A/N: It's been a while, has it not? Well we're back, and let's continue on this epic journey of epicness.
Jk, but les go.
Gamzee finally made it to the room Jack was supposedly in. When his team entered, they were immediately ambushed, so everyone ran in different directions. Only three guards were chasing him, and he was able to lose them with ease. His pager broke when he smashed into one, though, so he doesn't know how everyone else is doing. Vriska was already there. "Hey Gamzee, bout damn time." she said.
You panted slightly. "Ambush. Ya know." you shrugged. She just rolled her eyes.
A couple minutes after you sat down to take a breather, Karkat came from the elevator that opened. "Hey fuckasses." he greets.
You stand and hug him. "Damn I was all kindsa motherfuckin worried bro. But ya ready for this?" he asks.
Karkat hugs him back. "Let's get this shit over with so we can go home." he replies.
"I'll be hanging back here, as you both already know." Vriska says.
Gamzee nods. He takes a step towards the door, getting ready to burst in. He motions with his fingers. 3.. 2.. 1.. He and Karkat both bolt inside the door, pistols drawn.
"Well well well, if it isn't Makara and Vantas." Jack calls to them. But.. they can't see him.
Karkat eyes the room. "Where the hell are you so we can put you out of your pathetic misery?" he calls out.
"Misery? My boy, this is bliss, I simply enjoy this world. You humans are too easy to manipulate it's almost not fun. Almost."
"Jack.. Come on, get out and face us." Gamzee says.
"Boys, boys, boys.. That would be too easy, would it not? Like before every boss battle, there are minions, are there not? Hahaha."
At that moment, several dozen men came out of doors that seemed to just appear in the gigantic room. "Well shit." Karkat says, taking out his other pistol and pointed both of them at the group.
Gamzee shook his head to get his messy long hair away from his eyes. "Damn.. And here I thought we gonna make this quick." he said.
A shot rang out. The two braced themselves. Nothing happened, though. More shots rang out, and parts of the group were being downed quickly. They turned to the giant shattered window and started shooting at the unknown attacker. Shots rang out over and over, taking them out one at a time in quick succession. "Thank god for semi-auto sniper rifles.." Karkat heard Jake mutter in the earpiece.
"Who's the one taking them out?" Gamzee asked Karkat.
"It's Jake." he replied.
"Damn right it's Jake. Tavros told me where to position myself, and you guys are quite lucky, since I had barely gotten here." Jake said, still shooting.
Karkat started unloading on the group as well. Gamzee ducked out of the way to provide cover for Karkat, shooting whenever someone aimed at him. After three reloads for each pistol, Karkat said, "Dammit I've run out of ammo!"
"I'm pretty damn close myself." Jake said.
"Get down, bro." Gamzee said, pulling out another pistol and unloading on the group too. He only had one clip for each gun, though, since he lost the others from running earlier.
Turns out the guys quickly ran out of ammo from rapidly firing at the unknown sniper, to no avail, except for a graze on Jake's cheek. They started pulling out spears and swords. "You've gotta be shitting me." Karkat said, pulling out his sickles.
They stood up and started rushing towards Karkat and Gamzee. Gamzee pulled out his clubs. "Damn.." he muttered.
The guys were rushing at one point. Then they just stopped and stood there. Gamzee had been braced, but he relaxed as he saw this. Someone who looked a lot like Gamzee was in the doorway, a hand on his temple as he stared intently at the men. His eyes were glowing purple, and his skin was a pale gray. His hair was a mess, and it looked like.. Horns? Long, candy corn colored horns sticking from his head.
"What the fuck, who are you?" Karkat asked, confused.
Dave came out of nowhere with a katana and pistol, taking out the rest of the men. More came out, though. "Get going you two!" he yells, and Gamzee grabs Karkat and heads into the only room men didn't come out of.
He shuts the door behind them, and continue down the corridor. "Of course this plan has no damned end! I just wanna get out of here." sighed Karkat.
"Me too, but the sooner we get this stuff done, the better." Gamzee said.
The two walked for a little, when a giant man stepped from the door ahead of them. "I congratulate you both on coming this far." he said, his eyes complete white, his skin and everything complete black.
Karkat stared at him. "Can we just pass and skip all the trouble. I'm tired." he said.
The man shook his head. "No can do." he said, pulling out a giant club.
A big beam of light came from behind the two, hitting the man square in the chest, sending him backwards. Gamzee looks back to see another man that looked like Sollux, just with messier hair, pale gray skin and horns too, but significantly smaller than the other guy's, but there were four. "Go." he tells them.
Gamzee and Karkat jumped over the big man and hurried into the room. Jack turns from his chair. "Ahhh, boys, I see you made it."
"Cut the shit, and die!" Karkat yelled, about to rush him when Gamzee held him back. "No." he says, then tosses an empty clip he kept into the middle of the room. It triggered arrows to come flying out of the wall. "I'm tired of this shit. This is all too complicated. Far more than it needs to be. All we needed to do was find this bastard, and murder him. Why the hell does the world hate me lately?" Karkat rants.
Another voice came out. "My children, your destinies are being paved on this day."
"Ahhh, Ben. Come in and join us, won't you?" Jack says, his devil smile stuck on his face.
The one named Ben came out of the wall from the far side of the room. "What?" Gamzee asked. "This day is proving to be grim.. Why, I cannot say. But you will know by the end of this particular day." he says, seeming to speak to Karkat.
"That's enough." Jack says, then snaps his fingers, and Ben disappears.
"What the helllllll!" Karkat yells.
"Boys, there are no more traps. If you wish to kill me, then come and try. My patience has run dry from that fool, and I need to vent." Jack says, seeming to grow bigger.
Karkat gulped, tensing his hands around his sickles. He rushes him, and sends several slanted cuts. Jack just knocks each away with his cane. Karkat doesn't give up and strikes harder at Jack's neck, sides, legs, and stomach. He was near a blurry figure, then Jack grabbed him by the neck, pulled out the sword concealed in his cane and stabs Karkat in the side, then tosses him at the wall next to Gamzee. "Karkat!" Gamzee yells kneeling to his best friend.
Jack swung at him, but Gamzee parried, striking hard, making him step away. The cane sword shattered at just one hit, and Jack's mischievous smile came back. "Good boy!" he said, a sword materializing in front of him.
He grabs it, and points it at Gamzee. "Come on, boy, make your parents proud." he grinned.
Gamzee's mind snapped at the comment, and at his best friend coughing blood right next to him. He rushed at Jack, about to find out if he can do this alone.