Chapter 18- A Random Evil Organization… Obsessed With Rocket Launchers
Missingno pushes a pile of fossils out of the archway. They clatter over the floor and down a large hole. From below, cries of anger rise.
A man walks around some heavy machinery that travels up and down the hole. He checks the situation and gives a heavy sigh. "Not more Dome Fossils." He walks up and puffs out the chest of a black uniform with large RL printed on the front. "Who are you?"
Missingno fixes the suit he is now wearing. "We are Official Fossil Inspectors." He pushes up his sunglasses before continuing. "We have reports that you are searching for fossils, and came to… what is the word I'm looking for?"
"Inspect." Cassandra finds herself and Weedy in suits as well.
"Actually, I was going to say make sandwiches, but I guess since we are already here…"
The man scratches his head. "I'm not sure what you heard, but you can obviously see that we do not care about fossils."
Missingno raises an eyebrow. "You can?"
Cassandra yanks the sunglasses off his face.
"Wow, that is SO much better." He peers down the hole. Deep down at the bottom is a set of drills that pull dirt and fossils out and load them onto a conveyer belt to bring it all up. "Then what ARE you doing?"
"There is a story about a treasure buried here by a pirate, and we want it."
"So you are after gold."
"What? Gold? What kind of person would put gold in a box and bury it?" The man scoffs. "Obviously, it must be full of rocket launchers."
Cassandra raises an eyebrow. "Rocket launchers?"
Missingno smiles at her. "Duh. RL. Team Rocket Launcher. I really hope readers were able to get that last chapter, if not from the hint in the chapter heading."
"... I have no idea what you are saying. But are you sure you aren't part of Team Rocket Launcher? You have your "custom rocket launcher" after all."
The man perks up. "Custom rocket launcher? I am going to have to take that from you."
Missingno laughs suspiciously. "What? Custom rocket launcher? I have no clue what you are talking about." His special rocket launcher appears duct taped across his chest.
"Are you sure you don't have anything like that?" The man eyes him carefully.
Missingno slaps on another strip of duct tape to secure it. "Yeah. Nothing of the sort."
"Oh, okay. Sorry for the confusion."
"Don't worry about it. I'm immune to psychic type attacks."
The two laugh for a bit before being interrupted by another piercing cry. After it stops, Cassandra looks around. "What IS that?"
The man shrugs. "Legends say that the treasure is guarded by a Geodude, but we figure, what can a foot and a half tall pokemon do?"
Missingno scoffs. "You don't know the concept of this story, do you?"
The rumbling returns, and this time it comes with a cracking sound from the hole. The three of them peer down to see large cracks form halfway down, along the side.
The man yells down. "Jerry, I thought you said to walk 22 steps west and start digging. This is where the treasure is, right?"
"Did I say 22, or 36? Cause one is the treasure, and the other just gives an obscene amount of Dome Fossils. I never remember which is which."
The side bursts, and a humongous Geodude emerges. It is many times bigger than normal, and its arms are ridiculous- almost as big around as its body. It gives a deafening roar and glares at the Rocket Launcher members.
The man gives a shaky laugh. "O-obviously, this is all an optical illusion. Because it is so far away, it only looks like a 50 foot tall, ridiculously beefed Geodude."
The Geodude grabs a Rocket Launcher member and eats him. The rest of them sit silently before screaming hysterically. The man next to them runs at full force for the exit. The ones at the bottom of the hole can only run in circles. Some try to ride up the conveyer belt, but the Geodude smashes it with a simple sweep of its hand. The rest huddle together in fear.
Cassandra yells after the man who ran away. "That's not how optical illusions work!"
"Wow, Cassandra. A little late, don't you think?"
She puts her hands on her hips. "Fine, next time a giant Geodude eats someone, you can make sure to tell them about how optical illusions work before anything else happens."
"Deal! Also, has anyone else noticed how many italicized words are in this chapter? I mean, it's not a lot, but more than usual. Weird... "
Missingno, are you going to fight the Geodude, or what?
Everything around him stops as he talks to the air next to him. "Woah, narrator. Been awhile since you showed up."
Yeah, the plot was trying to move forward.
"Rude. The plot needs to calm down and learn that it can't interrupt me whenever it feels like it."
The plot says it's sorry.
"That's okay. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a non-plot related fight to get to."
Except that the chapter is pretty much over.
"You're right, so I am going to go out and grab a bite to eat before the next chapter starts up."
Have fun.