Isan, having just set down the large beach blanket he kept in his beach bag, looked up sharply when he heard the telltale "Muuuuuunii!" somewhere from on the beach.
"Guys, I heard it too! It seemed to come from somewhere further down the beach..." He puffed out a cheek, frustrated. "Man, and I just set up this blanket!" Shrugging, he looked around to make sure no one was around to witness their transformations. He turned to the others. "Okay guys. Mizu and Yuna, Character Change real quick."
Romeo twirled over to Isan. "C'mon Isan, this time we'll battle too!"
Isan nodded. After Cain told Isan to Character Transform with him, Isan stood up from his sitting position. "Alright, let's do this!" The Humpty Lock started to shine brightly. "My own heart..." Isan snapped his fingers in front of the lock like before. "Unlock!!"
After transforming with Romeo like he did before, Isan struck the same dramatic poses and ended with his signature Russian jump. "Chara Nari: Amulet Rose!" Isan and Romeo shouted together.
Falling back to the ground, Isan watched as Cain hit the X-Egg with two Purity Orbs and tried to reason with it. When Cain asked Isan to Open Heart, Isan gulped nervously. "O-okay!" He faced the X-Egg, readying himself. "Here I go!"
Just as Isan was about to commence his first Open Heart sequence, the X-Egg shivered, rejecting the power of the Purity Orbs. A mirage of a girl, about middle-school age, appeared next to the shaking egg in midair. She was covering her ears with her hands, and her eyes were squeezed shut. No, no! I'll never be able to surf again, not after that shark attack! I'm too afraid...too much of a coward... The image of the girl disappeared and the X-Egg zoomed out over deeper waters.
"MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNIIIII!!!!!" Screamed the black egg as it charged towards the beach. It was now outlined with a sinister purple energy that was dragging along the water beneath the floating egg. The ocean water started accumulating until it formed into a miniature tidal wave heading straight for the Guardians.
Isan panicked. "Aaghh! What do we do?" He flailed his arms in fear.
A mirage of Romeo appeared next to Isan. He had the same expression of panic as Isan did on his face. "Isan-kun, quick! Summon Amulet Rose's Ruby Skull!"
Isan, snapping out of his panicky mode, remembered what Romeo was talking about. "Oh yeah!" Holding out his hand, a ball of red light appeared in it and then expanded to reveal the same Ruby Skull Isan had used before. This time, Isan grabbed the skull with both hands and held it so that the face of the skull was pointing toward the incoming wave. "I hope this works...!" Isan yelled over the roaring water, squinting his eyes and flinching away from the approaching wave as he anticipated pain.
Isan was surprised that he didn't feel any pain at all when the wave had reached him. In fact, he didn't even feel a spray of water. Looking forward again, Isan gasped at the sight. A clear reddish barrier was projected around Isan from the Ruby Skull, deflecting the water around him and thus protecting Isan from the X-Egg's attack. "Haha, sick!" Isan laughed, excited about his newly found power. However, his delight was cut short in the midst of the attack when he remembered that the others were still there. He knew Cain and Yuna both had shield powers, but he wasn't sure if Mizu did. "Is everyone okay back there?!" He shouted over his shoulder. Did the others avoid the wave as well?
