Angel: *hugs drafts of the next three episodes, recoiling back with a cat-like hiss at the review from Matt* NO! We are not doing this again! That whole evil/good Ash thing and the evil Ash taking Fox or Nova thing is still asking me to change what I have planned.
Seriously, guys. Stop it. I've had enough of it. Don't make me ask you guests again, please. If you're gonna ask me to change something for the season finale or for my other stories, don't even bother leaving the review at this point. And I have already gone into a rant about changing things for Ash's character months ago with the whole giving her a love interest thing, I don't think we need a repeat, Matt. Once again to everyone, if you are not satisfied with this story, go rewrite it yourself. If you're okay with me keeping what I want, why even bother asking me to do the whole splitting Ash into one good and bad of herself? What kind of sense does that make? You just wanna request something, when I already have a message regarding Ash about.
Just stop this with all of the change requests, I don't like it! And if we have to go through this again, it's gonna make me hella uncomfortable from here on out. No, I'm not joking.
Someone take away all of this popularity to warrant this much attention from this story, I don't want it XD
Rain fell down from the sky as thunder struck, Gary looking up from the window. Another violent shake occurred, sending him onto a table. The others stood up from the ground as an alarm blared.
"Hey! Is everyone alright?!" He called out.
"You have eyes!" Kevin retorted back. "Does it look like I am?!" He looked back up to the screen. "The power generator's exploded. I've never seen geo-activity like this. If I didn't know better, I'd say the Earth is really pissed off." Quinn glanced back to Avocato and Gary in shock. "If it keeps up, I swear it's gonna tear the Earth apart." He closed his eyes, glancing back at the group. "This might be your last chance. You can still leave Final Space. Go!"
Gary turned to Sheryl. "Mom?"
"No," She answered with no hesitation.
"I'm serious, I mean you can uhh..." He rubbed the back of his neck. "You can leave. If you want. I mean, you've actually stayed longer than I ever thought you would. Which is pretty cool."
She gave him a small smile. "Yeah, I had the chance, but I'm still here, right?"
"I thought you were just sticking around so you could, uhh...you know...look for Dad."
She looked away, shaking her head. "Nah. I already lost a husband. I'm here because I don't wanna lose my son...again."
"No way," Gary declared and they shared a hug.
"Despite my fears, this is beautiful," Fox shed a tear at them, wiping it away. Little Cato turned to Nova, who shook her head.
"Good luck trying to even get me into that portal."
"I knew you were gonna say that," He smirked a bit at her.
"Glad we're on the same page, then," She winked back at him and he kissed her cheek in response. Ash looked up at Fox, who furiously shook his head no. He still wanted his revenge on Invictus, and staying in Final Space was the only way to accomplish that for now.
Ash then looked up and grew alarmed. "Uhh, what is that?" She pointed up at the screen, where something was dropping down from the atmosphere. Everyone stared at it, wondering what it was. They ran outside and got their answer as they saw a familiar ship.
"Gary, it's the Lord Commander's ship," HUE informed as its large shadow loomed over them before it appeared out of the clouds. The ship got a lock onto both Mooncake and Nova. He smiled evilly as they appeared on his screen.
"Mooncake! Nova!"
"Finally," Invictus spoke behind him, still possessing a Zombie Gary and sitting in the throne. "What I have been looking for is mine."
Before he could attempt to do anything to the group, Lord Commander backtracked when he saw something else appearing from his scan. In the middle of the Earth, there was something detected. It looked like a yellow sac with a small creature inside.
"My, my, what do we have here?" He glanced back at Invictus and then smiled. His eyes glowed yellow. "Nova and Mooncake can wait. There's a much more pressing matter I need to."
"Your insolence will be the death of you!" Invictus stood up, strolling over to him. The Lord Commander just grinned in response as Invictus was about to attack him.
"Crystals!" He shouted, gesturing to the crystal ceiling. A pile of them fell on the zombie body, trapping Invictus in it. He laughed as he watched the robot hand twitching. "The death of me? I think you meant you!" The little tyrant turned around to whatever was in the Earth and tapped it, heading for its destination. He looked very pleased for some reason...
A drill popped out of the ship, shocking both Nova and Mooncake.
"Oh, that is fucking it! I'm not putting up with this anymore!" Nova clenched her fists in anger. Seriously, this guy was relentless in chasing them, and he had already killed the last of her grandparents. What more did he want from them?
"Chookity!" Mooncake flew after it, followed by Nova.
"Mooncake! No! Come back!" Gary shouted after him, Little Cato holding out a hand.
"Starlight, don't!"
The two activated their powers together, floating in front of the ship. The Lord Commander just dragged his arrow down from the screen, moving the ship downwards. It fell towards the ground and then the shadow moved away from the duo. The two stopped in disbelief and they braced themselves as the ship plunged into the dirt, digging with the drill. Once the dust cleared, they looked up to see the ship gone.
"Chookity pok," Mooncake flew back to the others, though looked worried. Nova floated back towards the ground as he flew into Gary's arms.
"He had Mooncake and Nova and then he let them go," Ash spoke, looking towards the digging site. "Something's down there and whatever it is..."
"He wants it even more than you guys," Gary finished, looking down at the little alien and glancing up at the girl.
Nova narrowed her eyes to where the ship went, glancing over her shoulder to the group. For as long as she could remember while the Lord Commander was chasing after her and Mooncake, he never would just pass up on that. One time, he even bragged for a minute that he caught them before she escaped. "I don't like this."
"Gary, Quinn, you activate the KVN net," Avocato ordered them. "I'm going after the Lord Commander." He walked off, only to be stopped by Little Cato.
"Wait! But you don't know what's down there."
"He's down there!" Avocato pushed past him, keeping an angry glare. "And we're gonna finish this once and for all."
Inside Kevin's cockpit, Biskit was apparently doing something to the front of the Galaxy 2, using a drill on it and rocket boots to keep himself afloat. Avocato reached the room, saw him, and gave a confused look.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Biskit turned to him and lifted up his goggles. "This!" He closed the panel and landed on the ground. He spun the welding tool in his hand, blowing it off. "It's a diamond tipped laser drill!" The drill appeared in front of the ship. "It should cut through anything you need it to!"
"How in the hell did you even know?" Avocato asked him in confusion and he just blew on his fingers, placing his hands on his hips.
"I'm an intern! It's what we do. Operation: Groundhog has been greenlit!"
Gary and Quinn walked over to the Ventrexian. "Avocato, what exactly are you going to do?" Quinn wondered curiously.
"What I do best...kill things to death...really hard."
"The way you said that was awesome," Gary complimented him, smiling. "I felt it. I did. I got chills. Look!" He looked at his human arm. "Goose pimples, okay. But whatever you said...absolutely made no sense. Look, we gotta do this together."
"No more leaving people behind," Quinn added in, smirking. "This time...we do things right."
"War isn't about who's right, it's about who's left," Avocato recited to the both of them. He turned around and walked off.
"That is a tattoo right there! Oh my god," Gary rubbed his chin with a small smile. "War isn't about who's right, it's about who's left. Nova should get that. Hey, Nov-"
"No!" She called out before he could ask, earning a pout.
The door opened to the Galaxy 2. "Dad!" Little Cato shouted, running over. "Wait! I'm coming with you." Avocato turned to him while still standing on the rail.
"No. Not this time," He walked over to the young Ventrexian, bending down and placing a hand on his shoulder. "Not this time. I can't risk anything happening to you. I'm sorry."
"Let's go!" Sheryl walked past, walking up the ramp. Avocato walked after her and Nova went up to her boyfriend, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Cato...your dad was second-in-command to the Lord Commander for years. He made him do awful things, and...well, that sick dick bag placed a bomb on his chest. So it's personal for him to want to do this alone."
"I know, but I wish he knew that I feel the same way! I had to watch him die right there..." Her eyes softened in sympathy. "A-And what about you? That guy screwed up three years of your life! And killed your grandparents. And asked you to make him a stupid Titan," He narrowed his eyes and then cleared his throat as he realized that Bolo was one of those Titans. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call your dad stupid."
"Calm down," She assured him, placing her hands on his shoulders. "You're fine, and I haven't forgotten what the guy did, but the only thing I want for the Lord Commander is for him to rot in burning, pain-inducing hell for what he did to not just me, but to everyone. And Invictus can fuck off. But hey, don't worry," She smirked, putting her arm around him. "I know just the solution."
Nova leaned in and whispered the plan to him, causing him to grin once he heard it.
Sheryl was in the pilot's seat while Avocato came over and sat up front. She pressed some buttons and the ship activated, floating upwards. Gary and Quinn watched as the ship was preparing to leave.
"Yo, mother unit," Gary spoke up quietly. "Safe trip."
"To the center of the Earth?" She rolled her eyes, unconcerned. "Yeah, I don't think so."
He just smiled at her response and the door opened to let the ship out. Avocato narrowed his eyes, determined to kill the Lord Commander. The ship tilted towards the ground, laser drill ready. Once it stopped, Sheryl pressed two buttons and flung them upwards so that the ship could dig in. The two looked downwards as it dug straight in, Avocato bracing himself.
"We are now approaching the Earth's mantle," HUE reported to them and then a hologram of Kevin appeared.
"Why, hello! This is a previously recorded message from visionary roboticist, Professor Kevin van Newton," He greeted them. "Congratulations, you've made it through the Earth's crust. At this time, a member of your crew must now reorient pressure to avoid catastrophic damage to the vessel. Got it?" The hologram either didn't wait for an answer, or the two were just too surprised to respond back. "Good. Now that you have reached the engine room..."
"Should we be doing this?" Avocato asked Sheryl doubtfully.
"Go on, love," She encouraged him with a grin. "I fly the things, don't know anything about fixin' them."
He nodded and stood up. He reached the engine room, where a quiet alarm was going off due to the incoming pressure. "He said to de-pressurize. Kay." He looked at the controls in confusion. "And something with the nitrogen...so if I just follow this here...this should be right."
"No!" A voice called out before he could press it, surprising him. "Not that button! Hit the one above it."
"Oh, okay," He pressed it and then realized that it wasn't a computer voice talking to him. "Hey, wait a minute!" He turned around to the closet to see Biskit closing it. He opened the door to find four people. "Biskit? Little Cato? Nova?"
Little Cato smiled sheepishly at him while Nova was leaning against something, arms crossed.
"What, no KVN?" KVN asked the Ventrexian, but he was pissed off.
"I said to stay back! What the hell are you doing here?!"
Little Cato jumped down from his spot, walking up to his father. "I hate the Lord Commander as much as you do."
"And you expect me to sit back and NOT participate in killing that asshole?" Nova retorted back. "The guy made me turn to a life of crime for three years and had the gall to ask me to make him a Titan."
"How the hell did you even get in?"
"That'd be my doing," She told him bluntly. "Breaking in was nothing. Though, Biskit was the one who stepped in to help."
He gasped up at her. "I'm being recognized by Nova Ostarilla! Raaaawwwwr!" He purred happily and snuggled up to the girl's leg, who rollled her eyes.
He bent down to Little Cato. He knew that the two had grudges against the Lord Commander personally as well, but the two might get hurt. And he couldn't have that on his conscience. Not just because Little Cato wasn't his son, but because Nova didn't deserve to die young. If Bolo especially found out that she got hurt, he didn't even want to imagine what he'd do to them.
"Listen, son...I have to do this alon-" He finally noticed what was in the room. "What the hell?!" He squinted between the two and they turned to it. "Is that a-"
"Bomb capable of blowing up the entire city?" Biskit gestured to it proudly, Nova giving a small smirk. "Sure is."
"If you're gonna kill this bastard, do it right," Nova winked at him.
"Ah, hell yeah, baby!" He grinned in enthusiasm, now grateful for bringing it. The ship continued digging as he saw the bomb was armed and thankfully not activated yet. "Sheryl, get as close as you can to the Lord Commander's ship. I have something for him. The rest of you, get to the bridge."
"On it, Dad," Little Cato saluted to him and the four left the room. Sheryl gritted her teeth as she watched the drill. Then she heard multiple footsteps and glanced around in confusion as the four ran in.
"What the hell is going on here?"
KVN faced the woman. "For starters, there's a giant bomb on the ship." Her eyes widened at that statement. "Exciting!"
"What?!"
"A bomb my dad is gonna shove down the Lord Commander's throat!" Little Cato growled out and Nova scratched underneath his chin, causing him to purr.
"Leave the anger thing to me, thank you very much. It doesn't suit you," She told him with a small smirk.
"All that hate he put into me...it's all going back to him," Avocato declared angrily, bending down to the bomb.
"...Family revenge," Sheryl grinned as she sensed that this was personal. "I'm in!"
"Incoming signal," HUE pulled up the Earth. "I have discovered the source of the tremors. There is a Titan incubating deep inside the Earth," He zoomed in on what the Lord Commander saw on his screen earlier. "And it's hatching."
"What?" Sheryl demanded in shock.
"What the heeeeeell?!" Nova gasped, stepping back a bit.
"Whoa!"
"Wait!" Avocato did a double take. "Did you just say that a Titan...is hatching...in the center of the Earth?"
"Yes. And the Lord Commander is headed straight for it," HUE informed the group.
"Wait a minute...if this is how a Titan is born...that's why the Earth got pulled into the breach!" Nova realized, turning to Little Cato. "It was so they could use it to create a Titan! And all those tremors we experienced in London must've been from the Titan growing from the Earth's core!" She then blinked at what she said. "Okay, now that it's out of my mouth, that's just fucking messed up," She gritted her teeth. "Who knows how many Titans were born this way?!"
"It might be every single one...except you," He glanced at her. She had a slightly conflicted look on her face as she looked out the window.
"Mayday! Mayday!" Sheryl exclaimed to the others back with Kevin. "There is a Titan hatching in the Earth's core."
"Kill it!" Kevin ordered her, but she was just confused.
"Umm...how?"
"You idiot! With the bomb! The bomb! The bomb!" He exclaimed and then Avocato linked in.
"That's what the bomb's for?" He asked in surprise.
"How else did you expect to stop the Lord Commander?" The scientist questioned in disbelief. "The bomb is already activated. All you need to do is attach it to the Lord Commander's ship. Then you have one minute to get the hell out of there!"
They just stared at him for a few seconds. "What are you standing around for?!" Another tremor occurred, cutting Avocato and Sheryl off from them. They braced themselves and hung on for stabilizing their movements. Kevin ran over to the screen and noticed something, his eyes widening.
"What's happening?"
"Ugh!" He held his head, turning around to them. "The magnetic field flipped again!" He ran over to the table. "The link systems are fired. We can't launch the KVN Net. Ah! No, no, no!"
"This is why we stayed behind," Quinn looked towards the ground. "There has to be another way."
"It needs another signal to relay off of," He explained to them. "And the only one left is in Wisconsin. Well, the state formerly known as Wisconsin."
"I've always wanted to try their cheeses. Cheddar, gouda, limburger..." Fox recited off, Ash just rolling her eyes with a small smile to herself.
The three just stared at him before ignoring the Tryvuulian. "The key...to saving the whole universe...is in Wisconsin?" Gary did not look happy about that fact.
"Yes! In a moderately priced, growing college community. Lovely craftsmen homes, eco-friendly..."
"Blue cheese, muenster, parmesan..." Fox continued listing.
"Sounds like you've been. Sounds like you've been to Wisconsin. Okay, how do we get there?"
"We don't. Avocato took the bearded turkey wing," Kevin told them.
"Well, do you have any gizmos that can zoom us around, huh?" Gary asked almost desperately. "Do you?"
"Gary, Gary, Gary," Kevin chuckled at him. "That's the stuff of science fiction." He then gave an apologetic look. "Your buddy and your mother just took the last bearded turkey wing out of here." Gary gave a disappointed look, walking off. Fox clamped his mouth shut as he watched him.
"Now I'm sad," He looked towards the ground.
Gary stood outside, looking towards the bridge. His hair flew as Quinn walked up to him. "No ship. No Avocato...Nothing," He closed his eyes, losing a bit of hope. Quinn stepped up behind him.
"Mm. My mother used to say, 'Salvation can arrive in the blink of an eye'," She recited to him with a small smile.
"Yeah, well...it's not...working."
A sound was heard and they looked up towards the sky to see a green light arriving from the clouds. It then fell and formed into something, or rather, a friend. Bolo stood in front of them, having shrunk himself down.
"Bolo?!"
"Tis I," He spoke up after a few seconds.
"What the hell, dude?" Gary smiled at him. "I've been yelling up at you this whole time, and you could've just done that."
"Invictus is getting stronger," Bolo informed them.
"Oh, okay. So you're just gonna skip past that?"
"Soon it'll break free and nothing will remain," He continued, seeming to ignore the question.
"I guess so," Gary murmured to himself.
"Bolo," Quinn stepped up to him. "How fast can you get us to Wisconsin?"
"Wisconsin?" Bolo tilted his head in confusion.
"Well that, yeah! That was my reaction!" Gary grinned, glad he wasn't the only one anymore that had a problem with this.
"The answer is..." He then grew to his regular size. "Very fast!" He scooped the two into his hand, laughing as they looked up at him. He then started walking over to Wisconsin.
Wisconsin
"I did not know Wisconsin had a grand canyon jutting through the middle of it," Gary commented once they reached the state. He chuckled at the sight of it. "I thought it was much flatter than this."
"Gary, that's the claw mark of a Titan," Quinn corrected him and he saw the little pointy parts on the side.
"Oh, is that what it is? A Titan claw mark, yeah. I guess. Yeah, I guess it is."
Something purple started glimmering from Bolo's head and then it manifested into a light above Gary and Quinn's head. It formed into a holographic Nova and she blinked in surprise upon seeing him.
"Dad? So it is you!"
"Hello, my child," Bolo greeted her.
"Whoa, Nova? Wait, how are you doing that?" Gary called out, pointing up at her, and she looked down at him.
"Because of my psychic connection with him, remember? I sensed he was on Earth. I can't believe you're up there!"
"I sense you're about to do something dangerous," Bolo gave her a skeptical brow and she rubbed her neck.
"We're...going to the center of the Earth where the Titan is hatching so we can stop the Lord Commander with a bomb so that he can't get to it first," She took a deep breath after saying that. "Oof, that was a mouthful."
"Then by all means, go for it," Bolo encouraged her, actually smiling for once with his big mouth. Nova nodded at him with a small smile, happy that he wasn't going to worry about her, because he really didn't need to.
"Ah, hey, um," Little Cato suddenly appeared in a hologram next to Nova. "I asked Starlight to link me into...whatever it is you've got going here. This is pretty cool, not gonna lie," He looked around as Nova snickered.
"What's up, spider cat?" Gary questioned and he turned to the Titan.
"Uhh, Bolo. I just wanted to let you know that I'm dating your daughter...heh heh..." The young Ventrexian laughed nervously. "So...yeah..."
"Oh, so it's this point of the relationship we're on now," Nova blinked at him.
"I was worried he might freak out if we didn't tell him! My dad has known about this longer than him." He defended to her, but Bolo just laughed, the two turning to him. With everything going on, she didn't have the time to even tell him about her relationship with Little Cato, and was dreading a little of his reaction.
"I'm not gonna freak out! I'm truly happy for the both of you."
"Aw," Gary and Quinn smiled at this. "Look at that, nice talks going all around in the family!"
"Really, Gary!" Nova exclaimed at him, a bit annoyed.
"Nova," Bolo spoke up, getting her attention. "If I don't make it out alive-"
"Dad, don't give me that bullshit," She narrowed her eyes. "We'll escape this, we have to."
"But on the chances that I don't...you do know that you will be made my successor as you are my next of kin. I just want you to know that I'm proud of you no matter what happens."
She gave a grateful smile, trying not to shed a tear. "Damn it, Dad. You're gonna make me cry, and I don't want anyone getting evidence of that...but nothing will happen for me to be made the next Bolo. There's only one we need, and that's you."
"...Thank you," He admitted after a few seconds.
"Okay, we're gonna go shove this bomb up the Lord Commander's ass. Bye Dad!" She gave him a two-finger salute.
"And thanks for not freaking out," Little Cato added in with a nervous smile. "Because I really didn't want you to freak out...okay, bye."
And with that, the two hung up with him. Bolo landed in the claw mark and moved his hand, the two jumping. They landed on the railing and Quinn held out an arm. They walked down and then a tremor occurred, tilting the building to the side. Gary looked down and saw that it was a bottomless pit should they fall, and they wouldn't survive that at all.
Bolo landed nearby, glancing at him before looking up into the sky. The two followed his line of sight...to see the Zombie Garys falling down from the sky, sent by Invictus. Some of them landed on Bolo's arm and started biting at him. He screamed and tried to swat them off. "Gary! We must hurry! I will hold them off as long as I can! Argh!" He tried his best to get them off, but there were so many that it was hard to catch all of them.
The two ran down the hall as frantically as possible, reaching the control room. "Okay, now we just need to set up the relay Kevin was talking about." She did so and she waited as it was initiating. Gary had his cannon from his robot arm ready in case someone sneak attacked them.
"So you're telling me below where we stand, lay thousands of KVNs waiting to potentially destroy Titans?" He asked in disbelief.
"Yes," She turned around to him with a smile. "And we're going to release them." She turned back to the screen and he glanced away with a sad look in his eyes.
"Quinn, do you ever wonder why...why any of this had to happen? Why couldn't we have a life like other people do, without the sweaty Bolo hands?"
She walked up to him with a knowing look. "Admit it. If we did...you would've been bored. And you could say the exact same thing applying to Little Cato and Nova, so we're not even alone in that department."
"Ha!" No," He took her hands, tilting her chin upwards. "I wouldn't have." They leaned in to share a kiss, but another tremor occurred, interrupting the moment. And the army of Zombie Garys weren't helping either. Bolo looked up as more and more of them fell. "Quinn!" Gary exclaimed as he heard one of the zombies. "We can't stay!"
She glanced behind her, both of them with wide eyes as they saw the purple eyes of the army from the shadows.
Bolo growled as he surrounded his body with green light, letting out a roar. He teleported himself away from outside and then emerged into the building. The two covered their eyes from the light in front of them and when they looked back, Bolo was shrunk back down. All of the Zombie Garys were now gone. He looked up at the duo, Gary letting out a laugh as he ran up to him.
"You, my size, that will never not be weird to me," He commented and then a sound got their attention.
"We got it! The relay is up!" Quinn informed with a smile. The relay was activated and they watched as lights turned on. Ash saw it starting from the screen, Mooncake and Fox by her side.
"Um, Kevin?"
"Hey! That's Professor to you," He corrected her, to their annoyance. "Remember, I graduated magna cum laude from hot dog sandwich university."
"Ugh!" She turned back to the screen. "Green means good, right?"
Kevin laughed as he joined them. "The relay! They made it to Wisconsin!" He then hugged Ash as they all smiled. "Cheddar cheese capital of the world!"
Fox then hugged the both of them, lifting them up into the air. "No...the universe!"
"The universe!" The Tryvuulian shouted at the top of his lungs.
A thud was heard, causing all of them to freeze. He dropped the both of them as they looked towards the door. "Umm, did you...hear that?" Ash asked slowly and Kevin saw a proximity alert.
"Proximity alert. They've found us. They're coming," He looked outside the window as the Zombie Garys had reached them as well... Kevin looked down at the open door that was never closed, and he slowly closed it before more of them could come in. They were using the portal to fly in from above...
The Lord Commander's ship was still digging down to the Earth, the alien grinning evilly as he was almost there. Invictus held out his hand and released some of his power, with the Lord Commander unaware. The Lord Commander saw that he was being followed.
"Fools! None of you can stop me from becoming a Titan now!" He looked at the growing Titan from its egg. Sheryl gritted her teeth and had to look away as they had caught up with the Lord Commander. Invictus' power flew out of the Lord Commander's ship, going over to theirs.
Nova's powers reacted to Invictus reaching out and she stepped back. The others were unaware as it quickly went away and she shook her head rapidly to snap out of it.
"There's the Lord Commander, dead ahead," Sheryl grinned upon seeing his ship. She picked up speed and the bomb was sealed. Avocato took the controls as the door opened in front of him, and the target was in sight.
The bomb locked onto the ship and he flipped open the panel that hid the button. "It's all going back to him..." He murmured to himself and then a hologram of the Lord Commander appeared in front of him.
"Avocato..."
He looked up and gave a look of shock. "After all we have been through...how fitting you would be the one to witness my moment of triumph."
"Triumph? No! You serve Invictus!" The Ventrexian growled back.
The Lord Commander just laughed at that statement. "Serve Invictus? I have no intention of awakening the Earth for Invictus..." His hologram was on the bridge as well, meaning the others could hear what he was saying as well. "No. I will become the Titan, and rule every dimension for myself!"
Nova clenched a fist angrily at his statement, pissed off that he just would not stop tormenting them or other people.
"How does it feel, Nova? Knowing that I'm getting what you refuse to give me? I should've gotten rid of you when I had the chance! I will stain my hands with your blood...if the blood from the Arachnitects hasn't washed off, that is. How I enjoyed tearing them apart..."
She growled at his arrogance, her eyes turning purple as she gritted her teeth in anger. After 3 years of being on the run, after he had captured her with Little Cato, and after killing her grandparents with no remorse, it seemed like he really wanted her to kill him. And she was VERY close to doing so. She slammed her fists onto the control panel, almost damaging the thing. The young Ventrexian slid back a bit in alarm.
"Make you a Titan, my ass! You're NEVER gonna get there because we're gonna kill you and I'll make sure you stay that way for killing my grandparents! ROT IN HELL AND DON'T COME BACK!" She pointed at his hologram.
"Whoa, Starlight, it's okay," Little Cato patted her back in comfort, sensing that the Lord Commander had hit a nerve. She slowly calmed down, with her eyes turning back to normal. "He's not worth it." He leaned into her ear. "And besides, he still looks like Crap Avenue."
"Ha! He does, doesn't he?" She laughed with a small smirk and he just smiled.
"Dad, take out his ship now!" Little Cato called out.
"This ends here!" Avocato declared to him. "You won't be making it to that Titan. Cause I've got a bomb that's gonna send you straight to hell, baby!" He pressed the button and it deployed, sticking to the ship.
"Got it!"
"Time to go!" Sheryl quickly turned the ship around, flying back the way they came. The bomb started counting down.
"Come to me, my child," Invictus stated in the girl's head, finally making himself known to her.
"Ahh!" Nova held her head as her hair was going out of control by flying everywhere. She fell to the ground on her knees as her body shook violently from Invictus' power.
"Nova?!" Sheryl ran over to her after putting the ship on auto-pilot.
"Starlight? What's happening?!" Little Cato asked in concern.
"Invictus...it's trying to...possess me..." She grunted out as she held her head back, her eyes glowing purple.
"What?!" They exclaimed in shock.
Kevin appeared on a call to Quinn back in Wisconsin. "Get out of there! Get as far from the Earth as you can! Now!" He urged them and Quinn turned to Gary. He winced and then a tremor occurred, with electricity sparking in the room. Gary turned to the Titan.
"Bolo! Can you-"
He smiled, his eyes glowing as he flew out of there with Gary and Quinn.
"In one minute, this bomb will wipe out the Earth's core," Kevin explained to the others in the room. "It'll take me that long to launch the KVN Net," He typed furiously before seeing another proximity alert, the room shaking. Debris fell from the ceiling.
The Lord Commander reached the Titan, beaming with pride as his eyes glowed yellow. He flew towards it, with 42 seconds left on the bomb.
Nova held her head, squeezing her eyes shut. Sheryl and Little Cato stared at her, wondering if they could do anything to stop it.
"Fight it, Starlight, come on!" Little Cato urged her as she didn't look up, her hands tightening the grip in her hair. She shook a little while trying to fight back.
"I…don't know if I can…he…he's too strong!" Her mouth kept changing from an evil grin to gritting her teeth trying to fight him off.
"You can do this!" Little Cato gave a pleading look.
"Show Invictus that you're not giving in!" Sheryl gave her an encouraging look in her eyes. Nova grunted as she held control, but just only barely.
"Listen to my words...come to me...come to me, my child."
Nova gripped her hair in desperation so hard she could rip it off. She squeezed her eyes shut as tears streamed down her face, not wanting to be controlled. She legitimately felt like her mind was slipping away from her without any free will of her own...
But she wouldn't resist to him, not now and not ever.
"Fight it, Starlight!" She glanced at Little Cato, who had a pleading look in his eyes. She could feel his faith in her, that she could resist Invictus and she smiled a bit upon seeing it. However, it was a very weak smile since Invictus was increasing his power on her. Just by his presence, it was helping her fight back, even though he was stronger.
"Do not heed his words. He will turn against you. They all will. Leave them to their faith to die!"
She decided to block this out, tugging at her bangs. It was as if she suddenly had the strength to take back control of herself. "...STAY...THE HELL...AWAY...FROM MY MIND!" She let out a shout as she opened her eyes and the purple energy shot out of her body and was shot out of the ship, going back to the pile of crystals in the Lord Commander's ship. She fell to the ground, everyone staring down at her in shock. They couldn't believe what they just saw; Nova had just resisted Invictus!
"Starlight?" Little Cato held out a gentle hand to her. She slowly sat up with a small groan.
"I'm fine," She assured him and they helped her get onto her feet.
"I've never seen anyone do that," Avocato commented in shock.
"That...that was awesome!" Little Cato cheered, picking her up and spinning her around. "I can't believe you fought back against Invictus! God, I love you!"
His eyes widened as he dropped her, covering his mouth with his hands.
"Whoa!" KVN exclaimed at this.
"That's my boy," Avocato smirked at him.
He darted his eyes around as she smirked too at him. "D-Did I really just tell you that? I-I'm sorry, I know how you feel about it, and...and I-"
"Cato," She removed his hands from his face with her own. He clamped his mouth shut as she stepped closer to him. "It's okay...I...I love you too," He blinked at her in shock and she rubbed her arm nervously from his look. "When you disappeared from the cave-in on the planet we were on...I realized that I didn't want to be away from you any longer. And...I'm still getting used to it, but...with you, I feel like I'll be okay."
He smiled and gave her a big hug, which she returned.
Kevin turned to the trio. "Ash, Fox, boogerball, down in the lab there's an access vent that'll get you to the surface." They braced themselves from the shaking. "Well, you need to go, now!"
"Wait, w-what about you?"
"We can leave together!" Fox held out his hand, Kevin shaking his head.
"I'm Earth's most visionary roboticist. So...I'm staying here. On Earth," He informed them and they gave sad looks.
"Chookity..."
Ash shed a few tears that stayed on her eyes, but she looked up and gave a nod of understanding. Fox looked down towards the ground sadly, deciding not to argue. If Kevin wanted to go out this way...so be it. They gave him one last look before turning around and leaving.
The Titan's egg or whatever it was began glowing as the Lord Commander's ship reached it. He beamed as he was basked into its light, being lifted up into the air. Then he was engulfed into the light coming from the Titan, the Titan's eyes opening.
Kevin tapped at his keyboard, giving a small triumphant smile as he finally put the KVN Net to work. The signal was received and he looked at a hologram of Earth. He gave a look of relief as he didn't think it would actually work, but it was! And now he could finally put it to the purpose it was built for...
However, that pride and joy quickly ended when he heard the door banging from behind. He glanced over his shoulder and saw the Zombie Garys from the door peeking in. They started to hit at the door so that they could break in, to his horror. The green button popped up and he turned to the screen, pressing it. The KVN Net was launched and he closed his eyes happily, shedding a small tear. He then turned around to meet his fate as the alarm continued blaring, the banging getting louder. He glanced briefly at his screen, giving a small smile.
"Salvation comes...in the blink of an eye," He started to cry as he enjoyed his last moments, glad that he could fight back against the Titans. The Lord Commander was still beaming as he was engulfed by the Titan, with the bomb going off. Kevin stood still as his lab exploded...with him and the Zombie Garys in it.
A thunderstorm brewed as the Galaxy 2 left through the tunnel. Ash, Mooncake, and Fox were all frowning to themselves. Kevin sacrificed his life opening up the KVN Net, wanting to see it come to life, but...it was a hard sacrifice. And with that bomb stated to have the capability of blowing up an entire city...there was no way anyone could survive that. Even someone as smart as Kevin. The ship flew out of the hole that the Lord Commander dug, with Ash and Mooncake following, with her levitating Fox. Fire was flying over to them and Fox looked over his shoulder.
"Ashy!" He called out and she looked behind him, gasping.
"Come on, Mooncake!" She stated as they picked up speed.
The Zombie Garys were blasted off the ground as the three emerged from the hole, which resulted in the fiery explosion. They finally reached Earth's atmosphere, but several little ships were launched. They turned to the sight, smiling as they saw that it was full of KVNs, as the process had now begun. Each tiny little pod soared up into the atmosphere, all of them launching out a KVN bot. Once they activated, they opened their eyes and deployed their arms, holding them out. Green shield energy connected all of them together, the three looking back happily. They watched as the shield was slowly forming, connecting to each KVN around the whole planet.
They looked back to see the Galaxy 2 flying in, Bolo close by. Little Cato glanced up at him with a smile, and he looked back, looking into the eyes of his daughter. He held up Gary and Quinn, who waved to the two and they waved back with smiles. Nova looked especially happy to see her dad in person, as he was alright and she didn't have to worry anymore...she would keep him safe, vowing to do so after what the Lord commander said to her. She couldn't protect the Arachnitects, but...she wouldn't make that mistake again.
Gary and Quinn entered the ship, holding hands as they looked back. Their helmets came off so they could look at what was happening. The KVN Net popped up on the ship's screen, all of them amazed and pleased that it was working. They could do it; they would accomplish this all thanks to Kevin. Bolo stared up ahead, glancing at the ship and smiling at his daughter.
"Quinn," Gary turned to her with a satisfied smile. "It's over."
Her eyes glistened with her happy, beaming smile. The KVNs continued to connect one by one. He turned to her again. "We won." He reached out for her hand and she took it. The KVN Net was almost completely and things were looking great as it started to close over the gap where the hole was drilled...until that same hole started to crack, and a hand punched out of the hole. It burst through the KVN Net just as it was about to be finished, destroying every single KVN in the process. The Earth started to explode as the KVN Net disappeared, the portal flying away from the planet.
All of them gave a look of horror as the hand slammed down on rock, everything starting to burn and rip apart. What remained was a familiar figure, with the Earth exploding right before their eyes. The ship got knocked back a bit as they covered their eyes, every single KVNN dead in varying states of destruction.
The Lord Commander had unfortunately got what he wanted as he rose out of what was left of the Earth. Bolo looked back and stared with fear as the Lord Commander's evil grin was shown to them...
He was now a Titan...
"Holy crap...we're too late..." Nova whispered in despair, staring at him from the ship with everyone else.