Angel: This is like the 5th person I've had to mention in my stories who DIED this year, what the heck?! Why are all these people suddenly dying? What is with society, god dang it...

Anyway, Kirby Morrow, the voice actor for Miroku of Inuyasha fame along with the sequel series, died on Wednesday of unknown causes. Apparently he was in a Barbie movie, but I remember him mostly from Inuyasha. And he was only 47!

How on Earth I've talked about so many people DYING this year in my stories, this one having at least 3 other people mentioned dying in earlier chapters, I'll never know. I REALLY hope I don't have to talk about another person's death before the year is over, because seriously, what the actual hell is going on?! Animators, actors, creators of comics, no one is safe nowadays! We need to monitor these people XD

Sorry for swearing, it just really ticks me off. I know people die, but 5 times! That is both outstanding and baffling. The only actual death I accept mentioning was the Powerpuff Girls 2016 show since it was freaking HORRIBLE!

Anyway, we lost a good voice actor yet again, may he be missed.

You did it, you birthdayed

You've aged another year

The coworkers are singing to Howard at PJ McFlubbusters, grinning widely across from Randy and Amy.

Happy birthday Sunday cake

It's the end

Randy looks worried as Amy is just frowning in disapproval. Howard blows out the candles from his big sundae and the coworkers leave their table. Randy glances at them and the two turn towards Howard stuffing his mouth.

"Uh, Howard, it's not your birthday-" Howard covers both of their mouths with his cake-covered hands.

"No cheese, guys, but if you tell 'em it is, they'll give you free cake," He whispers, gesturing to the sundae.

"So, you lie for free cake?" Randy rolls his eyes at him.

"So you lie for free cake?" Howard mocks the taller boy. "Ugh. You guys are such truth bags."

"Am not. I just don't lie for no reason," Randy denies to him.

"And I'm not really big on lying anymore," Amy frowns, crossing her arms. "I stopped after you guys found out my secret, and you already know a lot about me."

"Oh yeah. Forgot you technically lied to us about you being the Kunoi-"

"Shh, don't say it out loud, geez!" She waves her hands around, glancing to make sure no one heard him. "Are you trying to endanger lives even more?"

"What about when we lost our Nomicons?" Randy raises a brow at her.

"That's totally different. Not saying what happened is not a lie, the Sorceress possessing Theresa took my Nomicon and I couldn't tell you the truth because of that, remember? She blackmailed me, and it's not like I wanted to do it anyway," She shrugs at him. "Which you wouldn't have found out if your Nomicon hadn't told you."

"Anyway, I deem Smith not a truth bag. Anyway, A: free cake is not 'no reason'," Howard points to the sundae in front of him. "And 2: you can't lie because you're a truth bag!" He points a forkful of cake at Randy.

"Please. I'm an awesome liar," Randy brags, pointing to himself.

"Prove it," Howard challenges him just as an employee walks by. "Get yourself some free cake. Hey, buddy," He grabs the back of the man's collar, pulling him down so that he can face the other side. "Randy here wants to tell you something."

"Uh...I'm...it's, you know...I forgot that I was born on today," Randy rubs the back of his neck sheepishly. "So, cake, I want it. Me," He points to himself nervously, looking away from the employee.

"Oh! Today's your birthday," The man crosses his arms, narrowing his eyes suspiciously. "What's the date today?"

Randy pants, clutching his chest as he glances to the brunette. She bites her lip at him, not sure if this is really working out in his favor. "Um...it's the, uh, 34th of Octeebruary, right? Everybody knows that," He smacks his cheek with his hand and then hits the table. In turn, he gets a sticker on his forehead that reads 'Today is NOT my birthday.' He looks at his reflection and reads it. "Today is not my birthday?"

"Happy not-birthday, sweet swindler!" The employee throws confetti over him, turning to the brunette. "And you, what's the date today?"

"Umm...October 3rd..." She mumbles truthfully, the employee narrowing his eyes at her. He then beams, turning around.

"We've got another birthday over here!"

The employees come over and surround the table, to the shock of all three of them. Another sundae is placed on the table.

You did it, you birthdayed

You've aged another year

Happy birthday Sunday cake

It's the end

"For a swindler, it's sweet that you brought your girlfriend here for her birthday."

Both of them flush, Howard snickering at the two. "Oh, no, she's not my-"

"No matter. Enjoy your free cake!"

"But wait-" She protests, though they leave before she can get the sentence out.

"Unfair! You didn't even lie!" Randy pouts at her.

"Ouch! Double Zanged!" Howard points at Randy. "Told ya. You are wonk at lying. I can't believe Smith told the truth and still got cake...which will be mine-"

"Back off if you wanna keep that hand," She threatens and he recoils his hand back.

"Nice wad," He grumbles at her. "Everyone's better than you, Cunningham. Everyone! Even she got cake," He gestures to Amy. Randy hears a dog bark, looking to see a dog eating the sundae, even though Amy's pretty sure there's chocolate in that.

A baby is even eating one, a woman stuffing her face.

"Ugh. I am wonk at lying," Randy groans at this. He reaches out to Howard's sundae, only to get his hand smacked onto the table.

"Get your own," Howard growls at him. "Oh, right, ya can't!" He laughs boastfully, Randy watching the spit flying from his frosted and sprinkled mouth.

"It's okay Ran, you can have some of mine," Amy offers him.

"But I want my own, not pity cake," He pouts at her. "You don't think I'm a bad liar, do you?"

"...Well..." She rubs her arm awkwardly, a conflicted look on her face. He gasps sharply at her.

"Oh my cheese, you too?! That's it, I will get free cake even if it kills me!" He takes the menu and opens it up so that he can shloomp into the Nomicon, hitting the table. Amy sighs, turning to Howard in annoyance.

"Do you always have to poke fun at him?"

"Uh, yeah, that's what we do, Smith," He replies in a 'duh' tone. "Let's not forget, you think he's a bad liar too. And that you're his girlfriend."

"No I don't, and no I'm not, argh," She blushes out of embarrassment, looking away as he laughs at her expression.

Randy steps through the hall of attacks and arts. "Nope. Nope. Nope. No. No. No. Come on, Nomicon. Isn't there like an art of bluffing of lie school or dupe university? Come on, please," He's literally pleading here. "I need to show Howard and Ames I'm not a truth bag. Not to mention I wanna prove to her that I can lie!"

A sword slices the air behind him, the source revealed to be from a samurai. He spins around the sword and Randy just watches.

"Uh, hmm. Okay, yeah. Sure. Uh-huh, very good," He looks down at what the samurai cut out. "Deception is a blade that cuts both ways." The samurai jumps and lands in front of him, stabbing the sword into the ground. Randy flinches and then sees him disappear. "Um, excuse me. You left your blade of...deception," He gasps sharply at the weapon. "Is this for me? He left the blade of deception for me?"

He attempts to pull it out, but it's really stuck in there. Either that, or the Nomicon wanted to make it a challenge. He bends, rolls, and pulls in probably every way possible. He does pull it out, but then it gets stuck on his right before landing on his head. He catches it in his hands.

"I hold the blade of deception. Ha! I'ma buzz some sick fibs, yo," He spins the blade around, cutting a line behind him before he's vloomped out. He looks up at Howard talking angrily to the employee, Amy trying to stop him.

"What do you mean there's no sugar free fudge? How is this possible?!"

"Let go of him!" Amy kicks his leg and Howard does so in pain. She tosses the employee a five dollar bill as an apology.

"It's, uh, because fudge has been outlawed in Norrisville," Randy grins nervously, earning a suspicious look from Howard.

"Hmm. Is that true?" He looks to Randy.

"Yes," Randy nods his head eagerly. Howard then turns to Amy expectantly.

"I'm not native to Norrisville, Howard. I don't know every single piece of history yet."

"Weren't you studying up on Norrisville at some point during your summers here?!" Howard demands her. She would be the most likely to call Randy out on this lie, and he was hoping she'd do that here. "You're supposed to be on my side!"

"Yeah, I don't do sides," She shakes her head slowly.

"Blade of deception," Randy whispers to himself.

"Did you just say blade of deception?" Howard questions him.

"No. Blade of deception."

Amy raises a brow at him. "...Alright Ran, until I figure out what you're talking about, I guess I'll just ignore it, but you're being weird."

"Yes," Randy pumps a fist to himself.

"So was fudge outlawed or not?" Howard slams his hands on the table, eyeing the taller boy.

Randy groans, looking away. "Listen, all I know is the fudge factory at the Edge of Town is abandoned."

"There's no fudge factory at the Edge of Town," Howard denies, shaking his head.

"I guess you'll never know 'cause I'm such a great liar," Randy mocks, crossing his arms smugly. "Right, Ames? Too bad there's no way to find out."

"Ran, I don't really mind if you're a bad liar. Just because I think that doesn't mean I don't like you any less. You're more than that."

"Really?" He smiles softly at her and she nods with a small smile of her own.

"Yeah. I mean, I knew about your fear before you even told me, and I wasn't bothered by it at all."

"Aww," He hugs her happily, kissing her cheek.

"Hmm. Okay. Take me there," Howard points a fork at Randy, cake in his mouth.

This breaks the moment immediately as Randy's eyes widen, pulling back from her to look at him. "I'm so sorry, you said take...take you there?"

Viceroy and McFist are at another table, eating sundaes as well, but McFist looks depressed. He's not even eating the cake, he's just poking at it.

"Free dessert is my jam," He leans in to whisper, "It's not even my birthday."

"I know it's not your birthday!" McFist screams out loud.

"Hannibal, keep it down," Viceroy warns him. "I cannot be branded a sweet swindler."

"Sorry, Viceroy, it's not you," The business man puts one robotic hand on his cheek. "Marci's mother is coming to town..."

"I know," Viceroy holds up his phone for him to see. "Ruth sent me a McFist Friend message." McFist opens his mouth in shock. "We're McFist buddies."

"Un-McFist her immediately!" McFist slams down his fists in anger. "The woman's a snoop! If she finds my weapons of Ninja and Kunoichi destruction, it'll be all over her blog! Everybody will know I'm trying to destroy the Ninja and Kunoichi."

"You're being paranoid," Viceroy states while looking at his phone. "Ruth is a doll."

"Yeah. A doll who's trying to ruin my reputation!" McFist retorts back, slamming his fists on the table. "Gotta hide the WNKDs."

"You know that would take an empty building the size of three airplane hangers!" He holds up his phone and McFist places his hands on his cheeks with a frown.

"How big is this abandoned fudge factory at the Edge of Town?" Howard asks Randy, using air quotes on the last 8 words.

"It's, um, the size of three airplane hangers?" He replies back nervously as they walk past the villains' table. Amy's eyes widen, but she says nothing.

"What about that abandoned fudge factory at the Edge of Town I keep hearing about?" McFist questions once he's heard them.

"That ain't real," Viceroy simply says without even looking up.


The three put on their seatbelts on the bus, Howard sitting in front of Randy and Amy. He turns around to face them.

"So you would have me believe that not only was fudge a stale of early Norrisvillains, but also appeared on our city flag?"

"Yeah," Randy nods at him. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. But only for six months." Amy glances at him as Howard turns around with a skeptical look. Then he whips back around to face them again.

"Ah, because that's when the great...what'd you call it again?"

A spotlight falls on Randy and Amy looks up in confusion. "Fudge-trocity."

"Right, the fudge-trocity of ought eight happened," Howard has a blank face, placing his hands on top of the seat. "That's what you expect me to believe?"

"It is what I expect you to believe," Randy grins, hands behind his head. "Mm-hmm." He hums confidently as Howard once again faces the front.

Amy is about to say something when he turns around with a laugh. "You said it happened in ought seven." He grins widely, thinking he's caught Randy in a lie.

"Um, that's, uh..." Randy glances around, whispering to himself. "Come on, blade of deception." Amy turns to him, and she knows that she heard him say it that time. "Because it started in December of ought seven and didn't end till January of ought eight, yes!"

"Alright, Cunningham," Howard narrows his eyes as he sits back down. "Alright. And just so I'm hearing this right, you believe this, Smith?"

"You always have to expect the unexpected," She holds up a finger. "Trust me, that's a real quote."

"Great. You believe me. Now just admit it and we can save ourselves a trip to the Edge of Town," Randy smiles smugly, an arm around Amy.

"Oh ho no!" Howard smacks his hand away. "I don't believe a word you're saying. We're going to the Edge of Town. Next stop, Edge of Town!" He points at the slightly frowning boy.

"Next stop, Main Street," The driver announces from up front.

"This is why I never ride the bus," Howard turns around again, crossing his arms. "It takes forever to get anywhere!" He groans with a deep frown and Amy sighs slowly.

"Just put on your headphones and we'll be there in no time," She rolls her eyes and he does so.

"Only cause I'm wonked off..." He mutters under his breath. Randy chuckles boastfully to get her attention, hands rubbed together.

"You must think I'm such a good liar, huh?"

"Oh, I know you've been lying the whole time," She waves it off and he slumps his shoulders.

"It was the ought, wasn't it?" He sinks a little in his seat.

"Actually, it was the blade of deception thing that you kept whispering to yourself during the whole story before we got onto the bus," She confirms to him. "I consulted the Nomicon when I 'pretended' to go to the bathroom."

"Ugh! No wonder why you took so long!" Randy pouts, looking towards the ground.

"But I won't tell Howard. No way am I missing a chance to prove him wrong," She crosses her arms with a smirk.

"You're the best, Ames," He smiles, kissing her cheek.

"I know."

"But you hate lying," Randy states knowingly. "Didn't you say to Howard that you only knew what you learned about Norrisville so far?"

"I do, but for the sake of this situation, I'll go along with the lie. And that was just so he would leave me alone about stupid sides."

He sighs in relief, glad that he can trust her with this.

"But you owe me a shake from the Food Hole for this," She points up at him playfully.

"Deal," He grins, taking a hold of her hand.

A truck drives past, honking. McFist is up front, holding a CB radio in his hand. "Breaker, breaker. We got these freight shakers all loaded up with WNKDs. Viceroy, what's your twenty, good buddy?"

"I'm sitting right next to you," Viceroy deadpans, still on his phone. A robo-ape is driving the truck, and McFist is sitting between the robot and Viceroy.

"You have to say breaker," He holds up the speaker, glaring at the phone. "Who are you texting?"

"I'm just letting Ruth know I can't pick her up at the airport."

McFist gasps sharply upon hearing this. "Don't mention our scheme! Don't tell her anything!" He puts his arm around the robo-ape, who looks like a trucker with a mustache and overalls. "Put the hammer down. We gotta stash these WNKDs at the fudge factory."

The robo-ape gives him a thumbs up.

"Calm down, we're almost there," Viceroy looks up from his phone. "Edge of Town's just over this hill."

"Copy that!" McFist grins widely and they reach the Edge of Town, which is barren with cacti, and no building in sight. "Where is it?"

"Breaker," Viceroy grabs the speaker. "There's no abandoned fudge factory on the Edge of Town."

"THEN BUILD ME ONE!" McFist shouts at the top of his lungs.

"You have to say breaker," Viceroy teases back, using his boss' own words against him.

McFist grumbles, looking away as he crosses his arms. "Breaker."


Randy, Amy, and Howard arrive at the Edge of Town bus stop, Howard trailing after the two. He's still suspicious over the whole thing.

"Why did Milo Fudglington build his factory on the Edge of Town rather than the Norrisville's bustling factory district?" He asks, Randy wincing from up front. Amy glances at him, wondering how he's gonna lie his way out of that one. Thankfully, Howard is none the wiser asking her why she even believes Randy.

"Um...because he was in a bitter feud with the notorious anti-chocolate Sheriff Bart. I-I think," He crosses his arms nervously.

"Ahh, you said Commissioner Williams was anti-chocolate," Howard reminds him. "Sheriff Bart supported it privately but wouldn't go on the record."

"Did I?" Randy chuckles anxiously, wiping at his face.

"Aren't you all about details?" He raises a skeptic brow at the girl.

"Um...I don't know, I guess he's right?" She puts on a small smile, though cringing on the inside.

"You are good at this," Randy smiles nervously at Howard, hoping that Howard won't sense the team-up.

"Cunningham, you're lying!" Howard points out in annoyance, hands on his hips. "And you're totally covering for him!" He points up at Amy. "Both of you just admit you're the world's worst liar couple and we can go home."

Amy glances at Randy with a small frown, since Howard seems to be on track. As much as she wanted to keep up this charade to trick him, it clearly wasn't working...

"Ugh," Randy looks away in defeat. "Fine. I went in the Nomicon, they gave me the blade of deception, but maybe it needs to be sharpened or something, because I'm still a terrible liar and there is no fudge factory," He holds his head in dismay. Amy pats his shoulder in sympathy.

"And I figured it on my own that he was lying, I just wanted you to admit that he was a good liar," She gestures to herself.

"Liar!" Howard points at them both.

"No, that's the truth," Randy insists to him, placing a hand on Howard's shoulder with a tiny smile.

Amy opens up her bag, reaching into it and taking out her Kunoichi Nomicon. "Here, I'll take out my Nomicon, maybe that'll show you-"

"If you're not lying, then what's that?!" Howard points to the side and they turn to see a real fudge factory, built by Viceroy himself. Randy and Amy both gasp, the brunette dropping her book in shock at the sight.

"What the juice?!"

"That's impossible," Randy comments in disbelief.

"I know! You made it sound so fake," Howard smirks up at them.

"Because it was fake. I was lying," Randy squeezes his eyes shut, tilting his head up to emphasize his point.

Howard gasps sharply, placing his hand on Randy's shoulder this time. "You were lying by telling me the truth? Cunningham, Smith, that is some level ten deception. Ho ho. That is fudge worthy," He kisses his fingers and Amy could only stammer.

"But-he—it-what—argggh!" She holds her head, as she is one second closer to having a brain cramp. How on EARTH was there a fudge factory in existence when she herself knew that it was supposed to be fake?

"There is no fudge," Randy informs Howard again.

"Yeah, right. I can't trust a word you say," Howard denies it, crawling underneath the fence and sneaking in.

"It's like everything I thought I knew about Norrisville is a lie..." Amy murmurs in horror.

"But I made this place up," Randy scratches the side of his head. "I thought I made it up...but Ames, you don't have to know everything. That's just part of life, you know?"

She shakes her head rapidly. "No, Ran! If I don't know everything, then what's even my purpose?!" She grips her pigtails. "What good has studying or even learning done for me?! I've never been wrong about anything my entire life!"

"Calm down," He unsuccessfully tries to ease her. "It's not the end of the world."

"How would you know?!" She snaps and he recoils back in fear. She would apologize if she wasn't having a life crisis right now...

McFist's limo arrives and Randy gasps. He grabs Amy's arm and ducks behind the fudge factory sign, which has a mascot depicted with no head. Probably to emphasize that it's supposed to be abandoned. His hair is sticking out, but otherwise they go unnoticed by the people in the car. They peek over the sign to see Viceroy and McFist stepping out.

"You forgot to stash this!" McFist scolds him, pointing to a prism-like object in his robot hand. He grips Viceroy's collar. "What if Ruth found it? She'd tell everyone!"

"I'm sorry," Viceroy retorts back with crossed arms. "I was so busy building an abandoned fudge factory and filling it with your WNKDs, it must have slipped my mind."

"Apology not accepted, Viceroy," The business man holds up a hand dismissively, walking past the offended scientist.

"That whole building's filled with weapons of Ninja and Kunoichi destruction!" Randy exclaims in horror and Amy scrunches up her nose.

"Hey, that was our acronym. The jerk, he stole it..."

"Ames?" Randy gives her a deadpan look. "Did you forget that our biffer went in there to find fudge not too long ago?"

"I'm doing the best I can, okay?" She glances up at him with an irritated look before her eyes widen. "Wait a minute...he built this place, which means that I was technically right! There really was no fudge factory at the Edge of Town!"

"Well there is now!" He retorts back before ducking down and transforming next to her in a flash of black and red.

"Oh, right," She cringes in slight embarrassment, following suit. A flash of white and pink occurs before both come out of hiding.

"Howard," Ninja looks at the building in concern before Kunoichi throws her hair at one of the poles. Once she captures one, he hugs her neck and she tugs forward. The two go flying onto the roof, sneaking in through an air vent. "Howard? Howard?" He whispers as he's in front.

"Nooo!" Howard screams at the top of his lungs, and it sounds like he's closeby.

"We're coming, buddy," Ninja continues crawling, and when he reaches the cover, he pushes it open. Kunoichi peeks over his shoulder, looking down to see Howard's leg stuck in a crane, and he dangles over the floor. She doesn't even know how he got like this, and something inside her knew that she wasn't going to get an answer. "Howard, are you okay?" Ninja questions in concern.

Howard crosses his arms with a pout. "No, I'm not okay! There's no fudge in this place! It's all traps."

"Of course," She rolls her eyes in amusement. After Halloween, she's not surprised by this kind of reaction. He literally thought the world was over until Theresa had to tell him she'd give him half her candy.

"Now get me outta here!" Howard's exclamation brings her out of her thoughts. They both leap, swinging from scarves to reach him. Ninja makes gestures for her to go to the other side while he goes to Howard's right. She nods and when they're both ready, they pull at the same time. However, the claw doesn't budge an inch.

"Wow, you are really stuck in here," Ninja couldn't help but comment. Howard grunts at him.

"It's built to be old, so a few more tugs at this thing oughta do it," Kunoichi explains to her partner. "Let's try here," She gestures to the opening and he nods, both of them getting into position. "Okay, one..."

"Two...

"Three!" They exclaim at the same time, pulling at the claw in unison. Howard is released and he lets out a yell. Ninja swings and catches the obese boy, throwing him into the vent. Kunoichi flips and catches the rope before she gasps at something.

"Ninja, look-"

His leg gets snatched up in the claw in place of Howard, so he's unable to reach the vent in time. Kunoichi crouches down and lets herself get swung backwards along with her partner. McFist and Viceroy just happen to arrive in the large room.

"What are you doing? Get in here," He demands, Ninja pulling at his leg. Kunoichi ties her scarf to the rope and swings forward so she can reach his side. She tries to pull apart the claw, but it's a two-person job, so she can't get him free herself...

"I'm updating my McFist Friend status," Viceroy states while looking at his phone.

"You're like a teenager with that thing," McFist holds up the same device as before, but this time it's blinking colors of red and white. "Ooh. What's with the beeping?"

"That's my Ninja and Kunoichi detector," Viceroy is taken aback by it. "It detects the Ninja and Kunoichi, then it beeps."

"What?!" Kunoichi whispers to herself, glancing at them nervously. Ninja's scarf hits McFist on the head, causing him to look up and see his two enemies.

"Hey," Ninja waves casually.

"Ninja and Kunoichi?" He asks in confusion.

"Ooh," Viceroy snaps a photo of them. "I'm totally gonna McSnapster pic that."

"I'd rather you didn't," Kunoichi deadpans with a blank look.

"Ninja and Kunoichi! Get them!" McFist points at the two. A robot swings around and Kunoichi yelps, lifting herself up to avoid the swings. Ninja pulls out his sword, looking upwards.

"Ninja claw cut!" He cuts himself free and Kunoichi removes the scarf, jumping away from the pieces. They spin around in circles before landing in a wall side-by-side. They land in a crouch on the floor, jumping onto the hammer-like hands of the robot attacking them. The two then jump forward, landing in front of the robot. "Ninja knock yourself out!"

Kunoichi turns around with a smirk as her hair is gripping one of the arms on its own. She pulls it so that the robot's hand hits its face, and it explodes on impact.

Howard ducks while in the vent, and the pieces fly around him, just barely missing. "Whoa! Watch it, I'm cowering in here."

Ninja wipes his hands as chainsaw werewolves appear out of nowhere, surprising them both. Ninja glances at them both as Kunoichi narrows her eyes, holding her hair.

"This made up fudge factory is supposed to be abandoned. Abandoned!" Ninja exclaims in disbelief.

"Fight now, ask questions later!" His partner exclaims as she grabs his waist with her, jumping upwards. His scarf grabs a saw and uses it so that the creatures cut themselves to explode. They land near McFist and Viceroy.

"Throw every WNKD we got at 'em, Viceroy," McFist points at them both. "Viceroy?" He glances to his right. "Viceroy!" He yells at the scientist being on his phone again.

"Were you talking to me?" Viceroy asks casually, only to get his phone snatched away by his boss. He then throws it at the duo.

"Ninja phone slice!" Ninja pulls out his sword and slices it in half.

"A phone? Really? That's so wonk," Kunoichi shakes her head slowly.

"Ha! Where's your fancy McMe phone now, Viceroy?" The man brags, but gets no answer again. "Viceroy? VICEROY!"

"Family plan," Viceroy simply answers while holding another duplicate phone. A mantis robot appears behind them and they duck, jumping to opposite sides and rolling to a stop.

"Ninja chain-sicle."

"Kuno Hair Snatch!" They throw their objects at the same time. He captures the legs so he can trip the robot, and she manages to snatch the neck. He lands on the head, leaping into the air as she snaps the head clean off with one flick. She then backflips out of the way so he can strike at the back, causing an explosion. They land side-by-side to face Psycho Bot and a Krackenstein. He slices off the head from the Krackenstein as she swings her leg over his head, kicking the Psycho Bot. She pulls out her fans and throws them, slicing off the legs and head. She reaches upwards to catch them as he throws a boom ball at a larger robot. They stand together with battle-ready poses.

"Alright, Mc—Are you kidding me?!" He falls to his knees as she drops her fans in shock. In front of them is a whole army of robo-apes, ready to fight against them.

"Get 'em!" McFist declares again.

"Oh boy."

They manage to fend off only a few of them before they're outmatched and caught in a dog pile of robo-apes.

McFist laughs before seeing more walk past him. "Wow, that is a lot of robo-apes."

They're still piling onto the two to the point where McFist can't even see them. "Alright, that's enough," He stands on a robo-ape, grabbing the two by the scarf. He holds them up in the air as both of them look to be unconscious. "The time has come, Ninjas. You're both about to be destroyed!"

He throws both of them into a pair of robo-apes, who immediately catch them. "Ehh..." He approaches Viceroy. "How are we gonna destroy these guys?"

"Hmm." The mad scientist simply presses a button and a hole in the floor appears, with a spinning fan. "Every once in a while, Viceroy. Every once in a while," McFist compliments, patting his shoulder with a small smile. And that's probably the only thing Viceroy will get close to as in recognition.

The two are forcibly dragged over to the fan, trying to break free but can't. The two villains look away in shock as the double doors open. McFist puts a robotic arm in front of his face from the bright light.

"Kind of in the middle of something!" He calls out in irritation.

Marci gasps as she and an older woman are standing there. "Hannibal!" She scolds for his tone, and he drops his mean demeanor instantly at the sight of them. Viceroy quickly stops the fan as they walk into the room, coming to a stop in front of the duo.

"Hannibal," The older woman looks at him in disdain.

"Ruth," He replies back with a grumble.

"Ruthie!" Viceroy exclaims happily, opening up his arms.

"Williem!" She greets him with open arms.

"So, how'd you find us...at this factory...nobody knew about?" McFist asks curiously, though is annoyed that Ruth is here.

"Willem's McFist Friend status," Ruth tells him and McFist grumbles. Viceroy takes a picture of him.

"Mmm. I'm totally gonna McSnapster pic that," He posts it.

"I'm sorry, honey," Marci steps up to her disappointed husband. "She insisted."

He gasps as he sees Ruth stepping up to the still-held Ninja and Kunoichi. "Why are you playing around with those ninjas?"

McFist steps nearby as they just look up at him. Kunoichi could tell that this Ruth is making McFist really anxious. "Eh, because, it's, well, truth is...we went to college together. As...hmm, roommates."

"Deception is a blade that cuts both ways," Ninja says to himself as McFist is trying to convince the non-believing Ruth. "Ah, it wasn't giving me the blade of deception, it was warning me not to lie."

"Yeah, not one of our better takeaways from a lesson in the Nomicons..." Kunoichi murmurs, looking away.

"Here's the truth, Ruth," Ninja speaks up, the duo turning to them. "McFist is an evil villain. He makes weapons of Ninja and Kunoichi destruction and built this abandoned fudge factory to hide them from you."

"He's been our arch-enemy for months," Kunoichi narrows her eyes. "He's been trying to destroy us in all that time, because he's working with an evil entity named the Sorcerer, who preys on emotions to turn people into monsters with his stank."

She places her hands on her hips, looking at McFist in the eye. She then smiles and ends up laughing at the thought. McFist and Viceroy laugh it off too, Marci joining in.

"That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of. Hannibal? A villain? This bozo can't keep a fudge factory open. I mean, fudge. It's recession proof."

"Huh?" The two ask, baffled from her reaction.

"Put that Ninja and Kunoichi down. We have a reservation at McFlubbusters," She leans in a bit. "I know how to score some free cake."

She chuckles as she walks past Marci. Viceroy shrugs and Marci offers her hand. McFist grumbles and the two are put down, the two robo-apes leaving them be.

"Oh, be nice. She had a long flight," Marci comments to McFist's pouty look.

"That I paid for," He deadpans, the two partners standing up.

"But he tried to destroy us! With the saw blades and the robots." He groans, sagging his shoulders. Kunoichi just shrugs sheepishly.

"People believe what they want to. Nothing we can do about that. But if it helps, it seemed like a good lie at first."

"Thanks...and you know, I don't care if you don't know everything. I like you for you, Kuno."

He leans in and kisses her cheek. She blushes at that, smiling behind her mask. "Kay..."

"Smoke bomb," He throws it down.


The three are waiting for the bus to arrive, none of them speaking until Randy does. "Well, I learned a valuable lesson about lying," He then looks straight ahead. "If you do it, you might end up in a warehouse full of killer robots, giant saws, etc."

Howard and Amy glance at each other. "Who are you talking to...?" She murmurs, looking in the same direction as him, but seeing nothing.

The bus arrives, driven by the Creep, and Randy lets Amy step in first. She smiles as she does so, and he follows after her. Howard's stomach rumbles. "I learned a lesson too." It rumbles again and he holds it with wide eyes. "Eventually, you have to pay for the free cake..." He lets out a fart just before the doors close. The two gasp in disgust, their faces green as they press them to the back window...