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Date Posted: 09:47:32 12/27/03 Sat
Author: J.T.
Subject: Chapter fifty: "The One Where We Finally Find Out The Damned Plot."

A few hours later, the slight stirring of the red-haired beauty beside me woke me from my slumber to see that annoying clone-slash-brother of mine grinning like a damned fool over the side of the couch. Appearantly, Jessica and I had shifted slightly during the night to where we were laying on the floor instead of against the couch.

"Sleep well?"

"Next to her, I would have slept perfectly if not for thine own snoring." I turned my attention back to Jessica and sang in a soft whisper, "~~Good morning, Beautiful,
How was your night?
Mine was wonderful,
With you by my side.

And when I open my eyes,
And see your sweet face,
It's a 'Good morning, Beautiful' day.~~"

“‘Holy shit, you really love that girl. I never noticed it before, but she really fills your engine. You got this new, like, glow about you.’”

I didn't respond to the attempt at a joke, instead turning my head to hide the tightening of my face in sadness.

"Oh, shit, I'm sorry, Bro, I forgot..."

Dammit, I wish purging her from my memory was as easy as purging her from my life.

There was movement beside me that told me Jessica had woke up, "Yes, you are the same man. You even have that same belief that you have to do and bear everything so others don't have to. You don't have to do it alone, you know."

I turned my head further, not wanting Jessica to see me crying. But I had forgotten that she was just as determined as I was, not that I'm saying having a lovely young lady in tank top and shorts straddling you so you can't stop her from seeing your face isn't an interesting feeling, but I had spent so long having to hide my emotions because even when I was normal loosing control and unleashing my anger or sadness was dangerous. I mean, I DID palm-slap a brick wall so hard I took away a piece of it away in my hand once, and I was just goofing off then.

"Yeah Bro, we're here to cover you."

"Even if Blaze DOES act like a moron most of the time."

The three of us shared a laugh at that, the troubles of my healing heart dispelled. Without consicous thought my arms snaked their way around her waist and drew Jessica closer to me. Between Kay's comment that we should get a room and Jessica's retort that as far as she knew this WAS my room, it was easy to forget that there was a war for reality itself going on around us...

That was just before I clutched my head in pain as a searing flash of warning shot through my mind, followed by a gift from a truely mighty warrior, the Dragon God Bahamut ZERO himself.

"J.T.!"

"Yo, Bro!"

I slipped out from under Jessica without a word, but with the fire in my eyes and soul burning brighter than they had in a year or more, burning with a fire they both recognized as the two of them looked at me, burning with a re-ignited Dragonfire. A fire of grey flames seemed to spark in my chest, burning outwards until I stood there in the uniform G.I. Joe: Rebirth J.T. wore: black boots; black pants with grey kneepads; black belt; black fingerless gloves; grey t-shirt; loose black vest; red, white, and blue flag motif bandanna that I pulled up from around my neck and onto my forehead; two frag grenades on the right shoulder; and a Joe-standard issue Desert Eagle on the left. At the same time, the Dragonfire burned away my Illusion spell leaving me as I truely was, and decided then to remain.

"Where the hell are you going?"

"Well, Kay, Jessica's here, so I'm obviously not going to go get laid," I said, drawing my katana and Rebirth J.T.'s Rail Gun/Machine Gun combo from subspace, "And I'm armed. Take a guess."

"You're going to go kick ass."

"Damn right. You two coming?"

"Turbo... Have I ever missed a fight?" Jessica asked redundantly as she rose slinkily from the floor, causing me to consider telling her that just being near her was reminder enough that I was male and had a pulse, but then decided against it, (Why miss the shows?) as Kay also stood up and the two of them ignited their own Dragonfires; Athena's a romantic purple and Blaze's a blazing red. Blaze unhooked the mace from it's place at his right hip and spun it around to bring it to rest against the shotgun he held in his left hand, the black and silver weapons standing out against the black of his jumpsuit, the silver of his webgear complete with grenades and ammo pouches, and the red of his vest and armguards. Athena drew and checked the action and load of first one, then the other of her Desert Eagles.

"What's the enemy, Bro?"

"Big green Overfiend-wannabe who needs a tic-tac at Walnut Square."

Athena blinked, "Ok, I'm new at this multiverse stuff, remember?"

"Oh, sorry," I responded, "Marborlo. Big, green, basically just made of vines and a mouth. It's primary attack is called Bad Breath, it causes every form of status aliment, poisons you, puts you to sleep, turns you to stone and/or a frog, the works."

"Sound's like Mac's chili." Athena commented, just before stepping out the door.

I paused a minute as I followed her, "Yeah... It does..."

Behind me, Blaze smarted off, "We ever encounter the Rebirth Joes, I'm telling him you said that."

With the three of us outside I cast Teleport to take us to the mall, right outside Chick-fil-a, where we automatically took offensive stances with Rail Gun, Desert Eagles, and shotgun, facing each direction.

"Where is the smegger...?" I muttered, glancing towards the northeast end of the mall.

"Big green thing that looks like something a Dreadnok'd wear, right? Down by the K.B. Toys."

I turned, smiled, and switched my gun to Rail mode.

"Uh, Bro, shouldn't we limit property damage?"

"Oh, alright... DAMMIT!"

Shunting my rifle back into subspace, out of the corner of my eye I saw Athena smile slightly and shake her head. Then Blaze did something extremely stupid...

He fired at the Marborlo.

"Hey, Hulk-wannabe! YEAH, YOU! Innocent civilians is one thing, but how about taking US on?!"

Another shot.

"Uh, Blaze..." I tapped him on the shoulder...

"BRING IT YOU REJECT FROM A GHILLI SUIT FACTORY!"

Another...

"BLAZE!"

"What!?"

"I THINK it's pissed..."

He gulped. Loudly.

"Mistake number one." I muttered, as the Bad Breath hit us, and Stop took effect.

"Turbo?"

"Ya, mon?"

"If we're Stopped, how come we're moving and nothing else is?"

The answer didn't take much thinking, the being did this as often as I made MST-style comments.

"Hello, Ellimist."

An old man with a distinct, even to those who can't sense them, blue aura stepped around a corner, "Magnus."

I walked forwards until we were face to face, "The last time we met, you told me you initiated the changes to everyone because the Earth was in danger of annhilation. I want answers this time, not more of your dime-store Kosh act."

"You are Chosen Ones, I suppose you have the right to know... Follow..."

The other two glanced at me and I nodded, then followed. As we walked from one end of the Mall to the other, from Sears to J.C. Penny's, the images of Destroyers were reflected in the shop windows. Unicron. Jenova. Ozma. Necron. Sin. Ajora. Megiddo...

Then the Ellimist pointed at the three of us.

"You also, are the threat."

Blaze. Freaked.

"WHAT?!"

"Wait... I think I see what he means... The Fourth Wall, it's gone, isn't it?" Athena asked, coming to a realization.

"Yes. And without that barrier between realities, goods, yes, and evils that the so-called real world is not prepared for are beginning to come about on it. It was the belief of myself, Primus, Insanos, Bahamut ZERO, and others that those who had never been affected by the Fourth Wall's existance, such as Magnus, given the powers and abilities of their counterparts from other universes, could protect this Earth. Unfortunately, another has interfered with that, unleashing the dark enemies of those who were Chosen: The Cauldron-Bearer."

My intake of breath was as sharp as the edge of my blade, "Hades."

"Yes. Hades sees this world as the best possiblity for his foothold. He has picked his generals from amongst the greatest enemies of life itself..."

And with that, Blue-boy faded away, as usual.

"What do we do?"

"Well bro, I say we wait and kick several different General asses, then kick Hades' ass." I answered as time unfroze.

Athena pointed the Desert Eagle in her left hand back the way we had come, "Works for me." Then with one shot finished off the monster.

I crossed my arms and smirked at her, "Tease."

"You know you enjoy it."

"You know I do."

I erected a small shield around each of us to hide our weapons from both eyes and metal detecters and we walked out the southwestmost enterance into the cold air and bright sun. Turning slightly, I raised my right arm and let Athena step in close and lean against me slightly, held there by my arm resting across her shoulders. Without asking, Blaze dropped his right arm over my left and smirked when I glared at him.

Like the final scene out of a Romance/Action movic, the three of us started across the mall parking lot on our way home...

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