Up in Gallaxhar s spaceship, we all start to regain consciousness but only something s wrong, we re all in different containers, each of us are in a trap!
I look around and I see Bob, Link, Dr. Cockroach and Susan. Thankfully, everyone is ok and no one is hurt. Although, they are still groggily coming-to.
Link! Dr. Cockroach! Bob! Susan! Are you all ok? I yell to them.
I m alright Paul, Link says to me and then he tries to break the glass of his container, But this glass is strong!
I ve been better, Dr. Cockroach says and then he taps the glass in examination, And I concur with you Link, this glass must have been heated at the strength of heat from entering the Earth s atmosphere.
Hey guys, Bob says pressing his face against his container s glass, So this is what mayonnaise feels like! Oh and I m ok.
I m ok as well Paul, Susan says assuring, I guess Gallaxhar has something planned since he hasn t tried to take the Quantonium yet.
Yes Yes I Do! Says a voice clearly the voice of Gallaxhar!
We all look at the direction where the voice is coming from and we see Gallaxhar on a strange hovering device!
Gallaxhar! I said angrily, What are you planning?
I already told you! Gallaxhar replies angrily, My revenge!
When I get out of here Link says in rage banging his fist against the glass of his container, I m going to beat you until you re so black and blue since you re already purple you ll be green!
Don t even bother! Gallaxhar snapped, I tested that glass thoroughly and there s no way even you Susan or as you told me the last time we met, Ginormica , can break it!
And how are you going to have your revenge? I say in a bored sarcastic manner just to make him angry.
I m glad you asked Paul, Gallaxhar says, You see, each of your containers are specially designated for your own demise!
Gallaxhar turns to Link and says, The Missing Link, you are part ape and part fish, therefore you still need minimal moisture. The top of your container is an old thruster rocket from my destroyed ship, ironic isn t it? When I press the switch, the rocket shall activate and then surf and turf any one, for you shall be baked alive!!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!
Then Gallaxhar turns and looks at Bob, Benzoate Ostylezene Bicarbonate or Bob , you appear to be an indestructible gelatinous mass, but it appears you have one flaw, you can take the heat but you can t take the cold! Your container is set up with a chill blaster loaded with liquid nitrogen!
Bob suddenly yells, Yay liquid nitrogen! I haven t had soda in years!
No you fool! Gallaxhar yells at him, This is going to freeze you at a severely low temperature! Plus, I m not done yet! After you re frozen, I m going to seal the deal by not only freezing you solid via liquid nitrogen; also I m going to freeze you in carbonite! You ll be the perfect trophy in my throne room once I take over your planet! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
Frozen in Carbonite huh? I say to Gallaxhar, making him turn to face me, Did you really think of that on your own?
Well while I was building my traps, I got bored so I stole some of your primitive cable television and on that Spike TV channel I saw your interpretation of intergalactic life in Star Wars. Gallaxhar explained, So yes I got inspired and so I plan to spare your planet s George Lucas for one of the last 50 humans I destroy, along with Alton Brown from the Food Network.
Gallaxhar then moves over to Dr. Cockroach s container. Dr. Cockroach PhD, I recall you were the one who made my old ship self-destruct! I also remember from when my robot probe was on Earth, the recording data banks picked up you saying, You can t crush a cockroach! If you notice the bottom of your container it is a huge blender! Well, if I can t crush you or destroy you with atomic radiation I can though, stir things up a bit or should I say puree ! Hahahahahahahahaha!
Ah, I never did see that flaw, Dr. Cockroach says in realization.
Next Gallaxhar turns to my container, Paul Leger, I already know that you are nearly indestructible, can heal yourself, can shoot string and can revert to a simple mass of blanket or fabric form. If you notice about your container, it has a multiple of devices; there is a blender on the bottom of your container. Also, there is a large tank of highly flammable fluids above your cell. Lastly, there is a sparker installed on the side of your cell. Now, if what I ve learned from your planet s Food Network is correct, to properly make chicken flamb , you must first dice the chicken, soak the meat in the flammable fluid and ignite the combination and let flame until ready! Let s see you survive that! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!
Ah, I reply, It seems you didn t know how to truly destroy me so you decided to try many things.
No! Gallaxhar responds angrily, I know that at least one of those will destroy you!
Sure you did, I said mockingly because I knew he was really angry and I would stand up to him no matter what.
Gallaxhar then says, And don t think I forgot about your large friend, Insectosaurus outside! Because, those bands around her are super charged with an electrical current just waiting to be discharged and when it does It will be like a giant bug zapper!
Now Gallaxhar walks over to Susan s container, Finally, my most disliked monster of you all, Ginormica. I have been most angry with you of all because of all the misery you have caused me. I spent a long time floating in orbit around your planet trying to regain control of my partially damaged escape capsule! Now I shall have my revenge! I know that you have gi-normous strength because of the Quantonium. The top of your cell is a large weight that you can clearly lift but also your container is a Quantonium Extraction Chamber! When I activate the switch, the weight will be released and also all of your Quantonium will be slowly extracted from you and you will be slowly crushed! Hahahahahaha! Finally I shall have my revenge!!!!! And then, I shall take over the entire planet!!!
You re not going to get away with this Gallaxhar, Susan yells, You may defeat us but someone will stop you!
SILENCE! Gallaxhar shouts, Nothing can stand in my way now!
Oh Really? I shout at Gallaxhar.
Gallaxhar turns back to my container and says, What do you mean?
Well, I start up, I recall that when we first met, you said you could defeat me in my own mind.
So? Gallaxhar asks.
So , I continue, You never proved that you could defeat me. Therefore unless you defeat me in a mind battle, you ll always have that little pat of you even if you take over the world, knowing that you could conquer a whole planet yet you couldn t even defeat a teenager in his own mind! Boy that s sad.
I don t see where you re going, Gallaxhar says.
Basically, I start to explain, The first time you tried to take over the world, my friends stopped you. Now that you have us captured, there s no fun, it will be boring because every place will be easily taken over, and you ll be bored. I say, we make it fun. Let s Make a Deal.
Hmmmm, Gallaxhar mutters while thinking and replies, What kind of deal?
Well I was thinking, I say knowing I ve got his attention, How about you and me have that mind battle, but I limit my powers of altering the field during battle so you have a chance. Plus, I ll give you access to every single negative thought within my mind. Trust me, I ve seen many villains on TV and in movies and they re all in my mind under the door Most Evil , along with a door full of my enemies from my real life; you ll have a group of hard to beat villains. Meanwhile, I get to have positive characters on my side and we ll duke it out.
Interesting, Gallaxhar says, But what s the deal?
The deal is, I say, If you can defeat me, you can activate your destruction devices and destroy us all, no arguments and then take over the world. If I win, you have to release us, let us go and destroy your spaceship with you in it. Either way someone is going to die.
Really? Gallaxhar asks, You ll gamble your friends lives and your planet on a battle in your mind between you and I?
Yes, I sighed.
Paul Leger, Gallaxhar says, I accept your challenge to a mind battle! And should you lose, you and your friends will die! And I will take over the Earth! Computer prepare the lucid dreaming device! Enjoy your last minutes together monsters I ll be right back! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! With that, Gallaxhar leaves the room.
Susan is the first to break the silence, Paul, do you really think you can do this?
Dr. Cockroach states, Yeah, I mean the whole planet and our lives!
Link says, Wait a minute guys, Paul did the right thing, I mean, we would have be destroyed by now and besides now we bought ourselves some time to escape while Paul and Gallaxhar are battling.
Bob states, I ll try and escape but I don t know.
Good Bob, I say.
Paul, Susan says, Please be careful with this battle, if you got hurt I could never forgive myself.
Susan, I say, Don t worry, I planned this battle in advance! I had met up with a lot of cartoons in my dreams and they are ready. Besides it s not like he s going to broadcast the battle around the world.
Monsters! Gallaxhar announces returning, I have returned and don t worry, this battle will not be between just me and Paul. Computer will show the battle on this monitor for you to see! He says while a monitor is lowered that apparently will be showing the battle. Also, since your entire planet rests in your hands I will be broadcasting it to the entire world! Without your consent! Muahahahahahahaha!
I should have seen this coming! I say in shock, So how will we be battling?
Well, Gallaxhar starts, I will give each of us a small dose of chloroform to knock each of us out. Then I will enter your mind as I originally did and you will limit your powers and then we will both get our teams made up and then we will battle for the Earth! But first, I have to make a little announcement to the world!
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All around the world except Boston, everyone was doing everything they usually do.
Suddenly, on every TV channel, computer and in the form of a large projection in all of the major cities Gallaxhar s head appeared!
Greetings Humans of Earth! He began with, I Gallaxhar! Have Returned to take over your planet! Only I shall not take over your planet so fast I have made a deal with one of your monsters living among you I shall do battle with the monster named Paul Leger! Only I will do so within his mind and you all get to watch as he has gambled his fellow monsters lives, along with his and the safety of your planet all on this battle. You all shall watch as I defeat him and then I shall take over your planet! Should he win, I will release him and his friends and then I will destroy my ship with myself in it! The battle for your lives shall begin in five minutes! Until then enjoy probably your last day alive! Gallaxhar Out!
With that all the places he was broadcasting went static. And everyone went crazy with fear.
Meanwhile in the War Room within the White House the president was having a meeting right before the broadcast began.
Okay President Hathaway began, I m hoping that this monster can pull this one off because we need to set the current terror level to Code Brown again.
With that, he walks out of the War Room in a hurry.
Back on the spaceship, I was getting ready for the battle.
Ok Paul, Gallaxhar says, So you will have no altering powers and the battle field will be basic agreed?
Agreed so it will only be a few trees a few boulders and a small pond ok? I said knowing this would be a very hard battle, Oh and first we will begin in the hallway to pick our partners.
Fine, Gallaxhar says completely sure this battle would be easy for him.
Paul, Dr. Cockroach says, You know, you could let me battle him in a battle of wits instead.
No, Dr. Cockroach, I say, This is between me and him!
Link says, Hit him once for me ok Paul?
Sure Link, I reply.
Well Paul, Gallaxhar says, Any last words to your friends?
Susan? I say.
Yes, Paul? Susan asks in reply.
Before I do battle for the fate of the world and our lives, I say knowing I have to tell her the truth, I just wanted to say that I .I I I love you Susan. I start to let a few tears drip.
Paul, Susan says starting to cry a bit, I ve been wanting to say that I love you too.
Really? I ask. Susan nods and I feel my heart skip for joy, Yahooo! I shout in joy.
I regain focus and say to Gallaxhar, Ok Gallaxhar, let s get this battle started and just so you know I may be at a disadvantage but I have another thing on my side now the power of Love! BRING IT ON!!!
Gladly! Gallaxhar says and then, Computer activate the chloroform, the mind transferor and the broadcasters!
Yes Gallaxhar, Computer chimed.
Slowly, chloroform drifts around both Gallaxhar and myself and as I pass out I blow a kiss to Susan and weakly say, Gallaxhar is going down and I will save you all especially you, Susan.
They all cheer good luck to me and the last thing I see before everything goes black is Susan blowing a kiss back to me.
And soon the greatest crossover battle of mankind will begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--End Chapter 25--