Well the weather was bound to become cloudy sometime…in this story I mean. And what do I mean by that? Read and find out! :P This is very short though…I will make up for the shortness in the next chapter. Disclaimer: I do not own SRMTHFG or any of the locations mentioned in the story. R&R and enjoy
Somewhere up in space over Earth…
A few days earlier
A certain skeleton monkey laughed maniacally at the sight of the planet. After so many days of travel, he and his master had finally arrived at their desired destination. The monkey stared at the green and blue planet through one of the cracks in the Citadel of Bone. This citadel was similar in appearance to the old one that was destroyed, but this time, this version was much larger and contained much more evil energy than before, courtesy of his master's resurgence of power. The ship now appeared black and gray with some demonic spears on the sides.
In the back of the monkey's mind…he received a feeling that he had been to this planet before. However…he had not at the same time. Just nearly a month ago, he and his master fled from their world in defeat from their mortal enemies. They were greatly weakened and had barely escaped through a dimensional portal his master created from dark magic. All because of the Hyper Force and their allies had defeated them!
The monkey clone cackled and ran on all fours down the eerie hall. He ran up sloping ramps, passed patrolling formless and other creatures, jumped up to various ledges, until he finally made it to the throne room. The monkey stopped in front of the large prickled double doors and knocked twice. The sound echoed eerily as if the inside were hollow. And it was. The doors opened slowly to reveal a large domed throne room.
In the very back of the room was a large pit of black ooze and a tall throne made of bone next to it. Sitting upon that throne was his master. The king sat there, staring at him with seemingly no eyes, hands on the rests, and waiting expectantly.
"What is it Mandarin?" Skeleton King asked in a raspy voice.
The orange monkey went down on one knee and bowed to him. As he spoke, he looked down on the floor, not looking at his master.
"Master, we have arrived. The ship has finished the dimensional jump," Mandarin explained.
"Good…this planet is now within my grasp…"
Mandarin looked up at his master with a stern expression. "Master, forgive my curiosity, but why this particular planet and dimension? There are so many other worlds to conquer on our plane."
"Ah…" the skeleton's mouth opened and let out a small cackle. "Very well. You have been a good servant. I shall reveal to you my plans."
"Years ago, while I scoured the stars with my master, searching for worlds to corrupt, we came upon an unknown planet filled with life. The planet…was known as Earth, as it is called by the humans."
"So…" Mandarin huffed. "There are other planets that house those filthy creatures."
"Indeed my servant. That planet had a whole score of energies! Both good…and bad. My master could even sense it. The humans on that planet were helpless against us and fled in fear. We both intended to use the dark energies in that planet to our own uses after spreading our influence, but our goal was stopped…by the Hyper Force!" Skeleton King growled.
Mandarin realized what his master was referring to. "They destroyed the Dark One Worm before you could spread your influence! That is why that planet is so familiar."
"Now you have returned to begin that goal anew?" he questioned.
"Yes…and more. Do not forget that we are now in a new dimension. The humans below do not know about our existence, nor the encounter with my master. In our plane, we were stopped by our enemies, but here…my wrath shall proceed unchallenged!" Skeleton King yelled and laughed maniacally.
Mandarin cackled along with him then stopped. "Shall I rally the Formless for attack my lord?"
"No. Not yet… The journey between dimensions has left me weary. It will take some time until my full strength returns," the undead dictator ordered him in a raspy voice.
"But my lord!" he stood up and protested. "The planet is there for the taking! Our time to act is now!"
Skeleton King slammed his scepter on the hollow floor. The boom was so loud that the entire room shook. The ceiling looked as if it were going to cave in on them, but it did not. "Do not question my authority Mandarin! Or I shall do to you the same thing I did to your lesser self!"
Mandarin cringed at that thought. In the past, he witnessed his original suffering at the hands of his master. It had been so long since he had witnessed that event and dreaded the thought of remembering it. Ever since that day, other than carrying out his master's dark will, Mandarin had spent his efforts into forgetting that scene. If he did not follow Skeleton King's orders and disgraced him… the former leader of the Hyper Force shook that thought away. It nearly took him a year to forget and he was not about to let that go to waste.
"Forgive me my lord. I did not mean to question your authority," Mandarin bowed to him, shame on his face.
Skeleton King huffed at that. The clone was used to that sort of action. That was his way of forgiving him. The undead king lifted his staff and swung it in front of him in a horizontal arc. The staff flew over Mandarin, just mere inches away from his head. The monkey shrieked at that and ran over to the king's side. His usual place was at the base of the throne, or on one of the throne's armrests. Mandarin sat at the first step, shaking at first before calming down, and waited.
Right where Skeleton King swung his staff, a portal of darkness opened up. In seconds, the portal grew until it was nearly the size of the dark master. It was oval in shape, like a stand-up mirror. Soon, the darkness inside fell away, revealing the image of planet Earth.
"Planet Earth…so peaceful and quiet…" Skeleton King rasped. "Taking over this world will be too easy. Even if the humans do resist, my power will rule all. It is here that I shall rebuild my empire of darkness!"
The orange monkey stood up and faced his master. The cloaked skeleton looked down at his servant and watched him with his soulless eyes…if he had any eyes.
"And what about me master? What would you like me to do?" he asked.
"Hm…" Skeleton King placed a hand on his bony chin. "My recovery shall take quite some time…and the humans' resistance is weak compared to the humans on Shuggazoom."
"I have a suggestion!" Mandarin piped. "If you would allow me to speak."
"Very well my servant," he growled. "Speak."
"You said before that these humans have not seen the likes of us. And from here, the planet looks…too peaceful. Please my liege, allow me to give them a taste of what we can do."
The skeleton sighed. "Very well…you have been bored for the past month. I suppose you can…'play' with the humans."
"Ah!" Mandarin whooped in glee and jumped up and down. "Thank you master!"
"You may cause as much trouble as you wish…it will even be more fun to see how they will resist. However!"
The monkey stopped jumping and his expression changed into one of determination. He knelt back down on one knee and awaited the rest of his master's orders.
"If I learn that these humans learn too much about you or they succeed in finding a way to defeat us," he screamed and leaned in closer to him. Mandarin trembled at the closeness of his master's presence at his face and closed his eyes to not look at him. "I will return you from whence you came!"
Mandarin shrieked and took a few steps back from the throne. He performed a few bows before looking back up at him. "I will not disappoint you my lord! I swear!"
"Good!" he yelled then leaned back into his chair.
"Now go," the skeleton shooed him away with a flick of his bony wrist. "Leave me in peace. This journey has exhausted me and I need to regain my strength."
The servant stood up, bowed to his master one last time, and proceeded to exit the throne room. He went around the portal image of the planet and dared not touch it in fear of what sort of dark magic would affect him. On the outside, he looked as stern as ever. However, deep down, he was secretly terrified and grateful that his master had spared him.
"And Mandarin…" Skeleton King called to him, causing the monkey to look behind.
"Do not think about disturbing me for these next few days, unless it is of utter importance," he said tiredly.
Mandarin did not bow to him. Instead, he gave him a nod. The skeleton monkey walked out and the doors closed behind him.
Inside, Skeleton King stared at the image of Earth. His expressionless face scrutinizing the very planet he plans to take over. He outstretched a hand and grabbed the image of the planet in his fist, even though he did not actually touch it.
"Soon, this planet shall feel my wrath!" he yelled before letting out an evil laugh.
Ooh…some dark stuff's about to happen! And our heroes have no idea about this too! How are they going to react when their most hated enemy makes an appearance? Or…how are the humans going to react? Hope you enjoyed it!
