LAST TIME ON DIMENSION HEROES...

What appears to be a routine day of ridding the city of dark Creturians quickly escalates into mass chaos as five powerful dark Creturians tear through the city, the first target of Clonar's global conquest. Now, the Guardians are facing down the dark Creturians one-on-one. Clonar watches intently, confident that the Dimensional Guardians will finally fall, whether by his servants' hands...or by his.

Dimension Heroes, Book 13

Clonar's Last Stand, Part 2

CLONAR: Crush the Dimensional Guardians, my servants! Crush them!

BEEDRA: Buzz Bomb!

Rob sidesteps the attack.

ROB: You'll have to be quicker on the draw than that. Laser Blast!

Beedra flies below the blast.

ROB: Yeah, more like that. Let's see you dodge this, though.

Rob shoots a volley of blasts, which Beedra easily dodges.

BEEDRA: Don't you have anything elzzzzze you could—hey, where'd he go?

Rob sneaks around to the side of a building and begins climbing a ladder up to the top.

ROB: Before I might've been dumb enough to keep blasting away like a maniac and expend all my energy. But I'm past that phase now. It's strategy time. I'll blindside that bumbling bee.

BEEDRA: Trying to zzzzzneak around?

Rob stops climbing and turns to see Beedra hovering above him.

ROB: Whoa, you are fast!

Beedra blasts the top of the ladder, and it falls in between the two buildings, leaving Rob dangling helplessly upside down as if on a pair of monkey bars.

ROB: Well...if this isn't inconvenient!

Rob swings from side to side to avoid Beedra's shots. One attack breaks the ladder in two, and Rob tumbles downwards.

ROB: I hate to do this, but...

Rob leaps off the ladder and crashes through the building window into an office.

ROB: Oooh, fancy office.

Beedra blasts through the window, sending computers and other office supplies flying.

Meanwhile, Chip is fighting Goodiblob.

CHIP: Y-You're pretty big.

GOODIBLOB: E-yup. Laser Storm!

The holes all around the side of Goodiblob's ship open up, revealing a large group of laser cannons. Blue lasers rain down on Chip, and he runs in a panic.

CHIP: Not much of a talker, I take it!

Chip turns a quick corner and hides in the alley.

CHIP: I'm going to have to do something. The longer I let him chase me, the more the city is going to be destroyed. Not good.

GOODIBLOB: Peek-a-boo!

Goodiblob appears around the corner and hovers above him. Chip takes off. Goodiblob continues firing lasers into the alley, several stray beams crashing into the nearby buildings. One blast knocks Chip off his feet, sending him flying out of the alley. He skitters around the corner as Goodiblob turns sharply and smashes into the corner of the building, sending debris crashing down towards Chip.

CHIP: Cyber Spiral!

Chip blasts a giant piece of debris, sending smaller pieces scattering. Several large chunks smash into Goodiblob, sending his ship spinning in circles.

CHIP: Now's my chance! I have to lead him to somewhere more open.

He jets off towards the highway at high speed. Goodiblob recovers and follows.

Brittany runs into a junkyard to avoid Torta. Torta spins at high speed, crashing through mounds of trash and sending junk flying.

BRITTANY: I'm starting to think leading him to a junkyard was a pretty boneheaded move. Eep!

Brittany trips over a pipe and lands on her face.

BRITTANY: Ew, gross!

She dives out of the way as Torta spins past her, then stops and pops his head out of his shell.

BRITTANY: Okay, turtle! You need to stop this right now!

TORTA: Huh huh. I don't think so.

Torta ducks into his shell and spin dashes towards her. She throws her hammer, but it bounces harmlessly off his shell. He smashes into her and sends her flying into a mound of trash.

BRITTANY: Okay, this was definitely a boneheaded move.

Elsewhere...

WYN: So, you just gonna stand there roaring like a mindless beast, or are you gonna attack me?

CRUSHANT: Graaahhh!

WYN: Guess that answers that question. Guardian Punch!

Crushant lowers its helmet. The blast harmlessly crashes against it.

WYN: Pretty strong defense for an ant. But that's okay. Finding an opponent's weakness is part of the fun.

Crushant charges towards him and tries to grab him in his pinchers. Wyn struggles to keep them from crushing him.

WYN: Hoo, ant breath! Not pleasant.

Wyn leaps into the air. Crushant's pincers crash together, and he lands on top of them.

WYN: Anything else you'd like to try?

Crushant rears back and crashes upside down into the concrete, smashing Wyn.

Tami heads towards the bay as Flaron follows.

TAMI: Tami, old girl, you're a genius. Leading a being of pure fire towards a bay full of water? Sometimes I amaze myself.

FLARON: Don't run! I'm all fired up to fight you!

TAMI: Ooh, I can't wait to get this over with.

She runs up the wooden pier and stops near the end of it.

TAMI: You want me? Come get me, hot stuff! This is perfect. If he even attempts to come after me, he'll burn right through the pier and fall into the water.

FLARON: I have a better idea. It's a really hot one! Spiral Blaze!

Flaron lowers his head and shoots off a corkscrew of flames at Tami. She dives out of the way, and the pier bursts into flames.

TAMI: Eek! That didn't work as I hoped it would!

FLARON: Spiral Blaze!

Tami runs back towards land, but Flaron sets the near end of the pier on fire. She skids to a halt and watches as fire on both ends of the pier blaze toward her.

Rob uncovers his head to realize he's covered by a computer desk that conveniently fell on top of him. He listens quietly to hear the loud sound of Beedra's buzzing moving closer. When it sounds like he's over him, he kicks the table upwards. It smashes into Beedra, and while Beedra is reeling, Rob blasts him, then jumps out the other window and onto a nearby building top. He notices the giant antenna tower looming over him.

Beedra reappears over the top of the building.

BEEDRA: It'zz going to be a real pleazzure dezztroying you, Guardian!

ROB: Aw, blow it out your stinger!

BEEDRA: Azz you wish: Buzz Bomb!

Rob scrambles up the tower as the blast crashes into a section of the tower below him.

ROB: This whole idea was so stupid. Bee boy totally have the advantage as long as he can fly and I can't. What kind of strategy could I possibly develop to give me the upper hand? I've never been much of a strategist anyway. I just rush headfirst into everything and enjoy the ride.

He recalls what Wyn said to him before Back in book 11. -PC.

WYN: No strategy. No tactics. You just keep blasting away like a fool. You'll never win any battles that way.

ROB: Then again, maybe if I used more of my brains than my brawn, I wouldn't have lost those battles in the past. But it's not just a battle anymore. This is a war. A war for the fate of the entire planet. And if I'm going to be a hero here, I'm going to have to start acting like one. No more playing around.

He makes it to the top of the tower, where Beedra is waiting for him. Beedra begins charging up another blast.

ROB: Okay, think! In a normal situation, I'd fire back. But chances are the recoil would knock me right off the tower. Gonna have to go with plan B.

Rob leaps down to a lower level as Beedra fires again. He repeatedly dodges his blasts.

ROB: He's able to attack me long range without breaking much of a sweat since he can move through the air quickly. On the other hand, I have to worry about keeping my footing and finding a good angle to attack from. Chances are I'd exhaust my power if I continued—wait, that's it!

ROB: Is that your best shot? You'll have to up the ante if you want to beat me!

Beedra continues firing, and Rob keeps dodging.

ROB: This is pretty risky, but if I can keep it up for just a little while longer...

Chip lands on a highway road. Goodiblob is quick to hover over him.

CHIP: C'mon, give me a minute to catch my--

Goodiblob's lasers tear a hole through the road, and Chip falls through it. He lands on a lower road and rubs his head as Goodiblob prepares to fire again. Chip turns onto his back and fires upwards. The blast bursts against Goodiblob's ship harmlessly.

GOODIBLOB: My ship is virtually indestructible! There's no way you can beat me!

CHIP: Oh yeah? Well...

He leaps down to yet a lower road and hides behind a support column. Goodiblob hovers motionless, scanning the area for him

GOODIBLOB: Out of all the Guardians that could've come after me, why'd it have to be you? You're no fun at all. Ollie ollie oxen free!

CHIP: Here I thought I was starting to toughen up. But look at me, hiding from a blob in a spaceship. Granted, he's a pretty big blob in a spaceship, and I am fighting him all alone without any of my friends to back me up.

GOODIBLOB: I'll destroy this whole highway if I have to. C'mon out, don't be shy!

CHIP: None of my other friends would cower in fear like this. I'm ashamed to call myself a Dimensional Guardian.

Goodiblob begins blasting the above road, sending pieces of it crashing down on Chip.

CHIP: Aw man!

GOODIBLOB: Ooh, what was that? I think I heard a voice!

Chip, obscured by the debris from the road above, stays stone still.

GOODIBLOB: Would you happen to be under that pile of debris? Still conscious, I hope. Then again, if this is the best challenge you're going to give me, maybe I'd be better off just vaporizing you now and getting back to my job.

CHIP: Were my weeks of vigorous training for nothing? Did I go through all that just to lie down and die like a dog?

WYN: ...you can't be so hesitant. If you hesitate to attack, your opponent will get the upper hand quickly.

CHIP: Boy, am I learning that the hard way. I'm already in over my head. None of my attacks are effective against him. At least...not against his ship...! Ah! I have an idea! It's going to be risky, but...I can't let fear get the best of me. Not when there's a fighting chance!

Chip bursts out of the debris and flies at Goodiblob.

GOODIBLOB: There you are!

Goodiblob fires several lasers that lightly graze Chip. He keeps flying upwards, but Goodiblob turns all of his lasers horizontal, creating a circle of lasers that blocks Chip from flying up any higher.

GOODIBLOB: Where do you think you're going? Flying won't get you anywhere.

CHIP: Then why bother blocking my path? Unless you have a good reason for keeping me underneath you.

GOODIBLOB: Huh?

CHIP: Sorry to say, you're going to need more than your lasers to keep me from getting past you!

Chip flies upwards once again while launching his spiral attack at two of the lasers. The spiral beam presses the lasers back, creating a clear opening for him to fly above Goodiblob.

Brittany stands atop a trash mound and watches Torta come towards her. Torta crashes through it, and Brittany flies to another mound. Torta quickly changes directions and crashes into that mound, sending Brittany flying. She presses her feet against another mound and ricochets towards Torta at high speed while swinging her hammer, but Torta knocks her away again.

BRITTANY: Ugh...I'll never get anywhere this way. I need some sort of plan.

She zigzags through mounds of trash to get Torta off her trail. She then notices a junkyard crane in the distance and flies towards it. Torta spots her and plows after her. She lands in the operator's seat and studies the buttons.

BRITTANY: Looks like whoever was using this last was a little too busy evacuating to remember to turn it off. That's good for me. That is, if I can make heads or tails of how it works.

Fiddling with some buttons and levers, the crane starts moving. With more dumb luck than skill, she manages to pick up a large mound of trash with the magnet. Torta skids to a dead halt and looks above him in terror.

TORTA: Uh oh.

The pile of trash crashes down on him. Brittany breathes a sigh of relief and lands in front of the mound. Suddenly, the mound explodes, sending trash flying every which way. A smashed car crashes into Brittany, pinning her to the ground. A dazed Torta slowly stomps towards her.

Wyn launches a volley of attacks on Crushant's armor to no avail. He jumps back as Crushant rears up and tries to smash his pinchers down on him.

WYN: We're getting nowhere fast. Hopefully you have some tricks up your sleeve, because this is going to be a pretty dull battle otherwise.

Crushant proceeds to dig a hole into the concrete. Wyn peers over into the hole, puzzled. Crushant bursts through the concrete behind him and tries to land on top of him again. He dodges.

WYN: That's a little bit better, but you can't catch me off guard that easily.

Crushant growls and digs underground again. He pops up underneath a parked car, and, using his powerful horns, flips the car towards Wyn. He tries to catch the car, and skids backwards, but manages to set it down gently.

WYN: That's more like it!

Crushant flips another car at him.

WYN: Guardian Punch!

Wyn blasts through the car, stopping it mid-flight. Before the dust clears, another car crashes into him, smashing him into a building. Crushant goes over to the car and flings it away, but sees that Wyn is gone. From a higher level of the building, Wyn comes down on Crushant with his fists extended, but his punch barely dents Crushant's armor. He lands back on the ground and clutches his hand.

WYN: Darn it, this isn't working. I need to find a way to get through that stupid armor.

He gazes at the nearby hole Crushant dug out moments ago.

WYN: Hmmm...

Tami watches as the pier continues to blaze apart. Finally, she jumps towards the water and launches an ice blast, freezing the water beneath her and giving her a platform to stand on.

TAMI: Yes! Me one, fire guy, nothin'.

FLARON: It's not going to be that easy.

Flaron launches a plume of flame at her, but she jumps and creates another ice platform. She steadily makes her way across the bay and hides behind the quarters of a tugboat out of Flaron's sight.

TAMI: Whew, I should be safe for now.

Flaron extends his body like a slinky and lands on the boat with her. The boat catches on fire. Tami leaps from boat to boat, Flaron following. She lands on the last boat in the bay, looks around for an escape route, and watches Flaron continue towards her.

TAMI: I'm running out of room. How hard could it be to send this guy into the drink?

Back on the tower, Beedra tries to fire his cannon but can't.

BEEDRA: What??

ROB: Ha, I knew it! You're out of power. Now what are ya gonna do?

BEEDRA: I don't need my energy attackzz to take you out, boy!

Beedra flies down at Rob.

ROB: We'll see about that.

He climbs up as Beedra crashes into the tower. Before Beedra can right himself, Rob blasts him away.

ROB: So long, bumblebutt. Whew, that got the ol' heart racing. I'm totally buzzed. Heh heh.

Gathering up his courage, Chip makes a mad dash upwards as Goodiblob's lasers fire wildly on him.

CHIP: Got to keep a cool head. Stay calm. Focus on my objective...

GOODIBLOB: Stay still!

CHIP: You're not getting the best of me, Goodiblob! Not today! Cyber Spiral!

Chip hovers above Goodiblob's body and fires a beam point blank downwards. It crashes into Goodiblob and tears through the ship, which explodes in a giant fireball.

CHIP: I—I did it! I, Chip Stamper, just singlehandedly defeated a dark Creturian!

He proceeds to land and fall over in shock.

TORTA: You think just 'cuz you're smart you can bury me like that? Now you're gonna get it!

Brittany struggles to push the car off, but can't.

BRITTANY: He's off his guard. If he gets close enough, I can hit him point blank. But...I don't want to destroy him! He doesn't know what he's doing! But if I don't...

WYN: His mind has been poisoned with no way of curing it. And if you don't stop him here and now, he'll hunt you down later. There's no avoiding it. In the end, it's going to boil down to either him or you.

BRITTANY: And this time, it's not just about my safety. The lives of everyone in the city are at stake. Shouldn't the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?

WYN: If you're going to be a good warrior, you're going to have to do whatever it takes to get the job done, no matter how hard it may be.

BRITTANY: Wyn's right. I have to be strong. And at this point, there's only one thing that can be done!

She screams as Torta looms over her. Her hammer brimming with energy, she throws it at Torta with all her might, and he disappears in a flash of light.

With the rest of her strength, she manages to throw the car off of her and de-transform.

BRITTANY: I'm sorry...but it had...to be done.

Wyn rushes Crushant and tries to push him, but is forced backwards himself. When he gets to a certain point, he jumps back and into one of the holes Crushant dug. Crushant snarls, but before he can do anything, Wyn pops out of the hole beneath him and punches him upwards.

WYN: Guardian Punch!

The blast crashes into Crushant's exposed underbelly, eliminating him. Wyn lands on the ground and spits.

Tami continues running and creating a thin walkway of ice on the water as Flaron follows. She suddenly stops and turns to him. He stops, as well.

FLARON: What do you think you're doing?

TAMI: This is going to be really risky...but I think it'll work.

She takes a deep breath and charges up an ice blast.

TAMI: Ice Sting!

Flaron meets her attack with a plume of flame.

FLARON: Stupid girl! Fire always trumps ice!

Beads of sweat form on Tami's forehead as she struggles to put up the strongest defense she can.

TAMI: Just a little more...

Flaron doesn't notice the ice melting underneath him. Within moments, the ice completely melts away, and Flaron tumbles into the water, disappearing in a flash of light. Tami lays down on what little ice she has beneath her and de-transforms, panting heavily.

TAMI: Looks like poor Flaron...suffered a bit of...burnout.

A short while later, the five Guardians converge in the middle of the city.

ROB: Guys! You're all okay!

CHIP: Back at ya!

Everyone runs up to each other.

CHIP: You should've seen it! I went up against a giant blob in a space ship, and he had like twenty lasers shoot off at me simultaneously, but I was too smart for him. I used a--

WYN: Settle down, spaz. So, you all took down your opponents, hmm? With the training I provided, I suppose it shouldn't come as much of a shock.

BRITTANY: Yeah, I was downright terrified taking on that turtle guy on my own, but things managed to work out.

TAMI: We all really have improved a lot. Honestly, I didn't think we'd make it out of this one.

CLONAR: Who says you're going to?

Everyone gazes upward at the buildingtop to see...

EVERYONE: Clonar!

Clonar snickers.

PART 2

CLONAR: You never cease to amaze me, Dimensional Guardians. You've taken down more of my dark Creturians than I can count at this point. I was certain that you wouldn't survive this attack.

CHIP: Another miscalculation on your part, huh?

WYN: All that's left to deal with is you!

CLONAR: Your city is in shambles, and you're all exhausted from fighting, yet you still have the nerve to challenge me?

BRITTANY: Yeah, I was kind of wondering that myself.

ROB: Our powers have grown a lot since we fought you last time. We're a team now. And we've been waiting a long time for this encounter.

CLONAR: I must say, you've piqued my curiosity. I want to see just how much you've improved. Here. Take these.

Clonar throws strange orbs at them. The Guardians move away from them as they hit the ground.

CLONAR: Take them. They're energy orbs. They'll restore you to full strength.

TAMI: ...why would you give us these?

CLONAR: As I said, you're exhausted from fighting. I could wipe you all out with a flick of my finger. I can't see your improvement with you in this condition.

ROB: You really sure you want to fight us at our full strength?

CLONAR: Don't flatter yourselves. I'm still more than a match for any of you. Just take the orbs and lets get on with it.

The Guardians uneasily grab the orbs and gasp as their energy returns to them.

CHIP: Wow, this is the best I've felt all day!

BRITTANY: Yeah, our power is completely restored to normal.

CLONAR: Good. Now prepare yourselves, Dimensional Guardians! My plans are in motion, and my first step towards total conquest of your world is to eliminate the lot of you once and for all!

Rob turns to his teammates.

ROB: There's no turning back now, guys. It's time to put our training to the ultimate test.

CHIP: I just hope it was enough.

TAMI: We won't let that creep destroy our world.

WYN: We can't lose to the likes of him.

BRITTANY: This is for our friends and family.

EVERYONE: Dimensional Guardians, power up!

Clonar laughs as he gazes at his opponents.

CLONAR: It ends today.

ROB: All right. Chip, Brittany, the two of you fly around and keep Clonar busy for a few minutes. Wyn, Tami and I will make our way up to you and attack while he's occupied. Sound good?

CHIP: No, but--

A dark beam crashes into the ground near them.

ROB: No time to discuss it! Just go!

Uneasily, Chip and Brittany fly at Clonar.

CLONAR: I'll finish off the two of you before your foolish friends even reach me.

Chip and Tami split off and get on either side of him. Clonar fires twin beams at them, but they fly above them and come down on him. Clonar is quick to disappear, and they crash into each other.

CHIP: We're not off to a good start!

Clonar appears underneath them and grabs both of their legs. He spins them around, flinging Chip into a building side and Brittany onto the roof of a building. She smacks against a smokestack and lands on her back.

Rob, Wyn, and Tami run up a flight of stairs.

ROB: You know, a pair of wings would be really convenient right about now.

WYN: We're almost there, just keep running.

Clonar lands on the buildingtop and strides casually towards Brittany, who lifts up her head and groans.

CLONAR: You had to persist in your efforts to get in my way, didn't you? A shame you're going to have to suffer such a humiliating end. May as well get it over with. Beam of Darkness!

Brittany gets to her feet and sidesteps the blast.

CLONAR: Delay the inevitable if you wish.

He launches another beam. Brittany backflips over the smokestack as it crumbles. She dives behind a satellite dish as Clonar fires several more blasts.

BRITTANY: I just have to keep him distracted long enough for the others to arrive.

The satellite explodes in a flurry of sparks. Brittany does a quick sideflip as Clonar continues firing at her. She nimbly dodges all his shots.

CLONAR: Fancy gymnastics won't be enough to save you!

Suddenly, a green spiral knocks him to his knees.

CLONAR: What was that??

CHIP: Is this enough? Cyber Spiral!

Clonar knocks Chip's attack away with a dark shield.

CLONAR: You don't know when to quit, do you?

They both launch their attacks, and they collide. Clonar's, being stronger, breaks through and knocks Chip away. As Clonar turns to deal with Brittany, she jets towards him and kicks him, sending him skidding off the side of the building. He lands on the rooftop of a lower building.

CLONAR: You brat. You'll pay for that one.

Wyn reaches the top of the building first. He runs to the edge, jumps off, and gives Clonar a firm punch in the face, sending him crashing into the building.

WYN: That's what I'm talking about.

Rob calls out to him from the nearby building.

ROB: Hey, buddy, thanks for waiting!

WYN: Can I help it if you're so slow?

Suddenly, the building explodes with dark energy. Building debris flies every which way. Both Wyn and Clonar land on giant pieces and begin trading punches.

Rob turns to Tami.

ROB: This may be our only chance to get in on the action, Tami. Let's go for it.

TAMI: What are you talking--?

Rob pulls Tami, and they hop across the flying building chunks towards the battle.

CLONAR: You've gone through all that training and you still can't land a decent punch.

WYN: We'll see about that!

Wyn charges up his fists with energy and increases his barrage. Clonar does the same, surrounding his fists with dark energy.

Chip and Brittany look over the side of the building, watching in awe.

CHIP: Talk about your intense fights. Look at 'em go.

BRITTANY: Yeah. Really.

WYN: I'm not going to let you beat me again! Beat us again!

CLONAR: Then might I suggest you learn your limitations, boy?

In the blink of an eye, he kicks the rubble out from under Wyn, and Wyn begins to tumble towards the ground.

CLONAR: Fool.

He shoots a small black beam from his finger, which explodes as it hits Wyn. He crashes onto a buildingtop, but manages to stay transformed.

BRITTANY: Wyn!

Clonar leaps over to another buildingtop.

CLONAR: Mmm, one blast was enough to incapacitate you the last time we fought. You're a bit more resilient than before, I'll give you that.

TAMI: And the best is yet to come!

Clonar looks up to see Rob and Tami falling towards him.

ROB: You're getting double-teamed, bozo!

CLONAR: Let's see you give it a try.

Clonar launches beams at them. They shriek.

ROB: Let's kick it up, Tami!

TAMI: Got'cha!

Rob and Tami turn, press their feet together, and press off each other. The beams sail past them. They turn towards Clonar and counterattack.

ROB: Laser Blast!

TAMI: Ice Sting!

Clonar is engulfed in the blasts. Rob and Tami land and wait for the smoke to clear in fevered anticipation.

BRITTANY: Great move, guys!

Chip lands by Wyn.

CHIP: Wyn, you okay??

WYN: Never better.

ROB: Stay focused, guys. I don't think we're out of the woods just yet.

CLONAR: So true.

The smoke clears, and Clonar stands strong.

CLONAR: You've already put up a better fight than last time, but I'm afraid you're still far out of your league.

ROB: Keep talking. You're dealing with the new and improved Dimensional Guardians.

CLONAR: And you obviously have no idea what kind of dark powers you're dealing with.

With a loud yell, he shoots a large beam with both hands at a building. The building comes crashing down towards Chip and Wyn.

CHIP: Oh, no!

Chip grabs Wyn and flies him up to the others. Brittany lands also, and the five of them huddle close together.

CLONAR: How cute. Five Dimensional Guardians, taking their stand against the forces of darkness together. Unfortunately, in this case, those who fight together...

He charges up a powerful blast.

CLONAR: Die together!

He launches a mighty blast that knocks all five Dimensional Guardians through a building. They all groan and rub their heads.

CHIP: Anyone get the number of that bus?

TAMI: Man...he's way too strong for us.

WYN: I've had it with this guy. We need to destroy him once and for all.

BRITTANY: But how can we ever beat him?

ROB: Okay, guys, no more fooling around. It's time for one final all-out assault. All five of us, working together as one.

CHIP: But will it be enough?

BRITTANY: It's all we have.

TAMI: I'm ready, then. We're not going down without giving Clonar the fight of our lives!

WYN: What we need is a strategy. And I think I have one.

CLONAR: I see you down there! I'll give you a sporting chance: you have ten seconds to come out before I vaporize the building. Ten!

Wyn whispers his strategy as Clonar counts down slowly.

CLONAR: Five!

WYN: Remember your training, all that you've learned. It's all been for this penultimate moment.

CLONAR: Two!

Everyone puts their hands together.

CLONAR: One!

GUARDIANS: Dimensional Guardians!

CLONAR: Zero!

Clonar fires a blast at the building, and it crumbles to the ground. A giant road of ice formulates from the crumbling building to another one. Tami and Rob run across it as Brittany and Chip carry Wyn towards Clonar.

CLONAR: What is this?

WYN: Now!

With all their might, they hurl Wyn towards Clonar. Wyn begins spinning quickly, his flaming fists forming a type of shield around him. Clonar shoots another beam, but Wyn's shield manages to withstand it. He smashes into Clonar, and they tumble to the ground. Clonar quickly kicks him off.

WYN: Get him!

CLONAR: Beam of Darkness!

The beam heads towards Rob and Tami, but Tami puts up the thickest ice shield she can muster, and the attack slowly chips away at it.

TAMI: Hurry, Rob!

ROB: Got it!

Rob leaps over the ice shield and shoots at Clonar. Clonar sidesteps the blast, grabs Rob in mid-air, and slams him into the ground.

WYN: Chip, Brittany, go!

CHIP: Cyber Spiral!

BRITTANY: Pummel Hammer!

Clonar's shield knocks the attacks away.

CLONAR: Pathetic!

ROB: Laser Blast!

Rob's blast knocks Clonar backwards.

WYN: Guardian Punch!

Before Clonar can react, Wyn punches him upwards. Clonar stops himself in mid air.

CLONAR: You think you can conquer me with such pitiful attacks?!

BRITTANY: Pummel Hammer!

Brittany's hammer slams down on him, sending him plummeting back towards the ground. He manages to right himself and land on his feet. He then slips on the thin ice coating Tami put down on the building.

TAMI: We'll soon find out!

Tami kicks a huge block of ice into Clonar, and he slides with it off the building and into a wall.

CHIP: Cyber Spiral!

The attack slams into Clonar. The Guardians gather together.

ROB: That's the way to do it!

WYN: But was it enough?

A huge black beam pierces out of the building and flies wildly through the air. The Guardians scramble to dodge. Clonar breaks through the building and lands on the building several feet from them, teeth clenched.

CLONAR: You little worms...I'm going to vaporize every last one of you to your very last cell!

WYN: Not so tough when you're the one getting knocked around, are you?

CLONAR: Silence! You Guardians have pushed me over the edge! Prepare for ultimate destruction!

He yells as black energy surrounds him.

ROB: He's losing his focus, guys! It's now or never! Let's finish this!

Dark energy surrounding him, Clonar leaps in the middle of the Guardian and begins firing attacks wildly. The Guardians pummel him with attack after attack, some of which he blocks, others that manage to hit him. Overwhelmed, he lands on the ground.

ROB: Hit him with everything you got, guys!

WYN: Guardian Punch!

BRITTANY: Pummel Hammer!

Clonar puts up a dark shield. The attacks splash against it and continue surging against it.

TAMI: Ice Sting!

CHIP: Cyber Spiral!

Clonar puts up another shield with his left hand, and the attacks crash against it.

WYN: This is ridiculous! He's able to defend against all of our attacks!

CHIP: We have to keep it going!

CLONAR: I am a Dark Lord of Creturia! I won't lose to a group of children!

ROB: It's not over yet. Forgetting someone?

With a horrified look on his face, Clonar gazes down at Rob's laser cannon, aimed point blank at him.

CLONAR: No...

ROB: Game, set, match, Clonar. Laser Blast!

The blast knocks Clonar off balance, causing him to let down his dark shields. All five attacks engulf him in a brilliant beam of light.

CLONAR: Nooooooooooooooooo!

Clonar's body begins to vaporize.

CLONAR: You completely exceeded my expectations, Guardians! Enjoy your victory while you can! I will be avennnnnnnnn--

Clonar dissipates into nothingness as the light clears. The Guardians hobble to each other, panting and breathing heavily.

CHIP: Is he—is he really gone?

WYN: If you count being completely vaporized as “gone”, then I'd say yes.

TAMI: I think I'm gonna throw up.

BRITTANY: I think I already threw up.

ROB: We did it...we actually did it.

Trey and Troy pop their heads up over the side of the building.

TROY: They—they destroyed Clonar! Did you see that??

TREY: Of course I did, stupid!

The Guardians turn their heads and shoot them dirty looks. They scream, lose their balance, and fall off the building.

CHIP: I have a feeling we won't have to worry about those guys anymore, either.

WYN: Well then, it looks like my work here is done.

ROB: What do you mean, Wyn?

WYN: You don't remember? I told you, as soon as Clonar was dealt with I was out of here.

BRITTANY: You still want to leave? Even after all we've been through?

TAMI: You're more than welcome to stay, Wyn.

WYN: Thanks for the offer, but drifters like me don't stick around one place when they don't need to. I have the blood of a traveler flowing through me. I can't deny it.

ROB: I guess there's no stopping you this time. I wish you the best of luck in your travels, Wyn.

CHIP: And remember that you'll always have friends if you ever happen to make it back here one day.

BRITTANY: We'll miss you. Thanks for everything you've done for us.

TAMI: And try to stay out of trouble.

WYN: Me? Of course.

Rob extends his hand to him. He looks uneasy for a moment, then shakes it. Brittany, Tami, and Chip put there hands on top of theirs. Wyn smiles, then, without another word, turns and walks off.

CHIP: So...what do we do now?

TAMI: I don't know about you, but I'm calling my mom. She's bound to be worried sick about me.

BRITTANY: Oh, I almost forgot about that. I'd better do the same.

ROB: Wow. Can you believe it, guys? Our adventure is finally over. We saved the world. We're heroes!

CHIP: It'll be great to get back to normal life.

TAMI: Yeah. But in a crazy sort of way, I'll miss the excitement.

BRITTANY: It's been fun. Crazy and extremely scary, but fun.

ROB: Heh. Well...I guess that's it then. We...probably ought to go check on our families.

Everyone agrees. Rob sighs, then smiles.

ROB: All right, then. With our jobs done and the world safe once more, I officially declare the Dimensional Guardians disbanded!

Everyone high fives.

Meanwhile, Wyn walks downtown towards his next adventure. Without noticing, a strange holographic image of a middle-aged man appears on his wrist as he walks.

MAN: D—mensional—ardians--come in—Guardians--

Who is this mysterious man? Is the Dimensional Guardians' adventure truly over...or is it just beginning? You don't want to miss the next exciting episode of Dimension Heroes!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Well, gang, that's the end of season 1. I hope you've enjoyed reading the story as much as I've enjoyed writing it. I really, really want to know what you think, so please leave me a review or send me an e-mail at pcmillenium(at)msn(dot)com. If interest is high enough, season 2 will begin this fall in a traditional story format (i.e. not script format). Until then, look for information on season 2 to begin trickling in throughout the summer, and be on the lookout for Dimension Heroes: The Clonar Saga in a traditional story format sometime in the near future!