Rex was zooming as fast as his pack could take him. Bobo grit his teeth as he held his fez down, trying to fight the biting wind. "There!" Surrounded by golems made of pipes was the west Fusion meteor in a patch of grass overlooking the water. Rex landed in an alleyway, obscuring him and his partner from the sentinels. Rex then transformed his lower half into a hovercraft that was about the size of a car. "You ready?" The chimp smirked before grabbing his cannons.

"Let's crack some skulls."

"Do they even have skulls?"

"Way to ruin the moment, kid."

The monsters turned to the sound of revving motors. One took a few hesitant steps before a light shined out. Before it knew it, the golem was split horizontally as Rex sped past it. The other monsters, undeterred by their comrade's death, began rapidly shooting acid at the cyborg. "Vamanos, chicos!" With tight maneuvering, the teen dodged through the storm while his compatriot shot his own barrage of lasers at the monsters. "Now!" Focusing his cannons on one golem, Bobo blew off both of its knees, causing it to collapse. The chimp jumped off before Rex used the collapsed foe as a makeshift ramp, launching himself into the air. When he was at his apex, the cyborg retracted his craft and transformed his arm into his gigantic sword. "You're mine!" His target was clear: the ball of Fusion matter. He shouted a battle cry before bringing his titanic blade down on the blight. In one fell swoop, the orb was split in two. Rex looked up with a smirk.

His face quickly turned into one of shock as the two pieces shot tendrils into one another and Rex's sword. As the parts started to come together Rex yelped in pain as smoke came from his weapon; it was being melted and ripped apart by the tentacles. Rex quickly brought his own arm out, the construct crumbling into pieces. "Kid!" A golem had managed to get behind Rex, knocking him to the ground and pinning him. "Let me go!"

"Hold on!" The golems surrounded Bobo, making a shield that would not fall despite his rapid fire.

As Rex struggled, he could see the bubble moving and glowing. All of a sudden, a green pair of his fists exploded out, walloping the golem off of him. He stood up, confused. "Uh, thanks?"

"Don't thank me yet."

"Que!?"

From the blob emerged a new Rex, red eyes locked with the original's. "I just didn't want to make it too easy for me."

On the east coast of Manhattan, Gwen and Kevin spotted their target out in the open near the water, completely unguarded. "This is too easy," Kevin stated. The two descended to the ground. When they landed, Kevin bent down and touched the sidewalk. From his hand, a layer of concrete steadily rose through his body, forming a protective layer. "I'll check it out."

"Okay." The man slowly approached the meteor, Gwen staying a few steps behind him. Rather abruptly, the orb opened, revealing a bright green gem. "Humph, this looks interesting."

"Kevin," Gwen lowered her brows.

"Relax, if it was hostile, it would have attacked, like in DC." He reached for the gem.

"You sure?"

"Posi-" All of a sudden, the orb swallowed Kevin in one fell swoop. "Kevin!" Gwen's eyes and hands glowed magenta as she prepared to blast the prison with all of her strength. Just then, an eel with legs and a giant frill erupted from the water. The beast shrieked and spat a glob of acid; Gwen was barely able to make a shield to block it. When the projectile hit the screen, it began burning through it, causing Gwen to recoil in shock. Behind the eel, four more appeared, equally flanking the original. Gwen took a stance, prepared for their assault. A few seconds passed but the monsters stood still. "Well, well." Gwen twisted her head to the orb. "Kevin?!" From the blob came another green copy, this time of Kevin. "An Osmosian and Annodite. How interesting." Gwen took a step back. "How do you know that?!" The doppelgänger pursed his lips in a smile. "It's not the first time my master encountered your kind."

"What have you done with Kevin?!"

"He's in there," the false Kevin pointed behind him. "It's a good thing he put up that coating. Of course it won't matter when it dissolves." Gwen's eyes sparked magenta as she hovered. "Let, him, GO!" From the water two sharks made of debris launched like missiles at Gwen. She put up a shield which blocked the two monsters. Sensing weakness, the fake whipped an extended arm at the sorceress, knocking her against a building. As she tried to pick herself up, the clone morphed his left arm into a blade. "Now then, how 'bout you spend some quality time with Fusion Kevin, 'lovely Gwen'?"

On the southeastern side, Blossom had engaged a swarm of giant flying wasps in an aerial dogfight. The swarm chased her, firing a barrage of acid from their stingers. The Powerpuff Girl, however, kept zipping between their strikes, managing to let off laser eye blasts which would bisect one or two. Despite her efforts, the Fusion meteor kept churning out bogies faster than she could put them down. "That's enough!" The super powered teen did a 180 and flew past the wasps to their birthplace. When she was near it, she took a deep breath and exhaled, sending out a wave of sub-zero breath. As it enveloped the blob, it crinkled as it was covered in ice, frozen from the outside-in. When it was frozen solid, the girl launched upwards before making a dive bomb. She wound up while going at breakneck speed, nearly shattering the sound barrier. "Eeeyaaa!" With one fell swoop, the ball exploded, ice shards tearing anything in their path. When it was over, Blossom looked up to see what was left of the wasps retreating. She smirked. "Well, that takes care of that." She floated steadily. "I should go see how Bubbles is doing." As she made a pink streak towards her sister, Blossom failed to notice the ice thaw and the pieces reassemble...

Jetray zigged and zagged around acid fire as he circled northern Manhattan. "Hey!" Below him in an alleyway was the Fusion meteor. The shapeshifter made a toothy grin before flying a few hundred feet over the blight. He slammed the hourglass on his chest and in a flash of light became a humanoid dinosaur two stories tall. As he plummeted feet first, he shouted, "Heeere's Humongousaur!" As he accelerated, the alien grew bigger, sprouting back plates and tail spikes. With an earthshaking crack, Ben landed on and through the blob, fusion matter flying everywhere. "Huh," Ben said to himself, "just had to pop it like bubble gum." He slammed the hourglass on his chest and morphed back to a human form. Ben turned around and clicked his earpiece. "Hey, Grandpa? Check one freaky blob thing off the list." As the boy reported in, the chunks of matter silently crept together. Without warning, a tendril shot out and gripped Ben by the Omnitrix. "What the hell!?" The two engaged in a game of tug-of war, one that Ben was losing. All the while, the Omnitrix clicked and whistled, aliens flashing in its display. Before Ben's arm was swallowed, a green blast from the Omnitrix erupted, annihilating the tendril. Ben quickly brought his hand back. "Guess I'm going to need to get serious." He fiddled with his device before pressing down the plunger. In a flash, his body turned to superheated rock, his arms, legs and facial features glowed while the top of his head erupted in flames. "One barbecue a la Heatblast, coming up!" He raised his hands up, fire forming in each. Before Ben could let loose, an Asphalt Creep drilled from beneath him, catching the hero off guard. He gasped before ejecting heat from his feet, causing the beast to roar in pain. Without warning, a Raptor launched from behind, pinning Ben under its feet. "When I get out, I'm going to-"

"Kick our butts?" The voice came from inside the blob. "Yeah, I- Huh?"

"Really, you need to get a new phrase." In front of Ben was another Fusion in Ben's human form. "I mean, you've been saying it since you were ten."

"Who are you?"

"Isn't it obvious? I'm you." The doppelgänger smirked, red eyes slanted.

"What?!"

"Well not you, entirely." His head drifted to the red device on his wrist. "The Omnitrix. Quite a nifty trinket wouldn't you say? Granted you got out before my master could fully copy it, but it's still a catch." The fake twisted his own Omnitrix before the plunger rose. With a swift smack and flash of green light, the Fusion had transformed into a bipedal man in a cloak with red moth-like eyes. However, his body remained unchanged in its slime-like appearance. At that moment, Ben had managed to gather enough heat to create a small explosion, flipping the Raptor away. When he got to his feet, the fusion sighed, "So hard to find good help these days."

"Alright, copycat, time to show you there's only one Ben Tennyson!"

"Indeed, there will be." His cloak unfurled into a set of giant moth wings. "Though you should be thanking me. Haven't you always wondered who would win in a fight between Heatblast and Big Chill?"

"What did you say!?" Engel barked.

"These things," Numbah One yelled over the com, blaster fire in the background. "They have the ability to clone people!"

"What?" Mojo spoke up. "How!?"

"It's the blobs! Numbah Five and I were swallowed up! When we got out, so did they! We can't wait any longer! We need the strike!"

"But our men-"

"They'll be fine, just hurry, we can't hold out much longer!"

"Dammit." Engel pressed an orange button. "Attention, all bombers to Alpha's position. I want that spot lit up like the Fourth of July."

"Hold one of those planes for me." Max spoke up.

"What, why?"

"You heard what Nigel said. The meteors can clone." He picked up a strange looking pistol concealed in his clothes before cocking it. "It was my call to send them alone, so the way I see it, if they get in trouble, it's on me to help." Engel sighed. "Well I can't stop you. God knows I've tried. Just get back here in one piece." The plumber smiled. "I always do." As the Tennyson grandfather dashed out, the general took one last look at the door. "Godspeed, Max."

On the southwest part of the island, Blossom had just arrived. In front of her, her sister was in her own aerial battle, this time with pteranodons made of metal. Rather than flying through the streets, she kept her position, shattering the beasts with her fists as they dove. When the last had fallen, Bubbles looked up. "Blossom!" The two made a quick embrace. "What about the other one?" The ginger heroine gave a look of pride. "Taken care of. Now what do you say we take this one down, together?"

"Yeah!" At that moment, both their earpieces clicked. "Attention!" It was Max. "Everyone, KEEP AWAY from the meteors. They have the ability to clone if you enter them. Repeat, they can clone!"

"Look out!" Bubbles screamed. From behind Blossom, a green electro web was heading straight for her. Grabbing her sister by the shoulders, Bubbles flung her out of the way. Blossom could only watch in horror as the net wrapped around Bubbles, the pigtailed teen screaming as green electricity blasted her. "Bubbles!" The blonde girl fell but was caught by another Tech Wing. Two more nets came flying from nowhere towards Blossom. It was only by quick use of her laser eyes that the nets disintegrated before reaching their target.

She twisted her head around in time to see the pteranodon creature drop Bubbles into the meteor. "No!" The girl rushed to the bubble, taking a deep breath, preparing to unleash her ice breath. "I wouldn't do that if I were you."

"Bubbles!?"

Slowly rising from the blob to the air with blonde hair, red eyes, a blue dress and green skin was the newly birthed fusion. A crooked smile adorned her face as she gazed at Blossom. "After all, you wouldn't want her to end up like Buttercup, would you?" At those words, Blossom froze. Her eyes widened in shock before looking to a pair of shaking hands. When she looked up, her sister's copy was a step in front. "I thought so."

Boom!

With what sounded like a crack of thunder, Fusion Bubbles gave a right hook to her enemy's cheek. The collision sent Blossom flying through two buildings before landing and making a crater in a third. "Cough, cough." As she struggled to get up, the fusion was looking at her fist, clenching and unclenching it, marveling at her strength. She looked back at her foe and gave a twisted grin. "This is going to be fun."

Times Square had become a war zone. What were left of the able-bodied soldiers could only hide and fire from cover as Fuse's troops advanced. Atop the Asphalt Creeps, the Fusion One and Five were mowing down whatever resistance there was. The Fusion Numbah One played sniper with his dual pistols, taking down any who dared to stick their heads out of cover. Meanwhile, Numbah Five's counterpart would throw small bombs similar to the original's; destroying what little sanctuary Alpha Squad had. Numbah One grit his teeth as he swiveled out of and into cover, trying to make every shot count. "When that back up coming, Numbah One? Numbah Five maybe good, but we all got a limit."

At that point, five jet fighters and three SCAMPERS were a few minutes on their position. As they heard the planes, those conscious were silently praying to themselves. The fusions and their minions looked up and began firing whatever ammo they had at these possible saviors. Numbah One and Five saw this and with reckless abandon they dashed out of cover, firing their own barrage at their counterparts. Their gamble worked. Before the clones could process the ambush, Fusion Five's right arm was blown off while Fusion One's leg was amputated by laser fire. Fusion Five swiveled her head to her commander before turning to her opponents. With narrowed eyes, she reached into her pocket for more explosives. With lightning speed, she threw them, not at the ground troops but at the planes barreling towards them. "Numbah One!" The real Numbah Five cried.

"On it!" The two focused their fire on the tiny targets, each successful hit punctuated by explosions. For all their efforts however, one exploded in front of the first jet, the craft bursting into a fiery comet.

While one had been lost, the rest had just arrived, each pilot giving the signal to each other to drop rounds of napalm and mustard bombs. Unfortunately, Numbahs One and Five were currently in the blast radius, which they realized just as the first payload dropped. Numbah One turned to his lieutenant. "Run!" With seconds to spare, the world seemed to slow down as the kids leapt towards safety. When the blast landed and the shockwave came, the two were pushed by the wave right into a building. Each grunted as they tumbled across the hard floor.

Every other troop was watching the spectacle outside. The overwhelming sound, sight and smell of napalm and explosives mixed with the cacophony of pained screams and roars from the monsters. It was like a train wreck; no one could turn away. When the dust settled, there was only a crater filled with destroyed slime covered pieces.

Numbah One coughed before picking himself up and scanning the area around him. To his right, he could see Abby groaning and holding her side. "Abbey!" Numbah Five lifted her arm and waved. "'S all right. Cough!" The KND agent lifted herself up. "Numbah Five been through worse."

"Good to see you're still breathing." The two began dusting themselves off before an odd sound erupted: cheering. The troops, young and old fist pumped and proclaimed victory with full lungs. The sight brought a smile to Numbah One as he stepped out to see the celebration. He almost didn't notice his second-in-command walk into the crater. The boy turned his head to see Numbah Five picking up pieces of Fusion creatures and tossing them aside. By the time he got there, Numbah Five lifted something out of the wreckage: her red cap. Miraculously, the only damage it had was some dust which the girl brushed off before returning it to its rightful place. Numbah Five looked back at her commander and smirked. "Well, let's not keep 'em waiting." Numbah One nodded before the two exited, ready to join the festivities.

Clang! The two Rexes were at a stalemate, each pushing against the other as their giant swords locked. While the original grit and bared his teeth, the Fusion Rex smiled and chucked, as if it were a game. "What's so funny!?" Instead of answering, the Fusion grinned before pushing back with new strength. Rex's legs began to buckle and he groaned from the pressure. When it seemed like the cyborg's guard was about to break, a laser bolt from nowhere struck the clone in its head. "Aurgh!" Rex's face lit up before transforming his legs into his boots, launching his foe into the air. It wasn't long before the fusion crashed to Earth, dust scattering as he landed on his stomach.

Rex turned to see Bobo atop a pile of slain creatures; he smirked as he twirled his cannon. "I owe you one!"

"You owe me two!"

"Two?! When was that!?"

"Costa Rica!"

"Still?! That was months ago!"

"Still counts!"

"I-" Before Rex could continue a green Smack hand came at him; the cyborg barely had time to make his own pair for defense. After getting knocked several dozen feet away, the fusion stood up with his back to them. "That was a good shot." He turned around, showing a warped face with a crater where he was shot. The deformity made Rex cringe slightly. "However," Fusion matter flowed as his face flexed to its previous shape. "It's the last one you'll make." The fusion's arm morphed into a bulky cannon. Rex put up his arms, ready to block whatever came out. The copy gave a twisted grin. "Think fast." With a twist, he shot a huge glob of green matter at Bobo. "Crap!" The chimp raised his arms and closed his eyes while Rex struggled to close the impossible gap between them. Just when hope seemed lost, a column of water shot out and blocked the green bullet. "What!? Ooof!" Rex decked his clone from the back, sending him straight into the water. "You okay?"

"Yeah. How'd you do that?"

"He didn't, I did."

Descending from the sky was a woman with blue-tinted skin, blue short hair, a blue tank top, a blue summer dress and a blue oval gem embedded between her shoulder blades. On her back were two wings made of water, almost giving her the appearance of an angel. The two stood in awe for several seconds before Rex broke the silence. "Uh, thanks. Who-?"

"Graaa!" Fusion Rex came leaping out of the water to dry land. The now trio readied themselves. Instead of rushing to battle, the fusion stood, red eyes staring at the new combatant. All of a sudden, the clone smiled. "Well, well, well. A Lapis Lazuli." The blue woman raised an eyebrow. "My master hasn't seen one of you in quite a while. Not since we laid waste to that pathetic excuse for a colony."

"You what!?" Without warning, a golem came crashing from the earth and dove to the woman. Its lunge was cut short when Rex decked it with his giant fists. "You okay, uh, Lapis?"

"Yeah, thanks."

"Good," He turned to the fusion. "'Cause this is gonna get messy."

"Ugh!" Gwen tumbled against a wall. The Fusion Kevin was in front, walking past the pieces of his fallen brethren and behind him were a dozen more eels. The creatures hissed and snarled while their commander smiled sinisterly. Meanwhile, the battered Gwen panted as she tried to get up, her face and clothes covered in scratches, scrapes and dirt. "What's wrong?" The doppelgänger mocked. "I thought you wanted to save your boyfriend. Or do you want him to choke to death?" The girl growled. "And after we're done with him, then it'll be your cousin, then your grandfather and so on. All because you weren't strong enough." At those words, Gwen closed her mouth, furrowed her brow and clenched her fists. "You want to see how strong I am?" Her hair slowly rose as wind began blowing forth. The creatures took a step back while their leader continued to grin. The girl's skin darkened into a dim purple while her ginger locks and emerald eyes glowed a shade of magenta. With a swipe of her arm, a swath of magenta energy erupted knocking the helpless fusion creatures away. Fusion Kevin himself crashed into Kevin's prison and landed on his belly.

Gwen calmly floated out, looking down upon the fusion stoically. Gwen raised her hands to the sky and shouted before bringing them down. From the heavens a miniature twister crashed into Fusion Kevin, pinning him to the Fusion orb behind him. He grunted as he tried to break free, but the force intensified. Looking down, he could see that pieces of his body were flaking off, the wind cleaving his form mercilessly. Without warning, the wind sliced him by the waist. Rather than scream, he smiled. "Well done, lovely Gwen." With one more burst, the clone dissolved and the prison was ripped apart, chunks flying into the water. From it, Kevin broke out, coughing and holding his head. When Gwen saw, she smiled in relief and closed her eyes. Her body returned to its original appearance before she fell from the air. "Gwen!" Kevin caught her and cradled her in his arms. "Gwen? Gwen!" She moaned before looking up at him. "You okay?" Kevin gave a relieved smiled. "Usually the person holding someone asks that." Gwen chuckled. "But seriously, can you walk?"

"Yeah, yeah." Kevin put her on her feet and she took a couple of steps. "Right. At any rate, we should get back; our work here is done."

"Right."

"What's wrong, o fearless leader?" Fusion Bubbles taunted as she let loose a flurry of punches on Blossom, raised arms her only defense. "Are you going to keep waiting? Hoping for someone else to save the day?" The copy launched an uppercut, breaking Blossom's defense before twisting her body and kicking her in the jaw. As the Powerpuff flew upwards, Fusion Bubbles zipped above her, hands together and ready for a guillotine strike. Just as she brought her hands down, Blossom grabbed them with lightning reflexes. Using the shock, the heroine flew in a vertical loop-the-loop. When she was fast enough, she tossed Fusion Bubbles straight towards the ground. The result was a crater even bigger than the bombing run. She hovered down, panting before wiping a trace of blood by her mouth.

Her eyes narrowed when from the dust rose Bubbles' clone, her grin gone. All at once, it returned, twisted as ever. "She blames you, you know." Blossom clenched her fists. "And she's not wrong."

"Shut up."

"You could have saved your sister, but you didn't."

"Shut UP!" The fusion sharpened her voice to a whisper that only Blossom could hear. "You let Buttercup die."

"Rraaghh!" Tearing up the street, Blossom catapulted at Fusion Bubbles, her fist nearly erupting in fire from the speed. Just as she was about to connect, the fusion made a lightning-fast side-step. With one fluid motion, she brought her fist down on the heroine's back, the shock knocking the wind out of her. The ginger girl slammed into the destroyed road, creating another cloud of dust.

Blossom coughed as she tried to pick herself up. Just as she had raised an inch, Fusion Bubbles crashed into her back feet first. The teen screams mixed with the cracking of the ground beneath her. She collapsed and the Fusion stepped back to admire her handiwork. Blossom could only twist her head to see her foe's evil smirk. "Well, this was fun," the clone's eyes glowed a brighter red, making a charging sound. "But I think it's time we finished things, don't you?" Blossom closed her eyes while a few tears slipped out. "Professor, Bubbles, Buttercup, Dexter...I'm sorry."

Suddenly, a high-pitch shriek assaulted the air. "What!?" Fusion Bubbles turned around just in time to see a blue streak punch her in the stomach. The clone twisted in the air before being caught by a building. Blossom groaned before she saw a familiar face. "Are you okay?"

"Bubbles!?" The blond Powerpuff gave her sister a hand up with a sweet smile. "How did you get out?"

"Didn't you hear the scream?" Blossom smirked. "Your sonic scream."

"Yep."

"Listen, Bubbles. I need to ask you... about Buttercup. Your clone, she said you, you blame-"

"Stop right there." The pig-tailed girl lowered her eyebrows. "It wasn't your fault." Blossom smiled. "Thanks."

"Sure. So, what do we do now?"

"I've got an idea."

Fusion Bubbles lifted her head and looked to her arms. Each was impaled through pieces of metal prompting a scoff from the creation. With some flexing, she ripped her appendages out, fusion matter leaking from the holes. She looked up to see Bubbles rushing towards her just like before. "That won't work again!" As Bubbles got close, her clone made a sidestep just like with Blossom, fist raised like before. Before she could bring it down, a sharp kick jolted her in the back. "Gotcha!" Blossom shouted. The attack sent Fuse's minion straight towards Bubbles who had twisted and punched the back of her head, catapulting her back to Blossom. The two heroine's streaks of pink and blue zig-zagged across the sky as they played a veritable game of ping pong. Their unfortunate enemy being the ball and their limbs unforgiving paddles. The fusion could not get herself straight before another punch or kick slammed into her. "Now!" When Bubbles heard her sister's proclamation, she hit their opponent with less force, the minion's velocity decreased. The two lined up at opposite edges and charged. They shrieked as they broke the sound barrier, each extending a fist aimed at Fusion Bubbles chest.

Boom!

Faster than the human eye could see, Fusion Bubbles exploded, splotches of fusion matter drizzling into the streets. The two girls were still in the air, their knuckles still connected from where they created the epicenter. Blossom was the first to lower her arm, Bubbles quickly retracting hers. "Blossom?"

Out of nowhere, the pink clad girl raised her arms and squealed. "We did it!" The cheer brought a smile to the blond Powerpuff. The two girls joined hands and floated around in a circle like two young children celebrating. When it was over, Blossom grinned. "That takes care of that. You destroyed that blob when you broke out, right?"

"Totally. Pieces flew everywhere."

"Great. Let's head back."

"Hold still!" Ben roared as he chucked fireball after fireball at the imposter from atop a building roof. Despite the overwhelming barrage, Fusion Big Chill's slim frame allowed him to snake between the flames with relative ease. When Ben seemed to corner him, the green moth man turned intangible, escaping any sort of punishment. "Is that seriously all you've got?"

"Not even close!" Ben put both hands forward and let loose a stream of fire. Just as the column hit, Ben's doppelgänger dove underneath, trailing the pillar to its source. The teenage hero struggled to move his attack, but the fusion swirled around it, not even using its intangibility. Before Ben knew it, they were staring face to face. "Boo!" Fusion Big Chill dived into Ben's chest and out the other end. Ben gasped as he saw a thick layer of ice growing from the point of entry. It spread like kudzu, encasing his arms, torso and legs before engulfing his head. All was quiet as the fusion smirked at its handiwork. The silence was broken as cracks in the ice emerged. It exploded in a burst of flames revealing a frowning Heatblast. "You can't beat me," the hero shouted. "And I can't beat you! So why are you still Big Chill!?"

"Why indeed?"

The sound of beeping drew Ben's vision to the flashing hourglass on his chest. "Oh no." With a flash of light, Ben shrunk back to his human form. "Hahahaha!" The fusion laughed triumphantly. "It appears you're out of time. I hope you're ready for this." The moth fusion took a deep breath in, ready to let loose a wave of freezing breath. "Ben!" The boy's com yelled. "Get down!" Without asking questions, the teen hit the deck, right before a missile whizzed above him. The fusion had no choice but to use its breath to defend himself, the payloads exploding once hit. "Grandpa?!" A jet screamed above him and falling next to the teen was a small crate. "Ben, listen to me. Open the box. Inside it will be a pistol." Ben rushed over and ripped the top off, revealing an odd gun. "Got it!"

"Now turn the dial on the side to the blue light and shoot him. If he's a Necrofridgian, it'll harden his ectoplasm; hopefully."

"Hopefully!?"

"There's no time!" Ben twisted the dial and aimed at the smoke cloud. His eyes lit up when he saw a flash of green. "Now!" A blob of goo erupted and struck the fusion, knocking him to Earth. He looked at his arms. "What, what is this?" Before he could process the turn of events, the jet had launched another missile. Shielding his face with his arms was all the fusion could do as the rocket hit him dead center. After the explosion died and the dust settled, all that was left was a smear of fusion matter. "You alright, Ben?"

"That was...awesome! Where'd you learn to fly a jet?!"

Max chuckled. "It's not that hard compared to some of the other things I've flown. I can't really land on the building; think you can get back on your own?" The Omnitrix clicked and glowed green once more. "I think I'll manage."

"Good. See you back at base."

"Arrgh!" Fusion Rex grunted as he was toppled to the ground. He was barely holding his own against the now trio. Between Bobo's blasts taking down any creature that popped up, Rex's renewed onslaught with his electric whip and Lapis' pillars of water rushing from nowhere to support them both, he was getting owned. He quickly jumped up before he could be ensnared by Rex's sweeping appendage. "What's wrong!? I thought you wanted a fight!" The cyborg taunted. "A fight?" Bobo bantered. "This ain't no fight! It's a turkey shoot! Ha ha!" Fusion Rex growled as he desperately twisted his body to dodge. Out of nowhere, a stream of water hit him in the back. He landed face first at Rex's feet. As he looked up, he was greeted by the triumphant smirks of Rex and Bobo. Lapiz had her arms crossed, apparently not feeling the same pride. "So," Rex stated as Bobo pointed his cannon at the fusion. "Anything else to say?"

Without warning, the ground began trembling, nearly knocking the cyborg and chimp down. Fusion Rex gave a satisfied, twisted grin. "Yeah, I'd start running if I were you."

"Nice work!" Blossom and Bubbles high-fived after landing another group of wounded to a medic tent on the command bridge. Near them, Gwen was doing the same with her constructs while Kevin was making sure nothing fell. "You sure you're okay?"

"Totally," Gwen assured with some sweat beading down her face. Behind them, Numbahs One and Five strolled towards them. "Hey!" Bubbles was the first to speak. "How are you holding up Nigel, er, Numbah One?"

"Fine, thank you." he kept a straight face one might expect from a commander. "You did an excellent job, all of you." His mouth turned into a smirk. "I'm sure Fuse is ready to up and leave after seeing us in action."

"Yeah!" Numbah One jumped when Ben, in the form of a blue Big Chill landed from nowhere. "What's going on?" The shapeshifter asked.

The KND officer coughed in an attempt to regain personal order. "Well it seems we're nearly done. From what I've been told, we only need to wait for Rex to neutralize the final meteor and our job will be done." Ben's eyebrow rose. "Rex? Wouldn't have pegged him as a guy who'd have trouble. Maybe I should go see." Before he could take off, the rumbling started.

From each of the bridges, everyone was in shock. The island of Manhattan was floating. Those nearest to the bridge ends desperately ran to escape being taken along. In the war room, Engel and Mojo were speechless as they watched the hologram ascend. "So, that is why." Mojo announced. "Why he what?" Engel demanded. "As you saw previously, general, in addition to the first meteor, five, not one, not three, but five more landed here, here, here, here and here."

"And...?"

"As you may have noticed from the White House attack which you, yourself, not I, Mooojo Jojo was apart of, Fuse's orbs burrowed underground and escaped."

"Yes, I know! Get to the point!"

"These orbs must have done the same. By tunneling under the city, they formed a matrix, a net, a system, which wrapped it up and allowed the island to be divided and indeed separated."

"Impossible! I was given confirmed reports that the meteors were destroyed!"

"Obviously, they were mistaken, fooled, bamboozled."

"Bamboozled!?"

"Yes, that is clearly what I just said!"

The general took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose. Suddenly, one of the screens switched to the silhouette of Fuse. "Enjoying the show, general?"

"Fuse! Just what the hell is this!?"

"As I said earlier: the first of many conquests." Engel grit his teeth.

"You-"

"Oh, and tell your 'special unit' if they want to go for another round, my children are waiting."

"Who-?" The screen blacked out before he could get an answer. One other screen lit up with the face of Dexter. "General, I have grave news! Two dozen fusion meteors have entered our atmosphere!"

"What?!"

"They're heading around the world. KND and local governments have been alerted, but this is more sudden than we thought! Have the Manhattan meteors been neutralized?" Engel's face darkened. "I see. I will contact you when I learn more. Dexter, out."

"Six!"

"Yes, sir?"

"We're leaving."

As the two left, Mojo smirked, "Well played, my new adversary."

Rex and Lapis had barely made it off the edge before the island rose. Bobo was on Lapis' back and held onto her shoulders. When they were above the command bridge, Rex pointed to the edge; a safe place for the two to land. When they got near, they saw that the members of the special squad were there waving at the new arrivals. Upon landing, Rex removed his goggles. "Hey guys."

"Rex!" Ben spoke up. "What in the world is going on!?"

"I was hoping you knew."

Bubbles suddenly pointed to the chunk of land. "Look!" Looking down upon them were Fusion Kevin, Ben, Bubbles, One and Five, joined swiftly by Fusion Rex. "But that's impossible!" Blossom gasped. "We made sure she was done for!"

"Ditto." Ben stated.

"Better luck next time!" Fusion Bubbles announced. "You're gonna need it!"

The nine said nothing more as Manhattan was taken further into the air; a harbinger for things to come.