The Battle
While some of the young women had to assist the injured men towards the hospital, the rest of the villagers fled in terror.
The only non-combat that stayed behind was Lyla, for she was Carl's secret lookout for the Katie Defense Force.
"Now, Katie Defense Force! Show this villain your true might!" She thought.
As a declaration of battle, Katie raised her fist and pointed it at the dorky Overlord atop the chicken tank.
"KATIE DEFENSE FORCE, ATAAAAAAAAACK!"
---Que: Battle Against Demons---
Rick gave a taunting laugh to display his amusement.
"You better make this battle more interesting for me! That previous line of defense was pathetic!" he scoffed.
The ladies wasted no time in mounting their charge, but Rick watched by un-phased.
"What a disappointing first strike..." Rick grumbled to himself.
"FEATHER VULCAN, FIRE!" Rick ordered.
Again, the many cannons rose up from the tank's great wings, and fired sharp feather ammunition in rapid succession, but Violet Fox looked confident in fending off this assault. She yanked her blade, which immediately altered its form into a chain-like whip, then immediately went work by lashing away all the projectiles in the blink of an eye.
"Hmm... perhaps these ladies really ARE capable of entertaining me." Rick thought, feeling thoroughly pleased with himself.
Arch-Diva halted her charge, and her sparkling, emerald-encrusted mask started gathering power. Her seemingly unguarded stance caught the attention of the Dark Overlord.
Katie led yet another charge with her unoccupied companions in a straight line. The chicken tank readied its wing cannons once again, but the Goth Lolita crusader leapt forward and took flight fist first while the others dispersed.
While Katie gave a frightening battle cry, Rick threw an arm forward.
"MEET THAT FRILLY GIRL HEAD ON!" Rick cried.
The giant chicken tank attempted to intercept Katie mid-flight with a crushing peck, but as the beak and the fist were about to collide, Katie swerved smoothly out of the way.
"NOW!" Katie shouted.
Further away, Arch-Diva released a devastating emerald beam straight towards the chicken tank's head, which didn't seem to worry Rick one bit.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA! I THOUGHT AS MUCH! HERE! LET ME RETURN THE FAVOR!" Rick crowed before giving the chicken tank a mighty stomp.
Immediately, the chicken tank retaliated with a red laser from its own eyes, forcing a struggle between two optic beams.
"KEEP FIRING THE FEATHER VULCANS! DON'T LET UP!" Rick ordered.
Deep within the confines of the chicken tank, Won was piloting at the helm, and felt thoroughly entertained with all the weapons he had at his disposal. "Oh, don't worry, Master. I don't intend to." the merchant answered through a speaker as he grabbed a hold of two joysticks and pulled their triggers.
The vulcan cannons started firing everywhere, keeping the other superheroes too busy from aiding Arch-Diva's struggle. Unfortunately, the red laser eventually overpowered Arch-Diva, as it started pushing her back while weakening her offensive. The red laser then dominated completely, launching Arch-Diva backward, but Violet Fox swiftly caught her from behind and laid her down gently.
"Man... I didn't expect the psycho to have THAT kind of ingenuity in him. Guess I better find a way to attack him directly." Violet Fox thought.
Arch-Diva's failure didn't discourage their fearless leader; however. Once again, she flew headlong towards the tank's chest. Its eyes crackled with an energy shortage, and its head immediately returned to its upright position.
"HA! Figures! Your little laser needs some recharging time, doesn't it?" Katie grinned.
The wing cannons desperately tried to eliminate its aerial threat by focusing all its aim on Katie. The feather arrows made her flight difficult, but Katie's maneuverability was excellent as usual. She made a show out of evading multiple rounds of projectiles that were sent straight at her, but Rick merely watched on curiosity.
"It seems this girl has some fighting spirit in her, after all." Rick grinned.
After successfully making her way through the wave of lethal feathers, she raised her mighty fists and started wailing on the chest. The entire tank shook once more, and Katie's consistent pounding started to make a dent in the tank.
Upon watching this, Rick's spectacled eyes became wide and bloodshot, and his violent smile grew with satisfaction.
"FOOL!" Rick proclaimed.
Katie ignored Rick's triumphant cry and wound up for a devastating haymaker, but then the chest of the tank open up, revealing a very big cannon. The gothic Lolita crusader gulped in surprise.
Inside the tank, Won grinned with delight as he placed his finger above a shiny red arrow pointing forward in anticipation. After seeing Katie's fear-stricken face on the monitor, he was more than happy to oblige as he finally pushed it.
A giant egg was launched straight at Katie, and exploded on impact, sending her careening to the floor. It seemed imminent that her super powerful body would drill a hole into the Square's brick floor, but an invisible force intervened by slowing her descent and drawing her away from the tank.
Katie awoke to find herself at an exhausted Arch-Diva's side. She chuckled bashful as she offered a gesture of thanks, but then she started scanning the area violently. "Thanks for the assist back there Arch-Diva, but where's Violet Fox? She's the one who usually makes that usually saves are butts when we're plummeting to our doom." she complained.
"Uh... Karen? Well, right before she left, she told me something about a plan to take Rick out himself.." she uttered softly.
Katie groaned. "You mean she's going to try and finish this battle herself by fighting the nerd instead of his giant robot?" she asked. "Considering how many surprises this guy has up his sleeves, I have a feeling that won't be so easy, either."
"But Katie... the look in her eyes! It was as if she knew our foe personally!" Arch-Diva cried.
Katie paused for a moment to ponder over this, until a thought struck her mind. She then slapped her forehead. "Oh man... so THAT'S him!" she thought.
Arch-Diva merely stared back in confusion.
Meanwhile, Rose secretly scaled the giant tank from behind with ease.
"Nyahaha!" Rose chuckled to herself. "It's a shame I couldn't learn some power moves, but at least I've mastered my stealth abilities!"
Everything went smoothly as the feline heroine reached the butt of the tank, until she heard a few mechanical noises near by.
"Oh crap!" Rose shouted.
The section above Rose opened up, revealing another egg cannon pointing downward. Thinking quickly, the feline familiar grasped a ledge above her.
"Say goodbye, little intruder!" Won's amplified voice boomed.
The cannon then fired another of its egg bombs, but Rose's quick reflexes allowed her to throw herself up and away from the egg. She then neatly front flipped atop the cannon, and made one more spectacular jump before the cannon returned inside the tank. She then found herself a few meters behind Rick and the unconscious Ellen.
"The only things this guy has are a big chicken and a big mouth. Without the chicken to fight his battles, he's not much of a threat!" Rose thought to herself. "Now all I gotta do is save Ellen, kick this guy's keister, and I will officially save the day!"
With those words buzzing in her head, Rose initiated her simple plan by running swiftly yet stealthily on the surface above the massive tank. She then leapt up to deliver a stunning flying kick to Rick's jaw, but the cunning villain sensed the assault and dodged out of the way, sending her crashing onto the floor.
"Darn! How did he see me coming?" Rose thought. She then saw the helpless maiden resting before her and got back on her knees.
"Ellen!" she cried.
Rick immediately stepped on a near by button as Rose dove to recover the hostage. A gaping hole surrounded Ellen's helpless body, and the floor around her rocketed downward before the hole closed itself off again.
"Silly me! I almost forgot about my Queen! I can't allow her to be taken from my grasp if she is to rule alongside me!" Rick smirked.
"CURSE YOU!" Rose shouted. She got up again, and dove straight at the glasses-wearing villain, only to be kicked upward by her opponent.
"No one's going to accuse me of being weak and scrawny ever again." Rick grinned in a low tone. He then grasped the tail of his fallen foe and started swinging her around violently.
Poor Rose screamed and flailed wildly as her body spun to the Dark Overlord's sinister will. After a few more turns, Rick sent her hurling towards the sky.
"A welcome effort, my cat-like foe. It's a shame that a sneak attack is to be expected." Rick grinned.
Suddenly, an uneasy sensation ran through Rick's mind. Instinctively, he stepped on yet another one of his buttons, which immediatley formed a glass-like barrier around him. Luckily for him, it came up just in time as an extended chainsword collided with the barrier.
--Mute Music--
"I should've known you would try this sort of attack. You always were the crafty woman, "Violet Fox". Or should I say Karen?" Rick called out.
Violet Fox shrugged. "Should've known someone as obsessive as you could identify me in diguise." she groaned as she removed her violet mask.
---Que: Off to Battle!---
The Dark Overlord shook violently. "You're presence is unmistakenable. Nowadays, my blood boils whenever your presence is near." he growled.
Karen gave a big sigh. "Need I remind you that YOU'RE the one who broke up with me, you oversensitive freak?"
"IT'S BECAUSE YOU BETRAYED ME! You're the one who betrayed my solemn trust! You're the one who shattered my heart into a million un-mendable pieces! You're the one who drove me to this madness!" he ranted.
Karen gave her former boyfriend a coy stare. "Are you kidding me? You went into the deep end of the loony pool long before you teamed up with that jerk Won!"
"HOW DARE YOU DENY YOUR CRIME!" Rick shouted violently.
Karen groaned. "Geez, this is just like the day you dumped me. Listen, all I did was give Popuri a friendly huge, but then you freaked out and shove me aside like a living plague. You were never able to rationalize things when it came to your sister, so you dumped me! And now you're killing off all the men who aren't under commitment? You have serious issues!" she complained.
The Dark Overlord's expression quickly grew rabid. "Girlfriend or not, they're STILL my enemy! Remember when Kai used to date you in Mineral Town? Sure, I was jealous... but it was quite a surprise when I discovered that he was merely using you to get close to my precious little sister! I shall never forgive him for using you! OR TRYING TO TAKE POPURI AWAY FROM ME!" Rick babbled.
In response, Karen glanced upwards as he spun a finger she pointed at her head. "Psycho..." she uttered in a sing-songy tone.
"SHUT UP!" Rick shouted.
"How about you shut up, instead?" Karen uttered coolly before lashing out at the sturdy barrier.
Somehow, the protective barrier held off the brutal onslaught without a scratch.
"Not too cleaver, are you?" Rick taunted. "Your trusty chainsword won't be able to break through my well-constructed barrier so easily!"
"That doesn't necessarily mean it's unbreakable." Karen retorted. She then retracted her chain sword and held in a horizontal position right by her face.
"EXTEND!"
Once again, the sword switched into its chain-whip mode and thrust itself towards Rick's impressive barrier. This time, the whip's sharp tip collided, then pierced through and shattered the barrier, but Rick ducked underneath the sharp edge while his flared cape somehow protected him from the falling shards. The blade then retracted back to its owner.
"Cleaver little trick up your sleeve. Of course, underhanded tricks seems to be your specialty." Rick grinned. "Care to try it again?"
Karen nodded silently. "But I'm not going miss this time. EXTEND!"
The chainsword's edge shot towards Rick again, but the conscious conspirator dodged again. The blade then came back to catch him by surprise with a recoil strike, but Rick laughed madly as he gripped the chainwhip tightly with black gloves.
"The nut's just going to make things worse on him that way." Karen thought.
But then his gloves crackled with disturbing energy. Karen gasped in horror as a jolt of electricity ran through the whip and sent a paralyzing shock through her body. Rick laughed maniacally as Karen screamed in pain. Unable to bear the pain anymore, Karen dropped her trusted weapon as she knelt down and convulsed.
"You had this coming to you for awhile, treacherous wench." Rick scoffed.
---Mute Music---
He then sent a swift kick into Karen's gut before tossing her off the tank. Afterwards, Rick picked up his adversary's chainwhip and forced it to retract into its sword form.
"Oh, right. Since we're not going out with each other anymore, I should return a few things to you, huh? Well then... TAKE THIS!" Rick shouted.
The Dark Overlord carefully aimed his sword in order to pierce through the Violet Fox's heart, then hurled it skillfully like a spear.
"MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Rick's insane laughter echoed throughout the Village once again, as gravity pulled the Violet Fox towards a ruthlessly hard surface while it pulled her own weapons towards her heart at the same time.
With Katie and Arch-Diva still recovering, and Rose nowhere to be found, the situation was not in Violet Fox's favor. Even with her sharp reflexes, the Violet Fox herself was not bound to gracefully land on her own two feet this time. Unfortunately for her, she was just conscious enough to realize her own doom. Her poor body continued plummeting towards the ground, with her own chainsword not too far behind...
Until a black tail knocked the sword out the way, and two black gloves grasped the Violet Fox's limp body.
"Alley oop!" a familiar voice cried as she had to substitute the Violet Fox's usual recovery.
"Rose! Where did you come from?" Violet Fox exclaimed.
"Hey! C'mon! Don't be surprised to see me alive! Arch-Diva saved me too! It's a good thing I spotted you on top of the tank while I was sent flying, because you seem to fall as fast you can run!" Rose answered.
She then hopped towards Katie and Arch-Diva's position, who were fully recovered, but still discouraged by their failures.
---Que: Elegant Melody---
"Well, it's about time you two came back! We were worried when the both of you decided to scale the tank all by yourselves!" Katie yelled.
"Don't be too hard on them, Katie. We haven't fought a villain this tough before." Arch-Diva said sympathetically.
In response, Katie punched the floor and created a mini-crater. "STILL! That's no excuse to have our butts handed to us like this!"
Violet Fox growled. "That's right! We can't just let this psycho win! He'll destroy everything precious to us, and his strength and resources will only grow!"
She then turned her face and expressed feelings of deep regret and personal disgust before placing her violet mask on once more. "I can't believe... I created a villain... as powerful as this... from Rick..."
"C'mon! Every Badguy has a weakness!" Rose cheered. "Even if this is our toughest fight, it's ultimately no different than the others! All we have to do is fight him the right away, and we'll beat him!"
The feline familiar then clenched her hands tight and brought them together. "C'mon Rose, Think! You used to be the sidekick to the Grim Angel Brigade, the most powerful Superheroes on the planet! I was able to beat my old boss Hector with Ein and Ledah at my side, and he was MUCH tougher than this nerd! And I know my new team could've crushed that Magic-Wielding Madman just as easily! We just gotta pool our strengths and coordinate the right attack..."
Rose thought to herself for a long time until inspiration struck her.
"THAT'S IT!" she cried as she smacked a fist to an empty palm.
Her three companions turned and looked at her oddly.
"What's it?" Katie asked.
"I think I know a way we can beat this guy!" Rose answered.
"Really?" Katie said skeptically. "Arch-Diva's usually been our team strategist, and I'm the Team Leader who coordinates our strikes. Still, I guess it couldn't hurt to hear what you have to say. What's you got for us, Rose?" she asked.
Rose gathered the team in a huddle and carefully whispered her plan of attack.
"WHAT?" The trio exclaimed in unison.
"B-but... but Rose! That's our finishing attack! We can only guarantee it will work once the enemy's weakened enough!" Katie exclaimed.
"Besides... it uses up so much energy." Arch-Diva mentioned in concern.
"Yeah, we don't want you tired in the middle of a fight!" Violet Fox added.
"I'm well aware of that, but I believe if we're going to conquer tougher foes in the future, we should start mixing up our routine, don't you think?" Rose answered.
The other three ladies nodded amongst themselves.
"Fine. But don't get yourself killed." Katie threatened. "Being the reckless member of the Katie Defense Force is my job!"
Rose nodded happily. "Got it!"
"So then!" Katie announced. "Is everyone clear on the plan?"
"Don't worry. I understood every single word." Arch-Diva assured.
"I still feel uncomfortable with it, but I'll be okay as long we win in the end." Violet Fox answered.
"Of course! It was my plan, after all!" Rose chirped.
---Mute Music---
"Alright, then! KATIE DEFENSE FORCE, LET'S DO IT!" Katie cried.
"Roger!" the others answered in unison.
The Katie Defense Force then went into a formation where Rose stood behind her companions.
"Okay, guys. Just do what you must while I charge up for KDF's signature finishing move. Keep him busy, cover me, whatever! But whatever you do, don't let his weapons reach me." Rose ordered.
Katie, Arch-Diva, and Violet Fox nodded in unison as they braced themselves.
Rose then went into deep focus as she channeled energy into her ruby broach.
"Ein, my old friend. I thank you deeply for this one last attack you taught me before we went our separate ways. In honor of our friendship, I promise I would never let this power go to waste. For as long as I've been with the Katie Defense Force, this attack has never failed. I'm sure this time will be no different." she thought to herself.
Katie then readied herself into a battle position.
"ATAAAAAAAAACK!"
---Que: Fierce Clash!---
Katie, Arch-Diva, and Violet Fox charged straight towards the chicken tank again as Rose snuck away with her focus still intact.
"A Charge? Again? How utterly disappointing." Rick huffed.
"FIRE THE FEATHER VULCAN!" he ordered immediately.
The wing cannons went to work once again, firing multiple rounds of deadly feathers at its targets.
Arch-Diva formed a psy-barrier around herself, while Katie took flight and outmaneuvered her problem. Violet Fox had to rush towards her chainsword she lost from before, then forced it into its whip form and lashed at the projectiles heading her way.
"Useless. They're out of luck if they think they can outlast my ammunition. Those fools will just tire themselves out and leave themselves defenseless!" Rick scoffed. "Very well, if they intend to hand me such an easy victory, I might as well take it."
After temporarily escaping the feather fire, Katie gained altitude as she headed straight towards Rick.
"Oh no you're not! FIRE THE EGG CANNON!" the Dark Overlord ordered.
The giant chest cannon in the front opened up at a ridiculously fast speed, then launched another egg bomb intercept Katie, but the goth-lolita heroine averted her flight path and narrowly avoided another nasty surprise. However, the feather vulcan refused to give her a break and proceeded firing more rounds at her. Again Katie was forced to outmaneuver the feathers until a certain chainwhip intercepted the rounds. Violet Fox stood triumphantly atop the wings of the chicken attack, and switched her offense from the ammo to to the cannons themselves. She started whipping her cannons violently until they turned and aimed straight at her. With rounds firing from close range, Violet Fox was force to utilize her quick speed to escape being pierced by the relentless assault. After spending a few minutes of evasion by running circles around the cannons, Violet Fox mate an amazing back flip onto a cannon. Two neighboring cannons then aimed at the one occupied by Violet Fox, but before they could blast each other to smithereens, Violet Fox made yet another leap off of the cannon and narrowly escaped a horrific fate, as spikes protruded from the top of the cannons.
"I SPENT TOO MUCH TIME TO WORK ON MY CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT! I WILL NOT LET YOU DESTROY SUCH MARVELOUS MACHINERY!" Rick shouted as he aimed a machine gun right at Violet Fox.
Violet Fox simply shrugged in silence as she now had to avoid both vulcan fire and machine gun rounds.
"He calls this abomination his crowning achievement?" she thought. "Eh... he's built better."
Katie, Arch-Diva, and Violet Fox were forced to hold their respective grounds for an extensive amount of time as the Feather Vulcans continued to pester them. Katie continued maneuvering through the air, Arch-Diva still held up her psy-shield, and Violet Fox was forced to outrun fire from all sides while trying to lessen the burden on her partners. The three of them were unsure how long they were going to last, until they spotted a burning aura floating in the sky.
"Alright! She's just about ready!" Violet Fox cried as she made an astonishing tripe back flip off of the chicken tank's wing.
"The first phase is done. Now to proceed onto Phase Two." Arch-Diva confirmed as she shut down her psy-barrier and shattered the remaining feathers coming her way.
"THIS SUICIDAL PLAN OF HERS BETTER WORK!" Katie thought to herself.
Rick became pale when spotted the burning aura up ahead.
"N-no... this is... their finishing move?" Rick thought in desperation. "NO! I CAN'T ALLOW IT TO REACH MY CREATION!"
He then let out a big scream before giving his next order. "SHOOT HER DOWN! SHOOT HER DOWN NOW! FIRE THE CHICKEN LASER!" Rick ordered.
---Mute Music---
The evil eyes of the chicken tank crackled with an intense force. It quickly gathered energy in order to follow through with Rick's orders.
"NOT SO FAST!" Katie's shrill voice cried as she shot through the air like a living bullet.
Before the feather vulcans could get a single shot on her, Katie smashed through the chicken's beak in an upward angle, and followed through by crashing down onto the comb and into the laser mechanism between the eyes.
"NOW!" Katie shouted.
---Que: The Grim Angel---
Rose surged with incredible energy as her fiery aura burned brightly around her.
"Alright, Punk! You're going down!" Rose proclaimed.
Rick let out yet another violent scream, unable to accept the sudden misfortune the befell him.
"Here I go!" Rose uttered to herself.
"BLAZING ROSE!"
Without a moment's notice, the Feline Familiar launched herself at the tank like a brilliant shooting star. The Egg cannon prepared to fire yet another egg bomb, but Rose harmlessly burned through the cannon, along with the control monitor on the other side. Won blinked in confusion as his yellow cap was singed. Rose continued speeding through the sinister tank as she searched for someone important. After burning through a few more rooms, she finally came across comfortable living quarters with a lady who rested comfortably in bed.
"Ah! Ellen!" Rose cried.
She then scooped up Ellen as she proceeded scorching the inside of the tank. It did not take her long to bust through the other end with Ellen safely in her grasp.
"YOUR TURN, ARCH-DIVA!" Katie shouted.
In the confusion, Arch-Diva had the opportunity to charge her beam attack. With the proper energy stored, she immediately fired a wide emerald laser that widened the damage done by the Blazing Rose attack. With this next attack, the Control Room was completely shattered, and the seedy Merchant was sent flying through the tank's rear end in total pain.
With the accumulating damage done, the chicken tank became unstable.
As the bitterness of defeat overwhelmed him, Rick slapped both sides of his face as he gazed painfully at the sky.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Tears ran down the Dark Overlord's cheeks like two rivers. The new world order he looked forward to started fading from his vision.
"My retribution... my careful planning... how could this be? I have been shown the errors of this world, but now I am unable to correct them? Why...? ...why?"
"You are nothing but a psychotic fool who's making excuses to justify his actions." A harsh voice uttered.
The defeated Dark Overlord slowly raised his head to see a triumphant Katie staring right at him through her Papillion Mask.
"...How dare you... lecture me?" Rick uttered in pain.
"In my opinion, the whole lot of your crazy kind needs to be lectured and beaten to a pulp!" Katie scoffed. "How dare you call your way Justice?"
Rick clutched his head madly. "Everyone has wronged me! Everyone must pay! THEY ARE ALL THE SOURCE OF MADNESS!" he ranted.
"You poor, sad little man..." Katie remarked in half-sympathy.
Feeling completely insulted by Katie's last words, Rick charged forth with his electric gloves held out, but the goth-loli crusader countered with the power of super breath. A harsh wind came from Katie's mouth and pushed him off the tank, where his body sped helplessly towards the ground.
---Mute Music---
After looking down to see Rick's final moments, Katie flew down towards the bottom of the tank. She then grasped it tightly with both hands and attempted to lift the metal giant. For awhile, Katie struggled under the weight of the mighty chicken tank, but with determination in her heart, the frilly crime fighter finally lifted it above her seemingly dainty arms, and sent it straight into the atmosphere, where it exploded harmlessly away from the Village.
---Que: Triumph---
The citizens of Flower Bud Village rushed outside their shelters and gave a hearty cheer for the brave members of the Katie Defense Force.
Katie struck a boastful victory pose while Violet Fox struck a flirtatious one. At the same time, the humble Arch-Diva gave a polite curtsey with her beautiful white gown. Finally, Rose arrived with Ellen safe in her arms.
The citizens cheered their loudest with both the return of Ellen, and the full reunion of the Katie Defense Force. They then crowded the four super heroines and carried them atop their shoulders. Arch-Diva became was having a hard time accepting the celebration while Katie and Arch-Diva openly embraced their adoration. Rose simply went on casually as the gratefully town tossed her body around.
While the villagers continued praising the heroines in earnest, Lyla watched on with warmth on her heart. "Well Done, Katie Defense Force. You've saved us yet again..."
----Que: Dark Sphere---
On the outskirts of town, the dastardly Rick managed to make his escape on his evil glider. With the last of his strength, he turned back and gave the Village a threatening glare.
"You have yet to win the war. I swear I'll return here one day... and I'll be more powerful than ever. Be ready, Katie Defense Force. Next time, I'm going to destroy you... each and every one of you... and most of all, I will make sure Karen feels the full extent of my wrath..." he uttered in a low voice.
The Dark Overlord trembled with violent vigor until he felt something tap his shoulder. He slowly turned around and saw a most pleasing face.
---Que: Picnic--
"Popuri!" Rick cried in delight. "I knew my sister would come to me at the right time and--- OW!"
The pink-haired chicken lover slapped him hard on the face in complete rage. "Rick! My Brother! How... How dare you?"
"What are you so angry about?" Rick asked in a concerned tone. "I'm just trying to make this world a safer place ---OW!"
"You and your stupid world conquest plans!" Popuri said while stifling tears. "How dare you build a giant golden chicken tank... for evil purposes?" she wept.
"No! You misunderstand! I do this all for you! I swear that no other man shall take you from our family's grasp! I may say mean things to you all the time, but--OUCH!"
"You have disgraced…the honor and majesty of the chicken... by making that evil thing!" Popuri cried. "You must repent!"
"No! Wait! Popuri! Stop--"
With teary eyes and readied fists, Popuri proceeded to pummel poor Rick into a pathetic pulp.
END OF PART III