Er...yeah. Well, I feel sheepish. Sorry for taking so long. I hope someone is reading this. anyways, I'm going to bring this story to a close soon because I have other things to work on. In fact, this may be the last chapter.

Chapter 28

B5 POV

I was racing around the cage trying desperately to escape the hostile monkey. Of course it isn't easy to run when you've only got the use of one arm. And of course tripping doesn't help matters much either. Stupid lump of cement. The monkey tackled me and held me on the ground with one hand clutching my throat. My life began to flash before my eyes. Or maybe it wasn't my life. I couldn't quite figure out who the guy in the clown suit was.

I was brought back to reality with a bang. Literally. The whole friggin base was collapsing around me. The scientists looked at me in horror and left. The monkey was hit by a piece of metal that used to be the ceiling and fell unconscious. My robotic arm came flying towards me and reattached itself to me.

After a few minutes the base was completely in ruins. Did I do all this? Mental note: my power does really weird things when I'm in danger. I scanned the area for life signs: one. After a bit of digging I managed to find a broken glass tank with B4 lying inside it. I picked her up and headed in the directiion I hoped would take me home.

B1 POV

Well this is just perfect. B2 is missing, B3 is in the clutches of 552, B4 is missing, B5 is missing, I could give a rip about where B6 is. That just left me with Stitch's and B7 aka Ms. "I don't need your help." She's been giving me the cold shoulder ever since we got home. Then again, I suppose changing the water temperature while she was bathing didn't help matters.

Since no one seemed to be home at the time, I decided to take a little walk. The sun was out and it was a clear day. Maybe I'll go to the beach and try to drown some surfers. That'll be fun. I was in the middle of the nearby forest, when I heard rustling in the bushes. I turned to see two eyes staring back at me behind the nearest bush.

"B2? Is that you? B4? B5?"

The figure came out from behind the foliage and to my despair discomfort and displeasure, it turned out to be B3, who was still sporting that evil grin.

"Hello, B1. remember me?"

"I grow tired of the name 'B1'. I've decided on the name 'Neptune'."

"Neptune', it suits you, water boy. Of course your namesake is no more. Forever forgotten in the sands of time. And very soon, you shall join him."

The blades on his wrists began to spin and with a single gesture he commanded the air to shove me backwards into the dirt. Within seconds He was at my throat, trying to suffocate me, but I knocked off with a powerful water blast from my left hand.

I picked myself up and dusted off. B3 was up moments later. I formed an ice sword on my right hand and lunged at him. I narrowly managed to dodge a miniature tornado headed my way only to be hit with an uppercut sending me up in the air. from up in the air I blasted the area around me with ice transforming it into an icy tundra. Then at my command, Icy spikes sprang up from the ground, one of which I grabbed onto.

"What now, B3? I can use our surroundings against you. We are completely surrounded by ice and snow."

I laughed as a snowball seemed to come out of nowhere and hit him in the face. As he whipped the slush from his face, I kicked him in the stomach. To my surprise, he was back on his feet immediately.

"You are a fool to try to knock the wind out of me. Wind is the very element I control."

At my command, shards of ice broke away from various places and shot towards B3 with the speed of bullets. To my surprise and dismay, He used wind to send the ice shards in my direction, each one imbedding itself into my skin. I stumbled backwards and fell to the ground. B3 sneered.

"Projectiles, Neptune? Don't make this too easy."

He Blew hot air out of his mouth, which spread throughout the whole area, melting the ice and snow and evaporating the water. The result was a dry, barren, desert.

"What will you do now, Neptune? Your element is gone from this area, but mine is and always will be all over this earth. I have an unlimited supply."

"Don't worry, B3, I'll think of something."

I managed to pick myself up and lunge at him. He stepped back and kicked me, using the air around him to put force behind his foot. I Fell hard onto the ground. The force of his kick made my wounds even worse and I watched as my blood gushed out. Blood. I suddenly had an idea.

"Is that all you've got, Neptune? You disapoint me."

"I...Hope you...freeze...to death, B3."

By this time almost all the blood had left my body And it was all I could do to keep from losing consciousness. With all the strength I had left, I shot all of my blood onto B3 and froze him in place. I saw the surprise in his eyes and mentally smiled. The blood wouldn't keep him there forever, but maybe it could provide my friends with enough time to find a way to stop him. With these thoughts, I close my eyes for the last time...

B6 POV

I felt a sudden emptiness on this earth, and I knew one of my siblings was dead. I wondered if I should investigate, but decided not to. I wanted to be nowhere near the area when the body would be discovered, I would certainly be the one blamed. The others hated and feared me. I remembered the name that the boy had given me. Phobos. That name fitted me more than he would ever know. If I show up, they'll try to kill me. This sudden death put a wrench in my plans. I'll have to find another way of finding my answers. Maybe it was time to pay a visit to the source.

Later

"You give darkness a bad name Kolobos."

"Phobos, not many people would travel into my mind willingly. Why have you come?"

"I'm searching for answers. You are a being of great power. You could easily find the answers I seek, if you don't already know."

"That isn't the only reason, is it?"

"Understand that. I'm here to play your game, Kolobos. Maybe I can stop you from taking the souls of your victims and putting them here. And because I have no soul of my own, You cannot stop me. So, who's your next victim?"

"Experiment 605. He wants to find his purpose, and he will. For a price."