S2 EP13: The Responsibility of Being Extraordinary

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As the Multiverse exploded and trillions upon trillions of people died, four figures somehow stood above it all. They were about 15 feet tall and had giant baby heads. One of them, wearing a red cape, turned to his brothers.

Red Cape Baby: "It would appear that Kyrie Nexus of Dimension T99, Timeline A is more of a threat than initially was thought." His brothers, wearing green and blue capes, nodded.

Green Cape Baby: "Indeed. When we first observed his plan to destroy the Multiverse, we did not take it seriously. However, it appears he has actually succeeded...oh well." Him and Blue Cape started to walk away, toward some kind of unfathomable void.

Blue Cape Baby: "I think our faith in the Doppelganger was our biggest error. In hindsight, he was doomed to fail." The Red Cape Baby turned to them.

Red Cape Baby: "Wait!" His brothers stopped, turning around and facing him.

Green Cape Baby: "Uatau, what is going on? We must return to Father while a new Multiverse is created." Uatau, the Red Cape, looked back at the ruins of the Multiverse, faintly seeing me flying in my capsule, then turned back to his brothers.

Uatau: "Are we sure we can't interfere in what is going on, just this once? The entire Multiverse's existence is being threatened." His brothers looked at each other and back at him, annoyance evident on their faces.

Blue Cape Baby: "Uatau, we have been over this who knows how many times and Father has made it clear several times, as well. Our job is to observe the happenings throughout the Multiverse, nothing more. We watch, we record, and we report. That is why we are called the Watchers." Uatau looked downward for a second, then back at his brothers, his face unsure.

Uatau: "Well...that's just stupid."

Green Cape Baby: "What are you talking about?" Uatau hesitated before answering.

Uatau: "Our job. Our existence. It is stupid. Our kind is the most powerful in all existence and instead of keeping the peace in the Multiverse, we do nothing but sit and observe. What is the meaning to that, Vanala?" Vanala, the Green Cape, sighed and floated toward Uatau, putting a hand on his shoulder.

Vanala: "I do not quite understand our duty either, little brother. We have been around since the beginning of time, yet must remain always unknown. Instead of ruling over the Multiverse, we are forced to watch it destroy itself. It is quite a shame." Lanzer, the Blue Cape, looked between the both of them.

Lanzer: "But, we must not question Father's methods. He is more profound than any of us could ever comprehend. We should return to him befor-" He was cut off by a vortex suddenly opening up, ripping the already broken fabric of reality even more. Lightning struck out of the vortex and out came...Stan Lee! He was giant and wearing an orange armored suit with a glass dome around his head. "Too late."

Stan: "My sons, the Multiverse was destroyed quite some time ago and you haven't reported back. Everything alright?" Lanzer and Vanala looked at Uatau before looking back at Stan.

Vanala and Lanzer: "Yes, Father." Stan nodded at them before looking at Uatau.

Stan: "What about you, Uatau? Everything alright?" Everyone else looked at him too. He looked back at the shattered Multiverse, no longer seeing my capsule, then looked at his father.

Uatau: "No...everything is all wrong." Lanzer and Vanala gasped and immediately looked at Stan, who calmly stared back at Uatau.

Stan: "What are you talking about, Uatau? Are you questioning our ways?"

Uatau: "How could I not? Innocent people are dead, a young man has been mentally scarred, everything that has existed for the last Infinetta has been entirely obliterated and we just stood here and watched!" Stan looked back at his other sons and nodded. They gave Uatau a solemn look before stepping into the vortex.

Uatau: "Wait, where are they going? What's going on?" Stan shook his head.

Stan: "Do not feign ignorance, Uatau. You know the punishment for questioning our ways." Uatau's eyes widened in horror as he looked back at the shattered Multiverse once again.

Uatau: "B-Banishment?...But, the Multiverse has been reduced to scraps. Where am I supposed to go?" Stan simply smiled and tipped his shades, releasing a bright yellow beam at his youngest son. It nailed him dead on, immediately draining him of whatever kind of power he had. He shrunk about a foot and his cape turned yellow.

Stan: "You have some time before that Sculptor fellow creates a new Multiverse. At that point, any remains of the old will be completely wiped out. I'd advise you find cover." He spun on his heels and walked toward the vortex. Before he entered, he turned back to Uatau. "Excelsior."

With that, he walked into the vortex and it closed, releasing a wave of energy that knocked Uatau back and down into the remains of the Multiverse. He caught himself in mid-air and looked around for what seemed like forever.

Uatau: "There is only one thing to do." He held up his fists and yellow energy powered up in them. "I still have a fraction of my power left. I only hope it is not too late to help." He flew off in a random direction.


'How could I? You're taking all the stupid with you.' The last words I said to Logan, my best friend, my brother. A stupid joke, as always. Instead of telling him how much I loved him and how much of an honor it was to fight by his side, I made a dumb joke. Because I was so sure we'd win. So stupid.

'Thanks, you guys. When this is over, Ramen noodles on me.' Another testament to how stupidly arrogant I am. I automatically assumed we would win and thought ahead, instead of taking the situation in front of me seriously. That cost me my home. And my family.

'I know we're immortal and everything but we don't have to move this fast.' The very last thing I said to Ellie were lies. I'm so fucking in love with her that it hurts but I pushed her away, like I always do. I let myself be manipulated and now the person I care about the most is gone. Because of me.

Just like everything else.

As I floated through space in my capsule, I looked down at the Omnitrix. The thing that started all of this.

Trey: "Haven't actually seen you in a while. I'm done with the hero shit but I should at least see what I've got." I pressed the activation button on the side and the cylinder popped up, emitting the familiar green glow that I haven't seen in four years. I looked at the shadow, seeing Biohazard's shadow. "Heh, the old fave. Saved a lot of people with this one."

I tried to think back at all my old victories, only for my mind to snap back to Tetris Nova blowing up. I started to breath really heavy and shook my head.

Trey: "But that's all over, now. A hero doesn't let his universe die." I twisted the Omnitrix's dial a couple times, seeing the shadows of Power House, Chill Factor, and Red Lightning. "Looks like I have all of my 15 year old forms. When Sculptor said he de-aged me back to that summer, he wasn't lying."

I laughed dryly. That's the only fucking thing he didn't lie about.

Just as I was about to put the watch down, it started beeping.

Omnitrix: "Foreign DNA signatures sensed ahead. B tier threat." I raised my eyebrow at it.

Trey: "Did you always used to do that? Wait, did you say B ti-" Before I could finish, my capsule was rammed straight into by some kind of giant metallic lizard! "HOLY SHIT!"

My capsule went flying in a random direction, causing me to fly up and slam my head against the ceiling. I fell back to the capsule floor, seeing stars.

Trey: "What the hell is a Chitauri doing here? They're only supposed to be in the Null Void." I sighed when I realized. "But the Multiverse is so fucked up that there are probably portals to everywhere, right now." Another thing that's my fault. Fucking Vegeta is probably floating around here somewhere, if he didn't die too.

Chitauri: "ROOOOOOOOAAAAAARRRR!" I looked up, seeing it was slithering/flying at me, charging up some kind of beam in its mouth. My eyes got wide.

Trey: "I need to move or there won't be anything left to blame." I activated the Omnitrix and quickly scrolled to Biohazard's shadow, then slapped it down. A bright flash of green light engulfed the inside of the capsule, right as the Chitauri fired its beam. Right before it hit, the capsule burst open and the glow faded, revealing me as Biohazard with my right hand turned into my BFS. I slashed right through the beam and flew at the Chitauri.

Biohazard: "I'm sorry about this, ugly, I know you're just following your instincts." I turned both my hands into Smack Hands. "But I've had a really bad day."

I slammed one of my Smack Hands into its face, sending it flying to the side, right into my other Smack Hand. It flew back, letting out a pained roar as it did. I quickly turned my left hand into a Boo-Ya Blaster and aimed it.

Biohazard: "Nighty night." I powered up my blast but stopped when everything started to rumble. "Oh, what now?"

"ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAR!" I slowly turned around, seeing a whole freaking herd of Chitauri, all coming at me and all looking pretty hungry.

Biohazard: "So that wasn't a cry of pain at all...it was a signal." I shook my head and slapped my symbol, transforming into Jumpstart. "I'm gonna time out soon, I need to either take these fuckers out quickly or cut my losses and run."

I thought about it for a second, then started to charge forward.

Jumpstart: "I've never been one to run from a fight." Suddenly, the images of my last fight flooded into my mind. Me failing and everybody dying because of it. "And that turned out just great. Fuck this."

I powered up electricity and burst off in the opposite direction, the Chitauri right on my tail. One of them fired a mouth beam at me, but I did a barrel roll to dodge it and turned around while I was flying, launching a single bolt of lightning into the Chitauri's eye. It swerved into the Chitauri to its right, causing the whole herd to crash into each other. I smiled a little before it faded and I continued to fly forward. A Chitauri appeared in front of me and tried to swallow me but I slapped my symbol and became Flarecrow, then launched a fire ball into its mouth. It coughed, giving me an opening to blast it back with a flamethrower. I rocketed forward, only to be slammed by another Chitauri, right into another Chitauri. It whipped me with its tail and I fell downward into the darkness. There was a flash of green light and two soundwaves shot out from the darkness, knocking the two Chitauri way back. I emerged as Boombox and cracked my neck.

Boombox: "Thank goodness I had already unlocked Boombox, a week into the summer. Ember really was one of the first villains I fought."

"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAARR!" I was quickly surrounded by Chitauri and I groaned before powering up soundwaves in my hands.

Boombox: "Okay boys, show me what you got." Just as I said that, the Omnitrix symbol on my chest started to flash red as the familiar time-out noise started to play. "Oh no." A flash of red light burst from the symbol and engulfed me, reverting me back to normal form. I immediately started to hold my breath, but the Omnitrix faceplate spun and released some kind of force field around me.

Omnitrix: "Host protection protocols active. Space survival mode active, transformation function depleted." I glared at it.

Trey: "Thanks, Omnitrix. You saved me from suffocating just so I can get eaten by giant space lizards. You're a real pal." The Chitauri roared at me and I closed my eyes, preparing to see my friends again. At that moment, though, two huge particle beams came out of nowhere, completely obliterating all the Chitauri. I opened my eyes and looked around at all the remains, then looked at the Omnitrix. "I don't know what you did, but it was kinda awesome."

"ATTENTION, UNRECOGNIZED VESSEL! THE HOSTILES HAVE BEEN NEUTRALIZED, YOU ARE SAFE." I turned around, seeing what looked like a huge space station. It was 13 feet tall and had a giant U on it.

Trey: "And who are you guys supposed to be?!" A giant screen folded out and an image of a furry blue alien kid, looking about 10, appeared.

Blue furry Kid: "Who are we? Don't you know, we're the Ultimates!" I raised an eyebrow but before I could question it, I was beamed up.


Sculptor's POV

Seconds after obliterating the Multiverse, I warped back to the Canvas. My eyes glowed orange and my 8 foot tall armor opened up. I stepped out of it and grinned.

Kyrie/Sculptor: "Having a personal pocket dimension came in handy, like I knew it would. Of course, what is it that I don't know?" I grabbed Paradox's staff and walked forward, snapping my fingers. Everything glowed orange and hummed to life as I walked up to my Mobius Monitor. Made of elements of the Mobius Chair, it shows me anything I need.

Kyrie: "Show me what remains of the Multiverse." The screen glowed before broadcasting the remains of Kyle Tennyson's dimension. Total darkness.

Mobius Monitor: "The Dimension of the Codex has been entirely obliterated. It is as you intended." I nodded.

Kyrie: "It was a shame I was never able to discover a way to separate Tennyson from his Ultimatrix, it was the most intriguing of the bunch to say the least. But it was too far gone, as much a part of Tennyson as he was it. It was astounding." He paused before shrugging. "Ah well. It will be interesting to see what kind of wielders this new Multiverse will create." The Monitor shifted to Stan's dimension, showing Eon floating through darkness in a purple energy ball.

Mobius Monitor: "The Dimension of the Saiyan Hybrid has been obliterated, aside from the alternate version of Stan Hopkins." I shook my head.

Kyrie: "Eons. Always persistent. How many of them are still alive?"

Mobius Monitor: "I am not seeing any other surviving Chronians. It is to my knowledge this Eon received prior knowledge to the Multiverse's destruction and was able to prepare."

Kyrie: "Prior knowledge? How?..." I grinned when I realized. "Artillery. Probably attempting to use Eon for some kind of convoluted plan. I will have to find and dispose of them both once the new Infinetta begins." The Monitor shifted to Kosta's dimension, showcasing another void of darkness.

Mobius Monitor: "The Dimension of the Pure Heart has been obliterated. Nothing remains." I nodded.

Kyrie: "Kosta Blake had a glorious future in several timelines. Nonetheless, it had to be done." The Monitor proceeded to show me the dimensions of Joe Normalson, Roquelle Blacque and several others. All destroyed. Finally, it showed me this one. Unlike the others, it's not completely destroyed due to all the S tier beings and constant shifts in cosmic energy. Only a matter of time.

Mobius Monitor: "The Dimension of the Doppelganger is 80% destroyed. Several ripples in the space-time atmosphere are present as well as several creatures, both sentient and non-sentient."

Kyrie: "And the whereabouts of Trey Sergauson in all that chaos?" The Monitor froze for a few seconds before answering.

Mobius Monitor: "I am unable to track the de-aged Doppelganger to any point in the dimension. I believe he is using time-displacement technology." I raised an eyebrow.

Kyrie: "Time-displacement technology? The boy should not have access to any of that, nor should he possess the ability to create it...Monitor, show me the whereabouts of the Ultimates." The Monitor froze again before answering.

Mobius Monitor: "I am unable to track the Ultimates to any point in the dimension. I believe they are using time-displacement technology." I smiled a bit. Oh Trey, you are persistent.

Kyrie: "I may have found Mr. Sergauson, or at least figured out why we can't find him. He was more than likely found by the Ultimates, after I sent his capsule away."

Mobius Monitor: "Will you attempt to recapture?" I chuckled and shook my head.

Kyrie: "The boy is of no threat to me, anymore. The fighting spirit that made him so dangerous has been disposed of. I am setting my sights on a much more stimulating task."

Mobius Monitor: "What is your request?" I gave it a serious look.

Kyrie: "Show me the location of the Cosmic Cube." I know for a fact it survived the explosion, I planned for it to. With the Multiverse almost completely gone, this is the time to create a new Infinetta and wipe this one completely out of existence. The Cube is the only thing that will allow me to do that.

Mobius Mirror: "I am afraid I do not know." My eyes widened as my shock quickly turned to anger.

Kyrie: "What are you talking about? You are supposed to know all and see all, correct? Yet, you cannot see..." I stopped talking when I realized "An object that exists outside the Infinetta, such as the Cosmic Cube. I should have included this in my calculations."

I shook my head. My sadistic wish to see Tremaine suffer caused a misstep. I'll have to keep my emotions in check in the future.

I turned back to the Monitor.

Kyrie: "What information can you give me about locating the Cosmic Cube?" The Monitor flashed for a second before settling on an image of some kind of infinity shaped statue.

Mobius Monitor: "This is the Map of Infinity. It is a complete map of the Multiverse, detailing artifacts and treasures alike. Created by Professor Paradox himself, it can lead you to the Cosmic Cube." I grinned once again.

Kyrie: "Okay then, where is it? I will obtain it quickly and begin my journey."

Mobius Monitor: "Brute force would be foolish. Professor Paradox feared the destruction that the Map of Infinity would create, so he locked it away in the center of the Phantom Zone. It is located on the edge of the dimensional barrier and protected by time-displaced energy. The use of any kind of unique abilities are inconsistent inside the Phantom Zone and only the most vile and evil of the Multiverse are sent there." Taking in what the Monitor just said, I started formulating a plan. In mere seconds, I had it.

Kyrie: "You mentioned ripples in the space-time atmosphere, correct?"

Mobius Monitor: "Yes, I am able to identify several." I nodded and turned around, walking toward my armor with Paradox's staff still in hand. I'm going to need it.

Kyrie: "Copy and send the locations to my armor. I'm going on a scouting tour." I climbed back into my armor and it closed up, my eyes glowing orange.


Trey's POV

"Where do ya think he came from?" Sounds like that kid again. I tried to open my eyes but since I don't have my Doppelganger endurance anymore, my body won't let me. Fuck, I am so tired.

"Does it matter? My ring is picking up Codon energy in that watch of his. It's obviously an Omnitrix." A woman's voice this time. Where am I?

Blue furry Kid: "An Omnitrix? Like the one Ben Tennyson of the Champions has?" He knows Ben? Well..knew. That's right, he and the others were the most famous superheroes around. Of course he'd know Ben.

"Wrong, little champion. Ben has the Ultimatrix, the Omnitrix hasn't been seen since it was attached to Trey Sergauson, four years ago." This guy knows his stuff. That brings me back to where the hell am I?

Blue furry Kid: "Trey Sergauson?! Holy smokes, you mean Arsenal?! My big brother read about him at the Academy!" There's a whole chapter about me at the Plumber's Academy? If I weren't actually a total loser, that'd be pretty cool.

Woman: "Then you should know Sergauson died a long time ago and the Omnitrix went before that. The only 'Arsenal' running around now is on the planet Tetris Nova and he's hardly a worthy successor." I chuckled. If only she knew how right she is.

They must have heard my chuckle because they stopped talking and I felt eyes on me.

Blue furry Kid: "He's waking up!"

Woman: "Everybody be on your guard. Might, be ready to say that word of yours."

Blue furry Kid: "Got it." My eyes fluttered open finally and I yawned and sat up, stretching. I looked down and noticed I was on a metal table. I looked up and noticed a blue lady in a green costume pointing some kind of ring at me, a regular looking Latina guy just glaring at me, a humanoid gecko aiming fire at me, and the blue furry kid standing in the middle.

I waved a little.

Trey: "Uhhh...hi?" Suddenly, the blue kid jumped up on the table and got right in my face.

Blue furry Kid: "Who are you and why do you have an Omnitrix?!" The gecko guy chuckled slightly.

Gecko guy: "No points for subtlety, Might." I looked at Might, the blue kid, and pushed him back a little.

Trey: "Even less points for personal space. As for how I got an Omnitrix..." I thought back to the first day of Summer 2015 and the Omnitrix jumping onto my wrist. "That's complicated."

The blue lady stepped forward, still aiming her weird ring at me.

Blue lady: "Well you better get to explaining now unless we won't have a reason not to throw you back to the Chitauri." I raised an eyebrow at her. She's pretty intimidating, even with that dopey ring. If I hadn't seen the things I have, she may have scared me. Besides, she's totally faking.

Trey: "Considering you even bothered to beam me up in the first place, I doubt you'd just drop me back without at least questioning me. Besides, you guys kinda kidnapped me without my permission so I don't think you have the right to start grilling me. Who's to say I didn't want to get eaten by Chitauri?" I totally didn't, obviously. But that's besides the point.

Might: "Guys, he does have a point. Heroes aren't supposed to be all mean, we're supposed to help." I raised an eyebrow.

Trey: "Heroes? Wait, who exactly are you guys? And where the hell am I?" They all looked at me like I was crazy, except the Latino guy. He just glared.

Gecko guy: "You really haven't heard of us?" I shook my head.

Trey: "Should I?..." Might actually looked kinda offended, causing me to have to hold back a laugh.

Might: "Have you been living under a rock for the past four years?! Everyone knows us, we're the Ultimates!" My eyes widened when he said that and I immediately thought back to the Battle of Champions. Ben told me the Ultimates were a team of the best heroes from all around. Sorta like the Infinity Force for our dimension.

Trey: "The Ultimates.." The gecko guy nodded.

Gecko guy: "Yep, the universe's mightiest heroes. Aside from the Champions, of course, who are just as mighty."

Blue girl: "Depending on who you ask." I chuckled a bit.

Gecko guy: "Anyway...the name is Wanzen Klanyar, I'm from the planet Uantar. I can harness and manipulate the four elements and all of their sub-bases." He created a fire tornado in the palm of his hand, then turned it into a tsunami, then a regular tornado, then finished it off by submerging it in stone. "They call me Wildcard."

I nodded, giving him a semi-impressed look.

Trey: "That is pretty dope, not gonna lie." Wan raised an eyebrow at me and I shrugged.

Blue girl: "I guess we are doing introductions. I am Anya Yandervaxu, from the planet Pandora. I was chosen to be this universe's first in a line of intergalactic peace keeping operatives."

Trey: "Like the Plumbers. And SHIELD." Anya paused and glared at me before continuing.

Anya: "No, we are special." She held up her ring and it emitted green energy. "Armed with my Power Ring, anything my imagination creates becomes reality."

She aimed her ring at the ground and it emitted green energy, forming a miniature army of soldiers, all armed with automatic weapons.

Anya: "I am a Green Lantern." My eyes got wide again. Now that is pretty fucking wicked. She smirked when she saw my reaction.

Might: "My turn, my turn!" Anya and Wan looked at each other before sighing.

Anya and Wan: "Go ahead." Might nodded eagerly and turned to me.

Might: "My name's Rook Might, I'm from Revonnah! My people usually don't have any special powers so imagine my surprise when I got mine!"

Wan: "Just show him, little champion." I gave Might a confused look.

Trey: "Show me what? What kind of power could you have?"

Might: "Well, like I said...I wasn't exactly born with my powers. I was kinda chosen, like Wan and Anya! You see, I was collecting fruit for my tribe but I fell into this creepy cave where this old guy lived. He said some boring stuff about the balance of something or other and said he'd chosen me to give his power to! And all I had to do was say his goofy name." I raised an eyebrow.

Trey: "And what would that name be?" I noticed Wan and Anya stand back and the other guy did too.

Might: "Glad you asked. It's...SHAZAM!" A huge and powerful bolt of lightning suddenly struck, hitting him dead on and knocking me back a little. I flew back and slammed my back against the wall.

Trey: "What the fuck?.." I rubbed my head and looked up, my jaw immediately dropping at what I saw. In Might's place stood a 7 foot muscular adult version of himself wearing a blue and black jumpsuit with a star pattern around the sides and a lightning bolt on his chest.

Might: "They call me Supreme." I just stared at him in shock. If I had my aura sensing power unlocked, his would probably be off the charts.

Trey: "Okay...that's awesome." Supreme smirked and turned back to Wan and Anya.

Supreme: "I think I win our game of Impress The Stranger." Anya rolled her eyes and Wan pointed to the Latino guy with his thumb.

Wan: "Unless ol' Dior here wants to say something." I raised an eyebrow at Dior, the glaring guy, who didn't say anything. He just glared at Wan.

Anya: "Wan stop it, you know he can't. Don't be a dick." I raised my hand.

Trey: "Why can't he say anything, exactly? His power super bad breath or something?" Supreme looked at Anya and she nodded. She nodded at Wan and all three of them started to crowd around me.

Anya: "We've introduced ourselves, now it's time you tell us who you are. And more specifically, how you got that Omnitrix." I started to back up into a corner.

Trey: "I told you, it's complicated. Besides, you guys have a way more important things to worry about."

Wan: "And we'd love for you to tell us all about them. In the safety of our briefing room...strapped down." I groaned. Why does every hero I meet try to fucking capture me?

Trey: "Fuck this." I pressed the activation button on the side of the Omnitrix.

Anya: "He's trying to use the Omnitrix!" She aimed her ring at me and launched a green energy fist. My eyes got wide and I quickly slammed the Omnitrix core down, not caring who I got. There was a bright flash of green light and I opened my eyes, seeing the energy fist going right through my chest. I grinned.

Makeshift: "Yes, Makeshift! I forgot how much I love this watch." I shot the Ultimates the peace sign and phased through the wall.

Wan: "We should probably find him."

Anya: "You think?! Spread out and don't be afraid to use force." They nodded and set off after me.

...

I phased through another wall and became solid again, then started flying down the hallway.

Makeshift: "I find a bunch of people that probably aren't screw ups as heroes and what do they do? Try to lock me up. This kinda shit only happens to me." I got to the end of the hallway and looked around. "Okay, gotta find some kind of communications room, hopefully get in touch with someone that'll listen to me."

I started in a particular direction, only to be nailed in the back by a bright green rocket. I went flying but recovered in mid-air and turned around, seeing Anya pointing her ring at me.

Anya: "This would be so much easier if you'd just cooperate, kid." I slapped my symbol, switching to Igneo in a flash of green light.

Igneo: "Last time I cooperated, I lost a lot of people. Excuse me if I'm hesitant." She summoned a giant green tiger and sent it at me, but I used a rock to launch myself off the ground, then built rocks around my fists and slammed them down on the tiger's neck. It disappeared on impact and I was immediately socked in the jaw by Anya, my jaw crumbling like gravel. I reformed and went at her, summoning giant rock shards and launching them at her. She created a giant green buzz saw and sliced through them, then roundhouse kicked me in the jaw. I slammed into the wall next to me and she slammed two green spiked maces into my back. I managed to slap my symbol and slithered away from her as Smoxe.

Anya: "Your skill with the Omnitrix is juvenile, you obviously just acquired it." I almost laughed, this chick has no idea what she's talking about. She's right about one thing, though. I'm moving differently, like I did just get it. Did all my skills de-age with my body?

I became solid behind Anya and slapped my symbol. After a flash of green light, I towered over her as Power House and picked her up with one hand.

Power House: "You know, you talk a lot of shit for a member of a group I've never heard of." I'm quipping again. Force of habit, I guess. I'm not technically doing hero work anyway, I'm defending myself.

Anya: "We just want to talk, wielder!" Her eyes glowed green and her ring shot out another fist that slammed into my jaw. I dropped Anya and went stumbling back.

Power House: "Yeah, with me in chains. In the words of an old friend, talk to the hand." I slapped my symbol and became Smoxe. "Or in this case, the fist."

I formed a giant smoke fist and slammed it straight into her face, smashing her into the wall on impact. I waved at her, became smoke and flew off. Anya pulled out her communicator.

Anya: "He's heading toward the mechanical bay, Wan!"

...

I zoomed into a room with a bunch of equipment in it as Red Lightning and slid to a stop.

Red Lightning: "Big, confusing ass ship. This isn't the comms room either." I was about to zoom off, when I was suddenly hit by a powerful water blast and sent flying into some kind of machine. I hit the floor and looked up, seeing Wan with floating rocks behind him.

Wan: "For the record kid, I'm totally against this." I stood up, rolling my eyes.

Red Lightning: "Not stopping you from doing it, is it, Rango?" He shook his head and launched the rocks at me, but I easily zoomed around all of them and got to him easily, then spartan kicked him in the chest. He went flying back but caught himself with two bursts of air, landed on the ground, and started letting off fire balls at me. I slapped my symbol, quickly emerging from the glow as Flarecrow and absorbing the fire balls. I powered up in a fiery inferno and rocketed at him, delivering two punches to his jaw and one to the stomach. He stumbled back and I went to follow up, only to be blasted back by more water. I flew through the air and was met by a rock pillar to the chest. He tried shooting an ice shard at me but I melted it with a flamethrower and slapped my symbol, transforming into Web Head.

Web Head: "So...you taking orders from the Lantern chick?" I flipped up and launched myself off the wall behind me, shooting webbing in his eyes. As he tried to pull it out, he caught a hard right hook to the face. He stumbled back and I landed, going right back at him by using to web lines to pull myself toward him and kicking him in the chest with both my feet. I flipped off of him and slapped my symbol in mid-air, emerging from the glow as Hydro Tide and blasting him back with two huge water blasts. He went flying and slammed into some kind of machine, causing it to spark with electricity.

He stood up slowly.

Wan: "You're pretty good at this, kid. You must've gotten pretty used to your Omnitrix." I smirked a little and formed mini typhoons in both of my hands. If I could go Ultimate, this dude would be so shook right now.

Hydro Tide: "You could say that." He smirked back and nodded, giving me a semi-impressed look.

Wan: "Cool. You can tell me all about it once we have you locked up again." He smiled at me and his eyes glowed blue.

Hydro Tide: "Oh, what now?" Wan's eyes shined even more and he suddenly summoned electricity in both his hands. My eyes got wide. "What the fuck element is that?!"

Wan: "Lightning is a sub-base of fire." He slashed the freaking lightning at me like a whip but I shot a water blast at the ground, launching myself upward. "Lightning is the heated up particles in the air."

I conjured a water dragon and sent it at him, but he formed an air shield to block it. There was a flash of green light and I slid in front of him as Chill Factor.

Chill Factor: "Science lessons. Totally uncool, dude." I put my hand on his chest and sent a burst of ice into it. His body immediately froze and he went flying back. He slammed into the machine again, doing a huge amount of damage and causing it to smoke.

"Warning! Extra-dimensional shield damaged! Shut down imminent."

Wan managed to turn his head and glare at me.

Wan: "Nice going, ice pop. Now we're gonna be visible to anything that could be out there." I quickly shot the ground in front of me with ice and slid over to the Extra-Dimensional Shield.

Chill Factor: "Don't worry about it, dude, I'll just go Biohazard and-" I was cut off by my symbol flashing red and the time-out noise playing. My eyes widened as a red light emitted from my symbol, engulfing me and reverting me to normal.

Trey: "Of-fucking-course. I forgot how much I hate this watch."

"Shut-down completed. Ulti-Ship now visible to all that can see."

I rubbed the back of my neck sheepishly and looked at Wan, who was now starting to melt.

Trey: "Okay, new plan. You're gonna chill here and I'm gonna try and get a hold of someone that's not off their rocker." I saluted him and took off running out the door, all the while trying to get the Omnitrix to work again. "Come on, watch, I need Master Control, right now. Fetus Treez is not gonna survive, out here."

The Omnitrix, still in recharge mode, glowed red for a second and its faceplate popped up.

Omnitrix: "Host and Matrix unit bond not strong enough. More time is needed." I stopped in a room with a huge monitor and keyboard, then looked at the Omnitrix.

Trey: "Bond? What the hell are you talking about?" I twisted the dial around, but no dice. I groaned. "I do not have the time for your riddles, right now! I just want the power to reach someone that WON'T let more people die!"

"What do you mean more people?" I looked up from the watch, seeing Supreme floating down in front of me. I sighed. I'm totally caught, now. The Omnitrix is in the red and even if I could transform, none of my unlocked aliens can match up to whatever the fuck this kid is.

Trey: "I can't really explain it all without sounding incredibly insane but to make a long story short, I was responsible for a lot of lives and I let them down. Now a very sick, disturbed man is gonna destroy the rest of everything we've ever known if somebody doesn't fucking do something!" Supreme floated toward me a little.

Supreme: "Calm down, man, it's gonna be okay. You said you were in charge of a lot of lives. Why would that be on you? Who the frick are you?" Suddenly, his eyes got wide as he looked from me to the recharging Omnitrix on my left wrist. "Ohhhh! We are so stupid! It's so obvious, you're the new Arsenal, the one from Tetris Nova!"

I hesitated a second before answering. Technically, I'm not Arsenal anymore, old or new. No point in explaining all that to him, though.

Trey: "I...yeah, I'm...Arsenal." Supreme smiled widely. Strangely, he's the first person I've actually said that to besides Ellie. Everybody else figured it out. Shit, I miss her so much.

Supreme: "That is so bruce! I saw you fight in the Battle of Champions and thought you were totally cool." He looked me up and down. "Thought you'd be older, though. And taller. And where's the awesome suit?"

Trey: "That's the complicated part. But I don't have time to explain, someone dangerous is trying to completely end everything and we need to get some help." He gave me a cocky grin, the same one I usually give people. If only they knew how fake it was.

Supreme: "We are the help, dude! You keep talking about this dangerous bad guy but who could be dangerous enough to have an Omnitrix Wielder afraid?" Before I could answer, I was interrupted by a loud alarm blaring. I guess all superhero HQs have them.

"Warning! Several entities approaching, all above B tier. Activating defens-zzzzzz..."

Trey: "Oh no.." At that moment, Wan and Anya burst through the door, along with Dior, who was wearing some sort of goggles.

Wan: "What the hell is going on?!" Anya held out her ring and her eyes glowed green.

Anya: "Delilah was right, there are a shit ton of B tier auras surrounding the Ulti-Ship. What happened to our shield?!" Wan glared at me and I looked at the ground.

Wan: "Watch kid over here destroyed it! Thanks a lot, whoever you are."

Supreme: "We know exactly who he is, guys. He's Arsenal, the new one." The others looked me up and down.

Wan and Anya: "Thought he'd be-" The ship started to rumble as the trouble alarm glared, loud as ever. Suddenly, the screen hummed to life, showing a feed of Sculptor. He grinned when he saw me.

Sculptor: "Hello, Trey Sergauson. How are you doing?" The Ultimates all looked at me when he said my name, but I just glared at Sculptor.

Supreme: "Trey Sergauson? As in..."

Wan: "But, you're supposed to be dead." Sculptor laughed.

Sculptor: "He will be soon, don't worry. Unfortunately for you all, he will be taking the rest of this tired universe with him."

Anya: "Trey, what is he talking about?" I didn't bother answering her. I kept my attention planted on Sculptor.

Trey: "You aren't going to hurt anymore people, Kyrie. This shit has to stop." He smirked at me.

Sculptor: "Getting aggressive, are we, Trey? Eliasia always did love that about you." It's like I felt my breath catch when he mentioned her. I started to breath heavily again and backing away.

Trey: "You're...you're a monster!" I kept backing up until I backed into Dior, who put a hand on my shoulder but didn't say anything.

Sculptor: "Really? A monster? That is all the king of quips can think of? Quite unimpressive." He grinned at me and I glared at him, the Omnitrix and my eyes glowing green for a second. He actually looked shocked for a second but smirked when he noticed I was still hyperventilating. "In any case, I wouldn't call myself a monster. I am merely a man seeking more knowledge. Them, however..."

Everything started to rumble again and everyone looked confused until heavy breathing started to play on the monitor.

"Kakaroooot..." My eyes widened as my heart dropped into my stomach for the millionth time this week. Not him.

Trey: "Kyrie...please tell me you didn't." He simply grinned and floating into view came Broly, in full Legendary Super Saiyan form.

LSSJ Broly: "Been...a long time, Kakarot. Looking forward to...ripping your flesh off your bones." Wan had a horrified look on his face.

Wan: "I thought Broly was serving a life sentence in the Null Void...why is he with that guy?" Supreme looked at me.

Supreme: "Is that the sick, dangerous guy who killed all your people?" I looked up at him with a grim expression.

Trey: "Not..just mine.." Sculptor started to cackle maniacally as they all looked at me in horror.

Anya: "What do you mean?!" Her expression told me she already knew the answer, though.

Trey: "Sculptor, he...everyone is gone. Everyone."

Wan: "Like, everyone in the universe? Like what happened with Beyonder."

Trey: "No! Everyone! In this universe and every fucking other one!" I glared at Sculptor again as I hyperventilated even harder. "You wanna know who I am, so bad? I don't know. But I used to be Arsenal and I failed everyone by letting this sick fuck win."

Sculptor: "Again with the names, Trey? When I obtain the map and find the Cube, I will make sure to completely erase your bloodline from existence." Broly started to power up.

LSSJ Broly: "Why not...start with him?!" Sculptor stuck a hand up.

Sculptor: "Settle down, Saiyan, his time will come. We still have to give the Ultimates their gift."

Supreme: "What are you talking about, weirdo?" Sculptor simply gestured to somebody. We saw a burst of particle energy on screen and when it disappeared, there stood a tall, white goblin alien with long ears and red eyes. He wore a black jumpsuit with a purple hood.

Anya and Wan's eyes got wide.

Wan and Anya: "Oh shit." Dior looked worried too but didn't say anything. Supreme looked absolutely horrified. Who the hell is this guy?

Supreme: "E-Eclipso?! What are you doing here? You're supposed to be..."

Eclipso: "Dead by your hands? Yes, I realize. And believe me, the version of myself you destroyed is very much dead. I am from a previous point in time."

Anya: "You jumped through time?! How?!" I shook my head.

Trey: "Probably the same way Broly and the Chitauri got out of the Null Void; he used the rips in the Multiverse as portals." Sculptor nodded at me.

Sculptor: "You're smart, Trey. It is true, I have used the trans-dimensional rips to pull these gentlemen from their respective points in time in order to achieve my goal." I laughed dryly.

Trey: "That brain not good for fighting is it, Sculptor?" His eyes glowed orange for a second before he calmed down and turned to Broly and Eclipso.

Sculptor: "Leave them be. Our main goal is far more important than childish revenge." Broly practically snarled and started powering up. Eclipso's eyes glowed, one gold and one black.

Trey: "You don't know what you've done, Kyrie. Broly won't stop killing, he can't be controlled." Sculptor laughed.

Sculptor: "Control isn't my intention for the Saiyan, Tremaine. In any case, this is farewell. You have become nothing more than a bug on the windshield of me getting the Cube." The staff in his hand glowed and the Chaos Emerald on Broly's head glowed, shocking him and making him power down. Eclipso simply chuckled and his eyes returned to normal. After that, they warped away.

Supreme raised an eyebrow.

Supreme: "Okay, that's weird..SHAZAM!.." The bolt of lightning came down again, transforming him back into Rook Might. "The dude comes here, reveals our scariest bad guys are alive, and then doesn't fight us? The heck is that?"

Anya shot me a look.

Anya: "Speaking of alive...I apologize for my prior comments, Trey, I wasn't aware I was talking to THE Arsenal. I thought Might said you were the one from Tetris Nova." I rubbed the back of my neck, noticing the Omnitrix was recharged.

Trey: "Yeah, I am. It's kind of a long story." Suddenly, the ship started to rumble again as the wind started to blow and a vortex opened up in the middle of the room. Out of it came a figure with a giant baby head and a red cape. Next to him was...Professor Paradox! He looked all beat up and bloody, surprisingly.

Paradox: "I'm afraid that tale will have to wait, young...hero." My eyes got wide and I quickly activated the Omnitrix.

Trey: "Drop him, Huggies. Now!" He held his hand in the air, using his telekinesis to pull my hand away from the watch.

Baby Head: "I mean you no harm, Tremaine Sergauson, quite the opposite. I am here to assist." He let my hand go and I quickly went over to help Paradox to a seat.

Paradox: "He's telling the truth, Trey. Uatau took it upon himself to rescue me from the deep crevices of the universe. If it were not for him, I surely would have perished." I raised an eyebrow at him.

Trey: "Surely would have perished? Can you even, you know, do that? I thought you were an immortal time lord." He managed to chuckle.

Paradox: "There are very few things that can permanently put an end to my existence, young one. Complete and total obliteration of the Infinetta is one of those things." I looked at the ground.

Trey: "Oh...yeah. Paradox, I'm so sorry! All of this is all my fault." Paradox started to put a hand on my shoulder.

Paradox: "Trey, you cannot-" I slapped his hand away.

Trey: "No! Shut up! Don't you dare fucking say I can't blame myself when there's no one else to blame but me! You warned me that Tetris Nova was gonna blow up, you blatantly told me the planet was doomed and I didn't listen! If I had, maybe Sculptor wouldn't have done what he did." Anya stepped forward.

Anya: "What exactly is it that he did?" Paradox and I looked at each other and I could feel the knot in my stomach get tighter.

...

A few minutes later, we were all sitting in the Ultimates briefing room. Might was sitting in his seat, Dior was sitting in his seat, Anya was in hers, I was sitting on the table, Paradox was standing in front of the monitor and Uatau was floating next to him. Wan was standing in the back, leaning against the wall.

Might: "Wait...so, everybody is gone?" Paradox, Uatau and I nodded, me looking the most grim.

Uatau: "Kyrie Nexus has managed to leak the S tier explosion that he set off in this universe into the Forge of Creation."

Anya: "Which houses the doorway to every dimension in the Multiverse...all of those people..."

Paradox: "They felt no pain, if it is any consolation. The explosions hit each dimension right in the middle, causing instant combustion."

Trey: "So they never stood a chance." I closed my eyes and shook my head. Stan, Tyson, who knows how many other wielders, all gone. All because of me.

Wan: "What about this universe? If all the other ones just went poof, how come we're still here?"

Paradox: "I believe it's due to all the odd occurrences within this dimension. Starting with an appearance from Victor Gold from 2029 and finishing with Stan Hopkins joining the Infinity Force years before he his supposed to, the space-time energy has to be out of flux with the rest of the Multiverse."

Trey: "So us totally fucking the timeline ended up being a good thing. Heh."

Might: "Does that mean somebody could still be alive, here?! Can we go to Revonnah and check on Mama and Papa?!" Uatau shook his head, no expression on his face.

Uatau: "I am afraid the only sentient beings that are still alive in this dimension are not from Revonnah. It was completely obliterated, along with most of the inhabitants. I'm sorry, Rook Might." Might looked at the ground and I opened my mouth to say something before remembering his family is dead because of me. I closed my mouth and turned back toward Paradox and Uatau.

Trey: "Sculptor kept talking about a map. He said it would help him wipe out my bloodline."

Anya: "Yeah, and what's up with this Cube he was going on about?" Paradox actually looked worried.

Paradox: "Oh no. I fear he may be going after the Map of Infinity. It is a complete map of the Multiverse that can take you anywhere. I created it to keep track of everything before I developed Ruby." Might thought about something then looked at the other Ultimates.

Might: "Guys, you think that Sculptor nerd is gonna use the map to find whatever Cube he was talking about?" They nodded.

Wan: "It's definitely possible, little champion. Paradox, what the hell is the Cube anyway?"

Uatau: "I believe I can explain that better, actually. My brothers and I studied the Cosmic Cube for centuries." I raised an eyebrow. Centuries? Just how old is this guy?

Trey: "Cosmic Cube. Sounds like one of those powerful alien artifacts Max used to tell us about."

Uatau: "It is much more than that, Arsenal. It is the very thing that keeps the Multiverse in tact." I grimaced at the name Arsenal, causing Paradox to raise an eyebrow, and Uatau continued. "The Cosmic Cube was created after the third Infinetta was destroyed by the Great War. The Council decided there must always be an object with the ability to simultaneously exist in every dimension but in no dimension at all so they gathered different powerful energies from all the previous Infinetta and stored it inside what is now known as the Cosmic Cube."

Paradox nodded.

Paradox: "It is effectively the most powerful and dangerous object in the Multiverse, able to bend the very fabric of the Multiverse itself due to the energy stored inside."

Might: "But if it's so dangerous, why does it exist at all? Isn't all that power kinda unstable?"

Uatau: "The Cube was never meant to be available to the inhabitants of the Multiverse. Even the smartest of Galvans would not be able to fully control its power. The Council intended for the Cube to become the sole protector of the Infinetta, making sure it would never be destroyed again. However, the Cube lacked the proper energy to gain sentience or even control its power without destroying the very Multiverse it's supposed to protect. Unable to destroy the failure they created, they hid the Cube in an undisclosed location so no being would ever misuse its power." I took in what they said before thinking about what Sculptor said.

Trey: "So if the Cube is omnipotent and Sculptor is after it, he must be trying to use it to create his new Multiverse. It's the only thing that could do that aside from an Alien X!"

Uatau: "Which were all destroyed along with the Forge of Creation, making the Cosmic Cube the sole omnipotent object in existence."

Wan: "Okay, so why don't we just go and get the Cube before Sculptor, Broly and Eclipso can get to it?"

Might: "Yeah! We can use it to bring this Multiverse back and everybody will be saved." Paradox stayed silent, causing Might to look at him. "You can take us to it...right, Professor?"

Paradox shook his head, sadly.

Paradox: "I am afraid I do not know where the Cosmic Cube is, Rook Might. My knowledge is limited to the Infinetta, which the Cube exists outside of. It could very well be within this universe but its energy cannot be tracked through my means."

Anya: "Then our only option is the Map of Infinity. We intercept Sculptor's attempt to take it and use it to lead us to the Cube." Might and Wan nodded eagerly.

Wan: "Plan A; the direct approach! My favorite." Might started jumping up and down on the table.

Might: "Yeah! Eclipso and those other freaks won't know what hit them!" Dior remained silent, but nodded his head in approval. What is up with him? Does him not talking have something to do with his power? Everyone else have gotta be at least A tier so he's bound to be strong.

Uatau: "Your arrogance is premature, Wizard's champion. The Map of Infinity is stored deep within the Phantom Zone." Paradox nodded.

Paradox: "Correct. I did not see a point in destroying it so I had one of the former Sorcerer Supremes teleport it into the center of the Phantom Zone. It is far worse than the Null Void since it is essentially a one-way ticket until someone decides to pull you out."

Uatau: "Even then, it would take someone with great intelligence to navigate the time-displacement energy." Someone like Logan. If only I hadn't gone and got him killed. I shook my head again, causing Paradox to sigh.

Paradox: "Fortunately, the space-time atmosphere isn't exactly stable at the moment. That means navigating in and out of the Phantom Zone should be slightly easier, at the least." Anya nodded and stood up.

Anya: "We have a plan. Finding one of those rifts in space-time should be our first priority."

Uatau: "As I said before, your arrogance is premature. The Phantom Zone is home to the scum of the Multiverse for good reason. Although the use of your powers is possible, the properties of the Zone make it impossible to consistently rely on them." I nodded in realization.

Trey: "Which is probably why Sculptor went back and got Broly and Sculptor. If powers are wonky there, it's best to have numbers." Might grinned at me.

Might: "We should be good, then! Not only are the Ultimates on it, we've got the Extraordinary Arsenal too. The greatest heroes ever are more than enough numbers." He nudged me with his elbow but stopped when he noticed I was hyperventilating again. "Trey? Are you okay?"

Far from it, actually. Being called Arsenal again triggered a memory of when I first got to Tetris Nova and saved Blackie's from Sentry.

'You said your name was Arsenal, right?' I remember how good I felt during that moment. I thought I was well on my way to being the hero the planet needed. Ha, how wrong was I.

'The Extraordinary Arsenal, actually..' The only thing extraordinary about me is my ability to fuck everybody's lives up. I'm no hero..I just make everything worse.

Wan: "Trey?" I slowly looked up at him, tears on the brink of falling. I tried my best to hold them back as I jumped off the table.

Trey: "I just...need a minute." Before anybody can say anything, I ran out of the room.

Anya: "Am I the only one that expected him to be completely different?" Might, Wan and Dior nodded. Uatau turned to Paradox.

Uatau: "This mission has minimum chance of succeeding without the Omnitrix wielder, Paradox. His psyche has been fractured but we can't afford to let him sink any deeper." Paradox nodded.

Paradox: "Agreed. With the current state of the Multiverse, young Tremaine is more important than ever. I will go talk to him." With that, he warped away.

...

Paradox warped into the workout room, seeing me zooming on the treadmill as Red Lightning. He glanced at the speedometer, seeing I was easily topping 800 MPH.

Paradox: "Trying to break a record, are we?" I finally noticed him and started to slow down until I had completely stopped.

Red Lightning: "Uh, yeah.." I slapped my symbol, reverting to normal in a green flash of light. "I used to use Red Lightning to clear my head all the time, back in the day. I thought it would help work through some things."

Paradox: "How is that working out?" I sighed and plopped down on the treadmill.

Trey: "I still suck. That's why...I don't think I'm right for this, Paradox." He looked at me with the most shocked look I've ever seen, which made me feel even worse. But it's the right thing to do.

Paradox: "What are you talking about, young one? There is nobody more right for this than you, you are Arsenal." I quickly stood up, about to cry again.

Trey: "NO! No, I'm not! Arsenal is a hero! Arsenal saves people! Arsenal doesn't watch like a helpless little bitch while everything and everybody he's ever known fucking dies right in front of his face! I AM NOT ARSENAL! Not anymore." Tears were streaming down my face at this point and I walked away from the treadmill, trying to stop another panic attack. Paradox didn't say anything, instead walking over to me and doing something I never thought he'd do...he hugged me. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me tight.

Paradox: "With all of your powers, accomplishments and potential, it is easy to forget that you are still very young. Even before you were de-aged. Your mind has not finished growing and is still fragile. I am sorry for your loss, Trey, I mean it." At his words, I started to hug him back and the tears came harder.

Trey: "It's all my fault, Paradox! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!..He used me..." He rubbed the back of my head and a single tear fell from his eyes.

Paradox: "He used us all, Trey. This is not what you want to hear but you cannot be the sole blame of this. Kyrie Nexus's intelligence is on a scale that none of us can comprehend. He has brought upon a future that even I cannot foresee." I looked up at him, wiping my eyes.

Trey: "Seriously? So, you have no idea what's going to happen?" He shook his head and we stopped hugging.

Paradox: "The last thing that was set in stone was Tetris Nova exploding. When the Multiverse exploded, my knowledge became...obsolete." I sighed.

Trey: "Great, so the future seeing aspect is gone." I looked at him. "Thank you...I needed a hug. I still don't think I should help with this, though. The last time I was in hero mode, it lead to this whole mess. Maybe I'm not the hero everybody thought I was."

Paradox looked at me for a second before shrugging.

Paradox: "You are far from who I know in the future, it is true. You are an immature, over-confident to a fault, showboating, promiscuous young man." I looked at the ground and he put a hand on my shoulder. "But you are also a brave, kind, altruistic young man. Time and time again, you have proven that your main priority is helping people, even at the expense of your own life and I have no doubt this last time would have been very different if you had any control over it."

Trey: "What are you saying?"

Paradox: "Look, the Omnitrix was not going to attach to just anyone. Logan Gold's DNA was already imbedded inside because of his father but any other wielder had to be chosen by the Omnitrix itself. It chose you for a reason, Trey." I held up the watch and looked at it.

Trey: "But I'm not the only wielder! There's gotta be someone out there that's still alive who can help the Ultimates." Paradox shook his head.

Paradox: "I am afraid not. A complete Multiversal scan has been done and the only remaining Omnitrix in existence is yours. You are the only one that can do this." I looked back at the Omnitrix again and thought about everything that's happened since it jumped onto my wrist.

All of the people that got hurt or worse because of my gift, my curse, my...responsibility. I do have to do this. Like it or not.

I put the Omnitrix down and looked at Paradox, my brown eyes starting to show a hint of green.

Trey: "Okay."

Paradox: "Okay?" I nodded.

Trey: "The Omnitrix chose me as its host, that means I don't really get a say in whether or not I save anyone. I have a responsibility to use every one of my powers to fix everything I messed up. If I'm the only one left, that means it's up to me to make sure everything doesn't get lost forever. No matter how broken my world is, I have to make sure everyone else doesn't have to go through that." Paradox smiled at me.

Paradox: "You truly are pure of heart, Trey Sergauson." Suddenly, I felt a familiar surge of energy and the Omnitrix's faceplate started to glow green. "I think the Omnitrix realizes that, too."

I held it up, just as the core popped up and started cycling through my forms.

Trey: "What's going on with you?" It suddenly emitted a powerful burst of green light and when it cleared, the Omnitrix was normal again.

Omnitrix: "Host has passed Worthiness Test. Master Control active, 1,000,903 alien forms unlocked." My eyes got wide and a smile immediately grew on my face.

Trey: "Awesome! Right on time! What's a Worthiness Test, though?"

Omnitrix: "Although we have chosen to bond to you, we had to be sure you were worthy of wielding our full power properly. Your genuine feelings of selflessness and disregard for your own well being have shown us that we have made the right choice." It never talked like this, back in the day. Granted, I only had it for two months before Kevin blew it up so there's honestly a lot of things I probably don't know about it.

Paradox: "I wholeheartedly agree." I smiled at him one more time before giving him a serious face.

Trey: "Now that I'm kinda at full power again, we can head into the Phantom Zone and find the Map. If we have even the slightest chance to save everyone, it's only right to try." Paradox chuckled a bit.

Paradox: "You bounce back fast." I frowned a little but smiled anyway. The Multiverse needs extraordinary, not anxiety. He raised an eyebrow before continuing. "In any case, we are not quite ready to venture into the Phantom Zone. We require a couple of things."

Trey: "Like what?"

Paradox: "Sculptor has used time travel to increase his numbers so it would be wise for us to do the same. We cannot travel too far or between the past dimensions but I have an idea that may benefit us." I nodded slowly.

Trey: "And the other thing?" He smiled a bit.

Paradox: "The Phantom Zone is full of individuals that you would not want knowing who you are. Furthermore, we are going to a point where secrecy is important." He opened his coat, pulling out some kind of red liquid cloth. "So, you're gonna need a suit."

The cloth leaped onto my body and dissolved into my skin easily.

Paradox: "How are you feeling now, Trey?" I thought about it for a second. I definitely have some things to deal with but that can wait until my family is back. Ellie, this is for you.

Trey: "Like Arsenal is back." I smirked and my eyes glowed green.


July 29, 2015. Inside the Armory

There was a bright flash of light and Might and I warped in. Looking around, I noticed we were in the old Armory game room.

Trey: "Heh, how old school." Might looked around in awe.

Might: "WOW, this is the famous Armory game room?! Where you all used to relax after your big missions?!" I chuckled and turned to him.

Trey: "Dude, focus. If we jumped through the rift at the right time, we should be back in Summer 2015. The day before Artillery attacked (A/N: During the 'Armed and Dangerous' episode of Hero Generation). That means Logan should still have his Codon Arm."

Might: "So?" I face-palmed.

Trey: "SO, that Logan was probably the most powerful one I've worked with. He doesn't have the brains or overall power of 20 year old Logan but his raw power and skill are just what we need. Which is why we're here to recruit him." He nodded in realization.

Might: "Gotcha. But, won't it be kinda weird if everyone sees two Treys? Wouldn't that mess with the time stream or something?" I nodded, shooting him a grin.

Trey: "That's where you come in, my guy. Right now, my family and I should be watching a cooking show on alien TV and Logan should be making some lame excuse and going off to his room. That's where we put my plan into motion." My eyes glowed red as the cloth oozed out of my body, forming my brand new and super awesome costume! It was a tight fitting, black jumpsuit with red around the chest and black around the legs and boots. My mask was red and covered my whole face, my eyes shining red through the glass eye holes at all times since my brown eyes are distinguishable. (A/N: The new suit is the new story picture. Credits to the creator!)

Trey: "While you distract past me and my family, I'll convince Fetus Overdrive to help us." Might looked me up and down.

Might: "Are you sure you're not gonna just kick his butt and drag him back through the rift?" I put a hand over my masked mouth, faking a shocked expression.

Trey: "How dare you? I was planning on using the old Sergauson smooth talking skills, thank you very much." He raised an eyebrow.

Might: "Then why are you in your costume?" I stayed silent for a second.

Trey: "Just say your word, already." Might grinned and nodded before standing straight up and holding on arm in the air, striking a pose.

Might: "SHAZAM!" The bolt of lightning came down and struck Might, transforming him into Supreme. He flexed his hands as the dust cleared.

Supreme: "Won't they all notice my magic lightning?" I shook my head.

Trey: "They won't move unless you're right in front of their faces. We were particularly lazy this day, for some odd reason." I shrugged and started toward the door.

Supreme: "Wait! This entire plan screws up the entire timeline, dude. Unless you remember a huge magical flying alien cat attacking you, this day." I shook my head.

Trey: "Don't worry about it. Once we get the Cube, we'll restore everything back to how it was. It'll be like we were never here, anyway." He shrugged and we exited the game room. He started hovering in the air.

Supreme: "How will I know when you've got Overdrive?"

Trey: "I'll give you a signal. Just make sure past me doesn't leave the living room, the last thing I want to do is fight myself."

Supreme: "Gotcha. Good luck." I nodded back at him and we went our separate ways, me toward Logan's room.

Trey: "Okay, Logan's a reasonable guy. Maybe if I explain the situation to him, he'll be happy to help. He used to like being a hero, during this time." I got to his door and tried to open it, only to see it was locked. "This is a time where a really miss my limb-changing. I've left my humanity behind so it's kinda weird having it back."

I held up the Omnitrix and it glowed green, the light engulfing me. I grew two feet taller as my back hunched over and my skin turned blue. My body turned wide and moth-like as my eyes grew and a cloak grew out of my back. The glow faded and I finished off the transformation as Big Chill.

Big Chill: "Now to phase in there, talk to Logan and get outta here." I turned intangible and phased through the door, my jaw immediately dropping at what I saw. There was Logan, completely naked but under the blanket in his bed, making out with Susie Fletcher, the girl with the big eyes and overbite he used to swear he did not like! AKA NOT his girlfriend, April.

My jaw dropped and I quickly became tangible and covered my eyes.

Big Chill: "Holy scandal!" Logan and Susie looked up, both of them equally confused.

Susie: "Arsenal? Logan, what is he doing in your mansion?" Logan looked back and forth between her and me.

Logan: "Uh...um..." Finally, he just powered up electricity in his Codon Arm hand and shocked her, knocking her out cold. Then he looked at me. "What the fuck, dude? Locked door means don't come in!"

I just stared at him for a second, happy to see him alive. Even if it's only him from the past, I'm glad I get to see my brother's face again.

Big Chill: "Uh, it's an emergency, bro. Forget the alien TV, there's a huge problem with the Multiverse." He raised an eyebrow at me, looking me up and down.

Logan: "The Multiverse? Shouldn't we tell Max and the others? And, where's Paradox? Isn't this his thi-" He stopped when he noticed something. "Hey, was Big Chill always that ugly?"

My eyes widened. I forgot my aliens used to look different, back in the day. Never was sure why but didn't think it would fuck me over eventually. (A/N: HG aliens had the OS/AF design, EA aliens have mostly OV designs.)

Before I could answer, a holographic screen appeared in front of us, showing the image of past me.

Past Trey: "Logan, you gotta come to the living room! Some Super Cat is attacking us!" My eyes got wide and Logan's head whipped toward me.

Logan: "Hey, you're not-!" He was blinded by a flash of green light before he could finish and I wrapped his entire body up with bandages, emerging from the light as Under Wraps.

Under Wraps: "So much for talking this out. Don't worry pal, I'll explain everything back in the present." I reeled his body forward and and picked it up, slinging it over my shoulder. "I am a total hypocrite for this but I'm trying to save the Multiverse so I'll call it probable cause."

I used bandages to rip the door apart and left Logan's room, then launched myself off a wall and shot out some bandages to latch onto the Armory ceiling, swinging forward.

Under Wraps: "Wonder how Supreme is doing. If I remember correctly, I'm pretty powerful around this time." My last full day as a half-human. Before Sculptor worked his magic on me, at least. After today, I become a Doppelganger and unlock so many cool powers and features. Crazy how that was almost 5 years ago.

I landed in front of the living room, my eyes widening at what I saw. Past Me was Goku, in Super Saiyan form and was...pinned down to the ground by Supreme. Matt was laid out on the broken couch and Max and Charity were hiding behind the broken TV.

Past SSJ Goku: "What the hell, man?! What do you want from us?" Supreme shrugged.

Supreme: "Nothing really, man, you're actually a hero of mine. Your battle with Artillery is documented in-" I shot out a bandage to cover his mouth before he revealed something even I don't know about.

Under Wraps: "Time to go, Super Cat. We got what we came for." He nodded and let Past me go, flying over to me.

Supreme: "It was an honor." I raised an eyebrow at him.

Under Wraps: "You already met me." Charity looked at Logan's wrapped up body on my shoulder.

Charity: "They've got Logan! Trey!"

Past SSJ Goku: "On it." He flew at us but Supreme held his foot out and kicked at Past me, only for him to spin past it and slam his fist into Supreme's face, sending him flying back. He glared at me and I gulped. I do not want to deal with this little demon.

Under Wraps: "Paradox, open the rift!" Before anybody could respond, a huge cosmic vortex opened up in the middle of the living room. I shot out bandages and grabbed Supreme, then hopped through the portal. "WE'LL BRING HIM BACK!"

After that, the portal closed.


November 12, 2020. Inside the Ulti-Ship

Anya, Wan, Dior and Paradox stood in the gadgetry room, waiting.

Anya: "What is taking them so long? I thought you said it would only take them a few seconds."

Paradox: "My exact words were, if everything went according to plan. Key word is most definitely if, Emerald Knight." Anya glared at Paradox but Wan put a hand on her shoulder.

Wan: "This is Arsenal we are talking about, Anya. Stories do say he's prone to...break a play, so to speak." Anya rolled her eyes.

Anya: "If he really is the Arsenal from Tetris Nova too, that's a bit of an understatement. To this day, I wonder how he lead the greatest superhero unit in history." Paradox chuckled.

Paradox: "Do not underestimate him, Anya. He has a knack for surprising you." Anya rolled her eyes again as Wan smiled a bit.

At that moment, the rift opened up again and out came Supreme and I, Logan still on my shoulders.

Wan grinned.

Wan: "You got him." I nodded.

Under Wraps: "Sorry it took so long, minor setback." Supreme chuckled.

Paradox: "It matters not, it is time we begin our journey into the Phantom Zone. We cannot enter through just any rift, it can only be accessed at a specific point." He warped off.

Wan: "Oh hell no, he is not touching my ship!" He hopped up and used his airbending to form a huge air ball, riding off on it.

Anya: "I recommend waking your brother up and telling him whatever he needs to know before we get to the Phantom Zone. We don't need any family drama interfering with saving the Multiverse." I nodded at her and she walked off with Dior. The Omnitrix symbol on my belt emitted a green glow that engulfed me and reverted me to normal, then my eyes glowed red and my costume dissolved back into my body.

I looked up at Supreme.

Trey: "Can you give us a minute, Might?" He nodded quickly.

Supreme: "Sure!..SHAZAM!.." The magic lightning struck him, transforming him back into Might. "...I wanna grab a sandwich before we take off, anyway."

He left the room and I shrugged.

Trey: "My transformations are still cooler." I looked down at Logan, whose bandages were starting to evaporate, revealing he was still naked. "Oh, yikes."

I quickly pressed the button on his necklace and his Overdrive suit covered his body. It must've woke him up because he immediately jumped up and aimed his Codon Arm at me, his helmet folding back into his suit.

Logan: "Okay, faker, you have five seconds to tell me what's going on before I melt your face off!" I chuckled, putting my hands up. I forgot Logan was just as impulsive as I was, when he had his a Codon Arm. He didn't get the stick up his ass until he got his bionic intelligence.

Trey: "Relax, Kujo, we're on the same side. Actually, there are no sides. Just wanting to not get obliterated and...wanting to, I guess." Logan just stared at me, looking even more confused.

Logan: "What?" I sighed. No point in keeping anything from him, he needs to know exactly what the stakes are.

Trey: "Okay well first, this is the future. The year 2020, to be exact. I am Trey Sergauson, just from here." Logan lowered his arm and looked around, then looked me up and down.

Logan: "No way. You look just like my Trey, shouldn't you be older if it's five years in the future." I opened my mouth to answer but stopped when I thought about something Paradox said.

'Some information isn't meant to be known until a certain time.'

If I tell Logan about me dying and becoming a Doppelganger, it could fuck the past up past repair. He doesn't even know he's about to make the biggest mistake of his life.

Trey: "We don't have time for this, dude, just ask me something only I would know." Logan thought about it for a second before grinning.

Logan: "Okay, what is the thing I use my powers for the most?" I chuckled and shot him a look.

Trey: "Burning your body hair off with your fire balls." His jaw dropped as my hand flew to my mouth to keep from laughing.

Logan: "Okay you're from the future." I nodded and walked toward him, pulling him into a hug.

Trey: "I missed you, man. I thought I'd never get to hug you again." He hugged me back and we let go, him shooting me a look.

Logan: "What do you mean? Where is Future me?" I rubbed the back of my neck. Images of Tetris Nova blowing up flashed in my mind quickly, as well as me leaving original Logan in the Null Void, all those years ago.

Trey: "That's complicated. But it comes down to me totally fucking up, again..." I looked at the ground but felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up, seeing Logan smiling.

Logan: "Hey, bro, it's gonna be okay. I don't know what happened exactly but I do know that as long as Arsenal and Overdrive are together, trouble doesn't stand a chance." Huh, present Logan said that too, back at the school. Maybe that's why Paradox sent me back to get him, Overdrive and I can't be beaten. It's time we put that to the test.

Trey: "I-" Before I could answer, the ship started to rumble and we suddenly took off at hyper speed. Logan and I stumbled a bit but managed to stay on our feet.

Logan: "What's going on?!" At that moment, Wan came running in.

Wan: "You'll have to give him a crash course, Trey, we're on the move."

Trey: "What's up?"

Wan: "Uatau caught a massive shift in cosmic energy and everybody thinks Sculptor might be trying to get into the Phantom Zone." My eyes got wide before I gave him a serious look.

Trey: "Lead the way. Come on, Loges." We ran off after Wan.

Logan: "Wait, was that a giant talking lizard?" I chuckled.

Trey: "It's a long story...you know about the Multiverse, right?"

...

A few minutes later, we were flying at a steady pace and everybody was in the main control room, looking out of the huge window. Logan had borrowed some of Wan's old clothes.

Uatau: "It should not be long before we reach the entrance to the Phantom Zone. Be prepared, it is not the easiest place to gain entrance to." Everyone nodded except Logan, who just stared out the window.

Logan: "This is what the end of everything looks like...I always thought it'd be more organized." I put a hand on his shoulder. I told him what happened with...everything and, as expected, he wasn't too happy about his future self dying along with everyone else. I left out a few specific details to preserve the timeline but he knows what he should.

Trey: "If everything goes according to plan, there will be planets and stars here again. Nothing more organized than that." He rolled his eyes but patted my hand anyway, smiling a little.

Anya: "We should go over the plan, one more time. I want no missteps once we arrive." She shot me and Logan a look before turning around.

Logan: "She's kind of a buzz kill, right?" I chuckled.

Trey: "Little bit. But I can understand." He nodded in agreement.

Paradox: "Alright, the Phantom Zone is divided into three main sectors; the maze, the woodlands, and the arena. Each of these sectors goes on for miles upon miles and leads to the center, where the Map of Infinity is kept."

Uatau: "The safest and most efficient way to navigate these sectors is to divide and conquer. Instead of risking all six of you perishing in one of the sectors, you will split up into three teams and each take a separate route to the Map." Wan nodded.

Wan: "Makes sense. Getting the Map is the main priority so someone should always be making a go for it." Everybody nodded in agreement.

Logan: "Trey and I will take the woodlands. It seems like the fastest way and the two of us can breeze through some trees easily." Uatau looked like he wanted to say something but nodded instead.

Uatau: "Very well. Remember, you asked for it." Logan chuckled nervously and I shook my head. Might jumped up and down.

Might: "I want the arena! I haven't gotten the chance to really punch something, yet!" Wan chuckled.

Wan: "I guess I'll go with him. Might use it as a chance to sharpen up the Avatar State." Anya smiled at Dior a bit.

Anya: "I guess that leaves the maze to us." He smiled back and simply nodded.

Paradox: "It seems everyone is clear on their assignments. Now, there is just the issue of Kyrie Nexus." I looked at Paradox, giving him a straight face.

Trey: "Sculptor is mine. Last time I saw him, I...wasn't myself. Not this time."

Anya: "What about Eclipso and Broly? Do you honestly believe you can take them all on with just Overdrive?"

Logan: "Hey! Don't underestimate us, we've been known to beat the odds." I nodded.

Trey: "Facts. And if worse comes to worse...I have a secret weapon." I'm fully prepared to use Alien X if it comes down to it. Belicus and Serena said I only had one more freebie, hopefully saving the Multiverse falls under the criteria.

"Warning! Immense shift in time-space atmosphere in this area. Entrance to Phantom Zone reached."

The Ulti-Ship came to a halt and for a minute, everything was silent. Might smiled cheekily at Uatau.

Might: "This seems pretty chill, Uatau. I thought you said it'd be super hard to-" Suddenly, everything started to rumble once again and a colossal portal opened up in the middle of space! Out of the portal came a HUGE purple hand. It grabbed onto the edge of the portal and pulled itself out, revealing a HUGE guy with light blue and purple armor. He was no less than 28 feet tall and wore a large purple helmet with three horns on top.

Logan and I's eyes got wide.

Logan: "Is this the type of stuff you see all the time in the future?"

Trey: "I really fucking hope not."

Huge guy: "I AM GALACTUS, GUARD TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PHANTOM ZONE! WHAT BUSINESS DO YOU HAVE?!" Anya glared at Uatau.

Anya: "You didn't say anything about a Taa-an guarding the entrance!"

Uatau: "I was not sure. A majority of my abilities have been drained, forgive me." He faced Galactus. "We seek entrance to the Phantom Zone in order to retrieve the Map of Infinity."

Galactus: "ENTRANCE DENIED! THE MAP OF INFINITY IS ONLY TO BE ACCESSED BY THOSE WHO ARE AUTHORIZED! ONLY PROFESSOR PARADOX AND AZMUTH THE FIRST THINKER MAY FREELY COME AND GO!"

Trey: "Are you blind, ya big plum?! We have Paradox, right here!" Anya glared at me and used her ring to form a green hand to cover my mouth.

Anya: "I know getting on people's bad sides is your M.O, but a Taa-an is one species you do not want on your enemy list." She made the hand go away and Logan snickered.

Logan: "In other words, shut the hell up."

Galactus: "THE OMNITRIX HOST SPEAKS LIES! THE BEING KNOWN AS PROFESSOR PARADOX WAS GRANTED ENTRANCE TO THE PHANTOM ZONE, MOMENTS AGO, SEEKING THE MAP OF INFINITY!" We all immediately looked at each other, thinking the same thing.

Might: "That geekoid stole your identity, Paradox! Isn't that totally illegal?"

Wan: "I don't think a multi-dimensional genocidal super-villain cares about identity theft, little champion." Anya threw her hands up in frustration.

Anya: "Well, what are we gonna do now? Galactus isn't going to just let us in and there's no way we can take down a Taa-an, they are capable of devouring entire planets with ease." I raised an eyebrow at Galactus, through the window.

Trey: "Then what is he doing here, guarding a prison dimension?" Logan rolled his eyes.

Logan: "Do you really want to know his backstory, right now? We have to figure out how to get past him so we can get the Map." I didn't answer him, too busy trying to form a plan in my head. It's a long shot, but so is this whole thing.

Paradox: "You have something in mind, don't you Tremaine?" I smiled at him a bit and started toward the door.

Trey: "If I don't come back, I'm dead. So don't wait up, I guess."

Logan: "Be careful, Treez." I nodded back at him and left the room, heading toward the ship's emergency exit. Once I got there, I held up the Omnitrix.

Trey: "You...there, Omnitrix?" It took a second but the faceplate popped up, beeping green.

Omnitrix: "How may I assist you, Trey?" My eyes widened a bit. It actually worked! It never responded back or even said anything this coherent before. I guess it has something to do with that Worthiness Test it was talking about.

Trey: "Do I have access to Chromastone?" The dial started to turn rapidly until it got to Chromastone's shadow.

Omnitrix: "The Crystalsapien DNA sample is available. Would you like to begin transformation?" I nodded and slapped the core down, releasing the familiar green glow that engulfed me. The glow faded and I emerged as Chromastone.

Chromastone: "Okay, now I just have to hope that huge purple guys aren't as violent as they look." I opened the emergency exit and flew out into space. I flew around the Ulti-Ship until I was floating directly in front of Galactus' face. The others spotted me immediately.

Might: "What's he doing? Didn't he hear you say we can't fight Galactus?"

Uatau: "I don't think fighting is what he has in mind."

Outside, I waved sheepishly at Galactus.

Chromastone: "Uh, hey man."

Galactus: "STATE YOUR BUSINESS, HOST OF THE OMNITRIX! I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR GAMES!" I gulped.

Chromastone: "Sure thing. I just wanted to know...what the hell are you doing here? I heard people of your species can eat planets so why waste time, guarding the Phantom Zone?" He just stared at me for a second I thought for sure that'd he'd just open his mouth and swallow me.

Galactus: "THE ENERGIES OF THIS DIMENSION SUSTAIN ME! I SPENT THE LAST CENTURY TRAVELLING THE COSMOS, LOOKING FOR PLANETS TO CONSUME IN ORDER TO SURVIVE! THE CREATOR OF THE PHANTOM ZONE OFFERED ME ITS UNLIMITED ENERGY TO FEED ON, IN EXCHANGE FOR GUARDING THE ENTRANCE! AN EVEN TRADE!" So I was right. I figured that he didn't actually eat the planets themselves, just absorbed their planetary energies. That means my idea could work.

Chromastone: "Say I could provide you with some rare energy, at least enough to compensate for one planet. Would you let my friends and I through, then?"

Galactus: "THE ENERGY YOU SPEAK OF WOULD GRANT ME INDEPENDANCE FROM THIS DUTY OF MINE, IF ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME! IF IT CAN BE DONE, I ACCEPT!" A grin immediately spread across my face and I started to power up in a powerful rainbow aura.

Chromastone: "Awesome! Now, you'll have to give me a second. I've only tried to expel this much power without absorbing any, once." I closed my eyes and my aura started to grow more and more.

Logan: "What is he trying to do, attack him? I thought that wasn't his idea." Paradox watched me intently, shaking his head.

Paradox: "You have it all wrong, young Logan. Trey is not attempting to fight Galactus, he is attempting to feed him." Logan looked at him in awe, then looked out at me. My body was starting to produce colorful static and my aura grew even bigger. I opened my eyes slowly, revealing they were glowing snow white.

Chromastone: "Okay...I'm ready." Galactus nodded.

Galactus: "PROCEED!" I focused all my energy at once and released it all as a HUGE blast, firing it straight at Galactus. He opened his mouth, letting the blast go down his throat. His eyes started to show color and he increased in size as I kept emptying all my energy into the beam.

Omnitrix: "Warning! Crystalsapien energy depleting host's physical state. Reversion to normal form is imminent." I kept firing.

Chromastone: "Al...most done..." I poured the last of my energy into Galactus and he started to glow rainbow as I glowed red, the Omnitrix reverting me to normal. My eyes began to flutter as I floated in space, about to pass out.

Logan: "TREY!" Galactus suddenly opened his eyes and saw me. In a completely surprising act of kindness, he picked me up in his giant hand and placed me inside the Ulti-Ship. I took in a deep breath as I was able to breathe again and Logan and Might rushed over to me.

Might: "Are you alright, dude?" I sat up slowly, gasping for air but still nodding.

Trey: "Did it work?" I got up and we quickly ran back to the main control room, where Anya, Wan, Paradox and Uatau were watching Galactus, who was standing there with his hands behind his back.

Anya: "You're okay." I swear I saw a smile.

Galactus: "A GOOD THING, INDEED! I HOPED I HAD GOTTEN YOU INSIDE BEFORE YOU PERISHED FROM LACK OF OXYGEN!" I rubbed the back of my neck, sheepishly.

Trey: "Yeah, thanks for the assist. I thought the Omnitrix would activate its space survival mode, guess I don't really know how to work this thing."

Galactus: "WHATEVER THE CASE, I WANTED A CHANCE TO OFFER YOU MY THANKS! YOU HAVE DONE ME A GREAT SERVICE, I HAVE NOT FELT SUCH NOURISHMENT IN MANY YEARS! TELL ME, WHAT IS YOUR NAME?!" I hesitated before answering. Exactly three years and three months ago, I would have proudly told him my real name. I wanted my legend itself to strike fear into the hearts of criminals, as cheesy as that sounds. But that's how Sculptor even heard of me in the first place. I didn't I realize how much danger I put my friends and family in by wanting to be famous.

Trey: "You can just call me Arsenal. The Extraordinary is optional. And can you skip out on what I look like, if you decide to tell your friends about this." A smile broke out on Galactus' face and he laughed, the mere sound of it caused everything to shake.

Galactus: "VERY WELL! THANK YOU, ARSENAL, YOU FOREVER HAVE MY GRATITUDE! BECAUSE OF YOU, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW A FREEDOM I THOUGHT WAS UNKNOWN! AND BECAUSE OF YOUR DEED, I SHALL GRANT YOU ENTRANCE TO THE PHANTOM ZONE!" He somehow stepped aside, allowing the full portal to be exposed. It was a literal giant black hole.

Wan: "Nope, that's not scary at all." We all sat down and prepared to fly forward.

Paradox: "Get ready, young ones. This is where the real mission starts." I looked at Logan and he nodded at me. I nodded back and Wan put his foot on the gas, rocketing the Ulti-Ship toward the black hole. I sat up in my seat and looked out the window, at Galactus. I waved at him as we got farther away.

Trey: "Nice meeting you, dude!" He waved back.

Galactus: "YOU AS WELL, ARSENAL! UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!" I smiled and sat back down.

Logan: "Making friends with huge terrifying aliens like that is just like you, Treez." I shrugged and put my hands behind my head.

Trey: "Looks can be deceiving, Logey Bear, especially when it comes to aliens. You'll learn that late-" I stopped myself when I realized he won't be learning anything. When we eventually drop him back off in his time, he'll kill Ryan and lose his Codon Arm and two weeks later, he'll go crazy because of Apocalypse's armor and Past Me will leave him in the Null Void. Who knows what the fuck he's up to, now? Instead of trying to help him like a brother should, I left him in a dimension with what we thought was the baddest of the bad and then replaced him. Another life ruined by Arsenal.

Logan: "You okay, bro? You kinda trailed off." I put on a smile and nodded.

Trey: "I'm good. Just trying to get in the zone for this mission." He nodded.

Logan: "You're more serious in the future, huh? Cool." I swore I heard Paradox laugh a bit and I stifled one too.

Trey: "Yeah, totally."

"Entering time-space rift in T-minus three seconds. Transportation will be instantaneous."

Wan: "Hold on to your Pampers, kids." He floored the gas, boosting the Ulti-Ship into hyper drive and slamming us back into our seats.

Trey, Logan and Might: "WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!" We flew straight into the black hole and for a split second, everything was dark. Wind whipped through my ears and everything shook. As soon as the darkness came, it went away and we came out on the other side, unharmed.

"Destination reached, we have now entered the Phantom Zone."

Logan and I unbuckled our seat belts and ran over to the window, our jaws immediately dropping at what we saw. The sky was navy blue and crystal clear, not a star or sun in sight, despite it clearly being day time. Down below, gigantic mountains ran side by side with clusters of trees and vines, stretching farther than my eyes could make out. A huge concrete/steel maze ran right beside it, stretching equally as far and in the center of it all was a colossal colosseum.

Logan: "This has got to be the most awesome thing I've ever seen." I chuckled. It's a solid 6 on my list of coolest things I've seen since becoming Arsenal. But at the point I plucked Logan from, he hasn't seen anything cosmic besides the Infinity Force so I understand his enthusiasm.

I turned around and gave Paradox a serious look.

Trey: "Okay Paradox, we're here. Now where's the Map of Infinity?" Paradox pointed past me, out into the chaos that is the Phantom Zone.

Paradox: "Out there, beyond all of that. I specifically asked that Strange fellow to place the Map at the very edge of the dimension, where the energy is at its highest. That way, whoever wishes to have the Map has to go through one of the sectors." I nodded and started toward the exit hatch.

Trey "We better shake a leg, then. Sculptor and his psycho pals are out there somewhere and I don't want him to find the Map before we even start looking."

Uatau: "Mr. Sergauson, you should be aware of the severity of the environment. The Phantom Zone is effectively the most dangerous place in the Multiverse." I raised an eyebrow at him and paused for a second before grinning. My eyes glowed red and my costume oozed out of my skin, covering my whole body. I opened the hatch.

Trey: "What's up, danger? I'm Arsenal." I hopped out. Logan ran toward the hatch too, pressing his necklace and making his suit come on. He opened it up and hopped out too.

Anya nodded at the Ultimates.

Anya: "You all have your jobs, let's get this done. You all know what's at stake." Wan, Might and Dior nodded. "Okay, Ultimates, let's move."


Down in the woodlands, I was K-9, hopping from tree branch to tree branch. Logan was behind me, using his Codon Arm to swing from branches and vines. I leaped off one branch and did a double-somersault in the air, grabbing a vine and swinging on it.

Logan: "Show off." I looked back at him, smirking a bit.

K-9: "Don't be a hater." He shook his head.

Logan: "So, what can you tell me about the future? I'm dying to know what other awesome powers my arm gets!" I remained silent, mostly because I'm not really sure. Aside from that time he got bit by the Yenaldooshi, Logan never really got anymore new Codon Arm powers. Granted, he only had it for a month...

K-9: "You, uh...get really good at karate." He was silent for a second.

Logan: "Seriously, that's it? You can't tell me anything else that I might wanna know?" He caught up with me and I looked at him. Should I tell him? I know warning him about Ryan would completely fuck everything but isn't everything already fucked because of Sculptor?

I sighed.

K-9: "Nope, sorry." He groaned and jumped off a branch, then rocketed off with fire from his Codon Arm. "Hey, wait up!"

I glowed green, flying out of the light as Jetray. I caught up with him in a couple seconds.

Jetray: "You shouldn't fly off like that, dude. We're in unknown territory, wouldn't want something to happen to you."

Logan: "This whole thing is unknown to me, bro. The most I know about the Multiverse is Kyle and Kosta's dimensions and suddenly, you show up from the future with a mission to save everything. How am I supposed to react to knowing that my future is all this?" I opened my mouth to say something but he cut me off. "And telling me something about my future, which is probably the least you could do after causing all this, is what you decide not to do. What the fuck is that, Treez?"

Jetray: "I know how much it sucks to be kept in the dark, Loges, trust me. But this time, it really is for your own-" I flew smack into something hard, stopping my sentence and sending me crashing down to the jungle ground.

Logan: "Arsenal!" He landed on a branch and looked up, seeing an 8ft tall, humanoid pterodactyl. Its eyes glowed yellow as he looked down at Logan.

Pterodactyl guy: "A human? Here, in the Phantom Zone? A rare occurrence, indeed." Logan raised his Codon Arm slowly.

Logan: "You like humans, huh?" Pterodactyl guy cackled, sounding more dinosaur than human.

Pterodactyl guy: "Like them? Not particularly, I feel they are incredibly lazy as a species. They are considered quite a delicacy, however." Logan's eyes got wide as Pterodactyl guy pounced at him, his razor sharp jaws wide open to eat him. He powered up electricity in his Codon Arm and sent a right hook straight into Pterodactyl guy's beak. He seized in shock and slammed into the tree next to him. Logan shook his right hand.

Logan: "How's that for lazy?" Pterodactyl guy shrieked at Logan and flew at him quickly. Logan covered his face with his Codon Arm and closed his eyes but there was a bright flash of green light and when he opened his eyes, I was holding Pterodactyl guy's jaws open as Never-Dead, a rename for Fleshwalker.

Never-Dead: "The woodlands is the easiest route, huh?" I pushed Soarcus back and punched him straight in the beak. It cracked and he went flying, but recovered in mid-air and opened his beak up. Red energy powered up inside and he fired a powerful red beam at us. My eyes got wide but Logan immediately hopped in front of me and absorbed the beam with his Codon Arm. He slid back a little, but fired it right back at Soarcus, nailing him dead on and sending him crashing into a branch. He slid to the ground, out cold.

Logan: "For the two of us, yeah it is." I grinned at him but my eyes got wide as vines wrapped around his arms and neck, then started to pull him down.

Never-Dead: "OVERDRIVE!" I glowed green again, immediately running out of the green light as Tundra and diving after him. Vines came lashing at me as I fell and I shot ice beams at each one and kicked them, shattering them to pieces. I flipped around in mid-air and created an ice slide, landing on it expertly and sliding down faster toward Logan, who was still struggling against the vines.

Logan: "You wanna pick it up, dude?!" I rolled my eyes and pushed off my back foot, sliding faster.

Tundra: "You're the one that wanted to come in this bitch!" I got closer to him and froze the vines around him, then pulled him free and onto my ice slide.

Logan: "Thanks, dude." I nodded and directed the ice slide back up toward the branches, the vines in hot pursuit. Logan powered up fire in his Codon Arm and shot out a powerful flamethrower at the vines, burning them to a crisp and rocketing us forward. I grinned back at Logan.

Tundra: "Quick thinking, bro." We got back up to the branches and I became Jet Stream, then flew forward, Logan following behind me.

Logan: "How long do you think these woods go on?" I shrugged before landing on a branch and launching myself off of it.

Jet Stream: "Got me, dude. Paradox made it seem like all we had to do was keep moving and we'd eventually get to the Map." Logan stopped, using his fire to hover in mid-air.

Logan: "But, that could take forever! For all we know, the bad guys already hav-" He was cut off by Broly suddenly appearing out of the trees and slamming him across his neck. He landed face first on a branch and Broly shot me a sinister smirk.

Broly: "Kakarot...I was hoping that you would follow us in here. Our last encounter left me...unsatisfied." Logan looked at me and I quickly shook my head.

Jet Stream: "We fought him, that's it! He's really dangerous so we need to tread carefully." He nodded and got in a fighting stance.

Logan: "Got it. How did we beat him, last time?" The Omnitrix symbol on my chest emitted a green light that engulfed me and when it faded, I was Omni.

Omni: "See that jewelry on his crown? That's his weakness. I don't know what we're gonna do when we get it, but we need it." He looked at me for a second and shook his head. Then he nodded.

Logan: "We made it out in one piece, right?" I did the so-so gesture with my hand and he sighed. "You just had to fucking miss me."

We charged forward.


Anya's POV

As Dior and I walked up to the entrance to the maze, I looked at my ring to make sure it was charged. Eighty percent, that should be enough to get this done.

Anya: "You ready, Siren?" He nodded, his eyes glowing white for a split a second. "Okay, let's go."

We stepped up to the gate, a green light immediately shooting out and scanning the both of us. A minute passed before anything happened.

"A Green Lantern and an Inhuman. You wish to enter the Maze?"

Anya: "That's right. We have important business on the other side."

"Assuming you make it to the other side. Very well, prepare to begin."

The huge concrete door slid open, showcasing complete darkness.

Anya: "Guess they don't want us to see anything coming." I held up my ring and it emitted a powerful green light, acting as a flash light. "Ready?" Dior nodded and we walked forward, into the darkness.


Might's POV

I was in regular form, standing next to Wan, who was getting his bending warmed up.

Wan: "I hope you brought your ass kicking shoes, little champion, this is going to be a hell of a workout." I grinned up at him, nodding my head.

Might: "Heck yeah! I've wanted to be in a tournament ever since we watched the Battle of Champions. This is gonna rule!" He smiled back and we started walking down the huge flight of stairs, down into the colosseum. Up in a huge glass bubble, a fat green alien was sitting on a throne with a microphone.

Green dude: "Alright ya slime balls, I've got a special treat for you all! Two new body bag-I mean, fighters." Wan and I looked at each other.

Wan: "Say your word now." I nodded.

Might: "SHAZAM!" The magic lightning came down, striking me perfectly and transforming me into Supreme. The crowd murmured in confusion and I smirked.

Green dude: "Didn't I tell ya's I had a treat?! Ya see, my special little pieces of scum, these new fighters are members of the Ultimates, the fancy shmancy superhero team." The crowd went crazy and the green guy grinned.

Wan: "You think they've heard of us?" I chuckled a bit.

Supreme: "Nah, I'd say we're pretty unknown." I leaped down onto the colosseum floor, Wan using his airbending to follow. I looked up at the green guy, who was still waving at the crowd. "Hey, booger guy, who is it that we're fighting anyway?"

The green guy glared down at me, but quickly replaced it with a grin.

Booger guy: "Since the Ultimate is so eager to be wheeled out in a stretcher, let's bring out the opposition!" He pointed to the other side of the colosseum, where the wall began to open up like a door. "The terrifying...the deadly...the abomination, himself..." Out of the wall came...a huge green, fat guy with goggles and gloves.

Booger guy: "CRITICAL MASS!" The crowd went wild, but Wan and I just looked each other in confusion.

Wan: "This is some kind of joke, right?" I nodded.

Supreme: "Yeah! I mean, we're the Ultimates! There's no way we're supposed to beat up on some chubby dude." Critical Mass glared at me before reaching up and placing his goggles over his eyes.

Critical Mass: "I'll show you!" He started sucking air into his cheeks. Wan and I furrowed our brows at him.

Booger guy: "You'll see." Before I could respond, the ground in front of us suddenly exploded! Wan and I flew back, but caught ourselves in mid-air and looked at Critical Mass, who was smirking.

Critical Mass: "Still think I'm just some chubby dude, Ultimate?" I glared at him and cracked my knuckles.

Supreme: "I think it's time to lay a Strength of Hercules style beat down on him." Wan nodded and made rocks come out of the ground and float behind him.

Wan: "I agree. Let's handle this guy quickly and get to the Map." I nodded back and took off like a bullet toward Critical Mass. Wan launched rock pillars at him and followed up with fire balls. Before anything could hit him, though, a huge golden ball of energy came out of the sky and nailed Critical Mass straight on. The ground exploded on impact, obliterating Critical Mass, as well as leveling the entire colosseum! I slammed into the ground, but Wan had a giant rock hand come out of the ground and catch him. I rubbed my head and looked up at him.

Supreme: "Please tell me that wasn't what I think it was." Wan didn't answer, instead looking up. I did too and as I expected, there floated Eclipso. He was grinning at me, his gold and black eyes glowing. "Fuck."

Wan: "Let's not be so hasty, Might. This Eclipso is from the past, before you used your lightning on him. Maybe he's not as, you know, bloodthirsty." I looked at him like he was crazy.

Supreme: "Dude, did you not see him MURDER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE about two minutes ago? Of course he's bloodthirsty." I glared at Eclipso, getting into a fighting stance.

Wan: "Point taken." His eyes glowed white and all four of his elements surrounded him at once. "Gonna have to go full Avatar State, off the bat."

Eclipso grinned at us, showcasing a set of jagged teeth.

Eclipso: "So you aren't cowering away in fear. Delicious, I love a good struggle before the slaughter." I gave him a disgusted look and took off at him like a bullet, swinging my fist at him. He caught it without looking at me, tightened his grip, and sent a black energy ball into my stomach. My body went limp for a second and he swung me by my arm and launched me.

Wan: "SUPREME!" His eyes shined white again and he launched himself at Eclipso. He made a chunk of the ground come up and sent it at Eclipso, only for him to punch right through it and blast Wan back with a beam from his yellow eye. Wan quickly recovered and formed a whip of lightning, then lashed it out and wrapped it around Eclipso's neck. As he seized in shock, Wan used the whip to slam him down onto the remains of the colosseum. He stood up slowly, only to be kneed in the throat by me. He flew forward but I zoomed over to where he would be and grabbed Eclipso by the throat, slamming him straight into the ground.

Supreme: "You have a chance to give up, Eclipso. Do what your future self didn't do." He immediately started laughing like a crazy person.

Eclipso: "Poor hero, you believe I actually have any sort of compassion. I thought you might have learned." In an instant, he sent an energy blast into my stomach. I threw up blood onto his face, which he wiped off with a smile before jamming his elbow into my throat. I stumbled back and he aimed his glowing hand at me, but Wan landed in front of him and fired a water blast straight into his face, then followed up with a ball of electricity to Eclipso's stomach. Instead of showing pain, Eclipso smiled sinisterly and swiftly kicked at Wan's side, only for him to catch his foot and swing Eclipso straight into a rock pillar he had come up from the ground. He dropped to the ground and Wan went right back at him, slamming fire balls right onto his face. Then he covered his fists with water and started wailing on Eclipso's chest and jaw. Eclipso let out a disgusting laugh and released his Grail energy, blowing Wan away from him but I took off into the air and caught him, setting him down on the ground gently.

Wan: "Thanks." I nodded and stood up, glaring at Eclipso.

Supreme: "You're pretty banged up, Wildcard. You shouldn't take anymore of Eclipso's Holy Grail energy dead on, your body might not be able to take it and we don't want anything happening to Raava before it's time for you to get reincarnated." Wan gave me a look.

Wan: "You're using your Wisdom of Solomon, you never use that power...Might, what are you thinking?" I didn't even look at him, keeping my gaze at Eclipso, who was busy licking Wan's blood off his hands. This guy is too far gone. Makes this all the more easier than last time.

Supreme: "Don't play dumb Wan, we both know how this ended, last time. We've already wasted enough time with him, he's obviously a distraction that Sculptor sent. I have to use my lightning on him." Wan gave me a grim look.

Wan: "Might, the last time you used your lightning on him, you almost severed your connection with the Rock of Eternity. It took a miracle for you to even keep your powers! There's no guarantee you'll get lucky, twice." I suddenly glared at him.

Supreme: "Don't you think I know that?! You think I would willingly give up being a super cool space traveling superhero and have to leave my new family to go back to Revonnah to a family that barely knows I exist?! News flash, Avatar, I DON'T!" The ground started to rumble and Eclipso grinned.

Wan: "Might...I-"

Supreme: "But I'm gonna do it because it's the right thing to do. The only thing that is strong enough to put Eclipso down is my lightning, you and I both know that. If I didn't use it to stop him, I wouldn't even be worthy of the name Shazam." The magic lightning struck me, turning me back to normal. Eclipso started licking his lips immediately.

Wan: "Might, NO! Change back!"

Might: "Arsenal is laying it all out on the table to save everyone, I have to do the same. It's why the Wizard chose me." Before he could react, I picked up a rock and threw it as hard as I could at Eclipso. It nailed him in the head and he snarled at me.

Eclipso: "It does not matter what form you take, your flesh will be mine!" I gulped but stood my ground.

Might: "Come and get me." Eclipso powered up and charged down at me at full speed. Wan tried to help but I shook my head. "I have to do this."

Eclipso let out a sinister laugh as he powered up an energy ball, now right on me. I closed my eyes and jumped up, meeting him in the air as he prepared to swing.

Might: "SHAZAM!" A powerful bolt of magic lightning came down and struck us both, sending a huge pulse of lightning and Grail energy outwards. Everything that wasn't already destroyed got obliterated and Wan curled up in the Avatar State to survive the blast. There was a bright flash of light and when it cleared, Eclipso was out cold inside a crater. Next to him sat...me. Plain old me. I could practically feel the Wizard's power being sucked outta me when I struck Eclipso.

Wan uncurled and hopped down into the crater, quickly running toward me.

Wan: "Eclipso is down! You did it, little champion." I looked at the ground.

Might: "I don't think that's an appropriate nickname anymore, Wan..." He raised an eyebrow at me but quickly caught on.

Wan: "Oh. Well, you don't know that. Give it a try." I nodded and put my hands on my hips.

Might: "SHAZAM!"...Nothing. I already knew but confirming it hurts even more..I lost my connection to the magic lightning. "Oh no.."

I sank down to my knees and started to sob. There's no way the Wizard will be able to re-establish my connection with the gods again, it almost destroyed his spirit when he did it the first time.

Might: "It's over...I'm not a superhero, anymore." Wan put a hand on my shoulder.

Wan: "Super, maybe not. But what you just did proves you are as heroic as they come." I wiped a tear from my face and looked up at him.

Might: "But...I don't have my powers. How am I gonna be part of the universe's mightiest beings if I'm just plain old Rook Might? How am I gonna help save everyone?" Wan looked around at all the destruction and carnage Eclipso caused, then looked back down at me.

Wan: "You already have helped way more than anybody could've hoped, little champion. Once we make sure everyone is okay, we can go talk to the Wizard. If we explain, maybe he can re-establish your connection." I gave him a fake smile. There's a very little chance of that happening, but no need to kill his optimism.

Might: "We should get going. With the colosseum destroyed, we should have an easier path to the Map." He nodded and picked me up, then used a rock pillar to launch us forward.


Trey's POV

You know, when I first started this superhero thing, I never thought once about how painful it would be.

Right now, as I'm being pressed into the ground by Broly's boot, I'm wondering what the fuck else I could've been thinking about.

Broly: "I'm disappointed, Kakarot...I wanted you to struggle a little more before I blow your head off your shoulders." He wrapped his huge hand around my throat and began squeezing.

Omni: "Why...are you guys all so freaky?" I glowed green, emerging from the light as UltraTreez and slamming my fist into Broly's cheek as hard as I could. He flew back with a sonic boom and I gasped for air as his hand left my throat. A few feet away, Logan shot a flamethrower toward the ground, rocketing himself up to where Broly was flying. He shot a sonic wave at his from his Codon Arm, blasting him downward.

Logan: "No time to rest, dude! He's coming right back at ya!" I nodded and became Godspeed, then took off toward Broly and jumped up, flip kicking him across the face. Broly quickly recovered and backhanded me away, only to be nailed in the spine by a huge fire ball by Logan. Before he could turn around, I wrapped my arms around him as Elaskimo and slammed him to the ground, then became Rubix-Dude and started spinning my arm like a drill and jammed it into Broly's back, keeping him pinned to the ground.

Broly: "AHHHHHHH! I WILL DESTROY YOU!" I started spinning my arm faster.

Rubix-Dude: "Overdrive, get the crown!" Logan stared at me in awe for a second.

Logan: "Are you a freaking rhino made of rubix cubes?" I rolled my eyes.

Rubix-Dude: "TODAY, DICKHEAD!" Logan quickly nodded and leapt toward Broly, gripping his crown with his Codon Arm hand and pulling. As soon as he did, the crown emitted a purple pulse that shocked all three of us.

Broly: "NO, STOOOOP!" He tried to get up but I slammed him back to the ground and managed to look at Logan.

Rubix-Dude: "Energy...absorption..." Logan's eyes got wide before he nodded and started absorbing the energy pulse until it shrunk and went away. Logan quickly plucked the crown off his head, right as Broly blew us both back with an energy wave. We slammed into a tree and Broly hovered above us, powering up into full Legendary Super Saiyan form.

LSSJ Broly: "You think freeing me from my pain will save you...? All you've done is seal your fate." He powered up even more and charged at us, letting out a bloodthirsty howl. Logan looked at me.

Logan: "We got the crown, dude! How are we gonna beat this guy?" I became Tempest and used a huge burst of wind from my wings to blow Broly away from us, then thought about it. Last time, I just turned into Hyper-Quill and absorbed the Chaos Emerald that way. I was a Doppelganger then, though, so I didn't have to worry about the power overwhelming me. Now that I'm just a regular wielder again, I can't risk something putting me out of commission now that we're so close to the Map. But if I can't use the emerald, then...

Logan: "ARSENAL, WATCH OUT!" Before I could react, Logan jumped in front of me with his Codon Arm hand raised, absorbing a huge green beam that was coming straight for me. The recoil pushed him back into me and we slammed into a boulder, but he managed to absorb it all. He rubbed his arm before looking at me. "You okay, brother?"

I smiled a bit and nodded. Logan from my time calls me that, too.

Tempest: "Yeah, thanks for the save. Guess I was zoned out." I looked down at his steaming Codon Arm, then up at his eyes, which were glowing green through his helmet. "That had to have been at least an A tier attack. I didn't know your energy absorption was that strong."

Everything started to shake again as Broly came charging at us again. i quickly became Web Head and shot webbing in his eyes, then became Power House and socked him in the stomach as hard as I could. He flew back a few feet, but frantically pulled at the webbing covering his eyes.

LSSJ Broly: "I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

Logan: "I don't know what A tier means, dude, but we have to do something fast. This Broly guy isn't staying down anytime soon and our go for the Map has already been halted enough." I just nodded, looking down at the crown still in his hand, housing the Chaos Emerald. If I'm right about this, I might have to reconsider the plan...

I looked at Logan.

Power House: "Okay, I have a plan. But you have to trust me." He nodded quickly.

Logan: "Of course. How are we gonna beat this guy?" I grabbed the crown out of his hands and held it up to him.

Power House: "We aren't. You are." Even through his helmet, I could tell he was looking at me like I was insane.

Logan: "ME?! How the fuck am I supposed to beat a fucking Super Saiyan? I can barely beat Matt's bum ass!" I stifled a laugh and put a hand on my shoulder.

Power House: "Believe me, dude. That arm of yours has a lot more power than you realize. Or even I realized, at first. If you use your energy absorption on the Chaos Emerald, you should get the same energy I used to beat Broly the first time. You have Codon energy running through you so you should be able to handle it." He looked at me one more time before looking down at the crown. He slowly held up his Codon Arm and placed his hand on the Chaos Emerald. Immediately, golden energy flowed from the emerald, through Logan's Codon Arm, and into his entire body. A powerful burst of golden light erupted from his body and when it faded, Logan was floating in the air with a golden aura. His helmet was destroyed, revealing his snow white, pupil-less eyes and glowing green veins going along the sides of his neck. His suit also had golden stripes running along the torso and arms.

Logan: "Whoa...this feels amazing." I grinned at him.

Power Head: "It should, you're Super Overdrive now. Now please wrap this up." Logan smirked at me and set his sights on Broly, who was just getting the webbing out of his eyes.

Super Overdrive: "Got it." In an instant, Logan bolted at Broly and sent a swift uppercut into his stomach, making him spit out blood and go flying into the sky. Wasting no time, Logan quickly followed, connecting on two axe kicks to Broly's throat and slamming his fist into his nose. Broly tumbled back in the air, but recovered and licked the blood away from his nose, then charged right back at Logan with two energy balls aimed at his head. Logan ducked under both of them and sent a headbutt straight into Broly's forehead, actually disorienting him enough for Logan to power up golden Chaos energy and send his hardest punch to Broly's jaw. The sound of his teeth shattering echoed through the Phantom Zone as he sailed to the ground below, sliding to a stop in front of me. I was in normal costumed form, sitting on top of a boulder nonchalantly. Broly stood up quickly and snarled at me.

LSSJ Broly: "KAKAROT!" I chuckled at him and nodded upward with my head, motioning for him to look up. He did, right as Logan crashed his knee into his face, cratering him in the jungle ground. He smirked.

Super Overdrive: "You know, this is kinda fun. Having this much power is so wicked!" He held his arms up and slammed both his fists into Broly's chest, then started wailing on his face at hyper speed. Broly started to look more bloody and unrecognizable. I raised my eyebrows.

Trey: "Whoa." Logan's eyes shifted from golden to green as his teeth grew into fangs.

Super Overdrive: "All the people you probably killed. Whatever prison we locked you up in last time is too good for you." He headbutt Broly again. Beaten and bloody on the ground, he looked at me.

Broly: "Kakarot..." Logan nailed him in the jaw again and that's when I hopped off the boulder and ran over to him, quickly grabbing his fist before he could hit Broly again.

Trey: "Dude, that's enough! He's down!" I pulled him away from Broly, who didn't even try to get up.

Super Overdrive: "Why are you trying to save this piece of shit, dude? You said he tried to kill all of us and take over the galaxy! He killed who knows how many people!" I nodded.

Trey: "Which is why we aren't going to kill him, he's right where he belongs. What have I always told you? Killing is only if-"

Super Overdrive: "If there isn't another way. Yeah, I got it. But here's the thing, Arsey, the bad guys aren't trying to lock us up. Those freaks are playing for keeps, as evident by the Multiverse being fucking gone!" I looked down at the ground. Is he right? Is the only way to keep the universe truly safe to start offing my bad guys? I always catch them but that's after who knows how many casualties. Am I just putting more people in danger by letting these guys live?

A golden glow emitted from Logan and his Chaos transformation wore off, leaving him clutching his head, His eyes glowed green.

Logan: "Sorry...dude. Gotta calibrate my arm." He held up his Codon Calibrator on his suit and pressed a button. His armed twitched for a second and his eyes returned to normal color. "There we go."

Trey: "I forgot about that part, dude, haven't seen your Codon Arm in-" I quickly slapped a hand over my own mouth but Logan's eyes were already wide.

Logan: "What the hell are you talking about? What do you mean you haven't seen it? Do I lose my powers?" I rubbed the back of my neck.

Trey: "Loges, I-"

Logan: "No! I don't want to hear that Paradox 'no spoilers' bullshit! You're implying I might lose the best thing that's ever happened to me since I met you and Charity and you expect me to be okay with not knowing more?! Trey, I just fought a fucking Super Saiyan, I deserve to know something." I stared at him for a while. Should I tell him about the battle with the Negative Nine? If I don't leave anything out, he'll know I took away his Codon Arm after he killed Artillery. At least, we thought he was dead. Of course, knowing all that would lead to him knowing that his future is going insane and wandering around the Null Void...not exactly the best morale booster for a Multiversal rescue mission. But...he's my brother. I may have failed him, back then, but I can at least give him some closure before we set everything back.

I sighed.

Trey: "What I can tell you...all that stuff about killing you were talking about...it's not worth it. When you make that kind of call, it does something to you. That's why we only do it when there's no other way. If we went around deciding who gets to live or die, we're no worse than the people we fight." Logan looked at me in confusion.

Logan: "What are you talking abou-" He was cut off by the ground starting to rumble furiously as the sky struck with lightning.

Trey: "What the hell?" Suddenly, a gigantic beam shot into the sky, coming from a few feet outside of the jungle. My Omnitrix started to beep, signaling I was getting a call. "Please tell me you're calling me to tell me you found the snack bar."

Wan: "Afraid not, Arsenal. I think...I think he found it." My eyes got wide, my mask's eyes widening to show my expression. Logan looked kinda worried too.

Trey: "No..."

Wan: "I'm sorry, Arsenal, it looks like Sculptor beat us." I shook my head, quickly. I'm not letting this shit happen.

Trey: "I'm on the way." I hung up and glowed green, emerging from the glow as Godspeed and grabbing Logan.

Logan: "Who is this guy?"

Godspeed: "Don't have time, right now." Lightning flashed in my eyes and I zoomed off.

...

I slid to a stop in front of a huge mausoleum and put Logan down. Wan and Might were already there, staring at the huge beam shooting from the top of it. I reverted to my normal costumed form and Logan and I quickly walked over to them.

Trey: "What's the damage, guys? How long has he been in there?"

Wan: "We're not sure. We had a run in with Eclipso. After Might...took care of him, we followed the trail here but didn't want to go inside without backup. That's when the energy beam shot out." I looked down at Might, who was looking down at the ground. What's up with him? And why isn't he Supreme, right now?

Logan: "Are we sure it's this Sculptor dude that's in there? What if somebody else knows about the Map? Or maybe it's Anya and Dior." Might shook his head.

Might: "We talked to Anya. The Maze got destroyed by Eclipso's attack but they're both okay. They should be on their way, now." I shook my head.

Trey: "It can't be anybody else but Sculptor. Broly was with us, Eclipso was with Might and Wan. Sculptor had a cake walk straight to the Map while we were distracted." He got me again. This whole time, I thought he grabbed Broly and Eclipso to kill us. He just needed us out of the way.

I took a deep breath. No more panic attacks, it's time to be Arsenal.

Trey: "I'm going in there." I started to walk toward the mausoleum, Logan immediately starting to follow me.

Logan: "You already know I'm behind you, bro." I stopped and turned to him, shaking my head.

Trey: "Not the time, man. This one's a solo gig. I've been doing a lot of those, lately." I don't need to see his face to know he's not on board with this.

Logan: "Seriously?! I thought the whole reason you took me from my time was to help fight Sculptor. We're stronger together, remember?" I thought about his words, not really seeing anything wrong with them. He actually has a point. If Logan and I were on the same team during the Gang War, we probably would have won.

I nodded at him.

Trey: "Okay, we're going in." Logan's eyes glowed green in excitement and I raised an eyebrow. They never did that before. I pushed the thought to the side and looked at Might and Wan. "You two stay here and wait for Dior and Anya. If shit gets too hairy, we'll call you." Logan and I turned to go inside.

Wan: "Wait! This isn't usually how the Ultimates do things." I looked back at him, smirking under my mask.

Trey: "Don't remember filling out an application for your little club, Wildcard." With that, I became Ghostfreak, grabbed Logan, and phased through the concrete door.


Inside, Sculptor walked down the huge corridor in his armor, Paradox's staff clutched firmly in his hand. In the center of everything was a large map. It was shaped like an infinity sign and floating by itself, the huge beam shooting out of it and through the roof. He stopped and admired it.

Sculptor: "Finally. After all this time, my vision finally realized." He stepped forward, only for a chain to wrap around his arm and yank him back a little. "HUH?!"

I jumped out as Shock Rock and slammed a turbo charged fist into his face, sending him flying back. The staff glowed and he caught himself in mid-air.

Shock Rock: "It's over, Kyrie. Your glorified goons are down, the Ultimates have the place surrounded, you've lost." Sculptor chuckled a little at me.

Sculptor: "You are a strong young man, Tremaine, I will give you that. I was sure that I had fractured your mind well beyond any attempt at heroics." He glanced at Logan, who was holding his Codon Arm up, aiming it right at him. "And you even brought your brother from the past. Very amusing attempt."

He expected me to say something but when I didn't, his eyes glowed in delight.

Sculptor: "Ah, I see. How are you feeling, Arsenal? You are usually way more talkative than this." I glowed green, becoming Atomix and powering up in radioactive energy.

Atomix: "I'm sure my adoring public will forgive me for the lack of quips, nothing about this is a fucking joke." I nodded at Logan and his eyes glowed green, along with his Codon Arm. He powered up electricity in it and aimed it at Sculptor while I flew off in the other direction, toward the Map.

Logan: "Drop the staff, tangerine boy, it doesn't belong to you." Sculptor glanced at me and chuckled, then put his hand up. In a flash of red light, I reverted to normal costumed form, falling flat on my face a few feet away from the Map. I got up and rubbed my head.

Trey: "What gives, Omnitrix?! I thought I was worthy!" It flashed red for a second.

Omnitrix: "Our systems are being tampered with. Transformation is suspended until a firewall is created." I glanced back at Sculptor, who nodded at me. I gritted my teeth and took off for the Map anyway. Before I could reach for it, though, I felt a hand on my shoulder. It spun me around, bringing me face to face with...Nappa? The very first Saiyan I ever fought.

Trey: "What the fuck? Didn't you get blown to hell, like five years ago?" He smirked, beginning to tense up. He's about to attack me. He's honestly not that powerful so my semi-enhanced strength from my half-Saiyan genes and my Jujitsu training from Present Logan should be enough to take him down. But I'm gonna need my powers to handle Sculptor.

Nappa: "Funny thing about Saiyan physiology, Arsenal, it takes a lot to do us in and we always come back stronger. Sculptor asked me to secretly tag along to spring any surprise booby traps but I never thought I'd get a chance to take on the runner up in the Battle of Champions." He doesn't recognize me. Mask is doing its job, I guess. I looked over at Logan, who was still holding his Codon Arm up at Sculptor.

Logan: "You've got one last chance to drop the staff before I blast you, dude!" Sculptor chuckled.

Sculptor: "So, where exactly did your brother pluck you from, Logan Gold? You seem fairly young and raw."

Logan: "SHUT UP! You aren't gonna smart talk your way out of this." He used fire to launch himself up and sent an electric ball toward his face. Sculptor simply slapped it away and dodged Logan's attempt at a kick.

Sculptor: "Just as I thought. Complete reliance on powers, no formal martial arts training. You are from 2015, around July." He swiftly knocked Logan back. He stumbled back, but looked at Sculptor in awe.

Logan: "How did you know that? Are you that smart?" My eyes widened.

Trey: "No! Logan, don't listen to him!" Sculptor glanced at Nappa and nodded, causing him to grin at me and crack his knuckles.

Nappa: "Time to die, Arsenal. Your presto-chango won't save you from me." He got in a fighting stance.

Trey: "Oh, please. I've gotten better threats from uglier people. And dumber, so you don't even have that going for you." He swung at me, only for he to block his fist with my forearm and connect a right hook to his jaw. I quickly followed up with a knee to the stomach, causing him to drop to his knees, where I sent a hard jab to his nose. He fell on his back and I punted my foot into his head, but he intentionally headbutt my foot, making me stumble back. He flipped up and came back at me.

Sculptor grinned at Logan under his armor, his eyes glowing.

Sculptor: "I am that smart and much smarter. I believe I could even give your...alternate future self a run for his money."

Logan: "Alternate? What do you mean?" Sculptor glanced at me, seeing me take a punch to the nose from Nappa. I shook myself out of it and roundhouse kicked at his side.

Sculptor: "He did not disclose your fate to you? Oh Tremaine, such a big breach of trust." Logan looked at me, then back at Sculptor.

Logan: "You know what happens to me? Tell me!" My eyes got wide and I weaved an energy blast from Nappa, then slammed my fist into his cheek, spinning him around and dropping him to the ground, out cold. I shook my hand.

Trey: "Worldstar." I turned to the Map but stopped when I remembered what Logan said. "LOGAN, DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!"

The Map can wait, I can't let Sculptor break Logan like he did me. I glared at Sculptor, my eyes glowing green under my mask.

Trey: "LEAVE HIM ALONE!!" The Omnitrix's core shined green.

Omnitrix: "Bond with host has accelerated production of firewalls. Transformation function active." I started running at Sculptor and jumped up, transforming into Cannonbolt in a powerful burst of green light. I rolled toward Sculptor at top speed. Sculptor's staff glowed and I stopped in mid-air.

Sculptor: "You have denied this young man the truth for too long, Arsenal. He deserves to know before he dies again." He nodded at Logan, who glanced at me.

Logan: "I'm sorry...I have to know." He walked toward Sculptor slowly. I struggled to get free.

Cannonbolt: "OVERDRIVE, DON'T! It's not what you think, man, he messes with your head. Listen to me, I'm your brother!" Sculptor chuckled.

Sculptor: "Funny. Because no brother I have known of would willingly do what you did." He held his hand up and placed it on Logan's head. Logan's eyes glowed orange and his body started to shake.

Logan: "AHHHHHHHHHH!" Sculptor's eyes glowed in delight as I watched in horror. "Codon Arm...Artillery...Dad...Gizmo...Null...Void..."

Cannonbolt: "NO!" He's gonna know everything!

My eyes glowed green and the Omnitrix symbol on my stomach emitted a green glow, engulfing me yet again. I emerged as Beat Em Up and shot a yellow energy fist at Sculptor, only for him to disappear! Logan dropped to his knees and my eyes got wide.

Sculptor: "Oh Tremaine. You have still yet to learn." I turned around to see him standing right next to the Map.

Beat Em Up: "No..." I looked down at Logan, who was still looking at the ground. "Come on, Ove. I need you, buddy."

He didn't look up.

Sculptor: "I do not blame him, you know. It is much easier to accept death than to fight for a future that is not mine." He let go of Paradox's staff and it levitated in mid-air. As his eyes glowed orange, he reached forward, into the beam, and grabbed the Map of Infinity by one of the infinity loops. Suddenly, I appeared out of thin air as Super Saiyan Goku.

SSJ Goku: "Hey, man." I grabbed the Map by the other Infinity loop and started to pull.

Sculptor: "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" I smirked a little and powered up in a golden aura.

SSJ Goku: "You didn't really think I'd just let you Quantum Leap off with the Map? I thought you said you were smart." He tried to pull the Map away but I pulled back and we had a tug of war over it.

Sculptor: "This can not be stopped, Sergauson. I have thought out every detail, looked over every variable, laid down the structure for five years. I have come too far to fail." He pulled harder.

SSJ Goku: "That's funny, I was just going to say the same thing. I have way too many people depending on me and I can't let them down." I pulled back. Sculptor's eyes glowed orange and his helmet peeled back. Kyrie smirked at me.

Kyrie: "A bit late for that, don't you think, Trey?" My eyes widened and my grip loosened a bit. I knew who he was but seeing his face...without a hole in the middle of his forehead brings back memories. From before my secret identity drove us apart and drove him insane. I did let him down.

I started hyperventilating again and my grip loosened even more.

SSJ Goku: "I'm sorry...I'm so so sorry." Sculptor grinned as he started to pull the Map away.

Sculptor: "I knew your mind was not strong enough for this." My aura started to power down and I started to fall back.

I'm sorry, guys. I'm sorry, Ellie.

Suddenly, I felt hands on my shoulders. I looked back, seeing Logan, glowing green eyes and Codon Arm glowing.

Logan: "Come on, dude. We can't let him win. Pull!" Seeing him immediately calmed me down and I grinned at Sculptor, who made his helmet come back and started to pull. The beam started to shrink and the Map started to...crack?

Sculptor: "You imbecile, you'll fracture it!"

SSJ Goku: "Better than letting your wannabe concentrated ass have it! Overdrive, absorb my energy and pull. NOW!" I powered up my strongest Super Saiyan aura and started to pull on the Map harder. Logan absorbed some of my energy and pulled too. Sculptor's eyes widened as the Map of Infinity started to split into two. My eyes got wide. "Holy shit. Overdrive, keep pulling! When I give the signal, pull it as hard as you can with your Codon Arm."

Logan: "Got it." I glanced back at him for a second before placing one of my fingers on my forehead.

SSJ Goku: "Instant transmission." I disappeared into thin air. Sculptor glared at Logan as they struggled for the Map.

Sculptor: "I give you the answers you craved and this is how you repay me?" Logan's eyes glowed green as he glared back.

Logan: "My future and what happens doesn't change the fact that what you're trying to do is wrong."

Sculptor: "Your consciousness was placed in the alternate's body so in some ways, you do grow to be a man of intelligence. You have to understand my quest for more-" Before he could finish, I appeared out of nowhere and crashed my foot into Sculptor's forehead. He went flying back but his grip on the Map didn't falter and as Logan pulled with all his strength, the Map of Infinity broke in two!

Logan flew back and slammed into the wall behind him, half of the Map in his hand. I flew over to him and landed next to him.

SSJ Goku: "Are you okay, bro?" He shook his head to snap himself out of his daze and looked at me.

Logan: "What happened to Sculptor?" We both looked back, seeing Sculptor on his knees. The other half of the Map was in front of him.

Sculptor: "Years of planning...diminished in minutes." I approached him slowly, powering up an energy blast in my right hand.

SSJ Goku: "Hand over the Map piece, Kyrie. Your plan is done, these people need to come back."

Sculptor: "Your compassion...it makes you unable to see that intelligence is the only thing that is forever. Infinite versions of every organism in the Multiverse with the potential to create a brand new one and you are concerned with obsolete versions." He picked up the Map piece.

SSJ Goku: "Drop it! Drop it, right now!" He didn't even look at me.

Sculptor: "New life may not be created this day but the old ones will remain gone. Eventually, the shattered remains of this universe will wither away and with it gone, the very last Infinetta will be completely wiped away." He tapped Paradox's staff on the ground and disappeared in a light warp, right before my blast could hit him.

SSJ Goku: "Son of a bitch, he got away again." I powered down to regular Goku and reverted to my normal costumed form, then sighed and looked up in the air and through the hole in the ceiling. The sky was star-less and clear. "I keep fucking this up. What is wrong with me?"

Logan: "How much time you got?" He put a hand on my shoulder. "Look, calm down. We have the other half of the Map, he can do as much as we can."

I looked at him.

Trey: "Loges, look, I-" He shook his head before I could finish.

Logan: "Let's just get this back to the Ulti-Ship, okay?" He walked toward the exit. I sighed.

Trey: "Didn't think I could lose my brother twice." I followed after him.


Back in the Ulti-Ship, we were all in the examination room, the piece of Map on the table being expected by huge holographic hands. I was still in costume but my mask was off and we were all crowded around the table besides Logan, who was sitting in the corner with his hands on his head. Might was sitting on the edge of the table, looking down at the ground.

Anya: "Delilah, what can you tell us?"

"The Map of Infinity has suffered significant damage that has hindered its ability to properly locate a number of artifacts. Available coordinates are to the Ultimate Nullifier, the Quantum Bands, the Soul Stone, and the now obsolete Mobius Chair."

I looked at Paradox.

Trey: "What the hell is the Soul Stone? It sounds important."

Paradox: "You will hopefully never have to find out." I raised an eyebrow at him but nodded anyway.

Wan: "Can it at least give us a hint to where the Cube is?"

Paradox: "The Map doesn't work like that, Wan. It isn't alive and doesn't have any kind of artificial intelligence, it works purely based off the energy stored inside of it. Much like the Cube."

Trey: "What do you mean? I thought it was like a really good GPS."

Paradox: "Almost. Before you and Logan's struggle with Sculptor, the Map of Infinity had a tiny piece of the energy from each of the items stored within it. It used said energy to determine each location."

Uatau: "When the Map was split in two, much of the energy stored was lost. I do not know for sure but it is unlikely Kyrie Nexus has the location of the Cube either."

Anya: "Good, so the bad guy is just as clueless as us. But that doesn't change the fact that we're still totally fucking clueless. Our whole plan was to get the Map and use it find the Cube, not split the shit in half! We've stopped Sculptor but everybody is still gone and unless we all want to live in the Phantom Zone, we're not gonna last much longer either." She looked at me, "What are we going to do?"

Might looked up at me, his red eyes making it evident he was crying. I understand completely, even when I quit being Arsenal, I was still secretly happy to have the Omnitrix still. My powers are just as much a part of who I am as the color of my skin. Losing them would hit hard. I can't begin to imagine what he's going through.

Might: "Yeah, Arsenal, what are we going to do? I gave up my powers because I thought we had a chance of saving everyone." Wan looked at me too and I could feel the lump in my throat get bigger. What is wrong with me? I've faced impossible odds before, why am I choking now?

Wan: "A new plan would be great to have, Trey. You're the big hero on campus, whatcha got?" Even Dior looked at me.

Trey: "I...um..." Logan laughed out loud.

Logan: "Asking him probably isn't the smartest idea. He'll probably suggest we go live in the Null Void, we wouldn't want to inconvenience him." I looked back at him.

Trey: "Don't, Logan. You're talking out of your ass, you have no idea how hard it was to make both of those decisions in a split second. I wasn't thinking about myself. I had to do what was best for the Earth." Logan chuckled dryly at me and stood up, getting in my face. His eyes were glowing blue. But he doesn't have his chip, why are his powers affecting his eyes?

Logan: "I'm sure you did. Because your priority isn't your relationship or your family, it's the well being of everybody else. That's why didn't think twice about taking away the only thing that had ever made me feel like anything besides your little best friend. That's also why you didn't bat an eyelash when you left me in the Null Void. Because you're the Omnitrix Wielder above anything else." His eyes weren't glowing anymore but he was crying.

Trey: "Logan, I..."

Logan: "And then, you couldn't live with your mistake. So instead of going to the Null Void to get me back, you...replace me with an alternate version. Like everything the two of us have been through together can just be duplicated at a moment's notice. Like filling a spot is more important than having your real brother!" Everyone watched the two of us with their breath held. My eyes were starting to get glossy.

Trey: "Logan, you don't understand...you were sick, dude. Gizmo's armor was messing with your head. You tried to kill me and Matt."

Logan: "I know, dude. But you could have easily beaten me and done something with me. Lock me up in the Armory, take me to Azmuth, just bring me home. You'll give that courtesy to Ember or Hyde, but not someone who is supposed to be your brother." I was full on crying now. He's right. I completely ruined his life and thought bringing in Logan 2 would atone for that. But that's not my brother, no matter how many of his memories he has.

Trey: "I'm sorry, Logan. Please, I was a kid...I thought I was doing the right thing! I can't...lose you right now." Logan turned toward the door and chuckled, looking back at me.

Logan: "That's funny. Because the last memory I have before the Null Void is Arsenal acting like the Omnitrix was all he needed." His eyes turned back to normal and he walked out.

Trey: "Logan, come back!" I started after him but a giant green brick wall appeared in front of me. I turned around to see Anya shooting it out of her ring. "What are you doing, dude? I have to go after him."

Uatau: "I sympathize with your desire to make things right with your brother, Trey Sergauson. Given the chance, I would not hesitate to reconcile with my family. However, the matter of the Multiverse is a much more pressing issue. We are all safe, the already departed and remaining inhabitants of your dimension are not." I sighed and nodded. Anya made the brick wall go away.

Trey: "You're right. So what are we going to do?" The Omnitrix suddenly hummed to life and I held it up.

Omnitrix: "I believe I can help with that, Trey." I raised an eyebrow.

Trey: "You can? How?" Everyone else looked shocked.

Anya: "Did your Omnitrix just talk? It's never done that before, according to records."

Trey: "Uh, yeah. It's kind of a new thing we have going on." I looked back down at the Omnitrix. "Continue."

Omnitrix: "The Professor previously mentioned the Map's use of energy to locate the Multiverse's artifacts. Although It can no longer access the energy, I believe Trey and I can." I raised an eyebrow at it.

Trey: "We can?"

Uatau: "It makes sense. Azmuth gathered DNA from every part of the universe in order to create the Omnitrix, it is bound to have absorbed the energy from the places he collected from, as well."

Wan: "So Trey and the Omnitrix are basically a knock-off version of the Map. Awesome." He looked down at Might, who tried to smile but it didn't reach his eyes. Wan frowned but Paradox smiled at me.

Paradox: "And you thought you weren't the right one for this. You may hold the very key to saving the Multiverse." I looked at the Omnitrix again.

Trey: "Can we really do this, Omnitrix?"

Omnitrix: "I believe success is likely. However, it will take extensive and detailed manipulation of the energy within my systems."

Anya: "Delilah can take care of that. Her systems were designed by Amadeus Cho to replicate his intelligence. She is the smartest thing we have at our disposal." I nodded at her.

Trey: "We're all set, then." I took a deep breath and looked at everyone. "Look guys, this mission hasn't exactly gone how we've all planned."

Might: "I'll say..." Wan patted him on the shoulder. I gave him a sympathetic look.

Trey: "We've all sacrificed things, we've all lost stuff. But that's nothing compared to what we're in danger of losing if somebody doesn't see this through. I have never been one to ask somebody to lay down their life...and I know the Cube isn't in the Dandelion Dimension, it's gonna be tough. You've already done more than enough so if you guys want to bail and find shelter in case I fail, I'd completely understand. This is my responsibility, you guys shouldn't have to get hurt." The Ultimates all looked at each other.

Wan: "The kid speaks the truth, it's definitely gonna be dangerous. Maybe we should high-tail it." Anya nodded.

Anya: "Yeah, I'm not exactly comfortable in dangerous situations. Don't know how I'll react." Might chuckled a little.

Might: "You think we can find a good enough shelter?" Dior looked up in the air, seemingly thinking. After a second, they burst out laughing.

Wan: "Come on, dude, you have to be kidding. Of course it's gonna be dangerous, that's better than dying without a fight."

Anya: "Seriously. Everyone here is about that superhero life, Arsenal, don't forget that we're the universe's mightiest heroes." Dior nodded and they all walked over to me.

Might: "We may not have grown up with you in an orphanage or saved the world with you a bunch of times from an RV, but we got your back, Trey." I smiled at him but frowned when I thought about what he said, his words bringing me back to my fight with Logan. He did grow up with me in an orphanage, not to mention save the world with me from the RV. Yet I treated him like a common crook way back then, instead of like my brother who needed help. Even being a kid, I should have known better. I shook it off and looked at the others, though.

Trey: "Okay, we don't have much time. If we can use the watch to find the Cube, let's rock and roll." My eyes glowed green, the same time as the Omnitrix's faceplate.


A few minutes later, we were all in the main room of the ship. Wan was at the controls, waiting to steer in the direction the Omnitrix told us. Logan was in the back, leaning against the wall. I was standing on a platform that was slightly raised above the ground, in my normal clothes now. My left arm and the Omnitrix were inside a huge machine while Delilah examined and harnessed the energy.

Trey: "How long is this gonna take, guys?" I looked down at Anya, Might and Dior, who were standing below me.

Anya: "As long as it takes to find the Map. It's not like you have anywhere else to be." I groaned.

Trey: "But what if something attacks? I can't transform if I'm stuck in this machine. Or worse, what if it starts to itch?" Anya shook her head.

Wan: "GL, Overdrive and I will do our best to hold it down. We won't let anything happen to you guys." Might sighed and Logan chuckled.

Logan: "I won't let anything happen to the Omnitrix." Everyone looked at me and I shook my head. I have to patch things up with him, there's no way we can win with him hating me.

Trey: "Do you guys mind giving us a minute? I'll holler if something juicy happens." The Ultimates started toward the door and Wan chuckled.

Wan: "Maybe you'll get to holler too, Dior." Anya slapped him upside the head and Dior rolled his eyes. Might chuckled a little as they walked out.

I looked down at Logan, who was staring at his Codon Arm hand.

Trey: "Heh, they remind me of you, me and Charity. Of how we used to be, I mean." He looked up at me.

Logan: "What do you mean used to be? Are you and Future Charity not friends with Future...I mean Alternate me?" I thought about it before answering. Yeah, I caught him up on the stuff with Sculptor and the Multiverse but I didn't really get into the other stuff. Like the Skrull War or Tetris Nova or...Ellie. So he doesn't know that we don't even live on the same planet anymore.

Trey: "No, we're a family. The family gets bigger than any of us ever thought, dude, it's so amazing. I just...branched out on my own, I guess."

Logan: "Awesome. Great to know that there's this super amazing superhero family that I'll never get to be part of, really makes me feel better." I sighed. Not a good start.

Logan looked at his Codon Arm hand and sighed.

Logan: "I didn't understand what you were talking about earlier. About killing not being worth it. About how it changes you. But I get it now." He looked up at me. "You were talking about me, weren't you?"

I laughed out loud at that.

Trey: "No...I was talking about me." Logan raised an eyebrow and shot fire at the ground from his Codon Arm, rocketing himself up to the platform with me.

Logan: "You? What are you talking about, dude?" I looked at the ground. I've never told anybody this, not even Charity or Ellie, but he needs to know why I really did what I did.

Trey: "People tend to forget this, but you're not the only one that has a body on their hands. Honestly, I have way more than you do." Logan nodded.

Logan: "Yeah, you killed Nappa, at least we thought you did, and the Yenaldooshi. I know you're a huge fucking hypocrite but what does that have to do with anything?" Man, forgot I pushed the Yenaldooshi into lava.

Trey: "That's not what I mean, dude. Look, about a month from where I took you from, a mutant called Apocalypse is gonna pop up and attack the Earth. After a whole bunch of bullshit, I snapped his neck in front of the whole world. A few months after that, a species of aliens called the Skrulls attacks the Earth. You know what Arsenal the big hero did? Committed genocide on their whole race in the name of 'justice'. No fair trial, no rehabilitation, straight up death."

Logan: "Trey...what are you trying to say?" I shook my head.

Trey: "Everybody thought I was fine after what happened with Apocalypse...because I was joking around. But...there's a split second between the crowd cheering for you and the Plumbers congratulating you that you think about where your life has gone. You think 'Is this really what I have to do to keep people safe?'."

Logan: "Trey...I..."

Trey: "It started to change me, I'll admit. I never intentionally killed anybody but in the back of my head, I always knew that I could just snap my fingers and a big bad would be gone. Like they were never here at all. When Vegeta teamed up with Kevin, it took everything in me not to go Alien X and decimate the person who killed my Dad and threatened my new family. It scared me...for the first time since I found the Omnitrix and got introduced to this crazy hero world, I was scared of what I could do...of what being a superhero could do to me. So when I saw you, all armored up and crazy, I guess...I saw a glimpse of what power could turn me into. I would want you guys to lock me up if I went rouge so I did what I thought was the best thing." Logan just stood there, taking in my words.

Logan: "Trey, dude, I had no idea how much you were affected."

Trey: "That's the point of the jokes, dude, you aren't supposed to know. But trust me, when I tell you killing isn't worth it, I mean it." I looked him in his eyes, giving him a particular smirk.

Logan: "What are you-?"

"Energy harnessing completed. All remaining artifacts have been pinpointed."

I grinned at the machine.

Trey: "Awesome!" I looked at Logan. "Look, I know what I told you doesn't excuse what I did, but-"

He put his hand up and shook his head.

Logan: "We're good, man. Let's get the Cube." He smiled at me and I returned the favor.

Trey: "Go get the Ultimates. I'd do it myself, but.." I gestured toward the machine I was still stuck in.

Logan: "Oh yeah, right." He hovered down from the platform with fire and ran out the door. I took a deep breath and looked up in the air.

Trey: "Alright, Sergauson...no more fuck ups. No more panic attacks, no more chickening out whenever somebody brings up Ellie or Tetris Nova. It's time to remember who the fuck you are." A minute later Logan came flying in, followed by the Ultimates and Paradox. Uatau warped in, a second later.

Wan slid into the drivers seat of the ship as Anya looked up at Delilah's holographic head.

Anya: "What do you have for me, girl?"

"I believe we can locate the Cosmic Cube, Anya. The energy signature is small but I believe it can be expanded.The Omnitrix and its host must be connected to my systems in order for the signal to hold, however."

I groaned.

Trey: "So I have to stay in this thing? Aw man." Logan chuckled a bit and I smiled. He's actually starting to forgive me.

Uatau: "It would be wise for us to proceed as soon as possible. We do not know where Sculptor has gone or what he plans to do with his half of the Map."

Anya: "He's right. Trey, get comfortable, we're going right now." Everyone else looked determined but I groaned.

Trey: "Guys, I'm starving! If I was still a Doppelganger, I'd be dead by now."

Might: "If you were still a Doppelganger, this whole thing would've been a lot easier..." He whispered something to himself and looked up, probably for his magic lightning. When it didn't come, he sighed. If and when we make it out of this, I have to help him get his powers back. He looks like he lost his best friend.

Wan: "Alright, pretty lady, where we going?" The energy from my Omnitrix inside the machine started to expand as it hummed.

Trey: "Wow, this feels weird."

"I believe it is best to issue a warning before I proceed. The location of the Cosmic Cube isknown to cause an alarming amount of casualties."

Logan: "Well, that doesn't sound promising."

Trey: "Come on, I've looked certain doom in the face like fifty times. It can't be that bad."

Anya: "What's the name, Delilah?"

"The Cosmic Cube is located within D'Ueth, a city located inside the mouth of a dead To'kustar."

Everyone just looked at each other for a second.

Trey: "D'Ueth. Like death?"

Logan: "Oh yeah, we're totally gonna die." I looked at him.

Trey: "Dude, don't be such a downer." He looked at me like I was crazy.

Logan: "Dude, the city's name is literally death! At this point, I'm being realistic." I laughed a little before I caught Anya glaring at me. I cleared my throat.

Might: "What's so bad about this place, anyway? I thought the Phantom Zone was the worst the universe has to offer."

"The city of D'Ueth is known to house Adrenaltons, a notoriously bloodthirsty and feral species normally located in the Nebula sector of DimensionT99. Their species naturally releases the pheromones released when fear is felt, which they use to morph themselves into your worst fear. The city's population reaches dozens."

Trey: "Great, a planet full of Slenderman's." Logan raised an eyebrow at me.

Logan: "Slenderman? What does a Creepypasta have to do with this?" I opened my mouth to tell him about the actual mutant but decided it wasn't worth it.

Trey: "So, we're definitely going, right?" Everybody nodded immediately.

Wan: "Don't have much of a choice. The Phantom Zone isn't exactly the ideal place to spend eternity."

Might: "Don't know how much help I'll be but I'm not chickening out."

Paradox: "Away we go, then."

...

Outside the Phantom Zone, Galactus reached up and ripped a black hole in space. Wind started to blow and a second later, the Ulti-Ship came flying out. He saluted us as we sped past him.

Galactus: "GOOD LUCK, ARSENAL!" I turned toward the huge window and smiled at him, nodding.

Trey: "Hopefully I'll have a chance to shoot the shit with Galactus, once the universe is back. He seems like a cool guy." I turned toward Delilah's holographic head. "Alright, gorgeous, lead the way."

"I'm sending the coordinates to the Ulti-Ship's main directional systems. Estimated time arrival is 25 minutes."

Wan: "Got it. Everybody get their best moves ready, we aren't too far." Everybody nodded except for Might. He just looked at the ground. Anya put a hand on his shoulder.

Anya: "Come on, I think I have some Tamaranian battle armor in my quarters. Not necessarily the power of the gods but it's something." Might nodded.

Might: "Definitely!" With that, they headed to Anya's room.

Paradox: "Uatau the Watcher and I have some specifics to discuss, we should not be gone long." He looked up at me. "Young Tremaine."

I nodded at him, not needing any more words to know what he meant. Stay in the machine, don't fuck this up.

Paradox and Uatau warped away and I turned to Logan.

Trey: "Sooooo, you wanna know who wins the next five NBA Finals?" He chuckled but shook his head.

Logan: "Tempting but no thanks, bro. I've got a hunch I have to follow. Catch you later." He walked out the door.

Trey: "Welp, looks like it's just you and me, Wan." When he didn't answer, I looked at him, seeing he was wearing headphones. "Okay, then."

I looked toward the machine, the Omnitrix glowing a subtle green as it rested inside.

Trey: "Huh, never thought that I'd be bored on a dangerous mission to save the Multiverse. Good thing I've had a lot of practice talking to myself on Tetris Nova." Suddenly, the ground started to shake a little. I looked down and saw Dior, his goggles over his eyes and a light blue aura around him. He leaped up and landed on the platform with me.

I just stared at him, dumbfounded.

Trey: "How did...I-uh...I didn't think you had those kind of powers, man. I thought it had something to do with you not talking but I guess you're just a mute. My bad." He gestured toward his hands with his head and made a texting gesture. I quickly nodded and fished through my pockets with my right hand, looking for my phone. I finally found it in my back pocket and pulled it out, noticing my IPhone 11 got de-aged to an IPhone 6S. "My number is 212-741-3469."

Dior nodded and pulled out his phone too, then texted my number.

Dior: "You were right to assume my lack of speech coincided with my abilities. Do not worry about offending me."I looked at him from my phone.

Trey: "I thought so. So what are your powers, dude? You one of those aliens that look like a human?" I looked back at my phone.

Dior: "No, I am a genuine human in origin. However, I was among hundreds of humans that were experimented on in order to unlock possible superhuman abilities. The Kree and the Celestials put us through inexplicable torture and shifted our genetics so severely, we are not even humans anymore. We are Inhumans."

Trey: "Inhumans. So you're like...an evolved human. Like a mutant."

Dior: "We are different from both meta humans and mutants. Their powers stem from their DNA, our abilities come from substantial genetic evolution and alien experimentation. We are something else entirely." Another new race? Just when I thought the universe couldn't surprise me anymore.

Trey: "So can none of you can talk?" Dior shook his head.

Dior: "No, that is only native to me. You see, I have the ability to naturally harness ambient electrons as well as create them. These electrons increase my strength, speed and endurance to well beyond normal human or Inhuman levels. However, the part of my body that creates the electrons is stored in my brain's speech center."

Trey: "What does that mean?"

Dior: "It means that if even the tiniest sound escapes my mouth, the electrons will release. A whisper could level blocks, one word at normal volume could level continents, a scream could destroy planets. There is a reason they call me The Siren." My eyes got wide. No wonder he's an Ultimate, he's probably the most powerful out of all of them.

Trey: "So you don't talk at all? Doesn't it get frustrating to never get to be heard?"

Dior: "Much like yourself, I was suddenly thrust into power I didn't necessarily ask for. It would be in my very best interest to talk, to exercise my right as a person to use my voice. And sometimes I wonder why I don't think about my own best interest and why I continue to feel like a prisoner in my own body. But like you, I realize that a person with my abilities cannot always think about their own best interest." I looked up at him when I finished reading, noticing subtle tears falling from his eyes.

Trey: "When was the last time you said anything?" He stared at his phone for a second before answering.

Dior: "I have never told anyone that before." I nodded immediately.

Trey: "I completely understand, I have my fair share of secrets." He gestured toward my phone and I looked down.

Dior: "However, I heard your conversation with your brother. It is particularly easy to remain unseen when you don't make any noise. I know the pain your power has brought you and that's how I know you are the right one to confide in." I nodded.

Trey: "If you're sure you're comfortable." He nodded back.

Dior: "It was 2 years ago, the last time I spoke. I was unsure about joining the Ultimates and leaving behind the loved ones I had just returned to." I gave him a knowing look.

Trey: "I know the feeling. After I woke up from being in suspended animation for all that time, the last thing I wanted to do was leave my family and start over on a brand new planet. It's..."

Dior: "Scary." I looked up at him and nodded, then looked back at my phone. "Before I made a decision, I wanted to discuss it with someone I always talked to about everything. My closest friend and the love of my life, Farrah."

His words immediately made me think of Ellie. I have to make things right with her, when everything is restored. I let Sculptor manipulate me and potentially lost the most important person in my life.

Trey: "Go on."

Dior: "Farrah and I discussed it, the evening before I was supposed to give the Plumbers and GPO my decision. I begged and pleaded and tried my hardest to make Farrah see that I should stay with her on Earth, that I should try to be normal. The thing about her, though, she knew me better than even I knew myself. She insisted that joining the Ultimates, being The Siren, was the path that was destined for me. She said that sitting on Earth with her would be a waste of my potential and my life." I'm pretty invested now. It's nice hearing about superhero drama that's not mine.

Trey: "So you left?" He paused, then shook his head.

Dior: "I was anxious to prove her wrong and stay with her. I was sure I didn't need to hop half way across the universe to learn to control my power. So I turned to her, took a breath, and told her I loved her." My eyes got wide and I looked up at him. He was still looking at his phone but tears were pouring from his eyes.

Trey: "I...you told her...out loud?" He nodded.

Dior: "I thought if I mumbled it so only she could hear it, it wouldn't cause any damage. And I was right. The only things that were destroyed were her body and my entire family house...with them all inside." If my left hand wasn't stuck in the machine, it would've flew to my mouth in surprise. Holy fucking shit.

Trey: "I'm...I'm so sorry. I know what it's like to cause pain to loved ones because of power." He looked up at me, giving me a somber smile, and placed a hand on my shoulder.

Dior: "Without a family or fiancé to stay for, joining the Ultimates became a lot easier. Since then, I've dedicated and trained my body to never utter a sound, even when sleeping. It has been a tough journey, both physically and mentally, but I can never let anybody else die because of my selfishness." I looked up from my phone, then put it in my pocket. With my hand now free, I reached out and pulled Dior into a hug. He immediately hugged me back and cried silently into my shoulder. I didn't move, not like I could, and just rubbed his back.

Down in the pilot's seat, Wan glanced back at us and smiled a little before turning back and continuing to steer.


Logan's POV

I wandered down the corridors of the Ulti-Ship, twirling the necklace around my neck that stored my suit. What do they with it after I'm in the Null Void?

Logan: "They wouldn't give it to that alternate me, would they? He took my code name and my family, why not my costume? Do we even have the same powers?" Sculptor didn't really tell me much about Logan 2 himself, just that he was brought in to replace me and given my memories. He lived a future that should be mine and there's nothing I can even do to change it.

I stopped in the middle of the hallway and looked at the ground, getting angrier.

Logan: "I made a stupid mistake, should it really have cost me the rest of my life?...IT'S NOT FAIR!" My eyes glowed black and my entire body glowed in a faint black aura. Without thinking, I punched the wall next to me with my left hand, intentionally hitting it with all my strength. Instead of my hand crumbling against the metal, it went straight through! My eyes widened and I looked at my right arm, AKA my Codon Arm, AKA the arm that's SUPPOSED to have the super strength.

Logan: "No way...I was right?!" I pulled my left hand out of the wall quickly and examined my whole body. The black aura was still there. "I have been feeling different since I absorbed some of that Chaos energy and I thought that final pull on the Map was a little strong for just my Codon Arm...but full powers throughout my whole body? It was just a hope."

I looked at my left hand.

Logan: "Only one way to find out." I focused on my fire energy like I usually do with my Codon Arm. My eyes went from glowing black to glowing bright orange and so did my aura. Suddenly, my body from the neck down burst into flames! "OH FUCK!"

I quickly pressed my necklace and got my suit on so my clothes wouldn't get burned to a crisp. Then I looked at myself.

Logan: "Entire body engulfed in fire...oh, please let this work." I took a few steps back and got a running start, then hopped into the air. Like I hoped, I flew forward like a rocket! "WOOOOO HOOOOO! No more off balance flying for me, baby!"

Just then, the wall I was flying by exploded, sending me flying into a random room! Wind starting blowing furiously as everything started to get sucked through the hole in the wall, out into the vacuum of space. My flames went away and my eyes returned to normal as I rubbed my head and looked up.

Logan: "What the hell?" A second later, dozens of small, elf-like things with wings came flying through the hole. "What the helllllll?"

I stood up, holding onto the wall so I wouldn't get sucked through, and slowly approached the elf things.

Logan: "What's the big idea, you weird looking dwarves?! You just destroyed half our ship!" The elves all looked at each other and giggled, then spoke all at once.

Elves: "You and your ship have made the unfortunate mistake of trespassing too close to our home. You will now become dinner." They giggled and I gave them a creeped out look.

Logan: "Why has every new alien I met tried to eat me? Who are you guys, anyway?" They giggled again.

Elves: "We are Adrenaltons." My eyes widened as they all turned into Water Hazards.

Logan: "No! Not the water!" I've always been incredibly afraid of drowning, ever since this little incident involving an orphanage trip to Roaring Waters. And it doesn't help that none of my powers can really help me not drown.

Water Hazard 1: "We smell Codon Energy in you. You will surely be delicious." He shot water at me but my eyes suddenly glowed blue and an aura of electricity surrounded me. Before the water could hit me, electricity sparked in my eyes and I zoomed out of the way at super speed! I kicked a Water Hazard across the throat and slid to a stop.

Logan: "Wow! This feels...amazing. Like it was made for me."

"That is because it was, Logan."

I looked around, trying to find the source of the feminine voice that just spoke to me. A Water Hazard formed a water whip and slashed it at me but I formed electricity in my hands and split the water apart, then sent a vibrating kick to his chest.

Logan: "Okay, who said that?" I ducked under another water blast at super speed, then sweep-kicked his legs from under him and socked him in the nose on his way down. "If this is another Adrenalton trick, I'm not down for it."

"This is no trick, Logan Gold, this is your calling. Allow me."

Suddenly, everything slowed down until it was standing still. Lightning began striking everywhere and a heavy blue fog appeared.

Logan: "Whoa, this is wicked. Where am I?" A figure started to walk out of the fog and when they got closer, I saw... "Mom?"

A lady with shoulder length, curly brown hair and green eyes walked closer to me, stopping right in front of me.

Mom: "Not exactly, Logan. My name is Velos and you are inside the Speed Force." I looked her up and down.

Logan: "The Speed Force? What are you talking about and why do you look like my Mom? I thought she was gone."

Velos: "I have presented myself in this form because I felt it would be the one you felt the most warm toward. All of your memories of her are very positive." I looked at her like she was insane.

Logan: "My memories? You can read my mind?" She shook her head.

Velos: "I do not have to, Logan, I am already inside your mind. You see, the Speed Force is a cosmic force based around velocity and movement and one of The Seven Forces of the Universe. It is the representation of reality in motion, being the very cosmic force that pushes space and time forward. That being, connecting with it has given me full access to your memories, emotions and thoughts. It is also our connection that gives you your super speed and makes you a speedster." I looked at the ground, trying to take in her words.

Logan: "Speedster? Seven Universal Forces? But...I thought my powers came from Infinity injecting me with Codon Energy. I never had speed, before."

Velos: "Though it is true that we first encountered you through your exposure to Codon Energy, it is not how you think. You see Logan, it was your initial thought that the electricity your Codon Arm produced originated from the DNA sample of a Shoxitan, the species your family has nicknamed Jumpstart." I nodded.

Logan: "Yeah, that was one of the powers I got."

Velos: "Well, that was not the case, darling. Your arm's ability to produce electricity actually originated from the DNA sample of a Flashinat, the species I believe your brother has named Godspeed. Instead of a planet, Flashinats' place of origin is within the Speed Force. Their species has a natural connection to my energy." I looked at my hands in realization.

Logan: "So when my powers spread through my whole body, I got a full connection to you." Velos smiled at me, nodding. She stepped closer to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

Velos: "Correct. You have an incredible future ahead of you, Logan. Because of the abilities you acquired from the other DNA, you may be the most unique speedster we have opened our connection to." I immediately burst into a grin but it faded when I remembered my real future.

Logan: "But what about Alternate Me? And the Null Void? I'm pretty sure Trey said Logan 2 was part of the future superhero family, not me."

Velos: "Nothing is ever truly set in stone, Logan, things are always being set in motion. At any given moment, an event can happen that can completely change the course of a being's future. Like you absorbing energy from a Chaos Emerald." I knew it! That is what gave me full body powers. "Your alternate counterpart was given a connection to the Speed Force because of the memories and personality traits he acquired from you, not from a bionic implant like your family believed. It was always your destiny to be our vessel, Logan Gold."

She smiled broadly at me and I grinned back, lightning sparking in my eyes.

Logan: "I won't let you down, Velos." She nodded at me and everything slowly started to move again as the fog started to disappear.

Velos: "I know you won't, my dear. Now go, your friends have encountered the Adrenaltons and you are running out of time to save your Multiverse." She hugged me tight before disappearing, along with the Speed Force.

Everything started moving normally again and the group of Water Hazards all gathered around me.

Water Hazard 2: "I wanna use his bones as toothpicks!" They all powered up water blasts and fired them but I easily zoomed out of the way, sliding to a stop next to one of them.

Logan: "Wow, you guys are moving really slow." My eyes turned white but my electric aura stayed, and I shot two chains from my hands, wrapping them around a Water Hazard and flinging him into space. "I can use my speed and my other powers?! Oh, you guys are so in trouble."

I cracked my knuckles and took off toward them at super speed.


Trey's POV (A few minutes earlier)

I was still in the machine, standing up on the platform and playing Flappy Bird on my phone. Dior was sitting at the table, trying to top my score on his own phone. Wan was still in the pilot's chair but took his headphones off and turned to us.

Wan: "Guys, I think we're here." Dior and I looked up from our phones.

Trey: "How can you be sure, dude? I didn't hear Delilah say anything." Wan looked at me like I was crazy, then motioned toward the huge window. I looked forward, out into space, my eyes getting wide for the 50th time today. There, floating in the middle of space, was a severed Way Big head with the mouth hanging open and the eye sockets gouged out. "Okay yeah, I think we're here."

Wan shook his head at me and picked up a U-shaped walkie talkie.

Wan: "Ultimates to the main room, Ultimates to the main room. We have arrived."

"On the way, Wan!"

I grinned and looked at Wan and Dior.

Trey: "Awesome, now get me out of this thing!" Wan got up to set me free but he was suddenly rammed in the side and sent flying into the wall next to him. My eyes got wide as the blur was revealed to be a...Kryptonian? "Why the hell is a Kryptonian here?"

Wan slowly stood up, immediately cowering in fear when he saw the Kryptonian.

Wan: "No...get away! Keep away from me, monster!" I furrowed my brow at him.

Trey: "What are you waiting for, Rango?! Go all Avatar on his ass!" I felt a buzz in my back pocket and pulled my phone out, seeing a text from Dior.

Dior: "Every member of Wan's species is horrified by Kryptonians. Their first planet was destroyed by a horde, thousands of years ago and they have been paranoid ever since." Horrified? Wait a second...

Trey: "Dior, you have to get me out of this thing. Right now!" I tried to pull myself and the Omnitrix out but it wouldn't budge. "HURRY!"

Dior jumped up from his seat, narrowly avoiding eye beams from the Kryptonian, running toward the release button for the machine. Right before he got to it, a swarm of cute looking elves with wings flew in front of him.

Elf 1: "OOOOOO, an Inhuman! He will surely be a great meal!" Dior looked at them in confusion.

Trey: "Don't underestimate those things, Dior! I think those are Adrenaltons!" Dior looked up at me like I was insane.

Elf 2: "I smell the Omnitrix on that one, up there. I don't know if we can digest that."

Elf 3: "If we season him right, the watch will go right down. No digestive issues to speak of." They all grinned, showing sinisterly sharp teeth.

Trey: "DIOR, HIT THE BUTTON!" Dior powered up his electrons inside and his light blue aura grew. He leaped toward the release button with amazing strength, only to be pulled back by slimy black tendrils. His eyes got wide as he was pulled back and slammed onto the ground by a huge black symbiote.

Symbiote: "Your organs will be our appetizers." Dior struggled to get free.

Trey: "Seriously?! You're scared of Symbiotes?!" I started pulling at the machine again and Dior kicked at the Symbiote's chest, sending it flying up through the ceiling. He looked at me and I nodded, then he leaped up after him.

The Kryptonian swung his fist at Wan, but he blocked it with rocks his built around his fist, only to be blown back by the Kryptonian's super breath. Wan went flying, but used water to catch himself, landed on the ground, and sent lightning strikes at the Kryptonian's neck. He intentionally wrapped the lightning around his wrists and pulled, pulling Wan toward him and headbutting him to the ground with a sonic boom.

Trey: "WAN!" All I could do was watch in horror as the Kryptonian powered up his eye beams and fired them down at Wan. Before they hit him, a blur with a blue lightning trail swooped him up, right in the nick of time. The blur slowed down, revealing itself to be Logan! He was in his Overdrive suit minus the helmet, and had an aura of lightning around him.

Logan: "Whoa, I could get used to this!" My jaw dropped.

Trey: "Logan?!?!? You...have your speed?! But, but..." He smirked at me.

Logan: "Looks like you don't know everything, future boy." The Kryptonian roared at him and flew at him, only for Logan to move as fast as a bolt of lightning and dodge around him.

Trey: "Holy shit! You've never been that fast." The Kryptonian blew his ice breath at Logan, but his eyes glowed orange and his body burst into flames. The ice breath instantly melted against his body and he sent an electric-powered fire ball at the Kryptonian, knocking him down again. The swarm of other Adrenaltons snarled at Logan, then looked up and snarled at me. "Anytime now, speedy."

Logan nodded and zoomed toward the release button, pressing it as he ran by it. The machine powered down and released me and I grinned. The Omnitrix faceplate flashed green.

Omnitrix: "Transformation function online." I smirked, my costume oozing out of my skin and forming around my body.

Trey: "Finally. I've got major RLS." I jumped down from the platform, glowing green in the air and landing on the ground as Fleet. As the swarm all transformed into Water Hazards, I pulled out twin machine guns.

Fleet: "Is this because of that thing at Roaring Waters?" Logan zoomed over and stood next to me.

Logan: "It was incredibly traumatic, okay? Why don't I see any of your fears, around here? Clowns and the dentist not good enough ammo?" I aimed and shot at a Water Hazard, nailing him right between the eyes and knocking him to the ground.

Fleet: "The Omnitrix protects me from being affected by mind-altering powers. The Adrenaltons can't get a read on what I'm afraid of so they can't transform into it."

Logan: "Lucky you." His eyes shifted to black and he cracked his knuckles. "Ready to save everybody's ass?"

I nodded at him and became OmniFire.

OmniFire: "I'm gonna head into D'Ueth and find the Cube, you all good?" He nodded, electricity sparking in his eyes again.

Logan: "Go be Arsenal." He gave me a serious look. "Finish this shit, Trey. You got this"

He smiled after that and zoomed over to help Wan, who was struggling with the Kryptonian. I took a deep breath, got a running start, and flew through the door.

OmniFire: "Omnitrix, can you find the Cube?"

Omnitrix: "Not specifically. But I am picking up immense cosmic energy coming from the center of the city. I would advise you check there."

OmniFire: "On it, thanks Omnitrix." I flew down a corridor, only to be slammed into a wall by a Chupacabra alien.

Chupacabra: "Goody, more dinner!" He opened his jaws to bite me but I held them open with all my strength.

OmniFire: "Is it like a rule that bad guys can't brush their teeth or something? Cuz I've ran into too many that should really lay off the onions." I stuck my hand down his throat and launched a star bolt, knocking him back through the wall he came from. I was about to take off again when I heard Might scream.

Might: "GET BACK! YOU WON'T HAVE ME!" My eyes got wide and I immediately shifted course and flew toward the screaming.

...

Might, wearing purple and black battle armor, blasted a star beam at a Chupacabra, only to be immediately slapped by another one's tail. Might flew back but caught himself in mid-air, then powered up star energy and let off two huge star bolts from both of his hands. They took out two Chupacabras but one launched himself off a wall and grabbed onto Might, taking a bite out of his armor. Might yelled out in pain and dropped to the ground, where the Chupacabras piled around him and started beating on him.

Might: "So this is how I go, just like Grammy Rook. I'm sorry, Wizard, I was a terrible champion." A Chupacabra opened his jaws to eat Might but something pulled him by his tail and threw him through the wall, out into space. Might and the other Chupacabras looked up to see me as Rath, grinning.

Rath: "LEMME TELL YA SOMETHING, ROOK MIGHT, THE DEPOWERED CHAMPION OF THE WIZARD SHAZAM! NOBODY IS DYING ON RATH'S WATCH!" I grabbed another Chupacabra by the tail and swung him around, knocking all the other ones away, then flung him through the hole in the wall. I offered my hand to help Might up and he accepted, letting me pull him to his feet.

Might: "Thanks. I've been terrified of Chupacabras since my grandma was attacked by a horde of them. What are they doing here?"

Rath: "RATH HAS NO TIME TO EXPLAIN! WHERE IS GREEN LANTERN?!" He rubbed his ears since I yelled right into it and glared at me.

Might: "She said she was going to her room before coming to the main room. If there are more of these things, she could be in trouble." The Omnitrix symbol on my chest glowed green, the glow engulfing me and transforming me into HyperZoom.

HyperZoom: "Where is her room?"

Might: "On the other side of the Ulti-Ship, in the quarters bay. Hurry, dude." I nodded.

HyperZoom: "I'll try. You go to the main room and take the wheel, try to get the ship into the city. Wan and Logan should have taken the fight out of there, by now." Might sighed and I know he wishes he still had his magic lightning. I'm gonna finish this for him.

Might: "Got it." He ran toward the main room and I zoomed down the corridor, a red Tron wall behind me.

...

In Anya's room, she looked through her closet, trying to find something.

Anya: "I know it's in here somewhere. I remember throwing it in here." She rifled through the closet for a few more minutes, her face lighting up when she found what she was looking for. She stood up out of the closet, holding up a brown leather jacket. "Darcy's lucky jacket. I always wear it on big missions and this one may be the biggest."

Suddenly, her door flew off the hinges and I stopped in front of Anya.

HyperZoom: "GL, are you okay?!" She looked at me like I was insane and slid the leather jacket on.

Anya: "I was...until a crazy shape-shifter completely destroyed my door." I raised an eyebrow at her and looked around. No sign of the Adrenaltons.

HyperZoom: "Wait, so you don't know what's going on?" She shook her head and I groaned. I could've been inside the city by now. "We made it to D'Ueth, dude. The Adrenaltons have invaded the ship, Wan and Dior are fighting their worst fears, Might is driving the ship, Logan is a speedster, and I don't know how long we have before this universe just goes poof! We have to move."

Anya: "Okay okay, calm down. I'm a Green Lantern, our whole thing is embracing our fear and turning it into power. The Adrenaltons' powers shouldn't work on me." I nodded.

HyperZoom: "Okay, you're with me. We're heading into the city to get the Cube. With the two of us being immune to their powers, we should be able to breeze right through and snag the Cube."

Anya: "What about the others?"

HyperZoom: "Might is manning the controls so we can get out of here quickly and Wan, Logan and Dior are watching each other's backs. We have to trust them." She nodded.

Anya: "Lead the way, Arsenal." I nodded and became Jet Stream so she could keep up with me, then we both flew out a hole in the ship, toward D'Ueth.


Anya and I flew through the open Way Big mouth, immediately entering the...interesting city of D'Ueth. The buildings were abandoned and covered in blood, the street pavement was pale and chipped as far as I could see, and Adrenaltons were flying around everywhere.

Jet Stream: "You wanna land and talk to someone? Maybe get some directions?" She gave me a look.

Anya: "You do remember what we're looking for, right? I highly doubt these evil little shits would willingly tell us where the Cube is, especially if it's been here for a while." I stopped flying, hovering in mid-air and looking at the Omnitrix symbol on my chest.

Jet Stream: "We don't need an exact location, the watch told me the Cube was in the center of the city. We just need some kind of hint so we're not wandering around blind." I started to fly closer to the ground. "Trust me, I have a way with words."

Anya: "Yeah, the wrong words." She followed after me.

I flew down to the street and stopped in front of a baby Adrenalton. I know their powers don't work on me but I still want to talk to the least threatening one. I reverted to my normal costumed form and landed in front of him.

Trey: "Hey, little dude, how are you? My name is Arsenal and I was wondering if you could help me." He looked up at me in confusion.

Little Adrenalton: "I can't read your fears. You must be special." Anya landed next to me.

Anya: "Yeah, he's special alright. Now we need some information." She started toward the Adrenalton but I held her back with the back of my hand.

Trey: "Chill out, Emerald Elf, he's just a kid." I turned back to the little Adrenalton and bent down to look at him face to face. "Ok buddy, this is a super important mission that nobody else can help us with. We're superheroes."

Little Adrenalton: "What's a superhero?" Anya and I looked at each other.

Trey: "Well, our job is to save people and keep them safe. Now do you want to help us keep people safe?" He looked up at my masked face for a second.

Little Adrenalton: "Sure! What do you need?" I grinned at Anya under my mask, then turned back to him.

Trey: "Do you happen to know where the Cosmic Cube is?" The little Adrenalton thought about it for a minute.

Little Adrenalton: "You mean the Big Bulb? The thing that sits up in the big tower and keeps the city flying?"

Anya: "Told you." I paid her no attention.

Trey: "Is the tower easy to get to?" He pointed backwards, up toward the air. Anya and I looked up, seeing a HUGE tower with glowing purple energy coming from the top.

Anya: "How did we not notice that?"

Little Adrenalton: "If none of my people can sense your fear, you should have no problems. Except for the AK." I raised an eyebrow.

Trey: "The AK? What is that?"

Little Adrenalton: "I'm not sure what he is, to be honest. I was always told to stay away from the tower and I always obeyed. I do know he lives up in the tower and he's super scary." He looked around. "I have to go now, my family will be worried."

I nodded.

Trey: "Of course. Thank you for your help." He started to fly off but turned back to me.

Little Adrenalton: "Are you gonna take our home?" I looked at Anya and she shrugged.

Trey: "That's not what we do, little bro." He smiled and flew off.

Anya: "So you totally just lied to that little freak." I looked at her like she was crazy.

Trey: "Let's just get going. I wanna walk and scope everything out." She nodded and we started walking down the street, toward the huge tower. "Besides, it's not like we're taking the Cube away from the city. I'm just gonna pick it up for a second, use it to bring the Multiverse back, and then we're outie. These people won't notice a thing."

Anya: "You mean the people that would totally be trying to eat you if you were a Doppelganger and are probably still trying to eat our friends, right now?" I rolled my eyes and she continued. "Are you sure that's even how the Cube works? What if the energy kills you? Or makes what's left of the universe disappear even faster? There are too many variables that we don't know about."

I shot her a look.

Trey: "This whole fucking thing is an unknown variable, green bean. I have NOTHING! My family, my friends, they're all gone. And so are more than trillions of other people across multiple dimensions. If getting them back means that I might die for real, then I hope you snag good seats at my funeral." The Omnitrix faceplate glowed black for a second before returning to green.

Anya just looked at me.

Anya: "I see it, now."

Trey: "What?"

Anya: "How you managed to lead Team Arsenal into the history books. You care about people, Trey. You care a lot. And that's greater than any superpower. The rest of us may be Ultimates, but you are a true hero." I looked at the ground, glad she can't see me blushing under my mask.

Trey: "I'm just doing my job." She shook her head, smiling as I kept walking ahead. As we walked, crowds of Adrenaltons stared at us as we made our way down the street.

Anya: "We must be getting close, these creeps are starting to pile up." I nodded.

Trey: "We can fly the rest of the way, then. There's nothing much to see in this city." The Omnitrix emitted a green glow again, the glow engulfing me and transforming into Red-Tail. "Let's go."

Anya: "The all-female species of Tailisain? I did not think you would even consider transforming into one of those." I grinned back at her.

Red-Tail: "What do you mean? I'm totally hashtag feminism." I took off into the air. Anya rolled her eyes and followed me.

...

Anya and I landed in front of the tower and I reverted to my normal costumed form.

Trey: "Okay, this is the place. Last stop." I took another deep breath. This is it.

Anya: "Are you ready for this, dude? It's not hard to see you aren't exactly yourself." I nodded quickly.

Trey: "No, yeah, I'm good. It's just...this is the first colossal mission I'm on without my family. I figured I'd have one since I went solo but I didn't think everybody else would have to be dead for it to happen." Anya slowly and awkwardly put a hand on my shoulder. I looked at it and raised an eyebrow under my mask. She's not too good at this part of the job.

Anya: "I can't say I know what it's like to lose family, mine and I cut contact way before I even got my ring. But I can see that you actually care a lot about them and if they are anything like the stories, they would have the utmost confidence that you will bring them back. They may be gone, but they are closer than you think."

Suddenly, the door to the tower flew open, revealing a figure with a black suit and hood over his head. His left hand was made entirely out of metal.

Anya and I's eyes got wide as the figure examined us for a minute, then stepped forward.

Anya: "Be ready to go alien, Arsenal." I nodded and she made her ring glow. The figure stopped in front of us and reached toward his hood.

"Well, I'll be damned." He pulled the hood down, revealing...MAX?! His hair was longer and he had a beard but he looked pretty much the same as three years ago, when he went missing. Except...he had a metal alarm. Which is awesome.

Max: "Trey." He smiled at me but I just stood there in shock.


Logan's POV

And here I thought today was gonna be a chill day. My family was gonna watch their alien TV, I had managed to sneak Susie into the Armory without anyone noticing, which is NOT easy in a house full of super-powered people, it was supposed to be fool proof.

A red symbiote snarled at me and lashed its tendrils out like webbing but I easily dodged around it at super speed, then blasted the symbiote back with an electrically-juiced sound wave. It shrieked in pain as it splattered against the wall.

Logan: "That's disgusting." A Water Hazard jumped out and wrapped a water whip around my neck from behind, then pulled me back. Before he could hit me, though, Wan launched him back with a powerful burst of air. He slammed into the wall next to the symbiote and I landed on my feet.

Wan: "These things are relentless." I nodded and looked around at what was left of the Ulti-Ship. The Adrenaltons had pretty much destroyed everything. It's a miracle this thing can even still fly.

Logan: "Where are the others?" A Kryptonian tried to charge me from behind but I weaved around it at Mach 15 speed, shooting him a glance as I did, activated my super strength, and crashed my fist into the Kryptonian's nose. He flew into the Water Hazard and they both flew through the wall.

Wan: "Anya just radioed, she's with your brother. Dior should be in the main room...helping Might steer my ship! We have to go." He entered the Avatar State and flew out the door, bursting through a crowd of symbiotes and Chupacabras.

Logan: "Huh, I guess a weird obsession with vehicles isn't just a human guy thing." I zoomed after him, leaving a trail of blue lightning behind me.

...

The Ulti-Ship tossed and flipped in the air as Might struggled to drive it.

Might: "Okay, I got this. I got this." He put his foot on the gas and the ship rocketed forward, pushing everything and everybody into the back wall. Dior, who was protecting Might from the Chupacabras, knocked his head against the wall and glared at Might.

Might looked back at him, sheepishly.

Might: "Sorry, I'm supposed to be the powerhouse of the team! Nobody ever said I'd have to know how to drive our house!" Dior shook his head and powered up his electrons, then launched himself off the wall and sent an axe kick into a Chupacabras side. It roared in pain, but recovered and wrapped its tail around Dior, squeezing him. He opened his mouth to cry out in pain but quickly covered it with his hands, giving another Chupacabra the opportunity to bite him across the throat. Yellow blood poured out of the wound as the Chupacabra prepared to take another bite.

Might: "DIOR!" He continued to rocket the ship toward D'Ueth, but his eyes began to water. "I'm sorry, Dior. If I had my powers, I could have saved you."

Suddenly, electrically-powered chains wrapped around the Chupacabra's throat and pulled it away and as quick as a bolt of lightning, I appeared in front of the Chupacabra holding Dior.

Logan: "See ya." I used my Speed Force energy and formed an electric staff, then flipped around and slammed it into the Chupacabra's jaw. It dropped Dior and collapsed to the ground. I zoomed over to Dior and kneeled next to him. "Are you okay? Sorry I'm late, the ship pushed me back into the lower deck."

Dior didn't answer but Might looked back.

Might: "Sorry about that. Dior should be fine, by the way. The electrons his body makes should heal him, as long as he doesn't use them." I stood up and nodded.

Logan: "So that's one more Ultimate we're down. How close are we to the city?" Might looked back at me, unsure.

Might: "We're definitely getting closer." Suddenly, the trouble alarm started to go off as the Ulti-Ship flew faster toward D'Ueth. I stumbled, trying to keep my balance.

Logan: "Might, slow this thing down!"

Might: "I can't! I don't know too much about space ships but I'm pretty sure there shouldn't be a giant hole where the brakes are supposed to be!" Wan flew in at that moment, pushing Might away from the controls and taking over himself.

Wan: "This is why nobody touches my ship!" He grabbed the wheel tighter and pulled up, doing his best to slow us down as we crashed toward the city. "EVERYBODY HOLD ON!"

We got closer and closer to the giant open mouth and as I braced myself for impact, a giant red bubble formed around the ship. We flew into the entrance of D'Ueth and bounced along the concrete, eventually bouncing to a stop. We all turned around to see Uatau, his eyes and hands glowing red. Paradox was by his side.

Uatau: "I hope you all are alright, that exhausted a great amount of my remaining power." We all nodded.

Logan: "Yeah, thanks dude. I'm not exactly sure how to fully use the Speed Force, unless I'd have used it to save us." Paradox looked surprised.

Paradox: "The Speed Force? Oh, this has surely gone sideways." I raised an eyebrow at him but Uatau shook his head.

Uatau: "We need to make sure there is a Multiverse to live in before we worry about preserving the timeline, Paradox." Paradox took one more look at me.

Paradox: "I think we may be well past that point. Aren't we, Young Logan?" He grinned at me but I just looked at him in confusion.

...

The door to the Ulti-Ship lowered and I zoomed down the ramp at super speed. I looked around.

Logan: "Yep, this looks just like how a city of skin eaters should." The Ultimates followed shortly after, Paradox and Uatau opting to stay in the ship out of fear of getting the the way.

Might: "Where do you guys think Trey and Anya are?" Wan looked around too.

Wan: "I'm guessing the same place all the Adrenaltons are. Look around, the city is deserted." I nodded.

Logan: "We should find them, then. Who knows the kind of horrors Arsenal and Green Lantern are facing?"


Trey's POV

Trey: "Wait, so you live here?" Anya, Max and I walked down the hallway of the tower, Max's hand on my shoulder. My mask was off but I was still in costume.

Max: "Yessirreee, this has been my home for the last few years." I raised an eyebrow at him.

Trey: "A few years? So, when you disappeared back when I was 16..." He looked at me.

Max: "I took refuge here, yeah. After years of being a Plumber, seeing the things I've seen and fighting what I've fought, the Adrenaltons powers don't affect me." I nodded. So that explains how he survived.

Trey: "But, why leave at all? What was so bad that you felt we couldn't protect you? We...thought you were dead." Huh, now I understand how the others felt when I left for all that time. Max looked at me.

Max: "I'm sorry, son. I didn't want to leave you and Logan and Charity...but I had something that somebody very dangerous wanted and I couldn't let him get his hands on it."

Anya: "What is that?" Max pointed to his temple.

Max: "My knowledge. You see, many years ago, a Great War broke out across the Multiverse. It involved everything; aliens, monsters, mutants, meta-humans, the whole enchilada. Everybody from the Plumbers to the Golden Age Heroes fought for the cause they thought was right."

Trey: "Golden Age Heroes? Who the hell are they? And why haven't I heard of this war before now? Uatau mentioned it too but I didn't know what the fuck he was talking about."

Anya: "Yeah, he said it destroyed the third Infinetta but the Guardians didn't mention anything about it."

Max: "That's probably because they don't know anything about it. You see, the War caused so much damage that the Council decided the event should be completely erased from not only the minds of everyone but from history itself. The energy from that Infinetta was stored inside the Cube and the memory of the Great War was wiped from everybody's mind...except mine." I started to piece it together.

Trey: "That's why people were after you, because you knew something nobody else did." Huh, guess knowledge really is power.

Max: "A few things, actually. Being the only one who remembers things from a previous existence, my mind became a weapon of great power. They began to know me as the All Knower." Anya and I looked at each other in realization.

Trey and Anya: "The AK." Max nodded.

Max: "Exactly. I didn't want to put the family in danger so I just moved here. It may not seem like much but it's been a comfortable home."

We stopped walking when we got to a huge set of double doors.

Max: "Alright, the Cosmic Cube should be right through those doors. There's no need for security, nobody even knows the Cube is here." I nodded, my mask forming around my face again.

Trey: "Thanks, Max. When this is over, you should come back with us. The Fam would love to have you back." Max thought about it for a second before smiling.

Max: "You know, I do miss using fresh squirrel tails in my Squirrel Tail Stew." I stuck my tongue out under my mask.

Trey: "That is totally disgusting." I immediately hugged him. "I really missed you, pops."

He wrapped his arms around me.

Max: "Likewise, sport. Now, let's finish the job." We stopped hugging and I nodded, then reached out and opened the double doors. Inside was what looked like a huge ballroom and there, sitting on the stage on the other side of the room, was the Cosmic Cube. It was a literal large cube with magenta energy seeping out of it like a mist. Each side of it was a variation of red, blue, yellow, and snow white. Connected to it were tiny cables and tubes that I assume feed power into the city.

Trey: "Finally..." I started walking toward it, then broke out into a run, then jumped up, flying out of the familiar green glow as Darkflame.

Anya: "Arsenal, wait! We don't know anything about that thing, it could be dangerous." I looked back at her but didn't stop flying.

Darkflame: "The thing we need to save everything is right there and you want me to wait? I'm done with that, it's time to go on the offensive." I got closer to the Cube and landed, reverting to my normal costumed form.

Trey: "Omnitrix, can I touch that thing?" The Omnitrix scanned the Cube with a beam of green light before the faceplate flashed green.

Omnitrix: "I am not getting any lethal readings from the Cosmic Cube, Trey. It will not harm you." I nodded.

Trey: "Awesome."

"I agree." Before I could react, there was a flash of light and Sculptor appeared in front of me.

Sculptor: "It is good to know that after you are dead, completing my goal will be easy." I gritted my teeth at him and my eyes shined green through my mask.

Trey: "How did you even know where to find the Cube, Kyrie? The Map shouldn't have been able to show you anything." Sculptor chuckled.

Sculptor: "Oh, but it didn't, Trey. You did." I looked back at Max and Anya, who looked to be thinking the same thing I was.

Trey: "You didn't retreat at all, after the struggle in the Phantom Zone...you hid yourself and stowed away on the Ulti-Ship." He nodded.

Sculptor: "I knew that all I would have to do was wait and you heroes would find the Cube for me. Once again, you seem to be my greatest ally in my mission, Arsenal. Perhaps I was wrong to see you as a threat." That got my blood boiling. Who does this brainy shithead think he is?

Trey: "Let's see how much of a threat I am..." The Omnitrix emitted a powerful green glow, engulfing me and turning me into Freakazoid. "...when I'm feeding you a C-4. That big brain can't protect you and neither can Paradox's staff."

Sculptor: "It's funny you should mention the staff, hero. Although I cannot use it to kill you, it can help me traverse time and get people who will gladly do the job for me."

Freakazoid: "Another loser from my past? Big fucking deal. A villain who I've already beat before doesn't scare me." Sculptor's eyes glowed orange under his helmet and he tapped the staff on the ground. A rift/portal ripped in the middle of the air and out came...everybody. Almost every single bad guy I've ever put away. Dr. Krantz, riding a giant hamster, Ember, Sunder, Cinderblock, SixSix, Hyde, Blue Huntsman Terra, the Ginyu Force, Kevin, Rojo fully fused with one of Vegeta's green men, Nabu, Spellbinder, fucking Vegeta, Abraham Jasper in full Omega form, Morbius, Kewl Breeze, Badaboom, Ma Vreedle and her sons, Slenderman, Clancy, Deadpool, Frieza, Vulcan, Sentry, the Enforcers, and...Apocalypse.

Sculptor: "Maybe...but how about all of them?" I just stared at them all in complete shock and shitting my pants-ness. Then I looked back at Anya and Max, who were just as shocked. Then I looked back at the villains. I still didn't say anything, though. After a couple minutes of silence, the villains looked at each other.

Omega: "Um...is he alright?"

Rojo: "Yeah, did the kid shut off or something?"

Vegeta: "I believe he has gone into shock." Suddenly, the Omnitrix faceplate glowed green, along with my eyes.

Trey: "AHHHHHHHH! THIS IS SUCH BULLSHIT!" I became Omni and launched myself toward the villains like a bullet, slamming my fist straight into Hyde's cheek. His face folded around my fist and he flew back into Krantz's hamster, sending them both flying into a wall and sending Krantz falling toward the ground. I caught him before he could and flung him away with one hand. I floated in the air and looked at the other villains.

Omni: "Well? Come on, if you're coming."

Kevin: "You heard the man. Kill him." Every single one of them charged at me, at once. Morbius leaped at me with his claws, but I easily dodged and grabbed his wrist with one hand, then swung him into Sentry, who was flying toward me. His solar energy burned Morbius greatly but Sentry pushed him off and fired solar beams at me. I countered them with my eye beams, then speedblitzed him, sending him away with a headbutt.

Omni: "And people say I don't think with my head." Cinderblock suddenly leaped up, preparing to slam me, only for a green missile to fly into his face. He crumbled on contact and Anya flew past me.

Anya: "I told you this would be dangerous." Ma Vreedle fired her blasters at her, but she formed a huge green Feedback alien to absorb it and blast it back at her. My eyes widened. That was kinda sick.

Omni: "Oh come on, Sculptor totally set us up. This has nothing to do with the Cube." Rhomboid Vreedle pulled out a bazooka and shot it into my face, cackling like an idiot. When the smoke cleared, I was just glaring at him. He gulped. Before I could move, though, Max tapped on his shoulder. Rhomboid turned around, chuckling.

Rhomboid: "Ya' better take a hike, geezer. Don't wanna have to blast ya up." Max chuckled himself.

Max: "Trust me, big guy." He held up his metal arm and it turned into a photon cannon. "You don't have to worry about that."

Rhomboid's eyes got wide and Max nailed him in the face with a photon blast, immediately knocking him to the ground. I clapped.

Omni: "When did you get that?" Max winked at me but flew back when he was suddenly hit by sound waves. Ember floated down on her guitar and smirked at me.

Ember: "Got a new song for you, baby pop. It's a real smash!" Her guitar fired more sound waves and I crossed my arms across my face to brace the impact, getting pushed back. Before I hit the wall, Vegeta nailed me with a Big Bang Attack and I crashed to the ground, steaming.

Vegeta: "I've been wanting to get my revenge on you since you stopped my assault on Earth, Kakarot." He prepared another blast but I became Snot Rocket and covered his fist with hardened boogers.

Snot Rocket: "Fun fact, you actually tried to get it." I slid under his legs and covered his face with boogers too. "You actually teamed up with Kevin. You got washed, of course, and kicked into the Null Void."

Kevin came flying at me with Jumpstart electricity.

Kevin: "WE'LL SEE WHO WASHES WHO, LOSER!" He shot Igneo rock shards at me, but I countered them with booger balls, then became Elaskimo and stretched my arm out to wrap around Kevin, swinging him into Kevin with all my strength.

Elaskimo: "Guess it's true what they say; speak of the asshole and he shall appear." Jeice flew at me and blasted me back into Doomer, who wrapped his tongue around my throat. Racoome sent a hard punch to my stomach and another one to my jaw, then smirked at me.

Racoome: "You should've known better than to mess with the Ginyu Force, Arsenal. Now ya gonna die." Before he could hit me again, Logan slammed into him at super speed, sending him flying into Ma Vreedle, who was trying to eat Max.

Logan: "You guys have always been super lame." He zoomed around to Doomer and electrocuted him, making him release me. Then I turned around and became Four Arms, backhanding him away. I turned to Logan.

Four Arms: "Thanks, dude. I've kinda gotten myself into a mess." He smirked at me.

Logan: "What else is new? Don't worry, the rest of the Ultimates are right behind me. I don't recognize some of these guys, are they future villains?" I nodded.

Four Arms: "Yeah. Sculptor brought them so I wouldn't get to the-" My eyes got wide and I looked over at where the Cube was. Sculptor was reaching for it. "Shit!"

I became Teleportal and teleported over there, then drop-kicked Sculptor away from the Cube.

Teleportal: "Trying to leave the party early? Dude, you're not that cool." Sculptor stood up slowly, glaring at me.

Sculptor: "You're getting on my nerves."

Teleportal: "I have a knack for that. I also have a knack for kicking the shit out of people who hurt my family." I glowed green, transforming into Flame Wingman. "And you've hurt my family a looooot."

Sculptor turned, looking at the Ultimates and Logan fight all the villains.

Sculptor: "You know, in all my years of travels, I have never seen someone as...unwilling to see the truth as you, Arsenal." I raised my dragon head hand at him.

Flame Wingman: "You can do your impression of my 8th grade Math teacher in jail, dude. You've lost." He chuckled.

Sculptor: "Oh the contrary, Tremaine, you have not won. All you have done is prove what I said to you at the beginning of the night to be right; you do not learn. Look around!" He motioned toward the battle. "This is the most powerful collection of super criminals ever assembled, there is no way anybody involved is making out of this unscathed. You know this. Yet once again, you have brought other people into your mess."

Flame Wingman: "Shut up! I'm done listening to you, I'm done letting you manipulate me! You claim to be a man of knowledge but you're not, you're a man of destruction...of death." Sculptor laughed.

Sculptor: "It is because I am a man of knowledge that I know...nothing can be created without death." Right after he said that, Omega charged straight into me, burning me on contact with Heatblast fire from his body. I landed all the way back on the other side of the room.

Flame Wingman: "NO!" Omega breathed webbing into my eyes, blinding me, then slammed an Atomix radiation ball into my stomach. I spat out blood and he turned his hand into a diamond mace and nailed me across the jaw with it. He tried to punch me again but I became Grey Matter and slipped out of his grip, then became Shocksquatch and shot an electric beam at him. He absorbed it and used it to power himself up, then zoomed at me with XLR8 speed and jabbed a Diamondhead shard into my side.

Omega: "You cost me everything, kid. Now I'm returning the favor." I got kinda lightheaded as blood gushed from the wound, but I managed to become Goop and slither away from him, giving Wan an opening to nail him with a huge fire ball. I reverted to my normal costumed form and laid down on the floor.

Wan: "You okay, kid?" I nodded.

Trey: "My healing factor would've healed this wound by now...I need a minute." Anya flew down, Might following in his armor still. He was carrying Dior, who had his goggles on.

Anya: "We don't have a minute, Arsenal. The dimension could collapse at any second and Sculptor has disappeared." I nodded and stood up slowly.

Trey: "Where's the Cube?" We all looked over, seeing it was still floating on stage. No sign of Sculptor, though. "Good. LOGAN!"

Logan zoomed over to us.

Logan: "These guys are annoying as hell." We all nodded.

Trey: "We're going to fight our way through, try to end this shit once and for all." Everyone nodded.

Might: "A lot of these guys are pretty powerful, I wish I was still Supreme. I'd be much more of a help." I put a hand on his shoulder.

Trey: "We wouldn't even have gotten here if you hadn't beaten Eclipso, little bro. You are plenty help." I looked at the rest of the Ultimates. "Same goes for the rest of you. I haven't exactly been at my best during this mission and you guys picked up a lot of my slack. You guys are truly the universe's mightiest heroes."

Wan smiled at me.

Wan: "You're pretty extraordinary yourself, Arsenal." Dior nodded at me and I swore I saw a smile.

Logan: "Nice to see that hasn't changed." I smiled at him under my mask. Then I turned to the crowd of remaining villains, seeing Max standing on the unconscious body of Sunder, blasting away from his photon arm.

Trey: "Alright Ultimates, time to work for a living." I ran forward and glowed green, bursting from the glow as Energem and flying at Apocalypse. I summoned a mana serpent and launched it straight at him, only for him to grab it by its neck somehow and fling it away. He met me in the air and blasted me back with eye beams but I caught myself in mid-air and became HyperZoom, then sent a red Tron wall into his jaw. He did a flip in mid-air and landed on his feet, then launched out blood whips to grab me by my ankles and pull me down to him, socking me in the nose when I got to him. He tried to step on me but I became Godspeed and vibrated my body so his foot went through me, then zoomed away from him.

Apocalypse: "That meta-human said you were the one who killed me. So far, I am not seeing it." He formed energy discs and shot them at me. I zoomed around them, running right into a left hook from Apocalypse and falling back to the ground. I became Drillbit and drilled into the ground, then burst out of the ground under Apocalypse as Beat Em Up. He flew through the air, but zoomed back to me at super speed, kneeing me in my stomach. I recovered and swung my fist at him, only for him to catch it and break my arm.

Beat Em Up: "AHHH!" I became Goku and immediately went Super Saiyan, then blasted him with a Super Kamehameha. It nailed him dead on but he healed almost immediately.

SSJ Goku: "That will always be the most cheating shit ever." He grabbed me by the back of the neck and sent his foot into my stomach. Blood poured out of my mouth and I immediately reverted to my normal costumed form.

Trey: "This is so embarrassing." It was stupid to think I could take him out without any of my Doppelganger enhancements. I thought I could at least drop him for a second while I made a go for the Cube. Now I'm gonna die again. And the rest of the multiverse is coming with me. More lives ruined by stupid Arsenal.

Apocalypse: "The only one that should be embarrassed is my future self. For being eliminated by a being as pathetic as you." He grew claws from his knuckles and prepared to stab me, only to be kicked in the head from behind by Dior. I dropped to the ground and Apocalypse stumbled. He turned and looked down at Dior, noticing his blue aura.

Apocalypse: "You have made a grave error, abomination." He powered up in a bright purple aura. "Any last words?"

Dior looked at me, smiling a grim smile. Then he glared at Apocalypse and started powering up his own energy. He didn't get in a fighting stance, however, but started walking toward Apocalypse.

Trey: "Dude, what are you doing?!" I tried to get up but my injuries were too severe. Suddenly, everything started to shake as the ground crumbled a little with each of Dior's steps. "What the hell is going on?"

Might landed next to me, checking to see if I was okay before looking at Dior.

Might: "I think he's about to say something." My eyes got wide.

Trey: "But if he does that, won't he, you know, kill us all?!" Might sighed and shook his head.

Might: "Dior had this...technique. He can condense the polarity of his electron waves and make it so it only does a certain amount of damage."

Trey: "Really? So why doesn't he do it all the time?"

Might: "Because...the electrons are created in his brain, it's one of his brains natural functions. Controlling them already puts a lot of strain on his brain. Condensing them...puts too much strain on his brain." My eyes widened at his words. Too much? Wait...

Trey: "Dior, no! We can find another way! I'm not letting you die for me! I'm not letting ANYBODY ELSE die for me!" He kept walking toward Apocalypse but pulled out his phone slowly. He motioned down. Tears forming in my eyes, I pulled out my phone, right as I got a text.

Dior: "Nobody else will die because of my power, Arsenal. This time, people will live." I full on cried as I looked up at Dior, who smiled at me one more time before looking at Might.

Might: "I'm sorry, Dior. If I still had my powers, I could've helped you." Dior stopped in front of Apocalypse and shook his head. As Apocalypse swung his claws at him, Dior opened his mouth.

Dior: "You guys are my family." As soon as the sound left his mouth, an IMMENSELY powerful wave of blue electrons and white energy emerged from his mouth, easily engulfing and obliterating Apocalypse like it was nothing. The ground crumbled like tissue paper, making everything and everyone sink into the ground. Wall after wall collapsed around us and everything shook like there was a level fifteen earthquake as Dior turned around, shooting the electron wave at every villain he saw. Anya protected herself with a green energy dome and Wan surrounded him and Max with an air dome. Logan formed an energy dome to protect himself.

Anya: "DIOOOOOR!" Dior closed his eyes and screamed harder as the entire city started to collapse. Years of built up energy poured out of him as tears flowed from his eyes. "DIOR, YOU HAVE TO CLOSE YOUR MOUTH! YOU'RE GOING TO DESTROY EVERYTHING!"

I could do nothing but watch in horror from behind Might's energy shield. This is exactly what he didn't want to happen. He didn't want to do it and he had to because I was going to die. Another life ruined by the Extraordinary fucking Arsenal.

Dior opened his eyes, powerful blue beams bursting out of them and obliterating his goggles. He clenched his fists, struggling to close his mouth. Veins popped out of his head and glowed blue as well.

Dior: "I will not...be remembered...this way..." With one more push, he shut his jaw, the electron wave immediately stopping. Everything stopped shaking and Dior dropped to the ground, going limp.

Trey, Wan, Logan, Anya and Might: "DIOR!" I ignored the pain and got up, limping as fast as I could to Dior's body. I got to my knees when I got to it, making my mask go away. My left eye was black and bloody, my nose was broken, and my cheek was gushing blood.

Trey: "Dior. Dior, buddy, wake up." I slapped his face lightly but he didn't move. Oh no. "Dior! Dior, don't do this, man, you are not going out like this. You are an Ultimate!"

New tears formed and streamed down my face as I grabbed his hand and checked his pulse. No sign of one. I dropped his hand and hunched over, crying over his body.

Trey: "You should've let him kill me, man. He was my villain, this is my mess! I should be the one dying for it, not anyone else! Not you..." I looked up at his lifeless face. "It was supposed to be me."

Logan zoomed in behind me, carrying the others. When they saw what was going on, they all got grim expressions.

Anya: "He never seemed like he had any peace...I hope he is resting." Might hugged Wan, crying into his suit. Wan wrapped his arms around Might, tears streaming down his face as well.

Wan: "There is a saying my old air bending teacher used to say; peace is found in finally being who you are. Dior ran from his power for very long...in the end, he embraced it. He wasn't afraid anymore. There was no greater peace for him than that." I thought about his words, taking them in.

This whole time, I've been afraid. Afraid of failing, afraid of letting everybody down like I did during the Skrull War, afraid that I couldn't be extraordinary. That's what's been messing with me, way more than Sculptor ever could. I can't undo my mistakes but I can embrace them, learn from them. One thing is for certain, though...I can't be afraid of them anymore.

The Omnitrix faceplate glowed green as I stood up, wiping my tears away.

Max: "Trey?...Are you okay?" I turned around to face them, my face straight and emotionless.

Trey: "Where's the Cube?" They all looked at each other.

Logan: "Dude, you don't have to be macho right now. Dior just died-"

Trey: "And he's gonna die for nothing if we don't get to the Cube and restore the Multiverse! Dior put his life down for this mission and we are going to finish it. Now where is the damn Cube."

As I said that, a dome of magenta energy floated out of the rubble. At the center, was the Cosmic Cube.

Logan: "Found it." We all looked at him and he shrugged. I shook my head and held up the Omnitrix. The familiar green light started to come out of the core, only for it to shrink back down and fade.

Trey: "What the hell? Omnitrix, what's going on?"

Omnitrix: "My transformation systems are being tampered with. I am trying to bypass the intrusion but energy like this is beyond my functions." My eyes widened.

Trey: "No no no. Logan, get the Cube!" He nodded and started to run off, only for something to fly out of nowhere and shatter his kneecap.

Logan: "AHHHHHH!" He dropped to the ground and the object flew back to its source.

"Speedsters. Powerful beings but fairly useless without their legs." I heart dropped into my ass as we all turned around, seeing Sculptor. His armor was broken and his helmet was gone was he was holding the object. It looked like Paradox's staff fused together with Nabu's magical staff, Ember's guitar, pieces of SixSix's weapons and some of Sunder's tech. It was formed in the shape of an axe.

Trey and Logan: "Oh man." Sculptor grinned at his, showing broken and bloody teeth.

Sculptor: "That was quite a show that Wildcard put on, wasn't it? A little dramatic, but who am I to judge? However, it did make gathering the components for my Decimator much easier."

Max: "Can't you see how much destruction this crusade of yours has caused, young man? I understand wanting to know more but this is...this is madness."

Sculptor: "YOU KNOW NOTHING OF MADNESS! You are all imbeciles, driven by emotion and unable to see the bigger picture. Without knowledge, we are nothing! Without knowledge, I AM NOTHING!" Orange energy came from his Decimator, surrounding him and letting him fly. He started toward the Cube.

Anya: "Oh no, you don't." She shot out a green energy fist from her ring and grabbed his leg, pulling him to the ground. Sculptor levitated off the ground and looked at Anya.

Sculptor: "One more feeling of pain before your erasure." He suddenly appeared in front of Anya and chopped her hand off with his axe. Our eyes got wide and Anya screamed, her hand and ring dropping to the ground and blooding gushing out of her arm. Sculptor kicked her in the stomach and she flew back into the wall behind her.

Might and Wan: "ANYA!" They both charged at him, Wan shooting lightning and Might shooting star bolts. Sculptor dodged easily and turned his attention to them.

Logan: "Trey...this is your chance." I looked down at him.

Trey: "But, what about-"

Max: "They aren't fighting him to win, they're distractions so you can get the Cube." I looked at him, then at Might and Wan getting thrashed by Sculptor but continuing to fight. All of this because of a stupid fucking box. All of this...death.

Trey: "I'm sick of people having to die because I decided to be a hero. I never thought death would be involved, when I first started. I thought nobody had to die." My mind immediately shot back to something Sculptor said to me earlier.

Nothing can be created without death.

My eyes widened when I realized what I had to do. Either I'm right or everything is fucked.

Trey: "I'm going for the Cube. Try to cover me." Max and Logan nodded.

Logan: "We'll do our best." I took off running toward the Cube, holding up the Omnitrix.

Trey: "Our bond lets you read my mind, right? That's how you know what alien to turn me into without me touching you."

Omnitrix: "That is correct."

Trey: "Then you know what I'm thinking."

Omnitrix: "Yes. Are you sure?" I nodded.

Trey: "Get it ready and wait for my signal."

Omnitrix: "Yes, Arsenal." I kept running, my broken ribs starting to slow me down. Man, I miss my healing factor.

Might slammed into some rubble behind him, but got back up slowly and flew back at Sculptor, shooting star bolts like a machine gun. They hit Sculptor in the chest, making him stumble back and giving Wan a chance to send a huge boulder straight into his chest. Sculptor's eyes glowed and he fired a black beam from his Decimator, blowing Might's armor off of his body. He grabbed him by the throat and slammed him to the ground.

Wan: "LET HIM GO!" He flew at Sculptor, only to be stopped in mid-air by blue energy.

Sculptor: "You are all very naive. Because of ideals exclusive to this multiverse, you see this as a bad thing. You see me as a villain. But I am a prophet, the one chosen to bring on a brand new Infinetta. This is not a bad time...it is a time for rebirth...for renewal." Suddenly, a huge wave of magenta energy burst out from behind them. Surprised, Sculptor turned around.

There I was, standing a few feet away from them, the Cosmic Cube in my left hand and magenta energy seeping from me.

Trey: "Actually, Kyrie, you're wrong...it's hero time." My eyes glowed green.

Omnitrix: "Self destruct protocol initiated."

Sculptor: "NOOOOOO!" A smile formed on my face and a single tear fell from my eye as the Omnitrix exploded, obliterating my body and engulfing the Cosmic Cube in the explosion. Everybody was blinded as a powerful mixture of different colored energies burst out from the center of the explosion. The whole planet rumbled as the others looked on in horror.

Might and Logan: "TREYYYYY!" Max looked on with a grim expression.

Seconds later, everything settled and the energy faded, revealing...nothing. No me, no Omnitrix, no Cube.


"Wake up, Heart...you have to wake up." That's when my eyes flew open. I gasped for air and looked down at myself. Hoodie, ripped jeans, I'm back in my 19 year old body. But, how?

Trey: "What the hell? Where am I? Why am I not dead?" I looked around, noticing I was floating in some kind of void, kind of like the one I float in when I turn into Alien X. Out of the void came a ball of different colored light.

"Why? Well, Trey Sergauson, because you are the one we have been searching for." My hand instinctively reached for the Omnitrix, only to see it wasn't there. Oh yeah, I blew it up.

Trey: "Searching for? Is this another chosen one type thing? No offense, but I kinda don't have time for this. My home is in trouble." The ball of light started to morph and transformed into a woman made of light.

Light Woman: "This is much more than being the chosen one, Trey Sergauson. You see, I am the energy stored inside the Cosmic Cube. Those that know of me call me Unix." My eyes widened.

Trey: "Seriously? I'm so sorry, I didn't know. I'm also sorry for, you know, blowing you up."

Unix: "You have nothing to be sorry for, young hero, it is because what you did that we have finally become whole."

Trey: "I don't understand." At that moment, a flash of red light came from the void and out came...Genocide? Well, a Doppelganger with a red Ultimatrix symbol.

Doppelganger: "You never seem to. That has never stopped you before." My jaw dropped.

Trey: "W-Who are you?" The Doppelganger glowed red again, morphing into...Arsenal? Well, me in my Tetris Nova costume.

Doppelganger/Arsenal: "I am you. Well, the energy that you were once made up of. When you blew up the Omnitrix, all of its life force was forcibly injected into you and your DNA was once again rearranged into that of every species within the Codon Stream. You are talking to the last bit of intelligence the Omnitrix has left combined with your own psyche. " Huh, RIP Omnitrix. You were always my most loyal partner.

Trey: "So, I'm a Doppelganger again?"

Unix: "Not exactly. The explosion also destroyed my physical form and sent all of the energy stored inside into you, as well. A piece of energy from each of the previous Infinetta has been forcibly injected into your DNA. Your Codon Energy is just the energy I was missing to fulfill my mission as protector of the Infinetta."

Doppelganger: "Except, you don't have a physical form." Unix nodded.

Unix: "Precisely." She turned to me. "But you do, Arsenal."

I raised an eyebrow at her.

Trey: "What are you talking about?" She flew over so she was right in front of me.

Unix: "Trey, the result of the explosion has turned you into one of the most important people in the multiverse. You have become the protector of the Infinetta, a being with strength that was previously thought to be of legend, the Heart of the Universe." I looked down at the void. This is a lot of responsibility. Sure, I've saved the universe a couple times and even saved the Multiverse a couple times with the Infinity Force, but it's different when everyone is confirmed to be counting on me. Am I even worthy to have this kind of power?

Trey: "I..." Before I could finish, an image started to form in the void. It was of Ellie and I, standing in the alley during the Meta War.

Ellie: "It's okay not to be super confident, all the time." I looked at Unix.

Trey: "Why are you showing me this?"

Unix: "Because I know your fears, Tremaine. You worry you are not as good as everybody thinks you are, that you will disappoint everyone, that you are not worthy."

Trey: "How did you..."

Doppelganger: "Multiversal energy source, dude. Mind reading, no biggie."

Unix: "I am trying to show you that you do not have to always know if you are going to win, that is not what makes a hero. A true hero knows that victory is never going to be certain, but pushes forward anyway because people are in need. A real hero fights on faith, not on knowledge." I looked her in the eyes and she smiled at me.

Trey: "You really believe in me." She nodded.

Unix: "If you were not the right one, you would not have made it this far." I smiled back at her.

Doppelganger: "She's got a point." I chuckled. And people say I'm not funny.

Trey: "Okay, let's do it. I'm ready." Unix smiled at me and flew back.

Unix: "Good luck, Trey Sergauson. I know you will do great things." Doppelganger flew back too.

Doppelganger: "Not like we haven't, already." They both started glowing.

Trey: "Wait, is this gonna hurt?" They didn't answer, instead becoming pure energy and shooting themselves into my body. My body emitted a mixture of red and magenta light and everything went dark.


Outside of the void, Sculptor had Max pinned to the ground with his foot.

Sculptor: "You have mere seconds to tell me what your imbecile son did with the Cosmic Cube before I end your useless life, old man." Max struggled against his boot with his robot arm, trying to push him off.

Max: "I know as much as you do, you sick young man. None of us knew what Trey was planning to do." Finally, Max turned his arm into the photon canon and blasted him in the face. He was unharmed and instead lifted Max up and flung him. Before he hit the wall, Logan zoomed over and caught him.

Logan: "Gotta love the new speed healing power." He set Max down and zoomed at Sculptor, his eyes turning purple. Chains shot out from his hands and he lashed them out at Sculptor, only for him to slash through them with his axe. The axe glowed pink and Sculptor shot out magical energy at the ground, making thousands of mini hands form and grab Logan as he was zooming by.

Logan: "Hey! Lemme go!" He tried to burn his way out but no luck. Sculptor landed in front of him, shaking his head.

Sculptor: "It didn't have to be this way, Logan." Wan came flying at him but got easily backhanded away. "I gave you the gift of knowing your fate in hopes that you would see it was pointless to resist my crusade. I did not think you would care about a future that was not your own."

Logan: "You thought I'd agree with you killing everybody? I thought Trey said you were smart." Sculptor's eyes glowed orange in anger.

Sculptor: "It is that same juvenile rebellion that lead to your brother's foolish actions. He has destroyed himself and taken along the very thing that could have saved this pathetic Multiverse. Once I kill all of you, I will retire to my pocket dimension as the last being in the Infinetta. My legacy will be cemented as the smartest and all knowing person there ever was." He lifted his axe up and swung downward, energy building up in the axe as he did. Logan closed his eyes, preparing for death.

Right before the axe hit him, I dropped down in front of him, in costume and back in my 19 year old body, a powerful magenta aura, and an Ironheart arm. The axe his my iron shoulder and stopped, the sound of the metal echoing.

Trey: "You know, I can totally tell you're a nerd. That was a terrible swing." I turned my other hand into a Mewtwo one and flicked the axe with my finger. It disintegrated on touch, leaving Sculptor dumbfounded.

Sculptor: "I...b-but...how?! How can you be here? How can you be this powerful again?!" He started backing away in shock and I chuckled a little. Man, it's good to be back.

Trey: "What's wrong, Ky? You look like you just got second place at Star Trek trivia. This not going according to your lame plan?" I started walking toward him.

Sculptor: "This cannot be possible! I crossed every T, dotted every line, outlined EVERY POSSIBLE VARIABLE!! There is no way I should find myself on the brink of failure, like this." He backed into a wall and I kept walking until I was right in front of him. I crouched down to look him in the eyes, seeing the utter terror, confusion and panic in his eyes. All the emotions he made me feel.

Trey: "That's your problem, Sculptor, you think it's all about knowledge. You see emotions and feelings as weakness. That's why you lost and that's why I had to win. You fight with your head, I fight with my heart." My eyes shined magenta through my hand and I turned my hand into a Cosmic powered Alien X hand.

Sculptor: "YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS, ARSENAL! YOU HAVE NO IDEA THE FORCES YOU ARE PLAYING WITH!" I waved my hand and opened a portal to the Phantom Zone.

Trey: "This is for Ellie, dork." I turned my foot into a Biohazard Punk Buster and kicked him through the portal. I turned my foot back to normal, then made the portal disappear and made my hand normal. After that, I just took a deep breath, looked around at everything...and yelled.

Trey: "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" I clenched my fists, threw my head back and kept yelling. I yelled in excitement, in anger, in exasperation. Then..I got hype. "LET'S FUCKING GO! BEST HERO IN THE MULTIVERSE, BABY! I'M THE FUCKING ONE!"

I couldn't help myself and did a small shimmy. I did just save the Multiverse, I think that warrants one.

Paradox and Uatau warped in, gathering the others as well. Anya's had was back on her arm, thanks to Uatau.

Uatau: "You have exceeded the expectations of even great beings, Arsenal. But there is not much time to bask, we have seconds before Dimension T99 is wiped away. Something has to be done." I nodded at him.

Trey: "Don't worry, I'll handle. I've got the Cube's energy inside of me."

Logan: "Seriously?! That's so awesome!"

Paradox: "I am proud of you, Trey. Now it is time to set everything right. Bring back every universe and dimension, resurrect everyone that perished during the Decimation..." He looked at Logan. "Make sure everybody is where they belong."

Logan looked at the ground but I put a hand on his shoulder.

Trey: "I'll make sure everything is the way it's supposed to be." He raised an eyebrow at me.

I took a step back and closed my eyes under my mask.

Trey: "Okay new Heart of the Universe powers I know very little about, don't fail me now." I focused my energy and released a powerful burst of magenta energy, right as things started to disappear. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! EVERYBODY...COME BACK!"

The energy burst shot outward in every direction, opening countless different portals. Color and life started to return to the Multiverse as dimension after dimension started to reform.

...

In a flash of green light, Stan Hopkins and his Tennysons reappeared, happily driving down the road in their RV. Stan's Saiyan tail was curled up in laziness.

Stan: "Say, I wonder when we'll face our next big threat. It's been pretty quiet, lately.

...

Kyle's Ben and Ali reappeared in his universe, continuing to play Smash Bros like nothing had happened.

...

The Forge of Creation slowly started to reform as the bridge rebuilt and the doorways to each universe started to come back. Eventually, the Forge looked good as new.

...

Back in my universe, all the planets and people started to come back as the space sky lit up again with stars. All the villains started to disappear, going back to their own times.

Logan looked at me as he started to fade, tears rolling down his eyes.

Logan: "I don't wanna go, man. I don't want to be evil, I don't want to leave my family. I don't want you to replace me. Please don't make me go." I made my mask go away and pulled him into a hug.

Trey: "Listen to me, Logan. You are my brother, nobody will ever be able to replace you. You are going to be fine. Just...remember what I told you." He looked at me in confusion but I smirked at him.

Logan: "Huh? Did you just say remember?"

Trey: "It's not worth it, brother." I winked at him as he faded back to his own time.

Uatau: "I hope you know what you have done, Arsenal." I shot him a grin.

Trey: "Yeah, the right thing." I walked over to Might and kneeled down so I was his height. "I'm sorry, Might. I tried to re-establish your connection to your lightning but it's like something is blocking it. I'm really sorry."

He sighed but smiled at me.

Might: "Thanks for trying, Trey. But that's something I'm going to have to fix, myself. I'm just glad there's a Multiverse so I can try. Good job, Arsenal." I ruffled his hair.

Trey: "Well done, Supreme." He grinned and I stood up, looking at the ground. "I couldn't bring Dior back, either. Inhuman physiology is incredibly unique and almost impossible to efficiently recreate...I couldn't save him."

They were silent until Anya pulled me into a hug. I immediately wrapped my arms around her, returning it.

Anya: "Dior died so the Multiverse could live, he was okay with that. He wouldn't want you to dwell on not bringing him back, he'd want you to celebrate the ones you did bring back." I smiled immediately, thinking about all of my family and friends back on Tetris Nova. I wonder if their confused. I wonder if my plan worked...I wonder where Ellie is.

I turned to Wan.

Trey: "Can you fly me back home? There's some people I really want to see." Wan nodded.

Wan: "Same here. I'll drop you guys off on your planets, on my way to mine." I nodded eagerly.

Trey: "Alright, let's shake a leg! I might have to give you some directions." Wan raised an eyebrow.

Wan: "What do you mean?"

...

Wan: "Holy shit!" We were all in the main room of the Ulti-Ship, Wan, Anya, Might, Max, Uatau, Paradox and I, looking out the big window. There in front of us, was our new home planet.

Trey: "Ultimates, welcome to New Earth." It was a planet that greatly resembled Earth, expect four times the size with larger continents, states, countries and bodies of water.

Paradox turned to me.

Paradox: "What did you do?" I shrugged.

Trey: "You said Tetris Nova didn't exist in any timeline so I thought it'd be pointless to rebuild the planet if it was doomed to die, anyway. But, I didn't want to sacrifice all of the people sooooo...I merged Tetris Nova with Earth and created a brand new planet for all the humans of both planets. That way, the timeline is still semi-intact and the people can live. I thought it was the best solution." I looked at Paradox, expecting him to be upset. Instead, he was smiling at me.

Paradox: "That was a very thoughtful and...worthy use of your power, young hero. You may turn into the man I know in the future, yet." I shot him a playful look.

Trey: "Does saving the Multiverse mean I get a future spoiler?" He looked at me for a second, then laughed.

Paradox: "You know, Tremaine, it's funny. When you restarted the Multiverse, you also set its inhabitants on completely new tracks. That includes yourself. So I can't give you a spoiler, because I do not yet know your future." I rolled my eyes, their color now back to being light gold. All my Doppelganger powers are back now, minus the fusions. I guess whatever Heart of the Universe energy I have now corrected whatever DNA glitch that gave me the power. I'll have to tell Tracy she'll never be able to do it. My hair is also snow white now, for some reason. It looks cool so I don't mind but I still find it kind of odd.

Trey: "That is so typical."

Paradox: "Although, that may have something to do with it." He pointed to my chest with his new staff, tapping the magenta Omnitrix symbol fused into it. The faint magenta glow was shining through my shirt.

Trey: "Oh, that? It's nothing. I don't have my Ultimatrix muscle anymore so I figured it was a less convenient replacement." Paradox raised an eyebrow, seemingly amused.

Paradox: "If that is what you wish to believe, young hero."

Wan: "If you guys are done inflating Trey's ego even more, can we enter the planet now? I'm ready to see what New Earth is about." I nodded.

Trey: "Yeah, let's g-" I was cut off by a rift suddenly opening up in the middle of the room. A second later, out stepped two more Baby Heads stepped out along with a giant old man. Can't place his face but I swear he looks so familiar.

Uatau's face lit up.

Uatau: "Father! Vanala, Lanzer! You have come to finish the job and execute me, yourselves." My eyes widened and I immediately stepped in front of Uatau, my eyes glowing magenta, which is my new color I guess. Gonna take some getting used to but at least my suit is still red.

Trey: "I don't know who you guys are but you are not hurting Uatau. If it weren't for him, the Multiverse would be nonexistent." Lanzer, the Blue Cape Baby Head, stepped forward.

Lanzer: "We are aware of that, Heart of the Universe, that is why our family has arrived in person to offer Uatau a chance to come home." I looked back at Uatau, who looked excited for a second before his face fell.

Uatau: "That...is very generous." Vanala, the Green Cape, stepped forward as well.

Vanala: "What's wrong, little brother? We are offering you a chance to be a Watcher, again. Father is willing to forgive your rebellion because it lead to the reconstruction of the Infinetta, you can have your job back."

Lanzer: "You won't have to worry about what's going on down here, anymore." I raised an eyebrow at him. What the hell are these guys. I looked up at the old man, who was already smiling at me. Wasn't creepy though, more...calming.

Uatau: "But, that is the thing, Lanzer. If I had been unconcerned about 'down below matters', there would be no down below. The universe needs people of action, not Watchers." The old guy looked down at Uatau, tipping his shades.

Old guy: "What are you saying, Uatau?" Uatau took a deep breath before answering.

Uatau: "If it is okay with you,Father, I'd like to stay down here." Lanzer and Vanala gasped but their Father didn't look surprised.

Vanala: "You want to stay with them? But...but...that means you'd have to...do things with your power."

Lanzer: "Yeah, you don't have much of it left, if any."

Father Old Dude: "I can at least fix that for you." He tipped his shades and blasted Uatau with a red beam, funneling some kind of energy into him. He started to transform, his head shrinking to normal and a dark blue jumpsuit and red cape appeared. His pupils turned bright red as he floated above the ground.

Trey and Might: "That's awesome."

Father Old Dude: "I cannot give you your full power back if you are going to stay within the Infinetta, but you have more than enough to be a force, my son." Uatau smiled at him and nodded.

Uatau: "Thank you, Father. I will not let you down." He back.

Father Old Dude: "I know you won't, son."

Paradox: "Do you mind if I bum a lift with you all? I haven't yet mapped out the space-time doorways of this new Multiverse.

Father Old Dude: "No, come right along." He turned back toward the rift with his other sons, but turned his head to look at me. "Hey."

I gulped a little and met his eyes.

Trey: "Yeah?" He smiled at me.

Father Old Dude: "Keep being a true believer." With that, Vanala and Lanzer followed him through the rift. Paradox looked at me one more time.

Paradox: "Congratulations, Mr. Sergauson." I quickly hugged him and let go before he could even acknowledge it. He smiled at me, anyway, then stepped into the rift. "Jolly good show, Ultimates. Ta-ta."

With that, the vortex closed.

Wan: "Well that was...something." I chuckled a bit.

Trey: "That's one way to describe it." I turned to Uatau, who was thinking to himself. "So what's your plan, dude? Not to pry, but I'd like I know I can get in touch with you if there's an emergency."

Uatau: "Actually, I was hoping I could join the Ultimates." Anya, Might and Wan looked at him.

Anya, Might and Wan: "Seriously?"

Trey: "Seriously?" The Ultimates glared at me. "Don't get me wrong, you guys are awesome. But he's got Baby Head powers!"

Uatau: "Which is exactly why I need to be on the team. Might's powers are gone, whether it be temporarily or not, and Dior isn't here anymore. The universe's mightiest heroes aren't looking very mighty." The Ultimates looked at each other for a second.

Anya: "Okay, you're in. But just remember, I'm the Captain." Uatau smiled.

Uatau: "Of course." Anya smiled but as soon as she looked away, he shook his head at me. I held back a laugh and turned back toward the huge window, looking at New Earth.

Trey: "Okay, now let's go. Wan turned around in the pilot's chair and hit the gas, rocketing us toward New Earth.


We landed right in the middle of futuristic Bellwood and I anxiously made my costume come on, magenta lines wrapping around the arms of it and the magenta Omnitrix symbol shining proudly.. I tweaked this new Multiverse a little bit so nobody from Old Earth remembers I'm Arsenal, not even my old villains. But they still think the old Arsenal is dead. So I'm going to keep acting as my own successor and I can still have a normal life, too. I decided that having a public identity puts everything too much at risk and being famous isn't worth that. The others still have their public identities and fame, though. I can't make that decision for them and they honestly deserve the attention for keeping the old Earth safe while I was both 'dead' and on Tetris Nova. To make sure nobody puts two and two together, I used my very limited understanding of my cosmic powers to create a sort of psychic blind spot around my identity. That means, unless somebody genuinely discovers I'm Arsenal, they won't even suspect. But with my luck, somebody will figure the shit out, anyway.

Trey: "Open the ramp, Rango, I got people to see!"

Wan: "Hold your horses, kid, I'm going as fast as I can." He flipped the switch and the ramp started to lower. Before it was half way down, I turned my hands and feet into Web Head ones and shot a web line at a building, pulling myself out of the ship.

Trey: "Catch you guys, later." They all shook their heads.

I let go of the web line and soared through the air, closing my eyes and basking in the sun as I started to fall. I grew an Astrodactyl jet pack and burst toward, waving at all the civilians as I flew by.

Kid: "Is that Changeling?" His brother elbowed his lightly.

Other Kid: "No, dummy, Changeling's symbol is green. That one is some kinda purple. It's gotsta' be the new Arsenal that lives in Novas City. Wonder what he's doing in Bellwood."

I kept flying until I reached Omni-Tower, then became Ghostfreak and phased inside.

...

I zoomed into the lab as XLR8, seeing Logan, Ben, Matt, Marian, Gwen, Kosta, Kyle, Tracy, Terra, Aubrie, April, Charity, Essence, Lola, Kyrie and...Ellie all lying on the ground. Logan was dressed differently, though, now sporting a light blue track suit. I wonder if that means my plan worked.

XLR8: "Guys!" I zoomed over to them and became Echo Echo, then screamed as loud as I could. They all woke up, scared as hell.

Echo Echo: "Oh good, you guys are awake." They all immediately looked at me.

Kyle: "Trey, dude, what happened?! Last thing I remember, there was a huge explosion." Everybody else nodded except for Ellie, Kosta and Terra. I guess something happened to them before everything went poof.

I reverted to my normal costumed form, then made my costume come off. Lola's eyes got wide and she looked at Kyrie, who didn't seem shocked or even mad.

Lola: "Wait, he knows? And you're okay with that?" I nodded.

Trey: "To make a really long adventure short, you guys went away...and I had to go through a lot to get you all back, to get everybody back. We have a chance at new beginnings and I'm not going to make the same mistakes again. None of us should." I gave Lola a serious look, referring to her working for Negative. I'm not going to hold it against her because I understand. I did kinda get with Ellie without making sure everything was cool with Lola. I don't blame her for jumping to conclusions and assuming it was because Ellie has powers. Besides, she is one of my best friends and she has powers now so there shouldn't be a problem.

I turned to Ellie, who was sitting on the edge of a table in a homemade costume, staring at me already. Holy fucking shit, did I miss her.

I started to walking toward her, only for Kosta and Kyrie to step in front of me.

Kosta: "You know, Sergauson, it was pretty awesome of you to save everyone without help." I looked past them, at Ellie, who had her head down, then back at them.

Trey: "Uh yeah, I actually had help. But we can talk about that, later." I tried to push past them.

Kyrie: "Later, when? Kyle said he wants to get home to his peoples." I groaned internally.

Trey: "Later like...tonight. At 20 and Below, in Novas City. I'm renting it out for a...uh, Saved the Multiverse party." They looked at each other.

Kosta and Kyrie: "AWESOME!" They fist-bumped and left me alone. I started to walk toward Ellie again, practicing what I was gonna say in my head. Suddenly, Logan zoomed in front of me at super speed, a trail of...blue lightning behind him. My eyes got wide.

Trey: "No way...it actually worked." I studied him for a second, seeing subtle changes. He's a couple inches shorter, slightly less muscular. Nike instead of New Balance. That can only mean one thing.

Logan: "Hell fucking yeah it worked, you brilliant son of a bitch." I looked up at his face, seeing the bright blue-green eyes of Logan 1, AKA, my Logan. "Question is, what worked?"

I looked around, making sure nobody was listening, then I turned back to Logan.

Trey: "Do you remember when you helped me save the Multiverse when you were 16?" Logan looked at me like I was crazy until he realized what I meant.

Logan: "I do! But I'm not supposed to...You were supposed to erase my memory before you sent me back to the past, but you didn't." I shook my head.

Trey: "You keeping your memories means you keeping your full body powers and.."

Logan: "The Speed Force." I nodded.

Trey: "Whatever that is. That also means you remembered our talk about killing not being worth it and didn't kill Ryan, just like I thought. So you never lost your powers or got that crazy armor or went to the Null Void. Instead, you got more powerful than you ever thought and got to have a life. Vic, Marian, the family that should have been yours in the first place. You have that now, brother. Logan 2 is back with Tyson. Actually, he never left, if we're being technical. " Logan hugged me at super speed, tears pouring down his eyes.

Logan: "Thank you so much, Trey...I was so scared when I started to face back." I hugged him back.

Trey: "No need to thank me, Loges, this was the right thing to do." Logan looked at his hands and generated Speed Force lighting in them, then covered it with fire.

Logan: "Like it was there my whole life." Marian walked over to us, along with Victor.

Marian: "Congrats on the save, super dick. I thought you'd like to finally meet your nephew."

Victor: "Hi, Uncle Trey! I'm Victor and I'm four years old and I can run real fast and yell real loud and do a bunch of other stuff." So he inherited the Speed Force from Logan. Good to know I didn't change anything too much.

I kneeled down next to him and gave him a hug, then fist-bumped him.

Trey: "What's up, kid? I'm so glad I finally get to meet you, I didn't think I'd ever get the chance to clown the shit out of your Dad, in front of you." Logan rolled his eyes.

Logan: "Oh no...he's gonna tell him the underwear story." Marian rubbed his chest.

Marian: "Don't worry, hubby, he'll still love you. Just like I always will." He turned his head and they kissed. After a second, they separated. "There's something different about you, Loges. A certain...spark that wasn't there before."

Logan smiled at her.

Logan: "Let's just say I've got a whole new lease on life." They kissed again, Victor running around them at super speed.

Finally, I managed to make it over to Ellie. I stood there with my hands in my pockets as I watched her stare at the ground.

Trey: "You know, it's not going anywhere." She chuckled slightly and looked up at me, meeting my gaze.

Ellie: "Yeah, I know. Which is more than I can say for you, huh, shape-shifter?" I sighed.

Trey: "Bloodsucker, listen, about what I said in the alley-" She held her hand up, stopping me.

Ellie: "There's a good vibe going, dude. Let's not bring it down with sad stuff. I'm alive, you're alive, everything is alive. Let's just...enjoy it." She smiled at me and I smiled back, nodding.

Trey: "Okay." I stepped closer to her and pulled her into a hug. I thought she might tense up but she pulled me closer and rested her head on my shoulder. "I really missed you, Ellie. You don't know how much."

We stopped hugging but didn't let go of each other, instead looking into each other's eyes. We leaned in to kiss, only for her to pull away at the last second.

Trey: "Did I do something wrong?" Ellie gave me a small smile before putting a hand on my shoulder.

Ellie: "I am so proud of you, Trey." I looked her in the eyes and opened my mouth to say something but decided not too.

I just got her back, I can't put her in danger again.

Trey: "That means a lot, bloodsucker. You...don't know how much." She gave me a blank stare and I smiled at her. She sighed and turned toward the door, walking out. I buried my hands in my face.

Logan looked at Marian and she nodded, then he walked over to me.

Logan: "What was that all about, dude? I thought you two would be somewhere, trying to repopulate." I chuckled a bit and looked up from my hands, at him. My eyes were puffy and red, making it obvious I was crying.

Trey: "I, uh, we decided to go our separate ways. I've got this whole 'Heart of the Universe' thing going on now and our schedules just don't..." I couldn't even finish my sentence, the tears starting to come back. God, I love her so much.

Logan sighed and wrapped his arm around my shoulder. His eyes glowed green as he sensed my aura.

Logan: "You can't let her go, man." I looked up at him quickly.

Trey: "What?"

Logan: "You heard me, dude. If that girl is the one you did all of this for, you need to go in there and tell her how you actually feel." I thought about his words. He's right, of course. Even without his chip, he's light years more mature than me. I just can't though.

Trey: "You don't understand, Loges. This whole thing happened because of me, nobody would have gotten hurt if it weren't for their affiliation with Arsenal. If the multiverse is threatened just because I live in it, who knows what could happen to Ellie by being with me." Logan looked at the ground for a second, then took his arm from around my shoulders.

Logan: "You know, you think a lot about being Arsenal. Fighting crime, saving people. And that's fine, dude, what we do is important. But once in a while, you gotta think about what Trey Sergauson wants." With that, he went back to Marian. They immediately hugged and I looked at the ground.

Trey: "He's right...it's about time I try to make myself happy." I wiped away my tears and turned my legs into Godspeed ones. I know I only was human for a few hours but I have to say, I really missed being an alien.

I looked at the others.

Trey: "I'm going to get my chick." Everyone smiled and wished me luck as I zoomed out the door.

...

Ellie was in the game room when I found her. I tried to slide to a stop but I was going to fast and slammed straight into the wall next to her. She giggled.

Ellie: "Are you okay?" I turned my legs back to normal and popped up, brushing the dirt of myself.

Trey: "Yeah, yeah, I'm cool. Chill...Big Chill." She raised an eyebrow at me.

Ellie: "Okay, weirdo." She looked down at the pinball machine and I face-palmed. Why am I so nervous? She's already my girlfriend. Just say it. Three words, eight letters, it's not that hard.

She looked up from the pinball machine, getting closer to my face and looking me in my eyes.

Ellie: "Is there something you wanted, shape-shifter?" I looked down at her. God, she's so beautiful. How do I resist the urge to kiss her every second.

Trey: "Yeah, I, uh...I wanted to tell you something." She scooted closer to me, making sure her ass brushed past my hand.

Ellie: "And what might that be, Trey?" She got even closer to me so our lips were almost touching, not breaking eye contact.

Trey: "I wanted to tell you that.." Just say it, you wimp. You literally just blew yourself up, an hour ago. "That you've got a place to crash here, if you want it. I'm thinking I might move back to Bellwood and just patrolling and going to school in Novas City and I...didn't know if you wanted to live with me, still." Ellie stared at me for another minute, then moved away from me.

Ellie: "Yeah, thanks. That's...just what I wanted to hear. I'm gonna go find Charity, discuss some details." She turned her back on me, ready to leave but...

Trey: "I love you." She immediately stopped in her tracks and turned around to face me.

Ellie: "What did you say?" I could see she wanted to come closer but was skeptical.

Trey: "I said that I am in love with you, Ellie Stroker." Tears started to trickle down my cheeks as my heart started beating faster than it ever has. I'm scared as hell right now but these words have to be said, she deserves to hear them.

Ellie: "Trey..." I shook my head quickly.

Trey: "I love you and I have loved you ever since you used your cerebral telepathy on me. I knew what my feelings were and how they were starting to grow, but...I was afraid. Living on Tetris Nova, meeting you, falling for you, it was all so new to me...I wasn't sure I even deserved to move on and be happy, after the way I left Earth. I thought that my responsibility was to be Arsenal and nothing else." Ellie was starting to cry too and I started walking closer to her. "And when you said you loved me the alley, I meant to say it! I wanted to! God, there is nothing else I wanted to say more than how deeply I have fallen for you, Ellie. But Sculptor...he manipulated me. He made me think that you were committing suicide by being with me and deep down...I kinda thought the same thing. I put on a front that I was so self-assured but in reality, I was terrified, bloodsucker. Not of dying or not being a good hero...I was terrified that the person I cared about the most was going to go away because of me. And...I'd rather be miserable for the rest of my life than to let that happen."

I stopped in front of Ellie, full on crying now, and placed my hand on her cheek. She was crying too.

Trey: "But that's the thing, Ellie, I don't know everything. I'm young, I still make mistakes. And there is no doubt in my mind that letting you go would be the BIGGEST mistake of my immortal life. I'm so sorry, Ellie, I never meant to make you think I didn't love you. Please don't-" She shut me up by putting a finger on my lips.

Ellie: "You know how I've always said I suck at telling you how I feel?...Well, I think it's best that I just show you." Before I could respond, she grabbed my face with her hands and crashed her lips against mine, passionately. I wasted no time in wrapping my arms around her waist and pulling her closer to me, deepening the kiss. She slipped her tongue into my mouth and we kept kissing, putting all of our emotions and desires into it. After a few more seconds, we pulled away and looked into each other's eyes.

Ellie: "I love you, shape-shifter." I smiled broadly at her.

Trey: "I love you too, bloodsucker." We we're about to kiss again, but Tracy and Ben came running into the room, stopping and smiling when they saw us.

Tracy: "If you horn dogs are done, we're all heading to Novas City for the party." Ben nodded eagerly.

Ben: "Yeah, guys, come on! This party is gonna be sick!" They ran out and Ellie looked up at me.

Ellie: "You wanna go? It is your party and I know you like to bask in the glory and feel extraordinary." I looked at her for a second, a smile breaking out on my face.

Trey: "I've got a better idea." My eyes glowed magenta.


Later that night, in Tetris Nova, everybody from the Ultimates to the Champions to the Infinity Force was in 20 and Below. Moves like Jagger by Maroon 5 was playing and everyone was partying, having a good time, and mingling. Kyle was at the bar with Kosta, Charity and Max.

Charity took a sip of her soda.

Charity: "So, you guys still think your hero plans are better than Trey's?" Max chuckled as Kyle and Kosta looked at each other.

Kosta: "Okay, okay, Sergauson's save on the Multiverse was a great plan." Kyle nodded, reluctantly.

Kyle: "Yeah...we admit it. He's definitely not the same rookie who popped up in my dimension, a few years back." Ultima beamed out of his watch and sat on the counter.

Ultima: "Hey, he might even give you a run for best hero." Kyle shot her a look.

Kyle: "Let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Right, guys?" Kosta and Charity sipped their drinks, pretending not to hear him. He sighed. "Where is the man of the hour, anyway? Thought he loved parties."

Charity and Max smiled at each other.

Max: "Oh, you know Trey. Always somewhere trying to find the bright side." Charity giggled but Kyle and Kosta just looked confused.

...

Up in space, just outside of New Earth's gravitational pull, I was floating there with my arms around Ellie. Both of us had on our costumes and I was covering us with Heart of the Universe energy so we could breath.

Ellie: "What are we doing out here, hon'? I thought you said you wanted to show me something." I nodded, happy she can't see the smile under my mask.

Trey: "I do, love. Trust me, it's something you'll really enjoy. It's just not time yet." She raised an eyebrow at me.

Ellie: "Time? Time for-" I cut her off by pointing forward.

Trey: "Shhhh, you'll miss it." Ellie raised an eyebrow at me and looked to where I was pointing, tears immediately forming in her eyes at what she saw. There, coming over the horizon but a few hundred miles away, was a gigantic bull of fire and light. It shined brightly as Ellie turned to me.

Ellie: "Is that...?" I made the mouth part of my mask go away and grinned at her.

Trey: "The Sun, yeah. I know basking in the Sun is the thing you miss most about being human and I can't cure you so I don't know if you'll ever be able to but...I thought it would be the next best thing." Ellie covered her mouth with her hand and took her mask off, the tears flowing now as she watched the Sun get closer and shine brighter. She pulled me closer and looked me in the eyes.

Ellie: "Thank you, shape-shifter, I love you so much. This is the nicest and most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me." I smiled at her, my heart filling with joy knowing she was happy.

Trey: "Think nothing of it, love. You've been my sunshine for so long, I thought it was time you have some of your own." She pulled me into a deep kiss after that and I wrapped my arms around her. We pulled away after a while, but kept cuddling as we watched the Sun.

You know, when I started this superhero thing, I thought the best parts would be punching bad guys in the face or adoring fans cheering my name. After everything I've been through, though, I know the action and fame are from the best parts. Because floating here, the love of my life in my arms and gazing out at this beautiful universe, this is when I feel the most extraordinary.

The End.

Wow, it's actually finished. Another season of Arsenal and this thick ass episode. In my opinion, the best season finale I have ever written and fun fact, the longest episode in Arsenal history. So I'm not that much of a dick for taking 11 months to finish it, right? Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the last two chapters, this whole Multiverse arc has been in the making for years now and it took a lot of planning and research into not only earlier episodes but also Marvel and DC history. I'll be taking a break between seasons to plan it out more and deal with some real life stuff so let's chat a bit before we sign off.

First, I really want to say a huge thank you to all the readers that have stuck with me all this time, even through the all the long hiatuses. Arsenal wouldn't be where it is if weren't for you all and I hope you all know how grateful I am to be a part of this community. You guys helped me go from a kid who loved Ben 10 to a real writer with characters, settings and a universe that people love and enjoy. This chapter, this series, goes to you guys. No matter where life takes me in the future, I will always be grateful for this community and my time with you all will always be considered one of my greatest treasures. I took a lot of risks with the characters we all love, this season and I'm glad you all enjoyed.

Now that all of the mushy stuff is out of the way, we can talk about the next season. Without revealing too much, Season 3 is going to be the most ambitious Arsenal phase of all time. I can confirm that every past villain will appear, as well as some new ones. Longer season, consistent posting, story lines for more characters, it's going to be great. I have some announcements coming soon that will definitely be dope. As I said, I'm taking a break but I will be dropping a Season 3 trailer in a few weeks so be on the look out for that. I haven't done a trailer since HG Season 2 so I think it'll be cool.

Also, at the time I'm writing this, it's an amazing time to be a superhero fan. Not gonna take up too much more of your time but I'll give you guys my thoughts real fast. Snyder Cut was really awesome (#restorethesnyderverse), WandaVision was dope and Wanda has definitely moved up on my favorite MCU characters list, thoroughly enjoying Falcon and the Winter Soldier and anticipating the finale (totally ready to see Black Captain America), Spider-Man: No Way Home AKA Live Action Spiderverse is going to be my favorite movie of all time and is the movie I am the MOST excited for. Shout out to Invincible as well, that show is the shit. Also looking forward to the Ironheart and Ms. Marvel shows as well as Thor: Love and Thunder. RiRi, Kamala and Jane Foster Thor are some of my favorite characters and I can't wait to see them on the big/small screen. I also watched Ben 10: Alien X-tinction and thought it was pretty good. I was one of the ones that enjoyed the reboot for what it was but I am glad it's over and there have been rumors of a new series in the works so maybe we'll get some Ben Prime stuff. Unrelated but I'm currently on a DC Animated Universe marathon and finally watching some of movies I've never even seen. They are really good! Why can't the DCEU get it like that?

Finally, I wanted to address the issue of Stan Hopkins. A lot of this chapter was written before Stan 10 was deleted from the site so a lot of the information is kinda outdated. Stan was initially supposed to become an official member of the Infinity Force and have a recurring role in later seasons and random crossovers, same as the other members. As you guys probably know, though, Stan 10 has been gone for a while. Not sure what's happened so don't ask and I hope LSK is alright but the timeline must go on. So going forward, Stan won't appear in Arsenal like originally planned. If he ever returns, LSK and I will talk but I cannot have him included in plans if he will not be around. Wishing him well.

That's it, guys. Thanks for rocking with my inconsistent ass for so long, hope you enjoyed the season, and gear up for the next one! Peace out!