Chapter 59- A Random Relatability

Bits of purple goop go flying everywhere as the Muk breaks away from the confinement of the circus.

And then a dozen rockets sink into its body. They are easily absorbed, and the Muk turns towards the shooter.

"Oh, no!" Missingno starts to scramble away. "Looks like the plot won't let us have any more delays. Your turn!" He gives a thumbs up to the others.

Koja tilts his head. "Wait, I'm all out of weapons. How am I supposed to help?" His thick eyebrows push together.

Missingno lobs a rock to him. As he catches it, it turns into a small throwing knife.

"Any rock you touch turns into a weapon. After a bit, however-"

The kunai in his hand turns back into a rock.

"Yeah, that."

As the rock turns into a large throwing star, Koja flings it at the Muk. It stops moving towards them for a second as it absorbs the weapon and then begin moving again.

Koja grins. "Much better." He gets ready to run. "I'll keep it in one place. You figure out what to do."

He takes off, circling just out of the monster's reach. As he runs, he reaches down to grab a handful of rocks. As they become weapons, he throws them before they have time to turn back. Still, they just absorb into its skin. It falls forward, lengthening its reach just enough. As the hand heads down for Koja, needles stab into it. Although they instantly melt, it distracts the Muk long enough for him to escape.

Driller distracts it from the air while Koja keeps it in place.

"That should be enough for now." Missingno turns to Cassandra. "Aren't you going to help?"

"Uhhh, I am?" She jabs a thumb at Driller.

"No, I mean you."

"I can't really do anything, or have you glitched me to have some sort of superpower?" She laughs.

"Yeah."

She stares at him as she feels her stomach churn.

"Come on, don't you remember?" He snaps, and her hammer jumps out of her bag.

As it lands in her hands, she shakes her head. "This thing? It has been worthless since I first got it."

"What are you talking about? With this hammer in hand, your strength is immeasurable, your foes tremble, everything has-"

She hasn't had anything like that.

"... What?"

She has used it twice, with the Rapidash and then the skeleton. Other than that, you used it.

"Wait." He turns back to Cassandra. "What about all those times you hit me with your bag and sent me flying?"

"I thought that was you being over dramatic." She gasps and puts a fist to her lips as she ponders. 'There was that time in the Veridian Forest. My bag had already been changed, so the hammer might have already been in there. Does that mean…'

"That's right! It's true!"

"Don't read my thoughts." She shook her head. 'Why am I just accepting that he can?'

Missingno opens his mouth, but Cassandra's glare stops him.

Cassandra shakes her head again and asks, "Why didn't it work in the past?"

"Because hammers have no effect against blue."

She thinks of the Rapidash glitch and it's blue decorations, as well as the blue skeleton of the Tower King. She looks at Missingno and swings the hammer, sending him flying against an invisible wall.

"W-why?"

"Just checking if it really works." She shakes her head one last time before heading off to join the fight.

… Are you ok?

Missingno pushes himself to sit up. "Yeah, I'm just worried about them." He watches as the others keep the Muk busy. "Am I making the best decision?"

I thought that you wanted to get them involved in the fights?

"Yeah, but not until at least season 2." He pulls his knees in. "I wanted to give them as much time to stay out of my fight."

But you need their help. You need to conserve power, and let's be honest, it would improve the story.

"Of course I know that!... It's just, I spent the last year of hiatus thinking about it, and now that this moment is here, how can I just ask them to fight my battles?!"

… Sigh. Look at them.

Missingno looks at his three companions. They are fighting hard, and although they are not able to do a whole lot against the monster, they don't let up.

Koja uses the skills forced upon him by the glitch. He hates the glitches that force such unnatural changes, but joined a group he had barely met in order to help others. To do so, he throws not only weapons, but his entire life away to help those in danger. To help Missingno.

Cassandra swings her hammer, and large chunks of purple goo are flung aside. Her attack doesn't do much but move it around, but she grips and attacks again. No matter what has happened so far, she still has kept with Missingno. She has seen all the terror and danger that the glitches contain, but still throws her hand in with him. She believes in Missingno, and that he will always end up on top. So she clenches her teeth, and swings again as she waits for him.

Driller is very simple. Unlike Cassandra, he understands exactly what Missingno has done for them, and is forever grateful for it. He will accept anything asked of him, and even more when Missingno alters his attacks to be more plentiful and effective than the true Pokemon counterparts. He will attack with everything he has been given to give Missingno some more time.

… This may be your fight, but they do what they can to help you; it is their privilege. Now, didn't you still need to work on that relatability of yours?

Missingno grins, and that grin widens as he look up with strained eyes. "Relatability? Who cares about that? I have ultimate power!" He jumps up, spreading his arms. "I am surrounded by danger that only I can defeat. And I can do so easily. Haven't you ever dreamt about being so OP that saving the world is a piece of cake, and anyone with stupid ideas can be effortlessly taken care of?"

I-I guess so.

"I'm living that dream! I have power! I have morals! I don't care what others think." He lowers his arms as he looks at the ground. "I have avoided this fight for 20 years. But you know what? I'm not going to just sit around while others die because I can't get off my butt and do what needs to be done!"

A unison cry comes from across the glitched field. "Missingno, you coming or what?!'

Missingno grins. He rips a single rocket launcher off of his custom weapon, loads a rocket, and leans it against his shoulder.

"YOU BET!"