I am terribly sorry for the delay for over a year! I knew mental blocks could be bad but good grief! I really hate them all now. Well hopefully I'll be able to get back on track for my other stories as well along with any new ones I'll have in the future. Well I hope you enjoy!
A MIGHTY BOND THE NEXT GENERATION
Chapter 8 Prevail Of The Lovers
Ultraman Max and Ultrawoman separated to take on both Zettons at once.
The Aliens shot fireballs at the two Ultras beginning the fight between them.
Max and Ultrawoman duck and dodged the deadly projectiles while advancing closer to the monsters.
Once satisfied with the distance, Ultrawoman jumped towards Zetton with her foot out ready for the kick.
Zetton was pushed back a bit but was still able to stay on it's feet.
Max meanwhile jumped clean over the Zetton he was facing and landed on the other side of it.
With a quick 180 degree turn, he then punched the monster twice and withdrew.
Angry, the Zetton turned around and shot more fireballs in rapid succession.
Max jumped to the right, landed in a handstand position, and used his arms to jump himself back onto his feet.
Following that he ran away from the last few fireballs.
The other Zetton swiped his arm, barely missing Ultrawoman.
The female Ultra then jumped back towards him but before she could punch, Zetton teleported and ended up behind her.
He then punched the unsuspecting Ultra from behind knocking her into the ground.
Max snatched his Max Sword from his crest and threw the boomerang-like weapon at Zetton.
Before it could cause any damage, Zetton's shield sprang up and the barrier deflected the object.
The sword returned to Max and he jumped out of the way as Zetton shot more fireballs.
Ultrawoman jumped off into the air and took flight, dodging a giant fireball shot by the other Zetton.
Flying over the monster, she turned and dove down.
She landed on her feet and then pushed herself up in a jump once again flying over Zetton.
For a while she repeated the process and Zetton meanwhile was unaware that she was getting closer to him with each landing.
Upon getting close enough, she gave Zetton a hard kick into his back, knocking him into the ground this time.
Zetton got up and turned towards the female Ultra and swiped his arm at her. Like the previous swipe, it missed the target.
Against his foe, Max grabbed Zetton when he finally had the chance and kneed the monster in the chest.
The alien stumbled back a bit before trying to punch the Ultra missing barely.
Max then circled around Zetton at lightning quick speed, much to fast for the monster to even keep looking at the direction he was in.
Soon the Ultra jumped towards the alien after a number of circles and gave him a strong kick.
Zetton fell over on his back upon impact but jumped back on his feet very shortly after.
Ultrawoman threw her fingernail blades at her foe while jumping to her right.
Zetton's shield deflected the attack and the blades returned to the female Ultra's fingers.
Ultrawoman then jumped towards Zetton while spinning around with both legs up, upon colliding the monster, he was hit with both legs multiple times.
Zetton fell on his back but then raised his head quickly and shot a fireball.
This time he managed to make contact and Ultrawoman fell on her back upon the hit.
Zetton continued firing fireballs at her until finally she managed to gather the strength to jump off the ground and out of his way.
While the four continued their fight, Red King and Black King regained contentiousness.
They were about to rush in and assist the Zettons but suddenly the ground below their feet began to move.
Getting out of the way the ground was collapsing the two monsters eyed the area.
Seconds later, a giant head popped out of the ground.
It was Gomora.
The monster kept digging up until he finally was in the open.
They then communicated in a series of growls and roars.
Translation
"We outnumber them now!" Black King said with excitement. "Let's get rid of those two!"
Gomora shook his head.
"There is a time for battle but now is not that time." He replied. "We may outnumber them but that doesn't mean they can't overpower us. Besides, I doubt the Zettons care much about you two other than being part of their invasion."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Red King asked rather annoyed with the crested monster.
"Follow me home and we'll start plotting." Gomora answered.
He then climbing down the tunnel he came out of in the first place.
Red King was a little hesitant at first but in the end, he decided to follow.
With no wish to be left alone, Black King descended into the tunnel as well.
Today the Ultras won against them but there would certainly be a rematch.
The fight between the bitter enemies meanwhile was still moving strong.
After kicking Zetton again, Ultrawoman backflipped, getting out of his range.
Max roundhoused the Zetton he was facing followed by three punches to the monster's chest.
He too backflipped, dodging the counter attack by the alien.
The angry Zetton began shooting his fireballs once more but the Ultra successfully dodged them.
While running towards the alien, Max turned his charge into a sliding kick.
The move allowed him to avoid the enemy's fireballs as well as knocking him off his feet once contact was made.
The Ultra pressed his left foot and hands on the ground pushing himself upright.
Ultrawoman dodged the fireballs of the Zetton she was fighting by doing a cartwheel followed by backflipping 5 times.
On the last one, she jumped towards the alien, flipped almost completely forward, and with her right foot, she stomped on the enemy's skull.
Zetton was knocked down face first into the ground upon impact.
The female Ultra adjusted her position so that she aligned with the monster.
She grabbed him by his shoulders and pulled him up. She spun around a few times before letting him go.
Flying from the force, the enemy flew some distance away and landed face first once again.
Max came charging towards the Zetton he was fighting when suddenly it disappeared.
After the Ultra came to a stop, the monster reappeared behind his enemy thanks to his teleportation ability.
The alien punched Max in the back followed by a kick from behind.
The Ultra fell down and then turned as quickly as he could.
He saw Zetton was preparing to punch him in the face so he quickly rolled to the right evading the strike of his foe.
Max then spun around with his right foot out, hitting the hand his enemy had on the ground.
Because he applied too much balance of himself on that limb, he fell down as well.
The Ultra karate chopped the downed foe and then backflipped to avoid any counter strikes.
Behind her foe, Ultrawoman grabbed her Zetton by the antennae and pulled him to the right in a spinning motion and the monster was dragged with her movement.
Like with many spin related attacks Ultras would do, she let him go after she was satisfied with the speed it was now at.
Also like the many other cases, Zetton was sent flying a distance away landing on the ground hard.
The Zetton against Max, shot more fireballs.
This time however, he aimed towards the area surrounding the Ultra rather than the Ultra himself.
Large explosions and wild fires sprung around Max every which way.
Once the monster was satisfied with the surrounding, he then started shooting at his foe directly.
Since he was busy using an Icing wave on one of the fires around him, the attack had hit successfully this time, but Max was still far from the edge of defeat.
Eventually, Max managed to jump out of the surrounding towards the area he cleared and he create his barrier, protecting himself from the other fireballs until the alien realized it was now useless.
Punching it in the center, it transformed into it's tornado like attack and rushed towards Zetton.
The force threw the alien high up in the air and gravity brought him back down with a mighty thud.
Ultrawoman used her Fire Specium Ray at Zetton. Though the ray itself did nothing, the flames it caused around the surrounding of Zetton shortly after made their way quickly towards the monster.
Zetton flailed around as the fire made contact with the alien.
He then managed to jump out of the area of fire only to get karate chopped by Ultrawoman.
Following that she gave him a kick to the chest knocking him a good distance away.
Max grabbed his Zetton's arm and threw him over his shoulder.
Having enough with this enemy he decided to arm the weapon that dealt with the first Zetton he ever fought.
Max, raising his right arm in the air, armed his Max Galaxy weapon, aimed it at the alien, and fired.
Just like in his last battle with one of these monsters, the ray pierced through his shield and hit Zetton directly.
The powerful ray destroyed the evil being.
Ultrawoman meanwhile, finally achieved the chance to grab the Zetton she was facing. With great strength she picked up the monster and threw him into the air.
She aimed her Fire Specium Ray and shot it.
Without the aid of his shield to save him, Zetton was now vulnerable to the ray.
He too exploded seconds after impact.
However before Ultraman Max and Ultrawoman could call it victory, particles appeared from the two points where both Zettons were destroyed.
The particles started forming up into one new shape.
At first it looked like the Zettons were reforming into the two full Zettons again, but then it was noticed that they were all taking on just one body instead of two.
It looked like a full formed Zetton, only bigger, more human shaped, and a much more intimidating appearance.
It was an EX Zetton, just like the one that Mebius and Mecha Zamu had faced.
In an even more intimidating voice, the newly formed Zetton said it's name.
With the knowledge that this would not be an easy fight, the two Ultras braced themselves for battle.
The monster shot fireballs which not surprisingly were even greater in size and power than the ones the standard Zettons had.
And as the Ultras dodged the attack, they found out that the explosions they created got a very good distance.
Even with it though, they managed do avoid all but the small backwash of the attack.
Max threw his Max sword at the beast while Ultrawoman threw her fingernail blades in the same direction.
The shield of the enemy blocked the blades and sent them back to their source.
The Ultras could be thankful that their return sent them into their proper slots and not as a counterattack.
The alien shot his giant fireballs at Max while preparing to turn towards Ultrawoman.
They were much more difficult to avoid than the standard fireball attack but Max managed.
As the monster turned towards the female Ultra, she jumped towards and over the monster, kicking him in the back of the head once she passed over him.
The monster stumbled slightly but managed to stay on his feet.
He then turned towards Ultrawoman but before he could attack, Max gave him an unexpected punch in the back.
Ultrawoman then kicked the alien in the chest while he was stunned by her lover's hit.
Before another hit could be made, EX Zetton swung his fist towards the female Ultra's legs, knocking her off her feet.
The monster then turned around and swung with his hand once again, but Max managed to avoid the hit.
With it's teleportation ability, the alien disappeared.
He then reappeared behind Max who he kicked in the back.
Following that, the monster shot his giant fireballs at the downed enemy.
He only hit about three times before Ultrawoman roundhoused him from behind.
She then stomped her foot into the downed alien's chest before withdrawing.
Ultrawoman quickly helped Max back up and the two faced towards EX Zetton as he got back up on his feet.
The two then used their blade attacks at the monster and this time, they managed to hit before the enemy had the chance to put up his shield.
The weapons cut him but didn't take off any limbs.
As the sword and fingernail blades returned to their owners, EX Zetton shot more fireballs.
Even with the wide range, the Ultras didn't have much trouble getting out of the way of damage.
Max front flipped 4 times and on the last one, he kept in the air and spun around at a rapid speed.
A beam was shot from his position and rushed towards EX Zetton.
The alien's shield was able to spring up this time and the attack was rendered useless.
He didn't realize however that Max only used this attack as a diversion.
Ultrawoman seized the opportunity and jump kicked the alien.
EX Zetton fell on his face as the female Ultra grabbed him by the ankles and pulled him back.
Max meanwhile ran up and grabbed the monster by the wrists.
The two swung the alien back and forth a few times and then let go in unison.
After flying a good distance, the alien fell hard on it's back.
The Ultras then ran and jumped towards the monster and they both punched him in the chest upon landing.
They then withdrew as EX Zetton got back up.
As the alien charged his fireball attack, Max gave Ultrawoman a signal to get behind him.
As the monster shot his projectiles, Max activated his barrier once again, blocking the attack.
Like he would almost always do, Max punched the shield once EX Zetton was done shooting fireballs.
The energy tornado it created rushed towards the alien and threw him in the air.
As EX Zetton fell back to the ground, Ultrawoman used her Fire Specium Ray on the monster.
The enemy was set ablaze by the weapon and fell to the ground hard.
Trying to rid itself from the flame, the alien rolled continuously.
Once the fire died down, EX Zetton got back up.
Digging his hand into the ground, he gathered a hand full of gravel.
As Max advanced towards the enemy, his foe threw the gravel towards Max's face, blinding him temporarily.
He then punched the Ultra in the stomach pushing him to the side.
The alien shot fireballs at the female Ultra before she could assist her lover.
Ultrawoman backflipped upon seeing the first fireball and continued to dodge the attack.
EX Zetton kept so much concentration on her that he didn't notice the male Ultra getting up on his feet again.
He then fired his Max Cannon at the alien before he could put up his shield or notice at all for that matter.
The force knocked the monster back and knocked him to the ground.
While the alien was down, Ultrawoman ran and jumped towards his direction.
With a drop kick, her foot hit him in the chest hard.
Max mimicked the move hitting the monster hard as well.
EX Zetton swung his right arm knocking the Ultras off their feet.
The alien got back up and began to shoot more fireballs at the two.
This time a few managed to make contact and hurt the pair.
Building up their strength, the two soon managed to get up and jump out of the way.
EX Zetton began to make this line of fire go after Max who kept running away from the line of fire.
Before Ultrawoman could get an unexpected attack, the alien switched targets from Max to her.
The female Ultra dodged the deadly projectiles, thinking of a plan to do more damage to the enemy.
She didn't have to think too long before the Max sword slashed the monster in the chest.
As the sword returned to Max, EX Zetton turned back to the Ultraman and started firing at him again.
While, distracted by the blade, Ultrawoman then threw her Fingernail Blades at the alien which dug into his back before they withdrew and returned to the female Ultra's fingers.
Distracted by the pain, he was unprepared as Max punched him in the gut.
Ultrawoman then gave him a karate chop from behind followed by a kick.
EX Zetton then teleported before either one could hit him again.
Preparing for his reappearance, Ultrawoman and Max stood together back to back so the two had no blindspots.
Frustrated at being unable to get the drop on his foes, EX Zetton reappeared a distance away and then shot more fireballs.
The Ultras had no trouble spotting them and not much more trouble dodging the assault.
Max then threw his Max Sword which multiplied before it rushed to the monster.
Ultrawoman meanwhile used her Fingernail Blades which turned into the grid like fashion.
EX Zetton was prepared for the blades and activated his shield.
The attacks were blocked and returned to the Ultras.
He however was punched unexpectedly by the two who had rushed towards him while the blades had been coming.
The alien started shooting fireballs while he got up again forcing the two to fall back.
EX Zetton then ran after them and swung his arm continuously.
Ultrawoman who was in the line of his attack, ducked, and dodged each strike.
She then backflipped while Max then kicked the monster from behind before withdrawing.
The alien kicked at the male Ultra but he withdrew too quickly before contact was made.
Ultrawoman gave him a series of karate chops and then jumped away.
She then ran towards him and jumped over his head and joined Max.
EX Zetton began shooting fireballs yet again.
This time the two actually ran towards the alien instead of away.
They had an idea in their minds.
Ultrawoman stopped a small distance in front of EX Zetton but before he could hit her, she ran to the right at great speed, missing the fireball.
The monster then saw Max standing about the same distance away and he changed his attack to him.
He too rushed out of the way at great speed missing the attack as well.
The two Ultras rinsed and repeated this action a good number of times much to EX Zetton's frustration.
He then began to fire in random directions all around him in an attempt to hit one of the two.
When he finally stopped, he looked around and saw neither one.
Suddenly a Maximum Cannon hit him not only from behind but also from above, knocking the alien to the ground.
Max flew over EX Zetton while the monster got up and saw the Ultra in the air.
The Fire Specium Ray hit him from the right before he could do anything to the male hero.
Like Max. Ultrawoman too flew over her foe who was now burning from the aftereffect of her weapon.
EX Zetton rolled on the ground again putting the flames out before he got back up.
Suddenly the two appeared in front of him and they both gave him a hard kick in unison to the chest.
The monster was knocked a good distance away from the two.
Max decided that now was the time to finish EX Zetton off so he charged up his weapon.
At first, it looked like he was going to fire his Max Cannon again but before he connected his right arm on his left, he reached the arm out to Ultrawoman.
She meanwhile charged up what seemed to be her Fire Specium Ray and held out her left arm the same way Max held out his right.
The two then put their upwards hands next to each other and grab the hand of the other with the ones of a horizontal angle.
Finally they placed the arms of the connected hand in the position that resembled their weapon positions with the only difference being the two were connected.
The Rays of the Fire Specium and Max Cannon sprang out of their hands.
Upon appearance however, the Fire Specium Ray, coiled around the ray of the Max Cannon like a snake.
The two rays then merged together creating the almighty Omnipotent Ray.
It was arguably the deadliest weapon an Ultra could unleash.
The devastating ray hit EX Zetton square in the chest and set off the chain reaction. With all the power impaling the monster couldn't take it any longer.
After one last huge explosion, EX Zetton was no more.
Upon his destruction, the civilians watching cheered.
The two Ultras then turned and walked towards the DASH team and Tom and Adrian who were all together in a group.
"Kaito, keep the Max Spark." Max said to what use to be his host. "It will immediately summon me when you need my help no matter how far I am."
Kaito nodded in reply.
As for why he had to leave, Max didn't need to say a word. Kaito already understood completely.
Ultrawoman then turned into Whitney and walked up to her Aunt and Uncle.
"Whitney, you and Max were so good!" Tom said.
"I'm so happy to be with him again." Whitney replied.
"We are going to miss you so much sweety." Adrian said.
"Don't worry Aunt Adrian." Whitney assured. "I'll be back soon. I promise."
"I'm sure you will." Tom said. "And we can't wait until then."
"We certainly can't." Adrian added. "But don't worry too much about us, I still want you and Max to have a happy life together."
"I guarantee you that we will." Whitney answered smiling.
With a hug from both of them, it was a temporary goodbye. But no matter how much time would pass away, she'd always remember them as her true parents.
Whitney morphed back into Ultrawoman and joined Max.
"Let's go home my love." He said. "The others will be delighted to see you again."
"I'll be glad to see them again too, but being reunited with you and completing our Mighty Bond is the highlight." Ultrawoman replied.
The Ultras then looked back at the people watching and waved to them goodbye.
Everyone watching waved back to them from the elderly who saw kind like them in the past and were happy to rewatch moments that resembled the ones they saw, to the children who couldn't have been happier to see two of their many idols whether they'd be Ultramen or heroic monsters, save the day.
The Ultras then looked up and flew off the planet as the humans kept waving.
"I love happy endings." Mizuki said.
She and Kaito then embraced and kissed passionately.
Adrian and Tom mimicked the move.
Ultraman Max and Ultrawoman returned to their planet and were greeted by Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraseven and Ultraman.
Once they found out, the word spread to the others like wildfire and it wasn't long until all the other Ultras gathered and greeted her.
A celebration of her return and the bond she now shared with her lover, took place shortly afterwords.
During it, Max and Ultrawoman told the others about the long story of why she was gone for so long and how she returned.
Ultrawoman couldn't be happier now, she was finally where she belonged, with her kind and her true love.
After countless time, the two were home together again at long last.