I don't fusionfall. Part 2 of 4 of Corrupted past arc
Chapter 41: Corrupted Past: Part 2: Projected Fusion
Blossom lets out a sigh while she is patrolling. She is bored, but grateful that there wasn't that much to do in Pokey Oaks. It has been a week since Holden had left to start the barriers on the new infected zone around Los Soledad and she had yet to hear from him. Blossom frowns as she finishes up her quick survey of Pokey Oaks South. It only took fifteen minutes, since there has been a lack of fusion activity in both Sector V and Pokey Oaks as of late.
She lands at the tree house and promptly gets a call. Blossom takes out her com from her pocket to find, to her disappointment that it is Dexter.
"I have an important mission for you, Blossom. Come to Dexlabs now please."
He hangs, up leaving Blossom with a few questions about what the mission was about.
She frowns, but lifts back into the air and flies towards Dexlabs. As Blossom nears Downtown, Buttercup flies up next to her with a sour, impatient look on her face.
"Do you know what this is about Blossom?" Buttercup is getting impatient and she wanted answers now.
Blossom shakes her head, "I wish I knew myself. Dexter usually says what he wants unless it's urgent."
They land in front of the lab and enter the building.
Computress rolls up to them as soon as they enter and she replies in a chipper tone, "Dexter wishes for you to go to the conference room to wait for him. Oh and I wish to know if Professor Utonium is doing well." Computress smiles and has a weird look in her eyes.
Buttercup nudges Blossom in the ribs and replies in a low voice, "What's her issue? Is she malfunctioning?"
Blossom gives a low giggle and says, "She has a crush on the Professor."
Buttercup smirks, looks at Computress and replies, "He's fine. He seems a little anxious about something and he won't tell us what it is."
Computress nods happily at the news and the two girls head to the conference room.
Blossom and Buttercup enter the conference room and find Ben and Nigel sitting on the far end of the room. Both boys look rather agitated to be there.
"I'm bored. Where is Dexter? I was supposed to be a Julie's tennis match today." Ben uses the Ultramatrix and turns into Nanomech, but then reverted back.
"It would have been nice to have the mission parameters before we got here. I have a lot of work to do down at the fissure with Max."
Buttercup snicker and replies jokingly, "Wow, what a big baby you are Nigel. Maybe we should just give you a diaper."
Nigel stands up and glares at Buttercup over his sunglasses, but before an argument can break out, Dexter enters the room. He has a frown on his face, because Project W.A.R.D. is behind schedule yet again.
Dexter sits down, pours a glass of water and then replies, "I have a mission that I want you four have to deal with. It seems that there is now a fusion of Holden. Reports from the Darklands are sketchy at best, but someone thought they saw one, but it appears that it's only a fifteen year old version of him."
Blossom is drinking some water when Dexter says this and she starts to choke.
Buttercup smacks her on the back and then replies, "So how did they get any item that belongs to him? He hasn't been back long enough to have left any life energy on anything. Wait, what about Blossom's night shirt? That was Holden's once."
Blossom shakes her head and replies, "I was wearing it last night, so it has to be something else." All of Holden's things were still at the Utonium house collecting dust in his room. Buttercup slams her fist into her other hand. She was excited, because she would finally be able to smack Holden around even if it is just a fusion copy of him.
"So where is Holden's fusion?"
Dexter turns in his seat and a map appears on the back wall. "Its in Bellwood, it seems a few fusions have been going there as of late. The major infected zone in the area is around Mr. Smoothie…"
"NOO! Not there!" Ben yells out interrupting Dexter and afterward, Ben lets out a groan. Why of all places did an infected zone have to pop up there? Ben thought as he has a sudden craving for a mango smoothie.
Nigel cocks an eyebrow. "Is that your favorite hangout Ben?"
Ben nods vigorously and replies, "Yes it is. Everyone in Bellwood my age hangs out there. I wonder where the nearest Mr. Smoothies is around here."
Dexter looks at them and shakes his head at Ben's single mindedness and continues, "Bellwood's infected zone is from Mr. Smoothies and to some of its Downtown area." Blossom looks at the map of the infected zone and replies, "Where is the lair in Bellwood?"
Dexter frowns, takes his glasses off, rubs his eyes and replies, "Outside of Levin's garage."
Ben snickers and replies, "Oh man, Kev is gonna be mad about this when he finds out."
Dexter stands up with a yawn and replies, "A S.C.A.M.P.E.R. will be waiting outside to take you there. Good luck my friends."
Dexter exits the room to return to his lab.
Blossom slumps in her seat and replies, "Let's go! There's no time to waste."
Blossom stands up and leaves the room, followed by the other three.
Two hour later, the four step off the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. and into Ben's hometown. The fusion monsters that are seen roaming around in the distance are made up of Sumo Slammer merchandise.
"So Red, what item do you think Fuse used to make Holden's fusion?"
Blossom frowns and replies, "I wish I knew Buttercup. Maybe it's one of his fencing foils."
Nigel looks over his sunglasses and replies, "What should we expect from a fusion of Holden at the age of fifteen?"
Blossom sighs and replies, "It's probably going to be just as smart as Holden, but I wouldn't know about its tactics and planning abilities."
Ben rolls his eyes and scoffs, "Holden seemed pretty good at making plans when I was at Bravo Beach with him and Brick."
Nigel smiles and replies with confidence, "This fusion of Holden doesn't sound so tough. It should be a cinch to beat it."
Buttercup smiles and replies, "Let's just go already. I want to fight! Ben which way is Levin's garage?"
"Just follow me. Once we get to the infected zone, it's not going to be that hard to find. It close to Mr. Smoothies or was it the abandoned mannequin factory."
Ben then transforms into Jetray and flies off while the other three follow closely behind him, flying also.
An hour and a half later, they arrive at the garage after getting lost and for some odd reason, getting Ben a smoothie. The fusion lair entrance is in front of the now closed doors and guarding it is Fusion Buttercup.
Nigel chuckles and replies, "I guess we found your's and Holden's missing fusion, Blossom. Why would it be here of all place?"
I guess third times the charm for this one. Blossom thought with a small sigh.
Buttercup grins, smashes her fist into her open palm and says, "I don't care, I'm gonna smash it."
Before she can move an inch, Blossom places her hand on Buttercup's shoulder and she groans. "We need a plan!"
"Ya ya I know. I rather just pound it into the ground and be done with it."
Ben then belches, without covering his mouth and throws the remains of the Mr. Smoothie container on the ground.
Buttercup laughs and replies. "Ben, that was rather disgusting. Good job!"
Ben grins and replies, "Now that I've had my mango fix, It's Hero Time!"
He presses down on the Ultramatrix and turns into Chromastone.
Nigel takes out a Sugarless G.U.M.Z.O.O.K.A. from his com and states, "Ben, you draw its fire and redirect its attack back towards its. Me and Buttercup will attack it once it's focused on you. Blossom once it's nearly done, come in and use you Ice Breath."
Ben runs out and tries to punch the it, but the fusion flies up and uses its Green Tornado. Ben changes to Humungousaur and grows to fill the remaining space as not to get sucked up into it. Ben then grabs it with one of his huge hands and starts to crush it, but it forces his hand apart and uppercuts twice, sending Ben into the building next to the garage. Nigel fires five shots at the fusion, which makes it race towards him.
Buttercup intercepts and kicks it into the ground. Blossom then uses her Ice Breath and freezes in place. Ben, who has just gotten up, does a pile driver into the fusion. The ice breaks and the fusion matter dissipates into the air.
Ben changes back to normal and exclaims excitedly, "Alright one down, one to go!"
Blossom floats over to the lair portal and enters. The other three follow after her.
Once inside the lair, Blossom and Buttercup close their eyes, because they hear a voice, "This place is so much better than Peach Creek Estates. From what Lord Fuse was telling us all, I was reassigned just before someone came in and swept the place clean." They hear a laugh.
Blossom sighs and then frowns before she replies in shock, "Holden's other missing fusion is another fusion of me! I would recognize that evil versions voice anywhere."
As they move deeper into the lair, the four teen find boxes filled with Plumbers and SCAT gear.
Ben takes out his com and replies in a whisper, "Dex! We hit a mother load of equipment out here. All high end Plumber and SCAT stuff."
Dexter appears and replies with a smile, "I'm sending you a few Providence transports to pick up the equipment once you are done there. They will arrive in an hour or so." Dexter hangs up.
Nigel smiles and replies in a questioning tone, "So, how are we going to deal with these two fusions?"
Buttercup smiles and states, "Me and Red will go and take on the fusion of Holden. I've wanted to smack Holden hard for years. This is the best chance I'm going to have to do it."
Ben turns the dial on the Ultramatrix and the picture of Big Chill appears and he says, "I think Big Chill is in order." He presses it down but, "Big, never mind, I mean Rath!"
Buttercup laughs at the mistake that is made. "You laughing at me Buttercup Utonium. You wanna take Rath on? Come on bring it."
Buttercup looks at him, smiles broadly, and replies, "No, but I heard Fusion Blossom talking crap bout you Rath. She said you were a coward."
"Where is she? I'll prove to the fusion that Rath is no coward!"
Ben shouts and rushes down the corridor. Nigel rushes after him as not to lose him.
Blossom and Buttercup fly after them and they enter the main chamber to see Ben swinging Fusion Blossom into the wall. Blossom flies as fast as she can at the Fusion of Holden, who is just standing there.
She is on target with her fist out, but a few seconds before she is going to plow it down, it moves to the side and punches her in the stomach. Blossom's eyes open wide as she is sent flying backwards into a wall and then falls onto the ground.
Blossom coughs up some blood and thinks, it's got insane strength! How is that possible?
Nigel shoots the fusion of Blossom in the chest after it had just fallen to the floor. Buttercup uses a sonic scream at the fusion of Holden. It midsection starts to liquefy, but nothing else happens. Blossom stands up and then uses her eye beams on Fusion Holden, but it sidesteps and starts hand to hand combat with Buttercup. It jumps up and kicks her into the floor.
Buttercup immediately gets up and she and Blossom start to double team it. Ben then throws Fusion Blossom at Nigel, who takes four shoots at it. It lands a few feet from him as melted goo. Buttercup uppercuts the fusion of Holden and then goes into a few quick jabs that send it into the wall.
It pulls itself off and is then hit with a pink and green omega beam. It falls to the ground and melts away. A nano of Holden springs up from the object on the floor. It wore a gray shirt that had a black stripe across the middle. It goes over to Blossom, hugs her an then disappears into her com.
Ben reverts back to normal in a flash of red light, because the Ultramatrix has timed out and the icon is now red. Ben walks over and picks the object up off the floor.
His mouth drops and he replies in shock, "I can't believe this!"
Blossom takes a look at the item. It is set of papers with Holden's and Blossom's name on it and Blossom instantly recognizes it.
"It's the project I threw in the bushes nearly two years ago! How did Fuse manage to get a hold of it?"
Buttercup frowns and replies, "Why did you throw it in a bush sis?"
Ben slaps his forehead and Nigel rolls his and they reply at the same time, "She and Holden got into a fight about how she was acting like you Buttercup."
Buttercup laughs hysterically and replies after she stops to catch her breath, "OH! That fight! Well there is only one thing left to do with it."
Buttercup takes the project and rips it to shreds.
Nigel smiles, breaths a sigh of relief and replies, "Now that we're are done in here, we just have to wait for Providence to show up with those transports for the cargo."
The other three nod and leave the lair.
Twenty minutes later, the four exit the infected zone and start making room for the transports to arrive in the empty streets. As they work, they don't notice a young female shadow in the nearby alley. She spits two balls of electrical energy out at the two nearest heroes.
Didn't expect to see the Project again huh? Well the next part is gonna be the dark part of this arc.