Fu-sion-Ha! (Metamor Fusion Quests)

Step #3: Do or Die
Info: After you escape from the monster, your shadow disappears and you’re taken out of the desolate city, and back into the white area. Your mentor greets you again and applauds you. However, now is not the time to rest. Your next challenge will resume right after this one. You’re transported to a black room, with a blank screen, and someone else is there with you. This person, however, is very hard to deal with, almost the opposite of what you are, and thinks with a different logic and a different sense of dignity. The screen turns on, and you realize that the person there is not a separate body, but that you two are fused together! This is the first experience of fusion you will get. The screen lights up, and there are different, very extreme would-you-rather’s up on it. Each round, the floor opens up, and you have to survive the scenario the both of you agreed on. In order to pick a scenario, you both must agree on it, and every action has to be agreed upon and in sync for you two to complete this deadly game of would you rather! Finish with both of you in one piece!
[Requirements:] None
5 paragraphs
500 PL

As Tadeo kept running to the other side of the tunnel, he noticed the light started to get a lot closer to him than before. He stopped moving, and the light only kept getting closer. Covering his eyes, Tadeo braced himself for the light to engulf him. When he opened his eyes again, he wasn't in the tunnel, anymore. He'd been transported again. Looking around, he realized he was in the white room again. Not too far in the distance, the man from before was applauding Tadeo, smiling at him.
"Well done! You've passed the second test. Also, Godzilla? Not a bad taste in monsters."
"Only real monster movie I've watched in my life."
"The Japanese ones were always better than that English one."
"Save the chit-chat. I'm guessing I'm not done, yet."
"Nope, and you have to go out and do this next challenge immediately."
"Oh, great! Not a single break?"
"Not, yet. You'll have to be patient for that."
"Patience is key, huh?"
"So is power."
"Let's get on with it, already. Also, who the hell are you?"
"For now, just call me your mentor."
"I think I'd rather go up against Godzilla again with two shadows then to call you my mentor."
"I would send you back, but this is a somewhat tight schedule, getting you ready for fusion. Just settle with 'mentor' for now."
"I'll call you Mentos."
"Huh, that's not a bad name."
"That's a mint."
Suddenly, Mentos snapped his fingers again. Widening his eyes, Tadeo looked back and saw that Mentos wasn't there, anymore. He was confused for a little bit, but then remembered that this guy was somehow able to bend reality. It was strange, and Tadeo wished he had an ability like that, too. Turning back around, everything was dark. This was even more weird than Mentos disappearing, since the room was literally all white, just now. Turning back again, Tadeo saw that the other side was dark, too. It happened instantaneously. Way in the distance, high up on the wall, there was a huge screen sitting there. It was off though, and somehow it stood out to him a lot. Looking around, Tadeo became confused even more. He sighed.
"I guess this is the next challenge."
"Who's there?"

Tadeo realized there was someone else in the room with him, and he jumped in surprise. He hadn't sensed anyone else in the room, and judging by the voice, it obviously wasn't Mentos, judging by the voice. Not moving, he spoke out, again.
"Uh, what the hell's going on?"
"That's what I'd like to know. Who are you and where'd you come from?"
The other person in the room was obviously a girl. She seemed to have an attitude of a girl, too.
"Usually, the person asking who the other person is should be the first to introduce themselves."
"Oh, wow, where are you supposed to be from, Japan?"
"No, actually, I'm from a nice place called 'Earth,' where we use something called 'manners.' Have your people ever heard of it?"
"Oh, that's nice! We have a snot-nosed bastard in here. Are you looking to learn fusion, too, or did you just lose your mommy and daddy in here?"
"Jokes on you, my parents are dead."
"Serves 'em right, with a son like you."
Tadeo was getting pissed now.
"At least my privileged, spoiled ass could hear an "I love you" from my parents, if they were able to tell me so."
"Are you saying that my parents don't love me?"
"What does it sound like I'm saying? 'You're going to Space Vegas?' With an attitude like that, you might be able to piss off the other contestants enough to win everything, though."
"I will castrate you in front of everyone you love."
"Are you out of insults, Hollywood?"
"Scrawny orphan!"
"I'll show ya something that's not scrawny."
"Pervert!"
"When did this get sexual!?"
Suddenly, the screen way in front of the two of them turned on. It started cycling through stuff, a few words on the left side, and a few more on the right. The light was bright enough for Tadeo to see what was going on around him. Looking all around him, he realized that no one else was there.
"Uh, spoiled brat, where are you?"
"No, where are you? Lemme kick your ass!"
Tadeo realized that the voice came from his head.
"Why're you inside my head?"
"You're the one who's inside mine! I thought you were a telepath!"
"Ya know what, just go meet me at that screen."
"Okay, fine!"
Tadeo flew up to the screen. From the reflection in the screen, Tadeo could tell something was up, immediately. His hair was longer and less spiky, but it was still green. His build wasn't muscular anymore, and he had an undershirt on, which was black. His pants were white, now, and so were the black part of his shoes. What really freaked him out, however, was that there was something on his chest. He looked down and saw that his pectorals were bigger, fatter, and overall, less manly and looked a lot more like women's boobs. He looked at the screen, again, getting nervous. He spoke in his mind, again.
I think we're both in each other's head.
Yup.
The two spoke in unison, out loud, reacting to their transformation.
"What the hell!?"

There was no going back now. Tadeo and this girl were fused together. How, he didn't know, and neither did she. However, this did seem like the next challenge Mentos was talking about. This was Tadeo's first experience with fusion. The fused body of Tadeo and the other girl moved back a bit, staring at the screen.
All right, Hera, whaddya think this screen is for?
Wait, how do you know my name?
We're in the same body, so it's only natural I know your name, now.
But, I don't know your name.
Think for a little bit. You should know it.
Jeremy?
I'll gut you.
What, it's not like your name is Tadeo?
It is.
Wait, seriously? So, what does that make us? 
"This is Thadera!"
Wow, that's actually not a bad name.
Thanks, I came up with it.
WE came up with it.
Sure. 
The screen finally stopped spinning words. On one side, it said "battle a 10-headed Hydra," and on the other side it said "escape from Hell."
"This is a 'would-you-rather,' isn't it? In that case, I'll pick..."
Battle a 10-headed Hydra.
Escape from Hell.
Wait, why would you pick escaping from Hell over battling a Hydra?
Hydra's are scary, and there probably aren't Hydras in Hell.
Hell is everything you don't like. Of course, there's gonna be fuckin' Hydras!
You don't know that. Have you been there?
Have you!?
I say we pick Hell.
Do you even know what's in Hell? The Makaioshin! The straight up Demon King!
Is he a Hydra?
No, he's worse!
I don't see how anything could be worse than a Hydra.
JUST PICK THE DAMN HYDRA!
Fine! But the next one, we're going with what I want. 
"I think I'm in the mood for killing a Hydra."
The floor opened up beneath them, and Thadera dropped past it to another platform. The lights turned on and the 10-headed Hydra roared. Thadera smirked and got into a battle stance.
"All right! Now we're tal-"
For some reason, Thadera then squealed and hid in some cover. On the inside, Tadeo and Hera argued.
What the hell was that? Why are we hiding?
Get me away from that thing!
HERA, YOU PUNK BITCH! STOP BEING A PUSSY!
IT'S NOT MY FAULT, DAMMIT! HYDRA'S ARE SCARY!
YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE!
HOW ARE YOU NOT AFRAID OF HYDRA'S!?
Ugh! Ya know what? Just follow my lead.
O-okay. Whatever. 
Thadera stood up, emerging from cover. Their face was no longer cocky, however, they were serious still. Walking over the cover, Thadera charged towards the Hydra. Fist full of Ki, Thadera took to the skies.
TADEO, WHAT'RE YOU DOING!? STOP GETTING CLOSE TO IT! 
Thadera's foresight went off as one of the Hydra heads snapped at them. They dodged and grabbed the head, slamming their Ki infused fist into it. The Hydra's head was sent back, staggering. Thadera smirked in accomplishment.
"There we go!"
Okay, that felt great!
Right? Why the hell are you so scared?
I dunno. It's a Hydra. What's not to be scared about it?
We're superhuman creatures who can fly and are capable of destroying planets.
DON'T JUDGE ME! 
"Come on, punk! I've fought dust mites that are tougher than you."
The Hydra roared and launched head after head at Thadera. Thadera's foresight kept going off, and they dodged all the heads. Grabbing onto one of them, the fused duo saddled onto it and formed a Ki Weapon. The Ki Weapon was different from Tadeo's traditional one: it was a scythe, but it could still be detached and swung around by a chain. Stabbing the Hydra head, Thadera sunk the scythe in from the top, pulling it out suddenly and chopping off a few heads. Reattaching the scythe head, Thadera leapt off the Hydra and let it sit there in pain for a bit.
"Yeah, this is pathetically easy. I should probably end this before it grows more heads."
Dispersing the Ki scythe, Thadera shot up a flaming Hellstorm. However, this Hellstorm was different. When the Ki blast broke apart, it created millions of flaming Ki swords. Putting their hand up, Thadera guided the technique, after breaking up the Ki blast.
"Take this! Hellstorm Airstrike!"
The Hellstorm Airstrike shot right towards the Hydra, as Thadera guided it with their hand. The swords pierced through the Hydra and kept it stuck to the ground. One last flaming Ki sword remained. Snapping their fingers, Thadera sent the last Ki sword plunging into the heart of the Hydra, and exploding in black flames, causing the other flaming swords to do the same. The Hydra was defeated at that point, and the ceiling reopened to the screen room. Thadera went up for the next challenge.

The floor closed under them again. Thadera's face went normal again, their sadistically evil smile fading. They crossed their arms and waited for the screen to stop spinning results. The final results came in, and one side of the screen said "infiltrate and destroy a planet," and the other said "defend yourself from 4 powerful Changelings."
Ohhhh, no. We are NOT picking that first one.
Too bad. I wanna do the first one.
Dammit, Hera! We're not doing that. It's too risky.
I think defending ourself from a Changeling is even riskier. Let alone, four.
We're not destroying a planet, and that's final.
We're destroying the planet. Did you forget? It's my turn to pick now.
...I hate you, so friggin' much.
The feeling is mutual. 
"Let's go with destroying that planet."
On the screen, a picture of inside the planet popped up, then a picture of outside did. Thadera didn't know what that planet was, but it didn't matter. It was going to explode, soon, anyway. The floor started opening up, but Thadera had a different idea.
"Let's take a shortcut."
Putting their arm out, Thadera opened up a Gate. The green light shined on the floor, and Thadera jumped into it. They reappeared inside the planet. It was a weird looking planet, practically blue everywhere. Very soon, Thadera felt multiple power levels come from all around them. They smirked and readied for battle. Soon, they realized their opponents were Changelings. They chuckled.
"Oh, how fun! Do you people think you can beat me?"
"What is that thing? Kill it for approaching our planet!"
"If you can lay a finger on me."
Thadera's foresight went off. One of the guards decided to try and come up behind them. Thadera backflipped and nailed the Changeling in the back. Two more came from both left and right flanks, and Thadera sent two Ki blasts right to their faces. Another Changeling came from his fallen comrade's front flank, spear ready. Shoving it towards Thadera's face, the Changeling was hoping for a kill. However, Thadera grabbed the spear and broke it, forming flaming fists afterwards. On top of those flaming fists, Thadera summoned electricity. The fusion chuckled.
"You're all in for a world of hurt."
The Changelings all charged at Thadera. Soon, there was a whole army around them. Thadera sent a Hellstorm Airstrike in the air, shooting down Ki swords that exploded on impact on some of the Changelings. Some Changelings came towards them, weapons in hand. Thadera's foresight would go off every time one of them tried to attack, and Thadera would react, respectively. Black, flaming and shocking punches and kicks were delivered to the Changelings that got too close. Most of them were killed on impact from the powerful attacks. Others were able to stagger on the ground, trying to regain footing. However, this usually didn't last long. A few of the Changelings transformed to combat the fusion. They thought it was amusing, and laughed at the Changelings.
"You think a power boost is going to stop me?"
They had nothing to say. They charged at Thadera, with their boosted speed and strength. Admittedly, they were a little more difficult to deal with. Unfortunately for them, Thadera wanted a clean sweep. The fusion started powering up, their Ki crackling. Spiking their Ki, Thadera used a Limit Break technique, electricity and fire dancing all around them. The fusion inhaled and exhaled.
"This is the end for all of you."
Blinking multiple times, Thadera punched and kicked through multiple Changelings, electric and fiery explosions happening as each attack was sent. All the while, Thadera laughed, sadistically. Thadera finished off one of the last Changeling soldiers and started floating in the air.
"All right, time to blow this joint! Ka...Me..."
Suddenly, Thadera stopped right there. Tadeo and Hera argued on the inside.
Wait, why'd we stop?
I don't wanna use that move. I wanna use this one.
Hera, it doesn't matter. Either way, we're going to destroy the planet.
No, we needa destroy the planet in style. We're using this one!
No, we really don't need to. It's fine. We can just use-
We're using this move!
SHUT YOUR STUPID, SPOILED MOUTH, HERA!! IT DOESN'T MATTER! 
Soon, another Changeling army started double-timing it to Thadera's position. This was getting dicey, and they were almost surrounding them, again.
DAMMIT, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED NOW, HERA!
IT'S YOUR FAULT THIS HAPPENED, TADEO! JUST GO WITH WHAT I WANTED!
ALL RIGHT, FINE THEN, YOU STUBBORN BITCH!
ASS WIPE! USE A HELLSTORM AIRSTRIKE!
I'M WORKING ON IT!!! 
"Ha!"
Thadera sent out a Hellstorm Airstrike to keep off the Changelings. One by one, the swords hit them and blew up on impact. Thadera put one hand to their side and started channeling Ki into it.
"All right, let's just end this, already!"
A blue-green Ki beam formed in the hand of Thadera, and as it charged even more, it combined with a red-purple Ki. The colors mixed, and the Ki grew bigger and bigger. Once Thadera was done charging it, they put their hand out in front of them, aiming the Ki blast right for the planet's core.
"Zero Lucero!"
The blue-green-red-purple Ki beam shot from Thadera's hand, puncturing the planet's crust with ease, and drilling itself farther down into the core. The Ki blast came out the other side, destroying the planet, causing it to break up in molten rock and fire. Thadera smirked in accomplishment.
"Done."
Suddenly, the fusion was transported out of the planet, back into the black room with the screen, again.

Thadera started getting annoyed. They crossed their arms and pouted.
"Oh, come on! This better be the last one!"
The screen stopped scrambling the results and finally came up with the true results. One side of the screen read "survive increasingly painful and forceful gravity," and the other read "commit suicide." Thadera had no opposition in choosing their next challenge.
"Yeah, nope. Not killing myself. Bring on the hellish G's."
The floor opened up and Thadera fell right through. Landing on the floor below, Thadera felt normal gravity. Suddenly, it started to increase, slowly but steadily. The fusion held steady, keeping their arms at their sides for now. There was another screen there. It had a number out of 1,000 up there, and the number on the left was slowly increasing. Thadera laughed at the screen.
"Ha! 1,000 G's? That's nothing."
Time went on for Thadera, as they floated around in the air. When it got to 100, it started becoming a real strain on their body. Thadera stopped flying and landed on the ground, trying their best to resist gravity.
"Okay, maybe I spoke too soon."
The G's got to 200, then to 300, and Thadera was on the floor crouching, unable to get back up.
"Agh, dammit! All right, big guns, now!"
With a roar, Thadera transformed into a Super Saiyan. They slowly were able to stand up, but they couldn't fly again. Thadera stood, sweating, and in pain.
"Whew, okay! That's a load off my shoulders, for now."
The G's increased from 300 to 400, then to 500, and then to 600. Thadera was already getting fatigued again, and they couldn't last much longer. Thadera spiked their Ki, which lasted them up to 700. Once they got to 700, they were back on their knees again. Thadera knew what had to be done. They used their Limit Break technique, creating crackling Ki and standing up straight again. Thadera gritted their teeth, getting closer and closer to 1,000. It escalated to 750, then to 800, then to 850, and then 900. By the time 950 came around, Thadera was straining. They only had to power through 50 more G's.
"Come on! Just a little more!"
950 soon went to 1,000, and Thadera grinned. They let out a whole bunch of their Ki, turning the room white with their rage.

Step #5: Race Against Time
Info: As soon as you’re reunited with your other self from the maze, you’re automatically transported back to where you started. Congratulating you, your mentor tells you that you can rest. Seizing the opportunity, you slump down onto a wall in the complete white area and close your eyes. Unsuspecting, your mentor shoots you with a Ki blast that separates you again! Your power level and stats are dropped to half again! Attempting to reunite yourself quickly, your mentor transports your other half away. Then, they transport you away, too. You reappear on the opposite side of your other half in a large Changeling mothership, infested with semi-powerful minions. You must get past and/or defeat all the minions and reunite yourself before 10 minutes pass, otherwise the ship explodes and you fail! If you complete the step, afterwards your mentor will transport you back to the white room, and you’ll really get some R&R.
[Requirements:] None
5 paragraphs
500 PL

Avoiding the explosion, Tadeo was suddenly engulfed in a bright light. He stumbled, rolled and regained his balance, and realized he wasn't in the maze, anymore. The room was completely white. He was back in his starting point again. This was getting so repetitive that he started to get annoyed. Tadeo powered down from Super Saiyan and went back into base form, standing up while he was at it. He walked a bit, until he heard that same, repetitive, annoying applause. He turned around, rolling his eyes, and saw Mentos, grinning and shaking his head, pleased.
"Well do-"
"If you keep saying the same thing over and over again when I get back, and clapping your little fuckin' annoying hands, I'm going to kill your entire race, and then eat them."
"Wouldn't be the first time someone ate an entire race."
"What?"
"Nothing. You did well in completing that previous task. Your determination after you were separated from your other half was intriguing!"
"Save it, buddy. I don't care about your compliments and long dramatic speeches. I just wanna get through this already."
"You shouldn't rush it. You have even more challenging courses to complete."
"That's why I wanna get done with them. At the end of this lies a new power I can use to fight with. I'm not gonna sit by, not now.
You needn't leave now, and there's a reason for that."
"Oh, really? What could that reason be?"

Tadeo put his hands in his pocket, staring intently at Mentos as he answered.
"Because, I've chosen this time to reward you with a break. After all, we can't have you too exhausted for the ending."
"I don't need a break. I just need to finish this."
"Ah, ah, ah, but I believe you do. After all, you've went Super Saiyan twice in a row, already."
"Technically three times, when I fused with that other girl. But it doesn't matter, anyway. I can take going Super Saiyan however many times in a row."
"Can you really? Can you take being split up however many times in a row, and having your power diminish every time?"
Tadeo paused for a moment. He knew that it would probably catch up to him, the feeling of being split up and put back together again, over and over. Turning into a Super Saiyan split will only put him at his regular strength, when he's not split up. In addition to that, if he had to fight someone, it would be difficult to do that while spit up and with a lower PL. Not surprisingly, Tadeo calmed down and walked to a wall.
"All right, fine! I'll take a damn break."
Slumping himself down, Tadeo leaned himself back on the wall. He let his guard down, and before long, he was taking a nap, something he didn't usually do. In fact, it was very rare for Tadeo to be seen taking a nap.

Slowly and quietly, Mentos walked up to Tadeo. He knew about his foresight, and because of this, Mentos made sure he executed his plan swiftly, without Tadeo being able to react. Crouching down next to Tadeo, Mentos stared at him a bit. He held his hand out, closely hovering over Tadeo's mouth. The man whispered, quietly to himself.
"Time for the next test."
This whisper woke Tadeo, slowly from his sleep, and his foresight made him completely wake up. However, he couldn't react to it. A hand was already tightly gripped over his mouth, lifting him up into the air and away from the wall. Mentos snickered and pointed a finger at him.
"Get ready."
Suddenly, Tadeo's foresight went off again, but he wasn't able to react, again. A Ki blast shot from Mentos' finger and shot through Tadeo. He landed on the floor, with someone else's legs under him. He turned quickly and saw it was himself. His power felt halved again, and so did his speed and other attributes. He tried to fuse himself together again, but Mentos snapped his fingers and sent the other Tadeo away. Reaching nothing, Tadeo turned angrily to Mentos, balled up fist in his hand.
"What the hell was that for, asshole!?"
"It's time for the next test."
"What about my break?"
"Forget about it. It's time to, right now."
"I haven't even had time to adjust, yet."
"Precisely."
"I'm going to kill you."
"Highly likely."
"Will you shut up for once?"
"Very unlikely."
"I hate you."
"Expected."
Tadeo stood up, about ready to launch his fist at Mentos' face. He got up in the man's face and looked at him, evilly. Mentos simply rolled his eyes and gave the instructions for the next test.
"You'll be transported to a Changeling mothership. The Changeling head isn't there. You have to go from one side to the complete other side, where your other half is, within ten minutes. There are also the Changeling's minions on the ship, so you'll need to fight them, or something, too. Like I said, ten minutes, and then it explodes and you fail."
"You really don't see the greater threat here, do you-"
Mentos snapped his fingers again, transporting Tadeo to the Changeling mothership.
"Oh, for fuck's sake!"

Tadeo used his anger to transform into a Super Saiyan, immediately. With his stats and power the same way they were before he split, Tadeo felt a little more comfortable. Very quickly, Tadeo bursted forward in speed, flying very quickly and hovering just above the floor. Immediately, he saw some goons there, as he turned the corner. He disposed of them quickly, with a few Ki blasts.
"This is gonna be almost as bad as the maze. If I really don't make it outta here alive, I'm coming back and killing this guy, then going to heaven and killing him there, too."
More goons came up out of nowhere. This time, there was an alarm nearby. As Tadeo sunk his fist into one goon, killing him immediately, one of the other goons tried to set off the alarm. Tadeo fired a Lucero at him, shooting through his stomach and destroying the alarm on the other side.
"Lucero!"
The goon dropped to the floor, and the rest of them looked in fear. Tadeo blinked next to them and used a Firestorm, sending black flames all around him and burning the rest of the goons in the room. Looking around, Tadeo looked to the corridors, deciding which one would be the one that led him to his other half. Suddenly, alarms went off. The Saiyan was surprised, and he turned and looked into one of the corridors behind him. There was one of the goons, setting off an alarm.
"Ah, dammit!"
Tadeo fired a Ki blast at the goon, eliminating him. Turning again, Tadeo saw some more goons pouring out from the corridors.
"I really don't have time for this. So, let's just make it quick."
They surrounded Tadeo, only for him to shoot a Hellstorm into the air, and for it to break down and rain over all of them. Charging through the chaos and murder, Tadeo shot his way through one of the corridors. He was determined to get to the other side of the ship, regardless of how many walls he had to shoot down to get to it. Tadeo sprinted through the corridors, finding a control room. There were a few minions in there, however they were no match for Tadeo. He looked around, trying to figure out where the other side of the ship was. Seeing a few of the screens, Tadeo found himself. Super Saiyan, himself. He turned around and saw the camera in the control room.
"Huh, gotta hand it to 'em, they make sure everything is on surveillance."
He turned back around and soon spotted himself again. This time, he was in base form. He panned the camera to see the hallway and saw the bathrooms.
"Okay, so I'm nearby the bathrooms. Where the hell are those?"
Tadeo looked at a map of the interior and saw the control room was still far away from the bathrooms.
"Ah, crap!"
He turned and started in the direction of the bathrooms, not noticing five minutes were already up. Four minutes passed even quicker, as Tadeo fought wave after wave of minion, not getting anywhere. He'd stumbled across a gladiatorial coliseum in the ship, and more goons just kept coming. He heard something over the loudspeaker:
"30 seconds until self-destruct."
"Are you shitting me!?"
Tadeo didn't have much time left. He used a Firestorm, eliminating the goons around him. Immediately afterwards, the Saiyan opened a Gate, not knowing whether it'd work or not. It did, and the Gate led right to Tadeo's other half. He grabbed his other self quickly.
"GET INSIDE ME, NOW!"
Immediately, with a huge gold flash, Tadeo reunited himself. At the same time, he heard a snap as the countdown reached 1. The ship exploded and everything turned white for Tadeo.

Blinking a few times, Tadeo looked around, powering down from Super Saiyan. He turned himself and saw Mentos. Tadeo walked slowly towards the man.
"Oh, man, am I glad to see you! Now I can kill you no problem for what you did to me back there."
"We really don't need to do this."
Tadeo grabbed Mentos by the collar and pulled him in close.
"Then explain to me what the hell your thought process was to get me to do all that? 'Cuz, right now, I'm not seeing shit from your point of view and I'm thinking about ending you right here and now."
"All of this was supposed to help you get ready for fusion, and to test you, too."
"Test me? So, what kinda tests, huh? You wanna see how well I adapt to situations, so you separate my body and reduce my power?"
"Pretty much."
"Oh. All right."
"Wait, what?"
Tadeo let go of Mentos and put his hands in his pockets.
"What, what?"
"That's it? You just need that explanation, and that's it?"
"Yeah, pretty much."
Tadeo and Mentos stared at each other for a while. They made no moves, but Mentos was dumbfounded by what Tadeo just did. He had no explanation for it, and so he turned, and walked away.
"So, I still have my break, right?"
"Yes."
"Sweet."

Step #7: The Nemesis
Info: After sparring in another person’s body, and succeeding in getting used to it, you’re one step closer to getting used to fusion. Your mentor snaps their fingers, and you’re back in your own body, and so is your sparring partner. Then, the partner is taken away, and you’re left there with your mentor. Your mentor snaps their fingers, and an unthinkable person appears. Either your worst nemesis, your greatest rival, or the toughest person you’ve ever faced appears next to your mentor. The both of them squaring up, your mentor tells you to fight them. Stand up against your mentor and your nemesis/rival/enemy for as long as you can!
[Requirements:] None
5 paragraphs
600 PL

The dust settles and clears up, and Mentos is left standing. He looked a bit tattered, but still ready to fight. Tadeo and Hera gritted their teeth and prepared to fight again. However, Mentos simply snapped his fingers and a light engulfed the two other fighters. Tadeo blinked a few times and saw he was on the floor. Not only that, but Tadeo was in his own body again. He laughed and smirked, rejoicing in finally being himself again.
"Oh, thank god! I have a penis again!"
Hera was in her own body again, and she sighed in relief.
"I don't have a pervert inside of me, anymore."
Tadeo chuckled as he spoke.
"Wow, who'd you get raped by this time?"
"You."
"That's funny, 'cuz I could've sworn I was having difficulty with my foresight."
"I'm so glad I don't have to talk to you, anymore."
"Likewise, spoiled brat."
"Congratulations! I'm proud you two were able to finish that exercise like that. Now, on to different matters. Sorry to separate you two, but from the looks of it, you both really want it."
"Take that psychotic bitch away from me before she rapes me again."
"Uh, no, YOU raped ME! And, lemme get this straight with you-"
Hera was interrupted when the same two robots that took her in grabbed her arms to pull her away. She was dragged on the floor, through the same door she was let in through, squirming and fighting all the way.
"LET ME GO, DAMMIT! I NEEDA TELL HIM OFF! DON'T DRAG ME AWAY! I NEED THIS! I NEEDA TELL THAT RAPIST WHAT HE'S WORTH! STOP IT! LET ME GO, YOU PUNKASSES! LET ME GO-"
Just like that, the girl was taken away. She was probably able to finish the rest of the course, however, Tadeo didn't care. He was focused on his new objective now.

Mentos smirked at Tadeo.
"Can you feel it? How much stronger you've gotten, so far?"
Tadeo opened and closed his fists, smirking at his own power.
"Yup. I can feel it, all right. But this isn't enough for me. I need more."
"Of course, you Saiyans can't get enough power, huh?"
"Well, it's not that. I just need the power so I can defend the people I love."
"And you think you can do all that with just power? You'll need smarts, efficiency, speed, focus, and all the other good qualities of a warrior."
"That's why I'm here. Fusion is gonna help me out with that, right? Teamwork is also necessary to win some battles, and fusion can help with just that, right?"
Mentos paused for a bit, smirking and laughing at what Tadeo said.
"You've grown a lot. This is good. Very well, onto the next challenge!"
Mentos snapped his fingers. A bright light was summoned next to him, and Tadeo covered his eyes. When the light faded and he reopened them, his blood started to boil at what he saw.

Standing in front of Tadeo, and next to Mentos, was Tadeo's worst nemesis. It was the person he hated the most, for obvious reasons. With that brown spiky hair, and that stubble, and black jacket, he couldn't have been mistaken. Tadeo stared at Tuksen, as the Android smirked down on him. The Saiyan gritted his teeth and his power start to rise.
"Tuksen!!!"
Mentos squared up, looking right at Tadeo.
"This is one of your final challenges: fight me and the person you hate the most, Tuksen! There is no time limit. Just fend us both off as we come at you."
Tadeo stared for a bit, then squared up. Immediately, he transformed into a Super Saiyan. His eyes showed his determination and anger.
"Fine!"
Tadeo charged at the both of them, forming two Ki blasts in his hands. He aimed them, one at Tuksen and the other at Mentos. He fired them.
"Lucero!"
Tadeo fired the Double Lucero at his opponents, but they both dodged. They then proceeded to charge right at Tadeo. The Super Saiyan's foresight went off, and close quarters combat was engaged. Tadeo dodged, bobbed, weaved, and countered their attacks, as they sent forth punches and kicks to him. When they got too close, Tadeo used a Firestorm. It succeeded in getting Mentos out of the way, however, Tuksen was able to guard against it, and blinked behind Tadeo. His foresight went off again, and Tadeo backflipped and countered by blocking with Defiance. Closing his eyes and charging black flames into them, Tadeo pushed himself away from Tuksen, dispersing Defiance. Tuksen got closer and attempted to grab Tadeo, but his foresight went off and he blinked behind the Android. Charging it enough, Tadeo opened his eyes again, releasing black fire from it and towards Tuksen.
"Amaterasu!"

Tadeo's Amaterasu, or Black Flame Rush, traveled towards Tuksen. It engulfed him, burning him. Tadeo was satisfied with the impact, but then his foresight went off again, revealing what Mentos was about to do. Blocking Mentos' kick, Tadeo and Mentos then engaged in close-quarters combat. They sent flurries of punches and kicks to each other, dodging and parrying them, along with a few mixed Ki blasts. Once the fire was put out for Tuksen, he joined into it, too. Tuksen was obviously weaker than he really was. If he was actually as strong as he was meant to be, this would've been a cinch for him, and he would've killed Tadeo, already. Punches, kicks, Ki blasts, and all the like were sent to each fighter. Tadeo had only been in this kind of fight a few times before. To end this close-quarters combat sequence, Tadeo grabbed hold of both other fighters, using his Double Lucero, again.
"Lucero!"
This time, they hit and sent the other two flying. One landed a ways to Tadeo's right, and the other landed a ways to his left. They both then stood up and dusted themselves off.
"That's very good, Tadeo! You're holding your own very well against us. Is your anger for this man fueling your fighting power?"
"Kinda. Can't say it's not. I need to end this and get that power."
"Oh, and you're very close to receiving it. However, you'll need to survive us, first."
"You think I'ma let you two defeat me? Ya got another thing coming, if that's the case."
Tadeo spiked his Ki, smirking and glaring down his two opponents. They did the same and smirked back.
"Come on, then. I don't have all day."

The first to charge was Mentos. It was surprising to Tadeo. Despite possibly being a Metamoran, and Tadeo guessed Metamorans couldn't have been that much of a fighting race, if he didn't know who or what they were, Mentos was really good at fighting. It was possibly due to all the time he'd spent training people to fuse. Regardless, it was time to battle. Tadeo's foresight went off, and he reacted to Mentos' punch. That punch had a lot of force in it, because when Tadeo locked his arms around Mentos' to stop the punch, Tuksen was sent flying backwards a bit. Tadeo's foresight had already warned him of it, but he didn't believe it at first.
"What the hell kinda punch was that?"
"Oh, just something I learned over the years."
"Years? So, how old are you, anyway?"
"You'd be surprised."
"Then, let's not get into that, old timer."
"I'm actually only 19 years old."
There was an awkward pause between Tadeo and Mentos, as the Saiyan locked his arms around Mentos'. Tadeo's face went blank as he stared at the man in front of him. The man tilted his head in curiosity.
"What?"
There was a little more silence, and then Tadeo's foresight went off. Nonchalantly, Tadeo grabbed ahold of Mentos' arm and threw his over his head, and turned as he did it. Instead of punching Tadeo, Tuksen punched Mentos right in the gut. Tadeo then backed up a few, charging his Lucero in his hand. Surprisingly enough, both of his opponents smirked and did the same. Tadeo's face turned into an angry grit, and he continued to charge his Lucero, as did his opponents. When it was ready, Tadeo put his hand out in front of him, unleashing a massive beam of blue-green Ki.
"Lucero!"
His opponents did the same, and for a few brief moments, the three Luceros were in a deadlock. Then, some time passed and Tadeo was losing the edge. He had to do something about it. He activated his Limit Break, his golden Ki crackling and electricity dancing faster around his body and more frequently. He put more energy into his Lucero, which grew bigger, brighter, and stronger. That Lucero overpowered the other two and pushed back towards Mentos and Tuksen. Tadeo would see victory in this trial.

Step #9: Fu-sion-Ha!
Info: Your mentor and nemesis have un-fused while you’re battling them. Their power together is making you tired, and you’re sweating all over. Surprised and glad, your mentor applauds you. Moving over to your side, your mentor lifts you up and stuns your nemesis. Showing you the dance, your mentor lets you practice it a few times with a split version of yourself. After getting it right and remembering it, you and your mentor do the fusion dance with each other. It works, and you and your mentor are now fused as one, gaining more strength and power than if you were separated. Your nemesis wakes up and powers up, transforming with either a racial transformation, or becoming some kind of monster. Defeat your nemesis, uber-charged with power, while fused with your mentor!
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The Lucero completely engulfed the Fused Mentos, sending him back some. Tadeo was surprised with his own power, but he didn't let up the Lucero until his attack completely dissipated. Once it did exactly that, Tadeo realized that Tuksen and Mentos were no longer fused. The two slowly stood up, staggering after the attack Tadeo had just launched. Mentos looked at Tuksen and smiled at Tadeo. Tuksen stayed glaring at Tadeo, moving not an inch, and keeping a straight face. If this had been the real Tuksen, Tadeo would've been scared to see this.
"Congratulations, Tadeo! You passed this test. Not only that, but with flying colors! Your attack not only overpowered us, but it undid our fusion. Very good work!"
Mentos continued to literally applaud Tadeo, and the Saiyan rubbed his head calming himself down. Mentos then regarded Tadeo more calmly.
"You can power down now."

Tadeo was confused by this. He powered down from Super Saiyan and retaliated in a little aggression.
"Are you gonna give me another 'break,' now? Separate me from my body and then fuse again with Tuksen? Then teleport the other half of me somewhere else and make me have to fight for it back?"
Mentos laughed at this.
"Of course not! While that does seem like a nice test, this is not going to be that. In fact, consider this your final test."
The words "final test" rang out in Tadeo's head. This pumped him up some more, and made him even more ready to finish. The Saiyan smirked and spiked his Ki.
"All right! Why didn't ya just say so? Let's finish this!"
"Very well."
Mentos then did the unthinkable to Tadeo. He turned and punched Tuksen right in the gut, making him fall to his knees. Then, he snapped his fingers, and Tuksen's body was like a magnet to the ground. The villain was practically glued to the floor. Calmly, Mentos snapped his fingers, and Tadeo floated up into the air. Mentos did the same, across from Tadeo.
"I am now going to teach you how to fuse by using the fusion dance. Are you ready?"
Tadeo waited a bit. He was still pretty tattered up from the beating he just took from Fused Mentos. But, even so, he was more riled up to finish this than ever. He smirked and nodded.
"Let's do this!"

"Fu-"
Mentos shuffled his feet together, pointing his arms out next to him.
"As you say this, think of two rivers flowing towards one another. However, as they get closer to each other, they keep getting narrower and narrower. This is the best image to think about as you do this dance, do help you out with fusing."
Mentos then put his arms out to the other side of his body, and brought his knee up in the opposite direction of his arms. His hands were balled up into fists.
"sion-. Your arms and knee must be opposite of one another."
Then, to complete the dance, Mentos extended the leg his knee was up on completely out and to the side his hands were, and simultaneously put his hands out to the opposite side again. His index fingers were pointed out.
"Ha! As you do this, think of the two rivers coming together at your fingertips, forming an even bigger river. When you do this with someone else, they'll have to mirror what you do exactly. If you fail in doing this, even in the slightest, then the fusion will fail. Do you understand?"
Tadeo thought about it for a bit, then nodded his confirmation.
"Sweet! When do I get to do it."
Briefly, Mentos looked back, then back at Tadeo.
"Now."
He then spiked his Ki, his hair flowing as his white aura showed. Tadeo raised his eyebrow at Mentos, a little confused.
"Wait, what?"
"This is your last challenge: use the fusion dance I just taught you with me, and defeat your nemesis. After this, you've completed your training and are free to go."
Mentos moved to the side of Tadeo, looking at him.
"Are you ready?"
Tadeo waited a few moments, looking at Mentos for a bit, then out to Tuksen. The man was struggling, but he was getting up. Tadeo spiked his Ki, his green hair flowing in his green aura. He snickered and got ready.
"Let's go!"
Tadeo and Mentos performed the dance with one another, mirroring each other.
"Fu-sion-HA!"
"Fu-sion-HA!"
Their fingertips came together and a bright light engulfed them. At the same time, a black Ki engulfed Tuksen and caused him to break from the spell. His whole body turned completely black, and the only part about him that had color was his red eyes. From the bright light, a new warrior emerged. That warrior looked down on Tuksen as he roared in anger.
"Bow to your god, mortal! Bow to Thados!"

Thados lowered them self to the ground, feeling their new power. They opened and closed their fist, feeling their fusion and acknowledging it.
"So, this is what fusion feels like? Very good! I'll use this to end this putrid fight, and your putrid life!"
Black Tuksen roared again and came towards Thados. The fusion blinked behind the monster in front of it and elbowed it in the back. Black Tuksen turned around and launched his fist to Thados' face, which was blocked.
"You dare try to lay your filthy hands on your god?"
Thados tripped Black Tuksen and kicked him into the ground.
"This site will be your grave."
Pulling him back up, Thados launched his fist into Tuksen's belly, then proceeded to place his hand on his shoulder. Thados closed and then opened his eyes again.
"Amaterasu!"
The black flames spewed from his eyes and out and onto Black Tuksen, engulfing him. The Android copy squirmed in the fire, pulling back and away from his opponent. Thados looked down on his opponent, and sighed.
"This truly is a waste of my time. If you can't even be equal to me, I might as well cut you down and put you out of your misery."
The flames were suddenly extinguished, and Tuksen came back at Thados. They engaged in a flurry of punches, kicks, and Ki blasts. For a while, the two were at a stalemate. That all lasted until Tuksen used an Explosive Wave, triggering Thados' foresight. He opened a gate and went into it, narrowly avoiding the attack. Reappearing behind Black Tuksen, Thados launched a Ki blast at him, sending him flying.
"How dare you? I need to put you in your place. I hope you're ready for punishment."

Thados and Black Tuksen went back at each other again. It was a fairly long battle, each fighter gaining their own ground against the other. However, Tuksen was never really able to land a hit on Thados, even though he gained the upper ground at some points. The fusion between Tadeo and Mentos was just too powerful for it. Roaring in anger and disappointment, Black Tuksen charged a Ki blast attack. Blinking away from his opponent, Thados began charging an attack of his own. His hands at both of his sides, he channeled a green and blue Ki into both his hands.
"Ka...Me..."
As the Ki grew bigger and brighter, the fusion then put them closer together, on one side of their body.
"Ha...Me..."
The Ki blast grew bigger and brighter, combining themselves with the other half. The Ki grew so big, it overflowed in his hands. Spiking his Ki, and becoming a Super Saiyan, Thados put his hands out in front of him, unleashing his technique.
"RO!"
The fusion of the Lucero and Kamehameha, the Kamehamero (sue me), traveled towards Black Tuksen. He, himself, let out a black Ki blast to match the Kamehamero in power. The blue-green Ki blast and the black one met with each other, neither gaining ground for a while.
"This is pathetic. Allow me to end your miserable life."
Thados used Reshuffle putting all his power into his Kamehamero. The Ki blast grew insanely big and overflowed the black Ki blast. It engulfed both the Ki and the sender, annihilating them entirely. With nothing else to do, Tadeo's mission was complete. The two undid their fusion, and Mentos smirked and snapped his fingers.

Tadeo was in a different land now. It was somewhat darker where he was, and he was in some kind of wasteland desert. There was a thunderstorm happening above, only without the rain. Debris lay everywhere, but nowhere around him was Mentos. He tried sensing for his energy, but couldn't. The Saiyan looked around himself multiple times. Coming to a conclusion, Tadeo realized that this place was Metamor. Even though this was his destination, he had no reason to be here anymore. The Saiyan laughed out loud and opened a Gate.
"Nah, screw this place! I'm out."
Tadeo walked through the Gate, reappearing at Earth. He felt his new power. It wasn't a dream after all. This satisfied him, and he still remembered the fusion dance. Spiking his Ki, Tadeo let his new power run free. While it wasn't a major significant increase, it was still more than he could've asked for. This was perfect to him. There was only one thing left on Tadeo's mind.
"All right, let's see if Christel will fuse with me."
Tadeo shot himself into the air and made his way to his hotel room, where Christel was. He had to tell her all about it, and fuse with her. Of course, the latter probably wasn't going to happen.


(END OF QUEST)