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It was a dark night around Gunship Wreck, one toad officer stood on some bones that previously belonged to a now dead creature, using binoculars to look at a cave nearby, the same cave Bowser & Hood Sickle were going to use to find Jessica, the thief and the staff that previously belonged to a demonic wizard by the name of Lord Rhapthorne, who might have a chance to come back to life should the staff not be destroyed soon.

Toad Officer number 33 looked around the cave using the infrared binoculars, however he is saddened to see that Jessica is no longer in the radar and is worried about the new survivors safety, he was also starting to get impatient with Hood Sickle & Bowser and wants them to be here soon, he looked down at the ground to see if it was still hot despite it being night now.

To his dismay it was.

"They better be here soon or else that woman's going to be in hot water, like this sand, I hope they don't step on the sand when they get here and just these bones from this big creature."

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Meanwhile, inside the caves themselves, Jessica Albert herself was busy looking around for the staff and the exit to the cave, however so far she hasn't found anything yet.




"And i'm back to where I started, I guess i'll take the path that is in front of me now, like I have a choice."

MISSION BEGINS NOW!

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What was that? Silence? Never heard of it. Especially not with the sound of Bowser's giant car raising a giant ruckus, with its radio turned to MAX volume, and its gas guzzling motor releasing a huge noise as Bowser drove closer, listening to his own self-made mixtape as he pulled up to the Cave, hopping out of the purple car and pressing the button on his key's, making the car *Beep Beep* To lock, as he looked around...


"....Where's the rest of these losers?!" Bowser asked frustratedly, crossing his scaly arms, tapping his claws to his reptilian skin, Groaning as he probably just blew everyone's cover.

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Hood Sickle made his way out to sandy hills, shifting them everytime one of his heavy boots hit the ground. It sent small grains flying in different directions each time. The desolate land was quiet, say for his constant footsteps, and he found himself somewhat calm during the journey. Something about it out here clicked with him but he couldn't figure out what it was. He took a few looks around as he continued along the path, leaving a trail in the sand behind him with his scythe.

Working for the Sphere police didn't sound like a bad job. It paid well and could get some of the negative light taken off of him. Then again, being a spooky apparition of the end of times was going to carry that spotlight anyways. Work is work. Pulling his scythe up, he picked it up on the ground from it sad drag and carried it closer to him. This looked like the right place. The studded vehicle out front didn't fit the scenery however. He gave it quick glance, looking over the spiked exterior and various gold bits before heading up to the two. The hulking yellow turtle gave off odd vibes. There was something about him that felt familiar, very familiar yet he could place his hand on it. The reaper gave him one more hard look before deciding that it must be something else and turning his attention to the officer viewing the cave.

The ground grew increasingly warmer as he made his way closer. It was strong enough to seep through his footwear, causing him to look for something else to walk upon. The toad as they call it was on a bone of something that had fallen. He did the same, taking footing upon a piece close to him. He took a moment to read over the remains. His eyes looked down into his outstretched hand as a small ball of white began to form. He focused on it for a bit before crushing, causing the winds to then slip through the cracks of his fist before burying itself in the ground below.

Hood Sickle took his scythe and shoved it into the sand, causing to stand by itself and crossing him arms, staring into the cave. He was ready to begin.

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The Toad Officer gasped in shock when Bowser appeared. "B-B-Bowser, your finally arrived." Toad Officer said as he quickly spoke when he asked when the others were coming, calling them "Losers" "Uh, there coming, please don't throw a fit!" Toad Officer said sounding stressed and scared, fortunately for him the other person for the mission soon appeared, Hood Sickle. "Nice, your finally here, anyway the job is simple, find the woman trapped in that cave over there and destroy a powerful staff that another person in the cave has, simple as that!" Toad Officer said, before pointing to the bones all three were now standing on.

"But you might be wondering why were standing on the bones of this creature, well that's because the sand in this area is very hot, so it's advised you jump over to the cave using these bones, if you land on the sand you'll get a nasty burn." Toad Officer said before getting out a jetpack.

"Well, I better get back to the Life Sphere and talk to a Pokemon trainer, apparently a Nurse Joy tried to kidnap them, like they would do that, haha!" Toad Officer said as he flew away back to the Life Sphere.

"Goodluck now, and avoid the sand!"

(To make it to the Cave Entrance, you must roll a Strength 15, failure will result in your character landing on the sand and getting 10% damage along with the burnt status.)

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Meanwhile after walking around for a bit, Jessica sees a light at the end of the path she was walking in.

"Huh, what's that, something helpful I hope."

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Bowser rolled his eyes as the Toad was obviously afraid of him for being, well, Bowser. "Yeah yeah, heard it before shroom-breath." Bowser said, looking at Hood Sickle when he arrived. "....Dont i know you from somewhere?" He asked, narrowing his eyes. He seemed awfully familiar. Like a Lander...of the Sky. Either way, Bowser seemed pretty alright with this guy. "Either way, were both big and strong, bad dudes with unruly attitude!" Bowser said, laughing as he gave himself a bit of a speech to pump himself up, before grabbing one of the pre-stated Bones, and throwing it over the gap, jumping after it to land on it instead of the hot sand...

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That name made Hood Sickle tilt his head down into his arms slightly. It rang a few bells within his hood.  Where had he heard it.

This shouldn't be too much of a problem.  The last rescue mission he been sent out for wasn't all that much.  He more than likely could have done it all on his own.  The reaper knelt down and picked up a flat piece of bone, looking it over to make sure it was solid, before chucking it across the sand.  It slid to a stop and Hood Sickle readied himself.

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 His leap was dead-on.  The bone pushed down into the sand and held him up while he grabbed the middle of scythe with one hand.  "I could say the same, Bowser,"  He responded, saying the turtle's name strangely as if he was trying to learn the word.  He was sure he had heard the name before.  
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After avoiding the hot sand, Bowser & Hood Sickle would find themselves at the edge of a large canyon, there were many caves around the area, some looked very small and odd, it was very creepy...



Especially when some of them had caves in the shape of people, I wonder why. "Hello?" Jessica said from afar, she had made it to the edge of one of the cave's but cant seem to find a way to climb down, like she would need to anyway since she needs to go back into the cave to find the staff & thief, that was when she noticed the turtle and reaper and was surprised at there appearances.

"Enemy's, why are you two here, as if I have enough trouble as it is, the fate of the world is in balance and now i'm being confronted by possibly minions of Rhapthornes staff created by that thief?"

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Looking out at the people-shaped cave's, bowser let out a slight groan of annoyance. "Oo boy, Sure not getting in any of those anytime soon." Bowser said, realizing his mass size would probably be a major issue in the issue of  getting into those caves. If there gonna get into those caves to begin with. That was, until the sound of a female rang in bowsers ears, making bows lunge to the cliff side, leaning over. 

"Is it a princess?!" Bowser asked, before seeing Jessica was way-less Princess....-y than he would of liked. Not Enough Frills. "False alarm, not a princess." Bowser mumbled to himself and then the girl started nagging them before they even GOT there. Ugh, stuck up too! "Well, a good morning to you too, lady!" Bowser said sarcastically, rolling his eyes and standing up. "And we aint minions of no Rap Torn....Lemme guess, never heard of me?? Let me spell it out for you!"



"The King of Mean! The Prince of Pain! The Monarch of Mauling and the Leader of all the Koopa Troopa's! Im Bowser, thank you very much!!"



"....Oh, and thats uh....Hoodie Scythe. He's cool too." Bowser said, shoehorning an intro for Hoodsickle and not even getting his name right.

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Hood Sickle quietly made his way down the cave, listening to the heavy footsteps of the two. He listened and searched for anything that could be a clue to where this girl was. The strange person-like caves did bring up some interest although it didn't lead far as he had know clue of the origin of them. It did bring up his guard, though.

Apparently Bowser had heard someone and soon after he did too. Making his way over, he watched Bowser's display. It received a slow blink as he questioned the turtle king's role. This better not be who he thought it was.

The reaper sighed at the comment of "Hoodie Scythe" and peered over the edge down at where the girl was.

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"No, because where I came from oversized turtles were either people under a curse or actual monsters that are very rare to find, i'm guessing you and grim reaper junior are two of such monsters? Also I am friends with a princess." Jessica said to Bowser and Hood Sickle from afar as Bowser quickly introduced himself and Hood Sickle kind of. "You don't look like you'll be fit for a king, but I seen worse." Jessica said as she turned towards Hood Sickle.

"It's nice to meet you." Jessica said showing her nice side, she would of shown it earlier if Bowser wasn't acting rude and selfish, but enough about King Koopa, Jessica needed to find a way to get the two across, and that was when she saw a large boulder from afar, quickly Jessica used her whip on the boulder, causing it to quickly fall between her, Bowser & Hood Sickle, allowing the two a path in reaching her.

"I made a path, you two can reach me now, but try any funny business and well."

Jessica proceeded to whip a nearby wall.

"You now what i'm getting at, but please hurry, I don't think that long boulder will hold out for long." Jessica said looking at the boulder that was slowly about to fall into the dark abyss below the trio.

(You have one turn to reach Jessica using the boulder, if you don't then the boulder will fall and you will have to find an alternate way in reaching Jessica.)

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Bowser rolled his eyes. "You better believe im a monster." Bowser said, pointing a clawed finger to his chest, before walking across the Boulder, scrambling down it to land next to Jessica not being particularly graceful, as he flopped over onto the back of his shell when he let go, before hopping onto his legs, pridefully posing. "Alright, were down here, and we found a girl! Now we gotta go find someone with a stupid Staff, break it, and then pummel the staff-havers face in so hard they beg for forgiveness." Bowser said, re-affiriming his mission as he looked around...

"...So, Where's the staff guy?" Bowser asked jessica, raising a crooked red brow.

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Hood Sickle gave her a small nod in return to Jessica. He watched as the boulder was lowered before them. He took a quick glance then proceeded across of it. It didn't feel to sturdy, esspecially with the Koopa Lord lumbering around on it with his heavy feet. About half way in he began to teleport to the other side, fearing that the rock would not hold the two of them. The reaper emerged from the shadows and stood up, making room for the others.

He looked over the girl for a moment before back up at the cave walls. He mentally laughed at the idea of her using her whip on him. Apparently she was not aware of the absurdly large deathbringer he was holding. Oh well, the brave ones were always the first to fall. Hood Sickle moved a bit further down, looking around the cave.

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Jessica watched as Bowser managed to make it over to her, unfortunately the boulder broke and fell into the dark abyss, preventing Hood Sickle from reaching the two, thankfully he managed to teleport to the two using shadows and Jessica waved at him before looking back at Bowser, he pointed at his chest and posed pridefully. "Please don't." Jessica said shaking her head as she soon nodded at the king.

"Yeah, that's basically it, unfortunately this cave is so large and confusing it's going to be hard finding the thief, even with the help of magic." Jessica said as she soon heard growling nearby. "Huh?" Jessica said as she turned towards the path leading back into the cave.

"Follow me."

And thus Jessica advanced back into the cave to investigate the noise.

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"Hey, Ill do whatever i want, sister!" Bowser said, pouting as he crossed his arms, very clearly proud about how his king status lets him get away with most things. Bowser rolled his eyes, until the sound of Growling reached his ears. Bowser narrowed his eyes, before growling in return, following Jessica as he cracked his knuckles. "Alright, lets get to the pummelin'!"

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Hood Sickle glanced over his shoulder at the two, bickering back and forth. He looked back towards the wall, shaking his hood and letting out a small laugh. "What a crew," he thought, laying his eyes upon the stone walls. This sure wasn't like the other one he had been to before. No little rabbits and birds running around, that's for sure. That place was a bit too "cute" for him.

The reaper turned around at the sound of growling. His grip tightened on his scythe as he made a few steps towards the group. Best not to get lost in this place. He followed along, staying behind the two, tossing his wary eyes to his sides every few seconds. There had to be an easier way to this. It took him a moment to realize that he had been carrying around a lot of junk, something of which could surely help him. He stopped, taking hold of his weapon with one hand and digging into his tunic for something of use. It took him a moment, digging through all the mess, before he pulled out a candle. He had bought this ancient light-source a while ago, although he vaguely remembered the purchase, and never used it. Supposedly it would grow brighter in the presence of spirits. If that wasn't made for him then he didn't know what was. Upon taking hold of the small golden loop, the ghostly flame came to life. This should make getting around somewhat easier.