That's a good question. How did you get here, anyways?
Well, firstly,

Harmonica turns to Magolor and the others.

Hello! I am designated as DIN-004, but you may call me Harmonica!

She then turns back to Disarge.

As for how and why I'm here, I went off to buy us some things for Christmas- Though, to be fair, I wasn't quite sure how I was going to find any of you guys,
-until I suddenly fell into this pit, which was made by that guy over there!

Harmonica points over to the other person in the hole.

...Look, if I can just-
I'll get to your little practical joke here in a bit.

Disarge looks back over to Harmonica.

Now, what about how you got here? To this world, I mean.
Well, not too long after Beta beaten that Prism Man made by that Rotom guy, I blacked out. Next thing I knew, I was no longer in my lab... In fact, believe it or not, I don't think I was even in my own WORLD.
...I mean,
Given recent events, I'm inclined to believe that.

So, there I was, in this new world. And the first thing to come to mind was that Rotom jerk, so I went to find him and give him a piece of my mind!
...But, he was nowhere to be found! In fact, it was like he never even EXISTED in that world! So, I went to find the one other person I could blame for this: That mean ol' Dr. Wily.
...But when I snuck into his castle to look for him, I couldn't find him anywhere. Just a bunch of robot masters and the sounds of fighting down the hallway...

...Then, suddenly, I find this portal in the middle of the castle, and I thought it'd lead me closer to what was happening. Some monkey-tailed kid coming through the portal confirmed my suspicions, so I went through to investigate.
...Well, until I saw the store and decided to shop around a little for the holidays. I think you can piece together what came after.
...Oh! That reminds me...

Harmonica holds out the Snow Globe-priced Snow Globe* and gives it to Disarge.

Here! I was going to give one each to all of you, but since SOMEONE made me fall down a hole and broke two of them, I guess I'll just give it to you, instead. Since, you know, you're the first one of the three of you I actually managed to find.
...Thank you, Harmonica. I appreciate it.

Disarge puts the snow globe away for safekeeping.

(...A monkey-tailed boy? ...Hold on, is she talking about...?)
(...So, that's what's going on here... Well, it's good to know she's safe.)

Disarge looks over to the other mystery character.

...So, I guess that leaves you, then. What's with this pitfall prank? Don't you know someone could've gotten hurt?
...Look, I know I messed up. And I was going to tell the storeowners about this, honest...
...But this pitfall trap wasn't for a prank. It was for DEMONS.
Demons...?

---

*This isn't an actual purchase, btw; Just something for additional dialogue.

@ch4s3man : Unfortunately, you can't buy any level ups past the current highest.

---

The group approaches the store, only to find a big hole in the ground in front of it.

...That's unusual... At least I think it is.
Nah, stores like these typically start selling Christmas stuff in November. Heck, I'm pretty sure these guys started in October, if not sooner.
I was talking about the hole in the ground.
Oh. Yeah, that's rather not normal.

Ugh, you JERK!

That voice...!

Disarge runs over to the hole. Looking at each other with a raised eyebrow, the rest of the group follows.

---

Back in the hole, two of the snow globes lay broken on the ground; Specifically, one of the ones that costed a skill and the one that costed a character slot. which both are the same price but still

Great. Just GREAT. You RUINED my Christmas gifts! Now I only have one for myself, and only one for one of my brothers!
L-look, I'm sorry, but-
And look what you did to the tree? Do you have ANY idea how much it costed me!?
I-I know, but if we can just talk this ou-
And what's the deal with leaving big holes all over the place, anyway!? You're lucky I'm so tough, otherwise you'd be in a WORLD of trouble, mister!
Look, if you'd just let me explain-
I mean, honestly! What kind of person even does that, other than some kinda creep-

Hey! What's going on down there!?

The two look up to see Disarge at the top of the hole, looking down.

Sergeant...?
Hang on, I'm going to come down there!

Disarge slides down into the hole, and is immediately greeted with a hug from the girl, much to his surprise.

I'm so happy to see you again, brother!
...

Disarge returns the hug.

I'm happy to see you, too, sis.

---

Everyone looks down into the hole, as well.

...Brother...?
Oh, yeah! I actually kinda forgot about her, to be honest.
Wait, you actually KNOW that girl?
Well, I know of her, at least; She's actually Beta's, Sergeant's, and Ninja's sister where she's from... And she actually came from Disarge's world.



Wait, there's a world where Dr. Light created Ninja Man, too?
Well, no, at least not to my knowledge; You guys were actually created by Dr. Innovate.
...I don't really know who that is.
That's to be expected; Both Dr. Innovate and Harmonica here are unique to Disarge's world... Discorded Adventures 2.0, a privatized Discord roleplay between Beta Shadow and RotomSlashBlast.
I actually used to be the Censor-bird for that world, too, until one day things just... Stopped happening. So, there became no real reason for me to be there, anymore.

...I don't recall having any kind of "roleplay of discord" with this "RotomSlashBlast" fellow-
I was talking about the OTHER one.

The group gathers around.

I assume Gagaku went to give the blueprints to Artifenix to fix up Ninja Man?
Yep! Should be back up sooner or later!
It's almost unfortunate, since his feedback would be appreciated for this conversation, as well.
Well, better to do it now than never, I suppose; We don't know when the next threat is going to appear, so we need to discuss what items we'll need to buy that provides the best coverage for our group. Any suggestions?

Reggae raises his wing.

Yes, Reggae?
One of every core! Every core, SQUAWK!
...*Sigh* No, Reggae. We need items to actually help us in a fight, not to make a horde out of them.
Hey! Buying one of every core can so too help!
I fail to see how adding more cores to your collection can help in a fight.
It's not just about adding them to my collection! Here, I actually have a presentation ready for this.
There's not enough time for- Where would you even GET a-

In a blink of an eye, Reggae leaves and reappears with a fully-functional projector, laptop, and projector screen.

I have my ways of getting things. Don't ask where I found these.

Reggae then sets up the projector, moving Disarge out of the way.

*Ahem* Now, here's why we should buy 1 of every core...

---

Meanwhile, a girl has just recently bought two Energy Upgrades, 40 whole Extra Lives, a Christmas Tree with a cost equivalent to 7 Weapon Exchanges, decorated with enough ornaments to equal 9 whole Level Ups, and 4 snow globes with a price equal to 2 Skills and 1 Character Slot.

...And 1 Snow Globe.

Well, things might've gotten rather strange recently, but that doesn't mean we can't have a good Christmas! I'm sure my brothers will love these Snow Globes!
...If only I knew where they were...

Suddenly, the ground beneath the girl collapses! It seems that someone left a pitfall trap in front of the store...

GYAAAAAAAAH!

THUD!

...Man, that's a long pitfall. Hopefully that girl's alright...?

...Suddenly, a figure looks down in the pitfall.

...Huh. That's... definitely not a demon.
...Ow... owowow... That really smarts...
...Uh oh.

---

...And that's why we should buy one of every core!



You thought that presentation was actually convincing?




Well, something tells me he's probably not going to stop bothering us until we do.
Was it the slide that said he wasn't going to stop bothering us until we buy him the cores?
That may have been a determining factor.

Disarge looks over to Maximum.

And you're not convinced by this at all, either, are you?
Not in the slightest. But, unfortunately, the majority has already spoken.
Well, at this point we might as well just buy what we want to; The brainstorm session has ended already, so let's just head for the store.

@4040404 : At some point, I made it a rule to where all new players become the average level of all other players; That way, they're not too behind everyone else.

(We're not even in the same-)
Look, could someone just PLEASE grab the blueprints so we can get out of here!?
Already got it! Got it, SQUAWK!

Reggae appears in the room, holding Ninja Man Psi's blueprints.

Good. At least SOMEONE remembers the mission after all this excitement!
Sheesh, calm down, geezer! A lot has happened, cut these guys some slack!
...Though, you have one solid point; Let's get outta this crazy castle so we can fix up Ninja Man.

Reggae proceeds to lead the group out of the castle.

---

...Meanwhile, in the shadows where nobody can notice...

Well, ain't this a sight... Now with those annoying Archives offline, we can finally TRASH this dump!
Tell me about it; The old man's laboratories were always an eyesore to me.
Heh, I can't argue with you there... But I was mostly referring to this Universe. It's about time we gave it the Apocalypse treatment, like with those other worlds, don't you think?
Indeed... But not yet. Let's wait for those "heroes" to leave, first.
...Hm, fair... Those heroes would be hard to beat...

The figure smiles a sinister grin.

...But I'd STILL like to try sometime.

---

...By the way, an aside on the to-be-added Archives Sigil:

When using the sigil, you will NOT be able to use ANY moves from the WepArcs that are based off of past raid bosses; The moves used by those WepArcs will instead be usable by the Sigils linked to the Raid Bosses the WepArcs are based off of.

Instead, when using the Archives Sigil, you will INSTEAD use the moves from both the additional WepArcs (WepArc Queen, WepArc Lych, etc.), as well those of Weapon Archive MKII's FIRST phase.

Finally, when it comes to using either a past sigil or the Archive sigils (wherever applied), you are NOT allowed to use the final attack-type moves of the Archives.

That'll be all.

@4040404 : Sorry, you came in too late. Fight's over.

That’s our show, folks! Thanks for stopping by...

WepArc Lapley collapses to the ground. ...And now... There are none. The room is quie-

Nope! Nevermind! Now there are VERY loud alarm sirens and red lights!

---

---

GAH!!! Oh no no no...!
SQUAWK! it...! The last thing we need now are more complications...!
What do we do from here!?
I... I don’t know, OK!? Urgh, If only I still have that override code memorized-!

ThomasSux420.

---

Almost as soon as they started, the alarms stop.

---

The figure at the doorway approaches the group.

Even beyond the grave, you’re more forgetful by the day, aren’t you, doctor?
Hey! I resent that, you bucket of bolts!
So, the real Wily of this world truly is dead...?
Well, it’s neither confirmed nor debunked... But he’s been absent long enough with no sign of him being alive to come to a conclusion.
How did you even find out what’s going on?
Well, having a lot of these come out of the archives...

Shadow Man pulls out a Bloon.

...then something had to have been going on. And I doubt it was a buildday party.
Buildday...?
I’d assume it’s a birthday but for robots?

---

The Wily AI’s voice comes from the loudspeakers in the room.

Hey! Hurry up and grab Ninja Man’s blueprints before the Weapon Archives reactivate, then let’s get out of here!

---

*Reference: Beta Devil’s original introduction in the Discord chatroom. The roleplays there back then were... A thing, to say the least.

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♫ Results Music: Gencoil - Spirits of the Fallen (Mega Man 10 - Wily Stage 1 Medley) ♫

Mighty - 21231
Prototedd - 15165
Idk947 - 13821
RotomSlashBlast - 5363
NintendoPanda101 - 4369
HighTower - 3827
RadiatedWraith - 2614
Ch4s3 - 366
Nims2DR - 145

...Ok, at this point, Mighty needs to find a way to balance his characters out a bit, because this is starting to get ridiculous.

And what’s more, he even confirmed that he doesn’t even want to be the Raid Boss! So, unless he changes his mind and decides to bite the bullet, our next Raid Boss is Prototedd!

I’ll pass off Zenny and stuff eventually. To be truthful, I’m quite behind on all of it. Making these posts took a lot of time, if you couldn’t tell; Probably my fault for having so much happen. I’m just glad to have this done today!

Well, see you all next time!

Hahahahaha!!! Hold to dear life as much as you like; This entire world is DOOMED! AHAHAHAHAHA-

Suddenly, using too much power from the attack, WepArc Trio shuts down, with the Omniholes also sealing themselves shut.

...Ok.

Reficul strikes WepArc Betan with a Critical Hit... which, ironically, does not deal a Critical Hit thanks to WepArc Betan’s Berserk Aura skill, dealing 225 damage.

Afterwards, Joker lets out a final round of Jevil Tosses, inflicting 7 damage and Deafen to WepArc Betan, 11 damage and Cross to WepArc Diamond, and 15 damage and Fatigue to WepArc Lapley.

Its attack not deterred by those that were aimed for it- even if I was to account for all of them- WepArc Void Termina strikes Magnet Bomber with Void’s Final Verdict, dealing 582 damage, disabling Magnet Bomber while also completely shutting down.

I appear to be blinded. Unfortunate.
I’m just going to unleash this on whoever’s in front of me and see where it goes.

WepArc Hydra unleashes the Diamond Twister on Joker, which generates multi-colored shards. While most of the shards miss, the attack strikes Joker with 2891 Damage-type... damage, then again with 2891 Recovery damage, disabling him. The twister then proceeds to land 177 Water damage, 353 Freeze damage, and 353 Impact damage to Cloud T (who is also disabled), and then 224 Nature damage to Kris (who is not).

After this, WepArc Hydra shuts down and falls to the ground.

Well, then. My turn.

WepArc Betan proceeds to unleash the Nightmare Smoke, which smothers Stache for 777 damage, Spectrum Man for 1166, Kris for 465, and Reficul for 2202. The smoke also smothers WepArc Tatanga, who swears profusely- albeit muffled- as he is consumed by the smoke. The smoke then carries Stache, Kris, and Reficul beside Betan, who grins viciously.

Ohohoho... You’re all in for a REAL treat. If memory data from that drippy clown serves correctly, this smoke dissolved an entire UNIVERSE to nothing before*... And now, it’ll do the same thing to your very friends!

Suddenly, Stache, Kris, and Reficul feel themselves being slowly pulled apart by the smoke!

I hope you all will enjoy this preview... Because the whole lot of you will be next!

WepArc Betan laughs maniacally... Unaware of Dord hovering above him with Falling Blades, striking him for 600 damage, and completely shutting WepArc Betan down, with the smoke dissipating. Stache, Kris, and Reficul are dropped to the ground, and while a little worse for wear, are still alive and well.

WepArc Lapley looks around, noticing she is the last one remaining.

...Huh. Didn’t expect little ol’ me to be the closing act, to be honest.
Well, for all it’s worth... I’ll make it a REAL showstopper!

WepArc Lapley’s hand once again glows with electricity, this time being the REAL final attack: Chaos Thunderstrike! WepArc Lapley hovers into the air, then calls upon a thunderstorm, striking Crossbow Master for 788 damage, Dord for 525 damage, Spectrum Man for 371 damage, and Eidolon for 1313 damage, with the latter of the four being the only one disabled.

(Note: Since the final attack of the main WepArcs will cause them all to shut down, I am going to make them go last so that the final hits can be dealt.)

As Cloud T gives Kris an Encouraging Jolt, their blade is filled with a particular power, striking rapidly and ferociously at WepArc Betan 18 times for a total of 558 damage. During this onslaught, Beta Shadow creates an Element Blade from his hand, charging at WepArc Betan.

It’s over!!!

The blade of elemental ki strikes for 18 damage, which is also the same amount as Beta Shadow takes from his Poison. Meanwhile, Spectrum Man prepares to attack, but is still overwhelmed by the Fear caused by WepArc Lapley’s fake-out. Picking up his pace, Crossbow Master Snipes WepArc Void Termina for a resisted 90 damage, revealing a Shadow resistance on the beast.

Getting back up from getting scissor’d, Ghost of Stache tries PK ThunderClash y, dealing 19 damage to WepArc Trio, 22 to WepArc Tatanga, and missing the third strike.

WepArc Tatanga decides to spend his final turn pulling out the Fanclub Sigil. Suddenly, the dysfunctional WepArc from earlier reactivates, unleashing a Multiplier Madness on Beta Shadow for 28 damage before shutting back down.

Seeing WepArc Termina preparing for an attack, Gytha, Magnet Bomber, and Eidolon all attack, with Gytha striking with a Giga Blast for 134 damage, Magnet Bomber striking with a Magnetic Shockwave for 86, and Eidolon unleashing a Vitality Discharge for 108. The Magnetic Shockwave also strikes WepArc Hydra for 12 damage and WepArc Betan for 8, while the Vitality Discharge hits WepArc Betan for 10, WepArc Hydra for 16, WepArc Lapley for 22, WepArc Trio for 78, and WepArc Tatanga for 89.

After this, and hearing Eidolon yell at it, WepArc Void drops its charge for a moment to stare intensely at Eidolon.

...Then after a moment, it... Speaks?

Actually, I only targeted him because of THAT guy-

WepArc Void Termina motions over to Magolor.

-but for some reason, I cannot actually target him. So I targeted his ally instead. Not targeting you is nothing personal...
...Literally. I literally have nothing personal against ANY of you.

Well, I have something personal against ALL of you!

WepArc Trio unleashes Omniversal Rend, filling the entire room with Omniholes! As most people managed to hold on, both Stache and Beta Shadow get sucked into the Omniholes, dealing a flat 500 damage to both of them! While Stache is spit out of another Omnihole, Beta Shadow seems to not be coming back...

---

There you are. Where did you even go?
In short? Someplace rather wild.
Was it fun?
...You know what?
Yeah, it kinda was. I think I might come back to that world sometime...

Meanwhile, WepArc Void Termina takes an entirely different form from the goliath-esque form it’s been taking, instead changing to that of a floating, spiky eyeball surrounded in energy. It then proceeds to aim at Magnet Bomber whilst charging a powerful attack...

...Which I’d feel be unfair to not describe how to properly counter this move, so here goes:

This move takes a turn to charge, and is unleashed at the end of a round. If the target attacks the user during the charging period, and the target's attack is stronger, this attack is instead reflected back to the user.
While this may seem hard to overcome, there is a caveat, as a reference to Void Termina’s origin: The target may choose to add a quarter of the attack stat from all of the characters under the same user, making the attack stronger.

...Of course, you can also just not do that if you are confident enough. But, I’d try not to challenge that.

Anyways, Joker takes this moment to toss two Jevil Heads at WepArc Diamond. But while only one of these hits for 13 damage, it also does cause Blindness for the replicated crystal lady.

...And then he drinks more Coffee.

---

Multiplier: x5
Damage until next: 659
Alert Meter: I’mma be real I kinda just gave up on this

The bombs around them proceed to go off, dealing 84 damage to WepArc Quartet, 17200 to the poorly-defense’d King, and 265 to Zomboss. All three- as well as WepArc Mega T- appear to be completely torn down, with zero chance of recovery...

What A Wipeout LMAO
I Am Totally Posting This On Social Media

Seeing his boss blown to bits, the Pole Vaulting Zombie retreats back underground.

Afterwards, WepArc Tyr proceeds to take the form of a Colossal Shadow, striking down Joker and Magnet Bomber and disabling them!

...Or so it would seem. Since none of the people in the room who knew who Tyr was actually got to see the result of the attack- or the true form of the shadow, for that matter-, no actual damage was dealt from the attack. Instead, It only TRICKS the inflicted targets into thinking they are disabled, with Magnet Bomber losing a turn, and an Extra Life being prematurely activated as though Joker was disabled, except no stats are reset and no HP or WE is recovered. And despite seeming like he is disabled, Magnet Bomber is still able to be targeted.

...Believe me when I say this is explained relatively better in the attack’s proper description.

Regardless, after having attempted to take the form of something unseen, WepArc Tyr proceeds to crash, falling to the ground. ...And for whatever reason, seems to take WepArc Bomberman with it somehow?

After seeing all of this, Betan shrugs and pulls out the Beta Imp he bought.

Keheheheheh...
Fascinating little creature... Go steal from my counterpart over there, won’t you?

The Bimp proceeds to steal Beta Shadow’s single Defense Boost, handing it over to WepArc Betan. Meanwhile, Kris strikes WepArc Lapley 4 times with X-Slashes, dealing 344 damage. Afterwards, Beta Shadow pulls out the piece of the sun he stole from the one generated from WepArc Burning Desire and uses the Sun Throw, which singes WepArc Betan for 41 damage, WepArc Hydra for 35, WepArc Trio for 82, and WepArc Queen for 153, with the latter two being disabled, and WepArc Queen seemingly unable to recover...

Heheh... Time for MY powerful attack!

WepArc Lapley charges a powerful electric attack, then warps in front of Spectrum Man as if prepared to strike him head-on, filling Spectrum with fear...

...Boop! Gotcha!~

...Only to lower the powerful electricity into that of a harmless static shock, revealing itself as a fake-out move known as Stage Fright. Regardless, the flinch of Fear caused by the fake-out causes Spectrum to lose his turn.

The newcomer Crossbow Master, seeing his original target has been dealt with already, decides to change his target to WepArc Void Termina, striking it with a Crossbow Charge for 55 damage. Somehow, a certain Cross appears from this.

Surprised at the newcomer, WepArc Tatanga launches a Pagosu Rocket at Crossbow Master, missing the initial rocket and instead hitting him- and Magnet Bomber- with the weaker rockets for 15 and 34 damage, respectively. In retaliation- and seeing as WepArc Zomboss is already down- Magnet Bomber blasts WepArc Tatanga with Dragon Thunder, dealing 36 damage.

Anticipating any ideas to lower her Attack stats, WepArc Diamond puts up an upgraded Stat Dome known as the Stat Barrier while Starwalker puts up a Wing Guard...

...Which fails to protect the Original    being from the incoming attack.

Let’s “cut” to the finish!

WepArc Cut Man drops down the Imperial Guillotine, which immediately disables Stache and Starwalker! Everyone else seems to dodge this attack easily, however...

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Lights out, suckers! AHAHAHA-

...Then, somehow, he accidentally strikes himself, WepArc Demiurge, and WepArc Takuto with the same attack.

Ow.

The WepArcs crash down to the ground... And they don’t seem to be coming back, either.

---

That’s... unexpected.
...Hmm. Maybe not as unexpected as it may seem...

Those are some very powerful foes that the Weapon Archives have copied. The fact that they were to accurately replicate their data at all- or at least to the extent that they have- is a form of miracle for it.
...And now they’re trying to use the strongest attacks they could manage... Which is risky both for them AND the Weapon Archives.
So, the plan now...?

---

...To try and withstand the worst.

...Well well. How interesting...

---

Back to the fight, WepArc BD rises up to the air, with a sun appearing behind him; Beta Shadow sneaks behind this sun to take a piece of it. The sun begins to create a projection of a meadow with children playing; Those from the battle against the original Burning Desire would recognize this scene, and also notice a severe lack of dangerous burning pillars.

Burn... burn... EVERYTHING, BURN!!!!!!!!

WepArc BD unleashes Burn Unto Cinders, striking Joker for 692 damage, Brickell for 167, Beta Shadow for 148, Gytha for 1310, and Alice for 778, disabling Brickell, Gytha, and Alice. The latter two are left with a nasty Blackburn that will occur once they respawn... But the severe damage to Brickell’s ship means that she might not be able to return to the fight for the remainder of it.



This attack also hits WepArc Betan for 92 damage, WepArc Diamond for 156, WepArc Trio for 372, WepArc Ness for 445, WepArc Lych for 467, WepArc Zomboss for 383, WepArc Mega T for 356, and WepArc Queen for 692, with WepArcs Ness and Lych seeming to take too much fire damage to be able to recover.



Gytha also explodes with Bite the Dust again, knocking WepArc BD into a wall for 59 damage, which- combined with the amount of power put into the attack- manages to shut down WepArc Burning Desire for good. The attack also strikes WepArc Tyr for 24 damage, WepArc Hydra for 10, and WepArc Betan for 12.



The disablement of WepArc Mega T seems to create an imbalance for the other four posing in the final attack...

Whoops-

...resulting in WepArc Quartet launching a barrage of explosives into the air... and back down onto himself, WepArc King, and WepArc Zomboss.

You utter fool-!!!

@Nims2DR : Hey, I just realized

I haven't added it to the Weapons Library yet (because I have a tendency to be lazy in terms of updating these things), but I've already made a Shadow Sneak move for my Banetem character.

Would you rather rename the one you made, or replace it with the one I made?

Meanwhile, WepArc King strikes Kris, Beta Shadow, and Joker with a Clover Bomb for 3, 7, and 8 damage, respectively.

Seriously? The King of Spades using a Clover attack?
Don’t you dare to mock me, “Reaper”! I know not where the attack comes from, but I will still do what I can to exterminate you putrid Lightners.

Meanwhile, WepArc Trio attempts to get Beta Shadow in a Death Grapple, only for Beta Shadow to avoid the attack! Meanwhile, WepArc Zomboss tries to hit Magnet Bomber with a Zombot Iceball, but also misses. Meanwhile, the Pole Vaulting Zombie hits Kris with Zombie Hurt for 1 damage while Brickell unleashes a Mega Mine, hitting Mega T for 576 damage.

Blasted back, Mega T is knocked over to WepArc Quartet, who lifts him up.

Hey, it ain’t over yet! Come on, I need your help with a little something.
You... Need my help?
Well, what I really need is a fourth.
A... fourth?

WepArc Quartet turns WepArc Mega T’s attention to WepArc Zomboss and WepArc King, who WepArc Quartet has also assembled.

...Well... I suppose I’ll help any way I can?
Great! Now, follow my lead!
I find this idea to be ridiculous.
So do I, but whatever gets this over with!

The group proceeds to gather together and pose. Those who participated in the Quartet raid boss may find this particularly familiar.

---

Multiplier: x4
Damage until next: 603
Alert Meter: 25%
Supports: Reggae (1/3) FEHta Shadow (2/3), BetaMax (2/3)

---

*It had 4 hits remaining, and at least 4 hits were made during the last turn.
**...I-It’s me. I am someone.

Meanwhile, WepArc Lapley strikes the Advice Ball-marked Dord with a Charmed Cursed Swing to deal 17 damage, while Spectrum Man blasts WepArc Betan with an Ultraviolet Ray, dealing 34 damage and causing Blisters.

WepArc Tatanga then targets Magnet Bomber with a Dive Bomb, dealing 74 damage whilst also dealing 15 recoil damage to himself. Meanwhile, WepArc Mega T strikes Beta Shadow with a Slash Claw for 9 damage.

Meanwhile, the second part of WepArc Demiurge’s Shining Hammer occurs, dealing 53 damage to Alice, 49 to Magnet Bomber, 42 to Starwalker, 10 to Beta Shadow, 4 to Kris, 10 to Spectrum, and 5 to Stache. Afterwards, WepArc Bomberman leaves another Bomber Bomb at Alice’s feet.

Meanwhile, Stache unleashes a PK Starstorm a to probe for weaknesses, dealing 16 damage to WepArc Betan, 11 to Tyr, 20 to WepArc Lapley, 123 to WepArc Cut Man, 16 to WepArc BD, 22 to WepArc Demiurge, 16 to WepArc Trio, 14 to WepArc Lych, 16 to WepArc Mega T, 13 to WepArc Tatanga, 18 to the Bell of Declaration, and 35 to the Pole Vaulting Zombie. While the Bell of Declaration is disabled, however, no weaknesses were found.

WepArc Takuto goes to deal another Memory Blow to Joker, dealing 49 damage and inflicting Forget. This is followed by a Doomsday Quake from WepArc Void Termina, dealing 33 more damage to Joker, followed by 30 to Dord (disabling him), 21 to Stache, 42 to Spectrum, 5 to Brickell, 17 to Kris, 29 to Beta Shadow, 120 to Starwalker, and 141 to Magnet Bomber.

Meanwhile, WepArc Lych prepared a Chained BFB for Brickell, but the PK Starstorm a from earlier caused the BFB to pop, instead splitting into 4 Chained MOABs that hit Brickell for 9 damage, Spectrum Man for 49, and the walls twice for 10500 damage, disabling the walls and causing Bloons to fly out everywhere throughout the entire castle. With the amount of Bloons spread all over the place, one would think a party’s going on.

Anyways, Magnet Bomber strikes WepArcs Demiurge, Bomberman, and Void Termina with another Magnetic Shockwave for 30, 31, and 22 damage, respectively. At the same time, Starwalker lets out a Sleep Mist, which affects WepArcs Betan, T-Verse, Tyr, Lapley, Cut Man, Burning Desire, Demiurge, Takuto, Trio, Zomboss, Mega T, King, Void Termina, Bomberman, and Tatanga, as well as the Pole Vaulting Zombie.

Meanwhile, Alice strikes WepArc Burning Desire twice with a Hailstorm, who seems to resist the Freezing cold, taking 2 damage and glaring at Alice with malicious intent while Joker drinks more Coffee in the background, needing that triple-turn boost because someone forgot his Extra Life in the last turn**.

Returning to causing a ruckus, Reggae comes across a computer of sorts.

Huh, I wonder what happens if I pushed this button.

Reggae messes with the computer a bit...

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The multiplier has been reset!

...Yeah basically everyone was getting instakilled, so this was the choice needed to be made for a more fair battle.

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As Kris anticipates incoming attacks with his Soul Guard, so does WepArc Ness, who phases out of the battle with a 4th-D Slip.

...A move that, by all means, neither he nor any member of his party should know... Hm.

Noticing a sudden difference in speed, Berdly takes advantage of this, avenging his dear fallen deer friend with a Gemini Laser, striking WepArc Cut Man for 85 damage, 107 to WepArc BD, 98 to WepArc Diamond (revealing a Laser weakness in the process), 53 to WepArc Tyr, 50 to WepArc Tatanga, 31 to WepArc Betan, 15 to WepArc Mega T, and 10 to WepArc Demiurge.

Meanwhile, seeing as his Mach Bumper has worn out*, WepArc Cut seizes the opportunity, shredding Dord with Paper-Thin Slices for 5 hits, dealing 5 total damage and inflicting him with Bleed, though takes 3 damage from his Sunburn. At the same time, WepArc BD pulls out the Dual Burner Blades, which then become the Quarteral Burner Blades, striking 3 times for 15 damage and missing the fourth. During this, WepArc Hydra boosts her power with an Attack Mode, which then becomes Attack Mode +, lessening the reduction of her other two stats by 1 stage.

Meanwhile, WepArc Tyr sets his sword ablaze, striking ferociously with a Blazing Blade, dealing 99 damage to Dord, 70 to Stache, 79 to Brickell, 32 to Kris, 99 to Berdly, 70 to Beta Shadow, and 623 to a suddenly-glowing Gytha, disabling both her and Berdly-

Wait, suddenly-glowing?

The devil...?
You need me for someth-

Suddenly, Gytha combusts, dealing 82 damage to WepArc Tyr (stacking on top of the 536 damage from his Sunburn), then a respective 47 and 60 damage to WepArcs Betan and Diamond, followed by an equally respective 24 amd 29 to WepArcs Burning Desire and Lapley.

...Yep, I’d say that warrants letting out a bit of frustration.

WepArc Betan looks over to Beta Shadow.

...That will definitely work.

WepArc Betan’s Hell’s Requiem becomes Hell’s Ravager, which the then uses on Beta Shadow for 73 damage (Poisoning him in the process), whilst Dord puts up another Mach Bumper.

Beta Shadow proceeds to charge his Kamemehameha, taking the moment to talk with Kris.

Hey, I know you’ve got an existential crisis going on with you and all, and I kinda get that, but I hardly think now is the time for this. We and Brickell are the last three on this team, so it’s up to us to pick up Noelle and Nerdly’s slack.
So, I’ll just say this: Don’t forget that you have friends that care about you. And even when it seems you're alone, or not in control... They’ll still be with you, even in the darkest moments.
Now, if you’ll excuse me...

Beta Shadow unleashes the attack, dealing 61 damage to WepArc Betan, 65 to WepArc Hydra, 95 to WepArc Lapley (who turns out to be weak to Level), 88 to WepArc Takuto, 93 to WepArc Trio, and 100 to the Bell of Declaration. However, Beta Shadow also takes 18 Poison damage.

As Allegrotropolis Security Force surrounds the area, many Sniper Joes aim their busters at everyone still remaining, until the lead enforcer comes out, holding out a signal to lower their arms.

...There have been talks about a dangerous battle ensuing in the area. I would like for all of you to come with me for some questioning.

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...You know, in a way, it's saddening. This used to be so troubling...
〈...〉
But now with that electric rodent and his little friend out of the way, getting this Marsh Agate was TRIVIAL. It almost makes me want to return it... Almost.

The figure looks down to the powerful stone in his hand.

...You know... With this Agate, I'll have enough power to fire my Dimensional Transporter without the drawback of a cooldown.

The figure then smirks.

...But why should I waste a perfect opportunity when it's right in front of me? If getting one Agate without Pikason around is as easy as this... Then why should I open the door NOW for that rodent to ruin things?
〈...〉
With no Pikason and no Agate, even one of the rodent's other friends couldn't come against me... So perhaps with no Pikason and ONE Agate... all the others will fall into my hands, as well.

〈...He will stop you.〉
Pardon...?
〈I said he will stop you. He always finds a way to. You know it as well as I do. Even if you gather the rest of the Shining Agates, and even if you get your precious otherworldly materials... Pikason will find a way to stop your evil scheme.〉

...After a moment of silence, the figure laughs at the worn-down hero.

You may think that's the case... But you have not seen what I have seen of this world I'm after. Let it be known... The technology I will return to this world with will make me invincible to the lot of you. Even that rodent won't be able to stand against what I have planned.

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Sonic, Bane, Fortem, and their group continue through the area.

...So that's why you guys want the Chaos Emeralds... I gotta say, this "Professor Gio" guy sounds like a lot of trouble.
〈He is. That's why we can't afford too many distractions... Who KNOWS what he's doing back in my world.〉

Is that right? Well, that's quite a shame... Because now, you're stuck dealing with ME!

Everyone looks around for the source of the voice.

What the...? Hey, who said that...?



Oh, don't bother, traitor. But I guess I don't blame you or your little friend... That guy can be such a stick in the mud.

The figure then lands in front of everyone.

In any case, I'll be the one to introduce myself, thank you very much...
...The name's Scourge, Scourge the Hedgehog. And Sonic the Hedgehog... I'm gonna be your worst nightmare!

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*Source: Tails' Skypatrol

Suddenly, everyone still in the area begins to hear police sirens coming towards them.