Harpy: Ok... *inhale* GIT GUD
The dragon stops flying in a circle and in an instant charges towards her for the outdated reference.

Hades receives a knocking on his door. Never mind how the entity got in.

Hades responds:

Who is it?

---

So. What now?
I could try using the Dread Cannon again. We don't know whether it will or won't work, after all.
That's still a huge liability. If it doesn't he might just end up absorbing it and making it even stronger.
Then what are we supposed to do? We couldn't even fight him before he was like this.
To be frank, I'm at the point whether I don't care if we win or not, since if we do, we'll probably have to deal with something worse. I kinda didn't realize how lucky I had things while they were peaceful until now.
And I'm basically a War Machine. And a counter-intuitive one at that since at this point in time we're so far down the pecking order compared to "Jazz Hands" that nothing matters.

Then a recording from dub Eggman plays in Hades' throne room! SA2 Dub Eggman: Yeah, yell that to the piss drop-l-lets fallin towards him in 5 hours or so! Wait... what are those droplets doing...? The dropplets are formimg a... head? The Head: YOU WANT FUN? WARIEGG SHOW YOU FUN! Oh god... the Wariegg aparition!

Hold on a second. What's that Golden Glow up there?

Something seems to be glowing up in space! Let's find out what it is...

---

Ok, that was the last of the last straws... Say goodbye to your putrid little-

As Jazz turns to face the Earth, he sees Kirby, who is powering up the Star Rod!

...You wouldn't DA-
Pu-YO! (Take THIS!)

Kirby blasts Jazz Hands with the Star Rod!

N... No...! I will not be beaten like this! I WILL NO-
...Is that a dragon?

Sure enough, Jazz and the Star Rod's blast crashes right into Fafner! The Star Rod's blast continues to carry the two, running into Wariegg, when suddenly...

BOOM! The blast explodes into a star-shaped light, destroying Jazz, Fafner, and Wariegg in one solid hit!

...Pu puyo puyo! (My work here is done!)

Kirby flies back to Little Papa Beta's.

---

...Well, that's that.
Now, hold on just a minute! What about the other villains that escaped from the Dead Zone!?
Actually, it seems that the explosion from the Star Rod created some falling stars that, according to my calculations-
OUR calculations.
-Are actually going to work in our favor... The trajectory of the stars seem to be aimed in a way that'll destroy all of the other villains that escaped from the Dead Zone!




So, what now? What now, SQUAWK?
...Celebrate?

A mumbling of agreement is spread throughout the entire Beta Team (also Devil and Omega) as they head on over to Little Papa Beta's.

---

Star Rod- (Crystal/Space) One of- if not the- most powerful weapons in the Omniverse. Its true power can only be wielded by Star Warriors like Kirby.

A. Rock watches everyone head off, and processes what just happened.

So this entire thing was just a waste of time?
I ended up losing part of myself that I'll never get back... over nothing?
You're still alive.
Yeah. Against my wishes. Can't wait to get all my limbs exploded in the tournament arc.
Well... everything's back to normal now. So, what do you wanna do?

A. Rock smiles, and takes a fighting stance against Mech-tenant.

How about a sparring match for old time's sake?
...

Mech-tenant pauses, but eventually gives in, tapping into his Dark Star Power (albeit a much smaller and less chaotic quantity).

....I'm pretty sure we've never squared off before, but why not?

The two of them briefly pause, staring at each other. Then, they begin to clash.

Well, that was anticlimactic. Celebration time, I guess.

Mighty heads over to Beta's.

---

The hold music on the line with Mr. Egg stops.
My apologiés, Mr. Quartét, for wasting your timé like this... I had some... préssing mattéurs to deal with.
A woman screaming and a police siren can be barely heard in the background.
Anyway... sincé you botheréd to answéur this call personélly, I take it you are interestéd in purchasíng the
blueprínts?

Suddenly, Mr. Egg finds a huge transfer of money loaded into a bank account of his!

Consider it done.

---

Meanwhile, A. Rock and Mech-tenant are fighting outside, too fast to actually be seen by the naked eye. A. Rock in specific, however seems to be struggling to keep up.

(Agh. I'm not doing anything wrong, but I can feel my speed being drained. On top of that, he's already got the edge in raw power.)
Come on, Rock! I know you're faster than this!

Mech-T tries to swing his Shield Scythe at A. Rock, who only narrowly dodges the first few times. It seems like he's about to hit Rock during the final swing, but suddenly, he vanishes.

.....Where?

Mech-T finds himself surrounded by a collection of A. Rocks, or rather, Hyperspeed Afterimages. Each one aims a Alter Buster at him.


.....Oh, hell.

Mech-T is then hit with Alter Busters from all sides, shot at everywhere. This seems to overwhelm Mech-T, who slumps in his knees. After being bombarded, the afterimages disappear, each phasing into the real A. Rock.

......
(Phew. A moment more and I might have lost that. He did mention Dark Star Power being able to siphon other forms of energy before, but I don't think me getting slower and weaker was him doing that.)

A. Rock is then suddenly forced back into his base form, losing his Speed Switch for some reason.

.....Huh? The hell just happened?

He uses an Buster Charge to try and get his stamina back, but he only manages to flicker Speed Switch.

Oh, great. I guess that rules out Speed-based weapons.

Mech-T suddenly kicks himself back up, ready to fire a DS Buster at A. Rock.

!
Was just playing dead. Checkmate.
.......

Mech-T suddenly falls back to the floor, the result being him not used to maintaining so much Dark Star Energy at once.

---

P̛͟ow͏é̀r̡͞.͜.̨͘. n͠ǫ̷̛t́͟ ̷̛͘e̴̢n̵͢͟oư͠͡g҉̶h̀͢.̸̢ Mų͞s̵͜͞t̸͞ ҉.͢͏͏.̡҉̀.̴̶͝.͟͡.̷ ́͝sus̵͠t́ą̵̶ì̴̵ǹ̀͞ ̸s̀e̕l̴f͝͏.̨̕ ̡͜͝N̡̢͡e̢e͢d̡.͢.҉̢͡.̛͞ m̷̸ớ̡r͘ȩ ̷͜e̴͘n̛͝e͡r͝͡gy͝.̸̨..̸ ̨͝͡ţ̷̀o̵̢.͝.̨.̕ ̡̕sư̵rv̡̨i̡̕v̕͜è̸͟.̨͢.͢͏.

---

Shield Scythe- A shield morphed into a long scythe. (Mech-T exclusive.)

Hyperspeed Afterimages- Afterimages created from the sheer speed of Hyperspeed Switch.

Alter Buster- A. Rock's main weapon. Shoots a Charged Shot.

Dark Star Buster- A buster shot forged with Dark Star properties. (Dark Star user exclusive.)

As Fafner's remains fly through space, scales go flying out, crashing into various planets. The scales start to expand and contort, before shaping into various creatures and items.


One shard in particular flies near Air. As Air naturally picks it up, he begins to change.

What...what is this?
!

The explosion of wind that followed knocked anything near Air away in a 300 mile radius.

...

---

As the door opens, it's none other than...Quin?
Message from Master!
Quin seems to be holding a letter in hand with a purple stamp.

Well, I'm not sure... But at least now there's nobody to get in the way of our plans.

---

What in the name of Mobius was THAT!?
I am unsure... But I do believe that our little scaly "friend" has been destroyed!
And not a moment too soon. Look!
W̧ E̴ ̀E ͢G E ҉E̷ ͠. .̨ .͘
Weegee the Doombringer is getting away! Quickly, the Dark Artifacts of YTP!

AOSTH Robotnik, CD-i Ganon, and I.M. Meen pulls out the Can of PRINGAS, the Triforce of Power, and I.M. Meen's Book, respectively, and seals Weegee away!

Whew, thank Robbie... If that Weegee were to be let out onto the rest of the Universe, it would spell certain doom for all... Us included!
Exactly... If Weegee was to destroy the Earth, there'd be none of it left for us to conquer! That's why we sealed him away to begin with!
That being said, Robotnik... I believe this makes our business here concluded. Call us if you are ever in need of our power again.
Actually, I might need a little bit of help repairing the-

CD-i Ganon and I.M. Meen warps off elsewhere.

...Drat. It seems I have no choice but to do the repairs mysel-

Suddenly, something else crashes into the AOSTH Death Egg!

Oh, now what!? I swear, if that's that rambunctious rodent, I'll-
...Hello, what's this?

AOSTH Robotnik finds an unconscious Orchestra! Huh, I kinda wondered where this guy was heading.

Hm... This robot could be the key component... To get rid of that meddling hedgehog once and for all!

Hades begins to respond, but then stops to look at Quin.

How did...? Nevermind. Guard, bring me the letter from him.

The Mech-KII bot walks up and takes the letter from Quin in a delicate manner, then hands it to Hades, who before opening it, gestures the Mech-KII to escort Quin out. He then redirects his attention to Mr. Egg.

Now, as I was saying. You may bring them towards here. Please make sure to drop them by the outside of here within about an hour.

Eh, he's probably doing something completely unimportant.

---

AOSTH Robotnik laughs maniacally as he is working on Orchestra.

---

...Like his Mean Beans.

---

Back at Little Papa Beta's, a tiny figure seems to be eating a similarly tiny pizza...

This pizza... It's so delectable... And better yet, they were able to make it in my size! And it appears to only be available on the surface...
If I were to take this pizza to the Chum Bucket and analyze its contents, I could sell this stuff and run Krabs out of business...
...And then I, Sheldon J. Plankton, will rule over the entire ocean! Mwahahahahaha, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-

Plankton is interrupted by Reggae stepping on him, seeming to not notice he was there.

Ew, I think I stepped on a bug! A bug, SQUAWK!

Over with Beta Shadow and Ninja Phantom...

Well, things might've been bumpy, but at least it turned out well in the end.
Yeah, sure seems to be the case. Though, that isn't to say you should go against my wishes more often, Phantom.
Hey, get off my case, alright? I mean, we still managed to stop Beta Devil, did we?
Yeah, we did. And then we didn't. And now, he's still alive. Without his Anti-Omni powers, granted.
Hey. Whatever works, right?
Yeah, whatever works.

...That being said... There has been a single question on the mind recently. Regarding those Dead Zone portals...
Ah, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm pretty sure some precautions are going to be made to keep Dark Prince from reaching a critical state again.
No, that wasn't what I was talking about... You know how Gamma Crystal also escaped from there, right?
I do... Your point?
Well, I'm just wondering... How did the residents of the Mirror World wind up in the Dead Zone to begin with?
Oh, that? Funny story, actually... It happened a few weeks after I cancelled the MMRPG TCG. You see, I didn't exactly want to have more of those Mirror World guys coming in, so I kinda just... Snuck into RSB's side of the Realm between Dimensions and erased the Dimension Mirror from existence.
...You. Erased the Dimension Mirror. From existence.
Hey, it was the safest thing I could do, ok? I didn't know how to seal it closed, and Matt forbid what would've happened if I just went and shattered the thing. So, I did the only thing I could do. THAT way, nothing from the Mirror World can get in our world, and nothing could happen to the mirror or anyone in it.
And you don't think that Gamma Jewel would be smart enough to bring it back with him from the Dead Zone?
Even if he did, what's the worse that could happen?

Yet again, in the Dark Fortress.

I'm telling you man, you lucked out.
No, YOU lucked out! This weird scar thing is messing my powers up!
Have you tried getting it repaired?
....No, but I've constantly been Energy Boosting it. Before it did nothing. Now, I feel like every time I do it's growing.
What next? Is this scar of yours sentient?
Is hearing voices other than your own in your head a good qualifier for that?
.....You know what, maybe we should talk to Lord Hades about this.
Probably, but he's busy right now. Something about business.
....Wanna play video games?
The hotel I resided at was obliterated, remember? I'll have to get a new one... and with the way I look, good luck without raising any suspicious eyebrows.

As the dust settles on Earth, the DOSBots, Dr. Doppler, all 6 Revolt Robots, Diddy Kong, and Ev-L Elf find themselves in the same spot.The group of 13 turns to Ev-L Elf.Dr. Doppler steps in front of Ev-L Elf, preventing anyone from making a move!Everyone takes a step back, with all but Dr. Doppler doing so out of fear.Ev-L Elf turns to Surge Tower, where Jazz Hands stood mere moments ago, and before him, Surge Man.Ev-L Elf destroys the Air Man L arm she grafted onto herself...with her left arm having returned, with flesh and bone.Back to her normally-powered form, Dark Elf flies off to parts unknown.

Then we are in agreement. I shall see you there.

Hades then hangs up, and turns to the letter from Quin.

Now... what could this be?

Hades delicately opens the letter to read the contents inside of it.

Greetings, sir Hades Quartet! I'm writing this because I wish to make a bit of a trade. You see, I've developed a substance that should act as a miracle cure to this whole MKII clone conundrum. Don't worry, I've tailored it to where it doesn't affect you due to your lifeforce signal being different than the clones. Simply pour it onto a clone or even a weapon and slash or bash a clone and *BOOM* instant disappearance. However, the only issue is that this sample I'm sending you is the last of my supply as I've run out of the original source. In order to make more though, I need a sample of the MKII virsus straight from the tap as it makes for a suitable replacement. In other words, I need your virus signature. Even if you, Hades, may not have the signature, I know that the MKII original still somewhat resides in you. I won't keep anything from you though, for the main reason why I want it is to where I can combine it to form an antivirus against yet another virsus. The clonesbane substance is just another thing to come out of it. If you wish to make the trade, please send a sample to the following:
14156 Nowheresville.
Thanks!

TD;LR: One virus in exchange for an antivirus.

The paper suddenly turns into a bottle containing a green substance. Though unlikely to Hades, it seems to contain a familar green substance with the words Smith written on it. Prehaps to the Absurd it will ring a bell?

Dub Eggman then notices some strange mirror shaped shadow outside the pizzaria SA2 Dub Eggman: Eh, that thing shouldn't be a problem. He just ignored that strange shadow... even though its growing bigger... Rider: Wait what?