WE CANNOT. BUT WE HAVE BUSTERS AND NUMBERS, AND YOU MENTIONED YOU COULD USE THE ASSISTANCE OF ANYONE WITH THOSE CHARACTERISTICS.
I hope to see you again when the bell chimes for Regulus, Mighty.
You cannot hope to rival my power unless you release your true potential!
Rgh...
URAAAGH!!!
!!!
Sorry, but we don't exactly need just an army. We'll also need a leader who can handle Quartet himself... And perhaps even one who could provide strategy. And unfortunately, since we need our full strength to fight Regulus, we aren't exactly available for that position. (That, and I'm not exactly a good strategist. Hardly even decent.)
We might be able to utilize you guys. But if we're going to take down a multi-million (possibly even multi-billion) company with high-powered soldiers, we're going to need someone who might be able to take them out using brainpower over raw force.
...And if we're going to connect with that leader, we'll need to contact a close friend (seemingly) of his... And to do that, we'll need someone with actual connections to... A version of that friend, at least.
...And that's where he comes in.
...Literally. So, what exactly makes you think I can contact Defteros to begin with?
You have a communication line with other so-called "Wily Elites" in your universe, correct?
...Well, yeah. But MKII has disconnected himself from that line ages ago, when he first betrayed Dr. Wily.
Well, you still have the direct communication number for MKII in there, right?
I mean... We never really felt the need to have a 1-on-1 conversation with each other, but yes... Where are you going with this?
...Say, Serif. You remember when you first met Rotom back at the mansion, right?



Well, I have a bit of a theory. People tend to have different phone numbers... But the phone companies that make them have no exact way to account for alternate dimensions.
Oh, I get it! Rotom was able to call Serif because he and Beta had the same Direct Communication number. And since Defteros and MKII are alternates of each other...
...Then if we connect to the right dimensional frequency, we might just be able to contact Defteros.
This plan is crazy. But, only one way to know for sure if it works...
*iPhone caller ringtone*
...Are you ringing? Why are you ringing? Who is that?
Boop!
What did you just do?
I picked the call! It wouldn't be very nice of me to leave people hanging, now, would it?
(...This is the Anti-MKII? Well, it makes more sense literally then figuratively.)
(Shessh... Good thing I left the forest ASAP before anything could happen. Gotta make things less predictable from here on out, change up my plans. If my hunch is correct, she's got EVERYONE looking for me again.)
...And then Totally-Not-Chuck Norris show up and roundhouse kicks Duracell, now called Procell, out of the Omniverse or something. And that's what you missed in a nutshell. Any questions?
Well, for one, how'd you get us all out before Trimarc blew up? And if he supposedly blew up, how come he's still here?
Well I had to be REALLY quick, you see. As for Trimarc, I'm not exactly sure.
Well, I don't feel like Rickrolling the entire universe right now, so that's cool.
Anyway, it's about time you told us just who the hell you are. Personally, I'm sick of being in the dark about your identity.
Alright then. My name... is Phantasm. And I am a Pseudoreaper.
...Sorry, Null. But the Pizzeria is closed until the whole "Regulus" ordeal is resolved... And additionally, recent actions of yours- including the opening of a Dead Zone portal- lead to us not exactly trusting you as a friend. Sorry, but Chaos Zone or not, you're too chaotic for our own good.
(It actually worked...?) Hello, Defteros? If you don't mind me asking... Do you think there is some way to convince Regacron to help us with a little "Hades Quartet" problem? He's apparently meant to be back-up for Regulus, and unless we take them out, then even if we can beat Regulus, they could provide enough of a distraction to let Regulus escape to get stronger, and erase the Omniverse.
...Hm...
...Say. What if there was another way to prove I could overcome my inner evils?
...Fine. I suppose I can humor you. How do you propose to prove yourself?
Well, if I can't defeat my inner evils... Since they can't defeat me, either... What if I bring them to the Land of the Living to teach them how to be proper good guys, like me and Epsilon?
Huh!?
Excuse me!?
Out of the question. In case you haven't noticed, this is HELL. When people die and go to Hell, they are meant to REMAIN in Hell unless revived.
Look, I get it. All sent to Hell, stays in Hell. I respect that. But if I don't prove I can control the power and never obtain it, the Omniverse is outright DOOMED.
...
You might as well forget it, kid. There's no way in here that Beta X is going to agree to your stupid little-
Fine. I accept these terms.
WHAT!?
Thank you, Mr. Beta X. I promise I won't-
I'm not finished. I have two conditions for this deal.
First off, mugshots aside, there is no way to tell you and Epsilon apart from these two. If they are to return to the Land of the Living, they are to do so in new forms, with new abilities. In other words, they are to be, in a sense, reincarnated.
(Great. I have to learn how to be a "good guy", AND I have to be reincarnated. I think I officially prefer eternal damnation over this.)
And the other condition?
...Beta Shadow must grant me complete access to traversing between his Hell and the Land of the Living at will. If I am to see you succeed or- the most likely case scenario- fail, I will need to be able to actually enter your world, after all.
...(If that prototype World Ring of Vengeance is any indication, this could be a potentially bad idea... But on the other hand, I may not have much of a choice.)
It's a deal.
As I said. I'm flattered, but no thanks.
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