Racing Fever in Pure Heart Valley: A Mao Mao and KartRider crossover

by Kirbyfan45

When Dao and friends find their way to Pure Heart Valley after some issues training, it turns from a friendly visit to a dangerous battle when some unwelcome guests arrive

Racing Fever in Pure Heart Valley: A Crossover Between Mao Mao and KartRider

Disclaimer: Yadda yadda, non profit, Nexon owns KartRider, CN and Parker Simmons owns Mao Mao, you get it.

Chapter 1: Surprise Letter

"HA! HOIYAH!" These battle cries are common to hear if you're near the mountain areas of Pure Heart Valley, as that is where the valiant sheriffs live. Mao Mao, a black cat skilled with a sword he names Geraldine, despite his ego. Badgerclops, a badger with a robotic arm who is… Kinda lazy. And Adorabat, the youngest and usually most cheery of the group, when she isn't completely psychotic. They're the ones that help keep Pure Heart Valley in one piece. Speaking of the trio, I think we should get a closer look at what they're doing. It'd be nice to see what they're up to now, and, to be honest, it's kinda hard to watch them anyway from this far away.

Entering their HQ, Mao Mao and Adorabat are training very hard, practicing many different techniques. "And now… LUNAR LASH!" Mao Mao shouted before swinging his sword, releasing light as he swung. Adorabat looked in awe, her eyes lighting up. "WOW! Mao Mao, your techniques still amaze me!" She said in excitement. Mao Mao smiled with a sense of pride. "Yes, Adorabat. A hero's techniques need to amaze everyone around them so they know the hero is strong." He said, sheaving his sword. "And Nothing shows that more than effortless training. A true hero never skips out on training." He then grows a mocking voice as he enters the main room, where Badgerclops was slouching at, playing his Nimblimbo Twitch. "Riiiiiiiiight Badgerclops?" Badgerclops let out a slight sigh when he heard this. "Come on, dude. You know that training too much will only hurt you in the end." The big badger tried to reason. "You gotta take breaks every now and then." Mao Mao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "HA! A true hero never needs a break from his training! They must be at peak physical performance at all times!" He then quieted down a bit before getting one more jab at Badgerclops. "Also you were on that thing all day, and breaks don't usually last all day!" Mao Mao then started to go in the kitchen. "Whatever man. I'll just stay here, not overforcing my body on anything." Badgerclops shouted out, before realizing that Mao Mao was heading into the kitchen.

Right when Badgerclops was about to follow Mao into the kitchen to start eating, the doorbell was heard. "I GOT IT!" All three heroes shouted before reaching the door. Somehow, one of the heroes managed to get the door open, revealing that it was a guard from the castle. When the heroes noticed this, they got their composure together. Mao Mao engaged in conversation. "Why hello, guard. What kind of business do you have here anyay? Shouldn't you be at the castle?" He asked. The guard brought out a letter. "Well, the king asked me to give you this." He handed over the letter, which just confused everyone. "A... Letter?" Adorabat asked. "Wait, why didn't he just use his special alarm if there's a monster threatening him?" Badgerclops added. King Snugglemagne, compared to the normal Monster Alarm that would warn the heroes of a monster attack, had his own "Royal Alarm" that would play a song whenever he was in danger. "Badgerclops, isn't it obvious? It's not a monster attack!" Mao Mao stated in a burst of ego. But before Badgerclops was able to point anything out, the guard confirmed Mao Mao's statement. "See, I told you!" Mao Mao continued. "Dude, just admit it was a lucky guess…" Badgerclops said. Mao Mao ignored this. "Come on, deputies! Let's figure out what the king needs! TO THE AEROCYCLE!"

As the heroes jumped in their vehicle, Adorabat was curious what the letter said. "Say, Mao Mao, shouldn't we read what the letter has to say? It would save us some time." She asked. Mao Mao laughed at the suggestion. "HA! A hero's instinct should not be wasted on some silly letter he already knows the contents of!" He explained. Badgerclops got close to Adorabat to whisper something in her ear. "That's some bad advice, don't actually follow it." But before Adorabat could comprehend what Badgerclops said, they were already at the castle. "We made it!" Mao Mao pointed out, landing the Aerocycle nearby

Chapter 2: Situation Unfolded

"My liege, we have followed your summon." Mao Mao said as he entered Snugglemagne's throne room. As he kneeled, the giant lion waved his cape. "We appreciate your gratitude, but you sherrifs weren't summoned for no reason." The king stated. "You read the letter, right?" When Mao Mao heard this, he looked at Badgerclops and Adorabat, who just shrugged. "O-Of course I did, but let's say, hypothetically, I didn't. Remind me why we are here." Mao Mao responded. "Why certainly!" The king agreed joyfully.

"QUINTON!" The king shouted, as a small bird servant came in with a note from the citizens of Pure Heart Valley, known as Sweetypies. Snugglemane took the note and read it. He started to paraphrase. "It seems the filthy public are complaining about some loud noises going on outside, making it hard to do anything." After the king said that, he tosses the letter. "If you ask me, they really should just ignore it, can't be that big a deal, especially compared to those Pirates!" Mao Mao commented, catching Badgerclops and Adorabat by surprise. "Mao Mao, this still seems like a situation that should be taken seriously!" Badgerclops said. "Well, a hero shouldn't have to waste their time on something as simple as noise patrol! It's probably just some wildlife anyway, they should be able to get this fixed themselves!" Mao Mao argued. Adorabat was disappointed by this statement. "But Mao Mao," The small bat began to say. "Aren't heroes supposed to always help those in need? That's what you always tell me?" The king then added a random comment to continue guilting Mao Mao. "Also you're the only one I trust to fix an issue like this. Last time the citizens were in charge of something like this, they somehow set fire to the entire kingdom." Eventually, Mao Mao had to cave in. "FINE!" He shouted. "But only as a side task during our patrols, not something that we will prioritize!" The others accepted this response from Mao Mao. "Come on deputies." Mao Mao instructed as our heroes left, the king wishing them good luck on their way out.

As our heroes got onto the Aerocycle, Adorabat wondered something. "How exactly are we gonna find out what the sound is anyway that we gotta look out for?" She asked. Mao Mao ignored this as this was something he didn't want to get involved in that much, but Badgerclops did answer. "I dunno. I guess we just gotta ask the Sweetypies. Maybe they'll remember." He answered. But Mao Mao disagreed. "Baderclops, last time we asked one of them something, they had a hard enough time remembering what time they got up at. If anything, we should go off our instincts!" badgerclops didn't want to hear about heroic instincts again, so he just shrugged it off.

Just as our heroes were about to enter the main plaza to investigate, a ringing sound was heard. It was Mao Mao's watch, and when he checked, he noted the time. "Oh, looks like it's lunch time. It came pretty fast." The idea of food, again, always got Badgerclops excited. "Oh boy! Hopefully this time I'll get my mac and cheese on a cheeseburger!" He shouted in excitement. Adorabat was more doubtful. "But what about our-" But she was interrupted by Badgerclops, who was just interested in food. "Come on, we're hungry." The trio stopped at a nearby food stall to get food, the same one that offered that (dangerous) free sushi. They mainly planned to eat, but little did they know that would lead to them running into the source, or perhaps, sources of the sounds that were reported

Chapter 3: Over the Non-Existent Speed Limit

As our heroes stopped at the stall, they mainly planned to just eat what they usually eat, and move on. But unfortunately, the stall is going through another free food gimmick. "Look at that, they now have free beignets today. Robotic arm, you know what to do." Badgerclops said, raising his arm. It started to play his beignet playlist, which consists of one song. But before Badgerclops could dig in, some crying kid was running away from the stall. "DON'T TWUST THE FWEE FOOD PWEASE!" The porcupine cried. Adorabat overheard this. "THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU PUNK! NOW GO AWAY KEVIN!" She yelled in chaotic rage. And so Kevin did run away. Mao Mao just ignored this. At this point, Kevin was just the punching bag of Pure Heart Valley.

Badgerclops took a bite and… "UGH! The little dude was right!" Badgerclops could barely handle the taste and had to spit it out. "That might have actually been worse than the free sushi this place had before!" Mao Mao was resisting the urge to laugh like a maniac at this, but was able to control himself, simply throwing some shade at Badgerclops. "Ha! Guess you never learned your lesson from last time!" But before Badgerclops was able to get a jab back at Mao Mao, a loud engine sound was heard, catching the attention of everyone in the area. "What was that?" One of the citizens of Pure Heart Valley said. As our heroes got up to stand guard, Mao Mao made sure to pay attention to the area around him. "Stay shard deputies. That sound could be anything." He warned. Badgerclops was taking the situation seriously, but not Adorabat. "Oh I can only imagine what kind of monster it is!" She flew in excitement around the area. Until…

*VROOOOOOOOM* Something ended up speeding past Mao Mao, almost making him fall over, but he was able to keep his balance. "WHOA! Mao, you ok?" Badgerclops asked. "I'm fine." Mao Mao responded, rebalancing himself with his sword. "If that's the sound everyone was hearing, then that means we can identify it as a car. And the only person we know that drives that recklessly is Slim." He was annoyed saying the name out loud. "Last time he was driving, he ran us all over. This time, we're taking him to jail for good!" He then dashed toward where he heard the sounds. Despite his speed, he was not able to catch up at all. "Ugh! I'll never reach Slim at this rate. Maybe…" And at this point, Adorabat caught up. "Perfect timing Adorabat! Try and get an aerial view to see if you can find Slim's location!" Adorabat agreed and flew up high.

"Ok Slim! Prepare to be taken to justice!" Adorabat shouted. She flew and flew, but despite thinking she knew what Slim looked like, she could not find the yellow pig. Instead, she just saw a cloud of smoke from the car. Actually, it looked like a group of cars, but the drivers could not be identified. Not clear enough. "Wait, that doesn't seem like Slim. I better tell Mao Mao." The bat flew back down and updated Mao Mao on the situation. "What?! How could that not be Slim? And how could there be more than one person involved?!" Mao Mao questioned. Adorabat just shrugged and reinforced what she saw. "Well I know it HAS to be Slim! Maybe he finally teamed up with the Pirates knowing him…" He snarkily said. Badgerclops, meanwhile, finally caught up. "WHOO MAN!" The badger shouted in exhaustion, completely tired from all the running. "Next time you should warn me when running is involved!" He argued. "Well, Badgerclops, sometimes a hero has to do something without warning." Mao Mao retaliated. Adorabat heard this and she knew this was advice that would come back to the group at a major time.

"Well, I still heard what happened. If it's true that this isn't Slim, then we should probably regroup at the plaza to come up with a strategy. For all we know, those drivers could have a mountain of weapons." Badgerclops suggested. Adorabat agreed, but Mao Mao was more mixed. "I am telling you, IT IS SLIM! Buuuuut, I do agree that we should regroup. Those cars are faster than we expected." Once the heroes returned to the plaza, they started to spitball some ideas. "I do still have some jelly. Maybe I could shoot some around to trap the cars." Badgerclops suggested. Adorabat wanted a more direct approach. "How about we fly directly into the drivers as an interception and BEAT THEM SENSELESS?!" Mao Mao laughed at both these ideas. "Well I think we should just wait for Slim to mess up again and then take advantage of the situation! And as the leader of the group, we will go with my idea!" Mao Mao said in confidence. "Hey wait, we didn't even vote on that!" Badgerclops wanted to argue, but Adorabat was all in on Mao Mao's idea. "YAY! Time for Operation Mao Mao's Idea!" She said in a singsong voice. Bagderclops let out a loud sigh and slowly followed.

Almost as if fate itself wanted things to be convenient, the drivers found their way into the plaza, almost like they were losing control. "We're going too fast! We can't control it!" The one in front said. Ugh, the driver and the drivers behind him are too fast, I can't tell what they look like from here. Still, this caught Mao Mao's attention, and he immediately warned the other heroes. "HA!" Mao Mao grunted as he hopped to the side to avoid the drivers, the others following suit. Yet, the drivers kept going. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" The drivers shouted, as they uncontrollably slammed right into the fountain. By a miracle, the fountain was not damaged, but the cars were totaled. "See, I told you Slim would come to us." Mao Mao smugly said. Badgerclops just let out a "pppft" as he followed Mao Mao to the drivers. Since they're no longer going at a speed of at least 5000000mph, I can now describe who the drivers are. A male driver in a blue racing outfit and big helmet, a female driver in yellow attire and a helmet, and one final driver in what seems to be a red bear onesie. They were dizzy from the impact, but the blue one was able to get up.

"Ugh, I think we went too fast…" He said. As the others were getting up, he looked around and noticed the area around him. "Um guys? How far did we go? This doesn't look like Boomhill anymore." But before he could get an answer, Mao Mao and his friends were already up to them. "And what exactly is this 'Boomhill' you speak of, Sli- Wait." Mao Mao then realized. "Are you sure that's not Slim?" He asked. "See Mao Mao, I told you it wasn't Slim." Adorabat reassured. Badgerclops nodded. Just then, the other two drivers in the group finally got up, and also noticed what the blue driver was looking at. "Well, whatever." Mao Mao said. "Either way, it seems you three were causing all that noise in the kingdom!" And then he did the only reasonable thing he could think of: Bring out Geraldine. "And now you need to answer for your crimes!" This, obviously freaked out the drivers, until Badgerclops got involved. He quickly used his robot arm to grab Mao Mao's arm. "BADGERCLOPS?! What are you doing? Let go!" Mao Mao demanded. "NO! What do you think you're doing Mao?" Badgerclops retaliated. "Look, I know you fight a lot of villains and monsters, but do these three look ANYTHING like they're even remotely bad?!" He pointed at the three, who, in fact, looked nothing like a bad guy. Mao Mao was not listening though. "Don't be silly Badgerclops! I know when someone is hiding their evil intent!" Badgerclops let out a sigh when he heard this, and decided to explain to the guests. "Sorry, he's… Just like this." He turned back to Mao Mao. "Look, I am going to prove that these guys are not evil! Watch!"

Badgerclops decided to ask some questions about our guests. "Ok new friends!" Badgerclops started. "Wha- Friends?! BADGERCLOPS, ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?!" Mao Mao yelled, but Badgerclops already tuned him out. "First off, what are your names?" As Mao Mao struggled to get past Badgerclops' robot arm, the drivers answered. The blue one started out. "My name is Dao." The yellow one followed up and introduced herself as Diz. "Why hello you two. As you can guess, my name is Badgerclops and this here… Is Mao Mao Mao!" Badgerclops joked. "It's just Mao Mao and you know it!" Mao Mao yelled. He did finally accept that the three were friendly, so he did put his sword away. "By the way, wasn't there a third person in your group?" Badgerclops asked. "Now that you mention it, we did, but… Where did they go?" Dao answered. However, the group wouldn't have to look far, as they saw the onesie wearing sleepyhead not too far away… Sleeping. I wouldn't call them a sleepyhead for no reason.

"Oh yeah. Bazzi. They're kinda lazy.' Diz mentioned. "Kinda like someone else I know." Mao Mao whispered. If there was something Badgerclops absolutely HATED, it was being called lazy, and he definitely heard that. "Maaaaaao, what did you say?!" Badgerclops said loudly. Mao Mao kept it coming. "Come on, you know it's true! You joined the Sky Pirates just because you didn't want to do your chores!" It didn't take long before the two got into a heated argument. Dao and Diz just watched awkwardly. This also somehow didn't wake up Bazzi at all. "(Wait, did Mao Mao say Sky Pirates? Does that mean… No, I'm thinking too deep into this)" Dao thought to himself. He decided to go and wake up Bazzi with Diz, or at least try to. The two started to shake Bazzi, but they still stayed asleep.

Chapter 4: Kart Restoration

"Ugh, Mao Mao, how long are you going to keep this up?" Badgerclops demanded. But before they could finish arguing, the smoke from the wrecked cars started to get more extreme, making an unignorable smell that everyone smelled. Adorabat definitely noticed first. "GORP! So… Guys, while you were arguing, this smell came up." She said. This caught the attention of not only the two heroes, but also Dao and Diz. "Oh no, the karts are completely done for!" Dao said- WAIT, they were karts and not cars? I should have expected that honestly… "W-well, maybe they can be fixed?" Diz suggested. But they both knew nothing could get done if Bazzi never woke up. "Bazzi needs to be notified of this right away!" Dao stated. First though, they needed to actually wake them up still. That was when Adorabat got an idea. "Stand back you two." She said. The two complied, as then Adorabat started to inhale. Mao Mao and Badgerclops knew what she was planning, and covered their ears. Then…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Adorabat screamed at hypersonic sounds, creating soundwaves around her, knocking Dao and Diz down. She screamed THAT loudly. So loudly, that not even Bazzi could outsleep that sound. "AUGH!" They yelped as they awoken. "Well that's one way to wake someone up!" Dao said as Adorabat finished her atomic scream (Name unofficial). "It was you who woke me up? Why?!" Bazzi asked, annoyed. Mao Mao and Badgerclops walked up. "Well well, looks like sleepyhead here decided to wake up!" Mao Mao said. Dao stepped in to explain how the karts have been destroyed from the impact, and need repairs. "Well, could you have explained it later? I was catching up on my rest?" Bazzi asked, baffling the other two racers. "Wait, where are we even gonna find someone to help repair the karts?" Diz asked. A good point, since Mao Mao knew there was nobody in town who would be willing to fix a kart.

"Well, all I know is that Badgerclops can help repair things. He did repair the Aerocycle before" He then said something else quietly "After some nagging." Badgerclops didn't hear the 2nd thing Mao Mao said, but did hear the first. "Ya know, I could, but that would require a lot of effort, and I already used all my effort getting here." He explained. "(Wow, this guy really is lazy)" Dao thought to himself. Bagderclops continued. "Also we don't even know what parts are used for the karts. We shouldn't have to blindly guess!" This comment sparked an idea within Adorabat. "I know, we can just ask the citizens of Pure Heart Valley! I'm sure they would help spare some parts!" Everyone seemed to like this idea. "So it's settled?" Diz asked with a smile. "Yep! Looks like we got our plan!" Dao answered! "Now all we need to do is list down the materials we need for the kart repairs!"

Chapter 5: The Search for the Screwdriver

"So, first things first, we need to repair the engine." Dao stated. Mao Mao nodded as Dao continued. "These engines are special, as they need to have a high heat resistance in order to handle the massive boost power used in the karts." Badgerclops seemed to understand what Dao was saying. "I think I get it. I use some heat resistance for my robo arm, so I think it'll work. The issue now is trying to get in the kart." He brought up. "Yeah, that could be a problem." Diz added. Bazzi decided to chime in. "All I know is that only specific screwdrivers can get in and access the engine. It has to be at a size of 12 inches and ONLY 12 inches." Dao and Diz were surprised, as not even they knew this fact. Before either could ask Bazzii how they knew this, they simply said "Well, I may like my sleep, but that doesn't mean I skimp out on caring for my kart. After all, winning a race faster means I'll get more beauty sleep!"

Mao Mao just finished writing down what the group needed. "Ok, a 12 inch screwdriver. That shouldn't be hard to find, everyone here should have one!" But, that was just Mao Mao being overconfident, again. "Ok, tell me one citizen that has that?" Badgerclops challenged. Mao Mao did get a bit nervous, but Adorabat tried to keep Mao Mao confident. "Oh I'm sure you can list everyone who has one of those, right Mao Mao?" She said. Mao Mao still was a bit nervous. "O-of course Adorabat! We just need to look around Pure Heart Valley." He said. Badgerclops made a smug grin. "Ok, if you say so."

MEANWHILE

"Welcome back to the news, which means you must hate yourself if you're watching this willingly!" An announcer said. The news is on it seems, and they are dead set on reporting about these new guests. "Scoops here and I'm here with my new anchor, Silly Billy! And this time, my scoop shows that the sheriffs of Pure Heart Valley made friends with some outsiders! Let's get a closer look!"

The news camera zooms in on our misfit group. It definitely didn't take too long for everyone to notice it seems. "Gary, what do you see?" Scoops said on the mic. Gary, a crocodile, reported that he saw the sheriffs with two people in racer outfits and someone in a bear onesie. Gary wasn't too hidden though, and Mao Mao spotted him. "Gary, what are you doing?" Mao Mao asked. Gary didn't want Mao Mao to know that the news was reporting on his new group without permission, so he retaliated. "What are you, a cop?" He asked. Mao Mao let out a sigh when he heard this. "Ok it was cute the first time, but now, why do people still ask me? OF COURSE I'M A COP, I WAS CROWNED AS A SHERIFF THE DAY I MOVED IN!" He yelled in rage. Gary realized his mistake and had to book it, which confused Mao Mao.

"Well Scoops, it appears that… Gary has left… The scene. We will… Keep everyone updated… The story as it… Unfolds. This was… Silly Billy and… Goodnight!"

Back to our Heroes

"Well that was weird." Dao said. "Is everyone in the town like this?" Mao Mao nodded at Dao's question. Considering everyone in Pure Heart Valley was an animal of some kind, was it really a question? "Um, Mao Mao? Why didn't you use that to your advantage to help find the screwdriver we need?" Adorabat asked. "Adorabat, Gary can barely get 100 views on his Internet videos, do you really think he can relay a message?" Mao Mao answered. It was a good point. Soon after though, they found another citizen who could potentially help… Wait… No, this citizen would not help at all.

"Oh great, it's Chester…" Mao Mao said, as a brown porcupine crossed paths with our hero. "Chester?" Dao and Diz asked, as Bazzi just sleptwalked. Mao Mao explained. "Look, let's just… Ignore him and-" Before Badgerclops interrupted Mao Mao. "Check it out Mao, he has exactly what we need!" And he pointed at the 12 inch screwdriver Chester had… For some reason. "(Ugh, why did it have to be Chester?)" Mao Mao thought. Adorabat knew to stay behind Mao Mao this time, especially after what happened last time. "Oh hey hey! Notice my screwdriver?" Chester asked. Mao Mao let out a big sigh. "Yes, Chester, and we need it. Now can you-" And then Chester interrupted Mao Mao. "Do you think I'd just give it to you? HA! What kinda dummy do you think you are?" Chester said, letting out an "OOOOOOHHHH!" And yes, this annoyed Mao Mao. Dao and Diz now knew why Mao Mao wanted to ignore Chester at first.

"Ugh, Chester, why are you still like this? Even after we beat you up?!" Mao Mao asked. As Chester let out an extra chuckle, the two awake drivers were surprised. "Wait, you three actually jumped him?!" Dao asked. Badgerclops looked toward the two. "Yeah, it was actually pretty funny, you should have seen it!" And Mao Mao had an agreeing nod, and looked back toward Chester. "Chester, you don't understand. We need this screwdriver, so just make it easy already and give it up." Mao Mao said. Chester still had other plans. "And why would I give it to some weirdos? Especially to those that befriend outsiders!" And this did annoy Mao Mao. "CHESTER!" The cat yelled before leaping toward Chester, and failing. "Hey!" The two drivers said. Chester didn't let up, continuing to dodge Mao's jumps without even knowing. "And speaking of weirdos, I have yet to mention the badger. I mean come on! What kind of creature has a ROBOT arm?! HA!" Badgerclops was… Annoyed at this. "Hey man, this robot arm is cool and awesome! You wouldn't know it!" He tried to come back. Mao Mao finally got a hold of Chester, but Chester STILL didn't let up. "Do you ever stop?!" Mao Mao said

"And how can someone be so lazy? The bear one was just sleeping there, doing nothing! A wet acorn would do more!" While Bazzi didn't hear this, Dao and Diz did. "Hey, that's not very cool, especially toward a friend of ours!" Dao pointed out. Chester wanted to continue throwing out roasts, but Badgerclops just wanted this to end, so he used his robot arm to grab hold of Chester, surprising Mao Mao. "Wha- HEY! Badgerclops, warn me next time you do that!" He shouted, but Badgerclops had different priorities right now. "Now come on Chester. Just be nice and give us the screwdriver. What do you even need it for?" Badgerclops asked. Calmly, by the way. Guess what Chester did. Still tried to get zings on everyone. "Does it really matter to some lame-o like you? You're more of an arty fartist than anything!" He said back. "HEY! That's my line!" Badgerclops yelled out, somehow not even questioning how Chester knew what his lines were. Eventually, Bazzi got up. "Why does it sound like my friends are being bothered?" They asked, then seeing Chester being held by Badgerclops. "Well, we are. That porcupine just refuses to give us that screwdriver and has instead been throwing insults at us. Kinda ticking me off…" Diz admitted. "Well why didn't you just say so?" Bazzi asked as they walked toward Chester. They then did a pose with their arms, creating a water ball of sorts. As if Bazzi was secretly a Waterbender. "(What are they doing?)" Thought Mao Mao. Badgerclops and Adorabat also looked at Bazzi, wondering what's going on, but Dao and Diz were more confident.

Chester wanted to throw another zing, but before he could… "HA!" Bazzi threw the water ball, which captured Chester, making him now immobile. "H-hey! What did you do?" Chester wanted to know. He wouldn't figure it out though, as Bazzi, again, like a Waterbender, used their arms to launch Chester upward, before slowly falling back down. "AUGH! Not again…" Chester complained when he hit the ground. Mao Mao chuckled. "See, I told you it would be funny!" Adorabat agreed, "YEAH! Hurting bad people is hilarious!" She continued. The driver trio just… Stared at what Adorabat said. Badgerclops picked up the screwdriver.

"Got the screwdriver guys!" Badgerclops called out. The heroes were happy from this and did a mini celebration, as they all started to walk back. Mao Mao just needed to say one more thing though. "Oh, and Chester. You're under arrest for being an obstacle AND a nuisance!" He said smugly as Adorabat followed up screaming, "YOU'LL NEVER BE LET OUT OF JAIL PUNK!"

Chapter 5.5: What the Heck?!

As the heroes walked back toward the karts, they immediately noticed something wrong. "What?! Where are the wheels?!" Dao asked first. They all ran faster toward the kart, trying to analyze it. "Do you see anything Bazzi?" Diz asked. "Sorry, but all I see are circles over the karts." They said. "(Wait, circles…)" Mao Mao thought, but then he brushed it off. Truly, despite his craziness, not even HE could do something like stealing multiple tires- "HAHAHA! These are my wheels now!" A pink rhino said. Guess I spoke too soon, Mao too. "Pinky?!" Mao Mao shouted in surprise. The drivers were curious as to who this "Pinky" was. "Wait, who is- UGH!" Diz said as she saw who Pinky was.

"Yeah, that guy is pretty gross and annoying." Mao Mao said quietly toward Diz. Badgerclops wanted answers though. "Pinky, what are you doing?! It's Wednesday, shouldn't you be stealing stale bagels or something?!" He asked. Pinky stopped what he was doing to answer. "I know, but these wheels are SOOOO much better than some bagels!" He said, not even explaining why he likes the wheels so much. "Wait, is he… Always this much of a weirdo?" Dao asked. "Believe me." Mao Mao responded. "Yeah, and almost every day, he gets stuck in the fence and we gotta get him out. He's a real pain." Adorabat added. Badgerclops had a strategy to keep Pinky away from the wheels though, and walked slowly toward the rhino. "Pinky, hand over the wheels already, or else…" He stopped himself from finishing, and grew a devilism smile. "Or what?" Pinky asked.

As if it was perfectly scripted on him, Badgerclops turned his robot arm into a water sprayer, and walked toward Pinky, which freaked him out. "No… NO!" Pinky started to scream. "I'm coming for yoooooooou!" Badgerclops said slowly, as he picked up speed. "GET AWAY YOU FREAK!" Pinky screamed as he started to run. "Says him." Mao Mao commented. Badgerclops kept the chase up with Pinky, going around the small area they were until Pinky was in a corner. "You knoooooow what I'lllll doooooo" Badgerclops taunted. In pure fear, Pinky didn't know what to do. "W-wait, I… I…" As he quickly looked around for an escape, he decided that there was only one way out at this point. "I GIVE UP! Here, just take the stupid wheels!" He yelled as he tossed the wheels to Badgerclops.

Badgerclops gladly took the wheels, changing his robot arm back, as Pinky ran away screaming. "Got the wheels back guys" Badgerclops said as he picked up said wheels. "Whoa, that was… Definitely one way to get them back." Dao commented, as his friends just stared at what they say. "Don't worry about it, we only do this when we absolutely have to." Mao Mao commented, reminiscing the last time they basically mentally tortured Rufus and Reg over some scams. "And when it's funny." Adorabat added. "I guess." Mao Mao added on. What they all knew now was that they could finally get to fixing the karts

Chapter 6: Unwelcome Guests

"And we're here!" Badgerclops excitedly said as he led the group to his secret garage. "Wait, Badgerclops, you had this garage this entire time and never told us?!" Mao Mao said, annoyed. It was a nice garage, with parts everywhere, all made to accommodate Badgerclops' robot arm. "But I thought we were your friends…" Adorabat said in disappointment. Baderclops wasn't too worried. "Hey come on guys. We all have our secrets, I don't need to tell you everything anyway." He put the karts down. "Ok, time to get to work!"

The first thing Badgerclops did was replace the wheels on each kart after cleaning Pinky's prints off of each one. Then was to use the screwdriver to repair the engine, but there was something in the way. "I can't get to the screws with this screwdriver!" Badgerclops said in frustration. Since Bazzi was asleep and Diz was resting for a bit, Dao was really the only one who could help. "Don't worry, I'll take a look!" He said, but he didn't have to look for long. "Well the issue seems to be the way the kart was damaged in the initial impact. The screws are stuck because of it." Badgerclops and Mao Mao were confused. "Ok great, it's stuck. Now how are we supposed to fix this thing?!" Mao said in frustration. "Dude, relax, I got this!" Badgerclops stated, as he changed his arm again. This time, into a hammer.

"Wait, I just realized, we could have avoided all that trouble with Chester if you just used your robo arm! Why didn't you use it?!" Mao Mao demanded. Badgerclops was annoyed at this. "Dude, you should know that the screwdriver in my arm is a 12.1 inch screwdriver! Dao specifically said-" This was when Mao Mao prematurely retaliated. "Wha-Wha… 12.1?! THAT'S THE ENTIRE DIFFERENCE?! They're practically the same size! It was a waste of time!" And from now, the two started to argue again, as Dao and Adorabat helplessly watched. "(With how much they fight, it's hard to believe they're friends.)" Adorabat thought. Dao sighed and went to where his friends were, knowing this would take a while. "Guess we should get comfy, we might be here longer than expected." Dao stated. "Bazzi's already ahead of us." Diz pointed out.

As Mao Mao and Badgerclops were arguing, a siren was heard. "*Gasp* The Monster Alarm? Now?!" Mao Mao said in surprise. "But the Aerocycle is still broken!" Badgerclops added. When Mao Mao checked outside to scope the area, he saw a flying ship. "Don't worry guys, it's just the Sky Pirates." Mao said in relief. Badgerclops and Adorabat got excited to fight for Pure Heart Valley again, but Badgerclops couldn't help but notice something.. "What the?" He thought out loud as he turned his robo arm into a pair of binoculars. Looking into them, he noticed a new member of the Sky Pirates, which caught him off guard.

"Ok, Mao Mao, I knew it was some time ago since our last battle with the Sky Pirates, but I don't remember them getting a new member in some boring traditional pirate attire." This comment from Badgerclops definitely caught the attention of our three drivers, even waking up Bazzi. "Wait, you don't mean-" Diz commented. Dao dashed toward Badgerclops to grab his binoculars, catching him by surprise. "Hey, don't do that man! It's bad enough I have to remind Mao Mao not to do that like, every day!" But Dao wasn't focused on what Badgerclops said, as he needed to see this pirate. All it needed was just one look at the pirate's face.

"I- I can't believe it! It's Lodumani!" Dao said, which surprised his friends even more. "LODUMANI?!" Diz and Bazzi both said. "But how would he have gotten here?" Diz asked. The deputies were confused. "Wait, who's Lodumani?" Mao Mao asked. "We don't have a lot of time, I'll explain as we get there!" Dao said. Mao Mao complied, as he led his team out to fight the Sky Pirates, Dao's group following close by

As the groups were running, Mao Mao continued his conversation. "Who could this Lodumani fellow even be? Can't be anyone of any threat, considering he decided to team up with the Sky Pirates of all people. They're pathetic!" Mao said, basically stating that he doesn't take the Sky Pirates seriously. "Lodumani is a stubborn, threatening pirate leader who will do anything to get his hands on whatever! He seems to be alone right now, but he is someone to take seriously!" Dao warned. Mao Mao rolled his eyes. "Come on, how bad could this guy really be?" Dao sighed, accepting that Mao Mao could not take Lodumani seriously until the two faced each other.

Before anyone knew it, the heroes faced off against the Sky Pirates… And Lodumani. The leader of the Sky Pirates was a weird combination of a snake and an orangutan. "Fools! You would dare face the wrath of the Sky Pirates? Especially with their new cool member?! Lodumani, ally of Orangusnake?!" The leader taunted. "Give it up Orangusnake. Some generic pirate won't be leading to your butt being less kicked!" Mao Mao tossed back. A suave looking ostrich was eyeing Badgerclops. "Now I say, you will finally know the power of real cybernetic powers boy! All thanks to Boss Hosstrich I say!" He taunted. "Haha, you know I'm just gonna beat you up again, right?" Badgerclops calmly responded. The one eyeing Adorabat was a giraffe in a suit of armor. "After all this time, I will finally deck ya, as promised a long time ago! Ramaraffe will come out on top!" She shouted out loud. Adorabat (Badly) pretended to be scared to try and stroke Ramaraffe's ego. "Oh noooo, how scary!" But as Ramaraffe's eyes started to glow up… "If I were as stupid as you!" Adorabat finished, annoying Ramaraffe. Finally, Lodumani was eyeing Dao and his friends, their rivalry being clear, but in his hand looked to be a rat shaped like a boomerang. "So these the ones thats been giving you trouble pirate?" The rat asked. "Yes, and with your help, Ratarang, I will finally come out on top and be Boomhill's top pirate!" Lodumani said in excitement. "That won't be happening Lodumani. I don't know how you got here or how long you've been with these… Weirdos, but we will defeat you!" Dao said, standing his ground. Diz stood her ground even more. "And I've wanted to give you what's for ever since you kidnapped me on your ship!" She said. "And I'm just here to beat you up for fun." Bazzi said, like they were hanging out with Adorabat.

"Fools! With our new recruit, we will finally have the Ruby Pure Heart!" Orangusnake shouted in excitement, but Lodumani whispered in his ear. "Oh, and Lodumani will be the top pirate of.. His… Place!" He followed up awkwardly. Mao Mao couldn't help but chuckle. "Ha! You guys couldn't beat us when you outnumbered us! Now it's 6 against 5! With us at the upper hand, your butt will be kicked even harder!" Mao Mao taunted with a smile. "SILENCE!" Orangusnake shouted, whipping out his energy axe, indicating it was time to fight.

Now, as much as it would seem an epic battle was gonna take place, the Sky Pirates are… Less than competent, and it was shown easily. Boss Hostrich's contant attempts to attack Badgerclops with his projectile egg bombs failed, ending with Badgerclops grabbing one egg mid-toss, and tossing it back, taking out BH. Ramaraffe never learns apparently, as her first instinct was to use her extendable head to try and headbutt Adorabat, but the bat just innocently flew in excitement in random patterns, which caused Ramaraffe to get dizzy. Eventually, she ended up falling and incapacitating herself. Lodumani threw Ratarang with all his might, but all three drivers easily dodged Ratarang. "I'LL BE BACK!" He warned. In frustration, Lodumani dashed toward the trio to attack, but he was so predictable that everyone easily dodged his attacks. Soon, a faint scream was heard, it was Ratarang! He came back alright, but Lodumani didn't think of that, despite Ratarang's warning, leading to him getting hit in the back of the head, knocking him out. The drivers just watched awkwardly. "I guess he becomes a lot more confused without his subordinates." Dao commented. Diz and Bazzi agreed.

"Wha- What's happening!" Orangusnake said in confusion. "Like I said, you were still gonna get your butt kicked by us!" Mao said. He then got into a battle pose, which caused Orangusnake to panic. "Wait, WAIT!" He cried out desperation, but at that point, Mao already prepared his attack and…. "HAAAAAAA!" Mao cried out as he landed a strike on Orangusnake, knocking him out too, and all the Sky Pirates were now all in one pile. The three drivers just… Stared in amazement as to how bad the Sky Pirates were. "See, told you they were pathetic." Mao stated. Mao Mao wasn't done though, as there was just one more thing to do. He prepped his sword, ran forward, and then smacked all the Sky Pirates. The Sky Pirates then flew a long distance away from the strike, before eventually landing. "We're ok…" The Sky Pirates said in unison when they landed. "We didn't ask!" Badgerclops responded.

Lodumani was still there though, regaining consciousness, only to see his enemies in front of him. "You got some questions to answer, Lodumani!" Dao said. "And we want the truth out of you! Don't even think of lying to us!" Diz added on. Lodumani was in a corner. "Wha-" The sheriffs walked over too. "Come on, we don't have all day." Mao Mao added. "SPIT IT OUT PUNK!" Adorabat screamed. "Fine, fine!" Lodumani shouted in defeat! He started to explain.

"I heard from Mobi that you three would be doing training outside of Boomhill, so I studied the paths of the road you were on. That was when I discovered Pure Heart Valley and the Sky Pirates! I thought that teaming up with the Sky Pirates would finally lead me to be victorious over you three!" Lodumani explained. The others were satisfied with getting an explanation, but Mao Mao was unimpressed. "The Sky Pirates?" Mao Mao asked. "Look, I didn't know they were this bad!" Lodumani retaliated! "All I needed was this win, and just like that, all the Lucci and Turbo Crystals in the world would have been mine!" He started to shout in defeat. "Well now the only place you're going is jail! We won't let you bother us anymore!" Dao said.

However, there was a feeling in the air. A much more… Threatening feeling. Mao Mao's group thought nothing of it, but Dao's group knew this was familiar. Even Lodumani felt it. "What's wrong guys? Did you get sick suddenly?" Adorabat asked as she noticed the drivers. "I-It's nothing!" Dao said in a fast tone. His friends kept quiet though. Dao just wanted out, as he knew what was coming. And speaking of what was coming, a sinister voice was heard behind everyone. "So, the plan worked out after all."

Chapter 7: The Black Company

Once the voice was heard, a slow clap followed. As everyone turned around, they could only see three figures, with a glitchy aura around them. "No, it can't be!" Dao said, wanting to deny what he saw. This gave Lodumani the chance to get away, but nobody was focused on Lodumani anymore. As the glitchy aura faded away, three figures walked forward, revealing themselves. "We've been expecting you." The leader said. He appeared to be old and bald, meaning they meant business. Next to him was a red haired snark and a girl with a side tail and highlights holding a laptop. "What do you want, Viktor?" Dao demanded, being the only one of his group to step up against Viktor, the leader. "And how did you get here anyway?" Mao Mao asked. His group was prepped for battle already.

"Hmph. It was quite simple." Viktor responded. "Kris." He told the girl with the laptop. She smiled and walked forward, and opened her laptop. She typed a bit and it loaded up a video, which projected in a hologram, showing a prerecorded explanation. It was like these guys knew one of the heroes would ask. The video loaded up and started. "Day after day, us at the Black Company always looked toward one goal: To take over the world! Starting with Boomhill! But one thing always got in our way… Every time… Dao! Dao and his dumb friends always got in our way!" Viktor in the video stated. "HEY!" Dao shouted. But the video kept going. "So once we learned that his group were leaving Boomhill, we had our chance to finally beat them! Knowing that Lodumani would follow them, I sent Kris to program and stick a tracking device on the pirate, knowing it would lead us to Dao and his friends!" Lodumani overheard this, spotted the device, and quickly flicked it off as he ran. "That is how we found out about Pure Heart Valley. Using his stealth, Raptor R was able to sneak in and steal some intel about the place, including the Ruby Pure Heart! A gem that would grant the wish of anyone who obtains it! This will be your downfall Dao! The Black Company will reign the world!" The video then finished, as Viktor started laughing.

Mao Mao stepped forward. "So you plan to steal the Ruby Pure Heart?!" Mao Mao asked, tightly holding his sword. "That is correct." Viktor responded. The red haired goon, who is the mentioned Raptor R, chuckled. "And you Boomhill Boneheads and Poor Heart Valley guys can thank the guards at the castle for doing such a terrible job!" He said with a super snarky attitude. Mao Mao went close to Badgerclops. "Remind me to tell the King to fire those guys, they cannot do anything right." He whispered. Kris got in on the taunting. "I highly recommend that you just quietly let us take the gem, you will never beat us anyway!" But the sheriffs took the challenge to heart. "And just let you make whatever wish you want? HA! And what kind of hero would that make me, if I just let some villains from another area mess with this town and their home town?" Mao Mao responded. "Yeah, and that gem is super important to the kingdom, without it, we would be in so much danger! So there is NOOOOOOOOOO way you're taking it!" Badgerclops added. Adorabat just did a loud warcry. Dao and his friends mutually decided to step back and let Mao Mao's group handle this. The Black Company was definitely a lot tougher than Lodumani, there would be no way they could fight them.

"(The Black Company is super dangerous. We had to team up with Lodumani and recruit Neo's help to try and beat them. But I doubt we can get Neo now, so it's up to those three!)" Dao thought to himself. Diz and Bazzi were definitely more scared of what was going on, but knew the sheriffs had what it took to beat the Black Company. Right?

Chapter 8: The Company's Power

Immediately, Mao Mao jumped in to get some slashes in. Viktor just signaled to Kris, and after she nodded, she used her hacking skills to create a digital shield to protect them. Mao Mao still tried to damage it, but the force of the impact knocked him back a bit. No matter, he's a cat, so he easily landed on his feet! (Writer's note: Don't try this at home, it'll still hurt your cat). "Clever bunch, huh?" Mao Mao said as a one liner. Viktor just smiled as he waved his arm forward as another signal. This signal was allowing Kris to do another hacking trick: Creating glitch monsters. In what felt like seconds, tons of glitch monsters were being generated around Mao Mao. "Got yourself some goons? Ha! It won't help!" He taunted, but before he was able to strike, Badgerclops came in and helped Mao Mao take down the monsters. "I got your back dude!" He yelled out as he used his robot arm to take down the glitches.

As Mao Mao started to tell Badgerclops that he didn't actually need his help in a fit of ego, Kris noticed something about Badgerclops. "The Badger's arm… It's robotic!" She thought out loud. She was thinking about what to do, as Badgerclops and Mao Mao kept taking down the glitch monsters. They were taking the monsters down faster than Kris could generate, so she needed a plan fast. "Robotics run off of computers… Hacking it should work!" She followed up, coming up with an idea. "So what are you waiting for?! DO IT!" Raptor R shouted in impatient-ness. Back at the fight, Badgerclops was easily mopping the floor with every monster there, failing to notice what Kris was doing. "Man, this is sooooo easy, I don't get how you think you can get the Ruby Pure Heart this way." He taunted. Kris just smiled as she completed one more click. This confused Badgerclops, and then he saw his arm.

"Wait, what's happening with my arm?" Badgerclops asked. Kris just chuckled, as Badgerclops had no control over his robot arm. Mao Mao noticed this and got distracted for a second. "Badgerclops, if your arm is bugging out again, just throw it in some rice!" He said, annoyed. Badgerclops was freaking out though. "It's not that Mao! It feels like it got a mind of its own!" He screamed out as his arm was sporadically moving all over the place. When Mao Mao heard this, he put two and two together. "Wait a second.. BADGERCLOPS! I have to slice that arm off! It was hacked!" Badgerclops didn't understand. "Are you crazy man? How will that help?!" He yelled out. But Mao Mao ignored this and sliced the arm off.

Kris in response, surprisingly was clapping slowly. Badgerclops wanted to argue with Mao Mao, but Adorabat came in and pointed out Kris' clapping. "Wait, why are you clapping? We cut off the arm!" Mao Mao clarified. "Yes, you did cut it off. ONLY cut it off!" Kris said. In confusion, Mao Mao looked back at the arm, only to notice that the arm was still moving. "It's still alive?!" Mao Mao said in confusion. "That is what I wanted to warn you about! When you said it was hacked, the possibility of it still being alive is what I planned to say until you just came in and sliced it off!" Badgerclops yelled back. "Well would you have preferred it still on your body?" Mao Mao yelled back. The arm wasn't gonna wait for their argument to end though, as it soon riled up with the other glitch monsters to attack the heroes. Badgerclops didn't have many ways to fight without his robot arm, so it was back to Mao Mao alone. The two were surrounded, but thankfully, Adorabat came in clutch with her smoke bombs. Even glitch monsters could be blinded. "SMOKE BOMB!" Adorabat yelled as she dropped the smoke bombs to blind the monsters. As Mao Mao thanked Adorabat, Kris got annoyed. "UGH! Why were they programmed to get blinded? I keep telling you two to stay away from my code!" She shouted out. "Don't bother, twin!" Raptor R said as he stepped forward. He squatted down before doing a jump toward Adorabat, surprising her. The way Raptor R was falling, it would seem that he would fall on Adorabat, so she braced for impact. But nothing happened… Unless you count her smoke bombs being stolen as something.

"My smoke bombs!" Adorabat shouted in surprise, as Raptor R escaped, chuckling with the smoke bombs in hand. Adorabat tried to follow him, but Kris already programmed a glitch net to pin her to the ground. Now, with Adorabat stuck to the ground, and Badgerclops missing his robot arm, Mao Mao really was alone this time. "Do you still want to resist, cat?" Viktor taunted. Mao Mao, knowing that the Black Company would continue to fight him no matter what he said, stood his ground. "If I can't stop you, how could I call myself a hero? OF COURSE I'LL STILL FIGHT YOU FREAKS!" He shouted out as he got serious. He dashed forward and started to fight the glitch monsters. His intense sword skills helped him take down multiple monsters at once. It was taking all of his focus though, and soon, the glitch monsters were starting to get tougher. Kris was typing something, but Mao Mao was too busy fighting the other glitch monsters to notice.

"ICE SLASH!" Mao Mao started to use his stronger techniques to try and take down the stronger glitch monsters, they were getting that tough. "Looks like you guys are putting up a bigger fight than I expected!" Mao Mao pointed out. This was not helping the nerves of Dao's group though. "W-wait, he's gonna win, right?" Diz asked Dao. "Yes, he has to!" Dao responded. Although in reality, this was just to keep Diz calm, as not even Dao knew if Mao Mao would win. Not even Bazzi was able to take their eyes off the fight. Mao Mao was getting even more tired as the fight went on, as to stall him, Raptor R started to send out more smoke bombs to make Mao Mao dodge more, and the hacked arm was also using the different abilities to try and make Mao Mao lose ground. Eventually, Kris finished what she was typing. "It's done! My magnum opus!" She said. "Perfect. Show the cat what it feels like to taste defeat! We will get that Ruby Pure Heart to beat Dao!" Viktor said. "With pleasure, this will be so much fun!" Kris responded. Mao Mao was able to overhear this and got confused. "Wait, your… Magnum opus?" He asked. But the time for questions was over.

With just one click, all the glitch monsters in the area, alongside the hacked arm started to fuse together. "What's going on?" Mao Mao said in confusion. The fusion between every glitch monster and the hacked arm caused an earthquake, demonstrating the absolute power of this new creation. "This is Kris' magnum opus, Mao Mao!" Viktor warned. "With this new creation, we will rise up! And it was thanks to Viktor's leadership that we even got this far!" Kris said, prematurely celebrating a victory. The monsters fused together, and what stood before Mao Mao was one larger, more mechanical monster. "This is the Cybertronic Warrior! Gaze at it well everyone! As this is the last thing you will bear your eyes upon!" Viktor taunted. Mao Mao tried to get his eyes on it, but the Cybertronic Warrior immediately dashed forward, giving Mao Mao no time to react. "MAO MAO!" Badgerclops and Adorabat screamed out in panic. "I'll be fine, this is just-" Mao Mao tried to reassure, only to be interrupted with another strike. "I'll be sure to" He was interrupted again. "Come on, get over your ego and focus!" Dao said in frustration, having to stand his ground to keep his friends safe. Mao Mao was able to regain his footing and stand ground, but with the Cybertronic Warrior's intense speed, the only thing he could do was block. "Ha! You fight strong for someone who's only made up of pixels and mechanics!" Mao Mao taunted, despite his extreme disadvantage. "You're one to talk!" Raptor R shouted back, before Kris stopped him. "Well, let's see how he handles this!" Kris said, as she typed on her laptop some more.

"Overdrive engaged. Activating backup coolers!" The Cybernetic Warrior said as it changed form, using the hacked arm to create a sword, and heating itself up to be more threatening. Mao Mao started to get more worried. "(I've never fought something like this, and it's only getting stronger. But I'm a hero, I should have beaten this thing right now!)" He thought to himself. This only aggravated him, causing his strategy to get more sloppy. He just blindly dashed toward the technological terror, only to be knocked back. This happened multiple times. "UGH! Just take the hit already!" Mao Mao shouted in anger. Viktor grew a devious smile, while our other heroes got more nervous. "This doesn't make any sense, Mao Mao usually always wins!" Badgerclops pointed out. "Well, we usually aren't downed like this." Adorabat also pointed out. Meanwhile Viktor was whispering something to Kris. "This is gonna be sweet!" Kris said in excitement when Viktor was done. And with a few more types, she was ready.

At this point, Mao Mao knew things were not gonna get any better, so he had to bring out his last technique. He started an inner monologue. "By the power of light, lend your strength to Geraldine, and allow me to take down this monster!" His sword got a huge power increase, and Mao Mao was ready. He raised his sword high in the air as it gained power. "LUUUUUUUUUUUUUNAR LAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!" Mao Mao shouted out as he swung his sword with all his might. When the sword met the Cybertronic Warrior, the loudest clanging sound was heard, with a mighty explosion. Mao Mao expected the Cybertronic Warrior to be downed, but was horrified to see that it was still standing, as if it was hit by nothing. "We took into account your powers, so that our little friend could adapt!" Viktor pointed out. "Did you really think we would fight you without grabbing some info about you?" Raptor R teased. Mao Mao was speechless about this, the Lunar Lash could destroy anything, how was this even a little possible?

Dao knew things were only gonna get worse if Kris kept this up, so in an act of desperation, he picked up something from his bag.

"(These boxes have set items inside of them, unlike what we see on the track. They were created by Ethen for testing purposes, but maybe…)" Dao thought to himself. With no hesitation, he grabbed a box that contained a missile. Diz and Bazzi definitely noticed. "DAO WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Diz shouted in fear. "Are you trying to get us killed too?!" Bazzi added. Dao couldn't focus on the two though, as his mind was set on launching the missile at Kris. With only a press of a button, the missile was launched. "(Oh please hit!)" Dao thought as the missile flew through the air… Only to miss. "NO!" Dao shouted out. Yeah, Dao was screwed. The Black Company definitely noticed this. "So Dao does indeed dare to get involved in this battle, does he?" Viktor said. "So be it! Finish off the cat, and then set him as our next target!" Kris nodded, and powered up the Cybertronic Warrior even more. Mao Mao was not happy.

"Well I hope you're happy with yourself!" Mao Mao shouted at Dao, visibly angry. But Dao wasn't interested in trying to argue with Mao Mao, as he and his friends just stared speechless at the power up that was happening. It was like nothing anyone here ever saw. "I gotta admit, even I get impressed at what I'm capable of!" Kris taunted. Was this it? Was this the end of Mao Mao's journey to be a hero? All that work? All that training, for this? All Mao Mao could do now was stand his ground, and basically pray that Geraldine could block this upcoming strike. "MAO MAO! It's not worth it, get out of there!" Badgerclops tried to warn Mao Mao. Adorabat could barely bring herself to watch. That is until…

Chapter 9: Moonhill's Hero: Neo

SHING! Something, or someone came in and helped Mao Mao by striking back against the strike. Everyone looked confused, but not the Black Company. "Ngh, it's you!" Viktor mumbled in anger. The mysterious hero revealed himself, standing as someone with a black outfit with an "N" on their helmet with a visor, weilding a beam sword. "So you thought you could find success doing your evil deeds outside of Boomhill, Viktor?" The hero said. "Neo, I should have expected you. You're a thorn in our side!" Viktor shouted. Dao and friends were relieved to see Neo. "I didn't expect to see Neo again, let alone right here!" Diz stated. While Adorabat and Badgerclops were relieved that Mao Mao was gonna be ok, Mao Mao wanted some answers. "Wait wait, your name is Neo? How did-" Mao Mao started, but Neo stopped him. "The introductions can wait, cat. Right now, we have more important things to deal with! If you want to live, just follow my lead!" Neo warned. As much as Mao Mao wanted to take lead, he was able to overcome his ego this time, and follow Neo. Saying Neo was talented is an extreme understatement. As someone who deals with crime daily, even with the extreme speed of the Cybertronic Warrior, Neo was able to easily deal with this monster, and with Mao Mao by his side, they were unstoppable.

"You're not bad cat!" Neo praised, slashing the weak points of the CW. "Same to you, Neo." Mao Mao said back. Badgerclops was not pleased by this exchange. "Hey, he never praises my fighting!" But Mao Mao continued the fight. With Neo at his side, he easily gained the advantage over the Cybertronic Warrior. "Think you're smart now, huh? Well let's see you try this!" Kris said as she started to prepare something. This time, Mao Mao did notice, and took action. He leapt toward Kris and dealt a heavy slice. But not toward Kris. When Kris braced for impact, she felt nothing, but unbracing was a mistake. "Wha- WHAT?!" She shouted, noticing her laptop was sliced in half. "Not so strong without your laptop now, are you?" Mao Mao taunted. As the other members of the Black Company were distracted from this, Mao Mao used this chance to grab something from Raptor R, as he dashed back toward Adorabat. Kris got frustrated, as without her laptop, she had no more control over her hacked partners. "You fool! That laptop kept control over the Cybertronic Warrior! All you did was doom us all!" Kris retaliated.

With the laptop gone, the Cybertronic Warrior started to go haywire, and was making borderline unpredictable movements. This didn't phase Neo though, he faced things more chaotic than this. As the Cybertronic Warrior waved its limbs about, Neo waited for the perfect moment, and then… SLICE! Another precise attack from Neo cut the Cybertronic Warrior in half as if it was made of paper!... Or an iPhone, either comparison works. "Warning! Warning! Fatal damage received!" The Cybertronic Warrior sputtered out as it started to glitch out. "IT'S GONNA BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!" Adorabat screamed, trying to fly away, but she was still pinned down in case you forgot.

Not that it was anything to worry about, as the explosion from the Cybertronic Warrior didn't actually do too much. Thankfully, Badgerclops' robot arm was still in one piece, so he went to put it back on. "Hello there arm, I sure did miss you!" He said as he was attaching it. Dao's group, seeing as it was now safe, walked forward to help Adorabat get out of her situation. "Ugh, you may have beaten the Cybertronic Warrior, but that does not set your victory in place! Black Company, MOVE OUT!" Viktor demanded. When hearing this, Mao Mao and Neo faced each other, nodded, and started a plan. As Neo dashed forward to surround the Black Company, Mao Mao went to free Adorabat and give her something: It was her smoke bombs! "As you wish." Mao Mao said, seemingly inviting her to use them. She noticed the Black Company trying to escape, and knew what she needed to do. She flew over the members and dropped her smoke bombs. "SMOKE BOMB!" She shouted at the same time.

As the Black Company was blinded by the smoke bombs, Badgerclops used his robot arm to launch a net toward the Balck Company to capture them. "UGH! This is just an inconvenience!" Viktor said at first, but he was unable to break the ropes. "W-what is this?!" He asked. "Oh it's just some special rope I made out of nylon, just in case I needed to capture Pinky, but you guys were good substitutes." Badgerclops explained. Since nylon was the strongest material to make rope out of, they weren't escaping, and they were finally as good as arrested. "You won't be escaping this time, Black Company! Now you will finally pay for your crimes!" Neo said as he grabbed the net. Dao's group ran to meet up with everyone. "Is it finally over? I'm getting tired!" Bazzi asked, when, in reality, they were awake for like, 15 to 20 minutes. But Dao confirmed to them that yes, this battle was finally over. "Thank gooooooodness…" They said as they drifted off to Dreamland.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Neo." Dao said. "When I heard about the Black Company coming here, I knew they would be up to no good. Looks like they didn't expect me to end up here with them, as Viktor had Kris create more of those glitch monsters to try and slow me down. But they were no match for me." Neo explained. Mao Mao still wanted answers. "Ok Neo, you said you would explain after the fight, and the fight is over, so tell me: Who are you?" Neo just chuckled. "You're looking at me, Neo. Just call me the Hero of Moonhill city." He said before he started to dash out. "Wait, did you say hero?!" Mao Mao shouted out, but Neo already left at that point. "Mao Mao, what did you want from him anyway?" Badgerclops asked. "Well, he was a hero and… Wait, what does it matter to you?!" Mao Mao demanded. "Fine, just leave me in the dark why don't you!" Badgerclops said in frustration. "Whatever, let's just go back and finish fixing the kart!" This comment made Dao's group remember the condition of the kart. "OH NO! WE ALMOST FORGOT!" They all said!

Chapter 10: All Fixed Up

"All done!" Badgerclops said. He just finished fixing up the engines and the kart bodies. He lowered the karts down to the ground, letting Dao test them. "Whoa, you fixed these up real good!" He said as he slowly drove around the large garage. "Hey, thanks man!" Badgerclops said, blushing. "It's nice to get some approval for my work after what my mom had constantly said about me!" He spat out. "Wha-" Dao said. "Wha-?" Badgerclops said in response. Dao was confused, but didn't want to think too much about the situation. "Aaaaaaanyway, you guys ready to leave yet?" Dao asked his friends. "I'd say I'm ready. Pure Heart Valley was fun, but you can't beat Boomhill!" Diz answered. Bazzi had different interests. "Can't we stay a little longer? On the way back, I met someone named Muffins who had a bakery, and I wanted to get as many cobblers as possible for home." Bazzi mentioning cobbler did make Mao Mao sweat, as he was still a little uptight about the Hero's Code forbidding cobbler (For some reason). Guess he forgot the number one rule about being a hero.

"You know you guys can visit whenever you want, right? This isn't like, a one and done thing you know." Badgerclops pointed out. "I know, but still." Bazzi responded. They really are dead set on getting tons of cobbler it seems. "You can't be thinking about food all the time." Adorabat pointed out. "You're right! I also sometimes think about sleeping on things." Bazzi responded. Mao Mao wasn't saying anything though, and not just because of the cobbler comment. "Well, I guess we're off. It was nice meeting you guys." Dao said. "Maybe we can visit again, but without our enemies also getting involved. I'm sure it'll be fun, especially with more friends like Ethen and Mos!" Diz added. "(If we can even remember that he exists.)" She thought, which is kinda cruel if you think about it. The goodbyes continued, as our heroes escorted out Dao's group, mainly to keep them away from Pinky.

"Goodbye!" the sheriffs said to Dao's group as they left to return to Boomhill. Mao Mao was still looking in the distance and in the direction that Neo went. "Are you still thinking about Neo, Mao?" Badgerclops asked. "N-no! I was just reminiscing about the battle I just had!" Mao Mao responded, but Badgerclops knew he was lying. "Sure…" He said. Mao Mao got slightly agitated from this. "You know it's true! I was super close to losing that battle you know! It was Neo who helped me out, and let me keep my title as a hero, because how can I call myself a hero if I can't win against a villain?" Badgerclops ignored the rhetorical question, letting out a "I KNEW IT!" with Adorabat cheering him.

Mao Mao, now more annoyed, continued on. "AS I WAS SAYING, that Neo guy was strong, and I was wondering: When would be the next time we will cross paths?" Badgerclops and Adorabat walked closer to Mao Mao. "Who knows, maybe next visit?" Badgerclops answered. "That was a rhetorical question!" Mao Mao shouted, Badgerclops rolling his closed eye in response. It was a good rhetorical question though, as it wasn't impossible for the two to meet again. Unknown to them, however, Neo was actually watching the three from up above on a rooftop. He just simply let out a "Hmph." and a smile, before jumping back on his path toward Moonhill, as if he knew the answer to that rhetorical question.

THE END!

Credits

Idea: Kirbyfan45

Writing: Kirbyfan45

"Proofreading:" Kirbyfan45

This Joke Again: Kirbyfan45

Mao Mao is owned by Cartoon Network, created by Parker Simmons. Copyright goes to Warner Media

KartRider is owned by Nexon. There isn't much I can do to expand this part