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Before anyone could do anything else, Shiya soon changed the landscape Into something different, something more akin to a wasteland, It was weird, but Rosalyn, Riley, Penny & Ninjabread Man quickly focused back on Gregory as Shiya and Pit soon attacked him, he tried to dodge the reflect and assault Pit and Shiya had In store for them.



3xVXC|zKp_1d20+4(Gregory dodged the reflectors.)

p_1d20+4(But not being impaled.)

p_1d20+4(He dodged the first assault.)

p_1d20+4(But got hit by the second one.)

p_1d20+4(And the third and last one.)

Gregory Holmes
Damage: 80%
Status: Undead
Items: Shotgun

Gregory was hurt by the attacks as Rosalyn, Riley, Penny and Ninjabread Man looked at each other when Shiya said to go all out. "You know what this means, let's use our final smashes to end this idiot." Rosalyn said to the three. "Right!" They all said as Riley, Penny and Ninjabread Man got ready to use there final smashes.




Together at once, Riley and Penny each took out two powerful guns, the one Penny was holding was very familiar as It was a Spur while Ninjabread Man prepared a blast, Rosalyn meanwhile took out a radio to call someone. "Fire the Shroom." Rosalyn said as she put the radio away, Riley, Penny and Ninjabread Man meanwhile charged there blasts from there weapons as they aimed them at Gregory.

"Uh oh..."

The three fired.

p_1d20+4(Ninjabread Man did not score a critical.)

p_1d20+3(Riley received a critical hit, Gregory will get 10% extra damage!)

p_1d20+4(So close Penny.)

After firing there attacks Gregory was launched Into the air, however something started to fall out from the sky, Rosalyn looked up and advised everyone to run. "Run, It's a nuke!" Rosalyn said as the four ran off from the final smash, Gregory who was still In the sky looked up.

"You have got to be kidding me!"

K O!

DOOM

p_1d20+4(Rosalyn did not score a critical.)

The Mushroom and Gregory quickly collided causing a great purple explosion to occur up In the sky from the ground. Rosalyn waited to see If anything else was going to happen.

"Is It over?"



Rosalyn Hollotus: 15%
Ninjabread Man: 33%
Riley Dmitri: 58%
Penny Benson: 50%
1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+3·1d20+4·1d20+4

[TartoonHand94]

“Holy…Shiya...”
Pit had to struggle to keep his jaw off the floor as the world around them went up in flames.
He wasn’t in right state to say words, but he could still hear words.
Pit didn’t hesitate to go all out on Gregory at Shiya’s say so.
Tired of shooting from afar, Pit kept his blades separate and proceeded to carve the zombie up like a turkey.


“Dodge This!”

(lFA6ES3qp_1d20+2 Pit’s Duel Blades at Gregory. Does 15% damage.)
(p_1d20+2 Pit’s Duel Blades at Gregory. Does 15% damage.)
(p_1d20+2 Pit’s Duel Blades at Gregory. Does 15% damage.)

Pit finished this combo reprise with a hello from his old friend Upperdash.
(p_1d20+2 Pit’s Upperdash Arm at Gregory. Does 25% damage.)

Pit couldn’t enjoy the buffs for long, as Rosalyn warned everyone to run.
“Run? Why? It was just starting to get goo-”
 
“Oh My Gods!”
He screamed as he looked up and saw the nuke.
He wasted no time activating the Power of Flight and noping out of the blast radius.


Pit
Damage: 0%
Status: Guardian Orbitars 5%

1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2

[Blade Unlimited]

    ...Shiya was completely at a loss of words after he had bombarded his foe with swords. Super gun blasts, okay. Bows turning into swords; sure, why not? A FRIGGIN NUCLEAR BOMB THOUGH?!

"HOLY... Wha-...How-..." Shiya was at a complete loss of words as the nuclear bomb suddenly dropped from the burning sky of Infinite Sword Birth.

    Not wanting to die obviously but knowing he couldn't outrun the thing on foot, Shiya did the sensible thing by projecting several swords into the air to use as stepping stones before getting close enough that he could escape. With one final unsteady leap, Shiya just barely was able to grab onto the leg of the temporarily flying Pit in order to retreat from the explosion fast. "Sorry Pit, but I cannot outrun an explosion like that on foot!" He shouted out hoping that they didn't end up crashing or Pit kicking him off.

    He was still completely perplexed as to how Rosalyn had even nuked Gregory at the moment. Infinite Sword Birth was a different reality and dimension created and controlled by Shiya, so how did she launch a nuke into it??? Did she regularly carry around nukes on her person??? He would probably forget to ask these questions at a later time, so nobody may never know the answer.

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Unfortunately Pit's arrows did not do anything to Gregory as he was already defeated, and the purple smoke of the shroom was far enough not to spread from the group...However something did start to fall In front of the group as Rosalyn looked up. "Something's falling, brace yourselves." Rosalyn said as the figure fell...Revealing himself to be Gregory, now mortally wounded. Rosalyn walked up to the still barely living Gregory to talk to him.

"So, you finally received your punishment?" Rosalyn said as Gregory weakly looked up at Rosalyn and co...Before speaking. "No...Your making a terrible mistake keeping that peashooter alive." Gregory said as he soon talked again.

"He...Cursed me Into being this, not Zomboss...Him and his dark magic, I was once an honest family man...With a wife and daughter, however we were facing debt and one night, while walking home from my work...I ran Into him, Pippi, he promised me...Promised me that he can help me get me and my family out of my debt, In exchange for my soul for something he wanted to do, I accepted foolishly since I never believed In a concept of a soul and soon...The debt was over.

But my life soon changed...

I began...Feeling strange soon after getting out of debt, craving meat from different kinds of things...To products, animals...Eventually humans...I tried to fight It, but eventually...I let go...And turned Into It...

An zombie...In an instant...My Wife and Daughter were gone...I killed them...I kill them and It was all Pippi's fault....But Surely you...Rosalyn, his best friend...Will listen to me...And end his life before he make's things worse for you...And for everyone else...Please...Find It in your heart to end his reign of torment before he causes something terrible, to you, to the Life Sphere...And to Li."

Rosalyn remained quiet, but she gripped her Cat'Onine tale's tightly before she spoke.

"I'm not like you."

And In an instant, Rosalyn raised her sword up and stabbed It Into Gregory's chest.

"Pippi's my friend...One of my only friend, I will never kill him, he's one of the only things that make me like LI, If I kill him now, It will be a regrettable decision.

Pippi's my family along with every plant and friend that stay's by my side!"

And thus Rosalyn removed the sword from Gregory, who was now dead, everything was quiet for a moment before Rosalyn turned back towards the group.

"Were done here, Shiya take us back to the room were In before so we can go back to Pippi and the Sunshine."

"Sunshine?"

"What, I give my sunflowers sun related names."



Rosalyn Hollotus: 15%
Ninjabread Man: 33%
Riley Dmitri: 58%
Penny Benson: 50%

[TartoonHand94]

Pit briefly struggled to stabilize the new weight shift, but he managed.

“Yeah... Just… Enjoy the view while you're at it.”
He cracked at the heavy Shiya hanging between his legs.

Pit managed to fly the two of them out of the blast radius.
When the dust cleared he flew them both down to rejoin the gang.
Just as Rosalyn stabbed Gregory in the heart.

“Yeesh. Alert the ESRB whydoncha.”


Pit
Damage: 0%
Status: Power of Flight (9 turns left)

[Blade Unlimited]

    Shiya was very glad when the group had finally retreated to safety and Pit landed him on the ground. "Heh. Thanks again, man." He thanked the Angel boy before stepping a little back. When the  zombie Gregory landed from the explosion and told his tale though, Shiya was grounded in silence and deep thought. On one hand, the guy was a crazy zombie; on the other, he literally knew nothing about the affinity or behavior of Pippi... Rosalyn did not even seem to deny the soul snatching origins even, though instead substituting calm denial or explanation with a brutal stabbing death. He understood the pain and tear that existed in a person when met with the decision of trusting in their close friend or not, if he had been told the same thing about Kazuto, Shiya might have spoken in the same way! And still yet...

"..." Shiya was honestly at a loss for words.

    Sure he had seen people die before, a lot by stabbing, but the pure and raw hate and anger behind that killing blow was the likes of which he found disturbing and confusing. Nevertheless, as Rosalyn requested, Shiya concluded Infinite Sword Works; the group and the zombie's dead body shifting to appear in the area they roughly were before his ability was activated. A bright light blinded everyone once more before they were back once more in the hallway and room of the Gothic manor's tower. The entire way, Shiya did not utter another word, but continued to go into thought about what Gregory said in his final moments. These were words he had chosen to be his last, important above all else, so there must be some sort of meaning or truth behind them. At the very least, it would give him incentive to take a closer look at Pippi once they re-approached him.

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The group followed Rosalyn out of the room and back Into the other room Pippi and the Sunflower were In. "How's Pippi, Sunshine?" Rosalyn said to Sunshine who quickly replied. "He Is fine and dandy to survive another day!" She said as Pippi looked at Rosalyn and co. "Is Gregory dead?" Pippi said to the group as Rosalyn nodded, Pippi did a sigh of relief and turned towards the door out of the tower. "Great, we can leave." Pippi said as the group walked towards the door now joined by Pippi and Sunshine.

However If Pit and Shiya would want to question Pippi, now would be a good time, as the group were not safe yet...As they will soon find out.


Rosalyn Hollotus: 15%
Ninjabread Man: 33%
Riley Dmitri: 58%
Penny Benson: 50%

[TartoonHand94]

Pit was at a loss of words equal to Shiya’s.
The pure and raw hate and anger behind that killing blow was enough to made him question what side he was even on.
He couldn't even explain anything about how he felt to himself in his head.
Before another word could be said, Shiya’s Infinite Sword Birth dissolved in a flash and everyone was back in the hallway and room of the Gothic manor’s tower.
Going back to retrieve and leave with Pippi, Pit could no longer deny he had a question on his mind.

“So uh… P-Pippi…”
Pit started, awkwardly.
 
“…Uh Shiya has something to ask you.”
He abruptly nudged Shiya and scooted behind him.
“R-Right Shiya?”
He nodded a plea to Shiya to back him up on this.
Pit could sense that they both wanted to ask the same thing.
Shiya just seemed “cooler and more able to carry himself” than Pit was.


Pit
Damage: 0%
Status: Normal

[Blade Unlimited]

    Shiya was still ever silent in thought as the group left the body. Before leaving though, out of respect to Gregory as an opponent, Shiya projected a single sword before stabbing into the ground next to the body. Walking away to follow the others, he was still quiet though as he ran through numerous ideas and concepts in his head. [Did Pippi really do the things that Gregory said he did? Just how much do I really know about him? If so, what does that make me; an accomplice to an evil being? If I am the one responsible for 'saving' Pippi, and he is who Gregory made him out to be, can I really call myself a savior and hero?] These were just some of the many conflicting and dangerous ideas that were circling within the mind of Shiya as they group made their way back over to where the sunflower had been healing the injured plant.

    As everyone prepared to disembark, Shiya just couldn't hold back on questioning Pippi. However, before he even so much as opened his mouth, Pit had already spoken up from the group. Attracting the attention of everyone, it looked as though they both had the same questions on their mind, though Pit could not so much as get out a word when attention was now focused on him. Sighing quietly, Shiya sent a friendly grin at the Angel before letting him know it was okay. He could imagine how conflicted Pit must feel at the moment, and it would be better for someone unappealing like Shiya to ask an unappealing question like this anyway. "*Ahem*" Clearing his throat out loud, Shiya drew attention from Pit to himself as he stepped forward. "Yeah, thanks Pit. I do have something to ask you Pippi. I want to you be entirely honest with me... No. In fact, I want you to swear on all that you hold dear that the next words to come out of your mouth are nothing but the truth..."

"Were you even remotely involved in what turned Gregory into a Zombie?" The ambiance of the room severely darkened as nothing but words of minimal courtesy echoed back.

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Rosalyn, Riley, Penny, Ninjabread Man & Sunshine kept quiet as Shiya questioned Pippi about his involvement with Gregory turning Into a zombie...Which he quickly replied with a simple. "No, never, he's just making up lies to manipulate your mind. I mean would you really believe someone who's posse tried to kill you guys?" Pippi questioned Shiya as the group had made It to the exit of the tower and were soon outside It.

"Anyway, let's get back on our horses and get ho---Rosalyn quickly gasped when she saw something, the area was getting darker due to night coming soon. "Oh no It's almost nightfall, It gets extremely cold In deserts during the night." Rosalyn said to the group as Riley spoke back. "If we don't escape this desert soon then we'll probably freeze Into our trophy selfs." Riley said as the group quickly ran towards the front of the manor and got on there horses. "Giddy up and go!" Rosalyn said as the horses rode off away from the Manor, and towards the mission starter point earlier In the day.

As the group left...A voice could be heard from the manor.



"Goodbye..."

(You must fill a meter up to 100 to finish the mission, by doing so you must roll a 10 In Strength every turn until It Is 100, the higher the roll the more the meter will be filled, after three turns has passed the desert will become dark and you will gain 5% damage each turn from the cold until the meter Is filled.)




rsfwKjPXp_1d20+3(Rosalyn was slow.)

p_1d20+3(So was Riley.)

p_1d20+4(But Penny was fast.)

p_1d20+3(Unlike Ninjabread Man.)

Escape Meter: 2%

Turns Until Nightfall: Three

Rosalyn Hollotus: 15%
Ninjabread Man: 33%
Riley Dmitri: 58%
Penny Benson: 50%
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[TartoonHand94]

Pit was actually quite relieved that Shiya wasn’t mad at him for tossing him under the bus like that. 

Even he could feel the mood in the room dart a turn for the uncomfortable.

He listened in breathless suspense for Pippi’s answer, which denied his involvement.

Pit let out an awkward sigh, feigning relief. 

He wasn’t fully convinced, but he wasn’t brave enough to ask again.

Taking the easy route, he just accepted the answer.

“Well… I’m glad that clears that up, huh?”

He chuckled, feigning acceptance for now.

“Night fall already?

I’m supposed to be in bed by 8!”

Pit gasped, recalling his routine back in Skyworld.

Pit hopped onto the back of his horse with a great deal of enthusiasm.

Pit had been looking forward to mounting his horse again since the last time he dismounted.

“Geedy-Yup!”

He called, cracking the reigns. 

Despite the rumbling of all their horse’s galloping hooves, Pit’s ears heard a voice calling out to them from the mansion.

Pit turned around, but couldn’t see anyone in front of the house shrinking into the horizon.

If he did, he would’ve ran, but running was what his horse was doing anyway

(_Hx45|xAp_1d20+2 Pit’s Strength Roll.)

Pit

Damage: 0%

Status: A bit shaken up.

1d20+2

[Blade Unlimited]

"..." Shiya kept silent as Pippi answered suspiciously quickly before immediately exiting the room.

    Not wanting to start a problem during the last stages of the rescue mission, Shiya decided to let it go for now. He would keep an eye on Pippi later, and if anything else happened he would be sure to take care of it...

    Hopping onto the horse behind Pit once more as night was falling, he sweat-dropped when the boy announced that he had a bedtime. The last time Shiya had a bedtime, society was stable! Nevertheless as they continued onward into the twilight-enveloped desert, Shiya decided to lighten the mood a little by conversing with Pit while they traveled.

"You sure you're fine being up front, Pit? Don't want to get us pulled over for driving drunk." He lightly punched his shoulder, before sitting back on the horse to rest.

4gmNwIx|p_1d20+1 (STR Roll - Success)1d20+1

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As the group went a little bit faster, Shiya hoped that Pit doesn't get pulled over for drunk driving, or riding. "We cant get pulled over now, the deserts going to be dark soon...And trust me, you don't want to be In the desert when It get's dark." Riley said to Pit and Shiya as the desert did start to get darker...And colder.

"Quick, we have to move faster, the horses are also getting cold due to them shivering."


Yju9Z|D0p_1d20+3(Rosalyn was slow.)

p_1d20+3(Riley was super fast!)

p_1d20+4(And Penny again.)

p_1d20+3(Good job Ninjabread Man.)

Escape Meter: 32%

Turns Until Nightfall: Two

Rosalyn Hollotus: 15%
Ninjabread Man: 33%
Riley Dmitri: 58%
Penny Benson: 50%1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+4·1d20+3

[TartoonHand94]

“You could always push the cop into a sandstorm.”
Pit nudged back at Shiya.

“Y’know, I always wanted to ride off into the western sunset on a horse.”
Pit sighed in satisfaction.
“They say if you fly into the sunset fast enough, and don’t stop, the sunset never ends.”

Whether or not the sunsent was ending, the night behind them was beginning.
Pit could feel the chill of the western night creeping up on his wings.


“Brrr…Uh Oh! Come On, Giddyup!”
Pit encouraged his worse.

(7RZDzT|6p_1d20+2 Pit's strength roll)


Pit 0%
Status: Feeling the chill

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[Blade Unlimited]

"Just don't fly too close to the sunset or your wings might melt~" Shiya joked before rubbing his arms for a moment, it was getting quite chilly.

zm9Amdvvp_1d20+1 (STR Check - Success)

"Hiiya!"

    To urge on the horse to ride faster, Shiya clicked his heels onto its lower abdomen to spur it on further. At the rate the group was traveling currently though, it wasn't looking like they would make it back before nightfall...

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