The Perfect Chaos Gang: The Plothole Cometh by David T. Lurker Acknowledgments Before I begin, I would like to thank a few people that helped allow this story to be written (for good or bad? Who knows...) My Mom and my Dad, for without them I wouldn't have been born. My sister, for resisting the urge to delete "a story that doesn't make any sense." All those good looking girls at my school, for obvious reasons. My spell checker, for obvious reasons. TPCG, for being such an inspirational, fun-loving, funny group, and allowing this to be written in the first place. Shorty, for being the first person to write a TPCG fanfic, thus starting a trend that continues to this day. Samantha Clarfet, for giving those ideas to Shorty in the first place. Sonique, for having the insight to create The Sonic Pandemonium Gang website. Kulock, for not killing me because I used him in this story. GG!, for also not killing me because I used him in this story. Basically, everyone not killing me because I used them in this story (I mean, you wouldn't kill me...would you?). Joseph Nebus, John Berry, and everyone who is featured on the Sonic MiSTing page, for making me laugh. The Moogle Cavern and The Green Hill Zone, for making me laugh even more. The Sonic Team, because without them, none of us would even be where we are today. All those people who I can't list because of space, but were important none the less. And because I'm not egotistical, I won't go and thank myself, David T. Lurker AKA David D. Frisk. At least, I don't think I'm egotistical... Prologue They are known as The Perfect Chaos Gang. A group of people who, together, have become far much more then any of them would have been individually. The group has changed many times, and moved locations more then once, from disc.server to sportsonly to EZboard not once but twice, but through it all they are still TPCG. When they began, they were only known as The Sonic Pandemonium Gang, a group of beings without purpose and meaning. But now, they have binded together, to create the true essence of friendship. This is one of their tales. When friendships were tested, foes arising, and unknown evil lurking in the shadows... But the tale does not truly begin there. In fact, it begins in the era of disc.server... "Is everyone ready to move?" Soneec the Hedgehog asks. "Check, check, and check!" SonKnuck replies. "Then lets go!" These were the last words spoken aloud in the halls of the disc.server building of TSPG. The group was smaller then, with it's original leader, Sonique, who changed the spelling of her name later. The group left silently. Riochet was the last to leave. "Goodbye..." Riochet thought as he left. He turned around to leave, when he heard a strange sound behind him. He turned around, and slowly walked toward his now empty room. He looked in, and saw a portal swirling around, emitting a strange odor. "What the...? It smells like...sausage! I'm getting out of here! I don't want to know what will pop out of this!" Riochet ran out of the disc.server, and the halls of the original headquarters of TPCG would be hollow for years to come... Chapter 1 Where Are My Pants? -or- Confusion Begins... The Perfect Chaos Gang: Present Day. The next move had been completed. The first EZboard had been abandoned, because of the great wars between TL Kidnoyle and Shorty, two respected members of TPCG. In light of this, the newest leader of TPCG, SonKnuck, decides to create a new civilization. In light of these recent events, TL decides to also leave this newest hall of the long-enduring group of friends. "Good riddance," Shorty says as he hears of TL's leaving. "He was a good friend..." H Hog adds. "It's not like he's dead or anything, he's just moving away. You can probably see him at The Moogle Cavern." Riochet replies. "Oh, yeah..." H Hog replies. "His absence will help restore balance to TPCG though," Sonique calmly states. "Remember when things used to be, well, normal?" SonKnuck says. "Normal? When were we ever normal?" Lil Hedgie responds. "Good point," SonKnuck realizes. TL then walks into the room. Everyone stares solemnly. He glances at Shorty, who quickly turns away. The face of TL then becomes that of anger, and he walks to the door. "I'm leaving now. That's all." TL then walks out of the room, and slowly disappears into the mist. "There goes a very green man...er...kindoyle." Nakkurusu mutters. TL walked on the newly paved path to the new headquarters, away from the building that people who he learned to become friends with were now living in. At first, he contemplated going back to the original EZboard, but soon decided against that. So, he began a walk to another traveled place that other TPCG members had been to before. Called the Moogle Cavern, it was lead by Kulock, the Moogle. He wasn't the only moogle, but a lot of the others kept on popping up in the games of Final Fantasy. However, he looked strangely like Tails. But no one mentioned it. To his face. Of course, he wasn't the only person who resembled Tails, but wasn't a fox. Somewhere else, near TPCG yet far away was a place called The Green Hill Zone, located in the lands of EmulationZone. The name was Green Gibbon, who looked nothing like a gibbon. In fact, he looked like a green Tails. At least neither of these people claimed that they were Tails. Oh, where was I? Oh yes, TL. Well, he was walking on and on, thinking of Echidoyle and other things that just happen to be pointless and completely irrelevant to this story, until he spotted David the Lurker, a very mysterious person who didn't really do much except, well, lurk. "Hi TL, what's up?" David asks in a calm manner. "I'd rather not talk about it." "Are you sure?" "Yes." "Sure?" "I said YES!" TL, in a fit of rage, picks up the lurker and throws him into a nearby bush. "NEYAHH!!" the lurker yells as he flies through the air. As David crashes, TL suddenly feels a little better. "Hey, I feel a little better. Maybe I should throw lurkers more often." TL doesn't get time to go on to round two, though, because suddenly a strange wormhole opens up in front of him. "Oh my go---" TL never gets to finish that sentence. He has disappeared from the face of the earth. And the only one to view it was a lurker, who was unconscious, who didn't really see it. Deep within the caverns of the newly reformed Bad Guy Underground Base, or BGUB, AJ, the leader of the group, was getting fed up with being evil. "I've had enough of this place! I'm always surround by complete idiots! I don't even know why I'm here!" "Um...because you reformed the group?" Jolt answers. "Go eat some pie, you overgrown ninny!" AJ stammers out. "pIe?" Samantha Clarfet asks outloud. "Arghhhh!!!!!!" AJ yells out in frustration. "Oh, it's ok AJ, I'll always be here," Andre Dirk said, trying to comfort AJ. "Like I really want that," AJ replies in a sarcastic tone. Just then, the electronic panel lights up, telling that someone is coming into the building with a proper entrance code. "Who is that?" AJ wonders. "I thought that everyone here who is usually here already is here!" The door slowly opens up, and in comes... "Tonic!" everyone shouts out at once. "Aw, you messed up my starling entrance!" "Tonic," Andre starts, "I thought that you left here, renouncing everything that we stood for, and actually joined up with TPCG!" "It wasn't me..." "Well then, who was it?" AJ begins. "It was Tonic." Potato Man's head then explodes from the confusion. "pOOOtttatooaot namansnmsf,mfs!" Samantha yells in her native language, Samanthaniese. The translation is "Potato Man! No!" All Tonic could do was laugh. "Bwahahahaha! I will speak and laugh even though the narrator said I laughed! That's how evil I am!" Tonic says. "Um....what?" Andre asks, confused. "Never mind that, now we must put our plan into action." "We have a plan?" Jolt also asks. "Oh, I guess I forgot about that part.....hm....." While the BGUB goes on with their increasing stupidity, TPCG continues to do what they do best. Being pointless. "HUGBEES!" "COWS!" "AHH!! TOTAL DESTRUCTION!" "WHERE IS MY PANTS?" Yes, this is how they normally act. Don't ask me why. "Um, seriously guys, where are my pants?" Suddenly, Tonic walks into the room. "Hi guys, what's shaken'?" "Tonic! I thought that you forever left yourself of this place because of the fights between Shorty and TL," Riochet starts. "Yes, well........................................................ ............................................" "Ahh! Hougan!" SonKnuck states in a fit of rage and then collapses onto the floor. "Tonic!" Ami begins, "you made SonKnuck go into a state of unconsciousness!' "Sorry." Shorty was sleeping inside his room, while visions of sugar plums danced in his head. Then, after his head was filled with sugar, he woke up from the sugar rush. "Man, that's the last time I stuff my head with sweet tarts..." He arises from his bed and walks to the mirror, and looking inside, sees himself. The mirror then starts to change. "Huh? What's going on?" Shorty asks. The mirror swirls in different colors, all having a different frequency and wavelength. The colors then stop, and Shorty appears, grinning evilly through it. "Wow, I'm looking especially evil today," Shorty thinks to himself. "Hello, Shorty," the mirror image of himself says. "Ahh! What the hell is going on?" "Don't you recognize me?" "Well, yeah, you're me." "No, you fool! I'm the evil Shorty from a parallel universe!" "Ahhh!!!" Shorty then runs out of the room. "Incompetent fool," the evil Shorty says, "I can't believe we share common DNA." Just then, the real Shorty runs back into the room. "Sorry. There was a Scorpion in my pants." "What?" "It happens all the time." "Right..." Shorty then punches the mirror. "YEOW!! That hurt!" Shorty yells in pain. "You think that I would let you end this transmission that quickly?" the evil Shorty states "Well...I was hoping. I mean, you are evil after all." "My transmission here is not that of takeover, incompetent one." "What do you mean?" "I mean that you're plans are all failures. I've been watching..." Shorty cuts him off. "No, I mean, what's the reason of this, um, transmission?" "Strange things are happening, Shorty. Forces that I can't control, and I fear that may be uncontrollable. You are in danger. We all are." "And...?" "I am requesting that you help me. Help me to protect the multiverse. Before it is destroyed forever." "And...?" "What else do you want me to say? I don't know the cause. I just need you to help when the time comes." "I thought that you were going to tell me how wonderful I am." "Your ego hasn't gotten any smaller..." The mirror shatters. "Hey! You broke my mirror! Oh well, I'll just slip the expenses into the TPCG budget. If they haven't noticed what else I have been buying with that money, then no one else will notice this addition." Suddenly, Shorty hears someone yell for him. "Shorty!!!!" "Someone's yelling for me!" Shorty says to himself. "Better not keep my public waiting." Shorty runs out of his room, and goes into the main hall. "Shorty," Riochet begins, "what have you been doing while we weren't looking?" Shorty glances at Ami. "Huh? Did you say something about...well..." "No, no, Shorty, nothing like that," SonKnuck interrupts. "We were just wondering how come we have all of...this." SonKnuck points around the room. Among the items: a one-hundred inch big screen TV, along with a DVD player and surround speakers, a leather couch and chair, and many, many, many stacks of "how to become rich" books. "Oh...yeah...those things......" Shorty then bolts out, hoping not to be captured. He doesn't get two inches when he hits his head on an exercise machine. "Mommy, I don't want to go to school," Shorty mutters out before he becomes completely unconscious. "When did we get that?" SonKnuck asks. "How am I supposed to know?" Riochet replies. Chapter 2 Yes, There Are Plotholes... "pOOOOttatooooo!!!!!!" "Grrr...can't you wait? His reincarnation will happen momentarily." "oH." "Enough!!!" Tonic was fed up with the constant bickering from Samantha and Andre. "Can't you see that I'm trying to make a wonderful, stupendous plan?" "I don't know if we should trust you," AJ begins, "We don't know where your loyalties lay. Especially with the strange answer you gave about who you are." "I've already stated who I am," Tonic begins. "Why can't you just except the fact that someone with enough intelligence is here ready to take hold of the situation and destroy TPCG?" "What?!?! What do you mean? I am the leader! I am the smart one! I could've destroyed them if it wasn't for the stupidity of the help around here!" "What are you talking about?" Andre interrupts. "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even have started the campaign against TPCG." "Shut up! I didn't ask you!" "Temper, temper," Tonic calmly begins. "I know that your ego is against my statement, but it's true. If you were so intelligent, then you would have already destroyed them, and also have conquered the power of the plothole." AJ couldn't stand this anymore, so he did the only thing that he could think of. He punched Tonic. "What the...?!" Tonic yelled out. "What do you think you're doing? I'll send you to the moon if you don't stop!" "How? Instant matter teleportation hasn't been perfected." "That may be true, AJ, but nothing is too short of the power of the plothole." AJ opens his eyes wide. Could Tonic have completed the work he began a lifetime ago? "Yes, I can tell you're surprised," Tonic states at AJ's expression, "but it is true. I have mastered the power of the plothole. I am now in control of immense power." "How? I couldn't do it..." "Yes, well, I suppose I'm smarter. Nothing to get worked up over, AJ." "How do I know you're telling the truth?" Tonic smugly walks up to a machine. Pushing a few buttons, a large black hole appears. AJ recognizes it. A plothole. "Hey, it's a plothole!" Andre yells out. "Yes, I can see that," AJ replies annoyed. Tonic pushed a few more buttons, and a fleet of Zac clones come out of the black vortex. "You see, I have immense power at my disposal." "cld uy svvve POttatatoooooOO!!!" Samantha states, which means "Could you bring back Potato Man?" "I suppose so, even though he usually returns through a natural plothole." Tonic gets ready to push some more buttons, but it is unnecessary, for Potato Man walks into the room. "sAMANtha!!!!" "PPOTOOToaooaoaO!!!" Samantha and Potato Man then grab each other and walk into their bedroom where they....you know...... "OOOoooOOOOOO!!!!!!" "They chose the most inopportune times, don't they?" Tonic then shuts down the plothole machine and the plothole disappears. AJ then thinks that inspiration has hit him. "Are you a child of the plothole?" "Not exactly," Tonic responds, before going back to his plan formulation. Not exactly? What was that supposed to mean? He either was or wasn't. Right? "What do you mean?" AJ asks. "If I revealed that, then it would ruin the surprise." "Who said I wanted it to be a surprise?!?!" "A surprise, where?" Andre says from out of nowhere. "Toothbrush," Jolt adds stupidly. AJ just couldn't take it anymore. He left the room allowing the stupidity to increase without him. He was just getting sick of his life, including the whole evil gig. He never was any good at it in the first place. In fact, he remembered being a normal person, before the zaniyness. How he wished to return to those days... "Can I sleep in your bed?" Cornilius suddenly asks from nowhere. "No." "But Samantha and Potato Man are there too!" AJ then became unconscious. Chapter 3 An Apology It is at this time that I, the author, would like to apologize for my insane tendencies. That, and this fic. Why? Because I'm sure that some parts are awkward, misspelled, and have mischaracterizations. I'm also sure that this is not the greatest TPCG fic ever to be written. I'm also sorry for my next series of fics which will most certainly build upon my ego. I also want to apologize for this short chapter, and also for the next chapter, which is entirely pointless. Chapter 4 "So, what's shakin'?" Chapter 5 I've Got My Pudding... And now, back to our regularly scheduled fanfic, already in progress. "...And that, my friends, is my ultimate, most stupendous plan!" Tonic shouts out across the BGUB. "Oh sorry, I wasn't paying attention to you, just the insane writer. What was it you said again?" Andre asks. "It could also have helped if you actually said your plan instead of reading it to yourself," Cornilius adds in. "So, how's Shorty?" Riochet asks with genuine concern. What, it's real! "Yeah, you bet it's real," Riochet replies to the unknowing author. "What are you talking about?" Edge asks, puzzled because he tries to avoid the author and his stupid jokes at every cost. "Oh, nothing," Riochet adds, only truly paying attention because he's bored. That, and because I'm in control. "Well, Shorty's fine, I suppose. I hear that Ami gave Shorty mouth to mouth resuscitation." "And...?" "I believe she still isn't finished." "Figures. When two TPCGers are in love..." "...things happen." Suddenly, a pudding cup lands on Edge. "What the...? A pudding cup just landed on me!" "Can I eat it?" Riochet asks. "Why? You don't even know if it's safe for human consumption!" "Well, then it's ok, because I'm a hedgehog." "Oh, you know what I mean." It's too late, because Riochet has already eaten the entire pudding cup. Including the cup itself. And the spoon, which appeared out of nowhere. "I don't know what to say." Simon Wai then walks into the room. "Hi." Simon Wai is a very interesting character. He is the one that found the ROM that would shake the Sonic community and cause the ripples to go and spread out, resulting in the creation of the Super Sonic Research Group, or SSRG. However, Simon Wai went into a state of missingness, but eventually returned, saying that he had just gone off to work in "real life." Now he just pops in from time to time, causing some people to wonder if there is such a place as "real life." Simon then walks out of the room. "Ugghh, my head..." "Sorry." The following conversation was spoken by Shorty and Ami. I'll let you think what you want. Perverts. Oh all right, so I have the perverted mind. But I'm not the only one, you can bet your last dollar on that. And don't tell me you spent it already. "Hi Simon," Lil says. "Oh, hi. Can you tell me if you feel something...amiss?" "Hmm........." Lil closes her eyes, trying to figure out what it is that Simon feels. She reaches out, and runs into a wall. It was a nice wall, which was painted in a rainbow. Lil couldn't help but get a warm and fuzzy feeling from the wall. It was fuzzy as well, now that she had reached out and actually touched it. Nice and fuzzy... Lil opens her eyes again. "Everything's fuzzy." "I knew it!" Simon yells out and runs from the room. Lil can't help but think that Simon is a little off-balanced. She then starts to walk away as well, but steps in a pile of fudge. "What a waste of perfectly good fudge!" Shorty and Ami walk out of the TPCG medical place. They have a smile glued on them. "When did someone glue this smile on us?" Ami asks. "I'm not sure. They could have at least aimed better, instead of hitting our foreheads." "Unless it's part of a diabolical scheme!" Simon then yells out. "Simon!" Shorty gladly states. "Shorty, we are in danger, I'm sure of it. It goes back to the beginning of our fight. It is up to us..." Simon then walks away. "Um...what?" Ami says. "I dunno." Chapter 6 Fear, Idiocity, and Shadows From the Past -or- ...I'll Probably Just Eat Pudding TL slowly opened his eyes. He could feel the cold floor against his cheek. He wasn't sure why it was cold, but he had a guess. It might be because of where he was. As he looked around, he could tell it was dark. Very, very dark. He even blinked a couple times just to make sure he wasn't still having his eyes closed. Yep, it was still dark. As he got up, he banged his head on a pipe. It caused him to stumble onto the floor again. It wasn't what he was expecting. He stuck up his arm, and then climbed up, out of the way of the pipe. He reached up, and found that the ceiling was low. No room to fly. He wished he had brought a flashlight. Even though he had no idea that he was going to be here, he decided to walk around with one from now on. That is, if he ever found one. He thought back to how he had gotten here. He had thrown a lurker. That was fun. And then he felt like he had gotten hit by a truck, without the truck present. Then he was here. How strange. As he started to walk away, he thought that he should stop thinking in past tense. "I'm sure that all of you here are excited and anticipating the arrival of my stupendous plan. Well, I have it ready to reveal to you all!" Tonic yells out to the BGUB. "Then why don't you say it already?" Andre asks. "First I must make my acceptance speech at becoming your new leader!" "Who said you were the new leader?" Cornilius asks. "Hi," SoniProw says from nowhere, and then disappears again. "Prick you!" Amy says and then also disappears. Mufasa runs in, looks around, and disappears along with SoniProw and Amy. The Sonic Project, also known as TSP, walks in with a bowl of Oatmeal, being followed by Macneilius, and then the two leave. "I'm not saying that it's a privilege to become part of this group. I don't even know if everyone here is evil or just an idiot, or maybe just lost, but hey! You gotta start somewhere, right?" "But I thought that this plan was supposed to be great and spectacular and cause everyone to win in our battle!" Andre replies. "Well, yes...but if I lose, then I can create a new group of evil- doers!" "You do know if you create such a group that we will still be in it, right?" "Grrr....let me just get on with my speech, ok?" AJ, in his office, was watching the events passing in the main hall of the BGUB through the security system. He didn't know what Tonic was thinking, but it wasn't normal, he was sure of that. He had run a scan on his life data, and found that he was in fact Tonic. However, there was something in the scan that he couldn't figure out. It was a small, unnoticeable blip, but it told him much more then his companions knew. It seemed that "Tonic" wasn't telling him something of great importance. What was it? A split between his good and evil side? A clone? He had no idea, but whatever it was caused the direct link between him and the plothole technology. AJ arises from his chair, allowing the volume of Tonic to be spread throughout the room if he ever got out of his long and boring speech. He shuffles over to his closet, and slowly opens it. Inside was the one project that he longed to complete, but could never find out the secrets. His first collaboration between himself and Andre...the PlotHole 3000. He thinks back to the nights himself and Andre spent on it, before he became a complete buffoon. It was close to completion, and with the power of the Pie Emeralds, would seem that it would be finished, but it never happened. The forces were uncontrollable, and he stopped for fear of destroying the entire planet. It was only activated once. He aimed the machine at TPCG, then the TSPG, and fired. It didn't work, because they were still attacking him. But him and his group were now much more technologically superior then in those early days. Was it possible that the machine could be completed now? What was the use, though? Now that "Tonic" had found a way to control the plotholes, there would be no reason to complete it. AJ, sad, walks back to his office chair. Sitting down, he perks up his ears, noticing that Tonic was finally telling his plan to the BGUB. What was "Tonic" telling? His plan...it was... AJ stands as "Tonic" reaches the climax of his plan. AJ realizes what he's suggesting, knowing that what is occurring here is nothing short of insane. Can "Tonic" be serious? The others must be able to tell what nonsense the plan is... "Great! When do we start?" Andre says. AJ sits down, defeated. What could he expect from the bunch he works with all the time? AJ rose up again, and slowly walks over to his old machine. "Perhaps..." AJ mumbles as he reaches for a sealed container. AJ grabs it, and brings it toward himself. Opening the top he looks inside, staring at the seven glittering jewels located within. "...I should finish it again..." Meanwhile, back at TPCG, the gang is trying to figure out what exactly Simon was blabbering about. "So, what do you think Simon was blabbering about?" Shorty asks. "Beats me. He just ran into my room and then left," Riochet says. "He told me to look out at the world. I felt something fuzzy..." Lil starts. "Something strange is going on, I can feel it!" H Mac proclaims. "We should do something about it," Edge adds in. "But what?" SonKnuck replies. "Well, it seems that it may have to do with our earlier adventures," Shorty starts, "at least, that's what it seemed like he was talking about." "We all know that Simon must have a reason for his actions. I mean, has he ever acted strangely before?" SonKnuck continues. "Well, he did disappear for that period of time without any explanation, and then returned again." "But that happens to a lot of people, right?" "Don't they usually tell someone though, especially if they intend it?" "That's enough!" Sonique yells out. "This has no bearing on anything! We know that Simon is sure of what he's talking about. We just don't know what it is he's talking about..." "Then we need to send out a squad!" Shorty proclaims. "To do what, exactly?" Edge responds. "Um...I'm not sure yet. I'll think of something, though." Suddenly, H Hog runs into the room. "Guys!" H Hog calls out, "I think something's wrong with Tonic!" "What's wrong?" SonKnuck says. Tonic then walks into the room. He seems to be in a strange trance. "Mooo....mooo.....," Tonic utters (get it, utters! Oh fine...). "The hell?" SonKnuck says. "Yes, it seems he's acting like a cow," H Hog confirms. "Hmmm.....perhaps I can communicate with him?" Riochet proclaims. "Go ahead, maybe we'll learn something of what Simon is talking about," SonKnuck suggests. Riochet goes up and listens to Tonic. After a few minutes he gets up and walks back to the table, and sits down. "So? What did he say?" Ami asks. "I don't think you want to know," Riochet responds. "Oh come on! He must've said something grand!" Seth says. "All right, but I don't think you'll like it." "Just get on with it!" SonKnuck commands in that leaderish type of voice. "He said 'I eat grass and I moo all day I'm a cow.'" "The Wiggles!" TPCG turn their heads collectively to see the source of the voice, who turns out to be David The Lurker. "Look! It's that guy!" SonKnuck yells out. "Yes, it is I, David The Lurker, ready to assist in any way," David TL says in a tone with a hint of ego. "I thought you were dead." "Well, I'm not. I was just lurking. Hence my name." "Yes, we know," TPCG groan collectively. "I saw TL leaving here. I'm guessing that someone got in a fight and now he's left for good, right?" "Yes, that's right," Shorty confirms. "Well, as I was walking here he picked me up and threw me. That hurt." "Well, I'm sure that he was just letting go of some anger," H Hog states. "Yes, but now he's gone." "Huh?" Lil says. "Yes, he's disappeared from the face of the earth." "How is that possible?" Riochet asks. "I don't know. I was unconscious at the time." "Then how do you know that he actually disappeared?" Sonique responds. "Plothole." "Oh." David TL then sits down and starts eating a pudding cup. "So, what's up?" "Oh nothing much, except that Simon is going crazy and apparently thinks that a great evil will confront us, or something like that," SonKnuck states. "That reminds me of what EShorty told me," Shorty says. "Um...what are you talking about?" Ami asks. "Shortly before I was knocked unconscious, I was contacted by EShorty, the evil version of myself from the A-SAP dimension. He told me that we may have to work together to protect the multiverse from destruction, or something like that. I wasn't entirely focused. There had been a scorpion in my pants at the time." SonKnuck stares at Shorty. "Why didn't you tell this to us sooner?" "Nobody asked." "Wait a minute...wasn't the portal sealed up by Zacs?" Seth asks. "Hey, that's right!" Sonique proclaims. "Are you sure you weren't hallucinating?" "Of course I'm sure! Unless I was hallucinating my sureness..." Suddenly, Simon Wai appears. "There were no hallucinations today, I can assure you. The evil lurking is much more powerful then I could have thought! It could affect the multiverse." "But weren't we sealed off from contact with the multiverse?" Sonique asks. "There is only one person we can go to now who can tell us what we need to know..." "And who's that?" Riochet responds. "Zac." Chapter 7 Fuzziness, Sausage, and "Mystic" Ruins The room looked old, older then time itself. It had laid hidden from the world for an unknown time, although in the natural flow it had only been a few years. The effects of the strange force surrounding it had caused it to change, transform into something unlike anything else. A million different worlds spanned across the walls, creating a collage of the universe. A air of wisdom surfaced as well, along with the smell of sausage... It would remain hidden for many more years in it's world, but only a short time in what is considered the natural flow of time... "Are you sure we have to do this?" Riochet asks as they walk through An Unnamed Forest. "Of course! It is the will of the universe!" Simon Wai states. "When did he become so mystical-magical-like?" SonKnuck asks. "Beats me," Seth responds. Riochet then stops in his tracks. "Guys, do you smell something?" "It wasn't me, I swear!" Edge says. "No, not that..." "Wait, I think I know what it is. It smells like...gingerbread..." Seven suddenly says. TPCG walk on toward the smell, and encounter a half-eaten gingerbread house. Near it is Anony, Munkee, and Mike Shaffer. "Uh...hi." SonKnuck says as he sees the three TPCGers. "Hi. We've been here for a while, just eating," Mike says. "Why?" H Hog asks. "Um...it's a long story," Munkee replies. "Why are you here, anyway?" Anony questions. "We're on one of those 'go and save the world' quests," Shorty answers. "Oh. Alright then. I'll go back to eating some more." "Ok. Well, if you wanna get up and help us save the world, that would be ok," Riochet says. Nakkurusu then walks out of the gingerbread house. "Oh, I didn't know you were part of this eating frenzy," H Hog remarks. "I'm not. I don't know how I got here." "Hm...that's strange. Why do I have a feeling that this has something to do with the evil that's going to plague us?" Lil says. "It does! It does!" Simon says, and then runs into the house, knocking himself out. "Well, that was unexpected," Shorty says. "Come on, this is not the time to focus on unconscious persons!" H Mac starts, "It's time to.." H Mac walks over to the gingerbread house. "Is it just me, or am I hungry?" H Mac says right before he starts to eat. Simon then wakes up. "Oh...who am I? Where am I?" "Oh great! He's got amnesia..." Edge says. "Wait, now I remember! I'm Simon Wai, and...hey, how'd I get here?" "Don't you remember leading us into the forest, talking about a great evil and everything?" H Mac says between bites. "No...I walked into TPCG headquarters, and then I got cold. Suddenly, I end up here." "Wait...did you feel fuzzy at any time?" Lil asks. "Just now. Why?" "That must've been what I felt! I felt the force controlling you, Simon! Of course, I don't know what impact this will have on anything at all." H Mac stops eating. "Ok, I guess we should get on our way, right?" "Where are we gong, anyway?" Simon asks. "Don't you remember anything at all from your possession?" Lil asks. "Nope. Not a thing," Simon replies. "Were going to see Zac," Shorty answers. Anony, Mike Shaffer, and Munkee all sit up. "Zac? Did you say Zac?" Anony says. "Yes. That's what I said. Zac," Shorty responds. "We saw Zac a little while back," Munkee says. "He was acting a little strange, nothing like how he did when he was our ally, or when he was our enemy." "Hmm...perhaps it has something to do with the evil?" Riochet says. "How can everything be related? Is that kitty stuck up in that tree part of the great evil scheme?" SonKnuck states. The kitty then jumps down and starts to attack SonKnuck. "I'm guessing yes," Riochet says. "Must...ow! be...owie! coincid....yeow!!!" "Strange," Shorty remarks. "So...should we go?" SonKnuck asks. "I believe that we should. If we want to get to the bottom of this," Edge responds. "Alright! Everyone get up! We're going to see Zac, weather we like it or not," Sonique commands. "I thought I was the leader..," SonKnuck mutters. "Well, I have no complaints. This comment isn't going to become some stupid subplot, believe me. Just because I'm the leader doesn't mean I need to deliver all the orders. In fact it's a relief that..." "Um, who are you talking to?" Riochet says. "I have no idea. Probably the author trying to be smart. Or just acting stupid. It's hard to tell these days." AJ, sitting at his desk looking over old schematics, calculations, strange figures and other things, was attempting to complete what could be his greatest achievement. "I must complete this, it's the only way..." The old PlotHole 3000, AJ could see, was dully glowing in the room. Inside the machine laid seven glowing emeralds. "If I can use the emeralds to help power it, it may work. The configuration was wrong the last time. If I can just update the hardware, perhaps..." The seven Pie Emeralds, out of AJ's glance, are also glowing dully, preparing for the time that they would be used as the source of power of the plothole... TL still couldn't understand how he had gotten where he was. He didn't know why he's here now, or before, or how long this will continue. "I can't be here forever," TL responds. "Not unless something happens! Bwahaha!" TL turns around in a complete circle, but can't find a thing. Just because it was pitch dark didn't mean he shouldn't be able to see what ever was acting the way it was. "Um....huh?" is all TL is able to mummer. "Don't you recognize my voice?" The mysterious person answers. "No." "Have we ever met before?" "How am I supposed to know, especially when you're keeping your identity a secret?" "Oh. Never mind then." TL wants to go away. This was the fourth time already an incident like this has happened. "Are you prepared for trouble?" "No one is allowed to say 'make it double,' for no good reason whatsoever." SonKnuck responds to Edge's comment. "Oh yeah, Team Rocket and all that. Slipped my mind. Now that urge to complete that phrase is in the air." "Yes, and I decide to claim no one to complete that phrase because I'm bored." "Make it double." "Who said that?" SonKnuck asks. "Oh well, that doesn't matter. I was about to say it anyway." "That was pointless," Mike Shaffer responds. "You came with us?" Riochet says, surprised. "I thought you three were going to stay and eat some more." "There is only so much gingerbread you can eat in one sitting," Anony says. "Everyone be quiet...," Simon suddenly says. "Are you being possessed again?" Sonique asks. "No, I just saw...that." Simon points up ahead. In the middle of the forest are the remains of Zacapolis. "Wait, I thought our old headquarters became Zacapolis!" Seth remarks. "Yeah, I nearly got killed there!" David TL responds. "How very strange...it's possible that these are the original ruins," SonKnuck states. "But wasn't that somewhere else?" Edge says. "I guess so." "I looked at the old ruins of TPCG, though, and there was no evil practices," Simon responds. "Interesting...," Lil quietly mutters. "We have no choice but to move out! Troops, let's go in!" SonKnuck yells. "Why do I have this strange feeling I should have stayed and eaten more?" Munkee says. "Why do I have this strange feeling that we are heading into danger?" Seven says. "Why do I have this strange feeling in my stomach?" David TL says. Chapter 8 Into the Ruins -or- Are All Psychics Evil? Or Just the Ones that Have A 1-900 Number? After TPCG got over the 4-second flu, they continue still, onward towards the ruins of Zacapolis. I could interrupt with some information about these ruins, and the "stunning" answers I'm going to give, but that will be revealed anyway when TPCG eventually runs into Zac. You knew that was going to happen, anyway. "So, here we are." "Yep." "And no one knows who's talking." "Yep." "And this dialogue has no meaning, right?" "Yep." "So maybe we should stop." "Yep." In a dark room, a dark figure looms in his dark shadow. Thinking about replacing the lightbulb, he hears a small siren go off. So this figure becomes brighter as he runs off into the poorly lit hallway, and becomes much brighter as he enter the adequately lighted surveillance room. Sitting down at the control panel, he brings up an image of the outside of Zacapolis. Looking at the intruders, he gives a little smirk. "So, TPCG. How did I know that they were going to appear here? I suppose I'm psychic. Perhaps I should submit my resume to Miss Cleo and see if I can get a job at her psychic line." The figure gets up and goes off to plan something evil. As if you didn't know that. "Well...this isn't a happy place, is it?" Riochet says. And rightly so. TPCG look into the desolate ruins of Zacapolis, as if a great battle had occurred here, and forever scarred the landscape around it. "These buildings...there's something strangely familiar about them..." SonKnuck mutters. "You mean, you've been here before?" Lil asks. "Almost...as if it were in another life...," SonKnuck responds. "I know what you mean, SonKnuck," Riochet answers. "Hmm..," David TL hmms as he runs off. "Um...what's he doing?" Mike Shaffer asks about David TL. "Oh, don't mind him. He's probably about to do something idiotic," Riochet answers. "Alright, if you say so." So TPCG continue on their way. "It's nearly at hand, I can feel it," AJ says as he looks over the instruments of his PlotHole 3000. "Ultimate power is soon at hand..." "What are you doing?" Andre calls out from the doorway. AJ quickly hides his work by throwing a terry-white cloth towel over it. "Um...nothing. Why do you ask?" AJ responds. "Oh, I don't know. I was bored and stuff." "Why aren't you working with your new leader, 'Tonic'?" AJ asks with a tone of disgust. "Oh, he had to go somewhere and do something. I don't know what, though." "Well, if you have nothing else to add, then just leave." "Ok." As Andre walks away, he leaves a computer disk on the table. When he finally leaves the room, AJ glances and notices it. He picks it up, studying the outside. "Strange...an unmarked computer disc left by Andre. I wonder what it could be?" AJ places the disc inside his computer, and opens up the files. As he looks, his eyes open wide. "I can't believe it! But, it's true! It's just what I needed!" "This place is still the same as it was when we entered. Dark and desolate," Riochet says out of sheer boredom. "Boredom is a crazy thing. Or something like that," Lil says. "I'm hungry," Anony says. "How could you be hungry?" SonKnuck asks. "After eating so much gingerbread?" "I don't know." "..." And so they continue on until they see what they wanted to see. Well, not necessarily wanted to see, but what they were aiming at seeing. "It's Zac!" So the gang rushes up to their former enemy and friend, Zac. All that can be seen in Zac's eyes, though, is fear. Zac then rushes away from the group, shaking as he does so. "Zac is getting away!" SonKnuck yells. "And he's acting...strange...," Sonique responds. "We said he wasn't normal," Munkee responds. "Then let's go anyway! If we don't, won't this adventure come to a screeching halt?" Shorty says. "You're right. Let's go." And so, TPCG run after Zac. They just run around, not much of excitement occurring during the chase. The chase does end up at a building, that Zac enters, and everyone notices that he went in. "Hey, Zac went in there!" everyone shouts. "Maybe we shouldn't all shout at once. We are loud when we do that," SonKnuck says. "Isn't that the point?" Shorty says. "Not when we're trying to sneak up on someone." "Oh, right." "We were sneaking?" Riochet asks. And so, TPCG walk up to the building, and open the door. As they enter, they are startled to see... "David TL! What are you doing here?" SonKnuck asks. "I was hungry, so I got some ice cream. Want some?" "Ice Cream? Here?" "I'll take some," Shorty says. "Me too!" Lil yells out. "Why not?" Edge asks. So everyone sits down and has some ice cream. "Um...how did you know this was here?" Riochet asks. "Oh, that's easy. I recognized what this place was, and I went to my favorite ice cream shop." "What are you talking about?" "I'm surprised you haven't noticed it yet. It's..." "TSPG." Everyone turns and looks at who said "TSPG," and find it's Zac. "Zac!" SonKnuck yells. "I thought that you were running away from us. Why would you come here to talk to us?" "Strange things are happening, and your group is the only one who can save this place." "But...why would you want to save it? It looks bad," H Mac says. "There is much more at stake here then just this place." Riochet gets up, and looks at the newspaper stand. Pulling out a paper, he looks at the front, and recognizes it. "This...this is the last paper issued while we were at disc.server..." "Then, it's true. This is our old headquarters. Our original headquarters. But how...?" SonKnuck asks. "It's simple. In a complicated sort of way. Come with me," Zac commands. So, grabbing their ice cream, TPCG goes off and follow Zac to find out something strange, something that may change their very existence. If it wasn't, why would I make it seem like it? Chapter 9 The Tale of A Very Different TPCG "This, as you may now know, is the former governing building of the original TSPG," Zac begins, "the place that you lived in for a long, long time. A building that even stood tall and proud after it's inhabitants left. Or rather, destroyed." "What are you talking about?" Shorty starts. "We weren't destroyed. You know that." "Yes, you weren't destroyed. But the people that lived here did. Your duplicates from a parallel existence." "A parallel existence?" Lil asks. "What...you mean from the multiverse?" SonKnuck also asks. "I thought that we were shut off completely from alternate versions of ourselves," Anony says. "Yes, that was the case. For a short while, anyhow. However, things have changed much more, and the entire existence of the multiverse is at stake. Let me take you inside, as I describe the events that took place here, and caused it's ultimate demise." Zac walks inside, and TPCG reluctantly follow. Yes, the TPCG was going inside the main building. Everything was going according to plan. Now all he had to worry about now was the terrible wedgie in his pants. "This is the main hall," Zac says. "I kinda gathered that," Shorty responds. "It's decorated with all types of Zacapolis propaganda," Munkee remarks, but not in a surprised tone. "Yes, this was also the headquarters of Zacapolis, just before the final phase of this city." Munkee decides not to tell Zac that the word "Zacapolis" is plastered on the entrance of this deserted city. Zac continues to walk around, and goes to the stairwell. "If you may, we can continue upstairs." "Why don't we just use the elevator?" SonKnuck asks. "It's out of service. No repair man will come this way." So TPCG walk up the stairs and reach the main office, still containing the TSPG table, complete with logo. "Why is this table untouched?" "When it was taken over, there was no need for this room. It was left untouched, and the leaders took control a floor down, in another office." "If I may ask, which one?" Shorty asks. "H Mac's. They couldn't resist the view of the Emerald Coast." H Mac lets a smile creep onto his face while Shorty's ego doesn't get inflated any larger then it already is. "I shall began the tale of the final hours of TSPG that once existed here," Zac begins. "It's about time!" Achoo. "Um...that wasn't exactly a very exciting tale, was it?" Sonique says. "Sorry, I've been fighting off a cold. Let me start again." The Sonic Pandemonium Gang: A Parallel Universe Sometime in the Past. The place was The Sonic Pandemonium Gang. A group that was brought together from many different circumstances, but united to create a group that they thought would last forever. In another reality, this was true. However, it would not come to pass here. "Hi, Soneec," Shorty says. "Hi." "So....what's up?" "Oh, just the usual. Samantha being annoying, Andre talking about China Land, AJ rambling on about Anti-SA. The usual." "Oh, ok." The lives of these people continued on, until a terrible cataclysm occurred. "Bwahaha! It has finally been accomplished!" AJ yells out. "What has?" Andre asks. "My creation, the PlotHole 3000!" "Oh. Wait, isn't both of our creation?" "Well, if you want to get into the specifics." "Well, now what?" "Well, we could continue to say well, or we could try it out on our greatest enemies, TSPG." "Wait, didn't we make this once before, and it failed?" Andre asks. "Yes," AJ confirms, "But I have been secretly working on it for a while now, and have finally found a way to use the existing technology we have to help us make it operational! Now we will be unstoppable!" "Oh. Ok." AJ and Andre stare at each other for some time. "Um....now what do we do?" Andre asks. "I thought you were going to say something exciting. I guess I was wrong. Might as well get on with it." AJ then initiates the programs of the PlotHole 3000. The machine charges up, and fires a concentrated blast of a plothole straight at TSPG. "Yes! It will succeed!" AJ yells out triumphantly. "Hi Riochet." "Hi Shorty." "What's new?" "Besides the plothole about to envelop us in a most likely painful experience? Nothing." "Oh. WHAT!?!?" Shorty looks up and sees the plot hole coming toward them, ready to engulf. "RUN!!!!" Shorty yells out. "Ok," Riochet says as he starts to run, "but next time, try to use less exclamation points!" Shorty and Riochet run, and meet up with the rest of the panicking TSPG. "We must be able to escape, right?" Soneec says. "I don't know. Especially with that forcefeild right infront of us." "What!?!?" TSPG then run into the shield. "Stupid plotholes...," Shorty mutters. TSPG then run around randomly in a panic-frenzy type thing. Zac, however, falls into the sewer of dic.server. "Great. Not only is my doom impending, but now I'm in the sewers," Zac says. Zac looks around, and notices a weak point in the forcefeild. "A weak point in the forcefeild! Perfect! Now all I have to do is to get the rest of TSPG and..." It was then that a wave rushed up and swept Zac out of the sewers, through the weak point, and up to the surface. "No! I must get back in!" Zac rushes up to the force field, and bangs on it's surface. "TSPG! Listen! There is a weak point! In the sewers! Get to the sewers!" However, Zac's calls went unheard, as the plothole engulfed the TSPGers, leaving the city behind. "Goodbye, cold cruel world..." Shorty mutters, "and thanks for nothing. I didn't even get to have s-" Then there was silence. "Yes! Bwahaha! Now that there is no TSPG, I will be able to achieve world domination!" AJ yells out. "I don't see the humor in it," Andre replies. Over the next few months, the former city of TSPG was turned into Anti-SA headquarters. It caused the cancellation of SA, and instead resulted in the release of Sonic X-Treme. Which wasn't that bad of a game after all. The influence of AJ and Andre soon swept the globe, until the entire planet was ruled by AJ's iron fist. Zac, the last remaining member of TSPG, soon became one of AJ's trusted allies. Those who would have become part of TPCG soon became part of AJ's highest task force, and those who would have fought for good were now fighting for evil. "Hello, Zac," AJ says. "Hello, AJ," Zac replies. "Hello, my little friend," Andre says to the wall. The special task force of AJ then marches in. "We are ready for your orders, sir," Edge says to AJ. "Yes. I want you to squash the rebellion that I hear is occurring in the southern area of the planet. Destroy their leader, Simon Wai, and make sure there is no evidence of their existence." "Yes sir!" Edge then marches out, and the rest of the group follows, but are stopped short by a call from Zac. "Come back here," Zac calls out. The group returns, along with Edge. "What is it you wish, Zac?" Edge asks. "To be witness to a new era, an era of truth and justice." "What are you talking about?" AJ asks. "What I'm talking about is how you destroyed TSPG, cold-heartedly with your plothole, and how I was the only member left surviving. How I must now revenge their deaths. "I have only entered your service for this moment. To gain your trust, so that I could control this empire." "Zac, stop this now!" "No, you should have stopped." Once AJ was thrown out of power, Zac soon became the leader of the planet. At first, he claimed that his intentions were pure, but he soon became corrupted and twisted due to the power. He soon continued the same practices that AJ did, and the planet feared him as well. "Zac has sent us here to destroy you, Simon. I suggest you come quietly, so that your pain will not be as great," Edge says as he corners Simon. "No, I won't! Not unless you listen to what I have to say." Lil then walks in. "Are you done yet? We need to get back to Zac." "I know Lil, I know, but Simon refuses to come peacefully unless we listen to his propaganda." Lil then walks up to Simon. She gives him a glaring look, then steps back. "Allow it. It should be good for a laugh." Simon walks up and hands Edge a game disc. "It's called Sonic Adventure. It's a finished version, with what I used from notes left by the Sonic Team." "Sonic Adventure? I thought it was completely destroyed, per orders of AJ, as well as Zac," Edge mentions. "Well, you thought wrong. This is what I have been fighting for. And I shall let you play this completed version of a beta I discovered." "Couldn't you find something like the Sonic 2 beta?" Edge, with trembling fingers, places the forbidden game into the console. He presses the power button, and hands the controller to Lil. "I can't play this game. I'll let you." "Thanks," Lil says sarcastically. As the FMV plays, Lil feels a strange feeling, one of great epicness. As the title screen loads, she presses the start button. As she enters the game, an experience she hasn't felt for a long time passes over her. The feeling of fun. As she continues to play, the feeling continues to spread throughout her entire being, , and then she sees the world through the eyes of Simon Wai. "Edge...we can't live like this anymore," Lil states. "What do you mean?" Edge asks. "Under the rule of Zac. This game is from a time before him. Before AJ. Back when TSPG kept rule." "You are not allowed to say that name! Remember how Zac outlawed the use of it?" "Don't you remember how he took over the world for the memory of them? We were all there." "Enough! We will take in Simon and finish the job." "No, Edge. We won't." Lil stands up and walks away from Edge. "Traitor!" Edge yells as he charges at Lil. He swings his fist, but Simon rushes in and blocks it. When the blow struck, Simon cried out in pain, and fell to the floor. "Edge! Have you..." "No, I haven't. He's mearly knocked out. Zac wished to do the honors." Lil rushes off and grabs a plunger. Swinging it, she strikes Edge, knocking him out cold. "Well, that was unexpected," Lil says. "You can say that..." Lil looks down and sees that Simon has regained consciousness. "Simon! You're ok!" "Well, besides the whole painful head thing, yeah, I'm alright." Edge then gets up, and runs out of the building. "Oh great, now I have to go get him," Lil says reluctantly. "It's ok, Lil. Play some more SA. We'll have to deal with Zac sooner or later." As the days passed, the members of Zac's squad became lesser and lesser, as Lil convinced them of the ways of SA, letting them get in touch with their TPCG sides, something that was never able to shine in this world. Eventually, all that was left was Edge, only because of the loyalty that he gained by training in the company of the grand world order ever since he lost his memory. However, it felt like there was something that he was missing, that may be filled by the promises that Lil was making... Edge always shrugged it off. Until one fateful day.. "It's time to go and show Zacapolis what we're made of," Simon says to his followers as he gets ready. "We need to show them, and the world, the wonders of Sonic Adventure. How it is a superior game to that of Sonic X-Treme. "We shall do this in the name of that great group of pro-SA adventurers, TSPG." "TSPG!" the group shouts together. Simon then beckons Lil toward him. "Are you sure you know the plan?" Simon asks. "Yes, I'm sure. We go in, do a few things, and then find whatever it is you wanted us to find." "Do you know what it is?" "Um...no. Did you tell us?" "Yes. Nearly 42 times." "Oh. What was it again?" Simon sighs. "What we need is to discover the lost plothole, the uncontrollable one that was the initial attack by AJ. We will try to gain access of one of the few remaining plotholes, and try to erase Zac and his influence forever." "But it's uncontrollable. What if something goes wrong?" "Then we shall all perish." "Oh, now I remember. I wanted to forget that little fact that we may all die horrible deaths from the plothole." Lil then walks away to rally the troops. Simon just stands, contemplating the decision to go ahead and try to use the plothole. For some reason, he felt that something terrible was going to happen to him. Zac sat atop the capitol building of his capital city, Zacapolis. He was looking over everything, seeming to go on the normal usual way. However, he knew that things were not going as they seemed. He knew that his rule was being threatened by Simon Wai and his group of freedom fighters, and how they had taken away his greatest fighters, and turned them toward the ways of SA... SA. He had once looked forward to that game. After the Sonic Team were forced to go into hiding once AJ took over, though, he thought that the game was completely destroyed. It now seemed that it wasn't, after all. But was this to mean to his empire? Zac walks into his room and lays down on his bed, to think. "Ebenizer..." a disembodied voice begins. "Wrong story," Zac calmly says. "Oh, sorry." Zac tries to drift into sleep, but can't. It was then that he saw them. "Zac, look what you've done!" Zac bolts up, and stares in disbelief. It was the members of TSPG. Or rather, their spirits. "What the...the ghosts of TSPG have come to haunt me! No!" "Relax, we're not dead," Soneec says. "You're not?" "No, we're just stuck in some strange plothole void," Shorty adds. "Well...what do you want to say?" Zac asks. "We're here to say that you're an idiot. Why did you take over AJ's empire, in our name, and go and just do what he was doing?" SonKnuck says. "That was just stupid," Riochet completes. "I don't know, it just seemed like a good idea at the time," Zac replies. "Well, your order is about to collapse. You do know that, right?" "No! I won't allow it!" "Don't you remember what you were?" Soneec says. "What?" "You are a TSPGer. Or at least, you were. The Zac we knew would not allow this to continue. He would embrace the completed SA, and allow the Sonic Team to return out of hiding." "Wha...What? SA is completed?" "Finished by Simon Wai from the leftover notes of Sonic Team. Didn't you know?" SonKnuck replies. "I had no idea..." "Well, we better be going." The members of TSPG then disappear, leaving Zac alone to his thoughts. "How are we going to get inside?" Lil asks Simon. "Well, we could try the front door." "Oh." Simon, Lil, and the rest of Neo-TSPG enter the headquarters of Zacapolis. Strangely enough, noone seems to care. "Alright, what we have to do is go to the now abandoned TSPG member quarters. We will find our way to Riochet's room, and find the plothole," Simon says. "How will we know which room is Riochet's?" Lil asks. "By the smell of sausage." "Sausage?" "Sausage." They enter the stairwell (because the elevator was out of service) and go to the abandoned TSPG living quarters. When they emerge on the floor, they are amazed by it's state, nearly untouched since the incident. The ego-riffic signs still in place. The Sonic games strewn about. The imported Dreamcasts still having that new smell. And of course, the toilet paper was still on the roll. "Yes, we're almost there! Almost at the point of the plothole!" "Not so fast, Simon," a mysterious voice answers. Neo-TSPG quickly face the source of the noise, and see that it is Edge. "Edge!" they all yell together. "Yes, it is I." For a few minutes, nothing happens. Zac couldn't believe it. The plan that he had heard from Edge's communicator...of Simon attempting to use the abandoned plothole. He had examined the calculations that Simon presented, and realized a fatal flaw. It would not just destroy him and his empire, but everyone else on the planet. Perhaps it was a fitting way to let everything end. To let the plothole destroy what it had created. It was then that he received the package. Sonic Adventure. Edge stares at the group of Neo-TSPGers. He recognizes them all. Anony, Munkee, Mike Shaffer, Lil, Seth, TL, Seven, Ami, and so many more. They were once his allies, but now they were his greatest enemies. Right? Zac had turned off his Dreamcast. He couldn't believe what he had just played. A game that could have changed the face of the world... Zac now knew that hope could not die. He had to go and save his planet, and change it from the evil place it was now, to a place where Sonic the Hedgehog could truly be seen in his finest hour, Sonic Adventure. Not only that, though, but he had to save Neo-TSPG. He couldn't let them suffer the same fate that his former friends encountered. Zac grabs the nearby radio transmitter, and attempts to contact Edge. "Edge? Can you hear me? Stop your attack! Don't destroy the Neo-TSPGers!" Silence. "Oh great, the radio must be dead! Now what am I supposed to do?" The visions of TSPG then reappear. "What do you think you have to do, Zac?" Soneec asks. "Um...I don't know." Soneec slaps her forehead. "You have to go yourself and stop him." "Oh." Zac gets up and run out of the room. The images of TSPG remain, however. "So, anyone up for an expresso?" "Edge!" "What?" "Are you going to do anything?" Edge stars at the source of the voice, Lil. She was right. Was he going to do anything? "I'm here...to destroy you," Edge mutters. Edge then lifts up a laser gun and fires it around the hallway. The Neo-TSPG members quickly move out of the way, hiding behind various objects. I would describe them, but it would be too boring to mention. "Edge! Stop this foolishness! Do you want to destroy us all?" Simon yells out. Edge stopped. Did he? Edge steps forward, over to Riochet's room, led by the smell of sausage. He opens the door. Glancing over to Neo-TSPG, he said a simple phrase that put everyone to ease. "Let's get started." Zac ran up the stairs of the capitol building of his city to find the lost quarters of TSPG. He knew where they were, but he only hoped he wasn't too late. If he was... He didn't want to think about it. In fact, he didn't want to think at all. Simon worked feverishly on the machine to control the plothole. At first he had been in awe of the power that was in front of him, of the sheer brilliance of the plothole. But now all he was focused on was to finish this project. From what intelligence told him, Zac was heading up here, most likely to stop his project. He wouldn't allow it. Especially now that Edge had become part of the resistance. If he could change, anyone could. However, the machine refused to work. All that Simon could do was to continue working on it. Edge then entered the room. "Any luck?" Edge asks. "Sorry, nothing. I don't know what's wrong," Simon answers back. "Well, I do have one idea." "What's that?" "Perhaps you can only control it from the inside." "The inside? But that would mean..." "Yes. I know." Simon doesn't know what to say. He finds that he needs not worry of adding anything, as Edge interrupts the silence. "I'll go." Zac finally makes it up to the TSPG living quarters. He curses his lack of exercise, and enters. He was confronted with many hot-headed gun-toting Neo-TSPGers. "Um...hi." The Neo-TSPGers just stand there. "I need to talk to Simon right away!" Zac yells out. "He doesn't know what he's about to do!" "To end your reign?" someone says. "Not that, he's going to destroy us all! The calculations he has made will not result in my destruction, but everyone else's as well!" "What?" Everyone turns to the source of the voice. It was Simon Wai. "Please explain," Simon begins. Edge prepared himself for what may be his greatest mission ever. To save the world, to show it Sonic Adventure. Of course, it could also be his final mission. Strapping the machine onto himself, he walks up to the plothole. "For The Sonic Pandemonium Gang, and truth everywhere, may tyranny fall!" The door to the room then bursts open. "Edge! Stop what you're doing!" Zac yells out. "Never again will I listen to you, Zac," Edge says as he falls into the plothole. "No!" "So Andre, what's up?" "Nothing much Cornilius, except for that large plothole about to engulf us. "Oh. WHAT!?!?" The uncontrollable plothole engulfed the entire planet, causing the place to fall into an unknown dimension, the fate of it's citizens to be unknown...for the time being. Chapter 10 This Chapter is Important! Really! -or- Pointlessness Abound! The Perfect Chaos Gang: The Universe that this story started out in, Present day. "...When the plothole engulfed the planet, it caused this place, this abandoned Zacapolis, to appear here," Zac finishes. "So...are you the Zac from that world?" Munkee asks. "No, I am the one that you have known for some time. I found out about the history of this place from records and also surveillance camera tapes." "So...why were you acting so strange?" Anony replies. "Because if I was acting normally, would you have trusted me to come to this place?" TPCG agrees to themselves that they would not have done so. "So now, I have gathered you here to help me, and the multiverse." "Wait...does anything that you just told us have to do with the mission?" Shorty asks. "Well...the story itself? No." "What!?!" Sonique screams as she grabs Zac by the neck. "Do you mean that you just had us listen to that story that took up nearly 10 pages just so that we would know why this place was here?! Wouldn't have been easier to just say it was from a parallel universe!?!" she continues as she was shaking Zac. "Well...the same fate could happen here," Zac chokes out. "What?" Sonique says as she lets go of Zac. "When the evil version of TPCG came here awhile back, EShorty's master plan was not just for takeover, but for destruction. To destroy every universe until his was the only one left. However, when you foiled that plan, he soon found out that it was impossible, and that the only way to wipe out everything else was to also destroy himself in the process." "You know, EShorty did contact me through my bedroom mirror," Shorty says. "Really? What did he tell you?" "Something about how the multiverse was at stake and stuff. I was tired, and my ego needed some boosting, so I kinda phased out at parts." "So he didn't tell you how he came here beforehand?" "No...why would he?" "Wait a minute," SonKnuck interrupts, "We always assumed it was by the use of some machine...was it?" Zac knows now that he can't keep the secret anymore. "No, SonKnuck. At least, not in the sense that you have perceived it." "Then how?" "By a plothole." "A plothole?" Edge asks. "Yes, a plothole." "But...how?" Riochet asks. "In your universe, AJ once tried to conquer you by using the 'PlotHole 3000'. However, it was unsuccessful. It was thought that the plothole was never even created. In the universe that EShorty came from, though, the 'PlotHole 3000' was completed. It was created by their version of Tonic the Hedgehog." "Wait, am I evil there?" Tonic asks. "You were when it was created, but when you turned forces here, so did your counterpart, who stole the PlotHole 3000 and brought it to the GGUB. When you switched back to TPCG here, Tonic, so did your counterpart. But instead of going to A-SAP, he used the machine to break the barrier between the two worlds." "But...Tonic wasn't here when we encountered our evil counterparts!" Shorty proclaims. "Yeah, and he wasn't even with them in the battle!" Riochet answers. "That is true. Tonic chose to remain in his own world, knowing that his counterpart did not yet meet up with TSPG." Something then strikes SonKnuck. 42 unsharpened pencils. Once they fall down, though, he suddenly realizes the importance of what Zac just said. "What do you mean he broke the barrier?" SonKnuck asks. "Yes, ETonic has now arrived here in our universe. He has already taken over the BGUB and also has with him the PlotHole 3000." "That's not good, is it?" Nakkurusu says. "I would think not," Seven replies. "ETonic is oblivious to one fact, though. That the PlotHole 3000 that was made here did cause a plothole to be made. It is uncontrollable, and has reached immense size." "That's what you meant by this place could suffer the same fate," Sonique says. "Yes. The plothole is infact growing where it was in the now lost world this relic came from. The ruins of disc.server, in Riochet's room." "Too bad you won't live to see it." TPCG, as well as Zac, quickly turn around to confront the source of the voice. "It's...it's...that person that we've been identifying as ? for so long!" Ami yells out. "And the twins of Samantha and Potato Man, Apple and Cherry!" ? just starred menacingly, knowing that his name, and heritage, have been revealed in a previous story, but wants the suspense to try and build as TPCG finally find out the secret that he's been hiding from everyone except Shorty. "So, Shorty...did you tell them yet?" ? says. "Tell us what?" Ami asks. "Um....about how I do stuff and stuff?" Shorty says. "No, fool," ? says. "About my past. Of who I am." "What's he talking about?" SonKnuck asks. Shorty justs stands with a blank look on his face. Most people don't seem to notice (since it's not uncommon of him to have such looks), and so they stare back. "It is time that I reveal who I am," ? begins. "My name is Jorgen, and I am the son of Miss Zocy and Shorty!" "Jorgen? What kind of a name is Jorgen?" SonKnuck asks. "That doesn't matter!" Jorgen says. "It was my mother's idea. She didn't want 'George' or 'John' so she gave me 'Jorgen,'" "Wait a minute...how could you be the child of Shorty?" Riochet asks. "He is lying, right?" Ami asks Shorty. "Um...well, you see....it's kinda hard to explain..." "I'll be willing to explain, TPCG," Jorgen says. "Oh no, not another flashback!" Sonique yells out. The Sonic Pandemonium Gang Sometime during the PAFF (Excerpted from part 10 by Shorty himself): Riochet: Hey it's S Zac and he's brought a friend along. Super Zac: Hi guy's. Guess what.....I'm cured. All: Huh? Super Zac: And I brought a friend along. Miss Zocy: Hey all you Sonic guys. Shorty: (Start's drooling) What's your name sweet cheeks? Miss Zocy: Miss Zocy. H.Mac: Please to make your aquantons Zocy Shorty: F*** off Mac she's mine! H.Mac: MINE!! Shorty: MINE!! Ultra_Mike: There something fishy going on around here.... Shorty: (Trying to kiss Zocy) Nonsense Mike your over reacting! Riochet: I wanna kiss Zocy!! H.Mac; Not before I do! mecha t: No me! Rlan: MEEEEE!! (Shorty and Zocy sneak off while the rest apart from Soneec fight, Soneec is sighing) (Earth- 13:05 GMT) Shorty: Well Zocy what do you do for a job? Zocy: I am a um...... student at.......ummm.... Shorty; It doesn't matter. Zocy: You know you're quite charming.... Shorty: (Blushes) Oh not really..... Zocy: What kind's of girl's do you like? Shorty: Well......Um...... Zocy: Girl's that do this.....(Kisses him) Shorty: fadert3sxhukm90@@krc321¬¬!!! Zocy: (Pulls him down into a bush) Come to bed..... (SonKnuck see's a bush rocking back and forth) SonKnuck: Helloooooo? What have we here? Shorty: Ahhhhhh!! SONKNUCK!! Miss Zocy: Who's there sugar lips? (See's SonKnuck) Ahhhh! Hisssss!! (Zocy runs off) Shorty: I scored! I scored! SonKnuck: (Frozen to the spot)....Nanggggggggg? Shorty: Isn't it wonderful? SonKnuck: (Pulling him self together) Shorty get prepared for a shock. (30 seconds later) Shorty: (Starts puking) Bleahhhhhhh!! SonKnuck: Gross! Gross! Shorty: Get home, Get clean, wash. SonKnuck: I pity you. Shorty: (Pukes again) (Shorty walks in) Riochet: what happened to you and where's Zocy?! Shorty: I (Starts whispering) Riochet:.......HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH HA!! mechatails: What is it Rio? Riochet: (Starts whispering)....HA!!HA!!ha!! SHORTY HAD SEX WITH A CLONE OF ZAC!! Everyone but Shorty & SonkNuck:HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAA HAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHAHHAHAHAH!! The Perfect Chaos Gang: Present Day. Again. "Oh, I guess that all slipped my mind," SonKnuck said. "I thought it was a drug induced dream of some sort, with all the changes in plot and such," Sonique replied. "I remember as it if were yesterday," Riochet says. "We were all going crazy because we just experienced a bunch of events that made no sense. Then, Shorty was going through some strange psychic premonitions... The Sonic Pandemonium Gang: Sometime During the PAFF (Excerpted from part 29 by Riochet!) Shorty:NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soneec:What? Shorty:MY CHILD!! IT'S BORN!! Riochet:You're still going crazy about that? (At the SSUB/BGUB) Miss Zocy:AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! (At our heroes) Shorty:AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! !!!! SecMan:STOP YELLING!!!!!!!!!!! (At enemies) Miss Zocy:AHHHHHHHHHHHH...ooh. Cornelius:IT'S OUT!!! MissZ (Miss Zocy):I'll name him: (Loud honking noise, so no one but our enemies can hear) All but MissZ:*GASP!* (At our heroes) Shorty:IT'S OUT!!!!!! IT'S BORN!!!! David TL:Uhoh. This is not going to be pretty. mechatails:Are we having beef for dinner? All but mechatails:SHUTUP!!!! mechatails:OKAY!!! Sorry! Jeez. If I ran Sonic Pandemonium.... The Perfect Chaos Gang: Yes, it's still the Present Day. "Oh, I guess he was acting like that," SonKnuck remembers. "How did you know what was going on at the BGUB?" Shorty asks. "I'm guessing it was a plothole." Riochet suggests. "Fine with me." "I wasn't here at the time all that happened," Ami says, "So I guess there is no real reason to get upset." TPCG calmly agree. "What?!?!" Jorgen yells out. "I've been keeping this secret for who knows how long, expecting it to make your trust in Shorty to become null, and for me to destroy you all! And all I hear is that no one cares about it!?!?!?" "Sorry, chap, but they're my friends," Shorty says. "It was a time when we were young, and everyone makes mistakes when they're young." "Yeah Jorgen," Riochet says. "If you want, we can laugh at Shorty again. Would that make you feel better?" "Yeah...it would." So everyone laughs at Shorty again, just to cheer up Jorgen. "So...are you alright?" SonKnuck asks. "Yeah...I guess so." "And I'm guessing you want to destroy us all?" Lil asks. "Yep, it's part of the whole evil gig." "Yeah, I know," Tonic says. "From experience." "So maybe you should run for your lives or something." "Yeah, we haven't had one of those running-from-evil things for, what, two days?" Shorty asks. "More like three," SonKnuck replies. "RUN!!!" So TPCG and Zac run away from Shorty's son, Jorgen. "Apple, Cherry, let's go get them," Jorgen commands his minions. "k" "And don't forget the whipped cream..." About now you may be thinking about what has happened to TL, and what he's gotten into. Well, he's encountered 12 new voices, as well as a banana. He hasn't eaten it yet, but he will start when we get back to him. Now, on to something else. AJ was working feverishly on his computer terminal. He was imputing the final sequences to complete his PlotHole 3000, to allow it to become operational, to reclaim his place as leader of the BGUB. "So...you really think you were doing this in secret, AJ?" AJ spins around from his work, and looks at the source of the voice. Unsurprisingly, it was ETonic. "ETonic!" "So...you found out my secret. From Andre, no doubt. I knew I couldn't trust him." "You fiend," AJ begins, "I can't believe that even you would stoop so low as to attempt what you are going to attempt!" "It would be impossible to accomplish if the group here wasn't complete and total idiots." "Enough! I know these people more then you! Sure, they may act insane at times...ok, all the time...but that doesn't mean that I would use them, risk their lives, just to accomplish my own goals!" "What are you talking about? You do that all the time!" "Oh. Right." "You are just mad that you haven't made anything like I have before. Well, in order to make sure you don't interfere anymore, I'll just have to destroy your PlotHole 3000." ETonic walks up slowly to AJ, poised to destroy his work. AJ then frantically smacks the console of his machine. In a flash, he's gone, along with the PlotHole 3000, leaving ETonic alone. "NOOO!!!!!!" Tonic screams to himself. Chapter 11 Run! Run While You Still Can! "Well...this is exciting," TL mumbles as he continues to stumble around in the dark. He already found a knapsack, along with four apples and an orange, to go with the banana. TL, feeling hungry, pulls out the banana, and peels off the peal, ready to eat. Throwing the peel behind him, he takes a bite. "Ooof!" TL scrambles around, not knowing what to do. Who was behind him? Why had he talked? Should he stay where he was? Or run as fast as he could, as if he were the Gingerbread Man? "Who in the world would leave a banana peal in the middle of a dark hallway?" a voice calls out. "Who goes there?" TL calls out, in a sudden burst of courage he regretted a second after. "Why...um..." "Well?" "That doesn't matter right now. What matters is who you are." "Why should I tell you?" "Because this dialogue will soon cause the readers to get bored out of their skull." "Readers? What readers?" The mysterious voice then lights a candle, causing his mysterious figure to appear. It was humanoid, with a dark clock covering his entire body. "My name is unimportant in the grand scheme of things," the figure starts. "What does matter is your purpose here." "I don't know why I'm here," TL begins. "All I did was, in a fit of rage, throw a lurker, and suddenly I arrive here." "A lurker, huh? What's his name?" "David. David The Lurker." "Hmmm...I might know him. Hard to say. Who are you?" "TL. TL Kidnoyle." "TL? From what sector are you from?" "I don't know. I was just walking toward the Moogle Cavern t-" "From where?" "TPCG. And stop interrup-" "And you came here why?" "I DON'T KNOW WHY!!!! CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND ME!?!?!" "Sector 42?" "Grr..." The figure then opens a door, which emits a brilliant light, and he pushes TL inside. "Hey, wha-" "Have fun!" the figure calls out. "How much longer do we have to run?" H Hog calls out. "Not much longer. Just until we reach the border of the city," Zac says. "And that will just make them stop chasing us?" "A plothole was scheduled to envelop the city in a matter of minutes, most likely taking us to places unknown." "What!?!" SonKnuck calls out. "Why didn't you tell us this before?!" "I didn't think it was necessary to worry you." "..." "I do have a spare plothole. I'll just throw it into our path..." "Wait!" Riochet calls out. "How do you know that we'll be-" Fwish. "-safe?" TPCG emerges infront of the half-eaten Gingerbread House. "Who knew?" Anony says. "What!?!?! Who has eaten my house!?!" an old woman calls out. "We better leave," Munkee says. "You don't want to get on her bad side." "Who is she, anyway?" Shorty asks. "Oh, some woman who lives here. She told us to watch her house while she went to do some stuff," Mike Shaffer replies. "You do realize that this house in An Unnamed Forest is most likely taken from a certain fairy tale?" "Oh. Maybe." "Run!" Zac calls out. So they run. Again. When they stop, they emerge in a clearing, facing the desolate Zacapolis. Suddenly, a bright flash engulfs the city, and when the flash ends, the city is gone as well. "Do you think that Jorgen, Apple, and Cherry were still there?" SonKnuck asks. "Hard to say...," Simon answers back. "Anyone up for some ice cream?" Anony asks. "Not when the fate of the world is at stake!" Zac exclaims. "But I'm hungry too," Lil states. TPCG then agree to themselves that they are hungry. "How much can you possibly eat in one day?" Zac asks. "You don't want to know," SonKnuck says. "To the secret base!" Sonique calls out. "We're going to knock you unconscious, Zac," Riochet says. "For security purpose. Lil?" "Yes?" "Would you care to do the honors?" "Why certainly..." "Wait, don't I get a say in t-" Zac says before he's knocked unconscious. "Moo." Chapter 12 Insanity is Free, Right? "So, what's with Tonic?" Seth asks. "He keeps on switching personalities between himself and a cow," Shorty responds. "Yeah, Riochet's the only one who can communicate with him," Ami continues. "He's trying to convince him he's not a cow, but he won't believe him," H Mac says. "Oh. Did he try the whatchamacalit?" "Yes. He wouldn't eat the candy bar." Riochet then walks into the room. "Any luck?" H Mac asks. "Nope. All he said was 'I eat green grass and I give white milk I'm a cow.'" "Oh." Tonic then walks into the room. "So, what's shakin'?" He is given blank stares. "Did I do the cow thing again?" "Yep," H Mac says. "You did it again." "Oh. Well...does anyone have a pudding cup?" Zac groggily woke up. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around the room he was in. It was dark, with a ray of sunlight shining in from a window. The light didn't help much, though, because he couldn't tell what was inside the room at all. He tried to get up, but found that he was stuck to the chair he was sitting in. "Hello?" Zac yells out, in light of his situation. "Oh. You're awake. Sorry about the darkness. Shorty should be here soon with a light bulb." Shorty walks in, gives Seven a lightbulb, and then she screws it in, allowing the light to go on. "Wow...this is nice," Zac mutters as he looks around. "Yeah, this is my happy-happy fun-fun room," Shorty says. "It's where I have happy-happy fun-fun." What was in this room exactly? Too many things. In fact, to describe it would take a while. Alright, I'm just too lazy to actually give it a description. "Be careful of the 20-foot 'ego' statue I made," Shorty says. Zac, Shorty, and Seven walk out of the room. They enter a poorly lit hallway. As they reach the end, they emerge into the main hall of TPCG. "It's Zac!" Lil yells out, for no particular reason. "Who's back?" Anony asks. "What about my back?" Munkee says. "Who sat on a tac?" Nakkurusu asks. "Tic-Tac's? Where?" SonKnuck questions. "I'll have a Tic-Tac, thanks," Riochet answers. "Attack!" Edge yells out. "Who has a Big Mac?" Mike Shaffer says. "Old MacDonald? Where? He owes me money." H Mac affirms "Free money? Where?" Seth wonders. "Who isn't wearing anything?" H Hog wonders aloud. "STOP!!!" Zac yells out. "Now I know why I left this place. Too much...insanity." "And the BGUB are better?" Shorty questions. "Good point," Zac remarks. AJ got up with a start. He looked around himself. It was dark. Too dark. And quiet. Too quiet. "Hello?" AJ calls out. No answer. He reaches out for his PlotHole 3000. He can't find it. "No! My PlotHole 3000! Could it have possibly fallen into a plothole itself, taking with it the power to create plotholes at will, along with the seven Pie Emeralds?" "Not exactly." AJ quickly turns around. Of course, in the dark, turning around quickly is pointless, especially when the voice seems to be coming from all around. "What is it you want?" AJ asks. "Nothing, really. I'm just here to be...shall we say..." A moment passes by. "Yes?" AJ asks. "Sorry. Couldn't think of anything witty to say." "Who are you, anyway?" "I am...well, I don't know, really. Not anymore that is. I used to know. Really, I did. I used to be a normal man, in another form, living a normal life. Until one day..." "NOOO!!! NOT A FLASHBACK!!!" His name was Scott. Scott Tomahama. He didn't know why he had Tomahama as a last name. His parents had the surname of Kichikichi. And his grandparents? Well, let's not get into that. The world he came from did not have TPCG, in any form. Thus, there was no BGUB. In fact, this world was similar to many, many other worlds, where the dominant species was humans, and furries were mearly a concept. Now, Scott was busy one day working on a machine. A very average- looking one at that. It was programmed, however, to have the ability to transport anyone to any point in time. A time machine. A machine to, well, look at time. The process to complete such a task was long and hard, and encountered much criticism. It wasn't thought possible, until someone banged their head onto the dashboard. Then suddenly, it all came clear, and thus the time machine was born. In it's first trial run, though, something terrible went wrong. Scott's assistant, Tom the Willy-Boy, was surfing the web at the time. He had stumbled onto a furry site, and was reading a piece of self- insertion fanfiction. When told to insert the final programming into the time machine, he accidentally added the site, and fanfiction, into the programming as well. Scott felt that because he created the machine, that he should also be the one to test it. If it was to fail, he didn't want the blood to be on his hands. When he began operations, he entered the classic date of a classic moment, which has yet to be determined. Unknowingly to him, these were also the coordinates to another universe. The self-insertion fanfiction had caused the time machine to transform into a multiverse transportation unit, allowing him to transverse the paths to other universes. The coordinates brought him to a world inhabited by furries, and the fiction caused him to transform into a furry himself. Not knowing what was going on, he hardly had time to think when he saw a screaming crowd coming toward him. This crowd, he would later find out, were TSPG, in a universe where they had met their end from the hands of a plothole. During the time he was stuck with them, he learned about their culture, and soon was able to navigate a simple machine to view other universes, and was able to find places where TSPG survived, and in turn became TPCG. Wanting to join another place where he didn't have to live in a plothole, he began construction on another multiverse transportation unit. He worked on the project in secret, to not cause any false hopes in TSPG, in case the machine failed. It was when he found out about the impending doom to befall the world that TSPG had come from, Scott had no time to gather anyone else, and thus subjected himself to transportation. The process did not go as planed, because of where he had been living his life as a furry: a plothole. The location he went to had been a void, a place where noone else had access to. At least, not intentionally. So, Scott allowed his mind to wander, to traverse the multiverse, to gain knowledge of the worlds that he had never seen before. During his time, his body began to change. To the eye, it was the same since his transformation to a furry. In the inside, though, he soon became used to the environment around him. He adapted to learn and grow. He became a child of the plothole. Thinking that all hope of him being freed from the void had disappeared, he came across AJ, working on the PlotHole 3000. He was able to manipulate where the other side of the plothole was going to go when AJ fled from ETonic, and thus brought him to the void that he had been living in. "...and that is my story." AJ just stared. "I don't get it. You do know who you are. You're Scott." "Yes, in another life I was Scott. But what about now? Being a child of the plothole?" "You're still Scott." Scott groaned. "Why do you need me to free you from this place, anyway? If you're a child of the plothole, can't you just bring yourself to anyplace you desire?" "In this void, my control is limited. I was lucky to find you and your machine, something that is able to control plotholes. I only have influence, and was able to use it to bring you here." "Oh. So....can I leave? It's boring here, and I still have to conquer the world." "Of course. Create two plotholes. I will leave in one, and you will go to another." So, AJ creates two plotholes. Scott leaves in one, and AJ, with his machine, enters the other. Chapter 13 This is A Placeholder I was going to write something intelligent here, but that was stolen. Sorry. Chapter 14 Ok, So Some Insanity Isn't Free David The Lurker entered his quarters, thinking about the past day's events. So, TPCG had been chosen to go and save the world. Again. To save it from a force that could wipe out all of existence. An unstable plothole. Plotholes...plotholes...something was nagging at the back of his mind. Where had he seen a plothole? Where had it appeared suddenly, and not disappeared? He couldn't remember. David TL, mad at himself, goes and sits down at his desk. Looking down, he sees a book. "Hey, a book. I don't remember it being here before, though..." David TL picks it up, and reads the cover. "So, You're A Lurker, Huh?" David then noticed another book underneath it. "How To Enlarge Your Ego." "I can't believe this! How could he have gotten away!?" ETonic was screaming at the top of his lungs, mad that AJ had gotten away. "Look here, it happens to the best of them," Andre says as he try's to comfort him. "Why are you talking? It was you who gave AJ the necessary program to operate his PlotHole 3000, and my secret of being ETonic from the A-SAP universe, to him!" "Oh. You know about that?" Andre says. "Grrr..of course I do! Why else would I be bringing it up?" "Lucky guess?" "Shut up! It is obvious that you know too much of my plan, and what it could do. Well, at least part of you brain does. That is why I must eliminate you from my plans. I shall have to use a plothole, to end you..." "Oh, c'mon now, what else could I do?" "OOOOOOOOOOOO" Samantha cries out. "And would someone tell those two to stop doing...that....and get them out to the front of the room I'm currently in?" "Sure thing," Cornilius says as he goes into Samantha's and Potato Man's room. "And don't even think about joining in right now! I need you all here!" "Oh poo," Cornilius says. So Samantha, Potato Man, and Cornilius come out of the room. Jolt also bounces from somewhere, though from where remains to be seen. "Now listen up!" ETonic begins. "You have all been brought here to listen to what I have to say. This person, Andre Dirk, has assisted to the work of the arch-traitor, AJ." "When did he become a traitor?" Amy asks. "That is not important! What is important is that you must all follow me, or else meet with terrible consequences." "What kind of consequences?" Cornilius asks. "Oh the usual. Painful torture, death, watching Teletubbies..." "Teletubbies! Oh the humanity!" "Hey, what's wrong with the Teletubies?" Hougan asks. The BGUB stare at Hougan, not because he was supporting Teletubies, but because for some unknown reason, he didn't enlonganate his words. Suddenly, a plothole appears. "A plothole!" Andre exclaims. "What? Did someone activate my machine?" ETonic yells out. "i dnt thnk!!!" Samantha says, which means "I don't think so." AJ then steps out of the plothole. "AJ!" ETonic exclaims. "So, we meet again." "Yes, and I'm taking Andre with me." "I'm afraid I can't allow that, because I have to destroy you both. Activate the plothole!" Samantha runs over to the plothole machine and strikes a few buttons. The plothole that is created does not go to Andre or AJ, but instead to Samantha. "You idiot!" ETonic exclaims to Samantha. "Did you really expect anything less?" AJ replies. The plothole envelops Samantha, but it does not destroy her. Instead, it suspends her body in the air, placing her in a cocoon. "SAmnthaPIE!!!" Potato Man yells out, which means, "Samantha! Pie!!!!" "What the...?" ETonic says. "C'mon Andre, let's get out of here," AJ says. "But don't you want to know what will happen to Samantha?" "And get captured? I'd rather not." AJ activates his PlotHole 3000 and opens up another plothole. "Get them!" ETonic yells out. Potato Man, Cornilius, Jolt, and Amy all run ahead, but knock into each other, falling into a heap on the floor. "Until we meet again," AJ says before disappearing with Andre. "I'll destroy you all, just you wait..." ETonic says to himself. TL wakes up groggily yet again. He looks around his surroundings. He is in a small room with a bed and a dresser. He attempts to get up, but finds that he is strapped down. "Oh great. Wherever I was sent when that insane...whatever he was ....found me, it can't be good." The door then opens up. TL recognizes him. "Zac?" TL looks at Zac's hand, and finds that he is holding a laser gun. "Who are you, and who has sent you?" Zac says as he raises up the gun. TL sighs. It just hasn't been his day today. Zac sat down at TPCG's table, with the rest of the members. He knew that the time was almost upon them. Where the fate of all creation would be at stake. "My fellow living beings, lend me your ears!" Zac proclaims. "Do you have a plan?" SonKnuck asks. "Well...not exactly. I just wanted to call the meeting to order." "But that's my job." "Oh. Alright." Riochet then stands up. "I think the first order of business should be to offer more funds to my own use, to upgrade my room, buy a few more games, and of course update the living quarters for all the chickens and the cows." SonKnuck interrupts. "Now is not the time, Riochet. The fate of the world, nay, the universe, is at stake." "Yes, but my funds are just as important!" "..." Suddenly, Edge vanishes. "Edge!" Everyone yells out. Edge emerges into a desolate, rocky area. Glancing at his arms, he realizes that he has transformed into a Super Saiyan, although he had no memory of transforming at all. From the sky emerges some sort of giant creature, unknown in the eyes of Edge. However, he has a sense that whatever it is is threatening enough to fight. "I don't know what you are, but I won't let you threaten the universe!" Then, H Hog disappears. "H Hog!" H Hog falls from an incredible distance, then lands on a raft in the middle of a carbonated ocean. "Where am I?" H Hog says to himself. H Hog reaches his hand into the ocean, scoops up some of the liquid, and tastes it. "Huh? This tastes like...7-UP." "What's going on?" SonKnuck hollers at Zac. "How am I supposed to know?" Simon then shrinks down and goes out of view. "Simon!" Everyone yells out. Lil walks over to Simon's seat, and picks up a cartridge. On it is the words "Simon Wai Beta." "Simon's a..." Riochet mutters. "Beta," Lil completes. She puts the cart onto the table. "It must be the plothole." Suddenly, a plothole opens up in the room. Out of it comes AJ and Andre. "AJ and Andre! Capture them!" Sonique yells out. "Wait!" AJ yells out. No one listens. AJ and Andre are both attacked and knocked to the floor. "Waitaminute...," Shorty says as he picks up the PlotHole 3000. "Don't touch that!" AJ yells out. "Why not?" "It's extremely dangerous! It could wipe you out of existence!" "Then it should be destroyed," Seth says. "No! It may be the only tool to save the entire multiverse!" AJ screams out. The room goes silent. "What...is this?" SonKnuck asks while pointing to the machine. "I think I know," Zac says as he walks up to AJ. "This is the PlotHole 3000, isn't it?" "The PlotHole 3000?!?!" TPCG exclaim together. "Yes, it is," AJ confirms. "I was able to complete it after ETonic arrived, with some help from Andre." "I'm not completely out of it!" Andre confidently explains. "Wait, what about Edge, H Hog, and Simon?" Shorty begins, "isn't it possible that AJ and Andre were the ones that created the plotholes that sent them wherever?" "Not even I'm stupid enough to try and take over the world when the entire multiverse is at stake," AJ claims. "How can we be so sure?" Sonique asks. "I believe that they are telling the truth," Zac says. "But we're not exactly comfortable with you around, either," Riochet reminds Zac. "Hey, I could have just let you been destroyed, allowing me to save my own behind!" "Enough with the bickering!" Lil shouts out. "We need to work together to stop the threat that's, well, threatening us." "Lil's right!" Seven exclaims. "No matter what we've encountered, we've been able to overcome it. So, why should we stop now?" Zac continues. "However, this may very well be the most dangerous mission anyone here has ever had to participate in. So, we must all be strong. Anyone who won't be able to stomach it will have to back out now." "Hey, I ate half a gingerbread house! I can handle anything!" Mike Shaffer proclaims. "Yeah, and so did I!" Anony confirms. "Me too!" Munkee adds. The rest of TPCG agree that they won't back down. "Then let's get to work," SonKnuck says. "Wait, doesn't anyone care what I have to say?" AJ asks. "NO!" TPCG yell together. "But I know ETonic's plan!" "You do?" Zac says. "Wait, I thought that you knew it already!" H Mac says. "Well, I don't. I'm just curious as to what it is he actually thinks he can do." "His plan is true insanity," AJ begins, "something that not even I would consider, just because of the risks." "Well, what is it?" "Tonic knows the true power that he is holding in his hand, with the power of the plothole. He also knows of the uncontrollable plothole that currently resides in disc.server. What he plans to do is to use the two to destroy the entire multiverse, leaving only himself. "Once he has done this, he believes that he will be able to control the raw materials in existence to shape out a single universe made entirely for himself, where he could rule indefinitely. To become, in a sense, a god." "Where have I heard this plot before?" Riochet says. "Could it be possible...?" Zac wonders. "It may very well be possible," AJ says. "I have looked over his calculations, and I have found little room for error. If we don't work together, then we can kiss our world goodbye." "Then there is only one course of action left," SonKnuck says. "I think I know what it is," Sonique says. "We must return to our first base of operations!" "Disc.server..," Shorty says in a mystical kind of way. "Then let's set off!" Riochet says. "Wait a minute, does everyone know where it is?" H Mac says. "What do you mean?" "A lot of people here were never at disc.server, and thus do not have any idea of it's location. Also, because of it's inactivity, it's most surly been shelved into the depths of disc.server." "Good point," Shorty says. "What we need to do," Zac says, "is to create some sort of machine that will be able to locate this long-lost base." "Leave it to me," AJ says. "Achoo!" Seven goes. TPCG turn and are about to say a common phrase that is said when someone sneezes, but as they turn, they notice that she is gone. "That can't be good, can it?" Shorty says. Chapter 15 What's More Important? The Size of the Boat or The Motion of the Ocean? Edge didn't know what was going on. He knew he was in a fierce battle. At least it seemed to be a fierce battle. But he didn't know how or why he was here. Also, he found that he wasn't a Super Sayien like he first thought. No, he was something completely different. When he was avoiding the energy blasts being fired from the creature, he attempted to retaliate. The retaliation resulted in small beams shooting from his fingertips, shocking Edge both mentally and physically. So Edge was flying, flying around trying to find a weak spot in the creature, because the energy seemed to not affect it. Edge was looking around the terrain, trying to understand where he was. It seemed to him that he was in fact on a different planet. Especially because the ocean looked so strange... It was then that Seven fell out of the sky and crashed into the ground. "Seven!" Edge yells at the sight. He was glad to see someone he recognized, but not in such a manner of life-threatening predicaments. Edge, knowing he is needed, swoops down to Seven. He is surprised to see her get up with ease. "Are you all right?" Edge calls out to Seven. "I think so....Edge! You're here! But...where is here?" "Now's not the time to think of that! Watch out!" Seven looks behind herself, and sees the giant creature. Edge zooms closer to Seven, but Seven instead starts to glow, and strikes the creature. The unspecified creature howls in pain, then disappears. Seven stops glowing, and collapses onto the ground. Edge lands and picks up Seven. "Seven...are you all right?" Seven opens up her eyes. "I...think so. What just happened?" "I was about to ask you the same thing," Edge says as he puts Seven back onto her feet. "How did you destroy that monster?" Edge asks. "I'm not sure. Guess the same way we all arrived here." Edge then noticed that they are on a beach, and thus near the strange ocean. "Seven come here, I want you to look at the ocean. Something's... off about it." Seven follows Edge to the shore. They look closely. "It looks carbonated," Seven says. Edge bends down and tastes the water. "It's 7-UP," he says. TL was still looking up at the barrel of the laser gun still being held by Zac, knowing that at any moment he could be zapped and placed in a compromising position. Well, he already was in one. If he go zapped he'd most likely be dead. So he did the only thing he could think of doing. "Hi." "Who are you?!" Zac yells again. "Please don't hurt me! I don't know how I got here, but if you let me go, I'll be fine." The door opens again. He is surprised at who it is. "What the...that's me!" TL says. "Exactly," the other TL says. "Now, what we want to know is where you came from. Who had access to the cloning technology that was thought destroyed? Is it the Moogle Cavern? Neo-BGUB? Who? WHO!?!?!" O-Zac yells out. "You don't have to yell," O-TL says. "Sorry." "Wait," TL says. "I have no idea how I got here! Where am I?" "I think we should hear your story first." TL was afraid they would say that. What was he supposed to do? "Alright, you asked for it." Jorgen angrily enters the headquarters of the BGUB, along with Apple and Cherry. "I can't believe they got away from us!" Jorgen says. "DNT wri, Jorgn. PIE! thkus deed," Apple says, which means, "Don't worry Jorgen, they think we're dead now. Have some pie." "wen...hehe.....u no?" Cherry says, which means, "And now we can ...hehe...you know?" "Not right now, Cherry. We have much more important matters to attend to," Jorgen replies. ETonic then appears, along with the rest of the BGUB members. "So Jorgen, I assume that you were unsuccessful in the destruction of TPCG?" "Yes. I barley managed to escape from Zacapolis as well, because it disappeared in some sort of plothole." Jorgen looks up and notices the cocoon. "Um...what's that?" "Beats me. Samantha is in their." "MOMOM!!!!!!!!" Apple and Cherry scream together. Cherry jumps up and touches the pink cocoon, and gets enveloped in it as well. "Um...slp," Apple says, which means, "I'll just go to sleep." So Apple falls to the ground and falls asleep. "How's Potato Man?" Jorgen then gets hit in the face by a pie. "You don't want to know," Cornilius says. "Shouldn't we get started? Before another one of us disappears?" Seth asks. "I guess so," SonKnuck says. "So, does anyone have a good, solid plan?" "Plans? Ha! I laugh in the face plans, Ha-Ha!" Shorty says. "I have completed the disc.server tracker," AJ says. "Good, good," Sonique says. "I guess we're ready to leave?" "Lil, you know what to do," Riochet says. "Yep," Lil replies. "Um...what's he talking about?" Andre says. Lil then knocks AJ, Andre, and Zac unconscious. "Let's move out!" Chapter 16 And Now Begins the Continuous Use of the Word 7-UP -or- Chapter 15's Title Works Better Here, Doesn't It? "Do you really expect us to believe that story?" O-Zac says. "Hey, it's true!" TL responds. "For some reason, I believe him," O-TL says. "How could you believe him?" O-Zac says. "I don't know, I just do..." O-TL then goes and undoes TL's straps. "Perhaps you should listen to our story..." "I don't feel so good..." Nakkurusu mentions. "Well, go behind the bushes," Anony replies. Nakkurusu then disappears. "Oh...um....nevermind...." Anony says as the rest of the group stares. Edge and Seven were flying over the 7-UP ocean, wondering what they would find in this strange world. "What do you think we'll find in this strange world?" Edge asks. "I don't know, but I have a bad feeling it won't be good." Suddenly, the duo notice a raft bobbing in the 7-UP. "Wait a minute....isn't that..," Seven begins. "H Hog!" Edge completes. So they fly down and land on the raft. H Hog is fast asleep. "Seven, why don't you wake him up?" "Me? Why don't you?" "You know how he acts when he gets woken up." "Exactly my point." H Hog then wakes up. "Oh, it's you two. So, was I just dreaming of a 7-UP ocean?" "Unfortunately, no," Edge says. "Oh, ok." H Hog then shoves his head into the 7-UP, drinking it. "Um...what are you doing?" Seven asks. H Hog takes his head out of the ocean. "Drinking 7-UP, what else? You wouldn't happen to have a cup, would you? Whenever I drink from the ocean like this, my head just gets soaked. "Now H Hog, why would we have -" "Thanks," H Hog says as he takes a glass from Edge with the 7-UP logo. "What the...? How did I...?" Edge says. "Don't think about it. Just let it go," Seven says as H Hog fills up his glass and drinks. ETonic kept on starting at the pink cocoon containing Samantha and Cherry. What was going on inside of it? Why had it formed? What had Samantha imputed into the plothole machine? So he stared. He stared and stared. And was still staring when Jorgen entered. "Hi," Jorgen says after a few minutes passed with silence. "Oh, hi Jorgen." More silence. "Shouldn't you be completing your quest for world domination? Such as, I don't know, trying to find the disc.server headquarters of TPCG?" "Oh yes, that," ETonic begins, "I found it while you were trying to capture TPCG." "So why don't we go?" Jorgen asks. "Oh we will, Jorgen. Just after Samantha pops out of her cocoon." "But that could take weeks! Months! TPCG will have fo-" The cocoon detaches itself from the ceiling and hovers over the ground. "What the..." The cocoon bursts open, having the two beings inside shrouded in a brilliant light. As the figures emerge, ETonic and Jorgen are stunned by the appearance. "I...can't believe it..." TPCG continue their march on to the land of disc.server, not knowing what lies in store for them. "So, what do you think will lie in store for us?" Shorty asks. "I don't know," Ami replies. "Whatever it is, I hope that we will be able to overcome it," H Mac says. "And, of course, find a way to save our missing comrades." Suddenly, the ground shakes. And from it emerges...Godzilla 2000! "Godzilla!" Riochet says in a badly dubbed voice. "Don't worry, I'll deactivate him!" Seth shouts as he jumps up onto the back of the robot. As he reaches for the controls, he gets an electric shock and falls down. "Ow...," Seth says. "Quickly! We must do something!" Shorty calls out. Instantly, Riochet becomes Ultraman. Saying something in Japanese, Rio-man flies down and begins having combat with Godzilla 2000. "Well, that's something you don't see everyday," Shorty says. Rio-man charges up a blast of some sort and vaporizes Godzilla 2000. "Oh...that was fast," Anony says. Rio-man says something else in Japanese, and transforms back into Riochet. "Who wants some mashed bananas?" Riochet says. Suddenly a bright flash flashes. "Look! A bright flash has flashed!" SonKnuck says. "It couldn't have been something else that flashed..," Riochet comments. Emerging from the area that flashed is a humanoid figure, a being who is entirely void of colors and features. It reaches out it's hand, and starts to talk in a low, almost unbearable voice. "So, you are the TPCG. It's too bad that such a strong group must suffer," the figure says. "What does that mean?" H Mac says. "Just because some of our group members have disappeared doesn't mean anything!" The figure creates a Sega Genisis from nothing and throws it at Lil, along with a television and the corresponding connecting cables. They all miss contact with her, but they combine together to form together in the proper formation. "I believe you still have that cartridge, am I right, Lil?" Lil reaches into her pocket. Sure enough, the Simon Wai beta is still with her. "Yeah, I guess I do have it." "Why don't you place it in the system, hmm?" Lil takes the cartridge and places it in the Genisis. Soon, the Simon Wai game starts up. The title screen is in the style of the Sonic 2 beta title screen, with Simon in the place of Sonic and An Unnamed Person next to him. Lil presses start, and Simon appears on the screen. "Ahh!" Simon yells. "Simon!" TPCG yell together. "Who knew?" Shorty says. "What the he-" Simon says. "Simon, you must be careful! This is a game rated 'E', after all," the figure says. "Who's that?" "I dunno," Riochet responds. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am..........well, I don't have a name," the figure says. "You have no name? What a shame," Anony says. "But isn't a name what gives a person it's identity?" Sonique responds. "Enough! All you need to know is that I am a child of the plothole!" "GASP!" TPCG collectively say. "Why didn't we just gasp instead of saying it?" H Mac wonders. The child of the plothole continues. "You're time here is short. Already the BGUB has discovered the location of your original base, and they are currently trekking there as we speak. And as they get closer, the plothole gets stronger. It has already transformed your base far beyond recognition, and soon the entire world, nay, the multiverse will fall to it's mercy." "Well, shouldn't you stop talking so we can go on?" SonKnuck asks. "Oh, I just wanted to see you before everyone freaks out." "Why would we freak out?" Riochet asks. Suddenly, Sonique, Shorty, Riochet, H Mac, and SonKnuck disappear. "Shorty!" Ami calls out. "That can't be good," Tonic says, before disappearing himself. "Are we doomed?" Anony asks. "I'm guessing yes," Munkee replies. "At least I'm still here!" David TL announces. "Yes, we certainly are doomed," Seth says. Chapter 17 Yes, There Is A Musical Number "So, who's here?" Mike Shaffer calls out. "I am," everyone says in unison. Mike Shaffer sighs. He looks at who's in front of him, the remaining members of TPCG that haven't disappeared. "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way," Mike Shaffer affirms. "How about somewhere in the middle?" Lil asks. "..." Mike looks at the group again. "Let's see if I have this straight. The only people here right now are myself, Anony, Munkee, Lil, Ami, Seth, the David Lurker-thingy, Simon inside a beta cartridge, the strange plothole guy, Zac, AJ, and Andre." "Yup, I think that's it," Anony replies. "Unless someone is just here and we can't see them," Seth answers. "I don't think so," the plothole child answers. "Wait a minute," Seth begins, "you're a child of the plothole! Couldn't you just bring us to disc.server and get us to stop the plothole?" "Sorry, but I can't. The plothole drained my energy. The last thing I was able to do was to come here right before the third separation occurred." "The third separation?" Zac says. "Yes. TPCG is now in three groups. One is here, and there are two more somewhere." "Wait! AJ, don't you have a plothole machine? Why don't we use that?" Seth asks. "Oh, that. Well, it's...um....," AJ stutters out. "What he's trying to say," Andre begins, "is that the plothole machine has stopped working. He's been trying unsuccessfully to make another plothole, but nothing is forming at all. Not even another crazy plothole like the one we're trying to stop." "Oh this is just great! We are certainly going to die," Seth says. "Well y-u seE, WEEEEEEEEEEEE---" "They had to make you a beta, didn't they Simon?" Lil says as she restarts the Simon beta. TL sits in the room, taking in the information he has just gained. The history of this group of TPCGers. No, TSPGers. They were still called that. Even after everything they went through, being absorbed by a plothole, watching AJ, and then Zac taking over the planet without being able to stop them. They were still TSPG. "What about now?" TL asks. "Why did you think I was from somewhere hostile? Why would the Moogle Cavern be hostile here, anyway?" "Why?" O-Zac asks. "How are they in your universe?" "The Moogle Cavern is just another group of fans, where TPCG usually go now. They are friendly, just like the GHZ. How is it like here?" "Perhaps I should tell it," O-TL starts. "It started the day we all entered the plothole..." At first, no one knew for sure what happened. Then the panic started. The entire world went crazy. And when the normal laws of physics failed, they panicked even more. The only way they would calm down was by getting cheese. After the 2 day cheese fest, everyone sat down and looked at the new world they were all in. The world of the plothole. The populace was glad that the original TSPG were alive and well, and had just been stuck in a plothole the whole time. Of course, the reunion wasn't one they were planning on happening, especially in a plothole. Neo-TSPG soon entered the ranks of the original, resulting in a new and improved TSPG. The group was able to lead the construction of this brave new world, especially now that Zac had rejoined them and claimed allegiance to them alone. Sometime during this new age, however, a darkness fell. AJ, who everyone had assumed to be dead, was in fact alive and well, and reformed his group of baddies, minus Zac, and they called themselves the Neo-BGUB. They soon were able to take a continent in the plothole, and everyone living their claimed allegiance to their former leader. Feeling that the force known as TSPG was losing it's grip, two individuals, Kulock and Green Gibbon!, left the ranks of TSPG to form their own groups, groups they had before AJ took over, The Moogle Cavern and The Green Hill Zone, respectively. Claiming their own continents, the ranks of TSPG shrank as they changed allegiance to these new groups, who stated that they would be able to destroy the Neo-BGUB on their own. Naturally the four leading powers could not alliance themselves with anyone else, and they all became enemies. They all seeked one source of power: The Sonic Team. Neo-BGUB, TSPG, The GHZ, and The Moogle Cavern all tried to convince the team to join with them and claim allegiance to them alone, but instead of choosing a side, The Sonic Team fled to a small island to continue making their games, not influenced by any other power. The four groups soon entered a war, all trying to prevail. The state of this plothole-created world was at a brink. And that is when TL appeared.... "...and that is what has happened since," O-TL ends. "That's quite a story," TL responds. "Yes, and that is why we need you!" O-Zac exclaims. "Why?" "You could help us gain our power back! By letting the TPCG that you know, along with any other groups you have influence in, that we need technology to destroy the others, we can claim the plothole all to ourselves!" "Why would I do that? Besides, I'm stuck here." "You're what!?" "Stuck here." O-Zac looks bedazzled. "From what I can tell, everyone here has super-enlarged egos, much more then the counterparts I know. If you would just restore everything to the way it was before AJ struck, everything would be fine," TL says. "We can't let that happen! We must be supreme!" O-Zac yells out. The door then opens. Everyone looks toward the door, and sees O-Shorty enter. "So, what's shakin'?" O-Shorty asks. "Oh not much, except the prisoner...," O-Zac says. "...guest...," O-TL blurts in. "...won't cooperate with us!" "Oh. Alright then. I'll be with Ami if anyone needs me," O-Shorty responds. O-Shorty then leaves the room, whistling a merry tune. "Our fearless leader," O-Zac mutters. "Isn't Soneec our leader?" O-TL responds. "That isn't the point! What is the point is-" O-Zac looks at the chair TL was in. Predictably, he's gone. "Where's TL!?!?" O-Zac blurts out. "I'm right here," O-TL answers. "Oh, not you, you buffoon! Our prisoner, the alternate TL!" "Oh yeah, him. I wouldn't worry. Remember, he can't get out of the plothole." "But what if he reveals our secrets to our enemies!" "What secrets? And besides, we didn't tell him anything like that." "This won't look good." "Just slick it back." "Oh, shut up." Shorty emerges from a bright light into a dark room. Looking around, he notices the darkness. "Oh, great. Now I have to wait for my pupils to adjust to the darkness." Suddenly, Shorty hears a piano being played. "A piano?" Shorty says as he states the obvious. The room then lights up. Shorty finds himself in a very large room, dedicated to himself. An even enlarged version of the ego room he created. In the middle of the room, in tall letters, is his name, glorified for everyone to see. Looking at a monitor, he sees the name of the song playing. "Ego, by Elton John/Bernie Taupin," Shorty reads aloud. "Why do I have this strange feeling I'm about to take part in a musical number." And so, the music began to take over Shorty. Of course, this being a text adventure, you may have no idea what this is going to sound like. Unless this somehow becomes a movie (which I seriously doubt), you should go and find the song. I'm sure it wouldn't take too much to find. "Take a look at me at now and take a taste of the money. I'm not in it for the bread, I'm in it for the gravy, honey. Step on the thin ice lightly, and check out the show twice nightly. Oh cos I'm I'm on the stage tonight, and if the price is right I'll I will amaze before the light, I crave the light, mmm blinding white I need the light tonight." Suddenly, Shorty appears on a stage, with a large group of woman in performing cloths behind him. They all have large cardboard cutouts of Shorty's face with them. "Take a look at me now and take a look at my billing. I'm not in it as an extra, I'm in it for the killing. Inflate my Ego gently, tell them heaven sent me. Oh cos I'm I'm so expressive and I'm so obsessed with my Ego. My Ego and it's message. Oo inform the press, invite the guests I need the press tonight!" A spotlight then shines down on Shorty, singling him out. "Do you remember acting out your youth. A Romeo resplendent on an orange case. Do you remember how I would recite and how I'd blow my lines, and hide my face." The spotlight widens out, showing the whole stage again. Shorty also starts to dance around. "Well maybe it was childish, foolish, before schoolish, immaturish, loose your coolish. I had to grow and prove my ego" A group of men in 40's-esque cloths rush out, with camera's and notepads. They begin to feverishly write about and photograph Shorty. The woman in the back continue to dance. "Take a look at me now and take a taste of the money. I'm not in it for the bread I'm in it for the gravy. Honey, inflate my ego gently, go tell them heaven sent me. Oh cos I'm I'm so expressive and I'm so obsessed with my ego. My ego and it's message. Oo inform the press, invite the guests I need the press tonight!" The spotlight once again shines onto Shorty. He steps onto an orange case. "Do you remember acting out your youth. A Romeo resplendent on an orange case. Do you remember how I would recite and how I'd blow my lines, and hide my face." Once again the lights shine on the whole stage again, and a statue of Shorty appears. The 40's-esque men rush up and start to dance with the woman in the back. Shorty then jumps off the case, and he starts to dance some more. "Well maybe it was childish, foolish, before schoolish, immaturish, loose your coolish I was childish," "childish," the woman sing, as back up. "foolish," "foolish." "before schoolish, immaturish, loose your coolish I had to grow and prove my ego." The woman rush up and surround Shorty, while the men stand in the background. Shorty is glad of this, because he didn't want the men to rush up to him instead. SonKnuck also emerged from a bright light. However, he landed in a field, with the sun high above him. And he's still there. "Wow, how exciting is this," SonKnuck says as a pair of talking shoes pass by him. Sonique arrives to her destination in a similar fashion. She lands in a room with a television, however. "Couldn't the plothole be a little more...creative?" Sonique says. She goes over to the TV and looks in the VCR. She is surprised by what's inside. "What the...? SatAM Sonic...season 3?" She turns on the tv, starts up the tape, and sits down in the chair, a bowl of popcorn right next to her. Riochet emerges into a chicken pen. Full of chickens. To the ceiling. "Um...this is a little uncomfortable," Riochet mutters out as an egg is laid on him. H Mac also emerges onto a boat. Why? I have no idea. "I don't even fish," H Mac says as he looks over at a table with a fishing pole on it. "La dee dee, la dee daa," Edge says out of complete boredom. "Why don't you have some 7-UP?" H Hog asks. "I think I've had enough 7-UP to last me a lifetime..." "You can never have enough!" H Hog continues to drink form the ocean. "It's a good thing it's not caffinated," Seven says. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!" H Hog screams out. "What's wrong?" Edge says as himself and Seven stand up, ready to battle. "There's someone swimming in the ocean!" H Hog blurts out. "Who?" Edge asks. "I don't know!" The person then emerges from the 7-UP. "Show us your cans!" he exclaims. "What the...? It's the...," Seven stutters out. "It's the 7-UP guy!" H Hog exclaims. "Yes, it is I, the 7-UP guy, enjoying some refreshing 7-UP!" "What are you doing?" Edge asks. "Like I said, enjoying some refreshing 7-UP!" Seven then bends down to the 7-UP. "I'm sorry if I'm disrupting you, but could you please tell us where we can find civilization?" "Oh sure. Our supreme ruler type-guy is over their on that land mass in the gigantic castle!" the 7-UP guy cheerfully exclaims. "Thanks for that information," Edge says as he sits back down. "No problem!" For a few minutes nothing happens. "Um...you can go now," Edge says. "Oh, alri-OW!" "What's wrong?" H Hog asks. "A Cool Spot just bit me on the toe. That's ok, I always have the refreshing taste of 7-UYEWO!" The 7-UP guy swims away, talking about his pain and, of course, the refreshing taste of 7-UP. "Well, I suppose there is nothing else to do except go on and find this king person," Edge says. "I think you're right," Seven replies. "All right, I'll go along as well. Just as long as I have my 7-UP!" H Hog cheerfully exclaims. Edge and Seven both sigh simultaneously. The remains of TPCG continue their journey to disc.server, although some are more optimistic then others. "We're all going to die, arn't we?" Munkee asks. "Most likely," Seth replies. "No, I won't accept that!" Mike Shaffer replies. "I think eveRything will be Ffffffffff---" Simon Wai answers. "Not again," Lil mutters as she resets Simon Wai on the rolling stand the TV and the Genisis suddenly appeared on. "Shouldn't we be looking for our missing comrades, especially Shorty?" Ami asks. "I doubt they are even in this plane of reality anymore," the plothole child answers. "How's the traker going, anyway?" Zac asks AJ. "Nothing's really been happening much...wait!" A beep. "What does that mean?" Anony asks. AJ runs up ahead and pushes aside a clump of tall grass. TPCG look on with a look of wonder. "We are now at the border of disc.server..," AJ announces. "And one more step to our demise," Munkee continues. "Maybe that's where I left my left sock," David TL says. Chapter 18 Minor Characters Can be Important Too! TL was exploring the streets of this strange plothole-riffic city. Nothing was normal. In the sense of normality he was used to, at least. 20 foot turkeys were busy terrorizing a neighboring tomato. "Um...hi," TL says to the four people watching the events. "Why are you the only ones watching this, and not the rest of the city? Doesn't anyone else notice this strange...thing?" "What are you talking about? This is normal! My money's on the tomato," a random person says. "Oh boy, now I know I'm in trouble," TL says. "Why, because you put your money on the turkey?" "No, no, not because of that. I don't belong here." "None of us really do, do we?" "It's not that. I was transported here recently, through what I'm guessing was a plothole." "Oh. So what are you doing about it?" "Well, I ran off from the headquarters. They are just too strange, even for me." "You do know that may have the key to get you out, right?" "What?" "I hear there is some abandoned technology that some person made to get himself out of here. He's not here now, that's all I can say." "Did you know him?" "Nope. He was gone before I ever got here. What!? The tomato just turned green!" "So?" "Tomato's turn green right before they go balooza." "Oh. Right..." TL then sneaks away from this deranged individual, and goes back to the headquarters of the TSPG, not knowing what to expect from these alternate versions of his comrades. "It is a historical moment," Zac begins, "the day that we reached disc.server. Thousands of years from now our praises will be sung!" "That is if don't all get killed in the process," Munkee says worrying. "Oh come on! What are the chances that we'll get killed?" "High, actually," Anony says. "Oh. Well, don't you usually get out of these situations?" "Well, when something as powerful as this comes along, we try to stay together," Seth remarks. "We're doomed," Munkee says again. "Why do you keep on saying that?" Lil says "Someone has to," Munkee replies. The gang march deeper in the fields of disc.server, not knowing what awaits them. Yes, they still have no clue. They continue to march until they are confronted by a man at a gate. "Username and identification, please!" the uniformed man says. "I'm Zac, this is AJ, Andre, Seth, Ano-" "Password incorrect. Please leave.' "Password!? Why, when I was here before, we didn't need any password unless it was forum specific!" Zac yells out. "Things are changing, sir. Due to some unknown glitches in our system, only authorized personal are allowed to be in the facility." "Listen, bud," Seth begins, "you better let us in right away!" "Or what?" Seth charges at the security officer. Right before he can deliver his first attack, the guard picks up Seth and throws him down. "Owie..," Seth mumbles out. "How did he do that?" Lil yelps out in surprise. "Security guards behave completely different from normal beings," AJ says. "Wait! I have an idea!" Andre calls out. "I'm afraid to hear what it is," AJ mumbles. "Lil, why don't you go and...you know....entice the officer?" "What!? I'm not that kind of girl!" Lil then knocks out Andre. "That's gotta hurt!" Anony says. "You need to let us in," Lil urges to the security guard. "We know what's causing the problem, and we may be the only ones who can stop it!" "I don't care if you're the King of France, I'm still not letting you in!" "But we nEEE___d to," Simon utters out. "Simon Wai! I had no idea that they were with you! I'm sorry for refusing your entry." The guard then opens up the gate, and allows the group to enter. "My apologies, sir," the guard says as he bows down. The group is speechless. However, they seize the opportunity and enter disc.server. Munkee drags Seth, and Anony drags Andre. "Simon?" Lil questions once inside. "I dont knoooow, must be my beta-insitfulll-----" Lil sighs, and resets Simon. Seven sighs. It's seemed that they have been floating along forever, even though she knows it hasn't been very long at all. The land mass seemed so far away then, and still does. She begins to wonder if they'll ever- "Land ho!" H Hog yells out. "Well, that was unexpected," Seven says. "You can say that again," Edge replies. "Well, that was unexpected," Seven says. "C'mon, let's go see what type of crazy ruler these guys have," H Hog calls out. Together the three TPCGers abandon the raft, and as H Hog grabs his 7-UP, they go up the mountain to the castle. Instead of having to exert energy climbing up, they take the convenient staircase. They climb up the perverse amount of stairs until they reach the tall and looming doors of the castle. Edge grabs the handle, and finds he can open the doors with ease. He allows his comrades to enter first, then himself. They walk down the dimly lit corridor until they emerge into a brightly filled room, with a group of people bowing down at a door with a curtain. "It doesn't look that good, does it?" Edge asks. "They must be bowing at what's inside, most likely the king," Seven answers. H Hog bends down and gets one of the bowing people to talk to him. "Who are you bowing to?" H Hog asks. "Our great leader, our fearless leader, our leader who led us out of misery and into happiness! He is our life and our meaning. Without him there is nothing. With him there is everything," a random person says. "Um...what?" H Hog says as he stands back up. "That hasn't gotten us anywhere," Edge replies. "What should we do?" Seven asks. "Well, we could always try the direct approach." Edge walks up to the doorway, but is stopped by two people who get up from their bowing. "Let me through! I must speak with your king!" "I am sorry, lord Edgize, but even one as powerful as you must wait your turn to see our great leader." "Edgize?" H Hog questions. "HHogg and Sev, do you also wish to see our great king?" "Yes we do," Seven answers. "Then you must wait until he is done with his activities." Soft giggling can be heard inside. "I can only guess what's going on inside their," Edge mutters sarcastically. Seven leans against the wall and looks at the people bowing. That is when it strikes her. "Edge!...er, Edgize?" Seven asks. "Yes?" "Come over here." Edge does so. "What is it?" Edge asks. "Do you notice something about these groveling worshippers?" "That they like to stay low to the ground?" "No, look at them closely." Edge does so. That is when it strikes him as well. "They're members of TPCG!" "Yes. And look, our doubles are here as well!" "Wait, then why would they think that..," Edge sputters. "As far as I can tell," Seven begins, "there must be more then one being in existence in this parallel universe that has the same image. I don't know if it's only two or possibly more, but somehow we have gained the powers of our powerful duplicates in this universe!" "How come I don't have any special powers?" H Hog asks. "Maybe you do, and just don't know how to access them?" Edge suggests. "Maybe." H Hog takes another swig of 7-UP. Suddenly, a group of scantily clad women pile out of the king's quarters. "ATTENTION! Our great ruler, Nakkuuu, is ready to great you!" "Nakkuuu?!" the three say together. They then walk past the door into the room. They look around, noticing that it's lavishly decorated. There are also gourmet foods scattered about. At the end is another room, also covered by a veil. A flush sound emerges. The veil is then pushed aside, and the king emerges. The group is stunned. "Nakkurusu!?!" they all say in unison. "Hi guys! What took you so long?" Nakkurusu asks. "But how?" is all Edge is able to stammer out. "I have no idea. I was just walking about, trying to get to disc.server with everyone, when I was suddenly transported here. The populace claimed I was their king, Nakkuuu, and they placed me here, treating me very well, I might add." "Well, sorry to end your bliss, but you have to come with us so we can all get out of here!" Seven orders. "C'mon! Let's stay here and have fun!" Nakkurusu says. "I could get behind that," H Hog says as he looks out to the scantily clad women. "No! We must go," Seven reaffirms. "Oh poo. The one time I get to be more then just a minor character, and I have to leave," Nakkurusu mutters as he leaves the room with his friends. "Attention, my loyal subjects!" Nakkurusu says to the bowing group. "I know that I have just arrived, but I must go off with these people! My presence is needed in other locations!" "NO!" the bowers exclaim together. "Please tell us you're not going north!" a random person shouts out. "Why not?" Edge asks. "There is news of a terrible force there, tearing up the place and causing general confusion!" "A...plothole?" "I do not know what this 'plothole' is you speak of, but we call it 'plohoto.'" "I'm afraid that is where we're heading," Seven says to the crowd. "How did I know you were going to say that?" H Hog asks. So the group march to the other side of the room, ready to leave. Unexpectedly, one of the scantily clad women run up to Nakkurusu. "I wish to give you a gift, oh great one," she says. She hands Nakkurusu a can of 7-UP. "Thanks," Nakkurusu bewilderedly replies. Another one runs up to him. "I also wish to give you a gift," she says, "the gift of a little head." "Perhaps we should go...?" Edge asks. She gives Nakkurusu a statue of his head. "Now where have I seen this joke before?" H Hog asks. So the group marches off. When they reach the door to the outside, another scantily clad women runs up to Nakkurusu. "Oh, now what?!" Seven asks. The scantily clad woman embraces Nakkurusu and kisses him tenderly. "Please return, oh great one." "Do I really have to go?" Nakkurusu asks his companions. "Yes," Seven states. "Oh, alright. Goodbye, my subjects. Hopefully I'll return!" The group of four leave the castle and march down the stairs. "Now which way is north?" Seven asks. "Without a compass, and there being no stars out right now, how are we supposed to tell?" Looking back where they started, they see a peaceful, blue sky. Looking another way, they see a dark sky with thundering clouds. "I have a strange feeling it's that way," Edge says as he points to the storm. "I have a bad feeling about this..," Nakkurusu mutters. "I know what you mean," H Hog says. "Why not have some refreshing 7-UP?" Shorty lays on a red couch, being fanned by a group of women, who are also feeding him by hand. "Ah yes, this is the life," Shorty says with an ego bigger then the entire European continent. "Do you wish for that massage now, lord and master Shorty?" a random female says. "I suppose so," Shorty answers back. He lays down onto a table and watches the TV conveniently infront of him. "Hello, and welcome to the 6 o'clock news. Today, and everyday, we praise Shorty. We all love Shorty. Shorty is the greatest being to ever have existed on the planet. Shorty, Shorty, Shorty..." Shorty smiles one of those smiles that someone only smiles when they're high or think that everything is going perfectly for them. However, something was missing. Shorty couldn't pinpoint the exact cause. In fact, he couldn't think of anything before entering this room. Didn't he have a past? Where had it gone? "What is wrong, master Shorty?" a random female asks. "I don't know. Something seems to be missing..," Shorty says. "Perhaps it's because you want to play Sonic Adventure?" "Maybe that would help." "Do you want the one with or without Amy as a playable character?" Amy? Amy? Where was that name familiar to him. It wasn't in that context, no. What was it? A....m...y? No, not y. But what was it? Y....u.....o......i....i! Ami! That's what was missing! "Where's Ami?!" Shorty asks as he stands up again. "What are you talking about?" a random female asks. "Where is Ami, the one that I love and adore?" "What are you talking about? We're the one's that you love," the random females respond together. "Now I remember! I was walking with TPCG trying to get to disc.server, when suddenly I was transported away! To this place, this unknown place where reality is different! I must be...in a plothole!" The random females whip out weapons of various degrees. "I'm sorry that you had to realize that, Shorty. Now you must be eliminated." "Oh poo," Shorty mutters. So, Shorty runs out of the room and across the hall. The hall soon turns into Jello. Red Jello. Shorty gets stuck as the females fire, every blast missing him. The hallway melts, and Shorty slides down the stairs. "Well, if I wasn't in a life threatening situation, this might actually be fun!" Shorty continues to slide, then lands in a pool of chocolate pudding. "How'd this get here?" Shorty wonders aloud. "Get him!" the random females call out. "I know I'm irresistible, but this is ridiculous!" Shorty calls out as he gets shot at again, still avoiding the blasts. "Never before have I been glad that the enemy is a bad shot." Climbing out of the pudding pool, Shorty spots a plothole. "A plothole! I wouldn't normally do this, but the circumstances call for it!" Shorty runs at full speed, at goes head first into the plothole. SonKnuck sits around idly in the field of irrelevant things. He stares at a paper plate having a conversation with a pencil of the need to save the cock-a-doodle-do banana. "I'm so bored," SonKnuck says. "How could you be bored, SonKnuck?" SonKnuck looks at the person talking, and recognizes him instantly. "Old Git! It's you!" "Yep, I am who I am. 'Ello." SonKnuck thinks back to where he first met the Old Git. It was in the afterlife waiting room, when he had been killed by Zac for finding out about his clones. He was resurrected shortly after Shorty had sex with Miss Zocy. "Why are you here? I thought you were dead!" "I still am. I just appeared here to help you get out of this mess." "What mess? I'm just in a boring field." "If you were paying attention, you'd realize that you were sent here by a plothole, and that this place is not boring at all! Where else can you see talking inanimate objects? Gigantic tomatoes and thumbtacks that are called fingertacks?" "Fingertakcs? I never realized, this place is amazing!" "Yep. And now you need to leave." "But why? I'm just starting to learn of the wonders I'm seeing!" "You're needed elsewhere. Remember that whole 'I'm going to destroy the world plot because I'm ETonic and I'm egotistical and stuff' thing?" "Oh yeah, I kinda forgot about that." "Now go! Before I have to force you." SonKnuck then gets up and runs to the plothole infront of him, jumping inside. Chapter 19 Who's Wearing A Dress? ETonic smirks to himself. Everything was going to plan. Now that they had snuck inside disc.server through a breech in the security, they were on their way to the lost base of TPCG. "Do we have to walk there?" Cornilius asks. "Yes, it's the only way to get there. Any other mode of transportation is impossible to get to a deleted board." "Do I have to walk? I mean after me and my daughter's transformation..." a mysterious person says. "I'm sorry, but that's the way it's going to be," ETonic replies. "Then we should stop off somewhere and take a breather!" "No! We must continue onward. My sensors indicate that TPCG is at the main entrance of disc.server! If we hurry, we'll be able to complete my plan before they even get halfway there..." ETonic them realizes that the mysterious person and her daughter left. Now I will allow the names to be revealed, and the nature of the transformation will soon be visible as well. "Samantha! Cherry! Where in the name of disc.server have you gotten yourself to!?!" "Um...where's Potato Man?" Jorgen asks. "And Apple?" Jolt adds. "And don't forget, Cherry wants to be known as Cherri now," Cornilius finishes. "Oh, shut up!" ETonic yells. "We will find them, stop them from doing whatever, and continue on to the base! Have I made myself clear!?" "You're not see through." "GrrrARRRGGHHHHH!!!!" "Calm down." I might as well tell you what happened inside the cocoon. Samantha and Cherry...er...Cherri, were transformed from their idiotic pie-loving selves into something much more sexual. They are now objects of desire, and have ceased their use of samanthaiese. If you want to know, they are now looking for someone to ...try out their new body. "C'mon, Cherri! Let's paint the town red!" Samantha calls out. "There must be someone in this place looking for a good time," Cherri replies. I know, the thought of people actually finding Samantha and Cherri attractive seems far fetched. But, that's what a plothole can do to someone. Don't ask me why. "So, you've returned, eh?" O-Zac says to TL. "I'm surprised, that after that little stunt you pulled that you'd want to come back here." "I pulled a stunt? When?" TL questions. "Oh, never mind. Why did you come back, anyway?" "To find a way to get back home." "What makes you think that we can get you home when we can't get out ourselves?" O-TL asks. "Some guy watching a tomato told me of some sort of secret project someone was working on a long time ago...?" "You are not supposed to know about that!" O-Zac yells out. "Just let me see it, ok?" TL replies. "Oh, fine." O-Zac and O-TL leads TL to a room off in the corner of the base. "The work that was done here was before either of us came to the plothole world. It was done by a man named Scott, who didn't know why he had come here. The machine he created is still here. If it works or not is up to anyone to guess." "Should I just see where it takes me?" TL asks. "NO!" TL, O-TL, and O-Zac look at the direction of the voice. It is the hooded figure TL met before coming here. "You!" TL screams out. "Are you here to get me out?" "Not exactly," the figure says. He pulls back his hood, revealing an aged man. "I stopped you because if you had activated that machine, you would have been sent to a void in the multiverse, where Scott went." "Oh. That's nice, I think..," TL says. "What is important, though, is that you leave this place and go help your friends!" "What do you mean?" "What I mean," the figure begins, "is that the balance of your world is tilted due to a uncontrollable plothole. You must go there and gather as many people as you can to help stop the insane activities it is performing. You must also stop ETonic." "Who's ETonic?" "An evil version of Tonic who wants to reconstruct the entire multiverse in his image." "Is that even possible?" "What your TPCG doesn't know is that the calculations are correct. If ETonic isn't stopped, everything you know will cease to exist." "What about this place?" O-TL blurts in. "I'm not sure," the old man continues. "It's possible you will remain, but it's also possible you will be destroyed as well." The man then walks over to the machine and starts to work on it. "What are you doing?" TL asks. "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm adjusting it so you can traverse the multiverse!" He then steps away. "It is ready." "What about us?" O-Zac asks. "Can't we go?" "Hmmm...I suppose so. You two should accompany TL in his mission." TL, O-TL, and O-Zac go near the machine, and activate it. "Who are you, anyway?" TL asks. "I'm just a lurker, my boy!" The three disappear. Sonique continues to watch SatAM. After finishing season 3, she went on to four, quite possibly the best ever. Getting up to switch tapes, a person appears on the screen. "Hello, Sonique," the person says. "Who are you?" Sonique asks. "Noone. I most likely will disappear into the endless boundaries of bit-players once I'm done talking." "Oh. Really?" Sonique says as she sits down. "What you need to know, Sonique, is that you are trapped inside a plothole." "What are you talking about?" "Don't you remember walking with TPCG, trying to get to disc.server?" "Ummm...hmmmm..." "You need to get out of here and save the world!" "How do I know you're telling the truth?" "What would your significant other say?" Sonique then thinks into her private life. Because I know absolutely nothing about it, I'm not even going to start. Because if I did, Sonique would most likely come over here and shove me into a sewer right before kicking me into oblivion. "You're right!" Sonique proclaims. "This isn't right. Although it would be nice if these shows were to come into existence, the world I'm from never had these! I need to go back and save that world, along with the entire multiverse!" Sonique then runs to the plothole that forms infront of her, and she jumps in. Riochet goes through the top of the chicken coup, finally free from the confines of this small place. "Whoever owns this place should get a much bigger chicken coup! I should know, after being in there for who knows how long." "Who are you?" Someone calls to Riochet. "Who are you?" Riochet asks. "My name is Someone." "What kind of a name is that?" "My parents were strange. What are you doing to my chickens?" "I was just walking around a place when suddenly I appeared inside the coup. I didn't mean to." "I believe you. Too many strange things have been happening." Someone then reaches into his knapsack and pulls out a can. "Want a 7-UP?" "I guess so," Riochet answers. "I have no idea where it all came from. I was eating breakfast when suddenly from out of nowhere a blackhole of some sort opened up and delivered to me this carbonated beverage." "Was it a plothole?" "Beats me. Most likely, though. One question." "What?" "What's a plothole?" "That's not important right now. What I want to know is how I got here and why?" "Most likely for some sort of life lesson that you don't really need." "Really?" "Yeah. Someone was here trying to make one, but I shooed them off my property." "Cool." "They did tell me to give you this." Someone gives Riochet a box. He opens it up, and a plothole appears. "I think you're supposed to jump into it," Someone says. "Oh, alright." So Riochet jumps into the plothole. H Mac continues to sit on the ship. After trying all the doors, which he found were locked, he entered a boredom state, and thus picked up a fishing pole and started to fish. He hadn't caught anything. Not even when the door started to open. "Wha...?" H Mac says as he looks at the opening door, surprised that there is someone else on the boat. "So, are they biting?" the fisherman asks while emerging from the door. "Nope. Haven't got one bite yet." "Too bad. Of course it's always the same around here." The fisherman picks up the other fishing pole, and sits next to H Mac. "Dance your cares away, worries for another day..," the fisherman starts to sing. "What are you singing?" TL asks. "Oh, some theme song from a show I used to watch a while back." Some more time passes. "So, when are you going to finish that fanfic?" "What are you talking about?" H Mac asks. "You know, 'The Adventures of the H-Team.'" A stupified look crosses over H Mac's face. "Oh, come on! It's been over two years! Just get over it," H Mac says. Some more time passes. "Um...now what?" H Mac asks. "Oh, I don't know. Here, have a sandwich." H Mac stands up, eats the sandwich, and walks to the door. "I'm going below deck." "No! Don't!" the fisherman calls out. "Why not?" TL asks. He then walks down below deck. He is amazed by what he sees. "What in the world?" TL says. "Make that worlds," the fisherman responds. "What is this?" "This is my home. And these are screens." "I figured that. But to what?" "They are screens to view parallel universes. Other dimensions." "Which one is yours?" "None. I exist inside a plothole. I guess you could call me a child of the plothole." The fisherman then pushes a few buttons and a plothole appears. "I think it's time you go join your friends." "What about you?" H Mac asks. "I'll be there soon enough. Now go." H Mac then jumps into the wormhole infront of him. "They certainly are a bunch, arn't they?" the fisherman thinks to himself. Edge sighs once again. Ever since leaving the castle of Nakkuuu, the group he was with had been rained on the entire time. They were soaking wet, completely drenched, covered in moisture....I think you get the idea. "Will this ever end?" Edge says aloud. "I have no idea," Nakkurusu states. "I hope it ends soon," Seven affirms. "But why?" H Hog calls out. "The rain is 7-UP!" "Why is he so obsessed with 7-UP, anyway?" Edge asks. "He wasn't like this at TPCG, was he?" "How am I supposed to know?" Seven responds. "Hey, look!" Nakkurusu states. "It's a tower!" "A tall, tall tower by the look of things," H Hog states. "Perhaps it'll help us learn something more about this strange place?" Edge suggests. "Let's go in," Seven states. So the foursome walk up to the tower, but find no door. "How could there be no door?" Edge asks. "Is it possible we're in yet another fairy tale?" Seven questions. Nakkurusu closes his eyes and stands still. "Um...what's he doing?" H Hog asks. "Possibly accessing the hidden power of his duplicate in this world," Seven says. Nakkurusu starts to glow, and touches the tower, causing a door to appear. He stops glowing and opens his eyes. "Hey, I didn't know I could do that!" So the group enters the tower. They crowed into the small room at the foot of the tower, before noticing the tall staircase leading up to the top of the tower. They start to climb up it. Once reaching the top, Edge opens up the door and sees an empty room. They pile inside. There is a bed, a dresser, and a few other assorted things that would signify this to be a woman's bedroom. "There's noone here," H Hog says sadly. "But there is a great view of the outside," Seven says as she walks over to the window, staring at the darkness outside. "GRAHHH!!!" "That's not a happy sound, is it?" Nakkurusu says. They turn to face the door, and see a large creature growling at them. "Stand back!" Edge shouts as he fires finger blasts at it, without any success. "Allow me!" Seven says as she fires a bolt, also not doing anything. "Don't look at me!" Nakkurusu shouts. "Perhaps...," H Hog wonders aloud. H Hog lifts up his hand, and a ball off 7-UP starts to form. H Hog cradles it, then throws it at the enemy, causing it to be defeated. "Who knew?" Edge responds. Suddenly, on the bed appears a figure, face down, wearing a fairy tale-type dress. "Ah, the fair maiden I have saved must want to thank me!" H Hog proudly proclaims. He walks over to the bed, and turns the figure over. "Are you ready to kiss your pri--AHHH!" H Hog finds out that the 'princess' is in fact Tonic. "Tonic! What the...?" H Hog stutters out. "Don't ask me why I'm wearing a dress. I have no clue either," Tonic responds. Edge, Seven, and Nakkurusu collapse on the ground in a fit of laughter. "Go ahead, laugh. Just let my embarrassment amuse you," Tonic says in a deadpan tone. "You!? What about me!? I almost kissed you!" H Hog says. "Well, at least you didn't. Then I'd have to beat you up." After a few minutes, the three TPCGers laughing calm down and stand back up. "We must go onward and onward," Lil mutters before collapsing onto the ground. "Lil!" Anony shouts, before also collapsing. "What the...?" AJ mutters before also falling down onto the ground. "It seems that everyone is tired," the plothole child says. "What should we do?" Munkee asks before yawning and, you guessed it, falling on the floor. "We should probably go to that R&R station right over there." "Good idezzzzz.....," Mike Shaffer mutters while falling asleep. "Get up!" the plothole child screams. Everyone gets up, startled. However, the effects of sleep start to overtake them again. "Everyone go to the R&R station before we all fall asleep!" So the group rushes off, away from falling asleep on the job. "C'mon, men! We must find those slackers," ETonic commands his troops. "But I don't wanna..," Jolt mutters. "do u tnk PIE Sammmie luv?" Potato Man mutters, meaning, "Do you think Samantha still loves me?" "I think so. It's most likely that she wants to try out her new ...talents...on others as well as the one she loves," Jorgen comforts Potato Man. "Everyone!" ETonic shouts out. "We should go to that R&R station up ahead. Perhaps they will have some clue as to the whereabouts of Samantha and Cherri..." Chapter 20 Yes, There Are Other People In Here Besides TPCG... H Mac emerges from the plothole and tumbles across a room. Gaining his sense of balance, he quickly stands up and looks around. He finds he's in a dimly lit room, except for the center, which contains a large, glowing, crystal. "H Mac! It's about time you got here!" H Mac turns to the source of the voice. "Shorty!" H Mac exclaims in disbelief. "Yep," Shorty confirms, "it's me. As well as Sonique, SonKnuck, and Riochet." "Why are we all here?" H Mac asks. "Oh, that. Well, we're not sure yet." "Any idea about the crystal?" "Nope. Not a thing." "Have you seen anyone here?" "Besides us? No one." H Mac gains a look of disbelief and annoyance. "Up for a game of tiddlywinks?" SonKnuck asks. "So, what's on the Secret Sonic agenda?" Jan says to the members of Area 51. "Um...things?" Stealth, Ice Night, and Los1 ask aloud, while the rest of the group does general activities with their computers and generally not doing much at all. "..." "Want a soda?" Gerbil asks. Suddenly, a plothole opens up, and out spills TL, O-TL and O-Zac onto the Area 51 table-thingy. "What the...? TL? Another TL? Zac? What is going on here?!" Jan asks. Rocket then slides down a pole in the corner of the room and jumps into the action. "I felt a disturbance in the SSRG. What's wrong?" Rocket asks. "Oh, not much. Except the people sprawled out on the table just appeared from nowhere," Jan calmly states. TL gets up, dusts himself off, and gets ready to announce a speech of some sort. "Hello fellow Sonic lovers! My name is TL, and I am here to call attention to a time of great darkness! Even as we speak, an uncontrollable plothole is growing to immense proportions somewhere in the vicinity of disc.server. Namely, the abandoned base of TPCG! "I am here today, along with a parallel version of myself and Zac, to convince you to join with us to stop the terrible calamity that is about to befall not just this planet, or the universe, but the very fabric of the multiverse, of time and space! Will you join us?" "Will we be in threatening situations?" Blue Joshi asks "Possibly." "Will we get killed?" Sth2k questions. "That is also another possibility," TL confirms. "Then why should we risk life and limb to help you?" Luigilink inquires. "Isn't the fact of saving the entire multiverse enough?" O-Zac calls out. "How about free T-Shirts?" TL suggests. "I'll do it!" the group shouts. "Great! Now, we just need to collect a few more members. To the Moogle Cavern!" The TPCG members in the R&R station regain their strength in a manner of minutes. They soon begin to have a good time, seemingly oblivious to their task. "Shouldn't we be, I don't know, saving the world?" Zac asks. "Oh C'mon, relax and have a good time!" Andre shouts out. "Hey, did you hear? The show's about to start," Anony says to the group. "What kind of show?" Lil asks. "Is it suitable for children?" "I don't know." "This isn't a dirty story," Munkee assures the group. "If it was, I know what I'd be doing," Mike Shaffer thinks aloud. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" the announcer-guy starts, "may I welcome you to the R&R relax sensation bar! If you're under 4, get a few phone books to sit up and watch the show! "Today we are joined by two newcomers. They are ready to do whatever you want, whenever! They arn't shy, and they certainly have low preferences!" A group of unnamed guys hoot and holler from the back of the room. "We are proud to present the duo S&C! Come on out, ladies." Two figures emerge from behind the stage. They are hooted and hollered at by the same group of guys from the back. TPCG is also stunned. "Haven't we seen them somewhere before?" Seth asks. "I don't think so. I would've remembered their looks for certain," Mike Shaffer replies. The two gorgeous gals begin dancing around the stage, gyrating and doing certain...mature...moves. "Are we allowed to show that?" the announcer says to someone off mike, but it's still picked up. "Hey there, big boy. I'm S," "and I'm C," the two girls say in the direction of TPCG. TPCG stare in a trance. All except Lil and Ami, who are disgusted with the whole group. "I can't believe this! I'm leaving," Lil says. "You've said it," Ami affirms. "What's the matter, babe? Can't handle the competition?" A random person from the group of guys states. Lil and Ami march up to them, and give them the evil eye. "What did you say?" Lil asks. "Oh look, the girls want's to start something!" the guy says again. He lunges at her, but Lil avoids him, grabs him, and throws him across the room. "What do you think you're doing?" another random guy says. He lunges at Ami, but she also dodges the random guy, and throws him right into his buddy. "Nothing now. I'm leaving." "You're not going anywhere!" Lil and Ami turn around to the door. They spot the source of the voice. "ETonic!" the two yell together. "Yes, it is I, your future leader. Will you care to bow before me now, or after I conquer the world?" "SAMMIIIEE!!!" Potato Man shouts out. "Sammie?" Anony says. He looks over at the stage, and pieces the puzzle together. "Wha....wha? They're...they're...," Anony stutters out. "Yes," ETonic continues, "S&C are none other then Samantha Clarfet and her daughter, Cherri!" Anony can't help but retch, along with the other male members of TPCG. "All I can ask is...how?" Mike Shaffer asks. "It was a plothole that transformed them into the lucious woman you see now," Cornilius adds. "Too bad the BGUB is going to destroy you," Samantha says as she leans over to Seth. "I would've sent you into the ultimate state of sexual pleasure." Seth brushes Samantha away, and retches again. "Attack!" ETonic yells out. Jolt and Cornilius lunge at Seth and Munkee, but the two step away and allow them to hit the stage. Amy, SoniProw, and Mufasa appear from nowhere, and do nothing at all. "Why must I be surrounded by idiots?" ETonic sadly tells himself. "FIGHT!!" Another random guy shouts out, and the entire R&R establishment goes into a fist brawl. In the confusion, David TL is pushed away to a wall. Standing up, a cloaked figure gets his attention. "Excuse me, but I was wondering if you could tell me where Zac is?" the figure asks. "Oh, somewhere in that," David TL replies as he points to the brawl. "Thank you," the figure says as he enters the fight. Samantha and Cherri also corner someone, but noone from TPCG. Instead they corner two random guys. "Excuse me you two," Samantha starts, "but would you like to go in the back and, well, I think you know..." The two random guys agree and the four disappear to the back. The fight continues, however. Zac flings a punch in a random direction, but it is caught by the clocked figure. "You...!" Zac mutters. The figure embraces Zac, and the two disappear. Everyone stops at the sight. "Zac!" TPCG call out. "Oh poo," AJ responds. "What just happened? Who kidnapped Zac?" Mike asks frantically. "It must'vR BEEEAAAA___---," Simon mutters. Lil sighs as she resets Simon yet again. "Now's not the time or the place to wonder these questions!" Seth commands. "We need to continue on our quest! "SAMMIIEEE!" Potato Man shouts out again. "Oh no, not again," ETonic says. "Where did those two go off?" "With our buddies," a random guy states. TPCG retch yet again. "What's wrong with them? They're hot!" a random guy asks. "It's a long story," ETonic answers. So the BGUB walk to the back of the R&R. They stare wide-eyed. "Oh yeah, that's it..," Cherri mumbles. "You know what to do, don't you?" a random guy says to Samantha. The two women are in a state of undress doing...well..you know. Just to let you know, TPCG collectively retch, because they can hear the sounds from the room. ETonic also shivers, thinking back to how they used to act. "Samie?" Potato Man mumbles. "I'm sorry, Potato Man, but I just had to try this on some other guys as well. You understand, don't you?" The lights dim down, and a musical beat starts. Jorgen joins Potato Man, and they start to sing. "I'm in love with you, girl Cause you're on my mind, You're the one I think about most everytime. And when you pack a smile in everything you do, Don't you understand, girl, this love is true. Your sophisticated hand knows how to sweeten things That came like a bruship on your skin. It lightens up my day and that's oh so true Together we're one, separated we're two." The two then start to dance in very idiotic poses, and continue to bellow out the tune. "To make you all mine, all mine is my desire, Cause you contain a quality that I admire. You're pretty plain and simple, you rule my world So try to understand." The two then march up to the girls, and start to caress their skin. "I'm in love girl, I'm so in love girl. I'm just in love girl, and this is true." Then they jump up and start to dance again. "Girl you know it's true, oh, oh, oh I love you. Yes you know it's true, oh, oh, oh I love you. Girl you know it's true., My love is for you. Girl you know it's true, My love is for you." "Milli Vanilli?" ETonic states, bewildered. "Don't ask. This isn't the first time it's happened," Cornilius says. The duo continue to sing and dance(I'll let you imagine the dance moves). "It's the same sort of thing girl I can't explain, My emotions start up when I hear your name. Maybe your sweet, sweet voice would ring in my ears, Then my lips smile when you are near. Come with your positive emotion Love making is joy, That's for us too just like a girl and a boy. These feelings I get, I often wonder why, So I thought I might discuss this, girl, just you and I. Now what you're wearing I don't care as I've said before, The reason that I like you girl is for what you are. If I said I'd think about it, you rule my world. So try to understand, I'm in love girl. I'm so in love girl. I'm just in love girl and this is true. Girl you know it's true, oh, oh, oh I love you. Yes you know it's true, oh, oh, oh I love you. Girl you know it's true, My love is for you. Girl you know it's true, My love is for you." "Are you done yet?" ETonic asks. "Yeah, I guess," Jorgen replies. TPCG, thoroughly disgusted, walk out of the R&R and continue on to find their old base. "We need to go after them! Girls, get dressed. We need to take over the world!" ETonic states. The girls groggily do so. "How're we going to catch up with them?" Samantha asks. "They're infront of us now!" "You forget, I have the plothole machine!" ETonic proudly states. "Why don't we just transport right to the base?" Cherri asks. "Because of the nature of the plothole machine. It is useless once we reach a certain diameter of the base." So ETonic opens up a new plothole. He jumps in, along with Cornilius and Jolt. Amy, SoniProw, and Mufasa just disappear. "Wanna go on a wild ride?" Samantha asks Potato Man. "?" She jumps ontop of him as they tumble into the plothole. Cherri then looks at Jorgen slyly, and does the same. Apple jumps in, not knowing what's going on, and the plothole closes. "The one day I decide to come to the Moogle Cavern first," Dreadknuckster begins while talking to Sz, "and TPCG seem to have disappeared!" "There most likely on some sort of quest," Sz adds. "Yeah, well, maybe I wanted to help out." "Hey, you don't hear me complaining," Rusty adds suddenly. "Hey, what's Kulock doing, anyway?" Dreadknuckster asks. "Why don't you just peak into his office?" "Nope, I don't think so. Remember the last time I tried that?" "Oh yeah," Hyper Espiso and Mechatails suddenly say as they burst in. Meanwhile, Kulock stares at his webpage, deciding whether or not to try and update it. Sure, he has the content, but does he want to give off effort just now? And how can he work with that rumbling noise? Rumbling noise? "Kulock!" he hears a large crowd yell. "What did I do?" Kulock asks as he goes out to see the other members of the Moogle Cavern. "Kulock! It is I, TL!" "I know that. How are you?" "Oh, fine. A little sore around the edges, but otherwise I feel fresh and restored!" "What's with the double?" "Oh yeah, he's from a parallel universe." "Enough with this idle chat!" O-Zac calls out. "Listen up, and listen good! We are here to get you to help us save the entire mulitverse from destruction!" "Oh, alright then. I'll do it." "We don't need to emphis...huh? You will?" "Of course. Why wouldn't I? I'm always there if Bunnie needs me." Suddenly, Sonic Fan's Bunnie appears. "yah, those universes ar blue an' some of th'm ar black an' some yello an' some orange an' some are crystal. heck ya'll, som' arn't evn universes at all!" "Well, almost any Bunnie," Kulock states. "Enough idle chit-chat! We are needed!" O-Zac yells out. "I think someone needs an ego check," Captain NeoSonic says. "I'm in charge of protecting the SA Amy Rose, right?" Andy asks. "Do we get free popcorn?" Local H questions. "What about a free oil job?" Gold Sonic ponders aloud. "Will it help me and my endeavors?" Blaze also ponders. "I wanna lead an army!" Fadflamer shouts out. "Can I be the narrator?" Edweirdo adds. "And of course, I shall be the supreme leader," Pelord confirms. "Who do you think needs the ego check?" O-Zac asks. "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter...Spray?" Roareye asks. "We need to get the message across! Spread across EmulationZone, EZBoard, Geocites, Nbci, AOL, anywhere at all! Get as many Sonic fans as you can, and even non-Sonic fans, to help protect the multiverse from destruction!" O-TL yells out. "O-TL, O-Zac, come with me," TL starts, "we need to go to one more place." "And where's that?" "The Green Hill Zone." Chapter 21 Golden Plotholes, Giant Ego's, and The GHZ "The servers are the seven Pie. Pie is power, enriched by the belly. The Baker serves to unify the Pie." "What is that supposed to mean?" Shorty asks after reading the poem inscribed on the wall. "It sounds very familiar, as if someone was playing Sonic Adventure at the time," H Mac says. At that moment, a plothole opens up. Calmly, the fisherman steps out. "How come he can just walk out of a plothole, but we have to tumble around?" Riochet asks. "It's all in the wrist, my son," the fisherman says. "So, tell us, why are we here?" Sonique asks. "And also, who are you?" "I am mearly a child of the plothole, appearing here because of the terrible calamity set to befall human, and furry, kind." "Yes, but how can we do anything here? Shouldn't we be going to disc.sever? to stop the renegade plothole?" SonKnuck asks. "And do what?" the fisherman questions. "Once you get there, do you have any idea how to stop it?" "Well...we were just going to wing it," Riochet answers. "I am here to help you stop the force that is building up on your planet. This emerald can help stop it." The fisherman walks over to the glittering emerald. "This is the Master Pie Emerald, the controller. It is to the Pie Emeralds how the Master Emerald is to the Chaos Emeralds." "But what can it do?" Sonique asks. "Besides, we don't have the Pie Emeralds!" "This emerald has immense power, and may be able to neutralize the powers generating inside the renegade plothole. I do not know if the Pie Emeralds are needed, but I do know that someone in your arsenal has them." "Who?" "AJ." "AJ?" SonKnuck questions. "But where? We didn't see them!" "What do you think was powering the PlotHole 3000?" "Then send us back! Let us go to disc.server!" H Mac yells out. "Do you have any idea where you are?" the fisherman asks. "Let me guess, the shrine of the Master Pie Emerald?" Shorty answers. "Yes. But take a look outside." The group then realizes that there was a door in the room the entire time. They walk over to it, and SonKnuck opens the door. Looking out, they see a wild rainforest. "We're somewhere in the jungle?" SonKnuck questions. "Nope. You are in your old base." "What!?!?" TPCG collectively say together. "Sure, we abandoned it," Sonique starts, "but there is no way this much growth could have happened!" "You would be surprised to learn that the plothole caused time to pass much faster here then anywhere else." "What?" Riochet says. "Yes, it's true. Entire civilizations have come and gone. And this shrine appeared overnight, unknown to anyone. "Time here has reached the normal flow again, causing the plothole to be very powerful and very dangerous." "And what are we supposed to do?" H Mac asks. "Well, what is needed is...shh." The fisherman then disappears. "Huh?" TPCG say. The door to the shrine bursts open, and a group of natives storm in. "Capture those who disturb the lord of Pie!" one native shouts. "Bullocks," Shorty mutters. Green Gibbon! was drinking some Drano and viewing some new hentai when he was contacted by the "Special Phone," to be used only in the most extreme cases. "Did they finally make Burning Rangers 2? In a hentai edition?" GG! asks. "No, some maniacs are here to see you," Possessed Spam replies, "and says that the fate of the multiverse is in stake." "Isn't everyone here a maniac?" GG! asks. GG! puts aside the hentai and, grabbing a handful of Drano cookies, walks out of his office. "Where are they?" GG! asks. "Who?" Popcorn asks. "The insane people that I was called to see?" "I think Ecco knows," "Alright, thanks." So GG! walks around, searching for Ecco. Suddenly, David Bulmer appears. "Hey GG!" David Bulmer says. "Hello. Hey, do you know where Ecco is?" "Nope. Hey, did you meet Mach Hedgehog?" "I don't believe so." "Hey," Mach says, "I'm here to represent AFSH in this story, having my appearance be apparently forced, including David Bulmer's appearance as well. Dane and Chaos Emerald would also be here, but it would just seem completely forced and pointless. Of course, there's nothing wrong with pointlessness..." "Uh...that's nice." So GG! walks off, searching for Ecco. He finds Blue Gibbon! "Hey, BG!, where's Ecco?" "Right in there," BG! says, pointing to a room. "Alright, thanks." So GG! walks into the room. "Ecco?" "Hi GG! What is it?" "Where's the insane people that wanted to see me?" "Arn't we all insane?" "No, the other ones who are apparently much more insane then me?" "Oh, those guys. They're at the main lobby," Ecco replies. "But I was just there! Why can't people tell me these things in advanced?" So GG! walks to the front, munching on the cookies. "What is so important that I needed to be disturbed from my...uh ...studying?" GG! asks. "Green Gibbon!, I am TL and this is my alternate from a parallel universe, along with a alternate Zac. We are calling on the members of the Green Hill Zone to help save the multiverse in all it's unique ways. Only you can help us accomplish such a goal. Will you join us?" "Why should I?" "Because if you don't, hentai as we know it will cease to exist." "Quickly! A call to arms! Form ranks and go forward!" GG! exclaims. As the GHZ members plan to join up, GG! decides to inflate his ego. "I request a personal jet, with a fair amount of hentai and video games, and also an assorted collection of cute Asian girls." "I don't think we can do that," O-Zac replies. Suddenly, a personal jet, with GG!'s face plastered on it, appears. The door opens, and two Asian girls appear. One is holding a H-Douishian, the other a Dreamcast controller. "C'mon in, GG! The rest of the girls are waiting, along with all the other games and hentai," one of the Asian girls say. "If you excuse me, boys, I have some work to do," GG! says as he goes inside the jet. "What the...? How did that...?" O-Zac stutters out. "Don't think about it. Just accept it," O-TL affirms. "Why don't I get a jet?" TL asks. "It's all up to fate, my friend," O-Zac mentions. "Besides, arn't we needed at the front of the battle?" "I guess..." Somewhere in a forest, a plothole opens up. From the depths emerges a group of individuals. "Finally, I have returned to the grounds where my first plan failed," a figure says. "I don't understand sir, why are you attempting to conquer? I thought that you had reformed in that sense, and instead focus on saving the world?" another figure says. "You fool! Sure, I did make that statement. However, by learning of the arch-traitor's plans, I now know that I can achieve the plan that I originally made!" "But what about ETonic?" "He is not to be thought of. Unknown to the rest of the world, there is a second plothole somewhere on this planet, and I know where it is. Because of the overpowering frequencies of the disc.server plothole, the second one has remained hidden from most scans. I was able to discover it's location." "But what if we don't get there in time?" "The warning I gave Shorty should let some part of his brain to activate and realize to go after the uncontrollable plothole." "But, I thought you didn't tell him the specifics!" "Someone would tell him sooner or later. Follow me, my loyal subjects, we will go and claim what is ours..." The figure steps out and allows a ray of light to strike his face, revealing his identity. He is none other then EShorty, the leader of A-SAP. ETonic is staring at yet another door while slumping at a table. "This is the fourth R&R station we've been at! Are those two done yet?" "Nope," Cornilius says with a stupid grin on his face. "Te-He," Amy says, also with a stupid grin on her face. ETonic looks down at the ground, and sees Potato Man, Jorgen, and Apple sleeping, all with stupid grins. Sitting at a chair are Jolt, Mufasa and SoniProw, laughing to themselves. In another corner, TSP is sitting and eating oatmeal, right next to Macneilius, who is doing nothing, just staring into space. "I scoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...," Hougan says. "Enough is enough! We need to get out of here! Now!" "Oh c'mon, you liked it too," Cornilius says. "Oh, shut up. Get those two out of that room, and let's get going!" ETonic gets up and knocks on the door. "That's enough you two! It's time to go to TPCG's old base!" "Do we have to?" Samantha asks through the door. "Yes! This is supposed to be an fic' appropriate to the general audience!" "What are you talking about?" "Oh, just get out here!" "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...," Hougan continues ETonic sighs. He goes and turns off the "Greatest Movie Ever Made," playing on the TV. "Hey!" Cornilius yells out. "I thought you liked that movie!" "Yes, the firs time I saw it. Maybe and the second, and the third, but forty-two times? Isn't that just overkill? And Hougan, yes, I know you scored at pinball, but do you have to announce it to everyone?" ETonic then opens the door and watches Samantha and Cherri playing twister. "Can't you just stop?!" "Hey, now I know where we had this scene before," Cornilius says. "When Samantha and Cherri had their way with all of us, and then ETonic walked in on them!" "Oh yeah..," Amy says. "Oh, shut up," ETonic says. "Prick you!" Amy yells out. "..." "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...." "Can't I take this off now?" Tonic asks. "Have you forgotten? It's stuck on," Seven replies. "Oh yeah, I guess that's true." The TPCGers continue to walk through the dark country, wondering when they'll reach anything. H Hog continues to drink 7-UP. "Ah yes, so refreshing," H Hog states. "Maybe we should turn back?" Nakkurusu suggests. "No, we are not!" Seven exclaims. "I don't want to spend the rest of my life in a strange place such as this! Besides, we are needed back at our home world, to help save the multiverse from destruction!" "Why can't I leave!?! And why can't I get this STUPID DRESS OFF!?!?" Tonic yells out. A bolt of lighting strikes down, hitting Tonic. The dress flies off, and Tonic collapses. "Tonic!" the rest of the group exclaims. They rush over, and help him up. "Tonic are you all right?" Edge asks. "I guess so, now that the dress is off..." Suddenly, a gust of wind lifts the group up, causing them to fly uncontrollably through the sky. Screaming the entire way, they land in the middle of a city, right in a crowd of peasants. "Um...hi," is all Edge can say. The peasants then start screaming in terror, and run off, leaving the group alone. "Do I really look that bad?" H Hog asks. Suddenly, a unknown numbers of men clad in armor appear around the bunch. "Halt! You are now the prisoners of Shotansoso!" "But what did we do?" Edge asks. "Do not question Shotansoso's command!" Cornered, the group is led inside a castle, right under a large, swirling cloud. They are brought to a room, pushed inside, and locked in. "Now what are we supposed to do?" Tonic asks. "Come forward!" a booming voice calls. The group look forward, and realize they are not in a jail cell, but in fact inside a large room that a king would reside in. "Look's like we're the special guests of Shotansoso," Seven remarks. "Either that or he's going to sentence us to a very painful sentence," Nakkurusu offers. So they march forward to the king. They are surprised at who it is. "Shorty!?!" they call together. "I do not know this 'Shorty,' character. I am the great King Shotansos, the leader of the mightiest kingdom known to mankind! I have reigned here for years, and will continue to do so!" "I'm guessing that this is not our Shorty, right?" Seven asks. "Yep. They share the same ego, but Shorty would never dress like that." "Edgize, Sev, and HHogg, the great warriors of Larta," Shotansoso begins, "I may understand you're coming here, and Nakkuuu, kind of Nakkuuutala, I may understand your thirst for adventure. However, I do not understand why you want to bring in the fair maiden Tonico of the lost kingdom of Mstonic into this! "And, if you don't mind my asking, what has happened to your dress?" "I'm not Tonico! I'm a guy if anyone would care to notice!" "Sorry, I don't go that way." "Grrr..." "Um, if you don't mind my asking," Seven starts, "what exactly is happening here?" "Why, don't you know?" Shotansoso asks. "Well, not really," Edge replies. "It all started some time ago, when the great darkness befall on our grand city. At first it was small, but it has gained to an immense size uncompared by all. The populace fled, not knowing how it would affect them. Some remained, along with myself. "There are those who ask why I choose to remain here. It is because it is my city, my home, my life. Without my kingdom there is nothing. I am supreme." "So, do you have any idea what it is?" Seven asks. "No. Some have called it a plohoto, but I know that is not it's true name." Edge looks out the window and stares intently at the swirling hole. It's pircing color staring right down to his soul. He senses it's power, untapped here, ready to be unleashed... "I know what it is," Edge offers to the group. "What is it?" Shotansoso asks. "A plothole." "A plothole!?" H Hog exclaims. "Couldn't we use it to get home?" Tonic asks. "Yes, but how?" Seven adds. Edge continues to stare at the plothole. He climbs out of the window, and while floating in midair, looks up at the plothole. "Don't you feel the energy pulling?" Edge states. "Huh?" Nakkurusu questions. "He's flying!" "Floating, actually," Tonic adds. "Didn't you know?" Seven asks. "What...you mean you knew the whole time?" H Hog asks. "Yea...why?" "Then couldn't we have just flown to Nakkuuu castle, and here, much faster then it took to walk and float on a raft?!" "Hm...I guess I just forgot about it." "..." A clap of thunder erupts, shattering the window. Edge pays no attention, and raises his arms up. As he does so, he starts to glow. "Edge, what's going on?" Seven asks. "This plothole...it extends much farther then just here," Edge states. "What do you mean?" Tonic asks. "This plothole...it's connected to our world. It's part of the same plothole we were trying to find and stop." "Then that means..," Seven begins "Yes, that it's almost at the brink of destruction. Our world has never been nearer to being wiped out." "And the multiverse?" H Hog asks. "The plothole has already extended over many worlds. If it reaches the critical point, the shockwaves will spread over the entire multiverse, causing it's end." "But can we use it to get us out of here?" Nakkurusu asks. "I can try...to make a doorway safe enough for us to get home..." Edge then shines so bright that the others have to shield their eyes. A golden plothole then opens up in front of Edge. "Quickly! Enter my plothole, now! I can't keep it open much longer!" So Seven, H Hog, Tonic, and Nakkurusu hop inside the plothole. Edge then floats to the other side of the plothole, ready to enter it himself. "Wait a minute, what about my kingdom?" Shotansoso asks. "Remain here, you are needed to help protect your city." "But what if you fail?" Edge glances over to Shotansoso. "Then you won't exist anymore." Edge then flies through the plothole, and it closes. Shotansoso stands there, alone and dumbfounded. "Are we any closer?" Anony asks. "A little, but not much," AJ replies. "Any luck with the plothole machine?" Mike Shaffer asks. "Nope, nothing," Andre answers. The group marches on. "Munkee," Lil starts, "do you think we'll ever find our missing comrades?" "I don't know. We can only hope." Suddenly, a golden plothole appears. "What's that!?" Seth asks. "I recognize it!" the child of the plothole states. "It is a plothole." "A plothole? Then why is it--OOF!" From out of the plothole emerges Seven, H Hog, Tonic, Nakkurusu, and Edge, who all land on top of various members of TPCG. "Ow," they mutter. They all get back up, and that is when they realize what's happened. "It's you guys!" Munkee shouts out. "It's true! We're really home!" H Hog shouts out, and sips from a can of 7-UP. "Wait a minute," Ami starts out, "where's Shorty?" "Shorty?" Tonic says. "Wasn't he here, with the rest of you?" "No, sometime after you left, Sonique, SonKnuck, Riochet, H Mac, and...sniff...Shorty, all disappeared." "Don't you remember what I said?" the child of the plothole started, "I said that TPCG were separated into three groups. Only one has rejoined. There is still one out there, the one with Shorty." "There's still something I don't understand," Seth starts. "Why was the plothole golden?" "Maybe it's because I created it," Edge says. "What?" "While we were in the parallel universe, we had gained the powers of our duplicates there. Unknown until now, mine had the power to control plotholes without any type of machine. Because I created it from my heart, it was given a golden color." "That does make sense, now that I think about it," Seth answers. "Well, now what do we do?" Andre asks. "The same thing we do every night, Andre, try to take over the world!" AJ proclaims. "I don't think so," Lil replies. "I Know, how about go to disc----," Simon mutters. Lil sighs, and resets Simon again. "To the disc.server base!" Edge calls out. Chapter 22 The Enemy Infiltration -or- Why Must Shorty Keep Meeting People From His Past? "Well, this is fun," H Mac sarcastically says. "Well, at least the native's haven't killed us yet," Shorty states. "You know, it wouldn't be as bad if the native women started to gyrate," Riochet states. 'Why do we keep calling them natives, anyway?" Sonique states. "We were here first, right? No one else was here." "True, when this was a functioning base," SonKnuck states. "But you must recall, this place is now in a deleted zone. These are most likely beings who lived in deleted data all their existence." A native then walks up to the group. "Our leader, the great mistress herself, wishes to speak with you." "I'm guessing we don't have much choice in the matter?" Shorty says. "Nope, not really," the native replies. Just then a group of natives walk down the path to the TPCGers, holding on their shoulders a transport of some sort. "I'm guessing their ruler is in there?" SonKnuck asks. "Unless they just want us to think that!" Riochet states. The door swings open, and a figure steps out, her face covered with a fan. "Our ruler!" the native exclaims. "Ok, so it is their ruler after all," Riochet says. The figure walks up to the group, and steps up to Shorty, only her eyes showing. "Hello, Shorty," she says. "Those eyes....that voice...they're familiar," Shorty states. "So you remember me?" "Are you the one that delivered the entertainment system?" "No, you fool!" She steps back a few inches, and throws the fan to the side, revealing her identity. TPCG gasp. "No! It can't be! Not you!" Shorty shouts "Yes, it is I, Miss Zocy!" "How is that possible? I thought you were destroyed sometime during the PAFF," Riochet adds. "I was able to save myself during the confusion from a lack of an ending," Miss Zocy answers. "I fled, looking for a new home. I found these natives in the deleted section of disc.server, and became their leader. Naturally, when your base arrived, I had to make my new home here." Miss Zocy then leans close and kisses Shorty. Being tied to a pole, like the rest, there was nothing he could do to stop her. Once she stops, he retches. "I pity you," SonKnuck says. "Enough, Shorty! I have learned that you are here for a specific purpose, most likely to stop the rampant plothole! But I will not allow it. I enjoy living here, being the ruler of a savage land. "Join me Shorty," Miss Zocy states. "Become the one I love, and I will free your friends. Together, we shall rule the world!" "I'm sorry, but I already have a girl," Shorty says. "What are you talking about?" "She's the love of my life! Sorry, but I'm not going to leave her for a clone of Zac." "But I'm an attractive, female clone!" "Doesn't matter." Miss Zocy makes a fist and punches Shorty. "Ow! That hurt! Why'd you do that for?" Shorty asks. "You'll pay, Shorty! I will take over the world, and you will be sorry for the day you ever turned on Miss Zocy!" She walks over to the native guards. "I want you to make sure they don't escape," Miss Zocy says. She then starts to leave. "Where are you going to, my queen?" the native says. "I'm going to the temple of Pie, where I will command the Master Pie Emerald to make me the ruler of the world!" "Bullocks," Shorty says. "This is just great," Sonique starts, "now we'll be stuck here for all eternity, allowing some insane enemy from our past to take over the entire world! I need a vacation..." "We have to get free!" H Mac yells out. "If only there was someone to help us..." Suddenly, the fisherman appears. The natives speak something in their native language and start to kneel and bow at him. "Oh, so now you decide to appear," Riochet says. "Sorry. My oven went off, and I needed to take out the cookies. Want one?" "Sure, I'll take one!" Shorty says. Shorty is about to grab one when he realizes that he's still tied to the pole. "Oh yeah, I'm still tied down," Shorty says. "We all are," SonKnuck adds. "Perhaps if you could help us out?" "I'm going to take a PEZ route and say no," the fisherman says. "Instead, I'll let the locals do it instead." The fisherman turns to the crowd and gains their attention. "I wish for you to let loose these prisoners from the ropes that bind them!" Some of the natives run up to the TPCGers and release them, while the others remain in the same position. "Why are they obeying your every command, anyway?" SonKnuck asks. "I've been here before," the fisherman starts. "They believe me to be some sort of mystical, magical being." "But...arn't you?" Riochet says. "Only in the terms of plotholes. Anyway, they believe me to be their true leader, so anything I say goes. And I mean anything." The fisherman then gives a wink. "You mean...to give you as many Peanut Butter Cups as you want?" Shorty adds. The fisherman gives another wink. "We must hurry," the fisherman begins again. "If we don't make it to the Master Pie Emerald in time, we'll all be done for!" "But what about the plothole?" Sonique asks. "There are others going to it. You will assist them when the time comes. Now hurry! We must go after her!" And so they hurry off. TL, O-TL, and O-Zac hurry to the forest at the edge of disc.server, preparing for the attack. "So, what are we exactly doing?" O-Zac asks. "It's simple, we storm disc.server, run around, find the base, run around some more, and get to the plothole." "And then what?" "Um...you'll have to get back to me on that." "Oh, stop bickering you two," O-TL states. "We're in position." "It's about time you got here," Kulock starts. "In another minute I would have needed to leave...well...just because." "Well, we're here now," TL says. "It's almost time," Kulock replies. "From what I gather, a large majority of Sonic fans are here, as well as a few who don't like him at all." TL looks down the hill at disc.server, and thinks of a plan to get inside. "Come with me, boys," TL starts. "And leave the talking to me." So the four walk on down to the gate of disc.server. 'Excuse me my good man," TL begins, "would you please allow us in?" "Do you have a valid username and password?" the security guard asks. "Well, no..." "Then you can turn around." "But, I thought that disc.server didn't need a password?" "That was until we had some server problems, bub." "But we know what is causing it! If you would allow us in," "Sorry, no can do. Besides, I already let someone else in with a valid password to find and solve the problem." "Well, we're with them. Let us in." "I was given no such message." "TL, how about-" Kulock starts. "Sorry, Mr. Moogle, I'm the one talking here," TL says. "Mr. Moogle?" "My good man," TL says to the security guard, "You better let us in right now or a large group of individuals will be running down that hill, and cause your security to be breached. You can avoid all that if you let us in." "No," the guard states. "Please?" "No." "Why not, you big buffoon?!" The guard then throws TL. "Ow...oh yeah? Ready men? Charge!" TL yells out. Suddenly, a stampede of people emerge from the forest. The security guard stands still, his eyes wide open. Not even he could handle that many people at once. The group stampedes, and knocks down the fence. They rush in, yelling various things. Kulock just stands there, a look of dumbfoundness on him. "What have you just done?" Kulock asks. "Why, I've just gotten us inside disc.server!" "TL, you know what?" "What?" "I have a password to let us inside." "Oh. Really?" "Yes. Really." TL then walks up to the stunned security guard. "I'm sorry for the trouble. Will five dollars be enough?" The security guard throws TL again. "$5.50?" ETonic smirks to himself one of those evil smiles. He was there. At the edge of the lost base of TPCG. The building looked old. Too old. Even for being a deleted building, it shouldn't look like that. "Well?" Jolt asks. "Well what?" ETonic responds. "Arrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeee wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee tttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre eeeeeeeeee?" asks Hougan. "Yes. Yes, we are. At the doorway to TPCG's old base. The disc.server base..." ETonic reaches for the door and opens it. He is stunned by what he sees inside. "Um...huh?" is all he is able to mutter. "Interesting decorations," Jolt says. "Wait a minute," Samantha says. "This isn't how it was before!" "Yes, I had a feeling," ETonic replies. "Um...why?" Cornilius asks. "My guess? The plothole." They enter the overgrown doorway into a lucious jungle. "Jolt?" ETonic asks. "What? "Could you climb up and see if you can find anything?" "No." "Grrr..." ETonic climbs up the nearest tree and looks out at the forest. All around he can see various ruins scattered about. And in the center is the original headquarters of TPCG. Where the plothole is located. So ETonic climbs down the tree to meet his allies. "We must head for the center of the forest," ETonic begins. "It is there where we will find the main building, and the plothole." He lands on the ground, and notices that there is no one there. "Alright, where is everyone?" He then hears some noises in the bushes. He looks over, and his suspicions are confirmed. "Oh, just stop it! There are more important things to do right now!" "Sorry, I couldn't help myself," Samantha mutters. EShorty smirks to himself. He's finally reached the location of the second uncontrollable plothole, the one that everyone has forgotten about. "Is this the place?" EH.Mac asks. "Yes it is, my friend. The secret...er...not so secret base." "hews to no?" ESoneec asks, which means "How do you know?" "Because even though I wasn't able to traverse the multiverse until now, I was still able to view it, watch for anything that might be helpful. While watching TPCG, I saw a plothole being created, a uncontrollable one, in the lurker's room. Because he's a fool, he didn't pay any attention to it. However, I knew of it's potential. "When ETonic broke the barrier once again, I knew it was only a matter of time until the quest for the plothole would start. I was the only one who knew about this secret location, and thus can conquer the multiverse under everyone's noses! Ah yes, it's good to be evil." EShorty walks up to the entrance way of the building. It is now revealed to be none other then the original EZBoard location of TPCG. "How are we going to get inside?" EH.Mac questions. "Easy. My idiot duplicate on this world forgot to deactivate his password." EShorty then places his hand on the entrance panel, and is let into the building. "Yes, it's only a matter of time now." "Hooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttt!" ERiochet mentions. "Hahaha...ha...BwahaHAHAHackhackcoughcough," EShorty mutters. "?" ESoneec says. In an undefined location, a lone plothole opens up. I would describe it, but it would be pointless, so I'll let you go ahead and imagine something really spectacular. Unless this somehow becomes a full length feature film. Then you could just imagine it as it's pictured in the film. But what are the chances of that? Anyway, two figures tumble out of the plothole. One is Zac, and the other is the clocked figure. "What the hell is going on?" Zac asks. "I have brought you here because the fate of the multiverse is in the balance," the figure states. "No, really? What do you think I've been doing this whole time? Trying to get to the uncontrollable plothole!" "Yes, I do know of your quest. But you do not know what else is happening right under your nose, do you?" "What are you talking about? And who are you anyway?" The figure then pulls back it's hood, revealing it's identity. "I don't think you've forgotten me that easily, Zac." "What? I..I can't believe it! OZac?" "Yes, my doubled-sided double, I have returned." Zac doesn't know what to say. "I don't get it. I know ETonic was able to break the barrier, but I thought..." "Well, you were wrong," OZac confirms. "When ETonic broke the barrier, it didn't repair itself. Instead it shattered, allowing the passage between the two worlds to be free once again." "But what's their to worry?" Zac asks. "Just because the barrier is shattered, how is EShorty going to get here without ETonic's plothole machine?" "Unknown to anyone, EShorty did infact copy the plothole machine." "So what you're saying...?" "That EShorty is here now. Ready to overtake an uncontrollable plothole." "Then why did you take me here? We're going to that plothole." "No, Zac. Not that plothole. Another uncontrollable plothole." "Another one? But AJ only set one off!" "Yes he did. But unknown to them, while the plothole was growing, something strange happened. Something unexpected. While some plotholes can create children of the plothole, they usually are conscious beings, with a mind of their own. They are usually calm and caring creatures, able to communicate with beings from any place known in the multiverse. "The uncontrollable plothole did create a child. But, because of it's unique properties, the plothole was not able to maintain any type of shape, humanoid, furry, or otherwise. Instead it maintained the look of a plothole. "It left it's creator and started to wander, it's mind filled with rage and chaos. Not able to control it's actions, it soon found a thriving city that it could sow itself in, a place where he could control the actions there. "He had some fun at first, tormenting innocent newbies, but was not able to extend his control there except for one single room, where it's only occupant could not be affected, could not be tormented, no matter how much he tried. Why? Because he was a lurker, a being with as-of-yet-unidentified powers. "The plothole soon grew tired and laid dormant, until the city was soon deserted to a falling out between two influential members. The rest of the occupants fled to create a new home, leaving the city abandoned. Feeling the emptiness, the plothole was able to extend it's reach much farther then the single room, and soon grew to control the entire actions of the city. "Now he lays there, with powers far beyond that of any child of the plothole. As of yet, I have found no way to stop or neutralize this threat." "What should we do?" Zac asks. "We need to seal off the entire perimeter, and not allow anyone to enter the city!" "We are too late," OZac replies. "Why?" "EShorty has already entered the city." "Where is the city, anyway?" "The first TPCG base in EZboard." Another plothole opens up. "We must hurry to disc.server," OZac says. "Why?" "Because the first plothole must still be stopped. And besides, we need to gather a faction of forces to help stop this new menace. TL and some comrades he's met earlier are already there. Perhaps we can sneak in with them, and infiltrate the base unnoticed." "Why unnoticed?" "Because the plothole has gained control of all the communication systems in the EZboard base. He knows what I know, and has been trying to destroy me. That's why I brought you here, so that we could talk unnoticed. He also has communications with his creator, and can see inside disc.server as well." So Zac and OZac jump through the plothole, not knowing what may lie in store for them. Chapter 23 Pineapples Abound! "Hold on you guys, I think I found something!" AJ shouts to TPCG. "What?" Edge asks. "If my readings are correct, then we are extremely near the disc.server base! It should be righ-" AJ then crashes into a wall. "Ow...," he mutters. "Wow, so this is the original base," Lil says in wonder. "Yep, it is," David The Lurker says. "Where I first started to lurk...it brings back such memories." "Yes, well, it's not the time to start going back memory lane," Seven says. "Now's the time to do what we've been trying to do this whole time!" "Yeah," Seth starts, "Seven's right. We can't look back, we don't need to! Time won't wait, and we've got so much to do!" "Um...guys?" Lil says. "What?" Edge asks. "We may be too late." "Why do you say that?" Munkee asks. "Because the door's open," Lil finishes. "What!?!" TPCG say together. "It's true," the child of the plothole says. "I can feel the presence of ETonic and his allies lurking inside the base, along with some other creatures who inhabit the place...and of course, your friends." "What, you mean Shorty, Sonique, SonKnuck, H Mac, and Riochet are already inside?" Ami asks. "Yes." "How long have they been in there?" Mike Shaffer asks. "That I do not know. But it has been longer then your rivals, I know that much." "So....what have they been doing?" Anony asks. "Beats me." "..." "Well," AJ starts, "wouldn't the best course of action be to actually go inside the base?" "Most likely," Zac says. "But doesn't everyone want to listen to this riveting discussion? Especially now that I've entered it?" Zac looks around and realizes everyone has entered the building. Sighing, he goes inside. "So, which way do we go?" Mike Shaffer asks. "I'll get a bird's eye view," Edge says as he starts to climb a tree. Once there he looks over the landscape. He is able to make out certain buildings, others are undechiperable. But as far as he can tell, it was basically the same layout. It was the sky that bothered him. It was getting dark, a swirling cloud arising over the main building. Just like in that strange world he was in earlier... As Edge climbed down, he spoke. "It seems that the main building is right up ahead. I'm not sure what we'll encounter on the way, unfortunately." "That's ok," Seth says. "I'm sure we're ready for anything that comes our way!" Suddenly a plothole appears. "Keep your wits about you!" Munkee says. "Because I've officially lost mine." Two figures pop out of the wormhole, face down on the ground. "Um...what should we do?" Mike Shaffer asks. "Maybe we should help them?" Edge suggests. "But there might be a risk involved," Nakkurusu states. "Shouldn't we help them anyway?" H Hog asks. "You're right!" Lil replies. However, the two figures get up on their own. "I can't believe it! It's...it's0---," Simon mutters. Lil sighs and resets Simon. "Rlan and Matt the Yak, at your service," Rlan says. "How...?" Zac says. "It seems that everyone forgot about us!" Rlan shouts. "Yeah," Matt the Yak replies. "We're part of the group too!" "We were going to join you, but for some reason we were left behind!" "It seems no one realized we weren't with you!" "That's not it," Lil says. "We just thought you wanted to...um... keep the fort down!" "And besides," Seven continues, "it was the author's laziness to not include you until now." Yes, that's true. And most likely there are others that I have neglected to give a part in this story. They may complain, or they may just ignore this entirely. Well, I may as well get on with the rest, huh? Just then, another plothole opens up. "Oh great, now who are we going to meet, William Shatner?" Mike Shaffer asks. Not exactly. The plothole doesn't reveal anyone. Instead, it goes to the Simon cart. "OOOOO nooo!" Simon says. "Simon!" Lil shouts out. "We need to do something!" Ami yells out. "What?" the plothole child asks. "Hey, you're a plothole-type person! Can't you do something?" Rlan asks. "Sorry, I can't. I guess it was neglected to be told to you that while the uncontrollable plothole lives, my powers are useless." "Oh." The Simon cart is thrust out of the Genisis once it's turned off, and the TV stand, along with the equipment, disappear. The cart then forms into a humanoid figure, and the cartridge shatters, revealing Simon Wai. "Well, that was interesting," Simon says. "I can't believe it! You're back! Again!" Mike Shaffer exclaims. "Yeah, I guess I am, and finally out of that annoying beta mode!" "Of course, there is now only one plan of action to attend to," Zac says. "What's that?" Andre asks. "Why, to find, and stop, the plothole!" AJ answers. "And to discover the rest of TPCG in the process," Ami adds. "So what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Anony shouts out. Miss Zocy bursts into the shrine of the Master Pie Emerald, knowing of it's grand power, and how it could possibly turn her into the most powerful being the universe has ever known. Then she could show then all her true importance to the galaxy. TPCG, BGUB, what were they to her? When she had disappeared, no one went to go and find her, not even her creator, the being that she shares common genes with, Zac. No one came. Not even Shorty... Shorty? Why would she love him? The only reason she seduced him was to catch his guard off, to help in the destruction of his friends, and ultimately him as well. But, being trapped here in this zone of deleted data, she thought of him constantly. She had been only with one person in her life, after all. Even though she had been designed for a much different purpose... No, none of that mattered. Only her final conquest against all those that didn't believe in her. To make the entire world live in this deleted zone, where she would be queen over her subjects. Yes, it was only a matter of time... She steps up to the alter and bows low. "Oh great Master of Pie," Miss Zocy begins, "you are such a noble being, wise ruler and controller of the Pie Emeralds. I have come here to request from you a wish of a grand scale. "As you may know, there is an uncontrollable plothole residing here in this deleted base of TPCG. It's power grows every day, and will soon reach maximum capacity, resulting in the entire destruction of the planet. "I am here to ask you to convert it's power so that it doesn't destroy the world. Instead, I wish for such grand power to be transported to me, so that I may rule the planet! Desperate times call for desperate measures." The Master Pie Emerald remains still for a few moments, then allows an image to appear over it's surface. The image is of the seven Pie Emeralds. "So what you're saying is that in order for me to achieve my goal, I need to collect the seven Pie Emeralds!" But where to get them? That was what Miss Zocy needed to figure out. Perhaps her enemies would know? But she would need to trick them some way to gain the information she desired. Little did Miss Zocy know was that Shorty and the rest were standing outside the shrine. "So, where are we? The little boys and girls rooms?" Shorty asks. "No," the fisherman says. "We are outside the shrine of the Master Pie Emerald!" "Oh. I was thinking maybe we were taking a bathroom break, since no one in this story has actually taken one." "C'mon, you guys," Sonique says. "We have to go in their and stop Miss Zocy once and for all." "Sure, we could do that," Riochet starts, "but what would it accomplish? How would the universe be if she was in charge?" "Well, for starters, I'm guessing Shorty would be her one and only," SonKnuck mentions. "Why are we all standing here?! Let's stop her!!" Shorty shouts out. "I had a feeling that would happen," H Mac says. So they burst open the door to the shrine and enter it. They find Miss Zocy just standing there. "I was expecting you," she begins. "I knew you would come here to stop me." She starts to walk close to the group. "Stay right where you are!" Shorty frantically shouts. "Or what?" "Um...can I get back to you on that?" "Just tell me one thing, then. Where are the Pie Emeralds?" "In AJ's PlotHole 3000, of course," Shorty answers. Sonique then smacks Shorty on the back of the head. "Now why did you tell her that?" Sonique asks. "So that she wouldn't go near me!" Shorty replies. "Haha! I will win!" Miss Zocy proclaims. Then, in a puff of smoke, she disappears. "Oh poo." "Now what are we supposed to do?" SonKnuck asks. "Don't worry, she'll be back. Besides, we still have to wait for ETonic," the fisherman states. "Then let's get going to the base!" H Mac proclaims. "No." "No?" "We must remain here, to communicate with the Master Pie Emerald, to tell it to help us stop the plothole." "Oh. But shouldn't we be finding the seven Pie Emeralds?" Sonique asks. "There is no need to," Shorty says. "AJ has them, to power his PlotHole 3000." "How do you know that, anyway?" Riochet asks. "Um....plothole?" "You looked, didn't you?" SonKnuck says. "Maybe." "We must hurry," the fisherman says. "There isn't much time." ETonic walks up to the main building of TPCG, back when it was fresh, new, TSPG. He gave himself another evil smirk, knowing that he was close at hand to his goal. To destroy existence as it was known, and replace it with a world all his own. "Yes," ETonic says. "We are finally here. Inside this building lurks the most powerful and uncontrollable plothole known to man. And soon it's power will all be mine." "Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo," Hougan says. "Yes, now I want someone to burst this door open." "Why?" Samantha asks. "Can't you just open it?" "If you can notice, my dear, the door has become overgrown, and thus cannot be opened by normal means. It must be forced open. Because I'm the evil genius around here, I must have one of my lackeys to do it. Apple? You've been quiet for a while. Why don't you do the honors?" "um....PIE! I dn't no....owie!" Apple says, which means, "Um...I don't know. I was eating pie, and opening it might hurt!" "Yes, it may hurt," ETonic says, "but doesn't accomplishing our goal mean more to you?" "no." "..." "Oh, stop it. I'll do it," Cherri says. "You will?" they all ask together. "I'm a karate expert. No one knew?" They all shake their heads no. So Cherri goes into a karate pose, and proceeds to knock the door down. "Impressive," Cornilius says. "Certainly. But now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party," ETonic replies. "What are you talking about?" Cherri asks. "It doesn't matter what I'm talking about. What does matter is that we go and find that plothole hiding in Riochet's old room." So the BGUB enter the overgrown building of TPCG, with the goal of takeover within their grasps. Zac and OZac appear in the middle of a stampeding crowd. "Where are we? Certainly you must have sent us somewhere else," Zac says as he tries not to get run over by the insane crowd. "Yes, we are in the right place, unfortunately," OZac says. "Then why is everyone acting insane?" "Because of the lack of organization." OZac then starts to push himself to the front of the now semi- still crowd. "Hey, where are you going?" Zac asks. "Why, to the front of the group, of course! That is the only way we can get everyone to follow us!" "Huh? I thought we had to be in hiding because of that other insane plothole." "Yes, that is true. Just trust me, ok?" So Zac follows OZac to the front of the crowd. "Alright, everyone settle down!" O-TL shouts out. "We need organization in order to find the plothole!" "Yeah, everyone calm down and listen to him!" TL shouts out. Zac looks over to the third person who has yet to talk. "What? Is that...?" Zac asks. "Yes, it is us. Or rather, a parallel version known as O-Zac." "Is that who we have to talk to?" "Yep." Zac and OZac move over to get as close as they can to O-Zac. "O-Zac! Get over here!" OZac shouts. "Huh? What...?" O-Zac mutters out. "Try not to call attention to yourself, and get over here." So O-Zac goes over to OZac and Zac. "I don't understand," O-Zac starts out. "How is it possible? Why do you look like me?" "It is because we are your doubles from other universes," OZac says. "I am the double that comes from the world of ETonic, and this one here is native to this world." "Hi," Zac says. "Now, the reason we called you over is because we know where the deleted base is located." "Really?" O-Zac says. "Yes." "Then why don't you just tell everyone?" "We can't. There is another evil lurking here that we need to hide from. It is unaware of our presence here for the moment. We will need your entire troops to help stop it, though." "Ok. So where is the base?" OZac then tells O-Zac the location of the base. "Now go and tell TL and O-TL!" OZac yells out. O-Zac then runs back to his companions and tells them the location of the base. "Everyone, follow us!" TL shouts out. "To the base!" Chapter 24 A Very Special Family Reunion EShorty looks around himself in glee. He was nearing the central building of TPCG's abandoned base. He was almost at the plothole. "Ah yes, we are almost at our triumphant moment!" EShorty exclaims. "Are you sure this is going to work?" EH.Mac asks. "Of course I'm sure! When have I let you down before?" "Do you even have to ask?" Suddenly, the ground shakes violently, and causes everyone to go into a panic. "r2tti3uhy0g9u340g9!!!!!!" ESoneec says, which is something that shouldn't be repeated. "What's going on?" EShorty asks. A black mist then appears, and forms into a humanoid shape, it's only feature a pair of gleaming red eyes. "Who are you?" EShorty asks. "I am who you have been seeking, am I not?" the figure says. "What are you talking about?" EShorty asks. "I'm searching for an uncontrollable plothole!" "That is who I am," the figure says. "Of course! I should've realized that you are a child of the plothole. But how come you register as a normal plothole?" "That is unimportant as of now," the evil plothole child replies. "What is it you wish of me?" "I am here because of plans for conquest! To reform the entire universe as I see fit!" "Of course, arn't we all?" "Will you help me?" EShorty asks. "Come to my source," the plothole answers, "and perhaps I will grant your wish." The figure then disappears again. "Let's hurry," EShorty says. "The power is nearly within our reach! Bwaha!" AJ was feeling uncomfortable while walking in this abandoned base. Now that it had been transformed into an unfamiliar place, he felt an pulsating energy throughout. He had no idea what the power was. It seemed the strongest when he clutched his PlotHole 3000. Was it possible that the energy was somehow connected to the Pie Emeralds? "I'm hungry," Munkee says for no particular reason. "I don't think we can just stop for a bite," Seven answers. "Isn't that ice cream shop around here?" David TL asks. "What are the chances that it even still exists?" Edge answers. "And besides, there's even a slimmer chance that there would be anything consumable!" "Hey, look!" Lil shouts out. TPCG face to where Lil is pointing, and find that, sure enough, the ice cream shop is still there, untouched. "How is that...?" Edge mumbles. "Just let it go," Seven replies. "Last one their is a rotten Eggman!" Lil shouts out. So TPCG run off to the ice cream shop. Little do they know who is watching them. But I'll tell you, just because. It's Miss Zocy. "I can't believe it!" Anony says. "It's even air conditioned!" "How can it still be good as new?" Munkee asks. "Who cares?" Seth asks. "Hey, guess what! The ice cream is still good," David TL answers. So TPCG sit down for some ice cream. Absent-mindedly, David TL opens up a drawer, and is startled by what he finds inside. "Oh, so that's where I left my left sock." AJ then steps outside, to think. "Hey AJ," Simon calls out, "where are you going?" "Outside, to think," AJ replies. Standing outside, he soon becomes aware that someone is watching him. "Who's there?" AJ calls out. Miss Zocy then appears. "What? Miss Zocy?! But I thought..." "Well, you thought wrong," Miss Zocy replies. "I have come here because I know what you have. The seven Pie Emeralds." "Oh, so now you want to take over the world, as well?" "I know you have them, and that they are inside that PlotHole 3000. Just hand them over, and nobody will get hurt." "I don't think so." "But why? Arn't we on the same side?" "I'm afraid I'm going to say no on that one." Miss Zocy then rushes up and clocks one on AJ. He falls down to the ground injured, but not unconscious. "Now give me those emeralds...or else." Because AJ smacked against the wall, the TPCG members inside soon become aware of what is going on outside. So, they rush off as well. "Who's she?" Lil asks as they emerge outside. Zac then suddenly appears. "What? I...I can't believe it!" Zac spouts out. "What is it?" Munkee asks. "Oh, if it isn't Zac himself," Miss Zocy says. "My creator." "Then it's true. You are Miss Zocy." "Miss Zocy!?!" TPCG shout out together. Zac then suddenly disappears. "Well, that was strange," Mike Shaffer replies of Zac's coming's and going's. "Yes, it is I, the soon-to-be-leader-of-the-world Miss Zocy!" She grabs the PlotHole 3000 and opens up the energy compartment. "Yes, all seven are here. Thanks, AJ." She takes out the seven Pie Emeralds, and runs off into the forest. "What just happened?" Seth asks. "Miss Zocy has just gained the seven Pie Emeralds," AJ mutters as he stands back up. "What!?!" TPCG say once again. "How come you never bothered to tell us you had them?!" Edge yells out. "I didn't think it was important enough," AJ says. "You do know what she's going to do, don't you?" the child of the plothole answers. "Unfortunately." "What is she planning?" Anony asks. "She is planing on using the seven Pie Emeralds to help fuel the energy of the uncontrollable plothole to her, so that she can control the universe." "Now what do we do?" Simon asks. "Yes, we are here! Revel in my glory!" ETonic shouts out. "I know exactly how to celebrate this," Cherri says. "Jorgen? Would you like to...?" No answer. "Jorgen?" Cherri looks around, and realizes that he is nowhere to be found. "Um...ETonic?" Cherri asks. "What is it?" "Where's Jorgen?" ETonic looks around, and realizes that he is in fact gone. "Now where has he gotten to?" ETonic asks. Shorty, Sonique, Riochet, H Mac, and SonKnuck surround the Master Pie Emerald, along with the fisherman. "We must communicate with it," the fisherman says. "Channel your energy, and you will be able to talk with it, to learn what you need to learn..." "Like the colonial's secret recipe?" Riochet asks. "Or how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?" Shorty adds. "Or the question to life, the universe, and everything?" SonKnuck adds. "That's not what I mean! What I do mean is how to stop the uncontrollable plothole. Now focus deep within yourself..." TPCG close their eyes, and then feel an energy that they have never felt before. They are fueled with an incredible force, and are one with the universe. When they open their eyes, they find themselves somewhere in space. "Wow...how'd we get here?" H Mac asks. "We are still in the shrine," the fisherman says. "However, we are now looking deep within the emerald's mind. This is the home of the being that dwells within." Suddenly, a figure appears, a figure completely green. "Hello, seekers of knowledge," the figure says. "What is it you wish to know? The secret recipe, the licks, or the question?" TPCG are about to talk when the fisherman speaks first. "We are here to ask how to stop the uncontrollable plothole." "Yes, I can sense that is the question you seek, child of the plothole. I also know that I have told another being how to fuel it's energy to me. That being is returning here as we speak. "The key is the seven Pie Emeralds. They must be brought to the source of the plothole to destroy it. If it was control you wished, like the other being, I would be able to fuel it's energy from my current location. I can not destroy it. Only you can. And that may be nearly impossible. "I sense a much stronger power here, one of loyalty and friendship. It extends far beyond this room. That power, along with the Pie Emeralds, of course, may be enough to stop the plothole. It is up to you..." The being then disappears, and TPCG close their eyes. When they are open again, the shrine has returned to their vision. "Well, that was interesting," Shorty says. "We now know the secrets to stop the plothole," the fisherman says. "Now all we have to do is wait for Miss Zocy to arrive." The door to the shrine then creeps open. However, it is not Miss Zocy who enters the room. "Hello, father," Jorgen says. "It's Jorgen!" SonKnuck yells out. "He must've survived the disappearance of the old base!" "So what is it you wish to talk about?" Shorty asks. "Stop it with the pleasantries, Shorty!" Jorgen yells out. "Is that the way to treat your father?" H Mac says. "Oh, shut up! This is just between me and him." "What did I do?" Shorty asks. "I'm here because I'm just sick and tired of what's been going on for the past few years. Do you know what my life's been like?" "Well, not really." "Then I'll tell you! From the moment I was born, my life was troubled. For some strange reason I was connected to your mind for a short while, even while in the womb of the unnatural gestation. I could hear your every thought. That is why you knew of my existence. "How do you think I felt when I learned that my very existence only came to be because of false pretenses? That you cursed the day I was ever fertilized? "Being given a strange name like 'Jorgen' didn't help any. I soon became aware of my surroundings, much faster then Apple and Cherri. I learned in a matter of hours that my father was also destined to be my greatest enemy. And that currently we were in a great battle, which I may add the conclusion is still unknown! "I was driven even farther when I learned of my mother's disappearance! One minute she was there, the other gone! All in the moment when the PAFF ended, during the lack of a true completion. "I was left to be raised in secret with the twins of Samantha and Potato Man, forced to be secluded from the rest of the world. Chosen to be the next great leader of battle. To finally conquer the only connection of my biology. "How do you think I felt? Even though you didn't know if I truly existed or not, I had to destroy you. And when I finally told you, you weren't exactly ecstatic about the whole thing. Oh no, it was kept a secret from everyone you knew!" "But I thought you wanted it kept a secret," Shorty says. "Arrggghhh!!!!!" Jorgen says. "See, you do say it a lot!" "Let me continue! Once I met you, I had no clear choice in life. I continued to try and conquer, but I was no longer truly into the whole thing. Until now. When I realize that the only thing stopping me in this world is you, Shorty, my father." "Huh? What did I do?" "You are the only connection to my past. I blame you for the disappearance of my mother, and her unborn child!" "What are you talking about? I had nothing to do with that, and what about a child?" "Yes Shorty, what you didn't know was that you did not conceive one, but two children! Due to the foreign Samanthaesie gestation, I was developed, and thus born, first, allowing my sister to continue her growth. "When my mother disappeared, so did she. And now all I wish for ...is revenge..." Jorgen then punches Shorty. "Ow!" Shorty shouts out. "Why are you getting so mad?" SonKnuck says. "Don't you know the truth about Miss Zocy?" "What are you talking about?" Jorgen asks. The door to the shrine opens once again, and Miss Zocy enters. "I have the emera-" Miss Zocy says before she stops. "Can it be?" Jorgen says. "Son?" Miss Zocy replies. "But...how? I thought..." "I did survive, Jorgen. I did, but there was no way for me to escape this place. If I could've, I would have come back for you..." Jorgen walks up, and embraces his long lost mom. "I'd never thought I'd see you again," Jorgen says. "Me either," Miss Zocy replies. Jorgen lets go. "But what about my sister?" "I'm not sure what happened to her, Jorgen." "Well, this is some crazy reunion," Shorty says. "So, I guess there's no reason for you to take revenge on me?" "Are you kidding?" Jorgen replies. "It was you and your friends that caused my mother to endure such torment! Now you must pay." Miss Zocy smirks an evil smirk, and goes up to the Master Pie Emerald, and the Pie Emeralds float above, circling around. "Now I'll have the power around here!" Miss Zocy exclaims. "I'm sorry, but....no," Sonique says. Sonique then rushes up to Miss Zocy and knocks her out. The Pie Emeralds in turn float back down to floor, having had no exchange of energy occur. "How could you do that?" Jorgen asks. "Just like this," Sonique says. She then knocks out Jorgen as well. "Gather up the Pie Emeralds," the fisherman says. "It's time to go to the uncontrollable plothole." "We're almost there," O-Zac tells his companions. "How do you know this, anyway?" TL asks. "Um...I just do?" "Oh, ok." They continue walking toward the hidden base of disc.server. The only people who know the true dangers that lurk within are Zac and OZac. O-Zac realizes this, so he goes back into the crowd where his two doubles are. "Excuse me," O-Zac says to his doubles, "but what exactly are we going up against?" "A force so powerful that it could wipe out all of existence," OZac replies. "Well, what are we going to encounter while we're there?" "A legion of enemies with twisted allegiance." "What about...ice cream?" "Ice cream? This is not the time to think about dairy products!" "Oh. Alright then," O-Zac is momentarily confused. he looks over to the direction of his companions, TL and O-TL, and they notice him, with his doubles. They both have a stunned look on their face. The two rush up to O-Zac, and ask what is going on. "What's going on here?" O-TL asks. "Um...nothing?" O-Zac answers. "Good enough for me," TL says. "Not for me," O-TL replies. "Now tell me why you're conversing with these two doubles of yourself?" O-Zac sighs. "They are the ones that told me where the disc.server base is." "Really?" TL asks. "Really." "We wish to remain in secret," OZac tells the duo. "There is a great evil lurking in the shadows, a powerful force that we will all have to confront, even after the destruction of this uncontrollable plothole." "Interesting," O-TL says. "And what is this force you speak of?" "I can not say, because it has eyes and ears everywhere. That is why we must remain secret." The disorganized group continues to march on until they finally find the base. "Well, that was faster then I expected," TL says. The large group begins to enter the base, with Zac and OZac remaining close to the front. "Look's a little stormy, huh?" TL says. Kulock runs up to TL. "I don't think it's any normal storm. I believe that it's the plothole, ready to rip us to shreds and spread us out like a fine jam." "Ewww...I don't think I'm that tasty," TL speaks to Kulock. "Hopefully GG!'s plane avoids the storm," O-TL says. "What? You mean he's still inside?" O-Zac asks. "If you had a plane like that, wouldn't you stay inside it?" Kulock asks. "Well...maybe..." "My point exactly." So they begin to march through the jungle, hoping to accomplish their goal. Chapter 25 Toothpaste! The Final Confrontation is Almost Upon Us! Jorgen slowly opens his eyes. Standing up, he looks around the dim room, looking for his father. Nothing. Supporting himself on the wall, he sees no one in the room. They all left, every single TPCGer. No one was left to be with him...except ...Miss Zocy, his mother. Jorgen falls back to the floor, where his mother still lays unconscious. He cradles her head, trying to wake her up. "C'mon, please mom...wake up..." Slowly, Miss Zocy's eyes open. A small smirk plays across her face. "Jorgen..." Jorgen smiles back. "Are you all right?" Jorgen asks. "I'll be fine," Miss Zocy answers back. She then stands up, along with Jorgen. "Where did Shorty and the rest go?" she asks. "I think I know where," he replies. "To the main base..." "This is it," the child of the plohole says, "the place known only as TSPG headquarters." "Wow," Anony says, "it's sure been a while since anyone's been here, huh?" "Maybe not," AJ replies. "Look at the door." So they look at the door. It seems like any other door, except for the fact that it's laying on the ground. Mike Shaffer goes up to the door and inspects it. "As far as I can tell, it seems someone used force to knock this door down. And recently, too." "Are we too late?" Rlan asks. "Not yet," Lil says. "We still exist. If we had lost, then we would be gone, or in some strange position of life." "I'm guessing we have to go inside, right?" Munkee asks. "Yup," Anony replies. "I was afraid of that..." "So...who wants to go in first?" Edge asks. "Not me." "Nor I." "Two scoops, please." "57 varieties." "Tuba." "Looks like no one wants to volunteer," Edge replies. "So...I choose AJ!" "Why me?" AJ asks. "Guess." "The continues attempts that I've made on your lives?" Edge nods his head. "Oh, alright..." AJ steps inside the building, and looks around. "As far as I can tell, the coast is clear," AJ says. So the rest of TPCG enter. "Oooohhh....spooky....," Lil says. "And dark," Seth replies. "Perhaps we should turn on a light?" David TL suggests. "What are the chances that there's any electricity in the building?" Nakkurusu says. Munkee flips a switch, and sure enough the lights turn on. "Well, that was unexpected," Nakkurusu replies. "So where should we go?" Seven asks. "Most likely to Riochet's room," the plothole child says. "Remember to follow the lure of sausage!" Seth shouts out. So the group continues to go farther in the lobby. "Hey, isn't that where the kitchen should be?" Edge asks. "How could the kitchen be working? And still have consumable food?" H Hog asks. "Stranger things have happened," Andre replies. "All right, who wants a food break?" Seven asks. Everyone rushes to the kitchen. Sure enough, there is consumable food. Everyone sits down and starts to eat. While no one is looking, David TL decides to sneak off and look at his old room. He climbs up the ancient stairs and enters the floor with his old room. He opens the door, which slightly creaks, and enters his room. He is surprised by what he sees. "Samantha?" David TL sputters out. "Samantha Clarfet?" "And Cherri," Cherri replies. "What in the world? Why are you here? In my old room? I don't get it..." "What isn't their to get?" Samantha says. "We knew you were coming up here. And because we like to try new things..." A look of fear crosses David TL's face. He rushes to the door, but finds that it's locked. "Oh poo." Samantha and Cherri then grab David TL and push him down onto the bed. "Just relax," Cherri says. David TL would've screamed, except he was too petrified. Wouldn't you be? Meanwhile, TPCG decide to look around the base, to see if they can find ETonic and his troupe. "Do you think he's found Riochet's room yet?" Edge asks. "I'm not sure. We should check every inch of the base just to make sure!" "I'll think I'll stay here," Ami says, "just in case Shorty arrives." "Alright Ami," Seth says, "you can do that. The rest of us will look for ETonic. Everyone, into ranks!" "But we don't have ranks," Lil says. "Oh right....then let's go!" "Shouldn't we be there by now?" Riochet asks. "I don't remember the trip to the main building taking this long." "You must remember that the terrain has changed," the fisherman says. "Not everything is the way it used to be. With all this added jungle, the time of transport would of course be slower." The group then emerges out of the jungle and find themselves in front of the base that they long ago abandoned. "We're finally here...," Shorty says. "The building where we first created our group," H Mac says. "I never thought we would ever return," SonKnuck says. Slowly they walk up to the building. Sonique is the first to enter. "It's just like we left it," Sonique says, "well, except for the overgrowth." The rest of the group piles in. "Someone has come in here, however," Riochet says. "The question is whether or not it was the BGUB or TPCG," H Mac says. "Well let's go look around," SonKnuck says. "That's the only way we'll know for certain." They start to walk, when they hear a voice. "Shorty?" the voice says. "Could it be...?" Shorty remarks. Suddenly, Ami rushes up to the group and embraces Shorty. "Oh, Shorty! I knew you would return!" Ami exclaims. "Um...hello?" SonKnuck says. "Oh right, sorry," Ami says as the two let go of each other. "What's happened here?" Riochet asks. "I have no idea. All I do know is that the door was already opened." "Are the BGUB here?" Sonique asks. "Yes, we are," a voice says. The group turns and faces the voice, which turns out to be none other then Cornilius. "If it isn't the corn himself," H Mac says. "Yes, bwaha! I am here to tell you that ETonic has already entered, and is near the plothole! Bwaha!" Cornilius then runs off. TPCG follow, but soon lose him. "Oh great, we lost him!" Sonique says. "But how could we have?" SonKnuck comments. "Remember, this place has changed," the fisherman says. "Yeah, yeah, I know." "We need to find the rest of the group," Ami says. "They were searching the entire base for ETonic." So they rush around, looking for TPCG. Along the way, they find David TL's room. Now, I know you are interested in finding out an event that occurred in the room before Shorty and the rest arrived, right? Well, it happened soon after he was trapped inside. He was stunned by what had happened. He just laid their with a blank face. That was when he appeared. It was an old man, in a cloak, who just appeared out of nowhere. His outfit had traces of purple in it. "Oh, I guess I caught you at the wrong time. Not that you didn't enjoy it, I'm sure...," the old man said. "H..how long were you here?" David TL muttered out. "Oh, long enough." "Didn't you notice that I was not exactly enjoying myself?" "Oh, I thought that was an act. My bad. You are David The Lurker, correct?" "Yes, I am." "Well, I'll get back to you later." The old man then disappeared. Yes, that is what happened. And now, back to the standard flow of the story. "Where are they?" SonKnuck asks as he opens up the door to David TL's room. He glances inside, and sees Samantha and Cherri. "Ahh! Evil!" SonKnuck screams out. The two hiss, and run away. They leave in their wake a stupefied David TL. And, just to let you know, yes, everyone is fully clothed. "David TL!" Shorty yells out. "What's wrong?" "Bp..." "Huh?" H Mac says. "Sa...sama...che....ahh!" "Wait a minute," Riochet starts, "are you telling us that Samantha and Cherri had their way with you?" David TL nods his head. "I pity you," SonKnuck replies. The lurker stays in the same spot, still stupefied. "There's only one way to snap him out of this," Sonique says. She walks over to the lurker and slugs him one. "Wah! Oh, thanks Sonique. I feel much better now. That was just ...frightening..." "It's ok, it's all over now," Shorty affirms. "Thanks guys. Hey, how did you all come here anyway?" "They arrived soon after everyone left to search for ETonic," Ami says. "Oh. Alright." "Any idea where they may be?" "No." "Well you're not any help," Riochet says. "C'mon then, let's get out and look for the rest of the gang," H Mac proclaims. So they do. "Well, looks like we arrived at the party a little too late," TL says as they arrive at the front of the abandoned building. "TPCG must've already arrived here," O-TL says. "Or the BGUB," O-Zac adds. "Both, infact," OZac says. "Now how do you know that?" O-Zac asks. "I just do. Don't question me!" "Hey, where did those two come from?" Kulock asks. "Um...toast?" Zac says. "Butterscotch," TL replies. "They are from parallel dimensions," O-Zac answers. "Oh. Alright then," Kulock states. "Wait, I'm the Zac from this world!" Zac shouts out. "You're from a parallel universe!" "Oh, I suppose I am," O-Zac answers. "Toothpaste?" TL says. "What are you doing?" O-TL asks. "What, we're not playing that game anymore?" So the people who were just talking, along with a few various people, enter the inside of the base. Suddenly, the cloaked man appears. "Look, it's that old man!" TL shouts out. "Yes, it is I! Here to help you do things! And stuff..." A moment passes. "So...why are you here?" "Oh yes! I'm here to bring you to TPCG! They need all the help they can get! Or something like that..." "I'm guessing he's a little absent minded," O-TL tells O-Zac. "That may be true, but my hearing's as sharp as ever," the old man says. "Wait, didn't you tell us that you were a lurker?" TL asks. "Yes, that is what I am! A very old lurker, let me tell you. So let's get going, shall we?" So the group follows the old lurker to reach TPCG. Chapter 26 The TPCG Team Complete and Shorty's Driving Skillz -or- The Confrontation of the Uncontrollable Plothole EShorty and his minions have finally reached the room of David The Lurker. When they entered, they were startled by the plothole. All, that is, except EShorty. "So, grand plothole child," EShorty begins, "with what name shall I call you?" "I have never been given a name," the plothole begins. "I have always just been the plothole. I suppose that I should be given some sort of name, to stop the confusion that may occur in communications. "The name I choose for myself...is Zalique." "Zalique? What kind of a name is that?" EH.Mac asks. "Silence, simpleton! Or I will wipe you out of existence!" "Sorry, sorry," EH.Mac grumbles. "Grand Zalique," EShorty begins, "how can we rule the multiverse as we see fit?" "There is only one way to truly gain the power needed efficiently," Zalique says. "Yes, I saw the calculations for ETonic's takeover. I was able to create this PlotHole 3000 from the notes he left over before he became a traitor." "What you do not know is that the alternate power source he gave you to power the machine will not work to conquer the multiverse." "What?" "The source of power he has currently is the seven Pie Emeralds from your universe. Those are needed to begin." "What about the seven from this universe?" "They are currently in the possession of TPCG." "Then what shall we do?" "When ETonic will surly fail, TPCG and it's allies will most surly come here to this abandoned base." "Why do you say that?" "Because OZac knows of my existence. I tried to destroy him, but he escaped. He thinks that he is in hiding, but I know that he is searching out TPCG with Zac and TL's group. Once they foil ETonic, he will lead them here, along with the Pie Emeralds. That is when you will strike, and existence as we know it will be ours for the taking." EShorty then gives off an evil laugh. Shorty, Ami, Sonique, and the rest continue to run around the abandoned base, searching for their companions. "Where could they all be?" SonKnuck asks. "They could be anywhere!" H Mac says. "Or someplace else," Riochet says. "Now where would we go if we were lost?" Shorty asks. "Of course!" Sonique shouts out. "The meeting room! They most likely went there to plan out their next action." So the group rush off to the meeting room, and sure enough the rest of TPCG are inside. When the door bursts open, everyone is surprised. "Look! It's everyone else!" Edge shouts out. "I can't believe it! Everyone's finally back together," Lil says. "And so the group reforms," the plothole child says. And so everyone starts to talk about their experiences that they had being separated. I don't think you want me to retell all that, do you? After talking a lot, TPCG sit down together as a whole. The fisherman, however, walks up to the plothole child. "Hey, don't I know you?" the fisherman asks. "I don't think so...unless...the fishing expedition of 1924?" "Yes! Plothole child! How've you been?" "Oh fine, just helping out TPCG. And you?" "The same." So everyone gets comfortable and starts to talk about their next course of action. "So, what's our next course of action?" Shorty asks. "I think finding ETonic would be on the list," Sonique says. "What about my funding? We still haven't settled on that," Riochet replies. "Oh, enough! The fate of the mulitverse is still in the balance!" SonKnuck exclaims. Suddenly, another furry appears. "Oh great, now who's here?" Seven asks. "I love being free! Oh, hi AJ." AJ is surprised at who he sees. "Scott?" "Yep." "Who's Scott?" Simon asks. "Oh, he's someone I helped free once I finished my PlotHole 3000." "Speaking of the PlotHole 3000," Shorty says. He then pulls out the seven Pie Emeralds, and places them inside AJ's machine. "The emeralds! How did you get them back?" "We met up with Miss Zocy and stopped her plans," Riochet replies. "Cool." Suddenly, the door to the meeting room bursts open. "Gasp! It is you!" David TL shouts out. "Who?" Shorty asks. "Some strange man I saw lurking around here." "You are correct, sir," the old man says. "Hey, it's Zac and two duplicates, along with TL and his duplicate!" Anony exclaims. "How did you get here?" SonKnuck asks. "That isn't important! We must go to Riochet's room! Now!!!" OZac yells out. "Why?" Munkee asks. "It's much nicer here." "You're too late! Hahaha!" Cornilius says from nowhere. "What? Cornilius? Where?" H Mac asks. "I think it's the PA system," Sonique says. "And right you are, Sonique," ETonic says. "We are currently in Riochet's room, ready to destroy existence as we know it!" "But how can you do it?" AJ asks. "You don't have the seven Pie Emeralds necessary to accomplish such a goal!" "AJ, even you should realize what's happened! I'm from a parallel universe, remember? My world has it's own Pie Emeralds!" AJ suddenly realizes what ETonic used to power his PlotHole 3000. "You have the emeralds...in the PlotHole 3000?" "Very good! Now can you guess what I'm about to do?" "Ggggggggggggggggggoooooooooooooooooooooo ttttttttttttttttttttttttooooooooooooooooo ssssssssssssssssssllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppppppp?" Hougan asks. "No, you fool! I was asking them!" "Wwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooo?" "TPCG!" "Oooooooooooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk." "Grrr...anyway? Can you guess?" "Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooo." "Oh, shut up." The PA is then turned off. "There is only one thing to do," SonKnuck says. "Run around like an idiot?" Shorty asks. "No. To Riochet's room!" So TPCG, along with the others, run up to Riochet's room. However, as you can understand, it's not exactly easy to get up to a single room with a narrow staircase when there is such a vast amount of people. So, after a few minor injuries that are not truly important to the story, they finally make it to the floor with Riochet's room. "Do you smell that?" Lil asks. "It smells like sausage!" Riochet says. "Boy, am I having some major deja vu." "I'm hungry," David TL says. "Now's not the time to be thinking of food, my boy," the old man says. "It's the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party." "A party? Where?" Edge asks. "A trip to Party Island? Cool!" SonKnuck exclaims. "There is no way I'm flying the plane this time," Andre affirms. "Who wants to watch Fantasy Island?" Lil asks. "Who has the remake of Fantasy Island?" Seven asks. "They're making a 3D remake of Sonic the Hedgehog?" Mike Shaffer asks. "Who has the beta of Sonic Adventure 2?" H Hog asks. "Enough!" OZac yells out. "Besides, we're at the door." "Why did we have to get such a large army ready outside, anyway?" Kulock asks. "I have a feeling we're about to find out," TL says. So SonKnuck reaches out and opens the door. The group then all walk inside, and stare at the large, swirling plothole in the middle of the room. "How large was your room, anyway?" Shorty asks Riochet. "Oh, almost as large as H Mac's." "..." ETonic then steps out from behind the plothole, and stares at TPCG. "Greetings, my great enemies. Welcome to the new universal order of ETonic! Bwahaha!" The seven Pie Emeralds then start to circle around ETonic, and an energy wave starts to surround him. "Yes...I feel...the power...." "We have to stop him!" Simon Wai yells out. "Be quiet! There is no stopping me!" ETonic bellows out. "Oh yeah? There's a whole army just waiting outside that'll squash you right now!" O-Zac answers. "Oh, I think they'll be just a little busy..." Just then various screams and such are heard from the outside. TPCG run over to the window. Good thing it's a picture window, huh? "Oh poo," TPCG say together. "What's going on?" Jorgen asks his mother. "I have no idea Jorgen," Miss Zocy responds. "But whatever's going on, I'm sure Shorty is somewhere in the middle of it." So the two go up to someone in the large group. "What's going on?" Jorgen asks. "Beats me. Well, none of us know what's going on inside that building right now," a pointless extra responds. "No, what I mean is, why is everyone here?" "Don't you remember? To stop the uncontrollable plothole!" "Oh really..." Jorgen then goes up to his mom and tells her what he has learned. "There is only one choice of action, Jorgen. We must go inside that building and take over the plothole ourselves!" "Do you know who else is in there?" Jorgen asks. "No...who?" "ETonic. He's from a parallel universe and he'll stop at nothing to use the plothole to his own twisted pleasures." "Oh. Well, what chance does he have of succeeding?" Suddenly, a bunch of screams are heard. "What's going on?" They look up into the sky, and see what everyone's screaming at. Well, not everyone, just the easily startled ones. A fleet of robots. They are not just any type of robots. Oh no, they are a specifically enhanced version of the S-series robots from ETonic's universe, which look exactly like the A-series robots from the universe this story takes place, which in turn steal their designs from the E-series robots in the Sonic Adventure games. Each robot is different in appearance, and as the numbers increase, the more humanoid each look until they are all finally exactly the same, all with super-enhanced fire power. So the group is forced to take combat with the fleet of robots, if you hadn't deduced that anyway. And guess what Jorgen said at the sight of them? "Oh poo." "You fiend!" Shorty shouts out. "Do you really think that those robots can stop such a highly trained group of individuals?" Edge asks. "Well, I wouldn't exactly call them 'highly trained,'" O-TL says. "What, we were supposed to train them?" TL asks. Edge slaps his forehead. "I believe that they'll be fine," the child of the plothole says. "Which will be more then you. Get them, my children!" ETonic shouts out. A fleet of Metal Tonics then appear, all armed as much as they can be. "Couldn't you think of a more original design?" Riochet asks. The fleet then charges TPCG. Everyone engages in battle, including the BGUB and even the natives who are outside. Yes, it turns into one giant orgy of destruction. They all fight except ETonic, who is laughing evilly because of the power he's gaining. "We can't be distracted by his fancy tricks!" Edge shouts out as he knocks out a Metal Tonic. "But there's too many of them!" Seven responds. "Someone has to get to ETonic before it's too late!" Simon exclaims. "But who?" Lil asks. "I'll do i-" Andre says before getting knocked out by a stray cement block. "The only one willing to do anything, and he gets knocked out," AJ says. "What about the children of the plothole?" David The Lurker asks. "You should know by now that they are powerless," the old lurker says. "Yes, coming with you caused me to become powerless," the fisherman says. "And when I joined you to witness the separation, I too lost my powers," the child of the plothole answers. "Any luck with the plothole machine?" Mike Shaffer asks. "Nothing at all," AJ says. "Time's running out!" Matt the Yak shouts out. "Anyone have any last minute ideas?" Scott feels that there is now some great purpose for him being here. Is it possible that he could help? But how? He became a child of the plothole, sure, but there are others here who claim the same, and yet they have lost their powers. But how come he can still feel his? Scott glances at his hand and concentrates for a second. Suddenly a crowbar appears in his hand. He smiles, and then takes it and smashes it into a Metal Tonic. "I think I can help," Scott says. Scott marches up toward ETonic, and is able to reflect any attacks brought to him. Soon, a pathway is created between TPCG and ETonic, with Scott right at the front of the opening. Stepping up to ETonic, he looks at him fiercely. "It's time for you to be taken off your high horse," Scott tells ETonic. "Oh, and you think you have that power to stop me?" "Have you forgotten so quickly? Sure, you have a set of Pie Emeralds, but this world also has a set." The Metal Tonic robots then freeze in their places, and TPCG rush up to Scott. "AJ, the Pie Emeralds, please," Scott asks. "Don't you dare give them to TPCG!" ETonic shouts out. "They are your enemies! Join with me, and we can rule this land together! What do you say?" AJ looks at ETonic, then TPCG. He takes out the emeralds, and looks at them thoughtfully. "Well...?" AJ then throws the emeralds up in the air, shouting, "Go for it, Scott!" The emeralds then go and circle around Scott, fueling him with power. "It doesn't matter what you do! I have the power now! I am in control! I AM UNSTOPPABLE!!!" Scott says nothing and just gives a small smirk. ETonic, enraged, fires off a few plothole blasts. They are all absorbed by a forcefield Scott places around himself. Scott then fires a concentrated blast of energy at ETonic, causing him to scream out. The glow around the evil mastermind starts to diminish, and the connection between the emeralds shatters. "No! Not when I was so close! It can't...end like this!" The plothole behind him then starts to suck him inside. "No! Someone help me!" "What, you think I'm going to risk my life for you?" Samantha asks. "Oh poo." The plothole then engulfs ETonic, sending him into the dark void inside. The plothole then closes in on itself, and disappears completely. The Metal Tonic robots, along with the S-series robots, all collapse onto the ground, some disintegrating, others just falling apart, every one in a state of disfigurement. The seven Pie Emeralds that ETonic wielded then disappear in a flash of light, and the seven Scott used fall back into the PlotHole 3000. "What happened to ETonic? And the Pie Emeralds he had?" SonKnuck asks. "The emeralds," Scott begins, "have been transported back to the universe they came from. ETonic...I cannot feel. I have lost his signal completely." AJ then walks up to the non-operative plothole machine ETonic had, and crushes it under his shoe. "And that...takes care of that," AJ says. "I think a nice shower and a warm bed is in order, right Ami?" Shorty asks. Ami gives Shorty one of those looks. I think you know what I mean. "Now's not the time to relax!" OZac exclaims. "Why not?" Lil asks. "We've conquered the plothole, and vanquished evil." "We all deserve a rest," SonKnuck confirms. "We've only solved part of the problem!" OZac shouts out. "What?!" TPCG exclaim. "At this very moment, EShorty, your former nemesis, is right now lurking inside your first EZBoard base!" "He is?" Shorty asks. "Yes! He is there because the spawn of the plothole that was just destroyed is also lurking there, inside the room of, coincidentally, David The Lurker." "Hey, look! I'm important to the plot!" David TL says. "Those who are children of the plothole, reach out and tell me if you can feel it's energy..." "Yes, I can feel it...a distinctive wave similar to the plothole we just destroyed, but completely different," the fisherman says. "I also feel it...but I also feel a similar pattern right here," the child of the plothole says. "Scott, you arn't a normal plothole child, are you?" "No, I'm not. How did you know?" Scott asks. "Because I can feel something...different about you. Not common in normal children of the plothole. Tell me, how did you gain your plothole powers?" Scott then tells his story. The other plothole children think of what he has said. "As far as I can tell," the fisherman says, "while living in your void, you somehow tapped into this uncontrollable plothole. When you did, you were also connected to it's unborn child." "Yes," the plothole child continues, "and while connected you gained parts of it's powers. That is why you were able to use your powers while the rest of us couldn't. You are connected to the uncontrollable plothole." "Hopefully, it won't affect you any farther then it has." "Now isn't the time to talk," OZac starts. "We have to get to EZBoard, and in turn, EShorty." "But how are we going to get there in time?" Riochet asks. Suddenly, Andy Wolan appears. "Andy Wolan?!" TPCG exclaim. "Yep, it is I, EmulationZone.Org extrodinare, here to make an appearance to help promote my site." "Do you really need it?" H Mac asks. "Well, I also came here for another reason. Is any story complete without this?" Andy then throws a pair of car keys to Shorty. "I fixed it while you were busy doing...whatever," Andy says. "The TPCG Mobile!" Shorty shouts out. Shorty then pushes a button on the key pad and the TPCG Mobile rushes up, through the crowd still outside, up to the front of the building. "It sure is a helluva fast!" Shorty says. "Save your Mr. T impersonations for later," SonKnuck says, "we must hurry to the first EZBoard!" "How long have you been watching us, anyway?" Riochet asks. "Oh, for a while now. I was just waiting for a stunning moment to get in and advertise my site," Andy replies. "So...what you're saying is that you had the TPCG mobile this whole time? That we could have used it to go and get here faster?" "Um...maybe." "WHAT!?!" "Remember, we have to go to EZBoard! Let's run!" Everyone then rushes downstairs, falling over themselves once again, and reach the car. "I get to drive!" Shorty exclaims. The group winces. Except for Kulock. "What's wrong?" Kulock asks. "You've never been in a car with Shorty, have you?" Anony asks. "Well...no." "You don't want to know how he drives," adds Mike Shaffer. "Oh c'mon, how bad could it be?" So the group enters the mobile. Kulock sits in the front seat. "Why am I in the front? Shouldn't Ami be sitting here?" "Hey, I love Shorty to death," Ami says, "but I thought that...um ...you would like the front." "Really?" "Really." "Wow, that's so nice." Kulock then shouts out to the Moogle Caverners still out in the crowd, "don't blow up the place while I'm gone!" "Why can't we go with you?" a random person asks. "I have no idea!" "You know," Shorty begins, "they are just overexaggerating about the way I drive." "Really?" Kulock asks. "Yeah. I try not to go over 200 MPH." "2..200?" "Yeah." "Gulp." "Sorry, I don't have a Big Gulp. We'll have to wait a little to find it." Shorty then slams his foot on the peddle, going at an immense speed toward the first EZBoard base. All along the way, Kulock has a look of intense fear on his face. "Maybe...you...should.....slow.....DOWN!!" Kulock yells. "But I'm only going 190!" "Aaahhh!!" Shorty drives around, narrowly missing various objects and people. "Why am I the only one screaming?" Kulock asks. "Because we protected the back from impacts by using a special substance," SonKnuck replies. "Oh poo." Chapter 27 Into the Grand Hall of Zalique -or- Shorty Gets To Drive Some More Jorgen and Miss Zocy lay underneath the shade of a tree. They are looking at the crowd of people, stunned by the sudden halt of attack concerning the S-series robots. "What do you think happened?" Jorgen asks. "My guess is that TPCG stopped ETonic from taking over the universe," Miss Zocy replies. "Do you think that they destroyed the uncontrollable plothole?" "Unfortunately, yes." Suddenly, a plothole opens up infront of the duo, and a figure comes out of it. "Sh...Shorty?" Miss Zocy asks. "No, not Shorty, but his evil counterpart EShorty!" A smile of temptation then spreads across Miss Zocy's face. "Really?" she asks. "Yes. I am from a parallel universe, and have come here to set in motion the goal to take over the entire multiverse, to reshape it into my vision." "Wasn't that ETonic's plan?" Jorgen asks. "Yes, that may be true, but I have the genius to pull it off!" "Didn't ETonic say that as well?" "Why have you come here, anyway?" Miss Zocy asks. "The reason I'm here," EShorty starts out, "is that I'm inviting you to join me in my moment of conquest. I wouldn't want such a beautiful woman to perish due to my wrath." Miss Zocy blushes. "What about me?" Jorgen asks. "I am also inviting you, because I know what you mean to your mother. But is there anyone you wish to bring with you? Say, perhaps, Cherri?" Jorgen ponders for a moment. "No, I won't get her. She has changed, and would not go into the plans of new world order. I will leave her with those she chooses to be with, the incompetent BGUB." "Then let's go, shall we?" The three figures then enter the plothole, and disappear. "Are we there yet?" Kulock asks while his eyes are closed. "Nope. Not yet," Shorty replies. "Can I please go in the back?" Kulock asks to the people in the back. "Sorry, we can't risk it while moving," Seven replies. "But nothing too serious should happen to you, hopefully," Lil affirms. A bumb. "What was that?" Kulock asks. "Oh nothing, just some trees," Shorty replies. "Some trees? Where are we?" Kulock opens his eyes, and he finds himself in the middle of forest. There's just one problem. They aren't driving on the ground. "Where's the ground?" "Oh, I thought it would be easier to drive on the treetops." The car then lunges into the air, with nothing supporting it at all. Gliding through, Kulock notices the EZBoard sign glittering up front. Right in their path. "Move!" Kulock shouts. "I'm in the air. I have no control of the direction I'm going. It's all physics and stuff." The mobile then crashes through the sign, and then lands on the road. "We're getting closer," Shorty says. "We can't get there any faster," Kulock says. "Well...I think I could..." "NO!" Suddenly, a group of police cars appear behind Shorty, with the blinkers on top going crazy. "What's going on?" Kulock asks. "Oh, most likely the standard car chase to put some unexpected action into the flow of the story," Shorty replies. "C..car chase?" "Yep. It's the fourth time it's happened this month." "But it's only the 2nd day of the month!" Shorty gives a wink to Kulock, then slams on the accelerator. Kulock screams in sheer terror. Shorty speeds across the roads of EZBoard uncontrollably, the police cars following the entire time. "Do you want us to prepare your will and testament now, or later?" Riochet asks from inside. The mobile then crashes into An Unnamed Building. This doesn't stop Shorty a bit, however. He continues to drive at incredible speeds. Shorty then gets the idea to drive up the staircase, just wide enough for the TPCG Mobile. So he does so. Some of the police cars stop, but a few brave and foolish souls decide to follow him. "You can't escape this time, Shorty!" a random cop says. "This time, we're bringing you in!" "You must be mistaken," Shorty yells back. "I'm already inside." "..." is all Kulock can do. So they reach the top of the building. Now, most sane and normal individuals would never have gone this far. But, TPCG is not consisted of sane and normal individuals. They are all unique in the fact that they are different from the norm. Shorty excels in this fact. "Let's drive off the side of the building!" Shorty exclaims. "Are you crazy!?" Kulock exclaims. "Yes, yes I am." So Shorty flies off the top of the building. Most of the police cars following are able to stop, but a few fly off the edge. "I'll get you next time, Shortyyyyy.........," the random police officer says. "What have you done?!" Kulock asks. "Oh, don't worry. They'll be fine. They always are. The cars they have are special, updated because of my unique driving methods." "You mean you've done this before?" "Sure. I have some special modifications on this mobile." "Shouldn't you use them, I don't know, now?" "Oh, if you insist..." So Shorty pushes a few buttons, extending the tires so that they stick to the wall of another building. Shorty drives for a while like this, then he pushes another button, allowing him to go back to the ground. They drive a few more feet until Shorty slams on the brakes, sending Kulock to get stuck to the windshield. "We're here!" Shorty exclaims. TPCG tumble out of the back of the mobile, while Shorty pulls Kulock off the windshield. "See, no major damage," Shorty reaffirms Kulock. "I'm...never...doing....that...again...," Kulock mutters. So the group marches up to the front of the first EZBoard base. "It looks just like we left it," Riochet says. "Actually, it looks better," TL replies. "All the damage me and Shorty sustained seems to have been repaired." "It must be the work of the child of the uncontrollable plothole!" OZac responds. "Scott, you do realize you may be the only one who can save the multiverse?" the old lurker asks. "Don't worry, I'm up to the challenge," Scott affirms. Suddenly, a plothole appears and a figure steps out of it. It marches up to Shorty, and punches him in the face. "Hey! Why'd you do that?" Shorty asks. "Because I felt like it!" the figure says. The figure then disappears. "What was that all about?" O-Zac asks. "We may never know," H Mac confirms. Another plothole then opens up. Out of this one steps William Shatner. "That's the last time I try to pick up woman from the planet Xybix," Shatner proclaims. "Didn't you say that last time?" Leonard Nimoy says as he also steps out of the plothole. "Maybe, but I mean it this time! Honest!" "Um...why are you here?" Edge asks. "I have no idea." "Oh. Ok." "Beam me up Scotty!" William Shatner exclaims. "How many times do I have to tell you? My name's not Scotty!" the intercom on William Shatner transmits. The two then disappear in a flash of light. "Well, that was pointless," Simon replies. Unexpectedly, Jorgen appears, and he also punches Shorty. "Oh, c'mon! How many times to I have to get punched in one bloody day?!" "Beats me," Jorgen says. The son of Shorty then marches up to AJ and takes the PlotHole 3000 from him with relative ease. "Hey!" AJ shouts out. "A-ha! I now have the Pie Emeralds! Soon the reign of EShorty will begin! The multiverse will be ours! Bwahaha!" Jorgen then runs off. "Well, that was mean, he didn't even invite me!" Cherri says. "What? The BGUB?" SonKnuck says, startled. "Yeah, it's us. We came with AJ in your mobile because we had nothing better to do," Samantha replies. "Didn't you notice?" Cherri asks. "Well, I guess I didn't," SonKnuck confirms. "We need to go after them!" H Mac calls out. "It's true. They now have the Pie Emeralds, and in truth, the key to total control," says the child of the plothole. Suddenly, a bunch of evil-looking people appear. All with various weapons of destruction, aimed directly at TPCG. "Let me guess...they were sent here to destroy us?" Shorty asks. "Yep," OZac replies. "They must have been created by the evil plothole," Scott answers. "I can sense it..." "We need to get out of here as soon as possible," Lil calls out. "This whole adventure has gone on long enough!" Riochet calls out. "I need to check on Daisy! And Yerher!" "Stand back!" Scott yells out. He then focuses an energy beam, shooting straight through the group of evil-looking people. "So now we go through the path?" SonKnuck asks. "No. We go through this plothole." Scott then creates a plothole. "Then...why didn't you make a plothole in the first place instead of wasting your energy to make a pathway through the group of evil- looking people?" Edge asks. "Oh, I don't know." "Idaho," someone else says. So TPCG, along with everyone else who's been following them, jump into the plothole. "No! I can't believe it!" Jorgen yells out. "How could they have managed to fight off all those evil-looking people?" "Relax," Zalique says. "Relax? How can I relax! They're coming here! They will be here any minute!" "Listen to him, Jorgen," EShorty says. "Zalique has more power then you could ever dream of." "You don't doubt me, do you boy?" Zalique asks. "Yes, I think I do," Jorgen replies. An infuriated look crosses the evil plothole's face. "You dare defy me!? Then face the consequences!" Zalique fires a plothole beam at Jorgen, turning him into a giant chicken. "What have you 'bawk' done?!" Jorgen asks. "That is what happens to those who defy my awesome power!" "Please, Grand Zalique, he didn't mean it!" Miss Zocy shouts out. "He's young, and has gone through a life of pain and torment!" "Hmm...well...I'll give him another chance," Zalique says. He then fires another plothole beam, causing Jorgen to return to his original state. "Besides," the evil plothole continues, "the plothole they created works on the same wavelength as I do. Why, I have yet to deduce. Although I couldn't stop them from coming here completely, I was able to have some influence on it's trajectory. They are now coming to the front hall right about...now." In the main hall of the abandoned EZBoard base, a plothole opens, and TPCG emerge from it. "We're back!" Riochet shouts out. "Yes...but where is the plothole?" Edge asks. TPCG look around. Sure enough, they see no plothole. "That's strange," Scott says, "I was sure that the plothole I made would bring us right to the room with the uncontrollable plothole." "Because you work on the same wavelength," the child of the plothole says, "the plothole at work here must have modified the emerging location of the plothole." So TPCG look around and take in their surroundings. What was once large posters of Shorty and TL, erected during the war that caused the abandonment of the base, pictures of EShorty, Jorgen, Miss Zocy, and the evil plothole child stand erect. In the center of the room lays two stone pillars, each with a flame burning on the top. On each pillar is inscribed four phrases. Plothole Rule. Universal Manipulation. Supreme Command. Total Chaos. "What should we do?" Simon asks. "Most likely find the room of David The Lurker and destroy that plothole," Lil replies. "Can I hide in a corner while the rest of you do the dirty work?" Shorty asks. "Can I join Shorty? To...er...support him?" Ami also asks. "Can I hide too?" Munkee asks. TPCG look at him strangely. "In a separate corner, of course. Jeez." Suddenly, a plothole opens up in front of them. Out steps the evil child of the plothole. "Greetings, my soon-to-be followers of the rule of the plothole!" the evil plothole yells out. "We'll never listen to you, no matter what!" Seven shouts out. "Silence, fool! Before the day is thorough, you will all bow down to the rule of the Grand Zalique, master of all plotholes!" "Zalique?!" TPCG all say together. "Yes, that is who I am." "What kind of a name is that?" Riochet asks. "Silence! Or I shall.....wait...." Zalique then marches up to Scott. He stands unflinching. "You...your name is Scott, is it not?" Scott says nothing. "Your energy is...familiar, to say the least. Is it possible...?" Zalique then gives an evil smirk. "I shall make you all suffer! You will wish that you had never been born!" Zalique outstretches his arms. TPCG think that they should do something, but they all disappear before they get the chance. Chapter 28 Into the Unspeakable Land "Yes! We have finally gotten rid of TPCG!" Jorgen shouts out. "Now nothing stands in our way of total control of the Multiverse!" EShorty proclaims. "And I know just the way to celebrate our victory," Miss Zocy says. "Not just yet, Miss Zocy." "Oh come on! I haven't gotten any since the PAFF!" "We can do that as much as we want after we take over the multiverse." ESoneec then bursts into the conversation. "Whast yo tking bout!? EShty mine pei!!" which translates to, "What are you talking about? EShorty is mine!" "Ladies, you don't have to fight! There's plenty of me to go around." Jorgen, being annoyed by the conversation, goes over to Zalique. "Excuse me, Grand Zalique, but why haven't we already taken over the multiverse?" Jorgen asks. "My dear boy, you have no sense of style. Sure, TPCG are not destroyed, but they are in a predicament that will surly destroy them. Watching them meet their demise is half the fun." Zalique opens up a screen, showing the place where he has sent TPCG. Total darkness. A bleakness unparalleled by anyone or anything. A place void of happiness, of love. Of anything good. A place where evil feeds on. Where no creature, dead or alive, dares to tread. A place unknown to virtually everyone, except those who live inside the plotholes. Once inside such a place, a person can't help but become subjected by it's will. Few survive it's grasp. And the only way to escape is to conquer it. There is no record of anyone escaping. That is why Zalique sent TPCG to such a place. "Where...are we?" Sonique asks as they all emerge. "For once, I have no idea," Edge replies. "We are in a land that has a name not dared to be spoken," the fisherman says. "The lost land only mentioned to exist in the dark age of plothole history?" the child of the plothole asks. "Yes, we are in that land of dark legend." "What are you talking about?" Riochet asks. "A land of darkness. Of evil. A place that will engulf you, and surly shatter your own soul." "Oh. That isn't good, is it?" "No." "We have to get out of here, right?" Edge asks. "I'm afraid there is nothing we can do," the fisherman says. "What do you mean?" "If I remember correctly, everyone that has ever set foot in this land has been lost," Scott answers. "The only way the tales of this land were known was because of a communication line that was since destroyed at the end of the dark ages." "This just hasn't been my day, has it?" Shorty says. "Then this is it, right?" Munkee asks. "We've finally reached our end." "That can't be true!" Lil shouts out. "We are The Perfect Chaos Gang! We have survived thick and thin, a countless amount of idiotic newbies and flamers! We have survived both deconstructions and reconstructions." "None of that matters here," Anony says. "Even the greatest warriors of history have fallen in this land." "I don't want to die here!" H Mac shouts out. "I'm afraid we have no choice," the fisherman says. "We're doomed! Doomed!" Matt the Yak shouts out. "Maybe I shouldn't have been so eager to join you," Rlan says. "Where's that corner when you really need one?" Munkee says. "Well, at least we have each other, right?" Lil says. "That doesn't mean squat here, so shut up," Mike Shaffer says. "Lil? Shut up? You must be from a parallel universe," Zac says. "Oh, why don't you two go stick somewhere down there? And I'm talking about the back end," Lil yells back. "I don't need to hear this bickering," Sonique says. "Who are you to talk?! It was you who put us in this bloody mess in the first place!" Shorty shouts out. "What the hell are you talking about?" "If it wasn't for you who decided to make The Sonic Pandemonium Gang, then we wouldn't have been brought together, AJ and Andre wouldn't have built the plothole machine, and none of this insane stuff would have happened!" "Oh really? Well, then why don't you just go and fend for yourself?" "Alright, maybe I will! Anyone with me? Ami?" "Um...Shorty?" Ami starts out. "Maybe you should calm down." "Oh, so now you're against me too?!" Edge then collapses on the ground. "This is it," he starts. "the final hours of TPCG. Of the multiverse as we know it. Hopelessness surrounds us all..." "There is no future. Only the past. The past of an unknown civilization," Seven starts to say over and over again." "I remember when everything was normal. When we were just a group of people brought together due to a common theme: Sonic," Anony says. "Yeah. I remember I first entered the scene by reading Alt.Fan.Sonic-Hedgehog," David TL starts to spew out. "Back before it went insane. With David Bulmur, the local Englishman and his 500, soon to be 42, purple chairs. "And I remember Mach and his wonderful book of Pointlessness. And I remember the Council of Pointlessness it created. And the post. Ah yes, the wonderful post. And Dean and..." "It has already started, hasn't it?" the fisherman says. "We are already subcuming to it's powers. Hopelessness, despair, anger. It's all overtaking us. Causing us to act irrationally." "Oh, shut up!" Shorty yells out. "Ah yes, there is no hope for us..." "Everyone, just stop it! I want to live my last few hours in peace!" SonKnuck shouts out. "Oh really? Well, I just wish I never gave up the evil gig!" Tonic shouts out. "I shouldn't have joined this stupid group! I thought it would be fun, not end my life!" "I should have just let you all rot!" OZac exclaims. "You're all just a bunch of idiots!" "You take that back, or I'll slice you in half," Seth replies. "Oh really?" "Yes." Seth then swings his fist at OZac. He dodges, and the two start a brawl. This causes a chain reaction that soon involves most of TPCG. Seth knocks OZac down and starts pummeling him in the face. OZac cries out, but Seth does not heed it. Shorty and TL also get locked into a fight, each getting pummeled in the process. "They're going to kill each other," Lil says to herself. "So? What am I supposed to do about it?" Edge asks. "You were a great warrior once..." "Not here. Remember what was said?" David TL then get up. He is still muttering on about his experiences in the Sonic scene. He starts to walk over to the brawling TPCGers. "Ah yes, I may have been away when the name changed, but my loyalties never changed. They showed me as strong a community as there has ever been." He walks past Zac, O-TL, O-Zac, Anony, Tonic, Sonique, Nakkurusu, Matt the Yak, Rlan, H Hog, and the rest. He stands between the fights of OZac and Seth and TL and Shorty. Neither group notices him. He starts to go over to Shorty, but in the process is punched by Shorty full-force. The blow knocks the lurker flat on the ground. He lays unmoving. Shorty stops, and looks at what he has done. He remains speechless. Soon, the rest of TPCG stop their fighting and stare at Shorty. "What have I done?" Shorty says in a sunned voice. Seth stares at the unmoving lurker. Then, suddenly, he realizes what he's done as well. He looks down at OZac, and realizes that he is also unmoving. He gets up and stands with TPCG, the rest of the fighting group being uninjured except for a few small bruises. "What have I done?" Seth says as well. The lurker stirs. Slowly, he is able to talk. "Through thick and thin, TPCG has always stood tall. No mater what has happened, they have been able to stay together. No other group has been as tight as them. And no other group will ever be." David TL continues his stillness. Scott then walks over to the two unmoving figures. He bends down to OZac and places his hand onto him. Concentrating, Scott places a glow around OZac. After a moment, he gets back up, along with OZac. He is fully recovered. "You sure put him through the ringer, Seth," Scott says. "I can't believe I did such a thing to you," Seth says. "Don't worry. I don't hold you responsible. Just this damned land," OZac says. They give each other a small smirk. "What about David TL?" Shorty asks. "Help him!" "I'm sorry, but I can't. This land has drained my powers. I was able to muster up my last drop on OZac and heal him." TPCG do not know what to say. They all feel guilty, not only for the lurker but also for what they said to each other. "How could we have said such things to each other?" Riochet asks. "It was this place," Edge replies. "It has caused us all to think unclear, make us do things that we would never normally do." "When you knocked out David TL," the child of the plothole starts, "you've somehow been able to knock some sense into the rest of the group." "Yeah, Shorty," Seven begins, "I realize that we are more then just a group of people who just happen to like Sonic the Hedgehog." "She's right, you know," Anony continues. "We are a group of individuals unparalleled by no other. We will always be together, even if we don't want to. It's our destiny." "No force can ever dissolve us," Munkee continues. "We will always be TPCG. From the most involved member to the person who lurks and posts once a year, to those who have even left to go do other things." "It's true," Sonique says. "We are our own fire hazard." Suddenly, a small glow starts to appear infront of the group. "What is that?" Seth asks. "Our ticket out of here," Scott says. "But, we can't leave David TL behind, can we?" Tonic asks. "He's beyond our help," Riochet says. "Perhaps not," the old lurker says. He bends down to David TL, and closes his eyes, and starts to mumble something in an ancient language. Another glow appears, this time surrounding the lurker. Slowly, David TL opens his eyes. The two stand up, and the glow dissipates. "David TL...?" Shorty asks. "Yes, Shorty. I'm fine. And I do forgive you." The two give each other a small smirk. The glow that appeared before grows even larger, revealing a doorway back to the land of TPCG. "It's time to get out of this place," SonKnuck proclaims. "I think we all agree with you on that, buddy," Shorty. So TPCG step through the light, and are transported out of the dark land. Chapter 29 The Final Chapter "I can't believe this!" Zalique shouts out. "How could TPCG have survived the land that dares not have it's name mentioned!?" "Looks like you are not as powerful as you make yourself out to be, huh?" Jorgen says. The evil plothole child then turns Jorgen into an octopus, a chicken, a cow, a pineapple, and back again to his regular form. "We have no time to waste!" EShorty yells out. "You must take over the multiverse now!" "No! I must destroy TPCG! They are the enemies here, and I must wipe them out before I take over the multiverse." "But why?" Miss Zocy asks. "If you take over the multiverse, won't you have the power then?" "That would be too easy. I will destroy them on my own." "He's gone insane," EH.Mac says to EShorty. "You're half-right," EShorty answers. "He's been insane this whole time." "Quickly! You must attack TPCG when they arrive!" Zalique shouts out. "And why? You don't have the intention of giving us power, do you?" EShorty asks. "Why, what do you mean?" "You claim to be all powerful. You are more then just a plothole. You are a being with your own ambitions, and when you told your story, you were the only one who was going to gain anything." "Yes, but that was before I met you!" "But what would prevent you from wiping us all out when you gain the power, huh? That's why you want us to try and destroy TPCG. So I won't tap into your power. So you can be the almighty ruler." "Enough! You will do what I say!" Suddenly, TPCG emerge into the room. "You're not escaping this time, Zalique," Shorty proclaims. "We're much tougher then you think we are," Munkee says. "Yeah, and nothing will ever break us apart!" Edge shouts. "Not even free ice cream!" Riochet yells out. "Ice cream? Where?" Andre asks. "Enough! Attack!" Zalique shouts out. Nothing happens. "Why won't you do anything?!" "I'm not listing to you anymore," EShorty says. "Or me," Miss Zocy states. "I don't need any of you! The power is mine! Mine! I will rule the multiverse!" the evil plothole yells out. The seven Pie Emeralds then fly off into another room. "Yes, the power is starting to enter me..." "Quickly! We've got to do something!" Simon shouts out. "Scott!" Lil shouts out. "What?" "Go save us!" Ami shouts as well. "Oh, yeah." So Scott runs off to the room of David The Lurker. "Scott will not be able to stop me! I am UNSTOPPABLE!" "Do you have to yell?" AJ asks. "AJ, master of Anti-SA, torn between right and wrong, I sentence you to..." Zalique then fires a plothole at AJ. It strikes him, and causes another AJ to appear. "What?!" the two AJ's say to each other. "And for you, fair Samantha and Cherri..." Zalique fires another plothole, and the two woman are surrounded in yet another cocoon. "You fiend!" Cornilius shouts out. When Zalique is almost finished with this operation, he screams out in pain. "No...the power....I shall destroy you all! You will suffer! You will..." He stands still, a look of concentration playing on his face. Scott runs into the room of David TL. Once he enters, he finds that the evil plothole has grown to enormous proportions. There is also a strong wind, and the face of Zalique floats in the middle, the Pie Emeralds circling above him. "You! You shall be destroyed!" the evil plothole child says. "You don't know, do you?" "Know what?" "I am part of you, Zalique. I share your power. I was turned into a child of the plothole when you were born. I tapped into you. That is why I can function while you are around. That is why I will spell your doom." Scott then faces Zalique, a look of concentration crosses his face. The emeralds stop spinning, and the power starts to flow into Scott. "No! I will not let you take my power!" The two beings stare at each other, a tug of war between the two for the power of the Pie Emeralds. The room then starts to glow as they continue to fight. "I will stop your evil," Scott mutters. "If I go, I'll take you with me," Zalique mutters with a smirk on his face. A flash. "What's going on?" H Mac asks. "I have no idea," SonKnuck replies. Zalique falls to his knees, screaming as loud as he can. "NO! I WILL NOT BE STOPPED!" He looks at TPCG, a look of pain still on him. "You will never win. Even if you think I'm destroyed, you'll find that in fact I'm still here, waiting to destroy you. One day, I will destroy yo-ARRGGGHHH!" Zalique then disappears as an explosion is heard. "This can't be good," Kulock says. "Everyone, get out of here!" the fisherman yells out. "But what about Scott?" the child of the plothole says. "There's nothing we can do." TPCG then run out of the building as fast as they can. When the last person gets out, the main building crumbles. The Pie Emeralds fly out of the crumbling building, and spread out across the planet. TPCG stare dumbfounded as the building falls. When it stops, they wait for something to emerge. Nothing does. "Nothing...could have survived that," Seven says. "So, Scott...," the plothole child starts. "Yes, he has," the fisherman says. TPCG stand for a moment in silence. "Scott, we hardly knew ye," Lil softly says. "I suppose we should leave now," Shorty says. "There is no reason for us to be here anymore." They look over to the cocoon that they carried with them. It starts to open, and out emerge Samantha and Cherry. They are back to normal. "Well, it looks like some normality has been restored," Riochet mentions. "Shld e tll thm e cn schge tonnd frm butiful?" Samantha whispers to Cherry, which means, "Should we tell them we can change forms between our standard and our more intelligent forms?" "naH, tlast nt yet," Cherry replies, which means, "Nah, not yet, at least. We'll wait some." "But what about these two AJ's?" Seth asks. "What about them?" H Hog asks. "Well, why are there two?" Tonic asks. "I think I can answer that," the first AJ says. "I am still the same. The AJ that went through this whole adventure." "Yes," the second AJ says. "Even though I have the memories of AJ, I know I was created." "After fighting side by side with you, I realize that I'm not the evil ruler I thought I was. So, I decided that after this whole affair I would go to my website and work on it, and try not to be so evil anymore, and help out the Sonic community." "Yes, and I am here because I have more evil tendencies, and will thus take over the reigns of the BGUB." "Oh. Ok," Sonique says. "See, I had a feeling the whole time he wasn't really evil!" SonKnuck states. "All I can say is...ceiling wax," Riochet adds. "I have nothing to add here," the good AJ says. "I might as well leave." He sticks out his hand, and Sonique grabs it and shakes it. "May this not be the last time we meet," AJ says. So the good AJ marches off into the sunset. "Well, I might as well try and rebuild the whole BGUB," the evil AJ says. "Andre? Samantha? Hougan? Potato Man? Cornilius? Are you with me? I am, after all, AJ." "Sure, sure, we're coming," Cornilius says. "This is so...emotional..," Andre says. Unexpectedly, he embraces Shorty. "I don't want this to end," Andre says. "Well, at least one of us thinks that way," Shorty says uncomfortably. "Hey," Jolt starts, "where's Jorgen? And Miss Zocy?" Andre lets go of Shorty, and they look around, and find that they've disappears. "Most likely hiding out until they get their revenge," Shorty says. "I just hope that plan never comes to fruition." A plothole opens up. "I guess this is my ticket out of here," EShorty says. "I really don't want to leave, but I'm guessing I have no choice." The A-SAP group is then sucked up and sent through the plothole. OZac then follows, right before the plothole closes. "What about you, Zac?" Edge asks. "What are you going to do?" "I'm not sure. I guess I'll just go and do what I've been doing this whole time..." Zac then walks off by himself. "Shorty," TL starts, "I don't know what to say after all of this..." "Don't mention it," Shorty adds. "What's happened has happened. You just go off and take up residence in the Moogle Cavern. They need you, I suppose." "That's right," Kulock adds. "We can never have enough members." "I'll drive you if you want," Shorty suggests. "Um...I think I'll pass on that one," Kulock answers. "What about us?" O-TL says. "How are we going to get back home? Is our world free? Or is it still in the confines of a plothole-riffic world?" "I wouldn't worry about that," the plothole child says. "You two have a much more important mission ahead of you." "That's right," TL adds. "You've seen how my world is. It's up to you to restore the balance on your world." A plothole opens up. "Your destiny awaits, O-TL and O-Zac," the fisherman says. So the two step through the plothole. As it closes, another opens up. "A one way ticket to the Moogle Cavern," the plothole child states. So TL and Kulock step through it. "But how are we going to get back home?" H Hog asks. "Simple," Shorty says as he whips out a pair of car keys. "The TPCG Mobile!" "Perhaps I should drive this time?" H Mac asks. "I don't know..." "Shorty," Ami says, then leans close to his ear and whispers a few inaudible things. "Oh...um...if you insist H Mac." So the group pile into the TPCG mobile. The BGUB then start to walk away. "Expect us to do something evil soon!" AJ shouts out. "Oh, I had a feeling you were going to say that!" SonKnuck shouts out. "Are you coming with us?" Lil asks the plothole people and the old lurker. "We have our own lives to live," the fisherman says. "We must go back to our plothole duties." "And I must go back and...uh...I'll get back to you on that," the old lurker says. So H Mac starts the car and TPCG drive off. "There goes one crazy bunch of individuals," the plothole child says. "Oh, and we're not?" the fisherman asks. "Could we get out of here?" the old lurker asks. "My back is killing me. And I have a hankering for a ham sandwich." So a plothole is opened up and the three step through it. The plothole closes, leaving the city still and alone. Suddenly, the ruble of the base stirs, and an arm emerges from the rubble. Some of the derbies is pushed aside, and a figure pushes himself up. He throws his head back, and laughs... Epilogue And so concludes such a long and drawn out tale. But what happened after these events? What occurred after they drove back to the base? Here is a small look into that. Shorty and Ami, once they arrived, locked themselves into their room, and after various noises were made, emerged a few hours later. Although they claimed they were in fact playing the Sega Dreamcast, no one believes them. Anony, Munkee, and Mike Shaffer, while walking around An Unnamed Forest, came across the old lady who owned the Gingerbread House. After a lengthy discussion, the two were forced to pay for all the gingerbread they ate. When she ordered them to help reconstruct the place, they convinced two kids named Hansel and Gretsel to go instead. Andy Wolan, after 5 years of working on EmulationZone.Org, announced his retirement. This move stunned many, and left the website as a vast archive, only having it's subsections being updated by it's various leaders. Rocket, known by some as Saxman, also retired from the head of SSRG. He allowed others to take his place, and thus lurked for a bit before he settled down. AJ, the good version, set up his vast SSNTails.Org website and let it flourish...until he shut it down. He just couldn't pay for it's operation any longer. Most of the files went into limbo, sprouting up in various places just as what happened to the Sonic Archive that once resided on Rat.Org. Of course, the website soon resurrected itself, but was more focused on AJ's work then on anything else. Daniel Drazen, who didn't even appear in the story, was busy with *GASP* real life! Afterwards, he wrote about how terrible the Sonic comics had become, but still reviewed them, because he just felt like it. AJ, the evil version, set up yet another evil scheme to take over the world and destroy TPCG, but it was accidentally eaten by Potato Man. He cried for three whole days. Sonique continued to work on her SatAM-riffic site. She also continued to admire Snivley, and thought about what could be in an entirely different universe. SonKnuck continued to head TPCG, but soon found that it's various members were posting more at the Moogle Cavern then at the TPCG board. After pelting everyone with pineapples (with Seth yelling "that's my idea!" the whole time) they soon realized that they would always be TPCG, even if they all resided at The Moogle Cavern. A few days after the adventure, Lil went into a candy-induced frenzy, sputtering out nonsense. Because it wasn't that much different that what normally occurred in the base, they allowed her to act insane until the sugar rush subsided. Tonic, wanting to contribute something to the group, unsuccessfully set up a salami sandwich station. After it unexpectedly blew up, he wrote the following passage: I love food. Riochet, after filling SonKnuck's room with whipped cream and alarm clocks, finally got that money to expand his chicken coup. He built a small shrine to Daisy, and preached the sacredness of his cheese sandwich that he ate last week. After working feverishly, Nakkurusu was able to create another universal transporter machine, and returned to the world where he was king. He would visit from time to time, making sure that his visits didn't coincide with his double that actually existed in that world. EShorty slipped on a piece of fudge, and was stuck in bed for a week. Once he got up, he sang the national anthem, and slept. Simon Wai continued his lurking methods, and searched for that other hidden beta, but to no avail. So, he instead made up a small story in his head. He never wrote it down, but if you listened closely at night, you could hear him chuckle slightly at his story. Zac returned to his Sonic the Comic website, and contemplated updating it. Instead, he went to a bar and partied. He was startled when he discovered that right before he was going to score, the person was not female. He ran like the dickens that night. Rlan and Matt the Yak set up a booth praising themselves. After four days, they took it down. Not because it was a failure, but because they were just plain bored with it. Seth decided to spend his free time training and defining his skills with Edge and Seven, because they knew that there was still evil lurking in the shadows, and that one day they would be needed. Everyone who didn't end up in this story that wanted to or felt that they should've found the author and smacked him. Everyone who did end up in this story and felt that they shouldn't have and that the author should've just left them alone found the author and smacked him. H Hog, after his 7-UP induced frenzy in the parallel universe, decided to help out a 7-UP commercial. Unfortunately, he flooded the entire studio with the carbonated beverage. No one was hurt, but H Hog ran as fast as he could. Jan Abaza joined the rest of his Area 51 members. They collectively asked him when he would update his site. He promptly went to bed. The large crowd that TL had gathered eventually went back to where they had been before and continued their normal, everyday activities. That is, after having a large and very loud party. The security guard eventually broke it up. Kulock returned to the Moogle Cavern with TL, just before the members were about to blow the entire place up. After whacking them with his wand of enlightenment, he contemplated an update. He went to get a cup of coffee instead. O-Zac and O-TL, once they returned to their home, spread the messages and teachings they learned from the outside. Eventually, everyone was able to get along with each other. Well, most everyone, anyway... The Green Gibbon! was eventually forced to land the plane full of Japanese schoolgirls, hentai, and video games. During the refueling, the plane mysteriously disappeared. GG! was heard cursing loudly for many, many weeks. But what about the plothole children? Miss Zocy? Jorgen? The old lurker? David The Lurker? The mysterious figure that emerged from the wreckage of the original TPCG EZBoard base? Why, even those strange natives of deleted zones? And quite possibly a bunch of other people as well? Well, that's a story for another day... The End...? Probably not. Bwaha. -30-