In Raphael's decadent, resplendent, and ridiculously lavish castle, everyone was keeping busy by boarding up the windows and locking the doors to make sure that the man-eating lizards couldn't come in and eat them. Or worse, eat their clothes the same way they ate Cervantes's clothes. Speaking of the subject, everyone was still mentally scared by the image.

"No matter hard I try... I can't get the image of Cervantes's bubble butt out of my head," Setsuka thought as a vein throbbed on her forehead. She slammed her fist down on the dining table and everyone looked over at her.

"Something wrong Setsuka?" Kilik asked as he stopped trying to crack open his deluxe size crab shell. Everyone else was eating a similar size King crab under the chandelier in the brightly lit dining room with its fine cutlery, ornate table and chairs and board up windows. (Despite the chaos happening outside, they were living in fine style due to the amount of wealth Raphael had accumulated through his ridiculously priced Soul Land tickets).

The geisha waved it away and muttered, "I was just thinking about my beautiful SCIII stage. Damn that pirate for ruining it with his nudity."

Everyone choked and surpressed the urge to vomit as they were reminded of the incident. Except for Yoshimitsu. The manji leader laughed. "Tis a good thing, that the heaven willed me to avoid such a horrible visage. Or I would have vomiteth like Maxi." He gestured to Maxi who just threw up.

Raphael continued eating as he said dryly, "You're cleaning that, Maxi. 3/4 of my servants were eaten by those lizards and the remaining survivors ran out of here."

"I'm surprised they didn't run away sooner," said Cassandra as wiped her mouth. "After all, you're the bossiest boss out there. Not to mention that you're unbelievably selfish and you pay them minimum wage, work them 24/7, you're super picky, vain, self-centered and-"

Raphael crushed the crystal glass in his hand and said in a low tone of voice, "Are you done?"

Cassandra said dryly, "You also have a nasty short temper like a little kid. 'Do not anger me any further than this. Blah blah blah," said Cassandra as she mocked him.

Everyone at the table lowered their cutlery nervously as they sensed the sparks of hate flow between the two's eyes. Sophitia caught Raphael's attention and whispered, "Careful. My sister has a very bad temper. She will POUND you into the GROUND."

Raphael narrowed his eyes at Cassandra. "I also have a very bad temper, like your sister indicated."

"Bring it on, you vain French dandy." And Cassandra dropped her fork and knife.

"As you wish." Raphael's eyes flashed as he said, "You have a... very big butt (everyone gasped). It is pretty attractive unfortunately, your hideous purple underwear is a total turn off. You must be blind. That color looks like crushed grapfruit mixed with over-ripe grapes. By the way, did anyone every tell you that you have a pig face in SCIV? It's pretty ugly. I thought Ivy looked like a man in SCIV but you topped it with the pig face of yours."

Luckily for Raphael, Ivy had left to get some pie from the kitchen so she didn't hear him call her a man. As for Cassandra, she was raging. There's a saying, hell has no fury like a woman scorned. Raphael obviously didn't just scorn her, he outright insulted her. And one can say an epic battle took place that night that many will not soon forget.

One hour later...

Leaning back in his chair after being healed by Kilik (the monk actually spent the remaining 45 minutes lecturing him on the importance of friendship amongst other stuff that Raphael obviously ignored or zone out of) Raphael crossed his arms. "Now that I'm healed, and Cassandra's bite mark is disinfected (when he tried to bite her, she jabbed her fist into his mouth and got bitten), I shall be quick to the point and be blunt-"

"Dude, you're always blunt and to the point," said Siegfried.

Everyone whipped their heads around as they saw the knight clawing his way through a boarded up window. "Quickly! Get him out of here!"

Hilde donned on some kitchen gloves before running over with a random frying pan in her hands. "Out! Out! You vile beast!"

"How can you do this to your boyfriend?!" shouted Siegfried as he tried to fight her off with one hand (the other one was still stuck on the outside).

"Until you return to the old you, you're not my boyfriend!" The Wolfkrone princess swung the pan back and proceeded to hit him on the head multiple times. "Snap out of it right now! I command you!"

On the outside, Talim tapped her fingers impatiently on the tree trunk she was sitting on. "What's taking so long Siegfried? It's getting cold out here!" The priestess winced as she heard the clanging metal and the knight's cries until he was shoved out the window and fell two stories down onto the hard ground.

Hilde stuck her head out and said, "Don't come back until you're no longer evil!" And she hammered the wooden boards back over the window at lightning speed.

Waving her feet back and forth, Talim wondered how she and Siegfried were going to get into the castle to retrieve Ashlotte's right arm and leg. Alun rubbed its head against her cheek and she laughed. "Ah yes, I can always depend on you can't I? Unlike somebody..." The bird and girl looked down at the groaning knight. She stood up and said, "We'll get in through the roof if we have to."

After the incident, Raphael sat back in his chair and said, "So far... we have 3623 points thanks to Ashlotte's arm and leg. But Zasalamel's team has 4863 points so we're still very far behind. VERY far behind."

Ivy did not look up from the magazine she was reading. "Your point?" Before Raphael could open his mouth, she said, "We're stuck in here and no one in their right mind would go out there, infiltrate their tree house and get that finger or left arm."

"But then we'll lose!" protested Raphael. "Someone here must make the sacrifice and go."

Everyone glared at the French vampire. "NO."

Raphael crossed his arms grumpily when all of a sudden, he noticed Zwei. An evil look burned in his eyes and he said, "You! You will go!"

Zwei arched an eyebrow at him. "Oh really?"

"Yes really! You live here and eat my food and you have not contributed anything useful to the team yet!"

The brooding eighteen year old replied, "Because I'm still a newcomer who hasn't made an appearance in the Soul Calibur series yet. And I'm not really on anyone's side." He put his leather boots up on the table and some dirt stained Raphael's pristine white tablecloth. "You can't make me."

Kilik said to Raphael, "He has a point. He's not a full Soul Calibur member yet and he's technically not on anyone's side-"

"Aha!" Raphael got up on his feet and said, "All of you! Follow me!"

Everyone sighed and got up. Sophitia whispered to her sister, "If he tries something dangerous that will probably jeopardize our lives, please knock him out. I shall pray for Hephaestus for luck."

Cassandra grumbled, "When doesn't he have something dangerous on his mind that will jeopardize our lives?"

Sophitia sighed. Lizards were the least of their worries. Cassandra and Raphael were such hotheads that they were likely to kill each other even if they were ten feet apart. To Amy, the Greek mother asked, "Amy, when was your father more... easy to get along with?"

"When he was still human and he didn't go after Soul Edge," replied Amy. "After he got malfested, he really hated most people for shunning us. That's why he wanted to malfest the world in SCIII."

Setsuka spoke up. "I remember that. Since it was my first game, I took the time to study everyone's profiles and story. Didn't Raphael have like five destined battles?"

Amy nodded. "Yes, he was very tense and angry. I believe he hated Cassandra the most, judging by their quotes. He thought she was just a dumb blonde and I think he's still not very fond of her."

Yoshimitsu joined the conversation. "Thy father is a very dominant man. The women he likes are usually those who are quiet and submissive since their personality would matcheth his. Cassandra probably rubbeth thy father the wrong way since she's so headstrong. Their arguments would probably causeth his castle to explode."

"I can't stand that guy," Cassandra said spitefully. "He's so not my type."

"Your destined battle and battle in SCIV certainly shows that," Amy replied dryly. "My father actually appreciates Kilik and Talim."

"Really?" Kilik popped up beside her. "Is that true?"

"Yes. Because we were hated and shunned by most humans, you and Talim were most forgiving and understanding." Amy pointed up at the monk. "He wasn't happy you purified our people and he wasn't happy with Talim trying to stop him. But he liked her ridiculous innocence and your sincerity. He didn't like Cassandra because of the way she spoke and acted. Siegfried and Nightmare was the one responsible for his malfestation so he obviously didn't like them either."

Kilik sighed. "We might have gotten along better... if he's not malfested."

Amy shrugged. "There's a good reason why legends says Soul Edge changes people. Good thing for us, my father now looks to Soul Calibur for the future."

Kilik kept silent, thinking to himself that Soul Calibur was the same as Soul Edge. But for now, most of the cast didn't believe in that ideology so he didn't reply.

Entering Raphael's giant armory, everyone 'ooohhhh' and 'ahhhh' at all the weapon stacked on the wooden racks or set up against the wall. Setsuka picked a particularly nice umbrella and admired the design. "Very nice."

Raphael stroked his chin before heading over to many elbow blades that were sitting in their stands. Looking at the biggest one that said 'Cao Ankana', he nodded. "Alright Zwei, you can have this one."

"What? But that's Talim's weapon, I can't use it," Zwei protested.

"Course you can!" Raphael gestured to the blade and read the description under it. "Special elbow blades created for the purpose of appeasing out-of-season windstorms and lost typhoons. Unlike normal elbow blades, there is only one because the other blade is buried as part of the ritual to appease the wind. Its large size and heavy weight translate directly to high damage, but it takes stamina to swing." Standing up, Raphael explained, "Because of how small and short Talim was, she complained to the director that she couldn't use it since it was so outrageously big and heavy; hence, she never used it again."

Kilik scratched his head. "I don't ever remember her complain before."

Raphael shrugged and murmured. "She more or less begged in a childish manner, while making really big puppy eyes during the whole process."

Alittle while back... during the days of SCII.

Raphael strode around on his SCII stage and nodded happily at the construction that was happening. This was after all, his first appearance in the series and the stage they had prepared for him was very nice. It was extremely manly and refine to defeat opponents on a library stage after all. He took a sip of his hot chocolate and headed down a nice corridor that was brightly lit with orange sunlight. Another newcomer, the korean kid named Yun... Raphael pursed his lips and tried to remember. Yun-Seuck? Yun-Shok? Yun-Suck? At the last one, the Frenchman nearly snorted his hot chocolate up his nostrils as he tried not to laugh.

Yun-Seong raised an eyebrow at the guy who was choking on his drink and walked away. "Weird guy..."

Continuing on his way, he heard someone crying. Coming to a stop, he leaned over alittle and peeked over at the young girl that was sitting crossed legged on his stage's Persian carpet. Weapons were scattered everywhere and he noted an especially big one near her. As the inconsiderate jerk he was, he did this. Raphael strode over to her and said, "Errr... could you move? I'm planning on moving some furniture there."

When the girl looked up at him with ridiculously big and innocent eyes that was still sparkling with tears and said, "Wind? I mean, Raphael?", his eyes widen. This was the last priestess of winds he kept hearing about? Turning away, he bit his lips and put a hand over his heart. Damn it. He had been imagining a sexy, tanned, and exotic woman but instead, it was a super adorable young girl. Which was cool and all but he rather have the sexy woman since apparently, Ivy had taken a vow of chastity, Sophitia was married, her sister Cassandra was way too loud, Seong-Mina was also too loud, Xianghua was infatuated with Kilik and way too clingy, Taki would kill him if he even look at her so there was a good reason he had high hopes for this mysterious wind priestess. Who was apparently a bit of a crybaby.

"Ah, why are thou crying young one?" Yoshimitsu noticed and he strode over to the child. Under his mask, the manji leader looked at Raphael questioningly. "Did thou do something to her?"

"Yes... what have you done to the poor dear?" Ivy's heels clacked across the floor and she crossed her arms over her ample bosom. She asked Talim, "Did the man say something to you?"

"N-no." Talim pointed to her weapons; Weight (joke weapon) and Cao Ankana. "I was just crying because I don't want to use these things. They're too heavy and they hurt my arms."

Raphael scoffed. "They can't be that heavy." He thrust his hot chocolate into her hands and proceeded to reach for the weights.

Yoshimitsu, Ivy and Talim winced when they heard Raphael's back snap. At Ivy and Yoshimitsu, Talim said, "And that's why I need to tell the director that I don't want to use these." At Raphael, she smiled. "Will you come with me and be my example?"

Back to the present...

"Oh yes, I remember what happened." Ivy closed her eyes and chuckled.

Beside her, Yoshimitsu laughed. "Tis a very memorable event indeed."

"Shut up." Raphael pointed to the weapon. "I now give you this weapon so that you can be a part of the team and replace Talim who's currently evil." He then snapped his fingers as he remembered something. "Ah yes. You're German aren't you?"

"Yea..." Zwei replied hesitantly.

"You can also be the replacement for Siegfried. There! Two birds with one stone," Raphael said happily, congratulating himself for his genius.

Up on the roof, Talim and Siegfried both crushed a roof tile to dust in their hands in anger.

Uncomfortable with the nonchalant way Raphael was acting, Sophitia spoke up with a concerned expression. "Raphael, I know you're trying to be practical about the situation but... aren't you at all worried about the fate of our companions?" She was curious since Amy had said that Raphael seemed to appreciate Kilik and Talim the most and yet he was acting like this.

Amy answered for her father. "They're the ones that are trying to kill us. Along with the lizards. We need to protect ourselves first before we try to help them."

The monk scratched the scar on his cheek in thought as he leaned against a rack of swords. "If only there was some way we can cure them... Oh yea, has anyone seen my master?"

Maxi stopped admiring his nunchakus under the dark armory lights and said, "I think I saw him, Olcadan and Talim's grandmother running off somewhere. You don't think they got eaten do you?"

"At this rate, who knows anymore." Ivy crossed her arms tiredly. "I'll try and work up some kind of antidote and maybe we can cure Talim and Siegfried. Call me if you need me." And the alchemist sauntered off to one of Raphael's secret laboratory.

"So... now what?" asked Setsuka.

"How about we watch a movie?" suggested Cassandra. "They say that when people are stranded together, it's best if they keep occupied or else they'll become paranoid and crazy."

Hilde put a hand over her eyes. "Why does it always end up like this?"

Once the group left, Talim and Siegfried leaped down and landed on the black marble floor. Putting a hand on his hip, he said to the lizards who were looking down at them, "Stay outside the castle for now. Once we get back Ashlotte's body parts, it's go time."

Talim nudged him. "Let's get Soul Calibur while we're at it. Alun, darling." She petted her bird. "Find us the items alright?" Talim beamed as her falcon flew off. Reaching into her pockets, she slapped some black pills into Siegfried hands. "Lord Kunpaeteku gave me some and he said the more people we turn evil, the better. His plan to take over this twentieth century will go much more smoothly once he has the whole Soul Calibur cast on his side."

At Team Draw's Treehouse...

"Get out of the way lizardbrain!" Tira beat the poor lizard that was trying to get through one of their boarded up window before grabbing the hammer out of Mitsurugi's hands. She broke his knuckles before sending him flying.

Nightmare quickly gave her some more wooden boards and the group sighed in relief when the last window was boarded up. The Azure knight let out a deep breath. "How long are we going to be stuck in here?"

Zasalamel was eating Kraft dinner and he chewed slowly before answering. "Until I come up with a plan to get out of here. On the bright side, at least we've obtained one of Ashlotte's leg and her finger." Taki was sitting beside him on the red sofa and she tapped on her chin thoughtfully. "Putting aside the battle between us and Raphael's team, don't you think it would be a good idea to join up with them and take down Kunpaeteku before anymore innocent people are harmed?"

Zasalamel snapped the spoon in his hand in half. He turned to the ninja with a forced smile. "I'm sorry... did you say something?"

"No way we're joining up with those punks," Cervantes grunted as he surfed through the channels on their giant T.V.

The ninja said in a matter of fact voice, "The point is, we could all die if we don't do something besides hiding in our treehouse."

"Ha! We'll die for sure if go out there." To emphasize his point, Yun-Seong shoved aside the curtains and pointed to the yellow lizard eye that was looking at them through the small hole in the boarded up window. Closing the curtains, he shrugged. "They'll have to leave sooner or later. It's not like they can stay in Soul Land forever."

Two hours later...

"I want to get out of here!" Nightmare shouted as he ran around the living room in circles and knocked over a owl figurine on the sidetable.

"It's only been two hours! Get a hold of yourself Nightmare!" Xianghua scolded as she and Seong-Mina tried to restrain him.

Perched on the branches of the treehouse, Voldo and Lizardman could hear the bickering that went on inside the place and they both shook their heads. Idiots...

After taping Nightmare's metal mouth shut, everyone settled down and began playing Monopoly. It was a useful distraction and everyone knows that a Monopoly game always takes up lots up time. On the other hand, they neglected the fact that it has been breaking relationships since 1900 something.

It was only fifteen minutes and Zasalamel was already winning. Cervantes grumbled as he got sent to jail and he leaned back moodily against the couch. Hwang shook the dices in his hand before rolling them out and he groaned when he got a triple 1. And he landed on one of Zasalamel's owned property.

Tira tapped on her chin in boredom as she watched them play. "How long will we have to stay in this stupid treehouse? It's so booooooring."

Seong-Mina flipped through a magazine and sighed. "Until the toilet paper runs out."

Outside the treehouse, Voldo and Lizardman passed the time by drawing graffiti art on the wood of the house.

Tiptoeing through the castle, Siegfried tried to use his connection to the spirit sword to sense where it was. After all, he was Soul Calibur's chosen one before that crazy vampire took his sword and used it to make this new world for Amy. When he heard footsteps behind him, he quickly opened the door to the nearest room he could see and shut it. Putting an ear to the door, he heard Amy talking to Zwei.

"So how's the sword?" asked the young vampirette.

Zwei grunted in annoyance as he dragged it behind him. "This damn thing is fricking heavy. I'm taking it to my room to re-customize it. Does your father have welding tools?"

"He has everything. Especially chocolate and wine," Amy said emotionlessly as they walked down the dimly lit corridor.

"Heh, must be nice to be rich." Zwei came to a stop to catch his breath alittle before saying, "So, who's your mother?"

"I'm adopted," replied Amy. "Raphael saved me when I saved him. Like you, I was a poor orphan in the streets."

"Well, you certainly don't look like it now." Zwei shrugged off his ripped purple vest and tied it around his waist before gesturing to the rapier at her side (everyone was carrying around a weapon just for protecting in case a lizard broke though the boarded up windows). "So I'm guessing he taught you how to fight?"

"And dance, sing, poetry, reading, and yes, fighting."

Zwei smirked before continuing to drag his sword. "He could do something to teach you how to lighten up and smile. Are you always this gloomy?"

Amy pouted at him slightly. "Careful what you wish for. When I do smile, people are in real trouble."

"Yea, I'll be sure to watch out then. Wouldn't want you to bite me or something." Zwei said sarcastically. "But for the most part, girls do better with clawing then biting. For me, my bark is worst than my bite." Beside him, his puppy let out a barking laugh with its master.

When Siegfried couldn't hear the two young ones anymore, he sighed in relief. Turning around, he looked to see which room he was in and he panicked when he realized he was in Hilde's room. She had decorated the place with symbols of Wolfkrone everywhere. The giant poster of her country was especially eye-catching. Things turned worse when his girlfriend stepped out from behind the changing screen in her princess Wolkrone pajamas.

Hilde blinked and rubbed her eyes a few times before exclaiming, "Sieg-" Before she could yell out his name, Siegfried jumped her. "Have you no omph! Honor! Peeping ouch! Tom! You truly are-augh! Evil! Evil!"

Outside, Kilik and Raphael walked past the door and noticed the strange noises going on inside. It even sounded like something was being smashed. Puzzled, Raphael knocked on her door. "Is everything alright in there? Are you breaking my furniture woman?"

Kilik stopped the dark lord from entering. "Please Raphael, Hilde is probably distraught about what's happening to Siegfried. She must blame herself for being unable to help him and being stuck in your castle. She's most likely just venting her frustration so it's best not to bother her."

"What if she's breaking my furniture?" asked Raphael, worried about his pricey items.

Kilik just gave him a hard look and pushed him away from the door. "Come on, we're looking for Amy remember?"

"Yes... I just saw that horribly dressed Zwei talking with her for abit before they walked off. He better stay away from my Amy," Raphael said threateningly as they walked off.

Five minutes later...

An armored Hilde opened the door with Siegfried by her side. Her eyes flashed red momentarily as she slammed the butt of her lance into the ground. "For the glory of Wolfkrone... we shall turn everyone in here evil."

Siegfried looked at the evil princess with admiration. "I love you, Hilde."

Taking off her chemistry goggles, Ivy waved away the many colored smoke in the messy laboratory. She held up five colored vials and pursed her lips. "Potion of cuteness, potion of the spirits, potion of bad luck, potion of ageing and potion of extreme skills. "And yet I can't make a cure for Talim and Siegfried." She put the vials back down before messing around some more with the alchemy.

After half an hour, the alchemist exclaimed happily, "At last! I've created the cure." The sound of a screeching falcon caught her attention and she gasped as it flew towards her and snatched away the crystal blue vial. "No! Get back here!" She used her whip to try and catch it but the nimble bird dodged it. Panicking slightly since she had ran out of the ingredients to make a second one, she grabbed a vial containing the potion of extreme cuteness and hurled it with all her might.

The contents splashed over the falcon and in a poof of smoke, a very round and fluffy white bird blinked in confusion with its enormous yellow sparkling eyes that would melt the heart of anyone that saw. Just at that moment, Maxi saw the helpless round bird as it plopped onto the ground in confusion. He had a tray of snacks in his hands that he was going to bring to the alchemist but he put it on one of the laboratory table before picking up the bird. "Awww... hey, watcha doing here cutie?"

Alun let out a peeping sound as it rustled its feathers and flapped its wings at the corked vial in its not so threatening talons. Maxi arched an eyebrow as he held it up. "Did you take this from Ivy?"

"Yes... and I want it back right now."

Maxi turned around and saw the very peeved alchemist standing before him with her arms crossed. "Hey hey, chill. No need to get so angry, it'll give you wrinkles. No need to get the fans depressed with the fact that you're the oldest woman on the roster eh?"

Ivy took back the vial before stomping down on his foot. "Squirm..."

"Ow ow ow!" Maxi hopped on one foot with the round bird in his arms before glaring at her. "Fine! Be a grumpy hag and get your own snacks!" Taking back the tray, Maxi stormed out of there. After walking for awhile, he figured it might be a good time to go watch a movie and eat some snacks before heading to bed. To the bird, he asked, "So, you wanna spend the night with me?" Alun chirped and shook its head. Maxi laughed. "Really? You'd be the first girl to have ever reject this devilishly handsome pirate."

"Alun is a boy."

Maxi jumped and his snacks scattered everywhere in the dark hallway as he heard Talim's voice. "Talim?!" He quickly dropped the bird and reached for his nunchaku. "Stay back or I'll use this on you."

Talim ignored him as she held out her hands for her bird. Alun dutifully flew into her arms and Talim pet the round white bird for a few moments before saying in a dangerously sweet voice, "Maxi... what have you done to my falcon?"

"That's Alun?" Maxi said incrediously. He had no idea what happened; when he found the bird, it was already like that. He tried to explain but the wind priestess just patted her bird before drawing her own weapons. Maxi took a step back and said in a low tone of voice, "I don't like hitting woman, especially little girls so don't make me hurt you Talim."

Talim smiled and said, "That's so nice of you Maxi. But..."

"You'll be dealing with us."

Maxi gasped as Hilde and Siegfried appeared right behind Talim. "Siegfried?! Hilde?! What-" But then the pirate realized that Hilde must have been turned evil as well. "No! How could you do something like that to your girlfriend," he shouted angrily to the crystal knight.

Siegfried ran a hand through his long blonde hair and smirked. "We'll be doing the same thing to you as well..."

Maxi's eyes widened. "What?!"

Talim chirped, "Sharing is caring. And it'd be so nice to share our evilness with you, right?"

"What! How could I have gone bankrupt?!" Cervantes exclaimed angrily as Zasalamel took all of his money.

The immortal man grinned victoriously. "Game over, Cervantes."

"Haha, you lost to Zassy!" Tira poked Cervantes in the back and giggled, "That was so baaaaaad. You landed on his train tracks five times!"

"Quiet! This is a stupid game anyway," grumbled the purple pirate as he got and walked away. "I'm going to bed instead of spending more time on this useless game."

Zasalamel smirked and said, "Someone's a sore loser." With a gesture, he pointed to Mitsurugi. "Your turn."

Mitsurugi bit the insides of his cheek as he looked at the remaining money in his hands. $500. That was all that's left. If he doesn't roll higher then a six with the two dices, he would land on the Boardwalk that was owned by Zasalamel. And that would be BAD. Because BANKRUPTCY was BAD. To be BANKRUPT would mean that he would LOSE. And Heishiro Mitsurugi never LOSES. Rolling the dices furiously in the palms of his hands, he threw them down and sweated like a waterfall as the dices spun around and around and around and around and around and around and (you get my point).

Yun-Seong was sitting beside him and he smirked. "Let's see what happens next..."

"Shut up punk."

"Don't tell me to shut up!"

"I am Mitsurugi. Of course I can tell you to shut up."

"You shut up!"

"I thought I told you to shut up kid."

"Both of you! Shut up!" shouted Seong-Mina and Xianghua as they were trying to watch Titanic. They were on the scene where Jack about to drown or something and the men's pointless shouting were making them angry.

The two men huffed and returned their attention to the spinning dices. When it finally came to a stop, Mitsurugi breathed a sigh of relief as he got a ten. Unfortunately, he landed on Yun-Seong's dirt poor property so he had to fork over some money.

Yun-Seong grinned and held out a hand. "That will be fifty dollars please."

Darkwings13: Sorry for the long absence, I've been preoccupied with alot of stuff so I haven't found the time to write. Glad to have made it in time for New Year though :D

Thanks for all the reviews last chapter everyone. I really appreciate it. Anyway, next chapter will be more focused on Team Draw. There's no way these guys will sit in their treehouse and play Monopoly forever right? ;D

As for Raphael's team, let's see how many more people succumb to the dark pills of evilness before Ivy's newfound cure is used. Stay tune for the next chapter! Happy New Year everyone! (Hugs and cookies). Algol will be back for the next chapter as well by the way. He and his kids are just alittle preoccupied right now.

"Come on everyone! Hold your position! If those lizards break through the gates, everyone outside Soul Land will be in danger!" Algol shouted as he told his employees (who were well-trained in the arts of war because he had alot of free time to train them) to keep the gates tightly locked and their guns aimed at any of the flying lizards that tries to get out by flying.

Kami sighed and looked up at the moon. "Daddy, can we go now? I want to sleep."

His son agreed and he added, "Father, I thought you were supposed to be recording on what's happening to the teams."

Algol replied, "Yes but the two wimpy teams decided to hide like turtles inside their fortresses. From all I know, only Edgemaster, Olcadan and Talim's grandmother are still out there and fighting. I got a call from them, telling me that Kunpaeteku has set up base underground in Astartoth's stages. There's something very sinister going on..."

"Dad! I WANT TO SLEEP NOW!"

"Ok ok, I'll talk about it more later on. Come on, let's go home then." When his employees gave him despairing looks, Algol said, "I'll pay you guys overtime. Now stay there and keep working."

When Algol was out of sight, one of the dudes muttered, "I rather have him pay me in coffee rather than money at this rate." Just to emphasize his point, one of his friend keeled over and and fell asleep.