Max Payne went to throw the bomb, but his own arms seemed to be revolting his orders. The Ed's couldn't tell what was happening. Back where Psyche and the others were flying, Psyche stopped, and looked toward the horizon, in the direction they had come. Pecs and Magnum stopped and looked confusedly at him.
Magnum: "Master Psyche, what is it?"
Psyche: "… I cannot be sure. Something about that warrior we fought disturbs me."
Pecs: "If it's his power, I think we've already settled that."
Psyche: "No… It is not his power that worries me. Every once in a while, I have felt the presence of two warriors within the one, as if… as if two people were trapped within the one body. Two souls, but only one flesh shell. I have felt the two more than ever now, as if they were trying to fight for control, but now… it is as if the souls wanted to escape."
Magnum: "How can there be two souls in one body? Has one possessed the body?"
Psyche: "In all my training and learning of the power of souls, I have known that the soul consists of three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego. The id consists of ambition, impulse, and evil. The superego contains good intentions, wishes for peace, things that should be done to make life better for everyone. The ego is the balance of the two, linking them together, bringing the other parts of the soul down to Earth, and realization. I have heard of rare tales in my learning of people who were born without an ego, meaning that the once whole soul has been divided: id, and superego. Evil and good. One part of the soul remains in full control and the other lies dormant. Nevertheless, if emotion was built highly enough into one portion of the soul, the dormant side would awaken, completely in control. The warrior's control is strong in the id side, but the superego is still awake. The superego is trying to stop its evil counterpart."
Back at the fight, Max Payne was still fighting with himself. Now, a second voice had begun speaking. A voice with less menace and more determination. The Eds were standing, dumbstruck staring at the confusing moment.
Max Payne: "I-MUST-WIN!"
New Voice: "I WONT LET YOU DO IT!"
Max Payne: "YOU GREAT FOOL!
Max Payne and New Voice in synchronous: "RELEASE ME!"
ZAP
A large energy aura shrouded Max Payne in light, so only his silhouette could be seen. Suddenly the light enhanced, and Max Payne split into two right down the middle. The two parts drifted away, and then a new body half formed for both of the halves, thus forming two Max Payne's. The Eds stared both confused and terrified. The light vanished, and both Payne's turned to face each other. The Payne on the left looked at the other in an angry frustrated expression. The Payne on the right marveled at himself, with an evil smile. The Payne on the right spoke.
Max: "Finally, after all these years, I am free. Free of you and your' pathetic ideals of good and evil. Now my TRUE power is unleashed, and the weakness that prevented it has been cleansed from my now perfect self. All though I know you have been there, forgive me, but I don't believe we've been properly introduced. As you know, I am Max Payne. You can call me Max though, but get to using it because you won't have time to wear the name out."
Other Payne: "I call myself Jacob, Jake for short. I am the good and the just. But you can call me by my alias, J-Dude. You three!"
J-Dude looked over at the Ed's, who were still confused.
J-Dude: "Stay on your guard; he's much more powerful than he was when you fought him. I was able to keep his power down as much as I could, but now… His strength is almost limitless."
Max: "And why is that I wonder? You are weaker because you are all about peace, and good. But I get my strength the way the true saiyans before us did. It's not as if we didn't know of our lineage. The warriors Goku and Vegeta are our ancestors, somewhere along the family tree two descendants of the warriors committed. We all heard the stories of the people with extraordinary strength and ability, but we all considered it myth. Now I see that I am here to continue what Vegeta began before he was corrupted, made a GOOD person by that idiot Goku! Before Goku came, Vegeta was an unstoppable force of anger and power. Heartless, with no pity for his victims who dared cross his path! The true power of the saiyans, the super saiyan levels were attained by anger, frustration, hatred! That's how saiyans unleashed their power. Goku didn't use peace to win; he used the weapon of the enemy! Anger, strong enough to summon the power he needed to win. You see, evil was always meant to win in the end. Good was only able to prolong the inevitable. Evil will one day ring out as supreme, and that day is near!"
J-Dude: "You're wrong! No matter how much more powerful the enemy, good has punched through the darkness. I believe that there is strength, an entity beyond the Supreme Kai, beyond anyone known. It works mysteriously. Good would have been defeated long ago if it hadn't set the entire Universe to hail in the realm of good. This was all preordained by it, AND I KNOW IT MEANT FOR YOU TO LOSE!"
Max: "Hold your insolent tongue! Pity, that strength of any kind has been wasted on such pathetic hacks such as yourselves. Oh, and I've discovered something you've kept hidden from me. A new form of super saiyan? Ahh yes! I've heard of this, the form of Ascended Super Saiyan. This should be interesting. Don't tell me you don't know it because you do. Let's try it shall we? HaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Max and J-Dude both bellowed with enthusiasm. They continued until their hair became much spikier, focused mainly upward, and their energy became extreme. The Ed's raised their power levels in the meantime, ready for Max to strike.