...You hired me to kill this guy, and now you're trying to defend him?
...Yeah, I think I know the PERFECT price for the mission you've put me on...
...Your lives.

Skull Reaper then warps right in front of Enker and begins to assault Enker with Quick Boomerangs!

...Hmph.

Skull Reaper takes out his scythe and begins to absorb both the Pharaoh Shot and all the lasers that would've hit.

Mirror Buster!

Skull Reaper then launches an EXTREMELY large blast at Letter L of which equals TWICE the power of the energy absorbed!

Word of the wise, Enker: Don't tell me how to do my job. You might be next on my list.

Unfortunately, Skull Reaper is apparently immune to spikes!

Pitiful.

Skull Reaper slashes through Spiked Wall Man before heading for Needle Man(?), looking to steal his soul! However, a yellow spiked ball knocks him out of the way...

If you want go get to that PUNK, you'll have to get through this PUNK, PUNK
(Do you even know what Punk means!?)

The yellow Punk lobs a few Screw Crushers at Skull Reaper, who blocks them with Skull Barrier.

Two can play at that.

Skull Reaper throws a few Metal Blades at the yellow Punk, one of which cuts off his arm.


...Actually, real talk, I'm renaming these miscolored MMKs in order to avoid confusion with the real deal.

Green Enker is now Trot
Yellow Punk is now Funk (I know, real clever)
Red Ballade is now Vaporwave

(Also, iirc, official sources declare Enker the leader, or at the very least he's the first of the bunch.)

"The Doc Robot runs, looking for the Skull Reaper"

...Or that would've happened, if it weren't for the fact that the Doc Robot ran right square into Skull Reaper. However, it doesn't seem to phase Skull Reaper at all.

...I thought you called me so you didn't have to do any of the work for yourself... But then again, no wonder you called me to begin with. You hardly even stood a chance.
You...! Tell us what happened to Metal Man unit Saw Man at once!
...I see. What bold words and a bold expression to confront me with... Tell me, as an "Enker unit", as you may, you're the leader of your bunch, correct?
That's right, I am Enker of the Hunter Units, leader and combats expert, and one of King Wily's elite members, and if you don't give back our comrade right now, then I shall-

Looking Enker square in the eyes, Skull Reaper pulls out the Skull Scythe and slashes Enker clean in half, stealing his soul as he turns towards everyone else.

...Anyone else have any bold words to say? Come now, don't be shy.

Delta and Alpha takes a seat at Sir Winston's table (assuming there's more than 2 chairs).

Well, I am Delta Paradox, and this here is Alpha Fire.
I did not agree to being called that.
Would you rather still be called "Alpha Miser"?
...Fair point.

---

Since the Letter L was last said to be heading for Parallel Aeon's location, I'll assume that's where they went.

Chased after the Skull Reaper, eh?
There's an idea... We'll use this guy as bait, then as soon as the Skull Reaper arrives, we'll all attack him at once.
Yeah, then we can take the information right out of the PUNK'S mouth!
Sounds good to me. You boys in?

@ChargeMan ForMMRPG : No, he's just in an unknown location.

As for everything else... It's a long, LONG story that I don't think I can explain well enough. :/

I see... They'll be eliminated in no time, I can assure you that.

Skull Reaper hangs up.

Let's see... Universal Coordinates MMRPG-TAR-003-2... Astral Coordinates -Insert Coordinates Here-... There.
...Hm, how odd... This is the exact place I killed that GRAND NOVA...
...Whatever. It's probably just a coincidence... At least it'll take me less time to get there than it did when killing him.

The Skull Reaper warps off to Universe 3, Tomline 2 and begins to head for Letter L's location...

(EDIT: I know that Letter L went to Parallel Aeon's location, but the thing is I don't exactly know where that is, so I'm going to leave the actual message unedited until I do.)

(Well, everyone's pretty much scattered. However, GRAND NOVA's body, where everyone was meeting, is in Universe 3, Dimension 2, so...)

Suddenly, 3 robots appear before Parallel Aeon. Seemingly the Mega Man Killers, albeit off-colored.

Greetings, I am Enker model E-207 of the Hunter Units. These are my associates, Punk and Ballade. We're looking for an ally of ours. Have you-
Hey, PUNK! That's right, we're talking to YOU, PUNK! We're looking for a PUNK that we lost, PUNK, so tell us where he is, you-

The miscolored Ballade pushes the yellow Punk aside.

Punk, that is quite enough, I'll take it from here. We're looking for a grey robot that has been taken to this group of universes, or at least that's what our sources tell us. Have you seen a grey robot, sawblade on their forehead?

---

Meanwhile, in a location of which its ambiguity transcends what Universe it is in...

Another call, another mission... *Picks up* You are now calling Skull Reaper. Who or what do you want killed or stolen, respectively? Or, perhaps, NOT respectively? It matters not to me as long as someone's dead in the end.

Oh. Well, you see, we uh...
Didn't ACTUALLY read your thoughts. We don't even HAVE the power. We just read what was posted on the forums. We're, uh... 4th Wall breakers.
Does he even know what a 4th Wall is?
Probably not, but it's best to not ask questions about it.

Also, I suppose the (Greek Letter) (Element) thing works with "Beta Shadow", then. So, in that case we have...

Alpha Fire
Beta Shadow (the Original)
Gamma Bolt
Delta Paradox
Epsilon Snow (erased from existence)
Zeta Light (A bit ironic considering he's looking for "Alpha Seeds".)
Eta ??? (Alternate Beta Shadow, to be revealed)

Still looking for the Power Stars, I see? Perhaps I can help...

Suddenly, what seems to be a yellow version of the Misers appears!

Greetings! I was once the Beta Shadow of Universe 2, but you may call me Gamma Miser!
I think I can help you... With my powers of Electricity, we can make a Power Star locator by using your current Power Star's energy signature to find the energy signatures of the rest!

...Aaand great. Rotom doesn't even exist in this universe, so it means it's not him.
Also I lied about my favorite franchise and a character I might as well know nothing about for nothing.
...Speaking of which I should probably go. I think the Pokemon fans of this city is coming at me with pitchforks and torches, and I don't want to cause any trouble over a lie.

Beta Shadow warps away from the unknown city before further chaos could ensue.

A few moments later...

...So who else would be left? Emperor Wily?
...Hm, no, it might as well take me forever to finish THAT chase. I'll finish up that plot of mine when the entire universe isn't in danger.
...Who else could it possibly be...?

---

Meanwhile, in an unknown, completely untraceable and- Ok so basically people can only enter it if the plot permits, which it doesn't right now except for the people in this scene- location...

...So you have it?
OF COURSE. THE WISH CORE IS ALL YOURS. BUT FIRST, MY PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL...
Yes, of course...

The unknown villain snaps their fingers, and a figure in the shadows shoves into light what seems to be a Metal Man using Rolling Cutter's color scheme...

...
...WHAT IS THIS?
Well, rumor has it, if a robot of darkness fuses with a robot of light, and then that robot continues to fuse even further, it will grant power beyond all else.
...SO IF I FUSE WITH METAL MAN HERE, I CAN BECOME STRONGER...?
Precisely... In fact, you could even become the most powerful assassin in the entire Omniverse.
FASCINATING... BUT I'LL RAISE YOU ONE BETTER...

Skull Reaper takes out his Skull Scythe and slashes the Metal Man in half, absorbing his "Soul", so-to-speak, and increasing Skull Reaper's power!

...INSTEAD OF FUSING WITH THE ROBOTS, I WILL STEAL THEIR SOULS. NOT ONLY WILL I GAIN MY POWER... BUT I WILL ALSO REMAIN AS MYSELF AT THE SAME TIME.
I WILL ACCEPT THIS PAYMENT... BUT IF YOU CALL ME AGAIN, I EXPECT A TRUE REWARD NEXT TIME.

Skull Reaper hands over the Wish Core and warps away...

...Little does he know, once my plans are finished, not only will there not be a next time... But he'll become the strongest assassin... Of an Omniverse that will no longer exist.

The mysterious villain laughs evilly to himself...

@Sleepy Dragon : It's not my real opinion though.

Also Cirno is a Touhou character. I absolutely meant Cirno and not Crono.

@Sleepy Dragon : Well fine, sure, whatever.

But the Wish Core will not be in this "Core Universe" (which I will call the Core DIMENSION to avoid further confusion) since it goes against the Plot I'm trying to make.

---

Speaking of plots, back to exactly that.

Beta Shadow warps to the middle of an unknown city. He looks around, quickly transforms into Full Release Shadow, then takes an intense, deep breath before shouting what is clearly a blatant lie to catch attention:

Pokemon sucks and Cirno is cool! Disclaimer: I absolutely love Pokemon and I don't play Touhou and thus have no real opinion on Cirno.
...And 3... 2... 1...

@Sleepy Dragon : ...Uh, no. When I said "Core Universe" I meant Universe 1.

Because it's the core universe of the Roleplay.

Hm, it seems that an unknown force has prevented anyone from travelling back to that point of time. How peculiar...

Hm, a timeblock... Most likely from Skull Reaper's employer. Probably for the best anyways. If the attack was powerful enough to rip open GRAND NOVA in a single blow- Not an easy task, mind you- it probably would've cut your arm clean off as well.
ANYWAYS... There's a simple answer to your question, Mr. Letter L... We shorten the list of suspects by thinking not of "who wants GRAND NOVA dead", but rather "who would want the Wish Core".
You see, Skull Reaper doesn't do just assassinations. As long as he can kill someone along the way, he also steals various objects, from something grand like the Wish Core to something small like your average baseball.
Indeed. So it could be anyone who wants its power so badly, but doesn't want to do the task of killing GRAND NOVA for it themselves.
Does anyone here know someone who would do something like that?
...I think I know of at least ONE person who would want power over anything... But in case I'm wrong, I suggest to everyone else to do some investigating.

Beta Shadow warps off to the Core Universe.