. 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.
(...What if Beta Devil comes back with an even stronger form than his Diablo one? Or what if an even worse threat comes with power LEAGUES above my own?)
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(...I need a more PERMANENT solution. I don't have any doubt that Kirby can defeat Zalgo...)
(...But there's no guarantee that Zalgo will be completely willing to play fair. And even then, there are so many OTHER villains that we need to be prepared for. And if I cannot get stronger, then...
...Really? Are you seriously having an existential crisis in MY seat?
Huh? You're still here?
What, is there anywhere else I'm supposed to be?
Jazz HQ certainly comes to mind.
Oh yeah, sure. Let me go over there just to be told that we're staying on Earth. Why NOT waste my time in such a way?
...By the way, whatever happened to Dave?
Well, you know how a server would ban a computer's IP address?
Yes. And?
In a sense, that's what I did; Basically, anyone with any traces of Dave's DNA will be prevented from entering by the barrier. That way, he can't get in through means of false identity- something that I am ALSO trying to fix since there's no way in Hell that should've worked.
Couldn't he just do what his canon counterpart did and become an animatronic or something?
Even if we just skip over the whole "frankenstein rabbit" step, we already have a Glitchtrap AND a Springtrap. And I'm not interested in doubling-up on EITHER of those.
Fair enough.
...Alright; What's going on in that head of yours, anyways?
I'm a fuckin' genius. I knew that Walmart Lovecraftian dirtbag's plan was going to fail.
Besides. I'm not really cutout for this "large scale" mayhem stuff. I'd rather cause terror at my own pace.
Owww.... (Please be rich boy, please be rich boy, please be rich boy...)
You really haven't learned your lesson, haven't you?
(Well, that'll do.) I'm no quitter. I got things to do, and I ain't gonna give 'up on 'em.
Believe me. For YOUR cause? Being able to simply 'give up' would be considered a LUXURY.
Hey. I stick to my guns, alright? It's not like I'd do a total 180 on my character solely because of my insecurities. Now THAT would make me a quitter.
What are they doing?
They just made this about themselves. Time to get out of here before we're seen as damsels because of our sex. Preferably to a place where we won't be found again--
...
Heeeeey, you dolls were hanging around him! Where do you think you're going?
Oh, that does it.
I don't have Twitter.
That arcade machine was strange, it was like it was talking to me and putting me in a trance.
Believe me, everything is weird in this world, and ours.
That is true, but what does it mean by "us"?
I have no idea, but it could mean trouble.
Anything yet?
Actually, I think I found what's limiting our ability to transfer these two.
Of course.
Surely this is life mocking me, mocking us. First the council's secret project gets loose and we're putting all our focus on it without even acting like it's not a privacy breach, then said council and the system itself gets hit with a virus completely out of the blue. Then, when I get a squad together, I've already lost two members and that was to a moderator of all people reviving a thread only for it to die a few posts later. We only got them out the first time because the time limit expired and we can't afford another wait time of 4 months.
Hey don't give up hope! We'll find a way to-
I never said that. It's just, to put it simply, that life hates us. Everyone here that knows us hates us because of Root being a
. Hell, even the Great Deity hates us.
How can you say that?
Oh I don't know. ***How about how updates have slowed down to a crawl lately? How come we haven't even seen his account even log in since February? How come the system's been cracked and hacked and yet hardly any action has been taken on it?
It was only a money cheat, right?
It doesn't matter, just face it: we've been abandoned.
...
But you know what? That's fine, I've accepted that.
Then why even bring it up?
And where the h-
have you been?
Out.
Yeah, no duh... And why would you care about what I said anyways? You abandoned us also after all and trust me, I wouldn't of been surprised if you did it twice.
And yet I'm here now.
Indeed. Hmph, now.
...
...
Guys, Spade and Diamond are stuck and unless you're planning on making your staring contest last for all eternity, I really, really, need your help.
Hmm...so in order to get them back, we'll have to transfer two people with different typings, correct?
...That would work...however it seems the typings are decided by a reaper, meaning that even if Air and Unbeatable Air could of taken their place, it would require a reaper to type in their elements for that page as Wind and another typing for it even to work.
...Well I suppose that's out of the question. Even though GammaGho- er, Guar- er, Wraith... even if they read this, honestly, I doubt he'll do anything.
...
Clover...you'll have to keep looking through the forum for some sort of loophole. Root and I have a mission to take.
Sounds like you're coming along.
...But of course. Well...along with them.
Finally. (Some recognition.)
Oh yeah...them...
Oh yeah...you.
In any case, is the part where we find and take down Null or not?
Hold up, you know about Null?
Eh, it's close enough.
?
Well you see...
We're gonna bag ourselves a dark soul.
...(All out of MP...)
...(Down a buster cannon...)
...(And best yet, I'm out of most my items...)
...(Most...Still...gotta play my cards right. I ain't leaving without a prize after all...)
Well that was something. A bunch of peasents with a collective IQ of a sub-brick managed to wound the mighty Fake Man R.
You realize I'm just gonna-
Shoot.
Now would be a good time to retreat right?
But...even a broken spear can still puncture a target.
And there's the reason I came here in the first place.
S-so, now w-what?
*sigh* Better go somewhere else as well, there no way they're putting me back in there.
What's this? Two of my soldiers are still alive, but who? Better go find them.
There got to be someone who could-
Y-you okay?
I'm getting a signal from somewhere, better check it out. LET'S GO, HARD HAT!
...I'm trying to figure out whether or not this actually IS my limit or not. I mean, I've attained stronger forms, sure; But those were obtained through shortcuts* or combining what I already had with that of other people's power**.
But then there's Beta Devil, who trained in order to obtain a whole new power of his own.***
That he stole from Kermit****?
Exactly. If Beta Devil can get stronger, then maybe there's a chance for me...?
There's no way in Hell Walter's letting you steal El Blanco.
I literally never said anything ABOUT El Blanco.
Power is not about whether or not you are WORTHY of it. It's about how much you WANT power.
...?
(This is bad. The gap between us is growing by the minute... I can't take him on my own.)
(...But there's nobody around here who could possibly be on the same caliber... Unless...)
(...I don't like the idea of releasing HIM... But I have no other options.)
...Hiding from me, aren't you...?
...Not for long, you aren't.
(...If I do this, I'd be releasing the king of cheating death. All the work I've done to contain him will be for naught... and I more than likely will NEVER get the chance to do it again.)
(Should I go through with it? Should I truly let this guy go, after EVERYTHING he's done, out of nothing more than jealousy and spite...?)
(...)
(...Eh, whatever. Beta Devil's the biggest of the two pricks, anyways.)
Today's your lucky day. I'm letting you out of your special little prison... But you have to help me with something first. You'd better uphold this deal, Albert... Or, rather...
...Awakened Zero*****.
T-THEA!
Indeed, Shu.
Perhaps you could tell me of your encounters later, hm? I am quite interested.
Now, stay here you three, I have certain suggestions to make.
And, Sir Chord,
I must perhaps point out that, you require an ID card to access surveillance information..
Ah, Mr. Commander, are you perchance looking for herbivore meals? - He says, seeming rather prideful of himself for knowing that pandas eat plants. (but that's actually not common knowledge if there are at least 3 planets like earth with all their own ecosystems and enviorments)
Then may I reccommend you, my favourite out of these?
Ah...
Was...it...worth...it? Not...running...?
HAHAHAhahahah...ahaha...
They...they just...
Forgetting someone?
...K. Rool?
Yes, it's me... I gotta say, the pizza here is not half-bad... Though, truth be told, I'm mostly only here because I heard about that Smash Remix update* and heard this was the place to play it.
Eh, they haven't gotten to patching it, yet.
Back to what you said earlier... Actually, wait. Why DID you say that, earlier?
Because that old phrase I said during the Absurd Roleplay** still holds some merit: If you truly wish to earn more strength, you have to SEIZE it. And I don't just refer to the full extent of one's potential, either.
...Meaning what, exactly...?
...Tell me, Beta Shadow; What does being a martial artist mean to you?
I mean, I've been training under Naruto to learn a martial art, so-
Wrong. You've been training to learn a FORM of martial art. But TRUE martial arts is more than simply knowing some fancy way to punch or kick. And a TRUE martial artist doesn't stop at just REACHING their full potential; They aim to push themselves BEYOND such limits. To BREAK the boundaries of their potential, and surpass it.
Clearly, both Shaggy and Matt have FAILED to teach you this. But I theorize that it might not be because they didn't know this- they've been around for too long not too. Personally speaking, I think they wanted you to learn that on your own.
...Which, of course, you didn't. Which is why I decided to tell you MYSELF.
And what exactly makes you a martial arts master?
A master? That I am not. But as a childhood friend of Cranky's...
...I know far more about the topic than you may think.
...Push beyond my limits, huh...?
Thanks.
...Wait, if you were once Cranky's friend during the old monkey's childhood, then how the hell did you stay so youthful?
Don't ask questions your not ready to learn the answers to.
I'll make sure that it's done well.
Hello...pest.
It location of the signal is somewhere in this city.
THAT WAY! LET'S GO!
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