(The Climactic Battle)

*July, 26th, 1906*

*Ocean Beach, San Francisco*

The battle raged on as small electricity appeared around Dion's body as an energy blade appeared from his right hand.

"DIE!" Dion cried out with a wicked smile on his face as he charged toward his opponent with great speed.

Sensing this, Dorothy quickly formed an aura around her hand, ready to attack.

"No, it's over, Dion" Dorothy responded in a motivated voice while she quickly dashed toward her opponent as well.

Soon after, Dorothy managed to deliver a hard punch toward Dion, sending him crashing into some rocks not too far from the Cliff House.

Right after this, Dorothy wasted no time and quickly flew directly at Dion, delivering a slew of punches toward his body, causing him to cry in pain before ending the assault with a hard kick to the right side of his face, sending him flying across the beach.

"D-Damn it! Even at full power…I REFUSE TO LOSE!" Dion roared in anger, slamming his fists on the sand while looking up to see Dorothy walking toward him, a serious expression on her face.

"What can I do, I can't lose. That damned girl. I should have killed her when I had the chance, wait…I got it.." Dion thought to himself in frustration before smirking as he laughed, capturing Dorothy's attention.

"What's so funny?" Dorothy asked her opponent in a serious voice while seeing Dion slowly getting up.

Soon after, there was silence with the only sounds being the ocean and wind, and soon, Dion answered the question.

"Oh, you'll see. See you real soon.." Dion responded with a smirk before quickly throwing sand at her eyes, briefly distracting her as this allowed him to disappear from Dorothy's site, surprising her.

After the unexpected cheating, Dorothy quickly rubbed her eyes in annoyance until she regained her sight.

"Damn it! Where did you go, Dion!" Dorothy uttered in annoyance while she flew up in the air to look for him.

*Quadling Country*

Meanwhile at the imperial red palace, Glinda watched everything from her Book of Records.

"I see, Dion attends to absorb Lee-Ow-Oh and the Chief of the Whimsies, hoping to increase his already full strength. Dorothy, you must act now and kill him." Glinda spoke to herself while she continued to watch the events unfolding.

*Ocean Beach, San Francisco*

Back at the beach, Dorothy flew around the beach, looking for Dion until she heard a small laugh.

"Dion! Where are you!" Dorothy cried out while she quickly went back to the ground, looking for him.

Of course, Dion appeared in front of Dorothy, holding Lee-Ow-Oh in one hand and the Whimsie Chief in the other, both being unconscious.

This event surprised Dorothy and she quickly put her guard up.

"That was low of you, Dion. To throw sand at my eyes and what are you doing with these two, Ozma sent them back home days ago.." Dorothy sternly spoke to Dion, waiting for whatever was next.

"Fun stuff. Feast your eyes on the ultimate evolution of Dion, my sweet Dorothy." Dion responded before laughing maniacally while he began to absorb the nutrients of Lee-Ow-Oh and the Whimsie Chief, stripping them of their powers.

Of course, Dorothy wasn't scared at, all while being confident.

"Don't call me sweet, It's kinda creepy and I can't wait to see what else you've got. So that way, I can kick your ass again with no regrets." Dorothy responded in a cocky voice while she saw Dion transforming.

Dion's already humanoid facial features became a little more humanoid while blue fur grew from his back, all while his power increased.

Once the transformation was complete, Dion looked at his hands before laughing at his newfound power.

"Yes…I can feel the power flowing through me, prepare to die, Dorothy." Dion spoke to his opponent in a threatening voice, forming a fighting stance while Dorothy followed suit.

"I know, you've told me that for the millionth time." Dorothy responded, smirking while both opponents waited for their next moves.

There was another wave of silence with the only sound being the ocean and wind running coarse.

Soon after, Dorothy and Dion quickly charged directly at each other, both fists colliding with each other, sending a shockwave across the San Francisco Bay, thus kicking off the battle.

After the shockwave, Dorothy and Dion's fists once more, creating yet another shockwave before Dion delivered a hard punch toward Dorothy's face, sending her flying across the ocean.

"Phanfasm Bomber!" Dion cried out with a sadistic smile as he attacked Dorothy with his blue energy attack.

This caused Dorothy to cry in pain as she was sent flying across the ocean and back to the beach, and of course, Dion dashed toward her work speed, alerting Dorothy.

"Finally, you're trying. You're much stronger and faster! Now I can enjoy kicking your ass!" Dorothy uttered in a cocky voice, quickly catching her footing on the rock.

Soon after, she quickly used her footing to propel herself forward to her opponent, preparing for another attack, sparks and electricity going everywhere.

"Stardust Punch!" Dorothy cried out while her entire body propelled with speed before she delivered a hard punch toward Dion's cheek, sending him flying across the ocean; however, Dion smirked at this.

"Good one, you little brat! Let me show you something marvelous.." Dion spoke out, quickly regaining his footing while he expanded his hand in the air.

After this, a huge blue energy ball appeared from his hand, causing the once morning skies to dim, all while Dorothy stood there.

"LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN DODGE THIS ONE! SUPER PHANFASM BOMBER'' Dion roared with confidence.

The skies continued to darken while people who were eating at the Cliff House were watching from the beautiful building.

"DIE'' Dion roared in fury before sending the huge blue ball toward Dorothy's way.

The Super Phanfasm slowly got closer to Dorothy, who was standing on the ocean.

Immediately the wind began to pick up while the oceans grew more violent in response to the attack; however, Dorothy was unfazed.

Soon after, Dorothy motioned her hands together before cupping her hands upward.

"GAIA SUNLIGHT FLASH!" Dorothy cried out as a huge energy attack appeared from the cup of her hands, penetrating through the attack, thus destroying it.

After seeing this, Dion stared down at Dorothy, eyes filled with fury.

"Don't get COCKY!" Dion cried in anger, charging directly at Dorothy; however, the young girl used an after-image before delivering a swift kick toward Dion, shocking him.

Soon after, Dorothy and Dion traded many blows and attacks, their speed getting faster as it created more shockwaves across the skies.

"What's wrong, Dion? Can't keep up!? You have my cells, right? You just cheated and got more powers, right?! What's the matter?" Dorothy taunted Dion before delivering an uppercut to his stomach, sending him flying up in the air.

After the assault, Dion was sent flying in the air, getting more angry.

"Damned Brat!" Dion roared while quickly catching his footing, preparing to attack Dorothy.

Once more, Dorothy and Dion continued to fight and trade blows while ascending further and further up the atmosphere.

The battle quickly entered outer space as Dorothy and Dion were still engaging in battle.

"Take this!" Dion cried in anger, kicking Dorothy straight in the gut, causing her to gasp in pain as she was sent flying to the moon, crashing on it.

After the assault, Dorothy slowly got up, looking around to find herself in space, nothing, no sound.

"Whoa, I gotta get back to Earth.." Dorothy thought to herself while slowly turning around to see the beautiful blue planet in its glory.

"Such a beautiful planet. I remember making a promise to Aunt Em that I would protect this planet when I grew up. I was only eight yet I had a big dream and now it's coming true.." Dorothy thought to herself before closing her eyes.

Suddenly, she remembered her friends and the times she'd spent with them, and she remembered the times she'd spent with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry.

The memories slowly flooded within her, this planet, Earth, had a special place in her heart. It was home to the people of Oz as well, and Dorothy knew she had to protect it.

"Earth is my home, and I will protect it!" Dorothy thought to herself with a serious expression before using her feet to propel herself from the moon and toward Dion, who was charging at her with speed.

After this, Dorothy and Dion punched each other, cross-counter style, knocking both of them away from each other.

Soon after, Dion descended back to Earth, his body burning due to entering the atmosphere while Dorothy followed him below.

*Ocean Beach, San Francisco*

Dion collapsed on the ground, groaning in pain as he felt his body growing larger..

"W-What..No…" Dion uttered in shock while feeling himself growing larger.

This was heard by Dorothy who descended back down and she was ready to explain to him the details.

"Your Body is growing unstable. Taking Lee-Ow-Oh and the Whimisie Chief's powers on top of going full power is taking a toll on your body. Think of it as overdosing on pills." Dorothy explained to Dion with a serious expression on her face, watching Dion's angered face staring down at Dorothy.

"N-No..I-I'm.." Dion responded in a slurred voice, feeling half of his face falling apart as he slowly walked toward Dorothy, ready to attack; however, he fell to the ground, causing a loud thud.

After falling, Dion's body grew more grotesque while he groaned in pain, forming a huge lump on the right side of his arm.

"I..won't...Lowes…" Dion uttered in a slurred voice, slowly getting up as he attempted to deliver a hard punch toward his opponent; however, Dorothy quickly dodged the punch.

After dodging, Dorothy quickly delivered a hard kick to Dion's cheek, causing the large creature to collapse on the ground.

"Look at yourself. You're overdosing on your power, and now you're going to lay in your bed.." Dorothy spoke to Dion with a serious expression; however, Dion managed to chuckle, eyeing the Cliff House.

Immediately after this, Dion let out a mighty roar, sending Dorothy flying across the beach while electricity formed across his body.

"I-I'm taking these people in that building along with me!.." Dion uttered to himself in desperation while blue sparks appeared from his large abnormal body, his sights on the Cliff House.

Soon after, Dion managed to lift himself toward the air, his eyes focused on his target.

His body morphed into something even more terrifying, his entire back contained fake heads of Dorothy, Ozma, Scarecrow, and everyone whom he shared cells with.

Dion's bloodshot eyes burned with fury, his final ditch effort involved killing those at the Cliff House.

"MAXIMUM OUTPUT: FLASH!" Dion roared with fury before propelling himself toward the Cliff House with great speed, laughing maniacally.

Sensing the danger, Dorothy quickly chased after him with all of her speed.

"Catch up.." Dorothy thought to herself while she continued to chase after him, trying her best to catch up despite how far Dion was from her.

"CATCH UP, DAMMIT!" Dorothy roared at herself in annoyance before finally catching up to her opponent.

Finally, with fierce eyes and determination, Dorothy caught up with Dion, preparing for her final attack.

During this, Dorothy heard the cheers of her loved ones in Oz, even those in her world. As if everyone was watching her deliver the final blow.

"IT'S OVER!" Dorothy roared with fury before delivering one final powerful punch toward Dion's face.

Soon after, Dorothy yelled while trying to push Dion back with her punch.

This went on for a few seconds as both Dorothy and Dion yelled, struggling to overpower one other.

During the intense struggle, more people watched from the windows of the Cliff House and they cheered Dorothy on.

"You can do it!" A Gentleman cried out while his wife next to him nodded in support before voicing her support.

"Please win for us!" The Lady also cried out while many more people in the Cliff House cheered Dorothy on.

The support of those on the Cliff House and her friends back in Oz was enough for Dorothy to get the motivation she needed to finally defeat Dion.

"IT'S OVER!" Dorothy roared with fury as she finally overpowered Dion, successfully overpowering him with a single punch.

After this, Dion let out one final cry before his body exploded, his remains spreading across the beach and ocean, destroying him for good.

"I-I..won.." Dorothy uttered with a weak smile, laughing to herself before falling back on the beach, all while the once dark skies slowly turned into a sunny one.

The world has been saved, and it was all because of a young girl named Dorothy Gale, The Strong and Brave.