Here's a brand new story starring two of my favourite boy bands McFly and Busted as their super group McBusted and my original character Dominic who were sent into New Wirral from the monster catching RPG game Cassette Beasts. I've played Cassette Beasts last year and it's a good Pokémon clone with its own identity so I thought I'll come up with a short story with again The McBusted boys and Dominic venturing in the world of Cassette Beasts, using monsters that I've nicknamed them after in the game (with the exception of Dominic).
Here's the final chapter where Dominic and the McBusted boys have to fight Aleph in order to get home. Enjoy.
Bonds of fusion
Chapter Six – A
way home
With Dominic and each of the McFly and Busted boys defeated the rogue fusions, they rendezvous at the town hall in Harbour Town. They were overjoyed to be reunited and relieved for their safety, embracing each other tightly.
They exchange what they have learned and experienced, including their fusions and their encounter with Morgante, who told them a clue about the location they have to find and the song they have to learn so that they can get back home. “It was amazing to be fused with Dominic. It’s like our hearts combined as one!” said Danny excitedly as he held Dominic’s shoulder. “Yeah, it made James and I stronger, though you should let me share your body, er I mean share with you next Danny”, said Dougie. “Not without fusing with me first!” said Matt, who cheekily butted in.
“Did any of you guys encounter this archangel who goes by the name of Morgante?” asked Dominic. “Oh yeah, we did, she told us about the song that we need to play in this area so that we can open the portal that is said to lead us home,” said James. “We sure have been learning a lot of songs for our adventures, haven’t we?” said Tom with fascination. “Guess that because we’re musicians, though I don’t get to sing”, said Harry jokingly.
“She told us to go to the top of the altar of fire, but where could that be?” asked Charlie. Lanthe happened to overhear this. She went over to them and said, “That sounds like Autumn Hills. I know that there is an altar located there.” Lanthe showed them the directions that led them to Autumn Hills. “Thanks, we owe you once again”, said Tom.
Once they arrived at Autumn Hills, Dominic found an altar on the top of the hill. It has two fire pillars in between. “Now that’s a peculiar place which certainly stands out”, said James, analysing it. Just as the McBusted boys were about to play the song that is said to open the portal, they noticed several rangers camping out, having been worn down from some intense battles. That gave them an idea. “Why don’t we make a show out of this?” suggested Dougie. “Good idea! It’s what we do as a super group after all!” said Matt excitedly.
So they gathered the rangers, informing them they’re about to perform a special song to not only open the portal but to entertain them. “Everyone, get ready for our special performance from McFly and Busted, plus our special guest just for you!” said Danny. “You all earned this!” said Charlie as they performed the song that describes the power of reuniting your hearts as one, symbolising fusion.
The Rangers were amazed by their incredible vocals and fascinated to witness a performance from another world that brought them back to when they were on their home world. It also helped that the very song they sang resonated with them, and the McBusted boys encouraged them to join their performance by interacting with them (including Danny conducting his audience to sing with them, James and Tom hi-fiving the crowd and Dougie getting on top of Matt’s back to make the audience laugh) which is just like what they do for their live shows. The McBusted boys and Dominic were having fun too, feeding off their audience's energy, which gives them encouragement.
Once they finished singing the song, a gateway to the portal that takes the form of a scroll appeared. The McBusted boys knew that it was the next step that’ll lead them back to their home. “We hope you all enjoyed the show!” said Harry, with the Rangers cheering for them and wishing them good luck.
The portal has led Dominic and the McBusted boys to Night’s Bridge Station, where there were monsters lurking about. “Looks like we have to fight our way through”, said Tom. “With our monsters and fusions combined, I know that we’ll make it home alive together!” said Dominic, giving The McBusted boys some encouragement as he got out his cassette tape. “You said it, Dominic!” said Danny with determination.
They all worked together, using their monsters to take out the opposing monsters that attacked them, protecting one another, although they were saving fusion for later. Danny spotted Dougie as Jormungold surrounded by Fountess (shower-like monsters). Quickly, he used Aeroborous’ Hurricane to blow them away. “I always got your back, Dougie!” called Danny reassuringly. “Thanks, Danny, though fancy your monster being a snake; not like the one that got into your shorts when you were in the jungle”, said Dougie, which made Danny blush with embarrassment.
A Djinn Entonic used its Moonshine on Tom and James, which caused them to become dizzy with confusion. Dominic fired Kpheri’s Rapid Fire to take out the Djinn Entonic from behind. “God, it’s been ages since I’ve been drinking” said Tom as his way of thanking Dominic just after he recovered from his dizziness. They both helped Dominic, who was about to be hit by Djinn Entonic’s bottle projectiles, by using Bottle Volley. James fired Maridusa’s Energy Shot at the bottles, and Tom charged into Djinn Entonic, using Arkidd’s Battery. “Men, who would have thought that drinking could be so violent?” said James. “This is why I prefer playing video games or listening to your music rather than going out drinking”, said Dominic as they all laughed at their joke.
Charlie and Matt were fighting against a Smogmagog, a monster that resembles a walking cooling giant. “We gotta beat that thing to take care of the environment”, said Matt as Smogmagog uses its smog to block their vision. Harry as Galagor fired its Shooting Star at Smogmagog from behind. “There, that’ll take care of...” said Harry just before Smogmagog self-destructed upon defeat, dealing damage to the three. “I guess this plan of yours has got off with a bang”, said Charlie dryly. The battles were tough, but with their teamwork, they knew that they could pull it through together.
Eventually, they reached an archangel that has a triangular face, wearing a British red military uniform. “Well, how do you do, travellers? I am Aleph, but you can call me Al,” said the strange-looking archangel. “We know that you are responsible for the rogue fusions that brought us here, Triangle Face!” said Dougie. “Well, you’re pretty rude. I’ll have to teach you some manners!” said Aleph menacingly, with the others rolling their eyes, though it’s not surprising with this behaviour expected from Dougie.
“We were told that you’ve been using rogue fusions as a way to create enough power to open the gates for you to get to other worlds, which has been endangering New Wirral” said Dominic firmly. “That Morgante, she knows too much. But even so, I won’t hide the fact that my fellow comrades and I do intend to leave this world for us to conquer other worlds, spreading our power and superiority throughout,” answered Aleph. “But isn’t that what caused us to be sent here?” demanded James. “We won’t let you conquer any worlds!” added Charlie.
“Now, now, Boys, I say that the fact that you were all sent here is proof that my experiment has been a success, and you should be honoured to be part of it”, said Aleph. “So we’re nothing but your Guinea Pigs”, said Matt with a deadpan expression. “Thrilled to be part of your plan”, said Harry with sarcasm. “Well, we could lighten things up here, but hey, as my way to show my gratitude and respect for you making it this far, how about we propose a deal? I’ll allow you all to get back into your world without any consequences in exchange for us leaving your world alone while we pay other worlds a visit?”
The boys were not fooled by Aleph’s wiles, with Dominic saying, “There’s no way we’ll allow other worlds to suffer, so no deal!” “Yeah, you can forget it!” said Danny, agreeing with him. Aleph was enraged and said, “Fine! I’ll have to take you all on by force! And once I’m done with you brats, I’ll visit your reality!” “We’ll show you the power of our teamwork as a band!” said Tom as they were all ready to fight Aleph, transforming into their monsters and fusing with their respective partners.
Aleph was a formidable opponent with an unpredictable fighting style and powerful attacks, such as Prismatic, which alters his elemental typing and Death by 1000 cuts using his sword projectiles. But each of the fusions stood their ground, helping each other to turn the tide of the battle with Dominic and Danny as Aeropri, who flies through the air and fire their attacks from above, including their Shooting Star at the swords to allow the others to attack Aleph as said by Dominic, “Quick, use this chance!” “Our teamwork is mightier than a sword!” said Danny as their allies wasted no time in attacking Aleph.
Aleph fired his Crystal Lens at Aeropri to shoot them down. “Think you Peasants can beat me by remaining airborne? Don’t think you can win with that cheap tactic!” said Aleph, who flew towards Aeropri, about to beat them up with his melee attack Deus Ex Calibur, but Charlie and Tom stopped him just in time by unleashing Arkstrike’s bolts of electricity using Lightning Bolt, which stopped Aleph’s tracks. “Our combined lighting and passion shall stop you!” said Charlie. “Shocking as Thor!” said Tom. Dominic and Danny thanked them with Aeropri, and the others attacked Aleph.
Aleph fired even more sword projectiles at them using Death by 10,000 cuts, which makes it harder for Dominic and the McBusted boys to fight him. “Have fun getting past my swords!” taunted Aleph. “We’ll give you fun!” said James as he and Dougie as Mardigold fight against the swords by either battering against them using Pre-emptive Strike or firing their Energy Shots to keep Aleph guessing. “That’ll teach you for playing with dangerous objects!” said Dougie, with the others doing the same strategy (including Aeropri blowing the swords away with their Hurricane). This helped to clear away Aleph’s attack, allowing their hits to land on him.
Aleph used Sharpen, which powered up his Crystal Lens, which was strong enough to break through holes in walls. The McBusted boys and Dominic tried to get in close range to avoid his Crystal Lens, but Aleph had another trick up his sleeve, which involves using Sharp Edges that cause contact damage whenever they attack him directly. But Matt and Harry had an idea to combat that. As Coalgor, they fired Coal Story at the Crystal Lens combined with Boardcast so that they can fire the attack multiple times, which also hits Aleph while avoiding making direct contact. This helped to buy some time for the Sharp Edges to wear off, allowing the others to attack him without getting hit. “This is our recipe for success!” bragged Matt. “Together we shall win this!” cheered Harry.
Even with the combined powers of their fusions, Aleph wasn’t defeated yet. He was intrigued by their fusions. “So you humans can fuse your monsters? Maybe I could use some team-building exercise myself,” said Aleph as several large entities appeared right beside Aleph. “What on Earth are those monasteries?” said Matt in awe. “Why, these are my fellow Archangels like myself and Morgante whom you meet, before she betrayed me”, answered Aleph. Aleph further explained that he uses the Archangels to forcibly fuse the native monsters, thereby utilising their powers to weaken the fabric of reality. “And now, they shall become a part of me”, said Aleph as he fused with the Archangels, having each of their body parts attached to him, becoming Aleph Null. “What such abomination!” exclaimed Dougie. “Come on, everyone, we've got to defeat Aleph and win this!” said Dominic, giving the McBusted boys encouragement.
The fusions tried their hardest, but Aleph Null was too much for them.Coalgor fired their Coal Story at Aleph Null, but he fired a huge water sprout attack that not only drenched Coalgor but everyone else too, using Waterworks. Coalgor formed Earth Wall to block any incoming attacks while firing their attacks, but Aleph Null has the special ability to unleash an angelic attack (which is what Archangels can use) using Morningstar’s Judgement, which took out their wall while dealing huge damage to Coalgor .
Mardigold tried to use Hypnotise to cause Aleph Null to fall asleep, but it had no effect on him, so they were forced to focus on offence using Toxic Stab, but Aleph Null countered them first by ramming into Mardigold with a powerful force using Mountain Smash. It was followed by Poppetox’s Feedback while Maridgold was down.
Aleph Null then fired a Lightning Bolt towards the fusions. Arkstrike unleashed their Lightning Bolt to counter it while protecting the others. They appeared to be evenly matched, but Aleph Null unleashed another angelic attack using Nowhere Monarch’s Bomb Voyage towards Arkstrike, causing them to get hit by the Lightning Bolt.
Aleph Null released Clockwork Mouse towards the fusions, but Aeropri took out the clockwork mice by shooting their Shooting Stars from above as if a meteor shower was falling towards the earth. Aleph Null fired a sparkling projectile using Glitter Bomb towards Aeropri, who blew them away using Hurricane. However, Aleph Null was using that to catch them off guard as he went close to them while they were blowing away his attack and struck them down at close range using Galactic Beatdown. As Aeropri came crashing to the ground, Aleph Null used Hackhedron’s Frustum Cull on Aeropri.
Having to become weakened, Dominic and the McBusted boys reverted from their fused monsters. “Ugh, that felt rough”, said Matt weakly as they were lying on the floor. While they were down, Aleph Null shattered their tapes. “No! Our vintage processions!” cried James. “We can’t lose!” yelled Harry frustrated. “Dominic, what are we going to do?” cried Danny nervously. Dominic didn’t have an answer. “Ha! It’s no use since you are all merely humans getting in my way! Your realities shall be the first to head towards the path of destruction! What a marvellous plaything is shall be!” said Aleph Null mockingly.
Just when all hope is seemingly lost, Morgante makes her appearance. She said to Dominic and the McBusted boys, “Don’t give up. You humans must continue to fight for your dreams until the very end”, said Morgante. “But how? Our cassettes are broken, men!” cried Dougie. “You fool, these cassettes are merely talismans. The ability to manifest your will to alter reality, to change your world and yourselves...lies within yourselves! So get up and use that power!” said Morgante
Dominic and the McBusted boys realised what she meant with Charlie saying, “Ah...we have that power within ourselves the whole time”. “We’re a super group after all”, said Tom, agreeing with him. They gathered their strength and stood up. “Why? Why do you all persist?” asked Aleph Null. “Because we humans don’t give up as long as we have the ideas to inspire others and the will to overcome anything!” answered Dominic with determination. “We’ll be giving our all just like our shows!” said Danny with resolve. “The song doesn’t end just yet!” said Tom with courage. “We will keep on playing!” said James with tenacity. “Rising together until we win!” said Charlie bravely. “We’re gonna kick your butt!” said Dougie with guts. “Showing what we can do!” said Matt with valour. “Nothing shall stop us!” said Harry with audacity.
Dominic felt a special kind of power from Morgante as he said to the McBusted boys, “Alright, are we all ready for this?” The McBusted boys chanted in agreement, and they all fused with Morgante to become Morgante Gestalt.
“Wow! We all become one, just like with our super group!” said James with fascination. “Like a Power Ranger Megazord!” said Tom excitedly. “So we’re sharing one body,” said Dougie slyly. “Let’s give it our all together, just like for our show!” said Danny, filled with energy. “That’s right, Danny, as our ultimate fusion for the sake of our world!” said Dominic with his will fire up.
“Ah, the old witch. You are forever a thorn on my side, aren’t you?” said Aleph Null, who used another Angelic attack using Alice’s High & Mighty. “Not this time!” said Dominic as Morgante Gestalt charged up an attack that resembled a laser beam made out of astral power, which cuts through the Angelic attack and heads straight towards Aleph Null using Dominic’s Will Power.
“Humph, not bad, but I won’t be bested by humans!” said Aleph Null, using Robin Goodfellow’s Fairy Horde. “No, you don’t! Take this!” said Danny as Morgante Gestalt physically fights through the attack while boosting their attack powers so that they can hit harder, surrounded by an astral aura that resembled musical notes using Danny’s Energy.
After taking a lot of damage, Aleph Null fights back using Mammon’s Market Crash. “You won’t stop us now!” said Tom with Morgante Gestalt countering the attack by summoning astral musical note projectiles using Tom’s melody.
Aleph Null retaliated by firing Lamento Mori’s Death Ray from above. “Not so fast!” said James, as Morgante Gestalt dodged the attack with extra Speed and as surrounded by astral muscial notes, using James’ Creativity.
Aleph Null unleashed another Angelic attack using Babelith’s True Illumination. “We can handle anything you throw at us!” said Charlie as Morgante Gestalt shields themselves with astral musical notes, raising their defenses using Charlie’s Dedication.
Aleph Null fired Cosmic Kunai towards Morgante Gestalt. It was a powerful attack that was hard to avoid, even with their raised defenses and speed. “Eat this, Pal!” said Dougie as Morgante Gestalt unleashed a barrage of astral musical notes using Dougie’s Mischief, which causes Aleph Null to become burnt as a random status effect for a while.
That helped Morgante Gestalt to fight back using a wave of astral musical notes using Matt’s Talent, which also enables them to attack multiple times, as said by Matt, “We gotta keep going!” “I’ll guide you all to win!” said Harry as Morgante Gestalt healed from the astrak musical note-like energy using Harry’s Spirit.
“Impossible! How is it that you humans are able to resist me along with those fused monsters?!” demanded Aleph Null, who became weakened. “It’s because we’re not alone!” replied Danny. “As a band and as friends, we work together to overcome anything!” added James. “That’s how we become closer than ever!” answered Tom. “Our love and bond are unbreakable!” said Charlie. “It’s how our fusions are made possible with us uplifting each other whenever one of us is down, which allows us to stand up to any adversary!” said Dominic with Morgante Gestalt charging up an angelic attack known as Coda Morgana.
Deep down, Aleph Null knew that they had a point. Although he had the Archangels allied with them, he only sees them as tools to fulfil his goal, with Morgante leaving by his side because she didn’t agree with him conquering worlds and after he killed her son Mordead who tried to stop him. That makes him alone at heart. Morgante Gestalt then unleashed Coda Morgana at Aleph Null, dealing severe damage that finished him off. “I see,” said Aleph Null, who was his last words as he dealt his defeat with dignity.
This makes Dominic and the McBusted boys victories, with them separated from Morgante. “I congratulate you, brave mortals, overcoming anything with the power of fusion. You all may return home now,” said Morgante, showing them a portal that leads them to their world. The boys thanked her and wasted no time getting into the portal, sending them back to their studio.
“Home is where the heart is; just like for one of our songs from our third album,” said Dougie. “Who would have thought that our conversation about cassettes would lead us to one big adventure?” said Harry. “One thing is for sure that this brought us closer together. I know we can face anything as long as we have each other,” said Dominic as they all affectionately linked their shoulders. “Next time, we should stick with CDs or digital downloads,” said Matt jokingly as they all laughed, having to gone through an adventure that tighten their bonds that cannot be broken as a super group, as a fan, and as close friends and polygamous lovers.