Hey folks! You guys ready to finally get into the nitty-gritty action of this story? I know you've all been waiting for it!

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We'll see how things turn out later on. I'll be sure to let you all know. In the meantime, let's continue "Omni Force: JUSTICE"!

OMNI FORCE: JUSTICE

7:08 P.M. – OMNI FORCE TOWER

"Thank you for answering as quickly as you could," Rook said to the green hologram projecting over his MPG, "Please get here soon," he advised pleadingly before the communication ended with the hologram disappearing.

"If Commander Tennyson needs him of all people, we might as well call in a few others for help," Rex insisted as he walked over to the conference table where the Revonnahgander was seated.

"I believe you are right," he agreed with a nod, taking hold of his MPG as the holographic screen it now projected showed off a list of Omni Force members. He scrolled through them in search of specific ones, tapping the name of one he found.

"I'll contact HQ for reinforcements in case the fighting gets to the city," the Plumber captain stated. All of a sudden, they both heard a loud boom echo in the distance. They hurried over to the window and looked out towards Mount Rushmore, seeing the rising form of Ultimate Echo Echo facing down Superman as he flew after him, unleashing supersonic screams from his mouth.

"It has already begun…" Rook realized with shaking eyes. Letting out a growl of frustration, Rex grabbed his communicator off of his belt.

"Gregor, we need reinforcements here immediately!" he yelled, "Commander Tennyson is—!"

"We're compromised!" the lieutenant's voice suddenly screamed through the communication line, "There're four women who just broke in!" he pointed out, causing the captain to widen his eyes. The Revonnahgander overheard and walked over. "No idea how they got here, but—! AAAAGGHHH!" he screamed as his words were cut off.

"Gregor?! GREGOR?!" Rex repeated loudly in concern, wondering what had happened.

"Oh… I'm afraid Gregor isn't available at the moment…" a sultry, feminine voice responded, much to his surprise. Rook widened his eyes. He recognized that voice.

7:10 P.M. – PLUMBER HEADQUARTERS

Bleeding bodies of Plumbers were strewn about the control center, including Gregor as he gasped for air. All of them were victims of the group consisting of Gilotina, Mad Harriet, Lashina, and Blackfire. The leader had the lieutenant's communicator in her left hand, while holding onto the Mother Box in her right.

"So sorry about your men…" she mock-apologized, "They were holding onto something quite important to us," she pointed out as she smirked.

"Blackfire…" Rook's voice uttered from the communicator.

"Well, if it isn't the Revonnahgander…" the Tamaranean muttered, "Sounds like you and your friends are a little tied up at the moment…" she noted, "But don't worry…" she quietly assured, "We'll be coming soon…" she promised, crushing the communicator in her hand.

"You… bitch…!" Gregor grunted out, catching her attention as she turned to him.

"Gilotina?" she said, inviting the white-haired Fury to trot over and pierce her right blade through the Plumber lieutenant's back, making him gasp out for air before his body went limp and lifeless.

"Now that we've retrieved the Mother Box, we need to get it into position," Lashina told the group.

"And as I said, I know the perfect place for it…" Blackfire pointed out with a chuckle.

OPENING

Insert "Gurenge" by LiSA

Opens with Ben emerging from Omni Force Tower at night, walking forward as his face is veiled by a shadow. When the moon shines on him, it reveals the fierce look in his eyes as he glares up at Mount Rushmore. There, he sees Superman and the Justice League looming overhead. Most of them appear to be reluctant to what's about to happen. But Ben's anger overtakes him in a flash of green light, transforming into Kryptoknight as he flies up at his foes.

We cut to Sunset looking on worriedly at Rainbow in a hospital bed, wondering if she and her friends made the right decision to not inform the Justice League about the situation when facing the Legion of Doom. While that happens, Law and Erza emerge from their respective bacta tanks, with the latter looking over worriedly at Smoker as he stands by and coughs into his hand. In the meantime, we see Gaara out on the balcony contemplating the situation he and his comrades are currently in, while Ruby curls up into a ball on her bed and sobs, overwhelmed by all that's happening.

At some point, the squadron leaders join with Ben atop Mount Rushmore as they face down the members of the Justice League. The battle starts with Superman and Cyborg charging out and tackling Ben back as he assumes the form of Humungousaur. Sunset ponies up as she and Martian Manhunter fly into the sky in pursuit of each other. Law quickly uses his powers to switch places with rocks and trees that take the explosive Batarangs flung his way from Batman, exploding into splinters and shards, while Erza requips into her Iron Scarlet Mark II to battle Wonder Woman, who draws a sword and a shield from her person.

We see Gaara's body be riddled with cracks as he's attacked over and over by the Flash, who's relentless in his speedy assault. The same applies to Green Lantern, who constructs multiple blades from his power ring to clash against Ruby's Crescent Rose, overwhelming her as she grimaces in fright. However, he's starting to wonder if this is really the right thing to do as he knocks the student huntress back with a javelin he conjured.

Elsewhere, a green flash emanates from the forest as Ben transforms into XLR8, speeding away from the heat vision lasers and the sonic cannon blasts from Superman and Cyborg. He then transforms into Echo Echo, creating multiple clones of himself to scream loudly in their faces and blow them back. However, Superman counters with a powerful breath of wind, blowing the real Sonorosian out from the woods as he tumbles to a stop upon George Washington's head, looming over Omnitrix City. As the Kryptonian hero approaches him with Cyborg, he smacks the Biomnitrix dial and assumes the form of Ultimate Echo Echo, standing up firmly.

As the battles outside of the city rage on, groups like the Titans and the Plumbers watch on worriedly, wondering what'll come out of this conflict. All of a sudden, Raven notices a rift forming in the sky over Omnitrix City. It turns out to be a Boom Tube, with Steppenwolf being the first to emerge from as he lands hard upon the ground with his Electro Axe in hand. He grins evilly as multiple Parademons fly out from the portal, invading the city.

Nightwing draws his Escrima Sticks to knock a few back, while Beast Boy transforms himself into a tyrannosaurus rex to bite down others and throw them away with ease. Raven and Starfire unleash their respective beams on more hordes coming towards them, blowing them back. The Tamaranean then takes notice of her elder sister standing amongst the Furies as their leader. She lets off a smirk before her squadron of warrior women charges forward.

Back on Mount Rushmore, we see each of the Omni Force Squadron leaders getting knocked down by their respective opponents. Sunset glares up from the ground at Martian Manhunter, who dives down to land a final blow before black and red flames billow up between them. In the meantime, a pair of Batarangs stop just inches before Law's face before they're crushed into mere pieces, much to both his and Batman's shock.

Erza finds herself in her Clear Heart Clothing, bleeding from multiple cuts as she and Wonder Woman are at an apparent stalemate. As the two charge at each other, a plume of grey smoke erupts, which then turns an ominous red… Following that, we see Flash come to a stop as he notices a burn on his left wrist, and ice on his right. He looks back to see that Gaara's been joined by the likes of Sabo and Danny, who glare at their foe. Ruby's about to be run over by a train construct, but it's suddenly shattered apart before her eyes. She blinks and smiles in gratitude to see Yang there with her Ember Celica gauntlet drawn alongside Weiss and Blake, drawing their weapons to face Green Lantern.

We go back to see Ben falling onto his hands and knees as he's transformed back to his human form, breathing heavily. Though injured as well, Superman and Cyborg walk up to him. The Man of Steel prepares to knock Ben out with a simple punch, but his fist ends up caught in a burst of wind. Ben and Cyborg widen their eyes in shock, while Superman looks up to see All Might there, smiling in his Silver Age Costume. He reels his right fist back and strikes the Kryptonian fiercely in the face, blowing him back in an instant.

As all the battles rage on, Darkseid watches from above with a satisfied look upon his face. One more thing drops out of the sky from the Boom Tube, being none other than Doomsday as his eyes glow an ominous red. The opening ends with both the Omni Force and the Justice League members looking on at the new enemy they're up against…

END OPENING

SILVER EYES

7:11 P.M. - MOUNT RUSHMORE

"Dammit!" Sunset cursed, flying about and barrel-rolling herself away from the stretched out arms of J'onn. His left one almost managed to grab her, but she disappeared in another flash of golden light, reappearing right over him. She reeled her left fist back as it glowed in a reddish amber light, ready to strike him. But as she punched him upside the head, he barely flinched. "Ah!" she gasped. He grabbed her arm.

"That's enough," he said, flinging her downwards as she crashed into the ground in a flurry of dust.

"Agh…" she groaned out, clenching her teeth together. It was clear that she was at a disadvantage, especially against someone with a seemingly impenetrable physiology. She spat a wad of blood off to the side before flapping her wings mightily to soar back up into the air.

Meanwhile, Gaara was breathing heavily, keeping himself in a ready stance as the red blur that was Barry raced by him over and over. He had hoped that the initial round of attacks that had tripped him up in the first place would've been enough to slow him down. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. The Scarlet Speedster rushed in and landed a fierce haymaker with his right fist to the Kazekage's face, making him stumble back.

"Ergh…" he grunted out as the sand armoring around his left cheek had cracked up massively, with bits of it falling onto the ground. The way his foe was moving reminded him of another opponent he had who was just as relentless. But the way he won then wasn't how he wanted to win now.

"Better call it quits, dude!" Barry called out, getting his attention, "I'll do what I have to in order to take you down," he vowed, taking on a lunging stance.

"…So will I," Gaara responded as sand began building up around him, encasing him entirely in a solid sphere.

"Huh?" his foe uttered in confusion, tilting his head to the side. Inside the sphere, the Kazekage covered his right eye. He knew that with his opponent's speed, he had to come up with a plan quickly…

"Huh…" Law exhaled as he managed to get behind a tree, glancing out at the rest of the forest. It looked as if Ben had lured away the Justice League members that were in pursuit of them. But just as the pirate was about to head off to assist his other comrades, he took notice of a shadow looming over him. "Whoa!" he yelped, jumping back in the nick of time to avoid being struck by Bruce's left foot, as he landed down and narrowed his eyes onto his opponent, "So, you figured I'd go back, huh?" Law guessed, drawing Kikoku from its sheath.

"It seemed pretty obvious, especially with your type of power," the Dark Knight noted in response, "You could obviously be of great help to them," he pointed out, drawing a Batarang into his right hand.

"Jeez…" Law muttered in annoyance, taking on a ready stance. As frustrated as he was, he knew that things would come down to this. Everyone was going to be having their own one-on-one bouts.

Back at the clearing, Erza and Ruby remained steady as they faced down Diana and Hal. Neither pair had made a move despite being ready to. The student huntress gripped the handle of her Crescent Rose tightly as a drop of sweat trickled down the side of her head. And at that moment, Erza squatted down and lunged out at Diana. She crossed her twin swords out in front of her face, colliding them against her foe's as sparks flew wildly upon impact.

"Erza!" Ruby cried out, about to run over and help her… only for a green energy half-sphere to suddenly surround her, trapping her completely.

"Sorry, kid," Hal apologized, having projected the construct from his ring, "Rather wouldn't wanna hurt anyone today…" he admitted.

"HRAH!" Diana roared as she pushed her foe back with a mighty swing of her blade, "Hal, deal with the girl!" she instructed, "I'll handle this one!" she declared.

"You will try…" Erza growled as she lunged out at her again, unleashing a flurry of slashes with both of her swords, pushing the Amazon princess back.

"Diana!" the Green Lantern cried out. He looked back towards the trapped Ruby. He noticed a plume of dirt dust had built up within the half-sphere. "Oh, shoot!" he yelped in realization, undoing the construct as he assumed his foe was trying to dig her way out. To his surprise though as he approached, a mass of red rose petals suddenly shot by him, causing him to gasp as he saw them reform into the student huntress. She had set Crescent Rose into its sniper-rifle form. She pulled the trigger and fired a bullet that struck her target, zapping him in a burst of electricity as he yelped in pain. After landing down, Ruby turned to see Erza getting kicked back by Diana.

"Hang on, Erza!" she cried out, about to race over to help her. But suddenly, a green harness construct attached to a rope came around her waist. "Huh!" she gasped, glancing back to see that Hal had already recovered as his ring was projecting the construct.

"Can't let you do that," he said, letting out a grunt as he pulled his arm back, yanking her away in an instant.

"WAAAAHHHH!" she shrieked as she was sent flying, with the harness construct coming undone.

"RUBY!" Erza screamed, slashing back Diana fiercely before attempting to jump after her comrade. However, the Amazon princess threw out her lasso, having it wrap around the requip user's ankles before pulling her down as she slammed against the ground hard, dropping the sword in her left hand. Her foe then reeled her in, only for her to suddenly envelop her blade in a greenish light. "Fairy Piercing Sword!" she exclaimed, unleashing a blast of green light onto her opponent. Diana barely had time to bring her shield up to block the ray as it blew her back, causing her to drop the lasso. That allowed for Erza to get back onto her feet as she undid the binding by prying it loose with her sword. She glared out at the Amazon princess as she readied her own blade.

"AAAAAHHHH!" Ruby cried out while tumbling helplessly through the air. She managed to fire off a bullet from Crescent Rose to correct her trajectory, landing upon the hilly ground as she slid backwards. She quickly transformed the weapon into its scythe form, piercing its blade into the ground to slow herself to a stop. "Huh…" she breathed in relief. However, that soon changed to shock as she saw Hal looming over her.

"Kid, stand down," he advised seriously, "I don't wanna hurt you," he told her, holding out his right hand in a placating manner.

"But why are you guys making Ben do what you want?!" she questioned frantically, "He knows we could've done better… but I'm sure you've had experiences like that, too!" she pointed out. The Green Lantern narrowed his eyes in thought for a moment. His opponent was right. The Justice League wasn't immune to making mistakes. Almost fatal ones, even. But though it was true, he still knew that he needed to do his job.

"I'm sorry," he apologized again, projecting a green light from his power ring as it streaked towards the ground, taking on the form of a large jackhammer.

"Huh?" Ruby uttered in confusion. All of a sudden, the construct started to dig at the ground rapidly, causing it to rumble and shake as the student huntress yelped, trying to keep her balance. She then looked ahead and widened her eyes. "…Crap," she said, seeing several large rocks tumbling towards her. Spinning Crescent Rose into her hands firmly and cocking back the shaft, she shot herself forward.

She slashed past a few of the rocks while weaving speedily through others. Hal gritted his teeth in frustration. He hadn't been fighting her seriously because she was just a child to him. But she was proving to be troublesome. He had to take another approach. Just as Ruby leapt over the last of the incoming rocks, a giant fist construct slammed into her, knocking her down onto the ground as she tumbled along the steep surface. She tried piercing her sniper-scythe's blade into the ground to stop herself, but the Green Lantern fired off laser bolts from his power ring into the earth the blade struck, loosening it to prevent her from stopping.

Catching a quick glance downwards, the student huntress saw the piled boulders at the hill's base next to a large forest. Morphing Crescent Rose back into its sniper-rifle form, she fired at the ground to launch herself upwards. She flew up with outstretched arms, taking a deep breath before bursting into another cluster of rose petals, disappearing into the woods.

"Oh, great…" Hal muttered out, flying into the forest before landing down. He lit up his ring to illuminate the immediate area as he walked further in. "Kid, give up!" he insisted, "If you don't, I'm gonna have to get serious…" he warned. The student huntress was actually perched upon a tree, loading a cartridge into her sniper-scythe that had a fire symbol upon it. She glanced out to see the Green Lantern looking around for a sign of her.

"Huh…" she exhaled, looking into her scope and firing a shot into the forest. The bullet struck a tree, setting it ablaze.

"Huh?!" Hal gasped in surprise, seeing the fire quickly spread, "Oh, dammit…!" he cursed in frustration, flying over towards it. The distraction gave Ruby the opportunity she needed as she burst into another cluster of rose petals and zoomed off. However, the Green Lantern managed to spot her from the corner of his eye, quickly turning around and projecting a ray of green light from his power ring that shot past her. It formed into a giant rampart, causing her to come to a stop as she looked at how high it was.

"Crap…" she muttered again in realization, turning around to face her foe.

"No more games, kid," he said, "It's the end of the line…" he stated, aiming his power ring out at her. Ruby was scared. But a moment like this was nothing compared to the horrors she had already faced in her past. She took a lunging stance.

"No more games…" she repeated, having Crescent Rose take on its scythe form before launching herself forward in another burst of rose petals. Hal fired off a few green laser bolts from his ring, but she dodged them, attempting to slash at her opponent. He quickly threw up energy barriers over himself, but the cuts she made in them cleaved right through, shattering them into pieces. And she was relentless, not giving the Green Lantern a moment to try and construct something to stop her.

"Dammit…" he muttered out, managing to project another green fist from his ring that smacked her in the face and made her spin back. But she quickly pivoted around and slashed through his right hip with her scythe's blade. "AGH!" he yelled out in agony, keeling over onto a knee as he grabbed at his bleeding wound. Ruby quickly morphed her weapon back into its sniper-rifle form.

"Please… don't make me hurt you…" she begged as she readied her trigger finger. Hal projected a layered set of glowing green bandages from his ring, covering the cut he had gained. He then looked out at the student huntress as she blinked in surprise.

"The feeling's mutual, kid," he remarked, making his power ring glow brightly.

"Huh!" Ruby gasped. All of a sudden, she was blasted through the trees in a burst of green light, screaming before she hit the ground hard, tumbling to a stop upon her stomach within a grassy clearing. "Ugh…" she groaned, pushing herself up onto her knees. However, she was grabbed by her left leg by a claw construct projected from her foe's ring, yanking her up from the ground as she lost her hold on Crescent Rose. Hal swung her around, slamming her against the earth and through trees. Her red Aura shimmered as she grimaced in agony. As she was let go and sent tumbling over the ground, she breathed rapidly in fright, desperately trying to get to her feet and run away. But without warning, a pair of green bolts struck her cape, pinning it to the ground. "WAH!" she yelped, falling onto her back. She tried to wriggle herself free to no avail, followed by gasping to see the Green Lantern looming right over her.

"Sorry," he apologized once more, encasing his right arm in a gauntlet of green light before zipping down and punching her square in the gut. Ruby felt her cheeks puff out before she spat a wad of blood into the air. Her Aura shimmered again before shattering apart and fading away like embers.

"A-Ah…" she groaned, coughing a little as tears built up in her eyes. Hal saw and grimaced. He really didn't want things to come to this. But he had no choice. He reeled his right fist back. The student shut her eyes, bracing herself for the coming impact. But it never came. Instead, a metal fist slammed into the Green Lantern's face, knocking him off of her as he tumbled along the ground before slowing himself to a stop by digging the fingers of his gauntlet-covered hand into the earth. He looked to see who had hit him and gasped slightly.

"Ruby, are you okay?!" a familiar voice asked frantically as the caped girl slowly opened her eyes. Her vision came into focus as she saw her half-sister standing over her.

"Yang…" she uttered out with a happy smile, holding up her right hand for the blonde-haired girl to take into her prosthetic one, pulling her up onto her feet as the constructed bolts had been broken off.

"So this is what you've been up to…" another voice chimed in, catching her attention as she glanced over and blinked in surprise to see both Weiss Schnee and Blake Belladonna trotting over with their weapons in hand, "Honestly, you really find yourself in all kinds of trouble, don't you?" the former guessed, putting her hands onto her hips as she tilted her head to the side.

"Heh…" Ruby sheepishly laughed, wiping the blood off of her lips.

"Friends of yours, huh?" Hal guessed as he let his gauntlet construct disappear before he floated upwards, getting their attentions, "Look, please don't make this more difficult than it already is," he insisted, holding out his hands in a placating manner.

"Like it already hasn't?" Blake retorted in question with an arched eyebrow, "You attacked Ruby!" she pointed out emphatically.

"I-! Gah…" the Green Lantern groaned in frustration, interjecting himself, "Please…" he pleaded, not wanting to escalate the fight.

"Already too late for that, pal," Yang remarked, readying her Ember Celica gauntlet and the gun upon her prosthetic arm. Blake took Gambol Shroud out of its sheath and set it into its pistol form, while Weiss drew her Myrtenaster, letting its revolver spin before locking into place. Ruby gave off a small smile, thankful for the loyalty of her friends who had come to help her.

X

7:23 P.M. – MOUNT RUSHMORE

Another supersonic wail was shot out of Ultimate Echo Echo's mouth that narrowly missed Clark, though his ears rang from the sheer volume. Down below, Cyborg grimaced in frustration. With his apparent weakness to sound-based attacks, fighting the hyper-evolved Sonorosian would be a losing battle. He'd just have to leave things to his Kryptonian comrade.

"Damn…" he cursed out. The Man of Steel flew about speedily in pursuit of his foe, who had disks coming off of his shoulders and the back of his hands. They zipped out towards Clark, who made his eyes glow a bright red before firing off laser beams at them. He managed to destroy two, but the other pair began duplicating, creating multiple disks that flew out at him. He was quick to blow them away by blowing a powerful breath of air, but that didn't stop Ultimate Echo Echo from coming down and landing a fierce right hook to his face.

"Sonic Impact!" he yelled, blasting a piercing sound wave onto the Kryptonian, blowing him back.

"Agh…" he groaned, feeling his ears ring as he shook his head to regain himself.

"You know, I figured you'd probably be the better match if I fought you as Kryptoknight," the hyper-evolved Sonorosian admitted as he balled his hands into fists, getting his attention, "So I decided to go with someone I know how to use better," he told him.

"So I've seen…" Clark responded as his cape flapped about with the rushing wind, "Even so, you know how this ends," he pointed out seriously, "If you surrender, we can put an end to all this," he assured. Ultimate Echo Echo narrowed his green eyes.

"How do you know for sure how this ends?" he wondered aloud. The Kryptonian glared back at his foe… before whipping around and blasting away incoming disks with lasers from his eyes.

"Oh man…" Victor uttered out from afar. As much as he wanted to help, he knew he would be a liability against the likes of the hyper-evolved Sonorosian. The battle above raged on as many others were about to start…

7:25 P.M. – OMNI FORCE TOWER

"Move! MOVE!" Molly yelled to her soldiers as they hurried to the teleporter pad on the first floor, surrounding it and aiming their weapons.

"How many are we dealing with, Captain?" Rook Shar asked as she knelt down and aimed her rifle.

"Four from what was reported…" the Alpha Legion leader responded, "Apparently, they killed at least two dozen up at Headquarters…" she mentioned.

"Two dozen?!" one alien female Plumber repeated in shock.

"I'd be more surprised if they weren't from Apokolips…" Molly added to the surprise of her subordinates, "Just be ready!" she advised seriously, enticing them to steady their weapons. The teleporter pad glowed a bright green before the three figures of Gilotina, Mad Harriet, and Lashina all appeared in flashes of light.

"Freeze!" Shar ordered as she readied her trigger finger. Her fellow Plumbers were prepared to fire.

"Wait a minute…" the captain of the group uttered out, seeing that there were only three of the Furies, "Where's the fourth one?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. The blonde-haired Fury smirked.

FLASHBACK

"You're going to plant the Mother Box atop the tower?" Gilotina questioned to Blackfire while standing upon the teleporter pad with Mad Harriet and Lashina.

"I don't doubt that the Plumbers are already aware of our arrival," the Tamaranean pointed out, placing the Mother Box onto her belt, "They know we're coming for the tower, so it's the perfect place," she noted to her subordinates.

"So we're just bait… is that it?" Lashina inquired with narrowed eyes.

"Oh, come now…" Blackfire responded as she shook her head, "Think of it as you getting to have all the fun, while I do the easy part," she advised, "Who knows how many Plumbers you'll get to kill…" she mentioned deviously. The other three didn't say a word for a moment… but then Gilotina bent down to a knee.

"We'll adhere to your command, Captain," she replied. The Tamaranean grinned.

"Perfect," she remarked, "Be sure to have fun…" she insisted with a chuckle. The three Furies then vanished in flashes of green light, leaving the teleporter pad bare.

END FLASHBACK

The three Furies stood back-to-back, looking out at the platoon of soldiers before them. Lashina readied her whip, Mad Harriet drew her sharp claws, and Gilotina pulled out her blades. A drop of sweat trickled down the side of Molly's head.

"Open fire!" she ordered. Her soldiers pulled the triggers of their rifles, firing shots towards their trio of foes. However, they all scattered in different directions to evade them. The green-haired Fury rushed out and slashed past a few soldiers with her claws, shattering their weapons before grasping one alien Plumber by the neck with her left hand and pining him to the wall. Before he could attempt to do anything, she dug the claws of her right hand into his face and gouged his eyes out.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" he screamed in agony, grabbing at his face as Mad Harriet released him.

"By god…" Molly uttered out in disbelief. She looked over to see Lashina fling out her whip, with the spiked ball at its end piercing into the neck of one Plumber. She smirked, pulling it out as blood gushed from her victim's wound as he fell over. Her whip lashed and wounded more of the soldiers, knocking their rifles out of their hands and breaking them apart.

"We need to fall back!" Shar cried out as she stood up and stepped away with some of the others.

"No, we can't let them get past us!" Molly shouted, only to sudden gasp in horror as she saw one of the Plumbers get decapitated by Gilotina's blade, with his head rolling to a stop at a wall.

"I'm afraid stopping us should be the least of your concerns…" she remarked with a smirk, readying both her scimitar and dagger. She lunged out at the Plumber captain.

"Ma'am, watch out!" Shar screamed, running out in front of Molly.

"Shar, don't!" she yelled. But the Revonnahgander still fired. Her shots were deflected by the New God, who was prepared to slice her head off. But suddenly, an energy barrier of pink light came down in front of her, blocking her attempted slash.

"What?!" she exclaimed in surprise.

"That's enough!" a voice boomed from afar. Molly and Shar glanced back, gasping and widening their eyes in surprise to see the figure of Gwendolyn Tennyson flying over with her pink mana surrounding her hands.

"An Anodite…" Gilotina muttered in realization, clenching her teeth angrily. Meanwhile, Lashina was about to have her whip's spiked ball pierce through another defenseless Plumber, only for it get lassoed and tugged away.

"Whoa!" she yelped as she fell onto the ground. She growled as she looked up see Applejack there with a rope in her hands, ponied up with a pair of pony ears and a long ponytail.

"I reckon' y'all needed some help…" she noted to the injured soldiers who slowly picked themselves up. In the meantime, someone landed down in front of Mad Harriet before she could continue her bloody rampage. It was Kagura.

"Clearly this has turned into more than just a simple attack…" she noted, drawing forth her sheathed Archenemy.

"Molly, have your troops collect the injured and move them out of here," Gwendolyn advised to the Plumber captain, "We'll handle these three…" she promised, bringing down her energy barrier upon landing.

"Yes ma'am!" the Alpha Legion leader responded. She and Shar were among those that gathered many of the injured and hurriedly took them away from the area. That left the three Omni Force members and their New God opponents to stalk about each other.

"So Steppenwolf was right to be concerned about this decrepit world…" Gilotina realized, steadying both of her blades, "I'll admit, I'm a little excited to kill an Anodite…" she confessed, licking her lips. Taking a deep breath, Gwendolyn made her eyes glow a bright pink as she took on a ready stance.

"You'll have to try, first," she remarked bluntly. Her New God foe growled before lunging out at her. Meanwhile, Blackfire was atop the tower, placing the Mother Box onto the wall. Once she had it set, she pressed a few icons upon it as it glowed brightly.

"Everything has been prepared for your arrival, Lord Steppenwolf," she communicated, "Before you begin though, please allow me to collect my payment for my services…" she insisted as she started to float off, "Granny was very clear in her offer…" she mentioned with a devious grin.

FLASHBACK

"Ugh…" the Tamaranean groaned as she slowly got to her feet. The chuckling of the New God before her made her growl with anger. She had no idea why Granny Goodness of all people would even come to challenge her in the first place.

"You're strong, Komand'r," she complimented, holding her hands together behind her back, "You could easily pass as captain of our Honor Guard," she mentioned as an offer.

"Hard pass…" Blackfire muttered in response, "After getting off easy from the Plumbers thanks to my unbelievably kind sister, I'd rather stay out of any stupid shit…" she confessed, starting to walk past the New God.

"Even if it means getting the vengeance you so desire?" she inquired with a smirk, causing the Tamaranean to stop.

"What?" she uttered out of confusion.

"I know what you want most, Komand'r," Granny noted, "I want it, too," she mentioned, turning to face the alien criminal, "The girl known as Rainbow Dash ruined everything for me eight years ago…" she recalled, "And I know she's ruined your life more than once…" she added in remembrance, causing Blackfire to growl, "Become Captain of my lord's Honor Guard…" she started to offer, "and I'll let you kill that bitch and anyone else you deem worthy of your revenge…" she promised. After a moment to think, the Tamaranean smirked.

"I'll gladly take that challenge," she said, crossing her arms.

END FLASHBACK

Blackfire had flown into the tower with ease, not alerting anyone to her presence. Not that there was anyone at all. It surprised her that there was little to no security about the tower. Then again, they were probably trying to secure the Furies down at the teleporter pad.

"Now where might you be, Rainbow…?" she wondered, flying up the elevator shaft. Upon arriving at the penthouse floor of the tower, she pried the doors open with her bare strength. She walked into the area and hummed curiously. "Not bad…" she admitted, impressed with the décor. She ventured throughout the penthouse, checking each of the open rooms. Upon finding that they were all empty, she looked to the one that had its door closed. Digging her fingers into the metal, she pushed it open to find herself in the bedroom. "Ooh…" she uttered out upon seeing the king-sized bed, "Now she and Ben must have quite the fun in that…" she noted with her hand upon her chin.

"Mmm…" a voice squeaked out, catching her attention as she turned her head to notice Raya lying in her crib, wriggling about in her sleep.

"Hello…" the Tamaranean greeted as she walked over to the crib, "Looks like Ben and Rainbow got busy…" she realized quietly, reaching her hand in to touch the infant's head, rubbing her fingers through her short brown hair.

"Muh…" she moaned, looking ready to cry.

"Oh don't worry, little one…" Blackfire assured, lighting her right hand up with a violet starbolt, "Ben and I will make a much cuter you soon…" she promised. Just then, she heard the sound of a gun click, enticing her to stop.

"Step away from the child," Rook demanded in a passive-aggressive tone as he and Rex were standing at the doorway with their weapons at the ready. The Tamaranean let off a smirk, pulling her hand away from Raya.

"Don't go anywhere…" she whispered, letting her eyes shine an ominous violet as she turned to her new foes.

X

7:26 P.M. – MOUNT RUSHMORE

"AGH!" Yang yelped as she slammed against the ground hard, gritting her teeth.

"Yang!" Ruby cried out as she ran over to her half-sister's side, helping her sit up.

"Seriously, what the hell did Ben get you into?" she muttered in question. Team RWBY's battle against Hal wasn't exactly turning out to be easy. None of them could even get close enough to him without either getting blown back by one of his constructs or fail to even strike as he'd project an energy shield to block them.

"We're not gonna be able to beat him like this…" Ruby admitted with a shake of her head, "Ugh, if my Aura was still up, then-"

"Ruby, don't beat yourself up over it," Yang insisted, interrupting her half-sister, "Remember, we work together as a team," she pointed out with a pump of her robotic right fist.

"…Right," she replied with a nod. In the meantime, several white glowing glyphs appeared over Weiss' head as she had her Myrtenaster's revolver lock onto a Fire Dust cartridge. She ran her fingers down the blade of her weapon before thrusting it forward to fire off a flurry of fireballs from the glyphs. They all zoomed out and struck the Green Lantern in an explosion of smoke.

"Hm," the ex-Schnee heiress chuckled, impressed with herself.

"Uh, I don't think that did it…" Blake chimed in as she landed beside her, getting her attention. They looked to see the smoke clear, revealing that Hal had projected another energy shield of green light around himself to block the fireballs.

"Oh…" Weiss uttered in realization.

"You girls aren't giving me much of a choice to hold back, you know!" the Green Lantern pointed out, having his ring project a quartet of machine guns, which started rotating.

"Uh oh," Blake said, widening her eyes.

"MOVE!" Weiss screamed, jumping back with to evade the flurry of constructed projectiles shot their way by the created weapons. Both she and the cat Faunus were hit by some of them though as their Auras shimmered.

"Blake! Weiss!" Ruby cried out.

"Stay here!" Yang insisted, getting onto her feet, "I'll give 'em a hand!" she yelled before she blasted herself forward thanks to both her Ember Celica gauntlet and the gun on her prosthetic arm. As the dust settled, the ex-Schnee heiress looked ahead and widened her eyes to see that see that Hal had now constructed a bullet train, which was zooming right towards her. However, Yang jumped out in front of it, making her eyes change from lilac to red as she fiercely punched the constructed locomotive. It shattered into pieces that flew past her and Weiss, clattering against the ground. The Green Lantern widened his eyes, seeing the blonde-haired girl keel over slightly as she breathed in exhaustion. But then he noticed something. Or rather he noticed a certain someone wasn't among the girls.

Before he could even think to do anything, Blake suddenly leapt in from behind and latched herself onto his back. He tried to shake her off, but she held onto him firmly. His power ring glowed brightly as he was prepared to construct something to do away with the cat Faunus. Noticing that, Blake quickly pulled Gambol Shroud's trigger. As she jumped back, a clone of fire was still holding onto Hal.

"What the—?!" The clone exploding interjected his question as he was sent hurdling towards the ground in an instant from its force, hitting it hard on his stomach. He quickly got to his feet, but before he could fly off, he looked down to see a white glyph appear. Ice formed upon his feet, trapping him to the ground.

"Now!" Weiss' voice cried out. The Green Lantern looked up a second too late to see Yang blast herself forward again, landing a fierce straight punch with her left fist to his chest. The ice at his feet shattered as he was sent flying from the force of the strike, slamming through half a dozen trees before hitting the ground hard as his body plowed through it before he slowed to a stop. With a pained grunt, he stood himself up and made his power ring glow brightly.

"One more oughta' do it…" the blonde-haired girl noted from afar, clenching her fists and narrowing her eyes as she saw Hal float upwards.

"But Yang, you're not gonna be able to take another big hit from him…" Weiss pointed out in concern as she trotted up to her side, while Blake landed next to them.

"I don't think I have much of a choice," she retorted with a shake of her head, "This guy could do some serious damage if he rams us with something big…" she noted. Watching from afar, Ruby watched on worriedly as her eyes shook. Her team was working together like they had never been apart. As thankful as she was to see that, she grew more and more worried with how they be able to overcome their foe. He thrusted his right fist forward, now firing off beams of green light at his opponents.

"Watch out!" Blake yelled, flipping to the side to evade them. Weiss hopped back while forming another white glyph, which had a Queen Lancer summon come out from it as she landed on its back, flying up into the air. Meanwhile, Yang had to blast herself back with shots from both of her arms. It seemed like the Green Lantern was focusing more on her than the others. He had already determined her to be the greatest threat to him in this bout, especially after the two blows she already dealt to him. He then projected a series of falling large rocks that soared towards her like a meteor shower.

"Really?!" she exclaimed, rolling her eyes before punching through one after another, yelling all the while. Hal concentrated intensely, making more constructed rocks that zoomed faster. Yang was finding herself struggling to keep up with how fast her foe's attacks were being. One rock she didn't manage to shatter completely nicked her on the right shoulder. "Ah!" she yelped, stumbling back a step. That resulted in the constructed rocks bombarding her one after another.

"YANG!" Ruby screamed in fright, while Weiss and Blake widened their eyes. Once the rocks ceased falling and faded away, it revealed the blonde-haired girl lying on the ground with her yellow Aura flickering out before fading away like embers.

"Ergh…" she groaned out, clenching her teeth together in agony. From above, the Green Lantern approached her.

"Sorry about this, kid," he apologized in advance, projecting a green glowing fist from his ring. Ruby gasped. She barely managed to withstand a hit from him earlier with just a little bit of her Aura left. If an attack from him hit Yang… She saw the fist shoot down to her. Weiss and Blake were hurrying, but looked as if they weren't going to make it in time.

"NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Ruby screamed. And just like that, her eyes started to shine brightly. They emitted a blinding bright flash that caused Hal to flinch as his constructed fist faded while he shielded his own eyes.

"What… is that?!" Blake asked from afar, shielding her eyes.

"I don't know…" Weiss admitted in response, "But let's not waste this chance!" she called out, having her Queen Lancer summon fly her upwards. She then projected another large white glyph into the sky, this time making the Arma Gigas summon fall out. It drew its large broadsword out of thin air, raising it up over his head as it approached its unaware foe.

"What the hell was-?" Hal's question was interjected as the broad side of the Arma Gigas summon's blade slammed against him, sending him crashing hard into the ground. "Agh…" he groaned in agony as he slowly got back up, only to suddenly get ambushed by Blake as she rushed by him with her katana and sharp sheath in hand, "Hey!" he yelled, reaching out to try and grab her. She pulled the trigger of her katana as she quickly moved off to the side, leaving behind a clone of ice to trap his right hand in. "Ah!" he yelped in surprise. The cat Faunus tumbled back to a stop nearby.

"Yang, now!" she cried out. The Green Lantern gasped, glancing over and widening his eyes to see that the blonde-haired girl had gotten back onto her feet, as her eyes burned a bright red with rage.

"Gotcha'," she remarked, making her hair shine a bright yellow like fire as she blasted herself forward in an instant. She slammed her left fist into his face with a fierce roar. Her Ember Celica gauntlet shifted to strengthen the impact of her punch, sending Hal flying before he crashed into the ground, razing through it for several yards before he finally stopped.

"Ugh…" he groaned out in agony, losing consciousness as the green glow around him vanished.

"Huh…" Yang sighed with relief, falling over onto her hands and knees in exhaustion.

"You okay?!" Blake immediately asked as she ran over to her friend.

"Yeah, yeah…" she repeated assuredly in response, "Hoo…" she exhaled, pushing herself up onto her feet, "Guess that worked out…" she remarked, proudly putting her hands onto her hips.

"Huh…" Ruby breathed out as she stumbled back a step, only to end up caught in Weiss' arms.

"Everything okay with you, Ruby?" she asked her worriedly.

"…Yeah," she replied after a moment, giving off a soft grin, "I mean, everyone's alive…" she pointed out with a giggle. Meanwhile, Blake and Yang approached the unconscious Hal.

"We should probably take his ring," the cat Faunus suggested to her teammates, "Seems like it's what gives him his powers," she noted.

"Wait," Ruby said, halting her half-sister from grabbing the power ring, "He's got a wound on his hip…" she recalled, realizing that he would probably bleed out if the bandages he constructed disappeared.

"So… should we take him with us?" Blake guessed. Ruby narrowed her eyes in thought for a moment.

"No, let's just leave him here," she decided with a shake of her head.

"What?!" Weiss exclaimed in shock, "Ruby, he almost killed us!" she pointed out.

"He was only going to knock us out!" her short friend retorted in response, "And besides, it's not like he's a bad guy in the first place…" she noted as she looked at the unconscious Green Lantern.

"I'm with Ruby," Yang said, catching the others' attentions, "Besides, we've gotta help the others with their superhero bad guys," she insisted.

"We might need a second to catch out breath though…" Blake mentioned with a heavy breath. Meanwhile, the silver-eyed girl looked up the hill with worry. Just how well were her other friends fairing in their fights?

X

7:26 P.M.

"Giant Sand Burial!" Gaara bellowed as waves of sand began converging on the speeding Barry. However, he was easily able to run away from them before he could end up crushed, striking his foe over and over with constant punches as he raced by. "Ergh…" he grunted out, keeling over onto a knee for a moment. Even with the environment in his favor, he was still being outmatched by the Scarlet Speedster.

"You know, you can try making all the sand traps and stuff you want," he said, catching his opponent's attention, "None of that's gonna stop me…" he pointed out, racing by again with a fierce haymaker to Gaara's face, making him fall over onto his stomach.

"Guh…" he groaned, trying to push himself up as more pieces of his sand armor fell off of his body. He knew he wouldn't be able to withstand much more. Barry was exactly the kind of opponent he would struggle against. Too fast for the naked eye. And far too quick for any of the Kazekage's attacks to make a difference. It was a losing battle…

"I'll make this quick on you, dude," Barry assured, getting into a lunging stance, "No hard feelings, but this is how it's gotta be…" he noted, dashing forward. He slammed fiercely into Gaara, causing him to cough up a wad of blood. His body wasn't going to handle much more of this. But then he noticed something. Specks of sand were flying off of him and landing on his opponent's body. He widened his eyes.

"You're fast… like a friend of mine…" he pointed out, catching the speedster's attention as he blinked in surprise, "But the thing is… I don't want to overcome that weakness as I did last time…" he confessed while landing on his feet and digging his hand into the ground to stop himself, "So instead…" he continued while slowly standing up firm, "I'll use my power the way I know best… in order to defeat you!" he declared fiercely.

"Hm," Barry scoffed, getting back into a ready stance, "I admire the persistence," he complimented, "but you gotta know that you're way out of your league here," he pointed out before dashing forward again. Gaara crossed his arms in front of his face, only for his foe to strike him directly in the gut with his fist.

"Ghhrkk!" he grunted out, clenching his teeth as he had sand shoot up from the ground like geysers, converging onto the Scarlet Speedster. He sped away from them as they struck the ground, but more began converging onto him. The Kazekage breathed heavily, trying to keep track of his fast foe. He was definitely too quick to try and catch with just a simple sand trap. But if he managed to cover the whole area with his sand…

"I'd give up if I were you!" Barry advised loudly, getting his attention. Those words echoed in his head. And they reminded him of a certain someone. Someone who'd say…

"You should give up…" he began as he glared ahead, "on making me give up!" he bellowed firmly in declaration. All of a sudden, the ground started to shake underneath his opponent's feet. He glanced down and gasped to see that the entirety of the earth beneath him had become sand. It wrapped around his left foot as he took another step in his speeding stride, causing him to trip and fall over.

"Peh!" he spat, having gotten some sand in his mouth as it pulled him in.

"Sand Coffin!" Gaara yelled, closing his right hand into a fist. The sand built up around the Scarlet Speedster, encasing him in a tight cocoon that held every part of his body except for his head, allowing him to breathe. He grunted as he tried to free himself, but the sand had a firm hold on him. "Huh…" the Kazekage exhaled in relief.

"I wouldn't get too comfortable yet," his opponent advised, catching his attention as he jolted his eyes open in surprise, "The speed you've seen so far…" he started to say, letting off a smirk, "it's nothing compared to what I can really do…" he pointed out. Before Gaara could ask what he meant by that, he noticed Barry start to vibrate within his prison. His body slowly but surely phased through the sand, much to the Kazekage's disbelief.

"How did you…?!" he attempted to ask, but was lost for words.

"I can vibrate by molecules fast enough to pass through solid objects," the Scarlet Speedster explained in reply, "Your sand means nothing, even if it does catch me," he noted to his foe. He grimaced in frustration. This battle was now essentially him against an unstoppable force. There was no way for him to emerge victorious…

Barry then dashed forward, heading towards him. Reflexively, Gaara had a large wall of sand build up in front of him. But it didn't matter as his opponent sped past it. Just as he was about to tackle his target though, a fireball suddenly struck the ground in front of him, causing him to jump back. What followed was a pair of green energy rays that he had to speed away from.

"What the heck?" he uttered in confusion, arching an eyebrow underneath his mask. The Kazekage looked up and slightly widened his eyes to see who had distracted his foe. It was Danny Fenton in his ghost form and Sabo, both of whom landed in front of their squadron leader.

"Sorry we're late, Gaara," the latter of the two apologized as he adjusted his top hat, "Had to get ourselves a plan together…" he pointed out with a grin.

"Heh," the Kazekage chuckled in response, "Thank you…" he said in gratitude, standing up firmly.

"Huh…" Barry sighed, "Should've expected reinforcements…" he muttered out, taking a ready stance. Flames ignited upon Sabo's right hand.

"Gaara, hang back," he advised, "We can handle this," he assured confidently as he drew his pipe off of his back.

"Wait a second…" the Kazekage grunted out, clutching his hurting abdomen, "He's too fast…" he pointed out.

"Wait, what?" Danny uttered in surprise. All of a sudden, Barry dashed out and struck all three of them, knocking them back along the sandy ground.

"Oh, so that's what you meant!" Sabo realized with a pained grin as he slid to a stop, closing his enflamed right hand into a fist, thrusting it forward, "Fire Fist!" he exclaimed, launching a powerful column of flames. The Scarlet Speedster easily evaded it though, along with the ghost rays fired from Danny's hands. The half-ghost teen tried to chase after his target as he formed his legs together into a ghostly tail, but he sped away rather quickly. Too quickly.

"Whoa!" Danny yelped in surprise.

"He really is fast…" Sabo noted, gritting his teeth in frustration. Gaara breathed heavily as he tried to think of a solution. It didn't look like Barry was even breaking a sweat throughout their battle.

"We have to find a way to slow him down somehow…" he said, catching the Revolutionary Army Chief's attention.

"Well, that's easier said than done…" he pointed out in response, "From the looks of it, we won't even be able to keep up with him…" he mentioned, seeing Danny fail to match their foe's speed.

"Right…" Gaara agreed with a nod, "but that's only if he can touch us," he added, causing Sabo to blink in surprise. In the meantime, Danny built up a sphere of green energy in his hands, firing out towards Barry like a pitcher throwing a baseball. However, his foe noticed it and sped off to the side to dodge as it collided with the ground in a sandy blast. The Scarlet Speedster then spun around underneath the half-ghost teen rapidly, forming a vortex that enveloped him.

"AAAAAAHHHHH!" he screamed out helplessly as he was blown around. All of a sudden though, a tendril of sand sprung out and wrapped around his right ankle, pulling him out of the tornado and bringing him safely down to the ground. Barry stopped spinning as he looked ahead and narrowed his eyes onto Gaara and Danny as they stood side-by-side.

"Hey pal!" Sabo's voice called out, catching his attention as he looked to see the Revolutionary Army Chief hold his pipe over his shoulders in a smug manner, "I'd say you got lucky with that last hit on us…" he remarked, "Wanna see if you can try it again?" he challenged with a smirk. Letting off a scoff, the Scarlet Speedster sped towards him, aiming to land a knockout punch. But just as his right fist seemingly collided with his foe's face, it morphed into flames.

"AH!" Barry yelped in agony as he slid by, grabbing at his hand as small wisps of smoke trailed off of it. He looked back at the Revolutionary Army Chief with an expression of astonishment, seeing his face go back to normal. "Are you… made of fire?" he guessed.

"Yes and no…" Sabo responded as he tipped his hat down slightly, "Let's just say you can't put me out that easily," he quipped, spinning his pipe into his left hand.

"Well, color me surprised…" the Scarlet Speedster said as he took a ready stance, "Guess Tennyson's got a few other tough friends…" he noted before speeding forward. Sabo imbued his pipe in Armament Haki, using it to take a punch from his fast foe. From afar, Gaara had just explained his plan to Danny.

"Sounds pretty hardcore, dude…" the half-ghost teen admitted, "Especially for you…" he mentioned with a concerned look.

"It's the only way we'll be able to stop him from what I can tell," the Kazekage stated in response, "Are you okay with it?" he inquired to his teammate.

"Yeah, no problem," Danny assured as he nodded. In the meantime, Barry dashed around Sabo carefully, deciding to avoid getting too close after his last attempt at an attack. The Revolutionary Army Chief ignited his hands, forming them into the shape of talons.

"Burning Dragon Claw Fist…" he begun, plunging his fingers into the sand, "Flame Dragon King!" he bellowed. Fire erupted from the sandy ground as the Scarlet Speedster sped away from it, narrowing his eyes onto his foe. Knowing that he was practically intangible made the situation a little more difficult for him.

"Guess I'll have to take an indirect approach…" he realized quietly, zipping past the flames. He then started circling around his foe, enveloping him in the eye of a vortex he was building up.

"Don't know what you think you're planning…" Sabo began as he ignited a fireball upon his gloved right hand, "but it's not gonna work on me!" he declared, chucking the fireball like a pitcher would. However, it instantly went out thanks to the force of the wind. "Uh oh…" he uttered in realization.

"Heat rises with the wind, dude," Barry pointed out, catching his attention amidst the rushing vortex, "So if you turn into fire this time, I can't guarantee you won't get sucked in…" he mentioned, "Literally," he added as quip. The Revolutionary Army Chief grimaced. His advantage was now a disadvantage. Outside the vortex though, Danny flew over. His eyes glowed an icy sky blue before he unleashed beams of the same color from his hands onto the sandy ground. It froze up in ice, which the Scarlet Speedster ran upon.

He was just about to try and land a right hook to Sabo's chest when he slipped on the ice. His fist connected with his foe's crossed arms as he imbued them with Armament Haki to defend himself, followed by falling forwards and tumbling along the icy ground beneath his feet. He managed to slide to a stop, groaning all the while.

"Ice, too…?" he grunted out as he quickly brought himself up to his knees, not noticing Danny zooming towards him as he had turned himself invisible, "Jeez, you guys have all kinds of- AH!" he gasped, being interjected as the half-ghost teen had phased into him.

"Huh?" Sabo uttered in confusion upon noticing, "Danny… is that you?" he guessed, tilting his head to the side.

"Yeah…" the half-ghost teen's voice echoed out in response from Barry's body as his eyes glowed a bright green beneath his mask, "Gaara, you better hurry!" he insisted, looking rather strained, "I don't think… I can hold him much longer!" he admitted, clenching his teeth together.

"Hang on!" the Kazekage called out, thrusting his hands forward to make a wave of sand build up and wrap around the left leg of the Scarlet Speedster's body. At that very moment, Danny suddenly burst out from him, hitting the ground and tumbling along it to a stop.

"Huh…" Barry breathed out shakily as he felt himself grow cold while under the half-ghost teen's possession. He then took notice of the sand around his leg.

"You're incredibly fast…" Gaara noted, getting his attention, "But even your molecules slow from the cold, right?" he guessed, "That gives me all the time I need," he said. His opponent grimaced, desperately trying to vibrate his leg fast enough to break through the trap. But it was too late. "Sand Burial!" the Kazekage bellowed, closing his hands into fists. The sand compressed down hard onto the Scarlet Speedster's leg. There were audible cracks.

"AAAGGGHHH!" he yelled in agony, falling over onto his back as he writhed in pain. His three foes looked over at him.

"Did you really have to break his leg?" Danny wondered curiously.

"In a sense, yes," Gaara answered rather vaguely, "I made sure that the attack wouldn't completely break any of his bones, but definitely leave him with enough of an injury," he explained.

"So that way, he won't start running wild without a second thought," Sabo mentioned as he tipped up his hat.

"I wouldn't have been able to do it without you two," the Kazekage added, catching the attentions of his two teammates, "Thank you…" he said in gratitude.

"Anytime, Gaara," the Revolutionary Army Chief responded with a grin, while Danny chuckled.

"Now… we should… ugh…" the Kazekage groaned out as he started falling forwards.

"Gaara!" the half-ghost teen exclaimed in surprise. Thankfully, a familiar robotic arm caught him. He weakly glanced up to see his girlfriend there, staring at him with her loving lilac eyes.

"Easy, Sandy…" she remarked, helping him back onto his feet.

"Yang…" he uttered with a smile, glad to see her. He then noticed Weiss approach alongside Blake, who was holding Ruby's left arm over her shoulders.

"So you've taken care of yours, too?" the ex-Schnee heiress noted, arching an eyebrow.

"Pretty much," Danny responded, "Though… it wasn't that easy…" he admitted, sheepishly scratching at his head.

"Ergh…" Flash grunted, getting their attentions, "You kids are tough…" he admitted, "but you're not gonna stop the rest of us," he affirmed, "None of them are gonna go down easy and-" His statement was interrupted as ice built around his body and lifted him up, leaving only his hands and head free. Weiss had her Myrtenaster aimed at him, while Danny had his hands glowing in an icy sky blue light.

"I think we'll manage," the ex-Schnee heiress confidently remarked with a smirk.

"So what should we do now?" Blake asked, "Help the others?" she guessed as she tilted her head to the side slightly.

"We should head back to Omni Force Tower first," Gaara insisted in response, "Something tells me that all this fighting could cause more problems there…" he confessed with a concerned look in his eyes.

"Then let's move," Sabo said while giving off a nod.

X

7:27 P.M. – OMNI FORCE TOWER

"Hello, Rook Blonko," Blackfire greeted as she sauntered away from Raya's crib, adhering to the Revonnahgander's warning, "Where might Ben and Rainbow be?" she inquired curiously.

"My partner is currently occupied with another matter at the moment," the alien Magister answered, carefully aiming his Proto-Tool, "As for his wife…" he continued, "I believe I cannot disclose that information…" he stated firmly, readying his trigger finger.

"Oh, but I wanted to see her so badly…" the Tamaranean cooed in frustration.

"If I may ask…" Rex chimed in, getting her attention, "for what?" he questioned. A smirk formed upon Blackfire's face as she glanced back at Raya.

"To congratulate her for having such a beautiful girl…" she responded, "At least… she had a beautiful girl…" she remarked, lighting up her right hand as she aimed it at the snoozing infant. However, the Plumber captain was quick to react as he fired several shots from his energy pistols that struck her arm, causing her to yelp as she stumbled back.

"Captain, get the child!" Rook ordered.

"Yes, sir!" Rex responded as he quickly ran over and pulled Raya out from the crib. The Tamaranean attempted to fire her starbolts onto him, only to suddenly end up ensnared in an orange glowing net shot from the Revonnahgander's Proto-Tool.

"Go!" he yelled to his subordinate. He nodded, hurrying off while cradling the infant girl in his arms.

"Ergh…!" Blackfire growled out as she ripped off the netting around her, "You really are irritating, Rook Blonko…" she noted with a devious grin.

"I believe it is part of my supposed charm…" he remarked back, "Or… that is why-" He stopped correcting himself as he narrowly ducked away from a starbolt that was about to strike him. Seeing his foe light up both of her hands, he quickly morphed the Proto-Tool into an energy shield to block the flurry of starbolts flung his way. However, the Tamaranean then dashed forward and grabbed him by his neck with her left hand, pinning him against the wall hard as he dropped his weapon to the floor. He desperately tried to grab at her arm and pull her away, but she wouldn't budge.

"Oh… this would be so much more fun with Ben…" she complained, unimpressed with how easily she had seemingly subdued her foe.

"Ergh…" Rook growled, trying to reach his left foot down to get a hold of his Proto-Tool, "I am sorry to say…" he began to apologize as he managed to slide his weapon over, "that I will have to suffice!" he exclaimed, stomping his foot down to flip the Proto-Tool up. It struck the Tamaranean in the face just as she took notice, causing her to recoil as she grabbed at her face, releasing the Revonnahgander. He landed on his feet and took hold of his weapon, having it transform into a staff before smacking her back with it as she tumbled over the bed.

Rook took quick breaths, knowing that he had stall long enough for Rex to get away with Raya to a safer location. However, he blinked in surprise to see Blackfire float up with an ominous violet glow in her eyes. Starbolts were lit upon her hands.

"Oh dear," the Revonnahgander uttered out. He was blasted through the metal wall of the bedroom in an instant before hitting the next one, slumping down it onto his rear end. "Agh…" he groaned out, losing consciousness.

"Hmph," the Tamaranean scoffed as she flew out, "You might not be able to tell me where Rainbow is…" she pointed out to the fainted Rook, "but at least I know I can kill her little girl…" she said, chuckling before she floated off. Meanwhile, Rex was hurriedly running through the halls with Raya still cradled in his arms.

"Muh… mama…" she whimpered out, catching his attention as he looked down at her.

"Don't worry, little one…" he assured, "We're gonna get you somewhere safe…" he promised as he turned a corner. All of a sudden though, a violet starbolt struck him square in the back. "AH!" he yelped in pain, falling onto his knees. He willed himself not to drop the infant girl as she started bawling with fright.

"Oh, poor thing…" Blackfire said in a sickeningly sweet tone, "Getting exposed to all this danger isn't good for someone like you, is it?" she inquired rhetorically.

"Get back!" Rex demanded, pulling out one of his energy pistols and firing off a few shots. However, the Tamaranean easily stopped the laser bolts with the starbolt she projected from her left hand, followed by throwing it to knock the weapon out of the Plumber captain's hand.

"Now give me the girl…" she began to advise, "and I might consider sparing your life…" she offered. Rex didn't adhere to it, holding Raya gently in his arms.

"Everything's gonna be okay…" he assured softly to her. Hearing that made Blackfire chuckle.

"I warned you…" she noted, about to fire a starbolt onto his helmeted head. But all of a sudden, she found herself blown back in a yelp by what felt like something invisible pushing against her. She managed to land on her feet and slide to a stop, looking out to see a figure step out in front of Rex. It was Ahsoka.

"Commander Tano!" he exclaimed in surprise.

"Rex, take the girl to the bunker," she advised, having her lightsaber hilts fly into her hands before activating them with a press of a button, igniting their white blades, "I'll handle this…" she assured with narrowed eyes.

"Heh," Blackfire chuckled as she stood up, reigniting the starbolts over her hands, "One more nuisance to deal with…" she grumbled, taking on a ready stance. Rex got back onto his feet and hurried off, leaving the former Padawan behind to face the Tamaranean.

"Tur-bo!" Gwendolyn chanted back by the teleporter pad as she suddenly enveloped Gilotina in a vortex of pink wind. She screamed helplessly before being flung out, slamming hard against a wall.

"Agh…" she groaned, growling as she glared down her foe. In the meantime, Applejack was quick to evade Lashina's whip, grasping it firmly and tugging to pull her over, and knee her chin fiercely, knocking her down onto the floor.

"Think we're wrappin' up here, y'all!" she called out to her comrades.

"As am I," Kagura responded as her sheathed Archenemy was taking each of the attempted slashed from Mad Harriet's claws. As she tried to swipe down at the swordswoman from above, she merely thrusted her sheathed blade into her gut. She coughed out a wad of spit. "Archenemy…" the Mermaid Heel wizard began, launching her opponent back in a fierce burst of wind, "Blast Form," she said, watching as the green-haired Fury collided hard against a wall before falling to the floor on her stomach.

"Er… ergh…" she groaned out before losing consciousness. Applejack was nicked at her right cheek by the spiked ball of Lashina's whip before closing in and landing a powerful punch to her face to knock her out onto the floor. Gilotina took notice of her defeated comrades, clenching her teeth angrily.

"You may have won today, earthlings…" she growled out, "But know that Lord Steppenwolf will smite you all soon!" she assured before a pink ball of light struck her square in the face, sending her crashing onto the floor. She lost consciousness as she let out a moan of pain.

"Steppenwolf…" Gwendolyn repeated, narrowing her eyes curiously as she put her hand onto her chin.

"That name ring a bell to you, Gwen?" Applejack inquired while dragging Lashina over by her legs.

"No…" the hybrid Anodite responded as she crossed her arms over her chest, "but I'm surprised she didn't say Darkseid…" she admitted.

"And who might this Darkseid be?" Kagura asked as she ventured over, holding her sheathed Archenemy in her left hand.

"The ruler of a planet known as Apokolips," Gwendolyn replied, "It's where these girls are from," she pointed out as she glanced over at the unconscious Gilotina.

"Well that don't sound ominous…" Applejack remarked sarcastically as she approached, putting her hands onto her hips, "Now that I think about it, wasn't that Darkseid feller gone a while back?" she questioned, trying to recall what she had heard.

"Yeah, about eight years ago," the hybrid Anodite answered with a nod, "From what Ben told me, Superman and Supergirl sent him into the void of space, where he was apparently left to freeze up," she told her teammates, "No one's heard word from him since…" she mentioned.

"So this may have been all just a ploy for revenge…" Kagura realized, putting her right hand onto her chin.

"But against us?" Applejack guessed, arching an eyebrow, "Why not Superman?" she wondered.

"Or maybe it's a plot against the Earth in general…" Gwendolyn inferred, causing her comrades to blink in surprise. Just then, she felt a buzz in her pocket. She reached in and pulled out her MPG, which glowed a bright green. Tapping its center icon, she made a hologram of Blake appear over it.

"Gwen, what's the situation back at the tower?" she asked over the communication line.

"We just took care of three intruders," the hybrid Anodite replied, "Though I heard there was supposed to be a fourth…" she mentioned in admittance.

"Well, we're heading back over there right now," the cat Faunus told her, "Ruby and Gaara are a little banged up from their fights…" she pointed out.

"I'll meet you halfway," Gwendolyn promised, ending the communication by tapping the center icon of her MPG, "You two should go find out where this fourth intruder might be after getting those women locked up," she advised to her two teammates.

"Ya got it," Applejack responded with a nod, while Kagura took on a firm expression. The hybrid Anodite smiled at how willing to help they both were, cloaking herself in a pink aura before flying off. Back in the tower hallway, Ahsoka spun her lightsabers for a moment before aiming them towards Blackfire.

"Nice glowsticks," she remarked mockingly, reeling her arms back, "But they're not gonna help…" she pointed out, flinging several starbolts towards the Togruta. However, she easily deflected them all with her weapons, letting them strike nothing but the walls nearby. She then gave off a smirk.

"You were saying?" she questioned as a retort to her foe's earlier comment. The Tamaranean was a bit surprised by her foe's ingenuity and swordsmanship. But she grinned all the same.

"Guess this makes this a little more fun…" she admitted, igniting both of her hands in violet starbolts as she dashed out at Ahsoka. Balling her left hand into a fist, she collided it with the blade of light in her opponent's right hand.

"Ergh…!" she grunted out, struggling to push back against her foe's sheer strength. She cracked a wicked grin, striking over and over with her glowing fists as the Togruta struggled to block her flurry of attacks. Blackfire fired off violet lasers from her eyes, blasting her opponent back as she tumbled along the ground.

"Agh…" she groaned in agony, sitting herself up.

"Oh, done already?" Blackfire wondered aloud, catching her attention, "That's disappointing…" she muttered in admittance. Not taking the remark kindly, Ahsoka threw out her right hand towards the wall. A few metal panels shook, catching the Tamaranean's attention as she blinked in confusion. They then flew off of the wall, slamming into her. "HRRRAAAAHHH!" she roared, blasting them into pieces with her starbolts, growling as she saw the Togruta get back onto her feet and charge towards her.

"So you were planning on killing Ben's wife and daughter?!" she inquired angrily, unleashing a mighty and relentless flurry of slashes with her lightsabers onto her foe.

"I didn't even know Ben had a daughter before tonight…" Blackfire admitted, catching both lightsabers in her starbolt-covered hands, "But it's not like I could waste such an opportunity…" she mentioned with a devious grin. Ahsoka growled. The very sick nature that the Tamaranean displayed made her skin crawl and her stomach curdle with anger. All of a sudden, an orange laser bolt struck the Furies' leader's back. "AH!" she yelped, whipping her head back to find that it was Rook who had shot her, having his Proto-Tool in his hands as it was in its blaster form.

"Stand… down!" he demanded in between breaths.

"Honestly…" Blackfire growled out. Her distracted state allowed for Ahsoka to hop up and kick her away with both feet striking her torso. "Ergh…" she growled. Now with both the alien Magister and the Togruta facing her, she had less of a chance to actually get to her target. "Oh well…" she muttered, readying a large violet starbolt. She fired it at the adjacent wall, blasting right through it.

"Hey, wait!" Ahsoka yelled, only for the Tamaranean to blast a starbolt from her right hand that struck the ground at her enemy's feet, keeping her at bay long enough to fly out.

"Another time then!" she remarked in farewell with a mocking wave, "That is… if you survive…" she mentioned before speeding off into the night sky above.

"Damn…" the Togruta cursed as she looked out of the hole to see her leaving. Deciding to forget about Blackfire for now, she ran over to Rook, "Are you okay?" she asked immediately in concern.

"Alive…" the Revonnahgander responded with a heavy breath, "Where are Rex and the child?" he questioned back.

"They got away," Ahsoka replied, allowing him to sigh in relief.

"Komand'r associating herself with Apokolips was something I had not expected…" he admitted as he pulled out his Plumber badge.

"Apokolips?" the Togruta repeated in confusion, receiving a nod in response from the alien Magister.

"That device we found on Joker's person was something that Komand'r and her Apokoliptian allies used as a beacon to transport themselves into Headquarters," he explained to her, "If they've taken possession of it…" he started to infer, sweating nervously. Just as he was about to make a call, a loud boom erupted from afar.

"What was that?!" Ahsoka asked loudly. She and Rook approached the opening in the wall to see that in the distance, the face of Thomas Jefferson upon Mount Rushmore was crumbling away. They gasped in shock.

"Ben…!" the Revonnahgander exclaimed, grimacing with worry. Just how much trouble was his partner getting in?

X

TWO MINUTES EARLIER – MOUNT RUSHMORE

"AGH!" Ultimate Echo Echo yelped in pain as he tumbled back in midair, "Damn…" he cursed out, glaring up at Clark. The Man of Steel hadn't given him even the slightest opening throughout the fight. Any sonic disc that came relatively close was either blown away or destroyed. It was no wonder considering who he was.

"I'm not giving you any more chances, Ben!" he yelled down to the hyper-evolved Sonorosian, "Either you turn yourself over and call off your friends, or we'll bring you in by force!" he threatened, repeating his earlier warning.

"Sorry," Ultimate Echo Echo apologized, "But I think we already made it clear that I'm not giving in to you guys…" he stated firmly, balling his hands into fists. Below, Victor grimaced with frustration.

"Come on, Ben…" he pleaded quietly, hoping his transformed friend would see reason and end this senseless violence. But it didn't seem to matter. Clark let out a disappointed sigh before dashing out at the hyper-evolved Sonorosian again. He quickly countered flew away, propelling himself faster thanks to the sonic blasts coming from the soles of his feet. However, that didn't stop the Man of Steel from keeping up with him.

There wasn't going to be an easy way out of this fight. Ultimate Echo Echo knew that better than anyone. He also knew that time was slowly running out. If he didn't find a way to take down Superman and Cyborg first, then he'd transform back to normal and be left defenseless… He then looked down to his friend as he walked atop the head of Thomas Jefferson upon the monument. The half-man, half-robot was obviously weakened by the hyper-evolved Sonorosian's earlier supersonic attack in his base form. If he were to land another one now in his evolved state…

He suddenly started diving towards him. Victor gasped in surprise, transforming his right hand as it came apart to form what looked like a satellite dish upon his palm. He fired off red laser bolts towards his incoming foe, but he evaded them all, letting the remainder of sonic disks upon his form detach from his body. Before they could fly out though, Clark suddenly tackled him from behind and slammed down with him into the ground hard.

"Augh…" Ultimate Echo Echo groaned as the dust had yet to settle. He managed to turn himself over onto his back, breathing heavily in exhaustion. He looked up to see the Man of Steel looming over him.

"That was a nice try, Ben…" he remarked, grasping the hyper-evolved Sonorosian by the evolved Omnitrix symbol and hoisting him up from the ground, "but this… is over now," he stated firmly.

"Heh," his foe laughed, causing him to blink in surprise "You should know me better than anyone, Clark…" he pointed out, "I don't go down that easy…" he noted with a weak smirk. The dust cleared around the area to reveal a shocking sight. Sonic disks were surrounding the three persons atop the monument.

"Oh, shit!" Victor yelped in realization.

"Sonic…" Ultimate Echo Echo started to bellow.

"DON'T—!"

"OVERLLLOOOOAAAAADDDDD!" the hyper-evolved Sonorosian echoed loudly, causing the disks to unleash a powerful sonic blast before the Kryptonian could finish his shout.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Victor screamed in agony as his whole body sparked from the supersonic bombardment. The sheer volume of the attack was enough create a sonic boom, causing the stone face of Thomas Jefferson to crumble apart from its force. The boom echoed through the nearby city as Blake's cat ears picked up wind of it as she and the others were still venturing towards the tower

"What was that?" she asked as she turned and gasped. She and her colleagues were stunned to see the stone face coming apart from the sonic blast they heard.

"Guys!" a voice cried out, catching their attentions as they turned to Gwendolyn fly over to them, "Did you just hear-? Whoa…" she uttered out in disbelief upon seeing what had happened.

"What the heck's even going on up there?" Yang wondered aloud.

"I think… that might be Ben!" the hybrid Anodite assumed with a shocked expression.

"What?!" Blake exclaimed in fright, whipping her head towards the monument with a worried look on her face. There, the dust had yet to settle again as slow beeps were heard, sounding like they were losing power before a green flash of light occurred.

"Agh…" Ben groaned, having been transformed back to normal as he breathed heavily and coughed a little. He looked out through the cloud of grey dust to see that Victor was lying on his back, still conscious as his body sparked with electricity. But he didn't see Clark.

"I'll admit, that was pretty bold…" his voice echoed, catching the Omni Force leader's attention too late as he glanced over to see a cross-armed Kryptonian looming right beside him as his cape flapped about with the cool breeze.

"Huh…" Ben exhaled in frustration, too weakened to try and push himself back onto his feet, "Really thought I had you there…" he admitted.

"So did I," Clark responded, uncrossing his arms as he balled his right hand into a fist, "This is over, Ben," he stated. The Omnitrix bearer knew he was right. At this point, with him unable to transform and already in a weakened state, one single would be enough to knock him out. But as the Kryptonian threw his fist down, it was caught. He widened his eyes in shock. Victor gasped upon noticing.

"Excuse me…" a deep yet calming voice started to say, causing the Omni Force leader to glance up and crack a small smile, "but I believe that's my friend you're trying to harm," he noted. The person who had caught Superman's fist was a very large man with an equally muscular and well-defined physique. He had short blond hair, swept backwards, with two distinct tufts that stuck up above his head, leaning slightly to each side.

His outfit was a skin-tight blue bodysuit decorated with a red symbol that somewhat resembled a 'Y', designed with a white diamond at its center, with white lines connected to it that traced from his chest to his back shoulders; the lines trimmed with the aforementioned red symbol. The symbol appeared to have wings on the side that ran from the atop his torso before ending around his back, over which was a similar red and white design absent of the white diamond. Large white patches lined with red covered each side of his hips before ending at his lower thighs, and he wore a gold belt that had a silver buckle with red eyes. His forearm sleeves were colored in gold that each had white lines covered in blue accents over his wrists, and had spiked fins on the sides of his arms. His feet were covered in shin-length gold boots trimmed with white and red accents. To top it off, a blue cape flowed off from his back with it being red on the inner half, held by the metal pieces upon his broad shoulders.

"Wh-What the hell…?!" Victor stuttered out, amazed that the muscular stranger had stopped Superman's punch, even if it wasn't going to be at full strength. The only thing more shocking was how Clark found himself unable to escape his grip.

"I didn't just have a contingency for myself, you know…" Ben chimed in, catching his attention, "Even with my experience, I knew I wasn't gonna be a match for you…" he confessed, "So I brought in someone who was," he remarked, looking over to the muscular stranger.

"The pleasure's all mine, Benjamin!" he responded while proudly wearing a smile, "Now it's time you learn your place!" he yelled, readying his free right fist, "DETROOOOIIIITTTT…" he started to bellow as he thrusted it forward, "SMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSHHHHHH!" he roared, slamming it fiercely into the Kryptonian's stomach. His eyes actually jolted open as he spat out a wad of saliva, being sent flying instantaneously from the punch's force as he crashed through a few trees while tumbling in midair.

"Superman!" Cyborg cried out. In the meantime, the muscular man glanced over at Ben as he stood up.

"You need me to get you back to the city?" he asked of him in concern.

"No, I'll handle things from here…" the Omni Force leader assured with a heavy breath, "Do your thing… All Might," he said. The pro hero flashed a bright smile.

"Gladly!" he responded before taking a mighty leap into the air in pursuit of his Kryptonian foe. In the meantime, Ben glanced over and noticed Victor pushing himself onto his feet. His body sparked wildly, making him grimace. But nevertheless, he wasn't about to let his friend continue this fight. And neither was he.

ENDING

Insert "Homura" by LiSA

Begins with wedding bells ringing upon the official marriage of Ben and Rainbow, as everyone cheers for the happy couple. Watching on from afar in the air are Superman and Wonder Woman, who are happy for the newlyweds. It's a very different scenario in the present day though…

Cuts to the memorial in Omnitrix City built in the aftermath of the World Government's attack. Ben approaches the memorial and leaves behind a bouquet of flowers with a somber look on his face. He notices Smoker approach beside him as he puts down a few candles. They share a glance with each other before smoke envelops the screen.

We see Sunset adjusting to a semi-married life with Rook in the aftermath of her mission to stop Aggregor. She happily tickles Kyoto as he lies in his crib with his tail wagging about. As Rook approaches, she instinctively moves away to his surprise. Realizing that she still doesn't completely trust him, the Revonnahgander sighs as he picks up his adopted son in his arms.

Upon his submarine, Law stares up at the night sky as the wind brings about a nice, gentle breeze. Cana approaches him from behind and hugs him with a drunken smile on her face. He smirks back, kissing her on the forehead before looking back to see Bepo playing with their little son, Clive.

Erza is inside her apartment, brushing up her long, scarlet hair. She looks in the mirror and smiles… before taking notice of Jellal there. She whips around and finds no one else in the room though, sighing somberly as she still misses him.

Gaara writes down a few things upon a couple pieces of paper at his desk in his office before leaning back in his chair and exhaling out of exhaustion. He looks up at the ceiling and wonders about his future before noticing a familiar set of blonde hair. He glances over to see Yang there, who happily gives him a sweet kiss to his lips, which he returns.

Back in Mistral, Ruby sits up from her bed, contemplating all the decisions she's made up to this point. Weiss and Blake approach her, letting her into a group hug to console her. Ruby smiles, glad to have such good friends.

We then cut to the Omni Force squadron leaders and their teams in battle, with Sunset assuming her Daydream Drive Form, Law readying a Gamma Knife, Erza requipping into her Nakagami Armor, Gaara forming a Wind Style: Sky Sand Defensive Wall, and Ruby activating her Silver Eyes. We see Ben step forward, leaving behind Rainbow and Raya as they look on at him in worry. He transforms into Astrodactyl and flies off, heading for Mount Rushmore.

The song winds down with him standing atop Omni Force Tower, sharing a smoke with none other than Smoker.

END ENDING

Man, I'm rolling through these chapters! As you can probably tell, I'm getting a lot of time to do this stuff because this was written prior to me officially starting my new job. So chapter updates are still coming! It's just that now… they'll probably start to go into a biweekly basis when work starts piling up.

Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I had a blast writing it, especially with the battles and the fun reveals! Leaving a review would mean a lot, so I'd greatly appreciate it!

See you guys next time! For now, it's back to "The Challenge of a Lifetime" and its 30th chapter!