Metro regretted following Frank's orders. He should have gone to Andrew's nice tree house, have some coffee and play card games. But Metro was too far into the Corruption to go back. Large bug-like creatures called Eater of Souls swarmed Metro like bees. Thorns stuck out from Ebontrees and the ground. Chasms looked like gaping mouths, waiting for their next meal. As Metro exited the corruption, the eaters stayed back as if they didn't like the green grass. Metro made a face to the eaters as a mocking gesture. Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in his knee. Metro whirled around to see that the source of danger was a green slime which had been well camouflaged in the grass.

"Dang you," muttered Metro as he killed the slime in a few hits of his spear. Normally what should have dropped was a few coins and bits of goo but there was something else. It was a long stick, curved at the end and had green slime on the tip. Metro had never seen it before, nor had Andrew told him about it. It looked like one of those cheapskate weapons that was no use. Metro swung it to see if it did anything. It did nothing at first. Metro was about to consider throwing it away. But appearing out of nowhere, a small slime with rosy cheeks and a dummy nudged at Metro's knee. Metro flinched but somehow restrained himself from drawing out his boomerang.

"Err, hello little guy," stammered Metro as he petted the baby slime. He looked at the stick he was carrying.

"Maybe this thing is not so useless after all. I'll call you Blob."

"Gogo gaga," squealed the baby slime and jumped around energetically.

Metro and Blob walked towards the gloomy looking dungeon. It had dark blue tiles which were almost invisible to the night sky. Metro put down a torch and regretted his decision of coming here even more. The walls were embedded with skulls. Each one had its own expression, happy, sad, angry and maniacal.

"Who are you?" said a croaky voice behind Metro. He slowly turned around to see an old man. he had a torn red jumper with grey faded pants.

"My name is Metro909. I am here to deliver a message. You should not hang on."

The old man snarled at Metro.

"Leave now. I do not want you here. You will not be able to handle such a powerful evil."

"But sir," began Metro as he walked towards the bitter man, "I can see you are in a state of what appears to me, pain. I will help you if I can..."

The man's eyes widened. "You fool!" He started to shiver and splutter. It was as if he was having a seizure. A thin white thing erupted out of the man's chest. He collapsed on the floor and lay motionless. Metro bent down in shock. Blob squealed and jumped around in fright. Metro felt for a pulse, there was none.

"Gaaaa Gaaaa!" screamed Blob as he began to be more frantic.

"Quiet, Blob!" snapped Metro as he tried to hear a heat beat.

"Eeeeek!" screamed Blob. He was literally a green blur.

"What is it?!" screamed Metro as he waved his arms in fury. But he then realized that there were much more death defying issue to deal with.

A giant, white skull with two bony arms hovered in the air. Its expression was clearly dissatisfied yet mingled with amusement.

"What were you thinking!" mocked the Skull, "Did you think that old man was as friendly as you thought!?"

"Ummm... No?" peeped Metro as he tried to shuffle away from the hideous thing.

The skull smacked Metro into the wall. He slid down and did not get up. Blob squealed and charged at the skull. He started to attack the hand.

"My name is Skeletron and I'll destroy you in another... Oi! Get off my hand!" shouted Skeletron as he tried to shake off the baby slime, "You stupid pest! I'll destroy you first... OWWWW!"

Skeletron's head jutted forward, his empty sockets nearly summoned a flame. The skull turned around and Metro saw a purple arrow stuck into the temple. Out of the darkness leaped Andrew and Frank, each carrying a weapon. Skeletron shrieked and diverted his attention to the NPCs. Frank lobbed knives at the angry skull while Andrew rushed toward Metro.

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about the dungeon," muttered Andrew as he gave Metro a health potion, "Frank clearly doesn't know about your current status."

Metro stood up and charged towards the skull.

"Oh!" sneered Skeletron as his sockets noticed Metro running towards him, "The noob wants to play with me. Excellent."

Skeletron slapped the ground and caused brick to fly off into every direction. One hit Metro in the stomach and knocked him back. Another cause a pillar to collapse along with a section of a roof. Frank threw a knife at Skeletron's hand. It broke in half and clattered on the floor. Skeletron screamed in rage and spun his head in a cyclone manner and headed towards Frank. Blob attacked Skeletron's remaining hand but the monster didn't notice.

"Yikes!" shouted Frank as he ran away while still lobbing knifes that the skull. Skeletron growled like a bear being provoked. He stopped spinning and smacked Frank into a tree. Andrew spammed arrows at Skeletron's skull. The angry skull started to move unpredictably in the air and occasionally used his spin dash against Metro.

"How's Frank?" asked Metro as he jabbed his spear into Skeletron's hand.

"He fine, just a bit shaken," shouted Andrew as he dripped healing liquid into Frank's mouth. Skeletron roared and punched the ground which caused shock waves that caused Metro to stumble back. Skeletron spin dashed at Metro with lightning speed. Metro dodged the skull and threw his boomerang at the skull's incoming hand. It sliced the hand in half and crumbled into dust. Skeletron screamed more in anger than pain. He smashed the ground with his head and spin dashed toward Metro. The skull was now a pale blur as it sped towards the doomed user. The skull smashed into Metro and sent him soaring into a tree. Skeletron uprooted a tree and started smashing it at Metro. The user shrieked and ran for cover as leaves were thrown onto the ground. Andrew and Frank ran to the skull and started distracting the it.

"Hey! Boney!" yelled Frank, "Kosh, kapleck Mog!"

Skeletron looked at Frank in a startled way, "Why would I want to buy something from... YOOOWWWW!"

Metro stabbed his spear into Skeletron's empty socket. He started to spin uncontrollably.

"NOOOOOOO!" screamed Skeletron as red light blasted from his eyes. In a burst of light, he exploded. Bits of collagen flew everywhere. A pale green book and skeleton hand fell to the ground with a soft thud. Multiple coins fell next to the items. Metro exhaled in exhaustion and collapsed.

"You did a good job," said Andrew as he helped Metro to his feet. Metro smiled weakly and picked up the fallen items.

"Ah yes," exclaimed Andrew as he inspected the items, "That book is no ordinary book my friend. That is the book of skulls. It will soon be useful. And that arm is a grappling hook. You seem to have been lucky with your kill."

Metro read an incantation in the book and a white skull soared out of it and destroyed a nearby zombie. Blob ran towards Metro and started nudging his knee. Andrew grinned.

"Oh! That is a pet slime I see. You must have the slime staff," congratulated Andrew as he pointed at the baby slime

"This thing?" asked Metro as he took out the stick that looked so useless.

"Yes," shrugged Andrew.

"Hey! Have you forgotten someone?" asked Frank in a slightly annoyed tone.

"What?" asked Andrew and Metro simultaneously as they turned around.

"The old man!" spat Frank as he rolled his eyes, "Since Skeletron was killed the curse was lifted!"

They all went to the entrance of the dungeon and saw the old man sitting on a pile of bricks fiddling with a small bit of cloth.

"Oh hello," smiled the old man as he stood up, "Thank for lifting my curse. I'm the clothier NPC."

He took out a red hat and absentmindedly tossed it up and down.

"Nice to see you alive and well James," grinned Andrew as he patted James on the back.

"Great," muttered Metro, "Another annoying NPC seller. Hey! How about we take a walk on the beach? I'd like some rest."

They all agreed and walked out onto the sandy ground.