Jackie, we've had an interesting history together. For years, I was in love with you. But I could only see you pass by and nod for years. When Star arrived in my life, I managed to become more confident and I even managed to get you to sit with me on the school bus. It all looked like it was going to be fine, maybe the relationship would have worked...

However, now I can't see you as the Jackie I once knew and loved. You betrayed my trust, you played with my feelings, you hid a madwoman and cheating jerk under a cool exterior.

But worst of all, you injured-or more accurately tortured-Star. She is the one reason I matured, she is the reason that I broke the pattern that I performed years ago so our relationship could develop... and you made her suffer.

So this time...

This time, I will find your core and defeat you once and for all!

For Star!

For the other players!

For everyone!

Episode 18: Attack on Jackie

Inside Jackie's body, Marcoman and most players continued to run across the inside of Jackie's leg.

"Okay, we should be reaching Jackie's thighs soon." Marcoman said before turning to the team. "Does anybody know how to climb up a wall of flesh?"

Everybody shook their head and shrugged. "Why am I not surprised."

"Speaking of fleshy stuff, you'd think that the interior of a giant would be filled with a little bit more of organs, or blood, or stuff like that." Hope remarked as she looked around. "I wouldn't like that at all, but it would definitely make sense."

And then, without warning, a couple of red blobs of...something, appeared. Inside or sticking out of there were

"Are those things...teratomas?" Mrs. Diaz asked in shock and disgust.

"Terawhat?" Janna asked.

"They're like tumors, only with eyes, teeth and other organs inside them." Mrs. Diaz explained. "What the hell are these things doing here?"

However, before anybody could answer or ask any other questions, the teratomas attacked, which made them run to the walls and tried to climb them. "Quick, climb the walls and don't stop!" Marcoman ordered, and each player immediately obliged.

(Back outside)

The shadow-empowered StarFan13 tried to keep Jackie in the ground as the giant tried to free herself. In the brief time she did, she ripped off a tree and used it as a club to hit StarFan13, but she was quickly restrained again once the window of opportunity opened for the fangirl.

As StarFan13 continued to restrain Jackie and tried to ignore the tree-club, a single thought crossed her mind. "Come on, Marco, get to the core quick!"

(Back inside Jackie)

Marcoman and the players managed to reach a fleshy floor and got up. They catched their breath as Marcoman looked down and didn't see any of the teratomas. "Okay, looks likes we lost sight of those living tumors." Marcoman said. "Now, let's see where we are."

Once they looked around, the first thing the players found was a humanoid figure of Jackie connected on another fleshy walls, with some tendrils attached around her body, which apparently controlled the giant's body.

"Is that supposed to be Jackie's core?" Alfonzo asked in confusion.

"Well, it seems to be connected to the rest of Jackie's body, and it looks like Jackie's original body." Marcoman sarcastically replied. "I'm going to say that is her core."

With that said, Alfonzo smiled and blushed before he joined the rest of the players into taking an attack position. They then slowly approached the core as Marco quietly said, "Okay, be careful everyone. I'm pretty sure Jackie's core won't be going down without a fight."

They stopped once they were close enough, and Marcoman slowly leaned towards the core-and he was immediately startled when the core opened her eyes. The duo stared at each other for a while before Marcoman growled and frowned as Jackie's core's eyes became red.

"You got one thing right, Marco." She summoned some vines as she continued. "I'm not going down without a fight!"

And without wasting a second, Marcoman punched Jackie's core before dodging one of the vines, and the humanoid shrugged off the damage and summoned more vines in response.

(Meanwhile, with the giants)

Jackie continued to hit Starfan13 with the tree, but she suddenly stopped once Marcoman hurt her core. After her core was damaged, Jackie released the tree and screeched in pain, forcing the fangirl to cover her ears.

Once she noticed she was free, Jackie got up and punched StarFan13 away, though the fanatic managed to recover her balance before Jackie dashed right towards her and engaged in a clash with her.

(Back with the players)

The players and Marcoman fought against the tentacles of Jackie's core while the machine caught everything. Then, just as Marcoman was attacked by another tentacle, Mrs. Diaz pushed him away and yelled, "Marco, go ahead and destroy the core!" as the tentacle grabbed her leg.

Marcoman nodded in agreement and bolted towards the core. He dodged some tentacles she sent on his way, and charged his fist with energy as he did. Then, once he was close enough, he did a quick leap and got ready to punch the core as the Jackie-like humanoid could only grimace in horror.

Then, once Marcoman charged enough energy and punched the core, this let out a massive shockwave that destroyed the machine alongside the core, which screamed in agony as it was obliterated.

(Back with the giant girls)

StarFan13 hit the ground as Jackie got ready to pummel her...and then her core was destroyed. Her neck shined an intense white light as she felt an agonizing throat burn that eventually developed all across her body, causing her giant form to explode and return her back to her normal form. She fell and hit the water as Marcoman and the other players were saved by StarFan13, who gave them a wink as they noticed that they had won.

(Meanwhile, at St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses)

The princesses cheered as loudly as they could while Miss Heinous looked at the static with a malicious grin. "Looks like the battle has reached it's conclusion." She remarked before she got up and turned to Andrea. "It's time to go, Andrea."

It took Andrea some seconds to understand what the humanoid meant, and once she did, she smiled and got up. "Oh, right, I got ya."

Andrea took out her interdimensional scissors, cut open a portal and she and Miss Heinous went through it.

(Back at the game world)

Star rested on the bushes before she saw Marco and the rest of the players, including StarFan13 in her base form, approach her. "Marco?" Star asked in shock. "What happened? Why do you look like that?!"

"It's okay, Star." Marco reassured before he grabbed the princess and lifted her, princess carry-style. "We defeated Jackie."

"More specifically, Marco defeated Jackie." Hope quickly explained. "We were really just...there."

With that said, the players went back to the lake and saw a bruised Jackie try to get up. Once she did, her damaged arm fell off and she backed away a little once she saw the angry glares from Marco, Star and everybody else.

Then, once she backed away enough, Jackie was struck by an electric shock delivered by Andrea, who flashed a grin as Jackie screamed in agony and hit the water. "You know, you could have also knocked her out." Miss Heinous complained.

"Where's the fun in that?" Andrea replied.

Upon noticing the old humanoid and the cyborg teenager, everybody got ready to attack as Andrea grabbed the uconscious Jackie and lifted her. "Relax, players... and Mrs. Diaz." The teenager uttered. "We're here to bring Jackie back with us so she can become a police officer. You're not our problem... yet."

Then, Miss Heinous noticed Star in Marco's arms and slowly went to them. Marco backed away a little and growled as Miss Heinous reached them, took out a syringe from her pockets...and injected Star with it, which somehow fixed all the damage Jackie had done to her.

"There, that should do it." Miss Heinous remarked as Star gave the woman a confused glance. "if you're going to go to the next level, you might as well be in top notch condition when you do so."

After doing that, Marco released Star and put her on the ground as Andrea cut open a portal and she and Miss Heinous went to it. But while Andrea crossed it, Miss Heinous turned to the players and stated, "When you feel ready to go to my school, cross the portal. But be wise, once you cross it, you'll never come back."

With that said, she crossed the portal and left it wide open as everybody stared at it. And then, after exchanging worried looks with Star, Marco got a determined look and proclaimed:

"Everybody get ready, we're going to the next level."