Motherbound Zero part 12
"History Is No Longer the Mystery"
"Claus calm down I'm fine now," Lucas said sitting up in his bed. It was late last night that Lucas had been ambushed by Ness, and was beaten to a pulp as well as trashing the place. Now it was morning and Claus was trying to take care of his brother while Ninten helps Flint with the clean up downstairs. Everyone else had left last night and would probably be over soon.
"Well I find that hard to believe since I found you smashed in between a table," Claus said.
"Yeah that hurt…" Lucas said rubbing his back. Lucas had bandages around his head a few patches on his face as well. He had bandages around the top part of his arm, and a few scrapes here and there. "I'll tell ya I did not see this coming, by the way is Boney okay?".
Claus looked to the floor where Boney was resting. His abdomen was wrapped in bandages. "I think he'll be fine, but you're the one who really got the beating," Claus said.
"That makes me feel better," Lucas said. Claus looked Lucas up and down for a moment then shook his head.
"Boy, you're a crazy fast healer…"
"Why do you say that?"
"Dude, you took on Ness and Ninten at the same time, got a hole in your chest, fought me, and then got beat up by Ness. But here you are looking totally fine after all this fighting you've done. Mostly everyone is still recovering from all the fighting, but you seem like you're in tip top shape,"
"I know it's weird…" Lucas said looking down at his hands. "Guess there might be more to me than anyone else knows,"
"I doubt it, besides it's probably your own healing abilities. You always were the best at that out of everyone,"
"I guess…wished that helped me when Ness showed up,"
"I guess I'm partly to blame after all I did weaken you already,"
"Oh please Claus, your not that strong you just knocked me out is all. Besides I let you win,"
"You let me win! Yeah right I beat you fair and square," Claus said holding his head up on his hand while leaning on Lucas's bedside.
"Suuuurre,"
"Still got some sass in you huh well I guess I'll fix that later,"
"If you can because next time I won't hold back," Lucas said throwing up his arm, but retracting due to pain.
"You shouldn't move around just yet buddy. You heal fast, but not that fast,"
"Thanks Claus…" Lucas said with a smile which threw Claus off a bit.
"I thought you hated me,"
"I still kinda do," Lucas admitted which made Claus make a face. "But I think I'm done with us fighting. I've been so concerned with my problems; I never took anyone else's into consideration. Especially since the world is falling apart,"
"Oh no you are not!" Claus said sternly pointing a finger in Lucas's face which made him jerk back. "You are not about to call yourself selfish right now,"
"But-,"
"You have amnesia Lucas, that's not something that can just be blown off. Ness and Ninten promised that they'd help you right?" Claus asked to which Lucas nods to. "Well then allow your big brother make sure they keep it. We have new friends, along with some old ones now, so leave the world catastrophe to us. Focus on one problem at a time okay?"
"Alright, and that would be rescuing Ness, which I don't know if that's gonna be easy,"
"How so, Ness is only one guy. That power sharing system doesn't work with just one person. Ness should be at regular strength, so you and Ninten together should be able to handle him,"
"From last night I don't know if that's true,"
"Lucas you were weakened, Ness was probably at full strength probably,"
"I don't think so Claus, it's not that I was weakened that I lost so bad. A regular powered Ness I could probably handle, but this Ness was different he was so powerful that it terrified me so much I couldn't move,"
"You're scared of your own shadow," Claus said raising an eyebrow.
"I'll ignore that comment, besides you acted the same way when I became the commander," Lucas said looking away and narrowing his eyes.
"But back on topic, you said Ness had gotten stronger?"
"Not just stronger he's become nearly invincible I tried everything when I got the courage but he didn't even flinch he just brushed it off and the more I fought the more terror I started to feel. I actually think he would've killed me. It was pretty unnerving,"
"Well he didn't so that must be a good sign, right?"
"I don't know. When Ness showed up I actually feared death cause I knew that was the only possibility. He said from the beginning he didn't plan on killing me yet,"
"He's become that powerful, but that doesn't make sense to be that strong out of nowhere. Maybe it's a hidden power coming out and if Ness has it then Ninten just might as well,"
"Why would Ninten it?"
"Oh you weren't there for the meeting well we think that Ninten is actually Ness's former self and that Ness was Ninten's reincarnation,"
"WHAT!" Lucas yelled jerking forward from surprise. But he quickly went back down from the sharp movement.
"I told you not to move around,"
"Man, I've been traveling with those guys and I didn't even realize it,"
"Yeah go figure," Claus said shrugging.
"Well I doubt it was a hidden power,"
"Why is that?" Claus asked.
"Because it was so evil that you could feel the room just start to feel eerie," Lucas said shivering at the thought. "Ness doesn't have an evil bone in his body. Obnoxious and impatient maybe, but not evil,"
"Hmm I'll be right back," Claus said standing from his chair and going downstairs. Just about everything had been picked up and thrown away all that remained was a few pieces of glass. Ninten used his PSI to pick up the pieces then put them back together perfectly then recreate the plate making it as good as new. "That's a neat trick," Claus said.
"Yeah pretty useful when you break stuff. It's like a form of PK Healing I developed, never thought it worked until I accidently broke my mom's favorite china…" Ninten said. Claus looked at Ninten studying him.
"Lucas said it was something evil so could that mean the same for Ninten, or is it something else maybe Ninten is somehow affecting Ness in a negative way," Claus thought. Claus was so deep in thought he didn't realize that Ninten knew he was staring at him.
"Uh, why are you staring?" Ninten asked moving his eyes toward Claus. Claus jumped.
"Oh uh sorry I just thought that trick was really neat," Claus said waving his hand.
"Uh huh," Ninten responded with disbelief. Truthfully it's not that cool but Ninten disregarded it and decided to see Lucas. "Is Lucas awake?" Ninten asked going up the stairs.
"YES!" Lucas yelled from the top.
"Good," Ninten said making it to the top. "So how you doing punching bag?"
"Wow is everyone on my case about getting beat up!" Lucas exclaimed.
"I guess that means your fine," Ninten said with a smile ever so slightly on his face.
"More or less," Lucas said now starting to feel sad. He couldn't in front of his brother cause that would make him worry even more. Ninten would understand better of his sadness. Ninten walked over and sat at Lucas's feet.
"Well it looks like we may've lost him," Ninten said.
"I don't want to believe it, but it may be the only reason," Lucas said.
"This was just a message that he wouldn't hold back no matter who it was because we both know Ness would never hurt you of all people intentionally," Ninten said.
"So then he would've killed you then huh," Lucas said.
"Cute, but doing that could get rid of both of us and could bring some major problems," Ninten said.
"We have to save Ness, as in us, no one else can do this," Lucas said.
"I feel the same, but that really isn't the logical choice,"
"Since when did any of us rely on logic?"
Ninen smirked at Lucas's good spirit. "Yeah, guess you're right about that,"
"We could weaken him by appealing to him somehow, but I don't know how we could get through to him," Lucas suggested.
"That Pokey jerk is going to pay for this, and everything he's done," Ninten said with a scorn on his face. There was a slight pulsation from Ninten that was so quick Lucas was even sure what happened.
"So Ninten is supposed to be Ness's former self huh maybe…" Lucas thought.
"Hey Lucas," Ninten said snatching Lucas from his private thoughts. "I never got the chance to say I'm really sorry…"
"Sorry, for what?" Lucas questioned tilting his head.
Ninten looked at Lucas with a raised eyebrow. "Dude, I shot a hole in your chest. And not just that, I beat you up pretty bad, and you still don't remember everything. I guess I'm sorry that all this is happening…"
"Ninten…I'm fine. I got beat up a little so what, I also hurt you and Ness too. I feel bad that all this has happened and I feel like so much of this is my fault for some reason. You don't have to apologize,"
Ninten chuckled at Lucas. "Wow, you are too nice for your own good,"
"One of my best traits I think,"
"Which is why Ness and I gotta be so tough, so we can pound on anyone who takes advantage of our little brother,"
"Why am I always the little brother?" Lucas muttered. Ninten shrugged catching what Lucas said.
"Don't know, it just fits you,"
"Hey guys," Claus said poking his head in. "The others are here,"
"Okay then," Ninten said. At that everyone had came up the stairs to enter the room.
"Hey Lucas, glad to see your okay," said Ana.
"Yeah he's pretty tough," said Kumatora hitting Lucas's arm which made the boy wince and whine.
"Yeah he'd have to be to survive a beating like that," Loid said.
"Okay I get the point I got beat up!" Lucas exclaimed.
"Maybe you can tell us what happened exactly," Poo said.
"Uh sure I guess…see it started like this…" Lucas said.
"Uhh… huh Boney what's wrong?" Lucas said starting to wake up from Boney pulling on him.
"(Lucas we must go now)!" Boney yelped. It was too late as the door swung open and a figure walked in.
"Whoops sorry," the figure said closing the door behind him. "Whew it is really coming down out there," He looked over to see Lucas and Boney. "Ah isn't it great to see a boy and his dog," Boney reacted quickly sensing ill intent as he tried to bite the intruder, but he was slapped away hard by his arm. Boney flew across the room into a chair then the floor. "Well I think this puppy needs to be put down," He said walking over to the dog.
"Ness is that you?" Lucas's voice stopped him as he turned his head to look at him.
"In the flesh," Ness said walking over. Ness then took a set on the coffee table in front the couch. "So whatcha up to?" Lucas just stared looking at Ness fully dressed in his commander outfit with a weird stick on his side. "Uh hello," Ness said waving his hand in his face.
"Huh what?" Lucas responded snapping out his stupor.
"I asked you a question," Ness said a bit irritated. Lucas really didn't want this to go sour.
"Uh nothing much I guess, I just had a little talk with my brother," Lucas said.
"Did any of these words begin with PK?" Ness asked with a jocular tone again.
"It may've came up once or twice," Ness just chuckled. "You really don't seem different Ness," Lucas pointed out.
"I may be working for Porkey for now, but my personality is completely the same. You might even say the true me is coming out,"
Lucas's head tilted to the side realizing his choice of words. "For now?"
"Porky's an idiot, no amount of brain control is the universe can convince me otherwise. However, I need to stay on his side for just a bit longer,"
"Why?"
"He…still has some bits and pieces I still need before I come out with my grand master plan,"
"Plan, what plan?"
"Oh, you want a spoiler don't you?"
"Well…I guess…"
"Always the unsure one. Anyway, I plan on taking over where Porky left off at, but I plan on doing something big. I'm talking involving more then one world type big,"
"You're gonna destroy everything,"
"Eh, from your perspective, but I'm actually trying to take a page out of your book,"
"Out of my book, what do you mean?"
"Oh, I learned some pretty neat things about you Lucas when I changed sides,"
"So, can you tell me something about my past?"
Ness put on a thoughtful look for a moment. "I could…but what fun would that be if I just told you," Lucas clenched his fist tightly while staring sternly at Ness. glanced over at his dog that was still on the floor. "Wow, don't see that look from you very often, but you do it so well it's scary," Lucas looked back over to Boney to see the dog still on the floor after Ness hit him. Lucas returned his stern gaze back to Ness. "Damn thing shouldn't have lunged at me like that,"
"We'll stop you,"
"Like all of you combined have the strength to stop me,"
"That would be overkill, it'll only take Ninten and I,"
"Cocky, but pointless in the end. Where this little journey of ours began is where it'll end…"
"You can't be seri-,"
"Oh I am quite serious," Ness said as a discharge of PSI energy surrounded his body making Lucas gulp. Lucas bit his lip a little while looking at Ness while sweating a little.
"I doubt that I can take him while he's like this, his power is incredible," Lucas thought remembering the crash course on sensing that Ness had given him. His head was almost hurting with Ness this close to him.
"I know right," Ness responded.
"Hey, reading minds is rude," Lucas said. Ness chuckled.
"Sorry you just weren't saying anything and wanted to know what you were thinking. No need to be so uptight,"
"Ness, since your personality is still the same why don't you resist?"
"Oh you just don't know me at all," Ness said standing up. Lucas flipped out his seat behind the couch. "Jumpy aren't we?" Ness was genuinely surprised that Lucas could still move, let alone like that. Lucas however was more concerned about Ness. He could literally see Ness's red aura surrounding him. It was so dark it started to make him shake. "You cold Lucas?" Lucas was terrified of the power Ness was in command of. "This is the true me, my real self unlike that goody goody side that would never hurt you I'm quite different maybe the opposite,"
Lucas was shaking and sweating now as his heart was racing. "I…can't…move," Lucas thought. Ness fired his Dark PK Energy Ball at Lucas that slammed into his chest and threw him into the wall. "A little pain is what I needed to feel my body again…" Lucas muttered.
Ness fired another shot, but Lucas jumped out the way, rolled, and then ran to Boney. He scooped him up in his arms then made a break for it upstairs hoping to get out the house that way. Ness had cut him off by warping in front of him. Ness was about to blast Lucas with a powerful shockwave, so Lucas threw Boney to the side safely then took the full blow. It was indeed powerful that upon impact the area actually shifted slightly. Lucas went flying across the room as he slammed into the hard wood floor face first. Lucas struggled to get on his hands and knees when Ness came to his side.
"Well, it seems as though fear has become you now," He kicked Lucas in his side sending him across the room into a cabinet. Ness used his Dark PK energy ball again. Lucas rolled away making the attack blow apart the cabinet shattering dishes. Lucas had grabbed a chair then threw it at Ness. Ness smashed the chair to pieces with one swing of his arm. "That the best you can do?" He fired a few more shots making Lucas duck down holding his side.
"Unfortunately yes…" Lucas muttered. Ness picked up the couch with one hand then threw it at Lucas. Lucas jumped over it landing on the ground. Lucas used his PK Love attack full power. But with a mere twitch of Ness's eye the attack shattered before it could reach him. Lucas was in shock. "How is it possible…?"
"I told you, this is my true power, the true Ness is evil,"
"I don't believe you, your not Ness at all who are you?" Lucas asked. Ness charged at him pulling out the small tube then activating it to reveal a red sword like Claus's thunder sword. Ness swung the sword wildly. Lucas ducked under it, and then moved to the left, then the right. Ness swung the sword in a wide arch, but Lucas leaned back with the tip of the blade missing his nose by a hair. Lucas pushed his hands forward to slam Ness with a PK Love. The blast hit hard which made Ness flinch as he slid back on his feet.
"How is this damn kid so strong…?" Ness growled. Lucas charged again hoping that he was gaining an edge. Ness charged faster than Lucas could blink as he slashed his elbow across Lucas's face. Ness raised his sword slashed Lucas across the chest knocking him to the floor. As he got up again Ness did a roundhouse kick right into Lucas's face. Lucas fell to the floor again. Ness tried to stab his sword into Lucas's back, but Lucas rolled on his side then did a sweep kick knocking him off his feet as the sword was plunged into the wood. Lucas rolled again then bounced on his feet then jumped in the air unleashing a PK Barrage. All the shots seemed to have been a direct hit, but Ness stood up brushed himself off with a bit of a smile. "So this is the best you can do huh, pity," Ness said.
"Who are you? I refuse to call you Ness because I know you aren't him,"
"I'm not that weakling anymore, but I have become something so much better," he said. Ness charged at Lucas again. Ness brought snatched his sword at the floor a brought it down toward Lucas, but Lucas jumped to the side. Lucas then threw a right hook right into Ness's face. But when he made contact his fist actually started to hurt. Lucas jumped back shaking his fist to ease the pain. Ness smiled then put then thrust the sword in the floor, and then ran at Lucas. He gave him a right hook then a left then swept his feet from under him. While hovering in the air he grabbed his throat then slammed him in the ground. Lucas struggled for breath as he tried to remove Ness's hand from his throat. Ness then picked him up off the ground then hoisted him in the air. Lucas then started to feel Ness's hand tremble around his throat. "I want you dead right now, but I promised myself I wouldn't kill when I came here. Besides, I have bigger and fatter fish to fry," Ness threw Lucas away and Lucas fell in the center of the table smashing it in two. Ness threw something done then opened the door then left.
"And that's what happened," Lucas finished.
"Quite a story," said Claus.
"He was inhuman,"
"I don't think any of this can be possible can it?" Ninten asked.
"I' still on the fence about that even being Ness to begin with,"
"So, Ninten should be able to fight like that as well?" Ana asked.
"Whoa I can't do anything close to that stuff,"
"He's right you guys, Ninten may be Ness's former self, but they aren't the same person well technically speaking. Their battle styles are totally different," Lucas said.
"I also wonder who Ness was going to get next from what he told you," Claus said. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it," said Flint. He left the room to walk downstairs to open the door.
"Isn't that kinda obvious?" Jeff questioned fixing his glasses.
"No…" Claus said glancing around but noting only a few people were not in agreement with him.
"Well it's gotta be-," Jeff began but was cut off from Flint's yell.
"YOU!" Flint yelled.
"Dad what happened?" Claus asked rushing down the stairs as soon as he heard him scream.
He saw a battered and injured Pokey, but still didn't hesitate to attack. He shot him with lightning that sent him flying out the doorway. Ninten and the others except for Lucas followed.
"What happened?" Ninten asked.
"Pokey is here," Flint answered. Ninten then had a dark scowl on his face then he ran out without a word.
Poo then approached Flint. "What did he say?" he asked.
"Nothing, but he looked like he had been in a fight and he might've been on the losing end," Flint said. After hearing this Poo rushed out the house as well. Outside both Claus and Ninten were giving Pokey one heck of a pounding. Pokey was so weak he couldn't defend himself. Both Ninten and Claus came in from opposite sides with their fist full of energy. Suddenly, Poo landed in between them pushing Pokey out the way. He then grabbed Ninten's wrist with his left hand and Claus's with his right. He spun around once and released them. Redirecting their attacks completely. Ninten landed on his front while Claus landed on his feet being the more graceful of the two.
"That's enough," he said.
"What, I haven't even begun yet," Claus said.
"Yeah Poo so stand aside," Ninten said getting up.
"Don't you guys see he isn't even defending himself which means he's too weak to? We should find out what happened," Poo explained. Pokey grunted in pain struggling to sit up.
"Thanks," he muttered.
"Don't thank me yet, I only stalled the beating," Poo said. Pokey didn't like the sound of that.
"Alright then talk, what are you here for?" Ninten barked at him. Everyone had come out the house and Kumatora was helping Lucas walk.
"I see Ness got you as well," Pokey said.
"What do you mean as well?" Lucas growled. He may not remember everything, but he knew for a fact that this person was the center of his misfortune.
"Turns out I can't control him at all, according to him I never did," Pokey said.
"What!" exclaimed almost everyone.
"Doesn't surprise me, I could tell Ness was completely thinking for himself, and has his own mindset,"
"Kid, you don't know the half of it…"
(Flashback)
"Ness what are you doing in here I didn't summon you," Pokey said in his spider bed. Ness didn't answer. "Hey I'm talking to you what are you doing in my quarters!" Pokey commanded.
Ness smiled. "I'm afraid that these aren't your quarters anymore,"
"What did you just say?" Pokey yelled.
"I'm afraid so 'master' Pokey. I have already informed all the staff of new management, so if you would just leave quietly then you can go with you head held high,"
"Or I could tear you apart," Pokey said throwing one of his claws. Ness grabbed his sword sidestepped the claw then sliced it. Pokey extended all his claws. Ness jumped land on one sliced another above him while jumping then slashing another as he fell to the ground. "Why you little-," Pokey growled. Ness held the sword backward then suddenly it changed from a sword to a guitar. Pokey's eyes widened with fear. "Dark PK Rockin Beta," Ness said slamming on the guitar. Dark Red beams of energy went flying at Pokey destroying his machine and throwing him out the window. Ness walked to the edge to watch as Pokey fell.
"Corporate take overs always end badly for somebody," Ness said as he walked away from the window.
"I barley survived that fall and what's worst Ness has become so powerful he is beyond my control and is actually draining my power away from me somehow. What's worst is he's still getting more somehow," Pokey said.
"So Ness has gotten even stronger then before then from last night," Jeff surmised.
"That is right, he is growing more powerful as time passes and now he has taken full control of my army," Pokey said.
"This is bad really bad," Claus said.
"We must save Ness, before he destroys everything," Lucas said.
"Save Ness? I'm afraid that ship has sailed," Pokey said.
"What do you mean?" Paula asked.
"Well your boyfriend no longer exist basically girly cause ya see when I deactivated his helmet in order to restrain him, he still remained the same which means that Ness's true disposition has come out," Pokey explained.
"Well nobody asked you for you opinion!" Kumatora growled. She would've went over to hit him if she weren't helping Lucas stand.
"I don't believe you anyway, Ness is still in there, he has to be," Paula said.
"Yeeeahh-no he really isn't, and you can thank wanna be over there for it," Pokey said.
"What could Ninten have to do with this?" Lucas asked.
"Are you guys that dense, it's Ninten's fault that Ness is this way because of the hate he carriers in his heart or whatever nonsense it is," Pokey said.
"What?" Ninten gasped.
"Your feelings of hatred, vengeance, and destruction have been reborn in Ness making him the spitting image of your heart, that side of him actually appeared for a moment when you two were fighting him," Pokey said. Ninten looked wide-eyed in shock and shame.
"It's my fault for all of this for Lucas getting hurt, for all this pain Ness put us through was really me," Ninten said.
"Pokey you better be telling the truth," Claus threatened grabbing his collar.
"I swear right now he's in the airbase flying toward Onett as we speak," Pokey said.
"Onett?" Claus asked.
"That's Ness's home why would he-?" Lucas cut himself off as he remembered what Ness told him."Where this journey began is where it will end…" he quoted.
"What cause would it be to start at Onett though?" Paula wondered.
"Possibly, to snuff out what little of the good Ness is left. I suggest doing what you can to reverse this, and knock off over there should be able to-," Pokey said. Ninten suddenly ran off.
"Ninten wait!" Lucas called after him, but to no avail as he didn't stop. Ninten ran into the woods then sat down until he was too tired to run.
"I did this to Ness, to myself to both of my best friends… how could anyone look at me the same when I caused all of this…" Ninten said crying. Ninten sat there for what seemed like hours, but honestly it was only a few minutes till someone found him. Claus had actually found him and walked over to him.
"There you are Ninten I thought I'd never find you," Claus said sighing.
"I really didn't want to be found honestly," Ninten said.
"But we've been getting ready to confront Ness and save everyone,"
"I don't want you all to suffer for my mistake," Claus looked at Ninten's face to see tear tracks.
"I see you're being quite hard on yourself, but all you can really do is try and put things back together,"
"I just don't want this anymore, for Ness to suffer because of how I feel,"
"Trust me Ninten when your twin goes bad there is always a way to bring him back. A part of them will always exist as the person you knew them as," Ninten looked at Claus then closed his eyes.
"Sing a melody of love oh love," a piece of the Eight Melody song that his great grandmother had taught him went through his mind. The song was so pure and full of light. It even caused the evil to melt away at Gigue's ice cold heart at one point. Then Ninten was struck with inspiration as he knew how to save Ness. "Ness must learn the song of the heart, he only has the beat, but not the words I have to teach him," he thought. "Let's go," Ninten said.
Everyone and Pokey in his now somewhat repaired spider bed thanks to Jeff had gathered in front of the house.
"So Ninten how you feeling?" Lucas asked clearly happy to see him back.
"Better and a little hopeful, how about you?" Ninten responded.
"Good,"
"Well then everything is all good, I don't like it when you're sad," Ana said.
"So how are we getting to this air base?" Kumatora asked.
"Ness isn't the only one with a teleportation powers, but I don't know if I can get us there. I mean I've never been there and Podunk might've disappeared," Ninten muttered.
"You mean like that!" Duster gasped seeing as Nowhere Island was vanishing before their very eyes. The island, and the landscape was being torn apart by a white shining burst of energy.
"That's a spacial distortion!" Lucas exclaimed.
"In English what does that mean?" Claus asked.
"A pure showing of a distortion between the space and time continuum. Everything it touches will probably vanish into none existence!" Jeff exclaimed.
"So, shouldn't we like run?" Paula asked.
"Like hell!" Kumatora yelled leading the charge away from the distortion. However, it was clear they could not outrun it.
"How do we get out of here?" Claus yelled.
"Everyone hold on to one another and allow me to lead," Poo said charging to the front. He grabbed a person's hand and waited a moment to allow everyone else to link up before exclaiming. "PK Teleport!"
Suddenly, the scenery began to speed by faster, and faster. The distortions were also behind them as they suddenly rush off in a burst of speed and teleport. It was only a moment later they appear in a city somewhere else. They take a quick breather after the close encounter to regain a semblance of control. The majority of them had never been to Onett to recognize it, but Paula, Pokey, Jeff, and Poo ushered them that this was indeed the place. It looked pretty ordinary, not too big, but not too small either.
"Home sweet home…" Pokey said bitterly.
"I wonder what happened to the people back at the village…" Lucas muttered worried.
"Best case scenario, they may've winded up on another part of one of our three worlds. Worst case, they might be trapped in a limbo of nonexistence," Jeff said.
"Or, they may be right behind us," Duster said turning around to see all of the people of the village behind them also regaining their wits about them.
"Hmmm…that's weird…" Loid muttered. "Maybe that PK Teleport created a rift that forced all the people to flood toward the next best exit,"
"Enough science talk, please, my head is pounding!" Claus exclaimed.
"He's right about one thing no more talk, let's get down to business!" Kumatora said slamming her fist into her hand. Overhead, they finally saw it. The roar of the engines and flash of light caught their attention. It was crazy to think that Ness may've actually teleported the giant vessel. The body is shaped like a blimp, a black color finish, with a small red area on the top part, and numerous dark tinted windows. The engines on the back of the vessel roared with a deafening sound as from the hatch on the bottom it let out smaller ships and tanks. Signaling that the invasion had begun.
"My new world order starts here!" Ness voice exclaimed over a loud speaker.
"You sure you up for this Lucas?" Claus said.
"Well as long as you don't slow me down," Lucas said. Claus chuckled at this statement.
It was a giant tower floating on one piece of land that had jets underneath it. It was purple in color and had pointy ends in between each floor. "That looks familiar," Lucas said. "We better hurry," said Duster.
"Any ideas on how we can get up there?" asked Paula.
"If I know Ness then he probably didn't repair that wall he knocked dopey out of so lets look for that," said Ninten. Pokey only glared at the mentioning of him but surprisingly said nothing. The fortress stopped in the center of the city.
"What's it doing?" asked Ana.
"Don't know, but I think we should be more worried about his flunkies!" Claus exclaimed pointing toward a tank. The tank's turrent turned toward them then fired a shell at them. The group dispersed around it as the shell flew by and exploded far off behind them.
"These soldiers are going to destroy everything," Poo stated.
"Then we have to stop them," Loid said with a shaky voice, but filled with resolve.
"But we've got to get to Ness as well," Claus said.
"Fine we break into two teams…you guys stop the soldiers while Lucas and I go after Ness. Sounds like a plan okay let's get to work," Ninten said as he tried to pull Lucas with him.
"Wait a minute, these aren't teams you guys are breaking off from us," Ana said.
"I'm offended you would think that way Ana," Ninten said.
"You guys can't take Ness all by yourself, remember you tried already and lost…bad," Pokey said.
"We weren't ourselves then, so that fight shouldn't count, besides I have a plan," Ninten said.
"Really…you have a plan?" Lucas asked.
"Yes,"
"An actual plan,"
"Yep,"
"That doesn't involve hitting?"
"Well…there is some,"
"Will it work?"
"I don't know…"
"Well, that's almost a guaranteed that it won't work. It's best I go with him to figure something out,"
Ninten huffed at Lucas. "I don't know if it'll work, but I'll tell you all about it later. Right now we have to get on that fortress, and once you guys are done down here then get your butts up there," Ninten said.
"Ninten you should let me go with you guys," Claus said.
"Yeah I know, but you may be needed down here after all you're as strong as Lucas and since Lucas can't be in two places at once you'll have to fill in," Ninten said.
"Don't worry Claus, I'll be fine trust me no one can stop me. After all I'm way to tough," Lucas said.
"Well if you guys are sure then go on ahead, but I'll get in you inside at least," Claus said expanding his wings on his Commander jacket. He didn't like the uniform, but he kept the jacket. He grabbed Ninten and Lucas's wrist then flew off toward the airbase.
"I hope you guys know what you're doing," Claus said.
"Me too," Lucas said.
"Me three, but let's not worry how hard can it be," Ninten said.
(Inside the Fortress)
Ness had video feeds of all his former friends and was watching all of them. He smirks seeing the approaching Claus with Lucas and Ninten. "Let those three through," Ness ordered from a small microphone in his helmet. He smirked, "This is going to be fun," Ness said as red sparks surged around his body as he sat in his chair.
