Hey there, Big Red speaking. I can terribly apologize for taking too long with this chapter. Our family cat died, I've wanted to take time to focus on my driving lessons, and the making of this chapter was a tough one. Coming up with various unique nightmares for the whole cast took time and I wanted to accurately portray the biggest fears of the Smash Sega Superstars Alliance. Just a few good references needed to made like the infamous Majin hidden message from Sonic CD, the Japanese version of the Janken matches from Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Golden Sun Lost Age's ending, and much more. Not much happens other than the plans the nightmare villains had planned in the Nightmare Realm. So please take a look.

The ominous Nightmare realm grows serious after the creator gives his favorite Nightmaren the reason he is called him. Reala still remains kneeled out of respect to continue hearing out his master's word. Nightmare and Wart still watched this red jester carefully as the two heard little about his relationship with their new partner. Before asking him again about the subject, the sinister jester clears his throat as he's been out of the loop since NiGHTS stopped chasing him a while ago.

"What happened with him, he gave you any form of trouble in your realm?" he asks.

Wizeman drew one of his massive hands closer to his minion with one colorful eye glaring back at him. He wanted a closer look at Reala if it means effectively communicating with him.

"No. I brainwashed him into becoming subservient again. The first time was a failure because those rotten Visitors used their awakened Ideya to cure him. But the second time was a success thanks to help from a new ally Nightmare was able to find," the creator of Nightmarens said in his demonic voice.

The toad king did a hearty laugh to properly introduce himself now that all eyes are on him. Reala is unsure of how to respond since he never heard of either of these two.

"Sorry, but where are my manners? I am the great Nightmare Wizard, or you can call me Nightmare for short. I'm the head of the Holy Nightmare Enterprises, a business all about spreading monsters to make nightmares possible. I once almost succeed in spreading endless nightmares on the planet Pop Star, until both Dedede and Kirby foiled my plans. I'm here to serve as your master's partner to make our nightmares come true," the star wearing nightmare being said with his grin.

"And I'm Wart. The king of Subcon, a massive dream kingdom once ruled by me until Mario ruined everything and had me overthrown. I've used the time after my defeat to plot revenge by finding ways to rule other dream worlds out there with help. Luckily, Nightmare and Wizeman found me to put this plan in motion," the jolly toad king said.

Reala couldn't help but to ask what did these two new allies have anything to do with NiGHTS and his current status.

"Where is that purple pest? Don't tell me that you all found some way to make him loyal again," he demanded.

Wizeman opens one of his closed floating hands, which reveals the culprit locked in a special Dream Cage. This one is different as instead of being golden, it is more of a bright diamond as if it's a stronger kind of material. The hero of Nightopia is still out cold from his last encounter with the master of nightmares.

"That reminds me, you said that this is your second time capturing him. How did you do it?" Reala asks.

"Easy. Nightopia was left in bad shape when I let my Nightmaren rampage in the Dream Gate. The fools King Pian and Owl stood no chance without their hero there to stop it. Once NiGHTS finally decided to show up after countless Nightopians were defeated, he fell right into our trap. Wart, Nightmare, and I used our combined dream power to create a special cage. Unlike most Nightmare Cages, this one fully trap and depower their victims. On top of plaguing their mind with the worst nightmares for hours. There's a small chance they may awaken as one of us. This was a plan I've tested on stray Nightopians with no avail for months. Even I thought the chances of it working were slim until my new allies convinced me that it's possible with our combined efforts. Sorry you had to miss out on the mayhem," the nightmare god explains.

"I will not lie. Wizeman was close to cutting ties with me after hearing that our purple friend overcame my evil spell. But I wanted to make up to him by finding another powerful dreamer that can help make the next spell even stronger. Thanks to Wart's cooperation, Nightopia has no hero and all dreams will soon be ours to conquer!" Nightmare said while holding his sore neck.

Reala would shiver at the thought that even Wizeman would be willing to almost kill a new ally for their failure. He knew too well for the many years he would approach his master for every failure while giving him more chances than any other Nightmaren.

"Aren't we forgetting something, fellas? I can use my former dream machine. Well, it actually belongs to the people of Subcon. I would have to sneak back to that kingdom and overtake what it rightfully mines. That's how I created my minions, especially my executives the 8-Bits. Unfortunately one of them went wrong and decided to be one of Mario's friends. I'll get that little bow wearing..."

"Dream machine? That won't be needed. Because my ally Eggman gave me all of his dream technology in exchange for a Chaos Emerald. It's not in hand, but I shall go back to the ship and bring all of it back here, Wart. That way we can accomplish our goal faster," Reala suggests.

Wart growls slightly as he didn't like his own plan being shut down quickly. Nightmare grew interested in both ideas, but feel Reala may do a better job with his dream tech for their plans.

"Interesting. Have you tested this dream tech yet? We would have to make sure it works properly before we have it be a part of our plans," the cloaked nightmare wizard said.

"But what about Subco… I mean MY dream machine? Not only it just need a few adjustments but you can dream anything you want with it. Just give me your strongest forces and getting it back from the new Subcon king would be good enough," the angry toad king bellowed.

"With all due respect, my plan is the way to go when we don't have to take over another kingdom just to get some dream machine. Because the sooner we do our grand plan, the quicker it will be now that NiGHTS is down," Reala retorts.

"Silence! Arguing over which is the better plan is futile. Only I can decide what we will do. Understand?" Wizeman shouts in an echo.

This would frighten all the Level Three Nightmarens below and the Second Level ones would be frozen in fear upon hearing their master this angry. Reala still respectfully knelt to his master, even if he still feels that fear that he is less than content this night. Wart awaits his answer while secretly hoping he gets permission to go back to Subcon at all. Nightmare patiently waits to hear what their next move is. NiGHTS still remains motionless within the diamond Dream Cage without a single noise seeming to wake him up.

"Wart you can go to this Subcon world and bring the machine here. I will send many Nightmarens at your disposal and you can choose whichever Level Two warriors to help. But if you fail, I will do the same thing I've done to Nightmare to you. Understand?" the dream being said.

Nightmare hoped for his toad ally's sake that he doesn't fail to make it out of his former dream kingdom with this Dream Machine. Reala had questions about why his plan was pushed aside, but remains silent as he would rather not get on his master's bad side.

"You can count on me. My years off training made sure I would give that red plumber a nice walloping the next time I see him. And what are these Level Two Nightmarens you are talking about?" Wart said in suspicions.

Eleven large figures would soon appear before him with different appearances and frightening personalities. These would be the beings NiGHTS once fought and destroyed in the past and even recently.

"These are the Level Two Nightmarens. The second strongest of my forces, they should be of help in your journey. Pick any four of your choosing. Do not worry if they die as I can freely bring them back if I feel they are worthy enough to keep serving me," Wizeman continued.

Puffy bounces her large body around in excitement due to anticipating a chance to invade dreams again. Gillwing performs his graceful fight around the air if it means winning over the heart of the unsure toad. Clawz does a sinister chuckle as he plays around with his mice minions like juggling balls. Jackle patiently plays with a deck of cards as he waits for his name to be called. Donbalon laughs like he maniacal clown he is now that he can get a second chance after the Moonstone Cannon originally killed him. Queen Bella awaits her chance to shine as she observes her beautifully decorated arachnid legs. Bomamba cackles as she tips her witch hat generously to properly introduce herself to the toad. Wart is unsure which one of these nightmare beings are worth picking. Then felt there is a question worth asking Wizeman.

"You said there is eleven, right? I get the feeling one of them are missing since it feels odd to have just eleven of these highest soldiers and not twelve. If you do not mind an old toad asking," the former Subcon king asks.

All the Level Two Nightmarens soon dropped their calm states and begin shivering as neither one of them like what he is asking. The Level 3 Nightmarens also ran into the darkness as they knew who Wart was asking about. Reala froze up since he had a feeling exactly who he is asking about.

Is he a fool? No one can tame Cerberus, not even me. NiGHTS defeating them was only a fluke and even Wizeman had to take them back to their own realm once he remembers that they are too unstable to have around other Nightmarens.

"That one you are talking about is too dangerous. I am afraid that even they can have you for a snack if you let your guard down. You can't take them," Wizeman warns.

"Big deal. I summoned many monsters, even a three headed fire breathing serpent that once served me. If he is dangerous as you say he is, then it will only make my invasion of Subcon sweeter. Take me to this "dangerous" beast so I can show him who's their daddy," Wart shouts.

While Nightmare liked his ally's enthusiasm, he feels that he may be a bit too overconfident and full of himself despite all the red flags pointing to Cerberus being hard to control. Reala is unsure if Wart lost his mind or he thinks he had what it takes to handle the three headed nightmare hellhound all by himself.

"Are you sure? Because if you were to die, then that would be a hit to our plans of ruling these dreams. You have no idea how dangerous this infernal Nightmaren is. I can handle him, but the rest of my Nightmaren children fall prey to their jaws and ferocity. This is my final warning to you, Wart," Wizeman continues.

"Did I stutter? I said I can face them. I would only fall prey if they trigger my vegetable allergy. Consider it training to see if I would be strong enough to fight Mario and his friends again. Just send me to this bloody Hellhound. Because your warnings are making me sleep deprived," the impatient toad yells.

The master of the Nightmare realm lowers one of his hands in front of him and begin using all of its might to create a massive portal. Demonic growls and barking can be heart from behind this portal, leading the Level Two Nightmaren to flee in terror as they know how vicious their sibling is. Wart would only chuckle due to feeling no fear from this dreaded Nightmaren at all. Reala could only feel nothing but terror with how he had to engage with them in the past and even fear for NiGHTS' life when he daringly faced the three headed beast before. Nightmare would only silently overlook the situation as someone who created some terrifying monsters himself. Another loud roar from the fully expanded portal would send all the overlooking Nightmarens in the realm into absolute chaos. Wart felt not a single ounce of fear and even stretched his stubby green legs to prepare for a dive. Wizeman admires the bravery of his ally even if he has low expectations of him surviving an encounter with the deadly beast. His heart is pumping with adrenaline as he is exercising his throat with a few deep croaks. The toad king instantly leaps inside of the open sinister portal while it is still open with the wind rushing down his regal coat. Reala sighs as he hopes he is right that he will make it back alive. One of Wizeman's hands will crush the portal to close it permanently, then open his eye back up look around the area. He could tell all Nightmarens were completely afraid, even the Second Level, of hearing the infamous hellhound once more.

"You think he will make it out alive? Because clearly that toad will croak if he doesn't have any plans when facing that triple headed wolf wraith," Nightmare said in concerned.

"He have thirty minutes. If we don't hear from him or he reports back, we will know if Cerberus already devoured his new snack or not. I hope for the sake of the alliance that he somehow takes him for his invasion of Subcon. Which reminds me, we have more pressing matters to deal with," Wizeman said

"About NiGHTS, what will we be doing with him?" Reala asks.

"Nothing. It seems the former rebellious creation is awakening," Wizeman answered.

He drew a pair of his hands near the Crystal Dream Cage to get a closer look at his captive. He's right as the purple jester slightly groans and twitched both legs. Reala slightly raised himself to get a better look at his brother's awakening. He slowly opens his eyes to see the familiar dark atmosphere greet him. His vision is still blurry as he could barely make out the large gray one-eyed hands staring back at him. Nightmare cautiously watched from his spot if it means hoping this cage worked. NiGHTS then raised his upper body using both hands with his head still hurting, looking around to see where he is. The pupils of Wizeman's eyes slightly expanded to express his anticipation of is new minion. Even Reala would be surprised to see NiGHTS awaken and trapped again, like it's a very nostalgic moment for the red jester.

"What...is going on? Where am I?" the confused purple jester said.

Some of the Level Two Nightmarens like Jackle and Puffy drew closer to see the sight.

"Where is that blue haired pest? I really want to give him a piece of my mind next time I see him," the groggy NiGHTS said.

Nightmare did a wide smile knowing the evil Nightmaren they know is back to his old loyal self. Reala even did a subtle smile knowing he can witness an obedient and loyal NiGHTS for once in his life.

We've did it. NiGHTS is no longer the disloyal dream protecting menace he is. At least I won't pull the weight around here as Wizeman's only loyal Level One.

Wizeman would only react by widening the eyes on all of his floating hands with his loyal minion back where his mind should be.

"Good, good. It's great to have you back here, my loyal NiGHTS," the large being said.

NiGHTS seem more annoyed than overjoyed knowing he'd back to the realm of his creator. The first thing he would do is look around for the steel case of Chaos Emeralds he was tasked to steal, only to see that he's empty handed and trapped in a cage.

"Fear not, I forgive your failure for not retrieving the emeralds. Those troublesome Visitors somehow managed to tap in to their Ideya outside of the realm of sleep. No matter, you have one more chance to get these emeralds. I could even have Reala or any of your Second Level allies to assist you," Wizeman explains.

"No way! I want to prove that I can do this on my own. The last thing I need is to be overshadowed by Reala or any other Nightmaren here!" the impatient Nightmaren pouts.

Reala felt a mixture of amusement and bewilderment at the thought is rival turned ally is jealous of his seniority with Wizeman. He begin laughing out loud in his sinister way at the scene, which gotten the attention of his Second Level allies that overlooked. Jackle began laughing along with him as he found the moment just as amusing. Puffy follows along with her hearty opera laugh as Clawz did a raspy chuckle with one paw on his muzzle. Bomamba and Donbalon chuckles together as the sinister spherical pair for also enjoying it. NiGHTS then gave a mean look to his laughing peers that somehow found the situation amusing when he doesn't.

"And just what you all are laughing at? If it weren't for this cage, I'd take this to the skies and fight all of you!" he shouts.

Reala subsides his laughter as he had to speak his piece on the amusing subject.

"I will have you know that I already have a mission of my own. One I had planned before you joined us. You are free to be independent, but I'd still recommend bringing one Nightmaren with you," Reala asks.

"Please. The more you stall, the less time you have when there are four hours until dawn," Wizeman warned in an intense tone.

"But I want to fight them head on. Where is the fun if they are sleeping?" NiGHTS whined.

"Remember, you were the one that wanted to wreck havoc in dreams when you first came to me. Now is your chance and those foolish heroes can be the perfect start for that. You are best leaving this realm and find their dreams. I'm counting on you, NiGHTS," the six handed nightmare master repeats.

Reala still remains kneeling, but nods knowing that NiGHTS will at least cover what he wants to do as he builds the dream machine for the Legion.

"Is it time for us to open the cage?" Nightmare asks.

"Yes, time to unlock it," Wizeman adds.

Both caped massive beings would hold their hands directly above the cage before channeling the nightmare energy they needed to unlock it. NiGHTS would still float cross legged impatiently as if they would take too long. Reala raises his head to watch this event closely with his own blue eyes. The Level Three Nightmarens drew closer out of the curiosity, from the largest Shleep to the smallest Beeze. Gulpo and Gillwing snarls in slight curiosity of the scene as they watched the bright purple lights illuminate before them. NiGHTS would be stamping his feet like an impatient child now that this cage is finally setting him free in due time. Nightmare and Wizeman gave it their all with the energy they were pouring into unlocking this special cage. Reala is tempted to fly up there and help unlock the cage, but knew that his master is above him and rarely needs his assistance. Soon, the cage would finally unravel into shattered pieces to free their once rebellious prisoner. NiGHTS's first reaction would be immediately flying into the air in joy, performing loops and other acrobatic tricks like a free bird happy to be no longer imprisoned. Nightmare is impressed with how energetic his new ally is despite just waking up in less than an hour ago. Wizeman had no way to expressed how pleased he is as his six hands still watched the evil Nightmaren fly around. Reala couldn't help but to smile and chuckle now that the Nightmaren army is complete like it should had been years ago.

"Well done. Now you can make their dreams a living hell as a test while I prepare for bigger plans for all living things on this planet. And soon, other dreams throughout the universe," the disinter red jester said.

"Reala, do not forget what you promised to do. Go, I will soon see what else of Nightopia is worth picking for my children," Wizeman warns.

Without delay, Reala got back to his feet and creates a portal that would lead him back to the Legion's warship.

"Yes, Master Wizeman. Expect me to return with all the tools we need for our next plan," he promised.

He soon dives into the portal at high speeds as it slowly shrinks into nothingness. Wizeman then focus his attention on the playful jester who is still flying around as if he had free time on his hands.

"You too NiGHTS. Don't forget your mission. Give the ones who humiliated you the worst nightmares possible. I will be overseeing everything from this realm to make sure the job is done right," he said.

The purple Nightmaren obediently turns to his master and took a graceful bow to show his full loyalty to the one that made him his original evil self again.

"Thank you, Master Wizeman. I will make sure they have nightmares that will never make them want to sleep again. I will not disappoint you," he said in an almost humble tone.

All six of Wizeman's eyes would watch as the Nightmaren flies off into the vast dark dimension to find the right way towards his first dream to corrupt. As he stares, the being did a rare evil chuckle at how all parts of the plan were slowly shaping up. Nightmare laughs along with him as he only wanted to see just what frightening nightmares the new loyal subject plan to spread to his victims. The other disappointed Nightmarens that were hoping to have any fun would listen to their laughter as they watch the soaring purple jester disappear into the deep space. But the most disappointed would be Jackle who is jealous of NiGHTS, making a toothed grimace than his usual wide grin. As someone who always tried his best to be good as Reala, he longed to be promoted into being a Level One Nightmaren in NiGHTS' absence even when defeated constantly. As a failed attempt at making a Level One Nightmaren, he always felt that being in the shadow of Reala for so long and Wizeman's constant want of retrieving NiGHTS is making him feel too inadequate. The single card that is in his hand is eventually crumbled due to the tightening of his angry fist. It wouldn't be until a familiar underling would be flying next to him. He turns to see Goodle who is no longer hiding anymore and back on his beloved dream bird.

"Hey, you want to have some fun? I have a plan," the grinning nightmare minion said.

Jackle's grimace instantly changed into a wide smile after hearing that Reala's own follower wants to help him with his desire to be promoted. Meanwhile, the Delphinus is already set for course for the Lost Hex thanks to the ship's crew still handling everything on their own. Some crew members made sure to sleep longer than others if it means keeping the imposing Valuan airship afloat at all times while their captain and vice captains are asleep. The entire ship would be at peace with many of the heroes and several of their Smash allies were sleep. Due to concerns of not enough space for all members, certain Smash Brothers would split up between the Marines' ship and Delphinus if it meant saving space. The members aboard with Vyse would include Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Luigi, Kirby, Dedede, Hero of the Wilds (Link), Zelda, Sonic, Ryu, Banjo Kazooie, Ness, Pit, Pikachu, Cloud, Captain Falcon, Fox, Inkling, Knuckles, Akira Yuki, Takamaru, Isaac, Midna, Saki, Waluigi, Tingle, Shovel Knight, Chef Kawasaki, Yuri Kozukata, and Tiki. Bayonetta and Ashley already departed for their mission in Hell if it means regrouping with Rodin, who eventually left Shadow's group after Mecha Sonic's defeat. Fox, who was originally part of the plan to strike the Legion's mothership, decided to turn back on his own after hearing Wolf's team already made their move in the Lost Hex. Sega-Chan would remain in the control room with the pilots to keep watch of everything and the cameras in all rooms. Things seems normal from her point of view with all members sleeping peacefully. Except Vectorman who served as the guard of the men's barracks from outside of the door. The women's room would be just as protected with an insomniac Varla Guns staying up. She really wanted to sleep, but is willing to fully sacrifice her own sleep if it meant keeping all the others safe. She would not envy her fellow zombies Zobio and Zobiko at all when they were tired from helping everyone clean up at the party. Chinto, Folu, and Lagu would all be asleep in the men's dorms with everyone else as they already agreed to travel with the heroes if it meant finding the Hero that long saved their island. As usual, Opa Opa and AGES would be parked in the garage near the cargo room as they are vehicles and act as extra security. Delphinus Junior also sleeps beside them as he is the team's new guard dog when anyone invades the ship. Ginger, Jasmine, and Cinnamon also left with the heroes due to their monster shop keeping services being important for them. They chose to sleep with the other women in their dorms as per Delphinus ground rules. Rebecca and Sullivan also slept in their respective dorms with the others, the former with the women and the latter with the men. Leanne sleeps beside Rebecca as the two gotten much better along with each other compared to the past. However, Vashyron and Zephyr made sure to distance themselves from Sullivan in their sleep due to the heavy distrust in him. Sega-Chan still scan through all the cameras before her to make sure there isn't a single intruder in sight and everyone is sleeping soundly for their next mission.

"Sega-Chan? How long do you think it will take until we reach the Lost Hex? I'm starting to think we should be speeding things up if it means checking on Valua," the Blue Rogues helmsman said.

Even the ship's robot assistant is completely unsure when she is only covering for the real leaders of this crew. Omochao is assisting the other crew members that checked the altitude, fuel levels, speed, defense, fire power, and security systems of the ship.

"It shouldn't take too long. I can recognize the waters around the outside camera viewings. We shouldn't be too far from Valua or the Lost Hex for that matter. I just wonder if our new robot ally will do fine spreading our message to other possible parties to join us. Eventually we may have to do some restructuring or a ship expansion to accommodate more members," she replied.

"Affirmative. You may have to discuss that with Captain Vyse and Vice Captains Aika and Fina if you want to discuss that possibility, this ship may need the help of the finest Valuan shiprights to pull off. But given the bad state of Valua after that magic storm, we will have to pray for a miracle," the helmsman responded.

"There's also the matter of how long a complete renovation would take. And that's not taking into account the costs. Sure our crew managed to get so many rare treasures, but what if we have to sacrifice everything for a bigger and fancier Delphinus? Would it be worth it in the long run?" a younger crew member stated.

"Did I forget to mention the clear gender imbalance here? There are more men here than women. Have you seen the appetite some of them have compared to the ladies?" a female crew member said.

"Here we go with this again. What is it with you and thinking there's a problem with too many men? Blame the women for not having a taste for adventure or thinking piracy is only for men!" an older crew member shouts.

"Remember that we have two female Vice Captains. At least we are ways forward more than most air pirate crews," another male crew worker said.

"Even our older crew had a great male to female ratio. Until they all disbanded sadly. I miss Drachma, Gilder, Sir Enrique, Miss Moegi, Clara, Centime, Lawrence, Izmael, Polly, Belle, Robinson, Ilchymis, Pinta, Ryu-Kan, Urala, Kirala, Kalifa, Tikatika, Marco, Merida, Osman, Brabham, Pow, Domingo, Don, Khazim, and Hans. They were all like family to us and everyone just disbanded like that because of the Valuan Empire's defeat," one emotional crew member cried.

"I especially miss Pinta. That kid had a lot of guts. And we do not mean his stomach. But his bravery to join our crew because he wants to be a sky pirate one day. Vyse was like a father to that kid, and it warms my heart to see him always tech the kid valuable lessons," an older crew member said.

"I will especially miss Merida the most. Her exotic dancing would always boost the morale of the crew thanks to her mystical properties. It was always hypnotic as it was addicting," an older male crewmate cried.

"Everyone, look! There appears to be something wrong with most of the members!" Sega-Chan shouts.

The rest of the crew members would see what appears to be some crewmates tossing and turning in their own sleep. Some even groaning loudly or being under heavy distress as if their sleep isn't very peaceful.

"I see nothing wrong. Nightmares happen. We all get them," an older man said.

Omochao drew close to further inspect the strange sight of the men and women's dorms respectively. On one hand, it's normal to be restless during what could be a nightmare. But then he had the feeling this is the work of a Nightmaren that happened to prey on everyone during their sleep. His first mind came to Reala, but had doubts he would recover easily after everyone nearly beaten him in the Isle of Monsters. The robotic Chao also left NiGHTS out of the equation since he is pretty sure that the Visitors' Ideya was enough to purify his forced evil state. Wizeman came to his databox next, but then learned that he rarely leaves the Nightmare realm unless there are drastic measures like all non-Level Three Nightmarens were defeated. He did remember that one Nightmaren had yet to fight everyone based on what he learned from Reala, Jackle. He's pretty sure this is the work of him and other unfought Nightmarens attacking the crew's dreams.

"Omochao, what is your query? What could possibly be causing this sudden sleep distress in everyone?" Sega-Chan asks.

The robot Chao would only keep thinking as he continue observing the strange behavior in the cameras. Alex Kidd would be the first nightmare to explore as he's too busy attempting Janken gestures with his hands in a sleep trance. Into his dreams would be a normal day in a peaceful Radaxian town. Everyone would be all gathered to see the small royal hero challenge a familiar foe to a game of Janken like old times. King Thunder, Igul, and Queen Patricia would be all there to support her son, even his secret admirer Princess Stella is there to see her hero keep his Janken Champion title. In the right corner would be one of his many opponents, a large gorilla wearing red boxing shorts appropriately called Jangorilla. The mighty ape beats his chest as the crowd hardly cheered for him at all.

"Are you ready to get your well deserved defeat, funky monkey?" Alex Kidd said with confidence and a smile.

"There is only one thing I can say to you, Alex Kidd Osarre. You will be the one to run home crying to your mommy after I defeat you!" Jangorilla said before beating his chest once more.

The crowd went wild once again during the two preparing for their exciting standoff.

"You can do it, son. Do it in the name of the Radaxian empire!" King Thunder called.

"Make your mom proud and show that unruly ape who's boss," Queen Patricia said.

"You've got this, brother. Show him what it means to be an Osarre," Igul said nobly.

"Kick his butt, Alex! You are my future prince and you have to make up for it!" Stella shouts in excitement.

The brown haired boy nods at his support but then realize that he is best focused on his opponent. The commentators, a monkey and an eye-patch wearing bear, were just about set to get things going with the Janken match.

"Get ready, make your move in three seconds after saying "Jan, Ken, and Pon!" No cheating, let's make this a clean match. The loser gets humiliated," the bear said.

Alex Kidd and Jangorilla stared intensely at each other before the match can have its grand beginning.

"On your mark, get set, and go!" the monkey commentator said.

Alex Kidd and Jangorilla both made their moves at the same time with their eyes closed. The boy looks forward to see that his rival had Ken, which crushed his Jan hand sign. He couldn't believe that he lost at all as mass disappointment can only be heard from these onlookers. Even his own family would be shocked that he couldn't win something that he mastered since childhood. Stella is just speechless that the prince she always admired could make a mistake so simple. The boy is hyperventilating at the thought he would be the one to see Jangorilla celebrate his own victory. But what really got him is what happens next. He would feel suddenly chillier than usual after a sudden poof. The commentators would be covering their eyes with their victory pompous for a reason. Alex Kidd then turned to the crowd after hearing the building of snickers and gasps in the he wouldn't realize is that more than his royal heinie would be exposed to all of the Radaxian citizens.

"Hey look at the prince, he has the tiniest elephant I ever seen!" Pootaroh called.

"You won't be able to charm any ladies with a stature you overcompensate for, little man," Tahnya said in amusement.

"Even worse is that he's shamefully exposed like this, it's a shame that many will relish in this humiliation," the Old Hermit said.

Alex Kidd is confused at what all the laughter is all about when this reaction never happens when he lost. King Thunder is comforting the crying Queen as his brother would only hold his head down in shame. Even worse when Stella is covering his eyes with a warm blushing face and wishing she never seen his "royal tool" too early.

"What is so funny? Why is no one explaining the big deal?" he cried.

Jangorilla is too busy laughing on his back and beating his chest from the humiliating sight of his rival. It wouldn't be until he looks down to see that not only his bare feet his visible but his own elephant is without any underwear to censor it. He quickly covers himself the best he could but still had his own exposed butt to worry about that even the commentators could still see. He never felt like crying in a long time until now with no one there to give him spare clothes or backing him up.

"Noooooooooooo!" he cries as loudly as he can.

The next nightmare would explore the mind of everyone's favorite GG's leader with his restless tumble in the bed. He imagines himself having a typical day of skating the streets of Downtown Shibuya with Gum and several other GG's members marking different parts of town. The four of them aggressively grinds on various rails throughout the busy streets of their beloved funky city without a single fear of anything happening. Beat and Gum were already in the lead as the two lovebirds seeing who could skate the fastest. The redhead rudie skates ahead of his green secret admirer as she does the same with her competitive spirit. They would keep skating and skating as if this street trails toward their perfect gets away from all the rival gang wars and police dodging. Then Gum would begin skating ahead of him all of a sudden to try leading him somewhere.

"Oh I see where this is going. I'm coming to get you too, girl!" he called.

He begin speeding up as well and even attempting to leap on a rail to get faster. That rail would suddenly bend unnatural ways, knocking the rudie on his back. Beat wouldn't know what was going on and really wish that he didn't sip the wrong juice. That rail would eventually evolve into Rokkaku while laughing maniacally in his confused yet frightened face.

"What the hell? I have no time to play games. Back off!" he says as he reached for his spraypaint.

He would only come up with silly string cans instead, which caused Rokkaku to laugh harder at the teen's failed threat. Beat had a double take and realized that his famed weapons were nerfed as this is no longer considered a fun dream to him anymore.

"This isn't funny. I'll show you something to laugh at,"the frustrated rudie said.

He tries to kick him with his foot only to realize that he skates were completely gone. Therefore slipping on his own white socks and falling into his back really hard. Rokkuku laughs even harder than before as he slowly approaches to look down on him. Beat is left groaning from the pain of hurting his back only to see a weapon pointed at his body. It would be Captain Onishima with his famous pistol ready to end the teen. Beat is more scared than ever that he's completely defenseless to do anything about it.

"This isn't funny anymore. Leave me alone, just left me run away completely. I don't want to be shot," he panicked.

"Who said anything about you being shot? We have something better that will shock you," the rugged faced captain said in his personal space.

Beat then feel his own heart sink once he saw Hiyashi prepare an electric chair with the GG's logo and Beat's name on it. He tries his best to get away before both Rokkaku and Onishima begin pushing his body closer and closer to the electrical torture chair that awaits him.

"Please! Let me go! I want to keep skating with my girl. I'm not ready to be shocked just yet!" he screams.

Hiyashi's warped laughter would only be heard the closer he approaches him. Beat struggles real badly to shake himself out of his captors' grips but would be too late once he's successfully restrained for his imminent execution. Gilius' dream starts off innocent enough as he's finally older and a retired hero enjoying the comfort of his home. The elderly dwarf reminisces about the good old days with his eyes on an old photo of him, Ax Battler, and Tyris Flare in their prime.

"As long as the Golden Axe is sealed and Death Adder never reincarnates again. I can finally rest easy," he said in his gravely voice.

A large thud would shake his entire treehouse that knocked him out of his chair and broken a majority of his dishes. He breathes heavily as he groped around for his walking cane.

"Now what could the village do that's this rowdy. Kids these days," he complains.

His stick would be too far for him to reach as he struggles to try grabbing it. His old age meant that he's stuck on the floor without anyone to help him up. He sweats on his wrinkled forehead with every struggle as more tremors happened throughout his house. His house would eventually be partially broken by a familiar large foe that he thought would never come back. Gilius' own heart pumps faster than usual at alarming rates while getting dangerously close to strike territory. The intruder looks down in him with the most frightening eyes ever. Behind him would be utter chaos of innocent dwarves with their houses burned or even slaughtered by the numbers thanks to this intruder's demonic minions.

"No...this can't be real... You weren't supposed to reincarnate this soon...damn you..," the shocked old dwarf said.

But really gets him is the intruder revealing he has the Golden Ace all along after it was supposedly sealed from any evil. Gilius' eyes wider with horror as he stares at the golden blade reflecting on his terrified face.

"You want to retire? Then you can be free to retire, in the depths of Hell while I rule this country," Death Adder said.

The giant slowly raised the axe into the air as the old dwarf is busy trying to crawl away from his spot.

"No, have mercy. Please don't end my life this soon. Nooooooo!" he yells.

The axe finally swings down upon him, seemingly ending his life. Ulala is off in her own dream of reporting news for Space Channel 5 again like old times. The funky reporter would be filling a report about the current weather report.

"This is Ulala reporting live with the daily forecast. The current space temperature is four hundred and fifty five degrees Fahrenheit, with a light meteor shower later tonight, and a slight chance of hot stars coming through. Being in a highly advanced ship is recommended if you don't want to be overheating like those silly Morolians. As for internal temperatures of this Space Station, everyone is free to dress as little as they want. Don't forget that chance of space sunburn if you don't put on any cream," she announced.

"Groovy! Ulala is once again at it with an important report many should follow," the announcer said.

Then suddenly a transmission appears that's hosted by her only enemy. Purge seems to be a reporter with his own Channel 10 Station.

"This is Purge here with the latest scoop on your beloved Ulala. Not being what she seems," he announced.

"Who allowed you to be on the air and you are a space thief. What news you may possibly have that would get my channel cancelled?" Ulala barked.

"Oh really? Then I'll have the public decide after I give them this scoop."

He raised his hand for his screen to reveal a clip of Ulala having a private message in her home as she's putting make up on. The pink haired reporter is confused as to what a video of her is doing on the air and how he recorded it.

"This is Ulala, here to tell you about how stupid this whole job is. I am the face of Space Channel 5 yet they aren't even paying me enough for all the tomfoolery I deal with. Space Micheal, he is the most arrogant guy I've ever known. Too busy going on and on about his legacy and how I am only making his inflated ego bigger. What a nerd. I swear the network are the biggest prudes ever. Heavens forbid I wear the shortest skirt in the world. Welcome to real life, sex sells. I can wear what I want on the air. Screw those snot nosed brats. They should grow up while they can," the video said.

This left Ulala very red faced that such a secret is exposed and with the studio recording staff getting angrier after thinking about everything they seen.

"Miss Ulala, is this true? Did you say these things?" a camera man asks.

She really hesitated to say a word while her own nemesis is seen laughing at her from his screen. Even worse is Space Micheal's screen appearing directly above her own on broadcast to express his disappointment.

"As the head of the Space Channel 5 corporation, I hereby consider this disgusting selfish woman fired as her views don't represent how we are as a company. We are officially sorry for ever associating with her. Good day, space cats," the groovy man said.

With her no longer having the job, angry shouts would be heard on her end with even crew members throwing tomatoes and cake at her.

"Boooooooo! Burn the child hating witch!" one man yells.

Ulala is left to do nothing but feel ashamed that her only life long dream is over as she dodged the mob's edible projectiles. Next would be a dream of Ryo's, something that is less than pleasant compared to his past. The young man would be traversing the piers of the New Yokosuba Harbor District. He is seemingly looking forward to another day of using Forklift No.5 for his daily task of work.

"Master Chen! I am here for work!" he calls.

But no answer can be heard as he kept walking down the barren pier without any other workers there to see him. The silent wind continues to howl ominously within every step he made. Seagulls wouldn't even be flying her either as usual as if something happened. Ryo would hear footsteps eventually and started to pick up the pace to see just what it could be. A dark figure would be seen walking before him in the distance slowly from the shadows.

"Master Chen! There you are, you have no idea how badly you've scared me there," he called.

The figure still continues to move slowly and slowly towards him. Ryo only grew more excited that he is finally early to work before any of his other coworkers. The figure then laughs with a sinister tone as he drew closer and closer. At this point would he know that this voice isn't anything like Master Chen's.

"What the…. I know that voice. Don't tell me that you are…"

"That's right. I am. And I have a special gift for the man that I've long spared," the voice said revealing himself as Lan Di.

The Chinese hitman then reveals a body bag that he happens to be holding. The burlap sack would be dripping blood and appears heavy as if these were fresh kills he had done. Ryo would only stop as he only saw what could be a reminder that his boss and other innocents were slaughtered by his own enemy. His heart would already beat slowly as the tears pouring down his own face in a mixture of sorrow and anger. Lan Di would only watch the suffering of him with the body bag still in hand as a reminder of his cruelty. He stares as the loud sobbing finally pours in from the emotionally torn Ryo.

"You…bastard….they had nothing…to do with any of this. I would had preferred…that you spared them and kill me…instead. Damn it!" he cried as he kneels in complete sorrow.

Lan Di's laugh echoes throughout the entire lonely pier. AiAi's nightmare would be one that makes him the unhappiest primate in the world. AiAi is rolling in a unique course within Jumble Jungle with his eyes on winning that golden banana in the end.

"Eeek eeek ukiiiii!" he chirps while rolling in his Monkey Ball carefully.

He carefully rolled past each square pit just as he bounced to get across each pit to reach the other side. His monkey senses tingled the more he stared at the delicious golden banana bunch awaiting him at the end with only several feet left until the goal. He rolls twice as fast to start speeding up for his potassium filled prize before him. All would come to an end once the course tilts to drop the monkey down into the dense treetops. AiAi screams during the fall with the forces causing him to float inside of his own ball and watch the tree branches fly past him.

"Waaaaauuuuuuuuuggggghhhh!" he screams as he hugs the ceiling of his ball.

A gigantic basin filled with sand appears directly below the ball to cushion his fall. The resulting sand impact would be big enough to get the attention of Dr. Bad Boon and MeeMee at their nearby wedding reception. The clergyman hosting their tied knit gathering would be none other than his own Assistant with a bible in hand to complete the ceremony. All of AiAi's friends are there for the wedding, disappointed and held at banana-point by AiAi Robots. YanYan would be happy that AiAi is good as her's with his former wife marrying someone else while Baby is slowly disappearing as this marriage would cause his birth to never happen in the future. But the big rival GonGon secretly hopes his MIA friend can finally stop this wedding and get his well deserved mate back in his hairy arms.

"Raugh roo raaeeehh real yeah!" the clergyman hoots.

The giddy Bad Boon is happy that his life long dream is finally about to happen as MeeMee blushes at his excitement. AiAi sinking in this deep sand pit would finally see the scene from afar that would hurt him the most. The sight of his own wife kissing his nemesis and even leaving him by force cut at his very heart. Tears rolled down his eyes as there is nothing he can do but accept his fate of being buried along with his only ball.

"Eeeeekeeeekeeeeeeeeee!" he cries soon as the sand swallows every ounce of his beloved ball.

The last thing he would see are cheers at the ceremony he would never see and the final sight of his own son disappearing forever. Billy's nightmare would be no slouch as it explores his greatest fear of darkness. The chicken warrior is wearing his normal attire of a blue hoodie, no hat, red shoes, and blue pants in this clear sunny day. This day is an important one because he wants to go to a nice picnic with Rolly and the rest of his friends.

"I am running late. Rolly will not like it if I can't be there in time!" he shouts as he runs quickly.

But what he wouldn't realize is the cloud of crows looming from above him. The dark cloud of corvids blanket the land below in a complete pitch black darkness as it slows the morning light. Billy would soon notice the darkness growing below his feet before looking up. The boy is now feeling a sense of dread that he's not fast enough to outpace the growing darkness that spreads.

"Oh no you don't, I'll make it there in time. It shouldn't be night this early!" he calls.

The growing collection of caws grew louder as they saw their mortal enemy in a completely powerless state compared to them.

"Menie Funie, give me my Legendary Chicken Suit!" the brave boy called.

But nothing happened and neither did his faithful Chicken God ally responded to his call. The crows would keep cackling in laugher as they cast darkness past Billy and into the bright land before him. He gasps from the sight that for the first time he truly felt like his light or courage can't really save him from this feathery peril. To make matters worse, Dark Raven's sinister laugh can echo throughout the newly darkened land to let his nemesis know of his looming presence. Billy could feel the sweat rolling down his forehead as he could do nothing but keep on running.

"I know you are there. Knock it off. I have no time to play any games. What did you do to Menie-Funie?" The frightened boy demands.

A pair of white eyes appear him that rivaled the size of any fully developed egg before him. Then out of the darkness grew a massive open wide beak that soon would be close to swallowing the hero whole.

"Let me show exactly what I've done to him. Sleep tight, weak child," the demonic crow said.

Billy tried his best to run from the incoming beast's mouth while he can before the end of the road. But it will be too late with the last thing he could see are the crows finally lowering themselves to taunt their enemy's final moments. The next dream is something no one would expect out of Wood Oak City's favorite cop Axel Stone. This one would see him in a court room surrounded by judges and his own fellow cops that just happened to be here. What appears to be happening is the beloved police force being accused of a crime they would never expect to be here for. Blaze is looking disappointed that she is accused of a crime when this is part of their job. Skate is crying at the thought Adam Hunter would not want to see him the same way again. Dr. Zan however is quietly expecting his fate as resisting the law is against his moral code. This leaves Max Thunder fully restrained as they know he can try attacking in any moment. The prosecutor happens to be what could be the wife of Mr. X along with a few children, male and female with silver hair that could be his children.

"Order in the court! We are here today to shut down the Wood Oak City Police Department for numerous violations. Police brutality, even when used on criminals, is something we don't want our beloved city to be associated with. Numerous accounts of property damage that the police department has yet to pay for despite three times of saving this city. Worst of all, the murder of husband and businessman Mr. X that this young woman decided to bring to our attention as illegal behavior for our own police force. How do you, Axel, Max, Dr. Zan, Blaze, and Skate plead?," the judge announced.

The young woman would be glaring at our five beloved cops as she feels both grief for the loss of her husband and anger that such "terrible cops" were allowed to be free for so long. Both children were just as resentful, young girl seething in pure rage and the male flipping off the killers of their father with an uninviting scowl.

"Mr. X was a dangerous man that needed to be subdued. It was because of his age and poor physically being the reasons he died. He was armed and dangerous, and we are the kind of cops that do not resort to the use of guns," Axel argued.

The sheriff of the Wood Oak City Police Department could only hope that this case doesn't end badly for him and his former cops. Blaze only bites her lower lip knowing that this is the end of her days of protecting the innocent over an unfair abuse case.

"Wrong, my husband is a healthy man who's getting younger every day. You cops brutally attacked him to death instead of taking him silently like good cops should do. Do not give me the accident excuse since you easily could had not used force. Why do you think it was hard for me to accept doctors putting his brain on life support in a machine to keep him alive barely?" the crime lord's wife barked.

"If you loved your husband so much, you should had stopped him yourself. Instead of letting him abuse his position as a billionaire to raze the city with criminal outbreaks. You think a maniac can peacefully stop his wrong doings if we didn't use violence?" Max Thunder shouts.

"Order in the court! I will not have any arguments unless they hold meaning to the subject at hand!" the judge shout as he slams his gavel.

The attorney for Mr. X's wife takes as stand as he has just what he need for the case.

"Your honor, I would like to present you some evidence that the city is better off without these heartless blues. Some that could give you everything against the defenses they have. Observe!" he shouts.

What he lays down were a series of out of context photos of all Wood Oak City police officers doing their job. One would show Max Thunder slamming Big Ben against a brick wall, another depicts Blaze battering Jack with a baseball bat, Skate defending himself from Zamza with a broken bottle, Dr. Zan shocking Abadede's head with his mechanical arm, and Axel Stone restraining Roo in a way many would consider animal abuse. The images install reactions like fear and disgusts that their own own beloved police ward would go against their very code of the law just to save this city for so long. Mr. X's wife would only nod knowing her case against the iconic police team is going in her favor as planned, in the name of her deceased husband. Even her children couldn't help but wave at them with the smuggest grins knowing their careers are completely over.

"Your honor, these are clearly out of context. These criminals raised the city multiple times and you think subduing then isn't the best way to do it? I think…"

"Silence! By the power invested in me, I proclaim all of you guilty and sentenced to lifetime in prison. Case closed!" The judge shouts at Axel.

The final gavel slam would only signal all the former Wood Oak Cops to be restrained and silently taken out of the court room. The next nightmare would be chilling enough to make sure G never has another good rest. It starts off with him and his fellow agents strapped on various stone experimental tables in the lab of their long time nemesis Dr. Curien. It seems the man finally won in the end with plans to turn these agents into the greatest and most loyal zombie minions for his mutated undead army. It seems even Varla is no longer loyal to her lover and fully subservient to Curien as she is the one who helped capture them. Zobio and Zobiko are now standing side by side, now with their own brains reversed to make them less rebellious and being what they were made to be. The former back to being a bodyguard and the latter now made into the obedient wife that Curien always wanted. G struggles with all of his might to try escaping the shackles that restrained his ankles and wrists.

"You will not get away with this, Curien! I've already contacted HQ and they should be here to save all of us and stop your dastardly plans!" he shouts.

Curien would only respond with a chilling laughter as he looks through a series of possible serums and organs he can use for making his dreams come true. Zobio would only crack his knuckles with a smile that frightens him and his fellow agents easily.

"Get me the hell out of here! You will not get away with this shit. I will have you know that I would rather not have my brain messed with at all!" Sarah desperately screams.

Thomas on the other hand would be left hopeless and just accepting his possible fate as he is not as young and wily as he used to be anymore.

"Or how about you be the one to shut the hell up! I would be the one to crush that pretty skull of yours. But our master Curien wouldn't like his future new additions to be ruined in any way. Isn't that right, daddy?" Varla said in aggression before becoming affectionate with her master.

"How about you back off from my husband! He made me because he loves me more. But anyways, we have bigger fish to fry," a jealous Zobiko barked.

"Enough, both of you! Why don't both of you make yourselves useful and kill the AMS agents heading here? The more the merrier I'd say since I plan to strike back on the world with a bigger army than before," the scientist shouts.

"Yes Master Curien," the two female zombies replied obediently.

Zobio then opens the door like a loyal bodyguard to let the two head their way outside of the door in unison, the AMS agents growing more worried for the fates of their rescue team.

"If I can say one thing before you turn me into one of those freaks. Tell me something, why don't you kill us? I would rather be sent to Hell itself than being forced to be some mutant slave to the likes of you forever," Thomas said in vain.

"Why? Why? I will tell you why, because I feel it is a better fate for you to join me. Fight against your own agents that dare oppose me. Killing you wouldn't be the single satisfying when there is more use for my own enemies. You see, this is why you all are perfect. You all are the missing key to my victory. Varla was only the beginning and the rest of you would be perfect steps to create my own powerful army of Chaos Zombies. I think that what you all will become is much better than simply sending you all to hell," the sadistic scientist replies after another sinister chuckle.

This would leave Rogan to be crying at what cruel fate awaits him. Even his own daughter would lose her fighting spirit to see her own father this broken. But the next thing that shocks him would be what became of Curien's own son, now reverted into yet another Chaos Zombie by force and now loyal to his father instead of being disobedient. His new cold demeanor along with dark blue skin would only let G and the other agents know that he is no longer on their side anymore.

"What the hell did you do to your own son, bastard? Is this not too far to do this to your kin?" G shouts.

"He needed to be taught a lesson, so I changed him into the ideal loyal son he was meant to be. To turn on me was a foolish mistake, so I took him in by force to make him another one of my loyal subjects. An example of what's to come for all of you," Curien says in a frightening smile.

He already has his scalpel in hand as he slowly approached G first to begin the surgery. The agent struggles harder and harder to escape his hopeless situation as he didn't want to turn on his only organization. Apparently Detective Washington was already knocked out cold by Zobio as even Curien had enough of his foul mouth for long. Curien laughs as he drew closer to the defenseless agent and begin slowly lifting his face to find just where to start cutting.

"No, don't do this. I will not let you get away with this!" The agent screams.

Soon, everyone would be experiencing their nightmares once by one as they struggled to sleep peacefully. Toejam, Earl, and Latisha dreams about being aliens caged up in Area 51 to be studied by the many American scientists about life outside of their galaxy. Latisha looks annoyed the entire time, Toejam is crying that he is exploited for being what he is, and even the normally chill Earl is shaking with his shades near falling off from constant camera flashing of onlookers. Rex, Zoe, and Max are running from their formerly loyal dinosaurs now hunting them down to be fresh meat to consume.

"Chomp, don't forget who your friend is. Please listen to me!" The red wearing boy cried.

"It is no use. Even Ace wants to bite my body up so badly because he is hungry for live prey instead of his favorite Dino food," the blonde boy said to his rival.

"Would somebody please stop these ravenous beasts from hunting us down?" the girl screams in terror.

Bahn dreams of being kicked out of the Fighting Vipers Tournament for cases of delinquency coming into light by reporters. The former champion is left in tears for his dreams falling apart very easily. Chuck D. Head is screaming as him and his skull body are roasted on an open fire by Max D Cap in Hell for a barbecue. Zephyr and Leanne are experiencing their past once again as experiments for the Cardinals, struggling as the surrounding scientists run tests on their restrained bodies. Sullivan and Rebecca however would have their nightmare of one day losing their immortality while succumbing to blood loss wounds from their own supposed allies.

"Why? Why did you turn on us when we only wanted to fight our own enemies?" The wounded bespectacled man said in his dying breath.

Zephyr would only respond with a wicked smile before shooting at both of them once again for the final kill. Tembo is in a circus, whipped just to perform tricks for an audience with a hidden shock collar under his colorful mask.

"Welcome, boys and girls to the greatest show on Earth. As our big star here Tembo performs the rolling ball trick for hours. This show will never end," the wicked ringleader announced.

The former war veteran pachyderm sheds a single tear at the torture he is endorsing just for ungrateful humans. Ax Battler and Tyris Flare are prepared for a public spike execution before Death Adder to celebrate his victory of taking over Yuria. The latter would only regret ever trying to play hero after Gilius's supposed death at an older age.

"We both failed. It is time to say goodbye to there ever being a single light in this beautiful country," the regretful male barbarian said.

Max, Yogurt, Mae, and Narsha are slowly getting their souls sucked by Mishaela and Darksol after losing a major war against them in their turf. The older his body gotten, the weaker the once brave warrior's eyes had gotten.

"This is it, Guardania is in the hands of evil. Good…bye..everyone..," the leader of his squad said as he slowly dies.

He dropped to the ground before the withered bodies of his other allies died from their souls fully absorbed. Pudding is left crying that her channel's ratings were now dropped to the lowest ever, leaving Channel 42 to retire as her rival from Space Channel 5 dominates the space network.

"Goodbye cruel world, this is the end of my career as well as my life," the sobbing rockstar said as she throws her amp and electric guitar in an empty swimming pool.

She appears to be preparing for a quick and easy suicide to survive the humiliation of losing her channel forever. Akira Yuki, Jacky Bryant, Pai Chan, and Sarah Bryant are all restrained by the top scientists of their old enemy the Judgement 6. The evil scientists are ready to not only transform their former subject, but her allies into loyal brainwashed fighters for their evil deeds. Every struggle the fighters make is futile as there is little to be done to save themselves.

"Sister, I just want you to know that I know how you feel when this happened to you before. At least we will go through it together and not lose each other," a rare tearful Jacky said to his sibling.

"I will not succumb to evil. You all will not get away to this, Judgement 6!" the angry Akira shouts.

The rest of the GG's including Gum are forced to needlessly dance as new slaves for Rokkaku, all while the fully cybernetic Zero Beat watch his former allies suffer with a smile.

"That's right. Dance until you all die. Those that oppose the true police force of this city must be punished. How does it feel to be the new dogs for our true Mayor Rokkaku?" the evil cyborg ex-rudie said.

Gum would be the most heartbroken by this as seeing her love turned into some half machine government dog to her enemy is heartbreaking enough for this cool girl.

BD Joe is pursued by countless police cars that had enough of his constant speed limit running crimes.

"Bartholomew Darien Joe, you have the right to pull over and face your crime!" an officer announced.

The taxi driver had no time to do that as he kept speeding on and on to escape him. But what he did not know is that Axel would be driving directly in front of him from the right. It was too late for either party to use their brakes as both vehicles collides into a massive explosion that seemingly kills both of them and the pursuing police at the same time. Arle is seemingly in a marriage ceremony in a white dress with Satan as her bride. She is also left in a powerless state due to Schezo finally achieving that dream to take all of her magic away from her. Rulue is seen sitting on top of a special magic cage that weakens and restrains her powerful friend Carbuncle from ever thinking of escaping. The minister is none other than Incubus who is binding the unwilling Puyo Land hero and her own worst enemy as husband and wife.

"Now you may kiss the bride. May the binding of the Nadja and Satan clan never be undone," the male seducing demon said.

She willingly backs away from the green haired demon's attempt to kiss her only to realize his magic is making it harder to escape.

"Noooooo! I do not want to marry this creep and I want my magic back. You better be lucky I won't kick you…"

She is then pulled in for a full kiss from the demon king, many of his loyal subjects and Arle's own former friends cheering for the successful marriage. Kiryu is now fully restrained as he is beaten left and right by various yakuza thugs that successfully captured him. His face now bruised and unrecognizable, he spits a large wad of blood at the floor now that his enemies back off. He is sarong face to face with the corrupt policeman Seishiro that allied with these rival clans if it meant stopping the man.

"You will not get away with this. Unhand me and I will make sure your skull is bashed in completely. A dirty cop that bends the law is no worse than any yakuza member," he coldly said.

The older man only laughs at the feeble threat of his restrained prey as if he is in complete control of the situation. But what shocked him is that his adoptive daughter is dragged into the room with a gun pointed at her head by the bodyguards that serve Seishiro. Just the sight of his own beloved daughter being involved in this made his heart sink completely.

"What is she doing here? She has nothing to do with anything I've ever done. You wouldn't dare kill a young innocent woman that's living her dream, would you?" the furious Kiryu shouts.

The barrel gets closer to the frightened face of Haruka's face as Kiryu its forced to sit and watch the one person that matters to him preparing to die.

"I beg to differ. What better way to break a filthy criminal by killing a future one before she becomes just like you? Men, fire at will," Seishiro ordered.

The next thing he see is her head being blown in one shot along with her lifeless body falling before him. The blood splattering on his heartbroken face would only symbolize Kiryu experiencing the worst of hell in his own dreams. Shiva, Electra, Break, and Ash are now thrown in a trash compactor by Abadede and Big Ben under X's orders to punish them for ever betraying the Syndicate. Seeing the walls closing in on the four of them along with feeling the sharp rusty metals scrape their legs would only make them realize how much trouble they were in.

"You bastards, get us the hell out of here! I want to face the boss personally instead of being killed like this!" the long haired man shouts.

Ash is left doing nothing but crying that he is about to die while Break does his futile effort to push back the other walls with his strength.

"How about you wannabe cops stay down there and face your fates? The boss has no need for someone that ever sides with the Wood Oak City Police," the wild haired wrestler said.

"Enjoy being smooshed into flat pancakes, flip floppers!" The fat overalls wearing man called.

Isaac is rampaging throughout Oasis, fully succumbing to the effects of the Silver Armlet taking him over once more. But now he is the fully reincarnated Agito in his glory as the green ogre demon lord orders his minions to raid various villages. Many citizens were robbed and killed left and right as the once ind hearted boy is no more.

"This land is now all mine. With Ali finally dead, nothing can stop the true ruler of reclaiming everything as his own!" the massive beast roars as he is stomping around the vast land.

He would soon notice one woman standing before him, none other than Fei Rin that is saddened but also angry at what her love is doing to his home.

"Stop this! I know this is not you. Just fight the control of that armlet, the real Isaac I know would never let this happen to him. Just come back to me!" she shouts.

His only response would be lifting one giant green foot and preparing to stomp her to death.

"I have have no love. But a desire to conquer and rule. All that is left is to kill the witch that initially weakened me. Which is you," the demonic being shouts.

She would only cry as the incoming foot slowly drops above her before the final death. Segata Sanshiro would be left in a graveyard of dead Sega consoles by his own creators. He is not only powerless without any support to make himself strong but now in a state of no return with not a single soul left to save him. His once muscular body is now withering and thin as his hairs are now white as the very dead consoles surrounding him.

"Se…ga Sa….tan…. Shi….ro.." he said in his dying breath.

He eventually collapsed before countless more Sega Saturns and Dreamcasts bury what is left his weak body. Joy is dreaming of herself being held hostage by the Chi You gang, tied to boat with a gun aiming a gun at her head. This is Lan Di holding her hostage as a way to get Ryo to come save her with the intent on killing her in his face. She's in tears hoping for someone to free her from her predicament. Shou and Tillis would be trapped in a lone burning ship that's even too difficult for the two of them to safely extinguish. Not only the smoke everywhere made it hard for their oxygen tanks to supply enough air, but these flames would be hot enough to make their biggest water shots too weak to put them out.

"Burning Rangers, do you read me? We need back up. If you don't get here, me and Tillis will not make it out here alive!" he called in his communicator before coughing again.

The two appear to be having not many options left in this intense dream mission. Jaguar imagining himself being thrown into the deep ends of space by Purge for breaking free of his mind control in the past. The bounty hunter grabs the edge of the window again, thankfully with his helmet on too to avoid suffocation. But the less than thrilled Rhythm Rogue is still set on making sure he never saw his treacherous face again.

"You had a choice of running away and knew what the consequences would be if you came to my turf alone without your crew to help. But that will be over once I make sure to never see your face again," he said coldly.

A familiar black wearing assistant would appear right next to him. Jaguar is shocked since he thought no one other than him would be Shadow. But before he could move a muscle, Shadow shoots him with his blaster to send his predecessor back into the deep dark parts of space.

"You will not get away with thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssss!" he screams as his body barrels deeper into the dark starry void.

Space Micheal's dream started innocent enough with him performing a live show for all the space citizens with the Pine sisters as his players. Although what would be going good takes a turn for the worst when one of the spark shooters malfunctioned enough. He made the mistake of inspecting it closer for it to spray the high voltage sparks in his face, burning him badly enough that he let out the unholiest scream. Many would panic as their current Space Channel 5 CEO had a tragic accident that could end his career as a public face again. Alis and her fellow party members are imaging themselves being the last one standing in a failed attempt to defeat the Dark One they've always aimed to defeat. Bodies of many fallen heroes from Sonic to even new allies like Mario surrounded them after they barely survived the strongest attack from this cosmic beast. Noah and Myau were already low enough on Magic Points to keep up with the powerful being before him. Even a bruiser like Odin is at the point that he can no longer swing his arm anymore.

"We failed. Only thing left to do is stop him…before it's too late," the determined hero of the Algol System said.

The Dark One once again begin charging a lot of energy in his hands once more to finish off the four heroes once and for all. As his last wish, Noah activates the last shields he can to defend his allies while he still could.

"This is all I can do…brace yourselves for this next attack," he says desperately as he pants.

The final attack would be unleashed to blanket all four of them in a series of attacks comparable to a supernova, leaving their fates likely unknown. Gunstar Blue and Gunstar Red were in a tough spot of being low on ammo. Countless waves of machines sent by Gold Silver cornered the hopeless gun totting due if it meant tearing them limb from limb.

"This is an honor to be at your side. Blue, I hope that we can make it out of her alive when our ammo is gone," the frightened female gun fighter said.

Her blonde partner could only do nothing but hope for the best as the weaker machines even felt like a threat to them. Sakura and Ichiro would imagine themselves completely wounded on the battlefield and bleeding. Their best Koubu would be already dispatched and destroyed thanks to Aoi Satan's new army. Even their fellow Imperial Flower District had their numbers reduced with low morale to keep fighting.

"You, think this is the best you can do? The district will put an end to your reign of terror," she said.

Ichiro used both of his swords to keep his body standing despite the odds not being in his army's favor at all.

"You say that but look around. Your district is wiped out, we destroyed that pathetic performance building you fools always treasured, and most of all the two of you are kneeling before my ultimate machine. Any last words before the two of you are send spiraling to hell?" the crazed blue haired demon announced.

Jet is having a nightmare of his own. It involves a giant AiAi bullying him for how weak he is and fully undeserving of being his rival. The gigantic hellish primate is scary enough, but hearing his words over and over again driven the blue skinned martial arts monkey into state of depression.

"Uki poo poo, Uki poo poo, Uki poo poo Uki poo poo, Uki poo poo, Uki poo poo, Uki poo poo,".

He could do nothing but scream on his knees in agony of being this belittled by his bigger and scarier rival. Amigo would be seen performing for everyone in the newest carnival for Samba Town in the carnival district. But unfortunately it appears more than enough of the citizens were unhappy than jolly from hearing him. The monkey would feel a tomato thrown at his face before he had the chance to finish the song. He swipes the red fruit off his face wondering what he done wrong. Then a large watermelon is tossed at him that splats directly on his head, blinding him for good. More things would be thrown at him and his cactus performers like elotes, nachos, tacos, prickly pears, polvorones, tamales, capirotadas, pan dulces, arroz con leche, feijoada, moqueca baianas, carurus, quindims, brigadieros, caipirinhas, margaritas, bananas, and beach balls. The poor blind monkey is left running around with his maracas dropped to try dodging everything for his life. Under the rind would be nothing but tears of confusion for why everyone suddenly hates his music. The ChuChu captains would now be in a game of cat and mouse, scrambling for their lives as countless KapuKapu chased them through a large maze. A majority of their fallen men were less than lucky, already being frightened snacks crunched within the belly of these orange feline beasts. Some were just gulped down in a single bite already due to being too far from their respective captains. Just the loud crunching noises and frightened squeaks sent fear into the hearts of these running captains. Even their rocket is in runs after enough KapuKapu torn it down with their razor sharp fangs alone.

"Chuchuuuuuuuuuuuu!" Chuih squeaks as he follows his own path away from the pursuing predator.

ChuBach, ChuPea, and ChuBei were less than lucky after being corned by their own enemies with nowhere to run. The mouths of these yellow eyed menaces drooled as they widen their maw wide enough to attempt chomping them down. Kasumi is imaging her own doom, hanging from the edge of a waterfall after failing to fight off the deadly Raidou. She had already seen Ayane selflessly sacrifice herself to try slowing down his pursuit. Just thinking of her lifeless body after all the running would only fill her heart with sadness.

"You are just like your mother, weak and not strong enough to handle my strength. How about I end this sad bloodline right now?" the demonic man shouts.

He violently stops on her hand and the cliff she held, sending the kunoichi falling to her death down the rushing waters. She had nothing left to hope for with the tears flying from her eyes during the fast plummet below. Honey is left humiliated in nothing but her black underwear on stage for one of her shows. The countless gawking faces and camera flashes didn't make her embarrassing experience any less comforting. Even the female fans are left doing nothing but laughing at her for choosing to be bait for the most desperate of otaku. The worst part is that not even Ryo is there to put an end to this perversion and televised humiliation.

"Please, help me. I just want to die already," she cries despite the ignorance of her lustful fans in the crowd.

Larcen is left abused with many gangsters around him in an abandoned ally. The worst part is that these were his allies who were only undercover for a rival crime lord that always had it out for him. He is completely disarmed of his trusty grappling hook after someone catches it on fire with a flamethrower.

"Well boys, he is all yours. Fill him with enough holes so he may never reach Heaven," the crime boss said with his cigar well lit.

What ensues would be a reflected shadow on the brick wall showing the grisly sight of the Chicagoan gangster finally having that death he never wanted at the hands of traitors. The loud rattling of firing Tommy Guns echoes through the monochromatic noir that is Chicago in the 20's, marking end of the Eternal Champion Larcen Tyler. Harrier is endlessly hunted in the Fantasy Zone by countless familiar enemies that wanted him dead. The IDAs fired beams from their stone mouths, Tomos and Mukadensus fired their best weapons at the runaway shooter, Canaries pursued him with their drooling fangs ready to feast on him, and even the usually docile Mammoths stampeded from behind with cyclopean eyes on trampling him.

"Get away, I am going back to my base alive. Uriah, come save me!" he shouts.

But even the friendly white furred dragon had enough trouble being attacked by Squillas, the deadly Godarni, and Sarpedon in the skies. This left the Planet Harrier hero being in the biggest pinch he had ever been in. Gear and Opal are held prisoner in a Nintendo camp to face their imminent execution by the enemy. Both warriors are bloodied, chained, and even starved due to the poor treatment they received from their enemies. Gear could only feel himself awaiting death if it means meeting his old friend Til once more in the afterlife. The three vassals of Jimba are left wounded and standing before an old enemy they never thought they would see again. The Black Evil is back in its terrifying glory as its many demonic eyes stared down the magical trio. His Eviling minions already done their part of turning the remaining Maboo people they could find to be transformed into fellow soldiers to serve his plans for spreading darkness. Not even the Shopkeepers were safe from being slowly turned into more minions for these black hearted
fiends.

"We were too late. Our beloved island is done for," Chinto said.

"Even our chief is no more but a vessel to evil. If there is one thing I can say, it was a mistake to put faith in those heroes," Folu said in regret.

"Hero, if you can hear us now. Please save us…" Lagu said in pain.

Soon a trail of darkness leaks below the massive evil beast and stretched under the feet of the three warriors. Their lower bodies slowly grew blacker as the darkness lowly crawled up their bodies and masks. They struggled to keep the evil from fully consuming them until it would be too late. Columns is trapped in a gem in a deadly game of Columns. This time it would be all about her destructive sister Chains lining up certain same colored columns to destroy them in massive bursts. The goddess is left struggling to break out of her topaz prison with all her strength since she never signed up for this. A line of purples formed next to her and exploded, only before a few topazes would line up just in time to shatter her prison and kill her. The OG

Blue Rogues is imagining the worst nightmare of all, arriving at Valua too late. The entire country is in flames with countless innocents imprisoned or even gunned to death by the Neo Valua Army that Galcian managed to recruit. But worst of all, the three crew members would arrive in the throne room to see a fallen Enrique beaten to near death by the very megalomaniac that always wanted to take back the country he desired. Fina is left crying at how late everyone was to prevent this, Fina is only angry at herself to fail saving an old friend, but most of all Vyse left angry that he was too slow to stop anything from happening. The silver haired man laughs as he rose from his reclaimed throne just to see his three former enemies alive and well after they were broken from the sight of the near dead former emperor.

"Consider this a warning of what's to come. The fool thought he has what it takes to defeat me, proving that his benevolence is his greatest flaw. Only I deserve to rule Valua and soon unleash the biggest war on all countries in this world," he said.

"Damn you, you won't get away with what you did with our friend. Forget the pirate's code, taking your head is all I need to end all of this!" an emotionally distraught Vyse shouts before charging at him.

"Vyse, get back! That's what he wants!" Aika called.

But it would be too late when a familiar ally appears and stabs him directly in his chest. Fina couldn't believe who it is since she can easily recognize that sword from anywhere.

"It's…him," she said in fright.

Galcian laughs knowing that he's finally gotten his beloved ally back in his control. Aika could feel anger as the warm tears rolls down her face from the sight. Vyse could do nothing but gag for what little air he has as his body begins chilling at a rapid rate. It would be none other than Ramirez that not only betrayed his ally but when back to serving his own superior once more in Vyse's nightmare. His intense eyes stared back at the slowly freezing target along with the veins around his eyes growing tighter from intensity.

"You outlived the skies too long. See you in hell, Blue Rogue," he said.

Big's nightmare would see him fishing on a calm peaceful day with Froggy, only to catch a bite. The purple fine begins reeling in with all his might to catch what big fish he may have.

"Wait right here Froggy, I'll make sure to show you my new catch," he said happily.

The green frog jumped with excitement to cheer on his large buddy in this game of big game fishing. The line pulls closer and closer to them through the rippling clear waters of this marsh. Big reeled and reeled if it means dragging his prized fish closer to him.

"Froggy, I'm almost there. This fish will be coming home with us," the jolly cat said.

He eventually pulls out what appears to be a less than inviting Giant Chopper that's big enough swallow them both. Big would only be frozen in fear to even have the chance of escaping the mechanical behemoth's steel jaws. Next would be a nightmare no one would expect the roughest echidna of the bunch to have. He is running through Sandopolis Ruins with countless ghosts chasing after him. Normally these ghosts would get smaller and weaker when exposed to a single light, but no a single switch is in sight for the red daredevil to use.

"Stay back, you ectoplasmic freaks. I have no time to play games with something I can't punch," he yells while running the thick sands.

The threatening pointy eared ghosts had no intention of giving up as they continue pursuing their red runaway target. More ghosts would arrive and lunge at Knuckles, the familiar Boom Boos from Pumpkin Hill ready to eat his soul. He narrowly dodged one from biting him and evaded all the other black toothed spirits that wanted his soul.

"Not you guys again. Can this get any worse?" he says in annoyance.

A massive white jaw emerges from the sand before him that slowly closes the more it raised from the grainy earth. The echidna would be running too fast to turn around and avoid being eaten. He screams as he realize that it would be too late being that perfect snack for the surprise King Boom Boo. Headdy is reduced to nothing but a normal puppet, to be controlled by the Dark Demon's magic strings as a show for his minions. Many familiar foes like Spinderella, Trouble Bruin, Twin Freaks, Mad Dog, Babyface, Wooden Dresser, Catherine Derigueur, Snake-Eyes, Yayoi & Izayoi, and Robo-Collector laughing at how their mighty foe is just a dead eyed puppet to entertain them thanks to their master's spell.

"That is too funny! Make him do another can-can dance. This is quite the show," the toy bear demands.

While it may not seem like it, Headdy is fully conscious and unable to act on his own anymore in this state. To be just some toy to be played with in a humiliating manner filled him with both dread and a desire to just be broken.

Please help me, Heather. Headcase. Hangman. Beau. Anyone!

Next is a dream that would be something involving everyone's favorite two tailed fox. He is soaring the skies as normal in the Tornado to deliver a gift he has for his best friend with a big smile on his face. The systems of the plane were normal as the speeds were high enough for him to reach his next destination. What he wouldn't see is the ominous Egg Carrier floating behind him from a distance without a single care. He is too fixated on his goal of delivering Sonic's gift than focusing on the massive enemy behind him. The nose of the Egg Carrier opens to reveal its main cannon in the inside, slowly charging up the energy it needs to fire. Eggman is already watching things from his control room to make sure this shot will not miss.

"Soon, this little fox will have his last tailspin once I am through with him. He is the reason Sonic gets very far and taking out his smartest buddy will only cripple him. Are the cannons ready, Orbot?" the scientist called.

"All systems are ready when you are sir," the red robot replied.

The Tornado continues flying the same straight path before the cannon finally fires at it from behind. Tails heard the sound to turn around but would be too late to escape its wrath.

"Soniiiiiicccccccc!" Tails shouts during the attack.

Amy is having another one of her Sonic chasing dreams, this time following him in an endless black void. Determined and full of high spirits, she did not want her ally and secret crush to get away from her very easily.

"Sonic, slow down! I just want to take you on a date!" she called.

But the blue running hedgehog still faces any from her running fast as he could. This would only prompt her to run even faster even if it means having her head faced down to apply more velocity in her speed. They both keep running for seemingly a long while without a way to tell just how far they went or even how long they've traveled in this seemingly empty world. The blue hedgehog finally stops dead in his tracks to finish his futile attempt at outrunning Amy. She quick brakes her feet to slow down to a complete stop to prevent any accidental collision.

"There you are, Sonic. Can you please tell me what a use you have for running from me this time?" the annoyed pink hedgehog said.

Then the one she's talking to turn his face completely to reveal that it isn't who she seem he is. She screams suddenly from the sight of this stranger's face. It would be a seemingly semi-realistic human face with a large black mustache, gritty teeth, sunken black eyes, and large nose. The more she stared back at this frightening abomination, the more she slowly backed away from him with the thought of running.

"What's the matter? You want some infinite fun with this handsome Majin?" the human faced hedgehog said.

He puckers his big lips to try kissing Amy as he drew closer and closer to her.

"No. You are not my Sonic. But some icky imposter. Stay away from me. I'll hit you with my hammer," she threatened.

Sonic's dream is just what you would expect out of a brave supersonic hedgehog that laughs in the face of danger. He's deep underwater in an ocean with little to no land to run to. He's always been known to fear water, whether it's due to drowning in it or his severe inability to swim in any body of water. Sonic remains calm as he knew that panicking while holding his breathe could lead to the easiest death ever, looking around or a way to climb out of water. He needed a few good air bubbles to give him more time to survive in this ocean floor as he struggled to run slowly in the water.

I need to get air and fast. There should be a way to get out of this aquatic dump. If only I can bust a hole in this earth.

He begins spinning around in his blue ball form if it meant gaining the friction he needs to Homing Attack the ground. Although the heavy gravity of deep water is preventing him from reaching that right speed for a stronger version of the attack. Only causing a light tap on the earth with little results.

Shoot, that wasn't enough either? Think Sonic. Think. You will suffocate from having no air if things don't change.

He could already feel his heart rapidly beating from having that feel that this is his watery grave and pressure to quickly think of something. Donkey Kong is strapped in a giant rocket barrel with the rest of the Kongs by the dastardly Kremlings for their last day of being on Donkey Kong Island. K Rool being the sinister croc already did the honors of lighting up the fuse while chuckling to relish in this very moment. Link sinks in a massive pool of Calamity created by his long time corrupted foe. The purple fluid slowly infects his body with the most agonizing pain ever. Not even the Triforce of Courage would be enough to save the hero's final fate of giving in to the darkness. Yoshi is strapped to a tree atop what remains of Bowser's Castle, with a gigantic Baby Bowser on him with his hellish yellow eyes set on crushing the green dinosaur. The dinosaur knew that he's in a pinch that he can't escape. Pikachu is seen trapped in a lab to be dissected by the Aether Foundation with no way out. The four Aether Foundation Grunts have their scalpel and other tools ready to experiment on their captive mouse Pokémon. Zelda is trapped in a painting once more by the dastardly Yuga, but this time she is stuck witnessing the hero from her timeline get defeated without her being able to help. Speaking of paintings, King Boo achieved to do the same thing to Luigi as he chuckles in his spooky domain. Luigi is far from the only victim as Mario joins him too side by side as his favorite additions to his collection. Captain Falcon is trapped in his speeding Blue Falcon once more with a bomb strapped on it. The only difference is many familiar foes like Deathborne, Blood Falcon, Black Shadow, and Zoda watching the bounty hunter's incoming demise from afar. Fox's nightmare would be him being held within the hands of a stronger Andross that ambushed him in Corneria. Most of his army already ruined the beloved city and taken out his team without any issues.

"Any last words? Because there's nothing stopping me from making you join your father in death," the mutated ape scientist said in his deafening voice.

Ness is swallowed within the familiar vast swirling mass that is Giygas without his party to help him.

"Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness," the cosmic creature of darkness echoes within this hopeless void.

The psychic void is too devoid of life to do anything about his old foe consuming him and the entire universe. Kirby is seen shocked by a wave of dark energy from all of his familiar foes in the deep ends of space. Nightmare, Sectonia, Dark Matter, Dark Mind, Zero, Magolor Soul, Marx, Star Dream, Void Termina, Drawcia, and Dark Crafter were only close to killing the punk hero with all the nightmare power they have after destroying his Warpstar previously. Dedede imagines himself being devoured by a gigantic Kirby that sees him as a delicious bird than a friend. The last thing the crying Penguin would see as he's being swallowed is his beloved castle in flames and falling apart. A bloody and defeated Marth is seen falling before Medeus to his knees. It appears even the Falchion lost its power somehow and all hope for the future of Archanea is lost.

"I've failed…sorry sister.. for not protecting our kingdom," the remorseful prince said.

Inkling is in a massive basin that's filling up with so much water that even saving herself seems impossible. With her Ink being useless and little ways to keep herself from dissipating all she could do is Super Jump to avoid the rushing waters with hopes of living to see another day. Ryu relives the day that his master Gouken is killed by Akuma once more. Unfortunately for him he has to face Akuma in a fight to the death to see who is truly the strongest.

"Your fear shows. But don't you worry, I will use the true extent of the Satsu no Hadou to destroy everything that makes you weak," the powerful fighter said.

Ryu could not respond since his rival is unfortunately right, but he didn't want to give up without a fight. Banjo and Kazooie were now inside of Grunty's infamous machine to take their beauty as a substitute for Tooty. The level was already pulled by her green assistance Klungo to activate the sparks atop both doors for the beauty transfer.

"Don't you worry, Misssssstressss. You will be your beautiful sssseeelf sssssooon," the loyal minion says in his creepy voice.

Within the next few minutes, the machine finally stops now that the progress is done. Grunty steps out as her beautiful bewitching self again, satisfied based on her wicked smile. But soon a mutated monstrous green Banjo steps out with an equally terrifying Kazooie on his back as they lost their charm to the villain. Pit is seen falling down the skies with his wings flaming for the second time, but without Dark Pit to save. The laughter of the entire Underworld Army taunting his imminent doom didn't help much matters. Cloud is faced with the idea of everyone he loved murdered in the AVALANCHE base by Sephiroth in a grisly scene. From Tifa to Barret, their lifeless bloodied bodies tell a story of their failed effort to stop his sinister plans. A single tear rolls down the eyes of the blonde solider all while his silver haired enemies laughs ominously at him.

"I will never be a memory and this is one you will never wake up from," he said.

Chef Kawasaki is being boiled in his own pot by a devilish Kirby with yellow evil eyes and creepy smile.

"I wanted to make dinner, but I've never asked to be the main course," the orange chef cries as his body cooks.

A fully transformed Ruffian Saki rampages throughout Tokyo destroying everything for the second time. Without Airan to calm him down, this would only make the uncontrollable cop a big target for the US military to destroy once more when given the chance. Midna imagines herself wounded and alone against the man that taken over her kingdom and the one who gave him that power. Worst of all is how her twilit magic pales in comparison to the strength of these two devious individuals.

"Your kingdom is good as mines. Not a single hero will save you now and all that is left to wipe out what's left of its old rule," the maniacal usurper said.

"Zant, allow me to dispose of this pest for you. She will not be allowed to live," Ganondorf said before lifting his black sword above the weak imp.

Yuri is now a vengeful spirit herself, unsure of how exactly she died or what become of her original body. Just one look at her lack of legs along with her pale hands filled her with enough shock as well as paranoia.

"What's happening? Am I dead? Miu? Ren? Rui? Hisoka? Anyone?" she cried.

She is all alone bound to the very haunted forest she was meant to investigate, vulnerable to her own friends that may exorcise her any moment. Takamaru is completely wounded and too weak to continue fighting the demonic beast Murasame in their final confrontation. His sub weapon inventory is completely empty with only feeble throwing knives and shirkers left to deal with him. The beast then breaths a chilling blue breathe that slowly crawls within the air towards the samurai. He instanty knee what he planned to do and couldn't make a run for it.

"Impossible. I will not become your tool to slaughter the innocent citizens of this country. I won't allow it," he shouts.

But it's too late as the smoke entires his body completely, sending him into agonizing spasms that caused him to drop to the ground. The living statue's unearthly laugh is only a sign that he has himself a new powerful minion to serve him in the making. Tiki is flying in the skies of Archanea, hunted down by an army that sees her as something t be destroyed.

"Everyone, don't let that monster get away. We need to stop it at all costs. Think of the casualties if we fail to kill it," a general shouts.

The green dragon did the best she could to escape her pursuers as she dodged all Mage spells and even archer arrows. Soon, a stray catapult ammo knocks her out of the sky, sending the graceful Manakete plummeting towards the ground.

"Nice shot, everyone. Get your weapons and spells ready to finish the job. Kill all the Manaketes!" a soldier shouts.

Little by little, the solders jumped at the weak Tiki that couldn't escape and attacked her large body in many brutal ways. Every stab and arrow shot left her roaring in agonizing pain.

MarMar, please help me….

Next, Shovel Knight is facing the powerful Enchantress on his own to avenge the death of Shield Knight. The only difference is that her death is true as it gets and he had to face her the old fashioned way.

"What makes you think you can defeat me? This kingdom is soon to be mine. Not even your shovel will be enough to end me," the dark lord taunts.

He could say nothing but sweat in dread as he could be next if he is not careful enough in fighting her. Tingle is seen locked in jail on Windfall Island once more for the crime of being annoying to the islanders about his maps. Toon Link would never have the thought to find is cell, leaving him with no options of escaping.

"Oh well, at least Tingle has his Rupees," he said.

He spoke too soon as he checked his pockets to see all of his precious Gems were gone. Turns out the many rats that often sneak in his cell robbed him clean of his dough while escaping to a mouse hole.

"Get back here with Tingle's money!" he called.

All of them managed to escape with the last one crawling in before he crashed into the solid wall chasing him. The green man is left crying from the pain of his broken nose and all his earnings gone as he remains the rest of his days imprisoned. Isaac is face to face with the Doom Dragon alone after it has killed his fellow party members. The whole time he is holding back since he does not want to kill his father or the other fused parts despite it being necessary to save the world. The three headed beats already seeks to destroy the very Venus Adept that opposed it, getting ready to breathe another blast. Isaac casts Growth to grow as much vines as he can to try stopping the attack. However, being the infamous Djinn Blast made it completely impossible for his Psyenergy to be enough to stop the beast's attack. The blast quickly destroys the vines and completely swallows everyone even Isaac completely.

"Fatheeeeeeeeer!" he cries.

Waluigi is surrounded by Wario, Luigi, and Daisy in completely darkness unaware of what's to come.

"I will never like you. You are a cheater, creepy, and someone I would have to lower my standards for ever to love. Go away Waluigi!" the orange princess shouts.

"You always mess a up my plans and never know a when to do them right. You are not even a worthy to be called my best man. Even those chumps in my game company are a more reliable than you," Wario coldly said.

"I'm a better than you in every way. Nothing says being my rival more than never beating me in a tennis, golf, Mario Kart, basketball, Strikers, or Mario Party. Go back to where you came from before you a say you can do better than me," Luigi said.

The purple wearing man is let in a depressed state of banding his hands on the ground forbearing these things from his crush, rival, and his own partner.

"Stop it! I get it! Waluigi will a never be good. Just make it stop!" he hopelessly cried.

Lastly, Mario is seen in a final showdown with a massive Bowser, fully grown by Kamek's magic and looking down on his smaller plumber rival.

"It's a go time, Bowser. I will conquer you no matter what form you take!" the plumber called.

"You are all talk and no stomp. How about I just barbecue you without my Fire Snakes or Podoboos needing to do it for me?" the gigantic Bowser said.

Mario lunged at the massive tyrant before he can charge a deadly flame. Bowser breathes his flame at the plumber with all his might, even boiling the lava below him. Mario thankfully had his Starman activated to make him invincible enough to tank the fire. The next thing he did is jump into the air before landing a clean Ground Pound to Bowser's head. The hit is strong enough to bounce Mario high into the air until he could see a white glowing door. He knew too well that every dream always have an exit if it means traveling elsewhere.

"So long King Bowser!" he said before waving to him.

The nightmare Koopa King did not want to give up without a fight, spitting a quick fireball at his nemesis before he could escape. Luckily for Mario, he used a Red Star to turn into Flying Mario to help himself fly for that door to escape. The last thing he would hear is Bowser deafening roar of disappointment for letting him escape his nightmare. Soon, he finally makes it through the light wormhole to trail the light path way finding another way to fully leave his nightmare. He heard the sounds of familiar young voices calling for help, motivating him to fly faster than before.

"Hold on, I'm a coming to save you all!" he called.

Soon he would finally make it to where he needs to be. Fave to face with the leader of the one responsible for all these nightmares and the massive hand holding the four Visitors hostage. Claris, Eliot, Will, and Helen struggles the best they can within the nightmare creature's strong grip. The plumber would be the least intimated by all the Nightmarens minus Jackle ominously surrounding him from above with the intent to attack him all at once. Flying Mario bravely rose to to head of Wizeman to fully confront the dark being.

"You are aware of the predicament you are in, foolish adult. Coming to the Nightmare Realm was your biggest mistake. This darkness will only swallow you permanently after my children dispose of you," the large being said.

"I've fought baddies even scarier than a you, Eyerock Sr," the brave plumber replied.

All six of Wizeman's eyes were less than amused upon hearing his words and inability to be afraid of him. Nightmare would be watching from his seat in the distance, feeling a mixture of fear and amusement that one of the Smash Brothers is actually here to stop his plans.

How frightening. The ace of my foolish former origination is here to make a mess of things.

As stated, Wizeman and his new allies were already starting to make a move on their plans to rule the nightmares of the universe. Wart intends to rule Subcon once more after planning to tame the infamous Cerberus the Hellhound. NiGHTS also appeared to have been captured again after checking the state of Nightopia, once again brainwashed by the efforts of Nightmare and his allies. The newly loyal Nightmaren caused enough havoc in the dreams of our heroes as payback for humiliating him back on the Isle of Monsters. Mario being the first to conquer his worst fears would use his experience in Subcon to take a shortcut to the source of everyone's bad sleep to stop it. The next chapter should be relatively quicker now that there is not much dream exploring left compared to this one. Hope to see you all again soon.