Summer: A Salty Snow Warms The Hidden; Soul PT. 2/4

It went like this:

The battleground was the shallow part of the ocean. Weapon of choice: Water guns or Water Splashes. Two teams, Pinkie, Caelus, and Heracles vs. Hiro, Prez, and I.

Hiro cocked his water gun, a serious look on his face. "We're going to destroy them."

"That's the spirit Hiro! Come on Depra, you get pumped too!" She had tied her hair into a ponytail for the fight, and she had a wicked grin on her face.

"Um, it's just a water fight guys," I said, knowing there was no use in saying that. In each of the water fights we've been in, it's like we're in a warzone every time.

"Begin!" Hiro suddenly appeared behind Pinkie, catching everyone off guard.

"Sorry, but you're the most troublesome one on this team."

"Like hell she is!" Suddenly he got blasted with a splash of water, sending him back on the sandy beach.

Eh? Me and Prez both looked at each other before looking back. The one responsible for that splash of water was none other than Hera.

"Now that we've got water surrounding us, I can easily get everyone here wet!"

Hiro appeared next to us again, spitting out sand from his mouth. "Damn, that hurt! I forgot how strong that guy is. Well Depra, he's all yours."

"Huh! Why me!?"

"Duh, because you're the greatest matchup we have against that freak of nature over there. Prez, can you handle Pinkie?"

"Yep, since we have water, I should be able to sneak up on her, although it might take a while."

"Alright then, I'll handle Cae then."

"Huh, don't I have any say!?"

They both gave me a thumbs up. "We're counting on you Depra King!"

They both left me standing there, water gun in hand. I stared at Heracles, who was yelling out happily. I guess I have to then…

"Sorry about this Hera!" I started to run towards him, and he noticed me coming. He slammed his fists together and grinned at me.

"Nope, I'm sorry about this!" He let out a gigantic wave of water, about double my size, cascading straight towards me.

I ran through it just fine, not even getting a bit wet before continuing. He scowled, before sending off two more.

"Take this Depra!"

I continued to run through them just fine, not a drop of water from those large waves hitting me. I looked over at Hiro, who was having an insane fight himself over near the shallower end of the beach.

I swerved away from their fight, witnessing an impossible amount of water streams being shot out and from so many places all at once, and the craziest thing was that they were dodging every single one.

"Not bad Hiro! Just what I'd expect from my counterpart!"

"Counterpart my ass! I'm better than you and you know it!"

I felt a shadow pass over me, and I barely managed to get out unscathed from a bomb of water that had collapsed directly on me.

"Sorry Depra, I won't miss next time!" Pinkie said, five more of those water bombs encircling her.

"And don't forget about me!" I rushed through another one of Hera's giant waterfall before shooting my water gun at him, hitting him on his right leg.

Crap, this is so nerve-wracking! The closer I got to Hera and Pinkie, who were nearer the deeper part of the sea, the bigger and more frequent the waves were.

"C'mon Prez, where the heck are you?" I muttered to myself, shooting out another shot, aimed at Hera's chest. He simultaneously dodged and attacked, forcing me to retreat a little bit, right into Pinkies trap.

"Gotcha!"

It suddenly disappeared, leaving me breathless as I stared at the strongest duo.

"Um, can I surrender?" I asked sheepishly, scratching my head.

"No can-do soldier! It's not over till it's over!" It was Prez, and she had managed to restrain Pinkie from behind.

"What the-! Where the hell did you come from Prez!?"

"That's a maiden secret!" She exclaimed before suplexing Pinkie into the salty ocean.

"Pinkie!" Hera yelled out, and I quickly realized now was my chance.

"You're right Prez, it's not over till it's over!" I yelled out, nailing him with my weak version of a water splash. It was more than enough however, as the water blinded him temporarily.

"Now Prez, attack!" We both cocked our guns and aimed square in his chest.

"Hidden Club's Duo Move! Rapid Double Shot!" Prez exclaimed, and we rapidly shot him simultaneously, tipping him over to make him fall into the water.

"All right, we did it Depra!" She said, leaping into me as she embraced me tightly.

I embraced her back, twirling around in the royal blue sea.

"Um, what exactly are you guys doing?" I stopped twirling, and me and Prez both looked at who spoke.

It was Lachesis, in her yellow two-piece swimsuit. She was standing on the beach, her arms crossed as she surveyed the scene.

"You guys do know there are like, a ton of people watching you, right?"

Me and Prez both looked at each other before looking back at the beach. Sure enough, there was a rather large crowd of people watching us from the shore, taking pictures and videos with their phones.

Ah, this is actually really embarrassing! I quickly released Prez, my face growing warmer by the second.

"Sorry, that was really embarrassing, wasn't it?" I asked her, but instead of being embarrassed, she laughed as she patted my back.

"Of course not! That was a moment of youth right there Depra! You should always try to experience as much of them as you can, before it's too late!" She replied, letting off a big smile.

Prez… I nodded and smiled back, giving her a high five. "Alright, where's Hiro?"

"Oh, he's collapsed next to Caelus. I'm not sure if he won or not though…"

Eh!? I looked to where he should've been, and I saw him on one knee, breathing heavily. I rushed towards him, calling out his name.

"Hey, are you okay Hiro!?" I reached him, and he collapsed into my arms, looking ragged.

"Hey… did we… win?"

I nodded vigorously. "Yes, but you shouldn't be talking right now! We need to get you some-!" He shook his head, and his hand reached up and touched my face.

"It's… okay Depra. It was… my time… any…way."

"Don't say such things!"

"I'm glad… that I met… such a wonderful… friend…"

"Hiro!" I yelled out, sniffling.

"Oh, quit it, he's fine." Pinkie kicked his leg, and Hiro pouted.

"Oi, way to ruin our fun their Pinkie."

"Shut up and stop being so melodramatic!"

"I'm not, it's called roleplay stupid!" Hiro shot to his feet, groaning. "Seriously though, I thought for sure I could've won that. Looks like we're still even using our base tricks, huh…"

"You make it sound as if you have more," Caelus said, groaning after Pinkie kicked him in the leg. "But, it was a good match, wasn't it?"

"Yeah, good game guys! And you know what punishment for the losers are, right?" Prez said, walking up behind me.

"They get to pay for our lunch today!"