Roleplay:(Untitled)

New RP! It is meant to focus more on Shanoa and Albus (particularly Shanoa).

Plot (W.I.P)

A powerful demon named Balberith has his sights set on Shanoa the Fox. He plans to capture her, possess her, and then use her powers of Dominus to destroy the universe!

Characters

Heroes

Those who will try to stop Balberith!

• Albus the Cat (played by Ryu; I'm not sure if I'll use other charas...)
• Shima the Hedgehog (played by Shima)
• Hali the Hedgehog (played by Shima)
• J the Hedgehog (played by JMB)
• Desert Hawk and Thresher XL (both played by JMB)
• Silvoke [artemis]
• Glacian Nation (KP)
• Kyle the Hedgehog (Vamp)
• Kairu the Bat (Vamp)
• Kodie the Chameleon (Vamp & PM)
• Brannan the Meerkat (Vamp & Mr-S)
• Johnny D. the Fox (played by JMB)

Balberith and Minions

• Balberith (played by Ryu)
• Adramalych (played by Ryu)
• Minions (played by anyone)

Other Villains

• Arkane the Hedgehog (played by Vamp)

Roleplay

Part 1: Missing Fox

(It is nighttime in Chaos City. A lone figure can be seen running across the streets and past the city borders. It's Albus; he looks frantic and worried. His Glyph-enchanted Flintlock Pistol, Agartha, is clutched tightly in his left paw as he runs towards the forest.)

Albus: Shanoa!! Where are you?! (enters the forest) Shanoa?!

(He continues to run. A few minutes later, it begins to rain hard, but Albus pays no heed.)

Albus: Shanoa!!

(Albus continues to search the forest. Exhaustion begins to take his body, but he ignores it. Meanwhile, at Chaos Speedway, there is an off-road racing competition, with J behind the wheel of the Desert Hawk trophy truck, who is racing against 9 other racers in a 3-lap race, and Shima and Hali, who are sitting at the stands, watches the race; J is battling for 1st place against another racer. It is nighttime, and still raining, so the race is inside a large stadium.)

Crowd: [cheers]

(Back in the forest....)

Albus: (Panting as he leans against a tree) Shanoa.....where are you.....?

(He is unknowingly being watched by a strange figure. He is unheard and unseen by all.)

???: So....this is the cat that Lord Balberith spoke of.......we'll need him later....(disappears)

(Meanwhile, nearby...)

Cameron: "Meh..."

Black Operations Crow: "Sir?"

Cameron: "They don't pay us enough for this S***."

(Albus continues his search as it continues to rain hard. He eventually exits the forest, back on the border of Chaos City. He's completely soaked, and looks exhausted.)

Albus: *panting* Why can't...*pant*...I...*pant*...find her...*pant*...?

(He continues to run down the street. He is starting to catch a cold, but he does not realize this. He eventually runs past Chaos City Hospital, and stops.)

Albus: *pant*.....Shanoa...*pant*...please...be....okay.....*pant*.....wherever you are....*pant* (his grip on Agartha slackens noticeably)

(A nurse looks out the window and sees him.)

Nurse: Huh?

[Then a Glacian Doctor sees him...]

Doctor: "What in the...?"

(Albus stumbles over to a tree and leans against it.)

Doctor [Silently]: "Al..?"

Albus: (Panting and holding one hand to his head) I can't find her.....why can't I find her.....? (he slides down the tree trunk so he's sitting down now)

[The doctor heads outside.]

Albus: *to himself* What kind of a brother am I, to let Shanoa disappear like this....? Wh-What if she's hurt, or worse....? What if she's.......

Doctor: "Albus?"

[The Doctor appears to be Mickey! Albus jumps up to his feet and reflexively points Agartha at Mickey. His gun hand is shaking in exhaustion.]

Albus: What do you want...?!

(Ryu-Has he met Mickey?)

Mickey: "Whoa whoa whoa Albus, I'm a Glacian!"

Albus: ..........(lowers gun slightly)

Mickey: "Wha' are you doin' out here? It's rainin' out! You'll catch Hypothermia!"

Albus: Shanoa's gone..(his ears droop)..I can't find her...

Mickey: "I'll notify Froster...You, on the other hand, need to get inside!"

Albus: I have to find her......

(Ryu-See, he's not thinking properly.)

Mickey: "Al, you're not thinking properly! You'll die of Hypothermia before you even catch a glimpse of her!"

Albus: (Still holding his head) Where is she....? I can't let anything happen to her....!

[Mickey slaps Albus across the face.]

Mickey: "Pull yourself together man!"

(Albus reels back slightly and looks at Mickey, shocked and a bit hurt.)

Mickey: "There's no time to worry now, shape up soldier!"

[Albus feels compelled to obey Mickey's Order. He follows him inside the hospital, but he walks blindly, as if he's on auto-pilot. Cameron and his squad then burst through the windows.]

Mickey: "Cameron?!"

(Albus reacts instantly, whirling around on one foot and firing off Agartha. No one gets hit thankfully.)

[Cameron hits the bullet with one of his own.]

Cameron: "Al, WTF!?"

(Albus stands there, clutching his gun on both hands. He's shaking slightly, his teeth gritted fiercely. Three figures, one black bat, one light blue chameleon and one meerkat watch them, hidden in a tree. Cameron takes off his helmet.)

Cameron: ...... "Get the boy some rest..."

[Cameron's Implants notify him of the figures.]

???1: Crap, Cammy found us. Go stealth, guys. (All of them disappear)

[Cameron can still see them! They are all gripped by Spacial energy!]

(Meanwhile, in Balberith's lair... A purple ring of light appears on the floor in the middle of the room, another one forms about a metre above it.)

Balberith: ?

(The two rings travel towards each other, forming a figure after them, like in the cartoons. When they meet in the middle, the figure of Arkane is complete, and the ring vanishes.)

Arkane: Are you the demon Balberith?

Balberith: I am...what brings you here?

Arkane: I am Arkane the Hedgehog, Ultimate Sorcerer. You seek Dominus, right?

Balberith: How did you know?

Arkane: What's important now, is that I once had that power, I once tasted the purple flames. I took it from the fox, but her and her friends defeated me and took it back. That power... I need it back... It is rightfully mine! I will help you take it from them... under two conditions.

Balberith: Do you realize why you were unable to properly wield Dominus? Why you could not keep it?

Arkane: I could wield the power easily... but they stole it from me! They took from me what was rightfully mine! I want revenge. So I looked to you to help me get it. I will assist you in whatever you desire, but I need two things in return.

Balberith: Tell me what you want, but listen to me; the reason you were destined to lose Dominus is because only her flesh was meant to host the Glyph.

Arkane: I want a small portion of the power of Dominus. I am the one destined to have it, not her. If I may have just the smallest portion of it, while Shanoa does not...

Balberith: Hmm...I may be able to grant that.....but my plan for taking Dominus is different than what yours was...I plan to make her very body my vessel.

Arkane: Of course! Ingenious... Which means I could still transfer her power into my body... My second condition is this: POWER. I will do whatever you want, in exchange for power. Grant me a portion your energy, so that I may exceed the skill of all of the foolish goody-goodies COMBINED! (flings his arms wide)

Balberith: I see.....very well.....

(A small orb of black-purple-red mist forms in his claw, this flies towards Arkane and is absorbed through his chest. Arkane now has some of Balberith's power.)

Balberith: And now, I must ask something of you.

Arkane: Anything...

Balberith: I assume you know of the fox's friend? The cat they call Albus?

(Back at the racetrack...)

Flagman: [waves the white flag] FINAL LAP!

(With J in the lead with his trophy truck, the Desert Hawk, he easily navigates through several corners, despite that the trophy truck's brakes and suspensions are covered in dirt and mud)

J: [sees the finish line right after taking a final corner; thinking] Almost there...!

(A figure watches unseen...)

J: [muffled, since he is wearing his racing helmet] Let's kick this up a notch! [presses the Desert Hawk's nitro button, unleashing its nitrous from its side exhaust pipes]

(SFX: BEEP!)

(The Desert Hawk's speed increases dramatically as J, who is driving the Desert Hawk, zooms past by the finish line and wins the race as the spectators (including Shima and Hali) cheers loudly as J has successfully won the race in 1st place)

Desert Hawk: We did it, J. We have won the race.

J: YEAH!

(J performs donuts around the track (whilst behind the wheel of his trophy truck) as his victory race. He stops and climbs out of the Desert Hawk and jumps onto its roof and punches his fist in the air for his victorious race)

???: Hmm....impressive.....

(J is awarded with a gold medal and a gold trophy for his 30 winning streak awards, as the crowds, Shima and Hali (including J's racers) cheer for him)

J: WHOO YEAH! I'm soo good at racing!!

???: *thinking* Would this hedgehog be as big a threat as the cat...?

(So J walks off, with the Desert Hawk following him and the racers and spectators leaving the stadium)

J: That was awesome.

Desert Hawk: Indeed, J. You have showed them the true meaning of racing.

J: Yeah. [hops onto the roof of the Thresher XL (which has a large trailer, labeling as "Fow Toth Motorsports")]

Thresher XL: [starts up its engine] Did ya win the race, J?

J: [excitedly] Sure did ^_^!

Thresher XL: Awesome! Let's go to Ruby's!

J: Yeah!

(After the Desert Hawk is inside the trailer that was mounted from the back of the Thresher XL big rig, the semi drives away (with Shima and Hali inside the big rig) as they head off to Ruby's house. Meanwhile, back at Chaos City Hospital...)

Dr. Carson: [encounters Albus, who is sick] Albus! [rushes over to him]

Albus: (Looks up wearily) Wh-Who...?

Dr. Carson: [places his hand onto Albus' forehead and its really warm] My goodness...!

Nurse 1: He has a fever.

Nurse 3 (Male): I'll go look for the medicines. [walks off]

(Nurse 3 grabs a handful of medicines for Albus' fever)

Nurse 3 (Male): [pours a liquid medicine to a small cup and gives it to Albus] Here. Drink this. It'll help reduce your fever.

Albus: Have you seen Shanoa...? P-Please...tell me you know....where she is....!

Dr. Carson: I'm afraid not, Albus. I haven't seen her lately.

Albus: (turns towards front door) I have to find her...! (he starts to walk towards the door)

(Back with Arkane and Balberith...)

Arkane: Of course. What would you like?

Balberith: He is both essential and dangerous to my plan. He is the fox's lover, no? And so it is required that the vessel's lover be sacrificed, in order to allow me to possess her. However, much else must be done before this sacrifice takes place...

Arkane: Anything... just keep the power coming...

Balberith: The fraction of my power that I gave you allows you to possess people, so why not have fun with him before he must be sacrificed? All I ask is that you bring him here when the time comes.

Arkane: Anything... just give me more power... so beautifuuuuuul...

Balberith: I will...but you must be patient.

Arkane: Yes, Lord Balberith... What do you want me to do?

(Arkane suddenly begins to transform!)

Balberith: As I said, bring the cat to me when the time is right...but for now, why not possess him, and make him attack his friends?

(Arkane grows large bat wings with red insides, turns black, his eyes go totally white, his boots and gloves turn red, and his chest fur turns purple while his muzzle turns red, and Balberith's mark (whatever it is) appears on his forehead, and he gains ram horns.)

Demon Lord Arkane: Of course... (vanishes in a burst of black red and purple mist)

(Back with Cameron...)

Cameron: "Well well well, Batty and his two friends..."

[Cameron pulls them towards him with the Spacial Energy.]

(Kairu, Brannan, and Kodie appear.)

Kairu: Crap. Are we that bad at hiding?

Kodie: Yeah.

(Albus reaches the door and pushes it open, but is held back by Dr. Carson.)

Dr. Carson: Wait, Albus. It's pouring out there. You'll catch a really bad cold.

Cameron: "Tsk tsk tsk, you know what we do to spies? We fire them out of this cannon to Priorus Lake of course!"

[Albus and Cameron are dressed as American Soldiers from World War II, as Kairu, Brannan, and Kodie, are dressed as Nazis.]

Cameron: "Hah-hah? Tongue-shifting rocks!"

[Cameron fires the Cannon, Kairu and his friends are sent into Priorus Lake (Not the Town).]

Kairu: Okay... why didn't I think of that one?

(Then, time stops for everyone except Albus. However, Cameron, Kairu, Brannan, and Kodie are all frozen stiff, stopped in time, totally unable to move. It seems that a greater power than even Cameron's is stopping them from undoing it.)

Albus: Wha..?! (pulls away from Dr. Carson) Wh-What is this..?! (pulls out Agartha) SHOW YOURSELF!!

Demon Lord Arkane: As you wish. (He materializes in a cloud of dark mist)

Albus: Y-You....Arkane!!

DL Arkane: (in this form, his voice echoes so it sounds like two people speaking, the second voice resembles Balberith) That's Demon Lord Arkane to you. My master has your little girlfriend.

Albus: Shanoa....!! Let her go!!

Arkane: I believe you have my intentions backwards, cat. (he becomes hazy, as he transforms into dark mist)

Albus: Grrrrrr......LUMEN!! (fires a blast of Vol Luminatio (Holy magic) at the mist)

(The mist merely parts, and the blast goes through it. Then, the mist swirls like a vortex, and shoots into Albus, piercing his chest and then pouring into it.)

Albus: (Is thrown back a few feet) GAAAAHHHH!!

Arkane: Your body is MINE!

(Time then unfreezes. Albus falls over, unconscious.)

Cameron's thoughts: 'Wait a sec, I smell Demonic Taint, seeing Albus unconscious...'

[Cameron comes up with a large confusing Scientific Conclusion.]

(Albus then gets up.)

Albus(?): (chuckles)

Cameron: "If it isn't mister Wanna-be Magus."

[Cameron is suddenly dressed in his Midnight Electricity Uniform, looking like Wesker! The Staff of Thundras in hand.]

Cameron: "So, You are the Wanna-Be Arkane, The Owl has much more experience in magic than you do..."

Albus(?): Maybe so...but I've got a little help on my side.. And what's more... you can't hit me without hurting your friend. (pulls out Agartha and begins shooting at Cameron)

Cameron: "You are wrong."

[Cameron Light-steps, the bullets miss, horribly, Cameron then Light-steps at Albus, hitting him in the Forehead as Cameron initiates Mind War.]

Albus(?): GRAAAH!! [extends his claws and slashes Cameron in the face, then unleashes a large blast of Demonic Energy]

[Cameron holds on as he warps into Albus' mind, his skin starts to form back in place. He suddenly feels something push against his throat!]

Albus(?): Don't make me tear a hole in your throat!

[Cameron kicks the pusher off with Hyper Kick, it seems more powerful than expected.]

Albus(?): GUH!! (is thrown backwards and hits a tree)

[Cameron then grips Albus by the throat, using Spacial Energy to finally warp into his mind. Inside his mind...]

DL Arkane: Hmm?

Cameron: "Surprise (Excessive Curse)!"

[Cameron hits Demon Lord Arkane with a Dragon Uppercut, sending him upward.]

DL Arkane: GRAAH!! (does a mid-air backflip, landing on his feet) HAH!! (sends a blast of HellMagick at Cameron)

[Cameron counters the HellMagick with a Spacial Fire Blast. The attacks collide.]

DL Arkane: Grr... I'll deal with you later. (Unleashes a blast of energy that forces Cameron out of his mind and then Albus disappears in a burst of dark mist.)

Cameron: "So, you call yourself the Ultimate Magic-User, come here and fight, coward!"

(Back at Balberith's lair... Albus reappears.)

Albus(?): My lord, the wolf, the one that looks like Arnold Wesker...

Balberith: Yes? What about him?

Albus(?): Even with your power... he is still too strong...

Balberith: I see.....he must die, then.

[A demon Soldier comes up.]

???: "Albert Wesker, not Arnold Wesker."

[The demon Soldier takes off.]

Albus(?): I have brought you the cat.

Balberith: Excellent.

Albus(?): With your permission... I would like to have the cat attack his friends...

Balberith: *chuckles* Yes...I see you have the same sadistic taste as I...go ahead.....

(Albus/Arkane grins and vanishes, leaving behind a huge orb of darkness which Balberith can see Ruby's house through. Back with J, Shima, Hali and J's two vehicles, they arrive at Ruby's house)

Thresher XL: We have arrived at Ruby's house!

J: [jumps off from the roof of the Thresher XL (along with Shima and Hali) as he rushes at the door; knocks on the door] Hey, mom! We're home!

(Ruby isn't home...)

J: Huh... Mom's not here...

(Then, Albus/Arkane reappears near Ruby's house, hidden by the shadows.)

Albus(?): *evil grin*

[Shahooter appears in front of J.]

Shahooter: "Boogity-boo!"

J: Shahooter? What are you doing at Ruby's?

Shahooter: "I was looking for you. (Hooting)"

J: Oh. I was gonna check out if Ruby's home, but she's not there...

(Albus(?) continues to watch unseen.)

Shahooter: "Yea, have you seen that Wanna-be Magus? I smell Demonic Taint, other than the Warp Taint itself.."

J: [looks around, then nods "no" to Shahooter] No. I haven't, Shahooter.

Shahooter: "A'right then.."

(Albus(?) continues to watch. He contemplates shooting one of them in the head.)

Albus(?): *to himself* No...I probably shouldn't....

J: [ear twitches] Hmm... something isn't right here...

Albus(?): (Continues to watch) .........

J: [looks around but stops] I could've sworn I heard someone... Oh well. I must be hearing things. [turns back and goes inside of Ruby's house]

(Ryu-Evil Albus has red eyes, and Good Albus has green eyes. Basically, he's fighting off Arkane, or trying to, at least.)

Albus(?): Hmm.......

[Shahooter turns to Corporeal Form. His Beak twitches. Albus(?)'s eyes suddenly turn green!)

Albus: Wha-?! [grabs his head] Guhh....what happened...?!

DL Arkane: (Only Albus can hear him) Dammit....he's fighting...

Shahooter: "Albus?"

[Shahooter comes to Albus, placing his head on Albus' Shoulder.]

Shahooter: "Waaaait a second! Demonic Taint! Hold still Albus!"

[Shahooter zaps Albus with a harmless MoonLight Blast, but it's harmful to Arkane!]

DL Arkane: GRAAAHHH!! That's...it.........PAIN SPLIT!!!

(Forming a ball of HellMagick in his hands, he releases it; Albus now feels Arkane's pain!)

Albus: GAAAAAHHH!! [pushes Shahooter away]

Shahooter: "I knew it, the wanna-be is in you!"

[Shahooter uses his magic to warp in Albus' mind, he grips Arkane on the head and uses his magic to warp them out.]

DL Arkane: Well well well....if it isn't the owl......

Shahooter: "If it isn't the wanna-be Magus."

[Shahooter takes off his glove and punches Arkane in the face, his feathers cutting into his skin.]

DL Arkane: UGH!! (forces Shahooter away with Fire Blast)

[Shahooter reacts with spraying Cold Water.]

DL Arkane: Grrr.......

[Arkane is now on a Black X....not a good sign, Shahooter wraps him up with Wyrd-infused MoonLight magic.]

DL Arkane: Are you quite sure you want to do that? [looks over at Albus, who is leaning against a tree, panting heavily] It doesn't look like he can take much more abuse...

Albus: (Looks up)

DL Arkane: All the pain that I feel, he'll feel as well....every injure I receive, he will as well....

(Back in Balberith's lair...)

Balberith: What is this? Wyrd-infused MoonLight Magic? Hmm...this could be troublesome......

(At Ruby's house, he places his trophy inside his room (or guest room, which is next to Hali's and Shima's rooms) and prepares to go to sleep so he can take his trophy to his own home)

J: [yawns] Had a long racing day...

(Nearby, with Shahooter and Arkane.)

Shahooter: "This is actually a trap, Albus on the other hand, has Agartha, which has GLYPHS, this is MAGIC, not GLYPHS."

DL Arkane: Hmph. Glyphs are merely a form of Magic. And I am master of all magic!

Shahooter: "Wrong, Swiftwind is....Oooooh Albuuuus."

(Albus unholsters Agartha and points it at Arkane. He's shaking slightly from the effort, and still panting.)

[Shahooter shields Albus with Holy Magic.]

Shahooter: "Go get him boy.."

Arkane: Do you think that can stop me? Pathetic.

Albus: (Steps forward shakily) LUMEN!! (fires a blast of Vol Luminatio at Arkane)

Shahooter: "Since you're a Demon, you will be Exorcised..."

(DL Arkane merely absorbs the blast.)

DL Arkane: Fool. I control all forms of magic!

Shahooter: "Ooooh, sounds like a good spell to steal...YOUR MAGIC IS MINE!"

[The Wyrd-Infused MoonLight begins sapping strength from Arkane! But because of Pain split, Albus' strength is sapped as well!]

Arkane: (the magic has no effect) You idiot! Magic has no effect on me!

(Ryu-Fight magic with raw strength!)

Shahooter: "Okay then."

[Shahooter, still holding Arkane with MoonLight, kicks Arkane multiple times in the face. And since Arkane is magic-aligned, and the attack is purely physical, the kicks have him take more damage.]

DL Arkane: GAAH! Dammit! (forms into dark mist again and flies into Albus, and then disappears.)

(Back in Balberith's lair castle thingy...)

(Every time I try and do something, KP godmods and screws it all up!)

(Ryu-Are you referencing to the kicking attack or the Moonlight Shield?)

(Everything! He always comes out and "miraculously" has the whole thing figured out, and all the powers he needs to godmod his way out of the whole fricking plot!)

(Ryu-............)

(Let's get on with the fricking RP. If he does it one more time, either he gets kicked out or I leave.)

(Ryu-I'll have a talk with him later.)

Albus(?): (appears in Albus's body) The attack was a failure, my lord.

Balberith: Hmm...that's a shame...I suggest you attack somewhere else, then...

Albus(?): Where, Lord Balberith?

Balberith: Hmm......where do you think would be the best place to cause mass chaos?

Albus(?): I'm not really sure...

Balberith: Think carefully now...any areas that are densely populated?

Albus(?): Hmm... Of course! Chaos City Speedway!

Balberith: Excellent.

Albus(?): (vanishes)

(The next morning, J leaves Ruby's house and goes behind the wheel of his big rig, the Thresher XL (with his trophy truck, the Desert Hawk, who is inside the trailer attached to the back of the semi) as he drives off to Chaos Speedway, where another racing competition is held and he is racing against 19 other racers. As the race is about to begin, Albus appears, with his eyes closed, and feet shrouded in dark mist, walking along the track.)

(Ryu-So, I was thinking that Albus would, at times, regain control of himself. How about you play Evil Albus, and I play Good Albus?)

(Perfect.)

(Ryu-Now we wait for J.)

J: [sees Albus as soon as the Desert Hawk drives off from the Thresher XL's trailer; thinking] What the--? What's Albus doing here? Wasn't he supposed to be at the racing stands?

Desert Hawk: What's wrong, J?

J: I don't know, but... [goes inside the Desert Hawk trophy truck and gets behind the wheel] I can't miss out another race.

Thresher XL: [detaches its trailer from the back and drives off] Good luck, J! Win this one for the books!

Announcer: Hold the race, folks! It seems there's a civilian on the track!

Albus(?): (opens his eyes, they are pure white, aims Agartha at the announcer)

(I thought Good Albus could redirect the shot at the last minute.)

(Ryu-We'll see...)

Random Spectator: [sees Albus; out loud] Get off the track and get into the stands!

Albus(?): (swings the shot over to the random spectator) *distorted voice* You wanted excitement? Here's some! MORBUS! (fires a Morbus Glyph attack at the random spectator)

(The spectator dies and the rest of the crowd panics as they make a frantic run to leave the stadium, and J's racers manages to flee the stadium)

J: What the heck is Albus doing?!

Desert Hawk: We must drive to safety.

Thresher XL: Oh great! This was a good race, and it's ruined! [starts up its engine]

Albus(?): (aims Agartha at the announcer) ANNOUNCE THIS! ACERBATUS!

(Thankfully, the announcer ducks out of the way as he makes a frantic run towards the exit, while J, Desert Hawk and Thresher XL drives away from the stadium)

Albus(?): COWARDS! FACE ME AND DIE! (randomly starts firing Morbus everywhere)

J: [still driving away] Man, I spent millions of Mobiums to create my dream track! I'm gonna have to head on to Fow Toth Town to see if there's any races...

(AS J, who is behind the wheel of his Desert Hawk, drives away the stadium along with the Thresher XL, millions of G.U.N. Officers arrives inside the stadium, with their rifles pointing at Albus(?)!)

G.U.N. Officer: [aiming his assault rifle at Albus (?)] You're under arrest for property damage! Surrender or we will shoot!

Albus(?): (drops the gun and puts his hands in the air) Of course, Officer... NOT! ULTYMATUS VENIFICUS! (a huge beam of purple light shoots down from the clouds and hits Albus, and a massive pulse of magic energy flies from his body and annihilates all the soldiers)

G.U.N. Soldiers: [screams in agony as Albus(?) destroys them with Ultymatus Venificus]

(The blast decimates the whole stadium. Albus/Arkane stands in the wreckage, laughing like a maniac. However, the spectators, despite that one was killed, manages to escape unharmed)

J: [skids to a stop] This... was my... dream... [gets out of the Desert Hawk after activating its Auto Pilot]

Desert Hawk: We will warn Shima and Hali. Just be careful.

Thresher XL: Yeah! Show Albus, or at least who he USED to be, that this is your dream! [drives away, with the Desert Hawk following it]

J: [nods and his pupils disappear as his fur becomes shinier]

Albus(?): Going to challenge me, J? But you wouldn't hurt your friend Albus, would you?

J: Oh really...?

(Then, J screams and he turns into Hyper J!)

Hyper J: You'll pay for destroying my wonderful building! It was my dream of becoming a GREAT RACER!!!!! [charges towards Albus(?) at breakneck speeds]

Albus(?): (sidesteps, sending J flying into a pile of rubble) How appropriate then that your dream will DESTROY you! PSIKO RES! (pieces of rubble lift up and fly at J)

Hyper J: [easily recovers and dodges the rubble] Take THIS!!! [lands a powerful punch and hits Albus(?) in the gut]

[SFX- WHUD!!!!]

Albus(?): GAH! Y-y-ou'll pay for that! Why are you even fighting me? I can rebuild your precious stadium.

Hyper J: [grabs Albus (?) by the neck] I can rebuild it myself! [twirls Albus(?) around and throws him]

Albus(?): (floats in midair) Watch... (snaps fingers and the whole stadium regenerates)

Hyper J: Good... now I know the real Albus would never do horrible things, so... [points to Albus(?)] Who are you?

Albus(?): Why, I'm just Albus, your friend...

Hyper J: Wrong... [points his finger at Albus(?)' head, and attempts to use his Chaos powers]

Albus(?): (flips back) Not that easy, I'm afraid. You want to see the true me? (Demon Lord Arkane appears, with his bottom half as dark mist swirling out of Albus's chest)

Hyper J: !

DL Arkane: Your friend Albus is mine! And you shall DIE! (fires a beam of pure magic energy at Hyper J, slamming him into the wall, and vanishes)

Hyper J: [groans, but recovers] Coward...

(He is suddenly slashed in the back!)

Hyper J: OW! [his wounds heal quickly; grabs onto somebody's neck] You'd better have a good reason to perform a sneak attack on me! [tightens his grip]

(Hyper J is suddenly zapped by dark electricity; the attacker had been Albus(?)! He throws Hyper J away from him, eyes blazing savagely.)

Albus(?): A coward, am I?!

Hyper J: You are a coward! [his hand turns ghostly and thrusts it onto Albus'(?) chest]

(Since Hyper J wasn't able to pull DL Arkane out, he throws Albus(?) into the air and blasts him (although not killing him) with Hyper Blast!)

Albus(?): GGGAAAAHHHH!!! (panting) It's okay... I'm done here.... (vanishes)

Part 2: Mind Games

(Back at Balberith's lair...Albus(?) returns.)

Albus(?): Hmph...I can't believe I let Speed Racer beat me...(cracks his knuckles) I'll be sure to punish him thoroughly!

(Suddenly...)

Albus(?): (Feels a sharp pain in his head) GAH!! (grabs his head) Wh-What...?! (falls to his knees) Dammit...the cat's fighting again!!

(Albus'(?) eyes turn green. He looks around in shock.)

Albus: Wh...what happened to me...?

(DL Arkane begins to speak through Albus.)

DL Arkane: Damn you, cat!! DO AS I SAY!!

Albus: I will NOT!! (the sharp pain returns) GAH!! (falls over; panting) You made me attack my friend...you made me kill an innocent person!!

DL Arkane: And I will have you kill more people!! I'll make you kill everyone you care about!!

Albus: NO!! (pulls out Agartha)

DL Arkane: What are you doing?!

Albus: If it stops me from hurting innocent people....(points Agartha at his head)

DL Arkane: Don't you dare...

Albus: Try and stop me, then!

DL Arkane: Fine, then! I will! (zaps Albus with black lightning)

Albus: AAAAAUUUUUUUGH!!

(This weakens Albus enough to allow DL Arkane to regain control of his body. Albus(?) finally gets back up.)

Albus(?): (Reholsters Agartha) Now then...where was I...? Ah, yes! I was going to punish the yellow rat! (teleports away)

(Back in Chaos City, Albus(?) reappears, but J isn't there...)

Albus(?): Hmmm.....no sign of the yellow rat....(starts walking) Come out, come out, wherever you are...(fires an Acerbatus blast into the air) Hmm....it's too peaceful out...(fires an Acerbatus blast into a nearby building, heavily damaging it)

[SFX: BOOM!]

Albus(?): There we go! (fires another Acerbatus blast at the building)

[SFX: BOOM!]

(People are running around, screaming and ducking for cover as Albus(?) continues to shoot Acerbatus blasts.)

Albus(?): Hey, where ya all goin'? I thought we were having fun!! (fires another Acerbatus blast at some of the fleeing people)

(Meanwhile with Johnny at the Chaos City Academy (the building is soundproofed, so he can't hear what was going on))

Johnny: [is writing down the right answers from one of the 50 questions about the history of Mobus (yes, because he's taking history class)]

(An Acerbatus blast flies by the window.)

Johnny: What the--?!

(The teachers and students flee for their lives and Johnny follows them (although slightly panicked). Another blast hits the building!)

[SFX: BOOM!]

Johnny: Man, I was gonna ace the test, until someone decided to ruin it! [exits the Chaos City Academy building] Whew...

(Albus(?) turns around and sees Johnny.)

Albus(?): I spy, with my little eye, something...(points Agartha at Johnny)...soon to be deceased!! GRANDO!!

(Agartha shoots out a large ice bolt at Johnny.)

Johnny: WHOA! [dodges an ice bolt and throws a large fireball with his hand, hitting Agartha]

Albus(?): Hey!!

Johnny: [sees Albus(?)] Albus?! [notices Albus' eyes that are red] What the--?! You're not Albus! The last time I met Albus, his eyes were green!

Albus(?): Very observant, I see...too bad that's not enough to save your pathetic little hide!

(Suddenly...)

???: FREEZE!!

(Albus(?) turns around to face a horde of G.U.N soldiers.)

Soldier 2: It's that cat from the Speedway!

(Albus(?) grins.)

Soldier 1: Take him out, men! open fire!!

(As the soldiers begin shooting, Albus(?) braces himself.)

Albus(?): Vindico!!

(Albus(?) is protected by an energy shield which dissolves the bullets!)

Soldier 1: Wh-What the-?!

Albus(?): *grins* Revenio!

(The attack is sent back at the soldiers in the form of thousands of tiny magic bullets!)

Soldier 2: Look out!!

(The soldiers scatter, but some are hit. Johnny protects himself by using Firewall.)

Albus(?): (To the soldiers) Are you quite finished now? Because I was in the middle of a lovely chat with my good pal Johnny...(turns to Johnny) Isn't that right, Johnny? *evil grin*

Johnny: [sweat drops] ....

Albus(?): >:D

Johnny: An evil smile? [sarcastically] Oh yeah, that's really nice of you. And I thought Jeremy was evil.

Albus(?): Jeremy? That two-bit Moebian? HA! He is nothing, compared to me! To BALBERITH!

Johnny: "Balberith"?

Albus(?): Oh...of course you wouldn't know. Tsk tsk...(points Agartha at Johnny) But enough talk. Time for you to die!

Johnny: Sorry, but good people don't die young. [jumps and uses Iron Tail against Albus(?), knocking Agartha away from his hands]

Albus(?): Uhn! Grr...very well, then...[fires a Hellmagick blast at Johnny)

???: "Whichaka!"

[Someone from behind uppercuts Albus(?)!]

Johnny: [easily dodges the Hellmagick blast]

Albus(?): GAH!! (is sent flying forwards)

(He lands heavily.)

Albus(?): Guh!!

[The figure then Dragon Uppercuts Albus(?) again. That's Cameron's Signature Move!]

Albus(?): AAAAAGH!! [lands again] Ugh...Vigoratus! (he heals himself, and gets up; he looks at Cameron) You again...!!

Cameron: "Yep."

[Cameron's body is shadowed over, Albus(?) is grabbed by Cameron's golden-Gauntlet'd hand!]

Albus(?): I wouldn't do that if I were you...

Cameron: "Actually, you know what this is? It's a Paladin's glove."

[The word "Paladin" suddenly strikes fear and anger in Albus(?)!]

Albus(?): P-Paladin...?! You....you.....INCIDERE!!

(His right hand manifests an energy blade, and this he uses to slash Cameron.]

Albus(?): DIE!!

[Cameron grabs the energy blade and squeezes it, it disperses!]

Albus(?): *growl* I've had enough of you...!! ERADICO!!!

(He blasts Cameron with an incredibly destructive explosion of energy that spreads out in a massive shockwave!)

[SFX: KABOOOOOOOM!!]

(Ryu-J?)

(JMB-Oops)

Johnny: [protects himself by using Firewall]

Albus(?): *panting* Hehehe...now where was I...? Ah. (goes to retrieve Agartha, then turns towards Johnny)

(He takes a step towards Johnny, when suddenly, he feels a vicious pain in his head!)

Albus(?): GAH!! (falls to his knees, clutching his head) N-No....not now...!!!

Johnny: Albus...? [steps back a little]

(Albus looks up; his eyes are green!)

Albus: J-Johnny.....[holds out a hand] H-Help me....[another sharp pain in his head] AAAAGH!!

Johnny: [looks around, panics] What do I do...?! IDK how to use mind war!

(Arkane begins to speak through Albus again.)

DL Arkane: Mind War wouldn't help, even if you COULD use it! There's nothing you can do to save your friend!

Albus: N-No...!! I...won't...take...this...anymore...!!

DL Arkane: What are you going to do, try to shoot yourself again?

Albus: If...it stops...me...from hurting...my friends...(he points Agartha at his head again)

DL Arkane: Idiot!! (attempts to move Agartha away from Albus' face)

(He manages to move Agartha, but Albus ends up shooting himself in the chest.)

[SFX: BLAM!]

Albus: GAH!!

DL Arkane: Now look what you did!!

Albus: I will...not...be...your puppet...anymore!! If I must die so that you can't use me, then so be it!! (shoots himself again)

[SFX: BLAM!]

Johnny: [startles from the gunshot] WHOA!!

(Both bullets penetrated Albus' chest. He collapses, bleeding heavily.)

(Ryu-I'd get Dr. Carson...)

Johnny: Oh god... [picks up his phone and dials 911 to call D.r Carson] C'mon... pick up!

(Dr. Carson answers.)

Dr. Carson[over phone]: Hello?

Johnny (over phone): Albus is gravely injured! He just shot himself twice just to break free from his evil spirit! Hurry! He's losing a lot of blood!

Dr. Carson: I'm on my way! [hangs up]

(Within a few minutes, the ambulance arrives.)

Johnny: [carries Albus inside the ambulance]

Dr. Carson: You're saying he shot himself?!

Johnny: Twice, Carson!

(You guys forgot about me...A-G-A-I-N.)

(Ryu-SRY...):

(JMB- W-H-E-R-E W-E-R-E Y-O-U?)

Dr. Carson: Dammit...(he drives the ambulance back to the hospital)

(Back at Chaos City Hospital, the ambulance arrives.)

(DL Arkane suddenly bursts out of Albus's chest in a shower of dark mist!)

Albus: GAAAAAAAHHH!!!

DL Arkane: GRAAAH! FOOLS!

Dr. Carson: What the-?! Who are you?!

DL Arkane: This cat was an essential part of the master's plan! DAMN YOU ALL! ULTYMATUS VENIFICUS! (the same huge pulse of energy Arkane destroyed the stadium with blasts the doctors away, but doesn't destroy the hospital entirely. He grabs Albus and vanishes)

Dr. Carson: Ugh...

(At Balberith's lair...)

DL Arkane: (reappears) Master, I'm sorry. The cat, to prevent from hurting his friends, shot himself, and expelled me from his body. I believe your power might still be able to (shudder) save him.

Balberith: Yes...[holds up one hand, which is surrounded by a red and black mist]

(This begins to heal Albus, but at the cost of fading his good side by a small bit.)

DL Arkane: Excellent, Lord Balberith. Now what did you need the cat for, exactly?

Balberith: He is required in the spell that will allow me to possess Shanoa.

DL Arkane: Is there anything else I can do for you, Balberith?

Balberith: No.

DL Arkane: Okay. (gets an idea) Wait! What if, I possess more people for you! Perhaps I could... build an army of possessed zombies, to do your bidding!

Balberith: Hmm...interesting...yes, why not?

DL Arkane: (vanishes)

(At Ryu's house... DL Arkane reappears. He transforms into dark mist and seeps under the door.)

(Ryu is sleeping.)

DL Arkane: Excellent... You shall be my first victim... (transforms into a cloud of dark mist)

(Ryu's Mightyena, who was sleeping next to the bed, wakes up, sniffing the air. He growls.)

DL Arkane: Hmm... Some kind of watchdog? It doesn't matter. (flies into Ryu's chest, possessing her)

(Mightyena begins to bark savagely as Ryu's body begins to be taken over by Arkane. She wakes up.)

Ryu: AAAAAGH!!

Mightyena: (running back and forth, barking)

(Ryu's irises turn red, and she gets up.)

Ryu(?): Hehehehe...

Mightyena: *whimper*

Ryu(?): (looks at Mightyena) Now... what do I do with you?

(Mightyena whimpers and backs away, refusing to harm his master.)

Ryu(?): Hmm... (picks up Mightyena's Pokeball) This device should do the trick. (returns Mightyena)

(Back with Johnny, he was inside his bedroom, as he uses his cellphone to call Alyssa)

Johnny: [dials his cellphone and calls Alyssa] C'mon, Alyssa.... pick up...

(5 mintues later...)

Johnny: Ugh... pick up, Alyssa.... [hangs up] Darn.... I could use Ziggy (Zigzagoon) that Ryu gave me, but then again, I can't risk losing him...

Ziggy: Zigzagoon!

Johnny: Yeah. Something's wrong with Albus, Ziggy. I can't get in touch with Alyssa, and I'm worried for her. [shrugs] I'll try calling her again. [picks up his cellphone and calls Alyssa again] C'mon, Alyssa...

(5 minutes later again...)

Johnny: [hangs up] Wow... no dice.

(Johnny goes onto his bed, with his Zigzagoon following him)

Johnny: [looks at Ziggy] Ziggy, when you see someone enterting the room, lemme know. I need to catch my beauty nap... [falls asleep onto his bed]

Ziggy: Zigzagoon!

(Johnny is asleep, with Zigzagoon (or Ziggy) on the lookout. Back with Ryu(?), "she" arrives at Johnny's house. Ziggy senses this)

Johnny: [sleeping] ZZZZzzzz.....

Ziggy: Zig? (runs to the front door and sniffs)

(As Ziggy nudges the door open, it reveals to be Ryu(?)!)

Ziggy: Zigzagoon! (runs over to her, but stops) ...

Ryu(?): *thinking* A Zigzagoon? Ah...it seems my host gave it to Johnny on his birthday...

Ziggy: *sniffs Ryu(?)*

Ryu(?): *thinking* Should I...kick it?

(Ziggy whimpers and backs away, smelling the demonic taint on Ryu. He runs back in the house.)

Ryu(?): Well, there goes my chance...oh well. (follows Ziggy)

(In Johnny's room...he is still sleeping peacefully.)

Johnny: [still alseep from his bedroom]

(He is woken up from Ziggy's whimper)

Johnny: [sleepily] Z....Ziggy...?

(Hey Ryu, J! Let's continue this! Can't play EW right now, it's got a glitch on my computer. DX)

(Ryu-Well, that sux. :/)

Ziggy: Zigzagoon...!

Johnny: [sleepily as he looks at Ziggy] What's wrong...?

Ziggy: Zig! (looks at the bedroom door)

(Johnny gets out of his bed and walks towards Ziggy, before looking at his watch that reads "1:00 AM")

Johnny: [bends down and looks at Ziggy; rubs eyes] What's up, Ziggy?

Zigzagoon: Zigzag...

Ryu(?): DAMMIT! That little raccoon thing's alerting the fox! I should have kicked it... what do I do?

Johnny: [turns to see Ryu(?)] Ryu...? [looks at Ryu(?) and "her" eyes are the same as Albus] No... not you again...

Ryu(?): Hello, fox. Did you miss me? Mhmhmhmhmhmhmhm... You'll never be able to stop the master's plan, never!

Johnny: "Master's plan"? [shrugs, then turns to Ziggy; whispering] We gotta get outta here, Ziggy...

Ziggy: *nods*

(Ryu-Vamp! Check out this!)

(Johnny carries Ziggy onto his arms as they prepare to escape from Ryu(?))

Ryu(?): Not so fast... (a wall of dark mist forms around Johnny, Ziggy, and Ryu(?))

Johnny: Not so fast THIS! HRRAAH!!! [engulfs himself in flames (although not harming Ziggy) and he and Ziggy vanishes when the flames disappear (his house was unharmed, thankfully)]

Ryu(?): You can't hide from me forever! I'll be back for you, but first, I'll deliver this one to the master...

(Ryu(?) vanishes and reappears at Balberith's lair, then DL Arkane comes out of Ryu, and drops her to the floor, in front of Balberith.)

DL Arkane: My lord.

Balberith: Excellent work...(lifts one claw, and Ryu levitates into the air, dangling like a puppet) A fine catch indeed...

DL Arkane: Shall I gather more?

Balberith: Yes.

DL Arkane: Of course. (vanishes)

(Back with Johnny and Ziggy, they're are teleported at Emerald Coast)

Johnny: Okay... I still have my Bottomless Backpack, Ziggy, and my cell (as in cellphone). reaches his Pokéball from his pocket and grabs it and pulls it out of his pocket] Ziggy, I'll have to return you inside your Pokéball for safety reasons. Okay?

Ziggy: Zig.

(Johnny returns Ziggy back inside his Pokéball before putting it inside his Bottomless Backpack)

Johnny: I gotta warn the others. Hope I'm not too late... [runs]

(Dark mist begins to form around Johnny...)

Johnny: No... [shields himself ina ball of flames (so the mist can't penetrate it)]