Wait, your-?!
HOLD ON, QUIN!!!
I will do so. Apologies for the misdirection. Goodbye.
...well, no matter what the voices want, we need to help this person right away.
Stop the mech.
I...hear something.
Keep your pace steady. Just because we have a reason not to assault you on sight doesn't mean we won't do so if you don't stay in line.
...
〈I guess nobody's home...?〉
...No. Something's not right here... I sense a disturbance in the fabric of reality behind the door. Something's happening in there...
It would be way too dangerous. I'm afraid the only thing we can do is wait for the problem to sort itself out... I'm sure they'll be fine.

...Yes...? How did you-
Well... I believe the last place I know they went to is Tails' Lab in Mystic Ruins... Though, honestly, I'm not sure how you guys would be able to get there from here.



〈"He" who?〉
...
HOW UTTERLY FOOLISH. FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU TRIED TO HUNT ME DOWN, ONLY TO BE MET WITH FAILURE? AND WHEN THE TIME HAS FINALLY ARRIVED FOR OUR CONFRONTATION... WAS IT WORTH IT?
...Y... you...
AETHER THE PURE. THE DUO OF A WORLD I HAVE LONG SINCE DECIMATED, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF DESTROYING ALL DARKNESS AND EVIL IN THE MULTIVERSE... IN THE END, YOU GAMBLED YOUR LIFE, AND YOU HAVE LOST NOT ONLY THAT, BUT YOUR ARTIFICIAL SOUL.
D-damn you... E-even if... I fall here... another... will take... my place...
...AND THEY SHALL FALL ALL THE SAME. FOR IT MATTERS NOT WHO... GOOD. EVIL. JUSTICE. CHAOS. NEUTRAL. EVEN THE GODS FACE THEIR DEMISE IN TIME, FOR NOTHING IS ETERNAL EXCEPT FOR DEMISE...
FOR THAT IS THE WILL OF DEATH.


Believe me, I know what I saw. He was there a moment ago, and now he's gone!
And how do you know it was him?
...When I was watching his fight back in Practice RP, I was also doing scans of his energy output to make a tracker that detects whenever he enters the Chaos Zone. And aside from the bug of also detecting Proteus as well, it should be working perfectly well. And just recently, I saw a red dot in the Shopping District in-
...It's fine. You need something?
...
We'll be sending a few Jazz Droids your way. They should be able to teleport you as close to Tails' Lab as we can. I assume that's where you're trying to head?
No problem. Keep yourselves safe out there.
...Back on-topic... Even if you're right about this being MKII... Do you even have any intention to stop him?
...
...I'm not sure. MKII... I'm still haunted by the things I've allowed him to do, and the fact that I looked up to him-
...And the fact that I was so naive to want to follow in his footsteps- so blind to the person I could become- for so long IRRITATES me to no end. Letting him loose was the biggest mistake I've ever made, and it's the one wrong I want to make right the most.
...But chances are that if I tried to do that... I'd run into the one group of individuals I want to avoid the most.
...Well, if you want my honest opinion, then consider this factor... You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
'Sup, cuh?
Trespassing. This should be good.
If I had told you I'd be here, you probably would have just told me to back off-- or worse, try and prepare countermeasures--
Like him.
Leave him be, for now.
Where's Smith?
Rightfully watching over in case of lingering threats. Butlertype was born from a failed attempt to keep alternate-worlding entities to cause temporal anomalies. But I've fixed that now.
And how am I supposed to trust that?
I'm you, and we were one in the same. You can at least afford to trust in me. Worship can vouch for me.
.....Well, he coulda fixed it better...
...And you giving one of the World Rings to a robot? You already know what happened the last such a thing occured.
As you saw. I had the situation under control. And this is Prototype. If anyone, I'm certain he would have all bases covered on earth.. Crud, I should've went to get the ring back before coming here.
Anyway, none of this is what I came here to say.
...You're already here. And you'll no doubt start plotting again should I reject. Go on.
I have reason to believe something's coming. Something bigger than either Butler or Vaati combined. Something that might destroy us all.
You probably have all sorts of forces ready. But none of that matters when we have you.
...
You're adamant on defending this planet. So it's only fitting you should be the main protecting force as well.
I know we've had our differences. But we need to put them aside. Prove we're better than them. What Vaati did was unforgivable, but--
DON'T.
. . .
I...uh...
...don't know. I just started walking here after leaving some fortress*, and I wanted to take a rest, and...hm.
...it seems you're struggling quite a bit thinking of the reason you-
No I'm not, shut it, Honeycomb!!
...
...I was going to say, I have a proposal.
Hit me.
As much as Muppet Labs has avoided interaction with conventional universes, we do notice the events within quite often.
And true to what many great beings have tried to control, conflict is quite constant. Even in places others may not see!
So, as unconventional as it may sound, I would like to offer you the chance to explore some of these happenings on your own. Think of it as something like what many would call a "quest"!
...
...y'know what, fine. Maybe I'll find a reason to do stuff besides just saving my own butt, I dunno.
Sounds excellent! I'll be sending you on your way as soon as-
...it seems I began the teleportation sooner than I meant.
. . .
...I see we're going to have more trouble getting along than anticipated.
Your scare tactics won't work on me. I've been working hard, and I'm stronger than ever.
...So am I. Don't go thinking just because I've been spending time sitting here that I'm some pushover.
Ugggh. Are one of you idiots actually gonna THROW a punch?
...Not here. We may destroy the planet on accident.
Although... I know a place we can settle this.
And I know exactly where you mean. If that's what you want, then so be it. But I won't hold back.
Take care of any threats in my absence.
...Hmph.
Wait wait wait, stop stop stop!
Oh for the love of- What exactly do you want?
I just had a thought... If ol' Beta can have a super-cool finishing move of his own, why can't we?
Now is not the time to be-
No no, he's right.
You guys can't be serious.
Hey, we've pretty much got this guy dead for rights, here. I think we can afford to finish the battle in style.
You're... not wrong...
And how are you going to plan this out when Flash Stopper's Weapon Energy runs out, exactly?
...
Now, here's what I'm thinking...
You guys ready?
Right... Here goes nothing.
...Does this feel like overkill to you?
...Ehh, kinda.
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