I'm practically a person of habit I genuinely walk this way after breakfast so I can get some peace for a few minutes before I work out. But now.

I don't know what to make of it.

I didn't know what to do right now so I did what any man would probably do in my certain situation and follow my Gut.

I was about to knock on the door but to my surprise, Artemis opened the door and knocked it into me thankfully not hurting me.

"Oh sorry I didn't see you."

Artemis then fully opened the door and our eyes met upon meeting I felt my cheeks puff red enough for me to look like a tomato.

"I uh I would like-?"

"Yes!"

Before I could even finish my question I was met with a straight answer like an arrow and my blushing increased instantly.

I finally think I knew what being on cloud nine when Artemis said yes my heart skipped a beat.

"Josh you okay?"

But after a call back to reality I was faced with an equaling blushing Artemis who was worried about me.

"I'm okay. S-so when are you free?"

Artemis smiled at my question I assume cause I practically looked shy and responded.

"I'm free whenever."

"Good. Does tomorrow night sound good?"

Artemis seemed to look even more joyful at my query over dates and her smile seemed to brighten.

"Yes!"