Response Time: To mattTheWriter072, Zeromus' Malice is a boss in Final Fantasy 4: The After Years. It's at the end of Golbez's storyline before everyone meets up together for the final battle. However, the boss fight doesn't end, and it's left unknown what happened to Zeromus' Malice, and Fusoya, who was left behind. I made a little continuation of that, since this takes place in a mix of The After Years, and the main story. So now, Zeromus can be destroyed for good, and the plot can be finished on that. I've been making casual references to the After Years, as you may have seen already. And as long as the CPU battle continues to suck, I won't forget it. To JOHNHAMMOND1993, yep.

Chapter 25: The Giant Truth

When they reached Earth, The Giant of Babil was walking along, destroying as much as it could. "Destruction of Blue Planet in Progress..." It said in a booming voice. It fired lasers, cast magic, shot missiles, and used whatever it could to destroy.

FuSoYa said, "We must get inside the Giant and attack it's CPU."

Mike shouted, "Not the CPU! Anything but that! Also, could you stop talking? The author is getting annoyed with constantly typing your name."

The others emerged from the ship and went to the Giant's foot. FuSoYa hit the foot and a entrance opened up. They first spotted the stomach, which was disgusting. Charlie slashed at it, which caused a Searcher to appear.

Mike told everyone, "Wait! If we get it to constantly call enemies, we can level up big time!" They fought this thing for hours. HOURS. During the fight, they would go to sleep and the Searcher just stood there and waited for them to wake up. All of them successfully reached level 99 because of it.

"Shouldn't we have woken up sooner?" Veruca asked.

Mike explained, "Don't worry, time doesn't move here." He winked at her, making her blush again. "We can fight as long as we can, and when it shuts down, the Giant will still have barely done real damage." They emerged form the stomach and went to the heart. That is where they met Milon-Z, Kainazzo, and Rubicante, resurrected from the dead. Mike summoned Valvalis to talk to them.

"Don't attack us, please!" Valvalis cried out. "We just want to pass by!"

Milon-Z hissed, "You betrayed ussssssss!"

Mike told them, "I brought her to my side. We are giving you a chance to walk away and lead your own lives. Besides, your leader is about to be taken out of his hypnosis."

Milon-Z stopped. "I'm okay with that."

Rubicante said, "If I can leave here without any devotion, I'm cool. Let me heal you while I'm at it."

Kainazzo, however, grew angry. "You dare turn your backs on Golbez? This will not do. If I am alone, I'll have to kill you!" He turned into Kainazzzzzzzzzzzzzo-Z, a level 99 monster. "How do you like this?"

Violet arrogantly said, "We are all level 99." They all attacked him at full force.

Kainazzzzzzzzzzzzzo-Z said, "Crumpets," and died once more.

They had finally reached the CPU, and Charlie destroyed the Attack and Defense Nodes while it slept. That woke up the CPU. "You really shouldn't have done that, Charlie," Mike said with a frustrated look on his face. The CPU rose up and used Globe 199, which dealt 9999 damage instantly. It took out FuSoYa.

FuSoYa rose up. "Don't worry! I'm a plot point character! I can't die right now!" Mike summoned the Shadow Dragon, but Black Fang did nothing.

Mike said, "Oh no! I forgot Black Fang doesn't work on bosses! Well, at least I can use him to tank damage."

FuSoYa told him, "You do know a Shadow Dragon only has 1 HP, right?"

"Shit."

The CPU used Globe 199 again, defeating the Shadow Dragon. Mike summoned Bahamut, Violet jumped, Charlie swung his blade, Veruca casted Flood, and Augustus casted Holy. The CPU was finally shut down. Mike told them, "If we weren't so overleveled, that would have been hell."

Golbez came in angrily. "Destroy my Giant, will you? Then face the consequences!" FuSoYa then hit him with a ball of light.

"Golbez, awaken from your hypnosis!" Golbez reacted and stopped immediately. FuSoYa commanded, "Remove your helmet!"

Golbez took off his helmet, but the reveal shocked everyone, including the audience! The man behind the helmet, the one causing all the trouble...was Willy Wonka himself.

That's the chapter! Remember Willy Wonka was separated from the rest of them, but no one asked where he was. Well, he was right in front of them the whole time. An explanation will be provided in the next chapter. The finale will be on October 25th, so take care until then!