Main Event Zero Hour

[Jeremi]

Lucifer Morningstar

Lucifer really wished his powers worked, then he could have summoned a huge fireball to be his guiding light. It wasn't like.... unless... he leafed through his pockets and found it.... it was at like 20%, but hey, something was better than nothing as he would open the flashlight app to see if he could see anything.

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The darkness seemed to swallow up the light being shone inside but suddenly! The arm of a skeleton shot through the darkness, followed by another, and another. Soon he found the arms being tied to full skeletons as they fell unto him and pining Lucifer to the floor under them.

Billy's eyes shot open, though he looked at Bridgette groggily. "What? What are you...?"

Elliot quickly jumped up and ran over to Nathan to step between him and Wanda. "Hey, back off!" he commanded. Claire quickly moved as well, joining Elliot in protecting Nathan.

"There are children here!" Claire yelled. "Think about what you're doing!"

Tommy had left Mason and was running down the stairs, calling out Wanda's name. "Wanda! Mom!" His eyes went wide upon seeing the scene before him. "You... all of you need to leave! Now!"

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A grunt came from Nathan as his back hit the floor as an energy pushed him to the floor as Wanda's gaze hit him. Her yelling cut into him, unsettlingly reminding him of his father in a bizarre way as she started to hover above him- making him feel much smaller than he was.

His eyes were wide, he was quiet for a moment before craning his head to look at Elliot and the others behind him. As if on cue, Elliot stood to his feet, quickly standing in front of him. He hardened his expression again, trying to ignore his fear and seem tougher than he actually felt- something he had done since he was a child. But- this was different, someone was standing up for him. Something that never really happened.

Nathan barely had time to process as Claire joined Elliot, putting a strange feeling in his chest- but narrowing his eyes at the term 'children', hoping it wasn't in referrance to him.

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"Your mother has gone crazy!" She repeated to Billy with a hint of panic in her voice. "I don't know what we really can do in this situation! Do you know how we can reach her?"

Meanwhile, as Claire shouted and Elliot joined her in protecting Nathan, Wanda's eyes opened wide with shock at what was happening in front of her. "Children? W-what?" Wanda clutched her head as if she was in pain and a powerful magical shockwave burst out around her pushing everyone to the floor.

As Tommy came running down Wanda shouted. "G-go. AWAY!" Another burst of magic energy was aimed squarely at Tommy who was blasted through the wall of the house into the storm of madness erupting around them. He quickly vanished from sight.

GENTARO KISARAGI
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“You don’t need to tell me twice!” Gentaro said, quickly attempting to abscond out the door.

He wished his Fourze Driver worked, he would have stood up for himself, he would have fought Wanda like he did that other witch Larxene.

But, of course, he doesn’t have it, and he’s scared of witches, so...

Gentaro managed to reach the door and pushed it open. The serene suburban landscape that they had seen as they had arrived had changed into a disaster zone as thunder and rain crashed around. Most of the other houses were already destroyed and the streets were filling with water. The group could dare the elements but it would be difficult.

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[Lucky]

Lucifer Morningstar

Lucifer would bang on the phone to make sure that the light was working and he missed that there were skeltal arms grabbing onto him and he would fall back. " It seems that Billy's mother has literal skeletons in her closet," he replied, pushing himself against them to at least be able to roll around them.

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[Capri]

GENTARO KISARAGI
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Gentaro was taken aback by the thundering and destroyed houses. If it wasn't for Wanda being a witch, Gentaro would question how it wasn't destroyed.

Gentaro would do anything to get away from the witch, though, so he took a step out, bracing himself for the onslaught of wind and rain that would come his way.​

 

[Jeremi]

Lucifer Morningstar

Lucifer would bang on the phone to make sure that the light was working and he missed that there were skeltal arms grabbing onto him and he would fall back. " It seems that Billy's mother has literal skeletons in her closet," he replied, pushing himself against them to at least be able to roll around them.

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Luckily for Lucifer, it seemed like the skeletons weren't living and they slumped to the floor as Lucifer pushed them off himself.

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GENTARO KISARAGI
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Gentaro was taken aback by the thundering and destroyed houses. If it wasn't for Wanda being a witch, Gentaro would question how it wasn't destroyed.

Gentaro would do anything to get away from the witch, though, so he took a step out, bracing himself for the onslaught of wind and rain that would come his way.​

Gentaro felt the rain hit his face like icy daggers as he poked his head outside. Before he ventured further outside he heard someone shout towards him. "What are you, insane?!" Biscuit had managed to scramble from the floor after Wanda's last breakdown and glared at Gentaro. "Do you really want to get yourself killed that much? If that's what you want I'll happily oblige!"

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[Capri]

GENTARO KISARAGI
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“I just wanna... get away... from the witch!” Gentaro grunted, trudging onwards.​

 

[Lucky]

Lucifer Morningstar

Lucifer would pick himself up. " If it wasn't the skeletons, then what did cause the closet to act that way?" He asked, feeling into the darkness again.

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[Takumi]

GENTARO KISARAGI
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“I just wanna... get away... from the witch!” Gentaro grunted, trudging onwards.​

"Gentaro you have to face your fears sometime! You think we'd let her harm you? You're running the risk of hurting yourself worse out there!" Azura called over the storm as she got back to her feet.

Billy's eyes shot open, though he looked at Bridgette groggily. "What? What are you...?"

Elliot quickly jumped up and ran over to Nathan to step between him and Wanda. "Hey, back off!" he commanded. Claire quickly moved as well, joining Elliot in protecting Nathan.

"There are children here!" Claire yelled. "Think about what you're doing!"

Tommy had left Mason and was running down the stairs, calling out Wanda's name. "Wanda! Mom!" His eyes went wide upon seeing the scene before him. "You... all of you need to leave! Now!"

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The darkness seemed to swallow up the light being shone inside but suddenly! The arm of a skeleton shot through the darkness, followed by another, and another. Soon he found the arms being tied to full skeletons as they fell unto him and pining Lucifer to the floor under them.






"Your mother has gone crazy!" She repeated to Billy with a hint of panic in her voice. "I don't know what we really can do in this situation! Do you know how we can reach her?"

Meanwhile, as Claire shouted and Elliot joined her in protecting Nathan, Wanda's eyes opened wide with shock at what was happening in front of her. "Children? W-what?" Wanda clutched her head as if she was in pain and a powerful magical shockwave burst out around her pushing everyone to the floor.

As Tommy came running down Wanda shouted. "G-go. AWAY!" Another burst of magic energy was aimed squarely at Tommy who was blasted through the wall of the house into the storm of madness erupting around them. He quickly vanished from sight.



Gentaro managed to reach the door and pushed it open. The serene suburban landscape that they had seen as they had arrived had changed into a disaster zone as thunder and rain crashed around. Most of the other houses were already destroyed and the streets were filling with water. The group could dare the elements but it would be difficult.

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Taking note that Billy was awake, she was beside Bridgette, brows furrowed in worry.

"Billy, she's in pain, and she's acting out of anger. Do you have any idea what could help her finally realize that this isn't real?" She asked. If she had her abilities, then maybe she could of tried to calm the woman down, but...no, they'd just have to think of something else.

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[Atomic Knight]

Bridgette and Azura brought Billy out of his stupor completely and he jumped to his feet just as Tommy was being thrown outside. He ran over to confront Wanda, looking up at her in awe.

"Mom!" he yelled out. He brought his hands to his chest, feeling turmoil welling up inside him. He hated seeing Wanda like this. "Mom, it's me, Billy. You're in a dark place right now, but I'm here to get you out! No matter how many times you get thrown into darkness, I'll be here for you! Nothing would ever stop me!"

The young man reached forward, holding out his hand to the Scarlet Witch. "Please, take my hand so I can pull you out!"

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[Capri]

GENTARO KISARAGI
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Gentaro turned partially to Azura.

“No! She’s crazy! I wanna.... get... OUT OF HERE!!!” He shouted, before continuing out of the doorway.​

 

[Jeremi]

Lucifer Morningstar

Lucifer would pick himself up. " If it wasn't the skeletons, then what did cause the closet to act that way?" He asked, feeling into the darkness again.

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This time when Lucifer went to check the closet he found nothing wrong with it. The back wall of the was there and an assortment of clothes on the rack.

GENTARO KISARAGI
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Gentaro turned partially to Azura.

“No! She’s crazy! I wanna.... get... OUT OF HERE!!!” He shouted, before continuing out of the doorway.​

The moment Gentaro fully stepped outside he was swept into the wind and rain, falling to the ground as a lightning bolt fell not far from him. The rain and wind was making it hard for him to navigate much less see what was happening mere inches away from him.

Bridgette and Azura brought Billy out of his stupor completely and he jumped to his feet just as Tommy was being thrown outside. He ran over to confront Wanda, looking up at her in awe.

"Mom!" he yelled out. He brought his hands to his chest, feeling turmoil welling up inside him. He hated seeing Wanda like this. "Mom, it's me, Billy. You're in a dark place right now, but I'm here to get you out! No matter how many times you get thrown into darkness, I'll be here for you! Nothing would ever stop me!"

The young man reached forward, holding out his hand to the Scarlet Witch. "Please, take my hand so I can pull you out!"

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Wanda had clear anguish in her face as she looked into Billy's eyes. She hesitantly held out her hand. "I...just wanted...something normal." Tears streamed down her cheeks. "But something is...wrong. Help me...Billy."


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[Ver]

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"Normal..." Touma murmured as he appeared next to Billy, his head crouched down to avoid the chaos going on everywhere else. Wanda's words struck a bit of a chord with him as her facade broke down and what was left was the woman underneath who dared to want something different. "You wanted something normal... for yourself and your family," he breathed, before giving a nod as if to emphasize. "It's a good dream. But... in the end, it's just a dream. None of it is real," he shook his head. He had seen this for himself during the Othinus Incident; not even a god could change fate this way.

"The real world might be hard, rife with hardship and loss, but it's the only world we have. People like us might not get to even have this kind of normal, but even so, there's a reason why we fight so hard to protect what we have in the real world! To maintain our own sense of normal, to protect the normal world of those around us...! And you'll only be able to change the real world the way you want it, if you just wake up from the dream and face your life head on!" He exclaimed, Wanda's tears resonating with the young boy.

"But you don't have to do it all alone! We'll help you get through this! But first, you have to tell us... what can we do to help?! You made this dream, didn't you? Don't you know some way to break through this illusion?!"

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[Atomic Knight]

Tears were streaming down Billy's face as well. He managed a small smile and reached out to grasp Wanda by the hand.

"Mom, we don't do normal."

Billy reached out with his other hand to clasp Touma's shoulder in a comforting, friendly manner.

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[Capri]

GENTARO KISARAGI
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Gentaro wasn’t deterred by the winds, or the icy rain, or the lightning, he continued onwards. He tried to put as much distance away from him and Wanda as possible.​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

❝ Before it's too late, before you're taken away by a false sense of security that you can't shake away from, you need to reach out so we can pull you out! It's a huge miracle on itself that your own son is here with a bunch of other people to save you like this, right?! Before that's swept away by an illusion forever, you need to take that final step to reunite and rebuild something that is precious and real again! ❞ Blake found himself exclaiming to reach out for Wanda. Almost like a certain switch had been flipped in his mind once the Scarlet Witch started to crack out of the loop's mold. His heart lurched at something else, but that feeling could wait later.

They had someone to save right in front of them.

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[Josh]

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"Normal..." Touma murmured as he appeared next to Billy, his head crouched down to avoid the chaos going on everywhere else. Wanda's words struck a bit of a chord with him as her facade broke down and what was left was the woman underneath who dared to want something different. "You wanted something normal... for yourself and your family," he breathed, before giving a nod as if to emphasize. "It's a good dream. But... in the end, it's just a dream. None of it is real," he shook his head. He had seen this for himself during the Othinus Incident; not even a god could change fate this way.

"The real world might be hard, rife with hardship and loss, but it's the only world we have. People like us might not get to even have this kind of normal, but even so, there's a reason why we fight so hard to protect what we have in the real world! To maintain our own sense of normal, to protect the normal world of those around us...! And you'll only be able to change the real world the way you want it, if you just wake up from the dream and face your life head on!" He exclaimed, Wanda's tears resonating with the young boy.

"But you don't have to do it all alone! We'll help you get through this! But first, you have to tell us... what can we do to help?! You made this dream, didn't you? Don't you know some way to break through this illusion?!"

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Watching as everything went to hell, Clark could help but feel for Wanda. Normal; that's something Clark always wanted. Wanda and Clark seemed to be a lot a like. Moving towards Touma, Clark took a deep breath and smiled. Clark put his hand on Touma's other shoulder.

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"Touma and Billy are right, Wanda. Nobody knows what tomorrow hold, but we can't let that stop us. I don't know you well, and I don't know about your hardships, but I can tell you have an powerful inner strength. We're all here to help you find it, channel it, to use it."

Clark would then slow put his free hand on Wanda's shoulder.
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"I believe in you. But more importantly? Your son believes in you. You just got to believe in yourself now."​

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[Jeremi]

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"Normal..." Touma murmured as he appeared next to Billy, his head crouched down to avoid the chaos going on everywhere else. Wanda's words struck a bit of a chord with him as her facade broke down and what was left was the woman underneath who dared to want something different. "You wanted something normal... for yourself and your family," he breathed, before giving a nod as if to emphasize. "It's a good dream. But... in the end, it's just a dream. None of it is real," he shook his head. He had seen this for himself during the Othinus Incident; not even a god could change fate this way.

"The real world might be hard, rife with hardship and loss, but it's the only world we have. People like us might not get to even have this kind of normal, but even so, there's a reason why we fight so hard to protect what we have in the real world! To maintain our own sense of normal, to protect the normal world of those around us...! And you'll only be able to change the real world the way you want it, if you just wake up from the dream and face your life head on!" He exclaimed, Wanda's tears resonating with the young boy.

"But you don't have to do it all alone! We'll help you get through this! But first, you have to tell us... what can we do to help?! You made this dream, didn't you? Don't you know some way to break through this illusion?!"

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Tears were streaming down Billy's face as well. He managed a small smile and reached out to grasp Wanda by the hand.

"Mom, we don't do normal."

Billy reached out with his other hand to clasp Touma's shoulder in a comforting, friendly manner.

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Wanda looked between the two boys before she finally...smiled. "No...I suppose we don't." Wanda was enveloped in bright energy that when it subsided she was reborn. The people with powers in the group also felt their powers return...and the wounds they had before Wanda had "healed" them.

"A normal life and a family, lost again. The situation is starting to get embarrassing." The reborn Scarlet Witch smiled at Touma and Billy before giving her 'son' a hug. "You rescued me once already and now a second time. Next time the Thing has his poker night I'll get you an invite."

"Yeah, this is all very nice and cuddly." Biscuit replied to the scene. "But that idiot ran out into the storm and is going to get himself killed!"

"Wait, which idiot?" Bridgette asked.

Biscuit was trying really hard to remember his name. "Does it matter? I think it started with a G or whatever! Wait..." She looked out into the storm. "If we broke the loop...why are we still here?"​

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Gentaro wasn’t deterred by the winds, or the icy rain, or the lightning, he continued onwards. He tried to put as much distance away from him and Wanda as possible.​

The winds knocked him into the concrete and the waters were starting to drag him down the street when he felt that little spark of his powers returning, as well as the wounds from earlier, had returned.

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[Capri]

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"Ghhhah...!"

The wind was knocked out of him as he collapsed to the ground, and at that time his wounds returned. He couldn't do much but crawl, as he couldn't stand, and in his injured state, as it is, he wouldn't be able to handle the power of Fourze.

But he continued on, determined to escape Wanda's terrifying magic.​

 

[Yun Lee]

"I swear, if we have to fight another creep before we can leave..." Jianyu grumbled, hands on her hips. It was nice, at least, to see Billy and his mom reunite and shit. Kinda sad, too, because it just made her think about Xiayu. God, did she miss her...not that any of these fuckers had the right to know.

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[Takumi]

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Gentaro turned partially to Azura.

“No! She’s crazy! I wanna.... get... OUT OF HERE!!!” He shouted, before continuing out of the doorway.​

"If the loop ends you won't have to worry about being attacked like this!" Azura snapped shaking her head.

Wanda looked between the two boys before she finally...smiled. "No...I suppose we don't." Wanda was enveloped in bright energy that when it subsided she was reborn. The people with powers in the group also felt their powers return...and the wounds they had before Wanda had "healed" them.

"A normal life and a family, lost again. The situation is starting to get embarrassing." The reborn Scarlet Witch smiled at Touma and Billy before giving her 'son' a hug. "You rescued me once already and now a second time. Next time the Thing has his poker night I'll get you an invite."

"Yeah, this is all very nice and cuddly." Biscuit replied to the scene. "But that idiot ran out into the storm and is going to get himself killed!"

"Wait, which idiot?" Bridgette asked.

Biscuit was trying really hard to remember his name. "Does it matter? I think it started with a G or whatever! Wait..." She looked out into the storm. "If we broke the loop...why are we still here?"​

The winds knocked him into the concrete and the waters were starting to drag him down the street when he felt that little spark of his powers returning, as well as the wounds from earlier, had returned.

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"Gentaro's out there in the storm, he was so determined to get away from Wanda that he was willing to risk it." Azura said before glancing at the rain pouring down outside.

She tried to look outside to find him. That guy really was going to die out here if it kept up.

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[Gummi Bunnies]

Okay, that went as smoothly as Blake hoped this to be, but... oh right, someone in their group ran out into the storm...

❝ Hey! It's alright now! Uh... crap, how the heck are we going to get him back here in this kind of storm? ❞

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