A/N: I asked dax0042 if I could use his character, James Feral, in my story and he allowed me. Again, thank you daxoo42 for helping me with my story and allowing me to use some of your characters from your stories.
Martin Wolf was at Brisby Middle School coaching his lacrosse team to be prepared for lacrosse season when he noticed Kayla walking to him. He whistled his team to stop and take a 10-minute break as he went with her in private. Tommy recognized Kayla as Siren when he saw her talking to Martin last week and was worried.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to fight. I'm just here to talk to Coach Wolf. Nothing more, nothing less," Kayla said to Tommy in her thoughts.
"Are you sure about that?" Tommy questioned in his mind.
"I'm positive."
"This isn't the best time, Kayla, and I'm not sure if I'm in the mood for talking," Martin said.
"I know, but if you just hear me out because I have something important to tell you that might help you, the GDRs and the SWAT Kats," Kayla pleaded as she hoped for the best that Martin will listen to her.
Martin gave some thought and said, "Okay, I want us to be together, but I want to make sure that you must be serious about turning over a new leaf."
"I am serious, so here it is, all of it. The Seven Deadly Sins, including my sister, Tera, are hiding somewhere in the Appalachia Mountains, specifically, The Great Smokey Mountains National Park at the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. You must tell Commander Feral and the chiefs of staff that they are planning to change history so that the Pastmaster will rule the Earth by time travel. Martin, I love you with all my heart and no matter what, I will always be yours until death do us apart," Kayla said as she kissed him and Martin returned the kiss. Unfortunately, Slasher, who is disguised as an assistant coach, overheard everything. He went over to the men's restroom and pulled out his communicator to the Pastmaster.
"Slasher, this isn't the best time," the Pastmaster said as he was busy studying his spells.
"I'm sorry, master, but you wanted to be kept informed," Slasher said.
"Yes, fine, have you followed Siren?"
"Yes, but she told Martin Wolf everything of what we are planning and the location of our hideout. So, she has betrayed us."
This didn't settle well with the Pastmaster and he felt his blood boiling over. "Bring her to me so that I will teach her what happens to traitors!"
"As you wish, master," Slasher said as he hung up the communicator. As he walked out, lacrosse practice was over and the kids were heading home. Slasher noticed Kayla was walking alone at the parking lot to her motorcycle and figured now is the best time to take her. He pulled out a chloroform-soaked rag and grabbed her. She tried to break free, but in doing so, she breathed in the chloroform from the rag and was feeling dizzy and passed out. Slasher then transported her to their hideout so that she will be brought to the Pastmaster.
Several hours later…
Kayla woke up and found herself restrained in the chambers of the hideout. She tried to break free, but she was chained to the back wall of her cell.
"Don't even bother to try to escape, traitor, because you will learn what happens when traitors betray me," the Pastmaster said as he walked into the light of Siren's cell with Freddy Nightmare at his side. He uses magic to show her Martin who is now asleep.
"You will watch this!" he growled, then turned to Freddy.
"Let no joyful voices be heard, let no man look to the heavens for hope, but let Martin Wolf be cursed, by Freddy who is ready to be..."
Freddy cracks an evil smile as the Pastmaster points to Martin.
"...His worst nightmare!" the evil sorcerer said.
"NO!" Siren screamed, as Freddy faded into the dream world where he could hunt down Martin.
In Martin's dream…
Martin was in some familiar place 4 years ago when he heard the voice of his dead brother, Gregory, "Martin, come on, Martin. Play with me."
"Gregory?"
Gregory was then seen playing with his brother's gun and Martin rushed over to stop him. "NO!"
But he was too late, Gregory pulled the trigger and was bleeding severely in the upper chest. Martin stood over his body and was crying, when Gregory turned his head left towards Martin. "It's all your fault, Martin. You never put your gun away and killed me. You have failed me, Martin. Now, it's your turn to die for your sins!" Freddy Nightmare said as he revealed his true form to Martin and started to attack him. All Kayla can do was watch in horror and cry as Martin was being tortured and going to be killed by Freddy.
"That's just the beginning, your fate will be decided when he's done. In the meantime, be ready to say goodbye to your boyfriend," The Pastmaster laughed as he left the hideout along with Slasher, Kain, Zodiac, and Tera, who was quite concerned about her sister. After all, they were family, but at the same time, she was still a member of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Pastmaster ordered his undead soldiers to stand on guard of anyone, including the SWAT Kats and GDRs, trying to save Siren. Once Kayla knew that they left, she secretly pulled out her tracking device that Martin gave her hours earlier and activated the signal.
Back at Megakat City…
Tommy was at his parent's house trying to get some sleep when he felt a psychic link to Martin Wolf due to his force sensitivity. He can see and feel the horror and pain that Martin was in serious danger. "Freddy Nightmare!" Tommy screamed as Carter Delsin, Razor, T-Bone, Angel, and Sabre were summoned at his bedroom.
"You saw him? Is he real?" Carter said in concern.
Tommy sighed and said, "I don't know if he's real or not, but he's real to Coach Wolf, and that's all that matters. The stress on his brain is destroying his body. Martin truly believes he's fighting Freddy and Freddy is winning."
They heard a beeping from T-Bone's tracking device. "Looks like we have someone in trouble. According to this radar, Kayla Flasker, also known to us, Siren, is at the Seven Deadly Sins' old hideout and is being held there against her will. The place is also protected by the Pastmaster's heavily-armed army of zombies," T-Bone said.
"But why would they do that?" Angel asked.
"Earlier today, I saw Siren talking to Coach Wolf about the location of the Seven Deadly Sins and what they are planning to do. She was also being serious to him about changing her ways," Sabre said.
"I don't know, she tried to kill me and entranced Razor and T-Bone," Angel said in confusion and doubtfulness.
"Look, I also noticed that she and Coach Wolf shared a romantic exchange and admitted that she loves him. Plus, she provided that vital information to him as he is a GDR soldier. I think she deserves the benefit of a doubt here," Tommy said as he put on his Shadow uniform.
"Okay, you, Sabre, Carter and Angel stay here while T-Bone and I head out to the hideout with the other GDRs. Your psychic ability and force sensitivity will be put to good use after we find Siren and she will help us how to defeat Freddy Nightmare," Razor said to Shadow while he and T-Bone get in the Turbokat and head straight to the hideout.
"All available GDRs, please be informed and be ready to gear up. We have a hostage situation involving one of the former members of the Seven Deadly Sins being detained against her will. Over," T-Bone said over the radio.
"Roger that, T-Bone, good copy. Be advised, we're en route to the hideout over," Charles Johnson said as he and other GDRs we're being transported by helicopter. They quickly and quietly reached the hideout while they got in position to blowup the doors that lead to the chambers where Siren is being held.
"Charges set," Cutler said as the SWAT Kats and other GDRs move away from the door.
"3, 2, 1, execute!" Charles shouted as Cutler detonated the C-4 bombs on the door and they blew up. The undead soldiers were aware of the explosion and activated the alarm to warn other soldiers of intruders. They engage in an intense gunfight when T-Bone, Razor, Charles and Weston found Siren's cell and they opened the door with a security card.
"SWAT Kats, you found me. Who are those guys with you?" Siren asked.
"The United States Army Rangers, Navy SEALs and Air Force Pararescue. We're here to bring you home and to help Martin," Weston said as he undid her restraints.
"Star one to Eagle one. Be advised, we have one package and this will be a hot extract over," Charles said on the radio.
"Roger that, Star one. Be advised, this will be a hot extract over," Lt. Steele said to his men in the helicopter.
Razor, T-Bone, Siren, and other GDRs retreat back into position for extract when they engage in another intense fight with the undead. Then, bang! A bullet from one of the zombies ripped through Charlie's chest, knocking him onto his back.
"Man down! We got a man down!" Peter shouted.
Razor rushed over to his wounded friend. "Charlie, you've been hit." he gasped.
Charlie looked up at Razor, his face was pale white, and his breathing was slowing down. "Razor, just see to it that my friends make it out alright," he said, gasping for air.
"I'll keep them safe," he replied, holding Charlie in his arms as he finally breathed his last.
"I'm sorry, but he's gone," Weston said as he checked Charlie's vital signs.
Then, Steele arrived and the crew opened fire and the zombies as cover fire so the GDRs will escape. The GDRs got into the helicopter while Razor and T-Bone made it to the Turbokat and flew out of there. The mission was a success, but it cost Charlie his life. Razor knew sooner or later he would have to break the bad news to Martin after they save him from Freddy Nightmare.
Back at Megakat City Memorial Hospital…
Callie, Tommy, Hector, Drs. Sinian and Konway, Carter Delsin, Cybertron and Axle-777 found where Martin Wolf was and had him admitted to ICU worrying that he may end up dying. Tommy received word that they got Siren and wanted to meet him in person and in private.
"Please, excuse me. I have someone to meet," Tommy said to Callie as he went to go see Siren face to face. He followed the directions on his phone to meet Siren and the SWAT Kats at the top of the roof. He reached the roof and saw Siren.
"Siren," Tommy said.
"Shadow," Kayla said.
"So, you're the one who wants to help us against the Pastmaster? "Last time I let my guard down, you entranced my friends, Razor and T-Bone and tried to kill my sister."
"It wasn't personal, Tommy, also known as the SWAT Kat Ninja, Shadow."
"Keep telling yourself that."
"I did what I thought was right then and that's what I'm doing now. Listen, I know what I did back then was wrong, but this isn't about me. It's about your and Hector's lacrosse coach and my true love, Martin Wolf. And if you don't help him now, Tommy, he'll die."
"She's right, I can feel him. He's not gonna make it," Carter said as he sensed Martin is in grave danger.
Tommy was shocked about it, so he decided to help her. After all, he thought the enemy of his enemy is his friend. "Then, let's end this battle now."
"Wait, before we do, you must know that Freddy Nightmare was damned to Hell and he has an extreme dislike to sacred, religious objects such as rosaries, crucifixes and holy water," Siren said.
"You mean like mine?" Tommy asked as he pulled out his rosary.
"Yes, like that. I'm going with you, Sabre, Razor and Carter. I owe it to you kids after what I had done to Callie."
Tommy smiled as he and the others went to ICU after he put on his mask. "According to Dr. Sinian, Freddy can only kill you when you are asleep. He can take the form of any individual's fear and kill them. We will stay here and monitor your vitals," Dr. Konway said.
"Good luck, honey," Callie said as he kissed Razor one more time.
"Thank you. We'll come back, I promise," Razor said as he, Shadow, Sabre, Siren, and Carter Delsin went to sleep and go into Martin's dream. They found themselves in an abandoned warehouse when they heard screams and signs of a struggle.
"That's Martin fighting Freddy in the form of his dead brother, Gregory. We have to find him and stop Freddy before he kills him," Siren said as she rushes to find him.
"Wait for us!" Sabre said as he ran to try and catch up with her along with his teammates.
Martin was on the verge of death when Freddy said to him, "This will be the end of you Martin. You cannot escape me for I am your destiny!"
"Freddy! Leave him alone," Siren warned him as Razor, Shadow, Sabre and Carter stood behind her.
"Gladly. I knew you would fail me and the Pastmaster. You were the strongest, but the most unfocused as second-in-command of the Seven Deadly Sins. Always distracted, questioning everything. But all that can change. You can still honor our lord and master. Destroy Martin and the SWAT Kats, Siren," Freddy ordered Siren as he pulled out a knife to her.
"No. You and the Pastmaster were wrong about everything. Carter, Martin, the SWAT Kats and their friends showed the truth."
"Then, you too will die with them."
("Battle Theme from Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille zur Macht (German Translation: The Will to Power)" by Yasunori Mitsuda)
Freddy charged at Siren to stab her with the knife but she low kicked him and he dropped the knife. Razor engaged in an unarmed combat with him until he trapped Razor in a fire wall with horrific visions of his grandfather.
"Jake, help me! I can't swim! Help!" Benjamin said as he was drowning in water
"I can't, I'm too scared!" Razor said as he was scared of the fire.
"Why won't you save me?"
Back at the hospital, Razor was violently shaking in his bed as his vitals were going crazy.
"His heart rate is off the charts," Abby said.
"Blood pressure, neurokinetics, most people can't survive this kind of stress," Dr. Konway said.
"Please, Jake, don't die on me," Callie said in fear of losing him.
"Damn you, Freddy, for using Jake's and Martin's fears towards them, especially their deceased loved ones!" Siren furiously shouted.
"That's what you get when you interfere with my plans," Freddy said as he threw a bomb at her and detonated it with his sonic tongue. She jumped out of the way before it exploded. "Dance, vixen, dance."
"Look out!" Sabre shouted as he intercepted the bomb intended for Siren and smashed through Freddy's mouth while knocking out some of his teeth. "Here, you might as well take you bomb back. What's the matter, cowardly kat? Aren't you going to detonate it using your tongue? Go ahead, do it. I dare you unless you're really a big chicken, chicken boy," Sabre dared Freddy but he didn't do it because he was just scared of Sabre. He thought he was the one who was insane, but Sabre proved otherwise.
"Well, then, if you're not going to use it, then I might as well take it from you!" Sabre shouted as he removed Freddy's tongue. Freddy shouted in immense pain as he screamed, "Ah! My tongue! You son of a…"
"Watch the language," Sabre smiled as he shattered his right collar bone. Carter and Shadow went over to the fire wall where Razor is trapped.
"Razor, we're here to help. It's not real, none of it," Shadow said as he pulled out his rosary to prove it.
"No, keep that thing away from me!" the fake Benjamin Davenport said.
"You're right, it's not real. He's not my real grandfather," Razor said as he realized that none of the visions, he saw was real.
"Reach deep within yourself, Razor, and seize the courage to overcome your fear of fire and failing to protect your closest loved ones and turn them into your strength," Carter said.
Jake then build the courage to overcome it and grabbed the demonic spirit form of his grandfather, "This is my dream and you're not my grandfather!"
"Yes, I am! You can't touch me and you don't have the guts to do it!"
"Oh no? Watch me."
Shadow handed over his rosary to Razor and grabbed the demon's throat. "No! Stop! Stop!"
"No, it's over for you and Freddy. It's time you both go back to Hell!" Razor said as he broke the demon's neck and threw the body to the ground. The fire wall faded away and Razor was saved. "Thanks, guys, I thought I never would've made it."
"No problem, Razor. I was so scared that we were going to lose you," Shadow said as he helped Razor up.
"You, guilty. Look into my eyes," Carter said to Freddy as he grabbed him. Freddy tried to slash Carter in the face with his razor glove but Carter caught it and broke his wrist. "Your soul is stained by the blood of the innocent. Feel their pain."
"No!" Freddy was then trapped in a nightmarish vision, as he is forced to relive his actions he has done to his victims and feel the pain and horror he has done to them. He is left with blacked eyes with dim lit light in them. The Gates of Hell appear and Freddy is dragged back to Hell.
"Don't worry, guys. They're the Gates of Hell, but they're opening only for him. God's blessing and forgiveness from his son, Jesus, can only wash away sins that a soul has committed as a ghost. Those who commit terrible crimes against God and His children while alive, go to Hell for all eternity," Sabre said.
"You said the Pastmaster helped you be free from Hell, Freddy. But it won't happen again, never again!" Carter shouted as he damned Freddy back to Hell.
"Remind me to never make Carter angry in the future," Sabre said.
"Deal," Shadow said.
"Martin," Siren said as she rushed over to Martin. She held onto him and tries to wake him up. "Wake up, Martin. Please, wake up."
"Kayla?" Martin said as he woke up the next day and saw Kayla at his bedside.
"Martin! You're awake!"
"Of course, I'm awake. You wouldn't stop waking me. Where am I?"
"At the hospital, Cybertron and Axle-777 took you here after Shadow warned them of your situation."
"Last night, I was having a nightmare that Freddy Nightmare, who was taking the form of my younger brother, was attacking me and I was on the verge of death. When suddenly, you, Carter, Razor, Shadow and Sabre came into my dream and saved me."
"We did and you don't have to worry about him anymore, my love. Carter sent him back to Hell and will never hurt anyone ever again."
"She's right," Dr. Sinian said as she, Dr. Konway, Jake, Chance, Callie, Tommy, Hector, and Carter entered in the room.
"Are you going to be okay, coach?" Hector said in concern.
"Yes," Martin said. He noticed Jake had a troubled look on his face. "What's wrong, Jake?"
"It's our friend, Charlie."
"What happened to him?"
"I'm sorry, Martin, but while rescuing Kayla, Charlie got shot in the chest by one of the Pastmaster's soldiers and succumbed to his injuries."
Martin felt devasted as he heard about the sad news about Charlie's death.
One week later…
Charlie's funeral was being held at Holy Cross Cemetery at the outskirts of Megakat City. His casket with a United States flag covering it was being carried by his teammates Martin, Peter, Weston, Nate, Jane, and Mikhali. Those in attendance were the families and friends of Captain Charles Caleb Johnson, including his fiancé, Sasha Berkowitz who was pregnant with his son. Jake, Chance, Callie, Tommy, Hector, Felina, Ulysses, Carter, along with their other families and friends were also in attendance as they were ready to put Charles to rest.
"Detail. Attention. Ready. Aim. Fire," one soldier ordered as seven riflemen fired the first shot.
"Ready. Aim. Fire," another shot rang out.
"Ready. Aim. Fire," the final shot was heard.
"Present arms," they saluted one final salute as "Taps" was being played by Nicholas. Martin, Peter, Weston, Nate, Jane and Mikhali folded the American flag to a triangular shape and handed over to Commander Feral. He walked over to Sasha and Charlie's family and presented the flag to them.
"On behalf of the President of the United States and a grateful nation, I present you this flag in recognition of your fiancé's, Captain Charles Caleb Johnson's, heroic achievements. You had my deepest condolences," Commander Feral said.
"Captain Johnson!" Peter shouted.
"Hoo-yah, Captain Johnson!" Martin and the rest of his team shouted.
"Left face. Forward," one honor guard said as the honor guard marched.
"I love you, brother. And I'm sure going to miss you," Martin said sadly as he tossed a rose onto Charlie's casket. His grave has an epitaph on that says, "Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger."
James Feral, Ulysses' older brother, recognized Kayla Flasker and says to her, "I served with your father, Sebastian Flasker, he was a good man. Are you coming with your Uncle Tod and Aunt Vixie?"
"I will, I'm just going to stay with Martin for a little while," Kayla said to James.
"Martin, I'm sorry what happened to Charlie. It's all my fault that your friend lost his life."
"No, Kayla, it wasn't your fault. In fact, Charlie died a hero rescuing you and I swear to you that I will do everything in my power to help save your friends from the Pastmaster. I'm going to visit my brother, too," Martin said as he and Kayla walked over to Gregory's grave.
"Hello, brother. It's been a while since I visited you. You know, I can't help but to think what happened to you four years ago. I'm sorry that this happened to you. I love you and I miss you."
Then, he and Kayla heard and saw the good spirit of his younger brother. "Martin,"
"Do my eyes deceive me?" Kayla asked.
"Gregory? Is that you?" Martin asked in surprised.
"It wasn't your fault that I died. Please don't cry. I'm in a better place now. We will be together someday. Your and Tera's parents are up in Heaven with me, Kayla. I know there's good potential in you, Tera, Kain, Zodiac, and Slasher. The Pastmaster must be stopped and not be allowed to rule the Earth. You showed your love to me once, Martin. Now share it with all the world," Gregory said as he ascended into Heaven.
"Gregory, I'll try but what you would have me do?"