Camp Castaway
Colossus swung in her hammock made from her hair, the black demon hair strands wrapped around two sturdy trees as she strummed her guitar and sang softly, filling the air with a soothing melody.
Mabel and Star looked around, bored and hungry, while Timmy was still tinkering with the Rip Zipper.
Dipper, Jacob, and Marco were sitting at the table, engrossed in a game of cards. Pacifica was treating the island like a beach vacation, lounging around and snacking on fruit, while Wendy groomed her Crystal Hounds.
Suddenly, Mabel groaned and clutched her stomach. "God, I'm hungry! We haven't had any meat in a while!" she complained.
Colossus stopped playing her guitar and looked up, a thoughtful expression on her face.
"Do you want me to get some fruit from that tree?" Star asked.
"That would be nice, but I wish we had something more filling," Mabel said, contemplating their food situation. "Do we have any more snake?"
Just then, Colossus heard the skittering of those orange birds sneaking around their camp. She looked up to see one of the birds run into the bushes once it was spotted.
Without saying a word, Colossus unraveled her hair and dropped to the ground on all fours. Her hair turned back into her natural orange color as she crawled around like a predator, her eyes fixed on the direction the bird had disappeared.
She made her way to the bush ready to pounce like a cat. Colossus arched her back, and her hair stood up as she stuck out her forked tongue, slithering around.
Colossus jumped into the bushes and wrestled with the bird, "SCRAW! SCRAW!" It started to yelp "SCR-" Snap! The bird's cries ended after a sickening crunch.
Colossus stood up, holding the dead bird with a broken neck, "Who wants dinner?" she asked walking over to Star and Mabel.
"Oh, thanks! That looks good!" Mabel said.
"You might want to look away for this part!" Colossus said, reaching inside the bird.
"What are you going to-" Mabel was about to ask until she watched in horror. Sclorch! Colossus ripped the meat right out of the flesh of the bird, dripping with meaty fluids.
"Oh," Mabel said, her face turning green with sickness.
After a while, the group was having a nice meal out of that bird now roasting over the fire along with the fruits they picked from the trees making a nice dinner.
"That was great Colossus!" Dipper admitted
"You take really good care of us when you have to," Mabel said,
"Of course, it's my duty to make sure everyone is fed," Colossus said, trying to downplay her role.
"That's my girl! Always looking out for us!" Jacob said then they all cheered as Colossus winced feeling guilty.
She didn't want to be seen as a leader, not after what happened with the demons. The fear of power corrupting her was always at the back of her mind. Plus she didn't want to replace Steven; he's the leader.
"I, uh, I gotta go call Steven," she said, trying to run off to the beach only to be stopped by the Wise old Hermit Crab appearing right in front of her.
"Leaving so soon?" the Wise Old Hermit Crab asked with a gaslighting smile. "Surely you can't when your team needs you on another mission."
"Sigh, No, I'm not leaving," Colossus said, her heart sinking as she thought about the possibility of taking up the mantle of a leader again. She walked back over to her friends.
"Go ahead, give us the mission," Mabel said sweetly, still munching on the roasted bird.
"Of course!" He then cleared his throat "Chosen Ones, I'm afraid that the Queen of the Myrmec Tribe has been kidnapped by the Florians and their mad king!" the Wise Old Hermit Crab explained.
Jacob felt concerned wondering if the Mawgu was behind this or if they were naturally hostile like the exiled crabs, he stood up and asked "Sensei, why would the Florians kidnap a Queen from a different tribe?"
"Well my Boy, it happens every ten years just as foretold in prophecy the Florians are under the control of the Mawgu and take the Queen captive and try to turn the Queen into one of them!" The Shaman explained.
"Right now, they are holding her hostage in their ooze mine, and it is up to you to save her!" he pleaded, dropping his staff putting his claws together begging.
"This really happens every ten years?" Jacob asked.
"Yes! And every ten years heroes like you save her! I know you'll save her! All you have to do is go!"
"We'll save her." Colossus said as she stood up, trying to push aside her worries about leading the group. She started displaying her old expression again becoming the emotionless scowling demon halfa everyone knew
"As usual, I will pick three to come with me, ones with the necessary skills," she added.
"Where is this ooze mine located?" Colossus asked with a stern tone,
"Down by the Fetid Forest, the spookiest and creepiest place on this Island!" Wise Old Hermit Crab explained, trying to add a little excitement to the mission. "Beware for the monstrous mammal-eating plants!".
"Monstrous, mammal-eating plants, you say?" Colossus replied without any emotion, "I know who to bring with me."
"Wendy, Mabel, Dipper, you're with me!" She commanded, "Only the Gravity Falls crew can handle monsters and is brave enough to head through the thorned path!"
Mabel and Dipper immediately join Colossus, while Wendy hesitated for a moment before nodding her head in agreement.
"Timmy, keep working on that Rip Zipper," Colossus continued, "Jacob, you're in charge while we're gone."
Without any further discussion, the group quickly packs up and sets out to rescue the Queen of the Myrmec Tribe from the clutches of the Florians.
"We're off!" Colossus declared, leading the group down the thorny path. The surroundings were grim, with rotting trees and dead flowers. "I trust you'll manage things here, Jacob," she said, not turning back.
Jacob watched as they walked away, feeling a pang of jealousy. "Wait a minute, did she say she was taking Dipper with her into the forest?" he asked himself in a panic.
Fetid Forest
It was a dark and purple environment with thorned vines and purple ooze swamps, giant metal bug-like compressors roamed the fields of ooze and dead weeds.
Overhead A huge bug flew around the thickets and mutated vines, until SNAP a monster plant ate the mutated bug and licked its lips.
On the path below, Colossus, Dipper, Mabel, and Wendy were walking to where the ooze mine was, with Wendy's crystal hounds following closely behind to keep a lookout for the danger that might lurk in the darkest depths of this ooze farm and wooded thickets.
"This place is spooky!" Mabel said, gripping onto Dipper's vest.
"Aww, don't worry Mabes; we'll protect you," Wendy said, holding her ax close.
Everything here was like an outside factory of ooze compactors and metal plant harvesters. Nothing here was organic or alive around these parts, except for the dangerous and mutated creatures that lurked in the shadows.
Looking around, the landscape resembled an abandoned farm, now contaminated with ooze. Everything around them was either dead or mutated flora.
"As the daughter of a lumberjack, these trees look unusual," Wendy said, pointing out the evil and spooky faces on the dead trees. "It's like something out of a Halloween horror movie."
"Maybe it's an effect of the ooze," Colossus suggested.
"This place looks dangerous. I hope we find that ooze mine," Dipper added, but their thoughts were interrupted by a piercing cry of pain.
"YAAAAAAGH!" The voice sounded human, but it was hard to tell since the residents on the island all had unique voices. The gang shivered at the sound.
"Really soon!" Dipper corrected himself, trying to hide his fear. They all ran in the opposite direction of the scream, hoping to avoid whatever danger was lurking nearby.
The gang trudged through a marsh of spotted mushrooms and bubbling ooze, surrounded by twisted trees with haunting faces. Above them, strands of spiderweb silk dangled like twisted Christmas lights from tree to tree.
Colossus held Dipper tightly in her arms to prevent him from touching the ooze. Her corset boots protected her, but she was still cautious because she knew the dangers of ooze. Wendy gave Mabel a piggyback ride, her leather boots protecting her from the toxic environment.
"Is this the right way to the mine?" Mabel asked nervously.
"We follow the stream that leads to its source," Colossus answered, her voice unwavering. The trees around them were covered in strange, poisonous-looking flowers that seemed to be emitting deadly fumes.
"Let me know when you get tired of carrying us," Dipper said as Wendy's Crystal hounds continued to follow closely behind.
"Soon. I need to get some exercise in," Colossus replied without missing a beat. She stopped in her tracks, her pointed ears twitching as she listened for something. "That may end right now," she said.
She gently placed Dipper on one of the Crystal hounds. "What is it?" he asked watching as Colossus stepped through the goo.
"It sounds like a child muffling for help," she answered, making her way towards a hollowed-out tree.
Inside the tree, Colossus found a strange, light purple flower bud with speckles on it, wriggling and gurgling as if it was trying to spit something out. Suddenly, the top of the flower bud opened up and a child's voice cried out for help. Colossus reached inside and grabbed two tiny hands that felt weird and not flesh-like.
As Colossus pulled out the object from the flower, she stumbled and fell into the ooze marsh. She held the object in her arms, relieved that she hadn't been mutated or corrupted by the ooze. As she regained her composure and checked on the object, she realized that it wasn't a child after all, but a small green TV system.
The cube-shaped object had the letters BMO on both sides, with speakers, a light-colored screen, and tiny arms and legs. "That can't be right, where's the child?" Colossus asked, holding the system farther out in surprise.
"Thank you for saving me!" a mechanic voice said, sounding like the child Colossus had heard earlier. Confused, Colossus looked around for the child. "Right here!" the voice said again.
As Colossus peered at the screen, a face appeared. "Hello! I am BMO!" the voice announced.
"Oh, a talking TV..." she said, expressionless. "How predictable."
"Thank you for saving me, scary lady!" BMO said, "Though you've unclogged that flower!"
"What does that mean?" Colossus asked, looking at the large flower emitting purple steam that surrounded the forest like a fog in a dark London street.
As Colossus breathed in the fog, she started coughing and felt her lungs burn. She hacked up a mixture of red and black sludge.
"Shit!" Colossus grunted, turning her hair black and wrapping it around her face to filter the air in her demon hair. "It's poison!" she realized.
Colossus ran back to her friends, still carrying BMO in her arms, trying to outrun the fog. Her arm turned black and gooey, ready to swing.
When Colossus got close enough, she swung her arm, letting the goo fly off and land on Wendy, Mabel, and Dipper's faces, where it stuck. This caught them off guard making them look up at Colossus with questioning faces.
The goo had bubbles where the nose and mouth were, allowing them to breathe plenty of oxygen in the goo bubbles attached to their faces. However, the downside was that whenever they talk no one could hear them, except Colossus. She used her demon powers to communicate through her hair, making a fanged, gooey mouth appear.
"The flowers are emitting poison!" She exclaimed. "This Demon Blood can help you breathe; it's filled with air."
The group nodded in understanding, and they braced themselves for the incoming fog. As expected, the fog was thick and disorienting.
Mabel waved her hands in front of her eyes, struggling to see through the haze. "I can't see anything!" she exclaimed through her bubble.
Colossus, however her demonic eyes welled up with bloody tears, and as the tears fell, they absorbed the fog and turned it into purple goo. But when she tried to wipe it away, the goo clung stubbornly to her fingers, and the same thing happened to her friends.
Their eyes watered, and the fog transformed their tears into purple goo, rendering them temporarily blind.
"I can't get it out!" Colossus cried, frantically trying to clear the goo from her eyes.
Wendy started to feel the fog takes it's toll on her vision but fortunately managed to place Mabel on one of her Crystal Hounds before she went completely blind. She held onto the hound to keep from falling.
The situation felt hopeless, no matter how hard they tried they couldn't see and they couldn't pull out the stuff that was making them blind. It felt like all they could do was wander the marsh aimlessly.
"If you're blind, I can help!" BMO offered.
"Really?" Colossus asked, still struggling to remove the goo from her eyes, only to have it stick to her fingers.
"Yes, I don't have tear ducts so I can't go blind like you guys," BMO explained. He gently grabbed Colossus's hands and placed them on his back.
"Follow me!" With a sticky purple string connecting her fingers and tear ducts to his back, BMO led the group through the thick fog.
"Here, hold on to me, Wendy!" Colossus said as she felt Wendy's hand touch her shoulder while the other hand held onto one of her Crystal hounds.
BMO led the group through the purple marsh. Colossus felt her arm being pulled by the long purple string of goo connected to him. "I can also help you find a river!" BMO said.
"That would be great, to wash off this yucky stuff from our faces," Colossus said, placing her trust in the little machine.
After walking blindly for some time, guided by the walking TV system, they finally arrived at the entrance of the ooze mine, still blind from the sticky goo. They crawled out of the marsh, and Mabel and Dipper fell off the hounds, exhausted.
"BMO, have we arrived?" Colossus asked.
"Yes, we're at the mine!" BMO replied. "Wait here!" he added, scampering over to a rope handle.
He jumped and pulled it and a water chute came down. Water showered over the group washing away all the purple ooze from their bodies and eyes, restoring their vision.
Colossus whipped her hair off her face and removed the black goo from her friends' faces when her hair fastly brushed across their faces, knowing it was no longer needed.
"BMO, you saved us!" Colossus exclaimed. "Not just because of the water, but you led us out of that marsh. We could have been lost or mutated without you!"
"BMO? Who would name their kid..." Dipper said, then he looked at BMO and realized the reason behind his name, "...BMO?" he asked, trailing off.
Mabel and Wendy looked at BMO, realizing he was a robot of some sort. "I thought he was a child," Wendy said.
"BMO can be a real boy!" he replied, speaking in the third person.
"Of course you can be! A very helpful little boy" Mabel said. "Because you also brought us to the Mine!"
Mabel pointed and everyone turned their attention to see a mine shaft in the side of a big rocky hill. A square entrance and a rail road leading down with a mine cart parked on top. That mine looked so hazardous, purple ooze leaked out of the top like lava dripping down the side of the volcano and dangerous purple haze coming out of the shaft.
Colossus was cautious of the mine so she signaled everyone to stay behind while she approached the entrance. As she drew close a gust of hot air hit her skin from the purple-lit entrance. "It's so hot down there!" she said.
"Who knows how long will be down there looking for the Queen!" Wendy said. She approached the shaft too and looked down at the deep hole within the tiny mountain. "The entrance goes on for miles, we'd collapse from heat exhaustion before we'd get to to the bottom,"
"We can't do anything about the heat but maybe we can move fast down there so we won't get a heat stroke!" Dipper said. "We can take the Cart!"
Colossus turned to the Mine Cart as Dipper crawled in; It was pretty obvious now. "Should've thought of that one!" She agreed as she watched her friends climb in.
BMO tried to jump in, but he was too small to make it. Colossus picked him up and placed him in the cart. "Thanks, Colossus," BMO said, grateful for the help.
Wendy got comfortable in the cart and asked, "Sure you don't want me to push?"
"Nah, I got it," Colossus replied as she walked behind the cart and put her hands on the rim. She pushed and pushed until the cart picked up speed and began rolling downhill. Colossus quickly jumped in before the cart went too far.
The cart was like a rocket, sliding through the cave with incredible speed. The wind whipped everyone's hair back as they raced towards the Ruins. It was an exhilarating and wild ride.
The ground beneath them vanished as they rode deeper into the mine on the cart tracks above a lake of ooze, grateful for the relative safety of their mode of transportation.
Suddenly, Dipper shouted, "COLE!" and pointed ahead to where a fork in the tracks loomed. An arrow indicated the right path, but the rails on that side were broken, leading straight into a pool of hot, purple ooze.
"We need to change course!" Colossus exclaimed, scanning the left side of the fork where the rails were still intact. "Wendy," she said, holding out her hand for an ax.
Colossus grabbed the ax and hurled it towards the arrow controlling the direction of the tracks, hitting it squarely and causing it to point to the right. The ax remained lodged in the arrow as the cart veered off to the right, hurtling down the newly chosen path. Wendy deftly caught the ax as they careened by, relieved that they had avoided certain doom.
Riding the cart right across the ooze, they made it back to solid ground and gravel, still riding fast. "Oh, that was close," Colossus said with a sigh of relief.
"COLE!" Mabel yelled in fear, pointing ahead of them. Colossus followed her gaze and saw what Mabel was pointing at: a dead end with the rails leading to a cave-in.
"Where are the brakes?" Dipper panicked, frantically searching for a way to slow down the cart.
"Screw the brakes!" Colossus said, jumping in front of the cart.
She held onto the rails and pushed her feet against the front wheels, trying to slow down the cart. Sparks flew off the metal as Colossus felt the soles of her boots smoke from the rubber burning. She fought to slow down the cart, but it still skidded dangerously fast towards the end of the tracks.
Just centimeters away from the dead-end, the nightmare was over, and no one was on the verge of being smashed into anything.
Colossus jumped off the cart's wheels and distanced herself from it. "Screw you, Indiana Jones! That wasn't awesome!" Dipper groaned, feeling his heart racing.
Everyone climbed out of the cart, their hair messy and disheveled from the exhilarating ride. Their eyes spun with dizziness, their heads still swirling.
"Again! Again!" BMO exclaimed happily, eager for another ride.
"Not a chance, Buddy," Dipper replied, picking up BMO and removing him from the mine cart.
"The rails end here, but the path continues that way," Colossus said, pointing towards a cave illuminated by a purple light on the left side of the dead end.
The gang found themselves walking across the high ridges above the mine, overlooking a scene of Florians below. These Florians had white, zombie-like eyes and were using pickaxes to mine inside the hardened rock.
In another area, other Florians were busy mixing ooze in pressure cookers, creating a hot boiling and steaming concoction. They used this ooze to forge crystallized weapons, their efforts evident as the air filled with the sound of clanking and sizzling.
Two Florians operated cranks, causing massive blades and saws to dig into the earth, searching for the sticky goo within as they spun around tirelessly.
These Florians appeared to be trapped in their labor, acting as if they were enslaved, too consumed by their work to notice the larger shadows cast by our heroes due to the illuminating purple goo.
"Fortunately, we're up here and they're down there," Mabel remarked.
"These ridges are high enough that even if they did notice us, they couldn't reach us," Dipper reassured.
Colossus held BMO tightly as he clung to her, fear evident in his expression. "What happened to the Florians?" She asked, curiosity flickering in her eyes as she scanned the surroundings.
One of the Florians clutched their chest in intense pain, their face contorted with suffering, and collapsed onto the ground as if they had just suffered a stroke from overexertion. Concerned, other monsters rushed over and gathered around, lifting their injured comrade and carrying them away from the work area.
"Aw, they're helping their injured friend," Mabel initially remarked, her opinion of the Florians softening.
However, her perception quickly changed when she witnessed the creatures callously toss the unconscious Florian down a deep trench that seemed to have no bottom, before resuming their work without a second thought.
"Nevermind," Mabel muttered, regretting her earlier words.
BMO, who had pulled away from Colossus, gazed up at her with a determined expression. "Scary Lady, if you want to stop this..." BMO began, pointing towards the other side of the spinning blades. "They have a generator right down there! It can help save our Mother Earth!"
Taking in their surroundings, the group noticed roots dangling from the dirt ceiling above them and bug nests clinging to the walls. "Before they cause further harm to her," Colossus declared, her voice filled with resolve.
She gently set BMO down, her eyes fixed on the dangerously fast-spinning blades that could slice through anyone before they had a chance to react, consigning them unknowingly to the afterlife.
With the agility of a panther, Colossus sprinted towards the whirling blades, her determination unwavering. There was a narrow gap between the two blades, just enough for her to slip through. She knew the timing had to be perfect, even if it meant sacrificing herself on this seemingly suicidal mission. After all, she had the ability to regenerate.
As she neared the blades, Colossus leaped headfirst, defying the impending danger. Miraculously, she managed to pass through the tight space between the swinging blades, landing in a swift head roll on the other side.
Dusting herself off, she asked, "Now, where's that generator?" Raising her gaze, she spotted a colossal metal dome that trembled and rattled, drawing her attention.
As BANG and CRASH echoed through the air, Mabel and the rest of the group instinctively looked up to witness the spectacle of Colossus obliterating the generator. The sound was deafening, reverberating throughout the mine.
Within moments, the rhythmic swinging of the blades ceased, and all the mechanical contraptions in the vicinity fell silent, losing their power.
Colossus gracefully descended from her elevated position, landing with a resounding thud in front of her companions. The force of her impact created visible cracks in the ground beneath her feet.
"Well, let's not waste any time standing around here," Colossus declared, her voice filled with determination. "We have a Queen to save."
"A Queen? That's a change from the princesses we usually encounter in my realm!" BMO chimed in, his excitement evident in his voice.
The group ventured further into the mines until they reached the ends of the mines As our friends cautiously peeked their heads around a rocky, purple wall, their gaze fell upon the sight of the Queen imprisoned in a large glass jar. The jar dangled precariously from a rope, suspending it over a treacherous trench brimming with swirling purple ooze. The Florians, encircling the Queen, chanted in unison, their voices reverberating through the chamber.
Perched on an elevated ledge, their leader held a position of authority, overseeing the impending transformation of the magnificent four-legged insect Queen Myrmec. The Florians, resembling leaf-like creatures, were adorned with the swirling bodies of ooze, which seemed to move as an extension of their limbs.
"One of us... One of us... One of us..." they chanted, their voices growing in intensity as the glass jar descended further into the depths of the ooze-filled crevices.
"Youse bugs better surrender, or King Gorge will crush every last one of youse!" their leader threatened, his tone dripping with malice.
"Don't you see, Sergeant, you have been infected by the Mawgu's ooze!" The Queen exclaimed. "You must resist, or we are all doomed!" She pleaded with the Florian chief.
"Ahh...shaddup! Soon you'll be one of us: a loyal servant to the Mawgu!" The Sergeant replied as they resumed their chanting, "One of us... One of us... One of us..."
"Oh this is really bad," Colossus said displaying a concerned look on her face. "The way this guy talks is so stupid. Seriously who talks like that anymore?"
"I know right; What is he, a 90s style dumbass?" Wendy said showing the same annoyed look as Colossus while cracking wise at the Sergeant.
Getting back on topic "We need to act fast; it looks like the Queen is running out of time," Colossus said, starting to wrap BMO in her hair behind her back like a backpack.
"Only you can get to her, Colossus. You have super strength and fast-acting skills," Dipper said.
"Are willing to create a distraction while I save the Queen?" Colossus asked.
"Absolutely, a life is at stake, and we will do whatever it takes to save her," Wendy affirmed, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Besides..." she paused, placing her fingers in her mouth, a sharp whistle piercing through the air.
Wendy's two Crystal hounds charged in, one carrying the severed arm of a Mawgu monster in its mouth. "These two will lend us a hand," Wendy declared.
"And you better hurry up!" Mabel urged, pointing towards the imprisoned Queen as she was slowly lowered into the treacherous trench filled with ooze.
"Time is running out! Start the distraction!" Colossus commanded.
Colossus extended her sharp nails and removed her boots, revealing black, gooey, and sticky soles on her feet. With agile movements, she leaped onto a wall and began climbing along the ceiling, positioning herself for an advantageous vantage point.
Meanwhile, Wendy, Mabel, and Dipper approached the Florians, accompanied by the Crystal hounds. "Hey Florians! Guess who's crashing the party?" Dipper called out with a mischievous grin.
"Gah! The chosen ones!" the sergeant exclaimed in panic. "You'd better leave before you regret it!" he warned.
"Not without the Queen!" Mabel retorted defiantly, her determination shining through.
"Attack!" The Sergeant commanded, unleashing his army of Florians upon the gang. In response, Wendy commanded her Crystal Hounds to engage, their teeth and claws tearing into the Florians, defending their friends.
Meanwhile, Colossus maintained her stealthy position on the ceiling, crawling like a spider. She had securely tied her hair around her back, ensuring that BMO remained safe and secure during their daring rescue mission.
Moving with grace and precision, Colossus crawled above the Queen's glass jar. She twisted her head around, audibly cracking her neck, to get a clear view below her.
With a calculated drop, she landed gracefully atop the jar, as silent as a ninja on her hands and feet. Fortunately, the Sergeant remained preoccupied, still engrossed in the battle with Wendy and the Crystal Hounds.
Carefully, Colossus maneuvered herself around the jar until she was in view of the imprisoned Queen. "Don't worry, Your Highness, we're here to save you," Colossus whispered reassuringly, her voice filled with determination and resolve.
"You... You're the new chosen ones?" The Queen inquired, her voice filled with hope.
"Yes, we are," Colossus affirmed with determination. "And I'll get you out of here."
Colossus raised her claw and began scratching the glass of the jar. The glass weakened under her relentless effort, creating a hole through which she crawled inside. With careful strength, she reached out and pulled the Queen free. Surprisingly, the giant bug monarch felt light in her grasp.
Holding the Queen securely, then jumped off from the Jar and landed at the other side of the ledge "Don't worry, Your Highness, we'll keep you safe," she reassured, her voice filled with confidence.
However, their moment of relief was interrupted by the Sergeant's menacing presence.
"HEY! What are Youse doing?!" The Sergeant, determined to thwart their rescue mission, lunged at Colossus, ready to attack. But In a display of agility, Colossus swiftly jumped, still holding the Queen in her hands, avoiding the Sergeant's tackle as he landed on the rim of the Jar.
The sergeant furiously looked back as Colossus landed over to her friends who were standing among the fallen Florians.
"This is just like how Finn saves the Princesses!" BMO exclaimed, drawing a parallel to their heroic act.
Colossus set the Queen down gently and assured her safety. "I'll find out who Finn is later," she mused, taking a moment to stretch and prepare for the challenges that lay ahead.
"But right now I have to take this guy down!" Colossus declared, cracking her neck as she prepared for the impending battle when the Sergeant leaped over, his knuckles cracking with an evil grin plastered across his face.
"I would like to see you try little girl!" He mocked "But you know what? I'll let youse have the first hit, being a lady and all," the Sergeant taunted holding his arms out his body exposed.
Colossus smirked, appreciating the unexpected gesture. "Aw, how gentlemanly of you," she remarked sarcastically.
"But rest assured, you'll soon regret underestimating me," Colossus warned, striding confidently towards the Sergeant.
When approaching the Journal as she flexed her fingers and moved her arms around working out every crook in her joints. Just then a swift and powerful punch, she struck him in the gut, sending him hurtling through the air and crashing into a nearby wall.
He landed hard on his front, groaning in pain. "Augh! That hurts!" the Sergeant cried out, clearly affected by the blow.
Colossus stood tall, her expression unyielding.
"Yeah," she agreed, her voice laced with a touch of satisfaction. "Demon strength is a bitch."
"Gods! That was painful!" the Sergeant squirmed, his face contorted with agony. He looked as though he might vomit from the sheer intensity of the pain.
Colossus raised an eyebrow, ready for more action. "Care for a rematch?" she offered, her tone daring.
The Sergeant quickly shook his head, a mix of fear and defeat evident in his eyes. "Nope! I'm good!" he groaned, reluctantly turning away, his bravado now shattered. "Youse can just go," the Sergeant wheezed, feeling like he was dying.
"Fine, I'll send the Florians for you, and they can give you some painkillers," Colossus said.
"Thanks; youse a doll," the Sergeant groaned.
Colossus felt a vibration in her pocket and pulled out the old communicator. "Give me a minute," she said walking away from the group to talk alone.
"So it's true, this endless cycle of Chosen Ones and the Mawgu's return will never end; oh Shelly, can't we just end this soon!" the Queen said, completely distraught.
"Who's Shelly?" Mabel asked.
"The wise old hermit crab, of course," the Queen answered.
"Speaking of the cycle, has it gone on for 90 years?" Dipper asked.
"I'm afraid so. If I could ask, do you think you could-" the Queen was about to ask.
"Get rid of the Mawgu for good! That's what we plan!" Mabel interrupted.
Colossus was talking with Steven on the communicator. "Colossus, Peridot says there's another rip zipper component nearby," Steven explained.
"She says it's an aqueous thermal diffuser!" Steven continued.
"I found it!" Mabel said, walking in and holding an espresso machine. "Not that hard to translate Peridot's language, huh?"
"Dude, are you sure Peridot wasn't trying to say it was an espresso machine?" Colossus asked.
"You know what? I think she was," Steven replied.
Camp Castaway
Everyone made it back safely. It was just a few minutes before nightfall. Timmy took the component and integrated it into the rip zipper, making some last-minute tweaks.
The Queen of the Myrmec stood alongside the Wise Old Hermit Crab, engaged in a conversation about the potential end to the Mawgu's attacks every decade.
Jacob felt relieved to see Colossus return and found BMO incredibly charming and cute. Everyone was eager to get to know the adorable little robot. Pacifica, on the other hand, continued to relax and let others do the work. Timmy wanted to join in and meet BMO, but he was too engrossed in his tasks and covered in oil and grease.
"So BMO, how did you get here?" Marco asked curiously.
"While I was playing with my friends Finn and Jake, a purple cloud suddenly appeared over our house," BMO replied.
"The cloud swirled around and pulled me up into the vortex, and then I ended up here with the Florians who made me their new friend!" BMO said with a smile.
"But when they realized that I wasn't good at combat, they tossed me into the Fetid Forest," BMO explained sadly. "And that's where Colossus found me!"
"I had no idea anyone else had Jake's powers!" he exclaimed.
"Wait, Jake's powers? Who are Finn and Jake?" Colossus asked, intrigued, as she set him on her lap.
"My friends, of course! Finn is a human, and Jake is a magical dog," BMO replied cheerfully. "Luckily, they weren't carried up into the sky and the clouds with me!"
"Oh, they must be very worried about me," BMO said, feeling a bit sad now.
"Don't worry, BMO. We'll make sure to get you back home soon," Jacob reassured him with sympathy.
"But until then, I'll enjoy playing with my new friends here on this island and won't have to worry anymore!" BMO declared happily.
"Who wants to play some video games?!" BMO asked, holding up his controllers.
"OH GOD YES!" Dipper exclaimed happily at the thought of playing video games again.
"Any Nicktoons?" Colossus asked. BMO looked puzzled.
"No, what are Nicktoons?" BMO asked innocently.
"AAAAOOOH!" Colossus groaned very loudly for everyone to hear.
"Just platforming games!" BMO clarified with a smile.
"NO! Not that! Anything but platforming games! Those suck ass!" Colossus screamed falling to her knees with her fist in the air cursing to the sky which made everyone to burst into laughter at her reaction.
They all deserved a well-earned break, laughing and sharing stories with each other. BMO entertained them with the greatest stories ever, even if they were made up.
