The Horrorverse, Part 14: Darth Ferior

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Final boss: Frightmare Affright

The titan conjured a scythe in Horror's Hand and slashed it down, piercing the street, but missing his adversary. Darth Ferior had teleported skyward, forming a massive Psycho Sphere and forcing it down onto Affright. The giant raised his hand to block it, no matter how much pressure he added, the sphere only seemed to increase with strength before exploding. Affright flew further across the city, all the while shooting Fear Spheres from his palm. Nolan swiftly dodged the spheres as he flew after him.

After landing on his feet, Affright released red smoke from his hand in the form of demonic boars. Nolan expanded a psychic bubble between them to spread them apart, but the boars quickly recovered and pierced him from both sides with their horns. Nolan teleported back, defending himself as the boars insisted on skewering him. His bubble was giving way, but Nolan created a giant sword of psychic above the boars and sliced them in half. He redirected the sword and lunged it toward Affright, who instinctively blocked with his scythe.

Affright used a Scare Stare in attempt to stir Nolan, but he didn't falter. "Impossible! Since when does a man have no fear?!" Affright imbued his scythe with more Fear Chi and managed to cut through the sword, but Nolan seized the chance to fly into his face, blood spewing from Affright's nose as he bounced across town. Nolan followed this with a psychic beam that sent him flying out of Cleveland completely. "I see… you don't want anyone else to get hurt. Then you ARE still afraid-"

Nolan silenced him by smashing him into the ground with a giant fist. "They don't need me, anymore. I have faith they'll prevail!" Affright blew the fist off and twirled his scythe as Cyclones of Fear blew into being. He sent them to Cleveland, so Darth Ferior created even taller cylinders around the cyclones to compress them. Affright slashed down on the psychic from behind, but a psychic body that resembled Brett Gunkan blocked the scythe with his swords. Now finished with the cyclones, Nolan warped behind Affright and bashed the side of his head with a psychic frying pan.

Angered, Affright whipped around and SLICED Nolan in half, but the illusion faded. He looked around at all the dozens of Nolans, and could only chuckle at the simple parlor trick. He unleashed a Fear Scream to dispose of all the fakes, and when the real one lunged at him from the sky, Affright thrusted Horror's Hand up and blasted him across the field. Nolan teleported back and swung his fists at the air repeatedly, telekinetically punching Affright each time. The titan slashed his scythe up from below him, and Nolan poured as much power as possible into his psychic to push it down.

Back in the town, Misaka had to unleash lots of lightning to stun Mocha, and when the bender was worn out, Sebastian gave one final kick to knock the giant out. "I never thought I'd say it, but these children are more terrifying than demons."

The butler was immediately met with a Light Fist to the gut, hacking blood out. Sheila Frantic marched up, her eyes full of fury behind her Conker mask. "Hey, mother buzzer… how would you like an arse-whoopin'?"

Misaka struck lightning, but Sheila used Light Feet to zip behind and kick the back of her head. Misaka felt pain course through her skull, and her electricity was more distorted when she tried to aim at Sheila. "Um, would someone help me?" Wiccan asked, her staff quaking as Maddy approached her. She didn't stand a chance against her Haki Fury, so it seemed like it was the end.

A pill came flying and flew into Sheila's mouth. "Eh? Ohhhh…" The Faunus fainted.

"Dr. Haruka is in the house!" Haruka was levitating numerous vitamins with her bending. Behind her were Madotsuki and several GUN soldiers. "Boys, start the treatment!"

The soldiers tossed vitamins into Mason, Anthony, Aranea, Chris Uno, and MaKayla King. One soldier threw one into the fallen Mocha's open mouth, but the giant smacked him away, getting up in a rage. "She's too strong! We need more!"

Haruka threw two more vitamins into Mocha. "This might be harder than I thought…" Haruka said, looking to Sector GT.

Nolan trapped Affright in a giant bubble and tried to crush him inside it, but the titan cleaved an opening with the scythe. The scythe opened and extracted twin buzzsaws, which tried to cut Nolan simultaneously. Nolan dodged up and used giant hands to grab the rods of the saws and tear them off. The saws faded away, and Affright swung the scythe viciously with the sole desire to slaughter him. Nolan defended himself with a bubble of psychic and Haki, and afterwards he tried to pry the scythe away from Affright.

"There's no way you can have such skill with psychicbending. Only Revan could have that power. He must be in control! So, why are you fighting me?!"

"Caesar created that fruit to give me Revan's mind. But I still have my heart!"

"Ridiculous! Even if your heart mattered, you should have lost your will to fight after murdering Gunkan!"

"You're wrong. Some feelings are more powerful than fear, Affright." Nolan released his grip on the scythe to make Affright stumble, then created an Armament psychic fist to punch him in the head. "Look at them. The reason they made it so far is because they possessed other feelings besides fear. The Kids Next Door possess courage!"

Haruka threw a vitamin into Cheren Uno, the Supreme Leader dropping his weapons and growing dizzy. "They possess faith!" Ciel fed Index a vitamin while Nagisa gave one to Goombella. "They possess love!" Ruby dealt a fiery punch to Bon Clay, Jr., while Sapphire threw Libby Belle into Hibiki. The soldiers could feed them medicine, and the two aliens grinned and high-fived. "They possess happiness!" Madotsuki blew Sleep Bubbles onto Maddy to make her drowsy. With her Haki Fury failing, Crystal was able to give her a vitamin. "And they possess friendship!" Mocha was groggily coming back to her senses. She faintly saw a deranged Chimney threatening to eat Aeincha. She gasped and punched the ground with enough force to make Chimney drop her. She carefully scooped the Lilliputian onto her pinky nail.

"And even if your plan succeeds and the whole world fears them, it won't matter! Because they will ALWAYS give people hope!"

"The HELL with your hope! The Kids Next Door were never there for me! The world needs to see them for the monsters they truly ARE!" Affright whipped around and fired a beam from Horror's Hand, but Darkrai II blocked the attack completely.

"HURRRRRR! I'm not… AFRAID of you anymore, Brother!" the king spoke with passion in his eye. "My greatest fear has always been becoming like my father. I will not be manipulated… by his feelings of you!"

"You want to know what true hope is, Affright?!" Nolan faced up at the jack-o-lantern that blotted the sun. Using the full force of his psychicbending, he grabbed the jack-o-lantern and began to bring it down. "It's what infants feel when they stop crying and start laughing! It's what allows us to keep smiling and keep going even after the worst has happened! It's when the sun shines in the heavens and brings warmth to our world! Just look up, Affright, AND SEE YOUR HOPE!" The pumpkin came plummeting to the earth like a comet.

Affright ceased the laser and aimed Horror's Hand at the pumpkin, firing another laser in attempt to combat it. With the entirety of Nolan's psychic combined with the heat and velocity of entering the atmosphere, even Horror's Hand could do little. With nothing to blot it, the sun shone upon the world, and Affright was blinded by facing up at it. "AAAAAAHHH!"

The jack-o-lantern kept falling until it was pressed against the palm of Horror's Hand, the energy of the laser spraying everywhere. The power continued to build up, causing cracks to appear around Horror's Hand. With a blinding explosion, the hand and the jack-o-lantern shattered. (End song.)

Everyone in town braced their selves from the ferocious gust of wind that resulted. The remaining operatives under Affright's control began to calm down. When the dust settled, Dillon, Danika, and all Nolan's comrades rushed to the battle site.

Affright lay in a massive crater, his left arm destroyed and bleeding. Beside him lay the spirit of Horror's Hand. The spirit opened his eyes, gazing up at Darkrai the Second. Anger was clear in his eye as he held the Nightmare Sword. "Well? …You going to kill me?"

"…" Darkrai sheathed the sword. He gently picked the child up in his arms. "…Marshadow…"

"What?"

"That is the name I give to you. I will do what my father failed to do. I will give you a home… and a family."

"…" A tear leaked from his eye. "Mar…shadow… That's all I ever wanted…"

Darkrai turned to the others. "Madotsuki… I have a request. Could you… put us to sleep?"

She nodded. Her eyes closed, Madotsuki got her bottle of Sleepy Suds, dipped her wand in, and softly blew a giant pink bubble. The bubble swallowed Darkrai and Marshadow, and within seconds, they fell asleep. "Ho boy…" Jack sighed. "'Guess I have to watch over Nightmare Land for a while."

"…Hu-! Dad!" Dillon ran past Affright and further down the wasteland. He found his father lying half-dead, his body grey and withered.

"Cough…cough… son…"

"Dad." He smiled. "You did it."

"Dillon… I…I'm so proud… of how far you've come. I'm proud… of all you kids… and I'm so glad… you let this old man join you…"

"Dad, you're… being a bit melodramatic, aren't you?"

"Never give up, Dillon… it's a brand new day… and you have years of adventures ahead of you. Good-bye… Dillon… I… love you." Nolan closed his eyes. His body dissolved into dust and blew away in the wind. Dillon and everyone watched with morbid expressions as the dust vanished in the sky.

"…Hm hm hm… ha ha ha ha!" Dillon laughed. "Very funny, Dad! This is just a mind-trick! No way you would die from this!"

It was silent for a moment. The wind howled in their ears. "Heh… come on, Dad, enough foolin' around. Come on out, let's celebrate!"

"Dillon…" Midna approached him. "I can't feel your father's shadow, anymore."

"…" Dillon frowned. "But… it's impossible. He can't be…He can't be gone!" He faced down at the spot where his father last lay. "DAAAAAAAD!" Carol, Vanellope, and Danika shared his grief. Madotsuki, Nagisa, Misaka, and Crystal were crying, too. Jack put a hand where his heart used to be. The world was quickly warming up under the revitalized sun… yet it also felt bleak.

KND Memorial Cemetery

Three days had passed since the battle. All of the operatives were treated and were fully recovered, and most of Affright's Nightmares disappeared. The GKND took part in the recoveries, primarily on Earth. They learned that Affright had poisoned the Treehouse Roots in order to infect all the treehouses, so plantbenders from Flora helped to cure the roots and make the treehouses breathable again. They got mages from the Avalar KND to cast spells on the treehouses, so that no one could teleport inside of them, to reduce the risk of villain invasions. Affright was hospitalized in GUN, and his mind felt hazy after the endeavor.

The sky was gray as everyone gathered at the cemetery, around the statue that marked the hero's grave. "I'll never forget the day Nolan York joined the Kids Next Door." spoke Mario Ramsey. "An eager young boy, getting mixed up in business that wasn't his own. But greatness could come from unexpected places, as we all know, and Numbuh 2030 was no exception. Even as he was manipulated by a supervillain. Even as he became an adult, he was a dedicated operative. He worked to make a better place for all kids. Especially his."

Dillon York could not repress his tears. Mason put a hand on his shoulder, and Carol held his hand. "I…I… If only I asked him… to trick-or-treat with me… once last time…" Dillon sniffled.

"It wouldn't have mattered, Dillon." Carol said. "Your father would have had a job to do. The fault belongs to all of us for falling under Affright's control. Even so… Mr. York saved us all in the end. It was an honor working with him."

"Nolan…" Crystal spoke to the grave. "If it weren't for you… I may never have been introduced to this world. Because of you, I've seen things that I would have deemed impossible otherwise. You've shown me the Kids Next Door… you've shown me the universe… and you gave me an unforgettable friendship."

"Mr. York…" Nagisa spoke next, fighting back tears as well. "I know our apprenticeship was short-lived… but I really enjoyed it. I kind of thought of you as a father figure… and there was a lot more I wish I could've learned from you. But you had more important things to worry about."

Misaka stepped forward. Behind her were Shirai, Accelerator, and some of her Sisters. "Mr. York… I just wanna tell you again… thank you for helping my sisters. I know that you couldn't save all of them, but I'm still really grateful for your help, and I'm glad that I met you. So… if you see any of my sisters up there… tell them I said 'Hey.'"

"Hm…" Sebastian closed his eyes. "When my master assigned me under him, I was skeptical. But after fighting beside him, I can say for certain… he was one hell of a fighter."

"Sniff, sniff!" Mey-Rin sniffed. "He was the only man who got the best of me, yes he was!"

"He saved my father and Halloween twice. No matter who it was, he was always looking out for those in need." Jack said.

"He was a man of justice and resolve." Ciel said.

"He was a great man." Danika said.

"He was a great dad." Vanellope sniffled, making a spark.

"He was… a true hero." Dillon said.

Mario stepped aside as Death the Kid took the mantle. "Ahem… and so, it is here Nolan York will be immortalized. He will stand here alongside Brett Gunkan, Nigel Uno, Leanne Grayson, and many other former operatives who have left this world. Rest assured, he will join us in the Spirit World, but as per regulations, you will not be allowed to see his spirit, lest your souls become corrupted. However, Nolan York will always be with you inside your hearts. May his influence in the Spirit World make you stronger."

Once the Demon King had finished, Cheren Uno was next to speak. "We may have saved the universe… but we were fooling ourselves if we thought the battles would be over. Villains will continue to attack us. We must follow Mr. York's example, and continue to protect our world. We must continue to stand as everyone's beacon of hope, no matter who stands against us. But most importantly, Kids Next Door… never forget to smile and look to the future."

KND Moonbase; the next day

On November 10, the Kids Next Door hosted the Halloween party they had missed out on. "Hi, everyone!" Romeo Conbolt cheered as he flew around the air, dressed in green garb. "I'm Peter Pan! And this is my fairy, Tinker Bell!" Wendy Marvell had miniaturized herself, using Kiki's broom to fly beside him.

"How long do I have to do this?" asked Carla, the winged kitten holding Romeo so it looked like he was flying.

"As soon as we beat Captain Hook, Carla!" Wendy squeaked, dressed like Tink.

"'Look at all the silly costumes,' says Misaka-Misaka, in love with the idea of dressing as something you're not!" cheered the youngest Misaka clone, dressed like a frog. "'Accelerator, kiss me so I can change back into a human,' Misaka-Misaka requests teasingly."

"Stick a fly in it, froggy." Accelerator said in aggravation.

"Look, everybody!" Mary Goldenweek cheered, twirling around and wearing a giant Honey Candy wrapper. "I'm a candy! And you have to give me candy! Isn't it weird giving candy to candy? That's just like cannibalism!"

"Just be careful, sweetheart." Vweeb said, dressed like an ogre. "I dressed as candy once, it wasn't a good experience."

"Kuroko, you promised you wouldn't go dressed as me again!" Misaka shouted at her roommate, blushing.

"I tried, Sissy, really I tried!" Kuroko replied, looking almost identical to her friend. "But the idea of us looking like actual twins was something I couldn't pass up!"

"But I don't even look like myself right now!" Misaka was dressed like Goddess Palutena.

"No one said I was gonna change back after this. So, have you thought about that Cheren boy's offer?"

"I don't know if I wanna join the Kids Next Door, yet. I mean, I guess I should for Mr. York's sake… but between working for them and school, it would be too complicated."

"Well, the second you make your decision, you let me know immediately. Because I'll be going along for the ride."

Dillon got some punch from the table and took a sip. "Check it out, Dillon!" Carol rolled up in a wheelchair, her hair dyed red. "I got Aeincha to dye my hair, so now I really look like Barbara Gordon! …I hope the chair isn't offensive or anything."

"Heh heh heh! No, it's fine, Carol. My dad would've loved it."

"Are you feeling alright?"

"Yeah, I'm better. You know, my mom says it might've been for the best. With all the Formula Q he injected, he never would've been able to move after it wore off. Heh, he would be too much trouble to take care of. And even better, GUN gave us 500,000 dollars as thanks to my dad for beating Affright. Hehe, so it's the first time he actually provided for us!"

"Ha ha ha! That's good, at least!"

"Still, there was something about Horror's Hand." Midna said, rising from Dillon's shadow. "I felt the same aura that I felt in that God Production Chamber. The same aura that a Firstborn would have."

"Are you kidding?" Dillon asked. "Just like that Hoopa thing with Sector MG? Or that Victini that attacked us on Field Day? Just how many Firstborn are there?"

"I don't know, anymore… but I'm worried." Midna stared into space. "With me and the other Firstborn having lost our God Chi… we have no way of protecting ourselves from these New Firstborn. If the others are anything like Marshadow… the universe is in danger all over again."

"Yeah, but we'll be alright." Dillon smiled, watching everyone party happily. "We came this far, didn't we? We'll enjoy ourselves for a little bit and get back to the action tomorrow."

Spirit World

Nolan York followed a path to the center of a quiet forest. There was a lone, stone bench that faced into nothing. Nolan took a seat, laying his right arm on the backrest. Revan appeared beside him. "I have to admit, Nolan… that was quite a thrill. Being inside you. Oh, and being the hero, too."

"This doesn't change anything, Revan. I expect you to stay in Underworld Prison and live out the rest of your sentence."

"I know, I know. …But we both know you enjoyed it."

"You've done terrible things, and I still hate you for it… but somehow, I still think of you as my friend. I don't think you're truly evil deep down. I think you're confused. Just like I was."

"Nolan, I killed two of my friends and ordered the deaths of two of yours, I'm as evil as they come. Heck, when I was an Inferius, I danced on your dad's grave. And yet, being inside you kind of opened my heart a little… I felt what you did around people like Nagisa or Misaka. A sense of pride and… a fatherly bond. It's almost like what I felt with my villains."

"A father's job is to nurture his children and prepare them for the future. And I guess I did think of myself like that around them. Dillon didn't need me anymore, but I wasn't ready to give up, yet. Nagisa, Misaka, Vanellope, Doflamingo in a more aggressive way… but even though I'm dead, I can still protect them."

"Yeah, well… you have fun with that. But if you ever need someone to play with, you know where to find me. See you around… Darth Ferior." Revan closed his eyes and disappeared. (Play "Careless Whisper" by George Michael.)

Nolan heard footsteps and looked to see Dillon Simmons and Corey Sanderson walk out of the forest. "You ready to go, Nolan?" Dillon asked.

"Yeah, Dillon. Let's go."

After decades of being separated, the three of them walked together once again. Their destination was the massive treehouse in the distance.

The Horrorverse: Cast:

Jensen Ackles as Nolan York

Greg Cipes as Dillon York

Cricket Leigh as Danika York

Alesia Glidewell as Crystal Wickens

Crystal hung up the vigilante post and applied for the position at Adams Tech Co.. The scientists were in awe as she conjured a makeshift storm cloud from a staff composed of their technology.

Kerry Williams as Carol Masterson and Haruka Dimalanta

Lauren Tom as Vanellope von Schweetz

Marc Thompson as Brett Gunkan

Dee Bradley Baker as Revan Bane Sidious

Lindsay Seidel as Nagisa Shiota and Romeo Conbolt

Misaka Worst was transferred to a prison in Academy City. As she entered the police station, she was surprised when her eldest sister greeted her with a friendly smile. Accelerator was sitting in the waiting area while Misaka-Misaka was running around.

Brittney Karbowski as Mikoto Misaka, Misaka Sisters, Mocha, and Wendy Marvell

J. Michael Tatum as Sebastian Michaelis

Brina Palencia as Ciel Phantomhive

Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington

Bill Rogers as Darkrai II

Akiko Koumoto as Midna

Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan

Shadow the Hedgehog stood atop a roof in Cleveland. A unicorn suddenly landed beside him as its rider hopped off. He was clad in a red and black suit and mask, his eyes appearing white. He had swords crossed on his back and a belt with guns. "Yo, what're you still doin' here, Shadow? We got other missions to do, more ***kers to kill!"

"I'll return soon, Wade. This place just… brings back memories."

"Yeah, it brings me memories, too, memories of when I still worked for a wuss of a bounty hunter. Why they keep sendin' me to get you, anyway, ol' Deadpool's too important for this. THAT'S RIGHT!" he shouted at the readers. "I'm part of CP0 too, bitches! Stay tuned if you want more!" With that, he mounted his unicorn and rode off to the sky.

John Noble as Affright

Mark Hamill as Caesar Clown

Mike McFarland as Kelvin Renbourn

Grey DeLisle as Mandy McKenzie and Chimney

Austin Tindle as Accelerator

Alison Viktorin as Shirai Kuroko

Mustache Girl climbed out of a goop portal in an unknown hideout. "I heard what you were doing." said a cloaked figure with an exposed red eye. "That was very irresponsible of you."

"So, I sunk a few buildings. Isn't that what being rebellious is about?"

"We're not rebels for the sake of being rebels. Our job is to liberate the worlds of oppressors who try to rob people of freedom."

"Well, aren't you kind of liberating my freedom to run around and do what I want?"

"Heh heh heh!" The man grinned. "Relax, my dear. I promise you will have all the freedom you could ever ask for soon. For now, let's focus on the mission at hand. Besides, the Koopas can't be too pleased with you for stealing their Paint Staff. We don't want you to get captured again."

Monica Rial as Mey-Rin and Index

Jason Liebrecht as Finnian

Ian Sinclair as Baldroy

Jason Griffith as Shadow the Hedgehog

Pat Carroll as Sherry Linlin

Riddler used his staff as a cane as he limped into his base. A small fairy with a crown fluttered up and kissed him on the cheek. Riddler smiled as he took his seat upon the throne, overlooking his factory. Hundreds of fairies with hammers were building "?" trophies and all kinds of puzzling contraptions.

Wally Wingert as The Riddler

Eileen Montgomery as Mustache Girl

Ben Diskin as Matthew Dimalanta and Nigel Uno

Jennifer Hale as Luvbi Fulbright

Tara Strong as Sheila Frantic, Angelie McKenzie, Eva Jackson, Melody Jackson, Maddy Murphy, and Gwen Tucker

Sharon Mann as Cheren Uno

Cindy Robinson as Jinta Hanakari

Hynden Walch as Mary Goldenweek

Following the death of Baron Kelvin, the Noah's Ark Circus members were wandering a field. They saw a helicopter coming down for a landing; it was actually Bison Oxford using his Copter Fruit. Riding in his mouth were Aeral Sarah and the newly released Doflamingo Jr..

"You and I share something in common." Doflamingo said. "The same man killed both our fathers. Unfortunately, that same man is also dead now, so we don't get to enjoy vengeance. But I will be happy to fund your circus." He grinned. "You'll get greater wages than ever… if you work for me."

Matthew Mercer as Joker

Mikaela Krantz as Doll

Tia Ballard as Beast

Michael Sinterniklaas as Dagger

Vic Mignogna as Peter

Rachel Robinson as Wendy

Dan Green as Vaati

Seth MacFarlane as Roger the Alien

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Nolan York, Affright, Crystal Wickens, and other characters owned by Depthcharge2030

All other characters and crossovers belong to their respective owners

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The Horrorverse: END

After the party, Sector W7 returned to their treehouse. The members were in peaceful slumber, free of nightmares. "Yaaaaawn… I had the craziest dream that I ate you, Gonbe-chan." Chimney said to her rabbit, getting in bed. "Good thing I would never do that! Good night, Gonbe." And she was snoring away.

After a while, Gonbe woke up and walked out of the room. The rabbit pulled off his hood, revealing to be Roger the Alien. "Boy, this whole rabbit gig is gonna bite me in the ass, I know it." He dialed a phone. "Hey, Dio, it's me. The kids went to sleep, so I'm free. You doing anything tonight? …Jenny's? Heh, I know she's a good cook, but I didn't think you were into that. …She made ONE good flapjack, I think you're overselling it. …New rocket-powered trampoline? Well, strap me in, we have liftoff! Ha ha ha!" Roger hung up and was gone from the treehouse in the blink of an eye.