CHAPTER 10: UNHOLY COUNCIL

There is a room that is in darkness, and in it a big motor screen showing Dipper, Mabel, and Sailor Saturn/Hotaru are racing to get to the pizza parlor in the Meadowbrook Mall, while Adam is running to the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew van but has his finger on his ear to communicate to Crimson Talon/Darrien on the status. In the room there is a big chair, with someone watching.

Then the person uses the control on the right armrest of the chair and presses a button to turn the monitor off and then presses another button and all the monitors soon turn off. This person then spins on his bit black cushioned office room boss chair and then turns to a long black table with a row of chairs on the left and right sides. Soon the lights turn on and the person behind the chair has long black hair with glasses on, he is in black samurai armor and his hands are gauntleted. Combs he then has his fingers touching each other, moving a little and then he puts them down.

One of the people from a chair to the far right has skin that is reptilian scales that are the color of gold. Has long brown hair and is about middle aged.

Rumpelstiltskin says in an irritatingly mocking Scottish tone, "A lot of good your formattable forces have done."

Another voice which sounds robotic says, "You think you could have done better?"

On the left there is another chair, but it's pushed aside as this figure doesn't need to sit down. The figure isn't human from the bottom has triangular rounded tank like treads and out from the top a humanoid like figure with a torso out, arm which have clawed hands and a head which is circular and has what looks like a sensor that is glowing red.

Hardware talks why the red sensor blinks in sync says, "According to my observations you haven't contributed anything as of now."

Rumpelstiltskin says, "I'll have you know, I'm the dark one and I…

There is another voice that sound demonic and says in a deep and strong tone. "Oh, spare us the useless rhetoric, we've all heard it a million times, why don't you just make a demo record of your boasting it lasts longer."

On the left is another person sitting on the chair and it's a demon that is red skinned, bald with red lizard like scales, pointy ears, big nose, big chin with a purple chevron shape in the middle, and eyes that are yellow. He is wearing medieval like outfit with some chest armor with two big human skulls as shoulder pad with some small spikes that are sticking out from their heads and a big black cape.

Dhramathrax says, "I've been here a lot longer than you ever have, in fact I've invented most of those tactics of your."

Another voice a human voice with a southern Texan drawl says, "Combs what are we trying to play at.

A chair on the right side has a slightly heavyset person, with a white business-like suit on, whom has white hair with a big Wayne Newton like hairdo. He also wears a necklace with a cow skull head but above it a five-star pentagram.

Gideon says, "Combs at the rate Dipper and the rest are going they'll all save their friends in no time; let alone we've just sacrificed four good opportunities could've used Adam, Mabel, and the other two for plenty of jobs.

Combs gets up and says, "Easy gentlemen it's all part of the plan, round one of this game is over, it's now time for round two where the stakes are to be raised."

There is another voice which sound constantly angry and tyrannical. The person is sitting on a chair in the right row and he has gray fur cape on, hands and skin which is grey with big fingers and nails, he is wearing Mongolian warrior attire from the Khan era, with a circular gold armor plate on his chest and back, gold shoulder pads, circular gold hat with a curved spike on top. Face is human but with grey skin and eyes that are completely red with yellow irises.

Socrates says, "Why couldn't we of just either converted or put their heads on pikes, instead of toying with them."

Rumpelstiltskin looks at him and says, "What's a matter no sense of fun!"

"I know your one that specializes in that, most that have tried doing that with me have had each of them limbs gnawed off by my rat army and we got to hear them scream in pain and bleed out of their stumps; so I guess that's my idea of fun."

Rumple just maintains he's swarmy look either because what Socrates says doesn't affect him or just wearing a bland mask to hide. Gideon has a surprised and slightly shocked looks hearing all that and says, "Good God man."

Socrates says, "God doesn't exist where I come from."

Combs then stands up and says, "As I said gentlemen easy, this is just part of phase one of the plan, once we give them the next challenges, then phase two of the plan will commence."

Rumple then raises his hand and Combs makes a small sigh and says, "What is it, Rumple?"

Rumple says, "I don't see why I should have to work with a person that commands rats and a computer with the brain of one."

Socrates with his red eyes glowing red with enragement then slams his fist hard on the meeting table making a hole.

Socrates says, "Watch your tongue lizard, my army in my world has made your kind part of the bone pile, do you really want to be the first in it."

Rumple has his hand which has a slight golden glow.

Rumple says, "Go ahead and try dearie, if your fast enough for my deadly touch."

Hardware has his right claw shoot out and have one on Rumble's left arm and another on his throat.

Hardware's sensor glows redder almost covering the whole room. Hardware says, "I know up to about six hundred and sixty-six ways to kill you, this is one of them and still counting."

Rumple unable to concentrate on a spell to get out of the vice grip of Hardware that is still closing in and cutting off his air supply in mere micro seconds, he tries to resort to a tactic to get him out.

Rumple says, "Wait there's no need to kill me, we can make a deal."

The vice grip tightens, and Hardware says, "I've done my observations and calculations on each and every one of your deals and none contain stability."

Combs then pounds on the table and stands up and says, "Enough of this we get nowhere fighting among ourselves."

Combs then looks at both Hardware and Socrates and says, "Will both of you take a breath, though for you Hardware depower a little and slowly withdraw."

Socrates maintains his intense stare at Rumple but then he slowly sits down. Hardware slowly releases his grip on Rumples neck and takes his power level down a little but keeps its red glowing scanner eye on him.

Rumple looks at Combs in frustration and he also sits down. Combs then looks at everyone in the room and gives a sigh.

Combs says, "Now you all know what to do, I've given you all your assignments."

Dhramathrax raises his hand and Combs points to him.

Dhramathrax says, "What about me."

Combs says, "You will come with me there are several things I need your help on."

Dhramathrax he sits down in frustration and says to himself, "Damn, don't even get to kill anyone."

Combs says, "Relax your time will come."

There is another hand raised and he sees its Gideon.

Combs points to him and Gideon speaks out, "Just one quick question what does all of this have to do with Christmas"

Combs then has a small smile and responds, "Everything, as long as all of you do your jobs and stick to the plan then well all get plenty of presents under the tree."

Combs sits back down and says, "Alright you all know what to do, dismissed."

Everyone then leaves the room, but then Rumple stays and then turns around to Combs and says, "How comfortable are you in that chair, dearie."

Combs looks at Rumple sternly non swayed by his pathetic threat and says sternly, "Dismissed Rumpelstiltskin."

Rumple then says in mocking tone, "Certainly dearie."

Rumple then leaves and Combs says to himself in a slightly irritated manner, "I really wish he would stop calling me that."