Chapter 25: The beginning of the end

There were two cells, one on the right and one on the left. The right one was full of girls, three brunettes, two of them had glasses and wavy hair, a blonde with very long hair and one with short blond hair. The left had boys, a tall black-haired brunette, a light-haired boy with a scar on his nose, black-haired with a ponytail and two brunette brothers.

Something lay behind them, stunned and lying on the floor.

"Let me go!" They heard a voice in the corridor. They knew that voice. A girl and a black-haired boy brought a brown-haired girl with short hair and a scar on her left cheek.
"Alice!" Kyra said. Drack and Mary throw Alice into the girls' cell. She lay on the floor, she sat up and turned to them with an angry look. Kyra hugged her tightly. "Ally, are you

alright?" She asked. "Yes..."

The rogues have closed the cell. Alice got on her foot and ran to the bars. "Let us out!" "No," Mary laughed.

"Why are you doing that two?" Andy asked. "Because Zepar wants," Drack replied. "Why are you even listening to her?" Sabi wondered. "Thanks to our mother Kami, we have life, but thanks to our queen, we have immortality," Mary explained, "we'll do anything for her." "You know, you're not the only one here, the blond and pink-haired, they're locked up somewhere else," Drack said. "Be honest, are you alright, is my best friend okay?" Sue growled. "Yes, for the moment," Drack replied, "Zepar wants to kill her, but only if they are all."

"She's waiting for Kid," Cole realized. "So until Max sleeps, they'll live," Niki said. "Let's hope others will protect him," Sabi said. "Our hope lies in the hands of my stepbrother, Danes and Darks," Dengyo reminded them. "Yeah, we're crazy," sighed Sue. "Damita may not be strong, but she's smart," Cruz said, "as is Bel."

"Do not forget, Ree!" Kyra has joined. "Do not depend on her so much," Drack said, "she's a hiding place." "Who asked you?" Asked Cole.

"W ... why did you kill him?" Ema asked Drack, "Why did you kill Miharu?" There was no reason Zepar just wanted to get you on our side, "Drack replied. "We killed her to show our loyalty to our queen," Mary added. "I did not want to kill your father, Andrew, but she gave me no choice, I did not want to kill my son, but ..."

Her enemy wept, she was so weak.

"That does not change the things you did," said Justin. "Ivi" Kyra yelled at him. "Bro, I may be an asshole, but even I think that was too much," Nicolas admitted.

"Well, I understand," Niki said. "What Dark meant then, so you do that out of love." "Yes ..." Alice joined her, "you just want someone to love you, but every time there is someone to take her away." Sora Shinori, Dad, Rex, Someone always gets in your way ... "So, you" I try to get Zepar's attention, "Niki finished," even your mother loves someone more. "

"And Drack just tries to protect you," Cruz added.

Drack and Mary left.

"Pup, Zepar avoids killing her hands," Sue remarked, "every dirty job here has been done by someone else." "She only wants to kill three people," said Cole. "We have to get out of here," said Nicolas, "fast." "Be patient," Andy said.

"I have to say our hope is not just in the three and Reese." Alice said.

Everyone looked at her. She pointed to him.

Sabi looked at the lock on the cells, it was electronic. "Justin, can you do something with these locks?" She asked him. Justin came to the bars and examined the castle. He shook his head. "I'm sorry, this kind of technology ... I've never seen such a thing ..."

"Well, we can try to get through the bars," Niki said. Kyra tried it immediately, but she did not fit in between them. "Looks like that will not work for you girls with that weight on your chest," Andy said. All the girls gave him a death look. "Andy, if we ever get out of here, I'll really kill you," Sue commented. "I agree, I'm sure Dark would fit, but we just can not," Sabi admitted.

"There's a way out, I'm sure," Dengyo muttered. "You're right," Cruz agreed and went into the corner. He pushed a stone away, there was a hole. "The hell is that?" Sue wondered. "Dassa was locked up here, so Kamis Saichania tanks dug up this tunnel so she could escape," Cruz said. "He leads to the control room, where we can turn off the locks and actually everything." "Yes, but who will go?" Justin asked.

The youngest Komatsu crawled through the hole into the control room. "Why did not I keep silent?" He asked himself. He did not feel well there, the darkness in him aroused his fear.

"No ... That's the only thing I can do for them," he mumbled, "being weak is not wrong, only thanks to that can I get stronger, Reese ..."

Justin saw a light. When he arrived at the end, he was in a room with a computer. He stood up.

"Alright, that can not be hard for me."

He noticed his own bag with laptop and other stuff. They would use it, any information he had. He took the bag and began to find a way to free others.

There was a map on the monitor. There were three floors of the subway. The first floor from the top had visible cells. On the second were some rooms. And the third had a room. It looked like cameras were there. He looked at the cells, he was right.

He checked the two rooms on the second floor, Rex and Zoe. He had to unlock her. He looked at the last camera and saw Kami against a black-haired boy.
"I just have to ..."

The second floor

Both were closed in their respective rooms and communicated over the monitor.
"Zoe, I'm sorry," he said.

"What are you sorry for?" She asked.

"If I had not made that deal with Akuno, that might never have happened," Rex explained. "It's not your fault," Zoe assured him, "we'll get off, Rex." "I'm so glad you're back," Rex admitted, "these four months ... if I were with you-" "Stop blaming yourself, it was not anyone's fault, and I'm not the one who most of them are injured ... I only have a headache sometimes, it's nothing, we need to get out before Zepar does something bad. "

"Yes, but we need a plan, we are in the base of the enemy," said Rex. "But you know it here, right?" Zoe asked. "A little bit," Rex answered.

"I just hope she will not hurt Reese, Max and Godzilla..." Zoe whispered, but Rex heard that. He knew Zepar was after them, he had nothing to comfort her with.
He could only say one thing: "They will not give up."

The doors of his room opened. "Mary?" he thought. He waited and expected a trap. He went out. Nothing.

Zoe came out of the room next to his. Someone opened the doors. Why?

"Rex, do you think ... someone is trying to help us?" Zoe was surprised. "Maybe, but any 'good' person from Akuno is not with them," Rex replied, "there's only Drack, Mary and Zepar, if I know ..." "Let's find Paris and Ace first," Zoe said. "Good idea," Rex agreed and nodded.

The first floor

Someone came to the cell with a boy.

"If we have the da," said Mary. "Damn, they got him," Nicolas said.

"Do not hurt him!" Yelled Kyra.

"I'm sorry, I have to." She said. A knife materialized in her hand.

But before she could do anything, everyone heard something wake up.

He was awake.

"Out of the way," said Godzilla, pushing everyone away.

Mary was shaking with fear.

"Zoe .. where is she ..." when he realized where he was, he became angry, very angry.

He took the bars,

they broke like matches.

Everyone watched in shock.

Mary disappeared with Justin.

Godzilla roared.

The final fight has begun.

He made a target, he dug through the wall like Tank.

"I do not know what to say ..." said Cole.

Surface, Taylor's house, Max's room

Bel, Dark, Kenji and Chomp were standing around Max's bed, he was still asleep.

"How long do you think he wants sleep?" Asked Bel. "I ... do not know ..." Dark replied. "We have to wake him up!" Kenji said, "He is our only hope."

"Not only he….." Dark thought

"Max, wake up!" Bel shook himself with him. "Please, Max, your friends need you, please ..."
"The power of this cosmos stone ... is bigger than we thought ...", Dark murmured, "he has to ... wake up ..." Tears ran down her face. "Dark ..."

She took his hand. A little dark light appeared on her hands and disappeared after a while.
Max mumbled something and opened his eyes. "You're awake!" Dark wiped his eyes. "Max! Get up, others are in trouble," Bel said. "What ?!" He sat up quickly. "What happened?"

"After you touched that stone, you fainted," Kenji replied. "No. I mean with others," Max corrected him. "We went to the cafe and after I left ... others disappeared," Bel said, "Reese is gone, too, and so they have Alice and Cole, they are told about them, they're in Akuno."

"Akuno?" Max growled. Hey got up and gone away, others following him.

Lake

When they got there, someone already stood, Zakuro Shiraki-Shinori.
"Kenji"

"What are you doing here, Zakuro?" Kenji asked his stepmother. "You said Dengyo is in Akuno," Zakuro reminded him. "I'm not leaving him there." "It ... can be dangerous ..." Dark said.

"He's my son, I just can not, even if it could cost my own life."

"So, do you know how to get into the Akuno?" Max was surprised. Zakuro shook his head. "There is no entrance, the only way in Akuno is to teleport Zepar," she replied.

"But ... there has to be a way, right ...?" Bel whispered, her voice trembling slightly.

"Why do I have to be the one to find out?" Max growled, "why did not you leave Rex or Reese here?" "Max ... you may not be the sharpest tool, but ... you give others hope ..." Dark told him. "Dark ...", smiled Max.

Then he felt as if something grabbed his leg. When he looked down, there was a dark basin, it was like a quicksand. He screamed and tried to come out. "Max!" They tried to reach for him.

Kenji pushed Dark away from it. "Why me again?" Max was surprised. "Zepar," Zakuro said, taking Max's hand. "Zakuro, no!" Kenji grabbed her by the arm. Even Chomp tried to help. All four disappeared after a while.

"Dark ... We'll let her ..." Bel was still in shock, she could not finish this line. "Bel, they are ... Where we wanted to go ..." Dark said. "What...?" "They are in Akuno ..." Dark explained.

Subway, 3rd floor

Max lay on the cold floor. He opened his eyes and saw a big black-haired boy with black eyes and glasses on his head. He knew these glasses, but that was impossible.

"Not seen for a long time," said the boy. "Max, are you okay?" someone asked. Max sat up and saw Laura in her 16-year-old body. "Kami?"

"Where are we?" Muttered Kenji. He and Zakuro woke up. They all stood up. "Zak, why are you here?" Kami asked her, "It's dangerous."

"I do not have time for that," the boy went on, "I've been waiting for you, Max Taylor."
"Zak, take Kenji and get out of here," Kami said. "We'll take care of him," Max added, turning Chomp into a card.

"Zak! Go!" Kami screamed. "I have to agree," Kenji said, grabbing Zakuro's hand and running away.

"Who are you?" Max asked the boy. "Max ... There's something you do not know," Kami said, turning to Laura.

"Wha-what? L-Laura, how?"

She returned to Kami. "It's a long story, I turned to Zepar to rescue Gray's daughter, but we can talk about it later," she told Max. "Zepar gave you immortality and you cheated on her, you know, sister, somebody that power just will not give up, "said the boy.

"Sister?!" Max repeated, "Rod?" "Of course," he answered.

"I thought you were dead, Rod", sobbed Kami, she smiled, although she knew he was under Zepar's control.

"You were here all the time ... She lied to me ..."

Rod activated a fire card in his hand. "No ..." A red Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared. "Terry?!"
"Do not worry, Laura, we'll take care of it." Max pulled Chomp's card over his flagstone.

2nd Floor

Rex and Zoe came to the suspicious door. "What do you think?" Asked Rex Zoe. "I do not know," she answered, "this place is ... weird, I feel like we're going to jump on every minute, this door is no exception."

"We should go somewhere else," said Rex. Zoe nodded in agreement. They turned around, but then heard the roar of the dinosaurs.

They looked at each other. "Was that ..." "I have no doubt."

They ran back to the door. Rex stepped in front of Zoe and opened it. Two dinos jumped into her arms. "Ace!" "Paris, are you alright?"

Other dinosaurs were inside in their chibi forms. "Looks like everyone is here," Zoe said. "Not everyone," Rex said. "I do not see Chomp here." "Does that mean that Max is still on a surface?" Zoe asked. "Maybe ... let's hope he is and Bel and the rest is with him."

"Hey, can you find your partner?" Zoe asked the Dinos, "Bring them the stones?" Spiny growled in agreement. "I understand, they'll need you, people," Rex said. Tank roared in Ace and Paris. Dinos grabbed the stones and ran out.

"Do you think Sue and others are alright?" Zoe was surprised. "Zepar wants us, not her, I can not say if she will hurt them," Rex admitted. "After what she did to your parents and the guards, I'm scared of what she can do to Reese," Zoe said. "I'm sure she's okay," Rex assured her. "First we have to get out."

Then suddenly the ground opened in front of them.

Godzilla came out.

"Godzilla!" Zoe ran to meet him and hugged him.

"I said I'll never leave you again." He stroked her head.

"Ehm, we have to go on," said Rex, embarrassed.

1. floor

The four stopped. There was a crossroads.

"We should go to the left," said Alice. "No, let's go to the right," Nicolas countered. "You just want to argue," Alice snapped. "Stop two," Ema growled.

"Nicolas is right, we're going to the right," Cruz said. "Fine..."

They went the right way.

"If that person injures Justin, I'll kill him," Alice muttered. "I'm sure you can not," Cruz told her, "there's a great possibility that it was J." "Yes..."

Ema stopped, there was a brunette boy with a green hoodie in front of her.

"M ... Miharu ... no way ... you can not ..."

"Ema, stop it, he's dead," Nicolas reminded her. "Miharu" Ema did not listen to him, she ran to her best friend.

She ran as if he were a ghost. "I'm sorry, Wada. I ... "He disappeared.
"Miharu? No ..."

"Was that a hologram?" Nicolas wondered.

"So similar."

Drack materialized beside them. "It's based on Dino's Illusion Movement card," he explained, "if you touch her, they'll disappear." "Why are you helping us?" Alice asked. "You?" Cruz wondered. "Illusions to play with your hearts," Drack replied.

"I'm sorry," Ema said, "but if it worked for me, what about others?" "Andy would never fall for it," Nicolas said. "Maybe not him, but someone else ...", Cruz told them.

"Kyra"

"Sis, you and Cruz, save Justin, I'll look for Kyra with Ema," Nicolas said.

Surface

"What do we do now?" Bel asked, "There is no way in, no way out." "No ... there is a way," Dark said. "But she said ..."

"We can go through the lake, but ... I can not ..." "Dark, what's going on?" Asked Bel.
Dark stared shivering at the lake. "I can not ..." "Dark, okay?" Bel put her hand on Dark's shoulder.

"I can not ..."

"Dark, you're afraid of water, right?" Dark nodded carefully. "I can not ... Lo Siento ... I ... I can still see how ... I almost drown ..."

"Dark ... It's alright, go to Wendy, I'll find others."

"No ... I have to ... they need us both, they helped me and now it's my turn," Dark said with determination in her red eyes. She jumped into the lake, but she could not swim.
She swung her arms around her. "H-help!"

"Dark!"

Bel jumped into the lake and swam to Dark. She reached her hand to her. "Dark ... take my hand!"

The black-haired woman wrapped her arms around the brunette. "Are you alright?" Asked Bel. "Si ... G ... Gracias ..." "Next time please think of your deeds," said Bel. "Bel ... Lo Siento ... I thought ... I thought I could, but ..." Dark sobbed.

Bel sighed. "Do not cry, just hold me, okay, we'll get together for the Akuno," she assured Dark.

Then Dark saw a shadow in the water. "Um ... B-Bel ...?"

1. floor

"How will we get off?" Andy asked. "Well, we have to get our dinosaurs first," Niki said, "I will not leave Stegi here." "You're right," Sabi agreed, "who knows what they can do with Star." "According to what Justin said, they are in one of the rooms on the second floor, I know how to get there," Dengyo said.

"Let's hope nothing bothers us," Sue said.

At the other moment they hear loud noises and a lot of footsteps. Something came.
"The hell is that?"

Sue hid behind Dengyo, grabbing his shirt. Sabi ran into Andy's arms.

But then they saw a pack of seven dinosaurs with flagstones in their pines. They ran to their partners and gave them the stones. "Aaron, how did you get here?" Andy asked his dino. "Annie!"

"Wait a second ..." Cole noticed that the little Corythosaurus was not going to anyone. "Jessica ...?" Cole looked around and recognized it, "Kyra, she's gone!"

"Oh oh ..."

"We have to find her," said Dengyo, "she could be in danger."

1. Floor

"Kyra ... why are you in trouble?" Nicolas thought. He and Ema ran to the intersection where they stopped. A brown-haired man like Nicolas stood in their way.

"No ...", Nicolas muttered. "Wait, who are you?" Ema asked the man. He stared at Nicolas, no answer.

Kyra behind walked slowly towards him. "Kyra? Wha - what happens?" Ema was still asking, but he did not answer.

"Nicolas ...", Kyra whispered. She had a scary smile, her eyes were not as happy as ever.
"Nicolas, who is that?" Ema asked.

"D-papa ...?"

2nd Floor

"Well, how are you getting out?" Zoe asked Rex. "I do not know ... there is no escape," he said, "we can only teleport, as far as I know."

"There is a way," said a robot voice. A half cry came from Zoe's mouth. It scared both of them.

"J?"

"Of course."

"What do you want?" Rex wondered. "Why are you behaving like that, Rex?" Zoe was confused, J should help. That's why Reese created him.

"I forgot you did not know that," Rex said. "J got infected by a virus, and when Drack got your communicator, they did, he took control of D-Lab when you left." "Virus?" Repeated Zoe.

"Yes, but I want to help," said J. "How can we believe you?" Zoe was surprised. "What if I tell you that there is one person on the lowest level, near Zepar."

"What do you mean...?" She whispered. "My Creator," answered J.

"No ... Reese!"

"Wait, how did you survive?" Godzilla asked. Grinding his teeth and growling

"Part of my data was still stored here in Akuno."

"Good, if you do something bad again, I swear, Kiryu will destroy you to the last shred." Godzilla said.

3rd floor

Kenji was still running, pulling his stepmother behind him. "Kenji, stop," she said, "we have to go back." "Did not you want to help Dengyo?" Asked Ken. "Yes, but what about m-kami?"

"Max will take care of her," he assured her, "we have to get somewhere where Drack or Mar-"

He came across someone. A woman in Zakuro's age with blue hair and blue eyes.

"Who are you?" Kenji wondered. The woman smiled at him.
"Hikari Yori ..." said Zakuro.