Chapter 9: ...Is Not My Friend.

...Is Not My Friend. is the ninth chapter of The Mazkertis Paradox. In this chapter:


 * Lord Zrintch tasks the We'd Warriors with guarding an important upcoming Cooperative meeting.
 * The Tiger Youth establish a temporary leadership in their country on Rhadan following the death of its former ruler, Gaon Kug.
 * En route to Vizima, Bill Wilson tells the Dong Squad and Wang Gang the story of his last encounter with Bane.
 * The Dongers and Wangers finally land on Vizima with the intention of stealing the Keruvim, but are opposed by its protectors.
 * The Heckumvirate defeats Stardust and destroys his body. Stardust's consciousness returns to his birthplace and summons the Stardust Crusaders to stop Mazkertis.
 * The Stardust Crusaders appear to Lord Zrintch and request his help in finding Mazkertis. Zrintch agrees to an alliance.
 * Niflheim meets User Nif, who sends him with Leviathan to rally the forces of the universe against Mazkertis.
 * Lord Zrintch meets with Mazkertis on Kalta Thaea to update him on the status of his strike teams, revealing that the two were actually allies all along.

Characters

 * The Dong Squad:
 * Jesse Ventura
 * BONES
 * Pumkin
 * Ross Mandell
 * Soldier
 * Randolph Moloch
 * Billy Mays
 * Merasmus
 * No Image Guy
 * Ainsley Harriott
 * Saitama
 * Shell-Shocked Cat
 * The Wang Gang:
 * Hungry-man
 * Patrick Bateman
 * Car Guard
 * The Cataractor
 * Bill Wilson
 * The Fresh Prince of Fresh Fruit
 * The Guy Who Was Engulfed In Milk
 * TTT
 * The We'd Warriors:
 * Old Man Ross
 * Jean-Paul
 * Richard
 * Wal Wal
 * Abit
 * The Tiger Youth:
 * Sinjon Wol
 * Kek Kug
 * Dakk Dak
 * Woll Wol
 * Wot Wol
 * Dengdengdeng-deng Deng-dengdeng
 * Memme Meme
 * Ricardo Ross
 * Richard Ross
 * Fig Newton
 * Konn Kon
 * Axalara
 * Aye
 * Boltman
 * Eclipse
 * Flesh-Eater
 * Gabriel Ascheron
 * Genetoes
 * Green Goblin
 * Ike
 * Komerak
 * Leviathan
 * Mazkertis
 * Niflheim
 * President of Space India
 * Raziel
 * Stardust
 * The Stardust Crusaders
 * User Nif
 * Lord Zrintch