Hey, everybody! Time for more training with Mewtwo!

Chapter 26: Psycho Training

New Island

Buddy held his lightsaber ready as a mechanical sphere loomed around him, the boy blindfolded. "People who wield the Force have no need for vision. Use your Force to sense your opponent." Mewtwo spoke.

Noah watched from a table. "I think Buddy told me about this. Since Psychokinesis isn't any good against lasers, you have to block them off, and this is how psychics usually do it. That's because psychic can only grab liquid or solid objects, not objects made out of energy."

The mechanical ball started to zoom around and fire lasers that Buddy blocked with his sword. He dodged his way over to Athena, who whistled innocently as she held her foot out and tripped him, then the ball zapped his butt. Athena giggled as Buddy shot her a glare.

Mewtwo then took them to a small trench, Athena and Sophie standing beside each other. "When you focus your energy, and think of an exact location you wish to be, you will be able to warp to that location. Try to teleport your sister, then yourself."

Athena closed her eyes, focused her energy, and Sophie glowed and vanished. "Mmph!" A lump appeared in the ground on the other side of the trench.

"Uh, oops." Athena said. "Uh, my turn!" She then tried to teleport herself, only to get stuck herself, her upper half sticking out of the ground. "Uh… little help?"

"Sigh…" Mewtwo shook his head.

Sophie was later standing in front of a Blastoise, looking slightly intimidated at the buff turtle. "People with a psychic mind have an intelligent mind. That mind can be used to manipulate the less intelligent."

"Um…" Sophie waved her hand in front of the turtle. "You will… give me a foot massage." …The Blastoise fired its water gun and blew the girl away. Buddy snickered at this, so Sophie threw a psychic blast and knocked him back.

Inside the castle

"So, how did you sleep?" Mika asked Morgan as the two were walking down the spiraling stairs.

"Pretty good! Mewtwo's got a nice castle here."

"Eh… I guess. You kinda get bored of it after a while."

The two girls went down to the table and Morgan started eating some grapes while Mika had a banana from the bowl of fruit. "Hang on." Mika said, using her powers to make the grapes grow twice as large.

"Heh. With Reverse Psycho Shrink, people would never go hungry!" Morgan said, starting to eat a large grape. "So, how long have you been on this island?"

"Oh. About 6 years. I landed here when I was 6 years old, and I've been training with Mewtwo ever since."

"Well, you might as well be the most powerful psychicbender in the world, second to him. How did you get here?"

"I went on a cruise with my parents one summer and we got attacked by this giant octopus. The octopus grabbed my dad while my mom and some other passengers were taken aboard this scary pirate ship with these weird zombie-fish pirates. The captain of that ship killed my mom. I watched from the side, fainted, and… fell in the sea. I was rescued by Mewtwo, and he brought me to this island. I wanted to go back home, but… Mewtwo told me about all the bad stuff that would happen to psychicbenders. What's it like for you guys? Are you and your siblings hated as much as Mewtwo said you, er, all psychicbenders were?"

Morgan looked away. "Yeah… the people in my town just don't believe we're fit enough to live with them. They think we're monsters. Especially the military. That's why we're hoping to change everything for the better, by beating the Dark Master. But I'm sort of afraid we'll turn to the Dark Side."

"Ah, don't worry! With Mewtwo training you guys, I'm sure you'll be fine! I mean, I've been training with him for 6 years, and I've lived a pretty good life. I'm kind of upset about my parents, but, after a while, the pain goes away!"

"Yeah…" Morgan looked slightly unsure.

"Hey! Since the others are out training, wanna have a lightsaber battle?" she asked, taking out her blue lightsaber.

"Sure!" Morgan agreed, taking out her own blue one. Both girls then leapt on the table, lightly clashing their sabers. Mika swung horizontal, but Morgan jumped, the two sidestepping around the table and still clashing their swords. Morgan rolled beside her and swung, but Mika defended, and the two hopped off the table and continued to clash.

Outside; Old Orleans

Numbuhs 4 and 5 weakly lied down on the deck of the Old Orleans, their tongues hanging out of their mouths as they sweat. "Numbuh 5?…"

"Yeah, Wally?"

"It's been 25 chapters already… and we STILL haven't found one of those cruddy Firstborn…"

"Cosmo and Nova found one, remember?"

"But that was AGES ago! And we haven't found another one ever since. We don't even know where to start looking for one…"

Numbuh 5 then sat up. "Hmm… well, let's look back a bit: didn't that old man Oshus say that Manaphy was a Firstborn?"

"Wasn't that guy really the Sea King? And yeah, he did, didn't he?" he replied, sitting up.

"And since Eva is technically his older sister, plus the fact they seemed to bond really well, doesn't Eva seem like a good Guardian for Manaphy?"

"Yeah! She does, doesn't she?" Wally beamed.

"Well, there ya go! We just found one of the Firstborn AND his Guardian!"

"COOL! And hey! Didn't Mr. Uno say that Jirachi was a Firstborn in his story?"

"Yeah! But we aren't really sure who his Guardian is. Let's just focus on Manaphy for now. As soon as The Quads are done with training, we can all go look for Eva and the others and go find Manaphy. Now that the Sea Temple is restored, it may not be easy to find it."

"It wasn't easy the first time."

"Eh well. We'll think of somethin'. Ah wonder what Rachel's up to, anyway…"

Unknown wasteland

Rachel and her squad continued trekking through the empty wasteland as grey clouds still hung in the heavens. The injured ones were still limping as they went. "Are we there yet?" Paddy whined.

"Obviously not. And it doesn't help to whine." Shadow said coldly.

"Sheesh, I'm just asking…"

Sonya noticed Rachel was still upset, so she walked beside the leader. "You know, Rachel, you were pretty cool back there!" she smiled.

"Really? Thanks."

"Yeah, you were!" Lee agreed. "He was all, zhoom, zhoom. And you were all, KER-SLICE! It was awesome!"

"Hehehe." She grinned.

The team eventually reached an old treehouse, made of hospital building parts. "Well, this is the place." Sonya observed.

"Thank goodness…" Rachel sighed in relief.

Soon, they were all being treated by doctor operatives. A boy put some cream on Numbuh 362's wound before wrapping a bandage around it. "Well, that arm oughta heal in due time, Sir." He smiled.

"What happened to you guys, anyway?" another operative asked.

"We nearly got our butts kicked by some demon made of diamond." Patton said.

"O…kay." The leader said, not believing it. "Oh! By the way, Sir, we got a report for you from Moonbase."

"Huh? Is Bartie doing well up there?"

"I dunno. But apparently, they picked up an enemy base somewhere near the Sahara and planned an invasion. They got beat, and… several operatives were captured."

"Invasion? Captured?" she was stunned.

"Uh, yah. Apparently some kid in a wheelchair caused most of the trouble. Heh, that's why you gotta watch out for those guys, isn't it?"

"I always knew those handicapped guys were no good." A fat nurse said. "They look harmless and powerless, and the moment you got your back turned, BOOM, they strike."

Rachel looked away in shame. Her sword was set on the table as Fi came out. "Something troubles you, Master?"

"Sigh, yes, Fi. It's about what Ghirahim said. I wonder… am I really good enough to be leader?"

"You have been a marvelous leader up until now, have you not? You have always been brave since wielding the Yield Staff that symbolizes your authority."

"But I'm not sure if I can do it anymore. Ever since that battle… I don't know if letting him go was right. If I'd've finished him, he wouldn't be able to hurt anyone else. Maybe I am too weak to be leader. And if I'd've stayed back at Moonbase, I coulda led the invasion, and all those operative wouldn't have been captured."

Fi shook her head 'no'. "Master… regardless of what Ghirahim said… the Hero's spirit grows strong within you. You have followed your heart like you always have, Master. Your strength and heart are as great as Link's once was. But if you had led the invasion, there would be no guarantee of victory. It is fate that you were meant to be here. You must keep faith that those operatives will be rescued."

Rachel looked up and gave her a smile. "Thanks, Fi…"

The medical operatives were finishing with the others, giving Fanny an arm cast, Patton a fist cast, and Angie a foot cast. "It's amazing how simple pieces of scrap can become so much more." Shadow said, impressed at the treehouse's structure.

"Well, one of the KND's ways is things are more than they appear." The lead doctor said. "That's why the KND welcomes anyone."

"Ah-huh…" Rachel looked disbelieved. "Well, I'm sure that's just what you told the handicapped kids, too." She mumbled. "At any rate, can you tell us where we are?"

"We're on the outskirts of the Rocky Mountains. An apparently dangerous region, lately."

"Why?" Sonya asked.

"Lots of demons've been occupying this area, lately. And just a few hours ago, these four guys passed by; some girl with a sword, that looked an awful lot like you, Sir; some werecat, a kid with a goatee that looked like Numbuh 4, and Numbuh 363."

They were shocked. "Which way did they go?!" Rachel asked/shouted.

"They headed towards the mountains." The chubby nurse said. "But they didn't stop to talk to me for a minute, no sirree."

"O-kay…" Rachel looked confused by her statement. "Well, thanks for your help, anyway. We have to go after them."

"Wait! You guys wanna stick around and see my Melon Dance?"

"Uh… no. We'll see you later." With that, Rachel ran out, followed by the others.

"Eh. Their loss." The fat girl said, taking out a watermelon and pushing a radio. Hula music started playing as she sang. "OHH, Melon! I…I have a melon!" the doctors exchanged weirded glances. "Oh, I-I-I, Melon. Melon. Me-e-e-el-on. I have a… MEEEE-lon." They all just walked out, leaving her to dance.

Rocky Mountains

At this time, Lehcar, Scarlet, Harvey, and Yllaw were hiking up the Rocky Mountains, sweating from walking the steep slopes. "Where are we going, anyway?" Yllaw asked.

"Father said he would pick us up here once he was finished with his business." Lehcar answered.

"Huff…huff…huff…" Harvey panted loudly.

"What's wrong with you?" Scarlet asked.

Harvey panted a bit more before shaking his head. "I'm fine. Let's-Let's keep moving." The two girls exchanged a questioning glance.

After a bit more walking, they stopped when they found Ghirahim standing on a ledge, looking off at the sun rays piercing through the clouds in the distance. Lehcar ran over and asked, "Ghirahim… how did it go?" (Cue Ghirahim's Theme!)

The Demon Lord placed his right hand on his forehead as he spoke. "That girl… so strong. I didn't think someone so young could have such power."

"Yes, my dreadful opposite IS stronger than she looks. But we'll be through with her before long."

"Hm hm hm hm heh heh heh heh." Ghirahim turned and gave a smirk to Lehcar. "'Tis the very reason I chose you, Master. She may be strong, but you are so much more. You are powered by sweet anger and hatred. Her mercy will be her weakness."

"Hey, look! Here they are!" Yllaw yelled, pointing to a floating pirate ship in the sky. The ship came down beside the five villains, allowing them to walk on, where Ganon, Zant, and Koume and Kotake were waiting.

Lehcar ran over and kneeled to her father. "Father! I have good news! I found someone to help us in our glorious quest!"

"Lord Ghirahim." The Demon Lord introduced himself, taking Ganon's right hand and kneeling. "Pleased to make your acquaintance." He kissed it.

"This being was awakened from the sword you entrusted to me." Lehcar explained.

"Lehcar is such a devious girl. I am honored to be her servant." Ghirahim smirked.

"Servant?" Ganon rose his brow.

"I'm thinking he can give us shoulder rubs." Scarlet said.

"Any servant of Lehcar's is a servant of mine…" Ganondorf said sternly.

Ghirahim stood up and smirked at him. "Heh heh heh. Wouldn't have it any other way." The diamond-skinned demon walked behind the demon thief and started rubbing his shoulders. "After all, the strong father of my master deserves his own glory. Your heart is filled with great anger and hatred for the Uno Family, desperate to see terrible disaster befall them, their blood scattered all over the floor." He held his face closer and whispered in Ganon's ear. "I can see how someone makes such a wonderful daughter." Ganon's eyes widened when he licked his ear.

Ghirahim let go and spun over to Lehcar as Ganondorf angrily rubbed his ear. "Eh. Just make sure the fools get theirs."

"Hm hm, with pleasure." With that, Ghirahim went back in his sword.

"And how is my great master doing?" Ganondorf asked with a tone of sarcasm.

"Just fine, Ganon. Is everything proceeding as planned?" Gnaa asked.

"Exquisitely. We believe the Kremlings have intel on the Sea Prince. We'll be headed over there pretty soon." The Dark Lord then bent down for Lehcar to whisper in his ear.

"Something is wrong with him, Father. Lord Gnaa seems to be struggling in his temporary form. We believe he might be losing control."

"Eh… no matter. Take a look." Ganondorf led them into the next room, which held the shrunken captives in their hamster cage. "Behold, Lord Gnaa. Freshly caught captives. Thanks to Vaati's Minish Dust, we'll be able to capture much more. We can use their fear to fuel your everlasting power."

"Ah. An exceptional plan, indeed. You never fail to disappoint me, Ganon."

"Huh? Harvey? YOU'RE working for them?" Mushi squeaked.

"I knew there was something I didn't like about you!" Tommy yelled.

"Awe, they look so adorable!" Lehcar smiled with delight.

"Hmmm… I wonder how they taste?" Scarlet said. "That fat kid looks pretty tasty."

"Eek!" Tommy started running on the hamster wheel in fear.

"Heh heh heh." Ganon chuckled. "We'll capture more and focus on scaring them for now. But once Lord Gnaa is entirely free, I'll let you choose what to do with them."

"Wonderful…" Scarlet gave a maniacal grin, hungry for some meat.

"So, shall we gather more, Father?" Lehcar asked, hopefully.

"Um, Zant will be taking care of that. Meanwhile, you still have more training to do with the witches."

"But Father-" Lehcar stopped when he shot her a glare. "Um… whatever you say… Father." She then walked away with a scared face.

"Oh, don't worry, Sire! She'll learn patience yet, oh ho ho!" Koume said.

"Before she'll have her pets, eee hee hee!" Kotake followed.

"And once the Dark Master is freed, the heroes will taste horrible defeat!"

"Yes, yes, but on to a different subject. We've captured one of the Guardians, and she has her Firstborn. Our next objective… is manipulating her."

Vaati walked in with his usual smirk, holding a tiny, struggling Nova in his fingers. He set her on the floor and pulled out some purple dust, which he sprinkled on Nova and restored her to normal. Needless to say, the Harnitan was confused. "Wh…What-"

Ganon grinned deviously as he aimed and charged his Darkness Cannon. "Say cheese." And Nova's eyes were blinded by the purple light. (End song.)

Zuzu's Valley

A scrawny boy with spiky white hair, blue eyes, and black clothing sat in a cave in a cold, snowy wasteland, rubbing his hands for warmth by a fire. Two twin kids, a boy in a blue coat and a girl in a pink coat, both wielding hammers, hopped their way over to the cave, carrying a large fish and dropping it on the cave floor. "Whoa, you just missed it, Yuki! We just went swimming and fought a whole squad of electric eels!" the girl said.

"We also found this big fish and decided to bring you back a little dinner." The boy said.

Yuki Crystal just spared an angry glance to the twins and turned away. "Hmph. Whatever."

The twins exchanged a glance. "What's wrong with you, Yuki?" the boy asked.

"Yeah. Why you always such a puss?" the girl followed.

"Well, you try being banished from your home and being in a cheerful mood."

"Well, just because you're banished, doesn't mean you have to act so mean." The boy said.

"Yeah. Plus we're only tryin' to help." The girl said.

"Hmph. You wanna help? Find a way to get rid of these powers."

"Er, can't say that we know how. But come on, Yuki. They're not so bad." The boy replied.

"Yeah. We've had these powers our whole lives, and we aren't complaining." The girl followed.

"That's 'cause you two got control over 'em. You don't make everything you touch turn to ice without tryin'."

"Well, we could teach you. Just let us." The boy said.

"No. These powers are a curse. Every other bender gets their 'gift' from a spirit, I get mine from some random ice gun from some random mystery person. I'd rather be alone than use these powers. So just get lost." The twins frowned and decided to walk out of the cave.

Yuki looked at the fish and reached for it, only to have it turned into ice by his touch. The boy sighed and continued to stare at the fire in depression.

Beach area in South America

Nigel, Eva, Kade, and Grim watched from a bush as Kremling soldiers stuck Evil Crystals into a beach. "Ah, excellent job, boys." A Kop said. "That's the last of the gems. Now let's get back to Kastle Kaos. Leave the Tikis to look after things here." A few Kremlings squashed bananas into Tikis, bringing them to life before walking off.

"Ugh. Littering a beach with Dark Crystals? These crocs are low." Eva said, disgusted.

"Grim, what are these Tikis, anyway?" Nigel asked.

"Funny story, really." The reaper began. "Years ago, Grandfather became bored one day, so Malladus created him musical Tikis that can hypnotize any animal into doing whatever they wanted. Less intelligent animals, anyway."

"Like Numbuh 4." Kade joked. Eva gave a chuckle.

"Probably." Grim agreed. "Anyway, the demons always had a grudge against the People of the Water, so one day, Malladus used them to brainwash the aquatic creatures and spread chaos throughout Oceana. But Kyogre stopped the Tikis and had them imprisoned in a volcano on a deserted island. But Malladus designed the Tikis to awaken when fed the sacred bananas grown on an island of apes. But he never got around to doing it himself, rather waited for any mortal villains to awaken them."

"And these crocs were the ones to do it." Eva figured.

"That crocodile said they were headed for a castle. Let's get over there and see what's up." Nigel decided.

"The beach is my place." Eva said. "I'll clear things up here. Come along, Kade."

"Be careful, kids. I sense a storm comin'…" Grim said, noticing the grey, cloudy sky. (Play the "Stormy Shore Cave" Theme from Donkey Kong Returns!)

Stage 23: Restless Coast

Mission: Clear through the beach and get to Kastle Kaos!

Eva hurried onto the beach to beat the first set of Tikis using Water Slice, then froze the Dark Gems and destroyed them. A couple possessed crabs crawled out of the sand and tried to pinch her toes, but Kade shot them away with a S.C.A.M.P.P.. The two saw a Kremling ship sailing by a coral cave and decided to chase after.

Eva held onto Kade as she swam them through an underwater part of the cave. Kade's eyes widened when he noticed something large swim by them in the dark. "Uh, Eva? I'm not sure if it's safe here…" Kade gurgled.

"Relax, Kade, I can handle anything we see out here."

The two resurfaced shortly after and started chasing the Kremling ship, noticing wrecks of many other ships. "Eva, maybe we should turn back." Kade said, worriedly.

"Kade, relax, just because there're a lot of wrecks, doesn't mean there's anything-" (Play the "Squiddicus" Theme from Donkey Kong Returns!) All of a sudden, a massive octopus emerged from the sea and crushed the Kremling ship. "WHAT IS THAT THING?"

The giant octopus spotted the two, giving an evil glare as he swam over. "Not happy with us, for some reason. Run for it!" Kade yelled. The two started to hop across fallen ship debris as the mad octopus swung its tentacles, attempting to crush them. It finally destroyed a ship they were on, but Eva grabbed Kade as she swam them into an underwater cave before a tentacle grabbed them.

They resurfaced in the cave and walked through the inside, tidal waves coming in. Just then, the octopus emerged from the water flowing inside the cave, trying to smash them with its tentacles. Eva bended some water and whipped his left eye, hurrying along with Kade. They started to climb a rocky wall, but a tentacle reached up and grabbed Kade, but Eva sliced it off and saved him. A tentacle was then slithering down from above, but Eva cut it with another Water Slice.

They climbed out of the cave and slid down a steep, watery slope as rain started pouring down. At the bottom of the slide, they shot up a ramp and landed on another fallen ship, dodging as the tentacles came at them again, jumping debris. They saw a series of floating crates, proceeding to hop across them as the octopus smashed the debris. When they reached the last crate, Eva immediately froze some water into a surfboard, the two getting on before a tentacle crushed the crate.

The two surfed along the rough water, dodging ship parts that the octopus hurled at them, as well as sharp rocks. The two surfed up a wave and flowed down the back of it, towards another sharp rock cove, blowing around some whirlwinds and flying over the sharp rocks. The octopus came up and tried to swat them, but they turned and surfed inside another cave, jumping off and running through.

Some Tikis shot out of the small pools of water, wielding arrows, Eva dodge-rolling and throwing Water Whips at them. They came to a dead end with another pool and dove in, swimming through the underwater cave and avoiding tentacles that reached in through the holes. When they resurfaced, they were at a dead end, but saw an Evil Crystal sitting on a small platform in the center of the water pool.

They then noticed water pouring in and flooding the cave, the presence of the crystal slowly draining Eva's power, preventing her from making air bubbles. "Ergh, uh-oh. Better make this quick." Eva used what she could of her energy to blow on and freeze the Dark Gem, both operatives holding their breath as the water flooded them in. Once it was completely frozen, Eva punched it a few times before finally shattering it, causing the wall in the cave to crumble, the operatives flowing out rapidly.

Eva was able to freeze another ice surfboard, pulling Kade on and surfing down the waves, getting back to the sea and dodging more Tikis shooting arrows from floating crates. The octopus shot out of the sea again, attempting to grab them with its tentacles, but Eva was able to jump and swing off the tentacles, getting above his head, bending the water into her Water Fists, and bashing the octopus clear on its baldhead. Eva fell back down to the surfboard to watch the octopus roll its eyes dizzily before sinking below the sea.

The two news anchors high-fived before surfing back to shore. (Stop the music.)

Eva melted the ice board and bended it in her bottles as they got back to shore, meeting up with the others. "Hm. Well, you still got it, Eva." Nigel smirked.

"She sure does! That octopus has issues, though…" Kade observed.

"Great, so can we finally get out of this rain?" Sonic asked. "I wanna get back quick and have my chilidog." He rubbed his stomach.

"Took the words right outta my mouth." Violet agreed, shivering. "Where are we going, anyway?"

"That looks like a reasonable guess." Kade replied, indicating the gloomy castle miles away.

"Looks like a place that would be labeled 'Kastle Kaos.'" Sonic assumed.

"No time to waste then." Nigel decided. "Let's go."

New Island

Buddy held his hands close together as the blue ball of psychic energy slowly expanded between them. "When forming your Psycho Sphere, careful not to make it too big, or it'll explode on you. Make it too small, and it'll do little damage." Mewtwo spoke.

Buddy spun around before tossing the energy ball to the sky, watching it fly nearly out of eyesight before it exploded. "Yay!" Noah cheered.

"You will rub my shoulders." Sophie said to the Blastoise, still trying to mind-trick him. He shook his head 'no'. "Uh… you will shoot me." The Blastoise blew her back with its water gun. "Hey, it's working!"

Athena tried to teleport herself again, appearing above Buddy and landing on him. "You missed." He said.

"Actually, that was on purpose." She giggled.

In the castle

Inside the castle, Morgan and Mika were running through the halls, still in their pretend lightsaber battle (with their actual sabers). Morgan grabbed a trashcan using psychic and threw it at her, but Mika sliced it in half. The Uno girl then charged a Psycho Sphere and threw it, only for Mika to stylishly catch it and throw it back, Morgan ducking and dodging.

Mika saw a mouse hole and used her power to make herself smaller, running into the hole, Morgan mimicking her and chasing after. Inside the walls, the two chased each other and clashed their swords. They fell down a pipe and came out in the sewer, Mika jumping onto a can flowing down the river and Morgan getting on after her, clashing their swords more.

When the can reached the waterfall out of the sewer, the girls re-expanded and fell in the sea. Mika levitated herself and flew back on the balcony, followed by Morgan, the two continuing to swing their swords. Mika chased Morgan through the dining room and out to the arena where the others were training, turning to watch as Morgan and Mika did their battle.

Morgan jumped one of Mika's swings before rolling behind her and swinging, but Mika still defended. However, with a few more swings, Morgan was finally able to knock Mika's saber away. The Demon Princess smirked to the Philippine girl as both of them bowed. "Done well, you have, young Padawan." Mika said, mimicking Yoda.

"Hm…" Mewtwo drifted over to them, followed by the others. "You two seem to be getting along okay."

"Yeah. I mean, she is the only other psychicbender we've ever met." Morgan said.

"Same here." Mika nodded.

"Indeed… could I speak with you, Morgan?" The girl nodded and followed Mewtwo a few feet away from them. The half-spirit turned to her and said, "There's something you should know about Mika: she is vulnerable to the Dark Side."

"What? She doesn't look like it."

"She doesn't express it herself, but I can feel it. She has nightmares of what humans could do with psychicbenders. This could lead her to adapt a mistrust in humans. It is my fault for telling her in the first place. She has developed a fear of the outside world."

"Well, what do you want us to do? We aren't sure of how other humans would treat us either."

"You four may have been with me for a short time, but… I sense good in you four. I think you may be the ones to help change this world for the better. What Mika needs is knowledge of the outside world, and I feel you may be the ones to teach her. But there's something else you must do first."

"HEY!" They turned their attentions toward the Interesting Twins, who were just running in.

"Numbuh 4 wanted us to come in here." Yang said.

"Do you have any Coconut Log?" Yin asked.

"Hm, perfect timing." Mewtwo said, floating toward the Twins. "So, you are the two Yin-Yang Twins?"

"Uh… I guess so." Yang replied.

"Hm hm hm." Mewtwo smirked. "The great grandchildren of Hannibal Roy Bean."

"Who?" they gasped.

"Hannibal Bean is the ancient spirit of Yin-Yang, the balance between good and evil. An evil spirit, like Malladus, that once tried to spread evil across the world, before he was banished to another dimension. You must go to that dimension and speak with him."

"Another dimension?" Yin repeated.

"How can we do that?" Yang asked.

"Somewhere on the Xiaolin Mountains of China, there lies a temple that houses a yo-yo, known as the Yin Yo-yo. The yo-yo acts as a portal between this world and the Yin-Yang World. As the descendants of Hannibal Bean, you two will be able to use the yo-yo and travel between the two. But while you enter on the Side of Good, coming out may change that. Locate the Yang Yo-yo while in that world and use it to transport back, and remain on the Side of Good."

"The Xiaolin Mountains is where-" Yang began.

"-we were born." Yin finished.

"…Are you sure it's safe?" they both asked.

"I never said it was. Even the lightest souls can be manipulated by that world, and vice versa. It's basically looking at a million Evil Crystals."

"But we have the Firstborn to worry about." Buddy said.

"The Firstborn can wait, for now. Once you speak with Roy Bean, your quest can continue."

"But what about our training?" Buddy asked.

"Indeed. Buddy, Athena, and Sophie will remain here. Morgan has shown progressively more skill."

"Ha!" Morgan exclaimed, pointing cockily at Buddy.

"She will take Mika with her and the others. The rest of you will stay behind. You will meet again eventually."

"Well, I guess you're set, Morgie." Athena figured.

"Yup." Morgan said, walking over to Mika. "And you're comin' with me."

"I am? But… you said-"

"You've stayed here far too long. You must know the ways of the outside world. It's true, not every human trusts the powered ones, but not everyone is evil. You must see that for yourself. And by seeing the world for its beauty, your imagination shall develop further. And thus, so will your psychic."

"Don't worry." Morgan smiled, putting a hand on her shoulder. "You'll be with us. We're your friends." Mika grinned.

"Good luck, Morgie." Buddy told her. "If you get captured and need me, I'm laughing at you."

"Whatever." Morgan eye-rolled. "And don't call me 'Morgie.'"

"I'm staying with Buddy." Noah smiled.

"Alright. Good luck. Last one on the boat's making dinner!" Morgan exclaimed. Mika and the Twins hurriedly ran after her.

Bane's ship; somewhere in space

"&#^* )#*$)## &(#-"

"HUH?" Nolan gasped, shooting awake. He looked down to his left to see Danika asleep in a sleeping bag, the poisonbenders asleep as well. The cripple groaned, his head aching as he rolled his chair over to Aurra, who read some kind of paper while her and Bane were still driving the spaceship.

"You still awake?" she asked.

"Y-Yeah… I can't sleep. Got anything I could-"

"Try this." she said, giving him some kind of blue juice.

"Uh… what is-"

"Glomour Juice made from the finest mushrooms. Helps me sleep well."

Nolan took a sip of the juice, immediately feeling a rumbling in his stomach. "Ohh…"

"Mmmaybe it's not for humans."

"Yeah…"

Aurra continued to read the piece of paper. "So, you have a grudge against Ava?"

At this, Nolan looked up, and saw that paper was his revenge list. "Hey!" he yelled, snatching it back. "Where'd you find this?"

"You kinda dropped it. So what'd she do to you?"

"Er, she tricked me into disabling Moonbase defenses during an invasion."

"Well, we have something in common. I hate her, too."

"Really? Why?"

"I'm from Planet Glomour, same world as Ava's. She and I went to KND together, and used to be best friends, before she joined GKND. She and I promised to do everything together, but when she joined GKND and left me behind, she crossed the line. I left KND myself and became a bounty hunter. I didn't really know about GKND back then, but when I found out, I became pretty pissed off. I vowed that I would have revenge on her no matter what."

"But that was ages ago." Nolan replied. "Couldn't you just… let it go?"

"No can do. Revenge is a dish best served cold. You should know. You have a list."

Nolan looked at his list for a minute and sighed. "I'm going back to sleep." With that, he rolled over beside Danika, picked up his small blanket on the floor, covered up, and went to sleep in his chair.

A floating head, designed like General Immortus', landed itself on a bird's body, puking Nolan York on the ground before flying off. Nolan suddenly found himself on the ground in some nightmarish wasteland of tall grass, with tiny skeletons hugging them. He held his head and stood up, his legs strangely working now. As he looked around, a ladybug buzzed by his ear. "Psst. Nolan." The tiny bug buzzed around before landing on his nose, Nolan squishing his eyes together to see the bug had April's head. "Hi!" she smiled before flying away, Nolan shaking his head from the sight.

"The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round… 'round and 'round…" Nolan heard someone singing from behind the grass, hesitantly looking behind. To his horror, two bus-driver skeletons were roasting Dillon over a fire, using the bones of Rack and Ruin's connected shoulder as a stick to roll him on. Dillon's visage only seemed to show pain and horror, tears streaming down his face as he sang. "The wheels on the bus go 'ROUND and 'ROUND… ALLL through the TOOOWN."

"DILLON!" Nolan yelled. The groups of demons around Dillon, all wearing Stormtrooper helmets, turned to face him.

Nolan cowardly backed away, looking down at a bunch of Lizzie moles by his feet. A Madame Rouge snake slithered around him, licking her lips before chasing after the moles. "Bzzz." A Koda Shrieves bee buzzed on his shoulder and stung him. Nolan swat the bee on the ground and stomped on it, twisting it along the ground so it died. "WAAAH! WAAAH!"

A swarm of Koda bees buzzed around him, stinging him all over, Nolan trying desperately to swat them away, but ended up with nearly his whole body swollen. The bees flew away, and Nolan turned and was startled at Danika Anderson, wearing a black bikini and grinning with sharp teeth and lizard-like eyes. "Ain't I ssssexy?" Danika stretched her neck around him, licking his neck with a sharp tongue.

The swollen Nolan popped into a bunch of tiny Nolans, all running away as Danika's tongue became Cheshire. Cheshire reached and caught the little Nolans, except one, in its mouth before going back into Danika, who swallowed them and licked her lips. "Sssslip me some tongue."

Nolan then ran past a giant roasted chicken with Leo's face. "Hey, Nolan, did you try the chicken?"

The April ladybug flew by him and said, "It really works, Nolan!"

"MWAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Nolan suddenly found himself on a gigantic, demonic apparition of a strange kid wearing a cape, the child laughing deviously in a high-pitched voice as Nolan fell into a pit of fire and darkness.

"AAAAHHHHHH!" Nolan fell past demonic ghosts of Darth Bane, Darth Maul, Count Dooku, King Adas, Shar Dakhan, Darth Revan, Darth Ruin, Emperor Palpatine, and every other Sith Lord you could think of.

Nolan was suddenly engulfed by light, standing in an endless white Limbo, hearing nothing but the sounds of heavy breathing. A pitch-black figure slowly emerged in the distance. "Who's there?" Nolan demanded. The figure continued to breathe and walk closer, and Nolan could see it was some black-armored man in a helmet and black cape. "…Darth Vader?"

The Sith Lord still breathed heavily through his helmet, slowly approaching the boy. He stopped in front of him as he reached his left hand up and pulled the mask off his face. Nolan looked in shock as the face behind the mask revealed to be his own. "Boo."

"AAHHH!" Nolan shot awake and fell out of his chair, landing on Danika, who immediately shot awake, the two in each others' faces.

"Uh… what's up, Nolan?" She said with a small blush.

"Uh, hehe." He gave a nervous grin and chuckled. "'kay, no more Glomour Juice before… well, ever. Hehe."

The two were later standing (or Nolan was sitting) and looking out a window, eating Doritos. "Hey, Dani, I've been thinking lately…"

"Oh boy." She rolled her eyes, expecting another of Nolan's reflective moments.

"Hehe. The Brain said that the Brotherhood's purpose is to unite those that have been cast away by society, and take revenge on those that shunned us."

"Pretty much why we joined."

"But I wonder… is taking revenge really the right thing to do?"

"Don't ask me. You're the one with the list."

"Ugh…" Nolan sighed.

"Sigh… I can't really say myself. We were treated like monsters, and we attacked them like monsters, that's all I know. Even if it is wrong, there's no going back now. The minute we even try to reason with KND, they'll have us arrested and locked up."

"Yeah… but what if we showed them that…that maybe humans and 'freaks' are more alike than they seem… wouldn't things be different?"

"Maybe. But that wouldn't excuse that we're criminals. I don't know if things ever could change."

Nolan only looked away and frowned.

Just then, the ship started shaking, waking up the Toxic Four. "Er! What's happening?" Matt asked.

"NOO! We've drifted too close to Planet Vaporia." Bane yelled. "We're being sucked in!"

"Our radars and communications are down. And we can't get away!" Aurra exclaimed.

They all looked ahead to see they were drifting to a pitch-black planet with some kind of yellow aura around it, as well as various small yellow cracks along its surface. "What? Why can't we get away?" Nolan asked.

"This planet shorts out all electrical items." Bane said. "Anything that drifts near it is bound to get sucked in."

"Well, maybe I can become a shadow and fly us… Ohhh." Danika fainted.

"Danika? Danika, wake up!" Nolan shouted, shaking her.

"Wonderful time to take a nap." Aurra remarked.

"WE'RE GONNA DIIIE! !" Leo screamed.

Jeremiah smacked him. "What's gonna happen?" he asked.

"Your friend had it right." Bane said. "Kids: welcome… to your grave." The five kids looked in worry as the planet drew closer and closer.

You might remember that octopus from Donkey Kong Returns. Next time, we will land and see what's so bad about this planet. Three guesses why Danika fainted (though it should be obvious by now).