Zeta Light arrives on the scene.

Hm, I don't sense any Alpha Seeds in that field, so I'm not entirely sure if that's a good ide-

Yo! It looks like we've got some unwanted company!
So we do... What shall we do with them?
EXPLODE THEM! BLOW THEM UP! DEMOLISH THEM! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMBS!
Alright, alright, settle down! Alright men, deploy the Killer Bullets!

Suddenly, Killer Bullets are scattered all over the Star Field, waiting to attack the team!

Beta Shadow, Delta Paradox, and Alpha Fire gets off the train rather quickly.

---

Meanwhile...

...This trip to Universe MMRPG-SNAITF*-00x did wonders for me... The souls of this universe's Dynamo, Sheep, and Quick are all mi-

Suddenly, Skull Reaper's communicator rings?

Another job already... I'm beginning to wonder if all my most recent jobs ARE connected somehow...

Skull Reaper picks up the call

This is Skull Reaper. Who/what do you want killed or stolen?
Ah, Skull Reaper! How is my favorite Wish Core-giving assassin doing?
...This number is for customers only.
Oh. Well then, may I have your casual contact number?
...I don't HAVE a casual contact number.
In that case, I'll cut to the chase. There is someone by the name of Beta Shadow... I want you to watch him and, if he takes out anything of power-based value, take it and give it to me.
You can count on me... Once he takes out any object of power, I'll end his life, then and there.
Oh, no, that simply won't do at all! I want you to keep him alive.
...I... Don't understand. Who do I kill, then?
Oh, just kill whoever you want to! Just not him. And just make sure to bring me that object of power.
...I suppose I can make it work. But the REAL question is, do you have any actual PAYMENT like I told you to?
Don't worry, I have something prepared for you when you're done...
Good... Consider it done.

The Mysterious Villain hangs up.

This should provide a good distraction until I can pick back up on that "Letter L" mission... But who to kill when I take the powerful artifact from Beta Shadow?

Suddenly, there is another call!

Another one, already? *Picks up* This is Skull Reaper, what's the reason for this call?
Ah, yes, the Skull Reaper... I've heard many stories... There are two people I want you to "off".
Hm, normally, seeing as I'm already on another job, I'd say "I don't do two jobs at once, call back later"... But considering the conditions of the job I'm on, I'll make an exception. What are the names of the two you want dead?
Their names? Oh, nothing big...
...Just two people known as Collateral Aeon and Zeta Light.



*SNAITF- Sir Not Appearing In This Film. This meaning that the universe is outside Absurd Roleplay jurisdiction and is not a true part of the Roleplay. However, it's where all of my Recolored RMs come from, so it has at least some connection to the roleplay, despite not actually being a part of it.

I'm Alpha Fire, an... Ex-Reaper. Long story short, timeline splits can lead to a LOT of things.
The light purple guy that looks like me is Delta Paradox, another Ex-Reaper. And the one coming over seemingly in shock is Beta Shadow, the ACTUAL Reaper.
...

Alpha Fire slaps the sense back into Beta Shadow.

GAH! Oh, uh, thanks Alpha.
So, the Meme Zone™, huh? Can't say I've been there before, but I am... experienced... With memes. Let's, uh, leave it at that.
On a... Slightly different note, uh... Where would I go to in the
Meme Zone™ to find the origin of Cursed Memes? I'm, uh, asking completely out of curiosity.

(The following takes place DURING the fight with Doc Robot and Dynamo Man)

...Should we... Help... Them?
I don't even know who "them" would be in this situation. I mean... Who's the bad guy in this scenario? ...Well, obviously not the Letter L, but still...
Well, Salt just left the battle I think... But even then, what has he done for us aside from attacking us for no reason?
I mean, he IS trying his best to help our situation with the Wish Core...
Ok, so that's 2 people to scratch off the list of possible enemies in the fight... I think Dark Man shot at Winston, so he's clearly the villain.
The REAL villain was the double-posting that was done to START it all.
I'm sure it's currently being acknowledged, but that doesn't effect the fight at all.
So, what of Rockman Shadow? He was the one who attacked Letter L earlier, correct?
Yeah, but now he's seemingly... Trying to keep him alive? Idk if I can fully trust him, though...
Let's just... Agree to stay out of this one.
Agreed.
Seems to be winding down, anyways.

---

A few moments later, Delta Paradox is standing somewhere around the back of the train. Beta Shadow comes over to join him.

Ah, Beta. What brings you over here?
Oh, I just came over here for a bit of privacy. You know, get away from the others a bit... You know, a place where I can just cut the crap.

Beta Shadow grabs Delta Paradox by the collar and looks him directly in the eye with a fierce look.

Just what IS it are you up to?
H-huh!? You don't seriously think that I was the one who hired Skull Reaper to-
You KNOW that's not what I meant, though it IS part of the act. You're only PLAYING the role of the hero, when really, when all is said and done, you'll go RIGHT BACK to whatever evil plans you are up to. You can fool everyone else easily... But you can't fool ME. Villains don't just become heroes in a blink of an eye.
...
...You can try to pry my plans from me now... Or we can just wait until the bigger threat is dealt with... THEN you can worry about me all you want. Just. Not. Now.
...I never CLAIMED to be a hero. And even if I was a hero... I'd probably be the only one.

None of us are heroes, Beta. I have plans after this whole "Wish Core" fiasco. You just do whatever you want to do, including messing around with others. The Aeons wants power. The Bass and Toad Satan sides of Letter L are both ticking time bombs waiting to blow. Salt's seemingly favorite pasttime is attacking others for no reason. Mighty ALSO just messes around, his actions are only just "not evil". The Mettals from the ruins might as well be workers for Emperor Wily. Winston has done nothing to prove himself as good or evil yet. And YoshiTeam? ...Well... You would know all about it, considering you shunned him for it. There's no black and white in this world, Beta. There is only grey. Only. GREY.

Delta Paradox removes Beta's now-loosened hand and walks off.

Zeta Light also took 50 Damage from the attack. He's basically hanging by a thread here...

Zeta Light also attacks!

Collateral Aeon deals 49 Damage!
Zeta Light deals 43 Damage!
Sargent Ghost is KO'd!

YOU WON! You earned 0 EXP and 27 Dark Dollars.
...Too bad the Dark Dollars don't actually count towards your currency.

it... Fine! Take the Alpha Seeds... But I'll be back...
...But before I go, a little tidbit of information...
While you guys are looking for your white little seeds, your alternate selves are on a huge mission to save the entire Omniverse... And neither of you two have been invited.
In other words, you're just as unimportant as I am... And that is to say VERY insignificant. ...Let THAT sink in.

Sargent Ghost warps away...

Whew, that was close... Let's grab the Alpha Seeds before any more trouble arrives.

You got 3 Alpha Seeds! (3/20)

I was here longer than you EVER were. Besides, YOU have done nothing but sit around and talk. It was only until this roleplay when you actually DID something. And what you're doing? Actions that are just. Like. HIM.
It's no wonder why Rotom doesn't exist in this universe... You and him are too similar to each other. You might as well be replaced by him, and absolutely NOTHING would change.
If you didn't catch all that, you're not SPECIAL. None of you three are... And neither am I... At least, not yet. And to top it all off... You're the LEAST important versions of yourselves.

...Neither me nor the Mettal said anything during any of tha-
Shut up and take your turn already.

Zeta Light attacks!

Collateral Aeon deals 44 Damage!
Zeta Light deals 41 Damage!
Mettaur misses...

Now, enough of this! Time to finish you off!

Sargent Ghost attacks the entire team with a missile barrage that has more missiles, ending with one large- rocket!

Zeta Light casts Attack Shine! Team's ATK is raised!

Collateral Aeon deals 46 Damage!
Mettaur deals 28 Damage!

But why should I stop there? If I collect enough Alpha Stones from this entire universe, I could unlock the secret of the Alpha and Omega Stones and become the most powerful being in the UNIVERSE!
I will never be forgotten again!

Sargent Ghost aims for Mettaur alone with more buster shots, ending with one last Charged Shot!

Zeta Light also attacks!

Collateral Aeon deals 33 Damage!
Zeta Light deals 29 Damage!

But once I have my hands on an Alpha Stone, I will become the most powerful being in the world!

Targeting Collateral Aeon and Zeta Light, Sargent Ghost attacks with Needle Cannon!

15 Damage to Zeta Light!
12 Damage to Collateral Aeon!
14 Damage to Collateral Aeon!
14 Damage to Collateral Aeon!
One of the needles Missed!
(Total: 40 Damage to Collateral Aeon, 15 Damage to Zeta Light)

38 Damage to Sargent Ghost!

...To spend your entire life... Living in the shadows of OBSCURITY.

Sargent Ghost attacks with more missiles, this time targeting Collateral Aeon alone!

Oh, just press Z when the white bar reaches the-

Zeta Light realizes that this is a text-based roleplay, and thus there is no "Z" key or a white bar.

...Er... Just, uh... Hit him with this coincidentally dense stick, and then we'll find a proper weapon for a FIGHT like this afterwards...

Collateral Aeon obtains the Dense Stick!

Zeta Light guards for the turn.

23 Damage to Mettaur!
34 Damage to Mettaur!
27 Damage to Collateral Aeon!
(Total: 57 Damage to Mettaur, 27 Damage to Collateral Aeon)

Zeta Light attacks Sargent Ghost with his Void Pistol!

Sargent Ghost
Core: Missile and Phantom | ATK: 110 | DEF: 140 | SPD: 100
"The ghost of a long-forgotten robot that possessed and modified the body of that very same robot, becoming one-and-the-same."
"He's incapable of being SPARED or PACIFIED- not that anyone in your team even knows the Pacify spell-, so there's only one option: 'im up!"

Zeta Light deals 41 Damage to Sargent Ghost!

You have no idea what it's like...

Sargent Ghost targets Mettaur and Zeta Light, firing a few Buster Shots before letting off one final Charged Shot!

The attack deals 17 Damage!

A weak start... Let's see how you handle THIS!

Suddenly, some form of red heart comes out of Collateral Aeon's chest, and is placed into some form of box! Some similar boxes highlight themselves around Collateral Aeon and the Mettaur, with the word "TARGET" above them...

Sargent Ghost then launches a barrage of missiles at the heart, which seems to cause damage to either Collateral Aeon or the Met at random upon contact!

Collateral Aeon's summon attempt was a success!
...Unfortunately it covers up the only other party member slot left in the battle style the battle is in.

Zeta Light uses Defense Shine! Team's DEF is raised!

What will the Mettaur do?

Beta Shadow, Delta Paradox, and Alpha Fire looks at each other and nods, then proceeds to join Winston on the train.

---

Finally, Beta Light (now Zeta Light) catches up to Collateral Aeon, with a bit of a different look than previously.

Sorry about that, you're actually faster than I figured you'd be. Also, is it me or are we missing out on something important?
Anyways, we should be able to find at least one of them right around... There!

Zeta Light opens up a nearby bush, revealing a total of 3 Alpha Stones!

Perfect! 3 down, 17 to go! Hopefully there'll be more of them in bunches like these...
Why, thank you for finding those for me. I'll be taking those, thanks.
H-huh? Who are you supposed to be!?
So you don't know who I am? Not surprising... I always WAS the one everyone forgets about. But soon... The whole world will remember the name...

The figure reveals itself...

...Of Sargent Ghost!
...You're not serious.
I'm ALWAYS serious. I'm here, whether you like it or not. And I am here for the Alpha Seeds, so that I, Sargent Ghost, may obtain my Alpha Stone, and prove once and for all how "weak" I actually am!
(Good lord, he even has the misspelled name from way back when... Ugh, I'm embarrassed that I was even worried for a moment there...)
...You're not even CLOSE to taking me seriously. Hmph, fine, I expected nothing less from you anyways.
But right now... THIS is the moment... Where I earn my well-deserved recognition!

Suddenly, Zeta Light and Collateral Aeon are placed in a Deltarune-styled battle system against Sargent Ghost.

This will help out quite a lot. Thank you, kind sir.

Beta Shadow then finally arrives.

Parallel, did you come up with anything to help us out with-
...Wait, who's this fine-dressed gentleman? And why is there a table with tea?
Ah, yes. Beta, this is Sir Winston. Sir Winston, this is Beta Shadow.
A pleasure to meet you, Sir Winston.
Anyways, Parallel-
It's, uh, Delta Paradox now.
...Oh, uh, alright. So uh, do we have any plans to find who has the Wish Core?
The good news is, Sir Winston here has a hologram projector that holds information on all villains in this universe!
The bad news is, we have 969 villains who wants the Wish Core. It's at least smaller than how many villains there ARE, but still...
...Hm...
...Say, Winston. Out of the 969 villains who wants the Wish Core, how many of them would be too lazy- for a lack of a better word- to try to take the Wish Core themselves?

...Help? YOU want to help!? After ALL the trouble you and your team caused us!? GRAND NOVA would never have erased Universe 3 the first time if you didn't butt in with your constant "sudden explosions"! In fact, none of this would have happened PERIOD if you just decided you didn't want to fight anyone when this all started! And we could've actually GOTTEN Skull Reaper if you didn't jump in, and you want to HELP!?
I think you "helped" QUITE ENOUGH!

Beta Shadow smacks Yoshi and turns to the others.

...I'm going back to where Parallel was. Maybe he'll have a plan.

Beta Shadow warps off.

Unfortunately, the shield blocked off the LAZAH that was going to hit Skull Reaper.

...Hrmph. There's no end to your persistence, now is there?

Skull Reaper warps out of the shield and right behind Vaporwave and Funk.

Fine, then. I'll be back for him later... When he's all alone, and when I've grown stronger. But I won't leave here without nothing to take with me...

Skull Reaper slashes Vaporwave and Funk, stealing their souls...

...We will meet again, Letter L.

Skull Reaper warps away, leaving behind no trace of where he warped off to, but does leave behind the same note he left when he killed GRAND NOVA.

Right as Skull Reaper was teleporting off, Beta Shadow appears.

it, a few moments too late!

The Speed Slow lowered his speed, but his Evil Energy reserves raised it right back up!

Hm, the Memelord... I've heard of him from one of my targets. A member of some group of people called the Ancients™ a century or so ago.
Actually, funny story about them: The guy apparently had friends that stood up for him.

Skull Reaper warps right in front of Trimarc.

They were 5th place. Strange... you're beginning to remind me of them.

Skull Reaper then chops Trimarc in the neck with his hand, then warps behind Parallel Aeon 1, ready to slice him in half with a Metal Blade.

Skull Reaper avoids the tornadoes and blocks the RAWKITS with Skull Barrier.

You think I haven't handled missions like this? Where friends try to protect my target? Be fortunate, by far in terms of how long those like you lasted, you're in 10th place!

Skull Reaper then fires a round of armor-piercing lasers at Parallel Aeon 1 and Trimarc that travels at speeds faster than light and sound combined!