The sounds of battle were all around them. In the snowy fields outside of South Park, Dark State troops rushed forward in the thousands. Imperial troops and tanks were rushing forward to defend the town as gunfire began to be exchanged.

Jack rushed to the front, followed by Raiden. "Looks like we got a fight on our hands..." Jack muttered darkly as he activated his lightsaber.

They were the first ones to respond to the coming fight, but the rest of the Guardians were on their way.

Raiden charged up a lighting blast in his hands, before throwing it at a large group of Dark State troops who were kind of jumbled together. The electricity passed through them all, electrocuting them to death almost immediately, before they all collapsed to the ground.

"Alright men, we gotta hold these bastards off until the 26th Division arrives. No heroics, we keep them here and out of the town! Now light it up!" Jack ordered.

He turned to Raiden.

"Any bright ideas?"

Raiden's response was a slight smirk of anticipation.

"You could say that.. In my visions, I foresaw that an occurrence such as this might happen. That's why I've enlisted some.. extra assistance."

"And who might that be?" Jack asked with a questioning look.

"Xiàng qián!" Jack heard someone yell in Chinese. He immediately turned towards the source of the voice, which was masculine! The command translated into English as 'forward!'.

Almost out of nowhere, a large amount of what looked like.. blue ninjas began to charge towards the Dark State's troops, swords in hand.

But they weren't just any swords! These swords appeared to be made of.. ice?

Several of the ninjas stayed behind, but that's because their job appeared to involve projectiles. Some of them shot fire arrows at the opposing troops, but the ones that got Jack's attention were the ones shooting literal ice from their hands!

The ice made contact with many Dark troops, freezing them solid in a block of ice. From there, it only took one good hit from an ice blade to shatter them into many pieces.

Jack had to grin a bit. "That'll definitely even the odds..."

He blocked another bullet with his lightsaber, ready to continue the fight.

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Revan blocked a bullet with his lightsaber. A small force of Dark State Stormtroopers were rushing towards them, backed up by a few Parademons and Chitauri.

Drew now wore official League Of Assassin ninja wardrobe, which was in all black to remain better hidden. A black ninja mask covered his face, minus his eyes of course, concealing his identity. In his hand was the sword that Ra's had given him long ago back in South Park, and was the one that he had utilized ever since.

Drew fought among Ra's, Revan, and the entire League Of Assassins clan, fending off these Dark State invaders! He slashed one stormtrooper with a shield, killing him where he stood. Another stormtrooper fired his blaster in Drew's direction, with Drew dodging out of the way with a sideways roll just in the nick of time.

Drew stared the stormtrooper down, each of them waiting on the other to make a move. Drew did so first, utilizing his newfound agility and enhanced speed to juke the stormtrooper out, causing him to fire in many weird directions. Just as the stormtrooper looked ready to fire again, it was already too late for him. Drew kicked the blaster out of his hand, before the stormtrooper could only gasp in surprise before Drew's sword plunged directly through his chest, soaking the blade in liquid crimson.

"Push on! Forward!" Revan ordered to the Ninjas. They were repelling the invaders, and Revan knew it too. He was a brilliant tactician, and he knew they were close to breaking.

"Rah!" Drew shouted aloud, sending a spinning kick into a stormtrooper's head, knocking him unconscious before he ducked to avoid another one, counterattacking by stabbing him through the chest with his sword. He then turned his attention to the other one, doing the same thing. "They're falling rapidly! I think we can do this!"

Drew then remembered his lessons in confidence, as well as 'believing in your abilities', before he out on a more serious and determined expression, saying,

"No.. We will do this!"

Just as he said that, another shuttle landed, and a ramp lowered.

Revan held up his lightsaber. "Caution!" He ordered.

Drew looked over at the shuttle, his eyes narrowing in annoyance. He looked around to make sure no more Dark State troops were charging in to attack him or pick him off with a blaster shot, and after confirming that it was clear, turned towards the shuttle as well, his blood soaked sword still drawn.

A lot of the League Of Assassins had bested their opposition, but not without a few casualties.. Those who were done fighting against that first wave turned to the shuttle as well, holding their swords up in a neutral stance. They would either defend, or attack.. They were prepared for either outcome.

Then, the sound of mechanical breathing followed as a black clad figure stepped down the ramp.

Revan's grip on his lightsaber tightened.

Drew's expression contorted to one of confusion. Was this.. a good sign? The Darth Vader he once knew sided with Jack.

"The pathetic imposter your friend created is dead. Anakin Skywalker died by my blade..." Vader spoke coldly.

He then raised his hand, and gripped a nearby League of Assassins member by the force, and with one gesture, snapped his neck.

There was one brief moment of silence, before Talia Al Ghul stared daggers at the Dark Lord.

"Kill him!" She commanded. And like that, all of the League Of Assassins charged in on Darth Vader, save for Drew, Revan, Talia, and Ra's, who stayed back to see how they fared. They figured it shouldn't be that hard.. They had a sizeable amount of members, and with their many years of training, would easily be able to-

What followed was a slaughter. Vader cut down one ninja with ease, and then another, and another. He blocked every strike, and while a few did get some cuts in here or there, he kept fighting, and it was clear that this was no ordinary foe.

"I challenge you!" Vader thundered, pointing his lightsaber to Revan. "One Sith to another!"

Ra's and Talia both looked about ready to deny the Sith Lord any demands or challenges he gave, both just as it looked like they were about to attack,

"No!" Drew exclaimed, catching everyone off guard. They all looked at him as he stepped over a pile of mutilated bodies, and directly in front of Darth Vader.

Ra's and Talia had their eyes widened, and were dead silent. Talia in particular thought that Drew was very brave for what he was doing.

Well.. brave and foolish!

Perhaps she had underestimated him..

Vader raised his lightsaber a bit defensively. "I should have expected you to survive, Batman."

Drew didn't even bother to raise his own, sending a narrow eyed glare that he hadn't used since he was Batman!

"You will end your tyranny, Sith Lord!" Drew demanded. "You think the Dark State will succeed in this invasion of Earth? If you do, then I'm afraid I'm gonna have to show you first hand why it's not.."

Talia could not believe what she was witnessing! This was way different than the insecure and emotional Drew she had known over the past year. No.. This was different! This wasn't Drew at all! What was escaping him right now.. This was Batman talking..

"It is the destiny of this world to fall...As is your's..." Vader snarled. "Perhaps...a familiar face will convince you of that?"

He turned to the shuttle, and simply nodded. Drew's eyes widened when he realized...it was Deathstroke.

"Slade!" Drew snarled, narrowing his eyes in that usual Batman anger when he saw Deathstroke exit the shuttle.

"Well, if it isn't Batman.." Deathstroke began, pulling out his own sword. "Or should I call you, 'Drew'?.." He then shrugged. "Doesn't matter.. I hear word is around the neighborhood that you're dead!"

Deathstroke could only chuckle, as Drew continued to shoot his glare at him, gripping his sword tightly now. Deathstroke now stood beside Vader, Drew having backed up a but now to garner a safe distance in case he decided to attack.

"I see now that those rumors were far from the truth.." Deathstroke added, before cocking his head to the side. "Sure didn't stop your poor fiancé from kicking the bucket, though, did it?"

Drew's eyes held a newfound fire in them, one that caused even Ra's, Talia, and Revan to widen their eyes a bit.

"You will leave her out of this, Slade!" Drew warned.

"You remind us of what Anderson said just a few days prior..." Vader spoke cryptically.

"What are you talking about?.." Drew demanded.

Vader looked at Deathstroke, before nodding.

"Anderson's whore took a nosedive.. Filled her bloodstream full of Cyanide. She never stood a chance.."

Drew's eyes could only widen at this point, and he stood there.. frozen.

Did he just say-

"NO!" Drew roared, stomping forward a bit. "You.. You monsters killed Kyle!?"

"Well.. I didn't." Deathstroke admitted. "But yeah, the bitch is dead now.. I wouldn't get so worked up. If I didn't know any better, it would seem to me like you were the one pegging her, based on how you're acting.."

That was the boiling point for Drew. He had had enough!

"AGHH!" Drew exclaimed, before he swung his sword as hard as he could towards Deathstroke, which he in turn blocked with his own sword, though it pushed him back a bit.

Revan lunged at Vader, and the two exchanged the first blows. The battle had begun.

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Jack blocked another blaster bullet. "Keep it up boys! We're putting pressure on them!"

Raiden was nearby, leading the charge. As Imperial soldiers and tanks rushed a short distance behind him, the thunder god utilized lightning from the literal heavens to strike down from the sky, and onto unsuspecting groups of Dark troops.

The battle was going seemingly well for a bit. There was a sudden burst of light, and torrents of pure white energy shot from it. These destroyed three enemy walkers in a few hits!

Stan looked out of the window of his basement just in time to see Tyromairon step into view.

There was brief silence, before the Oikoumene Lord built up a wave of pure force power, and like a bowling ball, sent it into the very center of the Dark State lines, completely wiping out over two thousand enemy soldiers and a dozen vehicles!

Jack had to grin. "Forward!"

The Imperial troops burst from their defensive works and towards the reeling Dark State forces, while the blue clad ninjas continued their aggressive, ice-oriented approach on their opposition. The wave of troops that they were focusing on was growing thinner and thinner with each passing seconds, and in their wake lied a graveyard of shards of ice..

The leader of the blue ninja clan, the one who had called the battle charge in Chinese, led the charge on their front. He seemed to know it all: a mastery of martial arts, the ability to freeze and shape ice into literally anything, and finally just a leader's mentality! He appeared very experienced in leading this ninja clan!

The blue clad ninja clan in question was called the 'Lin Kuei', a clan of ice ninjas from China. Their leader, or their 'Grandmaster', as was his official rank, looked much different from the rest of them.

He of course wore blue, but it was mostly in the torso. It looked different from your standard ninja garb, as it contained jet black oriental pants that clearly held an ancient Chinese martial art background to it, as well as a dragon design on the pants legs. On his waist, he wore yet another dragon symbol, which was in clear view. His mask was dark blue on the mouth piece, but black elsewhere. What stood out the most about his mask, however, was that it had three trident-like spikes sticking from the top of it, from the front of his face.

The Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei's name was Kuai Liang, or Sub-Zero..

"Troopers, focus your fire on the left flank!" Jack ordered, before using force lightning to destroy several stormtroopers. As he did so, however, he noticed something else approaching. Or rather, someone else!

The figure zoomed through the sky, before landing on the ground, sending a slight shockwave. This shockwave knocked back probably a couple hundred Dark troops, before they all got a good look at the figure.

It was obviously a female, who stood at a surprising 6 feet tall in height! She had raven black hair, light blue eyes, and had a body shape and form that was in many ways perfect.. Her build was a very fit and muscular one.

She wore clothes that in many ways represented the United States. She wore boots that were solid red, blue tights with white stars on them, as well as a red top that seemed to have a 'W' across the chest. On her forehead was also a golden steel headband with a red star on it. On the side of her waist was what looked like a golden lasso. And finally on her wrists were golden steel bracelets.

In one of the woman's hands was a shield with a very exotic sun design, and in the other, a sword that looked just as durable as it was powerful!

Tyromairon cocked a brow. "I was under the impression the Amazons were extinct..." He commented.

The Amazon looked at the Oikoumene from the corner of her eye, before she stared directly into the now recovered Dark troops in front of her, before she clashed her golden bracelets together, which sent a gigantic shockwave towards them now.

The Dark troops were unable to do anything to defend it, as they were sent back flying many feet, before falling to the ground with a devastating crash.

By this point, the Dark State invasion was being repelled. The allied forces were driving the Dark State back with superior force. However, it was not over. Not by a long shot.

A massive explosion tore through the Empire's right flank, and the one responsible-

Jack narrowed his eyes.

"LUTHOR!" He screamed, seeing Lex, Zillum, and a new villain he didn't recognize arriving with fresh troops.

"Aww.." Lex Luthor sarcastically began, obviously trying to get into Jack's head. "Did you miss your Uncle Lex?"

Jack sent a torrent of force lightning at the villains, which was blocked by Zillum's lightsaber. "Your empire dies today, boy!"

"No, only you tyrants!" Jack shot back.

"Oh, please.." Lex Luthor rolled his eyes. "Spare me the theatrics.."

"Trooper, commence the bombardment of his army." Zillum ordered to a nearby stormtrooper.

"But, my lord! We'll hit our own troops!"

"Yes, we'll hit theirs as well." The unknown villain with tentacles on his face snapped. "Attack."

There was a sudden stream of blood red in the sky. And as they got closer, Jack realized...they were laser arrows!

They began to rain into his army, and the screams of the dead and dying men began to fill the air.

Meanwhile, a Dark State Star Destroyer lowered towards the army, and began to provide close Air support.

"Now.." Lex Luthor grinned in that same way. The way that showed he truly believed he had already won. "Let's talk turkey."

Jack looked him in the eye, before he fell to his knees. He knew he had been beaten. It was over.

"You and your entire military are to surrender your weapons and line up with your hands over your heads!" Lex Luthor demanded. "Do as I say and maybe, just maybe, I'll let your precious little children live.."

Jack took a deep breath, before he raised his hand to his communicator. He was about to utter those last orders…

Then…

A massive shadow loomed overhead.

Both armies were in utter shock by what had just arrived. A fifteen kilometer warship, and one of the most famous vessels in the Imperial Navy. The IDS Annihilator.

"Ready all the guns!"

Jack heard the voice on his communicator. It was Carandial! Then a second dreadnought arrived. The Kyle

Lex Luthor growled, having had enough of this annoying back and forth! He stomped towards Jack with his arm turrets activated, before he backfist punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground.

Luthor pointed his turret at Jack's head, before he ordered,

"Zillum! Bind him! We have gone back and forth for too long!"

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Revan blocked another strike from Vader, while Drew and Talia were busy fighting Deathstroke.

They had been going at it for a good five minutes or so at this point, and evident frustration was beginning to set in for all involved.

But even still, they remained patient.. They could not afford to make a mistake!

Ra's Al Ghul normally would have joined the fight, but yet another wave of Dark Troops had appeared on his six, and he was busy dealing with them currently.

Deathstroke backflipped out of the way of a two piece sword slash and head kick combo from Talia, who was clearly trying to be as unpredictable as possible.

"You fight well for mere children.." Deathstroke half complimented, half insulted.

Talia narrowed her eyes before growling,

"We are not children! We are honorary League Of Assassins clan members!"

Drew was actually very surprising to hear that coming from Talia.. Not so much what she said, as it was that she said 'we'..

Deathstroke looked from the corner of his eye to see that Drew was distracted in his thoughts, and capitalized on that one mistake!

Deathstroke kicked Drew's sword from his hands, before swinging his sword directly at Drew's midsection. Drew evidently gasped, as Talia in that same moment, exclaimed,

"NO!"

SLASH!

Deathstroke's sword cut deep into Drew's skin, slashing him across the chest.

"Aghh! Ugh!" Drew grunted in absolute pain, cringing with gritted teeth. He collapsed to the ground as blood began to seep from the cut.

Talia's shock immediately wore off, as she faced Deathstroke with pure rage in her eyes.

"You may have bested one of our most skilled members due to his negligence, but now you face the League's best!"

Talia held up her sword, as Deathstroke did the same. He didn't even bother pulling out his guns, as he was just that confident in his abilities.. Besides, in his mind, guns made things almost too easy at times..

Revan narrowed his eyes as he continued to battle Vader. The two were both very skilled, and this was by no means an easy fight. But Vader could tell Revan had been caught off guard by Drew's fall.

Vader decided to take the opportunity. In one swift strike, he cut Revan's arm. The gray Jedi yelled in surprise and pain as he stumbled back, and Vader took the opportunity to force push him to the ground.

Force pulling Revan's lightsaber to his free hand, Vader turned to Talia. "You have a choice, girl!" He snarled. "We come for these two, and these two alone. Stay out of our way, and we'll spare your clan. Fight on, and you die with the Empire."

"Never!" Talia resisted, still holding her sword tightly and keeping her composure strong..

Vader turned to Ra's Al Ghul, who had taken care of the wave of Dark Troops just moments ago. "Perhaps...you would be more sensible? We can deploy reinforcements at a moment's notice. You would do well to act smarter than the girl..."

Ra's Al Ghul only matched Darth Vader's glare.

"You both kill the majority of my clan and you expect me to just surrender!?" Ra's exclaimed, before pulling his own sword out. "How much of a coward do you think I am?.."

Vader only shook his head in mock sadness. "Such a shame, then..."

He turned to Deathstroke, and pressed a button on his wrist. In that moment, he and Deathstroke, as well as Drew and Revan disappeared in a burst of light! There was only the bloodstained snow where they had been and the bodies of their dead comrades…

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For a split second, Drew could only see darkness…

"Ughh.." Drew groaned groggily as he began to stand to his feet, holding his head. He wasn't quite sure where he was, but from what he could tell, it appeared to be a void of some sort..

Drew began to walk forward, and with each step, the once solid black surrounding area began to transform into what looked like-

Stark's Pond..

Drew's eyes now widened, the entirety of his body frozen stiff. There was something very special about this place.. It was where Drew and Bebe had gone on their first date!

Well.. their first date alone, rather.

The birds began to sing as Drew nostalgically stared out in the distance towards the sunset, it's light reflecting off of the shimmering water.

Drew finally took a couple slow steps forward, mentally debating to himself whether this was real or not.. I mean, it sure looked like Stark's Pond! It sure felt like reality!

Drew approached the pond and knelt down, before dipping his fingers into it. The lukewarm water dripped off his hand as Drew pulled it out, only confirming that this was in fact reality.. Or at the very least, some sort of reality..

Drew stood to his feet, staring down at his reflection the water, before-

Another person's reflection appeared in the water, right beside his! Someone very familiar to him! Drew flinched in obvious surprise, before he turned to face the person in question. Once he saw who it was, his heart skipped a beat!

It was…

"B- Bebe.." Drew breathed, his expression a mix of sadness, guilt, and shock.

It was indeed Bebe, who smiled happily towards him, walking closer.

"Yes, Drew.. It's me."

The closer Bebe stepped, the more Drew backed away. His mouth hung agape, and his eyes were wide open, still unable to process whether or not this was completely true! It almost appeared too good to be true!

Bebe could see it in Drew's eyes.. She saw the guilt.. The fear.. The lack of self respect..

Bebe sighed, before she spoke once again,

"Drew, I know you blame yourself for my death.. But there's nothing you could've done! It was The Joker's fault.. Not yours!"

"NO!" Drew yelled at the top of his lungs, full of emotion. Normally his eyes would be leaking right now, but all that strict emotional suppression training from Ra's had rendered him almost unable to..

Bebe walked up to Drew with a comforting smile, catching Drew before he could back away any further, and putting her hand on his cheek. Drew looked down into Bebe's eyes, before looking at said hand on his face.

On that hand, or more accurately on her ring finger was..

"Your.." Drew began in a bittersweet manner. "Your engagement ring.."

"Yes, Drew.." Bebe smiled. "From the moment you slipped the ring on my finger, it followed me to the other side.."

Drew gasped sorrowfully, his face falling.

"Y- You mean.. This is the afterlife?.."

Bebe nodded, her expression pitiful yet serious.

"It is.." Bebe answered. "What you see around us.. It is Heaven.. A recreation of our fondest memories, and the place where you and I shall spend eternity one day.."

Drew couldn't help but feel momentarily at ease by that statement. Just knowing that he and his true love would be able to be with each other forever was very comforting..

However, Drew's face fell again as he realized the context she had said it in,

"You mean.." Drew began sadly. "You mean I'm not dead yet?.. We can't be together?.."

Bebe locked Drew in an embrace, which all but confirmed that they in fact couldn't.. It wasn't Drew's time yet..

Drew returned the embrace, before he rested his head down sorrowfully on his fiancé's shoulder.

"I-" Drew choked up. "-I miss you, my love.."

Bebe rested her own head on Drew's shoulder, before replying,

"I miss you too.. But please, for me.. don't feel sad.. Don't carry that guilt you feel over my death with you.. You've carried enough sorrows with you for 10 people!"

Bebe released the embrace, prompting Drew to do the same, before she added,

"It is not your fault, babe.. Let it go.. Move on! I am proud of the man you've become, and I love you very much.."

"I love you too, babe.." Drew told her, speaking directly from the heart. "W- Will I ever see you again?.."

"In time.." Bebe reminded with a smile. "And once it is your time, I'll be sitting right here waiting on you.." She finished, pointing at a bench that sat in front of Stark's Pond.

Drew for the first time in awhile, couldn't help but smile, responding,

"And I can't wait until that day arrives.."

Bebe gave a slightly stern look at Drew, before seriously uttering to him,

"Drew.. I know you want to see me again more than anything, but you have a destiny to fulfill on Earth.. South Park needs you one day! Bhutan needs you.. The world needs you!"

Drew looked at Bebe slightly pained, but understood that she was right.. He had a job to do, and he was going to keep that promise that he made!

"And don't pass on beautiful memories and opportunities just because of me.." Bebe seriously uttered once again, giving a reassuring grin. "Should you find true love again, go for it.. Make those memories! Just as you did with me.. Our time together will come, but don't miss out on the rest of your entire life.."

Bebe's smile only grew, before she finished,

"Create a better world for our girls to live in.. No matter what the future holds, I can tell you this: they will always see their Daddy as their hero.."

Drew stood there, stunned. He couldn't believe some of what she just said! But once he thought about it, he knew that she was right.. Drew's frown once again curled into a genuine smile, before he hugged Bebe one final time.

"I.. I promise I'll do our family proud! I'll do you proud! I.. I love you!"

Bebe returned the hug, before she clutched his face and passionately said,

"I love you too.. my Dark Knight.."

With that, Bebe pulled Drew into one last passionate kiss, which Drew immediately returned. After a couple seconds went by, Drew began to feel the lips start to disappear, and once his eyes opened, saw that she was gone..

The black void was gone, Stark's Pond was gone, and now Bebe was gone..

All of it was gone now…

Instead, a bright light shined into Drew's vision, which caused him to shield his eyes with his hand. Drew peeked a bit past his hand and towards the light.

Drew slowly stepped his way towards it, until eventually, the light became too intense, and took over his vision completely.

Pure white was all Drew could see in those final moments.

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Drew awoke in a cold, metal cell, covered in blood red light.

"So...you're awake..." A deep voice mused. Drew looked up to see Darth Vader and a lanky, brown furred lion with a black mane and piercing green eyes regarding him with smirking disdain.

Drew tried standing up, but hissed in pain as his chest began to hurt. It was at that point that he remembered the deep cut from Deathstroke's sword.. A small amount of blood began to trickle down Drew's chest, before he conceded and sat back down.

Out of the corner of his eye, Drew saw what looked like two more bodies lying on the damp floor of the cell. One was obviously Revan, while the other

Drew immediately widened his eyes with a slight gasp, backing into a wall behind him. He grasped at his face, before giving a sigh of relief.. His mask was still there..

The second person lying unconscious was Jack.. Drew hadn't seen Jack in well over a year! He hadn't seen him since… that night.

The last thing Drew wanted to do was blow his cover to Jack. That could have serious repercussions, and he would have a lot of explaining to do.. Besides that, and more importantly, his crusade, as well as his promise would be jeopardized..

Jack stirred, and opened his eyes. He stood up. His eyes narrowed to slits upon seeing Scar and Vader.

"You..." Jack snarled in rage.

Drew felt as though he should add something as well, but he chose his next move very carefully.. He decided now was as good a time as any to utilize his newfound skills he had learned in training..

Another interesting thing that Ra's and the League Of Assassins had taught Drew, which was one of his favorites, was how to be a master of disguise! Whether it was by changing your clothes, your general appearance, your personality, or even your voice..

Drew took a slight breath, before he spoke in a near perfect Russian accent,

"Where are we!? What is the meaning of this!?"

Vader looked at him. "The Dark Leader would like an audience with the three of you, detective..."

"Oh?" Revan asked sardonically.

Jack narrowed his eyes. "You expect me to just sit down and talk with that tyrant?! After what you bastards did to Kyle?!" He snarled.

Scar couldn't help but chuckle wickedly,

"That is exactly what we expect you to do.." Scar then sarcastically added, "Or was the prison cell and binding chains not enough of a hint?.."

Jack narrowed his eyes, about to speak, before Vader stepped to the side and…

Kylie was handcuffed there, guarded by two stormtroopers.

"You will bend thy knee to the Dark Leader. If you refuse, the girl dies! You will surrender your Empire immediately. If you resist, the girl dies! You will serve us. If you don't, the girl dies!"

Drew widened his eyes at the sight of seeing Kylie captured. On the inside, he was fighting to not blow his cover! It was definitely not an easy task, but Drew stayed strong, knowing that it would not be worth blowing everything.

Instead, Drew remained calm, and stayed dead silent, so as to not draw any attention to himself or cause Kylie any sort of harm that they might inflict on her, otherwise.

Jack was still, before he said softly. "I...will do your bidding."

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Darth Vader and Scar led Jack, Revan, Drew and Kylie to the throne room. As they entered the room, they saw Darkseid sat down in his chair almost too calm.

Darkseid smirked evilly upon seeing the prisoners, before he spoke,

"Ah.. If it isn't Anderson, the Detective, and the Gray Knight…"

Darkseid looked directly at Scar and Darth Vader, before ordering,

"Leave us! I shall deal with them personally.."

Scar immediately bowed down in compliance, as did Vader, before the two walked off.

Jack was near catatonic as he looked at Darkseid silently.

Kylie was latched onto Jack's side, refusing to look at Darkseid. She was utterly and completely terrified.

Drew was just as chilled to the bone at just the appearance of Darkseid alone, but managed to keep it on the inside. He had to learn how to show no fear, or the enemy would use it against him. But even with that said, he even still was unable to hide all of it..

Revan looked at Darkseid for a moment, noticing three weapons by the chair. Two lightsabers, one on each armrest, and a katana resting against the side. He was trying to formulate a plan, but he had no idea how quick this guy's reaction time was. One false move might be all it took…

Darkseid continued to smirk as he eyed each one of them. He could sense the fear in each one of them.. He fed off of how good it felt. He finally stood up out of his chair, before stomping down the steps and standing in front of the prisoners.

He looked down at Kylie, who was trembling. She was shaking in absolute terror. She wanted to go home! She wanted to see her brothers and sister again! She wanted her daddy to save her! She wanted her mom!

"Why so afraid, child?.." Darkseid uttered in his chilling, booming voice. "Be thankful that you are still alive.."

Kylie squeaked in fear, before Jack finally asked softly, completely without any kind of confidence, hope, or bravery. "If I surrender, will you let her and my people at least live?"

Darkseid's response was almost immediate,

"No.." He had spoken it so coldly and so serious. He was that confident that he had already won! And by the looks of things.. It wasn't hard to see why!

"Why should I give these useless specs of life any sort of mercy? They are weak.. Only the strongest shall survive, and in turn a new race shall be formed! On this planet, it will fall under my rule and my rule alone.." The Dark God continued on.

There was a brief pause before Darkseid added on coldly,

"Do you think that you are this planet's rightful ruler?.. Did you think that you were unstoppable?" More brief silence occurred, before Darkseid finished at the top of his lungs, "Well as you can clearly see, you were not.. Many of your allies have fallen, and so shall the rest.. You may be a powerful Jedi, one of the most powerful I have seen.. But I suggest you remain aware full well who you are dealing with.. You might powerful, but I. Am. GOD!"

Kylie was crying by this point, and Jack, he couldn't take any more.

He knelt down, looking her in the eyes. "Kylie, my daughter, stay strong. Please, sweetheart, be brave! It'll be okay. It'll be okay..."

Drew gritted his teeth under his mask, both boiling with rage and trying to keep his terror in check. He shifted his eyes around, scanning the room just as Revan was doing earlier. He appeared to be looking for any sort of way out! He had been shifting his wrists in his cuffs, trying to loosen their grip as much as he could! But it was no use.. They were on tight!

However, as Drew's gaze laid upon where his katana laid, he immediately got an idea.. Throughout his training, Drew was strictly taught in escape artistry as well, and was put in many different scenarios almost immediately. Ra's had put him in handcuffs, binded his feet, tied rope around his body, trapped him in ice cold water, among multiple other things that would kill the average man if he didn't do it properly.

Drew deduced if he could reach his katana, he could trap the sword's blade on the chain of the handcuffs, and with a hard enough blow, could cut through the chain and loosen it just enough to where he could shatter it and escape!

It was risky, though, and if given the chance, would need to pull it off quickly! But that would prove extremely difficult, especially because of his chest wound.

"Be strong," he heard Jack say again to Kylie. "I promise. It'll be alright."

Drew gasped when he was picked up by the neck by Darkseid's powerful hand. It had a strong grip, which caused him to choke. He didn't struggle, however, as he knew it would only waste energy and tire him out quicker, only accelerating his death.

"I don't know.." Darkseid spoke wickedly. "Does this look like everything is okay?.." Immediately after he said that, he tossed Drew directly into a steel wall, which left a dent.

Drew groaned in agony and gritted his teeth. He could've swore he felt a few ribs shatter.

Jack looked at Darkseid for a moment, and for a split second, thought…

No…

It couldn't be…

He couldn't dwell on that possibility now though…

He needed to be there for his daughter…

He stood in front of her for a moment, and looked at Darkseid with a broken expression. "She's just a child… She's done nothing wrong-"

Darkseid's eyes began to glow red, and it was clear that he was pissed.

He stomped towards Jack, before lifting him off the ground in the same manner he had done to Drew, which caused Jack to choke a little bit. Darkseid wasn't gripping near as hard, but still made his dominance known,

"Did I tell you, you could speak!?" Darkseid yelled in boiling rage. "If you value your child's life, you will hold your tongue until I command you to answer me.. Do you understand!?"

Jack nodded, finally realizing there was simply nothing he could do. He had lost Kyle...And now...if he continued talking, he'd lose Kylie as well…

"Yes...Dark Leader..." He said softly.

Darkseid's angered expression once again turned to a chilling smirk, before he chuckled darkly, saying,

"So obedient.. You learn quickly.. Much like your father, and your entire bloodline before him.."

Jack's eyes widened, and he looked up in a questioning stare. What...did he mean?! Hadn't Luthor hinted at the same exact thing!?

Darkseid could only chuckle coldly. "All this time and you still haven't figured it out?"

He looked at Revan. "Or you?"

Revan was surprised by that. What did Jack and him even have in common?! Jack was an impulsive, rebellious-

Just as he was…

"There's a reason you can command the Force with ease. Your family is an ancient one. They are known by many names...But the ones you might remember...Anderson, Skywalker and...Shan..."

Revan's eyes widened, and he was shaken to his core. What...was Jack his...descendant?!

Jack looked at Revan for a moment, before something else clicked as Darkseid continued. "Darth Vader, or should I say Anakin had a half brother...One of you was born on Earth, the other, in Galaxia..."

Drew absorbed this information into his head, listening very closely, as well as keeping a good eye on Darkseid. He would normally have reacted more, but he had no time to feel anything right now. He was slowly but surely crawling towards his katana, leaving a trail of blood in his wake, which was coming from the wound in his chest.

Drew was sweating down his forehead, and the suspense was unreal! Darkseid was distracted in informing Jack of his past, and Revan of this new information, so Drew utilized this opportunity to stealthily yet quickly inch his way towards his only escape route!

"This station we're on..." Darkseid continued. "Is far older than your entire civilization. Welcome to the Starforge. A factory of immense power...that can produce virtually everything it's owner requires..."

Jack looked up, his eyes widening. "I give you the very first Replicator and the progenitor of all others." Darkseid declared.

"It was I who allowed you, and all the others after, to find the replicators. To turn you against each other, to weaken you through war, before the time came to spring the trap. All this has been according to my design. And now, the final phase begins. The ruination of the Empire. The destruction of the Earth. And the fall of all Existence underneath my heel..."

"You...you're behind all this..." Jack spoke numbly.

"I believe that's what I just told you.." Darkseid responded coldly.

Darkseid held out his hands, before firing his own Omega Beam into them, which in turn brought up a red hologram, which appeared to be live footage. On the hologram, a large majority of the Dark State's troops appeared to be getting deployed at this very moment. The ones that were already on Earth were only a fraction of what was to come..

"Now watch as your world ends.. And a new Empire rises!" Darkseid exclaimed, before looking directly into Jack's eyes, finally dropping him to the ground, "And now, a former adversary wishes to have a.. one on one chat with you.." He then smirked, saying, "But fear not.. I'll see to it that you won't live long enough to see your daughter die.."

Darkseid had his back facing his throne, where Drew was only inches away from his katana now. As Drew extended his hand out to grab it, Darkseid spoke aloud,

"And Detective?"

Drew's face paled, as his eyes widened, knowing his cover had been blown.

Darkseid immediately turned to face him, his eyes glowing red now.

"I would suggest taking a much stealthier approach in the next life.."

ZAP!

Darkseid fired his Omega Beam directly at Drew, but with newfound adrenaline in his system, was able to lunge out of the way as it vaporized his throne chair, turning it to ash.

Darkseid growled in absolute rage. No one had ever evaded his Omega Beam before! This ninja was more skilled than he had previously anticipated..

He would not underestimate him again..

Drew grabbed ahold of not only his katana, but the two lightsabers, before tossing them towards Revan and Jack. As Drew began to use his katana to crack through the chain of his handcuffs, Jack and Revan caught their lightsabers, and blades of blue and purple activated, cutting through their own handcuffs.

Jack held up his blade, while Revan sent a torrent of force lightning at Darkseid.

Darkseid's head shot back a bit, but otherwise, he appeared to be completely unphased. The Dark God's eyes now glowed that same red, while he held his arms behind his back, completely confident in his abilities.

Jack looked to Revan and then to Drew, realizing just who they were dealing with. Just how powerful he was…

"Revan, Detective..." Jack spoke firmly as he advanced towards Darkseid. "Get my daughter out of here..."

"You do know if we leave, that only increases the odds this monster has of killing you.." Drew reminded Jack, still utilizing his thick Russian accent.

"If it's my life that's the price of her safety..." Jack declared, running at Darkseid. "Then so be it!"

He then used the force to pull the entire ceiling down on Darkseid! All this really accomplished was piss Darkseid off even further.

Revan ran over to Kylie, already preparing to get himself and her out of this death trap, while Drew took one final look towards Jack.

Darkseid began to stomp towards Jack, the Jedi desperately swinging his lightsaber towards him in the hopes that it would fend him off.

Drew closed his eyes and bowed his head, as if giving a final goodbye, before he followed Revan and Kylie towards the exit.

"I'm coming, Kyle..." Jack whispered, before he sent a torrent of the strongest force lightning he could muster at Darkseid. For the first time, it actually managed to slow the Dark Leader down, but then, he used his Omega Beam. However, the lightning stopped it a bit, and the two beams of energy met in a ball of fire.

Finally, both of them ceased their respective beams for a bit, before Darkseid instead opted to fight using his fists.

Darkseid swung a punch at Jack, which narrowly missed. Jack could feel the wind off of that punch, which caused him to stumble a little bit. Had that actually connected full force, he probably wouldn't even have a head anymore!

Jack retreated back a bit, before he sent a second, full force push at Darkseid that shattered much of the remainder of the room, but only sent the Dark Leader back a mere half inch.

"I grow tired of these games.." Darkseid coldly declared, before he fired his Omega Beam directly at Jack's lightsaber, which rendered it to ash. Jack looked at the weapon in his hands, and back at Darkseid.

Darkseid grabbed ahold of Jack's neck, before he threw him directly across the room and into the steel wall with relative ease, leaving a massive dent in it. He had done to Jack again much like he had done to Drew earlier.

Jack was on the brink of unconsciousness. He knew he was about to die…

Darkseid stood over him, before kicking him over to where he was now on his back and looking directly into his cold, red eyes.

"Pray to the Gods.. Beg them to save you!" Darkseid demanded, before he used a downgraded version of his Omega Beam to torture Jack, firing it directly into his chest.

Jack could only scream as he was tortured. It felt like he was on fire!

"Beg for mercy! I demand you!" Darkseid rose his voice even louder, sending an even stronger Omega Beam into Jack's chest. This one was tremendously worse!

"MERCY!" Jack finally screamed, tears in his eyes.

Darkseid's lip curled into a smirk, before he grabbed Jack by the neck again, bringing him level to his eyes, making full eye contact with them.

"So easy.." Darkseid taunted. "You're perhaps an even bigger coward than your father was.."

With that, Darkseid tossed Jack to the other side of the room, causing him to crash into another wall. Jack then laid motionless on the ground in absolute pain while profusely wheezing, completely exhausted and zapped of confidence just as much as he was energy..

Darkseid walked towards the exit and briefly stopped when he saw Zillum standing outside, waiting..

"He is all yours.." Darkseid gave Zillum the signal, before he walked out into the hall and decided to complete other matters he had to attend to.

Darkseid's destruction on North America would now begin..

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Jack awoke slowly. It was bright. Too bright.

"Daddy!"

He jumped when he saw Kylie shaking him awake. "Come on! Everyone wants to see you!"

Jack was...puzzled. What did they mean? Didn't…

Kylie led him out of his bed, and through a small corridor where…

In a room, was Kenny, Stan, Duncan, Geoff, Trent, DJ, Gwen, Bridgette, Heather, Alex, Cate, their kids, his kids, and...Bebe, Drew and...Kyle...

"Guys…?" Jack began, unable to believe it.

"You doing okay, Jack?" Bebe asked with slight concern. "You sure did sleep a long time."

Drew could only chuckle, before commenting with a smirk,

"Probably because he's stalling.. He doesn't wanna get beat in basketball today when my- I mean, KYLE'S team goes against his!"

Kyle smirked. "Make sure to actually put up a fight this time, babe!"

Jack didn't smile at that. He was too entranced by this.

How…

"Dad?" Simba asked. "You okay?"

"What about the war?" Jack asked softly. "Zillum? Darkseid? Lex..." Jack froze. He still remembered what that monster had done.

"A war!?" Bridgette cocked a brow, showing slight concern. "What are you talking about?"

"Yeah, did you hit your head or somethin'?" Kenny asked him. "You're kinda freaking me out, dude.."

Jack looked between all his friends. "This isn't real..." He finally spoke softly.

"If only Brexit wasn't rea-" Alex began, before Stan cut him off, obviously annoyed by his constant talk of Brexit,

"Alex.. Shut the fuck up, dude."

"Rude..." Alex muttered.

Jack was still unamused.

He took a deep breath. "But that doesn't mean I won't fight to make it real."

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At that moment, everything returned to him. He was back in the room...where Darkseid had nearly killed him.

And standing over him...was Zillum.

He was raising his lightsaber, ready to kill.

Now, he would finally meet his end. And-

Suddenly, there was a metal blade between Zillum's lightsaber and Jack's neck. "How..." Zillum breathed in surprise at Jack's sudden recovery of energy.

Jack narrowed his eyes. "A good leader always has a backup plan!" He snarled, before kicking Zillum back. As Zillum stumbled, Jack stood up. He was still in excruciating pain, but adrenaline and the Force flowed through him. Fueling his determination and his refusal to back down now.

He had constructed this rapier just a few days ago, as a potential backup in case he ever lost his lightsaber. Now...he was glad he did.

Jack went on the offensive. Plasma clashed against vibranium as the two exchanged blows. It was a battle that would decide their fates.

As Jack blocked strike after strike, he used the force to send Zillum flying back. As the Mortalitas crashed into the wall, Jack advanced.

"That was for Bebe!" Jack snarled. Even though the Dark State hadn't killed Bebe, he was still fighting for her and all the others he had lost.

Zillum got up, and sent a series of new strikes in Jack's direction. Jack blocked them, but stumbled back, and landed on his back. Zillum swung the blade at him, and slashed him across his left eye. Jack yelped in pain, but blocked what would have been the fatal strike.

"You will die soon, boy!" Zillum snarled.

Jack looked at him. "No..."

He force pushed him away, and ran at him. The two continued to fight viciously, destroying much of what was left of the room. Jack felt a sharp knick on his shoulder, but blocked another stab.

He narrowed his eyes, and as their blades clashed, Zillum spoke again. "Why do you fight? Why do you live?"

Jack's eyes turned to blue. "Because I have something worth living for!"

He pushed forward, and the battle continued, until-

"When this is over, I'm going to rip your little girls to pieces! They will know pain! They will know you couldn't protect them! Just like their mother!"

Jack was filled with an all consuming rage!

With a scream, he lunged forward, and began to rain a series of heavy blows against Zillum, sending him slowly backwards as the Mortalitas struggled to block the attacks.

The fight continued, until-

Zillum let out a scream of pain as Jack's sword disconnected his arm from his hand!

"That was for Drew!"

Jack didn't hesitate to strike. He raised the blade up. Everything was in slow motion. He could see, for the first time on his longtime enemy's face...fear.

The sword thrust deep into the Mortalitas' heart, blood coating the silver blade as it exited on the other side.

Jack looked at Zillum for a moment, and the Mortalitas coughed a bit of blood, before he began to fall forward.

General Zillum hit the floor. The greatest threat to Cyrannus in eons had finally fallen. The one who had taken his hand two years ago. The one who nearly took everything from him...was finally dead.

Jack took a deep breath. "For Kyle..." He muttered.

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Kylie was crying as Revan and Drew got onto the ship. She was still inconsolable about Jack's death. Drew was far from okay on the inside, himself! He had just forgiven himself for the death of Bebe after speaking to her in the afterlife, and now one of his best friends ends up getting killed by the leader of the Dark State!

Drew didn't dare show any emotion on the outside, however, and simply kept it bottled up inside his heart.

The adrenaline had since worn off, and Drew was beginning to pale and breathe a bit heavy at this point. The cut on his chest was still an obvious problem, as well as his two shattered ribs courtesy of Darkseid! He needed some sort of medical attention soon, or he could very well die of infected wounds, or on a more minor scale, go into shock due to all the pain.

Ra's was working with him to continue to build his body up, however. And included with that was how to obtain a super high pain tolerance!

Looks like he would be getting plenty of practice in now..

Revan was starting to get the ship ready for lift off, as Stormtroopers surrounded their ship. Okay

There was a sudden explosion nearby, and they could see...a figure approaching the ship!

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"My lord, we have arrived." Tarkin said to Darkseid as they exited the portal. A vast armada of Dark State ships had arrived over Earth, and was preparing for the final assault that would end the war.

"Then at last they shall know true power!" Darkseid exclaimed, before he ordered, "Lower the Death Star! I will make my mark on the North American landscape first.. The rest shall soon follow! They will heel and bow before their new God!"

"You heard the Dark Leader!" Tarkin ordered to his men who were preparing to fire the Death Star. "Sit back, and watch our master take what's rightfully his!"

However, at that moment, there was a brief radar beep. So small and unnoticeable, but still there nonetheless.

"Identify that ship." Tarkin said, before a voice spoke.

"You would do well to finish the job yourself, Darkseid!"

Darkseid's eyes for perhaps the first time widened in surprise. His red eyes began to glow furiously not too long after that, and his teeth were gritted in boiling rage.

"The boy!?" Darkseid exclaimed. "Why do you still live!?"

"Because I have something worth living for, tyrant!" Jack shot back on the radio. "Enjoy hell, you bastards!"

FWOOM!

A booming sucking noise was heard, almost like a giant tornado! The Death Star's sirens blared red and multiple emergency alarms began to go off, confirming that indeed they were in danger!

Darkseid stomped towards a window, shoving an unsuspecting Dark Soldier to the ground due to him being in his way. He finally looked out the window, and what he saw caused him to narrow his eyes.

Outside the window was a giant, orange portal that resembled a black hole. It appeared to be sucking tons of Space debris inside, with the Death Star being slowly but surely pulled in its direction.

Darkseid immediately turned around and headed towards the exit door, literally ripping it off its hinges. The vacuum of Space began to try and suck out the many Dark Troops, as well as Tarkin, before Tarkin muttered, for the first time afraid for his life,

"That boy doesn't go down easily..."

Darkseid turned towards him for what he thought would be the final time, before he simply responded,

"Not when he goes against the Lord of Apokolips! Farewell, Tarkin.. You have served me well.."

With that, Darkseid jumped out of the Death Star and into the vacuum of Space, content on making his way to Jack to finish him off, himself..

However, at that moment, he felt...something grab him. Whatever it was, it wasn't physical, but it's pull on him could easily be felt. Slowly, it began to drag him to the portal.

It was then that he felt something else.. It was in his chest area. It didn't hurt, but it certainly stung a bit. Looking down, Darkseid saw what looked like a spear attached to a metal chain sticking through his chest, which burned with Hellfire. Blood began to seep from Darkseid's wound, as the Dark God could only give an angered growl. He knew that Jack had won.. For now!..

"GET OVER HERE!"

Darkseid heard a demonic voice yell from inside the portal to Hell, before the spear literally pulled Darkseid through the orange portal, not soon afterwards the Death Star getting sucked through it as well.

FSHOOM!

The portal then closed itself shut..

Silence followed..

They were gone..

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Kenny fired his pistol as he and the others fought desperately to hold back the advancing Dark Troops. Luthor and Vilgax's armies were just a few yards from the town by this point. And all the innocent people there…

"Come on!" Caesarius yelled, shooting a Stormtrooper. "We need to keep them from the town!"

"They will not get far!" Sub-Zero exclaimed with his literally chilling, calm voice. "They will feel death's cold embrace!"

With that, Sub-Zero shot a huge blast of ice from his hands, which froze a large group of Dark Troops in a permanent block of ice.

Then, at that moment, Kenny saw what looked like a sword swirling through the air like a boomerang, cutting down dozens of Dark Troops!

Wonder Woman turned to face where the sword had come from, holding her own sword and shield at the ready just in case it had intended to hit them.

However, Kenny then gave a huge smile after firing his pistol into another Dark Troop's chest.

"It's.. It's Jack!" He exclaimed.

At that moment, the sword returned to its owner's hand, and Jack stepped into view along with Revan and Drew, whose identity was still obviously concealed under his black ninja mask and garb.

There was dead silence for a moment as both armies looked at the three newcomers, before Jack narrowed his eyes.

"BRING ME LEX LUTHOR!" He thundered, and rushed at the enemy line. As they ran to fight him, he leapt into the air, and slammed his sword down with enough force to send all those coming at him to their deaths!

"You called?.." A familiar calm, yet devious voice spoke above them quite a distance away. Upon looking up, everyone saw the man in question: Lex Luthor! He was using the built in jets in the heel of his armored, technologically advanced war-suit.

"This ends now!" Vilgax snarled as he joined Lex.

"You're right..." Jack said coldly. "It does..."

He narrowed his eyes. "Darkseid, the Death Star, the majority of your military. They're all gone! We trapped them in the Netherrealm. Your Dark State is finished! And you'll be joining your master soon enough!"

"What!?" Lex Luthor screamed in anger. "That's impossible!"

"Believe it, Luthor.." Everyone heard a god-like voice utter. It was Raiden, who had teleported in with electricity surging through his eyes, which told that he had had enough. "Your reign of tyranny has passed, and much like Shao Kahn before you, your attempts of invasion has been a failure.."

More electricity seemed to surge through Raiden's body, before it appeared in his hands, seemingly ready to strike.

"I will give you one chance and one chance alone to surrender yourselves! If you don't, I shall send you to the Netherrealm along with your comrades, myself!.."

"Tempting offer, thunder god.." Lex Luthor smirked, revealing his suit's wrist turrets. "But no deal!"

"I was hoping you'd say that..." Jack chuckled humorlessly, before he charged up a maelstrom of force energy. Tyromairon saw this, and he, along with Venatorius, Maethoruin, and Obi-Wan joined him.

Lex's suit began to shake and feel rickety, as his Anti-Force force field appeared to give out. He immediately began to regret not spending more than a half hour designing it!

ZAP!

Raiden then fired his lightning directly into Lex Luthor and Vilgax both, causing them to shake uncontrollably due to their electrocution.

"NOW!" Jack yelled and with a final force push, followed by a wall of ice from Sub-Zero, a bolt of electricity from Raiden, and force pushes from Tyromairon, Venatorius and Maethoruin, the battle, and with it, the war ended. In the maelstrom of raw power created by these mighty warriors, victory was gained.

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"Uncle Stan?" Amelia asked nervously. The silence had become too much. For the citizens of South Park, having no idea if the battle was won or not...it was a nerve wracking few minutes as they waited for news.

"Yes, Amelia?" A near exhausted Stan replied, holding his daughter, Kenzi, in his arms and trying to keep her as calm as possible.

"Is...is the battle over? Did Daddy and Uncle Kenny win?"

"I-" Stan began, before he looked down at Kenzi's terrified, yet still hopeful face. He then sighed, and tried to be as optimistic as possible, but still without lying,

"-I think they just might've.. We'll find out for sure when we see who marches through the streets out there in a little bit.." He finished while pulling the basement curtains to the side and pointing out at the still empty, yet demolished street.

First they heard it, a small, but noticeable…

Stan's eyes widened. That was the same song played when Dilania was formed. It was...the Imperial Anthem! Did that mean…?

"That.. That song.." Stan recognized, a smile finally forming on his face. He knew even way before Dilania or even the first Empire was formed during his military days that after every major victory, they would sing an anthem in celebration..

Sharon, who was exhausted as well, but still wide awake due to the stress then asked Stan,

"What is it, Stanley? What does that song mean!?.."

Stan turned to his Mom with that same smile, and then looked down at Kenzi, whose face held anticipation, before he told everybody,

"We won.."

At that moment, there was a slight knock on the door, and through the window, Stan could see the soldiers marching together, singing the tune, joined by a large number of civilians! It seemed everyone was taken in by the spirit of victory…

And in that moment, Stan seemed to be taken in by it too.. With Kenzi still in his arms, Stan stood up and asked everybody,

"Come on, guys! Let's join in on the anthem!" He then looked at his Dad, Randy, who was passed out asleep and snoring loudly in some cobwebs. Stan cringed slightly, before adding, "And get out of this cramped up basement.."

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When they got out of the house, they saw fireworks going off in the orange light of the setting sun. Bonfires were being lit everywhere, and the entire town seemed to be taken in by the celebratory mood. People were singing, dancing, embracing, reuniting. It was a truly spectacular moment. Stan saw a newspaper stand with the headline:

'War Over?'

"Daddy?" Kenzi asked Stan, getting his attention. When he looked down, Kenzi appeared to have a joyous smile on her face upon looking at the scene before her. "Does this mean?.."

Stan gave her a kiss on the cheek, before holding her tight.

"Yes, honey.. The war is over. The bad guys are gone now.." Stan softly replied, before he sat her down on the ground. "Go ahead and dance with them if you want. Go have fun, baby.."

Kenzi immediately darted off with excited laughter, which caused Stan, Sharon, and Randy to look on with smiles of their own. For the first time in a long while, Kenzi could finally just be a kid..

"Uncle Stan!" He heard a familiar voice call out happily. It sounded like Kylie!

"Kylie!" Stan called out with a relieved smile to see Kylie running towards him. The two of them wrapped each other in an embrace, before Stan asked, "Where were you, Kylie? I was beginning to get worried for you and your dad.."

"Dad...he fought Darkseid! And he outsmarted him when he couldn't beat him! Daddy, and two other friends of his trapped them in Hell!" Kylie said excitedly.

Stan's eyes kindly widened, before he snapped out of it and regained his relieved grin.

"Well all that matters is you're all safe.." It was then that his curiosity just couldn't resist. "And you said two of his friends? Was it Kenny and Carandial?.."

"I wish...they had to leave unfortunately."

Stan turned to see Kenny, Carandial, and a few others he didn't recognize. "This your best friend, Admiral?" One of them asked Kenny with a slight grin.

"That's him alright.." Kenny responded, before smirking. "I know that ugly sumbitch from a mile away!"

Stan rolled his eyes before slugging Kenny in the arm, which caused Kenny to rub the affected area.

"Real funny, Kenny.. How many STD's you catch while on your 'mission'?" Stan jokingly asked with a laugh of his own.

Kenny could only shrug before saying,

"Only seven.."

"What about-?" The same one from before, a crested alien who resembled a dinosaur began with a smirk, before Kenny cut him off.

"We don't talk about that one, Thonaloc.. Ya immature asshole!" Kenny laughed.

"What about-?" Another officer began with a similar smirk.

"Okay, Helo.." Kenny began with a nervous chuckle, motioning for them that he was done. "We get it.."

"Admirals, I expect you to be transparent with the civilians..."

They turned to see Caesarius approaching. "Tell him the full story, Admiral McCormick, that's an order." The Admiral of the Navy said with a grin.

Kenny huffed a bit, before he admitted,

"Okay, look.. That Orbispiran chick just had a nice ass, okay?" Kenny then chuckled and muttered. "Never miss out on a call of booty.."

Stan nervously laughed, noticing his parents were listening in. Sharon had a cocked brow and didn't look as amused, while Randy on the other hand was laughing his ass off.

"Oh! Oh, man.. Give me five, McCormick!" Randy exclaimed, before Kenny obliged. "Wow.. Maybe I should join the militar-"

He was cut off when Sharon cleared her throat, giving him a death glare.

"I mean, uh.. Shame on you, Kenny! Bad!" Randy then turned to his wife and muttered, "Love ya, Hon.."

Sharon simply gave a disgusted huff before walking away to see how Kenzi was doing, and watch over her.

"Sh- Sharon?.." Randy softly began, knowing he had indeed fucked up. Stan could only facepalm, though he was used to this by now..

"DADDY!" Kylie and Amelia cried suddenly.

Stan and Kenny turned to see Jack approaching. He grinned as he hugged both Kylie and Amelia, before saluting Kenny and Carandial.

"Good job, everyone." He said, a bit sadly.

Kenny gave a salute back, as did Carandial. Stan once again looked at all the celebrating citizens, and took a moment to ponder just how lucky they were to still be alive.. For the Dilanian Empire to still be here..

Jack's smile fell a bit, however. Watching the kids play, the people singing and dancing, and the absolute euphoria didn't seem to be helping Jack's mood. He was silent, and his face was brooding.

Kenny noticed this and his own smile fell, before he put a hand on his shoulder, asking,

"Aw come on, Jack.. We kicked their asses to the curb and they're in Hell now! And last I checked, the phrase 'go to Hell' had a strong meaning.. So what's wrong?"

"I failed..." Jack said softly.

"Uh.." Stan began with a cocked brow. "Dude?" He then motioned to all the celebrating people. "It sure looks like you guys won to me.."

"I failed her." Jack corrected.

They were all taken aback, cringing slightly at the realization of who Jack was actually talking about. Stan, Kenny, Kylie and Amelia especially remembered it like it was yesterday! They had been there when it occurred..

Their best friends' screams of pain and agony, the horrible seizures and heart palpitations.. They were all still fresh in their minds..

And because of them..

"There's.." Stan began. "There's nothing you could've done, Jack.. As soon as that freak captured her, it was set in stone, unfortunately.." He finished, referring to Slenderman. It hurt Stan to even say that, but it was true..

Stan couldn't afford to bawl his eyes out anymore.. He had done that plenty, already.. For his relationship with Wendy.. For Bebe.. For Drew.. And plenty of tears for his super best friend Kyle as well..

However, Stan had a daughter to care for now, and he had to stay strong and as positive as he could.

For her..

Jack was silent. "I just miss her, guys..." He said softly.

He looked at his daughters, before pulling them into a gentle hug. "Your mother would be proud of you both, for staying so strong through all this."

He looked at Kenny and Stan. "And she'd be proud of her brothers who stood by her through thick and thin."

Kenny wiped a tear away, before Stan wrapped him in an embrace. Kenny tried to conceal his sadness, but it would prove to be a futile effort.

"I.. I sure hope so.." Kenny responded with a sniffle.

"She certainly would, dude.." Stan told Kenny in a whisper. "She would.."

Finally, the two best friends let go, and Stan faced Jack after taking a deep breath.

"But I think you're leaving somebody out.." Stan told Jack, forcing a smile and pointing directly at him.

"I...I-" Jack stuttered, before Kenny cut in.

"Don't even try and come back with this 'I wasn't good enough' bullshit, because guess what, bub? You were!"

Jack, as well as everyone stood silent before Kenny continued,

"Yeah, I'll admit.. When me and Stan first met you, I despised you! We were overprotective as fuck, man.. The shit that happened to Kyle over the years?" Kenny shook his head in horror. "Jesus.. But then, you came along, and not only proved us wrong,"

Kenny paused again, before giving Jack a smile.

"But you changed Kyle's life for the better more than me or Stan ever could have alone.. And for that, I thank you, Stan thanks you," Kenny then looked up in the sky, before finishing, "And Kyle thanks you too.."

Jack smiled tearfully. Then, his expression became that of absolute determination. "I won't fail her. I won't fail Drew or Bebe either..." He declared.

"That goes for all of us!.." Stan, just as determined, cut in. "Drew and Bebe grew to become my best friends!"

"And mine too!" Kenny added on with seriousness.

"Yeah, I gave Bebe a tough time that one day.. I regret ever doing that.. But y'know what?" Stan asked, a sniffle finally audible. "The bestest of friends usually go through the hardest of times! If you don't have any struggles, then are you really even a friend?.. Friends are those that help each other get through those tough times!"

Stan looked among everybody, before finishing softly,

"Just like now.."

"We are one..." Caesarius finally spoke. "I don't know about you, but I consider this town my home, and all of you, every single one, family."

"Friends are the family you make for yourself..." The voice of Geoff spoke, uncharacteristically wisely.

The group turned to see the rest of their friends arrive, who Duncan went and got after the fighting had concluded.

Jack looked to everyone present. He raised his sword to the stars. "To Kyle, Bebe, Drew, and all those we have lost! To a bright and peaceful future! To..." He trailed off.

"To our family!"

"HUZZAH!" Everyone yelled, those with weapons holding them in the air as well. Those who were unarmed even rose their arms as high as they could.

It was truly a beautiful and powerful moment of honor, and memoriam..