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It was a gloomy day as always in Death Valley where everything was filled with, as the name suggested, death. Except for one thing that stood out from this valley and no, it wasn't the toad officer eating a bag of monster munchies at the entrance of the Valley, it was the fact that there was a woman who was turned to stone further into the Valley, who was currently being carried towards a cave by three bandits, all of whom were monsters.



"Wow, I can't believe we got something as valuable as this staff and this woman!" The slime bandit said to his comrades.

"Not only that, but I think this woman is THEE Nera Briscoletti, I heard her family were filthy stinking rich back in our world." Another bandit spoke out, he looked like a zombie.

Another bandit hoped that it meant that good things were to come for the three bandits and there boss, the Almighty Pip. "Hey, let's see if her family are on this planet as well, we can pay them ransom for the staff and there stoned daughter, 3000 gold for there daughter and 123000 for the staff that can undo there daughter's curse." The Three Bandits laughed as they entered the cave with Nera and the statue, to show to the Almighty Pip, the leader of the bandits.

Meanwhile the Toad Officer was looking around for anything weird, he saw two figures from a far, but he just ignored it as his own imagination.



The figures he saw looked a lot like this. "I hope the three heroes will come soon, what if those bandits drop that woman and she breaks into a million pieces?" The Toad Officer thought in worry, but he tried to ignore them and think of the positive outcome for this mission.

MISSION START!

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HUNK had been riding in an aerial transport for a bit now, Li's technology was amazing. The former umbrella operative would be looking over the mission briefing one more time, seeing the equipment given, and how much ammo he had to spare. It seemed everything was all good. As the chopper flew overhead of Detective Toad's location, the ladder rolled out, HUNK sliding down before falling and rolling in, standing up. HUNK gazed to the little mushroom headed fellow, apprehensive of the Mushroom Kingdom denizen's appearance. "You're Detective Toad? I'm HUNK, here for the operation."

With that out of the way, he drew his sidearm, setting its safety before pulling his TMP out, holding it close to his body, a trained marksman clearly. HUNK's resolve was something to be regarded as unusual, eerie almost. Some might find his demeanor inspiring, but others might find it disturbing. "If you need to brief any extra, wait for the others to arrive. No use in wasting breath." He was already prepared to haul the bodies of his comrades out, knowing well that most of his missions are ill fated, if not entirely pre-destined to end in him being the only man to come back alive. 

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Quite ironically, There would be a sense of humor in the form of a half-genie, the only difference was that she was not alone, as a teen in a pink hoodie was seen walking a fair distance away from her. "Sorry we're late, couldn't get a Warbird ride here like last time, especially since that one preferred a good health walk here." Shantae said, her gaze fixed on the Toad Officer. She then turned to look at the man nearby, and she was slightly surprised. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you could easily pass for one of the Ammo Baron's men." she added, not knowing who HUNK actually was.

Meanwhile, the hooded teen looked at his surroundings, sniffing the air for any trace of 'monsters' from his world, it would be ironic because of the implications that the Monsters of his dimension we're actually demons that could be summoned by anyone, alongside the fact that angels also counted if they knew of said implication. He did not speak, though his presence could fill an area with a sense of forbodeing, the reason being that he was a champion of Chaos and was much inclined to stay out of the affairs of others.

Instead, he simply waited till the mission got underway and he could bust some skulls.

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The Toad Officer turned, holding his bag of monster munchies. "Oh, you three have finally arrived. A genie, a HUNK and..." Toad Officer looked at Demi-Fiend, after giving him a look over he finally gave him a nickname. "Teenager with tattoos."

He held out his bag of monster munchies for the trio to have. "Have some of these monster munchies by the way, there very delicious." He gave the munchies to HUNK.

(You received the monster munchies! You can use these to get the monsters to join you in this mission. Recruit five monsters to clear the sub objective, which is also the limit of monsters that you can have in the party. More will be explained when you have your first battle in the mission.)

"Now, let me explain this mission in more detail." He started to explain. "You see, the recent new resident of this planet, Nera Briscoletti was found as a statue somewhere in this valley and it appears that a bunch of monsters from her world have taken her, along with a staff that is rumoured to undo the spell that has turned her into a statue. Your objective is to get both items and use the second item on the first item to free Nera." Toad Officer finished.

"I would love to help you and all, but I have to go on an incredible luncheon with my friend, Sargent SKINNER." Toad Officer marched away so the trio can begin the mission, which when they soon enter the valley, they would be met...With...And get this.





It was a Necromorph! Which was soon hit by a trail of lava before it could even attack the trio, killing it and making the new threat the lava that was quickly approaching the trio at rapid speeds, the lava was coming from an erupting volcano nearby.

(Roll a DEX 15 to dodge the incoming lava, failure will leave you a 30% chance of being burned and a 65% damage, hey Lava can burn you pretty badly.)

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Monster's Recruited: Empty as the soul of that dead Necromorph.

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That luncheon sounded like it would be unforgettable. Regardless, HUNK listened to the little toad, arms crossed now as he spoke with that obnoxious tone. Taking the munchies and tossing them back to Shantae, HUNK began to move out, waving the two onward down the trail, using a hand signal, which was to point his wrist outward, arm up a little bit, and flattening his hand. It was a symbol for them to move out. "C'mon, we're wasting daylight you two." He insisted, as they set out towards the trail. 

Immediately met with what he thought was a B.O.W., HUNK leveled his TMP, ready to fire before the charging lava surge swept up into the atmosphere. Good grief, he knew he should've deployed deeper in instead of waiting for the others like this. HUNK dashed back and towards a nearby high point in an attempt to evade the Lava surge...


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Expertly, the gunman leaped up onto the ledge, reaching a hand out to the other two in an attempt to help them up! He wasn't sure if they were going to be fast enough, but the mission hinged on these three making it out somewhat okay. Even if there were BOWs in the area, and if that statue had to be hauled back on foot, HUNK wasn't about to risk going alone again if it meant a free transport for that stone statue. "Get over here, now!" he called out, calm as ever. HUNK wasn't so easily shaken.

HUNK
HP: 140/140
Status: No afflictions
Cooldowns: None

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[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Shantae and the hooded figure followed HUNK after receiving the Monster Munchies, however, their travels were far from over, as they had to deal with the volcanic nature of the area they were in and the Monsters that roamed these lands.

And the first monster that they came across was a Necromorph, which proceeded to head in their direction, only to be immolated and then killed by a Lava Plume coming from the ground. This prompted both of them to get to safety quickly.

The hooded figure's dodge roll: 20-2=18
Shantae's Dodge Roll: 17+1=18

The two were very quick on the uptake and were actually on either side of HUNK that he wouldn't have realised sooner.

"I wonder what might come at us from up here, then." Shantae pondered, her mind on track with the situation of their mission.

The hooded figure on the other hand proceeded to move forward, not caring if the other two followed him or not, as something caught his eye and he wanted to make certain it wasn't who he wanted to meet here of all places.

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Shantae
HP: 120/120
Shield: 35/35
Status: normal

? ? ?
HP:130/130
Shield: 40/40
Status: normal/enigmatic

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Death was near for the trio but fortunately they all pulled through and got past the lava, however what came next will be an even difficult challenge then trying to avoid some molten rock, they now had to avoid falling rocks from the volcano's, and there appeared to be a lot of rocks that would make the trio's current path there using to follow the bandits and save Nera impossible at this rate.

Fortunately, there was an alternate path in a cave that was literally beside them. When the trio entered, they would find that it looked like any other cave, and it was quiet besides the falling rocks outside, the cave seemed pretty peaceful and it had a path that would take them to the other side of the mountain they would in, it seems the mission has gotten easier for them.

As long as they ignore the...





LARGE ZOMBIE!

"Grrah, grrgh, brains!" The zombie lunged, but not too far so it could reach HUNK, Shantae and the hooded figure, however it will properly attack soon, so the trio has time to prepare for the fight.

(Your now in your first proper fight of the mission, during fights in this mission you have the opportunity to use the monster munchies that the Toad Officer have given you a few posts earlier to charm the monster into joining your side. When you use monster munchies you must roll a charisma roll to try and convince the monster your fighting to join your side. If you roll an 18 or higher, then the monster will be swayed by the munchies and join your party, where they will aide you for the rest of the mission and help you in battles until they are killed. However if you roll a 17 or lower, then the Monsters will not be swayed and will attack you for the rest of the fight, ignoring the munchies if you try to use them again.

The limit to having monsters in your party is five, and you need five monsters recruited in order to clear the sub-objective, good luck!)

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That was something he'd seen before. HUNK had faced a thousand zombies, but not ones that articulated into single words what they were after. It was almost like this thing was posing as a monster, a BOW. HUNK already had his TMP out, and readily trained on the zombie, but he was waiting for something. He waited for his team to be here, the other two to face this thing down. "Those munchie things look wrinkled enough. See if we can't get a laugh out of this. Chuck a few. Maybe he'll think they're 'brains'." HUNK ordered, keeping his sights on the beast. He was hoping to get a chuckle out of this before shredding the monster with a few fast flying shots. HUNK hadn't laughed in... well... near years, and he figured these two should at least share one before their inevitable death. No one survived missions with him, fate was cruel. For now, the silence loomed between him and the monster.

HUNK
HP: 140/140
Status: No afflictions
Cooldowns: None