AN: References so far: Super Smash Bros. Brawl (mainly), Marvel/X-Men, Nintendo, Final Fantasy XII (minor), Code Geass, Naruto, Pokémon, and Dragonball Z. In this chapter (besides the previous listed): Spy Kids 2.

Chapter 11 — Meeting Point

Meanwhile, Bongo was now on a lakeside path in a flat land area, still unable to find any of his fellow Bean Titans. He was able to find a nearby power level though, and it was not good news because it was headed straight for him.

"Oh, crap." he uttered before hiding in a nearby bush on impulse. Bongo hid his power as well.

There were actually two powers: Sceptilius and Smoochy, who both were on Team Wrinkle. They were flying over the lake.

"So what did Wrinkle order you to do?" Sceptilius asked the frog.

"What else? Take anyone I see who's in the New 12, dead or somewhat alive." Smoochy answered. "Have you found anyone yet?"

"Only the sloth, but he got away. I'll be back for him though." The reptile grunted. "Well now, someone forgot to hide their power... I see Hoppity down on that road."

Smoochy saw her from above and gave out a laugh. "Why go for just anyone when you can take out the next highest in rank? I'll handle this, Sceptilius."

"Go for it. You know where I'll be." Sceptilius suddenly bursted in speed, back towards the jungle up north.

Smoochy powered up and descended towards Hoppity, with intent on getting rid of her on the spot. Before she got to her, blue light arrows flew at her, with an urge of inflicting pain more than once. Smoochy tracked down where the arrows came from; Ewey stood on the nearby hill with her Heavenbow aim-ready in her hands.

Hoppity saw the arrows fly over as well, looking towards the hill.

"Next time I won't miss." Ewey warned Smoochy.

"With the same technique? Fat chance!" the frog responded abruptly, charging for her instead.

"Gravitus Maximus." chanted Hoppity, casting a spell on Smoochy that forbid her from moving under Subspace's gravity. The frog suddenly dropped to the ground and stayed there, unable to get up.

"Told you I wouldn't miss." said Ewey, firing the silver arrow again, not having an initial effect on the evil foe.

"Is that it? I didn't feel a thing."

"Wait for it..." Ewey told her, just before the needles of light fell on her. After that, she dismissed her Heavenbow and started walking down the hill to Hoppity.

"I'm... still breathing. Need I remind you that I have a hierro?" Smoochy said, referencing her full-body resistance armor.

"I didn't forget." Ewey replied.

One last arrow fell on Smoochy's back, and it was purple. The Force Arrow inflicted great pain on her, and drove her ten feet into the ground. She was out of commission.

"Nice moves there, Ewey!" Hoppity shouted to her.

"Thanks! I'm on the way!"

As the lamb ran her way to the pink bunny, a laugh was audible with a fast engine sound.

"BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! Gotcha now, spirit!" exclaimed Don Kanonji, driving down the road from the east, about to ram Hoppity.

"Flame Wheel!" called Bongo, rushing out and spin-dashing at a breakneck speed to save Hoppity from the hovercraft.

Don Kanonji turned around after driving another eighth of a mile. "What trickery is this?" he questioned.

Hoppity winced when she sensed who else was in the hovercraft. "Bongo..."

"Yo." he greeted, standing in the middle of the road as Don Kanonji came back.

"They aren't awake, but that guy has Megan... and for some reason, Tracker and Fetch too!"

"What?" Bongo exclaimed.

"You guys clearly aren't spirits, which explains why these three have heartbeats as well. I'm out of here!" said Kanonji, going back in the eastward direction, avoiding Bongo.

Ewey heard what Hoppity said and shot a fast red light arrow in Don Kanonji's direction, but not accurately.

"Ewey! What's with the aim?" Bongo asked.

"Look again, hotshot." she told him. The Ricochet Arrow bounced off of tree that was ahead of the hovercraft, and flew directly at the engine, restricting Don Kanonji from keeping the vehicle in control. The hovercraft left a smoke trail.

"Good shot, Ewey." Hoppity complimented again.

Bongo nodded strangely. "You surprise me every ten minutes..."

"What's that supposed to mean?" she asked, about to get in his face.

"Come on, you two! We need to get our friends back!" Hoppity urged them, keeping them from arguing again.

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The three heroes chased after the weird man, but evidently, he had dispatched some of the Subspace Army.

"Jeez... there's no end to these guys!" Bongo complained as he fought and ran.

"Yeah, what else is new?" Ewey added.

"Not your attitude."

"Can it, trailblazer!"

Hoppity sighed after clearing the way of any enemies with her signature blast, Super Psywave—a big beam of fluorescent, spectral light... or in simpler terms, a greatly boosted version of Psybeam. She was tired of their bickering.

"Can't you two not act like a brother and sister senselessly fighting over a useless toy? Keep this up, and we WON'T survive because I have to stop you guys from bitching at each other so many times!" she yelled furiously, causing an echo at the sound of her voice.

Ewey and Bongo were silenced; they were advised to quit fighting each other and focus on survival. The two of them refrained from speaking to each other directly. And even though it was out of a leader's character to outburst like that, Hoppity did the right thing.

All three of them continued on until they found the hovercraft again, by a cave entrance. This time, it was abandoned, as neither Don Kanonji nor the three Titans were in it. With three bodies with him, the heroes did not think that Don Kanonji could not have gotten far inside the cave. They entered, and heard the anti-ambient cave music in the background.

"What's with the eerie music?" Bongo inquired with a bit of fear.

"Don't respond... don't respond..." Ewey told herself.

"Respond to what? ...Wait, I heard that?" Bongo uttered mentally, responding to Ewey's thought.

Hoppity analyzed the situation. She tried to speak openly, but couldn't. The cave that they were in only allowed thought and mental transmission. "Guys, I know it sounds weird, but this place won't let you speak with your mouth moving." she told them.

"What?" Ewey replied.

"It's okay, it doesn't change a thing. Just speak to each other just as you'd be talking to a psychic like me or Mystic."

"Okay, that shouldn't be too hard." Bongo said, crossing his arms.

Ewey shot a normal light arrow past his shoulder.

"Whoa! What're you doing?" he asked. Ewey used the "turn around" finger gesture. Bongo turned to see a Shaydas, a member of the Subspace Army that was a silhoutte with long arm-blades as weapons. Ewey's arrow destroyed it, hitting it directly in its glowing core. "Oh... thanks."

"Mm-hmm." she uttered, turning around to hide a faint blush.

"All right. Let's move." Hoppity said.

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After navigating through the puzzles of the cave, they found the exit.

"Testing, one, two... yes! I can speak again!" Bongo boasted in joy.

"Great." Ewey said with lower enthusiasm.

Bongo, acting curious, searched around and scanned the lamb.

"What are you doing?" she asked slowly.

"Where's your bow?"

"It's bound by pure light, hence the name, Heavenbow."

"Hmm..." the chimpanzee sounded, beginning to touch around her upper back, almost massaging it to find any spot that felt as if angel wings were growing. However, his touch made her blush more than before, and even made her feel a bit content, causing her to close her eyes.

Hoppity only watched, seeing more of what Slowpoke was trying to set up with them.

She regained herself after a second. "What's the deal?" she asked, moving away from his touch.

"I just thought you had a place on your back where your wings would show up, like my mom when she goes to Angel Mode. Unless, I was just being weird again..."

"No... ah—I don't blame you for thinking about that... but I doubt that I'd be able to do that."

"Um, I appreciate that you guys are bonding and all..." began Hoppity, "but we still gotta find that guy, get our friends and chase after the Halberd waaaaaaay over there." She pointed behind the mountainside fortress (with "SP" written on its front gate) to the red skies again, led by the airship of Meta Knight, whose whereabouts are somewhat irrelevant now.

"Agreed. C'mon Bongo." Ewey said.

"All right... still, it kinda ruined the fact that I scouted and touched you."

"I heard that." Hoppity mentally told him, grinning with one eye open.

"No you didn't!"

"Don't worry. We've out of the cave, so she can't hear us, and it's my little secret. Although, you did almost blow it for yourself back there..."

Bongo facepalmed himself. "Let's just drop it for now, okay?"

Without further ado, the three of them arrived at the front gates of the fortress.

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Three of the New 12 members have found each other and united, to stand against this world of insanity. It could be four, if they retrieve Megan from the misguided Don Kanonji.

What will become of Bongo's and Ewey's "bond" as the adventure continues? Will it flourish, or will it die out? Find out later.

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