I HAVE YET TO BE BESTED!
...
He got him!?
Hmmm...
You think you're some type of hero? I don't know whether to laugh or wince. You've never went through the turmoils that any of us have.
No. You sugarcoat the hard truth to people. That reality isn't so black-and-white. That every day, none of our lives are fully safe from terror.
NGJAKL...
You should be teaching them how to stand up for themselves! Not that you'll be there to solve every problem for them!
...
Insepid wretch. It would seem your mind requires no breaking.
How utterly distasteful. Your hope has betrayed you yet again. As it always shall, as long as you embrace it.
Aghh!
Weakling.
...If you're going to fire, then fire! But even if I'm not enough-- Even if Soul wasn't enough-- I know there's someone out there who'll put an end to you!
YOU DARE!?
GHHHH! I SAYETH TO THEE-- NAY!
C. R. N.
And company, you big bully.
I've wanted this moment for FAR too damn long. Also, how do I keep ending up having to save this purple kid?
...It is well that you paltry have confronted me, rather than obtusely attempting escape. Your fates are sealed, no matter the quantity of you lot.
That probably could have gone better not gonna lie.
Listen...I've decided, we should get to know each other again, and...train...but I'm not sure how.
Actually. I've been tracking the Commander, don't ask how, and...I know a place.
Oh. Here. I don't need THIS anymore. You too Dark.
I might as well too...I'd...rather not be associated with...the Dimensions any more.
Alright kids, follow me!
This ends here!
Uh--!
Viking!
Damn!
Guys! We need to get out of here, no--
...Destro--
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Sheesh. That was close. The plan was to gauge your power before we got serious.. but it's clear that won't amount to anything.
You've gotta be kidding me... he's way stronger than I thought he'd be!
Thy attempt at finishing us early hast ended in splendid failure.
...
...
...
Oh, come on, you two! Surely, I'm not gonna have to carry this group by myself!
〈What was that all about...?〉
〈Right.〉
...Who even made this aircraft, anyways?
...DATA NOT FOUND.
Well, yeah, I kinda gathered that. It was a rhetorical-
Wh-what the...!? Who are you!?
...DESIGNATION: STARDUST.
...YOU HAVE... AGONY... IT... IS... POWER...
I... AM... LIMITED... I... AM... POWER...
BUT... LIMITED... WITH... AGONY...
CREATE... MORE POWER... MUST... BECOME WHOLE!!!
....!
(He's keeping up well. I never expected his speed to be on the level where he could compete with my Second State, if at all at least so early.)
(But...!)
(If I concentrate enough momentum into this, it should be able to stop him momentarily. He's gaining on me, anyway. I'll just let him think he's going to catch me.)
YOU HAVE BEEN AN UTTERMOST CONSTANT ANNOYANCE IN MY SIDE! AND NOW-- I SHALL ELIMINATE YOU, AND BE RID OF YOUR SICKENING NAME!
...Say PJ-019. You uh...know what's in these things?
...True. Well whatever's in these, they must be valuable right?
...Hey! What th-
...
...
Hey, I'm not slow!
...I'm not that slow...
...
...*whisper*I read you loud and clear.
I know I know I'm slow. What do you need?
...Not yet. I'm 99% certain it's not in the yellow or blue cars. ...Unless the creature's been split up into pieces.
...But there's almost all loaded up!
...Yes sir.
...Yes sir!
...
...
...
...Woah! Don't sn-
You are to not attack any OVER models.
...
...
...Of course I won't! Why-
You will protect me as you board this train till I choose to get off and you will follow any suggestions by me that I shall give above all others.
...
...Why would...
Of course. My shield shall falter before you will.
(A bit slow, but he'll get the job done. If not...the others will finish it for me.)
You're welcome, mon amour~
Hmph... you actually managed to somewhat faze me more than last time... though, you won fairly at least, that I can give you.
〈Heh. You'd better bring your a-game next time!〉
...I-Is that the best you've got?
HAVE YOU ALREADY FORGOTTEN? THAT LITTLE PEASHOOTER DOES NOTHING TO ME.
...I'll show you a peashooter...
...
...SO, SHE MANAGED TO SHOO AWAY THE DISTRACTION... NO MATTER. IN TIME, BOTH OF THEM- AS WELL AS THAT LITTLE "BOYFRIEND" I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT- SHALL LEARN...
...INNOCENCE DOESN'T GET YOU FAR.
...I guess I should thank you, shouldn't I?
Hey, a friend of BF is a friend of mine. Besides, this means that you now owe us another favor.
Yeah, that figures. I'll keep it in mind the next time a bunch of military soldiers hold you at gunpoint**
...Look. I know that we don't always see eye-to-eye, but we do agree on one thing: we both care about BF.
If we were to work together, I think we'd just might be able to find him.
...Uh, yeah. About that...
What?
...I'll, uh, tell you about it when we're NOT high up off the ground at a painful-to-drop-from distance.
I will literally lift us up higher and drop you if you do not tell me.
Alright, alright, sheesh! But just letting you know now, this is not my fault. ...Well, not entirely.
(Huh... Guess it’s time for new opponents, then. ...At least this one isn’t a Sonic...)
Okay, we're dead!
Woah! What's going on!?
Where are they?
Who cares, at least they're gone.
... Poppy. I've... got somethin' really important to say.
...!
Y-yes?
...Urgh... Em.... Um...
...
...Ah... hahah... ahem...
....I'm... listening. A-anything you have to say to me, I'm here for... so please... tell me.
.....I..
(*I*!?)
..Have...
(*Have*?)
....I have to go somewhere. Far away. For a while. I need... to become stronger.
Hahah... for... what? You're already the strongest you've ever been. You don't need to do this... You...
Do you remember when ya sent me... to take care of all the thugs in your town..?
Triton...
I couldn't beat the first bad guy that came my way. But that eternal rival of mine, Crimson... he managed to do everything I couldn't, take down every threat there was in seconds.
....No. No, no, no.
Your brother. He's my nemesis, and my goal. I need to catch up with him... I'm sorry.
So... what you're saying is that defeating my own brother means more to you than I do as a person?
I, uh... ahahah... y-you'll be fine!
Stop! Stop chasing after him, okay? It doesn't matter how powerful he is...
I love him, but I know better than everyone. That he can be a jerk. Sometimes, I wish I was half as strong as he was so I could give him a piece of my mind... but... he's not worth chasing after. He doesn't even care about you!
That's exactly why... I gotta force 'im to care!
Why bend over backwards for his attention when there's already someone interested in you!?
...!?
...Ugh. I'm so sorry. I've been a little stressed lately, I don't know what came over me.
...If you really think I should stay, then--
No. That's... not what I think. If you really do feel like you need to go on some quest to find what you're looking for... then I think you should go too.
You'd better not stay with any regrets, or else I'll be mad at you.
Right... s-sorry...
It's... okay. I'll be okay. And I'm sorry, too. Just... worry about yourself. And your crab friend.
Actually, he retired. My new partner is Aqua Fishtot!
Yo.
...And... you won't mind if I checked on you every now and then?
I like the sound of that, actually!
*Promise?* I wouldn't want to get in your way.
You know me, Poppy. I honor my word.
That you do...
Finally... Beta Shadow was a FOOL for allowing me to live. I have been spending my time re-unlocking Beta Diablo... And now with my Ikari state on top of it, I have become Beta Satan! NOTHING can stop me now!
(I KNEW letting him live was a bad idea.)
Just go ahead and give up, Devil; Once the others get here, we will surely-
Yeah, well, here's the thing: You know how I said that at this level of power, I can just erase the world whenever I want? Well, I just realized that my mistake was playing around and letting you guys get the upper hand. So instead of messing around, I think I'm just gonna do it.
Bull
, there's no way you ca
(There's gotta be something involved. There's gotta be someone involved. I don't think I could do this to her, I don't know her, she's gotta be doing this just to trick-)
(...no. I don't know her, but she's shown me no reason not to trust her. I have no excuse to hurt her if she hasn't hurt me. I just...need to know...)
...what do I do?
Where are you hiding, you stupid little-
I hate this. I really hate this.
Hmh. If I didn't know any better from your little friend back there, I'd say you were getting desperate.
Tell me what the pledge is. Maybe if you're lucky I'll actually take it.
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