. This fails and he dies. However, now there are two universes, the second of which is based off of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon universe.
. This fails, and now he shares a body with a guy named Walter. (Worship is currently in control, however, but he's better now. Ish.)
. This fails, but instead of dying, they proceed to lurk in shadows.
. This fails, and he is sealed away.
up again. Meanwhile, so does a robot named Coda, the trio of Badniks from before, and several other villains, making it a callback to (mostly) all above events, which is where we left off.
You two had better have a good reason for being here. I can only smile once every 10 decades and I just wasted a freebie on you guys.
We need to know... Am I ready? Ready to take Shake King on?
...Why would I know that? I know nothing about him. And until I manage to gain enough magic, I can't do anything "supernatural". So if you were expecting me to turn you back...
...Waluiigi?
Wario?
Mushroom.
Mushroom?
Mushroom.
WAHAHAHAHAH! NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! Back to my old, handsome, non-midget self!
Huh...
What?
Waluigi's just curious... but were your biceps always that large?
Of course they were, you ninny! Wario is built different!
...
Oh... Ahahah... I guess I don't know my own strength!
Don't leave him lying there on my floor.
So, I'm guessing we'll be returning to Shiver Star*, right?
...It would be unwise. In the midst of our battle against Beta Diablo, planet Pop Star was... Destroyed. And even if we were to assume that there's still a Shiver Star to return to... The mere fact that Pop Star was destroyed merely proves that remaining anywhere in that galaxy would be completely unsafe.
O-oh... Then... Where WILL we be going, then?
...
...Look. I'm going to be honest here, and ask a bit of an important question...
...I know we've been through a lot together, but... You guys DO realize you don't have to follow me, right?
Wait, what? |
Come again?
Look. I built this team on the grounds of being "rejects" that nobody could trust. We are a team centered around self-preservation. The only reason I made the decision to fight Beta Diablo alongside the others was because he was a threat to ALL of us.
...But, you two? None of the bad things you did were of your own free will; You were controlled by someone else. In other words, you two have the luxury of not being us. You are able to live your OWN lives. You are free to remain here, become your OWN people, and make new friends.
That is a luxury I have lost long ago, when I became Jazz MKII. You have no obligations to follow me, and throw away your chances of living a normal life, without being recognized as a villain.
...And if you so desperately want to leave the group to do so... Then you may feel free to leave at any time.
...Listen. I know it must've taken a lot of courage to say that, and I respect that. But, allow me to just say...
ARE YOU CRAZY!?
Huh!?
But... seriously.. somethin' else has been botherin' us.
What?
Shake King... he sent people to attack Diamond City 'cause 'a me. Everybody else has'ta deal with him 'cause I kicked him to the curb in the first place.
If I beat him again, and he comes back... he might kill more people than ever just to get through to us. Then that means no one else has'ta pay... and neither will other people who want a piece'a the world.
But if I start... killin'... what if things go down south avenue? What if I become some sorta monster!?
As if to imply you aren't already.
This isn't a game! I can't escape this! I need to know...!
No, you don't need to know. You don't even want to know. What you want is for me to either justify murdering for you or convince you not to so that if something goes wrong, you're not to blame.
Tough.
What you need to do is wake up and face reality. That's a choice you're going to have to make yourself. Assuming you even do manage to beat Shake King, anyway. Do you even know how you're going to win?
Eh? Well, ah... A bit of the ol' one-two punches and he'll probably be down for the count!
Against someone who is not only probably stronger than you but has a longer reach.
I'll bash him down!
He's fought you twice, and has people who have fought you before. He knows how you operate.
...Soldier March?
You're hopeless.
What, do you ACTUALLY think we didn't already know that!? Don't you think that, if we actually WANTED to leave the group, we would've done so by now!?
You not only saved me from the clutches of AOSTH Robotnik and RS Wily*, but you opened my eyes to the lies that my Wily has fed me for years. And for that, you have my gratitude.
You might've been a bad person in the past, Mr. Jazz, but I still remember the day you decided to upgrade me, like you did with Orchestra.
...Right. Could use a few tweaks, but it would seem that this new body has been a success. Time to search for more random treasures, and then-
Hm?
...Is that...?
...Let's see... If I were Master Missingno...
Well, now, what do we have here?
Oh! Hello there, mister. Is there something I can help you with?
(Ah, that's right... He's never seen me as Jazz Hands before, so he doesn't recognize me without my helmet...)
It's me, Jazz. I had a bit of a change in appearance.
Oh! Well, Mr. Jazz, have you seen Master Missingno. anywhere? Last he told me he was helping Mr. Surge with something**, and then I stopped hearing from him...
...
...Missingno. is... gone. He and I had a bit of a fight, then one thing led to another, and...
...Y-you... You what...?
Oh, come one, don't- ...Don't look at me like that, I... He wasn't even a good person to you.
...L-look, I... You can join us. Er, me and some other guy that I can introduce you to later. I'll even upgrade your body, and maybe find some way to fix that scar of yours. That sound alright?
You would really do that...?
Yeah, sure, whatever. A rule of 3 isn't really a bad idea, anywa-
Thank you, mister! I promise I won't let you down!
...
...Come on. My base of operations isn't far.
...You might've done bad things in the past... But the very fact that you chose to fix and upgrade us- when you very well could have just left us alone- PROVES that you aren't the same Jazz who did all those things. And I want to help you see that.
We are the Jazz Armada. And wherever you go, and whatever you do... We'll be right behind you.
...
Just letting you know, I don't plan on selling anyone out. So you can forget asking for information.
(Oh, yeah...? And what's stopping me from atomizing you along with every one of your friends?)
Your hypocrisy.
(I don't get it--)
(...My ONE chance to be important. And I blew it.)
...An old man. Really.
I came to kick bubblegum and chew ass... And I'm all out of ass.
Your ONE chance to be important! And you BLEW it!
See, look how not-scared you all are once you realize I'm not Shake King! It's a double standard, I'm telling you!
Cheers, love! The calvary's here!
Oh my god. Are you guys trying to be as much as an embarrassment to my street cred as possible?
Your highness, I've brought some familiar faces to greet you!
Oh. Hello, Mario. Good day, Green 'Stache. Good evening, two other people.
Uh...
As low-maintenance as the owner of this ship may be, I still insist that as you collect that empty capsule, you be as quiet as you can.
With how long these Limited specimens have been at rest, I have...concerns over their non-hostility, especially in their current context.
And keep the HEX Gauntlets on. If you lose them and merge with the capsule, I will not hesitate to prepare Mechas to strike you down for our sake.
(...I guess there would be a good reason to stop...what he said. I'm important to them, and that's who I am.)
What did your Eggman even think this'd do, anyway?
He simply assumed it'd be beneficial for a plan not unlike his initial conquest of Little Planet. It was simply one of many ideas he had low on his priorities...
Right. I think I get the gist. Just making sure this thing isn't on...uh, BDT or KGT.
...
If we have this many piles of Alt. Futures, we gotta name them something. I mean, we're getting rid of this thing right away anyway, but-
...
...actually, Metal, how did you...well, y'know, they get here? They didn't know any of the freaky stuff that got them the artifacts back then, did they?
...no, they didn't.
I suppose if you really must know...
...we'll be killing two birds with one stone.
Metal, please, you can just give me the name of the place and-
Tickety tock schlock glock, gon get m' roommate his coffee or some shit.
Yeah, I found it Spark, your good!
...
Well, according to my calculations, the combined amount of attacks delivered has done a total of jack squat!
(Joking won't make it any less true, dumbass. It's sending all the damage you do to a barren dimension and storing it for energy.)
Uh huh... and how do you reckon?
(I can see everything you can and more. You're gonna have to trust me, bucko.)
Fine. Then in that case...
Wait. Time out. This one's for me.
What's good, dawg?
Yeah, President Oliver, I--
My bad. Listen. There's unidentified activity going around in space, and if things continue to go on this long,... the entirety of the earth might be at risk.
President Walter?
...
..I hope so.
You did this to me. Nobody will stop calling me that! NO ONE! There are even people who know that's not it and do it to ANNOY me!
(Maybe if ya could get a job and STICK TO IT, I wouldn't 'a had the opportunity to do it!)
Why, you... I should kick---
!
uh oh--
...
...Heh. Hahah!
What the hell's funny at a time like this!?
It's nothing. Nevermind that.
Listen. I know I still have a lot to learn. And I know it's not easy watching a person fumble things all the time when you're meant to be their potential incarnate. But if I'm going to right as many wrongs as I can... I'm gonna need your help.






WOAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Hey, what's with the funky-looking rocks?
Well, if I'm right about your sensation, it seems like the-

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Man... I already miss my versions of X and Zero... but hey, those two are better than nothing. Especially when I first found those two when we realized when the X and Zero I knew were, and still are M.I.A.*
Oh I have no clue how to be thankful at the moment.
Ah no need dude, besides, at least those five aren't out, especially that one.
The guy in there kind of has a insanely high grudge against someone.**
(Green 'Stache!? Isn't that-a...)
Good-a evening, Princess. We're just-a here to... Apologize. I know that-a recent events have made us rather... Unavailable, or-a completely unhelpful. But multiple things just-a came up, and...
...Well. I-a just want you to-a know that, for ANYTHING that-a may happen in-a the future... We-a WILL be here to-a help. No more distractions, and-a no more disappearances.
...So, you've managed to find your way here, too. Was trying to kill me- was DESTROYING my peaceful home for Reploids- just ONCE not enough for you?*
...Oh, relax. Trying to destroy you or your rebuilt city NOW wouldn't help me to gain ANYTHING. I am simply here for... pleasant conversation.
Care for some?
...Yeah, you're right. I still don't have any sort-of chef in my crew, and the last time I made some tea, it ended up not being that good-
Do not play any games with me. Tell me why you are here, or you will be destroyed.
...Wow. You have absolutely no chill.
Fine, fine... The reason I'm here is because I wish to address a few things.
First off, it was stated before that you were able to watch Reguhalla's development because of a... hidden camera drone. To address the BIGGEST problem with that... How could you POSSIBLY manage to get past any censors that would naturally keep it OUT of Reguhalla?
...Pardon?
...It had censors. Made specifically to keep ANYTHING out. How did you possibly get the drone IN Reguhalla to-
Let me stop you right there. I never even mentioned once how I was able to watch Reguhalla, and I never had a single intent to tell. ...But since apparently you DO know, I'll get this one thing straight:
I sent the drone to watch the CITY, NOT the people within it. Whatever gave you the idea that the drone was directly WITHIN Reguhalla borders, tell the source of your information that I am not a damn FOOL; I know what I am doing.
...Well. That answers that, I guess. (At least until Walt tells us that there's some mystic veil or something that would prevent us from seeing the city from the outside, anyways...)
...
...
!
What...what are you *achoo* doing here?
The lasers stopped...so the enemy has *achoo* *sniff* been defeated, right?
Skapokon?
Can you tell Grak that I need his help with moving a robot capsule.
Also, there are some soldiers coming your way. I want you to be on your best behavior, understand?
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