McBusted's Most Excellent Adventure Part 10 - Dominic

Here's my brand new McBusted Fan Fiction which is a 10-parter interconnected story. The McBusted boys were making their way to their show, only for them to get kidnapped and forced to take part in an escape room based on video game genres. Can they make their escape in order to make it to their show on time?

The final chapter focuses on each of the band members and the guest stars Hayden Christensen, Chris Bourne and my original character Dominic along with the Pokémon they have used for the Pokémon Adventures story. 

Here's Chapter 1 with Danny Jones

Here's Chapter 2 with Tom Fletcher

Here's Chapter 3 with James Bourne

Here's Chapter 4 with Charlie Simpson

Here's Chapter 5 with Dougie Poynter

Here's Chapter 6 with Matt Willis

Here's Chapter 7 with Harry Judd

Here's Chapter 8

Here's Chapter 9 with Hayden Christensen

Dominic

My name is Dominic, a Psychokiening who is a huge fan of McBusted, and I was supposed to see them in their concert, only for me to end up in this one heck of an adventure.

To make a long story short, I met up with Hayden Christensen (I’m also a huge fan of), and we were told by our local superhero, Almighty Man (aka Dane), that the McBusted boys were kidnapped and were forced to take part in an escape room called Escape the Gaming Room. We were able to rescue them so that they can get back to their show, but now we have to find the bomb that is set to explode the entire escape room with us in it.

Before we left the top of the Escape the Gaming Room where we had found the McBusted boys and the others, Hayden had led us to the room where he had found the space pods and item supplies. “There seems to be enough for each of us, so maybe they could help us to find the bomb twice as fast”, said Hayden. “At the very least, riding on them could make this fun”, said Tom with wonder as his way to hide his nerves.

We frantically search every room, zooming all over the place in our space pods (with thankfully no androids in sight, and the gaming rooms were not functioning), but we have no leads. The timer was running fast, and we were all scared out of our minds. “Just where the heck is this thing?!” cried Harry in panic as we looked throughout the corridor. “How can a huge bomb be so hard to find?!” exclaimed Charlie. “I want to get out of here! Why can’t we be in our show like we’re supposed to?” said Danny, who is full of anxiety. “Not even flying around these fancy space pods makes a difference!” ranted Dougie.

I was thinking back to when Hayden, Dane, and I were in the maze-like corridor, trying to recall if I had seen anything that stood out that could give us a lead. I then remembered seeing a huge spaceship symbol on the wall, which is when I got distracted carrying Hayden’s pole with my telekinesis. It isn’t like me to get sidetracked, yet it was glowing in the dark that it caught my eye.

It then occurred to me that it could be a crucial clue. “Guys, I think I may have the answer if you all follow me”, I said as I drove my space pod, leading everyone to where I’ve found the symbol. “Dominic, you could be our only hope”, said Matt with awe as everyone didn’t hesitate to follow me.

I led them to where I’ve found the spaceship symbol, and I sensed that there was something in there that could be the bomb we’re looking for. “Hey, doesn’t that look like the spaceship that took us out before?” asked James. “If so, then maybe this is where we’ll face it for us to give it some fine payback”, said Chris.

The Bourne Brothers could be right about that, as I placed my hand near the symbol, it opened the door. We rushed in and saw the huge bomb with the timer. “Dominic! Your psychic powers are a lifesaver!” cheered Danny, patting my shoulder, which made me blush. It’s a good thing that my memory has come in use. I have come a long way, hiding who I am as a Psychokiening. “It’s a good thing that the mishap back then happened. You’re our hero,” said Dane. I do agree that it’s funny how things have turned out.

“Now all we have to do is to stop that bomb!” said Harry, but before we could do anything, the whole room was shaking, and the bomb had suddenly moved upwards, revealing its whole body that resembled a giant space ship with several cannon-like arms (just like an octopus). “Oh my gosh! We were right!” cried James with astonishment as he and the others recognised it.

“You lower life losers may have found the bomb, but now you have to defeat our ultimate android, The Space Kraken!” said Sybil. “I doubt you inferior beings can stop our Space Kraken”, said Bart smugly. I said to everyone, “Well then, how about we make this our one last game?” “Yes! I’m ready to win this together!” said Charlie with agreement. “It’ll be our most excellent adventure yet!” said Tom, who is ready to go. “We’re all in this together”, added Hayden. “Together we shall beat this game!” said Dane as we all drove our space pods towards The Space Kraken.

Use this music for the final boss

Danny Jones

Alright, it’s time for us to work together just like a supergroup! The plan is for each of us to take on each of The Space Kraken’s arms, with me working with Amino and my Espeon. The arm that I was facing was jabbing towards me like a boxer. I’ve shown my boxing skills by parking my space pod on the nearest platform and battering my fists against its arm using Psycho Combat, and I aren’t going to pull any punches!

However, The Space Kraken’s arm fired boulders towards me, which I failed to notice and got hit by them. It’s like the times when I hit myself when opening the door!  This allowed me to get slammed down by the arm. It was like getting whacked by a newspaper! Still, I couldn’t help but wonder if I have what it takes to beat The Space Kraken?

Nevertheless, my fellow teammates Amino and Espeon helped back me up, with Espeon using Psychic on the arm, which allowed Amino to punch it with a fiery punch. He then helped to pick me up, saying, “We gotta show that we are strong, body and soul.”

He’s right about that. We must demonstrate that we are mentally strong while showcasing our physical capabilities to utilise our strength, even if it is mentally nerve-wracking. However, I am confident that we must win this so that we can make it to our show. It’ll be like my greatest challenge since being in the jungle!

The Space Kraken’s arm fired more boulders towards us. I allowed Espeon and Amino to clear them away while I fired my laser shot from my space pod from a distance. Espeon and Amino were about to get hit by The Space Kraken’s arm, but this is when I came in as I sped up my space pod and jumped out to deliver a knuckle sandwich using Megaton Punch! It was my way to help my teammates in return.

Suddenly, The Space Kraken’s arm fights back with its rapid jab movements that sent me crashing down onto the platform. It then continues to jab its arm towards us, so we have to jump from platform to platform to dodge it. It’s going to wreck everything at this rate! Though we found some items that we make use of, including two mushrooms that Amino and I use to make ourselves big (or in Amino’s case, even bigger!), while Espeon found a curry dish.

It cleverly makes use of the flames, moving them using Psychic to take out the boulder projectiles. It’s as if Espeon is using Mythical Flame, which is good thinking of it! That allows us giants to handle any of The Space Kraken’s arms with our tanky muscles while Amino grabs it using his huge grip, giving me a chance to punch the arm with my giant Megaton Punch! “I am made for this kind of thing, but you make a great sparring partner!” said Amino just before our size reverted to normal.

Thanks, I agree with that though The Space Kraken’s arm is about to slam into us once again, but Amino, Espeon and I stopped its tracks by combining our attacks together as one, including my Star Force Shocker, Espeon’s Psychic and Amino’s huge fireball! As soon as the arm was stunned by our combined attacks, I grabbed the hammer and slammed it onto the arm, which finished it off! I do make a great fighter even with my shirt unbuttoned and my floppy belt.

Tom Fletcher

Here we are, giving it our all up against The Space Kraken as our final boss. The arm I am facing against fires shell-like projectiles towards me, which is just like the shells from those Tortoise enemies from Super Hedgehog Brothers!

I fired my space pod’s missiles towards the shells, but there were so many of them that I couldn’t hit them all, and my space pod got hit. But Madame Donna and Jolteon helped me out by firing their light projectiles and Thunderbolt at the shells. “I guess this is our chance to collab”, said Madame Donna jokingly. I smiled at her humouring me, but it is true that we fellow pop stars are working together.

Just then, the Space Kraken’s arm knocked our space pods onto the platforms. It then fired spike-like missiles towards us, and even if we avoided them, they stuck on the ground. Ugh, spikes are a pain, but we find ourselves moving to each platform while dodging the spike traps, making our way towards the Space Kraken arm. It’s just like when I was playing Super Hedgehog Brothers.

But, as before, we have found the same items that we can use to turn things around, including the wrap star, which I grabbed and threw towards the Space Kraken's arm. Weeee!!! The spikes were still firing towards me, but Madame Donna and Jolteon helped me with their items, including the arm cannon (aka The Tom Blaster) for Madame Donna and the Fire Flower for Jolteon, firing missile and fireball projectiles at the spikes.  Thanks to them, I was able to get closer to The Space Kraken’s arm and fired my Star Force Shocker at it.

The Space Kraken then slammed its arm at me, causing me to crash onto the platform near Madame Donna and Jolteon, so we had to make our way towards my space pod (it was fun riding on the wrap star while it lasted). There were many loops, springs, pipes and blocks that we had to break by jump punching them (or in Jolteon’s case, firing its Shadow Balls at them), so this is just like platform gaming.

We also have to dodge the Space Kraken’s arm spikes. I almost stepped into them, but Madame Donna protected me by summoning a light barrier. I thanked her for that, as I wouldn’t want to have sore feet for my shows! “Always watch your step”, she replied jokingly. It helped to protect me from the spikes for a while until it wore off, but Jolteon backed me up by firing its Thunderbolt at the spikes.

This helped us to make it to my space pod, but suddenly, the Space Kraken slammed its arm in front of Madame Donna and Jolteon, breaking the platform, which caused them both to fall. Quickly, I summoned a gravity field to save them from falling. It’s good to help them out in return. Madame Donna thanked me, and I hopped back onto my space pod (Madame Donna and Jolteon used the gravity field to make it back onto the platform).

I drove full speed ahead towards The Space Kraken’s arm, firing its missiles at the incoming spikes, although I was about to get hit by a dozen spikes that were heading towards me. Madame Donna, who was running on the nearby platforms, tossed me the red sneakers, which caused my ship to spin around, which repelled the spikes.  Amazing how this worked, just like a Pokémon using Rapid Spin! This allowed me to fire my laser shot at The Space Kraken’s arm, taking it out.

James Bourne

Defeating the Space Kraken before the timer runs out is just like a race, as I sped up my space pod towards the Space Kraken. It may not be the same as the DeLorean, but hey, riding on one of those sci-fi space crafts is just as awesome.

The Space Kraken’s arm tried to stop me by firing its missiles and shells towards me, but I had help from Leafeon, who swiped the incoming weapons using Leaf Blade to protect me, and Storm, who blew away the weapons using her wind.

This helped me to get closer towards The Space Kraken’s arm, firing the space pod’s laser shot and missiles, but the arm slammed into the space pod, causing me to drive off course towards a bunch of platforms, so we were further away from The Space Kraken.  

This was discouraging, but Storm said to me, “You can’t let up now! We've got to make it to the finishing line no matter the difficulties!” She is right about that. Our show is the finishing line, and we have to beat this race if we want to get there (I guess I can get psychological, too).

Getting back on course (pardon the pun), we happened to land on the road-like path that’ll take us near The Space Kraken arm. This makes it just like a race, so we drove full speed ahead. The Space Kraken arm fired more missiles, shells, and bananas towards us. Leafeon and Storm continued to repel them on my behalf. It also fired a blue shell at us, but I grabbed it before it could hit. I thought I could save it for later.

There was one time when The Space Kraken fired a missile towards my left side, so I turned towards the right side, only for The Space Kraken to toss a banana peel towards the right, so I inevitably drove on the banana peel, causing the space pod to slip towards the speed ramp and drive off the edge. There was the road-like path on the other side, but I could tell that we weren’t going to make it on land with the huge gap, so with my quick thinking, I summoned the wind using my Psy Wind to give us some extra acceleration to land on the other side.

“That was so close! You did an excellent job with your skills, just like for our battle!” said Storm, praising me as she returned the favour by blowing away a row of banana peels that were on the road-like path. Yeah, I was proud of that myself. We were getting closer towards The Space Kraken's arm, which was about to slam on me, but Leafeon quickly defended by slashing its leaf tail using Leaf Blade. This shows that its leaf is mightier than a machine! I used this chance to fire my blue shell item at The Space Kraken’s arm, which dealt huge damage to it, giving it a taste of its own medicine!  

Charlie Simpson

I still have my Wonder Gadget, which I’ve used to take out the incoming sphere projectiles from The Space Kraken’s arm, including its sword and cannon functions. Vaporeon and Attila also gave me a helping hand with Vaporeon shielding me using Protect, and Attila firing his electrical bolts.

This helped us to get closer to The Space Kraken arm, firing our attacks at it, including my Star Force Shocker, Vaporeon’s Scald and Attila’s electrical bolt. However, the Space Kraken slammed into the space pod so hard that I got knocked off, much to Vaporeon and Attila’s dismay. I landed on the platforms, so I’ll have to make it back myself. I guess this is just like an adventure.

I’ve used my Angel Wings to glide towards the platforms and the Master Gadget’s Whip as a hook to get me onto the edge of the platform, swinging as if I were holding a vine. I saw Attila firing my space pod’s missiles towards The Space Kraken’s arm, doing the fighting for me while Vaporeon kept an eye on me.

I then noticed that they were about to get attacked by The Space Kraken’s sphere projectile. I fired my Master Gadget’s Cannon shot at the projectile to protect them. They both spotted me with Attila, saying, “Thank goodness you’re safe! Hold on while we come to get you!” I insisted that I could make it to them myself as I continued to navigate the platforms. It’ll be a good challenge for me, although Attila drove towards the nearest platform towards me anyway.

Once again, I’ve used my Angel Wings and the Master Gadget’s Whip to get across the platforms. I didn’t have as much trouble, but when I was getting closer to Attila and Vaporeon, the Space Kraken fired its sphere projectile towards them. Quickly, I’ve defended them by swinging my Master Gadget’s sword at it. The impact has caused me to fall, but Attila grabbed me with his muscular arms.

“That was brave of you, but I aren’t going to let you fall! We’re getting you all out of here no matter what!” said Attila. He’s right, even if that was brave of me, it was still reckless, and I can’t afford to fall here, not without getting to our show to see our wonderful fans.  Another projectile was fired towards us, but it was Vaporeon who protected us using Protect. I gave my thanks to it (who is overjoyed with my safety).

Anyway, I hopped back onto the space pod and drove full speed ahead towards The Space Kraken’s arm. It was about to attack us with its sphere projectile again, but I once again did the protecting, this time using my Magical Shield. This allowed me to charge up my Master Gadget’s cannon and fire towards the arm, taking it out.

Dougie Poynter

Alright! It’s time to blow this escape room! But first, we have to get rid of this octopus freak. I may not have my Emblemmons with me (who turned out to be killer robots anyway), but I have Mathieu and Glaceon besides me, so Mathieu will serve as my Emblemmon since Glaceon is a Pokémon (which are the real deal).

Anyway, the Space Kraken fired several sword, spear, axe and arrow projectiles at us, but I said to my comrades, “Mathieu! Glaceon! Use your icy powers to freeze them!” “Er, I don’t need to be commanded,” said Mathieu, who seemed embarrassed to be used as my Emblemmon, but he nevertheless obeyed my command as he and Glaceon fired their ice beams at the projectiles, freezing them solid. Also, I’ve just noticed that these projectiles are surrounded by elemental power, as if they represent the attacks of the Emblemmons. I have to be reminded of the Emblemmons, do I?

Just when I said that, The Space Kraken’s arm fired a huge gust of wind toward us. It blew us right back. It’s as if Talonrus has come back to haunt us. But Mathieu and Glaceon countered the wind by firing their blizzard without me commanding them. “No matter what we face, nothing shall stop us!” said Mathieu with determination. I guess I’ll give them credit for acting on instinct. Anyway, that allowed us to get closer to The Space Kraken’s arm. I fired my Mind Spheres at it, followed by Mathieu and Glaceon’s ice beams.

Immediately after that, though, the Space Kraken fired meteor-like shots to represent Negagon’s attack. These hit our space pod and caused us to fall. It was mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Well, it would have been if it weren’t for my quick thinking. I told Mathieu and Glaceon to fire ice beams underneath us. I then used my mind to combine the ice into an icy platform, providing a safe landing for us. We make a great team, like trainers and their tamed monsters should. I said to them that I’d give them extra treats tonight. Glaceon seemed overjoyed. Mathieu pulled a funny face.

Of course, we weren’t out of the woods yet (not like that particular scene of our cheesy horror movie Nowhere Left to Run with Danny Jones saying that particular line) with The Space Kraken’s arm firing Negagon’s meteor attacks towards us. But I used my mind to send the attacks right back, The Space Kraken, while Glaceon and Mathieu froze the arm with their ice beams. How do you like them apples?!

We then drove our space pod back up towards The Space Kraken, firing its laser shot at The Space Kraken’s arm, destroying it. Now that's what I call super effective with a critical hit!

Matt Willis

Riding on the space pod and fighting against the Space Kraken is just like riding on the Spray Wing and fighting the humanoid-face-like fortress during Star Splatters! Only this time, I’ll be shooting out regular missiles and colourful laser shots. I still have my arsenal with me, though I’ve given them to Connor.

Connor helped to toss the paintball bombs towards the Space Kraken’s arm, tossing them with great strength and accuracy with his muscular arms.  “This is giving me a good workout!” he boasted as he landed a hit. Flareon also provided some help by firing its Scorching Sand towards the paintball bombs fired by The Space Kraken’s arm, defending us from the attacks.

The Space Kraken then summoned asteroids from its arm. It reminds me of before, but like that time, we all worked together to take out the asteroids, including me firing the Space Pods’ missiles, Connor firing his Paint Ball Sniper at them, and Flareon shattering them using Super Power. Those huge space rocks won’t stop us now!

However, The Space Kraken’s arm whacked the space pod, causing us to get shaken. I bet it used the asteroids to distract us!  That made us exposed to its paintball snipers. Once I came round, I told Connor and Flareon to hold tight and spin around the Space Pod to dodge the attacks, doing a barrel roll! “Nice job there, though I admit that it made me feel dizzy”, said Connor woozily.

Still, the Space Kraken remains persistent; firing its paintballs, shooting, or trying to slam into us with its arm, which gives us some trouble aiming our attacks. As I dodged the arm, I noticed an unoccupied platform area next to the arm. I figured that I could discreetly leave a bomb that should explode within range of its arm. I’ve told Connor and Flareon about the plan as I flew towards the platform and dropped off the paintball bomb. I flew away from the platform while Connor fired the Paintball Snipers and Flareon, continuing to defend us using Scorching Sand to buy some time until the paintball bomb is set.

Connor aims the Paintball Snipers at the incoming paintball shots and the Space Kraken’s arm. However, the arm slammed into us, which made it difficult for Connor to aim his Paintball Sniper as our Space Pod rocked about. Just as the arm was about to whack into us again, Flareon bravely defended us by ramming the arm using Flare Blitz. It got itself hurt from the impact and recoil, so I told it not to push itself, and that was when the arm was about to hit us again. This time, I defended by countering the arm, concentrating my mind on it to unleash a mind-explosion attack using Mind Explosion.

And that was when the paintball bomb exploded near its arm, dealing great damage to it, so I had planned that well! I then fired the Space Pod’s laser shot to destroy the weakened arm.

Harry Judd

It’s time to win this so-called game, where failure is not an option, if we want to see our wonderful fans. Still, The Space Kraken was being a pain with its arm firing explosive projectiles towards us, which kept tracking us like tracking bombs. They remind me of Sneakers but just as annoying!

Fortunately, I still have my crafting tools with me. Thinking quickly, I use the remaining materials to craft some snipers. I hand them to Zion, who helps by shooting the incoming explosive projectiles, clearing our path. “It’s good to make use of what you have, as they say,” Zion remarks as they fire. I agree—using what we have is working well for us so far.

The Space Kraken’s arm was poised to slam into us, but Umbreon intercepted using Foul Play. Beforehand, I had attached some spare torches to Umbreon, so when it physically attacked the Kraken’s arm, the impact was explosive and caused extra damage. Despite this, one of the explosive projectiles slammed into our Space Pod, forcing us to crash land on a nearby platform. Bah! I knew I should have crafted some armour—maybe we could have avoided this if not for that one persistent projectile!

If that wasn’t bad enough, the Space Pod sustained some damage, so it was going to take some time for it to repair itself with repair mode. But I can’t afford to wait when the bomb is ticking! I need to beat The Space Kraken to get to my show! As I was pondering in frustration, Zion said to me, “Steady now, we can still fight using what we have”.

Zion’s right, throwing a tantrum won’t solve anything. After all, I said that I have my crafting tools, so I can come up with something for us to fight even on the platform, so I’ve gathered some leftover materials, including stones, to form a font with some cannon balls. That way, we can aim our attacks towards The Space Kraken’s arm from the cannon balls, including my Star Force Shocker and Zion’s aqua-based moves and the leftover flame torches that we used as fireballs while being protected by the stone barriers.

Now we’re turning the tables and dealing a lot of damage to The Space Kraken’s arm thanks to my crafting! Not to brag, but I bet I can become a champion of crafting. However, the Space Kraken slammed its arm towards our front, breaking it apart. Umbreon tried to defend us using Foul Play. Although it managed to deal some damage, it wasn’t able to stop the arm from destroying our font (and the torches that were attached to it were used up).

Luckily, that was when my Space Pod had repaired itself, so we could use it again. I’ve gathered some spare diamonds to craft mirror armour surrounding them (and to make it more sparkly). We got back on the Space Pod, and when the Space Kraken fired its explosive projectiles, they were bounced back by the mirror armour, destroying the arm. Men, it felt satisfying seeing The Space Kraken getting hoisted by its own petard.

Chris Bourne

It was great to fight alongside the McBusted boys, and this was my way of getting my own back on Sybil and Bart for using me as their puppet. Of course, I may not have psychic powers unlike them, but Dane and The Busted boys’ shiny Mega Gardevoir, as loaned to me, will fight by my side while I ride the space pod.

I was already dodging The Space Kraken's arm’s shadowy lighting attack (which resembled Pluto’s attacks) by spinning the space pods around, so it was already a wild ride (just like a rollercoaster)! That gave me an opening to fire the space pod’s laser shots towards The Space Kraken’s arm. Mega Gardevoir also fired her own laser shot, Lumina Crash. Now that is sure to crash down onto the Space Kraken’s arm (pardon the pun).

The Space Kraken probably didn’t handle that very well, so in response, it fired some large, shadowy sphere projectiles that were rapidly heading towards us, so there wasn’t going to be enough time for me to dodge them. But Dane rushed in to protect us, bravely charging in using Mighty Slam, which took out the incoming projectiles (helped with all this training and vitamins, I bet). He turned to me and said, “This time, I will protect those who need it.” I can tell with the looks in his valiant eyes that he truly meant that.

Just then, shadowy missiles were fired from The Space Kraken’s arm towards us, but Mega Gardevoir summoned a portal that protected us. I recall from the Pokedexs that Gardevoirs are supposed to protect their trainers this way, and I knew that the Busted boys had given me their Gardevoir for this purpose.

The Space Kraken’s arm then released a shadowy mist (similar to Pluto’s), which obstructed our vision, using it to fire its shadowy attacks at us. My Space Pod took a hit, and not even Dane was able to see, but I am not going to fall for that! I listened carefully to where the attacks were fired for me to anticipate their moves. As soon as I heard some shadowy missiles that were heading towards us, I told Mega Gardevoir to use Hyper Voice to intercept the shadowy missiles, which also cleared away the fog.

Dane praised me for my clever thinking, saying, “You would make a great hero!” who held onto The Space Kraken’s arm that was about to whack us. That was my cue to fire the space pod’s laser shot to take out the arm.

Hayden Christensen

Once again, this is where the fun begins. The McFly boys have loaned me their shiny Mega Gallade to help me fight, using its arm-like blades to protect me from The Space Kraken’s projectiles, which is very noble of it. Of course, I was no slouch myself, even without any fancy powers, with my piloting skills, including firing its weapons or dodging attacks.

But that’s not to say that I have an easy ride as The Space Kraken’s arm that I’m fighting against has produced a dark lighting that surrounds us. This makes it not only harder to navigate but also to anticipate its moves, as its arm jabbed the space pod. I admit that it makes me feel unnerved being surrounded by darkness, yet Anakin (and my other characters) has been through darkness himself.

But just when I was about to get hit by its arm, Mega Gallade protected me by striking with its Psy Blade.  I can tell that Mega Gallade has a lot of trust in the McFly boys, which is why he’s willing to protect a close friend like me. I returned the favour by striking the arm with the pole that I still have. It may not be able to slice the arm as a Lightsaber would, but I can still lay a huge dent in it.

Still, we need to find a way to break against the darkness, especially with the clock ticking. While The Space Kraken fired its projectiles, I fired the space pod’s missiles in self-defence, even though I wasn’t able to counter its projectiles due to the darkness. However, I’ve found that the missiles were able to cut through the surrounding darkness.  

So while Mega Gallade helped to defend me from the attacks, using his reflexes to detect the attacks, I focused on firing my missiles and laser shots at the darkness. Just as I’ve cleared away the darkness, I spotted The Space Kraken’s arm that was about to attack Mega Gallade from behind while he was fighting against the projectiles using Close Combat. With my quick thinking, I tossed my pole towards the arm, protecting Mega Gallade. It’s almost as if I’ve tossed the pole with my force! Mega Gallade appreciated me for that.

We then fired our laser shot and Psy Blade to break through the darkness, showing that we can fight the darkness towards the light. We can now see The Space Kraken’s arm and its attacks clearly as it swings its tentacle towards us, so I drove the space pod downwards to avoid it. It reminds me of Star Wars Episode 2 when Obi-Wan and I, as Anakin, were chasing Zam Wesell on an airspeeder. I forgot that Obi-Wan didn’t like flying.

Joke's aside, this gives me an opening to make a U-turn towards The Space Kraken’s arm for me and Mega Gallade to fire our laser shot and Psy Blade at it, slicing it in half. It’s safe to say that The Space Kraken’s arm is shorter than I expected.

Dominic

I sent out my Sylveon and Alakazam, the latter of which I Mega Evolved to fight alongside me. Together, we shall defeat the Space Kraken so the McBusted boys can get to their show. Mega Alakazam and I used our psychic powers to move the Space Kraken’s projectiles that were fired towards us. However, that didn’t stop The Space Kraken from slamming its arm at our space pod. I wasn’t able to sense that because my mind was already concentrating on moving the projectiles. Just when the arm was about to slam into us again, Sylveon extended its ribbon-like feelers to bind the arm. Mega Alakazam used this opportunity to fire its Focus Blast at the arm. My two Pokémon looked at me with trust in their eyes. I knew that I could rely on them because they accepted me for who I am.

The Space Kraken then summoned block-like barriers to protect its arm and block hits from my space pod. I noticed the more I hit the blocks, the weaker they became, eventually dropping. I realized I needed to weaken them for an opening.

It felt like a puzzle game—a challenge to test my mind as a Psychokiening. The Space Kraken made it difficult by firing projectiles while protected by blocks. I told Sylveon and Mega Alakazam to counter its attacks with Hyper Voice and Psychic, while I focused on taking out the blocks. We worked as a team.  

At first, I’ve fired my missiles at the bottom blocks, but I find that hitting the blocks above will cause them to fall on top of the block below, breaking them twice as fast. As Sylveon and Mega Alakazam worked on fighting against The Space Kraken’s attacks, one of the projectiles exploded above them, causing them to become startled. This leaves them exposed to The Space Kraken’s arm that was about to slam into them.

This time, I was able to sense this and said to them, “Hold on tight!” and teleported away before the arm hit us. I teleported near the blocks, and the Space Kraken fired missiles towards us as if it knew that we would teleport there. But Sylveon and Mega Alakazam fired their Shadow Ball and Mythical Flare at the missiles to take them out. This shows that we have each other’s backs.

The Space Kraken then fired more projectiles. I countered them by firing my Psychic Blast, taking out the rest of the blocks, allowing us to attack The Space Kraken’s arm while it was open. It didn’t seem to take a liking to that and struck my space pod hard by slamming its arm. The impact has caused Sylveon to fall, much to my horror, but Mega Alakazam rescued it using Psychic. We were all relieved with that. Sylveon returned the favour by taking out the missiles using Hyper Voice, giving me a cue to fire the space pod’s laser shot at the arm, taking it out.

By then, all of The Space Kraken’s arms were destroyed, weakening it, but it’s far from defeated just yet, with its main body intact and a few minutes left remaining, so we'd better step on it.

Even without its arms, The Space Kraken can still fight by charging its body at us at high speed or fire torpedo-like missiles and sphere projectiles that release a black smog that resembles ink, which obstructs our vision (just like how most cephalopods have the ability to spray ink, and that’s your fact of the day).

But we all worked together to fight The Space Kraken. There is one time when Chris helped out his brother James by firing his laser shot at the sphere projectile that was about to hit James. But the Space Kraken rammed into Chris, causing him to become shaken. The Space Kraken is about to ram into him again, but James protected his Brother by firing his Psy Wind, which blows the Space Kraken further away from Chris while dealing damage. “I got your back, brother,” said James reassuringly. “Yeah, we’re the Bourne Instantly after all!” cheered Chris. That’s what brothers are for.

While we were fighting The Space Kraken, there were dynamites that were falling towards our space pods. Dane looked up and spotted Sybil and Bart, who were watching us from the podium. He figured that they were trying to sabotage us. “All of you inferior lowlifes shall fall!” said Sybil. “We are perfection and shall win this game after all!” said Bart. “It looks like I’ll be teaching them a lesson!” said Dane, who planned to apprehend them in order to stop them.

His comrades have decided to help him, so they requested that we drop them off on the platforms so that they can assist Dane while we deal with the Space Kraken. Once we fulfilled their request, Dane and his comrades leapt from platform to platform to make their way towards Sybil and Bart.

“Think you so-called heroes can stop us?” sneered Sybil as they tossed the dynamites towards the platforms that they were on. “Ha! Heroes shall fall!” mocked Bart as the platforms were crumbling beneath Dane’s comrades, causing them to fall, but Dane saved them all by grabbing them and holding them with his superhuman strength. “A hero never leaves anyone behind!” said Dane as he lifted each of them to safety.

In response, Sybil and Bart tossed multiple dynamites towards Dane. His comrades combined their attacks to take them all out, which is their way of helping him in return. This allowed Dane to fly upwards towards Sybil and Bart, who threw dynamites at him. “Eat this you woke Hero!” said Sybil. “Riot in hell, you steroid freak!” said Bart. But Dane took the dynamites with his Almighty Punch. The blast has caused Sybil and Bart to fall on their backs, which allowed Dane to grab hold of them by restraining their hands. “How’s this for a queer Hero?” he said.

There were several sphere projectiles that were firing towards me. I repelled them using my Telekinesis Illusion, sending them right back towards The Space Kraken. However, it charged towards me, gaining super armour, which repelled the sphere projectiles. Just before I got hit, Danny came by and stopped its movements using Megaton Punch. “Looks like it can’t withstand my Falcon Punch!” said Danny jokingly, which made me blush (helped with his smile and gaze right in my eyes).

We then helped each other to fight The Space Kraken, fighting against its sphere projectiles (including with the space pod’s missiles and Danny and me firing our Muscle Blaster and Psychic Blast, which also protected the others), but Danny got hit by one of the sphere projectiles, which caused him to get covered by the black smog. This made him open to The Space Kraken firing its missiles at him, but it was Hayden who saved him by firing the space pod’s laser shot at The Space Kraken, stunning it, which gave the opportunity to fire my Psycho Beam at it. “I have your back, Danny”, said Hayden fondly, smiling at him. Danny tenderly smiled back at him, and the black smog had cleared off.

The torpedo missiles fire at high speed, which persistently follows you, just like with Charlie, who tries to get away from them and lure them towards The Space Kraken, which would be a clever strategy, but The Space Kraken was further away from him as it uses its charging move. But Tom and Matt gave him a helping hand while they fired their space pod’s laser shots at the missiles. In return, Charlie shielded them with his Magical Shield to protect them from The Space Kraken’s sphere projectiles.

“Cheer up, Charlie, we’re right there with you”, said Matt. “I’ve cheered up already”, said Charlie, humouring him. “No matter which bands we’re from, we’re here for each other”, said Tom, and those three smiled at each other.

The trio then helped out Danny, James, Chris, Hayden and me (and our Pokémon) to fight The Space Kraken, including by taking out its incoming attacks. As each of us helped to take out the sphere projectiles, there were several torpedo missiles that were heading towards us from above. They were suddenly taken out by a combined PSI attack, causing an explosion above us, which made us jump.  

It was caused by Dougie and Harry firing their Mind Discharge and Healing Blaster from the platforms. They may have recklessly saved us, but that didn’t stop them from showing off with Dougie saying, “Boring! Make way for the Rhythm Duo, who are clearly the best duo that everyone loves! “He got that right! Dougie and I will be the MVPs for this game!” boasted Harry. “While you all shall bow down to us while we do the hard work!” bragged Dougie. “And be thankful that we saved you all from being obliterated while you all are so slow spotting these missiles!” taunted Harry. “Yeah, you all are lousy and can never compete with our superiority combined!” jeered Dougie, just before both of them were whacked on the head by Tom and Matt, dragging them back to their space pods. That’ll shut up those gruesome twosomes.

Putting that aside, the timer may be ticking, but we all worked together to fight The Space Kraken. The McFly boys defended the Busted boys and Chris from incoming sphere projectiles by firing their lasers. Meanwhile, the Busted boys and Chris protected the McFly boys by shooting down missiles before they could hit. “We’re all even here!” said Matt. “Yeah, working together to get out of here, I guess,” replied Harry.

They all drove their space pods closely together, gazing at each other with reassurance and affection. “You have my protection, Dougie”, said Danny as he helped to protect him from The Space Kraken’s sphere projection with his Megaton Punch. “Always the one who makes me laugh, including by saying stupid things”, said Dougie, thanking him in his way, though he nevertheless returned the favour by controlling the missiles with his mind that were about to hit Danny, sending them towards The Space Kraken.

The Space Kraken then charged towards The McBusted boys and Chris. I spotted this and ordered my Mega Alakazam to hold The Space Kraken using Psychic. This allowed Hayden, Mega Gallade, and Mega Gardevoir to attack the Space Kraken. They used their laser shot, Psyblade, and Lumina Crash, dealing massive damage. “Now that was a blast!” cheered Chris as The McBusted boys gave us their thanks. “You all have my support as a fan!” I said to them. “You all have my back as a fellow celebrity!” said Hayden.

With The Space Kraken’s body weakened, Tom had an idea to finish it off, saying, “Let’s all combine our strength and passion with our Pokémon’s Synch Moves!” We all agreed with the idea, with James saying, “Uniting our bonds and talents as one!”  as we activated our Synch Stones to activate our respective Eeveelutions’ Synch Moves. Together, they fired a colourful laser beam made out of the power of their typing, Unity Starry Typing Beam, towards The Space Kraken. With our power and love combined, not only did it completely obliterate The Space Kraken, but it also broke through a huge hole in the ceiling! Hayden, Chris and the others were amazed upon seeing it.  That showcases our spectacular power as a super group that sticks together, with our ascending musician careers (and my support), and our trusty Pokémon by our side. “Alright! Now we’re out of here!” cheered Charlie as we made our escape towards the hole in the ceiling, our exit without hesitation, having to beat the game.

As Dane and his comrades followed us, Sybil and Bart were throwing a tantrum like, well, spoiled brats as they were thrashing about while Dane held them with Sybil wailing, “Noooo!!! How could we lose?! You inferior lower lives weren’t supposed to beat our game!” “We are perfection! We cannot lose! All of you are beneath us!” cried Bart. “Now now, why don’t you both settle down while I give you both a lift to jail?” said Dane with the nerves of steel.

The McBusted boys drove their space pods towards the arena, making it to their show just in time and went on stage without further incident. I was sitting in the audience with Hayden, Chris, Dane (after dropping off Sybil and Bart to prison) and his comrades (who were invited by the McBusted as their thanks for their help), watching The McBusted boys singing their hearts out on stage including their S Club 7 Reach for the Stars cover which clearly shows their passion for their career as musicians while encouraging us to do the same. The fact that they are singing on stage, based on the giant arcade machine, shows that they are gaming masters at heart.

Use this soundtrack for the last section

The rest of the show went off without a hitch, with our spirits raised throughout, which is what we needed, having to go through the whole ordeal. Nevertheless, after the wonderful show, Hayden, Chris and I went over to check on the McBusted boys backstage to see if they were ok.

“Well, today has been our most excellent adventure!” said Dougie, who is still full of energy, having to perform their show. “Glad to have you safe and sound, brother,” said James, patting Chris on his shoulder. “Yeah, glad to make it to the show even after that so-called escape room”, said Charlie. “It was a great show, but I’m happy to hear that you’re all doing well”, said Hayden. “I do admit that it was thrilling, but as long as we all made it in one piece, then that's all that matters”, said Matt. “Yeah, I say that I am the Gaming Master with all of you as extras”, said Harry, teasing us to brighten our spirits. “I guess I’ll have to set you an escape room challenge”, said Chris, which made us laugh.

Once we regained our composure, I added “No matter what paths you follow, I’ll always be there for you all as fan and friend”, I gave them my earnest support. “Yeah, nothing can stop us from making music and getting on stage, as our own bands or as a super group”, said Tom. Danny looked at Tom in the eyes with admiration and agreement, adding “Yeah, we’re all in this together like the stars aligned”, and we all placed our hands together.

This shows that no matter the trials we face and whoever tries to bring us down, we all know that our dreams, bonds and passion (including music, video games and acting) bring us together with nothing stopping The McBusted boys from doing what they love doing best; performing for us wonderful fans as they reach for the stars like the cover song itself.

Trivia 

• The Space Kraken had some inspiration from the Space Invaders enemies.  

 

McBusted's Most Excellent Adventure Part 9 - Hayden Christensen

Here's my brand new McBusted Fan Fiction which is a 10-parter interconnected story. The McBusted boys were making their way to their show, only for them to get kidnapped and forced to take part in an escape room based on video game genres. Can they make their escape in order to make it to their show on time?

The ninth chapter guest stars Hayden Christensen. It will also feature my original character Dominic and the Pokémon they have used for the Pokémon Adventures story . Make sure you keep an eye out weekly for each chapters.

Here's Chapter 1 with Danny Jones

Here's Chapter 2 with Tom Fletcher 

Here's Chapter 3 with James Bourne

Here's Chapter 4 with Charlie Simpson

Here's Chapter 5 with Dougie Poynter

Here's Chapter 6 with Matt Willis

Here's Chapter 7 with Harry Judd

Here's Chapter 8

Hayden Christensen

I am Hayden Christensen, well known for playing as Anakin Skywalker who became Darth Vader after turning to the dark side in the Star Wars franchise, though you may also know me from other movies and TV shows, including Shattered Glass, Life as a House, Jumper, Virgin Territory, Higher Ground, Factory Girl and First Kill.

I happened to have some spare time to go to a McBusted show, which makes it a good opportunity to see the McBusted boys again. I have been personally seeing them a few times and became close friends with them, especially with Danny Jones who I’ve formed an open polyamorous relationship with back then. We’ve been messaging each other, though it’s been a while since we saw each other in person so I am looking forward to meeting up with him again.

He’s the one who invited me to their latest show that’ll feature a giant arcade machine as the design for their stage. I’ve played some video games myself before, so this will be interesting to see. I have made my arrival and was supposed to meet up with Danny and the other McBusted guys backstage before their show, but I’ve been waiting for them for a while, and they have yet to show up.

I was wondering where they could be? I tried messaging Danny, but he hasn’t seen or responded to my messages, which is rather strange. I have no luck with the other McBusted guys. I then spotted their close friend Dominic, who is also their fan, and I have met him a few times. He’s also a fan of mine. I went over to him and asked, “Hey Dominic, have you seen any of the McBusted guys? I was supposed to meet up with them before their show, and they haven’t shown up yet.”

Dominic seemed to be concerned too, saying, “No, I haven’t, and their show is set to start soon. I’ve tried contacting them, but there’s no response”.  At least I’m not the only one to notice their absence, but still, this is strange (just like one of my movies, Vanishing on 7th Street, where the plot involves people vanishing). We both share our worries for the McBusted boys. We thought we could report to someone or find them ourselves.

That was when we heard a loud thud outside backstage. We both went over to investigate and found a wounded man dressed as a superhero. “Hey! It’s All Mighty Man!” said Dominic with astonishment. Dominic added that All Mighty Man’s true identity is Dane, who is also an actor like me. He helps to protect the city from crime, including hate crimes, and to promote equal rights, such as LGBTQ+ rights. Dominic looks up to him, and I say it’s good to have heroes who protect people equally and stand up for minority people.

Anyway, we helped to lift him up, though it was rather heavy to carry a muscular superhero. When he got around, we asked if he was ok. “I appreciate you both for your assistance. It’s just my luck to have you both as my heroes,” answered Dane with a smile. That compliment of his made us blush. Dane then said to us that he had fallen from a U.F.O. that resembled an arcade machine where the McBusted boys and his friends were held hostage, forced to play this escape room game known as Escape the Gaming Room.

We were both astonished to hear that he had met the McBusted boys. “So that’s why they are absent!” I said. “Ah, so you both know them! I was helping them to pass their game while looking for my friends, and I was in a battle with them. That’s how I’ve ended up here, and I fear that they could be in danger,” said Dane. “They have a show coming up! We've got to get them out of here!” said Dominic. “Right, they did mention a show. I’ll bring you to them right away!” said Dane.

With no hesitation, Dominic and I went over to Dane for him to take us to the arcade U.F.O that was above us by flying there while he held our hands. It was thrilling to have a free ride, though the palm of my hand felt squashed while being held by Dane’s huge hands.

As we were heading towards the arcade U.F.O, we were sucked into the tractor beam. It was as if someone was expecting us. Dane tried to pull away from the tractor beam, but even with his super strength, it was of no use. Before we knew it, we were sent to the U.F.O.

When we got round, we found ourselves in a darkened room. We then heard a menacing sound which sounded like a guy (named Bart), “Well, well, it looks like we have some uninvited guests for our Escape the Gaming Room. You in particular have been sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong!” “Well, I couldn’t let those innocent McBusted boys or my friends be trapped for this game of yours! You better not harm them!” answered Dane.

“Who are you and what have you done with the McBusted boys?” demanded Dominic. “Don’t you know that they have a show to attend to?!” I added. “So you must be their biggest fans! If you really want to save those sissy super groups so badly, then you’ll have to fight your way through to the top yourselves,” said the voice that sounds like a young woman (named Sybil) mocking us. “But we warn you that there are some terrors in the dark, waiting to devour you, but hey, that makes it a fun game for us”, said Bart.

Dominic and I couldn’t help but feel uneasy as we faced the dark. We don’t know what could be waiting for us in the dark. Dane felt unnerved, too, but he gave us some encouragement, saying, “I know how you both feel, but a true hero faces their fear even if they don’t feel like it.” We both nodded at him in agreement. We may not have expected this, but if we want to rescue the McBusted boys and Dane’s friends, then we have no choice but to play along with the game.

Use this theme for this section

We walked cautiously in the dark corridors, and within seconds, we heard some clanging noises that were heading towards us. Dane, who is leading the way, shielded us and warned, “Stay back”.  Dominic can sense that something was coming with his Psychic Sense, with him being part of a special human race that can use psychic powers known as Psychokienings (I wish I had those powers like the force).

Some androids have emerged from the shadows, which include a karate fighter with wings, several Turtles, a Panther with an axe in its mouth and a Guinea Pig holding a pickaxe and a sword. They were all set to kill us with their murderous intent as they attacked Dane like mindless zombies. “These robots of ours are part of our Escape The Gaming Room, and we can set them to become killing machines!” laughed Bart. “Have fun being torn to shreds!” sneered Sybil as Dane struggled to fight them off despite his efforts.

Dominic tried to help out with his psychic attacks including his Telekinesis Illusion to blind them or repel them with his Psychic Blast but the android s were able to dodge or counter his psychic attacks as shown with the karate fighter firing its laser beams from its eyes towards Dominic’s Psychic Blast and the panther that is apparently named Barkrong leaped up to dodge the Psychic Blast and slammed down its axe towards us.

“Watch out!” cried Dominic as he fell towards me, causing me to land on the wall. I wanted to help Dominic and Dane, but I’m only an actor with no powers, unlike those two, so all I can do is watch them struggle against the ferocious android s (if only I had a Lightsaber to fight). That is, until the karate fighter fired its laser beam towards me while Dominic and Dane tried to fight it, but they were distracted by the turtles and the Guinea Pig (named Piggy).

I narrowly avoided it, which caused a pole to fall from the wall right next to me, giving me an idea to use it as a Lightsaber. I grabbed onto it, and just when Dominic and Dane were about to get attacked by Barkrong and Piggy, I twirled my pole in a circular motion (which is my signature move for Anakin) and thrust it towards the two android s, which managed to break right through them. We were all astonished; it was as if it were a real Lightsaber!

“I say, you do make a fine hero!” said Dane, praising me, who returned the favour by punching the damaged Barkrong using All Mighty Punch to finish it off. “Wow! It seems that the force is with you!” said Dominic with amazement, who fired his Psycho Sphere at Piggy to destroy it. I was amazed myself. I guess that all this time using my Lightsaber during filming has come in use here.

I couldn’t resist saying “This is where the fun begins!” as I spin around my pole at the turtles who surrounded us, flipping them over, which was Dominic’s cue to take them out with his telekinesis. The karate fighter tried to ambush me from behind, but I was just able to catch it out in time by holding my pole against its fists to defend myself. Dane helped to destroy it using All Mighty Punch. “We owe you one, Hayden!” said Dane, thanking him. “Yeah, looks like you’re becoming a real-life Jedi!” said Dominic excitedly. I smiled at them as I was ready to help them take on anything that gets in our way for the McBusted boy’s sake.

Even with my trusty pole, we still have to walk cautiously as we hear sounds from every corner, with Dane and Dominic taking the lead. I may have starred in movies or shows that have intense scenes, but this was real. I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible. We moved to one corner, but Dane signalled us to stay back as he saw something further away.

We turned back to the other corner, only for Dominic to say that he sensed something with his body freeze up. So this leaves us to take the middle path, though judging from the last two outcomes, I have a bad feeling about this (as Anakin would say). Suddenly, a paintball shot was fired at us just as we were about to reach the stairs. It came from an android with a sniper-like weapon. The sound has alerted several other androids, including ones that were riding karts and tossing weapons at us, such as shells, and others that resembled demons.

We fought back with all our might, but the dark was making it hard to see. Dane punched the demon androids with his fists using All Mighty Punch, but he got ambushed by the androids driving their karts that tossed their shells at him. Dominic tried to help out by using his telekinesis to repel the incoming shells, but he failed to notice the bombs set by the androids that used paintball weapons that exploded behind him, causing him to fall. I swing my pole like a Lightsaber towards the paintball weaponry androids, aiming to knock their weapons off, but I get pinned down by an android demon that swoops towards me.

Dominic and Dane went over to help me out with Dane restraining the android  demon with his super strength and Dominic using his telekinesis on the androids that tried to attack us while I was pinned down, but there were so many of them to deal with that attacked us all at once. “Time to send a helping hand!” said Dominic, who sent out his Pokémon Sylveon. He commanded it to use its ribbon-like feelers to release its smoothing aura, which caused the androids to suddenly stop attacking.

“According to the Pokedexs, that’s how Sylveon calms down any hostility, which it can also use to distract its opponents”, explained Dominic. “Good of you to make use of that!” I said as we used this chance to take down the androids, as I swung my pole to break them. “Your Pokémon makes great heroes!” said Dane as he shattered them using All Mighty Punch. Dominic cleared away the rest using Psychic Blast. It’s good to see people and Pokémon working together.

We walked up the stairs while still remaining cautious, though Dominic’s Sylveon helped to steady our nerves somewhat by gently wrapping its ribbon-like feelers on our hands, which felt soft and smooth.

We ended up in a large corridor where numerous androids patrolled near the pillars, much like marching soldiers. “If we walk slowly and quietly in time with their moving pattern, then we don’t have to fight them”, said Dane quietly. We both nodded in response, and we moved slowly step by step as we walked by each of the pillars.

Even with our nerves, it appears that the plan is working out well, as we're timing our steps perfectly. That is, until one of the android racers has tossed a banana peel right next to my foot, so I inevitably tripped over, dropping my pole (which is, needless to say, just like the times when I tried to walk over while filming Star Wars: Attack of the Clones). Dominic spotted it and tried to prevent it from falling by lifting it with his telekinesis, but he then noticed a symbol on the wall that resembled a huge space ship. It happened to lit up like a lighting decoration. I think that what caused him to become distracted and caused him to lift the pole between the pillars where the crab android had spotted it, alerting the other androids to our presence. “What have you done?!!” cried Dane, though we both know that it’s more of an outburst than him holding it against us (though Dominic blushed, saying “It’s not like me to get distracted”).

We all have to fight the android s that came in large numbers. I swing my pole to defend myself and the others from the missiles that were fired from the racers and the flying turtles, though I got knocked down by a succubus fighter and a horse-like monster (known as a Kelphie). Dane helped to lift me up while Dominic and Sylveon defended me from the android’s attacks with their Psychic Blast and Hyper Voice.

As a Psychokiening, Dominic comes up with clever tactics. They include dodging the Brawler Fighter’s knee strike by teleporting to give him a chance to strike with his Psycho Sphere and holding the Anuzap’s arrows with his telekinesis and firing them back towards it, along with the demon android and the Paintball Zapper android. But not even he is safe from being outsmarted with the racers firing a blue shell at him, which I guess would be too fast for him to sense. This exposed him to the Celerus and an android firing its missiles.

Sylveon went over to him, intending to use its ribbon-like feelers to calm down the androids, only for it to get intercepted by the Rolot and Pixcle, firing their attacks at it. I helped to defend Dominic from the android’s attacks, which gave him enough time to stand up and return the favour by firing his Psycho Beam at them while Dane defended his Sylveon by tanking the androids’ attacks using All Mighty Charge and rammed into it. Dominic thanked Dane for helping out with his Sylveon.

Red the Red Panda has ensnared Dane with her fishing rod, leaving him exposed to Sandyman’s debuff spells that would weaken him, but he easily breaks free with his muscles and fires two large aura sphere-like projectiles towards them using All Mighty Mirage. However, he got sucker punched by the androids that fired their paintball cannons. It’s as if they were waiting for him to be open while he was distracted.

While he was down, Ant the Oryx charged at him with his Diamond Sword. I intercepted, blocking his sword with my pole, then used the opening to thrust my pole and slice him. It feels almost like fighting with my Lightsaber. Meanwhile, Dominic and Sylveon defend Dane from paintball cannons by firing Psycho Sphere and Shadow Ball at incoming shots. This gives Dane enough time to recover, get back up, and fire his All Mighty Beam at the Paint Ball Cannon androids.

“Thanks, you all make mighty fine brave heroes”, said Dane. I still say that I’m more of an actor than a hero (unlike some of my characters). I only do what has to be done. But we weren’t in the clear yet, as there were multiple zombie-like androids known as Sneakers that were coming towards us. According to Dane, they are highly explosive. We weren’t going to wait around and find that out as we ran off from them fast.

But no matter how fast we ran, they were getting closer. Dominic, however, has spotted a ‘Kapow’ block. He grabbed it with his telekinesis and tossed it onto the ground right next to the Sneakers , causing them to explode. “Good job, Dominic! It’s like watching fireworks,” said Dane, praising him. “It’s a good thing I spotted it”, said Dominic humbly. Yes, that was incredible. If only I could be this strong.

We made it to the top of the U.F.O and Dominic covered his mouth with his eyes widened with horror as we saw an upsetting sight; The McBusted boys and the others were all crucified on several poles, battered and beaten.  Dane appeared remorseful upon witnessing the state of the McBusted boys and friends, saying in angst, “I vow to protect everyone equally...yet I wasn’t strong enough to help them.” I too was experiencing a mixture of emotions, including shock, sadness and anger, just like what Anakin Skywalker has been going through. It’s as if I am him. Even Dominic’s Sylveon looks upset.

“So you have finally made it to your goal. Too bad that your precious super group and friends are all trashed up like the trash they all are!” sneered Bart. “Yeah, they're all good for nothing just like you faggot, who cares so much for your super groups. It’s so gay of you to be a fan of boy bands! And Pokémon are nothing but trash!” taunted Sybil. “And we don’t need woke superheroes or guys with beefy bodies that make the rest of us look bad. You both are better off getting back in the closet,” said Bart mockingly. “And look who we have here: a no-talent actor who gets all the mockery for playing as Anakin Skywalker. You should go back to Canada, where you belong!” said Sybil contemptuously.

I can tell that Sybil and Bart were hurling insults at us to break us even further. To hate McBusted is one thing, but to kidnap them and treat them like this is beyond evil! But I put my feelings aside and focused on consoling Dominic and Dane, who were distressed by saying “Dominic! Dane! I know how you both feel, but you mustn’t let their words or any of this get to you! Don’t forget that we came here to rescue them for their show, which will bring smiles to people. Regardless of who we are, we still have a job to do and beat their game!”

That helped Dominic and Dane to regain their composure, smiling at me with Dane saying, “Hayden, with brave, encouraging words like that, this makes you a true hero”. “Thanks, and you’re right! I am not leaving until we get the McBusted boys out of here!” said Dominic with renewed determination. “Oh yeah? Well, nobody shall beat our game!” said Bart as more androids turned up, including a large dragon known as a Negagon. “You’ll never beat our game alive!” said Sybil as we had to fight the androids that were guarding the McBusted boys and the others.

Use this boss battle theme for this battle

The Samurai Android and I clash our weapons just like two Jedis fighting each other. However, the metallic piranhas fired their missiles towards my feet, causing me to trip over. Just when The Samurai Android was about to strike me with my sword while I was down, Dane held against their sword, saying, “My muscles are mightier than a sword!” Negagon fired its meteor shots towards us, but Dominic held them with his telekinesis, which gave his Sylveon a chance to fire its Hyper Voice at Negagon. Thanks to their help, I stood up and sliced my pole against the Samurai Android and the Metallic Piranhas.

Flame torches and lightning bolts were then thrown at us by Ana the Anteater and several Android Racers, but that didn’t stop Dominic and me from clearing the way as I used my force, I mean, my pole to slice through the flame torches while Dominic countered the lightning bolts with his Psycho Beam. “Those psychic powers of yours; you would make a formidable Jedi”, I said, complimenting Dominic, which seemed to make him blush. “Well, you do have the skills of a Jedi within you”, said Dominic, which flattered me, though he’s right with all my training during filming.

The Negagon flew down towards us and was about to swipe us with its claws while we were distracted, but Dane helped us out by restraining the Negagon with his superhuman strength. “I shall smite you foul beast!” said Dane as he tossed it onto the ground. Sylveon also gave us a helping hand by firing its Hyper Voice at Ana and the Android Racers’ flame torches and lighting, allowing Dominic and I to strike them as I tossed my pole towards the androids with Dominic carrying it with his telekinesis.

The Negagon then got up and charged into us at high speed, which knocked us over, forcefully splitting us. I was confronted by a large, bird-like android known as a Talonrus that swooped down on me like a Seagull. I tried to hit with my pole, but it flew so fast that I couldn’t land a single hit. It didn’t help that it summoned a huge gust of wind that knocked me onto the ground and caused my pole to blow away from my grip. I got up and went over to retrieve it, but the Talonrus flew towards me, which caused me to crash into the wall. I felt helpless without my pole.

Meanwhile, Dane was confronted by a large demon-like android that fired its laser beams at him. Dane punched the beams with his fists, but he was occupied with defending himself from its attacks, which made him open for the large demon-like android to grab him, slamming him onto the ground. Dane’s body became bruised, but he managed to break free from his grip using his strength, only for him to become bombarded by multiple laser beams before he could react.  

As for Dominic, he was facing a floating humanoid face that fired its square-like projectiles, which were strong enough to block Dominic’s Psycho Spheres. He managed to clear them away with his telekinesis, but when he tried to attack the humanoid face with his Psycho Beam, the androids that drove in their Spray Wing and Land Splatter intercepted the attack by firing their paintball shots at it. Sylveon tried to help Dominic, but a squid-like android fired its ink at its face, causing Sylveon to become blind and shake its face to remove the ink. “No one can beat our game!” taunted Bart. “Watching them squirm gives me fine entertainment”, said Sybil, smiling.

While each of us was struggling, I thought there must be some way to turn this around. That’s when my hand felt a doorknob. I opened it and saw miniature space pods and a box filled with items. I’m guessing it’s a storage room.  I had my experience of piloting vehicles, including for my movies as Anakin, so I thought I could borrow one to help out my friends. “This is where the fun begins”, I said to myself, and I hopped in one.

I rode the space pod and flew towards the Talonrus and Negaton, firing missiles at their attacks as I was saying, “How do you like them apples?!” I then spotted Dane and dropped some random items at them, saying, “Here, make use of them!” Dane obtained a mushroom, which made him grow bigger than the demon-like android. “Now I shall smite you, beast!” said Dane, who pounded the demon-like android with his giant fist. The demon-like android tried to fire its laser beams at Dane, but he was able to tank them, being twice as large. “I shall deliver justice, no matter the size!” said Dane, who rammed into the demon-like android with his huge body using All Mighty Slam just before he reverted back to his normal size.

Dominic has obtained the hammer, moving it with his telekinesis, which helped to take down the square-projectiles and the paintball shots. He also uses the hammer to destroy the Spray Wings, Land Splatters and squids while dealing some damage to the humanoid face. “Hope you don’t mind me showing off!” said Dominic just before the hammer broke off. Sylveon, who managed to shake off the ink, went over to protect Dominic from the square projectiles using Hyper Voice, which helped him to give a clear opening to fire his Psychic Blast at the humanoid's face to finish it off.

“How did you get those supplies of items and space pods of ours!” exclaimed Bart in disbelief. “Humph, this changes nothing for these inferior lower life insects”, grunted Sybil. They can talk trash about us for all they want, but that won’t stop me from firing missiles towards the Negagon and Talonrus, keeping them busy, which gives Dominic and Dane the opportunity to free the McBusted boys and the others.  

It was still a rough fight, though (much like when I was playing as Anakin fighting enemy space ships), with the two Emblemmons trying to take me down by attacking the space pod with the Talonrus violently flapping its wings at my space pod, which caused me to twirl, and the Negagon firing its comet-like missiles from its breath towards the space pod, dealing some damage to it. I admit that this is becoming nerve-wracking, even if I have played in a couple of movies of mine where I operated a vehicle, but this was acting, so I was safe, whereas this is real, and I was in actual danger.

They both then charged towards Dominic and Dane at high speed while they were untying the McBusted boys and the others, but even if my space pod had sustained some damage, I wasn’t going to let these two robotic beasts stop those two from rescuing the super group and their friends. I went full speed ahead and fired the space pod’s laser shots towards Talonrus and Negagon while shielding Dominic and Dane. “Hey, you two savage beasts! Here’s the main course!” I said as I used myself as bait, luring them away from Dominic and Dane.

Talonrus and Negagon went after me, with Talonrus blowing a huge gust of wind towards me, causing the space pod to spin around. This allowed the Negagon to swipe my space pod with its claws. Talonrus flew towards me, but I wasn’t giving up the fight just yet, as with my quick thinking, I fired the laser shooters towards its wings, which caused it to stop in its tracks. It screeched in pain, so it probably didn’t like that.

That didn’t stop it from firing its hurricane towards me. I made a sharp turn to the right to avoid it, but the Negagon charged towards me, forcing me to make another sharp turn to the left. The Talonrus flew straight at me, but I fired another laser shooter, which took it out, only for Negagon to ram into my space pod, causing me to fall, but I was carried by Dominic and the McBusted boys’ telekinesis, saving me (by then, Dominic and Dane had freed the McBusted boys and the others). “Don’t give up!” said Danny, giving me his support. “Yeah, you’re kicking ass out there!” added James.

I smiled with their encouragement and the fact that they appeared to be ok. In return, I’ve handed over a few more items from the supply box (that were meant to be used for Street Smashers that Danny took part in). I figured that they could make use of them to help me out. Dane has obtained the Bunny Ears that helped to match the Negagon’s speed. “My speed shall catch up to evildoers!” said Dane, who slammed into Negagon using All Mighty Slam. I admit that he does look funny with those rabbit ears.

Negagon then fired its meteor shots towards me and the earth, but the McBusted boys and Dominic worked together to take them out by firing their scope-like weapons known as The Mega Scope towards Negagon’s attacks, which helped me to provide a clear opening to attack Negagon. There are times when I still get hit, but Dane’s comrades have helped me out by throwing me their Healing Bulb. I guess it’s meant to be used to heal our allies, though it has the same effect for my space pod.

There was one time when James missed one of Negagon’s meteor shoots, and he was about to get hit by it, but his brother Chris saved him by shooting it himself. “I got your back as brothers”, said Chris. James smiled at him. Dominic and the McBusted boys continued to work together to help protect me from Negagon’s attacks. “Now this is a thrilling game!” cheered Matt as he stood on a podium to get a better view of Negagon’s attacks, giving him a better aim. “We’ve been friends, Negagon, but it’s time to slay you!” said Dougie as he fires his Mega Scope. “It’s good to fight alongside you all and for each of you to be here in one piece”, said Dominic as he helped out Danny and Tom, with Danny smiling at him in response. The McBusted boys certainly work well as a team.

Just as I fired my laser shots at Negagon, who is seemingly weakened, Negagon charged at full speed, ramming into each of us and dodging any attacks. I have to find a way to finish it off fast. “If only we could slow it down or have something we could use as bait”, said Dane. The McBusted boys have an idea. “Let’s calm down the savage beast with our music!” said Tom. The McBusted boys were in full agreement with Charlie, saying “Giving a performance of a lifetime!” and they performed one of their McBusted songs, “What happenedto your Band”

It’s a good opportunity to listen to their stellar performance. I can tell that this song reflects both bands’ journey in a way. Dominic, Dane, Chris and the others were enjoying it too. Their performance has lured Negagon towards them, seemingly reacting to the noise, which gives me a chance to set my target as I quickly flew above the McBusted boys and fired my laser shot directly towards Negagon, finishing it off. “And that was our performance!” said Harry triumphantly.

I landed right next to the McBusted boys and stood out of my space pod. We were all relieved for our safety and proud of our teamwork, with Danny and me exchanging a kiss. I then said to Sybil and Bart, “Alright, now that we have beaten your game and set our friends free, I say that you let us out of here.” “Yeah, we have a show to get back to!” added Danny. “It’s about time that you both pay for your crimes!” said Dane. “Yeah, we’re done playing your games!” said Dougie.

Sybil and Bart don’t look pleased, yet I can tell with the sinister looks on their faces that they aren’t done with us yet. “All of you...won our game?” said Sybil in disbelief. “How about we give you one last game?” said Bart as the timer was shown on screen. “Oh...what do you have for us this time?” said Matt nervously, matching what we’re feeling. “Don’t tell me...” said James, who wasn’t going to like what we’re about to hear.

“We happened to implant a huge, hidden bomb that is set to detonate the entire escape room, taking you all down with it!” said Sybil.  “Your last challenge is to find the bomb throughout the escape room. Only if you all find it in time that you’ll truly escape,” said Bart. “Are you kidding us?!” exclaimed Tom. “Is this insane!” yelled Charlie. “We’re not playing as we don’t intend to lose. We shall be the winners of our games,” said Sybil with a monstrous smile. “Come on, guys, we gotta find it!” said Harry hectically as we all rushed out. As the timer rolled, Bart, with a demonic smile, said, “The sounds of their screams when they perish, and the cries from their fans and loved ones will be music to my ears”.

To be continued

McBusted's Most Excellent Adventure Part 8

Here's my brand new McBusted Fan Fiction which is a 10-parter interconnected story. The McBusted boys were making their way to their show, only for them to get kidnapped and forced to take part in an escape room based on video game genres. Can they make their escape in order to make it to their show on time?

The eighth chapter will feature a suprise guest. It will guest star Hayden Christensen, my original character Dominic and the Pokémon they have used for the Pokémon Adventures story . Make sure you keep an eye out weekly for each chapters.

Here's Chapter 1 with Danny Jones

Here's Chapter 2 with Tom Fletcher

Here's Chapter 3 with James Bourne

Here's Chapter 4 with Charlie Simpson

Here's Chapter 5 with Dougie Poynter

Here's Chapter 6 with Matt Willis

Here's Chapter 7 with Harry Judd

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Good day, my fellow people. You may have been aware that the McBusted boys were kidnapped and forced to participate in Escape The Gaming Room while en route to their show. Will they get out of Escape The Gaming Room in time? And who is the mastermind behind all the sadistic fun? Well, my friend, you’ll be about to find out, but I’ll warn you that you will find it shocking.

Anyway, The McBusted boys and Dane’s comrades who were brainwashed into becoming bosses that they have to fight have made their way to the wide open room where Pluto, the supposed mastermind is waiting for them with Danny, Charlie, Amino and Attila coming from the left side of the room, Tom, James, Harry, Lady Donna, Storm and Zion entering from the middle room and Dougie, Matt, Mathieu and Connor walking from the right side of the room.

They were all thrilled to be reunited, relieved for their safety, with the McBusted boys running towards each other. “Guys! I’m so glad that you’re all safe!” said Danny with relief and happiness. “Glad you all made it in one piece, but we've got to get out of here!” said Tom, who is glad to see the other bandmates but is worried about making it to their show on time. “Yeah, we gotta get to our show! I don’t know how long we have since there is no time here,” said Matt worriedly. “Also, your shirt and belt are loose, Danny”, said Dougie, who just noticed that Danny’s buttons are undone and his belt. “Oh...well, I do have fans who go feral over my belt”, said Danny, blushing as his way of shrugging it off.

“It seems that we were brainwashed into becoming bosses for Escape the Gaming Room”, said Amino as Dane’s comrades gathered around. “Well, we’ll be giving the mastermind some payback!” said Storm. “It’s what we do for Dane’s sake, wherever he is”, said Mathieu.

It was when Pluto showed up. “Well, well, it’s a huge surprise that you have all made it through Escape the Gaming Room. For that, I congratulate you all, but to truly escape the gaming room, you have to face one last challenge. After all, we can’t let it be over too soon for our fans,” said Pluto.

“Oh yeah? Well, why do you have to choose us for this game of yours?!” demanded Charlie. “...Well, consider yourselves lucky. You, McBusted boys, are all special after all. Anyway, the final challenge is to face the one and only me as the gaming master. By beating me, you’ll not only make your escape, but you’ll become champions of this fun game that I happen to set you all up,” answered Pluto.

“Well, the sooner we beat that so-called game of yours, the sooner we’ll be getting back to our show to give fans the time of their lives like we're supposed to!” said Harry.  “You have some nerve to use us as your puppets!” said Connor. “Puppets? Who said anything about puppets? You all happened to be part of my game and nothing more,” said Pluto, although he did briefly glance at James, who seemed perplexed.

Nevertheless, James regained his composure and said, “With all of us combined, we’ll beat this final challenge of yours and bust our way out of here!” “Just like with any boss fight, we’ll have a heck of a gaming time!” said Pluto as he was all set for his boss fight.

Use this for the battle against Pluto

Pluto, ruling the underworld and darkness, releases a mist shrouding the McBusted boys. “What’s this? Has everything gone foggy?” asks Dougie, confused. The mist creates Pluto illusions, deceiving the boys. “There you are, you aren’t running from us!” says Harry as they attack the illusions, only to have each move countered.

“Ow! It’s like I’ve punched myself!” cried Danny. “What happened?” said Matt with confusion. Dane’s comrades figured this out with Madame Donna calling out to them, saying, “Don’t be fooled! They’re illusions of Pluto!” and they helped to clear away the mist. This helped to reveal the real Pluto. “And that’s for fooling us!” said Tom as the McBusted boys fired their star-like projectile, Star Force Shocker. Pluto stood there dazed after he took the attacks. “What’s the matter? Too much for you already?” asked Charlie.

For a moment, he appeared to reach his hand towards James as if he was trying to say something, only to return to his usual self, saying, “Now you all packed a punch, but I can assure you that I’m just getting started!” and unleashed shadowy electrical bolts that shocked everyone. Everyone was in pain and agony as they were being shocked.

“Ugh, I’ll be feeling that in the morning”, groaned James, trying to use some dark humour to mask his pain. As everyone got around, they noticed that Pluto himself appeared to be in pain after using the attack, as if using that attack hurts him too. “Guess even that was shocking for you!” said Harry as they all used this chance to attack Pluto.

In response, Pluto fired his shadowy electrical bolts towards the McBusted boys and Dane’s comrades to keep them away. Not wanting to see each other in pain, the McBusted boys protected one another from the electrical bolts, including Danny jumping in front of Dougie to protect him and Charlie using Magical Shield to protect James.

“I know you all care for each other, but don’t hurt yourselves!” said Zion with concern, although Dane’s comrades got hurt by the shadowy electrical bolts, too. Pluto appeared to be crouching down in pain. So this is the battle where all sides get hurt. Dane happened to turn up and arrived on the scene, appearing to be horrified at what he saw.

“My comrades…the McBusted boys…I wasn’t strong enough to save them…no! I must help to put a stop to this!” said Dane, who bravely went over to restrain Pluto with his strength just as he was about to unleash his shadowy electrical bolt. “Stop! Do you really want to do this for the sake of the game? You…are not in control of this, are you?” asked Dane.

His comrades looked up and were surprised yet relieved to see Dane. “Dane! It’s you!” called Attila. Pluto said to Dane, “…You cannot stop my game!” and unleashed his shadowy electrical bolt on Dane to free himself, knocking him down. The McBusted boys went over to Dane, helping him get back up. Pluto fired another electrical bolt towards the McBusted boys, but they all fired their Star Force Shocker to intercept the attack, which hit Pluto.

After being hit, Pluto stood there in pain. He held onto his helmet as if he were trying to take it off. “…Just what are you?” said James, looking at him. Pluto then appeared to regain control, saying “...Just me playing my game” and summoned dark spikes that were scattered on the floor. It was followed by Pluto firing shadowy spheres towards the McBusted boys, Dane and the others.

This forces them to dodge the shadowy spheres, which causes them to activate the hidden dark spike traps, setting off small explosions which hurt them.  “Ow! That hurts!” cried Danny. “I couldn’t see them!” yelled Charlie. “Stay back, let me try to unearth them!” said Dane, firing his Almighty Beam towards the ground near Pluto, which unearthed the shadowy spikes.

Pluto spotted this and fired his shadowy electrical bolt at Dane, injuring him as he crouched onto the ground in pain. “Dane!!” cried his friends who rushed over to help him, but this was a trap as they became bombarded by the shadowy spheres. Dane looked at them with distress, feeling guilty for causing them to get hurt.

Dane’s comrades refused to back down as they were about to fight back just before they got hit by more of Pluto’s shadowy sphere, but the McBusted boys helped to defend them from the attacks. Danny punched the shadowy spheres using Psycho Combat to defend Amino, Tom freeze the shadowy spheres using his Time Stop to save Madame Donna, James defended Storm by blowing away the shadowy spheres with his Psy Wind, Charlie shielded Attila using Magical Shield, Dougie redirected the attacks back using his mind to defend Mathieu, Matt countered the attacks with his Mind Explosion to prevent Connor from getting hit and Harry using Healing Blaster to protect Zion. “Step aside as we do the defending like Galaxy Defenders!” said Dougie.

Dane’s comrades appreciated their help and used this chance to attack Pluto. His armour was releasing a couple of static as he crouched down in pain.  Everyone noticed that something seemed off with Pluto. “Pluto...are you sure you really want to do this?” said Matt with concern. “He may have brought us here, but...” said Madame Donna with awe. Dane and James (who heard some groaning) approached Pluto, only for him to repel them with his shadowy electrical bolts.

This was followed by shadowy missiles fired from Pluto. They were too fast to avoid and sting like needles. “Bah! I thought my time at the marathon would have helped!” ranted Harry. “They’re like annoying gnats!” cried Tom. Dane helped to defend the McBusted boys and his comrades by bravely punching the missiles with his fists.

However, he wasn’t able to take out that many missiles at once and got himself hurt. Pluto then became surrounded by dark energy and charged towards him. Dane countered him using Almighty Charge, causing an explosive impact. It was so great that it caused Dane to be sent flying backwards towards the wall, breaking through it. “Dane!!!” cried his comrades as he fell towards the city.

Pluto staggered on the ground, but he still fired his shadowy missiles towards the McBusted boys and Dane’s comrades. They all copied Dane’s strategy by fighting against the missiles as much as they can with the McBusted boys defending closely together to protect one another which gave them warm reassurance including Danny taking out the missiles with his Kinesis Punch while he and Tom were looking at each other in the eye as Tom fired his Spacial Cuts and James and Matt exchanging reassuring glances while they defended each other from the missiles using their Energy Spheres and Psy Aqua.

Just as the missiles were cleared away, however, Pluto fired his shadowy electrical bolts at everyone, causing them to be knocked onto the floor in great pain. Pluto was hurt too, yet he became surrounded by dark energy and charged towards the McBusted boys while they were down, although his moves were slower because of the damage he had sustained.

This gives the McBusted boys a chance to sit up and fire their Star Force Shockers towards Pluto, causing an explosive impact that stops Pluto’s tracks. His mask fell off, which revealed...me. I am Chris Bourne, the younger brother of James Bourne, from whom you may know me from many projects, including with James and portraying as the next-door neighbour Peter from the Busted Year 3000 music video, who has been kidnapped and was brainwashed into becoming Pluto, the supposed mastermind of Escape The Gaming Room, who was revealed to be merely a puppet.

This was a huge shock to everyone, especially James, who ran towards me and grabbed my body before I collapsed from the strain. “Chris! Speak to me! Are you alright?! Who did this to you?!” cried James tearfully. My body felt weak from the damage I took, but to be held by my dear Brother, I was already healing. “You always have a nice catch, brother,” I said, smiling despite the situation, which seemed to reassure James a bit.

“To think that Pluto was a puppet like us?!” said Amino, who was shocked as the other McBusted boys rushed over to James and me. “Chris, are you ok? We’re sorry if we hurt you!” said Danny. “It’s ok, Chris, we’ll get you out of here”, said Matt. “Alright, whoever is the real mastermind, show yourself!” demanded Harry.

“Well, well, if it isn’t you McFlurries?” said a sinister female voice. “We would have thought that our Escape the Gaming Room would tear you all apart by now”, said a menacing male voice as they both entered the room. Their names were Sybil and Bart, and they are the true masterminds of Escape the Gaming Room.

“Just what do you both want from us?!” demanded Tom. “Don’t you both know that we have a show to go to?” added Charlie. “If you all want to know the truth? We hate your super group!” answered Bart bluntly. “Yeah, you are all better off separate than hanging around as this sissy and inferior super group of yours who are sellouts!” added Sybil. “Well, if you both hate our guts, then we don’t care!” retorted Dougie boldly, mentioning a McBusted song and a McFly song in one.

Sybil and Bart are both spoiled brats whose parents give them everything they want (well, they both look wealthy, so I wouldn’t be surprised). They claimed to be fans of McFly and Busted, but only separately, and even then, they spend more of their time complaining about any change of direction with their music, how their tickets and merchandise are overpriced (yet they would have enough money to buy a yacht) and milking any drama that they happened to be involved with. However, they despise them being in a supergroup just because, to them, it wasn’t the same as McFly and Busted.

“But we are still the same bands just hanging out together as close friends!” argued Tom. “He’s right, and we sing the same songs and our super group has the names of our bands!” said Matt, backing him up. “Please, let us discuss any issues you have with us. I am willing to listen to any of your concerns,” said Danny, trying to be civil with Sybil and Bart. “As if we will listen to any of your rubbish!” exclaimed Sybil, shutting him down. “Yeah, only our opinion matters! We are right, and everyone else is inferior to us unless they follow us!” added Bart.

“So what does this Escape the Gaming Room have to do with us?” asked Harry. Sybil and Bart added that they happened to be gamers, being good at video games and winning against other players (and no, they are not good sport, bragging every time they win and calls anyone a cheat if they win against them as well as only caring about their opinion, attacking anyone who disagrees including those who work in the gaming industry if they are not happy with their direction and milking gaming drama solely for attention). They happened to come up with the idea of an escape room based on video games. “To us, life is like a game that we must win”, said Sybil. “We are the players, and everyone is like our plaything for us to meddle however we want”, said Bart. This sounds rather disturbing if you ask me (hence why they used Dane’s comrades and me as their Roman puppets).

Sybil and Bart used their fortune to create their escape room, including their props and robots, which made them mad geniuses. Their parents run a tech company, which made them very rich with their successful inventions (including outfits that can take control of others, as you will have seen with Dane’s comrades and me and various robots). Their aim was to create the toughest gaming-themed escape room where no one can escape. “Seeing people struggle would be thrilling”, said Sybil with a sadistic smile, just like a psychopath. “Yeah, it’ll make the game more interesting in our eyes”, said Bart with a sinister smile that makes him a criminal mastermind. We couldn’t help but feel unnerved by their presence.

With their hatred for McBusted, they considered using them as the first to test out their Escape the Gaming Room as their way to punish them for their supergroup. “Consider this fitting with this wretched tour of yours; not that we would ever pay for it!” said Sybil. As for Dane’s comrades, they needed some superpowered humans as their bosses and their way to clear away any heroes that might interfere with their game. “We can’t have any of those so-called heroes getting in the way of our game after all!” said Bart.

Their Pluto outfit happened to be already powered up, with them taking direct control of Pluto, who is designed as their host for the game; they just needed a host to activate the costume, which happened to be me for no specific reason other than tearing me, James and the others apart. “Diss McBusted, you all want if you must, but I won’t let you use my brother for any game of yours!” said James, backing me up. “Yeah, now that we have beaten your game, it’s about time we’ll settle this!” said Tom. “We’ll make you pay for using us and for Dane’s sake!” said Madame Donna.

Sybil and Bart summoned their huge squid-like robot that shoots large missiles at us, which easily wiped us out due to the injuries we sustained from our battle. “And may make those McBusted boys pay! With our Escape the Gaming Room, we can crush anyone that we don’t like or disagree with us,” said Sybil with delight. “All of you are beneath us, and nobody can stop our game!” said Bart with pleasure.

And now we have become our hostages. So, unless someone comes to rescue us, I don’t think the McBusted boys will make it to their show. At least I get to spend some time with my Brother.

To be continued