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<<set $header = 0>>\ <div style="text-align: center;">\ <p class="double">\ <br>CRYPT SHYFTER COLOSSUS<br> by kung fu space barbarian<br> </p>\ [[Start|storyMode]] </div> <<set $hp = 25>>\ <<set $atk = 1>>\ <<set $run = 1>>\ <<set $pizza = 2>>\ <<set $acidbomb = 0>>\ <<set $inventory= []>>\ <<set $header = 1>>\Before we get started, are you a dude or a chick?<br> [[Dude|dude]] [[Chick|chick]]Zarkaja. It is an alien word that means "Great Leader." It is also your title among the Fuzonians.<br> [[Continue|legend]] <<set $convo = 0>>\ <<set $corvo = 0>>\Right on.<br> [[Continue|startnew]] <<set $alien = "Vulma">>\Right on.<br> [[Continue|startnew]] <<set $alien = "Zalbraak">>\<<if visited("dude")>>\ The story of how you, a barbarian prince from beyond the stars, became Zarkaja of the pizza-eating, video-game-loving Fuzonians has become legend throughout the galaxy. The aliens revere you for your strength, courage, and honor. Whenever there is a problem, no matter how big or small, they turn to you for help. That is why you are now standing on the edge of the desert, staring out at a herd of slaughtered loompas festering in the sun.<br> [[Continue|loomps]] <<else>>\ The story of how you, a barbarian princess from beyond the stars, became Zarkaja of the pizza-eating, video-game-loving Fuzonians has become legend throughout the galaxy. The aliens revere you for your strength, courage, and honor. Whenever there is a problem, no matter how big or small, they turn to you for help. That is why you are now standing on the edge of the desert, staring out at a herd of slaughtered loompas festering in the sun.<br> [[Continue|loomps]]<</if>><<if visited("dude")>>\ You pinch your nose. Unbearable as the smell is to you, $alien seems to be completely oblivious to it.<br> [[Puke|puke]] [[Examine the loompas|examinelf]] [[Speak to Vulma|speaktoalien]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]] <<else>>\ You pinch your nose. Unbearable as the smell is to you, $alien seems to be completely oblivious to it.<br> [[Puke|puke]] [[Examine the loompas|examinelf]] [[Speak to Zalbraak|speaktoalien]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]]<</if>><<if visited("dude")>>\ You drop to your knees and throw up all over the sand. $alien offers you a cloth, which you use to wipe your mouth. The stench of loompa guts is worse than a dead skunk farting in a pile of garbage.<br> [[Examine the loompas|examinelf]] [[Speak to Vulma|speaktoalien]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]] <<else>>\ You drop to your knees and throw up all over the sand. $alien offers you a cloth, which you use to wipe your mouth. The stench of loompa guts is worse than a dead skunk farting in a pile of garbage.<br> [[Examine the loompas|examinelf]] [[Speak to Zalbraak|speaktoalien]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]]<</if>><<if $corvo == 1>>\ Nothing more to be found here.<br> [[Speak to your Fuzonian companion|speaktoalien]] <<else>>\ You nudge one of the dead beasts with your foot. Their bodies look like they’ve been hacked apart by swords and drained of their blood. You frown, thinking to yourself. Why would anyone want to kill the loompas? Their leathery skin makes them unfit for eating, and their odor- gods! Unpleasant doesn’t even begin to describe it. They’re just dumb beasts that eat the dying weeds in the desert.<br> [[Continue|ivnsn]] <<set $corvo = 1>>\ <</if>>\<<if $convo == 1>>\ The communication device on your wrist begins blinking. You tap a button to open the communication channel and Thrakk’s voice fills the air.<br> [[Continue|pankickfthrk]] <<else>>\ What do you want to say?<br> [[What happened to them?|whatdoyoumake]] [[Do you think Andraxxans killed them?|andraxxans]] [[Does Thrakk know about this?|thrakknow]] [[That’s all for now.|allfornow]]<</if>>$alien: I have knowledge of over 10 billion forms of life, but I’ve never encountered a creature that ravages flesh like this and leaves the bodies to rot. There are only three species of predatory carnivores on Fuzonia, and none prey on faunae this large. Also, they tend to consume the bodies of their victims.<br> [[Maybe it was a vampire?|vampire]] [[Do you think Andraxxans killed them?|andraxxans]] [[Does Thrakk know about this?|thrakknow]] [[That’s all for now.|allfornow]]$alien: What use would they find in slaughtering cattle? Besides, Andraxxans don’t slash and tear like wild animals. They fry their enemies with ray guns.<br> [[Perhaps they’ve developed a new weapon.|neewpp]] [[Maybe it was a vampire?|vampire]] [[Does Thrakk know about this?|thrakknow]] [[That’s all for now.|allfornow]]$alien: Indeed. Thrakk is checking the perimeter in the south quadrant. There is a high population of loompas living there. I thought it might be prudent to check on them as well. Can’t be too cautious.<br> [[What happened to them?|whatdoyoumake]] [[Do you think Andraxxans killed them?|andraxxans]] [[That’s all for now.|allfornow]]<<if $corvo == 1>>\ The communication device on your wrist begins blinking. You tap a button to open the communication channel and Thrakk’s voice fills the air.<br> [[Continue|pankickfthrk]] <<else>>\ What do you want to do?<br> [[Speak to your Fuzonian companion|speaktoalien]] [[Examine the loompas|examinelf]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]] <<set $convo = 1>>\ <</if>>\$alien: I am unfamiliar with that word.<br> [[Vampires are bloodsucking demons that lurk in the darkest jungles on my home planet.|homeplanet]] [[Do you think Andraxxans killed them?|andraxxans]] [[Does Thrakk know about this?|thrakknow]] [[That’s all for now.|allfornow]]$alien: Did you bring one with you?<br> [[Not unless the vizier found one and sent it across space to slay me, ensuring I’d never return.|nevertrun]] [[Do you think Andraxxans killed them?|andraxxans]] [[Does Thrakk know about this?|thrakknow]] [[That’s all for now.|allfornow]]$alien considers your words in silence.<br> [[Do you think Andraxxans killed them?|andraxxans]] [[Does Thrakk know about this?|thrakknow]] [[That’s all for now.|allfornow]]$alien: Unlikely. They have nothing to fear from these creatures. They might as well develop a high powered atom smasher to crush ring-tailed moogles, for all the good that would do them.<br> [[Maybe it was a vampire?|vampire]] [[Does Thrakk know about this?|thrakknow]] [[That’s all for now.|allfornow]]<<if visited("dude")>>\ You notice a small, fleshy sac inside one of the carcasses.<br> [[Examine it|examinesac]] [[Leave it alone|leaveitalone]] [[Speak to Vulma|speaktoalien]] <<else>>\ You notice a small, fleshy sac inside one of the carcasses.<br> [[Examine it|examinesac]] [[Leave it alone|leaveitalone]] [[Speak to Zalbraak|speaktoalien]]<</if>>You pick up the fleshy sac and hold it up to the light. It is transparent. You can see green liquid sloshing around inside.<br> [[Continue|mephitic]]<<if $convo == 1>>\ The communication device on your wrist begins blinking. You tap a button to open the communication channel and Thrakk’s voice fills the air.<br> [[Continue|pankickfthrk]] <<else>>\ What do you want to do?<br> [[Speak to your Fuzonian companion|speaktoalien]] [[Examine the loompas|examinelf]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]]<</if>>$alien: That is a mephitic sac. Some of these creatures have been known to produce acid, which is stored in those sacs. We aren’t sure what the loompas use it for, but the acid is highly corrosive. I’d strongly advise not letting that sac tear. If you get any on your skin...<br> [[Put it down|putitdown]] [[Throw it at a rock|throawtrokc]] [[Gather a few more and put them in your satchel|satchel]]<<if $convo == 1>>\ You put the sac on the ground. The communication device on your wrist begins blinking. You tap a button to open the communication channel and Thrakk’s voice fills the air.<br> [[Continue|pankickfthrk]] <<else>>\ You put the sac on the ground. What do you want to do?<br> [[Speak to your Fuzonian companion|speaktoalien]] [[Examine the loompas|examinelf]]<</if>><<if visited("dude")>>\ You throw the fleshy sac at a nearby rock. The sac explodes in a spray of green acid. Everything the acid touches melts almost immediately.<br> [[Gather a few more and put them in your satchel|satchel]] [[Speak to Vulma|speaktoalien]] <<else>>\ You throw the fleshy sac at a nearby rock. The sac explodes in a spray of green acid. Everything the acid touches melts almost immediately.<br> [[Gather a few more and put them in your satchel|satchel]] [[Speak to Zalbraak|speaktoalien]]<</if>>$alien: What are you doing?<br> [[These things could come in handy. They’re like tiny acid bombs.|handy]] <<set $acidbomb += 3>>\<<if $convo == 1>>\ $alien shrugs. The communication device on your wrist begins blinking. You tap a button to open the communication channel and Thrakk’s voice fills the air.<br> [[Continue|pankickfthrk]] <<else>>\ $alien shrugs.<br> [[Speak to your Fuzonian companion|speaktoalien]] [[Examine the loompas|examinelf]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]]<</if>>Thrakk: Zoinks! Attack! Attack! It's killing everything! It's- *bzzt*<br> [[Continue|atksl]]The connection cuts off. At that moment you hear a yell in the distance. You spot two Fuzonians being pursued by a large, slavering monster with slimy skin and sharp fangs. If you don't intervene that beast will rip them to shreds!<br> [[Find Thrakk|telethrakk]] [[Save the Fuzonians|savefuz]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]]$alien pulls out a crystal shard and grabs your wrist. The crystal begins to glow and suddenly the world swirls around you. You feel your stomach churn. Your vision goes black and the smell of the loompas vanishes. You can hear nothing, see nothing, and feel nothing. You begin to panic.<br> [[Continue|breakfast]]You sprint toward the Fuzonians with your electrified axe raised over your head. The monster rears back and attacks!<br> [[Begin Combat|MAINCOMBAT2]] <<set $ehp = 15>>\The next instant you're on your hands and knees, barfing all over the ground.<br> [[What the devil...?|wtd]] [[Am I alive?|wtd]]No response. You look up and see your blue-skinned companion drawing a curved knife and springing over a pile of fallen rocks. You realize you're in the south quadrant, surrounded by the bodies of even more dead loompas. $alien must have transported you here with that glowing crystal...<br> [[Continue|swords]]You notice movement to your left. Glancing up, you see a hooded swordsman charging right at you!<br> [[Begin Combat|MAINCOMBAT1]] <<set $ehp = 15>>\Max Attack increased by 2.<br> [[Continue|maxtk2]] <<set $atk += 2>>\You're surprised to see that the swordsman isn't a man at all, but a woman. And not only that... she's human!<br> [[You're human!?|human]] [[Are you the one that's been slaughtering the loompas?|slaughtuing]] [[What are you doing here?|whatdoing]]Starwisp: What black insults do you throw at me, cur?<br> [[Continue|vvvv]]Starwisp: We have slaughtered nothing! We hunt the bloodsucking abomination. It is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors]] [[Is that what slaughtered the loompas?|whatsla]] [[Who are you?|protectors]]Starwisp: We hunt the bloodsucking abomination. It is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors]] [[Is that what slaughtered the loompas?|whatsla]] [[Who are you?|protectors]]$alien: Not human. Tozark.<br> [[Continue|friendh]]At that moment you spot $alien helping Thrakk into a seated position. It looks like Thrakk has taken a beating. Just then two more Tozark women approach. As you take a moment to examine them, you begin to notice slight differences in their appearance.<br> [[Continue|appearjs]]Their skin is a shade of lightish red and their ears are slightly pointed. Their faces and arms are covered in strange markings. They could be some form of tattoos. The Tozarks seem to recognize the differences in you as well.<br> [[Continue|diff]]Starwisp: Where are your shakaari?<br> [[My what?|mywhat]] [[I'm the one asking the questions around here!|imasking]]Starwisp: The god-markings on your arms and face, where are they? It is blasphemy for a Tozark to hide the shakaari!<br> [[I don't have any. I'm a human.|imahum]] [[That's not important. Tell me why you've been slaughtering loompas.|whyslaughter]]Starwisp: Imbecile! You are interfering with our work! We hunt the bloodsucking abomination. It is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors]] [[Is that what slaughtered the loompas?|whatsla]] [[Who are you?|protectors]]Starwisp: Unmarked devil! They must have brought the bloodsucker with them! Slay them all, my sisters!<br> [[Hold on! Bloodsucker? Did something else kill these loompas?|kiilll]] [[If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get!|fightoyul]]Starwisp: We have slaughtered nothing! We hunt the bloodsucking abomination. It is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors]] [[Is that what slaughtered the loompas?|whatsla]] [[Who are you?|protectors]]Starwisp: We believe a portal to another dimension has been opened somewhere on this planet. We must deal with the bloodsucker and close the portal so that no more can come through to this plane of existence.<br> [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose]] [[Do you have a plan to slay the beast?|plantokill]]$alien: Please be civil! We aren't here to fight you! Our purposes align. We, too, seek to destroy the bloodsucker.<br> [[Continue|vulmajajf]]The woman proudly holds her sword aloft. A soft red glow seems to emanate from somewhere deep inside the blade.<br> [[Continue|starforged]]Starwisp: We believe a portal to another dimension has been opened somewhere on this planet. We must deal with the bloodsucker and close the portal so that no more can come through to this plane of existence.<br> [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose]] [[Do you have a plan to slay the beast?|plantokill]]Starwisp: This sword was forged in the fires of a dying star on the outer rim of the Sharkanna quadrant. We are its keepers, the guardians of the light, sworn to uphold the laws of nature and science in this sector. My name is Starwisp. These are my sisters, Mara and Lyra. Together we make up the Holy Sisterhood of the Star-Forged Sword.<br> [[That's a pretty name.|prettyname]] [[So you're hunting this vampire because it doesn't belong here?|vampdoesn]] [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose]]Starwisp: We believe a portal to another dimension has been opened somewhere on this planet. We must deal with the bloodsucker and close the portal so that no more can come through to this plane of existence.<br> [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose]] [[Do you have a plan to slay the beast?|plantokill]]Starwisp: That is correct. We believe a portal to another dimension has been opened somewhere on this planet. We must deal with the bloodsucker and close the portal so that no more can come through to this plane of existence.<br> [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose]] [[Do you have a plan to slay the beast?|plantokill]]Starwisp: I can see the truth in your eyes. You are not our enemies. But this beast is beyond your power. You should return home and leave the creature to us.<br> [[No way!|likehell]] [[Are you sure you don't want some help? I'm a pretty good fighter.|likehell]] [[If you're sure you can handle it, I think I'll just go take a nap.|takeanap]]Starwisp: If you are intent on throwing your lives away, then so be it. But if that is your decision then you must follow our lead and do exactly as we say. We do not intent to kill the bloodsucker. We mean to capture it.<br> [[You're kidding, right?|kidding]] [[Why not destroy the monster and be done with it?|kidding]]$alien: We will have time to re-energize later. For now, I think our time would be better spent pursuing this creature.<br> [[Continue|likehell]]Starwisp: Not slay. Capture.<br> [[You're kidding, right?|kidding]] [[Why not destroy the monster and be done with it?|kidding]]Starwisp: The bloodsucker is a blasphemy to this world, but the knowledge we could gain by studying it is worth the risks.<br> [[I can't let you do that. If you won't kill that monster, then I will.|illkill]] [[Very well. How will we capture it?|howcap]]At that moment you hear a blood-curdling shriek. You spin and see a slimy monster dragging a Fuzonian farmer into a nearby cave. The Star-Forged Sisters immediately sprint after it. You follow behind, but their speed is astonishing. The sisters disappear into the cave. You and $alien arrive at the entrance a moment later.<br> [[Continue|intacava]]Starwisp: I carry a device that will ensnare the beast if we can get close. This cube will expand into an unbreakable cage. The bars of the cage are reinforced with Starsteel. It is the most durable metal in the universe. Once the creature is trapped within, there will be no escape.<br> [[All right, let's figure out where this bloodsucker went.|wherewhent]] [[This sounds like a terrible idea. We should kill the monster and be done with it!|kilanbedone]]$alien takes Thrakk back to the village while you and the Tozark's search for signs of the vampire. It isn't long before your keen barbarian eyes spot a trail leading off through the desert. You call out to the Tozarks and follow the path of destruction.<br> [[Continue|pathofdes]]At that moment you hear a blood-curdling shriek. You spin and see a slimy monster dragging a Fuzonian farmer into a nearby cave. The Star-Forged Sisters immediately sprint after it. You follow behind, but their speed is astonishing. The sisters disappear into the cave. You and $alien arrive at the entrance a moment later.<br> [[Continue|intacava]]You follow the trail for miles. The vampire seems to have slashed apart everything in its path: sand, rocks, flora, and fauna. You pass one lonely hut that has been torn to shreds.<br> [[Search the hut for survivors|investigatehut]] [[Continue following the trail|folwijf]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]]You enter the hut. The walls and floor look like they've been slashed apart by an army of swordsmen. You find two Fuzonian carcasses, mutilated and drained of their blood. A soft blue light blinks on a metal device near the ceiling.<br> [[Investigate the device|lighvest]] [[Leave and continue following the trail|leaveandfollow]]You leave the ruined hut behind, following the zig-zagging trail of slash marks across the desert. The trail of destruction leads you to a vast canyon.<br> [[It's a dead end...|deadend]] [[Can the vampire fly?|vampirefly]] [[Keep looking around. There must be some sign of where it went.|mustbesign]]Lyra: A hologram recorder! It may hold a recording of whatever it was that killed these people.<br> [[Continue|recodn]]You leave the ruined hut behind, following the zig-zagging trail of slash marks across the desert. The trail of destruction leads you to a vast canyon.<br> [[It's a dead end...|deadend]] [[Can the vampire fly?|vampirefly]] [[Keep looking around. There must be some sign of where it went.|mustbesign]]Lyra takes the recorder and places it on the table. She presses a series of buttons and a small holographic image of the room you're standing in appears. Two Fuzonians, a man and a woman, are shouting at each other.<br> [[Continue|playback]]Fuzonian Man: ...just a temporary position! If anything better comes along we can move, but they're paying us 37 goobers! Where else can we make that kind of money?<br> [[Continue|playback2]]Fuzonian Woman: I just don't understand why you'd want to waste your life out here for money! You want to be an artist! Do you honestly think you'll be happy doing this work?<br> [[Continue|playback3]]Fuzonian Man: This isn't about happiness, it's about our future! It's about survival. What the-? Did you hear that?<br> [[Continue|dor]]Suddenly the door smashes in and a large slimy creature enters the room. It has long gangly limbs. The beast's arms appear to be made of hooked swords. Its fangs are longer than your fingers. You watch with horror as the creature springs on the table and slashes the Fuzonians to shreds before draining them of their blood. The vampire leaves as quickly as it arrived and the hologram fizzles out.<br> [[Swords for arms?|thinsur]] [[Is that the thing you're hunting?|thinsur]]Mara: Yes. "Fangs like daggers and arms like swords. The bloodsucker has been bred to kill." Encyclopedia of Interdimensional Beings and Voidwalkers, Chapter 32 Section 7. It fits the description perfectly.<br> [[Do you have any other information on the beast?|otherinfo]] [[Let's see if there's anything else useful in this hut.|ufefulhut]] [[No use standing around talking. Let's go find it.|lezgo]]Lyra: The books and holo-vids say very little about the bloodsuckers... most likely because no one who has encountered one has ever survived. What we know comes from our study of the victims. This security footage may be the first time anyone has ever witnessed a bloodsucker attack and lived to tell about it. Fascinating...<br> [[Let's see if there's anything else useful in this hut.|ufefulhut]] [[Enough science. Let's find this thing.|lezgo]] [[Oh yes... watching blue aliens get ripped to shreds is the height of entertainment...|lezgo]]You leave the ruined hut behind, following the zig-zagging trail of slash marks across the desert. The trail of destruction leads you to a vast canyon.<br> [[It's a dead end...|deadend]] [[Can the vampire fly?|vampirefly]] [[Keep looking around. There must be some sign of where it went.|mustbesign]]Starwisp: Not quite. Look here!<br> [[Continue|dddddown]]Starwisp: No. But look!<br> [[Continue|dddddown]]You search for signs of the vampire’s passage near the edge of the cliff. Your investigation leads you right to the drop-off, where you notice a portion of the cliff has crumbled away. Upon further inspection, you spot a platform jutting out from the rock face far below, leading to a cave. It looks like the vampire climbed down this cliff and made its way into that cave.<br> [[Continue|intothecave]]At that moment $alien appears in a swirl of energy, clutching the mysterious crystal.<br> [[Is Thrakk okay?|thrakok]] [[What is that crystal you’re holding?|crystalhold]] [[The vampire went down into that cave in the canyon. We need to find a way down there.|waydonwnsouth]]$alien: I took Thrakk to the medical center in Duskanna. He will be fine. They are serving chocolate ice cream to all their patients today. I am almost envious that it was Thrakk and not me who was wounded in the attack... I could certainly go for a bowl of ice cream right now.<br> [[What is that crystal you’re holding?|crystalhold]] [[The vampire went down into that cave in the canyon. We need to find a way down there.|waydonwnsouth]]$alien: This is an Astafari Stone. It works a bit like teleportation. The stone breaks your body down into tiny molecules and whisks you away to your desired destination, where your molecules re-form and-<br> [[Your words make my head hurt. I will listen to tales of your witchcraft later.|headhurt]] [[Forget I asked! Is Thrakk okay?|thrakok]] [[Yeah, yeah, I got it. Listen, the vampire went down into that cave in the canyon. We need to find a way down there.|waydonwnsouth]]To your surprise, the Tozarks leap off the cliff together. You run to the edge to see if they’ll splatter on the ground far below, but the capes they’re wearing seem to act as wings. They glide gracefully down to the platform and enter the cave without waiting for you.<br> [[Continue|culmannd]]$alien: I keep forgetting that barbarians have brains the size of peanuts. No offense, Zarkaja.<br> [[Is Thrakk okay?|thrakok]] [[The vampire went down into that cave in the canyon. We need to find a way down there.|waydonwnsouth]]Before you can protest, $alien grabs your wrist and teleports you down to the platform using the magic crystal. At least you don’t throw up this time.<br> [[Continue|intacava]]You peer into the darkness of the cave. A soft red glow catches your eye- the glow of the red sword. You head into the cave and follow the receding light. $alien creeps behind you. As you venture farther into the cave, you find yourselves stepping on brittle bones, which turn to dust beneath your heels.<br> [[Continue|zalbtakl]]$alien: This must be where the creature makes its lair. It seems not to concern itself with what food it consumes. We’ve passed the skeletal remains of a dozen species native to Fuzonia and two creatures from our nearby moons. And what's this tiny little skull? This critter is unknown to me. Fascinating!<br> [[Quiet! The sword has vanished.|swordvan]] [[Are we hunting vampires or dissecting owl pellets?|owlpel]]You find yourselves left in total darkness. $alien pulls out a silver cube, which begins to float in the air and glow, illuminating the walls of the cave. You can see a wide pit blocking the path up ahead.<br> [[Where do you get all these weird gizmos?|gizmos]] [[Do you think they went down there?|downetdown]] [[I think I can make the jump across this pit.|makethejump]]$alien: Ow-pellits? Are those creatures from your homeworld? I would simply love to study them if given the chance!<br> [[You can study the vizier’s cracked skull when I return home and bash his brains out.|crackedsulk]] [[Quiet! The sword has vanished.|swordvan]]$alien: Death is truly fascinating. But look! The glowing red sword has vanished!<br> [[Continue|swordvan]]$alien: Thrakk provides me with a multitude of interesting objects to help me with my research. I don’t know what I’d do without him.<br> [[Do you think they went down there?|downetdown]] [[I think I can make the jump across this pit.|makethejump]]$alien: Doubtful. Look at these markings. It looks like the vampire crosses the pit by scaling the walls. The rocks here have been slashed to ribbons. I am sure the Tozarks pursued it down the tunnel beyond this pit.<br> [[Continue|makethejump]]The ground starts to shake beneath your feet. Rocks begin tumbling down from the ceiling, cutting off your exit. You need to move now or you’ll be crushed by the cave-in!<br> [[Teleport us across the pit!|telllllleup]] [[Out of my way! I’m jumping across this pit!|jumpinaclks]]$alien grabs your wrist and you feel that nauseating sensation once more. An instant later you're standing on the far side of the pit. The ceiling on the opposite side of the tunnel has completely collapsed. If you’d waited just a second later to jump...<br> [[Continue|notpuuk]]You take a running start and hurl yourself across the black gap. The ceiling collapses behind you, completely destroying the ground you were just standing on.<br> [[Continue|jumpin2]]Your heart sinks as you fly through the air. The leap hasn’t taken you far enough. WHAM! You smash into the ledge on the far side. The wind is driven violently from your lungs. You begin clutching at the dirt, but your fingers can find no purchase. You begin slipping into the darkness!<br> [[Continue|savedbythebell]]$alien’s hand suddenly wraps around your wrist and yanks you up. You fall flat on your back and begin to take deep, gasping breaths, trying to get some air back into your lungs. The ceiling on the opposite side of the tunnel has completely collapsed. If you’d waited just a second later to jump...<br> [[Continue|hahahahkd]]$alien: A most impressive display, Zarkaja. I prefer to stick with teleportation myself.<br> [[At least I’m not puking.|notpuuk]] [[Laugh it up, bug-eyes.|notpuuk]]$alien: Well, it appears that our exit is blocked. I hope there’s another way out of these caves!<br> [[Continue|anotherwayout]]A warm yellow light begins to glow in the tunnel ahead. $alien puts the light-bearing cube away and the two of you creep forward to investigate. You can hear voices echoing from a large chamber.<br> [[Continue|chamberahead]]<<if visited("edgeofecave")>>\ You peer into a vast room lit by torches. The room is littered with bones and shredded corpses. The vampire is nowhere to be seen, but you spot two of the hooded figures searching for hidden passageways and hiding places. A cage has been set up in the center of the room, dangling from the ceiling.<br> [[Step into the light and talk to them|talkto]] [[Remain hidden and watch from the shadows|watchfromshadows]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]] <<else>>\ You peer into a vast room lit by torches. The room is littered with bones and shredded corpses. The vampire is nowhere to be seen, but you spot the Tozarks searching for hidden passageways and hiding places. A cage has been set up in the center of the room, dangling from the ceiling.<br> [[Thanks for leaving us behind... we were almost buried alive in that cave-in!|almostbruied]] [[Do you know where the vampire went?|almostbruied]] [[Surely you don’t expect the vampire to stand under this cage and let you trap it, do you?|almostbruied]]<</if>>A feral snarl cuts your conversation short. You spin towards the entrance and drop into a fighting stance. $alien and the Star-Forged Sisters follow suit.<br> [[Continue|thevamprevealed]]Glowing red eyes cut through the darkness of the tunnel. A misshapen head slides into the light. The vampire is a gaunt creature with a gray withered face and rows of serrated fangs poking through the skin around its mouth.<br> [[Continue|vampdes]]The creature’s limbs are extraordinarily long, but corded with powerful muscles. Its feet end in razor sharp talons. Most horrifying of all are the creature’s arms: it had no hands. Instead its limbs end in sickle-like blades, deadly and curving, which it thrusts into the walls and floor to propel itself toward you. You have no doubt the creature also uses those nasty blades to tear into its victims.<br> [[Everyone charge! Hack the vampire to pieces!|hacktisigg]] [[Everyone get back! I’ll lure the creature under the cage- just make sure you cut the rope with your first swing.|firstswing]] <<set $ehp = 20>>\Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|acke]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbombe]] [[Eat Pizza|pizzae]]You take a few careful steps backward, not taking your eyes off the vampire. The beast gnashes its teeth at you. You can smell the stink of rotten meat on its breath. You are now standing directly under the cage. The vampire springs forward and Starwisp immediately cuts the rope.<br> [[Continue|ropecut]]You leap to the side, but just then the vampire lashes out with a taloned arm! The blade pierces your leg and pins you to the ground as the cage comes crashing down, trapping you both inside!<br> [[Continue|ohdear]]$alien: Oh, dear.<br> [[Rotten beast! I’ll rip you apart with my bare hands!|bareheadns]] [[Open the cage! Get me out of here!|getmeout]]<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ You snatch up your fallen axe and swing it at the talon pinning your leg to the ground, but the axe clinks off uselessly. The vampire’s talons are as solid and sharp as your own blade. The vampire snaps at you with its razor sharp teeth. You lean back as far as you can. Just then you feel your satchel rip open and several small fleshy sacs flop to the ground.<br> [[Throw an acid sac into the vampire’s mouth|acidsacmouth]] <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<else>>\ You snatch up your fallen axe and swing it at the talon pinning your leg to the ground, but the axe clinks off uselessly. The vampire’s talons are as solid and sharp as your own blade. The vampire snaps at you with its razor sharp teeth. You lean back as far as you can, but it’s not enough. The vampire rips you to shreds and feasts on your blood. An unfortunate end... if only you had a spare acid bomb. Hopefully your death isn’t in vain and the Tozarks are able to learn something from this deadly creature.<br> [[YOU ARE DEAD.|youaredead]]<</if>>Starwisp: If we free you, we also free the vampire. That is a risk I am not willing to take.<br> [[Curse you!|bareheadns]] [[Fine! I’ll deal with this monster myself!|bareheadns]]Your hand closes around one of the fleshy, poison-filled sacs. With a grunt of effort, you hurl the acid grenade into the vampire’ gnashing mouth. The creature snaps at the unexpected missile, mistaking it for something edible. Its serrated teeth tear the sac apart.<br> [[Continue|vampedead]]You’ve been killed by a space vampire. GAME OVER.Acid bursts out of the sac, coating the vampire’s mouth and splattering onto your arm. You cry out in pain, but the pain is nothing compared to the satisfaction you feel as you watch the vampire’s teeth and face melt away.<br> [[Continue|dyingvampys]]The shrieking vampire thrashes against the bars of the cage in its throes of agony, but the effort is short-lived. The vampire’s headless body crashes down on you, knocking the wind out of your lungs. You grunt, trying to push the monstrous corpse off your chest, but it’s too heavy.<br> [[Will someone get this stinking beast off me!?|getitoff]] [[Open the cage and get me out of here!|getitoff]]Starwisp and her sisters hurry over to the cage and try to push it over. The cage doesn’t budge. That’s probably a good thing; if the cage had been easy to knock over the vampire would have been free in an instant.<br> [[Continue|badnewsbears]]A sudden crumbling sound draws your attention deeper into the cavern. The walls seem to be collapsing in dozens of areas.<br> [[Another cave-in?|cavein2]] [[Starwisp? You were just hunting ONE vampire, right?|onevampire]]$alien: I don’t think so. The rock patterns do not indicate seismic activity...<br> [[Continue|vampiresattack]]Starwisp: We had reason to believe-<br> [[Continue|vampiresattack]]Your speculation is cut short by a vicious snarl. Dozens of vampires begin clawing their way out of the crumbling holes in the walls around the cavern.<br> [[Continue|getmeouttahere]]The vampires attack your companions like a flock of birds descending on a discarded chunk of bread. The Star-Forged Sisters spring forward with war cries and slash at the demons with their glowing swords while $alien tries to fend off the raging vampires with a tiny stone dagger.<br> [[Continue|youclimbout]]<<if visited("dude")>>\ You manage to remove the talon impaling your leg and slowly slide your body out from underneath the monstrous vampire. Your arm feels like it’s on fire. Stray drops of acid have eaten through skin and muscle, but luckily it missed your bones. Your leg, on the other hand, is pretty mangled. You bite back snarls of pain as you pull yourself to your feet, using the bars of the cage for support.<br> [[Continue|pryopenbars]] <<else>>\ You manage to remove the talon impaling your leg and slowly slide your body out from underneath the monstrous vampire. Your arm feels like it’s on fire. Stray drops of acid have eaten through skin and muscle, but luckily it missed your bones. Your leg, on the other hand, is pretty mangled. You bite back snarls of pain as you pull yourself to your feet, using the bars of the cage for support.<br> [[Continue|pryopenbars]]<</if>>You grab the dead vampire's skull and smash it into the bars. There is still acid in the dead beast's mouth, and luckily the acid is corrosive enough to eat through the metal. You are free!<br> [[Join the fight!|hacktisi]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]] <<set $ehp = 20>>\You begin searching for an exit. One section of the cavern wall has collapsed, revealing a metal hallway behind it.<br> [[Continue|thisiscolloys]]You dig shallow graves using vampire shin bones as shovels and bury Lyra and Mara. Starwisp says a few tearful words over her sisters before you depart.<br> [[Let's get out of this blasted cavern. My eyes long for the light of those two suns.|letsgetout]] [[I want to explore this cavern.|explorecavern]]You begin limping around the cavern, searching the nooks and crannies for hidden passageways. You find a few dead loompas in the corner. +3 acid bombs added to inventory. One section of the cavern wall has collapsed, revealing a metal hallway behind it.<br> [[Continue|thisiscolloys]] <<set $acidbomb += 3>>\$alien: This... this is an Andraxxan mothership! This is the Colossus!<br> [[Isn't that the ship we helped take down?|isntthatshit]] [[Did those vampires come from this ship?|vaprsyh]] [[Let's explore it.|exploreit]]$alien: Yes. I had forgotten about this ship. These tunnels must have formed as a result of the crash. We haven't ventured anywhere near the crash site since... that day.<br> [[Did those vampires come from this ship?|vaprsyh]] [[Let's explore it.|exploreit]]Starwisp: It is possible... if the crash was sufficiently massive, it could have caused a rip in space-time, opening a portal through which the vampires were able to cross into this world. We should be cautious.<br> [[Isn't the Colossus the ship we helped take down?|isntthatshit]] [[Let's explore it.|exploreit]]The three of you enter the ship and begin to explore. A sign overhead provides directions: Control Room, Science Lab, Cafeteria, and Waste Management.<br> [[Explore the Control Room|controlroom]] [[Explore the Science Lab|sciencelab]] [[Explore the Cafeteria|cafe]] [[Explore the Waste Management Facility|wastemanage]]<<if visited("examindata")>>\ Nothing more to be found here.<br> [[Continue|exploredifarea]] <<else>>\ You proceed down the hallway and enter the control room. This station is filled with dozens of video monitors that were destroyed when the Colossus crashed. You spot a rack of datacrons in the center of the room. Several of the datacrons have spilled onto the floor.<br> [[Explore the room|explorecommand]] [[Examine the datacrons|examindata]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]<</if>><<if visited("carcarsses")>>\ You return to the science lab filled with test tubes.<br> [[Investigate the biggest tube|investtube]] [[Get the hell out of this creepy place|exploredifarea]] <<else>>\ You enter the science lab. A green light flickers on above you. It seems like this room is the only one in the ship that still has any power left. The lab is lined with rows of enormous test tubes. Most of the tubes have shattered as a result of the crash. Green goopy liquid is spilling out of them onto the floor.<br> [[Continue|carcarsses]]<</if>><<if visited("searchbodies")>>\ Nothing more to be found here.<br> [[Continue|exploredifarea]] <<else>>\ You lead your companions into the cafeteria. Most of the tables have been destroyed and the floor is strewn with the mangled corpses of dead Andraxxans.<br> [[Search the bodies|searchbodies]] [[Explore the kitchen|explorekitch]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]<</if>><<if visited("exploreroom")>>\ You return to the shimmering portal in the Waste Management facility.<br> [[What do you think lies beyond it?|liesbeyond]] [[We need to destroy this portal.|destroytheportal]] [[Let's walk through it.|walkthruit]] [[We should get out of here.|getoutofhere]] <<else>>\ You walk down the hallway, your fingers tracing along the walls to guide you through the darkness. An overpowering stench reaches your nostrils. Just then your fingertips brush against something slimy and sticky. You pull your hand away, repulsed. You sniff your fingers- blegh, disgusting!<br> [[Continue|alienshit]]<</if>>It’s alien poop! The walls and floor of this area have been splattered in extraterrestrial feces and alien refuse. Several giant vats filled with alien secretion have been cracked open and their contents are now spilling out all over the room.<br> [[Explore the room|exploreroom]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]You enter the poop-covered room. Your feet squelch through globs of alien filth, making wet farting noises as you venture forward. You notice a strange pulsing glow at the far end of the room. It seems to be coming from down a flight of stairs. As you approach, you can feel a deep rumbling vibration. Something massive is humming within the belly of the ship.<br> [[Continue|downthestairs]]What do you want to do?<br> [[Explore the Control Room|controlroom]] [[Explore the Science Lab|sciencelab]] [[Explore the Cafeteria|cafe]] [[Explore the Waste Management Facility|wastemanage]]You walk down the steps and discover a large glowing portal! Strange, demonic images flicker past on the other side.<br> [[Continue|alkk]]Starwisp: This has to be where the vampires are coming from. The impact from the ship's crash must have been enormous if it was able to rip open a wormhole in space-time!<br> [[What do you think lies beyond it?|liesbeyond]] [[We need to destroy this portal.|destroytheportal]] [[Let's walk through it.|walkthruit]] [[We should get out of here.|getoutofhere]]Starwisp: Whatever blasphemous world they come from. There must be some way we can destroy this portal for good.<br> [[We need to destroy this portal.|destroytheportal]] [[Let's walk through it.|walkthruit]] [[We should get out of here.|getoutofhere]]$alien: Perhaps we can find something of use in the Science Lab?<br> [[What do you think lies beyond this portal?|liesbeyond]] [[Let's walk through it.|walkthruit]] [[We should get out of here.|getoutofhere]]You and your companions step through the portal. It feels like walking through a pool of warm water, but when you come out on the other side you are completely dry. Every step you take kicks up a thick cloud of ash and soot, sending you into a coughing fit.<br> [[Continue|ontheotherside]]What do you want to do?<br> [[Explore the Control Room|controlroom]] [[Explore the Science Lab|sciencelab]] [[Explore the Cafeteria|cafe]]<<if visited("datapad")>>\ Nothing more to be found here.<br> [[Examine the datacrons|examindata]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]] <<else>>\ Most of the devices in this room seem to have been destroyed in the crash, but you discover a data tablet containing an urgent message beneath one of the control panels. You pick it up and begin to read.<br> [[Continue|datapad]]<</if>><<if visited("flickerhs")>>\ All the other datacrons were damaged in the crash. Nothing more to see here.<br> [[Explore the room|explorecommand]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]] <<else>>\ You pick up one of the datacrons and insert it into a nearby holo projector. The device hums to life and a flickering blue image appears before you.<br> [[Continue|flickerhs]]<</if>>You see what appears to be a science lab filled with rows and rows of giant test tubes. The tubes are filled with murky green liquid. Malformed creatures seem to be floating inside the tubes, suspended in some sort of twisted birthing process.<br> [[Continue|401ks]]As you watch the holo feed, two Andraxxan technicians enter the room. They are having a heated debate about their financial situations and the fact that their company doesn’t provide them with benefits or 401ks. The holo recording fizzles out a moment later.<br> [[Insert another datacron|insteranother]] [[Explore the rest of the control room|explorecommand]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]The science lab appears again, along with the two Andraxxan technicians. They are checking tubes and taking notes. As you watch, the doors on the far side of the room swish open and a tall, metal clad figure enters. A skull and crossbones symbol has been painted on his armor. The technicians immediately snap to attention. The newcomer begins barking orders and the technicians spring into action. They hurry over to the largest test tube and begin unscrewing the latch.<br> [[Continue|unscrewing]]Goopy green liquid spills out of the tube and the creature within begins to awaken. $alien taps a few buttons and the projector zooms in on the tube. You realize with dawning horror that the creature inside is a Shyfter! These cursed Andraxxans are actually manufacturing Shyfters! Curse them!<br> [[Continue|fizll]]The holo projector fizzles out as the data recording ends.<br> [[Explore the rest of the control room|explorecommand]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]URGENT! (cont.) ...increase production in your facility if we are to have any hope of achieving our goals. Your station has fallen six galac-tads behind schedule. The Atomic Angel will eat my eyeballs for breakfast if he learns of the embarrassing pace with which this project is proceeding. Please don’t let me down, for my own sake. -Commander Bork<br> [[Explore the room|explorecommand]] [[Examine the datacrons|examindata]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]<<if visited("examinedisk")>>\ Nothing more to be found here.<br> [[Explore the kitchen|explorekitch]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]] <<else>>\ You begin digging through the bodies of the dead Andraxxans. You find 3 slices of pizza! One of the Andraxxans is clutching a handheld data disk. You pick up the disk and examine it.<br> [[Continue|examinedisk]] <<set $pizza += 3>>\ <</if>><<if visited("tasteslime")>>\ Nothing more to be found here.<br> [[Search the bodies in the cafeteria|searchbodies]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]] <<else>>\ You head into the kitchen, which is filled with tubes lining the walls. The tubes have all been cracked open. Thick, yellow, mucus-like liquid drips from the broken cylinders. You realize that this goopy filth is what the Andraxxans consume for sustenance. You are repulsed by the thought of putting such viscous slime into your body. It’s like rotten curds and whey mixed with yogurt and diarrhea.<br> [[Taste the goopy slime|tasteslime]] [[Search the bodies in the cafeteria|searchbodies]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]<</if>>The disk contains blueprints related to gene splicing. You don't understand most of what you're seeing, but it seems like these Andraxxans were trying to manufacture or create some sort of hybrid creature, though the data appears to be incomplete.<br> [[Explore the kitchen|explorekitch]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]You step up to one of the cracked cylinders, wipe off a bit of gruel with your finger, and stick it in your mouth. You immediately poop in your pants. -2 HP.<br> [[Continue|alienlaughs]] <<set $hp -= 2>>\<<if $hp lte 0>>\ You are out of hit points... You pooped yourself to death! <<else>>\ $alien: That was very foolish, Zarkaja! You could not possibly hope to consume the nutrients of the Andraxxans. They are half machine. I’m surprised this stuff didn't kill you.<br> [[I pooped!|pooped]] [[Ugh... that tasted disgusting and I pooped in my pants. That wasn't the smartest thing I've ever done.|pooped]]<</if>>Starwisp: We’re wasting time! We didn’t come here to eat Andraxxan gruel and poop in our pants! Let’s get out of here. Stupid barbarian...<br> [[Search the bodies in the cafeteria|searchbodies]] [[Explore a different area|exploredifarea]]You can see the shriveled carcasses of strange creatures dangling from cords and wires inside the tubes. At the far back of the room you notice that one of the tubes is still intact. It looks like the creature inside is alive.<br> [[Investigate the tube|investtube]] [[Leave this creepy place|exploredifarea]]You approach the giant test tube. As you draw near, the form within becomes clearer to you. Indescribable horror fills your heart. You recognize the abomination within as none other than your mortal enemy: Skagg the Star King!<br> [[What the devil?|starkings]] [[Is that Skagg the Star King?|starkings]]$alien: It appears that the Andraxxans are manufacturing Shyfters. How curious.<br> [[We should destroy this thing.|destroyskagg]] [[Let’s open the tube and release it.|releaseit]]What is your plan to destroy the Shyfter?<br> [[Smash the tube and hack the Shyfter apart with your axe|axeattack]] [[Flip some switches on a nearby control panel and hope those kill it|trolpanel]]You spot a control panel nearby. You grasp one of the levers and give it a pull. A sudden spark of electricity courses through the tube. The Shyfter's eyes begin to glow with unholy fire as the spark of electricity brings it to life. You try to throw the switch again, but this facility has gone unused for so long that the machinery is no longer functioning properly. The lever snaps off in your hand.<br> [[Continue|nowyafuckdup]]The sparking of the electricity intensifies until it becomes too powerful for the tube to withstand. The glass shatters, spilling goopy green liquid all over the floor and releasing the Shyfter within!<br> [[Continue|blllow]]The malformed clone of the Star King unleashes an unearthly bellow. Your stomach drops as you realize that the Shyfter’s cry has awakened the dead carcasses! The undead Shyfters rip free of the cords holding them and flop out of their tubes. You are surrounded!<br> [[Enter Combat|for4lives]] <<set $ehp = 30>>\Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|ackmlh]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbombmlh]] [[Eat Pizza|pizzamlh]]You smack the tube with your electrified axe. The liquid within begins to sizzle. The sparking of the electricity intensifies until it grows too powerful for the tube to withstand. The glass shatters, spilling goopy green liquid all over the floor and releasing the Shyfter within!<br> [[Continue|blllow]]You pull one of the levers on the control panel. A sudden spark of electricity courses through the tube. The Shyfter's eyes begin to glow with unholy fire as the spark of electricity brings it to life. You try to throw the switch again, but this facility has gone unused for so long that the machinery is no longer functioning properly. The lever snaps off in your hand.<br> [[Continue|nowyafuckdup]]This world has been completely burned to ash, as if by dragonfire. The light from a dying sun casts the land in a reddish hue.<br> [[What could have caused this kind of destruction?|whtdestruc]] [[Where do you think we are?|whyrouthwera]] [[The vampire hive must be around here somewhere. Let’s keep moving.|vampirehsiere]]$alien: The fiery breath of a Keltovoxx? I have no idea. I've never seen such widespread destruction before.<br> [[Where do you think we are?|whyrouthwera]] [[The vampire hive must be around here somewhere. Let’s keep moving.|vampirehsiere]]$alien: This world does not appear to be listed on any of the data records. I wonder... but no. Alternate dimensions have never before been proven. They're simply a theory. Still, it is possible... Thrakk's device lists all known planets in our universe.<br> [[Are you saying we're in some sort of alternate dimension?|altdim]] [[What could have caused this kind of destruction?|whtdestruc]] [[The vampire hive must be around here somewhere. Let’s keep moving.|vampirehsiere]]Just then you spot a group of tiny mushroom-like creatures running towards you and crying for help. A swarm of vampires is descending upon them. If you don’t act now, the tiny mushroom people will be ripped to shreds!<br> [[Protect the mushroom people from the vampires|protectmushrooms]] [[Hide behind a pile of charred rocks|charredrocks]] <<set $ehp = 15>>\You charge forward, throwing yourself between the fleeing mushroom people and the swarming vampires.<br> [[Begin Combat|fightscene]]You watch as the mushroom people are ripped to shreds. The vampires don’t seem too intelligent, so they don’t notice you behind the rocks. They begin scuttling away. You follow behind at a safe distance.<br> [[Continue|followvamps]]You peer into the darkness of the cave. A soft red glow catches your eye- the glow of a red sword. You head into the cave and follow the receding light. $alien creeps behind you. As you venture further into the cave, you find yourselves stepping on brittle bones, which turn to dust beneath your heels.<br> [[Continue|zalbtakl]]You step into the cavern with your hands held open in a sign of peace. The startled warriors drop into fighting stances, but slowly relax when they see you aren't the monster. The third figure appears from one of the dark passageways and they all remove their hoods.<br> [[You... you're HUMANS!?|yourhumanss]] [[What are you doing here?|doingsdig]] [[What is that monster?|whatisthemonster]]You watch from the shadows, trying to ascertain the location of the third warrior. That soon becomes apparent. A blade slips beneath your chin. You curse yourself for not detecting the warrior sooner, but you don't have time to berate yourself. The warrior pushes you into the light.<br> [[Continue|intothelight]]Starwisp: What black insults do you throw at me, cur?<br> [[Continue|vvvv2]]Starwisp: We hunt the bloodsucking abomination. It is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors3]] [[Where did it come from?|whatsla3]] [[Who are you?|protectors3]]Starwisp: It is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors3]] [[Where did it come from?|whatsla3]] [[Who are you?|protectors3]]$alien: Not human. Tozark.<br> [[Continue|friendh2]]As you take a moment to examine the three women standing before you, you begin to notice slight differences in their appearance. Their skin is a shade of lightish red and their ears are slightly pointed. Their faces and arms are covered in strange markings. They could be some form of tattoos. The Tozarks seem to recognize the differences in you as well.<br> [[Continue|diff2]]Starwisp: Where are your shakaari?<br> [[My what?|mywhat2]] [[I'm the one asking the questions around here!|imasking2]]Starwisp: The god-markings on your arms and face, where are they? It is blasphemy for a Tozark to hide the shakaari!<br> [[I don't have any. I'm a human.|imahum2]] [[That's not important. What is that thing that's been slaughtering loompas?|whyslaughter2]]Starwisp: Imbecile! You are interfering with our work! We hunt the bloodsucking abomination. It is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors3]] [[Is that what slaughtered the loompas?|whatsla3]] [[Who are you?|protectors3]]Starwisp: Unmarked devil! You must be the ones that brought the bloodsucker here! Slay them all, my sisters!<br> [[Hold on! We're hunting the bloodsucker, too!|kiilll2]] [[If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get!|fightoyul2]]Starwisp: We hunt the bloodsucking abomination. It is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors3]] [[Where did it come from?|whatsla3]] [[Who are you?|protectors3]]The woman proudly holds her sword aloft. A soft red glow seems to emanate from somewhere deep inside the blade.<br> [[Continue|starforged2]]Starwisp: We believe a portal to another dimension has been opened somewhere on this planet. We must deal with the bloodsucker and close the portal so that no more can come through to this plane of existence.<br> [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose4]] [[Do you have a plan to slay the beast?|plantokill4]]Starwisp: I can see the truth in your eyes. You are not our enemies. But this beast is beyond your power. You should return home and leave the creature to us.<br> [[No way!|illkill4]] [[Are you sure you don't want some help? I'm a pretty good fighter.|illkill4]] [[If you're sure you can handle it, I think I'll just go take a nap.|illkill4]]Starwisp: Not slay. Capture.<br> [[You're kidding, right?|kidding3]] [[Why not destroy the monster and be done with it?|kidding3]]Starwisp: This sword was forged in the fires of a dying star on the outer rim of the Sharkanna quadrant. We are its keepers, the guardians of the light, sworn to uphold the laws of nature and science in this sector. My name is Starwisp. These are my sisters, Mara and Lyra. Together we make up the Holy Sisterhood of the Star-Forged Sword.<br> [[That's a pretty name.|prettyname4]] [[So you're hunting this vampire because it doesn't belong here?|vampdoesn4]] [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose4]]Starwisp: We believe a portal to another dimension has been opened somewhere on this planet. We must deal with the bloodsucker and close the portal so that no more can come through to this plane of existence.<br> [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose4]] [[Do you have a plan to slay the beast?|plantokill4]]Starwisp: That is correct. We believe a portal to another dimension has been opened somewhere on this planet. We must deal with the bloodsucker and close the portal so that no more can come through to this plane of existence.<br> [[It seems we are of like purpose. We too hunt the beast that slaughtered the loompas.|likepurpose4]] [[Do you have a plan to slay the beast?|plantokill4]]Starwisp: The bloodsucker is a blasphemy to this world, but the knowledge we could gain by studying it is worth the risks.<br> [[I can't let you do that. If you won't kill that monster, then I will.|illkill4]] [[Very well. How will we capture it?|howcap4]]A feral snarl cuts your conversation short. You spin towards the entrance and drop into a fighting stance. $alien and the Star-Forged Sisters follow suit.<br> [[Continue|thevamprevealed]]Starwisp points up at the cage dangling from the ceiling.<br> [[Continue|cagestel]]Starwisp: The bars of the cage are reinforced with Starsteel. It is the most durable metal in the universe. Once the creature is trapped within, there will be no escape.<br> [[All right, let's figure out where this bloodsucker went.|wherewhent2]] [[This sounds like a terrible idea. We should kill the monster and be done with it!|wherewhent2]]A feral snarl cuts your conversation short. You spin towards the entrance and drop into a fighting stance. $alien and the Star-Forged Sisters follow suit.<br> [[Continue|thevamprevealed]]The woman scans your face, searching for answers. She lowers her sword and motions for her sisters to do the same.<br> [[Continue|dothesmen]]$alien: Please be civil! We aren't here to fight you! Our purposes align. We, too, seek to destroy the bloodsucker.<br> [[Continue|vulmajaj]]Starwisp: The bloodsucker is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors3]] [[Where did it come from?|whatsla3]] [[Who are you?|protectors3]]The woman scans your faces, searching for answers. She lowers her sword and motions for her sisters to do the same.<br> [[Continue|dothesmen]]The woman scans your faces, searching for answers. She lowers her sword and motions for her sisters to do the same.<br> [[Continue|dothesmenh]]Starwisp: The bloodsucker is an inter-dimensional being not meant to live on this plane of existence. It must be eliminated. As protectors of this quadrant, it is our duty to see that task through to the end.<br> [[Protectors?|protectors]] [[Where did it come from?|whatsla]] [[Who are you?|protectors]]The warriors keep their blades pointed at you, but they pull back their hoods to reveal their faces.<br> [[You... you're HUMANS!?|yourhumanss]] [[What are you doing here?|doingsdig]] [[What is that monster?|whatisthemonster]]Starwisp points at a spot over the edge of the cliff. Looking down, you spot a platform jutting out from the rock face far below, leading to a cave. It looks like the vampire climbed down this cliff and made its way into that cave.<br> [[Continue|intothecave]]Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|ack]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbomb]] [[Eat Pizza|pizza]]<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(1,6)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|holdground]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurn]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHP]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|MAINCOMBAT1]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Gained 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHP]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|MAINCOMBAT1]]<</if>><b>Inventory</b><br> Star Axe Pizza: $pizza Acid Bombs: $acidbomb<br> <<return "Back">><<set $atkdmg = random(1,6)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdie]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|MAINCOMBAT1]] <</if>>\GAME OVER<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|holdground]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurn]]<</if>>Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|ack2]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbomb2]] [[Eat Pizza|pizza2]]<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(1,6)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|victory]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurn2]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHP2]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|MAINCOMBAT2]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Healed 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHP2]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|MAINCOMBAT2]]<</if>>Max Attack increased by 2.<br> [[Continue|intocave]] <<set $atk += 2>>\<<set $atkdmg = random(1,6)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdie]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|MAINCOMBAT2]] <</if>>\The vampire scuttles away from your vicious attacks, fleeing into a nearby cave.<br> [[Continue|maxtk]]<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|victory]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurn2]]<</if>>Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|ackm]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbombm]] [[Eat Pizza|pizzam]]The vampires lead you to a chrome castle built in the side of a mountain. They enter through the main gates, which close behind them. You notice a tunnel entrance nearby. There may be a way in through there. You also see a ledge you could climb, which would allow you to enter through an upper window.<br> [[Enter the tunnel|tunnelenter]] [[Climb in through the window|windowclimb]]You follow the twisting passageways down into a large open chamber filled with lava. A whole host of vampires stretches out before you. They all seem to be centered around an especially large vampire, who you assume must be Vektar.<br> [[Dramatically announce your arrival|arrivalannounce]] [[Charge in and attack|lavafight]] <<set $ehp = 30>>\You and your companions scale the side of the tower and enter through the window. A horde of slavering, mutant Shyfters awaits within!<br> [[Begin Combat|combatya]] <<set $ehp = 50>>\<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(1,6)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfightt]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurne]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHPe]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|hacktisi]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Gained 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHPe]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|hacktisi]]<</if>>Max Attack increased by 3!<br> [[Continue|creased]] <<set $atk += 3>>\<<set $atkdmg = random(3,8)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdie]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|hacktisi]] <</if>>\<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfightt]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurne]]<</if>>You, $alien, and Starwisp slay the remaining vampires in a wild frenzy. With your task complete, you collapse to the ground. You managed to fight through the pain during the battle, but now that the vampires have been slain and you have a moment to relax the agony intensifies a hundredfold. You tear off a piece of cloth and try to bind your wounds, but your hands are trembling and you keep losing your grip. Starwisp kneels beside you and wipes the tears from her eyes.<br> [[Continue|kendtas]]Starwisp: Let me do it.<br> [[Continue|takess]]+5 HP. Starwisp takes the cloth and binds your wounds. You examine your injuries and laugh deeply before realizing the gravity of the situation.<br> [[Let's get out of this blasted cavern. My eyes long for the light of those two suns.|letsgetout]] [[We should lay your sisters to rest.|laysisters]] [[I want to explore this cavern.|explorecavern]] <<set $hp += 5>>\<<if visited("morsplore")>>\ Nothing more to be found here.<br> [[Ask for more information about the vampire|otherinfo]] [[Leave the hut and search for the vampire|lezgo]] <<else>>\ You find pizza in the fridge! +1 pizza added to inventory.<br> [[Continue|morsplore]] <<set $pizza += 1>>\ <</if>>\What do you want to do?<br> [[Ask for more information about the vampire|otherinfo]] [[Leave the hut and search for the vampire|lezgo]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]]At that moment three hooded figures carrying glowing red swords land in the dirt ahead, but they pay no attention to you. They charge after the fleeing monster, following it into the cave. You and $alien follow them to the dark entrance.<br> [[Continue|edgeofecave]]You stand with your feet firmly planted, shoulders back and chest out. The swordsman skids to a halt and hisses at you before pulling back his hood.<br> [[Continue|drawhood]]A sudden crumbling sound draws your attention deeper into the cavern. The walls are collapsing all around you. Dozens of vampires skitter out of the walls and surround you. This is about to get interesting...<br> [[Begin Combat|hacktisi]] [[Check Inventory|inventory]]The vampires tear into Lyra, slicing her to ribbons. You see Mara hacking through the mass of bodies with her glowing sword, but soon she too is overcome by the swarming devils. Starwisp’s blade flashes like a deadly flame, spilling vampire blood left and right. $alien slays a vampire before teleporting across the room to slay another. The savage monsters can’t seem to get their claws on the blue alien.<br> [[Continue|youwin]]<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(1,6)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttm]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnem]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHPem]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|fightscene]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Gained 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHPem]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|fightscene]]<</if>>You slaughter the vampires. The remaining mushroom people form a circle around you, singing and dancing and praising your names for saving them.<br> [[Continue|mushmaids]]Max Attack increased by 3!<br> [[Continue|fightskipper]] <<set $atk += 3>>\<<set $atkdmg = random(1,5)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdie]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|fightscene]] <</if>>\<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttm]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnem]]<</if>>Meep-Mar: Hail, mighty hero! Thou art the savior of the Mush-Mads! We are eternally grateful to thee! Please, take this pizza as a gift!<br> [[Where did those vampires come from?|vampescomefrom]] [[What is a Mush-Mad?|whatsmush]] [[What happened to the land here?|whathanpland]] <<set $pizza += 1>>\Meep-Mar: The vampires reside in Starsteel Keep! ‘Tis a great spire betwixt the mountains!<br> [[What is a Mush-Mad?|whatsmush]] [[What happened to the land here?|whathanpland]] [[I will seek out Starsteel Keep and destroy the vampires|destroykeep]]Meep-Mar: We are Mush-Mads! We are a fungal folk. This is our home planet, but we are not free. The vampires of Starsteel Keep rip our flesh and chew on our bones! ‘Tis a woeful existence, to be sure!<br> [[Starsteel Keep?|thekeep]] [[What happened to the land here?|whathanpland]] [[I will seek out Starsteel Keep and destroy the vampires|destroykeep]]Meep-Mar: The Sun God has forsaken us! He has unleashed his wrath upon the vampires, but we too have been caught in the flames. We have nothing left to live for! Repent! Repent before the end!<br> [[Right...|rightmeep]] [[Where did those vampires come from?|vampescomefrom]] [[What is a Mush-Mad?|whatsmush]]Meep-Mar: Your heroism truly knows no bounds! Tales will be sung of your legendary deeds, might warrior! With the vampires destroyed we will no longer need to live in fear of being butchered in the night!<br> [[Continue|meepsexplain]]Meep-Mar: ‘Tis a great spire betwixt the mountains! Nigh impenetrable, it is, and fiercely guarded by vampires!<br> [[I will seek out Starsteel Keep and destroy the vampires.|destroykeep]]Meep-Mar: Please, mighty hero! Will you not save us from the wicked vampires?<br> [[I will slaughter them all!|slaughteremell]] [[Meh, I don’t really have time to fight vampires.|notimetofight]]Meep-Mar: Your heroism truly knows no bounds! Tales will be sung of your legendary deeds, might warrior! With the vampires destroyed we will no longer need to live in fear of being butchered in the night!<br> [[Continue|meepsexplain]]Starwisp: Surely you jest! We cannot allow the bloodsuckers to continue their reign of terror against these creatures.<br> [[You’re right. We must destroy the vampires!|totheend]] [[Ah, yes. I was using a narrative device called “the reluctant hero.” It makes for a more dramatic story. I do not fear the vampires, for I am a hero! I will smite them!|totheend]]Meep-Mar: Your heroism truly knows no bounds! Tales will be sung of your legendary deeds, might warrior! With the vampires destroyed we will no longer need to live in fear of being butchered in the night!<br> [[Continue|meepsexplain]]Meep-Mar: But look! The sun begins to set. You should join us in our underground village. The nights are dark and bitterly cold on this planet. We will throw you a grand feast! What say you?<br> [[We will spend the night in your village.|spendnightvillage]] [[We don't have any time to waste. We must press on. Please tell us how to get to Starsteel Keep.|tellushowh]]Meep-Mar: The second option is to seek out the wise and powerful Mechanox. He spends his time meditating in the mountains beyond the Ashy Wastes. He can help you get inside Starsteel Keep.<br> [[I will take the tunnels and battle Vektar.|battlevek]] [[I will find Mechanox.|findmecha]]You set out into the night, following the directions of the Mush-Mads. Turns out the Mush-Mads actually do know a thing or two about their own planet; the temperature is well below freezing! You lose 10 HP from your foolishness!<br> [[Continue|checkidiot]] <<set $hp -= 10>>\You set out into the night, following the directions of the Mush-Mads. Turns out the Mush-Mads actually do know a thing or two about their own planet; the temperature is well below freezing! You lose 10 HP from your foolishness!<br> [[Continue|checkidiotf]] <<set $hp -= 10>>\You follow the Mush-Mads to their village, where you enjoy an odd meal consisting of oats and some sort of chewy fungus. It isn't the best food you've ever eaten, but it restores some of your vitality. +5 HP.<br> [[Continue|passss]] <<set $hp += 5>>\Meep-Mar: Unwise, but if that is your decision, then so be it. You are the hero, after all, though it appears intelligence is not one of your strong suits. There are two ways to reach the vampire fortress: the first is through an underground passageway. It leads under the tower, but passing through there will lead you through the lair of Vektar, the vampire king! He can rip an Andraxxan warship to shreds with his claws!<br> [[Continue|option222]]You wake up early the next morning, eager to begin your journey and kill more space vampires. Meep-Mar stands near the entrance to the cave.<br> [[Continue|mepep]]Meep-Mar: There are two ways to reach the vampire fortress: the first is through an underground passageway. It leads under the tower, but passing through there will lead you through the lair of Vektar, the vampire king! He can rip an Andraxxan warship to shreds with his claws!<br> [[Continue|option222e]]Meep-Mar: The second option is to seek out the wise and powerful Mechanox. He spends his time meditating in the mountains beyond the Ashy Wastes. He can help you get inside Starsteel Keep.<br> [[Tell me more about Vektar.|learnvekt]] [[Tell me more about Mechanox.|mechanoxxx]] [[I will take the tunnels and battle Vektar.|battlevek4]] [[I will find Mechanox.|findmecha4]]Meep-Mar: Vektar is a ruthless vampire. He sired all the vampire spawn that have overrun our planet, but he is not the master of the tower. We know not who resides at the pinnacle of Starsteel Keep- we know only that the tower's master does not allow Vektar to share that high perch.<br> [[Tell me more about Mechanox.|mechanoxxx]] [[I will take the tunnels and battle Vektar.|battlevek4]] [[I will find Mechanox.|findmecha4]]Meep-Mar: Mechanox is an ancient master. Some say that he created this planet himself! He is a reclusive individual, preferring to spend most of his time in meditation far from civilization. He knows all the lore of our dying world.<br> [[Tell me more about Vektar.|learnvekt]] [[I will take the tunnels and battle Vektar.|battlevek4]] [[I will find Mechanox.|findmecha4]]Meep-Mar: We wish you all the luck in the universe, mighty heroes. Down with the vampires! Down with Vektar!<br> [[Continue|journeystart]]Meep-Mar: We wish you all the luck in the universe, mighty heroes. Please send Mechanox our warmest regards. Down with the vampires! Down with Vektar!<br> [[Continue|journeystartf]]<<if visited("alkk")>>\ You beat the stuffing out of a bunch of Shyfters and sprint out of the Science Lab, but there are still dozens of mutated monsters chasing you! You sprint down a series of hallways and find yourself back in the Waste Management Facility. You skid to a halt in front of the portal.<br> [[We need to jump through! It's our only hope of escape!|exape]] [[No more running! We must stand and fight!|standandfight]] <<else>>\ You beat the stuffing out of a bunch of Shyfters and sprint out of the Science Lab, but there are still dozens of mutated monsters chasing you! You sprint down a series of hallways and find yourself in the Waste Management Facility. You skid to a halt in front of a giant glowing portal.<br> [[Continue|kendrline]]<</if>>\You leap through the portal just as the Shyfters arrive! You and your companions fall to the ground, which is covered in a thick layer of ash. Looking behind you, you see the portal shimmer and vanish! There will be no going back that way...<br> [[Continue|ontheothersidef]]$alien: We are weak from fighting! I strongly advise we take our chances and leap through this portal!<br> [[You're right, let's get jump through it!|exape]] [[I make the choices, and I say we fight!|fightingShyfter]]Starwisp: This has to be where the vampires are coming from. The impact from the ship's crash must have been enormous if it was able to rip open a wormhole in space-time!<br> [[What do you think lies beyond it?|liesbeyondg]] [[We need to jump through! It's our only hope of escape!|exape]] [[No more running! We must stand and fight!|standandfight]]Starwisp: No time to speculate! Those Shyfters will be here any second!<br> [[We need to jump through! It's our only hope of escape!|exape]] [[No more running! We must stand and fight!|standandfight]]You stand your ground. The Shyfters enter the room. This will be your last stand.<br> [[Enter Combat|maincombatf]] <<set $ehp = 35>>\Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|ackml]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbombml]] [[Eat Pizza|pizzaml]]<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(1,6)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttml]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurneml]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHPeml]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|maincombatf]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Gained 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHPeml]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|maincombatf]]<</if>>You destroy the remaining Shyfters and use their parts to create a bomb. Together with $alien and Starwisp, you set the bomb to explode in just a few minutes. $alien teleports you away using the Astafari Stone, and you watch from a distance as the entire cave complex explodes into nothingness.<br> [[Continue|thenend]]<<set $atkdmg = random(4,11)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdie]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|maincombatf]] <</if>>\<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttml]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurneml]]<</if>>With the Colossus and the portal destroyed, Fuzonia is safe once more. Starwisp thanks you for your help and departs, searching for more wrongs to be righted. Perhaps you will meet again someday? If so... that is a tale for another time.<br> [[Congratulations, you win!|youwinnthisn]]You saved Fuzonia! Congratulations!<br> Thanks for playing.This world has been completely burned to ash, as if by dragonfire. The light from a dying sun casts the land in a reddish hue.<br> [[Looks like we need to find another way back to Fuzonia.|anoufwy]] [[What could have caused this kind of destruction?|whtdestruc]] [[Where do you think we are?|whyrouthwera]] [[The vampire hive must be around here somewhere. Let’s keep moving.|vampirehsiere]]Starwisp: We aren't safe yet. Remember, this is the world where the vampires are coming from.<br> [[Everything is burned... Do you think the vampires destroyed this planet?|whtdestruc]] [[Where do you think we are?|whyrouthwera]] [[The vampire hive must be around here somewhere. Let’s keep moving.|vampirehsiere]]<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(1,6)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttmlh]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnemlh]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHPeh]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|for4lives]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Gained 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHPeh]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|for4lives]]<</if>>Max Attack increased by 5!<br> [[Continue|gilligantheskippertoo]] <<set $atk += 5>>\<<set $atkdmg = random(2,7)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdie]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|for4lives]] <</if>>\<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttmlh]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnemlh]]<</if>>$alien: I'm saying that is one possibility.<br> [[What could have caused this kind of destruction?|whtdestruc]] [[The vampire hive must be around here somewhere. Let’s keep moving.|vampirehsiere]]One of the Mush-Mads leads you to the tunnel entrance. You and your companions step into the darkness, leaving the Mush-Mad behind.<br> [[Continue|inzetunnell]] <<set $ehp = 30>>\Your trek through the Ashy Wastes is uneventful aside from the fact that jellyfish are floating through the air like deflated balloons. $alien says they're called Skinks. Aliens are weird.<br> [[Continue|weirdal]]You follow the twisting passageways down into a large open chamber filled with lava. A whole host of vampires stretches before you. They all seem to be centered around an especially large vampire, who you assume must be Vektar.<br> [[Dramatically announce your arrival|arrivalannounce]] [[Charge in and attack|lavafight]]What do you want to say?<br> [[Vektar! You smell like a rancid fart!|veksponse]] [[I’m going to rip your guts out and strangle you with them!|veksponse]] [[How many vampires does it take to screw in a light bulb? Who cares, I’m going to kill all of you.|veksponse]]Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|ackmrr]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbombmrr]] [[Eat Pizza|pizzamrr]]The vampires are enraged. They swarm and attack!<br> [[Enter Combat|lavafight]]The vampires are ferocious, but they are no match for you! You rip Vektar’s spine out of his back and wave his head around like a flag before tossing his corpse into the lava. With the vampires defeated, you continue on your way.<br> [[Continue|contcontcontcont]]<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(1,6)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttmrr]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnemrr]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHPemrr]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|lavafight]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Gained 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHPemrr]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|lavafight]]<</if>>Max Attack increased by 3!<br> [[Continue|skiptar]] <<set $atk += 3>>\<<set $atkdmg = random(1,5)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdie]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|lavafight]] <</if>>\<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttmrr]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnemrr]]<</if>>The passage beyond the vampire chamber leads to a steel doorway. The door has been propped open with a giant bone. You and your companions wedge your way through and enter Starsteel Keep...<br> [[Continue|entertingthekeep]]You ascend the tower stairs. Upon reaching the top of the Keep, you spot a ship taking off. The symbol of a green alien skull and crossbones is emblazoned on the side. The air shimmers around the ship and with a sudden flash it vanishes.<br> [[That ship... was that the master of the tower?|angelse]] [[We must find a way to destroy this tower.|angelse]]<<if $hp lte 0>>\ You have run out of HP! You are dead! <<else>>\ You and your companions locate the entrance to the tunnels and step into the darkness.<br> [[Continue|inzetunnell]] <<set $ehp = 30>>\ <</if>>\You arrive at a ruined temple tucked between two crumbling mountains. You can see a large mechanical triceratops seated in meditation in the center of the ruins.<br> [[Are you Mechanox?|youmecha]] [[I come seeking aid.|seekaid]] [[Wake up, ya useless tin can!|tincan]]Mechanox: That is the name by which I am currently known.<br> [[I was told you could help me get into Starsteel Keep.|ststkep]] [[Can you tell me about this world?|telboutworld]]Mechanox: If your goals align with mine, then perhaps I can aid you. Why have you come?<br> [[I was told you could help me get into Starsteel Keep.|ststkep]] [[Can you tell me about this world?|telboutworld]]Mechanox: You lack respect, barbarian, but fortune is on your side: you have found an excellent teacher. For your sake, I hope you are a quick learner.<br> [[Enter Combat|mechafight]] <<set $ehp = 40>>\Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|ackeb]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbombeb]] [[Eat Pizza|pizzaeb]]Mechanox: I can. But my methods are a little more direct. If you seek to gain entrance into the chrome fortress, then I will smash through the front gates. Beyond that, I cannot help you. If you prefer to take a more stealthy approach, then I advise you to follow the tunnels beneath the Keep.<br> [[Continue|tlakjd]]Mechanox: A curious student, eh? Very well. What is it you wish to know?<br> [[What is this world called?|worldcalled]] [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]] [[What can you tell me about Vektar?|tlemkvke]]Mechanox: This world is called Bo. We currently reside in the 32nd dimension.<br> [[32nd dimension?|3d]] [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]] [[What can you tell me about Vektar?|tlemkvke]]Mechanox: Our star is unstable, and will soon die. In its death throes, our star expanded and scorched the planet, turning all to ash. The sun is now nothing more than a flickering flame- its light will soon be forever extinguished. Without the sun's gravitational pull our world will be cast out into space, where we too will die. Such is life.<br> [[What is this world called?|worldcalled]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]] [[What can you tell me about Vektar?|tlemkvke]] [[That's all for now.|alll4]]Mechanox: The vampires came through another rift. Our world is dying. Many strange occurrences appear on dying worlds. In our case, dozens of rifts in space-time have torn open across the planet. It is through these rifts that the vampires arrived.<br> [[What is this world called?|worldcalled]] [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[What can you tell me about Vektar?|tlemkvke]] [[That's all for now.|alll4]]Mechanox: Vektar is the vampire king. He claims to have sired all the vampire spawn that now infest our world. But he is not their true leader. Even Vektar bends the knee to the master of Starsteel Keep.<br> [[Who is the master of Starsteel Keep?|masterkap]] [[What is this world called?|worldcalled]] [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]]Mechanox: Yes, we are in the 32nd of an infinite number of dimensions. Imagine parallel timelines all running together along a path. As different choices are made at any point in the path, the timeline splits off into a new dimension. The concept is difficult to grasp.<br> [[So... are there multiple versions of me?|multiplefver]] [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]] [[What can you tell me about Vektar?|tlemkvke]]Mechanox: Of course. Every time you make a choice, one version of you is bound to have made an opposing choice. There are as many versions of you as there are stars in the sky. Some are dead. Some will live forever.<br> [[Continue|theexpoa]]Mechanox: If you keep dimension-hopping as you've just done, it is likely you will meet an alternate version of yourself in one of the various dimensions. Such experiences can be... strange.<br> [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]] [[What can you tell me about Vektar?|tlemkvke]] [[That's all for now.|alll4]]Mechanox: Is there anything else I can assist you with?<br> [[I was told you could help me get into Starsteel Keep.|ststkep]]Mechanox: A creature who calls himself the Atomic Angel. He is much like me, though where I create worlds of beauty and wonder, he spawns only darkness. I am the creator of Bo and the Mush-Mads. The Atomic Angel created Andraxxus Prime and the Shyfters.<br> [[Why hasn't anyone destroyed him!? Someone who creates Andraxxans and Shyfters has to be evil to the core!|evil2core]] [[What is this world called?|worldcalled]] [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]]Mechanox: Our battles have played out on countless worlds and in countless dimensions. I have killed the Atomic Angel thousands of times, just as he has slain me at an equal pace. Until the dimensions can be merged into one, there will always be an Atomic Angel. There will always be Shyfters.<br> [[Can the dimensions be merged?|mergedim]] [[What is this world called?|worldcalled]] [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]]Mechanox: To that, I have no answer.<br> [[What is this world called?|worldcalled]] [[What caused the destruction of this world?|destructions]] [[When did the vampires arrive?|vampirerir]] [[That's all for now.|alll4]]Mechanox: That way is guarded by Vektar and his ilk, but they should be little trouble for a hero of your stature.<br> [[Please lead us through the front gates.|frontgate]] [[We will sneak in through the tunnels.|tunlsk]]Mechanox: Very good. Before we depart, please accept this small gift.<br> [[Continue|lkmadh]]Mechanox: Very well. But before you go, allow me to impart you with this gift.<br> [[Continue|mechagift]]Mechanox places one cold hand on your head and the other over your heart. You feel warmth flood through your body. +10 HP! Max Attack increased by 4!<br> [[Continue|leavefortunnel]] <<set $hp += 10>>\ <<set $atk += 4>>\You leave the temple of Mechanox and locate the entrance to the tunnels. You and your companions step into the darkness.<br> [[Continue|inzetunnell]] <<set $ehp = 30>>\Mechanox places one cold hand on your head and the other over your heart. You feel warmth flood through your body. +10 HP! Max Attack increased by 4!<br> [[Continue|leavefortunnelsf]] <<set $hp += 10>>\ <<set $atk += 4>>\The mechanical triceratops looks very weak and frail, but he smiles at you and leads you to the entrance of the Keep. You stand back as the mighty metal dinosaur smashes through the Keep's gates. Once inside, the old master is swarmed by an army of mutated Shyfters and destroyed!<br> [[Begin Combat|combatya]] <<set $ehp = 50>>\Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> [[Attack|ackmlhx]] [[Throw Acid Bomb|acidbombmlhx]] [[Eat Pizza|pizzamlhx]]You destroy the remaining Shyfters and ascend the tower stairs. Upon reaching the top of the Keep, you spot a ship taking off. The symbol of a green alien skull and crossbones is emblazoned on the side. The air shimmers around the ship and with a sudden flash it vanishes.<br> [[That ship... was that the Atomic Angel?|angelse]] [[We must find a way to destroy this tower.|angelse]]You hear a soft beeping noise. Upon further investigation, you discover a pile of glittering explosives. The countdown timer reads:<br> 0:30 0:29 0:28<br> [[Oh crap!|smiley]] [[By Shergblatt's hairy butt crack!|smiley]]A message has been splashed across the wall in dripping green ink. It reads: "Catch me if you can, barbarian." A crudely drawn skull and crossbones has been scrawled beneath the words. You can see a one-man starship parked nearby, as well as a parachute, which someone could use to jump off the edge of the Keep. Unfortunately, you'll all be split up.<br> [[Next|adf8gs8]]Congratulations! You win!<br> Thanks for playing!Your ship's controls jam and suddenly a rift opens before you! Unable to reverse course, you fly straight through the rift and come out... somewhere. Your ship's engine kicks to life once more. The vast, infinite cosmos stretch out before you. You aren't sure where you are or where you're going, but you know that somewhere in your future, you are bound to run into the Atomic Angel and his army of Shyfters. And when you do... you'll be ready.<br> [[The End!|endofline]]<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(3,9)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttmrrb]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnemrrb]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHPemrrb]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|mechafight]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Gained 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHPemrrb]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|mechafight]]<</if>>Max Attack increased by 3!<br> [[Continue|skiptars]] <<set $atk += 3>>\<<set $atkdmg = random(1,5)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdiegg]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|mechafight]] <</if>>\<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttmrrb]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnemrrb]]<</if>>Mechanox gives you a beating you'll never forget. The last thing you see before blacking out is his giant metal butt as he squats down and farts in your mouth.<br> [[Continue|beatup]]Mechanox holds out a hand, signaling you to stop fighting. A big smile creeps over his face.<br> [[Continue|mechatlk]]You wake up the next morning with a throbbing headache. You can still taste tangy triceratops farts in your mouth. Mechanox, Starwisp, and $alien stand around you.<br> [[Continue|talking]] <<set $hp += 25>>\Mechanox: You may lack respect, but you are a very talented fighter. I admire that. Why have you come here?<br> [[I was told you could help me get into Starsteel Keep.|ststkep]] [[I seek information about this world.|telboutworld]]Mechanox: You took quite a beating. Do you like the taste of dino farts? I hope you're willing to be civil now. Why have you come here?<br> [[I was told you could help me get into Starsteel Keep.|ststkep]] [[I seek information about this world.|telboutworld]]<<if $hp lte 0>>\ You have run out of HP! You are dead! <<else>>\ You arrive at a ruined temple tucked between two crumbling mountains. You can see a large mechanical triceratops seated in meditation in the center of the ruins.<br> [[Are you Mechanox?|youmecha]] [[I come seeking aid.|seekaid]] [[Wake up, ya useless tin can!|tincan]] <</if>>\You destroy the remaining Shyfters and ascend the tower stairs. Upon reaching the top of the Keep, you spot a ship taking off. The symbol of a green alien skull and crossbones is emblazoned on the side. The air shimmers around the ship and with a sudden flash it vanishes.<br> [[That ship... was that the Atomic Angel?|angelse]] [[We must find a way to destroy this tower.|angelse]]<<set $atkdmg = $atk + random(1,6)>>\ <<set $ehp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage! You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttmlhx]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Attack deals $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnemlhx]] <</if>>\<<if $acidbomb gte 1>>\ <<set $acidbomb -= 1>>\ <<set $ehp -= 8>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You throw an acid bomb! It deals 8 damage!<br> [[Continue|checkHPehx]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any acid bombs! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|combatya]]<</if>><<if $pizza gte 1>>\ <<set $pizza -= 1>>\ <<set $hp += 10>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> Yum! Gained 10 hit points.<br> [[Continue|checkHPehx]] <<else>>\ You don’t have any pizza! Try something else.<br> [[Continue|combatya]]<</if>>You destroy the remaining Shyfters and ascend the tower stairs. Upon reaching the top of the Keep, you spot a ship taking off. The symbol of a green alien skull and crossbones is emblazoned on the side. The air shimmers around the ship and with a sudden flash it vanishes.<br> [[That ship... was that the Atomic Angel?|angelse]] [[We must find a way to destroy this tower.|angelse]]<<set $atkdmg = random(4,9)>>\ <<set $hp -= $atkdmg>>\ <<if $hp lte 0>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage! You have run out of hit points. You are dead!<br> [[Continue|nextdie]] <<else>>\ Your HP: $hp | Enemy HP: $ehp<br> You take $atkdmg damage!<br> [[Continue|combatya]] <</if>>\<<if $ehp lte 0>>\ Your enemy has run out of hit points. You are victorious!<br> [[Continue|endfighttmlhx]] <<else>>\ It is the enemy’s turn.<br> [[Continue|EnemyTurnemlhx]]<</if>><<if $header == 1>>\ <div class="myDiv">\ <span class='no'>\ <div style="text-align: center;">\ <<link "Back">><<run Engine.backward()>><</link>> | <<link "Save">><<script>>UI.saves()<</script>><</link>> | [[Restart][state.restart()]] </div>\ </span>\ </div> <</if>>\<<run UI.restart()>>\ [[Restart][state.restart()]]$alien: I'll warp out of here with the Astafari Stone. Starwisp, take the parachute. Zarkaja, get in the ship and follow the Atomic Angel!<br> [[We'll meet again soon!|fgfg8fg8f89]] [[You got it. Let's move!|fgfg8fg8f89]]You bid farewell to $alien and Starwisp as you hop into the starship. You watch Starwisp leap off the tower and drift away, caught up in a draft of wind. $alien warps away as your ship zooms into the air, catapulted forward by the force of the explosion.<br> [[Continue|rift]]