As the day grew later, Dark Wolf looked toward the Petropolis fortress coming up slowly, but surely. To make sure Jeremiah was doing okay, he activated the transmitter on the dashboard.

"This is Dark Wolf calling Jackal. Repeat. This is Dark Wolf calling Jackal. Over?"

The transmission gear had been repaired as well as the other equipment and walls that had been damaged in that fight with OMEGA's air forces. There was static for a bit and then Jeremiah's face came on screen.

"This is Jackal. My team has gotten the generators rigged for destruction, but Zero knows we're here. We managed to elude them for now, but we won't be able to hold this up for long."

"Copy that Jackal.", Dark Wolf answered, "We will be assaulting in a few hours. Any reading on the others?"

"Negative. Dudley and his team's transmission gear must have been damaged. I just hope he's alright."

"So do I", Dark Wolf agreed, "but for now, focus on your objectives. Hopefully the others will meet up with you in the city limits. Dark Wolf out."

Dark Wolf hung up and it was just then that the radar started to beep like crazy.

"Sir", one of the crew members called out, "we got bogies coming in fast!"

Ahead, a cloud of flying corpse like creatures with several ships were flying their way.

"Prepare for combat!", Dark Wolf called out, "All troops, battle stations! Let's move it people!"

The crew went into overdrive. Arming weapon systems and preparing the launch pad again. Herbert's ships were doing the same thing. Then the enemy ships paused. ULTRA still got it's troops up and running, but Dark Wolf just looked on.

"This is odd.", he thought to himself, "Why would Zero have his forces make a halt?"

Then the enemy forces parted and Petropolis' wall armed several cannons. This was barely seen as ULTRA's forces were still far off, but Dark Wolf saw through his eye patch( which he had moved over his night eye). Then the cannons fired off plasma lasers.

"Break formation!", Dark Wolf called, but the order came too late.

Although the shields were up, the ships staggered from the blasts. The forces outside were trying to avoid them, and some were. Others however were disintegrated the moment the beams hit them. An alarm sounded off.

"Sir, shield is depleting!", an agent working on deck called out.

It was true, the shield surrounding the ship( and the others for that matter) were turning red which ment critical trouble. Dark Wolf couldn't take it much longer, but he wasn't going down without a fight. Just as he was about to give the order, a tremendous bang rang out, and the wall shook, and crumbled causing the plasma cannons to stop firing and that was when Dark Wolf's forces opened fire. They were weakened, but not out. The enemy had also engaged in battle. Using similar tactics, Dark Wolf seemed to have the enemy at bay.

"Well done, Jackal.", Dark Wolf said looking at the crumbling wall.

Back underground, Dudley and Jack were hard at work fending off Snaptrap and his harvesters. But while they were doing so, the wardens and their grim hounds were terrorizing everyone else. Dudley feared for Kitty. She hadn't recovered yet and that ment she was vulnerable. Breathlessly, Jack and Dudley jumped away from the assaulting enemies, but Snaptrap used his ability to rot things to weaken walls, crumble ledges and hold leverage.

"Give up Agent Puppy!", Snaptrap mocked, "What chance do you have against us now?"

Dudley had to admit that Snaptrap had a point. Jack and him were running out of steam and who knew what the wardens were doing. Over the screaming of people, and the crashing of pavement and rubble, an enormous roar echoed off the walls causing the fighting to pause.

"What on Earth was that?", Jack asked.

As if something answered him, the ground quaked for a sec and then again. Almost as if something was heading their way. This was when the wardens came running past them and man they looked scared. Just when Dudley was about to ask, a bellowing roar made them all turn to see an enormous honey badger dressed in metal shoulder pads, a pair of very dirty pants, sandals and wielding a large metal mace that looked like it was crafted out of debris and metal and Dudley doubted anybody could lift a weapon that big. But that wasn't that made him stand out. His muscles and height were what made him frightening. His muscles were bigger than any body builder Dudley had ever seen and at the height of ten feet, no wonder he was scary. His blue eyes were bloodshot and his badger claws were just as menacing. He had red hair in a crew cut hair style as though he came back from the military and he was wearing metal dog tags around his thick neck. The badger banged his mace head on the ground with a deafening crash causing large bloodied blades to swing out. Snaptrap and his reapers were horrified by this badger who gave a shout like a viking battle cry and charged. It was no use trying to resist. Snaptrap and his reapers turned and ran away as fast as they were able, but the badger was upon them. And man that badger played rough. A couple minutes later, the badger literally kicked Snaptrap and his reapers into the sewer pipes like they were footballs. Then he turned and charged at Dudley and Jack.

"Help!", screamed Dudley.

"We're doomed!", screamed Jack.

But just when the badger was about to swing his mace, he paused and sniffed the air. They turned to see an old puma in a tattered cloak hold out a bowl full of something red and transparent( like grape juice). The badger lumbered over and the old puma stepped aside to reveal a barrel of the stuff. Zeke had also shown up with Kitty( who had recovered) and were standing beside Jack and Dudley who watched perplexed. The badger dropped his mace and using both hands lifted the barrel like a huge soup bowl and started guzzling down the liquid.

"What is that stuff?", Dudley asked Zeke.

"Shh!", Zeke hissed( his translator collar was on), "Don't disturb him."

The badger put the barrel down and after wiping his mouth turned to his audience. His eyes looked normal and he seemed calmer now. Zeke walked up to the badger's side and the old puma took the other before the badger started his line of gags, raspberries, and coughs. Zeke listened carefully before turning to Dudley, Kitty, and Jack.

"Chief Caleb insists on offering his gratitude to the three of you for your help. Reynaldo( the puma) would say likewise."

Reynaldo did a brief nod of approval while Caleb just looked eager.

"Tell him that we accept his gratitude and how we can leave.", Kitty told Zeke.

While Zeke translated Kitty's words, Dudley pulled on Kitty's sleeve.

"We're leaving now?", he asked.

"We got a mission to do." Kitty told him as Caleb talked some more to Zeke who turned his collar back on and looking their way again.

"Chief Caleb says: Reynaldo will tell you and best of luck."

Caleb picked his huge mace up and folded the blades back in before lumbering away. Reynaldo spoke very similar and Zeke translated.

"Reynaldo says: Follow the origin and the way is revealed."

Reynaldo said nothing more. He just turned and walked away in a slumped sort of way. Zeke escorted Dudley, Kitty and Jack to a wall that displayed a fiery place and Zero looming over it.

"This is where it starts.", Zeke informed, "It tells how we came to live here."

After making sure they were keeping up, Zeke started to tell the origin.

"Many years ago, after Zero was brought into the world, he terrorized his enemies with infernal power and cunning. We were once pedestrians like everyone else, until Zero decided to use us as his new living machines to work his furnaces and waste disposal units far below in Hades. We were tortured, some slain, and others torn of their hope and lives. Caleb, our strongest and head of our society was one such soul. Finally, Zero's left hand had decided to think for himself and he reached out to us, teach us, guide us."

Zeke was now in front of a drawing that displayed a crowd of people gathered at the feet of a drawing of Jeremiah. Dudley was stunned. Jeremiah made allies of Zero's fallen enemies? Could any of this be true? The drawings showing Jeremiah teaching Zeke's people to blacksmith, tailor, heal, and other things was certainly convincing.

"We allied ourselves to Zero's hand for he had gone rouge and was no longer a member of Zero's forces. We found others, we formed a revolution. A revolution that changed our lives. Hence the Underworld Revolution began."

Zeke was now in front of a drawing of Jeremiah and Zero in combat over a huge war zone between and below them. After that one, a drawing of Zeke's people breaking the chains of slavery and fleeing.

"When the battle ended, our people were free. But we were not like the people we once knew. We were more. Not fond of looks, but our humanity remained. We built our own home. A place where we would live, and to belong."

Now Dudley and his fellow agents were in front of a drawing of Caleb and Zeke's people constructing buildings, fountains, and a lot of other things.

"Caleb, who was the Hand's most trusted in the revolution, was chosen to lead us into our future. Undesirable we thought we were, but we will not let that name be our shame. And we've been living underground ever since."

By now, Zeke had lead his audience to a large room where Caleb was and his mace was at his side. In front of him was a roller coaster car and Zeke opened the car door.

"Well, here's the way out."

"A carnival ride?", Kitty asked.

Dudley didn't mind. He was already in with Jack and Kitty following. Zeke closed the door.

"Please remain seated and keep your hands, arms, and other body parts inside the car at all times."

Just when Dudley was about to ask why, Caleb swung his mace and sent the car speeding through a series of pipes at such fast speeds, that if it had a light sequence, it would make a killer amusement park ride. Dudley, Kitty, and Jack had to hold on because the car was literally airborne for a couple of jumps and then after several jerky turns, it stopped with a halt, and sent it's passengers flying into the air, and onto a pile of soft pillows.

"Wow.", said Dudley, "Can we go again?"

Unfortunately, this wasn't over because the pillows parted and a giant spring sent the agents upward. The ceiling parted as the agents got near and closed when they came out. After landing, Dudley, Kitty, and Jack looked around to see that they were in the old town part of Petropolis. Without a word, the crept into the shadows and Jack pulled out his communicator and made a phone call.

"We're in.", Jack informed the other end when the other end picked up.

"Copy that. Proceed to checkpoint."