Welcome to Sburb! (Dead and Over)

[MetroidNut]

>Rich: Shrug noncommittally.

It was kinda sad, you guess. You find it almost too upbeat to be particularly tear-jerking.

>Rich: This is stupid.

You switch tactics and start pouring sonic blasts from your CHAMPION'S BULLETBOOM into the OGRE's thinkpan.

>MetroidNut: Interject.

Honestly, the one and only song to ever move me to tears was Descend. That has more to do with the, ah, associations, than it has to do with actually being a sad song, but still.

 

[MetroidNut]

>MetroidNut: Oppose ninjas in all their forms.

I am a bad enough dude to rescue the President.

 

[CJ1145]

>Dirk: Explain the situation

You stand on top of the mountain of GRIST, staring down the remaining UNDERLINGS. You point your hand up to the HEAVENS (a DRILL appearing in place of your INDEX FINGER for dramatic effect) and give a speech.

I am the MENTOR OF TIME! I'm not just some punk kid, but a hero! I fight for the protection of everything, and that includes all of you! I know you fight for the BLACK QUEEN, and the terror she spreads in everyone, but I say to hell with that! Who wants to live a life of fear? You want to destroy? Fine! Come with me, and you can tear down the *****'s palace brick by purple brick! Just because destruction is in your nature doesn't mean you've got to be some kind of monster! Come with me and I'll teach you how to be a better fighter than any of you have ever been!

You really hope this works. If you manage to convince the UNDERLINGS to fight against the BLACK QUEEN, maybe you can do the same with all of the DERSITES.

>Future Dirk: Abuse time some more

You go back in time a ways, and use the spare amount of time you've got to pick out a FRIEND to help level up. You try and recall who is the lowest leveled at the moment, to go and assist them.

 

[Connor Lonske]

>Connor: Play something EPIC.

You know just what.

You were going to play EPIC SAX GUY from memory when suddenly in another post...

 

[WafflesandBacon]

>You are pestered by a black guy
His name Xavier and in fact, you are him now.

Well, not from his current perspective, you are him from the past, lifting or shouting things for the door to open.

>Past Xavier: Do your mission
Huh. Oh, yeah, you were supposed to SPY on Connor, how absentminded of you.

>Xavier:

Spoiler: Show X-Log

-- lionizedAnon [LA] began pestering backroomSix [BS] at 16:57 --
BS: OMG
LA: Hey, Lawnski.
BS: OMG OMG OMG OMG
LA: Dude.
LA: Calm the fuck down.
BS: I
BS: Have
BS: A
BS: Alto
BS: Sax
BS: In
BS: My
BS: Hands
BS: Right
BS: Fucking
BS: Now
LA: ...
LA: Wow.
BS: It's soooo amazing
LA: So many FUCKS I don't give!
LA: Its amazing!
BS: It's brandnew, and got this blac-
BS: What do you want?
LA: Sigh.
LA: I'm checking in on you.
LA: Seeing if you haven't died yet.
BS: I though you hated me for some abitray reason
LA: Yes, but I now suddenly care.
LA: And you know how this happened.
BS: I don't see why it's so upsetting, but nows not the time
LA: So...
BS: So, I got some stuff to do in my land
LA: What are you doing?
BS: but now I'm about to play my awesome sax
BS: It's so awesome
LA: Indeed.
LA: It is "awesome".
BS: Hey, I remember that dream
LA: Shit.
BS: You were going gag gag over my awesome sax playing
LA: Shut up,
LA: Now.
BS: Sign, fine
BS: I think I should try to get on your good side at least, seeing how Blue and Chas hate me
BS: But I don't know
LA: What?
LA: They do?
LA: I have no problem with it, but I didn't know!
BS: I told Chas that he was a racist over a coment on you being a desire dreamer
BS: And I have a poilitial diffrence with Blue
BS: and I kinda trolled her with it
BS: Bad Idea
LA: Wow, the leader, the helper and the spymaster all hates you.
LA: *PIMP PIMP PIMP PIMP!
BS: Which one is you?
LA: I meant Pimpmaster!
BS: Yeah, that's cool
LA: Damn right it is.
BS: I guess Pimps are cool, abusing women and shit
BS: Wonderful postion
LA: Whoa!
LA: Whoa whoa whoa!
LA: I don't abuse women, that's rude!
LA: I abuse my bitches!
BS: Meh, women are women, unless those bitches are guys, not saying they are
BS: I figure you don't roll that way
LA: You see,
LA: Bitches is a term is define someone below a Pimp, ie myself.
BS: LE?
BS: Wait, sorry
BS: Missread
BS: Go on
LA: Take for example, you and myself.
LA: I am your pimp.
BS: Ummmm, that's an intresting idea
BS: But no thanks
LA: To late!
BS: I don't want to be anyone's slut
LA: Already happened!
LA: Sigh.
LA: You don't have to suck dick, dude.
BS: ...
LA: You just have to know you're place.
LA: Always.
BS: Why does everyone here want a leadership roll?
BS: blue, chas, greg, you
BS: God dman
LA: Oh no,.
LA: I'm not the leader.
BS: Oh, you follow chas
BS: That racist basterd
LA: Well, yes, I am the leader, but of different division.
BS: I don't follow orders
BS: I do what I'm kindly asked too
BS: Your not my leader
BS: There is no leader
BS: ALl this is pointless
LA: Sigh.
LA: Poor poor Lawnski.
LA: Being SO dissident.
LA: Shameful.
BS: Let me ask you
BS: Why do you think you have the right to order me around?
BS: AT all?
BS: Is it cause you have a rich adopted dad?
LA: I'm not ordering you to do anything.
BS: Yeah, but you call me your bithc
LA: Because you are.
LA: You have free will, but only which I give you.
BS: Yeah, well tell me what free will I don't have them master?
BS: Let me guess, you need to think on that
LA: You cannot hate the X-Gang.
LA: You cannot question the swag.
LA: You must fall into line of our rules.
LA: Oh.
BS: You know, I have to deal with enough of this post 80s getho shit at school
LA: School is gone, Connor.
LA: We rule.
LA: We make the rules.
BS: No one rules
BS: WE rule ourselves
LA: Come now.
LA: Everywhere you go, there will be a hieracrchy.
BS: And where ever I got I will politely disagree
BS: With music
LA: Sigh.
LA: We're are getting off topic.
BS: What's the topic then?
LA: I was just checking up on you.
BS: Well, you did that cool guy
BS: So what now?
LA: Tell me more about what you are doing.
BS: OK, I'm just exploring my land and thinking of better coconut based weapons
LA: Fascinating.
BS: Look at all the fucks you don't give
BS: Their falling from the sky
LA: I'm guessing the fucks are nonexistant.
LA: If so, how can they be falling?
LA: From anything really?
BS: I don't really care ether way
BS: I don't give a fuck about anything
LA: Coconuts, turtles, saxaphones?
LA: Anything else, Mr. Lawnski?
BS: My dream self died
LA: Really?
LA: Ouch.
BS: yes
BS: Oh, like you care
LA: No, I really do this time.
BS: No you don't
LA: We both Derse Dreamers, remember?
BS: I'm your *****, you don't care
LA: If you died I could die.
BS: Yeah, self intrest
BS: You don't really care
LA: Just tell me anyway.
BS: I was imprisioned by a Slick Spades look alike, and he tryed to get me to kill the black queen, which I had no ablity of doing. Then I rated him out and he killed me anyways
BS: The blackqueen and him unharmed
LA: WHOA.
BS: I think all of the midnight crew are in this game
LA: SPADES SLICK IS IN THIS GAME!?
BS: Yes
LA: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!
LA: Spades Slick is my idol!
BS: I'm more of a DD fan
LA: Which is kinda ironic with our relationship.
BS: DD and SS don't hate eachother
BS: Their slient bros
BS: and DD is also in this game
BS: he is still slient bros with SS
LA: Again, awesome.
LA: And CD and HB?
BS: CD is that little guy who was inside my room
LA:
LA: He's awesome!
BS: And HB, I don't know
LA: God, I hope so.
BS: I think, he's the only one who could of killed Beth
BS: CD is too cute
BS: SS is too important
LA: Didn't her world explode or something?
BS: DD is a guard, not a spy
BS: No, she was killed by an agent of desire
LA: Oh.
BS: The midnight crew are all agents
LA: Huh
BS: I wonder what agents of prospit are like?
BS: Problems Slueth?
LA: ...
LA: The Felt?
LA: No.
LA: Sn0wman is black.
BS: I think the queen looked kinda like her
LA: You don't say?
LA: I wonder if The Felt is here?
BS: I don't think the felt exist man
BS: Just a story diveice
LA: Apparently, Spades Slick exist.
LA: So why not them?
BS: I don't think it matters at this point in the game
LA: True.
BS: If they exist, them their nowhere near us
LA: Again, true.
BS: I think the midnight crew and snowman may just be camios
LA: Who knows.
BS: I could figure it out with time
LA: So dead dreamself.
LA: I'm sorry to hear that.
BS: yes, pretty bad
BS: I'm sure you don't care, but thanks anyways
LA: I do, really.
BS: Sigh, if you say so
BS: So, I better go
LA: Ok, and
BS: I'll talk to you later if anything comes up?
LA: WHOA.
BS: What?
LA: WHOA.
LA: THE WALL MOVED!
LA: C-DIDDY, YOU SEE THAT!?
LA: FUCKING AWESOME.
BS: Your typing in something that your telling someone else?
LA: Maybe, if I
LA: SHIT!
LA: IT MOVED BACK.
BS: Um, I think your ether trolling me or in trouble.
LA: Oh, sorry!
LA: I was doing a puzzle while talking to you.
BS: oh, fair enough
LA: Oh by the way!
BS: Yes
LA: I have a parrot named C-Diddy!
BS: That's cool
LA: Totally.
BS: Why C-Diddy, I'm guessing he didn't pick the name
LA: Nope!
LA: Just to accent his swag!
BS: I've heard enough about swag for a life time before even pestering you
LA: From who!?
BS: I live, I mean lived, in a getho
LA: Ah.
LA: Welp.
BS: What?
LA: I think I got all I needed.
LA: One last thing though.
BS: Sigh, must this go on?
LA: X-GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!
BS: *facepalm
LA: BEST FUCKING GROUP IN THE INCISPHERE!
LA: REPPING LOCAF TO WE DIE!
BS: I'm sure Chases team doesn't even compair
LA: SQUAK SQUAK SQUAK.
LA: HELL YEAH, C-DIDDY!
BS: Are you a piret?
LA: NAW/
BS: Don't tell me
BS: Pirets are in this year?
LA: C-DIDDY JUST REPPING HIS SET!
LA: AS YES THEY ARE ALWAYS IN!
BS: Sure matty
LA: Mr. Lawnski!
LA: Prepare to die!
LA: *Jumps at Connor*
BS: What do I do?
BS: What do I do?
BS: *FIGHT
BS: *counter attack
BS: *reversal
LA: Something something something.
LA: If you think you can go up against me.
LA: You're not the brighest.
BS: Stacy:What?
LA: You don't know what hit you in the slighest.
LA: Meet my fireballs,
LA: My demon hipster chicks!
LA: (Tell him Xavier)
LA: I'm talkin' the talk,
LA: Cause I know I'm slick!
LA: slick
LA: Shit.
LA: :slick:
LA: Double fuck.
LA: Well whatever!
LA: X-GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!
-- lionizedAnon [LA] ceased pestering backroomSix [BS] at 17:33 --

>Be Current Xavier
You are now him. Now pondering how to work this puzzle.

>Xavier: Ponder
"K, k, k. What the hell has a 'K' in it!? Killing? Kulling? Kan, because that was right in the last puzzle. Kold, king, kindness?"

You input everything you though of.

 

[Pappytech]

>Rich, Chas, Future-Dirk: As you get ready to blow the OGRE'S mind, you're suddenly knocked out of the air by a guy wearing a black suit and OH GOD IT'S CHAS.

The two of you tumble to the ground, just as a flash of light fills the area, revealing a surprised looking Future-Dirk as you roughly collide with him, reducing all three of you to an awkward tangle of limbs, jetpacks, laser-hats, and swords.

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>Dirk: Although a few of the Underlings abscond, a surprisingly large number of them seem to be listening to you. They seem to enjoy the idea of being destructive without being killed by one of the Heroes.

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>Connor: You play some music. It's pretty nice.

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>Xavier: Nothing you try seems to be working. However, some force of fate seems to guide your hand, and you accidentally press the "e" key after depressing the "k" again. Both keys remain pressed.

 

[MetroidNut]

Spoiler

>Rich: Attempt to remove yourself from the HERO PILE.

Your leg appears to be stuck on something. Specifically, Chas. Or does that torso belong to Future-Dirk? Either way, you can't really move.

>Rich: Finish the OGRE.

You (a bit violently) free your CHAMPION'S BULLETBOOM from underneath your comrades, and resume your attempts to blow the OGRE'S mind.

>Rich: Tell your colleagues to get off of you.

You scream your request over the sound of melodious gunfire in an incredibly bad-ass and street-tough manner.

 

[ArcNitemare]

>Grego something useful

But what could you really do?You guess you could try and find some things to make a JACKET or CAPE out of while you just stand around and wait for Illire to contact you.But what?All you have is NINJA JUNK.And you don't really think that would make a very good JACKET or CAPE.

Hmm..ah screw it.You may have looked silly the last time,but you don't really have time to stand round.

>Greg:Wave hands around to try to flag down the other troll

Ok,you admit you still look like an air traffic controller covered in beetles.

After a bit you get a beep,letting you know that someone is contacting you.You look and see its Illire.Good.Your arms were getting tired.

Spoiler: Show Pesterlog

[02:43:27] -- unopressedAgitator [UA] began pestering ghostKnight [GK] at 14:43 --
[02:43:34] UA: you ARE wAviNG
[02:43:35] GK: Oh,hey Illire
[02:43:40] UA: yo
[02:44:08] GK: Sorry bout that,but I figured I should probably get in contact with you before I leave here
[02:44:24] UA: sNo biGGy
[02:44:26] UA: so whAts up
[02:44:54] GK: Well first,The Jack/Prospit thing is a go
[02:45:09] GK: And we have less then 18 hours beofre shit goes down
[02:45:45] UA: which spEcific shit is GoiNG dowN
[02:46:11] UA: i kNow you wERE couRtiNG jAck
[02:46:16] UA: but whAt did you AGREE oN
[02:46:40] GK: Jack asked the White Queen for some ships to attack various spots in 18 hours
[02:47:23] GK: Of course,I don't trust Jack
[02:47:32] UA: souNds pREtty hARmlEss foR him thouGh
[02:47:43] GK: I don't know
[02:48:03] GK: Lily gave me a theory and I don't like it
[02:48:43] GK: She wondered if maybe the reason Prospit is winning is because Derse is holding back
[02:50:03] GK: And if thats true,and if the Black Queen knows or finds out what Jack is up to...We could be walking into a massive trap
[02:50:52] UA: could bE yEAh
[02:51:01] UA: you puttiNG ANy of thE tEAm iN thE AssAut
[02:51:25] GK: Well,its not like I can foce them.I'm not leader
[02:51:59] UA: Ask youR lEAdER thEN
[02:52:08] UA: pERhAps you cAN put his thick skull oN thE RiGht wAy foR oNcE
[02:52:32] GK: I would probably be better off asking the Black Queen if she was willing to surrender
[02:53:01] GK: Chas still believes I am making Propsit up
[02:53:14] GK: And I don't really have the time to argue the point
[02:53:41] UA: wEll do you REAlly NEEd him
[02:53:47] UA: you put up this plAN wEll ENouGh oN youR owN
[02:54:17] GK: I'm aware he will be needed
[02:54:58] GK: But I can't really make him suddenly believe me
[02:55:08] GK: If he were to go to sleep maybe
[02:55:12] UA: kNock him uNcoNcious oR somEthiNG
[02:55:15] UA: thAt woRks just As wEll
[02:56:11] GK: I have thought about it
[02:56:36] GK: But right now,I have no idea where he is,and I don't feel like looking for him to be honest
[02:57:55] GK: Ugh....this whole thing is just turning into a massive headache
[03:01:41] GK: ..I think I need to get away from this topic for a bit..
[03:01:57] UA: uh ok
[03:02:29] GK: On a somewhat lighter note..I found out you were a fellow Knight as well
[03:03:24] UA: yup
[03:03:32] GK: That is awesome
[03:03:38] UA: thouGh i wAs Not thAt kNiGhtly to bE hoNEst
[03:03:41] UA: likE
[03:03:42] UA: At All
[03:04:16] GK: Different Knights do different things
[03:04:36] GK: Some followed the path of virtue,others followed the path of destruction
[03:04:49] UA: if you sAy so mAN
[03:05:03] GK: Well,what path did you follow?
[03:05:29] UA: i GuEss dEstRuctioN
[03:05:39] UA: i wAs Not REAlly viRtuous
[03:05:42] UA: it wAs A GAmE AftER All
[03:06:28] GK: Game or not,always try to act as you feel.Follow your heart.
[03:08:01] GK: But I'm not surprised about the path you choose.With what you went through I hardly blame you.
[03:08:18] UA: whAt do you mEAN
[03:08:42] GK: The loss of your brethern and the slavery thing
[03:09:15] UA: hRm wEll yEAh
[03:09:32] UA: i wAs kiNdA vENtiNG my ANGER ANd cElEbRAtiNG my fREEdom foR A whilE
[03:09:40] GK: I can understand
[03:10:39] UA: thouGh AftER A whilE it just bEcAmE thE dEfAult dEcisioN =:T
[03:11:41] GK: Odd question and if its to personal..but do you ever miss your bloodbrothers?
[03:11:59] UA: yEAh i do
[03:12:35] UA: kiNdA REsENt lEtAGE foR killiNG thEm - i mEAN thEy wERE my bRos ANd sisEs foR swEEps
[03:12:42] GK: I understand
[03:12:47] GK: Letage told me about it
[03:13:05] GK: I would have acted the same way as you
[03:13:19] UA: sERiously
[03:13:32] UA: i thouGht you wERE All About thAt viRtuous shit
[03:13:50] UA: i mEAN you fREAkEd thE fuck out whEN somE of thE imps mEssEd with youR books suR
[03:14:05] UA: but i doNt tAkE you foR thE dEstRuctivE soRt REAlly
[03:15:13] GK: Neither is good or evil.I try to do the best I can everytime
[03:16:05] GK: This may be a very strange question and completely out there...but do you ever fell alone Illire?I mean I understand all you have is Letage and all..
[03:16:19] UA: AloNE
[03:16:25] UA: Not REAlly
[03:16:31] GK: Thats good
[03:16:39] UA: i mEAN i AlwAys wANtEd to kill hER
[03:16:45] UA: ANd lAtEly i wANtEd to pRotEct hER
[03:17:02] GK: I can understand that
[03:17:17] GK: You two are really the only ones left of your kind
[03:17:43] UA: Not REAlly
[03:17:56] UA: i mEAN ouR homE plANEt Got dEstRoyEd
[03:18:14] UA: but tRolls wERE spREAd out AcRoss thE ENtiRE uNivERsE
[03:18:19] GK: I see
[03:18:31] UA: Good chANcE somE still suRvivEd
[03:18:48] GK: Sadly,I can't say the same for my race
[03:19:10] GK: We only had one planet and now thats kinda gone :/
[03:19:21] UA: oh
[03:20:06] GK: Its kind of sad now that I think on it
[03:20:32] UA: wEll yEAh thE dEstRuctioN of youR plANEt is pREtty much cERtAiN
[03:20:42] UA: so yEAh soRRy About thAt
[03:20:49] GK: Its not your fault
[03:21:22] GK: I just hope this "Ultimate Reward" is worth the death of a planet and all of it's life
[03:21:48] UA: yEAh i hopE so too
[03:22:46] GK: Ok..off this sad topic as well...I am curious about something..your race's whole blood thing
[03:22:59] GK: I have heard bits and pieces about it
[03:23:06] UA: ok suRE
[03:23:13] UA: blood ExpositioN
[03:23:30] GK: redbloods are low,bluebloods are hight..I know that
[03:23:57] UA: yup
[03:24:39] UA: Not thE hEiGhEst thouGh
[03:24:45] GK: Then who is?
[03:24:56] UA: sEAdwEllERs officiAlly
[03:25:15] UA: but thEy ARE just uNNAtuRAl
[03:25:23] UA: so thE iNdiGobloods i GuEss
[03:25:44] GK: I see
[03:26:07] GK: And what was that rustblood thing you called me when we first met?
[03:26:49] UA: dERoGAtoRy tERm foR REdbloods
[03:26:59] GK: I see
[03:27:00] UA: mE ANd my RbothERs kiNdA mAdE it ouR bAdGE of hoNouR
[03:27:08] GK: I can undertsand why
[03:27:28] GK: And its not untrue for humans technically
[03:27:56] UA: wEll you Guys hAvE bRiGht REd blood
[03:28:00] GK: Yep
[03:28:05] UA: Not Rusty likE miNE
[03:28:12] GK: Some do
[03:28:16] UA: whAt
[03:28:19] GK: But thats not the norm
[03:28:36] GK: Usully its bright red
[03:28:53] GK: with the really sick getting a darker color
[03:29:19] GK: ..Ok I'm rambling
[03:29:23] UA: kiNdA
[03:29:30] GK: Sorry
[03:30:03] UA: so hEy how is youR spAcE lEvEliNG GoiNG
[03:30:23] GK: Well,I have two fraymotifs and they are pretty awesome so far
[03:30:45] GK: I did teleport across a short gap as well
[03:31:03] GK: But that left me really tired
[03:31:27] UA: ANd whAt lEvEl ARE you Now
[03:31:42] GK: I think...18? I don't remember
[03:31:46] UA: oh ok
[03:34:02] UA: hmm
[03:34:17] GK: Hmm?
[03:34:26] UA: i mAdE this...wEll i GuEss you could cAll it ARmouR iN my sEssioN
[03:34:45] UA: it doEsNt do ANythiNG ExcEpt look pREtty AwEsomE
[03:34:59] GK: I see
[03:35:04] UA: ANd offER pRotEctioN of couRsE
[03:35:18] GK: I could use some of that abit
[03:35:19] UA: sEEms fittiNG foR A kNiGht No
[03:35:26] GK: Very
[03:35:48] UA: it cost mE A wholE lot of GiRst thouGh
[03:36:01] UA: so you miGht wANt to chEck if it woNt buRN thRouGh EvERythiNG youvE Got
[03:36:08] GK: Ver well
[03:36:17] GK: Not like I'm using what I have anyway
[03:36:34] UA: bR1Kw4114u
[03:36:49] GK: Ok,got it
[03:37:02] GK: I will try it once I get the chance
[03:37:08] UA: cool
[03:37:08] GK: Thanks Illire
[03:37:15] UA: No shiz
[03:38:16] GK: Well,I should stop bothering you and get to work.Alot to do and not alot of time
[03:38:40] UA: ivE Got NothiNG ElsE but timE
[03:38:45] UA: but yEAh you should pRobAbly huRRy
[03:38:47] GK: Oh and Illire
[03:39:00] GK: This may sound very cheesy
[03:39:05] GK: Just remember...your bloodbrother's may be gone but they still live on in your heart
[03:39:47] UA: thAts NicE to sAy GREG
[03:39:57] GK: Just trying to help a friend
[03:40:00] UA: but i AccEptEd thEm bEiNG dEAd thE momENt thEy dRoppEd thE GRouNd
[03:40:14] UA: i will kEEp REmEmbERiNG thEm obviously
[03:40:20] GK: Of course
[03:40:22] UA: but thEm bEiNG dEAd will NEvER stop bEiNG A thiNG
[03:41:15] GK: "Nothing lasts forever,not even death"
[03:42:44] GK: A bit silly I know
[03:43:36] UA: you thiNk thEy could stop bEiNG dEAd?
[03:43:57] GK: With what i have seen so far,I wouldn't find it impossible
[03:44:49] GK: But I will stop bothering you about this topic and start getting to work
[03:44:54] GK: Until next time Illire /bow
[03:44:55] UA: ok
[03:44:58] UA: byE
[03:45:00] -- unopressedAgitator [UA] ceased pestering ghostKnight [GK] at 15:45 --

Well,atleast they are back in the loop.Somewhat.

You decide to try the CODE that Illire gave you.Its not like you are using your pile of GRIST for anything else.

 

[Pappytech]

>Rich, Team Aldirk: Thanks to your combo attack, the OGRE is felled, bursting into a pile of Grist, which in turn crushes another IMP. The sole remaining OGRE approaches the HERO PILE, roaring in anger.

Quickdraw, meanwhile, continues to take out a few IMPS, although he's quickly being surrounded by their superior numbers.

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>Greg: You find that, sadly, you don't have enough Grist to create the armor Illire was telling you about. It's pretty amazing actually; whatever this code makes, it costs a fortune. How the hell are you supposed to get that much Grist? If only there was some kind of gigantic, monstrous, enemy you could defeat, and reap the spoils from that battle. Then you'd probably have enough.

You know, like the kind that's probably lurking behind the BOSS DOOR that you know absolutly nothing about.

 

[WafflesandBacon]

>KEYS!
It has to be! If its not all your tactical thoughts are all for naught!

You input "KEY, KEYS".

 

[MetroidNut]

>Rich: Fight for the lost.

You decide to temporarily ignore the OGRE bearing down on the HERO PILE in order to focus your efforts on thinning the crowd of IMPS gathered around Sheriff Quickdraw. For your own safety, you suppose you'll just have to dodge by way of...

>Rich: LIFDOFF.

You courageously rocket into the sky, heroically ignoring any allies that might or might not be currently under your JETPACK'S thrusters.

 

[ArcNitemare]

>Greg:Be very disappointed

You are very disappointed that you don't have enough GRIST.But you just shrug it off and write the code down in your JOURNAL so you don't forget it.You will just have to return to LoCaF and try again later.

You make sure that everything is Ok before you leave,which it is.So with a goodbye to Lily and a wish of luck from her,you return to the NODE at the top of your HOUSE and jump back in.

Back to the Land of Castles and Frogs!Pchooooo!....Ok you aren't saying that again.It sounds silly.

 

[CJ1145]

>Dirk: Finish speech

"So, come on then! It won't be long now before me and all the other heroes are bashing down the door to the Black *****'s palace, so if ya wanna be right there beside us, come with me! There's a lot of work I've gotta do, and in between that work is worlds full of obstacles and agents of the Queen herself to destroy, and if ya want in on that, follow me!"

You think you understand how these UNDERLINGS work. If your theory is right, they're basically kind of blank slates, but generally prefer DESTRUCTION. For a moment you even sort of ponder if they're the DERSITE equivalent of the CONSORTS you and your FRIENDS have been helping. You're almost certain they hate the BLACK QUEEN, though, since even some of her AGENTS seem to. So you figure if you can convince them to join up with you now, you can influence them to become genuinely good later. Or at least make them loyal to you by being the best COMMANDER ever.

>Future Dirk: Save Quickdraw

You shoot out from the HERO PILEUP, avoiding the OGRE entirely. You are sure your friends can handle them. You, meanwhile, aim to slice up those little IMPS trying to hurt QUICKDRAW.

 

[Pappytech]

>Xavier: You enter KEY into the wall, and the door to the WEST slides open.

The next room is fairly small, its only feature an ornate chest in the middle of the room. There are no enemies or traps that you can see.

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>Rich: You manage to soar into the air, only causing a very minor case of third-degree burns to Chas as you LIFDOFF.

You and Future Dirk manage to wipe out the IMPS around Quickdraw. The only OGRE left begins to abscond, seeing that all his allies have been defeated.

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>Greg: You emerge from the RETURN NODE again, stepping back into the SALAMANDER OUTPOST. The castle is still on the hill, overlooking the small village.

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>Dirk: As you finish your speech, you hear some muttering coming from the crowd of Underlings. It sounds like they're debating whether or not to follow you.

However, before they can come to a consensus, you hear a series of loud gunshots, and watch as the GICLOPS is reduced to naught but Grist.

 

[CJ1145]

>Dirk: Get Papa Wolf on some unlucky bastard

You immediately jump between the remaining Underlings and where you believe the gunshots came from. You were right on the verge of turning these poor things in the right direction! You shout out into the distance that these Underlings are under your protection, and that if someone is going to try and get to them through you, they'd best have the balls to do it face to face.

You are NOT going to let whoever did that get away with it.

>Future Dirk: Trip up the Ogre

Out of sheer boredom, you decide that this OGRE could have a use. You leap after him and try to trip him up so he falls. You're going to make a MESSENGER BOY out of this guy.

 

[WafflesandBacon]

>Xavier: Open the chest and get ready for a LoZ-esque reveal

 

[ArcNitemare]

>Gregecide what to do next

Well,now that you are back in the SALAMANDER OUTPOST,it would be wise to plan your next move.You could go through the next Gate,but you have no idea where that leads.You could return to the CASTLE and make sure you got everything.Or you could wander around for a bit and see what you find.

Hmm..

You decide to head back to the CASTLE.You hope Chas hasn't made a complete mess of it.

 

[MetroidNut]

>Rich: Flash thumbs-up to Sheriff Quickdraw.

You do so, since you don't have any terribly strong desire to hunt down and murder the fleeing OGRE.

>Rich: Politely ask Chas what the fuck he is doing here.

You don't think you can do that.

>Rich: Ask Chas what the fuck he is doing here.

You do so.