Nextgen Kids: Legend of the Nine Newborn

The Dreamverse, Night 11: What True Fear Is

A little trivia about Darkrai and fearbenders, their power depends on the phase of the moon. Full moons make them weakest, new moons are strongest, with other levels fitting the phases in-between. But anyway, uh... disturbing content at the end of this chapter. Be forewarned. Play Mr. Dark's theme from Rayman!

Night 11: What True Fear Is

Final boss: Darkrai I

Madotsuki encased the Protoon in a bubble attached to her wand. In order to reach the king's head, she latched a series of Hook Gems to swing to the top of the hat of Polokus's statue, but the head still loomed a few meters above. The king wriggled his fingers and rained Ztars around Mado, the girl dodging left and right. Afterwards, he attempted to smash her beneath his hands, but she dodged once more and bashed the Protoon against his fingers, the force of the powerful gem making his right hand wince from pain, while the left hand merely snapped loose. Darkrai began to surge power in his throat, his goggles shining as he bellowed a Scare Scream in the form of a bright-red laser. The laser burned along the ground after Mado, but some Electoons guided butterflies over. Madotsuki could Bubble and use them as bounce pads. She got level with his goggles and shot the Protoon against them, his face receding for a bit as the beam was stopped. Darkrai grabbed his false hand and reattached it, swiping both hands across the field in turns as Mado either jumped or ducked. However, Darkrai tricked her and stopped his hand on one swipe, able to grab and squeeze her for damage.

Darkrai tossed Mado to the side while his head leaned toward the opposite side. He pinned one of his nostrils shot and blew Horror Sludge out of the other one (resembling Oshiro's Toxic Sludge). Madotsuki quickly jumped before the sludge could wash over, using the Hover Bubble. She feared falling in, but Electoons carried a Hook Gem over in time for her to Hookshot it, flinging up to Darkrai's eyes for the next hit. The sludge stopped flowing as Mado could land, and Darkrai returned above the center. He tossed a gumball in his mouth, chewed, and spat wads of the substance around the ground with the intent to trap Mado. She jumped to whatever free space was available, but just as the floor was nearly drenched, Electoons pulled clouds over the field for Mado to jump on. Angered, Darkrai attempted to inhale the clouds, but Mado spilled Sadness Tears over one.

She jumped off and onto the sticky ground. Darkrai's eyes were forced to water from the tears, his goggles flooding, so he cracked them open to let the water pour out and wash the gum away. Darkrai growled and decided to rest his chin on the side of the field, putting a hand over his goggles to protect them. He stretched his mouth wide as a Scare Beam charged within, but Mado bravely rushed up to the mouth and poured the Shrink Potion inside. Darkrai gagged on the potion as his gigantic compressed to a smaller form, albeit he was still three times Mado's size. "Well, this isn't good. Time to recuperate!" Darkrai bundled into his cape and assumed his Nightmare Ball form, rising to the sky.

"Madotsuki! I'll handle this one!" Mr. Dark swooped by as Mado tossed him the Protoon. They flew above the clouds where the crescent moon was in view. Mr. Dark evaded Darkrai's Ztars and cast spells from the Protoon, steadily breaching the ball's defense. Darkrai flew further away and cast a Ztar Storm, and while Dark was able to fly within a snaky path between the Ztars, he took damage from some of them. He could resume shooting Darkrai after the storm, and when the ball appeared to be charging a burst of energy, Mr. Dark curled into his own ball and rammed him. With a flash of energy, Darkrai flew to the background and fell like a comet. Mr. Dark returned beneath the clouds, falling alongside his foe. "AGH!" He was struck by something unseen, finding himself covered in milk.