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Chapter 46: Fusion Deimongo
A week and half later after his stay at Mount Blackhead and his sequent return to Sector V with Blossom, Holden is sent to Hero's Hallow in the Darklands with Numbuh 362 to talk with the Plumbers there.
"So, we need to find meteor samples for you Barry?" asks Rachel, placing the scanner on her belt that she was just given.
The Plumber named Barry nods and replies, "Yes. It's imperative for Dexter's research into Fuse. Please get them for me ASAP."
Holden nods to the Plumber and replies, "We'll get them for you so don't…"
At that moment, an audio message comes through on the com interrupting Holden, "Hello, all you pitiful humans. Another of your precious heroes has fallen to me and now his soul shall be mine. Soon, none of you can stop me and my master from taking your world."
A derisive laugh is then heard and an image appears of Jack falling in battle to what appears to be Fusion Deimongo and another fusion. Jack didn't have his sword or scabbard with him.
The image disappears and the voice then says, "Who will you send to fight me now? Maybe it will be someone worthy of my time." The voice laughs and the then cuts out.
Five small windows pop up from the coms, surrounding Holden and Numbuh 362.
"Who is the closest to the Dark Glade?" Dexter says in a rushed voice.
Mandy, frowns, snorts and replies, "It doesn't matter who is the closest. It should be the most powerful who goes over there Dorkster. Who do we have available to get the job done?"
Dexter sighs, but replies, "We don't have anyone who can get over there quickly. Mostly everyone is busy or they are just too far away."
Hoss closes his eye and then replies, "Which brave souls do we have out there that can eat this evil for breakfast?"
Dexter paces back and forth, leaving the visual range of the com, then returning and then replies after a short time, "We don't have anyone out that way. Tetrax is on Mandark's science carrier with Doc Saturday. It would take them too long to get out there."
Mandy scoffs and replies in a deadpan tone, "So, we don't have anyone out there besides those two? That's just too bad."
Rachel then shouts in frustration, "Hey! What about the two of us? We're close to the Glade."
Dexter puts his hands in front of his face to think for a moment and then replies, "Alright, but be careful in there. If you can learn what happened to any of the heroes that have disappeared, please let me know after you're done there."
With that Dexter and the others hang up and the windows disappear.
Rachel turns to Holden with a stern look and replies, "Let's hope that this fusion doesn't run away again. I know everyone has been looking forward to finally finding it and rescuing Major Glory and the others."
Holden nods and they both start the journey to the Dark Glade.
An hour later, Holden and Rachel enter the Dark Glade. They hear the faint noise of buzzing, snorting and other assorted sounds coming from all directions.
Their coms buzz and Holden takes his out from his pocket and a dark figure appears on it and states, "They sent little Wren to find me. This is very good for me. I've been waiting to add your soul to my collection for such a long time ever since you foiled my plans back at Charles Darwin. Lord Fuse grows tried of your childish resistance."
The com switches off and Rachel smiles and responds, "He was on just long enough that I was able to locate his signal of origin. It's coming from near the Dark Tree."
Holden nods and starts to study his surroundings to find a possible route to the Dark Tree.
He then sighs deeply and replies, "Well, getting there won't be that easy, because the bridges that are connected to it are damaged."
Rachel laughs, smiles and replies, "Well just follow me there. I've had to go to the Dark Tree once for Hoss and Ben. They had me put some weird brain thing into the tree so Hoss could get some extra information on Fuse."
Holden chuckles and remarks, "Well lead the way Numbuh 362."
Rachel beckons him to follow her as she shows him the path she had taken from her previous visit.
A short time later the duo arrives at the Dark Tree to find the fusion lair guarded by Hoagie's brother Tommy. He has a glazed over look in his eyes and has a black cape on and a G.U.M.Z.O.O.K.A in his arms.
Tommy raises the gun and states in a fearful voice, "I lost my will months ago when I was captured and my soul incorporated with that of Fusion Deimongo's. Please stop me!"
With these words, Tommy opens fire. Holden's right shoulder is grazed before he has a chance to take cover behind part of the Dark Tree. Numbuh 362 has her stop sign staff out and is deflecting the shots away, while slowly moving towards Tommy. Holden fires once with his pistol and at the exact same time Numbuh 362 hits Tommy with her weapon sending him flying into the tree. Tommy smiles briefly before disappearing in a puff of black smoke.
"I just hope this won't prevent us from saving Tommy." Rachel says in a worried voice, just before entering the lair with Holden on her heels.
Inside the lair, all is quite. Holden looks around and near the wall spots a scabbard with a sword in it. He walks over cautiously and picks it up to examine the sword. Holden recognizes the design on the scabbard and knows instantly that this sword belongs to Jack.
Holden places the scabbard around his waist and replies, "Jack must have dropped this earlier when he was fighting the fusions."
Rachel then responds, while rubbing her chin in thought, "I don't think it was Fusion Deimongo that took him down. I think it was that other fusion. From the look of things, it was powerful enough to rival Jack in combat."
Holden frowns, but motions to Numbuh 362 to follow him down the long winding tunnel. After several minutes, they come to a small opening in the cave and in front of them stood Fusion Jack with his fusion blade drawn.
"If you really think yourself worthy to battle my master, then prove it by defeating me if you can." The fusion states, before laughing.
Holden then whispers to Numbuh 362, "Rachel, while I have its attention centered on me, I want you to flank it and attack it from behind. If you see an opening before then, try to use it."
Numbuh 362 nods and Holden unsheathes Jack's sword while stepping in front of Fusion Jack. Holden grips the hilt of the sword with both hands as he and the fusion run at each other and their blades connect with loud clangs that echo through out the cavern. Fusion Jack starts to aggressively thrust and slash at Holden, forcing him to slowly move backwards towards the rocky wall.
After several more strikes, Holden counters the next few blows from the fusion and then starts forcing it back towards the center of the room. Holden slashes the fusion's right arm, just grazing it and not inflicting any major damage. Fusion Jack then thrusts his fusion blade at Holden and stabs the side of his left shoulder.
The fusion chortles at the sight of the minor wound and replies, "You still think you stand a chance against me by yourself, the first fusion born on this planet?"
Holden smiles broadly and replies confidently, "We will never know the answer to that question, since I'm not fighting alone."
The stop sign staff bursts through the fusion's right arm, making it howl in rage and dropping the fusion blade that is in Holden's shoulder. Before the fusion can react or form a weapon from the remains of its arm, Holden slices through the center of the torso, while Numbuh 362 attacks the head.
The fusion destabilizes and falls to the ground leaving behind a lone sandal with a Jack nano in it, who then replies, "You've done well my friends." It smiles and then disappears.
Holden quickly uses nano Courage's Soft Shoe Shimmy to heal his shoulder. As Holden and Numbuh 362 approach the exit to the small cave, a small laugh is heard and a voice says, "Well, this is indeed interesting. Let's see how you two deal with this shall we."
Four wisps of smoke appear out of thin air and four forms materialize to reveal Action Hank, Major Glory, Nirgal and Nirgal Jr.
"Holden leave them to me. I already have a plan on how to deal with all four of them at once. I'll be fine on my own. Get going."
Holden nods and replies "Don't make me report back to Nigel that you did something reckless. Good luck." Holden disappears down the dark corridor.
Numbuh 362 turns around to look at the four souls. "It's time to use Nigel's patented move that takes down four opponents at once." She smiles and gets into her battle stance as the four souls surround her are getting themselves ready to attack her.
Holden walks down the corridors of rock walls carefully listening and watching his surroundings. As he rounds the corner, Holden enters into another small room with a thirteen or so year old girl with black hair and the same glazed over look that Tommy had in his eyes.
Holden instantly recognizes her and then replies, "The fusion captured you too Olga?"
Olga, who has a Vull Noid pistol in her hand replies, "That's Lala Vava to you. Please, set my soul free and tell Susan I love him! I know he's been worried sick about me. I'm sorry that I have to do this."
She fires the pistol, but hits the wall, because Holden has moved just seconds before. Holden throws a grenade ten feet in front of Olga and causes a cloud of dirt and dust to rise up into the air. He takes out Jack's sword and runs into the dust cloud and impales Olga.
He then replies, "I promise you Olga that your soul and everyone else's will be set free when I destroy that fusion."
Olga smiles and replies weakly, "Thank you."
She then turns into a wisp of smoke. A noise is heard behind Holden, and he quickly turns around to see a wall slowly descending to reveal a new passageway. Holden walks over to the new passageway and steels himself for the battle that is to come.
After several minutes of walking down the corridor, Holden finally enters Fusion Deimongo's chamber. The fusion is standing in front of table preparing for the rite to absorb Jack and his soul.
The fusion turns around at the noise of Holden entry and it states, "I've been waiting such a long time to absorb your soul. Once you are out of the way, nothing can stop my master with taking your world."
It suddenly attacks with green flames, forcing Holden to dive behind a small boulder to avoid being incinerated. Holden peaks out from behind the boulder and fires two shots.
The fusion dodges with ease, cackles and replies, "Do you really think someone who doesn't have powers or abilities has a chance against me or Lord Fuse? That fool of a samurai had many impressive abilities and he still lost against me and his own fusion."
The fusion then produces a flame and throws it at Holden. Holden sidesteps to the right and the flame passes by him and hits the wall.
Holden then summons nano Deedee, who promptly pirouettes into the fusion and damaging its left leg and arm. The fusion screams in anger and pain. It then produces a green orb in its right hand. The orb then splits into a second one that is connected by a thin strand of fusion matter. The fusion then starts to spins it over its head like a bolo and throws it.
Holden closes his eyes and draws Jack's blade from the scabbard on instinct. He opens his eyes and immediately slices through the bolo like attack as if it never existed and in the same instant runs towards the fusion. The fusion produces another set of flames and throws them at Holden. The flames graze his arms and his shoulders as dodges them. Holden then thrusts the blade into the fusion's chest.
The fusion's eyes widen in surprises and replies, "How is it possible that you, a person who has nothing in the way of abilities, powers or skill, able to do so much against my master? It's inconceivable!"
Holden closes his eyes and responds in a flat tone, "Maybe it's my determination to stop "your master" and the fact that I have people who believe in me that gives me the power to fight so I can stop him. It's an intangible power that you and Fuse would never understand."
Holden disengages the blade from the fusion's chest and spins around quickly on his right foot and slashes the fusion horizontally across the upper torso. The fusion screams as it slowly melts leaving behind a Scotsman nano, an Aku nano and a gray orb.
The two nanos abruptly hit the orb and then disappear. As the orb starts to crack and a brilliant white luminescence shines forth. Holden shields his eyes with his arm as the bubble of light envelops him and the surrounding area.
As the light subsides, Holden feels a hand on the back of his shoulder. He slowly lowers his arm and looks over his shoulder to find Numbuh 362 behind him looking exhausted.
"No one will have to worry about having their souls being taken ever again." She says with a smile.
Jack swings his legs off the table that he is on, stands up and walks over to them and says graciously. "You've both done exceptionally well my friends."
Holden sheathes the sword in the scabbard and hands it back to Jack. Jack takes the sword and places it back around his waist. Holden then bows as a sign of respect towards Jack. Jack smiles and returns the bow.
Suddenly, the lost heroes appear behind Jack. All of them look very confused and start asking each other questions.
Major Glory walks from the crowd and over to Holden and replies in a loud voice, "I thank you Holden for setting us all free. Now we must get back to…"
Holden shakes his head and replies in a stern tone, "You and everyone else have to go to Mandark's science carrier to be given a full medical examine before you can be allowed to go back and fight."
Jack nods in agreement and says, "Holden is right Major Glory. We need to make sure there are no adverse effects from all this."
Numbuh 362 then replies in a tired voice, "I already made a call and our transports will be here to take us to the carrier in twenty minutes."
The heroes slowly start to file out of the cavern and out of the infected zone while Jack, Holden and Rachel direct and help some of the most confused of the group.
An hour later, everyone who had been captured is eating or placing personal calls to loved ones and having tearful reunions with those who decided to come and visit.
The biggest reunion happened between Mandark and Olga, who both are crying happily at seeing each other. Mandark even thanks Holden for saving his sister, which is a very un-Mandark thing to do.
Meanwhile during all this, Numbuh 362 is sitting in the mess hall with Jack eating a quick dinner, when Holden joins them.
Holden eats some of his mashed potato before responding, "I need to report back to Dex about finally taking down that fusion and saving the others. I hate leaving without helping you collect the samples, Rachel."
Numbuh 362 shakes her head, eats some of her potato and replies, "It's not a big deal. Getting Dexter that information is more important than collecting those samples."
Jack nods his head and replies, "I'll go and help her retrieve those samples for you my friend."
Holden nods in thanks, stands up and leaves for the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. and heads towards Dexlabs.
An hour and a half later, Holden gets an email saying, "Be advised, Downtown Townsville is now under attack and City Station is now closed. Everyone who is available please get to Townsville ASAP. All S.C.A.M.P.E.R.S. will be rerouted to Dizzy World."
Holden eyes widen as the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. picks up speed and flies towards Dizzy World.
Well that ends another hanging storyline that's been out there since chapter 18. I was away for three weeks so please forgive me for not updating fast.