Final Chapter: In the name of JUSTICE
Everyone was at the Heliport on top of the tower as they saw a Whale shaped airship approach.
"It's here!" Axl called out.
"Still, I have a feeling this was over too quickly. Something seems off."
It was then that David sensed something. "Get down!" David said pushing Chief R out of the way of a blast.
"What the hell? Why are they firing at us?" Ryuko asked.
"Aren't we supposed to be on the same side?" Celeste asked.
"That's not what Redips thinks. He just wanted the Supra-Force Metal for himself." David said.
"Dammit! David, Hope, Jexi. We need to fall back." Ace said. "Hoopa, get us outta here!"
"Like you even have to ask." Hoopa said, opening a portal.
"Hurry!" Ace said before he jumped into the portal.
"C'mon, we gotta move!" Hope said as he jumped in next.
"You heard them. Everybody in!" David said as everyone else went in.
"Last ones in." Jexi said dragging the unconscious Connor as the portal sealed.
"There. We're all here. Good." Hoopa said.
"Thanks." Ace said.
"Still, that was a dick move if I ever saw one." David said.
"Glad you managed to save Chief R from that blast." X said.
"But… To think that Redips was just using us to get the Supra-Force Metal." Peridot said.
"Redips. Hmmm…" Shuichi muttered in thought.
"What is it Shuichi?" Cinnamon asked.
"There's just something about him I can't get off my mind. I'm just not sure what." Shuichi said.
"I know, right? Redips is just Spider spelled backwards, who would give someone like that a name?" Pinkie asked.
"Pinkie! Shuichi's in detective mode here…!" Himiko said before gasping. "Wait...Redips...Spider…"
"I think that's it…" Shuichi said. "There's no doubt that's how they're connected. But the question is...when did he become Spider?"
"Let's confront Redips and see what he knows." Spade said.
"Though Shuichi probably figure it out by then." Gonta said.
"We can find him by finding Despair. If I'm right, he should be with him." Hope said.
"I got it. I've locked onto him using his mechanical arms signature sensors. He's at the Far East HQ." Tails said.
"Then that's where we're going. Cmon, people!" Ichiro said.
"We have to be careful! I'm picking up multiple Maverick signs on every floor!"
As they entered the next room they saw a familiar face.
"Jango?! Wait...something's not right." Papelne said.
"It's a revived copy of him. Redips must be using all the other models to block our path." Hope said.
"He must've given his subordinates an advanced version of my Chameleon ability. What should we do, because we can't just ignore this." Axl said.
"Actually, you can leave those guys to us." A voice said.
"Huh?" Jango growled before something charged in.
"Ultimate Color...Bullet Fist!" They said punching a hole through Jango as the figure was soon revealed as Zexi.
"Well, you certainly kept us waiting, Zexi." Hope said before Zexi got in their faces.
"Me? You just went and left us behind like that? Not cool! We can help too!" He shouted.
"S-sorry! We just didn't hear you guys say you wanted to come along." David said.
"Well you should know we'd always lend our support if you ever needed it." Zexi said as Silver Horn targeted him. But before them, a figure grabbed and hefted him up.
"Not a good idea to interrupt a hero...when he's talking!" Heart said tossing Silver Horn far away.
"So we'll just leave these guys to you then?" Ace asked.
"This is our battle now. Not just yours." Zexi said as the other Neo Dimensional Heroes came out of the darkness.
"Never change, Zexi." Hope smiled. "If you can keep these Mavericks busy, we'll go after Redips and take him down."
"You'll have to get past me first." A voice said as everyone saw a reploid on top of a metallic dragon.
"And you are?" Sakura asked.
"I am a High-Performance Class maverick, designation Depth Dragoon." He said. "And you shall not pass until I am defeated."
"Is that all? Very well." Illuma said setting down her tea as she approached it.
"There's no need for that." A voice said as daggers flew by and hit Depth Dragoon.
"What the heck? Was that your sister, David?" Toma asked.
"Who else could it have been?" Harumi asked as she approached. "You all go on ahead. I'll deal with this clown."
"We owe you another one!" Kazuichi said as they went through the door behind Depth Dragoon.
"You let my targets get away." Dragoon said scanning Harumi's spider mark. "That mark… you're of the Black Spider Tribe?"
"So it appears the tribes legend is starting to spread. I hate to hear that. So just for that...you get a swift death." Harumi said.
"Huh?" He said before Harumi was close.
"Assassination Art: Spiders Evil Bite." She said slashing with both daggers as Dragoon's head was sent flying.
The group finally made it to Redips location and saw him and Despair looking out to the city.
"Ah...this city is surely peaceful. But...thankfully that will soon end." Despair said as he turned. "I'm glad you could witness my grand design come into play, so called heroes."
"Shut it, gringo. We've got questions for Redips." Hope said.
"Under your orders and with our assistance, X and Zero infiltrated Giga City, fought Epsilon, and successfully quelled the Rebellion Army. Are you telling us it was all just a setup?" David asked.
"I told you! I am destined to rule!" Redips said.
"Redips! You...you...Maverick!" Ace yelled as Redips turned to the group and drew a cane like weapon.
"Redips...please eliminate them." Despair said.
"Of course, sir." Redips said.
W-A-R-N-I-N-G
Warning! Warning! Warning!
(MMXCM- Redips 1st Movement)
"Foul Mavericks, you will perish!" Redips yelled.
As the heroes battled, Despair was busy with the machine.
"Who knew using Redips as a test subject for the program would lead to all of this. I couldn't have dreamed for better results. And this is just a small taste. The rest of the universes will join in his despair." Despair said.
"Despair!" Hope said running past Redips and tackling Despair to the ground as they faced off again. "I can't let you bring back Junko Enoshima's twisted world. I should've finished where we started when I saw you alive at Castle Oblivion!"
"But you won't." Despair said. "And you most certainly can't fix this. See, this program was made with you in mind. Meaning, anyone affected will be immune to your purification. All worlds will be affected. Especially that Neo Earth place. But there's only one thing getting in my way...you and those idiotic heroes."
"Then I guess I don't have any time to think about it." Hope said. "If you're really part of me, you know… that I can't let Despair win!"
"How many times do I have to say it? I'm….ME!" Despair said as his arm morphed into a cannon as he fired at Hope.
"Onyx Shield!" Hope said blocking the shot. With a yell, he then charged at Despair before he reloaded and Speared him through the window, sending them tumbling from the top of Far East HQ.
"Ha...I got you away." Hope said.
"You certainly did." Despair said pressing a detonator.
"No!" Hope said.
"Yes. Now the broadcast will start automatically when the timer goes off in 10 minutes." Despair said.
"I can't let that happen!" Hope said.
"You've only got two choices now. Either fly up there and destroy the transmitter while I go free...or waste time beating me to unconsciousness as the machine does it's work. Redips will likely keep all of them occupied to work so you can't depend on them at the moment. So...what shall it be?" Despair asked.
"You already know what my choice is." Hope said letting Despair go as he took off to the roof.
"Heh. I knew he'd take the bait." Despair said. "I had it set for 20. But this way...I get off scot free."
"But are you?" A voice asked in the dark.
"Who's there?" Despair demanded as a figure floated out.
"Come now...you must remember me." He said as a floating green mass came out.
"Reuniclus." Despair said. "What do you want?"
"I've come to take you home." Reuniclus said.
"Home? You mean to that lab? You saw me as nothing but an experiment. Nothing but your little test subject." Despair said.
"Despair...I truly do regret how I treated you in your early stages but...there is still a chance for us to reconcile." Reuniclus said.
"Forget it. In fact...I'll splatter you all over the…" Despair said before a girl with long blue hair appeared. "Who are….Ah!" He said as a punch hit him in the gut as he fell unconscious.
"Master Reuniclus...I have captured him." She said.
"Excellent. Bring him along, Destiny. Before your parent realizes I'm here." Reuniclus said as the two left with the unconscious Despair.
"Well, that was a thing." Harumi said watching from the dark.
Back with the battle, Redips was on the ropes.
"I'd expect someone like you to be so resilient, Redips. Or should I say...Spider." Shuichi said.
"Tch, how did you figure it out?" Redips asked.
"The fact that your name was spelled backwards, but that would've been too obvious. There was one way I had to secure the connection. By figuring out just when the real Spider died." Shuichi said.
"It was after he sacrificed himself to save you lot. He was nothing but a foolish bounty hunter." Redips said.
"No, I think it was a little further. Spider at that time was a little too eager to give himself up." Shuichi said. "It just didn't fit him at all. A little earlier, we saw an image of Spider being killed by Jango. Based on that, I can deduce that the Spider in that image was the real Spider and the one travelling with us was you using a copy chip. When we heard about the Supra-Force Metal, you needed a way to desert from the group so you can put your plan into motion. Thus, Spider's sacrifice against Incentas."
"Impressive, Ultimate Detective, but I am not finished yet." Redips said before he ran onto a warp pad and warped away.
"Damn it. He's running away." Hope said destroying the transmitter.
"This is our last chance to stop him. Are we all ready for this?" Ace asked.
"You know I am. No way is Redips getting away after all of that!" David said.
"Took the words right out of my mouth." Ace smiled. "What about you and Hope, Jexi? Ready to end this once and for all?"
"Definitely." Hope said.
"Yes. He needs to be shown justice." Jexi said.
"Then let's go and kick his ass, Hero Alliance!" Ace said as the group stepped onto the warp pad.
Outer Space
After the group was warped, they saw a jarring sight.
"Oh my god…" Hope said.
Redips was in front of them, and he had absorbed a massive quantity of Supra-Force Metal, becoming a large, four armed goliath.
"Welcome Hero Alliance." Great Redips said.
"Redips… You played both sides just so you can attain the Supra-Force Metal, didn't you?" Sectonia asked.
"Epsilon's ideals were dangerous. He knew all along that the use of Supra-Force Metal involved the possibility of turning Maverick." Fulgore said.
"But at least he...was better than you! At least he wasn't a Maverick from the start!" David said.
"Redips! You're crazy!" X said as he drew his buster.
"Hahaha! You all witness a divine miracle! Now die!" Great Redips said as he readied himself.
W-A-R-N-I-N-G
Warning! Warning! Warning!
"I shall rule over all, for I am invincible!" Great Redips said.
"No one, Man or Reploid, is ever invincible!" Hope said. "And you're gonna learn that the hard way!" He said invoking Azure god mode. "He's powered by Supra-Force Metal, so there's no need to hold anything back!"
"I don't even need my God Mode for this fight." Jexi said seriously.
"Mortals!" Great Redips said as he launched asteroids down on the group.
"Azure God's Starlight Barrier!" Hope said protecting against the asteroids. "Go, Jexi!"
"Ultimate Color Elite Art! Ultimate Color…." Jexi shouted as he pulled a fist back. "Allied...Barrage!" He shouted unleashing fierced blows against Redips causing massive damage. "Finish it!"
"Fool! You're just wasting your energy!" Great Redips said as his wounds healed.
"He's using the Supra Force metal to regenerate himself!" Vera called
"If my deductions are correct, the Supra-Force Metal he's using to regenerate himself is…" David said as he aimed his gun on the Supra-Force Metal on Redips' right shoulder. "That one!" He said as he shoots it.
"Ah! You foolish...Ugh. What? What is this?" Redips said. "Pain? I can still feel it from the barrage? What is this?"
"Allied Barrage. In short...it's a continuous attack that goes on even when I stop. It's the punches...of all my allies!" He shouted.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible…!" Great Redips said as the punches intensifies as he succumbed to the pressure. "Ugh… my… Infinite Power… This can't be! How could I lose?!"
"Lost….Oh you haven't even begun to lose yet." Jexi said. "Finish this! X!"
"Here goes nothing!" X said as he activated his Ultimate Armor. "Full power, here we go!" He yelled as he unleashed a barrage of missiles and charged shots onto Redips.
"GYAAAAAAAAAAH!" Great Redips said, exploding from the combined pressure and arsenal, reverting to his normal state.
"It's over." Ace said before he and the others saw Ferham approach and picked up the other piece of Force Metal.
"You're still alive… how?" Volt asked.
"So I could take this to a place so far away that nobody will ever find it. Thank you, Hero Alliance for defeating that madman." Ferham said before she flew away as an explosion occured.
"Ferham…" Hope said as Ace walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"You okay?" Ace asked.
"I'm good." Hope said. "I just get a little emotional."
Later, down on Giga City…
"Whew… it's finally over." Marino said.
"So what are you and the others gonna do now, Marino?" Simon asked.
"Well, X, Zero and Axl can't go back to the Maverick Hunters' Association, so… Why not have them all come with us?" David asked.
"You're always welcome to join any of our teams, so I agree as well." Ace said.
"I'm afraid I have to decline your offer." Massimo spoke up. "In order to carry on my predecessor's will, I have to stay. The Future Universe needs a hero to defend it."
"The other Universes need a hero as well. So how about you all join Spirit Force. There's a lot of worlds out there to help protect." Ace said.
"I'll go." Cinnamon said. "Mari helped saved me, so now I'm gonna help her."
"You're my treasure. So obviously I'll go too." Marino said.
"It'll be interesting to work with a newcomer, so count us in as well." Zero said as X and Axl approached as well.
"But… your jobs as Maverick Hunters…" Hope said.
"There are no more Mavericks here, Hope." X said. "We've taken care of them all."
"At least until Leviathan's timeline." Fulgore said. "But that's a long time from now."
"...Alright, I'm coming too. You're right, Ace. The other universes need a hero as well. So count Steel Massimo in!" Massimo said.
"Then all of you, welcome aboard!" Ace said smiling.
"Jexi...that attack was crazy. Where did you come up with that?" Hope asked.
"Honestly...you guys." Jexi said.
"What?" Hope asked.
"It was an attack that was inspired by all my allies. An attack that takes all their strength and combine it into a powerful blow into the enemy. Hence its name...Allied Barrage."
"You just keep getting better and better every day, don't ya?" Connor said.
"I'll be honest...if I had kept going alone...I would be lost without you guys. But with this...I'll never have to feel alone." Jexi said.
"Well said. I can see why the others look up to you." Ace said as he fist bumped with David, Jexi and Hope.
"Yeah, a little more and he might be able to beat me in our rematch." David said.
"A little more...I could beat you several times over right here and now." Jexi said before they looked to the sky to see some sort of heart shaped meteor pass over. "What the?"
"Strange." Tails said. "That's an odd meteor shape."
"There's a great darkness inside of it. I can tell." Riku said.
"Hmm. At that trajectory…" Tails said looking at his pad. "It'll crash right into...Planet Popstar?!"
"Wh-what?!" Sectonia asked.
"And that's not the only one." Mari said as she pulled up a small screen showing similar objects heading toward a star shaped planet.
"Guess we know where we're headed next. And who we might run into again." Hope said.
"An old friend of yours, everyone?" Ace asked.
"He sure is. Though uh… you might be in for a bit of a surprise when you see him. He's not exactly like all of us." Gemini said.
"So he's an alien." Ace said.
"Well, no… we'll just take you to Popstar and you'll see for yourself." Hope said. "Shall we?"
"I know Sectonia would. With the Dreamstalk still there, it's basically her home now." David said.
"Okay...if Hope and Ace are done with their banter, we really need to go and deal with that meteor." Connor said.
"Right. Let's get going. And Sectonia… I know that you'll get a lot of awkward reunions when you get there, but…" David said.
"It's okay. It's to be expected at this point. With the Dreamstalk there, it's my home now, so the least I can do is help protect it." Sectonia said. "Taranza… Please, don't do anything rash…"
To be continued in Dimensional Heroes: Star Allies