DH; yes it the ch you have all waiting for yes I know I said I would posted it on yesterday I was so busy plus I changed to change a lot of things. So here it is enjoy

Ch 11: The showdown

The showdown had begun between the creator vs. the projects. As much as Whitman tried to hide he was afraid and Zoey could see it. It was like a cowboy duel each side waiting for the other to move. Zoey got up from her wheelchair and stood up she reached into her pocket smiled as she felt her guardian angel's feather in there, "Atemu it finally happening, we facing the monster know as Dr.Whitman"thought Zoey. "So Whitman you're not that tough when projects are against you and don't have your remote, agents and codes to protect you" said Zoey.

"Please I'm not afraid of a worthless slave and some freaks" said Dr. Whitman

"you just don't when to shut up do you Whitman" said Zoey angrily. "Enough talk" said a Project, "Yeah Whitman bring it" said another Project. "So you're outnumbered twenty five to one what are you going to do now?" said Zoey as whatever metal following her including her wheelchair turn into a metal Tri horned dragon. Zoey smiled knowing that Whitman did not have snowball is chance in Hades of winning.

Whitman was laughing like a mad scientist about to relive his evil creation. Zoey was kind freaked by this and the Projects were of a little afraid too. "What's up with Whitman?" asked a project; "maybe he lost his mind," said another project. Zoey's intuition was telling her otherwise a huge chill shoot down her spine. "I don't know guys something about this doesn't feel right," said Zoey.

Everyone seriously marched down to the 'secret lab'. Steven Valentine was worried that he would live out every parent's nightmare to find his daughter dead. Steven hoped that they were not too late.
Zoey and the other projects too determined seeking Dr. Whitman to notice the huge sheet that covered the metal table behind him. Lighting struck from outside the huge windows of the 'secret lab'. Slowly a claw garbed the sheet of the table it rose up like a vampire waking from out of the crypt to start its dinner of innocent blood. There was huge stone colored thing that lay on the table. Thing was the only way to describe the dreadful creature. It was huge it was like the abominable snowman and big foot all rolled into to one. "What is that thing?" asked Zoey. "Behold my creation it's what I call the ultimate project," said Whitman. The ultimate project roared and it was send the earth shaking with two steps off the Metal table. Zoey gulped looking at it "Now what" she said.
Pegasus thought he knew he was going but suddenly he ended up in place he has never been before. "Agent Peg is we lost?" asked Agent Light. "Well… yes" admitted Pegasus. "That's just great," said Joey. Then Mai feel something was tugging on her like fish at end of a fishing reel. Mai tried to fight it but it was getting stronger and stronger it was pulling her. "Mai where are you going?" asked Joey "I don't know something pulling me," said Mai panicking. "Mai don't fight it, if I'm right what you feeling is waking of the ultimate project, let it led you that will led us to Whitman"

"Where Whitman is Zoey is too" said Joey. "Right Joey" said Mr. Valentine. Mai led the way.

Suddenly all projects including Zoey had strange urge to attack the ultimate project. "What is happening I can't control it," said one the projects. Zoey hit the ultimate project with metal arrow like weapons she cannot stop hitting it. "My perfect creation draws a certain urge to fight it intend of me"

"All of your attacks are absorbed until you're too weak to fight then it uses your own power to kill you" said Whitman with glee. Project cannot resist using their special powers they kept attacking. "That's right Projects keep attack until you drain yourself," said Whitman with a laugh.

Mai knew they were close because she could hear Whitman laughter echoing through hallway, she hoped that that Zoey was okay.
One by one, the projects fell down on the floor from using too much energy. All Projects expect Zoey who refused to give up, she would not go down "You're all alone, Project Z give up" said Dr. Whitman. "Tell you what Zoey I feel so sorry for you I'll let you live under one conduction." Zoey, was now heavily and barely breathing, she was having a hard time even standing up, the metal Tri horned dragon was melting back to liquid form "Swear your allegiance to me".

Zoey fell on one knee, feeling so weak. Zoey get up using everything she had and she laid her hands on her side. Zoey was starting to doubt herself what if she can't win. That is when a beautiful white feather suddenly fell in front her she smiled she picked up and put her pocket; Atemu was giving engorgement to her. Zoey knew then would never happen; because she would rather die then spend even one second as Whitman's slave.

"No Whitman never"

"Alright, if it the way you want" said Whitman "I'll be wanting to test this baby out anyway"

Zoey stood in a ready position.

The ultimate project roared sending a rumbling all the suddenly all the projects could not move.

The ultimate project send a huge ball weapon towards the project. A wall of metal blocked it. "What!" said Whitman "that is impossible all powers are based on vocalization unless" (A/N: in other words it would work if you say it for example like how Zoey says "liquid to metal" that how she actives her powers). Whitman heard something as if someone was communicating with his mind.

"Can you hear me Whitman?"

He turned to Zoey she was smiling at him confidently.

" I know You can talk me telepathically project Z, I forget all project broke the code, I give the power of telepathy to every project only after a code is activated, so they under my control , so the projects can connect to me and other project using telepathy, no one normal can use it," said Whitman

"IT IS IMPOSSBLE TO BREAK A CODE I don't know how Dark died it is IMPOSSIBLE!" shouted Whitman.

"well he is"

Zoey looked shocked

"YOU ARE MONSTER!" Zoey shouted telepathically

Whitman look confused

"YOU WERE GOING TO REPLACE US, BECAUSE WE COULD NOT USE MORE TWO POWERS!"

"You can read minds too, but you only have power over metal"

"yes that would if wasn't forbecause of project Alpha"

" WHAT! How do you know about project Alpha?"

"A little birdie told me Whitman"

"You were working on new batch projects ones with many powers, you created the power reading minding and telekinesis for project Alpha, but it failed you tosses that power away, but it used on me luckily for me the power is a temporally power. However you WERE JUST GOING TO TOSS US LIKE WE WERE TRASH IF IT HAD WORKED!"

The metal tri horned dragon leaped at the THING the Ultimate project tearing to slices the Thing put itself together. Zoey connected telepathically to every other project to tell them what she found out. Every project looked angry.

Zoey smiled "it seems like I know how to kill the ultimate project"

"NO! Ultimate project kill project X now"

The ultimate project roared and shot huge ball the size of a beach ball to project X."

Project X covered himself when nothing happened he opened his eyes there in front him was a melting metal dragon holding Zoey a huge was metal wall blocked it attack again. "WHAT!" Whitman said "you don't think that dragon was just there to look pretty did you?" Zoey told

Zoey looked worried "X are you ok?" X's heart started beat faster and his face felt hot, "your face is all red are you sick?" Project X face was even redder "I….I'M…FINE"Project X answered. "Are you sure?" Zoey asked concerned "Yes" he answered

"Okay Project X I'm going need your help"

"O…OK"

"It is going too hard for you, but I want to take every project's power, and I want to you attack the Ultimate Project with every you get you, do you understand?"

"Yes mmm…Z, I understand"

"I wish help you with this but I can't"

So again she connected every project telepathically and said "Alright , Projects we going need everyone help here, give all of your powers to Project X." If you any power afterwards use all you have at the Ultimate Project"

So Project X garnered all the power he could, a hand was holding his. He looked at Zoey she smiled at him "It will be ok X, be careful". No one ever care about him like this before much less give him a nickname. However this was not the time for those feelings.

After the Projects give a all their power to Project X , Project X used everything he had to attack the Ultimate Projecr with exploded all over the room.

Zoey inhaled quickly clinching her teeth suddenly any and all metal there in the room including hidden metal pipes that was buried in the wall gathered together, she used all the strength she could muster into a powerful weapon. A huge saw was created. "No it's not probable they all reached another level," said Whitman. Zoey pushed it all hard send it soaring through the air. The saw strike Whitman with it was sticking out of his body blood was flowing from him. However somehow he able to still stand and pulled the thick lance like thing from his body as if it nothing but splinter.

Whitman was just putting on act the saw weapon really made him lose a lot of blood Whitman knew that death had already put it's bony on him and was sending him to eternal damnation. The Ultimate put itself together.

All Projects fainted.

Zoey cannot stand anymore she felt herself drifting out of reality. So Zoey collapsed backwards weak Whitman laughed weakly "worthless slave" was the last words Zoey herd when she start to faint the metal Tri horned dragon melted into a liquid pond. Since, Whitman going to the 'lake of fire' he might as well bring his creations with him so no one but him gets all the glory.

Before his life ended he wanted Zoey died, she had her chance besides she was the leader with her gone the project would give up. "Kill Project …" said Whitman but do not get finish the sentence because a gun was shot at him and blood flowed down his black heart.

The figure that shot the gun caught Zoey before she hit the floor. As she fell, Whitman fell dead but anyone even attempted to save him, as he died alone there. Then the 'ultimate project' became nothing more but a pile of harmless sand.

Agent Light held his unconscious daughter in his arms after placing the gun he used to kill Dr. Whitman next to him. "Zoey, Zoey can you hear me?" asked Mai worried. "Mai I think she's in a coma" said Joey. "Let's just her rest Zoey's been through a lot," said Mr. Valentine.

(Inside Zoey's mind)

Drifting down every so slowly. I feel like feather drifting down in endless darkness. I feel nothingness, no pain, no sorrow, no joy; all the feelings that made me human are non-excised. Nothing mattered, nothing was there, I feel like I could spend eternity here "Zoey, Zoey can you hear me?" an unknown phantom whispered.

The drifting stopped instead I was hanging down in the nothingness like a spider. "Mai" I whispered.

I now recognized the unknown phantom, Mai my big sister "Mai" I said I want to be out here, I wanted go to back reality. I feel have no strength, I feel myself slowly rocking.

Steven Valentine tore off the Agent Light costume, now Whitman was dead that no point of keeping Agent Light around. Steven tore the costume to pieces, destroying Agent Light forever. Pegasus and the others began to move the other Projects to comfortable spot to rest.

Steven would not let go of Zoey he began cradling her like just an infant. "Mai" Zoey whispered. Steven was amazed she broke out a coma so soon. "Mai" Steven called. "Yes" Mai answered.

"She's calling you," he said. Mai went to her "Zoey, can you hear me?" asked Mai. "Yes Dedi how they other Projects" said Zoey, "They are resting now," said Mai. Zoey let a sigh of relief. "I'm glad we all beat him Dedi, I'm so tried" said Zoey. "Good you should rest you devise it" said Mai. "Mai I am going to die, I'm scared," said Zoey. "Don't talk like that you're not going to die, and you have no reason to be scared you all are free now".

"Free" Zoey repeated.

"Please Mai promise me you won't leave me alone here," Zoey said slowly. "I promise, not even a pack of wolves can take me away," said Mai meaning every word of it.

Zoey still had her eyes closed but she smiled "You're the best sister in the world," she said.

"No Zoey you are" Mai was now brought to tears as Joey hugged her. "Thank you I needed that," Mai said. "It's going be all right you'll see she will be fine," comforted Joey.

"I wish it was that simple, I wish Dr. Whitman and Agent Dark never even touched her," said Mai. "Mai get hold you yourself," Kaiba said, "Wishing Zoey was untouched and unharmed will not get you anywhere. All you need is to make sure that Zoey doesn't think she's alone," said Kaiba.

Everyone was shocked that came out of Kaiba's mouth. "And yes Wheeler I did say 'untouched and unharmed' from Intensity," said Kaiba.

(A/N: Intensity is another book by Dean Koontz).

"She's tough young lady and something like this will only make her stronger," Kaiba said. Steven whispered in Zoey's ear "Zoey, I'll hold you through the darkness until the sun rises again," he said

(Zoey's mind)

I still could hear other whispers, of other unknown phantoms, I heard echoes my sister crying for me, then I heard an unknown phantom that said, "She's tough young lady and something like this will only make her stronger." That gave me courage to keep going.

(A few hours later still in Zoey's mind)

"Zoey I'll hold you through the darkness until the sun rises, again," said another unknown phantom it haunted me, of course it gave my hope it just that it had an anonymous connection to it. Without, warning I suddenly needed my mother.

(Outside of Zoey's brain)

Yugi, Pegasus, Joey, Mai, Steven and Kaiba kept watch of the other Projects pretty soon they get the strength back they woke up recharged. All except Zoey, who still stayed in father's arms, Steven arms were getting tried from holding Zoey, but Steven did not care if he had to he would hold his own daughter in his arms until they literarily fell off.

Zoey cried out something "Mom" she said. When Zoey said that, Steven had a look of shame on his face.

Zoey slowly opened her eyes, and saw a complete stranger holding her in his arms. Zoey suddenly was afraid he would hurt her so she pushed him away, "Who…" she said leaving that last part hanging.

"Zoey it's me your father" Steve interrupted. Zoey had dumbfounded look on her face, and then Zoey remembered "you…you hurt mom."

Steven then looked very guilty, "You're the one who abandoned me in the CWS in the first place," she snapped.

"Now wait" Steven said trying to defend himself.

Zoey said something no parent wants to hear "You're not my father my dad is dead."

Steven heart sunk into his stomach, but a voice interrupted the already dramatic moment. "She's right," it said, Steven looked to see Blackstar, Moonlight and the rest of the agents from the CWS gathering around the Projects, Yugi and the others preventing any escapes.

Blackstar had a big smirk on her face, "You are not her father," said Blackstar. "Zoey and you killed her real father," she said. "You mean Zoey's and my father is…Dr Whitman?" asked Mai.

"Bingo" said Blackstar. "Annie is that you?" asked Steven, Blackstar smiled toke off her costume she was the same tone skin as Steven long black hair, black eyes.

"Hello Steven," she with her arms crossed. "Mom?" asked Zoey.

"Annie I'm glad you're…" Steven started to say however was interrupted.

"Zip it Steve, I'm not Annie or Zoey's mother anymore, I'm agent Blackstar, now," she said proudly.

"Mom" Zoey repeated. Annie had hatred on her face, "No freak you're not listening I am not your mother I was but that was back when you were normal."

Zoey felt heartbroken, "Seeing that Whitman's dead already I might as well tell you the truth, now," said Annie.

"Nineteen years ago Steven and I were happily married, but what Steven does not know was that I lived a double life. I was a part of secret group called the CWS agents, collecting weird and out of the ordinary, and studying them. I mean we made X files look like a joke, because we made the impossible possible. We even conquered things like death, diseases we were like gods. Dr. Whitman was the headed the whole operation, he got a little power hungry created and then first creature he made the ultimate project using a chemical that none discovered yet chemical Z. However, the chemical infected Dr. Whitman that is when I had an affair with him. When I came home I convinced Steven that I was pregnant with his kid," she said taking a breath.

"That's when Steve was protective of little Zoey, soon after I found that Zoey was fully infected with chemical Z, which give her the abnormal power of control over any and all metals. That day I decided to leave you at CWS," Annie continued.

"I told Steve I was leaving him and taking the baby that when he pinned against the wall," finished Annie.

"That is when Zoey interfered with a metal baseball bat, I pushed Steven down the stairs and left Zoey at the front door steps that come through the back door and I change into my agent costume. I have been agent Blackstar ever since and I don't regret a second of it," Annie admitted.

Zoey was alone she wished she was back to drifting down endless darkness. "Annie, you should be ashamed of yourself she's own daughter" said Steven.

"Yeah she's one mistake I wish I hadn't made," spoke Annie with venom.

Zoey fell down her knees feeling worthless and alone. "Aren't you freak too?" asked Mai. "No we discovered that once the chemicals the pass to another host it likes. The previous person totally normal," said Annie.

"That's horrible you rather have your own daughter raped and killed if they had a special gift!" said Kaiba. "She's a freak and I hate her and I deny any relation to her," said Annie with angry glare.

Mai was really getting angry that she angrily charged her mother.

Suddenly the whole building was shaking, "what is going on?" asked Yugi. "I think the building going to collapse," said Steven. Mai saw that some sort of weird silvery light was surrounding Zoey, "guys look," she said as she pointed to Zoey.

"That proves even more that she's freak," said Annie. "She not a freak, just someone with special gift, you don't deserve to be her mother, you left your own daughter to be under the care of people like Dr. Whitman and Agent Dark. You're no mother you're a monster!" said Mai angrily.

Zoey curled up in the fetal position none of Mai's speech got through to her. "People, I would stay back, I think a code activating again," said Steven.

"What? I deleted all the codes," said Kaiba. "Did you put it all in a disk and then set it on fire?" asked Steven. "No" said Kaiba, "I broke into the computer and erased them like a good hacker would," he finished sarcastically.

"This is bad because the codes weren't deleted properly all the codes will active all at once," said Steven, "Everyone back off a far distance from Zoey."

"That's unfair she could barely handle one code," said Yugi. "I'm sorry I didn't know…" said Kaiba guiltily. "It's ok you did not know how to properly delete them, it isn't your fault" said Steven.

"Why, were those stupid codes made anyway?" asked Joey. "For one purpose only to brain wash Zoey into Whitman's slave," said Steven. Everyone had serious face on while Mai clichéd her fist.

"So now Whitman's dead what's going happen now?" asked Yugi. "Zoey will try to destroy everything and everyone around her until she eventually kills herself," said Steven with his head bowed.

"What you're, kidding right?" said everyone at the same time in shock. "Is there any way to stop it?" asked Mai. "I don't know," said Steven, "But I would not move any closer to Zoey" said Steven.

"Why?" asked Joey. Steven reached into his pocket toke out a wind up mouse, the little mouse ran towards Zoey. Suddenly a metal Tri horned dragon appear from the concrete floor and slashed the little toy mouse into tiny pieces.

The metal Tri horned dragon absorbed any metal in that wind up mouse, had in it and roared at everyone around Zoey, it stood in front of Zoey as if guarding her.

"That answer your question?" asked Steven. Joey gulped and then nodded his head. Mai wondered what was going on in Zoey's head.

…To be continued

(A/N: I know that's not suspenseful place to stop but I felt that this part was getting too long)