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Right to the punch. This is the last chapter before the season finale! Yayuh!

Vanellope - Still unnecessary!

Me - Shut it Schweetz! SPRING BREAK '13!

CHAPTAH STARTO!

Chapter 29

A Bear-y Good Chapter

Ray stood in a white room with his younger self, both holding swords. "Push past your limits and don't hold back!" His younger self barked as he charged him with his blade, but Ray thought he was too fragile to use his full strength on so he held back. "I know you're not pushing so I'll push for you!" he barked again as he threw bolt after bolt of lightning at Ray in sucession with Ray taking every hit in stride. Not that it didn't hurt like a bitch. He was panting heavily and barely holding his sword upright. "Do it now or die!" Young Ray shouted as he charged Ray for the final strike, but this time, Ray dug deep and surrounded his body in code and slashed his younger self across the chest. Young Ray dropped to his knees and threw his blade to the sky with the crimson liquid slowly dripping from his chest. "If you'd stop holding back, you wouldn't be in this position now would you. I may be defeated, but at what cost? If someone else were to come, you'd be dead on impact. Watch yo back, dumbass..." He rambled on ashe turned to dust and the dreamscape faded away.

When Ray awoke, he was just as sore as he was in the dream. "I'm not getting out of training that easy!" He thought to himself as he pushed his wrecked body out of bed and into the shower.

He reached Litwak's on time for work, but he looked like he got hit by 12 buses on the way there. "Ray... You're on snack bar duty until your bruises heal. I know you're not going home so you might as well work." Litwak responded to Ray's look as he went back to his office. "Sempai... You look like crap." Justin stated as he stepped out of the snack bar and let Ray in. "Thanks for the comment." Ray deadpanned sa he sat on the stool in the corner. "This dream kicked my ass... Literally." "Your younger self again? That's the 3rd time this week." Justin responded as he restocked the quarter machine. "Yep... It's the only reason I haven't slept at Ralph's house. He worries to much about me to just leave this alone." Ray explained as he made nachos for a group of 12 year olds at the counter. "They should only be temporary. Just listen to yourself. If you don't he'll be back." Justin reminded as he walked off towards the coderoom leaving Ray to his thoughts.

An hour later, a surge went through all the codemasters of Litwak's brains. It was a mental challenge from the final elite member. The venue? The strip club dungeon in Persona 4. "The final elite probably lives there. I'm gone." Ray thought to himself as he used the little energy he had to hop the snack bar and run to the coderoom where Justin was waiting there propped on the computer. "Let's rocket!" Justin shouted as they teleported to Junes.

As they prepared to jump into the tv, they were stopped by a skinny blond teen who wore a frilly shirt with a single rose attached to it. "Ray and Justin I presume?" the blond inquired as he pushed his hand into the tv. "Yeah... Teddie?" Justin queried back, startled by the appearance of the once fluffy bear. "Yeah. I made a human body. Now let's go." He said as he pulled Justin into the tv with Ray following behind them.

"Now can you tell us where the elite member is?" Ray inquired as the whole cast of Persona 4 sat in front of them. "He's in a dungeon not far from here, but Teddie can't get in." Yu Narukami stated as he pointed in the direction of the strip club. "So how do we get there without losing too much strength?" Justin inquired noticing Ray's shallow breathing. "We'll fight the shadows so you can get to the elite." Yosuke answered as he pulled out 2 kunai knives. "Great. Let's go!" Ray barked as they made their way to the entrance.

"Only four of us can go in at a time, so me, Yosuke, Yukiko, and Kanji will go with you." Yu stated as they entered the dark vortex. The interior was just like any other strip club in dungeon form, but there were dark figures almost swarming the halls. The group of Persona users dispatched them as if they were child's play as they climbed higher up to the top.

When they reached the final curtain, Yu opened it to find a bear in a red and white jumpsuit, but the eerie thing about him was that he had bright yellow eyes. "So the Investigation Team is back again... and they brought along the codemasters I ordered. You shall be thanked for your loyalty." the bear jested as he stepped forward. "Shadow Teddie! You're going down!" Yu barked as he reached for his Persona card, but Ray held his hand back. "Me and Justin got this." Ray said as he tried to activate his armor, but his injuries prevented him from lifting his arms up. "Ray... I can handle this man. This is my fight." Justin reassured as he turned into his panda X-Mode.

"And you think you won't have back up?" Big's voice rang from the back of the group as he walked up with his laser pole. "If I denied your help I'd be going against my own credo. Let's go!" Justin barked as they were warped into the battlefield with a bigger version of Teddie, but his face was half gone.

"I am a shadow... of the true self. Let the match commence!" Shadow Teddie spouted off as he threw his arms at Justin, but Big blocked the hit while Justin jumped off his back and shot blaster fire into S. Teddie's empty face. "I don't think you understand... I am invincible!" He barked as he threw dark energy at them both, but Justin threw up an energy shield that nullified the damage. "Together..." Justin shouted to Big as they stood back to back and put their hands side to side. "Light!" They barked as a beam hit S. Teddie directly in the center of his head. "I'm not... done yet." S. Teddie gasped out as he threw a final dark blast at the duo. "Now!" Big shouted as he turned his pole into a rifle and attached Justin's blasters to the side of them. "FINAL FLASH!" They said in sync as the combined weapons created a ball of light that cut through the darkness and shattered the battlefield's reality and made S. Teddie shrink back into his normal form.

"Now..." Ray said from behind them as he walked up. "You want me to dig deeper. How about this?" He inquired as he put a hand on S. Teddie and sent his code back into Teddie. "There. Now only Demonfang... remains." Ray slurred as he passed out from exhaustion.

Young Ray appeared before Ray again, but this time his face was one of joy as he held hands with Young Ralph. "You're finally pushing yourself like you need to, but one more warning. Lord Demonfang may not be the end of this story. Remember how the game you're in ended. They fought countless final bosses before reaching the actual final boss. Use your own power of conviction to find the answer. We'll meet again soon." He spoke as him and his boyfriend faded.

"Looks like I'm just scratching the surface." Ray thought to himself as the walls turned into Codemaster X's room. "Yes... Yes you are." the room's owner stated as he entered the room. "Do you want to end this now, or do you want to keep going until the end? I will not look at you any different if you choose the former." He instructed as he sat in his usual chair. "I'm going all the way!" Ray barked as he stared at the codemaster. "Then have a seat. This could take a while."

Cliffhangahz! Next Chapter is the big fight with Demonfang! Excitement builds!

Vanellope - You got a hickie on your neck.

Me - WHERE?! 0.o

Vanellope - Made you look! AHAHAH!

Nero - *throws chocolate at Vanellope* No hicky jokes!

Vanellope - *mouth full of chocolate* Offk! *nomms on chocolate*

ME - Review... Just review... -_-

Preview - The fight with Lord Demonfang commences, but with his thievery of the artifacts' power, he becomes almost too much for Team Codex. Will they prevail, or will someone go down fighting? STAY TUNED!