Billy was getting to his feet, and as he rose, he saw a massive figure a few feet ahead. Billy recognized SimBen, the cyborg which he tried to trap in the chilly hilly. -Durandal wants me to bring you to him, said SimBen. Resistance is futile.

-Arr, give us a break, matey! said Wave Man. We just barely escaped a fight with FireNexus, and now ye want to bring billy on yer Spaceship?

-I figured just after the fight would be the best time to grab him as he would be weaker. Don't even think about interfering, Wave Man. Your circuits are almost completely melted.

-Arr, scurvy dog! This we shall see! said Wave Man as he tried to attack SimBen.

-NOOOOOOOO! Said billy. As Wave Man was approaching, SimBen had just enough time to take the Alien weapon, take aim and fire. The rest of Wave Man's circuits melted at the intense heat of the weapon.

-He's not dead, said SimBen.

-Sasuke! said billy.

Sasuke slowly edged away from the bush which he was hiding in. -Take Wave Man to the chilly hilly and repair him! Sasuke took Wave Man and went back to the chilly hilly.

-Okay, I'll go with you, said billy chilly. Looks like I have no choice. SimBen firmly grasped the arm of billy chilly and teleported to the shuttle with him.

When they arrived on the ship, Durandal greeted them. -Oh, look, the powerful billy chilly! Not quite as powerful as my little slave, though... Did you know that once he killed 11 billion people in two hours? Oh well, give SimBen that equipment, please! Billy gave SimBen what was left of his armor, his chill helmet, his Absolute Zero Environment Capacitor guns, and his bow and Ice Arrows. -You know what to do with these, SimBen? asked Durandal. SimBen nodded as he put the equipment on the ground and fired at it with his Alien Weapon, and billy almost cried as he saw all he had left melt. -Now, now, billy, let me introduce you to your new life. A door opened and billy saw a few BOBs working at computers. -Here's what you must do, my new slave. You have to program better equipment for Matrix in preparation to the battle against DamnGlitch. After you're done, I'll see what I do with you, if you're still alive. Durandal burst in an evil laugh as billy realized that he may not see the chilly hilly again, and even worse, never see anything else but the computer room anymore. -Oh, and by the way, you get a bowl of Jell-O everyday at noon and half an hour of sleep at midnight. If you forget to go take your food or go to sleep, it's your problem. And don't try to form a syndicate, the BOBs tried that once, and SimBen took care of the most stubborn ones. said Durandal.

Meanwhile, Sasuke rushed off in a blur. He had to get to the Hilly as quickly as possible. He took out a walkie talkie and phoned for Joeman. "Joeman! This is Sasuke! I need you to get the Joe Copter and pick me and Wave Man up! Wave Man's condition is critical and if we don't help him it'll be his end!" He turned off the walkie talkie and continued to rush toward the Hilly.

It took four hours until the Copter arrived. It's door shot open and Sasuke jumped in and quickly put Wave Man in one of his custom rejuvenation chambers. Joeman turned around and asked," Holy crap! What the hell happened!? Did the Nexus do that?"

Sasuke shook his head," No, him and Billy had been ambushed by some guy just after they had managed to escape Destronica. They didn't kill the Nexus, though. I managed to save Wave Man, but that... that creature kidnapped Billy. Right now though we should concentrate on getting back to the Hilly!"

Joeman nodded and said," Right-o! Lets get to the Hilly!" He pushed a large button and the copter sped off like a jet.

When they reached the Hilly, Sasuke immediately told his Docmen to heal Wave Man. "In the mean time, I'll make some new weapons for him, and I'll also beef up his armor." He turned and saw Chilly Willy. " Er... Hi. You must be Chilly Willy? Am I right?"

Chilly Willy ignored his question and handed him a fish with a blank stare.

Sasuke looked down, figuring that the penguin was asking 'where's billy' in his own way and replied by saying," Two human like creatures kidnapped him. When Wave Man gets back to himself, though, I'm sure he'll go looking for Billy. This is why I plan to make him stronger. I'm also going to assist him in his rescue."

Joeman quickly turned toward Sasuke in reaction to hearing this and said," You what? But you told me everything you saw! If you go... I go!"

Sasuke looked at Joeman and let the thought roll over in his mind. Finally, he said," Well, alright but you must be careful. This enemy seems very sinister, so we mustn't be reckless."

Meanwhile, chilly willy handed a large mackerel to Joeman as if to say 'thanks for saving Wave Man, who is billy's friend and mine,' but not comprehending, Joeman accepted the fish with a blank stare. Amazed with the thought that someone might both understand AND speak blank stare/hand-them-a-fish-ese, chilly willy replied to Joeman's blank stare that basically meant 'I need to find a silly clown hat for my pet squid' with 'I don't know where to find a squid-size clown hat' by handing him three sardines and a flounder, the flounder being held upside down. Still not understanding, Joeman handed the mackerel back to chilly willy as he took the other fish into his arms. Realizing that Joeman had responded to 'I don't know where to find a squid-size clown hat' with 'thanks for saving Wave Man, who is billy's friend and mine,' chilly willy decided that the silly large bipeds (with the obvious omission of billy chilly) still couldn't speak his language. In his own way, he laughed with a blank stare while handing Joeman six anchovies, three rainbow trout, and two catfish (not to mention the partridge in a pear tree), which means 'I find your silly use of fish rather amusing, although you're nothing but a unique robotic recreation of those whimsical large bipeds that do not speak my language, with the obvious omission of billy chilly. Perhaps it would be better if you learned to speak blank stare/hand-them-a-fish-ese... but you can only expect so much from the dominant inhabitants of the greater percentage of the known planets. Such is life. The white mice of Earth, on the other hand, are brilliantly intelligent... as are their dolphins... but that's another story.'

Sasuke had waited nearly an entire day until Wave Man was healed. He gave him the upgrades and told him that he should lead since he didn't know where to find this being.

As his crystal regrew around the Norithica, FireNexus pondered the latest attack. Billy Chilly was strong, and had he not been in Destronica, he may now be submerged in ice, being tested for destructibility.

As the crystal regenerated, FN received a transmission from his partner, and archives specialist, CapCom.

"Hey, FN, we got trouble," CapCom told him. "Word on the grapevine is that your little sparring buddy was kidnapped by some sort of cyborg. He's being enslaved for some strange purpose."

"And why should I care?" FN replied, in his normal, cold voice.

"Because whatever the kid is being forced to work on, it can't be good. He is a genius. Also, a powerful ally such as him may be helpful."

"Okay, I'm on it. Meet me at the edge of the fire, CapCom." he said

Getting up to speed, FN hoped he wouldn't regret this decision.

Joe Man and Wave Man were already on their way to SimBen's ship, flying their personal spacecraft.

"How will we know where billy chilly is?" asked Joe Man.

"When we allied, we got these here telecommunications things. They let us talk to each other even when we're as far away as 10000 miles by the crow flies. They should help us keep in touch." Wave Man answered. "billy, do you copy?" he said through the communicator.

"Wave Man, where are you?" a crackly voice came through the other end. "You'd better hurry, I've got a bomb set for ten minutes."

"A bomb! Have you been hittin' the sauce! Ye can't blow yourself up!" Wave Man exclaimed.

"Just hurry up." billy retorted.

"Aye, aye, cabin boy."

FireNexus geared up, and prepared to be teleported to SimBen's ship. He had no idea of any bombs, and wasn't sure what to expect. His intentions were to use brute force to get through the security to billy. "I'd better work fast; save everyone a little trouble," FireNexus thought to himself as his body disappeared to the ship. When he reappeared, he was in an empty hallway. He blasted a couple of security monitors along his route. "I'd better find CapCom."

Meanwhile, SimBen discussed the current matters with Durandal. "Has the boy been disposed of?" Durandal asked.

"I was instructed not to kill him, sir." SimBen replied.

"I have no need for a worthless piece of flesh as him!" Durandal's voice echoed throughout the corridor. "Use this extractor probe to copy his mind and brilliance unto the system's network. It shall prove useful. And dispose of him in any way you see fit."

"As you wish, sir." SimBen said, as he set out to billy chilly's cell. He had no idea of the bomb.

Joe Man docked their ship. An alarm went off in SimBen's corridor. "What is this?" he said out loud.

"SimBen," came the echoing voice of Durandal, "There appears to be a ship docked on to ours. They are most likely negotiators for the current state of the boy. Hence them forth, and 'negotiate' with their terms."

"I'll get right on it." SimBen answered, as he ran down the hall in the opposite direction.

"billy, where are you?" Wave Man spoke through the communicator again.

"I appear to be in Sector..." the conversation was cut short.

"I wouldn't worry, the device is working fine." SimBen mocked. "I've decided to disable all outside technology. You'll never find him now."

Wave Man and Joe Man stepped up, prepared to fight.

"FN!" CapCom shouted. "My up-to-date readings show that billy chilly is in Secor 4, Quadrant 8. We'd better get moving."

"Alright, you lead the way." FireNexus replied. As they waded through the rows of BOB's, they heard some comotion from down the hall.

Joe Man shot a few rounds from his plasma rifle. SimBen dodged, and blasted back a round from his shotgun, striking Wave Man. He was blown back, but he fired off a Spear Shot as he fell. It knocked the shotgun out of SimBen's hand. Simben crouched behind a box, and conversed with Durandal. "There appear to be more intruders on my ship; I will not stand for it! I am kicking up security now." Durandal said. SimBen began fighting again. Meanwhile, the timer on billy's time bomb was counting down from seven minutes.

FireNexus and CapCom happened to come from behind the battle. No one could see them. "Now is our chance! While they are busy fighting, we can snatch the boy and escape!" FirNexus urged. The two ran from the battle unnoticed. Soon, they came to billy chilly's cell.

"What the hell are you doing here?" billy chilly yelled as he saw FireNexus.

"I have came to save you. Forget the past, together we could conquer all." the hovering crystal reassured.

"Bullshit! I'd rather die than leave this place with you."

"Nonesense, CapCom, we may have to get aggressive." FireNexus said back to CapCom. CapCom sprayed a mist of a sleeping gas out of his wrist. billy chilly fell to the ground unconscious. CapCom then shot the lock off of the cell, and proceed to take billy chilly with him, paying no attention to the time bomb, now at five minutes.

But it wouldn't be that easy for the duo to escape. Durandal was now in control of the security systems, and the whole ship was turned into an obstacle course. Down the hall, mounted laser cannons shot at the two who raced down the long corridors. CapCom blasted some with his cannon, while FN burned some with his Heat Shields, making sure to protect billy at all costs.

Meanwhile, the battle raged on in the main room. SimBen was blasting away with an assault rifle. He shoot off a few grenade rounds, blowing up a few BOB's and harming Wave Man and Joe Man. Another message came from Durandal to SimBen. "Forget about thy unclean foes, the boy is being escalated out of here by thy other foes! Stop them from escaping at all costs! Act at once!" SimBen shot off a few grenade rounds, and headed the other direction.

billy chilly was awakening from the gas. "Put me down you piece of crap!" he yelled to CapCom, who was carrying him.

"Listen," FireNexus ordered. "We're saving your life, be grateful!"

billy chilly decided to play along until he could devise a plan. "Alright, take me to the main control room" he said.

But they were deterred, for SimBen dropped out of nowhere, pointing the Alien gun in CapCom's face. "Going somewhere? You forgot to sign the guestbook. And meet the guestbook," SimBen said, pointing at the Alien gun. CapCom, thinking quickly, used his copying ability to copy the Alien gun. He threw billy chilly to the ground, and blasted SimBen away with his new power! But, to his unveil, another SimBen appeared behind them.

"What!?" CapCom exclaimed, as he and FireNexus neutralized another SimBen. The SimBens kept appearing, one at a time, all the way down the hall.

"Mwhahahahah!" an evil laugh came from above. It was Durandal. "As you can see, I have created partial clones of SimBen, all with only one program. Destroy all invaders!"

In the main room, Wave Man and Joe Man were having the same sort of problem. The clones were much less intelligent and easy to destroy, yet they were wasting valuable time on the bomb, and deterring everyone. As FireNexus and CapCom fought off the drones, billy chilly managed to work his way to the ship's main control room, where Durandal's programs were stored. "Aha!" shouted billy, flipping a pen in his hand ala Boris in Goldeneye. "I can't believe I've never thought of this!" He hacked into the ships files, and found Durandal's programs. He then simply dragged the files to the Recycle Bin, and Durandal was shut down for good. (yes, I know that's very low-tech, but it's some comic relief)

All of a sudden, a booming voice was heard over the ship. "SimBen, I am through....Bring forth thy villains...and hence thee with thy vengeance! And with that, Durandal was gone. All of the SimBen clones vanished. With only two minutes left on the fussion bomb, someone had to act.

SimBen now had no reason to destroy DamnGlitch, why was he trying to preserve billy chilly? He decided the only acceptable outcome at this point would be to destroy all the villainy on his ship, and disable the bomb. There was no time to turn into Matrix, he had to work fast.

For Wave Man & Joe Man, FireNexus & CapCom, the goal was the same. Rescue billy chilly and escape. billy chilly was now on the docking platform, right by Joe Man's ship, waiting for his crew. Everyone began heading in that direction.

Wave Man and Joe Man got there first. The then realized that the door to the ship could not be opened as long as SimBen was aboard, for he had disabled all outside technology. He had to be silenced, and fast.

CapCom and FireNexus came charging down the hall, storming their way through. They blow back Wave Man and Joe Man, and grabbed billy. But billy was no longer defenseless, he shot a burst of flames from the Dragon Cap at CapCom's head. He edged towards Wave Man and Joe Man. Now, FireNexus and CapCom stood with their backs turned towards the door that lead into the depths of space, and Wave Man, Joe Man, and billy chilly on the opposite side.

As the opposing forces squared off, SimBen jumped down from the ceiling, right in the middle of the groups, blasting with his assault rifle. Everyone was blown back, and SimBen was prepared to blow them all into oblivion. But before he could act, Wave Man shot a Spear Shot directly into SimBen's helmet. His visual photoceptors were damaged, and SimBen went virtually blind.

SimBen, who couldn't see anything, shot off a stray grenade round. The shot blasted the security door off, and CapCom was sucked into the icy darkness of space, never to be seen again. Everyone was silent. The first to act was billy chilly, shooting a well-placed ice arrow directly into the spot of the chest where a human would have a heart. SimBen stumbled back, and fell to the ground. SimBen had been permanently retired.

With only 45 seconds left on the timer, things were getting intense. FireNexus was angered over CapCom's lose, and decided to take it out on billy chilly. Wave Man was to damaged to help. The hovering crystal approached billy. He emitted a very small flame, with about the charge of a candle. He slowly sent it through billy's body, causing great pain for the ice scientist. FireNexus was going to kill him, but he had to have a little fun first. billy was being tortured.

"So, you were the one so stuck on destroying me, eh? If I recall correctly, you and that bag-of-bolts stormed my lair and almost destroyed me. Well, how does it feel to be "almost" destroyed?" FireNexus was taunting billy, and charged up his Heat Field, preparing to literally melt billy chilly. He let out a cry of pain, and the outcome had been determined.

FireNexus had assumed that Wave Man and Joe Man had been destroyed in the battle with SimBen, and paid no attention to then. They both lay on the ground lifeless. But Wave Man had been watching FN torture billy, and the anger raged through his primitive emotion chip. He charged all his energy he had left into the biggest Flood Summon ever. And just when FireNexus was to kill billy, Wave Man unleashed all the energy in his body in the form of a Flood Summon. FireNexus was taken aback, and his crystal shattered. The innards of FireNexus were exposed. He let out a short shriek, and disappeared into thin air. And Wave Man had proven billy's goal; FireNexus could and was destroyed.

Joe Man sprang to his feet, and helped billy chilly up. billy ran over to Wave Man. Wave Man had put all his reserve energy into that Flood Summon, and he was totaled. "C'mon Wave, let's get out of here! Fast!" billy said to his friend.

"I can't go on. Let me stay here and die. I have done all I will in my robotic life. You go ahead and have a good life, billy, for I have taken my last plunge."

And with that, Wave Man died.

Joe Man and billy chilly quickly jumped into the ship and flew off. Just as they did, SimBen's ship exploded out of the sky. billy looked on, wondering where he would go next. Most likely to Sasuke's lab.