A Carnival in Darkness: Part 68

Hamtaro squeaks to Axl saying that he wanted to help with fighting the evil Raven clones to save the world. He was sure that he speaked on behalf of all the hamsters here. Hamtaro also felt better knowing that Sol was not seen as a danger towards Axl. Still Hamtaro and the hamsters gathered around Axl to protect him just in case.

Lucario comes over to the golden palace of That Man and brings with him many pokemon friends. The pokemons are here to help That Man save the world too.

"Then I ought to teach you some respect for our hero That Man. That Man saved the world from Outworld, if it wasn't for That Man's heroic efforts the world and all other universes would be destroyed. That Man was able to save millions and as you can see everyone has honored their hero by building the Golden Palace where they can come to worship him." Sephiroth holds his sword with both hands. A green aura started to glow around him as he wanted to unleash an Ultima magic spell on Sol to fight him with. However he kept his temper under control so instead of charging in to battle with Sol, Sephiroth walks over to That Man and bends down on one knee, lowering his head in respect. "Sir, this man refuses to give you the respect you deserve. You do not have to put up with him."

Sailor Pluto unfortunately had to agree with Sephiroth and she stood up to talk as well as show the visions of all the terrible mass murders Shadowlaw is doing with the Raven clones to Sol. "The more time that goes by the more innocent people are being murdered by the Shadowlaw Raven clones and soon the planet will be destroyed if they are not stopped. As the time senshi I am very aware of what happens with the Gears in the past but however That Man has redeemed himself by saving the world from Outworld and agreeing to stay to continue being a hero. That Man has selfishly risked his life to save others."

Wobbuffet follows the pokemons and they all form a huge circle around That Man bowing to him in a wave like motion beggint That Man to save their planet because the evil Shadowlaw Raven clones have been killing many pokemons too.

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Axl could only smile as he saw Hamtaro and his friends all seeming to want to help, but at the same time, he frowned just a little at that. "Oy...I dun' want you little guys and girls to all get hurt, you should all go and find a nice safe place to hide. I promise that I'll come back, and I'll make sure to bring lots of sunflower seeds, you all just make sure to keep safe...Alright?" Axl said with his trademark smile.

Looking now over to That Man, Ken, Sailor Pluto, Charlie, Vega, The Real Raven, as well as that little war of words breaking out between Sephiroth and Sol. Looked like their forces were building up pretty well now with all those Pokemon showing up as well.

Sol merely crossed his arms over is chest and stabbed his sword into the ground as Sephiroth was charging up for that Ultima magic spell. Sol showing no fear as he didn't fear anything that Sephiroth could throw at him, as even That Man wasn't strong enough to kill him...Though at the same time, Both That Man and Sol had never been able to kill each other in the past.

"Sephiroth, don't worry about Sol...I believe that he will come around soon enough and join us...If not to save the world...Perhaps in the memory of Aria?" That Man said in a sly way toward Sol who immediately reacted when he heard the name of Aria being mentioned.

"Don't you ever bring her name up around me, bastard!" Sol said very loudly. "It's bad enough that you turned her into Justice...But now you expect me to help you in the memory of her? You ruined the life she and I could have had together...I oughta Gunflame you to hell right now!" Sol screamed now at That Man. Apparently mentioning Aria got a fire going inside of this Gear.

Sol pulled his sword out of the ground, holding his enhanced Fireseal up and staring at That Man...Until he heard Sailor Pluto speaking, hearing her speaking...Something about what she said made him really understand the serious level of all of this. "Grr...Oh f*ck it all! Alright, I'll help." Sol said as he saw those visions being shown by Sailor Pluto.

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Wobbuffet continues bowing again and again until his back hurts. He wants to show gratitude and thanks that That Man is willing to save their lives again. Grovyle watches Sol and he too is starting to not like how Sol is talking to That Man. Grovyle bows at That Man and waits to hear about the plan.

James saw so many pokemons here bowing to That Man. Normally he would just scoop up all those pokemons and cook them on his grill turning them in to hamburgers but he too was scared. James bows at That Man crying until his clothes were all soaked. "I don't want to die."

Ken worries about his family and friends back home, he does not want them to be slaughtered by Bison's evil Raven army. Ken rushes over and bows to That Man's feet. "Please. You have to stop Bison soon."

Oxnard is a brave hamster he wants to fight with Axl to help him. Howdy was brave too. In fact he stood tall with every single hamster wanting to help Axl save the world because it is their home too.

Sailor Pluto continues explaining some more to Sol and That Man. "We must defeat Bison and his evil Raven Shadowlaw clones quickly. They have all ready invaded other dimensions to continue the slaughtering and wipe out more civilizations." Sailor Pluto bows once more at That Man but first she removed the collar from Sephiroth's neck so that he will be able to use his full power.

Sephiroth smiles at Sailor Pluto and is very glad that the collar was finally removed from his neck. He was starting to lose his patience with Sol but he continued staying in a bowed position to That Man in order to show his loyalty and respect. Sephiroth now noticed that everyone except for Sol was bowing to That Man and he speaks once again to the hero. "Sir, can you trust him? I don't know how long I can tolerate his attitude. He is so disrespectful towards you. I shall stay near you in case he tries anything funny and the real Raven should come on to watch by your side too."

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Bison is very pleased at the reports at how much death and destruction his evil Shadowlaw Raven clones have caused. They were even stronger than Bison imagined, invading and even destroying other realms, taking no survivors. Everything in their path were destroyed just like how they were ordered. Bison orders the lab to produce even more Raven clones and very soon he wishes to challenge the hero of the World That Man because he knows that That Man is the only one standing in his way of Universal domination.

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"Yes, Sephiroth...I do believe that we can trust Sol. Raven and you will be more than enough to protect me, but I can handle myself with Sol. More important are the matters at hand right now." That Man said with a nod as he was now putting plans together, all thanks to the information given to him by Sailor Pluto.

"Please, everyone, don't worry...We are the ones who are good in the war, and we shall triumph because of that." That Man said calmly as he wanted everyone to stop worrying, because if everyone was too worried, they'd be too stressed to really put up a fight in order to save the world from the Raven Clones and Bison's evil plans.

"I believe that we must strike in a tactical manner...We must be swift but at the same time, keep the pace of the war in our advantage. Bison must have hundreds of thousands of clones by now. We are few in number to that army, but we are stronger. We have faith and that will be why we succeed!"

"Yeah!" Axl said as he jumped up, having heard what That Man said, looking to the hamsters as he was sure they were going to help no matter what he said. So with that, Axl just made his baton appear, splitting it in half and putting his chains at the ready.

Raven, so very quiet now, only stood beside That Man after rising up from the ground in green flames, dressed once more in his mask and cape, with his wing-like mantle on. Claws on his fists, formed from many needles that he could use to paralyze and hurt his clones.

"Pfft...I guess I got no freaking choice in this matter...And you!" Sol said loudly and gruffly as he pointed to Sephiroth, "I'm gonna get That Man...After the battle is over...I need to avenge what he did to Aria...Turning her into that damned Justice..." Sol said with an ounce of sickness in his voice. Hating That Man so much for turning his dear friend, Aria...A woman he once hoped to maybe settle down with, into a monster that destroyed much of the future.

Sol quieted down now as he just held his Fireseal sword at the ready, waiting patiently for when That Man was going to direct them all to go into battle, to begin their assault on Bison and his Raven Clones as well as all of Shadowlaw.

I-No herself made an appearance finally, standing beside Sol, holding her guitar in hand as she whispered something into Sol's ear...Something that made the brown-haired soldier a little angry for a moment. Those words being, "You haven't written...Even a letter to me...Asshole..." which were words she often spoke to Sol, in order to just rile him up for a fight.