A/N And here we go! It's the final countdown! Man, NaNoWriMo is really winding down, and that means this story will come to an end soon! Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!
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Chapter Twenty-Six: The Dark Tower
"Reports indicate that this strange building appeared last night after a massive, though temporary thunderstorm. Who erected it and for what reason is still unknown. As it stands, dark clouds loom over it and authorities are urging everyone to stay clear of it. Stay tuned for further updates. This has been, Katherine Mulligan."
Lori turned the TV off with that, before turning her attention towards the bunny girl sitting in the middle of their crowd. "So… do you know anything about that?"
"N-no-" Bun Bun hesitated her reply, only for a memory to ring in her thoughts. She clutched her head in pain and closed her eyes, allowing the image of the spire to fill her eyes. "T-the spire…"
"Alice?!" Lincoln fearfully shouted, before pulling the bunny girl close to him. "What's going on?!"
The bunny girl slowly opened her eyes and turned to her companion with that. "I… I remember it now!" A chill ran down her spine before she turned towards the TV once more. "T-that's Zeta's castle…"
"So you mean to tell me that this Zeta fellow decided to just up and bring his castle to earth?" Lynn raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Doesn't seem like a good idea.
Instantly, Bun Bun held her head again, the same aching pain rushing through it once more. "It's not… but he does it to intimidate the people of the planet he is about to burn."
"Alice, are you all right? Your heads been hurting you ever since you woke up!" Concern filled Lincoln's voice , though the bunny girl replied by shaking her head and giving him a nonchalant expression.
"Yeah, I'm fine… just, memories trying to come back to me is all and they're just messing with my head," she waved him off, before refocusing on the relatively peaceful world outside. "So what do we do now?"
Lori looked upon her siblings and nodded.
A Few Minutes Later…
"All right everyone, we're here," Lori declared as she looked out from Vanzilla's window, with her family and friends following suit soon after.
*Gulp* "We're… going in there?" Fear filled Lola's voice, while she wrapped her arms around her twin.
Nearby, the other louds simply took in the sight. Before them, stood a massive, hexagonal structure, designed almost like a floating castle. From what they could tell, its sharp spikes and turns breathed of an oppressive force, ready to take over what unlucky world it just so happened to land in.
*Crash!* A bolt of lighting fired from the clouds above the spite, hitting the ground near the louds and scorching the earth. No doubt a warning to stay away.
"I seem to have a feeling that it may be better if we leave this issue alone and decide against attempting to take on a force of unimaginable power," Lisa adjusted her glasses and shook her head. "My tachyon dampeners will most likely not be able to handle whatever is causing… this."
"Yeah! Plus, I don't think a cute bunny would do this!" Leni leaned forward. "Maybe a monster… or something!"
For a moment, Bun Bun hesitated, unsure if she should take the next step. Yet, a soft voice called out for her to keep going. That it was her destiny to continue onwards. "I don't have my last memory… what if it's important?! What if I… what if I can't go without it?"
Lincoln wrapped his arm around her. "Alice."
"Huh?" she turned to him in surprise. "W-what's up, Lincoln?"
"There's no turning back now. Zeta and the Order of Six are here and getting ready to do… what ever they came here to do,"He took a breath and looked into her eyes. "I know that we still don't know who you used to be, but just know, who you were doesn't matter it's who you're gonna be."
Bun Bun blushed slightly, before nodding. "All right."
"So, are we gonna try and stop an omnicidal maniac and save the world from complete destruction, or what? Lynn nervously smiled, before equipping her boxing gloves, the insides upgraded with the dampeners.
Lori steeled her gaze and stepped out of the van. "Let's go."
And with that they all got out of the car and stepped onto the charred earth that surrounded the spire. Ahead of them stood a set of metal gates and police tape, though no guards were in sight.
"I hope Zeta didn't have something to do with this…" Lincoln gulped, before both he and Bun Bun took point and headed into the building.
The interior of the spire was nothing short of breath taking, with decorations of all kinds building the halls and filling the rooms with a harsh air of authority. The first room was a simple lobby, lit up by soft, blue flames.
"So this is Zeta's Castle, huh?" Luna held her axe tightly; ready to start swinging or sending concussive sound blasts depending on what came after them. "I'll admit, I expected more death traps, or Instruments of Cyanide."
"Don't jinx it, Luna," Lucy muttered, before holding up her Edwin bust, now equipped with a damper cannon, which can focus the blast into a single beam.
"Ahh! Guests!" a cheerful voice called out, before the blue flames heated up, suddenly turning into a bright red, while their intensity increased.
The Louds and Bun Bun readied themselves for whatever was to come next.
"Hello, Sigma," a new voice greeted.
Suddenly, the air filled with a harsh coldness, before the once dark room fully lit up, revealing the dark bunny and the order of six standing behind him. "I wasn't expecting you to have brought an army. If I did I would have prepared more traps."
Bun Bun stared Zeta down, while clutching Lincoln with her hand.
"What? No reaction?" Zeta couldn't help, but chuckle. "If you're wondering why I haven't tried to kill you yet, it's because I, unlike the order of six, will spare you if you simply hand over the powers of chaos and tell me where Epsilon is."
"Don't do it," the voice immediately spoke up, though of course Bun Bun wasn't even considering the idea of surrendering, especially after what she remembers happening to her last time she fought Zeta.
"Never," she steeled her gaze, while the louds raised their upgraded weapons.
"Then it seems that I will be forced to get you to surrender another way," the dark bunny snapped his fingers. I will get the powers of chaos!"
Suddenly the floor below the Louds opened up, causing them to fall through into the murky blackness below
When the Loud Sisters came to, they found themselves standing in the middle of small arena, with the order of six standing before them, their powers refreshed and ready for the fight that was about to take place.
"I have such a bad feeling about this," Lori muttered, before raising her golf club.
"Don't be so pessimistic!" Luan raised her squirting flower. "I mean, this could be worse, right?"
"Yeah, we're only standing up to six power beings with godly abilities and who had just so happened to take the form of bunnies, right?" Lynn put on a sheepish smile, before turning and readying her boxing gloves.
"Now girls, surrender now and we won't have to harm you," Azzathoth stepped forward, while the remainder of the order readied themselves as well. "All we wish to know is where Sigma has hidden the powers of order, we are aware that she herself has the powers of chaos."
"Yeah, like we're ever gonna let you harm Epsilon! He's the cutest bunny I have ever seen!" Leni shouted, before pulling out a ball of yarn and twirling it up like a lasso.
"Then we will fight, and when you are all dead, we'll get the information from your lifeless corpses," N'tss stepped to his side and raised her spear.
"Well girls, looks like it's time for a good old melee!" Lisa raised the watch and adjusted her glasses, causing the devices to begin scanning their six opponents. "The Tachyon Dampeners should even up the playing field, but be careful!"
And with that, the order of six charged at the girls.
Meanwhile…
Lincoln and Bun Bun slowly came to a few minutes later, only to find themselves standing in a small corridor.
"Alice!" Lincoln's eyes immediately went wide, before he rushed to his companion's side. "Are you all right?"
The bunny girl nodded, before clutching her arm and looking around. "Where are we?"
"I don't know…" Lincoln took a deep breath, before taking a cautious step forward. "What does Zeta even want with you anyways? Why is he after the powers of Chaos and Order? Is he just a cliché villain bent on universal domination?"
"I don't-" Bun Bun started, only for her headache to return. And when the wave was complete, her eyes went wide in realization. "I… I do remember… now at least…"
Lincoln raised an eyebrow in concern. "Are you ok? It seems like your headaches are starting to get worse… since when did you get them anyway?"
"Since Epsilon gave me a piece of order…" she shrugged, before stepping forward with Lincoln. "I don't know… they just… started."
The boy took a deep breath. "All right… well then, lets go find our way out of here while you tell me what's going on," concern filled Lincoln's voice. "I just hope that the girls are doing all right."
And with that, his companion took a breath. "All right Lincoln… our story begins a long, long time ago, back in the very beginning of everything."
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A/N And there's another chapter in the books. Man, this fix is hard to write with a chess addiction. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed! As always, feel free to R&R, PM, send in ideas and vote in the poll!
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