Soul Episode 124 Class C's Play!

A/N: Welcome to 2017 and I have big plans for Soul along with Power. I expect Soul to be finished this year because I have said this before but I don't know that I will be a second year for Natsu and the gang. Don't get me wrong. I plan to have some elements from their Third Year and the finale which I won't spoil yet. I don't know what comes after this but I hope that Power goes strong and maybe Zane will be showing up in Soul but how you may be asking? You'll have to wait and find out and see. The Play is going to be seen in glimpses because it is mainly about what happens before and after. It's a cop out but I don't care. I also don't know how to design dresses but you should know that by now. This A/N was written in Late January.

Narrator P.O.V.
In one of the school's gym, 36% of Class 1-C was working hard on the final parts of the play aka to make sure that the audience are able to see the play, hear the play, and able to get truly invested in the story. Ben was standing there and he said,"Okay. We need to make sure that we're able to move the scenes around without them noticing.". "And how are we going to do that?" said Harry. "Yeah. These two are going to have a hard time with it." said Haru as he pointed to Masaru and Nazar.

The two were building something with Ben said,"We'll use invisibility and speed spells to do it. We're able to go through fire pits with little burns. I'm pretty sure we can evade each other.". "Yeah. Where did Rex go?" said Harry. "Who knows? I mean he's the sixth member of the Prop/Set Design Crew. I guess he's doing something." said Haru. The three turned around to see Rex holding six bowls with three in each arm.

Rex said,"Hey guys! Sorry I left you guys alone but I knew us, the Lights, and Sound crew would be starving so I made some of the cafe's signature energy ramen.". Nazar ran over and he grabbed a bowl. "Thanks man!" yelled Nazar. He chug the food and Masaru walked over. "Don't blame him you guys. The girls forced him to pretty much make the ingredients for the past two days. He's tired but he has more energy than I do." said Masaru.

Harry said,"Yeah. I mean the only time that he took a break was when Zara pretty much dragged him to go do couple stuff. I still can't believe that this muscle head has a girlfriend.". "Yeah except for the muscle head, we're all single." said Haru. "Don't remind me." said Ben and Harry. "I don't care. I'm not looking for one." said Rex. "And I'm going on several dates tomorrow." said Masaru. "You have a date?" said Ben. "And several?!" said Harry.

Masaru nodded and he said,"Yes.". "Lucky bastard. I'm impressed man." said Haru. "Can you tell me something Haru? I've been dying to ask you this." said Nazar as he finished his bowl. "Sure. Lets take a break." said Haru. The six sat down and Nazar said,"So why have you been flirting with Stacey? It's getting weird.". "He's right. I mean she's with Matt." said Harry. "And they're happily together." said Ben. "I think." said Masaru and Rex.

Haru leaned back and he said,"I don't know. I may like her and I could be trying to steal her from him so he should try to keep her.". "Do you really like her?" said Masaru. "Why are we talking like girls in the first place?" said Haru who jumped back up. "We just don't want trouble in our class. We have enough of that with Natsu." said Harry. "Yeah." said Ben and Rex. "Okay. I'll stop." said Haru. The six went back to designing the props and set for the play.

Amy was currently in the catwalk holding several wires. She had a headset and she said,"So how does this one look?". She plugged something in as she heard,"Really good. It's pretty bright so we better make sure that it doesn't blind anyone.". "I guess you have a point there Tsuki. I'll get some more down and then we can enjoy Rex's amazing food. He added fish flavors to mine and it's really amazing." said Amy.

Amy heard,"We don't want any drool up there.". "Irene. You don't have to be such a party pooper. I mean I know that you wanted Natsu to see you in your uniform but he was busy today. I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't be busy on the fourth day." said Tsuki's voice. "I know but it's still annoying that my wife refuses to spend time with me." said Irene. "He will. We promise." said Amy and Tsuki. Irene hummed happily and Tsuki whispered,"We'll make him.". "Right." said Amy.

Terry sighed. Mia looked at him and she said,"What's wrong Terry?". They were helping Yusuki with the light on the right while Amy, Irene, and Tsuki were working on the left. "It's nothing. I just feel bad about today." said Terry. "I don't think she minded that much Terry." said Mia. "Yeah but I was being such a pervert." said Terry. "Yeah. You kinda were." said Yusuki's voice. Terry sulked even more as Mia said,"You're not helping him Yusuki!".

Yusuki said,"Sorry about that. Don't worry so much. I mean Dana loves you.". "Are you sure about that Yusuki? I was staring at her like Harry does at the girls before they sock him or kick him." said Terry. "Terry. I should tell you that Dana didn't mind you staring." said Mia. "You couldn't see it but she had this massive blush." said Yusuki. "She did? She saw in my costume then." said Terry. "I guess so." said the girls in unison. Rex later came by with the energy ramen from the cafe.

Yataro was sitting at a table with a computer and headset. "Okay. Blair. Are you ready with the cables on your end?" said Yataro. Blair stood there holding some wires and she said,"I'm ready. So why did you send me, Miu, Moka, Ryo, and Seth to different corners of the gym?". "To make sure that all of the crowd can here the actors. I mean we'll want someone in the back to hear about Princess Eira or Serenity Drake. She seems to be quite the opposite of a damsel to me." said Yataro. 

Blair said,"I don't get you sometimes Yataro. I mean you act like a kid but then you change into a adult.". "It was the way that you were raised right?" said Ryo. "I was raised around adults so are you good over there?" said Yataro. "Yep. I check with Miy and Seth and they're good." said Blair. "What about Moka?" staid Blair. "I'm good!" said Moka who sounds tired. "Good. I'll test it and then we can help the others." said Yataro.

In one of the five dressing rooms assigned for Class 1-C, Dana was looking at her costume with her being an goon for the main bad girl alongside Cindy and Lucy. "Is something wrong Dana? You seem rather down." said Alex. She stood there with Cindy with Cindy said,"At least, we don't have to wear something exposing.". "Yeah. I think I made Terry depressed." said Dana. "You did? I didn't know that you could. You two are like the third best couple in the class." said Alex.

Cindy said,"Third? Who beats them?". "Isn't it obvious? You and Jake. I mean you two were really close before then but thanks to Natsu's help, you two become a couple. The first one is obvious. It's Rain and Natsu. Those two would do anything for each other." said Alex. "You're right. So where is Akane and Cora?" said Dana. "Changing into our costumes since they are way more advanced than the others." said a voice.

Cora stood there wearing a off-white loose male peasant shirt with a corded brown belt tied around the waist. She had brown pants in folded leather boots at the calf. On his head, he wore a red hat that matched the ones that Robin Hood wore with a white feather tipped red at the end. Akane stood there in a similar costume but more knight theme. It was red and white with the moniker of a phoenix on the sleeves and back.

Cindy said,"Really prince like ladies.". "Thanks. I think Natsu really went with the theme of gender cosplay." said Akane. "And why did he pick us to be his rivals for his love?" said Cora. "I think it is obvious." said Dana. "What do you mean?" said the two girls. "Wow. I thought Natsu could be dense but if both Akane and Cora don't see that along with Kyria and Urara, I got nothing else to say but we have a mad genius in the class." thought Alex.

In one of the male dressing room which compared to the ladies it was 2 to 3. Chad looked at his outfit and he said,"So happy that I have to fake having a hunch.". "Yeah but being in a skirt that expose me more than I would like isn't good." said Dante. Katsuo agreed as Issac said,"I think you two would be perfect in fairy outfits.". Issac had a gun up to his head as Katsuo said,"You calling one of the main men of the Japanese mobs a fairy? You must have a death wish.".

Before Katsuo could pull the trigger, the gun was frozen. Kyoji stood there and he said,"You do know that he was kidding right? Trust me, we have to do this play once during the day, we get a lunch, and then one may time after than. After that, never again.". "You're right but the skirt is too dam short and I hate that idea." said Katsuo. "You could just length it." said Chad. Dante slapped his forehead and he said,"Don't say it Issac.". "Fine, I won't." said Issac.

In one of the female dressing room, Leona was looking at her costume. It may have been the maid uniform again but this one was longer. "I feel so lucky than you don't have to wear a short skirt like Dante and Katsuo." said Lucy. She stood there with Masoko with Masoko saying,"I think Hikaru is the only fairy who likes her costume.". "She's an Pop Star. I think she's used to the idea." said Leona with her arms crossed.

Hikaru stepped out and she said,"So how do she look? I think she looks fine but you know Kyria. She is so hard to go shopping with.". Kyria stepped out and she wore a fancy outfit. It is a blue shirt with small puffy sleeves with black and white stripes ending the sleeves are black and white stripes. The sleeves are stretched over the arms with them tucked into black leather gloves. She wears a black vest that is worn over the shirt and reached just over mid-thigh.

A belt is tightened around the waist. She wears black leggings under knee-length black leather boots with her wearing a small black clap with white lining and a tiara. "So how do I look?" said Kyria with a noticeable blush on her face. "You look nice Kyria. Don't worry. Zane is going to love you in that outfit." said Hikaru. She lightly jabbed her friend with Masoko said,"I wonder how Sekien is doing with his costume.". "You're thinking about Sekien. So cute." said Leona and Lucy.

Masoko blushed a bit as she said,"It isn't like that. We're just friends.". "Right." said the four girls in complete unison. "Well, I asked Natsu if me and Sekien could have Thursday off. After beating up my cousin, I got the day off for me and Sekien. After the play, I plan to ask him if we could hang out that day." said Masoko. "Wow. You beat up Natsu." said Lucy. "Rain does it all the time though." said Leona. "You're right but he does stupid thing along with cool things." said Kyria.

In the final male dressing room, Sekien was looking at Soran. The young vampire was freaking out in the corner and he was in his box. "Are you going to be alright Soran?" said Sekien. "Yeah. I mean my best friend needs me." said Soran. "Yet you're having a freak out vampire boy." said Tatsu. The future son rested on his scythe as Matt said,"Don't scare him. You know what could happen to him if he gets scared right?".

Ryker said,"He could freeze time and for longer than a couple of seconds to him.". "I won't. Natsu has been training with me to control my time powers. Jason helps too but not that much due to his age and his teacher." said Soran. "Could you imagine what Jason will be like in the future if he was like Natsu?" said Sekien. The four looked at Tatsu who said,"Yeah. Uncle Jason is something else. He is like his brother but nicer.". "Wow. That sounds so cool." said Matt.

The five heard a female voice,"Ahem. I need your guys's opinion on my costume.". They then turned around to see a beauty standing there. Her hair is a gold ,like the sun, blond color that goes down to her waist. She has soft and warm yellow-orange eyes that like her hair reminds people of the sun. In her right ear, she has a silver ring there. She is wearing a costume that matches her hair and eyes aka the sun once again.

It has off the shoulder puffy sleeves. From the sleeves, navy blue sleeves that were wide around the elbow and covered up the very edge of her rather dainty knuckle. The neck of the dress was a low-square cut that shows off her cleavage which depending on the person is a good or bad thing. It also helps that under the dress, she has a corset that gives the breast a push upward making them look up a cup size bigger in the process.

The front of the dress has a v-cut with a light version of the sun themed dress. The skirt was the same color as well with navy blue ruffles peeking underneath. On the sleeves and ruffles of the dress, she has white roses embroidered. She has tiny fabricates rose along the base of the neck cut. "Is that you Natsu?" said Soran. "Yep! But call me Natsumi. This is my new female form! Like it boys?" said the girl. "Yep. You're our class idiot." said Sekien.

Natsumi said,"So how do I look?". "You look beautiful. I think the guys are going to love you." said Matt. "And some of the girls. I think the ones that came from all girl school before the big transfer by the way." said Tatsu. "Is that it?" said Ryker. "Nope. I just need one more thing." said Natsumi. She put part of her long hair into a ponytail with the rest teased and curled draping over the shoulder. The five didn't noticed that she had pink roses in her hair.

She had makeup on her that made her cheeks a tad rosy and her lips were pink and covered in lip gloss. Sekien looked at her heels ,which fitting the princess theme were made of glass, and he said,"I have a question. Do those thing hurt?". "Honestly, I've worn worse." said Natsumi. "So are we ready for a test run or what?" said Matt. "Calm down. I have to check with Yataro first." said Natsumi. She pulled out her phone as Ryker thought,"Where did he get that from?!".

The girl said,"Yep! I need you guys to get the others informed. I'll tell Rain. I want to blow her in mind in my outfit.". She was gone as Soran said,"You know that I like this form more than Sora. She seems nicer and happier to me.". "I guess but I don't understand girls and my dad. I know that guys will never understand ever." said Tatsu. The five guys were gone as Uxio jumped out. He looked for his partner and he went after him in his female form.

In the final dressing room, Stacey said,"So how is Ruri supposed to wear a costume anyway?". "It may have something to do with the body that Yataro made for her." said Tara. "You got a point there Tara." said Stacey. Ruri appeared on Tara's phone as she said,"So could you tell me something Stacey Hale?". "Um sure but you know that you can call me Stacey right?" said Stacey. "Yes but sometimes I forget." said Ruri.

Tara said,"So what do you want to ask her?". "Why are you flirting with Haru even though you have a loving boyfriend?" said Ruri. "Yeah." said Tara. "Well, I don't know myself. I like Matt but Haru is like something bad for you. You know that it's bad for you but you keep wanting more and more of it until you're an addict." said Stacey. "So do you like him?" said the girls. "I guess. I may break up with Matt but I don't want him hurt." said Stacey.

The trio's conversation was stopped as Rain and Urara walked out. Rain was wearing a black costume with a long cape with red lining under it. She is wearing a wide brim hat that has the corners folded up and a white feather tucked into the red band of the hat. She is wearing a black blouse that accents the figure over the arms, chest, and shoulders. She wears form fitting leather pants with ankle high boots of black leather.

Urara is wearing a dark green rope that is draped diagonally over her shoulders and tied around her waist. Over the robe, she has a darker shade of blue that is a long flowing sleeveless cape. Over her robe, it is a dark shade of blue long flowing sleeveless cape. She wears a blue jacket with long and thick cuff that goes down to her knees. She wears brown pants that were tucked into knee high boots with a small hell. She wears a turban with black raven feathers on her hair.

Stacey said,"You two look real handsome.". "Thanks I think?" said Urara. Natsumi popped her head in and she said,"Wow. You all look amazing!". "Natsu!" said the girls. Rain hit her and she said with a pout,"You should have asked.". "We're all girls here." said Natsumi. "Yeah right. We weren't born yesterday." said Tara. "Sorry but you can't fool us." said Ruriko. Natsumi pouted as she said,"You girls are so mean.".

Stacey said,"Anyway, why did you come in here?". "Oh. Yataro's ready for a test run." said the sun hair girl. The girls except for Natsumi and Rain went toward the gym as Rain said,"Are you alright Natsumi?". "Just fine. Why do you ask?" said Natsumi. "It may be nothing but you haven't been the same lately. Is something wrong?" said Rain. Natsumi kissed her forehead and she said,"I'm okay just like the sun.". The two walked away.

The next day, the gym was packed to the brim with students and parents dying to see this play done by the world's biggest threat known to mankind. Jake sat on his board outside of the gym and he said with boredom,"So why do we have to be out here again Charl and Karla?". The blond said,"We have to make sure that people know where the play are.". "But wasn't the website like perfect? Where are Phoebe and Tessa again? I remember saying that they went to go find Yumiko." said Karla.

Phoebe and Tessa walked over with Yumiko. The airhead smiled as she held five bags of popcorn with her saying,"I got us something to eat while we wait.". "Well thanks." said Charl. "Yeah. We found her in the kitchen actually making it." said Phoebe. "So how is the play going?" said Tessa. "I think it's obvious." said Jake with the building filled with laughter. "Yep. We totally won the prize for sure." said Karla.

Next Time,
What Happened with the triple C aka Crossdressing Cosplay Cafe? This and more next time on Soul!

Class 1-C Play:
Main Characters:
Princess Eira/Serenity Drake, Princess of the Maddox Kingdom. Played by Natsu Xasius.
Prince Kenneth/Kenny, Prince of the Crimson Land. Played by Kyria Finch.
Prince Christian/Chris, Prince of the Emerald Forest. Played by Cora Youko.
Prince Arthur, Prince of the Sapphire Ocean. Played by Akane Blaze.
Serafine, Evil Witch. Played by Stacey Hale.
Tempest, Searfine's Son. Played by Urara Sunada.
Narrator to the Story. Played by Soran Chainsaw.
Zander, Wizard for Hire. Played by Rain Scott.

Secondary Characters:
Magnolia, Fairy of Magic. Played by Hikaru Spencer.
Kyra, Fairy of Color. Played by Katsuo Takeda.
Sunflower, Fairy of Nature. Played by Dante Skidmore.
Hitaz, Head Wizard of the Maddox Kingdom.  Played by Matt Ray.
The Falconer, Serafine's Hired Help. Played by Tatsu Xasius.
Mad Scientist. Played by Ruriko Uchiyama.
King Samuel, King of the Maddox Kingdom and Eira/Serenity Drake's Dad. Played by Issac Lance.
Queen Eliza, Queen of the Maddox Kingdom and Eira/Serenity Drake's Mom. Played by Tara Cross.
Zander's Element Familiar. Played by Kyoji Sakamoto.
Zander's Strength Familiar. Played by Alex Travis.
Reginald, Butler to Eira/Serenity Drake. Played by Masoko Infernos.
Evangeline, Lady in Waiting to the Princess. Played by Sekien Ozaki.

Minor Characters:
Lloyd, Serafine's Head Goon and Eldest Sibling. Played by Lucy Rowe.
Caden, Serafine's Goon and Middle Sibling. Played by Cindy Malone.
Devin. Serafine's Goon and Youngest Sibling. Played by Dana Reid.
Mad Scientist's Assistant. Played by Chad Koizumi.
Luther, Knight for the Maddox Family. Played by Ryker Tate.
Kendra, Head Maid for the Maddox Family. Played by Leona Tachibana.

Director/Writer: Natsu Xasius.

Actors: Akane Blaze, Alex Travis, Cindy Malone, Chad Koizumi, Cora Youko, Dana Reid, Dante Skidmore, Hikaru Spencer, Issac Lance, Katsuo Takeda, Kyoji Sakamoto, Kyria Finch, Leona Tachibana, Lucy Rowe, Masoko Infernos, Matt Ray, Natsu Xasius, Rain Scott, Ruriko Uchiyama, Ryker Tate, Sekien Ozaki, Soran Chainsaw, Stacey Hale, Tara Cross, Tatsu Xasius, and Urara Sunada.

Advertisement: Charlotte Steel, Jake Walker, Karla Watson, Phoebe Walton, Tessa Tamura, and Yumiko Ogino.

Lights: Amy Ramos, Irene Rhodes, Mia Cruz, Terry Rios, Tsuki Toyama, and Yusuki Payne.

Prop/Set Design: Ben Barton, Harry Adams, Haru Ichriou, Masaru Hirano, Nazar Kern, and Rex Anderson.

Sound: Blair Goodwin, Miu Otsuka, Moka Banks, Ryo Conner, Seth Richards, and Yataro Higashi.

Zero Episode 20 Zero Gone Missing

A/N: Yep. That was an ending. A lot of bad stuff happen with Crunch being heavily injured by Vicky who is an anti hero folks, Brad and Kristen breaking up which in the grand scheme means jack and shit, Zane running away to Terrarune to save it from something evil, and Dyno swearing revenge for the real king of Terrarune. I also wanted to say something. The breakup of Brad and Kristen was going to happen eventually in the story but Hannah making a big deal out of it is stupid.

From my research, most if not all of high school relationship crash and burn. I have seen and heard some staying together but a good chunk do break up. In most stories involving High School from what I have seen and in life, relationships are taken far too serious and bullying is a problem but even worse now. I think since the Internet, bullying was gotten worse but at my school that I went to, I didn't see or hear anything about it.

There were assemblies but to my knowledge, bullying at my school wasn't there at all. When I think of bullying in cartoon, I think of the Static Shock episode called Jimmy. It is still one of the many reasons why I love the DCAU mainly with the shows Batman Beyond, Justice League, and Static Shock. I'm not the biggest fan of Batman and Superman but I respect them for being faithful to comics and starting the DCAU.

In recent years, I can think of one superhero based show here in America that keep that spirit alive ,in my opinion, and that is Young Justice. I don't know much of Justice League Action but it isn't panned unlike Teen Titans Go. I am not the biggest fan of that show due it being on all of the time. I watch a lot of Cartoon themed TV Youtube channels and I know that Cartoon Network airs too much. It makes the cash and the views but it caused a clash between fans who likes the show and those who don't. Anyway, I think we should begin six days after Zane ran away.

Narrator P.O.V.
Ray was sitting in the Alvarez's living room and he said,"Dam it Zane. Where the hell did you go man?". He looked up to see Natasha worried about her son with both Alvarez dogs trying to comfort her. "Ray. Do you know why Zane ran away?" said Natasha. "Beats me Mrs. A. I know that Zane has tough skin and I'm not taking about his powers. The only things that effect him are the mention of his dad or his friends getting hurt." said Ray.

Kania said,"So what happened at the pier?". Kania covered Wolfram's ears and Ray said,"Brad and Kristen broke up with Hannah making a mountain of a molehill of it. I highly doubt that Zane blames himself for that. Kristen was scared of breaking up with Brad because she thought that she wouldn't have any friends. I highly doubt that Brad will be ignored in the A list but Kristen may be. I do hope that Danny isn't socking someone.".

Kania uncovered Wolfram's eyes with the puppy confused. "Don't worry Pup. Zane will be fine so have you trying talking to that slime who made Zane's watch? He may be able to track it or something." said Kania. "I tried calling him but he didn't answer at all. I then tried with Luke but he says that Parker is busy on a really big project." said Natasha. "Did you mention Zane to him? I think he would care about his grandson." said Ray.

Wolfram barked as Ray said,"So what did he say Kania? I don't speak Phantom like Zane does or is dog?". "He asked about Arturo. He is still in Terrarune on business." said Kania. "I tried calling him but I haven't gotten anything." said Natasha. Kania and Wolfram looked up and Ray said,"So did you guys sense something?". "Yes." said Kania. The two ran to the backyard with the parent and Ray following after them.

They opened the backyard and they saw Wolfram licking an injured Arturo's face. "Dad!" yelled the older woman. She went up to him and Ray said,"What happened?". "He was injured in a fight and his Essence is injured but not damaged. He'll be fine after some rest." said Kania. "Question. Is an Essence a Phantom's heart?" said Ray. He helped Arturo inside as Kania said,"It's Ray. This isn't a good sign.".

Back at the school, Danny was trying his best not to murder Hannah. When the news reported on his best buddy's disappearance, the A List had a party with Danny pissed. He had spend over ten hours trying to find his best buddy with the girls plus Natasha begging him to stop. "I can't believe this. He is gone and the cops stopped searching for him after Sam's dad told them too. Our town is filled with dirty cops except for your dad Andre." said Danny.

The only members of the A List who actually cared about Zane was Andre, David, and Susan. Karen and Kristen were out today with the reason involved Zane's disappearance and the very bad breakup respectively. Andre, Danny, David, Gwen, Rachel, and Susan were sitting outside enjoying lunch or they would be if they weren't worried about Zane and their friends. Tara was currently in the library working on a project.

David said,"So why did Zane run away? For the time that I have known Zane, he isn't the one to run away from a fight and he should have hit Hannah. I guess he was tired or something like that.". "It may have something to do with the fact that Zane was tired from using his Frankenstein Form to help rebuild the pier. Zane may be extremely powerful with there being no doubt that he is the strongest Zero past or future but right now, he is only a rookie." thought Gwen.

Susan said,"So how is the search going?". "Not even the private eyes that I hired can find any trace of him. Zane hid and he's really good at hide and seek." said Rachel. Danny slammed the table that they were sitting at and he said,"We should be out there looking for him instead of sitting here twiddling our fingers!". "Calm down man. We'll find him I promise." said Andre. Danny calmed back down as Rachel said,"Any word on Kristen.".

Susan shook her head as she said,"I'm going there after school today. I think that after her brother left her, she needs someone to be with to be happy.". "We should be that someone." said Gwen. "Yeah. I think if you, Marcia, and Rachel come, I think that will help her rather than if say Hannah, Roxy, and Sam did it." said Susan. "The girls have a plan and the guys will go find Zane after school. We need to get him back." said David. "My brother and his friends need to be stopped." said Andre.

The six looked to see Brad and the rest of the A List laughed and enjoying themselves. "Does Brad remember that he has to dress up as a leader of a cheer?" said Gwen. "He does but right now, his ego ,which is the size of Mount Olympus, has blinded him to that fact." said Rachel. "Couldn't have said it better myself." said Andre. Danny's phone rang and he said,"I'll be right back you guys. It's my job and I hate to piss off my boss.".

He walked away and he saw that it was really bad. Ever since Zane aka Zero disappeared, the crime had skyrocketed to a level that caused some serious trouble. The Alliance is helping out with Corey aka Blizzard, Kenny aka Inferno, and Simon aka Wire being quite busy. Danny decided to help out since it was five super villains. He texted Gwen and Rachel to make a distraction for him as he activated his nano machines to turn into Morph with him flying off.

In the center of the city, Titan along with Bedrock, Cinder, Epsilon, and Occult Master were planning on causing some chaos and robbing bank but they were stopped by Corey, Kenny, and Simon. "Eat this you mocoso!" said Cinder. He threw a fireball at Corey who blocked it with an ice wall. "I'm not a fan of anything hot. I'm a cold guy after all." said Corey. He then fired an ice beam at Cinder but the pyro counter it with his fire beam causing a clash of the elements.

Kenny was fighting off both Bedrock and Titan. "So why do I get the heavyweights again?" said the pyro as he threw a giant fireball at Bedrock. He blocked it and he said,"Your fire is nothing compared to Cinder kid. Titan smash him.". Kenny then turned around to see Titan standing there. He was about to make Kenny into a pancake but Kenny made a fire shield around himself. It caused Titan to blow on his hands as Kenny flew behind him.

He threw a ball at Titan causing the giant to fall on Bedrock. Simon was backing away from Epsilon and Occult Master with the sorcerer saying,"Your string is gone thanks to my magic and my partner's ability to make things change their state of matter. You are dead meat.". "Any last words before we end you bug boy?" said Epsilon. "He doesn't have to say nothing but I think you'll like my Phantom Smashers!" yelled a voice.

Both villains were knocked back from the giant fists as Danny stood there. "Thanks Morph. I guess we're in trouble huh." said Simon. "So what's the ETA on Shift? We need her help." said Danny whose hands went back to normal. "She'll be here in ten. What about Force and Slicer? We could use their power." said Simon. "I think the five of us will be fine. You got enough of that string to handle either one of them?" said Danny.

The villains walked toward them as Simon said,"Yep. I'll handle the fake and you get the girl.". "That sounds like a great plan because I really need to hit something and.." said Danny. His hands were now the Phantom Smashers with him saying,"And it's need to be hard!". He rushed toward Epsilon with him punching her away. "Dude gots some issues but I guess he's the most worry about Zero and more than Luke is." thought Simon as he dodged Occult's attack.

Cinder held a giant fireball and he was about to throw it at the ice hero. He would have hit back but Cinder made Corey trapped in a ring of fire. "So any last words before I quemar you to ceniza cono de nieve?" said Cinder. "Yeah. Duck." said Corey. Cinder turned around to get smashed by a mud hammer with him saying,"What the hell Bedrock?! We're aliados!". "Sorry honey but I'm not Bedrock." said a feminine voice.

A sixteen year old girl stood there with her right hand turning back to its normal look. She wears the same armor as Kenny without the helmet revealing her long blond hair that normally goes down to her waist but right now, it's in a ponytail and her bangs framed the sides of her face. She has a pink hair clip that parts her hair to the right and it was out of her pinkish blue eyes. Her armor revealed that she has a slender yet toned build but with curves.

Her skin is pink with freckles on her face. In her right ear, she has a gold star earring. "Eat this barro girl!" yelled Cinder. He threw a fireball at her with Corey freezing it. "You okay Blizzard? I hope Kenny wasn't watching." said the girl. "He wasn't was he Shift?" said Corey. "Nope! I think matchstick is mad that we're ignoring him." said Shift. "Die barro girl and hielo boy!" said Cinder as he threw a giant fireball at the two with it coming in fast and hot.

Shift said,"Well, we're boned.". "You can't be serious?" said Corey. "Nope! I think we should go Plan Omega but just replace Inferno with matchstick." said Shift. "You got it." said Corey. He made an ice bridge above Cinder with him saying,"Reports says that we've a cold front coming in!". Cinder was surrounded by cold air and he was able to throw a fireball but it didn't work. He was about to scream unfair but Shift knocked him to the ground with a mud mace.

Cinder had the collar placed around him with Corey saying,"This is getting old fast. Ever since Zero went missing, they've been crawling out of the woodwork to cause trouble.". "Yeah but heroes never sleep. I think you should go help Inferno." said Shift. "But...." said Corey. She gave a look which was her left eyebrow raised and a glare with the right as Corey said,"Fine but just don't tell him about my defeat to hotstreak here.". Corey ran off as Shift said,"No promises.".

Kenny was backing away from Bedrock. Thanks to Kenny using Titan as a shield, Bedrock knocked out Titan. "Rocky. You should give up before I burn you to ash." said Kenny with his hands on fire as Bedrock laughed. "You seriously think that I'm scared of you kid? I'm the Earth and I'll stomp out any fire in my way!" said Bedrock. He was about to attack Kenny but he was blasted by a giant ice cube with Kenny saying,"I didn't need your help frosty.".

Corey stood there with a collar and he said,"Yeah. Shift forced me to help save your sorry hide. I was so tempt to watch you get owned.". "Just put the collar around his neck." said Kenny. Corey placed the collar around Bedrock and he said,"So did you put one on his partner?". The two heard a roar and Kenny said,"Not another word.". "I guess I'm better than you." said Corey. The two flew toward the giant with them blasting him with fire and ice knocking him out.

Simon had tied up Occult Master with the magician saying,"You know something Spider Boy. I am so happy that you picked me.". "I think we got something to agree on faker." said Simon. Danny had wrecked Epsilon with him taking his anger on her. She was thrown into Occult with him being out cold. Danny stood there as he said,"Man, that felt good.". "Anger issues." said Simon. "Trust me if Zero was here, I would look gentle compared to him." said Danny.

The five heroes later looked at the villains getting placed into a car. "So how do they keep escaping the prison anyway? I thought that they build that place to hold super criminals." said Corey. "I guess they keeping escaping like how you escape beating me in target practice." said Kenny. The two began a fight as Simon sighed. "Wow. Zero wasn't kidding. They do fought over the smallest of things." said Danny. "Yeah. So have you found anything?" said Shift.

Danny looked around to see the four members of the Alliance looking at him with him saying,"Could we talk somewhere else? You know how news travel around now right?". The four nodded as they were gone thanks to a transporter. Late, they were at the Alliance's secret HQ and Luke said as he walked into the lounge area of the base,"Well done kids.". "Hey grandpa. So have you found Zane?" said Kenny. The five were wearing their street clothes except for Simon who had the hood down.

Kenny is wearing a red waist coat with black jacket pockets over his gold shirt showing off his short sleeves. He has earrings in both ears with a gold ring on his right index finger. He wears blue jeans and black and white high tops. He has brown hair ,that would be on fire if he was Inferno, that covers his right eye and they were blue with them turning red when he's Inferno. He was on his fire themed cellphone like always.

Corey is wearing a navy blue short sleeved hoodie, a white long sleeved shirt, blue jeans, blue and white tennis shoes, and bandages around his arms and legs. Shift is wearing a long sleeved black dress with purple accents and a red jacket draped on a nearby chair. She is also wearing white stockings with black dress shoes nearby her jacket. The girl was currently resting on the couch with Luke sighing and he shook his head.

Danny clenched his right hand and he said,"Dam it! Why can't I see that booger?! He knows where my best friend is right?!". "I tried talking to him after hearing about what happened. He isn't on Earth right now to begin with." said Luke. "Where then?" said Corey and Simon. "At his lab on Saspra. I'm right Mr. Bishop." said Shift. "Correct Cindy." said Luke. "Wait. Where in the nine realms is Saspra?" said Danny.

Kenny said,"It's a planet in I think somewhere in the Gamma Anchor System right?". "Wow. I guess your brain isn't entirely ash." said Corey. The two were about to fight but the look from the girl stopped the element user in their tracks. "Wow. You got them whipped." said Simon. "Luke. Please. Can we go to Saspra?" said Danny. "We're planning to. I just need Natasha's permission. We're going to find out where my grandson is or else we'll use force." said Luke. The five teens were scared.

On a planet that was a pale red color with a giant crater in the center of the planet. Said crater looked like an infinite symbol. In the crater, there is a jungle. This jungle is filled to the brim with vegetation and lacked any kind of life. However, there was a lab in the jungle. It looked to be basic with it looking like a stereotypical lab but on the inside, it was easily the most advanced lab with the Omniverse. The Eazairvian aka Parker was currently working on something.

Parker sighed and he said,"You know after spending all of time with you Savant, you would get better at masking your scent.". A clock appeared and a figure stepped out. He looked to be a regal looking Caucasian human male in his thirties with him being British. His hair is a deep black color with it going down to his shoulders and slightly jelled back. It was graying around the bottom and at his temple with him having a neatly trimmed goatee.

His eyes are black color and rather small. He is wearing a neck length black jacket with dark red accents. Under that jacket, he wears a black waistcoat with red accents and gold buttons. His shirt was midnight black and long sleeved. The tails of the jacket went down to his feet and covered his sides. He wears black trousers with a ruby red belt. His leather boots have an hourglass engraved on it and a gold monocle over his right eye.

He's also holding ,in his left hand, a brown wooden can with a gold knob at the top. "You are always good at smelling me old chum." said Savant. Parker looked at him and he said,"What are you here for Savant? It's about Zero isn't.". "You do know that Luke and the rest of Zane's chums are coming for answers soon." said Savant. "And you should know that Zero should be done by now. He has MY greatest invention after all." said Parker.

Savant sighed as he said,"You do know that Zane isn't like Shawn right? Right now, he's still a teen and not a fully grown man like he is in the future". "I know that but he's better than his father in terms of power but personality, Shawn has him beat." said Parker. "Did you just give him a compliment old friend?" said Savant. "Don't tell him that I did. So why are you here anyway? I'm very busy as you know by now." said Parker.

Savant said,"I thought you would like to know something very interesting but will she allow me to tell you this?". Parker looked at him with Savant saying,"You're glaring so let me tell you. Zane will be fighting against an old friend of ours and it will be epic. I shall be leaving but I will be back.". He was gone as Parker thought about what Savant said. He paused one of his inventions and went to work on another one.

Back on Earth, Arturo woke up in his room. "I'm back on Earth." said Arturo. He saw Natasha and Ray standing there with Natasha said,"Dad. Do you know where my son is?". "What are you talking about? He should be here on Earth." said Arturo. "You can't be serious." said Ray. "I'm Raymond. So what happened?" said Arturo. "We should be asking that to you." said Natasha. "It's nothing. A group of followers of Spiro attacked me and sent me floating aimless through Terrarune." said Arturo.

Ray said,"You were attacked and it was nothing?!". "Yes. I'm the king so their attack did nothing but keep me away my castle. I however didn't expect to be stunned by lightning Nether. I just floated and well, I floated into a portal here on Earth and here I am." said Arturo. "So can we go to Terrarune and look for my son?" said Natasha. "I'll try but stand back. I'm still gathering back my energy but I have to tell you something." said Arturo.

Ray said,"You can't?". "No. Humans can't breathe in Terrarune only Phantoms. It isn't like when you go into outer space but without protection and if you're in there too long, you turn into a Phantom or something worse." said Arturo. "It is a real good thing that we have two super genius to help with that problem." said Ray. Arturo focused on making the portal and he said,"That's strange.". "What?" said Natasha.

Arturo looked at his daughter and he said,"From some reason, Terrarune is locked up tighter than Fort Knox. I think those rebels destroy the machine that allows Phantoms to travel from Earth and back so I guess we can't go there unless we have a super smart being.". "Raymond. Go grab my phone." said the mom. "Why?" said Ray. She glared at him as Ray said,"I'll be right back!". He ran off as Natasha said,"Zane. You're in there aren't you?".

Karen was sitting in her room looking at a picture of her and the rest of her friends. This was before Zane was selected or destined to be Zero. She noticed that she was looking at Zane who was fighting with Danny over something really small. She smiled when she heard the doorbell ring. Her parents were at a dinner for charity or something along those lines meaning that she was home alone. She walked downstairs and she opened the door.

Kristen stood there and Karen said,"What do you want?". She didn't blame Kristen for what happened to Zane but she was still a little peeved at the fact that Zane left town because of the drama involving her and Brad. "Have you heard about Zane Karen?" said Kristen. "Why are you asking me? Rachel is the one who hired the private eyes to begin with." said Karen. "From what I saw, you and Zane were the closest even more than him and Danny." said Kristen.

Karen said,"He's my best friend. We have been best friends since middle school and helped me with a lot of problems. Why do you care so much?". "At first, I thought that Zane was a punk and something waiting to happen. After he started to tutor me in Biology, I now see him as a real nice and sweet guy with anger issues. I just want to see him because I think I like him. So do you like him because to me and the rest of the girls, it's obvious." said Kristen.

Karen was about to answer her when she heard,"Look what I found. Two of Zero's concubines talking and chatting like they are old pals.". The girls turned to see George Richard standing there with a huge smile on his face and he was wearing a similar yet different outfit compared to before. He looks to be far more muscular than he was before with him having the same spiky brown hair and honey brown eyes.

He wears a dark purple helmet that covers his entire head, a visor that covered his eyes, and a black stripe heading down the center of the helmet. He wears crimson red armor over his arms, chest, and legs with him wearing a black full body suit. He wears crimson red gauntlets and boots. On his chest plate, a white E was there. "After Zero defeated me, I was thrown out of the Sentry Corps and I want my revenge by hurting you all to bring that coward out of hiding." said George.

Karen said,"Run and get help.". "Are you insane?!". said Kristen. "A little but when I became friends with Zane, you get a little crazy. Now go." said Karen. Kristen ran off as George said,"I guess that humans are dumb especially blondes. You're nothing but weak compared to me, Emperor. This is going to be too easy.". "I guess you haven't done your research about me. I'm good at science and I made a way to help my friends." said Karen.

A bright light covered Karen as George covered his eyes from it. "That isn't a blinding or light based spell. It must be science like how Zane's friend turned into a super human thanks to the beautiful yet brilliant Natasha. Her son may have a hand in it as well but..." thought George. His thoughts were stopped as he was punched back from something hard but fast. The light was gone as Karen stood there but in a new outfit.

Her hair is more straight than before. Her clothing now exposed her midriff. She was wearing over her body, a dark red leather jacket. Under that, she wears a black leather tank top/shirt with the shoulders slipped off and matching colored jeans with dark purple combat boots. Over her eyes, she wears sunglasses and she said,"Are you ready to get your but kicked by Sonic?". "Fine. If you want to die, die!" said George. He rushed toward her with Karen smiling.

Kristen was looking for help when she bumped into it. "Kristen? What's wrong?" said a voice. She looked up to see Ray walking both Kania and Wolfram. "A villain!" said Kristen. She led the trio to where Karen was owning George. "I so didn't see that coming. I guess being friends with Zane gives you the ability to fight super villains." thought Ray. "My suit makes me stronger, more durable, flight and speed with my jet boosters, and missiles/energy blasts that can destroy a city." thought George.

He looked at Karen with him saying,"What are you? A metahuman like Raymond!". "Yep. I'm a metahuman and unlike the rest of our town's heroes, I don't wear a mask. We also don't wears tights or capes. It's a rule." said Ray. George had several different colored magic circles around Karen with him saying,"I think it's time for the Elemental Apocalypse!". Karen noticed that air, dark, earth, fire, light, and water was rushing toward her with her talking a deep breath.

The attack was about to hit her when she created a sonic scream. The scream caused the magic attack to disappear with George being pushed back. During this, Kristen covered Wolfram's ears and Ray covered Kania's ears. "Wow. That's a sonic attack." said Kristen. "What?!" said Ray. Karen was done as George said,"Cute girl. Get a lot of this!". He activate his suit's jet boosters and rushed toward the blond. She dodge it just like Zane would do and she punched the back of the suit. 

Karen said,"I'm not smart as say Morph or Zero but I'm really good at science. You may use magic but your armor is technological. I think your engine is in the back of the armor and if I blast it with a sonic blast, you're done.". She took another deep breath as the two watching covered the dogs's ears and Karen released the scream. It caused George's suit to shut down and he was stuck there unable to move with him out like a light due to the armor being attached to him.

Ray said,"I guess we should call the cops.". "Wait. What about Karen? Is she okay?" said Kristen. "I think she is fine." said Karen. She turned back to her normal self as Kristen was shocked. "Wow and here I thought that I was bad about the secret identity." said Ray. "I think we should bring her into the fold. She's going to learn eventually." said Karen. "Learn what?" said Kristen. "Force is Tara, Morph is Danny, and Zane is Zero. Lets go to Zane's house." said Karen.

Kristen was shocked as Wolfram barked. "Yes. I think her mind is blown. So I think Ray should carry her." said Kania. "How about puppy here grows to carry her?" said Ray. The dog barked as he grew to his giant form. Ray placed the girl on the dog as they headed to Zane's house. "Zane. I know that you're going to be found soon enough and I hope you're not mad that I told Kristen about your secret identity." thought Karen.

The next day, Parker was finishing up his invention in his lab as a computer said,"Luke Bishop's ship has arrived and he isn't in a good mood.". "Fantastic. I want to finish my invention before I get yelled at." said Parker. "Yes sir." said the computer. Kenny, in his fire form, flew in the air and he said,"Wow. This place is like a jungle.". "No shit sherlock. How about you get down here so we don't get caught?" said Corey.

The two were about to fight as Ray stood between them. The fifteen (Arturo, Cindy, Corey, Danny, Gwen, Kania, Karen, Kenny, Kristen, Luke, Natasha, Rachel, Ray, Simon, Tara, and Wolfram) who came to the planet stood there. Kristen looked down as Wolfram got her attention. "Sorry little girl if I worried you but learning about all of this is rather shocking to say the least." said Kristen. "Don't worry. We got used to it rather fast." said Rachel.

Tara said,"It was hard to learn that my cousin wasn't at all human. I know he is a 1/4 but he is also a Phantom, Sorcerer, and a god! It's hard to grasp at times.". "At least, he hasn't changed at all and if you want to just talk Kristen, we'll be here." said Danny. Kristen smiled as she said,"Thanks Danny. I thought you hate me.". "You're nice unlike the rest of the A List. Oh welcome to Team Power." said Tara. "Not a fan of that name." said Danny. "Eh. I'm used to it." said Rachel.

Karen looked over at the group of Danny, Kristen, Rachel, and Tara with her looking at Gwen. She was trying to find Parker using magic because The Alliances scanners couldn't find him. "So Karen. Are you okay about Kristen knowing Zane's secret?" said Natasha. "It's fine. She is going to start hanging out with us so I think it isn't that bad." said Karen. "I think she is talking about the fact that you two like the same boy in a far more romantic way." said Kania.

Karen blushed as she said,"I don't like Zane that way.". "Then why didn't you help Danny look for Zane? You broke down according to Ray." said Natasha. "Well, it's complicated." said Karen who twiddled with her fingers. "I see. That makes sense." said Kania. The dog looked at Natasha with the mom nodded. "Don't worry. I think Zane is going to understand your feelings if you make them well known." said Natasha.

Gwen said,"I found him.". "Where is he?" said Luke. "Straight ahead and then take a right at a giant tree. You'll see the lab with it being in the middle of the lake." said Gwen. "Well, I see you guys there! Last one there is a rotten egg!" said Kenny. He flew off with Corey said,"I'm going to beat that matchstick.". He skated after Kenny with Kristen saying,"Is that normal?". "Yep. They do this every single day." said Simon. "Not it's like every single hour." said Cindy.

The two elemental twins tied as they said,"I got here first!". The two fired their respective element at each other with Cindy sighing. She hit the two to the ground with two mud hammers. "Ow." said the two. "I shall make a bridge appear." said Arturo. He put his staff down and a blue bridge of Nether soon appeared. "Wow. That's pretty cool." said Kristen. "You should see Zane Kristen. He's a master of creating things." said Danny.

Before they could cross it, the Eazairvian had appear in front of them. "Parker! Do you know where my son is?" said Natasha. "Easy there Natasha. I know that you all are worried about Zane but the kid's an Eazairvian just like me. I guess you don't know why Zane left for Terrarne." said Parker. "He had a reason for leaving us?" said Karen and Kristen. "He did. It was to help/stop Dyno's reign of terror in Terrarune." said Parker.

Arturo sighed as he said,"Dyno is causing trouble again? Fan freaking tastic.". "Do you mind telling the class who this Dyno guy is?" said Ray. "He is a former general of the first king of Terrarune Spiro Midnight. I decided to give Dyno control of the prison because I'm happy." said Arturo. "So let me get this straight. You gave your former enemy control of the prison? That sounds wrong to you guys too right?" said Kenny. "For once matchstick. I think we agree which is sad." said Corey. 

Kania said,"Anyway, can you open a portal to Terrarune to get there so we can help?". "We can't do that dear Kania." said a voice. A clock appeared and Savant stepped out. "Um. Why can't we and who are you?" said Simon. "My name is Savant Enoch Infinity, the master of space and time. I know all and well, the crisis in Terrarune is adverted and stopped thanks to Zero and the rebels. They did a good job." said Savant.

Cindy said,"So what about Zane then?". "He should be arriving in about ten minutes but not from the Zrouku. They're a super small species from the Centaurus Galaxy that are quite microscopic but they can be quite an annoyance to the once proud and deadly Mecagilsag." said Savant. A portal appeared in the air and they saw something drop down. "Zane? Is that you man?" said Ray. The something looked up and a voice said,"Yep!".

Zane ,in his Thermal Form, stood there and he said,"Man. It feels nice to not to be in Terrarune. It may be my second home but I....". His Crisis Judgement went off as he flew up into the air using the flames into the air as his friends landed on the ground with them covered in dust. "I guess your Crisis Judgement is still working well." said Luke. "Yeah. I guess it is never not active. I almost died like seven times but I made it out a okay." said Zane.

He floated there in the air using small plumes from his feet and he said,"Kristen! What are you doing here?!". "Karen and the others told me. So why did you leave for Terrarune?" said Kristen. "I thought the snot rocket here would tell you but I guess I had my hopes up. I went to help save Terrarune and I'll tell you back on Earth. See you there!" said Zane. He jetted off as Natasha said with a smile,"Welcome back Zane.".

Next time,
What happened in Terrarune? Was the last episode completely pointless? This and more next time on Zero!

Cinder's Words:
Mocoso=brat, punk.    
Quemar=burn.
Ceniza=ash.
Cono de nieve=snow cone.
Aliados=allies.
Barro=mud.
Hielo=ice.

Zero Episode 19 Shocking Changes to Cypress High

A/N: Welcome to Episode 19 and in the next episode, we finally get to see inside Terrarune. I know that we saw glimpses of Terrarune in the first four episode but this is where we really get to see it plus a lot of Phantoms with both good and bad guys. We are also going to learn more about Vicky and the meaning of the title the last episode. I should have done it there but eh, I didn't feel like it. It makes no sense but who cares? Lets begin with Zane.

Narrator P.O.V.
In the warehouse close to the docks of Cypress Park during the night, there was someone currently hiding in the warehouse. The someone in question was a Phantom who wasn't exactly looking the best. He looked to be human but his neon green skin made himself stick out like a sore thumb. His dark purple hair is in a mullet with the sides shaved off. He wears a pair of small black sunglasses with the left lenses missing. His teeth looked straight.

It showed his eye which looked to be living Red Nether. He wears a silver robe that covers his shoulders, a black trench coat with it slightly ripped revealing his body that was covered in bruises and a white undershirt, black jeans that are ripped, and black boots with the usually inch heel broken off. He however has a strong figure with him looking like a track star/body builder. "So am I here on Earth? According to the web of technology, Zero is here." said the Phantom.

Someone broke down the door and he said,"No! I was followed but I made sure to hide my tracks very well.". The smoke cleared as two Phantoms appeared. The one on the left had a single gold eye aka his head with a large build not with muscles but with fat and tons of it. He has massive arms and his fingers being forks but sharper than normal. He is standing there with short and stocky legs that hold all of that weight.

In the center of his torso, he had a large mouth with smooth and pointy teeth. The person to the right is thin compared to his partner. He has an armadillo like cover on his back with him wearing a shawl over his head making it hard to see his face  His arms look like two long drills. He doesn't have legs but a giant drill with them being slightly bigger than the drill. "Hey Riveter. I found the prisoner in my sight." said the one on the left's mouth stomach.

Riveter aka the one on the right said,"You can't see anything at all Crunch. We need to make sure he gets back to the Ultimatum Pit before he alarms Zero.". "Zero is here. I need to get away from these two idiots." thought the Phantom. He placed his hand on the ground and it began to glow red. "I need you two idiots to leave now!" said the Phantom. Riveter saw that the boxes around them and it flew toward him.

Riveter moved his left drill and it began to move. "Crunch! It's feeding time!" said Riveter. Crunch stood in front of his partner and a giant green nether beam came out. It caused a small explosion and the two looked for the prisoner. "Where is he?!" said Crunch. "You're the idiot who caused him to escape." said Riveter. He got out of the warehouse with him bouncing on his drill. He aimed his drills at the ground causing the ground to break. The two were gone as the prisoner went looking for Zero.

The next day, Lilith was currently sitting at a coffee shop in Cypress Park. She was on her laptop and she was looking over the data that was gathered by Vicky. After getting her costume, she attacked Zane constantly interrupting his good deeds. She smiled as she noticed that the substance known as Sibylline which is able to copy the powers of a Phantom down to the genetic code. "This is going too well. You're doing well my dear. Perfectly in fact." said Lilith.

Zane was currently walking by that very same coffee shop and he looked up to see Agent Phoenix aka Vicky flying over ahead with the crowd cheering. Since she arrived, she had been causing him trouble. She tried to blast him and if she hits him, it hurts like the dickens but only to Zane and she only goes after him. According to Danny, Agent Phoenix was popular because of her looks. He then sighed and he heard an alarm going off.

Zane went into the nearby alleyway and he turned into Zero. "Okay Athena. Is Vicky going after this one?" said Zane. "No Zane. She seems to be only after Phantoms and I have masked your presence. I think my creator Parker and you have something in common." said Athena. "What?" said Zane. "You hated getting blasted and I have the data that I collected from examining Agent Phoenix's suit from your recent fights." said Athena. "I'll look at it later." said Zane.

He saw that Crash was robbing a bank and he said,"Okay! No one better come after me or else, I'll send you to hell!". Zane rolled his eyes and he turned his right hand into a finger gun. He fired an steel gray Nether Beam at Crash's helmet pushing him to the ground. Zane landed on the ground and Crash said,"Zero! I thought that Agent Phoenix would be after you!". "Yeah but I think I need to make you chill out." said Zane.

He made the Frost Form card appeared and he turned into the frost bug. Zane took a deep breath with Crash making several missiles appear from his body with him firing them at Zane. "Time for you to die!" yelled Crash. "You need to cool down." said Zane. He fired out his icy breath which froze all of the missiles which crashed to the ground. "No! Eat my Flamethrower Bug!" said Crash. Zane turned intangible and as the fire went through his body, it froze.

Crash yelled,"Cheater! Cheater! Fire can't be frozen!". "News flash Einstein. Without oxygen, fire is useless but my ice can live without it." said Zane. He floated toward Crash with him saying,"Eat this Freak!". He threw a giant boxing glove at Zane with it going through Zane and Zane grabbed the kid. "Put me down!" yelled Crash. "Two words. Chill out!" said Zane. He froze Crash in a giant ice cub and he punched him. Crash was out cold and Zane said,"Nice.".

After making sure that Crash went with the cops, Zane flew off. He landed in a nearby alleyway and he turned back into his regular form. "So what did you find out about Vicky?" said Zane. "Her suit is based of a strange substance that seems to be able to mimic a Phantom's natural abilities such as the ability to go through walls and invisible. Her suit weapons seem to be able to hurt you and Phantoms plus track you. I think we should be cautious around her while she's Agent Phoenix." said Athena.

Zane nodded as he said,"So what's on the agenda for today?". "You do remember that you have to be at the pier? Kristen asked you too because of all of the tutoring you were doing." said Athena. "Do you mind if I fly there?" said Zane. "You have power for that but make sure that you eat a lot while you're there." said Athena. "Will do Athena." said Zane. He turned back into Zero and he flew to the Cypress Park Pier.

Zane landed in the forest in front of the pier and he heard,"Wow. I didn't expect Cypress Park's hero to be here.". Zane turned to see Marcia standing there and he said,"Marcia Hunter? So what are you doing here at the pier?". "And here I thought the rumors about you were crazy. You're not a pier or social person according to the rumors." said Marcia with her left hand on her hip. "I was asked by my friend to come here. You're wearing something different from the last time that I saw you." said Zane.

Instead of her dress, she was wearing a black t-shirt that was almost hidden under a purple and white hooded jacket with the hood down. The jacket had white fur collar and cuffs, a dark blue skirt, black leggings, and white tennis shoes. "The dress may be nice but I think this outfit works better. What do you think Hero Boy?" said Marcia. "Is that my nickname or what?" said Zane. "Yep. See you around hero boy." said Marcia. She walked to the pier as Zane turned back to normal and went to the pier.

Brad swung the hammer down and it reached the bell at the top. "Yeah! The Brad is King of Cypress High and the World!" said Brad. "Easy there hotshot. I don't think you need more of an ego." thought David. Zane walked up to the A List and Hannah said,"What's Zit doing here?". "Let me see. It is a free country, I can do whatever I want, and I was invited here so I win." said Zane. Kristen grabbed Zane's arm and she said,"Sorry guys but I need to pay him back for all of the tutoring.".

Brad said,"Whatever. Don't go messing with my girl or else.". He walked away with the rest of the group following him. "Sorry about them Zane. You ready to have fun?" said Kristen. "Sure but I get to pick first ride." said Zane. The two walked off as Karen ,who was nearby, sighed. Rachel stood there as she said,"You know that Zane isn't going to be single forever. I mean Kristen likes him just as much you like him.". "I know but....." said Karen.

Marcia said,"Let me guess here. You and Z have a good friendship and you don't want to make things awkward between you two by asking him out.". "Wow. You're good." said Rachel. Karen sighed and Marcia said,"You know if Kristen doesn't dump that jock for Zane, I may just ask him out. He may be my best friend but I think he's my type.". Karen looked at her as Marcia said,"So ask him to go on the roller coaster or tunnel of love. It doesn't hurt to try.".

Karen ran off as Rachel said,"So do you like Zane because if you're hurting my friends.". "Easy. I like Zane more than my parents. He may have been a bit of a jerk when we were kids but he's a nice guy Rachel. Trust me, I want to help Karen. So where's the rest of the gang? Off solving mysteries or are you making Brad look stupid?" said Marcia. "They're off exploring the pier. Up for a little girlfriend time?" said Rachel. "Sure." said Marcia.

Kristen and Zane were in the haunted house with Kristen getting scared. "Easy there Kristen. This is all fake but I got you." said Zane. He wrapped his arm around her and he thought,"Sorry Brad but I want to be there for her unlike you.". Kristen smiled at this as they enjoyed the rest of the ride. The two were later shooting water guns into a clown's mouth with Zane winning. He held a stuffed sailor dolphin with him getting splashed with water by Kristen.

Kristen smiled and she said,"Sorry but I felt like you need to cool down.". "Oh. I'll show you cooling down." said Zane. He fired his gun at her and water came out with Kristen trying to block it. The two stopped as Zane said,"Here. Used this to dry off.". He handed her his jacket and he was wearing the outfit from episode 4. "Thanks Hero Boy." said Kristen. "Why does everyone keep calling me that? I don't mind but it's weird." thought Zane.

Zane heard,"Hey Zit!". Zane turned around to see Brad with the rest of the A list and Sam said,"What are you doing with this freak Kristen? You may get the loser.". "I'm not a disease Sam. So is the king of Cypress High jealous of little old me? A commoner? How sad for the king." said Zane. "More like the town fool." said a jock. Brad then threw a fist at Zane with Zane dodging it. "This is too easy. I'm getting really good at this." thought Zane. However, they were stopped by a Phantom.

The Phantom then grabbed Susan and she said,"Get off me!". "Help me! I need Zero." said the Phantom. "Why me?" thought Zane. Crunch appeared and he said,"Time for you to go back to the Ultimatum Pit Ether or else, you'll be eaten!". Zane felt the bad aura and he said,"Hey ugly! Get a taste of this!". He grabbed the nearest object aka Hannah's purse and he threw at Crunch's eye. The Phantom was knocked back as Hannah was about to scream.

Zane said,"Listen Hannah! I just save our buts and if you're going to yell at me, do it later! We got a big problem and I don't think this is good.". The Jocks ran away as Kristen grabbed Zane. "Go! I'll be right behind you! I promise" said Zane. She ran off as Ether said,"Human. Why did you save me from Terrarune's king of the buffet?". Zane held him up and he said,"We need to hide and talk. I got just the place.". The two were gone from the area and Crunch recovered from the bag.

He was about to go after him but he heard,"Crunch. You and Riveter will be causing some trouble so we can bring out Zero. The boss wants Zero in the pit soon enough.". "Fine Slug but I want to eat that brat! He threw a purse at me and that shit was filled with makeup. I'll never get why girls need that stuff." said Crunch. "Don't ask me. I tried to understand women when I was alive so just eat." said Slug's voice. He started eating everything around him.

Under the pier, Zane was looked at Ether and he said,"So you recover by doing what exactly?". Ether had his body hooked up to a machine with him saying,"Yes Boy of Great Aim. I heal by touching electricity of any kind. My name is Ether and I'm the Phantom of Technology. Who are you and why did you save me? I could have handled a Level 5.". "Yeah but right now, you look more worse than when that Phantom Hunter shows up." said Zane.

Ether said,"Phantom Hunter? Who is that? Do you know who that is?". "She's with either a lot of money or she could be stealing her daddy's tech but I'm not sure myself." said Zane, hiding who she is just in case he goes after her. "ow do you know about Phantoms? Is it because you are attacked by them often or are you one disguised as one? Could you explain me to why?" said Ether. Zane heard screaming and he turned into Zero by crossing his hands together.

Zane said,"You get why now?". "Yes. So do you wish for some help?" said Ether. "Yes but thanks to my A.I, you're only at 40% so I think you need to get a recharge now." said Zane. A card appeared in his chest plate and it was new. It had a black frame with a creature covered in a blanket and getting a shock from a giant bolt of lightning coming from the heavens. Zane went onto his knees and he noted that this was quite painful compared to the others.

Zane went onto his knees being that all of his transformations so far, it was quite the painful experience. Zane roared out in pain just as a crimson red lightning bolt ,from out of nowhere, struck him hard. He grew to twelve feet tall, feeling all of his bones break and crack during the growth spurt. He looked to be muscular just like Liger Form. His feet and hands look to be bigger than his arms and legs. He has dark gray skin.

Zane’s hair was noticeable being that it was a pure black color. It was long and more shaggy than normal being that it went up his shoulders and covered his neck. There were several streaks of white in it. He has heterochromatic eyes with his left eye being blue and right eye being pink. He has normal human sized ears and nose. He has sharp teeth. Parts of his arms is covered in stitched up scars from what seems like a serious case of surgery.

He has his arms and legs divided in half being that they’re a large, jagged stitch-like line scars going around his ankles and elbows. He has black ,with three crimson red lines, metallic fathead screws that poked out of his body being that each one was painful. There were two of each side of his neck. He has two black metallic tower generator conductor coils/transformers protruding from his back with silver coils and bright crimson red bulbs that are producing sparks of crimson red lighting.

During this transformation, his clothing had changed. He's shirtless exposing his chest. He’s now wearing black pants with a silver belt and five crimson red lines on them. He’s wearing large and metallic silver boots and gauntlets over his feet and hands respectively. "Frankenstein Form! Son of a Gorgon! That hurts more than it had a right to. I do hope that doesn't happen every time but knowing me, I'm going to regret turning into this form." said Zane in a heavy German accent.

Ether looked at Zane with him saying,"So what can this form do?". "Give you an instant recharge so you can help deliver some juicy payback." said Zane. He aimed both of his hands at Ether, firing out a huge wave of crimson red lightning at him. Ether didn't feel any pain from this but he did feel a lot better than he did before. On the left side of the pier, Danny and Gwen ,while in costume, was dodging Riveter's attack.

Riveter looked at them and he said,"If you two tell me where the boy and prisoner went, I let you live.". "Not going to happen. I think you need to get a taste of reality also known as my Phantom Smashers!" said Danny. Riveter got punched by the giant fists and Gwen said,"You know that if you announce your attacks like that, the enemy will learn how to counter them before you have a chance to create them Morph.".

Danny said,"Yeah but doesn't it strike fear into you?". "Not really human but it does annoy me! So die!" said Riveter. He aimed his drill arms down and it shook the pier. It broke in half as Gwen notice that some of the crowd was about to fall. "Spiritual Hold!" said Gwen. The light blue magic circle appeared around her hand and it caught them. "A Sorcerer on Earth? Color me impressed. Time have changed for the worst." said Riveter.

He was about to attack Gwen who was focused on helping people and Danny was about to stop her but a giant pink Nether computer who went right toward Riveter. The attack knocked him back and Ether floated there. "Don't think I am an enemy you two but I'm a good friend of Zero. He knew that you two could handle any Phantom but Riveter is much stronger than one may think. Lets us kick the but already." said Ether.

Danny thought,"And here I thought Eon and Gwen talked strange.". "Okay. Follow my lead." said Danny. He rushed toward Riveter and he said,"Eat my Spook Howitzer!". His right arm turned into a giant gray bazooka ,with a small box on top of it, with Ether said,"So what can that machine do child?". "I need some ammo and it can be anything such as your nether blasts." said Danny. Ether fired several beams into the back of the bazooka with a shot charging up.

A giant bullet came out of the cannon and it hit Riveter. "Really? Is that the...." said Riveter. He noticed that a portal was opening up in his chest. "My gun can either hit really hard on a opponent or send a Phantom back to Terrarune faster than you can say bye bye." said Danny. "I'll get my revenge on you prisoner! You'll see!" yelled Riveter. He was gone as Ether said,"Let us help the Sorcerer now friend.". "Sure thing." said Danny. The two helped Gwen get the people to safety.

Crunch was eating the force field that surrounded him and Ray said with a groan,"I can't believe that he's eating your force field.". Tara stood there and she said,"He has eaten everything Ray. I think that him eating my force field isn't that strange.". "I guess but how do we defeat him?" said Ray. "We use his stomach to our advantage." said Tara. The two were about to attack Crunch in unison and he said to the teens,"Get a load of this!".

He fired a huge Red Nether Beam from his mouth and it caused the two to fly off. They were going to crash into the ocean but they were caught right before hitting the water. "What was you?" said Ray. "I didn't do that but I know who did." said Tara. Crunch saw Zane ,in his Frankenstein Form, with his left hand aimed at Crunch. "Get a lot of my thunder!" yelled Zane. The red lightning went toward Crunch only to be stopped by an energy net.

Agent Phoenix landed in the center of the two and she said,"Okay! You two are going back to hell and I'm going to enjoy killing Zero the most!". A weapon appeared on her shoulders as she fired out two giant missiles. "I don't have time for you!" said Zane. He punched the ground causing a huge bolt of lightning to rush through the wood. It broke the missile on his end as Crunch ate his. "I think I.....". said Crunch.

He began to scream loudly and he said,"You bitch! What did you do to me?!". "My missiles and all of my weapons make you Phantoms cry for your mommies who I'll be sending back to hell where you belong!" said Vicky. An energy beam came from her arm toward Crunch who avoid the attack  but like a boomerang, it went back and hit him straight in the chest. He coughed out a greenish blue liquid and he said,"You injured my Essence. Why?".

Vicky aimed a pistol at him and she said,"Earth belongs to HUMANS not you freaks! I think you all should just.....". She was punched into several stands by Zane who said,"You're not God Vicky so go away or else.". He was charging up an attack as Crunch said,"Why did you save me? I tried to eat you and the prisoner.". "You know that I'm not a fan of you hurting innocent people but I can't stand by and watch you die so be lucky that I hate Vicky more." said Zane.

Vicky got back up and Zane said,"Go back to Terrarune and next time we meet, I ain't going to be so friendly.". The Phantom was gone as Vicky glared at Zane. "You! Why did you let him get away?! I was going to get my second and third kill but you had to get in my way so die!" said Vicky. She threw a grenade at Zane with him making an lightning force field to block the attack but he was punched back a couple of feet.

Thanks to Vicky's jetpack, she flew up into the air. Zane looked up and he said,"I need to get rid of you for now! Eat this!". He fired a steel gray Nether Beam at her with her blocking it with a grenade as it made an explosion. This knocked her off balance as Zane was tempted to blast her out of the sky. It was going to hurt but Zane was worried about the others. He ran off as Vicky looked for the hero. "I get my revenge on you soon Zero! I promise." thought Vicky.

Later, Zane ran toward the A listers and he saw Brad talking to Kristen. "What's going on here? Is Kristen hurt?" said Zane. "What's going on here?! Are you just that stupid Zane?! They're breaking up!" yelled Hannah. "Okay. Break ups happen between couples every other day but is she hurt?" said Zane. Zane was slapped by Hannah and she yelled,"You're a asshole Zane! You think you're so cool and you get whatever you want don't you?!".

Zane said,"I'm in a bad mood Hannah and I'll strange you so explain me right now or else.". "Kristen Ortiz and Brad Stevens aka the number one couple at Cypress High are breaking up! The Loser ,that no one in their right mind would like, broke them up because he hate Brad so much! I hate you Zane Alvarez burn in hell!" yelled Hannah. She walked over to Kristen who was crying her eyes with the A-List Girls right behind her.

Zane stood there and David said,"Dude. You know that I don't blame you right?". "Yeah but I need to go take a breather. I didn't mean to do this." said Zane. He walked away as Danny said,"God dam it. I want to hurt her.". "Don't Danny. You'll make things worse." said Gwen. "She's right. I would love to hurt Ms. Girl with a tude but right now, things are bad." said Ray. Karen said,"I hope Zane doesn't do anything stupid.". "With Zane, who knows?" said Marcia and Rachel.

Zane stood in the forest with him saying,"Ether. I could sense you thirty miles away. I may be out of juice from using my powers to help fix the pier but my Crisis Judgement still works.". Ether floated there as he said,"What are you going to do?". "Why did you come after me?" said Zane. "You are the Zero and also the reincarnation of Johnny Vincent. I'm also asking you for help. We have a problem in Terrarune and I request your help." said Ether.

Zane was silent as Ether said,"Your grandfather said that you're need here on Earth but after my analysis a few moments ago, you have friends who can help. If we ask for their help, you will be able to return back here....". "Lets go. Me only. I need to be away for a while and trust me, you just provided the perfect chance for me to leave." said Zane. Ether opened a portal as Zane thought,"I will be right back guys. I promise.". The two walked as they were gone.

Inside of Terraune, a large prison was seen. It seemed to be a mixture of ADX Florence in Fremont Country, Colorado and Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay. The fence that was on the top of the prison looked to be sharp. Phantoms, wearing Prison Guard Uniforms, were guarding the prison and moaning of pain could be heard. In a room inside of the prison, Crunch was been looked at by the prison doctor.

Thanks to Vicky's attack, his Essence aka his heart was badly damaged. He was strapped down to an examination table with him getting healed. Riveter was nearby and he said,"I want the person who did this to pay boss. We were sent after the prisoner but Zero got in the way again. I think we should go back to that place and make sure they all pay for what they did. They all deserve to die.". He turned around to see the warden of the prison standing there with his arms crossed.

He looked to be a human in shape. He has a skull looking head with his face being white as snow and glowing green eyes. He has a frown on his face with him having a sharp chin and nose. He has a very muscular figure with highly broad shoulders. He wears a black fedora with a white band. He wears a white suit with a black handkerchief in the right breast pocket and a matching bolo tie. Much like the suit that both Lilith and Reggie wears, he has two rows of silver buttons aka four all over.

Under his suit, he wears a black undershirt, a black belt with a silver belt buckle, white pinstripe pants, and red boots and gloves. "We will soon get our revenge on Zero Riveter." said the boss. He looked at Crunch as Riveter said,"Dyno. Are we ready for action?". "Yes. If he tries and stops us, I will kill him myself." said Dyno. His hands glowed and he said,"No one mess with the reign of the real king of Terrarune and I will end anyone who gets in my way.".

Next time,
Zane goes to Terrarune to save the realm from Dyno. Who is the real king of Terrarune? This and more next time on Zero.         

Zero Episode 18 The Rise of the Phoenix

A/N: Yep. That title doesn't make sense now but soon, it will. You may be thinking that Zane will be fighting a Phoenix but it is different than one may think. So far Zane has used Diamond Form, Raptor Form, Thermal Form, Frost Form, Liger Form, Water Form, and Cartoon Form with two of them being different compared to Zane normally. Will we see more? The answer is obvious knowing but the real question is how many are there to begin with. I also wanted to say that Zane will use his powers for personal gain but not very often. I do like the saying with Great Power comes Great Responsibility but Zane does what he wants when he wants. His costume is made of Kevlar.

Narrator P.O.V.
It had been a couple of days after the dance and Zane was currently enjoying being king. It was due to the fact that he gets to ditch class whenever he wants plus he could do anything that he wanted and he tormented Brad. He felt like it was karma coming to Brad. He found one of the many posters of Brad making a pose for him "winning" the big game last week with a cheesy smile. Zane then saw the words "Brad Stevens, Cypress High's best. He can do nothing wrong.".

Zane rolled his eyes at this and he pulled out his phone. He texted Andre if he could mess up his brother's poster with the older brother saying to send a pic to him afterwards. Zane smiled and he went over to his car. He brought over a bucket of paint and a brush to the poster. "Hey Zane. What are you doing to the great poster of Brad Stevens?" said a voice causing Zane to turn around. He saw the school's best reporter/radio girl Selena Turner standing there with her hands on her hips.

Zane said,"Planning to make Brad look like an idiot. I would do this to Mack but he is a natural at it so why do anything about it?". "I would tell the teachers but can I join you?" said Selena. "If you get a brush, I'll let you." said Zane. She held a mascara brush and she said,"I "borrow" it from Sam and I plan to return it to her with paint on it.". "Selena. I can see why you and Andre click. You two are a cute couple together and also you hate the A Listers like me." said Zane.

The two painted on the poster with Zane adding a fake mustache and Selena changing the words to Brat Stevens, Cypress High's Worst. He can do everything wrong. "Nice. I guess golden boy is going to be mad at you." said Selena. "If someone squeals but well, I think people are starting to see the big picture of everything. I just hope that I don't have to use these." said Zane. He crackled his knuckles and Selena said,"Really? I'm charged up to see that.".

By lunch, Zane was getting annoyed at Brad's most recent behavior. On Monday, Brad was stuffing anyone who wasn't popular into the lockers with the freshmen begging him to let them out. He was laughing at them as he kept going. He and the rest of the jocks were laughing as the student body was scared of Brad. However, there was a group of students aka Zane and his friends who didn't like how Brad was being allowed to go on with his actions.

Rachel said,"I can't believe that guy sometimes. He is acting like such a baby or a brat.". "You're right Rachel. He is acting rude for no good reason." said Gwen. "Ladies. Brad hasn't changed since middle school and I doubt the teachers really care." said Danny. "I thought things would be different here but in the ends, the teachers only care about how well Brad and the rest of the meatheads do in the games due to the fact that most school cares about school over knowledge." said Tara.

Karen said,"I don't think the teachers have replaced the desks since the nineties. I remember seeing a desk that had a slogan from that time.". "I really wish that you would do something about it already Zane." said Rachel. Zane was sipping on a slushie and he said,"Why me?". "I think Rachel is talking about the fact that you are the only one who will make fun of Brad except for Marcia who is trying to find a place here with her mom right?" said Gwen.

Zane said,"Yeah. She is staying at my place and well, my grandpa is actually scared of her mom but I don't blame him.". "Back on topic here cos. Why don't you do anything Zane?" said Tara. "Tara. If I do anything, the A list will use their money to make them look like the victims and I get in trouble for being a hero. I think maybe 10% of the faculty pampers them like the spoiled brats that they are and I will do something about it if it gets worse." said Zane.

As the school day ended, Kevin was running for his life as Brad ,living up to his nickname Rush, had been running after him with a piece of paper in hand. "You better run Wallace. If I catch you which I will, I'm going to make you eat dirt for you running my poster!" said Brad. It was obvious to Kevin that it was Selena and Zane's handy work not Kevin but after recent events, most people hated Kevin for reasons.

Kevin whined as he said,"Why is he after me? Can't he go after Zane like he is and he is the one who did it along with that annoying harpie.". He took a sharp right turn. Down that hallway, Zane was at his locker. He was also nearby Sam's locker and she was with her friends aka the Popular girls which means that Zane got to hear all of the gossip much to his annoyance about the whole thing. Today, it was about Vicky's now and expensive blue jacket.

Susan said,"That's a nice jacket Vicky.". "Thanks. It cost me six hundred of my daddy's pennies and worth it." said Vicky. Zane's Crisis Judgment went off as he turned to see Kevin running toward him with Brad behind him. "Let me see. I have an idea." thought Zane. He left his locker door open as he stepped away. Kevin slammed face first into the metal causing most of the girls to laugh at the guy but they didn't notice that Brad had tripped over Kevin causing him to fall into the girls.

The only one who weren't tackled by the football player was Susan. Vicky's jacket was soaked by the water fountain that Brad broke during his fall. Vicky glared at Kevin with the teen slowly get back up as he said,"That wasn't my fault!". "Then who was it?!" yelled Vicky. The girls and Brad surround the teen as they heard,"It wasn't Kevin fault for once. It was mine.". Zane stood there with him saying,"I do think that Brad could look where he is running though.".

Kevin ran behind Zane as he said,"That's right! If you mess with me, you have to deal with my best buddy Zane!". "We aren't friends Kevin like at all. I'm still quite mad at you for your little adventure a month ago." said Zane. "Man dude! I think most people forgot about that!" said Kevin. "Well like an Elephant, I don't forget things." said Zane. He put Kevin in front of him and he said,"Ladies. He is all yours but Brad must stay behind.".

The girls except for Susan ran toward Kevin as Kevin yelled,"You suck Zane!". He ran off as Zane said,"He is rude to me and he wonders why we aren't friends. I also think you attacked him because of my and Selena's handiwork. It is a masterpiece no?". Brad then stood in front of him and Zane said,"Are you going to punch me or what Bradley?". Brad stormed off as Susan said,"So why didn't he punch you Zane.". "Beats me." said Zane. The two went their separate ways.

Zane walked into the parking lot and Crisis Judgement went off. He turned around and the hero saw nothing. "I think I should look down." thought Zane as he looked down to see what alerted him of an attack. It looked to be a little puppy with him being no older than a couple of months old for what Zane could tell. He looked to be a rather small dog/wolf being an unknown breed of dog. Zane wasn't all too familiar with dog breeds to know the difference between them.

His entire body is covered in snowy white fur ,with regions of silver fur around his neck, snout, and the end of his limbs and tail, with neon green colored eyes  His ears were pricked, like a Husky dog's.He has pink colored paws. Zane soon picked him with him noticing that he's wearing something. He's wearing silver anklets and around his neck, he's wearing a shimmering silver chain necklace with a "CT" dog tag dangling from it.

The dog lift up his right paw to Zane with Zane shrugging. "You're way too cute little guy." said Zane as he gently patted the pad down. "Oh wow. His pad is really soft." said Zane with a smile. The dog smiled as his tag began wagging back and forth. Crisis Judgement went off as the cute puppy let out an unearthly growl. Saliva began to pour from his mouth in thick streams. The fur along his back began to rise, and his tail pointed straight up. He soon began to grow until he was a five meters tall beast.

He has rather sharp claws and fangs with a large silver horn sticking out of his forehead with White Nether seeping out of it. His fur soon changed to a pure jet-black. He grew to the size of a horse and could easily have two people ride on him with no problem. He had a big and bushy tail. "Son of a god." said Zane. The dog soon barked with Zane ,turning into Zero, getting onto the dog's back and rushed off, leaving behind a lot of car alarms going off. 

Meanwhile, a building with the same logo as the ghost dog, Jim aka Vicky's dad was looking over the security cameras that were in his office. "Okay. The retina scanners are working perfectly, the doors are locked up tight than Fort Knox, and lasers are set and ready to fire." said Jim. He then took a deep breath and Vicky said,"Are you done daddy? This place smells like dead dog.". "I wasn't a fan of that change if you recall Vicky but I'm almost done." said Jim.

However, the alarms went off as Jim said,"What the?". He and Vicky noticed that one of the doors was being pounded on. It broke as Zane in his alter ego of Zero landed on the floor. "Okay. I'm sick of being thrown onto the floor today so please stop boy." said Zane. He stood back up as the giant dog growled at him. He shook his head causing saliva to go everywhere except on the hero who dodged them. "I feel bad for the Janitor. He's going to be mad." said Zane.

The dog rushed toward Zane and he jumped over him. "Hey! You're a bad boy! Get back here before you caused trouble!" said Zane. He ran after him as the dog phased through the walls. "This is going to hurt my wallet or Vicky's dad." thought Zane. He soon phased right after him as he saw that the dog made a complete mess out of the lab with Zane making an Steel Gray Nether Leash that went around the dog. "Now Stay!" said Zane. The dog began to drag him around the lab.

However, Zane's Crisis Judgement went off as the security system went off. Zane and his giant dog too went invisible avoiding the lasers. "I don't think Jim planned for Phantoms but who really can? I think maybe a robot could but who knows." thought Zane. The two jumped through a wall and Jim sighed. "Daddy! What are we going to do?" said Vicky with an annoyed tone in her voice. "Do you mind staying with a friend for a couple of days? I have to clean up." said Jim.

The next day, Zane was asleep on his desk. He had spend all night trying to catch Wolfram aka the name that Zane gave the Phantom dog and was tired. Kania tried to help him but she couldn't stop him even if she uses her voice. "Dude. Are you alright?" said Danny. He poked Zane with a pencil and Zane said,"Not helping Danny.". "So what's up?" said Danny. The two were in the classroom with the two being the only ones in there as Zane saying,"Tired after chasing Wolfram.".

Danny said,"You mean the puppy right? I can't believe that you struggled with that cute thing.". "You didn't get dragged through the mud while trying to stop him." said Zane. The two heard barking and Danny said,"Wow. He's pretty loyal.". Zane looked down to see Wolfram standing there at his side as he jumped into Zane's lap. "Okay. I guess he sees me as a friend but I can't let Vicky see him. She still remembers him from earlier." said Zane.

Danny pet the dog under his chin and behind his ears and his tail wagged. "I guess he likes it there unlike Kania. Does she like to pet?" said Danny. "By people that she likes. So what are you doing here boy? Are you here to annoy me?" said Zane. The dog began to scratch the air and Danny said,"I think he is looking for something. You have a dog right?". "Yeah but that dog talks. He isn't that much older than maybe a couple of months old in dog years." said Zane.

Danny said,"What does that mean?". "I think he died before his brain developed. I going to guess that you were trained right?" said Zane. The dog nodded and he phased out of the room. The bell rang for lunch and Zane said,"Split up and find Wolfram before either Vicky or someone from the A List finds him. I hope nothing bad happens but....". "Fate is a cruel mistress isn't she?" said Danny. Zane nodded as the two split up to find the small dog.

Karen looked at her phone and Rachel said,"So where are the boys again?". "Looking for a Phantom dog. He escaped from Terrarune." said Karen. "Do they need help?" said Rachel. The two were sitting at their table waiting for Gwen and Tara with Karen saying,"They say that they're fine but they can't let Vicky or any of the A List find them.". "Why?" said Rachel. "According to Zane, they destroyed Vicky's dad lab and he doesn't want more trouble." said Karen. "Ah." said Rachel.

Meanwhile about two hours ahead according to the clock, Lilith Rune sat in her lab that was inside of her massive home. She was looking over recordings of the battles involving Zero. She didn't have to get spy cameras due to the fact of the internet and the Zero fan page which Zane himself had no idea about. "Interesting. Young Zero and his super hero friends have fought against money lions, midnight men, and villains not yet associated with the Odium Society." said Lilith.

She knew that out of the five heroes, Zero had the most power inside of him mainly when he used his transformations. "With this information, I should be able to create a suit that will be able to hurt or even kill Phantoms except for me of course and after hearing about the dog attack at Champion Tech aka my dear old friend Jim Mills's lab. I think I have the perfect guinea pig to test it and I think she'll be happy." said Lilith. She grabbed something and she turned into Sovereign with her disappearing.

Zane was looking for his dog and he heard,"Check out what I'm wearing to the Outcast Brotherhood concert.". It belonged to Sam with him thinking,"Great. I love Outcast Brotherhood so much and she is wearing something that a girl her age shouldn't be wearing. Oh god, I'm turning into Rachel. That is scary and I'm looking for a ghost dog.". "This is going to be awesome guys! Waited weeks for this band. I love Outcast Brotherhood!" said Brad.

Zane fake gagged as he heard his "favorite" person air guitar the air. He was the only one outside so he wasn't worried about being called crazy. Zane heard,"Her Vicky. We're still down for the concert right?". That voice belong to Austin as he heard Vicky say,"Yeah. I just have to find and destroy Zero for destroying my dad's lab.". "Really? Zero is so cool though. I love his fight against that dragon last week." said Brad. "Brad likes me? I must be in a different dimension." thought Zane.

His Crisis Judgment went off and Zane looked inside. It was Wolfram ,in his wolf form, and he was causing trouble. Zane activated his costume and he floated inside. "Yep. Dogcatcher is out of my future and it is time to let the dog out of here." said Zane. The dog started to shake around the lunch lady and Zane said,"Wolfram. That lady doesn't taste any good especially not the spicy stuff. Trust me".  The dog rushed toward Zane and he said,"I hate being eaten too!". He and the dog were gone.

Karen said,"So did Zane win or lose?". "I'm going to say a draw." said Rachel. "Zero and his weird ghost friends are going to pay for what they did to me!" said Vicky. "Which is what again?" said Austin. "Everything Austin. They're going to pay." said Vicky. She walked outside and she fell onto the ground. "What the?" said Vicky. She saw that it was for her from New York. She opened it and she saw a note inside.

She read it and she said,"I heard about your recent troubles with Zero and his band of troublemakers called Phantoms. I hope this helps Lilith.". Sovereign appeared behind her and she smiled with her soon leaving. "I don't care who you are Lilith but if I can get my revenge on Zero and those Phantoms freaks, I don't care." said Vicky. She held an energy pistol and she aimed it toward a tree with it firing a reddish pink energy bullet to make it exploded. "Yep. This is going to be good." said Vicky.

Zane was reading a book on how to train dogs and he was sitting in the park in his costume. "I hope this works. A dog's hearing can hear high pitches so if I do this, I should get him." said Zane. He was about to whistle as he didn't sense being caught in someone's scope with him whistling. Wolfram ,as a cute puppy, was running toward Zane and Zane said,"Hand signals and vocal commands makes an good combo. Stop!". He held his hand out as the puppy stopped.

Zane said,"You're trained aren't you?". Wolfram jumped onto him and started to lick his face. "Well, I guess you're mostly trained." said Zane with a smile. His Crisis Judgment went off with him seeing a big foot like creature with large bat wings and sheep like fluff around its arms and and neck. "I have so many questions about that thing but now isn't the time. You need to stay back Wolfram. Daddy has work to do." said Zane.

The dog looked confused as Zane placed him next to a tree. The beast rushed toward Zane as a new card appeared in his chest plate. This card had a gold frame with several bricks being that they create a giant castle but with arms. Zane's body turned into bricks and he grew eight feet tall. His arms and legs were covered in red and blue bricks respectively. His chest and head are now gold bricks. All over his body, he had glowing green/white lines. "Brick Morph!" yelled Zane.

He aimed his right arm toward the beast and it turned into a cage. The beast struggled to get out and Zane said,"Yeah. You ain't breaking out buddy so can you speak English or do we have this the hard way?". The beast broke out and he smashed Zane into pieces. The puppy was scared and all of the bricks went back to form Zane's shape. "Thank god I can still use magic. Spiritual Hold!" said Zane as a light blue magic circle appeared.

The beast was floating in the air and it couldn't move. The puppy began to lick Zane and Zane said,"I think you're growing on me young one.". The puppy barked as Zane got back up. "Hmm. I have an idea. Do you want to scare some teens at the mall? They act like they're older than adults and better than them. I do that too but they do it more." said Zane. Zane's Crisis Judgement went off again as he saw a missile flying toward him.

Zane formed his body around him and the dog with the explosion destroying half of his body plus the weird creature. The dog was nervous when he saw the blood but Zane reformed. "Okay. You stay here and don't do anything I wouldn't do." said Zane. He looked for the owner of the missile and he heard an engine of a vehicle right behind him. He turned around to see his attacker and he said,"She may be trying to kill me but I won't lie. That outfit looks so cool.".

She was wearing a dark blue full body suit with a matching mask over her entire head. To see, she had a black visor in the shape of a phoenix. She wears black gloves that cover most of her forearms that ends with pointed ends and black boots that go up to her knees. Its points were curved on her boots. She is wearing a black belt with two grenades on each side. She wears a metal backpack on panels on the sides and small vents. She was riding on a hoverboard with missiles attached.

The suit hugged every curve showing off her round hip and decent sized breasts. She glared at Zane with several missiles aimed right at him. Zane ran as he dodged missiles. "Okay. This is getting real old." said Zane. The girl touched a part of her board as Zane dodge laser blasts. He phased through a tree and the girl was launched into the air due to her crashing into said tee. The board said,"Current Rider is missing. Catching Protocol is in order.".

The board caught her before she fell and she said,"Bitching! This thing is amazing!". She threw ninja like stars at Zane with them all missing. "Wow. You really need some work." said Zane. One hit him and he said,"Ow. What the heck?". "Don't worry Zero. You're dead soon enough." said the girl with Zane being saved by a giant Wolfram by him grabbing his leg. She flew after Zane and Wolfram who was dragging him on the ground. "I'm in pain." said Zane.

The girl said,"Get back here Zero!". She fired laser blasts from her bazooka and Zane said,"You can really get anything online can't you?". The girl slammed into the trees as Zane said,"Wolfram. I will be right back.". He threw a Steel Gray Nether Ball and he said,"Fetch!". The dog ran off and Zero was gone. The girl said,"Zit! What are you doing here?! Where's Zero and his bitch?!". "That way miss." said Zane. She was gone as Zane said,"Vicky? Son of a ghoul.".

Zane was rubbing his right arm and he said,"Okay. This hurts.". He was walking with Tara in the halls of the school as she said,"So Vicky tried to kill you and Wolfram yesterday cos?". "Yep. I was lucky that I have accelerated healing but her weapons cos. They were deadly." said Zane. "So why didn't you just stay in Brick Morph?" said Tara. "I tried that. I turned myself into a wall and even a bus but she still found me and tried to blast me back to Terrarune!" said Zane.

Tara soon said,"I see. Vicky. Twelve o clock.". Vicky ,out of costume, looked right at him as she said with a glare,"Zit. What are you doing?". "I'm heading to class. I heard your recent Phantom Attacks. I am sorry for your lost." said Zane. "Yeah and I have a way to get my revenge. See you later." said Vicky. She walked away as Zane said,"I think I'm hating my life.". "Don't you mean Afterlife?" said Tara. "I haven't died yet but I soon will be..." said Zane.

The two hear screaming and Tara said,"I think I know where Wolfram is.". Zane slowly nodded and he said,"It's coming from the gym. You stay here and if someone happens..". "I will be Force to help you out now go!" said Tara. Zane ran inside of the broom closet as he turned into Zero. He found the dog scratching the ground. "You're looking for something aren't you boy?" said Zane. The giant dog turned cute and Zane said,"I'll help you find it....".

The dog was blasted by an reddish pink energy net. Vicky stood there as she said,"You and your little dog are dead meat!". She was about to blast them but her suit said,"Power cells need to be recharge!". "You can't be serious!" said Vicky. Zane freed the net and Zane grabbed Vicky with her placing in the net. "Slam Dunk." said Zane. He flew off with the puppy and Zane said,"I may need some help.". The dog barked as Zane said,"Yeah. I have an idea.".

Later that night, Zane was sitting on the hill looking at C.T aka Champion Tech. "Okay. So what's the plan?" said a voice. Zane turned to see Danny, Karen, Rachel, and Tara with Tara saying,"Ray is busy at his job and Gwen is currently in Dragonvale for some magic thing. That is my words not her.". "So where's your new best friend Zane?" said Rachel. Zane whistled as Wolfram ,in his wolf form, then appeared under the ground and barking.

Karen said,"You know if you look past the whole giant dog thing, he's pretty cute.". The dog barked as he turned back to a cute size. He jumped into Karen's lap as Zane said,"I am going into Champion Tech and find out what Wolfram here is looking for.". "So what do you need us to do?" said Danny. "I think it's obvious Danny." said Rachel. "Yep. It's time to sneak in!" said Zane. He turned into Zero and a new card appeared. Said card has a black frame with a giant ghost in the center of the card.

His friends noticed that Zane was now 6 feet tall. He looks like a greenish gray ghost. His body is semi-transparent and vaporous. His head/skull is a cylindrical shape with his singular eye being in the center of it. His arms are well developed with five large steel gray bone claws for his fingers. His body is completely covered in black cracks that connect to his eye. His eye is a red color with a black iris. His mouth is usually closed.

Whenever he does opens his mouth, there is a long black and white stripped tongue. His hair is a white fog like ghostly plume looking like fire. He has a short red antenna with a disc shaped top in the center of his chest. His legs are a wisp like tail. He wears a old and very ripped black cloak over his body. This also has gold chains on the front side of his body with bracelets/cuffs around his arms, neck, and waist and gold chains connected them together. 

The strange protrusion in his chest doesn’t interfere with his chain. His elbows had spikes on them. "Let me introduce you to Specter Form. I'm going to sneak on in there without alerting anyone." said Zane in a deep, haunting voice. "Okay but what do you want us to do?" said Tara. "I need you to watch Wolfram okay? He and I are good pals but right now, I need to be sneaky rather than loud." said Zane. He flew toward the building and he hoped that Vicky wasn't in there at this very moment.

However, fate isn't kind to young Zane as Vicky was in the building. She was texting Susan as Jim was doing some last minute security checks. "So can we go already?" said Vicky. "Be patient. After what happened, I just want to make sure." said Jim. "So could we just blast him and that dog of his back to where it came from dad?" said Vicky. "Zero does more good than harm Vicky. He saved my friend's life." said Jim.

Vicky said,"You mean Zit's mom right?". "Yeah but his name is Zane. He may be rough around the edges but he is a good kid just like Zero is. I got his back. I'm going to get something to eat. Want anything?" said Jim as he stood up. "The death and destruction of Zero." said Vicky. "What was that?" said Jim. "Nothing spicy!" said Vicky. Jim left as Vicky's backpack glowed. "So the criminal comes back to the scene of the crime? It's time for you to die Zero." said Vicky. She was gone.

Zane was currently in the computer room and he was currently in someone's body with the person having a green glow around him. "Okay. I think Wolfram and a bunch of puppies used to be bred here or something. They killed them so that they could use technology instead. You could have both and I think too much can be a bad thing. I guess Gideon is right about that and nothing else." said Zane. His crisis judgement went off.

He phased through an reddish pink energy net which destroyed the computer that he was working at and trapped the poor employee in it. Zane floated there and Vicky stood there with a net launcher. "I don't think you want your dad's equipment to be destroyed. I mean if you break this place trying to kill me, you'll be out of the A list for sure Vicky." said Zane. "You know who I am but I won't let you live any longer!" said Vicky. Several guns are aimed at him with Zane gulping.

Outside, Danny said,"Got any threes?". "Go fish." said Rachel. The two plus Karen were playing go fish as Tara was playing fetch with Wolfram. "So what's talking Zane so long?" said Karen. She got her answer as part of the building blew up. "I think we better go help Zane." said Tara. Wolfram put his paw in front of Tara and he barked. "You want us to stay here and let Zane figure this out?" said Danny. "You understand him?" said the girls. "Yeah. Nano Machines are great." said Danny.

Back inside, Vicky tried to blast Zane with her pistols and Zane said,"Okay. I'm getting sick of you and that's saying a lot.". He was blasted into the wall and he said,"Eat this!". He fire out a steel gray Nether Beam at her causing an explosion of smoke. "You know that I hate you and your dogs right Hero Boy? I'm a cat person." said Vicky. "Yep. You're a crazy cat person aren't you?" said Zane as he saw her rushed toward him. She punched him through the wall as Zane heard a squeak.

He found a squeaky dog toy and he heard Wolfram barking loud. "Crap. I need to grab him and get out of here before Jim comes back or Wolfram eats him." said Zane. He phased out toward the main hall and he saw Wolfram about to chomp Vicky. "Hey Boy! Look what I have!" said Zane as he held the dog toy. The giant dog jumped toward him and Zane said,"We should get out of here and find the others.".

Zane and Wolfram were gone as Vicky said,"Next time Zero, I'll end you!". She was hit with a rock with a piece of paper on it. Vicky read it and she blasted it. "I do not need better lines! You're dead meat!" said Vicky. "Vicky are you in here?" said Jim. "Crap! My dad!" thought Vicky. She went back to normal as Jim saw the room. It was completely destroyed and Vicky said,"Um. I have no idea. This strange person looked me in the closet. Zero freed me.".

Vicky made a mental note to scrub her tongue with a giant bar of soap later and Jim said,"See? What did I tell you? Zero is a hero.". "Whatever." said Vicky. She walked out of the room and she then saw another box from Lilith. She didn't care about how it got there but she knew that she would get her revenge on Zero no matter what. She took the box away and Sovereign who was watching nearby had a big smile on her face. Her plan was going perfectly.

Back at the Alvarez's household, Zane was playing fetch with Wolfram. He now has a "A" dog tag on him. "So are you going to keep bring home strays?" said Ray. He was sitting next to Zane as he said,"Beats me. I mean I brought you home.". Zane dodged a punch as Wolfram bit Ray. "Ouch! This guy has fangs." said Ray. Wolfram jumped into Zane's lap as he said,"Yeah. He and Kania will make good house dogs plus someone for my mom to play with when grandpa is out of town.".

Ray said,"Speaking of grandpa, where is he?". "Something in Terrarune. Mom is getting worried but I know that he's fine. I mean what's the worst that could happen?" said Zane. "Dude. You know saying that means that fate is going to mess with you right?" said Ray. "Nah. That's a myth just like you and my cousin." said Zane. "Hey! She likes me." said Ray. "She feels bad for you." said Zane. The dog barked as Zane said,"Two to one Ray.".

Ray grumbled and he said,"I'm grabbing a drink. You want one?". "Yeah." said Zane. Ray walked in the house as Wolfram fell asleep next to Zane. He pet his new puppy and he said,"You're going to like it here Wolfram.". He turned into Zero as Ray threw him a soda. Zane caught it, chugged it, and he flew off. Ray took the puppy inside as Ray said,"I'm impressed that Zane hasn't got caught yet but I think this town is filled with morons.". The two went inside as Zane went to fight crime.

Next time,
Zane finally goes to Terrarune. This and more next time on Zero!

Wolfram's Powers: Beast Morphing, Canine Physiology, Claw Retraction, Climbing, Compass Sense, Ectokinetic Attacks, Ectokinetic Combat, Ectokinetic Constructs, Ectoplasm Generation, Ectoplasm Manipulation, Energy Beam Emission, Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Tracking, Environmental Adaptation, Fang Retraction, Fur Generation, Horn Protrusion, Immortality, Invisibility, Intangibility, Night Vision, Psychic Communication (When he's barking, people around him can understand him if he wants them too), Size Manipulation, Predator Instinct, Supernatural Agility, Supernatural Athleticism, Supernatural Combat, Supernatural Durability, Supernatural Endurance, Supernatural Flexibility, Supernatural Senses, Supernatural Speed, Supernatural Stamina, Supernatural Strength, Temperature Regulation, Transformation, Weredog Physiology, and Werewolf Physiology.