Fuse's Advance
By: Aubrie1234
Dear Readers, This is one of my tributes to good old original FusionFall. It was the best game I ever played, and I will NEVER forget it. EVER.
…I MISS YOU, FUSIONFALL! (cries waterfall tears) I WISH CARTOON NETWORK NEVER TOOK YOU DOWN AND AWAY!
Ben was anxiously waiting for Dexter in the room outside his lab. The boy genius had called him, Numbuh One, Edd (a.k.a Double D), Mojo Jojo, and Blossom and told them to go to his lab for a very important meeting. So far, he was the only one there. It was a good thing he hadn't called Mandy. Sometimes, that girl spooked Ben, and she was younger than him! Anyway, he wasn't alone for long. Soon, Blossom and Double D arrived. It wasn't long after when Numbuh One and Mojo Jojo arrived as well. They also had the same questions he did, such as: 'Why are we here?' and 'What does Dexter want to tell us?'
"I have no idea, but Dexter did say it was important." Ben said.
"Maybe he's found a way to end the war?" Double D suggested.
"It seems very unlikely, Double D." Numbuh One said.
"Maybe it's a new machine to help fight Fuse better?" Blossom suggested.
"Unlikely, Blossom. If he had made one, I, Mojo Jojo, would have been one of the first he would have told about it."
"I doubt that."
"You doubt my superiorness?!"
"If you mean superiority, then yes."
"Even though you both are enemies, why are you fighting?" Ben interrupted.
"Out of habit." they shrugged. Just then, the door opened, allowing them inside. They went in, seeing Dexter, and even Mandark, already sitting at the meeting table they had put in there a while back for such important meetings. They all went over and sat in their respective seats while Dexter started to explain.
"Now, the reason I have asked you to come here is because Fuse has managed to break into my old lab. His minions managed to steal quite a few things, one of them an old dimensional transporter."
"I thought you said you cleared out your lab?" Blossom asked.
"I did, but I left some of my older and useless inventions behind. But, now that Fuse has found the transporter, he could make the war much more difficult. Using his power to repair things and his super intellect, he could manage to make the transporter work. If he does manage to make it work, other worlds would be in danger."
"Couldn't they protect themselves like us?" Ben asked.
"Some might, but not all of them. Because of me, we were more prepared for a threat like this. They might not."
"But fret not! If we can infiltrate Fuse's Lair, we should be able to destroy it before he can use it." Mandark added.
"What would happen if Fuse were to use it before we could destroy it?" Numbuh One asked.
"Other worlds would be in danger, but we would be able to follow Fuse's minions. Thanks to Mandark, we've made a working dimensional transporter so that we can follow if Fuse does manage to use it before we can destroy it."
"What if he makes a Fusion on the world before we can get rid of them?" Double D asked. Dexter sighed and pushed his glasses back up before answering.
"Then that world will have to join the fight. Once a Fusion is made on another world, we cannot get rid of the monsters for good."
"Then why are we just sitting here?! We have to go and prevent that!" Ben said.
"We could go, but we might get overwhelmed, since some of us can't fight." Mandark said.
"But I know three who can." Dexter said.
"You mean Talia, Bruce, and Star?" Blossom asked.
"Exactly, Blossom. They've defeated Fuse before and know his Lair better than us, so they should be able to get rid of the transporter before it can be used."
"If another war against Fuse starts, we're going to be in trouble." Numbuh One said.
"Which is why we have to stop him before it happens." Ben said.
After a few more minutes of discussing things, the meeting ended and Dexter called Talia Lightmace, Bruce Flamesword, and Star Icepunch. They were in the middle of cataloging the monsters and Fusions of the Darklands, in case younger heroes needed to have a guide while going through the areas. Right now, they were in Hero's Hollow and Talia and Bruce were fighting a Meteoric Sentry while Star cataloged it, its type, its attacks, and its level. They soon defeated it.
"Okay... We should have all the monsters for Hero's Hollow cataloged now." Star said. She's a 12-year-old girl with white hair, unusual yellow eyes, and is the smartest one of the group. She wears a Whiskers Hoodie, Crimson Filigree Pants, and Lightspeed Shoes. She wields a Radonex Axe and a Hammerhead Leviathan.
"I know there aren't any Fusions here, so now we can go on to The Precipice." Talia said. She's a 14-year-old girl with neon pink hair, brown eyes, and is a bit impulsive sometimes. She wears a Basic Iris Tunic, Basic Combat Pants, and Basic Athena Mid-Boots. She wields a Galactic Blade and a Exo-Particle Rifle.
"It's monsters are only one level above the ones here. We shouldn't have much trouble." Bruce said. He's a mostly quiet 13-year-old boy with dark brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a Jaguar Shirt, Kenjutsu Pants, and Leopard Boots. He wields a Kaiser Hammer and a Wrist Rocket. Suddenly, his communicator beeped. He pulled it out and looked at the caller ID.
"It's Dexter."
"Well, he is your guide." Star commented. He rolled his eyes. His guide was Dexter, Talia's guide was (surprisingly) Double D, and Star's guide was Ben. He answered the call and a miniature image of Dexter appeared.
"Greetings, Bruce, Star, and Talia. I need you three to go into Fuse's Lair for an important mission."
"What's the mission?" Talia said excitedly.
"Some of Fuse's monsters managed to break into my old lab and steal some stuff."
"I thought you said you cleared out your lab before you left?" Bruce asked.
"Like I told Blossom before, I did, but I left some of my older and useless inventions behind. But, one of the inventions taken was a dimensional transporter."
"What about your other inventions?" Star asked.
"They aren't any use to Fuse. But, the transporter is. If he manages to repair it, other worlds would be in danger and have to join the fight against Fuse."
"What?!" Talia said, a worried expression on her face (which wasn't not normal for her), "Then need to go and destroy it!" She then pressed a button on her communicator, making her KND Hoverboard appear. But, before she could get on it and take off, Star grabbed her arm.
"Wait, Talia!" she said, "We can't just go charging in there blind! Remember what happened last time?" Talia regretfully nodded.
"I've already sent you a program that will track down the transporter, Bruce." Dexter continued. The boy nodded.
"Now, goodbye and good luck." he said before the transmission was cut. Bruce let out a sigh before looking over to Talia and Star. He knew that whatever Talia saw in the future had something to do with this and that Star was just as worried about their senior as he was.
"Let's just go and get this over with, alright?" Bruce said. Star nodded and brought out her vehicle, an Aku Glider, but Talia just got on her waiting hoverboard without a word. She was never this quiet, so he knew something was wrong, but decided not to ask. He then brought out his vehicle, an Underworld Glider, before they all flew to Fuse's Lair.
After a few minutes or so, they reached the edge of the Lair and Bruce activated the tracking program. Talia also seemed to be happier, but not as much as her usual self.
"Seems it's inside Fuse's Throne Room, but behind Fuse. We'll have to take out Fuse again if we want to destroy the transporter." Bruce said.
"Then let's take him down again!" Talia said, smiling. Both Bruce and Star smiled as well and nodded before they all started to cross Fusion Matter Moat (as they liked to call it). They all got to Fuse's Throne Room, but Fuse was nowhere in sight. The transporter was, though. It looked like a giant metal circle with wires and a control panel attached.
"Strange..." Star muttered, "Seems like a trap."
"He wouldn't leave something this important lying around, that's for sure." Talia said.
"But, where is Fuse?" Bruce asked, "He never leaves this places, does he?" The girls shrugged.
"I think we should be cautious when going over to the transporter. There's no telling if Fuse is hiding, his monsters are waiting for us, or if no one's here at all." Star said. The other two nodded.
"But, as a precaution, I think I should have Nano Numbuh Five out with her Group Sneak ability." Bruce said, "She'll camouflage all of us, in case Fuse or his monsters are around."
"Good idea." Talia said, "And if there are monsters around, we'll kick their butts!"
"That's only if there are any monsters around." Star told her.
"I know that."
"Well, you don't act like it."
"What was that?!"
"Not again..." Bruce groaned as Star and Talia started to fight. As they did, he ignored them and looked around the room, trying to see if there was anything they missed when they looked around the first time. He noticed the walls were a dark blue color, with a few patches of green in between. At a glance, it only looked like a regular wall. But, if you studied it carefully, you could tell some of the dark blue places looked like they were overlapping. He then realized why they didn't see Fuse or any monsters. The monsters were hiding as the wall!
"Guys!" he yelled, trying to get either Star's or Talia's attention. They both looked at him angrily and said: "What?!"
"Get your weapons ready, because the monsters have been here the whole time!" he said as he pointed at the wall. Once he did, the monsters started to move and crawled downwards, towards the floor, or flew away from the wall and dive-bombed at them. Bruce aimed his Wrist Rocket at the monsters while Talia and Star got their weapons ready. Talia used her communicator to switch out her Galactic Blade for her Exo-Particle Rifle and Star did the same, switching out her Radonex Axe for her Hammerhead Leviathan. And, as far as they could tell, all the monsters were either Mech Queens, Skeeter Spawns, or Wild Wings. But, there were over twenty of each kind. It's amazing they didn't get overwhelmed, but they were supposed to be the ones who took down Fuse, so it shouldn't have been surprising. But, as they fought those monsters, three Newspaper Ninjas (who were hiding underneath the other monsters) went over to the transporter and started to repair it. Star noticed this.
"Bruce! Talia!" she yelled, "These monsters are only decoys! The Newspaper Ninjas are trying to repair the transporter!" They nodded before Bruce aimed his Wrist Rocket at the ninjas. He had the smallest long-range weapon out of the three, but his was the easiest to aim. He rarely missed. He fired, but the rocket was intercepted by a newspaper shuriken. He glared and shot another rocket. This one was also intercepted. As he was about to fire again, the transporter started to give out sparks and a small portal was opening.
NO! I'm not going to let Fuse win! he thought. Just as he fired, the portal opened enough to let the ninjas through. They lept into the portal and it closed behind them. His rocket blasted the portal to pieces, though. After that, the monsters started to flee. The girl let them go, but looked sadly at their friend. Bruce didn't like it when Fuse managed to win. Sometimes, he got angry about it. His angry side was dangerous to everyone around him when it appeared, but it rarely appeared. Anyway, they looked at him sadly, knowing he wasn't happy about it. He let out a low growl and kicked a rock away.
"I almost had them!" he said.
"Bruce, maybe Dexter has another transporter that we could use to follow them." Talia said.
"She's right. Besides, if we stay around here too long, Fuse might come back." Star said. He sighed heavily, but knew they were right.
"Okay. Let's get out of here."
"That's the spirit!" Talia said, smiling. He saw a glint of defiance in her eyes and knew she wasn't going to let the monsters go, either. He smiled, knowing they were going to start another, maybe even more crazy, adventure.
Even though Talia, Bruce, and Star are in here, they aren't my characters. I had different ones when I played FusionFall, but for this story, I decided to make-up my own! What do you think of them? Will they be able to stop Fuse before he makes a Fusion? And what worlds are they going to go to? Where did the Newspaper Ninjas go? Find out in the next chapter!