"Ugh, is he still talking?"

Superman and Goku were in a bar/diner. Hey, it's the universe of Mortal Kombat, they'd have this sort of stuff. The Man of Steel turned his head towards the Tarkatan they had immobilized by tying a light post around him.

"Yep." Superman decided to give his and Goku's headaches a rest by using his heat vision to fry off the monster's head.

"Alright, we have a few minutes. I'd estimate twelve."

Goku sighed, "How is it that this guy can follow us literally anywhere?"

"I'd say that would be Odium's doing. I swear, this guy is just as bad as the trolls." Superman grumbled. He was eating a rather large burger, with American Cheese, and everything on it. Onions, lettuce, tomato - you name it. He paid up front for it, on account that Goku would eat a herd of horses if offered the chance.

Goku, on the other hand, was scarfing down some few million pounds of fried chicken. "I hear ya," He swallowed, "The only difference is that this guy is actually live, and in person."

"Seriously, this guy is like, pretty much invincible." Superman agreed, taking the last bite of his burger, muttering something about it not being a Metropolis home-style or something. He took a look at Goku, who was still stuffing his face with all that food, 'Okay, I used my X-Ray vision several times. And I still have no idea where he puts that stuff' he thought.

"I tried blasting him into the sun with a Kamehameha wave - while in Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, by the way,"

"Damn. They were right. There really had to have been a better name…" Superman muttered.

"Agreed," Goku nodded. Then, continuing from his previous point, "And the guy was still standing."

Superman couldn't agree more. He looked around, there were Special Forces members present. Most, if not all of them being wary of the tarkatan that had about half its head almost grown back.

"I even tried a Spirit Bomb, and all it did was blow a hole in his chest, and he just laughed!" Goku complained.

"Honestly though," Superman started, "I'm just kinda relieved that we don't have to do some big fight that would have likely destroyed most of the city."

"At least we can agree on that." Goku muttered, finishing off his chicken. "You wanna go and figure out how to dispose of this guy for good?"

"Yeah, sure. Just gotta leave about a ton of gold to pay for this stuff."

"Aren't you friends with a few millionaires?" Goku asked.

"I could say the same thing about you," Superman playfully countered, "But we both know that their money wouldn't work here."

"Right. Forgot about that…" Goku lamented.

A gust of wind greeted Goku, as he waited for a bit. He turned to the waiter, who had tapped his shoulder nervously, "Hmm?"

"Uh, sir… Your bill…"

"Huh?" Goku looked confused for a moment, "Oh, just hang on a moment. My friend should be back soo-"

"I'm back. Sorry it took so long, but there were a few crazy guys with guns, and I had to catch the bullets so they wouldn't hurt anybody." The Man of Steel apologized before gesturing to the gold blocks, "I think this was from a Black Dragon facility, so the SF guys should have less to deal with now."

"Wait a second, Superman?"

Superman turned towards the door, and saw one of the other Special Forces member, "Jax! It's been a long time. How have you been?" He gripped the other man's bionic hand, as if he were greeting an old friend.

"Been doin' good. I have a few new guys I'd like you to meet, c'mon. Your friend can come too, if he wants." He gestured towards Goku, who was busy lifting the Tarkatan over his shoulder.

"Goku, this is an old friend of mine. His name is Jackson Briggs. But his friends call him Jax." Superman explained.

Goku offered his hand, "Good to meet you. Any friend of Superman, is a friend of mine." He said sincerely.

"Cool. So uh," Jax started, "What brings you here? Another merging of the realms or somethin'?"

"Nah. Just gotta deal with some crazy interdimensional threat. I'll be sure to tell you about it when it's over." Superman shrugged off.

"Or that thunder guy can tell you if you ever get into a fight with someone from a different franchise." Goku said casually.

"Right. Forgot that was the reason Sonya and Hanzo aren't around as often." Jax muttered.

"Hey, don't worry about it. Those guys'll find someone you can fight, and you'll be able to see your friends again soon. I guarantee you." Superman offered.

"You seem awfully nonchalant about me entering a fight where people fight to the death." Jax said worryingly.

"Eh, they have tech and medicine to revive people there." Goku added, "It's basically like having the Dragonballs on call."

"Right. So, you want us to help with your uh," Jax motioned to the tarkatan, "Whatever?"

"That would be appreciated." Superman replied, the tarkatan now ranting about something that generally pissed him off. That's kinda what he does. He rants about random shit that would probably get people riled up.

"I'm pretty sure it's my turn to shut this guy up." Goku said, charging a ki blast and blowing off Arô Gnart's head off for what felt like the 11,913th time.

"Alright, Let's get him back to the labs. I'll drive."

The trio got into a car where Superman had to remove the lamp post just to make Gnart fit. Jax then drove off onto the highway, to get to the SF labs.

"HEY WAIT!" The manager of the restaurant screamed, "HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TURN THIS INTO MONEY?"


"He's ranting again." Goku sighed.

"I can see that." Jax replied, "And we just had everyone available use a fatality on the bastard. He just won't stay dead."

Superman shook his head, "At least now you have a practice dummy for fatalities or something. He only shuts his mouth when he's in a state that would normally be considered 'dead.'"

"At least now he's going on about Film Theory rather than Death Battle."

Yep. Arô Gnart was ranting about Film Theory. Not that it was bad or anything. - Hell, Goku and Superman found it entertaining every so often. Sure, they disagreed with it sometimes, but hey, it's just a theory. A Film Theory. But enough of poorly written plugs that I may or may not be being paid to make, we have to move on with the story.

"You'd think he would be ranting about the gaming counterpart to that. What with the dimension he's in and everything." Goku sighed.

"I'd rather he not." Superman replied from the back of the room, where various SF members were taking selfies with the Man of Steel, "I don't want to listen to an eleven minute rant on how Mario is faster than we think he is, and how he should've beaten Sonic and all that general nonsense."

"Dude, you're in our world y'know," Cassie mentioned, "You can curse."

Superman thought for a moment, before saying something ineligible to the others.

"Uh…" Kung Jin started,

"What was that?" Jacqui Briggs finished for him.

Takeda lowered his hand from his head, "He said 'shit' in Kryptonian. I didn't even know there was a word for that on your planet."

Superman shrugged, "Eh, I'm not one who curses all too often, so I figured that saying it in a different language would be less uncomfortable."

"Go figure."

"FIve NIGhT'S At freDDY's ALl taKes plACe IN a dreaM!"

"Oh kami."

"Oh my Krypton."

"By the Elder Gods, not this again."


"So, master…"

"Speak, Malgore."

"What are your plans for Arô Gnart? He cannot harm those wretched heroes."

"True. True…" Odium said, "However. His regenerative ability enabled me to get ahold of this…" An amulet of unknown origin appeared in his hands. Surging with negative energy. "This… This will help us in our quest…"


It was several hours until Arô Gnart was up again. Apparently, being atomized by the two greatest heroes in all of fiction wasn't enough to take down the immortal troll.

But this resurrection… This one was different.

"BWahAhaHAhAHa!"

"What the…?" Several Special Forces guards took notice of the ever-growing maniacal laughter of the tarkatan. The thing hadn't uttered a single 'non-trollish' thing that wasn't flamebait or some ridiculous claim since his creation.

This was troubling.

"ThE PAiN… thE HatREd… I FeEd!"

*CRASH!* *BOOM!*


When the Kombat Kids, Jax, and the supreme duo arrived at the scene of the crime, they saw a horrific sight.

Bodies strewn everywhere. Throats were slit, hearts were outside of bodies, several soldiers were impaled, and there were many many more gruesome things that made even an experienced kombatant like Jax gag.

"Looks like the monster's shown his colors…" Takeda deduced.

"Maybe the security tapes can show us where all this power came from," Kung Jin suggested, "The creep didn't look like the type to pull that sort of stuff off on his own."

The trip to the security tapes revealed that the only thing that happened was a flash of dark energy, followed by the slaughter of the guards. But the real horrifying part, was when Arô looked towards the camera, and beckoned his hand as if to challenge them.

"It's a trap." Jacqui said, "And he knows that we know it's a trap."

"But the damage he could unleash on the realms with that power…" Superman realized.

"He'd be stronger than Shinnok." Cassie finished, "We have to stop him."

"How?"

"There's only one thing that can stop him." Jax said, "We have to beat him. In a challenge of Mortal Kombat."


Arô Gnart had amassed a small group of fighters. One from the Red Dragon klan. Another from the Tekunin klan. A third from the Netherrealm. One hailing from Chaosrealm. In addition, one that appeared to be a shadow elemental. As well even one Outworlder.

This was Arô's team.

"KOmbATanTS! TOdaY, We destrOy thE spEciAL fOrces oncE aNd for ALl!" He declared, "IN a tOUrnaMent oF moRTaL koMbaT, wE wiLL figHt tO thE bitTer enD!"

The small group cheered on, all of them were wanting the Special Forces to die for a long time, and the chance to destroy them was practically a dream come true.

"Gnart!" The team of seven turned their heads to see the incoming threats, "We're here. Now let's get this over with!"

"PAtieNce jaX." Arô said, "issUe tHe chaLLengE PRoperLY!"

"Fine." Jax's eyes narrowed, "We challenge you," He punched his fists together, "To MORTAL KOMBAT!"


The first round was Takeda versus the red dragon mook. The man's name was Reigo. He appeared to use several firearms, and what appeared to be a homing device.

Takeda was sporting his Shirai Ryu mask. Fully intent on channeling the power to perform his moves in the style of his master, Scorpion.

"FIGHT!"

Takeda shot his whip forward, and grappled Reigo in a quick stab, pulling him forward into a powerful punch. Reigo attempted to get up, but was stopped by Takeda's Quick Phase, a move that teleported the Chujin behind the brutal man and kicked him in the legs.

Takeda's eyes went wide when he realized that the man had prosthetics as legs. And by the looks of it, he was about to-

"Got you!"

The man used his legs to rocket upward, and force Takeda back a few steps, where he took a bullet to the arm.

"Argh!"

His friends watched helplessly from the sidelines. Knowing that interference would mean forfeit, and Takeda's fate be sealed.

Luckily, Takeda was just getting started. "So that's how we're doing this, huh?" He grinned under his mask, and prepared several kunais.

Reigo charged forward, only to be hit upward by three explosive kunais, when Takeda charged forward with a Fist Flurry, and followed with a quick uppercut that kept his foe airborne. Takeda kept slashing and hitting his opponent, causing blood to spill everywhere.

Needless to say, Goku and Superman were a bit nauseated by the sight. How anybody could enjoy this spectacle was beyond their comprehension, but there was something to be said about the fight to stop evil, and their individual goals that were interesting.

Takeda continued his assault, until his foe was dazed.

"FINISH HIM!" Takeda glared, and simply took out a pair of handcuffs.

"You don't get to die, punk. Your clan's caused me, the Shirai Ryu, and my fathers enough trouble already."

Jax smiled. This was the first time Takeda had referred to Hanzo as a father figure. When he gets to see the guy again, he'd be glad to tell him the story.

He was sure that Hanzo would laugh his ass off.


The next fight was between Jacqui and the Outworlder. The being was apparently a Mileena supporter named Ketra. She was brandishing some sickles, and smiled at Jacqui. Bloodlust in her eyes.

Jacqui opted to brandish her new High-Tech gear, and equipped her white gauntlets.

"Is it just me, or do those look like the things that that one blonde girl used to wear?" Goku asked Superman.

Superman shrugged, "I wouldn't know. We started this mission just before Knuckles and Donkey Kong were brought into the arena."

"FIGHT!"

"Where does that voice come from, anyways?" Superman wondered as Jacqui and Ketra began eyeing each other. Ketra attacked first, jumping towards Jacqui to strike from above.

Jacqui dodged by moving forward, and quickly performed a Gauntlet Spark, sending a rush of electrical energy throughout her gauntlets, and charged to strike several times against the Outworlder.

Once Ketra was knocked down hard, Jacqui repeated the motion, enhancing her strikes even further.

Ketra got up, and wiped away some blood from her mouth. She smirked, and let out a battle cry. Once again, she charged, only this time, Jacqui was staggered back a bit.

Jax's jaw clenched at the sight of his daughter getting hurt, but he smirked as Jacqui shot a few blasts of electricity towards the other woman, stunning her.

Jacqui performed several hits, and it looked as if the Outworlder was exhausted. The watchers' suspicions were confirmed when Jacqui did an Air Ground Smash with her Gauntlet Spark active.

Ketra's shins were shattered.

"Brutality. Jacqui Wins!"

"Seriously, where does that voice come from?" Superman asked again.


Kun Jin was fighting the Netherrealm demon. Apparently, it's name was Oal Gnuk, of which the young archer immediately noticed was simply 'Kung Lao' spelled backwards. It was almost as if this monster was mocking his family, which was why Jin's quiver had a dragon insignia illuminating itself.

He was planning to defeat this demon with the power of his ancestors.

"FIGHT!"

Kung Jin wasted no time as he performed a quick gesture that caused his bow to briefly glow orange. His first arrow hit his foe and launched them a ways away.

It was clear that Jin wanted to give this demon no room to breathe, if demons could anyways.

Oal Gnuk growled as he tried to charge at Kung Jin with his plague-filled claws. However, Jin was prepared. He fired another arrow that seemed to be the last of his explosive variety before his bow briefly glowed blue.

He fired again, this time, stunning his target, where he proceeded to use a Flying Kick to knock his opponent away.

"Learned that from master Bo Rai Cho." He quipped before he activated his Vampiric Quiver. He fired one shot at his opponent, draining them of their built up power, and causing them to deal less damage.

The archer laughed as he easily blocked several of the demon's swipes at his person, at which point, he decided that enough was enough.

He stunned his opponent with the staff part of his bow, and while Oal Gnuk was reeling from that, Kung Jin performed an overhead strike that seemed to crush his opponent's skull.

His foe bounced up, where Kung Jin then proceeded to fire two arrows through the demon's eyes, and slammed the opponent down, breaking the ribs.

All of this was something that would have made Goku and Superman sick had it happened to another human.

"Go crawl back to your masters. And don't try to mock my family ever again." Kung Jin spat.

The demon scrambled away, eager to get away from his very pissed-off foe.


Cassie was fighting the Chaosrealmer. He only said 'Chogan', so that is what everyone called him. Wearing those sunglasses her mother got for her when she graduated high school, she took to the arena.

Chogan was equipped with what looked like… a spiked glove?

It was a strange device, as it had no actual fingers, it was just a club attached to the hand of the goblin-like monstrosity.

"FIGHT!"

Cassie leaped into the air to open fire. However, Chogan blocked the attack, and launched himself towards the girl, preparing a brutal beatdown.

Cassie, however, had also managed to block the attack, and used that moment to unleash a Getaway Flip to not only stagger Chogan back, but to put some distance between the two.

Chogan growled, and did yet another charge towards Cassie.

Cassie was too quick on her feet for the Chaosrealmer to hit, and she managed to get behind him, and-

"DING!"

The males in the audience winced. Seriously, nobody enjoys being struck in the genitals by a trained fighter. Even Jacqui felt some sympathy for her father, who had also flinched.

While Chogan was stunned, Cassie started to perform several attacks to keep him down. And she ended her combo with two strikes of her batton, a forward cartwheel kick, and a quick flare to the face.

While Chogan was stunned, Cassie performed the splits, and delivered a brutal punch to the monster's genitals. Almost as if the had been shattered.

Goku and Superman looked away from the brutal attacks that Cassie was unleashing. Choosing to only look back when they heard the final gunshots coming from her guns.

"How is that guy still standing?" Goku asked, flabbergasted at the sheer brutality that Cassie unleashed.

"It's best not to question it, Goku." Superman replied, "I was in this world once. Joker somehow managed to survive a fight with Scorpion."

Cassie had eventually emerged victorious, taking off the being's jaw and posting it to social media.

Incidentally, Rayden was already on the website. Apparently, he had not seen that coming.


Jax was preparing to fight the Tekunin member. The member was sporting quite a lot of red, and had energy emanating from his hands, almost as if the clan had tried to create a cyber-ninja version of Ermac. His name was Macro Err, incidentally.

The being was not subtle. And considering he's supposed to be a ninja, that probably wasn't a good thing. At least, for him.

Purple lights pulsed through Jax's cybernetic arms. He was pumped up and ready to fight this Ermac knock-off.

"FIGHT!"

Jax rushed forward. Throwing a powerful Dash Punch. Macro Err was launched backwards at alarming speeds. He immediately returned to his feet, and launched several beams at Jax.

Unfortunately, for the ninja at least, Jax had managed to duck under the blasts in time to rush forward, and strike at the metal man with several punches and kicks.

The ninja was clearly shorting out. And just before it could react, Jax had grappled it with one hand.

"GOTCHA!" Jax pounded the being several times until-

*SPLAT!*

The cyborg's fist went right through the head, much to the shock of Goku and Superman.

"BRUTALITY!"

"Ugh, I think I'm gonna lose my lunch…"

"I had to raid a Red Dragon base for that gold, you aren't throwing that up anytime soon." Superman replied frustratingly.


Round five was Goku versus the Shadow Elemental. His name was, rather uncreatively, Shade.

Goku entered his fighting stance, one that was unusual. At least, for the Mortal Kombat world.

Superman smirked as he recognized the style that Goku was going for.

You ever play Budokai or watched someone' play through of it?

"READY… FIGHT!"

"Wait, that voice isn't-"

Shade's comment was cut off by Goku rushing Shade and hitting him on his back.

"Hargh!" Goku started charging up. Gaining power until- "Kaio Ken!"

Shade had just gotten back up, "Kaio what?"

You DBZA fans know how this gag works. He got decked in the face!

Meanwhile, the spectators were surprised at the fighting style that Goku was using. As well as some of the techniques that he employed.

"What did he say?"

"What Ken?"

"Wait, did he say 'Kay-o' or 'Kai-o'?"

Goku proceeded to unleash a brutal combo on his opponent.

"He-yah!" Goku's hair spiked into a golden color, signifying his ascension to the first level of Super Saiyan. "Ha!"

Goku had a spark of red glowing, as he then proceeded to launch Shade in the air, and punched him even further.

Superman recognized this combo.

"We may want to move over there." He pointed to a spot a few meters away from where they were standing.

"Why?"

*Woosh!*

"Ugh… I think Imma throw up…" Cassie looked around, and found that they were where Superman was pointing to a few moments ago, "Uh, why did we move?"

"Just watch."

Goku punched Shade down to the ground where the other kombatants were just moments before, "Kaa… Mee… Haa… Me…"

Shade shot a kunai of shadow energy at Goku, who then teleported.

"What the- Where'd he go?"

Superman chuckled a bit, "Look behind you, Shade."

Shade's fears were realized as he found himself staring down an energy beam that encompassed his entire being.

"HAAAA!"

"Auuuuggghhhhhh!"

The blast pretty much disintegrated Shade. Leaving Goku as the only victor.

"Nice fight!"

"Damn! That was cool!"

"Uh, not to be a Negative Nancy or anything," Jacqui started, "But what's going to happen to that blast attack?"

"Eh," Superman shrugged, "It'll dissipate…"


"Okay, so all this gold will come around to exactly $25,965,202.18"

"Holy crap. That's exactly enough for the tip and tax of the chicken." The restaurant manager exclaimed.

"I guess so sir." The attendant didn't really know what the manager was talking about when he saw over twenty-one thousand ounces of gold bars, but still. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get my equipment to transport those gold bars."

"Thank you so much. It took a while to find your number."

"No problem. Just let me go to my truck."

The manager squealed internally. He was finally going to get his money! There was absolutely nothing that could ruin this day at all-

*BZRT!*

He turned around to see a scorch mark. And only a scorch mark.

No gold.

"Alright I'm back, and- hey! Where's the gold?"

The manager just started sobbing right there.


"... Eventually."

"Alright, Supes. It's you against him." Goku said, as he got a congratulatory high-five from Jax.

"Okay then. Wish me luck." The Man of Steel replied.

"You're Superman. All of your stats basically make everyone else look weak in comparison." Goku reassured.

"I'm not infinite." Superman replied.

"No, but the way your stats are distributed pretty much makes it infinite. I'm not seeing Batman beating you in an arm-wrestling contest any time soon despite probably getting a better score than you on the SATs or something." Jax responded.

"I'm with Jackson on this one. 'Sides, it's not like Gnart can move the planet around with little effort." Goku agreed.

"You can call me Jax, y'know." The metal-armed kombatant pointed out.

"I find it to be a sign of respect to use a person's full name." Goku responded.

"Fair enough."


"AlRIgHt kRYPtOniAn, ARe yOU REaDy To dIe?" Arô Gnart asked, sharpening his claws.

"I've died before. I'm not exactly all that afraid." Superman responded, cracking his neck and knuckles.

"YoU wILL bE…" Gnart snarled as he sheathed his own claws.

"Begin!"

The fight started off without a hitch. Superman unleashed a quick flurry of punches, each one connecting with a point on Gnart's body. Superman finished his combo by landing a powerful kick on Arô that sent him skidding back several meters.

There wasn't even a scratch.

"ArE yOu dONe? oR aRe yoU wAitIng foR mY turN?" Gnart asked rhetorically.

"What the… How did he-"

Superman was unable to finish his thought as the corrupted tarkatan used his claws to slice Superman at blinding speeds.

"Aurgh!" Superman managed to get away from his attacker, noting that there were some slash wounds on him, "That felt like…"

"MAgIC, sUPerMAn. A weLL-knOWn weaKNeSs of YOuRs." The demon tarkatan taunted.

Gnart raised one of his blades, preparing to slice downward onto the Man of Steel's head.

*BZRT!*

"HrGh!" Gnart staggered back, Superman's heat vision managing to force him back a bit to allow for Superman to catch his breath.

"IT's No usE!" Gnart screamed, as he raised his hands and used his darkness abilities to summon a car to crush Superman.

"Hi-ya!" Superman burst out of the car, ripping it in two.

"it'S nO USe!" Gnart repeated as he used a truck this time.

"HA!" Superman busted out of that one as well.

"It'S No uSE!" He screamed for a third time, as he brought down a tank.

"Enough of this!" Superman growled as he tore through it like it were nothing, before collapsing to the ground on his knees.

"It'S nIGhtTImE, krYPtoNIan. YOuR poWErs arE ConSIDeraBLy weAKENed," Gnart taunted, "whIlE mY POweR, iS MAXiMuM!" He boasted.

"Don't count me out yet, demon. I can still fight." Superman replied.

Gnart was growing irritated. The Man of Steel was still as calm as he usually was, and Gnart was best at manipulating his opponent's anger.

He charged.

Superman, noting that he would burn through power even faster if he blocked, used the techniques he learned from Bruce, and used a judo maneuver on Gnart, effectively forcing him to the ground.

"HrGH…" Gnart got up. But Superman noticed something: Gnart's face had a small scratch on it that Gnart wasn't instantly healing from.

Intrigued by this new revelation, Superman decided to test out a theory.

As Gnart readied to unsheath his blades, Superman rushed in, moving his other arm over where the blade would come out -

*SPATCH!*

"aaAaAuUggGhh!"

"Just as I thought." Superman said, "You can't handle any of your own force used against you. Any one else's force won't faze you, but using your own attacks against you is a different story."

Superman's theory was right. Unlike the other times he or Goku dealt some damage to Gnart, the tarkatan quickly healed. But this time, the wound was still present.

"yoU CAn'T DoDGe aNd REDireCT foREvEr!" Gnart called out in frustration.

"And yet, you can't handle someone taunting you. A pity. I thought that you would be better than that. I guess I was wrong." Superman taunted.

"GRrR, I'Ll SHoW YOu!" Gnart charged at Superman. Completely oblivious to the fact that Superman had shifted his stance to prepare for a counter. As Gnart approached, Superman sidestepped, causing the tarkatan to do a sudden shift in his body weight that landed him smacking his head right onto Superman's elbow.

"GRAhh!" Gnart held his face. There was blood trickling out of his nose.

"Woah! That was cool!" Cassie noted.

"I haven't seen a fight this epic since my dad got back in action!" Jacqui commented.

"I don't think even the monks at the temple would be able to do things like this!" Kung Jin speculated.

"I haven't seen a fight this intense since seeing Liu Kang fight Shang Tsung." Jax recalled.

"Wish I brought popcorn." Takeda said to himself.

"Woo hoo! Go Superman!" Goku cheered from the sidelines.

"You twist your foe's own actions against them, and attack relentlessly. You're no better than a common parademon in terms of savagery." Superman commented. He had finally found out how to beat Gnart.

Use his own actions against him.

"I'lL shoW YOu savAGE!" Arô Gnart screamed as he started to shoot his blades out at Superman.

"What the?"

"Tarkatans can't do that!"

"This guy got enhanced by dark energy. That gives them some intense upgrades." Goku commented.

"Huh?"

"What?"

"It's what this guy - he calls himself 'Odium' - does. He gives these dangerous people, creatures, and things these powers that make them more powerful, and gives them special abilities…" Goku explained as Superman was busy catching a few blades and hurling them back at Gnart, "Things like enhanced strength, speed, durability, intelligence, and so forth. As well as a lot of other abilities. Typically giving them magic to get past Superman's defenses, and enough power to give me a run for my money."

Gnart started to weep on the ground. Every single strategy he employed was countered. He couldn't rattle up Superman enough to make him sloppy. "MY MaSTeR! FORgIVe mE! i HAve FAIlEd!"

"On the contrary," Odium spoke via telepathy to his minion, "You served me well. But your mission is not yet complete. Keep the heroes busy for longer while I find a new herald."

Gnart was pleased. His master was not infuriated by his failure. In fact, Master Odium was pleased with what he managed to accomplish. He now only had one job left. As well as one last trick up his sleeve.

"I WIlL NoT LOsE To THe liKes oF YOu!" He screamed in defiance, "I WilL TakE yOu, anD THiS WHolE PAThetIc citY DoWN wiTh mE!" he pulled out a strange device.

"HOLY SHIT! IT'S A BOMB!"

"How fast can we evacuate the area?" Superman asked.

"Not soon enough!" Jax replied in a panic, "Can you defuse it?"

"Ah aH AH. YoU can'T MOvE ThIS BOMb witHOUt SeTtInG iT oFf." Gnart waved a finger at the heroes, "thIS miGhT tAKe mE wiTh YOu loT, bUT if IT serVES mY MAsteR's plAnS…"

"Not if I can help it! Superman! Get to the sun, now!" Goku called out.

"Right!" Superman rocketed towards the morning star, ready for the plan he knew that Goku was implementing.

"WHaT ThE? WhAt arE YOu-"

Gnart was cut off via Goku's instant transmission.


Superman caught both Goku, and Gnart before throwing the latter into the sun. Effectively incinerating him until the bomb went off. Taking the tarkatan with it.

Superman then noticed that Goku had trouble breathing, so he motioned towards the Earth, to which Goku nodded.


"Thanks… Whew… I gotta work on my lung capacity." Goku gave a weak thumbs-up to Superman.

"No problem. It was your plan after all. Nice quick thinking, by the way." Superman complimented.

"So, where's Gnart?" Jax asked the two heroes.

"Let's just say that if he wants a flame war, he has plenty of heat to work with." Superman chuckled.


Wade: Dudeblade! What does the scouter say about the word count?

X: It's OVER FIVE THOUSAAANNND!

Pinkie: What Five Thousand? - There's no way that can be right! Can it?

Alexis: Tweet tweet!

X: In all seriousness, though, this chapter was a long one

Wade: Happy 100th, man!

Pinkie: Yeah. Way to go!

Alexis: Tweet tweet?

X: Anything I want to happen? Would probably like to see some more sub-pages on the tvtropes page. A funny page definitely. An Awesome page would be nice too. And I guess that a Heartwarming page would be cool to see.

Pinkie: What about a Fridge page?

Wade: That would be cool too!

Alexis: Tweet tweet?

X: Oh, c'mon Alexis. What would be depressing about this story that would warrant a Tearjerker page anyways?

Wade: X only owns the hotels, Alexis here, the Net News Network (Apparently), and that's about it.

X: Please support the official release.

Wade: Bonus points to whoever can figure out how many pounds of chicken Goku ate. Superman left a 20% tip, and paid 8.45% in taxes, by the way.

X: I did a lot of averaging for that reference. I'll tell the answer in chapter 110. Look forward to it!