(Shessh... Good thing I left the forest ASAP before anything could happen. Gotta make things less predictable from here on out, change up my plans. If my hunch is correct, she's got EVERYONE looking for me again.)
...And then Totally-Not-Chuck Norris show up and roundhouse kicks Duracell, now called Procell, out of the Omniverse or something. And that's what you missed in a nutshell. Any questions?
Well, for one, how'd you get us all out before Trimarc blew up? And if he supposedly blew up, how come he's still here?
Well I had to be REALLY quick, you see. As for Trimarc, I'm not exactly sure.
Well, I don't feel like Rickrolling the entire universe right now, so that's cool.
Anyway, it's about time you told us just who the hell you are. Personally, I'm sick of being in the dark about your identity.
Alright then. My name... is Phantasm. And I am a Pseudoreaper.
...Sorry, Null. But the Pizzeria is closed until the whole "Regulus" ordeal is resolved... And additionally, recent actions of yours- including the opening of a Dead Zone portal- lead to us not exactly trusting you as a friend. Sorry, but Chaos Zone or not, you're too chaotic for our own good.
(It actually worked...?) Hello, Defteros? If you don't mind me asking... Do you think there is some way to convince Regacron to help us with a little "Hades Quartet" problem? He's apparently meant to be back-up for Regulus, and unless we take them out, then even if we can beat Regulus, they could provide enough of a distraction to let Regulus escape to get stronger, and erase the Omniverse.
...Hm...
...Say. What if there was another way to prove I could overcome my inner evils?
...Fine. I suppose I can humor you. How do you propose to prove yourself?
Well, if I can't defeat my inner evils... Since they can't defeat me, either... What if I bring them to the Land of the Living to teach them how to be proper good guys, like me and Epsilon?
Huh!?
Excuse me!?
Out of the question. In case you haven't noticed, this is HELL. When people die and go to Hell, they are meant to REMAIN in Hell unless revived.
Look, I get it. All sent to Hell, stays in Hell. I respect that. But if I don't prove I can control the power and never obtain it, the Omniverse is outright DOOMED.
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You might as well forget it, kid. There's no way in here that Beta X is going to agree to your stupid little-
Fine. I accept these terms.
WHAT!?
Thank you, Mr. Beta X. I promise I won't-
I'm not finished. I have two conditions for this deal.
First off, mugshots aside, there is no way to tell you and Epsilon apart from these two. If they are to return to the Land of the Living, they are to do so in new forms, with new abilities. In other words, they are to be, in a sense, reincarnated.
(Great. I have to learn how to be a "good guy", AND I have to be reincarnated. I think I officially prefer eternal damnation over this.)
And the other condition?
...Beta Shadow must grant me complete access to traversing between his Hell and the Land of the Living at will. If I am to see you succeed or- the most likely case scenario- fail, I will need to be able to actually enter your world, after all.
...(If that prototype World Ring of Vengeance is any indication, this could be a potentially bad idea... But on the other hand, I may not have much of a choice.)
It's a deal.
As I said. I'm flattered, but no thanks.
Okay, Test Model 1 blew up in my face, and the second only fires out a tiny red laser that doesn't actually hurt anything. As for model 3, it's pretty much the same as Model 2, but the laser alternates from blue, to white, to yellow each time it gets used. Maybe if I try to make a second Model 1 out of a stronger metal, it won't explode like last time, AND it'll produce the effect I want.
Ooh! Maybe I can make my base mobile somehow so I can change locations easily! Yeah, kinda like that Hajiri b
's temple back when it was a treasure ship! That'd be an absolute
kicker all the way!
A--
--What Defteros was going to say is that although getting information from Hades would be the best way to combat Regulus from here (and that there really is no option for me than to cooperate should the repercussions be as dire as presented), there is still a problem with your little plan.
A. Rock is busy doing whatever it is he and his friend are up to, and Wario and Waluigi... Well, I'm sure you know the likelihood of their compliance all too well.
However... that isn't to say getting in would be impossible. Wario and Quin both somehow ended up inside, and Beta Devil managed to corrupt (or possess) one of their robots from the inside. And if I had to guess... I'd say it's likely they have some sort of room with a switch to reverse the barrier inside.
As for an army... I suppose I could at least try and help (at the risk of Regulus skewering me). Though we'll need a way in before we can do anything.
Well, in that case, I guess there's nothing we can do. The Dark Fortress' defenses are too tight... I doubt any of us will be able to get in.
Aren't you supposed to be a ninja or something?
Yes. But I would be a foolish ninja to believe the Dark Fortress doesn't have any sort of method to keep even the stealthiest ninjas out.
Great. How are we supposed to take out Hades Quartet if the only group that can take them out without having to resort to us- The people who are supposed to do nothing but sit and wait as to not waist necessary energy to take down Regulus- can't even get in to take them down?
It's a stretch, but maybe we could find a Mech-KII or something out in the open, get someone to hack it with the speed and skill only a movie character could reach, have it go inside the barrier and either deactivate it or serve as a warp beacon?
A smart plan, but where are we supposed to find a hacker that is that good?
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...You all must be crazy. There's no way Rotom of all people is going to help with this.
I'd probably be second best choice, if not an equally qualifying one. But Hades Quartet might have counters against me in particular, due to my past run-ins with MKII- a former piece of Hades. On the other hand... There is no counter for someone as stubbornly persistent as Rotom.
Either way, unless someone else knows of any expert hackers, it may be our best option... if Rotom cooperates, that is. (Which, the only way "Rotom" and "cooperates" would ever be in a sentence is if the sentence was "Rotom never cooperates". But, in the same way Rotom was mad at me for his world's erasure... I'm sure he'll be just as against Regulus as we are.)
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