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Chapter 27: Townsville Park

Holden has spent three weeks in the hospital and his injuries are healed. His old armor could no longer stand up to the punishment it was taking, so Dexter had given him a set of Guardian armor. Hoagie had constructed a Cosmic Spark Gun and Lime Pop Gun for him as back up weapons. Holden walks out of the Hospital at six in the morning on a brisk September day, expecting Blossom to be waiting for him, but instead there was Grandpa Max with his RV.

Max smiles broadly and responds, "If your wondering where Blossom is, she was sent to Mojo's Volcano to help him test some items for his research on his monkey minions."

Holden frowns slightly and responds, "That's going to end badly. So why are you here to pick me up Max?"

Max frowns and replies, "Dexter disappeared in the fissure at the park this morning. He beat a fusion of Vilgax, who was setting up a Gooby trap. After that, we lost communications with him. Well, get in, I'll drive you to the park in the Rust Bucket."

Max enters the RV and Holden follows close behind.

Inside the Rust Bucket were Boomer, Butch and Brick. Brick sneers at Holden and says, "I'm going to hate myself later, working with this loser."

Boomer shacks his head, "It's not like we have a choice."

Butch frowns and then responds, "Well Boomer, you can play with Blossom's toy. I have a loser puff to torment. You coming, Brick?"

Brick laughs and responds with viciousness in his voice, "Which one? Blubbers, Bittercup or Blossmer?"

Butch's eyes flash with a glint of malicious intent and replies, "No, that's too much work. Let's go to Monkey Mountain and torment that purple dog from Nowhere."

Both Brick and Butch exit the Rust Bucket and fly off. Boomer sighs, he is sick of tormenting people and destroying things. He shacks his head. What was he thinking? He is evil but couldn't help these thoughts. Bubbles really was affecting him ever since that kiss when they were four.

Max looks over to Holden and then asks, "You probably know all about this, since you're family to the Utoniums. Did the Professor create the Rowdys? They seem to be total opposites of the girls."

Holden rolls his eyes and states, "Mojo made them using, snips, snails, and puppy dog tails and toilet water from the prison he was in. Him later resurrected them after they were beaten and destroyed by a simple kiss, but Him has no control over them now. Boomer is like the only one who's changed."

Boomer chuckles and states, "Those two would change, if they had someone to care about. I heard Brick was talking about some girl named Tessa, the other day. Butch has a picture of Mandy in his shoe. So if anything they got crushes they won't admit to."

Holden laughs, "I could see Butch and Mandy working out. She's defiantly evil. Brick and this Tessa? I'm not going to touch that one."

Boomer frowns and then says, "Well, look at Buttercup and Ace, they seem to get over the entire evil and good thing."

Holden rolls his eyes and responds, "And you haven't, when it comes to Bubbles?" Boomer shacks his head, "I'm still dealing with trying to over coming that issue."

Max then sits down at the wheel to the Rust Bucket and says, "Buckle up back there. We're going to be using the hyper jets on this."

Holden does as he's told but Boomer just decides to float in the air. Twenty minutes later, they arrive outside the operations base outside the park. Numbuh 1 wasn't there this time, only because he had to make sure everything was set straight after what had happened at Mount Blackhead. The Scotsman is there with a huge smile on his face.

He then responds, "Well lad, ye look better now. Ye probably saved us all with distracting that other fusion."

Max chuckles and then says, "A lot of people are calling you a hero for that. You probably prevented us from losing that area."

Holden frowns at being given the title yet again and then responds, "For now, I rather not be called a hero."

Max smiles and then responds, "Alright, both of you have a task in the Fissure. Holden, you need to find my laptop and then see if you can locate Dexter. That laptop has research I was doing on plants over in Galaxy Gardens. Boomer, your job is to find the seismic indicators I planted last week."

They both nod and head to the telepad that's on the other side of the park.

Inside the Fissure, it's entirely green and had many platforms that didn't seem to go connect to others. The zip lines didn't even seem to have any place to connect to expect when a platform lazily drifted under it. Boomer jumps off the top platform and floats down to his target.

Holden, unfortunately falls, because the platform he is on flips over. He lands on a smaller set below him and finds a small laptop. He collects it when his com goes off. Dexter appears and he has scrapes all over his face.

"Dex, are you alright?"

Dexter grimaces and responds, "My arm is broken and I can't fight the Shady Streetlights or the fusion of Max in here."

Holden scans his surroundings and finds the lair that Dexter is in and also finds a zip line to get to it. Holden uses the zip line to reach the lair and enters, follows the twisting path inside. The Shady Streetlights that did get in his path seem to work in pairs of threes and forced him to use the new shattergun.

Their attacks are also homing in on him. Holden takes damage but still manages to win his encounter. Holden travels deeper and finds Dexter leaning up against the wall holding his arm.

Dexter look up at Holden, smiles and says, "I have a theory about what fusion matter does besides just forming monsters. It seems there is data stored within the matter and they transmit information back to Fuse. Now, give me Max's laptop."

Holden hands it over and Dexter looks over the data and then frowns.

Dexter removes his glasses, rubs his eyes and then says, "This is similar to Mojo's research with bananas and fusion matter. He was looking into a chemical known as Exvarn to create the ultimate minion, but he lost interest in it."

Holden has a blank look on his face.

Dexter chuckles and responds, "It's supposed to be a more potent version of Chemical X. I don't know all the details about or if it's ever been used. Now I think it would be best if we got out of here. Let's…"

Holden shakes his head, "If you think your going to fight Fusion Max with that broken arm, you have a screw loss Dex."

Dexter laughs and says, "I can still fight Holden. Just not with a melee weapon like I usually do."

Dexter takes out of his pocket a Zip Zoomer. Holden helps Dexter up off the ground and they walk into the chamber held by Fusion Max. The fusion is sitting in a lawn chair but stands up when the pair shows up.

"The genius and the infamous upstart. We want you to stop this futile resistance and just accept your fate."

Holden strafes to the left, as to provide enough of a distraction for Dexter. Dexter fires five times, hitting Fusion Max in the back once. The fusion turns and fires on Dexter, who is trying to run, but is hit in his left arm. Dexter summons Holden's Bubbles nano who promptly uses Laser Vision and hits the fusion's leg and chest.

Holden fires twice while Dexter fires fives time reducing it to goo. All that was left was a hole ridden shirt which glows and a Four-Arms nano appears flexing its arms then disappearing into Holden's com.

Dexter is panting and responds, "Good work. Seems like some of Blossom's brain power has rubbed off on you."

Holden sighs at the insult and says, "Dex, that's low even for you and you've known me and Blossom since we were nine."

Dexter laughs and responds, "I'm sorry Holden, but I was referring to your use of tactics. I know you're just as smart as she is."

Holden shacks his head at the comment. but then responds, "When did you decided to link everyone's Nancoms to the Great Machine to use the nanos?"

Dexter chuckles and says, "Just last week I decided to do it. I should have asked before hand if we could use them."

Holden laughs and replies, "You can use them but just don't over tax their abilities. They tend to get grouchy when tired. Now let's just get out of here." They exit the lair.

Outside the lair, they meet up with Boomer, who has the sensors with him. "I'll take the boy moron out of here so he won't get injured on the way back up. There's a rope for you over there that Max set up."

Boomer lifts Dexter off the ground and they leave the zone.

Holden grabs the rope but hears an ominous voice, "I am Aku. Release me from this prison and I shall repay you with whatever you want." Then the voice laughs.

Holden rolls his eyes and ignores the voice and starts to climbs up the rope. He isn't going to be responsible for the release of something evil like that. Then, a presences floods into Holden's mind, trying to control his body.

The voice then says, "Now, all you need to do is breakdown the wall near the back of this section so I can be released." The laughter fills Holden's head. Aku tries to move his body but Holden wouldn't move an inch down the rope.

Holden then says in the recesses of his mind, "Get out of my body. I won't be used by you or anyone else to do something evil!"

With all his mental fortitude he can muster, Holden pushes Aku out.

Then he hears the voice again, "I will be released boy, if not by you then by another. No amount of defiance can stop me." The laugh continues and then dies.

Holden climbs up the rope to the telepad and out of the Fissure to find Grandpa Max talking to Samurai Jack.

Jack turns as soon as he hears Holden approaching and says, "Holden, have you come across anything down there that seems like pure evil. If you have you need to tell me."

Holden frowns and responds, "Would you count an evil spirit named Aku that tried to use my body to free himself as pure evil?"

Jack frowns and states, "That is the evil I seek out to destroy. How did you resist his evil influence?"

Holden frowns, shrugs his shoulders and then replies, "I wish I knew that myself. It felt like I pushed him out of my mind."

Jack closes his eyes not show any emotions, but responds, "You must have great focus of mind and determination to do that."

Holden frowns again and comments, "I wish I know that was the case."

Jack turns to Max with a serious look in his eyes and replies, "If Aku is down there then we must seal this zone off."

Max nods in agreement and replies, "I'll give the order right away. If Aku is as bad as you say he is then we can't have any one else down there."

Holden starts to leave when Jack says something to him when he nears him, "Being a hero is never an easy task is it?"

Holden smiles and responds, "You said that once to me Jack. I know its not, but I'm not alone. Everyone is behind me."

With that said, Holden starts to head back to sector V, when his com starts to buzz widely. Holden answers to find that it's Gwen.

She then replies, "Holden, I need you to come to the Pimple Back Mountain camp. Grim and I have a request for you. This will be mainly a stealth mission but you will need to fight one fusion in the mines near the camp before we can start. If you're interested please come see me."

The com switches off and Holden decides to catch a S.C.A.M.P.E.R. to Mount Blackhead.