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Chapter 6: Phantasm to the Wildness

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This is Stinkoman's Journey. Previously on Chapter 4, he tried to annihilate Ultros altogether with a blitz, but failed, sending him flying away from the others. He ended up flowing down the river that's opposite that the others are flowing down. Where will Stinkoman end up? Read on in this chapter to find out! Oh, and expect cameos from cartoons like Totally Spies and the Simpsons and also TV Shows like Everybody Loves Raymond. Oh yeah, and another appearance by Homsar!

And also note that this is currently the longest chapter ever in this fanfic! You've been warned!

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Stinkoman was unconsious, and flowing down the river. He ends up flowing right into a shore, and being near a house. Stinkoman regain consious, and looked around. "What is this place?" Stinkoman said to himself.

He decided to check out the house. By the well, he saw one person: Homeschool Winner. He was with that critter that is crossed between a cow and a helicopter. Of course, Stinkoman decided to check inside the house. Of course, one guy is demanding that everything gets done for him. "My clock needs fixing for crying out loud!" He said, "I need to be cared for!"

"No way!" Stinkoman replied as he left the house. Stinkoman thought that the man was really cranky. He then decided to see Homeschool Winner. Homeschool noticed Stinkoman.

"Who are you?" Homeschool asked.

Stinkoman replied, "I'm Stinkoman, the town's greatest fighter if there ever was one. Now, who are you?"

"I'm Homeschool Winner. You remind me of someone I met in South Concession. He has a blue gem on there, and shorter and fatter than you.."

"Oh you're talking about Strong Bad. As far as I know, he's trying to slow down the Empire at South Concession right now with the Cheat as we speak."

"Okay. Well anyways, I guess I should help you. Do note that I have some errands to run so don't panic if I leave indefinately okay?"

"Okay. It's best to stick together anyways."

"Now, the Empire have built a base somewhere. They seem to be after Castle Pomo next."

"Well what are we waiting for? Lets get them!"

With the discussion out of the way, Stinkoman and Homeschool Winner then leave from the location of the house and then find a way to get off the place. "There has to be a way to get off of here and back to the others," Stinkoman explained.

They continue along, having to put up with some new enemies, and unfortunately, Stinkoman hasn't been around these places and thus didn't know what the enemies were. Of course, that cow-helicopter critter rushed in on enemies, mistaking them for little worms in the ground and annihilated them. Of course, they meet up with a Merchant riding on top of a Chocobo. Both Stinkoman and Homeschool get some stuff from the merchant: Some plumed hats for Stinkoman and Homeschool, and Shurikens and Inviz Edges for Homeschool. Stinkoman was curious. "What do you need those for?" Stinkoman asked.

"Because I happen to be a 2nd degree ninja," Homeschool replied, "I had to train anyways due to the amount of monsters and throwing stuff at them was part of my training anyways."

"Oh, now I understand."

After the discussion, the two continue walking, and they sight some sort of camp on a small patch of desert. As they entered, Homeschool notices that it's a place where the Empire is camping out at! "By the way, I forgot to tell you, the Empire is camping out here," Homeschool said.

"Yeah, it appears so," Stinkoman replied.

"It's an imperial base, there's too many soldiers," Homeschool tells Stinkoman.

They both hide behind somewhere. Two soldiers were talking. "Hey, did you hear..." One soldier said.

"Oh, you mean..." The other soldier interrupted.

"Shhh! Quiet down! If that Children/Arrowed Guy catches us, we'll be MSG'd, or worse, Cerebellum'd! If he manages to drive General Quarterman out of our battalion, he'll probably become the next general!"

"Don't make me laugh! If someone like Children/Arrowed Guy becomes a general, I'm heading straight home, no questions!"

"Hey! Keep it down! If Children/Arrowed Guy hears you, it's jail time for you!"

"Alright, Alright!" Then that soldier noticed the Children/Arrowed Guy coming, "Uh-oh! Here he comes! Back to our posts!"

The Children/Arrowed Guy came along. "Hey you two! Keeping a sharp lookout?" He said.

"Yes sir," One of the Imperial Soldiers replied, "You're the Children/Arrowed Guy aren't you? How are you?"

"Save your petty small talk for another time!" Children/Arrowed Guy told the soldier, "Just do your freaking job or I'll threaten to run you over with my Children truck!"

The Children/Arrowed guy walked away, laving the Imperial Soldiers where they are. "Whew! Somebody has got to put that guy away," the other Imperial Soldier commented.

"Shhhh!" The Imperial Soldier that talked to Children/Arrowed Guy replied, "Do I have to keep telling you to keep it down?!? You're hopeless, man!"

Just then, a punting dino came by and punted the both of them! PUNT! "Ow. That Punting dino gives me the creeps, and not the only reason I hate that Children/Arrowed Guy either. Like, I don't even think he's human, unlike General Quarterman..."

"Agreed."

Just then, the two were then given their attention towards a Commander. "You two, we're about to storm Pomo Castle now! You two will join the Assault team!" He said.

At Pomo Castle....

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Imperial Troops, and those in Magitek Armors, as well as Punting Dinos, are at the front gate of the Castle. The commander shouted, "Attack!"

And the troops then began attacking. The sentries of Pomo castle holded them off, but of course they knew they couldn't do it forever. Inside the castle, one sentry was sweating. "It's hopeless," the sentry said, "We cannot keep them out!"

The other sentry replied, "So, it's finally happening eh?"

"*bubble* *bubble*" (A moment, sir!) A mysterious voice said, "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Allow me the honor!)

The sentries looked and saw who it was. It was the castle's faithful retainer, Pom Pom. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (If we can defeat their commander, they will surely give up.) Pom Pom continued, "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Let us give it a try!)

"Sir Pom Pom! Let them have it!" A Pomo sentry told him.

Pom Pom then walked er, bounced his way through the castle until he got to the front entrance, where he saw the Imperial Soldiers still trying to get in. Pom Pom went towards the Commander. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (I am Pom Pom, retainer to the King of Pomo. I am your worst nightmare!), Pom Pom told the Commander.

The Commander attacked with his battle axe, but missed Pom Pom. Pom Pom strikes the Commander, but unfortunately the attack gets blocked by the Commander's shield. Pom Pom gets hit, but still not beaten. Pom Pom decides to use something he calls a 'Swordtech', and uses dispatch on the Commander, outright annihilating it. The Imperial Soldiers noticed that Pom Pom slayed their commander. "The general's been defeated! Run for it!" One of the soldiers said.

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Walled up in there, we can wait our enemy!), Pom Pom said, as he returned inside Pomo Castle.

Back at the imperial base...

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Imperial troops are running like maniacs. Of course, General Quarterman came out and noticed one of the soldiers running up to him. "What's the problem?" General Quarterman asked.

"The Citizens of Pomo got us, and Pom Pom just slayed our commander!" The Imperial Soldier replied, "And on top of that, they all seem to be a waiting game!"

"So? That's their strategy. Looks like you need some brains."

"Excuse me, don't try that on me. It ain't funny. It's bad enough that the Children/Arrowed guy Cerebellum'd Cheerleader after you said that to her!"

"Oops, sorry."

"So anyways General, we are ready to take the castle. Just give the order..."

"Patience! If we just go ahead and attack now, death toll will be very high, and too much sacrifice is in there."

"But General! I'm ready to lay down my life for the Empire!"

"Uh, you're from Marooneda right?"

"Uh, yeah. Why do you ask?"

"And your family lives there? If you fall in battle, I'll have to deliver the bad news... What should I say to them? Come on! You have a life to get back to someday. Don't throw it all away like that. The King of Town wouldn't want that."

"Yes sir, and I don't even know why the King of Town would care about us anyways. He cares more about food than us."

"That may be so, but that doesn't mean that..."

Before General Quarterman could continue, an Imperial Soldier came to him. "General Quarterman!" the Imperial Soldier said, "A carrier pigeon from the King of Town!"

"What..?" General Quarterman responded, "I guess I'm being summoned by that King of Town."

"I understand sir," the Imperial Soldier said.

"Right, I'll leave Pomo in your hands," General Quarterman replies.

"Yes, Sir."

"Okay. Just don't jump the gun. Don't want many casulties there now, do we?"

"Got it, Sir! Leave it to us!"

"Right. I'll be off I guess. Just got to go get ready in that tent."

As the General went off into the tent, Stinkoman commented. "That guy got some spunk!" Stinkoman tells Homeschool, "I wish he were a friend of mine, if he weren't with the enemy that is..."

Stinkoman was about to go further, until Homeschool stopped him and put him back. "Stinkoman!" Homeschool said, "I wouldn't jump out there right now..."

Stinkoman looked and saw the Children/Arrowed Guy walk by. "Now that Quarterman's gone, I'll turn the water into a flowing cesspool of crap-filtered sewage!" He said.

General Quarterman came back out. "Children/Arrowed Guy," General Quarterman tells the Children/Arrowed Guy, "The King of Town has ordered me to return home. I do not want any trouble here, especially anything having to do with the Poopsmith!"

"Gah you loser!" Children/Arrowed Guy responded, "I'll be taking care of the situation in no time, and like I would do something like let the Poopsmith fill the river with crap!"

"Don't be so Pompous, and I was referring to the word itself, and not the giant ship aliens invade in the game PO'ed either. Also DON'T forget that they are PEOPLE and FUNNY CREATURE THINGYS too, just like you and me! Don't lose your brains on this, like you did with Cheerleader."

"We need not spare those that part with the Returners, and as for that Cheerleader, well you told her that she needed some brains, and I gave them to her!"

"Yeah, but I did not expect you to do that."

"Okay. Well see ya."

Quarterman then left the area. The Children/Arrowed guy thought to himself: 'You just go pretend to be a good little boy...!'

The Children/Arrowed guy went to see the Imperial Soldier behind the river. "Is the crap ready?" Children/Arrowed Guy asked.

"But General Quarterman just..." The Imperial Soldier tried to say back.

"He's no longer here! I'm in charge now, so get the Poopsmith to shovel crap into the river!"

"But some of our people is inside that castle as prisoners! If we fill the river with crap..."

"Do it! Take them all out! Get the Poopsmith to do it now or I'll have you Arrowed!"

Stinkoman and Homeschool Winner jumped out. "Hey! I don't think so!" Stinkoman shouted.

"That is so inhuman!" Homeschool added.

"Oh, if it isn't Stinkoman and Homeschool Winner," Children/Arrowed Guy said, "But I'm afraid you're history you two!"

"You'll be history yourself!!" Stinkoman replied loudly.

Stinkoman struck the Children/Arrowed Guy right in the gut. "Ow! That hurt!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted in pain.

The Children/Arrowed Guy ran away, and Stinkoman said, "Hey! Get back here wimp!"

"Yeah right! You say 'wait!', and do I even look like a freaking waiter?!?" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted back.

Stinkoman kept shouting 'wait' at the Children/Arrowed Guy as both Stinkoman and Homeschool continue to chase him. "Haha! What a toad!" Children/Arrowed Guy said evilly.

Unfortunately, he got a swift pummel from Stinkoman, hurting him more. "Ouch! I have a headache now!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted.

"John the Bald Guy, wait up you loonie!" Stinkoman shouted.

"Do I even look like a waiter still? And I'm the Children/Arrowed Guy, and not John the Bald Guy!" Children/Arrowed Guy applied rudely.

Stinkoman and Homeschool continue to chase the Children/Arrowed Guy down to the river. "Do you expect me to put up with a couple of nimrods like you two?" Children/Arrowed Guy said, "Next time, you will be a goner!"

Despite what the Children/Arrowed Guy said, Stinkoman and Homeschool still continued to give chase, until they got caught up by a Commander. "Oh gripe!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted, "Hey, if you know what's good for you..."

The Commander then springed in and attacked. Stinkoman dodged it's axe and pounded at it. Of course, the Commander countered with a hit in the head. "Ow! My head! It hurts so bad!" Stinkoman shouted in pain.

Homeschool Winner's eyes went angry, and he then threw some shurikens at the offending Commander who hurted Stinkoman pretty bad. The Commander collapsed. Of course, it was too late, both Stinkoman and Homeschool watched in horror as the Children/Arrowed Guy was already at the river. "Okay Poopsmith," Children/Arrowed Guy said, "Just shovel that crap into the river and it will make everyone in Castle Pomo sick!"

The Poopsmith holded up a sign reading 'Why would I want to do that?'

"Uh, could you please talk?" Children/Arrowed Guy asked.

The Poopsmith then held up a sign reading 'I'm taking a long vow of silence, in fact one that's longer than you think.'

"Fine," Children/Arrowed Guy replied, "But please shovel the crap into the river will ya?"

The Poopsmith listened and then shoveled out a whole bunch of crap and put it into the water. The water went to an ugly shade of brown in no time. The Children/Arrowed Guy grinned as he said, "Haa haa haa! Nothing can beat the music of a billion moans and growns from the sick people of Pomo! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!"

At Castle Pomo...

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Pom Pom was looking from above, and he noticed that the river was getting browner and browner. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Something is really wrong there), Pom Pom said to himself.

"Sir Pom Pom!" A Pomo sentry tells him, "The Empire's base is rustling with activity. Something is going on here?"

Pom Pom knew it already. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Something is wrong. That water looks odd.) Pom Pom answered.

"Sir Pom Pom!" The Pomo sentry tells him.

"*bubble*" (This is CRAP!)

One by one, the sentries of Pomo collapsed and with an illness. Most died from it, while some are still alive but really sick. One of the sentries even fell into the crap-infested water as well.

"What lowdown and contemptible..." The Pomo sentry said.

"*bubble*" (Guard our liege!) Pom Pom tells him.

"To the king, on the double Pom Pom!"

Pom Pom then bounced his way through the castle to the king's throne. He was getting near. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Right! The king's room should be near!) Pom Pom said.

Pom Pom rushed into the throne room and noticed that the king already has collapsed. Pom Pom rushed to him. "*bubble* *bubble*" (Your highness! Fear not!) Pom Pom told the king.

"Who's there?" The king asked.

"*bubble*" (Pom Pom, excellency.)

"Indeed! Pom Pom, my sight is going fast... I can't see a thing... And I'm too sick to live anymore..."

"*bubble*" (Excellency, hang on!)

"Pom Pom, you have defended my father's realms since the day you crash-landed into the castle... hack... cough... After we took care of you after that crash... *wheeze* Thank you... It's over... I'm afraid our kingdom is now through."

A big sign reading 'It's Over!' appears. Pom Pom got angry and slashed it to tiny pieces. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Stupid ridiculous and pointless signs appearing out of nowhere!) Pom Pom shouted.

Pom Pom turned back to the king. "*bubble*" (Not yet, highness!) Pom Pom said.

"I fear for your family from the island of Pom..... unn... getting weaker...." The king replied.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Save your strength! Don't talk!)

"Go... Run to your family... hack... gasp....."

"*BUBBLE*" (HIGHNESS!)

It was no use. The king died. Pom Pom's face was sad. 'Why did that have to happen?' Pom Pom thought. Just then, a Pomo sentry came running in. "Sir Pom Pom!" He shouted.

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (There still has to be survivors in this castle!) Pom Pom answered.

"Okay then. Lets split up."

Pom Pom then searched around the castle. All Pom Pom could find were the dead bodies of the Pomo sentries. Pom Pom decided to check his room, but of course what he found there wasn't very pleasant. Pom Pom found his mom dead. "*bubble* *bubble*" (Mom, wake up!) Pom Pom shouted.

Pom Pom's mom did not wake up. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Crappity crap! This can't be happening!)

Pom Pom then went to the bed and saw that his younger brother did not budge either. "*bubble* *bubble" (Owain brother! Not you too!)

Pom Pom's sad face went to an angry face. All he could think about was the hatred he had towards the Empire, and the deaths they caused to his family and nearly the whole castle. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (D... Dear Me! I... impossible! Idiotic!!! We cannot forgive this! The Empire must pay!)

Pom Pom dashed out of the Castle Pomo and arrived at the imperial base. He saw some Imperial Soldiers come this way. Also, the Children/Arrowed Guy ran away. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (I am Pom Pom, the retainer to the formerly living king of Pomo!) Pom Pom shouted.

"It's the enemy! Get him!" An Imperial Soldier told the others.

Stinkoman and Homeschool Winner, expecting to find the Children/Arrowed Guy here. "It's Pom Pom!" Homeschool said.

"Pom Pom, huh?" Stinkoman replied, "His name and build reminds me of someone back at 20X6, only that Pom Pom does not look like a panda in any way."

"We need to help him Stinkoman! Set bets to battle!"

Stinkoman leaped in and kicked an Imperial Soldier hard in the head, sending it flying into the crap-filled river. Homeschool bashed at the other Imperial Soldier and finished off with some shurikens. Pom Pom was shocked. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Homeschool Winner! Thank goodness you're here!) Pom Pom said, "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (And who is this Strong Bad lookalike?)

"Uh this is Stinkoman," Homeschool replied, "Mind if we give you a hand here?"

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (I really really need help alright!) Pom Pom said.

More Imperial Soldiers came running towards. Stinkoman jumps up and does his grand flash attack. "DDDOOOOOUUUUBBBBLLLLLEEEE DEEEEEUUUUUCCCEEEE!!" Stinkoman shouted in a way that sounded like an attack. Both Imperial Soldiers died instantly. Of course, now there were Templars who joined in. Homeschool plugged away at throwing stuff at the soldiers, but the Templars simply blocked the stuff thrown and attacked Homeschool. Stinkoman couldn't pummel at the commanders. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (I'll take of them easily!) Pom Pom shouted as he got into his Swordtech stance, "Quadra Slam!!!"

Pom Pom then moved fast, leaving afterimages of himself, and he slammed into the Templars, with one hit after another, until four successful blows were delivered amongst both Templars. The Templars collapsed as Homeschool noticed that many more Templars and soldiers are coming their way. "We'll never take them all down!" Homeschool shouted, "We need to escape with Magitek armor!"

The three run for the platform with the Magitek Armors on the ground in front. "*bubble* *bubble*" (What in the world are these?) Pom Pom asked.

"We'll explain later Pom Pom," Stinkoman replied, "Just climb in!"

Stinkoman pushed Pom Pom into one of the Magitek Armors. Of course, Pom Pom's use of it was even worse than Homestar Runner's. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Sir Stinkoman! How can these abominations be manipulated?) Pom Pom asked, while still having extreme trouble using it.

"What's with that accent?" Stinkoman replied, "Thou art such a pain in the... Oh dammit! Now I'm talking weirdly like you! Now listen. Use the levers located by your hands okay?"

"*bubble*" (Okay, I got it now.)

Pom Pom finally manages to pilot the Magitek Armor properly, but is still running into Imperial Soldiers. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Stinkoman, I'm in your debt, and sorry about that accent by the way.) Pom Pom said.

"Hey, what are you doing?" An imperial soldier asked.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Ahh! I can't stop now!) Pom Pom said.

Stinkoman and Pom Pom pilot the Magitek Armors and meet up with Homeschool Winner, who is also piloting Magitek Armor as well. "Lets get out of here!" Homeschool told them both.

The three pilot their Magitek Armors back the way they came, but they were surrounded. "End of the line!" An imperial soldier shouted.

Another Imperial Soldier said, "There's nowhere to run!"

The three make a run for where Stinkoman and Homeschool Winner entered the imperial base from. Of course, yet another Imperial Soldier, this time in Magitek Armor attacks them. It attacks with Tek-Laser first, striking a blow on Pom Pom. "*bubble* *bubble*" (I really don't like this guy.) Pom Pom commented.

The Imperial Soldier then attacked again with thunder beam, and nearly got Homeschool annihilated. Homeschool fought back with an ice beam, but the Magitek armor the Imperial soldier inside was still standing. Stinkoman leaped at the Imperial soldier in his Magitek Armor and struck the finishing blow with an Ice beam, freezing the whole thing in place, and then shatter moments later. "Wow!" Stinkoman said, "I need one of these back at 20X6. There's this group of enemies that..."

"Stinkoman!" Homeschool interrupted, "Now is not the time to talk about wanting Magitek Armor for your world!"

"Okay then. We've made it this far so far... Now how do we get from Cheatshe from here?"

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Cheatshe eh? Only one route, through the forest to the south of this base.) Pom Pom replied.

"Okay then, let's get going!"

The three leap out of their Magitek Armors and make a run from the base, and cross the bridge. They continue moving, but they run into some enemies that just aren't happy to see them. "These are the first couple of dorks ever on this section of the world," Stinkoman commented.

It's a couple of beakers. One attempted to attack Homeschool, which he managed to block, and of course that creature crossed between a cow and a helicopter rushed in after it, thinking the beaker was a worm, and destroyed it. Stinkoman pounds the other beaker like no tomorrow, and sending it flying into the sky. After the beakers were out of the way, the three continue across the other bridge and then make a right turn. There's a forest ahead and mountains that seem to surround it. They enter the forest. It was pretty spooky. "I don't think we should be here," Homeschool said.

"Come on," Stinkoman replied, "This is clearly the only way to get to Cheatshe."

They continue walking on through this forest. It was a really big forest. None of them knew what the name of the forest was. Of course they didn't know the name of it until Pom Pom found a sign saying what the name of the forest was. "*bubble* *bubble*" (This is the Phantom Forest!) Pom Pom told Stinkoman and Homeschool.

"That's such a ridiculous name," Stinkoman replied, "Like this is the Phantom Forest!"

Of course, a ghost was behind Stinkoman. "Stinkoman, watch out!" Homeschool yelled.

The ghost attacked, knocking Stinkoman to the ground. He got up and looked up. "Wah! A ghost!" Stinkoman shouted, "Now I know why this forest is called the Phantom Forest!"

Stinkoman attacks the ghost with an Aura Bolt, putting the ghost out of it's misery. More ghosts appeared. "*bubble* *bubble*" (Yikes! More ghosts!) Pom Pom shouted.

The three run to try and evade the ghosts. Of course, they easily got lost, and didn't know where to go. Homeschool stopped. "I'm not letting those ghosts get the best of us!" He said.

Homeschool tossed shurikens at the ghosts, which somehow managed to destroy each one of them. After they were out of the way, the three continue to find their way around the Phantom Forest. Of course, they only found their way to a train station.

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (A train's here? I thought Pomo's railway got destroyed!) Pom Pom said.

"There could be survivors inside!" Stinkoman replied, "We can get in right through that door!"

"*bubble*" (Stinkoman!) Pom Pom yelled.

"We can't just wonder around this forest forever! We've already managed to get lost in the forest already!"

"*bubble*" (But Stinkoman!)

"There isn't a problem with this Pom Pom!"

"*bubble*" (Stinkoman!)

"Stop it, Pom Pom!"

Stinkoman dashed into the entrance of the train. Homeschool sweat-dropped. "This is no place for us.." Homeschool commented.

Homeschool and Pom Pom went after Stinkoman into the train. "What the..?" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Let me off! The train's haunted!)

"Train haunted? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! You said the train was haunted, HAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Stinkoman joked.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (This is no laughing matter Stinkoman!)

The train then moved. "The train's moving already!" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (If we don't get out of here now...) Pom Pom replied.

"Then something bad could happen to us!" Homeschool added.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (So, we need to get out of here now!) Pom Pom told Stinkoman.

"Fine. We'll get out of this train for crying out loud!" Stinkoman replied.

Stinkoman grabbed the handle for the door. Unfortunately, it wouldn't budge. "It's locked!" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble*" (We're too late...) Pom Pom replied.

"What's with this train anyways?"

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (I hate to say this to you two, but this is the Phantom Train. It carries the departed to... the other side.)

"Uh-Oh, that doesn't sound good!" Homeschool replied.

"OH NO! THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO THE OTHER SIDE!!!" Stinkoman shouted.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (We have to go sometime Stinkoman...) Pom Pom replied.

Stinkoman swinged his fist, then pounded into the door as hard as he could. The door didn't break, and Stinkoman's fist cracked. "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! My fist!" Stinkoman shouted in pain.

"Stinkoman, nearly the whole train cannot be busted whatsoever," Homeschool reminded Stinkoman.

"Come on!" Stinkoman replied, "I have training and fighting stuff to do, and I'm not gonna squander it all away this way!"

"Okay then. We'll find a way to get to the front of the Phantom Train and find a way to stop it. It gives me the creeps already."

The three then walk through the first cart, where ghosts are roaming. Unfortunately, some don't take it lightly to the visit of the three of our heroes. Some of the ghosts actually attacked them, able to use fire. Pom Pom uses his Swordtech techniques to thwart the ghosts that are attacking, but mostly using dispatch. Stinkoman pummels some of the ghosts that attacked, and Homeschool and that creature crossed between a cow and a helicopter dispatched the last few hostile ghosts around the cart. They were about to leave, until a ghost came up to them. "Huh?" Stinkoman said, "It looks like this ghost wants to help us..."

So, they decide to let the ghost help them. They leave the current train car and then walk into the next one. Of course, this one was a little different than the previous one. There's still more ghosts around, but of course some specific ones were actually more noticable. Stinkoman looked around. "Hey!" Stinkoman said, "Some of these ghosts belong to some really famous people. I can see the Tom Baker variation of the Doctor from 'Doctor Who' over there."

"And I see Miku Hinasaki from Fatal Frame over there!" Homeschool said.

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (You two, concentrate on escaping than looking at the familiar faces!) Pom Pom reminded them both.

The two then rejoined Pom Pom and the three continue through, going by the familiar faces. Of course, some of the same ghosts that the three fought before went after them. Homeschool Winner tossed a shuriken at one ghost, while Pom Pom used the Swordtech 'Quadra Slam' to hit multiple ghosts at once. The ghosts were put out of their misery, but then some different enemies popped up and attacked. Creatures called Bombs attacked, and shadowy entities called 'whispers' attacked too. Stinkoman noticed that the whispers are getting weaker by the minute, and gets the crazy idea of using a Phoenix Down. "Stinkoman!!!" Homeschool yelled at Stinkoman, "What are you doing with that Phoenix Down?!?"

"These creeps are undead," Stinkoman explains, "And if you give them anything that's life, it will kill them off. Talk about slaying the undead right?"

"I get it now."

Homeschool then took another Phoenix Down and used it on the other Whisper that attacked them. Sure enough, the Whisper died because of being given a Phoenix Down. The Bombs were easy to handle for Pom Pom, because he used 'Quadra Slam' once again to defeat them. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (I do not like this place not only because it leads to the other side, but also because it's filled with baddies that want to cause trouble!) Pom Pom commented.

The three continue through and leave out of the current truck and are back outside. They enter the next train car. They find a ruckus there. A certain yellow-skinned person is there. "This place is nice," He said.

"That's Homer Simpson," Stinkoman reminds the others, "He's one of the main characters of the Simpsons."

There was some more talking. The other Simpsons family members Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are here as well. "Homer," Marge said to Homer, "Why are you taking this lightly? This train is evil!"

Bart still found it excellent, albeit still a little nervous. "This train's the bomb!" Bart said, "Except for that part where we go to the other side."

"Bart," Lisa replied, "This train is no place for us, but because we died to some loser nearly-white person..."

"Oh, you mean that dreaded Children/Arrowed Guy who works with the King of Town at the Empire?" Stinkoman interrupted.

"Uh, now that you put it that way..." Lisa replied.

"So, who got the all of you annihilated anyways?"

A train car door opened ahead. He had yellow skin too, and a red beard. "Uh, Groundskeeper Willy?" Homeschool guessed.

"Yes, a scotsman like myself did it!" Willy replied, "I set it up so that most of us got sent here. Then Whelk gave us the boot!"

"Yeah," Homer added, "And it's all your fault you did that!"

"Call it revenge for trying to get away with my grease before!"

Stinkoman jumped in. "You're both crazy!" Stinkoman shouted.

"Who the hell are you?" Homer replied.

"I'm Stinkoman, and if you two don't knock it off with this fighting, I'll really knock the both of you around.

Homer panicked. Groundskeeper Willy wasn't phased. "You think you'd pick a fight against a Grease Scotsman?" Willy said, "Try me!"

Stinkoman just swiftly kicked Groundskeeper Willy in the gut, sending him flying through the previous train cars, and ending up holding on the end of the most back train car. Willy climbed back in, and ran back. "Ow! I've never seen such strength? You some kind of robot human or what?" Willy asked.

"I'm both, because I'm living and breathing," Stinkoman replied, "And I can also be considered a robot too because of how shiny I am, and the boots I'm wearing. They're robot boots!"

"Yipes! I'm not gonna cause trouble again! You've set me straight!"

Groundskeeper Willy ran to the far end of the train car and never came out. Homer and Marge were surprised. "Man, you're a savior to us!" Homer said.

"And just for keeping that horrible-annoying Scotsman away from us," Marge added.

"Thanks all of you," Stinkoman replied, "You're all welcome!"

Stinkoman and the others then walk out of the train car and head for the next one. Of course, the entrance to the next train car was on the side, like the one the three entered when the first entered the Phantom Train. They got in there and saw there was a ruckus. Ghosts were gathered around inside at one spot. "What's going on?" Stinkoman asked.

The ghost responded. "*sigh*, it's another one of those big arguments between someone with funny-looking blonde hair and blue eyes and another person with long black hair and purple eyes."

"*bubble*" (Purple eyes?) Pom Pom replied, "*bubble* *bubble*" (Isn't that against the laws of physics?)

"Not really Pom Pom. It's usually because of the people that created those characters. The two that are arguing over there are Clover and Mandy."

"Clover and Mandy?!?" Stinkoman responded, "Aren't those two in that TV show Totally Spies?"

"Precisely, Stinkoman." The ghost said to Stinkoman.

"Now this is weird," Homeschool commented, "So far all we came up to are Final Fantasy 6 characters and our pals and stuff, now we seem to be meeting other characters from other games, cartoons and shows!"

"It seems like that, which explains why we spotted the likes of the 4th Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, Miku Hinasaki, and..."

"Okay, enough chatting Stinkoman."

Stinkoman then stopped. Of course, Stinkoman noticed there was a phone at the very end of the current car. "One of us should notify the others!" Stinkoman said.

"I'll do it," Homeschool replied.

Homeschool went to the phone, and checked the phone book. He found the number for the Arvis' house in Cheatshe. He dialed the number and then the phone rang. At Cheatshe...

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At Cheatshe, Bubs was bored and was reading. The phone nearby him rang. Bubs took the phone and picked it up. "Hello?" Bubs said.

"Hi Bubs, this is Homeschool Winner," Homeschool replied on the other line.

"Hey there Homeschool, what's up?"

"Well, me, Stinkoman and Pom Pom got caught in the, uh..."

"the what?"

"the Phantom Train!"

"My goodness! Doesn't that train send the deceased to the other side? How did you get here?"

"Stinkoman got cocky and thought it was a good idea to enter the train. We could have avoided it, but Stinkoman thought it wasn't a good idea to search further in the forest."

"Man, I'm sure gonna miss you all, especially Pom Pom."

"Actually, the three of us will find a way to escape from the Phantom Train. We'll try to stop the train as best as we can."

"Okay then. Hope you pull through! Bye."

Bubs puts the phone back, and he saw Homestar Runner walk into the room. "Uh, who were you tawkin' to?" Homestar asked.

"Oh it's Homeschool Winner," Bubs replied, "Still doing okay and fine, other than the part where he, Stinkoman and Pom Pom are stuck in the Phantom Train."

"Pom Pom? Pom Pom's steiil aelive? Dat is sooo gweat news!"

"Assuming they even escape the Phantom Train alive that is."

"Uh, why would this Phanthom Train be dangerwous anyways?"

"It sends the deceased to the other side."

"Oh, uh, I don't get whut you mean by other side..."

"Well, we'll find out when they get here safely."

"Speaking of which, I wunder how Stwong Bad and teh Cheat is doin'..."

Back at the Phantom Train...

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Homeschool put the phone down and turned around, only to be shocked at what he sees. Stinkoman is amidst the arguement. "Clover is the maniac!" Mandy yelled.

"No, Mandy is the maniac!" Clover yelled back, "She always bashes at what we do and always gets away with the hot guys."

"ENOUGH!" Stinkoman shouted, "You both are acting like idiots!"

Clover and Mandy stopped shouting at each other and looked at Stinkoman. Pom Pom couldn't bear it. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Oh man Stinkoman! You had to do that didn't you?) Pom Pom said, having awkward eyes.

Back in the argument, things were under control, or so Stinkoman thought. Both Clover and Mandy are still arguing and about to boil up into a serious argument. Stinkoman then shouted, "KNOCK IT OFF OR I'LL GIVE YOU THE MOST LIFE-ALTERING EXPERIENCE OF PAIN EVER!!!"

Clover went silent. "Whoa! Rude uh, robot," Clover responded. "What's with the threat, and who the hell are you?"

"I'm the greatest fighter if there ever was one, Stinkoman!" Stinkoman told Clover.

Mandy didn't take it seriously with the threat Stinkoman said before. "I'm not gonna let a freak robot like you mess with me. I happened to beat a single Super-villain before, and I'll show you!!"

"YOU'RE ASKING FOR A CHALLENGE?!?!" Stinkoman shouted.

"I DEFINATELY AM!"

Stinkoman then ran to get in position. "You've been warned Mandy! Never mess with Stinkoman!"

Mandy ran forward and kicked Stinkoman, knocking him against the wall of the car. Stinkoman got up and Aura-bolted Mandy away. Of course, Mandy decided to grab Pom Pom and threw him towards Stinkoman, nearly crushing Stinkoman to death. "Ow! That's a dirty trick!" Stinkoman shouted.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (It wasn't me Stinkoman!) Pom Pom replied.

"Not you Pom Pom! That dirty witch Mandy!"

Pom Pom got off Stinkoman, now his eyes angry. "*bubble* *bubble*" (You're so dead, Mandy!) Pom Pom shouted.

Mandy did not understand what Pom Pom said, and said: "Excuse me, what did that loser pointy bouncing ball just say?!?"

Stinkoman said, "Pom Pom said that you are so dead, Mandy!"

Stinkoman dashed in and got Mandy with 'pummel', while Pom Pom used the Swordtech technique 'retort'. Mandy collapsed to the ground. "That's a lesson for messing with us," Stinkoman told Mandy.

"I'm not done yet!" Mandy responded.

Before Mandy could even get to hurting Stinkoman big time, the ghost that followed Stinkoman, Pom Pom, and Homeschool Winner jumped ahead. "I'll possess her, and of course I'll not be able to see you again, so this is goodbye," The ghost said to Stinkoman and Pom Pom.

The ghost then leaped into Mandy, causing her to collapse. She was still alive, but in critical condition. Her lackeys found her. "You three will pay for hurting Mandy! Count on it!" One of them said.

"Whatever!" Stinkoman replied, "Just remember not to mess with us!!"

Mandy was then carried away by her lackeys. Clover was shocked. "Wow!" Clover said, "That's some pretty good stuff, but how come you both are equal in power to Sabin and Cyan?"

"Uh, now is not the time to talk about this," Homeschool replied from afar, "We need to escape from this train."

"Hello, this train is like totally unescapable."

Of course, the other ghosts overheard. "N.o... e.s.c.a.p.e...!" They chanted.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Oh great! They're onto us!) Pom Pom said.

"Hey Pom Pom and Stinkoman," Homeschool tells them, "Lets leave this car and head for the next one."

Clover then jumped in. "Uh now that you mention it, mind if I join you? My friends Sam and Alex are in a different car of the Phantom Train." She said.

"Okay then," Stinkoman replied, "Looks like we need an extra hand, because after all, we just lost a ghost already to that witch. And to explain the whole thing about me and Pom Pom using Sabin and Cyan's attacks, we probably are equal in power to them. Perhaps Homeschool is the 'Shadow' of this world."

"Stinkoman!" Homeschool yelled, "Like I'm in the manner of that assassin? Please! Just because I'm part ninja doesn't make me act like Shadow!"

"Okay then, I'll stop now."

Both were interrupted by the familar chanting of ghosts. "N.o... e.s.c.a.p.e...!" The ghosts continued chanting.

Stinkoman, Pom Pom, Homeschool, and Clover make a run for the door, but a ghost is in front, which Stinkoman Aura-bolted. They run outside and then climb up the ladder to the roof of the car. "Whoa! They're still coming!" Stinkoman shouted.

The ghosts had them cornered. "You can't escape.... Nowhere to run... Nowhere to hide..." The ghosts chanted.

"This is gonna be risky," Stinkoman tells the others, "We'll have to jump from train cart to train cart to get away from those people!"

Everyone got together, and then Stinkoman backed up, and then ran towards and jumped, and jumped again. Unfortunately, on the third train cart they landed on, it had a hole in there, sending the four falling, but not off the train. "Ow, that hurt!" Homeschool commented.

"At least we got away from those ghosts..." Stinkoman added.

"Uh, I would not be sure about that," Clover told him.

The four looked and saw that the ghosts are still pursuing, chanting "N.o... e.s.c.a.p.e...!"

"Bloody persistant freaks there is!" Stinkoman shouted, "We've got to detach the rear train cars!"

Stinkoman and Pom Pom ran in the next train car, and surprisingly, found the switch to detach the rear train cars. Stinkoman flips the switch, and Homeschool and Clover watch as the rear train car goes away. "I really hope Sam and Alex weren't in there," Clover said.

Homeschool and Clover rejoin Stinkoman and Pom Pom inside the train car. Stinkoman couldn't figure out about the gate. "There's no switch for this gate!" Stinkoman said.

Pom Pom decided to flip the switch again. The door opened. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Didn't you think of flipping the switch again Stinkoman?)

Ahead, the four saw a really terrible argument there. It was the Barones! Raymond Barone, Debra Barone, Frank Barone, and Marie Barone. The kids were also there but they were sitting elsewhere because of the argument.

"Stinkoman..." Homeschool tried to warn.

Unfortunately, Stinkoman had to run towards them. "Hey! What's with all of you squabbling?" Stinkoman asked.

"Well, Ray touched a curse copy of the Final Fantasy Anthology, then Frank got us all killed!" Debra responded.

Clover was shocked. "Oh my gosh! That's the same fate I had!" Clover said.

Back at the argument, Ray tried to back up. "Oh come on," Raymond said, "My dad got that and I didn't get us to this situation!"

"Raymond Barone," Debra replied, "You shouldn't have had that abomination to begin with!"

"Holy Crap!" Frank commented.

"Holy Crap?" Stinkoman replied, "That's Strong Bad's line!"

Then the view split to two. Strong Bad and the Cheat were in the top half. "You heard Stinkoman!" Strong Bad shouted, "That's my line, and my line only!"

Then the screen went back to normal.

"So what if Strong Bad says that?" Frank responded, "I can say it whenever I want!"

"Frank! Everyone! Stop it!" Marie shouted at everyone, "This argument is getting more ridiculous!"

Clover commented. "Yeah, ridiculous as you Barones relentlessly shouting at each other and getting nowhere."

"Okay Stinkoman, Clover and Pom Pom!" Homeschool said, "Lets walk away from these arguers!"

The four leave the train car. "Wasn't Robert Barone supposed to be with them?" Stinkoman asked.

"That is strange," Homeschool replied, "Robert was always with Marie and Frank in the TV show. Why wasn't he with them?"

"*bubble* *bubble*" (*ahem* the situation you two?) Pom Pom reminded them.

The four then stop chatting and enter the next train car. The four are now inside a train car that's more like a restaurant. "What is this place?" Homeschool said.

Stinkoman just dashed to the table and took a seat. "Hey! Food! Food!" Stinkoman shouted, "Bring me everything ya got!"

"Uh, I thought you don't eat food," Homeschool told Stinkoman.

"Hey, even someone like me needs to eat sometimes. I never said I wouldn't eat something. Don't let my experiences with The Homestar Runner fool you!"

A ghost came by with the food. There was some awkward food there. "*bubble* *bubble*" (A... are you going to be okay if you eat THIS?) Pom Pom asked.

"Worried?" Stinkoman replied, "Can't wage war or challenge anyone on an empty stomach you know!"

Clover got in. "Uh, you challenged Mandy while your stomach was empty," She said.

Stinkoman sweat-dropped. "Well that one fight was an exception for your information!"

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Sir! I don't want to hear anymore of this kind of talk!) Pom Pom yelled.

Stinkoman then digged in and sloppily ate everything that was on the plate. Everything was pick-cleaned.

"Well, I've eaten everything here!" Stinkoman said, "Lets get going!"

The ghost waiter returned to pick up the dishes. Stinkoman and the others then continued on. They left the cart through the entrance they came in, because some ghosts were barring some place. They move around and head to the next train car. This train car was different from the others, because there happened to be rows upon rows of rooms there. "Okay everyone," Homeschool said, "Sam and Alex should be in one of these rooms."

The four check out the nearest room. Pom Pom finds a chest and opens it, only to get knocked back by someone. "I'm Ziegfried, professional swordsman!" He said.

"Profession swordsman?" Stinkoman replied, "In what league?"

"None of your business bolt-brain!"

"Geesh! Don't everyone realize that I'm more human than robotic? Is it this shinyness on me that makes me look like a robot?"

Ziegfried dashed towards Stinkoman and missed. Stinkoman kicked Ziegfried from behind, sending him to the ground. Homeschool tries to hit Ziegfried, but gets tripped and falls down, while Ziegfried goes after Clover. Clover managed to dodge, but the sword managed to get a shred of her hair off, making her PO'ed, and bash hard into Ziegfried.

"NOBODY MESSES WITH MY HAIR!" Clover shouted.

Unfortunately for the four, Ziegfried got up. "Ha!" Ziegfried said, "You all may have thwarted me, but you won't get the treasure in that chest! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!"

"Rude much," Clover commented, "Especially for someone who chopped part of my hair!"

"Lets just keep checking the rest of the rooms okay?" Homeschool reminded her.

The four then leave the room and try the next room. "This room is empty too, and there's a chest there as well," Stinkoman said.

"Uh, I wouldn't open that if I were..." Homeschool tried to say, but it was too late.

Stinkoman opened the chest, and out popped a Monster-in-a-box! It looked like a Whisper but of course is white instead of black. "Those Specters are too easy still," Stinkoman said as he tossed a Phoenix down at the Specter.

The Specter died and left behind a sniper sight. None of them had use for it, so Stinkoman putted it away for now. The four check the next room. It was empty. "Well, this is the last of the rooms in this train car," Homeschool said, "Lets go to the next one."

"Wait," Stinkoman stopped Homeschool, "We should really ask that one person over there to stop the engine."

Of course, that person heard them and came up to them. "You want to stop the train? The engineer's room is after the next train car you four will go by," He said.

"Thanks," Stinkoman replied.

The four then leave the train car and are about to go check out the next train car, but of course a familiar figure walks in again, with that noise it makes when it moves. It was Homsar.

"DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHH," Homsar spoke, "IIIIII've jjjjuuuust wwwwwwooooooonnn teh Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaar! Rrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh!"

Clover was confused. "Excuse me, could you please explain without that nonsense?" She asked Homsar.

"Yyyyyyyyyoooooouuu have my Jenga Jam!"

"Hello! I don't know what Jenga Jam is!"

"Yyyyyyouuuu have my Jenga Jam and you shanked my Jenga ship, Four-Clover!"

"*bubble* *bubble*" (This is getting really annoying), Pom Pom commented.

"Yeah, what's with Clover's arguing?" Stinkoman added.

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (I was referring to Homsar. He's so annoying that nobody except Strong Sad can stand him.)

The door on the train car opened. At the door was a long-haired redhead and a blacked-hair girl. The red-head's eyes were green, and the blacked-haired girl's eyes were a cross between yellow and brown, and her skin was also darker. "Hey, would you two mind keeping it down... CLOVER!" The redhead said.

Clover looks to her right and sees them. "Sam! Alex!" Clover shouted, "I thought I'd never see you two again!"

"I'd thought we'd be without you Clover," Alex replied.

"Yeah, but who got you here anyways?" Sam asked.

"Well, these fellows," Clover replied, showing Stinkoman, Homeschool Winner, and Pom Pom, "And also got me past those bad spirits that tried to kill us, not to mention get Mandy away."

Homsar was still being annoying. "Drrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhh!" Homsar uttered, "Yyyyyyyyyyyyyoooooouuu stilllll oweee me some Jenga Jam!"

"SHUT UP ALREADY!" Stinkoman yelled, "You're incredibly lame!"

Stinkoman grabbed Homsar and then booted him so hard that Homsar went flying. "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII aaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmm flyin' off againnnnnn," Homsar shouted, "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Well Clover," Stinkoman said, "Looks like the three of us will be finding a way to stop the train."

"You're joking right?" Alex replied, "I tried stopping it myself but it only caused it to go rabid."

"The Phantom Train going rabid? HAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!" Stinkoman responded, "Like a train could come to life HAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

"You'll be sorry if that train killed you all. The three of us died because of it!"

Pom Pom sweatdropped. Of course, Homeschool reminds Stinkoman and Pom Pom that they should make their way to the engineer's room. Of course, there was one Barone there that they didn't find back behind. "What are you three doing here?" He said.

"For your information Robert Barone," Stinkoman replied, "We're halting this train!"

"Really? I don't think it's a good idea. You'll become the next departed if you do."

"Enough of this! We're stopping the train now!"

Stinkoman runs to the switches. "Um, which switches do you pull?" Stinkoman asked.

"I don't know," Robert replied.

"Not you Robert, I'm talking to Homeschool Winner!"

"Well," Homeschool replied, "According to this note, it says to shut off the first and third switches on the wall."

"Got it," Stinkoman replied.

"Now we need to go outside and flip another switch out there."

The three then leave the room, and run to the Phantom Train's engine smokestack. There was another switch there. "This must be the final switch," Stinkoman commented.

Before they could approach the switch, some more ghosts and an Overmind appeared. "Not again!" Stinkoman said, "I've had enough spooks for one day!"

Stinkoman uses Aurabolt on the Overmind, while Homeschool attacks the ghosts. They were finally cleared and they reach the switch. Stinkoman flipped the switch. Sure enough, the Phantom Train was slowly stopping. "Hey it worked!" Stinkoman said to the others.

Just then, a loud rumble came from the train itself. The three went scared, and of course the Phantom Train talked. "So, you three have been slowing my progress eh?" The Phantom Train said.

"Yeah, and we're doing it so we can get off and escape!" Stinkoman shouted back.

"Infidels! You'll all be permanent residences of this train, just like those nosey girl spies!"

The Phantom Train then rumbled, sending the three flying off the Phantom Train, but also be in front of it. "Oh man," Stinkoman said, "We'll have to outrun it! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!"

The three run from the Phantom Train. "It's no use you three," The Phantom Train shouted, "It's the price you pay for slowing my progress down!"

"I'm not about to give up!" Stinkoman shouted back at the Phantom Train.

Stinkoman used the Aurabolt Blitz on the Phantom Train. Homeschool Winner tossed an Invis edge at the Phantom Train. The Phantom Train launched out several wheels at the three, which they dodged, but one managed to hit Pom Pom. "*bubble*" (Hey that hurts!) Pom Pom shouted.

Pom Pom got angry and decided to give the Phantom Train a piece of his mind, and uses the Swordtech 'Quadra Slam', hitting the train 4 times in a row. Unfortunately, the Phantom Train got back by using acid rain. It burned so bad for everyone, and worse yet, rusted Stinkoman slightly. "Ow! The acid hurts! What is this? Sulphuric Acid or something?" Stinkoman said.

And Stinkoman was about to use his grand flash attack, but Homeschool stopped him. "Wait!" Homeschool said, "If you use that attack, you'll destroy the whole train, and everyone along with it!"

"Oh great," Stinkoman replied, "And I suppose we can't easily win against this train, because I don't think it's undead."

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Hey, it worth a shot! Stinkoman, use the Phoenix Down!) Pom Pom told Stinkoman.

"Okay then. Here goes nothing!" Stinkoman shouted as he leaped into the air and threw a Phoenix down at the Phantom Train. The train went out of control and was about to die, as it was wheezing and stuff. "Argh! How did they find out I was undead? Argh!" The Phantom Train shouted.

The train got faster and faster and caught the three on it. They thought they would die, but then they got flipped up and landed on the engineering room roof of the train car. "Okay you three, I'll let you go... but first there is something I must do..." The Phantom Train said.

Stinkoman, Homeschool, and Pom Pom waited in the same room that Sam, Clover and Alex were in. The train stopped. "*bubble*" (*gulp*, where are we?) Pom Pom asked.

"Well, we know you three will be leaving," Alex replied, "We're going to have to stay here and go to the other side."

"That Children/Arrowed Guy will be as dead as a doornail! We promise!" Stinkoman said to Alex.

Stinkoman, Homeschool Winner, and Pom Pom left, and to their surprise, they were out of the train for good this time. "Man, I need some serious fixups," Stinkoman said, "That acid just rended and rusted me! Of course I'm so glad we finally got off! We don't belong here so we must get going!"

As Stinkoman waves goodbye to Sam, Clover and Alex, Pom Pom noticed something. He dashed his way towards. He saw that the ghosts of his mother, and his little brother are boarding the train. "*bubble*" (No! Mom! Bro!) Pom Pom shouted.

"Uh, is that your family that the Children/Arrowed Guy infected with crap?" Stinkoman asked.

Pom Pom found out that the train started to move again. (*bubble*) "Please wait!" Pom Pom shouted.

Pom Pom's mother and brother came out from the view and saw that Pom Pom was after them. "You made us so happy... Don't forget us... and stop that Children/Arrowed Guy for us!" Pom Pom's mother said.

"Big Bro! I'll make sure Mom's alright!" Pom Pom's brother added.

And then the Phantom Train went off, and was never seen again. Pom Pom was crushed and looking down. Homeschool went to Stinkoman. "I think it's best that we leave Pom Pom to think for himself," Homeschool told Stinkoman.

Stinkoman walked to Pom Pom. "Man, I feel sorry about what happened to your family," Stinkoman said.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Forget it, there's no turning back. My family is completely gone.) Pom Pom replied.

"Come on Pom Pom," Stinkoman told Pom Pom, "Lets get out of this forest now okay?"

After the discussion, the three leave the Phantom Forest, and are now on the other side of the forest. The three move through the fields and go into a cave. They moved through the cave and eventually arrived on a cliff overlooking a waterfall. "Wow, this must be the Kingdom Baron Castle falls!" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Uh, that's Baren falls. You're thinking of another game.) Pom Pom reminded Stinkoman, "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Anyways, to the south is the Veldt, and it's pretty oldies-looking.)

"And the lame Empire is right on our tails!" Stinkoman added.

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (If we slip through the Veldt, we can reach Homebliz to the east!) Pom Pom said.

Of course, Homeschool took one good look and panicked. "No way I'm going down there! I promised not to get this parcel damaged! Perhaps I'll see the both of you later. Me and my pet are off now, so good luck!"

Homeschool walked away. Stinkoman stopped him. "Homeschool!" Stinkoman said, "Thanks for your help! We'll see each other again!"

After Homeschool and that creature crossed between a cow and a helicopter left, Stinkoman and Pom Pom jumped off the cliff and down Baren Falls. Of course, the drop down wasn't without it's dangers. Piranhas jumped out of the fall and ambushed Stinkoman and Pom Pom. Stinkoman punched the Piranhas, while Pom Pom attacked with his sword, and also made more use of his 'Quadra Slam' Swordtech. Of course, there were a LOT of Piranha in the waterfall, and more came up and bite at Pom Pom. Pom Pom removes a few of them from himself, but the others couldn't be removed. Stinkoman pounded the offending Piranhas and sending them down. Well, even MORE Piranha jumped out of the fall and attacked. "There's too many of them!" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Try one of your attacks, like grand flash, or...) Pom Pom replied.

"Fire dance! Oh wait, I don't know that yet. I still have yet to master it, but the first choice I'll use anyways."

Stinkoman charged up immense power. "DOOOOUUUBBBBLLLEEEE DEEEEUUUUCCCEEEE!!!"

Stinkoman then shot forth the grand flash, destroying the leftover Piranhas. Unfortunately, a purplish Piranha jumped out. "*bubble*" (What is that?) Pom Pom asked.

"It's the ever incredibly rare species of Piranha, the Rizopas!" Stinkoman explained.

Before the two could go ahead and attack the Rizopas, it used an attack called 'El Nino', named after one of the most catastrophic disasters ever. Stinkoman and Pom Pom got overwhelmed by the attack and nearly died. "Oh geesh," Stinkoman said, "We're gonna be annihilated soon if we don't do something! I don't have enough power for another grand flash!"

Pom Pom dug in and pulled up some potions. Both of them have one each, and are healed. They then attack the Rizopas. Stinkoman pummels it, while Pom Pom uses 'Retort'. The Rizopas still survived, and attacked again. Pom Pom got bit pretty bad, and Stinkoman tried his best to strike at the Rizopas, but still misses. Finally, Pom Pom gets the nerve to use 'Quadra Slam' and hits the Rizopas four times, finishing it off. Unfortunately, both Stinkoman and Pom Pom go unconsious, and of course Stinkoman gets a flashback...

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Stinkoman was motionless. He had been thrown right into this mysterious area. To make things worse for him, someone he didn't really expect went along with him.

"Hey Stinkoman!" He said, "Is there any chance I can still be the guy?"

Stinkoman turned around, and saw who it was. It was Dhomestenic 'Japanimation' Runner, 20X6 variation of present day Homestar Runner. "Still no way!" Stinkoman replied, "You're still a kid, and will be stuck like that."

"It doesn't matter anyways. We're no longer in 20X6!"

"What?!? You've got to be joking!"

"I'm afraid not. Somehow we've been sucked into this world and I will find out what's going on."

"Yeah you go on and find out. I don't have time here to put up with you!"

Stinkoman then ran away and familiarized himself with his surroundings. This world was really different than Stinkoman imagined. The world in the year of 20X6 was very different than what was around. It was far too quiet, and bare, that is until Stinkoman felt a heavy drift, as some sort of... flying ship thing flew by. Another one of those ships flew by as well. 'What was that?' Stinkoman thought. 'Those can't... be... Airships!' Stinkoman ran after the airships, and had to use different modes of travel that were safe but also really fast, but then again, Stinkoman fears no danger, well almost all danger. Unfortunately, Stinkoman lost the airships and found himself at a desert. As Stinkoman ran through the desert, he finds a castle in the distance. There was something familiar about the castle though...

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Before Stinkoman could go on with the flashback, he got nudged by something. He woke up, got up on his feet and looked to his left to see some sort of... rat thing who could flop it's nose. "Uh, who are you?" Stinkoman asked.

"Wreeeeeeeek!" The rat-like creature replied, "Wreeeeeeeeek! Waooo..ooooo! You buffoons strangers! Sneak hates strangers! Animals get scared by you!!"

And of course, that rat-like creature scampered away. Moments later, Pom Pom woke up. "*bubble* *bubble*" (What the? We're in the Veldt now!) Pom Pom said.

"Yeah," Stinkoman replied, "And you would have seen the appearance of some funny rat-thing that just woke me up! Apparantly it said that it's name is 'Sneak'."

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Sneak? I don't know of anyone called Sneak, unless you mean... The Sneak!)

"The Sneak? I think I heard that somewhere before. I wonder if relates in any way to the Cheat..."

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Well anyways, lets head for Homebliz...)

The two then explore. Of course, the place was really dangerous, as there were familiar foes there, especially because they were enemies that everyone previously faced before. Were-rats, Vaporites, and Tuskers are some of the few enemies that popped up, and they attacked. Stinkoman pummels away at some of these beasts, while Pom Pom continues using 'Quadra Slam' on the enemies. The Sneak ran to the two. "Sneak hungry..." The Sneak said.

"Uh, Pom Pom, what should we do?" Stinkoman asked Pom Pom.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Run like heck and don't look back!) Pom Pom replied.

The two then ran and ran as fast as they could, and eventually ran their way to Homebliz. They finally arrived there. "Whoa! That Sneak is really sneaky!" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble*" (Yeah,) Pom Pom replied, "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (But now we're at our destination. We still have to find a way back to Cheatshe! Oh well, lets check this place out anyways.)

Stinkoman and Pom Pom check out Homebliz. Everything seems normal, and not invaded yet. They find out that there's a place full of Carrier Pigeons, and that the place was used for sending mail back and forth with them. Stinkoman and Pom Pom just ignore it and check out the house further past the house with Carrier Pigeons. They open the door and find someone in bed. Strong Sad was also here too. Strong Sad turned around. "Oh hi Strong Bad," Strong Sad said.

"I'm not Strong Bad!" Stinkoman replied, "I'm Stinkoman! There's a difference you know!"

"Oh, sorry Stinkoman. You just reminded a lot of Strong Bad."

Strong Sad walked over to the bed. "This man has been severely hurt in battle, and the Empire," Strong Sad explained, "And he is unable to move anymore. They did a really nasty thing to him. I found that he had arrows on his legs. The Empire found out about the soldier here which came from the town of Marooneda after learning that they were the invading Imperial Army invaded"

"Argh that Children/Arrowed Guy!" Stinkoman shouted, "He's gonna pay!"

"*bubble*" (I concur, Stinkoman), Pom Pom replied.

"So Strong Sad, why not come with us? We are looking for the whole gang, no matter how pathetic, except for that Homsar weirdo on the Phantom Train." Stinkoman said.

"Homsar?" Strong Sad replied, "I thought Homsar disappeared. Where is he?"

"He's not important right now Strong Sad, and besides, he thought that Clover took his 'Jenga Jam' and 'shanked' his 'Jenga Ship', whatever those mean. We're trying to find a way back to Cheatshe."

"Cheatshe? I don't even know how to get there myself. That place is unaccessible, and no way to get there."

"We'll see about that Strong Sad!"

Stinkoman ran out of the house, leaving Strong Sad and Pom Pom behind. "*bubble* *bubble*" (That Stinkoman can be really zealous sometimes), Pom Pom said, "*bubble* *bubble*" (I'll find out what he's up to...)

Pom Pom also left the house, and saw that Stinkoman was talking to some of the villagers. "Uh, is there a way to get out of this place?" Stinkoman asked.

"Well, the only way out is at Crescent Island," The villager replied, "The Serpent Trench is there and it should get you out of there. Unfortunately, unless you have a breathing utility, don't count on making through the trench alive."

"Okay, thanks."

Stinkoman then went to another villager, and got some useful info. "Hey, I saw the Sneak around the danger-filled lands of the Veldt, and someone threw a piece of dried cheese in and the Sneak ate it!" The villager replied.

"Where I can I find these dried cheeses?"

"The Item shop has it available. You should find some there."

"Thanks. We'll get some."

Stinkoman went to the item shop, and bought some dried cheese, and also potions and other healing items as well. Also, he went to the weapons shop and picked up a Kotetsu for Pom Pom, and a couple of Magus Hats as well. Pom Pom didn't know what Stinkoman was doing, and bounced along to find out what was going on. Stinkoman left and met with Pom Pom. "Pom Pom, get Strong Sad because we're after the Sneak now!" Stinkoman reminded Pom Pom.

"*bubble*" (Okay then,) Pom Pom replied, "*bubble*" (Strong Sad!)

"Okay I'll come along too!" Strong Sad replied, "But I don't want to get beaten around by the ugly monsters okay?"

"Sure, we'll make sure you won't get beat up," Stinkoman responded, "much..."

Stinkoman, Pom Pom, and also Strong Sad leave Homebliz and begin their search for the Sneak. The three did run into some more enemies. Strong Sad couldn't attack them and couldn't dodge them, so Stinkoman and Pom Pom had to do the fighting for him. When enough enemies were defeated, the Sneak came back. Stinkoman tosses some dried cheese to the Sneak, and the Sneak eats it. "Wreeeeeeeeeeeeeek!" The Sneak went.

"What the?" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble*" (Though art so... odd.) Pom Pom replied.

"What's with that accent still Pom Pom?"

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Oops, sorry. Anyways, I'm Pom Pom and this is Stinkoman.)

"You Stinkoman... you Pom Pom... I want more cheese!" The Sneak said.

"No more cheese for you," Stinkoman replied.

"You go... get more for me!"

"You're a regular munchkin, the Sneak!"

"And... You afraid of me?"

"You want a challenge?!?"

"Sneak don't want to hurt you..."

The Sneak went closer to Stinkoman and just stared at him. "Stop looking at me like that!" Stinkoman complained.

Stinkoman grabbed the Sneak and they both jumped around like mad, as if they were battling each other. Pom Pom and Strong Sad just watched this ridiculous scene, with confused looks on their faces. The jumping continued for a while and then stopped. Both Stinkoman and the Sneak were pooped. "*wheeze* *puff*!" Stinkoman went, "You're a pretty tough little fellow!"

"Wah Ha! The Sneak found it fun!" The Sneak replied.

The two then continue doing all that jumping business and stopped again. "The Sneak like dancing!" The Sneak said, "You a good leader!"

Stinkoman bolted away from the Sneak. "Shut up!" Stinkoman told the Sneak.

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Simmer down you two! And thou, o wild one... The Sneak you're called? Who might you be?"

"Thou?" The Sneak replied, "Thou! Thou!"

Pom Pom got annoyed. The Sneak continued saying, "Thou! Thou!" over and over again.

Pom Pom got so annoyed that he turned his back towards the Sneak. "You angry?" The Sneak asked.

"Pom Pom? You angry at me?" The Sneak repeated, at each side of Pom Pom.

Stinkoman stopped the Sneak. "The Sneak, his family was just..." Stinkoman told the Sneak.

"Dead? If so, then me understand... Me sorry. Sneak not a mean animal." The Sneak replied.

Pom Pom turned around after realizing the feeling the Sneak had towards Pom Pom's family. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Come on you two! We can't have the two of yous prancing around all day!) Pom Pom told the two, "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (The Sneak, I think we will get along well together. Why don't you join us?)

"Okay! Sneak join you," The Sneak replied, "I give you three present! Sneak give nice present in exchange for food!"

"Uh, what's the Sneak going to pull on us?" Strong Sad asked.

"I don't know the rubbish he's gonna pull on..." Stinkoman tried to reply.

"The Sneak's treasure! Shiny, shiny! Shiny shiny shiny!!!" The Sneak yelled.

"Can anything be equally shiny as myself?" Stinkoman said to the Sneak.

"Does Mr. Thou like shiny thing?"

"Uh, Mr. Thou is Pom Pom over there, not me! A shiny thing eh? Just think how jealous Strong Bad is gonna be when he hears about it!"

"Who Strong Bad? He a bad man? Maybe he try to steal Sneak's treasure, or maybe he has boxing gloves on!"

"The Sneak, well Strong Bad is..." Stinkoman tried to say. Unfortunately, the Sneak wasn't listening.

"Hey!" Stinkoman shouted, "Listen when someone is talking to you!!"

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Stinkoman! The Sneak is trying to tell us something!) Pom Pom said to Stinkoman.

"Okay then, Carry on Sneak..." Stinkoman replied.

"Stinkoman! Place where you bought food! It called Homebliz! Named after the Homestar Runner!" The Sneak said, "Pom Pom, place where you stand. River brought you here right? We go to Crescent Mountain! Shiny thing is over there!"

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Look! Lets just go along to this Crescent Mountain anyways okay?) Pom Pom told Stinkoman and Strong Sad.

Pom Pom and The Sneak walk away, leaving Stinkoman and Strong Sad behind. "Oh man, why did we invite it along anyways?" Stinkoman said.

"I don't know," Strong Sad replied, "I'm only concerned about the situation you three are getting me into."

The Sneak ran back to them. "Mr. Thou! Strong Sad! Hurry up! We're leaving!" The Sneak said.

"Hey! I already told you once! I am NOT Mr. Thou!" Stinkoman shouted back.

Stinkoman grabbed Strong Sad by the hand and dragged him along. The four continue through the Veldt to the north. More creatures attacked there. They were still enemies that were fought before by Stinkoman and the rest of the gang before. Stinkoman just pummeled the monsters, while Pom Pom used 'Quadra Slam'. The Sneak used a special technique and started to attack enemies in the same fashion as one of the enemies. The Sneak attacked like a Brawler, and tossed rocks at enemies, knocking them out cold or making them turn around. "Whoa! That was impressive!" Stinkoman commented.

After the discussion and enough enemy fighting, the four reach the Crescent Cave. "That place is pretty dangerous," Strong Sad said, "Are you sure it's a good idea to go there?"

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Strong Sad! If you want to get to Cheatshe, this is probably the only way to get there!) Pom Pom replied.

They enter the cave. The cave was really big, and full of really long falls. "The thing the Sneak spoke of should be here!" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Uh Sir Sneak, where is it?) Pom Pom asked.

"The Sneak forget!" The Sneak replied, "And me find you talking strange!"

"*bubble* *bubble*" (Darnit, my weird accent again!)

"Pom Pom, Strong Sad, The Sneak, we should look around!" Stinkoman said.

"*bubble*" (Indeed!) Pom Pom replied.

The four explore the cave. Of course, there hasn't been much found. There was a tonic somewhere, and of course the Sneak played a trick on Stinkoman, which caused him to drop some of his money. "That was a dirty trick!" Stinkoman shouted, "Not nice at all!"

"Gee Stinkoman," Strong Sad asked, "You're really against the Sneak aren't you?"

"Oops," The Sneak replied, "Sneak apologize for problem."

After the discussion, the four continue on and find another entrance. The Sneak ran ahead and burrowed into the ground. Out came some sort of... Golden submerging device. "*bubble* *bubble*" (This is it? The Sneak's treasure?) Pom Pom asked.

"Yessss, it treasure!" The Sneak replied.

"*bubble*" (Looks like glass...)

"Hmm.... is it of any use?" Stinkoman asked, "It looks like it can fit... Is it of any use?"

The Sneak jumped around and then did a breathing motion while wearing it for a while. "This thing can let us breathe underwater? Awesome!" Stinkoman said, "Lets go everyone!"

The four run out. "The current's fast," Strong Sad said.

"No kidding Strong Sad," Stinkoman replied, "But if we don't go there, we'll never see our friends again! Lets hop in!"

Stinkoman pushed Strong Sad into the water, and jumped in after him. Pom Pom jumped after them. The Sneak wasn't sure if it was okay to jump. Taking a deep breath, the Sneak took a leap of faith and plunged in with them. The four used the device for oxygen as they tumbled around underwater, having to put up with underwater critters along the way. Anguiforms attacked with Aqua Rake, causing considerable damage to the four. Stinkoman pummeled at the critter and kicked away the other critters that got in their way as they continue moving through the current. It got faster and faster, and of course it launched the four into a cave. "This must be a checkpoint," Stinkoman said, "Lets fix ourselves up before we go any further! I can't believe the nerve the critters had when they used that ridiculous bubble attack!"

After the four were finally back in shape. They continued through the entrance ahead and went back into the trench. Once again they had to put up with more of it's nasties. As usual, Stinkoman pummels away the real nasty critters, mainly the Anguiforms and Actaneons. The Aspiks were also a pain as well, but of course Pom Pom showed them and dispatched them immediately. Once again, the four find themselves right in another cave again. There wasn't much healing to do, and so they went on their way. The four had to find a way to drain the water. Pom Pom located the button and stepped on it, and the water drained from the pool, revealing the hole which the four had to jump in. Stinkoman, Pom Pom and The Sneak could get through fine, but they had to pull Strong Sad through by his legs because of the size of Strong Sad. After pulling Strong Sad through, the four jump through the trench again and then were flowing right towards somewhere away from the Veldt. They blacked out for now. The four got up and found out that they were at a town's boat docks. They ended up in Nikeah. The four decide to check out the town before going on. "Lets get prepared before we take the boat to South Concession," Stinkoman said to the others.

There, they bought some protection, and Stinkoman got a white cape and smoke bombs from the relic and item shops. Some of the ladies were flirting with Pom Pom and of course this annoyed him. Strong Sad picked up all the protection he needed, and even arming himself with a Mithril Pike. Stinkoman ended up laughing! "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAA You look ridiculous!" Stinkoman said.

"That's not funny!" Strong Sad replied.

After all the shopping and exploration was done, the four head for the ship at the dock. "This ship is heading to South Concession." The captain said, "You four going there?"

"We are," Stinkoman replied.

"Okay then."

The ship started moving and it started heading for South Concession. "*bubble* *bubble*" (Cheatshe should be a stone throw away,) Pom Pom said.

"I really hope the others arrived there safely!" Stinkoman replied.

"*bubble*" (I'm sure they did.)

"Me hope so too," The Sneak added.

The ship finally arrived at South Concession, but of course there was a lot of problems there. "This is terrible!" Stinkoman said, "The Empire is already invading this place?!?"

"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Lets beat up all those Imperial Soldiers that get in our way and make a run for Cheatshe!) Pom Pom replied.

Stinkoman dashed right up and knocked the Imperial Soldier in Magitek Armor into the water. "Okay everyone, follow my lead!" Stinkoman said.

The four fight their way through the Empire-infested town, and of course Strong Bad and the Cheat weren't around, as they have entered the secret rooms of the large house in the town. The four run through Cave Concession and put up with Hornets, Crawlies, and other new baddies as well as they fight their way to Cheatshe...

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Well, this is the end of Stinkoman's adventure! The four will finally reach Cheatshe and something sinister will go on soon. Sorry for the delay of the chapters.

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