Oh my God, what a rough two days. But it'll hopefully be worth it when I Let's Play Sonic Generations TOMORROW! That's why I wanna get this DONE!
Chapter 5: Final Preparations
Kade landed the C.O.O.L.-B.U.S. in the Moonbase hangar and the operatives immediately charged into the collapsing burning building. "Me, Nigel, Violet, and Eva will look for Ganon, Scarlet, and Lehcar." Rachel ordered. "The rest of you, try to rescue as many operatives as you can and look for water guns to douse these fires!"
"Wouldn't it be better if EVA helped us douse the flames?" Kade questioned.
"She and Nigel can help with that on the way, but with their powers, I think we'll need them to help fight."
"Four of us against three of them shouldn't be SO bad." Nigel said.
"With their skill, I say they already evened the odds." Eva finished, and with that, they hurried through.
In a higher level of Moonbase, Ganon and the two girls watched as the space station burned. "Hehehe. The Kids Next Door's glory… burning before our very eyes. You two have done an extraordinary job." the Dark Lord said quietly and grimly.
"Well, what would you expect from your just-as-powerful daughter?" Lehcar asked with a rather fearful smile.
Ganondorf immediately drew out his sword and aimed it at his daughter, who flinched. "You hold half of the Triforce of Power in your hands, but your power is INFERIOR to mine! Understand?!"
"Y-Yes… Father." Lehcar stuttered.
"Good… now get ready. Our guests have arrived." With that, they turned to see the four operatives arriving just in time.
Nigel looked at Ganon with a serious look, his gray, determined eyes meeting with Ganondorf's toneless dark-yellow ones. Ganondorf was the one behind this attack… and like any villain, Nigel was going to stop him. "I'll help with that." Eva said, already sensing his thoughts. "Me and Nigel will deal with Ganon, you guys take out your counterparts."
At this, Lehcar and Scar just sped down the hall. Rachel and Vi ran past Ganon and hurried after them. Once they were gone, Ganon reached behind him and pulled out another sword, crossing both swords like an 'X.' "So, the two children of royal birth dare to face me? Very well. Let's see where your bending has gotten you!" (Okay, play the Ganondorf Battle Theme from Zelda: Twilight Princess!)
Boss fight: Ganondorf Dragmire
Ganondorf walked forward and stabbed his left sword at Nigel, but he dodge-rolled. Eva ran around and lashed a water whip, but he kicked it, then Nigel shot fire at him, but Ganon rolled behind him and slashed, then Nigel jumped and avoided. The two cousins ran as Ganon chased, Nigel throwing back flames with Ganon stylishly punching or kicking them away. Ganon then shot to them, firing flames from his feet like rockets, and rammed Nigel into a wall. He then watched as Nigel flew up with his own rockets, and Eva ran up and gave Ganon a water slap across the face. She tried blowing Ice Breath on him, but he countered with his own fire breath, spinning to her and trying to slash.
Nigel flew down and grabbed his cousin, then flew up into an upper room. Ganondorf jumped up the walls and made it up there, walking down that hall. One of the flames on the walls shot at him, so he knocked it back, then looked as Nigel and Eva came out from behind and kept running. Eva used Water Slice and cut off some hanging broken debris, trying to block off Ganon, but the Dark Lord punched and kicked them away as he went by.
The cousins stopped and gasped when a huge flame emerged in a doorway, exchanged a nod, and leapt over. The two were now in a room of lots of burning items, splitting up and hiding behind something when Ganon showed up. He looked around, then smirked when he noticed Nigel's leg sticking out behind a burning drawer. As Nigel panted, he looked up and screamed when he saw Ganon's foot above him, dodge-rolling as it came down and crushed the burning drawer. The Brit crawled away in fear as Eva popped up and splashed water on Ganon, freezing his head, but he broke the ice off shortly after, looking angrily to where it came from right when Eva was crawling away.
The two panted and hid together behind a burning trashcan as Ganondorf searched for them. "You can't hide from me, brats!" Nigel thought fast and kicked the can over to him, but Ganon just sliced it. The two kept running and hid behind something else as Ganon continued to search. "I can smell your blood, Boy! The blood of the Demon Royal Family runs in you!" he exclaimed, cutting another random drawer in half.
"I'm not the Demon Prince anymore!" Nigel shouted from behind another desk.
"Ah! But the blood still runs in your veins! Whether you want the throne or not, the power is still there, and I must obtain that power to show this world the might that is Ganondorf! YAH!" They dodged just before he cut their desk. Nigel tried shooting fireballs at him, but he blocked them off once again. Ganon tried slashing at his feet, but Nigel jumped and threw fireballs from the air. Eva Water Sliced his chest, making Ganon grip it, and he watched and smirked as they ran off again.
"Pity I won't be able to kill that little cousin of yours. Lest Lord Gnaa disposes of me for destroying his little crush."
Eva's expression lit up with shock. "Wait, Lord Gnaa has a crush on me?!"
"Not you, pathetic sea rat! I'm talking about your uncle's daughter! The child who was responsible for sparking Gnaa's darkness! The child that drove him to seek revenge on all beings! The child that is his WEAKNESS!"
"YAH!" Nigel leapt into the air and prepared to kick down at Ganon. The Dark Lord grabbed his foot and threw him into a wall. Eva tried water slapping him, but he swatted the water away, grabbed her shirt collar, grabbed and tossed away her water bottle, then threw her over to Nigel. (End song.)
Once both were on the ground, they rolled off each other on their backs, then began coughing. Nigel shot his eyes open when Ganondorf approached and aimed his sword at him, the boy giving a horrified look. "You know, boy, if I had used my full power right now, I would've destroyed you BOTH in mere seconds. All this battle is is entertainment to me." Ganon gave a vicious grin. "You may have defeated Malladus and saved the universe, but you will NEVER be strong enough to defeat me. I'm going to kill you, boy. Oh… yes. Once word gets out that I killed the legendary Nigel Uno, people will rue this day. After tonight, no one will ever question my power." He held his head closer and squinted his eyes. Nigel's never seen anyone so terrifying. "And I will kill Gnaa, too."
"You might wanna recheck those facts."
"Huh—OOOOOHHHHHH!" Before Ganon knew it, he was struck by pink lightning. Nigel and Eva looked behind him to see-
"Muffy Jenkins?" Nigel asked in surprise.
"Go! Get out of here!" And with confused glances, Nigel and Eva stood up and ran out.
Muffy stopped her lightning and ran over to an "Eject" button. As Ganon recovered, a vacuum-type tube emerged from the ceiling and sucked him out into space. "AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
Muffy panted after doing so. "Phew."
With Lehcar and Scarlet
Once again, Lehcar and Scarlet watched from a high point of the base as all the destruction went on. "Well, looks like we did it, L!" Scarlet exclaimed.
"I'll say you did." At this, they both looked back to see Rachel and Violet, looking at them seriously. "You've really done it this time, Scar." Violet said.
"Well, if it isn't the pussycat and the Positive faker." Lehcar replied, snarkily. Rachel and Vi held their weapons ready.
"So, I guess now's the part where you arrest us, is that it?" Scarlet asked.
"We could arrest you. And we should." Rachel said. "Unless you give up all this and join the good side. How 'bout it?"
"HA ha ha!" Lehcar laughed. "Simple solution for a Positive! No, nothing ever ends that easy. One day, Ganon will be the one in charge, so everything must go his way. Besides, you should SEE him when he's upset! My father doesn't let anything go… I wouldn't be surprised if your friends are shish-kebabed right now."
"Yeah, he don't mess around." Scarlet mentioned. "Look at this." She pointed to her chest as the purple Dark Flame appeared. "If I go against Ganon, this flame goes out, and I die. So… there's no way out."
"We can protect you." Violet said. "Just join us and-"
"NO!" Scarlet yelled. "Not until I get revenge on you!"
"And not until I have a better brother than the one I already have!" Lehcar followed.
"My brother will NEVER join you!" Rachel yelled angrily.
"How pitiable." Lehcar said. "It's only a matter of time before he realizes he's meant for much more than your pitiful organization. Especially after that blast that I've given him."
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?!" Rachel was more furious.
"That's not important now! All that really matters is that your KND adventures are coming to an end!"
"Heh! Bring it on!" Rachel smirked, aiming her staff.
"Ready to finally face justice, Vi?" Scarlet asked, readying her claws.
"The only justice needing delivering is yours." Violet replied.
"Heh heh." Lehcar smirked. She then charged up her lightning. With that, she BLEW a huge hole in the wall and they were all sucked out, then began running down a huge, long pathway down the collapsing Moonbase. (Play "For True Story" from Sonic Adventure 2!)
Boss fight: Lehcar EiznekCm and Scarlet Vargas
"Alright, Lehcar, time for us to finish this!" Rachel exclaimed.
"Let's see who's the top cat, Vi!" Scar taunted.
The four of them ran at high speeds down the falling Moonbase as all the debris flew by. Lehcar shot fire at them while Rachel spun her staff and blocked, and Violet bounced off of Rachel, gaining momentum and tackling Scar. The two gripped the side of the vertical path with their claws as they were sliding and scratching down. They regained footing and started kicking at each other as they fell. When Rachel and Lehcar ran by each other, Lehcar did a flame kick, which Rachel ducked, then tackled her, the two rolling and brawling on the way down. They started running again on their feet as Lehcar took out her sword and started clashing with her.
The two held the other's weapon back as they started falling and spinning, then gasped when they noticed the path broken off. The four of them immediately bounced off the path and started bouncing off the many pieces of falling debris. While Violet chased Scarlet, the black catgirl threw shurikens and blew up the pieces of debris, trying to blow up Violet. Violet eventually reached her cousin and tackled her again, landing on the next pathway leading downwards, followed by Rachel and Lehcar. The two catgirls started scratching each other as they plummeted downward. Scarlet spin-kicked and Violet dodged, then scratched at Scar again. Vi then had to dodge left and right as Scarlet started swiping her claws upward. Violet kicked her cousin upside the face, and Scar growled as she turned back to Violet.
As Lehcar and Rachel ran down the path, Rachel kept ducking as Lehcar fired purple flames, then finally leaped over and whacked the Negative in the head with the punching glove side of her staff. As a result, Lehcar ran far forward and charged up her lightning. "Time to put this to rest. LIGHTNING!" Rachel dodge-rolled before the lightning could hit.
Scarlet ran ahead and yelled, "DISAPPEAR!" before launching extendable claws and nearly stabbing Violet before she dodged, causing the claws to stab in the ground and quickly retract.
"WHOA! I can't do that!" Violet exclaimed.
"Then I really am better than you!" Scarlet retorted. When Scarlet extended her claws again, Violet jumped and grinded on one over to Scarlet, kicking and knocking her down.
When Lehcar charged her lightning again, Rachel removed her helmet and caught the lightning in the colanders, then threw it to Lehcar, causing her to get shocked. "AHH!"
"Cool! My helmet conducts electricity!"
"Er, THAT'S IT!" Lehcar yelled. All of a sudden, her body was alit with purple flames as she charged and started throwing flame punches at Rachel, who quickly dodged. Scarlet then ran over and tackled Violet, and the two werecats began brawling on the way down. Violet ducked as Scarlet stabbed her claws out again, and Violet grabbed her arms as they started pushing at each other.
"AHH!" Lehcar yelled, still trying to hit Rachel. The Supreme Leader narrowly dodged every punch and kick before drawing her staff and hitting her across the face with the Yield side. Lehcar tried slashing at her again, but Rachel held back her attack and eventually knocked the sword out of her hand. Lehcar's flames went out as Rachel aimed her staff at her neck as they fell. "Well, lucky you, Rachel. Going to kill me now?"
"Even if we weren't connected, I'm not like you. Besides… I need to bring you in downtown to clear my name."
"I see. Unfortunately… I don't GIVE A CRAP!" With that, she activated her rockets and flew off.
Violet and Scarlet finally stopped rolling as Vi threw her cousin off the edge. Lehcar flew by just in time to catch her. Rachel and Vi immediately leaped up and grabbed them, pulling them down with them. "We're going out together, Negative!"
"Same here, Cousin!" Vi exclaimed.
"NOO!" they both screamed, unable to pull away. "AAAHHHHH!" But before they could crash-land on the moon's surface, the C.O.O.L.-B.U.S. shot by and caught them inside. (End song.)
"Nice of you to DROP IN!" Kade exclaimed.
"That joke is SERIOUSLY cliché, Kade!" Eva retorted.
"Looks like we have our prisoners." Katie said, looking at the dizzy Lehcar and Scarlet.
"Let's take these two down to Ashland, so we can clear Rachel's and Violet's names." Nigel suggested.
"Good thinking. By the way, any idea how we were breathing in space just now?" Violet asked.
"Sometimes, it's best not to question videogame/story logic and just go with the-" Before Kade could finish, their ship shook as Ganondorf landed on their windshield.
"AAHHH!"
"HE IS-" Yin started.
"-BACK!" Yang finished.
"GAAAH!" Ganondorf immediately broke in through the windshield, causing the bus to zoom out of control.
"WE'RE GOING DOWN!" Kade screamed. Everyone else screamed as the ship was coming through the atmosphere. Just before they all crashed, they were all teleported away, letting the ship crash and explode.
They were all teleported by a lake area, and all looked around in confusion. "Eh? What happened?" Ganondorf asked. "OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!" He was bombarded with the same lightning again from Muffy Jenkins.
"MUFFY!" Nigel exclaimed.
Lehcar quickly recovered and kicked the girl into the lake, and Ganon readied to strike her. A Starburst then shot out from the lake and knocked him back. "OOF!"
After looking towards Ganon, the team looked back in shock at who was standing in the lake. It was none other than Dimentia Winkiebottom, looking fierce with her glowing hands. "Is that…" Eva started, surprised.
"Her…" Ganon said quietly, also surprised. "Heh heh. Until next time." Ganondorf opened a Dark Portal and stepped inside. Lehcar and Scarlet jumped in after. The operatives spared one more look at Dimentia before she warped away.
"Nigel… was that-" Rachel started.
"Dimentia… she's back." They all stood in wonder and confusion.
A few days later…
Operatives were beginning reconstruction on the Moonbase, Sector V and the others helping out. "Well, here we are, fixing up our Moonbase again." Numbuh 5 said.
"Boy, those guys really know how to make a mess." Virginia said.
The rest of the heroes from the battle were gathered at Moonbase as well, Cosmo and Nova introducing their new friends. "Emily, Annie, this is Ava and Kweeb. They were friends of ours in GKND as well." Nova spoke.
"Nice to meet you!" Ava said happily. "My name's Ava! And this is my tiny, VERY brave friend, Kweeb!" She motioned to Kweeb waving on her shoulder.
"Oh, I remember you!" Annie said. "Awww, look how cute he is!"
"Hehe! I'm real good with the ladies." Kweeb smiled charmingly.
"Not exactly my pick for a boyfriend." Emily said.
"You'd be surprised what I can do, sweetie."
Kami chuckled. "My name's Kami, by the way." she said, shaking Nova's hand.
"A pleasure to meet you, too."
"ZURI!"
Emily chuckled. "And this is Zuri, my pet Pokémon!"
"Zuri! ZURI!"
The group that was frozen was standing a few feet away. "Phew. Thank the stars we made it out of that." Dib said.
"Brrrrrr! Ai me! Mine wings art frozen stiff." Luvbi shivered.
"I won't feel my toes for weeks!" Marine said.
"I can't believe we got our butts kicked that easily." Dib said.
"Ay, 'tis a terrible thing…" Luvbi spoke, beginning to think to herself. "Hmmm… perhaps I must take initiative, shouldst others meet my fate."
Sector W was just coming in at this time. Rachel was quick to rush over. "HARVEY!"
"Hey, Sis!" He opened his arms and awaited her hug.
"I'm so glad you woke up!"
"The doctors didn't find anything wrong with him." Sonya said. "But he only woke up when Angie kissed him."
"I keep TELLIN' you guys not to TOUCH me!"
Nigel and Rachel could only smile as his friends giggled. "Well, there lies another happy ending." Nigel said.
"Yeah. Except that when I get home, I am going to be grounded forever."
"Not exactly." Eva said, approaching them with photos of Lehcar and Scarlet battling their counterparts at the base. "I snapped these photos during the fight after we got that file. These should convince the townspeople."
"Alright! Thanks, Eva!" Rachel exclaimed.
Violet then went to stand over by Ava at the window. "Hey, I'm sorry about what my cousin did." Vi said.
"It's okay. You know, seeing what you two are going through… it makes me wonder what my old team is doing back on Glomour. When I have time, I'd like to find them and patch things up with them…"
Rachel and Nigel walked over by the balcony window, looking down at the great blue Earth below. "This is far from over, isn't it?" Rachel asked.
"No doubt. Dimentia's alive… and we have someone bigger to worry about."
"You think we'll survive?"
"Yes, we will, Rachel. We just have to stay hopeful, and find my cousin."
"But Eva and the Twins are already here."
"Not them. Ganondorf said I had another cousin. Father's daughter. He said she was connected to Gnaa in some way. We'll rest for a little bit, then we'll search for her."
Rachel took a breath as she held her left hand to her chest. "I get the feeling our future won't be a pleasant one."
Nigel reached over and held her hand, and spoke positively. "Whatever the future brings, we can get through it. And with all the new friends we made, it'll be easy if we work together!"
Rachel smiled to her boyfriend as they held each other's hands. The two held each other close as they stared out into the stars, watching operatives fix the Moonbase, and everyone wondering what the future would hold.
Plank's Lair
"Aw man!" Johnny exclaimed when they returned to their hideout. "Those guys beat us bad!"
"Now, now, Johnny. There's no need to get upset." Plank spoke. "Besides, we got what we came for. Behold, The Brain's entire shipment of intelligence potion!" Several Plank Troops and robots rolled in with several large containers of potion.
"HOLY COW!" Johnny beamed.
"And now is when our grand journey begins! This world shall know the true power… OF WOOD!" With that, he slid open a door, and Johnny gaped at the sight of millions of pieces of wood, all piled together. The two devious pals laughed manically, both expecting a glorious future.
Mt. Gnaa
Negatar Gnaa drifted calmly in his well on Mt. Gnaa, watching as Gaul came in. "Master: Harvey has finally been touched by your Darkness. The message has been sent."
"Then our time for conqueration is nigh!"
"Yes, my Master." Phantom Gnaa said. "Time to show the universe the greatness that is your power."
"It is time to begin. Come, Gaul."
"Yes, Sire." The burly Ape King headed up the stairs as Gnaa's glorious image drifted upwards. From the top of the mountain, Gnaa looked to his legions of followers down below. The Dark Armies turned their attention as the gigantic vision of Gnaa spoke.
"CITIZENS OF EVIL. THE TIME FOR OUR DOMINATION IS UPON US. ONCE MY VESSEL HAS ARRIVED, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT, OUR QUEST FOR ULTIMATE POWER SHALL COMMENCE. THE FIRSTBORN WILL BE OUURRRRSS!"
"GRAAARRRGGH!" Bowser roared to the sky as Kammy Koopa, Bowser Jr., and the Koopa Clan were cheering away.
"OH HO HO HO HO!" Dr. Eggman laughed as Decoe, Bocoe, Bokkun, Orbot and Cubot, and the Eggman Empire waved their arms in excitement.
"YEEEAAAHHHH!" The Brotherhood of Evil cheered, with Brain in the front. In this intervening time, many other villains from other worlds were recruited, and were excited about getting revenge on their enemies: the Teen Titans, Danny Phantom, Jimmy Neutron, the Xiaolin Warriors, the Avatar Gaang, the Samurai Rangers, and of course the Kids Next Door.
"YEAH! THANK YOU!" King K. Rool exclaimed as his Kremlings cheered.
"YEAH!" Rumpel Stiltskin exclaimed as his witches cackled.
Finally, Vaati, Zant, Koume, Kotake, and all of Ganon's demonic minions cheered, too, Lehcar and Scarlet smiling deviously to each other.
Danika and Nolan stood (or Nolan sat) by each other, looking nervous. "Are you ready?" the goth asked.
"I don't know. But by the end of this… Corey and Dillon will be avenged."
Bane and Aurra stood in the crowd as well. "Now, this is a game I'm looking forward to." Bane said.
"Careful not to jinx it, Bane."
"This is gonna be so AWESOME!" Leopold exclaimed, standing by the Toxic Four. Matthew Dimalanta looked away in thought. Part of him hoped Yin would come out okay.
All minions from all armies cheered as Lord Gnaa's evil laugh echoed. "AH HA HA HA HA! AHH HA HA HA HA (Dark fire) HA HA HA HA HA HA (Hellfire) HA HA HA HA (This fire in my SKIIINNN)!"
Quahog, Rhode Island
Wesley Dodds immediately shot up from his bed. "Oh, that's not good."
YEEAAHHH! Next time: Legend of the Eight Firstborn! The moment you've been waiting for is nearly here! …Unless you wanna read the second half of the Nightmare Series. That's there, too, but you don't have to. (However, something cool DOES happen at the end of it!)
Bonus: Annie's Birthday
It's been about a day since the reconstruction of the Moonbase. Annie Wilconson quietly slept in her room that night, still tired from that unexpected adventure. She awoke at the sound of a tap on her window, getting up and opening it to look outside. She was in thin, warm dark-blue Yipper pajamas, and bare feet. After a few seconds of looking, she saw there was no one there and closed her window. She was about to get back in bed when-
"Hello, there."
Her eyes widened at the sight of the wind sorcerer, Vaati in her room. "AAH-" Her mouth was immediately clapped shut by his right hand.
"Hey, calm down. I'm not here to hurt you."
"Wh-What do you want?"
"I'm not here on a mission, or revenge, or anything. I just wanted to talk."
"...About what?"
He pulled his hand back. "...Anyway, about that business back at the base… sorry if I hurt you." He said, his toneless, cool expression not changing.
"You nearly hurt my best friend, and THAT'S all you have to say?!"
"I had a feeling you'd say that... which is why I got you this." He removed his hat and magically drew out a small, white box. Annie opened the box to find a white icing cake with two candles on a "14" and some blue icing that read 'Happy birthday, Annie'. "It is your birthday, isn't it?"
"Y...Yeah. How did you-"
He took out a book. "You dropped your diary when those guys took you away."
"Hey, give me that!" she yelled, snatching her diary back. "But... thanks. Who are you, anyway?"
"My name is Vaati. I'm an airbending sorcerer from the Minish Realm. I betrayed my old master to work for Ganon.
"So, you're just another one of those guys who thought he had to follow evil?"
"Yeah, but don't get me wrong: I liked it! Being bad and DOING bad is the only thing that gives me thrills in life."
"It doesn't have to be the only thing. You could use your powers to help people."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, but you know I'm not gonna. Y'see… my element is Air. Air is the Element of Freedom. It's about BEING free, and doin' whatever ya want. But normally airbenders besides the Nimbi are easy-going monks who sit around and do nothin', but I'm not like that. I choose a more FUN life of being free."
Annie sighed in disapproval. "But why'd you bring me this?"
He was silent. "...There's something about you. Something... I like."
"O...kay."
"You're really pretty."
"Uh, thanks." Annie blushed, creeped out. "...Maybe we can hang out whenever...whenever nobody's around."
He smiled and kissed her cheek, and her blush grew. "It's the only way it'll work. Ganon would fry me to a crisp if he found out. Oh, but one more thing..." He took off his hat and held it out to her. "Big things are gonna happen soon. This hat grants wishes. Small wishes, but it still works fine. I want you to have it."
Annie stared for a moment and was about to take it before she shook her head 'no'. "Thanks, but... I don't really trust wishes by magic hats worn by evil sorcerers."
He chuckled and put it back on. "Your loss, then. But I'd like to hang out sometime."
"Yeah..." She smiled lightly. "Me too."
"And who knows?" he said, opening the window and squatting in it. "Maybe you can learn some things from me." With that, he leaped to the ground and ran off at high speed.
Annie smiled in his direction, closed her window, then started to eat her tasty cake.