I…

Oh, forget the dramatic introduction. It's not worth my time. I'm Thunder Boy, nice to meet you, how's your mother, etc, etc…

Our master is beginning to panic. He doesn't know what to do about Nick. The kid keeps knocking us down one by one like bowling pins, and worst of all, several members of our force went traitor and teamed UP with that little loser!

Including my defective double, Alastor.

How I hate him! I hate him with a vengeance! He had all this power, the power that I have now, the power of the UNDERWORLD…and he didn't want it! He said he could beat Nick on his own terms, and not only did he NOT beat Nick…

He joined UP with the brat! How fked up is that? Stupid Alastor. I hate him!

Well I'm going to finally get my chance to shine. I'm gonna kick that kid's ass, and serve his head on a platter to my master. Let's see how he'll like being headless! And I'll rip out the heart of my stupid double too! I hate, hate, hate, hate HATE him!

He's SO going to die! Die a fiery, painful death as I rip him apart with my claws! I'm gonna rip his head off and st down his throat and then stick my hooves right up his ass, I wonder how he'll like that! I HATE HIM!

Did I mention that I hate him? Because I do.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Don't make me hate you too!

"This is…uncomfortable." said Sylvia. "Yeah." said Nick.

Since Six Majin couldn't hold TWO people at the same time, Sylvia had to sit on Nick's lap. Normally a hormone-addled teenager would have been all "a hot chick's on my lap, huh-huh-huh!"

Nick, however, had reminded himself that she was a fiancé of Joe, and furthermore that he wanted to save himself for marriage.

Still, there were temptations.

Inside his head, a deadly battle raged.

"Do her! Do her!" screeched his Lust.

"Hug her, kiss her, squeeze her till her arms fall out!" shouted his Immaturity.

"Save consummation for the time when thoust are done with the act of holy wedlock!" begged Faith.

"If you even touch her leg, Joe will kick your ass." reasoned Reason.

"Dude, you need to take a good look at yourself! You're dreaming about doing it with a VIDEO GAME CHARACTER!" howled Self-Awareness.

"You should not steal a man's woman!" shouted Chivalry.

"I wonder what Joe would do to you if you said "I did it with Sylvia…" mused Imagination.

"You deserve a break! Besides, she's not married to Joe YET!" screamed Greed.

Nick, who was in the middle of all of this, groaned in annoyance. What was he going to do?

Luckily it happened. Sylvia got a call on her cell phone.

"Hello? Oh, Joe! Hi, sweetie! Is Daddy there with you…what? Someone's been following you all around? Well did you get a good look at-ALASTOR? That's impossible! Alastor's a good guy! Why would he be-huh? Joe, is someone banging on your door? You're going to go check it? No, no, don't hang up on me Joe, don't hang-he hung up on me. Oh my. I hope he's okay…" Sylvia's eyes were clouded with worry. Would Joe be okay?

Nick looked at her with sympathy…then smiled. "Don't worry. We'll head right over to Movieland Metropolis to go see them." She kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks Nick. You're sweet." "Uh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh…" He said, cheeks turning even redder than normal. Slyvia frowned to herself. What on Earth was Alastor doing following Joe and her daddy?

Meanwhile, at the big city…at around 6:58 PM…

"Okay, old man. It's come down to this."

"Yes…a TRUE test of strength."

"And lots of people here to see me kick your ass."

"I think it is I who will be doing the ass-kicking."

"So you ready?"

"I was born ready, son."

"I ain't your son yet…gee, kinda feels weird, the idea of having you for a dad-in-law."

"I feel the same. Now…let us begin!"

"Right!"

Nobody had been at the door when Joe had answered it, and when nobody kept following them they had begun to relax and so…therefore…they found themselves at Bob's Belly-Burst Buffer!

Both Captain Blue and Joe were standing in front of the buffet, and both had big plates and bigger appetites. Joe rushed forward, diving at some steak and hot sauce. Captain Blue decided to go for the pasta and grabbed some sauce. Then they rushed to a table and began scarfing it down, while others cheered them on. It was a battle of testosterone for sure!

And it was destined to end badly.

"Ha! Gimme more spaghetti!"

"Pass me some dumplings!"

"Hot sauce! I need hot sauce!"

"Would you be so kind as to pass me the salt?"

"Oh sure."

"Thank you. SOMEBODY GET ME SOME CHICKEN!"

"Buffalo Wings, stat!"

"Somebody get them some sodas!"

"Joe I wanna have your bab-"

"BUUUUUURP!"

"Woah, feelin' funny here…"

"I feel straaaaange…"

Precisely forty eight minutes later, both Captain Blue and Joe were stretched out on the floor, hands on their upset stomachs, ready to puke. Captain Blue's pot belly was now a CAULDRON belly, and Joe's cheeks were still filled with buffalo wings and extra sauce.

"I think we ate too much…"

"Bathroom!"

A few minutes later, both of them went into the bathroom, and half an hour later they left it…

To return to a scene of utter chaos and destruction.

There were broken tables, shattered glasses and plates, food was strewn everywhere and, most horrifyingly of all, BLOOD everywhere. There were dozens of dead bodies inside the buffet restaurant. Everyone had not only been slaughtered, they'd been TOTALLY slaughtered. Overkill.

And the lights were out…and it was getting dark, very dark, outside.

"What…what on Earth HAPPENED here?" Joe asked.

Blue looked up. He screamed, running backwards and falling onto a pool of blood. He pointed up.

There, in bloody letters…

"YOU'RE NEXT. AND YOU'RE DEAD."

Joe looked at the message and suddenly felt even sicker than before. He ran to the bathroom and vomited into the toilet.

Blue however, tried to calm down. He went to get a glass of water and decided against it when he saw what had happened in the KITCHEN.

Meanwhile, Nick and Slyvia had arrived at the city, which was oddly quiet. They walked down the sidewalk, talking.

"You see, Nick, there's a common mistake everyone makes about the v-watch." "What's the mistake?" "Well, it doesn't just turn any ordinary joe into a superhero." "Well then what does it do?" "You haven't figured it out?" "Uh...well...does it have to do with unleashed potential?" "Right! There are heroes in all of us. The v-watch simply lets the hero within a person out. Sometimes it's strong, and sometimes it's weak, but usually all people have heroes in them...unless they've got VILLAINS inside." "Yeah, I know a few people like that. So my v-watch brings out the hero in me...sweet! Wait until I tell my brother, he'll be all...hey, how come we haven't encountered anyone?"

Nick and Sylvia started looking around.

"This is weird. Shouldn't the city be more bustling this time of night? It's only 8:00!" "…something's wrong. Really wrong." "How so?" "Nick, Movieland has certain…certain…THINGS…in it…that kinda occur from time to time." "What do you mean?" "Movieland is generally an action-adventure with comedy/romance stuff type of place…but occasionally it happens." "What?" "The Sci-fi/Horror night." "The what now?" "The Sci-fi/Horror night. On one night, every couple of weeks, Movieland's creatures of the dark and scary realm of Sci-fi and Horror come out. They only get one real shot."

"What exactly happens when they come out?"

Nick almost said that. But he'd watched enough Horror movies and seen enough Sci-fi flicks on TV to know the answer. Bad shit happens. REALLY bad shit.

But if that was true, then…

Then maybe…

"Sylvia…"

"Yeah?"

"If tonight is a night of demons and monsters…then I think I know who's REALLY been following Joe and Blue."

"Who?"

"Thunder Boy." Nick said running as fast as he could, dragging Sylvia by her arm. "OW! Nick!" "We gotta find them! They're in HUGE danger!" "What do you mean? Who's Thunder Boy?" "You didn't meet him, right. I forgot. Only Alastor did. Look, Thunder Boy's Alastor's double! And since Alastor is GOOD…"

Sylvia suddenly understood. She ran alongside Nick, huffing and puffing. "Sylvia, call them, fast! We gotta warn them!" "Alright, alright!" Sylvia reached into her pocket and pulled out her cell phone. It rang and rang…but Joe didn't pick up. "Oh no!" "Relax, I'm sure they're okay…I think…I hope. Anyway, if I learned ANYTHING from watching science fiction and horror movies, it's that you gotta stick together and keep a cool head!" "You sure seem sure of yourself." "I think if I was ever in a horror movie, I'd NEVER do the dumb things the heroes do in them. I mean, like leaving doors unlocked, or picking up the phone, or not ARMING yourself when there's a killer after you…they main characters are usually so DUMB! Honestly! But I'm sure Joe and Blue are smart enough to escape, don't worry."

Back at the restaurant, Joe and Blue were trapped in the bathroom. The toilets were overflowing…with blood. The Sci-fi/Horror night was well underway…and the doors were locked. Joe jiggled the handle. He tired to kick it down. Nothing. He tugged at his hair, panting heavily. Captain Blue looked around for someway, ANYWAY, to get out.

"Like, we're TOAST, man! We're gonna die, we're gonna die, we're gonna diiiiiie…"

Blue suddenly pointed up at the ceiling. "A vent shaft!" Joe immediately hopped onto Blue's shoulders, and they made their way through the flooding blood to the vent. Joe pulled it off and crawled inside. Then he lowered his hand. "Grab my hand!" Blue jumped up and grabbed it. "WOAAAAGGGHHH!"

They both fell back down. "Darn it! You're too damn-" "You'd better not say another word."

Meanwhile, outside, Thunder Boy stood by the bathroom door, calmly waiting. However, he'd undergone a few…changes…recently…and he was anxious to tear Joe and Blue and Slyvia apart himself. So he hoped that they'd hurry up and get out.

At that very moment, it happened. Joe and Blue rammed the door with both their bodies and it broke down. They landed on the door and the blood washed out, flooding the main buffet room, and sending them washing down a cascading flood of blood out the door and into the street, where Sylvia and Nick were. Slyvia saw the blood and screamed. Nick immediately rushed over and picked Blue and Joe up, trying to keep calm. "You guys alright?" He asked them.

"We…we will be."

"Oh WILL you now?"

Everyone turned and looked at Thunder Boy. He looked exactly like Alastor, just like Nick had said. "Back off, Thunder Boy, or I'll give you the beat-down of your life!" Nick said, raising a fist. Thunder Boy smirked. "Idiot." He snapped his fingers.

Suddenly a huge hoard of zombies burst from the dry cleaning building opposite the buffet. Slyvia screamed and jumped into Joe's arms. Blue gulped. Nick growled and looked at Thunder Boy. "How on Earth did you…" "Helloooo? It's the night where bad guys like ME have all the power! Just like in a horror movie." "Yeah, well the good guys will usually win, even IN horror and sci-fi movies!" "USUALLY. But not always. This is one of those times, stupid brat." "Put your money were your big mouth is!" "I have. What about YOU?"

Nick grinned. "Okay, you wanna see my moves?" He posed. "TIME TO ROCK! HENSHIN!" Transforming once more, he turned to face the zombies, rushing at them with MACH SPEED. "Ki-yaaaaaaaaaaah!" Nick said as he flew through the air, feet bashing into zombie heads and guts. Blue, Slvyia and Joe cowered behind a trashcan while Nick delivered a can of whop-ass. Finally the zombies were all gone. "Okay guys, lets…wait, why didn't you help me?" They gulped. "Guys, what is your…wait…"

Nick suddenly understood. "Of COURSE! You guys are denziens of Movieland! But I'm NOT! I don't follow the rules of Movieland, so I don't follow the standards of movies as well! Like Horror movies! And in Horror movies, most of the main characters don't do anything to stop the bad guys! Only the true hero…and that's ME, the one who's not a member of Movieland!" "Clever. Very clever." Thunder Boy spat, growling angrily. "It also has to do with your naturally resistant nature as well, I believe. In any case, I'm gonna destroy you the old fashioned way…"

Thunder Boy grinned manically and raised his hands. Suddenly purple/black lightning struck him, and dust kicked up everywhere. Nick shielded his eyes, and then gasped.

Thunder Boy had become a demon. His red eyes blazed with inhuman ferocity. He had HUGE fierce claws, razor sharp teeth, a pig-like snout, ram's horns and hoofed feet. Not to mention that his tail was furrier. His armor had become darker, and his helmet had been shattered, and his head was COVERED in bristly, dark fur. He looked really freaky.

"You look like a total freak-a-leek." "Freak-a-leek?" "Like it? I just made it up." "Whatever. Gaze upon my awesome power!" "I'm gazing at something, but it ain't your power, it's your dumb-ass nose!" "WHY YOU…" "And all that HAIR! Geez, ever heard of a haircut!" "Stop it! You're supposed to be afraid of me! That's how it works, dammit!" "I don't follow THAT kind of script. I improvise, dumb-ass!"

Thunder Boy sneered. "Well you'll still DIE." He pressed a button on his demonic-looking belt, and music started up.

BGM: Underworld Emperor (Demon Lord Alastor's Theme)

Great, even your MUSIC is a rip-off of Alastor." "I ain't Alastor…" He suddenly shot into the air on his now HUGE bat wings and raced at Nick. "I'm my own class act!" His claws tore through the air, but not at Nick, who ducked out of the way, and grinned. "Nice try…but really it's about "do or do not, for there is no try", Thunder Boy."

"Now I am the Underworld Emperor, brat!" "Being more dramatic and having a freaky costume doesn't mean anything unless you have the moves to-"

"Muuuhhhhhhhh…"

"What the?"

Nick looked behind him. An even bigger, far more HUGE horde of zombies were advancing towards him and his viewtiful pals. "I HATE zombie flicks!" "Have you ever seen one?" "A bit of Resident Evil. Anyway…MACH SPEED!"

Nick ran towards Sylvia, Joe and Blue and told them "We gotta go! NOW!" "Suh-suh-sure! All right!" They took off, but Thunder Boy blocked the way. "And who said you guys could leave!" He asked, snarling. "I DID!" Nick shouted, rushing forward with SLOW and MACH SPEED. His fist collided with Thunder Boy's cheek, and the evil demon flew through the air, snarling angrily as he put his hand to his sore cheek. His REALLY sore cheek. Okay, his nearly BROKEN cheek.

"Why you…" "Upstart, uncouth youth?" "Where do you come UP with this stuff?" "I got a lot of free time, freak-a-leek! MACH SPEED!" Nick jumped up towards Thunder Boy, but Thunder Boy flapped to the side, pointing his claws at Nick. "AIR RAID!" He shouted. Black thunder shot from his hand, and it struck Nick's side. Nick screamed and fell to the ground, groaning. Meanwhile, the zombies advanced further as Joe, Blue and Sylvia ran down the street. "I HATE this night!" "Maybe…we…should…stay and fight!" "Without our v-watches, we're helpless, Sylvia!"

But Sylvia had an idea. She stopped immediately and grabbed Blue and Joe, looking them right in the eye with a resolute face. "Nick said that ordinary people make it through horror and sci-fi movies all the time…so we can do it too!" "How?" "What works against zombies in the horror flicks?" "Guns?" "Flamethrowers?" "Right! Fire! Burns them right up!" "Well we don't have any…"

Joe looked to his left and saw a gas station. "Oh…OH! I get it! That's my girl, always using her big head!" "Hmph!" "I meant that in the good way!" "As much as I'd love to hear you talk about my intellect Joe, we've got a job to do. Come on! Grab a gas hose and start spraying, or grab a gas tank and start pouring, fast!" "Wait…you got a match?"

Sylvia suddenly stiffened. She could hear the zombies coming closer. "Aw, damn." She said. "I KNEW I forgot something." Joe suddenly snapped his fingers. "Wait…can't Nick do something?"

As it were, Nick WAS doing something…he was getting his butt handed to him! Thunder Boy was just plain faster than he was, and every time Nick got close, Thunder Boy summoned up lighning to strike Nick! So Nick was now running in zig-zag motions, trying to keep far away from Thunder Boy's new technique…freakishly deadly-looking swords that flew at him!

"Dance, punk! Dance!"

"Naw, I'm not too good at dancing…"

A sword whizzed by Nick, and…Aw man! It got his cape! Nick was stuck to the road, his cape impaled by the sword! "Motherf-"

Nick didn't get to finish the insult. A bolt of lightning struck him and he fell to the ground, groaning. Thunder Boy began cackling madly. The zombies kept advancing, slow by steady. Joe, Sylvia and Blue ran over to Nick and shook him madly. "Nick, get up! We need you!" "Ughuh…my heeeaaaad…" "Forget your head! Can you use mach speed to get a flaming aura up?" "Uh…yeaaaah…got any asprin?" "I'll buy you a triple pack if you GET YOUR LAZY ASS UP, NICHOLAS MICHAEL GREY!" Sylvia shouted. Nick immediately hopped up and saluted. "Sir, yes sir!" He said, wide awake.

Nick used MACH SPEED to run over to a telephone pole and began to whack it over and over…a few moments later his hands were on fire…and after a bit of running so was his whole body! "I'm on FIRE!" Nick wisecracked. "Zip it! Lead the zombies towards the gas trap we've set!" Sylvia snapped. Nick looked to his right and saw a HUGE line of gasoline on the road ahead. Puddles of gas were scattered around as well. It was almost a lake. "What a tragic waste." Nick almost said, but he squashed the thought and nodded.

He had an idea too.

He looked up at Thunder Boy and stuck his tongue out. "You cheap knock-off of Alastor! Come on down and fight me like a demon! ALASTOR would!" "Shut up! I'm not him!" "You're right…he's BETTER than you!" "SHUT UP!" "You suck, and Alastor doesn't! Face it! You're a rip-off, something stuck into the game by lazy designers looking for a way to boost replay-"

That did it.

"I'LL KILL YOU YOU LOUSY FK OF A DN BRAT!" Thunder Boy shot towards Nick, who used MACH SPEED to run towards the gasoline. He jumped over it, and Thunder Boy tackled him…then drew back, hollering. Nick was still on fire! The zombies were now within inches of the trap…

Thunder Boy wouldn't give up though. He shot more lighting at Nick, who danced out of the way, sticking his tongue out at the demon. "Man! Your body odor is as bad as your aim, you know that, right?" "I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!" "Do you only speak in monosyllables now?" "KILL YOU DEAD!" "I'll take that as a whopping "yes" then." "I'LL RIP OUT YOUR HEART AND CRAP IN YOUR MOUTH AND STICK MY FOOT SO FAR UP YOUR-"

But before things could get M rated, Nick grinned and SHOVED Thunder Boy as the demon advanced on him, transfering some flames to Thunder Boy's hair arms and his neck. Thunder Boy fell back, trying to beat out the flames on his neck…

He fell into the zombies, past them, down…

He didn't notice the smell until it was far too late. He hit the gasoline.

FWOOOOOSSSSHH! KAFWOOOM!

Zombies and demon went up in flames. Thunder Boy screamed over and over and then exploded in a blast of brimstone and black blood. Nick turned away, and walked off, not wanting to see zombies burning. Joe, Silvia and Blue were sitting on the curb of the street, and patted Nick on the back as he transformed back to his normal clothes. "Nice job, Nick." "No biggie." Nick said. "No, that was really something!" "No biggie, really!"

Then at that moment, it happened. A huge portal opened up. A man with fiery red hair that spiked up stepped through. He had a fairly big nose, a white shirt, a black vest, and a big smile. He gave the "sweet" symbol to Joe and the others. "Hey there, everyone! Uh, I don't know exactly how to say this, but…am I late to da party?" "Dad?" "Daddy-in-law?" "Jet?"

Nick blinked. "Uh…so, is this Joe's dad, Jet?" "Oh, youse must be Nick." Jet extended his hand. "House it goin'?" "Uh…hi. This is a surprise. Um…how did you get here?" Jet grinned. "I was hoping youse was gonna ask me that. Lemme explain…"

Meanwhile, watching from a nearby building…

"That stupid kid has ruined every single one of my plans…AND he's creamed every single one of my warriors!…wait…if Jet has come here…then that means I can finally…hee hee…ha ha…HA HA HA HA HA!"

Author's Note:

Yep! Jet's on the scene, and his dark hero side is soon to follow! But it gets better! Soon I will unveil the identity of the master of JAGOW, and a major ally of Dynamic Nick is going to die! That's right…DIE. And it's gonna be a real climax, all right. Just wait…and don't forget to review after you've read my story, please!