(Takes place one month after the events of The Ridonculous Underdogs)

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"Since the beginning of time, before the event you have come to know as the Big Bang, there have always been 6 singularities, 6 forces of ultimate power. Then the universe exploded into existence with the Big Bang and the remnants of these systems were forged into concentrated physical forms each with a consciousness of its own. These beings have come to be known as the Cosmic Elemental Masters. Each being has mastery over one of the 6 elemental forces of the universe: Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Lightning and Metal. These beings are the most powerful in all of the universe and cannot be defeated by any normal being lest their existence be wiped from the face of the universe upon contact, and the only being capable of defeating a Cosmic Elemental is a Cosmic Elemental, or one with the powers of a Cosmic Elemental. Many eons ago, a great war was raged between the Daagons, the inhabitants of the cosmic ocean Varuna and their ruler Hiidrala, and Metallum, the Cosmic Elemental of Metal. With them were their greatest protectors, the Wind and Lightning Cosmic Elementals known as Tatsumaki and Kaminari. The two clashed in an epic battle that scarred the very universe itself, but before a victor could be decided Metallum betrayed Kaminari and attempted to take both their powers for himself in order to conquer not only Varuna, but the entire universe itself. In the face of this betrayal, Tatsumaki and Kaminari agreed to combine their power to face Metallum and end him, and in doing so they performed an ancient ritual known only to the Cosmic Elementals: Elemental Fusion, in which they would fuse into one new being altogether with both of their powers but at the cost of their fusion being permanent. With this they forged a new being with a new elemental force: Tempestatis, the Cosmic Elemental of the Hurricane. The battle was fierce and ravaged the universe, but the the end the battle was lost. Metallium was badly injured nearly beyond recovery but he had triumphed. With his dying breath, Tempestatis made a vow: even if it took him thousands upon thousands of lifetimes, he would see that Metallum would fall for his betrayal. However, that is not the whole story. What very few are aware of is that there are two other Cosmic Elementals who refused to take part in the war, two who refused to take sides because they were unsure of how the evolution or mortals would turn out in the end. These two were known as Illuminare and Tenebris, the Cosmic Elementals of Light and Darkness. As the war between their fellow Cosmic Elementals raged on and ravaged the universe, they had retreated into the shadows to observe how the mortals would react. They had wondered if the mortals of the lower realms of each universe were creatures that were truly deserving of the protection of the gods. I have observed the dealings than I would care to count. Mortals thrive, they quarrel, they perish, and they repeat this same cycle time and time again on an endless loop. At that time it seemed to me that for them to keep doing this would be the height of futility. I had even gone so far as to wonder what sense there was in protecting such flawed beings when they would consistently repeat the same tragic mistakes time and time again without showing any signs of developing, and ponder if it were to be more merciful on our part to put an end to such hopeless cycles once and for all. However, after the fated battle between Metallum and Tempestatis had at last come to a close and the mortals began to rebuild the remains of their civilizations across the universe, that was when Metallum appeared and offered a solution to their dilemma. They would pool their power into one point and create a warrior that was mixed of both light and darkness, intended to follow the spirit of Tempestatis for as long as he reincarnated through over one hundred lifetimes in over one hundred different races. Now the mission of the Warrior of the Hurricane has become much more grave, and if both Metallum and his warrior of darkness are not slain then the legacy of the Cosmic Elementals will be forever tarnished and lost to the memory of time."

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The skies were calm over the city of Ocean Falls, and the sun was shining brightly.

Cody was sitting on the hillside sketching the early morning sunrise "You know Adam once told me that it's the little things in life that really count, and after spending a good few weeks travelling across different dimensions, fighting characters we thought only existed in cartoons and anime, I can only agree with that now more than ever." his expression fell, and with a heavy sigh he leaned back on the grassy hillside, his thoughts drifting with the wind 'It's been 4 full weeks since Adam and Mike went into the void in between dimensions, a little bit under a month ago. Devin, Carrie, Geoff, DJ, Gwen, Kevin and everyone else competing in the Ridonculous Race came back about a week after they left, and me and Bridgette told Devin, Gwen, DJ, Kevin, Carrie, and even Zeke and Trent all of the details of where they had gone and what had gone down between them and Mal and all of that. They all believed it right away, I guess that proves that when you spend enough time with someone like Adam nothing can really surprise you anymore. But then again, with Adam popping in and out in the blink of an eye like that and giving a bunch of them swords made from an evil fire dragon, it's not like they really had that much of a choice. Even so, I'm glad they accepted it without saying anything.'

"I was wondering where you would disappear too so early in the morning." Gwen came up and sat down next to him.

'Ever since Adam and Mike left I've been training with Alejandro and Bridgette nonstop to become strong enough to be able to keep things cool while he's gone, and most importantly to be able to protect Gwen. Normally I'd be nervous about something like this but knowing that the others have my back keeps my fear under control, so I like to believe that I'm dealing with it pretty well.'

"You know Bridgette and Carrie are dragging me out shopping later and everyone decided to make a day out of it, you wanna come?"

"Yeah sure why not, I could use a breather from training." Cody got to his feet and glanced up at the skies once more 'Adam, I know you'll make it back home soon safe and sound. The only question is, when? And what are you doing right now?'

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"Cosmic Elemental Secret Art: ROARING THUNDER!" Adam unleashed a power blast of lightning and fired it at a large number of Void Seekers, obliterating them on the spot, only for several more to appear and charge at him and Mike "Hey come on now Mike, there is no way that you can seriously look me in the eye and tell me that this isn't the definition of awesomeness!"

"Let's just say that it feels- Wait hold on. Light Grenade!" Mike slammed his hands together, charged a white colored energy sphere, and then fired it at another group of Void Seekers, obliterating them "Let's just say… it feels different. So how do we get back to our dimension exactly?"

"From what Aurora told me there are a few points of intersection where the interdimensional membrane separating the Void from dimensions like ours is a lot thinner than others, so a well timed powerful charge of electricity amplified by some of your Cosmic power should cause a temporary tear, which will allow us to make the jump back into our dimension. Makes sense doesn't it?"

"Not even a little bit."

"That's what I thought, now let's just go home already. We've been wandering around in here for more than a day so at least a month has to have passed back home. I wonder what everyone is up to right now."

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It was a special day in Ocean Falls, mainly because it was the day of some beauty pageant being held in the mall for some reason.

Geoff glanced over at Devin, Zeke, Noah, Trent and DJ standing in the line in front of him "Hey do you guys think you can hold my place in line for a few minutes? I've gotta take a leak that's been making my crotch feel like I've got a beehive stuck down there for the past half hour."

"Not a chance dude, if you leave then you go to the back of the line." Trent told him firmly "Just like the rest of us."

DJ let out a yawn "Am I the only one who thinks this is boring?"

"Yeah well my feet hurt, I'm starting to think that this wasn't such a brilliant idea after all. I don't think I could last through this for three more hours, the way I see it we might as well just go home."

"Way ahead of you, I'll see you idiots at the food court." and then Noah and Zeke just walked away without giving a damn.

"See, even he gets it."

"Hey come on now big guy, you're in the pole position." Geoff tried to coax him "You can't just give up now. You've gotta be strong, no ordinary wuss is gonna get front row seats at a pageant like this. This is the best one that Canada has to offer! Rare beauties from every single one of the 13 provinces of Canada! I'm talking Miss Alberta, Miss Ontario, Miss Quebec, 13 of the most beautiful women our proud country has to offer all walking around in their underwear for all of the world, and more importantly us, to see up close and personal!"

"Well except for the Yukon." Devin pointed out.

"Whatever, my point is that you guys are missing the most essential point!"

Trent let out a chuckle "Well Nova Scotia won't fail ya."

"See even Elvis gets it!" and then he started running around in circles, until…

"Enough of this already!" DJ grabbed him by the cowboy hat and yanked him backwards "You know it wouldn't kill you to show some restraint dude, this is ridiculous. Come on Devin let's set a good example for these pervs."

Devin could only blush at the thought "Hey you don't have anything to worry about with me you guys, Carrie is the only beautiful woman in the world that I need."

"There you see, guys like you and me are here for far more noble reasons than perves like this guy."

Geoff gave a lecherous grin and elbowed DJ in the chest "Oh now I gotcha bro, you're here girlfriend hunting am I right?"

"Well what do you say dude, you think I could really find Mrs Right here?" DJ was quick to do a 180 "I mean not the winner of course, it could be just a runner-up! Or hey I'm not picky, it could be the unlucky one who comes in dead last! Dry your tears mademoiselle, DJ is here to take away your pain!"

"...Are you serious?" Devin and Trent shared a look and turned to DJ "Dude you really need to get a girlfriend."

"I really do don't I?"

Devin just let out a sigh 'How the heck did I get stuck with these idiots? I should've stayed with Cody and the girls, there's no way that shopping could've been this bad right?' and yet the poor bastard had no idea just how wrong he was.

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Meanwhile, with the whipped little son of a bitch- I mean Cody…

"Give me that!" Jen on the other hand was in the middle of drilling her way through a massive crowd of shoppers "You touch those Thai curtains and I swear to god I'll turn one of those hoop earrings into a septum ring!"

Cody just observed this from afar "Wow and I thought that mud wrestling Adam and Mike showed me back in middle school was rough, that's got nothing on this."

"Jen has always been like this." Tom made his way over carrying a large stack of boxes "She's always loved shopping because it's her way of relieving stress."

"Oh. Does it work?"

"Well…"

"Enough with the daydreaming Tom, heads up!" Jen tossed a large number boxes onto the stack that he was already carrying, impressing the cashier greatly.

"Looks like we've got quite the stack here, so what's next on the list?"

"Nothing, we got everything that we need to update the blog based on the notes that we made during the race. Plus I bought those dozen fezes you asked for."

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"I WILL MOUNT YOUR HEAD ON MY WEDDING CAKE!" Izzy on the other hand was less than gentle with a much bigger crowd of shoppers, plowing through them like an angry rhino on steroids.

Bridgette observed this from afar, along with Carrie and Gwen "Wow, Izzy sure is set on filling up her and Zeke's wedding registry."

Gwen nodded "Yeah I get that but why the hell do they need six crock pots, or all of these bath bombs that are colored so brightly that they make me wanna vomit? I don't even think that they have a bathroom, Zeke always just went out of the side of the plane."

"Wait a second, that's what that green stream was that I saw whenever I woke up in the middle of the night?"

"You saw that?"

"Yeah but I thought it was just another safety hazard that Chris and Chef were completely ignoring."

"...Oh. Gross."

"You didn't have to see that."

"And I'm glad I didn't." a brief pause between the two of them "So Adam has been gone for awhile huh?"

"Almost a month now."

"You have any idea when he's gonna come back?"

"He'll be back soon, I have no doubt about that. I've learned a lot during these past few months and at the top of that list is that everyone has way more potential than they realize, it's just a matter of applying it. I'll admit that when I first found out about this whole thing it was pretty heavy but if this is what my path is mean to be then so be it, this is my life now and I'm just gonna have to accept that."

"You're being pretty chill about this."

"Well when you find out that your boyfriend is the most powerful warrior in the entire universe you don't really get surprised by anything anymore."

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In the Void, (cue the echo effects of the word Void)…

Adam and Mike were now soaring through the skies across the Void between dimensions while being pursued by a large number Void Seekers "Get ready Mike, we're about to approach the jump point back into the 10 dimensions! Prepare for the jump in 10… 9… 8…" he unleashed a blast of concentrated lightning at one specific point.

"7… 6…" Mike unleashed a powerful blast of both Light and Darkness energy, the two elements combining with Adam's lightning powers to create a temporary tear "5… 4… 3…"

"2… 1… NOW!" going as fast as they could, Adam and Mike both leapt through the temporary tear at full speed, right before it closed behind them a mere fraction of a second later, much to the clear rage of the mindless Void Seekers.

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Meanwhile, in the world of Fairy Tail…

Things were looking up for a certain group former members of Fairy Tail as they finally reached the city of Magnolia.

Lucy was particularly reminiscent of the city as they made their way to the crater where the guild hall once stood 'In my opinion Magnolia is the jewel of Eastern Fiore, but it had always shown much brighter when the Fairy Tail guild hall was part of the skyline. It's kind of strange to think that it's been an entire year since we've made our way through these streets.'

Natsu breathed out a purely content sigh "Man does this bring back some kickass memories or what, and they even restored the old Kardia Cathedral."

'The members that we've been able to find were all in favor of getting the guild back together again.'

"Dammit the old place hasn't changed a bit, that just shows how tough the people of Magnolia really are."

"Yeah. After the fight with Avatar our group needed to split up for a little while and take care of some things but we agreed to meet up here in Magnolia, it's a real shame though but I seriously doubt we're gonna get any information about Zeref from those members of Avatar. They went and worshipped him but they didn't actually know anything about him.'

"Hey Lucy what's with the long face? I thought you'd be pissing yourself over getting Fairy Tail back together?"

"Oh yeah of course I'm happy, I just kind of got lost with my memories for a second. Yeah that's right, there are so many memories were made here in this town. Some of them are sad and some of them are happy and there are a lot of them that still make me smile, I formed them with my family in Fairy Tail. I was afraid that after what had happened last year those memories would be all that we would have left. Makarov just disbanded the guild and then he was gone before the shock could wear off, we were all left in some kind of daze but eventually everyone did have to start forging their own paths just like he had said, and then just like that the era of Fairy Tail had come to an end. We were left clutching tightly to those memories that we had shared.' she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Hey Lucy what the hell are you doing, we're almost there. We're practically at the old guild hall so what's the problem."

"...I know that, but to be honest I'm kind of too scared to get any closer."

"Why would you be scared? If it's because the building is gone that's the least important part of the guild, what counts as a guild is what's inside us."

"Yeah I know and we all feel the same way about it, but what about everyone else? I mean it was exciting when you just showed up out of nowhere and talked about restoring the guild so I let myself get fired up too."

"Okay first of all get your own catchphrase."

"Anyway right away I sent out messages to everyone that had been at the guild or at least those that I was able to find, no word from me for an entire year and then suddenly I asked them to drop everything and then come to Magnolia so that we could rebuild the guild. Maybe all of them have done exactly what master had said and then started making their own way through life, maybe all of them have moved on. Are we the only ones who feel this way? What if they have put it in the past, what if they've forgotten about it altogether? I…"

"Hold up a second, I think I smell something." following his nose Natsu glanced over and his eyes nearly bulged out of his head as he saw an interdimensional portal open up in the middle of the street "Okay what the f*ck? Random shit that causes unnecessary destruction is totally our thing."

"Sorry, just trying to make an entrance." that was when Adam and Mike suddenly burst through the portal and caught each other in a high five "Hells to the f*ck yeah, we're back in… Earth Land, not in our world but I'll take it anyway! Hey Natsu what the f*ck is happening my main man?"

"What the f*ck is going on you guys!" Natsu caught them both in fist bumps "Dammit it's been months, I haven't seen you guys since the whole thing in Stella."

"Yeah well it's been a rough road for us, this was just a pit stop on the way back home after our own training trip." he glanced over at Lucy and the others and gave a grin "You know with how much of an insane tantrum the fandom has been throwing over you and Natsu but I can say this. Quit whining and go home already, your family is waiting for the five of you." then he glanced over towards Natsu as he and Mike wrapped their arms around each other "Well we've said what we needed to so let me leave it with this: Natsu I want you to keep that bright head of hair in the clouds, keep your strong feet on the ground, and keep your strong heart where it belongs: with your family."

Natsu nodded "That was the plan all along but if that's what you want then that's totally fine by me."

"And one last thing: When you see Zeref and Acnologia, go and wreck their shit."

"That's the idea."

"Alright come on Mike, let's go home. Until we meet again Fairy Tail." and with that, Adam wrapped an arm around Mike and the two of them disappeared in a flash.

'And there goes one brave mother f*cker.'

"Hey Natsu, who the hell was that guy exactly?" asked Lucy.

"One brave mother f*cker Lucy, one brave mother f*cker."

"...Were you able to get a read on either of them? Because I couldn't."

"Not even close."

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The trip back to Dimension 7 was actually put off a little bit by a serious discussion between two of our heroes.

Mike spared Adam a quick yet semi "Are you sure about this Adam, do you really wanna tell them everything about what's been happening between the two of us?"

Adam nodded "Oh yeah I'm as sure as I can be and that says a lot, I mean when am I ever not sure about anything? You already know the answer to that Mike."

"Yeah I do, it's just… No, I'm not gonna start doubting you now."

"...You know it's kind of weird to think about it, it's pretty damn amazing what I've got in life now. I mean I have a loving girlfriend, an awesome little brother, a trusted friend and ally who's been with me in this through every step of the way, unearthly Cosmic powers that I've apparently had since I was born and some of the best friends a guy could ever even dream of having. Most men would throw their lives away ten times over just to get a fraction of those things, I might have to throw my own life away just to make sure that I can keep all of those things. But truth be told… it doesn't really bother me as much as I thought it would, so I guess you could call that a win win of sorts right?"

"You know you're a pretty unique guy Adam, in a lot of senses too."

"Well what could I really say about that? I guess… I guess I'm just not really that afraid of change, and I never really have been, and I'm still not now. When it comes down to it I know that even if anything happens to me then you and the others will be alright. I'm sure of this from the bottom of my heart because if there's any one thing that I've learned since this whole adventure started with a simple road trip with Mike, Zoey and Alejandro then it would have to be that everyone is so much stronger than they believe themselves to be. You and Carrie are prime examples of that, and you're the reason why I know that to be true about myself. I've got some of the best people in the world, in any world in any of the ten dimensions by my side, and I'm really happy about that. Things have changed, they're always changing and they're gonna keep changing, that's something that just can't be stopped." this was followed by a loud beeping noise and a light blinking in the back of Adam's pants "You know it's times like this that I'm glad that I don't have pants for my armor or else that would lead to something super ugly."

"What is that anyway?"

"Oh I guess I forgot to tell you, this is an Utrom communicator that I got from the Turtles after we fought off the Kraang alongside the Utrom."

"You went to 2012 Ninja Turtle Style New York and didn't think to tell me?!"

"Yeah yeah Cody gave me that shtick already." Adam pulled the Utrom communicator out of his pocket and activated it, revealing a hologram of Leonardo "Hey Leonardo it's been awhile, to what do I owe the honor?"

"Nothing good Adam, we've got another crisis on the horizon and we need your help. Is there any chance you can get here fast?"

"Yeah we can meet you in the lair in a matter of minutes, so what did some jackass try to bring the Shredder back from the dead? Because someone tried that using a dragon from Hell in this spinoff series about you guys that takes place after you beat Shredder- Oh wait now I think I get it, hang on we'll be there in a few minutes." and before anyone knew it, Adam had suddenly grabbed Mike by the shoulder and the two of them blitzed away.

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"Mavaka sekula nadavaaa, mavaka sekula nadavaaa."

Within an underground shrine, Leonardo led the other Turtles into said shrine and observed the scene from a high up ledge to get a feel of the situation "This is it you guys, whatever this is it's definitely not good. Keep your guards up, we don't know what this guy is capable of."

"So what the hell are we supposed to do?" Raphael hissed "What do we just sit around and do nothing?"

"No I called for backup, let's just hang in there for now- Wait shut up, I think that guy's gonna say something important."

Sure enough, the lead hooded cultist figure stood at attention in front of the rest of the figures in the center of the shrine "Hear me my children, at long last our time is nigh. Through your efforts we have at last acquired the scroll of the Demodragon in our possession, and now the time has come for us to summon the being that will give us all of the power in this world that we shall ever need!" he pulled down his hood, revealing his face.

Leonardo had to hold back a gasp "Tiger Claw is the leader of the cult? Oh great as if this could get any worse."

"Excellent work my Foot Cultists, you understand the higher truth that comes with our ambition for our goal. And now I shall use the scroll to summon Kavaxas, and with this mystic Seal of the Ancients I shall take control of him and be his master."

'...Okay this is definitely not a good thing. We can't wait for backup, we're gonna need a plan of attack for this. You guys go in and try to distract them, I'm gonna go for Tiger Claw and then get that seal and the scroll from him. Is everyone ready for this?"

"About as ready as those guys are." Michelangelo pointed to where the Foot Cultists were sneaking up on them from behind.

"Oh son of a sewer pickle." and then they got tackled.

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5 minutes later, on the ground…

Tiger Claw looked down at the Turtles on the ground with pure disdain "Well well well if it isn't my old enemies, your timing could not be better for now you may bear witness to the summoning of a much greater being."

Leonardo tried to force his way to his feet, only to be forced back onto his knees "The Foot are finished, why did you bother to come back Tiger Claw? Do you really just want us to beat you again that badly?"

"The Foot is my no means finished Turtle! Look all around you, the Shredder and our Foot Bots may be gone but the spirit of the Foot has been reborn. After our last battle what was left of the Foot went underground, and in these very sewers we discovered a strange race of creatures that are completely dedicated to the Shredder."

"And what are these things exactly?"

"Something your feeble minds could never hope to truly understand. Make them watch our moment of triumph." he waved his hand, causing the Foot Cultists to force the Turtles and the others to the ground.

"Just let us go Tiger Claw or do we have to get rid of all 9 of your lives?"

"Nice solid threat." Raphael commented.

"Thanks, I've been practicing."

"Be silent wretches!" Tiger Claw snarled "All of you will bear summoning to far a greater being than anything you could ever even hope to comprehend in the form of Kavaxas, the most powerful of all of the Demodragons! And soon his power will be mine to command, I will use him to bring Master Shredder back from the dead!" this was met with gasps as he placed the Seal of the Ancients in the pedestal and began reading from the scroll "Navasa, zaan, kanda, athrovaxa, noruto, zavasay!" and cue the massive pillar of fire rising from the symbol on the ground "Mavaka, sekula, nadava, KAVAXAS!"

The pillar of fire erupted into a powerful explosion that blew nearly everyone away, and when it dissipated it revealed Kavaxas, Lord of the Demodragons and Ruler of the Netherworld, and within seconds he had rounded on Tiger Claw in a rage "You wretched mortal, how dare you call upon Kavaxas, the Lord of the Demodragons and the Ruler of the Netherworld!? For your transgressions I shall turn you and the rest of these abominations to piles of smoldering ash before my feet! Blazing Draconic Roar!" he breathed out a massive blast of green fire, intent on backing up his claim.

Tiger Claw protected himself from the blast using the Seal of the Ancients, not intimidated in the slightest "You will do nothing more than obey me dragon."

"The Seal of the Ancients? It would appear that you are somewhat wiser than I had first anticipated creature. So be it then, what is it that you wish for me to do… master?"

"First of all I want you to destroy the Turtles and their human allies as a sign of your fidelity to the Foot Clan, make it slow and make it painful."

"That was the intention master but if that is what you wish then so be it."

"I've got a better idea!" that was when Adam and Mike flashed onto the scene, the former still in his full set of armor and the latter in his simple white martial arts gi "Hey guys sorry we took so long but now we're here to kick some ass."

Leonardo lit up when he saw them "Well you're here now, I guess calling you guys for backup when I heard we might be dealing with some supernatural stuff was the right call."

"Yeah no kidding, Flame Breath here is way too much for you to handle. And so are the disposable mooks for that matter. Speaking of which, Mike."

"I'm on it." Mike suddenly blitzed behind the Foot Cultists and took each one of them out, freeing the Turtles and the others in the process "Like Adam said you guys should get out of here, he and I can handle this one ourselves."

"Alright fine, just be sure to be careful." Leonardo glanced back at the others "Alright guys we're gonna retreat for now, this is way out of our league." he received no complaints and then took off with the rest of them.

"Adam."

"Yeah yeah I know." Adam dealt Tiger Claw a quick uppercut kick to the jaw, blowing him clean through the roof of the shrine and out of sight, before Adam himself set his sights on his true target in the form of Kavaxas "So this is Kavaxas the ruler of Hell huh? Not gonna lie he's a lot more ugly in person than on the big screen."

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Leonardo stopped the rest of the group inside of a random sewer tunnel and took a pause to catch his breath "Okay I think we're safe here."

"What are you crazy?" Raphael let out a scoff "Those guys just showed up out of nowhere with no idea what they're facing and we're letting them fight alone? Well they're gonna find out soon enough."

"No you're wrong about that Raph, we've seen enough of Adam by now to know that he would never fight unprepared. He always tries to get a grip on his opponents first."

"And what the hell is that supposed to mean? Awesome powers or not him and Mike from season 4 of Total Drama showing up hasn't changed a damn thing about our situation!"

"And you're wrong again Raph, it's changed everything. Think about it for a minute, Adam wouldn't do this unless he was absolutely sure that he would win, at least not if we was able to be that calm in that kind of situation."

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Adam dropped into a combat stance, with Mike doing the same in the form of a mirror opposite of his own stance "Not gonna lie, the whole appearance of a dragon from hell is pretty fitting for him."

"Of course it is." Kavaxas let out a scoff "I have always been suited by power, by hatred and by evil. They are the driving forces of the universe, and I am the embodiment of those forces in a physical form."

"And look at you now, the slave of some cyborg catman." Mike pointed out "You abandoned your individuality just to get to this real to take control and cause innocent people to suffer for it."

"Do you take me for that much of a fool boy? I expected far more intellect from the new bearers of the Cosmic powers of Light and Darkness, as well as the bearer of Darkness also being the host of the chosen one Sordibus." this caused Mike to cringe and Adam's combat stance to tense up considerably "Remember this mortals brats. My power is able to stun both Heaven and Hell alike, I have no master for I have no equal. Seal of the Ancients or not I will serve no mortal in this plane of existence, that I can promise you! I will rule all of the 10 dimensions and the first step to that is killing both of you and devouring you whole so that I may be able to make the power Cosmic my own!" a flaming green aura surrounded his entire body, radiating energy that made both Adam and Mike start sweating, not from the level of power mind you, but from the level of heat being generated.

Adam gripped Mike by the shoulder as if to tell him to calm down, giving a silent message without using any actual words 'Don't let this mother f*cker get under your skin, we can do this if we work together. Come on let's do this!" and so with his silent message of inspiration working the two of them charged into the fray, both unleashing simultaneous blasts of fire.

"Draconic Blazing Wing Strike!" Kavaxas unleashed a blast of fire from both of his wings, the fire attacks cancelling each other out, sending Adam and Mike skidding backwards towards one end of the cave and Kavaxas skidding towards the other "In a dimension of suffering, in an age of pain and agony, I shall rule on a throne made of the bones of my victims and painted in their blood!" with a sweep of his hand he opened a chasm leading to the Netherworld, engulfing the shrine cavern in a thick layer of smoke.

"Shadow Cannon/ Kamehameha!" Mike burst through the smoke first with a black colored energy blast of his own making, with Adam firing using his light powers to fire off a full powered Kamehameha in typical Dragon Ball Z fashion, the two blasts blowing Kavaxas backwards, forcing him to take to the air "We're not scared and we're not gonna stop, not against someone like you!"

"There is a massive difference between courage and arrogance you conceded little brats, come and allow me to show you! I Kavaxas had sworn that one day I would rule over any and all dimensions in existence, and now that time has arrived at last!"

"Looks like he's calling us out Adam, are you ready?"

"As if you have to ask." Adam let out a loud snort "Let's just make this quick so I can make a quick stop and then we can finally head home, I've got a lot of things to talk to the others about when we do."

"You say that as if you will leave this place with your lives, which you won't! Demodragon Secret Art: Black Lotus: Hell Blaze!" and that was when Kavaxas suddenly blitzed in front of the two of them and unleashed his ultimate attack, in which he unleashed a massive blast of fire from his mouth, engulfing both Adam and Mike in a massive explosion "Such is the fate of all of those who are fated to remain weaklings."

"That's where you're wrong." Adam's voice rang from within the smoke "What gives us our power and resolve to keep fighting, it's our compassion for each other and our bonds with each other that give us the resolve to fight to protect each other. You really are such a tragic creature for constantly failing to understand the light that you lack." the smoke suddenly all cleared awya to reveal Adam and Mike both charging simultaneous energy blasts, the former being a mix of Wind, Lightning, Fire and Light, and the latter being of Fire, Light and Darkness, the two of them combining their powers for one final attack "That is what it means to be a simple mortal that you claim to despise so much!"

"SILENCE! I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO MOCK ME BOY!" Kavaxas prepared to unleash another Hell Blaze attack.

"And now we'll show you just how weak you are like this! COSMIC JUDGEMENT!" as they pooled their powers together, Adam and Mike unleashed a devastating combination attack against Kavaxas, engulfing him in an even greater explosion.

"NO THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! HOW COULD I POSSIBLY LOSE TO TWO WORTHLESS MORTAL BRATS?!" now heavily damaged and missing one of his wings, Kavaxas could do little more than helplessly fall into the chasm leading into Hell below, which promptly closed itself back up after he had disappeared from sight.

With the battle at last over, Mike promptly fell flat on his back "Eesh, I'm still not used to these insane anime style battles."

"Yeah well you're a f*cking wuss." Adam just dropped to one knee and let out a chuckle "I mean I've been doing these for at least a few months and I'm still not totally used to them but for a newbie you didn't do too bad." he spat out a little bit of blood "I'm all for bravado but that last attack did take a lot out of me."

"Well it did wonders from where we were standing." that was when Leonardo and the others came back into the shrine, with him picking up the Scroll of the Demodragon and handing it over to Adam in the process "I think we know what has to be done."

"Way ahead of you." with a simple wave of his hand Adam used some of his residual Fire powers to burn the scroll to ash, leaving nothing behind "And now there's no chance of anyone being able to bring Lizard Man back into this world, that kind of power will never be used by anyone ever again." (He was wrong about that but we'll get to that later.)

"So what are you guys gonna do now? I hate to think we ripped you out of your dimension like that out of the blue."

"You didn't, we've spent the last month on a serious training trip in the Void between dimensions making sure we're ready for another huge battle. We were actually about to head back home in a few minutes."

"So are we gonna head back now?" asked Mike.

"No like I said during the battle, there's one other thing that I think I have to do before we can go home. But before that…" he trailed off, followed by a very loud thud.

As it turns out, Tiger Claw had finally landed back on the ground, slightly scorched and clearly pissed "How could I have failed so easily, and because of two human brats no less? But I swear if it is the last thing that I do I will…" he was silenced by an uppercut to the jaw, courtesy of none other than Adam "You little-"

"Spare me the angst Tony, I just wanna talk for a minute and I needed to make sure that you wouldn't interrupt me." Adam pinched the bridge of his nose "Look, if there's one thing that I've learned in my travels across the 10 dimensions and the most important thing that my master taught me it's that revenge is no way to live. It just continue to feed on itself and eat away at your very soul until you're nothing more than the embodiment of hatred and revenge, you won't even have the right to call yourself human, just like what happened to the Shredder. That's what led to his demise, not the Turtles."

Tiger Claw slowly lost his angry expression and gained one that appeared to be rather thoughtful instead.

"It was his own foolish and petty hatred that nearly destroyed the entire world during the battle with the Triceratons, in another timeline he succeeded and you realized what he had done and what he truly was. I know you have the inner strength to see past this, now it's time for you to utilize it. I see a lot of myself in you Tiger Claw, we're both high strung as f*ck. Try to relax a little bit or you'll end up down there with the Shredder, and that would be a damn waste of your potential. Take some time to stop and smell the roses, if you do then you'll be able to see things you were never able to see before and hear things you were never able to hear. Life can be a lot of fun for yourself if you just stop fighting it and let it be. Come on Mike, let's just get me errand done so that we can just go home." and without so much as another word, Adam grabbed Mike by the shoulder and the two of them disappeared in a green flash, leaving the Turtles and their human allies (who hadn't uttered so much as a word this entire chapter) stunned and silent as ever and Tiger Claw lost in his thoughts.

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That thing that had been mentioned by Adam was a relatively simple thing to do when one thought about it.

Having returned to a certain canyon in Dimension 1, Adam used Ascalon to carve a statue of a certain knight figure, as well as a stone plaque beneath the statue 'Just watch me Sir George, I'll carry on my spirit of a knight and protect my kingdom and its people. Alright Mike I'm done now."

"So you're ready?" asked Mike.

"Yeah come on, let's just head home already." so Adam grabbed onto Mike by the shoulder and the two of them blitzed away back to their dimension.

In their wake, what they had left behind was a statue of Sir George, the first Forever Knight, and the plaque beneath him read thus:

He was the first true knight

He inspired millions

He saved the Earth and the Universe over

He was a living legend

Sir George, the first Forever Knight

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As Adam had stated, everyone is far stronger than they believe themselves to be, and it's just a matter of finding that strength.

Things have changed, and they're going to keep changing, and there's no possible way to stop something like that.

But now Adam and his friends know that they have what it takes to live their own lives and make their own futures, and for better or for worse that fact will not change.

And now it's simply up to them as to what kind of future they will make.

But that, my dear readers, is a story for another time…

A/N:

And with this chapter, we've come to the end of this portion the Underdog series. Now that Adam has told Devin and Carrie the whole truth behind his lifelong ordeal with Mal and now that the race is over, I figured it was time to begin the wrap up of his story arc.

I'd like to take this chance to explain one of the main reasons why I've been doing so many original chapters as I have. I know that people love Total Drama for the sake of the competition, such as the challenges and the chances to vote people off and the like, as I was told in a review by Gazpacho. However, what I love Total Drama for is what I consider to me the main point: the character interactions. Not only is this story meant to build the interactions between the characters and develop them further for the sake of the story, but I also wanted to delve into what is going on in their lives outside of the Total Drama series and show them at what I consider to truly be their peeks: Just teenagers being themselves and doing their own thing. Unless you count the whole "Saving the multiverse" thing, but that's a minor detail.

The scenes, when the characters are shopping and frankly just chilling while waiting for Adam and Mike to get back, unaware of the battle that they're fighting right now, is just meant to be a few little slice of life scenes just to help calm things down., is just meant to be a little bit of a slice of life segment.

The battle with Kavaxas is meant to accomplish a few different objectives. First of all, he's basically being used as a fodder villain to demonstrate how much more powerful Adam and Mike are now (keep in mind that Adam has more of a fighting instinct than Mike does). Second of all, it's part of what I'm doing to make numerous callbacks to the other three dimensions Adam visited during his character arc. Lastly, it's meant to show how far he's come since this story started. Examples would include reuniting with Natsu before Fairy Tail's revival, revisiting the Turtles in New York City, and even returning to where Diagon had once been sealed and making that statue of Sir George to show how much respect Adam has for him.

I originally uploaded this chapter about a week ago but I really rushed it because I was about to go on vacation and I wanted to have that done. I was not pleased with how it turned out, so I deleted that chapter and reuploaded it and now it's much better, examples of this including Adam and Mike visiting the other dimensions (cartoon shows) that had appeared in previous chapters (such as Fairy Tails, Ben 10 and TMNT 2012), with the exception of Kung Fu Panda since that was more of Cody's thing than either Adam or Mike. Plus I had Adam use his newfound power as a way to make a little tribute to Sir George to further show just how much he recpects him.I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who stuck with me through the events of this story. I think it goes without saying that it's had its fair share of ups and downs but in the end I got it done, and that's what counts. Anyway I'm going to be take a small breather from my Underdog series for the time being to work on some other projects, namely a Dragon Ball Z story that I started this year, so I'll get start the final story after I finish the Frieza Saga. Until then my dear viewers, wait in ever growing anticipation of An Underdog's Destiny!