The telekinetic man shook his head.

"I've been running this whole time from you four, recuperating from my mortal wounds. I guess you all finally decided to catch up with me now. And before I kill you all for good this time, I just want to remind you, I have a name, but you can now call me Psyguy."

Loona scoffed. "Real fucking original, Shavey!"

Moxxie joined in on the verbal assault. "I don't know about you all, but I'm getting tired of wasting time talking to Shavey! Let's put away the chatter and KICK HIS ASS!"

They all yelled in unison around Psyguy. "YEAH!"

Then they all rushed him. Blitzo, Loona, Moxxie, and Millie all took out their own weapons and had them ready. A plasma AK, plasma uzis, plasma longblade, and a plasma axe. They felt at least one of them should inflict some serious damage. For Psyguy, however, he did not have to do anything but stand still and display his might.

"So be it."

He remained where he was and concentrated good and hard. Meanwhile, Blitzo and Loona fired their respective guns and sprayed him with a sea of bullets. In his mind, time was completely still, and all he had to go was hold back all of their ammunition at once. While they were unloading their clip to no avail, Millie charged her axe and was ready for the rematch she was staying up all night for. Unfortunately, their opponent would ensure he would never struggle like he previously did with the powerhouse of the team. He stuck his hand out and lifted her up with his brain power gripping the axe. She gasped, as the edge of her blade drew closer and closer to the ceiling of the tunnel system.

Big mistake.

With the addition of the plasma properties, the minor collision was amplified by a thousand, and created an explosive pulse that sent everybody back by a couple of yards. Suddenly, the bullets that were held back by the telekinetic target were headed right towards Blitzo and Loona. They shared a collective scream and held each other's hand tightly...fortunately the bullets overshot both of them by an inch and flew into the abyss of darkness. Moxxie was less lucky, however. He was of course startled by the pulse, but was screaming when he felt the longblade slip from his fingers and was headed right behind him. All it took was a plop for all five of them to get sent back even further. Because he was here to feel the brunt of it, Moxxie was sent forward about a dozen yards and landed right behind Blitzo and Loona. They all groaned, while Millie slowly got back up to her feet. Unbeknownst to her, the man was trying to get back up to his feet as well. Once the two realized they were in close proximity, they froze for a while, until eventually both of them took something out. Millie dug fast into her pocket for a match and one of her cherry bombs, while Psyguy raised his hand and pulled Millie's axe towards them. The imp, however, beat him to it, and threw the cherry bomb right at him. Luckily for the villain, he ducked right underneath its path. Unfortunately for the villain, the bomb was thrown right at the blade of the axe.

Before they even knew it, the place was filled with fire and smoke. As they all were once again tossed around like ragdolls, the ceiling above them collapsed, inevitably allowing a river of water to enter and chase all of them at rapid speed. The team got up together and ran from the immediate danger. However, none of them noticed the man pull a pipe right towards him. He dropped it onto the floor and hopped right on top of it. This clever trick resulted in him experiencing the surf of his life, balancing on a smooth surface pipe. Now that the high ground was at his advantage, he grabbed a handful of small steel balls and juggled them around with his telekinetic powers. From there, Psyguy sent the balls flying towards the team, trying to stab them right through with hard force. Instead, Millie turned around and threw another cherry bomb to distract the man, but not before taking a steel ball right into her back. She shrieked in pain, and was restricted into a limp as she continued advancing from the water. Moxxie looked back and tried to run after her, but froze when he realized the cherry bomb was about to explode, and so it did. The steel balls were sent flying everywhere, but they were pulled from behind the major explosion, which sent Millie straight towards Moxxie's arms. Without communication, he carried her and ran for their lives. Psyguy, on the other hand, surfed right through the explosion and kept the steel balls swerving around. Blitzo tried to shoot right behind him, but with the lack of a clear line of sight, the bullets were only pulled into the swirling balls. The target now had even more projectiles to work with, so he sent them right towards them.

Everybody felt that tingle of danger, so the boss shouted "DOWN!" and everybody followed his order. They all stopped still and were overtaken by the wave. While Psyguy believed that he had this round won, Moxxie and Millie found their weapons in the water and tried to swim towards each other, but it was difficult when the water was rushing in fast. After a little more effort, they found each other and clanked their weapons together.

The pulse was too much. It absolutely demolished the floor together and crashed the ceiling from a mile radius. It also sent all five of them flying high with the water, until they all fell onto a large cruise that was in the middle of the tour. The sprinkle of water, combined with their bodies falling hard onto the boat, created a sense of panic for every passenger on board. As everybody supposedly tried to run inside and hide for their lives. Blitzo got up and reloaded his gun with another clip to waste on the target. Soon after, Millie and Loona raised themselves from the floor. They were on top of the South End, while Moxxie was stuck in the very top of the boat. He held his head and felt a stream of blood coming down his face. Sadly, the imp took way too long up there, because his agony was soon strengthened when he felt the foot of Psyguy on his back. The force of the kick sent the imp onto the second floor. The landing was so hard, it made him crash through the wooden tiles and onto the rails of the first floor. His body was slowly sliding right into the water until his legs were caught by the paws of Loona, with Millie there to help him up.

"Come on, you baby dick bastard! HEAVE!"

Millie grabbed him by his waist and lifted him right up. "HO!"

Once he was set on the floor of the cruise, he shook his head around and regained his consciousness. Moxxie was assisted to his feet by their hands, and pointed at the top. "I lost my sword. It's right up there with the target!"

Millie nodded and pulled out another cherry bomb from her pocket.

During all the commotion, Blitzo had his gun out and was ready to put a couple of holes into Psyguy, but first he had to ensure that they were going to remain out of sight from the public. He broke into the captain's room and spooked both already-spooked captains.

The one on the right seat stood up and wagged his finger at the imp. "Get the fuck out of here! Fucking lea-what the fuck are you?" Without a response, Blitzo aimed his AK at the aggressive captain and sent him back with a load of bullets through his chest. The other captain was scared out of his seat as he tried to run past Blitzo, but the boss quickly pulled up on him and shot him through the chest as well. Now he had a hold of the cruise, and was happy to see that there weren't any curves or turns in their course. He set the boat to autopilot and rushed out of the blood-splattered room.

A party that consisted of Moxxie, Millie, and Loona were now running up the stairs hastily, trying to surround the target and put an end to his life. When they both tried to climb up to the top, however, they all screamed once they saw a rather large antenna fall down on them. Millie processed this fast and pulled out her axe to deflect the object. Once her axe brushed against the antenna, all the energy sent it back towards the water. They all continued their way up, but they were all shocked to see that the man was nowhere to be seen. He must have found his way inside with all the passengers.

Loona's eyes widened. "Oh fuck."

Then it happened.

For some strange reason, the group fell down onto the floor as they felt the force of the boat pull right against them. Loona screamed at the top of her lungs. "HE'S CARRYING THIS FUCKING BOAT!" The realization that he was lifting the boat greatly alarmed the team, especially Blitzo, who was right by the staircase to the bottom when he fell to the floor. The three that were on top finally regained their balance and stared right down. Every single one of them nearly fell when they saw the entirety of the cemetery grounds from where they were. The cruise was that high right now.

Blitzo was unsure where to go. Unlike everybody else, he didn't know whether or not Shavey was controlling this boat from the top. And he especially didn't know how to react when he heard three separate thuds from outside. He was glad to see it was his team, trying to crawl their way inside of the cruise. First he saw Loona making her way in, gritting her teeth, while the couple followed from behind.

"What the fuck is going on out there?"

While clinging onto the floor, Moxxie pointed down to the staircase. "He's with them right now, sir! We need to go catch him!" After those words departed from Moxxie's lips, the boss raised himself to his bottom and scooted down the stairs. Everybody else tried to crawl their way in. Once the boss was all the way down, he heard shrieks around him. Innocent people, holding their loved ones closed, including the children. This otherwise tear-jerking encounter merely got a groan from Blitzo, as he pulled out his gun and incited even more screams.

"Alright, I'm looking for a big guy 'round here. Shaved head, huge asshole, you may know him because he was the only human that fell onto the boat." Nobody said anything. They looked around and did certain signals to tell him that he is not present with them. Some shrugs, some shaken heads, and some squints.

"Oh, come on. You're telling me he is not here? At all? That is a big pile of sh-"

Suddenly, he was tackled down to the ground out of nowhere.

It was Psyguy, and he had a knife in his hand. The target conserved his powers for the sake of carrying the boat, so instead he tried to lodge the blade into the imp's throat to no avail. Blitzo could tell he was desperate to end this once and for all, considering the popped veins on the man's head. Psyguy tried to stab him through the shoulder this time, and he succeeded. The imp stifled a scream, holding his hand to his mouth and using the other to quickly pull it out before it gets worse. Alas, his attempt was thwarted by the grip of Psyguy, who charged back for a haymaker across his cheek.

Instead, he was shot through the back. The crowd of people gasped, as Loona came to the rescue. Sadly, she only had four bullets to pierce him with. She discharged the clip and tried to reload a new one, but then everybody at the bottom of the boat started levitating.

Either that, or the boat was falling down.

Moxxie peaked his head from around the corner of the staircase. "BRACE YOURSELVES!"

Everybody screamed as the boat sped up. It was only a matter of time before the cruise would be buried underneath the water. That's when they heard sirens outside. Oh shit. The city was now under lockdown, meaning the capital was deploying units right now to resolve the supposed hijack.

Blitzo swam in the air and instructed his team to leave the staircase. When they left, they all banged their heads on the ceiling of the first floor. They shook it off and tried to make their way out through the door. There wasn't much time left. With the rest of their strength, the I.M.P threw themselves out the door and into the air. The team formed a circle as they witnessed the entire cruise dive into the water.

The boss sighed. "Phew. I'm glad that's over wi-HOLY FUCK!"

Psyguy made it out at the last minute and was now swimming towards land. Loona was baffled by the fact that she was unable to kill the target. She reloaded the clip and shot into the river as they braced for impact. The bullets shot through the water and caught the man's attention from above. The hound wasn't done, howev-

And they fell into the water.

Millie gurgled as she moved her arms around trying to get herself out of the situation. It was unfortunate that she couldn't swim, but that didn't stop her from trying. Once he opened his eyes, Moxxie took notice of this and swam towards the struggling imp. He carried her in his arms and carried themselves up to the surface. As they caught their breath, they were rudely met by a number of bullets coming right at them from yards away. They both gasped and got back into the water, ducking from danger.

When they returned, they instantly noticed Blitzo and Loona chasing the man into land. "Damnit, he's getting away!" Moxxie swam themselves towards Psyguy at a slower rate than all three of them.

Millie unsheathed her axe slowly and raised it up to the skies behind them. "Hang on, sweetie! I hope you brought your flight goggles!"

Then she swung it down with the blade facing flat. The axe slapped the surface of the water and pushed the couple high into the air. They both bellowed as Millie was ready to cut the target in half. Shortly before they were getting there, Psyguy turned around at the right time and stuck his hand out. He had Millie's axe in his hold, forcing her to stay in mid-air and forcing Moxxie to fly towards nowhere.

"Uh oh."

With a swift motion, he sent her flying and screeching towards the cemetery, where she would land and roll violently. "Umpf! Ugh! Agh!" It roughed her up and put the cherry on top when she banged her head right on one of the tombstones. The axe stumbled through the ground too and was sent all the way to the same tombstone, where it cut inches above Millie's head, nearly decapitating her.

Now was the time for the persistent target to take control of the fight. Moxxie had just fallen deep into the water after a dangerously elevated dive, Loona and Blitzo were restricted from utilizing their guns due to the looming certainty that Psyguy would just repossess their ammunition and reset their course towards the duo, and Millie, the only team member that stood in his way, was knocked unconscious by a disturbingly close brush with death. The experiment held all the cards.

And so, he swam back to shore and marched his way up to the cemetery. It took a lot longer for Blitzo and Loona to get back, since they had to make sure Moxxie was okay. Luckily, he was just startled, which was a lot better than being injured in any way. The three now swam together in synchronized fashion. They all wanted a piece of him, and their desire to maim the target was only further strengthened by the sight of a blacked out Millie. The husband ran a little faster and got down to attend to his wounded wife.

"Fuck. Millie? Millie! MILLIE!" Moxxie shook her to the point where he started fearing for her life.

She woke up, however. Although he was glad to see she was okay, it was nauseating when she felt the top of her head and drew blood. That head wound really disoriented her, as she struggled to keep her eyes open under the glowing eyes of Moxxie. Millie was broken to the point where she didn't even feel the rain around her body, for her mind was too fixated on recovering her blurry vision. It was all a nightmare to her.

Blitzo tugged Moxxie's hand and held the imp as he carried Millie in his arms. "Hurry up! The bastards about to leave!"

Everybody was now chasing Psyguy, and it was essentially the inverse of what had transpired beneath the ground. With the team on their tail and on their feet, Loona readied her uzis and dispensed bullet after bullet, trying to take the target down. The worst aspect of an uzi really shined in this scenario, as the dispersal of the bullets were too great for them to come down to the center of her direction. He then turned to the left and ran right into a parking lot. Everybody shifted their course to the left, and none of them even realized that they were in the northern parking lot of the famed Pentagon building. Although the cemetery was a ghost town (quite literally), the Pentagon was full of all types of cars. Psyguy noticed two distinct men making their way inside their cars, which is when he hatched an idea. He once again took out the silver spheres from his pocket and sent them right towards them. With his mind, they went right inside their gullets and ravaged their insides with their static-like velocities, catching the two by surprise and sending them down to the pavement to be left internally bleeding.

From there, he took one of the men's car keys and opened a red pickup truck. Suddenly, he was swarmed by bullets from both Blitzo and Loona, who were right behind the car. A second later, he put it in reverse and stepped on it, ramming the two right underneath and sending them through the roof of the car. They rolled down through his windshield and landed hard on the ground. Moxxie then threw his longblade with one hand and hit the car directly through the backdoor. From there, a pulse violently sent the car back and onto its side while Blitzo and Loona were slow to get up. Whilst doing so, the boss took the car keys from the other victim and slowly limped his way towards the second car, a Nissan Leaf. Loona hopped over the hood and got shotgun. Moxxie opened the passenger door and threw Millie in with caution, trying his best to prevent her concussion from getting any worse. He closed the door behind them and the boss put the car in reverse.

"Shit, shit, shit. Wait...SHIT!" Blitzo looked into the rearview mirror and noticed that Psyguy already flipped his car over. Now that he thought about it, it was pretty obvious that was going to happen considering he had just lifted a boat a hundred feet above the Potomac River. The target slammed the gas and made his way out towards South Washington Blvd. In a haste, Blitzo backed the car out and drove it to pursue Psyguy. They were now at a car chase that made its way into the streets.

"Loona!"

She nodded, even without Blitzo even saying anything else. "I'm on it." She rolled the window down and shot through the rearview window of the pickup truck. Unfortunately, it was very small, so she would have to be very accurate with the gun.

After the rest of her second clip was dried out by the inaccuracy, she growled and threw the uzi out back, where it nearly hit Moxxie square in the face. "LOONA! WATCH WHERE YOU FUCKING THROW THAT THING!" The volume of his voice was enough to catch Millie's attention, as she slowly sat herself up and rubbed her eyes open. The imp looked around and turned to Moxxie.

"W-W-Where's my axe, hun?"

…

If looks can kill, Moxxie would be obliterated by the gaze coming from Millie's increasingly red eyes. She grabbed him by the jacket and let all the bottled up anger out. "YOU LOST MY AXE!?"

Loona groaned and held it up for Millie to see. Moxxie was dumbfounded by the reveal that she had it with her this whole time. "Here. At least somebody on this team can do their job. Now Blitz, give me your point-45. I need something small."

The driver tossed the gun to her seat and instantly focused back to the road. Cars were honking all around them as the two vehicles made their way into the 14th St Bridge. It was a toll road, but it was made redundant as the cars ran over the gate and cautioned a poor night guard who wasn't getting paid enough for this. Loona peeked her head out of the window again and shot through the back window once more. One shot went. Another shot went. It didn't seem like she was getting any closer to his head, but she insisted on trying some more. Another shot exploded from the barrel and it seemed like a perfect shot, since it went right through the headrest. The car ahead of them started slowing down, and the entire team (with the exception of a physically and mentally drained Millie) cheered.

Blitzo was ready to pump the brakes, but then he took another good look and stopped himself from stopping the car. "Wait…"

A head peaked from the seat and gave the whole group a side view. It was a smirk coming from Psyguy himself. Before they knew it, he slammed the gas pedal once more and began distancing himself further and further away from the I.M.P. Moxxie pointed to the truck and screamed. "GET THAT BASTARD! GET HIM! GO GO GO GO!"

Before he slammed his foot on it, he tilted his head a little and matched his employee's screams. "ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT!"

The car sped up, but it was not enough to close the gap any faster. Moxxie shrieked once more and grabbed his hair tightly. "WHY DID WE GET INSIDE A NISSAN LEAF!?"

The car then swerved to the left as it passed through the Watergate Steps and pulled Loona's head right inside, causing the hound to fall back right next to an already flustered Blitzo. The car swerved a little, but regained course as the boss pushed Loona away. Normally, this is the part where she would mutilate him and talk down to him, but she was so invested in finally killing the target that she peeked her head back through and continued firing.

Moxxie and Millie looked at each other. They felt like they knew exactly what to do, but they needed some help. "Sir! We need you to open that sunroof immediately!"

Both cars in the chase were going over 90 mph. It was not helping that they were hitting curve after curve, but they were closing the gap over time. Blitzo looked at the rearview mirror and nodded. With the press of a button, the roof slowly opened, and the couple took separate turns climbing towards the roof of the car. Once they were on top, Moxxie nearly had lost his balance and nearly fell over to get swallowed by the freeway, but Millie held his hand and kept him straight.

They had their weapons in their hands, and they were very close to the pickup truck. After a couple more seconds keeping their balance on top, they heard a heavy bump right beneath them. The two vehicles were finally that close to each other, as the Nissan Leaf rear-ended Psyguy and forced them to a slow yet hard stop. Moxxie and Millie nearly fell from the roof, but they both sunk their nails into the car and lifted themselves back up. The vehicles were losing speed. They were now down to 40mph.

Moxxie looked to Millie and gripped her hand. "NOW!"

Under his command, both imps leaped over and barely made it inside the back of the pickup truck. Psyguy instantly turned around and mouthed a "No" as his big wide eyes focused on Moxxie and Millie taking their weapons out. At the same time, they both swung their weapons down.

The force of the impact was enough to send both cars to the side of the road. As Moxxie and Millie were sent back out to land on their feet, Blitzo and Loona hopped out of the back just in time. They both got on their feet as they witnessed the Nissan Leaf and the pick-up truck roll through a bunch of trees. In a matter of seconds, the entire wreck burst into flames, which made a few of the trees catch fire. Blitzo got on his knees and threw his fists up. "We...are...victorious…" The boss was still catching his breath as the other group members remained vigilant.

But before they realized it, a shadowy figure emerged from the fire. It was Psyguy. He was still on his feet, alive and well. Well, not exactly well. The guy did catch a little fire around his arms, but he put them out fast enough. It made him reminisce of their first encounter, when the explosion back at the hospital burned half of his face. And now here they all were, back to square one.

They transitioned from the tunnels to a cruise to the water to the cemetery to the streets. And now? They were all standing on the grounds of Rock Creek.

Psyguy took off his soaked shirt and threw it to the side, unveiling his bulk stature.

Moxxie sighed. "Had enough yet? We're short on time, so we'll have to stay here to finish our business.

The target scoffed. "That's right. You folks are very resolute people. I'm not surprised, though. That bounty is more than enough for the four of you to chase a man to the outskirts of D.C. I hate to tell you guys, but neither of you are going to make it out alive. You can kill me, but you won't have enough time to make it back? Why? Because he knows."

Millie shook her head. "The President? Who cares if the President kno-"

Psyguy put his finger up and cut her off. "Don't interrupt me. Now look, I am not talking about the President. Nobody standing here should give a pint of shit, and why should they? No. I'm talking about him."

Blitzo was even more confused. "What the hell are you rambling on about?"

That's when the target walked back and forth. "I've already said too much on the subject. Whoever you believe it is, you are probably wrong. But just remember that justice will be served. That's the last thing he told me before he transmitted me my gift. You think you're all the ones carrying out a kill? Heh heh, you're all fools. This whole...goose chase was always the other way around. You think I didn't hear every one of your conversations underground? You think the federal government was the biggest obstacle in that so called White House? No. While you two were making googly eyes at each other, the House was being painted red downstairs. All those attempts you both made to avoid those people downstairs? Completely redundant. They were never there, yet he ensured your minds would think otherwise. See, I am only a guide now, and I have led you all exactly where he wants you. The only problem is, you have to get through me now. And if you get through me…"

Silence. It was immediately broken by a chuckle.

"...heh. I said enough. Do your worst."

Blitzo, Loona, Moxxie, and Millie all just stood there idly. They were reluctant to find out just what he meant, so the boss ordered a huddle and got together with his employees.

"Alright. No change in our game plan. He's just spewing bullshit to scare us off. We have him right where we want him. Just kill one guy and you're all done. Got it?"

Everybody nodded.

They broke out of the huddle and got into battle stances. Blitzo took out his revolver and aimed it at Psyguy.

"I.M.P!"

Then he shot it upward as far as he could. Psyguy noticed this and gripped the bullet from far away. What he didn't understand, however, was that the whole thing was merely a diversion. Loona pulled out Blitzo's AK-47 and fired right into the stomach of the target. The bullets caught him, and even got a loud grunt out of him. He stumbled back and put his other arm out to put a cork in the shooting spree. With the motion of his wrist, he turned the bullets around and sent them across. This attempt, however, would go nowhere, as Moxxie and Millie swung their weapons like they were baseball bats and propelled the bullets back at a faster rate.

It nearly got to him, but Psyguy clenched his fist and put another stop to the fire. Speaking of fire, the one that was right behind him was spreading rather quickly.

The whole team decided to rush as a team and finally put an end to this contract. Moxxie and Millie were up, holding their weapons close and getting ready to take a couple of stabs into their target.

Moxxie threw his longblade through the air and forced a reaction out of Psyguy, who held it up and kept it from exploding through his face. However, Millie subsequently threw her axe at the longblade and inflicted another large force that sent Psyguy far back...but not far enough to engulf him in flames. Instinctively, he ran around the fire and made his way inside the forest. Likewise, the whole team was in his pursuit. They all ran through one foot tall bushes and around a closely packed number of trees. It was a long run, but all five of them wound up on the other side where there was open space around the creek. An enormous area of plain grass complemented by the stream of water. Psyguy stopped dead in his tracks and turned around.

Now he was going to get aggressive. Out of nowhere, he catches both Moxxie and Millie's weapons and drags the blades along with the couple together to create a pulse. He succeeded, and sent the whole team back a few inches to the floor. Just when both of them tried to get up, he grabbed their weapons once again and threw them towards each other until their plasma weapons created yet another pulse. He was about to slam the couple together once more until they both decided to let go of the weapons. Psyguy cackled and slowly attracted the weapons towards each hand. Now he had both a plasma axe and a plasma longblade to fight them with.

Millie proceeded to stand back up along with Moxxie. They were not happy that they had to resort to Plan B, but it was do or die, so they each took out a handgun from their pockets along with a bomb of their choice on the other hand.

Blitzo and Loona got back up. If that's the way he was going to play it, then Loona should just one-up him in this fight. She shared a nod with the boss and threw her uzis away. After cracking her fingers along with her neck, Loona got on all fours and started running towards Psyguy at top speed. She was looking to take him down on the ground and strip him of his weapons. The only thing he can use to move her around is the stuffed grenades in her pocket, but she hid those in plain sight. Plus, the weight of the objects wouldn't be enough to move her freely.

Loona was almost there. Psyguy charged for a double spin swing to catch her with both blades. Sadly, the hound miscalculated and jumped just a little too late. From there, she felt the longblade rip into her shoulder and send her back a couple more yards back, making her thump on the ground numerous times, much like Millie back at the cemetery.

The hound winced in pain, which brewed a rude awakening inside Blitzo. His eyes were wide. He clenched his fists. He dropped his handgun.

He was going to go apeshit right now.

The imp's eyes glowed red. His pupils turned white. Most importantly, his fangs were exposed for the target to see. For the first time in a very long time, the boss meant business. This was not going to send well for Psyguy. With all of his effort, the imp rushed at record time and looked to tackle him down.

The keyword, however, was "looked", because when the target swung high once more, Blitzo got a hold of his feet and pinned him down to the ground. Moxxie and Millie stuck out their guns and began firing towards the pinned man. From there, Blitzo grabbed the longblade that Psyguy was carrying and tried to rip it out of his grip. It proved to be difficult, however, as he had his hand on it pretty firm.

That's when Moxxie's shot wound up hitting the target in his ribs. He screamed and put his hand to the gaping bleeding hole that was now etched into his flesh. Now that he was weakened, Blitzo tore the weapon right out of the target's grip and now had it in his.

He stood up fast and swung the longblade down. At a close second, Psyguy rolled out of there and stuck his hand out to retrieve the guns from Moxxie and Millie. This time, he was fast, and one of the handguns already reached his empty hand. He turned around and tried to shoot Blitzo in the face, but he narrowly missed as the imp lodged the longblade into his breast. This time, Psyguy had enough control to stifle the reaction from the pain and instead opted to shoot Blitzo in the right forearm. The imp fell to the ground and tried to reach the weapon, but now Psyguy was clinging on to it.

Then when he wasn't looking, an explosion went off just a few inches from him. It was one of the cherry bombs that Millie kept, and the explosion managed to send Psyguy down to the floor. Instantly after his guard was down, Blitzo snatched the longblade again and tried to finish off the target with a beheading. That plan went south too. All it took was for Psyguy to stick his arm out once more and send Blitzo back away from close proximity.

The target got on his feet. He was gassed from the fight, but that did not stop him from taking both of his hands out and instructing the whole team to come right at him. Moxxie and Millie both had a bomb in their hand and threw it across, only for the explosives to get thrown up towards the skies by Psyguy. The explosions went off, and now he was running towards the couple with the axe in his hand.

Of course, it wouldn't be a fanfiction with a trillion obscure close calls. Loona reemerged from the shadows and pounced on Psyguy. They were both sent to the ground, as Moxxie and Millie jumped on him to keep him down. Loona even got on top to restrain him.

Moxxie slowly took out his handgun and put the finger on the trigger. "This is what I should have done long ago. Goodbye, you shaved-headed

bastar—"

click

The imp's eyes widened. So did Millie's and Loona's. They all looked at each other and realized the six-clip was already finished. Nothing was inside Moxxie's barrel, giving Psyguy the perfect chance to turn himself around and push everybody else away with his own physical strength.

He then got on top of Moxxie and proceeded to throw punch after punch across his face. Millie tried to stop him, but that's when the man grabbed her whole face with only one hand and threw her down to the ground.

That's when he did the unthinkable. He got on top of her and started going off on her. After the first punch, Millie was laid in a state of shock, and bled quite easily from her nose.

Fighting through the blood and the cuts that Psyguy just gave him, Moxxie grabbed Psyguy's eyelids and forced them back as if he was trying to pull them. What neither of them knew, however, was that Moxxie was unintentionally opening the man's eyes to the reappearance of Blitzo.

The boss was back, and he was still catching his own breath after the full minute of scuffle. The longblade was still in his hands, and he wasn't going to go down without a fight. He looked around and saw that Moxxie and Millie were down. Luckily, Loona got back up, and for a strange yet wholesome reason, she was deeply traumatized seeing the two imps get pounded in such a revolting manner. It was common for her to witness the two experience similar turmoil, but this time around, it made her sick to her stomach. It was as if she had finally searched compassion inside herself.

She then took out her claws, while Blitzo grabbed the longblade with two hands.

"One more time...I.M.P!"

They both rushed him once more, but this time Blitzo had a plan. The imp swung high and forced Psyguy to duck below. What he didn't know, however, would bite him in the ass. Loona came from his side and kicked the target right on the eyes with her boot. The force inflicted upon his eyes gave him unimaginable and indescribable pain, but it was even worse when he realized he couldn't see anything else but red.

That's when Loona tackled him to the ground and started clawing at his face. The first paw came right down his face, getting a squirm out of him. The second paw sliced right through his nose, generating a louder shriek that was stuffed like a cork by Loona's paw reaching down his throat. As she had him in a literal claw, Blitzo had the longblade in his hands and poked a good one right through his stomach. A few inches deep into the stab, however, the blade was cut short, and the forest around them started to shake. The two stopper and looked around.

During all this, the man was ambiently screaming to himself, spilling out all of his power to let out all the pain. The trees began breaking from their trunks, and the blades and guns all levitated into the air and swirled around.

"Agggggghhhh…"

This was the stage in the game in which he would use his last resort to get himself out of this one. The weapons that were swirling around suddenly dropped to the floor...all except for the longblade and the axe. They were still circling each other, dangerously low enough to give Blitzo and Loona a "haircut".

And then a "woosh" was heard. The axe and the longblade flew into the opposite direction and disappeared in a matter of seconds from the team's line of sight. Loona raised an eyebrow and turned to the boss.

Then they heard the weapons coming back. The problem was…

They were coming back fast.

"LOONA!"

Blitzo was quick to react. By extending his right arm, he shoved the hound from her back and sent her to the ground.

Then the weapons clashed together…

...right through Blitzo's arm.

PWOOSH!

An explosion resulted from the overwhelmingly high energy collision. The speed combined with their reactivity set off one of the biggest pulses ever produced by any plasma weapons. The force of the impact and the explosion that ensued can be felt from a five mile radius.

The dust cleared, and Blitzo laid there motionless. He was left with his right arm completely sliced off from his torso.

This was huge. Anybody who is a native of Hell and gets killed in the living world can be killed for good. When it comes to a mere piece of somebody, the same principles apply. Not only does Blitzo's arm fall from his body…

...It could never grow back.

His cells were all killed in the living world. If he ever returns to Hell and shoots himself dozens of times, it would not change a thing. Blitzo's arm was gone for good.

Moxxie and Millie groaned as they sat themselves back up. They were yards away from where they initially were. Everybody else was.

With one exception.

Psyguy was left in the middle. The force of the collision between the weapons just happened to occur right above the right side of his head. What happens when you have an impeccable force press your head too far to the side? Easy.

You die.

And Psyguy's neck was completely broken. In his attempt to take one of the members with him, he accidentally finished himself off with his own powers.

Loona was left on the other side, completely separated from the boss. She got up and rushed to his aid.

"BLITZ! BLITZ!"

—

"Blitz! Blitz! Wake up!"

The hound struggled to talk properly through her braces. It was a speech impairment she had to get used to.

Blitzo rubbed his eyes and pulled the sheets down to get a better look. Yesterday was a hard day at work, and he wanted to find a good reason for why he was woken up so abruptly.

"W-What is going on, cutie pie? It's five in the morning...I need my—"

He suddenly closed his eyes shut as he felt a warm blinding light come closer to him in the darkness.

Loona groaned. "Open your eyes, Blitz! Look! I made it myself!"

He rubbed his eyes once more and opened them for good this time.

"Oh wow...you baked a cake?"

Excitedly, the hound nodded and offered the imp to get a closer look.

"Happy 12th Birthday Loona? Wow. Looks like my right-hand girl is growing way too fast!"

He then proceeded to tickle the hound's stomach, getting a snort and a laugh from her.

"Ahahahahaha! Oh Blitz! Hey...why do they call it that?"

"Call it what?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "You know...right-hand people."

That's when the imp leaned over and grabbed his hound by the paws. "Calling someone a right-hand means they're very important to you. They're special...indispensable...and they make some freakin' good cakes for you in the morning!"

Loona giggled. "You mean...I'm special?"

Blitzo nodded and put his hands to her cheeks. "Always. You'll always be my special little girl."

—

As if the fight wasn't getting intense enough, the fire that the whole team indirectly caused was suddenly catching up to them. Moxxie and Millie were there next to Loona, trying to wake Blitzo back up.

"SIR! WAKE UP!"

"SIR! SIR!"

"BLITZ!"

Blitzo slowly opened his eyes and was blinded for a second by the illumination of the fire that was engulfing everything that stood in its way.

He looked to his arm socket and put his left hand inside. "O-O-Owww…"

Loona slapped his hand away and grabbed him by the jacket. "Don't fucking make it worse! Come on! We have to get the fuck out of here NOW! Moxxie! The book!"

The imp grunted and pulled the book from his backpack. He threw it onto the ground and opened it up to the usual page. From there, he chanted the words and opened up a portal to the headquarters.

Millie wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Hoo man, I got really fucked up, Mox! That fella sure knows how to fight!"

He shook his head. "Let's not mind that right now. We have to go now! Sir, do you need help getti—"

The portal closed.

Everybody stopped. Their hearts sank. Loona turned to Moxxie and slapped him across his face. "STOP FUCKING AROUND! OPEN THE GODDAMN PORTAL!"

"OKAY, OKAY! FUCK!" Moxxie read the chant again, faster than usual.

The portal opened.

"Okay, let's—-"

The portal closed.

Loona wanted to scream and shout. This was not normal at all. She put her claws out and got on Moxxie's face. "WHY THE FUCK IS IT NOT WORKING!? EXPLAIN!"

Moxxie shrugged and looked around like a madman. "I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T KNOW, OKAY!? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!"

Silence. Blitzo was clenching his wound, while Loona carried him in her arms. Millie dug her face into her hands, visibly frustrated by the strange dilemma.

That's when another portal opened from behind.

The entire group looked behind them. The portal was not your average red. It was blazing pink, and for some strange reason, the corpse of the infamous Psyguy evaporated into the air as pink mist, which the group was able to catch at the last moment.

And from the portal came the Cowboy Demon. He was in his usual get up. Jeans, belt, vest, and hat.

Blitzo stuck his hand out. "C-C-Cowboy Demon?"

The overlord guffawed and crossed his arms. "Yessiree. Ah' see y'all have completed the contract. On time too! Congratulations, gang!"

Loona nodded. "No problem. We really should be goin—"

The demon wagged his finger. "Uh uh uh! Ma'dam, ya' know how rude it is to interrupt me?"

The hound remained silent.

"Y'alls right. A promise is a promise! This was one heckuva target, and I'm darned that y'all managed to kill him! So here's the deal, y'all can have yer' twenty million, yer' fame, and yer' recognition for yer' outstanin' achievements…Just answer this...one question. This one's for you, boss!"

Blitzo nodded.

"Where's the Jester Demon?"

Silence.

Blitzo's eyes widened.

That's when the Cowboy Demon threw his hat to the side and completely removed the accent. He leaned over to Blitzo's eye and stared dead at it for a couple of seconds. After careful examination, he reached a viable conclusion.

"I knew it. I always had a hunch, but it turns out I was fucking right. You four bastards did it…"

Somehow, Blitzo regained his strength, and was able to leave Loona's arms to help bargain with the client. "Wait, sir! I can explai—"

The Cowboy Demon turned around and began choking the imp. His enormous and meaty fingers, wrapped around his narrow gullet.

"I hope he told you everything. I always knew you four fuckers did it, I just KNEW IT! That man was my goddamn friend. My compadre. My soul brother. And you all...erased him out of existence. You all grabbed his legacy and spat it right on its face…"

He threw Blitzo down and reloaded two guns in his hands.

"Now I'm going to show you pieces of shit how we deal with the ones that kill our own...you dirty fucking sprites."

Moxxie and Millie tried taking out their handguns, but realized they were all out of ammo. Loona tried to grab onto something in her pockets...until she realized she was all out of bombs. Her uzis were left stranded inside the fire. Worst of all, the boss had lost an arm.

It was all a set up. There was no $20 million dollar contract. There was no Psyguy. And worst of all, there was no chance. Their devious actions had caught up to them, and has now placed them in this very moment.

They were fucked.