This is where this really heat up and the winner of intergalactic showdown is revealed.
"Well, this shouldn't be very hard." said Danny. "This is the combat round and we outnumber the viruses."
"We don't know much about them, though." said Will. "Still, I don't think they're too bright. Just don't let them latch on to you."
"Don't worry, they're dead if they do." said Cindy.
"It's nice to see you're ready." said Libby. "I don't know how much help I'm going to be."
"Sheen, Danny, stay in reserve." said Jimmy. "The rest of us can fight and if we need it, they can help us."
The viruses were transported there and Meldar started the game. Both viruses went for Carl, but Cindy kicked one away and Will bashed another with his fist. It tried to latch on, but Will threw him into the wall.
It was clear that team Earth was going to win the fight. Within 3 minutes, the viruses were down. They had lost every round.
"It's safe to say they're going to be destroyed." said Sheen. "I doubt we can overthrow him again."
"Our fleet should arrive in about 20 minutes." said Will. "Let's just keep them busy until then."
"How are we going to do that?" asked Sheen.
"Don't worry, they're too busy watching the other races kill each other." said Cindy. "The battle will go on for a few more minutes."
"In any case, we'll find out what happens, one way or the other." said Danny.
They watched the battle on the screen and the battle was almost perfectly matched, even though 2 of the Gauls were out. The remaining ones covered their eyes and attacked the Hypnos blindly. Even so, they managed to take out 1 of them.
The battle went on like that for about 10 minutes, but eventually, the Gauls won the fight. The hypnos and Humans were tied for the lead.
"It looks like we have to play our question game once more." said Meldar. "It looks like team Earth is going to win once again."
"Jimmy, you answer the questions, and I'll be your lifeline." said Will and both marched up to Meldar, as well as the lead Hypno. He and Jimmy ran to hit the gong and Jimmy got to it first, since Hypnos didn't have arms.
"Well, it's all down to this." said Meldar. "Which race will be saved and which can be destroyed?"
"Come on, we can take him." whispered Sheen. "All we have to do is go ghost."
"Sheen, we can't take out every robot by ourselves." replied Danny. "If I know Mom and Dad, they've already got means to get here. We just have to wait.
"Damn it!" Judy yelled. The wormhole overloaded and blew up, despite the army's help.
"Now what are we going to do?" asked Mr. Folfax. "There's no way we can help now."
"We should have just gone without that dumb ship." said Mrs. Wheezer. "Our planet is going to be destroyed!"
"Wait just a minute, guys." said Mrs. Vortex. "Don't the Fentons have a wormhole as well? Maybe we can get in that way."
"That's assuming the Fentons would let us use their wormhole." said Mr. Estavez.
"It's worth a try." said Hugh. "We've got to go help the kids. I'm sure I'll be able to help Jimbo."
"The Fentons are decent people." said Mrs. Folfax. "They may be a family of weirdoes, but they are smart. Let's go, everybody!"
All of them ran towards the Fenton house, though they didn't go very fast since they had to carry Mr. Wheezer along with them. Finally, however, they managed to get to their destination.
They heard the game show from the Fenton television. Surely they weren't just watching it, doing nothing?
"Fire it up, V-man!" said Jack. "I'll show those alien slime not to mess with Earth."
"Jack, we don't know what they can do." said Vlad. "I suggest I go in first and scout around. You follow in your vehicles."
He went ghost and went inside. Jack, Maddie, and Jazz were just about to follow him when a bunch of people went into the lab. Jack was about to jump them, but Maddie held him back.
"We're here to use the wormhole." said Judy. "I'm Mrs. Neutron and we're here to help our kids."
"Come on, we're going to kick some alien booty." said Mr. Estavez.
"I'm not sure, guys." said Jack. "Our vehicles may not be able to hold all of you."
"Dad, will you quit being so selfish?" snapped Jazz. "If you were in their position, you wouldn't take no for an answer. You wouldn't care how cramped it was, and I doubt they will."
"You're right, Jasmine." said Jack. "You can all come aboard. Just don't touch any of the buttons. They control the weapons and driving."
"Jack, you take 3 of them in the assault vehicle." said Maddie. "Jazz, you take 2 more in the hover car. The rest of you, come with me to the specter speeder."
They got all the vehicles ready, prepared to face any danger that lie on the other side of the portal.
The enemy forces had just about destroyed them. For a while, they had the upper hand, but when reinforcements arrived, they were decimated. They barely had 20 of their original attack force. More Gorlokian ships had arrived, but it wasn't helping them very much.
A new fleet shot out of hyperspace and fired at Medlar's ships. They fired a single weapons from the rear end and nearly half the enemy ships were destroyed in the blast.
This gave the other races hope. They contacted their new ally and heard this was Earth's fleet of warships. Their fighters swooped down, heedless of danger, just prepared to rescue their creator.
With Earth's help, they managed to destroy the enemy fleet, but the station's shields were still up and even the weapons some of the Earth ships had weren't able to break through it.
It was now a standoff. When they turned off the shields and prepared to destroy a planet, they would be destroyed, but until that happened, the spaceships were powerless to do anything.
"Team Earth: Here's your question." said Meldar. "What does it mean with a Gothera fires slime out of its nose?"
Jimmy froze. He had no clue whatsoever, and had never even heard about a Gothera. However, Will seemed to be in deep thought and just as he was about to give the answer, something sent him to the ground.
It was a being in a green cape, with a black triangle on its chest and glowing red eyes. Even he, master hunter of the galaxy, shivered in fear at the sight of him. Danny glared at him with hatred, as it seemed that he had met this thing before.
"Well, well, if it isn't the infamous Meldar." said the creature. "I'm afraid I'll have to destroy your station and kill you. I'm just amazed the Earthlings didn't do it the first time."
"There's no chance in hell you can beat me." said Meldar. "I wield the power of the Matrix. It's true I used most of it to build this station, but I'm still the most powerful being in the galaxy. Now what do you call yourself?"
"I am Plasmius, most feared being on Earth. I can do things you can't even dream of. Now surrender or be destroyed."
To prove his power, he fired a bunch of red lightning into the audience, frying them. The survivors fled in terror at Plasmius' power.
"Just let me finish this show. Answer, pathetic Earthlings!"
"When a Gothera fires slime, it works as a mating call, drawing females or males of the species to it." said Will. "The potential mate decides on whether it is worthy or not and takes action."
"Well, it looks like Team Earth wins once again." Groaned Meldar. "Okay, you guys are free to leave."
Just then, 3 vehicles crashed into the station, one firing at Meldar again and again. He simply disappeared, but Plasmius knocked him aside before he could do anything to them.
Their parents jumped out and prepared to fight. Mr. Estavez swung his bat as hard as he could, knocking Meldar's head off. The rest of them got their own weapons and surrounded them. Still, he didn't look very worried.
About a dozen brains, Viruses and Gorlocks beamed onto the station and found themselves surrounded by battle robots.
Danny and Sheen went ghost, diving right into the middle of them. Several were destroyed, but more were coming, including 2 50-foot tall behemoths.
Cindy took down one of the robots and took its blaster. Will took out his own pistol and shot left and right. Jack and Maddie worked together, blasting any robot they saw. Goddard fired his own laser beams, occupying several of the robots.
Jimmy and Carl took cover, since they didn't have a weapon. Will handed each of them a gun and they joined the fight.
The brains were using their telepathic power to confuse the robots and make them hit each other. Still, if it wasn't for Danny, they would have been blown up by an explosive. He then fired yellow lightning at a destroyer, blowing it to pieces.
Meldar and Plasmius were fighting above them. Meldar fired his energy beams, but the ghost hybrid simply gathered them in his hands and threw it back at him, launching him into a wall. He was furious by this time and fired an extremely powerful blast, one he just barely managed to block.
The battle continued, neither one of them winning. Plasmius multiplied himself into 5 and each copy fired red lightning, weakening Meldar greatly. By that time, Plasmius had gained the upper hand until the giant robots targeted him and he had to go intangible to avoid their attacks.
Jack and Maddie were firing everywhere, Jazz watching their backs. Most robots fled for cover when they arrived, so they were feeling pretty good, since they had saved the children. However, Meldar went for Jazz, destroying the hover car. Jack angrily fired at him, but Meldar simply gathered the energy into his hands and knocked out the engine.
Danny and Sheen were in a similar position. They were probably faring the best, as neither of them had gained any injuries yet. Danny fired his energy blasts at faraway robots, while Sheen took care of the ones nearby. However, they saw Meldar attacking Jack Fenton who was fighting him back with his ghost gloved. Danny tackled him, sending him to the ground.
Cindy, Libby, Carl, and Jimmy were firing from the sidelines, helping out any alien or human that needed them, and they had the victory, with only minimal losses. Most of the parents had not been injured, since they were not heavily involved with the fight, only taking out a few robots. Jazz probably had the most serious injuries but they were not life-threatening.
The kids joined with their parents and cheered. However, their joy was short-lived when they saw hundreds of robots coming from all directions. The giant robot Plasmius was fighting and backed off and went into the circle. Meldar laughed and they all looked around.
They were surrounded and there was no way out.
Cliffhanger! I seem to have a real habit for these, don't I? Don't worry, it won't be a long wait for the next chapter!