The second part of the final mission. Gammatron's characters belong to Gammatron, Apapa155's characters belong to Apapa155. Enjoy.

Final Mission Part II

"Alrighty then, everyone ready to get going again," Max asked.

"As ready as we'll ever be," Netto said.

"Then let's get moving again." Everyone stood up to go out the only door in the large room. " I think we need to go left at the next hallway intersection." They did eventually come to a hallway intersection, taking the left hand turn. "We should be passing one more turn before we end up in Kalar's chamber." After twenty minutes, they finally came to a hallway intersection, one hallway branching to the left, the other branching off to the right.

"Ok, you're the one with the map," Naruto said. "Which way are we supposed to go?"

"Uhhh," Max said, drawing out the map. "This isn't anywhere on the map. Anyone got a coin?"

"……"

"Seriously," Zero asked, looking at him.

"What? It works," Max said.

"Fine. Here," Axl-R said, drawing out a coin.

"Alright. Heads we go left, tails we go right." Max took the coin and flipped it. "Tails. To the right it is." They walked to the right, soon coming up on a large chamber. "I think we're in Kalar's chamber now."

"You are," a voice said. They looked to the far end of the large room. A man in green and blue armor was standing there. His shoulder armor looked like two clips, holding a long red cape that fell behind his back. His arms had what looked like a spike on the elbow, curving back, while on his wrists were two blades that curved forward. His helmet covered all but his eyes, the helmet's color pitch black. His leg armor copied his arms, a spike on each knee, one blade on each ankle that curved downward. "I am Kalar. I have been expecting you for some time now."

"Oh, that's nice," Max said, slipping into his more relaxed state of mind out of habit.

"Hmmmm…I see that you have a sense of humor. Good."

"Are we just going to talk or are we going to kick his," Chaud remembered that Eva was in the room and tried to remember what Max and J had said, "uh….shebs?"

"Oh. So, you speak Mando'a?"

"Not them," Max said. "Just us."

"Hmm. Oh well. Now then, would you mind telling me why you're here?"

"Sure. We're here to kick your shebs, as Chaud just said. And to stop you from what you're doing."

"Which is?"

"I don't know," Will said, taking over. "Maybe it has something to do with the fact that you've been the cause of thousands of deaths. On top of that, you're the reason that we've had three wars on this continent."

"Oh, that. Details, simple details."

"Simple details? How the shab is that simple details," J asked, a hint of anger in his voice.

"Because I say it is. Now then, I would like you to leave. Or I will be forced to take action."

"Then I suggest you get ready for a fight," Z said, taking aim with her rifle. "Because we aren't leaving without one." Everyone was in a stance, except for the ones with projectile weapons, who instead took aim at Kalar.

Kalar sighed. "I really was hoping that I wouldn't have to do this." He snapped his fingers and everyone suddenly felt their strength leave their body. "Now then, if you do not leave, I will kill you myself."

"No, you won't," Max said. He stood back up, seemingly unaffected by the sudden lack of strength that everyone else was feeling.

"Ah. So you're able to stand even under these conditions?"

"Maybe I am. Why does it matter to you?"

"Because it shouldn't be possible. There have been only two people who have been able to withstand the effects of my energy sapper. I believe their names were…oh what were they…ah yes, now I remember. James and Elly Escal."

Max felt like his heart had stopped, hearing his parents' names. "You," he said, his voice suddenly full of anger. "You were the one who killed my parents. You are the reason that J and I had been forced to live on our own for years."

"So, you're the son that they were wanting to protect."

Max turned to the team, then back to Kalar. "Let my team go. They're defenseless in this state. Let me fight in their place."

"What," everyone exclaimed at once.

"Max, no," Z said. "You can't fight him alone."

"Z, I have to," Max said. He walked over and helped her up. "None of you can survive in this condition." He walked around the group, helping everyone up.

"Max, I understand what you're feeling," Sasuke said. "But I agree with Z. There is no possible way for you to defeat him on your own."

"Dude, listen to us," Bud said, getting up with help from Max. "We aren't leaving you here."

"Yes, you are," Max said, his tone firm. "I am not letting this shabuir get away with this…I've been looking for so long for this man. I'm not letting him escape me."

"…Max, you had better come back," J said. Everyone looked at J, shock on their faces.

"J, you can't be serious," Kass said, looking at the gold armored netnavi.

"I am. I know this kid like a brother. If any of us has a chance of beating Kalar, it's going to be Max."

"Thanks,bro," Max said.

Z took a step towards Max, stopping. She then wrapped her arms around him, her face on his shoulder. "Max…I really don't want to leave," she said, whispering.

He put his hand under her chin, moving her head so that she was looking at his face. "Don't worry. I'll be ok," he said, smiling.

She smiled back, believing him. "Ok." She turned away, leaving through the only door in the room. Everyone looked from Max to Z, then back to Max.

"Max, please be safe," Eva said, walking after Z. Soon, everyone followed her and Z, each of them giving Max some small word of advice or just said good luck. Once everyone was gone, Max turned to Kalar.

"Now then. Shall we begin," Max said.

"We shall," Kalar answered, reaching up to his shoulder armo. He hit two clasps on them, releasing the cape.

***

"Will he be ok," Maylu asked as they finally came out of the door that they had first gone through to enter the fortress.

"It's Max. He'll be just fine," Will answered. They kept walking until they were over five hundred yards away. "I think this is good," he said, sitting down.

"So, what? We wait for Max to come out," Kass asked.

"Yeah," J said, taking a seat as well. Jen came out of the scope to sit by J, leaning on him, while everyone else found a seat.

***

Max was breathing heavily, his body aching all over, Kalar in the same state. "Well, I must admit that I am surprised," Kalar said. "I did not expect you to be quite so skilled. Perhaps even more than your father."

"Heh. Like father, like son, right," Max said.

Kalar chuckled, a smile on his lips. "I suppose so. It would seem that we are at a draw."

"No, we aren't," Max said, straightening up. "I still have one more thing up my sleeve."

"Oh? Then, by all means, please show me this trick."

"Alright." Max began to laugh a little. "You know, I never thought that I would ever have to use this. In fact, I never wanted to. But I will…for my new family." He held his arms straight out to his sides. "Cybeast Gregar, Battlechip, Download. Cybeast Falzar, Battlechip, Download. Battle Card Predation, Andromeda. Battle Card Predation, Ra Mu." Projections of the chips and cards appeared around Max, glowing an ominous dark red, the glow pulsating. They disappeared, two flowing towards Max's right hand, the other two flowing to his left hand. "Forbidden Advance: OBLITERATION." He slammed his hands together, a sound like thunder coming from the motion. A bright light erupted from his hands, engulfing both of them.

***

BOOOOM

Everyone looked towards the fortress to see what looked like a large sphere of bright light erupting from inside the building, engulfing it. It soon disappeared, allowing everyone to uncover their eyes. When they looked again at the fortress, there were very few pieces of it left. What was left was charred and blackened. "MAX," J yelled, jumping up to run towards the spot where the fortress had once been. Everyone followed suit, running after J. When they got to where Kalar's chamber had been, they began to look around, throwing pieces of metal away.

Z saw a piece of metal that looked like it was being propped up. She ran to it, throwing the metal off of whatever was under it. The item under it was a silver helmet with a visor. She recognized it as Max's helmet. She picked it up, looking at it like she was in a nightmare. "J," she said, the only word she could manage before she burst into tears, hugging the helmet to her chest. J walked over to see what she had called him over for and saw the helmet.

"No…no, why would he do that?"

"Do what," Chaud asked. "What was that energy?"

"I…I think it was a Forbidden Advance."

"What's a Forbidden Advance," Rena asked.

"It's like a program advance or an EM advance. The difference is that: one, it can be a mix of battle cards and battlechips. Two, it gives the user unparalleled power. And three…three, the user loses their life. At least, that last part is my understanding of it. We stumbled upon these Forbidden Advances while in Mr. Magic's library. We found one that was more like a riddle."

"What was it," Geo asked.

"It said the name of the advance. It was called Obliteration. It said that to start it, you must call upon the power of a wolf of destruction, followed by an eagle of equal strength. Third must be a being with power that could destroy a planet. And finally, a creator of roads. Now, I never found out the combination, but I guess that Max did."

"What else did the book say about it," Will asked. "And how come I never knew about it?"

"We never talked about it. And the only other thing in the book said that it would come at a great cost to the user. The best we could figure was that it meant that the user would lose his or her life." He looked down at Z, who was still clutching the helmet. "I guess…now we know. The only good thing that has come of this is that Kalar is no more. But nothing more."

"So, what do we do now," Sasuke asked. "You can't perform a transfer without Max. And we don't have any way of doing it synthetically."

"Actually," J said, a thought coming to him, "maybe there is. Perhaps Mr. Wily can help us out. If you, Will, Wily, and myself really put our heads together, we may be able to do something with the teleporter. For now, let's call into HQ."

Kalar's gone, but so is Max. This sucks. Gammatron's characters belong to Gammatron, Apapa155's characters belong to Apapa155. Please Review.