Aether rose into the air as he approached the helicopter. He soared over the roof of several buildings as he continued to gain altitude.
"You dirty ants! You have no right to fly ANYWHERE!" the Titan shouted.
Aether opened his beak. An orange light began to glow in his mouth. He fired a thin laser beam, which hit the helicopter. The beam sliced through the rear rotor of the helicopter, sending it into a downward spiral.
The beam then continued past the chopper and down towards the police blockade. The laser sliced into the trunk of a police car, cutting it off. The vehicle suddenly exploded; the officers and crew next to it ran for cover. The beam then continued down the same path, slicing small pieces of asphalt and pavement off the road and into the air. Suddenly the beam disappeared as Aether roared into the sky.
The radios around the casino came abuzz as the pilot and its crew attempted to save the helicopter. The chopper spun around even faster as it came closer and closer to the ground. The blades of the chopper screeched and screamed as they shook in the air. Its engine revved and bellowed all the way to the ground.
The chopper dropped to the ground hard and fast. The metal body grinded and slammed across the concrete road as it skidded along. The chopper finally came to a halt as it slammed into the front of the Mandalay Bay casino. People scattered like mice as the chopper smashed into the glass front of the building.
Aether flew over the Luxor casino. Aelita could hear him laughing over the noise of the crashed chopper.
People began to run and scatter as they realized this was no Hollywood or publicity stunt.
Several of the EMTs and a few police officers ran towards the crashed chopper. Its pilot opened the door and fell out of the helicopter. His arm was bleeding. The pilot made it a few feet until he collapsed to the ground.
Aether flew over head as he laughed loudly and maliciously. Aelita glared at the Titan in anger. She slowly began to walk in the direction the monster was flying. She almost waved her hand over her bracelet until she felt a hand on her wrist. She turned to see Jeremy holding on to her wrist.
"It's a trap. If you follow him they will jump at you."
Ulrich ran over to check on Yumi who had jumped out of the way of the beam's devastation. She dove to the ground but other wise looked OK.
"Is anyone hurt?" A voice came past the smoke of the burning squad car.
Travis laid on the ground. One of the pieces of debris from the road hit him square in the head. Travis reached for his rifle and slowly stood up. He felt a slight grasp on his shoulder. He looked up to see a purple gloved hand on his wrist.
"You OK, Agent Dalesman?" Odd asked.
"Yeah... Just got conked in the head pretty good." Travis said as he felt blood dripping from his forehead.
"You're bleeding on the left side of your face." Odd said pointing towards Travis's ears.
Travis looked around and saw Jessica and George running over to him with Sissi in tow.
"Where are Jeremy and Aelita?"
Odd pointed behind him. He glanced over to see William approaching the two teens to check on them.
"We're fine, William," Odd overheard Aelita. "What about you?"
"Honestly... Pissed off." William said, making a fist as he talked. "I want to finish those things off once and for all."
Suddenly a loud noise came from behind the police barricade. Jeremy and Aelita turned to see one of the fire trucks ripped in half by a fiery explosion. Then they saw a familiar large golden plated monster step over the remains of the truck; some of them flew in multiple directions.
Atlas stepped down from the wreckage. In his left arm he carried his large gray and silver cannon. He charged the cannon and fired. A red laser shot slammed into a police car, destroying it in another explosion. A second shot hit the street itself, sending large amounts of broken concrete into the air.
Several of the police officers opened fire on the monster. He laughed at the attempts of the police force as the rounds merely bounced off his armor.
"OK, is anyone else tired of this?" William asked.
Ulrich, Odd and Yumi nodded in agreement and they drew their weapons.
"Stay here where it's safe." Odd told Sissi, who nodded in agreement.
Jessica looked back and forth between the two.
"I'll take care of her." she said as she pulled the charging hammer back on her MP5.
Simultaneously, the four warriors charged Atlas and several SWAT teams opened fire. Ulrich leapt over one of the police cars, startling the police officers as he passed. Odd slid under the car and ran on all fours. William turned into white smoke and made his way towards Atlas.
Jeremy pulled out his cell phone and hit the call waiting button.
"Puck, we're in trouble here. What's the situation on the trap?" Jeremy shouted, barely louder than gunfire around him.
"We're back on track, but with the delay we're only at 30%. It's gonna be at least an hour before it's ready." Puck said.
Jeremy and Aelita ran over towards Travis who was directing some of the police officers.
Travis turned to see the two teens.
"We got a problem." Jeremy said.
Meanwhile, Odd ran past a crowd of people who were fleeing for their lives. He ran on all fours to catch up with his target much faster. As he approached Atlas, a large red beam flew past his head. He could feel the wind and the heat from the beam even past the Nano machine virtual suit.
Ulrich sprinted along the left side of the monster as Odd and William drew Atlas's fire, while Yumi ran on the opposite side of the beast.
Atlas fired a second shot towards Odd. In response Odd threw his hands down to the ground and back flipped into the air, twisting his body so that the shot would fly directly underneath him. No sooner then he did, a second shot edged even closer. Odd fired a pair of laser arrows at the beam. The beam and the arrows collided in midair, causing a huge red electrical explosion. Odd leapt through the explosion and landed on his feet.
As soon as he did, a third shot came towards him. Odd held up his hands as a purple shield appeared. The blast hit the shield and exploded. Odd threw his arms aside as he watched a little girl suddenly run out into the streets. He could hear the girl's mother calling her name, madly as she tried to save her daughter. Odd jumped back onto his feet as he ran towards the small child.
Atlas aimed his weapon and fired a fourth shot at the boy.
Odd grabbed the girl, but the laser from Atlas was closing in too fast. Odd turned around so that the round would hit him and not the child. He closed his eyes as he prepared for the incoming painful sensation.
Suddenly, a white trail of smoke appeared between Odd and the laser. The smoke rose and took on the form of William. William swung his sword and blocked the laser blast, which exploded in contact with the blade. William turned to see Odd and the kid to make sure they were both OK.
"Thanks Will." Odd said quickly as he ran the kid back towards her mother. Then, he turned and ran towards the giant attacker.
William also ran towards Atlas, holding his blade out so he could deflect any more of Atlas's blasts.
Ulrich sprinted towards the monster and jumped on his back. Atlas reeled under his new passenger. Ulrich took his blade and stabbed Atlas in the arm. The blade went through the monster's tough skin. But no sooner did Ulrich stab his sword into him than Atlas grabbed the teen off his back and launched him several feet into the air. Ulrich felt like he was flying again as he landed on the roof of a parked car. The windows of the car shattered and the roof flattened under the impact.
William and Odd ran together towards the monster. William turned and held the broad side of his sword towards Odd. Realizing what William had in mind, Odd jumped onto the sword. William swung the sword, launching Odd high into the air. As Odd rose, he began firing multiple shots towards Atlas.
Atlas reeled from the arrows hitting his body. One shot caused Atlas to throw his hands into the air.
Yumi saw this as an opportunity. She ran and jumped, spinning in the air like a top. She threw her fans at Atlas. The fan blades glowed and whirled like a pair of table saws. One blade sliced throw the barrel of Atlas's cannon, destroying the gun. The other fan sliced Atlas's other arm where Ulrich had stabbed it. When Yumi landed, she heard a loud thud as Atlas landed on the ground.
She turned to see the injured Titan. She closed her eyes and focused all of her mental power on the burning remains of the fire truck. Her head glowed white as the blazing wreck was being lifted slowly into the air. Then Yumi threw both her hands towards Atlas. The truck slammed into the giant titan. Flames and embers flew everywhere as the monster was literally being pinned to the ground.
As the city paid its attention to the battle near the Luxor casino, another dark monster landed in a side alley. Its black wings folded into its back and disappeared.
Xervix growled loudly as he prepared to enter the battle scene. He clenched his claw like hands and grinned his sharp nails together as he prepared to make his mark on the world.
Ulrich stood up and noticed the dark skinned monster slowly stomping down the alley way. He realized exactly who it was. It was the same demon like monster that attacked him on Lyoko weeks ago. The same one who was hunting Aelita and Jeremy like a predator.
"Look out!" Ulrich shouted as he prepared both of his blades.
Yumi, Odd and William spotted Ulrich drawing his blades and facing down the alley. As soon as Yumi spotted Ulrich, she saw Xervix turn the corner and look straight at Ulrich.
Travis stopped dead in his tracks as he realized just how large the beast truly was. It was larger than an elephant.
Xervix held out his hands as a large black cylinder protruded from his hand.
Ulrich pulled his swords out and crossed them as he prepared to deflect the oncoming blast.
Xervix fired a black laser blast towards the yellow samurai. The blasts hit the sides of blades, but it was too large and heavy to block. The beam exploded in front of Ulrich, sending him several feet backwards. Ulrich lost one of his swords as it flew a few feet and skidded off to his left.
Ulrich bounced off the side walk a couple of times before slamming into the side of a car. He looked around as he tried to get his bearings. As his vision slowly returned he realized Xervix was now standing right in front of him.
Xervix pulled his scythe out as he prepared to deliver a finishing blow to the teen.
"The world is mine!" he growled as he tightened his body in preparation to strike.
Suddenly a stream of bullets struck Xervix, causing him to reel and lose his focus on his target. Xervix looked up to see who was firing at him.
It was Travis who fired his rifle in burst shots. The M4 rifle's muzzle glowed as lead poured in streams out of its gun.
Xervix suddenly felt a sharp pain in his side. He looked down to see one bullet had done more damage then he could expect from any human weapon. Xervix realized that he was in a tight spot. The monster grabbed Ulrich, wrapping his claw like hands around the teen and lifting him into the air. Xervix tossed the kid towards Travis. Seeing this, the agent stopped firing and lowered his weapon. Ulrich hit Travis in the shoulder as he landed on top of him.
Travis flipped the boy off him; meanwhile George ran up with his ACR. He joined in on the shooting as he attempted to save his friend.
Xervix jumped into the air and flew off as the bullets whizzed past his head.
William and Odd watched Xervix fly off into the air. They noticed the pain the creature seemed to be in as it grabbed its side.
"Hey this might be easy?" Odd said.
Before William could reply, he saw a black puff of smoke moving across the ground. It wasn't like normal smoke, it was more or less like it was alive. But what was even weirder, it looked as if a woman was riding the smoke. She wore green and red armor with black hair. She jumped off the cloud as the black smoke flowed towards the direction of the Caesars Palace. The smoke snaked up the side of the building and rose to the roof as it began to take form of a man in a long black cloak. His face was barely recognizable, yet still all too familiar to William, even from this distance.
"Looks like I spoke too soon..." commented Odd.
William drew his sword and walked towards Tartarus.
"William? Where are you going?" Odd asked.
"Do my part... I'll be back."
Tartarus also pulled out his sword, which was a twisted, warped version of William's sword with thick black veins running through the blade.
William walked a couple of steps and disappeared into a cloud of white smoke. However, the smoke wasn't just the same smoke like on Lyoko. Inside the smoke was William in physical form. The nano suit turned into the smoke and carried the teen through the area.
The smoke flowed fast and furiously towards the Caesars Palace casino. As white cloud arrived on top the casino, William rematerialized. He looked square in Tartarus's face.
William brought his sword up to his shoulders as Tatarus rose his sword in front of him. They both jumped into the air at the same time. William swung his sword and clashed with Tartarus in midair.
Xervix stood a little ways down the street. He looked around at the chaos engulfing the street. A look of both satisfaction and enjoyment say on his face as he gazed around the area. He knew that Aether and Atlas were already on scene. And with Chaos and Tartarus arriving on the scene, the situation was going to be under complete control. Xervix had the upper hand. Everything was falling according to plan. He decided the time was right.
"TITANS! ATTACK!" Xervix yelled, rising his hand into the air.
Atlas tossed the ruined fire truck off of his body and growled loudly as he prepared to attack. He reached out and grabbed half of the fire truck that Yumi tossed at him before. He heaved it up with one hand and tossed it with one hand high into the air. The truck flew several feet and finally came crashing down right in front of the police barricade. Several of the remaining officers fled from the scene in fear.
Chaos walked down the street that ran behind the Luxor. She hissed and snarled as her long snake like tongue licked her lips and teeth. She pulled out her blades and began to spin them fast. She held the blades vertically as the blades scrapped the concrete, sending sparks and pieces of debris into the air. The blades whirled and whined as the chains whistled in the air.
Aether flew over head and landed on top of the MGM casino's golden lion. The statue cracked under the Titan's weight.
Travis and George ran back to the police blockade. The police and SWAT teams were scattered around the area, helping both the injured and civilians. It was becoming obvious that they could no longer protect the gang.
"We gotta get outta here." George said.
He called out to Yumi, Ulrich and Odd, who ran up to the group. Jessica, Sissi, Aelita, and Jeremy ran up to them as well.
"Where's William?" Jessica asked.
"Fighting Tartarus." Odd explained. "What's the plan?"
"It's not safe here anymore. We need to get Aelita and Jeremy out of here before we're over run," Travis said.
"What about those other two LVPD choppers? They could air lift them out of here." Yumi proposed.
"I'll get on the radio and ask them. What about Sissi here?" Jessica asked.
"I'll be fine... I better just stay here while you get them out of here since they're gonna follow you guys." Sissi said.
"OK. I'll stay here and watch after her then. Travis and George, you can go with the kids and help them." Jessica said as she ran off to radio the helicopter.
Travis looked towards the Jeremy and Aelita. "Any luck on that trap?"
"It's almost ready." Jeremy said.
"OK, you two. Stay together, alright?" Travis asked as he pulled back the charging handle on his M4.
George and Odd stood in front while Travis stood behind them. Behind Travis were Jeremy and Aelita while behind them were Ulrich and Yumi.
"Hope that exercise you gave me the other day works out well." Ulrich said.
Yumi wrapped her hand around Ulrich's fingers. "Me too."
Aelita looked around the city. She was ready to fight back and stop all of this from continuing. She looked around and saw Jeremy, who was shaking a little.
"How are you, Jeremy?"
"I'm... scared.. I've never really been in a situation like this before." Jeremy said.
"You'll be fine, just stay close to me," Aelita said.
"I... I can't do this." Jeremy said.
His words brought the attention of Travis who turned to look at the kid.
"You OK?"
"I don't know. I'm still not sure if I'm gonna be of any use here." Jeremy admitted.
"You'll be fine." Travis assured him.
"I told you, I'm not a hero, I-"
Travis slung his rifle and turned to face the scared nerd. "There's no lab here. No computer... This is your moment. You need to be here... For her," Travis said firmly, pointing at Aelita.
Aelita grabbed his hand. "I'll protect you Jeremy, I promise... Just please be strong for me."
Jeremy nodded as he looked towards the pink virtual warrior. "You were right."
Aelita looked towards Jeremy in confusion.
"You look a little like Samus Aran." he continued, trying to make not only her feel better but him.
Aelita smiled a little as she hugged him. "Its my turn to protect you," she whispered.
Suddenly, Ulrich noticed the other Titans approaching. He watched as the fire truck landed in front of the barricade.
"GUYS! WE GOTTA GO, NOW!" he yelled.
George popped up and opened fire with his ACR, followed by Odd who fired several laser arrows in rapid succession. They concentrated on Atlas. As soon as they opened fire Aelita, Jeremy, Ulrich and Yumi darted from behind George and Odd. As they broke, Travis followed, then Jessica grabbed Sissi and ran behind them.
Aether flew overhead and fired another laser beam at the group. The beam sent smoke and flames into the air, disorienting Jessica and Sissi. They were forced to stay behind with Odd and George.
Aelita and Jeremy ran side by side while Aelita continued to grasp the System. Jeremy breathed heavily while Aelita breathed her usual breathing pace. She led Jeremy a few inches as she tried to keep up with Ulrich and Yumi.
Sweat poured from Jeremy's forehead as he felt his body already begin to ache. His knees throbbed as his muscles attempted to push himself forwards. Even with the adrenaline running through his body his muscles screamed for him to stop.
Ulrich heard a loud scream from above him, followed by a large dark shadow. He looked up in time to see Aether slam into the ground in front of him. Aether charged up his laser beam once more and fired towards the gang.
Ulrich blocked the shot with his blades and Yumi tossed a fan at the beast. Aether dodged it as he took off into the air again.
Yumi watched Aether fly past one of the casino's roof and turn past it, ready to make another pass.
Aelita passed Jeremy the System as her hands glowed pink.
"The greatest mistake Xervix ever made was allowing you freaks to live!" Aether shouted.
Aelita fired several Orbs into the air. Her hands flung fast in the air as she attempted to shoot down the beast.
Aether dodged the first shots. He began to weave back and forth to avoid the blasts. No sooner did he dodge one than another hit him in the chest, causing the bird man to lose his bearings and sending him crashing to the ground. Aether skidded across the ground and flipped his legs underneath him, sending him straight up to his feet.
Ulrich jumped into the air with his blades drawn. He brought the wings down towards Aether's chest. But before he could deliver the final blow, Aether used his left wing to knock the samurai out of the way.
Ulrich landed on his feet as two bright pink and white fans sliced past him. Aether used his daggers to slice one in half; the other fan missed its target.
Aether fired a beam towards his attackers. The beam missed the group, striking a light pole which in turn shattered.
Aelita pushed Jeremy behind a car and shot multiple energy orbs at Aether. Travis walked past her, firing several rounds from his M4.
Aether used his wings to protect him as the bullets ricochet off them. However, the energy orbs exploded against his wings. He jumped into the air, admitting his defeat. He had no other choice but to retreat. Aether spread his wings as he retreated away from the battle.
"OK, lets go!" Aelita said, grabbing Jeremy.
As soon as Jeremy moved, a large chain cut through the car he was hiding behind. Aelita grabbed Jeremy by the arm and tossed her boyfriend to the side as the blade slid by a hair past his blonde head.
Aelita and Jeremy fell to the ground. They both looked up to see a short woman in orange and green armor. She spun the blades around like a whip. The chains crackled and creaked loudly while spinning.
Ulrich and Yumi walked in front of the two crouching teens as they held their weapons firmly at their sides.
"Remember us?" Yumi asked firmly.
"Oh yes! Last time we met I almost killed you... This time I'll succeed!" Chaos said as she pulled the chain blades to her arms.
"Travis! Get Aelita and Jeremy out of here." Ulrich said as he and Yumi sprinted towards Chaos. Hearing him, Travis grabbed both kids and hurried them off towards the nearest safe spot, which was across the street at the M&M shop.
Meanwhile, Chaos walked towards Ulrich and Yumi. Both teens separated, forming a gap between themselves. Chaos licked her lips as she pictured exactly what she wanted to do.
"I'm gonna enjoy this!" Chaos said as her head began to rotate all the way around. Her neck creaked and cracked as her limbs mimicked the movement of her head. Finally Chaos's head popped loudly. Her head was right in the same location it was originally.
Ulrich and Yumi glanced at each other in confusion as to what they had just seen.
On the top of Caesars Palace casino William sliced his sword towards Tartarus. The sword flowed through the air as it hit another sharp bladed object. Sparks flew from the impact as Williams white sword clanged against Taratarus's black twisted sword. William pressed against his sword as Tartarus did the same in a attempt to push William back. They met face to face; William could see that Taratarus's face closely matched his own.
"So… tell me, William. Have your friends forgiven you?" Tatarus asked.
"What does it matter to you?" William grunted as he pushed Tartarus back.
"Because they will leave you again! Look what you lost since you disappeared. Yumi is now with Ulrich. They set it all up so you can lose her." Tartarus grunted.
"I'm better off their friend then Yumi's lover... And I will find my own girl."
William jumped back as he vertically sliced his sword towards Tartarus. The Titan disappeared into a plume of black smoke, which whirled past William. He attempted to stab it, but the sword penetrated the cloud without hitting anything.
Tartarus reappeared behind William and swiped his sword at him. William brought the sword up behind him and blocked it. Then he turned around and tried to stab Tartarus, who blocked the hit with one of his iron gauntlets on his arm. William's sword creaked as it scratched against the bracelet. William pressed on it harder, pushing down with all his might.
Suddenly the gauntlet creaked as a large crack appeared in it. Tartarus heard the noise and pressed off with his fist. William stumbled back as he realized what just happened.
He and Tartarus continued to exchange sword strikes until they ended up twirling their blades around each other at wicked fast speeds and gradually at the same time, meeting in the middle. Both blades in almost perfect unison.
"You're weak, a failure. You think you belong with them? They will betray you again just like before. You should have joined us." Tartarus mocked.
Tartarus kicked William in the gut, causing William to lose his grip on the sword. As he reeled a little, Tartarus brought the sword above his head and sliced downwards. William brought the sword above his head as he blocked the attack from above.
"I chose my side... And I chose my friends." William said as he pushed off Tartarus's sword. His hand glowed white as he threw a narrow puff of smoke at his opponent.
The smoke hit Tartarus like a bag of bricks. He stumbled towards the ledge of the roof. His rear ankle tripped over the side as he fell backwards off the roof. His body suddenly began to fade as it turned to a familiar black smoke and disappeared over the edge.
William ran up to the edge of the building and jumped off as well. His body exploded into a puff of white smoke as it followed the dark smoke down the side of Caesars Palace. The two smoke trails flowed down the side of the building.
Tartarus and William rematerialized at the same time. They jumped towards each other and slashed their swords only to turn back into smoke after a few quick swipes.
Soon they materialized again and clanged their swords towards each other once more. As they changed back into smoke, the smoke crisscrossed as they switched locations.
The white smoke leapt off the side of the building; Tartarus also leapt from his black smoke. William formed up as he blocked Taratarus's attack. They began to rotate in a free fall, tumbling down the side of the building. As the ground grew even closer, Tartarus grabbed William by the throat and squeezed.
Even if the teen was wearing a Nano suit, he still required air to breathe. William gagged as he released his sword. Tartarus kicked William down farther as they both disappeared into smoke trails.
William's smoke landed on the ground. But even in smoke form it hurt him badly. William leapt from the smoke and landed on his back. The teen gagged as he attempted to recover his breath. When he looked up, he saw Tartarus coming down with both blades aimed at stabbing him. William threw his hands behind him and tossed his legs and all his weight into a backwards somersault; the blades missed, landing in the very area he once laid at.
William bent down and threw out his left leg, tripping Tartarus. William grabbed his sword as Tartarus grabbed his. They both vaporized into smoke and twirled around each other like black and white tornadoes. Every once in a while they would change form and strike at each other. Eventually the tornadoes dispersed as both combatants re formed. They fell to the ground, dizzy and disoriented.
Tartarus stood on his legs and wobbled a little from the recent strikes.
William fell onto the ground, limp and exhausted. He could feel his own body sweat forming under the nano suit. He tried to get back up but his body had reached its limit, even with the nano suit and his Lyoko powers. The fight had all taken its toll on the individual underneath the suit. He was almost done.
William looked up to see Tartarus picking up his sword. Tartarus walked up to William and placed his foot on William's chest.
"Now... There can be only one. AND THE ONE IS ME!" Tartarus yelled.
William reached for his sword, but it was just barely out of reach.
Tartarus lifted his sword, as he prepared to stab his opponent.
William felt his fingers grasp the sword's handle. He wrapped his fingers around it and pointed it up towards Tartarus. At the same time, Tartarus plunged his sword downward.
Unexpectedly for the Titan, William's sword plunged into his chest. Tartarus gasped and groaned as he dropped his sword to the ground. He wrapped his hands around the blade of the sword as he looked down towards it. White watery liquid flowed out of the wound.
"I'm sorry, but just like my past deeds... It's over." William said as he pulled the sword out of Tartarus.
Tartarus fell backwards; his body was fading away into white digital smoke. Soon all that remained was the sword, the black twisted weapon that William once wielded. William walked over to it and stabbed the eye of Xana part of the sword, breaking it into multiple pieces before they too dissolved.
William stood up straight into the air. He felt a great relief off his chest. He had finally overcome his past and put it behind him.
He had found his retribution.
Groups of people fled as they watched Jeremy and Aelita run towards the near end of the Strip with Travis close behind them.
Jeremy wheezed and coughed as he attempted to keep up with Aelita. He was starting to lag behind.
"Don't stop! .Keep running." Aelita said as she attempted to motivate Jeremy.
Jeremy pulled out his cell phone and hit the resume call button.
"Puck! What's the word!" he shouted desperately.
"We're ready on this end. But we need a point of angle, something that can tell me where to launch the attack from." Puck said.
"OK. We will try to get Xervix towards the Caesars Palace hotel. I'll let you know when we're ready." Jeremy said.
"I've hacked into a com satellite. I'm observing all that's going on down there from here." Puck said. "As soon as Xervix is in position I'll launch the portal."
Suddenly a loud noise came from directly behind the trio. It sounded like a missile falling towards the ground.
Travis turned to see Xervix land behind them as his wings folded into its back.
"GIVE ME THE GIRL BOY!" Xervix shouted.
Travis turned and fired a series of rounds from his M4. The bullets hit Xervix in the head and chest, but unlike last time they did little or no effect to the beast.
Xervix ran up to Travis and backhanded him. Travis dropped his rifle and flew through the window of a nearby bus stop. The glass shattered as he fell onto the bench, knocking the wind out of him.
Aelita turned around and fired multiple energy orbs towards Xervix. The orbs struck Xervix, causing searing pain to flow through the monster's body. Xervix picked up the hood of a car nearby and used it to block the shots.
Travis stood up and grabbed his rifle. He switched magazines and fired upon Xervix.
He turned to Aelita and Jeremy. "RUN!"
"Not with out you!" Aelita shouted back.
"Forget me! Just go!" Travis replied.
Aelita nodded and grabbed Jeremy and ran.
Xervix turned his attention to Travis who was bleeding from the side of his face after being tossed through the glass bus stop booth.
Xervix reached out and grabbed Travis's M4. He squeezed the gun in his claw, crushing the weapon into broken and bent pieces. Xervix laughed as he looked towards Travis.
Travis backed up a little as Xervix ran towards him. The monster reached out and grabbed the agent by the back of his combat harness. He lifted Travis into the air and slammed him into the ground.
Travis felt intense pain rush through his body as his arm felt funny.
Xervix looked up and turned his attention to the two kids running from him. He kicked a car out of his way and continued his chase of the two children.
Aelita and Jeremy ran onto the side walk as they realized that a group of people stood in their way.
Aelita tried to lead Jeremy though the crowd of onlookers when she suddenly felt something trip her as she fell to the ground. As the System touched the ground, it glowed brightly.
Jeremy reached out for Aelita and grabbed her by the hand, but not before accidentally touching the System. It glowed even brighter; suddenly, white light coursed through the concrete. The side walk and road separated as the energy subsided.
Xervix stopped as he watched a street lamp shatter and burst from the energy.
Aelita stood up and quickly led Jeremy inside the Caesars Palace casino. The casino was vacant and empty just like the Luxor. The two teens ran to the side as the entrance to the building suddenly busted apart, revealing a aggravated Xervix.
"You can't hide from me! I can smell your fear, children!" Xervix yelled, his voice echoing through the hallway.
Jeremy and Aelita hid behind a pillar of the casino. They watched as Xervix turned his back on them.
"What do we do?" Aelita asked.
"Let's head up to the stairwell. We can hide in the hotel rooms." Jeremy whispered.
Jeremy grabbed Aelita's hand as he led her behind the slot machines. As they ran, they heard a series of loud footsteps running alongside them. Jeremy looked up to see Xervix running right across from them. The monster threw the slot machines aside as he was directly behind them.
Aelita shirked in fear as she heard the commotion behind her. The two teens ran towards the stair well.
Xervix reached out and suddenly grabbed Jeremy's leg. He lifted Jeremy into the air as he prepared to strike.
Aelita stopped dead in her tracks and jumped into the air. Her fist glowed pink as she punched Xervix in the chest. The orb exploded, causing Xervix to drop Jeremy and fall onto a black jack table.
Jeremy saw the beast land as he felt Aelita's hand wrap around him. He breathed heavily as they limped towards the stair well.
Aelita kicked the door open as she helped Jeremy inside.
Xervix sat up and watched as the two entered the stair well. The beast gleaned a sinister look as he realized they had no place to go but up. It was only a matter of time till he caught them.
Jessica ran back towards the Luxor. She and Sissi had been separated from the others and had to take shelter until the whole mess was over.
They passed by the police barricade, which was a wreck. Some of the officers had fallen back and were busy trying to clean up and tend to the wounded. Others moved on to engage the larger and closer Titan, Atlas.
The site was strewn with wrecked and damaged police cars and the larger half of the fire truck Atlas had tossed towards the police. Some of the cars were twisted and torn in half as if a tornado hit them. Others were no longer intact. Most of them were ripped in half and car parts lay about in several locations. Smoke filled the scene, adding a eerie fog like feel to the scene.
"Jessica… I'm scared." Sissi admitted looking around for signs of life.
Jessica wouldn't admit it, but she was scared too. At least a half hour passed since they lost contact with the rest of the gang, and since then they had not seen any sign of them or the police that was assisting them.
Jessica pulled out her radio as she attempted on last time to make contact with anyone.
"This is Officer Hillsabeck calling anyone on this frequency... Please come in over?"
The radio hissed as she waited for some one to reply.
"I repeat, this is Officer Hillsabeck. Please come in over?" she repeated.
Finally the radio crackled and a familiar voice muttered a few unrecognizable words over the radio.
"Hello? George?" Jessica asked with a sense of stress and relief in her voice.
Finally the radio crackled and Georges voice filled the area loudly.
"Jessica it's George. What's your location?" George asked.
Sissi breathed outwards in relief as smiled. "Thank god", she thought.
Jessica's actions mimicked Sissi's as she held up the radio to her face.
"We're back at the police barricade. We got separated when we tried to run with the group." Jessica said as she searched around.
"We got separated too. I'm with Odd. We're on our way back." George paused a little.
Sissi suddenly heard a loud thud come from in front of them. She turned in the direction it came from.
"Odd wants to know if Sissi is with you?" George asked.
The loud noise came again. Sissi was sure it was something right in front of them. Or worse, something heading their way.
"Yeah she's here. We..." Jessica stammered as she heard the same noise and what sounded like chains rattling.
"Jessica? Jessica come in over?" George asked over the radio.
Jessica ignored it. She took Sissi by the hand and positioned the teenager behind her. She then pulled up her MP5 up to shoulder length as she looked around for the source of the sound.
The noise came again, this time it sounded closer and louder. Then came another. It was even louder, which meant that whatever was making the noise was getting closer.
Sissi peeked her head around Jessica's shoulder. She looked in the same direction for the source of the noises.
Then a low growl filled the air. It sounded more like the growl of a man and less of a animal.
Jessica placed her weapon on fire as she wrapped her index finger around the trigger.
Suddenly, large form appeared out of the smoke. It almost the size of a train car. Gold glistened off its body. A huge head looked down towards them.
"Oh...My GOD!" Sissi screamed in fear at the sight of Atlas.
Jessica fired several rounds at the Titan. The small 9mm rounds bounced off its armor as it walked closer towards the two women.
"You think such tiny creatures can harm me?" Atlas bellowed.
Jessica continued firing until her rifle ran out of ammunition. She attempted to change magazines, but she dropped her spare mag to the ground. The magazine bounced a few inches and came to a stop, only to be crushed by Atlas's large iron clad like boot.
Atlas pulled out one of his blades and pointed the curved scythe like sword towards the women.
"Only the strong shall inherit the Earth... and the weak are destined to perish." Atlas said in a low voice.
Suddenly a loud noise came from above. The sound moved closer and closer as a dash of purple landed on Atlas's back. Atlas dropped his sword at the force of the impact. He flipped around as he attempted to shake loose the object that was latched onto his neck.
Atlas turned his back on the girls to reveal exactly what it was on his back.
It was Odd. Sissi cried out to him in both relief and dread.
Odd planted one of his hands into Atlas's neck. The small sharp claws dug into its neck, causing Atlas to scream in pain. Atlas stumbled and fell to the ground face first. The impact from the Titan's landing caused the ground to shake like during an earthquake.
As soon as Atlas landed, George ran up and grabbed the hands of the two girls. He led them back inside the Luxor casino with Odd right behind them. The group ran up to the entrance. Suddenly, a large hand came out of nowhere and grabbed Odd. He looked like a doll in the Titan's hand.
Atlas hoisted Odd into the air and began to squeeze tightly.
"Pathetic, SCRAWNY MEAT SACK!" Atlas shouted.
"I'm not scrawny... IM SVELTE!" Odd protested. He fired multiple laser arrows at the Titan's hand, making the giant release him.
As George led the girls inside, he suddenly saw a large purple object fly through the glass door at wicked speeds. Odd bounced several feet along the ground until he came to a halt, hitting on of the casino's slot machines. The machine turned on as it hit 7 on all 3 bars, causing a flow of change to pour onto the boy.
Odd slowly sat up as he tried to regain his bearings. But as soon as he did, he heard a loud commotion come from outside. He looked up to see Atlas burst through the front of the casino and run towards the purple cat boy. Odd got up and ran away. He could hear the loud footsteps of the monster behind him. They were hot on his heels.
Odd ran straight through the casino on all four limbs. He was usually faster on his legs, but in this case it wasn't doing him much good.
Atlas reached out and grabbed a slot machine. He pulled it up, at the same time lifting several other slot machines connected by the same cord. As the machines flew into the air, a small old woman was revealed sitting in front of one of the machines. She paid no attention to the commotion, too preoccupied with trying to win big.
Atlas hurled the group of machines over his head. He twirled the cord around which caused the machines to rotate around his head. He hurled the machines at Odd. Odd jumped high into the air; the machines barely missed as they flew directly under him. But as soon as he reached the peak of his jump, he felt the same large arm grab him. Atlas lunged forward to catch him.
The pair crashed through the wall of the casino; they fell a few feet until they landed on the street below, which was still filled with pedestrians and packed with a flow of traffic trying to get out of the city. Atlas landed in the middle of the intersection with Odd landing right next to him.
A blue blazer stopped within inches of Atlas. The driver was a young teenage girl and her friends. Atlas looked up in time to see the headlights stop directly in front of him. The Titan stood up and grabbed the front end of the car, lifting it high above his head with only one hand. The occupants of the car screamed loudly in fear and cried for help.
"I LOVE THIS WORLD!" Atlas growled.
Odd stood up and stared directly at the monster. "Set them down, now!"
"And who's gonna make me?" Atlas joked.
Odd looked at his hand and calculated quickly. His normal laser arrows were highlighted. He couldn't use the wave beam; they would enter a target, then expand, and if a beam hit the car, it might kill the occupants.
Odd looked at the third weapon on his arm. It was a large sheet of ice. Then he remembered. Jeremy said it was a ice beam. It could freeze almost anything it came into contact with. He had a plan.
Odd pointed his arm towards Atlas and fired several laser arrows. The arrows hit the hand of the monster as the arm wobbled from the impact of the weapons. The car shook loose and landed on Atlas. The monster fell to the ground as the car landed on top of him.
The doors to the car opened and its occupants crawled out in fear and ran for their lives.
"YOU'RE WELCOME!" Odd shouted. "I swear. You save people's life and they don't even bother to thank you for it." he remarked.
Suddenly, the car was tossed up into the air and landed on top of an orange taxi cab nearby.
Atlas stood up and grabbed a nearby street lamp. He uprooted it out of the ground and held it like a baseball bat.
Odd turned to fire a second volley of Laser arrows. He aimed for Atlas's head and pulled his hand back. But instead of firing a shot off, he heard a familiar clicking noise... which meant his arm was out of arrows.
"Uh oh…" Odd said in panic.
Atlas swung the street lamp, striking Odd in the chest. Odd flew several feet and landed on the ground next to a bus. The pedestrians of the bus began to flood out of it as soon as they noticed the battle was heading their way.
Sissi poked her head out of the hole in the casino wall. She watched Odd laying there on the ground as Atlas tossed a car out of the way to reach him.
Soon George and Jessica hopped out of the hole as they watched what exactly was going on.
"We need to help Odd!" Sissi shouted over the roar of the crowd.
"OK… you two stay here." George said.
Before he ran towards the battle, he felt a hand grab his arm. George turned to see Jessica holding it.
"Agent Knight... George... Be careful," Jessica said.
George nodded and ran towards Odd and Atlas, loading a fresh magazine into his gun on his way.
As she watched George go away, Sissi felt helpless and useless. In fact, that feeling would not leave her the whole time the battle was going on. She wanted to help so badly, but so far she only got herself into trouble. Then, she looked towards the bus. In front of it she noticed a black Mazda with its driver side door open. The car was also still running.
Sissi then realized that George may not be enough to help Odd. She decided to take a gamble She wanted to prove her worth to her friends, to the feds, to Odd.
Sissi sprinted towards the car. The crowd screamed so loud she could barely hear Jessica shouting at her. Sissi dodged several pedestrians as she entered the car.
"Oh crap... how do you drive this thing?" Sissi asked out loud.
Odd sat up. He felt light-headed and dazed. It was a clear sign his suit was about to devirtualize. He also felt intense pain in his stomach. He had forgotten that even with the nano suit, he could still feel some pain, and a light pole to the stomach certainly hurt.
Atlas walked up to the boy.
"You know why I love this world? Because it's so easy to destroy things, and with me being the strongest in the world, there is no one who can stop me now!" Atlas shouted as he raised his foot into the air.
A ring of bullets hit Atlas's armor. The Titan turned to see George going fully automatic at the beast. Atlas laughed as he turned to face George.
In the meantime, the black Mazda swerved in and out of the parked cars as its horn blared. Sissi screamed and yipped in fear as she felt like she was on a roller coaster ride.
"OH GOD WHAT AM I THINKING!" she shouted.
Odd looked up to see the car heading towards Atlas. It was perfect. Odd hit the button on his arm, switching to the ice beam. His arm suddenly glowed orange as it turned from his normal cat arm to looking as if it had a large buildup of ice on it.
Odd pointed his icy arm towards Atlas and fired. A large ball of ice shot from his cannon and hit Atlas in the legs. The monster screamed in pain as his limbs froze solid.
Atlas looked down at his legs. He turned back to Odd in anger.
"It's not about being all big and strong... It's about being the most bad ass... And that's ME!" Odd said.
Sissi slowed down the car and placed a book that was in the passenger seat on the gas pedal. She slowed the car down enough that she leapt out of the car. The cruel and unforgiving asphalt met her as she felt her arm scrape across the road.
The black Mazda slammed into Atlas's frozen feet, which shattered like glass. The Titan slammed onto the hood of the car, flattening it like a pancake. Atlas growled as he realized just what had happened. He was in a vulnerable state as his foot was now gone.
Odd stood up slowly. His claws scrapped along the surface of the asphalt as he was rising to his feet.
Atlas looked towards the teen. His red eyes glowed brightly with anger. He tried to reach for his opponent. His large arms stretched out almost close enough, but they couldn't reach.
Odd flipped out his arm cannon and changed it from the Ice Beam to his Laser wire. The ice on his arm broke off as a familiar small tube popped out of his hand. Odd pointed the arm at Atlas. Odd fired his cannon. Several pink streams streaked through the air, peppering Atlas. The pink rounds punctured through different parts of Atlas's body as the monster roared in anger... more anger than pain.
The shots fired straight through Atlas and even hit the car next to him. The car's windshield and hood waddled away as the pink laser rods hit the vehicle.
Odd lowered his arms as he glanced at the monster standing in front of him. Its body riddled with the pink laser rods that hit it. White fluid seeped from the wounds.
Atlas was angry at first, but then he began to laugh.
"You maybe killed me... but you lose, boy."
Odd stared at the beast in confusion until he heard a familiar voice come from their left.
Atlas and Odd both turned to see Sissi running towards the scene. A small amount of blood trickled down her arm.
"Sissi! No!" Odd shouted. If the rods exploded, the car would too. And she still had time to get away.
Suddenly, the laser rods all started to come together; they tore through the monster as they executed their main function. They then began to trace and tear through Atlas's body.
Sissi stopped dead in her tracks as she realized just what was going on. She felt like a fool when she realized that her emotions had gotten the better of her. She again walked into a very dangerous situation.
Odd sprinted towards Sissi. The only thing that rushed through his mind was saving the girl. Nothing else mattered at this point.
Atlas stood on his one remaining frozen leg. The beast could only laugh at Odds futile attempts to kill him. His laughter filled the air and it seemed like it reached the heavens as he not only accepted his fate but also that he was about to crush Odd's very soul... the best thing he could crush.
The rods in the car started to rip through the car. One rod hit the fuel pump and ignited a spark. The car exploded wildly, engulfing the Titan in the explosion... deleting him from existence.
Jessica and George took cover as they covered their eyes from the explosion. George wrapped his arms around Jessica to protect her.
Odd ran up to Sissi. He turned around in time to see the explosion. He held up his hands and crossed them. A purple, dome-like shield popped up. The shield expanded to protect them both. Flames and parts of the car hit the shield.
Sissi screamed at the top of his lungs. Her fear was deafened out by the noise and flames of the explosion.
Soon, the flames subsided and Odd lowered his arms. Sissi uncovered her ears as she stepped out from behind Odd. She turned to face her hero.
"That was... Amazing!" she said.
But before Odd could say anything, the boy felt a surge of dizziness. His feet felt cold and distant as he lost his balance and fell into the arms of the girl he saved.
Sissi caught Odd and slowly laid the boy on the ground. Her emotions went from fear to impression and back to fear.
Panic filled Sissi's mind. "Odd!"
"I'm OK... just... tired. I'm not used to putting this much strain on my body." Odd said as he sat up.
George and Jessica ran over to the boy. They originally feared the worst until they saw the young teen sit up.
"You two OK?" Jessica asked.
"I don't think I can fight anymore. My virtualized form is almost out of life points and if I fight any longer, I will become vulnerable. My body is so sore and tired…" Odd groaned.
"It doesn't matter, man. You did good." George said, clearly impressed.
Sissi helped Odd up. He had trouble standing, the hard toss through the front of the Luxor casino had hurt his leg. He was even limping.
Sissi threw Odd's arm over her. She could smell the sweat coming off his body even with the virtual envelope on. Yet it was the smell of a hero... her hero, and she loved it.
Odd tried to lift himself up out of Sissi's arms. He sat on his knees as he breathed heavily. He could feel the sweat pouring from his skin underneath the Nano suit. He was sure that the clothes underneath him were soaked to the bone.
When he finally stood up, he wobbled a little until he felt a large arm wrap around his wrist. He looked up to see George attempting to stabilize him. Odd finally waved off George as he felt a little better.
"We need to find the others." Jessica said.
The stairwell door slammed open as Jeremy's foot kicked the metal door. The feel of the door on his leg was not a pleasant one; in fact he felt his knee sting with pain from the action.
Jeremy ran through the hallway of the hotel floor. Close behind him was a virtual Aelita, still clutching the System in her grasp. They looked around for a possible way out. Then, he noticed the elevator at the end of the hall. It was beeping, which meant that something was on its way up. The numbers on the elevator pinged as the elevator arrived on the very floor the two teens were on.
Jeremy looked around for a possible place to hide. He noticed the door to hotel room on the left was wide open. The original occupants must have fled when the battle started. They ran into the room. It was a large hotel suite with multiple rooms and a bar; the type of room a rich person would rent out.
As soon as the two teens jumped into the room, the elevator doors screeched and scratched as they were pried open. A large claw burst through the elevator door and a large wolf like demon head protruded out of it. Xervix stepped into the hallway. His body was so large that he barely fit inside.
Xervix growled loudly as he searched for his targets. He could smell the odor of the two kids in this hallway, a sweet smell of both fear and panic. He could also sense the raw energy coming from the System itself.
"I know you're here, children!" he bellowed. "Come out, and I promise I'll let you and your friends live!"
Xervix walked down a few steps and punched a hole in the wall. He peeked in for signs of life. He walked down further and punched another hole. He spotted no sign of the children, yet the smell from the kids was even stronger. They could not be far.
Meanwhile, Jeremy peeked his head around the corner of the doors to the suite. He could barely see the large form of Xervix. But it was enough for him to realize that the beast was definitely getting closer.
Jeremy turned to see Aelita was bent over the bar. She was breathing heavily; it was a sign that she was not only tired, but also on the verge of a panic attack.
Xervix looked through another hole in the wall when he heard it... a recurrent noise. Almost like breathing... breathing in fear. Xervix looked down the hallway. He realized exactly where the noise was coming from.
Jeremy turned and grabbed Aelita. He took her behind the bar and scooted aside the small fridge. He pushed it up against the wall next to the larger refrigerator. He tucked Aelita behind it and he nestled himself inside of it.
Xervix's head smashed through the drywall and wooden walls of the hotel room. He looked around as he sniffed the air. The scent was stronger here than anywhere. He had no doubt about it, the kids were here.
Xervix walked towards the sofa and tossed it out the window, in an attempt to scare the children out of hiding.
"Do you fear me children? You don't even know the meaning of the word fear yet."
Aelita curled up inside the small hole under the counter. She covered her mouth so she did not breathe as heavily. Her eyes were watering up with both fear and panic.
The room fell strangely quiet as if there was no life what so ever inside. The tension was rising.
Jeremy attempted to peak his head over the counter. For a minute he thought Xervix might have moved on. Suddenly the counter rose into the air. The nails and bolts attaching it to the floor broke to pieces as the two kids looked up to see the beast looking down at them.
"Run," Xervix said in a jokingly, mocking manner.
Aelita had enough. She jumped up and fired multiple energy orbs at Xervix. He blocked the orb with the counter, which exploded into splinters. Aelita grabbed Jeremy and ran down the hallway. She handed Jeremy the System and charged up two energy fields at once.
Xervix entered the hallway through the hole he had created. He held out his hand as a black beam fired from his hand.
Aelita turned around and fired her two energy fields. The orbs traveled down the hallway and met with the black beam. The blasts collided and exploded, shattering all the windows on that floor, one floor above and one floor below.
Aelita covered her face to hide her face from the glass. Jeremy hit the ground. He had enough bad experience with the glass and did not intend to let history repeat itself.
Xervix stood there as the glass pelted his body, unphased by the explosion.
Aelita ran up, grabbed Jeremy off the ground and ran towards the other end of the hallway.
She waved her hand over her bracelet as pink wings appeared.
"Hang on!" she shouted. Jeremy screamed in fear as he realized what Aelita meant.
Aelita jumped into the elevator shaft as she flapped her wings. Because of cramped space she was unable to fly as fast as she normally would, yet she was able to gain altitude.
Xervix knew that they were heading up to the roof. He had them now.
Chaos stood, holding her blades. She held them in her hands as she took a defensive stance.
Ulrich and Yumi both stood with their weapons drawn. They both hated this creature, who they only met once and in that one moment she almost killed them both easily.
"Who dies first?" Chaos asked.
"You do!" Ulrich said.
The boy jumped into the air and tilted sideways, bringing his foot down in a spiral kick like pattern. His foot planted into Chaos's chest. Chaos grunted from the impact as she staggered a little. She looked up and smiled as she found humor in the boy's futile attack.
Two fans slid to the left and right. Chaos tossed her arms out. The chain swords sliced around her arms and outwards, towards the fans. Her right arm blade sliced one of the fans in half; the other missed. The fan that Chaos missed came back and sailed straight towards her.
Chaos jumped into the air and back flipped. The fan sailed right in front of her face. The light from the fan was enough to temporarily blind her.
As the female Titan landed, Ulrich sliced at the monster with his swords. Chaos dodged one attack and blocked the other with her blades. She swiped at Ulrich. Ulrich jumped backwards as Yumi ran up to his back. She leapt into the air and tossed her last remaining fan at Chaos. Chaos bent her neck in a way that would break any normal creature's neck. Her neck flipped backwards. As the blade passed by, her neck propped right back up.
Ulrich sliced his swords towards Chaos's chest. Chaos sliced her sword to block the attacks. Her sword blocked one of Ulrich's blades as the other hit her in her side. White fluid seeped out if the wound as Ulrich pulled the sword out. Chaos tossed her sword out towards Ulrich. The sword struck Ulrich's, knocking the weapon out of his hand.
"Triplicate!" Ulrich shouted. He stood still as two other Ulrich's popped out of nowhere. They surrounded the Titan, each holding one sword out, just like the original.
"My turn!" Chaos shouted. She dropped her chains to the ground and began twirling around like a tornado at wicked speeds. The chains and the blades spun around at wild and dangerous speeds in all directions.
One Ulrich copy tried to rush the spinning beast, but the chains chopped it in half. Then, the spinning death whirlwind stopped in front of the other and tossed both swords at it, catching the clone off guard. The swords plunged into the copy, causing it to disappear as well.
As the chains began to fall, Chaos swung them at the real Ulrich.
Yumi saw it coming and focused her mental abilities at the hood of a nearby car. She tossed it towards the swords and hit them directly, causing them to miss the boy. Ulrich dropped to the ground in fear, even though the blades missed him. Chaos yelled in anger as she pulled the swords back.
Yumi held up her sole fan as her head continued to glow white. Her fan suddenly separated into several sharp pieces. She twirled the pieces in her hand as she held out her hands. The blades flew towards Chaos at wicked speeds.
Chaos began twirling the blades again. She held the rotating swords right in front of her as the pieces of Yumi's blades struck the cyclone, slicing and deflecting them into multiple pieces. Some of the shrapnel struck Chaos, slicing up her face as more of the white fluid poured out.
Chaos finished off the remaining pieces and dropped the blades to the ground. She slowly lifted up her finger and felt the oozing white fluid coming from one of the wounds on her face. She held her hand in front of her face and glanced at the wound. She slowly stuck out her lizard like tongue and licked the ooze off her fingers.
"Tastes so delicious... I cant wait to test yours." she said.
Yumi looked towards her boyfriend. "That's just disturbing."
Chaos slammed her blades on to the ground as she hissed loudly, like a snake.
"Crap! I don't have a weapon!" Yumi shouted when she realized Chaos destroyed all her fans.
Chaos rushed the two teens. Her feet ran fast while dragging her chains on the ground.
Ulrich jumped in front of Yumi as Chaos flung her chains one by one towards the two teens. Ulrich blocked one, then turned to block the other. He turned to receive a head butt from Chaos. The blunt hit to the head caused Ulrich to stumble a little. Chaos tossed her chain out, far enough to wrap the chain around Ulrich's back. Chaos grabbed the other end of the sword and began to pull Ulrich towards her. Ulrich tried to wiggle free of the attack as Chaos held her second blade in the other hand.
Yumi glanced around, desperately looking for anything to use to help save her boyfriend. Then she spotted something.
Ulrich managed to get one of his arms free and wrap around the chain as he struggled to get free. Yet the more he struggled, the closer he was getting to Chaos. Chaos began swiping her blade left to right as she attempted to swipe at Ulrich. Eventually, the blade scratched Ulrich's abs. The nano machines sizzled and sparked as the blade scrapped his waist.
Suddenly, a sharp katana sword cut through the chain holding Ulrich. The chain dropped to the ground, cutting off Chaos's arm clean. Chaos stumbled a little while Ulrich fell flat on his back. Ulrich looked up to see Yumi, who was holding his other sword that Chaos had tossed aside. She held the sword downwards as she glared at Chaos.
"You think you can still take me?" Chaos asked.
"We don't think." Yumi said as she held the sword outwards with one hand.
"We know!" Ulrich finished as he tossed his sword towards Chaos. The sword slammed into Chaos's shoulder.
Yumi ran to Chaos's side and sliced at her. Chaos blocked the attack from Yumi with her only sword left. Yumi swiped again. This time the sword hit its target, slicing straight down Chaos's torso.
Ulrich grabbed his sword out of Chaos's shoulder and stabbed it again into her chest. Chaos screamed in pain as Yumi plunged the other into the opposite side of Chaos's chest. Both Yumi and Ulrich stepped back as Chaos began to vaporize.
"If only you could join in on this wonderful sensation." Chaos said as she held her hands out.
Yumi and Ulrich both looked towards each other. They nodded in agreement. They both ran up and drop kicked the two swords. Causing them to fly out of Chaos's body.
Chaos's body began to crack like ice. White lines ran through her body as parts of her body began to chip and fall off. Soon Chaos's body vaporized into a cloud of smoke, leaving the metal chains and swords from her weapons.
"Thank God she's gone." Yumi said as she grabbed one of Ulrich's swords.
"That was tough. Why did she want to deal with us so much?" Ulrich wondered.
"Because what destroys love and a relationship?" Yumi asked.
Ulrich thought for a minute... then it finally hit him. "Chaos."
Yumi nodded as she wiped the white ooze off the sword.
"Well guess that means our love is stronger than that, huh?" Ulrich asked.
But before he could say anything else, a loud noise came from the top of the Caesars Palace casino… followed by what looked like a person falling off the roof.
Yumi's face froze in shock. "Is that-"
"OH GOD! IT'S AELITA!" Ulrich shouted.