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Previously on Star and Ember:
A mysterious couple, called The Destroyer and The Lady, have amassed a team to hunt down Stareye and Embercore. This group consists of Slickshot the Tracker, Eviscera, and Matta. Slickshot killed his cheating spouse, and her lover. Then, along with Eviscera and Matta, he went after Stareye and Embercore. The three villains were defeated by our heroes, until The Lady showed up. Stareye learned that Wrathenus was destroyed by The Destroyer, and now he and Embercore are left to deal with this horrifying revelation.
3.1. The Villains Regroup.
Inside a secret location, The Destroyer is sitting in a throne in the middle of a room. He's covered in darkness, but he seems to be wearing a suit as well. His orange eyes glow in the darkness. A giant screen is in front of him at the other end of the room. Suddenly, a purple and yellow smoke appears in front of him. The Lady, Slickshot, Eviscera, and Matta appear.
The Lady
That could've gone better.
Slickshot the Tracker:
Ya think? That was embarrassing! Star and Ember know who I am now.
The Destroyer:
A temporary loss. The plan is still sound though.
The Destroyer raises his hand, and makes a fist.
The Destroyer:
I can feel my power growing.
The Lady walks up the The Destroyer, and sits in his lap.
The Destroyer:
We must continue.
The Lady:
I have a plan, but I need to find a way to implement it.
The Destroyer:
We'll maintain surveillance on Star and Ember. An opportunity will present itself eventually.
3.2. Hidden Rage.
Wrathenus walks up to a group of people. They notice her. She waves at them. They feel nervous around her, and walk away. Wrathenus sulks. She sits in the ground. Tears start to fall from her eyes. Someone walks up to her. She looks up, and sees that it’s Embercore. Embercore sits down next to her. Wrathenus smiles. The two of them start talking.
Suddenly, Embercore is stirred by someone calling her name. She is sitting on the couch in the living room of Synervian Castle. Stareye is standing up, looking at her.
Stareye:
Ember?
Embercore blinks a couple of times.
Embercore:
Y-Yes?
Stareye:
Those people you contacted are here.
Embercore:
The Creation Crew?
Stareye:
Yeah.
Embercore rubs her head.
Stareye:
Are you okay?
Embercore:
I was thinking about Wrathenus. I was remembering the time when we first became friends.
Stareye puts a hand on her shoulder.
Stareye:
Hey, after we get the castle fixed up, we’ll keep looking.
Embercore smiles. She stands up, and walks up to the giant hole in the wall of the living room. Outside, a van with the words "Creator Crew" can be seen. The van disappears, and four people appear. One of them walks up to the front of the group. This is Redeye. He is red with yellow hair. He sees Embercore and Stareye. He starts to wave, but he stops. The whole crew are shocked to see Embercore and Stareye through a giant whole in the castle. Embercore waves back, and smiles sheepishly.
Embercore:
H-Hi guys.
Redeye:
What happened!?
Embercore:
That's a long story.
Redeye turns to the rest of his team.
Redeye:
Well guys, let's get started.
The team of four begin to help Embercore and Stareye to repair the living room. However. Stareye and Embercore begin to notice something. Redeye seems to have problems controlling his team. He is talking to one of his teammates who is working on the giant whole in the wall.
Redeye:
These support beam aren't fixed properly.
Crewmate:
Nah, it's fine.
Redeye:
They don't match the other support beams in the wall.
Crew Leader:
Hey newbie, fix those support beams.
Crewmate:
Sure.
Crewmate begins to fix the support beams. Redeye is surprised.
Redeye:
So, you listen to him but not me?
The Crewmate doesn't respond to Redeye.
Crew leader:
Lay off him, Redeye.
Redeye turns around to face the Crew's Leader.
Redeye:
He's not listening to me. I'm in charge this time.
Crew Leader:
I don't want to hear that from a guy who isn't a Materializer, and neither does he.
Redeye is shocked. Stareye and Embercore begin to notice the commotion. The Crewmate continues to work. One of the faulty support beams breaks. The wall begins to fall forward! Everybody gasps. Stareye flies up, and catches the wall! Redeye grabs the Crewmate, and drags him away. Stareye puts the wall back into place. Redeye runs up the wall, and looks down. He turns to the Crewmate.
Redeye:
Fix these!
The Crewmate runs up to Redeye, and looks down. He extends his hands, his eyes glow, and the support beams get repaired properly. Once they are, Stareye flies down to the ground and seals the wall into place with his powers. Embercore and the three other crew members run up to them. The other members of the Creation Crew run to the Crewmate.
Crew Leader:
Are you okay?
The Crewmate nods his head, but he's still in shock.
Crewmate:
...Y-Yeah.
Redeye:
This is why I told you to redo the support beams.
Crew Leader:
That was your fault, Red!
Redeye:
What!?
Crew Leader:
I knew something like this would've happened. You shouldn't have been put in charge this time.
Redeye:
I told him to-
Crew Leader:
Enough! I'm take control of the operation from here on out.
Stareye:
Woah woah woah! Redeye is right. The other guy didn't fix the beams correctly.
Crew Leader:
This doesn't concern you, Stareye.
Embercore:
Okay. This is getting out of hand.
Redeye cannot believe what he's hearing. He gets frustrated. He closes his eyes to try to calm down. He opens his eyes again, and his eyes are glowing yellow. He bears his teeth, and his body begins to shake out of anger. He grabs the Crew Leader by the throat! Everybody grabs onto Redeye's arms to try and release his grip.
Redeye:
I was only trying to help, you arrogant piece of-
Embercore:
Redeye stop! You're hurting him!
Redeye's eyes stop glowing. He realizes what he's doing, and he lets go out the Crew Leader's throat. The other crew members check on the Crew Leader, while Stareye and Embercore check on Redeye.
Redeye:
I'm sorry! I didn't-
Crew Leader:
Red, you're kicked out of the Creation Team.
Redeye's face drops.
Stareye:
Wait a minute. Let's talk about-
Redeye:
No... I'll leave. I never belonged here anyway.
Embercore:
Are you sure?
Redeye:
Yeah... Before I do something that I'll regret.
Redeye turns around, and leaves. Embercore's eyes turn red, and then she turns around and faces the rest of the crew.
Embercore:
I hope it was worth it.
The rest of the team are taken aback.
Crew Leader:
Let's get back to work guys.
Embercore:
No. I think you all have done enough for now. Please leave.
Crew Leader:
...Yes ma'am.
The team begin to leave. The Crew Leader walks up to Stareye.
Crew Leader:
I'm sorry.
Stareye nods his head. He and Embercore watch the team leave. On their screen, The Destroyer and The Lady watched everything that had happened.
The Destroyer:
A new opportunity has presented itself.
3.3. A New Opportunity.
In another part of Synervia, Redeye is walking home. He ponders over what happened earlier. Four men appear, and they surround him. Redeye is frightened. The leader of the group walks up to him.
Gang Leader:
Hey pal.
Redeye:
I don't know what you want, but I just want to go home.
Gang Leader:
Oh, you will. Just give us your wrist comp, and we'll let you go on your way.
Redeye is confused. He looks at one of the Gang Leader's arms, and sees a wrist comp on it.
Redeye:
Don't you already have one?
The Gang Leader smiles, and the other three men laugh.
Gang Leader:
Mine's broken. I want another one.
The man behind Redeye hits him in the back of his head. Redeye bends over. Two other men grab his arms. The Gang Leader grabs Redeye's arm with his wrist comp on it with one hand, and grabs Redeye's wrist comp off with the other. He tries to rip it off! Suddenly, a female voice is heard in the sky.
Female Voice:
Try picking on someone your own size!
Everyone looks up, and they see Eviscera and Matta. They fly towards the group. The Gang Leader manages to rip Redeye's wrist comp off of Redeye's arm, and he pushes Redeye to the ground. He begins to run away. The three other men begin to run as well. Matta's eyes turn blue, and she forms an ice spear in her hands. She throws the spear, and it pierces one of the Gang Leader's legs! He falls down, and lands on Redeye's wrist comp! The wrist comp is broken. The Gang Leader uses his fire power to melt the spear. One of his men picks him up, and the gang runs away. Eviscera lands next to Redeye, and Matta lands next to Redeye's broken wrist comp. She picks it up. Eviscera helps Redeye to get up from the ground.
Eviscera:
Are you alright?
Redeye rubs his head.
Redeye:
I guess.
Matta walks up to Redeye.
Matta:
I'm sorry about your wrist comp.
She opens her hands, and reveals the broken wrist comp. Redeye sighs in disappointment.
Redeye:
Perfect... Why is all of this stuff happening to me? I didn't do anything to deserve that.
Eviscera:
What do you mean?
Redeye:
I'm part of the Create and Expand Team. We were working on a new building, but something went wrong. The building almost collapsed. Luckily, we prevented that from happening. This was my first led project, but nobody wanted to listen to me. Then, everybody chewed me up and spit me out after the accident.
Redeye clenches his fist.
Redeye:
What did I do to deserve all of this? Everybody looks down on me, ignores my ideas... Then, I get robbed!?
Redeye's eyes begin to glow again. Eviscera and Matta notice this. They look at each other, and smile. Eviscera presses a button on her wrist comp, and the button starts to glow red. She puts her other hand on Redeye's shoulder.
Eviscera:
You poor thing.
Redeye's eyes stop glowing. Matta walks up to Redeye's other shoulder, and rests her head and hands on it. Redeye is surprised.
Eviscera:
If you need someone to talk to, we're here for you.
Redeye feels a little better.
Redeye:
Well... I-I live not too far from here.
Matta:
Great! We'll walk you home.
Redeye:
Oh! T-Thank you.
Eviscera:
I'm Eviscera.
Matta:
And I'm Matta.
The three of them walk away. At his home, Eviscera and Matta listen to Redeye talk about his experience. They're in his living room. Eviscera is sitting at a table, while Matta is lying on a couch. Redeye is sitting on the opposite side of the table.
Redeye:
I use to be part of the Creation Crew. I was finally given the opportunity to lead a project this time, and surprisingly it was to help fix Synervian Castle. There was a giant hole in the wall of the living room. I told the new guy that the support beams weren't fixed correctly, but I was blown off by the team leader. Then, the wall started to fall. Stareye caught it, and I told the new guy to fix the support beams correctly. Everybody was fine, but I was blamed by my co-workers for the incident.
Matta:
That's not right! It wasn't your fault.
Redeye:
Yeah. Stareye and Embercore said the same thing. I had to leave though. I grabbed the leader by the neck, and screamed at him.
Eviscera and Matta are wide-eyed. They look at each other.
Redeye:
I... I don't think that I was welcomed. The crew is made up of Materializers. I'm not. I joined because I idolized the people in it, and I wanted to create things to help people. Now... I feel like everyone is a lot more... antagonistic. After Wrathenus disappeared, I feel like the group wanted to get rid of me. They mocked me for not being a Materializer. "How could I be a part of the group without having the proper powers?" they jeered at me. They said that I wasn't good enough, and that I should know my place. I was surrounded by people I wanted to learn from, but I started to feel alone. I think the incident at Synervian Castle was the catalyst they were looking for to get rid of me, and they succeeded.
Redeye puts his head down.
Redeye:
I'm all alone again...
Eviscera:
That's not right. That new guy should've been kicked off of the team, not you.
Redeye thinks about Eviscera's statement.
Redeye:
Yeah... He should have.
Matta:
I'm a materializer myself, and I could've done a better job than he did.
Redeye:
I bet... You know, this isn't right... But I want them to pay.
Eviscera:
We can help you with that.
Eviscera walks up to Redeye, and puts her hands on his shoulder. Redeye looks up at her.
Eviscera:
Is that what you want?
Redeye thinks about the offer. Then, he looks back at Eviscera and nods his head.
Redeye:
Yes.
Matta walks up Redeye.
Eviscera:
Then let us introduce you to our friends.
Eviscera presses the blinking button on her wrist comp. A purple and yellow smoke appears, and The Lady and Slickshot arrive. Redeye is taken aback.
Matta:
Don't worry. They're here to help.
The Lady walks up to Redeye.
The Lady:
She's right, Redeye.
The Lady puts a hand on Redeye cheek.
The Lady:
We'll help you get revenge on your old teammates.
The Lady extends her hands, and her eyes glow yellow. A purple and yellow smoke appears in her hands. A portal appears in her hands. A pair of green eyes pierce the darkness. It's The Destroyer.
The Destroyer:
It's a pleasure to meet you, Redeye. I am The Destroyer, and we can make your wish come true. We can turn you into a weapon that will allow you to destroy anybody that gets in your way. In return, you'll have to do a favor for us.
Redeye:
And that is?
The Lady:
Put Embercore and Stareye to slumber.
Redeye's eyes widen.
Redeye:
But... Those two were nice to me... Why would I-
The Destroyer:
You're a coward.
Redeye is caught off-guard by The Destroyer's comment. He gets frustrated.
Redeye:
What?
The Destroyer:
You're a coward. Easy prey. Aside from not being a Materializer, that is why the Creation Crew hated you. You can't create anything, and you can't stand up for yourself. You're pathetic to even look at.
Redeye gets even more annoyed. Slickshot smiles.
Slickshot the Tracker:
He looks like me before I took your offer. Trust me, you're worthless right now. If you don't take this offer, you're better off putting yourself back to slumber.
Slickshot's hand forms into a gun. He pokes himself in the head.
Slickshot the Tracker
Pew!
He laughs at Redeye. Redeye is at his breaking point.
Slickshot the Tracker:
You know what? Do it. You'll be doing everyone else a favor.
Redeye's turns yellow, and he bears his teeth. He gets out of his chair, and grabs Slickshot!
Redeye:
SHUT UP! I've had enough!
Slickshot the Tracker:
Are you mad?
Redeye:
I said shut up!
Slickshot the Tracker:
Hit me.
Redeye hesitates.
Redeye:
Don't tempt me.
Slickshot the Tracker:
I am. Hit me!
Redeye punches Slickshot in the face. Slickshot smiles at Redeye.
Slickshot the Tracker:
That was weak. Man up, and hit me!
Redeye punches Slickshot again. Slickshot starts laughing. Then he punches him again, and again, and again.
The Lady:
Enough.
Redeye turns his head to The Lady.
The Destroyer:
Cathartic, isn't it?
Redeye lets go of Slickshot.
The Destroyer:
There's a monster inside you, Redeye. Let it loose, and become who you really want to be.
The Lady:
And you'll be among friends.
Redeye nods his head.
Redeye:
I'm in.
3.4. New Friends.
At a building, one of the Creation Crew's workshops, the three members of Redeye's old crew are hanging out.
Member 2:
Things are finally back to normal.
Crew Leader:
Yeah. Redeye needed to learn his place. The Creation Crew is for Materializers only.
An Unknown Voice:
That's not what you told me when I first joined.
The three members turn to the entrance. There's someone standing in the doorway, hidden in the shadows. A bright circular-shaped light is is on the right side of its face.
Crew Leader:
Redeye?
Redeye enters the room. The circular-shaped light was a monocle on his right eye.
Member 3 (New Guy):
What are you doing here?
Redeye:
...Just wanted to see the old gang again.
Crew Leader:
You're not a part of the crew anymore.
Redeye smiles.
Redeye:
Apparently, I never truly was a part of the crew. Isn't that right? When I joined, the Creation Crew welcomed me with open arms. You guys said, "Anybody can join the Creation Crew. Synervia can be made beautiful by anyone."
Redeye slowly walks up to them.
Redeye:
I learned as much as I could from you guys. I made mistakes along the way, but you...
Redeye looks at the Crew Leader.
Redeye:
Boss... You told me, "Unless we make mistakes, we'll never learn." I thought I was among friends. That's all I ever wanted. Then, you guys turned on me. I was hurt, and alone...
Redeye stops walking.
Redeye:
Until, I made some new friends. They helped me to reach my true potential.
Redeye's coat dematerializes, and the three crew members are shocked at what they see. Redeye has no shirt on, but has pants and boots on. He has a muscular body, but that's not what the three crew members are looking at. They're staring at the two giant drills in Redeye's back!
Crew Leader:
What did they do to you!?
Redeye:
I made these myself. But... Instead of telling you, allow me to give you all a demonstration.
Redeye's eyes glow yellow, and the drills turn on. They inject into his body. Redeye's body starts to grow larger, both in height and musculature! The three crew members get out of their chairs, and run into a corner of the room. The Crew Leader gets in front of the other two members to protect them. Redeye begins to tower over them. His right eyes grows larger. The hair on the right side of his head falls off, and the right side of his mouth grows larger. An evil smile forms on his face.
Redeye:
Impressive, right!? Imagine what I could've created with you all if you gave me a chance? Well... I don't need you guys anymore.
Redeye grabs the Crew Leader, and raises him above his head. He rips his body in half! The other two members are mortified! The Crew Leader's body parts rejoin, and turn into an orb. Redeye turns to the remaining two crew members.
Redeye:
Now, it's your turn.
Redeye turns to the new crew member.
Redeye:
I'm sorry that your time with the crew was so short, newbie. Then again... After what you put me through at Synervian Castle, you deserve this.
Redeye lunges at them, and the two members scream. Afterwards, a purple and yellow smoke appears. It's The Destroyer, The Lady, and the rest of the gang. Redeye turns around, and gets down on one knee. He lifts his hands to The Destroyer, and The Lady. In his hands are the three orbs of Redeye's old Creation Crew teammates.
The Destroyer:
You passed, Redeye. However, there appears to be some side-effects of your-
Redeye:
I feel fantastic. I consider it a success.
The Destroyer:
In that case, it's time to test our new experiment on some new subjects.
Later on, Redeye is walking back home. He has shrunken back down to his original height, and his body is covered by his coat again. Suddenly, the same group of robbers appear around him again. The Gang Leader steps forward, and faces Redeye. The right side of Redeye is hidden in the darkness, but the left side of him is visible.
Gang Leader:
Heeey, I remember you.
Redeye has a cold look on his face.
Redeye:
Nice to see you again.
The gang look at each other in confusion, but they laugh.
Gang Leader:
That's a weird thing to say to people who are going to rob you again.
Redeye:
I'm happy that I didn't have to do exert much effort in order to lure you out.
Gang Leader:
Heh... What is that suppose to mean?
Redeye:
It means that you're my prey, and you took my bait.
Gang Member 2:
Check the mouth on this guy!
Gang Leader:
You do realize that we're going to rob you, smart guy? Play nicely, or me might put you to slumber.
Redeye:
I know. I remember the first time you tried to rob me. You broke my wrist comp. Luckily for me, one of my new friends repaired it.
Gang Leader:
Good. Now, give it to me.
Redeye extends his right arm out of the darkness, which has his wrist comp on it. The gang is shocked to see how large Redeye's hand is.
Redeye:
It's all yours.
The Gang Leader hesitantly walks up to Redeye, and reaches for his wrist comp. Suddenly, a red and yellow gas appears out of the top of Redeye's hand.
Gang Leader:
What?
The gas goes into the Gang Leader's body, and starts to infect him! The rest of the gang are shocked. Then, Redeye's coat disappears. His whole body is revealed, along with the drills in his back. The right side of his face is still messed up, and the right side of his body is larger than the left side. More gas comes out of his exposed upper body. The other three members of the gang are infected! Their eyes change colors. One eye is red, while the other is yellow. They gang stands in place. Redeye rests his hands behind his back, and walks up to the Gang Leader.
Redeye:
How do you feel?
Gang Leader (Controlled):
I feel... Great!
The Gang Leader smiles. Redeye looks at the rest of the gang. They're all smiling too.
Redeye:
And what about the rest of you?
Gang Member 2 (Controlled):
Same!
Gang Member 3 (Controlled):
I feel fantastic!
Gang Member 4 (Controlled):
What did you do to us.
Redeye:
I gave you all a small dose of my power. It'll wear off in a bit.
Gang Leader (Controlled):
No! I've never felt more alive!
Redeye:
You want more? Then, you'll have to work for me. All of you will have to work for me.
The Gang Leader gets on his knees.
Gang Leader (Controlled):
I'll do it!
Redeye looks at the other gang members. They all get on their knees.
Redeye:
Excellent. But as for you in particular, I want your wrist comp. In return, you'll get an extra packet of my power.
The Gang Leader takes off his wrist comp, and hands it to Redeye.
Gang Leader:
It's yours!
Redeye takes the wrist comp, and hands him a small bag. The Gang Leader takes the bag, and immediately opens it. He sniffs in the gas, and starts laughing in euphoria. A purple and yellow smoke appears, and The Destroyer, The Lady, and the rest of the group appears.
Redeye:
The experiment is a success.
The Destroyer:
Excellent. We're one step closer to creating an army, and my power is increasing at a quicker rate.
The Destroyer clenches his fist, and feels his strength growing.
The Lady:
Now, we need to lure out Star and Ember.
The Destroyer:
Exactly. Redeye, share your creation with the rest of Synervia.
Redeye:
It'll be my pleasure.
The controlled gang members go around Synervia. They hand people small packets of the drug, and it makes them feel amazing. However, if they want more, they have to work for Redeye. This helps the popularity of the drug, and the villains' army, to increase quickly.
3.5. Technodroid Learns About Wrathenus' Fate.
Technodroid arrives at Synervian Castle. The living room has finally been restored. Stareye opens the door for him, and he sees Technodroid.
Technodroid:
Hey guys!
Stareye:
Hey Tech! Come on in.
Technodroid enters the castle. Embercore is sitting on the couch in the living room.
Technodroid:
I hope you don't mind me "intruding" for a bit.
Stareye and Embercore smile.
Embercore:
Not at all.
Technodroid:
I wanted to ask you guys if you've found anything regarding Wrathenus.
Stareye and Embercore look at each other with concern.
Embercore:
I think you should sit down for this.
Technodroid looks puzzled. He walks to the couch, and sits down on the opposite side of the couch. Stareye walks up behind Embercore. Technodroid notices the solemn look on Stareye's and Embercore's faces.
Technodroid:
What's wrong?
Embercore:
...We were attacked last night.
Technodroid:
What!?
Stareye:
We're alright, thankfully.
Embercore:
But, we were told by one of our attackers that... Wrathenus is gone.
A furious expression appears on Technodroid's face.
Technodroid:
Who? Who took her!?
Stareye:
A man calling himself "The Destroyer" told me that Wrathenus... was put to slumber.
Technodroid is in disbelief.
Stareye:
I'm so sorry.
Technodroid closes his eyes.
Technodroid:
Do you have her soul orb?
Embercore shakes her head.
Embercore:
We haven't found it.
Stareye:
I think The Destroyer, or one of his henchmen, has it. We just don't know where they're hiding.
Technodroid gets an idea. He stands up.
Technodroid:
I can help with that. I can hack into every wrist comp, traffic light, vehicle, piece of technology that I can think of, and try to find these people.
Embercore:
I don't know if that's the right thing to do.
Technodroid:
What other choice do we have!? I just need to find Wrathenus' orb.
Embercore:
So do I, but spying on everybody is an invasion of privacy.
Technodroid turns to Stareye, who is pondering over the idea.
Technodroid:
Star, please. You have to see that this is the only way.
Stareye:
...I don't know. I want to find Wrathenus, but I don't want to spy on innocent people.
Technodroid gets mad.
Technodroid:
I'm going to find my soul mate. If you can't come up with a better idea, then I'll do whatever I have to do to find her!
He turns around, and walks towards the front door. Embercore stand up.
Embercore:
Tech!
Technodroid stomps.
Embercore:
Look at me. Please.
Technodroid turns around. Embercore can see the pain in his eyes.
Embercore:
Don't do this. This is wrong.
Technodroid closes his eyes, and lets out a heavy sigh of defeat. Embercore walks up to him, and hugs him. Technodroid holds her as well. Embercore puts her hands on Technodroid's face, and looks him in the eyes.
Embercore:
We'll find a way, and we'll do this the right way.
Technodroid nods his head. He looks at Stareye, and he walks up to him. He extends his hand out to Stareye.
Technodroid:
I'm sorry.
Stareye shakes his hand.
Stareye:
It's okay, man. I understand.
Technodroid sits back down on the couch. Stareye sits on his right, and Embercore sits down on his left.
Stareye:
I do have an idea though.
Both Technodroid and Embercore turn to Stareye.
Technodroid:
What's up?
Stareye:
We do know who three of our perpetrators are: Slickshot, Eviscera, and Matta. If we can locate them, then we can spy on them and see if they'll lead us back to their hideout. Hopefully, we'll find Wrathenus' orb there.
Technodroid:
Yeah... Yeah, that sounds good!
Technodroid gets an idea himself.
Technodroid:
May I also make a suggestion?
Stareye:
Sure.
Technodroid presses a button on his wrist comp, and a holographic schematic of an unmanned aerial vehicle appears.
Technodroid:
It's a little project that I've been working on. I could make a mini vehicle that could help us find our missing culprits from the sky.
Embercore:
I think that's a great idea.
Stareye:
I agree.
Technodroid:
Perfect!
Technodroid stands up.
Technodroid:
I need to go back home to make some final adjustments to the vehicle, and then I'll be ready.
Stareye:
No problem. Call us when it's ready.
Technodroid:
Roger that.
Technodroid and Stareye bump fists with each other. Technodroid leaves the castle, excited by the new idea. Embercore walks up to Stareye, and kisses him on the cheek.
Embercore:
Great idea, babe.
Stareye:
Thanks. I just hope that it works.
Embercore:
Agreed, but I believe that it will.
The couple are being watched on a monitor by The Lady, Eviscera, and Matta.
The Lady:
Don't worry, you two. We'll make things easy for you.
Eviscera and Matta giggle.
3.6. General Redeye.
Back at the front porch of Synervian Castle, Stareye and Embercore suit up to start their patrol. Then, a triangular-shaped machine lands in front of them. Technodroid's voice broadcasts from it.
Drone:
Hey guys! My drone is ready.
Embercore:
It looks like a ptero-eagle.
Technodroid:
Perfect. That was the idea. I wanted it to look unassuming from below. It seems that it worked.
Stareye:
What can it do?
Technodroid:
I'm glad you asked, buddy. It can hack into people's wrist comps and identify their locations, do body scans, and even voice recognition. I promise to only use the hacking technique in select locations.
Embercore:
That's great because Star and I decided to check out The Den first.
Technodroid:
In that case, let's take my new toy out for a spin. We'll stay connected via our wrist comps.
The drone takes to the skies again, and flies over to The Den. Technodroid watches from a screen. His eyes are controlling the drone. They're glowing orange. The drone lands gently on the roof of The Den. The eyes of the drone look down, and does a scan of the building. Holographic projections of a massive crowd of people is displayed on Technodroid's screen. Technodroid calls Stareye and Embercore on his wrist comp.
Technodroid:
Hey guys, this place is crowded with people on the bottom floor.
Stareye:
Any sign of Slickshot?
Embercore:
Check the back of the room.
The drone scans the back of the room. There are three people present. It scans the person sitting in a chair, and his wrist comp. The results come back as being Slickshot.
Technodroid:
He's there!
Embercore:
We're on our way.
Stareye and Embercore fly into the air, and head towards The Den.
Technodroid:
I'll stay incognito.
Stareye:
Roger that.
Stareye and Embercore land outside The Den.
Stareye:
Keep your eyes peeled for anything suspicious.
Embercore:
Copy that.
Both Stareye and Embercore raise a leg, and kick open the front door of The Den. Everybody inside stops in their tracks, and look towards the entrance. Stareye and Embercore enter the building.
Embercore:
Everybody out!
Nobody leaves. They just glare at the two of them.
Stareye:
Something's wrong.
A Male Voice:
Hey you two!
Stareye and Embercore turn to the back of the room. Slickshot is sitting at his desk. Eviscera is sitting in his lap, while Matta is sitting on his desk.
Slickshot the Tracker:
Welcome back.
Stareye and Embercore super-speed their way up to Slickshot. Stareye grabs Slickshot by his shirt, and pulls his forward. Eviscera falls off of Slickshot's lap. Suddenly, the rest of the audience whip out guns that come out of their wrist comps. Embercore turns around, and gets in front of Stareye. All of the guests have one eye glowing red, and the other glowing yellow.
Slickshot the Tracker:
Careful, Star. Such violence isn't tolerated here.
Stareye bears his teeth, but lets Slickshot go. He sits back in his chair, and rubs his shirt. Eviscera gets off of the floor, and sits back on Slickshot's lap.
Slickshot the Tracker:
As you can see, my invention caught on pretty well. These are our new soldiers, So I'll advise you two to watch your next move.
Stareye:
That doesn't explain their eye colors. What did you do to them?
A Male Voice:
I'll answer that question.
Stareye turns around. He, and Embercore, see a male figure standing at the entrance to The Den. He's wearing a coat, and a circular-shaped light is on the right side of his face.
Slickshot:
Be my guest, Redeye.
Stareye:
Redeye?
Redeye takes a couple of steps forward. Stareye and Embercore are terrified at what they see. A monocle covers his right eye. Redeye's mouth is large on the right side. He's bald on the right side of his head.
Stareye:
Redeye!?
Redeye:
It's nothing personal, Stareye. Same to you, Embercore. My new friends gave me a new life, and I have to pay them back with your orbs.
Redeye's coat dematerializes, revealing his exposed upper body and the giant drills in his back. The right side of his body is larger than the left side. Both Stareye and Embercore are mortified.
Embercore:
What did you do to yourself!?
Redeye smiles at Embercore's statement.
Redeye:
I'm glad you asked. Allow me to demonstrate.
The drills in Redeye's back inject into him. His body grows larger, and so do his muscles! He flies over to Embercore, and punches her in the face! Stareye tries to go towards her to catch her, but Slickshot grabs him and turns him around. Embercore hits the wall. Slickshot shoots Stareye in the face with his wrist gun! Stareye flies backwards, and towards Redeye. Redeye catches Stareye by the head, and throws him through the front door of The Den! Stareye lands on the ground outside. He tries to get up, but he's kicked in the abdomen by Redeye and flies across the ground. He lies on the ground, and moans in pain. Redeye walks up to him. Stareye looks up, and sees Redeye staring down on him.
Redeye:
Now, I have the power.
Back on the roof of The Den, the drone catches Redeye approaching Stareye.
Drone:
Hang on, Star! I'm coming!
The drone flies off of the roof of The Den, and heads towards Redeye. Suddenly, the drone is shot! It falls down. Redeye grabs the drone with one hand, and crushes it! Slickshot was the one that shot the drone.
Slickshot the Tracker:
Show's over for you.
Stareye sits up, and rips out the bullet in his head. He crushes it in his hand. Then, he turns to Redeye.
Stareye:
So, they got to you too? What did they promise you?
Redeye turns around to face Stareye.
Redeye:
Friendship, and the freedom to create. These drills in my back are one such result of said freedom. These drills pump a substance into me that I created. I call it a "drug." It makes my body grow larger, my strength increases, and I'm impervious to attack. In return for all of this, my new friends need me to retrieve your orbs.
Stareye:
This drug is destroying you! You barely look recognizable!
Redeye:
A small price to pay for power...
Redeye clenches his fist.
Redeye:
...And revenge.
Stareye's ears perk up after hearing that.
Stareye:
Did you make anybody else go to slumber before this? I know Slickshot did.
Redeye:
Yeah, I did...
A smile forms across Redeye's face.
Redeye:
And it felt great!
Stareye is shocked.
Redeye:
The Creation Crew is missing three members, and they'll never find their orbs.
Redeye swings two fists at Stareye, but Stareye dodges them.
Stareye:
We don't have to do this! I can help you!
Redeye:
I have to, and I don't want your help! I have real power now! You want me to lose it!
Redeye swings another fist at Stareye, but Stareye ducks down and dodges the fist. Stareye swings a fist at Redeye, and punches him in the face! Redeye doesn't react. Stareye kicks him in the abdomen. Redeye just smiles.
Redeye:
No more pain.
Stareye jumps, and wraps one of his arms around Redeye's head. He claps his hands together, and rolls backwards. Redeye roles forward, lands on his shoulders, and then falls onto his back. Stareye lets go of Redeye, and rolls backwards onto his feet. He flies back to the entrance of The Den. Slickshot is still in the entrance way. He fires his gun at Stareye, but Stareye catches the bullet in his hand and crushes it. Slickshot changes into his suit, and flies into Stareye! He dropkicks Stareye in the abdomen, and Stareye flies backwards. Redeye clotheslines Stareye in the head! Stareye does a flip, and falls back onto the ground. Redeye looks pleased with his work so far. Slickshot lands next to Redeye.
Slickshot the Tracker:
Careful. He's a lot tougher than he looks.
Redeye:
Good thing I have my own personal army to assist us.
Redeyes' eyes glow yellow. Four red and yellow flames appear, and four men appear. It's the gang, now Redeye's soldiers. They surround Stareye, who is sitting up on the ground. Their eyes are red and yellow. Stareye looks up to Redeye:
Stareye:
Redeye-
General Redeye:
That's General Redeye to you! And now, you're going to go to slumber.
The four soldiers have guns materialize in their hands, and they all shoot fire bullets at Stareye! Stareye curls up into a ball, and an ice cocoon forms around him. The bullets are fire bullets, and they begin to dent the ice ball.
3.7. Embercore Meets The Lady.
Back inside The Den, Embercore regains her composure and looks up. All of the soldiers have transformed into their suits, and are aiming their guns at her. Eviscera and Matta are sitting on Slickshot's desk. Embercore manages to stand up. Matta aims her hand at her. Plants come up from the floor, and wrap around Embercore's limbs.
Eviscera:
Remember everyone: Use water bullets.
Embercore:
Oh no!
Eviscera:
Let her have it!
The soldiers fire their weapons at Embercore! Embercore's body turns into flames, and the bullets evaporate as they touch her. The plants that held her down are burned away. Her eyes glow red, and she emits a psychic blast that knocks down everyone in the room! A couple of the soldiers get back to their feet. Embercore flies to one of them, and kicks him in the abdomen. He falls down to the ground. A second soldier fires her gun at Embercore. Embercore dodges three shots by zig-zagging from the right to the left, and then back to the right. She uppercuts the soldier in the face, and she falls down to the ground.
Embercore:
That was way too close...
Embercore turns around, and she sees Eviscera and Matta back on their feet. She raises her hands up, and flames appear in them.
Embercore:
Surrender!
Eviscera:
Not a chance! I want a rematch from last time.
Embercore:
You like to learn the hard way don't you, Eviscera?
Suddenly, Embercore's eyes glow yellow. She is hit by a psychic attack! She grabs her head, and yells out in pain. She gets down on one knee. Her body rematerializes, and the flames disappear. Then, a female voice is heard in the back of the room.
Unknown Female Voice:
I can't blame the girl.
Embercore turns her head to the left, and she sees The Lady sitting at a table. She gets up, and walks up to Eviscera and Matta.
The Lady:
I would love to see you two go at it again, but we have work to do.
Embercore:
You... again?
The Lady:
That's right! I never properly introduced myself to you, did I? Call me "The Lady."
Embercore:
Where is... Wrathenus?
The Lady:
I don't know.
Embercore gets frustrated.
Embercore:
Do you have... her orb?
The Lady:
Right now my dear, you should worry about yourself.
Embercore's eyes glow red, and she tries to send a psychic blast to The Lady. One of the soldiers shoots Embercore in the abdomen with a water bullet! Embercore shouts in pain, and falls to the ground. Her eyes stop glowing, and she wraps her arm around her abdomen. She tries to lift herself up with her other arm. Another soldier shoots her in the shoulder, and she falls flat onto the ground! The rest of the soldiers get up, and aim their guns at Embercore. The Lady's eyes glow yellow, and Embercore is frozen. Her body is forced to sit up, and she sits on her knees. She is forced to see that she is surrounded. She faces The Lady. Eviscera is on the right side of The Lady, and Matta is on the left side of her. Both of them are aiming their hands at Embercore.
Back outside, Redeye rips open Stareye's ice cocoon. The cocoon explodes, knocking down Redeye's soldiers and Slickshot to the ground. Redeye manages to stay on his feet. Stareye flies up to Redeye, and punches him in the face! Redeye just smiles, and Stareye is getting more defeated. Redeye punches Stareye in the face, and Stareye flies backwards! Redeye grabs Stareye's leg, and he slams Stareye onto the ground face-first! Slickshot walks up to Stareye, and aims his wrist comp at him. Embercore's scream can be heard from inside The Den.
Slickshot the Tracker:
Heh! Looks like Embercore is having fun inside.
Stareye gets angry. He turns his head, and shoots ice beams from his eyes. The beams hit Slickshot's arm, and his wrist gun is frozen. Stareye kicks Slickshot in the abdomen, and Slickshot flies backwards! Redeye catches Slickshot, and places him back on the ground. Lightning shoots from Slickshot's frozen arm, and the ice melts. Stareye gets back to his feet, and so does Redeye's soldiers. Then, the eyes of Slickshot and Redeye turn yellow briefly and then back to normal.
Slickshot the Tracker:
Retreat!
Slickshot and the others disappear in a purple and yellow smoke. Stareye is left all alone. He is taken aback by the sudden retreat.
Stareye:
What?
Then, he remembers that Embercore is inside The Den.
Stareye:
Ember!
He turns around, and runs towards the building. When Stareye enters The Den, everybody is gone except for Embercore. She is lying face-first on the ground, facing Stareye at the entrance. Stareye runs up to her, and kneels down next to her. He rolls her over.
Stareye:
Ember!?
Embercore slowly opens her eyes. Stareye makes a sigh of relief.
Stareye:
Are you okay?
Stareye helps her up to her feet. Embercore puts her hand on her head.
Embercore:
A little beaten up, but otherwise I'm alright.
Stareye:
What happened?
Embercore:
I was holding my own until I ran into The Lady. She put a psychic hold on me, and helped everybody else to teleport away again.
Stareye:
That explains the purple and yellow smoke. The same thing happened to me. Did you happen to learn anything about Wrathenus' whereabouts, or her orb?
Embercore:
No. Did you?
Stareye:
Unfortunately, I was too busy getting smacked around by Redeye. We're back at square one.
Stareye puts his hand son his hips, and is frustrated.
Stareye:
I'm so sorry.
Embercore:
It's okay. We did our best. We should head back home.
Stareye:
We should retrieve Tech's drone, and give it back to him... Well, what's left of it.
Embercore:
Actually...
Embercore puts her hand on Stareye.
Embercore:
Tech doesn't mind. We should just go home.
Stareye's eyes glow yellow briefly.
Stareye:
Yeah... Let's go home.
The two of them begin to leave the building. On a screen at their base, The Destroyer and The Lady watch the two of them leave. The Lady is sitting in The Destroyer's lap.
The Destroyer;
This will be entertaining.
3.8. Stareye's Dream.
Stareye and Embercore land back at Synervian Castle. They enter the building, and transform back into their original clothes.
Embercore;
Hey Star, I'm feeling a bit tired. Can we rest for a bit.
Stareye:
Oh? I was going to try and figure out another plan to-
Embercore:
Just for a little bit?
She looks at him with a pleading look. Stareye's eyes turn yellow again briefly, and he gives in.
Stareye:
I think we can take a small break.
Embercore smiles.
Embercore:
Thank you.
Embercore goes behind Stareye, and wraps her arms around his neck. Stareye smiles, and the two of them go up the stairs to their bedroom. They transform into their sleeping clothes, and get into bed. They're facing each other. Stareye can't help but admire Embercore in her sleeping gown. Embercore opens her eyes, and notices that Stareye is looking at her. She smiles.
Embercore:
What's on your mind, handsome?
Stareye is a bit embarrassed.
Stareye:
I just realized that this is the first time we've slept together...
Embercore gets closer to Stareye.
Embercore:
Aaand?
Stareye:
...And you look good in your sleeping clothes.
Embercore:
Well... I can show you what's underneath...
Embercore gets on top of Stareye. Stareye's face turns bright red. Embercore goes down to kiss Stareye. Suddenly, Stareye's eyes glow red. Embercore is taken by surprise. Stareye gets a headache, and puts his hands on his head.
Stareye:
What was that?
Embercore puts her hands on Stareye's cheeks.
Embercore:
You're just tired.
Stareye's eyes glow yellow.
Stareye:
Yeah... I'm just tired.
Embercore smiles.
Embercore:
We're going to sleep now.
Stareye:
I'm going to sleep now.
Both of them settle back into bed. Stareye closes his eyes. Embercore puts her hand on Stareye's cheek, and goes to sleep. Embercore's hand on Stareye's cheek begins to glow yellow. Stareye starts to have a nightmare. In his dream, he sees a woman standing in front of him in the distance. Her back is turned to him, but she resembles Embercore. Stareye reaches out to her. Suddenly, the ground cracks and crumbles underneath him. He starts falling. He tries to fly, but he can't for some reason. He lands in a large body of water. He tries to swim out of it, but he can't. Underneath the water, something is watching him. A purple tentacle swims up, and wraps around his legs. Stareye is pulled under the water! He extends his hands to freeze the water, but he can't. He reaches down to grab the tentacle. He then sees two giant eyes glowing from below. One of them is green, while the other is yellow. Stareye tries to rip off the tentacle, but it's no use. Another tentacle appears. It's yellow. It grabs the purple tentacle, and rips it in half! The remaining purple tentacle goes back down. The yellow tentacle grabs Stareye, and takes him to the surface. Once he breaches the surface, Stareye gets a good look at the creature that is rescuing him. It's a yellow octo-snake. It puts Stareye on the top of its head. Stareye goes on his hands and knees, and tries to relax.
On the opposing side of the two, the water bursts. Another octo-snake, a purple one, appears. It confronts Stareye and the yellow octo-snake. It charges at the yellow one. The yellow octo-snake grabs Stareye with one of its tentacles, and puts him behind it. Then, it charges at the purple octo-snake. The two serpents collide! Their tentacle mouths bite and rip into each other. Stareye hangs on to the yellow tentacle keeping him safe. the purple octo-snake grans the yellow one by the head, and throws it into the water. One of its tentacles grabs Stareye. Another one grabs the yellow tentacle holding Stareye, and bisects it! The purple serpent opens its mouth, and Stareye is dragged inside...
Stareye wakes up, and leans straight up! He gasps.
Embercore:
Star, relax! It's just a bad dream.
She puts a hand on his cheek, and turns his head around to face her. She's not in the bed, and is standing up.
Embercore:
You're okay, honey.
Stareye closes his eyes, and calms down. He opens them again, and nods his head. Embercore removes her hand from his cheek.
Stareye:
It felt so real! I saw you, and there was-
Embercore:
Don't worry. It wasn't real. I'm right here.
Stareye nods his head, and lies back down.
Stareye:
Yeah... yeah.
Embercore:
Now, relax. Wrathenus and Technodroid are waiting for us downstairs.
Stareye's eyes widen. He leans up, and faces Embercore.
Stareye:
...Who's coming over?
Embercore forms a confused smile on her face.
Embercore:
Wrathenus and Technodroid, silly.
Stareye:
...Wrathenus is missing, Ember. Don't you remember?
Female Voice:
No I'm not.
Stareye's ears perk up. He recognizes that voice. He turns to the doorway, and he sees Wrathenus and Technodroid standing there. Stareye's eyes widen again, and his mouth drops.
Wrathenus:
I'm right here.
Embercore:
Sorry guys. Star had a nightmare.
Stareye gets out of bed, and walks to Wrathenus. He pokes her shoulder. She's real! Everyone else is a bit concerned.
Wrathenus:
I'm real, Star. Trust me.
Stareye can't believe it.
Stareye:
You're real...
A smile forms on his face.
Stareye:
You're back...
He turns to Embercore.
Stareye:
She's back!
Stareye wraps his arms around Wrathenus' and Technodroid' necks.
Stareye:
We're all together again!
Wrathenus and Technodroid look at each other in confusion.
Technodroid:
Yes, Star. We've always been together.
Stareye:
"Always?"
Stareye lets go of them. Technodroid pats him on the head.
Technodroid:
Yep. Always.
Wrathenus:
When did I ever leave?
Stareye tries to remember the incident, but he's drawing a blank.
Stareye:
You... I... I don't remember.
Wrathenus:
That's because I never left.
Stareye runs back to Embercore. He grabs her around her waist, and lifts her up in excitement.
Stareye:
I'm sorry for scaring you guys! So, what did we plan to do?
End of episode 3.
