Epilogue-Part One


Raz: "Lili! A deranged madman is building a fleet of psycho-death tanks, powered by the brains of our fellow campers, to take over the world! And there's no one here to stop him! Except for you and me!"

Lili: "OH MY GOD! Let's make out!" –From Tim Scahfer's Psychonauts

Kaz dropped his bags and suitcase on the floor just inside his door, took a deep breath, ran forward, and dived head first into the bottom bunk of his bunk bed with a wild yell. Sure, hanging around Khaos Corporation for the summer had been a blast but it was always nice to come home and find everything exactly the way you'd left it.

Kaz rolled over onto his back on the now rumpled bed sheets and tugged his Code Scanner from his pocket. He stared into its blank screen, seeing his reflection on the black surface. He made a face at himself and sat up. The boy cast his gaze around his room, taking in everything; his Chaotic posters, his desk, his laptop, the weird twisty lamp next to his desk that his mom said looked like a metallic plant, his discarded luggage, and the shelf of books.

Ah, home, sweet, home.

Kaz grinned and held a finger over the button on his Code Scanner, "Time to go tease Sarah and Peyton!"

-Two weeks later…-

Tom sighed as the Code spiraled away from him, returning him once more to his human appearance. Fighting as Maxxor always gave him an adrenaline rush. He looked across the Drome at his opponent who looked slightly downtrodden. Just another win in the bag.

Since the return of Chaotic, Drome challenges had been popping up left and right. People were anxious to get their records just in case of another emergency. Sarah had said the whole thing would die out sooner or later.

Kaz's prediction came true. Tom thought as he exited the Drome and headed back for the Port Court, Sarah and Peyton were pretty jealous about us spending the summer at Khaos Corporation.

The two had pressed Tom and Kaz for details on the whole thing. Tom had almost slipped up once or twice and told them about the Heartless or the Nobodies but he'd always caught himself. Kaz had almost spilled the beans a couple of times as well.

It was hard on the both of them. Sometimes they would remember things they'd never done or felt the sudden urge to fight. But those feelings were fading fast. The last traces of their Heartless and Nobodies were vanishing back into Tom Majors and Kaz Kalinkas.

It's better this way, Tom reminded himself, They were never supposed to exist in the first place.

"Hey, MajorT, sweet match, my man!" Peyton congratulated him with a high-five, "Nice moves as Maxxor!"

"That was great, Tom!" Kaz added, setting down the milkshake he'd been drinking, "That new Battlegear from Khaos Corp really helped!"

"I'll say!" Sarah agreed as Tom took a seat, "I wanna know where I can get me one of those!"

"Thanks guys!" Tom ran a hand through his hair and settled back in his seat, "Whew! I think I'm going to have to refuse the next challenge that comes my way! I'm exhausted!"

"Yeah," Sarah put her chin in her hands, propping her elbows on the table, "Anyone who went to Khaos Corporation's being targeted for Drome matches."

"At this rate, no one is gonna wanna challenge people like us!" Peyton indicated himself and Sarah. Sarah rolled her eyes.

"Aw, lighten up, Peyton!" Kaz smiled and raised a hand, tapping one finger to the side of his head, "Got it memorized?"

"Huh?" Peyton and Sarah both blinked at him.

Kaz looked at Tom…and they both laughed.