There was a section deep underneath the Underground. There were prison cells to house the many villains they had captured.
Alex unlocked the one marked 'Him'.
"Him?" said Brandon, "What kind of name is that? I thought you said her name was Jessica?"
Alex smirked when Brandon referred to Him as a 'her'.
The room was empty.
"Brandon, close the door." Another one of 'Jessica's' tricks.
"So, this Jessica, is she like the invisible lady or something?"
Alex's eyes focused on the door. "Doorknob." He said.
The doorknob suddenly moved and turned red, then it changed shape to what looked like a human male.
"One minute! That's a new record!" Jessica said in an almost feminine voice, "And that name change is a very nice tou…" Jessica looked down at Brandon as if 'she' had never seen him come in. He frowned and didn't say anything else.
Him never spoke to anyone; accept Alex and the Power Puff Sisters. He defiantly wasn't going to speak to Brandon.
"Isn't that the dude who attacked me?" said Brandon.
"Don't worry, he's harmless." Alex said, looking down at the cuffs clamped around each of his claws. Apparently, they somehow prevented Him from using his powers.
"So, Him. Are you going to tell me anything this time?" said Alex.
No answer.
"Fine. Just gives me a reason to call the PowerPuff Girls over."
Him's eyes widened. "You wouldn't!" he said, in a now masculine voice.
"I would. All you have to do is not cooperate and…"
"Alright!" Him barked. Then his voice became feminine once more. "I'll do it. What do you want?"
"Tell me everything you know about 'Our Leader'."
A smile spread across Him's face. "That's what this is all about!" his voice sounded almost like a teenager, "You're dabbling in dark magic, boy. Our Leader is very dangerous!" the red mans eyes went the same colour as his skin as his voice became masculine once more, "He will destroy you!"
"Who is he?" said Alex.
Him shrunk back down to Alex's height. "I can't tell you too much." His voice feminine again, "But he's not human like you! And he had been planning to take over this pitiful planet for over three thousand years!" he gave a weak little laugh. For a moment, he looked sad, maybe even fearful. He looked down at the floor. It was now black.
"Him! Quit fooling around with the floor!" said Alex.
Him stepped back a little. "I didn't do it! Honest!"
The floor suddenly moved.
"Alex, it's that thing from the dinning room." said Brandon.
"Get off the floor!" Alex said, as he dragged Brandon up onto the table.
"I hardly told him anything! I swear!" Him screamed.
The black thing responded by grabbing Him around the waist.
"You traitor!" Him dug his claws into it before the thing tightened its grip, cracking a few ribs. Another long appendage grew from the floor, and then went into Him's forehead.
"What exactly is that thing?" said Brandon.
The thing dropped Him on the floor and disappeared.
Brandon and Alex stood over Him. He was still alive. He didn't seem to badly wounded.
"Him, what's going on? What was that?" said Alex. He couldn't help feeling sorry for the poor little…it.
Him effortlessly pulled himself up. "That was the traitor, 'Our Leader'. I will never trust him again." But then he smiled, "You're still going to die!"
There was a crash, and it felt as if the entire Underground was shaking.
Alex reached the source of the crash, following Batman.
"What is it?" said Alex.
"See for yourself." Batman pointed.
A massive black scorpion scuttled above them, waving its claws.
"Watch out for its tail. I don't know how bad the poison is." said Batman.
Another section of the Underground collapsed as the Scorpion knocked down a wall.
"No." said Batman.
"What?" said Alex.
"That wall was next to the main reactor. If the scorpion destroys that…"
"We'll go with it." said Alex, "I think we better run."
"Right behind you…"
There was a horrible sound as the reactor blew.
"Ow!" said Alex as he woke.
"Where is your sward?"
Alex rubbed his eyes. The last thing he remembered was, he was with Batman and…the reactor! The reactor blew!
"Great! I'm dead!"
"Where is your sward?"
"Huh?" said Alex, hearing the voice for the first time.
"Where is your sward?" said the gruff voice again.
"Sward? I don't have a sward!"
A pair of massive, flaming eyes appeared. They stared down at him. "Buh! You not the samurai!"
"Who are you?" said Alex.
"Who am I?" the voice gave a loud laugh. "I am Aku! The shape shifting master of darkness and the ruler of this world!"
"Our Ruler?"
"Yes. Fits quite well don't you think?"
Alex frowned. "No."
"What?"
"You don't deserve to be the ruler. You killed people. You created an infection and you attacked Him, and he's on your side!"
"Sacrifices must be made. I am the ruler of this planet, and you are just a pathetic, washed up 'Super Hero'."
"You will not claim another innocent…"
"Now where have I heard that before?" said Aku, "Oh well. You will die now. Bye bye."
"Alex! Alex! Wake up!" Bubbles shook Alex awake.
Alex woke. "What the hell happened?" he said as he looked up at Grim, who was holding his scythe above his head.
Everyone looked at Grim.
"What?" said Grim, "Oh come on! He was going to die anyway!"
"The Underground was completely destroyed." said Superman, "Lots of people died. Sorry guys but we're going to be homeless for a while."
There was a groan coming from everyone.
"Hey! We have plenty of room in the bus!" said Brandon, "Why don't you all…" Rikki shoved his hand over his mouth.
"That's actually not such a bad idea." said Alex.
Grim tapped him on the shoulder. "Alex, I need to speak to you. Now."
"Sure, go ahead."
"No." said Grim, "In private…"
Grim took him to the surface. Alex looked down at what had been 'The Underground Project'. Now it was nothing but a gaping hole in the ground, black smoke pouring out of it.
"Alex, dis is Cerberus. I tink you should get to know him." Grim said, stroking the nose of a large, three headed dog.
The dog was huge. Probably bigger than an elephant.
"What is this all about, Grim?" said Alex.
"I know dat the ruler of dis world contacted you. His name is Aku. I should know I went to high school with him." said Grim, "Aku is very dangerous. I need to get you as far away from here as I can."
"What does this have to do with your big dog…?"
"At one point, Cerberus used to be my only form of transportation before I got me scythe. Well, actually, before Cerberus, I had to walk for miles, across deserts, through oceans, over mountains. Dat is why in Biblical times people lived to de ripe old age of nine hundred."
"Wow. I always wondered how that happened."
"Hey! What's going on?" Spiderman hung upside down from a tree. "Who's Aku?"
"Oh for God's…You've been spying on us!" said Grim.
"Yeh, sorry. Couldn't help myself. So, where are you going?"
Grim suddenly shoved the blade of his scythe in Spiderman's face. "Nowhere, and if you breath a single word of dis to anyone you will be leaving earlier than planned, permanently!"