Zen and Heroes

ZEN AND HEROES AGAINST AKA

#1: Zen's World

1: Welcome to Zen's World

In the year 2017, there were five heroes. There was seventeen year old Zen, with dark blue hair and blue eyes, his twenty-four year old partner Takishido, with white hair and green eyes, who is always wearing a tuxedo. As well as these two are three others. Jesu is a good friend of Zen's who is the same age as him, with brown hair, brown eyes, and brown glasses, and then there is Iwa, the strong ten year old orange cat who is able to lift boulders and also tries to sing, though it always sounds weird because he is a cat, but at least he has sick dance moves! And finally, there is Uta, a blonde female celebrity with green eyes who is famous for making pop music, who has quite the interest in Takishido. Together, they work together to keep the world safe, but now, they will be facing a threat greater than any that they have fought before.

2: The Heroes Gather

One day, Zen's father had heard about a potential threat. He went to him and said, "Son. Takishido. There is a being who threatens to destroy us all. You have to stop him, if it even is possible." "We're on it Dad!" Zen said. He and Takishido then left their house to find their partners. He left and went to the building Iwa was trying to fix. "We've just gotten word from Zen's father that a massive threat is upon us. We need everyone's help in this one." Takishido said to Iwa in a dire tone. He responded by saying, "Do you forget who you're talking to? I'm the strongest cat in the world! I am! The strongest! I am so great! Yeah! Yeah! Yea-" "We get it. Can you help us find Jesu and Uta?" Zen cut him off. "Jesu's in that building. A cat can't do this by himself you know!" Iwa said. "Jesu!" Takishido shouted into the building. "What?" She asked. "Zen's father told us the world is in danger! We need your help!" he responded. "OK." Jesu said before she ran to the others. "Now to find Uta." Zen said. They looked and found her near a concert being held by a different celebrity named Aru, a man in this world that makes parodies of other people's songs. "Uta! The world is in danger! Danger, danger, danger, nooo-" Iwa shouted as Uta cut him off by saying, "OK, but please stop your horrible singing." They then went to meet the threat.  

3: The Fearsome Aka

Meanwhile, in another world, dominated by a man simply known as Aka, a man with red hair, red eyes, and who dresses in all red, is not satisfied in just taking over his world with his raw power, but he also wants to take over the world he just found a portal to, which is Zen's World. As he dashed in, he was followed by another man, a man in all green with green hair and green eyes, as well as a former queen with pink hair that wears a golden suit. They were named Midori and Pinku, and they were following to make sure Aka did not succeed in his plan along with some of their nameless allies, whose names were striped by Aka. He appeared in Zen's World by a stream, and noticed he was being followed by those two. Using his power, he sent them flying. He then felt what seemed to be a light touch. He turned around and saw Iwa was punching him. He punched Iwa flying back, into the other four heroes. "T-That's animal abuse!" Iwa said. "This isn't good. Iwa was knocked away! This could get really ugly, really fast." Takishido started saying. "THIS WORLD IS MINE!" Aka shouted as he ran toward the heroes. "We must run!" Uta told the team. They then ran until they found a place to hide in and finally got Aka, who was too powerful for them, off their tail. "What are we going to do?" Uta asked. "I honestly do not know." Zen said. "I think I saw a green guy flying before he attacked!" Jesu said. "...A green guy? Strange." Takishido said. They then rested for the night.

4: A Look into Zen's Dreams

Zen was dreaming about building robots. He built one after Takishido, and named it Mecha Takishido. "I've just created the best robot of all time!" Zen cheered. A bolt of lightning came out of nowhere and caused Mecha Takishido to explode. A man that looked like an evil version of Zen then appeared and said "No one can build robots but me! Mwahahahaha!" "Tekku!" Zen shouted. "See you later, loser!" Tekku said as he ran off. Zen then took chase and eventually got to his lab. He then came out with a robot cat named Mecha Uta. "Meet my greatest invention! Mecha Uta, attack!" Tekku shouted. Zen then knocked it down. "Not bad, but here's a taste of this baby's true power!" Tekku shouted. It then grew in size and became over 50 stories high. "Meet Super Mega Ultra Mecha Uta the Supreme Empress Robot!" Tekku said. Zen then ran up the massive robot and knocked it's head clean off with a single punch, pushing away even the clouds in the sky and causing a massive explosion. "Curse you Zen! I'll get you for this!" Tekku said. "No you won't." Zen responded. Zen then flew off like some sort of comic book superhero before he was woken up by Jesu telling him to wake up.

5: Midori

Zen woke up to see the man in green that Jesu described the previous evening. "I'm Midori. I need your help stopping my brother from taking over the world." the man said. "Are you refering to the red man that punched me?!" Iwa asked. "Yes. His name is Aka." Midori responded. "Well, how are we supposed to stop him? He's too strong for any of us." Zen asked. "You must find the four orbs. There is an orb located inside of the building said to be being built by Iwa and Jesu." Midori said. "There's something like that in my building?! How did I never notice something like that?!" Iwa shouted. "Anyways, you must stop Aka before it is too late. He gets stronger by the minute, and if this keeps going on, not only the world, but the whole universe could be his!" Midori said. "This is bad! We need to go!" Jesu said. "Agreed." Takishido said. They then went toward the direction that Uta's building is in.

6: Aru Attacks

They kept walking and ran into a small camp. There, they saw one of Pinku's allies, who gave them a special phone from their world. He gave it to the group and right as they grabbed it, the numbers of Zen's parents, Hidori, the nameless ally, and Takishido's father Poro were already added. "How did my parent's phone numbers end up in this?" Zen asked. "Not just yours, but mine as well." Takishido said. "Hidori told me to give you this if you came here. Also, you better head to the city! Aka has brainwashed a man named Aru to attack everyone and destroy Iwa's building!" The ally said. "What?! Anything but my building!" Iwa said as he charged off. "Wait!" Jesu shouted as the other tried to keep up with him. When they got to the city, they saw Aru knock over an innocent man. "Maiku!" Uta shouted. Meanwhile, Aru kept repeating "Must keep attacking. Must get the stone orb. Must keep attacking. Must get the stone orb." Right as he was about to walk off, Maiku got up and karate chopped him in the face. Uta then sang to try to get him back to normal, while Jesu tried to hold him back. In the end, Zen noticed that this was not working and just punched him as hard as possible. "Yeouch! What just happened?!" Aru shouted afterward. "Hey, Zen, I remember you! Didn't I help you when Takishido was captured by a girl named Kagayaku?" he said. "Nice to see you're back to your senses." Zen said. 

7: Zen's Annoying Brother Maku

After Aru was defeated, a pink haired lady appeared alongside a black haired lady and one of the allies. "Are you Pinku?" Aru asked. "Yes. I'm here because me and Keiti want to give our numbers to the heroes so we can call when we need to." the pink haired lady responded. Pinku and Keiti, who is the black haired lady, put their numbers in the phone. "Good luck heroes!" Pinku said before she went off. They then walked to Iwa's building to see a man at the age of thirty-one with light blue hair and blue eyes blocking the way. "Oh great, my brother Maku is trying to get in the way again." Zen said. "Please move!" Jesu said to Maku. "Nope! You'll have to make me move if you want in!" he said. "The world is at stake. If we need to stop you to get the orb, we will." Takishido said. Takishido then slapped Maku. Maku then started attacking. Uta tried to attack him, but he punched her off, and Iwa and Jesu weren't doing much better themselves, but before they knew it, Zen tackled Maku and knocked him over. The others got by and Zen eventually followed. "Wait, did I just punch the famous popstar Uta? What is wrong with me?!" Maku said. He then ran off screaming.

8: The Tunnel in Iwa's Building

They went into a tunnel in Iwa's building. "Where did this come from?" Jesu asked. "Some bald man snuck in here a while back and you didn't drive him out!" Iwa said. "A bald man?" Zen asked. "That's right! He was as bald as the sky is blue!" Iwa said. They went more into the cave and a random guy said, "Connect the dots!" He gave them a paper and they did it, and they saw what appeared to be a bald man choking out someone who looks suspisiously like Zen when they were done. "Very good! Go on!" he said. They then went on and saw Zen's twenty-nine year old white haired brother, Ki. "Unscramble the words!" he said. He gave them a paper and they solved it, and it said, "Aka said knock you out, so I'm gonna knock you out!" They gave it to him. "Go on, brother!" Ki said. They then went on and saw Zen's old friend Abi, who told them to add 1 plus 1. They obviously passed that test and then they saw Baioretto, Zen's eleven year old neice who stole some of Uta's clothes. "Get over here you little thief!" she said to her, as the others just continued on. They were then on the final floor, and they saw the stone orb, and it's guardian.

9: Senotakai and the Stone Orb

The man guarding the stone was a tall, bald man with blue eyes who said, "I am the stone orb's guardian! This time, my brother Zen, you have to fight me!" "Not again, Senotakai." Takishido sighed. They then began fighting. Takishido and Zen were punching Senotakai when Uta did a sneak attack. To shake the three off, Senotakai caused tremors in the room with his fists. All of the heroes were knocked over except Iwa, because cats don't fall off their feet as easily as humans do. Iwa then started dancing and jumped on the rocks while doing so. He then juggled the rocks with his head, which Senotakai thought was part of his dance, before he headbutted the rocks at Senotakai and knocked him out. The heroes then went to the orb and grabbed it. When they did, light then shone from the heavens, surrounding Zen, Takishido, Jesu, and Uta. First, Takishido's body flashed and he gained the power of hope. Then, Uta's body flashed and she gained the power of love. Next was Jesu, who gained the power of faith. And finally, Zen got the power of courage. Unfortunatly for Iwa, he didn't get any new powers. A voice then came from the heavens. "Hope, love, faith, and courage. Save the good and stop the bad. If you have to sacrifice to save a life, do it, no one is stopping you, anyone can be a hero, and so can you. You are the only ones in this world, besides your furry friend, who have decided to try to be heroes, and it is my job as the former savior of the world to help you. The next orb is at Rose Volcano. Go on, heroes, and save the world as I once did before." The voice then disappered.

TO BE CONTINUED...

#2: The Powers of Hope and Love

1: The Forest of Darkness

After the heroes received the Stone Orb and gained powers from a mysterious being, Zen, Takishido, Jesu, Iwa, and Uta exit the tunnel and find themselves near a forest. They then get a call, which Takishido picks up. It was Midori. "So, I take it, you're heading to the Forest of Darkness? They say there is a monster named Yami living in the forest, and those who enter shall never return. I'd be careful. This Yami thing must be pretty strong." he said. He then hung up and they got another call. This time, it was from Maiku. "Help! Yami's got me! AHHHH-" he screamed before it was cut off. "We need to go into the forest and free Maiku from the monster known as Yami." Takishido said to the others. They then walk into the forest. When they go there, they see ghosts as well as a giant dark monster holding Maiku, which was Yami. "Help me!" Maiku cried out. Iwa went in to attack, but was knocked out with a swift blow. Zen and Takishido tried the same, thinking it would go better because of their newfound powers. They were wrong. They were taken down just as quickly as Iwa. "What are we going to do?!" Jesu asks. Uta then began singing. "OH NO! MUSIC! MY ONLY WEAKNESS!" Yami said before he evaporated into thin air, dropping Maiku to the ground.

2: Takishido's Dream

While he was knocked out, Takishido had a dream where he was walking along a path. He kept walking and stumbled upon a golden shrine. He walked in and saw what appeared to be a cat figure eating a mouse. "Hey! Who are-" Takishido tried to call out, but the cat disappeared. A voice then came from the heavens and said, "I never expected to see you here, Takishido. I guess dreams really do survive the trial of time." "Are you?" Takishido asked. "It is time for you to wake up now. You have a world to save. Goodbye, Hope." the voice said before Takishido woke up.

3: Kaze Helps the Heroes

Uta, Jesu, and Maiku were trying to take the others to safety when they saw a lady with green hair and blue eyes. "Can you help us get these three somewhere to rest?" Uta asked her. "Sure! The name's Kaze by the way! I'm here taking a break from guarding the Sky Orb." the green haired girl responded. They went to Kaze's house at the foot of Rose Volcano where they rested as Zen, Takishido, and Iwa got better, but Maiku left before they woke up to meet someone. When they woke up, Kaze said to them, "Heroes! You're alright! I'm Kaze! I had Uta add me and Senotakai to your phone! You know, when we guardians aren't too worried about guarding the orbs, we can be pretty chill!" "Thanks." Takishido said. The phone then rang. Jesu picked up and it was Midori and Maiku shouting, "You need to come to Flower Town at once! We're under attack!" Jesu then hung up and said to the heroes "We need to go, now! Midori's being attacked!" They then got up and left. "Bye heroes! I hope to see you again! Maybe we can battle later when you come to get my orb!" Kaze shouted as the heroes ran toward Flower Town.

4: Aka Destroys Flower Town

Meanwhile at Flower Town, Midori and Maiku were watching as the town was being destroyed by none other than Aka. "I hope they get here soon..." Midori said. "This guy's your brother? Geez, that must be tough man." Maiku said. The heroes then arrived, but not before Aka had confronted the mayor, whose name is Minto. "THIS TOWN IS MINE!" Aka shouted as he punched Minto out of the atmosphere. He then let out a long and evil laugh. The heroes then try to chase him, but he gets away faster than the eye could see. "Oh great! Of course he got away, that sneaky little piece of garbage!" Iwa shouted. "Well, now that Minto is dead, that means that now that local town loser Gureggu runs the place." Maiku said in shame. "Well, Aka came by too fast for you guys to stop him. I guess that's because you guys only have one orb though, am I correct?" Midori said. They nodded. "Well, you must get the Flame Orb. It's not too far from here. It is in the crater of this volcano. Good luck heroes." he said. They then went to the top of the mountain.

5: The Battle with Rozu

When they reached the top, the way to the crater was blocked by Ki, who asked "What is 9,999,999,999 minus 10,999,999,999?" "It's -1,000,000,000." Zen responded. "Really? I didn't know that! Thanks for answering! I'll get out of your way now, brother!" Ki said as he ran off. "You have some pretty strange brothers Zen!" Jesu said as she laughed. "Strange doesn't even begin to cover it." he responded. They walked down into the crater. They walked on a pathway that was surrounded by magma on both sides, and they reached a big platform, where the guardian stood by the Flame Orb. The guardian was a lady with red hair and brown eyes. "Hi! I'm Rozu, the Fire Guardian! Of course, I don't need to tell you, do I Zen?" the guardian said. "It's been a while. It seems that our reunion is under different circumstances this time." Zen said. "That's right! Now we have to battle! Prepare yourselves!" Rozu said. She then shot a fireball at Iwa causing him to run around panicing before he passed out. Uta tried to attack using the power of love, but Rozu kissed her, nullifying her power, and also knocking Uta out with her hot breath. Zen then tried to attack with the power of courage, but Rozu was able to manipulate the flame in his spirit and knock him out. Jesu then tried to attack using the power of faith, but Rozu slammed her into the ground. That left only Takishido still standing. "Oh, Takishido. You silly fool. You can't beat me!" Rozu said. "Maybe I can, but I sure can HOPE!" he responded as he blasted her with the golden light of hope and defeated her.

6: The Flame Orb and the True Power of Love

Takishido then went up to the Flame Orb and touched it. Suddenly, the others were then restored with the orb's power. A voice then came from the heavens "You may have gotten two of the orbs, but you still have much to learn. I guess it's partly my fault for not telling you, but as you may have figured out, these powers do not make you invincible. Not only that, but your powers have one fatal flaw. For example, you have seen that the power of love was cancelled out by Rozu's kiss. This is because if the foe you are trying to attack is using what sources your power, you will cancel each other out. Hope can be cancelled out with hope, love can be cancelled out with love, faith can be cancelled out with faith, and courage can be cancelled out with courage. However, if your sense of these powers are stronger than the foe, they will still work, which is why Takishido was able to defeat Rozu with the power of hope. Rozu overpowered Uta because her love and kindness far surpasses Uta, take that as you will. Well, regardless, the next orb is in the Wet Dog Swamp, a swamp full of wet dogs. Go on heroes, before it's too late..." the voice then disappeared. "So now we have to be more careful." Zen said. Uta then walked up to Takishido. "Takishido. I have something I need to tell you." she said. "Hm?" he asked. "Takishido, I love you." Uta said. Takishido then held her and said, "I could tell." They then kissed. "Woah there! What about us?!" Iwa asked. Takishido and Uta laughed. "Takishido and Uta sitting in a tree." Zen said. They then left the crater to go to the Wet Dog Swamp.

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#3: Iwa's Destiny

1: Uta's Home: Star City

The heroes, after getting the Flame Orb and after Uta finally declared her love for Takishido were heading to the location of the next orb, Wet Dog Swamp. As they were walking there, they ran into the city where Uta is from, Star City, a city that looks somewhat similar to the real life location known as Hollywood. When they got there, they saw Midori. "So this is the city where most of this world's celebrities are? It's very glamorous, I have to say." he said as he was looking around. He then turned to them and said, "I take it you're heading to the Wet Dog Swamp to find the Ocean Orb? That place has a lot of wet dogs, and they'll pile up on you fast, so if you don't like wet dog smell, you're gonna have a bad time. That's what I was told. Well, good luck heroes. I'm off to go to the studio of a pop star. Maybe I'll actually get to meet one of the stars of this world." He then walked off. "Well, I guess while we're here, we might as well head to my studio." Uta said. "You have a studio?!" Iwa asked in shock. "I'm a pop star, why wouldn't I have one?" Uta said. "I'm jealous!" Iwa responded. They then started heading to the studio.

2: The Crook in Yellow

As they headed to the studio, they noticed a blonde man with a yellow jumpsuit running out of Uta's Studio. "My studio!" Uta exclaimed. They then dashed toward the studio, but right as they weren't looking, the man grabbed Takishido, Jesu, and Uta and put them in his bag. Zen and Iwa noticed this and chased the crook, and right as it seemed he would get away, his escape route was blocked off by none other than Midori. "You're going no farther, Don'yoku!" Midori shouted. Don'yoku was actually from Midori's and Aka's world, and he was an infamous criminal before Aka rose to power, known for robbing from people as well as kidnapping others with his giant, near-indestructable bag. He turned around as Zen and Iwa tried to attack him, but he blocked them with his bag, which he then captured them with. "This isn't good." Midori said to himself. He then captured Midori. "Now I shall deliver these people to the king of the Fish Lake to meet their watery demise!" Don'yoku shouted as he ran away without anyone noticing, as is the way of the infamous Don'yoku. 

3: Poro and the Village of the Stick People

Later, after spending some time in the bag, Midori then said, "So me, Pinku, one of her supporters, Zen, Uta, Iwa, Takishido, and Jojia are trapped in the bag." "Who's Jojia?" Jesu asked. "That's you, right?" Midori asked. "No! I'm Jesu!" she responded. "Jojia? That's the name of a girl who passed away four years ago." Takishido said. "...So that's why the orbs chose Jesu. I'm sorry to hear about her untimely demise." Midori said, before he payed his respects to the hero that never was. Then, the bag fell, and they heard what sounded like Don'yoku running away. Someone then opened up the bag. It was a man with gray hair and green eyes who was wearing a polo. "Father!" Takishido exclaimed. "I never thought I would see you again, son." the man responded. This was Takishido's father, Poro. When they came out, they saw a bunch of stick figures everywhere. "Welcome to the Village of the Stick People! We are an ancient tribe of people who so happen to look exactly like stick figures!" one of the stick men said. "This is right near Fish Lake, and every month, they have to make a sacrifice to the king of the fish, whose name is Umi." Poro said. "Who sacrifices people to a fish! I'm a cat! Let me at him!" Iwa shouted. "Could this be the hero prophecized in legend? Are you here to free us from the king of the fish?" the stick man asked. "Give me some diving gear and I'll eat that fish for lunch!" Iwa responded.

4: The King of the Fish

The stick people outfitted Iwa in diving gear to prepare him to go to the watery depths to face off against the legendary king of the fish, Umi. They then led him to the lake. "Good luck, chosen one!" one of the stick people said. "As much as I hate water, a fish like that must be worth the dive! I'm going in!" Iwa shouted before he dived into the Fish Lake. He swam down a long way, past many of lake creatures, and saw a shrine toward the bottom. He entered and walked around until he saw a massive, yet beautiful fish. "You can breathe here, air-breather." it said. Iwa took off his diving mask, and he could indeed breathe. "My name is Umi, the king of the fish. You look like the legendary warrior of prophecy whom I have been waiting for thousands of years to face in battle. What is your name, ground-walker?" the fish asked. "My name is Iwa!" Iwa responded. "You look weary. I want to fight you when you're at your strongest, so we can prove which of us is truly stronger. How about you rest in the bedroom I had my servants build in case of a situation like this? It's to your right." Umi said. "OK, but no holding back when it's time to duel!" Iwa responded. He then went to rest.

5: Iwa's Nightmare

When Iwa went to sleep, he saw what appeared to be a stick man drowning, trying so hard to reach the surface, only to fail and fall down, where he saw him brutally being eaten apart by the fish, along with many others, one of the fish had a familiar and sinister face that he couldn't put his paw on at first. Then, it hit him. "Aka!" he shouted. The fish ignored him, and then that fish flew out of the water, turned into Aka and said, from the sky, "THIS WORLD IS NOW MINE! ALL WHO DO NOT BOW DOWN BEFORE SHALL BE SMITED DOWN BY MY POWER!" he said. Then, there was a huge army consisting of millions of humans trying to fight Aka. "YOU FOOLS! YOU ALL SHALL FACE MY WRATH!" he then began glowing and then there was a flash, and after that was nothing but an empty void. There was then a voice. "If you don't get all of the orbs soon, or you fail, this is what will happen to the world. You may not have special powers, but you have something that the others don't. You have the power of brawn. That means that your attacks cannot be cancelled out by someone's emotions. Without that, the others won't be able to win. The reason I didn't give you your power, is because you already had it in your body." it said. He then woke up, feeling refreshed. "What a dream! Now to fight that big ol' fish!" 

6: The Battle Between Land and Sea

Iwa went up to Umi and said "I'm all rested up! Are you ready to fight?!" Iwa asked, getting in a fighting stance. "I've never been more ready in my thousands of years on this world!" Umi responded. Iwa jumped at him and attacked, while Umi was slamming around trying to crush him by crashing into the floors, walls, and ceilings of the shrine. Eventually, Umi began to start getting worn down. "OK, I see it's time for my special ability!" Umi said in excitement. Umi then shot a beam at Iwa and then suddenly, Iwa was in Umi's body, while Umi was in Iwa's body! "What's going on?!" Iwa shouted in the swapped body. "This is my special ability, Brain Swap! The bodies of me and the victim's get their brains switched around!" Umi said as he slammed Iwa down. Iwa was then lying there on the ground, as the body he was in was dying. "...Wait, what if...!" Iwa thought. He then shot the beam at Umi and they switched back to their original bodies at the last possible moment. "Well played, Iwa... Well played... I see why you were the chosen one...." Umi said, with his last breaths, before he finally fell into an eternal rest. "You were a worthy opponent, Umi." Iwa said. He then bowed his head, paying respects to his fallen foe, before putting back on his diving gear and going back to the surface.

7: The Village Celebrates

When Iwa came back to the surface, the stick people gathered and their leader asked, "Did you do it? Did you slay Umi?" "After a long and tough battle, I came out on top! He was probably the most challenging foe I have faced yet!" Iwa yelled out. The stick people cheered as they were finally free of the king of the fish, but there was one thing Iwa almost forgot about. One of the stick people went up to Iwa and said, "He may have defeated Umi, but have you all forgotten about the biggest threat of all?" The village then went silent. "That's right! I need to help the others get the orbs and fight Aka! I have to go, people, and join the rest of the heroes in saving the world from Aka! Wish me luck!" Iwa shouted. They all cheered for Iwa as he dashed off to catch up with the rest of the heroes, who have already left him behind.

8: Wet Dog Swamp

When Iwa caught up to the rest of the heroes, he found them resting near Wet Dog Swamp. "You guys waited for me?!" Iwa asked in surprise. "If we want to defeat Aka, we have to work together as a team and we never leave a friend behind." Zen said. "Welcome back, Iwa." Takishido said. "So, are you all ready to go into the swamp?" Zen asked. "If we have to." Jesu said, in disgust. "Then let's get going, and try to get this over with as quickly as possible." Takishido responded. They entered the swamp, and they were already being chased down by wet dogs, or so it seemed. All the dogs were really heading toward Iwa. "I'll deal with this you guys! I'll catch up with you later!" he said. They went on, with no wet dogs chasing them now, and they see the Ocean Orb and it's guardian. "It's-" Zen started to say before Jesu cut him off saying "Awww! It's a puppy!" It was no ordinary puppy, it was a puppy with blue fur! The puppy then started barking, and then shot water out of it's mouth, knocking out Takishido. "Takishido!" Uta cried as she ran to his side. "Bad dog!" Zen yelled. The puppy then said "I am the guardian of the Ocean Orb, and my name is not 'Puppy'. My name is Mizu." Just then, Uta managed to get Takishido back up with the power of love. Uta then went up to Mizu. "No, Uta!" Takishido shouted. She then used the power of love and began petting the puppy, and cuddling it until Mizu fell asleep.

9: The Ocean Orb

After Mizu fell asleep, Jesu and Takishido were watching how cute it was, while Zen grabbed the Ocean Orb. After he grabbed the orb, Iwa suddenly appeared before them. Then a voice came from the heavens. "Heroes, I see you have collected three of the four orbs. Only one more left. I'm suprised you managed to defeat the Ocean Orb guardian without needing to resort to violence! ...Then again, I guess that's what happens when a puppy is chosen to guard something. The next orb is beyond the Sky Mountain, and as you already know, is guarded by Kaze, who help you earlier in your journey. Well, I don't have much else to say except, good luck heroes." the voice said. It then disappeared. "Only one more orb? It's hard to beleive this adventure is nearly over already." Takishido said. They then heard something. "Here comes the wet dogs!" Iwa shouted. They then ran until they were out of the swamp, and they began heading to Sky Mountain.

TO BE CONTINUED...

#4: The Final Tale of Kaze

1: Ascending Sky Mountain

The heroes, after getting the Ocean Orb in the Wet Dog Swamp, are now about to cross Sky Mountain to reach the final orb, the Sky Orb, and it's guardian, Kaze, who had helped them once before, but this time when they meet, it will be so they can do battle. They headed to Sky Town in the lower part of the mountain and there, they saw Midori. "So you're crossing the mountain to get the Sky Orb? To imagine you only need one more orb before you finally face my brother Aka. Well, I don't have much else to say. Good luck. Oh, by the way, give me that for a second." he said to them. They then gave him the phone and he put two new numbers in and gave it back. They were Rozu and Mizu. "How does a puppy own a cell phone?" Zen asked. The others laughed before they began climbing the mountain more, but because of how huge the mountain was, they needed to rest. "Zen, I'm getting tired!" Jesu said. "Me too. I don't know if I can go on much longer like this." Uta added. Takishido then said to Zen, "I think it's best we rest here for the night." "That seems to be the case." Zen replied. They then set up camp and rested.

2: The Tale of Jojia

Jesu was dreaming, and she saw nothing but what appeared to be the cosmos. "What's going on?" she asked herself. Then, someone began heading toward her. It was a young girl with light green hair and blue eyes that appeared to be no older than thirteen, much younger than Kaze. "Who are you?" Jesu asked. "My name is Jojia." the girl responded. "Didn't you die four years ago?" Jesu asked her. "Yes. I'm here because the orbs have chosen you as my successor. There is a reason why you gained the power of faith." she answered as she explained herself to Jesu. "Why?" Jesu asked. "Because, I have faith in you. I feel that you are the only one who can truly succeed me." Jojia responded. "OK?" Jesu asked in confusion. Suddenly, Jesu was thrown into what seemed to be Jojia's past, with her alongside her mother, who Jesu seemed to recognize. It was none other than Kaze! "No! It's too dangerous Jojia!" Kaze yelled to her daughter. "I don't care! I have to do this! I must avenge my father's death!" she shouted back before running away. "Jojia!!!" Kaze cried out, but it was too late. Jojia had already gone. She ran until she found who killed her father. It was the police. "How dare you kill him?!" Jojia screamed out, trying her hardest to attack them. "Your father was resisting arrest and was holding us at gunpoint!" the police officer shouted. Another then got up behind Jojia and grabbed her, but right then, there was standing on top of a roof, a man in black holding a gun, pointing it at Jojia. "This is for Aka." he said. The man then shot her in the head and she died almost immediately. "No! Why would someone do that?!" Jesu shouted out. The police, in deep shock, then attempted to chase down the criminal. Everything then faded to white and Jesu woke up.

3: Sunrise

Jesu woke up and no one else was awake besides Iwa. "Trouble sleeping?" he asked. "I dreamed about a young girl named Jojia getting shot." she responded. "I see. You had a vision of the past. As for me, I keep getting visions of what the future could become, and it making me have trouble sleeping. I keep having nightmares about the world being destroyed by Aka, and even had one where he tore all of you apart, limb by limb, while shouting out 'The world is mine!' and the like..." Iwa said. They then looked outside. The sun was rising. "I've never been so glad to see the sun rising." Iwa said. "We need to get the Sky Orb and stop Aka so your visions don't come true!" Jesu said. They then woke the others up. "We need to get that Sky Orb as soon as possible!" Jesu said to them. They then went to continue climbing the mountain. 

4: Naigaidesu

They kept climbing the mountain until they reached the peak, where they saw a girl with long blonde hair that is over 20 feet long. "Is this the fabled Naigaidesu?" Zen asked. She then attacked Uta, Takishido, and Iwa with her hair and knocked them out. "A simple yes would have sufficed." Zen said to her in a harsh tone. She then knocked down Zen with her long hair as well, leaving only Jesu still standing. She tried to use the power of faith to attack her, but she was blocking all of her attacks with her hair. At the same time however, the power of faith blocked out all of Naigaidesu's hair attacks as well. Jesu then imagined a pair of scissors, and then suddenly, the power of faith created a pair of scissors made out of pure faith. When Naigaidesu tried to attack again, Jesu used the scissors and cut off her hair. "Oh no! My beautiful hair! What am I ever going to do now?!" she cried. Then a man walked up from the other side of the peak. "I'll tell you what you're going to do." he said. It was Ki, who then grabbed Naigaidesu, who cried, "Let go of me you freak!" as he dragged her down the mountain. "What does he plan on doing with her?" Jesu asked herself. "You don't want to know." a voice said from behind Jesu. She turned around and saw Zen had gotten up, along with the others. "Let's go down and get that Sky Orb already!" Iwa shouted. "We know, we know!" Zen responded. They then began climbing down the mountain.

5: The Return of Don'Yoku

They climbed down the mountain and saw Ki had Naigaidesu tied up. "Now this is different." Zen said. Then, the supposed Ki had taken off his suit, and then they saw a different familiar face. "That's not Ki at all." Takishido said. "That's Don'yoku!" Iwa shouted. He then noticed them and tried to charge at them, shouting "You did this!" at them. Uta then slapped him as he tried to attack, which caused him to fall down the mountain. "I didn't mean to slap him that hard." Uta said in suprise from her own power. The others then freed Naigaidesu. She had a suprised look on her face and said "...Thank you?" Uta then faced her and said "I guess now you're just a regular woman." "I guess so." she responded. They then walked down the mountain, leaving Naigaidesu stranded and confused on Sky Mountain.

6: Kaze Remembers

When they kept going down, the heroes saw a stairway going up. "I wonder where this goes." Zen said before they began walking up it. When they reached the top, they saw the Sky Orb and its guardian, Kaze. "So we meet again." Takishido said to her. "Yep, and this time, it's in battle!" she said. She then swiftly knocked out Takishido. They started using their powers and fought. The heroes used the power of love, faith, courage, and Iwa's strength, while Kaze used the power of the wind. As they kept fighting, she caught something as she looked toward Jesu. "Jojia..." she muttered. She then stopped fighting. "I surrender." she said, with tears in her eyes. "Jesu... You remind me so much of my daughter..." she said, before she began crying. Jesu went up to her and tried to comfort her. "What's going on here?!" Iwa shouted. "...I think Kaze is... Jojia's mother." Uta said. "What?" Zen asked. "I think when she sensed the power of faith, which was passed down from Jojia in Jesu, I think it reminded her of the daughter she lost four years ago." Uta responded. Kaze then grabbed the Sky Orb. "Here, have it... That's what Jojia would have wanted..." she said to Jesu. She then handed her the orb.

7: The Sky Orb and Kaze's Decision

When the orb entered Jesu's hands, it and the other orbs flashed, also causing Takishido to be restored. The voice from the heavens then came once again. "I see you have gathered all four orbs. Now you must come to the Tunnel of Light. The entrance is at the bottom of the mountain. There, you must place the orbs in their proper places. Once you have done that, I will speak with you once more. Good luck, heroes." it said. It then disappeared. Then, Kaze said something. "...I'm going to go fight Aka." "What?! Are you crazy?!" Zen said. "I have nothing left to live for but to avenge my daughter. I'm going to go fight Aka. Alone." Kaze responded. Kaze then began walking off. "But you'll die." Takishido said. "I don't care! Aka must die!" Kaze said. She then ran away. "No, Kaze!" Jesu shouted.

8: Kaze Tries to Fight Aka

Kaze went to Sky Town and saw Aka. "THIS MOUNTAIN IS MINE!" he shouted. Kaze then charged at him and shouted, with tears in her eyes, "TAKE THIS YOU DIRTY DAUGHTER KILLER!" She used all of her power and agility against Aka, and he wasn't even phased. "FOOL! PREPARE TO MEET YOUR END, JUST LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER!" Aka shouted. He then punched Kaze down to the ground, and she was mortally wounded. "HA! PUNY SKY GUARDIAN!" Aka said before letting out his evil laugh. He then started heading back to the stream where he first entered the world. With the last of her power, she grabbed her phone, and called the heroes.

TO BE CONTINUED...

#5: Catastrophe

1: Kaze's Final Moments

The heroes, now possessing all four orbs are heading to the Tunnel of Light, and then, Kaze, who had just been mortally wounded by Aka had decided to use the last of her power to call them. Takishido picked it up. "I want to talk to Jesu." She said, panting. "It's for you." Takishido said as he gave the phone to Jesu. "Jesu... I'm afraid I don't have long for this world... Just know Jesu... I love you... ...You're like a daughter to me... I can see why you were chosen.... as Jojia's successor.... Goodbye.... Jesu...." she said. There was then silence. Jesu hung up. "I'll miss her." she said. "Oh no, Kaze is dead, isn't she?" Uta said. "Why didn't she just listen?! I knew that was going to happen!" Zen said. "...It doesn't matter now, as much as I hate to say it. We really need to get moving and get to the Tunnel of Light." Takishido then said. The heroes then payed their respects to their fallen commerade. "...At least she's with her daughter now." Takishido added. They then began climbing down the mountain to reach the Tunnel of Light, with the spirit of Kaze living on through their hearts.

2: A Man Called Dino

They reached the Tunnel of Light and then Midori called. "Hey. I take it you're heading to the Tunnel of Light? I must warn you, there has been a man from my world blocking the path. His name is Kyoryo and he calls himself Dino, and he dresses like a dinosaur. Well, either way, good luck heroes!" he said before he hung up. When they entered, they saw a man matching Midori's description. "ROAR!" He shouted. This was Dino. Zen punched him. Dino then said "Ow! That hurt! Mommy!!!" as he ran off in pain. "So much for being called Dino." Zen said, unimpressed. They then entered the Tunnel of Light. They walked along the incredibly long path until they reached a room. "This looks promising." Takishido said.

3: The Orb's Ultimate Power

They entered the room. There were four pillars with a slot on each. One for stone, one for flame, one for ocean, one for sky. They put in the orbs. Suddenly, they were surrounded by the cosmos. "Welcome heroes. It is time you received the ultimate power of the orbs!" A voice said. Takishido then turned golden. "Hope." the voice said. Then, Uta turned pink. "Love." the voice said. And then, Jesu turned blue. "Faith." the voice said. And finally, Zen turned red. "Courage." After they transformed, there was then a flash, and they saw what appeared to be a flickering image of a bright golden cat with green eyes. "Heroes. It is your responsibility to defeat Aka. I cannot remain in this timeline much longer." it said. The voice they have been hearing their whole adventure belonged to this cat. "Who are you?" Zen asked. "That is not important. What is important is that you go and defeat Aka. He is by the stream. Go heroes, and save the world like I once did long ago! Go heroes! Bring peace to the world!" the cat said. It then vanished along with the cosmos surrounding them, but the heroes still remained in their transformed state. "Let's go and defeat Aka!" Zen said. They then left the tunnel and ran all the way back to the stream in mere seconds. Except for Iwa. He had to hold on to someone else.

4: Aka Creates Catastrophe

They then saw Aka and confronted him. "You're time is up." Takishido said to him. "NO! TIME IS NEVER UP FOR ME!" Aka shouted back. He then attempted to attack him, but Takishido punched him down to the ground. "YOU... YOU FOOLS! NO ONE EVER TRIES TO FIGHT ME AND LIVE! NO ONE!!!!!!!" he shouted. Aka then began transforming. Then, the whole universe was being sucked in by his power! He transformed into a giant monster, with the faces of all the evil that has ever existed in the universe. "I AM NO LONGER AKA! I AM NOW SAIGAI, AND I SHALL DESTROY EVERYTHING, AND THEN I SHALL RULE OVER ALL FOR ALL ETERNITY!" it shouted. They then blasted it using their powers, but the faces absorbed all of them. "FOOLS! THE FACES AROUND ME PROTECT ME FROM ALL ATTACKS CREATED BY THE EMOTIONS OF MERE HUMANS! PREPARE TO FACE THE POWER OF THE NEW GOD OF THIS REALITY!" it said. Saigai then blasted Zen, Takishido, Jesu, and Uta, defeating them even in their transformed state. "I SHALL NOT ONLY DESTROY THIS TIMELINE! NO! I SHALL DESTROY ALL TIMELINES! THERE SHALL BE NOTHING, EVER!" Saigai shouted. Iwa then snuck up on him, punched all of the faces on him. "WHAT'S GOING ON?! I'M LOSING POWER!" After he punched all of them, only one face remained. The face of Aka. "Take this!" Iwa said. He then punched him in the face, causing Saigai to be defeated and everything then flashed white.

5: The Cat from a Different Timeline

After the flash, there was nothing besides Iwa floating in the cosmos. What do I do now?! Iwa thought to himself. Then suddenly, a flash appeared and then, the golden cat appeared, and alongside him were Kaze and Jojia. It then said "So, you're the only survivor? ...Wait, that isn't right. You're not the only survivor. You and the heroes are just all scattered throughout the cosmos. Everything was restored, except Saigai and Aka." It then managed to find where Zen, Takishido, Jesu, and Uta were and brought them to Iwa. "So, you're this timeline's Zuper Team?" it asked. "What's that?" Zen asked. "...Nevermind." the cat said. It then said, "My name is Samuel Catson. This may sound weird, but I'm from a previous timeline. To be specific, I was that timeline's version of Takishido." He then looked around. "You know, it's not often I see a timeline where it's version of you survives, Jesu. The version of you from my timeline was destroyed along with the state she lived in." Sam said. "You're weirding me out!" Iwa said. "I guess it figures." he said. "I guess I'll send you back to your world now. I don't think we'll ever see each other again, so I guess this is goodbye." he added. He then used his power to send the heroes back to their world. "How weird is that? A timeline I date Avril instead of Sparkle! Or wait, sorry, I meant Uta!" Sam said, laughing. He then went back to his own timeline, never to return to Zen's.

6: The Heroes Return Home

They return to their world and arrive in the Village of the Stick People, where everyone awaited the heroes' return, including Midori, Pinku, her supporters, Aru, Maiku, Abi, Ki, Senotakai, Maku, Rozu, the Stick People, Poro, Mizu, Naigaidesu, Zen's parents, and even the loser Mayor Gureggu. "You're alive!" Poro said with a sigh of relief. "We knew you'd come through!" Zen's Dad said. "Congratulations, heroes! Let us have a feast in your honor!" The leader of the stick people said. They all ate that evening. "Good job, heroes." Midori said. They all talked about their adventures that night. "We had to go through this swamp of wet dogs, and they all piled up on top of Iwa!" Zen said, laughing. "I turned golden." Takishido said. "I met this person named Kaze..." Jesu began saying, until they brought the music. Uta began singing, and as she sang, Iwa began dancing. "Come on up here!" Uta said midsong, calling up Takishido. They ate and partied all night, and their world never faced a problem as big as Aka again. Except maybe a man named Noipazez, but everyone was already long gone by the time that happened billions of years later.

THE END