Xelkitti and Verath sat down amidst the few battered corpses that hadn't been blown away. Xelkitti used a machete to skillfully slice away the black skin of the sugar cane, leaving only the delicious woody interior. She cut it into two and offered Verath one of them. Verath accepted. They both chewed and spat in relative silence for a few moments, letting the sweet juices sink into their system and replace the adrenaline that had been lost during the 'battle'. Then, Xelkitti spoke. "Weren't you going to change your name after that story?" she asked. "Hm? Oh, yeah," said Verath. (I dunno if you wanna stick with Verath or change it to Ortarius or whatever, so I leave that part up to you.) "Maybe later."

Xelkitti shrugged and continued chewing her sugar cane. When both of them had finished she stood and stretched. Verath snapped his fingers, and they were instantly in Beastmaster Xellos's room. It was a very gloomy cave-like place. Blackout drapes covered the tall windows. Paintings of wolves decorated the walls. A large bed with black hangings shrouding it from the world was in a corner. Various magical weapons were carefully laid out in a corner. Everything was wreathed in flowery scent, caused by the lavender scented purple candles lined the walls. The flames were a light purple hue. Xellos's room was a palette of purples. Xellos himself was relaxing in a plush dark purple armchair situated in front of a viewing mirror. At the moment it showed the place they had been fighting. Mangled prep corpses littered the sides of the mountain atop which the building stood. Xellos smiled Xelkitti and Verath could see shadowed face reflected in the viewing mirror as they stood behind his chair.

"The preps have been taken care of," reported Verath, though all three of them knew it was unnecessary. Xellos knew everything that went on amidst his servant's lives.

"Very good show," he said, his voice was smooth and rich, like a delicious chocolate. (We're using his Japanese voice because we killed David Moo, okay? = an interesting story idea)

"You requested us?" asked Verath.

"Yes," said Xellos, "I wish for Xelfan12 to join you on this particular odyssey, I'm sure you won't mind?" This last question was more of a statement.

"No, we don't," said Xelkitti, cheerfully.

"Have fun," said Xellos, by way of departure. Xelkitti and Verath vanished a moment later, appearing in a conference room.

"This is the trap?" asked Xelkitti, dubiously. She looked down at her new attire. A blouse, black business jacket, and skirt, accompanied by high- heels. "I look ridiculous!"

Verath grinned. He looked quite nice in a black business suit and tie. Xelkitti frowned and exchanged her skirt for a flared black dress.

"The least I can do is look at least SLIGHTLY gothic," she muttered. Door- to-door salesmen began coming into the conference room, expecting a meeting. Xelkitti and Verath smiled. This was going to be fun!