Divine Punishment

Near the coast of Dark Continent

"Well, gang, it seems like everyone else has already made it." Philip noticed. The Sky Dragons had used magic to disguise their ship as a Boogey vessel to approach the continent. "It won't be long until it's time to fight Mandy herself. We're counting on you, Kiki."

"I'm so nervous." Kiki said, her eyes fixed forward as she piloted the ship. "Do you really think I'm ready?"

"Of course." Phil replied confidently. "You're the only one who can. You've been tormented by Mandy's fearbending for so long that you've grown immune to it. Just make careful use of Light Spells and you'll defeat her in no time."

"You're right." Kiki nodded affirmably. "From the day I met Mandy-sama… this has been my destiny. All my friends are counting on me, so I need to face my fear. Because if I don't, then… WAIT A SECOND, WHEN DID WE DISCUSS THIS?!" Her mouth expanded as her eyes flooded with panic. "I CAN'T BEAT MANDY, I'M LIKE A TWIG COMPARED TO HER, she'll turn me into a freaking toothpick, KYAAAAAAAAHHH!"

"Just believe in yourself and you can!" Oliver cheered.

"Belief is for suckers!"

"Hee hee hee!" Wendy giggled. "Either way, we need to do our very best to support everyone. I'm still exhausted from our battle, but I can at least grant healing charms where necessary."

…

A fleet of Sky God Pirates were closing in the continent and were in battle with a Boogey fleet. Amidst the chaos, Nagisa Shingetsu and a group of Monokumas were able to hijack an enemy ship and sail over the sea of monsters without detection. The boy's heart was racing at the sight of the war taking place. How was he to rescue Skaios in all this mess?!

"No… calm down." Nagisa told himself. "All you need to do is study the situation… and inform the others. We'll get Skaios back. You just need to stay calm. Monaca… is counting on you…"

The citizens of Hyrule were all gathered on segments of the mountain to watch the conflict from a safe distance. "Queen Mandy's fleet was hijacked by enemy pirates?" a Hylian man asked in worry.

"What if they take over the Divine Beasts?!" a Rito woman panicked.

"We must have faith in Lord Mandy's soldiers!" a Zora man said. "Our queen will not let these invaders have their way!"

"Queen Mandy, we believe in you!" cheered a Kokiri girl.

"If she could defeat a god, and the Evil King Ganon himself, then nothing can stop her!" a Goron roared.

"QUEEN MANDY, LEAD HYRULE TO VICTORY!"

"Pipe down and quit worrying!" the queen yelled. She and Creeper were on a wide-round platform near the top of the mountains. A huge flagpole towered above them, on which the Boogeyman was tied. "Our Divine Beasts are the strongest on the planet!"

"Mandy-sama!" Koko ran up, carrying a hot bowl of soup. "I cooked your favorite to relax your tummy! I know you probably aren't nervous, but it's still a great confidence booster!"

"Eh, why not?" Mandy sat down and decided to enjoy the meal.

"Also, um… in case Yuzu-san is down there, you told the pirates not to hurt her, right?"

"Of course, don't worry." Mandy sighed. "If she's that great of a chef, she'll look better in my kitchen. The two of you together will bring shame to the Big Mom Pirates."

"We will never ever disappoint you, Mandy-sama!!" Koko cried from the praise.

As soon as the Nextgen Pirates landed on the shore, they all scattered in different directions. Cheren Uno and Panini were racing toward a mountain range, the Supreme Leader declaring, "I can sense Aunt Mandy up there. Let's head straight for the goal, Panini!"

"Shouldn't we wait for the back-up first?"

"Whaddya mean? They're here right now!"

A King Dodongo stormed up to the pair, ready to blast a meteor-size fireball, but a large crab claw grabbed the top of its gaping mouth from behind and hauled it overhead. Karkat Vantas slammed the lizard into the ground before running to join them. "I just hope this goes better than the LAST time we teamed up!" Karkat shouted (see what I did there?).

"You said you learned Haki too, didn't you?" Cheren asked.

"Yeah, and I ripped these Clawsickles right off Tamatoa's stupid body." The troll twirled the large sickles in his hands.

"You ain't starting the party without me, are you?" Killua Zoldyck was skating up to them on his board.

"Who's this jackass?"

"Wow, nice first impression, rude-ass. Cheren, I was asked to give this to you." Killua tossed him a phone.

"Huh? Index?" The nun was displayed on the screen.

"Nice to see you again, Cheren! Man, you've gotten a lot brighter since I saw you."

"Eh… okay?" Cheren wasn't sure how to interpret that comment.

"I mean the Rukh! There's a lot more floating around you than before. They're extremely attracted to you."

"Well, I am very attractive." This remark earned a disbelieved glare from those around him.

"Just listen, my lightbending can command the Rukh even through screens, and they can make you stronger. But it won't last very long, so I'll only help you when you absolutely need it. For now, I would keep Killua with you also since he knows Haki."

"Good idea. The three of us together should definitely be a match for Mandy."

"I knew I should've learned Haki." Panini sighed, noticing she was left out of that equation. "Why don't ya be a brave boy and fight her solo?"

"'Cause I'm not stupid, Panini. Nor am I Sheila. No one should fight the Emperors by their selves. Still, having too many attack at once will risk more injury, not to mention there's still a ton of strong enemies out here, so I need everyone else to hold off Mandy's minions. (And by 'minions,' I mean the citizens of Hyrule.)"

All other operatives were running in the directions of the Divine Beasts. "This is Hange to all operatives!" declared the scientist, en route to Naboris. "Does everyone remember the weak points of their respective targets?"

"AYE!"

"The Divine Beasts use a mixture of their own chi and their pilots' chi. You must cut off their power supplies and detain the pilots to the best of your abilities. This is Queen Mandy's last line of defense, so we must win! Today, we take down an Emperor!" (Play "Attacking Vah Ruta" from Breath of the Wild!)

Boss/Stage 31: The Divine Beasts

Mission: Defeat the Divine Beasts!

"I still can't believe that old hag captured the captain." Masaru Daimon said, channeling fire to his ankles to use as jet boosters as he raced toward Vah Ruta. "But if it's true, we'll make you pay, Mandy! Your giant robots are going to the scrap heap!"

"Only if you can get there first!" A massive cat composed of green and red flames whooshed past, Yosafire Holior on its back.

"WHAT THE-?! How d'you make something like that?!"

"Years of practice and burning my own butt!"

"Darn it, I wanna ride, too!"

"Ugh, fine!" Yosafire slowed down to grab Masaru and lift him on.

"YOWCH OUCH, IT'S HOT! I'll just sit up here!" Masaru leapt onto Yosaf's shoulders.

"Geez, who am I, your mom?! …Uh-oh, here it comes!" They dodged to the right when Vah Ruta unleashed a giant gush of water. The Flamey Kitty was now scampering across a shore of shallow water, requiring Yosaf to input more chi to keep it stable. Her creation was able to tear through the ice blocks that Vah Ruta conjured, and when the beast hurled spiked iceballs, Masaru shot them down with sapphire flames. They were getting too close, so the great titan swung its trunk across the air, summoning a wave from the sea to drown the firebenders.

But the wave was drawn back by Melody and Yuta, so Ruta decided to retake control of the water and attempt to pound the benders with Water Fists. While it was distracted, Masaru and Yosafire were able to get beneath the beast, holding hands and using Rocket Boost to launch skyward. They landed on the elephant's side and jumped to the first generator. Masaru whipped out a can of oil and poured it on the generator, then jumped away as they set fire to it. "ARROOOO!" The generator combusted with green and blue flames, preventing moisture from being sapped into it as its waterfall stopped. The duo went to poor oil on the second, burning it with another great burst of Fire Chi. "ARRRRROOOOOOO!"

Vah Ruta rumbled so violently that the firebenders were thrown off. Its left generators remained aflame, so it tried to bring up water to douse them, only for Melody and Yuta to take hold of that water and force it back down. Ruta stomped the ground and banished the two with waves. It saw Masaru and Yosafire running back, so it stirred the water at their feet to sweep them off and freeze them against the ground. It brought its mighty trunk down upon them, but Melody recovered and skated up just in time to rescue them. The firebenders were able to grab hold of the trunk and climb up, Ruta raising and swinging it violently.

Masaru nearly went flying off, but he grabbed onto Yosafire's tail, the troll yelping, but keeping a firm grip on the trunk. Ruta decided to fling its trunk up and then bring it back down, but in bringing it up, the benders let go and flew above the beast's back. As they fell, Ruta sprayed rain from its trunk, turning it into ice shards and making them fall like bullets. The benders released fire as shields, but some of the ice shards were able to get through and cut them. Meanwhile, the waterbenders were now skiing circles around Ruta, using bending to amass all the water off the ground and dry the area around Ruta.

The beast knew its first threat were the firebenders, so it aimed its trunk at the burning generators. "How do we stop it?!" Yosafire asked.

"We don't." Masaru smirked. Water gushed out of the trunk, but as soon as it hit the burning oil, the flames combusted into flaming towers! "Pouring water on an oil fire just makes it worse. Believe me, I know."

"Ahhh! Now I can pass science class!" With that, they went to pour the remaining oil cans over the last two generators, and they both went up in flames. "ARRRRRROOOOOOOO…"

The despairing cries of a burning elephant would usually bring people to tears, but the Nextgen Pirates felt only satisfaction as this robotic monstrosity burned with colorful embers. Vah Ruta tried to take back the water that Melody and Yuta were dragging back to the shore, but the humans maintained a tight grip on their element. Masaru and Yosafire slipped into an opening on the beast to escape the intense heat. "Hee hee! ARSON!" The two high-fived.

"Oh, you done messed up now!" They faced a red Zora woman with jellyfish hair. Her glittery fins reflected the light from the disco ball in the room. "Ain't NO ONE set Ludy Juny's dance floor on fire! I'mma show you twerps the wrong side of a Zora's booteh!" She used her bending to create Water Dancers, which whipped extendable notes at them.

Yosafire ran far back and sent a tiny beam of Heat Vision from her eyes. The heat touched her glasses and became magnified, creating powerful twin beams that cut through the dancers, reducing them to steam. Juny evaded the Heat Vision, but Masaru ran through the steamed dancers to throw a punch at the Zora. Juny retaliated with a Water Whip, but as Masaru reeled back, he threw a flaming baseball. Juny snorted at how epically he missed, but the ball poofed behind her head and hit her. She willed the dancers to grab Masaru to try and drown him, then conjured a water shield to defend from Yosafire's fire breath.

Masaru willed his chi to heat up and was able to escape the steaming water, leaping for an aerial kick, but Juny grabbed his ankle and threw him. His flaming shoe fell off, and it poofed to kick the side of her head. Yosafire ran to grab her partner by the wrists, whirling Masaru with his body aflame. They became a fiery tornado and chopped down the Water Dancers, so Juny brought up a large wave to cool them. Yosafire hurled Masaru through the wave, the boy grabbing the Zora's head, flipping, and slamming her in the floor. Yosafire grabbed Masaru's ankles and continued spinning, Juny whirling with them as she grew ever drier from the heat. "MASA-YOSA-FIRE DANCE!" They smashed Juny into the wall, knocking the fried dancer out.

…

Weiss Schnee was skiing gracefully toward Vah Rudania, the salamander mounted on a ground littered with cracks of lava under the only sun patch on the island. She had two guests with her: Weiss held the hand of an angel in gray clothing named Froze, who wielded a magic wand with a block, Lego-like top. Holding onto Weiss' back was Callie, the Inkling wielding a Rainmaker. Weiss guided her partner on her ever-extending Ice Road, going around the lava. Rudania willed the lava to rise out and whip at the duo, but with quick concentrations of magic, Froze froze the tips of the lava whips into stone.

"We're lucky to have gotten the smallest beast, aren't we?" Weiss asked half-humorously.

"It's still quite massive compared to us. Don't get cocky." Froze replied.

The ground at Rudania's feet melted from the heat, the beast drawing in the lava and opening its mouth. The girls halted and cast constant beams of ice to intercept the gush of lava, pouring all they had into stopping it from breaching through. When it finally stopped, the lava stream had become an awkward, cone-shaped tongue sticking out of the mouth, weighing the salamander down for a bit as the girls skied to its left. "Okay, I'm going for it now!" Callie declared, aiming the Rainmaker skyward and launching.

A small cloud was formed above Rudania's back, raining magenta ink and covering its solar panels. Flamethrowers activated to burn the ink, but the icebenders were freezing the ground around the two left feet. Rudania aimed its tail to shoot meteors, the girls sliding away to have more evasion room, but the beast melted the ice around its feet. Rudania erected fire spires around itself, launching them at the group. Weiss took the lead and conjured an Ice Knight, using its frosty sword to slice the spires as they neared. The other spires would circle around to the front to be launched toward the group, but Weiss was consistent in cutting them.

"Do you really have to create the whole knight?" Callie asked. "All you really need is the sword."

"There's power in aesthetic. Most benders don't know that."

"Yeah, just ask Yosafire." Froze replied, thinking of her Flamey Kitty. The knight vanished after the spires were dealt with, so the girls returned to its left feet. "We need stronger ice. Frozen Yogurt!" She molded yogurt from her wand and enveloped the first foot within it before freezing. Callie shot another blast of Ink Rain to cover up the solar panels, so when the beast tried to shoot fire down at the group, it resulted in a weak attempt. Froze then smothered the 2nd foot in yogurt, the trio having to retreat afterward as the ink was melted off the panels and it blasted meteors from the tail.

The tail tried to melt off the yogurt, but Froze created a giant snowman and had it bounce over to clog up the tail. The snow quickly melted, but Rudania was spewing lava from its mouth, willing it to flow to the feet to melt the yogurt. The trio skied around to the front and cooled the lava, the beast retaliating by shooting Heat Vision at them. Callie shot out ink, which Weiss froze, then Froze used magic to reshape the ink into a flat shape, making it as shiny and reflective as a mirror. The beams bounced off the mirror, Froze redirecting them skyward. They continued to the right feet, with Froze molding yogurt over the first one. Callie needed to recharge her ink, the others using an ice shield to defend from Fire Rain, and afterwards Callie sent another Ink Rain to muck up the solar panels.

The tail aimed at the group once more, but its meteors were remarkably smaller, Weiss dispersing them with snowballs that she willed to explode. The back flamethrowers dispersed the ink once more, but Froze was already freezing yogurt over the last foot. The benders used Ice Boost to lift them all up to the back. Callie recharged her ink and whipped out twin guns, spinning around the solar panels and spreading ink everywhere. The girls froze the flame ducts, with only weak flames failing to melt through. Cold in the feet and the back, Vah Rudania gave a soft, "Oink…oink…oiiiiinnnk…" before falling asleep.

"It makes a pig sound?" Callie asked. The others shrugged before finding an opening to the beast, going in to find the pilot: a giant Goron kid named Gollin.

"HEY. My beast isn't moving." He spoke loudly. "ARE YOU REPAIRMEN?"

"No, we're here to relieve you of duty." Weiss replied. "You can go now."

"QUEEN MANDY SAID, IF ANYONE SAID THAT, BURN THEM." With that, Gollin curled into a ball, emerald flames around him, and spun rapidly. He shot at them, but they scattered different directions. Gollin uncurled to refocus on them, during which Weiss conjured an Ice Hornet to stab his belly with an icicle stinger. Gollin melted the hornet in fire and spun his arms, conjuring fire-bowling balls and throwing them. The balls spun around the room, trying to hit their targets. Callie shut her eyes as one was about to burn her, but Froze defended her. Weiss dodged the other, but then Gollin rolled over and pinned her in his hand.

"'KAY. I'LL BURN YOU NOW." But Gollin didn't get the chance as Froze shoved a giant spoon of yogurt in his throat. "MMM. WHAT'S THIS? IT'S GOOD."

"Then have more." Froze shoved more conjured yogurt into the Goron's belly, Gollin happily munching and swallowing. His belly was delighted by the tasty sweets, but once he was full, he was sleepy. "I'M FULL. GOOD NIGHT." He curled up and fell asleep.

"I wonder if I'd be good at babysitting?" Weiss asked herself.

"Hey, look in there." Callie pointed to the main core, seeing a beating heart. "Do you think we should… take that?"

"Is it supposed to be Rudania's heart? Hmm… I suppose we could freeze it to preserve it."

…

George King and Jataro Kemuri were riding the Heart Star with Makava, whose expert piloting helped them evade Vah Medoh's lasers. "Vah Medoh has three propellers on the end of each wing, with one propeller at the base of each wing." Makava recapped the intel. "George, you'll have to stop them one at a time so Jataro can mold his clay around them."

"My Stopping skills are finally paying off!" George declared.

"If I was on the ground," Jataro began, "I could just use my Window Power to squeeze Medoh between my fingers."

"It can still use its airbending to cut your fingers." Makava replied. "Besides, it's fast, so you'd have to keep retaking photos."

A powerful gust tried to blow the ship back, so Makava dove it downward to go under the gust, arching upward and stomping the gas to close in on the first base propeller. She quickly stomped the brake and stopped the ship, opening the windshield as George channeled his chi to Stop the propeller. Jataro bent clay-like rock from his Infi-Cube and began to mold it around the blades. Wind blasts tried to hit them, but Makava evaded while still keeping in range of the propeller, though George was straining to keep his Stop intact. Jataro completely covered the gaps between the blades and hardened the clay, turning the propeller into a stone circle.

George could release the Stop, and though the propeller resumed spinning, its air circulation was muted with the clay over it. Medoh swiped Air Slices at the ship, Makava shutting the windshield and barrel-rolling to escape from its wrath. Medoh formed a tornado and tried to suck the Heart Star toward the center of it. They opened the windshield so Jataro could take a picture of the whirlwind, in which he could reach an expanded hand in and grab the tornado. The strong wind sliced up his skin, but he was able to stop the wind flow enough for the Heart Star to go to the second inner propeller.

"Couldn't one of us shrink down, you put us through that photo, and we become giant?" George asked.

"Only my body can fit through." Jataro replied. "And I'd have to get naked to fit completely…"

"Forget I asked." Once the ship was close, George used Stop on the propeller again; it was spinning slightly faster, so he needed a touch more chi to keep it still.

"Wait, George, can't you just slow it down a little bit?" Makava asked. "Don't waste too much strength holding it still."

"Good idea!" The propeller began to move at a slower pace, in which Jataro could hold the mold of clay in place while the blades swung by to collect it, spreading trails to each other until Jataro was able to completely cover it with clay. Another gust forced the ship away, and Medoh formed smaller tornadoes to throw at them. Jataro snapped another photo to wave the tornadoes away with a giant hand, but Medoh shot lasers to burn the hand, forcing Jataro to pull back. Makava steered the ship toward the end of the right wing.

A meek voice sounded from Medoh, its Rito pilot, Quinn. "Oh, dear, I'm losing altitude slightly. Let's see you try to stop my fans while I'm constantly rotating. D'oh, I hope I don't get nauseous." Medoh began to rotate, its propellers drawing away. Makava U-turned to go for the left wing instead, so Quinn quickly twisted it the other way, but Makava turned again, so Quinn changed direction. The pilot decided to make Vah Medoh fly away, blasting cyclone tunnels that Makava evaded. She stomped the gas to fly straight for the right wing, her ship's speed faster than Medoh, so the beast rotated again.

Makava then stopped the ship to let the left wing rotate over them. "He'll just keep spinning, so I'll Slow them all at once!" George slowed all three wing fans, causing all the wind to blast from the right wing. "WHOOOAA!" Because the right fans had to spin faster to make up for the weakened ones, the entire beast flipped! Makava immediately steered down and turned the ship sideways to land its bottom against the wing. Vah Medoh was completely vertical, but when Jataro snapped a photo going up its underside, he reached a fist through to bang the beast, causing it to flip further until it was upside-down. "And release!" George released the left fans.

The wings were blowing straight upward, pushing Vah Medoh into the ground. "AAAAAHH!" Quinn fell into the ceiling and struggled to regain balance and control. The Heart Star remained airborne as Jataro got on the roof, snapped a photo of the squirming bird, then dug his giant fingers into the ground around it to bend earth up over the propellers. Vah Medoh struggled helplessly, its wings pinned and air flow ceased. The three flew down and entered the beast, locating the dorky Rito pilot in the control center.

"This is horrible! Becoming the Divine Beast's pilot was an honor! It was the greatest thing to have ever happened to me, AND YOU RUINED IT! They'll never hire me again! I-I…I…I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME!" The nerd's feathers spiked, whipping his wings violently and cutting their skin with bladed wind. George slowed Quinn down to let Makava get closer, but the Rito got free and clashed his wings with her blades, both surprisingly equal in sharpness.

Makava leapt away and tossed her right sword, Quinn dodging right, then Makava ran to that direction. The Rito halted and whirled his wings, sending a rotating, fan-like Air Slice. Makava cut the air in a circly fashion to disperse the wind, then extended her hand to summon her other sword back. "YOW!" Quinn yelped, the blade cutting his hip. Makava then ran up him, sliced his front in an 'X' fashion while throwing her swords, then she got behind, called her swords back, and cut his back in another 'X' upon their return. The Rito fell unconscious as Makava sheathed her blades in a cross fashion.

(Before I forget, Makava dressed as a Rito for Halloween, so this was a reference.)

"Hey… what's that spine-lookin' thingy?" Jataro pointed at a spine in the upside-down generator. "I bet I could use it for art… Can I take it?"

"Be my guest." George shrugged.

…

Hange was driving a Zero Cycle toward Vah Naboris, Kodama in the sidecar. By stomping its hooves, lightning was channeled through the ground toward the cycle, but they used fireworks attached to the side to make the bike jump the shockwaves. The camel's humps shot lightning beams into the ground and moved them toward the cyclers, Hange's swift steering swerving around them. Kodama loaded her strongest fireworks and launched them at the glowing hooves, which sparked as the electricity faltered. "That's some hella ammunition in those flashy missiles!" Hange praised.

"I always go for colorful, but deadly!" Kodama winked. They drove circles around the hooves, the pyrotechnician launching a considerable amount of fireworks at each one as the beast's knees bent in weakness. When it was low enough, Hange grabbed Kodama's arm and launched her grapplers up to the base of the legs, re-launching and hooking around the body, while Kodama maneuvered them with Jetworks to evade lightning strikes. They got to the top of the back hump, where Kodama launched Cheeseworks to completely drench the antenna in sticky cheese, stopping its electrical flow.

The camel rose to full height as the front hump charged lightning, the duo jumping off, swinging with grapplers to weaken their fall until they could land back on the Zero Cycle. They zoomed away to avoid a powerful strike of lightning, then electrical spheres went sent to home in on them. Kodama launched Iceworks to discharge the spheres until Hange could make a turn and return to the beast. More fireworks flew at the hooves, but all four of them surged energy into the ground, causing it to glow. They used a Rocket Jump and struggled to remain hovering over the electric ground, but it wore off just before the hover did.

Kodama was able to ruin the back hooves, but the front ones began glowing as the left one whipped at the cyclers, sending aerial shockwaves. They used fireworks to speed the cycle away and get out of range of the lightning. Since it was too dangerous to get close, Kodama had to launch fireworks from afar, targeting the right hoof that was still grounded. It suffered enough damage, forcing Naboris to only stand on the left front hoof. The camel willed Lightning Rain to surround it, making sure they couldn't get through to the hoof. The duo drove closer and launched fireworks above the hoof to disrupt the lightning surrounding it, then blasted fireworks at the hoof until it was defeated.

Kodama's quick handiwork brought Naboris to its knees, so Hange swung them both up to the back of the beast. They evaded lightning strikes once more and arrived at the top of the front hump, covering the antenna in Cheeseworks. "That should halt its charging. Let's start tearing up the inside!"

"WHEEEEE!" Kodama cheered with glee as Hange flew them stylishly into an opening. The pilot was a short Gerudo girl, Chief Riju.

"SURRENDER, Riju!" Hange trained a sword at her, grinning ecstatically. "You're about to go up for ransom!"

"I will not be defeated by you, traitor!" Riju smiled passionately, drawing her Scimitar of the Seven, as well as the golden shield Daybreaker. "Queen Mandy will be victorious!"

"RAAAAAH!" Both Gerudo clashed blades with terrific power and passion. Kodama giggled, sat down, and enjoyed the show. She felt no hostility between these two, they were just good friends who probably tested their metal every day. "TAKE THIS!" Hange stabbed her Haki sword, but Riju used a Shield Bash to send the momentum back into Hange, dizzying the older Gerudo as Riju then zapped her with electricity. "Nee-hee-hee-hee! That was a bad IDEA!" The electric invigorated her nerves, and Hange attacked with monstrous speed.

"Hey, you girls wanna come beat up Jinta with us later?" Kodama asked.

"That your token boy toy?!" Hange asked.

"Yep!"

"Sounds good to me!" Riju replied.

"Sweet! Well, I'll just start cheesing the wires if you don't mind. …Say, what's that brain?" Kodama noticed a crackling thunder brain inside the generator.

"Oh, that?" Riju asked. "That's Skaios' brain, Mandy gave it to me to power Naboris."

"Sk-Skaios?!" (End song.)

For a reason Mandy couldn't understand, all four Divine Beasts were collapsing on the ground. Her head swelled with aggravation, but did not allow this to show. "…What pieces of junk."

"AYAAAARRRRRGH!" Creeper expressed enough panic for both of them. "WHAT ARE THOSE IDIOTS DOING?! Those beasts took down a god, yet they can't handle a few measly brats at their feet?!"

"Mandy-sama, why are the big animals fainting?!" Koko yelled. "Will they still protect us? Koko is worried!"

"Quiet. It looks like I'll be relying on the Fifth Beast after all. …After I deal with those little pests." (Play "Life Will Change" from Persona 5!)

Cheren's group raced up the mountain path as if they were students late for school. Whenever demons tried to intercept them, the group would quickly knock them down and keep running. However, once they entered a large field within the mountain, a horde of Moblin and Lizalfos charged, roaring passionately! Cheren held Panini's hand, the boys kicking on their Observation Haki as they swiftly ducked and dodged under the crowd of demons. "Get out of the way!" Karin Kurosaki swooped down in her ghost form, kicking her Soul Soccer to brutally bash their skulls in. "Can't you see they're in a hurry?!"

Lynels were mounted on the peaks, ready to loose Shock Arrows, but they were blasted by Soul Beams cast by Sector REAP. "Sorry, but I kind of owe that boy a favor." Neku stated. "I forgot to tell him 'Thanks.'"

"I didn't forget, but I'm certain he'll be grateful for the assistance." Joshua remarked, the angel stylishly dodging a Lynel's arrows before flying to stab it with his sword.

Cheren's group was able to continue up the mountain path, but a giant spider-web was strung up within a trench area. "You bullies aren't getting any closer to my mom!" Jeff declared, mounting himself on the web. "No matter what you do to me, I will not move!"

Karkat got his cellphone and called, "Hey Rawberry, I found a giant spider. You want first dibs?"

They heard what sounded like a motorcycle in the distance, but it was actually Rawberry Preserves, zooming up the mountain on her own feet and halting as soon as she spotted Jeff. Her eyes widened with lust, drooling tongue sticking out. "…Uh-oh." said Jeff. Immediately, his four eyes saw nothing but the inside of Rawberry's mouth. "AAAAAAHH!"

Panini shot fire to burn down the web, leaving the horrific one-sided fight to resolve itself. Queen Mandy shook her head in disappointment. "Well, he was good while he lasted. Sigh, I guess I'm screwed."

Though Creeper could detect her sarcasm, this entire situation had him both worried and frustrated. Azula was hospitalizing and imprisoned on Nextgen H.Q.. Princess Cindy was probably up there by now, too. Rā's and his assassins were all bound and gagged on their own ship. Sivam is depowered, shrunken, and helpless in a butterfly net, her Anti-Fairies fleeing like wingless bats. Cortez was being held at scythe-point by Death the Kid, and the Divine Beasts were collapsed heaps of ancient metal on the ground, their pilots tied up, except Riju, who was merely relaxing to let the show play out.

"Sigh… I have no other choice." Creeper said with conviction. And so, with a terrific leap, the green demon landed in a small field, just in time to intercept Cheren's group. "You have done well to make it this far, Nextgen Pirates, but I will not allow you to get an inch closer. NOW… YOU MUST FACE ME!" Two giant Sheikah Tech miniguns sprung out of his pockets! "?!" Cheren, Killua, and Karkat had already run past him. "JUST YOU?!" he yelled at Panini.

"Time to see which of us is the better sidekick! FIRE BUNNY FURY!" Panini's flames shaped around her like a rabbit!

Sub-boss: Royal adviser to the queen, CREEPER

Panini dashed forth, completely avoiding Creeper's laser bullets and diving at him with a Tornado Tackle. Creeper positioned the right gun as a shield, forcing Panini to jump back, and he used the left gun to shoot, Pan dashing to the side to evade. The Fire Bunny punched rapid fireballs at the right gun, making it too hot to hold as Creeper dropped it. He aimed the left gun and unloaded more bullets, but as Panini would keep running sideways, he stopped to aim in front of her, almost tricking her into running into the rounds. Pan quickly halted and rushed the other way, but Creeper shot in her path. On impulse, Panini jumped into the air, but Creeper blasted skyward. Shooting puffs of fire from her feet, Panini maneuvered around the air, evading the spire of bullets before shooting to the ground.

Creeper couldn't re-aim his gun in time before the rabbit leapt forth for a fiery foot to the face, the demon bouncing backward and dropping his minigun. Creeper whipped out an Ancient Sword, slashing it like a lightsaber, but Panini swiftly dodged it before leaping to stamp Creeper in the chest. He quickly recovered and dealt a slash to Pan's stomach, the bunny yelping and leaping back. Creeper grabbed a Sheikah Bazooka and launched homing energy balls, Panini jumping away from their wide explosions.

Panini decided to bravely scamper forward, ducking under high energy balls while jumping low ones, her speed dodging their homing trajectory as they exploded behind her. Creeper grabbed the Ancient Sword for more whipping slashes of blue light, Panini's punches countering the blade and enduring the pain. Creeper grunted as the blade grew hotter with each impact, forced to throw the weapon away, but he couldn't defend himself from a kick to the crotch. Creeper bounced back again and used a Sheikah Helipack to fly skyward. He used the bazooka to rain more explosive shots down, and Panini evaded them as she air-jumped her way to the demon.

Panini seemed less like a bunny and more like a frog, kicking back repeatedly as she "swam" through the air. Creeper flew over the edge of the peak, knowing her Fury will have to wear off and she'll take the fall. Panini knew this, too, so she dropped to land on the edge, squatting and channeling immense chi to her feet. Creeper charged his bazooka and launched a larger energy sphere, knowing she would not be able to jump straight at him with it in the way. But he was mistaken: Panini instead flipped upside-down and used the surged chi in her feet to kick the sphere straight back. "WHAT?!" Creeper blasted another shot, destroying the larger sphere before it could reach, though the explosion blew him back slightly.

Then, Panini used another great surge to leap with the speed of a cannon, Creeper screaming as she flew right through the explosion. Her green eyes flared with madness as she pounced the demon, holding his arms and planting her shoes against him for rapid, burning bunny kicks. Creeper's green skin grew riddled with burning bruises, until Panini stopped. With both shoes together, flames shaped like bunny paws, one final kick banished Creeper to the shores of the island.

Nagisa Shingetsu set foot on the dark island with fear in his heart. Already, it seemed the pirates had fired something in his direction. "AAAAAHH!" He braced for the impact, but the projectile merely hit the ground and scraped along before stopping at his feet. He recognized the burned form as Creeper, Mandy's adviser at Shipwreck Cove. Confusion became him as Nagisa wondered what caused Creeper to end up like this, and from such a distance.

"HIYAH!" Nagisa heard a familiar battle cry, looking left to see Kotoko kicking the helmets off of Darknuts, while Morgiana squished their heads with mighty legs.

"Kotoko?!"

The girl gasped and looked over. "NAGISA!"

"What, what's happened to Nagisa?!" Morg asked, facing the same direction. "Uh…" Indeed, the boy looked like Nagisa, but… something was off. …Yes, he was much shorter.

The two friends ran to rejoin each other as Nagisa asked, "How did you get here?"

"It's a long story, but I think we have a chance of taking down Yonko Mandy!"

"We…We do?!" The very idea filled Nagisa with hope.

Cheren, Killua, and Karkat raced up the final set of stairs, dark torches alighting at the sides. They halted before the edge of an abyss, an eerie gust of wind blowing skyward. Cheren shared a glance with Killua, who nodded confidently, then to Karkat, who rolled his eyes and mentally said, 'Cut the sentimental crap and let's just fight the boss.' So with that, they jumped into the wind and let their selves fly!

"YAAAAAAAAHHH!" The boys flew several meters above the platform and above Mandy. The queen merely looked at them with disbelief, like a woman mildly annoyed by the antics of immature boys. Cheren aimed the sword down, letting gravity claim him with Mandy as the destination.

"KOKO WILL PROTECT MANDY-SAMA!" The young Sheikah leapt forth to intercept Cheren's blade.

Regardless, the boy's resolve was unwavering. He would puncture Queen Mandy, even if he had to cut through this obstacle. When Koko understood this, she felt strong regret in her decision. She was about to fly directly into the tip of the Master Sword, and Cheren showed no signs of stopping. Koko knew it was the end, and wanted to cry and apologize to her late mother, but there was no time.

Mandy smacked the child out of the air like a bat hitting a baseball, allowing herself to be greeted with Cheren's sword instead.