. 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.
Nothin' quite like a good ol' relaxation to ease up the nerves.
Y'know, maybe I was a bit too harsh on them Mario Brothers. Them gloryhoggers did some mighty fine work.
Wastin' my time antagonizin' others for a bit of a petty grudge just ain't right. Maybe I should find a hobby. Pickin' up golf should do. Maybe Koopenstein or King Koopa'll show.
Heh heh! Maybe I could call up one of them...
...yard... apes...
...
...Damn it! If that ain't that gunk-furred gorilla comin' to ruin my day again!
This is the last time I'll let that junglin' jackass try and mess with me! I'll show him a thing or two, if my name ain't Foreman Spike!
Hey, Ram! We've got some work that needs done!
...
...Ram? ...Uh, Ram? Are you alright?
...
...zzzzzzzzzz...
-_-
Huzzahwhat?
Oh... Hello, Plasma... Do you need something...?
...Oh. ...So you found them?
Yes, and now we've got to fix them up... And after that, we'll need to find out what happened when that strange robot assaulted our base of operations.
*Yawn* Sure is a mystery, isn't it... Who was supposed to be on guard duty that day, again?
...*Sigh* Diamond Man...
Yeah, that'd probably answers one thing... What's with the weird Red and Green color schemes?
I'd imagine it's what's left of whatever that strange robot did to them... Analytics found no sign of whatever had a hold of them.
Hm... And the IC Chips?
...
...I didn't want to say this in front of the others, but... What all is left of them... It's just barely holding on.
...I see... *Yawn* Why did you feel the need to not tell them?
I just don't want anyone getting worried... Space Man especially. You know how he gets in situations like these.
Hm, yes, I see your point... Well, in that case we *Yawn* shouldn't prattle on...
...Let's get to work.
Grah!
You notice it too, right?
Hmmm? Notice what?
The fight.
Oh, that! I'd hold off on saying anything since it seems pretty early to come to a decisive conclusion!
...Did you just consistently use three-syllable words?
Although... Mr. Claw Man over there seems to be the one with the current advantage.
Yeah. He keeps getting pushed back onto the defense, and it's not looking so good. Though they seem a little sturdy, that Claw guy is quite fast at close quarters combat. That, and his movements are borderline unpredictable-- You'd have better luck only telegraphing them.
He sounds so cool! I wonder how Mr. Viking'll deal with this.
...Hoo. It's-a-not often I'm ever out of breath.
(So... that's it then. Those creepy fakes are finally gone.)
But the question is, who... or what... made them. They were...almost exact dopplegangers who were differentiated from us in looks only.
WAKA-WAKA WAKA-WAKA. (By all means, the only reason why all of us are here is because they didn't think of the same strategy of grouping up.)
Well, we'd better get back to Tailigee's place...
Yeah. Though something tells me we're-a-kinda lost...
Uh... Somari?
Hmmm?
....*groan*
No.
Nonononono, cut the crap and turn Voice off. You know EXACTLY why I'm here.
Don't make me repeat myself. All this time you've been letting Vaati roam free and do whatever he wants, not to mention the underlying threat that is the Makai that you STILL haven't taken care of.
When will you learn? When will you learn to start taking responsibility for what goes on and put an end to things before they begin? Now we have a nigh-omnipotent Minnish Sorcerer Demon who could cause utmost devastation with a thought.
And you sit here doing... Editor's Notes? How negligent are you? Even Worship's done more damage control than you've ever have.
Excuse me?
What is funny about this entire situation?
...
...
...Just what ARE you, then?
*confusion*
IF IT IS A SECRET, THEN A SECRET IT SHOULD REMAIN, SUBJECT "Rider".
Rider, I'm afraid you're in the minority right now.
I may have a strong belief in good and evil. But not everyone does, and among those who don't are those who are in perfectly reasonable positions above me. RedBomber included.
More importantly, he brings up a good point. Conflict like Kermit and Duracell might as well have not existed when they weren't doing anything, and you should know by now that trying to stop either hero or villain before they're ready is asking for trouble.
Balance isn't about well-meaning people always winning. It's about ensuring there's always something to continue an actual story, even if it's conflict.
Does that mean ill-intentioned people deserve a place in the Chaos Zone? Without a doubt. Does that mean that, should the story truly call for it, someone with malicious wishes may be permitted to win? Yes.
But if they seek to expand their control beyond accepted range - be it destroying Universes outside of the Chaos Zone, or defying an inevitable defeat to the point of creating a stalemate, that's a problem. A problem that you're closer to causing than anyone else at the moment.
And no matter what "Plan A" or "Plan B" is, if they're just you trying to defy RedBomber's philosophy, burn those plans.
...You're hiding something.
....
What in the--!?
How about I clobber you and get 'ya taken 'nto a zoo to teach you a lesson, ya slow simian!?
Damn it! Let me go, already! What in tarnation are you doin'!?
Swear you'll never ambush anyone like that again.
Huh!? But you're the one that's been chasin' me.
No, I haven't. If I was, I would've known.
So if you're not that meddlin' primate...
...Then the one who was after you...
...Must've been that long-lost brother of mine.
Alright, that should be a fully-debuffed Defense stat.
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