Viridi's Last Stand, Part 7

Chapter 7: The Bo-bobo Kempo

Somewhere in the forest

Angie patiently walked forward as the Elite Guards led her along, keeping weapons raised just in case. She didn't feel like she was getting anywhere within the thick woods; the chi-blocking cuffs were really annoying. However, a tiny propeller sound pounded in her ear, and her eyes perked as Sector W, inside their tiny Onion, flew after them. They were too small to be heard by the guards, and they didn't see them because their eyes were fixed straight. Angie looked down, smiling as her ant-sized son and his friends disembarked, sending Pikmin inside the cuff's keyhole. Quickly, they returned and took off on their ship, and Angie smirked.

The woman ripped the cuffs from her wrist and swung her arms, sending her captivators flying with rock-jabs. "FREEZE." Angie turned, seeing General Caud himself, clutching the Bulborb in his right hand as the small animal held Michelle in its mouth. "Don't forget, we took EXTRA precautions with YOU. One more move and your daughter is dinner." The tiny Michelle struggled, but the Bulborb threatened to swallow.

"Mm hm hm hm!" Angie giggled lightly. "I'm really not a harmful person… and things rarely bother me. I'm just that kind of woman that just… lays back and.. listens to the earth. I'm not much different since I was a kid. …" Her eyes furrowed, and the vibrance they once had replaced with malice. "But… now that I have children… things are a bit different."

Suddenly, Caud's right hand was trapped between two jagged rocks from the ground, and the rocks caught the Bulborb as they slid over to Angie. The animal's eyes widened, desperately trying to hold its mouth shut. Angie merely smirked at the creature and said, "You have to breathe sometime." She held a hand below the Bulborb, and in a few seconds, the creature coughed, dropping Michelle onto Angie's hand. Angie released the creature as it fell to the ground. She swung her foot and sent the animal flying for miles.

General Caud raised his bazooka and took aim. "I'M not finished yet. You may be Logia, but I'll have that pint-sized pest of yours BLOWN into oblivion. Gah?" Both his wrists were caught between more jagged rocks, as Angie moved them to his sides.

"You can threaten as many children as you want. You just need to remember… who they belong to."

The ground behind Caud shot up and latched to his back, forming a ball shape. With a twirl, Angie threw her arms forward, and Caud was sent rolling down the shrub-covered hill. "DAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" The world blurred and spun in his vision, having small, quarter-second glances of sky, trees, and ground. Finally, Caud collided face-first with a large tree, falling to his back as the rock-sphere crumbled.

He weakly struggled to stand, but his feet were suddenly trapped between more rocks, forcing him to turn to Angie. "If you know Mother Nature…" she spoke in a cold, quiet, unforgiving tone, "you should know mine."

Caud's wrists were caught between rocks, and he was forced into a horizontal position, lifted a few feet above the ground as one more rock rose up and touched his back. "DYAAAHH-NOO-" Without hesitating, Angie threw her arms down, and the rocks binding his hands and feet sunk down, bending his limbs. His body shattered against the center rock, and his limbs tore off. Caud's face remained frozen in fear with his mouth agape, lifeless.

Angie stared at the nature being with no remorse. Her tiny daughter climbed onto her shoulder, and the Onion landed beside her as Angie glanced down at them. She turned around, and walked away from the fallen general.

When I became a mother… I was given a whole new responsibility. I couldn't be carefree forever. My life is dedicated to my kids. I love my kids… I won't let anything happen to them. If any person tried to touch them… any monster tried to eat them… I would kill them. I will do anything… to ensure my kids' safety.

Viridi's Lair

Final stage: Floran Summit, Act 2: Nature Factory

Sector V charged down the halls as Forces of Nature came to get them from opposite ends. Mason held his hands open as Sheila jumped on his palms and was flung upward, launching a storm of Light Spheres from above and bashing Nutskis' eyes. A Meeba ran at the Gilligan Triplets, but Artie and Harry dodged to the sides as Harry kicked its right knee, Artie shot its rear with a S.P.I.C.E.R., and as it hopped around on the other leg, Haylee kicked and knocked it down. Chris and Aurora latched hands, holding their free hands out as they spun and formed a fiery circle, burning down a group of Pew-Pews.

The large team soon came to a fork of five roads. "Eenie-meenie-minie-moe?" Aurora asked.

"Split up." Cheren decided. "Secure the factory. See any of Viridi's commanders, take 'em down."

"And if we find Viridi?" Aurora raised a brow.

"Call for backup, it'll be too dangerous." With that, Aurora and Chris took one path, Mason, Sheila, and Haruka took another, Dillon, Kirie, and Vanellope took one, the Gilligan Triplets took another, and Cheren took the center path, still carrying Team Vweeb in his pocket.

"You sure you wanna risk finding her by yourself?" Tronta squeaked, the tiny trio poking their heads out of the Uno's pocket. "I don't think WE'LL be much help for you."

"Says you!" Vweeb exclaimed.

"I won't have to risk hurting anyone else." Cheren panted as he ran. "Arianna's probably with her, too, so she can take you guys away when we save her. But it won't be easy. This is her lair. She's probably hidden in the deepest, most complex maze in this entire cave. Safe and sound from all the chaos while her minions hold us off. We gotta move fast, and get to her room, wherever it may-" Cheren dashed through a slide-open wooden door, and stopped in surprised. There sat Goddess Viridi, the giantess bigger than a mansion as she sat on her gigantic throne. "WELL, THAT WAS EASY!!"

The Goddess of Nature had her head in her hand, her elbow rested on her armrest as she sat in total boredom. "Hmm?" Her eyes narrowed down at Cheren, her bored expression not changing. "Oh, look. It's Cheren. The leader of those human kids. Mmmm?" she noticed the group in his pocket. "And I see you brought a couple ants."

"WHO YOU calling ANTS??" Vweeb screamed.

"Awwww. They're so cute." Viridi smiled, but her bored look stayed.

"Where's Arianna??" Tronta demanded.

"Relax, she's fine. She's right here."

The four turned toward the right wall, seeing a figure in the shadows. They could only see a pair of purple bare feet, with legs leading under a green, grass dress. The figure stepped out, walking in front of Viridi, and the kids gaped. Arianna turned to them, her green eyes wide as she gave a joyous smile. "Hiiii!" she waved.

Vweeb and his friends jumped out Cheren's pocket, approaching their giant (to their size) friend. "Ari...anna?" Vweeb spoke lowly.

"Hello, Vweeb!" Arianna greeted brightly. Her wide smile and eyes put a shudder down the tiny alien's spine. "You know, you were right about needing to force people to follow my cause. With Viridi's help, I'll be able to make EVERYone follow the rules of nature!"

"Arianna, THIS isn't what I meant!" Vweeb yelled. "You were supposed to keep pestering people until they finally decided to go with it, NOT enslave all the planets as we KNOW them!"

"She won't listen, Vweeb." Cheren told him. "Viridi has her brainwashed, I can see it. But what I don't understand is why." He looked at Viridi suspiciously.

"Well, I could've had her mother, but she was the closest available one. See?" Viridi pointed upward, finally revealing Celebi. The kids gasped slightly, seeing vines sprout from the Firstborn's back and going through the walls, while some went into Viridi's throne.

"Celebi!" Cheren yelled.

"That's right." Viridi responded, still looking bored. "See, as Nova's daughter, Arianna has control over Celebi. That's why I brainwashed her into taking Celebi and using her to give my factory power. Pretty soon, I'll be up to my full strength, and THAT'S when I plan to crush you all."

Cheren grabbed his sword and looked fierce. "I'll stop you WAY before that! Aaaahh-" He dashed at Viridi, ready to strike, until Arianna got in his way, stretching her arms to either side.

"I'm sorry, Cheren." She smiled. "But I cannot allow you to attack Viridi while she is resting."

"Grrrr! I don't wanna hurt you. Outta my way!" Cheren ran left, but Arianna zipped in front of him. He ran right, but she still remained in the way. He hurriedly ran back-and-forth, trying to get around her, but Arianna was quick to block him. With that, Cheren decided to grab Arianna and shove her out of the way, but she gripped his hands in hers and they engaged in a shoving contest, where Cheren failed to move her. "How did you get so strong? ?"

"I'm helping her with plant power." Viridi said. The operatives looked to see a pair of vines going up Arianna's dress. "So she'll be a better guard."

Cheren glared and ran back, choosing to launch an arrow at the Nature Goddess. The arrow flew, but was whipped away by a vine from the side. "Oh, come on!" Cheren yelled. The boy launched a series of quick arrows, but Viridi's vines were swift to block. Cheren 'huffed' and dashed at Arianna, trying to push her away, but the two's arms locked again.

"HIIIIYAH!" Makava cried as she leaped forward and stabbed her dual-swords through Arianna's left middle toe.

"Ow!" the girl yelped, shaking her off, giving Cheren the chance to run behind her.

He looked back down at Team Vweeb, as Tronta said, "We'll deal with Arianna. You take care of the witch. …Heh, we'll BOTH be dealing with giants." He laughed.

"Heh heh." Cheren laughed, too. His serious look returned as he glared at Viridi.

Vweeb's team glared up as Arianna towered over them, keeping her creepy smile, but still looked rather imposing from their view. "Vweeb, for helping to dethrone Viridi, I would normally have to stop you. But seeing as the three of you are so small, I offer the chance for you to join us."

"Is THAT supposed to be doubting my strength??" Vweeb questioned.

"Not at all!" she shook. "At your sizes, you would fit in perfectly with the insect world! And Vweeb…" the Kateenian rose a brow, "I would be happy to spend the rest of my time with you."

"Um… huh?" Vweeb blushed.

"I've always thought you were adorable, Vweeb. You were a perfect mix of a loving, caring friend, with my own love for small creatures. I'd love to keep you as my own pet. You could sleep in my hair and I would feed you plenty of giant vegetables."

Vweeb would normally be against being treated like a pet, but since this was Arianna, he was only blushing goofily. "Uuuuhh-hehehehe!" Makava and Tronta exchanged disbelieved glances. "We-e-e-ell, Arianna, around someone like you, I guess I could think about it; haa ha-a-a-a-a."

"Hm hm hm hm!" she giggled. "It's true! And perhaps I'll let you view under my dress."

"Heheheheheh-" Vweeb froze in shock, his eyes widening when he realized what she said. "WHOAWHOAWHOAWHOA! Isn't that what TEENAGERS DO?!?"

"Maybe! But since we'll be living in a more natural world, there would be nothing wrong with it! Animals see each other naked all the time."

"Nahnahnahnah." He shook his head. "THAT'S going too far, Ari. We're just kids, so all I wanna stick with is sleeping on your hands or hair. Sorry… but no one makes a pet outta Vweeb!" he declared determinedly.

"NOW he gets it. …" Makava said, still disbelieved.

"That's too bad." Arianna said, still smiling. "Well, I'm sorry Vweeb, but I guess I have to stomp you all now." Her happy expression didn't change as she raised a foot above them. "It was nice knowing you."

The tiny aliens scattered in different directions as Arianna brought her foot down and shook the ground. Vweeb whipped out his Tri-gun and shot Arianna's legs, making the girl yelp and leap, while still keeping her smile. Vweeb's ray gun crackled a little as it shook. "This thing isn't finished repairing… I'll have to fight the old-fashioned way." He stuffed his ray gun away and ran at Arianna, and the Harnitan began trying to stomp him again. Makava ran behind and sliced Arianna's heel, making her yelp and kick back to knock her away.

"You know, Makava's got the right idea." Cheren smirked at Viridi. "Yaaaah!-" Cheren leapt and sliced Viridi's giant toe. He thought he chopped it off, but his eyes widened when he saw her toe was made of grass and vines, latching back to her body. Cheren swung again, but the cut in her plant-made foot fixed itself in no time. "Huh?"

"Don't you see? I'm a LOGIA plantbender." Viridi stated. "I'm made out of plants! So YOU can't hit me." She smiled cockily, but still sat boredly.

"Then why was Arianna defending you??"

"You can never be too safe, right?"

"Grrr!" Cheren repeatedly stabbed Viridi's foot, but the grass continued to fix itself. He whipped out his arrows and launched them at Viridi's bored eyes, but she didn't even blink as they fixed their selves as well. "Raaah!" Cheren jumped to Viridi's lap, then to her shoulder as he swung and sliced her throat. While her throat seemed severed, it reattached itself via vines.

"I don't know what else to tell you, but I'm not gonna cut." She said. "I'm not like your everyday weed, you know."

Cheren glared, but then remembered Celebi above her. He flipped to Viridi's lap and readied his bow, launching at the Firstborn Spirit, but more of Viridi's vines defended. "I can't let you do that, either."

"GrrrrRRRR!" Cheren was becoming more frustrated by the second.

Elsewhere

By this time, many other operatives entered the hideout, charging down various corridors. Francis and Panini sped down a hall as they ran into a squad of five Elite Guards. "Halt! You may go no further!" the captain declared. "Surrender peacefully, become a slave, and we won't harm you!"

"Oh, Ah'm afraid YOU goin' no farther!" The guards turned around, seeing Numbuh 2=1 and Sector KB.

"HUH?!"

"Sectuh KB, give 'em a go-out dance!"

"YEAH!" The five homosexual operatives began to dance. "Yeah! Yeah! Un! Deux, Oh Come Mah Way. Un! Deux! Come mah way. Un! Deux!" The guards only stared with confusion as Francis and Panini snuck around them and continued down the hall.

"Uh—HEY!" the captain yelled. The guards tried to attack the Okamas, but the cross-dressers swiftly dodged, dancing gracefully. Numbuh 2=1 smirk-grinned as steel blades emerged from his shoe's heels. He leapt and threw quick kicks at the captain, who didn't feel anything until his body fell to pieces. The other guards stared nervously before the others began to beat them with Okama Kempo.

Dillon's group

Two Lethiniums stood on the other side of the hall as they launched powerful beams at the incoming Dillon, Kirie, and Vanellope. The glitchy Program jumped and warped around in her pixelly form, easily avoiding the lasers from above and dropping beside them to blast with a B.A.J.O.O.K.A.. A Megonta began to roll at them; Vanellope glitched behind, and Dillon gave it a glare as it came at him and Kirie. The giant tick rolled them over, and then stopped, turning to see no splat mark of the two. Dillon and Kirie emerged from a shadow, but the bug was too late to notice as Kirie's sharp fans were stabbed into its belly. The tips of the fans were dipped with milk, so the monster became woozy as he fainted. Kirie happily skipped over to pull her fans out, and some Cacaws were bouncing toward them.

The screechy beasts made a loud scream, making Dillon and Vanel dizzy from the noise. Kirie remained unaffected as she slipped behind one of the Cacaws and began to throw punches and kicks. The other Cacaw turned to spot her, but Kirie had already slipped behind, proceeding to smash a milk carton over its head, dissolving it. Dillon and Vanellope shook to their senses as the Program girl said, "Wait to go, Kir!"

"Sooo… you ARE deaf?" Dillon questioned.

Kirie smiled innocently as she plucked earplugs from her ears.

"Oh… I see."

Elsewhere elsewhere…

A trio of Skreetles came skittering down the hall as fast as their stubby insect legs would. Charging from the other side was the Kateenian army, led by Supreme Leader Numbuh 80 Jillion Micrometers. "Kids Next Door, SHOW THEM Kateenian Power!"

"YAAAAAAHHH!" The Kateenians began to pile on the gigantic bugs, stashing time-bombs all over the Skreetles' bodies and jumping off before they exploded. Afterward, a Hugworm emerged from the ground, towering over the Kateenians as high as a skyscraper. Minksman pressed a switch on his backpack, extracting a series of long mechanical spider legs. The robo-spider moved swiftly as the Hugworm tried to attack, and Minksman crawled his way on the Hugworm's back. A needle extracted from the bottom of his backpack as he stabbed down, implanting poisonous milk (or just regular milk) into the Hugworm's bloodstream. The worm shook frantically with pain before fainting unconscious. The Kateenians cheered as they charged forward, with Minksman skittering along the walls with his spider legs.

The first elsewhere

Panini and Francis kept running as a group of Flages appeared in their path. Panini kicked her rocket boots and shot forward, spinning into a torpedo of green flames as she burned through them all. One poofed in front of Francis, but the Drilovsky boy jumped, grabbed its arms as it tried to swing down, and bent the limp arms back before shoving the scythes into its own back. A trio of Urgles charged forth, using their catapult-like hands to send the two flying across the room. Panini twirled in a cartwheel fashion as she fell, making flames sprout from her foot, sending a green flaming wave at the Urgles as she kicked down. Another Urgle charged at her, grabbing and sending her flying into an opening between the tree-bark walls. "Waaaaaaahh!" her voice echoed as she slid into the darkness.

"Panini!" Francis yelled. An Urgle tried to grab him, but Francis dodged and threw a series of punches at its eye before shooting a S.C.A.M.P.P. in its eye, blinding the creature. The floor began to shake as Francis turned and saw a Boom Stomper stomping toward him. The boulder creature toppled over, but Francis threw a fist up and kept it from crushing him, keeping the monster up before he slid out from underneath. The Boom Stomper stood and tried to jump on Francis, but he dodged away as he dropped a milk carton in his spot, letting the Stomper smash it and make itself faint.

Francis wanted to jump in the vent after Panini, but if it led into a trap or something, he would be trapped, too. "I have to make my way down there and find her." Francis decided as he dashed forward, on a mission to find the basement.

Francis encountered more Nutskis, but shot them all with his S.C.A.M.P.P., as he eventually found a staircase. Desperate to save his sister, Francis dashed down, and as Pew-Pews appeared on the walls, he jumped and kicked them all down. Francis made it to another hall, swiftly beating down any enemy that came his way. He turned right down another hall, and soon arrived at a wooden doorway.

Determination on his face, Francis burst straight through with his S.C.A.M.P.P. ready, stopping in surprise when he saw where he wounded up. This room was modeled like a spa resort, in which a tall electrical generator-plant powered all the appliances in the room. Phosphora sat back as her nails were smoothened by robotic arms, and her hair was in a mechanical brushing device. The thin woman opened her eyes, hearing someone come in. "Oh, look! You're one of those kids from the storm! Here to try the auto-nail-painter?"

"!!" Francis blushed, throwing his hands behind his back. "I do NOT paint my nails!!" Francis shook his head immediately, remembering the mission. "Wait a minute, FORGET about that!! I'm here to bring you down!"

Phosphora sighed in total disinterest and grogginess. "Do we HAAAAVE to do this nooow? For once, I'd like to sit through ONE simple invasion without getting in a FIGHT…"

"Sorry, but in times of war, there's no relaxing time. Now, you can either come quietly or do this the hard way. We still have your Lightning Scarf, so you're in not much position to fight."

Phosphora snapped her fingers, and her appliances retreated within the walls and floors. She stood up, lightly brushing her hair aside. "Yah; I don't THINK so. I may not have that SCARF to lightningbend, but I got a worthy substitute. Viridi's been sending some of Celebi's power to MY room, too, you know. My Thunder Plant here gives me ALL the charge I need. Watch!"

At the snap of her fingers, a group of electrical vines came up and latched their selves to Phosphora's back. The woman hovered upward as the surge of energy transferred from the generator to her body. Phosphora started to flash more brightly than ever, the intense blinking forcing Francis to squint his eyes. Phosphora's hair grew a lot more spiky, and sharp points appeared on the ends of her clothes. Through the flashing, Francis could make out sharp teeth and psychotic green eyes on Phosphora's face.

"NOW…" Phosphora breathed, "let's see where your crummy little toys GET you now!" she hissed, sticking her long tongue out.

Francis looked at his S.C.A.M.P.P., feeling slight doubt. He shook it off, clutching his weapon tight. "If you can't train with your powers yourself, you probably don't have jack! I'll take you down! One way or another!"

"ERRRUUUUHH!" (Play "Victory Road" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.)

Boss fight: Phosphora

The crazy lightning girl blasted huge bolts of lightning at the decommissioner, but Francis dodged to the side and blasted his weapon. Phosphora defended with a lightning shield, and threw more waves, making Francis dodge more. The redheaded boy focused his sights on the generator, and ran around to shoot it, but Phosphora was fast to shoot in front, shooting at Francis at lightning speed and shoving him against the wall. "NNNNNGGGH!" Francis took a deadly zap as Phosphora flew back. Francis recovered to see Phosphora throw another attack, and he dodge-rolled quickly before running around, trying to shoot the Thunder Plant. Phosphora easily blocked him with her superior speed, and in seconds, the woman zipped over, touched his weapon, and zapped it to pieces.

She flew back as Francis tried to catch his breath, then the boy pulled out a F.R.A.P.P.E.. "Electrical stuff don't work so well when it's frozen… maybe this'll help." Francis blasted ice cubes at the electrical woman, and while she was able to punch them away, they seemed to bonk her a little. Francis unleashed a ray of ice from his weapon, and Phosphora struggled slightly to keep it back. The near-naked woman was shuddering from the cold, giving Francis a chance to run behind and shoot ice beams at the generator. Phosphora fought the cold and charged lightning in her hands, tossing electric spheres and knocking Francis away.

Francis dodged before Phosphora came over and punched him with lightning fists, the boy running to the generator to freeze more ice on it. Phosphora zipped beside and kicked him away, then launched a beam of lightning to melt his F.R.A.P.P.E.. Francis sat up, panting more as he stared at the psychotic woman. He whipped out a B.A.J.O.O.K.A., beginning to blast the exploding juice cartons at the electric fanatic. "Water conducts electricity, so let's see if some juice'll bring you down a few notches!"

Phosphora took the exploding cartons, and only smiled more as she was covered in juice. The woman threw faster bolts, and Francis zipped left and right as fast as he could, and when the bolts stopped, Phosphora had disappeared. The woman zipped behind the Head of Decommissioning and grabbed him, hurling him across the room. Francis shot up quickly as Phosphora came, blasting more juice cartons at her. Phosphora zipped and dodged each shot before grabbing Francis's weapon and yanking it in half. She grabbed the boy and threw him by the entrance, his head smashing against the wall. Francis weakly sat up, holding his throbbing head. "Nnnn!… No good! There's… no way to beat 'er."

"Talk about not training with your powers." Francis perked, looking to his right as Marcus Drilovsky stepped in the entrance.

Phosphora looked confused, surprised at this second boy; a teenager.

"What're you… doing here?" Francis asked, still in pain.

Marcus smirked. "I knew my little cousin'd be needing help. If you didn't skip classes, we wouldn't be doing this."

"I don't… NEED Haki!" Francis insisted. "I want to stay… with traditions! That's why you should've… been decommissioned."

Marcus chuckled. "I know you can't stand having teenagers in the KND. That's why your little Maddy chick looks up to you. But times are changing, Francis. You can't go on without certain operatives, and you can't fight certain enemies with usual weapons. If you're gonna take her down a notch, YOU need to go UP a notch." Marcus approached the lightning woman, and Phosphora remained confused. Marcus raised his fist, and suddenly, it turned black and hard, like a wrecking ball. "ARMAMENT FIST!" The teenage Drill Sergeant threw his fist, and it impacted with Phosphora's face as the woman went flying across the room, a huge lump on her bloody nose.

"Grrr!" Phosphora wiped the blood off and zipped over, throwing rapid lightning strikes at Marcus, who dodged quickly. The boy's leg turned to iron as he swung upward and kicked Phosphora to the ceiling. She shot down, becoming a ball of lightning as she flew around the room, successfully knocking Marcus away. He got up and tried to punch her with another Armament, but she zipped behind and kicked him away. He rolled to his back, gasping when Phosphora shot down, and quickly used his Armament to grab both her hands in his own. His face met directly with hers, as Phosphora's tongue stuck out of her wide open mouth, and her psychotic eyes more wide than ever. Marcus pushed with all of his force, and was able to shove the crazy woman away.

Marcus got up, and Phosphora flew at him again, but he suddenly zipped behind her and kicked her against the ground. Phosphora warped and appeared around all directions of Marcus, throwing lightning, and the boy rapidly tried to hit her. When she appeared behind for the last time, Marcus shot his foot back and kicked her in the face, sending her away. She got up and hissed, dodging before Marcus could run and punch her again, punching through the wall as a result. Phosphora flew to his side and conjured a huge ball of lightning above her, launching as Marcus rolled to the side. Phosphora launched more lightning balls, making it difficult for Marcus to run and attack her.

Eventually, Phosphora shot at Marcus when he was unprepared to knock him against the wall. Before he recovered, she flew up and kicked down with the tip of her foot to his gut, making him yelp and hold his stomach in pain. Phosphora hovered above the Drill Sergeant, charging a more powerful blast of lightning. "TIME to FINISH YOOOU!"

Unbeknownst to her, some milk was poured on the generator, and it began to sizzle.

Phosphora felt her lightning powers dying down, turning around in anger. "WHAT?!?"

Francis Drilovsky smirked, showing his carton of milk. "I wanted to stash this in the B.A.J.O.O.K.A., but it still worked okay."

Phosphora watched as her electric vines shriveled and sunk away. The electric sphere at the top of her generator exploded, and Phosphora fell from the air. "Aaaah!" (End song.)

As Phosphora got back up, Francis came and kicked her upside the face, making her wobble backward. "Marcus can use all the fancy martial arts he wants," the redhead said, "but I still have a PERSONAL grudge against you." He threw his fist and punched Phosphora's face, pushing her back more. "I'm still not happy with you for what you did to my cousin." Another punch to the face.

Phosphora held herself up against the wall, holding her nose as she asked, "What? You mean the angel girl?"

"That's right." He kicked her shin, making her fall. "And nobody messes with the Fulbright or Drilovsky Family."

"The Fulbrights?" Phosphora smirked, standing up and brushing herself. "You mean that family of lowly servants who serve the Uno Family? I'm frightened…" she said snarkily.

"Well, so many years of service makes us STRONGER than the Unos. But not even YOUR boss can beat CHEREN."

"Oh, please. By now, Cheren's probably gotten himself brainwashified. You should just surrender now."

"Sorry… but the day I surrender… is the day I grow up."

And with one more punch, Phosphora was knocked out cold. Her eyes were dizzied, blood dripped from her nose, and some of her teeth were knocked out. Francis lightly brushed his knuckles against his sweater before walking back to the recovering Marcus. "Well, way to put up a show."

"Told you I didn't need your help." Fran smirked. "Traditional ALWAYS wins. AND it has Vitamin D!" He held up his milk carton, showing a picture of a smiling cow as a "MOOO!" was heard.

"Come on, you KNOW you wouldn't-a won without my help."

"Yeah, but long as I'm still a kid, I don't have to acknowledge it." He said as they walked away.

"OH, please! If you weren't Cheren's buddy, you wouldn't even be on…" Their voices faded in the distance.

Another elsewhere; but close to the second elsewhere

"HYAH! HYAH! HyaaaaAAAHH!" Liaziana swiftly swung her sword, slicing all the Pips and Trynamites that came at her. A Jitterthug was charging her way, and as she swung her long blade, it had no effect against the red monster. The Jitterthug grabbed and chucked her upward, but she faced down and slashed an air-slice from above, and the long-range attack took him out. Lia landed on her feet, turning around to find a couple of Toxiecaps approaching her. Lia swung again and sliced them in half, but the halls were filling with toxic gas as a result.

"Cough, cough!" She inhaled a bit of the gas, and immediately began to choke. "Cuff… hauck!" She fell to her knees, extremely desperate for air.

To her extreme relief, the poison was suddenly blown down the hall. She could feel a wind from behind, turning to see Numbuh 80 Jillion; Minksman. "THAT was only out of pure generosity." The tiny Kateenian smirked, sitting atop a duo of fans that sprouted from his backpack. "But still… you owe me one."

Lia caught her breath and stood up, looking down at the tiny leader as his fans retracted. "Hey, I didn't need your help! I could've gotten outta there easy!" she stated hatefully.

"Oh, TYPICAL Glomourian." Minksman retorted, glaring. "I should've just stood back in that toxic cloud and LAUGHED at ya, so you would see how my TINY lungs bested those gigantic GAS targets!"

"Please, you wouldn't-a lasted 2 milliseconds. How're you able to BREATHE with all these gigantic air molecules?"

"How do YOU stay so big without succumbing to your own WEIGHT?"

"How do YOU even obey the laws of gravity?"

"Grrrrr, you wanna go a few rounds right now??" he yelled, ready to fight.

"No thanks, I just polished my sandals. I don't want goo splat all over them."

"EVERY time you deny it just shows you're a COWARD!"

"Will YOU two quit it??" Kaima exclaimed, suddenly floating down the hall. "Just because your planets are at war SHOULDN'T mean YOU two should be." The two aliens just exchanged smug glances. "We have to stop these Nature-Nightmares so ALL our planets can be safe. Okay??"

"Sigh, just stay outta my way." Lia told Minksman before running off.

"SCREW YOU, ya dumb WITCH!!" the tiny alien yelled frantically. Kaima only shook her head in disbelief.

Factory Dungeon (Play "Escape" (the first part) from One Piece.)

Panini Drilovsky lay unconscious in the dark, quiet confines of the factory's dungeon. She woke up, lightly rubbing her head from the drop. She found herself inside a small cell, behind tight, wooden tree-bark bars. She was apparently in the factory's prison hold, but it wasn't as smelly or rotten as normal prisons are. She had to give credit to these nature freaks for something.

"Oooh?" Panini flinched, turning at hearing a squeaky voice. There stood a group of five Kikwis, each looking like it was geared for battle, with the middle one holding a firefly lantern.

Panini smiled, approaching the creatures as she bent over happily. "Awwww! Hello there! Who ah you guys?"

"We're the Floran Kids Next Door, kwee-kweeee." The middle one said in a light, squeaky voice. "I'm the leader. Bacha."

"You guys are adorable!" the Irish lass cooed.

"So are Kateenians." one of them said, looking angry.

"There's more of us, too." Bacha mentioned. "In other cells. We formed the Kids Next Door to rise against Viridi, for taking all our vegetables. We didn't have enough resources… so we didn't last very long, kwee. What are YOU doing here?"

"My friends and I are having a war against Viridi." she answered simply.

"So THAT'S what's all the noise out there…"

"Yah. We can probably help ya."

"I don't think we'll be getting outta this cell anytime soon. We tried everything, but these bars are locked tight."

Panini stood up and faced the wooden bars. They went vertical ways and horizontal, leaving small, square gaps, ensuring no one could squeeze through. She approached the thick wood and leaned her hand flat against it. "Ohhh boy, a cell made out of tree-bark. What evuh shall we dooo? Hm, hm, hm hm, hmmm…" She lightly hummed as her hand alit with a green flame, and the wood was slowly burning. In seconds, Panini climbed through the burned hole, and she helped her Kikwi friends out, too.

"THANK you, kwee-kweeee! You're aMAZing!"

"I am." She smiled proudly. "Now let's head up and find my friends. Me brother kind of overreacts when I go missing. They can thank Nerehc for that."

"Save the others, first!" Bacha reminded.

"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh-"

"What? What is that?" the Irish-Polish asked.

They all directed their attention to one of the cells, the screaming growing louder from the chute on the ceiling. (End song.)

Another place

Chris and Aurora were charging to a group of Captain Flares as the fire beings set fire to the ground and rose a wall of flames. Aurora pulled and bunched all of the flames into her hands before blasting them back and knocking the Flares out. Chris grabbed Aurora and sprouted flames from his feet like rockets as they shot forward. They both spun and lit on fire, burning through a series of Mudrones. They landed and turned around, seeing the Mudrones getting back up. "Sigh." Aurora huffed as the two siblings kept running. The Mudrones launched red beams, but the kids ducked as they grabbed each other, and rolled into a spiraling fireball.

They rolled further and faster down the hall before finally breaching a wooden door (as if Viridi don't have enough of those). They gaped in surprise, seeing they arrived at the Soldier Production Room. Elite Guards, Nutskis, Bumpety Bombs, and other such Forces were being forged along a treadmill with tree-branch claws, going into a forest-made machine. "Halright! We found her factory!" Chris exclaimed.

"Look out!" Suddenly, Elite Guards and Boom Stompers appeared, and Bumpety Bombs were sent at them, too. Chris tossed flames in attempt to set the bombs off early, while Aurora flipped overhead and threw two beams of flames down below. She landed behind the soldiers as a Bumpety Bomb came at her, but she quickly grabbed its fuse and disabled it before it exploded.

Yet another corridor

The Kids Next Door Bike Hub were still speeding on their bikes, blasting milk-themed weapons at any soldier they zipped by. They soon came to a tall, cylindrical chamber with a tree stretching down the middle, and many paths on many floors that connected to the surrounding walls and the tree. Rather than just take all these paths, Mike and his Bikers drove off the edge and began speeding along the round, wooden walls, narrowly avoiding any obscuring pathway and shooting down the Pew-Pews and Lethiniums that tried to blast them. "Heh! This is no different from what we do at the treehouse!" Mike smirked.

A Jitterthug stood on one of the pathways as he charged an energy ball and launched, blowing all of the bikers from the wall. They easily took land on another path and sped into a corridor.

And somewhere else

Maddy and Zach were hurrying through the mazelike factory halls, shooting all the attacking troops before they came to a short, innocent cherry-like creature with a cute face. Zach smiled, slowly approaching the adorable creature. "Awwww. Now what's a cute little guy like you doing in this war?"

"Zach, be CAREFUL with that!" Maddy yelled.

"Calm down, Mad, this guy ain't hurting anyone. Are ya? Who's a little cutie." Zach began to lightly pat the creature. But the minute he did so, it's cute face was gone, and the decommissioners backed away in fear as it morphed into a huge, terrifying pink monster with hard, muscular arms. "Yuh-oh! RUUUUN!" The kids ran past the monster quickly, but the Clobbler decided to stay fast on their tail, chasing with his huge arms. Zach and Maddy tried to shoot back, but their shots did little to nothing.

Factory room

Chris and Aurora were quickly and swiftly throwing flames about as they did battle with the Forces of Nature. The sounds of pedaling fell in their ears, and they turned to a back entrance to see Mike's team speeding in. "Hey, look, we found the factory!" he exclaimed.

"WE called it first!" Aurora shouted.

"Those two are keeping 'em busy." one of Mike's operatives noticed. "Should we bring down the machine, Boss?"

"You bet." The bikers hopped off their bikes and hurried beside the small openings in the wood-made machines. They lifted their helmets a crack, and the tiny, miniaturized Emily Garley, Sarah-Jane II and her brother, and other KND scientists came flying out of their hair in microscopic hover pods (with Emily coming from Mike's messy hair).

The tiny scientists flew around the machine's interior, a smile on Emily's curious, nerdy face as she studied the green energy flowing through the pipes. "I didn't think Viridi's minions were TOO unnatural. She extracts chloroplasts from the trees and plants outside and imbues them into her army, enabling them to provide photosynthesis, while using the Nightmare Toxin to give them their semi-natural form and their abilities for war."

"Great observation, Nerd Queen." Sarah-Jane joked. "Let's just blast all these plasts."

"Huhu, okay!" With that, the micro ships began to blast lasers and destroy the green pipelines.

Viridi's Chamber

"Nnn! Nnn! Nnn!" Cheren furiously tried to stab Viridi's neck, but the grass-made goddess continued to fix herself. Viridi still sat on her throne, head slumped in total boredom at Cheren's failed actions. "Aan! Aan! Aan! Aan! Aahn!" He swung faster and faster against her neck, but to no avail.

"I don't see what's so hard to understand." Viridi said. "I mean, you can't defeat me. Why not just give up? This is the PERFECT example of you humans' aggression, blinding yourselves as you try to complete impossible tasks."

Cheren stopped to catch his breath. When his mother trained him to fight giant girls (or just giants in general), he wished she would've trained him to battle one who was made of plants. Cheren glanced down at the Poison Vial in his pocket. This was probably when he needed to use it… but Viridi might try to smack him away if he tried. He wanted to weaken her a little bit, but it seemed impossible.

"Gnnnn!" Too angry and too desperate to finish this war, Cheren decided to grip Viridi's grassy throat, in a failed attempt to choke the goddess. Even if she wasn't made of plants, her neck would be too thick at her size. However, Cheren continued and struggled to try. Viridi only took these attempts as lightly. However, as she felt his weak, tiny hands squeezing her neck, they felt as though they were growing stronger, and hotter. Viridi glanced down, seeing a thin, dark flame appear around Cheren's body. "!!!" Suddenly, Cheren turned dark, his flames stronger, and Viridi was taken by surprise. Cheren gnashed and sunk his teeth into Viridi's neck, deciding to bite.

"Owwwch!" Viridi smacked the boy away instantly, his flames vanishing as he smashed against the walls. Arianna looked at Viridi curiously, pausing in her battle with Team Vweeb as all four of them looked with surprise. Viridi clapped a hand over her neck, uncovering to see a thin bite mark.

Cheren shook back to his senses, looking at the angry Viridi. He wasn't sure what just happened… but he did feel rather steamed. …Maybe… "So, fire's your weakness!"

"Huh??"

Cheren whipped out a Fire Arrow and launched at Viridi's foot, and the goddess felt the burn as she shook the fire from her toe. "Yooow!!"

"NOW I got you!" Cheren exclaimed, aiming his bow.

"Grrrrr! You wanna fight, you got it!" Viridi finally stood up, throwing her fist at Cheren as it became a set of vines, missing the Uno boy as he dodged. Cheren quickly launched Fire Arrows as Viridi defended with vines, and each vine burned. Cheren ran around as Viridi swung her staff, but Cheren jumped onto Viridi's throne before leaping to her shoulder and shooting a Fire Arrow in her ear. "Ow!" The goddess tried to catch Cheren, but the boy dodged to her other shoulder, then got to her head. "Man, I knew you were a bug, but I didn't think you were THIS annoying!"

Cheren gripped Viridi's hair with his left hand as he hung upside-down between her eyes. "You shoulda known not to underestimate us." Cheren smirked, his right hand in his jacket pocket. "We always have something up our sleeves. Or in our pocket!" He pulled his hand out, holding the Vial.

Viridi's eyes widened, shaking the human off her head immediately. Cheren still gripped the bottle as he sat up. "The Poison of the Gods?! HOW could you have that??"

"Hit the nail in the head!" Cheren smirked. "Some unnatural soda oughta take you down a few notches!"

Viridi looked slightly terrified. "YOU aren't shoving that in my throat so easy! I think I toyed around with you long enough. HUUH!" Her staff flashed, and vines suddenly came from the floors and walls, binding Cheren's arms and legs. Viridi bent down and gripped the wood ground, twisting as a whirlpool formed below Cheren.

"Cheren!" Tronta cried as the Supreme Earth Leader began to sink.

One of the vines took the Poison Vial and stretched over to hand it to Viridi, who smirked. "Nice knowing ya, Cheren." Cheren tried forcefully to break away, but the vines kept a tight grip. The last thing Cheren saw was Viridi giving Arianna the Vial, and the possessed Harnitan smiled and waved happily.

Back in the factory room

Emily and the micro scientist team finished disabling the first machine, and they proceeded to fly inside the next one. "Not the fastest way of getting things done, but as long as we keep at it-" Mike began.

"HEADS UUUP!" Zach and Maddy came dashing in, and the door behind them was smashed by the angry Clobbler. The two kids went to hide behind one of the machines, putting a frantic look on Mike's face.

"NOOO!" The Clobbler furiously began tearing the machine in its quest of rage.

"WHOOOAA!" Emily and the scientists were blown out of the machine as a result, and the Garley girl was knocked out of her pod, landing hard on the floor.

"Emily!" Mike hurried over to grab her, but as Zach backed away from the furious Clobbler, Emily was crushed under his boot. "AAAAHH!!"

Zach looked down, feeling something crunch under his shoe. He stepped off, seeing a tiny, shattered mechanical thing. "Whoops."

Mike confusedly walked over and bent down. He looked closely, seeing it was a broken robot designed like Emily. "…Huh?"

The communicator in Mike's ear rang, and he answered. "Huhuhu! Don't you remember, Mike? Those are our nanobots! You didn't think we were as gutsy as Vweeb, did you?"

"Uhhh… sure I remembered. Hehe." Mike chuckled, looking extremely relieved. "Phew!"

Chris and Aurora tossed flames at the Clobbler, tempting the furious monster into chasing them. It did so, and the firebenders tricked it into tearing apart the other machines. "Well, Chris has it covered." Maddy figured. "Let's go secure the rest of the factory." Zach nodded as the two ran off, leaving the crumbling factory behind them.

They hurried down another corridor, but came to another fork. "Siiigh. Viridi loves these, doesn't she? Okay, you take the right, Zach, I'll go left." And with that, she was already gone down that hall.

"Ummm… sure, whatever you say." Zach replied, unsure. He kept his battle-ready look and hurried down the rightward hall. The path was rather empty as he soon came to a set of wooden double-doors. He stopped for a minute to take some breaths. "Okay, Zachster. Get ready. 'Cause there's another unlucky troop or two 'bout ready to get Zached." Without a moment's delay, he burst through.

"YAAAAHH—Oh?" Zach stopped, his battle-ready face turning to confusion. He was in a dark room with a fireplace in the back, and several moon and lunar decorations livening up the place. Crescent-moons dangled from the ceiling by strings, celestial designs made up the brown, flat posh floor, and a slim, sleek man sat in his soft chair by the fireplace reading a newspaper, a small table on his right to hold his cup of tea.

The gentleman, Arlon, picked up the tea and had a small sip before turning his paper. "Hmmm, Planet Glacia is selling skis with new triple-packed cabin-mode butlers. Now that's quite a feat."

Zach shook his head, trying to focus. "Heyyy! You're that butler guy who made the moon base, aren't you??"

"My boy, please, do not point fingers at people, haven't your parents taught you manners?"

"Well, what'd YOUR parents teach you, to hang random invisible space stations in the sky so people would CRASH in them??"

"That was NOT intended for you to crash, but it was my honest mistake for stationing it in your flight path, and I am sorry."

"…Huh… bad guys don't normally apologize for that stuff."

"Well, most bad guys were not raised with the proper manners and courtesy. And it has long been my duty to teach children of the universe just that."

Zach shook again, "You know what, you're alREADY boring. Can I just kick your butt and hurry back to my sister?"

"Hmmm, I'm afraid I cannot allow that." Arlon said as he stood, folding and putting his paper down. "Mistress Viridi said that I must stop any intruder that comes here. I'm afraid that I must learn you the hard way."

"It's 'teach', dude…."

"Even so: let us adjourn to a more fit setting." With that, he clapped his gloved hands. Zach flinched when the floor suddenly began moving, and the walls and fireplace rose up to the ceiling. The room had become much wider and circular, as several segments of the round floor turned either clockwise or counterclockwise. Above them was an illusion of the stars, with a bright full moon hanging from a stem in the middle of the ceiling, producing a blue, lunar light.

"This Moon Plant Viridi has provided me produces an illusion of the moon's light itself. It gives me the power I need for my moonbending magic. Get ready to face trickery like you have never seen, Master Zach. But first, why not settle this within a jaunty tune?" Another clap of the hands, and the "Dialga/Palkia Battle on Spear Pillar" theme from Smash Bros. Brawl began playing. (So yeah, play that.)

Boss fight: Arlon the Serene

Arlon began to dance as the music played, his feet sliding in backward motions along the polished floor like he was doing a moonwalk, but only his legs moved while his upper body remained totally still. Zach ran to kick the slim butler, but Arlon leaped high to the other side of the room. He whipped sharp cards out and threw them like shurikens, barely missing the decommissioner as Zach's clothes ripped. "Low gravity, huh?" Zach figured. "Well, TWO can play THAT, then! Aaaahh!" Zach took a mighty leap, hoping to fly across the room, but- "Oof!" he jumped just like in low gravity and took a small thud on the floor.

"Right." Arlon said unimpressed, his legs still sliding to the music as he did a twirl. "Perhaps when you develop moonbending abilities. I highly doubt that." Arlon whipped out cards and threw them at Zach, and the boy dodged quickly, getting back up. Zach ran across the spinning floors to throw punches at Arlon, but the butler swiftly dodged like rubber, slipping behind Zach and kicking him forward. Zach rolled to his back, watching Arlon do another twirl. Zach growled in anger, running to punch him again, but Arlon jumped further away. The butler began to zoom around the room, his feet only a few inches over the floor, as he made dark crystal spikes sprout in his path. He zoomed over Zach, and the boy was blown away by the emerging spikes.

Arlon leaped overhead, leaving a trail of blue flames which dropped to the ground, burning Zach as he ran out and tried to shake the flames off. Arlon leaped again, but Zach ran and dodged the flames, watching as Arlon took another leap across the room. Zach hurriedly ran and managed to tackle the butler, giving a smirk. "NOW I gotchu!"

"Please, I do not have time for silly games." Suddenly, the area turned pitch-black, and Zach felt Arlon slip from his arms.

Zach stood up to look around, his vision completely blocked by the darkness. "Hey, newsflash, YOU can't see anything either!"

"A nocturnal man is made for nocturnal environments, don't they teach you in school? Or perhaps you simply do not pay attention."

"OOF!" Zach was met with a kick from the right, sending him across the room. Zach stood and walked about aimlessly for a sign of the butler, but ended up tripping when he walked on the floor spinning the opposite way. Some flames appeared above him in a row as Arlon soared over, and the Murphy kid ended up burned again. Zach angrily stood up and began to punch about randomly, but Arlon watched from the other side of the floor as he launched a series of shuriken cards and gave the boy cuts.

Zach gave mini yelps from the pain before Arlon suddenly kicked him upside the chin, and the lights came on. The butler swiftly glided to the other side, continuing to dance his legs while his upper body maintained a still posture. "I say, this is MUCH too uneventful. When Francis hired you two as his personal assistants, I hoped you would provide me a challenge. But it seems I can only expect such from that flamboyant sister of yours. You may've only appeared threatening next to her. But WITHOUT her, it seems you do not pose much a threat. It would feel unrewarding to destroy you here and now. If you want, you may go out and find your sister to have her fight me and stand aside."

Zach panted in total exhaust. He wasn't able to stand straight. He was getting beat. (Play "Gold and Oden" (the first part) from One Piece.)

…He's right… I can barely fight anybody by myself. Not without my sister.

"OOOOWWW HEY, STOP IT, STOP IT!" 3-year-old Zach whined as he hung from a buff bully's hand, via Zach's underwear. "Let me go, Eldwin!"

"Heeeh haah haaaah!" the big bully Eldwin laughed, a lollipop in his mouth. "Come on, dork, dance like a puppet!" The surrounding kids burst into laughter.

"You better let him go, Eldwin!" The bullies turned, seeing 3-year-old Maddy Murphy.

"Or WHAT?? HUUH??"

"THIS!!" The young girl zipped across the playground like a cheetah, beating all the bullies within the blink of an eye. Zach was dropped, and by the time he got up, all the bullies were on the ground, and Maddy stood victoriously over them. "You okay, Zach?"

"…Y…Yeah."

I don't even know how I got IN KND. Maddy's the one who passed us through training.

"EEEK!" Zach yelped as he ducked fire from a swarm of training robots.

"HyAAAaaahh!" Maddy yelped as she swiftly dodged around, knocking all of the robots out. Soon, they all stopped firing, and Zach proceeded to grab and tug on the head of one of the robots.

"Excellent work, you two." The Drill Sergeant said to them as he arrived. "I may recommend you for Decommissioning Team." He walked away as the robot's head exploded, covering Zach with soot.

And I still remember back then… I couldn't even save her.

When they were 3 years old, Zach watched as the snaky-haired woman shoved Maddy into the sea. His sister sunk below the water, bubbles rising to the surface. Zach couldn't do anything.

And it was MY fault that happened.

…I mean… I've taken out a FEW baddies. But; even the dumbest operatives could beat them. But Maddy… she could handle herself in anything. Even when she was tiny, she saved my butt.

Zach's heart filled with fear as Nya LaMar gripped the shrunken boy's head, ready to twist his neck. Zach feared it would end… but Maddy let out a blood-hurdling scream, and all the ninjas, and Zach, fainted.

And I don't even know HOW.

Zach panted, still trying to catch his breath as the floor still spun. I've never been good for anything. I'm just… the annoying little brother… who bugs people and… plays pranks.

"HAAA ha haaaa!" 7-year-old Zach excitedly laughed at the anime he was watching.

Maddy walked in, annoyed from his noise. "Bo-bobo?" she observed.

"Hehe, this show's awesome!" Zach laughed. "You can NEVER guess what he's gonna do, he's just SO… haha!!"

Maddy sighed, shaking in disbelief. "Those guys are just LIKE you, Zach." And she walked away.

Zach continued to laugh, wiping a tear from his eye.

Several months later, Maddy walked in on Zach on the Moonbase, seeing him fixing up something. "Zach? What're you doing?"

"Well, Maddy, when you said that those Bo-bobo guys were just like me, I realized you were right. I'm gonna show the baddies a NEW style of combat: Zachary Style!"

Maddy rolled her eyes. "You mean you're basically gonna fight like Bo-bobo?"

"Well, why not? He may be a metahuman, but that doesn't mean I can't copy him!"

"Zach, that show never had any meaning to begin with. Just give it a rest and fight the normal way."

Zach frowned, feeling his whole project was for nothing.

But Zach didn't give up. He remembered that now. And he wouldn't give up now. He stood up straight, facing Arlon with a new determined look. (Resume boss theme.)

"Ehhh, my sister has more IMPORTANT things to worry about. YOU'RE only getting a reward outta ME. ...Actually, you're not getting any reward, 'cause I'M kicking your butt!"

"Ho, why do kids never learn." Arlon said, putting his forehead in his hand and shaking his head. "If you electrocute yourself by licking the electric socket, you don't lick it again. In this situation, you should learn how to respect your elders. Es-SPECIALLY when they FIGHT better than you."

"I may not be a good fighter... but if there's one thing my sister can't beat, it's her brother getting on her nerves. That's why I was saving THIS!" Zach whipped out and raised a strange ball of white powder, wrapped in rope.

"What is that?"

"My ultimate weapon, which brought MANY baddies to their KNEES! WHITE GAS BOMB!" He threw the ball down, and the room exploded with white smoke.

"Cough, hu-uh, how!" Arlon coughed. "This isn't gas! It's merely a smokescreen!"

"Got YOU, fool!" Arlon looked down, seeing Zach's shadow in the fog. "Oh, look! Maddy's here after all! Get ready to feel some pain!" Another silhouette appeared, in the shape of Maddy Murphy, although it was moving weirdly.

"Ohhh?" Arlon raised a brow.

"'Zaaach! Did you run off again??'" The shadow that was "Maddy" said.

"Come on, Sis, I found him, didn't I?"

"'You're a stoopid brother and you're annoying! I'm gonna kill you!'"

"H-Hey hey, what're you doing? DAAAH!" Maddy took out what looked like a knife and began to stab him as 'blood' popped out.

"I say! Is that quite sanitary??" Arlon questioned.

"AAAAH pleeeaase help meeeee!" Zach screamed.

"Enough of this tomfoolery!" Arlon demanded. "Card Fan!" He whipped out a group of cards, holding them in a round row like a fan as he spun and blew the smoke away. Maddy was long gone, it seemed, and a bloody, beaten Zach lay where they fought. "OH MY!" Arlon screamed, totally horrified. "You must be treated! Someone bring in a leaf-patch."

"Ahem." Arlon flinched, turning around to find, who was clearly Zach Murphy, dressed like a cop. "Are you responsible for this murder?"

"That is ridiculous! Do you believe I would beat someone so bluntly??"

Zach pulled out a walkie-talkie and spoke, "This is Anden, subject is resisting, requesting backup."

"What?? I never resisted-"

"Freeze." Arlon was surrounded by hundreds of Zach cops. "Do not attempt to move or we'll be shooting ourselves."

"Are we even fighting-"

"He moved! Fire!" Arlon ducked, dodging the first row's guns, while the rows behind them shot the cops in front. Arlon stood up with a total confused look, seeing almost every cop dead.

"Well, THAT was blunt."

"HEY!" Arlon jumped with a start, seeing a bunch of Zachs dressed as hall monitors. "Did YOU leave all these bodies in the hall??"

"Hallway?? We were never-"

"RRRRUBBER BANDS: ATTAAAACK!"

Immediately, Arlon was pelted with an onslaught of rubber bands. "OUCH! OH! OOOW! EeeeNOUGH!" Arlon threw his arms up, and black crystals popped up and blew all the Zachs away. "I do not know how you are managing all this, but may I please ask you to fight like a normal human being!"

Zach landed on his feet, back to his normal clothes (and one person) as he exclaimed, "Ha! I was only playing with you until now! Let's see how you handle my ULTIMATE weapon!" Zach whipped out a big mechanical briefcase and threw it to the center. It snapped open, and before their eyes, a huge roulette wheel of 12 different slots popped out; Arlon questioning how it could possibly fit. "Behold my 12 Months of the Year Attack!"

"This gets more ridiculous by the second!"

The wheel began to spin, and it landed on January. "First month is: January! HAPPY NEW YEEEAAAR!"

Suddenly, they appeared outside, the starry night sky hanging over the heavens. All around them, firecrackers were lined up, ready to launch to the sky. Arlon looked down, noticing his leg was strapped to a firework. "When the toad comes down, we LIGHT the sky!" Arlon looked up to see Zach standing beside a pole, in which the Dig 'Em frog was slowly lowering down; in place of the ball that would signal the new year.

"A frog?"

"Commencing in 3... 2... 1..." The frog was inches from touching the pedestal. Arlon looked around to see all the fireworks were lit, including his own. He looked up, raising a confused brow, but didn't bother to escape. He was launched first as all the fireworks followed. The sky lit up with colors, the fireworks exploding one after another. Arlon was bounced off of his as it exploded, and he was bounced to the others in a perfect order. An orchestra made violin strums with each bonk. Dun. Dun. DUN. DUN. DUN! Arlon fell down headfirst, the top of his scalp landing on a random turtle shell, followed by a combo of bounces as the "1UP" sound effect from Mario was heard. 1UP. 1UP. 1UP. 1UP.

"OOF!" Arlon finally landed, slightly bruised. He shot to his feet, shaking his fist angrily at Zach. "This is the most nonsensical way to combat ever!"

"Come on, Arly, there's still plenty of holidays! Number 2!" The wheel spun, and landed on the next month. "Febuary!"

"You SPELLED it wrong!"

"Iiiit's Valentine's Daaaaayy." They suddenly appeared in a bright pink meadow, where the plants and hills took the form of hearts. Arlon felt paper hearts rain down on him as Zach Murphy, in a blond wig and pink dress, happily skipped around him and tossed valentine cards. "La, la la, hm hm, la la la-"

"Oh, he MUST be joking. ...Hm?" A brow raised as he noticed a slim, beautiful woman in a pink dress and long blond hair, turned away. Arlon thought it might be Zach, but the boy was still merrily skipping around him. "Mmmmm..." Arlon licked his hand and smoothed his mustache before approaching the fine woman. He caught one of Zach's greeting cards and stepped forward, speaking charmingly. "Ahem... good day to you, Miss. I am Arlon. Would you perchance join me... by the fireplace, mmmm?"

"OOHHH ARLY, of COURSE I wiiiill!" The woman spun around, revealing to be Jar Jar Blinks.

Arlon's heart shattered like glass as he looked disgustedly.

"OOOHS, a CAAARD?" Jar Jar swiped the heart card and read it. "HUUUUH." He gasped. "A WEDDING PROPOSAAAL? OHHH Arly I DOOOO!" He clutched the man tight and pounded him with smooches.

"I now pronounce you, husband and wife." Suddenly, they were at a church, and Zach had closed his Bible. The Nutskis in the audience cheered as Jar Jar carried Arlon to their limo.

"LE'S go on our HONEYMOON!"

Arlon suddenly found himself tied by his ankles to the back of the car, the 'Just Married' banner on the rear. The limo drove off, and Arlon's back took the full force of the bumpy ground. "W-Waaaait- Oof, oooo, ow."

The wheel spun again, and- "Number 3! March! The Easter Bunny's DROPPIN' eggs!"

Arlon appeared in a safe, simple abode, hearing something splat against his window. Outside, kids were snickering, as Arlon saw eggs splatting against his window. "Oh, for the love of…" He stomped toward the door angrily, kicking it open as he yelled, "You rotten kids! Haven't your parents taught you any-" His mouth dropped, horrified at the sight. The outside was a warzone, bombs and bullets flying everywhere, but the only ammunition was Easter Eggs, and the ones invading were rabbits.

"LAAAAUUUNCH!"

Arlon looked up, his face frozen with fear. The sky was lit by a massive, powerful flaming egg. His ultimate doom had come, as the egg came down, swallowing everything in yolk.

The wheel spun, and took land on April. "Ahhh, April! You know what THAT means!"

Arlon recovered from the yolk explosion, amazed that he had survived. He found himself in the undersea paradise that was Bikini Bottom. He turned and flinched, seeing Spongebob Squarepants by his side. "Hey, Arlon. You got ketchup on your shirt." He pointed below Arlon's face.

"Hmm, I say, I don't recall having-" Arlon looked down, and Spongebob flicked upside his nose.

"April FOOOOLS!"

"Hmmmmgg!" Arlon growled in anger.

"Also, did you shave your mustache?"

"Of course not, why would I-" He felt his mustache, seeing it was perfectly there.

"April FOOOOLS!"

"Grrrr!"

"Hey, how are you breathing underwater?"

"Oh, ridiculous question, Lunarians cannot breathe… HMMMP!" Arlon's cheeks puffed. He realized he was thousands of meters below the surface.

Spongebob watched as the Lunarian man frantically swam to the surface. The young yellow sponge looked at his hands, waving them around. "Wait a minute… I can't swim." His eyes shot wide in realization and horror. "AAAAHH!" He jumped high and wrapped arms around Arlon. "Save me, Arloooon! I can't swim!!"

"Mmmm-mmm-mmmmpph!" Arlon was kept down by the excited yellow sponge, and he couldn't shake away or breathe.

Another spin on the wheel, and May was next. "ALL RIIIIGHT! Summer's here!"

Arlon desperately gasped for breath, dripping wet on the scorching concrete. He looked up, wondering where he was, as the screeching school bells sounded. He turned around, terrified at the sight of thousands of rushing children. "OOOOF! Ooooww! Aaaaahh!" Arlon was trampled by the thousands of excited children. Summer had begun, and nothing could stop them now.

Eventually, the kids were long gone, and Arlon was able to stand, the butler's fine, sleek clothing riddled with shoe stamps. "Hoooo…" Arlon turned, seeing the name of the school. "Alaska Elementary?" Immediately, snows came down. The short summer ended, and the children came rushing back. "OOOHH-aaaahh-AAAAHH!"

And then another spin on the wheel. "Juuuu-uuuunnne!"

"There aren't any holidays in June!" Arlon yelled.

"Yeah-huh! Ever heard of Juneteenth??"

"I don't think YOU'VE ever heard of it!"

However, Arlon found himself inside the White House, in which a short, funny-looking president was seated at office. "As President of the United States, I hereby decree slaveryyyyy… ABOLISHED!"

"YAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" An army of African-Americans came charging through, trampling and shoving the slim butler outside. The legions of former slaves began to sing "CAN YOU… FEEL THE… BRAND NEW DAAAAY!", dancing excitedly about the streets and stomping on the grounded Arlon in the process. Slavery was finally abolished, and a great new era had begun.

Another spin, and July was next. "Hey, hey, it's 4th of July!"

Arlon recovered from his trampling, but immediately found himself standing on a wooden platform, his hands tied with ropes. Thousands of British people stood before him as an executioner put a noose around his neck. Arlon's eyes widened, sensing it might be the end. The British had been defeated, so now it was time to finish the job. "Um… is this holiday historically accurate?"

The executioner pulled the lever, and Arlon snapped his eyes shut. However, he didn't feel himself hanging. Instead, he found the noose was tied to a firecracker, and it was shot up to the heavens along with many others. Dun. Dun. DUN. DUN. DUN!

"OOWWWWW!" Arlon landed with a painful thud, covered in soot.

"HAAAA ha ha haaa!" Zach laughed. "Next month oughta finish you!"

Arlon got up, more furious than ever. "OOOOH that's IT!" He swiftly glided around, creating a circle of blue flames. They launched at the 12 Month Wheel, and it was blown to pieces.

"NOOO!" Zach screamed as metal scraps flew everywhere. "It took me MONTHS to make that!"

"I have had it to HERE with your nonsense! A battle that is not properly fought can NOT be won with honor. I ask more humbly than ever to GO get your sister!"

Zach was turned away, standing in a shadow as his head was down. "You…" He turned, glaring at Arlon with a grim look, "You don't get it at all, do you?"

"What?"

Jack Skellington and Santa Claus suddenly appeared beside Zach. "All these holidays… they only get 1 month. On 1 day of the year. Only 1 day… can they come out… and have FUN." Arlon became terrified as many other holiday figures appeared around him, looking fiercely. "They don't want much… they just wanna get out and socialize. How can you… take that… from THEM?"

Arlon slowly backed away as the holidays approached. He was surrounded, so there was no escape.

"They all deserve a shot at glory… and no one should tell them otherwise. And those that do… should be ready to pay. Holidays: bash him!"

"ARROW OF LOVE!" Cupid exclaimed, launching a deadly arrow into Arlon's behind.

"YOOOW!"

"Baby Bust." Baby New Year came down, smashing the butler under his massive behind.

"Ow!"

"Irish Brew!" A little leprechaun; the St. Patrick Day leader apparently, stirred a black pot of melted gold before dumping it over Arlon.

"Ouch-ouch-ouch-ouch-ouch-ouch!"

"Bunny Kick!" The Easter Bunny leaped forth, throwing a series of kicks.

"Merry CHRISTMAS!" Jack Skellington, in his Sandy Claws outfit, threw a trio of present bombs that exploded and pounded Arlon with jack-in-the-boxes.

"Turkey Torture!" A giant turkey snapped Arlon inside a pot and set him to flames.

Uncle Sam landed before Arlon, pointing his finger like usual before giving him a series of finger-jabs, knocking Arlon around.

"This year is over!" Santa Claus declared, grabbing Arlon in his sleigh. "May the seasons cycle again! And let the holy bells signal a NEW year!"

The reindeer flew headfirst toward a huge, golden bell. The sleigh shot downward, flinging Arlon into the massive bell, and DING, DING, DING, DING. Arlon fell to the floor as the bell broke from its perch. Arlon landed on his back, standing up and rubbing his head. He looked up, too late to move as the giant piece of gold smashed his face. BOOOOONNNG. Arlon's head became a bell itself as it dinged and dinged, his vision vibrating. His monocle cracked as he fell backward. This universe… has lost… all sense of meaning…

And Arlon was knocked out, unable to go on anymore. With a flip of his messy hair, Zach said, "And that's why you don't guess the Bo-bobo." (End song.) He turned to the holidays and said, "Hey, thanks for coming in, guys."

"Anytime, Zach." Jack said as they all walked past.

"Heh-hey, later Easter Bunny! Thanks for comin', Uncle Sam! You too, Santa Claus! See you in the Christmas story! Aaaah, Cupid, back at ya!"

By the time they were all gone, Maddy had finally come in. "THERE you are, Zach! Where've you been??"

"Ehhh, relax, Mad, just wrappin' up a few things. Hey, check it out!" Zach pulled out a Maddy puppet and a banana. "These props actually came in handy! Oh, and the ketchup I brought, too!"

Maddy smiled and shook her head. "Oh, Zach. What will I do without you…"

Factory Dungeon

"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh—UUH!" Cheren landed on his rear after falling down the chute, standing and rubbing his behind. "Huh?" His eyes perked as he found himself surrounded by short, furry brown creatures.

"Kyu-kyuuuuu?" They all said.

"Well, nice of ya to drop in." Cheren looked through the cell's wooden bars, seeing a familiar, smirking freckle face. He approached for a closer look. "Panini?"

"How in the world do ya manage to last, Cheren?" she remarked.

Cheren rolled his eyes. "How did you end up down here?"

"I was caught off guard. But NOT much! And I met some new friends!"

"Sigh, wonderful. Now get me outta here, I gotta get back up to fight Viridi!"

"Only if ya beg."

Cheren looked disbelieved. "Panini, I don't have time for this. Vweeb's team could be in danger."

"Haaal right, fine. But I want two-thirds of your cookie supply."

"Deal." With that, Panini proceeded to burn Cheren's cell, setting him and the creatures free. "So, who're these guys?"

"These are the Floran KND!" she smiled, squatting down to hug two of the creatures. "They might be willin' ta form an alliance if we help them out."

"Hm. Cool. But no time for talk, let's head upstairs! You guys know a way back to Viridi's room?"

"Sure! We know some shortcuts, kwee-kwee!" Bacha said.

Viridi's Chamber

"Poor, little Cherry." Viridi shook her head. "In the end, he was just another weak, little human. Although granted, he actually came a tiny bit close to beating me. But, huh huh heh heh! Nature doesn't give up that easy."

"Well, it certainly seems you've lost, Vweeb." Arianna said, still giving her wide smile as she held the Poison Vial. "As long as Viridi doesn't drink this, there's absolutely no way you can stop her! If you would like to reconsider being my pet, I would gladly let you. We've fixed the most beautiful playpen for you."

"The thing I really wanted most, and it didn't turn out like I hoped." Vweeb said quietly, his head down in sadness. He looked up with a more determined look. "Well, if CHEREN can't give her that Vial, looks like WE'LL have to!"

Arianna giggled joyously. "You, Vweeb?? Well, it would be quite a show to watch you carry such a heavy glass all the way to Viridi's face. Are you sure you wouldn't want to save yourself such a humiliating trip?"

"Hmmm... you might have a point. In times like this, it's good to have a friend to help me carry stuff. Since these two losers don't fit the bill, looks like YOU'LL have to!"

"Heeey!" Makava yelled, offended.

"I'd love to, Vweeb, but then Viridi wouldn't succeed. I couldn't possibly poison her."

"Then WE'LL just keep beating you 'til you decide to help us!"

Arianna chuckled again. "You haven't managed to topple me yet, Vweeb. You can keep fighting if you wish, but you'll run out of energy long before I do."

"Maybe so... but we got something you lost a long time ago." Vweeb's tiny purple eyes furrowed. "A sense of willpower." (Play "Boss Theme 2" from Kid Icarus: Uprising.)

Boss fight: Viridi's Puppet, Arianna

Arianna stepped toward the tiny group and tried to smash them, but they scattered in different directions. Tronta turned and hurled his Light Disc at Arianna's right eye, but his giant sister barely felt the disc. Tronta ran as Arianna chased and tried to smash him. She was getting close, but Makava hurled her sword and pushed Tronta away by his shirt, sticking him into the wall. Makava called her swords back as Arianna approached her, still keeping her creepy smile. Makava swiftly dashed around her and threw slashes at Arianna's heels, and the Harnitan girl spun around to throw a kick. Makava dodged and jumped to stab the sole of Arianna's foot before pulling her swords out and flipping to the back of her foot.

Makava threw some quick slashes down as she ran across the foot, attempting to climb up her leg. She had to stab her swords through Ari's flesh to climb, so Arianna frantically swatted her off. Arianna leapt and crushed the mini Glomourian, but Makava had aimed her swords up to stab through her sole, making Arianna step back. "Guess this is why shoes are the ultimate defense." Vweeb smirked.

"Yo, Kava, get on!" Tronta yelled, holding up his Light Disc. Makava dashed over and leapt on the Frisbee with a firm stance as Tronta hurled her straight up to Arianna's face. The area spun and whooshed past Makava's face, but saw Arianna get closer, and the half-Glomourian jumped off onto the purple alien's nose.

"Sorry, Ari." Makava apologized as she threw a slash at her staring right eye, and then her left, making Arianna close them. Makava then jumped to her hair to throw stabs at Arianna's antennas.

"Oooohhh…" This caused Arianna to get dizzy, and the giant Harnitan toppled over, shaking the floor at Team Vweeb's tiny sizes.

"My sister, you have truly awakened the Kateenian within you." Vweeb bowed. "Now let's see if I can reconfigure her brain a little bit." With that, Vweeb hurried over and squeezed himself through Arianna's ear.

"Um, have you EVER attempted this before??" Makava called.

"First time for everything!"

Vweeb crawled his way to inside Arianna's head. He looked curiously from the backs of Arianna's eyes, to her brain. But what really caught his interest were the vine stems that latched to her brain, and gave it a green color. "Ah-HA! This must be what Viridi planted in her mind! MAKAVA! I'll need a hand in here!"

Makava was about to run in, but- "I wouldn't if I were you." They looked up at Viridi. "That stem has already melded with the deepest compounds of her brain, and is now mixed with the systems that control her sight, hearing, and thinking. Cut that stem and your friend becomes a mindless meatsack."

"In other words, she's trapped her good." Tronta summarized.

"You're evil!!" Vweeb screamed.

"You give me too much. ARIANNA!" Viridi's staff flashed, and the girl shot awake. As she got to her feet, she felt Vweeb inside her head, still giving her wide smile as she bonked the side of her head. Vweeb rapidly bounced around as Arianna shook, and was eventually thrown out the ear. Vweeb recovered in time to see Arianna's foot come down, and he ran and dodged.

She looked as Makava was dashing to her again. Arianna stomped her feet rapidly to crush the little Glomourian, but Makava swiftly dodged as she sliced the sides of Arianna's heels. When her legs were close enough, Makava began to Wall Jump up, then proceeded to climb under her dress. Arianna tried to grab the girl, but Makava was quick to dodge around as she made it to Ari's shoulder. The Harnitan tried to grab her again, but Makava jumped and stabbed her wrist.

"I feel like she's doing all the work in this fight." Tronta mentioned.

"Ehhh. She never had much stardom." Vweeb said.

"I had LESS stardom!"

Makava proceeded to jump and climb into Arianna's mouth, and set her sights on the uvula. She ran and leapt, throwing a powerful stab through its stem. "BLEEEEHH!" A wave of barf came hurling out, and Makava lay covered with the substance in the center.

"Guess now's a good a time as any." Tron figured as he began throwing his Frisbee rapidly at Arianna's eyes. Her eyes still remained unphased as she shook back to her senses, then ran over in attempt to stomp her brother. Tron was able to dodge as Vweeb ran behind to bite Arianna's heel. She kicked the Kateenian off before going to pin him under her toe.

"Hm-hm-hm! You always looked so adorable in this position, Vweeb!"

"Yeah? Well, don't forget the Kateenian Bugbite." With that, he sunk his teeth into her toe, forcing Arianna to step off. Vweeb ran as Tronta came back, launching his Light Disc into Arianna's ear. The possessed girl looked confused, but Tronta pressed a button on his watch, and the Frisbee suddenly emitted a deafening ring.

"Ooohhh!" Arianna cupped a hand on her ear, desperately bonking her head. Tronta gave a light snicker, but Arianna wobbled and forcefully stepped on him.

"Tron!" Vweeb yelled.

Arianna was relieved when the ringing silenced, and stepped off to see Tronta flattened and dizzy. "Errr… good thing my sister's soft-footed."

"Mmmm hm-hm-hm-hm!" Arianna giggled. "How silly you look, Little Brother."

"Finish him off, Ari!" Viridi demanded.

"As you command, Mistress Viridi." Arianna smiled down at her shrunken brother as she raised her foot above him. "Perhaps a bit more forceful this time. Good-bye, Little Brother!" (End song.)

Suddenly, a sword came flying, stabbing the floor beside Arianna as she stepped back in surprise. "Hm?"

Rachel Uno and Angie McKenzie stood in the doorway, looking fierce. Vweeb looked up and saw Sector W on Angie's shoulder. "Hey, Dweeeeeb! You okay??" Anthony called.

"Anthony!" Vweeb exclaimed. "How'd you all get here?"

"Well luckily, Rachel already freed herself." Angie smiled at the blond woman.

"No treehugger can hold me for long." Rachel smirked. "Afterwards, we just needed guidance from the animals."

"The… animals?" Arianna questioned.

"Arianna… someone wishes to speak to you." And as the women stepped aside, a familiar, pink-skinned alien stepped in the doorway.

"M…Mom?"

Nova approached her daughter, a sympathetic look on her face. "I've been suspicious ever since you came home. I followed you to Flora." Nova knelt down and put a hand on her daughter's shoulder. "Arianna… I'm sorry. Everything that's happened is all my fault. I've raised you wrong."

"But… Mother… you taught me that if people weren't so violent… the world would be a prettier place. Our forests could survive and… everyone would be happy."

"It's true. But by planting my own beliefs in your mind… I've taken your will to fight. It's true that nature and the forest is important, but even you know there are better ways to solve this. Still, if you aren't truly strong and passionate, you could be easily controlled into doing anything. I mean, you would never kill. And look what you almost did to your brother."

Arianna looked down at the tiny, recovering Tronta. She looked back at her mother as Nova spoke more, "Sometimes, we have to find that line between our desire for peace and our will to fight. Then you wouldn't have been controlled. But I'm stopping this now!" And Arianna was caught off guard when Nova reached behind and swiped the Spirit Ball from her dress. The woman stood strongly, holding her Spirit Ball up to Celebi. "Celebi! Stop all this at once!"

"BIII! Biiii… BIIIIII!" With a powerful flash of green light, Celebi's vines vanished. The Floran energy that flowed into Viridi was long gone.

The vine that connected with Arianna's brain disappeared, and the girl fell over. "Aahh!"

"Arianna!" Vweeb and Makava hurried over, joining Tronta as they stood before their giant friend's face.

The Harnitan opened her restored green eyes, looking surprisingly at her friends. "V…Vweeb?"

"Yo, here too." Tron mentioned.

"Makava… Tron?"

"Are ya finally snapped out of it?" Vweeb smirked.

"Oh, guys… I'm terribly sorry for what happened." Arianna said sadly. "If I hadn't've gone with you… I wouldn't have gotten captured. None of this would've happened."

"Uh, HELLO?? If you didn't get captured, we never woulda found Viridi's world to begin with!" Vweeb reminded.

"Yeah, Ari! Give yourself some credit once in a while!" Tron encouraged.

"Mmm, hmhmhmhmhm!" she smiled. "Still… maybe you were right, Vweeb. If I can't be strong about my beliefs… things could never go the way I want. …But I won't let myself be hypnotized anymore!" she declared, standing to face Viridi.

"Yeah! You tell 'er, gal!" Vweeb cheered.

"Oh yeah!" Makava fist-pumped.

"Bii-BIII!" Celebi yelled.

"Oh, GIVE me a break." Viridi rolled her eyes. "Fine. So ya freed Celebi and Ari from my control. It's too late now." She grinned. "Thanks to Arianna, Celebi's already restored me to 80 percent of my full power. Which is MORE than enough I need to finish YOU off!"

The group glared at Viridi as Rachel and Angie readied a fighting stance. Arianna scooped Vweeb, Tron, and Makava in her hands as they stared. Suddenly, the left wall was blown open, and smoke poured in. From the shadows, a band of Kikwi soldiers stepped forth, ready for battle.

Among these Kikwi shadows was that of a human. A smile appeared on Rachel's and Sector W's faces, recognizing the messy hair. Cheren Uno stepped from the smoke, his face more confident than ever. Viridi looked at him with a raised brow, surprised he found his way back so quickly. Cheren merely looked at her with a smirk. He didn't look afraid at all.

As Cheren walked beside Arianna, the Harnitan gave him the Poison Vial. "Here you go, Cheren."

Cheren nodded and took the poison. "Thanks."

He looked up at Viridi as the Nature Goddess shot him an angry glare. Cheren kept his confident smirk, ready to bring the goddess down. He reached back and drew his sword. He was ready to fight.