In the darkness Slenderman appears, thrusting his fist up and down as he screamed-

"Yank the cord!"

"Yank the cord!"

Dipper awakes with a gasp and springs from his bed...

He looks around and takes stock of where they are... they're all in Eda's house... and he did mean EVERYONE. Everyone not captured or depressed anyways. Even Soos's grandma was here, who came looking for her grandson. Eda has been teleporting the house from one spot to another gathering up survivors and housing them in the museum wing of her house.

They'd all been hiding here while M.C.D. cemented their hold on Gravity Falls and the surrounding area that is covered by the barrier. All of the kingdoms around the Candy Kingdom fell under the barrier which Abadeer did to protect his daughters friends. Most of Equestria on the other hand wasn’t under the dome but the parts that did were now under control of the M.C.D. forces.

Besides the gang members MCD had also unleash a robot army to make up the lack of man power. They control a good number of machine animals which patrols all the roads leading out of the barrier. People were only further surprised when they revealed their ownership of a large B1 battle droid garrison that the MCD had. Everyone assumes they must've bought them from a Hutt or someone in space. Yet Dipper couldn't help but wonder how they would've been able to do that with all the recent crackdowns in illegal space smuggling when it was discovered how much space-stuff was stolen in the confusion of the merge. In any case, They’re old models that need a command signal to operate, and are very old to begin with. But apparently they are the best that the MCD could get a hold of, which is 600 in all. There are the brutes who are all clones but are expensive to make in the first place

Sweetpea the reborn Lich had lead the people of the Candy Kingdom to safety as they carried the bodies of the ones who became depress. He was completely unaffected by the dark energy balls fired by the Zalost towers. Grindelwald had learned about Sweetpea and what was contain inside of him. Made sure that Sweetpea's group weren't attack as he knows what would happen if Sweetpea lost control or was killed. The Lich would be freed and that would spell doom for everyone. The Lich is the dreaded for a reason, that even Hunson Abadeer sees him as a rival.

Part of what makes him frightening: his reason for existing is to wipe out all life, and he just won't stop, and has ungodly patience. Trap him in amber? He'll spend years chanting evil spells, just waiting for the first unprotected mind to come within range, break free, and continue like nothing ever happened. Destroy him? He'll just find a new body to continue his rampage. Kill him again? He'll do the above then kill the hero that originally beat him and use him as a suit. Trap him in a room outside of time? He'll just sit there, waiting for the opportunity to strike the nanosecond it presents itself. Trap him in an multiverse prison for cosmic criminals? He'll destroy his prison from the inside out. The best anyone can hope for when it comes to the Lich is to contain him for a time, but he will get back up and pick up where he left off without missing a beat, now knowing just how to counter what was used against him.

So the forces in the Candy Kingdom are just there to keep an eye on things and to keep an eye on Sweetpea. Who is holded up in the Candy Castle which is being protected by the Gumball Guardians. Too much of a wild card to take chances on. To the point where when Sweetpea goes out to rescue more people all the forces of MCD pulls out.

For everyone else it was getting harder and harder to go out, apparently Grindelwald had recruited the Dementors and Ra'Zac awhile back and had them patrolling the land in pairs. With so many suicidal depressed, helpless people about. It was an all you can eat buffet for them. Creating a seemingly permanent miasma of despair in the air, also heavy fog. The only thing that drives them off is Sweetpea as both of them can sense what's contain inside of him and they run away in fear of it.

Then there is Pitch who after he recovered from the Spirit Bomb that sent him out of the dream world, unleashed the nightmares. While they’re easily destroyed there were many of them and Pitch could always make more. Many mourned for the loss of their friends, family and homes.

Mabel was in sweaterland and had been semi-catatonic. Everyone is still blaming her for what happened, no one talked to her save for Stan, Eda and Luz. Despite everything Mabel had maintained the illusion that 'I'm a kid, I'm invincible' mindset. But Gideon's brutal demise in front of her had deeply challenged that. And even Mabel's usual denial of all things negative and adult was having a hard time dismissing it like she usually did... she squeezed a Gideon pin in her hand until it nearly broke...

Dipper walked over to help Sunset, XJ-10, Lilith and several others to discuss the current situation.

"Sorry, it's no good. My plants human-like intelligence was apparently just human enough to be affected by the Zalost towers... so we won't be getting any help from them...," Applebloom said.

Ponyvile fell into the barrier and the MCD force have taken it over. Applebloom and Double D tried to flee into Everfree forest like the dinosaurs did, but were cut off. They saw what happen to those who made a run for it to the barrier, the towers are all lined up around the inside of the barrier zapping anyone who tried. Forcing them to hide within the barrier.

"And we can't make more, me and Appleblooms lab was one of the first places the M.C.D's hit. We made it out with a couple bags of seeds... and the shrub patrol robots... but that's all...," Double D said.

Shrub patrol (Armed and dangerous). "We kick ass for the trees, for the trees have no ass to kick!"

Eddy and the computer roll his eyes. "Yeah, great call there."

Eddy and Ed are inside the giant robot with Gaz after Ed carrying Eddy somehow managed to get inside. Gaz put them to work by having Ed gather the other kids and adults of the school to bring all the trash that they can find to feed into the recycler onboard the robot. Which instead of making cubes, makes ammo and energy for the robot. Also allowing it to repair itself. Eddy is manning the management controls to control where the new materials go and used for, like building operators.

The giant anti-Santa robot has a fabricator that is solely used to make the operator robots. Which Eddy has been building some medical and science operators to help out the injured who are inside the school. Engineering operators to help in repairs, and military operators to help the remaining cops to protect the area. Gaz has been struck protecting Peachcreek from the MCD forces, making it one of the few safe zones within the barrier.

Alchor was depressed, for a couple days he, Twilight and the robots had led an effective resistance against M.C.D. forces. At first everyone thought Twilight had been captured too, but apparently in her panic she activated a special teleport spell she and Alchor had developed to make sure they always ended up at each others side in times of danger. Feeling Twilight's peril, Alchor filled the spell on his side with enough juice to free her while she was still in the transition between Stan's mind and Lobotto's prison. Sadly, this had only been possible thanks to their specialized spell and the fact she hadn't been 'technically' imprisoned yet. So, they couldn't rescue the others the same way.

Both of them have been hit hard once they learned about Canterlot castle being destroyed. With no signs of Shining Armor or the kids. Sunset was also angry about the destruction of the castle as in the underground vaults underneath it contained stuff that could had used.

But after The Plot Device was fixed up after blowing a circuit from making sure all those reinforcements were captured that first night, she bullshitted her captors to victory. Completely crushing the robot army by causing their CPUs to crash. Thankfully, that much BS shorted out The Plot Device once more. Allowing Alchor and Twilight to escape, but most of the last remaining free districts were now under M.C.D control.

Tarmora stepping in to take charge with her soldiers and the other videogame characters held back the attacking MCD forces for people to get out of the barrier. Destroying the towers and opening a way for people to escape, to the outside of the barrier where the US army had been deployed. Causing the MCD organic forces to pull back out of the city so they wouldn't be forced to fight the US army that fighting the MCD robots for control of the city.

A bunch of other videogame characters had tried to fight back but thanks to the depression towns blasting them and being taken by surprise many have been captured. Megaman and the other robots were also hit by the virus that The Plot Device used on the other robot heroes. Only a few of the robot heroes and villains who didn't get the wi-fi upgrade are still operational. Others are now in hiding and protecting the groups of people that are still trap within the barrier. Killbane had made it a mission to capture any videogame character from a fighting game so he could face them in the ring. Seeing how many of them had been hit by the towers and made it not sporting to fight them in that state.

Trembly and Blackwood are also protecting their own group of survivors in the big shopping mall that connects to a bunch of resorts and casinos. The MCD forces are looting all the resorts and casinos that fell inside the barrier. As well as the banks and factories are being strip by the MCD forces for the money or things they could sell themselves.

"They're using some kind of portal jammers, that plus the fact that the barrier was already playing havoc on inter-dimensional travel already, means we won't be getting anymore reinforcements from the boiling island or anywhere else...," Lilith said.

Pacifica and Tyrone were holding out in Tarterus, with the prison guards there. Between the new defense system and Tyrone using his Outsider powers, it was one of the few places that MCD forces hadn't conquered yet. The Daedalus the flying fortress that's station there had tried taking off but rockets took out the jet engines keeping it grounded.

Spud interrupts the talks, telling them how he got the TV hooked up and the cameras are working. He and the other kids got to Eda's house thanks to Huntress Wizard and Aloy guiding them. Tambry also showed up with her own group, with Candy and Grenda in tow. She told Wendy that her parents escaped into the woods with her brothers the last time she saw them. They also learned that like the Owl House the beaver dam where Twilight use to roomed with the beaver brothers and Stump is also a safe zone thanks to the force field protecting it.

Secretly putting a couple camera's around... they got a front row seat for a big plan to end MCD'S reign...

From the south Liberty Prime...

From the east The USS Constitution...

From the north, Underfist was driving fast in their fist-mobile...

They were loud, powerful and when they hit the barrier, they- being mortals would eventually be let through only after alerting everyone inside to their presence. But it was fine, the combined power of the three was sure to bring down the invading army regardless.

And if not... well, that's where Sandy came in.

Yes, the Guardians own Sandman would be taking advantage of the distraction to fly through the dream realm and free everyone trapped in the Lobotto's mental prison. As it turns out, their scheme regarding trapping everyone in the mental prison actually worked in their favor. As they hadn't expected this plan to be so successful, they hadn't really built the prison to take in that many people... the sudden influx of prisoners was WAY beyond it's capacity, forced it to go into siege mode...

And while it was still successfully imprisoning them and keeping them from being rescued... almost all its other functions were scrambled. So Killbane and Grindelwald couldn't go there themselves or kill everyone inside with a push of a button... not until they properly formatted the prison anyway... and that would take awhile. Apparently, this was the fate of the reinforcements as well, Lobotto wanted to show 'initiative' and tweaked the Zalost towers to not only make the various hero reinforcements depressed but also to banish them physically to the prison as well.

There was only a 1/5 chance the towers couldn't do it, but the Plot Device apparently tweaked the odds, so this happened to all the heroes. Which was good as Killbane had ordered a kill on sight and dismember/burn the body just to be sure policy on anyone captured. She'd even sneaked some dream software into the shutdown viruses she sent to the robot reinforcements, so they got sent to the mental prison, thus 'technically' not disobeying her new masters as well.

They could only assume SOMEHOW the Plot Device knew everyone be out of harms way there (if only temporary), it was nice to know that despite the situation their friend was still trying to help them. Sadly, it looked like they wouldn't be getting anymore help from her. Not only had she been punished for what happened, but they'd given her even tighter restrictions and orders to keep her obedient.

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Meanwhile -

Killbane looked through his binoculars to see the incoming attack. He didn't kid himself, despite all their preparations and manpower they brought in for the operation. As things as they were, just Liberty Prime would be enough to crush them all, never mind the USS Constitution! Underfist... okay, if they couldn't at least kill that bunch of morons before the two REAL threats killed them all, he'd eat his mask!

Again... as things WERE...

Killbane turns to Grindelwald with a smirk. "You're on buddy, weave your magic."

In his meditative state Grindelwald, began to do just that. What he was doing among other things required him to tap into the power of Gravity Falls itself to such an extent it would've brought all the gods and heroes running... and while that Alchor was but a novice compared to him. Their intel showed he was quite the budding magical prodigy. Plus, unlike Grindewlad who needed billions of dollars worth of equipment, he was able to plug directly into the power of Gravity Falls and manipulate it. Due to his 'defect', he was only currently only able to do this in small, temporary ways. But it was said he was getting better each day under Twilight's tutelage, eventually he could rival in power even pre-merge Celestia.

Which was why it was necessary for the invasion and other precautions before he did this. He concentrates his magic on the elder wand and transfigures it so it's borrowed magic would fully assimilate into his being. Followed closely by Harry Potters Invisibility cloak that they stole form the camp. The poor young man, he'd kept it for sentimental reasons. Apparently he had never even bothered to check if it was still working or not after the merge. A shame he never found the Resurrection stone... but it was fine... 2 of the deathly hallows assimilated made his body more than powerful and invulnerable to survive what was to come...

His newly reformed Knights of Walpurgis brought forth the package... and unraveled it... revealing the one, the only... the MAJORA'S MASK. So feared was it, even beyond the confines of it's own universe... a mask with the apocalyptic power to corrupt and bring down the very celestial bodies of the heavens themselves. What's not to love of it?

The knights of Walpurgis to be the combination of his experiments in combining the magics and sciences of many worlds, many of them former old guard Walpurgis and muggle Nazi sympathizers also once locked in Nurmengard and had their vitality restored through sacrificial blood rituals and cybernetic implants. There were some who died but there were still plenty that survive.

Naturally, there was the usual catch of being warped, driven insane and made a pawn of the great evil within the mask... but fortunately. When the inevitable Rick Sanchez dropped in and began the usual cycle of; 'Swung by, got a dumb t-Shirt, got loaded, picked a fight with the local devil, created curse-purge plus to fuck him over, get bored with it and burn that mother down'... Marcus from the Borderlands universe convinced him to skip the last part and sell him the business before he left.

Although not as good as Rick, Marcus was able to create a patch that would keep his mind from being influenced and the 'great evil' under control. Provided he gives it a monthly 20,000$ retooling. Needless to say he had his doubts about whether or not Marcus was being truthful of being unable to permanently purge it and simply said that to string him along for more money.

But regardless, it would do the job long enough for his needs. He slowly places the demonic mask on. He spasms as it fills him with demonic powers far beyond that of any mere muggle OR wizard. Black liquid flows from the mask and covers him from head to toe as he lies on the floor writhing... medical droids, medic-mages and the Knights of Walpurgis quickly surrounded him and kept him stable.

Pitch Black turns to Killbane. "Right, listen. Loathe as I am to give the old man credit. The Man in the Moon is NO push-over. The insider information I've given you, backed with Majora and Gravity Falls magic will certainly help... but he's on alert since your Summerween misadventure. He's had his powers and defenses upgraded. He even let the Gem Empire rebuild their own command post on his surface and remake it into a battle station.”

Killbane just smirked. “My good man... who said that the MOON was the Celestial body we were subverting to our will?“

Ignoring the Bogeyman's baffled look, he turns to his communication officer.

"Tell the boys... it's go time."

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In Space -

Within the Gem base on the moon, alarms start to go as unknown energy starts to be detected in several nearby seemingly inert meteor's.

"What is it? Did they hide battleships in those rocks?" Scheelite 24 ask as she and the other gems station in the upgraded moon base.

The base before being rebuilt into a fortress was where Pink Diamond had first landed to begin her colony. Then after the merge had happen and Steven's plan in disbanding the empire had to be changed. Now in exchange for resources and goods, the Gem Empire now provided protection to all the planets under their protection. Creating new gems without having to drain a planet of life to do so, thanks to the new birthing tanks, and upgrading their technology using the technology of other races.

As for the Crystal Gems some of them went off with Steven while others stayed on Earth. Amethyst, stayed on Earth while Garnet and Pearl left with Steven. Peridot, Lapis Lazuli and Bismuth are now the 3 gems left in charge of the other gems that have stayed on Earth. Currently Peridot is on the Moon Base wanting to study the technology of the remains of the other moon before the Man in the Moon had destroyed it.

"That's no ship! It's interdictor generators!" Peridot said.

ZAP!

Everyone paled at the sight they beheld, the massive thing that took form as small pieces of rocks all melded together. Well, except for Killbane, who just laughed. Watching as a second moon took form in the sky.

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On Earth -

"Stupid Phantom... if the fact that the very EXISTENCE of such a pure concentration of ecto-ranium of that size and magnitude wasn't a red a flag, the fact it was shaped in the form of a SKULL should've been," Killbane chuckles.

For indeed...the DISASTERROID had returned. (1)

During the merge the disasterroid had been destroyed by the XJ sisters. Who all flew into it and push it into an orbit before they broke it apart by blasting it apart a safe distance away from Earth. Now thanks to magic, it has been reformed and unlike before the big space rock wasn't lifeless anymore.

As if on que... Grindelwalds transformation was complete... if a person from the Yu-gi-oh world, was there...they would compare Grindelwalds NEW form to that of 'Elemental HERO Necroshade' (minus the mask of course).

It took all of Grindelwalds considerable willpower to prevent himself being overwhelmed by the great powers that surged through his being. He raised his hands to the sky and directed his newly acquired powers to the planet sized space rock above. And he felt IT...

The Conqueror Worm...

One of the 369 Ogdru Hem, imprisoned/merged deep inside a chunk of anti-spiritual substance and carved into a frightful visage to scare away the superstitious. Much like Golb, they were unable to do much without a human host to give them thought and direction. Which is what Grindelwald was now doing...

The gems in the moon base fired the bases main energy cannon that was made to be able to destroy something like the disasterroid or a shielded battleship in case of an invasion. The blast destroyed a large chunk of the disasterroid as it came in close to the moon. The gems couldn't fire the cannon at full charge as the disasterroid was too close for that but they could still fire weaker blasts that will break it apart. Before the base could fire again the remaining eye of the skull with the other being destroyed by the first blast, fired a beam of energy at the base destroying it before it could cause it more harm. Then the skull opens its mouth.

You had to feel sorry for the guardians. All they could do was watch helplessly as their mentor and best friend was greedily gulped up by a monstrous nightmare.

And it would only get worse...

Ever hungry, ever greedy, the only thing stopping the worm from feasting on the earth was the combined power of Grindelwald, Majora, Gravity Falls and the Hallows. Grindelwald quickly made sure that it would take the moons place and serve the same function to keep the Earths ecosystems stable...

Eventually, such an entity would need to be thrown into the sun or Black hole and be destroyed, or a weapon that can destroy a planet. The gem's moon base showed that if it hadn't reappeared so close to the moon, the gem's energy cannon could had destroyed it. At least its leviathan hunger overcome that of even Majora's... but for now... it was useful.

Sandy was mere moments away from the mental prison, before he felt the borrowed magic granted him so long ago by the Man in the Moon begin to dig at him. Prying into him... like a hook pulling a fish... until he was forcibly teleported away. As were all the other guardians... right into the belly of the beast... trapped there until they were digested.

And the worse was STILL yet to come...

BOOM!

Liberty Prime never saw his death from above. The energy blast from the disasterroid like what happen before in another world, slammed into him. The blast tore a large hole in his upper body, destroying its main power core and causing it to fall face forward into the barrier it was about to break through.

BOOM!

Captain Ironside shouted for the ship to fly at full speed as the beam of energy was fired down at the USS Constitution. The ship broke through the barrier, but the blast still hit destroying the backend of the ship. Without the back rockets that burning ship rocketed wildly through the air till it slammed into the cliff side that over looked Gravity Falls lake. The impact sent the crew on the top deck as well as some parts of the ship to fall into the water. Namely one of its remaining two rockets. The ship continues to fly in the air but with the lost of a rocket couldn't stay in the air and crash deep in the woods.

BOOM!

General Skarr sighed watching what happen to the other 2 backups.

"They told me doing a cameo in a grimdark fanfiction was a death sentence for a comical character like me... but NO, I wanted to feel relevant again." groaned Skarr right before he and Underfist were hit by the energy blast. Leaving nothing but a deep hole in the ground.

Killbane smiled, his men had set up cameras and hacked the broadcasts to make sure the whole WORLD saw what had just transpired.

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the world. You just got a taste of what the good people of M.C.D. can do. To any Gods who decide destroying the barrier and risking the lives of the surrounding area is worth it. Remember we now have our own planet-sized 'Kill-sat' hovering above, ready to destroy every heavily populated city on the planet if need be. In addition, Grindelwad is as we speak weaving a compulsion into the Disasteroid. So that if his connection with it is suddenly severed, it will not only lose all the spells allowing it to replace the Moon and keep the earth stable but it will also crash into the earth. So even if you do pull another plan like dear Danny Phantom came up with to allow the rock to just pass through the earth. The disasteroid is now alive and won't be just a rock that someone like the XJ sisters could just destroy without it fighting back... earth will still be screwed!" He laughs as the broadcast abruptly ends...

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At the shack -

Everyone was deathly silent at the Owl house, XJ-10 put down her com-link with a sigh. She'd just got confirmation that Sandy had failed, the guardians were neutralized and the Gods were standing down and wouldn't attempt to break in until they figured out the 'hovering abomination above the earth that kill everyone' situation...

"Well... writings on the wall... I'm calling Sam and Max," XJ-10 sighed wishing that she didn't needed to call them. Not after what happen with that giant pile of singing poo.

Everyone groaned... but nodded resigned...

What they got however...

"BEEP! Hey, Sam and Max's office here! Ordinarily we'd be fighting over the phone to get your call. But some wannabe masked wrestlers released some creepy old guy who can melt everything he touches and got him to kidnap our adopted son Issac to some nightmare dimension of his own creation to hunt and torture him. If, I sound Cavaliar about this. It's only because once entering said nightmare realm, Issac somehow gained the form of a sky-clad, winged, soot-black, horned demon who uses his tears as weapons. We don't know yet if it's some new power, a side-effect of the realm he's in, or the physical manifestation of a psychotic breakdown... but Issac is kicking his butt! (The sound of wiping of tear from the eye is heard.) I'm so proud of him! In any case, badass or not. Me and Max still think it best we go assist him. So we'll be busy helping the 7 dwarves of 'WhataLoadofBalooney' find the 13 grubs of Arkvoodle so they'll convince the boiler-mancer to teach us a song, to get the Crystal coconut, to unlock a new area, so we can go barter with the Ghost of John Wilkes Booth so we can revive Abraham Lincoln in the form a giant 10ft statue-golem/necromantic abomination so he'll help us find the path to said realm. And get the Geek some a bucket, potatoes, a giant shell of a snail, a ladder, chicken feathers, paper clips, rubber bands, mints and a goat for her portal thing to get us out afterwards. It's a 'Click and point adventure game' thing, you wouldn't understand... anyway, have a nice day and leave a message at the beep! BEEP!"

Everyone groaned in disbelief.

“Wannabe masked wrestlers? The LUCHADORES! Dang, credit where credit is due... this was a VERY well thought out invasion...,” Eda says with begrudging respect.

“The Plot Device being on their side for awhile probably didn't hurt either...,” Lilith said.

Six timidly asks the question they all want to avoid. “...so...what do we do now?“

Dipper his face had grown more and more determined as each new setback occurred. “We’re on our own... it's up to us...”

There was a long silence...

“Welp, were boned then,” Stan said as he takes a drink from a beer can.

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...Theme music plays...

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London -

On top of a Cambridge roof, the Dalmatians Dylan and Dolly looked up at the sky in bewildered and horrified disbelief.

"Dylan?" Dolly ask.

"Yeah?" Dylan ask back.

"Did you see the moon just get eaten by a giant green skull?" "Dolly ask.

"Yep," Dylan said.

"So... that just happened... we live in a world... where that is a THING that happened," Dolly said.

"Yeeeeaaaah... want to go to my secret crying room to sob hysterically and scream at the top of your lungs?" Dylan asks.

She sighed and hung her head resigned. "A year ago I would've teased you mercilessly for having something like that... those were simpler times..."

Her brother puts a sympathetic paw on her shoulder and they walk off across the roof.

"Oh, look. Little puppies on the roof," said Belatrix as she happened to look up.

"Belatrix focus! We need to set things up! The Disasteroid was the signal! We need to prepare our side for OUR part of the ritual," said Rookwood as he organized the few former mages left in England to prep the mystic tree. When the time was right... and the mystic tree gifted to them by Grindelwald on Summerween was filled by magic of Gravity Falls that Grindelwald would send to them soon. All they had to do was initiate the ritual... and their magic would be restored!

The former Dumbeldore loyalists were looking sullen. Both because of the betrayal of their leader... and the fact that the ritual required the sacrifice of a thousand muggles. But Rookwood paid them no mind, they needed all the former magic users they could get to act as conduits for this to work properly.

"Please let us go!" one of the muggles in one of the electrified cages screamed out.

"Quite you," Spring Heeled Jack said as he used an electrified cattle prod on the woman. "It's not like anyone is going to miss you lot. Not after people learned what happen to that couple you and your town killed when they camp at Eden's Lake."

"Yes, your entire town became outcast and cut off. Making it so easy for us to just capture you all and no one cares," Greenteeth Jenny the English witch said.

"Can't even find anything online about how your entire town just disappeared," Black Annis the Scottish witch said looking through her smart phone.

"Yes and it's all thanks to Brett and his gang here and you their parents willing to kill the woman just to protect your kids," Spring Heeled Jack laughs pointing to the cage holding the young gang members. Who after days of being held cages and barely fed and had to live in their own waste were no longer full of themselves anymore.

“I should had aborted you,” Brett’s mother yelled at him.

“So many small towns with muggles who love to kill outsiders. We really should had look for those places before the merge. No one would care what happens to them as long as we made sure what they did to outsiders before we got to them was known first,” Jenny said as she sprayed water on a cage full of inbreds who killed a group of teenagers and their teachers. The inbreds all fought to catch some water in their mouths as Jenny sprayed them with the hose.

Belatrix, handed over all the special artifacts that had once been magical AND horcruxes of their former master: Helga Huffelpuffs cup, Slytherins locket, Percival's ring, and as a bonus they also had Godric Gryfindors sword. It was raided from the dilapidated remains of what was once Hogwarts. It had fallen apart once the magic that was the only thing that was holding it all together was gone.

"And... my master will return? You're sure of this?" Belatrix ask.

"Rest assured Belatrix, me and Grindelwald have gone over it all a hundred times. By placing the items on this special rune," Rookwood pauses to do just that. "Once the ritual begins, they will be flooded by pure Gravity Falls magic, thus permanently restoring their magic properties, including that which made them Horcruxes, rest assure, our master will soon be back to lead us into a glorious new world order! We'll even make the Sword of Godric, enemy of all Slytherins, a new Horcrux to toast our success!"

Belatrix smiled and wandered off... when she was gone, Rookwood's smile he had while talking to her turned to a sneer.

'As if I'd ever help resurrect that moron.' he thinks to himself.

Unlike other Deatheaters, he'd joined Voldemort not because he hated muggles... but because he feared them. He'd seen first hand how lazy and decadent the wizarding world had become... and saw how powerful and numerous the Muggles had become. It was only a matter of time before the Status of Secrecy fell; for could you 'Obliviate' a Youtube video? Or confound a satellite image? And when that happened... either wizards would be assimilated and made to do the bidding of the muggles... or they'd be wiped out. He'd seen first hand how cruel humans could be to other humans simply because of SKIN color... never mind magic!

No, he'd joined Voldemort simply because he seemed to be the only one willing to do something about the looming crisis... and he was left severely disappointed. In fairness, a good deal of Voldemorts growing madness could possibly attributed to the constant splitting of his soul, but that didn't make his leadership any less disastrous! His followers unlike himself when their magic was taken away from them have proven useless without them. He managed to survive using his connections to the muggle crime world. Most of the others have been either killed or captured by the new anti-magic government that had sprang up.

No, he only said what he did because he needed the manpower and skills of the death eater faction under Belatrix's sway. And although, the artifacts power WOULD be restored. The taint of 'He-who-flee's-from-death' had long been purged by the merge. He chuckles to himself, thinking how gullible Beletrix is to believe the sword could become a Horcrux, it was impregnated with BASILISK Venom for crying out loud...

'Wait, could it actually be made into a Horcrux?' thinks Rookwood's academic mind. It assimilated the qualities of anything that could make it stronger... and becoming a horcrux made an object almost indestructible... could it be done? And if so... would the fact it was imbued with Basilisk venom make it immune to one of the few things that could destroy it?

He shakes his head, he'd think on such things later. Right now he had the future to prepare for!

He never gave a second thought to the inverse dalmatian, the black poodle, or the dachshund that was apparently digging through a nearby trashcan. Nor did he notice the dalmatian briefly take out a camera and take some pictures of the ritual area and ruin work before quickly hiding it in his fur again.

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The Owl House -

Everyone was sorta mulling about. Dipper was doing something in the room he made into his workshop and was going back and forth, even going outside for long periods of time. But other then him everyone was sorta doing their own things.

Stan was in the Kitchen listening on the phone... he was clearly devastated by what he just heard...

"I don't... how could this... how could this happen? Are you sure?," Stan ask and listen for a moment... then takes a moment to gather his thoughts.

"No, I'm still here... I'm just... I'm just trying to process this... What am I supposed to do here?" Stan ask and again listens.

"What, of course I'm not going to press charges! What is wrong with you!?" Stan reels back as whosoever on the other end yells.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. I know your just doing your job... I'm just under a lot of pressure right now... bad news just seems to keep piling up lately," Stan then takes another deep breath to calm himself.

"Okay, I'm good. Continue...," Stan listen some more.

"Are the kids okay? Sure... I... uh...," Stan looks around at the kitchen which had become very rundown and messy with so many people living in the same place. Even if Eda never really kept it that clean in the first place.

"With how things are I have them both with me in my wife's house. They're...," Stan peeks out the doorway, to see Mabel in a troubled fetal position while Dipper seemed to be talking to some mice in a milk carton before it flies off?

They're having a great time, as best as it can get inside the barrier and all that's happening," Stan said and listen again.

"Wha? Oh, sure. We got," Stan reaches into the almost empty fridge and shakes an almost empty milk cartoon.

"We got PLENTY to eat...," Stan said and listens some more.

"Okay, you'll send me the paperwork as soon as possible? Great... thanks...," he sighs wearily as he hangs up the phone, he suddenly looked and felt every year of his age... and THAN some.

Mabel comes into the room timidly, and Stan immediately slaps a happy face on like nothing was wrong. "Oh, hey sweetie! How's tricks?"

Mabel was actually quivering. With everyone blaming her and not talking to her, while talking about her like she wasn't even there. And all that has happened right in front of her, and Luz's friends and the camp kids beating her up whenever she tried to help out. With them telling her to not do anything because she will just make things worse. Which did happen as she made a mess of Dipper's work that he spent a couple of days working on, and when she tried to laugh it off she was given a black eye by Dipper, followed by another beat down by the kids.

"Grunkle Stan? I'm sorry but... can me and Dipper just go home? I want to be... NOT here. I want to go back to Piedmont with my mom and Dad, where people don't yell at me, where I can love my little critters in peace, and I can be a 12-year old girl and NOT worry about dying horribly!" she said with ever increasing pleading...

Grunkle Stan's eye's widen... he looks over at the phone briefly... then sighs. "Uh Sweetie... there's something I should tell you..."

But one look at her devastated, near sobbing eyes... killed his courage then and there, so instead.

"Mable... I'm sorry... the barrier... not to mention all these punks locking everything down... I'm not sure we can go anywhere... but I WILL talk to Eda about it... maybe... maybe we can figure something out..." Stan trails off, not trusting himself to not mess this up more...

Mabel didn't look completely satisfied... but at least it was SOMETHING.

"Uh.. okay then...," she begins to leave the room. "Hey Grunkle Stan... Can we have pizza tonight?"

"Sorry but there isn't much left in the kitchen," Stan said looking into the walk in pantry seeing there is little left inside.

"Ok," Mabel said leaving.

When she'd gone... he slumps to the wall and slides down in resigned defeat...

Eda walks into the room. "Alright... I know that look, what's happened now?"

Stan motions for her to come forward and be quiet and starts to whisper. "Something's happened..."

!

Mystery Shack -

Killbane watched as his Luchadore's tore the Mystery shack apart. Bill kept his secrets to his chest, but they understood that there was something in the Shack he considered valuable. Without Bill's help they'd been forced to do Plan B (AKA Plan 'Disasteroid'), but they figured that if they found what he was after, maybe they could renegotiate a NEW deal when/if he reconstituted himself. Or failing that; anything that got an eldritch abomination if HIS level's interest had to be worth some serious moolah if nothing else. They are already stripping the shack of all the valuables that they could find. Like how they are stripping everything under the dome, to help make up the massive amount of money that this operation is costing them.

"Anything from that morons notes?" Asked Killbane.

Jutt held up the former fake psychics notes with contempt. "Yeah... his brilliant plan was to go DIGGING for it in the yard..."

Killbane gave an annoyed yet resigned look of understanding comes across his face. "Without looking through the actual SHACK itself first?

"It would seem so sir...," Jatt said as he got chips from the snack machine of the shack which was now busted open.

"May I?" Jutt ask holding the some notes over a paper shredder.

"Would you?" Killbane ask.

While Jutt dose that, Jatt takes out something else.

"Believe it or not, that moron did have ONE interesting idea...," he hands it over what appears to be blueprints to his boss.

Killbane's eyeballed it... then got a wicked grin. He was genuinely making an effort to be last flamboyant and more moderate... but how could he turn down an opportunity like this!?

"Right, there's coordinates for the staging area here, get some boys there. Grab what you can... oh and get these two as well," he says handing over two pictures from the blueprints to his thugs, they salute and run off to do his bidding.

Pausing to get a snack himself from the snack machine, Killbane walks off to have words with his elite guard. Grindelwald's knights of Walpurgis had inspired Killbane. Back home, he never really had an elite guard, simply choosing to fill that gap with the Oleg 'brute' clones instead... but now, having seen them in action... the idea of a personal elite hand-picked force to act as bodyguards, high-ranking enforcers, sparing partners, or inner-circle advisors... had a nice appeal to it...

And in this crazy new world he hadn't had to look far to find those who many who fit his preferences...

MAXman, a shapeshifting super-wrestler with the power to turn into a giant sneaker.

Tel-Tel Boy, a phone-like super-wrestler.

Bone Killer, an aggressive and strong super wrestler who can make a large cross pop out of his chest and crush his enemies.

Anaconda, a cybernetically enhanced snake-like super-wrestler.

Rex King, a dinosaur-like super-wrestler.

Ricardo/Lord of Darkness, a super-wrestler who suffers from a Jekyll and Hyde personality disorder.

Monsieur Cheeks, a butt-like super wrestler.

Shumokun, a shark-like super wrestler.

Yashamu, a Yaksha-like super wrestler.

The Fax, a fax machine-like super wrestler.

Cranky Doodle Craw Daddy, a lobster-like super wrestler.

Mamothman, of all the wrestlers here, Killbane had the highest hopes for this one. He found him imprisoned in a glacier in the new Woollyville near Gravity Falls after the residents fled. Apparently, he was the mammoths one and only criminal back int he day, and they risked life and limb to move his glacier prison out of their old place just to make sure he didn't escape. He was the strongest, biggest and most bloodthirsty of this lot. During Killbane's qualification matches- which he had all the applicants for his elite guard take. Mammothman murdered his tag-team partner in order to win. Not only was he the strongest, but he also had the same ice powers that the other mammoths did. At first there was the concern he was stupid as he seemingly had the mind of an infant. But apparently, he can absorb knowledge from books with his trunk somehow, so now he was very smart... if inexperienced. He's made it very clear that he'll serve Killbane only as long as he doesn't show weakness and remains the greatest apex predator around. Which Killbane was okay with honestly, such blunt honesty was rather refreshing. And one of the main reasons he wanted an elite guard was sparing partners he could use to actually push himself, and it wasn't like such an ideology was incompatible with his anyway. He was also had a transformation spell used on him transforming him into an antro mammoth.

Masked Toilet a possessed demonic toilet, with incredible wrestling strength and prowess.

Keelspbellsvin, a giant alien wrestler fanboy who kidnaps wrestlers across the galaxy to add to his collection. Who has a weird name, that NO ONE can pronounce. He came here to kidnap Killbane, but he turned the tables on him and stole his ship for his own use and recruited him. But he's too busy fan-boying over Killbane to care.)

Rick O'Shac an evil Leprechaun counterpart of Rikochet who uses his mystical lucky charms to cheat at every match he fights.

Luchabot 3000 an evil wrestling robot that demands perfection.

Jordan the Destroyer, a near invulnerable giant monster, he needed this job to get surgery to do something about that stupid weakness regarding the second spike on his tail bone.

Then there are the ones who aren’t wrestlers.

Jean a black man who acts as a refine gentleman and dresses as such. He carries around a massive chain gun.

Dan had cyber implants that gives him a deadly aim with his energy blaster.

Natan a small dwarf who uses an energy gun.

Killer another dwarf who uses claws. Both of whom uses adam to make themselves stronger and faster making it hard to hit them.

Sam the brother of Dan a giant of a man who used adam to make himself bigger and stronger.

Eugeal who he discovered while on a trip to Japan. Seems that she was one of the villains of one of the magical girls group. Before she was betrayed by Mimet who cut her breaks and covered her car in snails, making her lose control of her car and crash into the ocean. Since then she has put her high intelligence to use in repairing her broken body. She's now a cyborg with robotic legs and right arm. She's been a big help in researching and creating new weapons.

Speaking of which Mimet who became pure energy on a tv screen till the plug was pulled on her. Now she has become like the Marvel villain Electro who became a being of pure energy, in the form of electricity. Mimet new body is powerful but she needs to contain herself inside a machine or a container to keep herself from fading away. Dr Chromedome and Nimnul created a life like robotic body for her to control when she needed to be contained.

Both Eugeal and Mimet still hate each other but they hate the magical girls more. And are willing to put up with each other to get their revenge. Both of them work in the R&D departments.

Then there are Francis and Vicky who were recruited from a recruitment drive in many Uselessviles. Out of the many cannon fodder recruited both of them showed their stuff in being more then cannon fodder. Vicky had escape from the prison she was held in, thanks to another breakout that allowed her and a bunch of other prisoners to escape. With her being wanted she had no choice but to join up with MCD.

As for Francis he showed what he's able to do when he killed another boy Kurt and his cronies during the recruitment drive. Francis like Vicky had quickly found that the way he behaved and openly beat kids, and other crimes. Weren't just overlooked by the adults in the new world he found himself in. Seeing how his dad is in jail and his mom was a no show at all, he quickly found himself in a group home as a ward of the state. Which he was quickly toss out of and ended up in a Uselessvile after he was made in the eyes of the law an adult. Both of them are mainly there to do the dirty work that no one else wanted to do.

Killbane activates a webcam and begins to broadcast to every M.C.D. member... or at least... he tries to...

"Wait, where's the sound?" Anaconda asks as they all look on the monitor where Killbane is talking... but indeed, there is no sound.

"Every time he broadcasts this happens," Jutt groans.

"Uh, boss! Your, your microphone! It's not on!" Jatt says through the intercom and on the screen Killbane stops, appears annoyed and tries to adjust the webcam.

"Click on the button with the picture of the microphone!" Shumokun offers helpfully.

Suddenly the screen goes dark, but audio goes on. "Hello? Hello?"

Everyone groans.

"We can hear you. But everything else. We cannot see you," Jutt exasperated then slumps down resigned.

"It's like talking to my parents," Killer whispers to Jordan the Destroyer, who nods in sympathetic understanding.

Killbane on the screen suddenly comes back on. "How about now?"

Everyone cheers in relief.

Killbane on smiles, and then clears his throat to continue.

"Right, listen up! Despite our best efforts to make you 'mooks' more competent and capable, there are still reports of many of you having issues. It's no secret that many times in the pre-merger past that an intruder, call him what you want; hero, chosen one, protagonist, main character, player 1, etc. Has been quite frankly. Embarrassing you all to bring down the organization you were working for, be it mine or whatever one I poached you from. But what really blows my mind is that I used the singular, didn't I? I didn't say an army of intruders had breached your groups defenses repeatedly, killed an important VIP's, stole intel, damaged property, etc. NO! I didn't say that did I? I said AN intruder! AN! ONE! ONE GUY! One guy was killing you by the hundreds! And yes, I'm aware that he was sometimes not alone. I'm aware that there was sometimes more than one guy attacking... but that doesn't make it anymore excusable! I want to know how you were so incompetent!? How could you let one or two guys defeat you by the thousands!? I mean you are all trained killers! Some of you can kill with one touch- ONE TOUCH! Some of you have the latest in advanced weapons! Some of you are well hidden and have the element of surprise on your side... and yet in all my research, in all these scenarios."

"This intruder continued to embarrass all of you - all of US! And because of this seemingly ever repeating scenario, I make it a point to have these meeting either periodically, or before a momentous event like this one to make sure these lesson stick! And I'll do it a hundred more times to make sure that all this 'mook code of chivalry' BS has been squelched entirely! So once again I'm forced to remind you of all the things we DON'T want to be doing here... okay? I don't care how good a place the exploding barrels are for lunch breaks... DON'T congregate around them! We label them as deadly for a reason! Do not 'Hide' power-up's. I know that you've 'hidden' them. But they WILL find them! So, STOP hiding them! Even behind blocks! Actually, better yet. Why not just USE the power-up's!? To fight!? I'm seeing some good power-up's not only going unused but end up in an intruders hands! I've also been hearing reports that some of you morons are STILL fighting intruders one at a time... WHY!? Just- Everyone just fight him at once! OKAY!? If an intruder has beaten one of our lieutenants and runs to leave the base, STOP HIM! Don't just stand there gawking at your dead commanding officer! I know that 'following orders' is important for discipline, but that is just ridiculous! For crying out loud, you shouldn't need someone to tell you to IMMEDIATELY run after the intruder who just killed your supervisor! All you have to do is kill one guy! That's it! ...come on guys, I don't understand what else I can do here! We setup so many traps, build so many defenses with my most trusted soldiers! And yet intruders like that still gets through! And for crying out loud... if I hear one more of my lieutenants setting himself for a 'If I die, I'm going to blow the base to take you down with me' scenario, I WILL PERSONALLY HUNT HIM AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HELPED HIM DO IT AND GUT THEM LIKE FISH!"

"Seriously, knock it off people! I don't care how 'cool' of a fad it is. Even if it were successful to kill an intruder- which it hasn’t! -it's just needlessly wasteful! Countless personal assets and equipment lost! Not to mention the nightmare covering up a huge explosion from the masses, there is only so many times we can use the 'gas leak' excuse guys! Even the moronic masses will get skeptical! ...also, our agents in big gas are starting to complain of lost income due to the bad press. So, knock it off! Alright men, you have your orders. Let's see if an entire army can stop one 'intruder'... and for your shakes the answer better be YES!" Killbane said then shifts some more papers in front of him.

"Right, now that business is over, time for the pleasure side of this announcement. Good news all around! Looks like my partner will soon be completing his business! Lobotto will also soon be ready to reformat and fix the kill code, ending all those potential pains in my ass before they can truly happen! In celebration of this, I shall have the final trials for those who wish to be my elite guard to be done in the form of a public MURDERBRAWL! Give the boys something to enjoy! So, everyone get training, your gonna need it!" Killbane smirks evilly as he presses the button to terminate the broadcast... but all he gets is a weird beeping sound... he groans irritated as he's forced to put on his reading glasses and look more closely at the console.

"Oh, for the love of," he presses it again and gets the same weird beeping noise, but the broadcast is still going.

"Wait, how do you," he looks closer as someone talks to him in the back ground.

"What do I push?" more indistinct murmuring from the background.

"Is t the red or the-" there are more murmuring.

"I thought it was... Wait, it's not this," the screen goes dark as broadcast then it FINALLY terminates.

Everyone goes to train for the big event... Mammothman instead goes to Killbane.

"Sir... if you don't mind me asking... why do you share power with Grindelwald? Sure, he's powerful... but from what I've heard of you. You were never a fan of SHARING power," Mammothman said.

Killbane smiled at that. "Good question my boy, pop a squat and uncle Killbane will tell you a story..."

Killbane recalls for him, how he used to be part of a powerful international crime organization known as the Syndicate.

One day the current president who at that time was one of the bosses of the Third Street Saints gang tried to challenge them. Naturally they took them down almost immediately. They ended up stranded in their main hub of operation, the city of Steelport. And his then boss Philip asked him to have his Luchadores track them down and finish them off. Killbane however, hadn't taken the Saints serious as a threat. Despite their recent success, they were still small potatoes compared to the Syndicates manpower, resources and influence. That plus the fact that between being stranded on THEIR turf, cut off from their gang, their assets stolen or frozen... sure he'd told his Lucahdores to keep look out... but overall he'd dismissed them as a threat and hadn't allocated much resources to find them... BIG MISTAKE.

"I screwed up, no other way to really look at it. I should have crushed them in the beginning when they were weak and confused... but I didn't take them seriously... and by the time I acted we'd already lost our H.Q. and Philip. Let that be a lesson to you my boy, years of success can be just as damaging as years of failure. It can make you arrogant, cocky, make you feel like your untouchable, invincible, unstoppable... which of course is the universes que to turn it all to shit," Killbane said as he pauses to take a drink.

"You... had a boss? But this Philip doesn't look like a warrior! Why would you allow him to boss you around?" Mammothman ask looking at an old picture of Philip.

Killbane sighs before taking another drink.

"Kid, I've thrown out most of the code of masked wrestling on my rise of power... but there are a few rules from it that even I find sacred. The two most important being: A Luchadores mask is more important than even their life," he taps mask for emphasis. "AND trust and listen to your coach no matter what. I've only ever had two coaches in my life: The great El Malifico, who took a dirty street orphan and turned him into a wrestling legend. And Philip, who went one step further and turned a wrestling legend into one of the most feared and respected enforcers in the criminal underworld."

Chuckles as he picks up a wallet and looks at some old pictures from his wallet.

"Aw, I tell you boy you'd have loved EL Malifico. Oh, he was a dirty cheat, but his antics in the ring were so brutal and dramatic the audience cheered for him anyway. He was one of those heels that people just loved to hate," he let's out a laugh.

"O-one time, he tricked his opponent to set himself on fire! He came into the ring ablaze, told him some BS of their fight being cursed by the gods! Malifico's body was melting, and the guy was wetting himself! Malifico told him the only way to survive their wrath was to burn away his sins... and the poor SOB dunked himself with gasoline and set himself ablaze!" Killbane bursts into another fit of laughter... and Mammothman smiles at the imagery as well. "And it was all a TRICK! Malifico just used Hollywood face paint, raw meat, pigs’ blood and cheap homemade pyrotechnics! While the guy was screaming in agony as he burned, El Malifico wailed on him! The audience went nuts! From their perspective it looked like one demon was ablaze and beating his burning victim in hell! They were so busy cheering El Malifico, they forgot to call an ambulance and the guy burnt to death! And he called himself the 'Human Torch'... HA! More like Human wimp on the barbie!"

He told Mammothman a couple more sadistic yet crow pleasing stunts his coach had performed. Like how he tricked one wrestler to think his tag partner was having an affair with his wife and got him so mad he brutally killed his innocent partner in the middle of their match, then Malifico broke the man' spine to help the police catch him. He won the match, entertained the crowd AND got some reward money as a bonus. Another time he'd wined and dined an opponent... while slipping him extra strength laxatives... between the humiliation of shitting himself in the middle of a fight and getting his mask taken.

"He killed himself!" Killbane laughs as he finishes the anecdote, and Mammothman laughs with him.

Killbane whips crocodile tear from eye.

"Oh, mercy, but enough of that. Moving on, let's get to Philip," he chuckles a bit to himself. "Oh, I tell you. He was a stone-cold son of a bitch of a killer. But when you spilled blood for him you were set for life: money, mansions, coke, booze, woman, WMD's. Which was very smart if you thought about it, not only did such a initiation weed out the less devoted from his inner-circle but it made sure everyone had blood on their hands in a way Philip could later prove. That way, if you took him down, he took you down with him. Yeah, Philip was smart like that."

"Not smart enough to stop himself from being crushed," Mammothman points out flatly.

Killbane was actually seems annoyed at that statement. "Hey, lay off him! Like to see you do better, predicting a giant freaking metal ball falling on you!"

Mammothman seemed to be taken back by the sudden outburst.

"Don't be disrespecting my coach! That's what Philip was to me! I'll say it again; if not for him I'd have spent the rest of my days as just a Lucahdore wrestler. Which at this point I would had to retried due to age and while I could had become a coach and be a great one, instead of the Don powerhouse you see before you today!" Killbane said.

Mammothman scratches his head confused. "I just don't understand... you were clearly so much stronger than him... why shouldn't you have just become the new boss?"

Killbane his anger deflates and slumps down with a sigh.

"Would you believe I asked myself that same question so many times? So many times during working under Philip, my ego and bloodlust demanded for me to just kill him and take over. Only my respect for him as my coach and the gratitude for all he'd given me, kept that at bay. In fact, as much as it bummed me to see Philip dead, it was completely overtaken by glee at the opportunity to take what I felt was rightfully mine. I wasted no time cowing the others to accept me as their new leader...," Killbane shakes his head in regret and takes another stiff drink. "And that was my first big mistake..."

Mammothman again looks confused. "I don't understand... you were stronger... that makes you the boss!"

Killbane just chuckles. "You remind me so much of a younger me... that's the exact same logic I used... and Just like me... your WRONG."

Mammothman looks baffled. "I... How? Strength is everything!"

"Well, that all depends on what you mean by 'strength'," Killbane puts a hand on his shoulder, a feat that was far more difficult then it sounded as he was TWICE Killbane's side. "My boy, allow me to educate you in the lessons I WISHED I'd learned before the plague of the 'Third Street Saints' was thrusted upon me."

He shows him an old photo of the Syndicate/Morningstar symbol: some pink stars.

"Is it safe to assume you looked up my old crew, the syndicate? Our great international criminal empire?" Killbane ask.

Mammothman nodded eagerly. "Yes, your fights with the saints for dominance in Steelport are the stuff of legends!"

Killbane rolls his eyes and takes another drink. "Everyone talks about our Steelport battles. But you notice NOBODY ever takes about the battles that took place OUTSIDE Steelport, or how the Saints stole our international holdings or at least our holdings in the rest of the good old 'US of A'."

Mammothman looks thoughtful. "Huh... that's right... they don't... why don't they talk of your international battles? And how did the Saints take them from you?"

Killbane groans while pinching the bridge of his nose. "Well that's easy... it's because there WERE No battles outside Steelport and the saints didn't 'take' those holdings so much as they picked up the pieces that remained..."

"What?!" Mammothman ask.

Killbane sadly nods. "Yep, as easy it would be the blame the Saints for all my woes in that regard, but when it comes right down to it... most of that trouble I have no one to blame but myself for."

Mammothman just looks at him baffled...

Killbane sighs then sits back down.

"Alright, let me be clear. Although at heart I'm a psychopathic warrior first and foremost... I'm not stupid. I was a businessman who could play the political B.S. and P.R. spinning games with the best of them... but ONLY because Philip absolutely refused to promote me as high as I was until I learned to do so. If it were up to me, well, let's just say 'If I couldn't beat it to a pulp, I wasn't interested in it'. So, I could play the socio-economic-political expert if I wanted... but I simply choose not to unless I ABSOLUTELY had to. I was well aware that Philip and the others had amassed a large amount of legitimate and illegitimate business, shell-companies and subsidiaries all across the globe, making sure to delegate these holdings to trusted and competent lieutenants/sub-lieutenants... but if it wasn't in mine or my Lucahdore's immediate spear of influence... I just couldn't be bothered to give a crap. Never even bothered to learn even half of their names... 'they gave us the money and resources we needed or I'd punched their heads in' was the attitude I adopted toward them... which of course made me VERY disliked among them. But again, although aware of this... I just couldn't be bothered to give a crap," Killbane pauses to take a drink. "I won't lie, I have newfound respect for Philip after the dust had settled. He built all that up from nothing, he personally picked all the sub bosses for all the smaller parts of his organization, he went out of his way to win their loyalty, respect AND fear in so many ways..."

"Oh," Mammothman said.

He gives Mammothman a curious look. "Tell me kid... if that ain't 'strength'... then what is?"

Mammothman didn't know what to say... so Killbane pressed on...

"But I'm getting off topic again. As I was saying...how I 'insisted' on becoming the new boss, was one of my first big mistakes. Remember, Philip was the pillar that everyone in the Syndicate looked to for support and guidance. To lose him and our main HQ in one day sent shockwaves across our holdings across the globe. Many of our people were downright panicking over the future of our organization... and what did WE, the head honchos do to calm them down and reassure them that everything would be fine? Why we- from their perspective anyway- allowed the person who the rest of the organization despised the most- i.e. me -to cow them into submission and allow him to take charge!" Killbane gives a weary sigh as he thought over what 'could have been'. "I KNEW that the other parts of the organization despised me after years of my arrogant and indifferent attitude toward them. I KNEW that ignoring Philips wishes that Kiki and Viola be his successor would be seen by many as me being disrespectful and ungrateful to Philip's memory and further increase their ire toward me. I KNEW that publicly cowing Matt and the Dewynter sisters would undermine both their authority in the Syndicate AND to lesser extent the Morning stars and the Deckers, and that my simple message of keep working for me or die' would only FURTHER exasperate their anger toward me... but again, moron that I was."

Killbane pauses to take another drink. "I. DID. NOT. GIVE. A. CRAP. If it didn't cause problems for me and my Luchadores, I didn't care. As long as they feared me and kept giving me what I wanted, I didn't care what they thought of me."

Mamothman interrupted, desperate to get a handle of where this conversation was going and part at least some of his confusion. "But they DID fear you? What more motivation could they need?"

Killbane just gives a hearty chuckle. "Aw, my boy... you have much to learn. But that's fine... I TOO didn't understand what Philip clearly understood until much later either."

"Which was?" Mammothman ask curious.

"That fear ALONE will not allow you to remain in charge. See the problem with 'rule through fear'... is that it only works as long as those you terrify into submission are afraid of you... without any other incentive," Killbane snaps his fingers. "They'll turn on you like that..."

Again, Mammothman didn't know what to say... and simply looked bewildered... yet thoughtful... so Killbane moved on...

"And then of course I made my NEXT big mistake. I attacked the Saints on the Hughes Memorial Bridge," Killbane said as he shakes his head.

"That was one of the big battles," Mammothman said.

"I could've just blown them up at their main apartment base, heck that's exactly what the Dewynters sisters and even STAG did... but NO, I wanted their deaths to be this BIG, amazing spectacle and mark their deaths with the destruction of a national landmark," Killbane grumbles to himself.

"That is a classic," Mammothman said.

"Seriously... what was I thinking? It was no secret where they rested their heads, if I'd done what I did at the bridge at their apartment... heck if I'd simply supported the sisters and tweaked their 'assassin hooker' plan so that my men simply fired rockets at the place while they partied...," Killbane said and trails off as he shakes his head with a sad sigh. "Anyway, although I was able to make it somewhat work for me by blaming the saints for the destruction. Montreal screw job style it just wasn't worth it! Not only did my actions bring about the creation of another competing faction, in STAG. It created a wave of anti-gang sentiment in the nation that lead to numerous anti-crime reforms! So many of our US assets ended up seized or frozen! Not to mention the increased difficulty in smuggling goods into the country became, which both infuriated many of our overseas subsidiaries AND made it harder for us to turn a profit."

Killbane pauses to take a drink.

"Then I got the brilliant idea to kill Kiki Dewynter... yet ANOTHER mistake on my part...," Killbane ask.

"Because it prompted her sister to turn against you and her insider knowledge helped the Saints better ruin you?" Mammothman guessed.

"Well, that was the IMMEDIATE consequence... but there was so much more happening behind the scenes...," Killbane pauses to take another drink. "See unlike me, the Dewynter sister were well liked within the inner AND outer circles of the Syndicate. Killing one of them AND causing another to jump ship on my watch. Well, it caused many to see me as unstable and the Syndicate unsalvageable. Of course, I was too busy obsessing over the Saints and plotting revenge against Viola to notice or even care. Slowly... but shirly... many Syndicate correspondents and subsidiaries began to make more and more excuses about sending less and less manpower, resources, and money my way. And slowly they began to distance themselves from me... some just tried to be neutral... other tried to break away and make it on their own. Bit by bit my new kingdom was falling apart... but I was too arrogant and obsessed with the Saints to see it."

Killbane pauses to swirl his brandy a bit before taking a sip.

"For you to fully understand where I went wrong, why I needed to change, I need to impart some wisdom that Philip tried to impart on me. Hopefully you'll be more receptive of it then I was...," Killbane said.

Mammothman stood proud and ready to listen intently.

"Tell me my boy... how many powers are there in the world?" Killbane asks.

Mammothman looks confused but tries to answer anyway. "Uh... well... there's super strength, magic and..."

Killbane waves a dismissive hand while shaking his head. No, no, no. All the things you're no doubt thinking of are only in ONE category, of ONE of the eight powers of the world."

"Eight?" Mammothman asks and was surprised, yet intrigued.

"Philip 'elegantly' put them in eight categories: Superpower, Earth power, Secret power, Hidden power, Nature power, Stored power, Ancient power, and Cosmic power," he rolls his eyes over being forced to say such juvenile titles.

Mammothman looked incredulous. "But... but those sound like the attack moves in a child's videogame!"

Killbane rolls his eyes again as he takes yet another stiff drink.

"Yeah, Philip liked his little jokes... we all sorta just smiled and nodded along when he did that. But that's neither here nor there. The point is what they represent... and how I flubbed them so thoroughly...," he sighs and then looks thoughtful... and perhaps a bit hopeful. "And perhaps... how YOU can avoid the same pitfalls."

Mammothman looked on with increased interest as Killbane searched through a nearby lost and found and brought out some miscellaneous nick-knacks; a action figure, a mini-globe, a smiley face, a pawn ticket, a dead flower, an old Yuan coin, a torn out paper from a history book, and a spool and thread.

Killbane grumbles. "Sorry, this was the best I could do on short notice and I'm in no mood to mess with a computer after that fiasco earlier."

He holds an old up the action figure. "The stuff you were thinking of early is the most basic and most easily recognized of the powers; Superpower: or the ability to compel through FORCE."

He flexes a bicep and briefly causes a small crack in the air with his Quake-Quake powers to emphasize his point.

Mammothman smiles. "Well, at least you got that one right."

"Actually, the more I reflect on my pre-merge life... the more I realized I may have botched that one the most...," seeing Mammothman confused yet content to keep listening and not interrupt, he continued. "Think about it, as I said before... had I just 'zerg rushed' them when they first literally crash landed in Steelport, I would've crushed them in an instant... but I didn't, and Philip paid the price."

In a suddenly somber mood, he pours out a glass in his memory.

""But in addition to that... every time, we thought it was because the SAINTS took the initiative, for the most part we left them to their own devices! Shitty idea the 'assassin hooker' plan was at least the Dewynter sisters TRIED to attack them on their own turf! Did I ever do anything like that? NO, I considered such tactics 'boring' and 'beneath' me...," he says this with much self-loathing and irritation as he could muster. "Not to mention I poorly utilized the Deckers! Believe it or not, before I put a bullet in his brain for ditching me and later joining the Saints of course. I do owe Matt Miller an apology. Dang kid was able to figure out how to physically put himself in cyberspace WITHOUT the aid of a NEMO chair, he caused a fracking helicopter to fall out of the sky for crying out loud! And aside from the one 'Montreal screw job' did I use him for anything? No. Did I use him to continuously smear their good name into the ground? No. Did I make him use of whatever he used with helicopter to turn the Saints vehicles against him? No. Did I use him to continuously strip the Saints of their money like Philip did? No. No, I just dismissed them as computer dorks, and left them to their own devices even as the saints ripped them apart."

Glares at a pip boy that suddenly starts to act up and beep annoyingly. His attempts to get it to stop eventually lead him to furiously throwing it against the wall in anger, with a weary sigh.

"As you can probably summarize... my respect for... well, ANYONE who can work tech on a regular basis has gone up a great deal. Remember my boy, never diss the people who keep the crap from pilling up so you can get on with your job. I don't care if it's the janitor, I don't care how insignificant and 'beneath' you, you think he is. Bottom line: he mops the floors so you don't have to. But MORE importantly," Killbane flex's his bicep for emphasis. "All the strength in the world isn't worth shit if you don't USE it. You see an enemy that's proven he's out to get you, KILL HIM IMMEDIATELY. Don't wait for him to 'become a worthy opponent'. Don't wait to make his death a 'grand spectacle', or any bullshit like that. JUST KILL HIM. Shoot him, strangle him, poison him, bash him on the head. BUT JUST KILL HIM. No fanfare, and NEVER assume he's dead until his rotting corpse is in your fingers! Then dismember and burn the corpse to be certain... then throw the ashes to the wolves... the blow up the wolves."

Mammothman things of this... and nods, he mostly wanted to crush things to death anyway, so this was advice he could solidly get behind. Killbane continues, bringing up the mini-globe.

"Earth power: the power to get things done when you own the land/place it happens on. The place belongs to you, which means you have the home field advantage if any 'intruder's' come knocking...," he sighs again. "Of course, that's assuming your smart about it... which I wasn't..."

He brings out an old map of Steelport.

"Piece by piece they stole our deeds and bought out our property... and what did I do? Did I have Deckers mess with the transactions? Did I have the Morningstars lawyers sue them? Did I bribe the police to 'seize the estates' on trumped up charges? Did I use the PR and economic might of the Syndicate to drive them out of business? Did I have my PR boys use the 'Montreal screw job' to convince people to boycott the Saints places? Did I have my Luchadores constantly harass those estates or destroy them? No... I did NONE of that. Everytime we lost a piece of turf to the Saints I let it go without a fight because I couldn't be bothered with 'bureaucratic crap' or 'it's just some crappy building's, who cares?' Next thing I know the city's been bought out from under me and my revenue sources were drying up!" he takes another drink. "Don't get the wrong idea, some property is more valuable than others. And your gonna have to learn to be smart prioritizing things before I give you other responsibilities... but don't make the same mistake I did. There are many ways to win a war... and economics, as annoying as it is, is sadly one of them."

This was a bit over Mammothman's head... but he resolved to learn as much as possible about such things... if this was indeed a potential weakness, he would stop at nothing to make sure it was strengthened...

Killbane then moved on by bringing up the smiley face.

"Once again, I apologize for the crappy visual aides. Anyway, next we have 'Secret power': favors owned and good feelings, when people owe you or feel like you're doing a good job with what your doing and want to help you. This, I flubbed worse than any other. Heck, I flubbed this BEFORE Philip bit it. I made more enemies then I should've. I pissed off people when I could've avoided it. I treated everyone I saw as 'beneath me' like crap. True, I had a public image as a celebrity/philanthropist/businessman that public adored... but aside from the 'Montreal screwjob' I didn't use that to my advantage as much as I could've. In any case, between them and how crapilly I handled the saints, most of the Syndicate was probably rooting for the Saints to lop off my head near the end...," he pauses to take another drink. "All I can say here... if you can avoid it, don't piss people off. Better to have an inept ally then an inept enemy any day of the week... cause trust me... eventually... make enough inept enemies... it adds up... it may take awhile... but boy dose it add up... at the WORST possible time no less."

Killbane takes another drink while Mammothman considers this. This... would probably be much harder. Mammothman was honest with himself that he had a nasty temper and could be VERY bloodthirsty... plus... his 'social skills' were practically nonexistent... but... by the looks of things his new boss had the same issues... so he could only assume he would know how to help him here.

Meanwhile, Killbane continues, he picks up the pawn ticket.

"Hidden power: the power one has through leveraging others to do what you wish, without anyone knowing it's you. Like getting politicians to do what you want through political clout from third party-proxies in your pay. Or making a company do what you want through owning portions of their company through investors also in your pay, or convincing the public to do what you want through media manipulations of trusted mouthpieces working for you," he shakes his head. "Again... not my strong suite. It would've been so easy to bankrupt them, ostracize them, have them mobbed by protestors. Heck, if I'd been smart I'd have joined forces with STAG to take down the Saints. They clearly considered the Saints the bigger threat, heck they never even TRIED to cause problems for me unless they were forced to."

He takes another sip.

"Remember kid, it don't matter who's hand your enemy dies by. Or HOW the die, as long as their dead and out of your hair, THAT should be your main and only goal... it may not be the most satisfying or the most 'cool'... but it IS the smart way!" Killbane said.

Mammothman nods in understanding, although many of this was still over his head... he got the general concept. He would NOT fall for the same mistakes his boss once did. He would master any and all weapons be they magic or politics if it made him stronger or at least made his enemies weaker. He would use it! No trick too underhanded, no technique too forbidden... as long as his enemies were killed quickly and pragmatically, he would triumph!

Killbane moves on and picks up the Dead flower.

"Why was that even in there?" he asks before shrugs it off.

"Eh, whatever. Next is nature power: The amount/control of stability and security you can give people while they live on this earth. Important because... well, we want to live in a world where people don't HAVE to worry about this one. People who are struggling to feed themselves or stay alive are less likely to care if you stay in charge, or fight wars for you, or spend money to keep your economy afloat. Of all the powers, I considered this one the most useless... and it was the one that bit me in the ass so thoroughly," he takes another drink. "To put it bluntly, the Saints were more POPULAR than me. Sure, I was a celebrity, but I just didn't use my status as effectively as I could outside that ONE time. At the time I mocked the saints for wasting time playing 'Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax' when they SHOULD have been focusing on fighting me, but not only did this provide them with much needed income, but it quickly helped their popularity outshine mine! Worse, they made sure their business and employees were treated right as well as their fans. Hell, even after the 'Montreal Screwjob' they had fans coming to them on the street wanting their autograph! People saw them as 'puckish rouges' whereas I was the unstable sociopath..."

"But... BOTH of you were unstable sociopaths...," Mammothman ask cautious. Which Killbane snorts and rolls his eyes.

"Of course, we were! But here's the thing; the Saints were smart enough to hide it better and slap a 'happy brand' on it." Killbane shakes his head and takes another drink. "They ended up the 'hero's' who promised to keep everything awesome and keep the peace while I did myself no favors by losing my cool and destroying the city whenever I was pissed enough, thus making ME the 'unstable sociopath' in the eyes of the world."

He turns to Mammothman.

"Learn from this boy, Don't piss off people if you don't need to, but more importantly don't let your enemy control the narrative, the STORY of your battles, your life," he takes another drink. "You'd be amazed how many Syndicate allies jumped ship to the Saints just because their image was 'more PR friendly and profitable' to be associated with."

Killbane rolls his eyes at that last comment.

Mammothman looks lost. "Uh... sir? I'm..."

"Crap at social skills?" he guess good naturally. And despite the somber tones, manages a smile. "Relax, I was just as shitty at that as you are when I started out, maybe worse! I'll get you educated there like Philip TRIED to educate me... but I better see more results then he did or I'll shove your tusks where the sun don't shine! Got me?"

Mammothman nodded and Killbane moved on. He pulls out the Old Yuan... then scrutinizes it closely.

"Is this even currency anymore? Whatever, anyway. Now we move on to Stored power: Put simply; this is money or similar assets. How much power you have to bribe away your problems with untraceable cash. On this I did rather well... at least in the beginning. Money is of particular fondness to me so I always made sure to take care of this aspect and help it grow... of course then the Saints kept pushing my buttons, I began to lose my cool about it. I began to squeeze ever part of our international organizations coffers dry in order to kill them. Many subsidiaries of ours went bankrupt, got gobbled up by rival groups, but did I care? No, because the Saints humiliated me, I destroyed most of what little credibility, good will and assets I had left to almost raze Steelport to the ground...," he takes another LONG drink. "Remember boy, Revenge maybe sweet... but it's not worth the loss of all you worked for. Never let revenge cloud what's truly important... SURVIVAL. Sometimes the best revenge is to outlast your opponent..."

Mammothman nods... prioritizing survival over all else... THAT he could understand completely. Killbane then pulls out the torn out history book page.

"Ancient power: power of reputation or even history. When the very idea that you HAVE power is ingrained in society. People simply agree that you SHOULD be important... and so you are," he pauses for a moment in thought. "This one now has far greater appeal to me than most. But never mind that. The Syndicate were more established, more influential, more respected, had far greater resources... our fight of a 'flavor of the month' like the Saint's should've been a no brainer... and yet here we are."

He take another drink. Without another word he moves to the spool and thread... tosses it up and own in his palm a couple times in a thoughtful manner.

"Cosmic power... this was more theoretical on Philips part... he one day wished to have the power to rewrite reality itself," he shakes his head with a chuckle.

"Well there are people around here now that can do that," Mammothman said.

"He was ambitious you gotta give him that...," he again looks thoughtful as he looks toward his other hand and experimentally makes another crack in the air. "Yet ironically... I might gain what he could not."

He looks lost in his thoughts for a moment before quickly coming back to his senses.

"Right, that's that explained, any questions?" Killbane ask.

"Uh... sire, that's all well and good... but it doesn't explain why you share power with Grindelwald... I mean, didn't YOU bust him out of jail? Originally?" Mammothman ask.

Killban takes another drink.

"Originally yes, but he proved himself so useful I gave him room to grow, resources and manpower... and he used them so effectively he eventually gained MORE for both himself and our organization without any help from me! For him to build himself back up from a penniless and powerless has-been in such a small amount of time, with only a small amount of help from yours truly... he's MORE than earned my respect! And that's the thing, although I refuse to let anyone save for a 'coach' to have authority over me. I can have partners who I treat as equals...," he then frowned. "An attitude that somewhat came back to bite me in regards with Matt and the Dewynter sisters. I didn't respect them because they weren't 'strong' MY way."

"But they were strong in several of the other 'powers' you just spelled out to me," Mammothman interrupted in realization.

Killbane smirks seeing he is now getting it. "Now your getting it..."

Then he frowns as he once more thinks on 'what could've been' in this timeline. He does know that there are ways to travel through time but with Clockworks guarding time and who knows what else. He seen enough time travel movies to know that time travel is way too risky to use.

"To be fair, the fact I was able to cow them so quickly is a point against them... but still, had I just been more willing to play ball with them...," he trails off with a sad sigh. "Look; bottom line: If I'd been smart I'd have worked out a deal with the sisters so that they'd have been the public figureheads of the Syndicate to appease our international subsidiaries while I held the REAL power in the shadows. More importantly, I would've stopped forcing the Deckers to fight like thugs and just let them fight like HACKERS. Give little Mattie a chance to shine. Who knows? Maybe they could've become people I respected if given the opportunity. Or, failing that- we could've at least co-existed peacefully on top of the underworld... which is till a hell of a lot better then what I allowed to happen."

"But... I've also seen you allow him to countermand your orders and....," Mammothman said.

Killbane interrupts. "Let me stop you right there. See, here's a thing you got to understand... knowing and acknowledging my faults and understanding how they led to my downfall is ONE thing... actually changing my personality to confront them is a different thing altogether. I freely admit that Grindelwald is better at reigning his temper and being pragmatic then I am... and he's doing me a solid by pointing out potential issues. But let's be clear, just because he tells me something doesn't mean I'll follow it. He gives good advice, I'll do it. If he doesn't, I won't. Simple as that. But since most of his advice is good, you just haven't seen me not listening to it. Again, as simple as that."

Mammothman looks thoughtful. "So, you really do respect and see Grindelwald as an equal?"

Killbane nods. "Yeah, aside from the other reasons I mentioned. I admire his philosophy..."

Mammothman again interrupts. "His pro-wizard, anti-muggle rhetoric? Doesn't that cause a problem-"

Killbane shakes head as he interrupts.

"No, no, no. Okay, first of all. 'Muggle' doesn't exactly describe me anymore," he pauses to once more uses his power to make a crack in the air for emphasis. "Second, the 'anti-muggle' bit sorta began to die after he witnessed the muggle-made A-bombs total Japan on his world. This rhetoric died completely after I freed him and he began to fully see what 'muggles' have accomplished! No, I mainly admire that rather than coasting on his magic and having a okay but mediocre life among the other sheep of his wizarding world, he tried to throttle the rest of the world by the throat and force it to his whims... True, it didn't take but it was worth a shot!" (2)

Mammothman look thoughtful... "Uh... Sir? Permission to ask a personal question...?

"More personal than anything we've already talked about?" Killbane half-joked.

"Uh... well... yes, actually... I looked into your pre-Syndicate life and there was something that confused me...," Mammothman said.

Killbane tensed up... if this was going where he thought it was...

Mammothman continues. "Considering what you just said about only being able to consider equals those you respect-"

Killbane's hand tightens around his brandy glass.

Mammothman continues. "Considering your shared sociopathic bloodlust and love of Luchadore lore and theatrics, why did you abandon your old tag-team partner Angel De LaMuerte-"

CRACK!

Killbane's brandy glass shatters... Killbane looks like he's on the verge of a seizure...

Mammothman pause concerned. "Uh, on second thought we probably don't need to talk about it-"

Killbane takes several deep breaths. "No, no, no... it's fine... it's good that you brought that up, clearly I need to get past this..."

Although he'd gotten better at containing his rage- only really releasing it when someone had REALLY messed up his plans -venting his anger on machines instead of people... he still had problems. Killbane takes another deep breath.

"It be easy to say that the main issue's were that unlike me Angel had no ambitions outside the ring and Philip gave me a high-ranking place in his organization in exchange for 'burning my ship' to my past to prove my drive and ambition by betraying and ruining Angel's career in the worst way possible...," he sighs as he takes another swig of brandy. "But that's a lie, in many way Angel was the perfect tag team partner... but even before Philip came in to my life... I was already planning on splitting from him. Not because of his lack of ambition, believe it or not I was actually willing to overlook that considering how well we fought together... no, what began splitting us apart was more... philosophical then economic."

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...A couple years or so ago...

Killbane looked down on the broken remains of Angel De LaMuerte on the airport tarmac... he fought like a demon... just like he remembered him... but in the end... he'd been alone... and Killbane had overwhelmed him...

Killbane hears over his headset that one of the few agents he had left in the city was telling him that whatever nonsense STAG had cooked up at the statue of

Joe Magarac that had occupied the Saints had seemingly failed... it was either now or never... if he didn't leave now, the Saints would crush him...

Killbane couldn't help but look around... at Steelport... his city.. his Rome... all taken away from him by some snot-nose rookies... how? He'd need to hurry to rally those morons in the international Syndicate factions if there was ANY chance for him, let alone the Syndicate to survive...

He sighs, but that was latter... for now...

He turns his back to still barely breathing Angel... wouldn't be long now...

Killbane takes a puff of a cigar.

"Y'know... I only took your mask last time because Philip ordered it... he wanted me to prove I was willing to utterly destroy whoever stood in my way to survive in this world... makes sense, no room for weakness at the top after al... I'll let you keep it this time... as the only other Disciple that survived El Malifico's bullshit... I owe you that much...," he sees a Luchadore walk over... and start to pour gasoline on Angel's dismembered body. "A proper Luchadore funeral... big, flashy... and something EVERYONE will remember... like you always wanted..."

Killbane tries not to see the smile come on Angel's face... or his bloodied mouth forming the word's 'thank you'...

Without a word or even looking back... Killbane flicked the cigar... and the body went up in flames... and walked toward the plane...

Killbane still not looking back and more to himself then anyone. "You always believed the power of teamwork would get you through everything... yet where were your teammates when you needed them the most? I guess I was right after all...

!

"Sir? Sir? Are you okay?" Mammothman ask.

Suddenly in the present again, Killbane quickly recomposed himself. "Sorry about that, My mind was... Nevermind, anyway... Angel... for all his good qualities... believed in the 'power of teamwork'... which I refused to get behind."

Mammothman finds himself annoyed by simply the mention of that.

"Isn't that just a less lame way of saying the 'power of friendship' thing," he says with derision.

Killbane relieved to hear his similar disdain to that concept.

Sadly yes...," he takes another deep breath. "Okay... look, this needs to be said... power of friendship or teamwork, or ANYTHING like that... it CAN and has work for the hero's, to pretend otherwise would just be idiotic... But that being said... it's NOT for us. Were lone wolves who look out for themselves, sure we'll work together with those with similar goals out of necessity... but at the end of the day, all that matters to us is #1... am I right?"

Mammothman nods and blows steam from his trunk, he agreed full heartily! When the chips were down, one could only rely on themselves!

Killbane once more enjoyed seeing the young Prodigy he was taking under his wing agreed with his philosophy so passionately! Killbane brings out some paper and for some reason begins to write some... equations down?

"See, the way I see it. Those who believe in power of friendship or whatever tend to fight like this," he writes an equation of '10+10=100?' "That if they combine their might together they'll become greater than the sum of their parts. Now again, in fairness to those who think that way. I HAVE seen this happen multiple times, so loathe as I am to admit it. It IS a viable strategy... it's annoying, but again, to refuse to see the reality of such a situation is a good way to see your sorry butt taken to the cleaners if not worse!"

Mammothman sighs but nods, admitting such a thing was a bitter pill to swallow... but you had to do what you had to do he supposed...

"But people like you and me, us lone wolves... that's not for us... so we got to be STRONGER than the 'sum of their parts'... more difficult? Absolutely, but more rewarding long-term! THIS is our equation writes down a simplistic '200+200=400'. As I said, you gotta make yourself stronger than there '10+10=100?'! Make yourself a 200 to overpower their 100! If you find a partner who can pulls his weight and combine with you to make a solid 400, terrific. But if he fails, you can still win!" he glares at him seriously. "And I mean it... you win, no matter what. If I don't pull my weight, give a full 200... kick me to the curb... if I can't do it, I ain't worth it. But you better believe that goes double for you!"

Mammothman nods and thumped his chest and let out a large, primal bellow from his trunk, he would not let his Alpha down... and if his ALPHA let him down, he was no alpha and deserved to die! (3)

"Glad we had this talk," Killbane smiled.

He's interrupted by a call on his com-link.

"Talk to me," Killbane states seriously.

"We got em sir," Lucahdore grunt 47# said.

"Excellent, send me your coordinates and hold them there," he pauses to fiddle with the com-link. "Okay, send me over a vehicle! I got places to be!"

"Uh... still me sir," Lucahdore grunt 47# said.

"Oh for the love of," Killbane angrily fiddles with it again. "Send me a vehicle now!"

"Still me sir...," Lucahdore grunt 47# states reluctantly.

Killbane yells and throws the device at the wall, shattering it.

"Okay, forget it! I'll get it myself! You lousy-," he takes several breaths to calm himself, then turns back to Mammothman. "See what I mean? Newfound respect for Matt and all nerds like him."

Mammothman nods his (somewhat) understanding and Killbane motions him to follow. After finally getting in a vehicle specially modified for giants like these two, Killbane and Mammothman drove off together.

As they drove near the Maw, Mammothman couldn't help but notice in confusion that despite the largest amount of security on it's perimeter. The Maw was being allowed to be remain outside their control. The sociopathic Mammoth also couldn't help but notice that the security detail was also being led by members of Grindelwalds new Knights of Walpurgis.

Ghastly Gus: the gravedigger, a Frankenstein like giant who stands over 15 feet tall. He use to dig graves till he met the wizard and now works for him.

Bokor Labas: the witchdoctor who joined the dark lord to restore his dark magic.

Faceless: a woman who lost her magic and had the dark wizard experiment on her using both magic and technology. Now wears a faceless mask with a body that can't feel pain and regenerates any damage.

Raven: a former witch who is now combined with a crow, giving her wings.

Billy: a former wizard who lost his taste in relying on magic. Has upgraded his body into that of a cyborg.

There are more of them but the rest of them are in Europe. Handling things in the oversea operations. Which is why there are so few knights here.

"Noticed have you?" Killbane ask.

Mammothman turns his attention back to his boss. "Yeah, I was all set to use the plot device to knock out their forces and overwhelm them. But out of nowhere Grindelwald puts his foot down and says no. We were allowed to 'quarantine'- and he actually used that word mind you, not surround, not isolate, QUARANTINE. Anyway, we were allowed to quarantine the Maw, cut off it's contact from the outside word and make sure no one got in or out and INSISTED his elite guard by given direct command over that detachment. Before you ask, Grindelwald couldn't get into too many details. He needed to focus on weaving the magic of Gravity Falls and keeping that crazy thing in the sky from crushing us all. But what I could get from him before he went back into deep meditation was that... 'occupying it would be more trouble then it's worth'... AND 'He saw what everyone else had overlooked'."

"There is also a bunch of videogame characters from light gun games holding up in there. And there is the robot army inside," Killbane said.

"And it be a nightmare to fight inside that Maw," Mammothman said.

Killbane shrugs. "Well whatever, Didn't seem like he was worried as long as we kept our distance, so I ain't either. I got my own boys in his group to keep me informed if the worst should happened anyway, so it's all good."

And right on que...they arrived. Killbane gets out of his car and walks toward the group of Lucahdores waiting for him.

"I hear your in the business of making giant war machines...," Killbane said.

Two luchadores hold a broken and battered Mcgucket between them. Killbane holds up a diagram for a large Gideon bot. Presenting it to Mcgucket face so he could see it.

"Despite his incompetence... this was actually a fairly impressive idea... minus the surveillance room inside in its chest," Killbane shakes head annoyed. "Who puts a surveillance room in a fighting robot, honestly? It is like he was begging to be caught. In any case, do this for me and I promise your stay with us will be so much more pleasant."

"Now wait just a minute! Gideon was one thing, he was more of a joke then a villain and could've been redeemed eventually! But you- you're a monster!" Mcgucket said causing Killbane to laugh.

"You've no idea how right you are!" Killbane snaps fingers, and several Luchadores bring in...

"SON!" Mcgucket said seeing it was his son. Shackled and bloody after he was found where he was hiding.

"Dad, whatever they want don't do it I- GAH!" Mcgucket Jr screams mid-sentence as Killbane shatters his hand.

"NO! NO! Don't hurt him! I...," Mchucket let's out a defeated groan. "I'll do what you want..."

"Dad, no-," Mcgucket Jr chokes out before a luchadore punches him in the gut and they drag him away.

Killbane puts a surprisingly comforting hand on Mcguckets shoulder.

"There, now. That wasn't so hard, was it? I think you'll find working with our little 'family' to be quite luxurious for an artist like you, if you give it a chance. And speaking of art... I have the perfect Canvas for you to work on..."

Several trucks roll in... bringing in a broken, battered... but unfortunately, mostly still intact Liberty Prime. The luchadores had to fight and destroy all the remaining robots that were inside the massive robot first. Then there was the work that needed to be done to take the giant robot apart so that it could be transported.

Mcgucket sighs in defeat. "God forgive me for what I'm about to do..."

Killbane laughs. "He may not, but I will... and trust me... in this new world... that's all you'll need."

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England -

Rokwood personally foresaw the final touches... yes! When the ritual was complete and it was feed through the ley-lines the power of Gravity Falls that Grindelwald will send, there would be no need to physically go out and collect the muggles, the energy field sent out would kill them all and drain their life force! True, this would end up with FAR more muggle casualties then needed... but of course Rokwood was hardly going to lose sleep over that... seemed like even the former Dumbedlore loyalist's couldn't bring themselves to be sympathetic to the muggles of the 'Norsefire controlled London'... they seen too many of their fellows burnt alive in public to cheering crowds for that.

"I'm begging you all, don't do this!" Dumbedlore said.

'5th time this week, that woman is getting on my nerves!' Rokwood groaned. He turns around and sure enough, a tied up and bound Dumbeldore was once more begging his former supporters to not do this...

"I'm sorry... we don't have a choice! Things have gotten so much worse since you left! These muggles... they're nuts! They're mutilating and murdering animals in the street! They're forcing people to take odd pills that makes everyone act loopy! And more and more of those muggle... metal... flying... THINGS," Molly in tears and really struggling to describe them as she points to a drone flying in the distance.

"Those are drones," Deadzone said who was nearby. He's one of the new Knights of Walpurgis. He's incased in what looks like a high-tech yellow drive suit. The left arm is replaced with a three-barrel cannon, the right is robotic with a grappling hook connected to it. The guy's head is protected by a glass dome and body incased in metal designed to withstand the pressures of the deep ocean. Like some magic users after the merge happen Deadzone abandon using magic and got himself a set of power armor.

He isn't alone as he's with Birdman a skinny guy with messy brown hair dress in nothing but blue overalls. He has the ability to teleport and can also create duplicates of himself and fire orbs of energy. Joined up with Grindelwald to be able to do what he wants.

Quake a Earth tribe woman who is dressed as a break dancer. She uses dancing moves with her Earthbending powers. Joined up for the sheer thrill of being a villain.

Viper a woman who is always dress in leather garments and a helmet like some off road bikers wear. Who is riding on top of a giant jumping spider. Which is her pet name Fang. She join to get revenge against the muggles of England.

Jed Wright a overweight mechanic dressed in dirty jean overalls and a welder's mask, with a gas tank strapped on his back. He was recruited because of the need of a skilled mechanic who can keep all the equipment working. And seeing how there aren't any mechanics in the wizard world of Europe, Grindelwald had to recruit Jed who was born in a magic family but could never do magic, from the American branch of the old wizard world.

Toolshed a woman who is a skilled carpenter who use to use her magical tools in her line of work till the merge happen. She joined up for protection against the anti magic mobs and that it pays good.

And Sledgehammer a large man who always carries a giant metal mallet. Like Jed he couldn't use magic and in his small village in England he was outcasted by the magic users there. Till he return after the merge and killed the now powerless magic users with his hammer. He was recruited because of his knowledge in robotics and commands the Mr. Handies who are setting up the ritual.

"Are showing up everywhere! Spying on people, shooting seemingly everyone! I'm sorry Dumbedlore, but I need to think of my family! London is not our home anymore and it's them or us!" there's no fury in her voice... just despair and resignation... something all Dumbeldore's former allies seemed to to show on their faces. Which only made this all the worse for him to see. "But don't worry! They're going to give you back your magic as well, we'll rebuild a new home far away and with your leadership and new power I'm sure we can get things back to normal!"

There was more then a hint of desperate hysterics in that last sentence, before Dumbeldore can respond.

ZAP!

-He's out again.

Rokwood holding the smoking tazer and looking annoyed. "I told you not to revive him!"

"I-I just wanted him to understand... Why we HAD to do this... maybe he'd-," Molly said showing how desperate she is only for Rokwood to interrupt her.

"Look, I don't have time for this. I need to focus on the ritual," he picks a charm out of his pocket. "Just as well that I've finished this."

He places it on Dumbeldore and the old wizard is suddenly enveloped by an orange crystal, he then hands the charm to Molly.

"As agreed. After we get our powers back, you lot carry Dumbeldore. We'll take advantage of the chaos caused by the ritual to slip out of the U.K., we go our separate ways. Then and ONLY then, You use that charm to undo the crystal suspended animation so Dumbeldore can lead you again, or whatever you plan on doing..." Rokwood said.

Molly sighs but nods, she didn't like that part of the bargain... but she supposed she could understand. If she was a Death Eater she wouldn't want to be around when a fully restored Dumbeldore was back to full power. Besides, in addition to keeping him asleep it would also protect him from harm in case the Death eaters tried anything so she supposed she couldn't really complain...

As they walk off... Rokwoods smile again turns into a sneer. Stupid hag, little did they know that in addition to protecting him from harm, it would also 'protect' him from the effects of the ritual. So no magical restore for him.

They may have been on the same side for the moment, but Rokwood knew it would be just foolish to allow someone like Dumbeldore to regain his power again. Besides, Rokwood personally blamed wizards like him for the stagnation of the wizarding world. So focused on keeping the 'status quo' in their own little world, everyone happy and the Applecart NOT shaken. They completely ignored OUTSIDE threats, not to mention keeping everything the same as long as they can. It's the reason why many American wizards see their European counterparts as backwards and out of touch with the rest of the world.

Once the muggles got a look into the wizard world they found how backwards and outdated the hidden magical world is. Like the magic users from one world where only one child can keep their magic. Which once the ones in charge of that society were asked what reason is the wizard competition takes place. Why it is believed that only one wizard from each family could be trusted with magic or why there is a wizard competition at all. As one female wizard Stevie had pointed out shortly after the merged and ask the ruling council of her magical world. Which none of the council members could answer than saying it's their way and even how outdated it is, even if it does cause magic users like Stevie to be villains as she was trying to destroy the power transfer system, that the whole thing needs to take place, just because. Which she sealed the deal in using a truth mirror that forces anyone who sees their reflections in it to tell the truth no matter what. If the ruling council would enforce the competition even if the losing children were to be killed, all of them said yes.

Last he heard that entire society had fallen apart with the former magic users all going their own ways. And the ruling council losing all support seeing what they're willing to allow to maintain how their culture works. And help in getting the ball rolling in how bad magical worlds are that are closed off and hidden away. And that's not even going into what the muggles found of what the so called wised wizard had planned for Potter. (4)

Rokwood would've preferred to just kill him. But surprisingly, Grindelwald of all people threatened to kill HIM if he even thought of doing that! He agreed to keeping him powerless, but other then that Dumbeldore was off limits! Naturally, this confused Rokwood, but since this was the man who was giving him back his magic, he decided it was best to not question it and risk further antagonize him...

In any case he went back to making final preparations... several wizards were sniping small tree cuttings. Grindewald believed that once fashioned into proper wands, wielded by a powerful enough wizard and in an environment saturated by magic (which on earth meant only either (eventually) here or Gravity Falls), they could be used to either restore a persons magic or take magic from something (or someone) and give it to someone else. They already sent several shipments to Grindelwald...

Speaking of restoring magic... he looks toward the special ruin circle, where MORE formerly magic items had been brought through various M.C.D. contacts.

There were the fabled books of Death and Life from Hamunaptra, the manacle of Osiris.

The seven millennium items. (Which, like the former Horcruxes have all been purged of soul fragments and other nasty surprises thanks to the Merge).

The talismans of Shendu (they'd checked, and not only was the statue of the demon completely dead, but they'd smashed it to bits and thrown all the bits into the ocean just to be safe.)

The Oni masks (originally all sealed away in Tarakudo's mask, the merge killed that spell and released them. And, more importantly the merge had purged them of their soul fragments- so no Oni generals corrupting their minds -but Grindelwald theorizes they can still be used to summon and control shadowkhan from the shadow realm once restored.)

Sundrop and Moonstone (if one good thing had come from that disaster with all those bounty hunters, it would seem that some of the survivors had been willing to sell some 'junk' to recoup their losses... or what they thought was junk. What seemed to be a shiny, useless inert bauble made of two merged together gems they'd found in a meteor... was actually the legendary Sundrop and Moonstone... just waiting to have their power restored...)

And from the stash of the legendary god-slayer Kratos; the Blades of Chaos, Leviathans axe, Claws of Hades, Golden Fleece, Sun Shield, Eyes of truth, Daedalus' Schematics (which for some reason appears to have turned into a laptop... it currently had no power though).

The long-lost La Esponja Grande (it was currently powerless in its infantile state, but hopefully the power of Gravity Falls would help it mature to it's peak. Research showed that the preferred method of doing this was the 'feast of the senses’ ritual... sadly, they had yet to find the manuscript for this. So they had to do this instead) and the Ultimate Insult (apparently you couldn't fully utilize without learning 'Monkey Kung Fu'... but they'd cross that bridge when they got to it.)

The Goblet of Fire (Rokwood was baffled why anyone would want this over glorified wizard prop, but Grindelwald admitted the idea came from Killbane. 'You got an artifact that once restored can bind anyone to do whatever you want as long as you have a scrap of paper with their name on it? That's like the extortion motherload, right there! You could make a person do a task where they had to stab themselves a 100 times in the gut in under 1 minute, and then they are punished because no one told them about it.' Grindelwald then points out that's not quite how it works, although the 'stab-self 100 times task' part was feasible... several requirements was that you did have to tell the person of the task in advance. And although a time limit was optional, if you did give one, it couldn't be less then an hour... and a persons MAGIC was what was forfeited not their life... although that last bit Grindelwald believed could be tweaked... so he figured it was worth a shot.)

Finally, The Sapphire Dragon (Rokwood had no idea why Grindelwald would want this sheng-gon-wu, a seemingly indestructible dragon that you couldn't control and would turn everyone into Sapphire zombies sounded more trouble than it was worth... but Grindewlad insisted that he had plans for it. In addition to keeping it in a bag full of a soot, there was a charm on it that would immediately teleport it to a room FULL of soot back in a heavily isolated and fully robot manned (who were immune to the dragons effects) M.C.D. outpost back at Gravity Falls the moment it's magic was permanently restored.)

And the chest of the blind Swordsman (now this he could get!)

But while the former mages busied themselves with restoring themselves to glory or at least hope for reclaiming a piece of the old world they'd lost...

Not too far away... another meeting of the minds was taking place...

!

Elsewhere -

Slenderman said nothing... he stood at a table... he held up more tarot cards... then began to deal them out one by one...

The Victim card, again showing Dylan and Dolly...

The Idea card, showing Dante with an light bulb over his head...

The Mistake card, showed SOMEONE bursting into flames... although whether it was dog or human... was impossible to tell...

!

England -

Not too far away, the surviving animals of Cambridge town had gathered in secret to discuss recent events. Pearl the former Police horse was keeping watch over things. She was trying to keep a brave face on, but really she was barely holding on. All her fellow police horses had been some of the first slaughtered in the purge, her pets had tried to keep them safe. But these 'Norsefire' pets had just killed them as well.

Meanwhile, Constantine the cat Guru was taking his turn on the soapbox. "Right, listen up. I know we don't like to discus it, but I feel we no longer have the luxury. We must face our new reality and FINALLY acknowledge the elephant in the room."

"Oy, what's wrong with me?!" shouts Burt, a now very annoyed elephant who had fled from the local Zoo. That was ransacked and the animals had either fled or been killed.

"No, not that's what I meant," Constantine rolled his eye's and than takes a deep calming breath. "Look, I think it's become blatantly obvious, we can deny it no longer... it's the PETS who are the dominant species of the planet, not us."

There was horrified gasps from everyone as EVERYONE shouted at once.

"Language!" shouted a horrified Doug as he covered his pups ears.

"He's crazy!" Shouts Dolly.

"There are children and ladies present you sicko!" shouts Pearl.

"No, let him speak!" shouts Dylan urgently.

"Well, I NEVER!" snaps Delilah as she strikes the feline across the face.

Constantine groans but picks himself up, massaging his now aching face. "Okay... I deserved that... but it doesn't make what I say any less true! And you all know it!"

"It's true you know," a rabbit name Speedwell said. He was one of the few survivors of his warren when the humans destroyed it. (Watership Down)

"The pets as you call them are the ones in charge in this new world," the other rabbit name Acorn who escape with Speedwell. Both of them had joined up with the animals of Cambridge.

Any further talk was interrupted as Dante and his group returned. "Guys! Guys! We have a big problem!"

"Dante, what is it?" asked Dylan. Dante and the other occult 'experts' of their community had been keeping watch of the strange pets congregating nearby. Dante's claims of them having otherworldly powers were dismissed... until that big, freaky tree popped out of the ground. Suddenly they took it more serious... or serious enough to allow Dante and his buddies to look into it. The rest of them were forced to get more involved after that old man got attacked in their backyard and MORE of them began to swarm the surrounding areas... and what they'd seen had meant a rather large amount of people using Dylan's no longer secret Crying room.

Dante throws down a bunch of pictures showing it to the other animals.

"The pet wizards are about to initiate their plan, they’re going to kill us all!" he shouts panicked.

Dylan sighs and turned to a more rational Portia- one of the few up-shots of all the horrible things he'd witnessed the past year is that he was no longer awkward around her and wouldn't let himself be twisted around her finger anymore. Portia in turn had realized that the 'dark arts' and 'horror' were not toys and could get people killed (and not in a fun, cheesy, B-movie way!). And thus, had mellowed out and was now acting more respectful to others. Her sidekick Spencer had also matured... it was hard not to after one's beloved pets tried to eat you in desperation after all...

"So... rational translation?" he asks the black poodle.

"Well, we weren't able to get too close to listen in, because they'd get mad and chase us out. But from what scraps of conversation we've heard and our own occult research; we've deduced that they are preparing some form of sacrificial empowerment ritual... emphasis on SACRIFICE," she says that last bit a touch worried.

"Jah. Apparently, they going to kill thousands of muggles!" Dante said.

"NO! NOT THE MUGGLES!" Doug gasps in horror then he pauses and looks confused. "Wait... what's a muggle?

Portia shrugs. "No idea, but many speak of them with such contempt... like the word is a shameful, dirty word..."

"FOOLS! Don't you see that WE are the 'Muggles'!" exclaims Dante.

Everyone looks at him confused...

"Think! Have not the pets turned against us? Are they not hunting us down and massacring us in the streets and any who would harbor us? The only reason why they haven't purged us yet is that they're too busy focusing on the mess in that Clapper's Wreake's place!" Dante explains.

Everyone looked concerned, loathed as they were to admit it... it made sense... if pets were willing to eat them now. Why not sacrifice them in some fiendish ritual as well?

"I... Dante if that's true, then what do we do?" Delilah asks.

Dante and his fellow followers of the supernatural smiled and gave knowing looks. "Fear not... for we have a plan..."

!

Elsewhere -

Once more, Slenderman deals out the cards...

The Captured card, showing a large foreboding tower...

The Prophet card, showing a familiar blue man floating in levitation...

The Messiah card, shows a butterfly bursting from its cocoon...

!

Elsewhere -

Star had no perception of up, down, or time... all she knew was that she was chained up inside a dark void... no sound, no light... no nothing...

"Star? You have any pudding?"

!

Elsewhere -

Again, Slenderman deals out the cards...

The Herd card, showing Celestia holding up a Filly Sunset with joy...

The Broken card, shows a somber sunset walking away from the shattered remains of Canterlot castle...

The Crossroads card, showing Sunset standing at a crossroad, one taking her back to Canterlot and the other to her new life.

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Talos 2 -

"You can't come and help?" Sheldon asked Misty over the communicator.

"No, sorry. Me and the robot army here have our hands full already," said Misty, who was leading a army group of the Cluster.

"Who are you fighting?" Sheldon asked.

"Some group calling themselves the Luna-Taks. They're a small group of only six, but all of them are strong and have super powers. I have been having to deal with stuff like this since the merge, " said Misty.

"What about your old team mates?" Sheldon ask.

"Last I heard from them, Orion is busy in defending his own planet. As for Squish I haven't heard from him even before the merge happen," Misty said. "Also don't Jenny and her sister's have backup memories in case they're destroyed or their memory chips are destroyed?"

"They do but it's not like we have spare bodies of them around to put them in," Sheldon said.

"Well you better have spare bodies ready in case this happens again," Misty said.

"Don't I know it. Well good luck on your end," said Sheldon.

"Same with you," said Misty as she ended the call.

Sheldon sighed as he went over to cross yet another person off the list who wouldn't be able to help. But he'd managed to get word to plenty who COULD, he'd take the list to Dipper right away. He sent the info to Six, Lincoln and Ronnie as they were having a discussion.

With most of the heroes gone, Sheldon has been busy gathering up all the other heroes that weren’t busy. With so many superheroes taken down, the supervillains have taken advantage. The United Heroez are dealing with the chaos, with Doorman sending heroes where they’re needed. Not to mention handling the riots and looting that have broken out.

Melody Locus who looks human but is really a robot with inbuilt weapons like Jenny.

Kenny another robot who is ready to fight.

H.A.T.E.: Short for Heroes Against Terrible Evildoers, it's a superhero team made up of Knight Possum, Grease Monkey, Sky Rider, Felicia Fitness, Fish Monger, and The Big Red Cheese. With Boom Fist joining up with them.

The Road Rovers a team of humanoid dogs. Made up by Hunter, Colleen, Blitz, Exile, Shag, and Muzzle.

Valerie Gray who has her upgraded ghost hunting equipment.

Dexter a young genius who brought with him a giant robot.

Samurai Vac a small Japanese vacuum cleaner robot with robotic aptitudes.

Sam, Clover, Alex, and Britney, from the now defunded W.O.O.H.P. before it was disbanded after the merge. And now working for SCP.

Kim Possible who had retried after the merge but helps out now and then and her husband Ron.

Shego, and her brothers, Hego, Mego and the twins Wego.

Team Miraculous, Ladybug, Cat Noir, Rena Rouge, Carapace, Viperion, Pegasus, Ryuko, Bunnyx, and King Monkey.

Then there's Freakazoid who knows everything on the internet and is crazy.

The Huntsman a archer hero who is so good that in his city there is so little crime that he's bored out of his mind.

Lord Bravery a superhero from the United Kingdom.

Scrooge Mcduck had showed up after the two heroes of his town were taken out. And he didn't come alone. He brought with him The Mighty Ducks who years before were hockey playing ducks from a different universe before they ended up on a different earth. And now thanks to the merge they're now in another world but at least they're in a world where there are ducks like them, well shorter but still like them. The team is made up of Wildwing and his brother Nosedive Flashblade, Duke L'Orange, Mallory Mcmallard, Tanya Vanderflock and Check 'Grin' Hardwing. Scrooge hired them to help protect his assets and in turn besides giving them a living, is funding research in finding a way to send them home.

!

Gravity Falls -

Six quickly relays the info to Dipper, thanks Sheldon, turns off the transmission and turns back to the conversation she was having with Ronnie and Lincoln.

"What I don't understand is if Dumbeldore knew the Elder wand was working. Why didn't he tell Harry about that, when he snuck here to convince him to take action against Grindelwald?" Six ask.

Ronnie snorted in response. "Come on Six, that's no mystery. Dumbles was probably just doing his usual MO of treating Harry like a mushroom."

Seeing Six was confused by the statement. Lincoln explained. "Kept in the dark and feed nothing but shit."

"Ah," Six said with look of understanding.

"Yeah, I can totally see him realizing after the merge that the wand still works but keeps it to himself. Then during the massive wizard crackdown after the mass-infanticide sacrifice, he probably didn't even think of bringing out the wand. He probably prioritized keeping it a secret or being diplomatic, or maybe again he's just that inept. Anyway, I picture him showing up in the middle of the fight, trying to 'restore order' or 'prevent needless loss of lives', or some other crap. The cops then probably mistook him as being one of the ritual wizards thanks to his crazy robes and actually being dumb enough to try and save/redeem the baby killers, tazed him, then took his wand before he could use it," Lincoln said as he rolls his eyes.

"Wow... that's just sad...," Six said.

"Yeah, Dumbels may have been right this time. But he's also just as responsible for it, making the same dang mistakes that got his 'people' in their current mess in the first place!" Lincoln said.

"Yeah... won't make Harry any less pissed if he...," Ronnie was saying till she trails off sadly.

Lincoln hugs her. "Hey, we're going to get him back... we're going to get EVERYONE back..."

"I was never really certain about survival of myself, let alone others before I meet you two," Six said and hugs them both. "But you make me feel like we can do anything..."

They smile and hug her back...

There's a long pause...

"So... is THIS the part where we sneak off and have sex?" Six asked confused yet hopeful.

Ronnie and Lincoln go very red. "What?!"

Six just shrugs. "Well... in those movies you snuck into camp; before a big life-or-death-battle and AFTER a big emotional scene like this."

Lincoln goes very red and starts to stammer while Ronnie slaps her face over Six's cluelessness over social situations.

"We shouldn't had gotten those Bond movies," Lincoln said.

"Six, this isn't a movie! Look, MAYBE- and I can't stress the MAYBE enough -making love before you die is a good time to do so... But even if our bodies were developed-," Ronnie said reminded of the fact that Six's biology was only 'human-like' was left unsaid. "Enough for that, which they AREN'T none of us would even know what to do! Besides let's be honest, Lincoln probably couldn't get that useless dong of his up to save his life."

"Really?" Lincoln ask as he looks annoyed.

"Can we make out at least?" Six interrupts again, curious yet hopeful.

"Uh," Lincoln goes an even redder shade as his brain goes overloaded.

"Eh, why not? I'd like to do ONE thing with him before I die if nothing else...," Ronnie said who was initially flusters, but then shrugs. And grabs Lincoln by the shirt to take turns with Six to do just that.

!

Meanwhile -

"Always a pleasure to meet a fellow lover of all that is elegant!" said a very weird teenage boy with a butterfly mask and a VERY questionable and revealing leotard as he handed over a sack in exchange for Dipper handing him payment. Both of them stood outside of the Owl House.

"Just take it and go," Dipper feeling like he needs a shower just being in his presence.

After he leaves, Dipper suppresses a shudder as he puts the bag away... and sees Sunset looking up at the light of disasteroid...

"Hey Sunset, how are you?" Dipper ask. Causing Sunset to be startled, then relieved when she sees it's just Dipper.

"Oh, hey Dipper. Yeah, I'm fine... well, as fine as I CAN be anyway...," Sunset said which Dipper gives a nod of understanding and Sunset continues. "So... how's your plan coming along?"

Dipper pulls up a bunch of papers and stuff.

"I'm nearly done, just a couple more details I need to iron out and I'll be ready," he explains and turns to Sunset thoughtful. "And can I just say how I appreciate you giving me this chance... I mean, I know it can't be easy resting all your hopes on a 12 year old boy you barely know."

"Hey man, from what I hear your far more then just a '12 year old boy'. Besides, at least you HAVE a plan. Without my resources, allies and kingdom I'm drawing a complete blank here... well save for a suicide frontal assault which will either kill me immediately or end with me killing Grindelwald and causing the Disasteroid to crash into the earth, killing us all. And while I do have something that can take out the Disasteroid, it is my nuke that should only be used as a last resort," Sunset said as she shakes her head with a sigh. "I mean, don't misunderstand I won't just blindly do whatever you want. But I will hear you out and if it is good, then I promise to help however way I can."

"Thanks, that's all I ask...," Dipper nods with a grateful smile and he turns to head back into the Owl House.

"Wait, Dipper! Hold on...," Sunset said and he turns around. Seeing Sunset starts to look uncomfortable and awkward. "Uh... Dipper? Can I ask you something? ...Why do you still try to keep your family together after everything Mabel did?"

Dipper let out a groans. "Oh, for the love of- What's Mable done NOW?!"

"Nothing! Aside from that one incident, she's been mostly keeping to herself! I think she and Stan are out getting supplies right now...," Sunset said and shakes her head. "But that's not what I meant... you only join her beatings in non-physical, strictly verbal way. although you allow her to be beaten, you'll break it off after a certain point. You only really punch her if she dose something to hurt Wendy or jeopardize her safety. You'll still yield to give her an inch of Stan coaxes you enough. And you refuse to allow her to die even directly or indirectly... I gotta ask... why?"

"Is this because Mable trapped your family?" Dipper asks.

Sunset groans, when she first learned that bill was in Gravity Falls. She panicked and sent a 'send-all' call to arms to everyone on her emergency contact list... it was only AFTER she got to the shack she realized in her haste, she forgot her emergency contacts included her family and so many, MANY others... A mistake that weighed on Sunset both because it meant three times as many people as there should've been were now captured in addition to being in danger of being killed and because she was pretty sure one of the main reasons no one was able to stop Mable using that spell was because how tightly packed the large group of people had been in that room...

"No... well, yes sorta... I'm worried about my family but also...," Sunset takes a deep breath. "To be honest... is it crazy that I'm also worried about Celestia?"

"Wait, what!?" Dipper asks stunned. Knowing how Sunset made it clear how much she hates Celestia.

"Yeah, I know. I was just as surprised...," Sunset said and turns to look out the window and sees the heavy fog choking the once pristine landscape. "Don't misunderstand; I STILL haven't forgiven her, I STILL hate her guts... so why does the thought of her being capture or worse killed... make my heart hurt? I mean, Crow was one thing. Guy talks big but he's like Bowser: Talks big and fights heroes on weekdays, but plays golf with Mario and Peach on the weekends... but this... she could actually die! And I CARE! What is the deal!?"

Dipper looks at her sympathetically. "It's the same reason why I haven't completely cut out Mable from my life... because she's family... and while I now see the flaws in our relationship and have had things go so sour between us... that doesn't change the fact... that Mabel was there for most of my life. She was there for good times and bad... we had a lot of fun, memorable times back in the day... But most importantly... until Gravity Falls... she was always THERE... my companion, my shadow, the ying to my yang... and if I'm not mistaken... Celestia was that for you too."

Sunset sighed, it was true. She doesn't even remember her life with her pony parents before they place her into the orphanage in Canterlot. According to her pony sisters she wasn't even a year old before they gave her up. She only learned about her pony parents from Celestia when she ask her about where she came from. And although life a with her human parents was a HUGE step up from living with Celestia, that didn't change the fact she'd only been with them a few years. But with Celestia... she'd been there for most of her life. More then anyone else... and before things went south between them... they'd been some of the happiest years of my life.

"So... what do I do? My relationship with Celestia was terrible and it falling apart was on her shoulders... but how does that work with me still caring about her?"

"Welcome to my world, that's the exact same thing I'm dealing with Mabel," Dipper snorts and take another deep breath. "Look, it be nice if we could say 'oh that relationship will never work', or 'that relationship is toxic, dump her and move on'... But apparently that's just not how things work. Relationships are messy and complicated... family relationships even more so... the best we can do is make the best of things. Settle whatever issues we have with our past or in your case with Celestia... remember who's REALLY there for us... and try to rebuild something better with them...

"Dang... you're sure your only 12?" Sunset ask chuckling.

"Eh... almost 13, so technicality a teen...," Dipper smirks.

They have a good laugh over that, and Dipper goes back to plotting... While Sunset looks to the Disateroid thoughtfully... She wouldn't forgive Celestia... but she WOULD save her... and after that... she'd put it off long enough... but sink or swim... She and Celestia needed to have a LONG talk...

!

Slenderman’s Realm -

The Romanticist card shows Star holding a dead tiny unicorn to her bosom while crying...

The Enlightenment card shows Glossaryck taping his head and giving a knowing wink...

The New day card shows a hat with eight legs crawling around beneath a shattered wand...

!

Elsewhere -

Star is stunned to see Glossaryck back. She starts to shout and exclaim for him to help her and demand to know how he's still alive. Glossaryck shushes her and explains that the pudding she and Marco ate to keep them coherent and lucid in the magical realm during their fight with Mina had bunch of his magical essence inside it...

Que Star making gagging noise.

Glossaryck rolls his eyes and tells Star to grow up, Glossaryck explains how he put it in when something seemed 'off' in his future sight. He couldn't put his finger on it... but seeing through her mind just now, he now suspects Slenderman was somehow behind it.

"I've had my suspicions about that guy ever since the Pattern Screamers...," Glossaryck said.

"What?" Star ask.

"Not important and I have limited time to talk to you," Glossaryck explains.

He explains how it was basically borrowed magic and it would have remained inert and dormant indefinitely unless Star ended up in a 'end of the world or life or death or hail mary or bottom of the barrel or hug your momma and kiss her goodbye' scenario. Which she was in now. Since he hadn't wanted it detected by anyone he had to put only the minimal amount in, so there was enough for an another version of himself to pop up. But he couldn't DIRECTLY do anything to help her...

"Wait, I thought you had a plan...," Star said.

"I do! But you should know in advanced that it's a very terrible plan, probably won't work... and even if it does work, it probably won't help might have VERY great consequences that even I can't foresee...," Glossaryck said.

"So... in other words... same as usual?" Star smirks.

Glossaryck chuckles. "Yeah, pretty much."

"I missed you Glossaryck," Star said.

Glossaryck smirks. "And I'm incapable of feeling anything! In any case, please tell me your boyfriend finally explained to you the concepts of metaphors?"

Star gave out a sigh. "Yes... sweet mercy I hated those puppets..."

"Yikes, that's just wrong," Glossaryck shudders and then shrugs. "Well, in any case that saves a LOT of time!"

"Really?" Star asks.

"No," Glossaryck said.

Star groans but braces herself for a long boring lecture...

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The Lost card shows Dr. Lobotto shaking a broken compass confused...

The Fall from Grace card shows Coach Oleander wearing fine king robes and other regalia... only to trip over them and fall flat on his face...

The Chose Himself card shows Raz running away from the circus to head to summer camp...

!

Elsewhere -

Oleander was double-checking all the equipment in the Rhombus of ruin. Thanks to a special device built by Loboto, he could be here without being affected by the Psilerium radiation. But just in case he's dress in a radiation suit just to play it safe.

After Sandy nearly succeeded in busting into the mental prison, Killbane had tasked them to shore up the defenses in addition to getting the dang thing reformation so they could kill their dang prisoners already! So Loboto got the idea to tether the prison to the minds of the last 4 inmates of the Thorney Towers asylum. Not only did this add an extra obstacle for anyone trying to escape, but a failsafe had also been embedded in the tethers, so if the prisoners were broken free from an outside force the inmates would be killed. Thus making any future hero's reluctant to do just that. Course, there was the possibility of someone mentally going into those inmate minds and trying to figure out a way to break the tether in a non-lethal manual way. But they could only do that with the full coherent consent of the inmates as they're in their mind, and their minds were too jumbled and erratic to do that!

They inmates were currently locked in the asylum with minimum security and essentially left to their own devices, a big blunder... or so it was meant to look to would-be hero's.

Loboto and Oleander had painstakingly created a mental connection that would immediately forcibly divert anyone trying to enter those inmates minds into theirs so THEY can deal with them in THEIR mind, on THEIR hometurf. And just to make sure they weren't disturbed physically they were going to be staying at the Rhombus of Ruin for the duration of the operation. Killbane was hoping to keep this base a secret even after the operation. Because both it's seeming inability for anyone to find or even perceive it due to possible unexplained effects of Psilerium poisoning on the minds of the people of this world and large deposit of valuable psilerium and psychinaut equipment. He also hoped to use the still captive Truman Zanotto as some form of bargaining chip to the still unknown 'boss' of Loboto's.

"What I don't understand is why he doesn’t just have his break the tethers, let the prison float through the collective unconscious forever with no hope of returning." said Loboto finally.

"Yes, but they'd still be ALIVE. And I'm sure that the vampire queen's demon father would be calling in favors and such to get her back if the prison is sent floating. Killbane says he'll only do that as a last resort. Man's determined to be absolutely, positively sure that they are 100% dead AND gone FOREVER." he shrugs. "Which I can respect, only good enemy is a dead enemy after all."

Lobotto and Olieander had a good chuckle over that... unaware that someone... against all logic and reason. Through SHEER willpower... was psychically seeing them, and working against his bonds...

"Almost..." Grunted Raz...

!

Slenderman's Realm -

Slenderman only puts down one card...the Queen of Diamonds with Mable faces...

!

Gravity Falls -

"You can get me and Dipper home?" Mabel ask the stranger.

Stan was surprised, what with the increasing hostility toward Mabel. He and her had been finding more and more and reasons to leave the Owl house. Mainly searching for more food thanks to all the people who staying with them. They'd gone to see an old pug-trafficking contact of Stan's for supplies who was currently hiding out in the sewers until this all blowed over...

On the way over he had to resist the urge to go his precious shack... it was still being protected by the mystic shield. Not to mention a whole bunch of armed thugs. Stan asked Sunset if she could contact the local government and overrule that stupid kelptocracy rule. Sunset had told him that they were too busy focusing on the Disateroid to help with that. And even if it weren't the case, even if they could repeal the law and declare their ownership null and void, it wouldn't matter at this point.

For although the laws of the land and magic often went hand and hand, magic usually went its own way, did its own thing. Grindelwald used powerful magic to claim the shack ownership for himself and those who represented him were both physically there and physically maintaining/enforcing both his presence and his magic. And Stan had fled and hadn't been there since, thus forfeiting his claim in magic's eye. No, sadly the only way to undo the magic was either stealing the deed, undoing the magic with an even more powerful magic user or simply taking the shack back by force. And the later was looking more and more likely...

But Stan banished those thoughts from his mind as his contact introduced him to someone who could get the twins past the barrier and out of Gravity Falls. She wore a gas mask to obscure her face and wore marine armor over a wetsuit. Stan was at first reluctant to trust this stranger as she wouldn't give her name and had her voice distorted. But his contact vouched for her. She has already proven herself reliable taking shipments of supplies through inhospitable terrains and the toughest checkpoints since before even the merge...

The fact she could only take one of them through at a time also made him uncomfortable, but Mable insisting they go for it finally made him relent. The woman gave them the time and place for their first rendezvous and then they parted ways. The woman just disappearing as she walks into the shadows.

"Yes! Soon me and Dipper will be home in Piedmont! Beautiful, normal, no one beating me up or breaking my heart for loving cute critters, or trying to brutally murder me for being a kid PIEDMONT!" shouted Mabel excited and Stan winched at that.

"Uh... sweetie? I'm not sure Dipper will want to leave...," he said cautiously.

Mabel chuckled. "Of course, he'll want to leave! He might play at being an 'adult' and 'being Mr supernatural'... but once he sees that there is a way to get me out of this nightmare safely, he'll drop everything to make sure I get home safe! Just like he always does!"

Stan again winches... so many problems with that... but Mabel was looking happy for the first time in days. Not to mention the spell Lilith had cast on her to make her ugly finally wore off. And he just didn't have the heart to end it...

"Heh, yeah... maybe...," he chuckled nervously as he sweated awkwardly.

'Stan Pines...you are a coward,' thinks the so very old man to himself...

Mabel, oblivious to her dear Grunkle Stans inner turmoil just skips ahead happily...

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The Progress card shows Dipper moving forward to a great, ominous darkness...

The Regression card shows Mable running backward to a nice, safe, happy light...

The Two Birds card shows... two birds on a wire...

!

Gravity Falls -

Meanwhile, back at the Owl House Sheldon had finally arrived with reinforcements. Not just the heroes but also squads of special forces that the US government also sent in to help. It had taken awhile but they'd managed to sneak through the barrier and MCD patrols. They did it thanks to Freakazoid who used a fool proof plan to enter without anyone seeing them.

A pack of timberwolves walk up to the Owl House stopping in front of it. The timberwolves burst apart revealing Sheldon and the others having dressed up as timberwolves to sneak into the dome. While a parade of robots dress as clowns march in by the main road.

In addition to everyone else, he'd also recruited the Code Lyoko gang and also Hellboy and his team consisting of Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, Johann Kraus, and Roger. After the merge, seeing the increasing amount of Paranormal threats. The BPRD wasn't shut down like many others Pre-merge organizations, in fact it became the foundation of what would eventually be the SCP. Their training, large amount of experienced veteran paranormal investigator manpower, knowledge, equipment and other resources had been crucial to see the Foundation through that first rocky year...

While Hellboy swapped Nazi killing stories with the Lyoko team, Lord Bravery was having a talk with Dib.

"Naturally I could've fought those Norsefire louts with no problem, but given how many people have sided with them and believe in their witch hunts. I thought it be the best to help those fleeing than staying. Ha! Those hoodlums didn't even try to stop me from leaving the British isle, scared I'd give them a right royal thrashing no doubt!"

"I heard they let you go because they mistook you for a party clown," said Uncle Scrooge with a knowing smirk.

"Well... who asked YOU!?" Snapped lord Bravery annoyed.

XJ-10 was comforting Robotboy's newly arrived girlfriend Robotgirl. While Robotboy's superhero friends C.H.O.P., The Human Fist, The Inhuman Toe also comforted her...

Dipper began to walk to the front of the room, he's briefly stopped by Soos.

"Hey dude, I know that since I'm a comical secondary character at best, I probably won't be apart of the super epic and super serious final battle... but I thought I could at least help by writing some clever comebacks you could use," Soos said and hands him a piece of paper that Dipper reads.

"You and WHAT army?" he gives Soos a weird look.

"What?" Soos ask.

"Soos he HAS an actual army," Dipper said.

"I know, but when you say it, it'll give him the opportunity to dramatically reveal his army-," Soos said.

Dipper interrupts and finishes the sentence. "Who then gang up and kill me..." he trails off with a snark.

"Oh... right... huh, I guess that's not really optimal is it?" Soos said and puts a hand to his chin to think, his eyes go wide.

Dipper sighs but politely thanks Soos and goes to turn on the monitors...

Mabel and Stan enter the room...

"Dipper! We-," Mabel said excited.

"Mabel not now," Dipper interrupts.

Mable tries again. "But we-"

Dipper again interrupts impatiently. "Mable unless someone is about to die, you can talk after I tell my plan to everyone. If not, please sit down for now."

Mable exasperated. "Well, no but-"

Almost Everyone else. "MABLE SHUT UP, AND SIT DOWN!"

Mabel whimpers but obeys, Stan comforts her and assures her they can talk afterwards...

Dipper briefly adjusts some stuff on a nearby desk before getting everyone's attention. "Alright people, I ain't going to sugarcoat it... we're up a shit creek without a paddle. From what intel I've been able to gather, whatever Grindelwald is up to will be going down soon, the mental prison Kill code will soon be fixed and ready to kill everyone on that dang thing, and who knows what Grindelwald will get up to after he leaves Gravity Falls still in control of that abomination above us... so if we're going to do something we need to do it NOW!"

He has the monitors bring up Killbane making preparations for Murderbrawl in addition to overseeing the training of his would-be-elites. Apparently they'd also freed the Kankers and one Butch Magnus Milosevic and his gang, along with others from a nearby juvie to also to participate.

"Watching the Kankers get murdered on live TV? Finally, something good coming out of this mess!" Eddy said who is on a monitor inside the giant robot of Gaz who is still protecting Peachcreek. He pulls out some popcorn, which Edd on another monitor had a horrified look on his face.

"Eddy! I know the Kankers were horrible, sadistic, border-line rapist bullies who tormented us, kidnapped us, sexually harassed us and even broke into our homes and wrecked our stuff on a daily basis but...," he trails off, looking as lost as his train of thought.

"Hard to say why you shouldn't enjoy it," Gaz said who is on another monitor.

"Dang it. I was going somewhere with this, honestly I was...," Edd says with a thoughtful, conflicted look.

Dipper clears his throat. "If I can continue?"

They apologies and he does just that.

"Right, after waiting for him to get good, tired and weakened from all the fights. I'm going to challenge him to a one-on-one fight," Dipper said.

Everyone starts to shout at once. Especially Wendy, Twilight and Mabel.

"Guys! Guys! It has to be me! It's now known that MCD was responsible for the whole Summerween fiasco and I'm publicly attributed to stopping that plot then anyone else for some reason," Dipper explained.

"It was the loincloth, that and the naked pics. It made you more popular," Wendy smirks while interrupting.

"Definitely," Luz said as she blush and giggles, the other woman in the room voice their agreement.

Dipper blushes, but continues. "Well... whatever the reason. In addition to studying his moves in the past on his world and recent surveillance footage of his current moves, I've also been studying his psychological profile. The man is an egotist and a thespian at heart with a love for drama. His reputation means everything to him, maybe even his own life! Far as the public is concerned, I gave him a huge black eye during an event that was supposed to be his proverbial 'comeback tour'. If I challenge him, he'll eagerly take it up to restore his 'good' name."

"Dipper, there's no way he's going to let you bring any of your weapons or equipment into the arena, I can easily see him forcing you to fight in just a loincloth just to be sadistic bastard and pummel you to death! Which he could do even without the power up he has taken," Sunset said.

"I'm sorta counting on that...," Dipper smirks and pulls out a loincloth that at first glance looks like his regular choice but he pushes a part of and out pops out various implements and weapons.

"Okay, that raises a lot of questions I'd rather not have answered anytime soon, ESPECIALLY by my own nephew...," Edda says while making a very awkward and queasy face.

Wendy blushes... then smirks with interest... but keeps quiet... now wasn't the time for that...

"I had an... 'expert' by the name of Koushaku Chouno," Dipper said as he pauses to almost wretch, as simply thinking about that weirdo made him want to vomit. "Help my weaponize it."

"That sick freak?" Amity interrupts with a look of disgust on her face. Shared by her brother and sister.

"Don't worry I sterilized everything he touched or got near...," Dipper said.

"Oh, so THAT'S what you were doing upstairs earlier with rubber gloves and acorns...," Willow said.

"Right, that's... that's what I was doing," Dipper said looking awkward and suddenly a bit shifty than he coughs nervously. "Anyway, moving on..."

"Dipper you'll be killed!," Mabel said in a panic with images of Killbane crushing Gideon's head go through her mind.

"As much as I hate to agree with Mabel, but yeah. Dipper this guy was a brutal badass BEFORE he got devil fruit powers. Whatever small amount of training you did, prep you managed to do, equipment you've gathered, or him being tired out is going to be able to help you stand against that monster...," Wendy said and Twilight also agrees.

"And he has the sheer amount of battle experience under his belt that no amount of training can make up for," Stan pointed out worried. (5)

"We'll it's a good thing I'm just the bait then, isn't it?" Dipper smirks and makes a map appear on the screens. "While I keep Killbane occupied, you guys move in."

Sunset interrupts. "Uh, Dipper? Killbane isn't stupid, he's going to see right through this."

Dipper interrupts her. "Exactly what I'm counting on. That's why you'll divide into two groups; the fake attack team and the real attack team."

Stan smirks with understanding. "Ha! He's pulling the Colombian grand-haul!"

"Ah, that takes me back...," Edda laughs.

Then they see everyone looking at them confused.

"Basically, he's running two cons. The real con and the fake 'bad' con. Killbane will see through the fake 'bad' con- in this case Dipper poorly presenting himself as sacrificial bait to distract from the 'attack' -so Killbane will get overconfident and feel safe after thwarting the 'fake' attack team... never realizing the whole thing is itself a diversion so the REAL attack team can go in for the kill!" Stan explains.

"Exactly," Dipper nods and starts to point to different parts on the map. "After I hold off Killbane for a bit. Sunset you, the Mighty Ducks and Team GO will come flying in the Duck's ship, you'll stealthily head to the Mystery Shack where they've been making people believe it is where Grindewald is stuck in perpetual meditation to maintain his control and connection over the disasteroid... Naturally this is all a ruse/trap that Grindelwald is in reality nowhere near... which you will then spring. 'Accidentally' letting yourself get found out by the MCD forces in the most public, idiotic, and NOISY way possible. Make it look like a attack attempt gone horribly wrong. Above all; Make your 'abort mission' retreat be as BIG and LOUD as possible."

"Got it," Sunset said.

"Oh, I'll give them LOUD!" Shego said as she makes her hand go green. After the merge happen she rejoined her brothers as a superhero team that works for the government. Which gives them a paycheck and support that they didn't had before.

"When they've drawn everyone away, the rest of you go to work," Dipper said.

Dipper then shows data on the monitors showing THREE Grindewald's at three new, separate, heavily guarded, secretive locations, all seemingly in deep meditation.

"Right, Despite my best efforts I was only able to narrow Grindelwald's location to these three spots. One is real, the other two are clearly decoys. But there's no way to tell which is which until we get there, so we need to assume they are ALL real and dangerous until proven otherwise." Dipper said as he pulls out a vial. "We need three separate teams, each one carrying a 'Draught of Living Death.' It's imperative we incapacitate but not kill the real Grindelwald. My research shows as long as we don't kill him, the connection won't be severed, and the Disasteroid won't crash. There isn't anyone left who can just fly up and push the rock away now. We'll figure out what to do with him after we've dealt with rescuing the others, the MCD and Killbane."

He points to the monitors as three teams form. "Right; Team one will be lead by Twilight and will consist of all of H.A.T.E. Team two; will be lead by Valrie Grey and consist of all of team Miraculous. Team 3; will be lead by XJ-10 and consist of the Road Rovers. Remember people; this is a strict 'smash and grab' mission. You smash through the ceiling, you hit hard, you hit fast, you incapacitate him, bring ALL THREE back- we'll sort out who's the real one later and you fly out of there like the devil himself is behind you! Understand?"

Everyone gives their agreement.

"However, before you do ANY of that. There's one thing we need to take care of;" Dipper said as the monitor shows a familiar robot. "The Plot Device."

Everyone groans.

"Yes, the sad fact of it is, is that is doesn't matter how good our plans are, as long as they have the Plot device working for them they can literally bullshit themselves to victory. It's imperative that while me and Sunset distract everyone, that she be taken out or at least incapacitated," Dipper said and has a monitor show diagrams of Plot Device and her strange powers. Plot Device in addition to being a living pun, is also- according to my research -a meta-bender. A being who can see past the mysterious '4th wall' of reality. Pinkie Pie is also this, but lost it due to the crippling depression brought about by her herd collapsing and other changes brought about by the merge. I'm told she's gradually getting it back as she recovers from both her obesity and depression... but needless to say we won't be using her for this."

Twilight is grateful for that, although still a bit rocky. Pinkie- like the others -were slowly rebuilding their relationship and she was currently in no condition to do something like this. She still had to use that dang scooter to get around, for crying out loud!

"Thankfully, we have yet another meta-bender here-," Dipper said before Freakazoid interrupts with his antics.

Freakzoid had somehow reach out and grabbed a buffet table loaded with all kinds of food. Which many of the people in the room are now helping themselves to, seeing how they been rationing what was left of the food.

Dipper ignores this and continues. "Okay Freakazoid, I won't pretend to know how you meta-benders work, and something tells me that for the moment, trying to do so would just drive me insane-"

"Yep, that'll do it," Freakazoid interrupts.

Dipper continues. "Right, ANYWAY. Can you block HER meta-bending powers long enough to incapacitate her, or at least keep her occupied?"

"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll," Freakazoid said in deep thought and everyone groans at how long he's taking. "...that all depends... you understand that by revealing your whole plan to the readers before the climax... you've all but assured it won't-"

"GAH! What is wrong with this thing?" someone shouted out.

After hearing this from a person off-screen and out of the readers sight, Freakazoid looks thoughtful, brings up a book that says 'Gravity Falls: Ultimate Guide' and quickly reads through it. Dipper looks tempted and reaches for it, but quickly backs off.

"No, someday I'll look behind the fourth wall... but not today, too many lives are at stake to risk me going nuts..." Dipper said to himself.

Freakazoid gives a understanding 'Oh' look.

"Oh, man! WOW! You are good sir! Okay, I'll do it. A pleasure to be a part of this operation!" shakes Dippers hand until he's vibrating.

Everyone gives Freakazoid a weird look, but shrug it off as him being his usual insane self and focus back on Dipper who's picking himself off the floor where Freakazoid left him, assigns the Huntsman and Samurai Vac to back him up just in case. They both moan annoyed with the teamup he then continues with the plan.

"In addition to this, I feel we should take the opportunity to rescue/gain some valuable allies," Dipper said and shows a recording of Killbane having a practice round with one of his captives.

Killbane drops the body of Ryu onto the floor of the ring lifeless. Before anyone could moan his lose his body began to glow and transformed into a blue spirit ball and was absorbed by the black demon with blue fire for hair. The cape it wore was open as Ryu's soul went into his body. A white skull appeared on the demons body.

"I am Demongo the collector of souls. Soon all the greatest warriors will be mine," the demon said holding a skull shape amulet.

"It's going to be nice having a army of fighters that can be brought back to life over and over again," Killbane said.

Dipper briefly has the monitor show more images of Demongo and explain his powers and capabilities.

"To make sure none of the videogame characters are tempted to free their buddies at an inopportune time. Killbane has put Demongo far off in another M.C.D. outpost, a special rune system has been intertwined with both Demongo and the videogame characters so that even from far away he'll be able to assimilate their essence when they are beaten or killed. That skull amulet allows Demongo to expand his range. Most of the skulls that Demongo has are from the ones who were killed during the takeover. Killbane has beaten every single fighter that his forces managed to captured. That Ryu is the last of the fighters that were captured. Luckily all the other fighters who were captured were hit by the towers making them depress and unable to fight. Killbane just had them all thrown into the mind prison with the others. That goes for all the other videogame characters who aren't fighters as Killbane is only interested in fighting the ones from fighting games. But once they’re able to kill all the prisoners they will all end up as Demongo’s minions," he gestures to Hellboy's team but was stop by Alex of the Spy girls.

"Wait there are more than one Ryu?" Alex ask.

"Over the years at the arcade there have been more than one version of some games and updated games like how many different Street Fighter arcade machines there are. So, there are more than one Ryu around," Dipper explains.

"Reminds me of how people found it hard to tell which of my sisters they were talking to," Sunset said.

"Hellboy, I believe Johann Kraus's powers will be able to get him inside Demongo's being and free all of his captives. However, this will only work if you, your team, Kim and Ron can keep Demongo occupied and winded long enough to do that. Naturally I can only hope you'll be up to the task," he says knowingly.

Hellboy returns the smile and loads his gun. "Yeah, I think I can handle it..."

"Moving on, we have the USS Constitution. We lucked out here, the ship crash in the forest. And the M.C.D. haven't had time to look for it, as they've been busy consolidating their control in the cities and like. Stump, Daggett and Norbert have already salvaged Ironside and his crew who fell into the lake and parts of the ship. They have already repaired the robots and they have been rebuilding the ship. So I want Dexter, Sam, Clover, Alex, Britney and Lord Bravery to go there and help in rebuilding the ship. We're going to need the firepower."

"Ah, rally reinforcements! Well, you picked the right hero!" Lord Bravery said smugly.

".............," Stump said.

"What do you mean he only put me on your team because I have super strength to help with the heavy lifting!" Lord Bravery ask annoyed.

Sheldon interrupts before the argument escalated. "Wait, hold on. What about the prison and Jenny?"

"I was just about to get to that, that's where you and HIM come in," Dipper said.

Right on que, a NEW face shows up!

"Oh my word, your Ford Cruller!" Edd said.

Indeed, there stood one of the greatest leaders of the Psychonauts.

"Wait, I thought you couldn't leave Whispering Rock without getting all nutty?" Gaz ask.

Ford Cruller points to a glowing backpack he's wearing. "With help from the government agency that took over the site I was able to jury-rig harness that contains a large dosage of concentrated Psitanium! It's not indefinite, but I should be able to at least help you lot out!"

"Between Cruller and Jeremy Belpoise, we believe they can jury-rig away to telepathically send someone through Jenny's dream upgrade and reset her, thus 'killing' her temporarily and freeing her from the prisons defenses and allowing her to bring it down from the inside. But it'll only work with someone who both knows Jenny's operation system AND has a strong enough personal connection to her. Which is of course is you Sheldon," Dipper said.

Sheldon clenches his fist determined. "I won't let you down!"

"Since this is one of the more important missions, I'll also have Scrooge and Alloy with you as back-up," Dipper said.

Scrooge tips his hat. "Naturally... and don't forget everyone is to wear a Shield-Weaver. I paid out of my own pocket for everyone here to wear one. Thanks to Aloy giving hers to my company. These have been improved with highly durable, rechargeable force shields that absorbs all incoming damage. Even have enough for the soldiers that came with us."

"Speaking of which all of you break into squads and go with a group to back them up," Dipper said to the group of soldiers that was sent to help them.

"Will do," the highest rank soldier said and the soldiers began forming squads of 6 to go with the heroes.

The special forces are all equipped with hardened body armor that resists even the most powerful firearms and the Shield-Weaver gives them more protection. The teams are made up of Scouts, with lighter armor to make them faster. Soldiers who have reinforced helmets that make headshots difficult to achieve. Heavy Support who are battlefield suppression specialists, who lay down heavy firepower and protected by their heavily reinforced battle armor. Assault who are the melee troops with flexible but solid system of body armor and have shock gauntlets, but are also armed with firearms. Dead-Eye are the sharpshooters who also setup turrets to lay down covering fire while they take aim. Then there are the Tanks who are more of a mobile artillery unit than a soldier, thanks to wearing power armor. They are equipped with a dual-purpose cannon that can fire rapid-fire heavy machinegun slugs or explosive shells, depending on what the situation calls for.

However; Wendy, Twilight and Mable were still concerned for Dipper...

Dipper then quickly explains how when they've completed their objectives and it's time for them to pull out. They send a certain encoded signal through his loincloth. He'd then use a one-shot teleportation spell embedded in the loincloth to both teleport some captured/reprogrammed B-1 droids to his aide as a diversion AND teleport him to safety.

He then tells them to talk him about last minute preparations, but other then that he concludes the meeting. Before Mable can talk to him however, he heads off elsewhere with Twilight and Wendy...

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The Ouroboros card shows Glossaryck impatiently looking at the clock...

The Underestimated card shows Star ripping off puppet strings and punching a unknown puppeteer...

The Complication card shows a broken Moon...

!

Elsewhere -

Glossaryck explains that Stars universe was sort of a testing ground/time loop. Constantly getting its magic realm destroyed. So, he could eventually figure out enlightenment magic. He explains how there are two types of magic in the universe. The more common magic that comes from gods, higher beings, or magic realms Known as 'romanticist magic'... or the rarer 'Enlightened magic' which 'hypothetically' is created by mortals.

The few worlds he knew of who had it were DragonBall (their 'chi' was really just Enlightened magic they created through their hard work, training and perseverance but also genetics in some cases. But in their universe, it's easier to manifest this way as opposed to most other worlds), HunterXHunter (same thing) and the Golden Compass Universe (here Enlightened magic is born in the form of humans souls/dæmon), there were unconfirmed rumors of some beings living in the Five Realms of Essential Existence (or F.R.E.E. for short) being able to have it or at least know how to access it and surprisingly... Maud Pie. (Apparently, what she thought was a scientific method for replicating earth-pony magic was actually her accidentally creating enlightened magic without realizing.)

The difference between Romanticist (R) magic and Enlightened (E) magic is that where as (R) magic ironically follows the 'can't be created or destroyed but can be changed' scientific principle. (E) magic breaks that. In fact, it's a requirement of its creation that the mortal making it breaks that principle to bring it into existence -since the principle is an essential aspect of the omni-verse -breaking it (among other requirements) allows it to be not part of creation's narrative but rather the mortals. This means it does not require a magical realm or any other outside force to give it power. Nor will sending it to a place like this planet or a Power block Universe stop it either, mostly anyways.

The high magical Commission was only pretending to be racist against monsters and were following his orders to create the necessary chain of events to force Star to either learn (E) magic on her own or Destroy the Magic of her world.

"So, this is what Twilight and Harry felt when they learned that everything that happen to them. Was because of their mentors setting things up so that they do as they think is right. Always hiding things and never just telling what is needed to know. How many times has that ended badly?" Star ask.

"Lost count," Glossaryck admited.

"Thought so. I read enough comics to know that there be plenty of bad timelines like in the Day's of Future Past storyline in Marvel. We're just lucky that during the merge none of the bad timelines ended up here," Star said.

"Look, Star you can be mad at the REAL Glossaryck all you want, but I'm just a cheap copy of him with a limited life-span. So being mad at me is not only pointless but also wasting valuable time. So, unless you have a plan to escape, I'm all you got!" Glossaryck points out.

Star is annoyed, but let's him continue. Glossaryck tells her how although the repeated destruction of the magical realm does give some interesting data, it would be MUCH better if she actually figured out how to do (E) magic. Through trial and error, he found that her getting involved with Marco would make this more likely... which made it more frustrating how she kept keeping him at a distance at times.

"Look, I can get that after the whole Toffee thing you felt you needed to not spend time on Earth and more time with your family... but why did you act it like Marco could never come back or that you couldn't see each other again? I mean, you BOTH had interdimensional scissors... so why couldn't you have still been able to hang out? Either you REALLY didn't want to talk about your feelings... or some higher power was just throwing a big old conflict ball around to make things more dramatic," Glossaryck said.

In any case, Glossaryck explains how he'd learned how it was preferred that a persons Enlightened magic be created/learned through trials, tribulations and self-discovery...

"But we don't have time for that now... so my question to you is this: 'How far are you willing to go to free both yourself, Marco and everyone else?" Glossaryck ask.

Star gives out a snort. "Do you even have to ask?"

Glossaryck smirks. "That's my girl..."

He explains that there is a way to 'cheat' the process. He'd learned through various loops that if he tells Star her TRUE name and then sacrifices the last of his essence to 'jump start' the (E) magic creation process while Star was in the throes of coming to terms with her 'true self', when her true essence was at its peak of power and it's most malleable. (6)

"Wait, why didn't you just do that during the loops then?" Star ask.

Glossaryck explains how he did try that the first few loops... and it always ended with that version of Star either exploding from the powerful energies inside her getting miscreated or going insane from the revelations of her true nature. He was hoping that all the self-discovery and trials Star had gone through in her adventures will make her tough enough both physically and mentally to handle this... but honestly? He has no idea what will happen to her.

Star looks frightened at first... but then gets a look of determination on her face. "Let's do it."

"Then we begin," Glossaryck said.

"Thank you for doing this. Also, if I ever see the real you. I'm going to kick his butt," Star said saying goodbye to him.

"I'm glad I won't be around to see that. You always had great potential and I'm proud of you," Glossaryck said then leans over, whispers her true name to her...

Star braces herself, shudders as the revelations of her true name go through her. She looks a bit unsettled and even sobs... but thanks to all the crap she'd gone through lately. She was able to weather it... and then Glossaryck pierced the heart of her very being... and then the screaming began...

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The Two Paths in a Forest Card shows Dipper standing between two paths...

The 'Helpful' Optimist Card shows Mable trying to push Dipper down one of the paths...

The third card...is left face down...

!

Owl House -

Everything was set, everyone knew what they were supposed to do, everyone was heading into place, they'd gotten word that Killbane was on the move... it was time to act. He began to step out of the Owl House and walk to the woods.

"Dipper! Wait!" Dipper groaned, with so much currently on the line, he'd hoped he could avoid Mabel... he had enough problems as it was... but he supposed there was no avoiding it now...

He turns around to see a frantic Mable running up to him. "What is it Mabel? This had better be important, I'm kinda on a time-table here..."

"That's just it! You don't have to do this! Grunkle Stan found a way to leave Gravity Falls! We can go home, isn't that great!?" Mabel said grinning.

Dipper was briefly besought by thoughts and memories... their house in Piedmont... a hug from their parents... having a fun Halloween with Mabel... him being mocked and isolated by everyone at school... his parents forced to spend more time with Mabel then him to keep her out of trouble... That same house in Piedmont with a sobbing older version of him... A image of Wendy almost being killed by one of the bounty hunters... of all the reinforcements being wiped by the Zalost bombs... Gravity Falls in flames... the Disasteroid bearing down on them all with it's demonic grin...

While Dipper's mind churned with this turmoil... Mable was continuing on, obliviously rambling on. "So, we can only go one at a time, but don't worry. You can go first. When we get back to Piedmont I'm thinking a big 'everything back to normal’ celebration. I'm thinking streamers, cake and..."

"What about everyone else here?" interrupted Dipper.

Mabel suddenly looked a bit uncomfortable. "Uh... well, she was VERY reluctant to do this... she only agreed to me and you because Stan's contact vouched for him AND called in a favor... so I don't think..."

"So, we just leave everyone here to die?" he interrupts darkly.

Mabel looks more uncomfortable. "What? I- Look, Dipper I'm sure they'll be fine. M-maybe when we get to safety, we can figure out how to send for them and we can all be happy."

Dipper again, interrupts. "Yeah, except for everyone in the mental prison who's about to be killed AND everyone in the world if M.C.D. decide to launch another orbital strike!"

Mabel looking more and more frantic. "Well- I, that is- I mean- Look, Dipper. There's nothing we can do about that! Let's just go home! I'm sure mom and Dad will think of something..."

Dipper looks annoyed.

"Nothing we can do about? Mable, I'm LITERALLY doing something about it right now! If you want to go, FINE. But I have people who are counting on me, lives are on the line and everyone is already in place for the plan already so I can't undo it anyway. Besides what you really think mom and dad can do about it? And that big space rock in the sky if it hits than it doesn't matter if we're back home or not. We're all dead anyways," Dipper said and tries to walk off but Mabel steps in front of him to block his path.

"Come on Dipper, they'll understand! Not like your plan was going to work anyway. Come on, come home with me! I'll convince mom to make those cookies you like!" Mabel said desperately.

Dipper barely bite's down an angry retort of 'what's that supposed to mean?', he had more important things to do then to argue with his sister. So, he says nothing as he tires to get past her.

Mabel more frantic, her lip starting to quiver and her eyes starting to wetten. "Come on Dipper! This isn't your nerd game of Dungeons, goblins and whatever! This is REAL! YOU COULD DIE!"

Dipper bites down the childish correction of 'Dungeons, Dungeons and more dungeons', counts to five and clams himself. "Mabel, I'm glad you're finally taking things seriously and I appreciate your concern. But I'm well aware of that, but no one else had a better idea, lives are on the line, and I've made my peace with that I might die today."

"Stop it! Stop talking like that! Stop pretending to be this adult, this HERO. You're not any of that! You're Dipper Pines! My lovable, awkward nerd of a brother! You are a kid like me! Kids should be goofing off, having crushes, playing videogames! NOT SAVING THE WORLD FROM MURDEROUS CRIMINALS WITH A DEMONIC ASTEROID!" Mabel angrily interrupts than takes a deep calming breath and manages to put a smile back on her face. "Now let's forget all about this horrible place, go home and go back to being happy like we used to be!"

She tries to pull Dipper back with her, but he smacks her hand away. Mabel looks at him confused

Dipper just stares at her for a while, a look of thoughtful neutrality on his face... before finally sighing and responding. "You know what Mable? You're right... I am a kid. A kid just like you."

Mabel smiles again, thinking Dipper has finally come to his senses... and then he continues.

"But here's the thing; the main difference between us? I refuse to let that be the ONLY defining aspect about me. Where I have no responsibilities and do whatever I want because I'm a kid. More importantly, I won't use as an excuse to run, hide and not keep my friends and loved ones safe, or let the innocent suffer. And for the record, this 'horrible place' has been more of a home to me and made me MORE happy then I was EVER at Piedmont," Mable gasps in horror at that, but Dipper wasn't stopping.

"So, Yeah. I am a kid. But this KID is going to do his part to make a difference and do the right thing. If I fail, you can mock, ridicule and dance on my grave till the cows come home... but until then; either help me or GET THE FRACK OUT OF MY WAY," he says that last part with firm, cold determination as he once more tries to push Mabel at of the way. "Because my HOME is in danger."

Mabel once more crying and refusing to let him past, and he actually starts to struggle. "NO! You don't mean that!"

Dipper knowing he'd wasted enough time, was in no mood to argue anymore. "Mabel, get out of the way."

"NO! I'm your sister! I'm your home! We belong together forever! I know you better than anyone! And I know your weakness!" she says that last part smugly as she uses Dipper's least favorite tickle spots. "Cootchie, cootchie coo..."

Dipper to Mable's shock not only ignored the tickling but also used her loosened grip as way to flip her over his shoulder and onto the ground. She groans in pain. Dipper didn't even look at her, thanks to Wendy he's no longer has that tickle spot. Seeing how her aunts had discovered that and to keep him from being helpless... well even more helpless when facing her aunts. Wendy help him get over it.

"Go home if you want but I have people here to save unlike you. And if you do, tell mom and dad I send my love," Dipper said running off to save his friends and leaving behind his sister who just drags him down.

Mabel is dizzy and in pain, and by the time she gets up... Dipper is nowhere to be seen... Mabel stumbles about still disoriented looking for him.

"Dipper!? Where are you! Come back! Please!" she falls to her knees and sobs. "I can't go on without you..."

She sighs and sits on a nearby stump, she then sees an ornate music box laying on it.

"Oh, music! Thank Bunyan, I could use some cheer right now!" She open it up and it begins to play...

Two birds on a wire
One tries to fly away
And the other watches him close from that wire
She says he wants to as well
But she is a liar

I'll believe it all
There's nothing I won't understand
I'll believe it all
I won't let go of your hand

Two birds on a wire
One says "C'mon" and the other says "I'm tired"
The sky is overcast and I'm sorry
One more or one less
Nobody's worried

Against all reason and logic...Dipper hears the music as well...

I'll believe it all
There's nothing I won't understand
I'll believe it all
I won't let go of your hand

Two birds of a feather
Say that they're always gonna stay together
But one's never going to let go of that wire
She says that he will
But she's just a liar
Two birds on a wire
One tries to fly away and the other
Watches him close from that wire
She says she wants to as well, but she is a liar

Dipper shakes his head sadly and continues to run through the woods...

Two birds on a wire
One tries to fly away and the other-

SMASH!

A once more sobbing Mable angrily smashes the music box.

"What is wrong with this place!? Even the music is STUPID!" Mabel walks off in a huff. Seemingly unable to decide whether she was crying or angry...

She never saw the music box pieces crumble to dust...

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The third card is finally flipped over...

The 'Make your own Path' card shows Dipper ignoring the two other paths and chopping a THIRD path through the woods...

Then the 'Heist' card is thrown down...

!

The Mystery Shack -

Killbane left the Syndicate meeting annoyed, 'what a waste of my time...' Killbane grumbles to himself. Somehow Philip let those rookie would-be-gang banger 'Saints'- what kinda name was that? Honestly? -get the best of him and escape into Steelport! If he'd had his way, he and his Luchadores would've taken Stillwater by force... but NO, those two whiny twins wanted to do it the wimps way...

And now he had to take time out of HIS Schedule and hunt down those morons... well, forget that! He had more important things to worry about! It was Murderbrawl season! His pride and joy, he wasn't going to let some punk mand-child's take his attention from that! He couldn't believe Philip was so worked up over them... it was days like these he wondered why he still followed his orders... he'd already broken most of the other rules in the Luchadore code... What was one more?...

"Sir? Message for you from Grindelwald?" Killbane was stirred from his trip down memory lane... no matter how hard he tried... that day kept coming back to him... kept haunting him... the day he underestimated the Saints... ignored them as a threat... cost his coach his life... and began to lose everything he had worked for...

He shakes his head as he accepts the call... 'Never again...' He thinks to himself resolute...

Killbane has a brief chat with Grindelwald through their secure line, he says that thanks to the info he'd pulled from the two journals they'd acquired, he'd accelerated the process and he should be done with his side of the operation soon...

He quickly closes it and goes to check on one of the other parts of the operation. The Mystery Shack had seen better days... it was more debris then house right now. They'd gotten so desperate, they'd even started to take Moron's advice and start to dig up the land around the Shack.

"Progress report," Killbane said as he takes another soda from the surprisingly well stocked snack machine.

Jutt salutes. "Sir! We've practically turned this place upside-down and while we've found plenty of miscellaneous nick knacks of interest... but nothing that a being of Bill's level would deem valuable!"

Killbane groans as he takes a drink.

"For crying out loud, we don't have much time left...," he takes another sip.

"...where else could we look?" he takes another sip.

"We searched the house, the yard, left no stone unturned, nothing left standing," he takes sip emptying the can.

"What else is there-," he pauses as he's about to take another sip from the soda, he looks at the soda can as if seeing it for the first time... his gaze slowly turns toward the snack machine. "Jatt... Jutt... is that OUR snack machine?"

"Uh, no sir. In fact I think that was here already-," Jatt thinks deeply before he goes very pale.

"Oh, dang," both he and his brother said before bracing for a pounding.

Killbane goes rather red and crushes the can in his hand... but then takes a deep breath and collects himself.

"It's okay... I didn't realize that either, so I can hardly judge you harshly... can I?" he then snarls angrily and tries to rip the snack machine out of the ground... only to his shock find whatever material it and the area around it is made of is far stronger than it looks! Even his Quake-Quak powers doesn't affect it!

Using his pip-boy or rather, having a IT guy use his pip-boy. He scans the metal used on the machine and the surrounding structure. Showing the material to be of a nearly indestructible non-terrain origin. The only known substance on earth that shares it's qualities seems to be in that closed off area of Gravity Falls that the government is currently squatting on to examine the big-ass UFO there. It's also one of the few place in Gravity Falls that MCD had decided to leave alone, their alien-tech enhanced defenses simply made it more trouble then it's worth, and it wasn't like the base had the resources or manpower to do anything but hunker down and defend anyway... In any case, Killbane looks like he's REALLY trying hard to stay calm at this point.

"Let's- Let’s just chalk this up to experience, shall we? Let's... let's just take a deep breath and bring in a forklift or one of our mech-lifters... sound good?" Killbane ask the brothers.

Jutt really, looking like he wanted to be somewhere else. "Uh... sir? We can't, you requisitioned all our heavy machinery for other projects? Remember?"

Killbane now really, trying not to lose it... maybe a little foam on the mouth. "That's- that's fine... things like this happen, after Murderbrawl we'll be able to bring the machines back... then we can blow this dump for GOOD."

Everyone stays out of his way as he marches off...

!

Elsewhere -

Both Mable and Stan are sitting by a specially tricked out bus that was covered in a cloaking mechanism.

"I'm sorry Dipper wouldn't come sweetie...," Stan said to Mabel. Speaking of which, Mabel seems to be getting more and more erratic.

"You know what? It is FINE. You know why? Because the moment I'm getting home, I'm telling on Dipper and Mom and Dad will FORCE Dipper to come home! Then we can all be a family again forever! No more backwater town with too many dark secrets to name or care about! No more meanie unicorns who seemingly have nothing to do but kick me in the cootchie! No more red-headed perverts who won't let me enjoy my oinking cuties! No more jerks beating me up and obsessing over a stupid mailbox! JUST A BIG, HAPPY, NORMAL FAMILY!" she shouts with increasing volume and instability.

Stan groans as his heart breaks a bit more. "Okay, Mabel... there's something I gotta tell you. There's probably a thousand better ways to do it and I'm pretty much the worse person to tell a person this. I should have told you this earlier but I'm a dirty coward. Anyway, before you go. You need to know that-"

But Stan was interrupted by the driver honking impatiently.

"Sorry Grunkle Stan, no time! You can tell me latter! Just keep Dipper from killing himself, I will return for him!"
Mabel said before she kisses Stan on the cheek and jumps inside as the bus's door closes.

Stan panics and tries to run after her.

"Wait, Mable! Sweetie! There's something I gotta tell you! It can't wait! YOUR-," Stan starts coughing as bus speeds away and leaves him in a thick dust cloud, by the time Stan can see again... the bus has both cloaked and is now LONG gone... Stan groans and sits down on the road.

"Stan Pines you stupid coward of a fool... you're a horrible person...," he puts his hands to his face and quietly sobs...

!

Meanwhile, on the bus -

Mable sighs, she was sad she couldn't at least say goodbye to Edda or at least Luz... but they'd been sent somewhere else, and the driver apparently only had a small window of opportunity... she shakes these sad thoughts off and tries to raise her spirit.

"Hey Bus driver! Want to play I spy?!" Mabel ask.

The driver ignores her...

Mabel oblivious as normal. "Okay, I'll start it for you! I spy with my little eye..."

The bus driver reaches into the glove compartment... and clicks a switch...

Bus driver whispers out. "Reap what you sow you spoiled brat..."

BOOM!

!

Elsewhere -

The next time Killbane is seen is at the Murderbrawl arena where all willing and unwilling competitors are gathered in the arena. The Murderbrawl is the outdoor race track that was used to hold races for all the different racing game drivers. The stands are filled with people who have been captured and force to watch and in an electrified cage are the remaining fighters who weren't killed by Killbane and their souls taken by the demon. And there are many cameras and eyebots getting all the angles.

"So, the kill code is almost fixed?" Killbane asked Loboto over the monitor.

"Yes, we've also added the lung fish monsters mind as a tether, just to be doubly certain no one from the outside can interfere," Lobotto puts his hand over a red button. "Once the kill code is restored, this button will light up."

"Good, you stay there. You watch that button. The MOMENT it light's up. PRESS it, not a second late. No count down, tea break, no 'playing up the drama', no 'sporting chances', JUST KILL THEM. Or you'll be the next victim in my arena..." Killbane threatens...

Lobotto gulps... but nods... his hand now fixed firmly over the currently inert button...

With that taken care of, Killbane goes to another monitor... this one nothing but static... he give it a tap inquisitively. "So, there's only a small chance chance anyone in the prison will hear me?"

Lobotto nods, he doesn't take his eye or hand off the kill code button, lest he enrage the mountain of a sociopath crime lord...

Killbane shrugs. "Eh, good enough for me." He then turns to make sure the camera's are on, broadcasting Murderbrawl to the world... his exhibition match to show everyone he was clawing his way back on top...

He walks up to the ring where all the people wanting to be his new enforcers. The ones who are fighters anyways as it wouldn't be fair to fight someone who's skill set is in long range fighting. Besides Killbane knows that value of having enforcers who pack firepower.

"Alright, time to get things started!" he shouted out.

"Wait, but that Mammoth guy isn't here!" said Vicky confused.

"Mammothman is on personal assignment of mine and is exempt from this match. Like the others who aren't fighters or been enhanced by Adam or had metal parts replacing their old parts," Killbane said pointing to Jean who is with the other enforcers who aren't fighters or been enhanced one way or another.

"Wait, some fleabag gets the red carpet treatment and we gotta bust our asses here? How's that fair?!" shouts Butch Magnus.

CRACK!

Before anyone could even blink, Killbane appeared by Butch and with one punch cracked his skull in two. The two now separate pieces of head spluttered blood. The body stumbled but stood upright... as if it was just as confused by the loss of it's brain as everyone else... then it fell to the mat with a splat...

"Life's not fair," said Killbane flatly. He turns to the rest of them as they continue to gap. "And that shall be emphasized here, one-on-one might have gotten you past the preliminary rounds. But life ain't no videogame where morons will patiently wait for you to take them out one at a time... this is the real deal! Which is why were doing a battle royal! And I'll be joining you!

Francis pales. "You?!"

Killbane shrugs. "One of the main reasons I need an elite guard is for a sparing partner that can actually make me break a sweat. So think of that as yet another requirement. Finally, if I can't wipe the floor with you brats I don't deserve to be an apex!"

Vicky starts to panic. "Uh. On second thought; I think I'll be fine with janitor position."

Vicky tries to jump the ring, but immediately bursts into flames. The ropes also burst into flames, trapping them within. Vicky screams as her flesh is burnt off before finally dying.

Killbane chuckles watching her die. "My favorite part of the game... sudden death. None of you are going ANYWHERE until at least half of you are dead!"

He turns to the staticy monitor.

"No ridding into the sunset, no kissing the girl, no happily ever after. Today your 'hero's journey' ends." He says to anyone listening. He than snaps his fingers. "I think some musical accompaniment would be appropriate, wouldn't you say?"

A Luchadore nods and slams his elbow into a tied and gagged pony like it were a 50's jukebox... activating a heartsong...

...Music begins...

Killbane walks forward...

The road before you calls for might, it feeds on pain
No mercy shall receive the souls who foolishly seek fame

He tosses aside his shirt, and leaps bare chested over the flames and into the arena...

So you all just Come down now, from your pipe dream
I'll prove your hopes are nothing more than desiccated fantasy
You want to fly, but I'll make sure you get clipped before you get too high

The bell rings, the fight begins...

You're little kids, with little minds

He pops Francis head off like a cork...

I'll see you stay in line, you'll stay in line

He grabs Anaconda by the tail and uses him to whack Yashamu...

You're little kids, it's a bigger world
You've got no more time before I break your legs, so you can't climb

He rips out the Fax's toner cartridge and shows it to him before he dies...

I'll see you dead in the water
You'll be no soldier, no saint, I'll see that you go no farther
There's no way you'll be able to shine

He shatters Rick O'Shac's spine on his leg...

Cause Are you mean, are you strong, are you wild?
Do you push like a heavy machine?

Keelspbellsvin tries to body slam him, but only has his eyes punctured for his trouble...

'Cause the road is long through the water and wind and the fire
But if you're so bold then you go and I dare you to make me believe!

Far away, Dipper is somberly looking at a picture of him and Mable during happier times...

And then he starts to sing as well...

I've had enough of you, trying to make me stay with you in your little cage
I don't wanna stay, I won't obey

He begins to walk forward determined...

I maybe a little boy

But I'm taking on the world
Now you stay out of my way, 'cause I'm not here to play

He jumps up a tree...

You think that you know me
That I'm weak, like I'm glass that needs holding
Well I'll end your delusion today

He tosses the photo away without a second thought...

'Cause I'm mean, and I'm strong, and I'm wild

He tosses his clothes aside as he jumps from tree to tree.

And I push like a heavy machine

Now in a loincloth, he slides down a branch Tarzan style...

'Cause the road is long through the water and wind and the fire
And I'm so bold that I'll go and I'll make you believe

He jumps through the air, while grabbing a spear from a nearby supply drop...

At the same time Killbane was cracking the heads of two Kankers together on the 3rd one who was in the middle...

And together... at the same time... they sing...

'Cause I'm mean, and I'm strong, and I'm wild
And I push like a heavy machine
'Cause the road is long through the water and wind and the fire
But if your so bold that I dare you to make me believe!/And I'm so bold, I'll make you believe!

Killbane shoves Monsieur Cheeks into the Masked Toilets mouth, just as Dipper makes his final leap...

'Cause I'm mean, and I'm strong, and I'm wild
And I push like a heavy machine
'Cause the road is long through the water and wind and the fire
But if your so bold that I dare you to make me believe!/And I'm so bold, I'll make you believe!

The song ends abruptly as Dipper lands on the ground before the ground intently...

Killbane, covered in blood and bruises, surrounded by corpses... turns around... and smirks.

"Well, well, well... if it isn't the pint-sized hero who saved Summerween. What was it that the media and ladies dubbed you? Naked lad? The loincloth king? Teeny weeny; king of the cuties?" he says mockingly.

Dipper tries hard to hide his blush. "I never agreed to those nicknames!... and I've come to challenge you Killbane! A one-on-one deathmatch! Winner take all! You fought the rest, now fight the best!

"The best? no, no, no," Killbane laughs as he wags his finger as he steps forward. The best is beating Sway the Spider-God in a Tijuana Scaffold Match."

He ignores the burning of the steel ropes and snaps them like strings as he continues to come forward to Dipper.

"The best is defending the world title 13 times in one night," he closes the distance between them at a leisurely pace. "The best is defeating just about every single videogame fighter in real life."

"The best is winning a last man standing match- WITH TWO BROKEN LEGS!" Killbane bends down and gets right in Dipper face, he reeks of blood and carnage. "Trust me little Icarus: you're flying too close to the sun."

Dipper shows no fear.

"Oh, quite being a bitch about it and let's fight already!" he retorts flatly.

Killbane pauses for a moment, saying nothing. "If you want to be broken by The Walking Apocalypse... I'll gladly oblige. Get the ring cleaned up and let's get ready for the main event."

!

Meanwhile...everyone was watching the broadcast...

They needed to wait until Sunset's diversion before they acted cause although the MCD forces wouldn't be able to initially use the Zalost towers as effectively since there was now too big of a risk of friendly fire, plus some countermeasures Dipper was able to make with help from the others... they wouldn't put it past Killbane to say 'frack it' and just shoot anyway, consequences be dammed...

Well that among other reasons...

!

After the ring is cleaned up -

Dipper overhears Killbane as he walking off telling his men to spread word to double the guard and watch out for funny business. So things were going as they'd hoped... for the moment anyway. No one bothers him as he jumps into the arena after it was cleaned of the blood and bodies. To his surprise the next time he sees Killbane he looks fresh as a daisy and unharmed.

'Adam? Zenzu beans? Healing spell?' but Dipper shook that thought away, it didn't really matter, did it? Just as well, him being tired and injured was only a minor advantage at best. And he hadn't really expected to count on that.

Slowly... they begin to circle each other... feel each other out...

Dipper talks as he walks and eyes him warily. "So I don't suppose you'd be willing to tell me WHAT you're doing with that dang abomination above all our heads...?"

Killbane chuckles as he continues to circle him like a predator.

"Fishing for intel huh? Hoping the 'Big Bad' will be overconfident that he's going kill you and spill some valuable secrets? Sorry Naked Lad I don't play that roll... anymore," he says that last bit regretfully.

Dipper frowns. "Okay, but what do you expect to get out of this? You've made it no secret that aside from your reputation all that matters is money... whatever Grindelwald is cooking couldn't have been cheap..."

"Let me stop you right there Naked Lad," Killbane interrupts and says that last part with mocking derision. "...I can happily say that I've more then made it up for the expenses of this little endeavor, even if Grindelwald thing does turn it a flop..."

Dipper was baffled. "What? But how? Between the interdictor meteor generators that mental prison, the mass occupation... you gotta be hurting! I mean, I know Gravity Falls has it's fair share of secrets... but unless you found El Dorado..."

Killbane again interrupts. "We actually did find it, LOOOONG story there... but that's not it. I won't tell you diddly about what my partner is up to, but my part? Sure, I got nothing to hide! One thing you should learn Naked Lad is that Things are rarely what they seem, before this whole thing... I had already secured MORE than enough funds to pay for this. How? By exploiting this towns most underappreciated resource..."

Dipper still circled him wary, refusing to let his guard down... but his mind raced... what was Killbane talking about... magic? No, he said most underappreciated...

Kilblane smirks. "Give up? It's all of you would-be-hero's! Such a large number of you gravitating toward this one place! And I knew if anything happened to them, even more would come into my trap! From bitter experience I know how devastating a greenhorn rookie can be, so I took up a collection, asked around, offered to end you all before they could cause trouble for anyone else... before you can truly gain what you need to be TRUE pains in the criminal underworlds asses..."

Dipper tried to absorb all this. "Something missing? Like what? We're doing pretty well for ourselves!"

Killbane just shrugs.

"Oh, don't get me wrong. The Merge clearly did you all a favor. You've cut off the dead weight, the lessons you learn STAY learned, you've ditched a lot of the 'Black and white morality garbage'... but you're still rookies finding yourselves nonetheless... you lack TRUE experience that can only be gotten through years of blood, sweat and tears. That and something else I can't quite put my finger on... but mostly the experience. Given enough time, you could be LEGENDS," his face turns hard and angry. "Which is why I gotta snap your wings off NOW. I dismissed one rookie and it cost me EVERYTHING... NEVER AGAIN..."

Dipper still observing him as they continued their 'dance', can't help but be interested in that last bit. "So... this is a personal thing for you?"

Killbane rolls his eyes. "Oh, great observation Sigmund Freud! You figure that out on your own. But yeah, I am trying to be more pragmatic these days... but I'd be lying if this weren't a bit of a pet project of mine... it's all been leading to this... your lucky streak ends HERE..."

"Lucky streak?" Dipper ask.

Killbane gave out a snort. "Oh, come on! Let's be honest! This merge benefit you lot more than us! Everyone that relied heavily on their powers, had large assets and armies or was caught off guard were the most affected. But people who are used to being alone or in a small group, independent, practically impoverished or resource starved, no stranger to being weak or having their power taken from them... those were the one's more likely to adapt. But make no mistake, if all those guys you beat had their forces fully intact and the moolah and resources to back them up... you'd never have survived the first year, don't forget. A 'plot armor' free world can be just lethal to you chumps as it was to us. In fact plenty of those hero cops like in those action movies found out when they were gunned down." (7)

Dipper although unnerved by this concept, he files all this info away for later study as he focuses on the most important bit. "Wait, if all the bad guys are destitute how did they give you so much money to cover your expenses?"

Killbane laughs. "Boy, who said that ALL of them were destitute?"

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Unseen hand' card is thrown down...

...

Many watched this spectacle intently...

...

A large group of people watched from a dais...

...

In a land of chaos and disharmonoy...a 'thing' watched the mortal plane...

...

Three bird like beings watched from the shadows...

...

A very out of focus woman submerged in water somehow watched...

...

A man was brutally shot multiple times...only for him to rise again as an abomination...but the woman wasn't watching the test...she was watching the screen...

...

An ominous tower sparkled and hummed...

...

Surrounded by fantastic machines a man did watch...

...

"It would seem our investment is paying off in dividends!" Said a businessman to his towering demonic employee...

...

The moans of the undead did not deter him from watching...

...

A 'thing' with no hands, yet exquisite taste in business wear blew a ring of smoke onto the screen from his cigar...

...

A thousand minds and a thousand eyes, they did look through...

...

Back at the ring -

"Wait, you just said that-," Dipper said wary.

Killbane interrupts. "I said everyone 'caught of guard' was affected... but those who KNEW-"

Dipper interrupts, but tries very hard to keep his focus, lest Killbane use the opportunity to strike. "Wait, you KNEW the Merge was going to happen before it did?!"

Killbane laughs. "Let's just say a mutual acquaintance was VERY busy in the weeks and months leading up to the Merge... someone I think you know VERY well..."

Dipper gritted his teeth, of course... who else? It made sense he would be the architect of all this... playing games in the shadow... making everyone miserable even when he couldn't physically get involved?

"Slenderman...," he says simply, more a statement then question.

Killbane doesn't confirm it, but he gives a knowing smirk.

"Now to be clear, something like the Merge can be very jaunting... even if with enough preparation, converting your money to gold or other multi-universally accepted assets... prepping your infrastructure to be self-reliant and not dependent on the world you're about to leave behind, investing in new ways to maintain your magic in a world like this one or just flat out replacing it with something new, building Scranton reality anchors. It's just hard to fully prepare yourself for such a curveball. So, they're kinda just laying low right now, rebuilding their forces, getting the lay of the land, and occasionally sending a mad dog like me out to test the waters. If I win great, if I lose they chalk it up as a learning experience... among other things," he cracks his knuckles. "But I think we've bored the audience long enough... let's DO this..."

(Snaps his fingers, and a luchadore elbows the tied up pony in the stomach, activating yet another heartsong...)

...Music start(Joe Esposito; Your the Best)...

Killbane leaps at Dipper trying to slam his foot on top of the small child. Dipper leap backwards as Killbane stomps forward trying to crush him under his feet. Dipper knows that he couldn't let Killbane get a hold of him or it be over. His plan is to dodge and keep away from Killbane to make the giht last as long as he could. The others are counting on him.

Try to be best

'Cause you're only a man

Sunsets Team flying in the Mighty Duck's ship the Aerowing and 'springing' the Shack trap. They let themselves be caught and make a BIG scene escaping/fighting. Team Go using their powers, Sunset, the ducks and the special forces laying down covering fire.

And a man's gotta learn to take it

Try to believe

Dipper bringing out a shock baton and catching Killbane off guard. Seeing how Dipper had pulled it out of his loincloth.

Though the going gets rough

That you gotta hang tough to make it

The other groups wait for the majority of MCD forces to head for Sunset's team's position before making their move.

History repeats itself

Try and you'll succeed

Dipper used a smoke bomb to give himself some breathing room as Killbane just powered through the shock baton strikes.

Never doubt that you're the one

And you can have your dreams!

Twilight affectionately nuzzling a picture of Alchor, before her team Knight Possum, Grease Monkey, Sky Rider, Felicia Fitness, Fish Monger, The Big Red Cheese, and Boom Fist. With the special forces deploys to attack Grindelwald #1's location.

You're the best!

Around!

Dipper activates his power suit as Killbane step up his game. Increasing his speed and trying to slam his body on the much smaller child.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you down

You're the Best!

Around!

Valerie and team Miraculous, Ladybug, Cat Noir, Rena Rouge, Carapace, Viperion, Pegasus, Ryuko, Bunnyx, and King Monkey. With the special forces deploying to capture Grindelwald #2.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you down

You're the Best!

Around!

Killbane frown as he hits Dipper only for his fist to hit a force field instead. Killbane just grunted as he puts more force in his blows to break through the force field.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own

Fight 'til the end

XJ-10's team of the Road Rovers, Hunter, Colleen, Blitz, Exile, Shag, and Muzzle. With the special forces deploying to Grindelwald 3's location.

Cause your life will depend

On the strength that you have inside you

Thanks to the increase strength from his suit, Dipper kept on evading and dodging Killbane's blows and striking back with the shock baton.

Ah you gotta be proud

starin' out in the cloud

Freakazoid, Huntsman and Samurai Vac burst into the room that held the Plot Device. With the room and badguys covered in sticky taffy.

When the odds in the game defy you

Try your best to win them all

Killbane lanks the shock baton from Dipper and snaps it into two. Dipper pulls out two gloves that created two energy shields, that he brought up as Killbane punches him making his bones in his arms rattle.

and one day time will tell

when you're the one that's standing there

Hellboy and his team Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, Johann Kraus, and Roger, with Kim and Ron and special forces confronting Demongo. They faced off with many videogame characters, who once defeated poofed into smoke and went back to Demongo. Who then resummons them by tossing a skull to the ground and the one who was defeated reappeared.

you'll reach the final bell!

You're the best!

Around!

Dipper dodging another punch to the head managed to keep out of Killbane's range. Thanks to him being so much shorter than Killbane, the giant of a man had to bend over or try stepping on him to actually hit him. Dipper wanted to use his blaster but if he does, Killbane might just have his men open fire on him.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you down

You're the Best!

Around!

Stumps team getting the 'all clear' signal from Captain Ironside that the crash site is secure. Dexter in his mech suit and loaded with weapons, Sam, Clover, Alex, Britney are with the special forces watching their surroundings armed with energy blasters unlike what they use to be equipped with. Lord Bravery using his super strength carried cargo container that held the last of the supplies needed to get the USS Constitution flying.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you down

You're the Best!

Around!

Dipper toss another smoke bomb at Killbane's face blinding him again. Followed by Dipper running behind Killbane and striking him at behind the knee, causing Killbane to stumble.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ho-how-ho-own

You're the best!

Around!

Sheldon, Scrooge, Jeremy and Cruller's team inside the Owl House, beginning to send Sheldon's mind into the mental prison. Elsewhere in the house Eda, Lilith are with the others in a room with many protection spells cast on it to protect them. The special forces are station at the windows of the house ready to fend off any attack.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you down

You're the Best!

Around!

Dipper rolls on the ground pulling out a staff as Killbane stomps down where he was standing at. Dipper swings the staff at Killbane's leg but the hit didn't effect Killbane at all. Killbane caught the staff between his legs and snap it.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you down

You're the Best!

Around!

Dipper threw the two halves of the staff at Killbane's face who just batted them away.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own

Fight 'til you drop

Killbane rush forward slamming into Dipper who activated the two energy shields that protected him from the blow. But the force still sent him flying backwards.

never stop

can't give up

As Dipper fell he slams his hand onto the ground using the energy shield to take the impact. And flips himself onto his feet and jump to the side as Killbane did a flying body slam.

Til you reach the top (FIGHT!)

you're the best in town (FIGHT!)

Killbane hit the ropes of the ring and his weight and the speed he was going caused them to snap. Ending him falling out of the ring.

Listen to that sound

A little bit of all you got

Killbane picks himself off the ground and jump back in the ring. Enraged as it's been a very long time since he ended up out of the ring.

Nothing Can ever bring you down

You're the best!

Around!

Dipper's loincloth vibrates in the right morse code that shows the missions were a success.

Nothing's gonna ever keep you down!

"When I'm done with you, you'll be begging me to kill you!" shouts Killbane.

Despite himself Dipper couldn't help but quip from Soos's list of cool phrases: "Not before I take you down!"

You're the Best!

Killbane scoffs. "Yeah, right. You and what army?"

"Me and this army!" Shouts Dipper as he activates the teleport/reinforcement summoner in his loincloth.

Around!

BOOM!

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men' card is thrown down...

!

Gravity Falls -

The music abruptly screeches to a halt as Dipper loincloth explodes and Dipper is forcibly thrown into the ground by sheer force. The only thing that saved him was his power armor. Dipper groans, but seeing his groin area on fire made him wake up very quickly to put it out. Thankfully, it seemed for all his many, many, MANY faults... Koushaku Chouno could make a loin-sized covering that could LAST. And his power armor kept him from being burnt from the fire. His loincloth was now a burnt out, frayed and mostly useless skimpy rag... but it still (barely) covered his modesty.

"I'm sorry... I think I had some gravel in my ear... could you repeat that last thing you said?" Mocks Killbane as he steps forward. He let's out a laugh. "Dang, I tell you. I know I'm trying to keep things more professional, but after I heard you and Soos talk about that line, I just couldn't resist!"

Dipper sighed. "You knew..."

Kilbane brought out a VERY familiar looking pin.

"Gideon may have been a moron, but he had a couple of good ideas... putting cameras in all the pins he gave out to spy on people, get intel and sell his whole psychic spiel was one of them," he tosses it up and down in his palm for emphasis. "Don't know WHY your sister kept a memento of her stalker ex, but I ain't complaining! I think I'll send her a nice fruit basket as a thank you gift."

Dipper keeps his face neutral. "You heard my whole plan."

"Yeah I did... it was a good plan, it MIGHT'VE worked... but you know what they say about the schemes of rats and people... or something like that. Whatever, anyway... why don't we see how your friends did?" Killbane says cruelly as several monitors pop out over the arena.

!

Several minutes ago -

Freakazoid's team tries to attack the Plot Device but she sees them coming and throws a ball with the word 'idiot' on it, which Freakazoid catches.

"Uh, oh," Freakazoid said seeing what he's caught.

Plot device gave out a sigh. "Hey Freakazoid, what's your weakness again?"

"Oh, good question. You see," Freakazoid said as his teammates try to stop him, but the Plot Device has already spit out an exclamation point that hover in mid-air.

!

Present -

Next thing they know, it's much later and they're inexplicably in a cage and powerless seemingly without explanation.

Plot Device already sparking a little through all the overuse, though her MCD upgrades seem to be holding. But she's mainly yelling at Freakazoid. "DUMB! DUMB! DUMB! Never tell someone how to trap you in a cage you moron!"

"Helping you build the cage probably wasn't smart either..." Freakazoid adds.

"YES! DUMB! JUST DUMB!" Plot Device snaps.

Huntsman confused. "...what just happened?"

Plot Device if she were human, she'd be sobbing. "Why couldn't you have stopped me?! Now I have no choice but to thwart the others and kill them ALL!"

And her programing now compels her to do just that.

!

Back at the Ring -

Once more A luchadore elbows the tied up pony... who sobs as he begins an equally mournful heart song...

...Gandalf's fall theme...

!

Around Gravity Falls -

The Plot Device makes sure that the Zalost towers all hit Sunsets team's ship with perfect accuracy, not one friendly fire hit... the ships hits the ground and explodes. Killing the two ducks inside the ship who were giving the ground team covering fire.

!

On Killbanes orders, the crash site of the massive alien ship is hammered with laser fire and bombs... making absolutely certain there are NO survivors...

!

Through oily tears the Plot Device continues... even as her circuits start to whine and hiss in agony...

Twilight and H.A.T.E. break through the roof to tackle Grindelwald...

Valerie Grey and team Miraculous knock down the remaining guards and dash toward Grindelwald...

XJ-10 and the Road Rovers drill up right through the floor and right between Grindelwald's meditation mat...

BOOM!

And just like that... all three FAKE Grindelwald's exploded, destroying all three facilities completely.

And once more... all three explosion sites were absolutely hammered by MCD gunfire.

!

Hellboy and his team successfully fight Demongo long enough for Kraus to enter his inner-essence world, he was about to free Ryu and the others-

"No! it's a-," Ryu shouted out.

Demongo suddenly heard a beeping sound and look down at the skull amulet that he was given. And realized that he's been double crossed. "Well shi-"

BOOM!

Once more the explosion consumes the surrounding area, and once more MCD forces light it up.

!

Everyone else was helping Scrooge guard Sheldon, as Jeremy and Cruller projected him toward Jenny. He suddenly was with her in the prison. He tried to reset her... but something was wrong... it wasn't working!

Meanwhile... MCD had traced the connection with Sheldon back to it's source... they had the Owl house location.

Killbane orders were clear, treat Scrooge Mcduck like he was the 'Doctor' himself! Don't waste an army on him... just go for OVERKILL... (8)

The Disasteroid... having been charging all day... fired. The Owl house was destroyed within seconds. As was everything within miles around.

And that wasn't the only target...

!

The Plot Devices circuits were now on fire, but it's programing wouldn't let her stop!

!

Gaz inside her giant robot had barely enough time to raise her shield to protect the Edds before the Peachcreek school she's been protecting was utterly destroyed... as was Gaz...

!

The UFO crash site/military base was next. Killbane wanted to do the Maw. But Grindewald had angrily shot that down. Killbane REALLY needed to sit him down and have him explain WHY...

!

As for Stump's team...

It was a trap...

Inside the also fully repaired ship, they found the smashed remains of Captain Ironside and his crew.

And just like that, the broken machine parts rose up around them... covered in black gunk. The Ruins took form and surrounded them.

Usually, Stump alone would be enough to stop them... BUT...

They used the PLOT DEVICE...

!

The Plot Device fizzled, sparked and shook, taking STUMP down pushing her far beyond her limits...

BOOM!

Both she and the Constitution exploded at the same time...

The Plot Device was finally freed from her hell as hidden MCD forces reigned hell on the now flaming crash site just to be sure.

Killbane just shrugs her death off... she'd served her purpose.

!

Owl House -

A bruised and battered King... crawled out of the debris... his mind frazzled... filled with thoughts of a dark man in a darker hat... At least that's how he thinks it happened.

Before he can even think of what it all means... he looks around. He was the sole survivor in the smoking crater... the owl house blown to bits. He only survived thanks to being a demon. His heart filled with fear and sorrow, he frantically digs through the wreckage.

"Eda! Luz! Lilith! Hooty! Someone! Anyone!" King shouted out.

He hears a cough, he pulls up some roofing tiles and sees the battered form of Hooty, his neck strung out and broken.

"Hooty... no... feel... good...," Hooty whimpered.

"No, no! Hooty, buddy! Stay with me! HOOTY!" shouts King as he shakes Hooty to desperately keep him awake. But the guardian spirit just gives one last death rattle... then rots away into a bunch of feathers.

King cradles the last few remnants of his friend... sobbing as MCD forces roll in to the crater to make sure there are no survivors.

!

Song ends -

Dipper just watched the monitors in horror as so much death and destruction occurred. He was also amazed to see a SECOND Killbane step behind a building. He was roughed up and then he turned into Mamothman.

Dipper eyes widen in realization. It was him! He was the one fighting everyone in Murderbrawl! That way you could fight me fresh and unhurt!"

"Yes," Killbane nods before turning to Mamothman. "By the way... I'll give you an A for the fighting... but your acting needs work, B Minus!"

"Thanks boss," Mamothman said.

Killbane turns back to Dipper.

"In case you're wondering, one of our 'sponsors' has connections in other universes. She reached out to the Golem reaper in another Discworld to make it so Jenny couldn't die/reset/shutdown by Sheldon's hand. We also pretended to send you the morse code while our hidden teleporter jammers were up, frying your teleporter and your fancy loincloth!"

Killbane then watches as several psi-tanks come in just to be sure he can't escape, all guns armed and poised at Dipper.

Lobotto from the monitor. "SIR! The formatting is nearly complete! In another minute or so, the Kill code will be fixed! And Grindelwald says he's nearly finished too!"

"Excellent, and as the sun set on the Greek empire and even the mighty Roman Empire... so too shall it now set on the age of heroes...," Killbane laughs as he walks over, grabs Dipper by his burnt out loincloth and lifts him up off the ground. Dipper looks annoyed over the prospect of getting stripped in front of the world... AGAIN. Even if he is wearing his power armor, the suit part that's covering his groin was damaged when the loincloth blew up and some burnt from the fire, so once the loincloth goes he's likely going to be flashing people. But Killbane just smirks. "Relax Naked lad, I'll let you keep your dignity. You did me the service of bringing all your friends into my clutches AND making me break a sweat during our fight. Well that, and mostly I just don't want THAT kind of reputation. I mean, come on. There's being evil and then there's just being inappropriate."

"Yeah having a boss that is a pedophile isn't something I agree with," Mamothman said.

Killbane then gets a psychotic smile as he raises his fist into a punch guaranteed to literally knock Dipper's head from his shoulders. "So... I ask again 'hero'... You take me down? You and what army?"

Dipper smirks...

!

Slenderman's Realm -

Slenderman now throws down...

THE UNO REVERSE CARD!?

????????????? What the frack?

!

Gravity Falls -

"THIS ARMY!" shouts Dipper as he slaps his loincloth, causing something to glow behind it.

BOOM!

Killbane is briefly blinded by smoke and finds himself attacked by the suddenly appearing Winchester brothers, Blade, Buffy and Ozzie and Drix and a small group of reprogrammed battle droids.

"What?" Killbane is punch to the face, gets stabbed in the chest and barely dodges blaster fire.

Dipper is choking back tears as he uses a bunch of sticky fig leaves to staunch the bleeding and cover his privates.

!

Flashback -

Dipper researched Thrax online, learning of doctors having similar instances of finding sentient microbe-lifeforms in patients or hospitals. Then privately recruiting Buffy, the Winchesters, Blade, Ozzie and Drix. Then shrinking them down with the shrink stone into a piercing and then embedding the piercing with a special growth-stone empowered rune.

!

He bites down on a piece of wood to get through the pain as he jumps back into the fight.

"You blew up your freaking dick to take me out!? You're a freaking psycho!" Killbane says the last part reluctantly impressed.

He jumps out of the ring to get a some room as the heroes in the ring kept trying to kill him.

"To hell with this! fire!" Killbane shouts to the psi-tanks. Only for them to start firing on him and his men! Destroying the arena!

"What the hell!?" Killbane shouted.

!

Psi-tank #34 -

The inside of the tank has been hijacked by hundreds of bees!

"Let's get behind this fellow!" Barry Benson said.

"HELLO!" the other bees said.

!

Psi-tank #58 -

"RESCUE RANGERS AWAY!" Gadget shouted who had hot wired the inside with her friends.

!

Psi-tank #79 -

"Let em rip!" Princess Selena shouted as she pulls down lever as her fellow Minimoy's are at work.

!

Psi-Tank #18 -

"Move! GO! GO!" Princess Atta orders the ants around her. Flick uses a welding torch on a motherboard.

Psi-Tank #24 -

"NINJA GO!" the Ninjago Ninjas shouted as they use the vortex of creation to rearrange inside to better control it.

!

Flashback -

Dipper recruiting the rangers and using them as go-between's to recruit all the insects, lego people, etc to take the psi-tanks right out from under Killbane. With them doing just that while Dipper distracts Killbane.

!

Present -

All the Psi-tanks EVERYWHERE are turning against MCD forces. Mamothman bats away the smoke and finally backs up Killbane. Getting desperate, Killbane tries to call for reinforcements or for the Zalost towers to just start shooting everything. But he gets nothing but static...

!

5 minutes earlier -

At one of the com-towers that allowed the MCD to rally or communicate with each other privately and without interference from the barrier.

Mcsquizzy from atop a tree. "Oy! Ugly! Be surrendering or I'll be kicking your hairless pink bahookie!"

"Right buddy, you and what army?" snorts one of the Luchadores guarding the com-tower.

A squirrel army pops out of nowhere among the trees. "OY!"

The Luchadore gives another dismissive snort. "Oh, right. THAT army... what are you going to do? Throw your nuts at me? Hate to break it to you dumb critters, but this isn't some dumb cartoon. Your little acorns will be annoying at wors-"

BOOM!

His head is blows up as a acorn hits it. The squirrel army throw more exploding nuts, destroying the com-tower and killing all the guards.

!

Flashback -

Dipper painstaking carving explosive runes onto acorns and having the rescuers deliver them to Mcsquizzy. As well as having them recruit MORE allies.

!

At another com tower -

Luchadores scream as they're attacked by woodland creatures, also armed with exploding nuts.

"FOR GOD AND COUNTRY!" the fox leader shouted. (SCP-1845)

!

At another com-tower -

"GNOME POWER!" Jeff shouted as the giant gnome-conglomerate knocks over the com-tower before crushing a Luchadore underfoot.

!

At a MCD convoy going in-between outposts -

A log with a cute pig on top of it is blocking the road.

"Awwww... what a cute piggy!" a Luchadore in the lead truck said.

Babeheart sings a LaLaLa harmony. "You dumbheads better surrender right now!"

The Luchadore chuckles. "Oh, yeah? And why should we?"

What follows is a very one-sided massacre in regards of a swarm of wild hogs...

!

At the Canterlot police station -

The beaver brothers Norbert and Daggett lead a jail break after freeing all the cops that had been captured and thrown into the jail cells. Joining the firefight as the remaining securitrons that weren't destroyed were activated to take back the city.

!

Another convoy -

"FOR DESTRUCTOR!" Manitour shout as they take the convoy by surprise, armed with energy guns given to them.

!

Another convoy -

Earl and the other dinosaurs who have been hiding in the forest launch their own attack on a convoy. Using his tree pushing skills pushed a tree right onto a truck followed by his co-workers pusing their own trees onto other trucks.

!

MCD base -

Canyon riding on top of Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant, blasted all the defenses of the base. Letting Duke of Nuts to rush in with Flame soldiers.

!

Another MCD Base -

Jermaine and James had sneaked into the computer room of the base where BMO has connected himself into the mainframe. Turning all the auto defenses against the MCD forces. Earl of Lemongrab came in with a group of securitrons blasting away at the MCD forces.

!

Yet another convoy -

The giant snake destroys a convoy while Shinji and his equally sky-clad lovers and family destroy Com-towers and other convoy's. The Rei's simply overwhelmed all the Luchadores in sheer numbers. Or crush as they formed a giant body made up of their bodies like the gnomes.

!

Around Gravity -

The videogame heroes and villains who have been in hiding, launch attacks on the Luchadores and other MCD forces. Now that the Zalost towers were no longer working, they were able to go and fight back.

!

Between communications being cut and all routes to each other being cut off. The MCD forces were finding themselves isolated and confused. Worst, since the zalost towers, soon also targeted by Dipper's reinforcements were under strict orders not to risk friendly fire without Killban's permission. That was no longer a factor either...

Growing more frantic, Killbane uses his special communicator to talk to Grindelwald about just cutting their losses and just bombing the place with the Disasteroid...

But Grindelwald had his own problems...

!

5 minutes earlier -

Grindelwald finds his meditation rudely interrupted as void portals open up spewing out heroes. Tyrone, Pacifica and six other inmates of Tartarus: Edger and Ellen, Cryptospiridium, Pox, Naughty Bear and Moon. The twins Edger and Ellen were sent to the prison after they cause all the sewage to burst up from all the pipes in their town. As for Naughty Bear he was sent to the prison after he had killed all the other living toy bears on their island.

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Flashback -

Pacifica reveals that when Tartarus and The Gravity Falls jail house were merged. Which Tartarus ended up under the prison on top of it. The nobles Sunset assigned to facilitate purchasing the jail which turned out to be owned by the Northwests instead went behind her back and illegally sold both jails to the Northwests. Which after Sunset had given ownership to the US government, one of the many things that Sunset had to give away to keep Equestria independent. The ownership of the prison just slipped through the bureaucratic cracks as far as the government was concerned. And just paid the Northwest family rent for the use of their prison. Which allowed Pacifica to have some say in what happens in the prison thanks to her being the landlord.

Which Sunset wonders how that happen and will bring it up when she can get in touch with the president.

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Tyrone then uses his powers to allow as many of the heroes he was able to save to come forward...

Twilight smirks while her horn glows and points to Grindelwald. "Miss us?"

"Those were good lads and lasses you just murdered," Scrooge said as he rolls up his sleeves and points his cane at him. "You're going down!"

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Flashback -

After his presentation and Dipper making sure Mable was gone from the room. "Okay, now for the REAL plan."

Everyone looks at him confused.

"It's been bugging me for awhile... why would Killbane recruit Gideon. Yeah, he was a criminal and had influence and power before we ruined him. But shirly there had to be better people then that moron to ally himself with? Then after some meticulous sleuthing... I discovered Gideon was handing pins with hidden cameras in them!" Dipper said causing everyone to gasps. "I also went through the records... turns out he was the one keeping the Psychonauts businesses from getting off the ground... before doing a 180 and HELPING their business. Must be when Oleander joined forces with them. Anyway, that plan I just told you was fake... more importantly it was in full view of one of those Pins, so Killbane now knows my 'plan' and I even had Mable know the fake plan and not the real plan so hopefully if she has another one of her 'episodes' she'll only ruin the fake plan and not the real plan."

Everyone has a good laugh over that although Luz and Edda look conflicted... but say nothing.

"So were not doing that plan? Since all those area's will clearly be trapped?" XJ-10 ask.

"No, we still are. As I said, it doesn't matter what we do. If we don't take out Plot device, our plan is over before it begins. So the fake plan to is mainly to spring the traps, to burn her out... it'll probably kill her... and I won't lie. Although I do have plan to get you out... some of you might still die... but honestly, I can't think of a better way..."

"Wait, isn't that extreme? Why don't we just leave it to Freaka-," Sunset trails off when she sees him drink pudding with his nose. "...never mind... proceed."

Dipper also admits that much like a crooked game of three-hand Monty, all THREE Grindelwald were probably fake. However, in order to weave such an illusion to make it look like his magical signature it requires him to send a massive amount of energy their way. This will not only slow down progress on whatever he's got cooking... but with the right equipment, Twilight and Alchor's help they should be able to triangulate where the bastards REAL hiding place is.

The 'capture teams' REAL mission was to pretend to want to capture the fakes while they were sending data to Alchor so he can use his connection to Gravity Falls mystic energy field to track him down. Twilight, the only unicorn they had who focus the energy properly had to be at least one of the triangulation point for them to get a proper tracking.

Alchor didn't like how he had to stay here. His current condition made him too much of a liability. While Twilight had to go risk her life, but Twilight comforted him to the best of her ability.

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Present -

Sadly, although Tyrone had gotten good at seeing across the world and opening portals. He was still in training... Despite his best efforts... many of the heroes still died before he could teleport them to safety.

Gaz gave her life so the Edds and the people inside the Peachcreek school could use the portal to get to safety. Members of H.A.T.E. and The Road Rovers fell during the firefight, Sky Rider, Fish Monger, Hunter, Blitz and Shag. With Colleen and Exile releasing a rage filled Muzzle on the MCD forces and tearing them to pieces. Valerie had put herself between the MCD forces and team Miraculous protecting the young heroes, ending with her being hit by a rocket. Alex, and Clover, were shot down during the firefight as their shields were overwhelmed.

Ron blocked Kim with his body and got half his head blown off for his troubles. Mego and one of the twins Wego were killed. The Mighty Ducks members Mallory and Nosedive were the ones who died when their ship crash. As for the special forces that came with them, they soldiers did what they were trained to do and laid down their lives to save as many of the heroes as they could. With most of the squads losing more than half their numbers.

As were Ryu, Klaus Werner and the other Videogame characters that had their essence trapped in Demongo when the bomb in the skull amulet blew up. And the ritual spell that was being used to allow Demongo to take all the souls in Gravity Falls, sent all the souls to the afterlife instead of freeing all of them.

Stump was able to save Captain Ironsides head and memory chip... but the Constitution and the rest of the crew was gone.

Shego was foaming at the mouth seeing two of her brothers dying in front of her. "You're going to pay you son of a bitch!"

Her usually much calmer brother Hego was equally livid as well as the surviving Wego.

Kim and Rufus were also upset. Kim had a large gash were her left eye used to be and missing her left arm.

As one, they charged...

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Meanwhile -

Wendy, Huntress Wizard, Lincolns team, the Miraculous team, Edda, Lillith, Luz and her friends had all portaled in to free Freakazoids team. They try to see if anything was salvageable of Plot Device... but her circuits were devastated beyond all repair. After somberly apologizing and vowing to avenge her they run off to help Dipper fight Killbane.

As they do so, they receive a quick text from Hellboy that they got Grindewald good and distracted. Indeed, despite being outnumbered. Grindelwald and his Knights of Walpurgis were holding their own. But he was defiantly going to be too busy to call upon the Disateroid's power anytime soon.

In addition to that, Alchor who is being guarded by Twilight, was there to further hinder Grindelwalds amassing of the Gravity Falls magic for his mysterious 'project'.

Wendy nodded and made the call... "He's distracted, it's GO time."

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Elsewhere -

As it turns out, Sheldon was never expected to succeed in 'killing' Jenny... they just needed his connection to get him there long enough for them to launch a Trojan computer/psionic virus that Cruller and Jeremy had whipped up, which was then powered by our friendly neighborhood semi-amnesiac Vortignaut. It was poised to bring the whole prison down. All they needed was an opening, a vulnerability in the system, a glitch in the net if you will... like say... one of the prisoners forcibly ripped from the said mental prison through their Familiar bond...?

Shantee had her cue, she did her summoning Familiar dance. Soon Star would be safe... and the other prisoner would be free... she had to admit, Dipper was a genius! Nothing could stop their plan now!

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Slenderman's Realm -

The 'too many chef's ruin the pot' card is thrown down...

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In fairness, Dipper's plan would've worked. The virus gradually would've broken down the prison and slowly sent everyone back to the physical plain, in that order.

But Lobbotto, panicking over all the insanity, even by HIS standards. And fearing something might happen to the prison or WORSE Killblane blaming him and taking his anger out on him for something happening to the prison. He tried to jury-rig something to speed up the reformatting. This backfired, corrupting the whole prison. Now this might not have been so bad on it's own. For all this meant was that it would take longer for them to regain control of the prison, and would've actually accelerated the virus destroying the prison. Which much like causing a hot air balloon to descend quickly causes it to crash would've killed a few of the prisoners. Which although tragic was still pretty decently minimum amount of casualties for such a high-risk operation.

Except that's ALSO when Star gained control of her (E) magic and tried to escape, in addition to the Vortignaut beginning his charging of the virus.

Star had just broken free and damaged a large part of the prison when Shante tried to pull her the opposite direction to free her, thus damaging the prison MORE. So, when the vortignaut charged the virus... it was basically like injecting a poison meant to kill a komdo dragon. Only to suddenly realize you'd injected a bunny with it by accident. Or perhaps pumping a water melon with water until it bursts would be a more appropriate analogy?

In any case, a large portion of the prison was destroyed immediately, in a large psionic explosion. Some members of the Justice Friends, Pigeon Pete, Mondo Gecko, Snotlout, Fishlegs, Princess-Princess-Princess, Engagement Ring Princess, Muscle Princess and Skateboard Princess were killed almost immediately...

And the prison was coming apart at the seems now as the other prisoners, now freed, desperately tried to flee before it collapsed on them completely. Which will be hard because in addition to the explosion destroying all the security protocols that were keeping them in place. It also destroyed the virus itself before it could start sending them back to the physical plane.

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Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Hero emerges' card showing Raz breaking free of his shackles is thrown down...

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Crypto dodges another magic blast from Raven who is flying around and firing magic blasts around.

"POX! Remind me why I'm risking my butt here?" Crypto ask the A.I. who's link to his computer system.

"Crypto, Grimdark fanfiction! Anti-villains! Us! Author who hates plot armor! We need all the goodwill we can get!... Also Pacifica promised to fix that mix-up where our guard got the TV and not us...," Pox said exasperated.

"Now that I can get behind!" Cryto shouted as he fires off more ion bombs.

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Dipper had never been more happy to see his best friend turn into a red wolf for him to ride on, with reinforcements the tide was easily turning. Once more it was a thing of horrific beauty as Wendy ripped the thugs and robots to pieces only for Dipper to use his power to quickly reassemble the robots into weapons to cause more carnage. Unlike in the dream world where he was able to use the parts of the badguys, he couldn't just used a piece of flesh and make it into a gun. More importantly, a lesser know form of deer demon magic, was making his horribly burnt loins hurt less simply through close proximity and Wendy's empathy.

Dan with his energy blaster and Jean with his chaingun open fire on Lincoln and his friends only for all of their shots to either do nothing or just bounce off of the kids. Lincoln using his 'Dumb' power dumb down all the badguys attacks so that they do next to nothing damage. Leaving them open to being blasted by Dib and the other kids who are all armed with blasters. Luz and the other kids who could use magic created a shield around the group protecting them and allowing those who got wounded someplace to be healed.

Ronnie using her soup power toss boiling hot soup into the face of Sam who screamed as the hot soup made out of the hottest peppers in the world blinded him and burn his face. Ladybug and her team ganged up on the two magic users Eugeal and Mimet. The special forces work as a unit cutting down the enemy forces and protecting the hero's backs.

Killbane seeing both Natan and Killer fall to the ground having been drained by Six, knew that things are going bad for him. His men were being cut down and thanks to that white hair kid using his dumb power, made any attack in his range do nothing. But it looks like he could only use his power within his sight range.

"Want something done right, gotta do it yourself...," Killbane grumbles annoyed, pausing to snap one of the reprogrammed battle droids in two.

Killbane duck as Eda and Lilith combined their magic to blast a incoming gun truck.

"Mamothman! New lesson!" he talks while dodging and running. "No matter how sure you have the edge, never assume your smarter then your opponent! Better to assume the worst! Above all, always have an ace in the hole!"

Killbane pulls out a flare gun and fires into the air.

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Around Gravity Falls -

Camouflaged MCD forces, threw away their tarps to see the flare go into the air.

"That's the signal! Go!" one of the commanders shouted.

Several special artillery guns fire drop pods to all know areas of strategic importance.

A gun is pointed at Mcgucket juniors head.

"Get it fired up," the man holding the gun said to Mcgucket senior who reluctantly nodded as he got the 'other' special project fired up...

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Since all other communications were out, they could only shoot their 'packages' to the most strategically important areas and the area that flare gun had come from and hope for the best...

Sadly, that would be enough...

Grindelwald smiled as the fight briefly broke as the drop-pod crashed into his hiding place. From it came THEIR reinforcements...

The dementors partnered with Ra'Zac... but that wasn't all...for on each dementors hand...was a glowing glint of YELLOW...

Dipper paled, "Oh, no."

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Recited the dementors and Ra'zac as they called upon the yellow power rings to harness the fear the generated, giving them greater power! Worse, it was quickly realized WHY they were partnered! They were the perfect combo! The Dementors were immune against all magic (and I mean ALL , cause not even the Patronus could stop them while enhanced by the ring), but vulnerable to non-magic weapons. Whereas the Ra'zac were immune to all non-magic tools and powers originating from man (which unfortunately, also includes robots built by man), but vulnerable to magic. Thanks to their training, they were quick to sense which attack type was which and shield the other when needed!

But Dipper wasn't deter.

"Good advice Killbane! I think I'll take it!" Dipper said as he pulls out something that had been in his pip-boy. "Behold a part of an ancient relic warrior from the same ancient civilization that the late doctor Reichter once exploited! He's been broken into 6 other pieces, 5 scattered through out Gravity Falls, and 1 in a random Nightmare dimension and can only be unsealed by a special magical note that can only be earned by making a deal with flatulent Youkai Steve who needs 50 jeweled corpses by sundown!"

Killbane looked at him baffled.

"What are you going on about? Why would you incapacitate a potential ally and make it impossible to revive him in such a ludicrous way!? The gibberish reads like something out of a hack point-and-click adventure ga-," he stops abruptly and pales. "CRAP! HIT THE DECK!"

ZAP!

A certain Desoto crashes from a portal and crushes multiple Dementors, Ra'Zac and Luchadores. A certain rabbit and Hound detective jumped out and began to shoot the place up. The Ra'zac being immune to powers originating from man, only meant humans, and both Sam and Max weren't human. Not to mention the demons from the Boiling Isles magic work great on them. As for the Dementors their being immune to magic only worked for magic from the world where they came from and while they do have high defense against other types of magic, didn't mean they were completely immune like back in this world.

"For the record I respect your genre-savvy 'gaming the system' to get us to come to your aide, but do you realize that thanks to this stupid thing," Sam said as he raises another part of the relic warrior. "What was supposed to be a simple 5 episodic format got jacked up to TEN!"

Max rips a thugs esophagus through his mouth while talking. "And you know the developer is going to run out of steam half-way through and just start cranking out crappy 'flavor of the month' sequels! So, help me If I end up in a 'Godfather 3' parody, I'M STEALING YOUR KIDNEY'S FOR COMPENSATION!"

Max then leaps onto a group of Dementors and Ra'zacs, tearing them apart. As no matter how immune or what shouldn't be able to effect them at all. Doesn't matter when it came to Max or Sam. As they don't care about the rules and what they shouldn't be able to do.

'He created a large, ridiculous fetch quest then randomly threw a piece of said quest into the nightmare void, knowing full well that the freelance police's terrible luck would move mountains to allow something that could make their quest MORE difficult, ridiculous and Tedious to find them no matter where they were!? YOU MAGNIFICENT MAD BASTARD!' thinks Killbane with even MORE begrudging respect as he continued to fight.

And then it hit him. The THING this new generation of heroes was missing. The most important piece of all. More importantly he realized that no matter what else happened, even if everything else went to shit today. He absolutely could NOT allow Dipper to leave this battle alive.

"Mammothman! Hold down the fort here, I'm bringing in the big guns!" Killbane shouted as he punches Blade away after the half vampire once again stabs him with his sword.

Dipper and the others see him running and try to stop him. Only for Mammothman and several Luchadores covered their boss retreat. Forcing the heroes to drive for cover or shield themselves.

'Dang it Jeremy, what's happening with the prison? We could REALLY use some reinforcements here!' thinks Dipper as he and Wendy dodge another blast.

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"SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!SHIT!" shouted Jeremy as he frantically tapped at his computer while he, Cruller and the Vortignaut desperately tried to stop the clusterfuck they were seeing unfold before there eye's. Even with Dib helping him with his own computer connected to his, there was only so much that they could do.

Fortunately, Dipper foresaw the possibility of 'everything going to shit' so in addition to the Trojan virus, he also had Jeremy's real life virtualization program piggyback onto it. That way if things went wrong, Jeremy could send the rest of the Lyoko gang with full powers to help everyone inside to escape. And even if they died, they would just be devitalized and sent back to him. Sadly, this could only be done with the lyoko warriors... everyone else, they died, they died for real.

The lyoko warriors were doing their best, but the place was collapsing fast. And they were losing people fast, mostly the police and soldiers from the various nations that had accepted Sunset's call to Edda's house. And those who were captured and toss in afterwards.

None of these men kidded themselves; they were the nobodies, the background characters, the red shirts... but they had a duty dammit! A duty to give their lives to make sure the V.I.P.'s lived long enough to blind and torture the bastards that put them through this meat grinder in the first place!

Sadly, all they could do at this point was delay the inevitable.

Thankfully, Olieander and Loboto were currently knocked out, having tethered themselves to such a degree to the prison that their psyche's got scrambled when all hell broke lose, otherwise between Loboto's expertise and Ollieanders power they would've been able to kill everyone in the prison by now.

Thus, the stage was set for Raz's turn to play the hero.

The vortignaut sensed him almost immediately, it would seem that even before they intervened, he'd been very close to breaking out on his own! Sadly, that was probably as far as he would've gone as such an action would've drained him completely.

No time to lose, the Vortignaut poured as much power into this remarkable child...

'The Vortessence speaks to me, the flux shifts in your favor, the vocal cords woven ever on-

"Look, sorry. I know your trying to be all mystic and wise sounding, but friends, mentors and girlfriend about to die! Kind of on a time crunch here! Emphasis on CRUNCH!" interrupted Raz as he and many others desperately tried to keep the prison from imploding on them.

The Vortignaut nodded it's mandibles in agreement and through the psychic link granted Raz the power he needed to bypass the last of the prison defenses and head to the first tether.

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Blossom is busy helping keeping a fragment of the prison from collapsing, but doesn't see a burst of psionic energy about to fry her. She managed to dodge it thanks to her super reflexes. Korra using her spirit bending powers held the mental prison together allowing Sunset's sisters to cross a opening on the floor that appeared in front of them.

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"Wait, that's cheating!" Shouted Napoleon Bonepart!

"All's fair in love in war!" Shouted the fifty foot psychic construct of Raz as he grabs the Hearty Knight.

"Now see here! I have a delicate STOOOOOMACHE!" Shouts the game piece right before he's thrown and shatters Napoleon’s stronghold.

"Eat wall!"

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Bubbles tries to escape being knocked out of the prison, but can't. Only for XJ-4 to grab her and toss her into the protection of the prison but the floor she stood on broke apart under her. Sending her out of the prison. Unprotected in the RAW collective unconsciousness her metal body is destroyed.

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Inside the crater; Jasper the critic groans, stars flying around his head.

"At the risk of being pummeled again... I award Bonita Soleil and her performance FIVE stars. Here take some of mine," he said and grabs some of the stars flying around his head and gives them to a now positively GLOWING Bonita.

"Huh. Crude but effective," said stage director Becky Houndstooth. Turns to the still glowing and giant Raz. "Thanks kid! Give me a call when your 18 or at least legal, you have a REAL future in show biz!"

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Marceline was using 'The World' to slow down time whenever she could, sadly time is not always relative or even constant in the perception of the mind. But thanks to her powerful mind all she had to do was try harder for it to work. And with everything so badly in flux, it was almost a given that while distracted with saving a life that an I-beam would randomly unfreeze and falls down to almost pierce her heart.

"MARCELINE!" Princess Bubblegum shouted.

Squick!

"BONNIE!" Marceline shouted seeing Bubblegum impaled and crush underneath the beam.

Marceline lifts the beam off of Bubblegum and carries her girlfriend's body to safety. Thanks to Bubblegum being made out of candy there isn't any organs to worry about. And Marceline has seen Bubblegum take worse and survived, but of course it still takes alot out of her.

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ZAP!

With one blast, Raz turns El Odio back into Edgar.

"Stop Egar! You don't need to do this anymore! Look at them," Raz said and points to the psychic manifestation of his unfaithful high school sweetheart next to the smoldering remains of the egotistical Matador wannabee Dingo Inflagrante.

"They're too pathetic to hurt you anymore..." finished Raz

"It's okay, it's okay... we'll win again another day!" she tried to cheer while sobbing profusely over Dingo's mangled form...

Edgar groaned, "I can't believe I wasted so much of my time on these losers!" He snarled.

The cheerleader saw Edgar, panicked, Kicked Dingo aside.

"Uh... I always loved you more?" She reached desperately...

Edgar looked at her unmoved. "Yeah... Goodbye."

A opening opens up below her and Dingo and they fall screaming. It quickly closes and Edgar walks away with Raz.

Then Edgar pauses, turns back and opens it one more time, just in time to hear her crash to the bottom with a satisfying crunch and smirk...

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Leonardo knocks down a pillar making a bridge allowing the ones on the other side to cross.

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The G-man held up a stop sign. "Halt! Working crew onl-

ZAP!

One good Psi-blast was enough to blast them to oblivion...

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Darkwing and Gizmoduck could only watch as the part of the prison they were fell into the void with XJ-2 who had saved them but couldn't save herself.

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Rainbow squirts intone their pledge of purpose...

"To promote niceness. To make the world prettier. To share candy with everyone. To obfuscate the true nature of the Milkman. To protect the Milkman at all costs. To destroy all who would harm the Milkman, or threaten to reveal his secret objective."

BOOM!

Raz promptly blows the place to bits...

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Infragable Krunk smash his way through the walls giving the others following him a clear path. Major Glory cape was caught by falling rubble pulling him down into the void. Nemesister grabs Michelangelo as he falls into the void with some ribbons. But could only watch in horror as his body faded away long before she managed to pull him up.

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"Googalor! Our resistance brethren are trapped! You'll need to brave the perils of the laser grid tunnel to-

ZAP!

Raz blasts the tunnel to oblivion...

"Or...that works too..."

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Danny tries to weld the collapsing structure with his blasts so it doesn't crush Dora but it's fragmenting too fast. Danny makes a mistake, and he and Dora hold each other as they watch their death approaching as a burst of psionic energy came at them.

"Jenny!" Danny shouted seeing XJ-9 taking the blast instead. Even with her forcefield activated the burst of psionic energy was simply too much for her and she was destroyed. But she lasted long enough to save Danny and Dora.

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"Save Mr. Bunny!" shouts a young Olieander as Super-charged Raz causes his butcher of a father to explode...

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Valhallan leads his team as they escape from the collapsing prison and dodging the burst of psionic energy that came from the outside. Miss Spell and Phan Tone were struck by a burst of psionic energy, killing her. Capital G tries to grab Sam-R-I as he fell into the void but was too far. Tiki Torch and Living Bullet use their flight and speed to grab as many people before more were killed. White Tiger grabs Juniper before she fell into the void.

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RUBBA A DUB DUB! GET OUT OF MY TUB!

ZAP!

Giant Raz blasts the giant Loboto sea monster to scraps!

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Celestia, Luna, and Candance combined their collective powers to keep the prison from further collapsing...

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"I just can't take it anymore! He's just not natural! He's a monster!" Shouts Lobotto's mother.

"I've spoken with my colleagues at the hospital. They all agree on the diagnosis and what must be done." Reassured her husband.

"Will the procedure... hurt him?" said the mother with at least SOME concern...

"Well... the ice pick is long, but it's very thin... And in the right hands-"

"Oh, I don't care!" Interrupts the mother suddenly.

"I just don't care anymore! Just take him away and let this be over with one way or another!" She exclaims exasperated...

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Celestia grunts with the effort she's putting in keeping the area they're in from falling apart.

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Raz gains control of the final psionic tether.

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'Sunset, no matter what... PLEASE be safe.' Thinks Celestia as she feels herself getting light headed.

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With the Vortignaut, Cruller AND Jeremy's guidance. Raz begins the process of teleporting the prisoners to safety.

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A psionic discharge wings Celestia.

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"Almost." Grunted Raz with effort...

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Celestia makes a mistake, sending the blast of psionic energy at Fin and Jake. Jake used his body to shield his brother. Only for XJ-1 to take the blast instead. The blast fried her systems and left her body a burnt out shell. Jake and Fin made a grab for her right before everyone was teleported from the rapidly collapsing prison.

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POOF!

...Rhombus of Ruin theme plays...

Suddenly everyone found themselves on the floor, they groan as they try to reorient themselves, that annoying song playing from a nearby jukebox was NOT helping things. As they got their bearings, they look around and see that they're in a strange lab that was clearly underwater and surrounded by shipwrecks and brain-like glowing yellow crystals. As well as freaky fish/human hybrids scampering about and-

"DAD!?" shouts Lilly at the sight of Truman Zanotto dangling unconscious from a Psychoisolation bonnet.

While Raz and Milla help her get him down, Sasha was looking outside.

"Psilerium? An old abandoned Psychnaut research station? Underwater!? Tacky James Bond parody music? It's the Rhombus of ruin!" Sasha said then frowns and goes thoughtful. "But wait, somethings wrong here... we're definitely in the Rhombus. But I'm seeing signs of flora, fauna and fish that have no business being in the part of the ocean where the Rhombus resides in. It's almost as if..."

And that's when a dazed looking Steve Magnus swam by, the energy of the psilerium clearly affecting him as he just swims on as if in a dazed and confused trance...

"We're in Gravity FALL!?" XJ-8 said who is now the oldest sister. XJ-3, XJ-5, XJ-6, and XJ-7 are now looking to her.

"The bastards were under our noses all along!" Jake Long said.

It's then they heard two groans, they look over to see Olieander and Lobotto slowly waking up and getting to their feet...

Most of everyone got on edge. Obviously most of them were pissed at Oleander, but Lobotto...

Well, between Raz zapping back and forth between the mental tethers, the minds connected to the tethers and the weird energy discharge from the Vortessence everyone got glimpses of Raz's little adventures. In addition to Raz gaining more respect in their eye's, they also saw Lobbotto's tragic backstory... so now they were just confused about him...

Yes, he was a psychotic whack-job who nearly got them all killed. But he was ONLY a whack-job in the first place because his parents give their CHILD a ICE-PICK lobotomy to make him 'normal'. It was hard not to be sympathetic of that...

To everyone's surprise, Sasha walked up to Olender like he was an old friend.

"Ollie? Ollie? Speak to me, how many fingers am I thinking of?" he ask.

Ollieander groaned. "Wha? Sasha? What happened? What is this?"

"I'm afraid you had another one of your little 'episodes' old friend...," Sasha said.

Ollieander groaned. "Oh, boy. I didn't do anything too embarrassing this time, did I?"

"Whoa! Whoa! Hold the phone! This has happened before!?" exclaimed Marceline holding Bubblegum in her arms who is little more than a lump of candy.

"Well, nothing this bad or HUGE. But essentially, yes. Ollie has a LOT of inner demons...," Sasha said.

"Okay, I don't know how your legal system or your social structure worked back home, but you ain't on your world anymore! You better not be expecting an 'easily forgiven' ending here, a lot of people we cared about just got killed because of him!" Raphael said piss off by the death of his brother.

"Unlike our sisters I'm sure that none of the others have backup memory just in case something like this happens," XJ-6 said. (9)

Just about everyone chorused in agreement.

Then to everyone's surprise, Olieander nodded.

"It's fine, I get it. This old soldier went AWOL, now it's time for the cigar and blindfold. We'll don't worry, whatever you may think of me you won't need to throw ME in the brig! I'll walk in willingly, with my head held high and accept my punishment like a man!" he stated boldly as he held his hands out in a submissive yet firm way as he waited for the shackles.

This unexpected attitude briefly took the wind out of their sails before XJ-8 shook it off and handcuffed him...

It was then that Lobotto finally fully regained consciousness and began to rise to his feet...

"New... waters...," he mumbled.

XJ-4 approached the mad dentist cautiously, her feelings still mixed in regards to him.

"Dr. Lobotto? How are you feeling?" she ask him.

Lobotto looked thoughtful.

"Like a cavity that's been... filled," he said that last bit in a very zen manner. He then hangs his head and sighed.

"You remember what happen?" XJ-4 ask.

"I've done so many horrible things, haven't I?" He said regretfully.

"Lobotto, it'll be fine. We can get you the help you need. It's not too late to set things right..." Sasha said.

Lobotto looks deep in thought for a moment... then nodded, he wiped out a walkie-talkie. Before anyone do anything, he's talking on it.

"Attention! All workers! I'm freeing you of your psychic-locks!" he quickly presses some buttons on the console. "My final order? Be free! Release all other prisoners and swim home to your families! Never return here! Never again will anyone suffer in this terrible place."

As he's saying that, everyone looks as little purple chains of psionic energy appear around the fish people and start to break way, the fish people happily squeal in delight and run off to do just as he said.

"Good for you Lobbotto!" Korra said.

"BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BLOW IT TO SMITHEREENS!" Lobbotto finishes suddenly as he slams down on a button and alarms begin to blare.

"Wait, what!?" Korra ask.

Finn's fear-feaster tries to come out and mock him, but Finn- more pissed and depressed then anything- is in NO mood and promptly strikes it down annoyed before it can even say anything.

Lobotto laughs like a maniac. "FREE! FREE! Everyone free! You don't have to go home but you can't stay here! ...because it's about to blow up! ...that was clear, right?"

Sasha responds by knocking him out with a psi-blast. "It's okay everyone, the 'assuming just because an unstable mental patient is no longer evil means he's also no longer an unstable mental patient as well' is a classic rookie mistake that EVERYONE makes."

Korra groans and face-palms. "Let's just get out of here!"

Raz smiles, while all the while trying to ignore the unease of the lake potentially rushing in to drown him.

"Don't worry guys! I got it covered!" he points to the window just in time for everyone to see a now very much reformed monster lungfish gleefully wave at them... and eagerly open it's mouth to safely carry everyone ashore... much to everyone's disgust and horror.

Ollieander despite being handcuffed, he still manages to hike up his pants. "All ashore that's coming ashore lads! Swallow your pride and plug your nose! We're going in hot!"

Everyone gags but reluctantly does just that...

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Elesewhere -

Star Butterfly felt like she'd just been inside a pinball game... EVERYTHING hurt! She also had no idea where she was, save she seemed to be floating around in some vast green void... but at least Marco was here...

"Wait, MARCO!? What are you doing here?" Star ask.

Marco looks around startled, but quickly composes himself. "Well, apparently Glossaryck put his essence in the pudding we ate, so he came to me in my cell-"

Star interrupts. "Oh, he gave you (E) magic too?"

"WHAT magic?" Marco ask confused and shakes his head. "Nope, flat out told me I wasn't as important as you, but I was needed to keep you alive. So he used up his life essence to mystically chain myself to you... which I guess was mystic talk for 'get dragged away with you when your flung about like a ragdoll'..."

Star equally confused. "Yeah, what was up with that? It was like two other forces were smacking me away from the direction I was trying to go..."

"Well, Glossaryck said something about having to time it right so it botched Dipper's plan, and to tell Dipper he's sorry but he forgot ONE crucial thing- whatever that means -also, it was necessary to get you 'where you needed to be'," Marco shrugs. "Again, no idea what he was talking about."

Star groaned and rubbed her temples. "If we survive this I need to have a LONG talk with Sunset, Twilight and Harry about handling mentors like this... also a LOT of Booze. I'm pretty sure what he did caused a lot of people to just die now."

"Oh, that sounds great! Can I join!" Spider with a tophat said.

"No Spider, this won't really be a 'fun' sort of get together-," Star sighs and shakes her head. Then she does a double-take as she realizes that her best spell is ALIVE... as is ALL her other spells! all of them just floating around with her!

"I... you're alive! You're all alive!" Star said and starts to tear up. She breaks down sobbing and hugs them all, apologizing for killing them without considering the consequences of her actions and that they were proof that magic wasn't evil...

"Wait, you did what now?" Narwhale Blast ask.

Marco sees the wand float by as well and realizes that Glossaryck must've restored it along with her magic, which made sense seeing how he was the one who originally made it...

He uses his hoodie as a lasso to snatch it...

BOOM!

And that's when they see it! A giant abomination pawing and thrashing away at something. Looking closer they saw it was a shield of energy created by princess Yue. Who after the merge found she still had some of her moon powers thanks to her bond with the moon, which in the new world became the Man In The Moon. Becoming a guardian and having her full powers restored.

"Wait, are those the guardians!?" Marco ask.

Indeed, it was the other guardians frantically protecting a very old, very frail man. Who looked like he was FADING back and forth out of existence. They're helped by the surviving gem soldiers who were on the moon base before it was destroyed.

"STAR!" Marco shouts as he tosses the wand at her while he gets into a fighting stance.

Star nods as her beloved wand returns to her hand, her magic fully coursing through her once more.

"Just tell us what do Star!" Spider with a top hat said as they all get sucked back into the wand.

"No, seriously! What was that about you killing us and being evil?" Narwhale Blast ask confused but Star doesn't hear and he's sucked back in.

Glowing bright with new power; Star leads Marco on to defend their allies...

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Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Thinker' card is thrown down, it shows Grindelwald sitting down in the classic Aguste Rodin statue position.

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Many, many minutes ago -

Grindelwald was annoyed, he was forced to end his meditation cycle to deal with this new threat. Fortunately, he used the built-in 'default' mode of the Mask to make sure Ogdru Hem continues to ready the first half of the ritual to send the energy of Gravity Falls to Camden where his allies waited to complete the ritual and return wizards to the path of dominance and more importantly return glorious magic to the world!

Sadly, with both of the entities demonic traits more or less currently suppressed they were basically mindless drones. Thus grinding refinement, placement, weaving, calculating, connecting and dispersal of those energies to almost a standstill, and from what he could sense that Alchor boy's interference wasn't doing him any favors either! Unfortunately, that blasted Twilight had him far in the back and protected with a VERY powerful mystic shield that he couldn't break through fast enough before no doubt being tackled and overwhelmed.

Speaking of overwhelmed, it seemed like something was now currently distracting the Ogdru Hem within its own prison pocket dimension! Further delaying everything! What the devil was it doing!? He tried to focus through his connection on what was happening-

ZAP!

Which of course was of course Tyrone's que to portal in MORE reinforcements in the form of Melody Locus, Kenny and Robotgirl showing up with a small robot army.

Grindelwald cursed as he rallied his Knights of Walpurgis and other thugs to his side, whatever was happening in the Disateroid would have to wait, these kids weren't pulling any punches and neither could he!

Most of them were angry and ready to fight to kill the bastard that orchestrated their friends and loved one's deaths, Only Scrooge, Sunset, Pacifica, Tyrone, Alchor and Twilight were remaining calm.

"Right lads, let's be cautious if we just wait until the rest fo the reinforcements get through,” Scrooge said.

"NO, I'M KILLING THIS MONSTER NOW!” Colleen interrupts as she, Exile and Muzzle charged to avenge their fallen Rovers.

“NO LADS! DON'T!” Scrooge shouted as he run after them to stop them.

But it's too late...

click

A swish of the old wizards finger causes the magically infused 'bouncing Betty' to pop out of the ground-

BOOM!

Exile and Muzzle were blown to pieces. Colleen barely survives, but Grindelwald hits her with a spell of his that both blows up her head AND sets the rest of her body on fire. But no one noticed that, The Knights and Grindelwald were already jumping to it. Using the smoke cover of the blast to cover their charge.

Thankfully, Scrooge, Sunset, and Tyrone predicted that and were already trying to rally everyone to defensive positions in addition to throwing a special bomb that destroys all the other mines. While Sunset cast protecting and buffer spells on her party.

And like that, the fight was on...

Most there hadn't heard Killbane's little 'speech' earlier about their 'lucky streak' ending... but they would come to same revelation now regardless...

For indeed they had been lucky to more or less land on their feet after the merge while everyone that COULD have caused problems for them or the world had been either killed, crippled, depowered, bankrupt or in hiding...

The ended TODAY. For Grindelwald was above all a THINKING villain, since being freed he'd been taking to this new world like a sponge. Dabbling, experimenting and learning new forms of magic and science. He'd happily read the 'Evil overlord list', The Universal Genre Savvy Guide, even biographies of him written by his harshest critics. Taking Killbane's criticism of him being magically strong but physically weak to heart, He'd gladly accepted Killbane's training regime. Allowing himself to be run over, setting himself on fire multiple times, driving a car in miserable traffic with an ill-tempered tiger, punching bee-hives. This insane Spartan training while impractical for making an army was perfect for training a small elite vanguard or at the very least a one-man army (I.E. him). He'd even tinkered with his seer powers to allow him to predict his enemy movements five seconds in advance.

He came at them with a wide array of abilities; energy beams shot from his hands, teleporting, summoning mystic, exploding daggers to throw, hovering in mid-air, lightning blasts, fire blasts, summoning low-level phantasms that died with a single blast but rotted away anything they touched in the meantime, even tossing small robot spiders around seemingly at random (which although annoying and mildly painful, they were more of a nuisance that was easily smashed underfoot).

At first, he mostly took pot-shoots at everyone from a distance and just randomly flew and teleported just out of everyone's reach. And mostly let his knights, thugs and droids do the fighting. Only really striking at inopportune times or in a way to distract them long enough for his Knights to get a hit or two in.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Duke L'Orange, Boom Fist, and Naughty bear are all caught in a blast as they stepped on the landmine. Scrooge, immediately sensing something wrong, barely manages to jump off just before his explodes. Duke L’Orange died, while Boom Fist being a flying brick was only wounded by the blast. Naughty Bear was in pieces but could always be repaired and restuff.

While everyone is stunned by these sudden deaths, Grindelwald has no such issue and has already sent a new mystic radio command-

CLANK!

CLANK!

CLANK!

CRACK!

Four of the previously 'just annoying' spiders leap form the ground and jumps to the faces of Nosedive Flashblade, Grease Monkey,The Big Red Cheese and Scrooge. Scrooge, aptly smashes his to bits before it's gets anywhere near his face. Grease Monkey transformed into grease and slip away from his spider. Same with Big Red Cheese who simply shape shifted his way free.

BOOM!

Sadly for Nosedrive he wasn't so quick, the spider attached itself to his face. Exploded in procession and had his body burst into flames. Only for it to reveal that it was a Luchadore, who gotten teleported switched by Sunset casting the spell and saving Nosedrive. Sunset then went on the attack blasting Grindelwald with high level attack spells all based on Slayers. Which Grindelwald quickly found himself on the defense as all of Sunset's spells would had killed him if any of them connected. He was only save thanks to Faceless attacking Sunset and drawing her away.

Naturally, Scrooge figures it out first as he gets back to his feet.

"Watch your feet! The spiders aren't the only thing he's throwing about! He must be throwing NEW mines as well! They must be invisible or something! The random spiders being thrown about are just a decoy to distract from that! Also, beware the spiders too! He was deliberately downplaying how much of a danger they are to catch us off guard when they struck!" he exclaims as he breaks the neck of a Luchadore while using his body to shield from magic blasts.

Grindelwald says nothing and continues to bob, weave and mostly stay out of the fight save to aide his men or when possible get an opportunistic shot at them. Between his enhanced seer abilities and his own intellectual calculating, he could roughly guess where and when most of the hero's would be at a given time. It wasn't 100%, sadly, but he could still make use of it.

He throws blades at Roger who immediately knocks them aside, only to have his head blown off by Raven from behind.

"ROGER!" shouts an enraged Hellboy as he charges forward as his buddies body got blasted some more, only to be pushed out of the way by Scrooge just in time for the ground he'd been running on to explode.

Scrooge deflects a laser bolt from Hellboy while shouting. "Right, the spiders are the mines! The mad bastard has them burrowing around underground! I saw the ground shifting as he was about to step on it!"

“Right,” Hellboy said as he blasted Raven’s left wing off sending her falling to the ground where Kenny blasted her with his plasma gun arm turning her into green goo.

But there was something else...

They were doing SOME harm... but something was off... many of these lot were just WAY to coordinated! Heck, that Raven who shot Roger literally shot at him from behind without even looking! He literally sees a luchadore willingly let himself get punched through the heart by Hego, then grab his body just in time to allow Billy to blast him with his energy cannon arm. Sending the super strong hero flying backwards. Shego screams and runs at him, just as a Phantasm pops up to rot her arm away before she blasts it to dust. Allowing a spider to jump out of the ground toward her head to blow it up-

CRUNCH!

Only for it to be skewed by Scrooge before it could do that, he runs and jumps to grab the cane in mid-air and uses the hook part to lank on Bokor Labas neck and breaks it.

Scrooge, having done a fair bit of research into other magics of other worlds, wonders if Grindelwald had figured out a way to replicate the jedi-skill of Battle meditation, in any case. SOMETHING was up, say what you will about the blighter he was a PATIENT bastard. At this rate, he'd pick them off one at a time or at least stall them long enough for reinforcements to show.

As it just so happened, Grindelwald HAD studied Sith and Jedi holocrons on such a manner... but not being a force user- yet -he couldn't use it to it's full effect. But he could use it on willing volunteers who allowed themselves to be microchipped with a special magitech implant to allow him to use a similar spell type on them.

Scrooge didn't know this, but he knew enough to stop wasting time and try to attack Grindelwald directly.

Sadly, this was better said then done, as Grindelwald would just teleport or fly away whenever Scrooge got too close.

“You daft pansy! Why don't you fight me like a man!?” Scrooge shouts as he jumps to take another swing at him with his cane. Which Scrooge made it completely anti magic so that no amount of magic can affect it. Allow it to one shot any magical being and depower magic users when he hits them with it.

Grindelwald teleports away from him, summons/tosses a phantasm at him before teleporting to a new spot.

“You'd win,” he admits begrudgingly right before tossing several spiders at him and teleporting to a new spot once more.

Scrooge kills the phantasm easily, looks like he's about to say something, then really thinks about it, kills the spiders with no fuss, then finally nods.

“Fair enough,” He concedes right before jumping at him once more.

Now although Scrooge wasn't having any success actually landing a hit on him, his plan was still working. For although Grindelwald could keep out of Scrooges reach, he couldn't do that AND focus on his battle meditation spell at the same time!

His troops cohesion was starting to fall apart and causalities for his side were going up!

Fortunately, although he saw the benefits of Killbane's main objective... it wasn't HIS main objectives. As annoying as it would be to allow MANY of these thorn in his side live this day, he'd gladly allow it to bring about his goals...

‘As annoying as this is, I can still make it work for me,’ thinks Grindelwald as he once more teleports out of Mcducks grasp and toss yet another phantasm at him before teleporting once more.

Grindelwald teleported out of the way as Faceless came flying at him. Turning to where she came from he quickly cast a shield spell which shattered on impact as a fireball struck it, followed by a missile. Flying right at him came Sunset, casting more spells that he never seen before, and XJ-10 unleashing her inbuilt weapons on him. All of his defense spells couldn't withstand the amount of power that Sunset is putting in her spells, with his shields only giving him a few seconds before they broke. Not to mention the sheer firepower of XJ-10's weapons all been set to fight magic. And any spell he cast on them were just disspelled with anti-magic spells or in XJ-10's case being built to counter magic. Sunset and XJ-10 were soon joined by Scrooge putting Grindelwald on pure defense as the three attack him.

!

Elsewhere in the battle -

Hiding behind a bush on the side-lines, Lord Bravery peeked at the battle. He had grabbed a gun and been giving covering fire but the gun ran empty. Nearby was a rather badly damaged Stump. Although he lived, fighting the Ruins and Plot devices meta-influenced death rattle had done a number on him... he was in NO condition to fight.

Lord Bravery gulps. “My word, we’re dropping like flies!”

"..........," Stump said.

“What?! Poppycock! Obviously, I would love nothing more then to go out there and get my knuckles dirty with my fellow heroes! ...but uh...,” Lord Bravery said as he looks around and sets his eyes on Stump. “But... well, someone needs to stay with you! I mean, look at you man! Not to kick you while your down, but you look like something the cat dragged in!”

"..........," Stump said.

Lord bravery looks awkward as he twiddled his thumbs embarrassed. “Well, okay... TECHNICALLY that's true...”

"..........," Stump said.

“Now see here! There's no reason to drag more poor mother into this!” Lord Bravery said angrily.

"..........," Stump said.

“Well, okay, fine... yes... that's ALSO a good point...,” he concedes in good spirit.

"..........," Stump said.

“Well now your just being a jerk about it!” Lord Bravery starts to sob and blows his nose on a hanky.

"..........," Stump said.

Lord Bravery suddenly looks determined and slams his fist down into his palm.

“You know what? Your absolutely right!” he starts to stand up and pose heroically while looking at the fight. “For too long I've just been some hero-wannabe, a comical-side character only good for a laugh! That ends today! Today I prove myself as both a hero and a MAN! Look out Superman, a new man of steel is coming for your title!”

Lord Bravery gives a roar and charges out onto the field. He bashes his way through several mask thugs before coming up to Ghastly Gus the giant Frankenstein like grave digger. The giant grave digger swung his giant shovel at the English hero who caught the digging tool and lank it away from its owner. And jabs the end of the shovel into Gas’s open mouth causing the giant to choke and follows through by flipping the shovel around. And with one swing slams the metal head into the giant’s face knocking him out.

“Take this,” Lord Bravery shouted as he throws the shovel like a spear at a group of Luchadores. With the shovel head cutting some in half.

Billy blasted Lord Bravery with his arm cannon sending the hero falling. Only surviving the blast because of his super strong body. Billy aim his arm cannon to finish off the hero.

BOOM!

Underfists giant fist crashes down on him from the sky.

Billy underneath the crushed wreckage, his body both organic and machine are mangled and leaking fluids of all variety. “Oh, that's just bollocks...”

Underfist groans as they drag themselves out of the fist, they immediately posed heroically and pointed at Grindelwald's forces.

Hoss Delgado readies his chainsaw crossbow. “Alright ugly, you ready for a clobbering!?”

Grindelwald doesn't even dignify them with a response, he was about to snap his fingers. Only for him to be struck by Scrooge’s cane breaking his fingers on the hand. The hit cause him to lose his magic for the micro seconds that the cane made contact with him. Making Grindelwald to go on the defense as he dodges Scrooge’s, Sunset's and XJ-10's attacks, and him having to recast the spells he’s maintaining before he lose complete control of them. Made harder as Underfist join in, backing up Scrooge, XJ-10, and Sunset.

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'How did we get here' card is thrown down. Showing everyone staring at the crashed wreckage that was once Underfist fist tank and scratching their heads confused.

!

5 minutes earlier -

Mammothman was trying to make sense of what was happening as he dodged and weaved. One second they had that nearly naked kid completely crushed... suddenly he turned it all around?! What the blood, man!?

...music starts...

When monsters come to wreck your town
And you need heroes to rescue you
And the Superfriends just ain't around
Then Underfist will rescue you.

Everyone else is too busy NOT dying to notice, but Mammothman sees the familiar Underfist vehicle popping out of the ground a mile away and heading toward them... stereo blaring.

It's what they do, Oh yeah!
Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

Mammothman rolls his eyes, in regards to Killbane's strict: 'no body, no death' policy. They had searched the supposed destruction site of Underfist.

Under...
Under...
Under, under, Underfist!
Under, under, Underfist!

And despite their attempts to play possum, it was fairly obvious Underfist had been simply hiding underground.

When the underworld attacks
And candy monsters run amock
And you're eaten by some form of snacks
Then what you need is a magic duck!

Mammothman pulls out the spare detonator Killbane had given him. They'd secretly planted those burrowing bombs of Grindelwald all over their vessel hoping they could use them to kill more hero's.

Underfist, they're free!
Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

...But considering how everything was going to hell, probably best to just cut their losses.

Underfist, go!

He presses the detonator on the final note.

BOOM!

Most of the vehicle is blown to kingdom come, but a large pieces of it goes flying to the opposite side of Gravity Falls, pained screaming clearly heard from it...

Mammothman was about to do something about it when Killbane started to shout at him and then shot a flare in the air...

After that, things got hectic as both sides gained reinforcements so he- like everyone else it seems -forgot about that brief oddity and focused on the fight and Killbane's retreat.

The pony/jukebox was still tied down and trying to crawl out of the battlefield.

CRUNCH!

"Sorry!" shouts Dipper and Wendy as they accidentally use the poor pony as a launching point. The dazed and bruised pony naturally enough, launched into yet another heart song.

...music starts...

Dipper rides on Wendy as they slaughter their foes. Dipper is riding on Wendy in her deer form as she used her ram power to ram her way through everything. And thanks to her power she was completely invincible while she's using it.

They see you as small and helpless
They see you as just a child

Wendy switches to her werewolf form as she tears apart a group of Luchadore who drove in on a truck. Dipper quickly taking their weapons and making them BETTER and using it kill many more.

Surprise when they find out that a warrior will soon run wild

A group of special forces back up, Eda saving her from a group of Luchadores who had her pin down by their crossfire. Soos is with another group of soldiers using the music box from the isles. The Ra'zac and Dementors that into the range of the box lost all of their magical protection. Allowing the soldiers to cut them down, now that they no longer have the 'only way to kill them' rule protecting them anymore.

Prepare for your greatest moments
Prepare for your finest hour

Dipper and Wendy rush by Lincoln's team. Lincoln was dumbing down everything about all the baddies attacking them. The Ra'zac and Dementors found all their attacks dumb down to where it did just about next to nothing. Ronnie was serving up soup made out of white oak, holy water, garlic, silver shavings and other things, that all have an effect one dark creature or another. And added the hottest peppers just to give it an extra kick. And Six found she could just suck up the Ra'zac and Dementors with no problems at all.

The dream that you've always dreamed is
Suddenly about to flower

Dipper spotted Huntress Wizard fighting with some soldiers. She has forgo her bow and had picked up a gun. She does use her bow now and then, firing bomb arrows that once struck a target would blow up. Killing the target and the surrounding enemies.

We are lightning

Straying from the thunder
Miracles of ancient wonder

Sam and Max drive into a group of Ra'zac and Dementors who couldn't feed or do anything to the pair. Sam was blasting them with his gun while Max was grabbing them and.... it's better not said what he's doing to them. What he was doing is causing all the MCD forces to flee from the pair.

This will be the day we've waited for
This will be the day we open up the door

Dipper using his pip-boy to create a anti-magic forcefield around him and Wendy who he is riding on in her deer form. They rammed into a bunch of Ra'zac and Dementors, by passing their defenses.

I don't wanna hear your absolution
Hope you're ready for a revolution

Dipper riding on Wendy ram into Luchadores or took shots at them, as they were behind cover. Helping Lilith who is protecting Luz, Willow, Gus, Amity, Edric, and Emira. Lilith is using her magic and when she needed a breather she went into the magical force field the kids are maintaining. Willow is helping by using her plant powers to attack the Luchadores within her attack range. Luz, Gus, Amity, Edric, and Emira are using their magic to maintain the shield only letting in their allies and healing them. Luz is also giving Lilith as many buffs and restoring her energy using her spell drive.

Welcome to a world of new solutions
Welcome to a world of bloody evolution

Wendy destroys many droids and Dipper quickly using the parts, builds a bunch of turrets. That he tosses around to aide their allies. The turrets only fired on the MCD forces thanks to Dipper making them to do that, thanks to his knowledge of the turrets from the world the Mr. Handies come from.

In time-your heart will open minds
A story will be told

And victory is in a simple soul

Dipper and Wendy saw Monkey King jumping at Mammothman through the air and yelling like a maniac, staff raised high. Only for Mammothman to blast him with ice, freezing Monkey King and causing him to shatter as he hits the ground. Mammothman quickly stamps on what pieces are left just to be sure he's dead. (10)

Your world needs a great defender
Your world's in the way of harm

Rena Rouge enraged at the deaths of her friend, tries to use her illusions to make many copies of herself to disorient Mammothman. But Mammothman thanks to his heightened animal senses, is able to see the real one which has a shadow, while the illusions don't. The real one also the only one that has a scent. And the real one makes a noise as her feet hits the ground... he quietly thanks Master Grindelwald for teaching him how to see through illusions. And then body slams her crushing her instantly, before stamping on her head till it was past just to be sure.

You want a romantic life a fairytale that's full of charm

Carapace and Viperion realizing that they're no match for Mammothman and use their com-links to talk to Hawkmoth and use his butterflies to weaponize the anger in them directed toward Mammothman to give them a power boost to bring him down.

Beware that the light is fading
Beware as the dark returns

Both Carapace and Viperion patiently waited for butterflies to come.

This world's unforgiving
Even brilliant lights will cease to burn

Only for Mammothman to stab them through their hearts with his tusks. Mocking them for just standing around like idiots in the middle of a warzone. (11)

Legends scatter
Day and night will sever
Hope and peace are lost forever

Dipper and Wendy rush at Mammothman as he rips Carapace and Viperion to pieces and crushes their heads for good measure. Dipper fires at Mammothman as his back was turn only for him to block the blast. And jump out of the was as Wendy tries to ram into him.

(This will be the day we waited for)

(We are lightning)
(Welcome to a world of new solutions)

Mammothman blast the two with ice only for his blocks of ice to have as much of an impact as a snowball. Lincoln is using his powers on Mammothman preventing his attacks from hurting his friends. Ronnie and Six are protecting him from attack.

This will be the day we've waited for
This will be the day we open up the door

Knowing he won't be able to hurt them as long as Lincoln is using his 'Dumb' power on him. Mammothman created and ice wall between him and Lincoln. Mammothman then dodged Wendy as she leaps at him in her deer form still using her 'Ram' power. Mammothman knows that he can't let her hit him with that or he'll be finish.

I don't wanna hear your absolution
Hope you're ready for a revolution

Dipper blasted Mammothman distracting him as Wendy once again tries to ram into him. Mammothman dodges her again and slap her as she pass by him. The blow didn't harm her thanks to her power but it did send her crashing into the stands of the stadium.

Welcome to a world of new solutions
Welcome to a world of bloody evolution

Mammothman rushs at Dipper as he blasted him with his blaster and backed up by the turrets he made. Mammothman powered through the energy blasts, shielding himself with his arms. Mammothman was about to him when Freakazoid struck with a shoulder slam, sending him falling to the ground.

In time your heart will open minds
A story will be told
And victory is in a simple soul

Mammothman got back up and aimed his truck at Freakazoid, only for Samurai Vac to reverse his vacuum blowing dust into Mammothman's truck. Mammothman cough as he tries to clear his airway of dust. Huntsman fires a arrow into his right eye causing Mammothman to scream in pain.

Your world needs a great defender
Your world's in the way of harm
You want a romantic life a fairytale that's full of charm

Both Ladybug and Cat Noir attack as they wanted some payback for the deaths of their friends. Both of them swung their weapons together and struck Mammothman at the stomach together. The blow sent Mammothman stumbling backwards, holding both his guts and missing eye.

Beware that the light is fading
Beware as the dark returns
This world's unforgiving
Even brilliant lights will cease to burn

Dipper blasted Mammothman with his slow blast causing him to become slow. With Mammothman stuck in one place, Wendy getting out of the hole she made uses her ram power again. This time she slams into Mammothman's back breaking his back.

Legends scatter
Day and night will sever
Hope and peace are lost forever

With Mammothman's back broken and him unable to move his lower body, he was left helpless as the heroes around him all attack him at once.

(This will be the day we waited for)
(We are lightning)
(Welcome to a world of new solutions)

As they beat down on Mammothman, Dipper gets a call through the com-link Wendy threw to him at the beginning of the fight. Mcsquizzy has spotted Killbane.

This will be the day we've waited for
This will be the day we open up the door

After briefly quizzing Mcsquizzy on the geography of the area, Dipper tells him to give the info to Tyrone and initiate Plan Aquas.

I don't wanna hear your absolution
Hope you're ready for a revolution

Tyrone side by side with Pacifica fighting the remaining knights Faceless and Billy who pulled himself out from underneath the wreckage, and the other Grindelwald troops. Tyrone gets the news through the com-link and immediately uses his portal powers to release tons of water they had in storage at the cordinates.

Welcome to a world of new solutions
Welcome to a world of bloody evolution

Killbane shouts in surprise as the incline he was in is suddenly filled with water, washing him over.

In time your heart will open minds

Dippers various forest allies use various means to dam up the sides, to keep as much water inside and the area flooded.

A story will be told

Dipper orders for them to keep watch, assume nothing till they found his body. Then blow the body up for good measure.

And victory is in a simple soul

The music ends and the pony on the ground groans.

"Kill me now." he moans... then he sees that last hit actually sliced him in half. "Dang it."

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Martyr' card is thrown down.

!

In Space -

The guardians quickly explain to Star and Marco how they were inside the Disasteroid, and the thing they were fighting was the Ogdru Hem. The man in the Moon was still 'technically' alive (or whatever passed for 'alive' for a high-level entity like him)... but he was barely holding on. What little of his magic and life force that WASN'T eaten by this beast when the Moon was devoured was nearly used up keeping the Guardians and a small pocket of gem warriors from facing the same fate. Yue has taken overusing her shield to protect all of them from Ogdru Hem.

For the most part, the beast had been ignoring them, only pawing at the shield Yue is maintaining now and than. It’s power and focus on... whatever it was that Grindelwald needed it for. But whatever was happening, seemed to be distracting Grindelwald enough that the beast was free to focus itself on them finally. It didn't seem all that smart, what little awareness it had seemed to only be through Grindelwalds magic still mingling with it, it seemed more like a nearly-mindless feral beast then anything just protecting it's territory and wanting to eat one more mouthful...

They'd been hoping that keeping the Man in the Moon out of sight and hunkering down would give him time to heal and gain at least SOME of his strength back...

But then they learned of yet another layer of Grindelwald's cunning and cruelty. The fact was, Grindelwald could've created the final crucial ingredient- The Moon tear -that was needed to finish restoring and dominating Majora's mask in other ways without the whole Summerween scheme. They wouldn't have been EASY, don't get me wrong... but still WAY easier compared to the roundabout way he went about it on that fateful Summerween night...

But this way, he got a Moon tear indirectly/accidentally created by the man in the Moon himself... and thus... ended up with a tiny sample of his magic interwoven within it...

Thankfully, they weren't in a universe where the whole 'That what you create through your magic becomes immune to your magic' rule applied... so that wasn't an option. Still, a small sample of one's magic- if one was clever and capable enough -could be used to create a deadly magic poison specially tailored to your magic and life force...

Now, as clever and resourceful Grindelwald was... he had his limits. And there was only so much even HE could do with such a TINY sample...

In normal circumstances, such a cocktail- no matter how potent - wouldn't have hurt the deity at all. It would've been about as effective as a a human trying to kill a GIANT with a slightly infected hatpin.

But a battered, withered Man in the Moon that had just had it's celestial body gobbled up and most of his divine essence torn from him? That was a different story altogether.

Clearly, Grindelwald had anticipated the possibility of Man in the Moon surviving being devoured and interwove the poison throughout the Disasteroid as he remade it as some twisted failsafe.

In his weakened, diminished state. Not only was the poison stopping him from healing, but also slowly killing him as long as it stayed in his system or even as long as he stayed inside or even within proximity of the Disasteroid PERIOD. If he didn't get out of here and get help soon... he would fade away entirely. And the powers of the guardians would go with him.

Star, calling upon her new powers. Helped the Guardians and Gems fight the monster...

This... naturally caused Grindelwald some problems. Star's new (E) magic made her an actual legit threat to the Ogdru Hem. It could fight her off with Grindelwald guiding it and giving it the intellect it needed to counter her... but doing so made Grindelwald vulnerable to Scrooge Mcduck!

And if the Ogdru Hem was destroyed, his entire apparatus would be wrecked and the ritual ruined! To keep this balancing act going, he'd been forced to abandon his men completely! They were dropping like flies now! A downside of the battle meditation was if you inexplicably dropped it without warning it could caused your manpower to be both demoralized and disoriented! And it didn't help that thanks to his connection to the Ogdru Hem, Star was able to get glimpses of him on earth as she fights, so she knows when he's distracted!

!

On Earth -

There was no getting around it, he'd have to just enact his part of the ritual early! Thankfully he'd already done most of the heavy lifting. There was till a possibility of a premature dispersal to be messy, problematic, and even at least one magic storm or two. But as long as Rookwood did his part correctly the risk would be mostly non-existent! In any case, it was not like he had a choice at this point. It was obvious this fight was winding down... and not in his favor. He was lucky that Under Fist were drawn away from attacking him, but he still has to deal with Scrooge, Sunset, and XJ-10. He would never have a chance like this again. The Slenderman barrier would soon be stabilized, the gods would be on high alert and would never stop hunting him after this! For his dream to rebuild the wizarding world. It was literally either now or never!

But before he could even think of that... he needed to do one last thing to 'get a clear shot' so to speak. He just needed a few more seconds...

CRACK!

"Ha!" Shouted Scrooge as he finally got lucky and dealt a killing blow to the blighter! Got you yah numpty- What the hay!?" Scrooge stared as 'Grindelwald’ was falling apart at the seems, revealed to be shattered remains of some form of mix of mystic illusion and small little droids.

Mcduck was quick to realize that at some point during their fight Grindelwald teleported elswhere but used an illusion to make that 'thing' look like he'd simply teleported to yet another place around for a sneak attack. And the blasted thing must've had some form of relay that allowed the REAL one to teleport his little tricks the fake so it could keep throwing things at them to keep them believing it was real. Both Sunset and XJ-10 seeing this began scanning for Grindelwald.

Scrooge while quickly giving the thing enough whacks to smash it and make sure it STAYED down, quickly surveyed the battlefield while shouting through his com-link. "Everyone! Be on alert! Grindelwald used a decoy and I don't have eyes on him!"

And then he did.

Indeed, Grindelwald had gained the power of His world’s Death invisibility cloak and could cloak himself in a way that was almost impossible to detect. While his decoy kept Scrooge busy. He'd watched Twilight's Sparkles shield and through much analysis and trial and error through his seer powers running through multiple 5-second simulations... he'd figured out the mystic frequency of Twilight's shield.

One eye-blink.

Grindelwald decloacks right outside Twilight's shield.

Two eye-blink.

Grindelwald teleports through shield.

Three eye-blink.

Grindelwald smacks Twilight so hard she's sent flying through a nearby wall.

Four eye-blink.

Grindelwald fires down on a now very surprised Alchor.

Five eyeblink...

Moon Butterfly jumps in just in time to take the blow to her heart and head.

Six Eyeblink.

Star sees ALL this, through a glimpse.

Seven Eyeblink.

Scrooge, Sunset, and XJ-10 jumps to Alchors defense before Grindelwald can fire again while Stars heart breaks...

Eight Eyeblink.

"MOM!"

CRACK!

Screams a sobbing Star, she Dips Down harder than anyone else in the history of Glossaryck's 'experiment'. The ensuing magical backlash puts a crack in the Disasteroid's shell! And burns the Ogdru Hem, it's very flesh boiling in agony... and then it knew NEW agony under Stars fists and wand...

The backlash was so great, that Grindelwald felt it! He was flung through several walls through the raw energy alone!

'Right, I think it's safe to write off the Ogdru Hem as a 'Dead beast walking'. Which means I can't afford to wait any longer! I need to do this NOW!' He quickly summons his remaining troops and Knights which are just Billy and Faceless to his side to cover him as he concentrates on igniting the ley-lines that would shot his collected energy toward the ritual site in Camden London.

‘I was hoping to kill Alchor so his lack of disruption would raise the success of this by at least 10%... but maybe I'm worried about nothing, I'm already at 85% assured success after all. I've already done all the heavy lifting, I would've preferred more time to enact some contingencies, more preparations... but really, as long as Rokwood dose his part of the ritual perfectly everything will work out as I'd hoped! And really, he got the easy part of the assignment... yes, yes. This should work out, I'm clearly worried about nothing!' He rationalizes to himself as he releases the energy to do just that...

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'want of a nail' card is tossed down.

!

England -

Rokwood examined the large lump of green rock that had inexplicably appeared along the other formerly mystic treasures that were to be revived soon. He didn't know what it was, but it clearly formerly had magic of the highest caliber. Rokwood considered taking it out, but the mystic tree roots had already grown over it and the other treasures... and he didn't have time to break them off. There is also that small hand mirror, a amulet, a book with a woman's face on the cover, a staff made out of crystal, and another mirror this one much larger than the hand mirror that has a wood cover on the mirror part that opens like a door. That someone left on the tree roots and are all in the same state as the rock.

According to Grindelwald's instructions they needed to start prepping the final part of the ritual immediately! Besides, he didn't like the look of all that energy discharge coming from the Disasteroid... and was it just him, or were their far more 'drones' patrolling this part of Camden town then there was before? The various mystical and technological defenses should be keeping them off the radar... but why take chances?!

He quickly called for the majority of the former wizards to gather, he didn't call the Knights of Walpurgis though. There has been a great deal of friction between the old magic users and the new magic users. The newer ones and those who abandon the old ways, have embraced the magic-tech that has been appearing since the merge. With some undergoing cyber implants and transforming their bodies to regain some magical powers. And see the ones clinging to the old ways as backwards and out of touch with the world. Being the reason why the old wizard world fell apart once they no longer had any magic. This, needless to say, was not helping morale or cooperation among the various factions here.

Rokwood, would be lying if he said he didn't agree with many of their points, but that kind of attitude was the last thing they needed around so many volatile individuals... well, okay. By individuals, he mostly meant Bellatrix and the Weasley's. Regardless, Rokwood had been forced to use every excuse he could think of to make them stay away from the main camp... and really, they already had more then enough people here to do the ritual here anyway. Why cause unneeded drama now when they were so close to having the wondrous gift of magic returned to them?

Despite himself, Rokwood couldn't help but mockingly give a little 'tap' to Dumbledore's glass encasement. 'Foolish old man, stay here and rot for all I care... and watch as a glorious new era of magic runs off without you...'

He walks off to the ritual cauldron... again, really wasn't liking the looks of all those drones buzzing about. He quickly gathered everyone and activated their main defense. A special runic-driven mystic force-field... it had one exit just in case... but other then that it could handle most Muggle armament...

As he prepped the ritual area, he made one last call to the scouts and Knights to make sure no one was around one last time.

"Nothing but mangy cats and homeless mutts,” reported a scout flatly. Rokwood nodded sending the scouts and knights to spread out and stand guard just in case and began the ritual.

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'two lines, no waiting' card is thrown down, it had a comical picture of a man and dog colliding into each other...

!

England -

Meanwhile, some of the 'muts' were watching the odd pets...

"Oh, boy! Their starting! Call Dante! Get everyone else!" shouts Dylan. Dolly nods and dose just that, using the World Wide Woof to communicate, all the while trying VERY hard not to think about why her brother smelled so VERY strong of her friend Summer and a certain Black Poodle...

!

At the ritual -

Rokwwod looked at three ingredients that have been painstakingly gathered. It truly was a pleasure to work under someone like Grindelwald, instead of Mr. 'I mastered the Killing curse, so who needs other magic to fall back on?' He'd figured out a way to tweak the blood, bone and flesh resurrection ritual into a magic revival ritual.

Bone of Merlin: Bone of magics greatest Ancestor, Unknowingly given, you will restore your progeny to glory.

Flesh of Grindelwald: Flesh of the greatest of magics current generation, willingly given, you will return the wonder of magic back to your people.

Blood of a Thirdack: Blood of the great enemy of all magic, forcibly taken, you will bring about a golden era for those you hate.

He had no idea how Grindelwald managed to FIND a Thirdack, let alone kill it... but that only further showed his worthiness to lead them a better wizard-dominated tomorrow in his books...

He was about to begin tossing the ingredients in-

BARK!

WOOF!

YIPE!

Rokwood turns around to see a swarm of dogs and cats pouring through the exit and spread out amongst the various former witches and wizards. Most of which were smitten by how adorable they were and were getting out of position and petting them!

"What the? What's all this!? Where did all these animals come from!?" Rokwood shouted. He had to restrain himself from harming any of the animals as that would probably just set off the light aligned magic users. So he and his men were forced to humanely corral them by hand.

While the pets were busy, Dante leapt up to the cauldron, he knew he had to work fast. From what scraps of info they could get, he and his fellow dabblers of the occult had- more or less -gotten the gist of the ritual. The majority of it was rankly far too complicated for them to even CONSIDER sabotaging, but this they could flutz this just fine!

He grabs the ingredients and begins tossing them in while intoning his own version of the enchantments.

"Bone of great pet, unknowingly given, ruin your fellow pets scheme."

"Flesh of yet another pet, willingly given, cause your allied pets wickedness to crumble and be no more!"

"Blood of enemy to pet, give power to all that would oppose and topple your foes!"

"Right, get them out! Come on you lot! We don't have time for this! Get them out!" Rokwood voice shouted out.

Dante looks over and sees that Rokwood had finally succeeded in rallying the other former wizards and witches to get them to move the rest of the animals out of the shield. They were still dancing out and in through the exit. But Rokwood was clearly on his last nerve...

Knowing he didn't have much time... Dante quickly grabs a very peculiar dead rat he had found in the sewer the other day.

"Uh... dead rat of... rat! Uh... just because! Royally bollocks up what their doing and curse them!"

He throws the rat in just as he's found, grabbed by the scruff of his neck and thrown out with the others. Rokwood briefly wonders what the dog had been doing at the cauldron... but then he remembers it's just a dumb dog, so who cared? Besides, he had more important things to worry about...

"That's it! That's it! I'm breaking this lock!" shouts Rockwood at his wits end as he throws the animals out for the 11th time, enraged he smashes the rune that allows the exit to exist. It's shut and sealed with now no way to reopen it from either side...

"Uh, don't we need that?" asked Ron concerned.

"When we got our magic back, it'll take me an hour tops to fix it! We'll be fine! Now can we PLEASE just get on with this? We've wasted enough times as it is!" Rokwood gets out some charms. "Crab! I Need to make sure everyone gets back in their places, go ahead and put the ingredients in and say the spell! Tell me when it starts glowing so we can move on to the next step!"

Crab Senior nods as he walks up to the cauldron... but scratches his head confused. The ingredients are gone and the cauldron is already glowing! Crab... simply looked at this confused for a bit before then turning to shout at Rokwood.

"Uh, the thing is glowing, what do I do?" he asked confused.

Rokwood is putting the last people back into place and getting them to chant, when he turns back to shout.

"What do you mean, what do you do? Finish the enchantment and get back in your place and start chanting you idiot!" shouts Rokwood, having misunderstood Crabs poorly-phrased question.

Crab again looks confused, but as was typical for a low level thug who thinks it's a good idea to chain themselves to psychotic megalomaniacs like Voldemort. He just shrugs and blindly dose as he's told.

Meanwhile outside the shield, everyone watches as the pets complete their unknowingly botched ritual.

"Okay, so explain to me again why we didn't just STEAL the ingredients? Or even just tip the cauldron over?" Dolly ask.

"Just because those ingredients are rare, doesn't mean they don't have back-ups. It was too big of a gamble; we do that and they had spares? We accomplished nothing and they learn to be more cautious and on guard for us. At least this way we know for certain we messed it up," Porsche answers.

"Right, about that... what exactly is 'it'? Did we ever really find out?" Dylan ask.

"The dark machinations of their plots are an enigma of the highest order!" Dante exclaims dramatically.

Dylan sighs and turns to Constantine. "Translation?"

Constantine scratches the back of his head awkwardly with his back leg.

"Uh... actually, that's a pretty apt description of the situation," he sighs as if reluctant to admit it. "My good dog, I like to think of myself well-learned and well-traveled in the arcane arts... but in all my travels I've never seen ANYTHING like this. It's as if someone took several dozen different forms of magic/science and somehow get them merged together in a wondrous, harmonious orchestra! It's insane... yet eerily beautiful."

He admitted that last bit with resigned admiration. Making Dyan to start looking very nervous.

"So... we don't know what it does... and we just messed with it?" he looks back at the ritual site concerned. "Uh, guy's? Can't help but feel like that might've been a bit of red flag you should've brought up earlier!"

Portia tries to sound as reassuring as possible. "Dylan, I wasn't happy about that either. But there simply wasn't time to learn more! We might not know the ritual in its entirety or even what it DID. But we knew enough that they were planning on killing 'muggles'! Admittedly, I'm only 50% convinced that that means 'animals', but even if it doesn't. We couldn't just let them kill whoever it is!"

Dylan still looked unsure, as he looked back and forth between them and the pets. "Well... I guess..."

"Wait... it's not going to like hurt them or anything, is it? I mean I know I'm not actually thrilled at them right now... but still...," Dolly trails off, unsure of what to say here.

Constantine just gives a dismissive wave of his paw. "Fear not my dear! There's a reason we had Dante do this. For although quite learned in the mystic arts... he's still a novice power-wise."

"Hey!" Dante interrupts annoyed.

Constantine ignores him and continues.

"Thus, as there wasn't power behind the curse, it'll do little more then botch the ritual and cause the entire apparatus behind it to decay and crumble. It'll barely give the lot of them a bloody nose!" he said which everyone else gives out a sigh of relief while he suddenly looks thoughtful. "...Unless of course a completely out-of-context outside energy source suddenly empowered the whole thing. That would be trouble. We had to make it a fairly nasty and powerful curse to compensate for Dante's lack of power after all. But really, what are the odds of that?"

ZAP!

Everyone looked up just in time to see several formerly invisible roads of energy start to become visible and intersect with the ritual site. The pets who were kept in cages all began screaming as their lifeforce were drain from them to power the spell. But the spell wasn't going to plan as the other pets who weren't in cages quickly realized that fact and began fleeing.

"Wait, the ley lines?! How are they?" Portia goes very pale. "EVERYBODY TAKE COVER!"

BOOM!

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Miscommunication kills' card is thrown down.

!

Around the world -

Across the world, all Richter scales pointed at the British isle went to ELEVEN!

!

Rokwood immediately knew something had gone horribly wrong! Everything was burning! Him and everyone there was wracked with pain! Their bodies twisting and warping as they screamed in agony! They tried to escape, but the shield was now trapping them! They banged on it fruitlessly as everything fell apart around them!

He tried to get to the cauldron to do something, but it had already exploded! He tried to reach the tree but it was already glowing, mutating and growing rapidly! He reached toward the artifacts. But somehow the spell that was made to teleport The Sapphire Dragon was twisted and while still successful. It also somehow took the rest of the artifacts- and even a nearby Dumbledore who ironically had been protected by the curse by the very crystal prison that Rokwood had made to deprive him of magic -to at least as far as outside the shield.

The still yet unidentified green stone and the goblet of fire rolled away from the rest of the pile-

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Gimmie' card is thrown down...

!

The stone vanishes mid-roll, which is then replaced by the Gimmie card. Which promptly crumbles to dust. The hand mirror, the amulet, the book, the staff and the large mirror all began glowing with power.

The goblet is picked up by Spring-Heeled Jack who suddenly teleports out of nowhere. He was about to pick up the rest of the stuff before a sudden explosion and the ground starting to crack beneath him forces to abandon it and teleport out of there. Outside the ritual area the other knights and magic users ran for their lives.

Doug and Dawkins, briefly run by having been separated from the others as all of Camden was being shoo to pieces. Doug however then sees Dumbledore, the remains of his now shattered prison scattered about him, but still alive yet unconscious. Refusing to break his firehouse dog oath regardless of his world collapsing around him, he quickly bit down on the hem of his robes and began to drag him away to safety.

Dawkins, meanwhile. Began to frantically scoop up all the now discarded mystic items. He knew this was probably not the wisest priority. But he'd been Dungeon Master of enough games of 'Fetch of the Golden Chew' To immediately recognize 'epic-level macguffin's'. And he had a suspicion that when the dust settled... his family would need all the help they could get.

Rokwood only had time to look at the bizarre sight of these dogs before the entire ritual area exploded in a blast of magic, sending him flying half through the air in flames.

!

Elsewhere in London -

On the other side of London, a reporter is telling the viewers watching how in a shocking turn of events. The Norsefire government allowed this mass anti-Norsefire protest to happen in London, even going as far as to remove most of their police presence to show their being sincere about 'respecting the rights of their citizens' and 'not up to any funny business' in the wake of recent events.

With the Maelstrom still off the coast of England in International waters, picking up refugees from England. With them sharing their stories with reporters and putting them online for the world to see. Along with rumors of resistance movements and international sanctions against Britain. Is causing lots of problems for the Norsefire government. And with the current Disasteroid/Gravity Falls crisis, they had no choice but to allow the protest to happen. They're barely holding back the tide of panic that is gripping the world, with the evil moon hanging over their heads.

Then it happen, the earth began to shake and the magical laylines that had laid dormant since the merge, came to life. The entire city was engulf in magical discharge and everything was collapsing around the protesters. Many people and animals were getting hit by magic energy that also causes them to warp and twist. Buildings were also affected by the magic, transforming and twisting. Norsefire government officials fleeing out of government buildings joined the mob as they all tired to flee from the city.

The Entire city of London sank into the ground as it was overran by out of control magic. Coming from an out of control magical tree that grew into a giant tree with its branches spreading out till it overshadowed the entire city. The city disappeared as it sank with the ground covering up the hole as it went down. With the branches of the tree forming a foundation for the earth to sit on.

!

Offshore of England -

On the floating nation of Maelstrom, Patience was using her ice powers to keep the waters around the floating ice fortress calm. Everyone else was watching as the island nation of England was rock by the giant earthquake. Patience and every other magic user could feel the sheer amount of magic coming from the island.

The US navy ship was already preparing to help in search and rescue once they get the orders to help. Airships and other flying vehicles are also being fueled up ready to go to, once they were given the go ahead. Mostly they're waiting for whatever is happening to stop before they could go and help.

!

Camden -

Pearl is evacuating the remaining dalmatians from the 101 Dalmatian street, right before it bursts into flames and starts to collapse and sinks into the earth.

"No!" Dolly shouts in tears as she runs toward her home. Dylan grabs he and holds her back, also in tears.

"Dolly! No! It's gone! We need to get of here!" Dylan said as several other family members and friends help drag her back as the house and most of the street it's on collapses into the earth... the street sign '101 Dalmatian street', falls off it's pole and shatters as it hits the ground...

!

Outside of the city -

The Dalmatian family and their friends finally reunite on the outskirts of the still crumbling city. They try to take a breather as Dolly and many others bawl over the loss of their homes. While Dante just lays most despondent on the former headmasters chest, said Headmaster was slowly starting to gain consciousness.

Dumbeldore groans and awakes to him freed from the prison he was kept in.

"What...what has happened?" he sees the little dog on his chest, and despite the situation can't help but smile and give it a pet. "Well hello little one, how are you today?"

It is then that he sees the scene before him, his eyes dart back and forth in horror... than forlorn sadness. The entire city of London was just gone. The only parts left were on the outskirts of the city when it sank into the ground. Some people managed to escape like the ones who managed to be air lifted out of the city or are able to fly before the city sank and the earth shallowed it whole. Already news copters are flying around looking for any survivors.

"Oh molly... Grindelwald... what have you done!?" Dumbeldore wails seeing that there is nothing left.

Suddenly there's a loud groan, they look over and saw a badly burnt and warped Rokwood come out of the shadows of a nearby building. His body was crumbling... the area around him was still collapsing and being warped by the magic. But he cared not for that... he glares at Dante.

Rokwood furiously points at the dog. "YOU! YOU DID THIS! WITH MY DYING BREATH I CURSE YOU! I NAME YOU THE DESTROYER OF THE WIZARDING WORLD!"

As if on que, the ground beneath him explode in flame and magic. Consuming him in fire as the earth seemed to consume him. But to all watching it looked like hell itself had swallowed him up. Whether he had figured out Dante's sentience or his words were simply the last fevered sparks of a dying, broken, mad mind. The world would never know.

In any case, Dumbledore naturally assumed he'd been talking to him. And his spirit sunk even lower as he pets the now sobbing Dante.

"Me? The destroyer of the wizarding world?" he sighs and hangs his head in sorrow. "Yes... I suppose that title does rather suite me, doesn't it? As easy as it would be to blame my former followers... they did what they did only out of desperation after ALL of my other failures."

Dumbledore continues to pet Dante, who begins to calm down as it relaxes him. Dumbledore then notices Dawkins bag and looks through and is stunned, these were all the items he'd seen briefly that they wanted to restore magic to. And even though his magic was gone, he was still skilled enough to realize that they had indeed succeeded. Which Dumbledore shakes his head in disbelief.

"Nice to see some good came from all this madness...," he said to himself before a thought then comes to him... and he then gains a look of grim resolution. "And some good WILL come from it!"

He hikes up the sack and puts it over his shoulder. All the animals around him just stared at him. Waiting to see what he will do next.

"There may not be much life left in these old bones... but I will do what I can to make up for all that have wrought!" he gestures to all the gathered animals. "Come with me if you wish my friends, for better or for worst... there is nothing left for us here."

Not knowing what else to do. The former Camden town animals followed the first Pet they've met in a long while that seemed to not wish them ill.

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Fellowship Reforged' card, a show of six different hooves placed together.

!

Once the old man and the animals left, a young teenage girl with purple hair walks up to the site where the ritual took place, which is now just a hole, one of many. She raised her hands summoning the mirror and book to her hands. A bestial creature walk up from behind, stopping right behind the girl.

"Did it work Shreeky?" the beast ask.

"Yes Beastly, I have my magic back," Shreeky said as she held up her magic mirror that is now full of magic once again. It took alot of work but now instead of those so called wizards and witches getting their magic back by using, what's called borrowed magic. All of that magic is now her and her family to command.

The amulet that has a very simple in design, being a round red stone on a metal triangle, floated up from the hole. A figure began growing from the amulet. A man wearing a purple and red colored robe, that hides his body and face from view. With only his arms and eyebrows being seen, both are of an unnatural greenish-blue coloration. And his glowing red eyes.

"Boss you're back!" Beastly shouted in joy.

"Yes, I'm back," No Heart said feeling stronger and more powerful than he ever felt before. Because of him being so magical, once the merge happen he just died when the magic left him.

"Yes uncle I brought you back to life as well as mom," Shreeky said as she opens the book she's holding.

Bursting out of the book came a woman. She's dress in red and black robes, that hugs her ample body. Her skin is greenish-blue like No Heart but has long flowing purple hair, with green strips. With her shunning beauty and body she easily has any man wrap around her fingers.

"Mom!" Shreeky shouted as she quickly wraps her arms around her long cursed mother in a hug.

"Shreeky," the woman said looking down seeing her daughter who has grown up while she was trap in her spellbook. She then turns her attention to her brother. "No Heart did you free me?"

"I didn't Blackheart, it was your daughter," No Heart said.

"Oh my little girl you really growing up to be a powerful witch like me," Blackheart said hugging Shreeky with motherly pride.

"Well thanks to our help," Winterbolt said summoning his repowered staff to his hand. By his side is Professor Coldheart who both No Heart and Blackheart knew from his past deeds against the Care Bears.

"Coldheart? You and your friend are the ones who help Shreeky?" No Heart ask.

"And ours," Him said appearing along with Fortuna.

"What do you want, Him?" No Heart growls as he and Blackheart prepared to cast spells on their old rival.

"Wait now, they're the ones who told us how to bring you two back and restore your magic," Beastly shouted out.

"Why would you help us?" Blackheart ask.

"Bill Cipher is gathering some help and your family are prefect for what he has plan," Him answers.

"He's the one?" Blackheart ask.

"Yes he's been helping people like us in getting what we want," Coldheart said as he looks at the mirror he held in his hands.

"And we're just join because you help free us?" No Heart ask.

"Mom, uncle just hear them out first," Shreeky said as without their help she'll be still living in that old shack with Beastly after uncle No Heart was destroyed when the merge happen.

"How about revenge against the Care Bears?" Winterbolt ask.

"You and your brother have history with them," Fortuna said.

"We're listening," Blackheart said looking at her brother who is interested as well in what Bill is offering.

!

Back in Gravity Falls -

In Ponyvile inside one of the buildings that after being looted been left alone. The mane six are watching a TV. They have been hiding like everyone else since the takeover and been surviving on what they could gather. Everyone had been scattered around and none of them knows where their families are. The last time they saw of them was them running into the forest with the dinosaurs.

They been watching the news in hopes of something to save them. Right now they're watching as Twilight and the others are fighting to save all of them. Apparently a Luchadore is still recording and broadcasting all the action. The girls are horrified at all the death and destruction. And it kills them that there still in no shape to help their friend. They all scream as Twilight is smacked away and crashed through a wall.

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Apotheosis' card is tossed down showing Twilight and Star shining, glowing and sporting wings.

!

Back at the battle -

Grindelwald after finishing the spell, ordered his remaining men to retreat. He tried using a teleport spell but found he and his men couldn't teleport. Unknown to him Tyrone has been analyzing his magic during the fight. And since the spell was just basically just Grindelwald opening a private portal for themselves from one place to another. Tyrone figured out how to stop it, thanks to his void powers.

Desperate, Grindelwald sees Alchor pulling a badly injured Twilight out of the rubble of the wall. Before anyone can stop him, he uses his magic to pull Twilight to him. Twilight, although disoriented is able to summon up a different type of mystic shield from before. Gridelwald hovers her in the air and threatens to crush her if they didn't let him leave. He uses his power to squeeze the shield. Twilight is holding the shield but it's clear she won't last long. Both Sunset and XJ-10 got ready to attack.

The sight of Twilight trapped and hurting suddenly makes Aclhor furious. Suddenly filled with much anger and determination, Alchor begins to gallop toward them. And inside he felt something deep within him, a power bursting to get out... anyway it can.

...Music starts...

Seeing Alchor galloping to Gridelwald while he begins his first heartsong, Sunset knew it was time to act.

I'm at war with the world and they
Try to pull me into the dark

Grindelwald goes very pale, hearing the heartsong.

'Shit, he's SINGING!' he ties even harder to leave but is blocked by a smirking Scrooge. Back by both Sunset and XJ-10, both blasting him making him use his power not only to protect himself but only his hold onto Twilight.

I struggle to find my faith
As I'm slippin' from your arms

Twilight, her hear filled with joy both at the sight of Alchor running to save her, but the love and hope that his song was filling it, suddenly she felt herself get her second win and struggle harder against Grindelwald as she joins the song herself.

It's getting harder to stay awake
And my strength is fading fast
You breathe into me at last

Alchor filled with the magic of both Gravity Falls and pony begins his attack. Making Grindelwald use up much of his magic reserves in defending himself from a three way attack while holding Twilight.

I'm awake I'm alive

Alchor using his power of an alicorn to form a shield around him. He rams into Grindelwald's shield who blasts him back. But Alchor just gets back up and spits out blood and attack again.

Now I know what I believe inside

Grindelwald's shield knocks him down again. Making Grindelwald to sweat as both Sunset and XJ-10 are both blasting away with beams of magic from Sunset and XJ-10 energy blasters.

Now it's my time

Having enough of this, Sunset cast a disable spell on Grindelwald, causing his shield spell to flicker out. And he barely managed to dodge the energy blast from XJ-10. Followed by Sunset casting Flare Arrows at him, making him stop trying to crush Twilight to defend himself from both Sunset and XJ-10. And keeping an eye out for Scrooge who takes a swing at him whenever he sees an opening.

I'll do what I want 'cause this is my life

Faceless and Billy showed up to back up their boss, attacking Sunset, Scrooge, and XJ-10. Leaving the dark wizard facing off with Scrooge. The dark wizard began attacking Twilight again only for his magic to be block by Alchor’s shield. The mane 5 feeling inspired by Alchor's grit and determination in saving Twilight. They see the TV glow and something pull to them. They hear Alchor asking for help... they accept.. and vanish.

here (right here), right now (right now)

Alchor had quickly ran to Twilight's seeing the dark wizard continuing his attack on her. While deep beneath an old castle in the Everfree Forest, an ancient inert crystal tree... starts to glow again.

I'll stand my ground and never back down

Grindelwald felt himself running low on magic after using so much protecting himself from both Sunset and XJ-10. And now he’s not only have to deal with Twilight’s power but Alchor’s as well. As that was happening six beams of light burst from the cavern.

I know what I believe inside

Alchor and Twilight were suddenly had several bursts of light slam into them and both ascend into the sky.

I'm awake and I'm alive

Twilight's friends suddenly appeared around the pair. They hovered in the air and the elements of harmony once more adorning them as they encircle an equally flying Twilight and Alchor.

I'm at war with the world cause I-

Meanwhile, on the moon an enraged Star is fighting the Ogdru Jahad. Being helped by Yue and the other guardians. And the crystal gems with their advance weapons, which Marco is using a blaster to help out.

Ain't never gonna sell my soul
I've already made up my mind
No matter what I can't be bought or sold

Star is casting one spell after another. Using the most powerful attack spells from all the past owners of the wand. Followed by attacks from the others, blasting away at Ogdru Jahad.

When my faith is getting weak
And I feel like giving in
You breathe into me again

While the others kept Ogdru Jahad, Star used the most powerful offensive spell that her aunt Eclipsa created. Total Annihilation Spell which takes much power and time to cast, but thanks to her new magic, Star was able to cast it faster. Star cast the spell which generated a giant spectral skull face with butterfly wings that vaporizes anything and everything it touches. The Ogdru Jahad let out a roar as it was completely destroyed once the spell hit it.

I'm awake I'm alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it's my time

The shockwave destroys large parts of the Diasteroid and it starts to collapse. And Grindelwald's curse kicks in to cause it to head to earth on a collision course.

I'll do what I want 'cause this is my life
here (right here), right now (right now)
I'll stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I'm awake and I'm alive

Star tries to stop it but she's too spent from the fight. Yue tries as well trying to use her gravity powers to keep the rock from falling. XJ-10 having seen the disasteroid falling, flew into space and extended her arms to cover as much of the surface of the rock as she tries to push it away. Thinking that Grindelwald is using the disasteroid to save himself.

Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up

Man in the Moon gets a knowing look... and heads toward Star. Even with the 3 of them doing what they can they couldn't stop the rock from fall thanks to the curse.

In the dark
I can feel you in my sleep
In your arms I feel you breathe into me
Forever hold this heart that I will give to you
Forever I will live for you

The other guardians realized what he's about to do. The Guardians beg and plead him to not to as there has to be another way. Jack Frost is especially devastated, and the two share a hug.

I'm awake I'm alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it's my time

Man in the Moon surrenders his life and the last of his power to make Star the new Goddess of the Moon. And to replace him.

I'll do what I want cause this is my life
here (right here), right now (right now)

Meanwhile, back on Earth the energy of the elements reached it's apex and Twilight looks like she explodes while still being hugged by Alchor. Sunset and Scrooge are keeping the dark wizard two minions busy. Then all shielded their eyes as light burst from Twilight.

I'll stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I'm awake and I'm alive

When the dust settles... two new goddess emerge.

Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up

Star Butterfly, her old clothes burnt away by the intensity of the glow around her and now wearing glowing white robes that that the Man In The Moon use to wear. And sporting butterfly wings, with her new power she stops the Disateroid in it's tracks.

While on Earth, ALICORN Twilight settles back to the ground lovingly nuzzles Alchor... then turns to glare angrily at Grindelwald. Sunset having enough fried Billy with a bolt of lightning overloading his systems, sending him falling and out of the fight. Sunset then grabs Faceless and flies straight up into the air. Having seen Faceless able to heal and acts like nothing hurts her, Sunset decided to see if she can fly. Sunset flew into the upper limits where the sky meets space. Thanks to her being an alicorn she wasn’t effected by the cold vacuum of space, but Faceless was and frost over. Sunset flung her away from the Earth into the cold vacuum of space.

(music ends)

Grindelwald raised his hand at Twilight to cast another spell. But stop and look up as Sunset came flying downwards at him. Chanting a spell while flying at rainboom speed.

"Lord of the Dreams that Terrify,"

"Sword of Cold and Darkness, free yourself from the heaven’s bonds,"

"Become one with my power, one with my body,"

"And let us walk the path of destruction together!"

“Power that can smash even the souls of Gods,"

"RAGNA BLADE!" Sunset shouted as she flew at Grindelwald unleashing a sword made out of magical energy. And adding an anti-magic spell to disable Grindelwald’s magic to the magical blade so that once it hits even if it isn’t fatal will keep him from using magic. As she came closer to the ground a jeweled headband appeared on her forehead. The seventh element, the element of Empathy.

Grindelwald raise a shield to protect himself but the magical blade just passed through like the shield wasn’t even there. The magical blade cut into his right hand and to his horror he felt himself once more cut off of magic. Causing all the spells he had been casting and spells he’s been maintaining to be dispelled. While he did use other magic, the foundation of all the spells he's been using were from him. Grindelwald leap away but still without his right hand and leaving him powerless as he faced off against the heroes.

!

Elsewhere in Gravity Falls -

They wouldn't know it until later; but Alchor's plan had essentially won the battle for them. The raw power of the friendship beam cascaded across all of Gravity Falls and the surrounding areas. The Dementors crumbled to dust, the Ra'zac were horribly and even killed from the explosive backlash of their power rings, the few remaining Zalost towers exploded, and all across the lands the depression and fear brought about by the first three was not only undone but replaced by hope and fiery passion to KICK SOME ASS!

"No longer will the Wrestlers have domain over surface world!" shouted a portly African American man in a cardigan as he jumps out of the sewers to shoot a nearby Luchadore in the head with a rifle.

Together; human, pony, plant, Yak, Griffon, Changeling, Dragon, Hippogrif and so many more all rose as one to sing a heart song and fight back the invaders!

Gravity Falls doesn't have an anthem.

We thought we had one, But we don't.

The revitalized zombie fighting plants began shooting and beating the surprised MCD forces.

We paid a short guy to write it...

People of the surrounding nations, having been previously scared away by the loss of their leaders, the difficulties of the barrier, artillery fire, Dementor/Ra'zac miasma of despair and Zalost tower bombardment... being empowered by the harmonious blast of positive energy and marching in to end the threat once and for all.

But we never saw him again...

The changelings deceiving Luchadores into going into a dragon ambush.

This tune we stole from the French.

The Griffons and hippogriffs work together to bring down MCD drones and choppers. Mostly flying above the choppers and dropping logs or rocks onto the spinning blades sending the flying machines falling.

There's a few things they do well.

The Yaks, ponies, humans, mammoths and other races are beating the shit out of MCD forces in a big bloody brawl.

Like making love, wine, and cheese!

Pouring out of the Maw came Lumpy Space Princess robot army, followed by the videogame characters.

Like Roquefort, Camembert and Bries!

Blackwood lead the charge as the security robots followed behind him. The videogame characters working at the casinos followed suit.

Gravity Falls, We're gonna die!

The many different benders that have been hired as construction workers before the takeover. Began using their element bending to fight back.

Gravity Falls, we're scared, goodbye!

"BOMBARD MAD!" Shouts Yona as she and her friends as they rain down boulders onto the fleeing MCD convoy.

"Hey, come on! Don't we get a song too?!" shouts Jutt desperately from behind a overturned car. "Uh... row, row, row your boat?"

Jatt just facepalms embarrassed.

"Uh... gently down the stream?" Jutt 'sings' desperately.

"I'm begging you, stop." Pleaded Jatt equally desperately.

Jutt glared. "Alright fine, YOU do better!"

"Screw it, let's just run!" Shouts Jatt as both of them do just that.

!

Meanwhile -

Grindelwald looked around, his men were all slaughtered by Sunset, Sunset was now MORE empowered by a strange new element. There was also a NEW Alicorn Princess glaring at him, the other element bearers also surrounding her. He was in turn surrounded on all sides, and his teleporting was still being blocked thanks to the anti-magic spell Sunset hit him with that took his right hand.

With nothing else to do... he just stops moving and put his hands behind his back, closes his eyes and bows his head slightly.

"Well played," he said simply to Alchor.

“Spell Binding Circle,” Sunset shouted as magical chains wrap around the wizard binding him in the magical circle that appeared beneath him.

“Will that hold him?” Twilight ask.

“I made it to hold Celestia, drains any magic and gets stronger the more the prisoner struggles. It can’t be broken while inside it,” Sunset said.

Black sap came spraying on Grindelwald, making him scream as the sap engulfed him. Melting him down to nothing and causing the curse to activate sending the Disateroid to be hurled at Earth.

"I have my revenge on all of you,” Nathaniel Northwest shouted from the tree line having watched the fighting and waited for his chance at revenge. He sank back into the earth avoiding the fireball Sunset threw at him.

“Girls fire!” Twilight shouted as she and the other element bearers fired the elements of harmony at the Disateroid.

“Dispell!” Sunset shouted using her own element and casting a anti-magic spell using the elements to boost its power.

!

In Space -

The beam of harmony struck the Disateroid causing the curse pulling it to the Earth to be dispelled. Allowing Star to gain complete control over the space rock. And with the help of Yue and the XJ sisters began making a new moon for the planet.

!

Gravity Falls -

"Ok that was some plan you came up with there," Sunset said having listen to Alchor explaining the plan he had came up with to save Twilight.

"Yeah I had hoped that it would all turn out right. When I found the 7th element on the back of the tree after cleaning off some dirt on it and how it match your cutie mark, I hoped for the best," Alchor said.

"I seen the tree and it didn't had this," Sunset said poking at the headband on her head that has her cutie mark on it.

"Yeah I was only going for the old elements to be repowered. Like how you gain your magic back after putting on the crown in the other world," Alchor said.

The mane five are overjoyed at the sight of their elements return, and that it seemed to remove their fat. Rarity is especially happy to get her 'slim look' back, she strikes a pose. And then the glow on them fades... and their fat came back.

"Awww," groans Rarity seeing she still has alot of work to get back to her slender form.

"Uh, guys? Little help?" says Pinkie Pie, who without her scooter had just fallen over and was just helplessly wiggling her now rather stubby legs in the air in a comical fashion.

Applejack trots over and starts to push her over.

"Alright sugar cube, don't worry. I got your back," she said between grunts as she has to put more effort into it. "Here we go, upsey-daisey!"

"Thanks," PinkIe Pie said now on her hooves.

As much as they enjoy their victory, they know there's no time to lose. By the sound of it, Dipper and Tyrone had taken care of Killbane. They needed to take advantage of the loss of their leadership to bring down the remaining MCD holdouts! Tyrone makes a portal to send the mane five back to the safe house before organizing the others and making other portals to send the others to reinforce resistance groups at other trouble spots.

!

Gravity Falls Lake -

The lungfish has gotten everyone back on land. With the remaining XJ sisters after helping to get everyone onto dry land had flown off. After they gotten a call for help from their sister XJ-10.

"Thank you hulking Lung fish!" Raz said.

The Lungfish psychically speaks to them. "You may call me by my true name, Razputin. The name given to me by my people."

"And what name is that noble lake creature?" Raz ask.

"Is it TIM?" Bubbles excitedly guesses.

"No, Linda," the fish said and turns around and jumps back into the water.

Raz was left in wonder. "What a magical lady!"

Marceline just looks at this in disbelief. "Riiiiiiiight... 'lady'... Sure, why not?"

"Come we need to rally the troops," Bubblegum said having recovered from being impaled.

"Wait, what about the Asylum? It's still hazy... but I'm pretty sure me and Lobotto left some dangerous stuff there...," Ollieander said.

"We don't have time! We need to beat these MCD jerks while the momentum is still in our favor! Whatever's there will just have to wait!" Korra said taking off to join in on the fight and causing the others to run off as well to help where they can.

!

In the Asylum -

Edgar had recently awoken from a very hazy dream... one filled with wrestlers, dogs, bulls, matadors and little circus boys?

In any case... he no longer felt angry... in fact he felt better in years! He was a little annoyed by the revelation that his psychosis was caused by little more then some crappy high-school drama... but other then that... he felt like a new man! Like his creativity was free and he could FINALLY be happy and himself!

After happily paining several delightful paintings, he was finally satisfied and exclaimed, "Well it's official... the genius is back! Time to get ready for my gallery show!"

Suddenly he noticed that what few guards were around were fleeing the asylum completely.

Seeing a chance to make a break for it, he tears his chain right out of the floor... accidentally ripping the gas pipe out of the wall as well...

Edgar's eyes go wide seeing what he has done.

"Uh, oh... this looks BAD," he said.

He then suddenly realizes that he hears no hiss... and a quick sniff reveals not noxious smell...

He gives a satisfied nod, "Ah, that's good! Someone must've turned off the gas long ago!"

Giving a sigh of relief, he puts it out of his mind and goes back to packing his things and art.

!
Outside of the Asylum -

Meanwhile, on the front lawn. Gloria was excitedly frolicking about, she felt like a new woman! Oh, if only her flowers looked better, this would be perfect!

It's then she sees what looks like a faucet.

"Oh, here's what my poor flowers need! Some water!" she said.

The warning labels long since worn away, she never would've guessed it was the GAS valve she was actually turning on.

!

Back inside Asylum -

Back in Edgar's room... a loud clatter is heard.

"Oh, dang it! I spilled all my turpentine and acetone!" he said.

Knowing he probably had a limited time before the guards came back, he just left the mess where it lie and happily left the room he'd been rotting away for years in...

Never seeing the gas as it started to spill out of the pipe... and fill the room.

!

Elsewhere -

Dipper, Wendy and everyone else are gathered around a badly beaten, with broken arms and legs starting with the fingers and toes and tied up Mammothman. Although tempted to kill him, they left him alive so he could answer questions. Like who their suppliers and patrons were? After making sure he couldn't move first.

Scrooge and Stump swing by to see them as all the fighting elsewhere was winding down.

Dipper reluctantly gets off Wendy, without her sexual-focused healing aura, his groin starts to hurt again. He pats it to both make sure the leaves are still covering his modesty AND keeping the blood flow stemmed, he sighed. It's times like this he wished he could just ditch clothes completely and just hang out in the woods with Wendy. He shakes his head, pleasure late! Focus on business now. He pulls out a pair of shorts from his Pipboy and puts them on so he won't be running around naked.

As Dipper and others try to force info out of Mammothman... he reflects how there was a BIG difference between fighting a large group of petty crooks and wannabee bullies by yourself. And fighting a group of veteran HEROES by yourself. Looking back, he'd gotten too eager, too full of bloodlust... had he kept calm and rallied his remaining troops. Well, they probably still would've had to retreat, too many things going wrong, but at least they could've taken more of the heroes down and at least have salvaged SOME of their resources... well, live and learn he supposed.

Various heroes are comforting Ladybug and her team who had gathered their fallen teammates bodies.

"Don't worry, I can bring them back to life as well as everyone else on our side who died in this area, as well as any damage," Ladybug said, looking down at her dead team members as well as the others who died while fighting along side with them.

Ladybug then used her power that repairs all battle damage and brought back all of her allies within the area where the battle took place. She couldn't do it for all of Gravity Falls as it only works for battles that she's apart of and within the range limit. All those who had died were all brought back to life.

"Oh, that's a bullshit ability." snarls Mammothman, it was bad enough being beaten and captured. But the thought of all his efforts undone just enraged him more!

Dipper promptly kicked him in the face. "Shut up! like you wouldn't abuse the shit out such a skill yourself!?"

To which Mammothman could only begrudgingly agree. Still, that power would be a disaster to any future endeavor he planned. He silently vowed to find a way to counter that power and any other means heroes used to keep themselves from dying. He much agreed with his boss's refusal to be a 'wannabee comic villain, who just lets himself be beat every week in an infuriating status quo'. Come hell or high water ALL who got in his way of becoming Apex would be CRUSHED.

Dipper continues his interrogation, pointing out how pointless it is to resist as they'd already killed Grindelwald and Killbane.

Mammothman unnoticed by all of them, his ears perk up slightly. But otherwise keeps his face passive, save to mock Dipper. "Ha! Oldest trick in the book, What proof have you of this...?"

Dipper describes how they were killed. Grindelwald ghost being pulled into a gateway where no matter what his soul can't be saved. But when he gets to Killbane where he was drowned thanks to having a devil fruit and not being able to swim, Mammothman just tsks.

"What do you mean by that?" Dipper ask confused.

"You've made a grave error my boy...," Mammothman said.

"What?" Dipper ask as he and all the heroes tense up.

Mammotham smirks. "You assumed that Grindelwald hadn't figured out a way around that silly water weakness ages ago."

"He can breath underwater can't he," Scrooge said stating the simple solution to being unable to swim.

"Yeah," Mammothman said.

CRACK!

Everyone turns around just in time for a GIANT Killbane Robot, that was built using the body of Liberty Prime. It's been nearby all this time but hidden thanks to its cloaking device, seeing how even if it was invisible the ground shaking footsteps would had gotten everyone's attention. The robot having decloak fires its energy cannon on its arm right at Scrooge Mcduck. The cannon fired a ball of energy at the rich duck.

Scrooge braces for the end, capable he maybe even HE couldn't survive a this.

BOOM!

But someone else could. Or at least... USUALLY Stump could... but after getting battered around by the ruins and all of Plot Devices meta-bullshit. He was so injured... all he could do was divert the explosion away from everyone else... at the cost of his own life...

”STUMP!”

Screamed everyone in horror as he burst apart as the energy ball destroyed him.

Killbane although happy he was able to bring down a heavy hitter like Stump, he wouldn't get distracted. He still has other targets to hit. More importantly, while everyone was busy he tried to make a grab at-

DIPPER!

Wendy pushes him out of the way and gets snatched in the giant fist for her troubles.

WENDY!

Shouts Dipper horrified, he hears a weird sound behind him. He turns around just in time to see Mammothman take advantage of the confusion to snort a hidden portkey out of his trunk and smash it to the ground, enveloping him in it's magic.

He cheekily waves at Dipper with his trunk seeing all of his other limbs were broken. "Thank you so much for showing me all of my weaknesses and shortcomings Mr. Pines. Rest assured, I shall endeavor to fix them by the time we meet again."

And with a flash, he was gone.

Killbane briefly curses, seeing he'd been foiled. But he quickly had his robot squeeze Wendy she could barely breathe, never mind fight back.

He quickly jumps back and starts to run backward. "You want your girl, naked lad? Come get her! Anyone else comes, she dies!"

Dipper was tempted to run after him right then and there. But realized that was something MABEL would do, clearly this was a trap and getting himself pointlessly killed wouldn't save Wendy or ANYONE. So he gathers everyone around and they try to figure out what to do, they then get a call from Jake, who tell them how they busted the place where the Ra'zac and Dementors were shot from.

"But we have bigger problems! They were holding Mcgucket and his son here, and get this! Killbane-," Jake was saying.

"Made him build a giant robot using Prime?" interrupted Dipper with a sad sigh.

"Too late, on the update, was I?" Jake said sheepishly.

"Mcgucket is there any weaknesses or anything you did to sabotage the robot?" Dipper ask.

"I tried but I was being watched the entire time. And all my work was reviewed by engineers and scientists working for Killbane. And they force my son to test drive the dang thing," Mchucket said.

"Well, I guess I can't really blame you... is there NOTHING you can think of to help me? Any weakness or flaw I can exploit?" Dipper ask.

"No, combined with that Gideon prototype, and my skills. That Liberty Prime I supped up is basically unstoppable. Yes, the robot was in bad shape but I went and fix it. The only flaws I can think of is that glitch I allowed to manifest in neural interface control system. But you won't be able to use it, I never had the opportunity to make it grow into a real threat... why, the only way it could cause any problems is if you got Killbane, REALLY mad. His rage would cause the device to overheat and the system to get corrupted... but it would have to be Apocalyptic, 'call a woman fat' mad! And how would you go about making THAT happen? Then there is the overheating problem thanks to the cooling and power systems being a custom job and was completely destroyed. So, there is no way to know how the systems work without the blueprints. I was only being able to jury rigged a new power system and cooling system, with what the badguys had brought with them. It still has incredibly destructive capabilities as a super weapon, but the excessive heat builds up the longer it's activated and using its weapons, will cause the heat vents and coils to be expose," Mcgucket said.

Dipper didn't answer...he remembered some info he'd dug up on Killbane...a plan was forming...it was risky and insane...but what else was new?

But it was a bit of a moot point, the only way he could even DO the plan if he was up close and personal with Killbane and he was in a robot that was getting farther away by the second! What did he do now?

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'Deus Ex Machina' card is put down with a picture of a mystically enhanced, industrial strength catapult on it.

!

Dipper blinked, and just like that... a mystically enhanced, industrial strength catapult suddenly popped from a wreck truck's trailer with it rolling out and stopping right in front of him. Not having much time, Dipper only hesitated long enough to do a scan with his pip-boy to make sure it wasn't a trap.

"Hold on you really think sending yourself by catapult will work?" Hawkmoth ask.

"You're right," Dipper said seeing his point.

Dib appeared thanks to Twilight teleporting him, with a bag of his magical items that the other campers saved when they ran away.

"Good thing I have these," Dib said handing Dipper items that will help him.

Wings of Tinabi, grants the user to fly, leaving behind a rainbow trail. Which has a harness put on it to allow the user to wear it on their backs. Thanks to Dib taking arts and crafts at camp.

Wushu Helmet, protects the user's head by deflecting attacks and projectiles.

Third-Arm Sash, acts like a third arm for the user.

Jetbootsu, allows the user to defy gravity.

Ninja Sash, allows its user to create up to two doubles of themselves.

"And take this," one of the soldiers said giving Dipper some grenades.

"And this," another giving him a blaster.

"Thanks," Dipper said geared up and storing the bombs into his pip-boy.

Dipper got on the catapult and Dib launches him into the sky giving him a speed boost before he activated the two flying shen-gong-wu and flew towards the robot.

!

Slenderman's Realm -

Slenderman looks thoughtfully at the 'Rookie' card on the table...

"Come on Dipper... you can do it...BE a hero..."

!

Using the trick Plot device- may she rest in peace -taught him. Dipper using a spell drive causes a heart song to start in mid-air.

(Oh oh oh
oh oh oh
oh oh oh)

Dipper flying in the air, wonders if this is what the superheroes who can fly flet like. Flying through the air, facing off against a villain to save someone. Thanks to the wings and rocket boots he's quickly catching up to the robot.

Just a boy with a sling and a stone,
but the heart of a lion dared him to go.
To hear the sound of the cynical,
die out with the sound of the giant's fall.

Killbane hearing the song and causing him to turn his head/robots head while still running. He spots Dipper flying towards him and fires the autoguns at Dipper. The Wushu Helmet deflected all the long range attacks, much to Killbane's confusion, as all of his shots miss.

Ohhh, oh ohh!
I dare to believe in incredible things.
Ohhh, oh ohh!
I'm ready to go, I'm ready to gooo-oh!

Dipper using the blaster weakens the the protective glass of the eye. As he was about to hit the eye, Dipper with the Thrid-Arm Sash to punch the weaken glass and shatters it, spraying glass into Killbane's face and punching Killbane in the face with the magical sash.

Here I am! Send me!
I won't look back, cause I was made
to be a part, of the, imposs-ible!
You're the imposs-ible!

"Time for your close up Eddie!" shouts Dipper as he rips of Killbane's mask and takes a blinding picture of his exposed face with his pip-boy.

Here I am! Send me!
I won't back down, cause I believe
You are the imposs-ible!
Here, I, am, send me!

The combo of his hated real name, his mask stolen, and the blinding viral picture of said shame was too much for Killbane! He goes berserk! Dipper tries to blast him but the blaster is knock out of his hand.

Empty bones and a thirsty soul,
dreamin' for more than the life I have known.
'Til I tasted a burning coal,
and my guilt was erased, and my sin was atoned!

Killbane going ballistic, with Dipper flying around the control room. Dipper used the Ninja Sash to create a double of him so that Killbane had to choose between two targets, who are using their Third-Arm sash to hit him as they flew around. Causing Killbane to smash everything around him as he tries to hit the fast flying kids. The neural interface starts to spark and shudder.

Ohhh, oh ohh!
I dare to believe in incredible things.
Ohhh, oh ohh!
I'm ready to go, I'm ready to gooo-oh!

He destroys more equipment, Dipper get more punches in, the interface sparks and sputter even worse. The emergency heat vents and heat coils are exposed as the heat builds up in the robot.

Here I am! Send me!
I won't look back, cause I was made
to be a part, of the, imposs-ible!
You're the imposs-ible!

Between the neural network collapsing and more and more of the control room damaged, and the systems overheating. The mech ends up running right off a cliff...

Here I am! Send me!
I won't back down, cause I believe
I'm the imposs-ible!
Here, I, am, send me!

Dipper acting fact hits Killbane with a a slow bolt from his pip-boy, causing him to slow down for five seconds. Which was all that Dipper and his double needed to use their knowledge to fix things on the controls of the robot. Making the hand holding Wendy to open and releasing her. Not to mention making sure the robot wouldn't be getting back up. Hitting Killbane with another slow bolt, Dipper pull out some pins from some of the grenades that he pulled out from his pip-boy, before tossing them around the control room. Which some ended up in holes that Killbane made and he would never be able to find the ones with the pins pulled in time. Dipper smirk as his double disappeared and he flew out of the broken eye window, not before hitting Killbane again with another slow bolt. Leaving Killbane in a room with grenades about to go off.

Ohhh, oh ohh!
I dare to believe in incredible things.
Ohhh, oh ohh!
cause you're the impossible.

Dipper grabs Wendy in mid-air, floating just above the hand that was holding her. Her bones are too badly bruised and the pain too great for her to transform.

Ohhh, oh ohh!
I dare to believe in incredible things.
Ohhh, oh ohh!
I'm ready to go, I'm ready to gooo-oh!

Dipper flew away from the robot as the head was engulfed in explosions. Dipper used the rocket boots to slow down as they neared the ground.

Here I am! Send me!
I won't look back, cause I was made
to be a part, of the, imposs-ible!
You're the imposs-ible!

The robot hits the ground and explodes, thanks to the systems overheating and the fuel cells exposed. The force of the impact causes them to fly off course and crash into the ground in a harmless way. Leaving Wendy on top of Dipper.

Here I am! Send me!
I won't back down, cause I believe
You are of the, imposs-ible!
Here, I, am, send me!

A eyebot has been following the action after spotting Dipper flying towards the giant robot. Which allowed all the action being recorded and being picked up by the news network. Which are showing it all across the globe, and everyone cheers.

(Send me!)
Send me!
(Send me!)
Send me!

"Thanks for the save," Wendy said looking down at Dipper, feeling her deer woman side telling her to take him there and now.

"You're welcome," Dipper said blushing as he's underneath Wendy who is looking down at him like a hungry wolf. And spotting the eyebot in the air. "Wendy there's an eyebot."

"So what?" Wendy said placing a hand on Dipper's chest and licking her lips.

Wendy moved down to kiss Dipper but then the mood is ruined by a familiar roar of anger and the sound of screeching metal. Dipper and Wendy look towards where the sound came from, the remains of the robot.

"Wendy you're in no shape. I'll take care of this," Dipper said getting out from under her and flies to the crash site.

"I'll thank you later," Wendy said.

!

Earlier -

Mabel groans as she drags herself out of the bus wreckage. Having no idea how long she's been under the twisted metal. The ground shakes as something BIG explodes nearby. Not knowing what else to do, she limps toward the explosion.

!

Crash Site -

Killbane is in bad shape... he barely survived the bombs going off, let alone the crash. And more or less used up the last of his strength getting free of the wreckage. He's been made stronger thanks to Adam but there's a limit to everything. He drags his broken, bleeding, lacerated body across the crater that was once his robot. He sees one of the pistols he had hidden in the bot in case of emergencies on the ground, he reaches for it. But Dipper appears and snaps it up before he can get it, he then points it at Killbane's head.

"Well looks like you got me, just toss me into jail. I'm sure the president is going to love this," Killbane snarls.

"This isn't like in the comics. I'm not Batman, using his wit and skills over superpowered villains. I don't have a 'no kill code' or the mindset that if you take even one life, you'll never be able to stop. If that was true then every cop and soldier who have killed to defend others would be rampaging killers. Sure, it's there to kill the villains around and sell comics, but this isn't a comic," Dipper explains.

"Is there a point to this?" Killbane ask clearly annoyed.

"Sending you to jail will just end up with you escaping and doing this all over again. So, I'm just going to do what should had happen to the Joker," Dipper said aiming the gun at Killbane's face.

"Aren't you scared you'll never be able to live with yourself?" Killbane ask.

"I can and have, don't you remember? How many I killed during Summerween let alone how many of your men, I have killed? I'm not making the mistake of keeping you around," Dipper said.

!

Slenderman's Realm -

The 'brick joke' card is put down, on it is a picture... of a golf ball?

!

A golf ball hits Dipper in the back of the head, causing him to stumble. Killbane uses the hesitation to try and lunge at him.

BANG!

Dipper fires the gun with the bullet entering Killbane's eye and destroying his brain as the bullet bounce around in his reinforced skull. Killbane's corpse lands on the ground... and melts into a shadow?

Dipper is stunned, covered in Killbane's blood... he should had vomited but he didn't. Despite the situation, he can't help but think as he sees the last of the corpse dissolve into black inky darkness. Something like that happening to a body only means, it's not over yet.

Wendy drags herself out of her hiding spot to comfort him, and the rest of the heroes finally start to show up. No one notices the horrified Mabel as she watches stunned and pale... having just witness her brother murder another human...

'This... this isn't my bro-bro... Dipper would NEVER have done this... ' Mabel sobs... and then runs off crying.

!

Prismo's Realm -

A still battered and worn Sunset enters the room thanks to Discord helping her. Inside is Prismo, Clockwork, Marty the grim reaper, and Wan Shi Tong. Sunset came right after the battle to confirm something.

"They're not in hell are they?" Sunset ask

"Nope, they used one of those Egyptian soul spells. To save themselves, well Grindelwald anyways. Which shouldn't had happen as that spell should only work in that one universe. Slenderman must had taught the wizard, seeing how nothing from that universe is here. But don't worry the Egyptian gods are making sure it only works once. Like that death from the wizard world allowing his death magic to be used, I mean it's borrowed magic and anyone letting their power be used like that knows when it's happening," Wan Shi Tong said.

"So, he just let it happen?" Sunset ask.

"Pretty much," Prismo said. "Saying it doesn't matter as all will die and all that stuff. And he also lost it in a bet to another Grim, not even bothering to tell anyone about it till after the point it would had been useful. The grim who won the bet is hiding somewhere."

"Which is why he's been strip of his rank and is being punished," Marty the reaper said.

"In what way?" Sunset ask.

"He's replacing Grim another reaper as a friend to two kids. Grim made a bet for the soul of a sick hamster and lost, with him having to be the best friend of two kids," Marty ask.

"You got to be kidding. Also, what kind of a punishment is that?" Sunset ask.

"It's Billy and Mandy," Clockwork said opening a portal to show the reaper from the wizard world being tormented by a boy and a girl.

"That brain-dead moron and that devil child?" Sunset ask shocked.

"Yup and the stories you heard of them are true and worse," Wan Shi Tong said.

"So now that he's been an example of, all of the gods and other beings like me are making sure our powers can't be used like what happen in Gravity Falls," Marty said.

"One of the gods made a wish and now borrowed power can be turned off by the one who is giving the power," Prismo said.

"Well, I got a wish to make," Sunset said.

"Wait before you make the wish tell me what it is first," Prismo said.

"I want a way to destroy a soul with no spell or anything else stopping it. Where only something like the planet size Dragonballs can undo it," Sunset said.

"Don't bring that universe up," Discord said.

"You been there?" Sunset ask already figuring that there be a universe where any fiction is real.

"Stop by there when the Omni King was playing hide and seek with the head gods. Sure, I got to be the court jester for him but he just got bored with my act and I had to look elsewhere for a new home. The other gods were angry with me being able to play jokes on them and got away with it because their boss like it," Discord said.

"Can't we just go there and use the dragonballs? Seeing how you use to work for Omni King you can just explain things and he can get the super dragonballs," Sunset ask.

"Fun fact. Wishes can't be used to effect other universes or any spell or curse follows to another universe. Unless they’re sub universes in the main one like in Dragonball. It's the reason why Eda’s curse doesn't effect her outside of the Boiling Isles. Also, that high level beings like us here, with some exceptions will lose all of their powers when they enter another universe that isn't connected to theirs. Like entering another building, with the rooms inside all following the same rules but once in the other building new rules have to be followed," Prismo said.

"It's to keep someone like me from just turning a new universe into a candyland. Of course the Omni King seemed to enjoy the idea of making a world out of candy, but sadly my powers didn't work in his universe," Discord said.

"Like here after the merge happen?" Sunset ask.

"Yes, like here. It's the reason why I'm ok with just having my shape changing powers, as I already know what it's like," Discord said.

"So, we can't just have one of the gods from Dragonball to help out," Sunset said.

"Nope," Prismo said. "They have rules they follow too."

"What about Slenderman how is it he can use his powers no matter what universe he's in?" Sunset ask.

"Well there are universes, called 'Real Worlds' where powers and magic and whatever just don't work. They're also called power blocking universes, acting like a wall to prevent beings like Slenderman from just going anywhere they want. As he isn't the only one who causes trouble, he just makes the effort to himself out in the public eye more than others. If he were to ever enter one of those two things will happen, either he just be erased or be trap there with no powers whatsoever. But he will never let himself be trick into doing that. As for the reason why he can use his powers no matter what universe he's in, is thanks to the item he stole from one of the Hat's," Clockwork explains.

"Besides being the ones who make the rules what do the Hat's do?" Sunset ask.

"From what I read in the news letter. The Hat's take care of the multiverse trees," Prismo said.

"Multiverse trees?" Sunset ask.

"Yes there is more than one multiverse out there. The Hat's are like farmers taking care of them from creatures that want to eat them," Prismo said.

"Well they are all powerful," Sunset said.

"Compared to everything that they grow anyways. The creatures that feed on the trees like wild animals around here. With the Hat's like most non-powered farmers need tools to handle the creatures and weapons for the bigger ones. Like how unlikely a non-powered farmer be able to just fight off a hungry bear, they need a gun for that. Same goes for the Hat's in dealing with the creatures that would eat the trees. Things so big and powerful that they wouldn't even notice any of us," Prismo explains.

"There are beings around here who are just as strong as Slenderman is and stronger like in the comics where 'too powerful to live' villain just shows up and rarely or ever appears again. Or are just able to easily kill him, like someone like Rick who is just that smart can come up with something that can kill him. But they simply have bigger problems to deal with or just don't care. As I said Slenderman isn't the only one causing trouble in the multiverse. And none of them are anywhere around here," Marty said.

"There is Excalibur," Wan Shi Tong said.

"As if anyone can stand him," Sunset said making that face that everyone makes when dealing with that sword. "I need a weapon or a tool that can do what he does. I wish for a weapon that allows me to completely destroy a soul with no way for it to escape. And in a way that won't have someone coming looking for it or it having a curse or anything bad happening to the user."

"Wait, I think I know someone who can help you with that and you don't have to use a wish to do it," Prismo said thinking of the weapon Sunset wants.

Prismo opens a portal revealing a hulking four armed man working at a forge.

"Hi Char," Prismo called out.

"What? Prismo?" Char ask turning to where Prismo's voice came from.

"Got someone who wants one of your weapons," Prismo said.

"Sunset?" Char said seeing her.

"You know me?" Sunset ask.

"Oh you're not the one I know. She's a universe traveler. But anyways what do you want?" Char ask.

"A weapon that can keep someone from using magic or whatever from coming back," Sunset said.

"Oh, lucky for you that Sunset and her friends had ask for something like that already. I been making them to sell," Char said holding up a metal rod with a spike at the end of it. "Once they're hit with this anything magical or whatever is canceled and they just die. No magical escape or that. This metal cause any power to be null and void. Once I make it so that only you being able to hold it without you losing power or the auto defense shocking you."

"How much will it cost," Sunset ask.

"Much as this isn't something you can just find in a store," Char said. "Well at least around here anyways."

"Ok but I'm going to need more than a spike rod," Sunset said.

"Tell me what you want and I'll tell you how much it will cost," Char said.

!

Gravity Falls -

Later, Dipper rips a somehow still live-streaming camera out of the hands of dead Luchadore. He looks at it intently. "Alright listen up... I don't know who you are. Or where you are, but I know there's no way Killbane and Grindelwald could've done half the things they did here today if not for you. You hurt my friends and family... I don't care how long it takes, or what I have to do... but I WILL find you. And you WILL be put to justice for all the lives you took today..."

!

Elsewhere -

Meanwhile, in a dark room, a person shrouded in shadows tented his fingers in the shadows as he looked at the screen where Dipper was broadcasting...

"To be continued then..."

There was a long pause.

"When is the electrician going to be here to fix the lights?" Asked another dark figure.

"I don't know, I sent a memo to someone..."

!

Elsewhere -

"This is the part where things get real," the figure dress in the Marine armor said looking down at the valley below. By the figure is a suitcase with something special.

A large purple jaguar came walking out of the tree line. On her back she carried two black boys and a giant bug, at her side is a four eyed pig.

"So how you all think of the world?" the figure ask.

"Foods good," the boy wearing the skin of a wolf said.

"Well I'm going to need you, Wolf, Kipo, and Benson to get into the camp as cover," the figure said.

"What about me and Mandu?" the bug ask.

"You're staying with the rest of us, Dave," a huge krogan said.

"We can't afford to be seen," a woman adds.

"Too many questions will come up if people see us," another woman who is floating in the air said.

"We got lots of work to do," the figure said.

"Yes you all do," Rosalind Lutece said appearing with her brother Robert Lutece.

"We have put much effort in keeping all of you from being detected," Robert said.

"And the last thing we need is for your younger self to see you Lum," Rosalind said to an older Lum.

"Which is why we all need to stay hidden till it's time to reveal ourselves and make sure that what Mabel cause doesn't happen this time around," the figure said.

"As if you're the only one who hates her," the krogan said flexing his mostly mechanical body.

"Even in prison I heard how much people hate Mabel," Kuvira said freed from Tartarus thanks to being freed by her much older self.

"Oh yes, I heard much about that girl, so sad that she's becoming a villain," Electronique who is an old villainess of Team Go before the Reverse Polarizer was used on her and she became good. She was serving her time in Tartarus till she was broken out.

Along with SCP - 054 the Water Nymph who is a being made out of water. Who isn't magical allowing her to keep her powers. She was sent to prison for attacking people who came too close to her pond.

SCP - 070 Iron Wings, who is a man of Native American decent who has wings made out of steel pipes and chains hanging from them. He was sent to prison as he couldn't control his wings after he woke up with them attached to his back.

SCP - 347 the Invisible Woman who is completely invisible not even having a shadow. She's a kleptomaniac which is the reason why she was imprison in the first place. And while in prison, the tech heads been trying to figure out a way to make her visible.

SCP - 1846 the Maize Angel a caucasian man who is covered entirely in living maize. Was arrested for turning a wheat field into a corn field.

SCP - 2353 The Mannequin That Will No Longer Put Up With This Shit, Honestly, a living female mannequin. Who was arrested for taking off clothes of shoppers who didn't met her fashion senses.

SCP - 4128 Action Comic #1 a Caucasian man who claims to be over a hundred years old. Arrested for vigilante actives that resulted in that death of a minor.

"It's nothing compared to what people in the future feel about her," the older Kuvira said whose body has been enchanted by cybernetics, to support her aging body.

"Well remember we still need her to play her part. After that it's first come, first serve," the figure said.

“Then why did you try to kill her?” the older Lum ask.

“I agree with her. You could had killed her,” the other woman said.

“It saves us a whole lot of trouble. The bus would have crash anyways and Mabel being her. Would have been captured and more heroes would had died because of her actions. I thought that you Lum would have remembered that part,” the figure said opening up the suitcase and began taking parts out and attaching it to the helmet it’s wearing. A mouthpiece and what looks like an artificial unicorn horn.

“What’s that?” the krogan ask.

“Need a new name while we’re here can’t let people know who I am till it’s time or things will become a mess isn’t that right,” the figure said turning to the time twins.

“We are trying to get the best outcome,” Robert said.

The figure turn showing what the parts did to the helmet. Making it look like a unicorn.

“Call me Uniscorn,” the figure said.

!

Around Gravity Falls -

Things were crazy the next few days as people try to rebuild Gravity Falls and the surrounding settlements. Both the Candy Kingdom and Equestria were the most badly hit. Thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands of ponies were captured, to be sold as slaves, sold as test subjects, or torn apart and sold for magic potion ingredients. But thanks to the US army having the surrounding area around where the dome use to be, only some of the shipments of ponies actually managed to reach the buyers.

While the dome was up the army was using anything they had to figure out a way to bring it down. Then came reports of ponies appearing on the black market and other countries. Figuring out that the MCD forces must be using some kind of teleportation to get stuff out of the dome. The army setup jammers that cause anything being teleported to appear where they wanted. Namely a army base where it was discovered that the MCD forces were using malformed and corrupted phoenix's to carry the loot and slaves out of Gravity Falls by fire teleport.

Which Professor Membrane and Dr. Gyro Gearloose who were working together during the event, made the jammers the army had setup to block. And after the phoenixes began blowing up with their cargo, the army had to turn off the jammers. Till Membrane and Gearloose with the help of many gods set the jammers to stop that from happening. Which according to prisoners, Grindelwald was angry in how fast his plan was countered.

The Candy Kingdom was WORSE, ALL the Candy people were dead. Although her Candy tech had gotten better, PB was never able to fully fix their 'blow up when scared' issue. They could now handle zombie attacks okay (relatively speaking), but something like dementors spreading a supernatural miasma of fear supercharged through yellow power rings? They never stood a chance.

The only reason why the Candy Kingdom was still in one piece was because even as empowered as they were. The dementors still feared Sweetpea and refused to attack the kingdom. But the damage was still done as the fear coming from the dementors caused the Candy people to be overwhelmed by fear and blow up. PB was now a princess in a ghost kingdom, as many of her subjects were Candy people. PB went to work cloning her people back to life and making sure they don’t blow up anymore.

But what has her worried is both Goliad and Stormo were also missing. No one knows when they disappeared as they been just sitting there and not moving that everyone just forgot about them. And when it was all over and they began looking over how much damage the kingdom took, they discovered the two were gone.

The princesses who were killed, Princess-Princess-Princess, Engagement Ring Princess, Muscle Princess and Skateboard Princess, their kingdoms had no one to takeover with them gone. Their kingdoms were told about the fates of their rulers and were absorbed by the closest kingdom to them. To avoid the people under their rule from panicking without a ruler to lead them.

The prisoners who help in the fighting had their time reduced. Tartarus itself had several sections damaged thanks to an unknown Earthbender breaking in and breaking out several prisoners. But with the chaos with the aftermath of the battle, there were too many things to do then just search for some escape inmates.

The former military base used to examine the UFO was also deemed Hazardous due to the alien chemical spill and was quarantined until further notice. A wall is being built around the ruins to prevent anyone from entering. A squad of robots have been assigned as guards as they are unaffected by the chemicals or radiation.

!

Equestira -

Blue Blood and many other former nobles are in Sunsets temporary throne room, which is the Castle of the Two Sisters in Everfree Forest. Her old castle had been completely destroyed and ransacked. And frankly she was debating if it was worth the cost to build a new one. Even if the earthbenders would easily be able to rebuild it.

There was some good news as it turns out that Shining Armor, Unico and Fury Heart survived the destruction of the old castle. Shining Armor is in a full body cast thanks to him using his body to protect the kids. And is being visited by his family and Candance. Which he is confused to why his sister is an alicorn now.

They angrily berating her for her 'incompetence' during this whole thing, blaming her for the deaths of so many ponies... and making MANY demands; kicking non-ponies out of their country, freeing pony citizens from jail (the one's that caused trouble earlier), and restoring all rights that all ponies had before the merge. Which is basically, favoring ponies over other 'creatures', they also have a petition of over half of Equestria agreeing with them.

“I mean it you tyrant! We already had the paperwork all sorted out, if you don't give into our demands, half the kingdom leaves Equestria forever!” Blue Blood demanded. Turns out how Blue Blood is related to the princesses is by the princess’s uncle who was the brother of their mother.

“Okay, see yah,” she says in a dispassionate, almost bored voice.

Which left the former nobles stunned by Sunset just dismissing them like that.

“What? Uh... no, see this is the part where you negotiate with us,” Blue Blood said looking baffled.

Sunset responses with a glare. “Actually, NO. This is the part where you get the hell out of my sight!”

Blueblood was clearly nervous, but still manages to scoff. “You think we’re bluffing?”

Sunset just gives a shrug. “Honestly? I couldn't care less one way or the other! In case you didn't notice our country just got invaded and many of our citizens just got killed, butchered for magic ingredients or sold into slavery! It was stop before more were taken but there is still a large number of missing ponies. I know this is going to shock you; BUT THE WORLD DOSEN'T REVOLVE AROUND YOU!”

Causing the ponies in front of her to back away when she used the royal Canterlot voice.

“I got to deal with all the problems that have popped up not only with this country but also with the neighboring kingdoms. Much of the towns and cities need to be rebuilt, the infrastructure that kept it all running need to be repaired. President Boss Playa forgiving all the government debts as a reward for my heroics and giving me foreign aid certainly helps, but it only really put a dent in my issues! I’m the only thing keeping this nation together, and all you ponies have done is complain. Like the Pegasus ponies complaining about not being permitted to make or live in cloud cities anymore, till they figure out how to make a better way to build them. I’m sick of all the complains about their messing with local weather, their cities drifting over foreign land without permission, falling on top of people, dropping stuff on people, or dropping fecal matter on them. The ONLY reason this hadn't been a bigger issue before was because President Playa got a kick out of all the youtube video's showing fecal matter hitting people- the one pieced together from many incidents with Benny Hill music playing in the background was a nice touch -but recent events showed there was no more time for such luxuries, and I agreed. If they want to live here they have to live on the ground or move to the Pony-Head kingdom whose cloud cities actually works,” Sunset said.

The nobles in the room who are Pegasus ponies began to raise a fuss but were stop by sunset casting a mute spell on them.

“You all have to accept the fact that nothing will bring the old ways back. Stop being in denial and hide away when things happen, and you don’t like it. All Pegasus ponies must return to Equestria and stop making cloud cities. Any who fail to will be mark as a criminal by U.S. AND Equestria law. Not to mention any other country the cloud city floats over. President Playa already sent the paperwork this morning,” Sunset said.

"Aren't you supposed to be the element of empathy?" one of the ex-nobles ask.

"What's your point? I gave you all a chance and you all refused to change. It is a lost cause trying to get you all to accept change when you all just run and hide. At least with all of you gone, I can get people who actually do something around here instead of complaining around here. Guards get them all out of here," Sunset said summoning her robot guards.

The ponies fled as the Mr. Handies scared them out of the room. Leaving Sunset alone to deal with all the paperwork she needs to do. So much paperwork had piled up which all needs her to read and sign, like all the insurance claims she needs to get through. The doors open again letting in Celestia.

"Here to talk to me about giving the ponies what they want?" Sunset ask.

"No, I agree with you. I told Blue Blood and the others that, I'm siding with you and refuse to retake the throne," Celestia said.

"Huh... gotta say... didn't think you'd take my side," Sunset said.

"Yes... well, the past several weeks have forced me to reexamine my priorities. Your PONY fathers BIG Display regarding his former hut was a particular eye opener. I TOO put the needs of a 'worthless, dilapidated shack' over the people I SHOULD have loved above all," Celestia said as she trails off as she hangs her head in shame.

"Well it's too late," Sunset said. "I do love you as you did took me in. But you never treated me as family."

"I know that, now. I put off on finding or contacting you, just hoping that you come back to me. Instead of being the mother who goes out and searches for their child. I can't be your mother, I was never a mother to begin with," Celestia said. "That's why, I'm leaving Equestia and go out and see the world and find something."

"Self-discovery?" Sunset ask.

"I've been reading a lot of self-help books and I been out of touch with others for so long. That I had no idea what I was doing with you till it was too late to do anything," Celestia said.

"For all of your talk about making friends, you never had any. All you had were subjects," Sunset said.

"Yes and that's why, I need to go out and live among people and actually make friends," Celestia said.

!

Several days later -

A mass funeral was held for everyone that died. Everyone had attended... well except for Mabel. Stan had told her not to come since... well... word had gotten out of her actions leading to the majority of the heroes, local leaders, and lawmen getting trapped and making the invasion all the more easier. So now people flat out blamed her for the whole thing.

In any case... a somber Eda puts Hooty feathers on a shrine. It had broken her heart to see her home blown to smithereens. And a sobbing, King walking over to her with the remains of their oldest friend in his hands, with a mountain of dead MCD forces behind him.

Stan's shack although hadn't been as badly wrecked... but was still in shambles. There was barely enough pieces between the two for ONE home. So that's what they did... they REBUILT it... TOGETHER. While Eda’s home was destroyed her pocket rooms that are bigger on the inside then the outside were still ok. And would be added to the new shack.

Meanwhile, Hooty's former bandmates of the singing group; 'Hooty and the Parliament Owls Angelic' began to sing for the funeral...

When you were young and your heart was an open book
You used to say live and let live
(you know you did, you know you did you know you did)
But if this ever changing world in which we're living
Makes you give in and cry

The heroes who died are mourned by their fellow heroes and teammates who survived.

Say live and let die
Live and let die
Live and let die
Live and let die

The townspeople morn their loses.

What does it matter to ya
When you got a job to do
You gotta do it well
You gotta give the other fellow hell

The soldiers and police who lost their lives are honored.

When you were young and your heart was an open book
You used to say live and let live
(you know you did, you know you did you know you did)
But if this ever changing world in which we're living
Makes you give in and cry

The beaver brother plant the remains of their friend Stump under the dirt.

Say live and let die
Live and let die
Live and let die
Live and let die

Jenny looks at her sisters scared, watching them get smashed to bits had been horrifying even if they had survived. Thanks to backups of their memories and uploading them into new bodies, she and her sisters who were destroyed are now back. They did needed to be informed what happen as their memories only went up to Mabel using the spell that began the mess in the first place.

And learning how that Ryu duplicate and those other videogame characters had been perma-killed in way even with added back up of the arcade and lab couldn't save them. The videogame characters that were brought to life were them but didn’t had any memories, they’re brand new and not the ones the other videogame characters knew. Unlike what happen in the past when they died, and just respawned back in the arcade cabinet.

Prismo had assured her that not only had the golem reaper who supplied Killbane those perma-death anti-AI bombs been punished. Being made an example of, by sending him to be tormented in another universe from someone who will make him know despair. But all Discworld's throughout the Omni-verse had been put on lockdown until further notice. So nothing more would be coming from them.

But what they had already given still lingered, Jenny still had the power to never die by Sheldon's hand. Which despite the circumstances seemed pretty beneficial, so she kept it. However, by the looks of things, they only used half of the bombs on Demongo. The rest were unaccounted for... true, they couldn't get more... but what if they reverse engineered it to make weapons that could kill her sisters for real?

What was worse is that their so called 'safety nets' were shown to be anything but! The whole incident had showed how much they'd taken for granted having gods on their speed dial, or having a wish-entity as a friend, or how even when they died they could just meet their loved one's in the afterlife or ghost world. But none of the heroes who'd died had shown up at any of the known afterlives! Even Clockwork and Cosmic owl were baffled by this! Someone had tried to wish for Prismon to at least SHOW them were they were, but even with Prismo skirting wish law as much as he could to help them word it right... it STILL fizzled out. Prismo said that either they’re in a place heavily shielded or far away. As while yes his wish power can reach the other side of the Omniverse, he would need to know the location for it to work.

No, this whole thing had severely shaken her confidence to handle thing on their own...She couldn't take chances! Not when her sisters lives were at stake! It was obvious she and her sisters had gotten cocky with all their wins the past years, as had many of their friends- sadly looks at graves -most of which weren't as lucky as them. They'd underestimated their foes badly and countless lives had been lost. Jenny comes to a decision, she'd been toying with something before this whole disaster... she'd been unsure... but now she knew for certain!

When it was time to leave... Jenny flew off elsewhere, without a word to anyone else.

From far away, Mable tried to ignore the funeral song. Repeatedly telling herself over and over she's not responsible for this, she's just a kid. Kid's don't get involved in crap like this.

Once no one was left at the graveyard. No one sees a plant pop out of the soil and bloom from Stumps grave.

!

At the refugee camp -

With the destruction of Peach Creek the surviving residents have been put into trailers till they could housed elsewhere. Some of the kingdoms are willing to take them in. The Ed boys had a surprise visit from Dib wanting to know if there was anything his sister Gaz had that they managed to save. What really surprise the Ed boys and the other kids was that Gaz is with Dib.

“Dad always made sure that if we ever died that a clone of us be ready to take our place. I have all of Gaz’s memories up to the point that she died,” Gaz explains.

“But I heard that the souls of everyone who died aren’t in any afterlife,” Edd said.

“The cloning has nothing to do with souls. I’m a brand new Gaz, not Gaz reborn. I just have all of her memories. Anything to do with souls or anything like that has nothing to do with me. It’s a fool proof way of bringing someone back that keeps any curse or magical thing that effects souls from stopping me from coming back,” Gaz said.

“Are you going to go and go all, I’m not real and go on a rampage?” Ed ask.

“That’s dumb,” Gaz said. “I already know I’m a clone. Me and Dib already know about the whole clone plan before hand. And I don't get the whole clone blues thing. I think it's cool to be able to do this, it's like in the Futurama videogame where the Professor made the cloning machine that brings back Fry, Bender, and Leela whenever they die. I have all the memories of the old Gaz but none of the baggies. Like her being such a snarky, cruel and mean-spirited girl, me Gaz 2.0 is going to be different from that," Gaz said.

"She is nicer to me then the old Gaz," Dib said.

"And while the last Gaz is brilliant, but lazy, I'm not going to be as smart as Dib and dad," Gaz said.

"Are you going to still be a gamer?" Eddy ask.

"Of course, I am," Gaz said. "I'm a giant robot pilot and I'm going to follow the greatest robot pilot of all time in fiction."

"One of those Gundam pilots?" Jimmy ask.

"No, not one of those Japanese robot pilots. They all suck and have the protection of plot armor that keeps them from dying like they should, dork. I’m talking about Coop from Megas XLR,," Gaz said.

"Hey, I thought you're going to be nicer," Jimmy said.

"Not to someone like you," Gaz said. "All you did was whine and cry, not helping at all when old Gaz was defending Peach Creek. In fact you're a toxic friend to Sarah, using your meek and girly persona to manipulate Sarah. So that instead of helping she was too busy seeing to your needs instead. Nazz, Kevin, Rolf, Jonny and Plank were helping by collecting supplies and other things that were needed. While you had Sarah build a stuff animal fort for only you and her to hide in."

"Hey," Sarah weak voice thanks to all the screaming she's been doing has completely damaged her vocal cords and now it hurts for her to speak. Which made her feel worse when everyone was happy that they no longer have to hear her voice anymore. Not to mention how she also pulled her arm muscles right off of her bones when she tried to grab something heavy to hit other kids with like she use to before the merge happen. Now it’s painful for her to lift anything over 2 pounds. Her parents finally step in after that and have been sending her to someone to deal with her issues. As they didn’t like having teachers calling them about her behavior and nobody want her to be like Mabel. But even so it was too late as Sarah and Jimmy are the losers of the school that everyone mocks and picks on.

"You're the weak one now and he still wants you to do things for him. What kind of a friend does that?" Gaz pointed out.

"Don't bother helping them, it's not worth the effort," Eddy said.

"Yeah I should be helping out my friends," Gaz said looking to the Ed boys.

"We're your friends?" Ed ask.

"You 3 were the most helpful and you 3 made a good team for me to work with," Gaz said. "In fact I'm going to be joining Dib at the camp."

"Cool," Eddy said knowing that being friends with someone like Gaz will be useful when he starts his business.

"By the way where are your parents?" Dib ask.

"Come to think about it. The first Gaz never once saw your parents," Gaz said.

"Well you see...," Edd said trying to think. "Our parents back before the merge were like the adults in Peanuts. Never being heard or... well there was that one time where Eddy's dad grab him by his arm and Ed's mom grab him by his ear. But come to think about it our parents were just never around. And after the merge our parents just have no idea how to interact with us and just tend to be like those Japanese shows where the parents are never around and the kids have to take care of themselves."

"Well seeing how Peach Creek is destroyed. That's going to be changing," Dib said.

"Our dad was always busy to spend time with us because of being one of the few smart people in our world. He was too busy keeping everything running. What are your parents doing that would eat up their time like that?" Gaz ask.

"What do our parents do for a living?" Ed ask which none of the other kids besides Kevin whose dad works in a jawbreaker factory before it...

"My dad works at the jawbreaker factory, but what does my mom do?" Kevin ask as he and the other kids all began thinking of what do their parents do, both parents do for a living that keep them away all the time.

!

The new moon -

Star finished in building a new moon, with the help of the other moon gods. Several Gem ships had also came into the system and help clean up the space around Earth and began rebuilding a new Gem base on the moon as well as some other defenses so that what happen wouldn't happen again. But as the new leader of the guardians and being the Woman in the Moon. Star wouldn't be able to leave the moon. It's the reason why none of the guardians had ever actually seen the Man in the Moon in persons before the events.

Marco and her father asked if Star was going to be the new moon Goddess. Star flat out tells them no, if she's learned nothing else, from the whole 'merge' fiasco, she's not ready for such responsibilities. Also, being on the Moon reminded her too much of her mom.

Star also called Dipper by the Gems holo-vid and apologized for ruining his plan and the deaths she caused. Dipper reluctantly admitted that as annoying as what Glossaryck did was, it was probably the best way to handle the Disasteroid. He ask Dib’s dad to do some calculations and it turned out that without Star destabilizing and weakening it so much in advance before Grindelwald death caused it to accelerate to earth. The harmony blast from the mane six, or seven now wouldn't have had any effect on it. So for better or for worse... Glossaryck and Star had saved the day..

“I’m going to still kick his ass if I ever see him again,” Star said.

“See you later,” Dipper said hanging up.

“So, who is going to be the new Moon god?” Marco ask.

“I’m giving it to give it to Yue as she was the only moon deity that was helping and not showing up when it was all over,” Star said.

“Well there is Selena from the duck universe, she was trying to depower the curse but she was by herself, well her brother was helping but by trying to punch through the dome,” Marco said.

“True but Yue being mortal isn’t as out of touch with mortals. Of course I do need to become a deity of something, all the divine energy that is in me will burn me out otherwise,” Star said.

“How about goddess of stars,” Marco suggested.

“Star the goddess of stars?” Star said thinking about it. “Sure why not.”

“Hey, Star... what's that on your back?” Marco ask.

Star was confused and reached behind her back, finding that there is something stitched to the back of her shirt.

“Huh, it's a tarot card,” Star said.

“The ‘switchero' card,” Marco said reading the name. The card has a picture of a faceless scoundrel sneakily pulling a wallet from someone who looks like Mabel and putting it into Star's pocket without either knowing.

“Weird...,” she then shrugs and throws it away behind her. “Whatever, let's go and I can give Yue the moon power and then get something to eat.”

They walks out of the room and no one saw the card crumble to dust.

!

Gravity Falls -

Mabel frantically throws off her favorite shooting Star sweater as it burst into flames... in fact, she'd find that any sweater with a star would burst into flames when she tried to wear one.

!

Flashback, shortly after the defeat or retreat of remnant MCD forces -

After finally getting enough time, Sunset and others circled back and FINALLY checked out the asylum for potential MCD holdouts or at least evidence on who MCD'S sponsors had been. Sunset came into the courtyard to see a curious sight. The paranoid Watchman named Boyd was holding a moltov cocktail... he looked like he was about to light it and throw it at the Asylum. But he was quivering... as if undecided on what to do.

Using her new element of empathy, she felt his emotions she stays at distance to not accidentally frighten the clearly disturbed man. From what she could see, although Raz had gotten ride of the tether, he hadn't gotten rid of the 'Milkman' conditioning. In fact he'd messed it up and it was currently fighting with the other implanted personalities in his head since they'd been activated in the wrong configuration and the wrong way.

Because of this in-fighting, Boyd was actually more in control of his actions then he'd been in years. He was aware that at least most of his insanity would cease to be once he completed his psionically implanted objective of torching the asylum and all potential evidence inside. But that was why he was resisting... he was SCARED. He had no life outside of the Asylum... not anymore. True, being made the meatpuppet of a megalomaniacal psychic and experiencing years of living a paranoid nightmare had been hell... nut at least he'd had a purpose a point to his existence. If he went through with this... if he just let the 'milkman' go... let this place go...he'd have nothing... he'd be nothing... just like after he got fired the first time

Sunset used her new element power to send positive, encouraging feelings toward Boyd. Making him feel better and calming him down. Suddenly Sunset is interrupted, as other inmates start to show up. Fred Bonaparte breaks open a 2-story window and climbs down to Boyd.

"Boyd? Is that you!? Hey, Boyd! Long-time no see!" he shouts just as Edgar is trying to sneak past.

Edgar sees him noticing him and panics.

"Ah, head orderly Fred! I did not see you there!” he said as he scratches head nervously. “Uh... I was just taking a therapeutic stroll in the moonlight and I-“

Fred interrupts. “Relax, far as I'm concerned the Asylum is CLOSED. We can all go home!”

Gloria steps up from nearby, surprised at what she's hearing. "Leave? Here?"

“Yeah, this place is for CRAZY PEOPLE” Fred said and waves his hands around dramatically. “And I don't know about you guys, but I ain't crazy no more!”

Which thanks to his eye twitching erratically.

Edgar looks thoughtful. “I have to tell you... I'm feeling pretty good.”

Gloria nods in agreement. “Me too.. y'know? Maybe it really is time for us ALL to move on.”

Sunset notices that Boyd was taking notice of this, and quickly uses her power to show that there was nothing to be afraid of. That if these people who were just this morning in as bad a shape as he was, were willing to leave this horrible place and try to make a new life for themselves, why couldn't he?

Oblivious to Boyd's internal struggle, Fred helpfully comes up to him. "What do you say Boyd? Want to blow this Popsicle stand, too?"

With this, Boyd seemed to come to a decision. He gives a brief nod to more himself then anyone else, then with a determined look on his face.

Sunset pales, she'd been so busy trying to calm the troubled man, she'd forgotten he'd been carrying a bomb! She steps forward to stop him, but he's already lighted it and thrown it through the window into Edgar's room.

Boyd is suddenly covered in psionic energy... and all his artificial personalities fly away into the ether. Ceasing to exist one by one... and for the first time since- well Boy'd couldn't even remember when -the voices in his head were gone and he was FINALLY at peace.

He turns to the other former inmates and states happily; "The Milkman has finished his route!" He says with a nod, then he smiles.

"Any of you guys want to split a cab?" He asks excited.

Sunset groans, but smiles at Boyd's contentment while also summoning water to her. "Okay, no problem, it's just one moltov cocktail. If I douse it fast enough-“

And that's when the fire spread rapidly through Edgar's mess and hit the broken gas pipe-

BOOM!

The antiquated and dilapidated gas system was quick to spread the fire and explode all across the asylum...

Sunset facepalms, "Of course."

She quickly drags the inmates to safety and cast a shield spell around the burning building. The shield cut off the supply of oxygen which the burning fire quickly used up and the flames all died. And Sunset left the shield on just to make sure the fire wouldn’t restart and called for the gas line to be cut off.

!

Present -

Thankfully, most of the REALLY important stuff- like the bodies of everyone who got their brains snatched -was hidden deep within the bowels of the asylum and weren't damaged much. Originally a lot of this was at the tippy-top of the tower... but MCD forced them to move it to a more secure and less dilapidated area when they took over. And thanks to Sunset fast acting the fire damage wasn’t as bad as it should had been.

At first the inmates were bummed to find that- NO, they were not going to be allowed to just go into normal lives. Putting aside the fact they were already out of touch with the world even BEFORE the merge was a thing. Then there was considering the depths of their psychosis- although Raz getting ride of the bulk of their problems was impressive. They still needed to be evaluated by REAL professionals and given REAL professional treatment.

Anyway, at first they were bummed by this... but once they realized that they were getting REAL food, and being treated with REAL, MODERN treatments and REAL doctors. Who are ACTUALLY competent they found they didn't mind as much and actually enjoyed their time there until someone figured out what to do with them. Especially Edgar when he learned he could still have an art gallery here as long as it wasn't detrimental to his treatment. (14)

Currently they were temporarily housed in the psychiatric wing of Tarterus enjoying 'theater night' after a nice little performance from Gloria, they were now enjoying the Volunteer Parliament Owls Angelic players playing their hit song 'Owl house in the middle of the Isle'.

Eda's soaring on her staff
King of Demons gives a laugh
Luz is conjuring up downstairs
The only human on the scene
She's the new witch to enlist
under Eda's wing

Owl House - in the middle of the isles...
Owl House - in the middle of the...

Owl House is quite the place
A witch's secret hideaway
with friends in every space
Luz is training to keep pace (Ahh, ahh, ahh)
Her human world has been replaced
The Owl House is her home base...it's...

Owl House - in the middle of the isles
Owl House - in the middle of the...

Something tells you that you've got to take a trip to it...
Spells and hexes, runes and charms
Demons that can do you harm,
School is in, ring the alarm
It all gets stranger every day...
But with Eda and King there with her,
she'll always find a way...

Owl House - in the middle of the isles
Owl House - in the middle of the...

When Luz went through the portal
no one ever would of thought of all of the things she'd see,
the monsters and all the daemons

But, now she has a goal in mind,
the greatest witch of her own kind
and she knows she'll never stop believing'

If you're waiting to see more (Ahh, ahh, ahh)
Take the portal and look for
the owls face inside a door

Owl House - in the middle of the isles
Owl House - in the middle of the...
Owl House - in the middle of the isles
Owl House - in the middle of the...

The former Thorny Towers inmates applauded...

!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the prison -

"Sorry Ollie, but you're getting life... the laws of this world are much stricter than in our old world. We can't even help you, me and the others are too busy dealing with lawsuits from angry parents." explained Sasha to Ollie in the visiting room.

“What?! Why would they do that. I mean, me I get obviously... but why are YOU getting heat for this? You had nothing to do with my actions!” Olliendar said.

Cruller who clearly annoyed as he sorts through legal paperwork spoke up.

“Apparently in this world, simply forgetting to mention a fact that indirectly leads to children getting their knee scrapped can get your butt sued off!” he shakes his head annoyed. “I tell, parents here are more nervous nellies then even back home! Well, phooey! In MY day we didn't have our parents helicoptering us every step of the way! Why we were made of sterner stuff, I tell you what! As long as we got our chores done and brought home food for the Fam, we could stay up all night wrestling telekinetic-bears int he woods and my Pa wouldn't even blink an eye!”

“I can’t believe you all have been here for more than a year and not been sent to live in a Uselessvile with that kind of mindset,” Sunset said entering the room. She came check up on things and make sure that the ownership of the prison is now back to the government.

“What do you mean?” Culler ask.

“Like how with that Turner kid with the fairy parents. His birth parents saw nothing wrong in hiring that Vicky woman no matter what she does or what proof was shown to them. Then there was when they were given a chance and just left their son with a fairy dress in a costume calling himself, Hentai child raper or something like that. And was made very clear the moment the parents left their child would be rape, which they did as they were given three baseball game tickets and instead of taking their son the father wanted to take his friend from work,” Sunset said.

“Oh yeah I remember that,” Milla said remember how once the parents found out the trick that they were more upset about the fake tickets than anything else. After they lost their jobs and house after they couldn’t pay the bills anymore, being repeatedly mocked in the Uselessvile they’re living in. Is when they're finally trying to be better people. Namely shock treatment as only by strapping them down and shocking them, till they’re begging for it to stop. That they finally said it was wrong to believe Vicky’s word over their son, which she was already in jail for child abuse and they were told about the fact but still said they would take her word over their son. The doctor gave up after finally getting them to say it, the sheer cost of the electric bill from the shock treatment was just costing him more than what the parents were paying him. The new doctor they're going to has resorted to breaking their fingers with a hammer, which is actually getting results and because the parents signed a contact. Their sessons are being shown online and getting tons of views and making the doctor rich.

“You all knew about Olliendar condition in turning into a villain and thought of nothing of him working in a camp full of kids. If his villain side was a child rapist would you people not tell people about it?” Sunset ask them.

Sasha looks thoughtful. “Huh, I never thought of it like that.”

“Oh, darling we’re sorry. We didn't meant to cause any troubles. It just never came up in conversation, no one asked about his past, and we never considered it relevant enough to think it important,” Milla said.

Cruller still looks a bit irritable. “I still don't see why were getting flack for this, we were just letting him continue the same job he had back on our old world. A job WE didn't give him mind you, but rather Psychonaut high command did! Far as they were concerned, he was perfectly qualified to manage kids. You got a problem with how that was handled, leave us alone and go talk to them!”

Sunset groaned, that was one of the main reason the three adults in front of her beside Olieander weren't also in jail. Their former organization, superior officers, their very CULTURE didn't see Ollie's issues as a problem or any reason why he couldn't be allowed near kids. Forgetting to mention Ollie's 'episodes' had been the equivalent of them forgetting to mention whether a person liked hats or not... it just wasn't important enough to care or even think about. In fact, it turns out that was actually one of the main reasons why the Psyconauts were shut down after the Merge. They just have VERY low standards in regards to recruitment, as long as your a psychic AND powerful... those seem to be the only real requirements more or less. In fact, for psychics to have mental issues and crazy quirks, is considered completely 'normal'...

Needless to say, the nations bureaucratic inspectors took one at their organization roster... and immediately deemed HALF of the organization unfit for duty!

But Sunset put aside these thoughts and turned to more pressing issues. "Never mind that now, have you made any progress with Lobotto?"

Sasha gave out a sigh. “Sorry, but no. That Psychic lock is still strong and Lobotto is still too terrified of his 'employer' to say anything...”

“And Ollie here may have gathered a lot of evidence in regards to 'whoever' they are, but most of it pertains to OUR world and is therefore basically useless here...,” Cruller said.

“And the few leads we COULD have still followed here have long since gone cold...,” Milla said.

“Truman?” Sunset ask.

“Still unconscious... and we haven't been able to break open that suitcase he has handcuffed to him either,” Sasha said.

“I’m sending a robot guard to cut it off and rip open the suitcase,” Sunset said.

"Sorry darling, that won't work. The suitcase has a standard issue Psychonaut Psi-bomb inside it set to go off if it's forced open," Milla points out.

"And all attempts to break the handcuffs has ended us almost breaking Truman's wrist thanks to that death-grip he has on it as well as activating some form of default subconscious psi-blast defense of his that goes off whenever someone tries to take it away from his presence," Sasha adds.

Sunset groans but reluctantly agrees it be best to leave it be for now. Sunset sighs to herself, on top of everything they didn't even know if this mysterious employee was still a threat or had died after coming here! Apparently the psychic lock still existing could just be a result of a VERY powerful psychic or maybe even just feeding off Loboto's fear and psychosis. And the Psychonauts all need to take classes to get some common sense into their heads.

“If only I still had access to the resources of the Mother-lobe! I have some ideas regarding Lobotto I could try out then!” Sasha said.

Sunset smiles at that. “I might be able to help with that.”

She explains how somehow footage of Raz kicking butt and saving everyone in the mental prison got out and now the Psychonauts were more popular then ever. Well Raz anyways as them 3 who aren’t behind bars are under fire for letting Olliendar work at a camp for kids. This plus the clear need to be more prepared for future threats has president Playa decide to rebuild the Psychonauts. But Sunset makes it very clear they won't be autonomous. if they truly are coming back, it'll be as a branch of the SCP Foundation. Also, while this'll mean they'll pay their lawsuits, it'll be coming out of their future paychecks. And although they will allow them to recommend former Psychonauts to be recruited, they must abide by new recruitment standards and regulations. And if they can't, they won't be allowed back. As simple as that. If any refused candidates were important to the organization functions; they might be willing to allow hiring them as freelance consultant or some form of probation... but that would a discussion best saved for the President.

Also they were given the late Gideon's tent of telepathy as a new home. Seeing how the lawsuits being charged against them don't want them being in the camp. Seeing how badly they did in protecting the kids from harm. Accepting the offer of a home till something else could be done, the tent in question had the Telepathy symbol glowed finding a new owner.

As the Psychonauts discussed this revelation. Sunset looked out to the sunset and wondered of Dipper's description of Killbane's death. And of the fact Grindelwald's soul was never found... where they truly still alive? How did their mysterious backers fit into all of this? And if they did... what would they do now?

!

Elsewhere -

Kevin (he's the guy from the Dorkly 'if a villain had an assistant' web series) watched as his boss got a fist through his chest... by his BOSS. The first quickly decomposed into shadow and was assimilated into the second... soon, Killban was FULLY back. An exhausted Killbane was helped out of the containment area.

"So... that happened... actually, what did happen? I'm kinda going in and out of my own head here..." said Killbane as he checked to see if he still had his mask... and sighed with relief when he found it's familiar touch and feel on his face. Evidently his mask had become so tied with his identity and who he was as a person, that the darkness had dragged it with him...

Kevin looked at his clipboard. "Well on the one hand the heartless ritual did keep you from dying... on the other hand; this world is too incompatible with Kingdom Heart magic so both your heartless and Nobody went berserk and tried to murder each other. Fortunately, you had the foresight to make sure you got resurrected in a containment area... but the sheer force of the destruction forced us to keep teleporting you around. This was the fifteenth containment area you were ported to!"

He gestures to a now clearly shattered and unusable containment area.

"So overall: while the ritual was successful in keeping you from dying AND seems to give you a major power boost that our experts are confident will remain even AFTER you detox the heartless essence... between the billions of dollar loss of equipment and facility, PLUS the fact that this could have easily ended with the entire based destroyed if we hadn't been insanely lucky the porting went so smoothly. I strongly recommend we don't use this ritual ever again and that you detox all your heartless essence immediately."

Killbane sighed but nodded. As nice as a 'get out of death free' card and power boost combo was... it wasn't worth the possibility of him waking up and finding he'd accidentally destroyed his entire organization.

"Is it Safe to assume that all our other Kingdom heart projects are scrapped?" Killbane ask.

"Until we can figure out a way to stabilize them in this word? Yes. That goes ditto for the heartless and nobody army... their whole 'only works for the strongest bad guy' made them unreliable even BEFORE we brought them to this world, and they became more erratic and feral. However, we can grind them down to valuable potion ingredients and the people in RD feel like- among other things -they'll eventually they can reverse engineer their basic corridor of darkness powers and maybe even their rip out hearts ability... but in the meantime I recommend diverting most resources from that to more profitable ventures,” Kevin said.

"And what about Mammothman and Grindelwald? They made it too?" Killbane ask.

Kevin nodded. "Yeah, your distraction was enough to get him out of there. He's in ER right now. And the Egyptian ritual was a complete success for Grindelwald."

"Explain to me how that works again?" asked Killbane interested.

Kevin nodded. "Basically the ancient Egyptians believed that there were FIVE aspects to the soul: Ba(physical body), ren(secret name), ib(heart), ka(vital fire of life), and sheut(shadow).”

“Sheut/shadow is a record of someone's accomplishments they made in life, no shadow meant in Egypt that you were irrelevant, worse than worthless and had no impact on the world while you were alive- go figure -more importantly it can be used as a BACKUP Soul. That way if Osiris accidentally condemns an innocent person's soul to be devoured by Ammit the Devourer, he can later use the Sheut to restore them completely if new evidence comes to light later. Of course, a special Egyptian ritual is needed for a shadow to gain that. Grindelwad found some Egyptian priests to do it AND slice off his shadow so he could hide elsewhere, but they warned him that the hero's allies and deities would probably make sure that something like that wouldn't work anymore after he used it once."

"So another one-time thing then, eh?" Killban shrugs, "Well were all in one piece, that's important... so let's get to the nitty gritty... how was my performance?"

Keith looked up. "We'll you thankfully manage to tone down your thespian need to be dramatic a bit better, and I'll allow that stringing him along with that one-on-one fight was needed for your plan... but there were still a couple instances where you could've killed Dipper but gloated instead."

Killbane groaned but nodded. He knew that was an issue and he needed to work on that.

"And that temper... you've gotten better, but you still completely flipped out when your mask got pinched and your REAL name was thrown in your face! Seriously, what is up with that? I mean I could sort of get the whole thing with the mask- cultural taboo and all that -but the name? I mean, it's not event hat bad of a name! Not great sure, but not terrible either... it's more 'meh', then anything!"

Killbane's glares as his whole body starts to crackle in rage just for that topic even being brought up!

Kevin not only not scared at all, but wags his finger at him annoyed. “Oh, no! You don't get to be mad here! You gotta a major problem here buddy! Worse, it's a problem your enemies can EXPLOIT! You really think their not going to try to pull this crap on you AGAIN?

Killbane deflates with a sigh. "You’re right... I need to work on this." He admitted in miserable resignation.

"Also, what was the deal with snatching Wendy and baiting Dipper? Also, why didn't you stay and fight them! You had a freaking giant robot that could've crushed them all underfoot!"

"Scrooge Mcduck was THERE." Said Killbane flatly.

Kevin's eye's widen, then shrugs. "Okay, fair enough."

Killbane nods, after the sneak attack failed he knew that giant robot or no, Scrooge would end him if he didn't leave quickly and get a hostage to deter him. Killbane didn’t fool himself in thinking that he would be able to take on Scrooge, even in a giant robot. He was lucky in getting the drop on him only for Stump to take the blast instead, and Scrooge was, by then ready for him. Thanks to a lifetime of adventuring and fighting against foes that are way out of his weight class, Scrooge was just too use in fighting people like him.

"And as for the first half of your question... well, the thing you gotta understand," he begins to explain.

!

Meanwhile, another important conversation was going down...

"So in conclusion... you two were completely right. We need all the help we can get. So I will support you two in front of the UN to support your initiatives," Said Jenny.

Jenny being in a meeting room with Charles Goodwin and Henri Crousteau. Talking with them about what they'd been talking about before the whole disaster at Gravity Falls happened Crosteau wanted to make his Nexos army an international peace-keeping force and Goodwin wanted permission to start recruiting people all over the world and turning them into regional agents. Jenny, being well-liked thanks to her podcasts and heroics, plus her crucial roll in the SCP Foundation has given her alot of sway in the UN and it's people. She'd been reluctant to agree to this as it seemed like a lot of power to give two groups especially since she and the other heroes had been doing so well. but recent events showed her how wrong she was, so she agrees to help both of them push their initiatives over. The two men compliment her for how well she and her sisters handled the situation and assure her that both initiatives will be under the jurisdiction of the Foundation and UN keeping them in check. And thank her for all the good she's done and her continued support.

Jenny privately reflects how fortunate she was that Charles Goodwin was one of the first people she meets in this new world. After helping him liberate his city from the three gangs; he made her national hero of Pacific city, helped her realize the people of Tremerton weren't worth protecting after all the crap they put her through. He helped her smuggle her sisters out of Tremerton and gave them sanctuary long enough for them to get citizenship protection from her mother, then helped her rebuild GAIA, who became a second mother to her and her sisters. Then he helped her get the courage she needed to stand up to her mother, and even made her the poster child for 'friendly A.I.'s just wanting to help you and be friends'. And he'd been a HUGE help to her ever since the agency merged with the Foundation, helping make things run more smoothly.

Charles Goodwin and Henri Crousteau waving goodbye as Jenny flies off.

Charles Goodwin smile turns into an annoyed sneer. “Years of meticulous manipulation and planning... all down the drain in one stinking day... stupid Merge.”

He pours himself a glass and takes a drink.

Henri Crousteau chuckles. “C'est la vie my friend! Do we not have the potential to be better off here, then our own worlds? Look at me; back home my radical pro-green ideals were looked down upon and only tolerated because I was obscenely rich... here I'm applauded for how forward thinking and progressive I am!”

Charles Goodwin reluctantly nodded, he had to admit... the resources that he now had at his disposal. That he would SOON have at his disposal. The potential to bring other worlds under his 'new world order'... this far outstripped whatever he could've gotten out of his old world. But it irked him that he now had to rely on so many other people who fully intended to make him share the world with them!

“But never mind all that, Revenons à nos moutons! Now that our projects are guaranteed to go forward, how does the future look?” Crousteau said.

“Between both the XJ sisters support and the xenophobic fear of new threats and the unknown. The UN and most of their parent countries will probably cover most of the cost of both of our projects and several others they have in the works. We’re still be hurting from the loss of all the resources and money we poured into the MCD's operation. We could still go through with our plan... but other than that they'd have to lay low and rebuild their forces and resources,” Goodwin said.

Crousteau laughs. “Wouldn’t the heroes be surprised to learn that that whole thing with Killbane and Grindelwald was simply a distraction for our REAL plan?”

Goodwin rolls his eyes. “Pretty expensive for a distraction.”

True, they had already been planning to lie low at least until summers end to see how the 'Bill' situation turned out... or until Slendermans 'restriction' wore off. But still, this was going to take awhile to fully recover from. Even with all the new revenue and resources that would be pouring in soon.

Expensive? Perhaps. But effective? Also, yes! In addition to Killbane killing off much potential competition in those heroes, we succeeded in all our objectives! We convince Jenny to support our goals, the world is wrapped in paranoia and fear, and thanks to what happened in London. Norsefire won't be going anywhere anytime soon... in fact I feel like soon they will be seen as the standard of government just about everywhere!” Crousteau said.

Charles Goodwin says nothing, he calmly checks his Q-pid interface and checks how the Chiral network is functioning.

It seemed like no one had gotten onto either Facilier's involvement or his REAL goal during the 'Fake A.I. scandal', not only did many potential rival organizations and companies got blacklisted and bankrupt. The distraction of the fake A.I. attacks had allowed Facilier to convert his many spell drives into chiral network terminals, bridges and scatter them in key functions and installations in cyber space. Before destroying them to hide the evidence of course... but with Slendermans corruption blinding the deities and other watchful eyes of such things. They wouldn't see what REALLY happened before they were ready to move... everyone else already assumed that Dr. Locus had used the spelldrives to hide the fact that the A.I. was fake. So the excess amount of Spelldrive energy found throughout the net was dismissed as simple fallout or potential copycats doing something similar.

So by the looks of things their little 'surprise' will be perfectly functional and undetected when all the thousands of CTOS cities came live after Summer's end.

In the meantime another of their allies would be able to use it for their own 'agenda'.

!

In a town -

A man was boarding up his windows... it was the end times... it had to be! He wasn't crazy! His neighbors were having the same reaction! The whole town was!

As he began to bobby trap his front door with a shotgun... his TV continued to sparkle with static...

For a brief moment... a shadowy thin man sparkled across the screen before vanishing... the man never saw this...

Nor would the millions of other people across the world see it on their TV's as they too were too busy preparing for whatever insanity this 'new' world threw at them...

And as these dark thoughts grew stronger... so too did the signal...

And elsewhere... in a pale city... a tower began to reactivate...

!

While Goodwin made some further adjustments to the network, Crousteau had a thought.

"One thing I don't get... in the end; why did Killbane focus on killing that Dipper Pines? Why not just kill the girl and run after his scheme to kill Scrooge failed?” he ask.

Goodwin gave out a sigh. “I actually, have an inkling why that is... and I applaud Killbane for seeing it before anyone of us did and taking initiative to try and kill the 'thing' that this up-and-coming generation of 'heroes' was missing.”

!

Back at the MCD base -

Killbane continuing from earlier. "It was bugging me non-stop, there was something this new generation needed aside from experience to make them TRUE legends. But I couldn't put my finger on what that was... and then Dipper turned everything to shit for me by blowing up his freaking dick! And then it hit me... LEADERSHIP, that’s what they're missing! A true leader to help rally and use them effectively as a group!"

Kevin thinks about that.

“Hmmm... humble origins... underdog... conspiracy theorist/paranormal investigator who was never taken seriously... found a weird 'book of everything' in a town of dark secrets... won the heart of a girl who realistically would be WAY out of his league in a NORMAL situation... and all of that was even BEFORE his turning the tables on you in an epic way that involved said blowing off of 'his freaking dick'...,” Kevin listed things off before finally nods. “Alright, yeah. I could see that.”

Then he thinks of something else.

“But wait, is he necessarily the ONLY candidate for future leadership? What about Jenny, Dib, Danny or even Scrooge Mcduck?” Kevin ask.

Killbane just waves a hand dismissively. “Well, Scrooge can and WILL lead an army when needed, but ONLY when needed. For the most part the man either prefers to do his adventuring alone or with his family. Besides, he's big on the whole 'pass the torch' concept. So I imagine he'll prefer leadership be taken by one of the younger generation... also the man can't relate to the younger generation worth shit, doesn't even know what crypto-currency is.”

Kevin quirks an eyebrow skeptically. “Do YOU know what is?”

“I took classes! I got the GIST of it,” Killbane said defensively then he trails off awkwardly as he takes a drink.

“Uh, huh... Anyway, moving on,” Kevin said skeptically.

Killbane was eager to do just that.

“Right, so with Jenny. Like most of the younger generation, she's more used to doing things solo. She's gotten better; being the one they all go to for transport or having resources allocated to them... but for the most part she still just does her own thing. Not saying she won't be a pain in the ass in the future though. It's just that I see here as more 'head of logistics' then leader and Dib? If anything, it sounds like his loner attitude is even GREATER. Which makes sense as he'd of had to learn to work by himself his whole life. In any case 'darkbooty',” Killbane pinches his nose annoyed just for being made to say that name. “Seems to be grooming him to take his place as head of the 'Swollen Eyeballs'- seriously who names this crap? So I see him more as Spymaster. And Danny? He clearly still has a chip on his shoulder in regards to his former friends and family... That and Dora's 'offer', plus the current war in the Ghost Zone, with those Japanese reapers or whatever. I think it's pretty clear he'll be more or less saying goodbye to his human life to focus on his ghost 'life'. Again, still a potential V.I.P.. Definite major pain in my ass in the future. But not a leader of this new generation. Can't really be a leader of a group that mostly lives in a world you’re more or less leaving, now can you?”

Kevin thinks about all this and nods, yeah, he could see that too...

“Okay, I hear what your saying...,” Kevin said and takes a deep breath. “Okay, look. Obviously killing off heroes is an important goal for a villain like you... just, promise me you won't get tunnel vision and neglect your other goals?”

“Relax, I've already had this talk with Grindelwald. We hashed things out,” Killbane said as he tightens his tie. “But enough about that. Overall, how successful was this whole little misadventure?”

“Well, as predicted. They were so busy focusing on the kamikaze phoenixes we were able to get 60% of our plunder through the barrier by using shrink stones to shrink all of the captured wealth and resources down into drug mule bags and putting them inside drug mule refuges who'd had their mind's wiped then allowed to flee yet had post-hypnotic suggestions implanted in them to meet our agents at future dates. As for the phoenix patrols; only 5% of that got through thanks to Membrane’s and Gearloose’s meddling... the other 35% was either confiscated or destroyed. The rest of the loot that were still awaiting transport had to be left behind. Still, overall I chalk that as a win. And Grindelwalds acting and pretending to be furious at all the losses was a nice touch, really threw off everyone who was trying,” Kevin said then flips some pages on a clipboard.

"Any trouble with the captives?" Killbane ask.

"Nope, thanks to all the testing we did BEFORE the invasion, we saw how the captives would rip out of the mules in some situations so we took extra precautions: Magic-resistant heavy-duty chains, Draught of life potion injections and cryogenics. The vast majority of captives were all secured and sent away with no issue," Kevin said.

“That’s good,” Killbane said.

“Then of course factor in that our contract with out sponsors, they covered- among other things -all the expenses of this whole endeavor, plus all the money we got for each hero we killed. True, since we didn't kill all of them, we didn't get the BIG final payout... but we still made out like a bandit in this deal! For all his faults, 'Dark' is a shrewd negotiator!” Kevin said.

“That maybe, but he's still becoming more and more of a liability... and annoying,” Killbane said.

“Oh, I quite agree. But that's a concern for another day. Time to move onto the bad news... we lost about 65% of our manpower strength to death or arrests, yet another 15% will be out of commission for at least a month and although our little 'trick' helped to minimize equipment loss,” Kevin said.

!

Gravity Falls -

Soos is picking through some wreckage helping with the cleanup. “Awesome! A MA5 Series assault rifle! I thought this only existed in Halo!”

“Wait, let me see that!” Dipper said confused as he sees the gun and sure enough... it is an exact copy of the famed gun from the famed franchise.

He looks around, and... he'd been too busy focusing on the actual troops to worry about their equipment- aside from how to deny them of said equipment -but now that he looked...

“Is that... a Warthog?” he ask as he looks to the burnt out skeleton of a MCD rover.

Soos clap his hands excitedly. “Oh! does this mean Halo is real here too!?”

Dipper shakes his head. “No Soos, Vega and the gems looked into that and among other things, Halo isn't a thing here. Even AFTER the Merge, those rings and freaking Grave Mind would be hard to miss so I doubt they were was mistaken.”

“Wait... if Halo is just a game here... how'd their weapons get here?” Soos ask confused.

Dipper looks at the gun thoughtfully. “Good question... Soos... Good question...”

!

MCD base -

Kevin continuing the conversation from before. “And we’re still waiting to hear back on how the operation in London faired. But even if we get MAXIMUM results from that AND 100% positive results from our other project... we’re STILL going to be hurting even with all our gains, I strongly recommend we lay low and recuperate and not do anything big for a LONG while.”

Killbane sighs, but agrees. It was more or less what he'd been expecting... but then he became thoughtful. "Speaking of London and Grindelwald..."

“He's in his main office right now waiting for word from Rokwood. I'll buzz him to see if he's heard anything,” Kevin said as he fiddles with his pip-boy... then frowns. “Huh, weird. It says the connection is non-functional.”

Killbane grumbles. “Cheap-ass base falling apart. Fine, whatever. Probably best I talk to him in person anyway about this anyway. Hand me that dossier.”

Kevin gives it to him, and as they walk to Grindelwald's office Killbane looks through recent events, their earnings and losses. It was good to see the ghost traps succeeded in capturing all the souls of the heroes who died and sent them on to their 'main sponsor', thus making sure they were absolutely gone for good. Although they were definitely going to need to find a different way of doing that. For obvious reasons, Killbane refused to rely on HIM any longer then necessary.

Kilbane quirks an eyebrow. “Why is Gaz Membrane marked 'alive'? I distinctly remember us dropping an orbital bombardment right on her ass.”

“Yeah, apparently Membrane cloned her AFTER that,” Kevin said.

“WHAT!? Didn't Grindelwald and our scientists weave thousands of counter-contingencies into the Disasteroids magic to prevent such a thing from happening?” Killbane ask.

Kevin gave off a shrug.

“Yeah, well apparently Membrane simply made a blank clone with the memories of Gaz downloaded into her mind. So, the clone isn’t a reborn Gaz just a clone that has his dead daughter’s memories. Which cause many of the curses and spells not to activate because of the magic was made in preventing someone from coming back to life, and not a clone which is a new soul not the person the clone came from reborn, with the memories of the one who died downloaded into their mind. Not to mention once he learned that magic spells and curses were targeting the new Gaz clone, he simply made a call to Clockwork and one portal later he setup the cloning lab in Prismo’s place. Which is in another universe all together and magic a spells and curses can’t follow, not to mention Prismo being there prevented anything we did magically from interfering with the cloning. He was also helped by Dr. Gyro Gearloose in building a new computer system free of any viruses to run the cloning machine from parts made from one of those fabrication machines. So everything we did was a complete waste of time and resources,” seeing Killbane's stunned expression, he continues. “If you think that's nuts; while he was doing that AND figuring out new ways to thwart our Phoenix couriers, he also built an entire orbital defense system capable of destroying the Disasteroid in a way that wouldn't jeopardize the safety of the earth AND replace the moons functions! And when I say 'built', I mean literally started building it within hours of us starting the siege of Gravity Falls and he was hours away from finishing it when your big mech bit the big one. He was help by Dr. Gyro Gearloose in the design and system, but most of the lifting was done by Membrane.”

Killbane was dumbstruck. “You got to be kidding me!”

Sure, Mcgucket mostly being able to build a new super mech in a ridiculous amount of time had been impressive. But between Liberty Prime and the Gideon bot he'd had at least most of the parts he needed up front! To build an ENTIRE orbital defense network that could both destroy a planet sized eldritch abomination while replacing the function of an entire moon from SCRATCH in little over a week, while also saving his daughter from an untold amount of viruses, curses, hexs, toxins, and quantum destabilization in addition to all that he did preventing the phenixes from escaping or blowing their loads? That was some next level unreal shit!

Kevin just shakes his head. “Sorry Boss, but his knowledge on the supernatural may still be in it's infancy... but he's already being called the second coming of Doctor Doom... and I find it hard to disagree. Then there is Dr. Gyro Gearloose expect his inventions mostly backfire on him.”

Killbane slumped in defeat.

"The next coming of Dr. Doom?! We'll that's just dandy! I might as well just activate all our doomsday devices, eat a full meal, slit my throat, and hope that while I die of a full stomach at least ONE of my devices takes all that bastard with me!” he wails in genuine despair.

Kevin looks happy as he said. “Weeeeellll... actually, I have it on good authority he won't be a problem much longer.”

Killbane looks confused. “What are you talking about? We couldn't even kill his daughter with a freaking kill-sat, how can we do anything about someone like that? You said it yourself, very soon he'll be the next coming of Doctor Doom! I read comics and Doom is one of the top villains for a reason. If he was here I would be taking orders from him. He simply just that good both in ruling his own country and having the power to keep it. Even with all the power that I have now, I know better than trying to take on Doom or anyone like him.”

Kevin looks smug. “Ah, yes. But thankfully, other people saw that even BEFORE this... and... well, the whole point of the 'operation' was to hamstring future threats to us, was it not? Besides, you forget we aren't the only villain group involved NOR were we the only little scheme they were funding in the background.”

Killbane still looks unsure. “Okay, but AGAIN if we couldn't even kill his daughter-“

Kevin straightens out papers as he interrupts. “All part of the plan as it turns out, us killing Gaz would've been a nice bonus... but overall him just TRYING to save his children has essentially cost him everything. After all unlike Doom he doesn’t have the resources or revenue of his own country.”

!

Membrane’s lab -

Membrane sighs as he looks at his financial report. “I'm ruined...”

Between everything that happened, he spent every dime he had on this whole fiasco and borrowed money from every legitimate and illegitimate place he could to build all he needed to fight the MCD. In the end he did finish the defense system, it was going online to prevent anything like the Disasteroid from ever happening again. Which he sold to the U.N. as international space station, once the expansion is done. But the money he got wasn’t enough to pay off what he owes.

The gems from the ships that came to help with the clean up, are adding and helping to finish the defense system. Which is a large sphere shape laser cannon kill-sat, that can destroy just about any large space object, even firing a beam planet side. Which can be switch to anti magic to stop anything magical in one blast. Which cost him trillions to setup in such a short time.

The Diamonds seeing what the defense system can do have already placed an order for the blueprints so they can build their own. And seeing they do have a space empire and the resources they can build many. Unlike him who brought ruin to his company in just building one. He made money from that deal too but in the end he still has more than a trillion dollar bill he needs to pay.

He had no choice but to sign over and sell off all of his assets and patents to Mr. House and Bradford who is handling the paperwork for Mcduck. In exchange for them taking up all of his debt, he had to work with them. He just got the new standard mystically binding contracts that had become VERY popular after the Merge. Made from magic papyrus from a special tree found only in Gravity Falls, they were nearly chopped to extinction before Sunset saw them listed as an endangered species. Applebloom then started to find ways to grow more of them quicker through various seeds and clippings.

Membrane is exhausted from having little sleep for the week he worked on the defense system. So when he got the contracts he had one of the Mr. Handy's read it to him before he signed it. Which has him working for both House and Mcduck companies which the contract was reviewed by both Mr. House and Scrooge Mcduck before being hand delivered to him by the ghost butler of Mcduck, after the later had reviewed the contract.

"Alright I'll sign it," Membrane said signing the magical contract that binds him to work for both Robco and Duck Enterprise.

"Sorry, I couldn't help as much as I would like but after Liberty Prime was taken down there wasn't much I could do besides helping you with the space laser," Mr. House said. His robots were the ones who put together the space laser in space.

"In any case it's imperative that we get your inventions up and running to protect people in this dangerous new world," Bradford said.

"I will get on it," Membrane said.

"But first you need to get some sleep," a new voice said. Stepping into view is a woman dress in a long white coat, that couldn't hide her figure. She had nice cheek-bones and lips. Her chestnut hair was piled on top of her head, held in place by a pencil.

"Right, Lilly," Membrane said to his childhood friend.

Bradford had contacted him of the supplies that Mcduck is sending him to build the defense system, while Mcduck took care of things personally. Bradford also sent Lilly his old friend to help him out. Which Membrane couldn't really remember ever meeting her before. Which Lilly told him that with him being more interested in his lab work, could he really remember having friends. Which Membrane admitted that he really couldn't remember interacting with other kids.

Once the two turned off the video call Bradford says goodbye to Mr. House as well ending the call. Then he leaves to have a private chat with Taurus Bulba.

!

At the Mcduck office building -

"It's a risk, using HER...," Bradford said to Taurus as both of them stood in front of the Ramrod.

Membrane is a serious threat to them, like both Mcduck and the duo, Sam and Max. But Lilly couldn't use her mind powers on Membrane. Thanks to him installing a metal plate in his head that prevented any mind powers being used on him. Her only power that works was her suggestion power, which allows her to insert a memory into someone's head once they start believing it's true. Lilly's been reminding Membrane of how they use to be friends before he drove himself into his work in the lab instead of playing with her when they were young. Which thanks to Membrane having done that when he was young and not remembering much from that time in his life besides anything to do with science. He accepted her story of them being close friends.

She also been lacing his food and drinks whenever she can with a drug. The drug is a blend of both the drugs used on the Little Sisters in Rupture and the joy drugs from England. The drug acts as perception filters so that Membrane would see and think nothing is wrong when he's working with any F.O.W.L. agents. Which once it's been in his system long enough will keep him under their control. Of course, it has to be given to him slowly so that it wouldn't be noticed. The drug comes from Lilly herself thanks to her body producing the drug, her body fluids all have trace amounts of the drug so that the more time she spends with Membrane the more infected he becomes. Much better then mind control, seeing how there is always something off on people who are mind controlled. (15)

"We all agreed that man is too dangerous to be left alone. He built a freaking planet-spanning orbital defense system that could both destroy a planet-sized eldritch abomination, saved his daughter from thousands of perma-death measures by using a simple solution, and countered Kamikaze phoenix beasts all within little over a week! Simply bankrupting him and binding him with the special 'hidden clauses' you put in those mystic contracts clearly won't be enough! Seeing how both House and Mcduck reviewed it before it was given to Membrane, so you really couldn't put any clauses that would really help us without them being spotted by either of them. We need to bring him to our side and she's the best to do it! Besides, the risk is minimal. She's clearly made a ton of progress already. You convinced him to tell you all about his countermeasures and failsafe’s while he was too sleep-deprived to think straight, too frantic about his children to worry about anything else and desperate enough for Duck enterprises support to buy whatever BS you were slinging. Good as he is, his studies of the paranormal are still in their infancy. By the time he get's GOOD at it, it'll be far too late," Taurus said.

"No, I reluctantly agreed to that. I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about us using yet another one of 'HIS' props," Bradford said.

Taurus looks uncomfortable then sighs. "Look, that was the reason we hadn't used her before now. We all agreed that she would strictly be a 'bottom-of-the-barrel, hail-mary, long-shot, wish-you-would-do-it-but-probably-won't final resort'... and CLEARLY someone as potentially dangerous as Membrane qualifies for that!"

"I suppose you're right...," Bradford admitted. "But only as long as no one goes and ruins it by doing something that breaks the hold the drugs have on him. Like for example Steelbeak doing that’s that no amount of drugs will make it look normal."

"Don't worry Steelbeak will never be anywhere near him," Taurus said.

"Good the last thing we need is him doing something that even with the perception filter cause Membrane to see what's really going on," Bradford said.

"In any case, once I finish integrating the ramrod into his defense system. We can finally decouple ourselves from that monster once and for all!" Taurus said.

"Right, and your sure you've fixed the 'destabilizing our reality' issue?" Bradford ask.

"The main issue with that was that it was impossible to make something from nothing without stealing from other worlds. But using magictech infused with (E) magic- which does not have that issue -we can safely create as much matter and energy from the safety of this universe!" Taurus said and was interrupted by a loud pop from the machine and sparks coming from it. Tarurus smiles sheepishly as he goes to quickly fix it. "Uh... or at least it will once the Solego Circuit has properly realigned itself with this new reality and I've properly integrated the Ramrod into the entirety of the defense system."

"And how long will that be?" Bradford said.

"Well I won't be able to even BEGIN stabilizing the circuit until whatever Bill's got cooking in Gravity Falls is over with. Too many reality shifts... But AFTER that... at least a year...," Taurus said.

Bradford gives out a sigh. "I suppose That's just as well, we wouldn't have been able to do anything that BIG before a year anyway."

"We were hit that hard by funding MCD?" Taurus said.

"Well, that among other things, there is only so much I can hide from Mcduck before he figures out someone is embezzling his money, but don't forget my good man. Our 'sponsor' showed us what would've happened had the Merge never happened... since you TECHNICALLY hadn't done anything yet, plus your years of loyal service AND the fact you know the Solego circuit better then anyone... we let it go... but we got our eye on you... never forget."

Taurus says nothing, he just continues to work as Bradford leaves the room. He eyes a small triangle on the machine with an eye on it. The eye moves to look at him before going back to normal.

!

MCD Base -

Killbane although slightly annoyed to have been manipulated into the schemes of others. Laughs at the downfall of what was mere moments ago; a insurmontable barrier as he continued walking with Kevin to Grindelwalds office. But Kevin reminded him that there are others who are on the same level as Membrane who are on the hero side.

At least we're the architects for Membranes doom?" Killbane chuckles. "Nice."

"Yeah...," Kevin said before frowning. "They still won't pay us for that though."

Killbane just gives off a shrug. "Naturally... Whatever, that's still one less headache for me to deal with it the future."

Walking into the room they found it absolutely WRECKED. They found Grindelwald huddling on the floor, enraged. He still had his necroshade appearance. Although no longer having the powers of Majora or the Disateroid to call upon... he still had the enhancements brought about by assimilating the hallows and absorbing all that energy as he manipulates it to complete his plan. This was due to making sure his shadow 'saved' those accomplishments before he'd served it from himself, he kept those upgrades for himself.

"Ok what's going on?" Kevin ask.

Which Grindelwald wails, tearing at his clothes and throws himself to the ground in despair all along explaining how London was destroyed and although his Knights were able to escape, the last remaining wizards of his old world were now gone! Eventually they get him to calm down and elaborate...

!

Meanwhile in England -

"We did not ask for this burden!"

"You, the people did not ask for this burden!"

"I did not ask for the burden of Leadership!"

"But bare it we must! For our families! For our friends! For our Country! For ENGLAND!"

Screamed Prime Minister Adam Sutler as he banged his fists in front of the cheering crowd in front of the hole in the ground that USED to be London, with a giant tree now poking out of it.

"My fair citizens! LOOK!"

"LOOK AT WHAT WAS ONCE THE HEART OF OUR CIVILIZATION!"

"Our countrymen tried to show honor! They tried to show mercy! They tried to be civilized! They tried to treat our enemies like equals! Like human beings!"

"And how did these vermin repay such kindness!?"

Giant monitors have been setup showing the destruction and corruption, twisted by out of control magic. The monitors showed the famed London landmarks like Big Ben, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Parliament, Globes Theater, Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace. Right before they were transformed and sank with the rest of the city. And the murder and transmogrification of thousands of England people.

"My heart was is filled with such sorrow."

"I weep for our people, I truly do."

"All they wanted was to give an olive branch, extend true Christian love, true English civilization to those who did not deserve it."

"But you cannot reason with savages! You cannot give love to monsters! You cannot treat equal those who murder, rape and pillage. ALL YOU HAVE BUILT! ALL YOU HAVE SACRIFICED! ALL YOU HAVE SWEATED AND BLEED FOR!"

Prime Minister Adam Sutler bang his fists and pounding on his podium as the crowd applauds and shouts in support.

"Like the Romans were humbled by the foreign hordes! So have we!"

"But unlike Rome we shall endure! We shall overcome!"

The monitors now showed images of Fingermen and Norsefire troops protecting civilians, giving medical aide, slaying newly transformed monsters. Showing the Norsefire officials who survived unharmed during evacuation while all other political party officials were killed.

"It is a shame that our anti-magic tech was only tried and proven as a result of such a calamity."

"Such experimental technology we could not in good conscious test on our people!"

"So great our commitment to you, our people. We tested such potentially life-threatening technology on ourselves!"

"And now we will give you- the people the benefits of this technology, so such horrors may never befall you again!"

Prime Minister Adam Sutler bang his fists along with the still cheering crowd.

"My only shame was that thanks to agreeing to the whims of the protestors, we weren't strong enough to help our countrymen or had the resources in place to save more of them!"

"But misguided as the protestors were, they were still our Countrymen and deserve our respect."

"More importantly, I am aware of their criticism of me and my allies, my Norsefire."

"So as a final act of respect to lay their souls to rest!"

"I am bypassing parliamentary procedures and allowing YOU the people to decide our policy!"

"We have voting booths on standby were YOU the people shall hold England's fate in your hands!"

"It will be YOU who decides to give your government the power it needs to make sure this tragedy never again!"

"The Emergency powers you temporarily give us will help England strike down their enemies now and forever"

"And if fail to deliver on this YOU MAY STRIKE ME DOWN!"

"ENGLAND PREVAILS!"

The people in the crowd are cheering and shouting 'England prevails' over and over as they applauded Suttler and begin to run toward the voting booths.

A disguised Dr. Nora Darwin Barlow watches from the back with sad eyes. She had no delusions that an overwhelming majority of the United Kingdom was about to give the WORST possible people all the power they need to turn their once great nation into a totalitarian surveillance-state. Just like in that book 1984.

"So, this is how liberty dies... thunderous applause," she notes sadly.

An equally disguised Deryn also looked upon all this with sadness. "I don't understand... how could Norsefire have done all this? I bet you THEY were responsible for blowing London to Kingdom come!"

The Lady Boffin just sighed. "Actually, for once it seems that Norsefire is telling the truth. I had friends look through all the evidence they presented to the public AND United Nations... and it all checked out. More importantly, Norsefire is allowing the SCP and other neutral nations to do their own independent investigations on the site. Their findings haven't come in yet. But from how confident Norsefire is acting, I suspect they'll find nothing that will contradict their version of the story."

Deryn gaped in disbelief. "So there really was a magical terrorist attack? And Norsefire had NOTHING to do with it?"

Darwin's granddaughter sadly nods.

"Oh, I'm fairly sure they knew what was going to happen, said nothing and placed themselves perfectly to gather evidence and exploit the fallout for their own gain... but other than that? For all intents and purposes, this was a completely real terrorist attack that Norsefire was completely innocent of," she shakes her head mournfully. "This couldn't have gone better for Norsefire. A minority group that they'd been persecuting has destroyed our capital city, murdered millions. Making them the perfect scapegoat and scaring all of England to do whatever they wish. We can't even say they were negligent protecting people, because the majority of their forces were only undermanned in the city because they were publicly respecting the wishes of the Anti-Norsefire protestors! Which lets them play themselves off as the 'voice of reason you ignore at your own peril' and their critics as 'misguided rabble rousers'! Worse, the majority of their political rivals, anti-Norsefire aligned law enforcement and military was at the rally, where they were all struck down by the magical flare! Thus creating a power vacuum you can bet eager Norsefire loyalists are eagerly filling!"

"Yeah, about that... how in the world did Norsefire develop anti-magic technology that effective without anyone knowing?" asked Alek who was also with them.

The Lady Boffin gave out a snort. "Oh, I looked into THAT, and that part at least is a load of tripe. If there's any truth to that load of bollucks I'll eat my hat! Yes, SOMETHING kept most of Norsefire officials, troops, Fingerman and the people THEY were evacuating safe while almost everyone else in the city was killed or worse. But it wasn't anything to do with what THEY did, I can tell you that right now! I don't know what's happening there... but whatever it is, I doubt we've seen the last of it."

"So... there's nothing we can do?" asked Deryn sorrowful.

"For now, yes. I'm afraid so," Boffin said.

Without another word- for indeed, what more could be said? They turned their back on the ever eager mob and walked away as there country drowned itself further into the muck of paranoia and tyranny. Meeting with the James Bond Jr. and his team who been gathering information. And showed them a video that had popped showing the ones responsible for the destruction of London. Which Bond Jr. found odd in how a video just suddenly popped out from nowhere.

!

In a floating cloud castle -

Black Heart watched with her daughter Shreeky, in her room of the castle. On what she calls a computer as the video she had Beastly take before and during the ritual, played online as she calls it. Showing the cause for destruction of the city of London. The wizards and witches of the world where both Harry Potter and Grindelwald came from. Using captured humans in a blood offering ritual to give them back their magic, and like the last time with the blood offering of babies of different races. The ritual failed to give them back their magic like the last time, but unlike the last time where all the magic users got was a mound of dead bodies of the babies of both human and different races, they caused utter destruction, with most of the magic users being caught up in the blast.

The video said that Grindelwald used the ritual as a backup in case he died. So instead of him dying he just sacrificed the entire city of London and his followers just to save himself. Which allowed him to keep all of his new found powers and gave him a power boost of magic. Not caring for nothing of his minions and willing to kill them off for a small boost of his own power. Only keeping the ones, he needs till they're no longer needed.

"And now the surviving witches and wizards from the world that Grindelwald will be hunted down," Shreeky said to her mother.

"I'm so proud of you dear," Black Heart said.

"Best of all while that's going on we can go and do our own thing without anyone paying any attention to us," Shreeky said.

"Pretending we're from the Boiling Isles as cover to why we can use magic," Black Heart said.

"Yup and best of all that loser of a wizard will be finding it hard to get anyone to be his minions when everyone thinks he's a boss who wil kill them for any reason. We're not going to have to worry about one of our biggest competition being able to do something like this for a very long time," Shreeky said.

"And we can get the minions that would have gone to him instead," Black Heart said very proud of her daughter.

!

MCD Base -

Grindelwald continuing to be mournful of the loss of the last of his old world and any chance to bring about a new wizarding empire. Not to mention that video that pop up online showing that it was him behind what happen in England. Made worse because the one who put up the video also painted him having planned it all happening just so he gain a little bit more power. Using his own minions in the blood offering, painting him as a bad boss who will kill and use his own minions for any bit of power it would give him. Which would cause many of his own people to avoid him and his minions to question if it's really a good idea to follow him. And replacing all of his fallen or arrested knights that were with him at Gravity Falls will be all but impossible to find people of the level of the old ones.

"With all due respect my good sir, suck it up!" a voice called out.

Everyone turns around to see a still badly injured and scarred Mammothman enter the room through the use of a cane.

"Mammoth! Buddy! What you doing? You should be resting up!" Killbane said surprisingly sounding concerned.

"I have strength enough for this!" he points the cane at Grindelwald. "My good man what is wrong with you!?"

Mammothman smacks him across the face with the cane multiple times.

"PULL. YOURSELF. TOGETHER. Where' the man who was essentially a wizard version of Hitler?! Where's the visionary villain who next to my Coach is the miserable bastard I've come to respect more then anyone?!" he ask.

Killbane finds himself beaming at hearing himself being called 'Coach' instead of boss.

"Where the man who amazed and baffled me as he answers each of my questions about what would he do after he 'conquered the world and got everything he wanted'!? What would culture be like? What would geography be like? What we would the economy be like? What would MUSIC be like? You had an answer for everything! you have ANY idea how rare it is to find a villain that thinks past the 'conquer everything and slaughtering everyone that I don't like'?" Mammothman points his cane at him. "You, sir are an apex predator! Start acting like it!"

Grindelwald seems to take his words to heart... but still looks conflicted.

"Well, alright... but what about them," Grindelwald gestures to a monitor that shows many of the former wizards having been turned into what looks like very old zombie like beings, wearing the rags of their old clothes.

"Those fools? I say good riddance to bad rubbish!" Mammothman snorts out and holds a placating hand up before an angry Grindelwald can retort. "My good man, your loyalty to the people of your race and world is commendable, but I fear it is misguided. Let me ask you; did you not parlay with Samhain, the Summerween trickster, others and manipulate the Gravity Falls quintessence field and all the lay-lines of the earth to create that mystic tree all the way in Camden town?"

"Well, yes but what," Grindelwald said.

Mammothman abruptly interrupts. "And did you not also bring to heel the menace of Majora and gain control of it's mighty apparatus?"

"Technically-," Grindelwald said as he had help with that.

"And did you not also rebuild an entire earth shattering asteroid, revive the unspeakable horror within and again bring it under your iron boot?" Mammothman interrupts again.

"Well again, yes but-," Grindelwald said.

"And did you not absorb the powers of your world's reaper to add another feather in your cap of impressive capabilities?" he ask.

"Well mostly, but-," Grindelwald said.

"And did you not also manipulate the powers of the earth, Gravity Falls, Death, Majora AND Conqueror's worm to create the energy necessary to make the ritual possible in the first place? While fighting Scrooge Mcduck himself no less!" he pointed out.

"Yes but-" the wizard said.

"And did you not also ensure your survival through the creation of a ritual that fundamentally breaks the very laws of this very universe through sheer genius alone!?" he points out.

Grindelwald can't help but smirk flattered at this point. "Well, to be fair I had a little help there..."

"And yet what did they do!?" he points to the images of the former wizards of Grindelwalds world. "What was their one job?! I'll tell you what it it was: guarding a bloody tree and following your bloody instruction to put together a simple, bloody ritual! While you did all the heavy lifting, they stumbled at the finish line you practically carried them to because they fumbled the hermetic equivalent of a bloody milk run! Now what dose that tell you my good man?"

Grindelwald considers what he says, then finds himself glaring at his former allies with disgust.

"They were unworthy of the gift of magic," he states flatly, like hell he would have fools like that represent his new empire!

Mamothman pauses to use his trunk to grab cigar.

"Exactly!" he said as he uses a hand to light the cigar and give it a puff. "I say you congratulate yourself for being lucky enough to dodge such a bullet and leave these incompetent WRETCHES."

He blows a ring of smoke at the now cursed former wizards.

"And leave them wallowing in the mess they've made!" he walks over to another screen. "In any case, I feel like your overlooking your TRUE claim to fame."

He turns the screen around for everyone else to see.

After filling up the ranks of Walpurgis with his old crew and vetted professionals. Grindelwald found himself swamped with younger, less impressive candidates. After much thought Grindelwald quickly established a inner and outer circle.

Only the inner circle would be considers 'true Knights of Walpurgis', the rest would be simply grunts. They would still get the benefits of those mystic tree sniping and either have their magic restored, awakened, or placed in them. But they wouldn't be considered inner circle material unless they passed the trial of Blood, Flesh and Bones.

Yet another ritual Grindelwald had retooled from Tom's original version. One that gave a person greater power.

Bone of the family, unknowingly found.

You will give your progeny strength.

Flesh of a follower, willingly given.

You shall give the one you trust power.

Blood of an enemy, forcibly taken.

You have helped your foe evolve.

Naturally, just GIVING them the power-up would prove nothing; so Grindelwald had broken it into three tests.

Test of Bone: Grindelwald takes a bone from a family member (dead or alive, either works) and puts it inside a maze filled with riddles and magic based logic puzzles, pushing the mind to the limit.

Test of Flesh: You must put your Charisma to the test, convince a person- without curse, compulsion or trickery -to willingly follow you and sacrifice their flesh in your name.

Test of Blood: And now a classic duel. You must fight a foe to the death, and take his blood to prove your superiority. If your foe is pathetic, Grindelwald will enchant him to up to fighting standards. If you have no 'foe' to speak of a foe will be improvised and provided for you.

Now the ritual could be quite intense, it could warp and even mutate your entire body, give you strange new powers... or just flat out kill you.

Of the 100 outer circle members who'd attempted it, only 10 completed the tests and began the ritual, but only seven survived.

Sarya Venegar (AKA Emerald Witch): a former wizard aristocrat, whose family refusal to adjust to the post-merge world had left them bankrupt and homeless. Her new power is focused through a formerly magical family heirloom known as the 'Emerald Orb of Ekron'. Among it's many powers is Energy Projection and magic enhancement, but appears vulnerable to illusions and foreign magics it doesn't recognize.

Mano: the ritual granted him a mystically enhanced anti-matter fist, but now has made it impossible for him to breathe oxygen, forcing him to wear a special astronaut suit.

Nyeun Chun Ti (AKA The Persuader): a hitman who saw the way the wind was blowing in this post-Merge world and sought magic to prevent himself from becoming obsolete. In addition to now possessing superhuman strength and endurance he can now channel his magic through a family heirloom to become a Atomic Axe which can cut through ANYTHING.

Tharok: Formerly Chromedome's assistant, he got the right side of his body vaporized during a lab accident. As part of an experiment, Chromedome rebuilt the destroyed part of his body with cybernetic, in addition to giving his human bits magic. Although lacking in magical power even after the ritual, he has a tremendous intellect and range of magitech weaponry.

Garridan Ranzz (AKA Validus): An orphan from the streets who volunteered, the ritual had the WORST effect on him! Turning him into a 20-ft tall feral beast who's semi-indestructible and capable of shooting magic lightning at his enemies. Thankfully, he's very easy to control and Grindelwad had the forethought to include a magically binding contract that prevents initiates from attacking him or anyone else in the organization.

Paul Amos (AKA 'U'): A former Australian Olympic Athlete who's decided to branch out into more 'profitable' ventures, has gained the power of shape-shifting from the ritual. All he needs to do is look into someone's face, and his molecules can recreate the person's image, voice, and clothing. His body can also mimic inanimate objects as well. While testing him and having his hands mimic a branding iron, he got shot with a laser by accident. But it was found he could then mimic the laser's heat temporarily after being exposed to it.

Prometheus: A man with a deep grudge against all forms of law enforcement after watching his loving Hippie criminal parents be gunned down by police. He stole their life savings and traveled the world. His activities during this period included training as an underground pit-fighter in Brazil, working as a mercenary in Africa, joining terrorist guerrilla groups in the Middle East, studying under masters in the jungles of Malaysia, infiltrating the wealthy social elite in order to learn their secrets, and attending only the finest in legitimate academic schools and universities. Using a meditation technique, he learned from Himalayan monks, he fared the ritual better than any other.

"You see my good man? It is THEM who are the future of your endeavor, not some relics of a failed society who couldn't even do ONE simple task," Mammothman gives a dismissive flick of his hand on that last part.

"True but I do have to point out due to the video. You're going to be having a hard time in getting anyone to follow you," Kevin points out.

"Going to have to do alot of PR to get people to come to work for us," Killbane said realizing that they'll only be getting low level thugs and people who couldn't find any other job elsewhere.

"That's true," Grindelwald said before thanking Mammothman for showing him this, and he cleans himself up. He summons a twisted phoenix that has become his personal familiar.

"Isn't that bird owned by that wizard Dumb something?" Killbane ask looking over the bird.

"Yes and now it's mine now," Grindelwald said as he leaves with the twisted bird.

Killbane looks on this with pride, barely a week ago Mammothman was having a hard time talking to people in basic sentences. But then after his '8 categories of power' speech, he'd really thrown himself into learning all he could to fix such weaknesses. Using that weird power his trunk had; Mammothman absorbed books in regards to culture, grammar, anthropology, philosophy, physics, economics, art, biology, psychology, social skills, electronics, etiquette, politics, great literature, history, foreign languages, alchemy etc. He'd literally soaked it all up like a sponge now he was talking like a cultured gentleman of a mogul!

"Uh, not that I'm not glad to see Grindelwald up and about again... but can we talk about how our sponsors apparently screwed over his plan? Whoever posted the video got to be working for Norsefire, seeing how they haven't censor the video and retract the video. Of course seeing how it was posted all over the world there is no way to censor it," Kevin ask.

Mammothman drinks a bottle of brandy. "Well first of all Kevin; even if we put aside the fact that despite all our gains we were still hit harder than they were... well, how exactly did they screw it over? Telling their proxy of what was to happen and have them sit back, do nothing, leave us to our own devices and watch the fireworks? No, for better or for worst. I feel it be best to just let that go, milk it for some form of compensation. We have other things to think of, such as the future."

He reaches over to a table, grabs a rubix cube and starts to fiddle with it.

"Compensation?" Kevin asks.

"Future?" Killbane ask.

"Yes, my coach I feel like you were on to something big with this whole venture. If not necessarily the execution. All villains want a way to end the hero permanently, and I imagine they'd be willing to pay fortune to get it. So, I propose that's what we do. Yes, we'll have to diversify just in case we're TOO successful. But I propose we find new ways to counter the heroes very ways of cheating death. Their cloning, their mental back-ups, their digital respawning, their deus-ex-machine’s... let's break them all. Membrane may have been the only one to think of cloning, but I doubt that'll be the case for long. And Clockwork and Danny will probably be even MORE vigilant to make sure all souls go to the right place! Yes I do say we'll have our work cut out for us," places finished rubix cube on the table.

Mammothman walks out of the office while Killbane and Kevin follows as he twirls his cane about.

"I've also taken the liberty of solving two of our biggest problems: our inability to create Ruins and our overabundance of a now useless army of heartless. I talked with some boys in R&D about it. Turns out ground up heartless is a perfect, cheap substitute to make much more Ruin's at a faster rate for dollars less!" he points to show many heartless thrown into blenders as they scream and workers take the powder to make Ruins.

"We'll make a nice mint selling them as shock troops, but that's not all!" he points his cane to a new assembly line showing little mask fragments inserted inside freaky looking guns. "As you know, our attempts to reverse engineer the furon meteor-gun fell flat as the different physics of our two worlds were too different. But then I saw the failure of our attempts to make new Majora's masks. Despite our best efforts; this universe does not seem to have access to certain rare and exotic ingredients and methods to fully replicate the masks capabilities. The best we could do is semi-useless mask shards. Again, I talked with the lads, we brainstormed. Then we figured out a way to merge the two together."

He points to a testing site where a gun is uses to bring a small meteor crashing onto the target. Which is a summoning attack that brings down a rock the size of a basketball down on a target at great speed. He then goes past where many Zalost towers are being built and shipped off.

"I also got the battle droid blueprints from a trader so that we no longer have to rely on the odd trader or paying through the nose from smugglers for anymore droids. The sheer cost to get the ones that were used was more than they were worth," Mammothman said. (16)

"That's good we can make our own droids once we setup the robot factory to be able to make them," Kevin said.

"We also tried cloning Ra'zac and Dementors but can't keep them from dying once release from their containment units. They're a one time use shock troops as they can't survived outside of Gravity Falls. The chambers that we kept the ones we had before cost millions a day to keep the magic flowing without them dying. So our buyers will just have to keep buying them after using them once, like bullets," Mammothman said.

"There's no way they'll agree to that!" Kevin said.

Mammothman smirks and hands him a data-pad. "These numbers say otherwise."

"WHOA! How did you pull this off?!" Kevin ask as he looks at it stunned. Not only the Dementors and Ra'zac were selling like hot cakes, but Mammothman had gained numerous lucrative deals with their various sponsors.

"After seeing what happened to Grindelwald, I did some snooping around.... and I found something interesting," Mammothman said as he hands over a file to Killbane.

Killbane reads it in disbelief and then roars out in laughter. "Dang kid, you've been busy haven't you!?"

"Hidden Power'... I learned from the best...," Mammothman said before showing Killbane and Kevin a red ring. "But enough of that, let's move on. We have been doing well with power rings. Not as powerful as in the comic books but still have plenty of buyers. But I believe this one has potential to be our most lucrative"

Killbane gives out a snort. "Forget it slick, the rage in those things are so intense even I can't control it!"

"Oh, ye of little faith," Mammothman said and stops at a room that holds scp-826, which both book ends have cracks on them.

"Still can't get it to work?" Kevin asks.

"Nope, but at least we got plenty of stuff from Halo till the fail-safe went off," Mammothman said.

Killbane sighed at that, their agent in the foundation got them that before that idiot Dark made him get that claw and blow his cover. They used the book ends to bring to life equipment and weapons from the game but then the book ends just stop working. Their spies learned that seeing how easy it would be for anyone with the book ends to bring anything to life with them from any work of fiction. Someone took them to Prismo who granted a wish to be able to turn them off and the only way to turn it back on, is for Prismo to do it in person. Grindelwald tried everything to repower it but stop when he saw the book ends starting to crack. Another fail-safe was that if anyone tried to repower it, the book ends would break apart and never work again.

"The only way we found to get around it. Is by setting it up back in Gravity Falls. But it will still that so much power that anyone will be able to detect it," Mammothman said.

"Oh, that's just great," Killbane said realizing what kind of a mess that would be.

"But I do have something plan when we do it," Mammothman said.

He points to a new arcade game that was being seen to by AWCY members Kayaba Akihiko and Josef Heiter (Human Centipede). Seeing how the book ends only work on arcade games, they been spending tons of money into getting new games to be able to be played on arcade machines. They spent over a million in getting Halo to work on an arcade machine, as it all had to be custom built.

"Gentleman, I give you the greatest army in the universe," Mammothman said.

"The Roman army!?" Killbane asks excited.

Mammothman gave an awkward pause. "... okay... the SECOND greatest army."

Killbane looks disappointed as the screen on the arcade machine turned on.

"EXTERMINATE!"

!

The Boiling Isles -

Lilith stood before the Emperor Belos as he sat on his throne listening to her report. Things had changed since the merge happen a year ago. While it didn't cause magic to disappear, it did cause havok to spell casting when it did happen. Forcing him to put a hold on many things like the Day of Unity, on hold because of the magic of the Boiling Isles being messed up for several months. Making it hard for anyone to cast spells till it just went away on its own.

"Bill Cipher, I heard of him before in ancient tales. And Princess Sunset was able to defeat him?" Belos said.

"Yes, the spell she created is called Ragna Blade which she based it on an anime show. Borrowing power from the demon lord of nightmares," Lilith explains.

"It's from the show I was watching," Kikimora said as she used her new smart phone to look it up and show it to Belos.

"It's amazing that she was able to use a spell like that," Belos said.

"But the downside was that it took much energy for Sunset to use it and she told me that repeated use in a short amount of time will kill her," Lilith said.

"And can she use other spells from the show?" Kikimora ask.

"I think she can as I did some research and saw the kind of spells in the show that are used. I ask her if she's able to use either the Dragon or the Giga Slave spells. She told me that she's keeping those as last resort spells. Both spells would be able to destroy a city if used," Lilith explains.

"Since your sister managed to reopen a way to the human world much has change. I now have to keep a good public image to maintain ties with the human government and trade deals. And allow the witches who don't want to join coverns to be able to leave the isles to live in the human world. But in exchange I have been able to make ties with many demon lords thanks to Discord taking me to their game night. And all the technologies that have made life here on the isles easier," Belos said.

"Spell Drives being a work around in using magic from other coverns and the recyclers making the streets much cleaner," Kikimora said.

Because of how much magic is found on the isles in just about everything, the biggest export from the Boiling Isles are Exotic Cubes. The many new waste disposal guilds that have popped up once word spread of how much money one could make by selling trash to the humans. Which has made the isles much cleaner then it was before. Then there are the people from Earth visiting and spending money in the isles. And magic users who want to use magic again coming to live in the isles and sharing their brand of magic.

"What do you wish of me?" Lilith ask Belos.

"Lilith you want you to continue to keep in contact with your sister and her human family. Gather information as they come up. Most of all keep an eye on princess Sunset," Belos said.

"Yes, my lord," Lilith said.

"Also make sure your niece doesn't come back to the isles," Belos said with anger in his voice, which is rare from his calm voice he normally uses. Of course, seeing what Mabel did when she visited the isles, that was expected.

"I still can't believe that in one day she managed to get just about all the isle up in arms against her," Kikimora said.

"You were part of the mob waving torches and pitchforks as you all chase her," Lilith said before tapping her chin thinking of something. "Also, where did everyone got all those torches and pitchforks?"

"I don’t remember, I was too much in a rush. I would rather have your sister back here than your niece," Kikimora said.

"Don't worry she's ban from coming back. The guards at the gateway is making sure of that," Lilith said taking her leave.

"Keeping an eye on Sunset?" Kikimora ask having met the young ruler.

"Yes, she isn't like any ruler I have met on Earth. While making contact with Earth has force me to keep a good public image. Even allowing witches who aren't part of coverns to leave for Earth. I can't say I don't like the benefits of the trade deals and a gateway connecting to not only Earth but other realms and other planets. And thanks to Discord taking me to the game night, I now have made some connections to gods and demon lords," Belos said.

"The technologies from Earth have raised the standard of life for many," Kikimora said.

"But more importantly I found a woman who while still young is the prefect woman to become my queen," Belos said bringing up an image of Sunset.

"Her?" Kikimora ask.

"Yes she's is prefect. All I have to do is wait a few years while building up a good relationship with her before I make my move once she is of age," Belos said.

!

Elsewhere -

Sam and Max had finished their quest which leads to the creation to a relic golem named Knack. Max angrily contests that there's only room for one 'wise-cracking, trigger happy partner' on this team. Sam asserts that they might as well get SOMETHING out of this crazy mess of a detour. With Prismo and Discord's help they open a portal outside the barrier. With a war cry they head back to the nightmare realm.

!

Gravity Falls -

Abadeer FINALLY shows up... he looks kinda rattled... but manages to straighten up before anyone sees. Just as Marceline and the other gods tear into Abadeer for putting up this stupid barrier, as it gave the MCD the chance to take over. Marceline especially chews into him for not even being around to help, as he was too busy chasing a stupid golf ball around, and telling him how PB is devastated over the death of her ENTIRE kingdom.

"Don't worry I found a way to stabilize the barrier and also allow all of you to go in and out whenever you want," Abadeer said pulling out a remote control and press some buttons on it. Causing the barrier to become less static and flashy.

Several gods cautiously tested it out and sure enough, they can all go through it.

"Best of all, an additional perk of this patch is that even if by some miracle he did get in, a horde of sombies will render him vulnerable and Perma-kill him," Abadeer said.

Discord rolls his eyes at that statement. "You got this from one of those Gag universes, didn't you?"

"Who cares? As long as it works, I'm a happy chimp!" Monkey King said.

"Well, I guess it IS nice we have one less thing to worry about," Marceline said before she glares at her dad. "But we are having a Serious talk about this later! You owe Peebs a HUGE apology!"

She flies off to band practice at the Maw. The other deities saying that although they too are happy that Slenderman won't be able to get his grubby paws on this town anymore, they still see this as whole thing as reckless and would talk to him more about the consequences of his actions later. They all then go off to various other appointments and duties.

Once they all left Abadeer gave out a sign. "Oh, Marceline... forgive me... I was a fool... he tricked us all... the DWARVES were a lie!"

!

Beneath the shack -

Stan lead Eda down the tunnel behind the vending machine, that leads to an elevator. In his hand he carried the journal he borrowed from Dipper. Eda carried the other journal that she found after searching the hideout of Grindelwald. She found it among other magical items that he’s been using and took them before anyone else found them.

Stan opens a panel besides the elevator and inputs the alchemical symbols for 'composition,' 'pulverize,' 'digestion,' and 'fusion’ followed by the 'down' button. Both enter the elevator that took them down to the deepest level, where the lab is that is filled with complex machines and sensors. Stan walk over to a desk next to a switchboard and pulls out from the small bookcase the other journal, more worn and has a 1 on the cover.

“After all these years,,” Stan said as he lays the first two journals down open to the pages with the strange drawings. That only made sense when all three are together. "Finally, I have them all."

“I hope you know what you’re going Stan,” Eda said giving him the last journal, completing the picture.

“It’s the only way,” Stan said as he begins typing at the controls activating the machine on the other side of the window of the control room.

“It’s working,” Eda said seeing the machine glowing with green energy.

“Yes,” Stan said running into the room.

Eda follows him to the machine, where he flips a large lever in front of it. The machine crackles with large bursts of electricity sending beams of light in every direction, and finally turns on completely; a bright, white light emanating from it's central hole, blowing a steady stream of air at Stan. Stan stands proudly in front of it. His hands on his hips and smiles in satisfaction. Eda has been casting one spell after another around the machine both to hide it and in case something bad happens. Keeping the gravity from being turned off and energy spikes from showing up outside. She cast a shield spell in front of them machine to keep any sudden burst of energy from hitting them.

“Here we go,” Stan said smiling as the machine is once again working.

!

Gravity Falls -

Dipper is outside helping Fix-it-Felix in rebuilding the destroyed homes and building new ones. Mabel is in the shack as she couldn’t go out without a angry mob forming. Currently he’s helping Felix in fixing up a home for some Lego people. Dipper was now fully healed thanks to Wendy doing a special deer woman... 'technique' on his genitals... it was usually only used by Deer girls to heal their mates of STD... but it could also grow back a dick when needed.

He happens to find Applebloom and discuss things with her. Turns out the reason the Shrub patrol weren't around to help during the fight is that Applebloom had them go secure her secret lab/bunker. Her public barn/lab got ransacked and destroyed by MCD but her secret bunker lab remained undetected. After finding 'Shinji's Eden' Dipper gave the apple core he smuggled from it to Applebloom, she tells him thanks to Crazy Dave's super Fertilizer it's already became a sprout and she estimates that in a year and a half (give or take) it'll be mature enough to start growing apples.

“Hey what’s wrong?” Dipper ask seeing how down Applebloom is.

“Well the demand for my plants have sky-rocketed across the globe. I’m finally got enough money to franchise... and I know that I SHOULD be happy about that. But people... people are SCARED Dipper... like... Like TERRIFIED. I heard some people talking about using my plants on their NEIGHBORS, just because he thinks they’re suspicious... I don't want to be a downer after our big victory... but I'm a little worried about what's going to happen next,” Applebloom said.

With so many vacant land plots now open, caused by either the owners being killed or leaving Gravity Falls. Many lego, talking bugs, and other small people were getting grown by the size crystal and moving in. Word is some of the dinosaurs and frogs would be trying to move in as well. Right now Dipper is talking with some members of the Ninjao ninja's. Dipper was talking about a feeling of restlessness.

“It's like... I don't know... like all the other chicks are out a walking about around me... but I'm still in my... I want to say shell. Is that weird?” Dipper ask.

“Sounds to me like you feel like you haven't reached your true potential yet,” Cole said.

“True potential?” Dipper ask.

“Well, your worlds equivalent of 'true potential' in any case,” Cole said.

“On our world; A person's true potential is reached when they remove the obstacle that holds them back. Cole's was his issues with his father. Jay's was his vanity and lack of self-worth. Zane's was facing his past. Mine was my refusal to believe anyone but me could be the 'Chosen one' and that the world revolved around me. Facing these issues helped us unlock our true potential AND made us better people. I don't know if that'll work for you or not... but I think it be worth a try,” Kaim said.

“I keep that in mind,” Dipper said going back to work.

Once the sun began setting Dipper goes back to the shack. He has his own room now as he refuses to share a room with Mabel. Getting ready for bed he gives the conspiracy 'web' on his wall a look over. He gives the picture of Slenderman in the center a brief look. Then he goes to a window and looks up at the sky where the anti-Slenderman barrier glistened like the Northern lights.

Dipper gives a long pause while in DEEP thought. “What's holding ME back?”

He never sees the picture of Slenderman raise its hand and snaps it's fingers.

An image of Mable and all the trouble she has caused comes to Dipper's mind, he blinks confused. He's about to dismiss the thought as absurd... but then he doesn't... in fact he sits down to think about it further... this was going to be a LONG night...

Unseen by all, Slenderman puts a silencing finger to his mouth as he (somehow) winks cheekily at the audience...

Author's Note

1 - 'The Cowardly Christian' - It always bugged me that such a large object made of such rare esoteric material would just exist, AND just happened to look like a skull... and yes,I know they probably just did that to make it look scary and be harder to get rid of and there was probably no deeper meaning to it... but I always felt like it had potential to be MORE.

2 - 'The Cowardly Christian' - It always bugged me that for an 'international' crime organization, all of the Syndicates assets seemed- in the game- focused on Steelport, this is my way of explaining that in a 'behind-the-scenes' sort of way.

3 - 'The Cowardly Christian' - I was never satisfied for the rather flat and lacking details backstory of the Angel/Killbane rivalry that was so central to the plot to the game... it also never set right that we never learned Angel's fate in the 'good' ending. This is my attempt to spice it up a bit and give it more context.

4 - There isn't one fictional world setting that has a hidden magical world that isn't dark when you look closer. The only one that I can think of that is the exception is Kiki's Delivery Service. Where people know that magic is real and isn't seen as a big deal.

5 - Seeing how many years Killbane has in fighting in the ring. He is someone you don't want to fight.

6 - 'The Cowardly Christian' (I'm going with a mix of Skulldugery pleasant and Eragon rules when it comes to names. Namely, that a persons true name is the name their very being is given before their even born in the 'All language'... and knowing it can give person greater power and understanding of themselves... or also make them go insane as all self-delusions and rationalizations about yourself and your actions are stripped away when you learn your true name (Like what you had Ace do to criminals in your Watchman story). Also an enemy knowing your true name gives them absolute authority over you... unless you earn your third name (basically a person has three names: Their true name, their given name (the name that's given to them at birth by parents, guardians, etc), and then their earned name. The name they earn through reputation and their works (so 'The Lone Wanderer' and 'The Courier', etc. Would be able to overpower anyone using their TRUE name against them due to the sheer power behind the legend of their names... I guess also Samurai Jack since his name is technically a nickname given to him by the locals)

7 - Hero's are basically on their own with limited resources. But bad guys tend to have large assets, corporations, armies, etc... large infrastructure like that and big, unexpected disasters like the merge don't usually mesh well. So while a bad guy needs to focus on the survival of himself AND his empire/army/corporation/etc... the good guy really only needs to worry about his own survival. Also, hero's tend to be weaker and more helpless then the bad guy- until the finale of course -while the bad guy often have crazy powers from the start. So losing powers while devastating to the bad guy, the good guy rolling with this blow easier. Not to mention the whole 'my powers are my life, without it I'll die' cliche is usually more a thing for the villain then the hero. Not to mention episodes were the villain either steals the hero's power or suppresses it are quite common, so I imagine they'd have experience dealing with it already. Example: Say like the Kingpin and his empire was taken to another world along with Spider-man. Between his money now worthless and the infrastructure of his organization badly damaged during the 'shift' (like no more heating, clean water, working plumbing, food supply logistics and electricity for one thing)... the Kingpin would be forced to deal with mass-desertion, mutiny, in-fighting, feeding and housing his now essentially homeless army and his empire imploding on itself...while Spiderman- used to barely being able to afford his rent -would just shrug off his money being worthless and just focus on his own survival.

8 - Seeing how many adventures and things that Scrooge Mcduck has gone through and how he's still youthful in the new series thanks to many magical things that restores youth that he has run into. He's more then able to take on just about anything and win. And he was already the Doctor before his show was made.

9 - Seeing how robots and cyborgs and androids can upload or download their memories. I'm surprise that in more fictions that the one who can save and upload their memories so that if they're killed off. A backup body with their memories uploaded into it isn't used more often. Like what happen with C-3PO when he was force to erase his memories to read the Sith cube and R2-D2 held onto a backup memory chip just incase that happen.

10 - Dramatically jumping through the air and screaming to attack your opponent is stupid as it leave you wide open.

11 - Like in Avatar transformation is NOT a free action. As just standing in one place out in the open, is just screaming to attack the sitting duck. Not to mention how most transformations are long ones.

12 - Think smaller version of Mysterios final 'elemental' from the movie 'spider man far from home' -except with REAL mystical elements added to it.

13 - Being near any opening that isn't shielded to the forge of creation is like being near lava in real life, without protection. With the heat cooking you alive, and only real world rules in effect.

14 - In fiction a mental ward is always a hell hold for the people in them. In real life in the modern day those kinds are rare to find nowadays.

15 - In fiction there is always something off when people are under mind control.

16 - Seeing how the droids are shipped from another galaxy and like in real life any ship would have to pay taxes or fees when using ports. It would cost an arm and a leg to get them.