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"What the heck is going on?" Ruby wondered as they saw the towers rising up from the ground.
"I dunno, but I'm not liking this." Harmony said.
"Guys!" A voice called out as they turned to see Rotty running toward them, carrying Shantae in her arms.
"Why is Shantae in your arms?" Sky asked as she noticed blood dripping from Shantae's ankle. "And why is she bleeding?!"
"An archer shot me in the foot." Shantae said as Rosalina immediately teleported to her and healed up her ankle. "Aaaah, thanks Rosie…" She said as Rotty put her down.
"Do you know what's going on?" Rosalina asked.
"We do. This blockhead named King Dice tricked us all into turning the power back on the ship." Rotty exclaimed. "If we don't do something about those towers, Risky'll activate this ship and make it rise out of the island!"
"Oh no… my home is gonna get destroyed!" Vera exclaimed.
"Mine too…" Zapple mumbled.
"King Dice? Pffft, I shouldn't be surprised." Cuphead said.
"He also said something about a casino." Rotty added.
"So he set up shop here? That somehow doesn't surprise me." Chalice said.
"How's Octo holding up?" Shantae asked.
"The Mermaid Queen is taking care of her and her pet." Summer said, pointing over to where the Giga Mermaid was pouring water onto both Kika and Octo.
"Aaaah, that feels nice…" Octo smiled, drinking the water along with Kino.
"You definitely needed this." She said with a gentle smile.
"Mmm…" Ruby rubbed her hip. "I'll be right back, I need to take some medicine real quick." She walked off with her crutches.
"I'll go make another Heart Potion." Rotty said. "We have four, right?"
"We do!" Harmony nodded, pulling one out.
"Thanks!" Rotty took it and walked off.
"Yeah, you go do that…" Mugman mumbled.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" A voice yelled as they turned to see Squid Baron approaching them, absolutely furious.
BGM: Squid Baron (Shantae and the Seven Sirens)
"What's got you so pissed off?" Yang asked.
"Oh, i'll tell you why!" He pointed to Shantae. "YOU!"
"...Me?"
"YES YOU! What was all that about! A gigantic squid?! An extremely hot and seductive octopus girl?! A seductive "HEY BABY"?"
"I wouldn't call that seductive, it was more… dehydrated if anything." Shantae said.
"But it was still there! YOU STOLE MY IDEAS, YOU PLAGIARIST!"
"What?"
"And of course, you're having the mermaid giving the octopus girl a nice cold bath! THAT WAS MY IDEA FOR DLC!"
"Who would buy that kind of stuff?"
"EXTREMELY HORNY TEENAGERS, THAT'S WHAT!" Squid Baron yelled. "You even made the octopus extremely ugly! Of all the nerve!" He growled, causing Kika to perk up.
Shantae sweatdropped. "Oh boy…"
"You stole my ideas! AND NOW I'M REALLY MAD! Once I find my sister's kids, I'm going back home and suing your butt off!"
"Is this really necessary? I mean… no one's ripping off anyone!"
"Wait, what kids?" Cuphead asked.
"Little baby squids! Heart shaped, you can't miss 'em!"
"Heart squids? But that would mean…" Mugman's eyes widened. "ROTTY NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He took off running.
"...I'll go get him." Hat Kid walked after him.
"AND ANOTHER THING, YOU PLAGIRISTIC HALF-GENIE! YOU WILL RUE THE DAY THAT-" He was poked on the shoulder, as Squid Baron turned to Kiko. "What the squid do you want, you miserable excuse of an octopus!"
Kika snarled, grabbing Squid Baron and then threw him hard into the sky. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
End BGM
"Um… is he gonna be okay?" Weiss asked.
"Eh, it's Squid Baron. He always comes back." Shantae shrugged.
"Who does he think he is, Ibuki?" Akane asked before shaking her head. "I guess some people just love shattering the fourth wall nonchalantly."
Meanwhile, at the Squidsmith's shop…
"Alright, they're all stacked and ready to go!" Squidsmith said, readying her hammer. "LET'S MELT! THEM! DOWN!"
"HOLD IT! HOOOOOLD EVERYTHING!"
Squidsmith looked over and then Mugman grabbed her hammer in a flash. "I AM NOT LETTING YOU HARM THESE FOR A SECOND LONGER!" He yelled.
"Oh hey, you wanna try it?" She asked.
"Of course not!" He said. "You are melting CHILDREN!"
"I am? Oh wow, I didn't think of it like that…" Squidsmith mused. "You have made me see the error of my ways. I am terribly sorry."
"You know what you have to do." Mugman said, giving her the hammer. "Hang up that hammer."
"Of course. It is the right thing to do." She said as Mugman folded his arms and closed his eyes, nodding in approval.
"Exactly! I'm proud that I saved at least four of those ki-"
SMASH!
Blood splattered everywhere.
"It is the right thing to do… if you're absolutely boring!" Squidsmith giggled. "Besides, it helps me keep a job, I do this all the time~!" She said as Rotty walked off with a Heart Potion. "There are plenty of Squidsmiths in this world who do it all the time as well!"
Squidsmith turned to Mugman. "C'mon, dude. What would I do if I was out of a job as awesome as this?"
Mugman pinched the bridge of his nose. "Heh… heheheheh… hahahaha! That's a good point! Hahahahahaha!" He had a wild look in his eyes. "You wanna know what else is awesome?"
"What is it?"
"THIS! RAAAAAAAAAH!" He tackled Squidsmith to the ground right as Hat Kid walked in.
"...What the peck…" She mumbled.
"CHILD MURDERER! CHILD! MURDERER!" He yelled.
"Geez, was it something I said?" Squidsmith wondered, as his punches were doing absolutely nothing to her.
"Oi! Peckneck!"
Mugman turned to Hat Kid, who was looking absolutely feral.
"You gonna calm down or something? Look at the bright side, at least they're not human babies."
Mugman snarled at her.
"Oh, so that's how it's gonna be?" Hat Kid took out her umbrella. "Alright, bring it on!"
"RAAAAAAAAH!"
BGM: Yo, Go Crazy! (Shantae and the Pirate's Curse)
Mugman's Last Strand of Sanity - Mugman
Mugman proceeded to shoot at her with his finger bullets, as Hat Kid nonchalantly blocked with her umbrella, opening it up and walked forward toward him as he charged at her.
Hat Kid quickly rolled out of the way as Mugman tried to "claw" her. He turned around feral like… until Hat Kid smacked him on the head with a baseball bat to knock him out instantly.
*record scratch*
"Thank you, Nyakuza." Hat Kid said as stars were circling above Mugman's head. "Come on, I know somebody who'll cheer you up." She said, dragging Mugman away. "Later kid killer!" She waved.
"...I'm not sure what the heck just happened but… eh." The Squidsmith shrugged.
"Hey your highness!" Hat Kid called out to the Giga Mermaid. "This peckneck needs some loves!"
"Aw, the poor little guy…" She said gently, as she picked up Mugman into her hands and gently kissed him on the cheek.
Immediately after, Mugman sat up straight with his head turning red. "Wow! I feel better already!" He said as Giga Mermaid giggled and gently hugged him, doing her best not to squish him as she put him down and patted him on the head.
"Feel better now?" Hat Kid asked.
"Yeah… what was I mad about?"
"Don't worry about it." Hat Kid dragged him away once again.
With Ruby…
"I don't understand!" She said as Rosalina was using her magic to ease the pain in her hip. "The bottle was half full when I last used it!"
"How many do you typically use?" Rosalina asked.
"One usually works fine for me!"
Summer spotted something on the sink, picking it up as she saw it was a strand of fur. "Fur…?" She narrowed her eyes. "I found the culprit."
"You did?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah, the fuzzball was here earlier." Summer said. "Something tells me he got rid of them."
Ruby groaned. "Great… probably his latest scheme to get me to sell my soul to him for some pain killers."
"Yeah, well, it's not like we can buy more."
In Hell…
"Ah, boss?" Henchman asked.
"Yes?"
"You got rid of those painkillers, yes?"
"Of course!"
"...What would stop Ruby from buying more?"
The Devil's eyes widened, facepalming. "Crud…"
Back on the island…
"That should do it." Rosalina said. "If it's bothering you again, let me know."
"Okay." Ruby smiled as Rosalina kissed her on the forehead as they walked out. "So, what are we gonna do about those towers?"
"I've got an idea." Summer said. "Rosie, Oran, Kala and I will go to the towers to shut them down while the rest of you go see this King Dice guy. I'd say we all go, but I'd rather not expose Oran to gambling."
"Okay, so the rest of us go in there and see what this Dice guy is doing?"
"Yeah." Summer nodded. "He's probably not much of a threat." She giggled, giving Ruby a motherly hug as Ruby returned it.
"Hey guys!" Ruby called out once they were at the beach. "Here's what we're gonna do. Mom, Rosie, Oran and Kala are gonna take down those towers while the rest of us go and take care of this King Dice guy."
"That sounds good, but where exactly is the casino?" Bolo asked.
"Oh, the casino?" Lobster spoke up. "It's actually not that far from here. I'll take you there!" She said as they nodded.
"We'll see you on the other side." Summer said as they took off.
"Hey Oran!" Ruby said as Oran turned his head. "I… uh…" She smiled. "Good luck out there."
Oran nodded, letting out a small growl with a smile, winking at her and then ran off as Lobster teleported them all to the casino.
BGM: Casino Delfino (Super Mario Sunshine)
Once they teleported in, they would see all sorts of gambling games nearby. Slots, poker, roulettes, and other gambling sites around the area. "Wow, fancy." Weiss said.
"Meh, I've been to Vegas. They're better." Akane said nonchalantly.
"Alright, so where's good ol' blockhead?" Rotty asked as they walked around.
"Blegh, I could do without the smoking…" Blake gagged.
"Mmph… I… I think I'm gonna sit this one out." Seryu admitted, her sense of smell going haywire.
"I'll join you!" Blake took off with her.
"Hey, wait for me!" Sheele walked off while Manaphy started coughing.
"Okay, I'm taking Manaphy outside." Weiss said as she walked out while covering Manaphy's face as Zwei went off after them.
"Blegh… let's just find the guy and get out of here." Bolo said.
"Split up?" Shantae suggested.
"Yeah, sure, let's do that." Sky said. "Find some oxygen masks while you're at it!"
End BGM
Meanwhile…
Rosalina walked up to the first tower. "Here it is." She said, floating up high into the air as magic wrapped around her hands.
She shifted her eyes as she quickly dodged an attack. "Who goes there?" She asked as she saw a blimp approaching her, but it slowly morphed into a lady on a unicycle.
"Hope you don't mind if I crash the party!"
"Hmm? And who might you be?"
"Hilda Berg! And I'm going to destroy you like the wimp that you are!"
"...Uh-huh." Rosalina chuckled and telepathically called Summer. "Hey Sums? I'm going to be a while. Apparently this blimp lady challenged me to a fight."
With Summer…
"Oh, that's fine. We're dealing with a woodpecker in a birdhouse." Summer said, casually dodging Wally Warbles' attacks. "At least, I think it's a woodpecker!"
Kala dodged one of his attacks, using Power Whip to grab onto his wings and threw him down to the ground while Oran threw a fire dust crystal into the hole, causing the birdhouse to catch ablaze.
"BWAAAAACK!"
"...Correction, we were fighting a woodpecker in a birdhouse." Summer chuckled.
Back at the casino…
As Ruby, her family, Pit and Gloria walked around, in search for King Dice, a spotlight shined down onto the stage. They all turned to see cards making music as King Dice himself danced onto the stage.
"Heedle heedle heedle heedle~! Ska bah bah bah do day~! Ohwhoa whoa~ Whoooooa~!
The Devil's Number One - King Dice
"That's him?" Ruby asked.
"Rotty was right… he is a blockhead." Raven said.
"Alriiiiiight!" Dice grabbed the microphone. "So glad of you to make it into my humble abode!" He said. "Now then! Let's get ready to RRRRRRROOOOLLLLL THE DICE! Now who will be our lucky contestant to come on up onto the stage? I'm looking for someone in the audience who's crippled and has a new arm!"
The spotlight shone down directly on Ruby. "Oh crap…" Ruby grimaced.
"Ah, Ruby Rose! There you are!" He smirked. "Come on down!" He called as Byleth instinctively got in front of her, as did Dorothea, Bereto, Maia, Gloria, Pit and the rest of her family.
"Don't even think about it, block head!" Yang glared.
"Hahahaha!" King Dice laughed. "You don't have a choice." He pressed a button as several TV screens showed off everyone else. "Your friends are getting acquainted with my men. So either you compete or they die. Your choice!"
On the screens, they would see the Half Genies and Lobster fighting the Tipsy Troop, Nekomaru was kickboxing Chips Bettigan, the Cupbros and Chalice were shooting Mr. Wheezy, Sky was shooting at Pip and Dot, Bolo, Banjo and Rotty were taking on Hopus Pocus, Xena and Umber were fighting Phear Lap, Akane was dancing with Pirouletta, Nyx was taking care of Mangosteen with a pool stick, and Iris, Jade, Marnie and Neo were taking on Mr. Chimes.
"They seem to be handling themselves just fine." Tai said.
"Ah, but how well can they handle them for much longer?" Dice smirked. "Now then, Ruby, you better come up if you value your friend's life!"
"I volunteer!" Qrow suddenly spoke up.
"Oh? You must be Ruby's drunk uncle. Very well, Qrow… I suppose we can do a warm up before we get to the main event." He chuckled as Qrow walked up on the stage, turning back to look at Ruby and giving her a wink as he walked up on stage.
"Give me your best shot."
"Now then, let's see if we can roll the dice! First off, name that tune!" He exclaimed, pointing to the orchestra as they started playing an orchestral version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
"Oh, this one's easy." Qrow folded his arms confidently.
"Excellent. What is it?"
"Tingle Tangle Little Bar."
"HUH?!"
In Hell…
"TINGLE TANGLE LITTLE BAR?!" Devil yelled.
"Uh oh…" Henchman took a step back in fright.
"YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THERE IS ANOTHER PERSON OUT THERE WHO DOESN'T KNOW…" A fiery aura surrounded him. "TWINKLE! TWINKLE! LITTLE! STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!"
He exploded in rage right after, incinerating anyone who was in there.
"...Dah, boss? You just killed your finest demons!"
Devil blinked, turning to see piles of ashes everywhere. "...Crud!"
"Want me to get you your fifth finest demons? Or as they're now known as your first finest demo-"
"Henchman… shut up."
Back in the casino…
Raven cackled. "Oh, that's hilarious! He did that on purpose…"
"Okaaaay… let's try that again. Name this tune, because everyone knows this!" He said, as the orchestra brought out different instruments.
BGM: James Bond Theme
"Ah, this one?" Qrow smirked. "Oh please, I know the name of this one."
"Good! Now tell the lovely audience what the name of this theme is."
"Jimmy Crond."
*record scratch*
King Dice facepalmed, his hand sliding down his face. "Great… a comedian…"
Back with Rosalina…
"MAYDAY! MAAAAAAAYDAAAAAAY!"
Rosalina watched as the Howling Aces flew toward the ground as they ejected out of their seats and parachuted off the ground. "So much for their ace pilots." She said as she threw comets at the reactor, destroying it easily. "Alright, now let's see how Summer is holding up."
At the casino, with Hat Kid…
Hat Kid walked around, noticing that one part of the casino looked like a metro station. "This looks familiar…" She said as she walked through, where right on cue, she almost got ran over by a train, that was being pulled by a large cat. "Wah!" She yelped.
"Oh… oh boy…" Hat Kid said as the train disappeared into a portal, and in front of Hat Kid was Mustache Girl. "Hey."
"Rotten bad guy…" Mustache Girl glared. "You have some nerve showing your face here…"
"You've been brainwashed! Let me smack some sense into you."
"Hahaha! That will not be necessary." A voice said as a platform lowered itself as Empress was standing there, holding her rocket launcher in hand. "You are not going anywhere."
"Ah peck…" Hat Kid mumbled before taking a deep breath. "Alright… if you wanna rumble, then let's rumble!"
BGM: Rush Hour (A Hat In Time)
Bow and Exalt or Taste the Asphalt! - Mustache Girl and The Empress
Hat Kid and Mustache Girl lunged at each other, both of them swinging their fists as both of them connected as they were knocked back, both of them sliding as Mustache Girl fired lasers at Hat Kid, but she rolled out of the way, switching hats as she threw potions at Mustache Girl, all of them exploding around her and covering her in smoke.
Mustache Girl jumped out of the smoke and swung her fist, but she hit nothing as Hat Kid came swinging down from a platform and dropped on top of her, whacking her with her umbrella. Mustache Girl kicked her off of her as she summoned cards and threw them at Hat Kid, all of them catching fire.
Hat Kid quickly slid underneath the cards and charged at Mustache Girl, whacking her with her umbrella as Mustache Girl responded by punching her in the chest and knocked her back. "Must she do everything?" Empress wondered. "LAZY PAWS! DO YOUR JOB!"
Several Nyakuza landed on the ground. "Hey boys!" Hat Kid greeted nonchalantly as they all tackled her, but she nonchalantly dodged as a cat train came running over as Hat Kid proceeded to take a running start and ran up the train car before grabbing onto the ledge and hopped up as Mustache Girl jumped up and met her on the car.
Hat Kid smiled, doing a "come at me" gesture as Mustache Girl punched the ground as a fiery shockwave launched at her, but she rolled out of the way and switched hats, sprinting toward Mustache Girl before she called out her moped and drove toward Mustache Girl.
Mustache Girl jumped out of the way and landed, creating a shockwave but Hat Kid jumped over and turned around, jumping off of her moped and switched hats again, wearing a snow beanie as her hands turned into ice and punched the top of the train car, creating ice stalagmites that knocked Mustache Girl off of the train as Hat Kid jumped off, turning into a statue and creating a shockwave that knocked the Nyakuza away.
"Rrrgh!" Empress growled, aiming her rocket at her and firing but Hat Kid dove for cover, but got punched in the face by Mustache Girl in response, quickly throwing cards at her and surrounding her before said cards fired lasers at her that created an explosion.
Mustache Girl smirked, but when the smoke cleared, Hat Kid got out of her ice sculpture and smiled. "You cheating little…!" She growled as she jumped toward her.
"Sorry about this!" Hat Kid aimed her umbrella as Mustache Girl smirked, and teleported behind her as she kicked Hat Kid away, but at the same time, she had dropped a potion.
"Huh?!" Mustache Girl exclaimed as the potion exploded as she cried out in pain as Hat Kid fired a laser at her, consuming her in the laser as Mustache Girl fell on the ground. "Nnngh…" She grunted as she tried to get up, but Hat Kid was right beside her and whacked her on the head with the umbrella to knock her out, where stars circled around her head.
"And now for-" Hat Kid turned around, only to have Empress grab her by the throat. "Hnnngh!"
End BGM
BGM: Tension (Super Mario Galaxy)
"Looks like there never really was honor among thieves." She said darkly. "You did the right thing by running away, but you never counted on me coming back, did you?"
She tightly squeezed her, causing Hat Kid to gasp for air. "This is what you get from stealing from the queen!" She said, throwing her toward a wall.
"Rrrgh!"
"Uuungh… huh…?" Mustache Girl snapped out of her daze and looked on as Empress aimed her rocket launcher at Hat Kid. "Hat Kid…?"
"Time to pay for your childish greed!" She said and fired the rocket at her. "PERISH!"
"NO!" Mustache Girl teleported to Hat Kid and spread her arms out, taking the full brunt of the rocket.
Hat Kid gasped. "MUSTACHE GIRL!" She screamed as Mustache Girl was blasted to a wall and fell near her. "No… no!" She crawled over to her, shaking her. "Stay with me… stay with me! Don't die on me!" She begged, tears swelling in her eyes as they immediately started falling.
"Oh, so now you have a change of heart? No matter… I'll deal with you after I'm done with the brat!"
End BGM
Hat Kid's fists clenched. "...You shouldn't have peckin' done that…" She growled, switching hats as she put on a new one, where said hat was a baseball cap, but had a rainbow shine to it and had the Smash logo up front.
Once she put that on, she glowed with a rainbow aura. "You messed with the wrong girl!"
"Hahaha! Like a rainbow aura will do you any good!" She mocked as she aimed her rocket launcher again, but Hat Kid pulled out a whistle and blew into it, her attire immediately changing into her marching band attire as owls appeared in front of her and launched at her, striking her and shoving her into a portal.
"Argh!" The Empress grunted, finding herself in a train.
"Well, look what the cat dragged in!" A voice said as the Empress turned to see Snatcher reading a book, as she would also hear laughter as she turned to see crows on the other side.
"What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" One of the crows asked as they all laughed while owls started planting bombs around her as Hat Kid was outside, holding a button.
"Buh-bye~!" Hat Kid smiled, pressing a button.
"HAHAHAHA! FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!" Snatcher mocked as the train blew up as Empress screamed, flying into the air and faceplanting in front of Hat Kid.
"Hmph!" Hat Kid nodded, switching hats. "That'll teach you." She said and walked off to Mustache Girl as the Empress growled deeply, glaring hard at Hat Kid.
"You think you've won?!" She growled, aiming her rocket launcher as Hat Kid shifted her eyes toward her.
"Goodbye, Empress." Hat Kid said as she pulled out her baseball bat while the Empress fired the rocket launcher. "I'M REASSIGNED!" She turned around and swung the bat, hitting the rocket and deflecting it back to her.
"HUH?!" She yelled in surprise as the rocket hit her and exploded, knocking the Empress into a wall and fell over, ninja cats circling around her head.
Hat Kid put her bat away and then walked over, picking up her rocket launcher as she then blew a raspberry at Empress's direction and walked off. "Hey, wake up!" She said, gently shaking Mustache Girl.
"Uuungh…" Mustache Girl groaned as she opened her eyes. "I… don't think I'll block another rocket to the face anytime soon…" She painfully chuckled as Hat Kid picked her up, both of them hugging as they both walked off.
Back with King Dice…
"Uuuugh! Okay! You didn't get the Harry Potter theme either… so let's just move on to the trivia round." He said, looking absolutely frazzled and his mustache looked incredibly unkempt.
"Fine by me."
"This is an easy one. Mario fights Bowser all the time to rescue Princess Peach. Who does Mario fight?"
"Shrubbery."
"NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOO!" King Dice stomped on the ground in frustration while everyone else was laughing.
"Ooooh, this is too good." Raven giggled.
Meanwhile…
"Moooooo!" Esther Winchester mooed as she fell to the ground, before suddenly turning herself into a pile of beef sausages. Oran stared at said sausages and drooled.
"Um…" Summer rubbed the back of her head.
"She's… giving herself up to us on a silver platter…" Rosalina said, completely flabbergasted.
"Yup…" Summer agreed.
["So… we're just going to eat her without telling anyone?"]
"Trust me, Kala. It's not the first time we've eaten a boss." Summer said, recalling how Werner Werman went out.
["Very well then. Let's dig in before Oran eats it all."]
They turned around, only to see that Oran ate it all, causing the trio to sweatdrop while Oran let out a loud burp.
"...Well, there's always the pulled pork sandwiches." Summer mumbled as they took care of the last tower.
Back at the casino…
"GAAAAH! This is ridiculous! You seriously cannot be this stupid!" King Dice growled. "Fine! One last trivia question before we get to rolling the stupid dice! There are at least-"
The power suddenly went out. "HUH?!"
"Oh, looks like they took care of the power." Raven said.
"No no no no NO! Those towers gave this casino the electricity it needed! No no no no! Where's the generator?!" He exclaimed, unaware of some stage lights dangling. "Rrrrgh! Once I am through with you, I'll-" Qrow hopped off the stage. "Where are you going?! GET BACK HERE AND FINISH ROLL THE DI-"
SLAM!
Several stage lights fell on top of him. "OOOMPH!" He grunted, crushed underneath its weight.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! Ooops! Zhat was not medicine!"
Gloria's eyes widened. "Wait a moment, I recognize that voice…" She said as Medic walked onto the stage nonchalantly.
"M-Medic… help me…!"
"Hmm, let me zhink for a moment… nein!" He hopped off the stage.
"Wait a moment, you're one of those guys where we helped Chiaki get some bread from you guys!" Ruby said.
"Hahaha, it has been a while, no?"
"What are ye doin' here?" Gloria asked.
"Ah, me and my comrades were visiting hell and ze Devil, I decided to see what zhis casino was about and decided to... help out with zhe rolling of the dice."
"How did you get there?" Ruby wondered.
"Haha... zhat is a long story. In zhe meantime, I should be able to get zhe rest of my team out of zhere. Perhaps we can join you." Medic grinned. "I will be right back, enjoy zhe rest of your vacation!" He said as they all walked away as Medic walked off, but stopped himself.
"...Wait a moment." He turned around. "Hello! Frauline with the crutches!"
Ruby turned around. "Yes?"
"Forgive my curiosity, but what happened to your leg?"
"Oh, my hip got shattered. I'm waiting for it to heal up."
"Oooh, interesting!" A gleeful sadisticness crept up on his face. "Very interesting!"
"I... don't like that tone." Pit grimaced as they all walked out while Medic took an elevator straight to Hell.
Back at Arena Town...
"That's all taken care of!" Summer said once they all regrouped. "So how was the casino?"
"Riveting." Raven said, as Qrow chuckled proudly.
"What can I say? Stalling for time does wonders." Qrow said.
"Guys!" Mimic exclaimed as he ran to them. "We got trouble!"
"What's up?" Blake asked.
Mimic pointed to a control panel. "That didn't stop it! It only slowed her down!"
"What?" Rotty walked over. "That can't be right. You guys destroyed the power, right?"
"Yeah, we did." Summer nodded, and suddenly the island started to shake before the ship rose up from the ground and lifted off of the ground.
"HO HO HO HO! IT WORKED! This island will be history!" Risky called out in triumph as the ship rose up high into the sky.
"It's an airship?!" Shantae exclaimed.
"Oh no, this is bad..." Rotty said as she was looking at the control panel. "She's aiming all the weapons at us! She's going to blow up the entire island!"
"You gotta be kidding me!" Yang exclaimed.
"We gotta stop her!" Ruby said, when suddenly, a hand grabbed her by the shoulder and pushed her to a wall. "MMPH!"
BGM: Shaded Truths (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
"HAHAHAHAHA! I have you now!" The Devil laughed, having her pinned to a wall and clutched her chest as he started to pull Ruby's soul out of her body, while also having a fire wall behind him.
"RUBY!" Yang yelled, when suddenly an exploding arrow struck the Devil and blasted him away as Oran then spin dashed into him to knock him away and then Kala wrapped him up with Vine Whip as Oran aimed his spear at him.
Summer and Pit sprang into action, both of them shoving Ruby's soul back into her body.
"Woo! Head rush..." Ruby dizzily staggered, but Pit wrapped her arm around him.
"I got ya." He said.
The Devil chuckled. "Well well well, I can't believe you actually caught me, eye stabber." He then started laughing.
"What's so funny?" Summer demanded.
"Oh nothing, just a lesson on Heroics 101. NEVER leave a weapon in a villain's hands when they're binded!"
He suddenly broke himself free with his trident and in a blink of an eye, he used his trident to steal Oran and Kala's souls, freely pulling them out within seconds as both of their bodies fell over.
"NO!" Summer yelled.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Well, I was aiming for Ruby's soul but this will do for now!" He said, holding their souls in his hand. "I'm going to enjoy making armadillo and monkey soup on that airship. Tata~!" He then poofed away.
End BGM
"Oran...?" Ruby whispered as tears fell down her cheeks as electricity crackled around her body.
"ORAN!"
Ibuki: See? See! The devil got messed with one too many times and now Oran-chan- *hears something, turns around to see me holding a machine gun* ...Nan-chan?
What the hell is that? *looks at Wigglet*
Ibuki: Aww, it's cute!
I can't believe it... the Khezu made its way into Pokemon. It followed me from Stories 2! CAPCOM, WHY DID YOU MAKE THAT THING AND WHY DID YOU LET GAMEFREAK MAKE A POKEMON OUT OF IT?!
Ibuki: It's cute! *hears it revving up* Uh oh!
This thing has got to go!
Ibuki: NAN-CHAN NO! *tackles me to the ground*
Wah! Get off of me!
Ibuki: Run little Wiglett! She'll hold him off!