The multiverse has been crippled. Elmore has been completely dismantled with all of its assets scrambled and deformed. Amity Park is now empty and clipped through itself like two images with different sizes poorly merged together. Bikini Bottom no longer has water. Lyvsheria is completely empty. And each world still barely intact has no sky. Only the halo in the cosmos is visible. Though the area of where Toyco stood now has the television static of the Void surrounding it. What's left is a single long street floating aimlessly through the debris of the factories, holding a small blue cube that can fit in one's palm. Out of it's top socket, it lights up then bursts into a cloud of blue energy, dispersing the survivors around it! Now with memories restored, Sam, Jimmy, and Danny are transformed back into their adult selves, with even their clothes restored.
Jimmy: Phew…! It's a good thing I still have my spare Hypercube. I was worried it wouldn't work as well since this is a copy I built only recently.
Danny: Yeah. That was close…
Jimmy looking at this watch with Goddard on it: Goddard's been trying to contact help from Clockwork's Lair since the Toon God revealed himself to us. But it seems communications are jammed. We're dead in the water.
Nicole: I can't call for help either with the virus at its peak. There's just no hiding from the essence of the Toon God now.
Peridot looking at data from her visor: Geez, my readings are off the scale!
AJ: So are mine! (Looks at phone) It's enough to blow this thing outta my hands!
Alt. Anais: Well, that's what it's like when you're facing a God, bud. You've gotta feel it, not read it.
Danny: I know. My senses have been going off since he's shown his true colors. Matter of fact, it's been doing that since before you guys came here! And he's not even a ghost!
Sam: That's cause he's got the data of one like he has with us! Which means the mastermind was hiding under our noses this whole time! I knew that big-nosed baldy couldn't be trusted!
Jack: I just don't understand. How could he be so heartless?
Spongebob: That's what I'm trying to figure out too, Jack. If only there were a way to bring back the real Doug Funnie! He would never hurt anyone!
CC. Timmy: I don't know anymore, Bob… The way it sounds, seems like we lost the real Doug a long time ago. And I've never really known him at all… We've gotta stop this madman for he and the rest of us!
Chester: I'm not sure how we're supposed to bring him down this time. I mean, we stopped the other one, but we had a virus killer with us. Plus it's both he and the Mawgu!
Nicole: Not especially. They're one of the same being now. The Toon God represents the physical virus being while the Mawgu is the entity that controls everything. If we take out either one of them, they'll be reduced to a mortal level. But we still need that antivirus. Otherwise, he might end up coming back.
Spongebob: But the last time we had it, it was used against the corrupted and that mean ol' Toon Goddess! Unless… Jimmy. You're a genius. You, Peridot, and AJ can whip up another one together, right?
Jimmy: We can, but not fast enough to combat the Toon God in time. At the rate reality seems to be going, he could simply strike at us at any moment. (Looks to the halo in the distance) He could be listening to our every reaction now…
Bimm thinking to herself: ...Actually, I might have an answer.
Jenny raising her left ear: You do?
Familiar: Wait, you still have the Antivirus?
Bimm: It's not that I have it. (Puts palm on pelt) I AM it.
Familiar stepping back: What…?
Ghost Simone: She's a super freak! Super freak!
CC. Timmy: Bimm, you mean you're the antivirus itself?
Bimm: Yes. Or, at least now I am… That might be why I've been able to do things I hadn't done in the past. For my strength, I don't know.
Jimmy: That also sounds similar to the situation with me and Danny. Earlier Goddard and I merged to become an absolute genius, and Danny had overshadowed Timmy and kept the extra strength. Which means all our past data from when we did that is still with us!
Jenny: So, my Mother always had a plan from the start! She must've given it to you because she knew the Mawgu or whatever the other guy would think less of you since Vambre and Prohyas aren't around.
Peridot: It's true. Our fake leader and the rest of those toons never gave those two any attention like in the real world. They found them to be inferior.
Sadie: What do you mean by all that, Bimm?
Bimm: When the Toon Goddess almost killed me, I absorbed the antivirus onto myself with the Knowledge Magisword. Which means, I maybe able to beat him. But I can't do it alone. One, because I'm a little nervous. And second, I'm not as strong as I was when I struck the Toon Goddess.
Danny: You don't have to be scared, Bimm. If we're gonna beat this guy, we'll need everyone out here- er, (Looks around) wherever we are doing something to keep him busy somehow.
Jimmy: You say you can combine a Magisword with another to forge a new weapon like the Antisword. Is it possible that you can respawn it and fuse it with swords of our own to make a weapon strong enough to cut through the Toon God's data and weaken him?
...
Cyrus in a Flashback: The only reason we call this Magisword the "Final Magisword" is cause it takes all the other swords in the world to forge it again. But the sword's power is completely incomprehensible! Even if we did make a new one, it wouldn't be nowhere close to the real deal. Unless, perhaps somethin' out of this world were to pop up to give you a hand. Maybe then, you'll get it.
…
Bimm: Yes I can. But I'll need your all that you have to forge it.
Jack giving Bimm his sword: Then, with the very power of righteousness, Bimm MaBarnacle, this blade belongs to you for now.
Bimm: Hm..?
Spongebob: I'm not sure if this helps, but I've got a golden spatula that might be strong enough to tighten the metal!
Jimmy: I still have my old saber in my backpack!
Momo: I'll give you my sword in exchange for another!
Ghost Scotsman: Nah. Keep your's. I can afford to give her a sword for a while. And hey, if ya die again, you'll just come right on back likkity split! Magic runes will get ya far!
Momo: Sweet!
Scaramouche: I'm just a head, so you can take my dagger if ya want, babe. It's aaaaall your's!
Ghost Simone: I can supercharge your stuffs!
Peridot: I've still got Rose Quartz' heavy as boulders murder weapon in my hands. I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you got your germs on it.
Familiar: Riiight. And, well, I didn't get a chance to use this, but…(Takes out Combiner Magisword from pocket) Mom left this behind for us back home. She wanted to give it back to Simone but must've forgot. Guess it's a good thing it's in my pocket.
Bimm blushing and wagging her tail: Gee, I… I don't know what to say. Thank you! Thank you all! I won't let you down!
Spongebob: You won't, Bimm. (Raises fists) Because we're in this together!
Ghost Simone: Cheesehead's right! I've been with ya since the beginning and I'm not plannin' on leaving again! (Palms fists) Let's get this over with and show that faker what we're made of!
After placing each of their chosen weapons on the ground, Nicole puts her hand on Bimm's back while she takes a deep breath and gravitates the objects together. Each one is engulfed in a white light that merges in with another next to it. The wind picks up again, getting stronger as though it's directing everyone to a particular direction.
Bimm: Urrgh..! It's working!
Nicole: I'm not sure how long it'll take to finish it.
Jimmy: Don't worry about that! Just keep focusing on the forge!
Spongebob: What do we do now, team?!
Danny: We've gotta keep the Toon God busy while Bimm's building the sword! Peridot, you, Starfire, Momo, and Sadie stay here and protect her and Nicole while they're working on it!
Peridot: More power to you!
Sadie and Momo: On it!
Starfire: I will do my absolute best!
Jimmy: The rest of us, let's get out there and face this traitor once and for all!
Squidward: Oh brother… Does this mean I have to go with you?
Familiar: Pretty much. You might wanna use those tentacles to start whacking the dude when we get there.
Squidward: Well that's a comfort…
Nicole: Hurry everyone! The Toon God's already taken everything apart!
The wind currents direct the team over to a pathway created from random parts of the Void, including a brick wall acting as the floor, a piece of Danny's house as walls, and some of the Krusty Krab tables as the ceiling. With a shrug in confusion, Jimmy motions everyone else to follow into the self-made tunnel that leads to pitch darkness.
Spongebob with his hands up in a chopping motion: Keep a sharp lookout. There's evil afoot.
Familiar: You don't suppose you know where we're going, do you Jimmy?
Jimmy: No. But knowing what we've been through, this is the way.
Danny: You usually like to fact check before anything else. Really goes to show how deep this is getting.
Penny: I wonder if this is a trap… (Bumps face first into a wall) Ow! (Rubs cheek) What's this?
The glow from Penny's body reveals a nice wooden column with a photo she can't identify. With the same light she has emanating from her, she reaches for a light switch. Around them is a house. The house of Doug Funnie in the town of Bluffington. However, it appears to be empty with life. Only having the living room couch, television, and other furniture still in mint condition.
Danny: What…?
Gumball: Where the heck are we now?
Jimmy: I think this is where Doug used to live. I recognize that photo on the wall.
The photo, now visible to everyone, is the same photo of Doug, Porkchop, and Patti Mayonnaise Jimmy and Goddard glanced at in Doug's office at the Forgotten Society. Still smiling as lively as ever. Seeing this, Jimmy's calmness turns to grief for the trio and he looks up to the staircase leading to the second floor. He starts walking up to it, and Danny, Future Timmy, and Spongebob follow. When up the hallway, Spongebob turns around and notices the staircase is now gone. Only a blank wall sits there replacing it. On the left, one door stands out. A blue one with glitched textures on it. Curious, Danny goes intangible and phases his head through the door then back out, opening it when the coast is clear. Inside, they enter Doug's bedroom, perfect for he and any guests he has. There is less furniture than before. Only the white walls, Porkchop's dog bed, and Doug's bed sit. The outside of the window is pitch black, not having any environment or sky to view.
Danny: This is so trippy and I don't like it.
Spongebob: Spooky…
Jimmy opening the book: Doug did tell me used to be an artist. This must be where it all began.
On the very first page, there is a stick figure colored drawing of Doug's superhero persona, Quailman. Next to him is Porkchop, also in costume as Quaildog, standing on a building at night watching over a city. The drawing itself looks like it was designed at Doug's age at the time. But this makes Jimmy and the other 3 smile at it.
Jimmy: Heh. Reminds me of my drawings back then. Too bad people used to laugh at them.
Through his photobook, the boys see more of Doug's personas. Including one Future Timmy hadn't seen before. Jack Bandit.
CC. Timmy: Heheey. I don't remember this one. Guess Doug forgot to tell me.
Another drawing is the James Bond-like Smash Adams. Another is the adventurous explorer Race Canyon, the equally adventurous cowboy, Durango, then the master of disguise, the Chameleon… Then Doug Funnie. Doug, Patti, and Porkchop all stand and wave happily in the middle of a field. Doug's art style had improved much by this point, now having a proper grasp of the human body according to his show's design. However, the next page continues with Porkchop missing, and Doug's smile looking visibly weaker than before. Then another page without Patti. Then another without Skeeter, Judy Funnie, the Sleech Brothers, then himself for one page only featuring Rodger. The following has a drawing of Doug, who's smile has completely vanished to having no expression at all. The lines on his body and the environment have turned red and are drawn more jagged than before. Almost like Zim's art style but somehow more chaotic and worne from stains in the paper. Doug is now accompanied by a dark face behind him looking down. Though hard to identify, judging by the rectangles, it's based off the Mawgu. The last page then has Doug noticeably absent, but now has the silhouette of a man with Jimmy's hair and an anime-esque aesthetic. The page is tainted with red stains. After setting the book back on the bed, all four of the Nicktoons turn back to the door, but are instead face to face with a pitch black void with a single gravestone on a grey patch of grass. The label on it reads "Doug Funnie. Series: 1991-99."
CC. Timmy: Oh God no… (Gets on knees and covers face)
Spongebob: (Puts hand on Future Timmy's shoulder)
Danny: …
Jimmy: At least we know who to avenge.
Toon God's Disembodied Voice: Oh… You'll have far more to avenge, Neutron.
The gravestone disappears and all around the heroes is nothing but pitch darkness, and flashes of the Toon God's warm green and red eyes with a mad-happy smile. He laughs rather uncontrollably, barely taking the time to breathe.
Danny: Take a deep breath, man…! You're losing control of yourself!
Toon God, with his voice getting closer: Oh, you don't know the half of it!
Danny quickly turning to his right: Wha…?! (Faces to the left with aura around fists)
Toon God's Disembodied Voice: I've got something to tell ya, Timmy.
CC. Timmy getting back up: No…! Stop!
Toon God's voice getting closer to Timmy: I made sure to have the Toon Goddess target your folks too. Your other self lost his already. I just wanted to make things fair…
CC. Timmy swiping his staff at nothing: SHUT UP!
Toon God's Voice getting closer to Spongebob: It's all your fault, Spongebob. Every other cartoon had been canned because of you. Your creator and many more had died before you could. I believe it's time for you to join them.
Spongebob: I've heard enough of this garbage, Toon God! Show yourself!
Toon God's Voice: As you wish.
Within seconds, the Toon God reveals himself to the Nicktoons through use of shadows and tiny pixelated squares. They all merge in black, white, blue, and red to form a tall, humanoid figure wearing a black gi with red highlights and a strap on its waist, Nicole's Rainbow button on its skirt but with darker colors, and gloves and boots with the same colors as the gi. Once the shroud is uncovered, the man's face has blue skin like Gumball's fur, square dark blue markings on his chin and cheeks like Prohyas' tattoos, a long nose like Doug's but more sharp like Danny's, and black and snow white hair like Danny's ghost form. With the added two grey horns coming from the front above his forehead. He wears Vambre's round yellow earrings, and has but two small lines underneath his lower lip almost like the Mawgu's chin. All that's left are his eyes, which stunningly gaze at the group, being blood red with warm green pupils. His calm expression turns to anger, gritting his teeth with clear rage in his eyes.
Spongebob backing up: Oh my…
Danny: You've used our data to make yourself a new body, have you?
Jimmy: That's why Danny and Penny were glitching earlier.
Toon God: A necessary upgrade to discard my pathetic old body. What was most funny about being Funnie was using that shell to manipulate you. I was so close to bringing Neutron, your team's very lifeline, to my side…! But of course, you had to interfere.
Spongebob: It's what we do in the face of evil like you!
Toon God stepping closer to Spongebob: Is it evil to be rid of the trash that held each of us back? Be rid of the limits set forth by the ones who created us? (Glitches face in front of Spongebob) Who OWN us?! (Warps face back)
CC. Timmy: It's not like that…
Jimmy: It isn't. I see where I've been wrong now. We were created to bring enjoyment to people who would be inspired by us. To give people an escape from their reality, like us. Our channels only focused on the profits to keep themselves maintained for the long run. Sure, shows like Teen Titans Go were controversial. But they were also a part of the time. As were we.
Toon God: A part of a time that ultimately dictates who stays and who don't. I was on a loop since the end of the 90's, never getting the chance to thrive beyond a brief cameo in a video game. Or some Youtube video reminding me of who I was. An average, disinteresting NOBODY!
The Toon God smacks Jimmy in the right cheek, sending him back in the hands of Danny and Future Timmy with a hint of blood drawn from his lower lip.
Toon God: He was but a persona. I am a realist. And what I know for a fact is that once your show has died, you stay DEAD!
Another glitch occurs. Now stuttering the Toon God's body, shifting him around the four Nicktoons and smacking each of them repeatedly! Future Timmy's strap holding his staff is torn off, Danny's beaten out of his ghost form, Spongebob's spare spatula is broken, and Jimmy's shrink ray is smashed to pieces! In but a moment after being damaged, they each fall on their sides and backs. The Toon God then prepares to slice open Spongebob using a swift chop with an incredibly wide grin and wide open eyes, when Future Timmy quickly zooms between them and blocks the attack with his metal staff! Again, the mad deity makes a chop, 3 times over before the staff breaks in two and he kicks Timmy in the nose, pushing him back! Danny then puts out his right palm in a manner resembling an energy-based attack, but nothing comes out. His human form doesn't allow it. Shocked, he glares at his own hand when he is struck in the forehead by the tall man with a punch! The very sound of it is enough to hurt Spongebob, who's starting to glitch from a virus effect. He is warped, mangled, and twisted, nearly losing water from the squeezing of his pores! Yet he still tries to resist. He karate chops the Toon God's waist. Sadly, it only cuts through the man with no effect. His body simply glues itself together and he punches Spongebob to the floor several times without a spongy sound coming from it! Instead, there's an echoy break in the pitch black floor, which flashes into several different colors with each impact. Then comes Jimmy. He grabs hold of the Toon God's punching arm before he too is struck hard in the stomach when the former Nicktoon glitches his body backwards and nearly guts him! There is a massive shockwave coming from behind Jimmy's spine as he barely cracks a scream. But just as he's held in the attack, he retaliates by keeping the man held and activates his jetpack! As they boost forward, they crash through a seemingly visible wall in the black void, sending them into Spongebob's house, then Danny's Fenton Lab with the lights barely on! Inside, the Toon God headbutts Jimmy off of him and smacks him with a chair toward the wall. While pinned against the work table, the Boy Genius' forehead is slammed on the edge of it, cracking a hole in it! Again, he is tossed away. Now through televisions spawning out of nothing! Laying against another work table, he barely lifts his head up, seeing the test tubes and grabs one of them from the racks. He quickly splashes the acidic liquids onto the god's face, making him cover it with a sizzle. As he's distracted, Jimmy jumps onto him and rockets through the walls again. This time through the neighborhood street of Elmore from the Watterson's house into the fold where the Void was. That then sends them into outer space where K.O.'s world once stood prior to the virus attack.
Toon God getting held by Jimmy: Gehehehe...This is new, Jimmy! But as always, you fail to grasp when you're outmatched! I'm a God!
Jimmy: Yeah, but I'm a genius! (Starts rocketing faster) A genius with a big BRAAAAAAIN!
Immediately, as soon as Jimmy's rockets somehow reach light speed, he and the Toon God cut right through the entirety of Retroville, splitting it in two and smashing right into the remains of Dimsdale, Jack's village, and Lyvsheria! They both crash right into the Adventure Academy from top to bottom, causing huge explosions in the building and it's collapse into the burning grounds! The impact of the crash leaves behind several large scale explosions shooting up from the surface, and an atomic blast in the impact zone large and wide enough to be seen from out the atmosphere and expanding across the land! Back with the rest of the Toon Force in Bluffington's now burning remains, Danny, Wulf, Dani, and Ghost Simone shield everyone with help from Spongebob using his bubble wand to create a giant ecto bubble.
Danny lowering the shields: Nice save, Spongebob!
Spongebob: Thanks Danny! This just makes me glad I keep this bubble wand with me!
Familiar: I'm just very confused… You guys disappeared for a second.
CC. Timmy: It was the Toon God. He knows we're here now and he's not gonna stop. And his powers are definitely more random than Nicole's and the Mawgu's.
Gumball looking around: But look what Jimmy did by himself…! I didn't even know he could do that!
Gaz: Does anyone know where they went to?
Nicole's disembodied voice: Everyone!
Alt. Anais: Mom?
Nicole's disembodied voice: Bimm and I felt it. Jimmy's taken the Toon God to Lyvsheria!
Ghost Simone: Na-ah! No one's gonna be trashin' my home again! We already had alien invaders, fusions, space robots, now cartoon gods?! (Waves finger and bobs neck) I don't think so!
Nicole disembodied voice: You can head through the data tracks. With reality distorted at this scale, it should be the only other world available to reach.
Dani: Which way then?
Gaz pointing to the distance: See for yourself.
Parts of what looks to be both Invader Zim and Timmy's worlds barely materialize to form a makeshift bridge of sorts surrounded by jagged, purple and grey cave walls similar to the ones present at Volcano Island. Objects begin to clip through the floors and ceiling, like lockers, Jimmy's space-themed bed, and a long metallic tube from Zim's lab tangled through the tunnel. Meanwhile, Nicole and Bimm nearly complete the generation of the new Magisword. However, the frame of it still continues to glitch and stutter, unable to maintain its shape.
Bimm sweating: Urgh, I can't do it, Ms. Watterson! It's not cooperating with me!
Nicole: I'm not getting any better either… I don't get it. There's gotta be something we're missing. We've got everyone's weapons, including yours and my power in addition. What else does it need?!
From Peridot's hair, the gem belonging to Rose Quartz shines brightly and levitates out to morph her body again, much to everyone's surprise.
Peridot: What the…?!
Sadie: Rose! You're back!
Rose: For the last time, Sadie.
Sadie: H-huh…?
Starfire: I-I'm sorry…?
Nicole: (Gasps) Rose! I-I'm so sorry for attacking you! I can't believe you're back!
Rose: It's ok, Nicole. I know everything that happened thanks to the virus warp, and I'm here to help.
Bimm: We're trying to forge the Final Magisword, but it just isn't working with us. We might not be able to restore it after all…
Rose: Yes you will, Bimm. You have all the colors of the spectrum, except for a little pink.
Nicole: ...But, we already included your sword.
Rose: Right. You have the sword, but not the soul.
Bimm: ...No. (Shakes head and kneels) No, I can't do that. YOU can't do that! Not like this…!
Rose: Listen to me. It's ok. You don't have to cry for me. I'm perfectly fine with this.
Momo: But, Rose...
Rose: Many Gems I knew and loved had died because of my mistakes. As their former leader, and their friend, it's my responsibility to make up for those mistakes and prevent them from ever happening again. Steven might have seen me for who I am earlier, but even with his blessing, it's still something I have to come to terms with. I didn't have the guts to save anyone then. I couldn't prevent more loses before. So let me start saving you now.
Bimm and Nicole tearing up: …
Peridot looking very upset: …
Starfire tearing up: ...
Rose smiling one last time: Do it. Finish the sword the way it was meant to be.
POOF! Rose is combusted back into her gem from Sadie's shield toss into her back, causing her grief. She falls to her knees and weeps; Peridot giving her comfort. As the gem lies on the floor, Bimm tearfully takes it and gravitates it into the lit forge, causing the figure to shine even brighter and absorb several hundreds of colors and coding into it! As the sword lifts itself out of Bimm and Nicole's control, they and the other two stare at it in awe and a certain sadness, watching as the familiar pink triangle shape appears on the base hilt of the ancient Magisword once again since eons ago…
End of Chapter 34