Ch.13

Superior's Wrath

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The black and orange figure who used to be Superior began to hover slightly off the ground, scanning the room with pupil-less eyes. Chris still lay on the floor unconsciously while the other nine unarmed kids began to slowly back away. Extending his palm, a bright orange orb began to grow until it launched itself at the kids. The kids scattered, crying in fear as the orb blasted a hole the size of a pumpkin in the wall. Some of the kids were forced to duck as twin lasers from Superior's eyes burned and sliced the wall and the desk.

With Superior distracted, Eddy made his charge. Hopping onto the desk, he launched himself at the monster. Superior simply performed a quick turn, grasping Eddy's fist while putting the boy in a chokehold.

"Eddy!" shouted Double D as Superior began to hover higher into the air. "Put him down right now mister!"

"If you insist," answered Superior. Hoisting Eddy higher into the air briefly, he threw the small boy with considerable strength at ground. Eddy crashed through the floor and into the next room, and the next, and the next. The sound of smashing floor went on for a few seconds until everything went still.

Kevin looked down the multitude of holes, staring in amazement. "Dude…I know the orange dude isn't on our side, but still…dang! I wish I could do that to Eddy!"

"Look out!" Rolf grabbed the red hat-wearing kid and pulled him away from the orange orb of energy sailing towards him.

"Honestly children," said Superior as he prepared another orb of energy. "You're only delaying the inevitable. Hold still and it'll be over quickly."

"Attack!" shouted Ed as he hurried over to the officer chair. The tall Ed quickly flung the chair at Superior, who merely blasted it with an energy orb. However, Ed was ready again, this time with the damaged desk. The monster simply crushed the desk into splinters with a mighty punch.

Ed scowled at his opponent in frustration. "Oh yeah? Take this!" Grabbing Jimmy by his arm, he flung the boy at Superior.

"You idiot!" shouted Sarah as she began to strangle Ed. "That was Jimmy!"

Superior grabbed the flying kid by his retainer, causing Jimmy to kick wildly in an attempt to free himself. "Um…can't we talk about this?" The only reply he received was a powerful punch through the wall.

Nazz took a running start, deciding to try her luck with their foe. Hopping upwards, she delivered a kick between Superior's legs. However, Superior didn't even budge, causing Nazz to back away in fear. "But…but that always works on guys!"

"The Sphere has given me unimaginable power," explained Superior. "Not even kicking me down there will stop me!" He sped quickly at Nazz, grabbing her by her head. He turned quickly, grabbing Jonny before the big-headed kid could hit him with his wooden friend. Superior slammed the two kids' heads together, knocking them out before tossing Nazz and Jonny aside.

"Don't you understand you brats?" crackled the orange and black fiend. "With this power, I've become a god! A goauuggghh!" Rolf's fist plunged into Superior's stomach, holding the two together like glue. Superior looked as though he was utterly tired and out of breath while Rolf growled in pain as he tried to free his arm. "Get your hand out of their, you fool!" With a short grunt, Rolf was sent flying across the room, banging his head against the wall. He fell out of consciousness before he hit the floor. Superior began to hover higher in the air as he retreated through his secret doorway behind the screen.

"He's getting away!" shouted Ed.

Sarah glared at her brother. "Thanks for pointing out the obvious, fathead!"

"Yeah, but what about the others?" asked Double D as he examined Rolf's head wound.

"It's okay," replied Kevin as he hurried to the stairs. "They aren't going anywhere. This way!"

It was only a brief five minute walk through the dark corridor when the kids came upon a door, or what was left of it. It had obviously been blasted by Superior's energy orb.

"Keep your eyes open," said Kevin as he entered the room cautiously. "He could be anywhere."

Sarah sighed with relief as she found a rack of laser guns by the wall. "Well, at least we have something to fight him with now."

"They should help," noted Double D as he took one of the guns. "But we need to do as much damage to Superior's stomach. After observing what Rolf did, I suspect the stomach is Superior's weak point."

"That may be true," The kids turned around, pointing their laser guns at Superior as he descended from the upper level. "But you still don't stand a chance of defeating me. Not with the Sphere in my command! Allow me to show you some of its abilities!" His body began to change from orange and black to sky blue and black. The kids fired off round after round of lasers, but it didn't seem to do much damage. Superior extended his palm towards the kids, this time a ray of blue striking Double D. In a matter of seconds, Double D found himself frozen in a block of ice.

"Double D's a dork-sicle!" exclaimed Kevin and he, Ed, and Sarah took cover behind a stack of crates.

Superior growled with impatient anger. "I never really liked hide and seek. Show yourselves and face me!"

"We gotta find a way to distract him," whispered Kevin as he sat with his back to the box. "We need to split up. Ed, you go to the right and Sarah, you…" However, Sarah was no longer with the two boys. The red-haired girl found herself wrapped up in a large, green tentacle. It swung her from side to side, smashing her into several crates and the wall.

Ed charged at Superior, his gun raised as a club. "Release my baby sister, scum of the Earth!" Superior simply booted Ed in the face sending him head first into the pile of crates. Superior finally released the unconscious Sarah as Kevin began firing at the monster's head. Superior formed his arm into the shape of the gun before firing a small bullet at Kevin. At first, the bullet did nothing, but Kevin soon fell to the floor, electricity surrounding his body.

The remaining kid picked himself out of the boxes slowly. "Uh oh, what now?" The monster set his sights on Ed and began to hover towards him. Ed grabbed his gun, only to find it completely useless due to his landing. It had split into several unusable pieces.

Superior stopped in place as the ground began to shake. The violent shaking became noisier and more powerful with each passing second. "What the devil is going on?" A robotic figure burst out of the ground, delivering an uppercut to Superior.

Ed giggled happily as he rose to his feet. "It's Ironman!"

The robot turned to Ed, pressing a button by the side of his helmet. The visor disappeared revealing Eddy's face. "Ed, I'm not Ironman, but when that jerk threw me, I landed in a weird room and I found this suit." Eddy suddenly hopped out of the way, dodging an energy orb shot by Superior. However, Ed found himself on the receiving end of the blow, causing him to fly into the wall.

"I'm okay Eddy!" exclaimed Ed as he pulled his head out of the wall. He staggered briefly before collapsing face down on the ground.

Eddy rolled his eyes and sighed as he turned to face Superior. "You're gonna pay for throwing me and for hurting my friends!" The boosters on his boots shot him towards the orange and black monster, tackling him through a support beam. Superior sent Eddy flying towards the ceiling with a large blast of orange energy. The small boy made an Eddy-sized print on the ceiling before falling back to earth. Superior was waiting for him, winding up a large uppercut that sent Eddy into another stack of crates.

Superior waited momentarily before speaking. "Is that all you can take? I'm disappointed." Eddy suddenly burst out of the pile of crates and at Superior, grabbing his adversary by his legs. The boy began to swing the monster round and round, smashing Superior's head through several support beams until finally releasing him. The monster slammed head first against the wall, but the pain wasn't over yet. Without anymore support beams, the upper level fell with a thundering metallic crash on top of Superior.

"What's the matter?" asked Eddy mockingly as he traversed through the wreckage. "I thought the Sphere was supposed to make you powerful or something." A bright light erupted from the debris, causing Eddy to shield his eyes. After a few moments, the light had dissipated, allowing Eddy to survey the room.

His foe stood by Kevin, his hands on the waking kid's neck. "Make another step and he dies!"

Kevin's eyes flickered as he slowly began to awaken. "Ugh, my head…what the heck?" He looked upward to see Superior and sighed. "Aw man." Looking forward, he glared at Eddy. "Great, now I know I'm dead."

"Shut up Kevin!" shouted Eddy as he charged his arm cannon. "I don't like you, but I don't wanna kill you!"

"If anyone's killing anybody, it's me!" spat Superior as he tightened his grip on Kevin. "I'll snap his neck if you don't…owww!" He released Kevin as he rubbed his aching head. "You insolent brat!"

Kevin twirled his wrench in his hand skillfully. "I forgot I was carrying this. Good thing I remembered."

"Nice going bazooka chin," muttered Eddy. He and Kevin turned to see Superior charging at Eddy. Changing his hand from cannon to a fist, he delivered a powerful blow to Superior's stomach. His hand instantly lodged into the monster's stomach, giving Eddy a good feel of the Sphere.

"No!" shouted Superior as he groaned in pain. "The Sphere is mine! You can't take it from me!"

"Well I am, so tough luck!" replied Eddy. With a few seconds of struggling, Eddy's hand reemerged, holding the sphere briefly before tossing it at Kevin. "It's all yours!"

Kevin held his wrench like a baseball bat, eyeing the Sphere as it hurtled towards him. With a mighty swing, the sphere smashed into thousands of tiny pieces. "Home run!" Suddenly, the shards began to liquefy, forming together in one large, orange blob.

Superior, now back in his original form, began to back away from the ooze. "No! This can't be happening! No!" The blob swallowed him whole, silencing his screams before exploding.

Chris and the kids, now conscious, stood outside the base, observing the setting sun as Eddy filled them in on the events that occurred after they were knocked out. "And then this blob thing ate him and exploded! It was like something out of Ed's movies."

"Really?" asked Jimmy suspiciously. "Or are you fibbing again?"

Kevin shook his head. "Nope, I was there. He told the truth…for once."

"Nice going bro," said Chris as he gave Eddy a pat on the back. "I wish I could have been conscious for that. I can't thank you kids enough for all you've done for us."

"You're quiet welcome Chris," replied Double D. His head hung with sadness. "But thanks won't bring back Zeke."

"Maybe it will, maybe it won't." The group looked over to see the purple-haired male standing before them, a smile on his face as he adjusted his glasses.

"Zeke!" exclaimed Ed as he tackled Zeke in a powerful bear hug. "You're alive! But how?"

"I'll tell you if you stop killing me!" croaked Zeke as his face began to turn blue. Ed did as he was told, setting the man down. "Thanks. Well, after I teleported the kids inside the building, I just pressed the 'seat eject' button. The explosion from my plane destroyed the remaining ships and knocked me out. I just woke up in a tree! So, you saved the day?"

Double D nodded. "Yes, thanks to you and Chris of course."

"Good," replied Zeke as he and Chris pulled out a pair of dark sunglasses and slipped them on. "It's been cool, but we gotta get you guys back home. Your parents probably put out missing kid notices by now." He pulled a small remote from his pocket. "Now we just have to erase your memories again."

"Wait, what?" asked Eddy. However, all he saw was a flash of bright light, and then total darkness.

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