Chaotic Hangouts
Chapter 15: The Farting Factory
Date: July 1st, 2023
The war against fascism in Miitopia continues to escalate. It's getting harder to balance it and a flurry of new problems across different universes that need intervention from us in the BRAINS Collective. The only silver linings were that we are winning, that Karakaton and Neksdor are all we have left to liberate, and as a whole, we are getting stronger. It's hard to notice but I definitely can see it if I reflect enough. Today began as usual, an ongoing battle from a previous day continuing, pushing most of us to our limits multiple times and even beyond such points. As if that weren't enough, things are getting worse around where I live on Earth. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is affecting the region, temperatures are getting more extreme, the far right are continuing their obsession over hating on trans people, people continue to live like Covid is no longer a big problem, and more. It's so bad that a family member of mine laughed partially as a result of me wearing a mask and before I woke up again in Miitopia aka when I lived my other life again, a little kid asked their mom why I was wearing a mask. It's like people would rather forget about Covid and it's kind of understandable but horrifying because you can't get rid of a problem by ignoring it. What I didn't know was that while I was relentlessly cutting through enemy forces as almost always with my sword, that wouldn't shield me from being thrust into another strange situation. "Damn it! We may be winning this war but our foes are getting tougher! Haaaaa! Get back! Continuous Great Infernal Tornado Slash: 20!" I manage to rip through some of our foes but what I did was nothing compared to the sheer number of foes we were facing. Barla who I've been fighting right next to for a while now replies: "You're right! But we can't yield! They'll feel our passion, strength, and more! Hell yeah!" Before I could reply, the scenery around me changes to a bunch of colors.
"Crap. This is an interdimensional portal. Guess I won't be able to keep fighting. Damn it! I just want to put my all into finally ending the war but no! Can't have that! It's like how most places I apply to jobs for in my other life just ignore me or throw me away like trash post-interview! Well, what am I getting forced into this time anyway?" And then, the scene changes to some brightly colored.. factory? I look around and see Pinkie Pie, Bakugo, Romin, a litterbot that is not Lillybot, Hinata, Froppy, Doc Brown, and Garnet. I mumble: "Please no.." Before anything else can be said, this man with a overly nice haircut, business suit, and nothing else notable appears through a hidden door. He speaks: "Greetings, visitors! Thank you for accepting the invitation to tour this factory: the-" "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF CRAP IS THIS?! I DIDNT ACCEPT SOME INVITATION! DONT YOU TWIST THE FACTS, YOU EXTRA!" The litterbot promptly picks up Bakugo and says: "Trash identified." "HEY, LET ME GO! IM NOT TRASH, YOU'RE THE ONE WHOSE TRASH!" Bakugo struggles in the grip of the litterbot. Pinkie Pie squeals: "Ooooo! I don't care what this place is! IT'S SO CUTE!" Hinata looks around in confusion. Garnet sighs: "I'm not even surprised by this situation." Froppy replies: "You must have seen some really ridiculous things then, ribbit." Romin yells: "I completely forgot what we were just doing! Can we do the tour now?? I bet it's going to rock so hard!" I choose to not say anything. I just stare at the chaos. Doc Brown has a strong reaction to the circumstances: "GREAT SCOTT, WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?!" The man speaks up: "Please follow me! Your tour begins now! Please calm yourselves! This is the funnest factory you will have ever been in!" The litterbot follows the man first while continuing to carry Bakugo along, the litterbot probably thinks the man will lead us to a garbage can so they can drop Bakugo into it.
While my main sword is in its scabbard as is my old sword, I keep my grip on the end of my main sword anyway because I don't trust this place. The eccentric personality of the man and being sent here randomly is suspicious. Actually, it's more like I knew this was going to happen. Chaotic Hangouts Chapter 15: The Farting Factory and all. The others, willingly or not, including me followed right after the litterbot. The man led us to his office: "Before we begin the tour of the actual production area as well as other areas, let me show you the common areas you will find even in factories! This is my office!" The office is literally full of items plated in gold. A seriously wealthy man's office. Even the tissues are gold plated. Romin gasps: "Woah! That's a lot of gold! I know people who would go crazy over this!" "Magnificent, right?!" "YOU DAMN EXTRA WITH YOUR EXCESSIVE BULLCRAP! HOW AND WHY'D YOU BRING US HERE?!" "My my, someone is an inconsiderate guest. I suggest you behave yourself, Lord Explosion Murder." That calms down the explosive hero a little. "Now then, if anyone needs to use the bathroom, it's our next stop! Follow me! It's quite the walk but as heroes, none of you should have no problem with the walk right?!" We walked back through the lobby and as we headed to the bathroom, things happened or were seen. I saw an employee sneak past us while doing the Sims 4 pee walk. The look of fear and discomfort in their expression said a lot. "LET GO OF ME!" Pinkie Pie dances around: "This place is so fun! It's so colorful and vibrant! I LOVE IT!" "Okay seriously, why did you bring us here, ribbit? We weren't invited." "You must be mistaken! All of you got invitations! Did you forget?! You accepted and responded back to me!" Now he's trying to rewrite the past. It's obvious what's really going on here, even without the intel my creativity has previously afforded me. Garnet speaks up: "No, we did not get an invitation!" "Pmurt Nedib must be responsible for your forgetfulness! That man goes against the fun we promote here in this factory!"
We reach the bathrooms. I enter the men's without saying a word. And I do it before anyone else even takes a step further after I speed walk so now, I'm out of earshot of them. I enter the bathroom and unlike right outside of it, the bathroom is dull, dirty, and a bit rusted. I use a toilet in a stall. Wish bathrooms weren't gendered but I think I covered that good when I got sent to RCT3 mid battle last month. I only entered the men's so that man wouldn't say something dumb. Did you know that there were no laws dictating who gets to use what bathroom in the US where I live for a long time until the moral panic about trans people began to heighten close to the time people began to foolishly move on from Covid? Anyway, I use the toilet and when I go to flush it.. "I BROKE THE TOILET HANDLE!" I sigh and wash my hands before heading back where the others were. Only the man, the litterbot, and Bakugo(still being carried around) were around. The others were using the bathroom clearly. And I forgot to mention how bland the soap was. It was so bad that I had to pull out high quality hand soap that I now carry around in my ender pouch just in case. I used that instead. The man clearly heard my outburst: "Apologies for the toilet! This Farting Factory is so fun that my employees are a little bit slow to fix problems! I'd do it myself but I have things to do." "What kind of things?" "Things." "That's not very specific." "Just things." "YOU DAMN ROBOT, LET ME GO ALREADY!" Romin and the others besides Doc Brown come back at high speeds for differing reasons. Either excitement or being dragged along. "Pinkie Pie, there's no need to pull me." "Relax, Garnet! The sooner, the better! We're going to have so much fun!" "Ribbit! Romin! Slow down! There's no need for this!" "I don't care! I want to see how good the curry in this factory is and see how it pairs against my curry!" And then, Doc Brown comes back on a hoverboard from 2015.
"Great Scott! I never knew how dangerous this could be!" The man speaks up once Doc Brown gets the hoverboard to stop somehow as a music number begins. "Now that everyone is back, let's continue this tour! *begins singing* Its going to be so much fun as I show you around the wonders of the rest of the Farting Factory! Come along, let me show you!" We follow the man. I see a sign that reads: "Cafeteria" with an arrow next to it. "WHY WONT THIS DAMN ROBOTIC EXTRA LET ME GO?!" "The chaos of this adventure is something Steven and Amethyst would enjoy." "I'm just not going to speak my grievances very much. I'm a knight but I'm just going to wait and see what happens. I know things are going to get bad but I'm not taking action with my sword and/or something else until they do." "No need to be angry, this place is so fun! It's so creative, it's making my Pinkie Sense tingle a lot!" We turn into another hallway and pass by the maintenance room with its door shut. We also pass by the janitors closet. "Great Scott, I don't think I've ever seen a place like this despite all these adventures through time and space." "I still hope the cafeteria has good curry. I'm starving. I don't think their curry is as good as mine though." "Can't you see all the colors and all the details? We have ample space for a combination of fun and play! Don't mind the flickering lights or the chipping paint, I'm not responsible for dealing with that!" "My Byakugan is picking up something strange but I don't know what it is." "Ribbit, that's not a good sign. This man who's giving us this tour isn't trustworthy but we can't just sneak away to investigate. We have to be on the lookout for more suspicious things and activities." "I need to stop spending so much time on ChatGPT and be more patient regarding the road to knight sage. But it's obvious that this man is acting like an NPC, acting like everything's fine and that we aren't suspicious. For now, let's keep walking and see what happens."
The music just stops as we walk to the cafeteria which is just depressing to look at. Gray scaled employees are sitting and very slowly eating food that's raw, spoiled, or overcooked. "Ah! Here it is! The most fun part of the Farting Factory! The cafeteria where a jungle of flavors awaits! If anyone is hungry, they can have something to eat here right now! There's no rush! This factory runs 24/7!" Pinkie and Romin yell: "Yay!" Pinkie Pie grabs a large helping of each dish. Romin runs into the kitchen itself. "THERE'S NO CURRY?! WHAT KIND OF CAFETERIA IS THIS?!" We then hear activity come from the kitchen as we all decided to sit down once Pinkie Pie comes back to us with a tray of food with a huge mismatch of the unappetizing foods on it. Even I can't look at the goop of food for very long. There were rotten oranges(very powdery..), burnt beyond recognition pieces of bread, undercooked slabs of meat, and worse. Pinkie Pie eats all of it even as Garnet says: "Don't eat that. That's very unsafe." She does it anyway. "I can't watch, ribbit!" "What's the matter? Are the rest of you just not hungry? That's alright! You're our guests after all." "Mmmmmm! Burnt bread! Tasty! Ooooo! Scary! Rotted oranges!" The pink pony keeps eating the unsafe and/or disgusting selection of foods with joy. The workers who are also eating are eating with fake joy on their faces. They're all exhausted, shaking, gray scaled, and so on. I even saw some children as well as some of the very elderly among them as workers.. The more I see, the more I want to just intervene with my sword but at the same time, we need to gather more information but it's hard with all the chaos that's going on. And then, Romin comes out of the kitchen, having created her signature red and blue curry dishes. Pinkie Pie was just about to get seconds of the very unsafe food she was just eating when Romin came out. "Ooooo! Romin! Is that your curry?! I've heard so much about it! Can I try it?!" "Even better! You can try both at the same time!" "Sounds great! I'll do just that!"
Bakugo continues to be carried around by the litterbot and he's trying to stay calm for once but it's not working. I tap some of my fingers on the table, wanting so badly to take action and get back to the war in Miitopia. A music number begins: "Can we just get this tour over with? I'm normally patient but we have other more important things to do. I just want to pull my main sword out and slice the walls of this factory into pieces." "I advise against mixing the curries. Doing so will lead to an explosive result." "I don't know what you're talking about. My curry is delicious and very safe to eat!" "Yeah Garnet, you've never had Romin's curry before. How can you know it is or isn't safe to eat without trying it first?" "*sigh* Even Naruto wouldn't want to try it." "What's got you down? You're saying words but my brain refuses to process them because I'm in tour mode! I'm dedicated to just showing you just how much fun this place is!" "What is this guy on, ribbit? It's clear there's something wrong with him. We still don't even know why we were sent here." "Who cares?! This place is awesome!" Pinkie puts spoonfuls of the curries in her mouth at the same time. We hear booms come from inside of her mouth. "Mmm! This curry! It's so delicious that it explodes! Isn't that awesome?!" "Are you sure you're okay? This stuff's way more powerful than the candy known as Pop Rocks. At least those don't literally explode." "Yeah! I'm just fine! I want more!" "You want more of my rockin curry?! I'm so happy! Have as much as you want! In fact, I'll put all of my curry together into one!" "*unison between several of us* DON'T DO THAT!" "Alright! Prepare to be amazed, Pinkie Pie by the true delight of a full batch of my curries put together!" Romin puts both of her curries together, blowing the rooftop off the factory in the process. "Never fear, guests of this fun Farting Factory, for the roof will return to normal soon enough!" "Why do I get the feeling that when I eventually write about this chaotic hangout that I'm going to fail at listening to an anime opening because the internet will be nice enough for me to write but mean enough to not allow me to? Or maybe it's just that YouTube will suddenly stop functioning properly?"
The roof returns itself to its normal position. And now, the entire cafeteria is covered in Romin's curry. The music number ends. I use a spell to get the curry off of me, my armor, and my cape. Pinkie Pie eats all of the curry on the walls and floor: "Mmmmm! Floor and wall curry! The best kind!" I sigh: "That's one way to paint this bland room I guess.." A few minutes later, we all stand up and follow the man again. "I got a bad feeling about what's to come, ribbit." "I do too. It's obvious that this man is up to something." "But as Naruto would say, we should see how things go like you said you would, Swiftdrawer." The only things heard until we get to the actual factory part of the factory are Bakugo's yells, footsteps, and machines. Once we get there, the man says: "Welcome to where the magic happens! Welcome! Welcome! This is where everyone has the most fun! This is the Farting Factory after all! As it's manager and owner, I simply adore this part of the facility the most! So many wonderful times are had here! I love watching the magic happen and let the workers do all the work so I can just relax all the time! Isn't it nice not having to work a day in your life? I'm sure you heroes would enjoy that very much!" The entire factory floor is just gray, even the workers. Here's what's going on. Some are ensuring coal gets ignited inside a huge furnace. Others are making sure a machine that collects methane gas from cows is up and running soon before abusing and slaughtering the cows. "My favorite machine is the machine that slaughters the cows! When their gas is mine- I mean ours, they become perfectly useless besides for use as rare luxuries like meat and leather! In this world, things work differently and it's more fun that way! I promise you all that I'm speaking the truth!" There's even oil refineries and rigs within the factory and the oil is being burned. I also saw a natural gas tank that's being used up too. There was more but I couldn't even comprehend all of it.
Every second we looked, it just got worse to us. Children were working in it, completely exhausted with no hope or joy in their eyes. Adults fared no better and the elderly were even worse off. They muttered to themselves in a zombie like way as they slowly worked. "I don't like working hard. I should be retired but they gutted retirement." "I miss my friends. I miss art class." "My art job was so much better but now, I can't even focus long enough to draw a stick man. I should have listened when some people said Covid wasn't over.." The man speaks up: "Oh don't worry about my employees! They're perfectly fine! They work all day every day thanks to the blessed things like coffee, soda, and energy drinks! It's just the caffeine talking! Don't worry about it! The Farting Factory is number one in creating and selling greenhouse gas to immediately release into the air! The ultra rich really want everywhere to be hot and to have all the money they can! To do so, we had to cause the 6th mass extinction but that's no problem! Any price is worth it if it means the ultra rich get to be as happy as possible! Am I right?!" I see through a small window to outside that the sky is literally something straight of an apocalypse or the skies over many areas due to the recent Canadian wildfires. Canada is America Zero Sugar so of course it that happened. Yeah, drink America. It tastes like oppression, fascism, apathy, lukewarm resistance from certain people against the Nazis, bigotry, lies, and more covered up with the taste of sugar, caffeine, false positive information, and distractions. It's not good for you. So yeah, keep drinking it. See what happens when delicious flavors hide the horrible truth of many of the ingredients. A music number doesn't begin but the chaos and humor gets turned back up to 21.
"LET GO OF ME! AND WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOU JOLLY EXTRA?!" "You know who I am, there's no need to ask! Come on, let's move onto other parts of the Farting Factory after you hear the sounds of this factory floor for real! Now, please cease your volumes to appreciate what we have going on here! Don't you hear the joyous laughter of children as they merrily work alongside their adult counterparts?!" There is no laughter, only dry chuckles that are drier than the Mohave Desert. "Oooo! Imaginary laughter! I love imaginary laughter! I'm participating in imaginary laughter myself! It's so much fun!" "This would be the perfect place to Rush Duel!" "Rush Duel huh? We don't do dueling here. We don't need it to have fun! Go do it somewhere else! My employees are having a blast working here and I don't want to throw off their vibe by introducing that into things!" "Byakugan. Why can't I detect anything else unusual?" "My abilities as a frog aren't picking up anything new either, ribbit." "I just want to at least know why we were sent here and how we were extracted from Miitopia so out of the blue. Once that's found out, I will personally break the machines in this factory floor with my main sword." "Yes, that's what I desire as well. I have noticed this building has better security than the Diamond Authority ever had. It's not obvious but it's all around us." And that's when a bunch of mini security drones just attacking us. "Oops! You accidentally triggered the security! Don't worry, I'm sure you heroes could easily dispatch them! Break as many as you want, I'm not the one who maintains the security system! I'm the one in charge, I get to relax and direct people! It's very nice! All of you should try something like it sometime." Yeah, this guy is a lunatic. "Great Scott! This is far worse than anything that Biff Tannen has done!" "THIS DAMN ROBOT! IT WON'T LET GO OF ME! WHY?!"
"Seeking trash can to dispose of trash into." "IM STILL NOT TRASH, DAMN IT!" "Come on, esteemed guests! I have a surprise for you! We don't get many heroes visiting this factory. Follow me and I'll take you to the greatest dance party ever! It will be in the lounge which I was planning to show all of you anyway! Isn't that fun?" We all look at each other with the exception of Bakugo and the litterbot. We silently nod and follow him. A music number starts. "I'm ready to pull my red and black sword out at any moment. I'm ready to strike. It's clear that this will not the expected way. He will not get the jump on us. Let's just go along because he refuses to process what we're saying." "You're going to love it! It's a dance party so legendary that it's the only legal one left in this world! Flashing lights, catchy music, tasty drinks and snacks, places to sit, a dance floor, it has it all! So get ready to shake your hips once I bring you all to the lounge." "Ribbit. 100% suspicious. This is 100% suspicious." "PUUUUUUUUT MEEEEEEEE DOWWWWWWWWWN! IM NOOOOOOOT TRAAAAAAAAASH!" "This music number doesn't make me want to dance. It makes me want to shut this factory down. Ohhhh, Steven is going to love hearing about this situation." "I love these spontaneous music numbers! It's causing my Pinkie Senses to go crazy, causing me to dance out of control! I love dancing out of control!" "I'm picking up familiar chakra with my Byakugan. What could this mean?" "I don't know what any of you are saying but I'm sure you're just getting hyped and confused over the dance party! But never fear for I'm your guide and I'm your host and I'm your inviter!"
"This music number follows no conventional pattern or design. It's just as random as improv comedy." "My curry's all gone but that's okay because Pinkie loved it. I wanna rock along with this musical and when the dance party's over, I'm going to make some more curry!" "Don't forget about the war." "What Garnet said, ribbit." "WILL ONE OF YOOOOOOU EXTRAS HEEEEEEEEELP MEEEEEEEEEE DAMMMMMMN ITTTTTTTTTTT?!" "Scanning for trash can or dumpster to dispose identified trash into it. Primary objective: dispose trash." "Great Scott! How chaotic can this get?! When things seem like they can't get anymore baffling, they do! Great Scott!" "Almost there! We're almost there! Almost to the lounge that I'm so proud of! It's going to have the greatest and only real dance party in the entire universe! Once we step inside, the music's going to begin and it's not going to stop until my plan of fun is complete!" We hear stabs and the musical screams of instruments, ending the music number. I blink several times: "Did the music just get murdered?" "That's a new one. Steven and Amethyst will be amused." "Ribbit, from what I've heard of other chaotic hangouts, it's an improvement." "Don't you say that. If you want an improvement, wait till you hear about a convention horror story discussed at AnthrOhio just 5 weeks ago." We are led to a room labeled lounge. The man closes the door behind us. Romin remarks: "That's a lot of.. bodies.. EEEEK!" "Bodies is my thing. *I draw my sword* Next time, let me say it. Just kidding. This is definitely a trap." The man smiles smugly: "That's right! This is a trap! This is where we or rather, I force my employees to store the bodies of their coworkers when they die within days of being employed here!" A music number starts, complete with haunting music. "Is this the villain's number? How cliche. Ribbit." "This is my song! You will know fear and despair as I drain away your spirits and will to defy! I'm going to make you my obedient workers! I'll keep you in here until you run out of strength while fighting the true security of this factory! If you survive, you will become like the rest! If you die, you'll be disposed like everyone here besides me eventually is!"
He continues: "I'm Setag Hslaw! That's my name! Now you know! It was I who summoned you here! Your powers and strength will make my factory more efficient whether you like it or not! You will be mine and eventually die or you will just die! You'll be like the rest, disposable labor I have no issue with exploiting just like those richer than me would! I want money! I want money! Lots and lots of money! I will kill anyone to get it! Just like the other billionaires! You won't stop me! My money is greater than your resistance so give up, resign yourselves to the fate you deserve as fools who don't exploit other people for their own gain! Who cares about the environment? Let it all die so I can line my pockets with more and more money! Money's all I want! Money! Money! Money!" "LIKE HEEEEEEELL I'LL LET A VILLAIN LIKE YOU GET AWAY WITH THAT! IM DONE WITH YOU EXTRAS! IM DOOOOOOOONE! AP SHOOOOOOOOOT!" Bakugo breaks free of the litterbot and goes on a rampage that is so intense that it effectively cuts the music number right then and there. "How dare you ruin my moment!" "SHUT UP, YOU BASTARD! DIE DIE DIE DIE! REMEMBER MY HERO NAME, LORD EXPLOSION MURDER IN HELL!" Bakugo injures the man and blasts the door into the room we're in open. We run out, leaving Setag behind. That's when we collectively realize: "SOME OF OUR COMRADES WORK HERE?! THEY'VE ALL BEEN MISSING FOR THE PAST WEEK!" Bakugo gets angrier and starts firing off bigger explosions. We find Roshi, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, Knuckles, and more working, completely disheartened. Bakugo upon seeing them yells: "GET YOUR BUTTS BACK IN THE GAME, YOU DAMN EXTRAS! RISE AND SHINE!" I charge towards the factory floor with both of my swords in my hands. And with them, I effortlessly slice through all of the machines while making sure to hurt no one in the process. "This ends here! Your oppression is now done! You're free from this crap! Haaaaaaa!"
I hear Pinkie Pie and Romin yelling. It's coming from the cafeteria. "I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE NICE! THIS FOOD IS HORRIBLE!" "HOW CAN THEY CALL THIS A GOOD PLACE TO WORK WHEN THEIR FOOD IS SO AWFUL!" Garnet, Froppy, and Doc Brown just stand around, not interested in contributing to the destruction of the factory as Bakugo continued to blast through more and more of it with a smirk on his face. And then, we all ended up going to Bakugo to try to get him to stop to prioritize helping the people that have been trapped in this factory now that the machines have been destroyed. He doesn't listen and continues to destroy things. The litterbot who grabbed him earlier has fled by this point, detecting the danger and chaos that was now unfolding. I didn't notice it until now but there was definitely the distinct smell of methane in the air and it wasn't going to fade just yet despite what I did. Setag then suddenly appears before us with his face showing the blunt of Bakugo's earlier attack on him: "What do you disgusting heroes think you're doing?! You're ruining everything! I sent you here! That means I can kill all of you without any effort at all!" Bakugo continues his rampage and the others get ready for a fight. I stretch my right arm in front of them: "Let me handle this. The fate of this world is like the fate my own world is currently set to suffer too. I need to do this myself." They all nod at me, Pinkie Pie included. I put away my old sword so I can focus on my main one for attacking. Without hesitating, I catch our foe by surprise by teleporting behind him. In the moments he's stunned, I use the opportunity to slice one of his fingers off. "Aaaaaa! This hurts! Is this what pain is?! No wonder I was told to avoid experiencing it! Oww! How dare you!" I point my sword at his neck: "Try anything and you will die. Listen to me. Okay? This is what the common people have to suffer every day in this world because of people like you. You're so drunk on power that you can't emphasize with the pain you put others through. That won't be tolerated by us."
"So what? Who cares if they suffer?! Only the likes of me should never suffer! You have committed heinous crime, hurting me, someone who is far richer than you will ever be!" "You are a significant threat. We could capture you or drop you on an island but I will give you one more chance. *I slice his right arm off* This is the level of pain your workers have felt. Stings, doesn't it? You're going to die now for sure so you better consider this chance. After all, kindness is far more satisfying than hatred and greed. What's the point of being powerful when there's no one to protect? How can you truly be happy without connecting to the common people? Are you just that evil? Are you so evil that your brain doesn't need social connections like most humans', even my own brain? Is it so evil that you're like a narcissist except there's no helping you? What's the point of living only for yourself at the expense of everyone else? Is that really living? I don't think so." "Who cares?! As long as I have billions if not more, I will always be happy unless I lose even just a dollar! I hate losing even just a dollar! I want it all! I want all the money! Money!" "Hinata, what's his chakra like if he has any?" "Not good, it's completely corrupted. I can sense it." "Well then, I'm just going to end you, Setag. Your greed and your suffering at my hands will end now. It's gone on for too long and long enough respectively. This is the end. I will put you down for good. I refuse to enjoy killing but I have no choice but to kill you. Farewell." I stab our foe through the heart effortlessly. He dies in seconds. I speak solemnly: "Let's help the workers including our comrades. I can't do much healing but I will do my best." And so, as Bakugo demolishes the entire factory, revealing the true horrors of the outside world, we help the factory workers as best as we can. They all gain back their normal colors and we send them off to the main BRAINS base, our space station for treatment from robots and AI as we can't spare anyone human, furry, or otherwise to go there to help maintain the space station at the moment due to everything.
Now that that's been taken care of we see a world in turmoil. Skulls and bones are all over the ground with a military shooting anyone in sight in the distance, even desperate survivors. "This isn't right! That's not fun! That's mass killing!" "If only we could convince that military to stop with a Rush Duel.." "A Rush Duel can't sway the hearts of those ruthless humans. They are set on doing whatever it takes to protect their interests. We need to be cautious around them." "I agree. Their weapons could be even more dangerous than we know, ribbit." The sky is heavily polluted, a nearby river is dried up with only rock sediment indicating it ever existed. I sigh: "That's just depressing. It's so hot. Wait! That river.. It may be dried up but I recognize where we are.. This is where Newport On The Levee should be.. That means.. I know the river.. How could they have let it get this bad in this timeline. It was projected that this region would have become like Florida by 2500 due to climate change accelerated by infinite greed against innocents and limited resources.. Not a wasteland." A city lies in the distance. It's made out of gold and has sentries killing anyone who gets too close with huge American flags all over it. Hinata speaks up as she points at it: "Isn't that where you know what city should be?" "Yes.. Damn it.. Something tells me that Kroger is partially responsible for this development. *I grip my main sword tightly* That's it. Give me a moment, everyone. It's time to break the 4th wall that technically still exists despite the existence of the infinite multiverse." "I advise against doing it alone. After all, we can all share important insights too." "Sorry, Garnet. But I have to do this alone. I have the most personal connection to the problem. This is important for people of many timelines to understand including the people who will read this entire adventure as a story chapter that will be the 15th chapter of my story Chaotic Hangouts." "As you wish but if you need help, we'll be with you." "Thank you."
After inspiring the people of the world we're in to rise up since we can't do much to help them, I use Quantum Leap to project myself to various Earth that are set to go to ruin at the moment like mine and yours, readers. I begin: "Greetings, people of various Earths that are undergoing a climate crisis that is worse than projected in terms of acceleration. I'm here to warn you about what's really happening. I'm Artistic Knight Swiftdrawer. My original world is a version of Earth and we need to have a serious talk on what's going on. Listen closely if you want to at least try to stop the 6th mass extinction. I will draw from my original world in this so keep that in mind. There, the year is 2023. Wildfires in Canada have polluted the air over vast distances, making it hard for even people who live close to Cedar Point to see Cedar Point for example. Smoke causes lung problems, it's why Walt Disney's cause of death is lung cancer. When he was alive, he smoked cigarettes. Now imagine this. Incomprehensible amounts of smoke over thousands of miles. Spain has also been very much hot and on fire. Climate change has led to an increase in wildfires. The heat in Spain this year has been so bad that some areas were recently marked purple or black on a temperature increase map of the country. Spain's climate isn't adapted to such extreme temperatures, leading to fires throughout it. If you have any doubts about what's going on, let me ask you something. We all have our secrets. So what reason would corporations and governments have to tell the truth when it will mean they have to take accountability and reduce the growth of the economy? The burning of fossil fuels has always been very profitable and when people really want something, they refuse to let go. That's why greed is such a big problem. When we burn fossil fuels, we release carbon dioxide and other gasses into the air that's been trapped underground for millions of years. Business booms when the common people are at peace. If people aren't worried about global issues, they will spend more money."
I pause before continuing: "You may not believe this but capitalism is not viable. Clean energy is more expensive so the profit motive means businesses will be more inclined to continue using fossil fuels no matter the consequences. I have witnessed first hand as the weather has gotten stranger and hotter over the past 8 years. Do you think this is okay? Look behind me. See this alternate world? It's in ruin. This is Northern Kentucky. It's a wasteland here despite being very far from the Equator where the hottest temperatures are felt. I can't engage with you but I can tell you that I have data on the future of your timelines. It's not good. This data has shown you are on the path of self destruction via climate catastrophe. Don't believe me? Analyze weather reports over 100 years in even just one city. Take Los Angeles for example. That should be a good one to research. You can just pick one date in the year and see what the temperature was that day through the span of 100 years. You may be thinking that climate change is a hoax and that you're experiencing global cooling. I doubt that. In my world, I have not felt a decrease in temperatures throughout the years. Instead, I have been shocked at times with temperatures throughout the year. One year, we had 8 snow days in a row at school. That was about a decade ago. Last year, I don't even remember having just one snow day. But at the same time, winter storms have gotten more extreme as have tornadoes and other disasters. Looking through the history of hurricanes should paint a vivid picture. And for those of you who doubt the data, let me just say that science is pretty good at keeping things objective. The scientific method is meticulous when used properly. There's even an acronym for checking the reliability of information known as SMART. Additionally, the understanding of science has boosted my performance in writing, art, swordplay, and more."
I take a breath: "Science isn't perfect. It acknowledges this with scientists having their own debates and sometimes looking to debunk old theories and research. The science changes which both strengthens in and increases doubt from those less educated. This change is reflected in projections for climate change. In 2015, the Paris Climate Agreement was signed with most countries pledging to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius. This year, the warming has surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius. And we're not even a quarter through the 21st century yet. Most major countries haven't followed through with their pledges. Please remember that climate change refers to a change in climate, not temperatures. Climate is the accumulation of weather patterns and temperatures over a long period of time. The temperatures and weather patterns are changing. Thus, the climate is changing. I virtually stand before you as a knight, a pillar of strength, valor, courage, swordsmanship, and more but I also stand as an intellectual whose scientific knowledge has shaped much of their life. My sword skills have been faster built up thanks to that knowledge. I have trained better thanks to learning about the human body. Please, listen to the scientists, particularly those underrepresented. If there's a YouTube channel called Our Changing Climate in your universe, watch their content. The tapestry of proof is there. Some of you refuse to believe it despite the fact you believe in god with only your belief allowing you to hold onto your faith. Science doesn't require belief outside of theories. It usually requires much more including facts and data and yet, that's not good enough for some of you. That fact saddens me. Believing in something that doesn't have any tangible proof while disregarding things that do is a dangerous way of thinking. I care about Earth and you should too. If climate change is allowed to cause the next mass extinction, your faith will only do so much to keep you alive and sane in the end. We have put too much CO2, methane, and more in the air. You can see climate history in ice cores. Earth is not used to all this excess. It's like Mother Nature is lashing back more and more now."
I clear my throat: "Remember that if a government or corporation does something, there's a underling reason for it they don't always make obvious. Pfizer sells a Covid vaccine. What does that mean? It means that Covid is a huge problem that was prioritized for a minority of its existence as a major threat, keeping it a problem is profitable to a degree, and you don't want to catch it. If there's a treatment to something, it means you don't want to suffer through it. If scientists are focused on a problem, it's a problem. Please research what happened during the Spanish Flu, the extermination of smallpox, and the hole in the Ozone layer. The hole was so bad that it got the entire world to work together to stop making it bigger. Ozone is 3 oxygen atoms bonded together, it helps shields the Earth from much solar radiation and more. If the world didn't take it seriously, more people would have gotten skin cancer by now." I continued on for a while longer. I encourage you readers to research what I mentioned to research. We are letting Earth get hurt, whether by our choices or not. After I was done talking, myself and the others part of the temporary motley crew of individuals returned to Miitopia to help keeping fighting against the forces of Jack and Pmurt Nedib. Let this chaotic hangout be a lesson on climate change and corporate greed. The definition of scarcity in Economics explains things so well. Limited resources for (largely rich peoples') unlimited wants. Studying sociology and anatomy can also help you understand how society works and why climate change is bad. They don't tell you climate change is bad explicitly but you can connect the dots, it's like finding the relationship between Pi and the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. It's not obvious that the dots are there but they are. Thank you for reading, dear reader.