CHAPTER 6: The Bad Apple
Rayman: Where are you taking me?
Doctor: Oh, don't act like you don't know zees routine. Remember right after dat failure by FT92? Well, we bring you to the same room.
Rayman: You mean... debugging???
Doctor: Correct. Now, just a little while longer and we'll arrive. Zees dark tunnels go on forever.
Rayman: Dark tunnel? Ah, why didn't I just do this earlier?
Rayman runs back towards the elevator
Doctor: Aw, let's not do zees! Security!
Two Elite Legionaries come down from the elevator, grab Rayman and drag him towards the debugging room. Meanwhile, back in the real world
Crant: Come on! You're only delaying the inevitable!
Crant takes out an axe and slices the bush clean. Nothing seems to have happened
Crant: I must be hearing things. Right then, FIGHTERS! Report!
Fighter 1: Nothing yet. It's like they all just disappeared.
Crant: Hypothesis?
Fighter 2: None.
Crant: Shucks. Well, I'd better-
More rustling is being heard behind the halved bush
Crant: All right, now I know something's behind there. Come out and fight!
Crant peeks behind the bush, only to see a Squab
Crant: ...I don't believe it. I got all worked up over some overgrown caterpillar! I suppose I'd better get back to Cyberspace and see what's happening over there. Unit AX73G, you're in charge until I get back.
Crant walks inside the Fairy Council and stands in front of the computer
Crant: Okay unit, get ready to transport me back. Engage!
???: Engage THIS!
???, a flying thing dressed in a black cloak, flies in front of Crant and shoves a lodestone in his face
Crant: ARGH! YOU FOOL! MAGNETS ARE... NOT...... ACCEPTABLE... AFFFFFFFFFFFFFFBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG..............
Crant gets paralyzed and falls over
???: All right. Now that this is done, I'll just...
The lodestone on Crant's face shatters. Crant gets back up and grabs ???
???: Hey, what the? I thought I just killed you!
Crant: A little thing called emergency reboot. You are in sooooo much trouble.
???: Hey, look over there! It's the Blue Screen of Death!
Crant: Where?
???: Sucker! flies away
Crant: Ah, jeez! I really have to stop believing these guys about that blue screen. Egh... engage!
Crant gets sucked into the computer and flies back to Cyberspace
Crant: Everything looks normal out here, think I'll go check things down in debugging. I'm sure GL47 has been restored by now.
Crant summons the elevator, goes down the shaft and walks to the debugging room
Doctor: Oh, stop with zees struggling! You are no longer hero in here.
Rayman: I refuse to be transformed into an evil war machine! I'll struggle till I expire!
Crant: laughs Ah, good old GL47. I guess we programmed you to be a wee bit too determined.
Rayman: Why, you sorry excuse for computer code!
Rayman breaks free of the Elite Legionaries' grips and punches Crant
Crant: Ow! That hurt! But how did that happen?
Rayman: I'm made of code now. See these arms? These legs? This neck? They're nothing but think white lines thanks to you!
Crant: Yeah, nice story. I give it three stars. Just use the choker and get on with it!
Doctor: Ah yes, why didn't I think of zees? Choker, coming right up!
The doctor takes out a raygun-like device and fires at Rayman, trapping him in a very tight energy field
Rayman: gasp Can't... breathe!
Crant: They don't call it the choker for nothing. Now either go peacefully or this thing will be set to "crunch".
Rayman: ..........all right! You win!
The choker beam dissipates and Rayman is carried off to the debugging chamber. Meanwhile, back in the Fairy Council, the black flying figure who caused Crant a deal of trouble flies out of the council
???: Dang! Home base, this is agent 42. Subject "Crant" failed to be eliminated. Requesting further instruction. Hello? Home base? Where are you? Great, my communicator's jammed. :Leave it to Crant to wipe out devices behind your back. Well, I'd better do something.
A Fighter Cyber Freak notices him and heads towards, firing all of its guns
???: Aw, how cute. Here, have some of this!
The cloaked figure throws another lodestone that connects with the Fighter. It falls to the ground in flames
???: I'd better stay low, I don't know how many of these guys are up here.
??? flies towards the ground and goes inside a cave
???: I should be safe here for now. What to do? I'd better get to work on my communicator. No use if it's broken!
Globox: Hello? Who's here? Please don't hurt me!
???: Ah, great! More freaks! Eat lodestone!
??? throws a lodestone at Globox, which simply ricochets off his belly
Globox: Hey, don't throw stuff! Murfy, come here and take a look at this joker!
???: Murfy? Why does that sound familiar...
Murfy: Yeah yeah, fine. At least this stupid poison wore off. Who's the... oh no, not you again!
???: Ack! You! Stay away from me or I'll reduce you to a burning cinder!
Murfy: I don't believe it... You always were the bad apple. Get out of here! I don't want to see your face ever again!
???: Fine, be that way. Like I need you.
Globox: That was a touch confusing.
TO BE CONTINUED