Standing by the garage is Scott, who is looking out for his roommate. The scenery has gotten brighter as the sun is rising, bringing in warmth into the air and turning the sky into a Carolina blue.

The rumbling engine of a motorcycle is heard approaching to the butler.

"Mr. Kossila!" Scott rushes up to the sound in haste.

Kalle hops out of his propped motorcycle with Brandon in his arms. "Scott!" He dashes up to him and halts in front of him. "Take Monty to the medical wing—" He holds the Brandon out toward him. "He’s cold cold cold!"

Scott peers down at Brandon. He spots he is completely unconscious with shallow breathing and his skin tinted with a hue of blue.

"Right away, sir." He slips his arms under Brandon’s limp body and pulls him away from Kalle. He swiftly turns around and hurries to the mansion.

Kalle is left behind, watching the butler carry his teammate to safety in the massive, elegant building. He then turns around and strolls back toward his motorcycle.

"Minun pitäisi mennä saada Dustin," he mutters under his breath bitterly. I should go get Dustin. He climbs onto his motorcycle. "En voi uskoa häntä…joten töykeä…" I can’t believe what he did…so rude. He then revs the engine, makes a large U-turn, and tears down the road into the early morning.

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Back in the hallway on the second floor of the mansion, Joseph and Nick are still battling supernaturally against Corey. Nick and Corey are vigorously exchanging fire and electricity at each other in an attempt to strike their target.

Behind Nick, Joseph is climbing back onto his feet, appearing to recover from a blow from one of Corey’s electrical forces. He runs his fingers through his temporary wispy hair, combing it down to its normal size.

He suddenly hears the front door being thrown open, followed by hasty footsteps echoing from below him. He flicks his eyes to his left where the first floor is clearly visible.

There, he spots Scott rushing down the foyer with Brandon limp in his two arms.

Joseph’s eyes fly open at the sight of his unconscious teammate. "Monty! What happened to him—?"

"I’m taking Mr. Montour to the medical wing, Mr. Cramarossa!" Scott bellows hastily as he disappears through the arched doorway with Brandon.

Joseph’s eyes immediately fill with fury. "What?!" He whirls to Corey, who is too busy combating Nick. "YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!!!" He instantly unleashes a harsh blast of water.

The water misses Nick by inches and slams into Corey, thrusting him through the hallway and against the wall at the other end.

Right on contact with the wall, Corey conjures his electrical force field with his hands held out in front of him, blocking the water from touching him.

The force of the water ripples the clear field as yellow electric bolts zap around it.

Nick stands by Joseph, watching the scene with surprise.

Joseph lowers his eyebrows in rage, pressing forward his gushing waves of water. "This is for Monty and the sleep I’m missing!"

Corey gawks at him from behind his force field. "What did I ever do to Monty?!"

"If it weren’t for you, none of this would’ve been happening right now, you Maxi-number thief!" he spits out.

"Maxi?" Corey lets out a taunting chortle. "Who’s Maxi?"

"Max Friberg! You stole his number!"

"His number?" Corey raises his eyebrows at him. "Um, I’ve had number twelve all this time. It’s my number."

"NO!" Joseph yells with pure umbrage. "NOT BEFORE YOU CAME AND WRECKED OUR LIVES!"

"And how did I wreck your lives exactly?"

"BY MAKING ME HAVE TO FIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!"

"I never told you to fight," Corey points out cockily. "You chose to. You didn’t have to."

Instantly, Joseph turns to Nick. "NOW!"

Nick releases a thick stream of fire at Corey’s force field as Joseph increases the pressure of his water flow.

Corey leans forward toward the edge of his barrier, attempting to hold up his construct as the pressure against it intensified. His fingers become tense; sweat forms on his forehead; his outstretched hands begin to shake.

But it wasn’t enough.

The force field diminishes, making way for the two opposite elements to collide against him forcefully.

"GAAAHHH!!!" Corey is thrown onto the carpeted floor as water and fire engulf him tremendously.

Nick spots Corey’s position and retracts his fire with the closing of his two fists. Joseph emits the last grand blast of water before cutting his supply.

Then with an exchange of expressions, the two roommates stroll up to the fallen teammate. They loom over him.

"You’re done," Joseph growls. He roughly grabs the back collar of Corey’s shirt, yanking a drowsy Corey up onto his feet. He then shoves him into Nick. "Watch over him."

Nick automatically pulls Corey into a behind embrace. He turns to his roommate. "Huh?"

"I gotta check on Monty." Joseph then strides past Nick and down the hallway, leaving him with the defeated man.

Notes

E.20 "Ready Or Not
Part 7/10
Episode 20/20