CHAPTER 7: MATT VS. ADAM

Matt and Adam battle it out in an intense sparring session.

CHAPTER 7: MATT VS. ADAM

 

They arrived at home and immediately got to work training. They put on their training clothes (Matt wore his black pants, gloves, and a muscle shirt and Adam wore his gloves some black shorts and a muscle shirt) and stretched. To start off, they were going to do a little sparring, and the first match was between Adam (the weakest) and Matt (the strongest). They took their stances and waited for R.J to say start.

 

Adam swung first, throwing a light punch. Matt parried and threw a punch of his own. Caught off guard, Adam took the hit and stumbled backwards. Matt slid in and attempted to sweep him but Adam jumped up and delivered a spinning axe kick to Matt’s shoulder. Matt fell to the ground but jumped right up to attack again. He threw a punch but Adam dodged. Then quickly, Adam began a new combo he’d just thought of.

 

Adam grabbed Matt’s hand and tried to elbow him in the ribs. Matt grabbed his elbow and drove his knee towards Adam’s stomach. Adam met his knee with a knee of his own. Over and over again they bashed knees, hoping the other would give in soon. And soon Adam did, but he wasn’t giving up, only changing the game.

 

He jumped and did a back flip into the air. While floating he blasted continuously at Matt who was still on the ground. Matt ran forward and flipped out of the way. But soon he’d come to a wall and he flipped up on the wall and spun off over the three blasts headed his way. Once on the ground again, Matt looked up and saw several more blasts coming at him. He charged his hands and began shooting his own blasts. Every one of Adam’s blasts was met with one of Matt’s. This created a sudden smoke about the air.

 

Once the smoke cleared Matt was standing on the ground with his hands still charged while Adam floated in midair. Adam flew diagonally towards Matt with great speed. He threw a punch but Matt managed to dodge it just in time to grab Adam’s fist and blast him in the face. Adam went spiraling backwards into the wall. He stood up out of the hole he’d made and began another blasting salvo.

Quickly Matt jumped and flipped over the powerful blasts. But one came too fast and he had to kick it in half. He landed on the ground and ran forward to fight melee style. Adam stopped his blasting and also charged forward. They met with pounding fists and thrashing kicks. Matt punched, Adam dodged. Adam kicked, Matt blocked. Vigorously they battled as two cousins have never battled before.

 

Matt punched Adam in the stomach. Adam punched Matt in the face. Matt elbowed Adam’s chest. Adam kneed Matt’s stomach. Matt gave Adam a couple of painful uppercuts. Adam quickly jabbed Matt’s face. Matt kicked Adam’s head, causing him to spin around. Matt saw his chance to take control of this deadlocked battle.

 

He grabbed Adam’s hands from behind and rammed his knees into Adam’s back over and over. Adam began to cough up blood as he struggled to break free. Matt noticed the blood and released Adam who then flipped over and kicked Matt in the mouth, jostling him backwards. “Well then,” Matt said wiping blood from his mouth. “I guess you’re okay.”

 

“Never better” Adam replied with wily smile on his face. “Let’s finish this!” Adam jumped forward and grabbed Matt’s legs. He lifted him off the ground and swung him behind himself so the he could throw him into the ground. But Matt turned the tide by gripping Adam’s arms with his feet and throwing him into the ground. Adam crashed through the ground and down to the next floor.

 

What power! R.J thought to himself. They weren’t kidding, that light some how made them ten times stronger! Maybe we don’t need that sword. Matt beat Nefarious up once so maybe if he let’s Adam help they can destroy him. But what about me? What good am I to the team. I’m certainly not legendary, not like these guys will be. Sure, I’m at least three times stronger the world’s strongest man, but compared to these guys I’m nothing! How do they do it? So fast, every punch, kick, every single strike is done so fast I can hardly see them!

 

It was true, their speed was immense. An untrained eye would’ve never been able to see them. Blow after blow, they pounded each other’s bodies like bags. But their bodies were as strong as steel, possibly even stronger. With every attack stronger than the former, the damage would soon show.

Down below Matt and Adam were continuing their fight. Adam appeared to be winning at the moment because he was throwing the hits. Matt took the hits without even trying to dodge. Adam pummeled Matt’s stomach with a blitz of punches. Then he spun around and punched Matt into the air. Matt crashed through the ceiling and landed next to R.J.

 

Adam wasn’t far behind Matt and he came crashing through the ceiling himself. Matt jumped up to a back handspring and continued flipping until he reached the wall. Then he pressed off the wall and flew forward to attack. Adam met him head on, literally. They crashed heads so hard that a bright flash of energy flashed between them and the entire building shook.

 

Their heads in great pain, Matt and Adam continued their battle. R.J couldn’t believe the mind-blowing action that he was witnessing. He never even imagined such a thing would be possible. Even when he and Adam first realized their unique abilities R.J figured he’d be the strongest one but there he was, watching as the weakest.

 

Certainly he was the weakest! Every punch, every kick, every blast, every knee, every elbow, every single attack was evenly matched between Matt and Adam. They both took notice to this and that thrilled Adam. Finally I’m strong enough to fight him, Adam thought as he jumped up to execute a back flip kick.. All these years I thought I’d be weak forever, I even remember R.J and Ray making fun of me for it. Who’s laughing now R.J? I’m about to defeat Matt I just gotta’…

 

Hmm, Matt thought as he blocked another punch. He thinks he’s won. I can see it in his eyes and in that smirk he’s got. I’ll just have to wipe that off. He needs to know, I am a warrior legend! I just need to…

 

Matt stopped dodging and but his arms up over his face to block every hit thrown by Adam. Once he got in close enough, he punched Adam’s face and grabbed his shirt. Then rolled back and threw Adam into the wall behind him. Adam slammed into the wall and flipped right out. He charged both of his hands and put them together to make a stronger blast. He channeled the electricity out in a spiraling wave of energy that continuously drew energy from the air.

 

Matt saw the blast and prepared his own. He created an exact replica of Adam’s except with one hand. The enormous powers collided and shook the ground beneath. They both forced their energy into the blasts to overpower the other. Their powers were equivalent and as such the force caused a disturbance within the air. The winds began to whirl and force back the objects around. Even R.J was beginning to slide back against the wall.

 

A few of Adam’s veins became visible as he forced all that he had into the assail. This is my chance! he thought to himself as he took a step forward.

 

No! Matt thought to himself as he slid back a few inches. I can’t lose to my little cousin. He’ll never let me live it down! He shoved his other hand into the blast and quickly began to take charge.

 

“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

 

“No way am I giving up!” Adam yelled back. “I have to win, I have to! Hraaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

 

Adam’s valiant effort was futile however as he was no match for Matt’s superior talent. Matt struck right through Adam’s blast and sent him crashing through the wall. He flew towards the ground but before he hit it R.J made an ice hand catch him. “Okay match over.” he said raising Adam to the floor he and Matt were on. “Clearly you’ve won Matt.”

 

“Yeah, but he put up a good fight.” Matt replied.

 

“Really?” Adam asked sitting up.

 

“Yeah, I thought I was going to just wipe the floor with you but you did your best and it really showed.”

 

“Yeah, I guess I did give you a run for your money. You’re not that tough!”

 

“Don’t push it Adam, I was holding back. I can still kick your butt.”

 

The three all laughed and decided to head home. After a battle as intense as that, anyone would welcome rest. So they split up and each went home. R.J went to training and Adam went to sleep. Matt on the other hand did neither. He just sat on his floor and thought about his fight with Adam and Nefarious. But in any case, all was peaceful for the Legendary Warriors...