Hillwood Heroes Ch2

(Arnold and Gerald entered through the front door of FutureTech Industries. The lobby of the building was completely deserted and almost pitch black. Fortunately, the vests and gloves they were wearing seemed to glow brightly almost lighting the way.)

Gerald: Arnold, look! There isn't even anyone at the reception desk!

(They looked over to the desk and saw no one was sitting there.)

Arnold: Why would Scheck need real people when he has a bunch of monsters by his side?

Gerald: Good point. So which way do we go from here?

Arnold: We just head straight for Scheck's office and we find him there just like we did last time.

Gerald: Sure okay. But there is an elevator. Can't we just take that instead of using the stairs?

Arnold: We can't. It's too dangerous. If the Unversed find us in there, they might have us cornered.

Gerald: Uh, Arnold? Are these the guys you're talking about?

(Arnold and Gerald turned around and saw at least five small, slender-looking, blue monsters appear before their eyes.)

Arnold: That's them alright!

(Arnold gripped his laser gun tightly and fired a shot at one of the Unversed destroying it. Arnold fired another shot, this time missing one of them.)

Gerald: Here man. Let me try.

Arnold: Careful Gerald.

(Gerald pointed his fist at one of the Unversed firing a small spark from the brace. However, the Unversed ducked just in time and disappeared into the ground.)

Gerald: Hey! Where did it go?

(The Unversed suddenly appeared behind Gerald and prepared to attack.)

Arnold: Gerald! Look out!

(Arnold fired a laser from his gun and shot the Unversed before it could get close to his best friend.)

Gerald: Dang! That freak almost got me!

Arnold: Perhaps you should stay behind and see how I do it.

(Gerald watched as Arnold battled the last three Unversed. As single laser blast destroyed one. The other two disappeared into the ground, but Arnold remained vigilant. As soon as Arnold heard the slightest noise, he turned around and fired the laser destroying the Unversed before it could sneak a hit on him. Arnold searched carefully for the last one, but there was no sign of him. The Unversed suddenly fell from the ceiling and pounced on Arnold without him knowing. But before the Unversed could strike, Gerald jumped over and slashed the final Unversed with his laser claws. Arnold looked amazed at how Gerald saved his life.)

Gerald: I think I've gotten the hang of it now.

Arnold: Thanks Gerald. But we haven't won yet. There are still a lot more Unversed out there.

Gerald: I say bring them on! I've been wanting to use this thing a little more.

(Arnold smiled and he and his friend walk down the dark hallways of FutureTech Industries.)

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(In one room of the building, Harold, Stinky, and Sid just climbed out of the window and fell right in.)

Harold: Oh, man I'm exhausted!

Sid: I know. That sure was a huge wall to climb.

Stinky: I reckon we should just lie down and catch our strength.

Sid: We can't do that! What if those monsters find us?

Stinky: Aw shucks. You're right.

Harold: Wu-We can't just sit here and wait for those things to get us! We gotta get out of here!

Sid: But we made a promise to Arnold that we'd help him out.

Harold: So? There are others! Plus Arnold's got all those friends from those other universes to help him! Like uh, Owen, and Gwen, and Duncan!

Stinky: And don't forget that other kid named Harold.

Sid: The one who happens to be a total dork?

Stinky: HAHAHA! YEAH! Hey Harold! A nerd has the same name as you!

Sid: Yeah! I guess you both have a lot in common! BWAHAHAHAHA!

Harold: Stop it! Stop it you guys! If you don't shut up, I'll pound you!

(The laughter stopped when all three boys heard a sound out in the hallways.)

Sid: What was that?

Stinky: Maybe it's one of those monsters Arnold was talkin' about.

Sid: We should probably send someone out to investigate. Go on Harold.

Harold: What? HEY! Why me?

Stinky: Well, if it is one of them monsters, you'd be able to beat them easily, on the counta you're the strongest out of the three of us.

Harold: Oh, all right I'll go. But you two need to cover me, got it?

Sid: Sure, sure. We got your back.

(Harold walked right out of the open door and into the hallway. Sid and Stinky followed him, but the door suddenly slammed right in their faces.)

Sid: GAH! Harold! You slammed the door on us!

Harold: What?! No I didn't!

(Harold grabbed the doorknob and tried to open the door to let Stinky and Sid out. However, it wouldn't budge.)

Harold: Hey. The door locked up.

(Sid and Stinky tried to open the door from their side, but it won't open either.)

Stinky: The door won't open from our side either!

Sid: AUGH! We're locked in! We're trapped like rats! Trapped in a room in a building swarming with vicious flesh-rending monsters!

Harold: Relax you guys. I'll just go find a key and I'll get you out of here.

Stinky: Hurry Harold!

(Harold ran off down the dark halls to find something to help Stinky and Sid out of the room.)

Sid: Wait. I just realized. Doesn't Harold have like this huge arm cannon he can use to blast the door down and free us?

Stinky: And don't we have weapons of our own to break the door down and free ourselves with?

(Both Sid and Stinky facepalmed after realizing how stupid they both were.)

Sid: Great! Just great! Now Harold's probably going to get lost in this giant building!

Stinky: I reckon this'll be a massive search effort once we get outta here.

Sid: Well come on Stinky. Let's get out of this room.

(Sid pulled out his sword while Stinky brought out his two sickles as they prepared to break down the door. But before they could, they heard a slight noise behind them. They turned around and saw three small Unversed plus one big one right by the window.)

Stinky: Uh-oh. It's those Unversed guys Arnold was talking about!

Sid: AUGH! WE'RE DEAD! Wait. What am I saying? We're not dead. We got weapons! We can take 'em!

(One of the Unversed jumped on Sid, but with a single swing from his sword, the Unversed was destroyed.)

Sid: Wow! This is wicked awesome! Stinky, watch out!

(Two other Unversed came after Stinky. Using the two sickles, he destroyed one and then the other that followed.)

Stinky: Now that's what I call a hoot!

(Sid and Stinky looked at the final giant Unversed in front of them. Sid put his sunglasses on and looked confident over victory.)

Sid: You ready Stinky?!

Stinky: Ready as I'll ever be!

(The two kids screamed as they charged after the Unversed. But when it jumped in the air and hit the ground, the shockwave sent Sid and Stinky tumbling down bonking their heads on the floor.)

Stinky: Ow. That plan really bites Sid.

Sid: Stinky, shut up.

Stinky: What? What did I say?

(The Unversed towered above the defeated kids and prepared to grab them both.)

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(Meanwhile, Harold walked down the dark hallway searching for the key to free Sid and Stinky. Harold was starting to become a little spooked by the sudden darkness around him.)

Harold: (gulp) Easy squeezy lemon peasy.

(As Harold wandered down the halls, he eventually came to the sudden realization.)

Harold: Wait a minute! I HAVE A CANNON! I could've blasted the door down! Awwww, man I'm so stupid! Well, I better go back.

(Harold walked backwards to find Sid and Stinky's door. But after a while of walking, all of the hallways started to look the same to him.)

Harold: SID?! STINKY?! WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS?!

(Utter silence.)

Harold: C'MON YOU GUYS! THIS ISN'T FUNNY!

(Suddenly, Harold could hear footsteps coming from behind the shadows.)

Harold: WHO'S THERE?!

(Harold gripped his arm cannon tightly as he motioned toward the shadow. He prepared for the worst as the creature let out a deafening roar. And then, a little tiny Unversed stepped out of the shadow and approached Harold.)

Harold: That's it? You're the little monster Arnold's been going on about?

(Harold pointed the arm cannon at the Unversed and fired. The creature was utterly annihilated by the blast.)

Harold: HAHAHAHAHA! Oh, man! That was so easy! I can't believe THIS was what I've been afraid of all this time! These things are so stupid!

(As Harold kept laughing, a looming shadow suddenly came over him. Harold's laughter died down as he slowly turned around and saw a massive armored Unversed hovering right above him.)

Harold: Uh. . . .was that a friend of yours?

(The Unversed let out a loud roar as one of its hands made a grab for Harold. He ducked away just in time and ran screaming down the hallway.)

Harold: AUGH! AUGH! MOMMYYYYYYY! AAAUUGGHH!

(Harold kept screaming as the giant Unversed chased after him.)

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(In the middle floor, Rhonda and Nadine were both crawling through the vents of the building. Needless to say, Rhonda was not at all happy.)

Rhonda: Nadine. Please explain WHY am I crawling through this filthy ventilation shaft again?!

Nadine: Sorry Rhonda, but it's the only other way to sneak inside.

Rhonda: Surely we could've gone through the front door like Arnold and Gerald did!

Nadine: They told us to split up. Besides, if we stay in here, there's less of a chance we'll run into those monsters.

Rhonda: Great. I am crawling through a vent in a building infested with a bunch of disgusting creatures. How could this day get any more peachy?!

(At that moment, Rhonda and Nadine fell through a hole in the vent and landed on the floor of the dark hallway.)

Rhonda: Ugh! That's it! I'm calling it quits!

Nadine: Rhonda, we can't just leave!

Rhonda: Watch me! I've got bigger things to worry about than a bunch of hideous, no account. . .

Nadine: MONSTERS!

(Nadine quickly brought out her two laser revolvers and shot two Unversed before they could fall on top of her friend. Rhonda screamed in terror as she came running toward Nadine.)

Rhonda: Nadine, get them away from me!

Nadine: Just stay behind me Rhonda! I'll protect you!

(Nadine faced the oncoming swarm of Unversed that were charging after her and Rhonda. Nadine was firing left and right annihilating all the Unversed she was faced against. Rhonda however stayed behind her best friend and watched as she got rid of the monsters for her. Rhonda then heard a noise from behind and saw three more Unversed plus one big one targeting her.)

Rhonda: Nadine! They are coming from behind us!

Nadine: I'm a little busy holding these ones at bay! Can't you deal with them?!

(Rhonda was not very enthusiastic over the whole idea of confronting the monsters herself. She cautiously whipped out her mechanical bo staff and simply pushed them away with it.)

Rhonda: Shoo! Shoo! Get away from me!

(One Unversed suddenly pounced on Rhonda with its claws outstretched. The claws missed her skin, but they ripped off the entire left sleeve of her shirt. Rhonda stared in horror at the damage the monster just caused.)

Rhonda: You. . .ruined. . .my. . .favorite. . . SHIRT!

(Both tips of Rhonda's bo staff started to surge with red electricity, and then like a maniac, she screamed as she pummeled the Unversed into vapor. She looked at the other two small monsters and whacked them several times with the electrical staff until they were both destroyed. Finally, she turned to the big Unversed right in front of her. Her entire staff surged with electricity and she threw it like a javelin at the monster destroying it. With her enemies dispatched, Rhonda walked over to her staff and picked it up.)

Rhonda: Whew. That was actually very invigorating.

(Rhonda held the bo staff proudly as she walked back to see how her friend was doing.)

Rhonda: You were right Nadine. I guess I could stick around and. . .

(But when she looked around, Nadine was nowhere to be found.)

Rhonda: Nadine? Where did you go?

(Rhonda looked around some more, but her friend was still not around.)

Rhonda: Come on Nadine! This isn't funny!

(Suddenly, something crunched under Rhonda's feet. When she lifted her foot, she found she found the walkie-talkie Nadine had carried with her broken and with scratch marks on it.)

Rhonda: (gulp) Nadine?

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(Arnold and Gerald walked down the hallway with their weapons in hand.)

Gerald: Hey Arnold?

Arnold: Yeah Gerald?

Gerald: How do you know about this Vanitas guy? Not all of us were with you when we went to a new world. Have you met him once before?

Arnold: Mickey told me all about him. He said he was running away from him when we first met in front of the school.

Gerald: Yeah, I remember that part. Then what?

Arnold: I used the Star Shard to follow Mickey to that other world he went to. I wanted to know more about what's going on. When I found him, he was inside an old baseball stadium and lying in bed. He looked pretty hurt from the last time we met. I asked who did this to him. He told me his name. It was a dark person in a black and red bodysuit and a helmet which covered his face. He held some strange weapon I've never heard of before. He called it a Keyblade. Mickey has one just like it, except Vanitas' was much more sinister. He also said that he leads an army of horrible creatures, the Unversed, who are basically the opposites of human life. Those who are not properly versed with their own existences. I didn't understand what he meant and I wanted to know more. But then he told me to head back to my world. When I finally met Vanitas for the first time, I knew I couldn't face him alone.

Gerald: And you don't need to man. I've got your back. And so does everyone else.

Arnold: Yeah. I guess. I wonder how everyone is doing.

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(Back outside, Helga looked at her Arnold locket as she recited more poetry to herself.)

Helga: Such a brave young lad, this football-headed boy is. And yet, I worry about him. With him in enemy territory and me out here safely out of harms way. I wish to go in and be by his side while we fight the forces of evil together. With me and Arnold together, there's no limit to what we could accomplish! Ooooh!

(While Helga was swooning, she heard the sound of heavy breathing down her neck. She didn't even have to look behind to see that it was Brainy. She punched him in the face and instantly became angry.)

Helga: I SHOULD be in there, but Football-Head says I have to wait for my "partner". What the heck is taking Phoebe so long?! I hope for her sake she is in some sort of danger!

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Sid: Stinky! Get your shoulder off of me!

Stinky: It weren't me Sid.

Phoebe: Excuse me. But someone's leg is on my face.

Sid: Maybe that were me. Sorry.

Nadine: Ow! Who kicked me?!

Sid: Don't look at me! It's so dark in here I can barely tell what's going on!

(A door suddenly opened up, and Stinky, Sid, Phoebe, and Nadine fell out of a closet with their hands tied up. When the four kids looked up, they saw the faces of Mr. Scheck and Vanitas looking down on them.)

Sid: AUGH! IT'S MR. SCHECK AND. . .AND SOME OTHER GUY!

Scheck: Hello children. I hope you've enjoyed your tour of FutureTech Industries.

Stinky: Not really. Me and Sid barely got to see around the entire building.

Nadine: Let us go!

Scheck: Oh, little girl. Of course I'll let you all go, provided that you surrender your neighborhood to me.

Phoebe: I'm afraid what you ask of us is quite impossible Scheck.

Scheck: So be it. It's your decision.

(Scheck looked out the giant window of his office.)

Scheck: I've already captured four of you. Capturing the others will be simple as that.

Nadine: And how do know that?

Scheck: Poor deluded kids. If you four couldn't fight the Unversed, what makes you think they have a shot?

Phoebe: Arnold is not one to give up so easily.

Scheck: You're right. He has thwarted me one time.

(Scheck turned around and grinned murderously at the four kids.)

Scheck: But now, I have the perfect leverage.

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(Helga still waited outside of the building becoming impatient.)

Helga: Criminy! I can't believe Phoebe is taking this long to get here! That does it! I'm going in there with or without her!

(Helga grabbed her machine gun and sledgehammer and walked right up to the building. But she stopped when she realized something.)

Helga: Wait. These monsters will probably be swarming all over me. I need someone or something to act as a distraction while I go in there. But who can I possibly use?

(It was then that Helga heard that heavy breathing again. She saw Brainy right behind her and almost lost it. She grabbed him by his shirt collar and prepared to punch him in the face again. But she paused when she got an idea.)

Helga: Say Brainy. How would you like to help me get into that building over there?

Brainy: . . . . .um. . . . . . .Okay.

Helga: Atta boy.

(Both Helga and Brainy walked right into the building together.)

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(Back in Arnold's bedroom, Sheena and Lila were busy tending to Eugene's injuries after that incident with the exploding laser gun. Eugene was now wearing a bandage on his head and was just coming out of his coma.)

Eugene: Whoa. What happened? Ow. My head.

Sheena: Please lie back down Eugene. You have a terrible migraine.

Eugene: Aw, it's nothing Sheena. In fact, I'm feeling better already.

Lila: Please Eugene. You really should lie down.

Eugene: No, really you guys. I gotta go help my friends. If I'm not there, then who knows what'll happen?

Sheena: But you're in no condition to fight.

Eugene: What are you talking about? I feel fine.

(Then Eugene fell out of bed.)

Eugene: I'm okay.

Lila: We'll go down and get you some soup Eugene. Please stay here. We don't want you to get hurt.

(Sheena and Lila left the room while Eugene lied down in bed. But as they left, Eugene got out of bed, grabbed a rope, and walked out of the window and onto the catwalk.)

Eugene: Sorry guys. But my friends really need me.

(Eugene climbed down the catwalk and ran down the streets to find FutureTech Industries and his friends who are trapped inside.)

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(The giant Unversed roamed through the dark hallway searching for any intruders. As soon as it disappeared, a closet door opened and Harold peeked out.)

Harold: Whew. That was too close.

(Harold went back into the hallways again holding his arm cannon tight. Harold found another door and found himself in an indoor parking lot. Everything was absolutely silent and Harold was still scared out of his wits.)

Harold: Okay. I guess I better go back to finding Stinky and Sid now. Unless those monsters already got them! And I'm next!

(The sound of footsteps suddenly echoed through the halls.)

Harold: (gulp) Calm down Harold. If that monster ever comes back, I'll just blast it before it gets me.

(Harold turned behind and saw a figure shrouded in the shadows. Harold screamed as he fired his cannon wildly at the figure. But then, a familiar voice shouted out.)

Rhonda: HAROLD! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!

(Harold stopped firing when he saw Rhonda walking up to him.)

Harold: Rhonda?! Is it really you?!

Rhonda: Watch where you're firing you bloated Neanderthal! You almost shot me!

Harold: Hey! It's dark in here, all right?! How would I know it was you?!

Rhonda: Well next time, be careful where you aim that thing!

Harold: Fine! Hey wait a minute. Didn't you used to be with Nadine?

Rhonda: I could ask you the same. Where is Stinky and Sid?

Harold: I. . .I don't know. See, they got locked in a room, so I tried to free them, but I got lost, and then this huge monster chased after me!

Rhonda: Sounds like they got them.

Harold: What?! Stinky, and Sid, and Nadine?! Awwww, I just wanna go home!

Rhonda: So do I. But we don't always get what we want. Hand me your walkie-talkie so we can call Arnold for help.

Harold: Why? Where's yours?

Rhonda: It's broken, all right?! Now hand it over!

Harold: All right, dang! (grumble) Madame Fortress Mommy.

(Harold reached into his pockets, but nothing was in it.)

Harold: Uh-oh.

Rhonda: What do you mean uh-oh? Don't tell me you. . .

Harold: I'm sorry! I must've lost it! Awwww, now we're lost in this big huge building with a bunch of monsters and we can't even reach our friends and we're all gonna die and it's ALL MY FAAAUUULT!

(Harold starts sobbing on the ground while Rhonda looks at him sympathetically.)

Rhonda: Please get up Harold. It's pathetic.

(Harold sniveled as he stood back up.)

Rhonda: Look, obviously, we've both lost our friends and we may or may not be the last two kids alive. And if we are, then we better make the most of it. So, how about it?

(Rhonda extended her hand towards Harold. He grabbed her hand, and they both smiled as they held their weapons confidently. They heard loud footsteps coming toward them. A swarm of Unversed ran after them.)

Harold: Hey monsters! Get ready to be pounded!

(Harold's arm cannon fired a beam of plasma waves at the oncoming horde while a large red laser beam extended from Rhonda's bo staff. The two worked together to hold the creatures off for as long as they can.)

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(Another Unversed was destroyed by a laser blast from Arnold's gun. Gerald plowed through an entire group of Unversed with the laser claws which extended from his arm brace. Eventually, the two arrive at the front door to Scheck's office.)

Gerald: Well, this is it Arnold. The moment of truth has arrived! And absolutely nothing is going to stand in our way!

Arnold: Uh, Gerald?

(Arnold and Gerald looked toward the door only to find a massive Unversed looming upon them. It was the same one that chased Harold across the building. The Trinity Armor. And it looked ready to fight.)

Gerald: Man! That has got to be the biggest Unversed I have ever seen!

Arnold: I think we can take him. After all, it's two against one, right?

(Suddenly, The Trinity Armor broke up into three pieces and floated above them.)

Arnold: Uh, even so, we can still take 'em, right?

(The legs of the Trinity Armor slammed into the ground which sent a massive shockwave in the kids' direction.)

Arnold: Gerald! Heads up!

(The legs got ready to stomp on top of Gerald. But in the nick of time, the brace formed a laser shield which protected him from being crushed. Arnold blasted the legs away with his gun. But immediately after, the torso of the Trinity Armor spun right into both Arnold and Gerald knocking them into a wall.)

Gerald: Is it too late to go back and say we tried?

(The arms suddenly started to spin throwing fireballs all over the room.)

Arnold: Yep. It's too late.

(Arnold and Gerald jumped away from the attack and were separated from each other.)

Arnold: Gerald! Twist your brace!

(Gerald did as Arnold commanded and twisted the metal part of his arm brace. The brace shone a bright blue color as a sound wave erupted from it. When the sound wave hit the Unversed, all three parts became paralyzed.)

Gerald: Now that's what I'm talking about!

(While the enemy was disoriented, Arnold fired a barrage of lasers at both parts of the Trinity Armor. But they didn't stay down for long. The three parts of the Unversed floated back up and scatted across from Arnold and Gerald until they were facing each other.)

Gerald: Uh Arnold? What are they doing?

Arnold: I don't know.

(When both parts of the Unversed started to spark, Arnold immediately caught on to what they were about to do.)

Arnold: DUCK!

(Arnold and Gerald dropped to the floor just in time as the three parts of the Trinity Armor simultaneously fired a laser into the center creating an electrical arc which the two were directly under. As soon as the lasers stopped firing, the Trinity Armor reassembled itself again.)

Gerald: All right! So it's two against one again! Just the way I like it!

Helga: That's the way I like it too!

(The two kids covered their ears as the sound of loud gunfire assaulted their ears. The barrage of bullets bombarded the legs of the Trinity Armor until they exploded into darkness. Helga stormed past the two as she faced the giant monster.)

Arnold: Helga?!

Helga: The one and only!

Arnold: But where's. . .LOOK OUT!

(The Trinity Armors fists slammed onto the kids who dodged just in time. Gerald put a laser shield upon himself to protect him from the impact. Then his arm brace formed three long laser claws which grew three meters in length. Using the massive claws, Gerald slashed the arms two times before they too were destroyed. The torso spun wildly knocking Gerald and Helga away. And then, it charged after Arnold.)

Gerald: ARNOLD! Get out of the way man!

Arnold: No Gerald! This has to end now!

(Arnold gripped the laser gun and pointed it at the Trinity Armor torso. One single laser blast was all it took to make the giant Unversed fall to the ground and then disappear.)

Arnold: WE DID IT!

Gerald: That monster never stood a chance!

(Arnold and Gerald celebrated defeating the Trinity Armor, but realized that Helga was there.)

Gerald: Oh yeah. And thank you too Helga.

Helga: Whatever Tall-Hair Boy!

Arnold: Where is Phoebe?

Helga: The heck if I know. She probably got lost or something.

Arnold: So you found your way to here all by yourself?

Helga: No, are you crazy?! Those creatures would've eaten me alive if I went on my own! I needed someone to act as a distraction so those things won't target me.

Gerald: Really? Who would be dumb enough to act as a distraction for YOU?

(Helga pointed behind her and Brainy appeared horribly beaten and scratched, but still alive and well. And still breathing heavily.)

Helga: All right, let's get this show on the road! Where are we going now?

Arnold: Through there!

(Arnold, Gerald, Helga, and Brainy walked over to Scheck's door and opened it up. The inside was completely veiled in shadows apart from the large window which showcased a dark red cloudy sky with the moon shining up high. The anomaly started to grow larger in the distance. But there attention was turned to Mr. Scheck who is sitting calmly at his desk.)

Gerald: Man. After all this time, he still looks good in a suit.

Arnold: Gerald.

Scheck: I expected you kids wouldn't understand the concept of big business.

(Scheck stood up from his chair and looked out the window.)

Scheck: It would've been beautiful. The worlds largest mall, built over this godforsaken neighborhood. But you kids just couldn't accept the fact that change is inevitable! That WE can see the future! That the old and the weak must be weeded out to make way for bigger and better things!

Arnold: You're right. Change is inevitable. But change is whatever WE make of it. You claim that you see the future. But no one can truly see the future, especially when it's a future planned by a power hungry man like you!

Scheck: HAHAHAHAHA! Just like you Arnold to always look on the bright side!

Arnold: Well, somebody has to.

Scheck: Idiot! There is nothing bright about this town! In just a matter of minutes, this entire area will be a decaying misprint in the history books!

Helga: All right, enough with the crummy chit-chat! Let me just blow his brains out so we can be done already!

(Helga pointed her machine gun at Scheck and got ready to pull the trigger. But to her surprise, Helga's gun was suddenly sliced in half. The attacker pointed the Keyblade to Helga's face. Arnold and Gerald pointed their weapons at the attacker.)

Arnold: Vanitas.

Vanitas: Long time no see Football-face.

Gerald: That's Vanitas?! Man oh man, he looks funky!

Scheck: Call it off now children and we might just spare your lives. And your friends lives as well.

Arnold: Our friends?

(Vanitas swung his Keyblade into the shadows creating a wall of blue fire. As the room lit up with the blue flames, Phoebe, Stinky, Sid, and Nadine were showcased comatose inside dark prison pods shaped somewhat like closed blossoms.)

Helga: PHOEBE!

Gerald: Stinky! Sid!

Arnold: And Nadine too!

Vanitas: And it just gets better!

(Vanitas snapped his fingers as one of the large Unversed came in carrying the unconscious bodies of both Harold and Rhonda. The Unversed dropped them both into separate pods next to the other trapped kids.)

Vanitas: Now it's going to be like this. Give in, or your friends fry.

Helga: We're not afraid of you!

(A black orb suddenly appeared in Vanitas' hand. As the orb shone a black light, Phoebe's body was slowly being engulfed by dark flames.)

Helga: Okay, OKAY, STOP! Don't hurt her!

(Vanitas withdrew the orb and walked up to Helga.)

Vanitas: So. You finally coming to terms with your situation?

(Helga reluctantly nodded her head.)

Vanitas: Good.

(With a powerful slice from his Keyblade, Helga was struck across the chest and kneeled down on the floor in pain.)

Gerald: HEY! She already surrendered! That was a cheap sho-URK!

(Gerald was also struck in the chest and was sent sprawling across the floor.)

Arnold: GERALD!

(Out of anger, Arnold pointed his laser gun at Vanitas. But he displayed the black orb again threatening to harm his friends. Arnold angrily put the gun down. Vanitas laughed and struck Arnold in the chest as well. Arnold fell down hurt from the powerful hit. But Vanitas wasn't though yet. When Arnold was on the ground, Vanitas repeatedly kicked him and stomped on him out of pure sadism. Scheck was sitting at his desk enjoying every moment of it. Brainy could do nothing as his friends got hurt. When Vanitas was done torturing Arnold, he turned his attention to Brainy.)

Vanitas: Oh, don't worry. I haven't forgotten about you!

(Vanitas raised his Keyblade in the air ready to bring it down upon the innocent kid. But before the killing blow could be delivered. . .)

Eugene: HOLD IT!

(Vanitas and Scheck looked up and saw Eugene high above the ceiling. Using the rope he brought with him, he swung down Tarzan style to the floor. But in the process, he crashed into the wall.)

Eugene: I'm okay.

(Instantly, Eugene stood up and faced both Vanitas and Scheck as Brainy walked up beside him.)

Eugene: Oh, hey Brainy.

Vanitas: HAHAHAHA! Is that it?! This is all that's left?!

Eugene: You better believe it buster!

Vanitas: Hmph! This is gonna be easier than I thought.

(Eugene pulled out the gun that exploded in his face from before and he pointed it at Vanitas.)

Vanitas: You really think you can pull that trigger? Go ahead. I dare you!

(Eugene twitched nervously as he almost refrained from firing his weapon. But his face turned into a serious look really quick.)

Eugene: Please let this work.

(Eugene pulled the trigger, but nothing came out. Instead, it started to shake wildly as if it were about to explode. Surprisingly though, it was all part of Eugene's plan.)

Eugene: Perfect.

(Eugene threw the shaking gun over to the pods containing Harold, Rhonda, Sid, Stinky, Nadine, and Phoebe. When it blew up, the fiery explosion it caused burned away the glass doors of the pods causing the kids to fall out. Their bodies however were still comatose.)

Eugene: Brainy! Go help them!

(Brainy ran over to the unconscious kids. Scheck was not happy with this sudden turn of events.)

Scheck: Vanitas, what are you doing? Stop them!

(Vanitas lifted his Keyblade and ran over to attack Eugene. But suddenly, the brunt side of a sledgehammer struck him in the stomach and he doubled over.)

Helga: Payback with backpay, bucko!

(Scheck was fuming over what was happening. Gerald got back up and helped Arnold up who was hurt pretty bad.)

Gerald: Arnold! You okay man?!

Arnold: I'm fine Gerald.

(Arnold looked over to see Eugene and Brainy trying to help the comatose friends out and Helga who was pummeling Vanitas with her sledgehammer trying to keep him away from the kids.)

Arnold: They'll never make it out in time. Unless. . .

(Arnold pulls the teleportation pad out of his pocket and presses a button which makes it glow green and yellow lights.)

Arnold: EUGENE! CATCH!

(Arnold tosses the teleportation pad to Eugene like a Frisbee and he catches it. As Eugene tries to figure out what it is, a dome of glowing light covers him, Brainy, Harold, Stinky, Sid, Rhonda, Nadine, and Phoebe. Vanitas takes notice of this and finally pushes Helga off of him. A blue fireball forms at the tip of his Keyblade and he launches it into the kids. At the last split second, the fireball comes into direct contact with Eugene before they disappear.)

Gerald: Do you think he made it okay?

Arnold: I don't know Gerald.

(Arnold, Gerald, and Helga turned to Scheck and Vanitas who were out of options.)

Arnold: It's over Scheck! You have nothing to hold against us!

Scheck: You fools! You do realize that the Unversed swarm will be unleashed in about five minutes!

Helga: That's all we'll need you big lummox!

Vanitas: Really. Then what do you say we make these five minutes. . .interesting?

Gerald: Huh?

(Vanitas lifted his Keyblade over to Scheck and did something nobody saw coming. He threw the Keyblade right into Scheck and impaled him in the chest.)

Arnold: What are you doing?!

(Vanitas laughed as his body suddenly disappeared into smoke and floated right over to where Scheck is. Scheck's body became engulfed in the dark smoke. And when it disappeared, Scheck stood there wearing Vanitas' bodysuit with only his head free. He pulled the Keyblade out of his chest and stared down the three kids with his glowing yellow eyes.)

Scheck: The tables have turned Arnold! You cannot beat me now!

Arnold: We won't let you destroy our neighborhood to build some. . .some mall!

Scheck: IDIOT! Do you still think this is about a mall?! This is about more than that! This is about getting what I deserve! And what I deserve is revenge!

(The Keyblade started to glow red as Scheck slammed it into the floor. The impact was so powerful that the entire building started to shake.)

Scheck: Let's see you get out of this alive! This is the price you pay for meddling in the affairs of Alphonse Perrier du von Scheck!

(Scheck disappeared into a dark portal as the building started to fall apart on top of the kids.)

Helga: Great! Now we're going to die!

Gerald: What are we going to do Arnold?!

Arnold: I'm thinking, I'm thinking!

Helga: Well think faster Football-Head! Otherwise we're going to be covered in fifty tons of debris!

Arnold: Covered. . .That's it! Gerald! We need you to surround us in a shield to protect us when the building collapses!

Gerald: Arnold, that's crazy! How will we know if it'll work?!

Arnold: It wouldn't hurt to try!

Gerald: Fine! Everyone get by me!

(Arnold and Helga came close to Gerald as his arm brace projected a laser shield above him and his friends. The building collapsed on top of them as the three kids fell down screaming with the force field still up. Eventually, the entire FutureTech Industries building was nothing but a pile of rubble. And then, popping out of the rubble came the filthy bodies of Arnold, Gerald, and Helga who miraculously survived the buildings collapse.)

Gerald: Whoo! That was intense! They oughta make a ride out of that for DinoLand!

Helga: Cram it Tall-Hair Boy! Where the heck is Arnold?!

(Gerald and Helga looked over to see Arnold staring sadly at the giant anomaly which has grown in size. Gerald walked up to his best friend and watched the anomaly with him as did Helga.)

Gerald: Now what do we do Arnold?

Arnold: I. . . . . .I don't know.