Mistress, I understand that times were and possibly still are tense, but that game won't help at all to calm your nerves.
Eh, not much. Just waiting till some king or traveler places a bounty or mission or something.
And it better come soon. I ain't got much coin left.
What kind of glasses are those? Do they let you see magic or...
...
I was the first martyr to Vangus's cause. May I be the last...
Skapon? ...That you?
(...Of course it's him. He's the only one I know that'd make that joke.)
Bring that angel down to earth!
I see Baker Squad...there, on the roofs.
Hold on...you see that? That little yellow crystal thing in the clouds above Ultima.
...I see it. Should we order the B2 HadesDrivers to shoot it down?
Granted.
Attention Hadesdrivers. Sending you an new target when you get the chance. You should see the coord-
And it's gone...?
!
Perfect timing Oxford.
...the low ssseraph...how you live is beyond me. ...May that come to an end.
...The Freedomizers are aligned 73%.
...
!
...I knew its weakness.
Weakness? but the last time you came in contact with that same barrier-thingy, you couldn't get past it. What made now so different?
Glad you asked.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
Rrgh!!
Error: Unforseen Procedure. Status: Weapon Energy Near Depletion.
EEP!
NO!
...I'm... not dead?
Unforseen Variables Detected. Objective Deterred.
Goddammit.
No no no no no nooooooo!
Hola, mi hermano conocido cordialmente como Blaze, soy yo, Skapokon, el hermano menor de nuestro conjunto de ocho construcciones de máquinas, y he traído conmigo, un amigo. (Hello, my brother known cordially as Blaze, it is I, Skapokon, the youngest brother of our set of eight machine constructs, and I have brought with me, a friend.)
...
(Who the hell is that? And how'd they know both where to find Pop and how to stop that thing from crushing her?)
(Hold the damn phone...)
You.
Soul! What do you think you're doing!?
This is an extremely dangerous person, Pop! We can't trust them!
I trust them! Okay? If they were willing to risk their life for mine without any hesitation, then I won't hesitate to give them the benefit of the doubt.
...
Whatever.
We have more important places to be, anyway. Hurry up with your new friend and hop aboard. I'm not letting you out of my sight again.
Will any of this be important in the future?
Proobably not.
OOO, R3D!
N4H,1'M JUST BLIND. NO M4G1C WHO B3L13V3S TH4T STUFF 4NYW4Y?
PROB4BLY 3R1D4N LOL
Vroom. (Synchro.)
You will hand me the one known as "Walter" immediately.
...
...Hmph. Sure! We'll gladly lend you that weakling half. And that other nobody trapped with him. His role is already complete, for all we care.
But--
Don't mistake my confidence for fear. If our needs weren't already fit, I'd gladly have crushed our puny little intruder any day of the week.
You and every other pathetic Quint out there had better mark my words and hold them dear. I swear on my life that you'll regret this day when the time comes.
Hold on! I think I can sense my other self! If I can just communicate with him...
Oh, great. The dork's cavalry.
It's called Calvary. Also, what the hell happened to... me?
Good grief. Why are you being so nosy? It's none of your business what happened or what's happening.
I beg to differ. You've changed since the first time we met, and perhaps not for the better.
Things have changed. I'm not the same moron trying to get people's attention with inane antics.
What!?
So this was about what that Vaati punk, did, eh? It doesn't matter what that deadbeat said. He's gone now.
As usual, you don't understand. Just because he's dead, or gone, doesn't mean he was any less right.
I let everyone push me around for too long. And I also spent far too long caring about what other people thought instead of going by my own judgement. Now, I'm playing by my own rules, and utilizing my potential my own way.
Keep tellin' yourself that...
We were originally both the same entity, so I feel inclined to warn you first; Stay out of my way. Or there will be consequences.
(Damn me...)
Hi! You've reached Prototedd,sorry I can't respond to your call right now,I'm either sleeping,dead,or going mad with power! Just kidding on that last part,please leave a message after the beep!
WHOS TH1S DW33B? C4N'T T3LL WH4T H3'S TRY1NG TO S4Y!
Wait what?
Vroom. (Hello.)
...Well. If he had bothered to at least listen to me, maybe I would have let him in on my intentions.
Yeah? And what intentions are they, huh? Nutjob?
You're about to find out, Worship. Kai Kai.
'Sup.
Mr. President? What are you doing here!?
Yeah. And what's with the dumb getup?
....I'm not the-- ...you know what? Whatever! You don't need to know the full details!
Are you here because of President Walter?
No. I don't know where he is, but I do know for a fact he's perfectly fine. He should be back on Earth soon.
Called it.
Then what was the purpose of this visit?
I'll put this plainly. Butler is someone who needs to be stopped. And while I feel I can trust you all to do such, no such risks can be taken in this.
So you'll be helping us out? Sweet. More muscle is always appr--
No. What I mean is...
This energy. It's familiar...
This won't be permanent, but it should do the job for long enough that nothing bad happens. If something bad happens, I'm strangling you.
W-woah...! I never thought I'd see one of those things again!
...
Hey! I put in just as much work as that black-clad buttface! Where's my Ring!?
Gee, sorry. I'll get back to you when I find a Ring of Nagging.
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