The girls arrived at the café the next day to find Elliot and Wesley fast asleep, in Wesley's hand was a note, it read:

Dear Corina and Renee,

Got some gizmos ready for you down in the lab, they should give you the edge against Htarw the next time you face him.

They're down in the lab.

Love,

Wesley

P.S. Elliot says get to work.

"Well let's go down and see what they made us." Corina told Renee as they headed down to the lab, when they came back up they were carrying to small metallic like devices.

"What do you suppose you do with them?" Kikki asked.

Elliot then yawned and woke up, seeing Corina and Renee had found their gifts he said, "You attach them to your weapons, they'll amplify your attack power output by 33 percent, we're still working on the other three, Zoey…Bridgette, don't be surprised if you two get yours last, we're still working out some of the kinks."

"Thanks Elliot." Said Corina.

"Yeah…thanks." Added Renee.

With another yawn Elliot said, "Don't mention it, just be careful with those okay."

Meanwhile Htarw had returned to training with Requiem, "I know that Elliot and Wes will have found some way of defeating me now, but no matter…I'll still way waste to the girls, and tonight…if they have found a way to become stronger, as I've witnessed other civilizations do a countless number of times…I'll just give a bit more than I did our first meeting and show them that their new little tool is more than a crutch." He thought to himself.

Sardon was watching Htarw and shook his head, "I haven't seen him train like that since the Wars on Azerath, a real challenge must be ahead of him…and he knows it somehow."

Htarw then saw Sardon and stopped training, "You want something?" Htarw asked.

"Uh no, just watching…but I was wondering." Sardon told him.

"Wondering? Wondering what?" Htarw asked.

"I haven't seen you train this strenuously since the Wars of Azerath, surely these girls can't be that tough already?" Sardon asked.

Htarw lifted his sword to continue and said, "Never believe that…every new day, every new conflict, brings new challenges. And when you face those challenges head on, you have to ask yourself… 'Are you strong enough?'."

"Oh come on, General…you can't be saying you're vulnerable." Sardon said, trying to encourage Htarw.

"Sardon, there are many planets out there…and I've broken at least a dozen of them and won, but sometimes I do ask myself how long will it last." Htarw told him.

Then a memory came to Htarw, a burning temple around him, an old man in a white robe crawling away from him. Htarw brings down his right foot to stop the old man's feeble escape. "Oh what's wrong…you're people our gone, the city in ruins. But you still have faith in the deity and your caste…how sweet."

The old man looks up at Htarw and said, "Your master's side shall be your downfall, you Merchant of Worlds!"

"Ha, your words are meaningless for as you can see, when I am at command, I can not be defeated." Htarw hissed.

"Oh you think so, but I have seen it…on the 13th planet you Walter Jon Nixon will meet your equal, and even though his true form is hidden from him, you will see him as that, when this 'Champion Knight' appears…you will know your time is nigh and your days of combat are numbered!"

Htarw then brought up his blade, only it wasn't Requiem…but a different sword and in a thrall of rage, brought it up and down on the old man about 20 times before re-sheathing it and saying, "Still your tongue…you old fool."

Htarw then snapped back to reality, Sardon waving his hand in front of Htarw's face going, "Hey…anyone in there?"

"Please leave me to my training Sardon." Said Htarw coldly.

Sardon backed away from him, and Htarw returned to his sword practice.

Well life went on pretty much the same way it did until the café closed, when the girls left to go home they were confronted by Dren again.

"What do you want?" Zoey asked, poised for attack.

"Oh nothing much kitten," Dren said happily, "just thought you'd want to know the General's waiting for you at the park, better get there in the next 20 minutes or he said and I quote, 'He might get Lumberjack Happy with the trees.' Unquote."

The girls went through the whole costume change spiel and raced to the park to face Htarw, when they found him he looked at them and said, "No doubt Elliot told you his side of the story."

"Yeah, Htarw…or should we say Walter?" Renee asked.

"That name means nothing to me now, Walter is no more—you hear me!" Htarw said angrily, drawing out Requiem.

"Come on Walter, the way Elliot spoke about you, it made you sound like you were stronger than this." Mentioned Bridgette.

"Yeah, come on Walt—fight the darkness—break the Cyniclon's influence!" Kikki added.

Htarw shook his head, "No, it's too late for me—no, no, NO!" He then charged at them and made a violent swing with Requiem, the Mew Mews dodged the main swipe, but not the blast of wind that followed it which knocked them to the ground, it was so strong that even Dren, Sardon, and Tarb (who'd all just arrived to watch the fight) had to brace themselves it was so powerful.

The girls got up and looked at Htarw, "Please Walter…you have to try and fight it!" Zoey told him, trying to be passionate about it.

Htarw then lowered Requiem a bit, Zoey thought maybe she'd gotten through, but then Htarw cried out, "Requiem…FINAL JUDGEMENT!"

The blast of wind form Requiem knocked them to the ground again, "Face it girls, you're just a bunch of one-trick ponies…and that makes way for this: 'Out of fashion, out of date, now the General decides your fate!'."

"Really, 'Out of DATE' huh?" Corina asked him, she then looked at Renee and said, "Renee…I think it's time we pulled out our secret weapon, don't you think?"

Renee nodded, they immediately took out the devices Elliot and Wesley had given them and attached them to their weapons, and Htarw saw this and asked, "What are those?"

"Oh, just a little gift from your friends Elliot and Wesley." Corina told him.

"Elliot…cool, calm, and predictable Elliot. I saw something like this coming, so bring it on girls…give me your best shot." Htarw told them.

"Oh believe me we will." Corina told him, she tried her arrow attack again, he was about to deflect it, but she could see in his eyes that he was surprised. Renee then attacked; suddenly there came a heavy clunk. She looked, they all looked…Htarw's helmet had been knocked off, now they saw his face, the face that had meant so much destruction for so many worlds.

Truth was he hadn't changed very much, he still had the maroon colored hair, but they saw his eyes looking at them, that amber eye scanning them over, but some changes were his ears, they were pointed (Not 'Cyniclon' pointed…but more like 'Lord of the Rings' Elves pointed) and he had a Anakin 'STAR WARS: EPISODE II' Pony-tail.

"Now do you see why I can't go back?" He asked them.

"Just because you look a little different? No, we can't." Zoey answered.

"I am different, Deep Blue's design is burned into my genetic code, I am his messenger, his will…I cannot break his control over me, for in a way…I am Deep Blue." Htarw told them.

"That's not true Walter!" Renee yelled at him.

"How can't it be, you think anyone will accept me for what I've become? Looking back on world history, the answer is simple…N-O, NO, they would not. I bet even my own parents…if they're still alive, would not accept me…its human nature!" Htarw protested.

"I think you're taking this a bit too out of context Htarw…I think if your parents saw you, they'd probably still love you." Zoey told him.

"Oh and how would you know, you all hide your secret from the world…from those who love you, and probably still would if you showed them…so who are you to talk!" Htarw argued, leaning against Requiem now.

Zoey and the others looked for something to say, but then they realized he'd cornered them.

"I see I've left an impression on you emotionally, now…I'll leave by making another impression on you physically!" Htarw finished, he then teleported down and gave Zoey a punch to the gut like last time. Htarw then looked at the rest of the girls and gave his blade another massive swing, all of them were blown over by the blast, Htarw then noticed Renee was getting back up; he walked slowly over to her. Renee looked up at him and under her breath said, "Don't do this."

Htarw looked at her for a moment, "Please don't do this…please don't sell your soul to them like this."

Htarw then put a way Requiem, "I'm sorry…but Walter sold his soul a long time ago." He told her grimly, just before giving her a Roundhouse Kick to the head.

"RENEE!" Zoey cried out as she watched.

Renee hit the ground at a funny angle, but then rolled on the ground until she was lying on her left side. Then the General along with his three companions disappeared, Zoey made her way towards Renee and gave her shoulder a nudge, "Please don't be dead…please don't let it end like this." Zoey thought to herself.

Renee then opened her left eye a bit, "Zoey?" she asked weakly.

"Renee…you're all right!" Zoey said happily and she and the others were gaining their bearings again.

"Zoey," Renee said again, Zoey leaned in closer so she could hear, "he had his chance to kill me, but he didn't…that kick had the force to snap my neck, but he didn't, maybe we're right…maybe there is some humanity still left in him." Renee told her.

With that they picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and headed home.