Opening File: Hookocho
Hookocho is a Tulpa but no ordinary Tulpa. He is associated with a clan of demon like Tulpas and is considered the leader. Ruthless and power hungry Hookocho has sought to gain the power of the Conduit who holds the current Imagination Semblance to gain access to the real world and take over. Other than his plans everything else remains a mystery.
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The King of Kooseland watched in fascinated silence as the armor made from his personal forge was being worn by…
An invisible entity that Koosy claimed to be an ally.
It was obvious that the so-called ally was tall and big, likely to be very muscular and he wondered they were possibly a troll or someone who could easily take down a troll.
Hopefully his gamble to trust Koosy's advice would turn out.
STOMP!
STOMP!
STOMP!
"Now what?" The King sighed before rushing to the front entrance to see…
A giant robot.
Thankfully it didn't look like something Hookocho would send.
"All right! The cavalry has arrived." Bismuth stepped out, fully dressed in combat armor which was the only way for anyone to see her.
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The Robo-Dexo 2000 was now in space, having taken off from planet Koose once it picked up its last passenger.
"Da-da-da-da! Da-da-be-bump! Baaaaaaaaaaa!"
"Will you please stop that?" Pearl rolled her eyes. "We don't need a theme song."
"Then what was I singing right now?" Koosey was now wearing a white shirt with the word 'HERO' on it and a red cloth tried around his neck like a cape.
"Yeah, Pearl. What was he singing right now?" Amethyst asked with a snigger. "You should throw in some beat boxing while you're at it." Amethyst did a beat boxing herself just to make a point.
"I can offer some lyrics." Steven cut in from behind Pearl.
"A little light singing can really calm the edge before the big battle." Surprisingly enough Dee-Dee was the one at the controls, guiding the robot.
"You sure you know how to operate this, Dee-Dee?" Major Glory asked, sitting behind his new apprentice.
"Sure, I've seen my brother operate it plenty of times." Dee-Dee answered happily. "Flying a giant robot is easy. It's not rocket science."
"Even though it has literal rockets attached to its feet which allowed us to blast off." Garnet couldn't help comment.
"Well I know how turn the rockets on and off. There is a difference." Dee-Dee replied.
"Can you please just focus on navigating?" Pearl sighed, trying to focus on the mission at hand.
"Okay, but I don't really see the point of that." Koosey asked, pulling some levers and pushing some buttons.
"Why is that?"
"Because we're here." Koosey said, pointing at the approaching shape of Hookocho's space station.
Pearl was rendered silent by this, causing Amethyst to laugh again. "He's got you there, P."
"I should let you guys know I had a chance to make some upgrade for your weapons back at the castle. Pearl, your spear."
Confused Pearl summoned her spear and handed it to Bismuth who pulled out a forked attachment and attached it to her spear, turning it into a trident.
"Oh Bismuth." Pearl marveled at her new weapon. "You shouldn't have."
"It's no big deal. I was working on them since before…" Bismuth looked down for a moment. "Well, may as well give them to you now. Garnet?"
Bismuth threw a pair of brass knuckles at Garnet who quickly summoned her gauntlets and attached the knuckles onto them.
She then looked to Amethyst. "Don't think I forgot about you deep cut. Not every Quartz can make a whip but…"
Curious, Amethyst summoned her whip and handed it to Bismuth and a moment later she handed it back to the purple Gem. "Here. With this, you can do some real damage?"
Amethyst retrieved her whip from Bismuth and realized it had been upgraded with spike flails as she gasped in awe. "Aww, yeah baby. Bismuth's the best!"
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Hookocho was alerted by the station's radar detecting an incoming object that was not one of his ships. "Well, well. Looks like we got visitors, Peepers." He pressed a red button. "Let's give them a warm welcome, shall we?"
From the station came three space fighters that flew directly at the incoming robot.
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"Uh-oh. Bogey's out twelve o'clock."
"Oh yeah." Koosey asked while picking his nose. "Well I got boogies at eleven."
"Nice!" Amethyst had a laugh at that.
The incoming fighters fired three spheres of destructive energy right at the robot.
"Hang on! I know what to do!" Dee-Dee said, pulling one throttle. "One."
The Robo-Dexo punched one energy orb away.
"Two."
It punched the second one away.
"Now as my brother would say: eat fists!" Dee-Dee slammed her hands down on one button.
The Robo-Dexo's hands shot out of the arms like missiles, colliding with two of the fighters and destroying in one hit.
"Whoo-hoo!" Dee-Dee pumped a fist into the air.
"Nice shot, Dee-Dee!" Koosey congratulated.
"Don't celebrate yet." Garnet pointed forward. "There's still one more out there."
Indeed the single remaining fighter had flown in under the cover of its destroyed comrades and charged up its forward blaster.
"I got this." Dee-Dee said, aiming to take the fighter out.
Only it fired before she could and collided with the Robo-Dexo, hitting in the chest and setting of an electrical blast followed by a chain reaction.
"Oh no!" Dee-Dee cried out as the bridge began to explode.
"Everyone around me!" Steven shouted as his gemstone started to glow.
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Hookocho chuckled as the robot exploded in a massive ball of fire. Just as his chuckle evolved into full blown laughter he spotted something heading towards his space station.
It was a pink glowing bubble that flew over the top of his command deck. Frowning Hookocho turned around, hearing the sound of an airlock opening and a moment later the door to his command deck opened.
"Do-do-do-do-da-da-da-DA!"
The smoke cleared to reveal the heroes ready for battle: Major Glory, the Crystal Gems, Dee-Dee and Koosey who just hummed another heroic song to better add drama to their arrival.
"Seriously?" Pearl sighed.
"It kind of fits the moment." Steven admitted.
"It does." Garnet adjusted her visor.
Hookocho clenched a fist that sparked with electricity, glaring at the intruders.
"Okay pal, the show's over. Now release the dog or you won't like what happens next." Bismuth threatened as she morphed both of hands into giant hammers.
"I don't like what is happening now." Hookocho snarled back.
"How about just releasing the dog then?" Koosey asked dryly.
ZAP!
Hookocho released a massive blast of lightning at them but Steven conjured a shield to block the attack. Still the force of the attack still knocked them back near a giant machine built into the wall behind them.
"Help me, Koosey." A voice said behind them behind a red tinted window. "Help me."
"Peepers?" Koosey stood up and looked inside.
Inside was a mass of flesh with a hideously deformed face, making them all scream and jump back in fright.
"Peepers?! Is that you?!" Koosey gaped.
"What happened?!" Dee-Dee exclaimed.
"Dude, you look like an avocado made love with an older more gross avocado and it wasn't gentle, it was just hateful when they were making love. Like they had some problems with their relationship and that was the only catharsis they could find without violence." Amethyst said, everyone stopping to look at her in amazement and surprise.
"Where did you get that?" Steven asked.
"Some guy in a red mask on a movie I can't remember."
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"Gee, thanks for remembering my name you grapefruit for a space rock." A certain man in a red suit and mask said, lounging on a couch in some rundown hotel. "What I get for trying to add some funny lines."
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The flaring of electricity made everyone turn around to face their enemy.
"Well, well, well gentlemen, I applaud your courage and heartfelt attempt to destroy me and my cause. But you see, no one has ever defeated Hookocho, The Prince of Pain and Misery. Now prepare yourself for complete and total annihilation. My powers as of now are far superior then all the powers throughout the universe." Hookocho spoke grandly; unaware or uncaring that everyone was getting a little bored with his speech at this point. "And when the reversal of Peepers' power is complete, I will equal to no other, and all will perish who defy me. Prepare for a new dawn, gentlemen. And in just a few moments, you will be the first to kneel before your new king, King Hookocho!"
By the time he was done speaking everyone was blankly staring at him and they all spoke as one. "Could you just shut up?"
"You insignificant TWERPS!" Hookocho shouted, releasing another blast of lightning at them.
Steven summoned another shield, straining to keep it up and protect his friends from being electrocuted.
"Finish them off!" Hookocho shouted.
Immediately his four lieutenants rushed forward to attack while they were pinned.
(Cage of the Beast by Adelitas Way Starts to Play)
"You will have to do better than that!" Major Glory flew out from behind the shield and flew straight at Hookocho, slamming into him and cancelling the warlord's attack.
Just as the shield dropped Sawtooth Cecil engaged Pearl, utilizing his saw arms to slash at the pale Gem. Pearl evaded the attacks and held up her spear to block or parry Cecil's strikes. She aimed her spear and fired a laser blast that Cecil dodged and then kneed Pearl in the gut. In the meantime Amethyst was facing Jib who morphed into a copy of Amethyst.
"Oh, so we're doing a shape shifting battle huh?" Amethyst grinned before morphing into her Purple Puma form. "Bring it on!"
Jib followed suit, mimicking Amethyst in her Purple Puma form and both collided head on before they grappled with each other, both trying to push the other into submission. Amethyst tried a punch but Jib sidestepped but Amethyst spun around and caught the mimicking Tulpa in an uppercut.
Bismuth ran to help Major Glory take down Hookocho but Baron O'Beefdip stood in front of her. "Get out of the way!"
The gargoyle Tulpa growled before charging at Bismuth trying to grab her and crush her.
"Is that how you want to play?" The dreadlocked Gem asked. "Fine. Get ready for a taste of BISMUTH!"
She slipped her hands under Baron's larger ones and morphed them into hammers, breaking free and then slammed both of them into Baron O'Beefdip's chest, knocking him down. The monster got back up, snarling at Bismuth who grinned back.
"Want some more?"
Garnet in the meantime was facing down Salty Sam who let out a grin. "So, the leader of the Crystal Gems faces the strongest of Hookocho's lieutenants. Must be my lucky day."
"We'll see." Garnet retorted.
"But before we start allow me to show you something interesting. Consider it a parting gift!" Salty Sam crouched down to his knees and started clutching his stomach as he began to transform.
Garnet watched in stunned horror at the grotesque transformation as Salty Sam grew taller than even Jasper, reaching the height of a corrupted Quartz. He was a black hunched back with grey metallic spiny armor all over his back. He grew two more massive arms that were armored on the backsides and all four arms had razor sharp claws at the end of each hand. His jaw split with his razor sharp teeth growing even bigger than before.
He now had four eyes that were blank and glowed white, a row of sharp metallic spins running down his back and finally having a long top half armored tail.
"What do you think? Very intimidating?" Salty Sam cackled, his voice deeper and more beastly like in his new form. "You can call me...King Sam now!"
With that King Sam lunged at Garnet, bringing his fists down on the Gem fusion who hastily dodged. Sam lashed out with his tail which Garnet ducked under. Garnet jumped into the tail and ran up Sam's backside, enlarging her gauntlets as she ran and brought them together before swinging them down on the back of Sam's head.
Only Sam's upper arm caught her attack before it.
King Sam then threw Garnet over the edge of an opening, leaving her to fall into the bowels of the station's main reactor.
"Garnet!" Steven cried out, running for the edge.
"Oh no you don't!" Sam said as he grabbed Steven with his upper arm and lifted the small hybrid up to his face. "I am sure Lord Hookocho can find use for you…as a slave! Ha!"
"Put him down!" Salty Sam stopped and looked down to see Dee-Dee glaring up at him. "I said put him down!"
"Oh? Or what little girl? You'll give me a lollipop? Maybe we can go out for ice cream?" Sam suggested as he crouched down in front of Dee-Dee like a parent scolding their child. "Or maybe you'll try and send me to my room."
Dee-Dee narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath…
Before head-butting Salty Sam in the face, causing the giant to stumble back and release Steven from his grip. Dee-Dee caught Steven and quickly flew to the other end of the command deck.
"Ugh! My face! You little brat!" Sam shouted, ready to chase after them.
"Don't forget about me!" Garnet collided with Salty Sam as the monster raised his fists in the air.
As Garnet got close to Sam he brought his fists down with tremendous force shattering the road the two were on. But luckily Garnet caught the incoming attack and was struggling with the incredible strength of Salty Sam until Garnet pushed the giant of a man away. Salty Sam put his hands down once more and starred at Garnet tilting his head while looking at her with a blank stare. Garnet finally came charging in as she landed five savage punches to Sam's face, gut, and back.
Sam then caught Garnet's last incoming fist and head butted Garnet so hard that it caused her to fly like a bullet down to the open to the lower levels, crashing onto a platform. As Garnet tried to pick herself up again Salty Sam came falling from above with his fists raised up in the air and bringing them down as he collided with Garnet absolutely shattering the platform they were on bringing them down to the lower levels. As drones and workers saw this they ran away as fast and far as they possibly could, Sam and Garnet were struggling as Sam grabbed ahold of Garnet's face and tighten his vice-like grip on Garnet's face. Garnet had enough of this as she enlarged her gauntlets and smashed Sam in the face with it sending him into a concrete beam, smashing it.
Garnet picked herself back up and held her fists in front of her, ready to continue her fight with this monster of a man.
Running through the halls of the ship Sawtooth Cecil leapt up and unloaded saw slashes on Pearl who held up her trident and blocked each strike. Pearl twirled her trident around, slamming it into Cecil's chest, making the robot stumble back. She then aimed and fired bolts of energy from each bladed end of her trident. Cecil opened his mouth, revealing a gatling gun that fired and each bullet collided with Pearl's energy strikes, canceling them out.
Pearl tried again but Cecil was on the move, rockets appearing on the back of legs and shot him forward, launching him over Pearl. Before she could react Cecil slashed her in the back, cutting into her clothes and creating a glowing slash mark where she had been cut.
"GAH!" Pearl cried out in pain.
Cecil then spun and kicked Pearl into the wall. "Foolish Gem. Hookocho can make us stronger now."
Meanwhile Bismuth doing her best to contend with the strong but agile Baron O'Beefdip. The demon opened his mouth and unleashed a blast of green fire on her. Baron then caught her and head butted her in the face, clubbing her in the back and dropped her. Baron then released another blast of green fire on the Gem, burning away at her armor and form.
"Looking a little hot, are we?" Baron taunted the Gem.
Jib and Amethyst were grappling each other in a show of strength, still in their Purple Puma forms.
"Give it up, kid. You can't outmuscle me. I can fight in any form on any level!" Jib taunted.
"Oh yeah?" Amethyst asked as she slowly lifted Jib off the ground and then planted him in a body slam, leaving a large dent in the ground.
Amethyst then landed both her knees in Jib's gut and then grabbed Jib before tossing him overhead. Jib managed to get back up as Amethyst unloaded a series of punches on him. Jib finally caught one and retaliated with a punch of his own.
"Is that all you?!" Amethyst growled as she punched back.
Back with Garnet and Salty Sam they were slugging it out with one another, Garnet using her gauntlets and Gem strength to smack Sam around while Sam used his bare fists to block Garnet's attacks and strike him in the face. That was until Salty Sam managed to grab Garnet by the face and force her to the ground. Salty Sam gave another sadistic smile he slammed Garnet against the ground.
As he was continuing to grasp his hold on Garnet's face tighter and tighter. "Come on and fight me! Is that all you got?! I heard that boy is the son of your former leader... You know, maybe when I get ahold of that little 'Rose' I'll put him in a cage and have her entertain me when I get bored..."
Garnet started to growl.
"Oh... Now you're going to fight back! HAHAHA! Who do you think you are?!" Asked Salty Sam as he let go of Garnet's face and was about to stomp on his face with his boot.
But Garnet caught it and held it back.
"I AM GARNET! AND I AM THE ONE WHO WILL BEAT YOU!" Yelled Garnet as she kicked Sam in the face so hard it sent him flying out of the room and crashed through several walls until he finally crashed through the outer hull and was sent into space.
Amethyst swung her whip at Jib, the spike flails slashing through his form, disorientating him. Amethyst then curled into a ball and shot forward, slamming right into Jib with enough force the Gem blasted through the Tulpa's torso. Jib gasped, looking down at the hole in his torso as he returned to his normal form and collapsed to his knees, gasping for breath. Amethyst turned around, watching as Jib melted down into a pile of rats that scurried away before looking to the others.
Pearl danced out of the way as Sawtooth Cecil slashed at him again before swinging her trident, meeting the mechanical Tulpa's arms in a clash of sparks. At one instance Pearl saw an opening and stabbed her trident through Cecil's torso. Sawtooth Cecil howled in pain as Pearl gathered up her energy and fired multiple energy bolts through robotic Tulpa's body, filling him with so much power he exploded a few seconds later.
"I promised Rose to never kill or harm a human. Fortunately you don't count." Pearl muttered to herself.
Baron O'Beefdip swung a clawed arm down at Bismuth who blocked with gauntlet. Baron saw an opening and kicked Bismuth in the left side, causing her to stumble back. Bismuth grunted, feeling Baron O'Beefdip strike her multiple times and waited for the right second…
SLASH!
O'Beefdip's eyes widened as Bismuth changed her hands into axes and promptly cut his arms off and Bismuth followed up by cutting his head off.
(Cage of the Beast by Adelitas Way Ends)
"They beat them!" Steven gasped in awe.
Seeing the four Crystal Gems take down Hookocho's top men like that was…amazing.
"Yeah." Dee-Dee nodded in agreement.
BLAST!
The two stumbled and looked to see Major Glory get blasted down by Hookocho who hovered back into the center of the room.
The warlord frowned when he saw the Crystal Gems and other heroes were still standing, while his own henchmen were not. "Impossible. How could my top warriors fall to…these lowlifes?"
"It's over, Hookocho. You can't defeat all of us." Garnet stated. "Release Peepers and the boy you kidnapped now."
Hookocho scoffed. "You may have defeated my top warriors but I am not as weak as they are. Now witness the power of King Hookocho!"
(Divide by Disturbed Starts to Play)
With that Hookocho summoned a massive blast of lightning that shot towards the Gems and Major Glory, hitting all of them head on and blasting them into the walls. Electrical surges pulsed around the warlord and it felt like the entire space fortress itself was shaking.
Major Glory grunted as he stood up and looked at the two children. "Dee-Dee, take Steven and get out of here."
"But-"
"Don't argue. Just do it!"
With that Major Glory shot at Hookocho who fired a blast of lightning again. The hero spun out of the way of the attack and fired his Star-Spangled vision. Hookocho grinned, holding up one hand and conjuring a shield of blue lightning that blocked the twin beamed attack. Garnet jumped in, unleashing a flurry of punches but Hookocho remained still, conjuring an aura around him that took all the punches.
"Is this it? Is that all you got?" Hookocho laughed at the Gem.
Hookocho then punched Garnet in the gut and battered her with a lightning enhanced punch to the face that shattered her visor. Pearl appeared behind Hookocho and tried to slash him but Hookocho had sensed her approach and jumped over her. She spun around in time for Hookocho to catch her in a bear hug.
"Let's see how durable your form is." Hookocho grinned as he sent surges of electricity through Pearl's body, her screams music to his ears.
"LET HER GO!" Bismuth shouted, running like a stampeding bull straight at Hookocho.
Seeing her approach Hookocho grinned and tossed Pearl aside. "As you wish."
Hookocho met Bismuth head on, coming to blows immediately. Bismuth's right hand changed into an axe that she swung at Hookocho who ducked and with a grin punted Bismuth's face. If Bismuth was human the kick would have likely broken her face. Hookocho laughed as he picked Bismuth up by the neck and spun her around before tossing her into the wall.
"So close and yet so far. None of you are at my level of power." Hookocho boasted. "The power I have gained with the reversal of Peepers has made me stronger than anything in this universe."
Major Glory stood up, glaring at the warlord. 'He is strong. Possibly as strong as Crom Cruach was and that's not even accounting for the power he has yet to gain.'
As powerful as he was Major Glory barely made it through the fight with Crom Cruach and he had plenty of allies with that fight. Still, he couldn't let Hookocho win no matter what.
"I am growing tired of this. It's time I end this game once and for all! Join the rest of this universe in hell when I am done with it!" Hookocho released massive bursts of lightning at everyone.
Steven rushed in and created a giant pink shield around his friends, protecting them from the lightning. The sheer force of Hookocho's attack caused Steven to severely strain to keep the shield up and everyone alive. The attack actually forced the shield back as everyone stood with, placing their hands on the shield to relieve some of the pressure from its creator. However it was still enough to force them over to an edge leading down to the bowels of the station's reactor.
Inside his prison, Peepers opened one eye through all of the pain he felt from Hookocho's machine reversing his powers and saw Koosey and the others about to be knocked over the edge.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The sound of his voice resonated with Dee-Dee who gasped, feeling her Aura surrounding her. "Peepers…"
Peepers slammed his deformed body into the red tinted glass, the pain and adrenaline actually giving him strength until finally the glass shattered. In the meantime the group was at the edge with Hookocho laughing madly.
"Goodbye!" Hookocho shouted, his electrical aura growing darker and red along with the electricity he conjured as he released a blast of blood red lightning.
Steven's shield finally shattered and everyone was blasted over the edge. The blast blasted through the structure of the command deck and caused the entire station to shake. Looking over the edge he expected all of his enemies to be dead.
Only to see Garnet and Koosey holding onto a beam holding Dee-Dee and Steven while Major Glory caught Bismuth and Pearl while Amethyst shaped shifted into a bird.
"Well, well, well. Now you really ticked me off!" Hookocho grunted, gathering his power once more.
Dee-Dee gaped as she saw a giant shadow appear behind Hookocho as he prepared to attack again. "Peepers?"
Hookocho raised an eyebrow. "Hm?"
Turning around his eyes widened as he spotted what appeared to be a giant dragon that let out a roar. Seeing the crack glass where Peepers had been imprisoned Hookocho realized Peepers must have been mutated by the hatred his machine had been designed to feed him in order to reverse his powers. Hookocho jumped out of the way as Peepers tried to stomp him and fired a blast of lightning at the dragon, scorching its skin and making Peepers roar in pain. Just as he was about to fire again Hookocho felt something burn into his back and let out a pained scream of his own.
Spinning around he was greeted with a fist to the face, courtesy of Major Glory.
"Come on Koosey! We got to help!" Dee-Dee hoped onto her friend's back as her Aura flared and suddenly Koosey was filled with power.
"Right!" Koosey flew up to join the fight, his own power linked to Dee-Dee's Semblance that had been enhanced by the American Spirit.
That same power flowed into Peepers who let out a roar as his eyes flared with white light. Just as Hookocho blasted Major Glory away he turned around in time to see Peepers swipe at him with his claws and right into Dee-Dee and Koosey's path.
Eyes widening, Hookocho saw both flaring with power. 'This power, it's even greater for a Conduit!'
Concentrating his power into one final attack he hurled it all out Koosey who held out his stomach and the heart shaped mark glowed, absorbing Hookocho's own powers. Koosey slammed right into Hookocho and released all the absorbed energy back onto its master. Hookocho screamed as he crashed into the ground and looked up to see the dragon form of Peepers standing above him.
"Shoot." Hookocho grunted as Peepers raised a foot to squish him…
And immediately after Peepers brought the foot down, squishing Hookocho and his form exploded into corrupted energy underneath the dragon's foot.
Hookocho, the lord of the devil clan in the Tulpa universe was finally defeated.
Peepers let out a small laugh at the vengeance he had taken at all the pain Hookocho had caused him and the lingering negativity that had been forced onto him.
(Divide by Disturbed Ends)