The Grimwood Ghoul Squad, accompanied by Alador, Fenrir, Doby and Grogg were in the ruins, they had arrived by being teleported by Alador.
-Be alert. Tirannica must already know that we arrived.- Alador said.
The group continued advancing through the ruins.
In another part of the ruins, Tirannica was trying to break the seal.
-There is very little left.- Tirannica said.
While she tried to open the door, a small spider that was using as a spy climbs on her shoulder and tells her that there are intruders.
-They are already here.- Tirannica said.
The spider queen began to lay eggs, the amount of eggs she laid was incredible, now that she had her maximum power it was easier for her. The eggs opened and her arachnid soldiers came out.
-Take care of them.- Tirannica ordered.
The spider soldiers went for Marcus and his group, while their mistress kept trying to break the seal.
Marcus and his companions continued to advance through the ruins.
-Wait.- Winnie said.
Winnie and Fenrir detected a smell.
-I'm detecting many smells moving this way.- Fenrir said.
-I know that smell.- Winnie said.
The spider soldiers appeared in front of them, blocking their way.
-It's the Tirannica army.- Sibella said.
Marcus and the girls remembered them from their previous battle with them.
-Those guys again!?.- Grogg asked.
-I was hoping to never see them again.- Doby said.
Doby and Grogg still remembered that time they tried to eat them.
-Okay, girls! These guys are just ants in our way. Let's make our way through them ra...- Marcus couldn't finish the sentence.
Alador used his staff to stop Marcus and stepped forward.
-Alador.- Marcus said.
-I'll take care of them. You guys keep going.- Alador said.
-What?.- Marcus asked.
-This is crazy! You can't stop them all by yourself.- Amelia said.
-He's not alone.- Fenrir said.
Fenrir, Doby and Grogg also stepped forward, standing next to Alador.
-You can't waste energy on these insects. We'll take care of them for you.- Fenrir said.
-But...- Tanis couldn't finish his sentence.
-We have a personal vendetta against these spiders. Don't intervene.- Doby said.
-Last time we did nothing and let them march to the city. This time we'll stop them here!.- Grogg said.
-Guys...- Elsa said.
-Let us take care of their army. We'll take care of them to save the world.- Alador said.
Marcus knew they couldn't waste time fighting his army, the gate to the underworld could open at any moment.
-Okay, we'll take care of them.- Marcus said.
Alador concentrated his magic on his staff and launched a beam of energy so large at the spider army that it cleared a path for them to pass through.
-Now, go!.- Alador shouted.
Marcus and the girls ran straight down the road, some spider monsters tried to stop them but Fenrir, Doby and Grogg took care of them. The three of them fought with the spider monsters that wanted to stop Marcus and the girls.
-Go Grimwood Squad! Go!.- Fenrir shouted.
-Save the world!.- Grogg said.
-Don't you dare look back!.- Doby said.
Alador also helped, attacking the spider monsters with his magic.
-You better bring my daughter back or I will never forgive you!.- Alador shouted.
-I will!.- Marcus shouted.
Marcus and the girls kept running to stop Tirannica, while their friends stopped the spider army.
The spider queen had already finished removing the seal.
-Eureka!. I finally removed the seal. Now all that's left is to open the door and this world will be mine.- Tirannica said.
-Don't count on it!.- Marcus said.
The spider queen turned around to see who had said that, it was Marcus and the girls who had already arrived.
-You again? How can you be so annoying!?.- Tirannica asked.
-It's a gift we have.- Ghost answered.
-This is as far as you go, Tirannica! We won't let you open the doors of the underworld!.- Sibella said.
-Today we will stop you once and for all!.- Winnie said.
-"You will stop me"? Do you have any idea how many times I've been told that? I've crushed everyone who has said those words.- Tirannica said.
In all her centuries, the spider queen has destroyed many who have tried to stop her.
-Well, today will be the last time you hear those words. Come on girls!.- Marcus said.
-Yes!.- The girls said.
-TRANSFORMATION!.- They all shouted.
A light of energy surrounded their bodies turning them into their hero forms. Marcus was in his cowboy form. The spider queen told them to come with her finger and they charged.
Marcus and Tirannica exchanged shots, he shot bullets at her and she shot web balls. The two ran in a horizontal line, while shooting at each other and dodging the attacks. The spider queen connects three shots to Marcus, that hurts him but not enough to give up. He channels his energy into his gun to launch a powerful attack, his gun is wrapped in a green aura.
-GHOSTLY BULLET!.- Marcus shouted.
Marcus fires a powerful shot at the spider queen but she creates a shield of spider web to protect herself. Then she extends her spider legs that she had on her back, she begins to spin in circles so fast that she looked like a top. She goes and attacks Marcus, sending him flying to the ground, he was hurt. Then Sibella and Winnie try to attack Tirannica on her back with their weapons but she protects herself with her spider legs. The two back off and the three get on guard, they walked in circles while looking into each other's eyes. Sibella and Winnie attacked Tirannica again and she began to defend herself with her spider legs, they kept attacking her trying to connect a hit but it was very difficult. The two stepped back and began to channel their energy into their weapons to launch a powerful attack, Sibella's sword became enveloped in a blood red aura and Winnie's claws became enveloped in an orange aura.
-BLOODY CUT!.- Sibella shouted.
-WOLF CLAWS!.- Winnie shouted.
Powered by their energy, Sibella and Winnie went out at full speed to attack the spider queen but she prepared to receive their attack. Using her four hands, she stops them both. They tried to move their weapons but Tirannica was very strong.
-What strength.- Sibella said.
-Just let me put my claws on you.- Winnie said.
The spider queen threw Winnie away.
-Winnie!.- Sibella said.
Tirannica grabs Sibella, pulls her close to her and puts her hand on her face.
-You know? I once met a little vampire like you. The look on her face when I killed her father was priceless.- Tirannica said.
Sibella knew Tirannica was talking about Drusilla, that made her furious.
-SHUT UP!.- Sibella screamed.
Sibella breaks free from the spider queen's hands and prepares to counterattack.
-SUMMONING!. BATS ON ME!.- Sibella screamed.
Sibella summons her swarm of bats and orders them to attack Tirannica, she spits web from her mouth to catch Sibella's bats. She then goes to her and gives her a double punch in the stomach, Sibella falls to her knees and holds her stomach. The spider queen approached to finish her off but Tanis wrapped the spider queen in her bandages to save her friend and pulled her away from her.
-Girls. Now!.- Tanis said.
While Tanis held the spider queen, Elsa and Ghost took the opportunity to attack her. Elsa stood on the right and Ghost on the left, they attacked her with an electric ray and a cold blast. They thought they had her but with her strength she created a wave that freed her from the grip and attack of the two.
-That tickled and it also cooled me down.- Tirannica said.
Their attacks did not hurt the spider queen, she throws a web from her arms to catch Elsa and Ghost, she attracts them and crashes them into each other, three times with great force and then throws them to the ground. They were very hurt.
-Girls!.- Tanis said.
The spider queen looked at Tanis and points at her with her finger.
-You're next, little mummy.- Tirannica said.
Tanis was not intimidated.
-I'm not afraid of you! I'm part of the Grimwood Squad!.- Tanis said.
Tanis wraps his bandages around his hands like boxing gloves and runs straight to Tirannica to hit her. He tries to punch her but she stops him with one hand.
-You call that strength?.- Tirannica asked.
Tirannica wraps Tanis in web, extends it with a web lasso and starts to spin it in the air like a lasso. Then, she throws her up to a great height and crashes straight into the ground. Tanis was very hurt.
-That's strength.- Tirannica said.
Tirannica noticed that there was someone behind her, she turned around and saw that it was Amelia.
-I'm not going to let you keep hurting my friends.- Amelia said.
Amelia channeled her energy into her scythe, enveloping it in a dark blue aura. She went straight to attack the spider queen.
-AAAAAAAAHHHH!.- Amelia screamed.
Amelia was heading towards Tirannica, who remained with her arms crossed. Just when Amelia was going to touch her with her scythe, the spider queen stopped her attack with just two fingers.
-It can't be!.- Amelia said.
Tirannica takes Amelia's scythe and lifts her by the chest.
-I remember you now.- Tirannica said.
The spider queen caressed Amelia's face.
-You were the one who buried me under the ground.- Tirannica said.
The spider queen gave Amelia a scratch on the face. Before she could continue, Marcus shot her in the back, not hurting her but it did get her attention.
-Take your filthy hands off my student!.- Marcus said.
-Ah, human.- Tirannica said.
Tirannica threw Amelia into the air and hit her with one of her spider legs, sending her away.
-Amelia!.- Marcus shouted.
-Ah, ah, how bad, look at all this. Aren't you supposed to protect your students?.- Tirannica mocked.
Marcus was burning with rage and went straight to attack the spider queen. He tried to hit her but she dodged each of his blows.
-Hahaha!.- Tirannica laughed.
-Stop laughing!.- Marcus said.
The spider queen counterattacked, she started hitting Marcus with her four hands, he could only take the blows. Tirannica grabbed him and brought him closer to her.
-It must be frustrating, right? You trained so long just to beat me and now, look at you. Did you really think a human like you could beat me? Don't make me laugh!.- Tirannica said.
The spider queen picks up Marcus and throws him away, he couldn't get up. His students approach him.
-Master. Are you okay?.- Sibella asked.
-Hold on, please.- Amelia said.
-The battle isn't over yet.- Winnie said.
The girls stood on guard looking at the spider queen, she prepared to launch an attack on them.
-SPIDER WEB BOMBS!.- Tirannica shouted.
Huge balls of spider web began to fall from the sky, exploding when they hit the ground. Marcus and the girls were trapped in a slimy substance.
-I can't let go, this thing is very strong.- Elsa said.
-I don't want that sticky thing to touch my hair.- Sibella said.
-Do you think it's time to worry about your hair!?.- Ghost asked.
Marcus and the girls were trapped. Tirannica took the opportunity to attack them once again.
-INVOCATION! POISONOUS SPIDERS!.- Tirannica shouted.
A lot of spiders the size of a ball began to appear behind Tirannica, they went straight to Marcus and the girls, they stung each of them and then the spiders disappeared. Marcus and the girls began to feel sick.
-I feel weak.- Marcus said.
-We were poisoned.- Amelia said.
-Exactly, they were poisonous spiders. It won't kill them but they won't be able to move. I want them to be conscious when I devour them.- Tirannica said.
-You are despicable.- Sibella said.
-How can you be so cruel?.- Tanis asked.
-That's nature, girl. The strong devour the weak.- Tirannica answered.
-I don't understand you.- Elsa said.
-Let me explain it to you. I was born inside a dungeon, I had hundreds of brothers and sisters, my mother was the biggest and strongest spider in the dungeon, nobody messed with her. To make us strong our mother made us go look for our own food, unfortunately I was the weakest of my brothers, I couldn't get my own food by myself. One day our mother ordered that the weak be eaten, those who could not get food and those who had lost a limb while searching the dungeon were devoured by my other stronger brothers, my mother did not care that her children ate each other, fortunately I was able to escape before they ate me. Now I was alone in the dungeon, I survived by eating the beings weaker than me, as I ate them I held on tighter, I continued like this for a long time until my strength surpassed that of my brothers and my mother. One day I returned to my family, and I devoured them all!.- Said Tirannica.
Marcus and the girls were shocked to hear such a horrible story.
-Holy ghosts! You ate your own family!?.- Asked Ghost.
-Yes, once I did my power grew like never before. When I was ready, I left that dungeon to the outside world and began my reign of terror. But I was locked in the door of the underworld for several centuries but today I finally returned to start my reign of terror again.- Said Tirannica.
-You're crazy!.- Said Winnie.
-I'm not crazy. The only purpose of the weak is to be devoured by the strong and here the strongest is me. It's my destiny! I was born to rule the weak!.- Said Tirannica.
-Is that really what you think?.- Asked Marcus.
-Of course you do.- Answered Tirannica.
-Well then you couldn't be more wrong.- Said Marcus.
-What did you say!?.- Asked Tirannica.
-"The law of the strongest"?. Don't give me that nonsense. Do you think we are weak and that gives you the right to rule us? Well you're wrong! We are not weak.- Said Marcus.
-The love I feel for my friends doesn't make me weak, it makes me stronger.- Sibella said.
-I'm a werewolf, our race is strong because we live next to our packs. You who prefer to be alone wouldn't understand.- Winnie said.
-Being small doesn't make me weak. I'm strong because I have all my friends with me.- Tanis said.
-I used to think that strength was the most important thing but now I know that having people by your side who support you in good times and bad is more important than being strong.- Elsa said.
-Being strong or being weak? That doesn't really matter to me, I prefer to hang out with my friends than think about those things.- Ghost said.
-I used to be a weak person but recently I found my strength in my friends and now I'm stronger than ever.- Amelia said.
-Tirannica! We will never, ever, ever lose against someone like you, who is only interested in strength.- Marcus said.
-Ha! You can babble all you want but you're trapped in my web.- Tirannica said.
The spider queen slowly began to approach them. Marcus and the girls struggled with all their might to get out of the web.
-Come on guys! We have to get out of here. There are still a lot of things I have to teach you, we can't fall here. Stand up! - Marcus said.
Marcus and the girls tried to get away even though they were poisoned. That didn't stop them, they kept struggling without stopping, they didn't give up. They thought about all their loved ones, their families, their friends, their director, they wanted to see them again, that's why they weren't going to fall in that place. The spirits inside them heard their desire to live and gave them all their energy, the eyes of each of them began to shine, an enormous power ran through their bodies, they only had to say one word to release it.
-TRANSFORMATION! - They all shouted.
A great light of energy was produced, breaking the webs and making Tirannica retreat. Marcus and the girls were turned into their hero forms, Marcus was in his pirate form, a large aura covered the body of the seven.
-It can't be! They burned my poison?.- Said Tirannica.
With the heat of their auras they had eliminated the poison from his system.
-The master hero. Marcus (Turn and heroic pose).- Said Marcus.
-The vampire heroine. Sibella (Turn and heroic pose).- Said Sibella.
-The fierce heroine. Winnie (Jump back and heroic pose).- Said Winnie.
-The mummy heroine. Tanis (Turn and heroic pose).- Said Tanis.
-The strongest heroine. Elsa (Turn and heroic pose).- Said Elsa.
-The Phantom heroine. Phantom (Flight and heroic pose).- Said Phantom.
-The undead heroine. Amelia (Turn and heroic pose).- Said Amelia.
-And all together we are...- Marcus didn't finish the sentence.
-The Grimwood Ghoul Squad!.- They all shouted.
-Our desire to live makes us strong. Come on girls! Let's finish this!.- Marcus said.
-Yes!.- The girls said.
Marcus and the girls were super charged with energy.
-Persistent fools! Die already!.- Tirannica said.
The spider queen accumulates a large ball of web and throws it at Marcus, and the girls. Sibella and Winnie, cut the ball in two with their weapons, the 7 advance surrounding Tirannica. They attack her at the same time, causing damage. Sibella attacked her again with her sword causing a cut on her chest. Then Winnie attacks her with her claws causing a cut on her face. Tanis goes and wraps her completely with his bandages, and then unwraps her very quickly making her spin like a top, taking advantage of the moment Elsa goes and gives a tremendous hook to the mento, sending it very high. While in the air, Phantom flies and possesses her, being in her body he makes her hit the ground several times, then he leaves her body and Amelia goes and hits her with the tip of her scythe in the stomach, she keeps her scythe there and the spider queen touches her weapon. Amelia removes her weapon from her stomach leaving a hole, the spider queen touches her stomach in pain as she walks. Marcus runs towards her to cut her with his sword, he cuts her several times with his weapon, then he steps back and begins to channel energy into his weapon to launch an attack, his sword was wrapped in a blue flame.
-BURNING CROSS!.- Marcus shouted.
Marcus formed a cross with his sword and threw it at Tirannica, she was burning in flames. She rolled on the floor trying to put them out.
-I'm not done yet.- Marcus said.
Marcus brought his sword close to his face and pointed it upwards, he began to channel energy throughout his body wrapping himself in a blue aura.
-AREA CHANGE!. GREAT OCEAN!.- Marcus shouted.
The area around the two of them began to change. They were now inside the sea, they could breathe underwater and the flames that surrounded the spider queen went out. Marcus looked at Tirannica, he was still covered by the blue aura.
-INVOCATION!. TERROR OF THE SEAS APPEARS!.- Marcus shouted.
Marcus made an invocation, behind the spider queen a giant shadow could be seen swimming towards her, he turned to see what it was and saw that it was the Kraken, the sea monster of legends. She trembled at the sight, the Kraken grabbed her between its tentacles and ate her.
-What does it feel like to be devoured?.- Marcus asked.
The area around them returned to normal, the girls stood next to their master. The spider queen appeared from a puddle of salt water, she was lying on the ground seriously injured but still managed to stand up.
-They will be...!- Said Tirannica.
The spider queen's anger had reached its limit.
-Give up Tirannica, you have no way to win anymore.- Said Marcus.
-SHUT UP!. SHUT UP!. SHUT UP!. I am the spider queen!. I refuse to lose to insects like you!.- Said Tirannica.
The spider queen looked at the door to the underworld and headed to open it. Tanis wanted to go stop her but Marcus stopped her.
-It's what we expected.- Marcus said.
The spider queen managed to open the door to the underworld. She could see what the other side was like, it looked like hell.
-That's it! Come to me my troops!.?. Your queen calls you!. Hahaha.- Tirannica laughed.
Marcus and the girls took advantage of the fact that the spider queen was distracted to carry out their plan.
-Now master!.- Sibella said.
-TRANSFORMATION!. WITCH!.- Marcus shouted.
A light of energy surrounded his body, turning him into his warlock form.
-Elsa, let's combine our forces.- Marcus said.
-I'm ready!.- Elsa said.
Marcus pointed his staff to the sky and prepared to cast a spell.
-THE LIGHTNING STORM!.- Marcus shouted.
With her magic she created a storm cloud in the sky, a bolt of lightning fell on Elsa, charging her with electrical energy. Her body was completely covered in lightning, she walked towards the spider queen. Tirannica stopped laughing and saw that Elsa was standing in front of her. Elsa concentrated all her energy in her left fist, turning it into a fist the size of a truck, hitting the spider queen with such tremendous force that she sent her flying into the door of the underworld. Elsa returned to her normal form.
-Now girls! We have to lock her up!.- Marcus said.
Marcus and the girls went to close the doors of the underworld, and lock Tirannica up. Inside the door she stood up and saw what they were doing.
-No!.- Tirannica shouted.
The spider queen ran to get out before they locked her up. Marcus and the girls rushed to lock her up, pushing with all their strength.
-Push!.- Winnie said.
-Use all the strength you have left!.- Elsa said.
Marcus and the girls tried to close the doors of the underworld, before Tirannica reaches them. The spider queen ran with all her strength to the exit before they locked her in but just when she was close, Marcus and the girls managed to close the doors of the underworld, locking her inside. Tirannica screamed in fury as she hit the door from the inside, Marcus and the girls held the door from the outside so she couldn't escape. Suddenly, the banging and screaming stopped. Marcus and the girls stopped pushing.
-Is it over?.- Tanis asked.
-She's not going to get out?.- Ghost asked.
-I think we locked her in.- Amelia said.
The door to the underworld was closed, nothing and no one could get out of it anymore.
-Did we do it...?. We did it!.- Marcus said.
Marcus and the girls celebrated, they succeeded, they managed to lock down Tirannica, the world was safe. Tanis and Amelia hugged each other while jumping, Winnie and Elsa clapped hands, Sibella and Phantom flew through the sky celebrating, Marcus couldn't be happier, his long mission was finally over.
-We did it! It's over! It's all over.- Marcus said.
Marcus and the girls returned to their normal forms, they were all tired. They sat on the door of the underworld all together and fell asleep.
On the other side of the ruins. Alador, Fenrir, Doby and Grogg continued to fight with the spider monsters. Suddenly, the spider monsters stopped, their bodies turned gray and turned to ash, disappearing.
-What happened?.- Fenrir asked.
-They did it.- Alador said.
Alador ran out to find Marcus and the girls. Fenrir, Doby, and Grogg followed him.
When the four of them arrived at the place, they saw that Marcus and the girls were sleeping leaning against the door of the underworld. They smiled when they saw that they were okay.
-Good grief. We were worried about them and they are sleeping so peacefully.- Doby said.
-They are hopeless.- Grogg said.
Alador approached them. Marcus noticed that someone was in front of him and woke up.
-Is it over?.- Alador asked.
-Yes, we won.- Marcus answered.
Alador fell to his knees, relieved that everything was over. Fenrir, Doby, and Grogg celebrated the girls' victory.
-Girls, wake up.- Marcus said.
The girls began to wake up.
-Let's go home.- Marcus said.
-Home? That sounds good.- Sibella said.
The girls stood up and went with the rest back to Grimwood.
It was a long battle, our heroes went through a lot but it was all over now. The Spider Queen was locked away and the world was safe, thanks to the efforts of Marcus and the girls.
Inside the gate of the underworld was Tirannica sitting on a rock.
-This isn't over Grimwood Squad. Someday you'll hear from me again.- Tirannica said.
The spider queen wasn't dead, she was just locked up. Will this be the last time you see her or will you hear from her again?
In Grimwood, Miss Grimwood and Partidos were outside waiting for Marcus and the girls to return. In the distance they could see them returning with the others. The two were so happy that they ran to greet them. Miss Grimwood hugged his students, Partidos jumped on Marcus, happy to see him. Alador gave Fenrir, Doby and Grogg a thumbs up, and they did the same. Everyone was happy to see him return safely.
-We did it! We saved the world!.- Marcus shouted.
This teacher and his students had managed to save the world.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I swear to you all on my lawyer that I have never seen an anime called "Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?"
