Organizer A: Oh no, how could this happen?
This is the event organizing agency, and the party is brought to a meeting room where the organizers are agonizing over the situation.
Organizer A: I've never seen a fortune be wrong before, much less be this wrong. And the event starts tomorrow! (turns toward party and bows)
Organizer A: Thank you again for taking care of the Monsters in town. I don't know what'll happen, but we'll probably have to put things on hold. Sorry about that, since you came all this way to work.
MC: No, things happen...can't anything be done?
Crowne: ...hmmmm. The Monsters show up now, and the Crystal Tower breaks its 100% accuracy record.
Gomeisa: Umm. Two things related?
Crowne: Can't say for sure since I can't prove it either way. But if the crystal is what I think it is, the tower isn't really making predictions. If spirits are real, then okay then. But if the tower can influence the weather? It's possible the Monsters have something to do with it. If that's true, we got some super space tech going on here.
MC: Hmm...
Crowne: ...if there's a Monster up there, we can destroy it. Can't say I can fix things until I can look at it all, assuming I'm even right. I say we should check it out. We can at least see if we can find out why the fortune was wrong.
Gomeisa: Oh, right. Maybe can't fix weather, but want to help if brings back festival!
MC: (turns to the committee) Can we go to the tower?
Organizer A: GASP!
The tower is holy grounds to the planet's people. Also no one actually knows what it's like in there. there's lots of resistance to the idea of letting offworlders inside.
Crowne: Between the weather, the wrong prediction, and the Monsters? Something is clearly up with the place, and it's really likely Monsters are related to it all.
MC: Our job is destroying Monsters. If there's any there, we'll take care of them.
Crowne: Yeah, this is part of securing the festival. Can't we get permission to go in and investigate?
Committee discussion intensifies.
Organizer A: ...okay. If Monsters are doing something, we can't stop them ourselves. Please go. And if you find any Monsters...please save the tower from them.
Later
The party has been given a map to the tower, which Crowne is looking at.
Crowne: ...well we sure talked big. What do we do if it turns out we can't handle things on our own?
MC: We'll cross that bridge when we come to it / We can still do things / Eh, it'll work out
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(C) Crowne: Damn, you're optimistic.
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Crowne: Yeah, you're right. We asked to go, and if anything can be done it's up to us.
Gomeisa: Whatever needed, I do my best! Bring back Christmas!
Crowne: Wow, you're still on that? Well whatever motivates you.
Gomeisa: Christmas important! Must be big happy day!
Crowne: ...yeah, it's come this far, so let's do what we can guys.
And so the party heads for the tower.
Flashback!
Some snowy Christmas ago in Orient City, Gomeisa's POV...
Procy: FUCK OFF
Wolf: Uppity little midget! We're taking that big baby with us next time!
Procy: You'll be taking a big fat L courtesy of my goddamn hammer next time if you show your ugly ass faces again!
The villains hobble off. Procy cancels out of his suit and sighs.
Procy: ...well damn, all bark no bite. They actually thought they could take me?
Procy approaches Gomeisa, who's been trying to hide himself.
Procy: ...okay they're gone. I don't think they'll be back anytime soon.
Procy smiles. This isn't enough to make Gomeisa stop shaking. He cries, remembering how terrified he was being shoved into a dark cage, mistreated, and brought to an unknown planet.
Procy: Uh, I said they're gone. Stop crying...ugh, this is why I hate kids... (thinks)
Procy: ...fiiine, I'll try using that thing the customers gave me. (goes inside his bar)
Procy eventually comes back out again, dressed as Santa!
Procy: M-Merry Christmas! I've got presents for good boys and girls and whatevers! ...uhh, what Christmas songs do I know? (hums)
Procy dances and sings, blushing furiously the whole time. Gomeisa doesn't actually know what Santa is yet, but seeing the performance makes him feel better.
Procy: DID YOU JUST LAUGH AT ME!? Dammit, I was thinking I was overdoing it! ...well at least it made the crying stop...what, presents? Wait, you actually CAN understand me? Uh, I was just saying things, I don't actually have anything... (scratches head)
Gomeisa looks up at the falling snow.
Procy: ...oh yeah, it usually snows this time of year. Well, how about I teach you about Earth culture? With how huge you are, it'd be faster if we did it together. Come help me.
Several hours later, Gomeisa and Procy make an igloo. Procy prompts Gomeisa to go inside, where he finds it to be surprisingly warm.
Procy: Nice huh? It's an igloo, you see them a lot in snowy countries in Earth...why are you looking so moved?
Gomeisa remembers a time when he first saw the God Tree on his home planet covered in ice. Flashback inside a flashback!
Dancer: Why do you look so worried, Gomeisa? ...oh, haha. God won't die from that. When winters get this bad, God makes those ice walls to protect itself.
Ice walls are things God makes to survive winter. Maybe God was as warm inside as he is now.
Present inside a flashback
Gomeisa: What are you smiling for, weirdo? Well then again, if you're smiling then it's cool.
This was the day Gomeisa found his smile again in a land far away from home. This was the day Gomeisa first found something nice about Earth, thanks to Procy. This was the day Christmas became a day of pleasant memories for Gomeisa.
Title Card: To the Holy Night's Holy Grounds
The party reaches the Crystal Tower and enters.
Crowne: Huh. I wasn't sure we could get in here, but it looks like we can go further in a bit.
Gomeisa: No Monsters here. So not Monster's fault...?
Crowne: Can't say yet. They might be further in. Also it's a lot cooler in here than I expected with the heat outside.
MC: Oh yeah, huh. Wonder why?
Gomeisa: Oh! Crystal must be protecting! Like igloo!
Crowne: Really? Well the walls being that thick look like they ought to be insulating.
Gomeisa: Like God's ice walls! Tower must be like God for city people.
Crowne: what
The walls and floors start shaking and cracking.
Crowne: Wait what? Earthquake?
Willies!
MC: I sense Monsters!
Vines crash into the room!
Gomeisa: WHAT
Crowne: Are those vines or tentacles!? Oh god there's more of them!
The vines are approaching!
MC: The vines are Monsters!
Gomeisa: WHAT
Crowne: So there ARE Monsters in here!
More incoming!
Crowne: Hmm...I doubt the vines are the main body, so I guess it's like the kaiju Monster that attacked Orient City with the core elsewhere.
MC: So it's this thing's fault?
Crowne: Maybe.
Gomeisa: This Monster stopping Christmas...?
Crowne: Whatever, we gotta fight! MC!
MC: Right! Execute!
Signal surprisingly good. Drone camera deployed, and Crowne is ready to roll.
Crowne: Time to get to the root! Wrench Smasher!
Crowne cuts the vines! The vines regenerate!
Crowne: Oh goddammit!
The vines snake towards Crowne!
MC: Look out!
Crowne: !? Hup!
The vines use Vine Whip!
Crowne: Hey wait, do these things have a mind!?
Gomeisa looks scared, but then balls his fists in determination.
Gomeisa: If we stop Monster...right, must save Christmas!
Crowne: Die already, you overgrown weed!
A vine circles around to Crowne's back.
Gomeisa: !! Crowne, look out!
Crowne: Wha--whoa!?
The vines gouged the spot where Crowne just was!
Gomeisa: Ouch. You okay?
Crowne: Y-yeah, thanks. Why'd you do that when you aren't even suited up!?
Gomeisa: Because don't want Crowne hurt.
Beep beep
MC: Huh?
Phone: New Path detected. Subject: Gomeisa. Connectivity: Very High
Gomeisa stands back up.
Gomeisa: Thanks to Boss and everyone...I got better. I can protect everyone better now...but it hurts to hurt others even with healing power.
The phone glows brighter!
Gomeisa: I want to protect home, like igloo! Where nobody need hurt in warm, safe place!
MC: You're gonna fight huh? Ready Gomeisa?
Gomeisa: Yes!
Phone: Connect?
MC: Execute!
Crowne: Hey wait, what was that light!?
Christmas Gomeisa, go!
Gomeisa: What?
MC: Yes! / A Santa suit? / It's kinda sexy...
Gomeisa: This same Santa suit Boss wore! Reminds me of day learned about igloos!
Crowne: Procy wore that? Really? That aside, someone got a totally new hero suit? Feels like I've seen this before. Is that your power MC?
The vines approach again!
Crowne: How much can these things grow!?
Gomeisa: I take care of it!
Gomeisa holds his arms up and creates an ice wall! The wall blocks the vines and freeze them!
Crowne: It stopped them? Actually it froze them!?
Gomeisa: Ice wall protect everybody!
Crowne: They're slowed! Wrench Smash!
The frozen vine shatters and doesn't regenerate.
Crowne: I don't know how that worked, but they stop when they hit that wall!
MC: Surprising / Gomeisa, push forward with your walls!
(A) Crowne: Gomeisa, move forward with your walls!
Gomeisa: Okay!
Gomeisa focuses and creates a path with his ice walls.
Crowne: Okay, let's get going!
Suddenly, somebody screaming is coming this way!
???: NOOOO
MC: WHAT
Sensettia: Why'd things turn out like this!?
Sensettia is being chased by vines and runs into the party.
Sensettia: Huh!? People!? H-hey, get away from here!
MC: Why are YOU there!? Come with us!
Gomeisa: Oh no, she can't come this way like this!
Gomeisa stops making walls. Sensettia slips in through the opening to group with the party.
Sensettia: Whew, I'm saved! ...well actually we're still in trouble I guess...huh, you guys heroes?
MC: Heroes and Operator.
Sensettia: You're an Operator!? Okay things should be good now. I'm Sensettia, contract with me please!
MC: WHAT / You're a hero too!?
(B) Sensettia: Uh...yeah!
Sensettia: Please, I got separated from a friend and this in an emergency! I'll fight on your side!
Crowne: Well, we can use the help actually.
Sensettia: Yes, that!
MC: Oh okay then.
Wireless contract sent! Accepted.
Sensettia: Okay! Transform me!
MC: Here we go, execute!
Sensettia transforms!
Sensettia: Nothing to fear now!
MC: Oh my god you're a musician!?
Gomeisa: Wow! Cool suit!
Sensettia: Oh right, I'll introduce myself later! Battle first!
Crowne: Agreed. Gomeisa, can you make a hole in the wall?
Gomeisa: Okay!
Crowne: First things first, we're cutting the vines up! Ready guys!?
Sensettia: Yeah! I'm gonna pull my weight now that I'm up! (readies keyboard weapon) Listen up, Monster!
BATTLE START
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