Chapter 6: The End?
The next morning, Ness and his friends gathered their equipment and left the lab, starting their short journey south to Stonehenge. When they arrived there a few minutes later, they found that the base had become even more of a twisting and turning maze. There were also lots and lots of Octobots and Starmen, just as their had been before. After battling a few Starmen, the room began to darken. Suddenly, the floor dropped out from under them. They fell into the darkness.
"I can't see a thing." Poo called out. "Jeff?! Paula?! Ness?! Everyone okay?"
"I'm here," Ness answered.
"So am I," Paula yelled.
"We're all here," Jeff replied.
"Hold on a sec, guys," Paula yelled. She immediately used PSI Fire to create a small fire on the ground. It created only limited visibility around the group.
Poo said, "Where are we?"
"It looks like a fairly large room," Ness said, looking around into the darkness. "And I can't see any..."
Ness was interrupted by a loud and powerful roar coming from the opposite corner of the room.
"What the hell is that!" Poo screamed.
"I have a feeling we're about to find out!" Ness yelled. "Prepare for a battle!" The party whipped out their weapons and struggled to see what they were about to fight.
The "creature" began to communicate to the group telepathically. You have interrupted my sleep again...This time, you will be destroyed and I will be victorious!
"Again?" Ness asked in confusion. "Who are you?"
There was no answer. Then before anyone could think about what was going on, the entire team was hit hard with a Thunder spell, which sent them flying against the wall. The fire went out, and all that Ness could hear was the screaming of a girl and two boys, and he saw only the constant flow of light from psychic spells coming from the other side of the room. Ness wanted desperately to do something, but he was too badly hurt from the impact against the wall to concentrate. Suddenly, an eerie silence came about the room.
An incomprehensible time passed in deep silence.
I hope you didn't mind me killing your friends. a dark voice boomed inside Ness's head. I'm just sorry you didn't get to see it happen.
What? Ness answered, dazed and in serious pain.
Your friends are dead. the voice continued. And they didn't even see who killed them. But you will. DIE NESS!
A blinding flash illuminated the room and the attacker was revealed.
"What...Giygas? I thought we des..."
Before Ness could finish, a blast of PSI Special struck him right in the chest, and he blacked out, dead.