Antisepticeye had picked himself up, snarling at his counterpart.

He was pissed.

A growl left his throat like a demonic whisper, "You .  . . .  . heheh" he straightened his posture and spat on the ground in front of Anti, "You're gonna WHAT!?"

Anti stared back just as intense, only fueled by anger and his will to protect, "You heard me. Today is the day you die"

Anti rippled lightning in his way, trying to throw him off. Of course, Antisepticeye wasn't used to Anti attacking him so he was caught up in it but it didn't seem to affect him all that much. But that's what Anti wanted. He got him to lower his guard and teleported in front of him, slamming as much energy as he could along with his full body weight into the enemy.

Antisepticeye was reeling, 'This isn't right . . . what the fuck happened to him!!?' 

Anti wasted no time launching himself at him again but this time, Antisepticeye was ready and caught his hands, locking them in a stand-still face to face. Lightening blistering off each of their hands, trying to ward off the other.

"You shouldn't have come" Antisepticeye taunted him, "That rage you have now . . . it's gonna run out . .  and be replaced by fear again. You WILL FEAR ME  . . Just like you did before"

Anti seethed, not willing to let himself be deterred anymore by him, "I don't fucking think so, asshole"

"Hrn?" Antisepticeye blinked, calling upon more Pheno energy inside of him from his green eyes. But something was different now.

'What? What is this?' Antisepticeye thought, 'He shouldn't have so much power . . . . There's no way-'

Anti's new marble eye crackled with power snapping inside of it, "Because this time . . .  I'm not fighting alone"

In that instant, Antisepticeye thought he'd lost his mind. Behind Anti. All around him  . . . they were THERE. The previous ones he had killed . . . .

He felt himself shudder, 'What is this . . . they can't be . . . no, they're dead. They're DEAD!'

The previous Jackie's ghost behind Anti had a look  in his eyes he didn't recognize in the hero.

He didn't expect the CURRENT Jackie to take the ghost's place.

Anti glitched out of the way, letting Jackie surprise attack the monster with a powerful slam in the jaw.

As Antisepticeye was flung into a neighboring tree, Jackie pat his back with a smirk.

"I knew you'd come."

Anti nodded, "I had to, didn't I? The other you would have haunted me otherwise, right?" but he was a tad confused, "I thought you were out of commission for a bit. He had beaten you-"

"Marvin's potions, remember? He had brewed them special for this fight. They work faster and better but there's only so many of them." Jackie glanced over to Chase, "Looks like Marvin already took one himself and is going to Chase to help him, too. . . . what do you think?"

Anti groaned, "What do I think?" they both watched as Antisepticeye broke himself loose out of the mound of dead branches, a completely unhinged look in his eyes, ". . . . I think we're gonna need a miracle . . .but you already new that, didn't you, hero?"

"You don't think we can take him?" Jackie snorted, "Thought you were here in confidence, glitch"

"Yeah, well . .  not that much confidence" he stood in a guard as Antisepticeye looked to be starting to power himself up again like a mass weapon.

"Let's keep him distracted. Chase's mini Pheno gun doesn't seem to have any affect on him, so Henrik has the canon loading up but it'll take a little time yet"

Anti nodded, "Distraction . . . . yeah, I think all he can think about is killing US so . .  not a problem"

Antisepticeye was seething, his rage bursting through the seams, 'How is this possible? No fucking way he's all better just like that. Not even the PREVIOUS magician was THAT good!' his whole body shook, 'Unless the fucker's STILL been researching his fucking magic . . .  and LEARNED to better his potions. . . . that's not supposed to happen . . . EVERYTHING is FUCKED! If it wasn't for this magic PRICK, I'd have killed them all already!'

He glanced to Marvin who was having Chase drink one of the potions, "Fucking . . . . little bastards!!"

Anti and Jackie fully expected Antisepticeye to come to them but were surprised to see him veering to Marvin!

"FUCK!" Anti glitched and got in his way, forcing an electric field in front of Chase and Marvin, "No you don't! You fight US first!"

"And why the hell would I play by YOUR fucking rules?!" Antisepticeye shouted back.

Jackie tried to shock him coming from behind but Antisepticeye anticipated it, going to stab him in the hand. Luckily, however, Jackie noticed just in time, using his arm to block the knife instead.

Jackie groaned as the sharp knife sliced into him but he bounced over next to Anti, "Dammit . . .  It doesn't matter who's rules anyone goes by. We'll protect the others no matter what and get in your way. So you might as well START with us!"

Antisepticeye's teeth gleamed with a little shine of blood still from Jackie's earlier assault. He was pissed. Of course he was. But he knew Jackie was right.

He raised his haunches, ready to plow straight through them.

Meanwhile, Marvin finally had Chase awake and had his arm hanging around his shoulder, "Gonna be alright, Brody. . . . we still got this"

Chase still didn't understand the power of Marvin's potions but had drank it without complaint. He was feeling better already but still just as hopeless.

"Gugh. . . . . It's great that Anti came . . . but do you still think we can win this?" he glanced over at the Pheno gun laying on the ground, "The gun didn't do shit to him . . .  still has two shots left but what good are they?"

"Come on, Ace, have a little faith" Marvin teased him, only wincing a little. He could still feel the stab wound Antisepticeye had given him, "We're not dead yet, right? That means we still have a shot. And remember? Henrik's canon is still in the game"

"If it'll fucking ever finish loading up" he grumbled.

Henrik stared at the screen of the canon's starter, sweat running down his brow, 'This damn thing. I didn't have a lot of time to put it together. Didn't work out all zhe kinks. Zhis better fooking work the first try else we really ARE dead'

"Scheisse . . . " he muttered to himself .

Jameson, having come back to Henrik, saw his friend's worry. The look in his eyes weren't promising. 

Looking at the canon, though, he wasn't sure what HE could do. Yeah, he knew his way around a clock's mechanics, but this was FAR beyond that. 

'Seventy percent down. . . .  I hope Anti and Jackie can hold out that long'

Everyone seemed to forget about Sean but he was perfectly fine with that, hiding behind the biggest rock and debris he could find. Yes, he was being a coward, but what else could HE do against all of this? Compared to everyone else, he was as weak and powerless as a baby!

'God, I hope this ends up being some fucked up dream after all' he thought to himself, peeking every once in a while at the battle not so far away.

Antisepticeye's eyes filled into black again and his body radiated with the Pheno energy, his hair turning to glow green with the power he was raising within him. 

The earth below them practically shook and Jackie remembered what Henrik had told them about the Pheno Reactor's power shortly after they learned of Antisepticeye's absorption of it.

'In theory, my Pheno Reactor could decimate over hundreds of miles radius of land! If Antisepticeye really did take in that much power . . . . he has the power of over 3,000 atomic bombs at his will . .  zhat is saying if he can truly control it'

Jackie blinked, 'That's it!. . .if he can control it. He hasn't used nearly that amount of energy on us yet and if he was THAT serious about killing us already, he WOULD have just to get it over with!'

He glanced to Anti who was just as ready as him to get back into the brawl.

'Which means . . . .' Jackie smirked, 'We have the advantage. He CAN'T control that amount of power without hurting HIMSELF in the process'

Antisepticeye seethed viciously, "What the fuck are you smirking about?!"

"Oh nothing . .  just thinking about the look on your face when you LOSE to us"

Antisepticeye bolted at him but Jackie backed out of the way. Anti seemed confused but he wasn't ignorant. Jackie was baiting him for some reason. Was it to make him slip up somehow?

Jackie dodged Antisepticeye's knife but he was faster than before and the hero grimaced as he sliced down his side. He managed a right hook to break away from him but even Anti noticed how his counterpart seemed to slightly stumble.

'Something's . . . off' Anti wondered to himself, 'He beat Jackie to a pulp before. Did he use too much energy before?'

But something told him that wasn't it, 'He powered up with the Pheno energy inside of him just now . . . maybe he's trying to hold back . . but why?'

Marvin wondered the same thing, standing by Chase who was able to stand up on his own now, 'With so much weighing him down . . . is that much power really a blessing or a curse? I had to keep stored power in my mask so I could keep it contained and controlled. But he doesn't have anything like that. Of course, he destroyed my mask so now I just have whatever's left in me. But he has ALL that power . . .'

He narrowed his eyes straight at Anti and Jackie fighting him, "This might just be the opening we were looking for. Jackie's trying to distract him and piss him off on purpose"

"Why the fuck would he do that?" Chase scowled, "He just got his ass handed to him on a silver platter not so long ago!"

"And now he's holding his own since Antisepticeye collected more energy" Marvin helped him along the thought process.

Chase sighed, "Whatever. Plan what you guys want. Just let me know when to shoot the bastard. Hen, how we coming?"

Henrik glanced at him, "You vant good news or bad news?"

Marvin turned to Henrik, too, ignoring the fight now that was happening between Anti, Antisepticeye and Jackie. They seemed to be holding up.

"What do you mean, doc?"

Henrik groaned, "It's frozen!"

Jameson covered his mouth in shock, 'I thought it was just slow! Oh no, what are we gonna-'

Chase whacked the canon.

Henrik whacked Chase.

"Zhe fook are you doing!? You cannot just hit it like zhat!"

"I just saw you doing the same thing a few minutes ago!" Chase argued.

"Yes, but I know WHERE and HOW HARD to hit! You cannot just slap it willy nilly!"

Jameson whacked the canon.

"JAMESON!"

The canon's screen beeped and read with large print on it: LOADING COMPLETE. AIM ON TARGET.

Henrik cleared his throat, "HUh . . . I knew zhere was a reason I had you by my side!"

"Sweet" Chase grinned, "So we're ready?!"

Henrik nodded, "You're up, Ace"

Marvin raised his hand to stop them, "We still have to wait for an opening. Right now, Antisepticeye is moving too much and too close to Anti and Jackie. . . . . . "

"So what do we-"

Marvin teleported and appeared behind Antisepticeye, knocking him hard on the back of the head while he was distracted by the other two.

"Gah! What the hell!?" Antisepticeye whipped around but as he did so, he swayed. His head pounded, "Fucker . . . ." but he wasn't about to pass out. He felt Anti and Jackie grab him from behind, keeping him still.

Marvin had his chance.

Maybe HE could kill him here and there.

"Heheheheheheheheh" Antisepticeye laughed softly, letting the two hold him. He looked up at Marvin, eyes still black with green iris', "Idiots"

"What are you on about?" Marvin sneered, "You're the one that's losing so much energy. You used too much earlier and now have so much inside of you, that you can't control it."

Antisepticeye chuckled again, "Poor magician . . .. too stupid to see what's right in front of you. Here. . . . I can kill three large birds with one stone. I just needed you to get your ass over here and think you were safe"

Marvin blinked, 'What?'

Antisepticeye's body radiated a powerful aura, a force seemingly wanted to burst out of him.

And that's when Marvin knew.

He whirled around to shout to Chase, "NOW! CHASE! SHOOT HIM NOW!!!!"

"But you're in the crossfire!" Chase was in position but he didn't want to hurt the others, too.

"JUST DO IT! THIS IS OUR ONLY CHANCE! NOW! NOW!!!!"

Anti and Jackie let go of Antisepticeye, getting the message loud and clear but they knew it was too late. Marvin was right.

This was their only chance.

Chase aimed the canon.

Jameson prayed.

Henrik fell to his knees.

Antisepticeye had a ball of energy surrounding him that looked nuclear and deadly.

Marvin cast a spell towards Sean, Jameson, Henrik and Chase to protect them from the blasts.

Jackie grabbed Anti and slammed him down on the ground flat for whatever little protection it'd give them, yanking Marvin down with them by his robe and cape. Marvin cast one last protection spell.

Chase fired the canon directly at the enemy.

Antisepticeye nuked the battlefield.

As the dust started to clear and the rumbling subsided, there was only a crater where the blast had begun. 

And one body standing.

Antisepticeye squinted, looking around. 

He knew it had been risky. He wasn't exactly in the best state of mind. If Sean had died first in that blast, then he would have perished, too. 

'I was foolish' he growled to himself, 'And that canon . . . the blast from the canon seemed to have absorbed most of my explosion. . . .'

Antisepticeye shuddered, holding his stomach, 'Fuck . . . that canon was a real piece of work. Another hit like that and even I . . . . . but it seemed to have all been worth it. Looks like they're all . .-'

He froze, a mix of horror and anger in his neon green eyes.

Marvin's shields dissipated but the damage was still massive.

It had taken all of Marvin's energy and power to shield them all and now he had nothing left in him. 

It was all up to Jackie and Anti now to hold him off until Henrik, Jameson and Chase could load up the canon again.

Marvin laid on the ground, unable to even pick himself up. With Jackie laying over top of him and Anti, though, that was understandable. 

Jackie groaned but carefully moved off of them, 'I tried to protect them but it looks like Marv beat me to it first . .. . the canon wasn't enough .  . . .' he scoffed to himself, 'Dammit . . . and even Anti looks pretty wiped'

They had to think of their next move and fast.

But now that Antisepticeye knew the power they had with the canon . . .. 

he wasn't about to take him time anymore with them.

It was now all or nothing, even for Antisepticeye. 

"You fools have been lucky so far. I've been too soft on you . . . . playing with my prey" he seethed, "But now . .  not anymore. Time to cut the throats . . . ... . .  . . . say good-bye"