Jake cheered when the volcano erupted.

"Now THAT'S what I call roasting to perfection! Look at the suckers pop!"

He wiped off the remaining Cy-Bug muck off himself, allowed himself a relieved grin - but then noticed something was amiss.

"Hey, Guys... where's Thomas gone off to?"

He barely had time to get a response when the Cy-Bug queen's corpse suddenly exploded into flames, burning so quickly all that remained of it was ashes.

"Sonuva-!" Jake swore, going into a tiger roll to avoid getting caught in the heat blast. He looked up, and saw a man wreathed in flames, wielding a sword in one hand and more fire in the other. He picked up his keyaxes, twirled them in his hands. "Great, some people really know when to pick a bad time to visit."

He got up, stood his ground, and got ready. For some reason, he wasn't going to start a fight unless the other guy moved first.

He felt the cornucopia of boosting spells surge through his form, and rolled his shoulders in response, grinning as he felt the warmth spread to his limbs and fingers. Taking the chance, he braced himself, ready to strike once he found an opening.