Dawn was soon coming as Superman stood in Metropolis along with Jexi as some of the Dimensional Heroes stood on standby.
"They're here." Sonic said as flying above them was some sort of alien creature.
"Here comes Bunny." Jexi said as a hole opened in the large creature as the Elite emerged just as Theodore arrived with the remainder of his little team on his ship.
"Pretty flash entrances, isn't it? Our Bunny's a keeper." Black said as the groups just glared. "Some people have no sense of theater."
"Oh well…let's get to the slaughter." Theodore said.
"I call kneecaps." Coldcast said.
"Spine." The Hat said.
"Other." Menagerie said.
"Hold it…not here. Let's take this elsewhere." Jexi said.
"A last request? We'll be broadcasting all this, if that's all right." Black said as the two heroes nodded. "Beautiful. Bunny?" he said as the Elite, Jexi, Superman and Theodore vanished.
"Wait…why are the 20 still…" Sonic said as the remaining members started to attack anything within the city. "Okay…he ordered them to wreck the city. Got it. And that is our cue." Sonic said as he spun into Tracer as the two started running across the city.
"Oh yeah!" Luffy said as he started clashing fists with Rex as Ranma exchanged moves with Juniper. With Ash and Ben, Ben transformed into a large red four armed creature as Ash went and sent out Lucario for battle.
Widowmaker just prepped her rifle, unaware that Shamir was scoping her from above.
"Let's see if this new bow Hatsume made works." Shamir said holding an arrow in one hand and an electrical jewel in the other. The moment she loaded them in a high tech bow, both fused together as she fired the arrow as it hit Widowmaker, giving her a big shock, frying her device and knocking her out. "The fusion bow…a perfect weapon for me." Shamir said.
Meanwhile, the Elite and Theodore had brought Superman and Jexi up onto the moon.
"Here's a nice slice of pitch to play on. Thank Bunny for the oxygen, not like blue boy needs it." Black said.
"Look…we can end this right now without bloodshed. Just surrender now." Superman said.
"Yeah…no." Theodore said as he lunged at Jexi and landed a hit.
"What the? How did you…" Jexi said.
"Like it?" Theodore said showing some lines on his hands. "My patented exosuit. The strength of a superman…right on your body. And the thing…that'll tear you apart! You can thank your nameless blond friend with the ice for letting me scan him during our encounter on the tower!" he said landing more and more hits.
"Damn….didn't realize David had this much strength." Jexi said as he and Superman kept getting hit more and more by both sides as the fights were broadcast to numerous worlds as other hero groups watched as well as allies to the alliance.
"Pay attention, would be superheroes and glorious peoples of other worlds. School's in session and Professor Chester's gonna teach you how the worlds are going to work from now on. Rule 1: He who has the power makes the rules. Obviously. Rule 2: Tough love is a cracker status. This isn't about love. People don't want babysitters in spandex to spank them when they're bad. They want surgeons to cut out the cancers that fester in us and make sure they never come back. Dr. Black…at your service." Black said.
Superman and Jexi continued being hit time and time again, neither of them getting the chance to even fight back.
"And Rule 3: No more capes. As this ends quicker than you can even imagine, take heed. Blue boy and the rainbow kid are the first. But if any of their costumed cronies or little buddies come to avenge their fallen friends, they'll get worse. I promise. The dream is over! Viva reality!" Black said as he blasted both Jexi and Superman with his psychic powers.
"Its time to say goodbye as the worlds move on without worthless heroes. Coldcast?" Theodore asked as he and Coldcast charged up abnormal amounts of power in their hands before they pressed down on both heroes as a large explosion followed.
On the Earth, the Dimensional Heroes just looked up after defeating the remainder of the 20.
"Jexi…he couldn't have…" Luffy said as the dust on the screen cleared to show the remains of Superman's cape and Jexi's scarf.
"Okay…why is it that no matter how much you destroy some hero, some piece of their clothing survives?" Theodore said as his suit sparked. "Huh…guess I overloaded the thing."
"Don't worry about it. Least we got trophies out of it." Coldcast said.
"Ah. That's true." Theodore said collecting the scarf as Black got the cape.
"Anyone else got business to perform on this shrouds before we hang it up? I for one will personally wipe my…"
"I finally get it now. Thank you." Superman's voice said.
"So do I." Jexi's voice said.
"No friggen way." Theodore said.
"But that was…that was like 15 suns exploding in their faces." Coldcast said.
"I made the mistake of treating you people like…people." Superman said.
"No sonar…can't smell them either." Menagerie said.
"But now, we understand better." Jexi said.
"I'm getting a tight sphincter here, Chester." The Hat said.
"Shut your gob!" Black said.
"I understand now what the world wants…what it needs." Superman said as a needle hit Menagerie.
"Ow…something bit me?" she said removing it to see the Superman logo on it.
"Bit you?" Black said as Menagerie screamed in pain as her creatures started fleeing from her body.
"Pam! You! Scientist! Do something!" Coldcast said.
"Do what? He poisoned the zoo. The animals want out!" Theodore said.
Menagerie then collapsed as her wings and extra features withered as Coldcast collected her.
"She's not breathing! Damn it, Chester!" Coldcast said.
"She's…dead?" The Hat said.
"Bugger me…they're playing it our way." Black said.
"Forget the corpse. Scorch the moon!" Theodore said.
"I can't. Your suit is fried and I can't after a blast like that." Coldcast said.
"Guys?" The Hat said as they saw a vortex coming in with two figures within.
"Someone needs to take charge in order to put the animals down." Jexi said as the vortex surrounded the four of them as Menagerie's body was swept away into the vortex.
"Pam!" Coldcast said.
"She's dead! Let her go." Black said.
"Hang tight. Everyone knows that these two can't use magic." The Hat said flying upward.
"You fool! Don't let them separate us!" Theodore said.
The Hat flew up with his hat held out.
"Here's a little ancient Chinese secret." The Hat said before he let go of his hat as he grabbed his throat as if he were struggling to breathe.
"But he's protected by magic!" Coldcast said.
"This cyclone's clocking in at 500 miles per minute. He's not taking damage…but his lungs just collapsed from the vacuum!" Theodore said as the Hat's body disappeared into the vortex.
"He…he thought this through! They've been playing us from the start!" Black said.
"Chester! He just killed Pam and The Hat!" Coldcast said.
"Bunny! Get us out of here!" Black said as the trio teleported.
The trio soon appeared back in Metropolis as Theodore looked in shocked to see the remainder of his team defeated.
"Well this is…upsetting." Theodore said.
"What are you all doing? Pam is still up there! We can't just…" Coldcast said.
"They won't come after us down here. Not with the sheep around us." Black said as both he and Coldcast were on alert as Theodore was running.
"This is nuts! I gotta get to my ship and…" Theodore said as something crashed down and destroyed his parked ship. He looked on in horror to see Jexi.
"Found you…now…YOU PAY FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE!" Jexi called out.
"Ahhhh!" Theodore screamed out in fear.
"Damn it. We'll have to flatten the whole city just to…" Black said before something dashed by as Coldcast vanished. "Where…where did he go bloomin go?"
"Orbit…he went into orbit as Mach 7." Superman said as he descended. "If you had super hearing, you would hear the….pop." Superman said.
"You crazy son of a bitch! You killed my team!" Black said as he went on the attack against Superman as Theodore continued to run from Jexi who slowly went after him.
"Team of killers, he means. And your team of zombies." Jexi said looking at Theodore who continued to stumble away.
"This can't be happening…" Theodore said as he was desperate for a way out before running into the people he held captive. "Its…its you all. You came to protect me!"
"Fat chance. We'd rather see that guy rip your head off." Sasha said.
"Oh come on! I'm not a bad guy! Just misguided!" Theodore pleaded as Jexi was coming ever closer, his aura flaring up. "Ah Please! Call him off!"
"There is one way you could save yourself." Lori said. "Repent."
"Repent? What do you mean repent?" Theodore asked.
"Admit to him every wrong thing you've ever done and maybe he won't kill you." Anne said.
"What but that would…" Theodore said as he could see Black struggling to keep Superman back.
"How does it feel, Black? To be powerless, to lose everything, to watch your dreams die?" Superman said as Black knocked him back but not before Superman's eyes glowed.
"Heat vision? You can barely stand, let alone fry my face." Black said.
"I'm not aiming for your face." Superman said as Black stumbled back but none of his psychic power could come out.
"You're not dying! I keep thinking it but…why can't I feel my power?" Black asked.
"I scanned your brain for abnormalities and when I found one…I cut it out. Heat vision, focused through your pupils like a scalpel. Instant lobotomy." Superman said as he started slapping Black around with ease as Theodore just watched in horror.
"Okay okay. I'll repent!" Theodore said as cameras focused on him. "People of the worlds! I am nothing but a fraud! The Tumultuous 20…they're just heroes and a couple of villains I kidnapped and mind controlled! I even kidnapped these people to serve as new members! At the start of my career…I released nagas into Tokyo while they were under a drug. I heard they killed a kid so the blame was shifted to a co worker. I spent years slowly taking over other branches of ASG and absorb them into the Weapons division! I even controlled the Digimon Royal Knights and digitized Tokyo just to use them! There's also the fact I've hired numerous mercenaries just to capture valuable test subjects or sabotage expeditions. Even paid a scientist to create a living weapon just to frame him and try to take it. Let's see, what else? Oh. I started a weapons business and even kidnapped two hero teams. There! That's everything I've done up to now!"
"What about Esmeralda and Glacius?" Jexi asked as he approached.
"Who? I don't know anyone by those names. And I…wait…did Thomas somehow…" Theodore pondered before realizing it was Jexi he was speaking too. "Ah! Please don't kill me!" he said as Jexi and Superman wound up their punches.
"Everyone here saw the ugliness of violence to resort to doing what the Elite and others did. Its so easy, vengeance." Jexi said as they both stopped their punches before they could land. "Fortunately, we're not you guys and we never will be."
"But…you killed my team! I mean, look at this place!" Black said.
"Chester, I thought you were the sharp one here." Superman said as his Superbots flew about with rescued civillians.
"You…played us?" Theodore asked. "But…all the people…"
"We would never kill innocent people…but you would. So we set everything up to make you understand and confess." Jexi said.
"Confess?" Theodore asked before looking at the camera. "This…is a live broadcast….to every single world out there."
"You've finally been exposed…as the villain you really are." Jexi said.
"As for the rest of the Elite…they're all okay. Nursing headaches I don't even wanna think about. They're very much alive as they're being stripped of their powers as they're prepped for transport to a supermax prison." Superman said. "That's why I had to let you knock me around. We didn't have a nifty teleporter…till now."
"You'd be surprised how happy Bunny was to help us after the Superbots promised to return her to her home dimension." Jexi said.
"This…this isn't over! You think I'll just go to jail and rot! You're living in a dream world!" Black called out.
"And what's wrong with that?" Jexi asked. "Almost everyone on my team, we're all dreamers working towards our goals. Dreams save us. They transform us and make us into something better."
"And on my soul, until my dream where justice, integrity and morality are the shared goal, I will never stop fighting." Superman said.
Black was just stunned as the people cheered as he was taken away.
"I…don't believe this." Theodore said. "Even with the help from Thomas…" he said before getting up. "I admit defeat."
"Not even gonna run?" Jexi asked.
"No. I have nothing left. You've completely and utterly…defeated me." Theodore admitted.
And that was how the conflict between the Elite and the Tumultuous 20 came to an end. Things slowly returned to normal soon after.
Most of the heroes Theodore had kidnapped were returned to their homeworlds. Though Kaiba, he heard about Jump Force and decided to head there instead. The people he captured were also returned but hope to see them again someday. Even made some lifelong connections. Though the girl Dan had rescued still remained sleeping and the bracelet that latched onto him keeping tight on his wrist as if it didn't wanna let go. As for Theodore…
Theodore was on the phone as guards kept him isolated.
"So…those two they mentioned…" Theodore said.
"They were creatures I employed simply by adopting your name and image via holographic projection and voice changers." the other voice said. "You never met them once. All their orders were from me."
"I see. So I have you to thank for a thing I didn't do." Theodore sighed. "Thomas…I did all you asked so…"
"I will not help you anymore. You are on your own, brother. Now…I have my own experiments to attend to." Thomas said as the phone was hung up.
Theodore just sighed as he was escorted into a police truck bound for the Universal Prison. Inside, he saw the Elite as well as Widowmaker and Ashe.
"Oh…uh…hi…ladies." Theodore said. "Guess we're all going to the big house."
"Huh. You know, there's something you should know." Ashe said. "While that little gadget of yours forced all those in the 20 to obey all of your commands, we were still aware of everything that was happening."
"You…you were?" Theodore asked.
"So…while we have no means of killing you, we can still beat you to within an inch of your life." Widowmaker said.
"Uh…hold on…" Theodore said as the trucks doors were shut as the sounds of punching could be heard within.
In a dark lab, a short figure was hanging up the phone as he sighed. This figure was a child, a young boy who appeared to be about 6, maybe 7.
23rd Flux Family
Thomas Flux
"Theodore was beyond the best in the clones mother made of me. At least the other 6 are doing well in their endeavors." Thomas said as he walked off. "Though it was stupid of those cats to rebel because he had supposedly died. Shame though. They made such good servants. I suppose I will have to deal with it when the time comes. Also…I'll need to send my report to the Gorosei…that the ones who defeated the 20…are as dangerous as Straw Hat."
The Dimensional Heroes were soon venturing off to parts unknown.
"Hope you guys get home safe." Luna said.
"We will. And you just keep doing what you do." Lori said.
"Oh and ask your friend with the keys where she gets those cute outfits." Leni said.
"I'll pass it off to Lucy. See ya." Luna said as she hung up. "Well…this was a weird couple of days."
"Yeah." Jexi said. "Freed heroes, saved people…and a sleeping girl…and Theodore Flux is finally out of our lives for good."
"Yeah…though…who is to say what comes next." Twilight said. "Though…one thing should be studying the bracelet Dan picked up."
"Yeah…its very unusual." Starlight said.
"I know. Its like it called out to me like…I was meant to find it." Dan said.
"Aw…I feel the same." a voice said.
"Huh?" Dan said looking over to see a small spectral girl floating by his side. "WHAT?!"
In certain worlds, bounty posters were being spread all across.
Wanted
Salamander
Natsu Dragneel
1,534,000,000
Rusted Devil
Asta
1,253,000,000
Magic Duck
Donald Duck
587,000,000
Superhuman
Izuku Midoriya
2,098,000,000
Rock Queen
Luna Loud
234,000,000
Battle Angel
Aelita Schaffer
344,000,000
Sun Dancer
Tanjiro Kamado
1,089,000,000
Battle Bruiser
Caspar
600,000,000
Deadly Assassin
Shamir Nevrand
1,098,000,000
Transgender Martial Artist
Ranma Saotome
1,980,000,000
Warrior Angel
Pit
799,000,000
Spirit Queen
Lucy Heartfilia
543,000,000
Yo-Kai Master
Sunset Shimmer
1,078,000,000
Beast Champion
Ash Ketchum
2,089,000,000
Fastest Hedgehog
Sonic
209,000,000
Card God
Lan Highhand
1,109,000,000
Dragon Master
Dan Kuso
1,309,000,000
Sleeping Swordsman
Zenitsu Agatsuma
897,000,000
Ninja Star
Shun Kazami
967,000,000
Miracle God
Jexi the Hunter
5,000,000,000
And the Story Goes On…
