Disclaimer: I own Frus, Gaia, and Rose. Beastfire owns Ivy.
"Little girl, I need you to tell me everything you know. Everything," the words were hissed through a pair of lovely pink lips.
"Fluffy, why are you doing this?" came the squeaking reply.
"Oh, dear, still calling me by that name that you gave me? You shall address me as Rose, Warrior of Hearts! Now tell me about this Skeleton King that everyone seems to be so afraid of," answered the pink weasel.
"Skeleton King is evil. He attacks us all the time, and sends his mean Formless to hurt people. He really wants to destroy the Hyper Force. But Fluff-Rose, why do you want to know about him?" answered the girl. She was tied up and covered in scratches.
"Oh, I have plans, I have plans, don't you worry. Now, tell me about this technology on your planet," said Rose. The girl explained as much as she could, prompted by the scratches she received when she didn't reply.
"Now, my dear girl, you take a bath and go off to bed. I'll be gone when you look. And you won't tell anyone about this, right?" said Rose. She spoke in a tone that was like poison covered in honey.
"N-No, Rose, I won't tell," said the girl. She then hurried off. Rose slipped out of the window and into the street. She hurried off to the park and dug herself a temporary den. All she had to do was wait for Skeleton King to attack.
She didn't have to wait long. When the armies of Formless began to charge into town, she knew that it was her chance. She slipped off towards where the nearest dropship was. It was a simple matter for her to sneak onboard as the last of the Formless that had ridden on it exited.
It was quite the learning experience for her to watch how the ship was piloted, and she was soon onboard the Citadel of Bone. She ripped the head off of the robot pilot so that it couldn't sound any alarms and hurried off to find Skeleton King.
The evil ruler was sitting atop his throne, so he wasn't hard to spot. Rose strode right up to him; fear was foreign to her.
"Greetings, my lord, I take it that you are the great Skeleton King?" she said.
Skeleton King laughed at how brazen this tiny creature was. He then called upon some Formless to dispose of her. He was quite surprised when she easily tore through all of them.
"Impressive," he said. "Why are you here?"
"Simple. You want to destroy or conquer the Hyper Force and take Shuggazoom City. That helps me towards my goals as well, so I want to help move your plans along," explained Rose.
"And who are you? I can tell that you are a powerful warrior, but they are not so uncommon. Why should I allow you to join me?" said Skeleton King.
"I am Rose, Warrior of Hearts. I am from Tserof-7, but since I tricked a Stellerwind Dragon, I have some connections all across that area," she said.
"Tserof-7? Ha ha ha ha ha, I know of that planet, and there is no way that you could even understand enough of my technology to keep up with the Formless!" said Skeleton King.
"You underestimate me. I will learn your science," answered Rose.
"Fine, then. Mandarin!" Skeleton King called. The orange monkey hurried in.
"Yes, my master?" he greeted.
"Mandarin, teach this child about science. She has 72 hours to build a working robot," commanded Skeleton King.
Three days later, Rose returned from Mandarin's laboratory with a one-eyed humanoid robot following her. It had large claws, fur on the back of its hands, blades going up its forearms and legs, and a shock of silver hair.
"This is Saga. His power goes beyond that of most of your minions. Now, partner, I believe our next move is to gather my "friends" together and prepare to attack," said Rose. Skeleton King could only nod.
Ten days later found Rose scouring the outer rim of the galaxy. She was collecting the most powerful assassins and mercenaries she knew of, promising them money and power. Swaying her hips at the right times didn't hurt either.
There was one, however, whom she would promise anything. The one she was there looking for. His power was legendary. It was the first time she had brought Saga from the ship for protection. It was the first time she had brought anyone for protection.
Eventually, she found him, sitting in a bar. The walls and ground were stained a bloody red, and there was a corpse lying in a corner. The man she was looking for was wearing a black greatcoat black pants, black gloves, and black boots. His shirt was hidden, but it was surely black as well, as were the man's eyes and hair. However, the most striking thing was that there was a coffin with a briefcase handle on the ground next to him.
"Master Morgue, I presume?" said Rose.
"You got a job for me?" asked the man.
"Yes. I'm prepared to pay you handsomely for-" Rose began.
"Do I get to kill?" interrupted the man.
"Yes," said Rose.
"I'll do it for free. My partner and I, we're not mercenaries for the money," said the man.
"Your partner? Where do we need to go to pick him up?" asked Rose.
"He's here," said the man, patting the coffin. "He's a zombie."
This man, Morgue, finished his drink (it was like a mixture of paint thinner and battery acid) and got up, lifting the coffin. He stood nearly seven feet, and now that he was looking at her, Rose saw how frightening his gaze was. They exited the bar, Saga following closely behind.
Hmm...I know what I want to do with this, but not what should happen next chapter. Should it be about the villians' planning, or should we check in with our heroes?