*We last left our heroes assembling in the Entrance Hall of the castle preparing for what could be the biggest battle of their lives. The centrepiece of the Entrance Hall is an aged marble fountain. Beyond the fountain, the route splits into three paths, two side corridors leading to seemingly endless passages and a middle path lined with a luxurious scarlet carpet. Tifanel, Lierlo and Kitzie have come back from the armoury and are waiting in the hall when Thorn and Laurenza arrive.*
Thorn: Ready?
Tifanel: *Swings his sword.* I'm always ready!
Kitzie: Count me in!
Lierlo: I'm okay to go.
Thorn: Okay, after I cast the spell, it will kick in immediately.
Tifanel: So, uh, who's gonna be the representative of our powers, then?
Thorn: You are.
Tifanel: *His mouth drops open.* M…me?
Thorn: You'll be fine. You'll be yourself and we'll all help you. You'll have us with you.
Tifanel: Yeah, I guess. Whoa... I never thought I'd be saving-the-Universe material.
Thorn: We all are.
Kitzie: We're gonna kick butt!
Laurenza: *Pats Kitzie on the head.* Okay, calm down Kitzie, this won't be an easy task.
Thorn: Yes, you have to keep level-headed and calm if we are to succeed.
Lierlo: *Is stood quietly and looks thoughtful.* The main Demon Fleet base is at the centre of the Unknown Universe, so it's no doubt that we'll have to battle our way through hordes of Demons to get there.
Laurenza: We're going to arguably the most dangerous place in the Multiverse... It's kind of a creepy thought.
Lierlo: I'm sure we'll manage. Right, I think we're all set.
Thorn: Okay. *Pours the potion onto the floor in a pentagram shape and the mixture sets and forms a light. Thorn steps into it.*
Kitzie: *Watches it.* Pretty!
Thorn: Children of earth, children of flame, make us one, make us same. Mind, stronger than earth or stone. Spirit, live past flesh and bone. Heart, gentle and benign. Soul, eternal, now entwine. Body, the vessel, joining all. Combiteration, I now call.
*Waves of light surround the gang, tightening around them like ropes. They are all forcefully drawn towards Tifanel and merge into him.*
Tifanel: *Blinks.* Well, this feels... different.
*Thorn, Laurenza, Kitzie and Lierlo are inside Tifanel's mind.*
Thorn: This is... incredible.
Tifanel: I hear voices! I hear voices! ...Oh it's just you, Thorn.
Thorn: Has it worked properly?
Tifanel: *Shrugs.* I dunno.
Laurenza: So this is what a man's mind is like… Just what I expected it to be.
Thorn: I can see through your eyes, Tifanel.
Tifanel: Creepy... Hey, how many fingers am I holdin' up? *Holds up three fingers in front of his face.*
Thorn: Three.
Lierlo: I'm sure there will be plenty of time to play with Tifanel after the battle.
Thorn: Yes, err... we should get gone.
Kitzie: This is SO COOL!
Tifanel: Not so loud! *Grabs his head.* You'll give me a headache... Hey... What's happened to my sword? It's all... dudey. *His blade now looks like a mixture of Laurenza's broadsword, Lierlo's rapier and Tifanel's katana fused together with Thorn's feather and Kitzie's twig joined to the hilt.*
Thorn: Probably got hit with the spell.
Tifanel: Sweet! *Picks up the sword and catches his reflection in the blade.* Yaaah! Check me out... *Although still looking overall like Tifanel, he has Laurenza and Thorn's wings; Kitzie's tail, claws and fangs and Lierlo's fire symbol on his forehead.*
Laurenza: I love the new look, Tif.
Thorn: Heheh, let's go.
Tifanel: Right! *Heads for the door, then stops.* ...Oh yeah, I can fly!
Thorn: You can teleport.
Tifanel: Even better. *He teleports away.*

*They arrive in the unholy blackness that is the Unknown Universe. This uncharted land does not follow the same physics as the Known Universe, as even the stars in the sky do not shine. They appear on the Metal Planet, an artificial structure created by the Demons as their headquarters. They are instantly spotted by a wave of Demon soldiers.*
Laurenza: Get them!
Lierlo: Go for the jugular!
Kitzie: Come on, Tiffy. Kill! Kill! Kill!
Tifanel: Okay, okay! *Swings the almighty sword at them and takes them out with the greatest of ease.*
Thorn: Nice one.
Tifanel: That was easy...
Lierlo: A little too easy...
Tifanel: My thoughts exactly.
Lierlo: Of course, I'm in your mind.
Laurenza: They're bound to know that we're here. They'll send for reinforcements soon.
*Suddenly a giant blue Dragon Demon comes hurtling towards them.*
Tifanel: Rock and roll! *Swings at the Dragon's leg but the sword bounces off like a piece of rubber.*
Lierlo: This Demon's scales are harder than diamond. You're going to need Magick!
*The Dragon fires a water pillar at Tifanel from its mouth, and he dodges out the way just in time.*
Tifanel: Okay, he's a Water Dragon... What beats water?
Thorn: Me.
Tifanel: Very funny. *Fires a Thorn inspired blast of dark energy at the Dragon making it fall backwards.* Awesome!
Thorn: You know you can't abuse that Magick.
Tifanel: Okay, I don't need a lecture, especially from Mr. Homicide himself.
*The Dragon stands up again.*
Kitzie: Uhh guys... it's still kinda alive.
Tifanel: Not for long! *Rapid fires fistfuls of dark Magick at the Dragon, who tries to deflect them with its tail.*
Laurenza: Hold on a minute... It's Arkun!
Tifanel: Huh? *Stops firing.*
Laurenza: Arkun was a Dragonman, remember? ...And a bloody traitor! What is it with me and picking traitors to join my Circle...?
Thorn: Bad luck?
*A shower of arrows come flying down towards Tifanel and one sticks in his arm.*
Tifanel: Ouch. *Pulls it out.* Who's the little bugger who's firing at us?
Thorn: That would be Vallisto.
Vallisto: You leave Arkun alone! *Fires more arrows, but Tifanel is too quick for him and dodges.*
Tifanel: Vallisto! Why're ya siding with the Demons?
Vallisto: Wherever Arkun goes, I go. *He sends another shower of arrows and Tifanel dodges them again.*
Thorn: Let's end this.
Tifanel: Darkness poisoning pure blood… Final.... *Charges dark energy in his hands.* …IMPULSE! *Fires it out at Arkun and Vallisto. They are surrounded by the dark energy and then it is smashed by white arrows.*
Laurenza: Smooth move, Tiffy.
Tifanel: Heheh, thanks.
*As the smoke clears, it appears that Arkun had shielded himself with Magick barrier and Vallisto just in time.*
Tifanel: Shit! Just die already!
Vallisto: Why are you trying to kill us?
Tifanel: Why is Arkun trying to kill us?
Val & Tif: I THOUGH YOU WERE OUR FRIENDS!
Vallisto: I'm sorry, but I'm sticking with my Arkun.
Thorn: Then you will die.
Vallisto: Just bring it!
*Arkun gets up and lunges at Tifanel, but he blocks with his sword and pushes back on Arkun, stopping him from getting too close.*
Tifanel: Down boy!
*Arkun pushes hard on Tifanel, but Tifanel pushes hard back.*
Tifanel: Damn you're heavy. Hey guys, what should I do? I don't know if I can hold him back much longer…
Thorn: Use Magick!
Kitzie: Chop his nuts off!!
Laurenza: Do Demons have nuts?
Lierlo: There's no time for stupid questions....
Tifanel: Bird of the Flame! *Transforms into Lierlo's blazing Phoenix form and burns up Arkun.*
Lierlo: Heheh…
Tifanel: *Changes back.* Anyone for roast Dragon?
Vallisto: *Jumps down from his high hiding place.* Arkun... ARKUN!
Thorn: I warned you.
Vallisto: Arkun...
Tifanel: Oh shut it, ya crybaby. *Slices Vallisto's head clean off.*
Laurenza: Vallisto was... gay? And to think I kissed that guy!
Thorn: *Goes silent.*
Laurenza: Eheheh…
Tifanel: *Looks at the bloody remains of them.* What a mess...
Kitzie: Eww.
Lierlo: We should move on.
Tifanel: Right. *Continues further into the Demon's lair and whistles as he goes. Laurenza hums along to the tune that Tifanel is whistling.*
Lierlo: Please be quiet.
Thorn: What? It's a good tune.
Kitzie: *Sings along.* La, la, la.
Lierlo: The Demons will hear us!
Tifanel: Meh, they already know we're here.

*Tifanel heads onwards and encounters a group of Demons fighting against a band of Nekos lead by Streetwise. The self-proclaimed peaceful Nekos are doing surprisingly well against the Demons.*
Laurenza: That's Streetwise... I thought Nekos were pacifists...
*Tifanel joins in the fight, taking out Demons here and there.*
Streetwise: *Stops fighting.* Kitzie... I can sense her presence here…
Tifanel: *With Kitzie's voice.* Hi Anchan!
Streetwise: Kitzie... What happened to you?
Tifanel: It's a long story. We'll talk later about it if we survive. *Fells more Demons with a sword strike here and a spell there.*
*The last Demons are slain.*
Tifanel: What are you guys doin' here?
Streetwise: After Kitzie left the glade, we had a feeling she might have come here. She was so determined to stop the war.
Laurenza: *Speaks through Tifanel.* Don't worry, Streetwise, she's fighting with us, not for us. We won't let anything happen to her.
Streetwise: Hmm… I will trust you. We will press on ahead and take out any opposition we come across.
Tifanel: Thanks.
*The Nekos run on ahead and Tifanel leans on his sword and takes a breather.*
Tifanel: So far, so good, eh?
Thorn: So far, too easy.
Lierlo: We shouldn't get overconfident, though.
Kitzie: *Whines.* I don't like it... There's too much blood.
Laurenza: You're too young to be watching this...
*Suddenly, a voice from the shadows is heard.*
Voice: Five brave warriors hidden under the cloak of one man...
Thorn: That's us.
Voice: Half-breed, Spirit, human, Neko, Dark Angel… five different paths joining together to fight the good fight. How inspiring... *The figure steps out of the shadows and it is Kuja.*
Thorn: Oh my god...
Tifanel: You're meant to be dead!
Lierlo: How in the world...?
Kuja: Aren't you pleased to see me?
Lierlo: In a word, no. You betrayed us, you evil man!
Laurenza: Kuja...
Kuja: *Walks towards Tifanel.* You're in there somewhere, aren't you, Laurenza? Why don't you come out? We have a lot of catching up to do.
Lierlo: Laurenza, don't!
Kitzie: You can't trust the Creepy Guy!
Tifanel: It'll ruin the spell!
Laurenza: Kuja... I missed you a lot.
Thorn: Laurenza, it's got to be a trap!
*Laurenza tries to pull away from the others but they hold her back.*
Kitzie: Don't do it, Renzy!
Tifanel: Stupid cow! He's gotta be up to no good.
Laurenza: Let me go, I want to see him.
Kuja: Why don't you listen to your Queen?
Thorn: Get out of here, whoever you are.
Kuja: What's the matter, Thorn? Aren't we friends any more?
Thorn: We've never met.
Tifanel: What are you saying, Thorn?
Thorn: He's not Kuja. Firstly, Kuja is dead. Secondly, he may look like Kuja but the soul, the spirit and the essence are all different...
Tifanel: In that case... *Thrusts his sword through Kuja and it reveals its true form, an almost shapeless dark Demon with a scorpion-like body.*
Lierlo: That's a Mononoke: a Demon that takes the form of a vengeful spirit.
Laurenza: I guess Thorn was right!
*The Mononoke spits acid at Tifanel and part of his jacket melts.*
Tifanel: Oh, you're so dead... Haze Blade! *Jumps at the Mononoke, swings his sword back and it charges with dark power. He then stabs it through its head.*
*The Mononoke screeches and falls back, dead, and Tifanel pulls out his sword.*
Tifanel: Yuck, there's Demon brain goo on my sword.
Laurenza: Everyone... I'm really sorry...
Thorn: It's okay. You were under the thrall of a powerful Demon.
Tifanel: Hah! I could've taken him even without your guys help. It was a cinch!
Lierlo: We're doing quite well.
Kitzie: We're kicking butt!
Thorn: Don't get ideas above your station. We've still got a long way to go.
Tifanel: Well, let's move out. *Starts whistling again.*
Laurenza: We should make this our theme song.
Thorn: *Laughs.*
Lierlo: What is it, anyway?
Tifanel: I dunno, I reckon it's from a washing up liquid ad.
Kitzie: *Sings.* "With new Sudsy your dishes shine bright white."
Tifanel: Yeah, that's the one.

*Deeper into the Demon's lair, they see Prince Li skulking around.*
Tifanel: Not another Mononoke, is it?
Lierlo: Or perhaps everyone chose today to take a crack at the Demons?
Thorn: Yeah, I mean, who'd be stupid enough to do that?
Kitzie: *Knocks Thorn lightly on the head.* Silly.
Tifanel: Li?
Li: Tifanel? *Gives him a once-over.* You look.. uh... different.
Tifanel: Yeah, it's my new look. What are you doin' here?
Li: Same thing as you, most likely. Seriously kicking some Demon ass.
Tifanel: Wow, what a coincidence. We've done so well so far, taken out a whole truckload of Demons.
Li: 'We'?
Tifanel: Oh yeah, I brought some friends. Say hi, guys.
Kitzie: Hi guys.
Tifanel: We did this cool joining spell thingy, I'm packing five peeps in here.
Li: Dude... is that painful?
Tifanel: Not really. But we rock. We're taking out the rest of Demons.
Li: *His expression darkens suddenly and he points his sword at Tifanel.* I can't let you do that. I've gotta do it myself.
Lierlo: Why do we always ends up in a fight?
Laurenza: Why, Li? We're helping you. You can't possibly do it on your own.
Li: You don't understand. This is my fight. I gotta do it alone, for her sake…
Laurenza: 'Her...?'
Li: Get out of here! *Swings at Tifanel, but he dodges and then they are locked in sword-to-sword combat.*
Kitzie: Yeah Tiffy, go! Chop his nuts off!
Laurenza: Stop saying that! Tif, don't hurt him too much.
Lierlo: Stab his eyes out! ...Oh sorry, Laurenza, I got caught up in the moment.
Tifanel: *Jumps back and kicks off a wall, holding his sword high. He comes crashing down towards Li swinging his sword.* Diving Wind!
Li: *Is stuck hard and then falls, wounded.*
Tifanel: You've never been able to beat me, Li.
Laurenza: Tif, he better not be dead!
Li: I'm... still alive. *Laughs a little, weakly.* That's some strength you got there, Tif.
Tifanel: Hello, five warriors worth?
Laurenza: We can't just leave him here to die...
Tifanel: Okay Li, I'll use some healing Magick on ya if you promise to be a good boy and go home right now.
Thorn: You think he'll listen to you?
Li: Don't talk to me like I'm a five-year-old! *Stands.* It's just a scratch. I'll be fine.
Thorn: Not if you continue this. You're being stupid, brother-in-law. Head on home, and carry on living.
Li: Shut the hell up! I don't need advice from some wacked-out maniac whose favourite pastimes include mass murder!
Thorn: *Stays quiet.*
Li: Keep outta my way. *Staggers through to the next area.*
Tifanel: Now that was just plain mean.
Laurenza: Are you okay, Thorn?
Thorn: Yeah.
Kitzie: I don't like him...
Thorn: You're not the only one, Kitzie.
Tifanel: He used to be my best friend. I thought I knew him well, but I never saw him act like this. I wonder why he's got such a beef with the Demons…
Laurenza: Who knows?
Tifanel: Maybe we'll find out sometime. *Shrugs.* Come, on gang, let's go.
Laurenza: How come you're the leader?
Tifanel: Well, it is my body.

*They walk out into another open plain somewhere on the Demon planet. In front of them stands thousands and thousands of Demon warriors, armed to the teeth.*
Tifanel: Sweet mother of the Goddess...
Lierlo: There's so many...
Thorn: The only way we're gonna get through this is by running.
Tifanel: Righto. *He runs at the Demons, swinging his sword madly yelling appropriate battle cries.* Yaaah! *He is jumped on by hundreds at a time, fangs, claws and horns biting, scratching and beating him.* Argh! Damn!
Laurenza: Tif, do something!
Tifanel: Yeah, its kinda hard when... Will you stop it?! *Hits a Demon on the head with his sword.* ...When you're being jumped on by rabid monsters!
Thorn: Throw them off with Magick!
Tifanel: Oh yeah, Magick, I keep forgettin' I have that now. *A huge shockwave emits from Tifanel, knocking the Demons off him.*
Kitzie: Oooh, Tiffy used my skill!
Tifanel: Come and get it, ya little ... *Picks them off one at a time with bolts of Magick as they come running at him.*
Thorn: Careful, you can get addicted to that.
Tifanel: It's not like I'm smoking. *The Demons start coming faster than he can shoot them down.* Damn it... I need some help.
Kitzie: Tiffy, summon something!
Tifanel: Okay, here goes. *Spreads his free hand.* Summon Cascading Apparition! *He summons a huge Leviathan Water Spirit. It washes away many Demons with a great tidal wave.*
Lierlo: Hey, that's my Aunt Terias. Hello Aunty!
Thorn: You've got some weird family.
Lierlo: Please don't make fun of my Spirit heritage. *Looks a little upset.*
Thorn: Sorry.
*As Tifanel is shooting the Demons down again with Magick and the Leviathan is blasting them with water jets, Streetwise and his gang come running up.*
Streetwise: You go on ahead, we'll handle these. There are more important battles further on.
Tifanel: You don't have to tell me twice. *Dismisses the Water Spirit and runs forward knocking any Demons out the way until he is safely to the other side.*
Laurenza: So that Streetwise turned out to be a nice guy in the end.
Kitzie: Of course!
Lierlo: And what did we learn today, children? Violence solves everything.
Thorn: So it would seem...
Tifanel: Hoo boy, I dunno 'bout you guys, but this whole saving the Universe gig really takes it out of ya.
Laurenza: You can't be tired already?
Tifanel: Easy for you to say, you're all comfortably sat in my mind.
Thorn: Yes, but you have to use our power and energy as much as your own, you know, or this spell might get out of balance and then we're stuck...
Tifanel: Don't go there, buddy. I don't want you guys in my mind forever... Hey, I've been using you guys' Magick, so doesn't that drain your power and stuff?
Thorn: Yes.
Tifanel: Phew. *Moves on.* Now let's see what's behind door number two. *Goes into a building up ahead.*

*They find themselves in a room full to the brim with huge, slimy eggs.*
Tifanel: The maternity ward, I presume?
Thorn: Destroy them.
Tifanel: *Stabs his sword through one and it smashes in an oozy lump.* Oh man, that's gross!
Lierlo: This must be a storage room for Demon warriors that have just been created...
Tifanel: *He smashes several more.*
Kitzie: Stop it, Tiffy...
Tifanel: *Stops.* Why?
Kitzie: Should we really be doing this? We're killing all their babies!
Lierlo: Kitzie, don't worry. These are Demon warriors, not ordinary Demons. They are killing machines artificially produced from pure evil.
Thorn: This won't be enough, anyway. We have to cut off their production completely...
Tifanel: Yeah, you're right. I'm getting sick of this. *Torches the room with a large fire spell, so the eggs will be destroyed by the flames, and then leaves.* We need to find where they're being made.
Laurenza: I don't think they'll have a big neon sign saying, 'Look here, evil war drones plant.'
Tifanel: How about that ominous looking building over there? *Points to an appropriately ominous looking building.*
Lierlo: There's a slight chance that it might be the place.

*Tifanel enters the building and it looks like an evil factory, sinister machines lining the walls.*
Tifanel: Well, knock me down with a feather... Aren't we the lucky ones today?
Voice: I wouldn't say you're lucky, as you now face your inevitable doom.
*Azinder and Gallinda walk out of the shadows towards them.*
Laurenza: Oh god...
Azinder: Looks like we've got some gatecrashers here.
Gallinda: *Tuts.* Well, if they wanted in so much, we'll make sure they'll never leave…
Tifanel: Oh look, Hansel and Gretel have come to try and stop us.
Azinder: Oh look, five kids playing with a bit of Magick have come to try and defeat us.
Gallinda: We can do that too. *She and Azinder join hands and dark power emits from them. They join together as one giant Demon.*
Tifanel: I am gettin' so sick of giant Demons…
*The Demon slams Tifanel into the ground with its paw.*
Tifanel: *Coughs.* That... hurt! *Quickly slashes the Demon but has little effect.*
Lierlo: Tifanel, Demons like this have hard scales, remember?
*The Demon lowers a paw and flicks Tifanel into a wall.*
Tifanel: Damn... now I'm sore and I look stupid.
*A blinding beam of white ice energy blasts through the door and into the giant Demon*
Tifanel: What the...?
*Where the beam came from, a small blue dog is standing.*
Dog: Did I miss something?
Kitzie: A dog?! Get it away!
Lierlo: That was some power... Who are you?
Dog: I will tell you after I kill this Demon, Lierlo.
Lierlo: He knows my name...
Thorn: Yeah, I err...
Tifanel: Hey dog boy, save me a piece. I got a score to settle with this Demon.
Thorn: Are we strong enough?
Tifanel: We won't know until we try.
Dog: I got your back.
Tifanel: Wandering stars that race through the sky... Divert your powers to my aid! Shooting Star! *Raises his sword in the air and it shines mysteriously. Suddenly a meteor comes crashing through the ceiling and hits the Demon. It has little effect.*
Demon: *Laughs boomingly.* Is that the best you've got?
Tifanel: Not fair... That was my only Magick... It's so crap!
Laurenza: I bet we could beat them if we all put our powers together.
Demon: Ha! You weaklings could not even beat an egg!
Tifanel: Okay, let's do it!
*Inside Tifanel's mind, they all join hands.*
Tifanel: Powers combine, souls unite. A force beyond the imagining of one alone…
Laurenza: Daughter of human and Spirit, holy force…
Kitzie: Child of the forest, nature power…
Lierlo: Born of the flame, fiery might…
Thorn: Spawned from black oblivion, dark wrath…
Tifanel: Life by the sword, physical strength…
All: Combiteration!
*Tifanel forms a ball of energy on the end of his sword. It is formed from dark power, with white energy arrows surrounding it. Sharp leaves, feathers and petals blow around the energy ball. The whole thing then sets on fire. Tifanel swings the sword and all the Magickal power is shot out as a beam towards the Demon. The Demon is hit by the energy, stumbles back, but then begins to block it with its massive claws.*
Demon: Good, but not good enough!
Lierlo: Oh no!
Dog: Let me give you a boost. *Opens his mouth wide and starts to form an orb of ice elemental energy. It gets bigger and bigger, and then bursts into a huge beam, combining with Tifanel's spell. The added force of his spell gives the first spell enough power to blast the Demon into tiny pieces.*
Tifanel: *Watches the dust settle.* I don't believe it! We do this big spell, we come all the way here, we fight our arses off and the day is saved by some freaky little dog thing?
Dog: I… I thought I was helping…
Laurenza: Don't listen to him. He's just peeved because he wanted to be the big hero by himself. But we all did it together.
Bo: Thank you. Anyway, allow me to introduce myself. I am Bo. I'm the Masterful Saviour of a place called Homeworld. I was summoned here by the request of Thorn, to help you in the great battles ahead. But I seem to have arrived a little late...
Thorn: How come whenever I summon someone they turn up late?
Laurenza: *To Thorn.* And you didn't tell us this earlier because...?
Thorn: Bo and I are old friends, but I haven't seen him in a long time. I wasn't sure whether he would come or not.
*Tifanel sticks his sword into the evil machine. It coughs up a cloud of smoke and is destroyed.*
Tifanel: Mission accomplished and I am totally knackered.
Lierlo: This won't stop the Demon Fleet forever, but I think they won't be able to do much for a long time.
Tifanel: Can everyone get outta my body? I need some 'me' time.
Bo: Just a curiosity, but how did you all get in?
Tifanel: Thorn.
Bo: Oh.
Tifanel: He did some Magick thingy.
Bo: Rituals aren't really my thing, my wife usually takes care of everything like that. Just try being married to someone who's deep into that stuff...
Laurenza: Hmm mm.
Thorn: Back to the castle then?
Laurenza: Sounds good to me
Tifanel: Nice meeting you, Bo.
Bo: Oh.... so... I won't be seeing you lot again then?
Laurenza: You're welcome to come back to the castle with us. We're probably going to have a victory celebration.
Bo: Oh, okay, thank you.
*Tifanel touches Bo and they teleport back to the castle.*