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Chapter 3: Advent Children Cloud the Retributionist

Day 1: 15 remain.

I was taking care of cleaning up the town after the Sephiroth incident and have been constantly on call from Master Hand in case that I was needed. While I was planting some flowers, Crazy Hand snatched me up on a whim and tossed me into a portal. Oh god, I realized, I was going to get involved in one of those Town of Smash things, wasn't I? With a roll of the wheel, I got the role of "Retributionist".

In mild confusion, I read "Retributionist" again then saw the description for what a Retributionist did: "A powerful mystic who will give one person a second chance at life." Man, I really could have used that ability when Aerith and Zack... well, never mind, I don't want to angst anymore, I'm over that. I woke up in a faithful replica of my farm house with nothing but a note in it. "Bring a good person back (try not to die)."

With that advice in mind, I walked out into a village populated by an odd bunch of animals that walked and talked like they were humans/Moogles. A clock chimed a few times as I looked around at who my 'playmates' would be this time: Yoshi, Sonic, two of his friends (a black one and a red one), a younger version of myself, Charizard, a younger version of Link, Bayonetta, Lucina, two Villagers (one a boy and one a girl), Captain Falcon, Lucas, and Snake. As the sun set and a dog man howled with an accompaniment of a ukulele, we went back inside.

Night 1: 15 remain.

I wrote on my will that I would only revive whoever I thought did a good job of things. As I looked outside at the quaint little village, I wondered if I would be able to move there in case Sector 5 could not be rebuilt. No one happened to visit me as the sun rose and I walked out.

Day 2: 12 remain.

Three people were dead, which was very surprising for a first night. A piano was played in the background and the old mayor of the town read a small paper as we looked at the recently departed. The first corpse was that of Captain Falcon, with a piercing hole through his abdomen. "Captain Falcon was murdered last night. He was killed by a Serial Killer. We found a final will." *I have no experience talking to the dead...* "We found a death note." *Where are the knives.* "He was a Medium." I had never seen one of those before, but they seemed to be very bad news.

The next corpse was that of Bayonetta. She was relatively uninjured compared to the other victims, which was just a bullet to the head. "Bayonetta was murdered last night. She was killed by a member of the Mafia. We found a final will." *How fitting that I have this role.* "We found a death note." *Shame ya had to die this way.* "She was a Witch."

The final corpse was the red Sonic, or as the mayor called him, Knuckles. He was frozen in a block of ice. "Knuckles was murdered last night. He was killed by a Serial Killer. We found a final will." *Why did the hands bring me in? I have no idea how to do this game.* "We found a death note." *Stranger danger!* "He was an Escort."

Yoshi held up a mayor badge with a defiant expression on his face. Excellent. We could potentially even the odds in this game. Charizard kicked up a fuss for some reason and we eventually voted him up to the middle to quiet it down. After all of us voted it guilty, it laughed in success for what it did before being dragged down by a mole who was saying "Screw type immunities, I will rock your world, you overhyped lizard!" "The jester will have his revenge from the grave." We were all really nervous as we walked back inside our houses.

Night 2: 11 remain.

I looked at the list of people that were dead and I was conflicted on who to save: the inexperienced medium or the brave hedgehog that was brutally murdered? Eventually, my heart was set on reviving no one on this night. Once again, I had no visitors. I walked outside, practically dreading whoever was going to be killed on this night.

Day 3: 7 remain.

This time there were four people dead all around us. The piano played extra long as we looked at each of the dead bodies. First off was Lucina, her head lobbed off of her shoulders as expertly as I would swing my own sword... which was suspicious. "Lucina was murdered last night. She was executed by the Jailor. We found a final will." *Why didn't he believe me?* "She was a Retributionist."

The next was the black Sonic, Shadow. He was a pile of ashes with two jet boots on top now. "Shadow was murdered last night. He was killed by a Serial Killer. We found a final will." *I think one of those has a hatred of us.* "We found a death note." *Stranger danger!* "He was a Consigiliere."

The third was the female Villager. She looked like she was having a peaceful night's rest. "The Villager was murdered last night. She succumbed to guilt over lynching the Jester. We found a final will." *If we killed no one, Lucas is Serial Killer.* "She was a Godfather."

The final was the tall soldier, Snake. He had a slingshot bullet lodged firmly between his eyes. "Snake was murdered last night. He was killed by a Serial Killer. We found a final will." *Dammit!* "We found a death note." *Total mafia kill. :)* "He was a Mafioso."

I decided to vouch for my younger counterpart by saying "The other version of myself is the jailor. Don't kill him. Unless you're one of the serial killers. Then we're screwed." In the end, we decided to vote for Lucas, since that was the only clue we had. We lynched him soon afterwards after a rather bogus Doctor claim. We were proven correct when the mayor read that he was a serial killer. Now that the mafia was done, we only had one more serial killer to worry about.

Night 3: 6 remain.

I knew that I had to revive someone sooner or later. I looked at the list and sighed. Only 3 of the 9 dead people were actual innocent members of the town: Lucina, Captain Falcon, and the red Sonic. After weighing my options, I decided to revive the hedgehog. He'd be a good distraction for the remaining serial killer, Lucina would be sort of a moot point since she had the same job as me, and Captain Falcon would probably be more useful dead. I prayed to the Lifestream and told Aerith to go retrieve Knuckles for me. Before I knew it, he was on the ground panting.

"I-I'm back? Oh no." I tilted my head. "What? Are you afraid of being killed again?" "No... well, yes." I laughed a little bit and in the morning the two of us went outside.

Day 4: 6 remain.

The younger version of me had a sword strike through the chest, which gave me some flashbacks to Sephiroth almost killing me before. The mayor told us the information we already knew before, that he was a jailor who was killed by a serial killer. His will had a thing in there though. *Young Link says he's survivor, and I'll believe him. I killed Lucina because I can never tell if she tells the truth or not. She has a killer poker face. I decided to keep Young Link here for his safety tonight.*

Knuckles was already at his house exchanging thumbs up with his friend as the mayor screamed "Knuckles has been revived!" Sonic said "Wow... so is there another retributionist in the game?"

I nodded. "I'll take the credit for that one." We decided to relax for a little bit since our numbers didn't decrease technically and so we went inside.

Night 4: 6 remain.

Since I had nothing else to do for this game, I decided to sit back and relax. That was when I got a knock on my door. I opened it and, to my surprise, the Villager was at the door. He had a glint in his eye and he was staring me down, brandishing his axe. I knew in that instant this was the serial killer. I slowly picked up my sword. "Okay... so, you're immune... it doesn't mean I can't fight back." He simply walked closer to me like a horror movie villain then rushed.

We locked blades several times but his axe seemed to be really strong, as if it was made of a very durable material instead of wood. Eventually, I couldn't hold up to the barrage of attacks. By the time the sun rose, I fell down like my younger self did, with my sword stuck in my chest.

Day 5: 5 remain.

I woke up in the afterlife with everyone around me. "Uh... hello. How's it going down there?" Everyone turned their heads except for Captain Falcon, who just said "I gave Knuckles a bit of an awesome shout out."

After the mourning of me, Knuckles said "Okay, so I've been told by Captain Falcon that we should lynch the Villager and we're all being incredibly stupid about this." Everyone looked offended besides the Villager with his frozen face and Yoshi, who seemed to still be asleep.

Sonic shrugged. "Well, let's give him the benefit of the doubt. If anyone dies tonight, we can lynch the Villager in the morning."

Everyone, at the same time, put their hands to their foreheads, as everyone walked back inside for the night. Captain Falcon in particular said "Ooh, come on!"

Night 5: 5 remain.

While we were waiting for the Villager's next victim, I walked over to Lucina. "So... hi. I didn't mean to keep you dead there. I thought Knuckles would be able to distract the killer enough for us to survive."

She smiled at me and shrugged. "It's okay, it's just a game. Besides, the town won the last two games, I think it's fair for us to lose one for a change."

As the sun rose, Yoshi landed in the middle of the crowd. "(Oh no!)", he seemed to be saying. It was just my guess but I assumed that Yoshi was also killed last night by the Villager.

Night 6: 4 remain.

Yoshi was skewered on a tree the next morning. We already knew he was the mayor and that the Villager killed him, and the death note was pretty ominous. *Town, your last hour strikes. :)*

The Villager looked around at the remaining 3 guys. Sonic and the doofus that I reincarnated were freaking out. Young Link, though, seemed to be pretty relaxed, like he didn't really care if he won or lost. Good attitude, I supposed.

Luckily, they had a good head on their shoulders because all 3 of them voted for the Villager to stand trial. He chuckled a little bit. "Golly, what took you guys so long? I thought you town members had more brains than this..." They voted guilty on the spot. As the mole bellowed "No more blood's gonna be spilled here, especially from you, punk!" and dug him under, we were all collectively kicked out of the town.

Game Over: Town Wins

Yoshi- Mayor.

Sonic- Investigator- Investigates someone every night to find a clue to their role.

Original Cloud- Jailor.

Charizard- Jester.

Young Link- Survivor- Wants to survive. Can protect themselves with a bulletproof vest every night.

Bayonetta- Witch.

Lucina- Retributionist- Can revive a dead town member once.

Advent Children Cloud- Retributionist.

Male Villager- Serial Killer- Kills someone every night. Has night immunity.

Captain Falcon- Medium.

Shadow- Consigiliere.

Lucas- Serial Killer.

Female Villager- Godfather- Gives orders to the rest of the mafia. Is immune to the sheriff and killing at night.

Snake- Mafioso.

Knuckles- Escort.

Apparently, Cloud will always be a punching bag according to the RNG. I don't hate Cloud per se, it just seems like I do since I keep killing him off. XD