Red Shift in...
Monster Quest
By Rebel40000 (Cygnus Wing)

Starring...

*It was a normal day at Red Shift's base. Plain 'n simple.*

Avi-W: Mush, peons! Mush! *cracks whip*

*Yeeeeep.*

Avi-W: *whips the voice that is not there* I said MUSH!!

Avi-B: *gets whipped instead* Yeouch!

Martyr: *holding a shovel* ...

Vok: *also holding a shovel* Why're you saying "mush"? We're digging in our basement for crying out loud! *gets whipped*

Avi-W: DUMBBELL!! Do not question my logic!

Gemini: (Yeah! She doesn't have much to begin with!) *gets mentally whipped* (WHAT THE HELL MAN.)

Avi-B: Um... We're digging so we can find something to cause havoc with... yeah...

Vok: ...And this was YOUR idea?

Avi-B: I just hear them in my head I'm not crazy I think...

Libra: (What an unbalanced mess!)

Cygnus: (Oh, quit your complaining!) *to Martyr* (C'mon, Gram m'boy! Let us work harder!)

Martyr: (...I'm doing all of the work you God forsaken abomination.)

Cygnus: (Yes, well, just one of the small downsides, I suppose!)

Martyr: *grumbles*

Ophiuca: *comes downstairs* Are you all still at this?

Gemini: (Unfortunately.)

Avi-W: Quiet! Yes, dairy product, we are! And we will continue to do so FOREVER MORE!!

Libra: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Everyone else: ...?

Libra: (Sorry, I thought it would help balance the mood.)

Ophiuca: Freak.

Vok: Lawl.

Martyr: *still grumbling as his shovel hits something hard* ...?

Cygnus: (Ooh, found something, Gram? Good work!)

Martyr: ...Whatever.

Avi-W: *shoves Martyr out of the way* EXCELLENT!! *laughs evilly* All right, question marks! Keep digging here!

Vok: And just what will you do?

Avi-B: Probably watch... yeah...

Avi-W: *smacks Avi-B and Vok* MUSH!!

Ophiuca: *edging away* Er... I would love to help but... I need to check on my host. Always in the bathroom, you know. *laughs nervously before taking off*

*Thus the remaining members minus Avi-W continue to dig. A few hours later...*

Vok: *removes the last of the dirt* Finally... we're done!

Gemini: (It's about freakin' time!)

Libra: (Yes, but... what exactly did we uncover?)

*Indeed, what they uncovered appeared to be a large double-door, painted red and green in color.*

Avi-B: Red and green... It must mean--

Avi-W: CHRISTMAS!! Santa is behind those doors! Now we can hold him for ransom mweheheheheheheh...

Gemini: (That is stupid. Why would Santa be hiding beneath our basement?)

Cygnus: (Behind such a gaudy door, no less?)

Avi-W: Oh, be quiet! I say it's Santa, so therefore it's Santa!

Vok: Welp, if that logic doesn't make sense then I don't know what does! Let's head on inside, boys 'n girls.

Cygnus: *to the twins* (Ladies first.)

Avi-W: And weaklings even more! *shoves Avi-B forward*

Avi-B: WHOA!! *goes flying into the doors, busting in*

Vok: *whistles* DAY-UM.

Gemini: (This is why I need to find a new host...)

Martyr: ... *enters*

*The rest of the team immediately follows. Past the doors they find... A BAR!?*

Cygnus: (What in the world!?)

Avi-B: *getting back up* Something tells me we're not in Kansas anymore... yeah...

Bunny Girl: *standing next to them* Oh, are you new recruits?

Vok: OMGWTFBBQ *changes back to normal* Wai hallo thar.

Bunny Girl: Um... hi.

Martyr: *already back to normal* ...

???: Ah, and who do we have here?

Avi-W, Avi-B, Vok, Martyr, Gemini, Libra, Cygnus: ???

Bunny Girl: Why, if it isn't Morrie-darlin'!

Cygnus: (Morrie?)

Vok: Darlin'?

Morrie: Ci, it is I, Morrie! I am the owner of this place. Mirrie, were you giving our guests a warm welcome?

Mirrie: But of course, Morrie-darlin'.

Morrie: That's my girl!

Vok: Morrie... and Mirrie? That's just--

Libra: Perfect! Such perfectly balanced names! I already love this place! I don't EVER want to leave--

Avi-W: *punches Libra in the face* Quiet, instruction booklet!

Martyr: ...

Morrie: Ah, but excuse me. I have not even learned of your names. Why don't you tell me them, 'ay?

Avi-B: I'm Avi... *gets slapped* She is too...

Vok: *to Mirrie* I'm Vok.

Mirrie: O...kay...

Martyr: ...

Avi-B: That's Martyr.

Cygnus: (No it's not! His name is Gram!)

Martyr: (Shut your fucking beak or I'll sow it permanently shut.)

Morrie: Ah, ci, Vok, Martyr, Avi, and... Avi? You both must be twins then, 'ay?

Avi-B: Something like that...

Avi-W: ABSOLUTELY!!

Gemini: (You can't seriously believe this... can you?)

Morrie: ...But of course! It all makes sense to me!

Gemini: *smacks self*

Mirrie: So, Morrie-darlin', are these new recruits?

Morrie: Hm? No. Did they not pay?

Vok: Pay?

Morrie: Ci, in order to gain access here, you must pay a fee... of 200,000 gold.

Gemini: (SAY WHAT!? THAT'S CRIMINAL!!)

Avi-W: *mentally smacks Gemini* (Be quiet, fuzzy slippers!)

Morrie: Yes... it is most unfortunate, but that is what you call... eh, how do you put... the way the ball bounces, 'ay?

Martyr: ...

Vok: Wait, we shouldn't have to pay you anything!

Morrie and Mirrie: ?

Vok: You two have a whole business built under OUR house. So we want in. If not then we may have to make a few... arrangements, if you will.

Morrie: Are you trying to blackmail us, ragazzo?

Libra: (Did he just call you a bowl of ravioli?)

Vok: ...Liiiibra.

Libra: (YIPE!!)

Martyr: ...Let us in.

Morrie: Eh?

Martyr: ...

Morrie: ...Wait! You are not that Martyr, are you?

Martyr: ...

Morrie: *chuckles* How could I be so rude? Of course you can participate for free!

Avi-B: We can...?

Mirrie: But Morrie-darlin'--

Morrie: Shush, shush, my dear. Yes... I can see it now! You four have what it takes... you have the PASSION. Please, follow me, 'ay?

*The team watches as Morrie walks up a couple steps, past a bar counter, to a large metal door as he opens it. He then walks down a flight of stairs behind the door.*

Cygnus: (...Gram, how exactly did he know so much about you?)

Martyr: *shrugs*

Avi-W: Who cares!? *points dramatically* MUSH!!

Vok: Rite. *heads to the door and sees another bunny girl* ZOMG HAI.

Bunny Girl: *sitting at the bar counter* Hello, I'm Merrie.

Vok: M-Merrie?

Merrie: Are you all recruits of Morrie's?

Avi-B: Something like that--

Avi-W: *smacks Avi-B* We do not let people recruit us! WE RECRUIT OURSELVES!!

Gemini: (EXACTLY!!)

Merrie: ...Riiiiight. Anyway, it's best not to keep him waiting. Morrie was looking quite pleased as he strolled by.

Vok: Will do! *goes downstairs*

Martyr: ... *follows*

*The rest of the members follow suit, heading down the flight of stairs. When they are there they see a huge arena in the middle of the room!*

Cygnus: (My, my, most impressive.)

Libra: (The amount of balance this room has is astounding.)

Avi-W: Enough gawking and more stalking! Where is this Morrie!?

Avi-B: *points to his location and gets slapped* Waaah...

Vok: *walks up to Morrie and sees another bunny girl next to him* SDFMSDJFKLDSFAS I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!

Marrie: Hey there, my name is Marrie!

Vok: MARRIE!! OH OF COURSE IT IS MARRIE!! *gets grabbed by the ear by Avi-W*

Avi-W: You are being a stapler, you... STAPLER!! *smacks Vok*

Vok: *holding cheek* Ah, the things I do for a little action.

Avi-B: Right... um... hi... yeah...

Morrie: ...

Cygnus: (Great, he's become Gram.)

Martyr: ...

Marrie: ...Morrie?

Morrie: *snaps out of it* Ah, ciao! Did not mean to ignore you. I was just listening to the wind, 'ay?

Avi-B: But... we're indoors... I think... yeah...

Vok: Maybe he's got some sort of special power...

Gemini: (Maybe that's why Martyr is always so quiet?)

Martyr: ...

Morrie: Anyway, I am certain you are wondering what this place is, 'ay?

Avi-W: We want to know everything NOW!!

Morrie: Then look no further! Tell me, can you not feel it? It is in the air! The sights, the sounds, THE SMELL... *pumps fist into the air* OF MORRIE'S MONSTROUS PIT!!

Vok: ...lol say wut.

Marrie: Psst, Morrie, I thought that name was our little secret...

Morrie: ...Eh? Oh, heheh, excuse me. I guess I just got caught up in the moment, my little bimba.

Gemini: (Did he just call her a bimbo?) *gets mentally smacked* (I WAS JUST ASKING!!)

Morrie: Now where was I? Oh yes... the sights, the sounds, THE SMELL... *pumps fist into the air* OF THE MONSTER ARENA!!

Avi-W, Avi-B, Vok, Martyr, Gemini, Libra, Cygnus: ...

Morrie: ...

Marrie: ...

Morrie: OF THE MONSTER ARENA!!

Marrie: Morrie, I think they heard you the first time...

Morrie: Oh? Ah, ci, ci. I was just giving it a little more... how do you say... GUSTO!!

Vok: So... what do we do exactly in this... monsterous pit of yours?

Morrie: Ah, you compose a team of three monsters of your choosing and have them partake in battles in the arena. That is all you need to know! Quite simple, 'ay, ragazzo?

Vok: Yes...

Martyr: ...

Gemini: (Sounds boring.)

Morrie: *points upward* Your goal is to climb to the very top of the arena, making your team the strongest in the world!

Gemini: (...Strongest in the world? THAT'S IT--) *gets mentally smacked*

Avi-W: MWEHEHEHEHEH!! We must discuss in private, underwear! *grabs the others*

Libra: (What is this all about?)

Avi-W: We are going to make the strongest team in the world! With that we can then...

Avi-B: Take over the world...?

Avi-W: YES!! *laughs maniacally*

Cygnus: (Wait, the plan was to destroy the world!)

Avi-W: *mentally smacks Cygnus* Toothpaste, we can do that after we take over the world!

Vok: Then what is the point of taking it over when we're just gonna destroy it!? *gets smacked as well*

Avi-W: Because it wouldn't be nearly as fun! Do I have to think of everything!?

Avi-B: Well, seeing as how you do most of the talking, yes... yeah...

Gemini: (Okay, okay, let's just hurry up and get the team!)

Avi-W: *runs back to Morrie* Okay, underwear, we have decided to participate in this game! Give us our monsters!

Morrie: Ah, excellent news, bimba! First, however, you must make a name for your team. Make certain to give it some flair, some GUSTO, 'ay?

Cygnus: (This man speaks the truth! We need to have a name that is both beautiful and graceful, yet carries a scent of danger that can send a shiver down the spines of even the strongest of men...)

Avi-W: PURPLE SHIFT!!

Cygnus: (THAT IS NOT BEAUTIFUL, GRACEFUL, DANGEROUS, OR HAS THE ABILITY TO SEND A SHIVER DOWN THE SPINES OF EVEN THE STRONGEST OF MEN!!)

Libra: (On top of that all she did was combine the colors of Red and Blue Shift to come up with it... how unbalanced.)

Gemini: (For once I agree. This name sucks!)

Avi-W: *smacks all of the FM-ians* Quiet! We are calling it Purple Shift!

Morrie: Eh, well, I do not see any of the PASSION or GUSTO in it, but that is your decision, 'ay? Very well, your team shall be known as Purple Shift!

Avi-W: EXCELLENT!! Now, give us our monsters--

Morrie: Hold for just a moment, bimba! I know you are excited to get into my monsterous pit, but you must now choose who will represent the team. All four of you can't go out there!

Vok: Good point. So who will be the lucky person?

Avi-B: Maybe we should let Martyr do it... Where is he?

*Back upstairs, at the bar...*

Martyr: *eating some oreos with a glass of milk* ...

Bartender: Hey, you want anything else? We got a large variety here, y'know.

Martyr: ...I'll stick with the milk.

Merrie: Such a strong man. *giggles*

*Back in the arena...*

Avi-W: Very well, then I suppose that I should do it.

Vok: Whoa, that's a pretty big responsibility for you to take.

Avi-W: I know. So get to it! *shoves Avi-B forward*

Avi-B: H-huh?

Morrie: Ci! I see you have made your choice! *to Avi-B* Now then, bimba, I will give you the monsters for your monster team.

Avi-B: O-okay...

Morrie: Introducing... LONELY JOE!! *points to a suit of armor* SMILES!! *points to a small blue blob* AND SQUIGGLES!! *points to a baby squid*

Avi-W, Avi-B, Vok, Gemini, Libra: ...

Gemini: (That's it? That's our monsters?)

Avi-B: They're kinda cute...

Avi-W: *punches Avi-B* They're not supposed to be cute! Where're the ferocious ones!?

Morrie: *laughs* Do not be silly, bimba. In order to get the stronger monsters, you must recruit them yourself!

Avi-W: WHAT!?

Morrie: Ci, you must take a journey across the world to find the strongest monsters imaginable! Only then will you be able to create the strongest monster team!

Vok: Oh boy.

Avi-W: Now wait just one moment--

Morrie: I wish you the buona fortuna in your first fight, 'ay? Ragazzo, bimbas. *turns around and faces the arena*

Marrie: Farewell! *mimics Morrie*

Avi-W: I'M NOT DONE TALKING TO YOU TOILET PLUNDGERS!!

Gemini: (Forget it. Let's go.)

Avi-B: Let's go get Martyr...

*The team heads up to the stairs. Before the climb up, however...*

Bunny Girl: Why hello there! I said, HELLO THERE!!

Vok: I WANT YOU TO MARRY MEEEEEE!!

Bunny Girl: My name is Murrie, darlin's! IT'S MURRIE, OKAY!?

Vok: ARE YOU ALL RELATED OR SOMETHING!?

Murrie: No, but with my help I can get you all to the TOP. 'Cause I like to explain the BASICS, darlin'! I'M GOOD WITH THE BASICS!!

Gemini: (I bet she is.) *gets smacked mentally*

Murrie: If you wanna be WINNERS, you've gotta start from the BOTTOM!! And no, I don't mean MY BOTTOM!! I meant the BOTTOM of the RANKS in the ARENA!!

Vok: WHY THAT BOTTOM!?

Murrie: If you wanna get to the TOP, you've gotta become the WINNER of the BOTTOM, and in order to do that, YOU'VE GOTTA WIN THREE FIGHTS IN A ROW!!

Avi-B: Okay...

Murrie: Also, you can't control your monsters in battle. THEY CONTROL THEMSELVES, OKAY?

Avi-W: WHY'S THAT!?

Murrie: THEY JUST LIKE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT!!

Libra: (WHY IS EVERYONE YELLING!?)

Murrie: Anyway, if you wanna get STRONGER monsters, you've also gotta BEAT them in BATTLE. They don't join you just because, OKAY!?

Gemini: (That Morrie lied! He said all we had to do was enter fights and that was it! Who wants to recruit monsters!?)

Avi-W: *mentally smacks Gemini* Silence! I have an idea... yes... yeeeesssss...

Vok: I hope it has something to do with bunny girls... yes... yeeeeessssss...

Avi-W: TO THE UPSTAIRS!! *grabs the rest and drags them*

*Upstairs*

Cygnus: *sees the rest* (Ah, good, there're the others. Well, Gram m'boy! Let us be joining them, shall we?)

Martyr: ... *finishes one more oreo and gets up*

Avi-W: Hmph, I hope you enjoyed those cookies, graham crackers!

Martyr: ...

Avi-W: Now... TO THE UP-UPSTAIRS!!

*Back upstairs in Red Shift's base...*

Cygnus: So what is the plan?

Avi-B: Well, we need to recruit monsters, right? So... perhaps we can...

Avi-W: *smacks Avi-B* I will tell the plan! The plan is... we will go... and steal someone else's monster team!

Gemini: BRILLIANT!!

Libra: But wouldn't this plan interfere with the balance of trust between we and Morrie?

Vok: Bah, that Morrie... he's a lucky dog! Four beautiful bunny girls are just flocking to him...

Cygnus: So?

Vok: So I'm like his age but way more good looking! Where is the justice!?

Libra: Please keep your cool, Vok. We don't need an unblananced disturbance--

Vok: *quietly* Libra... Do you want to see a real unbalanced disturbance?

Libra: R-right... um... carryonthen... *starts cowering in fear*

Martyr: ...

Gemini: Right, so we're gonna do it? Steal some monsters, I mean.

Avi-B: I guess... yeah...

Avi-W: THEN LET'S GOOOOOO!!

Ophiuca: *enters* What's going on?

Avi-W: None of your business!

Ophiuca: Why, I never! *smacks Avi-B*

Avi-B: Ow! W-why did you smack meeee...

Ophiuca: You two are one in the same, right? So smacking you is like smacking the other you! *smacks Avi-B again*

Avi-W: Mweheheheh!! *smacks Avi-B as well*

Avi-B: Ow! Stop it! Please! *runs away*

Avi-W and Ophiuca: *chases*

Cygnus: ...I guess we're going to go later.

Martyr: ...Feh.

*Later that night... outside of Red Shift's base...*

Vok: *hiding in the bushes* Are you SURE they're gonna come in through this way?

Avi-W: Silence, rubber stamp! Sure I'm sure!

Cygnus: (Why would they come through our front door, though?)

Avi-W: Well! How else would they enter his monsterous pit!?

Vok: But we didn't even uncover the entrance to the place until this morning! On top of that, wouldn't we have seen people entering and leaving our place a long time ago!?

Libra: (For once I am inclined to agree. None of this is makes sense... balancingly speaking.)

Avi-W: You shoelaces! Keep defying me and there will be HFIL to pay!

Gemini: (Home For Infinite Losers?)

Martyr: ...

Avi-B: Shh... someone's coming...

Man: *walking up to the base* Hmm... looks like I made it. All righty then, time to head on inside!

Avi-W: GET HIM!!

Man: W-what in the--!?

*The entire team leaps out of the bushes, catching the poor man off guard! Try as he might, he cannot escape.*

Man: *turns around and sees some Quacky Lackies blocking the way* Shoot!

Vok: Clink! *drops a weight on the ground, letting loose a blast of fire*

Man: AAHHHH!! *moves out of the way, falling face first* Ugh... *tries to get back up*

Avi-W: Now! Rocket Knuckle!

Avi-B: R-right! *fires her fist forward*

Man: Huh? *gets hit square in the jaw* OOF!! *goes flying back, hitting his head on a street pole, knocking himself out*

Gemini: (WE DID IT!!)

Avi-W: Now for the capture! *throws a ball at the man, hitting him*

Man: *cringes in his sleep*

Vok: ...What are you doing?

Avi-W: I had my Avi-B weaken him, and now I'm capturing him!

Cygnus: (...What? Why would you do that?)

Avi-W: We're trying to capture stuff aren't we!? I've gotta catch 'em all!

Everyone else: ...

Avi-W: Now, Avi-B! Return! *points ball at Avi-B*

Avi-B: No! I don't wanna! It's dark in there... *sniffs and gets smacked*

Avi-W: YOU WILL LISTEN TO YOUR MASTER!!

Vok: *to Martyr* Should we tell her the bad news?

Martyr: ...If you want to waste your time then go waste it. Dumb asses...

Vok: *sarcastically* You are so friendly!

Man: Urrrgh...

Cygnus: (Quick! Let's get his monsters!)

*The team runs over to their prey and start looting him. A few minutes later...*

Vok: *holding a map* What the Hell is this junk? A map of the town with our place circled?

Avi-B: He's got a bag with a mask in it...

Cygnus: *looking at what Martyr is holding* (And what is this strange, black-shaped device?)

Gemini: (It is shaped sort of like an L... so it must be a Tetris block!) *glares at the man* (CONFOUND YOU HUMAN AND YOUR BIZARRE HUMAN CONTRAPTIONS!!)

Libra: (Tetris is so wonderful though. Balancing is fun~.)

Vok: ...Right. *rolls the map up* In any case, I'd say that this was a colossal waste of time.

Avi-W: Yes, scale limbs, it was! We will never listen to your plans AGAIN!!

Vok: Strange... I never thought I'd come up with such a stupid, awful plan. I must be going senile.

Cygnus: (So does anyone else have anything in mind?)

Avi-B: Um... I kinda do--

Avi-W: Don't be silly. Only I come up with the plans!

Avi-B: Aw...

Vok: Guess we're just gonna have to do things by the book. Pity that.

Martyr: ...I've got an idea.

Everyone else: Say what!?

Avi-W: Speak, graham crackers! *shakes Martyr violently* I DEMAND YOU TO SPEAK!!

Cygnus: (Yes, hurry up and speak for once, damn you!)

Martyr: ...Bed. *turns back to normal and goes inside*

Avi-W: Ohohohohoho. You think you are so very clever, don't you, graham crackers!? YOU WILL REGRET THIS!! *storms back inside, dragging Avi-B with her*

Vok: *back to normal* Tomorrow morning is going to be VERY interesting, it seems. *grins and follows the rest*

Libra: If you say so...

*The team, tired from the days events, retires for the night. The next day...*

Vok: *holding a shovel* Why are we digging again!?

Avi-W: *also holding a shovel* And why am I digging!?

Avi-B: *also with a shovel* This is supposed to be Martyr's "idea"... yeah...

Martyr: *not holding a shovel* ...

Cygnus: (Erm... as a means of translation... Gram's plan is simple: If we found an arena that focuses on monsters buried beneath our basement, perhaps something else that will assist will be buried here as well?)

Libra: (A balanced idea. I approve!)

Vok: Yeah, well, I don't approve of him not digging.

Avi-W: MUTINY I SAY!!

Gemini: (Now that's my kinda language!) *gets mentally slapped* (What. WHAT. YOU WANNA A PIECE OF THIS!?) *gets kicked in face... mentally* (I HATE THIS REOCCURING THEME!!)

Martyr: ...If you all don't fucking dig I'll rip off your bloody arms and beat you to death with them... and then I'll shove them up your asses.

Avi-B: !! *digs harder*

Avi-W: You can't boss me around, graham crackers! I am far better than this, you see.

Martyr: ...

Avi-W: I'll now start calling you various names to insult you! Crayola crayon!

Martyr: ...

Avi-W: Flat tire!

Martyr: ...

Avi-W: Keyboard!

Martyr: ...Jerk.

Avi-W: THAT'S IT!! *raises shovel*

Vok: Oh God, she's finally snapped. *shovel hits something* Eh? *hits it again*

Libra: (Did you find something, Vok?)

Vok: Quiet. *hits it again* Ladies and gentlemen, and I do believe we have found a winner!

Avi-W: *too busy trying to hit Martyr to care*

Martyr: *up in the air, out of reach* ...

Avi-B: Um... what is it?

Vok: Dunno. Let's continue digging, shall we?

*The two start to dig, with the others eventually pitching in to help. After a short while...*

Gemini: (We done yet!?)

Vok: *stands up* Yes! We are finished!

Cygnus: (So... what on earth have we uncovered now?)

*Indeed, what they uncovered seemed to be a small statue of a strange creature. Although it appeared to be made of stone, the eyes gleamed red, as if they were made of rubies.*

Vok: *inspecting the statue* No clue what it's supposed to be of, but the gems for these eyes look like they could fetch a pretty penny...

Avi-W: *shoves Vok out of the way* YES!! With these jewels we can use them to bribe Morrie and get even stronger monsters!

Gemini: (Or he can just take them and not give us jack.)

Vok: That Morrie sure is a whore...ie.

Avi-W: *points at Martyr* Graham crackers! For the impudence you displayed earlier I command you to help remove these jewels!

Martyr: ... *stands next to Avi-W*

Avi-B: I've got a bad feeling from this...

Gemini: (Suck it up!) *gets mentally slapped*

Avi-W: HERE WE GO!!

*Both Avi-W and Martyr, clutching onto an eye each, managed to rip the precious jewels out with minimal effort.*

Cygnus: (That looked surprisingly effortless.)

Avi-W: It was... *snatches the jewel Martyr is holding* It was like taking candy from a baby!

Martyr: ...

Vok: Great. Now that that's done, let's go see Morrie. *smiles* Time to say hello to the Super Morrie-o Sisters!

Avi-B: Uh... guys...?

Everyone else: What?

Avi-B: *points*

*The statue, with the eyes removed, started to glow a strange color. Before anyone can do anything, the ground surrounding it began to shake, until the floor gave way, causing everyone to plummet down a seemingly bottomless pit.*

Ophiuca: *comes downstairs* Everyone, I have an announcement to make... I have kept it a secret for a long time, but the truth is that I failed in obtaining a partner... Huh? *sees no one* Where did everyone go? Oh well! *leaves*

*Elsewhere...*

Vok: Now where are we!?

Libra: (My senses tell me there is an unbalanced stability in this area.)

Vok: ...Now where are we!?

Avi-W: *smacks Vok* Don't repeat yourself, glue gun! I'll ask the questions around here! Now where are we!?

Avi-B: ...Now where are we? *gets smacked as well* Ow...

Martyr: ...

*The surrounding area was nothing but forest. The sky was very dark, however, making it difficult to see.*

Cygnus: (What a fine mess we have landed ourselves in!) *to Martyr* (M'boy, we must set off and see if we can figure out where we are!)

Avi-W: Excellent plan! Let's go with it! Follow me!

???: Halt!

Avi-W: Not halt! Follow!

???: Fools, do you have a death wish!?

Vok: Who is talking? *is grabbed from behind* What the!?

Monster: *is that of a tree* Hahahah! Bet you didn't expect this, did you!? This entire forest is actually composed of treefaces!

Vok: Tree-whats!?

*As if by command, all of the trees have red glowing eyes and mouths appear on them, as they all start to wriggle and move about, surrounding the group.*

Gemini: (They're everywhere!)

Avi-B: There is no where to go...

Treeface #1: You are strange indeed. You look like monsters but you smell like humans!

Treeface #2: Must be costumes they are wearing. Let's take them off to reveal their true forms!

Avi-W: You'll have to catch us first! *creates a sword from her hand and slashes at the monsters*

Treeface #2: *moves back to dodge* Cheeky thing! Get her!

Martyr: *flies by and grabs Avi-W, along with Avi-B*

Avi-W and B: Huh!?

Cygnus: (Don't forget about old Vok, Gram!)

Martyr: Feather Storm! *unleashes a flurry of feathers*

Vok: ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME!?

*Luckily the feathers all barely miss Vok, instead hitting the treeface in the eyes.*

Treeface #3: GAAH!! *drops Vok*

Martyr: ...Now! *swoops down and grabs Vok, before taking off into the sky*

Treeface #1: Grr... don't let them get away! They must be sent as sacrifices to our master!

*In the air*

Avi-W: What the Hell were those things!?

Vok: They looked like monsters.

Cygnus: (Wait. Monsters? As in the things we have to tame!?)

Avi-B: Yeah... I guess... yeah...

Gemini: (Damn that Morrie. DAMN HIM TO HELL!!)

Martyr: ...

Cygnus: (Gram! Do you not have anything to say on this matter?)

Martyr: ...Yes. I do, actually.

Libra: (What is it?)

Martyr: ...Have a nice fall. *drops everyone*

Avi-W: TRAITOOOOooooooooor...

Everyone else: WAAAAAAaaaaahhh...

Cygnus: (W-what the Hell are you doing!?)

Martyr: (Fighting.)

Cygnus: (Huh?) *sees a monster before him* (Wah! When did he get here!?)

Gargoyle: Hahahah! So you dropped your friends so you could fight me, huh? Pretty cold for a human!

Martyr: ...

Gargoyle: Not much of a talker, eh? Then let's get this on! *charges with sword extended*

Martyr: *dodges and fires a flurry of feathers*

Gargoyle: *gets pelted by a few* Grr... die! *takes off high into the air before coming back down at top speeds*

Cygnus: (Gram, look out!)

Martyr: ...! *catches the sword in hand*

Gargoyle: W-what the...!? *struggles* Let go!

Martyr: ...No. *rips the sword out of the gargoyle's hands and beats him repeatedly in the face with the handle*

Gargoyle: Gak! No! Stop! Mercy!

Martyr: ...Mercy is for the weak.

Gargoyle: Please...

Martyr: ... *drops the gargoyle*

Gargoyle: WAAAAAaaah...

Cygnus: (Excellent work, Gram! The enemy tried to take us down but they picked the wrong people to mess with!)

Martyr: ...

Cygnus: (Oh, yes! The others! Quickly, we must check up on them!)

*Martyr swoops back down to where he dropped the rest. There he finds them on a small grassy hill.*

Avi-W: TRAITOR!! *beats Martyr over the head*

Martyr: ...

Vok: Just what was that for, huh!?

Cygnus: (Relax, Gram had his reasons...)

Gemini: (Don't try and defend him, Cygnus! He's gonna kill us all!)

Cygnus: (No he isn't! Look, Gram, please explain to them what is going on...)

???: No time for that.

Everyone else: Huh?

Bomboulder: *rolls onto view* Heheheheheh...

Vok: Great, another monster!

Libra: (How are we going to tame such an... unbalanced creation!?)

Bomboulder: Heheheheheh...

Martyr: ...

Bomboulder: Heheheheheh...

Avi-B: Um... hello?

Bomboulder: Heheheheheh...

Vok: Thus it laughs eerily...

Avi-W: Let's just kill it and get this over with!

???: Ohhh, you don't want to do that.

Avi-W: Who keeps talking!?

Cyclops: *appears* I did!

Gemini: (Whoa! That guy is huge! How did we not notice him!?)

Cyclops: You silly humans... you fell right into our trap!

Avi-B: Trap...?

Cyclops: This bomboulder isn't the only one here... we have you completely surrounded by them!

Avi-W, Avi-B, Cygnus Wing, Libra Scales, Gemini, Cygnus, Libra: What!?

Bomboulder #1: Heheheheh...

Bomboulder #2: *rolls into view* Heheheheh...

Bomboulder #3: *appears behind them* Heheheheh...

Bomboulder #4 and #5: *from the sides* Heheheheh...

Cygnus: (Curses! We were careless!)

Cyclops: We also have the sky swarming with gargoyles and wyverns, so don't think that stunt you pulled will work again!

Martyr: *clenches fists*

Vok: Why are you doing this?

Cyclops: We are doing this for our ruler, the great Zoma! This world, he took it for his own and now it is under his power! We will bring you to him as a sacrifice!

Vok: Oh yeah?

Cyclops: Yeah!

Libra: (This isn't good... I don't know what those bomboulders are doing, but judging from their name it can't be good!)

Bomboulders: Heheheheh...

Cyclops: Now, you will come quietly to the castle...

Martyr: ...I think not.

Cyclops: What did you say!?

*Out of nowhere, the gargoyle Martyr fought earlier blasted on the scene, stabbing the cyclops in the back, killing it instantly.*

Avi-B: Whoa!

Avi-W: What's going on!?

Cygnus: (Oh, I get it! The gargoyle you fought was tamed and now it is helping us!)

Vok: Martyr tamed that thing!?

Gemini: (Let's quit gawking AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!)

*The team takes off, as the bomboulders do nothing but continue to laugh. As they continue running, however, they come to a large structure.*

Avi-W: Just what in tarnation is this thing!?

Avi-B: It looks like a castle... or something... yeah...

Vok: Hmm. Didn't that cyclops back there mention a Zoma and us heading to a castle as a sacrifice? I wonder...

Libra: (If this fact is accuractly balanced, then should we not get away from here?)

Martyr: ...

Avi-W: HOLD IT!!

Gemini: (Oh no...)

Avi-W: Yes... yesssssss... mweheheheh! If that Zoma is a monster and we tame him... we will be unstoppable!

Vok: Yeah, I would think taming a Demon Lord would make us pretty damn unstoppable.

Gemini: (Wait, you aren't seriously going to go in there and fight, are you? That place could be swarming with monsters!)

Avi-W: *mentally smacks Gemini* PERFECT!! MORE MONSTERS MEANS MORE STRENGTH!! TO THE CASTLE!! *storms off*

Avi-B: Guess we're going...

Cygnus: (Ugh... this situation just keeps getting worse! Oh well. Let us continue, Gram!)

Martyr: ...

*The members of Red Shift all quickly locate the entrance. Surprisingly, the gate is unguarded. Heading inside, they also find the interior to be eerily empty.*

Avi-W: What!? Where are all of the monsters?

Gemini: (At this point I just don't care anymore.)

Vok: Never mind about the monsters! Let's just find this Zoma!

*The team takes a few steps forward, when suddenly...*

Monsters: *appear out of nowhere* KILL THE HUMANS!!

Vok: Holy shit!

Avi-W: TO WAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!

*The team battles the group of monsters, defeating them and taming them.*

Monsters: We wuv you guiz.

Avi-W: *smacks them* Go to your rooms!

Monsters: *cries*

Martyr: ...

Vok: Well, let's continue, shall we?

*The team takes a few more steps and more monsters appear.*

Vok: Oh you have got to be kidding me.

*After many, MANY encounters later...*

Avi-W: *busts the door down* ZOMA!!

Zoma: *sitting on a throne* Ah, humans. A rare occurance. What can I do in such a... delightful honor?

Avi-W: Cut the crap! It's time to fight!

Zoma: I see you are an eager one. I have a proposition, then.

Vok: Which is...?

Zoma: Although you are humans you are most definitely different from the rest, therefore... *raises fist* Join me in my bid for power! Together this world shall become even more powerful under the dark influences, and the above world, the world which you hail from, shall at long last fall!

Gemini: (DO IT DO IT NOOOOOOOOOOW!!) *gets mentally smacked*

Avi-B: Why should we listen to you...?

Zoma: I am the great Zoma! My power is absolute! With an army of monsters at my disposal, I can have anything and everything. You are here to build a strong monster team, are you not? If you ally yourself with me, you can have all of the monsters you wish.

Cygnus: (Hmm... it sounds like a tempting proposition.)

Libra: (And if we were to agree both sides would be well-balanced with the results.)

Gemini: *now whining* (DO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT.)

Martyr: ...

Avi-W: All righty, then. You have yourself a deal, Mr. Zora!

Zoma: My name is Zoma.

Avi-W: No, it's Zora.

Zoma: Do I look like a Zora!?

Avi-B: Well, you are kinda blue... so yeah...

Zoma: I AM NOT A ZORA DAMN IT.

Avi-W: Whatever. We agreed so let us in!

Zoma: Fools! You have angered me, and now you shall suffer the consequences! *raises hand and releases a strange energy wave*

Vok: *starts yawning* Hey... I dunno about you... but I'm getting kinda sleepy... *falls flat on face*

Everyone else but Zoma: *passes out*

*A few minutes later...*

Avi-B: *wakes up* Urgh... where are we...?

Martyr: *getting up* ...Outside.

Avi-W: *snaps back awake* SAY WHAT!?

*In the castle...*

Zoma: *playing chess* And with this Slime I'll knock out this village, and continue building my empire! Those humans won't know what hit 'em!

Avi-W: *busts the door down again* ZOMA!!

Zoma: Ah, welcome back humans. Did you enjoy my trick?

Vok: Not really, no.

Avi-B: That wasn't very nice!

Zoma: Good, 'cause I'm not nice! *kicks a jailcat*

Avi-B: Not the kitty!

Zoma: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

Avi-W: YOU ARE GONNA PAY FOR THIS, FISH-FACE!!

Zoma: Then prepare to die!

Martyr: Feather Storm! *fires a flurry of feathers*

Zoma: Kacrackle! *freezes the feathers before they make contact*

Vok: Clink! *drops a scale and releases a blast of water*

Zoma: Hah! *releases a blast of icy air, freezing the water*

Avi-W: Let's see you freeze this one! *joins hands with Avi-B*

Avi-W and B: GEMINI THUNDER!! *fires a powerful blast of electricity*

Zoma: *gets shocked* GRAAAAAAAAAGH!!

Cygnus: (Now is our chance!)

Vok: Judgement! *slams scales onto the ground, causing several weights to fall, one of which lands on top of Zoma*

Zoma: Gah! *falls to one knee*

Gemini: (Did we get him!?)

Zoma: *rises again* Not bad... for humans. But you will have to do better!

Vok: Anyone got any bright ideas?

Libra: (Perhaps Martyr can balance out this situation?)

Avi-W: *smacks Martyr* Graham crackers! I demand you to do something!

Martyr: ...I pray that someone comes into your rooms one night and hacks your bodies into tiny, miniscule pieces and feeds them to your parents.

Cygnus: (You should be proud to be so depended on, m'boy!)

Martyr: ...Whatever.

Zoma: *laughs* If the rest of you couldn't do anything, what could he possibly do different?

Martyr: *pulls out a ball of light*

Zoma: *reels back* What the--Where did you get that!?

Martyr: ...Found it.

Zoma: Where!?

Martyr: ...On the ground.

Zoma: YOU LIE!! I WILL KILL YOU!!

Vok: I think he's been weakened from the light! Let's go all out!

Avi-W: *smacks Avi-B* Look alive, peon!

Avi-B: Y-yes boss...

*The team gangs up on Zoma and proceed to beat the mercifuless crap out of him. In a few short minutes the members are standing over his battered and beaten body.*

Zoma: *coughs up blood* You're good.

Avi-W: Naturally! When you mess with the best you end up with the rest!

Cygnus: (Modesty also takes you places, but I doubt you care.)

Martyr: ...

Avi-B: So now that we've defeated you, does that mean we can tame you?

Avi-W: YES!! *points at Zoma* Sardine, you will accept us as your master!

Zoma: Uhhh... no. *dies*

Avi-W: DAMN IT!!

Vok: Maybe we went a little too rough on him.

Libra: (Your estimation on how much damage he could withstand was definitely unbalanced, Vok.)

Vok: ...Libra...

Libra: (No! Don't! I'M SORRY!!) *screams uncontrollably*

Avi-B: So... what do we do now...?

Martyr: ...

*Back at the above world...*

Morrie: *with Marrie* Ah, today is most definitely a wonderful day, 'ay?

Marrie: Yes, Morrie. So have you heard anything from those people that you sent out on that mission to make the world's strongest monster team?

Morrie: Oh, them. Well, they looked so unbelievabely incompetente that I think they would jump off a bridge if I told them to! Build the world's strongest monster team? Only one person can have such a title, and that is moi!

Marrie: Oh, but of course, Morrie-darlin'. You ARE the best, after all.

Morrie: Hoho, and as long as I have you by my side, bimba, then I fear nothing!

Marrie: Oh Morrie, flattery will get you everywhere.

Morrie: Hahahah!

Avi-W: *busts the entrance door down* MORRIE!!

Morrie: Ah, if it isn't my prodigies! It feels like it has been forever, 'ay?

Vok: Morrie... old chum... Despite the fact that I think you are DAMN lucky to have not one but FOUR beautiful women at your side... I think you have been lying to us.

Morrie: Oh? And why would you think such a terrible thing, ragazzo?

Avi-B: Well... recruiting monsters is a lot harder than you led us to believe... and we only found monsters in an underground world thus far... yeah...

Vok: *holds up a sign* And what the Hell is up with this? Despite you paying for our fees we still have to pay in order to participate in each rank? IN GOLD!?

Avi-W: Plus my arms are starting to get tired from busting down so many doors!

Martyr: ...

Morrie: Is that so? Well, you must be trying harder, my friends! It is only then that you will ever hope to climb to the very top of my monsterous pit!

Avi-B: Well... that was what we thought, too...

Vok: But then, we kinda-sorta­ realized something.

Morrie: Oh? Like what?

Vok: *transforms* Like we could just kill you!

Martyr: *transforms* ...Tell me... Do you enjoy drowning?

Morrie: Aw, crap.

- The End -