The sky was orange red. The Sun setting, and the clouds of smoke and destruction filled the air over an almost untouched forest. The wind causing the tall grass in a large forest-clearing to blow placidly…

The calm before the storm…

A bolt of energy shredded the silence; many figures were seen floating hundreds of feet above the ground. A boy no older than fourteen with wild black hair looks on as an immense battle rages. In the sky ahead, all of the good-natured fighters plummet down towards Earth. Each stopping, their fall short lived. A sinister laughter rings through the dusk air. One of the voices speaks.

Max: "Still only children! Never knowing their limits! It was a fool's errand to come here brother. Your so-called legacy ends here with me, as does that of your entire planet!"

J-Dude: "It's no use reserving our power. If we let this fight drag on, he'll weaken us to the point of no return. Super Saiyan, highest form you have!"

The Ed's all went Super Saiyan 2, including Sarah and Jason, as their hair spiked upward violently. J-Dude alone went to the almighty stature of Super Saiyan 4, his true age of 43 showing, fur all on his body, hair long and Black as night; a long Saiyan tail moving around without true purpose.

Max: "As you wish brother! Let me show you my new ceremonious way of destroying planets!"

Max alone stood where he was, as the operatives made a large circle around him. The number of Operatives had to be close to fifty. They all shot a continuous beam of yellow energy meeting like an orb spider's web, directly under Max, its point like a crosshair peaking down at the heroes. The fighters looked at each other, and nodded, getting directly into position, their hands cupped and at their sides.

All Good: "KAAAA…MEEEE…HAAAA…MEEEE…!"

Max: "WELCOME TO DEATHS DOORSTEP! COMBINATION RAY!"

All Good: "HAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Max fired a huge yellow ray from one hand at the center of the "web", causing the power combo to surge down like a Hawk going for the kill. The other fighters brought their hands forward together, launching another similar blue colored combined attack. The two attacks met in midair, the blue one slightly feeble in contrast to the other yellow one. The yellow energy slowly forced the other back. Finally, the wild haired boy on the ground could no longer take the pain of waiting. He flew up with all speed, and charged his own Kamehameha Wave. Before he reached them though, a small bolt of energy hit him squarely in the face. The blast had come from Edd.

Boy: "Double D! What are you doing!"

Edd: "Protecting you Lance! I didn't train and watch you for most of your years just to let you be killed here!"

Lance: "I'm stronger now! You guys need help!"

Edd: "NO!"

Edd launched an invisible energy from his eyes that carried Lance all the way to the ground some three-hundred yards away. At that moment, the yellow beam had finally overcome the blue one, and Lance could only watch as it engulfed the people that he had known as friends. The yellow beam finally struck the Earth, burrowing through like a drill. Max's maniacal laughter reached Lances ears, and he dove at him in fury, until he was less than fifty feet away, and a sizeable explosion of rock and magma sent him back. The Max's all put a finger to their heads.

Max: "And so it ends! Goodbye wretched planet!"

With a flash, Max and his Operatives disappeared, and Lance could only run, as the very Earth he stood on cracked and melted. He new there wasn't a hope to be found, no matter how hard he ran. He didn't know Instant Transmission, he knew no way of escaping something like this. He just ran, leaping over fallen trees and lava flows. Suddenly, he tripped over something. He looked back and saw what appeared to be a yellow robotic leg, covered in centuries of moss and vines. Then he saw lettering. One word painted on a yellow hull: "Hope!" He didn't bother investigating. He looked near the top of the craft to find a cockpit, whose glass bubble dome was melted in the middle. He climbed inside, and pushed any button he found. Soon, it glowed to life. He found a few steering mechanisms, and tried them. It didn't move. The foliage was keeping it solid as rock on the floor. He spied a few levers next to the steering. One saying, "Go to Location", the other saying, "Go to Time". He pushed the lever on the top and punched in, "Planet Meldro", the only place he could think of. The engines roared, and suddenly he found himself attacked by electricity as the ship moved faster than light. With a last flash, the ship was on the ground of a rocky planet with an oxygen atmosphere. He looked in all directions, and saw a huge flash of light, that he could only guess was Earth. He jumped out of the cockpit, and looked on, horror and distress clenching his insides. He was alone now, probably the only survivor of the planet he had called home, the place he had devoted to saving from the evil of Max Payne. He had failed him and his friends. He fell on his knees. Tears fell silently down his face, a mingled feeling of hatred and sorrow coursing through him like adrenaline. He began an uproarious yell, until the ground around him cracked, and a yellow green aura surged around him…