Standing in the rain in front of the House of the Dead, Pirate X looked off into the distance, waiting for his companion. When Dark Drakan emerged, he asked “Did you get the Dead Stone?”
“Yes. Does Gadame need to be fitted with a Dead Scroll first?” Dark Drakan asked.
“No. I keep a record in my
portfolio of all of the things I do with my sword. It said I already fitted it, so no need for a scroll.” Pirate X replied.
“Then, we should head back to the HQ and meet up with Droded and JohnDoe.” Drakan said.
And so, the two heroes rode back to their HQ. At the HQ, they looked around and found no one working.
“Everyone must have gone to bed. JohnDoe and Droded even. Well, it is 2 in the morning.” Pirate X cheerfully said.
Heading to his room, Pirate X had a bit of time alone before nodding off.
“Was this an opportune moment to get the Dead Stone?”
“Will I claim the Fantasy Sword and defeat Dr Doom?”
“What is Dr Doom planning? And will I figure it out in time?”
In the morning, when everyone got up, Pirate X noticed a lull in the activity of the HQ. Deciding to look for JohnDoe and Droded to tell them about the Dead Stone. Walking towards the mess hall, he found Dark Drakan conversing with them. Strolling over, he greeted them.
“Good morning.” Pirate X said.
“H’lo” JohnDoe and Droded replied.
“I see Dark Drakan told you about the Dead Stone, eh?” Pirate X asked.
“Yes. I’ve been thinking. Why don’t we see if we can pull out the Fantasy Sword? It has been a couple of months now. I’m sure you’ve proven yourself when you defeated Dr Doom’s last incarnation.” JohnDoe said.
“Indeed. Let’s go to the Site after we’re all done eating.” Pirate X agreed.
After eating their breakfast, the four of them rode off on horseback towards the Site, where the fabled Fantasy Sword lay stuck in a magical rock. Legend has it that the one who proves himself worthy can pluck the sword and vanquish any evil. When the four of them arrived, they found the Sword still stuck. Trying with all of his might, Pirate X did not pull out the sword. But, JohnDoe mentioned that maybe brute force isn’t the only way.
“Really? I should try with some magic, eh?” Pirate X asked.
“Yes indeed. Try not to make a
spectacle of it, though. Wouldn’t want prying eyes.” JohnDoe agreed.
Using a bit of magic to gather strength, Pirate X succeeded in pulling out the Sword. Cheering, he waved it around, and make some
spectacular slashes. Riding back to the HQ, he announced in a
report that he would vanquish Dr Doom with it.
Later that night, he decided to
introspect himself.
“Will the Fantasy Sword work?”
“What if it doesn’t? What if Gadame is the true Fantasy Sword?”
“But, why didn’t it work before?”
After that last thought, Dark Drakan wandered in.
“Droded said he and JohnDoe have a way to
transport you to Dr Doom’s lair.” Dark Drakan said.
“He said that he finished the teleporter, after he
importunely asked the tech crew for more supplies.” Dark Drakan continued.
“That’s great! I can go tomorrow, and the final duel will begin. Dr Doom will pay for what he has done to our families, and to Tsuyu.” Pirate X said, both mournfully and angrily.
“Correct. Now, get some sleep. His incarnation appears only
bimonthly, so this’ll be your only chance for two whole months.” Dark Drakan agreed.
Nodding off to Dreamland, Pirate X soon awoke 10 hours later to a faint humming sound. Getting up and walking to the main lobby, he saw Droded and JohnDoe setting up the teleporter.
“Just configuring this rig to Dr Doom’s lair.” JohnDoe explained.
“Now when you get there, there should be another portal in the basement. What you do is set the dial on to AutoSearch, and it’ll lock onto the HQ here. When it does, you can just step through, and the portal will turn off when you get here. Simple, eh?” Droded said.
“Yes.” Pirate X agreed.
When the portal flashed, Pirate X grabbed Gadame and the Fantasy Sword. Stepping through the portal, a bright
spectrum flashed in front of his eyes, then he appeared at the door to the lair. Crashing down the door, Pirate X charged through all of the sleeping demons and monsters alike until he reached Dr Doom’s incarnation, sitting there waiting for him.
“I suppose you are here to vanquish me with the Fantasy Sword. Well, what are you waiting for? Come, fool!” Dr Doom taunted.
Yelling, Pirate X charged forward with sword hand-in-hand. Pulling out his own blade, Dr Doom blocked a swipe from Gadame while stopping the Fantasy Sword with one of his shield. As the two clashed away, DarkenedSoul noticed Dr Doom begin to tire. Tossing an Energizer at him, Dr Doom began to speed up his attacks. Soon, Pirate X realized, he would not keep up. So he began to crash down his blades repeatedly onto Dr Doom’s blade, forcing Dr Doom to his knees. Unrelenting, he pounded down the silver blades onto the rough titanium of Dr Doom’s blades. Giving way, Dr Doom shouted, “Ok, ok! I see you are stronger than me, I admit defeat. I now give you two choices. You can kill me and be rid of me forever, or you can take the $1,000,000,000 I have instead.” Dr Doom pleaded.
Pirate X chose the former.
Back at HQ, he announced his victory over Dr Doom. Whilst the party began, he began to wander away from the crowd. Seeing this, his girlfriend, Klia, came over.
“What is wrong, sweetie?” Klia asked.
“It’s nothing. It’s just that I feel an emptiness, now that Dr Doom is gone.” Pirate X replied.
“Well, now you can forget about that, because I’m pregnant, Pirate X.” Klia said both cheerfully and mournfully.
And so he did.
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