Part 99: Endgame
The Titans gasped as Draco and Pluto reappeared, totally alive and unharmed.
"Draco!" Jinx shouted out happily, tears of joy spilling from her eyes.
"Glorious! Our friends are alive!" Starfire said excitedly.
"Wait a minute," Robin narrowed his eyes, "What's she doing here?" The Boy Wonder was talking about Copycat.
"Maybe she came to help?" Jinx said to him.
"Why?" Robin asked suspiciously, "She tried to kill Draco before. Why would she choose to help him now?"
"Do you mind?" Copycat turned and glared at Robin with her hands to her hips. "I can hear you, y'know?" she pointed to the cat ears of her helmet. "These aren't just for decorative purposes, don't ya know?"
"Relax, Kat," Draco told his sister. "We have bigger fish to fry."
"So try to stifle that temper of yours and save it for these clowns," Shadowcobra said to her, and indicated to the clowns with his finger.
"Hmph! Spoilsport!" her faceplate split open and she blew the snake and dragon a raspberry. The Titans sweatdropped at the exchange.
"Okay, why are they acting so chummy all of a sudden?" Raven commented.
"Yeah, they're acting like they're friends or something," Beast Boy added.
"Maybe they know something we don't," Terra finished.
"What are you guys talking about?" Blackfire asked her sister.
"Copycat is really Draco's nemesis," her sister answered. "However, we are puzzled as to why she is helping us and not trying to murder Draco."
"Murder?" Blackfire quirked an eyebrow.
"The last time we met her," Jinx began, frowning at the memory, "She drove her claws into Draco."
"Straight through," Cyborg added. "And I mean there was blood and…"
"Okay, I get the point," Blackfire interrupted. She really didn't want to hear about blood and stuff.
"Clowns?" Toros demanded. "Don't you have any idea who you're talking to?"
"A bunch of Neanderthals with a collective IQ of a pet rock," Pluto answered mockingly.
The Gamemasters all glared angrily at the Dog Knight.
"I was going to say a bunch of morons, but that would work," Shadowcobra said.
"Really? Thanks."
"Guys?" Draco butt in, "Have you forgotten about the Gamemasters?"
"Oh yeah. Sorry Draco" Pluto apologized.
"No prob."
"Can we please start fighting?" Dagger tapped his foot impatiently.
"Yeah, I have a cheese cake with my name on it, plus one of my soaps is on," Vermin said with annoyance in his voice.
"And in case you haven't noticed, the Teen Titans are still our prisoners," Toros reminded. "So you have no choice but to surrender."
"About that," Copycat stepped forward. She then snapped her finger and suddenly the Titans and Mad Mod vanished. Everyone still in the room gasped and looked around.
"Kat!" Draco shouted, "What did you do?"
"Relax, Leo," Copycat said to relax him.
"WHAT DID YOU DO?" Toros demanded as a cross vein popped up on his head.
Copycat smirked, "Remember that little virus I told you about? It lets me take control of this world of yours."
"So, what did you do to the Titans and Mad Mod?" Shadowcobra asked.
"Where else?" Copycat replied. "They are safely out of the game."
"You can't do that!" Dagger shouted.
"Looks to me I just did," Copycat retorted. She then took out her whip and cracked it to the floor. "So, what's it gonna be?"
"You can give up now," Pluto unsheathed his sword.
"Or the alternative," Shadowcobra spun his scepter around.
"We fight it out," Draco finished, his claws popping out of his Dragauntlet.
"So be it," Toros cracked his knuckles.
"I need the exercise," Dagger rubbed his claws together.
"And it would be satisfying to finish you off with our own hands," Vermin cracked his whip.
"Plus," Astra pointed out, "You're on our own turf. So you don't stand a chance."
"Really?" Copycat challenged.
"So it's a 4 on 4 duel then?" Shadowcobra asked.
"Let's do it," Pluto added.
"DUEL!" All eight Zodiac Knights shouted out.
"Huh?" Robin's eyes snapped open before he surveyed his surroundings. The other Titans were in chairs like him and were wearing VR helmets as well. Blackfire was wearing a makeshift helmet and was also stirring awake. He took off his helmet and got off the chair he was in.
"Guys!" he shouted out. "You okay?"
"Not so loud," Jinx groaned, pulling off the helmet.
"Dude? What happened?" Beast Boy asked, picking his ear after taking off the helmet.
"Yeah, man," Cyborg added, pulling off the helmet he was wearing too.
The rest of the Titans took off the helmets they were wearing too.
"Friends!" Starfire rejoiced, "We are free!"
"Don't celebrate too soon, Star," Terra told her.
"Why?" Starfire asked, confused.
"Because not all of us are out yet," Raven answered, pointing to the still forms of Draco, Pluto, Shadowcobra and Copycat.
"And we aren't alone," Robin said, noticing Mammoth and Gizmo. "What are you two doing here?"
"Hello to you too," Mammoth greeted dryly.
"Some gratitude," Gizmo huffed.
"Gizmo? Mammoth?" Jinx then smiled and ran towards the two. She first hugged Gizmo and then she hugged Mammoth, but only got halfway around his waist. "You guys! You came to help?"
"Hey, what are friends for?" Gizmo shrugged.
"We have to stick together, remember Jinx?" Mammoth winked.
The other Titans were confused. "Er…does anyone mind giving us an explanation?" Terra asked.
"Yeah, I'm confused, dudes," Beast Boy said while rubbing his head.
"Big surprise," Raven retorted.
"So…You came to help?" Robin asked, hesitant to trust the two HIVE boys.
"Actually, we came for Jinx," Gizmo answered.
"And Jinx's boyfriend too," Mammoth added. "You guys were just an added bonus. By the way, where is he?"
"He's still in there," Jinx answered sadly.
"So let's get them out!" Cyborg said as he went to the control panel he assumed controlled the VR helmets. However, he was suddenly pushed back by a force field. "WHAT THE HELL?" Cyborg shouted.
"Don't think we haven't tried, pit sniffer," Gizmo crossed his small arms. "That crazy cat chick put a virus in somehow so now we can't do a thing to get your other pals out."
"So, they are trapped?' Starfire asked, worried.
"Afraid so," Mammoth answered.
"Draco," Jinx whimpered.
Raven was silent, but she was worried too, and not just her. Blackfire was worried about a certain Dog Knight in blue and black armor.
"We just have to make sure they come out okay," Robin said, looking over the Knights still in the VR world.
Fuji and Libra were watching the Titans from atop a building, while at the same time watched as the Zodiac Knights battled it out in a glowing seeing orb.
"Let the battles, begin," Fuji said.
"In the end there can be only one," Libra nodded.
Toros VS Draco
Toros and Draco had been transported to another area in the VR world. It looked like a large Roman coliseum, with thousands of spectators chanting out Toros' name. "TOROS! TOROS! TOROS!" Like a Roman gladiator, Toros threw up his fists, enjoying the reverie.
Draco rolled his eyes and then muttered, "Glory hog."
Toros flexed his muscles and cracked his knuckles, "Alright, Dragon Knight, let's get it on."
"I was hoping you'd say that," Draco prepared his Dragrapple claws and the two Knights began to circle one another.
"So, you wanna start first, or should I?" Toros challenged.
"Ladies first," Draco mocked.
The 'ladies' remark infuriated Toros and with a loud shout, he charged at Draco, head first. Draco just stood stationanry, before shooting his arms out and grabbing Toros by the horns of the helmet.
"When taking down a bull, take it by the horns!" Draco struggled against Toros' strength.
Toros snorted and flipped his head up, throwing Draco off. Or, at least that was his plan. Draco maintained a strong grip on Toros' horns and wouldn't let go.
"LET GO!" Toros continued to swing Draco around, "GET OFF!"
" NO WAY!" Draco shot back, holding on for dear life.
"Very well," Toros sneered and then slammed Draco repeatedly onto the hard ground over and over again.
"Hey! (Slam!) Quit (Slam!) it (Slam!)" Draco was not able to make a complete sentence as Toros continued to thrash him around. Maybe grabbing onto his horns wasn't a good idea.
Toros opted from slamming Draco on the ground to spinning Draco around. Toros started to spin in circles, taking the fire starter along for the ride.
"Geeeeetttttttiiiiiiiinnnnnnngggggggg diiiiizzzzzzzyyyyyyyy!" Draco shouted out as he was being spun around like his dirty laundry in the washer.
"Round and round and away he goes, where he stops!" Toros chanted, "Only El Toro knows!" Toros continued to spin them both around.
"Heeeeeyyyyyy! Stooooooooppppppp iiiiiiiitttttttttttttt!" Draco shouted out, probably close to losing his lunch.
"Very well!" Toros then suddenly halted and threw Draco, who had lost his grip, off and into the far wall with a loud CRASH. Draco was slammed face first into the concrete wall and created a very perfect imprint of him, upside down, before he fell flat on his back. His green eyes spun under his helmet as cute mini Jinxes started encircling his head. "Ow…" he groaned before sitting up and shaking the dizziness away. "What a ride."
"And there's more where that came from!" Toros dug his fingers into the ground and cracks started to form. He then, in a great feat of strength, pulled out a large stone boulder in the size of the T-Car.
"Yipe!" Draco yelped, a large exclamation mark appearing above his head.
"CATCH!" Toros shouted, throwing the hard stone boulder at Draco. Draco wasn't fast enough to react and the boulder sent him crashing right through the wall, again.
Toros clapped the dust off his hands and approached the boulder Draco was under. He then kneeled down and commented snidely, "Looks like I finally put you six feet under, huh?" he gave out a laugh as the artificial crowd chanted his name. "TOROS! TOROS! TOROS!"
However, his celebration was to be postponed when, suddenly, a grapple claw shot out from the ground and stabbed right into Toros' shoulder armor. Toros let out a startled yell before Draco flew right out from under the boulder and performed a vicious head butt that slammed right into Toros' chin. The Ox Knight of Strength was knocked off his feet as the Dragon Knight of Combustion did a graceful flip over him and landed behind the grounded Gamemaster.
"HOW?" Toros demanded, slowly getting back to his feet.
"Hello? I'm an Esper, remember?" Draco retorted as he demonstrated by telekinetically lifting the boulder up from behind Toros and slammed it right into the Ox Knight, sending him reeling back to the ground again, face first. Draco halted the approaching boulder with his telekinesis. "I used telekinesis to stop the boulder just about an inch away from my body," Draco finished his explanation. He then covered the large boulder with his fire. "Hey! Think fast!" Draco then threw the flaming boulder straight at Toros.
"NO!" Toros denied and stopped the man made meteorite with his own two hands. Draco pushed with his telekinesis and Toros pushed back with his own super strength. They continued to push with all their strength and Draco was starting to bleed from his nose. Draco let out a loud roar, "ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!" and the flaming boulder spontaneously combusted. Since Toros was the closest to it, he received the brunt of the damage.
"Woah," Draco admired the bright red and orange inferno with his eyes wide open. He then blinked, "Did not know I could do that." He slowly approached the fire, expecting to find the charred remains of Toros.
He was wrong.
"GOTCHA!" Toros shouted, flying out of the flames, taking Draco by surprise. The Ox Knight slammed his knee hard into Draco's faceplate, before clasping his arms together and smashing Draco in the back, knocking him to the ground, face first. Toros then placed his foot under Draco's body and kicked him high into the air. Toros then took several pieces of the smoldering boulder and threw them at Draco with all his might. The small meteorites slammed into Draco, eliciting shouts of pain from the dragon Knight. A final piece of stone slammed into Draco's chest, knocking the wind out of him and then sent him crashing back to the ground.
Draco struggled to get up. Blood began seeping out of his mouthplate as he took deep breaths and coughs. Meanwhile , Toros had drawn a car and threw it into the panel of his left shoulder guard, activating it, "Strike Vent-Minotaur Hammer!" A large gauntlet in the shape of a Ox's head formed on Toros' left arm. The gauntlet itself looked menacing, with large, sharp, red horns, pointed forwards menacingly. He slowly advanced on the still injured Dragon Knight. "Bye, bye, Dragon," Toros snorted as he thrust his gauntlet down.
Dagger VS Pluto.
Both Rooster and Dog Knight stood opposite each other in a large bird cage. Pluto looked around puzzled at Dagger's choice of a battle field.
"A bird cage?" Pluto questioned.
"It's a cage match, duh!" Dagger placed his hands to his hips, "Haven't you watched WWE before?"
"Not much for wrestling," Pluto replied and drew his sword, "Fencing, on the other hand, is a different story."
Dagger's claws shone brightly as he levitated about half a foot from the ground, "Let's dance!" Dagger squawked before charging.
"Sorry, but I'd like a change in partners!" Pluto barked back, flying on black bat wings and meeting up with Dagger.
Dagger swung his claws down and Pluto swung his sword up. Both sharp weapons impacted with a loud metallic clang. Both Knights were locked in a deadlock and began pushing against each other.
"Give up!" Dagger cawed.
"After you," Pluto retorted, pushing with all his might, sending Dagger flying to the cage bars. Dagger stopped himself about an inch away from touching the bars and let out a sigh of relief.
"Phew!" Dagger wiped his brow. "Close call!"
Pluto stared at Dagger, puzzled. He then touched the bars with the tip of his sword and was taken back by the small jolt of electricity as well as the spark he saw. "An electrified cage?"
"That's right!" Dagger grinned proudly.
"That's low."
Who cares!" Dagger went high up into the air and dive bombed Pluto, letting out a large squawk, "You won't be alive long enough to complain!"
Pluto drew a card and slid it into his sword, "Trick Vent!" 4 more Pluto clones appeared and stood in front of the real Pluto, blocking Dagger's attack. Dagger did a flip and landed back on his feet.
"Clones? Predictable!" Dagger snapped and drew a card before sliding it into his left gauntlet, "Sword Vent-Rooster Blades!" A pair of emerald blades appeared in his grips and he then charged, swinging his swords wildly.
The slashed sliced the Pluto clones apart, before the real one blocked both of Dagger's blades with his own sword.
"Ugh!" Pluto grunted. Dagger had the upper hand and knew it as well.
"Why don't you give up and save the two of us the trouble?"
"Naver!" Pluto barked and slammed both feet into Dagger's chest, pushing him back. He then sheathed his sword and went into a right hook, hitting Dagger in the side of the head and then a left hook. Pluto repeated the process. Right, left, right left, about ten more times before delivering a powerful uppercut, knocking Dagger high into the air. Pluto's wings spread out and he flew up high, above Dagger, and slammed the Rooster Knight back into the steel floor of the cage. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on the point of view, the floor was not electrified and Dagger was not shocked.
"How about taking your own advice and giving up yourself?" Pluto said as he floated above Dagger.
Dagger gave off a small chuckled and Pluto raised an eyebrow. "Why should I," the Rooster Knight grinned, "When I've already won?"
"Huh?" Pluto did not get the meaning nor did he sense the large shadowy shape behind him.
Astra VS Shadowcobra
Both Zodiac Knights stood stationary in front of each other. Neither of them was making a move, or so it seemed. In truth, both combatants were having a different type of battle; an astral one.
The Astral Realm, a place where all the subconscious minds of the world are separate but one at the same time. Only the most powerful of psychics are able to access this place and both Astra and Shadow fit this criteria.
That was why their own bodies were stationary, for their minds were doing the fighting instead.
Suddenly, a powerful telepathic blast flung the two psychics into the far wall. The two let out a synchronized grunt and then got back to their feet.
"Ugh!" Shadowcobra hissed as he shook his head. "Impressive," he complimented Astra, "You're a really strong psychic."
"Thanks!" Astra twirled her weapons around and held them out in front of her. "Now, let's get physical!"
Shadowcobra produced his cobra scepter, "My sentiments exactly!"
The two psychic combatants charged and then their weapons made contact. Shadow whirled around and slammed the head of his scepter into Astra's gut, before flipping it up, hitting her in the chin. Astra retaliated by boxing in Shadowcobra's head between her two large maces before swinging her leg out, sending him spiraling to the ground.
The Snake Knight of invisibility hissed before sweeping Astra under her legs and then jumping back up to stomp her. Astra rolled out of the way and then did a back flip back to her feet before proceeding to pummel Shadow with her weapons. Shadowcobra desperately dodged and blocked her rapid strikes and swings. He then trust out his scepter and knocked the wind out of Astra, before jumping up and slamming the soles of his boots into Astra's faceplate.
Astra staggered on her feet and looked up just in time for Shadow to plant his fist right between her eyes.
Astra attempted to balance her dazed self and then snapped, "I thought a gentleman never strikes a lady!"
Shadowcobra countered, "You maybe a woman, but you're definitely not a lady."
Vermin VS Copycat.
Both of the Knights were in a graveyard.
"Why do I have to fight the girl?" Vermin scoffed in dissatisfaction.
"What's the matter?" Copycat taunted, "Don't think you can beat this girl?"
"Let's see about that!" Vermin let out a screech before swinging his whip out at Copycat. She swerved to the side and then started…dancing?
Or so it seemed.
She began tapping her foot in place and bobbing her head up and down. Vermin stared at her. She then took her whip and lashed it out at Vermin. He dodged, but she pulled back and then did a spin in place, slashing him across the chest. She then swung down and lashed him again and again in the same place, over and over again. Sparks flew from the impact of the metal chest armor of Vermin and the clawed tip of Copycat's whip. Vermin grew fed up and then let out a shout, "ZOMBIES! TO ME!"
Suddenly, several undead creatures began to rise up from the graves. Copycat looked around in disgust as she looked at them. Most of them had rotting flesh and limbs and there were several walking skeletons as well. They let out a putrid smell as they moaned, following their master's orders.
"This stinks," Copycat commented.
Vermin crossed his arms and shot snidely, "They say cats have 9 lives. I wonder if it's the same for you." He raised his arm out and swung it down. "ZOMBIE LEGION! ATTACK HER!"
Copycat rolled her eyes, "Oh please!" she slid a card into her whip. "Strike Vent," summoning her large claws gauntlets before she shouted out, "MIMIC! SUPER SPEED!" her eyes flashed as she accessed Moon's Zodiac Power. She then began zipping around, appearing only as a black and red blur. She ran around the corpses, in between and under them. She then stopped and stood atop a gravestone.
"What was that about?" Vermin demanded.
Copycat clicked her claws and all the zombies fell apart as dismembered body parts, organs and bones. Vermin's jaw dropped as Copycat smirked under her helmet.
"Time for the kitty cat to come out and play," Copycat smirked before leaping off the gravestone and making a lunge for Vermin. Vermin took the initiative and drew a card before quickly sliding it into his whip.
"Final Vent!"
Masses of black rats appeared from the ground and leapt at Copycat, stopping her attack. "Hey! Get off! Ugh!" she shouted as she squirmed under the rats. They continued to surround her and began to scurry up and over her body. "This is so damned gross!" she snarled.
"Time for this game of cat and mouse to end," Vermin said menacingly as he collected black energy in his hands. He then said, "Black Death."
Toros VS Draco
"SO LONG SUCKER!" Toros yelled out in triumph as he swung his gauntlet clad fist down upon the fallen dragon Knight.
"RISING VENT!" Draco shouted as he slammed a card into his Dragauntlet. Toros was then pushed away by a powerful wind.
"What?" Toros shouted out, enraged that his victory had been interrupted.
Draco slowly stood back up. His green eyepieces had switched to a glowing ruby red. Red dragon wings spread out behind him. "Rising Vent-Flight of Dragons," Draco explained, telling Toros the name of his card. He then drew a card and inserted it into his gauntlet, "Add Vent-Summoning Dragonzer!" Dragonzer roared as it appeared beside its master. Draco gave Toros a thumb's down, "You're finish!"
"No way!" Toros drew a card and inserted it into his own card reader, "FINAL VENT! EARTHQUAKE CHARGE!" he slammed both his feet to the ground and created a powerful tremor. Draco was unaffected as a large crack formed in the middle of the field. Of course, Toros' monster, Bullhorn the Minotaur, burst out of the ground and slammed hard into Draco, knocking him down. Draco was then surrounded by several stone spikes that burst out of the ground.
"IT'S OVER DRACO!" Toros shouted as he leapt into the air, armed with his Minotaur Hammer in an attempt to destroy Draco with one powerful attack.
"I DON'T THINK SO!" Draco roared, "DRAGONZER! OVER SOUL!" Dragonzer obeyed and turned itself into red spiritual energy that merged with Draco's Dragauntlet. Draco the shouted out, "DRAGONZER SHIELD!" a red energy shield erected itself above Draco, blocking Toros and pushing him away. Toros landed on his back and was surprised to see Draco's Over Soul.
"What?" Toros gasped as he got back to his feet.
"I learnt a new trick," Draco growled, his Dragauntlet now the Crimson Dragon Glove. He flexed his clawed fingers and they melded together to form a sharp blade, "Dragblade Max!" his wings sprung out wide and he flew straight at Toros. Toros was not fast enough to dodge and Draco grabbed him before flying high into the air, carrying his new cargo.
"Let me go!" Toros commanded, "Put me down!"
"Okay!" Draco replied. Toros looked down to see they were about 300 feet off the ground.
"Wait!" Toros said fearfully, "Don't put me down! I was only kidding!"
But Draco ignored him and let go. Toros screamed all the way down as he descended, fast, to the ground.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
CRASH!
Draco landed and slowly waked towards the crater Toros had formed with his fast descent. He looked in and saw nothing.
At least until Toros sprang out and gripped Draco's head in his hands. "I'LL CRUSH YOU LIKE AN INS-UGH!" Toros looked down to see Draco's sword, driven right through his torso. He then looked into Draco's eyes before the dragon kicked him off his blade with his booted foot. Toros fell back into the crater. Draco released Dragonzer from his Over Soul before drawing a card and sliding it into his gauntlet. "Final Vent!" Draco and Dragonzer flew into the air to perform Draco's Final Vent:
"DRAGON COMBUSTION KICK!"
A powerful explosion erupted (KA-BOOOOOOOOOM!) from the crater. Toros was now gone and Draco let out a tired sigh as he walked out of the smoking crater before pulling his helmet off. But there was something strange. His eyes shone with an almost maniacal gleam.
((Hey kid, he's beat!)) it was Yaminekoryu and he had taken control of Draco's body.
((Thanks, Yaminekoryu)) Draco thanked him. ((But I think it was a little bit too much overkill)) he then commented. ((Now let's switch back.))
((Okay.))
Pluto VS Dagger
Pluto was forced to lie down on the floor. He had been tackled to the ground by a large creature. He turned his head to see a monster that looked like a cross between a dragon and…a rooster?
"Cockatrice," Dagger explained, "That's my partner." He drew a card and slid it into his left kneepad. "Final Vent."
A ball of sound surrounded Pluto's head, deafening him with sounds of rooster crowing loudly, over and over again. At the same time, golden energy began to form around Dagger's foot. "So long, doggy boy. Cock Crow!" he leapt up and was doing a copy of Draco's Dragon Combustion Kick. However, Pluto would have none of that.
"DARKWING GO!" Pluto shouted out and his cape morphed into the familiar bat, Darkwing. Cockatrice was flung off Pluto and then slammed onto the bars. The electricity coerced through the mutant rooster/dragon thing, making roast chicken out of it. Darkwing then flew right at Dagger, slashing the Rooster Knight with its wings, and sending him back down.
Pluto got under Dagger and shot out his hands, "Let's see if you get a charge out of this!" Pluto's hands crackled with electricity and he fired a bolt of lightning right at Dagger. Dagger was at the receiving end of over 10,000 volts of raw electrical power. "Time for some fried chicken!" Pluto swung his arms around, and slammed Dagger onto the bars, right next to Cockatrice. Their bodies started to surge up with the electricity from the bars. Pluto pulled out a card and inserted it into his sword, "Final Vent!" Darkwing grabbed him by the back and lifted him up before turning itself back into Pluto's cape and then wrapping itself around its master before spinning wildly into a drill.
"DEADLY IMMORTAL'S DRILL!"
Both Chickens were at the wrong end and were subsequently skewered and finished off before disappearing into bits of data.
Pluto's faceplate split open and he blew the smoke off his fingers. "Groovy…"
Shadowcobra VS Astra
Shadowcobra let out a loud hiss before charging at Astra with his sword. However, the Sheep Knight was ready for him. She drew a card and slid it into one of her maces. "Shield Vent!" a large shield erected itself in front of her, blocking Shadowcobra's attack. Shadowcobra narrowed his eyes and let out a hiss.
"Hey, snake!" taunted Astra, "Did you know that possession is 9/10 of the law?"
Shadow's only reply was a puzzled, "Pardon?"
"Astral Projection!" Astra called out her Zodiac Power and her spirit launched itself out of her body and into his. Shadow was not fast enough to avoid this assault.
"Hey!" Shadowcobra shouted, grasping his skull, "Get out! You have no business in there!" His eyes suddenly flashed white and he started to talk in Astra's voice, "You can't make me!" she blew an astral raspberry.
"Get out!"
"No!"
"Hey! Stop that!"
"Wow! Didn't know you had this much extra baggage. You have a crush on Starfire?"
"That's private!"
"Interesting…"
"Quit it! I'm warning you!"
Astra chuckled darkly before pummeling Shadow's face with his own two fists and then flipping his body over onto his belly. She then proceeded to make Shadowcobra plant his face into the cold cement over and over again as Shadow hisses in pain.
Look's like Shadow is having a mental struggle with Astra. Let's move on to another fight, shall we.
Copycat VS Vermin
"BLACK DEATH!" Vermin screeched before running straight at the mass of black rats covering Copycat before digging his black energy covered paws straight into it to only hit…nothing? "WHAT?"
"Hey, mouse boy," Copycat whistled from behind him. He turned to see her sharpen her claws together, "My turn!" she turned herself invisible and Vermin was forced to look around for her.
He didn't need to look far.
Suddenly, six large gashes appeared on his chest and blood began to spill out. Copycat revealed herself and also that she had driven all six claws right into Vermin from behind. She quickly pulled them out and kicked Vermin into the air. She drew a card and inserted it into her whip, deciding to finish this. "Final Vent!"
Techno Panther, Copycat's monster partner and Zodiac Beast, grabbed Vermin out of the air and started dragging him on the ground. Copycat was getting ready in a strange pose with her claws down. "So long, mousy," she sneered, "Dark Nova Crash!" Techno Panther threw its prisoner right at its mistress and Copycat let out a loud snarl before driving her claws, again, right through Vermin. Vermin gurgled and disappeared into bits of pixilated data.
"The cat always wins in the game of cat and mouse in the end," she purred.
Shadowcobra VS Astra
Astra had now totally taken control of Shadow's body and had his sword held with its tip pointed right at his throat.
"So long, snake!" Astra said menacingly as she proceeded to drive the sword through.
"Never!" hissed Shadowcobra as he turned into shadows and intangible. The sword went right through, but not in a fatal way. Also, the intangible form of his body allowed him to reject a not-so-welcomed guest.
"Ugh!" Astra stomped her feet and drew a card, "Final Vent," she slid it into one of her maces and proceeded to charge at Shadowcobra with a sword that held a ram's head at the hilt.
Shadowcobra began to recite a familiar nursery rhyme before sliding in the Trick Vent card, creating two more duplicates, "Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow, and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go."
Astra was getting closer. The sword began to release a strange mist that concealed her.
Shadowcobra closed his eyes and calmly recited another nursery rhyme, "Baa baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full," he drew a card.
"One for my master," the first duplicate added, drawing a card.
"One for the dame," the second duplicate drew a card.
"And one for the little boy who lives down the lane," they slid the cards into their respective readers. "FINAL VENT!"
"STINGRAY SURF ATTACK!" The first duplicate rode on Stingdiver like a surfboard and they flew straight to their target.
"RHINOCEROS SMASHER!" The second duplicate rode, horizontally, on Metalceros' shoulders with the Metal Strike Horn aimed straight out front like a spear as they charged.
"GENOCIDE CRUSH!" The real Shadowcobra was catapulted forward by a trusty stream of acidic venom launched by his loyal Genosnaker.
"MIST SWOR-ARGH!"
The triple Final Vent pummeled into Astra, utterly destroying her body, leaving very little traces of her.
Shadowcobra rejoined together as one and kneeled down on one knee. "Game Over."
Jinx, Blackfire and Raven were worried about the Knights, even more so were the other Titans.
"When are they gonna come out?" Robin stared at his watch.
"Draco? Baby?" Jinx stepped forward to Draco's prone form in the chair. His eyes were still shut close. She let out a sad sigh and stroked her hand onto his cheek.
Blackfire stepped towards Pluto and whispered something into his ear, "I'll give you another kiss if you wake up, puppy boy."
Last, but not least, Raven had levitated and stared Shadow eye to eye, or it would be if his eyes were open. "Shadow, if you die in that game," she began threatening, "I'm gonna kill you."
In The VR World…
"Er…" Pluto began as he was a little confused, "Shouldn't we be out by now?" he was in a large dark space with Draco, Shadowcobra and Copycat.
Suddenly, a loud voice boomed that sounded a lot like all the Gamemasters talking at once, "YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE ALIVE!"
The Knight suddenly found themselves surrounded by life sized living chess pieces that looked at them menacingly.
"Oh crap," gulped Pluto.
Draco brought up his fists, "Bring it!"
Copycat cracked her whips, "I'll take on the queen!"
Shadowcobra summoned up his scepter, "Let's check and mate these losers."
To Be Continued…
The Gamemasters are defeated, or are they? Well these clowns are sore losers. Will the Knights (Draco, Pluto, Shadow and Cat) escape from the recesses of the VR world or are their true bodies doomed to become vegetables? Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter of the Gamemaster Saga: Game Over.
Okay, the name so the Final Vents the Gamemasters used were suggested by Adaia Swordsmaiden. The Shield Vent and Rising Vent were sent by a few of my other readers like Corvus, Dr Evans and the Madphantom.