Mm, how will poor little Anthony do today?


Chapter 2: Anthony's Revenge

Sector W Treehouse

After taking his bath, Angie took the liberty of carrying her shrunken son up to the treehouse, tucking him in nice and comfy into his dollhouse bed. Considering the quietness of the dollhouse, with him being the only real resident, he was actually able to sleep pretty well. Except of course for the dream that played in his head.

Another day of preschool was starting, and kids were gathering into the classroom. Still in his bare feet, Anthony McKenzie was about to enter the class, but as he turned around a shelf, he accidentally tripped on its corner. "Whoooa!" he yelled as he wobbled forward, but stopped himself from falling over. This didn't stop the surrounding kids from pointing and giggling at him.

Three-year-old Aranea Fulbright laughed as she said, "Havin' trouble lifting those today, Anthony?"

The bucktoothed boy angrily stepped toward her and stated, "At least I'm not small enough to BE lifted, Shortstuff." Anthony stomped away as Aranea just shot him a glare.

"At least I'm not SHORT-tempered…" she remarked quietly.

Anthony remembered that Aranea was sort of a new girl back then. They were actually around the same age, but Aranea was rather a few inches shorter than everyone else.

Anthony yawned and stretched his arms awake, pulling the covers off as he placed his feet on the floor. The boy walked into the house's bathroom to wash his eyes out in the sink. However, he suddenly remembered he was in a pretend house as the water wouldn't run. The boy sighed in depression before limping back to his room and slumping back down on the bed.

The sound of his bedroom door (his normal one) creaking open outside caught his attention. He glanced toward his bedside window as the sound of booming sneakers grew closer, until Anthony's window was shaded by a massive emerald green eye, staring at him. Sadly, it wasn't Fybi's. "Heyyy, Anthony."

Anthony sat up and begrudgingly replied, "Whaddyou want, Aranea?"

Aranea wore an arrogant smirk. "You know something, Anthony…"

"Oh boy…" Anthony rolled his eyes, having an idea of what she was gonna say.

"I've always wondered…"

"Dooon't ask it."

"Are you always so short-tempered?"

"GAH HAH HAH HAH!" Anthony sarcastically laughed. "WOW, VERY FUNNY, NEA! How fuh-REAKING ORIGINAL!" The boy then lied back down on his back.

Aranea only giggled with joy. "Hey, you should've expected. Riight? Wittle Anthony Ant."

"GUUUUH!" He stuck his head out the window and raised a fist. "SAY THAT AGAIN AND I'LL PUNCH YOU! !"

"…" Aranea burst into even more laughter at this. Her laughter echoed loudly in Anthony's ears as she fell backward, rolling on the floor in uncontrollable laughter. The girl slammed her hand on the table and tried to help herself up, wiping a tear from her eye. "Y-You'll punch me!" she laughed harder and harder. "Well, go ahead!" she cockily smiled as she moved her nose beside his window. "Punch me RIGHT in the nose!"

Anthony, however, wasn't gonna play into her game. He knew how this was gonna end up, and he couldn't bear anymore humiliation. "You're lucky I'm nice." He lied.

Aranea smirked. "Hey, don't worry, I feel your pain. I mean, I'm about as short as your sister is, and I'm only 7. I kinda get mocked a lot, too, and it's hard to feel strong about my height. But when I look at you right now, I feel like the tallest girl in the world!"

"Oh, well I'm SO glad I could make you feel better about your height!"

"Well, I guess that makes two of us, huh? I mean, you always mocked me for being short. I guess this is just God getting you your just desserts."

"Hmmm." He grumpily rolled on his side. The fact that that memory played during his sleep, and Aranea coming here now… if it was God, he hated what He was playing. It was so humiliating.

"Anthony, you won't get any bigger by layin' around."

"I'm not getting bigger, period."

"Oh, Anthony…" Aranea shook her head. "You know, when my mom was in KND, she was always the shortest of her friends. And now I'm filling in her shoes. But we were able to use our shortness to our advantage, and we proved quite a match. We're a lot like Kweeb and Vweeb in a way. Only difference is they're small enough to be stepped on like bugs. The point is, if we can make use of our small size, surely you can, too."

"Mehh…"

"How about I take you outside, get some fresh air? Maybe a walk in the yard. Oh! You can probably practice your earthbending! Since you're tiny, no one can see you fail at it!" she laughed.

"Grrr. Alright, fine. Carry me outside." Anthony grumpily ordered, opening his window. Aranea held her fingers beside it so Anthony could climb on and walk onto her palm. Aranea only gave him a cheerful grin as she carried him outside. It was actually pretty humiliating, considering, well, he was small enough to be lifted. He automatically knew some force was punishing him, and whatever it was, he hated it every minute.

McKenzie Household; backyard

Once Aranea had released Anthony in the backyard, the girl had left the bite-size boy to himself. Anthony stood and stared as the blades of grass towered over him. The small yard looked like a vast jungle to him, and the quiet sound of the breezy winds eased his mind. He inhaled a whiff of the backyard smell through his nose. He looked down and wiggled his toes in the soft soil. The feeling of the soft earth under his bare feet put him at peace, getting the underside of his toenails completely dirty with the brownness. One reason he sort of liked taking baths, so he could welcome his feet to even more dirt.

The boy smiled in relief before falling backwards, moving his arms back and forth as a snow angel of dirt was being created where he laid. "Ahhh… dirt, sweet, dirt." The boy stood up and brushed some of the dirt off. "You know, this isn't so bad." He said to himself, having a walk through the jungle as he viewed his surroundings. "It's a nice day… the dirt feels warm… I had a nice rest… Maybe I could get used to this life. I mean—AHH!" he screamed and jumped behind a rock when a tremendous caterpillar hissed and crawled by. His heart raced rapidly as he watched the caterpillar leave. "Okay, second thoughts." He stood up straight and calmly took a breath. "Okay… calm down. Just focus, and… practice your earthbending."

Anthony's eyes transfixed on the rock before him, assuming a firm stance as he readied his pose. Anthony raised a foot and stomped the ground, attempting to swing his other foot at the rock, his eyes widened in pain once his toe made contact. "YOOWCH!" the boy gripped his aching toe and hopped on one foot.

"Teeheeheehee!" came the familiar, childish giggle that Anthony so despised.

Anthony looked up and gasped as his sister stood over him. "Michelle?! What're you doing?"

"Watching you mess up! That's not how you earthbend!"

"Oh yeah? Well, let's see YOU do it, Genius!"

"Watch me as I earthbend with two hands tied behind my back." Michelle cockily smiled and folded both hands behind her. The 5-year-old stomped her right foot in the ground, scrapping it backwards along the ground before bending it back behind her, causing a chunk of the yard to raise out and float in midair. Michelle made her foot face ahead of her, wiggling her toes as the earth chunk hovered overhead, gently being placed on the ground. Still keeping her hands behind her, Michelle flipped behind the earth piece, using her foot to magically levitate it and place it back into where it originated.

Michelle cheerfully flipped over and landed close to Anthony gracefully. Anthony looked in fright as Michelle dug her big toe into the ground right next to him. The 5-year-old moved her toe in a swirly circle around Anthony, causing that spot to become a whirlpool of dirt that Anthony began to sink in. Anthony tried to stand up, but struggled to fight against the tough quicksand. Finally, Michelle had stopped, and Anthony was buried halfway up his body.

"Will you just go away, Michelle?!"

"Oookaay! Hm, hm, hm hm." The child happily skipped away once again.

"Hnnnghh!" Anthony struggled to shake free of the earth that encased him. "And NOW I'm stuck. Great…" His face turned to horror when he felt the ground shake, a shadow looming over from behind. Anthony looked back and gasped as a giant bluebird looked down and observed him. "N-n-n-niiice, bluebird…" He stuttered with total horror and fear. "D-Don't eat me, now… I'm not a tasty treat… p-please go away…"

"Awww. Don't you want my help?"

"Huh?" The bird turned to give Anthony a good look at Vweeb, the alien dropping down beside him.

"Well, the first step to living small: being humiliated and outmatched by your younger, but much bigger sister."

"What are you doing here, Vweeb?" he asked with much disgust. He wanted to call him names, but strongly resisted the urge for the sake of not shrinking any further. He'd never wanna show his face again if Vweeb saw him as high as his foot!

"Apparently, watching you suffer." Vweeb smirked. "But listen, Anthony, I think we can make good friends. Given your situation, I'm obligated to help you."

"Friends with YOU? Puh-leease!"

"Anthony, the only way you could get rid of the curse, I think, is if you fully know the experience of being like me. You won't be able to do that without my help. So do you WANT my help, or would you prefer more humiliation from your sister?"

"Hnnngh!" Anthony struggled even harder, but was powerless to the earth that trapped him. "Fine. Just get me out." With that, Vweeb took Anthony by the wrists and used all his might to pull the bully out. Finally, Anthony was free, and was back on his feet as he brushed the dirt off. "So, can you teach me how to fight or not?"

"Well, I'd still like to learn how to fight well at this size. If I'm ever gonna get to go on missions again, I need as much experience with this stuff as you have. Please, Vweeb?"

"Sure thing, Ant-y. Let's begin." The half-Kateenian led the tiny human through part of the jungle. "First, let's work on your combat. My dad's been helping me train against big enemies, using my mom as a practice dummy. 'Course, since you're new, we'll start you off-"

"DON'T… you dare say it!"

"-small." Vweeb smirked.

"Uugh."

"Let's start with this guy." He directed Anthony's attention to a giant grasshopper.

"Gaah!" Anthony yelped and cowered behind Vweeb.

"Anthony." Vweeb pulled him out. "Like this." The alien picked up a tiny twig and dashed over, roaring a battle cry as he swung his sword-like twig and clashed against the giant bug, who swung its legs in defense. After a few seconds, Vweeb was able to knock the bug down, giving a victory smirk before walking back over to Anthony. "Now you try." He tossed him the twig.

"Umm…" Anthony looked at the twig with worry before giving his own battle cry, running forth to duel against the massive bug. However, Anthony was overpowered as his twig was knocked away and he fell to his butt. Anthony's eyes widened with fear as the grasshopper then took him in its arms. "WAAAAHHHH!" he screamed as he was flown away in the distance. Vweeb sighed in disbelief before hurrying to rescue him.

McKenzie Household; living room

"Sure, Vweeb! I can help!" Angie smiled as she sat cross-legged on the carpeted floor, with Anthony and Vweeb sitting in front of her. "What do you want me to do?"

"Just try and squish your son!" Vweeb exclaimed.

"Whuh?" Anthony looked baffled.

"Ummm… squish my own son?" Angie rose a brow.

"Yeah! Try it with me first!"

"Um, okay…" Angie still looked quizzical as she stood up and raised her foot above the alien. She brought her foot down, but Vweeb quickly jumped out of the way. Angie kept rapidly trying to stomp the alien, her feet making the floor quake each time, but Vweeb kept swiftly jumping and dodging.

"When you go against big enemies like this," Vweeb explained, continuing to dodge Angie, "they'll be tryin' to stomp ya. Fast on their feet, ya know. That's why ya gotta be fast. Gotta be fast to avoid bein' smashed. Now you try." Angie ceased stomping as Vweeb jumped away.

Anthony looked a little worried as his mother held her foot above him. "Err… what if she accidentally stomps me?"

"Don't worry, Anthony." Angie smiled. "The carpet's really soft, and I'm barefoot. You should be just fine."

"And… GO!" Vweeb announced. With that, Angie quickly began trying to stomp her son, but Anthony moved fast and dodged her quick feet. "C'mon, Anthony's Mom! Stomp those feet!"

"I'm trying!"

"Come and get me, Mom!" Anthony yelled cockily. The boy continued to successfully dodge Angie's feet. "W-Whooa!" However, the boy wobbled at one point, and Angie was able to smash him.

"Oops." Angie raised her leg and looked to see Anthony pressed against the bottom of her foot. She gripped him in her fingers and peeled him off like a sticker. "Sorry, Anthony."

"Pleh!" He coughed some dirt off. "It's okay, Mom…"

Staircase

Anthony grunted and wheezed with pain as he and the alien were struggling to climb the massive carpeted staircase. "One of the most important notes about being small is that EVERYTHING is bigger than you, and when that involves climbing stairways, you gotta have the muscle. And when we practice enough with this, we'll try climbing table legs. Thankfully, since these stairs have a carpet, that makes it a million times easier."

The two have been climbing for many, MANY minutes now, and Anthony was absolutely tired. But the hard work eventually paid off as the two made it at the top of the stairs, panting heavily after doing so. "Finally… we made it…" Anthony gasped.

"Hm hm hm, hm hm!" Michelle happily hummed, skipping her way up the stairs in nearly 3 seconds. Once at the top, she bent down and shook her rear end at her brother. "HIIII, Anthony!" The cheerful girl hummed and skipped her way down the hall.

"Awwww…" Anthony sighed in humility.

"Hey, relax, buddy." Vweeb patted his shoulder. "You'll get used to it. Now how 'bout we go to the next test?"

"Uh, actually, Vweeb," Anthony spoke up, "I think I've had enough for right now. How about later?"

"Hehe… if you say so. The bug's life can be very stressful." The alien made a whistle then, summoning his bluebird steed as it flew in through a window. The bird took land beside Vweeb and allowed him to get on. "Catch ya later, Ant-y. Don't slack off. Hyah!" With that, the bird took off and soared out of the house.

Anthony's father, Harvey came out of his room with a basket of laundry, carrying it across the hallway. "Boy, how did I get stuck with doing Angie's- Huh?" he stopped himself when he noticed something on the floor by his socked feet. He bent down and picked his son up by his shirt. "Son, what're you doing? You can't just sit there, somebody will step on you."

"I survived Mom, I can survive you."

Harvey set his little boy on his left shoulder before continuing to carry the laundry downstairs. "Are you feeling better?"

"A little bit. But I still don't like Vweeb though."

"I was never a big fan of Kweeb, either." Harvey stated, opening the basement door and switching on the lights as he carefully walked down the dusty stairway. "But looking back, I'm glad I never tried to crush him, hehe."

"It's not funny! I mean, I know I almost hurt him and all, but he still insulted me after I apologized. And he's trying to make me feel worse even since."

"You know, when I was your age, I was kind of a bully." Harvey said as he began to pour the clothes into the washing machine. "And they always pulled pranks on me and talked behind my back. Because of that, we were both kinda bad. But deep down, I really loved them. And they really loved me, too. So, the same might be happening between you and Vweeb. You're both good people, even if you don't like each other."

"I just want him to freaking apologize. It's sorta his fault this happened. Problem is he's stronger than me when I'm like this."

"Then maybe you need someone else to make him apologize." Harvey suggested as he was headed back up the stairs, switching off the basement light. "Think back to what I just said."

"You mean… my friends?"

"Right on the money, champ."

Dimalanta Household; backyard

In the forest area behind the backyard, Sector V and several other operatives gathered around the mysterious door with the swirling vortex. "So this is the door that shrunk you two and the Supreme Leader down?" Mike Strongarm asked.

"Yeh!" Sheila replied. "Me and Mason were jus' playin' one day, and then we find this door and wanna take a look in. Next thing ya know, we're no bigger than a bug! 'ere, lemme show you-" She was about to walk in.

"DON'T, Sheila." Mason held her back by the shirt collar.

"Hmm, it is fascinating…" Melody spoke, rubbing her chin. "I wonder what it could be, you think?"

"We'll hopefully find out, if Panini gets here." Cheren said.

"Step aside, guys, girls comin' through here." Panini yelled as she helped Sunni and Darcy Chariton get through a crowd. "Alright, bookworms, what've ya got?"

The two pulled out a book about Magic Charms, Ancient Artifacts, and other Mysterious Things. "Okay, I think we've figured out that this is what is known as… a 'Minish Door'." Darcy explained.

"A Minish Door?" Haruka asked. "You mean those teeny-tiny people who live in our treehouses?"

"That's what our parents told us, anyway." Dillon replied.

"Yes. A Minish Door is said to be something that appears once every hundred years, on the Year of the Minish." Sunni read from her book. "They appear all over the world so that children may enter them and become the Minish height, and will therefore be able to interact and make friends with the Minish. But once the Year is over, the Minish Doors vanish. And if you're still tiny by the time they do, bad luck for you. Unless you so happen to know somebody who can change sizes."

"Hehe. Lucky for us, eh?" Sheila nudged Mason.

"But, does that mean that this is the Year of the Minish?" Cheren asked.

"Mmm, not from what we read." Darcy replied. "That's a looong days away. Anyhoo, it says that Minish Doors can only be created by forest spirits, like Celebi."

"Forest spirits?..." Cheren started to think.

"Sound familiar?" Panini asked.

"Y-Yeah… that Viridi goddess. The same one that blew up the factory, and shrunk my cousin down."

"So, she's behind all this." Artie deduced. "Well, an enemy of the chilidogs just can't roam around like that."

"That's something else, too." Sunni said to Cheren. "When my sister and I walked by that big tree-ball earlier, we felt this ginormous energy presence coming from the inside."

"An energy presence? You think it's Viridi?" Harry asked.

"If it is, we oughta get in there and check it out." Haylee suggested.

"Hold on, guys." Cheren spoke again. "If this goddess is for real, it might be too dangerous. We're gonna have to think up a plan if we're gonna attack that place."

"Aw, how come?" Panini asked. "If that place is made of wood and vine, we oughta just burn that place to the ground! We can't just let her run around if she threatens the KND, can we?"

"But we also can't underestimate the powers of a so-called 'goddess'. Anyhoo, I've already got a plan in the mix. Let's all just get back to our treehouses, and be prepared for things to come." With that, the circle of operatives left the mysterious Minish Door and went off to their ships. Cheren Uno stood in thought for a minute before going to his house, off to retrieve something important for his mission ahead.

Sector W Treehouse

After two hours passed, Vweeb returned to Anthony's house, but was told he was up in the treehouse. He flew his hovercraft through the open window, seeing three of the four sectormates near the kitchen. "Hey, fellas! You seen Anthony around—" He was SWAT out of the air by Aranea! Vweeb became dizzy as he crashed on the floor. He yelped when Aranea's tremendous, sparkly blue sneaker stomped in his way, causing the wooden floor to shake, and make him fall down.

"Hello, Vweeb." Her voice echoed.

"Umm… Aranea?" Vweeb was baffled by her behavior.

"You know, Vweeb, I kind of liked the way you insulted Anthony. I always thought I was the shortest kid on the playground, but after seeing you, you earned my respect. But there's one small problem."

"And that is?"

"Anthony is my leader. I've always admired how hard he struggles at earthbending, and I feel bad that he can't get any stronger in this condition. And we agree that you're somewhat responsible. So, if he can't fight back at you, then I will!"

"WHOA!" He instantly jumped back before Aranea could smash him with her sneaker.

"Sorry. Whenever I see a bug, my instincts can't help but wanna kill it. But don't worry, I should be- Whoops!" Aranea kept slamming her feet on the floor, Vweeb jumping around as quick as he could to avoid being squished. "Sorry, Vweeb! I just can't help myself!" Vweeb did his best to avoid the girl's sneakers, but it wasn't easy with the floor quaking each time. Aranea merely giggled away, having the most fun she's ever had in her life.

"WAAH! G-Get away from me!" Vweeb scampered away from the Fulbright girl as quick as he could, scared out of his wits. He moved his legs and ran even faster, sweating nervously as he felt the shaking grow faster, and sensed that Aranea was chasing after him. And before he could get far, Aranea swung her foot and kicked the inch-high alien all the way down the rest of the hallway. "WAAAAHH-" He flew all the way into the living room, bouncing along the floor a few times before regaining his footing. He then turned his attention to the refrigerator, not far away, and immediately ran to hide under it. However-

"Sorry, Vweeb." A giant hand karate-chopped down in his way, making him skid to a stop. Vweeb looked up with fright as Sally and Harvey towered and glared over him. "But as new Vice-Sector Leader, I've decided to make a new rule: you have to be as tall as Aranea to get a free snack from the fridge. Anyone shorter needs to pay the toll."

"What toll?"

"Two lollipops, and a Hershey bar." Harvey stated.

"I don't have that!"

"Well, I guess I'll just have to beat the pay out of you." Vweeb fell over when Sally stomped her pink socks on both his sides, so that he was between them. Vweeb fearfully looked back and forth between her two feet, and was suddenly being knocked back and forth as Sally kept shifting her feet and kicking him between them. She finished her routine by raising her left leg higher and kicking him straight into the couch.

"Ooohhh…" Vweeb dizzily groaned. "H-Huh?" He was suddenly caught between Harvey's fingers, the boy shoving him up his nose, headfirst.

"Ahhhh… Sweet." the yo-yo boy sighed in relief. Harvey pulled the snot-covered alien out, wiping the snot off on the couch before shoving Vweeb into his ear, twisting him around to scrape off the earwax. Harvey pulled and wiped him off again.

"Nnn, let me go!" Vweeb fussed, successfully fighting out of Harvey's fingers and jumping to the floor. Vweeb dashed across the floor, desperately trying to get away from the bullies. But then-

"Pray, and where dost thou think he is going?" Vweeb was caught between the toes of a certain angel.

"Fybi?" Vweeb asked, struggling. "What's this all about?!"

"I am an angel, not a pacifist. While I do not condone Anthony's violent action toward you, thou were the one to verbally harm him first. And thou hast not apologized. For that, thou must pay!" The redheaded angel kept Anthony between her toes as she hovered up to the ceiling. "Fybi shoots, she scoreseth!" The angel gave a twirl before sending Anthony shooting to the floor with great force.

"Oooowwww…" Vweeb was barely able to stand from all this pain. "Okay… I concede."

Smiling, Fybi set her tiny Sector Leader on the floor, Anthony smirking as he approached him. "Don't forget, Vweeb, my sector is #4 on the Top 10 Sectors. In the short time we've been in KND, we were some of the best. And that's because we're a team."

"Yeah… you're not wrong there." Vweeb got to his feet. "Anthony, I'm sorry for what I said before. I guess I get a little sensitive around big guys like you."

"Ah, it's okay." Anthony patted his back. "I'll just take it as a compliment to my strength. But listen, guys, thanks a lot for doing this for me!"

"'Twas our pleasure." Fybi replied. "If one should deserve a title 'best friend', one who earns such a title shouldst fulfill the responsibilities needed to be a 'best friend.' And one of those responsibilities ist to help the best friend with a problem any way they canst, yea?" She rose a brow.

"Still, even though you both apologized," Aranea said, "it didn't seem to fix the problem."

"Mayhaps we art missing something else…" Fybi thought.

Outside the ball of twigs

Cheren Uno stared up at the humongous tree-made ball before him. He sucked in a breath of anxiety and released it, clutching the Master Sword tight in his left hand as he walked forward. He raised his sword and was able to cut open a path into the massive ball. He sliced his way through to make it into the interior, which was packed with tons of towering trees and branches, the entire area lit with a strange pink lighting. "VIRIDI! SHOW YOURSELF!" the Supreme Leader yelled into the otherworldly forest.

"AHH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" the goddess's holographic image made itself known, the giantess towering high over Cheren. "Well, well, well. I didn't expect a HUMAN to try and come in here. Think you can stop me?" she smirked.

"I'm not here to fight you, Viridi. I'm only here to talk. Leader to… well, goddess."

"ONLY here to talk? Well, that's surprising. What is it?"

"I know it was you that put that curse on Anthony. And I also know it was you that created the Minish Door."

"Well, SOMEONE'S been doing their homework. Yes, it's true. I put the hex on Anthony because I was SICK of watching his horrible treatment towards Vweeb and OTHER small creatures. And I set that Minish Door there to test on Mason and Sheila, and watch them be crushed like little bugs by their own kind. I didn't quite expect you and Panini to walk in it, though."

"Look, Viridi, I can't just sit around and let you do this. I'd like to calmly ask you to stop what you're planning, and change Anthony back to normal."

"Eee HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE! Really? A HUMAN telling a goddess what to do? That's rich, if not very stupid… And why do you care so much about Anthony, anyway? He's annoying! Nobody likes him, and he's the biggest brat in the KND."

"Look, I know Anthony can be annoying sometimes, and he isn't the friendliest guy. But he's my cousin. He's family. And people DO care about him, by the way." He stated with a glare. "I'm not leaving until you agree to change him back."

"You'd stand before an all-powerful goddess to help your cousin? Wow… that's noble. Unfortunately, you're out of luck. I have NO intentions of restoring Anthony to normal height. He just looks SO much more adorable when he's tiny like that! He's remaining that way for the REST of his life! And there's NOTHING you can do about it! Ah ha ha ha!"

"Grrrr! Alright, then. I guess I'll have to fight you for it." Cheren readied his sword.

"Hmmm. I like your fire. I think it's time you meet one of my finest warriors." Cheren's eyes widened when a huge, flaming ball was hurling down his way. "Goooo CRAGALANCE!"

"Huh? AAAAHHHH!" The flaming ball made impact with the operative, knocking him unconscious.

Sector W, along with many operatives were gathered outside the gigantic ball of forest which consumed the chilidog factory. Anthony gulped, staring up at the tremendous ball of wood as he and Vweeb stood on Michelle's shoulder. "It… sure is big up close."

"I saw Cheren go in there, and he never came back out." Panini stated with worry.

"He's must've gone in there to challenge Viridi." Sally figured.

"Sweet…" Harvey stared.

Anthony dropped onto the ground and stepped a bit closer, amazed at the size of the spherical forest. He looked like just a little ant to everyone else, but everyone else probably looked like ants to that ball, and especially Viridi. "First she turns me tiny… and now she's taken my cousin!" Anthony said angrily.

"…Well?"

"Huh?" Anthony turned as his teammates and sister looked down at him.

"What's our plan, Anthony? We have to go in there, don't we?" Sally asked.

"Yeah…Yeah, you bet we do!" Anthony yelled with devotion. "We need to teach that nature freak a lesson!"

"I'm coming, too, Big Brother!" Michelle cheered. "I need to help, too!"

"Kids Next Door… TO THE S.C.A.M.P.E.R.!"

Sector W's S.C.A.M.P.E.R.

"All systems, check." Sally reported from her station.

"All cannons ready to go." Harvey reported.

"We're online. Everything's a-go." Aranea reported from the communication station.

"Prithee, we art ready for takeoff." Fybi reported from the pilot's seat.

"All right, guys," Anthony spoke as he and Vweeb sat on Michelle's lap, the 5-year-old sitting gleefully in the captain's seat with her legs spread out. "Let's shove off! Our target: Viridi's Forest! Let's teach that goddess what happens when you shrink a member of the Kids Next Door, and then kidnap that member's cousin, who also happens to be the Supreme Leader! We'll see to it that she NEVER blows up a factory again! Kids Next Door… GO!" At his command, the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. took off and shot for Viridi's Forest. (Play "Viridi, Goddess of Nature" from Kid Icarus: Uprising!)

Stage 3: Viridi's Forest

Mission: Rescue Cheren and banish Viridi away!

Act 1

The S.C.A.M.P.E.R. flew straight for the humongous ball as Harvey launched missiles, blowing open a hole in the top. "Okay. We're good to go in." he reported.

"Not so fast!" Viridi's voice echoed. "RISE, my children! Banish these dweebs FROM the air!"

"'Dweeb'? Not sweet." Harvey said.

At that moment, a series of flying acorn creatures, called Nutskis, came flying out of the forest, launching acorn bombs at the kids. The S.C.A.M.P.E.R. avoided around as they launched missiles at the creatures, blowing them up. Afterwards, a squad of Trynamites flew out of the hole, exploding into three shrapnel pieces that came flying at the kids like missiles. The S.C.A.M.P.E.R. shook as it took the hits, but the team kept flying their way to the opening. "Alright, guys, prepare to go in." Anthony ordered. The S.C.A.M.P.E.R. did a somersault before diving into the opening, then began flying across a tremendous forest of giant, pink trees.

"So, this is where the Goddess of Nature lives?" Aranea asked, looking baffled at all of the pinkness inside. "Sure is a pretty twisted version of nature."

"I'm nowhere near as twisted as you humans! Polluting my precious skies with your smoke clouds just to slaughter animals and make CHILIDOGS? ! Talk about SICK! !"

A couple of Dipple Dops appeared and began launching bombs at the ship, which exploded into water geysers. "WHOA!" they screamed, their ship taking slight damage from the strong water. Sally and Harvey quickly launched lasers to destroy the creatures, but that's when a bunch of Zerts came out. Since the kids' ship was already wet, the Zerts easily damaged them by unleashing lightning. The kids took painful zaps inside of their ship as Sally and Aranea's pigtails stuck straight up, and Fybi's hair became puffy. The girls shook their hair back to normal as Sally launched more lasers at the electric enemies. The Zerts dodged around the attacks as they launched more electric blasts, dealing more damage against their ship.

"Owie!" Michelle yelped, taking another zap. "Anthony, I don't wanna smell like Mom's burnt meatloaf."

"Hurry up, you two!" Anthony demanded.

"Okay, hold your horses." Sally replied as she and Harvey switched on the ship's shield. The Zerts launched more beams, which absorbed into the shield, building up power in the ship. "Okay… fire!" They pressed a button and launched an electrical shockwave, wiping the enemies out.

"Steerike!" Harvey fist-pumped.

"Gah, you pathetic humans! Always have to settle things the violent way, huh?" Viridi asked.

"You started it." Aranea shot back. "You kidnapped our Supreme Leader and cursed our friend. If you want us to stop, you'd better fix everything."

"Oh-ho-ho, how precious. You kids may be tough against demons and evil adults. But, uh, my Forces of Nature are NOT what you're used to. Get ready, children! Defend this forest at all costs!"

"We'll see how YOU'RE used to getting your butt kicked by a bunch of tiny wimps!" Anthony yelled.

"Here, here!" Vweeb cheered.

The ship flew further into the forest as groups of Pew-Pew turrets stood upon the branches and launched cannonballs at them. The kids easily shot lasers to wipe out the Pew-Pews as they flew in between more trees. A series of Badoots appeared ahead of them, separating into twos as they conjured laser ropes. The S.C.A.M.P.E.R. took more damage as they flew through the lasers, unable to absorb them with their shield. The sped up as a bunch of Lethiniums launched powerful lasers from tree branches, flying through a hole through a large tree. They were about to fly between two more trees when a Lurchthorn appeared in their way. The giant fishbone monster started launching wooden missiles, but the kids evaded and wiped out a few of its cannons. The Lurchthorn flew ahead as the kids kept going, still avoiding the skeleton's shots as they launched at its head. The Lurchthorn fell into pieces, allowing the kids to progress.

"Well, Kids Next Door, I'm impressed. Seems your selfish qualities are stronger than I imagined."

"Hey, sometimes being selfish isn't all bad." Aranea remarked.

"But I think I've let you play around in my forest long enough. So allow me to introduce you to my covert ops specialists. Oh, FLAAGEEEEES."

The kids gasped when a squad of green, ghostlike creatures poofed out of thin air. The Flages raised their scythe-hands and began striking all corners of the ship. "Ay! They hath struck our engines!" Fybi exclaimed.

"Brace for impact!" Anthony cried. The kids all screamed as the ship began spiraling, the engines smoking as the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. fell and crashed to the ground. (Play "Reset Bomb Forest" from Kid Icarus: Uprising.)

Act 2

The Sector W squad recovered from the crash, brushing themselves off as they were covered in soot. "Is everyone alright?" Anthony asked, climbing onto Michelle's shoulder.

"Uwuh… I think I got dust in my ears." Vweeb said.

"My, you Kids Next Door are a stubborn bunch. Or perhaps I mean to say 'insignificant'. Doesn't matter. You'll never save Cheren. Come on, children! Bury those pests in the ground!"

"Not gonna happen, Viridi!" Anthony yelled back.

The kids hurried into an open field area of the pink forest as Parashooters soared down, launching lasers along the ground which the kids dodged. Sally launched her yo-yo and grabbed one's wing, swinging it into another Parashooter. As a Parashooter flew down to blast Harvey, the boy jumped onto its back and wrapped his yo-yo around it, using it to control the creature. He made the Parashooter shoot others of its kind, taking them all out before jumping down to his friends, letting the creature crash into a wall. The group hurried up a small hill onto a higher level of the field. Toxiecaps came out and started bouncing poisonous balls their way, exploding into clouds of gas.

Fybi used her airbending to blow the gas clouds away before Michelle stomped the ground and started kicking rocks toward the fungus. The Toxiecaps broke apart as the kids continued to a large, wooden wall. From above the wall, a Lethinium was launching a laser down, trying to shoot them. Fybi flapped her wings and flew up the wall, going behind the laser flower as she launched an air blast and blew it over the edge. Sally then launched her yo-yo up there, grabbing Michelle's arm as she hauled them up. Harvey did the same, grabbing Aranea's arm and pulling them up.

The team continued along the trail of a large tree branch path, where Zerts created electric barriers to block their way. Vweeb pulled out his Tri-gun and set it to 'Stun', shooting the electric tree bark and disabling their barriers. They hurried over as Aranea shot her M.U.S.K.E.T. to take out the Zerts. They soon reached a point in the trail where the road split into two, going around a tree. Attached to that tree appeared to be a man, struggling to break free of vines. "Hey! That man looks like he needs help."

"So, then let's help him!" Anthony decided. Vweeb shot his ray gun to break the vines, the man falling to the ground.

"Thank you!" he said quickly before hurrying away.

"Methinks they art innocent chilidogs workers, having survived the apocalypse to their factory." Fybi figured.

"Then we might as well save them, too." Anthony suggested.

The group hurried along the road as they saw they were coming to a ruined, torn up building, where several rats seemed to roam around. "Hey, it looks like the factory is still sort of intact." Harvey observed.

The holographic image of Viridi's gigantic form appeared. "Well, of course! My Reset Bombs leave wildlife and natural habitats unscathed. They're only programmed to exterminate disgusting humans!"

"Well, that totally makes it the perfect weapon of genocide." Vweeb commented.

"It may look freaky now, but in just a few years, this place will be restored to its natural green aura! Trees will grow, flowers will bloom, and the natural food chain will take over. It'll be mankind's winter, and the beginning of MY spring!"

As they approached the old ruins, a Jitterthug popped out, along with some Meebas. The green Jitterthug charged energy spheres above him and launched at the kids, who avoided as Vweeb blasted his ray gun at him. The Jitterthug seemed unaffected as he kept launching energy spheres. Two of the Meebas were charging at Aranea, leaping into the air as they attempted to shoot down and strike with their horns. Aranea flipped out of the way, getting behind the ostrich-legged enemies. She noticed the single eyes on their rears, gaining a disgusted expression as she shot them with her M.U.S.K.E.T., making their behinds sizzle as they ran about uncontrollably. Aranea shuddered with disgust before dodging another Meeba.

The Jitterthug then turned red, charging at Sally and Harvey as he grabbed the two in his hands, slamming them together before tossing them away. Michelle began to shoot rocks from the ground, pelting the monster as he was knocked onto his back. Michelle then stomped a sharp rock from the ground and penetrated the Jitterthug. As the last Meeba was charging toward Aranea, Sally and Harvey tossed and wrapped their yo-yos around the other, causing the Meeba to trip over their string.

The kids hurried into the ruins of the factory, where they found another worker tied to a wall. Aranea shot mustard and broke the vines, allowing the man to escape. They turned around a corner of a wall, where an Urgle dropped down from above. The tree-bark-made enemy charged at the kids, scooping them in its bulldozer-like hands and flinging them up like a catapult. They dropped to the ground with a thud as Michelle recovered, grabbing some ruined chunks of the factory and kicking them at the Urgle. Harvey swung his yo-yo and wrapped around its wrists, then began swinging around the Urgle before it was tied up, falling over. Vweeb then proceeded to jump down and shoot in its eye, destroying it.

The kids looked up as the path continued up several platforms of the ruins. Aranea climbed and jumped her way up, Fybi flew up, Sally and Harvey hauled themselves up with their yo-yos, while Michelle stomped the ground and flung herself up there with a rock. They landed atop the ruins, where they carefully balanced their way across the small ledge, in which Aranea had no trouble balancing across with her short height. A Mahva appeared and conjured a barrier to block their way while Lethiniums launched lasers from tree branches above. Fybi blew a gust of air at one of the flowers, making it turn and blasts its laser at another branch, making other Lethiniums fall down. Aranea kept shooting the Mahva's barrier with her M.U.S.K.E.T. until it was disabled. Afterwards, she shot the barrier enemy and took it down.

The kids eventually reached the end of the walkway, continuing along another tree-branch path where a man was strapped to some bark. Michelle yanked the vines off and set him free, the man hurrying out of the forest as fast as he could. As the group moved along the path, several Megontas, giant pill bug enemies, rolled their way up the route and tried to bowl them over, but they jumped out of the way. The pill bugs turned and attempted to roll at them again, so the kids ran as fast as they could to get away. They were reaching a turn in the road, jumping to the side and causing the giant bugs to roll over the edge. They saw the end of the path just ahead, which led to another large ruin.

Once they made it to the bottom of the path, a Boom Stomper enemy dropped in their way, along with several Bumpety Bombs. The rolling time-bombs approached the kids as they ran away. Michelle stomped the ground and flung one of the bombs into the Boom Stomper. Angered, the Boom Stomper leapt up and smashed the ground, creating a shockwave that blew the kids off their feet. As they recovered, they gasped as the Bumpety Bombs were approaching, so Michelle quickly created a rocky barrier to shield them from the explosions. The rock barrier was blown away, and as the smoke cleared, the Boom Stomper stomped closer. They hurried out of the way before it could topple over on them. Sally and Harvey tossed their yo-yos over its downed form, but the monster stood up and easily shook them off.

The Boom Stomper was stepping toward Michelle, but Aranea quickly fired mustard in its path, causing it to slip and fall to its back. Aranea shot a trail of mustard behind the Boom Stomper, and Fybi charged at the creature with an aerial screw-kick, colliding with the monster and making it slide across the mustard, slipping over the edge. With the enemies defeated, they hurried over to the ruined wall. Michelle stomped an opening into the wall, allowing them inside. (End song.)

The seven kids stared up at yet another towering tree, on the other side of a large arena-like field. They looked closer at someone appeared strapped to the tree, gasping with shock once they noticed it was Cheren Uno. "Eee HA HA ha ha ha ha!" Viridi cackled as her image made its presence known again. "Poor little Cherry thought he'd come and 'negotiate' with me! But it seems he couldn't stand the better against my Forces."

"Grrrr!" Anthony grumbled, dropping to the ground beside Michelle. "Let him go, now!"

"I don't THINK so, Shortypants. As what was happening to those other humans, my roots are slowly creeping their way into Cheren's form. They will eventually overtake his body, and he will become another part of beautiful nature!"

"You really are sick, Viridi, you know that?" Anthony told her.

"Sick… though very slick. Like water on a very sunny day. Anyway, I believe you caused enough of a ruckus in MY domain. It's time for you to meet the warrior which Cheren was so helpless to defeat. Goooo, CRAGALANCHE!"

The kids immediately jumped back as a meteor collided with the ground. The smoke cleared as a large, buff rock monster emerged from the rubble. He wore a goofy, happy smile on his face, and his orange eyes were wide open. The grey stone monster pounded its belly with its large fists before facing the children.

"This boy is Cragalanche. The Force of Nature with the hardest outer exterior. No other soldier can last a second against his powerful fists. Your Kids Next Door allies defeated my precious Almighty Poo, so now Cragalanche will make them pay by taking YOUR lives."

"Viridi, just change Anthony back and let Cheren go, now." Sally demanded.

"Yeah, Viridi." Vweeb followed. "No one likes big, ugly bullies, you know."

"Oh. Am I supposed to be afraid adorable little bugs like you? Nature dictates that bugs get smashed or eaten by the bigger species. And that's what my little Cragalanche is gonna do to you."

"Don't think so just yet, Viridi." Anthony stated as they prepared to battle the stone monster. "Here we come!" (Play the "Diababa (Second Half)" theme from Zelda: Twilight Princess!)

Boss fight: Cragalanche

The Cragalanche launched its long, stretchy fist at the group, but they dodged out of the way as Michelle began kicking rocks at the monster. Cragalanche seemed unaffected by the stones as he rolled toward the 5-year-old, pushing her over, then leaping in the air in attempt to crush Sally and Harvey, who ran out of the way. As Cragalanche stood up to face Aranea, Vweeb took notice of a huge, red crater on his rear. "Guys, look! I found a weak spot!"

"Gah, he was supposed to get that fixed! !" Viridi exclaimed.

"Sweet! Guys, focus on the rear!" Anthony ordered.

When Vweeb tried to shoot the rear, Cragalanche turned to him and slammed his fists, attempting crush him. Vweeb avoided as Cragalanche then took notice of Anthony. The monster swung his fist, and Anthony watched it come down. As the giant fist drew closer to him, Anthony immediately kicked upward and blew a hole open, preventing him from getting squashed. The shrunken boy hurriedly made his way through the inside of Cragalanche's arm. Meanwhile, the monster kept trying to swing its fists at the others. Fybi flew around in the air, trying to launch gumballs from her G.U.M.Z.O.O.K.A., but Cragalanche swung his huge fist and knocked her to the ground. The stone monster then rolled his way to her and pinned the angel to the ground.

Anthony kept making his way through Cragalanche's inside before successfully finding the crater in his rear. Anthony punched the rocky walls several times and dealt damage against Cragalanche. The monster was forced to get off of Fybi, gripping its rear in pain as he bounced around. Eventually, Anthony shot out of the stone monster, and Cragalanche fell over in exhaust. With him weakened, the operatives pulled out weapons and began to shoot the weak spot from behind.

Cragalanche stood to his feet and faced them again. The monster grabbed the ground and began waving it like a blanket, blowing the operatives back. Michelle landed on her feet as the five-year-old burrowed beneath the ground. She attempted to dig over to Cragalanche, but the monster dug underground himself and encountered her, punching the little girl straight above the surface, landing her on her head. Cragalanche reemerged and started punching shockwaves, but Sally dodged as she shot her C.O.N.E.C.A.N.N.O.N. at him. Cragalanche punched the cones away and attempted to roll at her again, but Harvey pulled Sally out of the way with his yo-yo.

Harvey then got an idea and picked up Vweeb, placing the little alien on his yo-yo. Vweeb held on tight as Harvey launched the yo-yo, wrapping around Cragalanche's body. Vweeb grabbed onto Cragalanche as the monster simply spun around, swinging Harvey around in a circle before the boy was forced to release. Vweeb climbed up to the monster's eyes and shot his ray gun at them, temporarily blinding the creature as it fell over. The kids hurried behind and blasted their weapons at his rear. Cragalanche stood up after a while, conjuring several meteors and launching them at the kids.

"Guy don't talk much, does he?" Anthony said.

"Well, he is a rock. They're more of the strong, silent type." Viridi replied.

"And yet, you made singing crap." Aranea retorted.

"Uugh. Cragalanche, just destroy them."

"Come on, guys, let's finish this already." Anthony said.

"Don't we have to save Cheren, too?" Sally asked, looking up as Cheren was still strapped to the bark.

"I've got a plan." Anthony told her. "Let's just keep him busy."

Cragalanche leapt into the air and attempted to crush Aranea, but the blue-wearing girl slid out of the way. Fybi charged another aerial screw-kick and shot down at Cragalanche, but the beast simply grabbed her by the leg and started bashing her against the ground. "Hey, Craggybrain!" The monster directed his attention behind him, seeing the teeny Anthony on the ground. "Ever heard of pickin' on someone who nowhere near matches your own size?"

At this, Cragalanche decided to release Fybi, slamming his fist onto the ground at Anthony. Anthony jumped to the side and grabbed the side of Cragalanche's fist, climbing up. Anthony ran across the huge arm as Cragalanche attempted to crush him, but the tiny boy was swift to dodge. Anthony gripped tight to the fist as Cragalanche began trying to shake him off. His fist swung all around the air, gaining more speed as Anthony held on. Anthony looked over to where his cousin was trapped, so when Cragalanche swung that way, Anthony released the arm and was thrown all the way to Cheren.

Anthony landed atop the boy's hair and climbed down to his ear. "Hey! Cousin Cheren! Wake up!" he yelled, but the older cousin wouldn't awake. Anthony saw the vines down below and dropped down. The bucktoothed leader used all the strength he could muster to pull the vines' grip away from Cheren. Anthony bit his teeth into the vines and was able to pull a few away, but was quickly running out of energy.

He began gasping for breath as the vines soon wrapped around Cheren again, but a laser blast suddenly shot the vines and burned them. Anthony looked up with a wide smile as Vweeb blew the smoke from his gun. "You didn't expect to save him alone, huh?" With that, Anthony climbed up beside him as Vweeb blasted all of the other vines. As a result, Cheren, Anthony, and Vweeb were about to drop to the ground, but Fybi thankfully flew over and grabbed the Supreme Leader by the arms, carefully lowering them to the ground. Cragalanche rolled over and launched his fist up, but the angel dodged out of the way. Anthony leapt from Cheren's shoulder and onto the fist, hurrying down to Cragalanche.

The monster tried to smash him, but Anthony jumped and landed on his big lips. He gripped the lower and upper lips and forced them open, slipping into his mouth. Inside, Anthony punched and kicked all of the random rocks he could, attempting to do more harm to Cragalanche. "What is he doing? !" Viridi exclaimed as Cragalanche began groaning.

"It's boulder time, baby!" Anthony exclaimed as he used his power to create a Boulder-n-Chain. He rapidly swung the boulder all around the inside, breaking several rocks inside Cragalanche. When Anthony broke down another wall, he found a large, glowing, beating rock that was designed like a heart. Anthony smirked and charged another powerful swing with his Boulder-n-Chain, launching at the heart, and breaking it into pieces. (End song.)

"Mmmmmmmm…" Cragalanche groaned, unable to move anymore as he immediately fell to the ground. Many lights pierced through cracks in his body, the kids shielding their eyes from the brightness as Cragalanche's body exploded. Rocks and pebbles flew everywhere, leaving only a pile of rubble where he once stood.

"Anthony!" Sally yelled with worry as they all hurried over. They moved all of the rocks they could out of the way before finding their diminutive leader, all covered with soot. Fybi scooped the little boy into her hands as Vweeb jumped down from her shoulder, observing him. Anthony suddenly began coughing, regaining consciousness as he stood up.

"It's okay, guys. It'll take more than a rock to finish me." At this, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

"NOOOO!" They all turned to Viridi's gigantic, panicking form. "You've killed my CRAGALANCHE! You're just a helpless little bug! ! How is this possible? ?"

They all put on glares as Anthony and Vweeb jumped to the ground, the Sector Leader jabbing a finger toward the goddess. "I'll tell ya why, Viridi." As Anthony spoke, Viridi's and Sector W's eyes widened as Anthony's body begun to glow. "No matter how much you try to shrink us, we'll ALWAYS be stronger than …Huh?" The glowing around Anthony stopped, and the boy began to realize what happened.

"ANTHONY!" Sally cheered as they all wrapped the boy around their arms. "You're back to normal!"

"O miracle of miracles!" Fybi cheered.

"I guess all we had to do was kill that monster." Vweeb figured.

"You mean learning the lesson didn't even matter?" Aranea asked. "Now I kinda wish we didn't kill it."

"Hey, Viridi." Harvey smirked at the goddess. "'Guess your little curse was a failure after all."

"Now, DO us all a favor and get OFF this planet!" Anthony ordered.

"Grrrr! You lousy, SNOTTY little Kids Next Door! I'LL MAKE SURE YOU ALL PAY THE PRICE! !" With those last words, the vision faded.

"Whooa!" the kids felt a rumbling in the earth as the entire forest began to collapse.

"And, THAT'S our cue to run." Aranea figured.

"Quick, grab Cheren and let's go." Anthony ordered. Sally and Harvey did so and grabbed the Supreme Leader, immediately hurrying out of the forest.

KND Moonbase

"Fellow Kids Next Door," Cheren spoke before legions of operatives within Moonbase Auditorium, the Sector W kids on stage with him, "thanks to the works of Sector W, the ball of wood and trees has been removed from the chilidog factory's premises, and construction of a new factory is in the works."

The many operatives burst into cheers.

"Kids Next Door, we've achieved a great victory today. BUT, this may only be the first of many strikes from our new foe, Viridi, and her army, the Forces of Nature. We don't know where she comes from… but it's my safest bet the Kids Next Door will be at war with this new menace. And I hereby dub these, the 'Nature Wars.' Most of us may not come out of it OK… but if we all stand strong, Viridi will never beat us! The Kids Next Door will win, and Viridi and her tree-hugging henchmen will STAY OUT of our planet forever! KIDS NEXT DOOR RULEZ!"

"KIDS NEXT DOOR RULEZ, SIR!"

Viridi's Lair

"Grrrr! Those rotten Kids Next Door!" Viridi grumbled inside her dark room. "They haven't seen the last of me!"

"Calm down, Mistress Viridi. We'll have them destroyed very soon." Arlon assured.

"I should hope. Otherwise, my Reset Bombs will have to go to waste again. Cragalanche's death can't be in vain. It's time we send someone to match those kids' quick wits. That's your call, Phosphora."

The woman stepped out of the shadows, her hair a dark-blond. She wore white shorts and a white bellybutton shirt, long, black open-toed boots, and a vine growing around her left leg and left arm. She also wore a long, blue scarf, which had the form of lightning at the end of it, and bluish-purple eyes. "So, it's my turn to get into the fight now? Pfft, this'll be easy."


Well-p, here's to another Nextgen story completed. Lol quite possibly the most kiddie thing I've ever written. ;P Next time, the fight against Viridi continues in the NEXT Nextgen story, Scorched Wings, starring Fybi Fulbright. I will see you later.