Episode 7: The One
Zetta makes it back in time to see everyone cowering in fear from the latest "earth"-quake. Babylon warns them all that "The One" is coming. Salome thinks Babylon's losing his mind and tells him that he doesn't have to worry about The One's arrival.
The One is depicted as a badass Jesus-like figure who maintains the Balance Between Good and Evil. Because of The One, the Netherworld hasn't experienced a "Bad Ending" for millennia. The One's been rumored to put curses on people who try to dick around with the natural order of the cosmos, and those who are cursed by The One die in seven three days. (The picture is just for show; nobody actually knows what The One really looks like.)
Micky sides with Babylon, and wonders if The One specifically had them gather together to dole out punishment of some kind. Babylon swears that he's seen The One's power before, and was afflicted by The Curse. Zetta doesn't understand how that's possible, since Babylon is the oldest of all of the Overlords, and likely would have died long ago if The Curse were real. Babylon explains that he had to use nearly all of his mana power to couteract The Curse...costing him his invincibility. Drake, of course, laughs at the prospect of being cursed, as he prides himself on being "good and fair". Pram wonders which one of the Overlords made The One angry. Zetta wonders if Alex retreated when he heard the earthquake to hide himself from The One's wrath. That theory is thrown to hell when Alex appears before everyone. For once, he's not here to fight, and offer his "services" until the one takes off.
Alexander's minions are described as "tricky", whatever that means. However, Micky still needs a good thrashing, so he and his thugs are going to be answered to first.
"What's all this talk about 'The One' for, anyway?" asks Mugen.
"Eh...it probably doesn't concern us," says Steve. "If what that dragon guy says is true, we wouldn't be able to beat him, anyway."
Bob emerges from the garage and holds up his wrench in triumph. "All right! The Justice Gear's good and ready to go."
Jeanne giggles and flashes a sugary-sweet stare at the new vehicle, changing its green paint job to a shiny gold one. "There...NOW it's ready."
"Hey! I just had that polished. Green's my favorite color."
"Yeah, but gold is cooler."
"If you ask me," says Nabiki, "I think it would look better in red."
Johnny pushes Bob out of the way and hops into the cockpit. "Pssh...whatever, man. I don't care what color it is, as long as I get to blow stuff up with it. Load me up, grease monkey!"
Bob shakes his head, and then outfits the Justice Gear with tough armor plating and attack-boosting parts.
Meanwhile, Steve flips through the pages of the Sacred Tome to prepare a few more of his comrades for ascension. Ryuunosuke and Miyako are ready to make the jump to Master Samurai, Nabiki is ready for her promotion to Specialty Gal, Graz has gone up from Death Saber to Wolverine (in name only, bub!), and Woody powers up from Wood Folk to Stump Man.
