"And that's what you get for dissing the Rock!" Rock cried in triumph as he positioned himself into a dramatic victory pose.

"EVERYONE!!! OUR SAVIOR IS AT THE POULTRY FARM!!!!" An enthusiastic voice cried from the outside.

Rock was utterly confused by this statement.

"Savior? Are they talking about you? I mean, you are the hero of this town after all." Rock said while pointing a finger at Sack.

"Ummm… no, the town likes me and everything, but I've never been called it's savior or something that great." Sack confessed. "Still, just because you happened to defeat Rick, I'm not going to let up on you for ridding the world of another evil. As a defender of justice, it is my sworn duty to defeat you!"

Rock smirked in satisfaction. "I was hoping it would come to this. Very well, let's do this!"

Immediately, Sack equipped himself with trusty Mysterile Hoe and prepared for battle while Rock eagerly went into a fighting stance.

Dramatic tension filled the air as the hero and villain stared right at each other.

"Oh, sweet! Now that I've disposed of the Greatest Evil Ever, all I have to do is dispose of this goodie-goodie Farmer and the World will finally tremble at my feet! Not only that, but just think of all the fangirls that will become my followers! Yes, all is going according to plan." Rock thought to himself.

The two were about to charge right into each other for a violent showdown until the rest of the villagers rushed into the farm, which interrupted the fight.

"Ha! So it seems word caught on quickly of my rise to power! Perfect! Quake with despair as I dispose of your great hero!" Rock announced.

Apparently, no one could hear him over the roar of the enthusiastic crowd.

"It's actually him! The one who freed us from the oppressive Mayor Thomas and gave us our freedom!" A botanist cried in delight.

"Yeah! I'm gratefully that you got rid of that evil Mayor who continually tried to kick me out of town due to my lack of expenses, oh Savior!" A pony-tailed wanderer said in deep gratitude.

"Do you know just how much Wine that Cheapass Mayor stored for himself? I doubt even that bloated pig hoarded all of that just for him to drink! He must be giving it away to some hoodlum Mafia friends of his! Good Riddance!" A middle-aged man in a purple vest grinned.

"We owe you far too much, Great Savior!" A sparkly-eyed nurse cried while clasping one of Rock's hands in her grasp.

"Wait!!! Savior? Me?! But I just got here, and I kicked Rick's ass just to prove my evil power!" Rock complained.

The crowd let out a wave of laughter.

"Oh, savior! You have quite a sense of humor!" Elli giggled. "We've heard some time ago of how you single-handedly defeated our tyrannical Mayor Thomas in a foreign land and freeing us from our oppression! For that, we all owe you a debt of gratitude!"

Elli then proceeded to hug Rock, forcing an awkward blush on the guy.

In the midst of the mirth, Rock and Sack exchanged very confused stares.

"Umm… do you understand ANY of this?" Rock cried aloud.

Sack shrugged. "Well, I heard of a Mayor Thomas, but he was long gone before I arrived here." He answered back.

Moments later, after the aspiring villain thought long and hard, Rock gulped in panic as he realized Mayor Thomas' influence on this place.

"Crap! Of Course! This is Mayor Thomas' hometown! That's why they're going crazy over me! B-but… NO! I can't be the hero! Not again! Darn it! Fan girls nowadays go for the bad guy, so THAT'S what I should be!" Rock panicked.

Somewhere outside the crowd, a curious girl with braided red hair and blue jean overalls named Ann approached aloof Mind Slave Popuri.

"Uh, hey… Popuri! Are you not feeling too well? What's with the cold shoulder? Why aren't you joining in celebrating the arrival of our savior?" she asked.

The detached mind slave gave a sigh before providing an answer. "I am awaiting further orders from my Master." She replied.

"Oh, neat. Okay. I don't know who this Master is that you're referring too, or why you've taken a sudden 180 in personality, but whatever floats your boat. I'm going to give the Savior my vote of thanks while he's here. Just tell when you feel better, okay?"

Mind Slave Popuri shot Ann a cold glance before proceeding to wait for Rock's next order.

Ann shrugged. "Alright, suit yourself."

The fiery-haired girl then rushed off to join the crowd.

In the midst of the chaos, Rock managed to sneak back to Popuri.

"Master?" Popuri uttered while standing attentively.

"Uh, yeah. Since we seem to be having a party here, you can go ahead and bake that chocolate cake I mentioned earlier." Rock ordered loosely.

"Understood." Mind Slave Popuri uttered obediently.

"Hold on a sec! Just one more thing before you go off!" Rock cried.

"Yes?" Mind Slave Popuri uttered.

Rock then placed his hand on the pink-haired maiden's forehead and concentrated strongly.

"Alright, listen up. In a few seconds, I'm going to release you from my control, and you'll go back to normal. You're going to remember nothing and just assume Rick had a crazy accident. But you're still going to make that chocolate cake, got it?"

Popuri's eyelids became heavy as she was delivered this mental message.

"Under…stood…" she uttered sleepily.

A moment later, Popuri awoke with her usual childish self as Rock removed his hand, although she was quite confused by her current position.

"Uh… what's going on? Did I just take a nap? And why do I have this sudden urge to bake a cake?" Popuri uttered aloud while blinking a lot.

Her eyes slowly made contact with a sorely disappointed Rock.

She then clasped her hands excitedly. "Oh, right! It's for the guest! Well then, I'm off!" she cried as she rushed towards the kitchen.

Sometime after reluctantly shaking hands and getting pictures with the Town Citizens, most of them finally left him alone in deep gratitude for blessing them with his presence. Eventually, in the proceeding silence, Rock decided he was bored enough to find a radio for some proper dancing music to get his groove on. He found a humble silver radio on top of the service counter and adjusted it to find a station with the music of his choice.

"bbzzt! Goose Cowardbzzt!"

Rock's eyes narrowed as he heard that name. He quickly adjusted the radio to go back on that station. It didn't take long, and soon the room was filled with moderate tempo Rave Music.

"Wow! Look at that man go! He may be a businessman by trade, but he REALLY knows how to tear up the dance floor!" An excited female announcer cried.

"Okay. It looks like he's getting ready to show off his Ultimate Dance move!"

The sound of a deep breath was heard from the radio, followed by two thudding stomps. After a long pause, an entire crowd started cheering.

"HERE IT IS!!!" the excited announcer cried.

"EYUH! HUH! HA! HO!! HYA!! GU!! SHA! HIIIYAAAAA!!!!"

"Wow! Just look at that spectacular ending! I don't know how he pulled off such amazing effects with his own energy alone, but that was just amazing! Ladies and Gentlemen, we are simply blessed to be in the presence of "Mark Of the Century" Candidate Goose Coward of Northtown, Canada! It's going to be tough to beat his newly-developed "Deadly Rave" Dance Style, but I can assure, the completion will surely---"

Rock let out a ferocious growl after turning of the radio.

"How DARE some Canadian Businessman steal MY moves?! There's no way I'm going to allow some old-timer take what is rightfully mine!" he cried.

Sack looked shook up by Rock's proclamation while Lillia happened to be standing right by him with a sympathetic look.

"I see you… you feel distressed that a fellow hero is facing down a serious crisis, aren't you?" Lillia uttered.

"No…" Sack said with the same frustration as Rock. "Don't you remember? I have Canadian blood flowing through my veins as well… to see Rock angered by a fellow Canadian is one thing, but for a fellow man to taint our noble heritage with such blasphemy is unforgivable…"

"Oh?" Lillia said curiously.

"This "Goose Coward" of Northtown. He simply uses his status as a prominent businessman to mask his true nature as a Crime Lord. As an upholder of Justice, I've considered returning to my homeland to punish him for his crimes, but I'm too busy right now looking out for this town, and Karen." Sack explained.

"Then leave that scumbag to me." Rock cried.

"What? No way! I'm the hero, here! And brining bad guys to justice is MY job!" Sack argued. "Besides, you just want to obtain his wealth and power once you reach him, right? Well, I'm going to stop you right here!" Sack boldly proclaimed.

"No. This battle is personal." Rock answered dramatically with a clenched fist.

"That old man stole MY Dance Moves, and that's even MORE unforgivable than tainting your crazy Canadian Heritage…"

Sack stood aghast. He sensed a violent urge from his new adversary that he felt must be extinguished as soon as possible, yet he somehow understood the aspiring villain's plight.

"So then… you're not going stick around to wrest control of Mineral Town, are you?" Sack asked in a tense voice.

Rock nodded. "Apparently, Mayor Thomas' death screwed up my aspirations for Ultimate Antagonist in this town as well. Figures he was oppressing his hometown." He groaned.

"I see." Sack said back. He then turned his back. "I'm still very disgusted at your ultimate goal. You would make a great ally for the side of justice."

Rock chuckled. "Funny, an old friend of mine said the same thing to me. But that's not how I roll. As soon as I defeat that Canadian Dancer, I'm going back to my old dream of being a Main Antagonist and winning over millions of fan girls across the world."

Sack remained silent.

After another dramatic pause, Popuri proudly waltzed in with a freshly-baked Chocolate Cake.

"Okay! It's all done! Everybody dig in!" Popuri smiled.

"Sorry, my mi--- er, Popuri, but I gotta split." Rock said regretfully.

"Huh? Why? I had this inexplicable urge to bake a cake in your presence, and since you happen to be a guest here, I would think you would at least stay to enjoy some of the local food! Besides, you're the savoir who sent that meanie Mayor Thomas packing, right? I think that deserves a reward…" Popuri said.

"Just do the girl favor. She's a decent cook, unlike my girlfriend, unfortunately…" Sack added.

Rock shrugged. "…Alright, well, I did use to mooch of the people back at my town. Guess it wouldn't hurt to follow an old habit just this once." He replied as he reached for a knife at the side of the plate.

He then cut a perfect triangular shaped piece for himself and took a bite.

The aspiring villain nodded in approval. "She really can cook a mean chocolate cake." Rock grinned.

Popuri's usual smile grew brighter than usual.

"Thank you!" Popuri cried.

"No, Thank you, er… Popuri." Rock said while still trying to recall her name.

After that one bite, Rock decided to finish up his slice in one sitting. He then wiped his mouth and cleaned off the remaining crumbs from his hands.

"Great cake. Okay, NOW I'm leaving. I have myself a Goose got cook." Rock said as he headed towards the door.

Popuri stared curiously at her former Master while Rock almost left the store. Before he took his first step outside, he turned towards Sack. The two of them once again exchanged grudging stares.

"Don't take this the wrong way. Just because I've decided to leave this town for now, doesn't mean I've spared you all for good. I'm going to return badder than ever, and I'm going to seize as many hot minions as I can, and that INCLUDES your precious Karen when she gets back!" Rock proclaimed bitterly.

"…I'll be waiting and ready…" Sack said in equal bitterness.

Popuri blinked in confusion as she wasn't sure what to make of this recent exchange.

"Uh... Have a Good Day, Mr. Savior?" Popuri cried weakly with a wave.

Rock chuckled. "Yeah, I'll do that. See ya." He replied before finally leaving.

After glaring at the outside for an extensive amount of time due to Rock's absence, the usually perky girl headed casually towards the blonde farmer.

"Say Sack. I couldn't help but notice that you notice something… MORE about him than his odd rants about evil despite being our savior. What's that all about?" Popuri asked.

"Popuri… I've seen PICTURES of Goose Coward that I remember clearly. And that Rock guy… well, let's just say I have the strongest feeling their confrontation will be about a whole lot more than copying dance moves when they meet each other face to face." Sack answered.

"Huh? I'm sorry… I'm still a little lost." Popuri said in embarrassment.

Sack decided to get up closer to Popuri and whisper his little observation in her ear.

"WHAT?! YOU MEAN---"

Sack nodded. "If that's true, then there's no doubt that guy unsuspectingly has some Canadian blood in him as well. I have a feeling Osaka, Japan is in for one heck of a struggle if he can go the distance." He said ominously.

Somewhere on the outskirts of Mineral Town, Rock took one last look at the land he wanted to claim his own with a fond grin before heading off towards an unknown destination.

"I really don't understand why I realized that pink-haired chick from my control like that. Her chocolate cake is awesome." He uttered to himself.

And so, Rock Enrole, an aspiring villain with a grand ambition, walks off into the sunset with the hard rock rendition of Nobuo Uematsu's "One-Winged Angel" playing in the background…

Author's Notes: I apologize if I've managed to offended Canadians in this piece. Goose Coward is a resident of " Northtown, Canada" as a parody to Fatal Fury's Geese Howard, who hails from " Southtown, USA." (Do ANY of you know what this jargon speaks of?) And, well... my internet friend who Sack Belmont was based on happens to be a proud "Justice-loving" resident of Canada and brags about it like it's the best place founded since... um, I dunno, you decide what the best nation established prior to Canada is.

And speaking of my Canadian friend, I actually owe him a lot to introducing me to the Fanfiction community (I'm sorry... he'll have to reveal himself if you want to know his pen name.), so yes. Thank this mysterious stranger for my arrival to this community of writers who is fast approaching "50 Works", although all of them aren't actually completed.

That's right, so "Charms of A Scarlet Lady", "Cinder Gina", and now "Oldskool Rythmn and Blues" are still in development, but a new short story might be on the rise in the near future... and what do you know? It'll be featuring Mineral Town Farmer "Sack Belmont" yet again, this time as a main character! It'll be another humor fic, but you'll have to wait. I have some other stuff to do, and I'm still thinking out the concept.