Back in Acme Acres, the battle between our heroes and Daffy continued.
Bane was currently fighting a Gargoyle construct. He threw a rage-enhanced punch, knocking it to the ground before grabbing its tail, and with a spin, he tossed it into a nearby building.
"Is that all you got, El Gargola?" he taunted.
The Gargoyle suddenly flew out of the building and tackled him into another.
Meanwhile, Kitty, Danny, and Courage were tangling with a group of mummy and ninja constructs.
Ktty looked at their opponents and spoke.
"Six against three is not good odds." She said.
Danny grinned.
"Yeah for them," he said.
Courage, however, was shivering in fear.
Kitty saw this and rubbed his head.
"Don't worry, Courage, we are in this together," she told him with a soothing voice.
Danny turned to them.
"Yeah, dude, we have your back," he said.
Courage looked at them, then nodded with a smile, and with that, they charged at their opponents.
While this was happening, Starfire, Goku, and Sonic were fighting a Cerberus construct.
Sonic looked at his new friends.
"I'll distract it while you guys Rush him," he said before using his super speed to circle around the three-headed dog, confusing it.
Goku turned to Starfire.
"What do you say, Starfire? You hit him high; I hit him low." He asked.
Starfire nodded, and before the Cerberus could react, Goku threw a kick to its leg, knocking it off balance and allowing Starfire to uppercut the middle head, sending it onto its back.
Meanwhile, Bubbles, Colleen, Celestia, and Judy were facing a bunch of Wolf constructs.
One charged at Judy, only for her to jump over it and blast it with a white beam. She landed and spoke.
"Ha, is that all you got?" She said she did not notice another one jumping at her with its teeth bared.
Before it could strike, it was knocked back by Celestia.
She looks at Judy.
"Miss Hopps, please make sure you're aware of your surroundings," she told her.
Judy smiled sheepishly before they continued the battle.
While they continued to fight the wolves, Nala was fighting a tiger.
The tiger tried to tackle her, only to have her pin it to the ground.
She looked at it and spoke.
"Is that the best you've got?" She said before she was thrown off it.
The Tiger got back up and growled before charging again.
Sarah, meanwhile, was busy with a monkey construct that was jumping around, making her angrier by the second.
"Wait until I get my hands on you, Fur ball!" she shouted angrily.
While she was trying to catch her opponent, Wolverine and Spiderman were fighting a bunch of Raptors.
They stood back to back, and Spider-Man turned to Wolverine.
"Hey, doesn't this kind of remind you of the Kang incident a while back?" He questioned.
Wolverine said nothing and just pulled out his claws as the Raptors ran at them.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Star Sapphires and Indigos were leading people away from the battlefield.
since none of them have any actual fighting experience, and decided to focus on evacuating the area.
Michael, Ash, and Cody, however, were battling Daffy himself.
Michael flew towards him, swinging his sword, only for Daffy to block it with a sword of his own.
Their blades clashed for a bit before Daffy blasted Michael in time to Dodge a green beam. He turned to where the beam came from to see Ash charging at him with a hammer in hand.
Ash swung, only for Daffy to fling him over his shoulder, sending him crashing into a nearby building.
Before Daffy could do anything else, he was suddenly blasted to the ground by Cody.
He landed and ran towards Daffy with a white staff.
Daffy stood up, only to be hit in the face by Cody's staff before he could go for another swing. Daffy suddenly caught the staff and threw him into a nearby Car.
Ash and Michael flew down and helped Cody up.
Daffy looked at his opponents while floating in the air.
"Just give up; you can't stop me from getting rid of that flea-bitten rabbit. Once he's out of the way, I will get everything that should've been mine from the beginning!" He said this before laughing maniacally.
As the three Lanterns stared at their opponent, Michael spoke up.
"Darn it, how are we going to beat this guy?" He questioned.
"I don't know, but we better think of something soon; the others won't be able to hold off Daffy's constructs for long." Ash said.
Cody said nothing for a minute before he spoke.
"I think I have a plan; if one of us can distract him, the other two can take him out," he said.
"Alright, but who will be the distraction?" Ash asked.
"I'll do it." Michael said.
"Are you sure? Cody questioned.
"Yeah, I'm sure, and besides, it'll be easy enough; he's probably still sore about me punching him in the face." Michael joked before he reformed his swords and flew towards Daffy.
Daffy sneered as he did.
"Seriously, some people never learn." Daffy said this before brandishing his own sword and engaging his opponent in more swordplay.
Cody looked towards Ash.
"Ok, he's got his attention. Come on, let's get into position." He said this before they ran towards a nearby building.
As this was happening, the rest of the Star Sapphires and Indigos continued to lead people to safety.
Destanee turned to Clover.
"Do you think the others are alright?" She questioned.
Clover was silent for a minute before answering her.
"Yes, I am sure that they are okay." She said.
Destanee looked at Clover with a concerned expression.
"But will they be able to beat Daffy?" She questioned.
Clover smiled and placed a hand on Destanee's shoulder.
"Yes, they will; as long as they work together, they can do anything," she reassured.
Destanee was silent before looking at Clover with a smile and nodding.
"Yeah, you're right. They can do it; I know they can," she said with confidence.
"That's right, but we can't worry about that right now; we need to focus on making sure these people get to safety." Clover said it with a serious face.
"Right, let's go." Destanee agreed.
With that said, they should find any people who might need help.
back with our heroes Michael continued to distract Daffy, but he was starting to get tired.
I don't know how long I can do this; I'm exhausted, and Daffy's not letting up, he thought.
He was suddenly knocked out of his thoughts when he blocked Daffy's blade.
"Ash, Cody, whatever you're going to do, you better do it soon," he said, gritting his teeth as he struggled to keep Daffy at bay.
Meanwhile, Ash and Cody had gotten to the roof of the building they ran into.
As soon as they got to the edge of the roof, Ash turned to Cody.
"Alright, we are in position, so what's the plan?" he asked.
"Alright, now we know that Daffy's constructs are powered by his greed, so the others won't be able to fight them for long, but if we can take Daffy out, his constructs will disappear." Cody explained.
"Okay, so how are we going to take him out?" Ash questioned.
Cody looked towards him.
"Simple, you're going to blast him with your ring," he answered.
Ash looked at him in shock.
"me! But the last time I did that, he just shrugged It off like it was nothing!" he shouted.
Cody grabbed his shoulders in order to calm him down.
"Listen to me, all our rings are fueled by our emotions, so your ring is as powerful as your will. If you can pour as much of your willpower into your ring as possible, you can create a blast strong enough to defeat Daffy," he said.
Ash looked uncertain.
"But even if I use all my willpower, I don't know if my attack will be strong enough to take him down." he said in doubt.
"It can, with my help," Cody said.
Ash looked at him in confusion.
"What do you mean?" He questioned.
"It's simple; you see, my ring can copy the power of the entire light spectrum, including the blue light of hope, and the blue light can increase the power of a Green Lantern ring. If I can channel the blue light, I can fill you with enough hope to give you enough power to end this fight," he answered.
Ash looked down in thought.
"Do you really think I can do it?" he asked.
Cody smiled.
"Yes, we can. As long as we stand together, we can overcome any evil that threatens the innocent," he assured.
Ash looked at the ground for a minute before looking back up at Cody with a look of determination.
"Alright, let's do it!" he declared.
As they got ready, Michael continued his battle with Daffy; however, he was now being pushed back as his exhaustion was now taking its toll.
He went to strike Daffy, only for Daffy to parry his attack, knocking him off balance.
Daffy saw his chance and created a hammer construct that struck Michael before he could react, sending him into a nearby building.
Daffy flew over to the broken window and sneered as Michael tried to stand up.
"I'll admit you put up a decent fight for a punk, but alas, all good things must come to an end. However, I'm going to take great pleasure in getting some payback on you for punching me in the face earlier," he taunted as he pulled his arm back to finish Michael.
Meanwhile, Ash had gotten into position at the edge of the roof, with Cody behind him.
"Okay, Ash, this is it. Are you ready?" Cody asked.
Ash turned to him.
"Yeah, I'm ready," he said, determined.
"Okay, but remember, you only have one shot; be sure to make it count." Cody explained.
"Don't worry, I'll make it count." Ash responded.
Cody only nodded and got ready.
"Okay, in order to channel the blue light, I'll need to recite the blue lantern corps oath, and when I do, be sure to focus the energy on your ring." he explained.
Ash's only response was a nod, to which Cody returned and took a quick breath.
"Okay, here I go," Cody said before he started reciting the oath.
"In fearful day and raging night with strong Hearts full our souls at night when all seems lost in the War of Light, look to the Stars for hope Burns bright!" He shouted before firing a blue beam towards Ash, who took the blast head-on.
As the energy filled him, he started to concentrate, and slowly but surely, the energy began to pull into his ring. Ash opened his eyes to reveal a bright glow.
He pulled his fist back, and with a shout, he fired the most powerful beam he had ever made.
"Any last words before you die, punk?" Daffy was questioned as he prepared to finish his opponent.
Michael glared at him for a minute before adopting a smirk, to which Daffy gave him a look of confusion.
"Yeah, look behind you," Michael said before jumping out of the way.
confused Daffy looked behind him, only for his eyes to widen in shock and fear as a massive green beam was headed for him. With no way to Dodge it in time, Daffy could only mutter one word.
"mother." He said before being hit by the blast, which sent him through the building and hit the ground, which caused a huge explosion that could be seen by the other Lanterns.
They looked in the direction of the explosion in shock.
"Whoa, did you guys see that?" Sonic questioned.
"Yeah, but what could have caused it?" Goku questioned.
"I don't know, but it had to be pretty strong to cause an explosion that big." Danny said.
"golly look!" Gadget shouted.
They looked to where she was pointing, only to watch in shock as Daffy's constructs started to fade away before disappearing completely.
"Blimey, what's going on? Colleen asked in surprise.
Danny started to think for a minute before looking up with realization.
"Ash, Cody, and Michael must have done it," he said happily.
The others looked at him in confusion.
"What do you mean, Danny?" Kitty asked.
Danny looked at her.
"It's simple; the only explanation for Daffy's constructs disappearing like that is if Daffy's no longer concentrating, and the only reason for Daffy to stop concentrating is if Ash, Cody, and Michael finally beat him!" Danny said.
The other Lanterns finally got what he meant before cheering in joy, for it was finally over and they had won.
Back with our three heroes, Ash and Cody had gotten to the building, where they found Michael on the ground.
They landed next to him and moved to wake him up.
Michael opened his eyes to see his friends next to him.
"Hey guys," he said with a tired smile.
Ash and Cody smile back.
"Hey man, we're glad that you're okay. For a second there, we thought you had been caught in the blast." Cody said.
Michael only smirked at him while he was getting up.
"Oh, please, it'll take more than that to take me down," he said.
Ash looked at him with a teasing smile.
"Oh, I'm so sure," he said sarcastically before laughing, causing the other two to join him.
They stopped laughing when they heard a groan of pain.
They looked to see Daffy lying in a crater.
They looked at each other before floating towards the crib.
By the time they landed, Daffy had woken up and glared at them.
They glared back as Ash stood forward.
"Daffy Duck, you're under arrest," he said.
Daffy's glare only intensified.
"Curse you, Ketchum; if it weren't for you and your new friends, I would finally be rid of that flea-bitten rabbit and finally have taken what was mine!" He shouted angrily.
"That won't happen," said Michael, still glaring at Daffy.
"It's over, Daffy, just come quietly." Cody said.
but Daffy smirked.
"Sorry punks, but that's not going to happen!" He shouted before pulling out a grenade!
The three Lanterns eyes widen.
"LOOk Out!" Cody shouted as Daffy threw the grenade, which exploded in a flash, blinding our three heroes.
Finally, the flash receded, and they looked to the camera only to see Daffy gone.
"darn it! It looks like he got away." Michael said.
"Should we go after him?" Ash asked.
Cody shook his head.
"No, let him go; he will be back right now. Our first priority should be to make sure our friends as well as the people of Acme Acres are okay." Cody said.
Michael and Ash looked at each other before nodding. Cody nodded back before turning to the City.
"All right, let's go," he said, and with that, they flew back to their friends.
Disclaimer
Hey everyone, chapter 45 is up. Let me know what you think, and I will see you later.