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“No!”
Jimmy whipped his head around at the sound of Scott’s shout. He watched as Scott leapt off his island, closely followed by Grian. From his vantage point on the shore, Jimmy watched as Martyn dived into the water after them, probably to try steal the kill from Grian.
Jimmy drew his sword, and hurried towards where Scott was swimming to. With a splash and a yelp, Grian surfaced, swiping his sword through the water in a panic. Jimmy saw a flash of yellow; Scott must have set a pufferfish on him.
”Scott!” Martyn was swimming desperately towards Scott.
“Martyn!” Scott turned to his ally, grinning in relief.
So Martyn wasn’t trying to kill Scott then.He was trying to protect him.
A strange emotion stirred in Jimmy's stomach. The way Scott immediately relaxed when Martyn was around made Jimmy feel odd. The way Martyn didn’t hesitate to go and save Scott despite the fact he should be trying to kill him. He remembered Scott's teasing smile as he demanded Jimmy say, ‘I love you’ as Jimmy was preparing to hunt him down earlier that day.
”That time’s mine, Martyn!” Jimmy shouted, leaping into the water.
Scott spun around in the water in panic, his eyes widening when he saw Jimmy swimming towards him. He dodged Jimmy's sword with a grace Jimmy didn’t know he possessed. As Jimmy twisted to try and get another hit on Scott, he saw webbing between Scott's fingers and toes. So that’s how he was able to swim so quickly.
”Come on, Scott!” Jimmy cried, as Scott dodged another swing, “You gave Cleo time!”
”That was Cleo!” Scott yelped as Jimmy's sword caught his arm, “I’m not giving it to you!”
Jimmy tried to ignore the way his heart hurt as the admission. Suddenly, Jimmy felt a sting of pain on his upper arm. He turned to see Martyn there, his teeth bared in anger. Caught off guard, Jimmy wasn’t prepared to block the next blow. With a hiss of pain, Jimmy floundered in the water as he attempted to regain his balance. Martyn's attack had given Scott a moment to swim away from Jimmy towards the shore.
There were shout and laughs from the woods and Jimmy looked up alarmed as he saw Joel and the other yellows rushing towards the water, eyes fixed on Scott. Panic flood Jimmy's veins. He needed Scott's time.
”Martyn!” Scott shrieked, “Martyn, just kill me! Kill me!”
”No!” Jimmy yelled, kicking his legs towards Scott.
Martyn elbowed Jimmy in the stomach, causing him to spluttered and swallow some water.
”Swim towards me, Scott!” Martyn shouted.
An arrow whistled past Scott's ear and he flinched. Panicking, Jimmy watched as Scott splashed towards Martyn, eyes wide in desperation.
”No!” Jimmy floundered ungracefully towards Scott and Martyn.
An arrow hit Scott in the shoulder, “Martyn!”
”I'm here! I'm here!” Martyn grabbed Scott's hand pulling him closer.
Jimmy watched in defeat as Martyn's sword pierced through Scott's chest. The water around the pair turned red and Scott disappeared into white smoke.
“No!” Joel skidded to a stop at the water's edge, his yellow eyes narrowed in anger. Jimmy waded to the shore, not meeting Martyn's eyes. Scott had trusted Martyn more than him. It shouldn't hurt, Scott and Jimmy's weren’t even allies. But then Cleo and Scott weren’t either and Scott still gave them time.
”Was that a betrayal?!” Grian pulled himself out of the water looking at Martyn in shock.
”It’s not betrayal if it’s requested!” Martyn protested at the same time as Joel growled,
”No, Scott let Martyn kill him cause they’re friends.”
Jimmy swallowed hard, climbing out of the water. In order to keep avoiding Martyn, Jimmy shook out his wings, not enjoying the way the water clogged his feathers together.
”It’s just Tango left!” Joel said, “C’mon!”
Jimmy followed Grian and Joel, pausing to glance over his shoulder at Martyn. He was staring at the bloody water, a blank expression on his face.
Later, after Tango had let Skizz kill him, after Grian had declared a period of Yellow peace, Jimmy was walking just inside the tree line when he spotted Scott and Martyn on the Coral Isles. He stopped.
Martyn was saying something to Scott, his shoulders hunched. Scott laughed and threw his arms around Martyn, hugging him tightly. That strange emotion was back and Jimmy watched with a tight throat as Martyn hugged Scott back.
He was jealous, Jimmy realised.
Suddenly angry, Jimmy looked away breathing hard. He shouldn't feel like this; he had bigger things to worry about. Pearl and BigB were definitely his enemies now and his timer was running low.
Still as Jimmy began to leave, he glanced over his shoulder one finally time. Scott and Martyn were resting their foreheads together and even from this distance Jimmy could see the way Scott's fins were fluttering in joy and the way Martyn was gripping Scott's jacket with a protective fierceness.
He swallowed and turned away. He had to talk to Joel and Grian about Pearl and BigB.