Chapter Twenty-Six: The Temple
Three Hundred Years Later...
Jor shook his head. "No, I just think we need to ensure we aren't being greedy with the waters from Aquitar."
App shrugged. "I don't. Some of us have different physiological backgrounds. Take me for instance: my people can live for millions of years. We eventually move on when we get old, but our lives just seem to go on and on.
"People like you, though, don't. You're a Morphing Master, Jor, and we need you around. You're one of our founding members. The universe would be a dark place without you and your brother's ability to tap the Morphing Grid so masterfully."
Jor laughed. "Well... I don't know. I feel like I'm living past my time is all. I'm sure someone else would step up and be able to do much better than me within the Masters. Besides, you're still around and you were my teacher. I would've never been able to get as strong as I have without your training."
"I'm not thing to be humble when I say it had little to do with me. I only allowed you to become one with your inner self. From there, you and Jakon find your hidden potential. Your hidden abilities within the Morphing Grid." App said. He then have Jor a funny look. "What's bringing this on, anyway? It's been a few centuries since we started using the chemical formula the Nathadians planted on that water planet. Why now are you having second thoughts?"
"... Well... I wanted to lead a normal life, you know? When we first met you guys on Earth three hundred years ago, Jakon and I were just trying to help people who had gotten into a rut. At the time I think it was an orphanage or something like that. Anyway, I had told myself that after that, I was going to settle down. Relax. Live a life and go visit the family I'm sure Jakon would have had on the holidays, and vice-versa. After the whole Lothor thing, and Bansheera disappearing but causing little problems here and there... It seemed to escalate.
"If it wasn't shadows of Bansheera's empire, than it was Tycon doing something, or trying to help Sentinel Knight chase down Alpha Hunter, or some new threat popping up. Before I knew it, I'm three... threehundred years older, and I don't seem to be in the place in my life to ever have a family! I mean, even the one I have in Jakon has been breaking down as of late."
App nodded knowingly. "Ah. There it is."
"What? There's what?" Jor asked.
App laughed. "All of this 'I wanted a family all along' stuff was really hitting me hard. It felt like it was coming out of nowhere. I mean, I've been with you, your friend forever, and this is the first I've heard or any of this. It made no sense, but then you mentioned Jakon. Yeah, Jor... he is your brother. You guys have been together for a very long time and... I know things have changed."
Jor scoffed. "You can say that again! He's been so distant. I'm really just... ticked off with him. It seemed to have at least started when we became Morphing Masters, but... he has become moodier and more... jerkish. He hardly talks to me anymore, I mean... It's gotten to the point that we only see each other when you or SK calls for a meeting. Hmm... do you really think that is the reason why I've been family hungry?"
"Maybe not completely, but it is most definitely a contributing factor. Especially after you lost M'Lisa... You need your brother now more than ever." App said. He swallowed hard as he mentioned M'Lisa. He knew that was a touchy subject with Jor and he had expressly asked no one to mention it again after what happened to her, but he felt the situation was appropriate.
Jor flinched as he heard her name. He then breathed in and nodded. "You know what? You're right. When is the next meeting we're having?"
"Why wait? Go to him now." App suggested.
Jor stood up from his chair in App's personal office. "Ha. Like I know where he is."
"I do. Or at least I can. There are perks about being the number two man in the Morphing Masters. Haha." App said. He gestured for Jor to approach his side of his desk.
Looking over his shoulder, Jor watched App access Jakon's log for arrivals and departures from the planet the new crew of Morphing Masters had settled upon, called Onyx. Looking at the log, he was surprised as he glanced over the ship's history.
"Earth? Why has Jakon been going there?" App asked in confusion. "There's nothing worth noting. I mean, yeah the Power Eggs are in that chest we had the Venerated Ones cast off but... What else? I mean, it can't be for Mesogog and his campaign for the Dino Gems, because that is being handled by the Dino Guardians."
Jor shook his head. "I don't know, but... there's something wrong here. Every single mission for the past while, it looks like Jakon makes a stop on Earth."
"Yeah. According to the ship's log, he is there right now." App said.
Jor sighed. "Okay, then... I guess I'm going to Earth."
"Take my ship. It's faster. I want to make sure you get there before Jakon heads out." App said. He handed Jor his access card to the ship and wished him a good journey.
. . .
Jor stepped out of the sleek ship. He sighed as he took in a deep breath of Earthly air. It had been quite some time since he had set foot on the planet. For him, it felt like another lifetime when he had trained on Earth under the tutelage of Trueheart and App. He remembered his first encounter against Lije of the Dawn, when Lothor's crew had been caught up in a trap they had set to stop a smuggling ring being allegedly run by Mesogog.
He was surprised to find the location of the ship. It was parked directly outside the Ancient City, which was the name given to the city Lothor had once attempted to create as the base for the Morphing Masters. The city formerly known as the Great City.
Jor walked into the familiar place. Scars from battle were still seen etched across the walls and floor of the Ancient City. He frowned as he saw the scars from the last battle they had against Bansheera two hundred years earlier, which happened to also be the last confirmed sighting of the Queen Demon. She had attacked the Great City and had been able to secure from it the golden platform Lothor had once used to drain power from the Morphing Masters to create their Greater Power, which was later purified into the Greatest Treasure in the Universe. Jor could only guess what Bansheera wanted with it. He clenched his jaw in anger, remembering once again the irritation he had in himself for not being able to stop Bansheera from securing the platform.
As he continued his trek down memory lane, Jor suddenly heard something. Walking slowly, he rounded a corner and looked into an open door to a tower. He was shocked to see a face that he had not seen in quite a long time: Tycon. He watched in fascination as Tycon recited an incantation and created a portal in a wall, walking through it.
Impossible! The Ancient City can't do Magic! It hasn't been able to do that since Jakon made that wish! Jor noted, astounded. He tiptoed into the tower and approached the portal. As he did, he noticed something pass through him.
A force field, huh? It's made of Morphing Energy to boot! Wait... No, it's not Morphing Energy, but it kind of feels like it. Weird. Jor thought. He could feel Dark Magic and Black Energy erupting from the portal. He jumped into it as it began to close, not wanting to lose Tycon.
Is Jakon doing some sort of surveillance here? Top secret missions? What is all of this? Jor pondered as he appeared in a structure. Before him, he saw a door with an odd face upon it. Pushing it open, he found himself in a room whose floor was surrounded in fog. The fog went up to his ankles, giving him the sinking feeling that at any moment, someone would either pop out and grab him, or attack head on.
Jor looked to his left as he heard someone say, "Meditation time is over. Get into your stances."
He looked on and was shocked to see Jakon standing in black robes, standing behind an area in the room surrounded by bars. Jor ducked down into the for and watched as Jakon spoke to the group of men and women. There appeared to be a total of twenty there, give or take a few. Jor sneered as Jakon stepped forward, standing beside Tycon.
What is this? Some sort of undercover stunt!? Why wouldn't he tell me!?
"Everyone: focus on the Anti-Morphing Grid! Begin!" Jakon ordered.
"The what...?" Jor said quietly to himself.
"Soon, you will be ready to become my warriors of evil." Jakon said. "We will strike, using the Black and Yellow portions of the Emotional Spectrum as our weapons! We will strike down Bansheera, and Sentinel Knight, and all those who stand in the way of our rise to power. With these, the Badges of Darkness, six of you will rise up and be the captains of this group. You will master morphing with the Anti-Morphing Grid, and we will take down the Morphing Masters!"
Jor watched as Jakon turned to a table which had some candles lit. He grabbed a box atop the table and opened it, revealing six grey devices with what appeared to be some sort of crystals or jewels in them.
"With the Magic of The Master, our combined forces will be unstoppable!" Tycon shouted, thrusting his sword, the Fang of the Master, into the air as a rallying cry. His technique worked, causing the group to shout in response.
"It has been a long time coming..." Jakon said. "But now the time has finally come to have our plans fall into place. Finally, supreme power will be ours. We will no longer be confined to only practicing here within the Temple of Power. Now, our first objective will be to cause total destruction and chaos. We will need to strike the Morphing Masters quickly and decisively. Once that threat is cleared, we should have little to no problem destroying Bansheera's forces."
"When will we have our captains called!?" One student said eagerly.
Jakon looked at him and laughed. He walked to him and punched him in the face. "When I say it is time. You're pathetic. I can hardly feel any Anti-Morphing Energy emanating from you, unlike the others here. You shouldn't be worried about captains. You're just lucky I didn't destroy you like I did the rest of your planet."
Jor stared closely at the humanoid. He saw that the man had a tattoo on his right arm that looked familiar.Kouevn... What? Jakon was involved in the destruction of the planet of the Kouevn people? No!
"Now! Stand with me as we receive more power from The Master!" Jakon yelled, turning to look at Tycon.
"The power of The Master is extreme! Fill yourselves with his power!" Tycon yelled. Even from the decent distance Jor had from him, he could he his robotic arm whirring and churning with each movement. Dark Magic poured out from the Fang of the Master into the students.
"Not so fast!" Someone yelled, bursting through the door Jor had slipped through earlier. It was a familiar sight, but given the circumstances made things feel even more escalated for Jor. It was the Alpha Hunter. Flanking his right and left sides were his main Hunters: Samuel and Dean.
"Sam! Take the left side!" Alpha Hunter proclaimed. "Dean? Stand back and ensure no stragglers escape."
Jakon laughed. "Long time no see, Alpha."
Alpha Hunter scoffed. "Jakon... How could you have sold your soul out to a Monster? One that deals in necromancy to boot?"
"Well, it was easy... I wanted power and he offered it." Jakon said, closing the box holding the Badges of Darkness.
"You're a Morphing Master, though. What more power do you want?" Alpha questioned, taking his steps toward the group slowly and deliberately.
"The power they offer is limited by rules, Alpha Warrior. Many of the ideas that Sentinel Knight has in place come from conversations he had with you, actually. He speaks about you from time to time, and quotes some of the things you counseled to him. About the importance of rules and whatnot. He is so... limiting! Because of what happened to you, also, he won't let us, the Morphing Masters, tap into the Morphing Grid to become something like you: a god! You're nearly invincible!
"But Sentinel thinks that we will all go through the mind numbing process you did, losing your memories and whatnot. He fears what he can't control with rules, so he bans them. What he didn't know, though, was that you were a creation of not only the Morphing Grid, but also the Anti-Morphing Grid, and that is what altered your mind for so long!" Jakon said, pacing back and forth. His students and Tycon seemed to getting more and more nervous, with Jakon's pacing making matters worse.
"Anti-Morphing Grid, hmm? I never bothered naming or figuring out a name for this other power I hold, but it fits. It does feel as if it is an opposing force to the Morphing Grid. My question is... why? What made it so appealing to you?" Alpha Warrior asked, trying to buy time as Dean did more than just "stay behind".
"It's like I said: it's not controlled by Sentinel Knight. If I tried to make warriors who tapped into the Morphing Grid, then I would draw attention to them by Sentinel Knight. With me, however, I am able to use my enhanced gifts and intellect to not only teach others to tap into the Anti-Morphing Grid, but also to create power regulators to control their morphs. The Badges of Darkness will allow my fighters to tap into the exact opposite powers of anyone they're fighting who has a tap to the Morphing Grid. App approaches one of my fighters? He uses the Badge of Darkness, taps into the Anti-Morphing Grid version of App's Morphing Energy and presto! App is powerless against my fighter, while the rest of his squad attacks App!" Jakon explained to Alpha Hunter.
Alpha shook his head yet again. "But why? Why align with Monsters!?"
"I know your beef is with them. Really, you don't need to worry about me and my band of fighters. We won't bother you. I know you want to rid the universe of Monsters and that's fine. That's your thing. I get it. So, go ahead and take a poke at Tycon. We'll let you get on with it." Jakon offered.
"You forget, Jakon. I am connected to the Anti-Morphing Grid just as much as you are. Probably more so. You see, I cannot allow you to bring that sort of negative energy into the universe. It will have drastic consequences of the environment. You will create a power struggle that will end up destroying everything. I am not a heartless hunter. Not anymore. My memories have been coming back to me slowly yet surely. I do care what happens to the universe. I have not come here solely to take down The Master's lackey. I have been monitoring you for some time now, and I have come here to end this operation before things progress more than they have." Alpha Hunter explained.
"Shame. I was going to really leave you alone. The whole 'man out for revenge' thing made you endearing to me. By the way, I'm not stupid. I know you have one of your assistants in the back over there attempting a spell to block the Morphing Grid down here, and the Anti-Morphing Grid. I already took precautions against that. I have just been stalling as one of my pupils finishes his counterspell." Jakon said, pointing behind him to a girl who had drawn a symbol on a brass plate using some sort of paint or ink. "And the monologue? My followers haven't heard the entire plan, so I used the opportunity that I was buying time to explain to my group how exactly the plan would unfurl. But, without further ado, I will meet with you on your terms, Alpha Hunter." Jakon said. He then stepped forward and the gates to the fenced off area opened up for him.
"Your power is great, Jakon. Are you sure you want to use it for evil?" Alpha Hunter asked as Dean abandoned his spell and ran to meet with Sam.
"I'm in this for me. I don't want to be bored with the universe anymore. I want power. I want to feel free and to have fun. I want everything, and if I have to crush everyone in my path to get my happiness then so be it. If that is what I need to do then yes, I will use it for evil. Now, prepare to meet your doom. Power of the Ninja, envelop me!"
Jor, still hiding in the fog, watched as red armor appeared all over Jakon. He could feel the Anti-Morphing Energy emanating greatly from his brother as the armor hooked up to each different part of the entire suit. The suit had some sort of circular emblem on its chest, with gold trim on the body in different spots. As the suit fully appeared on, a helmet with a black visor shimmered into existence. A small gold triangle was on the helmet's forehead, directly above the visor. Under the visor was a silver plate in the shape of a pentagon, acting as if it were a mouthplate. On his back and a part of his armor, a sheath appeared. In the sheath was a long, golden sword.
"Impressive transformation, Jakon." Alpha said. The other Hunters surrounded him on either side, holding various weapons that Jor had seen to be specific weapons Hunters used to tackle certain tasks.
The Armored Jakon laughed and shook his head. "I have embraced the power of Ninja. Fully and completely. With this new power, I will take upon myself a new name, a name that will no longer be a symbol of the slavery I have had under Sentinel Knight's dictatorship. From now on, I am Ninjakon!"
Jor was still crouched in the fog. He hadn't noticed that both of his fists were clenched in a rage. What is he doing!? He has to be trying to push this undercover stuff for Tycon's benefit, but... He's taking it too far. Jor shook his head, hoping that Jakon truly was only putting on a show to Alpha Hunter. It made sense to Jor: Ever since he had become the Alpha Hunter, Auron had been standoffish and separate from the Morphing Masters, focusing solely on his vendetta against the surviving Alphas and those who followed them. It was actually news to Jor that Alpha Hunter had been slowly recovering his memories and wanting to help out with things outside of his Monster Hunting. Jor was praying that Alpha was not informed of Jakon's undercover stint, and was interrupting the operation unknowingly.
Alpha Hunter pulled out the Sword of Light. "Hee-yah!"
A shot of Anti-Morphing and Morphing Energy shot out of the sword, flying toward Ninjakon to take his power away.
"Witness the power of The Master!" Tycon yelled. He thrust the Fang of the Master forward and shot massive Black Energy around Ninjakon, protecting him from the hit.
"Attack them, my students!" Ninjakon ordered.
"Give us the Badges of Darkness!" One yelled out.
Ninjakon wagged his index finger while shaking his head. "No. The two Hunters do not use Morphing Energy, and I want you all to stay away from Alpha Hunter. He's mine."
As he said this, he unsheathed his golden blade and raced forward. The gates to his blocked off area opened automatically as he approached them. Swinging his sword, it clanged against the Sword of Light. Alpha Hunter then kicked Ninjakon in the chest, flipping away from him and landing, ready to fight.
"Sam! We need to break that spell around the big red guy!" Dean screamed as he blocked a punch from one of Ninjakon's students. He promptly fell to his knees, though, as he was pushed from behind.
"I'm kinda busy right now!" Sam yelled, punching one student across the face as he was tackled by three others.
"Power of Light!" Alpha Warrior yelled. He stabbed the ground beneath him, causing a surge of energy to erupt from the contact point and sail across the ground toward Ninjakon.
"Ha!" Ninjakon yelled. He Ninja Streaked to the side.
"What!?" Alpha Hunter yelled in surprise. Grunting, he swung his sword as if it were a baseball bat. The sword glowed with power as it was swung. At the end of the swing, a blast of Anti-Morphing and Morphing Energy flew out of the blade and toward Ninjakon.
"Nice try, Auron." Ninjakon said, vanishing in a cloud of smoke. He then appeared behind Alpha Hunter and slashed him multiple times in the back.
"Ahh!" Alpha Hunter yelled as he fell to the ground.
"Auron!" Dean yelled as he tried to break free of the fighters who had him wrapped up in their arms.
"Noooo!" Jor screamed, leaping forward out of the fog and landing atop Alpha Hunter.
"Jor!? What are you doing here!?" Ninjakon demanded, shocked. He stared as Jor used himself as a human shield over Alpha Hunter.
"I found out you were here on Earth. I then followed Tycon here found this!" Jor explained, anger on his face.
Ninjakon looked up and grunted as he stared at Tycon. "We'll talk about your incompetence later, Tycon. For now, though..." Ninjakon sighed as he looked at his brother. "I knew you wouldn't understand. I... I was waiting to tell you about all of this until after everything was ready. I figured it would be easier to get you to join me at that point."
"Join you!? Why!? What are you talking about!?" Jor yelled. Although he had been convinced the whole thing was a rouse, after seeing Ninjakon be ready to strike down Alpha Hunter, Jor's hopes were all but dashed. Any hope he had left was gone after Ninjakon's recent offer.
"Because we're family." Ninjakon said simply.
"Family? I haven't felt like we were family in ages." Jor countered bitterly.
"I've been busy... planning all of this. I had to keep my distance from you to make sure you didn't find out about this. I guess that in and of itself caused you to find out about this." Ninjakon said, regretting his tactic as he realized his mistake. "But, now that you know, we can change everything. We can have ultimate power together."
"By destroying our friends!?" Jor demanded.
"Friends!? They are only using us for our power! Sentinel Knight only cares about establishing his power throughout the universe. Same as me. In war, you have to get rid of the pieces that are stopping your cause. He is the biggest piece." Ninjakon stated.
"He is trying to make the universe a better place!" Jor screamed.
"By forcing everyone to do things his way! With the universe I will create, everything will be different! And the two of us will have ultimate power!" Ninjakon said, closing his fist dramatically.
"For what purpose!? Why!?" Jor yelled.
"I don't know if you remember this, Jor, but when we were first enlisted into Lothor's group, he pulled me to the side and spoke with me. There, he told me about his plan and how he saw much potential in me. Of course I thought he was a fool, but... I could see how much power his majestic plan had. I was very impressed with it and I thought that if he was smart enough to create such a plan, then surely he could deliver and give me ultimate power as his apprentice.
"When the Nathadians told us, though, that Lothor had simply stole the plan from someone else, that he wasn't its architect? I was done with him. I helped you all bring him down the first chance I could get. I then had to find a way to get the Greatest Treasure and the Power Eggs, especially after Sentinel Knight and the Nathadians protected the Power Eggs with a force field of innocence. That's when I had a chance encounter with none other than Dai Shi. One thing led to another and Dai Shi, Octomus, and I formed an alliance. They saw how much power I could muster up from the Morphing Grid, and we decided to go from there.
"In my studies, I found out about the Anti-Morphing Grid and saw that as my ticket to defeating Sentinel Knight. Taking Alpha Hunter as my inspiration, I decided to make my own team of fighters who could tap into the Anti-Morphing Grid, creating power regulators I call the Badges of Darkness."
Jor interrupted him at that point. "Dude, I heard you talking about 'evil', and you yourself call them the Badges of Darkness! Why do you want to be evil!?"
Ninjakon laughed. "The whole evil thing I was speaking about was solely for the benefit of Tycon and my students. They are evil and if I speak to them as if I am, they are more likely to listen to me."
Tycon grunted in anger as he head Ninjakon say that. He didn't like to be played for a fool.
Ninjakon continued. "I, on the other hand, am not evil. I am just someone wanting to break the status quo. Someone wanting to become the next great power. Is Sentinel Knight evil for destroying the forces who fight against him? Is Alpha Hunter evil for destroying the Demons and Monsters he fights? Just because I fight on a different side does not make me evil."
"It does if it means keeping secrets and hurting others. App, Ivicar, Sentinel Knight, and all the other Morphing Masters are good people trying to save the universe and protect the innocent! They don't deserve to be destroyed because you want to change the 'status quo'... whatever that means." Jor countered.
"Oh, man. Will you two just shut up!" Dean cried out. As he did, he was punched across the face.
Ninjakon turned back to look at Jor. "They are in my way. It's for the greater good."
"But when does it stop!? Huh!? That's what villains do all the time! Instead of peacefully going about helping others, they just destroy what doesn't work for them!" Jor yelled.
"That's what Sentinel Knight does! How many times have we literally destroyed our enemies!?" Jakon screamed.
"That is completely different! We only destroy those who keep going and keep fighting! Those who are continually trying to hurt those who can't defend themselves! What you want to do is go in and destroy those who wish to be the guardians of the universe, those protecting others, so you can have power! Jakon! You're going dark side!" Jor yelled.
Ninjakon grunted in frustration. "So... You're saying that you won't fight next to me? That you won't be my brother anymore?"
"Not in whatever world you're trying to make... See? You didn't even try to refute what I had just said. You know this all just selfishness on your part, Jakon. Dude... it's not too late to end this. No one's gotten hurt!" Jor implored.
Ninjakon laughed, shaking his head. "Jor... you have no idea. And by the way... I wouldn't put all of my trust in the members of the Morphing Masters. They're not all the goody goods you may think they are."
Jor stood up and looked at Ninjakon. All he could see was himself reflected in the visor. He wished he could look into his brother's eyes. He shook his head and said, "Stop this now, Jakon. Please..."
Ninjakon gripped his sword. He then brought it up, slashing Jor across the chest, and yelled, "Jakon is no more! I am Ninjakon!"
"Ahhh!" Jor screamed, flying backwards and landing on his back.
Ninjakon looked down at his blade. Feelings of remorse hit him as he saw his brother's blood on his blade.
"You're a monster..." Alpha Hunter coughed, still too weak to stand. "And I hunt Monsters..."
A beam from the Sword of Light shot out to hit Ninjakon. Without even trying, Ninjakon blocked the beam with a concentrated shot of Ninja Power. "Auron... You've lived a long life, you know. You've cheated your own destruction more times than I can count. Today, I grant you your freedom. Today, you finally get to crossover to the Afterlife."
"No! Alpha!" Sam screamed.
"Master!? Can we destroy them yet!?" One of the students yelled. Apart of their training was to never destroy their opponents until given the order, in case Ninjakon wished to get information out of them.
"Not just yet. I want them to witness the fall of their leader." Ninjakon said. He then lifted up his blade, tip pointing down at Alpha Hunter.
Thrusting the blade down, he yelled in pain as a blue shot of power hit him in the chest. He staggered back a few feet before recuperating. Looking up, he saw Jor standing again, hands out before him. Around his hands, Ninja Power still could be felt emanating from them.
Ninjakon laughed. A part of him was glad to see his brother didn't go down so easily. "Jor... Nice shot."
Jor sneered. "Let's just say I have a few tricks of my own..."
Ninjakon charged up his blade with a combo of Anti-Morphing, Morphing, and Ninja power. He then swung the sword and let the powers sail out to hit his brother.
Jor Ninja Streaked to the side, letting the attack sail on by. Ninjakon couldn't help but laugh seeing Jor leaning against the wall, twiddling his thumbs. "Missed me."
Ninjakon streaked forward himself and slashed at Jor, he vanished in a cloud of smoke. "Missed again! Haha!"
"Wow... Very fast, Jor." Ninjakon said, impressed. He began looking around. Suddenly, Jor appeared out of nowhere above Ninjakon, shooting several beams of power at his red armored brother.
"Never underestimate the power of good!" Jor yelled, seeing his brother fall to his back.
Ninjakon stood up and laughed. "Jor, Jor, Jor. Hehehe... You can't keep this up forever. I have more power now than I ever had. Just give up."
Jor sighed. "I... Man, Sentinel Knight is going to kill me, but you've left me no choice. I call upon the Power of Ninja! Ahhh!"
Ninjakon stared in awe as Blue Ninja Power and Blue Morphing Energy mixed around Jor. Within moments, Jor was wearing armor looking extremely similar to his own. The emblem on Jor's chest was a pure gold color, with an "N" inscribed into it. A similar emblem, but much smaller, was on his forehead. His visor was also wider than Ninjakon's.
"Are you sure you don't want to team up?" Ninjakon asked, impressed. "Really... We could have such power together!"
Jor sighed. "Stop this, Jakon! We can work things out! It's not too late!"
Ninjakon shook his head. "It is too late. Too late for us and too late for the Morphing Masters. Ahh!"
Armored Jor unsheathed his sword and raced forward as Ninjakon shot a blast from his sword. Armored Jor easily cut the attack in half and swung his sword at his red armored brother. They began trading blows, but each were able to block the other's attacks.
"Come on, Ninjor! Come on!" Ninjakon mocked.
"Ninjor!?" Armored Jor asked.
"I think it's only appropriate. I'm now Ninjakon and you're now-" Ninjakon was finally able to land a blow. Sparks erupted from Jor's armored chest. "Ninjor!"
"Fine." Ninjor yelled, Ninja Streaking around Ninjakon. He tried to do the same attack that had brought down Alpha Hunter, but Ninjakon streaked away too quickly.
"Give it up! I'm going to win this!" Ninjakon warned.
Ninjor sat and stared in anger at his brother. He knew this would be a very dangerous fight. He knew he had his work cut out for him if he was wanting to beat his brother. Time after time, Jakon had always been the stronger of the two.
Then, Ninjor remembered when he and Jakon were being trained by Trueheart and App. He remembered the first time he had been able to take Jakon down, using his inner Ninja Powers and tap to the Morphing Grid to over power Jakon. He remembered how much Jakon relied on his wits and logic, and how Trueheart and App had told him if he were to only trust his instincts, and not in the power of his own cleverness, that the Morphing Grid would never steer him in the wrong direction.
"No, you won't." Ninjor said. He began clenching his fists in anger, his entire body shaking. "Evil never wins, and you are evil. Evil... makes... me... angry!"
"What!?" Ninjakon yelled in shock. Flames appeared on Ninjor's visor. An extreme amount of Morphing Energy was flowing through Ninjor.
"Good will always win! Ninja Power: Now!" Ninjor screamed.
"Ugh!" Ninjakon yelled as Ninjor's chest opened up. He could only think of what may have been happening to Ninjor's organs as his head seemed to spin backward into his back. As it did, another head spun around, from Ninjor's chest. This new head had a humanoid face, with red coloring around the back. The emblem on the forehead and chest changed to be mostly red, with a gold "U" wrapping around the golden "N". The armor around Ninjor's arms flared out, while the armor on his thighs dropped down to become shin armor. The letters stood for "Ultra Ninja".
"Behold the true Power of Ninja!" Ninjor yelled in his new armor.
"Impossible!" Ninjakon yelled, unconsciously stepping back in fear.
"It's what App taught us. What you have lost over the years. It's the next step in Ninja Power. The goal for any Ninja: to attain the powers of the Samurai!" Ninjor cried out. Samurai Ninjor then pulled the sheath on his back from off his back and attached it to the hilt of his sword. "And now you will be defeated!"
Rushing forward, he slashed with his blade. As Ninjakon blocked it, Samurai Ninjor was able to swipe it to the side, as the Grid directed him to do, and hit him in the abdominal region with the armored sheath. He then slashed Ninjakon with his blade. Able to get behind him a bit, Samurai Ninjor elbowed Ninjakon in the back.
"Agh!" Ninjakon yelled. He fell to his knees, sword clattering on the floor as it flew out of his hands. Lost in the fog, Ninjakon struggled to find his weapon.
"I know where your sword is, brother..." Samurai Ninjor said. "If only you would stop trusting in your own cleverness, and trust in the Morphing Grid and the Power of Ninja... you'd feel where it is."
"There is more power in the Anti-Morphing Grid! Yah!" Ninjakon yelled, shooting a beam of Anti-Morphing Energy at Ninjor.
Seeing as Ninjakon's tap to the Morphing Grid had been severed when Ninjor tapped into it, Ninjakon was solely running on Anti-Morphing Energy. The reason for this, Alpha Hunter thought as he watched Ninjor get hit by the beam, was that because Ninjor and Ninjakon were so close to each other, they were tapping into the same Grid tap. Because Ninjakon was tapped into the Anti-Morphing Grid, the Morphing Grid tap Ninjor had was being drastically damaged by Ninjakon.
"Ahhh!" Ninjor cried out. The Anti-Morphing Energy was causing the cells in his body to begin to be destroyed, due to their current junction to the Morphing Grid.
"No!" Alpha Hunter yelled. He knew the dangerous ramifications having the Morphing Grid and Anti-Morphing Grid mix within someone in the wrong way. Mustering every last ounce of energy he had, he jumped and landed in between the two, taking the brunt of the attack.
"I don't think so!" Tycon screamed. He rushed forward to attack Alpha Hunter. As he did, Alpha Hunter shot a blast of power at Tycon, causing him to fly backwards and slam into a wall of the barred fence.
Alpha Hunter fell to his hands and knees as the attack ended. While he did, Samurai Ninjor clutched his ribs. "Thank you, Auron..."
Nodding, Alpha Hunter said, "Join hands with me."
As Samurai Ninjor and Alpha Hunter grasped hands, Ninjakon pulled himself up, feeling weak. "Let's see if I, too, can attain the power of the Samurai! Ahhh!"
"Nathadian Containment Spell!" Sentinel Knight screamed, running in through the door to the foggy room.
"What!?" Samurai Ninjor yelled. Before he could pull his hand away, a beam of Nathadian Magic, mixed with Morphing Energy, Anti-Morphing Energy, and Ninja Power, protruded out from Samurai Ninjor, Sentinel Knight, and Alpha Hunter.
"Nooo! I will get you for this, Sentinel Knight!" Ninjakon yelled as he began to morph into his own version of Samurai Mode.
Samurai Ninjor watched in depression as what appeared to be Samurai Ninjakon turned into a cloud of red smoke, before an urn appeared under him and sucked him in.
"Why...?" Samurai Ninjor asked sadly as he turned to look at Sentinel Knight.
"It was either that, or destroying him." Sentinel Knight said simply. "I figured this would be better."
"How?" Alpha Hunter asked, walking up to Sentinel Knight.
"When you morphed using the Morphing Grid, I came here as soon as I could. It took me a while to figure out where this place was. It's somewhere in the Magic Realm in the middle of a very dangerous desert." Sentinel Knight explained. "Really, it took Rikku forever to maneuver around the tornadoes. Yuna is outside right now using some Animal Spirits to fight off the Monsters outside."
Alpha Hunter then turned to Ninjakon's former students. "Stand down now or be destroyed."
They all followed orders and let Sam and Dean go. Dean turned around and punched the one you had punched him earlier across the face. "Jerk."
"Where's Tycon!?" Samurai Ninjor asked, demorphing into Ninjor.
Sentinel Knight sighed. "He must have used Octomus' Magic and teleported away."
"I hit him good, though. I will be surprised if he survives the attack." Alpha Hunter said.
"Now what?" Ninjor asked. He looked down at his armor. "I... I broke the rules."
"But you had to, Jor, judging by what I just witnessed." Sentinel Knight said.
"But I'll be a bad example to the other Morphing Masters, Tidus." Ninjor rebuttaled. "I'll forever be the excuse they need if they wish to tap the Morphing Grid themselves."
Sentinel Knight sighed. "Don't worry. Just... never morph again. There. It's settled."
Ninjor nodded. He then concentrated so he could demorph. "...Uh-oh..."
"What is it, Jor?" Alpha Hunter asked.
Sentinel Knight folded his arms across his chest. "Is everything okay?"
"No..." Ninjor said, looking down at his armor. Looking back up at Sentinel Knight and Alpha Hunter, he shouted, "I can't demorph!"
