DISCLAIMER: I don't own Penn Zero Part Time Hero nor Walter Melon Hero for Hire.
Lightning streaked across the sky! Followed by the roar of a violent earthquake caused by three simultaneous volcanic eruptions! Along with several tornadoes added to the mix. In other words just your average day in the Most Dangerous World Imaginable. On this day however is a particularly special day for a certain part time minion and former millionaire school principal Larry.
Larry sat patiently next to a river of lava humming his favorite tune. Just then, an egg timer rang. Larry happily puts on his oven mitts and pulls on a chain connected to something submerged in the lava. A few seconds later, he manages to pull out a rather ordinary metal box. Carefully opening it, Larry nose was assaulted by a sweet savoring aroma. "Oh it's perfect," Larry said with glee as he pulls out a familiar object from the box. "Nothing bakes a cake better and faster than a lava oven." Larry then began dressing the cake with multiple flavors of icing shaped like flowers, birds, and at the center the image of Larry and Rippen's heads inside a giant heart with 'Best Villains Friends Forever' written on it. For you see today is the anniversary of when they first met, and Larry really wants to make today's party perfect.
As soon as Larry was done decorating the cake, Rippen came bursting in. "Rippen, just in time. I have a special surprise for the beeest villain ever." Larry happily sang presenting the cake to him.
"Not now Larry," Rippen pushing Larry off to the side. Causing his long time loyal minion to drop the cake he was holding. "The Cy-Bees are proving to be tougher than I thought. I just came in to get a soda before assaulting the hive again." Rippen opening their fridge and grabbing a can of soda. He quickly chugged the whole can in one gulp before carelessly tossing the can aside, accidentally hitting Larry in the face. "Did you need something?" Rippen asked. Not so much that he cared about Larry's feelings but he occasionally he throws him a bone.
"No sir, nothing at all." Larry trying hard to hold back the tears as he stared at the cake on the ground. Symbolically a crack forming between the frosted painting of him and Rippen inside what is now a broken heart.
"Great, I'm off, and Larry..." Larry perked up believing that Rippen might have actually remembered. "Clean that up. I may be evil, but I don't want to live in a pigstine!" Rippen pointing to the cake on the ground. Unable to respond without breaking down, Larry simply nodded. With that Rippen left.
After Rippen had gone, Larry broke down crying. He couldn't believe that Rippen had forgotten. Looking back Larry followed Rippen to the Most Dangerous World Imaginable out of a sense of friendship and loyalty. At first things were great. Rippen did his evil deeds, Larry would support him, and the two would always find time to spend some quality time together, but lately things have changed. Rippen has been far more focused on world domination, leaving less and less time for him and Larry to just hang out. Larry had hoped that this anniversary would have been a good time to reconnect, but sadly that didn't pan out the way he planned.
As Larry finished sweeping up the last of the cake, Phil walked into the room. "Hello Larry long time no see."
"Phil!" Larry's sour mood quickly cheered up. "I haven't seen you since...when was that again?"
"Since Rippen lost the final battle to the Zero kid," Phil reminded the former part time minion.
"Oh right," Larry recalled. "So how have you been?"
"Oh you know, checking on the balance of the universe and all that. By the way, how are you and Rippen doing?" Phil asked.
"Same-O, Same-O," Larry lied before breaking down in tears again. Rushing up to hug his old boss, desperately needing some comfort. "It's not the same! Rippen he-e-e's and then there's Lady Starblaster, and Professor Evil Prof..." Larry sniffled, blowing his nose on Phil's shirt.
"There there," Phil said rather uncomfortably while patting Larry on the head. "It seems to me that the problem is that Rippen is having a hard time conquering the Most Dangerous World Imaginable. What a shocker." Phil said sarcastically since he more than anyone knows how much a loser Rippen is. "So maybe if you conquer for him that will solve everything," he suggested.
"But Rippen hates it when I out do him," Larry pointed out.
"He doesn't have to know. You can create your own kingdom. Form alliances, build armies, the greatest empire ever known!" Phil doing the evil laugh.
"That's great but how does that help Rippen?" Larry wondered.
"Simple, when Rippen comes to try and conquer you, you simply surrender and vola! He gets his victory and then you two can go play shuffle board or something." Phil explained.
"That's perfect!" Larry cheered excitedly. "But wait, how am I suppose to do all that?"
"I can't think of everything for you," Phil complained. That's when he noticed the cake in the trash. "Make them cake or something," he suggested.
"Cake! That's perfect! No one can say no to cake." Larry grinned.
"Yeah great, good luck with that." Phil said rolling his eyes.
For the next few weeks Larry got busy. Baking dozens of cakes and offering them as a peace offering to several of the inhabitants, most of whom are weary of Rippen's recent actions. Surprisingly it works. Larry's cakes were such a big hit that they all practically dropped their arms over night, agreeing to Larry's terms in exchange for more cake!
Soon Larry along with four other kingdoms, the Piranha fishmen, the Sky Rocs, the WereWolves, and the Skeletons all agreed to sign a charter creating the first alliance ever in the Most Dangerous World Imaginable. Which Larry affectionately names the 'United Rippen Coalition' and using an outline silhouette of Rippen's head as their official insignia. However most of the citizens are secretly, and some publicly, call it the United Larry Confederation and even adopting an image Larry's head on cake as their true symbol.
While Larry was careful to only make deals with groups not currently targeted by Rippen, as to not alert him or his cohorts, Larry's action have not gone unnoticed. About one mile from the newly renamed Cake Cityopolis, the place where the signing is going to take place, two individuals were discussing the events transpired. "So why should I care about all this political nonsense?" one asked the other.
"Can you not see it Sashi?" Phyllis asks. "If Larry goes through with this alliance, he will be on the verge of creating the most powerful empire in the history of the multiverse. And that will threaten the balance of all."
"So why only me? Why not bring Penn in on all this?" Sashi asked suspiciously.
"And tell him what? Larry is putting an end to the fighting by giving people cake? Penn may believe in the cause, but he won't just attack anyone without just cause. Especially if it is just Larry." Phyllis pointed out.
Sashi had to agree with her on that. Penn may be a dedicated hero, one of the reasons she loves him so much, but he's never one to do anything blindly. He always need to make sure that he's doing the right thing, even if it means putting himself in conflict with the Plaster Man. Where as Sashi has no problem following Phyllis's orders especially if it means that she can hit stuff. Which works out for her since she has a lot of pent up frustration to work off. Plus she always suspected that there was something more sinister to Larry than he lets on. After all the guy's a millionaire, why would he work as a school principal except to torture kids? (Not that Larry ever tortured kids, in fact he's been rather fair and friendly to everyone. Which only makes her even more suspicious of him.) "So what do you want me to do?" Sashi asked.
"Simple, in one weeks time, Larry and the others will be signing the charter for their new alliance. No matter what you have to keep this alliance from forming, and most important that you stop Larry from giving control of this Confederation to Rippen." Phyllis ordered.
"Piece of cake," Sashi said before slapping herself in the head. "I can't believe I went there," she groan at her terrible pun. "But don't worry, I'll stop this alliance even if I have to break the heads off of every one there!" Sashi declared as she ran towards the city.
As Phyllis watched her go, Phil appeared right next to her. "Phase 2 has begun," Phyllis reported.
"A lovable minion about to create a superpower that could bring peace to this dimension." Phil recapped.
"A psychotic sidekick whose action could tear this world apart." Phyllis added.
"How will Penn/Rippen respond when they learn that they have just been betrayed by the ones they trust the most?" Phyllis and Phil said in unison.