The Supreme Beings

Mobius; Zootopia

On a pleasant day with a mild breeze, King Kroctus sat on the deck of the Gangplank Galleon, sailing just off the shore of Zootopia. He drank a large glass of watermelon juice, savoring some of DK Isles' finest taste. A little TV on his table was buzzing static, so he clicked a button as his brother's face appeared. "Kroctus, there's a problem! The city is under attack by the Big Mom Pirates!"

"Bah, Fredrik and Jake will take care of them. Let me enjoy the fresh air."

"B-But, em… Great Grandma herself is among them."

"What?!"

…

"KROOOOOCTUUUUUUUUS!" Queen Sherry cut through an entire building with Soul Quartz, causing it to topple down others like dominoes. "WHEEEERE AAAAARE YOOOOOU?" There were brachiosaurs (called HighTops) situated on the roofs of some buildings. Locked onto the Titan, the HighTops dove off the roofs, spinning headfirst. The long-necked dinosaurs crashed into a pink bubble conjured by the queen, after which they bent into an upright position to set foot on the ground. They attempted to hammer their heads down on the queen again, but Sherry grabbed one of the HighTops and whirled it around, batting away the others and toppling more buildings. "KROOOOCTUUUUUS! Bring me my CAAAAAAAAAAKE!"

Lord Fredrik was riding a Snow Dragon in pursuit of Majin Buu, blasting Ice Comets that were countered by Buu's Sweet Beams, turning them into ice cream. Fredrik used the dragon's tail to fling himself to Buu, hardening his upper torso as he grabbed the Majin and sank his teeth into his marshmallow body. "NNN! LET BUU GO! Buu not for consumption!" The Majin punched Fredrik a few times before the Waldough was forced to release, falling the great drop, but Fredrik blew his horn downward to create a puff of snow and save himself.

Rattlesnake Jake unloaded rounds of bullets on the Breakfast Club, but Cap'n Crunch and Tony the Tiger charged straight through them, defending with Titan Teeth and Haki respectively. Jake retreated, but Sonny zipped around and kicked him upside the chin. Jake panicked at the sight of the bird and tried to shoot him, but Tony pounced onto the snake and pinned him down. "Big boy shootin' them pellets outta his ass." Lucky taunted. "Ah can ass-shoot too, ya dig." He about-faced, stuck his guns between his legs, and was about to shoot, but a trashcan was thrown to knock him away.

Black Froppy then spat acid at Tony's eyes, forcing him to release Jake, then the snake quickly shot a bomb at Crunch to blow him away. "Ah'm so glad I didn't eat you!" Jake said as Froppy stood back-to-back with him.

"You better hope I don't eat you later, fribbit."

"Well lookathat big booty titty toad." Lucky flashed a grin. "Ah'm already fixin' ta eat a Squid Squash, but we can give the Froggy Fruit to another homedog."

"KROOOCTUUUUS!" Sherry hurled a giant Psycho Sphere through a row of buildings in a diagonal fashion. "COME OUT and FACE MEEEEE!"

"You called?" The voice made Sherry's diamond heart jump. The queen turned to find the very king she asked for, who stood merely one-third of her 30-foot height. (Play "Kings of Infinity" from ScrewAttack.)

"There you are… Kroctus…" Fury was present in Sherry's throbbing eyes. "You ruined a very precious day for me… and because of you, my friendship with Akko is hanging by a thread. Return my cake to me and I may just prolong your terrible fate."

"I think not, you old hag. When I win this war, I will be serving that cake to all my Krewmen as the ultimate taste of victory." As if I would ever let them eat that toxic pastry. But I'm positive that cake is the key to finding one of the New Firstborn. The question is if this monster even knows about it.

"Very well, Kroctus…" Power brimmed within Sherry's Soul Quartz. "Your fate is sealed." With a single slash, the street was reduced to a canyon. Kroctus was seemingly erased, until she realized the king had leapt into the air, hammering golden fists to make Sherry's head a pancake. The queen grasped the green and gold ball in her palm, and with a godly throw, Kroctus was thrown down one-and-a-half blocks worth of buildings. When he recovered, he could see a bright pink light through the holes shaped like himself. A giant Psycho Sphere was widening the holes, but Kroctus stopped the ball with his superior strength, and with an extra thrust, the ball was sent back through.

However, Sherry had flown over the area atop Zeus, and with Prometheus lighting her sword aflame, she was falling sword-first. Kroctus saw her moments before and began spinning his arm. When Gold Haki met Soul Fire, a tremendous shockwave demolished all the surrounding buildings. Kroctus could not see through the smoke, so he jumped out. He gasped when Sherry hurdled debris from the smoke with psychic, shattering each giant chunk in one punch. Sherry made a bouncy bubble to shoot herself at the king, sending him flying with a headbutt.

In Animalia Arena, Deku was still suspended and heavily bruised. The beatings had become a lot less frequent with the officers busy in the Pirate War, yet he still had no chance or means of escape. "Huh?!" Something crashed in the arena—Deku was shocked to see it was Kroctus. "AAAAAH!" A massive pink sword beam sliced through that side of the stadium, and it was by pure luck that it missed Deku by an inch! Queen Sherry flew over the stadium on Zeus and dropped to cut Kroctus, but the king clapped the sword in his hands, whirled, and threw Sherry toward Deku.

The queen landed on her back, her crown meters away from Deku, who could only whimper helplessly. Kroctus then jumped on Sherry's chest and began mercilessly pounding her diamond heart, but it showed no signs of cracking. Kroctus was baffled to see two pink, spirit hands sticking out of the diamond, struggling to hold his fist back. Sherry punched the king off, getting up as she readied her sword. The king leapt with all the Haki channeled to his right golden fist, but the deceitful Sherry created a Bounce Bubble, absorbing Kroctus's momentum as he was stopped just inches from the queen's face. The bubble released all that momentum straight back and sent Kroctus flying for miles.

The guards had abandoned the stadium, and even after Sherry left to pursue the king, Deku was now the only one left. For this reason, he screamed upon hearing a feminine whisper. "Psst. Deku."

"WAAAH!"

"Shhh! Deku, it's me! Toru!"

"T-Toru?!" He looked around, but only saw a floating ring of keys. "Toru… you're still alright?"

"I sure am! Now's my chance to get you out of here." The Invisible Girl unlocked his chains, Deku dropping to the floor. "You poor thing… I can't imagine how you must feel, Deku. I'm sorry I didn't come sooner, but there were always so many guards."

"Do you know a way out of here?"

"I was told by Iida that some KND were coming. We have to get their attention!"

"Good. Climb on my back." Deku got to his feet. "I'll have us out of here in no time."

"But you're hurt!"

"Don't worry." Deku raised his left hand as black ropes of energy materializing, wrapping around his wounds. "A good hero is resourceful."

The king splashed into the gulf where his ship was still afloat. Submerged several meters below the surface, he saw Zeus fly overhead, about to strike the sea with lightning. Kroctus used Conqueror's Haki to summon Frazzles, the electric eels forming a shield around him. When Zeus electrified the sea, the Frazzles absorbed most of the electricity, leaving the rest up to his natural durability. After the lightning ceased, the Frazzles fled as Kroctus feigned death. Sherry formed a bubble under her feet, using it as a platform that carried her beneath the waves. After examining the "unconscious" king, she decided to finish him off with one final Soul Slash, but he swam and dodged it in the nick of time.

With the speed of a dolphin, Kroctus swam around the queen, dodging her spheres until he built enough momentum to drill into Sherry with a Golden Torpedo Spin. He shoved the queen all the way into the cliff, but those same tiny spirit hands were able to push Kroctus off her, followed by a bubble to bounce him away. Sherry made a bubble float her up to the surface, making land on the shore, and Kroctus would soon jump out to her right. Sherry flew 30 meters away from Kroctus, then began to charge at him as momentum and chi were surging through her sword. Kroctus accepted her challenge and stormed forward, spinning his golden fist as he anticipated a world-shaking impact.

Alas, Kroctus found himself having to squint his eyes from the sunlight. It seemed this direction of attack gave him a disadvantage, but he kept charging nonetheless. The sun cast an ominous shadow from Sherry's body as it grew brighter. …No, wait, it wasn't getting brighter, it was getting bigger! The sun was falling like a meteor! Kroctus slowed to a halt, too astounded by this phenomena. Even more odd was that it was slated to fall right on top of Sherry.

"AaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAHHHH!" Sheila Frantic was skydiving at the highest velocity, pulling the weight of her Sun Fist behind her. A second before crashing against the Titan's crown, Sheila thrusted her fist down, the miniature sun roughly half the size of Sherry when it made impact. There was a great vibration in the air, and the Light Chi that composed the fist scattered with each moment of force Sheila applied. Queen Sherry, her scowl unchanging, did not let herself budge even after the sun completely dissipated.

Sheila, her fall broken by the force of her own light, spun her tail to float to Sherry's right and land gently. King K. Rool stared at the young captain with bewilderment. Why did this girl insist on dropping between a group of Emperors in a fight every time? She was remarkably stupid.

It took a few seconds for Sherry's mad reddened eyes to narrow on Sheila. "Sunny Fist . . . I'm not in the mood for you right now . . . I need to get my cake back and share it with Akko . . . so she'll love me again…"

"Blimey, you need somethin' better to do with your life. I'd rather be adventuring right now, but you bloody Emperors are keeping me and me mates from doing that. So, I'd rather just take you lot down right now!"

"The greatest pirates in the Nintendia and Florae Galaxies vs. this wannabe from the Milky Way." Kroctus remarked. "Your stupidity is too much."

"Look who's talking, fat bloke who can't even protect his own ship."

"?!" Kroctus whipped in the direction of the Gangplank. He saw no activity on his ship. Had his Krew been taken out?! The king ran and dove into the sea, swimming steadfast for his prized vessel. He dolphin-leaped up to the deck, finding all his Kremlings unconscious!

There was an air of Conqueror's Haki, radiating from a single brown-haired girl in the middle. "…Oh. Is this the only one? …And if I'm not mistaken, you're Maddy Murphy, a Haki user."

"Haki master." She corrected sternly.

"Hmm…" With a smirk, Kroctus snapped his fingers. A seagull flew on deck and turned on a record player. A jaunty sea shanty began to play. "On pleasant days like this, I do enjoy a good brawl on the deck." (Play "Gangplank Galleon" from Donkey Kong Country!)

Boss fight: Animal King of the Kremlings, KING K. ROOL

Power Levels: Maddy – 8,403. Kroctus – 25,102

The Animal King took off his crown and, with a swift swing of the arm, threw it at Maddy. Maddy dodged the simple attack, and though she could feel the crown boomeranging back, the king made no attempt to move from his spot. Maddy calmly side-stepped around him with guard up, but her Haki sensed no intention to attack. Is this jerk looking down on me?! K. Rool caught his crown and threw it again. Maddy dodged, and still sensing no other motives, decided to leap above the king and stamp his head with a Haki foot. "AUCK!" was his only response. This time, he charged at Maddy, but she rolled aside in the nick of time.

K. Rool charged at Maddy a few more times, but they were slow and straightforward enough to dodge. He was getting just a bit faster, but then he threw his crown mid-charge. Maddy jumped, leg stretched, and stamped him in the snout. "AUCK!" K. Rool then rushed to the crates and grabbed some cannonballs out of them. He began juggling the balls, perhaps as an arrogant way to show off his strength. Maddy sensed when he would punch a ball toward her, using Haki to punch them away, and then she punched one directly at his head. "AUCK!"

The king began to jump around the deck, his bottom landing each time as his weight sent shockwaves. Maddy jumped to avoid the quakes, making her way toward him. "I'm done fooling around!" she proclaimed, punching him in the head to stop his quakes. She jumped for another blow, and again, and once more! Though the king was quite massive compared to her, he was being bashed and bumped around like nothing. With one final punch, Maddy forced the king through the wood railing and into the sea. "This guy is way too confident. Now the real battle should start."

Kroctus jumped out of the sea again. "As you wish." He stretched his right arm, turning black with Haki. "HUAH!" His mighty fist flew, Maddy felt the breeze as she dodged it. Using only Observation now, she ducked, dodged left, jumped back from K. Rool's side swing, jab, and upper-cut. He's telegraphing his moves too simply. He still thinks I'm not good enough! Maddy analyzed him carefully as she dodged his fist. When Kroctus swung his fist overhead, in an arch, Maddy hardened her arms and GRABBED it. They were pushing each other, Kroctus steadily increasing the pressure, and Maddy's knees were bending as a result.

"Is this some kind of joke?" Kroctus asked. "I know you can do better than…?!" Before his eyes, something bizarre happened: his black, hardened arm began to turn white starting from the fist. "What?! My Haki… it's white?!"

"Not just white…" Maddy's strength began to prevail, gripping the fist more forcefully. "PAPER!" She TWISTED the arm like a crank!

"AAAAAHH!" K. Rool's scales and bones felt like paper under Maddy's strength.

"She turned your Haki white?!" Mocha asked Maddy in slight horror.

"Yup. I don't know if she was using Haki herself or some kind of witchcraft. Still, it got me wondering… maybe 'iron' doesn't have to be the only Color of Arms." Maddy stretched an arm forward as it hardened black. "The 2nd phase of Armament is being able to transmit your chi into enemies' bodies and dismantle their internal structure. And when my Haki turned white, I felt my very chi turn inside-out. I wonder if I could apply that affect to my opponents. Do you think it'd be possible to make their own body feel like paper?"

"Don't ask me. You're the expert."

"And you're the guinea pig. Harden up and let's get started!" Maddy ran and gripped Mocha's leg in a hug.

"Not agaaaiin…" Mocha cried.

"If Haki can make me stronger… then it can also make my enemies weaker." Maddy grunted, keeping her grip firm on Kroctus's arm. "This White Haki… makes your strength useless." But it's not like I can use it in a heartbeat. Most enemies would normally break away by now. Why hasn't he…

"Impossible!" Kroctus yelled, seemingly helpless. "How could I be defeated… by this technique I've never heard of?! Oh, wait… I CAN'T!" And like water through a hose, black Haki coursed through his arm, erasing the white, and PUNCHED Maddy away. The girl crashed into some barrels, pushing herself out as she stretched her arms. Kroctus gripped the right arm in his left and twisted it back to normal. "But that was very impressive. Let's see if you can do it against both arms." Kroctus stretched and hardened the left arm.

The king stormed at Maddy, fists flying from multiple angles. Maddy returned to evasion, and given the swifter speed of his arms, she doubted he would allow her much more time for White Haki. Maddy glanced down at his toes, sensing a mild hint of instability. She ducked under his fists and stomped his left toes. "AAARH!" Kroctus ceased the onslaught, and Maddy ran out, jumped, and stomped the head again. In the moment Kroctus was bent back, his right arm grabbed Maddy's leg and threw her into the deck. He tried to Ground Pound, but she rolled away, getting up as Kroctus resumed his flurry.

Maddy ultimately decided to enter Haki Fury. She countered Kroctus's punches, but felt her knuckles begin to bruise. With each punch, Maddy sent a fraction of her chi through Kroctus's knuckles to crack them. When she felt she had done enough, Maddy swung a kick to his right fist. Pain coursed through Kroctus via his squished knuckles, leaving him open long enough for Maddy to stomp his right toes, followed by a jump and roundabout kick to the head. Maddy kicked off his belly with the other foot and escaped before he could grab her. She ran around him, but she sensed a punch and readied to grab it—

K. Rool's golden fist forced Maddy's hands into her own face, her skull denting as she rolled along the deck. (End song.) The pain was unbearable, Maddy barely holding onto consciousness as her Fury died out. "Hmph. You're a Haki Master? YOU, GIRL?! You must have spent so much time perfecting a Haki that works backwards that you forgot to move forward. As impressive as your technique was, it was ultimately useless."

"Kueh… errgh…" The ringing in Maddy's head faded as she looked up at him. "How…How do you… do that…that Gold…"

"Golden Haki requires the most intense dedication to your training. To attain it, you must desire absolute perfection. Although 'perfection' is something that can never be reached, you must embed the idea in your mind, reach for it like a valuable treasure that exists only in your dreams. But it is far from your grasp, it seems. The way you were so easily defeated on Field Day or at Heaven's Arena proves how little you care about your own strength."

"Augh… yeah, those were pretty embarrassing… but still… losing isn't so bad, you know? It means I'm still normal."

"HAH! So, strength and power are abnormal to you?! How ignorant!" Kroctus stomped the girl. "Humans are meant to grow! Mortals are meant to grow! Strength and experience is meant to grow! It's a complete insult to become as strong as you have and say it's not normal! People are always trying to do better than others, always seeking to surpass one-another, but if you are afraid of putting those people to shame, then you will NEVER grow stronger! Your chi will NEVER become as pure as mine!"

"Is that why you're Reverting everybody? Just so you can put them to shame? You really can't feel perfect unless you make everyone else helpless?"

"This project is just a means to an end. I need to conquer as much territory as possible and dominate as many people, and I don't have time to manually go around and beat them all up. In fact, if you're so afraid of being 'abnormal,' I'll have you blasted next and have you forget all of your training!"

"Go ahead, if you're really that afraid of me. I could probably master Golden Haki in no time at all. Now that I… understand." Maddy weakly pushed herself up, bent upright, and propped her feet against the deck as they lifted her up. She stumbled a bit, but was able to attain a firm posture as her distorted face smirked up at Kroctus. "Haki isn't just strength… it's adapting… The same way I could learn to use Paper Haki… I can make it Gold."

Kroctus smirked and hardened both fists with gold. "And I'll rip you just as easily." With a snap of his finger, a boombox kicked on. (Play "Gangplank Galleon" from Smash Ultimate!)

His punches were like streaks of light cutting across the air, equal to the speed of a comet and sure to incinerate whoever or whatever they came in contact with. Knowing this, Maddy made no attempt to block or counter them. It seemed he was moving in rhythm with the music, but Maddy wouldn't rely on that alone. Right now, all her chi was focused to her Observation, her vision so focused that she could dodge the fists by a hair's breadth. Anyone smart enough would never get this close, but this was her only chance to directly study his technique. Kroctus advanced slowly, and Maddy matched his pace in backing away from him, not wishing to get too out of range, but certainly not wanting to get close.

I remember when Cheren was afraid of newcomer operatives becoming discouraged by all the strong people in the KND. That made me worried, too. I didn't want cadets to feel the way I used to be. I was afraid of becoming too strong because nobody would want to try and catch up. But I never realized how under-leveled I still am. I've never seen chi so… perfect. Chi that shines like gold. I understand… if I let myself lose here, no one will feel inspired. A man as dangerous as this can't be allowed to be the strongest, or everyone will fear him. It has to be me… For Chris, for Shade, for Mocha, and for all the cadets after me, I have to show them that even the strongest can be beaten!

After Maddy was done memorizing the motions of the golden arms, the next step was a touch trickier: after each swing, Maddy would gently, and very briefly, pat K. Rool's arms. It was just enough so the motion wouldn't rip her palm, enough so he couldn't grab her in turn, and enough so she could feel that golden flow a bit at a time. She was slowly forming a picture of K. Rool's chi paths in her mind, gaining an idea of the look and feel of Gold Haki. The chi flowed beautifully, like a river of fresh clean water that had absolutely no obstructions.

But then Kroctus stopped his flurry, arms stretched to either side—Maddy gasped and jumped five feet to the right, for his Golden CLAP formed a brief, invisible, but fearsome shockwave that would've ripped her flesh off. Kroctus lunged at her and CLAPPED again, but Maddy dodged once more. With each round, Kroctus flew belly first, intended to knock Maddy down, so she had to keep running in circles, because Kroctus would send the CLAP midway through the jump, in whichever new location Maddy would be at that time. Each clap would last only a millisecond, but evasion was still highest priority.

Kroctus ceased once more and stuck out his golden belly. He raised his left hand above it and began to bash it like cymbals on a drum set, vibrating the air and Maddy's eardrums. He abruptly stopped and leapt at Maddy for another CLAP, but this time, she ran right underneath him and avoided entirely. Now right behind his tail, Maddy leapt and grabbed on. "ROOOAAR!" Kroctus spun like a tornado, passing the Gold Haki to the tail to try and make it slipperier. Knowing she might never have another chance like this, Maddy attempted to spread White Haki to the gold. As expected, the resistance was much stronger, the gold refused to be turned inside-out. But she kept trying; with just a bit more time, she might definitely turn just one scale back to black—

Kroctus hammered his tail into the deck, forcing Maddy all the way through the ship and into the sea. "Hah… might as well give the Chomps some dinner. …Hm?" When he glanced over the side, he saw the waves stirring in an unusual motion, leading toward the shore. "?!" The king dove into the sea and saw Melody Jackson KOing Chomps with waterbending, carrying Maddy on her back as she swam steadfast for the shore. "So, you want to TAG IN?!" Kroctus swam at them like the hungriest shark, and Melody picked up the pace, knowing there was no chance of survival if he caught up.

Melody spun and raised them to the shore with a cyclone, her bare feet carrying the weight of herself and Maddy into the city. "Don't worry, Maddy, Sunni will be here any minute-"

"GRAAAAH!" Kroctus resurfaced and stormed after them on all fours.

Fear raced through Melody's heart, racing faster than she's ever had to—she stepped on a large pebble and tripped, and in only a moment, they would meet the jaws of the Emperor. "AAAAAAAAHHHH!" The last thing she saw was Kroctus flying, his fists positioned to squash them into a pool of blood.

A great crater was formed by the impact, but no blood to fill it. Kroctus thought he saw a red blur zip by in that split second. He looked left, seeing Izuku Midoriya with the girls in either arm. "YOU! I see your spirit hasn't diminished."

"Remember this, Kroctus… we'll be the ones who win in the end." Power surged through Deku's legs as he zoomed around the buildings and out of Kroctus's sight.

"Those two are very… surprising. I almost want to watch out for them. Heh… MWEH HEH heh har!" (End song.)

A few minutes ago

"Well, since I have a moment… Sunny Fist…" Sherry's tone was calm, but Sheila could sense the rage welling up within her, "I just remembered something. Akko told me that you humiliated her… and she wants to kick your ass. Yes, yes, that's right." Her long fingernail scraped against her scalp. "She wanted to cut off your neck and put your insides on her sandwich. Maybe if I catch you and bring you to her… yes, that should resolve everything."

"'ave ya considered just giving back her soul or whatever it is you took?"

"Don't be so absurd! I never realized I was so incomplete without Akko's soul." Sherry reached into her diamond and gently withdrew a pink spirit that resembled Akko in a retro cartoon style. "There's so much raw emotion and spirit in this tiny thing. I feel more attached to my feelings and dreams than ever before. I believe…I believe I can accomplish anything. Even finding… Carl…"

"That don't even look like Akko."

"My, you're incompetent. Her soul embodies Akko perfectly, see?" Sherry held the soul up. The cartoon Akko bore a clueless smile as she swayed in Sherry's fingers.

"Hmm… yeh, that looks about roight."

"AAAAGH!" A giant robot crashed onto the ground and grabbed Sherry's arms from behind, restraining her like a child. That robot was the Grand Charion.

"I'VE GOT YOU, AKKO!" Lotte Jansson swooped on her broomstick and fired the beam of a T.H.E.R.M.O.S. directly at Akko's soul, sucking it from Sherry's grasp.

"GIVE THAT BACK TO ME!" Sherry burst with psychic and forced the Charion to release. She sent a Soul Slash at Lotte, but the witch forced herself to the left and dodged. The Grand Charion tried to burrow into Sherry with a Tornado Punch, but the durable queen withstood the attack and clapped her hands above her to stop the drill. This caused the Charion itself to spin around and fly into a building, demolishing it. Sherry jumped onto Zeus and flew up in search of Lotte.

The spectacled witch flew to a fire escape on the side of a building, where Akko and Diana were waiting. "I did it, guys! I got Akko's soul back!"

"I love you, Lotte!" Akko embraced her best friend in a hug. "Hurry up and put it back inside me!"

"Don't get so headstrong!" Diana stated. "Remember, you still have 50 years of lifespan, so if we shoved the 100 years Sherbet stole in you all at once, it might become overbearing."

"Why do you talk like this is such a common thing?!"

"Relax, Akko!" Lotte consoled. "We need to set up the ritual anyway, and that's best done in the comfort of our-"

"HEY, let me OUT of here!" The T.H.E.R.M.O.S. suddenly grew a face and shook in Lotte's grasp.

"W-What?! It's talking!"

"Duh, I have a brain, you know! Let me out, I wanna go home!"

"Oh, my sweet little soul!" Akko gleefully swiped the container and pulled it open. "Come to Mama!"

"AKKO, DON'T!" Diana shouted.

"DWAH!" The soul kicked Akko in the face and flew to the sky. "SHERRYYYY! Sherry, over here!"

"Akko?!" The queen whipped in the direction of the dancing pink light. "AKKO!" She flew with welcoming hands, and Akko's soul gleefully flew to reunite with her friend. "Akko, I was so worried about you! I thought you had left me…" She softly hugged the soul to her cheek, tears falling. (Play "Moon on the Water" from Danganronpa.)

"Don't be silly, Sherry! I would never think about leaving you!" The cartoon embraced Sherry as tight as her little arms could.

"R…Really?" Sherry held her away. "But back then… you were mad at me… you yelled at me…"

"I was just a little surprised at first, that's all! I could never be mad at you, Sherry. You and I are besties. Being around you is so much fun."

"Akko… I…I'm so happy to hear you say that…" The queen's strong diamond heart began to glow and beat, becoming soft and tender with warm feelings.

Akko, Lotte, and Diana were appalled. Was this really happening? Akko, especially, felt very hollow inside. "My own soul… betrayed me…"

"Akko, that's not really your soul." Lotte said, her tone somber. "That's Sherry's soul… in the shape of your life force. Those are Sherry's feelings… or at least, that's how she wants to feel…"

"That woman exists in her own plane of existence…" Diana said.

"I can't wait to get my cake back… and share it with you…" Sherry continued.

"Sherry, do we really need the cake? You're becoming too stressed over it."

"But it's my family's sacred recipe, Akko. Those Kremlings don't deserve to put their tongues on it."

"But don't you see, Sherry? We don't need the cake to be happy. Not when we have each other. I'm perfectly happy just being with you, we all are. Besides, don't forget about Terry and MaKayla's wedding. Once we have control of the Great Clock, we can change history however we please. We can make it so you never lost the cake."

"Why, Akko… that's brilliant. What would I ever do without you…"

Pink mist enveloped Sherry's mind. Around her were millions of souls, the souls of her faithful Sweetians. "Akko's pretty stupid sometimes," Hannah's soul said, "but she has the right idea now."

"Yeah! We can change history any way we want it to be, Queen Sherry!" Barbara followed.

"Oh, I was wrong to doubt that little witch." The soul of Goomnut said with a kind old smile. "She about warms my heart, too."

"Yes… let's make our beautiful utopia. Let's make it bigger than ever." When she opened her eyes, there was no longer a Zootopia in ruins. There were towering buildings made of chocolate, the sun and clouds were dancing. The despairing faces of the witches were joyful, as happiness was felt throughout the universe. There were ponies, beautiful gems, shooting stars, it was a most wonderful haven. "I wish the entire universe would know this happiness. Come, to the peaceful world inside my heart. Let me shower you with love and sweets. Any cold person who denies this life does not deserve the soul they carry."

To everyone else, the clueless queen was blissfully twirling on her cloud. She was lost in her own little world. "GOT YA NOW, BITCH!" The Grand Charion sprung above the queen and HAMMERED its hands down. "Give Akko's soul BACK to us!" Amanda ordered. (End song.)

The robot was kicked back by the superior might of Akko's soul's foot. "Leave my friend ALONE!" The soul flew into Sherry's heart and merged itself with the Soul Quartz. Sherry's eyes shone with wonder as a bow with a heart-shaped arrow grew out of her chest. The bow placed itself in Sherry's hands, who felt pure emotion coursing through her.

Her feelings acting on their own, Sherry pulled the bow and locked directly on the Charion. "Soooouuul… ARC!" The arrow graced the city with love, pink mist raining everywhere, and the Charion's heart was so bursting with love that the robot exploded.

"AMANDA/CONSTANZE!" cried the girls.

The two in question were able to defend their selves with a Protego, but suffered a rough landing after being ejected from the ship. "Ah… this power…" Sherry spoke, aghast. "So, this is what it means to open my heart… This is the true power of my soul!"

"It sure is, Sherry! As long as you keep your friends in your heart, then nothing can defeat you!"

"Yes… My dear, sweet Akko…" She caressed the soul in her pudgy fingers. "I will never let… that phantom deceive me again." Her eyes brimmed with darkness and hate as she glared at the witches. "In fact… Diana… aren't you supposed to be with Jaune Pringle at Smoothie's resort?" The Cavendish gasped and readied herself. "Has something happened to Smoothie or Jaune? Yes, worrisome, how troubling." She scratched at her scalp. "Well, it doesn't matter. We've already thought ahead on this."

"What do you mean by that?" Diana asked.

"Well, we were going to take over Luna Nova anyway, but on the same planet as Mickey Mouse, there was always the risk of losing it. So, we're going to transport the entirety of Luna Nova to a designated spot on Sweetopia, using powerful Mushroomian gems known as the Crystal Stars. As we speak, an army led by 100 generals is carrying out the task now, ensuring there is as little resistance as possible!"

"NO! We never discussed this at all!"

"But we did. Remember, a little after the war started, I asked how you would feel about Luna Nova being moved to Sweetopia, and you said, 'You think we could install a men's bar while we're at it?'"

"I never… THE FAKE!" Diana immediately deduced the answer.

"So, whether you marry Jaune Pringle or not, the school's treasures will be mine. Now I suppose I'll have to-"

A giant Light Fist struck the back of Sherry's head, the queen bending forward just a bit. She saw Sheila on the roof opposite the witches. "Oi, did you forget?! We have a score to settle!"

Sherry swung a Soul Slash, decimating that roof, but Sheila jumped to the one next to it. Prometheus set the other roofs on fire, ensuring Sheila couldn't jump to them as Zeus prepared to strike lightning. However, a blue Psycho Sphere was thrown into the cloud's mouth, exploding inside him and causing Sherry to fall to the street. Sunni landed beside Sheila. "Sheila, I've taken Maddy and Melody to safety, so let's get going!"

"Just get the witches and go on without me, my plan ain't finished, yet!"

"Sheila, are sure about doing this? How do you know Chris will-"

"Just do what I asked and make sure they get the message, got it?! The rest will work itself out, trust me!"

"…" Sunni sighed, "No psychic in the universe could read your mind, Sheila. But no one knows your team better than you." With that, Sunni teleported to all the Shiny Pirates and had them warped to safety.

Sheila punched her fists together and flashed with Midas Fury. "I HOPE YOU'RE WATCHING, you traitorous blokes! What I'm about to do to this hag ain't NEARLY as bad as what I'll do to YOU!" Sheila dove off the building, her sights locked dead on Sherry's heart as she readied her strongest attack yet-

Majin Buu intercepted the Faunus and engulfed her sunny fist in his mouth, slurping in the rest of the body shortly after. "Gulp… Mmm, Buu tummy full. Can we go home now, Grandma?"

"Yes, Buu… Kroctus can keep the cake, for now. It won't matter long." Sherry regrouped with the Breakfast Club and enveloped all her pirates in a teleport, vanishing from the city street.

Sunni bowed her head in regret. "Sigh… did you get all that, Callie?"

Her communicator was active the entire time, while Callie connected her tenta-phone to one of her own to transmit the recording to Marie. "Yes. I think it came through okay."

Inkopolis

Marie had Sector V gather in her room to listen to the recorded message. Their emotions were all but exhausted. "…Oh, that's fuckin' it." Chris cursed, stomping out of the room as Aurora followed him. "I fuckin' can't BELIEVE her, pullin' this damn stunt all to make a point to us! FUCKING SHEILA!"

"Chris, wait!" Aurora caught up and grabbed his shoulder. "Don't rush into it!"

"I'm going to rescue her right the fuck now! Then I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind! It sounds like the genie guy caught her, so we just gotta find him, the goddamn piece of…" Chris was ceaseless in his resolve, and Aurora knew there was no point in words. Especially with the scorched appearance of her palm that was just on his shoulder.

The others peeked out of the room, almost wondering if it was safe. "…I've never seen him this angry before…" Aurora said.

"Me either." Haruka replied. "I've been worried about him for a long time. I feel like… Chris may just lose it soon."

"I won't let him." The younger Uno claimed firmly. "I refuse to let our family fall apart any further. I'll go with him to rescue Sheila. We'll ask Meta Knight to help us, he wouldn't let Nigel Uno's son destroy himself either."

"What about us?" Haylee asked.

"Stay here and take care of your objectives." Aurora smiled at her team. "The rest of the KND need our help with other things, right? We all need to keep our heads. If we tough it out for just a little bit longer… we'll win. I promise." With that, she followed after her brother.

"Hm… you heard her, fellas." Harry said. "We still got an Inkling to save."

And a big Rainbow Monkey who needs taught a lesson! Kirie signed.

"Then I better play my part, too." Haruka followed. "I'm heading to Towa City. Wish me luck."