Matt and Evil Tim collided again and again, trading numerous upon numerous blows. Tim extended one of the bone spikes that stuck out his forearm and swung it at Matt. Matt did a backflip and narrowly missed being sliced in half by Tim. The Demon King swung again and succeeded in cutting Matt across the cheek. Matt fired off a few ki blasts to distract the demon before using his instant transmission technique to disappear and reappear behind Evil Tim and punch a hole clean through the monster's gut. Matt pulled his fist out of the Demon King's body and smirked. The hole in Evil Tim's stomach closed in a matter of seconds before Tim opened his mouth and launched a fire blast towards Matt. The older brother of Eddy was hit dead on by the attack and was sent crashing into a tree. Matt struggled to get back up as the severe burns were settling in, however, before he could succeed in doing so he was struck with a mighty kick from behind. Matt was sent flying into Peach Creek's famous creek. Matt quickly swam to the surface but as he was about to exit the water he say a blast coming right towards him. He quickly ducked back under the water to avoid having his head taken off. This process repeated itself numerous times until Matt eventually decided to swim towards the bottom of the creek. The heroes were watching nervously. Evil Tim had Matt in a corner and the situation looked bleak.

"Damn! He's still stronger than me in my current state. It looks like I have to step it up a notch."

Evil Tim floated over the creek, scouting every area making sure that Matt couldn't come up for air.

"What happened did you die in there? Hahahahaha!"

"Super Kaioken Times Three!"

Evil Tim's senses were flooded by a massive amount of power and he was sent flying back as a red light illuminated the creek. Water was sent flying as high a mile as Matt burst out of the creek and punched Evil Tim in the face, knocking several teeth out. The teeth regenerated but the Demon King was left with a startled revelation of Matt. Matt didn't wait to strike Evil Tim with, literally, hundreds of blows. Evil Tim crossed his arms in front of his face to block a Karate chop from Matt, but the block proved futile as Matt's arm cut Tim's arms off. Matt proceeded to punch Tim straight in the mouth and force his fist out the back of the Demon King's head, black blood spewed out like a fire hose. Mathew pulled his fist back and reached for Evil Tim's tongue and yanked it out of his mouth. Matt pulled the tongue towards him, which dragged Evil Tim along for the ride, and punched the Demon King. He pulled again and the same thing happened. This process continued until it looked like Matt was playing paddleball. He finally stopped and let the demon drop stiffly to the ground below. Evil Tim was left in a pool of his own blood and his regeneration was having a hell of a time keeping up. The heroes cheered wildly for Matt, though Shadow remained silent and simply held his composure.

"He's too powerful…I must feed to regain my strength."

Evil Tim got to his feet and looked up to see Matt charging an attack.

"This is the end for you Evil Tim! This next attack will finish you off once and for all."

Evil Tim felt fear for the first time in his life. He was on the verge of destruction by the hands of this…inferior being. No! This would not be his time. He would not rest until he became complete.

"Final Shine!"

The beam came rushing towards the Demon King at a high velocity. He actually saw himself dying for a moment but he wouldn't let that happen. Evil Tim opened his mouth to a ridiculously large width and out came another body of himself. Now that he was done shedding his skin he quickly flew full speed towards the heroes as the beam collided with his lifeless shed skin. The explosion had Matt and the heroes convinced that Evil Tim…was no more. Matt exited his super kaioken state and settled into his super saiyan state instead.

"Way to go Bro!"

"You did it! You have vanquished Evil Tim and sent him back to the netherworld!" Ed yelled.

"I can't believe he did it."

"You're not one of having faith in others are you Drew?" Double D asked.

"That's Drew for ya." Zach said as he punched Drew in the arm.

"Shut up Zach. Of course he had faith." Corey said as he walked over to them, holding his right arm in pain.

"The elder brother of the loudmouthed Ed-boy has the gratitude of Rolf."

"Looks like Dorky's brother came through after all."

"No surprise there Kevin." Koni replied.

"I'm just glad this whole fiasco is over." Sonic said as he grabbed his ribs in pain. Knuckles was supporting Sonic upright by having his arm slung over his shoulder.

"Me too Sonic…me too."

"Plank says it isn't over. He's not dead!"

Shadow paid special heed to Johnny's warning and quickly turned around and kept a close eye for movement. The heroes were also on the red alert while Matt stared in disbelief.

"That's impossible! He couldn't have survived that attack. Spread out and find him!"

Evil Tim appeared right behind Ed and placed his hand over his mouth, quieting any scream Ed would've screamed. The Demon King quickly knocked the muscle bound Ed out before dragging him into the forest and disappeared. Eddy quickly took notice of Ed's absence and let the others know as well.

"He's got lumpy!"

"Find him and fast!" Yelled Drew.

Shadow used chaos control to teleport away while the others took to the air and ground to search for their friend.

In a secluded location in Peach Creek's forest:

Evil Tim looked on at Ed's unconscious body and laughed evilly to himself.

"I shall finally taste true power!"

Evil Tim opened his mouth and began to inhale rapidly. Ed's body jerked violently until a white mist began to seep from his mouth. The white mist made its way towards the Demon King, who swallowed it whole. However, the moment the white mist left Ed's body, his body became motionless as Ed drew his last breath. Evil Tim smiled towards the now lifeless corpse before realizing how good his power felt. The second point of the pentagram on his chest was now illuminated. His energy was restored and his injuries were healed and round two against that saiyan was now. With this power he wouldn't lose. He sensed the heroes approaching and thinking fast he hid himself by becoming one with the shadows and masking his energy. Double D and Eddy entered the area and the first thing they saw was Ed's lifeless body. Both Eds fell to their knees and began to shed tears. Their best friend in the world was now dead. Sonic ran up to them saying:

"Hey guys! Found him ye-"

Sonic stopped midsentence upon seeing Ed's lifeless corpse.

"I'm…so sorry we…didn't make it in time."

The others quickly took notice of the three energy signatures together and quickly made their way in their direction. Upon arriving they were met with the same sight that brought grief to them, all of them. Even Shadow had his head lowered. Matt placed his hand on his younger brother's shoulder in order to help him deal with the pain of losing his best friend.

"We'll find that bastard if it's the last thing we do!" Yelled Drew.

"Or he'll find you."

Everyone turned to see Evil Tim emerge from the shadows. They took quick notice of the now illuminated second point on the pentagram. The demon pointed towards Matt and smiled a sinister smile.

"Round two begins now."

The Demon King moved too fast for anyone to see and hit kneed Matt right in the stomach before delivering an uppercut that made the adult saiyan spew blood out from his mouth. Tim then grabbed Matt by the throat before throwing him full force into the side of a mountain and lodging him in there real good. Evil Tim flew up to Matt and remained in front of him.

"It appears you're stuck. Can I lend you a hand?"

"Super Kaioken Times Three!"

The rock in which Matt was lodged instantly broke apart upon the force of his power. Matt charged Evil Tim full speed and threw a multitude of punches and kicks, all of which missed their target by a long shot. Matt launched a roundhouse kick but was blocked by Evil Tim's forearm. The Demon King punched Matt in the face, nearly breaking his jaw, and then proceeded to hit Matt with a ki blast in the chest. Matt was sent crashing to the ground and was left in a heap mess of himself. Evil Tim landed on the ground, gracefully, and proceeded to walk towards Matt. The Demon King extended his bone spikes again and slashed Matt across the arm, leaving a large gash that oozed with blood. Matt clenched the wound while the Demon King licked the blood of Eddy's older brother which had fallen near him.

"Delicious, my thirst grows." The Demon King laughed sinisterly.

Evil Tim repeatedly cut and slashed Matt across his body before finally thrusting the two bone spikes through the saiyan's shoulders. Matt fell out of both his super saiyan and kaioken forms.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

"Bro! NO!"

Eddy flew towards the demon but was stopped by Rolf. The greedy Eddy struggled to escape Rolf's grasp but his efforts proved futile.

"Let me go Rolf! I have to help him; I won't let that BASTARD take my brother's life too!"

"Stay calm greedy Ed-boy! You mustn't interfere for you shall be destroyed as well."

Eddy continued to struggle as tears began to fall from his eyes.

"I did enjoy our match but now I'm afraid that I must kill you. Don't worry though, I'll be sure to absorb the others so as to make myself complete. Farewell Mathew."

The Demon King positioned his right bone spike so it was eye level with Matt, who simply stared at the deadly object without fear. The heroes looked on in anger towards their inability to help their most powerful ally. As Evil Tim pulled the bone spike back, Matt mustered up the remaining bit of his strength to raise his hands to his face and yell:

"Solar Flare!"

A bright flash of light erupted, blinding any being who had its eyes open. The Demon King clenched his face in pain and yelled in frustration.

"My eyes! I can't see!"

Without thinking, Matt flew straight for the heroes and literally grabbed them all, even Ed's body, before using the last bit of his power to teleport them to a safe location. Several minutes after Matt's surprise move, Evil Tim regained his sight. He looked around frantically searching for his souls but they were nowhere to be seen. The black aura surrounded the Demon King as his eyes grew darker in red.

"AHHHHH! How could I have let them escape? I'll find you boys! I'll find you!"

At Tails' House:

The heroes appeared in tails' living room instantaneously, leaving Tails and Amy with their jaws dropped. The heroes were still trying to comprehend what had just happened; it all happened so fast. All they remembered was Matt coming straight for them before finally appearing in Tails' living room. Before that they remember seeing Matt at the mercy of Evil Tim. Tails and Amy immediately took notice of Matt's severe wounds and Ed's lifeless body; this led Amy to cover her mouth with one hand in shock. She walked over to Sonic and buried her face in chest and began to shed tears. Sonic didn't resist her embrace and simply held her and comforted her.

"What happened?" Asked Tails.

"We were attacked by a Demon King named Evil Tim. He's here to absorb the souls of Ed, Knuckles, Rolf, and Johnny so that he can become complete. Matt here had Evil Tim on the ropes until he absorbed Ed's soul and reached an astounding level of power." Replied Drew.

Double D and Eddy looked on at Ed's body; anger of intense proportions was in their eyes. They wanted revenge. Eddy approached Matt and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"You had me scared there big bro."

"Yeah me too. The important thing is we're safe and we can regroup for a strategy."

"Do you have any senzu beans left?" Asked Tails.

"I almost forgot. We have half a senzu bean each." Said Corey.

The heroes each ate their half senzu beans and immediately felt rejuvenated. Shadow took notice of Matt and remembered that he didn't have a senzu bean on him, but Ed did. He reached into Ed's coat pocket and grabbed the senzu bean before giving it to Matt, who ate it quickly and felt his wounds healed and his energy stored.

"Thanks Shadow."

Shadow nodded before walking to the couch and sitting down.

"What do we do now? We're no match for him and Ed is gone." Said Zach.

"Actually…that's not entirely true; I think I may have a plan. It's risky but it might just work."

"Well what is it Knuckles?" Asked Johnny.

"Well first things first, we should get back to the cul-de-sac and stock up on more senzu beans and get the others here to safety."

"Sounds like a plan Knucklehead but you're not going. Shadow and I will go instead. I'll get the kids and Shadow will get the beans." Said Matt.

"What if Evil Tim is still there?" Asked Sonic.

"Well then we'll just have to be extra careful." Replied Matt.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Hey Tails we're gonna need another seven chaos drives. We exhausted the set you gave us." Said Knuckles.

"Alright Shadow let's go."

Matt and Shadow quickly distanced themselves from the others and prepared to teleport. However, before any of them left anywhere, Tails explained to the heroes what was going on in Townsville.

"I almost forgot to tell you all that demon like creatures are attacking Townsville and Utonium and his androids are losing the fight to retake the city."

"We'll discuss it later." Said Drew.

The E Fighters decided to discuss the situation when Matt and Shadow returned. Matt placed his middle and index fingers to his forehead and vanished. Shadow was about to use chaos control until Knuckles stopped him.

"Hey Shadow I need a favor."

Shortly Later:

Shadow appeared inside the cousins' apartment. Not wasting any time, the hedgehog made his way to the indoor garden and began to fill a bag with senzu beans. Once the bag was full he used chaos control to teleport away. Shadow reappeared on Angel Island in front of the shrine. There he was met with the sight of the Master Emerald and the Seven Chaos Emeralds on top of the seven spires. Shadow quickly went to work and placed the seven emeralds and the Master Emerald into his animator's pocket before using chaos control to teleport away.

"I hope Knuckles is right about this."

In Peach Creek:

Sarah, Nazz, and Jimmy were still watching TV. They had changed the Chanel a while ago and were watching the news. They were watching in fear as black hideous creatures were attacking Townsville while Utonium and his androids were fighting them off. They heard a thud on the roof which caused Jimmy to crawl back under the bed in fear. The ceiling collapsed and the kids covered their heads from the falling debris. Once the moment of chaos was over they looked up to see the most terrifying sight that they had ever seen. Once Jimmy's eyes saw it, his pale skin became a deathly white before he passed out. Sarah and Nazz, however, were very close to passing out upon seeing Evil Tim.

"Hello my children, tell me, where are they?"

"Who are you talking about?" Yelled Sarah. "And I wouldn't tell if I knew what you were talking about!"

"Be careful young one for you will meet the same fate as your brother."

"W-what?"

"Leave them alone Tim."

Evil Tim turned to see Matt standing behind him. The Demon King laughed evilly yet again.

"I'm surprised that you'd be stupid enough to actually come to me. You've saved me the trouble of tracking you down. Now tell me where the others are before I kill you."

"I don't think so."

"Very well, as you wish."

Evil Tim flew towards Matt and stabbed the saiyan in the chest with his bone spikes in the blink of an eye. However, upon stabbing the older brother of Eddy, his body disappeared.

"Clone!" The Demon King yelled.

Evil Tim turned around to see Matt with the three kids in his arm and his middle and index fingers to his forehead. Matt smirked at him.

"Instant Transmission. You've got to love it."

Before Evil Tim could attack the saiyan, Matt disappeared without a trace. The Demon King was left to ponder to himself alone. He began to smile sinisterly before saying:

"Instant Transmission huh? I'll look into it."

At Tails' House:

Matt and the kids appeared in Tails' house where Shadow and the others were waiting for them. Matt placed Jimmy on the couch while Nazz and Sarah were trying to grasp what had just happened. Shadow distributed two senzu beans to each warrior until the bag containing the beans was empty.

"Looks like everything went according to plan." Said Kevin.

Matt simply nodded his head. Sarah, however, remembered what Evil Tim said.

"Is Ed alright?"

Everyone remained silent with their heads lowered.

"Where is he?" She yelled as tears began to form in her eyes.

Double D approached her and said:

"Sarah…Ed…is dead."

Sarah began to sob even more before holding onto Edd, who returned the embrace as he too shed tears over the loss of his best friend.

"What's the plan Drew? What do we do now?" Asked Koni.

"Well for now we go and fight off Evil Tim's demon army."

"Are you sure you want to do that Drew? I mean Utonium has tried numerous times to kill us and he is the cause of most of our problems." Said Zach.

"We may hate him to the brink but we can't allow innocent people to be killed, even if they are stupid." Replied Drew.

"Rolf agrees with the elder cousin; innocents must be spared the fate of blood thirsty demons. The artichoke thickens; we must go."

"Actually I'll stay here and think of a contingency plan incase all fails." Said Matt. "Knuckles, what was your idea?"

"Thanks to Shadow we not only have the Chaos Emeralds with us but the Master Emerald as well. Shadow and Sonic will take the Chaos Emeralds as well as the new set of seven chaos drives in case they require a backup source of power. I, however, have something in mind for Evil Tim."

The Master Emerald began to glow bright green and soon Knuckles began to hover in the air as a green aura began to surround the echidna. A bright flash of green light engulfed him; when the light died down they were met with the sight of Knuckles standing on the floor again. His fur was now green and so were his eyes and his body radiated a powerful energy signature. Everyone looked in awe at the sight.

"I think a Hyper Form will be able to handle Evil Tim."