"Damn it!" I slid down the hallway after the twins as they ducked and weaved through various people and knocked over boxes as I chased after them, "Get back here with that Meatopia Chocolate bar you little thieves!" I dived at them extending my hands and gripped at air as the suddenly made a hard turn sending me crashing into the weapon stand, "That chocolate isn't easy to find here you know! I had to go to three different shops and bribe someone just to get that!" Standing back up I looked to see they both had stopped and looked at me before running towards the throne room. Standing up I rushed after them and rushed up the stairs two steps at a time and gripped tightly at Gemi's shirt collar, "Gotcha! Now hand over the chocolate!"
"Don't have it." He replied with a devious smile holding his empty hands up.
"Damn it…stop taking after Sukia!"
"Pranks are fun." Nini said at the top of the stairs before rushing into the entryway.
"Seriously!? That's the one fun thing you guys had to pick up on!? Why not knitting or even video games!?" Putting Gemi down I rushed after Nini. As I entered the throne room I looked to see Nini handing the chocolate bar to Etna while Sukia stood by and pat her head.
"Good job, your first step is a very good start." Sukia said rubbing Nini's head as I stomped up and grabbed the bar from Etna's hand.
"Hey, that's mine!"
"No it's not! It's mine! Also, stop corrupting the twins!"
"We're just teaching them to have a little fun is all." Etna said as her tail waved behind her.
"Yeah, corrupting the youth sounds 'super' fun."
"What are you all doing in my throne room?" Laharl asked stepping out from his room, "…wait…do I smell Meatopia chocolate?" Quickly placing the bar in my back pocket I looked at Laharl putting on my best poker face.
"…No…" He glared at me before moving his scarf over and fishing the bar out of my pocket, "Hey!"
"Hiding this from your Overlord, I should take away your meals! …Where did you find this?"
"It took a lot of hunting and I refuse to share it with selfish brats, bad influences or little thieves!" I said grabbing the bar and looking at everyone in respective order, "I'm not giving any of you even a piece!" Suddenly Lahar's aura flared to life as he gave me a scowl.
"You want to re-think that little statement!?"
"What's going on here?" I turned around to see Nina and Flonne standing there with a worried look on their faces.
"N-Nothing…just a little spat is all." I said trying to defuse the tension before feeling someone grab at the chocolate, "Hey! Let go!"
"No! You get none! You're overlord demands it!"
"I don't see an overlord in front of me, just a scrawny little brat with a stupid face!" I retorted pulling back.
"Um…maybe you could share?" Flonne offered and we both looked at her. Taking the chance I wretched the chocolate out of Laharl's grasp.
"Well I was going to share it with Nina at least, then everyone else decided to butt in."
"Well then-" Nina pulled the bar out of my hand and started splitting it into equal pieces, "-let's share it with everyone." I watched as she handed a piece to everyone and then handed the last piece to me.
"…Fine…but only because you decided it." I said taking the piece from her and giving her a smile that she returned.
"Any reason you went hunting for such rare chocolate?"
"Well…I wanted to give you something really special…I know things haven't exactly been easy so…I wanted to give you something special." I replied feeling my face heat up intensely.
"…Thanks…it means a lot to know you thinking of me." She replied quietly.
"Such a lovely aroma you two create." Sukia said interjecting and I quickly struck her on the back of the neck sending her crashing to the floor.
"Which you ruin constantly!" I yelled at her.
"Owen?" Nina said pulling my attention back to her.
"Yeah?"
"…I want to talk to you about something…would you mind if we talked in private?" Really?
"Sure. Let's go somewhere else."
"Overlord Laharl!" Before we could even move a prinny came rushing into the throne room and move directly for Laharl, "There are strange anomalies in the Stellar Graveyard."
"Could it be angels from Celestia coming to find me!?" Flonne asked sounding worried.
"Haven't you been here for a few months now?" Gemi asked.
"The odds are they gave up on you a while back." Nini added making Flonne sulk.
"Besides everything strange crashes there." Etna said, "UFOs, space probes, brain suckers, midgets with glowing fingers." So he never made it back home…oh well, he's probably dead now.
"Oh my! That means there may be people who are hurt!" Flonne said getting that worried look on her face, "We have to get over there."
"No way. It's probably just a piece of trash." Laharl replied.
"Laharl!"
"Fine, fine…we'll go check it out." As he stood form his throne and walked past me I gave him a whip sound effect as he walked by, "Shut it you!" I looked back at Nina and motioned to go somewhere else she shook her head.
"We can talk about it later." As she walked away I wondered what was important enough for her to want to talk in private; she shared most of herself with the group so it's weird to think she had things to hide.
Stepping through the portal I stepped onto the ground and immediately heard a crunch beneath my feet.
"What the hell?" I looked down to see I had stepped on a strange tiny metal ship…thing…, "What's this?"
"It looks like a tiny ship." Gemi answered grabbing it from my hand, "…It even has an inside."
"Well…had an inside." Nini added shaking it and a small rattling could be heard.
"Wow…it's beautiful." I looked behind me to see Nina, Sukia and Flonne all staring at the sky with wide eyes and big smiles. I looked up to see a lake of stars stretching out across the sky and twinkling brightly as a few even shot off into the distance.
"It's like a prom night hilltop meeting place view…it's sooooo beautiful." Flonne said wistfully.
"Ahh prom…filled with more passion than any other night." Sukia said, "Just young adolescents pent up on hormones in the back of a car getting more than a little grabby-"
"Okay, that's enough out of you." I said slapping a 'NO' sticker over her mouth, "Seriously, all you spout is innuendos…sometimes less subtle than we'd like them to be. So now you stay silent." She quickly inhaled the sticker before chewing it up and spitting it back in my face.
"It is nice though…I'd like to have my first love confession be under a sky this beautiful." Sukia finished as her tail waved slowly.
"All it needs is some perfect music and the mood is just right for a girl to pour her heart out in emotional depth…I want a love like that." Nina said softly with a long content sigh.
"Me too." Flonne said placing her right hand on her cheek, "A nice date, loving poetry, a beautiful night encapsulated by romantic music…ahhh."
"Oh…your all just so romantic…I could just choke you all!" Etna said approaching them before closing her hands around Flonne's throat breaking the silence as she tensed her hands.
"Etna…y-you're actually…choking…me…" Flonne gasped out in between Etna's shaking.
"…Well that broke the moment." I said as Laharl gave a sigh.
"Knock it off!" Etna pulled her hands back and Flonne bent over and gripped her knees as she gasped for air, "We don't have time for this romantic schlep. Let's get moving." As everyone began walking Nina and I helped Flonne back up and I looked back to see Nini staring at the sky.
"…Any romances you want Nini?" I asked and she thought for a moment before her cheeks turned slightly pink.
"…A few…" I chuckled at her embarrassment and rubbed her head before we followed up on the group.
As we walked through the graveyard we came across various other demons all scavenging various pieces of debris and junk that was around the area; the few that decided to try robbing us met with an unfortunate end to their trip.
"Winged Slayer!"
"Mega Fire!
"Thunderbolt!"
"Dual slash!" As the last demon faded away we all sheathed our weapons and continued walking…this was getting boring.
"Hey Laharl, how much farther?" I asked.
"How should I know!? We don't even know what we're looking for." He retorted, "…Hang on…I hear something…sounds like a woman's voice." I stopped and put my ear to the sky trying to pick it up.
"…OH SH…RUN, RU…UN!" What the- that sounds like a mechanical voice. As we rounded the corner Laharl and I looked around in confusion at how empty the area was.
"That's strange…I could have sworn I heard voices coming from over here." Before I could even reply we watched as a woman's head popped out from behind a rock.
"What? Human children in the Netherworld!?"
"Huh…you weren't wrong." I retorted as she jumped over the rock and- SWEET JESUS IN HELL!
"Agh!" Laharl collapsed to the ground suddenly clutching his chest as I stood dumfounded by her bare minimum style of clothing and fell to the ground clutching…well, something else.
"No fair! She gets to do that!?" Sukia complained pointing at the woman as Nina and Flonne helped me and Laharl back up.
"You children must have been kidnapped by the overlord. I hear demons are merciless, even towards children!" She approached us with a worried look on her face and I watched as Laharl moved behind Flonne using her as a shield, "You poor things…they didn't bite your arms off did they!? They didn't suck your brains out did they!? They didn't anal probe you did they!?"
"What the hell does she think demons are?" Etna asked dumfounded.
"Aliens from the sound of it." Nina replied looking equally disturbed.
"Well don't worry, big sis will make everything better." Suddenly I heard a gurgling sound behind me and looked to see Sukia with a hungry look and drool on her lip.
"I love it…" Kicking her to the ground I gave a sigh and turned back to Jennifer.
"Get away from me!" Laharl screeched stumbling backwards as the woman gave him a confused look, "Keep your sexy body away from me!"
"Ah! Oh I see, you're going through puberty aren't you?" Oh no, this is just getting worse by the second, "Don't be embarrassed little boy. Everyone goes through that period." She suddenly whistled and a trash can rolled over to her from behind the rock; she reached inside before pulling out a book which had the title, 'What is happening to my body' and opening it up, "You see, as young girls mature their breast grow bigger and boys…" As she rambled on I shook my head and looked over to see Nina with a bright red color flowing across her face.
"Something wrong Nina?" I asked and she jumped slightly.
"I-I-I-I just never heard it splayed out in medical terms before…makes it sound much filthier than normal."
"Yeah…science words will do that."
"So will the word 'moist'." Gemi said and Nina shivered.
"Please don't use that word."
"What word…moist?" Nini asked and she shivered again. I quickly struck both of them on the head.
"I swear to god you two better not make a habit out of this! I could do with less pranksters in my life thank you!" I looked back at the woman who was still talking Laharl through sex education as he seemed ready to collapse to the floor and die, "Excuse me?" I said catching her attention, "They aren't human children and we're seventeen…I think." I turned to Nina who nodded, "Yeah, we're seventeen. This isn't necessary."
"Huh?" She said confused and I motioned to Flonne and Etna.
"I am Flonne, an angel in training. This is Etna, a demon-" Flonne crouched and pat Laharl on the back as he groaned, "-and the one you called 'cute little boy' is the overlord Laharl." As soon as she finished Laharl suddenly upchucked making Flonne jump back.
"Though from looks alone you wouldn't guess it." Sukia said and I chuckled. The woman stood there blank faced before changing to pure shock.
"This is outrageous! I can't believe such a cute little boy can be the overlord!" She turned around and started to fidget in place, "This is completely different from the information provided at headquarters," She turned to the trashcan, "what's going on Thursday?" As it started to buzz and make noises I took a step back in shock.
"BEEP BEEP BLIP BEEP…NOW CALCULATING, NOW CALCULATING…"
"Jesus…it's like the Science Fiction club came to life." I said offhandedly
"NOW CALCULATING, NOW CALCULATING…"
"…It kind of looks like that weird robot from the Doctor show." Nina added.
"Yeah the…Dal-something." I said trying to remember the name.
"CALCULATION COMPLETE."
"What's the answer?" The woman asked
"HEADQUARTERS IS A BUNCH OF LIARS."
"That's probably the right answer." I said and the twins nodded in agreement.
"Oh no! Does that mean that the overlord planning to invade Earth is a lie too!?" I found myself laughing uncontrollably at this statement making everyone turn to me.
"AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA! Oh man…no…Laharl's biggest plots usually involve stomping around like a child and stealing food from the fridge."
"I may be weakened …but I can still kick your ass Owen." Laharl said trying to get up.
"We were sent to slay the overlord…there must be some misunderstanding." The woman said with a look of deep thought.
"Wait…did I hear you say you came here to slay the overlord?" Laharl asked finally back on his feet.
"Ah, n-n-n-no, no not me. That's the responsibility of our hero. Captain Gordon, the defender of Earth. I'm his assistant, Jennifer and this is Thursday, the multi-purpose super robot."
"BEEP BEEP BLIP BEEP…NICE TO MEET YOU." I moved forward and extended its…well…claw-hand thing and I shook it.
"Huh…expected more terminator and less…trashcan."
"It looks neat." Nina said rubbing the top of it, "I'm Nina, and this is Owen."
"THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT…"
"This is Sukia and the Gemini twins, Gemi and Nini."
"IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU…"
"…Hero you say?" Laharl said making all of us turn to him.
"Yes, Captain Gordon is the Earth's hero. His noble mission is to vanquish any evil that threatens the Earth." Jennifer answered dramatically, "…but we were separated from him when our spaceship crashed."
"Everyone's gotta have a hobby I guess." I said and Nina hit me on the arm.
"Don't be rude. Heroes are extremely important!" She said.
"That sense of altruism is a bit too conceited for me to swallow though."
"Hmhmhm…" Laharl began to chuckle, "Very interesting. I must definetly meet this Captain Gordon!"
"Why is that?" Flonne asked.
"It is an overlord's duty to challenge heroes!"
"Actually that's for villains." Nina pointed out and I looked over at her confused.
"Wow! Cool!" Flonne said with wide eyes and a big smile.
"Woman, follow me! I shall find your hero!" Laharl said confidently.
"Really?" Jennifer asked leaning in making Laharl step back quickly.
"But, I don't want that body of yours within a three-foot radius of me!" She giggled in response.
"As you wish. Now, let's go look for Gordon!" As everyone began to march I gave a long sigh; was there really nothing else to do today?
We continued to move through the piles of junk that scattered all over the place and in the distance I could see items falling from the ground and crashing into the distance; it was interesting to see shooting stars up close…in fact…
"Hey Sukia take a step to the left." I said and she did as a tiny object whirled through where she was just standing and crashed into a nearby pile of debris.
"This place is dangerous." Flonne said scanning the sky.
"Well it is a magnet for anything looking to crash." Etna explained, "Anything and everything weird can show up here."
"I found space food." Gemi said holding up a weird gray food tube.
"It takes like turkey." Nini added.
"That food is old. Don't eat it." Nina said.
"It's space food, it expires after a humans lifespan."
"Even so, don't eat weird things."
"Yes ma'am." They replied in unison…I remember a few weeks ago I hated this useless dialogue exchange...it's not so bad when I like the people I'm talking with.
"BEEP BEEP BLIP BEEP. THIRTY PERCENT PROTEIN SUBSTITUTE, TWENTY PERCENT STARCH CREAM, FIFTY PERCENT PROCESSED SOYLENT GREEN." …Soylent green…
"Stop eating that." I said tossing the tube into the nearby battery acid pond and watching as it was dissolved into a bubbling pink mass, "A lot of downed space crafts."
"More electrical than I was expecting though." Nina said, "It's like a bad message on global warming."
"Humans are foolish creatures." Laharl said stepping up, "They foolishly pollute their planet and look at the mess they leave behind here."
"So…you're really not plotting to invade the Earth?" Jennifer asked and Laharl sighed.
"I don't want that useless piece of trash. It's not even worth it."
"Well…it's home for us. That's why Gordon and I risk our lives to protect it." Earth…I wonder if they're from our Earth, "I always believed that was the right thing to do…but I'm not sure what to believe in now."
"The Earth is full of jerks." I stated bluntly, "People looking to step on each other to get whatever they want…it's a horrible place."
"The only way to survive…is to keep your head down." Nina added.
"That can't be true…I know a lot of wonderful people on Earth, they sent us to save the planet. Don't you know people like that?" As soon as she said that my mind drifted to that boy I met and his three friends…what am I thinking?
"No…not at all." I replied.
"…Only a few…and I never met them." Nina said; wait…never met them but she knows good people…how is that possible?
"Well I don't want to think my fellow Earthlings are lying to me…but Harlie doesn't seem like he's lying either."
"What makes you think I'm not lying? I AM a demon after all." Laharl said with a cocky grin.
"You're eyes tell me your being truthful; they're pure." Pure…, "I can't tell if it's pure good or pure evil though." She finished with a small chuckle and Laharl turned slightly red.
"Hmph! Nonsense."
"Well we'd better find Gordon and figure this whole mess out."
"From what I can tell it seems like just misinformation." Sukia said, "Just some stupid demon talking like an idiot and another idiot human catching them at the wrong time."
"So just another day?" Nini asked and Sukia nodded.
"Exactly."
"We should still check in case it becomes bigger than that." Jennifer said.
"Yeah, if we don't act quickly then a full blown war between the Earth and the Netherworld could break out. We have to prevent that." Flonne said.
"Why, it'll be fun!" Etna said.
"Etna!"
"Yeah, yeah…it's no fun with you serious types."
"Some jokes are just in bad taste Etna." Nina pointed out. Hearing footsteps I looked behind me to see scavenging demons approaching us with weapons.
"And here I thought it was going to be boring." I commented pulling out my sword and shield.
Halfway through the fight I found myself facing down a Valkyrie on top of a heap as she was actually handling herself pretty well against me. She took a swipe and I jumped back sliding down the pile slightly.
"Gah…is this junk really worth killing us?" I asked regaining my footing.
"Actually it's trespassing." She said reaching into the pile and pulling out another sword, "We live here!" She took a thrust at me with one blade and slashed with the other making me stumble backwards.
"You live here? Why?"
"Because there is nowhere else to live for us."
"Even so-" Reaching into the pile I gripped at something cylindrical and pulled it out to reveal a led pipe, "-don't start fights you can't finish!" Throwing it I watched as it hit her head dazing her before I rushed in and thrust at her center taking her out in a puff of smoke, "Living here…makes sense for degenerates." I felt my feet give way slightly making me fall forward; as I hit the pile I suddenly fell through into a black pit. When I finally landed I crashed into something soft making me bounce before settling in. Getting up I reached into my pocket and pulled out the flashlight turning it on; I shined it around to see even more piles of junk around every other pile. The pile under this place looked ten times worse than the surface…but what's that light in the distance.
"Owen!" I looked up at the hole to see Nina and Sukia looking down at me, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah…just a little sore."
"Hang on, we can get you back up…eventually." I looked back at the light to see it slightly flickering.
"I'll find my own way out, keep going with Laharl and find that Gordon person. I can handle getting out of here."
"…Alright then…just be careful." Nina said stepping back from the hole.
"Try not to die." Sukia finished as she moved away. Turning back to the dim light I shinned my flashlight at it and walked forward.
Turning the corner I was surprised to find what looked like a small, rustic, garbage town; yet it looked lively and bustling…if not for a little hobo-ish. As I moved through the center everyone's eyes turned to me; some just looked wide eyed while others had their hand on a nearby weapon. Before I could even make it to the crudely made center square I stopped in my tracks as a blade stuck into the ground at my feet.
"Well I didn't expect this, but it makes the afternoon much more interesting." I turned to see a simple warrior walking towards me. Wait, I recognize those eyes…that's the shapeshifter!
"What the heck are you doing here!?" I reached for my sword strapped to my side and he hollered before changing into a creature wearing a black full body cloak.
"I'm glad you recognize me, now take your hand off your weapon." Moving back to a relaxed position I looked around to see I was being circled by other people, "Now everyone…back off!" Everyone else took a shaky step back; wow, he has a lot of influence here…or fear, "So…have you gotten stronger?"
"Don't pick a fight right now. I have to get back to the others."
"Well unfortunately for you, getting out of here is harder than you think." He stepped forward before pulling the blade out of the ground and slipping it into his cloak, "And I'm not feeling very hospitable at the moment…maybe after a battle I would feel more inclined to listen." Is he serious!?
"You really think I want to indulge your sick fantasy right now!?" He snapped his fingers and I looked to see I was being circled again.
"From what I can see, you don't have a choice." Damn…he's cornering me to fight him, but why me? Wouldn't he rather fight Nina?
"Fine…but I won't go easy on you!" He chuckled darkly.
"That's exactly what I'm expecting."
We walked down a dark path with our footsteps echo in the distance.
"Hey, why are you even here?" I asked breaking the silence.
"I live here, my home has been this place for as long as I've known." Really? That reminds me, I didn't see him listed as a demon in the book…wonder what's up with him.
"Hey, mind if I ask you something else?"
"I don't care, go ahead." Alright…
"Who summoned you?" He looked in my direction but I couldn't tell what face he was making under the cloak.
"…Nobody, I have no overlord and I like it that way."
"But- what? There's nothing about shapeshifters in the demon class directory…man, as a football player I put my muscles to shame." He chuckled before turning back and continuing to walk.
"Would you believe me if I said I was an alien?" I stopped in my tracks at that statement, "Or maybe just an experiment? As far as I know I was just a bubbling goop someone let out of a cylinder." Really? That backstory seems a bit…contradictory to his attitude.
"Then what's your obsession with power?"
"Answers aren't easy to come by; I realized that after my first year in the Netherworld. Money speaks for most demons; year two. Power is where truth lies…year three. I fought every strong demon I could find and became even more attuned to what I could do as a shapeshifter…it's the closest I've gotten to finding out who I am. The more I fight, the more I find out what I can do."
"So why me? You've fought me twice so far and ended up whipping me…or in our last case a draw."
"Exactly."
"What?"
"I find challenges exhilarating; to be pushed to my limit brings out more than I thought I could do. I find the challenge well worth it…it makes my blood boil and my senses become beastlike. I love every second of it." Primal and destructive is more like it…but still tactful, "That's why I want to fight you, every time I see you that powerful aura has grown and as of right now, it's ripe." He licked his lips and I felt goosebumps shoot of like bullets, "We're here." I stopped and looked to see we were in a large open area; the light of the stars was shining down over us brilliantly; it was like the light was specifically made for this stage, "Now-" He turned to me and pulled out his short sword, "-let us begin."
As he rushed at me I pulled out my shield and made a quick block before dropping to the floor and sweeping his leg out from under him. Pulling my sword out I went for the stab as he raised his arms; I watched as his skin extended before wrapping around my blade and wrenching it from my hand before he swung his arm sending it flying. I took a back step as he thrust at me and threw my shield at the shapeshifter making him duck as I moved in and twisted his arm making him drop his weapon; I followed up with a punch to his face making him tumble to the ground.
"Hahahahahahahaha! This fighting style is so ruthless, so animalistic. Killing someone with a weapon is so simple, it never feels like this…it's amazing." As he got back up his hands seem to grow claws; he gave out a large breath that made me take a step back, "I've never had this happen before…humans are interesting creatures. Let's keep going."
"Hang on, I-" He swung his claws making me jump back and forcing me to dodge as he kept swinging both his hand; damn, he's too quick with those claws for me to do anything. On his next strike I slid to the ground and grabbed his wrists before twisting them behind his back, "Are you done?"
"…I don't think so." Suddenly his back rippled and two more arms came jutting out and socked me in the jaw making me let go and stumble to the ground, "Owen…you are an interesting person…let's keep going."
"NO!" I quickly grabbed my blade from the ground and hacked his extra warms away before pinning him to the ground, "I beat you; now let me go!" He chuckled before wings sprouted from his back.
"Very well. Hold on." He stood up as I gripped his back and took off into the air; I stayed glued to his back until he landed a few minutes later. Looking around I was surprised to find we were standing just behind Laharl and the group.
"What the-"
"Here are your friends." Nina, Sukia and the twins turned around and gasped as they saw me.
"Owen!" Nina said rushing forward, "I- We were worried when you hadn't shown up quickly."
"Just her." The other three said in unison.
"Well…thanks for worrying. I'm okay though."
"That's good to hear." I looked over her shoulder at Laharl who was standing over a knocked out…is that that Gordon guy?
"What happened?"
"The prince beat up a human…and Flonne." Etna answered.
"I didn't mean it!" Flonne said defensively.
"Liar." The twins said.
"And now the Defender of Earth is my vassal!" Laharl said laughing maniacally, "Let this be a lesson that heroes don't always win!"
"That's a terrible lesson." Nina said.
"But an accurate one." I added making her punch me in the arm, "What!?"
"By the way, who is that?" She pointed to the shapeshifter and I found myself lost at how to explain it.
"This…is…the shapeshifter." Man…that sure wasn't any better than I was thinking.
"So…you're going to do a public execution?" Sukia asked, "You can borrow my scythe."
"No! Well…I don't know…probably not."
"Do you have a name?" Nina asked and the shapeshifter shook his head, "Are…Are you here to hurt us?"
"No, I only want to fight Owen." He answered, "Now, I shall be joining you." Wait…what?
"Wait…what?" I asked.
"I'm joining you. I want to see how you attained this strength and what changed from when I saw you in Porkmeister's manor to the confrontation with Maderas and now. I want to see how gum became sentient."
"…What does that mean?" Gemi asked.
"Worthless to worthwhile." Nini answered.
"Are you sure we can just let somebody who tried to kill us in the group?" Sukia asked and I gave her a narrow glare, "…Touché."
"The pot shouldn't call the kettle black." The twins said and Nina giggled.
"I taught them that." She said proudly patting their heads.
"That's better than Sukia." I commented making her giggle.
"We need a name to call the shapeshifter. Shapeshifter is a mouthful." Sukia said and the shapeshifter thought for a moment.
"…Armageddon." He said with a devilish smile. Ugh…well…um…
"No." We all said in unison.