If it seems that I rushed through this particular chapter, it's because I am running out of ideas. Plus, I'm slowly losing my want to write this fanfic.

Chapter 10: Sandy Swamp

Helen and Will were greeted by Owl the moment they arrived. "You're here, at last! The final Nightopia depends on you!" Owl told them.

"What about NiGHTS?" Will and Helen asked.

"NiGHTS already headed to the Nightopia. You know how impatient she is..." Owl answered. "Now head into the Nightopia and make it count!"

Sandy Swamp

Indeed, it was a very wet, dense swamp, yet desert sand covered everything. However, this abnormality wasn't the thing that astounded Helen and Will.

Everywhere they turned, people that they knew were roaming about. Their classmates, friends, and parents. Even Simon Cowell. Besides people, there were much more Nightopians and items than usual. All of the people seemed to be staring at them. But, they were actually staring at the scene happening behind Will and Helen.

"Let me go!" NiGHTS yelled. She was being apprehended by Reala.

"Oh, NiGHTS. Will you ever learn that everytime you come to a Nightopia, history is going to repeat itself?" Reala taunted.

"Yeah, because everytime I come here, your plan fails!" NiGHTS countered.

Reala growled, "I don't want to waste anymore time. Morphters and Morsts! Unleash your true fury!"

"But you didn't let us say anything the last time we did this!" groaned the "people" and "Nightopians" and "items".

Reala glanced at NiGHTS, then at Helen and Will, then back at the Nightmarens in disguise. "Ok, say what you want. Then ATTACK!"

At once there was a cacophony of talking, Nightopian language, item sounds, and Simon Cowell imitations.

"Yeah, that's my boy!"

"Your singing sucks."

"Are you going out?"

"Gurgle mee bobo!"

"Bling!"

"Work harder!"

"Meega jiya!"

"Bong!"

"Don't forget about that test next week!"

"You don't deserve to be on the talent show. Let alone American Idol!"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Reala shouted. The noise instantly stopped. Reala then spoke calmly, "Now you can attack." In less than a second Reala got pushed away by a bombardment of Morphters and Morsts. "Hey, this time don't break the--" Crash! "-- chests." Reala flew away before he could get crushed by the mob of Nightmarens.

What Reala didn't notice was that while the Nightmarens in disguise said their lines, Helen and Will snuck into the NiGHTS Capture and Dualized with NiGHTS. "That was quicker then last time! Now all we have to do is bash a lot of Nightmarens and get the key. You ready?" NiGHTS asked.

"Sure am!" Helen replied.

"We're ready to go!" Will cheered.

"Now let's teach that Simon Cowell impersonater a lesson! And everyone else, too!"

This particular Chase Mission was quicker than the usual ones. All Helen and Will had to do was Drill Dash repeatedly. It was a challenge with all the Nightmarens ganging up on them, but they still managed to beat them all. As expected, they got the key and placed it inside the Capture.

In an instant the scene changed to an underground tunnel. The Nightmaren boss that arrived looked like a huge scorpian, but on the end of its tail there were two hooks, forming the shape of a heart.

"No, not Scorpia!" NiGHTS groaned. "Her tail functions more like a claw, yet there seems to be something else odd about it."

"It's actually kind of funny that the last boss we face now is a female." Will commented.

"At least Wizeman knows to make at least one of his Nightmarens female, like me." Helen added.

Both of them tried attacking in different places. The head wasn't working, and neither were the arms. Helen and Will kept dodging the tail as it tried to grab them. Then they realized that the hooks seemed to wobble whenever they were used. Will headed straight for one hook, grabbed it, and pulled it off! Scorpia knew that the two Visitors found out her weakness, so she started to pin Will to a wall. However, Scorpia forgot about Helen, who hurried to pull the other hook off. Once the second hook went off, Scorpia thrashed about as she disintegrated into nothing.

Back at the Dream Gate, after Will and Helen UnDualized, NiGHTS congratulated, "Yes! We finished the last Nightopia!"

"Really? That's a relief!" sighed Will.

"But what about us going back into deep sleep?" Helen asked.

Owl pondered for a moment, then explained, "Well, since all the Nightopias are freed from Wizeman, then there's no need to be in deep sleep! Perhaps we shall have a celebration party! Er, let me talk to NiGHTS for a bit."

Will and Helen agreed, then went off to themselves, sitting on a bench.

NiGHTS and Owl

NiGHTS began, "Claris and Elliot are going to be here any minute! How are we going to explain to Helen and Will that they aren't the only Visitors? And how they weren't the first, also?"

"If both pairs discover each other, then who knows what would happen?" Owl asked. "After all, in the Dream World, the discovery of another Visitor has a multiplying effect of sorts. I mean, Claris and Elliot had shown their feelings for each other here, and also with Will and Helen!"

"Yes, those are fine examples of the positive consequences," NiGHTS remarked. "But you know that with Visitors of the same gender, the consequences are negative! And something tells me that the two males and two females had met before, and they don't like each other."

Owl looked at the gate and saw Claris and Elliot coming into view. "We'll just have to brace ourselves for what happens..."

I believe my delays with the Chase Mission chapters is because writing out original sceneries and Nightmarens can be quite time consuming, which bothers me. Therefore, the chapters end up being dull. However, since there are no more original Nightmarens to think up, the final chapters will be more exciting and detailed. Finally, I can get back to the main plot! Anyway, review as always!