A/N: Hey, guys! Welcome to the finale of this fanfic! In the previous episode, Rayman, Ly, Murfy, Polokus and Clark fought a large army of Hoodlums at the Fairy Council, and Globox killed André by swallowing him, this time deliberately. However, his evil spirit is still within him, and Globox was unable to fight it. What will happen? Find out now!
Globox was now completely transformed into the Reflux clone, and his voice was no longer his, only beastly roars. Reflux raised his sceptre into the air, and the dark clouds began to thunder.
''The Reflux clone is complete. We have to defeat him, come on! '' Polokus said, and the final battle began.
(''Purification of Darkness- Grandia 2 OST'')
While his friends tried to defeat Reflux, Rayman couldn't bring himself to attack him, and all he did was dodge the purple energy balls he fired. Instead of the Knaaren, in fact, he saw Globox, and could not react.
''Rayman, what's wrong? You must defeat Reflux!'' Murfy shouted.
''I can't do it! I only see Globox, and I don't want to hurt him! He's not himself!'' Rayman exclaimed.
''We know, Rayman, but if you don't fight, Reflux will destroy everything.'' Ly said.
''We have to fight Reflux, but we mustn't to inflict too much damage on him, or Globox could die from his wounds. Rayman, don't worry about him. You call it while we will try to weaken Reflux. I think your voice can snap him out of it.'' Polokus said.
Rayman nodded, knowing there was no other way. ''OK. Try to weaken him. Without killing him.'' he said.
''We'll be careful.'' Clark replied.
Reflux fired a lightning bolt from his sceptre, and Ly, after dodging it, fired magic orbs at him, with some hitting him, and Clark threw a series of punches.
Rayman began calling Globox, hoping that despite being possessed and transformed, he could fight. ''Globox, can you hear me? It's me, Rayman!'' he shouted, but the Knaaren hit him with his sharp claws. He didn't give up, though, and seeing his friends try to weaken him enough to allow Globox to fight off that evil influence while being careful not to hurt him too much, he kept calling him. ''Come on, Globox! I know you wouldn't do such a thing! You must fight the evil spirit of André!''
Polokus fired golden orbs at Reflux, who fired a beam from his sceptre that destroyed them all, but another hit him, and a series of lightning bolts, rays, and energy balls hit Ly and Clark, who stood and continued to attack him, hoping they could stop him. On the contrary, the limbless hero, in addition to not fighting, barely dodged his attacks and was seriously injured, but he did not care at all, and kept yelling. ''Globox, you must fight the darkness! All of this happened because of me, I know, but you have to snap out of it! I know you can do it!''
For a moment, Reflux seemed to hesitate, his eyes turned black and his claws began to shrink. ''Rayman, it's working! The transformation is reversing! Keep calling him!'' Ly exclaimed.
A beam fired from Reflux was so powerful that even Clark was thrown away, but the giant got up, and Rayman kept calling out to Globox. ''Don't give up, Globox! Keep fighting!'' he encouraged him.
The right side of the Knaaren's body began to become Globox's again. His arm was smaller and clawless, his feet were now small again, nailless and webbed, he had lost his legs and his skin was blue and full of glands again, his mouth was larger and without teeth. ''You... You're not going to use me for this, you beast!'' shouted Globox, who was struggling to break away from Reflux, who still formed half of his body, and Ly and the others stopped fighting.
''Nicely done, Globox! Keep it up!'' the Guardian of the Glade of Dreams shouted. Some parts of Globox went back to being Reflux's, who was trying to regain control, and for a few seconds, they went back to being those of Globox and vice versa, changing erratically. The amphibian felt severe pain, as he was still attached to the Knaaren like a parasite, and kept trying to break away from him.
''You're doing great, Globox!'' Ly said, trying to encourage Globox.
''Don't give up, Globox! Believe in yourself!'' Murfy added.
''Just a little more effort!'' Clark shouted.
''Almost there, Globox. You got a lot braver when you faced the Hoodlums with Rayman. I know you can separate yourself from the Reflux clone.'' Polokus said.
Globox, encouraged by his friends, remembered the happy times with them, especially with Rayman, and kept pushing. While its body shrunk and returned to its original size, the amphibian detached itself completely from Reflux, who he then struck with his palm with such force that he threw him away a few meters(1).
(''Purification of Darkness- Grandia 2 OST-s'')
Globox breathed heavily from the effort he had made. ''Phew... I feel... light...'' he sighed.
''You did it, Globox! You expelled the Reflux clone, and now it's separated from you!'' Rayman shouted happily.
Uglette and the children came out of their hiding place. ''Globox? How is my husband?'' asked Uglette, worried.
''We found him, Uglette. He's fine.'' Polokus replied.
''Rayman, there's something I need to tell you. I...'' Globox could not finish the sentence in time, as Reflux had risen to his feet, and was drinking plum juice from barrels scattered everywhere. He became a giant, and a single huge wing appeared on his back.
(''Pledge- Chaos Legion OST'')
''We have to defeat him!'' Ly exclaimed.
Suddenly, Reflux attacked Uglette, who nearly got hit by her sharp claws, and all her children were terrified. The Knaaren reached out both hands, and was about to hit her with his claws, but was stopped by two hands. Globox was right in front of his wife, and he pushed Reflux away with great force. ''DON'T TOUCH MY WIFE, YOU MONSTER!'' he yelled, a voice full of rage like never before. They all advanced, but were stopped by their friend. ''No! Stand back, all of you!''
''It's madness to deal with it alone, Globox!'' Rayman exclaimed, very worried.
''I don't care! I was possessed of that monster and caused so much destruction around here! I have to stop him!'' Replied the amphibian, who took a few barrels of plum juice from his mouth and drank them, becoming giant like Reflux. The Knaaren fired a dark beam at him and flew away, but he dodged it and chased after him.
''Let's follow them!'' Murfy said.
''No, Rayman is right. It's his battle. If Reflux is defeated, André's spirit will leave Globox's body.'' replied Ly, who was amazed by Globox's movements, as she had never seen him run so fast. Alongside Rayman and Polokus, she launched ranged attacks against the Knaaren, hitting him repeatedly.
''It seems that plum juice made him more agile and powerful.'' Polokus said.
Reflux emitted ultrasounds, and Globox, after dodging them, activated the LockJaw Fist, grabbing him with the grappling hook and releasing an electric shock, then slammed him to the ground twice and hit him with a slap. The Knaaren struck him in the face with his claws, but was then hit by a beam coming from the mouth of the amphibian, followed by three balls of energy that he blocked, and then summoned a lightning bolt from the sky, which struck him.
''Come on, Globox! Defeat him!'' Uglette shouted.
''You can do it, Dad!'' the babies shouted.
Globox activated the Helicopter and unleashed a series of attacks from above, then, when the effect ended, he used the Swirl Punch and created swirls that blocked Reflux. Another tornado threw him into the air, allowing him to deliver a series of kicks, punches, slaps and palm blows, followed by a stomp that knocked him to the ground, but this left him exposed to a series of claw blows. which hit him multiple times, leaving him with a bloody laceration, and he returned to his normal size. ''Don't you think it's over, Reflux!'' he declared, and activated the Shock Rocket Fist, firing a series of shots towards the Knaaren, who was now in the air. His wing, however, was strong and made his body very aerodynamic, allowing him to repeatedly hit him with both body and claws and taking the lead hit after hit. A series of devastating attacks threw him into the air, and Globox had his eyes closed.
''Oh, no! Globox!'' Murfy shouted.
''This is really bad.'' Polokus commented, worried.
Reflux raised his sceptre to the sky and prepared to fire a series of beams as Globox fell at an ever-increasing speed.
''Wake up, Globox!'' Ly exclaimed.
The beams approached, but Globox opened his eyes in time and managed to dodge them all.
(''Pledge- Chaos Legion OST-s'')
(''One Winged Angel- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX OST'')
''Hey, are you okay, Globox? Can you fight?'' Rayman asked in concern.
''I'll make it.'' Globox replied, despite the fatigue and blood dripping from his stomach. He took out all six cans of Laser Detergentand absorbed their powers, becoming more powerful than ever. Reflux fired beams at him, but he dodged them all with a series of jumps and fired at him with his cannon arm, which he then slammed into his head. He avoided a series of ultrasonic screeches, but another one immobilized him and left him exposed to a bite in the back followed by a claw swipe. The amphibian did not give up, however, and lifted the Knaaren and then threw it to the ground, then used the LockJaw and tossed him into the air, following the launch with a shot with the arm cannon(2).
The fight became more frenetic, resulting in a series of blows from both fighters, who didn't want to give up. Globox used all the techniques at his disposal, from his Fung-Ku fighting style to firing tornadoes, missiles or electric shocks, and Reflux charged him in mid-air, bit him, slashed his body with his claws, violently slammed him on the ground and summoned lightning that caused him a lot of pain, causing even more slashes on the body in the father of the family, causing further blood loss and greater tiredness.
''Hold on, Globox!'' Polokus said.
''Mom, will Papa be okay?'' asked Brainox, a very pale baby Globox.
''I don't know, my child. We'll have to wait to find out.'' Uglette replied to her son, equally worried. Another of the little ones, Hardrox, watched the scene with all of his siblings, who felt exactly like their mother.
Globox broke off the ground and flew towards Reflux to attack him from behind, hit him in the back of the head with his arm cannon and slammed him to the ground by the hood. He was struck by a red lightning bolt from his sceptre, but dodged another one using the LockJaw Fist, grabbing a tree branch with the grapple of his whip and bouncing back to the Fairy Council, then using the wall to give himself even more momentum and hit the Knaaren with a powerful headbutt. He then reached out and grabbed him by the uvula, then flew up spinning at high speed, forming a huge tornado, swooping down, slamming Reflux to the ground with a strong impact.
''DIE!'' Reflux roared, releasing a series of dark thunderbolts at Globox, then summoned a massive sandstorm that knocked him down, hit him with a dark explosion, and clawed his stomach apart, even deeper than before.
''Daddy!'' shouted Catastrox, one of the baby Globoxes. Very nervous, he exchanged worried looks with Bimbette, Hardrox, Oktette, Globber and all their siblings.
Full of bloodstains on his body and with his belly all bloody, Globox fell to the ground, but seeing that the Knaaren was charging a powerful beam from his sceptre, he too charged one from the arm cannon, but when he opened fire, his beam was overwhelmed by Reflux's, and as he felt the cold, dark beam penetrate it, he screamed in pain, much to the horror of those present.
(''One Winged Angel- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX OST-s'')
Globox felt himself floating in a dark place he did not know. He was beginning to wonder where he was when he heard a voice. ''Come on, get up, Globox! Globox!'' He recognized the voice immediately. It was Rayman's voice.
''You can't give up now!'' shouted another voice, Murfy's.
''You have to hold on, my love!'' Uglette.
''Get up, Dad!'' the babies.
''Don't give up, Globox!'' Clark.
''Hold on, Globox. You can do it!'' Ly.
''I know you can do it, Globox. Don't give in.'' Polokus.
Globox then saw several colored lights enter his body, and when he opened his eyes, he was standing, trying to counter the Reflux beam, and behind him were Rayman, Ly and Polokus. In addition to the one he was firing from the cannon arm, he fired another beam from his mouth, while his friends fired magic orbs that outperformed Reflux's attack and hit him, causing a massive explosion.
However, when the smoke cleared, Reflux was still standing. ''Still not giving up?! I swear that it will be like that time we faced the real Reflux: that battle was so long that there was even a loading screen, and it took two full chapters to cover it!'' Murfy commented in annoyance.
''Shhh! Keep your voice down, people are listening!'' said Bimbette(3).
(''Key Of The Brave- Kingdom Hearts 3 Re: Mind DLC OST'')
Globox scrambled to his feet, albeit with difficulty due to his injuries. '' I have a plan, but it will be risky. I will attempt an attack inside his body.'' he said.
Rayman felt his hands drop. ''Are you out of your mind, Globox?! You can't do that, you'll die!'' he cried out, horrified.
''That Reflux clone will destroy everything and kill everyone! Don't you see what's at stake here? I don't care if I die, and if I don't attack him from the inside, we won't be able to defeat him!'' the amphibian replied, terribly serious.
''Globox has a point, though. Attacking Reflux from the inside and irreparably damaging his vital organs is the only way to defeat him.'' Polokus said.
''No offense, Polokus, but he won't survive that!'' Clark exclaimed.
''What's the plan?'' Ly asked.
''Ok, everybody listen up. Rayman, Ly, Polokus, you will distract Reflux by attacking from afar. Clark, do the same with your strength. When I roll towards you, throw me into Reflux's mouth, then I'll activate the LockJaw Fist on both hands. At this point, I will release electrical discharges both upwards and downwards, targeting Reflux's brain and heart, and these will spread throughout his body and irreparably damage his organs. If his organs suffer from that bad enough, Reflux will be defeated for good. Uglette, my children, stay back, I don't want that monster of a Knaaren to hurt you.'' replied Globox.
''Good idea.'' Rayman said, and began firing his Magic Fist repeatedly, supported by the magic of Ly and Polokus, while Clark tried to keep Reflux at bay with powerful kicks and punches.
Globox advanced slowly from his severe injuries, and he felt he couldn't hold out for long, but at the same time he didn't have to give in. He blocked a dark beam and then swelled up his belly, avoiding most of the damage, but getting hit nonetheless.
''Try to hold on, okay?'' Murfy said.
Rayman kept firing, but was struck by red lightning and an ultrasound that made him flinch. He hit Reflux by throwing his body at him, but Ly and Polokus were also hit, and it took a while for the amphibian to get close enough.
''Now, Clark!'' Globox shouted, starting to roll. Clark grabbed him and threw him at Reflux, allowing him to enter his mouth. Knowing what to do, the amphibian activated the LockJaw Fist and two whips with grappling hooks appeared. He fired one upward and the other downward, and Reflux let out a roar of pain as he put one clawed hand to his forehead and the other to his heart. The Knaaren then sensed what appeared to be a discharge of at least a hundred thousand volts inside him, and as he let out more roars, his body began to writhe in unnatural positions, as if trying to shake off whatever it was.
''It's working! Reflux has no escape!'' Clark exclaimed.
Reflux's body began to glow, and Globox realized he was about to explode. When he got to his throat, hecame out of his body by opening his mouth with Clark's help, escaping the explosion just in time, and the Knaaren exploded. The sky went back to normal.
(''Key Of The Brave- Kingdom Hearts 3 Re: Mind DLC OST-s'')
The battle against Reflux was now over, and André's spirit flew out of Globox's mouth. The amphibian, however, was injured so badly that he could not stand up and fell to the ground.
''Globox!'' Rayman shouted, and everyone ran towards him.
''We're here, Globox! '' Ly exclaimed in a slight panic.
(''Enclosure- Metal Gear Solid OST'')
Uglette took her husband's body in her arms, and not far away, all their children were there. ''Globox ... stay with me...'' she said, breathing heavily.
''It's ... it's too late for me...'' Globox murmured.
''It can't end like this! Please, stay with us!'' Clark shouted.
''Daddy, don't leave us! '' the babies cried.
''André's evil spirit is gone now...'' Globox said, starting to cough up blood.
''Don't die on us, Globox!'' Murfy shouted.
''Don't talk, save your strength.'' Ly said.
The amphibian ignored them all, knowing his end was coming, and turned to his best friend. ''Rayman... it's all over now. No more Reflux, no more André, no more Hoodlums. When I was fused with Reflux, your voice made me separate from him... '' he said, exhausted.
Rayman panicked. ''No, Globox! Don't die! I can't lose my best friend!'' he yelled, with tears in his eyes.
Globox began to cough even more. Some Ludivs and Teensies who had just before been shouting for joy at Reflux's defeat looked at the scene with concern, and everyone saw their friend exhale his last breath.
''No... No, please, no! Globox, say something!'' Uglette cried, starting to sob, and the children burst into hysterical tears.
''We won... but at what cost...'' Clark murmured.
''Yeah... it wasn't supposed to end like this.'' Murfy answered, on the ground and without his smirk.
Rayman didn't want to believe this was all happening. He had already believed, in the Knaaren Desert, that Globox was already dead, and now, it had come true. ''Damn it!'' he yelled, slamming his fist to the ground and crying on his best friend's chest. ''Globox... I'm sorry... I couldn't save you ... I didn't realize what was happening to you until it was too late... I shouldn't have yelled at you like that! I shouldn't have abandoned you like this when you needed me most! I failed!''
While mourning Globox, they all turned to the Guardian of the Glade of Dreams, who had reached his lowest point in his entire life so so far. ''It was his choice, Rayman. He chose to sacrifice himself because he felt he had to redeem himself.'' Ly said.
''What do you guys know? I failed, and Globox is dead! It was all my fault...'' replied the hero, with his head down.
The fairy didn't know what to say. Polokus put his hands on Rayman's ''shoulders'' and looked at him sadly. ''I'm so sorry, Rayman. I knew that destroying Reflux would make André's spirit disappear forever, but not that this would have happened. Don't blame yourself for everything that's happened.'' he said.
''How can I? I'm supposed to protect the Glade of Dreams, but I haven't even had time to save my buddy. If I hadn't fought with him, he probably wouldn't have succumbed to André's spirit. I should have stopped him when he wanted to face Reflux!'' Rayman replied desperately.
''It's not your fault. He decided to face Reflux alone even though he knew he could die. Let's make sure that his sacrifice isn't wasted.'' said the spirit of the world, feeling sorry for him.
(''Enclosure- Metal Gear Solid OST-s'')
Murfy looked up, not wanting to look too much at that sad scene, and saw hundreds of Red Lums flying towards them. ''Look at that. Red Lums. I think the Hoodlums used them for the project in order to create the Reflux clone. '' He said.
The winged spheres flew towards Globox's lifeless body and interacted with it, emitting an immense golden light that forced everyone to cover their eyes with their hands. The wounds and blood began to disappear due to the the Red Lums's regenerating effect, and when the light disappeared, Globox groaned and awoke. To see their friend alive and well, everyone ran to hug him, regardless of the fact that they were suffocating him, Uglette gave him a passionate kiss, and the babies jumped on him in heaps, all eager to hug him.
''Take it easy, guys, you could suffocate him and cause him to die again.'' Polokus chuckled.
''It's all over, at last. Let's go home.'' Murfy said.
(''Staff Credits- Super Mario 64 OST'')
It took a few hours to fix Globox's house, but with a little help from the fairies, it was put together again, and the Armaguiddon was taken back to the cellar. The amphibian was watching the sea from a cliff, and Rayman joined him. ''Hey, Globox. I wanted to talk to you about something.'' he said.
''Tell me.'' Globox replied.
Rayman sighed. ''Listen to me, I'm sorry about what I told you. I wasn't myself.'' he said.
''Don't say that. I shouldn't have said these bad things either. I didn't realize that André's spirit was possessing me, but I said some things that were untrue.'' said the amphibian. ''Why are you blaming yourself?''
'' Because after we had a fight, I lost hope, and it took a conversation with Polokus to change my mind. I thought what I told you would make you give in to André's control faster, and I thought I was a bad friend. ''
''That's all nonsense. I was hurt by what you said, at that point, I knew that something was wrong. Please, these things you are saying are false, and Murfy, Polokus and Ly would not want you to beat yourself up like that.''
''I know, but... I thought I really lost you this time! Why did you want to face Reflux alone?''
Because he had attacked Uglette, and if she hadn't dodged the blow, she would have died. I could have become a widower! What's more, he and André had already caused me enough trouble, and they almost destroyed our friendship. I assure you that after what happened, nothing has changed. ''
Rayman felt relieved at Globox's words. he hugged him immediately. ''Thank you, Globox. You're the best friend ever.'' he said.
''You too.'' Globox replied. ''Hey, I was thinking about playing soccer with the kids. Do you want to be part of it too?''
''Sure, I'd love to! Now that the Hoodlums are gone, we can relax a little.''
The two friends went to the courtyard of Globox's house and started playing football with the baby Globoxes. They had just left their disadventure behind, and now, they knew their friendship was not going to break anytime soon.
A/N: Well, the story is over. I've never written such a long fanfic before, and after four and a half months, I hope you enjoyed the final battle and the fanfic itself! Thanks for following it and I'll see you next time! See you soon!
(1): The way Globox separates his body from Reflux's here is similar to how, in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie, Harry forces Voldemort to leave his mind thinking about the love he feels for his friends and his godfather and the happy moments spent with them, as Voldemort has a weakness: he knows neither friendship nor love and its power.
(2): This is similar to Samus' new up throw in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Previously, she only used the Grapple Beam, but now she also hits with a shot from her arm cannon after tossing the opponent above her with the Grapple Beam, and consists of two hitsinstead of six.
(3): A reference to the duration of the battle against Reflux, which had occupied the entirety of Chapter 29 and over half of Chapter 30. Also, in Chapter 19 of Kid Icarus: Uprising, where Pit must climb a tower and obtain the Lightning Chariot, a carriage pulled by two unicorns to gain access to the Temple of Palutena in chapter 20, he comments halfway through the level that the climb was so long that there was a loading screen in between, and that's one of many examples of fourth wall breaking in the game.
