@Enka : Letter L has a point. Only Skull Reaper knows, and he's not there. Not to mention nobody can follow him.

Also, the Evil Energy prevents anyone from copying his abilities, and it also cloaks where he is.

And to add it all up... SKULL REAPER IS NOT THE BAD GUY ANYMORE. You're basically just attacking to be annoying. AGAIN.

Unfortunately, when Enka tried to follow Skull Reaper, he finds that Skull Reaper's Evil Energy prevents him from following him.

At least I'm assuming that's what he's up to.

Also, Skull Reaper's not an ACTUAL Reaper. He's just aptly named after the Grim Reaper. As in, you know, Death itself.
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Well, bad news. I'm on an entirely different contract killing at the moment, and until I'm done, I can't call it off. But don't worry, I've been doing a little bit of planning... I'm going to be doing a bit of research, and when we're done...
...There will be HELL to pay.
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Wait, wait, wait. A golden ALLIGATOR!? That could only mean... Ooh noo...
King K. Rool... So THIS is what he's been up to all this time...
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Hm, let's see... There's this guy called Collateral Aeo-
Out of the way, bolt bags!
NANI THE FU-

Suddenly, the Skull Reaper appears, slashing the three robots and stealing their souls!

Collateral Aeon! I have been hired to be your downfall!

Skull Reaper Status

...Hrm.

...Still, he's been sent to Skull Reaper through a wish (Which, btw, is an all-powerful Core that allows its wielder to grant any wish the holder wills, though at the cost of an internal piece of themselves, and if the wielder runs out then it's the entire universe), and now that he's... "Wrapped" to Skull Reaper, I'd still say it's a bad thing all-in-all.

Fight us, oh, no no no. We're only interested in beating up this loser.
...We're ALSO being paid a bazillion zenny by someone called King K. Rool to fight a long list of people if we ever come across them, but so far we've found none of them, so it's whatever.
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Huh, that explains a lot- Wait, WHAT!?

THAT SCALY- SON OF A ! DID THAT ER REALLY ING THINK HE CAN PULL THAT KIND OF ON ME!? I AM A MULTIVERSE-CLASS ING ASSASSIN, AND HE CAN'T EVEN ING KILL OFF A BUNCH OF DIRTY APES! I SWEAR TO ING ASIMOV, WHEN I ING SEE THAT SON OF A , I WILL-

Over from the distance...

SQUAWK! SQUAWK! SQUAWK! *Continues Squawking*
...Huh. ...Skull Reaper swears more than that Rotom guy.

Back to Skull Reaper...

...AND I WILL ING DEFILE HIS ING CORPSE!
...Is all I would say if I could actually do something about it.
But unfortunately, when I became an assassin, I swore an oath to fulfill my missions for as long as I can be paid. If I don't, I'll have my Assassin's Liscense revoked and I will be taken to Interdimensional Prison.
And if you know what they do to people in PRISON, imagine what they do to people in INTERDIMENSIONAL Prison. *Shudders*
...Tell you what. I'll see what I can do when I deliver this Anti-Omni Meme to K. Rool. And if I can't do anything about it myself... The least I can do is tell you how to GET to K. Rool.
But as it currently stands, as long as I can get paid, I'm basically contracted to do what I was asked of.
...I think I can sense some of your allies in the Memehole. If your body is still there... You'll have to be the bearer of EVERYTHING you've just learned.

Skull Reaper sends the DOS Robots back to their original shared body.

And as for YOU... Enka, was it? ...I can't reap your soul- not that I WANT to- due to lacking one. And I can't send you back to where you once were because my method of teleportation is single-person only. So, uh... You'll just have to... walk. Or something.

Skull Reaper tries to warp away, realizes that Enka was wrapped to him, and kinda just... Uses the scythe to kinda... peel off the connection. Or some spiritual bull like that.

@Out of Time : ...You NEVER said Enka was revived.

...Hecc, I never even said he was DEAD.

...I mean, I guess he technically would be, but still.

Also I changed it to WOEfully because UNfortunately wouldn't exactly fit the bill anymore, and there is no such word as UNluckily.

Also, being wrapped to an Evil Energy-powered Assassin that basically represents Death itself is still a bad thing, dead or alive.
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Oh, no, please. Feel free to join us on beating up this loser.
Indeed. Help yourself to that drink, if you'd like. Some Knight Man-looking robot passed by and left that here.

More like WOEfully. Due to being wrapped to Skull Reaper, he cannot be returned to his physical body.

In other words, he dun goofed.



Also, nobody would STOP you, but nobody would really TRUST you with such a character either tbh.

Why did you change it from Fortunately to Luckily they mean the same thing

@Out of Time. The Letter L, GammaGhost, RotomSlashBlast:

Ok, perhaps I should clarify some things:

1. No, robots don't have REAL souls. However, I prefer to think that the robots of the entire Mega Man franchise (not JUST the Robot Masters) have "souls" that are more artificial. And by that, I would refer to the combination of I.C. Chips (the artificial Mind), Cores (the artificial Heart), and Processors (the artificial Conscience I guess). If you CAN, think back to MMZ, with Mega Man X becoming some kind of elf... ghost... thing. Or even MMX with Sigma's constant returning from death by jumping into a new body. If not... Well, there are no Classic series examples, but I think you get the gist of it.

2. K. Rool has the Wish Core, and he escaped with it after sending Pirate Jones, the DOS Bots, and Enka's souls away. However, Skull Reaper has NOT absorbed the DOS Bots' or Enka's souls, but rather has struck a deal with them to return them to their original bodies. K. Rool is still gone, however.

3. Destroying the Wish Core IS possible, but not advised. If destroyed, it will tear reality apart.

4. Enka wasn't even NEAR GRAND NOVA when he died, so his power left him long before Enka could absorb him. And even if he tried, there's that strange purple smoke...

5. I just want to say this one last thing: Skull Reaper is a for-hire assassin. Does this truly make him evil... Or just another puppet on a string? The answer is for you to find in time...

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...Anyways, my offer still stands... Tell me what is going on around here with Beta and the others, and I'll let you go back to your bodies. Disagree, and... Well, I won't absorb you, but you WILL be stuck as souls for... As long as it will entertain me to witness you in such state.
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Meanwhile at the Super Water Star Field, in front of the Super Water Fusion Star, two Water-Core robots- A DC Aquaman-colored Wave Man and a Demonic-looking Toad Man (gee, where have we seen THAT before?)- are beating up on a sickly-colored Aqua Man (the Robot Master), who is on the ground being kicked by the two robots. Next to Collateral Aeon is a convenient table with a glass of -Insert Non-Alcoholic Beverage Here-.

Unfortunately, not that the Letter L and the others are already where K. Rool was, but K. Rool has already escaped with the Wish Core...
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THAT'S what you want to purify!? How on earth did you even think of the idea of even possibly BEING purified!?
Well, what DID you think I wanted the information for?
...I honestly thought you wanted to find a weakness against fauster or something...
Look, I don't want to resort to the Anti-Omni Meme, either. But every card we have against the guy with the Wish Core... We HAVE to have them at hand. Otherwise, all is lost.

Suddenly, a black blue speeds across the room, seemingly snatching something...

THAT'S why I wanted to find a way to purify it: That way, if I DO end up having to use it, I wouldn't be affected by its negative effect of Meme Corruption. But since we don't know how much time we have left to prepare, I-
Uh, Shadow? About the Anti-Omni Meme...
What?

Beta Shadow then looks down at his hands...

N-NANI!? The Anti-Omni Meme... It's gone!

Suddenly, a laugh is heard!

Well, well, well... I truly have to thank The Law for allowing me to move impossibly fast. Thanks to that, taking this object... The Anti-Omni Meme, was it? ...It's like taking souls from weak robots!
Give that back! Don't you realize that anyone who holds the Anti-Omni Meme becomes corrupted by power!?
Tsk, tsk... How naive your words be, Beta Shadow...
...I'm already corrupt.
Wait, STOP!

The Skull Reaper vanishes with the Anti-Omni Meme!

Oh geez, what have I done...? This does NOT bode well.

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Later, somewhere unknown in Worldline 5...

HAH! That mission was too easy! ...And since I saw that Dark Man working together with that Letter L he hired me to kill, I believe that means he doesn't want L dead right now... Which means all I have left in my agenda before I can reap more Souls is to kill off Collateral Aeon and Zeta Light!
...Hm? What's this?

Suddenly, the souls of Pirate Jones, Enka, and the DOS Bots have appeared before Skull Reaper!

Souls for me...? How odd... Hm...

Skull Reaper absorbs the Soul of Pirate Jones! However...

Hm, you two... You're with the Letter L and Beta Shadow, now aren't you? ...Today's your lucky day.
You see, I'm not EXACTLY interested in reaping your souls... Though you are a powerful bunch, and I would most definitely become FAR stronger... I'm much more intrigued by the rabbit hole you and your little friends are digging...
...Clearly, the hit on GRAND NOVA, the mission to steal the Anti-Omni Meme, the hit on Collateral Aeon and Zeta Light... They're all connected, aren't they?
...I shall return you to your bodies. In exchange, you will tell me EXACTLY what's going on around here... Have we got a deal?

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Skull Reaper's Status

Unfortunately, K. Rool is not dead!

It appears I've underestimated you... However... I still have one last trick up my non-existent sleeves!

Suddenly, K. Rool pulls out... NANI!? The WISH CORE!?

I have actually been watching the lot of you for a while now, so allow me to confess something... Yes, it was indeed I who hired Skull Reaper to kill GRAND NOVA and take the Wish Core! And soon, my ultimate plan to destroy the entire Omniverse will be fully prepared!
Unfortunately, you will not be alive to bear witness to my grand scheme... I'll have to finish this off now, even if it'll cost me a kidney!
Mighty Wish Core... I wish that the Souls of Pirate Jones, Enka, and the DOS robots are to be removed from their bodies and sent directly to the SKULL REAPER!

The Wish Core glows, and suddenly Enka, the DOS bots, and Pirate Jones have their Souls and consciousnesses ripped from their bodies and sent to the Skull Reaper's location!

*Pulls out a device and pushes a button, causing a portal to be created behind him.* It's great to be a king...

K. Rool leaves through the portal as it closes...

Instead of fighting K. Rool, the K. Rool duplicate decides to fight alongside the actual K. Rool!

You fools have only made this fight harder for yourselves!

The original K. Rool punches Enka to deal 90,000 Damage while the duplicate K. Rool flies around on his helipack to drop Iron Barrels on top of Pirate Jones!

K. Rool was blasted away by the Pure Light, but catches Knife Man's knife!

Looks like I'll have to use more than below 1% of my power.

K. Rool then powers up and then launches giant, banana-shaped energy blasts at everyone!

K. Rool was unaffected by the kick, and a new crown appears on K. Rool's head!

K. Rool then leans down towards Enka.

*Whispering* You know the best part about being a Video Game character? We have nothing to show down there.

K. Rool then directly blasts Enka with a Nuclear Cannonball! (Btw I should mention that he is immune to his own attacks.)

Ah. ...Unfortunately, I'm not sure if we actually have the time to find it... Maybe some other time.
What do you need this information for, anyways?
...

Beta Shadow opens up a portal behind him and leaves through it. After a while, he comes back wearing about 30 layers of protective gloves, holding a Cursed Meme that holds a powerful, dark radiance... The Anti-Omni Meme.


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Unfortunately, the armor on K. Rool's belly regenerates itself faster than anyone could ever notice it was broken! In fact, K. Rool still managed to blocked the punch and used his belly to not only counter Enka's attack, but also reflect the bombs and soundwaves at Sonic Man and Dyna Man, respectively!

You fools... You have no idea how powerful I have become!

K. Rool then quickly rushes up to Dyna Man, punching him to deal 5000 Damage! However, Pirate Jones was able to hit him in the back with a full-powered blast from the Plasma Blunderbuss! However...

IMPOSSIBLE! That blast should've blown ye to smithereens!
Fools! Ever since I have lost many times to that "fauster" demon, I have trained myself to become far more powerful than I ever was before!
You cannot possibly defeat me! THIS IS MY FINEST HOUR!

K. Rool then tackles Pirate Jones, and then proceeds to start biting down on him with his teeth, which seems to have been replaced by a white-painted titanium!

...

Beta Shadow just lets the Booyah Bomb hits him since he, indeed, cannot be harmed by paint.

...Nope. Still not going. Besides, we apparently already HAVE people who concerned themselves with the Memehole. I'm sure if they find ANYTHING of actual importance, they'll bring it to us. So just let me hear what Winston and the Memesmith has to say.
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Meanwhile, Pirate Jones has finally found K. Rool! However, it seems as if it is too late!

Oh, well, well, well! Pirate Jones, it seems you finally found me! It's been years since we last met... But it seems you are too late!

...I literally just said that.

I already have found the Golden Meme™!

K. Rool holds out the Golden Meme™ for all to see!



But while it holds monetary value, it would never match up to my own treasury... So I'll give you a chance to have it!
But if you want it so badly... Then you'll have to beat me in a duel to the death!
WHAT!? But ye can't die! It be impossible, ye'd just be revived in a new body!
I know... But you'd still have killed me. Consider that my handicap for you... But you'll still have to succeed first!

King K. Rool pulls out his blunderbuss and fires a few Nuclear Cannonballs at everyone!

I'm sorry, but I'm trying to ask the Experts here. Besides, I'm trying to find a way to purify a meme Without removing its power, and the "Memeifier" sounds like it wouldn't be able to do that. ...In FACT, it sounds more like something that MAKES things into Memes.

Translation: Beta Shadow's asking Winston and the Memesmith. Also, Beta Shadow is N O T going into the Memehole whatsoever.

*Sigh* He just doesn't understand what'll happen to him when his Reaper, the Maroon Text Guy or whatever he's actually called, gets wiped out along with the rest of the MMRPG Omniverse.
The good news is, he didn't take ALL of the weapons, so there are still some left... Though everyone who hasn't gotten a weapon yet will have to just settle for either "bottom of the barrel" or nothing.

Delta Paradox grabs what is left for the Protoeons, Proto Man DS, and the Aeons. Again, what they obtain is up to them.

Well, alongside Winston, the Memesmith, and... Everyone the Killers just mentioned... We have Enka (who is not here), Aeon and his alternates (also not here), Trimarc (also not here), Delta Paradox, Alpha Fire, Gamma Bolt, Zeta Light (who isn't here either), and the Protoeons (hopefully).
Is there anyone else I'm missing?
Well, we now have the entity once known as "the Beta Shadow of Universe 1, Timeline 2", now known as Eta Cosmic. He's... Currently looking for the unique power source of Universe 1, Timeline 2 so that we could use it against GRAND NOVA.
Huh... Alright then, anyone else we're missing here?
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Pirate Jones launches a few Hyper Bombs at the Kremlings, finishing off the last of them.

Aye, we've done it! Now we just need to grab the Golden Meme™...

Pirate Jones uses his claw to pick-pocket the chest, opening it up to reveal...

Aye, this ain't be the Golden Meme™! This just be the Scroll of Truth™! Arg... Looks like the REAL Golden Meme™ is somewhere deeper in... Come along, lads! We must make haste!

Pirate Jones leads the group deeper into the memehole, leaving the Scroll of Truth™ behind... However, it unwinds itself on the ground to reveal it's contents not to the characters, but to the readers of the roleplay...

"King K. Rool holds more relevance to the plot than you may think."

In that case, welcome to the team! ...Both of you, I suppose. (Even though I was really just concerned about Doc Man...)
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Meanwhile, back at the Memehole...

*Peers from a corner* Aye, there they be... The Kremlings.

A whole bunch of Kremlings seem to surround a chest of sorts.

If we want that there chest, we'll need to take them all out. That should be a simple matter, however... The Kremlings be far from being as powerful as their Captain.

Pirate Jones fires out two Remote Mines, guiding them along the ground towards two of the Kremlings before setting them off, instantly incinerating the Kremlings. The Kremlings take notice, and turns towards the corner.

*Appears from the Corner* AYE, YE SCURVYDOGS! PREPARE YERSELVES FOR THE KEELHAUL OF YER LIFETIMES!

Pirate Jones charges towards the Kremlings, who charges towards him back.

...

Shadow whispers over to Letter L.

Do you think we can trust this guy? I'm not sure if we should trust this guy.