LOTI~NAP Style: Consequence 5

(Act 5)

As Ben struggled to keep away from the mouth, he looked seriously at the others.

Ben: (winicng) Plant the sapling, my friends! It's the only way to save me and your swallowed friends!

Twilight: (realizes) Wait, this monster isn't like any of the other monsters. It's not Flint faced-shaped.

Marine: (realizes) Yeah, you're right. There's something off about them.

Twilight: And that essence? It feels like magic that Star uses from her wand...except more evil...

Nack: If he got the same weakness as the garden statue, then try removing the hoses from that thing's head!

Psycho: (looks around) I don't see any hoses!

Tails: Uh guys? (worried) The sapling, remember?

Jim, realizing, looked at the sapling in hand as Mina struggled to pull Ben away.

Mina: (struggles) Hey, don't eat my friend, you jerk!

However, Mina was shoved inside as she screamed, causing Swiper to stop looking down, looking up with horror.

Swiper: No, not again! Not ever!

Before Jim could shove either down, the wind blew violently toward them.

Nic: (frowns) Aw crap!

Sleet: Dammit, no!

Jim: NOOOO!

As Swiper prepared to attack the fiend, both he and Jim were grabbed while the guns were fired. However, nothing affected it.

Jim: What?!

Dingo: (fearfully) Ben, it's over! We've lost it! We've lost the saplings! Both of them!

The creature prepared to shove Jim and Swiper, the latter looking pissed as he struggled, toward its mouth.

Mina: (fearfully) And we're done for now!!

Ben: (notices) What?

The wind blew toward the two struggling, both trying to snatch them before gasping. The creature, noticing, tried to snatch the saplings before a familiar voice shouted.

Halsemon's Voice: MACH IMPULSE!!

The arm was slashed, breaking before the familiar Digimon snatched it with his beak, tossing it down to the two that grabbed each sapling.

Ben: (grins) YES! Got them!

Mina: Swiper, Jim, catch!

The mongoose tossed the sapling to the two just as both were swallowed whole.

Swiper: NOOOOOOO!!

He angrily freed his arm, holding the sapling as the lizard prepared to eat them.

Swiper: Don't you...(tosses it) DARE!!

He tossed it downward with Applejack kicking it down to the ground, piercing it. After a few moments, the tree began glowing and growing, causing the rock monsters to scream and wobble, breaking apart before the free captives, all still alive, fell to their friends. When all was cleared, everyone groaned a bit.

Psycho: Ow. Felt like I got hit on the slab.

As he said that, the familiar figures groaned, getting up with the familiar Digimon, arriving and lifting them.

Digmon: Man, you guys look like you need baths soon.

Davis: (coughs) Ugh...felt like I swallowed a pebble.

Voice: You win! Friendship. Friendship? Again?

Nack: (relieved) Davis...Yolei...Ken...Cody...TK & Kari! Ben and Mina!

Swiper: (sheds tears) You're all alive!!

They hugged a bit, looking relieved.

Pinkie: YAY! We didn't lose anyone!

Ben: (sighs) Somehow...(notices) Lads and lasses, look.

They watched as the fully grown tree was shown with the place slowly gaining greenery.

Tails: (grins) Awesome! That's two down.

They laughed as a few danced with arms around each other as they happily laughed.

Flamedramon: (grins) Guess we have luck on our side, huh?

Ben: You and Jim have done it, Swiper. YOU'VE DONE IT!!

Sticks: WHOOOO!

Most cheered happily as a few hollered.

Psycho: Just one more to go.

Nack: (grins) Yeah, nothing's gonna stop us now!

Meanwhile, at what appeared to be the familiar dead forest area, Pew was placed down on a stone with eyes closed on himself. After a few moments, Betemesis was lied down next to him with the Egg Bosses, Mordred, and Trowzer looking seriously at the comatized two.

Nephthys: There, they're both safe for now.

Clove: (looks around) And you're sure Lyric has no idea that we were spotted?

Mordred: Very much so. I mean I use to distrust the girl before our adventures and that time in that Camelot World.

Clove: Yes...I remember...

Nephthys: His true eyes did look nice when he temporarily gained them.

Cassia, however, looked at the same tag Pew held earlier with concern.

Tundra: (crosses his arms) The question is...how did they both survive drowning? It's not like what we were told about immortality through alchemy actually was-

Clove: That doesn't matter anymore. What DOES matters is that they're both alive.

Cassia: Hmmm...this crest thingie...what does it do, though?

Axel: (glancing) That pink crest with the flower? No idea.

Mordred: (sighs) Well no sense in wasting time. We should get the food for them.

Tundra: Very well...they DO need their energy when they wake up soon.

As most began to depart, Trowzer paused for a moment.

Trowzer: Uh shouldn't we keep an eye on them?

The vultures landed nearby the rocks area as Mordred grinned.

Mordred: The vultures will guard them. Anyone who gets to them that aren't us will most likely attack anyway.

As they left with Trowzer more concerned, Cassia looked back for a moment, then giggled and had their hands held.

Cassia: We'll be back with your food soon.

She finally left the area. After a few moments, once it was all clear, the vulture heartless sensed something, realizing before screeching. However, a familiar missing hand with star on it glowed, causing the eyes of the vultures to glow. After a few moments, up came Lyric with Toffee and Rasticore.

Toffee: Just as I said they would be...

Lyric: (frowns) So they're dead?

Rasticore: (glares) Perhaps, do you suppose I can put their already dead bodies out of their misery?

He showed his chainsaw.

Toffee: No...this must go according to plan.

He placed his hood back on as he continued.

Toffee: And besides, we'll be having guests soon...

Rasticore: But what if something unexpected happens?

Toffee: (glares) Deal with it.

Rasticore only grinned wickedly, showing his chainsaw.

Rasticore: (sadistically) He-he-he. With pleasure.

Not too far away, as the familiar figures were walking together, they looked at the dreaded place.

Ben: It's the last summit, friends.

Davis: (groans) I don't think I can go on much more.

Yolei: Me either.

Ben: We must, Davis and Yolei or we'll perish along with the island.

Twilight: I hate to think what's coming next.

They walked through the dead forest as they looked around.

Rarity: Oh, this place is just dreadful, isn't it?

Psycho: Yeah, reminds me of Death Valley.

As they continued, they walked by a familiar eye glowing vulture as it watched them.

Nack: Death Valley? Isn't that one of the place Wile E. Coyote usually goes to try and fail on catching Road Runner?

TK: You have to know that he DOES try to stay determined, no matter what.

Kari: He gets sick of substitutes for road runner meals, though.

Gatomon: (frowns) That's not new.

The vulture screeched, flying off and heading to where Toffee's group resided. All while with the good guys, Ben noticed the high area.

Ben: (points) There's the summit, friends! (points) Just beyond that dip.

They walked toward the dip area with Psycho grinning.

Psycho: So what will we find here anyway?

Courage's Voice: Nack! Psycho!!

The gang heard the familiar voices before watching Courage and Shirly running up to them, the former panting in exhaustion with fear while Shirly looked seriously.

Shirly: There you are...we...we have some news to tell you!!

Rainbow: Oh don't worry. The other trees are planted and the island's gonna get saved.

Courage: (pulls his ears) Not that!! It's about Pew and Betemesis...they...they...

He slowly pointed to a direction with fear before the others glanced, approaching the area before gasping with shock, surprised, and, to a few, horror.

Ben: What!?

Marine: (panics) Holy cow!!

To their shock, they saw the still Pew and Betemesis lying on the stone with vultures surrounding them, the clouds swirled around where they were at as thunder shot down.

Ben: It's Pew!!

Fluttershy: AHHH!!

Courage: (in fear) THEY'RE ALIVE!!

Jim: What's going on? What's happened to him?

Ben: I don't know, Jim, but if Pew HAS survived like Courage said, we're in a lot of trouble.

Ben shivered a bit, preparing to reach for Pew's comatized body before Nack held his hand down.

Nack: (shakes his head) No...you're wrong...can you look at who else is here?

Ben glanced over a bit, noticing a familiar hand holding Pew's hand before looking upward, noticing the comatized Betemesis.

Billy Bones: It's Betemesis!!

Shirly: (frowns) Why else did we mention her?

Seasalt Sally: I'll check to see their pulses.

Israel: It's just us and now them too. Ha! (grins) We got off easy. And there's no stupid snake coming to crawl up and take us down.

Most of the others looks shocked and horrified much to Israel's notice.

Israel: (sweatdrop) There's one right behind me, is there?

The albatross was smacked away as Lyric spoke.

Lyric: You foolish Freelance Bounty Hunters...we meet again...(glares) It seems you have stumbled upon our...he-he-he, ritual.

Nack: (glares) What ritual.

Lyric: Can't you tell? It's a funeral. We're just going to have their bodies go to the final resting place.

Dingo: Who's this bloody "we" stuff? It's just you.

Lyric: You forget, I have OTHER ways of dealing with you. (looks behind) My best and important comrade's power will demonstrate!!

He pointed to the hidden Toffee raising his star finger missing hand as the vultures glowed, making most worry before one flew and screeched, preparing to hit them. Ben yelped as one tried to grab him.

Digmon: (glares) Hey don't mess with the system, you cad! And who's your pal in the shadows?

Flamedramon: Let's find out!!

However, Heartless began appearing from the ground with Swiper groaning.

Swiper: Augh! What the heck!!

Nack: (glares) Ben, Jim, Swiper, Mina, Tails, get to the summit! We'll handle Lyric and whoever's controlling the Heartless!!

Psycho: (angrily) And to think we trusted you, Mordred!!

Lyric: (scoffs) You never did, remember?

Psycho: Really? Oh yeah, I must've overslept in my jacket last night.

Sleet: (pauses) That IS Mordred, isn't it?

Toffee only quietly chuckled.

Toffee: (inner thoughts) Oh you fools, if only you saw who it TRULY was...

Not far away, as the Egg Bosses were approaching the dip area, they noticed some of the vultures attacking an area.

Axel: Seems we have intruders.

Cassia: Uh oh. Looks like someone's in the safe zone!

Nephthys: (concerned) Let's hurry.

They darted to the opening before a familiar muscular reptile with robot arm and jewel eyed blocked their path.

Rasticore: And where do you think you're going?

Clove: (frowns) Rasticore, step aside. We need to get through.

They noticed the inactive chainsaw he brought out as the reptile glared at them.

Rasticore: Sorry, but I have my orders.

Mordred: (frowns) Rasticore, you're an idiot!! At least let ME through to get to them!!

Rasticore: Toffee also happen to mention this: No exceptions!!

Cassia: (glares) Okay, now you're being a jerk!

Rasticore: That's my job, and you tried anything, heads will roll...literally!

They looked uneasy, everyone remaining before Clove noticing a familiar weasel fighting the Heartless behind Rasticore.

Clove: Is that Nack and Psycho?

Back with the others, the vultures chased after Ben, Jim, Swiper, Mina, and Tails.

Tails: The vultures are gaining on us!!

Ben yelped as three of them prepared to pierce them before Ben snatched a bone, trying to keep them away.

Ben: Run, Jim! Run to the summit, all four of you! (swings the bone) I'll hold these brutes off!

Jim: But-

Swiper: What about the rest of-

Courage: (ducking) JUST DO IT, JIM!!

With determination, Jim with Swiper and Tails clinged to Mina who darted through the vultures. As they ran, another vulture noticed as Mina's group hurried to the top of the summit. It flew after them with a sadistic grin. Back with the others, they kept firing and killing the Heartless around.

Nic: That takes care of them...now what?

Nack: (glares) Now we have to save Pew and Betemesis from whatever the hell Lyric's planning.

Lyric: As I said, I'm just giving them a proper burial...

He then touched something on the ground, causing a circle around the comatized two to start glowing before encasing the two.

Shirly: Wh...what are you-?

Lyric: This is our method now...and what I shall do, this MUST end today!!

Nack: (notices) Thi...this is an alchemy spell!! (glares) You idiot! Pew's already immortal and-

Lyric: Does it look like I even give a damn for that sewer rat?! He was always useless to me. Had Toffee not convinced me otherwise, I would've let him drown as a little brat!

Psycho: Damn, what the crap's going on?

Pinkie: (notices) This isn't a party alchemy spell!

Lyric: No...it isn't. This, my friends, will show you all HOW a philosopher stone is created. A small demo with small prices to pay...he-he-he.

Most screamed from the thunder and Heartless attacking. As they kept fighting, Silver and Blaze frowned.

Blaze: At least Beerus wouldn't do something as stupid as that! Even as a Cat Titan, he wouldn't stoop as low as you!

Silver: You idiot!! Pew may be a jerk, he may have given us trouble in the past, he may be selfish, AND he may lack sight, but that doesn't give you a right to kill either one them!!

Lyric: To be honest...this isn't an ordinary transmutation...when I touch one more symbol on the circle while out of the circle itself, they will BOTH be transmutated! (smirks) And besides, I think I'd rather like them as Philosopher Stones, don't you?

Nack started looking furiously at him, clenching his keyblade tightly in anger.

Nack: (growls) You asshole...

He jumped toward Lyric as he shouted.

Nack: HOW DARE YOU!!!

Everyone else only watched while the hidden Toffee glanced as he pondered.

(End of Act 5)