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[color=CC5500]"Sample, huh?"[/color] Blake said as the Shadow Man descended to join them. Blake wasn't sure how or why Zane got there, but now he was asking them to collect a sample of this new creature for analysis or something? Well, first off, Blake wasn't sure what gave The Babadook over here permission to tell him and Tom what to do, and second off, Blake did not enjoy having to collect samples, because that meant he had to [i]hold back[/i] in order to avoid absolutely obliterating whatever he was up against. Still, Blake did have to admit that Shadow Spectrometer or whatever his name was had a point here. That lion thing was not a normal Ambleweed, and Blake did not know what else it could be if it was not a normal Ambleweed. Furthermore, after Tom decided to take the deal, it would look quite stupid for Blake to be like, "uh-huh" and not do it.

[color=CC5500]"Alright, Shady Speckle, we'll get you your sample,"[/color] Blake said as the plant lion bounded quite near them. He could see now it was definitely made of plants, but the way that its figure was sculpted and almost designed, unlike the disorderly, haphazard build of Ambleweeds, clearly made it stand out. The lion made one last leap forwards and then gave a [i]loud[/i] roar. Blake began to accumulate flames around his hands. [color=CC5500]"Alright, if you can yank it- OH LORD!"[/color]

The lion, with a flick of its mane, send a rain of sharp needles flying down on the three of them. Instinctively, Blake jumped in front of Tom and released a wide barrage of fire, turning all the needles flying towards them into ash. Blake did not bother consulting Zane on this one- he was a big ol' shadow man, he could figure it out. [color=CC5500]"You're welcome,"[/color] he added with a wink to Tom before returning his attention to the mutant plant beast that they were supposed to be fighting, which seemed to be prawling across the rooftops for some odd reason. 

After a few moments atop the rooftop, lingering, the lion then leaped down, landing on the ground softly, and gave another roar which somehow felt [i]even louder[/i] with the lion close by. Blake lifted his arms defensively as the lion seemed to prepare its next attack- something Ambleweeds sure as hell did not do. [color=CC5500]"Any ideas on how to get this thing to stay down?[/color] he shouted out as he began to heat up again, ready to fight this beast to submission. Even if it wasn't an Ambleweed, it was a plant, and plants, as a rule of thumb, did not like fire. And wouldn'tcha know it, Blake had a [i]lot[/i] of that up his sleeve, and a [i]lot[/i] of that ready to go. 

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