Alright, now we’re ramping up into the category of Mystery. This theme’s focus is centered on an entire thread that needs to be solved. Nothing special other than no “close thread” (thank God, I find that annoying as all hell) and Chaos Factor can’t fall below 3. To figure out what the thread is, I will ask the Fate Chart to see if the thread will be the story behind MYTHIC’s true alliance as discussed in the previous episode, or if it’s gonna be a new one.

[Will the thread be “MYTHIC's True Intentions”?]

[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 6. Roll... 81]

So, it’s a no. Well, time to fire off a new thread then. What is it? That’s for me to know and you to find out.

Previously... on One More Day Before The Storm...

“We could into that town, see if there’s any survivors.”

{Psyga and Ken walk into the town}

“MYTHIC... Please... Give us something... anything... A survivor! That’s all we ask for! A hook!”

{Psyga enter the building where they see the survivors}

{Psyga puts a particle thrower up an old guy’s head}

“I know some of you are scared for your life.

{Hinako glomps Psyga}

“For this, I present to you a war cry from where I came from:”

{Hinako and Psyga lay down, almost about to be killed}

“They’re the food.”

{Ken zapping a zombie’s soul out with his Proton Pack}

“We’re the hunters.”

{Psyga firing a beam at the skeleton at point blank range}

“Come with us if you want to live. We can’t guarantee safety, but what we can guarantee is a chance for victory.”

{Psyga, Ken, and Hinako walking off into the metaphorical sunset}

[Scene Roll: 6. Scene Interrupt]

As the trio exit town, Ken and Psyga finish their conversation.

“So, this necromancer had conquered the world and has just now returned because you’re transported here? And where does this MYTHIC guy come into play?” Ken asked.

“He’s the guy who brought me here. I’m not sure, but I think he’s on our side for now...” Psyga said.

“I have some doubts about that...” Ken said. Just then, thunder boomed.

“Ran-” MYTHIC said.

“We know, just roll it.” Psyga groaned. MYTHIC sighed, then proceeded to list off the random event.

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... MOVE TOWARDS A THREAD! THE THREAD IS... AVENGE LEE! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! LIE... POWER!

Just then, the trio could hear radio static.

[Hearing Difficulty: 10. Psyga, Ken, and Hinako’s Brains Skill: 3, 7, 2. Roll... 8, 24, 9]

Ken noticed a radio and picked it up.

[Electrical Repair Difficulty: 10. Ken’s Brains Skill: 7. Roll... 30]

He shook the radio for a bit. After that, the group heard a voice.

“Che-che-check it! I’m Rap Rat! I’m history... in da makin’! And I’m all yours for da takin’! Got an A in attitude, and lots of rat-itude! So, word on da street’s dat Lee Tinemen, badass lone wanderer that he is, was unlucky with a zombie infestation. I feel sorry for dat guy, and so must dis nation! Zombies are poppin’ up left and right and there’s now nobody to do a good ol’ smite! Shame too, I got all dis power and more and more zombies are poppin’ up by da hour! If anyone would want some snazzy new weapons, then you best get to it, I reckon! I’ll be at God’s Mouth, located deep South. If you’re hearing this, then come and become my bliss! Now everybody smile, and everybody say... CHEESE!” The radio host said before it cut to static again.

“Welp, not going.” Psyga said.

“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!? Why do you do that?” Hinako said, springing closely to Psyga and startling him.

“For once, I agree with the airhead. The guy said he had tons of weapons. We could use that against the zombies and this Malareth guy you have a hate-on for. You’re gonna reject that?” Ken asked.

“You guys heard what MYTHIC said! Lie Power! He’s obviously lying about it! It’s a trap!” Psyga said.

“And what if it isn’t? What if he’s actually begging for help?” Ken asked.

“This guy’s Rap Rat! This fucker’s a demon of fear sewed into the animatronic puppet of a horrifying rat! I don’t think I can trust someone like that.” Psyga said.

“Maybe Rap Rat’s a codename... That seems to happen quite a bit in Anime.” Hinako said.

“Well, that still doesn’t convince me that we should go help.” Psyga said.

“Fine. Guess I’ll go and hoard the weapons for myself.” Ken said, leaving in a huff towards South.

“... Grrrr... He’s gonna get himself killed, let’s go Hinako.” Psyga said to Hinako as he left. Hinako soon followed.

Scene Cleared!

Threads Added:

• Who is Rap Rat?
• Find Rap Rat
• Rap Rat’s Broadcast

NPCs Added

• Rap Rat

Chaos Factor:

• They gained three new threads, are given a chance to get weapons, and are in a new direction. Things are looking up for them.

Current Chaos Factor: 5

[Scene Roll: 2. Scene Interrupt.]

As the trio headed north, thunder boomed.

“Random Event!” MYTHIC said.

“Another one?” Ken and Psyga said.

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... NPC ACTION! THE NPC SELECTED IS... OLD MAN! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! NEGLECT... THE INNOCENT!

Just then, they noticed some survivors who were heavily wounded.

“Holy shit! What happened here?” Psyga asked one of the survivors who was struggling to stand.

“It’s... It’s... We were told that we’d get to safety... but... but we’re denied access into the building... Bill... Bill didn’t want us there...” The man said.

“Bill? Who’s Bill?” Psyga asked.

“The leader of the Winterhaven survivors. He kept his group locked up in a building, protecting them from the zombie ambush... But... for some reason... he’s ignoring our cries...” The man said.

“... That old fucker. Should have let the zombies raid the building.” Psyga muttered. Before the man can react, Ken spoke ahead of him.

“Buuuuut, the zombies are scared away! Winterhaven is safe now!” Ken said. He gave a Death Glare to Psyga.

[Nice Save Difficulty: 5. Ken’s Cool Stat: 1. Roll... 5]

“It is? Well... we can’t go... Too many of us are hurt... we’ll be dead by sundown. Kill us now and end it already.” The man said.

“No. I’m not gonna do that. Come, I’ll take you guys to the town. Ken, Hinako, you two go on without me.” Psyga said.

“Wha- Psyga, what are you doing?” Ken asked.

“... Lee Tinemen. That was the guy I was with. I owe everything to him. I am not sure of what he did to earn his badassery, but I need to honour his memory somehow. You go find Rap Rat. I’ll deal with... Bill.” Psyga said. Ken glared a bit.

[Does Ken decide to go on without Psyga?]

[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 5. Roll... 93]

“No! I’m not gonna let you go and murder an old man because he decided to neglect innocent lives! Come on, we gotta find Rap Rat!” Ken said.

[Do the survivors recognize the name?]

[Odds: Somewhat Likely. Chaos Factor: 5. Roll... 18]

“Wait, Rap Rat? We were going to find him too! But then we got ambushed by zombies and... well... we survived. When we were at our lowest, Rap Rat became... He became our last hope.” The man said.

“Last hope?” Psyga asked, as if he found the phrase familiar.

“Yeah... He... After we were rejected by Bill, we heard Rap Rat’s voice. Rap Rat promised us weapons to fend ourselves... and so we followed to God’s Mouth...” The man said.

“... Come with us then. We’re looking for him too. Don’t worry about the zombies, we have the strongest weapons here.” Psyga said as he marched south. Ken followed, followed by Hinako and the injured men.

Scene Cleared!

Threads Added:

• Lee’s Backstory
• Get the guys to safety

NPCs Added

• Injured Survivors
• Injured Man
• Old Man > Bill

Chaos Factor:

• They gained another mission and it’s headed their way. So far so good...

Current Chaos Factor: 4

[Scene Roll: 5. Not within Chaos]

Psyga walked down the path. Nothing really big was happening, and there wasn’t any zombie attacks. He decided it was the right time to ask [roll... 1] Ken about [roll... 3] finding Rap Rat.

“So... Ken... What do you know about God’s Mouth? Is it some dark dank cave where if you go in, there’s no way of getting out?” Psyga asked.

[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 4. Roll... 19]

“Yeah. At least that’s what the legends say. I’m quite surprised that this Rap Rat managed to broadcast himself deep within the caves. Even if he manages to find a way out of the cave, he is probably unable to broadcast such a strong signal. He must have some sort of powerful science.” Ken said.

“Or... Or he could be a wi-”

[Do zombies attack? Seems like an opportune time.]

[Odds: Likely. Chaos Factor: 4. Roll... 42. Ken uses two of his brownie points to bump that up to 44...]

Just then, the group heard the moaning and screeching of zombies just ahead of the distance and could hear the thunder booming.

“Random Event!” MYTHIC said.

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... MOVE AWAY FROM A THREAD! THE THREAD IS... RUIN MALARETH’S VICTORY! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED... ABUSE! TACTICS!

The zombies proceed to run at the group. Psyga began to notice that the zombies were pairing up to take on one person each. He recognized this tactic.

“THEY’RE FLANKING US!” Psyga said as he fired his Proton Pack.

[Fire Weapon Difficulty: 15. Psyga’s Move Stat: 3. Roll... 16]

He managed to zap one of the zombies, though it wasn’t enough to slow them down.

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!” Hinako said as the zombies drew closer. She fired her weapon next.

[Fire Weapon Difficulty: 10. Hinako’s Move Stat: 4. Roll... 10]

She managed to have the same success as Psyga. With the horde of zombies moving closer, the group are unsure of what to do. The zombies then attack.

[Attack Roll: Melee (+6 and +2) vs. AC (Psyga: 14, Hinako: 12, Ken: 14) Roll... 23, 17, and 16.] [Damage: 15, 15, 10]

[Do any of the zombies attack the survivors?]

[Odds: Likely. Chaos Factor: 4. Roll... 35]

[Do any of the zombies kill the survivors?]

[Odds: Very Likely. Chaos Factor: 4. Roll... 54, Ken spent one point to increase it to 55.]

[Was one of the killed Survivors the injured man?]

[Odds: Somewhat Likely. Chaos Factor: 4. Roll... 26]

The zombies closed in and killed a couple of the survivors, including the injured man. Thunder boomed again.

“Random Event!” MYTHIC said.

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... NPC ACTION! THE NPC DOING THE ACTION IS... THE INJURED MAN! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! BESTOW PLAN!

[Does the plans involve the Ghost Trap?]

[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 4. Roll... 21. One more point from Ken to make a Random Event.]

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... AMBIGUOUS EVENT! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! ABANDON WISHES!

However, the injured man managed to pop a few bullets into the zombies, killing one of them and crawling to the injured duo. He had a grenade in one hand, and bloodied notes in the other.

“I... I’m abandoning my wishes... I’m dead... Or at least I will be... I don’t wanna become one of them... You...” The man looked towards Ken as he was getting swarmed by the zombies. He gave him a slip of paper. “Take this... I wanted to bring this to Rap Rat... but I can’t bring it now... Be my last hope... and bring it to him... For peace and sanity...” The man said as he coughed out some blood. Ken nodded.

“Alright, go nuclear on these bitches, we’re dashing for the cave!” Ken said as Psyga and Hinako nod in unison.

“IT’S TIME FOR BUSTER!” Psyga announced as he cranked his Photon Emitter Up To Eleven.

[Fire Weapon Difficulty: 5. Psyga and Hinako’s Move Stat: 3 and 4. Roll... 11 and 19]

Psyga and Hinako fired their beams at the zombies, ripping the souls out of those that the beam hit point blank. The shockwave knocked back the zombies long enough for the trio to run off. Psyga turned around and saw the man detonating the grenade, taking the zombies with himself. He shuddered as he was reminded of Lee.

Scene Cleared!

Threads Concluded:

• Get The Guys To Safety (They died, 5 Brownie Points for effort though)

NPCs Removed

• Injured Survivors
• Injured Man

Chaos Factor:

• They got attacked by zombies, lost the survivors, and lost their guy. Things are not going their way. On the plus side, they’re heading to their goals. Emotional Stress, however, is a big one.

Current Chaos Factor: 5

Current Emotional Stress: D8

As the Go-Busters were about to reach the caves, thunder boomed yet again.

“... Okay, what’s going on? Are you having a bad day, MYTHIC? This is like, your fifth random event in a row.” Psyga asked.

[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 67]

“No, my programming is just picking up even numbers and Ken likes to do doubles.” MYTHIC said. Psyga gave a dirty glare at Ken.

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... AMBIGUOUS EVENT! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! RELEASE! ALLIES!

“Release allies? What does that mean? Unless... Of course!” Psyga said as he rushed into the caves.

“Psyga! Wait up!” Hinako said, following him with Ken. As they enter the cave, they noticed that the walls were alit with many lights. Psyga investigated one of them.

[Magic or Science? Roll... 17]

As Psyga touched one of the lights, it floated upwards to the roof. Psyga then turned around and noticed a shadow hanging over the distance.

“... It must be him...” Psyga said as he ran into the caves. As he caught up to the shadow, he noticed an adult male with his back turned to him. “Are you Rap Rat?” Psyga asked the man.

[Odds: Near Sure Thing. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 17, exceptional yes.]

“Yes I am, Mr. Sam! I’m the Rat with the Rap, the rodent with the potent!” Rap Rat said.

“... Turn around, Haruto. I know it’s you. And you can stop the Rap Rat thing.” Psyga said.

[Is it Haruto?]

[Odds: Sure Thing. Chaos Factor: 5, Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 101, exceptional no.]

Rap Rat turned around and much to Psyga’s surprise, it wasn’t the ringed magician he had hoped, but rather an old man with a beard. The man had this thousand mile stare going, as if he had experienced multiple events, both good and bad. Psyga had no recognition of the man, even after he spoke in his normal voice.

“I am not this Haruto you speak of... But I appreciate you asking me to speak normally for once.” He said.

“And... Who are you, exactly?” Psyga asked. He then noticed he was holding an odd object in his hand. It was a small pen-like object with a green light at the tip of it. The object looked to be composed of different metals, bronze and silver, it seemed. “Is that... I’m more accustomed to the blue one, but... There’s no doubt about it... Are you the Doctor?” Psyga asked the old man.

[Odds: Has To Be. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 5, exceptional yes]

“Yes. I am.” The Doctor said.

“Huh... Haven’t seen you in this incarnation before... 13th?” Psyga asked.

[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 95. Exceptional No. Ken increased the score by 4, bumping it to 99. “KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!” screamed Psyga.]

“I’d rather not say. I don’t wish to cause any imbalance onto this world than there already is by telling you about who exactly I am... In fact, I don’t think I recall you being someone I met before...” The Doctor said.

“I’m Psyga, I just got the call from you about the weapon stash and-” The Doctor interrupted him.

“That was a lie.” He said. Psyga was about to punch him before Ken stopped him.

“YOU ASS! WHY THE FUCK DID YOU SAY THAT THEN!?” Psyga said.

“Because I needed someone to free me.” The Doctor said.

“Free you? From what?” Psyga asked.

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... MOVE TOWARD A THREAD! THE THREAD SELECTED IS... INVENT THE GHOST TRAP! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! DECREASE... INSIDE!

Just then, the walls closed in on them.

“This!” The Doctor said as he got out the Sonic Screwdriver, emitting a sonic wave that caused the walls to back off. “It’s God’s Mouth for a reason. I’ve been stuck here for what seemed to be an eternity. I’ve managed to survive so long by creating sonic noise around the cave to act as light. I can’t get out, but others can get in. But... I need to find a way to permanently get out.” The Doctor said.

“Shit... Still can’t believe you used us.” Psyga said.

“Desperate times called for desperate measures. What is that on your back?” The Doctor said.

“It’s a Proton Pack. Do you recognize it?” Psyga asked.

[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 36, Ken decreases that to 33, resulting in a random event]

“Yes. I have. It may be able to get us out of here!” The Doctor said.

“Cool! How?” Psyga asked.

“Hm... The caves seemed to be some sort of odd life form, as the old legends say. We might be able to get the mouth to open up, so to speak.” Ken said.

“Say no more, Ken. Hinako, ready?” Psyga asked her. Hinako gave a nod as the two pointed their Particle Thrower at the top.

[Fire Weapon Difficulty: 15. Psyga and Hinako’s Move Stat: 3 and 4 respectively. Roll... 13 and 4. Hinako rolled all ones]

[Do The Streams Cross?]

[Definite yes, Psyga intended for it to happen]

The two streams fired from the throwers then merged, forming a mega beam that caused nearly everything to start breaking apart.

“PSYGA! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!?” Ken asked.

“YOU’RE GONNA DESTROY THE WHOLE PLANET! PSYYYYYYGA!!! YOU HAVE TO STOP IIIIIIT!” The Doctor protested.

“PATIENCE, DAMN IT!” Psyga spoke up. The two streams managed to seriously injure the roof of the cave as Psyga stopped his Proton Pack. Just then, the cave shook as the group saw a light.

“H-how the fuck... Psyga, explain your bullshit!” Ken said.

“Simple. Nearly every occasion when the streams had to be crossed, it doesn’t have any negative consequences. Same holds true here. We were in a literal closed mouth. If there were any bad consequences, it would all have been contained in his mouth.” Psyga said.

“Still, you shouldn’t risk your life like that. The protronic pulse may have managed to get the mouth to open, but there’s no guarantee that there’ll be any good coming from crossing the streams. In the future.” The Doctor said.

“I know, but I also know from past experiences that nothing bad happens whenever the streams are crossed. Now let’s get the fuck out of here before it closes.” Psyga said as he exited the Cave, along with the quartet.

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... MOVE TOWARD A THREAD! THE THREAD SELECTED IS... LEE’S BACKSTORY! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! MALICE... DANGER!

As they exited, the mouth closed. Psyga turned around and saw the cave’s entrance move about. It then got up. Psyga saw a giant red dragon emerging from the ground and roaring.

“HOLY SHIT!” Psyga said as he readied his proton pack. Just then, he realized who he was, recognizing the shape and color of the dragon. “Wait! False alarm!” Psyga said, putting away his pack. “It’s only Maliss, the most badass motherfuckers around.” Psyga said.

“Maliss?” Ken and The Doctor asked.

“Yeah. Dude has laser eyebeams and shit. Hey! Maliss! Sup!” Psyga asked Maliss.

[Is he civil?]

[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 26. Ken was about to fuck with the score, but I’ve decided to put a limit of how many times he can manipulate a scene. It’s taking a toll to him.]

“Aaaaaaah... If it isn’t Psyga... How is it that you are here in my domain?” Maliss asked.

“Crazy computer program mixed with lethargic necromancer zapped me here. What happened with you? How come you’re not stoned?” Psyga asked.

“Stoned? I... Don’t remember that.” Maliss said. Just then, The Doctor pulled Psyga aside.

“Psyga, part of the reason why I’m here is to preserve the time stream from messing up and going wibbly wobbly, as my younger incarnations tend to put it. Maliss was supposed to turn to stone when he was taking his revenge on Snow White, but the zombies arrived and ruined everything from happening. If you tell him the events that haven’t happened, he will take that knowledge and use it to his advantage, therefore messing up the timeline.” The Doctor whispered to him.

“Ooooooooooh...” Psyga said. Ken then went to The Doctor.

“Huh, you know a lot of time physics?” Ken asked.

“I know plenty of things. Come, let’s talk for a bit while Psyga works out the bugs.” The Doctor said, going with Ken.

“So... What happened? Why did you decide to become this giant cave?” Psyga asked Maliss.

“I was cursed to be a cave by that man... Malareth! I was cursed to eat anyone who was in here... Everyone except the old man and his companion...” Maliss said.

“Huh? You mean the Doctor?” Psyga asked, turning to him.

[Odds: Has To Be. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 102 (Exceptional No)]

“No. Not the Doctor. There was another man... He was with a younger kid... Lee... Yes... Lee was his name.”

“Lee!? How did he get out of your mouth?” Psyga asked.

“Simple... He had a bomb strapped to the roof of my mouth and detonated it. He tickled my mouth enough for him and the old man to get out. I think the old man’s name was... Bill, was it? Yes! Bill.” Maliss said.

“... Bill...” Psyga muttered. Just the mere fact that the old man and Lee used to be together just tore him apart. It was wearing on him. Soon, he didn’t even want to kill Malareth... But rather Bill. Was Bill lying about the time Lee came to him and offered him freedom?

[Odds: Likely. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 107, minus the D8 roll is a 00, resulting in a random event.]

No. Maybe he forgot. Got drunk off the power of being the leader of a group of survivors that he forgot Lee ever existed. The bastard will pay, he thought. Just then, thunder boomed.

“Random Event!” MYTHIC said.

THE EVENT FOCUS IS... NPC ACTION! THE NPC DOING THE ACTION IS... MALISS! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! NEGLECT... ILLNESS!

Just then, Maliss’ skin started to turn gray.

“Wh-what!?” Maliss said.

“You failed me, Maliss... And you must pay the ultimate price.” Malareth said as he arrived from the distance, alone but still packing. “After you die, I shall deal with you guys personally.” Malareth said to Psyga and the gang. He then looked at The Doctor.

“Ahhh... Doctor... I am surprised that the last of the Time Lords has decided to make his presence in my world...” Malareth said.

“This will never be your world, Necromancer.” The Doctor said.

“It seems you gained another ally, Psyga... But your team will exist no longer! Do I destroy Psyga once and for-” Before Malareth had time to ask the skull, a fireball hit Malareth, causing him to lose his skull. He saw Maliss flying towards him, still greying out.

“PSYGA! GO! NOW! BEFORE MALARETH TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO YOU!” Maliss said as he shot lasers out of his eyes. Psyga nodded and he ran, his group following after.

[Does Maliss die?]

[Odds: Likely. Chaos Factor: 5. Emotional Stress: d8. Roll... 90... Wait no? Ooooh, cool!]

Scene Cleared!

Threads Added:

• Kill Bill

Threads Completed:

• Who Is Rap Rat [10 Brownie Points]
• Find Rap Rat [10 Brownie Points]
• Rap Rat's Broadcast [10 Brownie Points]

NPCs Added

• Rap Rat > The Hurt Doctor
• Maliss

Chaos Factor:

• Okay, Ken needs to stop doing random events. Seriously, there’s so many appearing that it managed to get the thing out of control. Malareth appeared, so that’s a bad sign. On the plus side, Psyga gained a new Party Member and a new Ally... Hm... [Does the Chaos Factor go up or down?: 28, it goes up]

Current Chaos Factor: 6

Current Emotional Stress: D8 (He’s a bit ticked off about Bill)

[Scene Roll: 9, not within Chaos. Time for exposition.]

As the group finished running from Malareth, Psyga decided it was time to talk with The Doctor.

“Don’t... ask... any... more... questions...” Psyga panted. The group gave a nod. He sat down and looked towards The Doctor.

“So, Doc... How did you come here? Why did you come here?” Psyga asked.

“I came here the same way you came here. I was projected into this virtual reality. Why they chose me out of the other Doctors is my guess.” The Doctor said.

“You were the one Doctor no one would miss, for they denounced you as a Doctor.” MYTHIC said.

“Denounced? And who’s they?” Psyga asked.

“As someone who was close to one of my incarnations once said... spoilers. All I can tell you is that I did something that the other Doctors believed betrayed the very nature of the name, even if it was for the best.” The Doctor said.

“The other Doctors did that to you? What did you do that... Oh, right. Spoilers.” Psyga said.

“I caught on pretty quickly that Malareth screwed up the time stream. He was supposed to die in The Twisting Halls, and from there, the story branches out. The origin point to nearly all the 4.5E Dungeons and Dragons timelines began with Malareth’s death. If he lived, it would cause a massive time paradox. He made it bigger when he created the zombies. How did he manage to get that much power?” The Doctor said.

“... I lost to him. My strategy was dumb and his soldiers were too strong.” Psyga said.

“His soldiers? What soldiers?” The Doctor asked.

“The AC 19 Skeletons and Hulking Zombie!” Psyga said.

“... Malareth never had any of those. All he had was his kobolds, his Bugbear, and his own wit. Someone must have supplied him the Skeletons and Zombie.” The Doctor said.

“... That bastard.” Psyga said.

“We need to get to the bottom of Malareth’s scheme. He’s not alone on the matter.” The Doctor said.

“But who’s he with?” Psyga asked.

“... That we may need to figure out. Come on, we gotta get going. Malareth will come soon.” The Doctor said, walking off.

“Wait... How the hell did you manage to do the Rap Rat thing?” Psyga asked.

“Sonic Screwdriver. By using the sonic waves, I was able to transmit a radio signal to radios across a 100 mile radius. I thought you’d figure that out by now.” The Doctor said.

“Uh... Yeah... eheh...” Psyga said.

“So, Doc, when will you help me make the Ghost Trap?” Ken asked The Doctor.

“Soon... We need to find shelter.” The Doctor said.

“Guys! Look! A building!” Hinako said, pointing to a large mansion.

“Ah! Shelter!” Psyga said, running to it.

Outside, a man looks outside his window and sees four people on his front lawn.

“Shall I, Brenda, dispose of them, Lord Dante?” A butler asked him.

[Odds: Impossible. Chaos Factor: 6. Emotional Stress: 8. Roll... 80]

“No... Let them come. I’ve grown tired of the day to day life... Gather the maids. We will be expecting guests...” Dante said. He smirked.

Scene Cleared

Threads Added:

• Malareth’s Alliance

NPCs Added

• Brenda
• Dante
• Dante’s Maids

Chaos Factor:

• It was just an exposition chapter, so Chaos and Stress is reduced.

Current Chaos Factor: 5

Current Emotional Stress: D6

H-hey, what are you doing? {gets beaten up. Soon, a familiar voice (at least familiar to those who watched a certain mecha anime) takes over narration}

“Next time, on a very special One More Day Before The Storm. We abandon the stupid zombies plot in favour for a more popular topic for the target demographic. Maids in situational comedy. All the hijinx that comes with being a maid. A guy gets to dress up as a maid. Did I mention that there’s gonna be maids? It all happens in the next episode! Episode 5: Social! There’s gonna be lots of fanservice!”

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