Happy 4th anniversary to Simply Stupid! This is focused on bringing closure to most of Simply Stupid's stories through a big project. Granted, I'm not gonna use all the characters in all twelve stories. Just the ones with a significant impact to the story.
So no Godzilla frantically swinging Thomas the Tank Engine like a marijuana mace. That might also count as unintentional trainslaughter
I don't own any of the series mentioned. All I own are the OCs featured throughout all of Simply Stupid like a plague.
Read, Review, and Enjoy!
Somewhere, at some time, at some place, at some unknown date...
A cloaked figure calmly flew across the halls, hearing the screams of numerous souls. Mihaele told it about these screams. That was how the Astral Knights, as the goddess called them, were created. Counters against Stertoth and all who opposed the natural order of the universe. Replacements to the Angel of Light and Shadow's original Knight, the Savior of Creation.
"Deletix, that is this. Deletix, this is that." was all the cloaked figure thought about as it slinked across the shadows.
It was grotesque just from the looks of it. Very welcoming to the hooded abomination. Just like when it was created. This hall was where the Angel made Deletix, and Deletix needs it to fulfill the higher being's final plan.
First was gathering enough life essence to serve as fuel. The next step: Have as many individuals throughout the universe devolve from what they were originally supposed to be in other dimensions. Some will even suffer to the point that the third step will be enacted. It knows that the Astral Knights have done their purposes as well as failed as defenders. There will be a time when they will be used as servants for the one they were supposed to imprison.
It looked deep into the void and saw the charred corpse of an old man floating aimlessly. Manipulating time to its fitting, it saw the man's killer and opted to give the young man its curse and blessing in his lowest moments as well as revive the old man with hatred in his eyes. It will make the young man its vessel once he dies.
Now it is Deletix's turn, and it can feel its victims the moment their lives changed for the worst...
(Play Bio-Wars from the Godzilla Vs Biollante OST...)
SS Prequel: Super Bomberman Rising
Simply Stupid: Kirby in: TRIGGERland
Simply Stupid: Rider Prick!
Mega Man: DeafMatch Season 1
Simply Stupid: Stupid Bomberman Rangers
Mega Man: DeafMatch Season 2
Simply Stupid: Off-Topic
SS: Pokémon Misadventures: Watts and Ash
Simply Stupid 4th Anniversary Special:
Simply Stupid: All Around the Universe, Fart Chew
Recap:
Months passed since the day Rock Light and Shirobom defeated and executed Bagura, usurper of the Bomber Nebulan Empire's throne. Shiro momentarily retired from his duties as the Nebula's greatest hero, Bomberman, while Rock experienced living in the COVID-19 Pandemic upon returning from Planet Bomber with friends and family as Mega Man.
Little did they know of the consequences caused by Bagura.
A supernatural force used by the usurper as a source of his powers was draining the life out of random lifeforms throughout the universe to raise thousands of Planet Bomber's dead back to life. From planets to dimensions, many weren't spared from having a portion of their life sucked out. It went awry after Bagura's death, constantly sucking the life and energy out of its victims until they nearly die.
Seven-Region Pokémon League Champion Ash Ketchum of Dimension SS12.7x is among the most notable, with his soul being left in a different dimension for the time being while an interdimensional mission is put into motion. Sent by the Arceus of Dimension SS12.7x to see if there is a cure for Ash, a Pokémon named Celebi was transported into Dimension SS1.c, where she met Rock and the DLN Robot Masters and asked for their help.
What will happen in this next installment? Read now in Simply Stupid: All Around the Universe!
(Stop the song...)
September 16, 2020...
A lone star flew across the stars at the speed of light... which wasn't fast enough for its passengers as they were on their way to the Bomber Nebula.
Cut, Guts, Ice, Bomb, Crete, and Gem were doing a Double-O' Seven tourneys, which included the 'Reflect' and 'Rocket Launcher' rules.
Fire Man, Toto, Splash, Honey, and Galaxy were struggling to gaze at the stars.
While this ensued, Rock was chatting to the owner of the star- The Warp Star, that is.
Kirby, Komrade Kirby
Dimension SS1.C and Dimension SS6.D's Kirby. The most Gopnik pink amoeba in the universe who runs on Adidas ushankas, vodka, and the wormholes in his stomach.
Celebi struggled to understand what Kirby was saying since the Pink Demon was swapping between English and Russian when talking.
"What?! You mean to say that the Ancient Papa Smurf might have had something to do with reviving the dead last January?!"
Rock nodded in confirmation. "Yeah. Remember when Bagura used those weird powers against us?"
"Mhm?" it took Kirby a second before realizing something. "Blyat... How did he even get those powers?"
"I don't even know. Celebi- you know the Pokémon-onion-thing next to me right now?
"Beh (Hey)."
"Bagura might've tried taking someone's life force when we fought him. I'm guessing someone from a different dimension."
"Bi (Yep)."
Kirby raised his stubby arms and lowered them weakly... He might know where this is going.
"What is this person's name?"
Celebi used the paper and pencil Rock provided and began writing.
'ASH. IN SOME DIMENSIONS, HIS NAME IS SATOSHI OR RED. GRAMBY WANTS ME TO FIND A CURE FOR HIM.'
This made Kirby fall on his round back.
"Gramby? Is this 'Gramby' your babushka?"
'NO.'
"Misha?
'WHO THE F4(K IS MEESHA?' Heavy Weapons Guy.
"...Hm. Arceus?"
'YES. HE IS LIKE A GRAMPA TO ME.'
All Kirby did was a whistle in surprise.
Rock looked at the two in confusion. "Who's Arceus?"
"Well..." Kirby began as he turned to the Blue Bomber. "Arceus is a god to Pokémon. This also includes all versions from each dimension. In some, he blessed humans into being supernatural wandering protectors of their Earth called 'Aura Guardians'. Blyat, 'Ash Ketchum' sounds familiar to me for some reason."
This made Rock nod in interest as he continued asking a few more things.
"*nods* Alright. So how did you know about Pokémon, Kirby?"
"Eh... A long while ago. Susie, Ribbon, and I were looking to grab some medicine from a different dimension when we went through the wrong wormhole in my gut. Meet anything simple, and next thing you know, it transforms into an Avengers-level eldritch abomination that threatens to end the universe you are in." the amoeba nonchalantly answered, pulling out an entire cake and eating it. He pulled out a Kyiv cake slice and offered it to Rock. "Do you want cake or something? You need food to keep your strength up, blyat."
Rock was about to ask for something when he was interrupted by Toto.
"ROCK? CAN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT?"
"YEAH! I'M GONNA ASK FOR CAKE!"
"CAN IT BE A WEDDING CAKE FOR US, ROCK?" Splash called out flirtily.
"AW HELL~ NAH! I'M GETTING GOJI BERRY MERINGUE!"
"Fine... But why goji berry? Why can't it be wildberry meringue-"
Toto interrupted the girl with a loud roar in excitement as though he got chosen to test a Generation 6 NASCAR race car by JR Motorsports and an Arrow McLaren Chevrolet raced in IndyCar. "YEAH BOI! SUPERFOODS! YEAHHHHH!"
This was what Celebi dealt with as they all ate and waited for the Warp Star to arrive at wherever Rock promised to bring.
Funny at times, deadly serious in others- the question is what will they experience during her quest to find a cure for Ash's coma or even a date for his recovery.
"So Celebi. Are you a Legendary or Mythical Pokémon in your dimension? I met plenty like you who are boys and girls, and usually, I would get the answer that they are Mythicals just like Mew!" Celebi made a bright smile as she began scribbling sentences on her pieces of paper.
At least she's having a good time learning what she can about this dimension's inhabitants and how it correlates with hers!
WaSho Palace, Planet Bomber, Bomber Nebula...
Shiro and Aka prepared for their next round of talks, wearing their respective arrow and bead crowns. As they made their way to the throne room to take their seats, they waved to their subjects with respect and enthusiasm.
The only hard part was trying to appease the expectations of nations from other planets and clusters not a part of the Bomber Nebulan Empire... That can get weird.
"Emperor? Empress? We have received a request from a nearby Glitch colony's Marchioness for a marriage contract between her daughter and any of the princes. Or you, if you allow it."
Everyone in the throne room, including those who just heard it, gave silent huffs of disdain.
"Uh... What's her name?"
"Marchioness Thundercup, Emperor."
"Right... I remember her." Shiro began as he looked around to see an eligible bachelor whom he can recommend before remembering something. He made a disgusted grimace, not for the interspecies marriage, but that it was with a girl in the same age group as Midori and Mizu. "... You can tell Marchioness Thundercup that Braveknave isn't old enough yet. I'll have someone ready when she is... Probably. *shudders*"
Aka glanced at Shiro in interest laced with amusement. "Thundercup, huh?"
All the Bomber Nebulan Emperor did was cover his eyes in embarrassment and nod. His antenna's coloration flickered a little at the thought.
"Guess it's a long story?"
"*Sighs in exasperation* Nope. Kuro and I met her and her daughter before the last time we confronted Mujoe. So almost three stellar cycles ago. I- Kuro and I saved them from being crushed after Mujoe's mech fell. The Glitch doesn't accept fully sentient members of their race, so Thundercup and her daughter are forced to pretend that they're following their programming... I'm guessing it's too much for them now."
Understanding what the recently retired hero said, they continued with the other requests and meetings.
Grant the Jetter-Guard access to having a joint operation with the Sophia Force in escorting some scientists from their home planet of Sophia to Scrapheap. Yes to that and a surprise that Nitros was promoted to battalion leader.
Allow Momo, Midori, and Mizu to visit YuYu Village to visit Mighty and their grandmother's grave. As long as they don't get hurt.
The Jetter-Guard's Justice Department needs to travel to the other side of the nebula for an important mission. Access granted.
New business ventures for intergalactic travel? Why not? After some thorough investigations to make sure there aren't any threats.
As time went on, it was already high noon when a group of guards arrived. Shiro nodded to them to come forward.
"Good afternoon, Emperor and Empress." the captain of the group began as he and his group kneeled in respect.
"Good afternoon, Captain Goritoku. You and your soldiers can rise now." as the guards got up, the captain began his report.
"Nothing much happened other than Prince Kurobom crashing his practice motobomber for the fiftieth time and a star landing near the palace gates, your majesties."
"A star?" Aka asked, shifting her weight forward to hear better. She and Shiro initially chuckled at the Black Bomberman's misfortune until the captain mentioned the star.
The captain nodded in confirmation. "Yes, your highness! The passengers on it said that they wish to talk to you about something."
This made Shiro and Aka look at each other in surprise. The emperor nodded as he got up and motioned the captain to go. "Bring them to us. We'll need to see who they are before anything else."
'Bombers in name, your actions to blame...'
All Shiro's antenna did was flicker a few more times after hearing those whispers, garnering Aka's attention...
With Rock, Celebi, Kirby, and the DLNs...
"Double-O' Seven! *reload!* Double-O' Seven! *blocked!* Double-O' Seven- *ROCKET LAUNCHER!*" Ice got beaten by Gem fair and square. "Mother f4(ker! I can't believe you beat me again!"
The aforementioned mineral-themed Robot Master shrugged. " You win some, you lose some, you wreck some."
"Pfft. Buzz off, Dale Earnhardt!"
"A hole is a goal if you think like a mole." this made the Bi-Polar DLN give his younger brother a salty stare. "If thou saltiness has no class, I will roast your 4$$!"
They've been waiting for a few hours for the guard captain they asked to relay their intentions to speak to Shiro and Aka privately.
What made things worse was that Celebi ate the cake's leftovers and Kirby was busy checking on the Warp Star they rode on. It was boring for a while until Captain Goritoku came back with a large hovering carriage behind his group.
Everyone stared at the carriage when it stopped moving. The guard captain motioned the escorting guards to open it, letting out whoever was in it.
He wore a black leotard, an orange tactical vest, and thick armored plates wrapped around his forearms and forelegs.
All topped by his black exoskeleton's headpiece, which has changed shape over the months to accommodate the shape of his hairstyle underneath. His face is also bruised from hitting a tree.
"...Kuro?" Rock muttered in surprise.
Kurobom, the Cool Black Bomberman.
The aforementioned Black Bomberman snapped his fingers and grinned at them. "Yep! Been a while, guys!"
This made everyone but a perplexed Celebi smile.
Finishing his friendly banter, Kurobom relaxed a little. He looked back at the carriage and pointed at it to get the visitor's attention.
"I know not everyone can fit this-" "WTF KURO?!" "-but that just means some of you will have to fly. Nice Charabom you got there."
"Belebe?"
Everyone looked at each other before agreeing. Begrudgingly for Honey though. She and Galaxy were stuck flying the entire trip since Celebi could fit inside without a problem.
Back to WaSho Palace...
Aka looked at Shiro in concern when the former's antenna began flickering again. She's never seen this before.
"Shiro?"
The Bomberman looked at her in confusion. The last time she reacted like this was when he was kidnapped by Wily. He softly responded with that very emotion.
"What is it?"
"Are you still okay?"
Shiro didn't feel anything wrong with himself.
He felt alright- To the former hero, he thought that Aka was overreacting about Deral's brainwashed attempt on his life when they fought Bagura. To Aka and anyone else, there is something wrong with his body. They just don't know what it is.
"*sigh* I'm fine." he darkly muttered. What is with these claims that he is sick? 'A curse since your youth, the lies that were your truth...'
He's been asked this for the past few days and has not seen why everyone in the palace is asking about his condition. First was Midori after he and Mizu finished honing their skills on Fire Bombs. Then Aka later that night.
He doesn't see the flashing they were worrying about. As annoying as it is, he still wants to take what they are saying into consideration. After that day he trained his youngest siblings, he heard voices in his head. What if it was part of an elaborate plot long forgotten by someone he fought in his past?
Boy, wouldn't that be crazy?
Ever since MuryaNemi, he's been tormented by those whispers. They were constantly silenced by being near people he deeply cares about until he killed Bagura for the last time.
As he and Aka walked outside, they took note of a slowly approaching hover carriage. The same one Kuro got into after they did their abrupt round of diplomatic decision-making. When the carriage came to a stop, everything was silent for a moment. If they listened closely, which nobody did, they could hear a few giggles as its occupants plotted a LARP of the century.
"AHHHHH!" Rock cried out as he stumbled out of the carriage, shaking as though he was suffering an epileptic episode, and rolled across the floor. He got up and supposedly started screaming in pain. Supposedly. The others (minus Kuro and Celebi) got out doing the same thing. "I GOT THE 'RONA! I GOT CORO~NA~! AHHHH!"
Shiro and Aka tilted their heads and gave faces of disbelief. What are Rock and the others doing here? And why are they here in the first place?
Cut went overboard by pretending to have a seizure. "Ugheugheughhe~ Kobe nineteen~!" That ought to get him canceled on Facebook.
All Celebi did was look at them as though they were possessed. Kuro however, left to tend to his bruise with a golden bracelet and a holographic heart before hissing in pain from his right eye slowly healing. "*hisses* Ow, my f4(king eye!"
On a planet slightly bigger than Earth between Earth and Planet Bomber... (Sometime in February...)
Nicole began floating on Sonic's bed as though it was an exorcism where she was possessed by a demon. The holo-lynx then fell, landing on the Sonic's chest.
Back to the present at Planet Bomber...
Shiro looked at Rock and asked him out of concern. "Are you okay, Rock?"
Rock made a possessed scream like a Call of Duty Zombie, "Raaaahhhhhh..." before hysterically laughing. "-hhhh- HAHAHAHAHA! I'm just messing with you, Shiro!"
Shirobom/Bomberman, a stellar destroyer with many monikers.
The Bomberman rolled his eyes and chuckled. He didn't expect a surprise visit from some friends beyond his empire's domain out of everything that happened today.
"How are you guys?"
"Well, kind of busy," Shiro admitted. "We just finished some important business when all of you arrived."
"Yeah... They were pretty important." Aka added as she adjusted her crown of beads.
Akanamibom, Wife and best friend of Shirobom
"Huh. That's neat!" Rock began as Celebi flew up to them. "Hey, Celebi! These two are the friends I was talking about at Nevada."
"Leli (Really)?"
"Aka? This is Celebi. Celebi? This is Aka. She's the friend I mentioned who nearly bled to death."
Aka greeted Celebi, waving and giving the Pokémon a few head pats.
"Shiro, meet Celebi. Celebi, meet Shiro, also known as Bomberman and emperor of the nebula we are currently in."
Shiro waved at Celebi and went to come up close when said Pokémon began observing him in interest. His body's colors were white, blue, and red. There was something sickly about him, however. As though there was a curse left on him from one that another can use as a weapon of manipulation.
Wait...
He has the same voice as the figure she saw, but an octave lower. His body looks nimble enough to outrun and overpower most of his opponents. Shiro is white, dark blue, and red, just like the figure.
Celebi shook her head suddenly and realized that this was the guy she saw through Jirachi's wormhole, but older.
'What if he is the cause of this mess?' a voice whispered, spooking the Pokémon. Celebi kept it to herself and ignored the thoughts.
Celebi brought out a piece of paper and wrote something on it.
'Have you seen something absorb the life out of people?'
Shiro's eyes slightly widened in surprise. Rock knew that the Bomberman would act that way. Everyone here knows about it, and they dread that it comes back to bite them in the rear again.
"Celebi..." Shiro began, hardening his composure slightly. "Tell me what's the situation and I'll help in any way I can."
The Pokémon nodded as she continued writing.
'I am from a different dimension and I think this dimension, SS1.C, is the catalyst to one of my friends being in a coma.'
"Familiar..." Rock muttered as he shook his head looking back at their fight against Bagura.
Shiro nodded. "Didn't think we'd see each other again for unfinished business after you guys left."
'Leave? Left... The anger of your theft!' a whisper made the Bomberman grimace, despite how random the ramble was. The voices were becoming unbearable for him. He was fortunate not to experience that when he unintentionally took most of his family with him beyond their home, but the whispers and nightmares returned louder than ever once they came back to retake the throne. Back to square one when he was a teen. 'The theft of an ally's life! The theft of your innocence once you gained your role in this universe! The stories you partake in show how for granted everyone takes! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF MANY!'
Celebi noticed the grimace and gave a face of concern.
Far off, a woman in strange robes looked from afar. She grasped her pungi tightly when she saw Shiro. She gathered the Bugster Virus strains and core medal fragments she needed, now she needs him to become her next vessel, and she has the relics necessary to do the job...
'He is here.'
Somewhere else on Planet Bomber...
Molok sat on a boulder with a bottle and a cup made of clay, meditating with his eyes closed. He thought about the universe's predicament at the moment in concern. He felt the winds crash into his rocky body as he inhaled and exhaled calmly. His breath hitched from feeling parched, and this made the Elemental Knight reach for his warm bottle of booze.
Opening his eyes, the leader of the Elemental Knights smiled as he opened the bottle and poured its contents into a cup. He sighed in satisfaction after drinking. Some things taste better than what he had when Mihaele created him ages ago. Still, it was strange that there weren't more Elemental Knights if he, Baelfael, Behemos, Astarth, Zhael, Zoniha, and Regelus were so successful beyond the previous lives they had.
Worthless guard captain. The Crimson Flame.
Watchman no longer needed. The Lord of the Frozen Wastes.
Incompetent beast tamer. The Lord of the Wild Winds.
Priestess sacrificed to Mihaele. The Mistress of the Storm.
Overworked huntress. The Purifying Light.
Enslaved marauder. The Black Breath.
A chieftain of a long-gone civilization. The Raging Earth.
...
A damaged Emperor of a Generation. The Savior of Creation- *CRACK!*
The Elemental Knights, guardians of mystical ancient artifacts.
Molok crushed his cup and looked at the shards in his right hand. He looked at the blue sky in wonder as to why such words came up in his head. There are only seven Elemental Knights... Right?
He shook his head and looked out into the distance before he was interrupted by someone abruptly coughing.
Right...
Molok looked to his left and sighed. He convinced all seven of the Elemental Knights to go with most of a certain Bomberman's siblings on a road trip across Planet Bomber as a vacation from what they were doing. Begrudgingly in Regelus' case, he came because Zoniha had to drag his angsty 4$$. Friendships were made and secrets were spilled.
Akabom was being trained by Regelus and Baelfael on how to subdue a threat properly. Behemos, Zhael, and Zoniha were playing a multiplayer game with Aobom and Kibom.
As for Astarth, he was the one who coughed. Oriokebom was next to him, writing something in her notebook.
Oriokebom/Pretty Bomber, an anomaly for not being a part of the Five Dastardly Bombers
"What is it, Astarth?"
"Where do you think we should go next?"
Orioke turned to a random page in her notebook and frowned a little. The page she turned to was on MuryaNemi, also known as Peace Town. The so-called 'hometown' of Bomberman before he revealed his identity.
She looked at it and thought about it for a moment. MuryaNemi... Shiro avoided that place for stellar cycles despite it being where his duties as Bomberman changed from a Jetter-Guard Operative serving a portion of the nebula to becoming a powerful warrior capable of killing gods and monsters.
"MuryaNemi sounds like a good place to visit..." the magenta bomber began, getting their attention. "Shiro was there to stop a killer robot from murdering Jetters and enslaving the local population for a robotics company a long time ago. Kuro got involved in it also and that was what drove him to be Black Bomber for the Jetter-Guard. They haven't been the same since that mission. Shiro got more violent and angry because of it."
The two Elemental Knights looked at her interest in Bomberman not being the same.
"Could it be mental instability?" Molok mused. "That was how we Knights came to be." This got Regelus' attention as well, but he couldn't hear it as he trained Akabo. "Your brother looked happy most of the time we saw him. What made him that way?"
All Orioke did was shrug. She didn't really know what happened there. "I don't know... Did Shiro try killing you guys when you fought him? Usually, he does it in somewhat creative ways."
"Your brother killed most of us." the Elemental Knights leader sighed out. "He made it quick and painful in each fight."
"Yeah... Blame the incident I mentioned for that," muttered Orioke. "He killed the robot after using one of his bombs like a noose and decapitated it." She then lightened up a little when she mentioned some other things. "I'm interested in seeing the castle ruins also. That used to be the castle our family lived in before one of our ancestors made WaSho the capital of the empire. Shiro had to destroy it so he and Kuro can take down a massive robot."
Molok thought about it for a moment and nodded. "Hm. Alright then. We should tell your brother before we continue traveling."
As they got ready and traveled, a group of specks fell from the sky, leaving a flickering glow in broad daylight until they hid underneath Behemos' cloak...
Back at WaSho...
As Shiro, Rock, and Celebi conversed, the small Pokémon took note of what the Bomberman was saying.
In 2012, Shiro accidentally murdered Bagura and left his corpse in the dark recesses of space after the old man was about to bomb a well to steal a unique seed capable of calming one's mind from their troubles. Little did he know that the seed was meant to cure Mujoe, who went clinically insane after being affected by the Bomb Elements.
Understanding what transpired, Celebi asked what happened after that.
'WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT?'
Shiro looked at the Pokémon and grimaced. "I was fifteen when my duties as Bomberman got too much for me in the Jetter-Guard. They told me to take a vacation on a planet a few galaxies away when I got sucked into an artificial black hole and was arrested by the Elemental Knights back when they were controlled by a space pirate named Rukifelth. I teamed up with a partner of his named Lilith to stop him from using the black hole to suck up other nearby planets."
'WHO ARE THE ELEMENTAL KNIGHTS?'
"Ancient dead Bombermen and whatever the f4(k Molok is who were revived as vessels for supernatural warriors by an ancient being named Mihaele. She was possessing Lilith at the time while Rukifelth was possessed by a demon called Stertoth,." the Bomberman replied. Celebi and Rock looked at him as though he went as mad.
"E bibe (A demon)?"
"A literal demon?" Rock asked incredulously. "How the hell did you even fight him?"
"He wasn't exactly a demon. He was just Mihaele's separated half that forms this divine being known as the Angel of Light and Shadow... And I think the Angel cursed me with something because I remember her calling me 'The Vessel of Deletix' after our fight."
A stellar cycle after the events of SS: Super Bomberman Rising (Arc 1)...
The Angel of Light and Shadow looked at the short Bomberman when he dropped his persona. He defeated her.
A single mortal bested a divine being such as herself!
The Benevolent Destroyer angrily removed the Race Changer chip from his bracelets, letting himself grow back to his original height. His antenna flickered violently when he did that, with bright flashes of yellow coming out of his bloodied eyes, stung from the glass shards that peppered his face. The Angel was surprised at that, familiar with its origins.
Her first Knight.
"Whatever it takes, I won't let you destroy this universe!" Shiro roared as he moved towards the Angel of Light and Shadow. Pommy stopped taking cover at one of the corners and looked at his partner. The flashing in the Bomberman's eyes ceased after the teen squinted his eyes a few times to clear his vision from any blood on his face.
All the Angel did was nod in approval, confusing the two immensely. She was impressed by what the Bomberman did and complimented him.
"Bomberman... You possess great strength, both of body and heart. We shall rest, so we might better observe the cosmos and its potential.
But should the light of hope be lost when next we awaken, we shall return the cosmos to the void. "
Pommy gave some words of encouragement as the Bomberman next to him nodded wearily, promising that they will protect the universe. He pumped his arms slightly, giving a weak cheer, not knowing that this wouldn't be the last time they will meet.
As the Angel rose from the ground, she looked at the two and bade them goodbye as she used her powers to revive all who died in the conflict. "Farewell, warriors... Until we meet again... Prepare yourself, Vessel of Deletix! For your death will mean much more than you realize!"
When he saw Lilith and Rukifelth, Bomberman was ready to get into a bloody brawl until he saw signs that they were backing down.
Back to the present...
As Shiro rubbed the sides of his semi-cubical head wearily. All the faces he saw. Every single Elemental Knight he killed. The friendly banter despite the disgusting acts he committed against them- made things worse when he also recalled that his ancestors worshipped them and had dedicated shrines for millennia. Some of the ancient palaces on the planet have shrines like those, calling them their patron deities of victory. One palace he destroyed was even dedicated to Zhael.
After getting to know them, visiting each of them at least once in a stellar cycle to see how they were, he came to a deep conclusion that is also what he considers most of the universe in a friendly manner-
"Ugh... I swear to whatever deity hears me right now who are not any of the Elemental Knights- half of the Knights are-"
"Retar- OW!" Cut interrupted as he and Bomb walked in on them, interested in the subject after hearing about the Knights. Bomb drove an elbow into the orange lumberjack for that comment. "The hell was that for?!"
Shiro tilted his head and shook his head. "Uhh... No, Cut. They aren't slow learners. They're plain weird."
"My brother in Christ, Cut! Someone's gonna cancel your 4$$ if they find out about what's going on right now. Forget Facebook, you're gonna get canceled on Twitter!" Bomb hissed as he stood next to Rock. "So they're degenerates? They're able to make you uncomfortable just by being next to you?"
"Yeah. Not sure about Baelfael, Behemos, and Regelus though. I know that Zhael and Zoniha commit what you guys call 'double standards' by sexually harassing men millions of years younger than them despite their bodies being physically preserved the day they died, Astarth throws literal jars of some random 'stuff' called 'Mad Milk' at thieves who try to steal his elemental stone (thanks to being with you guys on Earth), and Molok is an alcoholic. *Tsk!* He drinks too much."
They all nodded in acceptance. Disgust came to Celebi when she realized what Mad Milk was after abusing time to see what Shiro was talking about... It had something to do with some guy named Jeremy.
'WOO! DAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT!' a voice rang out in a Bostonian accent. Probably from the afterlife.
"Ew! Ce le bi?!"
Shiro paled at that and continued talking. "Yeah... Forget about it. We're getting off topic." looking at the world around his palace, he inwardly sighed at the many adventures that broke him down bit by bit. The only redeeming factors that helped him get through were those who cared. "I think this 'Deletix' the Angel mentioned might be related to our current situation."
Looking at Shiro, Celebi thought back on what he said- and it wasn't the seamen. Shiro was the person she saw through Jirachi's portal at first. He does have a connection to what is going on currently, and now she needs to know more. She needs to save her dimension's Aura Guardian as soon as possible.
"Bilibi (Deletix)..." Celebi thought to herself, wondering who that is.
Hearing a rumble in the palace, the Bomber Nebulan Emperor looked at everyone and urged them to move back a little.
Pillars of fire, ice, wind, lightning, light, darkness, and rock rose from the ground, revealing the Elemental Knights and their passengers. The Knights were lax from their travels, but Orioke, Akabo, Ao, and Ki were dizzy when they fell to the floor suddenly, almost knocked out.
"Hello there, Shiro!" Zhael clamored in excitement, not noticing the Robot Masters and Celebi. "I have a quest for you! I have a big succubus in my mouth and I desperately need her extinguished! Can I suck your-"
"Stop trying to suck his dick, you expired homewrecker!" Orioke groaned, letting Cut and Bomb help her, Akabo, Ao, and Ki. "Hey, Bomb!"
"Hey."
"I still don't forgive you for sleeping with a certain someone, Cut." Orioke sourly commented despite being helped from the floor.
"It was an accident dammit! Can't we just forget about Momo being in my room last year?!"
The Robot Masters and Celebi gave the eager Zhael faces that said WTF. The other Knights, minus Zoniha, presented disappointing stares to their fellow Knight. This was one of those cans of worms they uncovered during their vacation. All Zoniha did was give a visibly lewd look uncharacteristic for someone who embodies purity and light.
Shiro frowned at Zhael's request and refused. "I'm not doing that. If I was your 'champion' or something, even then I'll refuse." he then lightly pointed at the Purifying Light behind the white and violet knight in disdain. "You and the other Elemental Knights have no control over me!"
All the Mistress of the Storm did to the Emperor of a Generation was pout.
'Emperor of a Generation...' the sinister voice muttered out of nowhere, glazing Shiro's eyes for a moment. 'You should like that name, vessel.' the Bomberman shook his head a little, getting rid of the trance. Why are the voices coming back to him stronger than ever?
His antenna flickered, getting everyone's attention when his body visibly cramped suddenly, causing Shiro to writhe in pain. It amplified when Behemos reached out to check on the Bomberman's vitals, twisting more muscles underneath his exoskeleton.
"W- What are you doing?" the Emperor asked, shuddering when the Knight stepped forward, gently raising his arms.
"Calm down, Shiro. I need you to remove your exoskeleton-... What?" the Knight paused in surprise when six strange crystals fell out of his robe. "What are these?"
Nobody but Shiro knew what those are, but said bomber paled when he recognized the crystals.
"B- Bomb Elements... The last time I saw these were when I was ten!" looking at Behemos, the Wrath of the Heavens ignored his pain and gave the Lord of the Frozen Wastes a dark stare. "Where did you find these? I thought Max scattered them!"
Behemos glanced at the other Elemental Knights before answering. Nobody knew where they came from. "They must have come with me when we teleported."
Rock was slightly stepping forwards the Bomb Elements when Shiro stopped him. "Don't get close to them! Especially the Star Element in the middle! They can drive you insane if you do not handle them correctly, and I do not want to deal with them after what they did to Mujoe- RGH! My back!" the Bomberman suddenly growled in pain, forcing him to remove everything he was wearing.
First his cape.
Then his chest plate.
Finally his torso's exoskeleton.
'Touch the relics, vessel! Touch it...' the voice murmured as Shiro dizzily backed away, the whispering tone becoming more sinister by the second. Celebi watched in worry, noticing dark bruises and deep scars slowly forming all over his back like an oil spill. Rock tried to help move Shiro, but the Bomb Elements moved closer toward the two despite the Blue Bomber's best efforts. Looking at the two and the glowing crystals, Behemos made the rash decision of freezing Shiro's torso with ice while Molok encased the Bomb Elements in a small boulder made out of sturdy minerals. Regelus arrived to help Shiro, observing the bruises and scars that were barely visible beneath the ice.
'WHAT IS GOING ON?' Celebi frantically wrote, leaving a heavy smudge mark that used to be a 'G' when she turned the paper to Rock, Shiro, and Regelus.
"We don't know!" the Blue Bomber replied as he violently exhaled. "Shiro! Do you need anything that can help you right now?!"
Shiro grunted, calling Orioke, Akabo, Ao, and Ki. "Ori! You and the family need to stay here- *winces* Make sure there isn't any trouble while I'm away! Help Aka run it!"
"Got it!"
"Akabo! Ao! Give new orders to everyone in the palace to amp up security! Nobody gets in or out unless it's necessary!"
"Let's go Ao!/You got it!"
Akabo and Ao sprinted off to the barracks with their assignments in mind. Ki was going to ask what his role was when Kuro barged into the hall after hearing Shiro's pained growling.
"Ki. Get Mighty here as soon as possible!"
Agency ICU, Jetter-Guard Tower, YuYu Village...
One body was hooked up to a life support system. That one body was Shiro, who barely moved because of the bruises on his torso. Celebi, Kirby, and the DLNs watched in concern, wondering what will happen next.
"*vrrr...* Is anyone hungry? We're going to one of the nearby restaurants for lunch." asked a pink teen who poked her head out from the door.
Cut Man nodded as he knew exactly who it was. "Sure thing Momo."
As he walked out, he scowled and flipped a bird when Guts, Ice, and Bomb pointed at the two cheekily, giving kissy faces and pretending to suck a chode.
"Oh, screw you guys! I'm a major, she's a minor! We're not gonna be alone together."
This brought in some chuckles in the room as the orange lumberjack walked out with WaSho Palace's problematic pink princess.
As the chuckling died down, Celebi wrote a question.
'WHO WAS THAT?'
Shiro wrote on a piece of paper as an alternative to speaking. '(MOMO. SHE'S ONE OF MY SISTERS).'
Rock looked at the writing and frowned. The Bomber Nebulan wrote in kanji. "Shiro? You can speak English fluently, but you wrote in Japanese. Like Emu and Asuna back on Earth."
'(REALLY)? (THIS IS THE LETTERING SYSTEM USED IN THIS PART OF THE UNIVERSE).'
"This part of the universe? Crap... Do you think Cut's gonna be alright since he's going out with Momo?"
'(YES).'
'CAN I GO WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT YOUR HOMETOWN IS LIKE, SHIRO?'
Shiro and Rock nodded in approval, with the green Pokémon flying out in excitement. Celebi forgot one important thing, and that was her pencil and pieces of paper.
Downtown YuYu...
"What the hell?" Cut Man muttered as he and Momobom walked down the streets, looking at store and restaurant signs. He also just realized that the signs were in kanji instead of the usual alphabet he was used to seeing.
"What?" the pink teen asked as they took a left to the park.
The orange lumberjack weakly pointed at a nearby sign. "Why are the letters in Japanese?"
"Japanese? *insert Xbox One startup...* Oh... Right. This part of the universe uses that as our universal writing style. We haven't named it at all. Not all species use it though. Some use the same writing styles as your planet." Momo answered, dragging Cut with her to the restaurant. "Let's go inside! They have iced milk here!"
Cut raised an eyebrow at that. "Iced milk?"
In Cut Man's Imagination...
Iced Milk = Ice Cream with a different name
"ICE CREAM!" an imaginary Patrick Star shouted out in excitement as he ran towards a bowl of ice cream held together by a massive red grouper's saliva. "ICE CREAM ICE CREAM ICE CREAM ICE CREAM- ICE CREAM!"
"ROOOOOAAAARRRR!"
"AHH!"
Back to reality...
The orange Robot Master nodded in anticipation. Now he's interested. "Oh yeah. This will be great!"
Later...
Not anymore. Just like the anti-rape campaign of the same name, not anymore. Cut Man is no longer interested.
"..." Cut was silent with a face of disappointment. "This some honk 4$$ bulls#!t."
The orange robot master tried out the iced milk Momo mentioned and realized that iced milk is just bowls of soft mochi stuffed with shaved ice and flavored charabom milk. It was bland to his taste receptors, unlike the four bombers in front of him.
Midori and Mizubom were listening to him, eating theirs slowly to not get a brain freeze. Momo however was relishing the taste and was on her fourth bowl when she heard that.
"Mm? Why?"
"I thought you said ice cream. It's not bad, but I thought it'd be like the frozen dairy treat back on Earth." the lumberjack confessed as he finished the rest of his iced milk. "It's like shaved ice covered in rice cake."
"That's not bad, is it?"
"It isn't... I'm just having a bit of culture shock right now." Momo nodded, continuing to eat her favorite dessert.
As they waited, a white Bomberman sat next to the four with a small box of fruit. His single visor lens, teal boots, and red cape made him stick out like a sore thumb compared to the reds, blues, greens, oranges, and purples moving around in normal clothing.
"Hi, Big bro Mighty!" the three greeted him while Cut was confused. As though he was learning how to buy porn with Light Lab's bank account as his crutch.
The first thing that came out of the Robot Master a few questions. "Do I know you? I think I saw you when we fought Bagura."
Mightybom turned to the orange lumberjack and chuckled. "When we helped my brother reclaim our empire's throne from Bagura, I was there." he brought his arm out to shake his hand. "I'm Mighty. Commander of the Jetter-Guard here on Planet Bomber. Bagura originally revived me so I can fight Shiro, but our family broke the connection by knocking me out."
Mightybom, an anomaly for the fact that he was revived as a Dastardly Bomber
Cut whistled in interest. "I'm Cut Man. I didn't notice you until Shiro's coronation. I'm a Robot Master."
"Robot Master?"
"I'm a specialized robot who leads other robots like a boss in a video game. Some of my family were kidnapped and controlled by a roboticist with a grudge against our dad for being more recognized. He kidnapped Shiro when your siblings crashed on Earth in an attempt to make a robot that can kill one of my other brothers."
"I guess that's one thing we got in common. We fought family before."
Cut nodded. "Yeah..." he paused to ask the older white bomber something. "How did it feel when you died?"
"I got vaporized destroying a generator at the secret base of the Hige Hige Bandits. Bagura's old group last time I remembered. When Bagura revived me, I felt like someone shoved ice beneath my exoskeleton and melted it with a flamethrower. It hurt."
"Huh. Were you known for anything?"
Mighty awkwardly rubbed the back of his head. "I was one of the strongest Bombermen in history. Used to be the most powerful, but Shiro grew exponentially as Bomberman after I died. He's way better than I was now."
Outside...
As the subjects inside continued talking, the strange-robed woman calmly walked around with her face wrapped in cloth. She could feel the vessel's life force refusing the relics. The vessel is already twisted and mentally weak enough to force him into her hand. Once she does so, she will deal with the opposition accordingly.
Her minions fell to masked warriors she manipulated. Their destruction came after acquiring the resources necessary to do this. Their work was vital to her cause- and now they're gone.
Bugster virus strands to soften up the vessel. Sterilized by powerful life sources capable of causing extreme mutations or granting mystical powers.
Cell medals to insert all of her power into the vessel without instantly killing him.
Said powerful life sources, Chaos Energy and Aura, to subdue and mentally weaken the vessel once she finds something close to the vessel and destroys it.
The life force of decillions across dimensions without any deaths.
She was listening to Cut and Mighty's conversation attentively, trying to figure out where the vessel is... Nothing important other than the vessel's backstory. Repeated like it was even necessary at this point. She was about to leave when a small gust of wind flew into the restaurant.
Anomalies. That is what these living beings are. They are not like the other universes where one of them is dead, another more mature without a love for lewd humor, and the twins not being twins. Especially the vessel. All of his missions and quests are meant to be separate, not interconnected like a puzzle that will inevitably be erased once she is done with her mission.
Just like the Qu, who plucked many from a small backwater planet to experiment and spread their sickening views of a diverse universe, there are many who seek to ruin everything with their blind romanticism and unchecked potential to change everything.
Back inside...
An invisible Celebi flew above the crowd, searching for Cut Man and Momo. When she did, she did so with style. The Pokémon revealed herself by pretending to do a pirouette while descending to the height they were all sitting.
"Huh. Hey Celebi." The orange lumberjack smiled, entertained by what Celebi did. He gave the Pokémon a thumbs-up before introducing her to the others with him. "Mighty, Momo, the reason I'm here on Planet Bomber is because of this Pokémon, Celebi. She's trying to figure out what's sucking the life out of people." All Celebi did was give a bashful smile and wave.
"(Eat your heart out, Meloetta)! (I'll show why Ash is mine)!"
Back with Arceus, Dialga, Palkia, Jirachi, and many other Legendary Pokémon in Dimension SS12.7x...
The aforementioned Pokémon heard what Celebi said and cracked her knuckles as though she was going to travel across dimensions to go ham on the only time traveler they have at their disposal. Before Meloetta could do that, Giratina and his daughter, who looks like the legendary with glowing red eyelashes, burst through the shadows.
"YO YO YO! IT'S YA BOY, N!66ATINA AND THE NASTY LIL' CUPCAKE!"
"Dad!"
Back to Dimension SS1.C...
"Wasn't it caused by Bagura when we fought him?" Momo asked, getting a nod from everyone else.
"He did, but it's been a while already. Why didn't it stop?" Cut added.
Celebi was about to write something when she realized something.
"I bibi bi bebil e bebe!"
"...What did she say?" Midori asked. Of course, none of the four bombers knew what the Pokémon was saying. They just met her.
Cut squinted his eyes and tried to piece together what Celebi meant. His eyes widened when he finally realized what Celebi was saying.
She forgot her pencil and paper.
The orange lumberjack looked around, trying to see if there were any wooden logs. There weren't any, unfortunately. He quietly swore under his breath before looking at everyone urgently.
"We gotta go back for Celebi's writing supplies." Mighty nodded before leading the small group outside.
They didn't notice the robed woman following them with sinister intentions, however...
When they arrived...
When the doors to the emergency room opened, Tornado Man glanced at the door in interest. Cut, Celebi, Mighty, Momo, Midori, and Mizu just returned in time.
"Hey guys!" they waved at him in response as they got what they were looking for.
"Hey, Toto!" Midori and Mizu responded, starting a friendly banter between the green Robot Master and themselves. They left the group they came in with to chat with Toto at the entrance of the Jetter-Guard Tower.
The room was silent. Dead silent if ignoring the life support system monitoring Shiro's health. Everyone was watching over the Bomber Nebulan Emperor in concern.
Amidst the silence, Celebi was writing what she was trying to say. 'WHAT IF THE REASON WHY THE LIFE-SUCKING IS STILL HAPPENING HAS TO DO WITH WHOEVER REVIVED BAGURA?'
"... It's possible..." Rock began, grimacing at the thought. "Question is why is this happening?"
Shiro wrote something down before clenching his right fist in pain.
'(NOT SURE). (ALL THE DAMAGE ON MY BODY ARE OLD WOUNDS AND ORGAN FAILURES I GOT FROM OLDER BATTLES).'
Rock's concerned tone deepened even more. "What was the worst you got?"
'(SUICIDE BOMBED A ROBOT COPY OF ME WHEN I WAS YOUNGER TO SAVE KURO). (I GOT REVIVED AFTER THAT AND NEVER QUESTIONED IT).'
Kuro winced from across the bed after reading that. He remembered every bit of that. "... You shouldn't have used Suicide Bomb to save Cheery and I, Shiro."
'(I WOULD HAVE USED IT AGAIN IF I DIDN'T DIE, KURO).'
"THEN WHY DID YOU MAKE THAT CHIP IN THE FIRST PLACE WHEN YOU KNOW IT CAN KILL YOU?! YOU AREN'T AN ELEMENTAL KNIGHT! You can't come back from the dead! How many more 'revives' do you even have?!"
The Elemental Knights looked at the Black Bomberman from across the room. The outburst was uncalled for on Kuro's part, but he wanted to place further emphasis on the constant abuse Shiro places on himself. Molok flinched, thinking about the possible elemental knight for some reason when they did their road trip.
'(I KNOW).'
"YOU'VE BEEN BOMBERMAN EVEN BEFORE YOU SAVED ME FROM DCR's MECHA BOMBER! Every mission you did, you lied to so many people that everything could kill you! If you died when we fought Smuggler and Mook... You out of everyone here would know what they would do, Shiro! We could have lost Midori and Mizu before they were born! What about Mom, Dad, Ori, Akabo, Ao, Momo, and Ki?" Kuro softened his rant for a moment, remembering the fear most of the family had when Mecha Bomber was about to turn on them while he and Cheeryyuki were evacuating the arena they were in. "How would they feel if any of us were to die that way?! Mighty's right here, and none of us got to know him until you fought him when we were on the run! We only heard of him once BECAUSE HE DIED!"
Now Mighty took a glance at the oldest of the eight siblings he never got to see after he died. It was disheartening.
At the entrance...
Tornado Man, Midoribom, and Mizubom hung out at the heavily guarded doors. They were talking about their personal lives and how they dealt with things.
"Yeah... I think that's why I love racing. Seeing teams compete against others and themselves at some really neat places." Toto concluded as he sat on a bench across from the two royalty. Let's just say that Midori and Mizu got hooked on what the green Robot Master was talking about.
"Watching races sounds fun," Mizu replied. "I want to see new places when I'm older."
Mizubom, youngest of the Bomber Nebulan Empire's Imperial Family and Midori's twin sister
"Same here," Midori commented as he looked at the halls of the tower. "I just wish we have more to prove than being Big Bro Shiro's siblings for that to happen..."
Midoribom, 2nd youngest of the Bomber Nebulan Empire's Imperial Family and Mizu's twin brother
The two looked down a little while Toto sighed. He knew how they felt. Wily tricking him and the other younger DLNs into going against the world is something he doesn't want to experience again. The family was against them except for Rock, Roll, Auto, and Dr. Light, who wanted to help them get their crap together after everything that happened. Unfortunately, they all became jobless. Their resumes are permanently smeared by the attempt to rule the Earth just because they wanted to preserve themselves in a universe that considers them expendable. It was honestly heartbreaking for the Robot Master.
"Well, I like it for a reason. It's been a release from stress for me after being banned from working." the green Robot Master softly admitted. "Started watching online for some hobby ideas and then found a meme of a veteran stock car driver claiming that there is this thing called the 'Vortex Theory'. Of course, there's nothing to prove that race cars can create enough hot air to make a cell of low air pressure, but it does sound kinda funny if there was a tornado that formed all because of a race-."
The doors opened suddenly, with a robed figure waltzing in nonchalantly, even when they were tackled by guards for not registering themself as a visitor.
"You need to register yourself before you can enter this building's premises!" all the figure did was trudge onwards. This made everyone at the entrance rightfully concerned.
The propeller-themed Robot Master tried to remove the figure's hood to get their attention, but they swiftly dodged his hands and knocked them out of the way. He tugged at their robe and yanked it, fully revealing the person beneath the robes...
They don't know who in the world this is. Just some robed human woman of unknown origin.
"They asked you to sign. Please don't make it hard for them." Toto asked. The woman stopped for a moment, staring at the Robot Master creepily. The jobless robot nervously made a smile in an attempt to persuade her. "... Please?"
All the woman did was thrust her arms forward, opening a wormhole that she immediately pushed Tornado Man in.
"TOTO!" Mizu and Midori were about to get their friend out when the woman started charging toward them.
Multiple Jetters tried to stop her. They really did. Sadly, Elemental bombs, Daman Marbles, and more were useless against the powerhouse that began punting them into similar wormholes.
The two barely dodged the woman when she darted toward them after dealing with the Jetters in the hall. They began running to the room where there are people who are hopefully strong enough to handle her...
Everyone in the ICU.
Back in the Agency ICU...
Shiro stared at the doors with his battered eyes, genuinely scared for the well-being of those outside the ICU. Kuro also watched, but with an angry face. He gently placed his brother's golden chip bracelet to see his vitals and began administrating Holographic Hearts to lessen the pain and regenerate any damaged organs. The security feed was shared to the room, with everybody preparing for the worst. That woman threw Toto into a wormhole.
Mighty locked the doors to give everyone time. The doors made a mighty *BANG!* with light dents forming.
Kuro applied more Hearts to Shiro, donning his Black Bomberman personae in preparation. He even donned his own golden bracelets to use the same abilities as Shiro.
Then again. *BANG!*
Shiro's health recovered enough for him to get up and fight, albeit he was still hampered by pain.
And again. *BANG!*
Until there was a small hole that welcomed the room to the world.
Once again, the only audible sound in the room was Shiro's health monitor. The steady beeps felt like the Bomberman's heartbeat, slowly accelerating. It felt unnerving to the tense atmosphere. Everyone gave uncertain looks to each other for a few seconds.
A pair of black crystals tore into the holes, making it larger than before.
The intruder gave a dead stare as she tore through the doors with ease, both arms transformed into massive crystal spikes. Swiftly retracting them into normal arms, two exoskeleton headpieces fell out, heavily burnt and damaged...
One green and one cyan. The two headpieces began falling apart into molten slag
Everyone looked in horror at that. None more so than Shiro, Kuro, Mighty, and Momo, the only members of the imperial family in the Jetter-Guard Tower at the moment. Celebi watched tears slowly trickle from their eyes, especially on Shiro and Kuro's faces.
"Not again.../No..." the two began trembling, everyone on their side watching them nearly break down mentally.
"Your time has come, Wrath of the Heavens." the woman uttered coldly. "The Angel of Light and Shadow told you years ago about me. That you are my vessel. I waited for years to claim what is mine, and I will give what the universe deserves."
Next to Behemos and the Elemental Knights were the encapsulated Bomb Elements. The colorful crystals began flashing violently, reacting to the emotions of the two until hairline cracks began forming from inside. The lights in the room went dark, with the lights being provided by Robot Master eyes and Bomberman antennae. More colors began appearing, but it wasn't from people coming to help them.
"Emperor of a Generation, Savior of Creation..." Molok uttered gravely.
The woman gave a dark stare towards Molok and retorted. "My name is Deletix, and I will end do what the Angel of Light and Shadow deems it fit to enact."
Unknown to the distracted Knights, the Bomb Elements were released from their prison, attaching themselves to Bomberman like a disease.
Shiro's eyes began flickering red, yellow, green, and cyan light as he clenched his fists until they started bleeding. He began sobbing quietly before going into a pose he hasn't done in a few stellar cycles. Bringing his left fist forward and his right fist tucked behind, the Bomber Nebulan Emperor went into his personae as Bomberman after dropping the pose, letting a dark blue tactical vest form over his torso provided by the golden bracelet Kuro applied to his wrist.
"I am going to MURDER you..." he growled maliciously. Any hesitation from before to apprehend the now-named Deletix was rendered moot. To everyone in the room, the intruder, Deletix, killed them. They all looked at Bomberman in surprise. Kuro didn't however, having seen him go ballistic in the past.
The Black Bomberman shook his head in dejection. Going ballistic drove Shiro to fight even harder against DCR's Mecha Bomber. Against Bagura during the Garaden Crisis. Against the strongest of his foes. The White Bomberman beside him had a large streak of going overboard in his fights. It all ended when they fought Mujoe.
Despite the furious look on his face, it was a wonder what was playing in his head, because Shiro staggered. He was hallucinating. He was seeing corpses cloud his vision, trying to break him.
'BOMBERMAN!' 'I HOPE YOU DIE AS HORRIBLY AS I DID!' 'YOU ARE YOUR GREATEST FATAL MISTAKE!' 'MURDERER! MURDERER!'
Deletix didn't bother as 'she' manipulated the Elements in his body. "Your excessive anger is just what I need, vessel. Feed into your hatred. Let your emotions run as wild as it was in your youth-"
The Elemental Knights began attacking 'her' from behind, using their most powerful attacks to subdue 'her'. It broke the connection enough for everyone to join the fray.
Zoniha began lighting up the room, using the light to blind Deletix.
Mighty hurled a Thunder Bomb at Deletix, boosted by the lighting Zhael left from striking the Proto-Knight, who retaliated by catching a hard kick and throwing the aforementioned Zhael towards Mighty and Galaxy Man. That was stopped by Cut Man as he and Momo barely stopped the white and violet projectile from hitting them.
Guts Man and Concrete Man tried stunning Deletix by shaking the floor through concrete sledgehammers meeting hard punches. Deletix used the rumbling to their advantage, grabbing Baelfael's fist when he was about to make a fiery strike.
The abomination threw The Crimson Flame toward the two bulkiest Robot Masters, stunning them for a few seconds. Deletix was about to attack the three when Molok drove his fist into Deletix, creating a sickening crack that could be heard all over the room.
Honey Woman swooped in with her Hornet Chaser blazing when Deletix narrowly dodged the attack, countering the robotic insects and blasts of honey. Honey never intended on hitting the abomination. It was a distraction.
Regelus slid beneath the proto-Knight and knocked it over, giving Fire Man and Bomb Man a chance to pin Deletix to the floor. Deletix countered by pushing them into Ice Man's range, who accidentally froze their feet. Jewel Man began breaking their legs free while protecting them from the abomination's punches with Jewel Satellite.
Splash Woman fired a volley of Splash Trident blasts in an attempt to wear down Deletix's stamina. Each intentional miss made the proto-Knight change targets as it began targeting the girl. She nearly met the abomination's right fist were it not for Mega Man using Tornado Blow to get its attention.
(Play RoboWarrior/Bomberking's Theme from the Super Bomberman R Online OST...)
The two Robot Masters confused Deletix to the point that the proto-knight was distracted. When the abomination attempted to line up the Robot Master's shots and get them to hit each other, two hard dropkicks pushed it down.
Black Bomberman braced himself for a brutal fight while Bomberman himself summoned two cracked bombs and charged them up at the same time.
The two glared at Deletix as the proto-Knight got up from the floor, looking worse for wear. Black Bomber and Deletix began charging at each other, holding each other into a deadlock. It was a losing battle until Bomberman dashed from behind with the two bombs primed to explode.
"Bomb... CLAP!" Bomberman rammed the two cracked bombs between Deletix's head, causing an explosion that rocked the room with everyone and everything being pushed to all four corners of the wall. Getting up from the sheer knockback, Celebi began helping everyone from their exhaustion.
The three had a bloody brawl, using whatever they could to attack each other. Bomberman and Deletix however, strained themselves from holding back.
Bomberman charged up his Daman marble while Deletix attempted to grab him. Black Bomber retaliated by summoning a bomb and kicking it into Deletix, who stumbled towards Bomberman and let the Daman Marble hit the abomination point blank.
Another explosion occurred, disorienting Deletix as its limbs were sprawled across the floor.
Getting up again, Deletix tore its robes off, garnering a look of disgust from Cut Man as he winced from having his Rolling Cutter leave a deep gash on his left inner thigh. Deletix brandished a baton and buckler as it used its weapons on a surprised Black Bomber, who had the wind knocked out of him from a hard whack to the abdomen. Before he fell, however, the Black Bomberman used the momentum of the strike to take down the knight and throw it into the ceiling.
Bomberman stomped over to Deletix while Black Bomber tried to catch his breath. Observing the two, Black noticed large crystals attached to Bomberman's back. Bomberman grabbed Deletix by the neck and began crushing its throat. His feet pinned the abomination's legs to the floor, not budging from punches Deletix made in retaliation.
The two stared at each other. One with a look of apathy, the other intending to murder the former out of revenge and hatred. Bomberman began maniacally bashing his head into Deletix's forehead.
Every bash reminded the Bomberman of his missions.
His battles.
His kills.
Bomberman stopped for a moment and rammed Deletix's face against his heart monitor, letting the EKG electrocute the Proto-Knight with electricity not generated by Zhael's lightning nor his and Mighty's Thunder and Sal-T Bombs.
Deletix clawed at his face, drawing blood for a quick second when Bomberman began bashing his head once more.
(Stop the song...)
Everyone watched Bomberman try to harm Deletix in any way possible. Each bash cracked the Knight's head while Bomberman's wounds began oxidizing from the various cuts on his face. A cyan light gave unnatural dim flashes from the Wrath of the Heavens' antenna after each hit.
Black Bomber was about to help when he noticed that Deletix's fingers began twitching. Looking behind Bomberman, his eyes widened when he realized that the crystals on his back were the Bomb Elements! *CRAK- K- KLE!* Bomberman's final strike shattered the surface of Deletix's head completely, leaving the Wrath of the Heavens to truly see the Proto-Knight's face.
Bomberman stopped attacking. He stared into the vertical green diamond that made Deletix's eyes.
It was enough for Deletix to use the time to take over its vessel. "If you truly loathe evil, you would give yourself to me already!"
Clenching its fists, the Knight spun the Bomb Elements on Bomberman's back, tearing into his spine!
"AAAAAAGHHHH!" The screams. Those agonizing roars of extreme pain. Deletix didn't care as it continued cutting into Bomberman's back, breaking his exoskeleton and shredding the muscles beneath his skin.
Bomberman dropped his personae, falling over with copper pouring out of his mouth. The Bomberman's antenna flickered, growing dim by the flashes as the pigmentation on his body darkened from the lack of blood in his body.
At twenty-three years old, Emperor Shirobom died from having his insides shredded by the very crystals he retrieved and released all those years ago.
Mighty, Kuro, and Momo ran to the fallen Shiro, trying to do everything they could so their brother will not die on them. "SHIRO!/BIG BRO!"
Deletix laid on the floor, not moving at all. Its eye color ebbed until it was a lifeless gray and shattered into dust. They couldn't do anything about the bloodied Bomb Elements, remembering what Shiro said that they could drive one insane.
They remained silent throughout their grieving, not noticing their dead brother's eyes glow an ominous purple while his wounds slowly heal from the damage made by the Bomb Elements. Four of the six elements began merging with his body while the purple Bomb Element faded in color.
"Cursed with a rage that is ill-fated. Your foes will say if you are hated." Shiro silently whispered, blood slowly leaking from his lips.
When they did notice, it was too late. A massive wormhole opened up in the room, consuming everyone in the room. Before Cut Man and Momo became unconscious, Deletix stared at them from Shiro's dead body. Armor materialized all over the Bomberman's torso as the proto-knight slowly got up from the wounds on the Bomberman's revived body.
"Anomalies. So much imbalance through these anomalies. After many millennia, the enforcer and cleanser of the Angel of Light and Shadow has returned..." Deletix muttered, flexing his recently acquired body and a new set of armor. Thrusting his arms forward and brandishing them as though he held a sword and shield, he made a loud shout. "DELETIX, THE SAVIOR OF CREATION, HAS RETURNED!"
Things are changing, even without the reemergence of Deletix. The changes can be so drastic and so severe, one might question why it is happening. The biggest question to those sent into the wormholes is simple.
Why is Deletix doing this? And why is Bomberman a key piece to its quest?
Fart Chew End...
References:
1. Double O' Seven, the game few high school students play when they are sick of Thumb Wrestling, Rock Paper Scissors, and Chopsticks.
1.a It also has the rocket launcher rule where one has to reload their bullets five times and fire to end the game.
2. Team Fortress 2's Heavy Weapons Guy and Scout.
2.a The Heavy is Dr. Cossack's father in Simply Stupid dimension SS1.C
3. More racing jokes as well as referencing JR Motorsports (A team owned by a famous NASCAR Cup Series driver that despite having 3 drivers during the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs this year, got beaten by the grandson of a former Washington Commanders coach who has a Jesus complex that puts Dan Kuroto from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid to shame) and Arrow McLaren SP (A joint IndyCar program owned by two former IndyCar drivers and Formula 1's McLaren Racing team)
4. Starbound, specifically the normally overlooked Glitch race.
5. Bomberman Generation, Super Bomberman, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack, and Saturn Bomberman
6.a. Super Bomberman Rising rewrites various Bomberman games to shape Shiro into the Bomberman he is in Simply Stupid. One example is Shiro mentally struggling from the deaths, constant lies and betrayals he experienced over the years as a Jetter Black Ops agent, GCPD Custom Battler agent, and a vigilante superhero. The hospital scene calls back to Super Bomberman Rising, where a group of Jetters died after being attacked by the first Mecha Bomber. Nitros was a new member of that but disappeared prior to Bomberman Hero.
6.b. I did remember some stuff though, and I looked at what went wrong with some of the characters. My kind of satirical comedy in the past sounded sexist because of my frequent jabs at double standards; With the convoluted schedule I had before where I tried posting weekly, I had a bad case of rock bottom depression that actually gave Mega Man: DeafMatch the ending it has now. It gave me an idea to expand Simply Stupid's universe, however, and now we have this anniversary special series as a short retcon and continuation to some stories.
6.c. Wanted to build further on the Bomb Elements from the game Bomberman Generation by giving them a small origin in Simply Stupid as well as a character I made from Rider Prick!. Deletix was the first attempt to create an Astral Knight with the explicit mission to wipe out everything that would potentially ruin the perfection of the universe in the eyes of the Angel of Light and Shadow from Bomberman 64: The Second Attack.
7. I couldn't decide what iced milk looks like for years, even when I wrote Stupid Bomberman Rangers, so it's basically heavily flavored shaved ice mochi wrapped in ice cream and rice cake. It is an epitome of disappointment on Earth, but a popular cheap dessert on the other side of the universe for galaxies whose stars are hotter than the Master Chief's bowl of macaroni and cheese in Arby 'n' the Chief Season 5.
8. SS: Rider Prick! will have a major role in this later, with the implementation of Bugster Viruses from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and desire-fueled coins from Kamen Rider OOO.
9. When I was in 6th grade, a friend of mine used to say "Hey [Insert name here] , suck a chode~" as a joke.
10. The Qu from All Tomorrows
11. Spongebob Squarepants
12. Online canceling in general from Twitter to Facebook
13. Blaster Master, which had a portion of its gameplay inspired by Robo Warrior/Bomberking. Its Blaster Master Zero series is notorious for making one of the biggest-small time waifus of the 2010s, Kanna.
That's all for now, folks! See you next time for Shart Spree, which will be even longer than Fart Chew.