Eddie and Max had become the focal point of the battle, J-Dude being often batted away by Max who saw his interference as an annoying distraction from what was obviously a true challenge. Eddie had taken the lead, if only by a hair, and Max knew it. J-Dude of course was not quite recovered yet, at least not enough to ascend back to Super Saiyan 3, which had undeniably been a large factor of his fatigue in the last bout. In between punches, Eddie had sent an invisible shockwave at Max's face that sent him spinning backwards, only just catching himself with one hand and back on his feet on the floor. He felt his cheek with his finger to find a sizeable bruise which was slightly bleeding. A bit of blood on his finger, he rubbed it with his thumb and dried the blood into a rust-colored powder and raised an eyebrow at Eddie who had just landed next to J-Dude.

Eddie: "Ha! That one hurt, didn't it?"

Max: "Don't flatter yourself, freak. All this synthesis has done is made you three times as cocky as you were the first time you fought me. You underestimated me then and you do so now as well. In case you've failed to notice it has brought you nothing but pain. Had you destroyed me before we separated, Earth would already be saved."

Eddie: "In that case, I won't make the same mistake again! No more games! How about I finish this now! You J-Dude! Follow my lead!"

J-Dude: "One second…HUUUUUUUUUUUURLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

J-Dude powered up to Super Saiyan 3 Status again and waited for Eddie. Both of them ran at Payne, J-Dude behind him. Eddie jumped over Max's head to the other side and both side-kicked him in the chest and back. Max's eyes went open and he exhaled while shooting out saliva. Both of them grabbed onto his arms, flipped him once and hurled him into the air. They then combined into a four-handed energy beam and sent a rocketing energy shell at Max, which exploded on contact. Max dropped like a fly, dazed for a moment, before grabbing the ground with his hand and righting himself, continuing his momentum. Max did back flips into an enclosed rock cove. He stood on his feet and put his hands up high, looking at both of his adversaries with an evil smile.

Max: "Hah heh heh heh heh!"

Max formed a baseball sized ball of energy in his palms. Then, the ball grew to the size of a huge beach ball.

Eddie: "What's he up to now?"

J-Dude: "I dunno, but I'm not gonna wait around to find out!"

The two of them fired small balls of energy at Max's large one. When they hit, they disappeared inside the ball. Suddenly, the ball grew three times in size.

J-Dude: "Great, that ball must absorb whatever energy it connects with!"

Max launched the ball. It moved slowly, but J-Dude and Eddie went to push it away, but as soon as they touched it, they were sucked into the ball. Max looked at his foes triumphantly. Very quickly, the energy of the trapped warriors was depleting. Suddenly, Max looked confused as his ball flew towards him uncontrollably. He too was sucked into his own ball as he tried to flee from it. They all tried to fight the ball for a minute before Max released the ball. The ball dispersed, and the three warriors collapsed in a heap on the ground. Eddie could barely get up.