169: The Bloody Tears of Rage and Sadness! The Tragic Embrace of Fate!

Last time in Tales of the Cosmic Wars, the dark bloody showdown between Ben and Brad just kept getting more explosive, after Ben felt so much rage from seeing that Brad really killed Max and caused so much damage, that his dark side returned and Darth Idious was back!

Ben was all ready overpowering Brad before, but as Idious he tore Brad apart and was going to finish the job without hesitation, till Master Myers and his friends came and managed to just get through to the real Ben to stop, so that they could spar Brad long enough to interrogate him to find out the full extent of his plan!

However, even while at this point no one either trusted or underestimated Brad, the criminal king had planned far more than anyone expect, as when Master Myers went to get answers from Brad, the only thing he found out was that what they captured was one of Brad's hired men, the master shape shifter Shang Tsung! While the evil wizards attempt to die with Master Myer's soul ended in failure, the fact that Brad had escaped was an extremely alarming fact!

However, before they could try and counter the actions of the so called Killer Ace, they failed to realize that the madman's plot was all ready in action!

And Ben found this out the hard way when he thought he got a message from Lacus to talk about what happened, only to see it was really another impostor agent, a girl named Meer Camble, that was merely bait for Ben to be set up to be killed by Brad in the same way he killed his mentor and cousin!

However, A enraged Ben made sure history would not be repeated this time, and even after Brad transported him and Ben from the Enji castle to his hangout underneath the Under Sector, Ben was more than a little tired of Brad's tricks! In fact Ben was pretty much tired of Brad period, and as if the previous match never even ended, Ben unleashed his rage once more! And since Brad was either very cocky, or very stupid, he even enraged Ben so much that Idious took over once again! However Brad paid severely for that, as Ben's inner darkness went even more postal on the so called Unstoppable Juggernaut, and trashed Brad so badly he destroyed his hands!

However, before Idious could unleash the final blow, the lethal strike was intercepted by none other than the real Lacus! Idious merely thought it was another faker at first, but was quickly proven wrong when Lacus showed the power that only she could produce, and sadly showed that despite everything she learned about Brad, she still for a combo of feelings, is loyal to him to the point that she will fight Ben to protect Brad!

Lacus 's resolve shook Idious so badly that Ben returned back in control, and her dark attack poisoned his body, and devastating his resolve! Brad showed that he was as always ready to exploit a moment's weakness, and sent his goon squad Jerid, Mondo, CJ, and the Slate to soften Ben up for Brad to kill him!

While even though even with Brad's four thugs having absorbed the power of Advanced Curse Seal Crystals to become much stronger than normal Ben could normally crush them with ease, after being so drained both physically and mentally from the long series of fights, and being even more weakened from his wounds and the toxin Lacus's attacks the welder of the Star Sword is in serious trouble! Can Ben once more rebound out of a tight spot to prevail, or is this really the end of the line for the Chosen one?

Well, not bloody likely, but to see how that happens, time to get this show on the road! So get ready for some pain, because the floodgates are opening and today's chapter is starting right now!

And, while we left off are main star in a dire spot last time, before we return to Ben, we start today's chapter with his friends! And at the moment, most of his pals are at where they thought he was going to be! As according to Ben's plan Moz and Hiryuumon went and contacted Doug and James after Ben failed to contact them, they went to let the rest of Squad 7 know, and they instantly responded!

And that is why the scene is the lakeside of Hallowed Bastion, where Doug, James, Hiryuumon, Ezan, Cloud, Aqua, Mario, Sonic, Samus and more are all looking for signs of Ben or anything at all, only to come up with nothing! Well, almost nothing.

All though Ben, Brad, and even the deceased Meer were warped away upon the Unstoppable Juggernaut command, there are still signs of a conflict that the Enji and the others are able to pick up on, including the bloody ground where Meer was shot!

However, after looking over every inch of the area and not even picking up a trace of magical energy the good guys are more than a little worried and at the moment Doug just looks at Hiryuumon and Moz before he then says,"Guys, your sure without a doubt Lacus told Ben to meet her here? "

Moz then says,"Absolutely, you think I would forget something like this Kupo?"

Cloud nods and then says,"Its ok Moz, we all saw the hologram replay. Still, this is, more than a little disturbing."

Ezan nods and says,"Looks like there was a conflict here, but, I can't sense Ben or anyone else's energy. The thought of someone hiding their power level and being able to take down Auro is a ludicrous idea, even if Ben is not in his best state of mind at the moment."

Hiryuumon then says,"Well, something happened or we would not be here! Man, I hate to think about it but did Lacus really ambush the boss and attack him? Even, if that was the case I think it's more than bias to say that Ben could even handle her if he had to!

Still, this is all Brad's fault that we have this mess in the first place! Lacus, I just wish that she would snap back to normal but for that to happen Brad's going to have to become part of the past, and stay that way!"

James sighs and says,"To bad this nightmare is still not over. To think, Brad had planned even for defeat, and had an impostor mage take his place just when it looked like he was defeated. "

Ezan nods and says," I hate to admit it, but Brad is far more clever than we expected, and it has cost us greatly to have underestimate the scope of his destructive desire. That's why this time when we find him, I will insure his disgusting rampage and the dishonor he has brought to the Enji Knights comes to an end once and for all!"

As he grips his sword tightly Mario nods and says,"We all want to stop Brad mister Ezan, but first we have to find him!"

Sonic nods as he taps his foot impatiently and says,"Should not be to hard a task, the man is the most wanted guy in this entire galaxy right? All we need is just one single direction to dash off to!"

Cloud sighs and then says,"I think we all share that idea Sonic, but it's not going to be easy. All traces of Ben's energy has vanished without a trace."

Hiryuumon moans in annoyance as he then says,"And because of all of this rain and wind there is no way I am going to pick up a scent! "

Samus is checking the area with her visor as she then says,"Well, there is no doubt something has gone on around here. I can pick up, various energy particles floating all around the area. Its, the kind of level of atoms that are used to deconstruct molecules, but it's to random to get a clear picture just yet."

Aqua looks stressed as she then says,"Well, I just hope we can put this picture together soon, because every second we waste means the greater chance a disaster is happening right now!"

Link looks around with his purple mystical Lens of Truth out trying to find something as he then says,"Well, as much as we would wish otherwise it does not seem like anything is happening here besides us. I think it would be best if we spread out are search to, oh? I correct myself; the only thing going on besides us is random odd posters flying about."

Kirby then goes over to the poster and picks it up before he then says,"Oh? What is the Power Club? Do they have fancy power lunches there? After we solve this we should go eat there to celebrate because it seems they are hosting a big event today!"

James raises an eyebrow as he goes over and leans over Kirby before he then says,"Sorry to dishearten you Kirby, but the Power Club is far from a friendly place for diner. In fact, it's one of Brad's favorite places to "express" himself. Still, odd that they have a flier up around here. Mine if I look?"

As Kirby nods and hands it to James the Enji readjusts his specs Doug chuckles and says,"That dump is still going on; I thought we shut them down by now?"

James shrugs and says," We did arrest many of their members, but I guess it has little meaning when there key ringleader is still sadly at large. What is this now? Apparently, they are brash enough to announce some big match right on the same day as the Enji Budokai. Wait, the ultimate match? One that shows who the true star really is, could this be what I think it is?"

Cloud shrugs and says,"That depends, are you guys pondering what I am pondering? "

Ezan nods before he tightens his fist and says,"Without a doubt Cloud. Looks like after everything, Brad still has the nerve to play his little games and thinks he will get away with it? I had enough of his existence, ill gut him like the trash that he is and make sure this is the last crime he committees!"

Doug then cracks his knuckles and says,"You said it Ezan, still, as fired up as we all are we better make sure this is not just another hole to fall in to."

Aqua nods and says,"It's true, we can't throw caution to the wind or it could make things worse. Still, it's worth checking out at the least."

Cloud nods and says," It is a long time hangout of Brad's, so it is worth checking out just to see if Lacus and Ben, or even any hint of Brad is there. All right guys, lets contact Master Myers and get going!"

Everyone nods and Hiryuumon then says,"All right, hang on boss! No matter what is going on, if its trouble you're facing we are coming to help you out! After all, you all ready had to face so much, and, I am going to do my best to make sure that Brad won't cause you to suffer any more! So hang in there!"

With that Ben's Digimon partner and the others go on to desperately try and find Ben before it is too late. But little do they know how bad a situation the welder of the Star Sword is!

And to find out just Ben is holding up, we now go back to where we left Ben off in the last chapter, with him being hurt badly by Brad's powered up goons! While even though normally Ben would able to trounce them without breaking a sweat, thanks to what has happened, that is clearly not the case and his enemies are not wasting a second taking advantage of it! As Jerid sees Ben screaming in pain from his and the others energy blasts he laughs madly and then says," Oh yah, I can't even count how many nights I dreamed of this Star boy! To think, some dweeb like you has made it so far, while everyone thinks of us as joke, makes me want to smash something every time! Well, guess who the loser is now eh?"

Ben just turns his head to Jerid and then glares at him with a look of disgust as he then says,"I don't have to guess, because it's clear without a doubt who the losers are Jerid! No matter how much you shove in to your body, you're still a pathetic loser who only brings misery to others and only cares about your own, AHH!"

Slate unleashes more power as he then says,"Shut your god damn trap Ben Auro, we have had more than enough of you and all the other Enji telling us how bad we are! We don't care, we like it this way, and soon you're going to pay for thinking you think your better than us!"

Ben just digs deep down and says,"Forget it, no matter how badly hurt I am I refuse to let the likes of you do me in!"

Mondo narrows his eyes and then says,"Since when were we asking your permission Auro? This is how you bite it, and you're going to like it! The great chosen one, dying like a dog all alone to four jacked up real men! "

CJ chuckles and then says,"That will teach stupid morons not to be wise guys and think they can be hero's, you know? Now, time to die Benny boy!"

Ben just digs deep down and then says,"Never!"

With that Ben unleashes a explosion of power that blasts the four down before he lands on the ground and takes heavy breaths before he then says," Now, time you realize that even with the power of the dark side boosting you, your still nothing but idiots!"

Jerid then rips a steel pipe out of the wall before he then says,"I am going to rip those teeth out one by one! FINISH HIM!"

With that the four go to attack Ben at once, and even as they have him surrounded Ben is able to block there incoming strikes! Ben blocks Jerid's kick before blocking the Slate's knife thrust with the Star Sword, before then jumping up and roundhouse kicking CJ in to Mondo! As CJ coughs up blood he then says,"Damn it, we just have to get a hold on him and we got him you know? Stop screwing up!"

Mondo rolls his eyes and then says,"It's your fault that your still so damn clumsy you big lummox!"

Ben chuckles as he then says,"How sad, even though you guys have been together so long you still don't fight like friends. Guess your all to selfish to really open your hearts to anyone but your greed! "

Jerid then gets annoyed and then says,"Save it loser! We all have the same game plan, rock all the idiots to the bone to make the ultimate big score! And all of us want you deader than dead without a doubt! "

He then charges at Ben, only for Ben to sidestep his charge and slash the pipe he was holding in half before Ben smacks him in the back of his neck hard with his fist and then says,"I would almost feel sorry for the four of you if you were not Brad's blind peons! Your desires may be the same, but not your hearts! You're just following the same path like a pack of hungry dogs, and that's far from true friendship!

Are all of you just following Brad because you idolize his power, or because you truly care about him? OR are you all just afraid to be his enemies? Well, either way it's clear you're not nearly as tight as you all think you are. And since I seen what true friendship is, there is no way that I am going to let a mockery of it defeat me!"

Jerid then gets enraged as he then says,"SHUT UP! You think we are going to be phased by a lame friendship speech? Please, that everlasting bound between friends is just another one of your fantasies punk! Nothing is unbreakable, but as long as it gets me what I want, that's good enough for me!"

Ben narrows his eyes and then says,"I don't know why I even bother trying to explain things to you scum, your all too weak to believe in trusting anything but raw strength just like Brad. However, its time I shatter all of your deluded ideals to dust right now!"

Jerid then gets furious and then says,"Hah, hell no!"

With that Jerid and the others all come at Ben from all sides, only for Ben to have his energy explode and he says," I have no time for this!"

With that he blocks there strikes and hits all four of his opponents hard in the chest before he ascends in to the air and says" I have no time, I'll finish this now! Kaio, AHH!"

With that Ben grabs his arm in pain before his energy then gets wild and he then says,"No, I have to keep my body together, just a little while, AHH!"

With that Jerid wasted no time taking advantage of Ben's weakness by kicking him back in the gut with a powered up flaming kick of energy before he laughs wildly and then says,"

Well, looks like you're not looking so hot Enji!

SUCKS FOR YOU! ULTIMATE DEATH KICK BLITZ!"

Jerid then unleashes a powered up combo of kicks that barrage Ben before he can react, and sends him flying in the air!

CJ then instantly appears above him and says,"Well Ben Auro, guess you're looking mighty stupid dissing us again and again like you were going to win huh?

"With that he then takes out his mace, and instantly hurls it at Ben, hitting him hard at Ben's right leg! "

As Ben goes flying the Slate instantly hits Ben hard in the gut with his knifes as they are crackling with lighting before he laughs madly and says,"That's right, you're so cocky its insulting that you would look down at us so much! Time to beg for mercy loser!"

With that he kicks Ben hard and sends him flying in the air, only for Mondo to then fling a part of the roof right at Ben's shoulder before grinning and saying,"

That's right, time we mess you up so good even your own family would never remember you! And then we will see who is tough, right sucker!"

With that he fires an energy blast to hit Ben in the back, sending him crashing to the ground! Ben is coughing up blood and thanks to his injuries and the poison Ben can barely stand before he hears all four of his hated foes laughing before Jerid then says,"Oh yah, we got this in the bag! Time for the final touchdown, with your skull being the marker!"

Ben grips his hands tightly and then says,"You scum don't get it, no matter what your kind will never win! Not as long as, GUH!"

With that Ben gets blasted hard in the chest and goes through one of the stands in the room before hitting the wall at the end so hard it cracks! As he falls down none other than Brad laughs madly as he then says,"Shut up you piece of s*#$! Are kind has all ready won, you just can't expect it!"

With that Ben has lost so much energy that he is unable to keep up his Bankai state and his energy aura dissipates! Ben can't even lift himself up and Lacus is crying as she then says,"Ben's energy, it's, been completely gone! I, did not even realize my toxin vine attack had such an effect, I barley used it."

Brad laughs madly as he then says,"That just shows how deadly your powers are Lacus! And the fact that you broke his little heart made it all the sweater"

Brad then goes right up to Ben and grins as he then says," Ah, despite this bumpy ride, I always knew things would end like this! After all, I don't lose, especially to a total tool like you! See, see where all your struggles got you Benny boy? Under my GOD DAMN BOOT THAT"S WHAT!"

With that Brad kicks Ben hard, again and again laughing madly as he sees Ben is to worn down to even resists! As Brad's goons all gather around Ben and laugh Brad then sees Lacus looking like she is going to break down any minute and then gets annoyed and then says,"What's wrong girl, you're not proud your man is going to clean the clock of are major obstacle for good huh?"

Lacus is looking pained as she puts her hands on her head and then says,"Just, end it now Brad, I can't take this anymore!"

Brad spits on the ground and then goes over to force Lacus to look at Ben before he then says,"Oh don't worry, it will be over with soon enough and then you can just forget about it like that Allen loser!"

Brad then chuckles and says,"So watch, as all of the lies are ripped apart so they can no longer confuse you! Yah, types like you just can't figure out the game plan! Allen, you, all of you think you can be Lacus 's friend by being nice and all that stuff from self help therapy for wusses, but nice guys finish last, DEAD last! Slate, give me one of your knifes!"

His so called friend just nods and throws one of his many knives before Brad catch's it and puts it up to his mouth before he licks it with his tong and then says,"Oh yah, I want to make this kill one to be told for the ages! No quick death for you Star Loser, not after everything I had to go through thanks to you! I am going to make you die nice and slow, just so you realize just how worthless your struggles were!"

With that he lifts Ben up with his arm and then says," So, now at last, we see just what happens when worms don't know there place, eh boys? Even if Cosmos and the celestial ones really did make you there stool pigeon, your still just another loser, and all the pathetic puny powers you could muster could never change the fact that types like you are the ones on the bottom, and nothing you can do will change it! Now, DIE! Huh?"

As he is about to stab Ben right in the heart, all of a sudden a energy arrow blasts the knife right out of his hand before a cold voice then says,"Maybe not alone he can't, but he is not alone!"

Brad's eyes widen in shock as he then says,"What the, ARE YOU KIDDING ME! Huh?"

In a flash he sees that Ezan has warped right in front of Brad before he then says,"Do I look like I am laughing Brad? Light Divider!"

With that Ezan instantly unleashes a powerful purple energy blast to blast Brad away!

As Ben falls Hiryuumon instantly dives down to catch him just in time before he then says,"Got yah boss!"

Jerid and the others are freaking out as CJ then says,"This is totally not how its suppose to be you know! How the hell did they, GUH!"

With that a strong impact sends CJ flying before the others see Doug landing where CJ just stood and laughing before he then says,"Why, is it really that hard to think guys? Come on, you guys just suck!"

Jerid gets furious as he then says,"You, god damn traitor! GUH!"

With that he goes to kick Doug only for Doug to grab the kick and throw Jerid over him before instantly kicking back the Slate and Mondo before rolling his eyes and then says," Come on even you guys are smart enough to realize to be a traitor you have to be on the same team as you in the first place! Nah, you're thinking more of a mole, and now it's time for this trolling mole to dig holes right through your hides!"

Lacus is horrified at seeing Ben's friends arrive, so horrified that her entire body is shaking as she then says,"They, found us? No, no! Then, it's truly the end of the line."

Ben sees James land down beside him before he grins and then says,"James, everyone, you made it. Glad you did, it's embarrassing to say but it seems there were so many twists on this road that it wore me out."

Hiryuumon nods and then says,"Don't worry boss, its not over yet! Sorry you had to hold out for so long on your own!"

Ben chuckles weakly as he then says,"It's ok, I was so angry let's just say that it's a good thing you guys were not along for the ride or you might have gotten caught in the crossfire. Still, you guys had perfect timing. "

James at once takes an elixir out of his pocket and then says,"No kidding. Here, heal this and you should be back to full strength and fully healed."

Ben drinks the magical healing potion and then says,"Thanks James. Still, how you guys find me so quickly?"

Ezan smirks as he takes out the Nu Epyon katana and has his purple magical energy flare up before he then says," Please, it was rather simple to fallow the trail of apes when they leave there marking around so openly."

Doug nods and then says,"Heads up punks, next time you're trying to have a secret fight going on, might not want to leave fliers around at are dudes to find! Having it marked as an event on Face Novel does not help either! "

Brad is turning bright red as his face is still burning form Ezan 's blast and as he wipes off the blood from his face he then glares at Jerid and then says,"Are you, FREAKING KIDDING ME! You left fliers at the Enji Base? Where you drunk or what?"

Jerid gulps and then says,"Well, you know, wanted some of the rookie's and staff to place bets and all right? It's not like it said it was Ben and you brawling it out! Besides, you're the one who said that our plan was foolproof!"

Doug cracks his neck and says,"Well, guess it shows you're all a bunch of jackass morons. Too bad, you caused way to much trouble, so this is it!"

James nods and says," Yes, thanks to a little help with Shadow making use of Chaos Control, we were able to insure the worst case scenario did not happen. And now, it's time to insure all of your ambitions end here Brad!"

With that everyone hears explosions in the distance before Ezan grins as his Sharingan appear and he says,"And that would be Cloud, Zero, Samus and the rest of our comrades taking down the rest of your supporters outside Fowltror.

We have alerted both the Masters and the military, and rest assured, we are blasting you with as much force that is needed to insure that this will be the last time you disgrace the Enji Knights, and humanity itself with your miserable existence!"

With that Ben has just about recovered and gets back up on his feet before wiping off some blood from his cheek before rolling his shoulder around and grinning before he then says,"Well , who is the sucker again Brad? It may have cut it close, but looks like the strength of real friendship has shown its head to rip your plans right under your feet! Now, it's time you expect it, you're finished!"

Brad is turning bright red and veins are forming all over his body before he then says,"No, NO! It's not over, ITS NOT!"

With that he smashes the ground so hard it causes a tremor before he unleashes a hateful roar and then says,"It's not over, till the champ says it's over, GOT IT!? My boys can rip you posers apart with their booster shots, so wipe the floor with their blood!"

He turns and sees Jerid and the others are looking a little hesitant before Brad snarls and says,"What, get dust in your ears boys? DO IT!"

With that Jerid just chuckles before he then says,"Yah, let's go guys, and show theses goodie goods what happens when we REALLY mean business!"

Ezan chuckles and clutches his fist before he then says,"Oh, and that affects me how? Recompose yourself Ben Auro, and let us dispose theses thugs. I have been a spectator to this event for far too long."

Ben shrugs and then says," Help yourself, but don't let your guard down. They all infused themselves with a Advanced Curse Seal crystal and it seemed to give them even more power than normal!"

Ezan shrugs and says,"Well, I'll just have to use both hands then."

Jerid gets furious as he then says,"God damn you, Ezan Zeon! Think you can mock me even now? Ill so strong now that ill rip that pretty boy head of yours right off before you can blink!"

Brad laughs and nods as he then says,"That's right, you idiots showing up to bail your pal out only means you all are going to be ripped apart with him! It does not matter if all of you Enji come at me, the entire universe does not have the power to stop the Unstoppable Juggernaut!"

Hiryuumon growls and then says,"I had enough of you talking Brad! Everything you say is just one mean thing after the other, and I will never forgive you for hurting Ben so badly! "

Brad gives the dragon Digimon the middle finger and then says,"Oh the losers' dumb dragon pet is angry at me, how shocking! Hah, like your good for anything but being a meat shield you stupid freak!"

Hiryuumon gets angry and says," I'll show you what I can do you jerk, once and for all! Not only is killing Max bad enough, but you also killed that Mizari guy, the creator of all Digimon! It's time to avenge all of their deaths, and make you see we have the power to do it Brad!

Hiryuumon, warp Digivole to, "With that his energy explodes before a golden sphere covers him and moments later he blasts out transformed in his Mega level state before he then says,"Shinryudramon! All right, let's settle this!"

With this he charges at Brad, only for Mondo to get in his way before he then says,"It does not matter how you change your body man, you're still a soft loser in the inside, and I'll break you once and for all!"

With that he unleashes a barrage of energy blasts at Shinryudramon, only for the Mega Digimon to block them with his shield before instantly having it turn in to a beam pincer and saying,"Don't count on it, time I show you how strong my fighting spirit is! "

With that Ben's pal grabs his shorter opponent right in the stomach and smashes him hard in to the ground, only for Mondo to put his arms up, and cause the ground to burst up and punch Shinryudramon, sending him flying in to the air! Mondo then laughs as he pulls his head up and then says,"

Come on man, with the power of the dark side you're not going to brush me aside now! Take this, I'll rip that fighting spirit you're so proud of and make it mine!"

With that Mondo puts his hands together and releases a vortex of black energy, before energy blasts out like a python with red eyes roaring and charging right for Shinryudramon!"

Shinryudramon instantly fires a blast at it only for the blast to go through this attack before he then says,"Er, uh oh!"

With that Shinryudramon flash steps out of the way only for Mondo to laugh madly and say,"It's no use man, this thing will rip your soul right out, even if it is digital! Your toast man!"

James sees this and then says,"Hang on Shinryudramon, I'll cover you! Huh?"

He senses something and jumps up to see the ground explode before the red haired member of Squad 7 then hears a psychotic laughter and sees the Slate looking murderous as his energy flares up and he then says,"What makes you think you can save your bud when you're about to be chopped liver four eyes! Get ready to feel PAIN!"

With that James instantly powers up as he then says,"So, you're seriously this deluded?"

Slate throws a knife at James, only for the Enji to catch it, before being caught off guard before the knife glows and explodes in his face!

The Slate laughs madly and says,"HAHAHAHA, dead serious Enji! As a human, maybe you might have blown me off punk, but as a demon now you're the one who is outclassed! Huh?"

He then sees a explosion of light before James emerges from the smoke with a magical barrier around him before he then narrows his eyes and says,"Your mistaken, demon or human, your still a pathetic thug, and will be dispatched like one Slate! Ginrei Kojkyaku!"

With that James has his Quincy energy bow once more take the shape of a cross shape before aiming at the Slate and saying,"Even with the dark side empowering you, you still are at a disadvantage."

With that he instantly unleashes a barrage of energy arrows at the Slate, and Brad's pal moves fast enough to be a black skinned blur that slashes apart every incoming energy arrow! The Slate just laughs and says,"Nice try man, but your just buying time! You can only keep me away for so long, before I carve up those hands of yours, and make you die so gruesomely they will be talking about it for years!"

James sees that the Slate is showing no signs of stress before he then says,"Maybe, but that means I just won't let you use that option! Pay the price, for having such narrow tactics!"

With that James clenches his other hand, before the Slate then sees the ground glowing below him before he then says,"Huh? Oh come on!"

With that the Slate then jumps up before he sees the metal ground split open and try to smash him before he then licks his lips and then says,"The fact that you think a simple trick like that is enough to beat me is REALLY pissing me off! I am going to, huh, what the?"

The Slate then sees that his knifes are glowing before James then has his magical energy explode and he then says," I do realize you guys have some spark of intelligence going on in your heads, and that was why that was simply a stalling tactic to divert you from this!"

With that all of a sudden the knifes the Slate is holding shatter , along with all the extra one's in his pockets and even his pricing's, before the metal forms a ring, that closes tightly around the thug's waste tightly! The Slate is more than a little shocked as he then says,"What, what the hell is this?"

James then lands on the ground and says,"

This, is the result of me improving my magnetism alchemy magic after training with Polaris to utilize the same powers as Magneto. While the others may have better fighting skills, I did not want too much of a liability. So, while everyone trained for the Enji Budokai I studied with the Enji Masters on how to maximize my talents.

Its, not quite as impressive as Doug, Ezan and Ben' s growth, but having near total manipulation power over ferrous metal to the subatomic level has its uses as you can see. Now, if you want to live, surrender now!"

The Slate has his energy explode as he then says,"Like hell I will lose to you whiz kid! Your tricks are useless in the face of raw power, ill bite your face off if I have to!"

With that he charges at James with mad fury, only for James to power up and aim his bow at the Slate before he then says,"Who said I lack raw power? Time you made your last error in judgment, Steele Schider !"

With that James fires his powerful buzz saw like arrow right at the Slate, and the Slate cringes before stopping in his tracks and then saying,"

AH! Like hell you taking me down! Huh, what the?"

The Slate was about to jump out of the way, before he sees metal like vines protruding out of the ground to in wrap him before he sees James looking right at him before he then says,"You and your pals have gotten away with to much as it is, you won't get away this time!"

The Slate then widens his eyes and then says,"Wait, no, I am just following orders! Seriously I, GUHH!"

With that the energy arrow pierces right through his left lung and sends him flying before he lands on the ground with a thud!

James, being aware of some of the users of the Curse Seal Crystals having recovery powers James has metal vines warp around the Slate even though he seems knocked out as he then says,"You all were willing to cause countless deaths for your own delight without mercy, don't expect any from us!"

CJ then sees that the Slate is down before he gets enraged before he then says," Slate! Damn it, your all going to fry you know?"

Doug just rolls his eyes as he then says,"Seriously CJ, are you not smart enough to figure out how to end a sentence any other way because that's gotten so old its not even funny!"

CJ just gets furious as he the says,"Shut your mouth Fitter, you're a dead man walking! You should not have rejected Brad, because you threw away having all the power there is!"

He then swings his mace at Doug, only for the energy around Doug's gauntlet to extend and block the weapon before he then says,"Keep your dirty strength, I am dandy without it! GUH!"

With that he is shocked to see the spikes on his foe's mace extend and protrude in to Doug's shoulder! CJ then laughs and says,"Shows what you know scrub! Brad thought you just might have been able to be turned around, but seems like you're just as pathetic as Benny boy and the rest! If you're too weak to give up on things you're never going to be, what the? HEY!"

All of a sudden Doug's energy surges before he then grabs his opponent's weapon and then unleashes enough force to pull CJ around and hurl him around before he then says,"Nah man, you got it all wrong! You're all the pathetic jackasses who are so weak that you can't accept having to compromise!"

With that he throws CJ right in to the air before he then says,"You guys being punks is more than a little annoying, this drama is ending now! Final Shoryuken Heaven!"

With that Doug instantly blasts right at CJ having all of the energy he has pour in to his fist before he shatters CJ's Mace, and then smashes CJ so hard in the face that he cracks the larger man's head and sees teeth fly by before CJ goes flying out of the area!

Doug just chuckles and then says,"Man, your dentist must love me. All right, time to wrap up this side show!

With that Mondo sees this and then says,"God damn it, what are those idiots doing?"

Shinryudramon is still dodging the soul tornado before he then says,"They are kissing the dirt, and don't feel to smug, you're about to join in!"

Mondo then grumbles and says,"Don't count on it, you're not getting near me, or you're going to lose everything! No matter how you come at me, it's not going to work! "

Shinryudramon then flies high in the air, and then bursts for the ground before his shield then turns to the ground and then says,"We will see about that, Giga Drill Breaker!"

With that Shinryudramon dives right for Mono, and Brad's short ally freaks out and jumps back as the Digimon dives right in to the ground! Mondo sees the ground shake and grins as he then says,"

That is the best you got you stupid freak? You missed, and now that you're stuck in the ground you got nowhere to run! Say good bye, huh? AHHH!"

All of a sudden Mondo sees a rumbling before a massive white and platinum energy blast erupt underneath him and hit him dead on as a explosion blasts out and his magic spell shatters! As Shinryudramon blasts out of the ground he then chuckles and says,"Who is stupid again?"

As Mondo lands burnt and barley alive he just moans before Shinryudramon folds his arms and then says,"Thought so!"

Jerid is the last of Brad's gang standing and just clutches his fists before he then says,"Damn it, CJ, Slate, Mondo, your all nothing but pathetic posers! I'll show I am a cut above the rest, when I kick Ben's brain out! Huh?"

He then feels a powerful force nearly smash him to the ground before he hears a cold voice then say,"Think you're the best of the lot, then how come you have just been standing there hoping I would get bored!"

Jerid turns and sees Ezan is glaring at him before he then gets furious and then says,"Shut up rich boy, I just wanted to make sure none of the others got in my way, so that they would not interfere with me proving who is the top dog! Time to show, everyone, MY POWER!"

With that he goes to kick Ezan, only for Ezan to look furious and say,"If you think I am going to allow a delirious scumbag like you waste my time, ill shatter that delusion this instant! Be gone, Chidori XIII Blitz!"

With that Ezan instantly has his purple aura explode before lighting crackles around him, and he instantly slashes Jerid over a dozen times before his opponent can blink! As Ezan ends his combo with a powerful horizontal slash right across Jerid the Mohawk haired punk is slashed and electrified at the same time before he then says," Damn, it. "

With that he falls to the ground with a thud, before Brad gets enraged at seeing all four of his flunkies be defeated before he then smashes the ground and then says," Useless, your all god damn USELESS! Man, I have to do EVERYTHING around here!"

Ben just chuckles and then says,"What's wrong Brad, its dawning on you that your screwed? No? Well, it will soon enough!"

Brad looks furious as he then says," You think I am finished? No way, I am FAR from finished you pathetic weakling! Look at how weak you are, you would have been a dead man if your buds did not bail you out!"

Ezan then points his blade at Brad as the others land and surround him before he then says,"Silence dog, your all ready dead and are too arrogant to admit it! Well, this time, there is no way you will craw out of your judgment! The only one who will defeat Ben Auro is me, and I will do it without relying on disgraceful scams! Since you keep interfering, and since you truly are one disgusting creature ill slice you to pieces!"

Brad then looks infuriated and says,"Think you can Kaiba? Bring it, no matter how many of you there are, your powers can't compare to mine!"

A horrified Lacus then gets up and says," Brad, please, don't push are luck any further! Ben, all ready could handle your absolute maximum power, there is no way that you can, huh?"

Brad looks at Lacus with a murderous glance and says,"The hell you saying, you don't think I can win? Oh, you're going to see how WRONG you are, ALL OF YOU!"

A fully recovered Ben summons the Star Sword back in to his hand and powers up before he then says,"Oh shut the hell up Brad! You have been proven wrong again and again today, and the only thing you really are is one disgusting, vile piece of trash that does not deserve to live! If I can recall Idious ripped your hands off and was about to finish you till Lacus interfered. And this time, I'll just have to finish you off even faster!"

Shinryudramon then gets along side Ben and says,"You mean WE are going to finish Brad off right boss? You shouldered enough of the burden as it is!"

Ezan nods and then says,"I know you have very personal reasons for wanting to kill this barbarian, but don't hog all the satisfaction, show some pride and let us get in on the final act of judgment!"

Ben just grins and then says,"No problems here, I don't mind sharing unlike some people."

James then aims his bow at Brad and says,"If you have any desire to live Brad, give up now. The others are dismantling your followers, and soon enough they will be here as well."

Doug then cracks his neck and says,"Nowhere for you to run, and no way your busting out of here so might as well go down with whatever dignity you have left as a man!"

Brad just chuckles madly and says,"All of you losers don't get it, YOU STILL DON"T GET IT! I am the Brad Fowltror, the most powerful being of all! Why hide, when I will just break all of those who oppose me till there is no one left? All of your ideals, and powers, and EVERYTHING else is about to be smashed to bits, with my absolute force!"

With that Brad re powers back to one hundred percent of his power and as the entire area shakes Ben narrows his eyes and then says," All right, time for the third, and final round to start, and for this to end once and for all!"

Brad flexes his muscles and then says," At last we can agree with something shrimp, I am tired of seeing you all breathing and the law of the jungle is coming down hard here!"

With that Doug responds and says,"Oh shut the hell up Brad; you gambled everything on the fact that everyone is like you Brad, that everyone cares as little for others as you do! But while it's true that caring for other things can be a pain, it's still worth it! You're all alone in your own deluded world, and now it's time you realize your world is not as big as you think and now it's about time you realized you don't have the strength to stay on top!"

Brad narrows his eyes and then says,"You're wrong, all of you are wrong, thinking you got this in the bag! Hehe, I planned for every way this day could go down! Even this! So now it's time you see, no one can upstage Brad the great! NO ONE!"

With that Brad smashes the ground around him so hard that it creates a mini quake! All of the Enji then see chunks of the ground coming their way and deflect or take care of the incoming projectile with ease. However, when there sight is clear they see that Brad has all ready landed at the end of the building!

Ben narrows his eyes and then says," What, think you can run now? Huh?"

Brad then cracks his neck and then says," Like hell I am Auro! All I am doing, is doing what it takes to kill all of you pests once and for all!"

With that Brad shocks everyone, and smashes a large cargo chest that was behind him, shattering the metal doors with one strike! And everyone is shocked to see that the chests contents, where Curse Seal of Necrocalcous crystals!

James then says,"What, you were able to obtain all of those crystals from the Zannacross Empire!"

Brad laughs madly and then says,"You guys and those demon lovers hate each others guts but you're all the same! Light, darkness, good, evil, all of that is thrown to the wayside when power and money are on the line!

That's right, strength is the only thing that really matters, and now that I got this little extra power, I'll make sure I pummeled all of you to dust!"

Ezan snickers and then says,"So, you're so desperate that your forsaking whatever pride and honor you have left and resorting to using the power of the dark side? How pathetic, after you have been constantly blabbing about never needing anything but your own fists to win now we see just how much of an absolute hypocrite you are! "

Brad gets angry and then says," Shut up punk, your one to talk since you're just a genetically altered freak! I don't care if I take back what I say, because in the end words are worthless! Honor, pride, rules, ALL of that stuff is just stuff cowards make up to hold back people who are better than them from getting what they deserve! Well, I am not letting anything standing in my way! I don't care what anyone thinks of me, because I'll make the entire universe do what I say and there is nothing they can do about it!"

Lacus gets terrified as she then says,"No, please Brad, don't do this! If you consume all of those crystals, your soul will be, even more corrupt and you will become consumed by darkness! Let's just, run away so we can put everything, AHH!"

With that Lacus has the energy collar form around her neck before she screams in pain and falls to her knees before Brad snarls and then says,"About time you remember who does the thinking around here Lacus, and shut the HELL up!

The darkness is not going to control me, NOTHING can control me! I'll make the darkness, I'll even make Zannacross my b#$ as I show that I am the new god of this universe! The one with the power, makes the rules, and all of the power in the universe is MINE!"

With that Brad picks up the container holding the countless bloody red crystals before he then slams the container, and all of its contents right in to his torso and gives a jock like yell as all of the crystal's begin to fuse one in to him, and he slams one in to his forehead like a drunk crumbles a beer can before he then grins and says,"Yah, this is it, I HAVE THE POWER!"

With that dark energy explodes out of Brad, blowing away the building around them! As large chunks of the ground shatter Ben cringes and says,"Good grief, just when you think he can't get any crazier, he does. "

Shinryudramon nods and then says,"He is just one never ending psycho boss, but we can take him no matter how big he gets! Still, he is getting, rather big!"

Everyone then gets ready for anything as they see Brad's all ready inhuman large body get even bigger and even bulkier, as dark spikes protrude out of his fingernails, shoulders and knees before his eyes glow red, before Ben realizes that his head now barley reaches Brad's knees, and Brad resembles the Superman villain Doomsday!

Brad roars with primal fury as he then says,"Yes, YES ! With how strong I am now, I can just shatter this entire dumb planet with a sneeze! So, who is ready to get the ultimate whooping from the ultimate being? "

Lacus is mortified as Brad causes a tremor with each step before she then says, Brad, I wonder, have you all ready lost all of your sanity?"

Doug hears this and chuckles before he then says,"Lost it? Seriously girl how much in denial are you if you think this guy had any to begin with?"

Brad just pounds his chest and then says, "Lacus watch closely, as I show you and everyone else just what it really comes down to! It may not be pretty, but this is the true face of life! Power, strength absolute is the true thing that matters; everything else is just fancy fluff!

A jack of all trades is a master of nothing man, to be the best you have to throw everything else away to become a master of your craft! I chose winning to be my craft, so now it's time you see the results!"

Ezan gets in to a fighting stance as he then says,"It's true you need dedication to excel at your tasks Brad, but the only thing you have excelled at being is an insane deluded clown! Recklessly pouring raw power in to your body matters little, when it's too much for you to handle! As you take your last breath, go to hell seeing what it truly means to wield power properly! Divine Joutei!"

With that Ezan unleashes his full power, and unleashes a surge of both light and dark energy as the black and white spirit armor covers his entire body! But as wings form on Ben's back Brad just burps and says," No matter what any of you do, ill clobber all of you till you stop moving! Because theses hands of mine, can now break anything! "

Doug then unleashes all of the power he has as well before he then says,"That's it, time you see something's you can't break!"

Ben nods before he then says,"That's right, no matter how hard you try Brad, you can't break the bond of friendship we have between us! Corny and cliché as it may be, the feelings we have and the desires that drive us are too strong for you to destroy no matter how powerful you get! So, since you made your final wager, time you lose everything Brad Fowltror! Bankai!"

With that Ben once more unleashes his full power before getting in to a fighting stance and saying,"All right guys, let's do this!"

Brad just charges at the five heroes' and says," BRING IT!"

With that Ben and co go on the assault, and attack Brad at once! Brad instantly shows that his growth spurt as not cost him his speed, as he is fast enough to lash out at his five opponents at once! However, the warriors of light cover each others backs, and are able to prevent Brad from landing any hits either! After a minute of this dead lock James then says," About time I show you just what I think of you for real Brad, Final Eraser Arrow!"

With that James has a wing of energy form on his right shoulder before he unleashes a energy arrow at full power, only for Brad to chuckle and say," Man, you really are as dumb as your pals, if you think that's worth anything more then spitting on my face!"

With that he just flexes his chest muscles and they expand even more, before James's attack just bounces off his chest!

He then flexes his muscles and says," That was a nice massage, but let me show you how it's done loser!"

With that Brad instantly goes to jab at James with his massive arm, and while James is able to jump out of its way, Brad's punch releases a shockwave of energy that blasts James back! Ben then says,"James! It seems Brad's power has become so great he can cause destruction where ever he moves!"

Ezan responds with,"All the more reason he has to be erased now! The bigger your ego is, the more painful the burst will be! Judgment Blitz!"

With that Ezan unleashes a barrage of lighting fast slashes that hit Brad all over in an instant, but only cause him minor scraps at best! Brad laughs madly as he then says,"

Getting my message now trash? Even if you throw all the firepower at the universe at me, you're still not going to take me down! Because I have more firepower then the entire universe!"

With that Brad licks his lips before firing barrages of energy blasts from his fingers to bombard the entire area with explosive beams! However Ben and the others manage to use all of the talent they have to stay one step ahead of Brad's onslaught, and as explosions break out Ben slashes the incoming blasts as he then says,"Even if that's true Brad, all that means is that we will just have to unleash even more power at you! Because no matter what, you are going down! Kaio Ken times three! "

With that Ben's energy explodes once more to a fiery red color before diving right past Brad's attacks and directing his energy in to his sword before he then says,"Divine Flare Edge!"

With that Ben thrusts his sword directly in to Brad's eye, only for Brad to close his eye, and an armored extra lair of skin forms around it to lessen Ben's impact!

Brad bellows and says,"I told yah chump, my body is invincible! Any weakness you guys exploit will just be corrected and patched up so that it's a onetime deal! No matter where you attack, or how you do, it's not going to work!"

With that he flings Ben off him and instantly catches him with his hand before he then squeezes down hard on Ben and says,"So now since you're going to be so stupid I am going to squeeze the bones and guts right out of your body! GUH!"

With that Brad's arm is directly punched in its joint by Doug as he then says," Like hell you're doing that to my bud!"

With that Ezan and Shinryudramon both charge at Brad's arm as well before Ezan then says,"Doug is right, I thought we made it clear that no matter how strong you become, your defeat is unavoidable! Judgment Burst!"

At the same time Shinryudramon then says," Magna Scintillate Edge! "

With that Ezan and Shinryudramon slash at Brad's hand at the same time in a x styled formation, producing enough pain to force Brad to wince and release Ben before he then smashes Brad back in the head before he then says,"They are right, no matter how ruthless you get, or how powerful a monster you transform in to Brad Fowltror, you're not winning! Because, my personal motto is to make the impossible possible, even turning the so called invincible life form in to a bitter memory!"

Brad just gets anger and then says,"I had enough of you and your lame dreams! Time I punish you dreamers hardcore for not getting with the program!"

With that Brad unleashes a massive blast of energy from his mouth to try and fry the five good guys, and while they are able to dodge it the impact still creates a shockwave that sends the group right out the building, and through another! Brad laughs madly as he all ready lands behind his opponents before they land and then says," Still are desperate enough to kid yourselves to thinking you have a chance at winning huh? Well, find by me, I don't care how long you want to drag this out, seeing your despair is one hell of a rush! "

As Ben and the others get up on their feet Shinryudramon then says,"Um Ben, do you have a plan? Because, it would be a lot better if I knew where to whack this guy so he stays down!"

James nods and says,"If only it was that easy, but it seems that Brad's not bluffing when he says he has no weak spots."

Ezan snickers and says,"Like that matters, if he has no weakness we will just create our own! It's like fighting on an enemy's main super weapon such as the Death Star when you think about it. Its power may be devastating but after it fires the window of opportunity will be apparently, even if it's a small one!"

Ben grins and says,"I get it Ezan, Brad has a lot of power, but even his body has to take some strain using it all at once!"

Doug chuckles and then says,"I get it; we just have to get him to, whoa heads up!"

Everyone sees a shadow forming over them before they see Brad about to pound then all as he says," When the hell did we take a break! DIE!"

As they all spread out and avoid Brad's punch Brad laughs madly and then says,Think you can plan some sneaky strategy? Not with my big ears you won't! No matter how you dance around it, the fact is you're screwed! Really think you can get me to trip up on my own power you little runts?

Like hell, Brad Fowltror can handle all the power in the god damn universe! I had enough of you trash thinking your better than me, time for you to see your always going to be nothing more than maggots for me to squash!"

With that Brad goes to try and punch them and moves so fast that he is like a blur! As Ben and the others try to avoid being pulverized Ben then says," You may think you have no limit Brad, but we all have are limit, and your no expectation! But, since you find so little value in words, guess I'll just prove it! Kaio Ken, times four!"

With that Ben's energy explodes and he charges at Brad, only for Brad to unleash a massive right hook before he then says,"Oh save it, nothing you do can make you as much as a man as your truly!"

With that Ben's blade and Brad's gigantic fist collide with such force that it creates a shock-wave that shatters the glass around the other buildings! To Brad's shock he sees Ben is able to hold his ground and Brad just narrows his eyes and has veins form in Brad's face as he then says,"Its useless, USELESS! You will never have more power, then strength incarnate!"

Ben then gets determined as he then says,"I'll show you, that your no god you insane scumbag! Kaio Ken, times ten!"

With that Ben burns his power even higher, and unleashes enough power to force Brad's fist back! Brad gets even more furious and snarls before he then says,Damn you Ben Auro, YOUR NOT MAKING A FOOL OUT OF ME AGAIN! I'LL, GUH!"

With that he feels a sudden pain in his right knee as he sees that Ezan has slashed him across his right knee before he then says," He does not have to make you a fool again, it's far too obvious even a child can see it!"

Shinryudramon then charges right next to Ezan before the Royal Knight Digimon then says,"That's right, you're the biggest idiot of all to ever think you would get away with this! Giga Drill Breaker!"

With that James then says," That's right, no matter how powerful you get Brad, you will never be invincible to your crimes, Reverse Graviga !"

With this James unleashes a powerful orb of dark energy and throws it right at Brad, and before Brad can move it all ready expands to cover his entire body! Brad just snorts and says," I had enough of you thinking your little moves can affect me !I am, whoa!"

Brad is about to try and step on James only for him to slip and float upside down! James grins and says," I was not targeting you, but your surrounding area! Even you are not immune to the laws of nature Brad, and now I trapped you in a gravity free zone! Hurry guys, it won't last long!"

Doug grins and then says," Don't worry, I am good at fast action bud! Final Shoryuken Heaven!"

With that Doug unleashes his ultimate punch attack, and knocks Brad hard enough in the chin to send him upside down in James's special gravity sphere! As Brad floats upside down his dark aura explodes as he then says," All your doing with theses little tricks is making me ANGRY! And the madder I get, the more painful your deaths are going to be! I'll blow everything away, and put you runts in your place once and for all! "

With that Brad's fists glow with energy before he then prepares to fire, however Ben then says," I don't think so! Erupting Burning Dragon Fist!"

With that Ben punches Brad right at his hand is about to unleash energy, causing Brad's muscle to go in to a spasm! Brad grunts in annoying as he then says,What, you trying to hold back the flood of pain! There is no stopping this train, NO STOPPING!"

Doug then powers up before he then says,"Just watch us, Sanjuu no Kiwami !"

With that Doug strikes Brad's hand alongside Ben, just as Ezan and Shinryudramon also strike Brad's hand with their attacks! Brad just snickers and then says,"It does not matter if you brought even more of your buds to come at me, you still would not have had the muscle to outdo me even if, huh?"

Brad then notices that his muscles are starting to bulges even more before he then says,"What the, GUH!"

All of a sudden an explosion blasts out, out of Brad's shoulder! Brad staggers back and yells in pain as he then says,"How the hell did you get a blast inside my body!"

James chuckles and then says,"We didn't, that was your own doing. All we did was denied you from unleashing your attack, and since it did not come out, the energy had to go somewhere."

Ezan chuckles and then says," Your power may have risen greatly Brad, but you don't even know how to control that power and it can harm you most of all!"

Brad then roars with rage before he pounds his chest and then says,"Are you serious, you seriously think that you're going to defeat me with my own power! I have been getting stronger bit by bit for years!

And I am going to get stronger and stronger, till my strength can crush Cosmos herself! Power is not going to be what dues me in! Face it, no matter what you pull, you're not going to win so get ready for to die and die painfully!"

He tries to tackle the group only for them all to spread out and avoid the massive collision before Ben flies higher above Brad just as Brad gets back up and then powers up before he then says,"I am tired of debating with the pile of the stupidly that is your existence Brad, just die! Kaio Ken times four! Sekiha Tenkyo, Burning SHINRYUKENHA!"

With that Ben unleashes his ultimate attack with all the power he has at Brad, just as Ezan then says,"Time to remove this erase your existence, Twilight Omega Flare!"

With that Ezan also unleashes his ultimate energy attack, just as Doug fires off his Masenko, James unleashes his Maximum Eraser Arrow, and Shinryudramon fires off his Infinite Exia Ray at Brad! But Brad just looks enraged as he then says,"You pile of trash, no matter what you throw at me, its not enough! "

With that Brad catch's the combined blasts with his hands and is pushed back through a building before he snarls and then says,"Time I prove that once and for all, that all of you dumb grub suckers combined, can't overcome ME! Suck on TRUE POWER!"

With that he seems to squeeze the combined blasts with his hands, and unleashes a massive explosion that lights up the entire under sector and shatters the nearby buildings! Lacus was still in the ruined fight arena and sees the flash before she struggles to keep her balance from the shockwave of power and just says,"Brad, Ben, no! I feel so helpless, so powerless! I, don't, even know what to do, what I can do! I, just want it to end, I can't take it anymore! "

With that as the light fades, we turn back to Ben and the others, who are awaiting to see how much damage they actually did! Shinryudramon gets on guard as he then says,"Man, to think he was holding back all of are attacks! Did, that finally get him?"

Ezan responds with," Not quite, but, I we left are mark. We just have to keep it up, and it will soon be over at last."

Ben nods and then says,"Well, no matter how long this takes, I won't stop fighting till Brad's nothing but the dead has been he is! Huh, whoa!"

With that everyone feels a explosion of magical energy that is followed by a massive roar before everyone hears,"DAMN YOU ENJI!"

With that they all see Brad emerge from the smoke, with half of his body burnt, his hands having parts of bone showing up and on fire, and a chunk of his right shoulder blown away! He just looks furious as he then says," I told you, you can't stop the unstoppable! All that you have done is REALLY piss me off!

Does not matter who you tools beat before, because Sigma, Xehamaru, Sephiroth, Kira and all the rest are worthless trash compared to me! I have more power then all of them combined! I have more power than ANYONE! And, now it's time to make you realize that power means EVERYTHING! DIE!"

With that Brad roars again before pointing his attacks in to the air, and releasing dozens of red energy blasts in to the sky, before they come down and descend at the hero's like a rainstorm of endless death! Ben and the others move at full speed to avoid being blasted, but Brad's attacks are too constantly for them to do anything but move for their lives! Ben is obviously frustrated at this and then says,"Damn it, I don't even have a second to move!"

Brad laughs madly as acid like droll comes out of his mouth and burns the ground beneath him instantly before he then says," Well guess that means you're screwed! I never thought bugs like you could ever push me this far, and make me use outside power!

But, it does not matter, because it's all the same in the end! The one who lasts the longest, takes home the prize! And now it's time for me to win it all!" With that Brad opens his mouth and gathers even more energy then he usually does for a mouth blast before he then says,"

That's right, the weak die and the strong take the prize! I am the strongest, and that's why everything will be mine, ALL MINE! I waited long enough as it is, my world, beings right, GUH!"

Before Brad can open fire, a massive sphere of light hits him in the back, causing him to feels great pain before a very angry voice then says,"Your world is all ready finished Brad Fowltror, and so are you!"

Brad at once turns around, and sees that it's Grand Master Myers along with several other Enji Knights! Brad narrows his eyes before saying," Well well, if its not old man Myers! How the hell did you get here?"

Cloud then lands besides Myers as he then says,"That's easy, we all found out you were here and let him know at once! Sorry for taking so long to come guys, but Brad had more supporters then we figured."

All of a sudden Ben senses more power levels and turns around to see Aqua, Samus, Link and a few others before Aqua then says,"Even so, we managed to neutralized all of them. "

Ben then sees X, Mario, Sonic and more of his friends coming from the right as X then says,"This was one devious vile plot of yours Brad, no, Killer Ace! But, just like all mavericks, your plans have been terminated!"

Ben grins as he then says,"Well, looks like the party is over Brad, and so are you! No one is left to aid you, your plans, your ambitions, your yearning to wipe out society itself and your ruthless hunger for power have all been shattered!"

Brad then gets enraged as he then says,"Did I say this was over? Hell no, nothing's changed at all! I don't need anyone to take care of my business but me! And right now, my business is wiping out you Enji losers, and showing the entire universe that hero's are just fools, and that nothing can save them from being put in their place!"

Master Myers then says,"I had enough of you causing pain and death again and again over your extremely selfish and cruel desires Brad Fowltror! You committed your last crime, no matter what I will see that your carrier of murder ends this instant! "

Brad chuckles as he then says,"You want a piece of me old man? That's rich, thinking you can compare to me even now geezer! You may have been the top dog now, but even you are getting old, and time I show whose time has come!"

With that Brad charges at Myers, only for the leader of the Enji Knight's to have his holy energy explode before he then says,"I told you, my time has not come yet madman, and I don't plan to die before you! Kuzu Ryu Sen!"

With that Myers in a flash is behind Brad, and in an instant Brad sees blood come out of all of his limbs along with his head and chest! However Brad just laughs and says," Man, how annoying that you can even pierce my hide, but such little cuts are just going to give me a rush!"

Myers then says," Well, then let's see you get a rush from this! Grand Divide!"

With that Myers instantly bursts at Brad, and stabs him right in the heart! As holy energy pours in to Brad he then says," You think a little jab like that is going to, huh? RAHHH!"

Myers shows his attack was not so simple as he has light energy pours in to Brad, and seems to hit him right at his core before Myers then says,"We studied that video of your past Brad, and went over a detailed analysis of your body! It may not be one hundred percent correct, but I believe this is where your heart, that fused with the Juggernaut core lies! And, no matter how much energy you gathered, it won't change the fact that if it's unstable, it's little use to you!"

Brad screams in pain as columns of light blast out of his veins as he then says,"DAMN YOU!"

Myers just releases even more power as he then says,"I knew you were arrogant Brad, but it seems you did not care to listen to anything that we tried to teach you! And now you have pained the price, because overlooking the fact that no matter how strong the body is, the mind ,heart and soul is what is truly most important, is going to haunt you Brad, I assure you!

All of the power you wrongfully stole, the darkness you assumed you could command, will only cause your end to be even more painful! Power that is used incorrectly, that is misdirected is useless even to its owner!

Now, realize the full consequences of your vain actions Brad!"

With that Brad screams in pain as he then says,"Damn you, out of date son of a b#$#! I'll make you pay, I swear ill make you pay!"

With that Brad titans his right fist and instantly head buts Myers hard, sending the Master of the Enji flying, before Squall and Cecil catch him! Brad takes a deep breath, and licks the blood off his mouth before he then says," I just freaking said, that no matter what anyone does, it's all going to end the same! I am the god damn Unstoppable Juggernaut! And I had enough of you, ALL of you!"

With that Brad then powers up and says,"I'll destroy all of you, I'll destroy everything that is in my way! I'll just blow up this entire dumb planet! I don't need it, ill just make another one my digs!"

Ben gets alarmed as he then says," You really have lost it Brad! Blow this planet up, and you will harm Lacus, and kill everyone who still supports you!"

Brad laughs madly as he then says," You underestimate, my girls power Star Loser! She is a survivor like me, and she can handle a little pest removal! After all, in the end, she and I are both hardcore to the max! Now, get ready, to, huh, what is this feeling? The strength, it's overflowing! No, wait, my head , this burning! AHHHH!"

All of a sudden Brad's body begins to convulse before he yells in pain, and begins to stagger back! Ben gets ready for anything as he then says," Oh great, he truly has lost it. What is he going to do now?"

Ezan responds with,"Not quite sure, but his power is growing even higher. However, its, rising irrationally. Huh?"

He and the others are shocked to see Brad's hand bulge, before all of a sudden Brad's hand mutates in to that of a monstrous massive claw, one like the Tyrant super zombies from Resident Evil have!

Brad sees his hand and says,"What the, that was not how it was suppose to go down! What the hell did you punks do to me! AHHH!"

Myers sighs and then says,"You have only yourself to blame, for not realizing that this is the reality that you did not think going down this road could even happen! Well, pay the pierce for your own arrogance, as your power eats you alive!"

Brad then gets furious and says,"Shut the hell up before I, AHH!"

With that Brad feels immense pain before dark energy explodes out of his mouth, along with other parts of his body, before the symbol of Zannacross vanishes from his forehead! Brad begins to shirk before James then gasps and says,"I think I get it. Brad's suffering an overdose from consuming to much dark energy and taking in more than he can handle!

We seen others go through these symptoms before, but never this sever. That should not account for the hand, but I think that's because Brad's seeing a nasty side effect of mixing the Curse Seal Crystal with his power. To make it simple, that desperate act made his power go unstable!"

Doug chuckles as he then says,"Well then, guess you can say this is karma coming around at last to bite him back in his rear, hard!"

With that Ben can just nod in awe as he then sees Brad has lost all of his power, and has reverted back to his normal state, expect for his hand is still like a claw, and his skin is pale white, not to mention shedding off in some places! Brad can't even stand before he then says," Damn it, DAMN IT! This has to be another one of you weakling's illusions! This, can't be happening, not to Brad the great!"

Cloud just points his "First Sword" at Brad and says,"Time you realize your no god, are you any champion Brad! All you are is one of the vilest humans to have ever lived, and you can't escape your fate any longer!"

Brad just looks like a wild animal as his eyes dart around before he then says,"No, you're not shutting me down! You can't, GUH!"

With that Brad coughs up blood before Sabin then looks disgusted and says,"Face it Brad, you stole even more power than Kefka, you tried to become a god! However, now it seems your learning the hard way, that no man can become god, no matter how many cruel acts you do, or how much power you gain! It's sad that at the end, you realized that the strength of the mind is just as important as the strength of the body!"

Brad continues to bleed all over as his clawed hand convulses before he then says,"Finished, I keep telling yah stuck up out of date jokers, it's not over till the main man says its over! Something might not be working right in my junk, but I still have my unbeatable ace! That's right, Killer Ace's ultimate card is about to clean house! Lacus, LACUS! Hurry up, KILL THEM ALL!"

With that everyone gets tense, before Ben and everyone looks behind Brad, to see that Lacus is behind him in the distance, looking frozen with fear! Everyone turns to Lacus before she then looks very pale and then says,"Brad, please, don't do this! I beg you, please just give up before we lose are lives! What, can I do?"

Brad grunts and says,"What can you do? Do I need to freaking draw a picture you dumb broad? Let out the beast within , and kill them all with your power, the power of the Blue Eyes White Dragon!"

Lacus steps back and then says,"What, no, I, don't want to do that Brad, please! There is no guarantee that would even work, and, I don't want to , kill them."

Brad is furious as he then says,"Stop being so god damn soft! Kill them all, they are nothing but are enemies, are obstacles to freedom remember? The only way it's going to end, is for you to break away with your past, by destroying it! Embrace the beast Lacus, embrace your fate, and get this over with!"

Lacus looks like she is under a extreme amount of stress and says,"But, I , I don't, want to, AHH!"

Lacus then feels even more pain from her head, and then sees her hand is turning gray before Brad snarls with rage and clutches his hand before saying,"Oh quit your sniveling and just DO it all ready! God damn it, all of this hassle all because you have to be such a whiny girl who has to be so scared of growing up! I had to push you so many times to toughen up. JUST DO IT! GUH!"

Ben instantly kicks Brad hard in the jaw before punching him so hard to the ground that it shatters the ground beneath him before Ben then says,"Enough, I had enough of you manipulating her, and trying to drag you down with you Brad!"

With that Ben instantly throws a barrage of golden energy swords to pin Brad to the ground before Lacus is shocked and says,"Ben?"

Ben then has his energy explode before he points the Star Sword at Brad and says,"All right Brad, tell me right now, what you did to Lacus! I noticed for a while that you have some control over Lacus, it explains so much! "

Brad laughs madly and says,"Yah, in your head! Face it Auro, Lacus has gone along with all of this under her own free will! All I have done is help her see clearly what is truly important, and make her a girl that can survive! You think I brainwashed her to being my girl Ben Auro? Face it, the fact is that your just a loser, that has nothing to offer Lacus!

Hate my guts all you want, but what have you ever done for Lacus to make her have any passion for you? You're just that annoying childhood pest who clings to anyone who shows you any pity, you and your feelings have always been nothing but a burden to Lacus!

You care about Lacus so much, but what have you done for her? Nothing that's what! None of you have done a damn thing but fill Lacus 's heart with broken promises! And who did anything to save her? Yah, thought so! "

Myers clears his throat and then says,"That's not true at all Brad. The brightest minds of the Enji, and the wisest beings in the Lylat Kingdom have been working to a solution to your problem Lacus, and we are so close to finding a true way to solve your pain! Brad, despite what you think, your not the sole person who can bring Lacus her salvation!"

Brad chuckles and says,"Blabber all you want but its all talk! Meanwhile, I am the one with the actions here! Face it you losers of light, your to weak to stand up to me! That's why you were always afraid of me, you knew I had the raw power to outdo everyone of you and show that my absolute force would in time overcome your silly tricks! But to bad for you that you all spent so much time trying to teach me how to be like you chumps!"

Ben narrows his eyes and then says,"Don't give your self that much credit Brad. You were only kept around the Enji so we could keep a eye on you, and make sure you did not cause even more trouble to the universe then you all ready have! And its clear by now that not only is there no place for you in the Enji order, but there is no safe place for you to be in the entire universe! "

Lacus starts to turn to Ben and say,"Wait Ben, I know, how much Brad has done to you, but you can't really think that the Enji Knights think its best that Brad is dead do you? "

Myers closes his eyes and then says," I am sorry to say Lacus, but Brad's actions are totally unforgivable. I must admit Ben is right in a sense, after a while we allowed Brad to be part of the Enji Knights, however loosely, not because we had hope that he could be redeemed, but to insure we knew what he was up to.

Sadly, while I detest absolute violence, Brad truly shows no sigh of guilt for his actions, nor any desire to atone. Brad's pure evil heart has caused countless lives to be ruined, twisted Kira, Xehamaru, and others, and caused untold devastation! There is no place in the entire universe where he truly can be contained, and thus he must not be allowed to exist! "

Ben at once then says," See Brad, you blown your last chance, and now, this is the end! Time to end this nightmare at last!"

With that Brad chuckles and then says," Don't count on it, you can't wake up from the nightmare, because life IS the brutal unforgiving nightmare where you losers will never win! "

Ben then jumps up and charges at Brad as he looks ready to slice Brad's head in half for real as he then says,'Maybe, but ill feel a lot better once I know you won't cause me any more pain, EVER again! Now, this ends now Brad! GUH!"

All of a sudden just as Ben is about to reach Brad, he is bounced back by a wall of energy!

Ben instantly hears a cold voice then say,"Sorry to disappoint you all, but this being the ending to this conflict, is not excusable."

Ben at once looks around and says,What the, Brad had more flunkies left?"

Ezan then gets tense as he then says,"No, far from a flunky Ben, above you!"

Ben and everyone else looks above to see a column of darkness form, before none other then Xemnas steps out of it!

Myers and everyone at once gets in to a fighting stance as he then says,"The leader of the Dark Enji, here?"

The Superior of the Organization chuckles and says, Don't mind me Grand Master, I am just here to retrieve a broken part of my plan, that needs a little fixing up."

Ben at once narrows his eyes and says,"What, you mean Lacus? Forget it Xemnas, no matter how sudden this is your not just going to waltz on in and warp away with her!"

All of a sudden Saix appears in another dark portal beneath Xemnas before the blue haired man then says,"Your mistaken Ben Auro, for now we are just here to retrieve are conspirator. "

Brad struggles to get back up as he then says,"Who the hell told you guys to but in on my business?"

Xemnas glares at Brad and says," No one clown, be grateful we need you alive to insure Kingdom Hearts awakens smoothly and swiftly."

Lacus steps back in horror as she then says,"What, what's going on? Brad, why, are you talking like you have met with the Dark Enji before?"

Saix forms a cruel grin and says," Is it not obvious even for someone with as fractured a mind as yourself child? After the Dark Tekken Gauntlet, Brad made an offer to work with us with Larxene, for are mutual benefit. While killing Zexion was a poor way to show his sincerity, he has shown he is not just trying to be foolish enough to attempt to deceit us."

With that Saix unleashes a surge of power, before his aura bubbles and he forms a wild grin as he then says,"After all, if it was not for this fool's efforts, I would not have the celestial beast Grezer infused within my body this very moment!"

Ben gasps as he then says,"What, Grezer? You absorbed him, like Larxene did with that other one?"

Lacus is even more shocked as she then says,"Brad, you were planning to hand me over to the Dark Enji?"

Brad gets up and says,"Nah girl, you got it all wrong. Theses guys have a way to save you, and be free of this lame world!"

Xemnas nods and says," He is telling no lie Lacus Raystar. We have all ready duplicated the Celestial Beast Levius, or at least his energy , we can do the same for the Blue Eyes White Dragon. All we need from you is your DNA, and your life will be spared. Further more, we can eliminate your pain, but that can only come to pass, if you realize the need to ascend past theses hopeless Enji Knights, and there outdated ideals."

Doug chuckles bitterly and says,"Man, to think Brad was working with the Dark Enji to, its stretching it even farther then I thought possible! But seriously, both you and Brad are idiots if you think theses wackos will help anyone but themselves!"

Saix then says," We seek to purge this corrupt existence and create a new one for the superior beings, Lacus Raystar without a doubt qualifies to be on board if she is willing to meet the requirements. However, its clear she might need, a little persuasion to see the truth.

Master Myers and many of the other Enji begin to power up before Myers says,"I warn you Dark Enji, I won't allow you to get away with your schemes!"

Xemnas closes his eyes and then says,"Like I said, while I am not afraid of any of you having the power to stop me, this is not the stage I have in mine for the moment of revoking for you warriors of light. No, that moment is coming soon enough, so no need to be rush things . Just embrace how powerless you truly are to stop destiny Enji Knights! It's true what Brad says, no matter how hard you struggle you can not change your fate!

This decaying cosmos will shatter in to nothingness no matter how hard you try, or how many sacrifices you make! The only true path to salvation is to purge the worthless! But, soon you will all see what true salvation is all about. Come Brad, let us prepare the proper demise of these deluded pawns of Cosmos."

Brad just coughs up more blood as he then says,"As long as you can fix this Enji hax, what the hell. Lacus, time we blow this taco stand so come on!"

Lacus looks at Brad's psychotic face, and the cold faces of Saix and Xemnas peering in to her before she steps back and says,"

Wait, you really trust them Brad?"

Brad gets furious and says," THIS IS NOT A DEBATE! YOU GO WHERE I GO GIRL! Coming with me is the only way you're not going to die, so do it!"

Ben gets furious as he then says,"That's funny, because how I see things Brad you and your new buds are going to be the ones to die!"

Ezan nods and says,"Don't think you can just show up and expect to get away with taunting us! Its time to remove a handful of annoying obstacles to the mission objective all at once! "

Xemnas then narrows his eyes and then says,"As if any of you, have the power to oppose me! Find, we can retrieve this broken girl at any time. After all, its not like she has any other place where she belongs! So, enjoy your time alive you so called hero's, for it's soon to run out!"

Brad just chuckles as he then says,"Don't think this is a retreat Benny boy, because its NOT! Its just a time out, and when the fight is back on, I am going to break every bone in your body, and make you die in the worst way possible!

With that Ben, Ezan, Cloud, and a few others all charge at Xemnas and Brad, just before Ben then says,"Maybe, but yours ends right now! GUH!"

With that before Ben and the others can reach there targets Xemnas releases a barrage of energy spheres that cause a bunch of explosions around him Saix and Brad! With that he grins and says, Looks like life is taking another bitter turn for you chosen one, and soon it will turn to your oblivion. Till then, farewell!"

Ezan just cleaves the energy sphere in his direction in half before he then says,"I told you, your not leaving! Huh?"

All of a sudden Saix flash step's in front of Ezan before his energy explodes and he raises his claymore weapon before he then says," Its unwise to not take are mercy!"

With that Saix swings his Lunar Divider and unleashes a massive energy blast at Ezan! The Super Elite Warrior is able to block the blast, but it pushes him back as he then says,"What, did merging with the celestial beast give him this much power?

Xemnas grins and says,"And, this is just the beginning! Prepare for the end Enji Knights!"

With that he snaps his hands and him, Saix and Brad all vanish in a massive column of darkness!

Cloud at once says,"Damn it, it's too late."

Ben takes a few seconds to fully realize what has happened before he then punches the ground and says,"Damn it, DAMN IT! I, we, were so close! But, just like that he got away again!"

Doug folds his arms and then says,"Maybe Ben, but remember, we still won this fight. Brad got away, but he saw that all of his schemes were still not enough to come out on top. And it seemed gambling to win using all of those crystals took its tool on the psycho, maybe if we are he is just going to blow up in a few seconds any way?"

James sighs and then says," If we are lucky, but I would not put to much hope that Brad's truly finished. We clearly saw at Castle Oblivion that there skills at genetic modifications are on the highest of levels so them being able to fix Brad, or even improve him is still more then feasible."

Ezan looks annoyed and says," Tsc, to think Brad would ally himself with the Dark Enji, he truly has no limit. Well, he slithered away from justice just barley but next time I see him, it will be his last!"

Ben then looks up at the still rainy sky and says," It better be, after all of this, even if it was because of a unexpected outside intervention the fact that I still could not finish Brad off, is more then a little frustrating!"

Aqua then goes up to Ben, and puts her hand on his shoulder before she then says,"Don't blame yourself Ben, you did nothing wrong. Don't see this as a defeat, this is a victory."

Myers nods and then says,"Yes, Brad's true face has been exposed to the entire universe, and he has few places in all of space where he will not be treated with hostility. His crime ring is smashed, and his plans ruined. Thankfully, are battle over the Under Sector was not as bloody as it could be.

Thanks to the weather most of the bystanders stayed inside and it seems Brad had driven away nearly everyone who did not support him around here anyway. And most of all Ben, don't forget that you at least were able to insure Brad did not escape with any more victims."

Ben then looks up, and sees Lacus looking like she is shell shocked before giving a slight smile and saying,"That's right, at least, he did not escape with Lacus. At last, this part of the nightmare seems to be over. Lacus, are, you going to be ok?"

Lacus is just staring at the sky, looking all ready dead as she then says,"Its, truly over, everything, everything!"

Ben then gets tense as he then says,"Lacus, please, please listen to us! You don't have to worry, we won't hurt you, I promise Lacus. Lacus, Brad's crimes are not yours, so don't feel like your going to pay for what he has done. Its going to be ok Lacus, just please, trust me. Huh?"

All of a sudden Lacus 's eyes snap in to cold fury as she glares at Ben with more anger then he ever seen in her eyes before she then laughs bitterly and says,"Hahaha, you, you really don't understand anything past your own deluded world Ben Auro!"

Ben at once steps back and says," Lacus, what are you talking about? Your, not another fake like Meer are you?"

Lacus just moans and says,"Sorry, but your going to have to accept that this is my real will! I told Meer everything she was suppose to say! And that's because that is the truth on where we stand!"

Ben is hurt instantly as he then says,"Lacus, how can you say that? Don't you know, that, I, would never do anything to hurt you! I don't care what is inside you, you're my friend no matter what!"

Lacus responds with a damming,"Words, nothing but words! You, seemed quite eared to harm me, to lash out at me for not fitting your expectations before!"

Ben is hurt and looks down as he then says,"No, I, did not realize that was really you till it was too late! Besides, that was Idious not me, he is not who I am! I am so sorry Lacus, but please, you know I never would want to do anything to see you in pain right?"

Lacus just starts to get teary eyed as she then says,"Even so, I feel pain regardless. What do you expect to happen Ben? You expect things to just return to the way they were?"

Ben hesitates as he then says,"No, its not like I expected time to rewind or something. But, if you meant, we could return to a place where we could be friends, a place were there did not have to be so much hate, then yes I did!

I know you did not know Brad killed Max, that you did not know how he got his power, or that he was working with the Dark Enji! Your innocent, you have nothing to be ashamed of! Even the White Dragon being inside you is not a death sentence, plenty of people in the Enji Knights have dark explosive powers hidden away!"

Lacus looks sad as she says,"Oh Ben, you say that, even after I caused your mother to go in to a coma? You, always saw me how you wanted to see me, and not for who I really am! I never minded your kindness, but its time you grow up and expect things for how they are!

Someone who does not even know who you are, who you truly are, can never understand me. Maybe if you acted like yourself more, then I could take your feelings seriously."

Ben just responds with,"What, I, don't even understand what your talking about. Who I truly am? You think, Idious is really me Lacus?"

Lacus sighs and says,"No, like I said, Idious is just something you created to hide from the pain of life, I know that's not the real you. But, I don't see the real you in front of me either! Idious, Hauk-men Kenobi, even the chosen hero of Cosmos! Stop wearing masks, trying to be someone else and just show who you truly are! "

Ben is not even sure how to respond as he then says,"Lacus, what are you talking about? This is the real me, unless I got cloned without any one telling me this is the real Ben Auro!"

Lacus responds with,"You can fool yourself Ben, but I remember how you were as a child, and you changed. No, you put up a mask that even has you fooled. But, as long as you're just following others wills and not your own how am I to believe in your power?"

Ben is getting even more lost as he then says,"What, I, don't get what your saying at all Lacus. Following others wills? I fallow the orders of the Enji Masters, because that's how a soldier, how an Enji Knight does things properly. But, I joined the Enji Knights because it's always been my dream to become a hero, an Enji Lacus!"

Lacus just shakes her head and says,"No Ben, that was Max's dream, and you just made it your own. I guess even you forgot, but you only wanted to become a Enji after seeing how strong Max was, and how much Max looked up to the Enji. Ben, don't you remember when we first met? All you wanted to do was have fun, and play, enjoy life. Even if others mocked you, you did not even need a dream, you were happy as you where. "

Ben raises an eyebrow as he then says,"You mean, like the first year we met Lacus? I , just started school, I barley knew anything, I barley was anything! Besides, the only reason I was happy, was because I had you as a friend Lacus! But, I was a worthless nobody, and, no one took me seriously! The person I was, till I joined the Enji Knights, was nothing, a powerless nothing that's existence was worthless! I, could not even stand myself back then.

After you left, I knew I had to become a hero, because then people would at last notice me.

After all, other wise everyone would just leave me again and again, like you did, like Rick did, like everyone did! But, how could I blame them? I , had nothing to other, only a few others besides you were even willing to give me a chance! I ,soon hated myself most of all, till I joined the Enji and was glad to see I realize was not worthless."

Lacus just looks down as she then says,"Ben, I never realized, that's how little you thought of yourself. You, were never worthless Ben, not to even if that's what you thought you were, I did not see you that way! You did not have to be rich and special, you did not have to be a hero, you just have to be you! If you're not able to stand who you truly are, how can anyone else?"

Ben tries to keep calm as he then says,"But Lacus, we are all the same, we act like how others want us to so we can fit in society. I mean, your the one who is wearing a wig!"

As Aqua gasps Lacus looks embarrassed as she then says,"You, knew about that to? Sigh, that's right, you were there, of course you knew. Anyway, I am not talking about masks on your face Ben, I am talking about masking who you truly are! I, have just been myself, and accepted those who accepted me. If pepole did not like who I was, so be it. "

Ben looks pained and says,"But, that's just it, besides you, no one accepted , the real me! I was rejected again and again, and no one accepted me for who I was! Lacus, if you truly liked me for who I was, then how come, you stood by Brad, even after everything?

After Max died, when you broke up with Brad, and we got closer, for a time I thought, we really understood each other. If you truly trusted me, why, why did you go back to Brad? Why, don't you trust me?"

Lacus is clutching her arm harder and then says,"Don't twist things around Ben, I still like the real you, as a friend. However, at the same time, as painful as this may be to you, you and I could never truly love each other!

I don't, blame you for what happened to me, but at the same time, it's clear you and I could never truly understand each other as long as you refuse to grow up and see me for what I am."

Ben responds with,"Lacus, I want to understand you, I want to know your pain, so I can make it go away! But, the only way that can happen is if you trust me, and the rest of your friends!"

Lacus gets bitter as she then looks down and says,"And what good would that do even if your hearts are sincere? Even, even if the Blue Eyes White Dragon could be extracted from me at this point safely, the damage is done.

People don't forgive as easily as you Ben, they will come at me again and again for what I have done, ill never have any peace. The situation is so far beyond your naïve expectations Ben, what can you truly do to save me Ben? Do you have a answer besides just wishing for the best?"

Ben pauses before he then says,"I, well, its simple. Once everyone realizes you were just being used it will all be,'

Lacus then snaps and then says," It's not that simple! If you can't do anything, then just shut up all ready!"

Doug gets annoyed and then says,"Watch your mouth Lacus, Ben's put up with your nonsense for far more then I thought anyone could, and it's because he still sees you as a friend! "

Ezan nods and folds his arms as he then says,"You must truly have lost your nerve if you still think the Enji are out to destroy you. And your far from the one to talk about not being honest about one's self! Face it, you have far more options then you would accept. "

Lacus then starts to sob and says," Even if that's the case, I am tired of meaningless pity. I don't want to hurt anymore, I am so tired of pain. That's why, all of the foolish fantasies have to end, so no more tragic mistakes have to end. Ben, you fought long and hard, but this battle you can't win. Just accept, that I am never going back to how you wished things where!

It's clear, I don't belong with the Enji Knights, I don't belong in the Lylat Kingdom, I don't belong anywhere! And I have no doubts, that I don't need some fool who can't see things for how they are just making things worse for me!"

Ben looks hurt as he then says,"Lacus, is that all I really was to you? I thought, we had fun together, I could see it on your face. Maybe, I did not get everything right, but even during the battles with Doctor Wily, I know that are happiness together, the bound we had was no lie! Lacus, I may not know everything, and even be slow to realize things time and again, but this, I know it's real with all my heart! Lacus, I lo, "

Before he can finish saying it Lacus freaks out and then says," Don't you dare say that to me! Don't lie to me like that Ben! Even, if you truly think that's how you feel about me, you're just in love with my image, you always wanted your dream girl. But I am not your dream girl, I am a monster."

Cloud then sighs and then says,"That's only if you let yourself be one Lacus! We all make are own destiny, its are choices who shape who we are!"

Lacus just puts her hands on her heart and says,"Not all of us have a choice, some of us have are fates branded in to us as we are born, and that is reality. I wanted to believe your version, for so long I did. But resisting the truth, has only brought more pain to both me and others. Ben, still think things can be normal again, as my body looks like this?"

With that she takes off her suits right glove, and Ben is shocked to see her entire hand is gray!

Ben at once says,"What the, what happened to you Lacus?"

Lacus is getting teary eyed as she then says,"I don't know, but, my guess is that my body is breaking down, the celestial beast inside me is causing my body to break down. You all ready saw those monsters with my faces earlier, my cells must be spreading around in the wind!"

Myers is baffled as he then says,"What, that does not add up at all Lacus! This must be the work of an outside source, because for all the trouble having the Blue Eyes White Dragon inside you has caused, this is not part of it I assure you!

Please, for everyone's sake just come with us and let us fully analyze you so we can get to the bottom of this. If you cooperate with us now, you can still have a place in society other then as its despised enemy."

Lacus smiles weakly and says,"Nice try Grand Master, but it's clear now, that what society will never accept a mutant witch being alive. Don't worry, I, don't have any desire to cause any trouble, I am to tired of trouble. I, just want , to go away, be away from everything, so that at last it can be over.

Please, just leave me alone. I'll, return to my families house to leave all of the belongings of mine related to the Enji Knights, and then stop being a problem forever.

If you want this drama to end, just let us leave it like this. The only way I can still live now, is to leave my past behind me forever, and expect my future. I doubt ill have much time left anyway the way things are going, so this is the best possible way it can end now, for everyone. Huh?"

Lacus was about to turn around, before to her shock Ben has grabbed her shoulder! She looks up and sees Ben has tears in his eyes before he then says,"

Lacus, don't do this, don't go! You think leaving to go off alone, and possibly die all alone is the best way this can end? You, really think you deserve to be all alone? No, no matter what Brad says, that's not what your fate is!

Please don't go Lacus, just, give us one more chance, give me one more chance! I promise, I won't fail you again! I, care to much about you, to see you end up like this! Don't you realize, how important you are to so many other people, and me?"

Lacus looks at Ben, and looks like she is about to break down and cry, but while her eyes look wide and sad for a moment she just closes them and shoves Ben off her before turning around and saying,"Sorry Ben, but, there is no choice but to try a new dream now. Because no matter what you do, ill , never love you. We are from two separate worlds, worlds that can never be united!

So if you truly care about me, then don't ever bother me again because it's for the best, that we never speak , that we never see each other again!

This Ben Auro, is my choice. This, is, the reality! So everyone, don't interfere with my fate any more, please."

With that Lacus quickly jumps back and unleashes a orb of light, that goes up in the air and blinds everyone!

Ben at once says," No, Lacus!"

Ben quickly regains his vision and his dismayed to see Lacus is gone! As lighting from the still raging storm in the distance goes on Ben then says,"No, Lacus, it can't end like this!"

Doug groans and says," God damn it, getting sick of us not 