We will take our leave to the fourth floor as well. There is no reason to dwell here for any longer.

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I've allowed you time to play your games long enough. Who are you?

*sigh* Is this about that Eltraw thing? I've been kinda lonely as of late, so I figured, "why not create a personality to hang out wi-"

Of what variety of foolish do you take me for? You are not Walter. You are not RedBomber. You are a fraud.

........

If you continue to test my patience, then I will act. the real Walter would be defenseless, as he only uses his Reaper abilities to create and, as followed, does not know how to tap into any of his latent power. Do you still insist on feigning innocence?

Hmmm... what gave it away?

You do a near perfect imitation of the mild-mannered creator of mine, but as of late, you've shown some peculiar traits. When Prototype was tricked and corrupted, you made no effort to intervene and give him any sort of forewarning, You gave not a single thought to do anything yourself. It was as if... corrupting him was too easy.

Now... identify yourself.

If you insist...

Aside from "Maroon Text Guy", I haven't a name of my own... but seeing as you all value trivial identities at such a high regard, I suppose I will refer to myself as "Worship."

How long have you been pretending to be Walter?

Ever since his return to the "MMRPG". You see, I am all the powers he held but did not use. In a sense, I was his untapped potential. Although the Walter you know best is comatose, floating through the remains of a deceased universe.

And as a result, your return is technically my doing, as well as the MKII Virus I bestowed upon you.

What... what are your intentions? If you were him this entire time, then what could you be possibly planning?

In short, the destruction of the Discord Universe. This world, like the last, was a mistake, an unfortunate awakening of events. It was simply not meant to exist.

This is in regards as to where you and Prototype come in. You were the one I sent to realize the futility of life, cause ruin throughout this fabricated land. And without punishment, no less.

Prototype is no more than a mere example for you to exact upon, to represent the fate of those who wander the realms of the universe. He is the representation of tragedy. Of Despair. Of Hopelessness. All the while I make my subtle return to the forums and make my presence gradually known and accepted.

But it appears I truly have underestimated you. In one fell swoop, you usurped my intentions. That Jazz fellow gave me quite the worry as well... but in the end, it did not work out in his favor.

Sadly, my elaborate plan has gone to waste. But I do not expect things to go any different... If you do what you are supposed to do, then things will not.

.....So he isn't dead. But with you around, he may as well be.

Tough luck, Walter. Not. My. Problem.

Fake MKII will move five spaces up and one space right. Everyone else will move as far up as possible.

Fake MKII will moving three spaces up. Berry MKII will moving three space up. Everyone else is moving two spaces upwards.

We're each moving two spaces forward. Everyone with a Buster Charge in hand.

C'mon, team, what're we waiting for?



(You're trying to mess with us. Gave it away right there. He's never been that enthusiastic about anything.)
...
Child. There will be a day where I personally cherrypick you out of your team and destroy you in front of them first and foremost. Every word you utter until then will merely multiply the suffering you have yet to experience.

How utterly hilarious. To think the meticulous planner would be outdone by the Lords of Mediocrity.
But as comical as this encounter was-
(What is the point in saying "goodbye" or "until we meet again"? You know for a fact that we're going to be there following you regardless of what happens.)
Hmm. Sharp words for future mincemeat. In that case..
Try to keep up.
We're exiting this floor as well. Nothing more to add.

Well, what do you think, MKII?

Hmm. Things have become dull here in the Citadel. Consider this little visit to Mountain Mines official.

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Edit: Hold on, what about that Clock Man?
Yes. What about that Clock Man?
Meh. Fair 'nuff.

What? He's still alive?
Sorry, MKII....
But death isn't an option!
You say that as if you are fated for the otherwise. Look at yourself. You're all but dead on your feet already. How do you expect to get to the third floor?
Heh. The answer is quite obvious. I'll just have to use my most effective technique yet...

Prototype moves one space down, and three more to the right.

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Viking MKII moves three spaces up, two spaces right and uses Cutter Buster on Clock Man 2. Berry MKII moves one space right, two more up, and Holds the Growth Module.

Fake MKII moves one space down, three space right, and grabs the 1-Up.
I will be the one to hold the 1-Up item.
Slightly questionable decision but oookay. Viking MKII moves one space right and three up. And apparently also uses the Speed Pellet. Berry MKII moves three spaces up, leading him to where Viking previously was.

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Battered Prototype moves a space right and four down, doing yet another Energy Boost.
Before I do away with you, I will commend you on your (albeit displaced) determination. You even stood up to my MKII Virus temporarily.
Be that as it may, you did have help making it this far from someone else, didn't you? Not a problem. Soon, he will be next. No one is safe.
Nontheless, let us not concern ourselves with what is the future sooner than the present. Spend your last moments wisely. Maybe plead, wallow in self-pity, or recite your final curses. Because this is the last time anyone will hear of "Prototype-001".
...

Viking MKII moves one space up, granting him the Growth Module. We'll get back to them later, though.

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Like it or not, MKII, things aren't ending here.
Because unlike anytime before my time in this... universe, I've acquired something you haven't. I have something worth fighting for. I have something to lose.
Prototype moves three spaces right and one down.
And backup plan or not, there is nothing that I'm not willing to go through (or around) one way or another to protect them.
Prototype uses Energy Boost.
Something to "protect"? How naive. Try as you might, there is no use preventing the inevitable. You are merely prolonging it.

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Hmmm. You are truly indeed a curious case. Hopelessly outmatched, perfectly capable of escaping with such spare SPD and still audacious enough to attack?
Fake MKII moves one space down, three spaces right, and one space up, using Police Siren to see what it can do.
It is this very mistake will cost you your life of, course.
Berry MKII moves a space up and uses Nature Shot. MKII-Type uses Shield Buster. Both directed at Clock Man.

Viking MKII moves two spaces up, two right. Buster Charge. Berry MKII moves three right. Buster Charge. MKII-Type, one space right. Also Buster Charge. Fake MKII moves one space right as well, by the way. And yes. He does a Buster Charge.

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Hmph. Cornering me at the entrance and guarding the exit. This is quite an unfavorable position.
However, the three of you will be put to shame once I unravel my backup plan.
(What? He is surrounded, like a man surrounded by a circle of hungry sharks, and yet still insists to have a backup plan? What kind of strategy could he possibly have prepared?)
...
...
My ultimate backup plan is...!

Wow. I'm actually pretty curious as to what he could be planning.

Prototype one space right and ....three spaces down. Anticlimatic.

Oh? You've elected to flee? But how will you manage to escape? You can't run from the both of us.
Maybe not now, but after I use this...

Oh. He also uses his Speed Capsule.

Viking MKII will move one space right and one space down and uses Cutter Shot.

Berry MKII will move one space right and two spaces down and uses Leaf Fall.

Fake MKII moves two spaces up.

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Prototype moves a space down and uses his speed capsule.

Berry MKII moves three spaces forward.

Viking MKII moves a spaces down and uses Rolling Cutter on Beak.

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Prototype moves three spaces up.

This will not take long at all.

MKII? Are you all right?

Of what reason do you ask me this?

Well, uh, your MKII-Type side of ya is glitching out.

...So it would seem..

...You know, you've been strangely nonchalant about this. You haven't even worried about Prototype potentially escaping the Virus.

Because such a preposterous possibility holds no significance to me. Now, where was I before your incessant babbling?

Oh, right. Viking MKII moves four spaces right and uses his Cutter Buster on Beak 2. Berry MKII moves two spaces right and uses his Nature Buster on Beak 1. Fake MKII moves five spaces right and one space up.

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Prototype realizes that he can't draw this out and moves three spaces left and one space up.