Option A:
Jerry goes after Bea and George (with Mae and Catalina as his allies)
Out of nowhere, the answer ended up coming to Jerry. "Kramer, you go help Elaine! I`ll try and save George!", he said before he started running down the street. "Wait, why did you pick George over Elaine!?", Kramer exclaimed as he awkwardly started running in the opposite direction. "I dunno! Maybe it`s a bros first instinct!?", Jerry called back before evading a drone and returning all his focus to what was in front of him.
Down the block, Jerrys brainwashed friend and the strange anthro alligator were making steady progress with their conquering task. Anyone who neared them got frozen solid as the duo persevered towards the next block.Their surrounding drone allies were also firing and capturing everyone close to them, keeping Mae and Catalina from reaching their own friend directly.
The sight of all the frozen people levitating into the sky prompted Jerry to slow down and realize it was best not to rush right into things at this point. A moment later he also realized he was directly approaching the cat and her mysterious Hispanic human companion.
Ahead of Jerry, Mae found herself hitting a drone with a box from a fruit stand, struggling to put it down for good while Catalina was busy trying to take out another drone (one that wouldn`t back down easily by the looks of it).
Glancing ahead as she threw a few more punches at another drone, Mae saw Bea walking further away from her and let out a frustrated groan. At the rate she was moving through the surrounding foes, the cat felt she was going to lose track of her friend at any moment (and possibly forever).
While Mae was partially distracted, one of the drones that was close by nearly hit the feline with a sudden surprise attack. Thankfully Jerry appeared at the last second, pulling the cat out of harm's way before the attack could smash her face in. As Mae yelped in surprise from the close call and sudden rescue, Jerry then made his way over to Catalina. Together, the two humans took down the drone Catalina was fighting with several well timed punches before Jerry signaled the two females to follow him.
As Mae and Catalina followed Jerry forward into the street again, the former glanced at him and asked, "Who are you? I think I heard your name before earlier, though not clear enough", "I`m Jerry. Jerry Seinfeld. Small time comedian going through some big trouble. Also, I`m someone who can help you two get around this place", Jerry commented zigzagging his way down the street and dodging a car that sped by.
"Mae, you think we should accept this guy's help? Does he seem trustworthy?", Catalina asked before she slid on her knees for a moment to dodge a swipe attack from one of the drones. "Well, he was part of the group that almost directly blew our cover back at the café, so there`s that to consider Catalina. I honestly don`t know if we should stick with him in the long run", Mae replied.
"Wait, you mean you don`t think you can count on me? I`m a trustworthy guy. Really! I was just curious what your friend and the other lady were doing. Plus, that guy your alligator friend brainwashed is a friend of mine I`m trying to save", Jerry exclaimed as he stopped to kick aside two drones that hovered down in front of him.
Mae looked from Jerry to Catalina to Bea (who was nearing what looked like a soup kitchen up ahead) in order as she evaded two more attacks before saying, "Catalina, how about we give him the benefit of the doubt? If he leads us astray once, we cut ties with him", "Sounds fair to me. Though considering how fast we`re moving, we`ll get to your friend in no time", Catalina called back as she lead the group back to the sidewalk near a mostly deserted section of the street. At this point, a lot of the drones that had surrounded Bea earlier had went their own way on her orders.
Jerry looked ready to complain but a glance from the felines "nightmare eyes" made him feel it seem best not to argue. After all, why complicate matters with George close by?
When Mae was less than a hundred feet from her friend, she called out her name again. To her surprise, the alligator apparently heard her this time and stopped. She and George spun around looking enraged, which made the trio stop where they were as well.
"So, you think you can hunt me down and destroy me like my predecessor?! Typical worthless beings. Always aiming too high with your foolish so called heroics", Bea angrily said in her robotic tone again, though nobody was as scared by it as they were last time.
"Bea, listen to me. You need to get that mind control thing around your head and neck off. Whoever is doing all this chaos is making you do their dirty work. Just trust me and let me come closer and I`ll free you", Mae pleaded as she looked around before moving forward carefully.
Out of nowhere, Bea raised a hand with red sparks traversing down the armor she wore. "Get out of the way! She`s going to hit us!", Jerry yelled as he got out of the strike zone with Catalina. Mae took a moment longer to realize the surprise attack was coming and saw what looked like a red laser come towards her from the alligator's hand. Quickly, the feline attempted to mimic the humans and dive out of the way.
Prompt: Triangle button
Pressed in time: To Jerry and Catalina`s surprise, Mae managed to roll out of the lasers way like an action star. The fired blast flew past her and down the street, missing her by what felt like a mile. Quickly, the feline then jumped to her feet and tried to approach Bea again, only to back off when her friend let out a frustrated growl and fired a few icy blasts at her with her freeze pistol.
Failed to press: Mae managed to get out of the way in time, with the blast flying harmlessly by her and down the street. However, she landed funny on the ground and let out a cry upon partially dislocating her shoulder. "Mae! Hang in there!", Catalina yelled sprinting to the feline as Bea let out a frustrated growl and pulled out her freeze pistol. She fired at the two women but missed as Catalina quickly readjusted Mae`s shoulder and got out of harm's way with her. (Mae: -5% health)
As Jerry tried to come up with his own way to get closer to George, he couldn`t help but glance back a bit and wonder where Beas laser attack ended up. He asked Catalina this question as he ducked to avoid getting his head hit by one of the alligators shots. "Don`t know why you`re concerned. I doubt that thing will affect us anymore anyway", Catalina only replied.
Back in front of Monks, Newman stirred a bit and slowly sat up rubbing his head. As he tried to wonder what had just happened and what was going on around him in regards to the chaos, he suddenly noticed a red laser bounce off some shattered store windows and come his way. "What the heck?", he managed to exclaim before the laser flew behind him, hit the front window to Monks and then flew back and hit him.
Newman suddenly felt like he was being electrocuted and let out a scream as red sparks coursed through his body. As he fell to the ground and started twitching, an ominous hologram of a collar started to appear on his neck similar to the one George had on him.
Back in front of the soup kitchen Jerry and his new team were at, the trio had hurriedly decided to take down Bea and George together at once. As they spread out and tried to get into place, Bea and George continued firing more blasts at them and kept missing. "Damn it! Looks like these specimens are too tricky to take down with a simple attack. Can`t spare any drones due to a fraction in this area already destroyed….", Bea loudly murmured as she stopped firing, trying to process another solution in her head with the technology rapidly working.
Suddenly, the door to the soup kitchen opened and a female in a chef uniform stepped out to look around. This got Bea`s full attention right away, prompting her to approach. The chef let out a scream at the sight of the anthro alligator and slammed the door shut. Bea turned back and said, "Keep these three busy while I get us some back up", to George before she then started to break down said door with her fists.
George gave a nod and faced the three foes in front of him, making Jerry let out a laugh and lower his guard a bit. "What the eff are you doing Jerry? It looks like you`re backing down from a dangerous attack already!", Mae exclaimed, frustrated the trios plan was falling apart seconds before they could kick it off.
"Come on Mae, if you got to know George you`d find out he couldn`t boldly threaten a fly. One time this woman he was dating…", Jerry began before George let out an ominous war cry that chilled him to the bone.
Before Jerry could process what he`d heard, George sprinted forward and managed to ram into Mae, sending her on her back. "George is getting upset!", George managed to yell as he then did what looked like a complex kung fu flip in the air and sent Catalina flying into the doorframe of the building next to the soup kitchen.
George set his sights on Jerry next, charging towards him fast with the intent to hit as hard as he could. Jerry let out a startled cry at his friend's aggression and tried to think what his next move should be as the attack closed in on him.
Prompt: Circle button
Pressed in time: Deciding to take a simple approach, Jerry ended up dashing out of the way from Georges fists and then spun around to kick him as hard as he could in the leg. George found himself land on the ground but then jumped back onto his feet his gusto, intending to try and attack again as many times possible. However, Mae and Catalina (who recovered from the hits they took earlier) appeared behind him, grabbed him by the shoulder and shoved him back towards the soup kitchen.
Failed to press: Before Jerry could come up with an idea however, George rammed into him and punched him twice in the face. Frantically, Jerry did his best to defend any more attacks while frantically screaming at his friend to wake up and stop what he was doing. Luckily, Mae and Catalina (who recovered from the hits they took earlier) came up from behind George and pulled him away from Jerry. As she and her companion flung George back towards the soup kitchen, Catalina asked Jerry if he was okay. "A little dazed, but I`ve dealt with worst headaches from him. Believe me", Jerry replied. (Jerry: -10% health)
Before George could attack again, a shout from Bea in the soup kitchen ordered him to stand down. George obeyed and lowered his fists as Bea stepped out grinning evilly at the trio facing her.
"Me and my guide are leaving this place. You three on the other hand can die a violent death as far as I care", she said as she walked over to George.
"Bea, what did you do in there?", Mae asked glancing nervously at the kitchen as her friend and George turned around and kept walking. Out of nowhere, an angry head chef and two of his kitchen staff emerged from the establishment throwing knives at the group. Like George, they had a transparent collar around their necks and their eyes glowed a soulless grey color.
As Jerry evaded some of the blades, his eyes lit up when he saw exactly which head chef was attacking him. "Oh no. The Soup Nazi!", he exclaimed seeing the familiar infamous old cook who`d testified against him last year. Catalina and Mae looked at him in surprise after they dodged the last knife.
"The soup what? Where does anyone even get a name like that?", Mae exclaimed as the aforementioned head chef picked up a pan he`d taken with him outside. "No soup for you!", he angrily stated as he aimed at Catalina. Before Catalina could even blink, the pan was thrown full force at her face.
Prompt: Triangle button
Pressed in time: Quickly, Catalina tilted her head and the pan flew harmlessly by it, hitting the ground behind her with a clang. Though she didn`t get hurt, the act caused Catalina to suddenly feel more aggressive at the angry chef.
Failed to press: Catalina attempted to tilt her head out of the way, but found the pan make contact with her face before she could. She hit the ground but was quickly brought back on her feet by Jerry, who asked if she was okay. Catalina just nodded before glaring at the Soup Nazi with rage. (Catalina: -5% health)
As the Soup Nazi and his assistants looked ready to approach the trio and fight up close this time, Mae and her ally's watched as Bea and George turned another corner and vanished. To the gator and her helper, they felt the humans unleashed on their foes would put a stop to them for good and soon forgot about them as they resumed freezing every other person they saw.
"We can`t waste any time fighting these guys Catalina. We have to move before we lose track of Bea forever. Besides, whoever this Soup person is, I`m sure his food isn`t really that good", the feline urgently said as she saw Catalina look more eager to retaliate for the upcoming chef attack rather than focus on the groups original goal.
"What did you say!?", the Soup Nazi angrily shouted upon hearing the last sentence Mae spoke, catching the cat off guard. "Oh, nothing. She said nothing", Jerry said, not wanting to face the person in front of him at his angriest. However, his attempt to dodge the issue ended up failing as Mae immediately replied, "I just you're your cooking probably sucks. What`s the big deal about that insult?"
The Soup Nazi clenched his fists as tight as humanly possible and let out a fake laugh. "You know what? No soup for you too kitty cat! Men, attack!", he ordered before he and his two chefs charged forward.
"Get ready, cause this fights about to get brutal!", Catalina eagerly declared as she also raised her fists and charged forward screaming. Alongside her, a hesitant Jerry and Mae followed and glanced ahead for a second. It looked like Bea and Georges rescue would be delayed after all.
Fight 5-2 (Bea/George path)
Fighters to select:
-Jerry
-Catalina
-Mae
Opponents:
-The Soup Nazi
-Two kitchen chefs
After the fight:
When the angry chef and his two assistants hit the ground unconscious, it looked like Bea`s control over them became undone as the holographic collars around the human's necks disappeared in a slow fade. None of the members in the winning trio payed attention to that detail however as they immediately started to run towards the last place they saw the alligator and her new ally.
"Please don`t tell me they went too far away", Mae pleaded to herself repeatedly as she sprinted. Catalina and Jerry looked equally concerned as they followed behind her.
To Catalina, the thrill she felt from the battle was quickly gone and replaced with distant regret. She hoped her desire for revenge on the chef who threw the pan at her didn`t ruin her groups mission.
To Jerry, he still couldn`t believe what he did in front of the soup kitchen and hoped that he didn`t need to get in another fight again so soon (worried what his odds would be at winning three challenges in a row). Too bad I`m not Superman. Least then I could quickly handle any unnecessary obstacles, he thought, imagining himself taking down every villain like his caped idol with a childlike grin for a second.
Spotting the grin, Catalina almost asked what was wrong, but stopped at the last second. Instead she turned to Mae and told her to get ready for anything Bea possibly set up for them when they reached the next street.
The moment the trio turned the next corner, some more worry overcame them. They saw from some cover they quickly took plenty of drones, panicked civilians and cars swerving in every direction, but no alligator or George were in sight.
"No! We`re too late! They could have gone in any direction. We`ll never find them now!", Mae exclaimed in panic as she took some deep hyperventilated breathes. While she tried to get a good look through the chaos, Catalina muttered a profanity under her breath in Spanish while Jerry desperately tried to come up with a plan. "Maybe we can ask someone if they spotted them and get directions…what? It could work. "Hey mister, have you seen this alligator and bald guy walk by?"", he exclaimed before getting an odd look from the women.
"Even with me in their presence, most people would not believe what you asked. That sounds ridiculous here, and I once wrote a song about a kids show character. Granted, I did alter the lyrics…", Mae began before letting out a cough. "That`s not ridiculous. What`s ridiculous is when the gas station back in Camden once charged five dollars for hot dogs. They claimed they were exotic and imported due to extra ingredients but everyone knew they were just regular hot dogs that were dropped on the floor earlier", Catalina retorted as she continued to look around the scene in front of her for the reptile.
"You sure you two arn`t comedians in your worlds? Cause let say, what you`re mentioning is comedy gold", Jerry couldn`t help but comment. If it weren't for the crisis at hand, Mae and Catalina would have complimented Jerry. Instead, they both focused on the street again, wondering which of many possible routes they should take.
A moment after a random car sped by, someone unexpected followed in an ambulance and got the trios full attention. "Kramer!?", Jerry exclaimed leaning forward to get a better look when he caught the unmistakable sight of his friend leaning out the window screaming "Olly olly oxenfree!", for no real reason. Sitting next to him in the passenger seat was Angus, apparently giving urgent directions while gesturing wildly towards any danger. Mae tried to wave and get his attention, but had no luck.
The ambulance turned at the nearest corner and vanished from sight. Before any of the trio could even comprehend what they witnessed, Newman suddenly sprinted by them like a marathon runner, moving faster than he ever did in his whole life with gusto.
"What the heck? It can`t be!", Jerry exclaimed the second he realized who else ran by him. "Who is that? You recognize him?", Catalina asked. "My mailman and arch enemy. Look at him go. He`s never went this fast before in…ever!", Jerry exclaimed watching Newman weave his way through the danger with no drones even noticing him.
Mae noticed the drones said passiveness towards Newman compared to the other humans and spotted a similar hologram collar on him that the Soup Nazi had. "Oh-oh. I think Bea may have captured him too", she said pointing out the collar to her companions. The second she saw it, Catalina's eyes lit up and she ran forward, signaling her ally's to follow her.
"Catalina, what are you doing?", Jerry exclaimed as he found himself running after the Camden resident with Mae behind him. "If he`s enslaved to the alligator like your weird friend, he might lead us to the right path!", Catalina responded as she ducked to evade an ice blast.
Jerry and Mae both wondered if that claim was a guarantee and almost called out to ask Catalina if she was sure it was the right idea. However, a few close calls from some of the drones and panicked civilians kept the duo from speaking, causing them to focus on staying on Newman`s trail as they evaded.
Newman continued to sprint without slowing down and made his way towards a subway entrance. As he started to head down the steps, Catalina glanced back for a moment and called out, "A-ha! We must be closing in on Beatrice Mae! I can feel it somehow!", "Good! And all this running and rescuing had better take us to a place where I can get a beer or something to drink later. My body is really sore!", Mae commented as she struggled to keep her stamina up.
Jerry, Catalina and Mae all reached the subway entrance and nearby fumbled down a few steps as they made their way underground. The station was mostly deserted when they reached the platform, with a few people taking refuge and hoping they wouldn`t get found by a drone nearby.
As a few of those people gasped at the sight of Mae and pointed, gossiping immediately, the cat and her human companions stopped when they saw Newman was apparently nowhere close by. "Where did the mailman enemy guy go? There`s no way we could lose sight of him that easily!", Mae exclaimed between breathes.
As Jerry did his best not to hurl for a moment, he glanced down the platform and suddenly saw Newman around a few civilians, acting scared yet giving the impression he was waiting for someone. "Hello Newman", Jerry said aloud as he started to approach him, a determined smile on his face. Catalina and Mae both followed Jerry equally confident, feeling there was no way Newman would escape them here.
As everyone else's attention turned towards a sudden approaching subway car, Newman looked up towards Jerry with his completely grey eyes and loudly whistled. The exact moment the transit came to a stop, a nearby wall burst open and several drones emerged.
Everyone tried to run into the nearby transportation or back outside (with a majority getting frozen (which included Fred, Elaine`s ex-boyfriend who testified against her last year, and Marla Penny, a former virgin that Jerry once dated)) when Bea and George emerged from the hole in the wall, catching the trio by surprise.
While Jerry and his crew slowly made their way towards the brainwashed attackers, Bea and George waited for a path to clear in front of them before striding into the subway car like royalty. Once they entered the mostly deserted transportation, Newman and a few drones also entered with the doors starting to close behind them.
Realizing it would be impossible to directly go after George with a bit of distance in between, Jerry glanced to the side and saw another nearby door for the same subway car. Quickly, he and the two women accompanying him managed to jump inside a split second before the entrance completely closed. The subway car then continued its usual automatic route, leaving behind some drones and many frozen victims drifting towards the entrance.
The feeling of victory Jerry, Catalina and Mae felt became short lived when several ice blasts were fired at them by their foes up ahead, prompting them to take cover again. Managing to glance ahead after a few moments, Jerry then saw Bea and George (plus Newman) turn around and start to walk further down the subway car while the drones slowly moved forward and kept shooting.
"We can`t fall back here! The only option we have is to move forward!", Mae exclaimed as she picked up an empty beer bottle and flung it at her foes, though that action barely made an impact. Nodding, Catalina waited for the first opening she saw and made her move alongside the feline. Together, the two women took out three drones and began to inch forward to avoid several more blasts fired at them from ahead. Jerry, who hesitated for a few moments, ended up bringing up the rear.
As the trio made their way closer to Bea and George, one of the drones that was with the alligator ended up firing a bunch of powerful electric shots up ahead, creating a hole in the back of the car while everything else rocked back and forth violently. Losing his balance, Jerry ended up falling and hit his head against a handlebar, blacking out upon impact.
Apparently, the time Jerry was unconscious was only a few seconds as Mae immediately shook him awake. "Hurry up Jerry! Bea and those other guys are going to jump to another passing transit!" Blinking, Jerry fully opened his eyes and saw that from his perspective everything was like an 8-bit video game. Mae, Catalina, the background and everything else looked like it was an NES game.
Letting out a startled cry, Jerry leapt to his feet and found himself following Mae and Catalina, trying to comprehend his new vision. Oh crap. Oh crap. This had better not hinder my rescue mission for long, he thought as Bea and George jumped out the hole to another subway car, crashing through the windows with Newman and their drones behind them.
As Mae, Catalina and Jerry also leaped out and landed in the very rear of the next transition, the comedian managed to get over his shock just enough to go with the temporary new vision. Might as well roll with it. Hopefully it will clear up soon, right?, he thought as he continued to follow Mae and Catalina.
Mini-game #9a: Seinfeld World 1-1
Objective: In a reminiscent of the first Mario game, the player must control Jerry as he moves from point A to point B in a 2D side scrolling environment (a set of subway cars to be more precise) without getting hit.
Controls:
-L Stick (move left or right, though the player can`t backtrack the level as they progress)
-X button (jump)
-Circle/R2 button (shoot fireball if power-up is collected)
Advice:
-Like Mario, Jerry can hit certain power blocks to get power ups. Instead of mushrooms, these come in the form of cereal boxes. A standard blue one makes Jerry change from his tiny form to his large form, a red cereal box gives him fire flower –esque abilities and a yellow cereal box gives him invincibility for ten seconds and allows him to move faster.
-It should also be noted that like the original game, getting hit by an enemy causes Jerry to take damage, losing size and abilities if it happens. If Jerry gets hit in his tiny form, it`s back to the recent checkpoint.
-Checkpoints in this section are cardboard cutouts of Superman. Walking by the cutout will activate the checkpoint.
-The enemies and things that can cause Jerry damage are broken glass, freeze drones, electric drones, freeze or electric blasts fired from off screen and random junk that falls from the upper storage whenever the background wobbles violently for a second or two.
What happens in the segment:
While a mix of the Seinfeld and the NES Mario theme play in the background, Jerry just makes his way through three separate subway cars and jumps from one to the other. At the end of each car Newman, Gregg or Elaine make an appearance before vanishing off-screen, continuing to run with Catalina and Mae after them.
During the chase, two more witnesses who testified against Seinfeld and his friends in "The Finales" trial (The Garden Valley Shopping Mall Security Guard from "The Parking Garage" and Detective Hudson from "The Wig Master") make a brief background cameo getting frozen by random drones.
The stage ends with Jerry jumping out of the last subway car onto another deserted platform, passing a Superman cutout larger than the usual checkpoint ones. This one also flies off into the air after Jerry passes it and stops. A final score is then tallied, based on the time it took and how many hits Jerry took on his way over. Right before the mini game segment ends, the camera moves forward to show Mae and Catalina glancing back at Jerry, the pixelated world returning to normal.
"Are you okay Jerry? You were saying a few funny things as we made our way through those subways. It was mostly Italian catchphrases, I think", Mae commented as Jerry rubbed his forehead and followed the women down the platform. "Yeah. I`m okay. Just trying to get some things in my head in order", Jerry replied, feeling it was best not to talk about what he had just seen recently.
For a moment, Mae continued giving Jerry a concerned look (knowing all too well a head injury was something that shouldn`t be ignored) but after the feline heard Bea shout for George and Newman to keep moving, she also decided to talk to Jerry later about what happened. He didn`t look too hurt now that she thought about it. Perhaps her new ally got lucky.
Together, the group of three pursued Bea, George and Newman up a set of stairs back to the surface. Once they were outside again, Jerry looked around and noticed a river and a bridge not too far away from the exit.
Catalina`s eyes suddenly lit up in alarm as she started to lead her group through the chaos again, seeing Bea lead her own group to the river ahead of her. "No. They`re starting to make it out of the city like the creep in front of that café instructed", she exclaimed. "Don`t worry. It`s still a fair distance away from here", Jerry replied, confident nothing could stop him from saving George at this point.
Bea suddenly glanced behind her and scowled at the sight of the trio still onto her. Quickly, she stopped and ordered Newman to hold them back as she and George looked around for someone to help delay their foes. As Newman skillfully kept the trio from moving forward, blocking every attempt to pass him with perfection, a random car suddenly came to a halt near George.
Had the man still had his free will intact, he would have squirmed in discomfort when he saw who it was. However, as Estelle and Frank Costanza stepped out, George only glanced at his parents in what could best be described as a cold gaze.
"Georgie?! Is that you? Thank goodness you`re still here. It`s Armageddon all around us! I wanted your father to drive back us to Monks after we ran, but he didn`t want to go!", Estelle shrieked approaching her son, oblivious to his altered state alongside Jerry and his groups frantic warnings. "For crying out loud Estelle, we were being chased by those machines! I was barely able to shake them off!", Frank retorted following his wife while looking around urgently.
"Well, you sure took your time. If something had happened to George, we might have been left with Lloyd Braun as the closest thing to a successful offspring! True, it would be nice to have someone more successful stop by our home, but our boy is one of a kind!", Estelle said, unaware that some of her words were making Georges true self flicker from the mind control. It got even worse when Frank ended up agreeing with his wife that Lloyd Braun was an amazing guy and the son he`d have wanted.
"Oh-oh. Maybe you two should take a step back with me on this", Jerry said pulling Mae and Catalina back a bit from Newman, seeing George on the verge of a rage filled attack. As he did this, Bea noticed another local running towards her unknowingly (Kenny Bania) and grabbed him before he could evade her.
Catalina, Jerry and Mae watched as Estelle, Frank and Kenny all screamed and succumbed to the brainwashing in a matter of seconds. As the three humans stood up facing them (with grey eyes and a hologram collar like the Soup Nazi before them), Bea smiled, looked directly at Mae and her group and stated, "Good. Looks like I wrapped up that problem rather quickly. I`m sure these three fools will finish you for good. Come on helpers, lets continue the conquest".
As Newman and George resumed following Bea and blasted everyone else they saw with their laser pistols, the alligator's new recruits moved in on Jerry and his team, prompting them to get ready for another round.
"This is awful. I`m sure we`ll all feel guilty fighting these people when this is over", Mae couldn`t help but comment. Looking directly at Kenny (who let out a taunt by exclaiming, "I`m just gonna have soup. Yeah, I`ll save the meal for another time"), Frank (who shouted "Serenity Now!) and Estelle (who shrieked like a crazy banshee), Jerry just grinned and put up his fists. "No. No I won`t", he casually told Mae before the fight kicked off between the two teams.
Fight 5-3 (Bea/George path)
Fighters to select:
-Jerry
-Mae
-Catalina
Opponents:
-Estelle Costanza
-Frank Costanza
-Kenny Bania
After the fight:
As soon as the three foes were down for the count and unconscious (with their collars vanishing and no longer under the alligators control), Mae glanced ahead and saw that Bea, George and Newman had scaled a fence and were approaching the river in front of them.
"Hurry, we have no time to lose", she urgently declared. "Hold your horses Mae. Now that I think about it, it looks like those three are cornered. Even if those devices on your friend are waterproof, could you possibly imagine her, George and the fat bastard swimming perfectly across? They`d get swept away and lost in the strong current", Jerry replied stepping over Kenny Bania while noting there was nowhere else the trio ahead of him could go so soon.
Glancing at the surroundings again as she and her group approached the fence between her and Bea, Mae let out a nod and said, "Guess you have a point. Maybe this is where the wild chase ends. It couldn`t have come soon enough", "I don`t know if it`s completely verified or not, but it feels like you suddenly jinxed it or something", Catalina said, her superstition instincts kicking in.
As if the universe went out of its way to prove Catalina right, Bea suddenly let out a loud whistle without turning her back on the river, prompting four drones who were close enough to notice her. As one of them froze a random woman running by (who happened to be George`s ex-girlfriend Robin) the machines started to hover over, causing Mae and her team to dodge some attacks as they passed them.
The four drones crashed through the fence and reached Bea and her helpers. Quickly, Bea grabbed onto one drone with each hand while George and Newman clung onto their own. "What the hell is she doing?", Jerry asked baffled as he started to move forward with his group again. As they continued to run and watch, the group then noticed Bea giving a signal to the four drones through the device on her head, prompting them to levitate higher with the beings holding onto them tightly.
The moment she saw the drones start to hover her friend across the river, Mae let out a terrified scream. "No! Not fair! Stop!", she shouted, though it was too late by the time she reached the edge of the water. Bea and her allies were already making fast progress across the river and it didn`t look like anything would stop them. "I knew it! I knew you jinxed it", Catalina couldn`t help but boast, making Mae glare at her bitterly.
Before any of the women could say another word, Jerry quickly changed the topic by calling attention to an abandoned speedboat suddenly he noticed, stranded not too far away from them in the river. Seeing their chance to catch up again on Bea and George, the trio all jumped into the water and swam to the boat. The second they were all on board, Mae started the engine, claiming she had experience back in her hometown from watching someone operate a similar device.
The engine sputtered to life as Jerry took the wheel, turning his teams new transportation around to continue the pursuit. As he started to make his way across the river, Jerry noted that Beas team was already halfway across, though moving at a bit of a slower pace. Grinning, the comedian started to close in on his foes, feeling like Superman about to defeat a force of evil.
Out of nowhere, Bea suddenly looked over her shoulder and saw the boat approaching. After displaying a quick look of surprise, she scowled and gave the four drones with her an order to take out the threats. Each drone turned one arm back and tried to quickly lock onto the trio in the boat.
Quickly seeing this, Catalina alerted Jerry and Mae that they were about to be blasted at. Gripping the wheel as tightly as he could, Jerry told the women to brace themselves. "I`m about to get creative in cruising down the river!", he managed to say before the first attack was launched at him.
(At this segment a lot of QTE attacks are launched at Jerry, Mae and Catalina. How the player fares will determine how much health they have in the next fight, with failing every prompt bringing the trios health to 50% each)
(Character/Prompt/action done/damage taken if missed)
Jerry/Triangle Button/Veers boat to the right/5%
Mae/Square button/catches her balance before she can slam shoulder against boats edge/5%
Catalina/Square button/tilts her head out of the way to dodge electric shot/10%
Jerry/Circle button/nearly does a 180 turn to avoid George and his drone as both fly back to attack directly on Bea`s orders/20%
(At this point, George jumps off his drone onto the boat and throws a few punches at Mae and Catalina while Jerry tries to get his ship back on course. The drone George came in on flies off)
Mae/X button/blocks a punch aimed at her head/10%
Mae/Triangle button/blocks a punch aimed at her gut/5%
Catalina/X button/pulls George away from Mae before deflecting a kick thrown at her/10%
Mae/Square button/Hits George in the head from behind before blocking punch aimed close to throat/10%
Catalina/X button/Tries and fails to trip George, prompting her to brace herself as George tries to shove her against the edge of the boat/5%
Catalina/Triangle button/Blocks another punch while recovering from previous attack/5%
Scene that takes place in the middle of the segment: As Jerry finally managed to get a steady pursuit on Bea again while the women fought his brainwashed friend behind him, the comedian suddenly looked at the bridge close by. He noticed that Kramer, Joy and Angus were running on it and apparently fighting someone, though it was hard to tell from where he was. The observation came to an end when George shoved the two women back and grabbed Jerry, attempting to smash his head into the dashboard in front of him. "Get a grip Costazna!", Jerry managed to shout over the attack.
Jerry/Square button/Overcomes Georges strength and shoves his friend back to the women/10%
Jerry/Circle button/ducks to avoid a surprise shot from one of Bea`s drones up ahead/10%
Mae/Circle button/blocks a punch to her head/10%
Catalina/X button/kicks George between the legs before he can hit her/10%
(After getting the wind knocked out of him by Catalina one way or another, Georges drone comes back and starts to pick him up. Before it leaves, it aims three electric shots at everyone else on the motorboat. To keep Mae from getting 10% of damage, the player has to press the square button. To also keep Catalina from taking a 10% hit, the circle button must be pressed. Finally, the X button must be pressed so Jerry won`t lose 5% of his health. Whether all three buttons are hit or not won`t affect the story (aside from how the three characters' act during the attack). After the segment ends, George flies back on his drone to Bea and Newman, with the land not too far away.)
"Land ho! Everyone brace yourselves! We`re coming in hard!", Jerry declared moving to a boat ramp as he saw Bea, George and Newman jump off their drones and walk onto the mainland (with the four drones hovering away). "You know, if I had a nickel every time I heard someone tell me what you said at my old job, I could afford a house on Beverly Hills", Catalina commented as she squatted to avoid getting flung overboard, prompting Jerry to give her a dirty look for a second while Mae let out a fake gag noise.
Without slowing down, Jerry then drove the boat onto the ramp and found him and his companions sail through the air, landing with an action packed crash a few moments later in the middle of a small and empty parking lot.
As Mae fell out of her now totaled ride looking dizzy, she ended up murmuring, "If we ever get home, remind me never to go on a boat my whole life ever again", "How can we? None of us live in your dimension", Catalina replied as she and Jerry also got off the boat, surprisingly unharmed. "Good point", Mae responded to Catalina after a moment of thought.
The sound of freeze pistols firing got the trios focus back on Bea and George again. They witnessed the them freeze someone (who was known as Leslie the low talker) before vanishing from view, prompting Jerry and his ally's to start running after them again.
As Jerry continued to run alongside Mae and Catalina, his memories of what happened next seemed like a blur due to the fast paced nature of things. He remembered dodging a few more drones, saw many other people get frozen on the nearby roads and traffic jams and stumbled as he approached a mostly flat dead grass field overlooking the city. Next to him, Mae kept muttering for Bea and hoped that they would still have time to free her if she reached her assigned destination by chance, as her friend somehow managed to move far enough away to be barely in sight with her humans.
Catalina suddenly looked to her right and saw Joy and her own group run onto the field, coming from what looked like an abandoned building nearby. Quickly, Catalina waved the other trio over and soon found herself running alongside the only other female Camden resident left with Kramer and Angus too.
"Jerry! You won`t believe what I went through! It was entirely crazy and surreal, even without factoring in the woman from the other dimension and the bear accompanying me! I tell you, what I learned about them and their worlds during the run over here was fascinating", Kramer ecstatically told his friend as he wildly gestured to Angus (who was quickly talking with Mae for a moment, happy to see she was still alive and well).
"I can only imagine. If you heard about what I did with my own companions, you`d never completely believe me either", Jerry replied. "I can back up a lot of this guy's claims, and so could Mae. He already proved himself an asset based on what we faced", Catalina told Kramer, with Mae giving a quick nod to him in reply. Kramer looked like he wanted to comment on this, but had no idea what to say.
"Wow, nice to catch up on our life stories and everything, but I think we`re about to run into something more insane that both our journeys combined y`all. Look at that up ahead!", Joy declared as she pointed to something strange not too far away from the six. The minute they saw what was there, a wave of silence overcame them from the shock and surprise.