Clock Tower

"D-d-d-d-d-d-do we have to be in place so scary-looking?" Parappa was getting jumpy. The empty hallways and feeling of dread was getting to him. And he wasn't the only one. Crash and Abe kept turning at every sound. Gex was annoying everyone with warnings based on horror movie tricks. Dart and Cloud were forced to pin down and disarm Blasto to prevent him from blasting at every shadow. "It's OK, Parappa. We aren't here forever. We just need to find the intruders to this world and stop them. Then we can be able to leave." Lara was trying to help calm everyone down. Spike was trying to help, but he was still a little nervous due to everyone else spreading it around. Parappa followed Lara's advice and took a few deep breaths, trying to build up his courage. But all that buildup would lead to nothing when he heard a sudden scream.

"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING?"

"You mean what are those things. It's got friends."

Dart and Cloud already had their swords out slashing at assailants that looked like mutated nurses. Twisted freaks that looked like they came from the hospital of Hell. It was then Nikki's turn to be surprised as some bags of flesh with huge lips tried to grab her. She quickly jumped out of the way and started blasting it with spells. Crash, Abe, and Spyro backed up only to be jumped by animated mannequins. Abe ran as Crash and Spyro counterattacked. Parappa and Spike joined with Abe in running for cover, with Lara covering them. "GO! I'll hold them off!" Cloud couldn't believe it. "Why are you allowing them to run?! They need to fight!" A bullet then whizzed by his head, missing by a few inches, hitting the Bubble Head Nurse behind him. "I will not force them to fight if they are unable. We are a team now, and I will not see my teammates get hurt." Gex was busy fending off some monsters with tentacles coming out of their arms while putting in his two bits. "Yeah, and the ones who run are usually the ones who live instead than the ones who stay and fight." With that, Parappa, Spike, and Abe practically dove under a table.

The battle was going well. Dart and Cloud were able to slice up every Bubble Head Nurse that came their way. Spyro had to be careful not to use his flame, for it would set the entire place ablaze. Luckily he formed a teamwork move by ramming the Mannequins off-balance towards Crash, where he used his spin attack to shatter them. Nikki was dodging and blasting spells at every Fresh Lip that appeared, causing them to fall and be crushed under their own weight. Gex was able to move his tail in a fashion that caused the Mandarins to trip over their own tentacles. Lara was stuck fighting a group of Lying Figures, constantly dodging their poison gas while getting any shots she could in. The only one who could watch the carnage was Abe, as there were similar things that happened on his world. Things were doing good until a huge swarm of cockroach-like bugs swarmed all around the team, distracting them by biting their ankles. The distraction worked, as the monsters were now getting the upper hand. Dart's sword was knocked out of his hands, almost hitting Crash and causing him to stop long enough for a Mannequin to fall on his head. Nikki paused after the last Fresh Lip fell, allowing a tripped Mandarin to grab her. Gex tried to jump over and free her, but he got grabbed as well. They were now pinned as the Creepers started to bite them relentlessly. Lara was the only one with any success, as she was already dodging her opponents, so the Creepers gave little more difficulty as she disposed of the last of the Lying Figures. Before she could turn to help any of the others, she was grabbed a tentacle that came from the shadows. She turned to see that the tentacle came from the corpse of a woman, held upside down on a metal harness, dragging Lara closer. Lara could do nothing, as her guns fell out of her hands when she was grabbed. When she looked around, she knew she wasn't getting any help from the other fighters, as they were also getting beaten. All she could do was pray for a miracle. Even as Mary dragged her closer, Lara still refused to give in, even as Mary positioned her remaining tendrils for the kill.

"I GOTTA BELIEVE!"

Parappa came out of nowhere on his skateboard, attacking Mary head-on, destroying her and freeing Lara. He then proceeded to crush all the Creepers under his board.

"NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS!"

Spike let loose with his net, swatting Creepers all around the room. With a path made, he charged with his stun clubs, helping free Dart and Cloud from the Bubble Head Nurses, allowing them to finish the job of cutting them down. Lara then turned to see Abe chanting something to himself, causing spiritual energy to flow from himself into one of the Mandarins and possessing it, freeing Gex and Nikki and smashing the Creepers. The confusion dazed the Mannequins that were holding down Crash and Spyro and caused them to give some slack, giving Crash the movement he needed to spin and send the Mannequins flying. Spyro followed up by flying up and giving one of the hardest headbashes he ever done on the remaining Mannequins, shattering them all like shrapnel. All the monsters were down and everyone was cheering, but one last Creeper was still up and about. It jumped up and was about to strike Parappa at the head.

BLAM!

Everyone jumped as Lara blew the smoke from her gun. "Nice to know these things are finally done for. Thanks to you three." Parappa just blushed a little. "Well, Abe told us that you guys were in trouble. We were scared to help, but then we remembered your words. We're a team now. And we won't see our teammates get hurt." Lara gave a soft smile before Cloud unintentionally ruined the moment. "Speaking of teammates, where's the spaceman?" Everyone then noticed that Blasto was nowhere to be seen, only to see him run towards them. "Where have you been?" Out of breath, Blasto slowly answered. "One of them was chasing me, and I had to run as my blasters are best at long range. You should have seen the battle, it was glorious." Some were skeptical and thought he just ran like a coward, but were willing to let it slide as they were able to beat the monsters without him.

"Who are these intruders in the mansion?" Everyone turned to see the people of Clock Tower running at them, yet no glow to take them away. Some were starting to panic. "Don't worry! I will protect you!" Blasto charged before anyone could stop him. But when he was halfway there, he stepped on one last Creeper, dazed in the shadows from the terrible onslaught of its brethren. As soon as that happened, the glow finally appeared, taking them all away before the cultists could reach them.

"The Action! The Suspense! The Drama! Oh, I'm in tears!" The Gamer had to pull out a tissue, giddy as can be. "I do hope the other teams can bring on the same spirit! Team 3 certainly can! Speaking of..."