Xi Warrior plucks Scareten from the feuding Cool Lancer and Noyno.

...Well, I don't know of this "Las Vegas", but do you perhaps know why you were thrown at our general direction?

Boyfriend is... Even more confused.

...Be bap, Bee ba bop beh? (Ok, What's going on?)

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Alright, then. Let's see what we can figure out...

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Beta Shadow is still looking for Cranky when Moto suddenly approaches him while ringing.



Moto then turns around, allowing for Beta Shadow to pick up the call.

Y'ello?

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Alpha Fire and Epsilon Snow (who are still following the Fire Emblems) both suddenly gets a phone call... Or, rather, a group call.

One moment.

Alpha and Epsilon answers the phone.

He- Hello! You have reached Epsilon Snow and Alpha Fire! Please, leave a message now, because this is NOT a voicemail! ...

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Zeta Light, Digamma Bolt, Missingno., Techno, and Orchestra, followed by a group of Jazz Droids, continues to search for the source of the roar from earlier when Zeta and Digamma's phones ring. Zeta pulls out his phone.

...A group call from the others? I wonder what's going on...

Zeta and Digamma answers the calls.

Yes?

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Omega Element, wherever he is, picks up his phone as it rings.

...You'd better have a good reason for this.

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...Dude, why are we in this forest, anyways?
Because we're-

Suddenly, Iota Forest and Kappa Whirlpool's phones go off.

...Nevermind. Exposition later, I guess.

The two answers their phones.

Talk to us, bros.

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As Delta and Eta waits for the group to pick up, a question pops into Eta's mind.

...Hey, you feel like we're missing a couple of people?
...Hmmmmm...
...Nope. I don't think we are.

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A particular individual sits in a recliner, sipping a cup of tea. He looks off to the distance through a nearby window, the sun setting on the horizon.

...The one with the kind heart will feel pressured by his role... But regardless, he will still choose to fight. Not for his role, nor for his purpose, but rather for his friends.

Psi takes another sip of his tea, said tea in a peculiarly round, pink cup. He then sets the cup down, which appears to be next to an empty one... One of black and red.

...But not too long after 108 evils are unleashed, and the battle reaches the day of which darkness is at its strongest...
...The darkest demon, who reigns supreme in the Anti-Hierarchy, will arrive to make matters worse.

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(...Strange... I thought there'd be someone around here that I'd need to help. Guess I'll go elsewhere?)

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(xi will appear in the next post)

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*From Kirby Star Allies. Was introduced (properly) back in Chaos Zone: Part I, Page 299, Post #5, though mentions of it go as far back as Page 295, Posts #17 and #19.

...
...Useless.

Beta Devil's aura suddenly rises, as Devil rushes at Awakened Zero at the same speed he was before, rapidly striking him harder than ever!

Meanwhile, Beta X rises from the ground...

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Boyfriend just looks in confusion at Sunky.

Actually, perhaps some of our other friends may know something?
What gave you that impression?
Well, it's just...
...Ok so maybe I'm just using this as a plot device to display what the rest of Beta Team (and Omega Element) is doing right now.
Ah. Fair enough.

As Delta and Eta take out their phones, Delta looks over to Roulxs.

...Actually, it would make sense to ask for the names of these Lightners first?

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Girlfriend just stares in confusion.

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Still fighting Awakened Zero, Beta Devil- in his Full Release Form indefinitely rather than only using it defensively- fires armor-piercing ki blasts from all directions.

I'll admit it; You're pretty good... in that highly-advanced tin can of a suit of armor, that is.

Beta Devil then warps behind Awakened Zero, kicking him before charging up an attack in his hands...

...But without it, even as an embodiment of Zero's Maverick Virus, you're just a fragile old man. You TOOK your power through shortcuts; MY power, on the other hand, was obtained through actual training and fighting experience. How much of your power can you TRULY say is yours!?

Beta Devil then unleashes a massive beam of Anti-Omni energy at Awakened Zero... And was later met with an elbow to the back of his neck!

A little ironic, coming from you.

Unphased, Beta Devil grabs Beta X by the arm.

Well, look who didn't have enough punishment.

Beta Devil slams Beta X into the ground before kicking him away.

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Kamemehameha - (See Page 119, Post #4 .)
Chaotic Kamemehameha - (Anti-Omni/Energy) Beta Devil's version of the Kamemehameha, made of Anti-Omni energy as well as cursed meme energy.

Suddenly, an equally mysterious force causes Boyfriend and Girlfriend to reappear where they once were.

...Well, that happened. I wonder why you were challenged by those strange creatures that looked like that famous blue hedgehog**...
Hey, we made it out of that just fine, didn't we? Just another challenge as usual!

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*Specifically somewhere away from Roulxs and the others.
**Sonic.EXE, Majin Sonic, and Lord X from the Vs. Sonic.EXE mod. Note that I will only be claiming Sonic.EXE and Majin Sonic (the former of which having no true affiliation with Sark and Exetior, versions of Sonic.EXE from Nightmare Beginnings that were claimed by Pokeepoo).

Beta Shadow is watching over the restaurant, content of its current activity.

...You ever feel like we're missing out on something?
Eh, I try not to worry about it.
Like you do with those dreams you keep having?
Hey, I've been trying to remember them, but it's like something in my subconscious is trying to make me... not remember.
...But I have been remembering just a little bit more. Which reminds me-
Mr. Shadow, over here! We need a bit of help!
...I'll tell you about it later.

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Beta Shadow heads over to the sound system, where Olley is waiting.

Alright, I'm here; What's the issue?
It's terrible... The viruses that invaded our soda machine are now in the sound system! I tried to have SurgeMan get rid of them, but there are too many...!
*CYBERSQUAWK*ed pests... They just keep coming!
...Don't worry. I'll admit I'm not quite experienced with NetBattling, but I'm sure we can handle it... Ready, NinjaGhost?
Hmph. Just try not to slip up too much... If I get deleted because of your dumb *CYBERSQUAWK*, I swear...

Beta Shadow quickly jacks NinjaGhost in.

Battle Routine! Set!
Execute!

Xi Warrior blocks the attacks with his sword... Which was transformed into a shield?

State your reasoning for attack and we may go easy on you.

Xi then looks over to his teammates, noting the aggressive behavior of at least two of his allies.

...State your reasoning for attack and I may go easy on you.

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Great! The two of us shall join you on this que-

Delta suddenly grabs Eta's shoulder, pulling him aside.

Erm, give us a moment.

Delta takes Eta away to talk in private.

(What are you even doing!? We have OTHER things to worry about than this!)
(Like what? Not only was the Crystal Eye we were trying to protect the wrong one, but the one we were supposed to protect is shattered by Mighty and unusable, not to mention the fact that King II's out of the picture now.)
(Bu-)
(And even if someone else decides to revive Beta Devil- or, hell, if Beta Devil finds a way to revive himself- who cares? We've defeated him, what, 3, 4 times now? He's basically a non-threat at this point.)
(But what about th-)
(And honestly? With this whole ordeal about Zalgo fighting the Omni-King, we probably won't have any Darksides to fight- and we especially won't need to worry about those Elemental Orbs anytime soon.)
(And even if we were to get involved... What would we even do? Spectate? This is the FIRST adventure in forever that DOESN'T involve an Omniverse-destroying threat. Our first break that, hopefully, will be an ACTUAL break instead of one that lasts a few posts before being dragged into a new major threat.)
(...What would you rather do? A risk-filled adventure that we might not even have any sort of major impact in- or any real impact at ALL, for that matter-...)
(...Or an actual fun adventure where the importance lies in the journey rather than the goal or destination?)
(...Well... When you put it like that...)
(...Alright. Count me in!)
(Great! Let's do it!)

The two return to the group.

Great news! I, Eta Cosmic, the great hero of the stars (and my nearly-as-great ally, Delta Paradox) shall accompany you on your grand journey!

Xi Warrior follows behind as well, looking around to see all that he can of the Ruins.

Eta and Delta looks to each other and back at Rouxls.

...Ok, how do we put this-
We regret to inform you that there is no "Fountaine of Darkness" so you may or may not experience loss of existence.
Unless some portable form of your Dark World's fountain exists somewhere or something...?

...Come to think of it- Chapter 2 spoilers, by the way (because we have no idea if Ch4s3 or even any possible non-Discord passerbys reading this played it yet)- even if this was a Dark World, wouldn't Rouxls still turn to stone?

I... guess you could say that...
(Dark World...?)

Delta turns to Eta Cosmic (who is also there), who shrugs. Delta turns back to Roulxs

Uh, what exactly are the requirements for an area to be known as a "Dark World"?

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Well, this is Allegrotropolis, though I don't exactly know the street name...

Delta looks around for a street sign, but...

(Seriously? What kind of city has no street name signs...?)

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...They did what with the budget!?
Uh, bought a really big fancy dinner?
That was the money meant for the new street signs! And, more importantly... Why didn't they invite ME?
I still can't believe those Groundhogs stole all our street name signs back in February...

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...Anyways, you're on planet Earth, and you are in Dimension 1 of the Chaos Zone universe. (Something tells me that last part is going to be more important to you...)

One of the first people Rouxls asks responds with a slightly confused look.

...Uhh... That. Depends. On what you mean. The street? The city? The planet? The dimension?

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...Make him panic and knock off weapons, huh?

Ninja Ghost looks over to the Dweevil, the whole group avoiding any attacks that head towards them.

...Alright, I think we can handle that.

Ninja Ghost looks over to the two Sergeants.

...You two have the best aim, so I'll have you take out the weapons while the rest of us distract this thing.
And who the hell put you in char-

Sergeant Man Regular smacks his Z counterpart in the chest.

We'll get on it. (Look, I don't trust him, either, but just follow along with it, alright?)

Ninja Ghost then flies up to the Dweevil, dodging any attacks that head towards him.

Alright, you overgrown bug; Let's see how brave you are after THIS!

Suddenly, a wave of darkness envelops Titan Dweevil, creating a vision of his greatest fear...!

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Fright Night - (Shadow/Copy) A weapon copied from Fright Man, a robot from the AJAX universe. Creates a vision of the target's greatest fear. While under the effect, DoT is dealt if the target is weak to Shadow or Copy.

Boosted Bass appears to have been lost in thought for what felt to him like roughly 3 months*. Only now does he snap back into reality.

Wait, can I talk to wh-

Bass notices the military truck in front of them and the soldiers surrounding them.

...Oooooh no. I'm afraid you got us into this mess**. I can mention the fact that you're blind, but that aside, you're on your own. (I'm not exactly good with these "military" types, anyways...)

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*Because I have not been posting in this thread for over 3 months. Whoops.
**Referring to here, in case it's been forgotten.

The figure approaches the group.

Exquisite! And seeing as I still don't know where this place is, either, I too shall join you!

Before anyone could say anything, however, the figure interrupts.

Onwards, comrades! Adventure awaits!

...I see. Perhaps the four of you came here through the same means as myself.

The figure then looks over to Revya, then back to Kris.

...Ah. I see you are in the midst of a duel. In that case, I shall interrupt no further.

The figure steps away, turning around to investigate the area of which he's awoken from.

Suddenly, a 5th character that also came through the portal gets up.

(Now, what's this place...?)

The figure looks around, then sees Kris' group and Revya. He decides to approach Kris.

Excuse me. Do you or your friends happen to know where this place is?

With Alpha and Epsilon following behind the Fire Emblems, Glass' comment about wearing them down still hangs in the former's mind. After a brief moment, Alpha taps on Epsilon's shoulder.

Hey, Epsilon. Do you ever get that feeling that, even with 4th Wall awareness, there's a bigger picture here than what we can see...?
What are you getting at here...?
...Shake King. Vaati. Trio. King II. The Darksides. There has been- and still is- so much chaos happening around the world... quite possibly even BEYOND.
Isn't that kinda the point?
...Call it a hunch, but...
...I can't help but feel like there's someone out there who is relying on all this chaos. Relying on all these villains not only distracting us... But splitting us apart. To WEAKEN our overall strength.
*GASP* You think that someone's trying to weaken the Power of FRIENDSHIP!?
Not exactly. Tell me... What do you know about the Tournament of Power?
The Dragon Ball Super arc?
By all means, yes... Now, do you recall how the protagonists WON?
Well, Goku, Frieza, and Android 17 worked together to fight Jiren, and Frieza had Goku-
Not the answer I'm looking for. They won through the power of Trust.

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...Now, don't get things the wrong way; I'm not going to be all, "friendship conquers all" and "anything is possible if we're working together"- That's a tired cliche. But I AM saying that, as long as we- as long as BETA TEAM- is separated, we should try to be careful, and most importantly, try not to be TOO divided.
...Hmmm, alright.
...So, should we leave these guys and join up with the others?
Don't quite know for sure... We'll stick around until I'm certain that they won't need our help. Plus, might as well try to make up for not having done much of anything outside of just appearing.

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Before Boyfriend and Girlfriend could react to the oddly absent force, an equally mysterious force takes them away...**

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* The Tournament of Power team in Chaos Zone's lore has been altered to incorporate the Ultra Instinct Shaggy meme. This is prior to any form of God status that Shaggy has obtained.
** If it was what I think it was, then I'd rather they go through the actual OFFICIAL part of the mod, first.

@MegaMan1027 : It's fine.

...

...

...Actually.

There is a way around it.

A loophole.

...

...Tell me.

...Are you familiar with Parallel Universes?

basically if it's a version of bass from a different universe than chaos zone itself it's ok, though maybe make the name have a sort-of significant difference? (ex. Other Bass or something like that)