Opening File: Raiden
In Japanese mythology Raiden is the name of the Japanese God of Thunder and Storms who when angered devours the stomachs of children as they sleep. However in recent history Raiden is also the name of the spirit inhabiting the helmet of the samurai hero SAM-R-l which grants whoever wears the helmet power over thunder along with many other powers that can match even the world renowned hero Major Glory. During the Age of the Darkness the Grimm were spreading across the world, too fast for the warriors of that time to stop and it was especially difficult for Japan. Despite the Emperor spreading the knowledge of Aura the Grimm had the advantage in numbers and also came in many forms with numerous abilities.
Realizing that the his homeland needed a warrior strong enough to turn the tide the Emperor called on the Ninja Tribunal to create a new warrior strong enough to protect all of Japan. Utilizing the mystic arts the Ninja Tribunal called on the spirits of fallen samurai who were slain by the Grimm, calling on their aid once again and bound their spirits to a single samurai helmet, combining their souls into one single being they named Raiden. In addition to the spirits of the fallen samurai the Ninja Tribunal also used large amounts of lightning Dust to enhance the new spirit's powers, granting it the power to control the weather and lightning along with flight, super speed, teleportation and unlimited endurance. The Tribunal then chose a host for the helmet and when it was placed on the chosen one's head the man was transformed into the first SAM-R-I.
Through the ages SAM-R-I was hailed the greatest hero and warrior in Japan, being passed down from host to host. Though they are allowed to take the helmet off for times of rest the terms for each host are that they cannot retire from being SAM-R-I until they have found a successor. Kani Sanban was the most recent one to wear the helmet and during his time as SAM-R-I he became a member of the Justice Friends, representing Japan. Through the years the heroes had done many good deeds, defeating Grimm and various criminals and villains but through the years Kani had begun turning to politics and realized he sadly could not continue being SAM-R-I, especially after marrying Genki and with the birth of their first daughter on the way.
Though Kani had found no successor he convinced Raiden he would continue to look for one even after he was elected Prime Minister, knowing the cost of going back on a deal with a spirit. Unfortunately he had yet to find a suitable successor, even after looking through a few promising candidates and when his family was attacked during the Day of the SAM-R-I he was forced to put the helmet back on, becoming SAM-R-I again.
It is currently unknown if he will be allowed to retire again.
Xxx
In the Hall of Heroes Major Glory was looking over the latest reports in criminal activity along with any natural disaster or news regarding Fallen movements. Everything had become so quiet that the major was almost certain something big was about to happen. Major Glory barely even moved as Capital G walked in, holding a cup of coffee.
"How's it going?" Capital G asked.
"Everything had seemed fine…At least until this." Major Glory brought up news of strange activity in several places. "Orchid Bay is covered in wooden roots, Scotland is experiencing a blizzard and there were strange attacks in London and Japan."
"Grimm?" Capital G asked.
"No. Something else." Major Glory answered. "It's been building up and we haven't had much time since we were involved in the rescue operation of the Elementals."
"Spell and Phan Tone should be in Gravity Falls by now." Capital G reminded. "Krunk has recovered but Valhallen was called away to Asgard for something important. Lowemon and Kazemon are catching up with Agunimon and last I checked were talking with Omnimon."
"The new Thor?"
"No. Something else." Capital G shook his head. "And we still have to work on getting a few kids home."
"They still need rest. Let's just give them time to relax." Major Glory said, turning away from the screen.
"Sure but someone needs to keep an eye on that three haired kid. Something seems off about him." Capital G said, sharing a look with the major before both shrugged it off. "With all the baddies we've taken down I'm surprised we haven't had a party yet."
"You know it's too early for that, Capital. Time is still of the essence. Sammael may have failed in capturing the Elementals for now but he will try again. It's not an appropriate time to celebrate." Major Glory replied.
Capital G nodded. "You're right. And those Injustice Friends are still out there along with the Satyra. Things are a little too quiet on those ends."
"I'm afraid I know the reason why."
Capital G and Major Glory turned around to see a familiar and much unexpected face. "No way…"
"SAM…R…I." Major Glory spoke slowly, unable to believe what or who he was seeing.
"There is a problem." SAM-R-I said, standing in the center of the very room where he had announced his retirement years ago.
Xxx
Meanwhile in another part of the Hall of Heroes a group of kids were sitting around a table, sharing food and drinks while recounting what happened only several days ago. Lowemon, Kazemon, along with Omnimon and Agunimon decided to join in, agreeing that they needed rest as well.
"So you took down the Food Witch?" Lowemon asked the leader of the Legendary Warriors.
"Technically a train took her down. I just distracted her and even then she somehow survived." Agunimon answered, rubbing the back of his head.
"And these…fairies you met?" Kazemon asked carefully.
"Good people. Strict but good." Agunimon answered just as carefully, feeling that if he said the wrong thing he would be in trouble. "I heard you guys ran into trouble in the Darklands. Taking on a Fallen or something like that?"
"Yeah, the same one we fought before: Monkey Fist. He came closer to beating us than last time. If not for Valhallen and Krunk…" Lowemon trailed off.
"Well, that's what being a superhero is. No matter what world you are in." Agunimon shrugged. "The things happening in this world…"
"Tell us about it." Abby rolled her eyes, having picked up their conversation with her enhanced hearing. "So are you the only Digimon here or are there going to be more?"
The Royal Knight and the Legendary Warriors shared a look at that question.
"Hard to say…" Omnimon answered honestly, remembering his encounter with an evil Digimon in Chicago.
"Anyway, do you guys know where Eddy is? I haven't seen him all day." Said Jonny before Nazz spoke up.
"He went out to work on his street scams again." Said Nazz while Abby sighed in annoyance.
"Again!? Really? What's that boy's problem?" Asked Abby with an annoyed tone.
"Calm down, Abby. It's been a difficult time for all of us. We just found got back from being kidnapped, taken to an alien world and facing Sammael…" Said Nigel, surprisingly defending Eddy.
"Yeah, I can understand Eddy's feeling a little stressed... but, he's started to put a target on his back with all the scams he's been pulling lately. I think we should give him all the time he needs to sort all this stuff out, but we gotta stop him from scamming before it comes back and bites him, and the rest of us in the butt." Said Nazz.
"At least he's not just locked up in his room getting madder and madder. At least he's doing something." Suggested Wally.
"Yeah, true, but starting to rally up an angry mob that you've ripped off isn't gonna help anyone." Nazz replied.
"Perhaps Three-haired-Ed-Boy will feel better when Rolf rubs his belly with the oil of fermented pigs." Suggested Rolf as everyone turned to him with surprised expressions.
"What?" Lowemon asked but before Rolf could've responded, the door to the room was kicked open and everyone looked over to see none other than Eddy himself walking into the room, dragging two massive bags of technos into the room with a huge smile on his face.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Asked Eddy as he walked into the room, stopping as he let go of the bags and looked inside of them.
Nazz stood up and walked over to Eddy who was now looking through his bags. "Have you been off scamming again?"
"Yes, I have. So what?" Asked Eddy as he took out a handful of technos and started counting his earnings.
"And... you don't believe that anything you've been doing lately has been counterproductive and inappropriate at all?" Asked Nazz.
"What's the big whoop? We pull scams all the time back home." Said Eddy as he continued to count his technos.
"And you brought all that money into a base of super heroes?" Kazemon asked.
"Come on, Eddy. We don't need you causing more trouble. We're just going to hang out and then head back home with Jimmy and Kevin once Kevin wakes up." Said Nazz as Ed and Jonny stood up from their chairs and walked over to Eddy.
"And what are you guys doing? Having a tea party?" Asked Eddy as his tone became more and more irritated.
"No, we're taking a break. Look, Eddy, we've all been through a lot and we can understand what you're going through. But pulling these scams and becoming a target for the angry people you scammed isn't going to help anyone." Said Nazz as Eddy stopped counting his earnings for a moment and responded.
"What makes you think I'm going through anything? I've always been a scam artist. It's what I do. Plus, nobodies gonna get hurt. You just keep doing what you're doing, and I'll just keep doing what I've been doing." Said Eddy as he went back to counting his money.
"Really? Nobodies gonna get hurt?"
"Do I have to start repeating myself?" Asked Eddy annoyed.
"Alright, then what's this?" Asked Nazz as she pulled out a wanted poster and held it up as Eddy turned around to look at it, seeing a caricature of himself with the nickname 'The Snake' written underneath it.
"Huh... Whoever came up with the nickname of 'The Snake' is gonna get half of the technos I got today for that awesome nickname! Though... they looked like they got my nose wrong." Eddy said, looking at the photo.
"Look Eddy, we need you. You can't just keep running away like this and performing your little scams over and over again." Nazz said.
"Yeah, fine. Whatever." Said Eddy annoyed.
"I'm sorry Eddy, but that's not good enough. You need to promise all of us that you will stop-" But that's when Eddy exploded as he faced Nazz.
"SHUT YOUR TRAP! IS THAT WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO ALL DAY!? NAGGING PEOPLE TO DEATH JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE THE NEIGHBORHOOD BABYSITTER!?" Yelled Eddy as Nazz's eyes widened a bit along with everyone else as the nerd took a step back.
Eddy's expression of anger stayed before he looked back down at his bags filled with Technos as he grabbed them and walked away to his room with them.
After Eddy left, an uncomfortable amount of silence washed over the room.
"Well, that was... something." Wally commented.
"Yeah... it'll probably be a good idea not to bother him for a while." Suggested Ed as Nazz looked down in sadness.
All the while Nigel walked over and placed his hand on Nazz's shoulder.
"Nazz... I'm sure he didn't mean it. He's just stressed out with all the chaos that's been going on... Wally's right. I think it would just be a good idea to leave him alone." Said Nigel as Nazz just lowered her head and sat back down.
"... Very well. Anywho, since we still have our break, Rolf suggests you try some Casu Marzu! A resipe from Rolf's homeland!" Said Rolf as he reached down and pulled up what appeared to be a large bread bowl with some mushy white stuff in it. Everyone looked at the bowl in disgust.
"Umm... Rolf. What's in that?" Asked Wally pointing to the bread bowl.
"Simple Punching Fist Wally! This is Casu Marzu! Also known as 'maggot cheese', this traditional dish is sheep's milk cheese famous for containing live insect larvae. The wiggling little maggots are supposed to enhance the flavor, but are prone to jump when they panic, so watch your eyes! Sometimes they survive the stomach and burrow into your intestines!" Said Rolf with a smile as everyone looked in horror while he took some of the maggot cheese, spread it on a piece of bread and ate it.
"Umm... I left the training room on!" Said Agunimon as he got up and ran away.
"I need to lie back down." Said Omnimon as he ran away next.
"Yeah... and Plank remembered we need to watch the nature channel." Said Jonny as he stood up and ran away.
"I lost a shoe!" Said Nigel as he ran away.
"I need to meditate." Said Lowemon running away.
"I need to get the latest magazine." Said Abby running away.
"I need to go to the bathroom!" Nazz ran away.
"I need to catch a plane." Kazemon flew away.
"Wait; don't leave me alone with him!" Yelled Wally as everyone left except for Ed, Wally, and Rolf.
"Ohh... This looks good!" Said Ed as Wally looked back at Rolf .
"Please Wally, eat! It's good, yes?" Said Rolf handing a Wally a piece of bread covered in the maggot cheese.
Luckily for Wally he would be saved from doing something he would regret…
"Attention. All Heroes and Hunters to the briefing room, immediately."
Wally had never been so relieved in his entire life.
Xxx
"So, we're all here, what's the big secret, Major?" Asked Lowemon as Major Glory walked in front of everyone.
They noticed that not only Phil Ken Sebben, Callie Briggs and Action Hank were there with all the Justice Friends aside from Miss Spell, Valhallen and Phan Tone but also a man dressed in blue samurai armor that almost no one recognized. Monty and Jennifer were there and so were Eddy and Jimmy, having been called there. Jimmy looked at Agunimon who did his best to ignore the little boy while Kazemon stepped in between them.
Except Ed. "Holy Danny! That's SAM-R-I!"
"Who?" Agunimon asked.
"I've heard of him. He's a member of the Justice Friends but he's also the top hero from Japan." Nigel answered quietly. "He's to Japan what Major Glory is to America. But I heard he retired years ago."
"We've gotten word that someone was walking straight through the streets of the city of GrimmFall and straight to City Hall." Major Glory informed everyone, getting straight to the point.
"Wait... what did this guy do? What makes this guy such a threat?" Asked Agunimon as the major faced him.
"Because after committing a few minor felonies, such as jaywalking and taking fruit from a stand without paying he was approached by police who he then brutally murdered. Either with impaling them with pitch forks, incinerating them, or freezing them." Said Major Glory as everyone's eyes widened.
"Is this another Elemental? Maybe Fire?" Abby asked.
"No, it can't be the Fire Elemental. For starters we know the Fire Elemental is a young girl around the same age as the others and fire doesn't freeze." Sebben answered and everyone grew looks of confusion.
"So... if this person isn't an Elemental, then what is he?" Kazemon asked as the major scratched his chin.
"Hmm, well in the reports I heard he's a Caucasian male standing around six feet tall, no shirt, possessing what seemed to be red tribal tattoos, he had pointed ears, and weirdly enough... orange slit eyes." Said Major Glory.
Rolf was sipping his drink, as he gained a thoughtful look on his face.
"Could this person be a Faunus?" Suggested Nazz.
"Yeah, but Faunus can't burn and freeze people like that." Capital G said as Rolf gained a look of realization and spit his prune juice drink all over Agunimon.
The Warrior of Flame sat there, soaked for a moment as he glared over at Rolf. "Not cool, dude."
"Rolf may have an idea what one-who-protects-red, white and blue Major Glory is talking about! Rolf remembers this from the fairy tales Rolf was told as a child! About the gods from Rolf's Old Country. In one fairy tale, Rolf's papa would talk about one god from the Old Country whose heart was black as the blackest beets!
A monster named Crom Cruach! He would be an evil god who would demand the sacrifice of one child from the village so he was able to raise crops, raise the sun, and allow fertility. But one day Rolf's ancestors would rise up and fight off the malevolent Crom! But it was no use... But!
Crom would be stopped one day as a warrior with a magical shepherds cane would hunt down the evil god and BANISH HIM! He would be imprisoned with a large golden statue of his true monstrous form and be surrounded by twelve stone statue. All imprisoning him! Legend says if the gold statue and the twelve stone statues are removed, the dark god shall rise once more!" Said Rolf and everyone stared at him for a bit.
Until Eddy, Ed and Wally started to laugh uncontrollably.
Rolf grew and annoyed look as all the mentioned people continued to laugh. "What is funny?"
"Are you serious?! You really think this guy is some evil monster that terrorized people a thousand years ago? Come on, let's be serious here." Said Eddy as Rolf's look of annoyance.
"Sorry Rolf, but... it's not really that believable. I mean... you said this was a fairy tale, right?" Nazz asked, feeling a little skeptical.
"Miss Nazz, if I'm not mistaken the Elementals were once a fairy tale at one point who many believed to be fake, but here we are." Sebben pointed out.
"Oh... yeah, right. But it's still pretty hard to believe." Nazz rubbed the back of her head.
"The kid's right, I mean-... I've seen so much unbelievable stuff in this year alone that I wouldn't blame someone for calling me crazy when telling these stories. But... really? An evil god?" Capital G asked. "Maybe this is just some guy with really advanced tech and Dust? Or maybe that's just his Semblance?"
"Well... Believe it or not but we have to defend the city from this threat. Being a god or not, we must stop him." Major Glory said with his arms crossed. "You are all here because I suggest the children remain here for the time being while all available hunters and heroes are to converge on this new threat."
"Maybe he's another alien or even another Digimon? Or even someone from Sammael?" Kazemon suggested.
"Could be possible he's magic... something like the Elemental's but different." Action Hank said.
"Nobody is listening to Rolf!" Yelled Rolf as everyone turned to him again. "Rolf remembers this monster from the fairy tales papa would tell Rolf as a young child! If so, we must not underestimate he-who-brings-evil-wherever-he-goes!"
"Sorry Rolf, but... we just don't have enough evidence to support that theory." Nazz said.
"Though..." Sebben said as everyone turned to him. "It may not be a bad idea to look this 'Crom' up and find out more about him. Mr. Rolf, do you have any additional information about this Crom?"
"Well, Crom is the god of the Sun, Fertility, Wealth, and Nature... meaning he is already very powerful. Legend says his true form is a giant serpent or a dragon, but can also stay disguised as a human. He is a trickster god and a liar, fooling villagers into worshiping him. Every month or week, he demands a sacrifice of a child to him or he will destroy the crops, make all the food go bad, spread diseases, and make whatever wealth the villagers have completely worthless." Said Rolf.
"So that means... if he's really here, we can easily test those theories, right?" Asked Lowemon.
"Hmm... perhaps." Said Rolf scratching his chin.
"Hey guys, how old is the milk in the fridge?" Asked Ed as he held up his glass of milk.
"About... two days old. Why?" Capital G asked as Ed inspected the milk glass.
"Hmm... well..." Said Ed as he turned the glass of milk upside down over the coffee table and the milk didn't spill out.
Instead it stayed in the glass with a guillotine-like thickness accompanying it as Ed shook the glass a little more until the chunky milk fell on the table. Ed put his glass down as he sniffed the glob before picking it up and shoving it in his mouth, chewing thoughtfully before swallowing it.
"Ahohhhh!" Groaned Ed in total disgust before his face immediately shifted back to normal. "Yup, that guy has to be here. The milk tastes like it's around five months old."
"Rolf also suspects these entities must gain strength somehow through worship, no? Why would they want people to worship them so much?" Asked Rolf.
"Maybe because their blowhards? Like this guy who only needs my foot up his butt?" Asked Eddy.
"Only in December, Rolf can think of when Rolf's family celebrate's Vorlik!" Said Rolf as everyone, except Eddy, stared at him in confusion.
"Umm... What?" Asked Agunimon.
"That's weird, me and Plank usually freeze the inside of our house. With ice completely coating the inside of the house." Said Jonny with many people giving him weird looks.
"Are you sure he's not insane?" Abby whispered to Nazz who could only shrug.
"Wait, so you don't celebrate Christmas, Rolf?" Nigel asked.
"No, Snow-Flame Nigel. For many generations Rolf's ancestors has celebrated the blessing of Yeshmiyek." Rolf answered proudly.
Eddy paled, knowing what would happen next.
"Who's Yeshmiyek?" Nazz asked.
"Nazz, don't-" Eddy said but was too late.
"Rolf is so glad you asked, Go-Go Nazz Girl!" Rolf said as music suddenly started playing while he jumped onto the table. "Oooohhhh!"
"Where did the music-AAH!" Nazz cried out as Rolf pulled her up and started dancing.
"Deep below the dirt and rocks there lives the bearded maiden fair Whose kitchen pot is bigger than her size of underwear…Hey!"
Rolf sung as he pointed at Nazz who suddenly had an instrument in her hands, looking around confused before looking at Eddy who shook his head viciously. Nazz shrugged and blew the instrument...
"Yeshmiyek who peels the root and grinds the sausage with her boot! Yeshmiyek who cures the meat and stuffs the fruits and sugared beets!
Yeshmiyek who salts the pork and stabs it with her silver fork! Yeshmiyek who cuts the cheese and gives the loaf of bread a squeeeeze!
But should your chores be never done your feeble arms too weak to toil Yeshmiyek will surely come… and throw you in the pot to boil!
…Yeshmiyek who smokes the fish and lays a slab on every dish! Yeshmiyek who guts the hare and seasons it with special care!"
"Waaahhhh!" Nazz cried out as Rolf spun her.
"Yeshmiyek who bastes the lamb and spits the glaze on every ham! Yeshmiyek who bakes the strudel pickles feet and strings the noodle!"
"Alright! Hold up! Hold up! Hold up!" Yelled Kazemon as the song ended.
"Rolf doesn't take requests fairy-lady. Sorry." Rolf said, dropping Nazz back in her chair.
"No! Just please stop with that terrible song!" Begged Kazemon.
"I don't know. I thought it was pretty neat." Monty chuckled.
"We're getting off topic again..." Omnimon reminded them.
"Oh, right. Sorry." Monty apologized.
"Look, Sammael and this Crom aren't the same thing obviously, but they both use magic. Plus they're both power-hungry maniacs and I know how power-hungry maniacs think." Major Glory said as he stood back up.
"You're not the only one." Lowemon said, standing up as well. "We've all had experience with people like this, and I say we should defend the City Hall as soon as possible and make sure it's safe."
"I'm on Lowemon's side, my fists have been aching for action all day!" Agunimon as he stood up and cracked his knuckles.
"Alright then, I will alert the chief of GrimmFall police and tell him we're on our way. He's already mapped out a plan, so be ready to follow whatever orders he gives you." Sebben said as everyone nodded.
"But wait! There is still more about Crom you need to know. He won't be alone..." Said Rolf as everyone turned to him with inquisitive looks.
"Mr. Rolf, do you care to elaborate?"
"In the legends Rolf was told, when Crom ruled he would do it with an army of Bodach." Said Rolf as everyone looked at him in confusion.
"His what?" Wally asked.
"Curse this English language, how you would say... 'Bogeymen!'" Said Rolf.
"What? Bogeymen? What do you mean?" Nigel asked.
"Bogeymen are the best thing Rolf can do to describe them. Like the Grimm, they are created and used to serve an evil monster to do nothing but serve their evil master endlessly. They would come to villages that weren't worshiping Crom as they were destroyed them and stole children!" Said Rolf as everyone paid attention to him.
"Yeah, that definitely sounds like the creatures of Grimm." Callie Briggs said.
"But that is not all Miss Deputy Mayor! There are also four empowered beings that are chosen by Crom's cursed weapons to seek out a host. There are four in total and they are only known as the 'Harvesters', named that for Harvesting the despairs and fear of the people Crom would rule over. And protect their master at all costs." Said Rolf.
"Sort of like an enforcer." Said Eddy.
"Yes, Rolf would say so. But also the Harvesters are dangerous, picking the most skilled warriors to possess and how you would say... 'Upgrading' them with new powers. Each one takes up an aspect of Crom himself, the Blood Harvester which sacrifices any who he sees fit in Crom's name. The second is the Growth Harvester; Crom is the god of fertility, as this Harvester and Crom can control the growth of crops, fruits, and almost all plant-life.
The third is the Night Harvester; Crom also controls the sun to a degree. The Night Harvester resembling how terrifying and dark the land would be without the warmth of the sun! Finally, the Riches Harvester who represents Crom's power over wealth and riches, able to give riches to mortals and take it all away at a whim!" Said Rolf as everyone stared at him.
"Well... Let's just hope this guy hasn't summoned all this help already." SAM-R-I said, readying his sword.
"Sam, with our luck and our ability to attract the craziest monsters in the universe... I really doubt that." Capital G said.
"Thank you for the vote of confidence, Capital G." SAM-R-I sighed.
"Mr. Sebben?" Everyone turned around to see a police officer standing behind them.
"Yes?"
"We evacuated the City Hall, but we thought we should bring you something we found in there." The officer said as he held something in his hands.
"What is it?" Sebben asked as the officer held it up so everyone could see.
It appeared to be an old wooden box that was dark red and black.
"Umm... Maybe a music box?" Nazz suggested as Monty decided to be the one to take it as he held it up. Inspecting it, he found a crank at the side of the box.
"I wonder what this does." Monty said as he twisted the crank on the box several times.
Suddenly the top flipped open as the box showed a scene of wooden painted images of what appeared to be a village, stick figures that resembled people, and what appeared to be a serpent or dragon hovering over those people. It also played a tune that seemed to sound sinister in nature.
"Would you look at that, it's an old world music box." Jennifer Uno said with a small smile.
"Where did that come from? What does it mean?" Omnimon asked.
"It's probably something left by that Crom guy, probably trying to kill us with that stupid music." Eddy said, plugging his ears.
"Wait, if he's still walking all the way here, how did he leave that thing in the City Hall?" Lowemon asked.
"Well... Maybe it's some kind of peace offering, besides... It's kinda cute..." Nazz admitted, watching at the music box play.
That's when the group noticed Rolf was staring at the box with a nervous and suspicious expression and a major frown.
"Uhh... You okay, Rolf?" Jonny asked as Rolf calmly walked over to the music box and stood in front of it as it continued to play. Everyone remained silent as Rolf calmly shut the lit of the music box and picked it up...
SMASH!
As Rolf suddenly smashed it on the ground, breaking it as everyone looks at Rolf with startled and confused looks.
"A DOG HAS RAISED ITS HIND LEG ON THE AGE ON NEVERMORE! HEED ROLF, THAT DO-HICKY IS NOT ONLY A DECORATION OF WAR OR VIOLENCE FROM ROLF'S OLD COUNTRY! BUT IT ALSO SYMBOLIZES THE RISE OF THE BLOODY HAND! BUT MOST KNOWN AS CROM CRUACH!" Rolf yelled after a moment of silence past.
"So... when Ed got that stupid music box when that hairy lady was pulling a prank on you... that wasn't a symbol of war?" Asked Eddy.
"No, no-neck-Ed-Boy! It was! Rolf originally believed it was from Rolf's mortal enemy! But the feather duster of tomfoolery informed Rolf and the rest that it was GERTA THE GOATMILKER!" Rolf explained.
"So... music boxes are declarations of war in your country?" Kazemon asked.
"Of course! Doesn't yours?" Rolf asked, but before Kazemon could respond, Action Hank spoke up.
"Ugh... Let's just hope this guy will be as easy to take down as those Injustice Friends freaks. Though knowing our luck, I doubt it."
"There is no need to worry He-who-is-as-buff-as-Rolf's fellow village man of action! As Rolf brought his great nano's lucky kidney stone key chain as luck against the dreaded Crom." Rolf said as he pulled what appeared to be a stone the size of a baseball in his hand with a key chain attached to it while everyone stared at Rolf.
"What did he say that was?" Kazemon asked.
"Rolf must go. It was Rolf's ancestors who stood against this evil god before. The responsibility falls on Rolf to continue what Rolf's ancestors started." Rolf declared. "Rolf must go."
"Out of the question." Major Glory shook his head. "I will not allow children to endanger themselves by facing an evil god."
"Rolf is no mere child, Star-Spangled Major Glory. Rolf is the Son of a Shepard and protector of Rolf's home." Rolf argued.
"I am sorry but the answer is no." Major Glory turned away.
"Very well, if heroes will not allow Rolf to go…" Rolf's eyes flared. "Rolf is glad to have had breakfast."
Suddenly Rolf jumped into the hair, flying through the ceiling window and smashing through the glass.
"What in the world?" Capital G asked.
"He must have eaten something with wings." Nazz explained. "Rolf's Semblance allows him to take on the traits of animals he eats."
"Oh great." Major Glory sighed. "This is the last thing we need at the moment."
"I'll ask someone to find him and protect him before he gets hurt. Right now, the Justice Friends are needed at City Hall." Sebben said, leaving no room for argument. "Everyone else remain here for your own safety."