Beastfire-Thank you! Enjoy the chapter!

Frus: (coming back, early in the morning) Hey, boss!

Me: Frus, I trust that you enjoyed yourself. Now hurry, get ready for the chapter. Makeup!

Frus: Makeup? Since when do we-

Random makeup artist: Hurry up, sir, you're late! -Picks up Frus-

Frus: Put me down!

Saga: (In a chair with certain parts of his face being painted black to look scary) Shut up and go with it!

4Evermonkeyfan-Thank you! I'm glad that I didn't mess anything up. Enjoy!

Frus: (fur now really shiny) Are we ready yet?

Me: Sure, now, places! And action!

Chapter 13

In Shuggazoom City, Saga had KO'd Antuari, Chiro, Nova, and Ivy. Frus was standing in front of Ivy's unconscious form with Gaia holding him up, and preparing to make his last stand when the Fist Rocket broke through the clouds. It began to fire missiles at Saga's monstrous form, distracting the giant creature. It flew low over where Frus was and Adriana and Otto jumped out; Adriana softened her and Otto's landings using her magic.

Upon landing, Otto opened his hands, revealing the glowing orb from the temple. While Sprx ran distraction in the Fist Rocket, Adriana healed Frus. Then, she took the orb from Otto and held it over the mongoose's head.

"Shouldn't you be healing the others?" asked Frus.

"I will, of course, but right now, you are the only one who can fight Saga," said Adriana. She then began to chant a spell, and the orb became a wave of light, which lowered into Frus' forehead.

"Go!" yelled Otto. He didn't need to tell Frus twice. He rushed forwards, going at at least three times the speed of his normal maximum. He jumped at Saga, who was still trying to attack Sprx in the Fist Rocket, and struck. Gaia sliced cleanly through Saga's coiled body, and the gash began to glow a golden color. Saga screamed in pain, but his facial expression soon became a calm mask once more. He let the top of his body simply fall away, and the rest began to vanish. As what was left fell, Saga returned to his humanoid form. He caught himself with his energy and faced Frus.

As Saga hovered before him, Frus jumped lightly into the air. In a flash of light, golden wings sprouted from his back. Frus began to rush at Saga. Saga followed suit, covering himself with dark energy and flying at Frus. The two crashed and bounced backwards, but Saga bounced further and crashed into a building.

Saga shook his head and placed his palms together. A giant blast of dark energy raged forwards. Frus folded his new wings around himself and took the full hit. He then rushed forwards through the energy, which hid his actions from Saga. Frus crashed into his enemy with Gaia held before him. However, it was only a glancing blow. Saga flung his arm out, knocking Frus into a building, which collapsed onto him. But Saga knew that Frus could get out within moments. He began to look around for something to aid him, and he saw Adriana healing the rest of the team. He rushed over and grabbed up a newly conscious Ivy.

"Hey, put me down right now!" said Ivy. She struggled and used her powers, but Saga took no notice.

"Saga!" said Adriana. Despite himself, Saga looked at her and she continued. "You don't want to do this, Saga! I know that there's good in you!"

"Fool girl, what would you know of it? I was born of the darkness in the heart of an evil creature, so how could my spirit be anything other than as black as coal?" asked Saga.

"Who cares who created you? What matters is what you do with your life!" responded Adriana. Saga was becoming confused, but his revenge was within sight. He knew that whether Frus surrendered to save Ivy or watched her die before his eyes, vengeance would be his.

The rubble covering Frus scattered and he held Gaia ready. He began to advance towards Saga when he saw what was in his hand.

"Frus! Surrender or she dies!" yelled Saga. Frus froze where he stood.

"Frus, destroy him while you have the chance! You know what will happen if you don't!" screamed Ivy.

"Put down your sword!" said Saga. Frus placed Gaia on the ground and folded his wings.

"Frus, no!" yelled Ivy. Then, she noticed that Saga seemed distracted. She swung her body and delivered a kick to him, with strength added from all of her powers. You know good and well where she hit him. Even on Saga, that was enough pain to make him drop her. However, after just a moment he regained his composure. Looking up towards Frus again, he saw that the mongoose was gone. He searched for him and saw a golden dot, high up in the sky.

"CELESTIAL STRIKE!" Frus yelled. He fell from the clouds with Gaia held before him and the Shining Power adding to his strength. He came down so quickly that it was if he had teleported. Gaia crashed through Saga's body and glowing energy flowed through him, ripping the dark energy from his body. Frus landed, clearly tired from the energy used up in the attack. Then, the dark energy began to come together, and take on a shape.

"The shadow! The shadow from the story!" exclaimed Adriana.

"Saga wasn't the monster! It was inside him, giving him that colossal strength and evil!" said Otto.

"We have to help Frus! If Saga was just a puppet, think how strong that thing could be!" said Ivy.

"How strong indeed. I have long desired to stretch my muscles after Skeleton King freed me, but I was told that it would interfere with his plans. But now, I can exercise my full strength by destroying all of you!" yelled the shadow. Meanwhile, Saga lay in pain on the ground beneath where this new creature floated.

And-cut! That's all for right now! Just a quick note, does everyone remember that "upgrade" Skeleton King gave Saga?