Spectacular World

The Hero Paragon

"Hey, you guys, think I could somehow create a clone of Cinder?" Red Ape asked, holding up the metal helmet Fairy Queen had taken off of Cinder. During all the fighting, he had swiped it. "Bad guys do stuff like that, right? Like it's the trope for the super smart villain to make a genetic clone of their rival and then sick it on them?"

"That implies you're smart." White Lamb stated bluntly. She rested on Green Wolf's stomach and poked at what was left of the man's face. He hadn't budged or said anything after his 'fight' with Battery. She had no idea if he was even alive. If he was his life as the leader was over. A good portion of his face was caved in, and his eyes had fallen out. Not to mention, most of the front part of his brain was crushed, and his legs had basically melted off. "What would you even call her clone?"

"I dunno? Ember?"

"That's actually a pretty good name."

"So, am I the leader of Zoo now, since I'm the last adult left standing?" Red Ape questioned. He slid Cinder's helmet over his mask and pressed down on the button, causing the face mask to slide over his mouth and give him a distorted voice. "Because I think I can pull off the evil voice wearing this."

Doc let out a heavy sigh. "First, I was kidnapped by the Hero Branch when I was a young boy. Then, I was kidnapped by Grove and forced to work for the Wandering Coin. Now, here I am being taken away by Zoo. Feels like I downgraded... Why are you taking me, anyway?"

"Because we're science bros!" Red Ape said, holding his fist out for a bump, only to awkwardly remember that Doctor Blue was blind and couldn't see.

"We should leave before Demonica gets any ideas." White Lamb hummed.

"Way ahead of you!" Red Ape announced. "I call this one Buber. Like Uber but with bugs."

Doc pinched the bridge of his nose. He was glad that he couldn't see the 'ride' Red Ape had been creating.

In front of him, hundreds of bugs were twisting and fusing together into a large platform, which Red Ape forced him to step onto. White Lamb kicked Green Wolf's body onto it and stepped on his back as the bugs began to skitter away and carry them in the direction of the city.

Red Ape looked back at the large tower in the distance. "So, is this a win for us, or did we lose?"

"Our boss will never be able to eat solid food ever again, you tell me."

"Good point!" Red Ape hummed as he watched the tower. "Well, until we meet again, rival."

Inside the tower, Poseidon stood guard. She couldn't help but look around at the strange room they were in. It was just her now. Cinder, Paragon, and Wish vanished when they went into Paragon's fake world. Whatever this place was, it gave her the creeps.

The metal floor creaked, and she jumped back, turning around and forming a barrier around herself. Standing at the entrance of the tower, covered in scratches and sweat, Mayor Grove stumbled in. He would have had to climb all the way up—a task most people would have given up on.

Not him, though.

He was lucky.

"A—Ah, Poseidon." He cleared his throat and wobbled back up to his feet, grabbing at his tie. "How fitting that you're here. I assume Wish is currently engaged in a battle with Paragon to gain control of the full title of Lord of the Land and Life."

Poseidon narrowed her eyes and stood up slowly. "You shouldn't have come in here." She fired a wave of water bullets at the man, but all of them missed. Not because he dodged. He simply walked forward, heading for the stairs, and happened to end up in the perfect place to avoid all of them. "What the- Are you like Whisper?"