Okay, let's go back to Horny Beach in order to unveil some important plot development.
Yes, I just said that line completely seriously… XD
Now, because I have a new job, I don't have as much time to write as I used to, so don't be surprised if later chapters seem a little shorter than usual.
I feel like I've already said that before, but it's the same thing.
Now, onto the chapter!
Meanwhile, back at Horny Beach, Tabby materialized from thin air and landed in the middle of the beach in the past…
Right in the middle of the male side, where several beachgoers were "training" their Cliches.
She wasted no time pinching herself, returning her back to the present day, face as red as a tomato.
"Tabby, what's wrong?!" Lincoln asked as he and the rest of Ynovation ran to the time traveler's side. "What did you see?!"
"I went too far! Way too far back!" Tabby cried while covering her face. "Before the pervert crabs happened, and oh lord, everybody was naked!"
Polly quickly connected the dots. "And this side used to be the male side…"
"Geez, I didn't think Mom would react this badly to seeing a penis or two," Rosie remarked rather casually. "If she's this bad at seeing the organs, how badly will she take it when she sees then getting it in?"
"If she sees it," Lincoln clarified. "Remember, we need to stay focused."
"I'm not going back there!" Tabby snapped. "I'm not subjecting my eyeballs to that crap again!"
"Then keep your eyes closed," Rosie suggested matter-of-factly. "And if you're worried about not seeing anything, then take Dad with you."
Tabby and Lincoln exchanged looks.
"I got Mom's looks and Dad's brains," Rosie answered with a cheeky smile. "Now come on! Get going!"
The duo turned to look at the other members of Ynovation, who nodded in agreement.
And so, Lincoln and Tabby sat down, held hands, and closed their eyes, hoping this would work as they were both surrounded in a white light...
At Flip's Detention Center, mother and daughter stood outside, Shrinivas sporting a sinister smile while Darcy looked at the building with worry.
"I'm… still not sure about this, Mom."
Shrinivas turned to her daughter, crouched down, and put her hands on her cheeks, saying:
"Darcy, I know it's tough, but this is for the greater good of Royal Woods. You remember what I told you about what happens inside these centers? We can put a stop to that for good!"
Shrinivas made Darcy look at her.
"Trust me, everything we're doing is for the greater good."
Darcy frowned and paused, grabbing her mother's hand as she looked at the ground...
Inside, the warden and volunteers stood in front of the gathered inmates, who formed lines as the man yelled:
"Alright, listen up, scums of humanity:
And the longer Flip kept talking, the more Stella started to lose her patience, clenching her fists and biting her lips until she drew blood.
She slowly turned to face the warden… when suddenly, a hand touched her lips and healed them.
"Don't let him get to you."
Stella turned back to Cookie, who flashed a nervous smile as she added:
"Stay calm."
Stella took a deep breath and stretched, returning the smile moments before the doors opened…
And by "opened", I mean the giant robot known as Harbinger busted right through and roared, causing several inmates to panic and run around, while a select few stayed calm.
It was then that Shrinivas entered the building, but she looked a little different: her hair was glowing at the tips and flowing, she gained an old-timey jacket, and she was floating above the ground.
"Greetings, Flip and inmates," Shrinivas spoke with a layered voice. "I'm the Head of Development, Mrs. Shrinivas. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."
"Head of Development, what is the meaning of this!" Flip shouted. "What is this abomination you brought into my precious Detention Center?!"
"You see, Flip, I've been let in on some… disturbing developments: the Council Heads believe that their current bodies are too limited to achieve the quality control they desire for Royal Woods."
Shrinivas patted the robot's body, the lifeform not reacting whatsoever.
"So, they've built this robot known as "Harbinger" to store their minds and act as a beacon of hope for the future of Royal Woods. A future that will be much grander and less broken and corrupted as the current one."
"Wait, what?! Just what are you talking about!?" Flip snapped. "The current system is perfect as is!"
Shrinivas lowered her eyelids. "Harbinger, you know what to do with people like him."
The robot's eyes glowed as it raised a clawed limb and slammed it right through Flip's chest, raising him in the air as a glowing… something came out of his chest and was absorbed by Harbinger.
The man became limp soon after and Harbinger threw him away while Shrinivas looked at what it had absorbed.
"Multiperson? Interesting."
The floating woman turned back to the inmates, who all stood completely stunned at what had just happened.
"Now, since you've seen what happened to your warden, I hope you're more cooperative than-"
*BONK!*
A small rock bounced off Harbinger's body, and everybody turned to see Bobby holding another rock, ready to throw it as he shouted:
"Whatever you're planning to do with us, we're not gonna go down without a fight!"
Even Stella couldn't help but facepalm as Bobby threw the rock at Harbinger, who grabbed and crushed it.
"Well, I was hoping it wouldn't have to go down like this, but oh well," Shrinivas narrowed her eyes. "Harbinger, make them cooperate."
The robot roared as the woman flew away, the Former Antagonists, Lynn, and Lola giving chase while everybody else prepared to fight...
Back with Tabby and Lincoln, the pair opened their eyes and found themselves in the past, with the beach completely empty.
"It worked! It actually worked!" Tabby chirped. "I didn't think that was going to happen!"
"To be honest, me neither," Lincoln paused, looked down, then turned back to the rocker. "Hey, could you let go of my hand now?"
"I'm afraid I can't: I still don't know the full extent of my powers, or what could happen," Tabby answered. "If we let go now, we might end up separated, or stranded in the timeline or something. So, just for safety's sake, let's keep this up."
"Alright then," Lincoln sighed. "Now, let's see what's going on here…"
The duo looked around for a bit at the empty beach, and saw nothing for a while… until they saw two women arrive.
One was a woman that looked strikingly similar to the one Tabby saw, wearing a green one piece. And the other, wearing something much more provocative...
"That's the Head of Sexuality, Mrs. DiMartino!" Lincoln exclaimed. "But what's she doing here?"
"More importantly, let's hide," Tabby stated. "That woman saw me last time, we need to be careful!"
So the duo hid behind a rock as both women spoke with each other:
"Why did you take me here today, Shrinivas?" DiMartino sighed. "I'm a very busy woman, you know?"
"Your job involves voyeurism in order to ensure the populace are being "fruitful" and "reproductive" and all that stuff," Mrs. Shrinivas responded. "Call me crazy, but I think there are more productive things You could be doing."
The Head of Sexuality rolled her eyes. "Like what?"
"Like getting ready to beg for forgiveness."
DiMartino didn't understand at first, but a massive shadow soon loomed over her and Shrinivas, the woman looking up to see where it had come from.
It was a gargantuan crab, whose head looked like a bizarre mix between a head and a crown, with several eyes spread across its body.
"Remember The Great Castration, DiMartino? You know, that horrific event that ended with several men and women castrated and killed, and their bodies dropped into the ocean?" Shrinivas lowered her eyelids. "All because you couldn't do your damn job. And now, this thing, the Pervert Crab King, exists."
"W-What are you talking about!?" DiMartino exclaimed before pointing at the Pervert Crab King. "How is that thing my fault!?"
"As the Head of Sexuality, your job doesn't just involve watching people get it on: you're also supposed to keep watch on Erotic Cliches to ensure nothing happens to sabotage them," Shrinivas dryly explained. "After all, some Cliches need their user to stay a virgin to work, while others need to lose their virginity as soon as possible to get their full potential."
Shrinivas walked closer to DiMartino, holding a stern expression as she stated:
"A long time ago, a man and woman engaged in intercourse, with the woman holding a Cliche that required her to stay a virgin. Naturally, the intercourse resulted in her losing that attribute, and in return, she lost that power. The women realized what happened, and the rest… is history."
Suddenly, the Pervert Crab King grabbed Shrinivas, who stayed calm as he raised her up to him, then summoned smaller pervert crabs from his skin.
The pervert crabs then sliced Shrinivas' one piece open, exposing her bare chest before they formed human mouths and began sucking her breasts.
"Ehehehe, it tickles!" the woman giggled.
"What the actual hell are we looking at here?" Lincoln asked bluntly.
"Dude, this is nothing compared to all the dongs I saw on my first trip," Tabby said. "But yeah, this is pretty messed up."
"D'aw, you poor little clusterfuck of castrated men, you must feel so frustrated," Shrinivas calmly said as she patted the head of the breastfeeding crab. "In so many ways too: sexually, physically…"
Shrinivas glared at DiMartino. "Cathartically."
DiMartino, catching up to the implication, transformed into a Succubus that looked a bit more advanced than Maggie's: at least, her horns were smaller, her wings greater, tail sharper, and no skin or eye color alteration.
The Head of Sexuality flew up to the Pervert Crab King and stabbed one of his eyes, causing him to cry in pain as he released Shrinivas, who hit the ground as DiMartino flew down to her.
"Listen, I don't know what this has to do with anything, but-GAH!"
Tabby and Lincoln looked utterly stunned as DiMartino looked down and saw a bloodied energy sword impaling her stomach, staying in place as she turned back to her base form.
"I already told you: the Pervert Crab King exists thanks to your negligence," Shrinivas stated, pulling the sword back and wiping the blood off before sheathing it. "Now, it's your responsibility to deal with him."
"Deal with him?!" DiMartino yelled. "Even if I did that, why did you stab me!?"
"You created this abomination through your negligence," Shrinivas smirked. "It's only fair this creation ends up being your undoing as well."
The Pervert Crab King loomed over DiMartino, opened its colossal mouth, and then…
*CRUNCH!*
Tabby and Lincoln immediately returned to the present, desperately catching their breath as Rosie ran up to them.
"Mom! Dad! What the heck was that?!" Rosie exclaimed. "Dad disappeared, and then Mom's hair turned white and-why do you look like you saw a ghost?"
"More importantly, what did you see?" Polly asked. "Did You find the source of the pervert crabs?"
"We did…" Tabby answered as she caught her breath. "We found out a lot about some stuff."
"It's too long to tell you all, but the main takeaway is this," Lincoln turned to Haiku. "You need to get Maggie out of here!"
"Why? What did you see?"
"We saw something big eating a-"
"Succubus!"
Ynovation turned around and saw several pervert crabs stopping in place and moving left and right, clashing their princers together to the rhythm.
"Succubus… Succubus… Succubus!"
The same thing happened at the other side, with the Loud Sisters, Maggie, and Carol looking at the dancing crabs in confusion.
"What are they doing?" Lori asked.
"Lori, listen to me," Carol stated. "You need to get your sisters and the Succubus out of here, right now!"
"Why?" Maggie asked. "What are they doing?"
"It's their summoning dance!" Carol exclaimed. "They're calling for their king!"
"These things have a king?!"
As if to answer her question, a giant crab-like creature emerged from the waters, resembling the Pervert Crab King from the past, but with a glowing aura around it.
It then looked down at the girls as the pervert crabs kept dancing, and as soon as it saw Maggie, it roared and lunged for her...