Homestar Fantasy: Final Fantasy 6 starring the cast from www.homestarrunner.com
Final Fantasy 6 is owned by Square-Enix.
Homestar Runner is owned by the Brothers Chaps.
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Author Note: Talk about late! I apologize for being so late on this. Real life has been in the way and I haven't got around to it much, and I'll probably not update with a new chapter until next month. Also, Stinkoman will now shout out "Double Deuce!" instead of that other blabber I thought I heard, and thanks to the guy who pointed it out to me. Well, here's the next chapter...
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Chapter 7: Attack of the Empire, resistance of the Returners
At the Elder's house, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Bubs, The Blacksmith, and Arvis gathered around. "I understand all of it..." The Elder said, "Except... How can WE be encouraging Bloodshed?"
"I never said that!" Arvis replied.
"Something like that."
"Ha! He's right you know!" The Blacksmith said.
"Blacksmith!" Arvis shouted at the Blacksmith.
"Our Blood will spill because of you! The King of Town is racing to acquire Magitek power. He has his sights set at the Esper that was found here! The increased use of Magitek power will surely lead... to global destruction!"
"The War of the Magi and 20X6 and 1936," The Elder replied, "The mythical battle that set all life back for thousands of years... Can it really be happening? People will never learn..."
The discussion was broken as Stinkoman, Pom Pom, Strong Sad, and the Sneak arrived. Homestar Runner noticed. "Pom Pom!" Homestar said, "How is my main man doin?"
"*bubble* *bubble*" (Well, things were hectic back there Homestar,) Pom Pom replied, "*bubble* *bubble*" (With all the problems that went on...)
Bubs went to Stinkoman. "Stinkoman! You're all right!" Bubs said, "Uh, who is with you besides Pom Pom and Strong Sad?"
"*bubble* *bubble*" (I'm the retainer to the King of Pomo), Pom Pom replied, "And this fellow here is the Sneak!"
"The Sneak?" Bubs replied, "That name alone reminds me of the Cheat!"
"The Sneak... The Sneak!" The Sneak said.
"The people of Pomo got wiped out by the Empire!"
"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Children/Arrowed guy got the Poopsmith to pollute the water with crap...) Pom Pom said.
"Poopsmith?!?" Homestar replied, "Dat is sew worse than being given bum candy!"
"That's barbaric!" The Elder said.
"Elder!" The Blacksmith shouted.
"That was only because Pomo was collaborating with the Returners! If we make that mistake..."
Of course the Elder was interrupted again. "That's just nonsense!" Strong Bad said as he got in.
"Stwong Bah!" Homestar replied.
"Shut it Homestar!" Strong Bad told Homestar, "The Empire is poised to attack Cheatshe right now!"
"WHAT?!?" Bubs shouted.
"Strong Bad, where did you hear that?" The Blacksmith asked.
"Oh, Marzipan here." Strong Bad replied, "She was one of the Generals..."
"*bubble* *bubble*" (Grr! She seemed familiar! Out of my way Sneak!) Pom Pom said angrily. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Marzipan's a General! What a traitor! She torched Marooneda! She's an Imperial Spy! Now stand aside!)
"Pom Pom!" Homestar said.
Pom Pom was about to get back at Marzipan with a Swordtech, but Strong Bad went in front of Marzipan. "Hold it right there bud!" Strong Bad said, "Marzipan joined the Returners now! She will be fighting with us!"
"*bubble*" (But Strong Bad...)
"I promised to protect her the best I can. I'm not backing down from my word, like I nearly did against the Tunnel Armor..."
"Meeeam! Mememamemeahmemameanmeaehmememem?!?" (Hey! What's the Sneak doing here?!?) The Cheat asked.
"Cheat have a problem with Sneak?" The Sneak replied.
"Ahemamemnanemnmaeanemanmena!" (You bet I do the Sneak!)
"You two!" Bubs interrupted, "Stop it. And Strong Bad, are you still on with about... that?"
"Hey, I wuz awlso an Imperial Soldier before," Homestar said.
"*bubble*" (WHAT!!!) Pom Pom freaked out.
"The Empire's evil, but the citizens aren't!" Bubs told Pom Pom.
"Yeah, and I...." Stinkoman was about to say before being interrupted.
"Emergency! The Empire Cometh!" A Cheatshe Soldier said.
Everyone gasped. "Oh great," Strong Sad said, "We're all doomed..."
At the deserts of Concession...
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The Children/Arrowed guy was ahead of the army of Imperial Soldiers. "I don't care what you all do here! JUST GET ME THAT ESPER!!!" He yelled.
"Lord John!" An Imperial Soldier responded.
"Exterminate everyone, and don't call me Lord John, or John the Bald guy! I'm the Children/Arrowed guy!"
"But Cheatshe is neutral..."
"Idiot! Read my lips! Dispose of any who oppose us, or I'll have you arrowed! March!"
The Children/Arrowed guy continued walking, and the Imperial Soldiers and Imperial Soldiers in Magitek Armor, as well as Punting Dinos marched behind, towards Cheatshe...
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Back at Cheatshe, the Elder was worried. "We really have no choice, lets get ready for war!" The Elder said.
"They're after the Esper," The Blacksmith reminded the Elder.
"We have moved it into the hills."
"Then we'll be going up after it," Bubs replied.
Everyone got in a line. Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, the Cheat, Bubs, Coach Z, Stinkoman, Pom Pom, the Sneak, Strong Sad, and Marzipan, with the Blacksmith taking the lead the whole way. As they were walking up. They had some discussions.
"Homestar, you had the gift of magic?" Marzipan asked.
"Uh whut? You can use magiek too?" Homestar replied.
"We both ended up with this somehow, and it didn't seem to have anything to do with the Empire in their part..."
"Uh, have you loved anyone?"
"What's that supposed to mean Homestar? I'm still your girlfriend."
"Oh, okay then Marzipan."
As they went further up. Pom Pom was still furious at Marzipan. "*bubble* *bubble*" (Don't think that I can trust you Marzipan!) Pom Pom said.
"Fine," Marzipan replied, "You find out for yourself and you'll be devastated at the results."
Finally, the whole group gets to the mountain. Homestar wanted to wonder what happened on the Phantom Train. "Uh, Stinkoman?" Homestar said.
"Yes Homestar?" Stinkoman replied.
"Whut were you, Pom Pom and Homeschool doin on da Phontom Twain anyways?"
"Phantom Train? Well to tell you, there's a lot of familiar faces, from TV Shows, Cartoons, and even Video games."
"Oh man, dats the best stage I've evar heard of!"
"It's not a stage Homestar. It's an actual location. We had to put up with some of the spirits, mainly that purple-eyed witch Mandy!"
"Maendeiy?"
Strong Bad overheard. "Cartoon characters in the Phantom Train?" Strong Bad said, "Why haven't I been notified?"
"Because you and the Cheat were away slowing down the Empire!" Stinkoman replied.
"Oh. Well still, you're real lucky to meet them!"
"Yeah, and even some ghosts helped us, even the ghost of Clover!"
"Oh crap! I really should have been there with you and Pom Pom! I missed the best opportunities the whole time!"
"And then there was this appearance by this ridiculous Homestar lookalike named Homsar."
"Homsar? Well what did you do with him?"
"I kicked him off the train and...."
Then all of a sudden, some being was going down real fast, and crashed into the snow near the group. He got up and wiped himself off. "Ttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaatttt waaaaaaaasss ffffffunnnnnn!" Homsar said.
"Oh man!" Strong Bad said, "You kicked Homsar all the way here?"
"That was unintentional!" Stinkoman replied, "I was hoping he would land in a less pleasant area, like that one Imperial base somewhere on this world..."
Elsewhere, the Cheat and the Sneak were having a fight. "Meeeeeeeeeeahameanmenmamnenmeeem!" (Your Rages don't match my Cheats!) The Cheat shouted.
"Does Cheat really think so? Me feel funny being told that," The Sneak replied, "Sneak didn't meet Cheat in own world."
"Meaaaah?!? Maeemanmenmaneeameaeaejadddm?" (What?!? What do you mean by that?)
"Sneak only was in 1936, while Cheat at later date. Hardly knew you says me."
The discussions were cut off by the Blacksmith. "They're coming!" The Blacksmith said.
The team looked down at the bottom of the mountain and saw the awful truth: The Children/Arrowed guy and many Imperial Soldiers are at the bottom of the mountain, ready to strike. "Ohnos! It's General Marzipan!" Children/Arrowed guy said, "That traitor! How delightful! This will be fun! Troops, go get those vile insects!"
The Imperial Soldiers and Magitek Armor-riding Soldiers, and Punting Dinos charged up. "We have to 'sploit' up into groups, team!" Coach Z said. "Homestar, Marzipan, 'Steenkoman', Pom Pom, you all go after the Children/Arrowed guy. Strong Bad, 'the Chorp', the Sneak, and Strong Sad will prevent some of the troops from getting to the Blacksmith. And finally, myself and Bubs will dispatch the Soldiers from the top. Get in your groups, everyone! It's time to kick Empire butt!"
Strong Bad was infuriated. 'With Strong Sad? Coach Z's out of his mind! Of course I get to be with the Cheat and the Sneak so it's no loss.' Strong Bad thought.
Homestar's group run down the hill and start attacking. Homestar bats the Punting Dinos into groups of Soldiers, defeating them all. Unfortunately, a Punting Dino managed to boot Homestar away. Luckily, Marzipan struck the Punting Dino with an Ice spell, causing it to freeze to ice. Stinkoman learned a new Blitz, called 'Fire Dance', and decided to give it a try. Fire images of Stinkoman attacked groups of Soldiers, lighting them on fire and burning them. Pom Pom used 'Quadra Slam' on the Magitek Armor riders, and was pulled off the hits on them. Of course, a Magitek Armor launched a fire beam at Pom Pom, sending him to unconsiousness. "Dat's it!" Homestar yelled, "Nobody messes with Pom Pom and gets away with it!"
Homestar jumped up and knocked the Imperial Soldier out of the Magitek Armor. Homestar grinned as he turned it around. The Children/Arrowed guy was shocked. "No! How did Homestar Runner get that Magitek Armor easily?!?" He said.
Imperial Soldiers got near the top and of course, they did not expect Strong Bad. Strong Bad punched a Magitek Armor and caused it and the Imperial Soldier inside to roll down like a boulder or a snowball. The Cheat attacked with the flamethrower cheat, while the Sneak attacks like a Magitek Armor, shooting Tek-lasers at Imperial Soldiers. "Sneak overcome buffoons!" The Sneak said.
"Meeaammeeeeeh!" (Agreed!) The Cheat replied.
Strong Sad was still nervous and couldn't attack. An Imperial Soldier got near the top where the Blacksmith was at, until it got arrowed by Bubs, who used the Autocrossbow to down the enemies. Homestar's group got near the bottom, and of course also near the Children/Arrowed guy. There was one soldier who was moving back and forth as if he were a shield, and immediately attacked Homestar's group. This was known as the rider, with a man riding ontop of a furious creature. It was a dangerous foe, possessing dangerous spells and attacks. Of course, Homestar avoided the attacks and attacked the rider. Marzipan strikes the rider with an Ice spell, while Stinkoman pummeled at it from behind. Of course, the rider was one big brute. Homestar was about to attack with Tek Missile, but unfortunately, the Magitek Armor went out of control and broke down. "Stoopid peice of eqwipment," Homestar yelled, "Why deedn't it bweak down beefore?"
Stinkoman takes a look at the armor, to find it had been sabotaged, and that an Imperial Soldier did it. "You thought you could use it to full potential eh?" The Imperial Soldier said, "Well too bad!"
"This is what happens to losers that mess with the world!" Stinkoman shouted as he booted an Imperial Soldier into the air.
The Children/Arrowed Guy became enraged. "What the?!?" He said, "Everyone's getting annihilated!"
An Imperial Soldier ran with a sweat. "We're being attacked from all sides, and it's the 65 of us against the 10 or so of those guys!" He told the Children/Arrowed Guy.
"Don't forget those punting Dinos! I should have went with the superior Templars and Heavy Armors instead of those!"
"Well you didn't know how powerful they would be right?"
"Yeah! Now get back there or risk getting arrowed!"
"Yes, Sir..."
The Imperial Soldier nervously ran back, only to collapse back down encased in ice. Marzipan had used another Ice spell, and Homestar Runner was bashing repeatingly at the rider's head, and eventually caused it to collapse. The Children/Arrowed Guy sweat-dropped, but not showing any indication of fear towards everyone. Every Imperial Soldier, Punting Dino, and Magitek and Heavy Armors have been defeated. "So, you descpicable fools beat all of those guys eh?" Children/Arrowed Guy said, "Well now feel my wrath!"
The Children/Arrowed Guy got ready for battle and opened with a sword swing at Homestar Runner. Homestar blocked it with his baseball bat and attacked with a fire spell. Bubs uses the Autocrossbow from above but none of the bolts got the Children/Arrowed Guy. "That's not arrows!" Children/Arrowed Guy said, "These are arrows! ARROWED!"
The Children/Arrowed Guy spit out lots of arrows towards the station Bubs and Coach Z were at, and got down along with the Blacksmith to avoid the arrows. "That's unreal!" The Blacksmith commented, "Magic is strange, but people spitting hundreds of arrows out of their mouths takes the cake!"
The Children/Arrowed Guy continued attacking, and actually catapulted swords everyone's way. "SWORDED!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted as he launches more swords at Homestar and Marzipan.
Up from above, Strong Bad, The Cheat, The Sneak, and Strong Sad see the situation. "This is really terrible," Strong Sad said, "What should we do?"
"Strike him down!" Strong Bad replied, "And you're going first!"
Strong Bad shoved Strong Sad and he went down like a boulder. Strong Sad rolled down the mountain at a fast rate and already got dizzy and naucious, and eventually collided into the Children/Arrowed Guy and knocking him down. "Oh gee, sorry mister," Strong Sad said.
"Oh, apologizing to the enemy eh?" Children/Arrowed Guy replied, "I'll show you apologies! MSG'D!"
The Children/Arrowed Guy tossed spring rolls at Strong Sad, hitting him right in the stomach. You'd think that with being fat like that, Strong Sad wouldn't get affected by it, but did. His stomach lining hurt, causing him to collapse on the ground. "Now to send the rest of yous going down to my level! CEREBELLUM'D!" Children/Arrowed Guy said.
The Children/Arrowed Guy materialized in a brain with an eyepatch and a lip and used it to stun everyone and have them tumbling down. Strong Bad, The Cheat, The Sneak, Bubs, and Coach Z rolled down the hills dazed to the Children/Arrowed Guy's level. Homestar noticed this. "This dues not look good for Homestar Runnar, or anybudy else..." Homestar commented.
The Children/Arrowed Guy noticed that the only ones that didn't get brought down were The Black Smith and Homsar. "Argh! That foul Blacksmith and that stupidity Homsar didn't go down! I'll get them!" He said.
"Buffoon never let friends up there get hurt by meany like you!" The Sneak interrupted.
"Meeahemmaememeaaahmemeamame" (Homsar isn't our friend, Sneak.) The Cheat added.
The Children/Arrowed Guy materialized out of the brain and into the Children truck. "This will be a piece of cake! CHILDREN!" He yelled.
"Sneak beat up truck with Templar abilities!" The Sneak said.
Of course things were crazy. The roads were too small to drive a vehicle. "Oh damn! Me and my bright ideas!" Children/Arrowed Guy said to himself. "Spring wheel catapult activate!"
Just then, the Children Truck got hit by a strong fire spell, knocking the truck forwards and crashing inbetween another path up the mountain. "I should have taken care of the others at the bottom before doing this!" Children/Arrowed Guy muttered.
The Children Truck vanished and the Children/Arrowed Guy leaped up and then once again attempted to get everyone 'Arrowed' again. Once again the arrows were easy to dodge. Everyone was in a panic. "Why are we evading him for?" Stinkoman said, "Lets run in head first and show this crazed bald guy who's boss!"
Everyone agreed and leaped from their hiding place. Marzipan uses an Ice spell on the Children/Arrowed Guy, who then got whalloped by Strong Bad, and received another dosage of Fire 2 from the Sneak, then got hit by 'meatballs' from the Cheat, got whacked by Homestar Runner. The Children/Arrowed Guy went flying and then fell down. He got up. "I'm still standing! MSG'D!" Children/Arrowed Guy said.
Spring rolls went everywhere, and also knocking the Cheat and the Sneak unconsious in the process. The Children/Arrowed Guy then followed with some magic of his own, mainly bolt, frying everyone minorly. Of course, Homestar pulled out a Phoenix Down and used it on Pom Pom, and then gave him a Potion afterwards. "*bubble*" (Thanks Homestar!) Pom Pom said to Homestar.
Pom Pom then lunged towards with a Quadra Slam, juggling the Children/Arrowed Guy. "Argh!" Children/Arrowed Guy went.
The Children/Arrowed Guy then attempted to strike Pom Pom and Homestar Runner at the same time, and hit Pom Pom only, as Homestar was able to dodge fast enough. "Time to do the ultimate attack! EXTERMINATED!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted.
Lasers went all over the place, scarring the field, and managing to knock others unconsious, mainly Marzipan and Bubs. It still continued on and on. Stinkoman was getting tired. "These lasers are non-stop! I'm gonna have to do this now..." Stinkoman said, "DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLEEEE DEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEE!!!"
Stinkoman executed the Grand Flash attack successfully. "No!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted, "This can't be! How could he still be able to do thhhhhiiiiisssss?!!!??!??!?!!??"
After the dust, debris and snow settled, the Children/Arrowed Guy was in severe pain. "Ow," He said, "Well, you all haven't heard the last of me! I'll be back!"
And then he ran away. The lasers have already stopped showering down. Everything seemed okay now. Of course, those that have went unconsious had to be revived and get fully recovered again. Everyone went up to the top where the Blacksmith is waiting. Bubs asked, "Okay, where's this Esper?"
"Um, is it okay?" Strong Bad asked.
"As far as I know it is, but I can't assure you," The Blacksmith replied.
Everyone then walked up the mountain to the point, where the frozen Esper rested. "Hey I've seen dis before," Homestar said, "It was at the time when I was working for the fweakin' Empire. This popsicle has a mind of it's own..."
"Argh! Homestar!" Strong Bad replied, "That's a freakin' frozen Esper for crying out loud!"
"Please you two, stop," The Blacksmith told them.
Just then, the familiar bright blue glow pulsated. It continued, and then a force sent everyone back, and almost sending them off the cliff. Homestar got up. "That was a close call there," Bubs said.
"*bubble*" (Is it still alive?) Pom Pom asked.
"Oh man! This is Impossible...!? Right?" Stinkoman questioned.
Strong Bad noticed that Homestar was walking right up to the frozen Esper. "Homestar! Get away from that freakin' Esper! WHAT IS IT?!?" Strong Bad shouted.
"NOOOO!" Homestar shouted.
"Homestar and that esper..." Stinkoman said.
"Must be some kinda reaction!" Bubs replied.
"'Thees' doesn't look good there," Coach Z added.
Homestar was now face to face with the frozen Esper. "Uh, whut am I feelin' hewre?" Homestar questioned. "Cume on, what is fweakin' goin on here wit you? Like come on! Who am I now? WHO?!??!?"
"Argh! Homestar! That's not gonna work!" Strong Bad told him.
"Strong Bad!" Marzipan said to Strong Bad, "It's an Esper... I can feel it's mind..."
"Homestar! Get away from the Esper!" Bubs shouted.
It was too late. The frozen Esper used the same bolts on him that were used before, but rather than black out, Homestar began seeing different scenes that are irrelevant to the situation. Many places were shown in Homestar's view before it stopped. Homestar was knocked back. "Uh, where'd all those places come from?" Homestar asked.
Before he knew it, Homestar got hit again by these bolts, but of course now Homestar felt really strange, as if there is a power rising from within himself. Marzipan noticed that Homestar was getting a little shorter, and turned black and white, and his eyes turning to shiny black dots. Plus his head was chubbier, and the flap for his hat was gone and the hat now two colours on top. He then ended up getting propelled, landing into different spots...
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Homeschool Winner was broke and didn't get much out of deliveries, because of the hectic conditions, and of course noticed Homestar in the sky. "The Homestar Runner I see," Homeschool said to himself, "How did he..."
Before he could finish, Homestar crashed into the town and then bounced back out. Homeschool heard the familiar voice of a certain wheelchair. "What was that?" The talking Wheelchair asked.
Homeschool went into the town the voice occurred from, Kool Sweet Cuppin' Cakes. There was a big hole where the collision occurred. "This doesn't look good," Homeschool said, "And I don't want to find out."
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Homestar, who changed to Oldtyme Homestar Runner, then crashed into another town, and finally hurdled into what could be the most dangerous town in the whole world.
Back at Cheatshe...
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Strong Bad was asleep, at Arvis' house. Marzipan just walked into the bedroom, and got Strong Bad to wake up. Strong Bad got up, still in pain. "Oooooh," Strong Bad said, "My head hurts."
"Oh Strong Bad! You're awake?" Marzipan asked.
"Yeah I'm awake now," Strong Bad replied, "But where's Homestar Runner?"
"He changed into something, odd, and all black and white and stuff..."
"Whoa! He must have turned to the Homestar Runner! That doesn't matter, I still hate everything about that guy."
Strong Bad and Marzipan walked out of the room to the living room to see the others. "Strong Bad, Homestar seemed to be an Esper himself in some way, but how could it be possible?" Marzipan said.
"Probably has to do with that good-for-nothin Esper!" Coach Z replied, "But of course it probably didn't mean any harm. I mean, why didn't we get struck by it's bolts?"
Bubs walked in. "Well I can't seem to find the necessary parts for the drill and... Strong Bad! You okay now?" Bubs asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay now." Strong Bad replied.
"Well something happened to Homestar Runner. He turned to what looked like himself directly from the year of 1936! There seems to be some connection between the Espers and him... Anyways, we need to go find him. Witnesses saw him crashing into every town imaginable to his west."
"Okay then, lets get going! Even though I despise..."
"Strong Bad!" Marzipan interrupted.
"Strong Bad! Stop that. Now think everyone! The Empire still wants that Esper." Bubs added.
"Don't forget. The Blacksmith needs our help too!" Stinkoman told everyone.
"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (A formal Imperial soldier... But Homestar's still a friend! We've got no choice but to help him!) Pom Pom said.
"Okay then," Bubs replied, "We'll split up then. Four of us will be going to Concession Castle and get it to shuttle us to the western province. Then we'll check out 'Kool Sweet Cuppin' Cakes' and 'Burninator's Land'. Those that aren't going after Homestar Runner will stay to guard Cheatshe."
"Amemeaaaaennaa. Deammaemeeeemmmaaeaaeeemmamaaajeeemf" (Well I'll stay behind. Me and the other Cheats must search for someone...) The Cheat told everyone.
After the discussion, it was arranged. Strong Bad, Bubs, Stinkoman, and Pom Pom decided to go, while the others stayed behind. The four leave Cheatshe and make their way back to Concession Castle. The trip was less deadly and they made it there in one piece. When they got to the interior of it, Stinkoman stopped. "You know, I never checked the rest of this place out!" Stinkoman said, "So I'm gonna go check the rest of this place!"
This leaved Strong Bad, Bubs, and Pom Pom to find the person who operates the castle. They went back to the inside of the entrance, and found stairs leading downstairs, at the right and to the left. Bubs leads the others down through the steps to the left, and meet a man with controls behind him. "Hey there," Bubs said to him, "We need to burrow down to the Western Province."
"Your purpose being?" The old man replied.
"Well, Homestar is somewhere in there since a reaction between him and that frozen Esper."
"Okay then. Get ready!"
The man walked to the controls behind him and set it to burrow to the Western Province. The Castle tucked itself in and then burrowed into the ground, and it moved steadily underground. Of course, it was mostly dark, and luckily none of the sand got in, just as it's supposed to. Finally, the castle rised up, and then came to a stop. "Okay then everyone," The old man said, "We're now at the Western Province."
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With Homestar morphed to Oldtyme Homestar and flying off without knowing it, now it's up to the rest of the gang to find him, or to be more specific, Strong Bad, Stinkoman, Bubs, and Pom Pom. The Empire is still wanting the frozen Esper, but they don't seem to be in a hurry to get it. Next chapter, the antics from the whole gang continues!
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Final Fantasy 6 is owned by Square-Enix.
Homestar Runner is owned by the Brothers Chaps.
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Author Note: Talk about late! I apologize for being so late on this. Real life has been in the way and I haven't got around to it much, and I'll probably not update with a new chapter until next month. Also, Stinkoman will now shout out "Double Deuce!" instead of that other blabber I thought I heard, and thanks to the guy who pointed it out to me. Well, here's the next chapter...
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Chapter 7: Attack of the Empire, resistance of the Returners
At the Elder's house, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Bubs, The Blacksmith, and Arvis gathered around. "I understand all of it..." The Elder said, "Except... How can WE be encouraging Bloodshed?"
"I never said that!" Arvis replied.
"Something like that."
"Ha! He's right you know!" The Blacksmith said.
"Blacksmith!" Arvis shouted at the Blacksmith.
"Our Blood will spill because of you! The King of Town is racing to acquire Magitek power. He has his sights set at the Esper that was found here! The increased use of Magitek power will surely lead... to global destruction!"
"The War of the Magi and 20X6 and 1936," The Elder replied, "The mythical battle that set all life back for thousands of years... Can it really be happening? People will never learn..."
The discussion was broken as Stinkoman, Pom Pom, Strong Sad, and the Sneak arrived. Homestar Runner noticed. "Pom Pom!" Homestar said, "How is my main man doin?"
"*bubble* *bubble*" (Well, things were hectic back there Homestar,) Pom Pom replied, "*bubble* *bubble*" (With all the problems that went on...)
Bubs went to Stinkoman. "Stinkoman! You're all right!" Bubs said, "Uh, who is with you besides Pom Pom and Strong Sad?"
"*bubble* *bubble*" (I'm the retainer to the King of Pomo), Pom Pom replied, "And this fellow here is the Sneak!"
"The Sneak?" Bubs replied, "That name alone reminds me of the Cheat!"
"The Sneak... The Sneak!" The Sneak said.
"The people of Pomo got wiped out by the Empire!"
"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Children/Arrowed guy got the Poopsmith to pollute the water with crap...) Pom Pom said.
"Poopsmith?!?" Homestar replied, "Dat is sew worse than being given bum candy!"
"That's barbaric!" The Elder said.
"Elder!" The Blacksmith shouted.
"That was only because Pomo was collaborating with the Returners! If we make that mistake..."
Of course the Elder was interrupted again. "That's just nonsense!" Strong Bad said as he got in.
"Stwong Bah!" Homestar replied.
"Shut it Homestar!" Strong Bad told Homestar, "The Empire is poised to attack Cheatshe right now!"
"WHAT?!?" Bubs shouted.
"Strong Bad, where did you hear that?" The Blacksmith asked.
"Oh, Marzipan here." Strong Bad replied, "She was one of the Generals..."
"*bubble* *bubble*" (Grr! She seemed familiar! Out of my way Sneak!) Pom Pom said angrily. "*bubble* *bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (Marzipan's a General! What a traitor! She torched Marooneda! She's an Imperial Spy! Now stand aside!)
"Pom Pom!" Homestar said.
Pom Pom was about to get back at Marzipan with a Swordtech, but Strong Bad went in front of Marzipan. "Hold it right there bud!" Strong Bad said, "Marzipan joined the Returners now! She will be fighting with us!"
"*bubble*" (But Strong Bad...)
"I promised to protect her the best I can. I'm not backing down from my word, like I nearly did against the Tunnel Armor..."
"Meeeam! Mememamemeahmemameanmeaehmememem?!?" (Hey! What's the Sneak doing here?!?) The Cheat asked.
"Cheat have a problem with Sneak?" The Sneak replied.
"Ahemamemnanemnmaeanemanmena!" (You bet I do the Sneak!)
"You two!" Bubs interrupted, "Stop it. And Strong Bad, are you still on with about... that?"
"Hey, I wuz awlso an Imperial Soldier before," Homestar said.
"*bubble*" (WHAT!!!) Pom Pom freaked out.
"The Empire's evil, but the citizens aren't!" Bubs told Pom Pom.
"Yeah, and I...." Stinkoman was about to say before being interrupted.
"Emergency! The Empire Cometh!" A Cheatshe Soldier said.
Everyone gasped. "Oh great," Strong Sad said, "We're all doomed..."
At the deserts of Concession...
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The Children/Arrowed guy was ahead of the army of Imperial Soldiers. "I don't care what you all do here! JUST GET ME THAT ESPER!!!" He yelled.
"Lord John!" An Imperial Soldier responded.
"Exterminate everyone, and don't call me Lord John, or John the Bald guy! I'm the Children/Arrowed guy!"
"But Cheatshe is neutral..."
"Idiot! Read my lips! Dispose of any who oppose us, or I'll have you arrowed! March!"
The Children/Arrowed guy continued walking, and the Imperial Soldiers and Imperial Soldiers in Magitek Armor, as well as Punting Dinos marched behind, towards Cheatshe...
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Back at Cheatshe, the Elder was worried. "We really have no choice, lets get ready for war!" The Elder said.
"They're after the Esper," The Blacksmith reminded the Elder.
"We have moved it into the hills."
"Then we'll be going up after it," Bubs replied.
Everyone got in a line. Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, the Cheat, Bubs, Coach Z, Stinkoman, Pom Pom, the Sneak, Strong Sad, and Marzipan, with the Blacksmith taking the lead the whole way. As they were walking up. They had some discussions.
"Homestar, you had the gift of magic?" Marzipan asked.
"Uh whut? You can use magiek too?" Homestar replied.
"We both ended up with this somehow, and it didn't seem to have anything to do with the Empire in their part..."
"Uh, have you loved anyone?"
"What's that supposed to mean Homestar? I'm still your girlfriend."
"Oh, okay then Marzipan."
As they went further up. Pom Pom was still furious at Marzipan. "*bubble* *bubble*" (Don't think that I can trust you Marzipan!) Pom Pom said.
"Fine," Marzipan replied, "You find out for yourself and you'll be devastated at the results."
Finally, the whole group gets to the mountain. Homestar wanted to wonder what happened on the Phantom Train. "Uh, Stinkoman?" Homestar said.
"Yes Homestar?" Stinkoman replied.
"Whut were you, Pom Pom and Homeschool doin on da Phontom Twain anyways?"
"Phantom Train? Well to tell you, there's a lot of familiar faces, from TV Shows, Cartoons, and even Video games."
"Oh man, dats the best stage I've evar heard of!"
"It's not a stage Homestar. It's an actual location. We had to put up with some of the spirits, mainly that purple-eyed witch Mandy!"
"Maendeiy?"
Strong Bad overheard. "Cartoon characters in the Phantom Train?" Strong Bad said, "Why haven't I been notified?"
"Because you and the Cheat were away slowing down the Empire!" Stinkoman replied.
"Oh. Well still, you're real lucky to meet them!"
"Yeah, and even some ghosts helped us, even the ghost of Clover!"
"Oh crap! I really should have been there with you and Pom Pom! I missed the best opportunities the whole time!"
"And then there was this appearance by this ridiculous Homestar lookalike named Homsar."
"Homsar? Well what did you do with him?"
"I kicked him off the train and...."
Then all of a sudden, some being was going down real fast, and crashed into the snow near the group. He got up and wiped himself off. "Ttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaatttt waaaaaaaasss ffffffunnnnnn!" Homsar said.
"Oh man!" Strong Bad said, "You kicked Homsar all the way here?"
"That was unintentional!" Stinkoman replied, "I was hoping he would land in a less pleasant area, like that one Imperial base somewhere on this world..."
Elsewhere, the Cheat and the Sneak were having a fight. "Meeeeeeeeeeahameanmenmamnenmeeem!" (Your Rages don't match my Cheats!) The Cheat shouted.
"Does Cheat really think so? Me feel funny being told that," The Sneak replied, "Sneak didn't meet Cheat in own world."
"Meaaaah?!? Maeemanmenmaneeameaeaejadddm?" (What?!? What do you mean by that?)
"Sneak only was in 1936, while Cheat at later date. Hardly knew you says me."
The discussions were cut off by the Blacksmith. "They're coming!" The Blacksmith said.
The team looked down at the bottom of the mountain and saw the awful truth: The Children/Arrowed guy and many Imperial Soldiers are at the bottom of the mountain, ready to strike. "Ohnos! It's General Marzipan!" Children/Arrowed guy said, "That traitor! How delightful! This will be fun! Troops, go get those vile insects!"
The Imperial Soldiers and Magitek Armor-riding Soldiers, and Punting Dinos charged up. "We have to 'sploit' up into groups, team!" Coach Z said. "Homestar, Marzipan, 'Steenkoman', Pom Pom, you all go after the Children/Arrowed guy. Strong Bad, 'the Chorp', the Sneak, and Strong Sad will prevent some of the troops from getting to the Blacksmith. And finally, myself and Bubs will dispatch the Soldiers from the top. Get in your groups, everyone! It's time to kick Empire butt!"
Strong Bad was infuriated. 'With Strong Sad? Coach Z's out of his mind! Of course I get to be with the Cheat and the Sneak so it's no loss.' Strong Bad thought.
Homestar's group run down the hill and start attacking. Homestar bats the Punting Dinos into groups of Soldiers, defeating them all. Unfortunately, a Punting Dino managed to boot Homestar away. Luckily, Marzipan struck the Punting Dino with an Ice spell, causing it to freeze to ice. Stinkoman learned a new Blitz, called 'Fire Dance', and decided to give it a try. Fire images of Stinkoman attacked groups of Soldiers, lighting them on fire and burning them. Pom Pom used 'Quadra Slam' on the Magitek Armor riders, and was pulled off the hits on them. Of course, a Magitek Armor launched a fire beam at Pom Pom, sending him to unconsiousness. "Dat's it!" Homestar yelled, "Nobody messes with Pom Pom and gets away with it!"
Homestar jumped up and knocked the Imperial Soldier out of the Magitek Armor. Homestar grinned as he turned it around. The Children/Arrowed guy was shocked. "No! How did Homestar Runner get that Magitek Armor easily?!?" He said.
Imperial Soldiers got near the top and of course, they did not expect Strong Bad. Strong Bad punched a Magitek Armor and caused it and the Imperial Soldier inside to roll down like a boulder or a snowball. The Cheat attacked with the flamethrower cheat, while the Sneak attacks like a Magitek Armor, shooting Tek-lasers at Imperial Soldiers. "Sneak overcome buffoons!" The Sneak said.
"Meeaammeeeeeh!" (Agreed!) The Cheat replied.
Strong Sad was still nervous and couldn't attack. An Imperial Soldier got near the top where the Blacksmith was at, until it got arrowed by Bubs, who used the Autocrossbow to down the enemies. Homestar's group got near the bottom, and of course also near the Children/Arrowed guy. There was one soldier who was moving back and forth as if he were a shield, and immediately attacked Homestar's group. This was known as the rider, with a man riding ontop of a furious creature. It was a dangerous foe, possessing dangerous spells and attacks. Of course, Homestar avoided the attacks and attacked the rider. Marzipan strikes the rider with an Ice spell, while Stinkoman pummeled at it from behind. Of course, the rider was one big brute. Homestar was about to attack with Tek Missile, but unfortunately, the Magitek Armor went out of control and broke down. "Stoopid peice of eqwipment," Homestar yelled, "Why deedn't it bweak down beefore?"
Stinkoman takes a look at the armor, to find it had been sabotaged, and that an Imperial Soldier did it. "You thought you could use it to full potential eh?" The Imperial Soldier said, "Well too bad!"
"This is what happens to losers that mess with the world!" Stinkoman shouted as he booted an Imperial Soldier into the air.
The Children/Arrowed Guy became enraged. "What the?!?" He said, "Everyone's getting annihilated!"
An Imperial Soldier ran with a sweat. "We're being attacked from all sides, and it's the 65 of us against the 10 or so of those guys!" He told the Children/Arrowed Guy.
"Don't forget those punting Dinos! I should have went with the superior Templars and Heavy Armors instead of those!"
"Well you didn't know how powerful they would be right?"
"Yeah! Now get back there or risk getting arrowed!"
"Yes, Sir..."
The Imperial Soldier nervously ran back, only to collapse back down encased in ice. Marzipan had used another Ice spell, and Homestar Runner was bashing repeatingly at the rider's head, and eventually caused it to collapse. The Children/Arrowed Guy sweat-dropped, but not showing any indication of fear towards everyone. Every Imperial Soldier, Punting Dino, and Magitek and Heavy Armors have been defeated. "So, you descpicable fools beat all of those guys eh?" Children/Arrowed Guy said, "Well now feel my wrath!"
The Children/Arrowed Guy got ready for battle and opened with a sword swing at Homestar Runner. Homestar blocked it with his baseball bat and attacked with a fire spell. Bubs uses the Autocrossbow from above but none of the bolts got the Children/Arrowed Guy. "That's not arrows!" Children/Arrowed Guy said, "These are arrows! ARROWED!"
The Children/Arrowed Guy spit out lots of arrows towards the station Bubs and Coach Z were at, and got down along with the Blacksmith to avoid the arrows. "That's unreal!" The Blacksmith commented, "Magic is strange, but people spitting hundreds of arrows out of their mouths takes the cake!"
The Children/Arrowed Guy continued attacking, and actually catapulted swords everyone's way. "SWORDED!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted as he launches more swords at Homestar and Marzipan.
Up from above, Strong Bad, The Cheat, The Sneak, and Strong Sad see the situation. "This is really terrible," Strong Sad said, "What should we do?"
"Strike him down!" Strong Bad replied, "And you're going first!"
Strong Bad shoved Strong Sad and he went down like a boulder. Strong Sad rolled down the mountain at a fast rate and already got dizzy and naucious, and eventually collided into the Children/Arrowed Guy and knocking him down. "Oh gee, sorry mister," Strong Sad said.
"Oh, apologizing to the enemy eh?" Children/Arrowed Guy replied, "I'll show you apologies! MSG'D!"
The Children/Arrowed Guy tossed spring rolls at Strong Sad, hitting him right in the stomach. You'd think that with being fat like that, Strong Sad wouldn't get affected by it, but did. His stomach lining hurt, causing him to collapse on the ground. "Now to send the rest of yous going down to my level! CEREBELLUM'D!" Children/Arrowed Guy said.
The Children/Arrowed Guy materialized in a brain with an eyepatch and a lip and used it to stun everyone and have them tumbling down. Strong Bad, The Cheat, The Sneak, Bubs, and Coach Z rolled down the hills dazed to the Children/Arrowed Guy's level. Homestar noticed this. "This dues not look good for Homestar Runnar, or anybudy else..." Homestar commented.
The Children/Arrowed Guy noticed that the only ones that didn't get brought down were The Black Smith and Homsar. "Argh! That foul Blacksmith and that stupidity Homsar didn't go down! I'll get them!" He said.
"Buffoon never let friends up there get hurt by meany like you!" The Sneak interrupted.
"Meeahemmaememeaaahmemeamame" (Homsar isn't our friend, Sneak.) The Cheat added.
The Children/Arrowed Guy materialized out of the brain and into the Children truck. "This will be a piece of cake! CHILDREN!" He yelled.
"Sneak beat up truck with Templar abilities!" The Sneak said.
Of course things were crazy. The roads were too small to drive a vehicle. "Oh damn! Me and my bright ideas!" Children/Arrowed Guy said to himself. "Spring wheel catapult activate!"
Just then, the Children Truck got hit by a strong fire spell, knocking the truck forwards and crashing inbetween another path up the mountain. "I should have taken care of the others at the bottom before doing this!" Children/Arrowed Guy muttered.
The Children Truck vanished and the Children/Arrowed Guy leaped up and then once again attempted to get everyone 'Arrowed' again. Once again the arrows were easy to dodge. Everyone was in a panic. "Why are we evading him for?" Stinkoman said, "Lets run in head first and show this crazed bald guy who's boss!"
Everyone agreed and leaped from their hiding place. Marzipan uses an Ice spell on the Children/Arrowed Guy, who then got whalloped by Strong Bad, and received another dosage of Fire 2 from the Sneak, then got hit by 'meatballs' from the Cheat, got whacked by Homestar Runner. The Children/Arrowed Guy went flying and then fell down. He got up. "I'm still standing! MSG'D!" Children/Arrowed Guy said.
Spring rolls went everywhere, and also knocking the Cheat and the Sneak unconsious in the process. The Children/Arrowed Guy then followed with some magic of his own, mainly bolt, frying everyone minorly. Of course, Homestar pulled out a Phoenix Down and used it on Pom Pom, and then gave him a Potion afterwards. "*bubble*" (Thanks Homestar!) Pom Pom said to Homestar.
Pom Pom then lunged towards with a Quadra Slam, juggling the Children/Arrowed Guy. "Argh!" Children/Arrowed Guy went.
The Children/Arrowed Guy then attempted to strike Pom Pom and Homestar Runner at the same time, and hit Pom Pom only, as Homestar was able to dodge fast enough. "Time to do the ultimate attack! EXTERMINATED!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted.
Lasers went all over the place, scarring the field, and managing to knock others unconsious, mainly Marzipan and Bubs. It still continued on and on. Stinkoman was getting tired. "These lasers are non-stop! I'm gonna have to do this now..." Stinkoman said, "DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLEEEE DEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEE!!!"
Stinkoman executed the Grand Flash attack successfully. "No!" Children/Arrowed Guy shouted, "This can't be! How could he still be able to do thhhhhiiiiisssss?!!!??!??!?!!??"
After the dust, debris and snow settled, the Children/Arrowed Guy was in severe pain. "Ow," He said, "Well, you all haven't heard the last of me! I'll be back!"
And then he ran away. The lasers have already stopped showering down. Everything seemed okay now. Of course, those that have went unconsious had to be revived and get fully recovered again. Everyone went up to the top where the Blacksmith is waiting. Bubs asked, "Okay, where's this Esper?"
"Um, is it okay?" Strong Bad asked.
"As far as I know it is, but I can't assure you," The Blacksmith replied.
Everyone then walked up the mountain to the point, where the frozen Esper rested. "Hey I've seen dis before," Homestar said, "It was at the time when I was working for the fweakin' Empire. This popsicle has a mind of it's own..."
"Argh! Homestar!" Strong Bad replied, "That's a freakin' frozen Esper for crying out loud!"
"Please you two, stop," The Blacksmith told them.
Just then, the familiar bright blue glow pulsated. It continued, and then a force sent everyone back, and almost sending them off the cliff. Homestar got up. "That was a close call there," Bubs said.
"*bubble*" (Is it still alive?) Pom Pom asked.
"Oh man! This is Impossible...!? Right?" Stinkoman questioned.
Strong Bad noticed that Homestar was walking right up to the frozen Esper. "Homestar! Get away from that freakin' Esper! WHAT IS IT?!?" Strong Bad shouted.
"NOOOO!" Homestar shouted.
"Homestar and that esper..." Stinkoman said.
"Must be some kinda reaction!" Bubs replied.
"'Thees' doesn't look good there," Coach Z added.
Homestar was now face to face with the frozen Esper. "Uh, whut am I feelin' hewre?" Homestar questioned. "Cume on, what is fweakin' goin on here wit you? Like come on! Who am I now? WHO?!??!?"
"Argh! Homestar! That's not gonna work!" Strong Bad told him.
"Strong Bad!" Marzipan said to Strong Bad, "It's an Esper... I can feel it's mind..."
"Homestar! Get away from the Esper!" Bubs shouted.
It was too late. The frozen Esper used the same bolts on him that were used before, but rather than black out, Homestar began seeing different scenes that are irrelevant to the situation. Many places were shown in Homestar's view before it stopped. Homestar was knocked back. "Uh, where'd all those places come from?" Homestar asked.
Before he knew it, Homestar got hit again by these bolts, but of course now Homestar felt really strange, as if there is a power rising from within himself. Marzipan noticed that Homestar was getting a little shorter, and turned black and white, and his eyes turning to shiny black dots. Plus his head was chubbier, and the flap for his hat was gone and the hat now two colours on top. He then ended up getting propelled, landing into different spots...
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Homeschool Winner was broke and didn't get much out of deliveries, because of the hectic conditions, and of course noticed Homestar in the sky. "The Homestar Runner I see," Homeschool said to himself, "How did he..."
Before he could finish, Homestar crashed into the town and then bounced back out. Homeschool heard the familiar voice of a certain wheelchair. "What was that?" The talking Wheelchair asked.
Homeschool went into the town the voice occurred from, Kool Sweet Cuppin' Cakes. There was a big hole where the collision occurred. "This doesn't look good," Homeschool said, "And I don't want to find out."
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Homestar, who changed to Oldtyme Homestar Runner, then crashed into another town, and finally hurdled into what could be the most dangerous town in the whole world.
Back at Cheatshe...
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Strong Bad was asleep, at Arvis' house. Marzipan just walked into the bedroom, and got Strong Bad to wake up. Strong Bad got up, still in pain. "Oooooh," Strong Bad said, "My head hurts."
"Oh Strong Bad! You're awake?" Marzipan asked.
"Yeah I'm awake now," Strong Bad replied, "But where's Homestar Runner?"
"He changed into something, odd, and all black and white and stuff..."
"Whoa! He must have turned to the Homestar Runner! That doesn't matter, I still hate everything about that guy."
Strong Bad and Marzipan walked out of the room to the living room to see the others. "Strong Bad, Homestar seemed to be an Esper himself in some way, but how could it be possible?" Marzipan said.
"Probably has to do with that good-for-nothin Esper!" Coach Z replied, "But of course it probably didn't mean any harm. I mean, why didn't we get struck by it's bolts?"
Bubs walked in. "Well I can't seem to find the necessary parts for the drill and... Strong Bad! You okay now?" Bubs asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay now." Strong Bad replied.
"Well something happened to Homestar Runner. He turned to what looked like himself directly from the year of 1936! There seems to be some connection between the Espers and him... Anyways, we need to go find him. Witnesses saw him crashing into every town imaginable to his west."
"Okay then, lets get going! Even though I despise..."
"Strong Bad!" Marzipan interrupted.
"Strong Bad! Stop that. Now think everyone! The Empire still wants that Esper." Bubs added.
"Don't forget. The Blacksmith needs our help too!" Stinkoman told everyone.
"*bubble* *bubble* *bubble*" (A formal Imperial soldier... But Homestar's still a friend! We've got no choice but to help him!) Pom Pom said.
"Okay then," Bubs replied, "We'll split up then. Four of us will be going to Concession Castle and get it to shuttle us to the western province. Then we'll check out 'Kool Sweet Cuppin' Cakes' and 'Burninator's Land'. Those that aren't going after Homestar Runner will stay to guard Cheatshe."
"Amemeaaaaennaa. Deammaemeeeemmmaaeaaeeemmamaaajeeemf" (Well I'll stay behind. Me and the other Cheats must search for someone...) The Cheat told everyone.
After the discussion, it was arranged. Strong Bad, Bubs, Stinkoman, and Pom Pom decided to go, while the others stayed behind. The four leave Cheatshe and make their way back to Concession Castle. The trip was less deadly and they made it there in one piece. When they got to the interior of it, Stinkoman stopped. "You know, I never checked the rest of this place out!" Stinkoman said, "So I'm gonna go check the rest of this place!"
This leaved Strong Bad, Bubs, and Pom Pom to find the person who operates the castle. They went back to the inside of the entrance, and found stairs leading downstairs, at the right and to the left. Bubs leads the others down through the steps to the left, and meet a man with controls behind him. "Hey there," Bubs said to him, "We need to burrow down to the Western Province."
"Your purpose being?" The old man replied.
"Well, Homestar is somewhere in there since a reaction between him and that frozen Esper."
"Okay then. Get ready!"
The man walked to the controls behind him and set it to burrow to the Western Province. The Castle tucked itself in and then burrowed into the ground, and it moved steadily underground. Of course, it was mostly dark, and luckily none of the sand got in, just as it's supposed to. Finally, the castle rised up, and then came to a stop. "Okay then everyone," The old man said, "We're now at the Western Province."
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With Homestar morphed to Oldtyme Homestar and flying off without knowing it, now it's up to the rest of the gang to find him, or to be more specific, Strong Bad, Stinkoman, Bubs, and Pom Pom. The Empire is still wanting the frozen Esper, but they don't seem to be in a hurry to get it. Next chapter, the antics from the whole gang continues!
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