"here we are. The next ship from this port is due to take you home. It'll be here in ten minutes." Said Z, sitting on the blue seats which were in the lobby of the mini-terminal. The rest of the soul eater gang sat next to him. To their left, a black void filled with stars loomed through a glass pane. To their right, the door through which they entered/exited. In front of them, the gate from the room to the spaceship.

They sat in silence for a few minutes. Then Z straightened up, and turned to Liz, who sat next to him. "Liz, you never did answer my proposal."

"WILL you be my eternal wife?"

But before Liz could answer…

"WIFE?" screamed Kid, leaping up. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN WIFE?"

"Liz… you didn't tell them?" said Z to Liz. Liz sat, paralyzed by the situation. Her two lovers had come to clash at last.

"Liz and I are going to get married, everyone! That is, as soon as she says yes." He looked at Liz once more. Black*Star, Soul, Maka and Tsubaki gasped. Patty cheered. "woot! Go sis!"

"OVER MY DEAD BODY!" screamed kid in Z's face. "THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL I AM GOING TO LET LIZ BE WITH YOU! THERE IS NO WAY SHE WILL CHOOSE YOU OVER ME!"

"Unless I'm mistaken, I thought Liz could choose for herself." Said Z calmly.

"SHE CAN! I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT SHE IS GOING TO SAY!" He turned to Liz. "Liz, tell him. Tell him you love me more then him."

"i… i…" said Liz.

She loved Kid more. She really did. With all her heart. If she said so, though, Z would undoubtedly hurt, even kill kid! And if she said the opposite, she would never see kid again anyways!

"can't you just clone me or something? this big ship must have a cloning machine!" said Liz, desparately trying to buy time.

"im afraid not, liz. 5-minute clones, which can be made with a single cell, can only be comatose. to create a advanced clone, one which is alert and awake, I would need a full body, and even then it would take hundreds of years. but don't change the subject. who are you going to be with?"

"I don't know!" said Liz desparately, holding up her hands in a "I don't know" gesture.

Z slowly smiled a evil, sharp-toothed smile.

"a duel, then."

"what?" said Liz and Kid simultaneously, staring at Z.

"according to the rules of eternal wifes, if somebody challenges Z for the wife, and the wife cannot decide between the two, the two suitors battle to the death. The winner gets the girl. The loser… dies." Z's grin widened.

"and if I refuse to duel?" said Kid.

"Then you forfeit, and I automatically get Liz." Said Z.

Kid sighed. "then it appears I have no choice. I accept your challenge!"

Z laughed a horrible, horrible laugh. Then, in a voice which sounded like 5 Zs speaking at once, "DEATH ITSELF VERSUS DARKNESS INCARNATE… THIS SHOULD BE FUN!"

Then, raising his arms and standing, the 8 were all enveloped in a black blanket of darkness, and whisked away.

ZZZZZZZZ

Oh noes! Kid's in trouble!

Big dramatic epic final battle next! Don't miss it!