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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 18, 2019 20:12:23 GMT
Mozenrath had actually been knocked clear across the room during Candy's roll, and he was less than pleased as he righted himself.
In the time it had taken to pry himself out of the crate he'd been knocked into, he heard Varian take all the words right out of his mouth. Mozenrath was open to believing in many things, but they had to make logical sense, else the teller of the story was a worthless spout of tall tales.
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Post by Professor Ratigan on Oct 18, 2019 20:22:42 GMT
'Bugs? Game? What in blue blazes, was this man talking about? He could understand Fidget's nonsense better that this!' Ratigan thought to himself, as lost as the other two.
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Post by King Candy on Oct 18, 2019 20:30:56 GMT
King Candy was so busy showing off his powers and abilities, that he didn't hear Ratigan shouting at him. However, he heard Varian loud and clear. He transformed back into King Candy, so that he could talk without causing more damage. "Well, Ralph wasn't the only intruder in Sugar Rush. There were also a bunch of robotic insects known as Cy-Bugs, which originated from a shooter game named 'Hero's Duty'. They eat anything they can, and can transform into whatever they've eaten. One of them swallowed me. Thankfully, I survived. Even better, it made me stronger, faster, and gained me these nifty abilities." Varian blinked a few times in complete silence as he tried to understand this nonsensical story. "If these bugs are machines, why would they need to eat? And even if you did survive being eaten, how does that make you one of them. Wait a minute, what do you mean by game?" "Hold on, you've never heard of games before? Games are a form of entertainment for children, except you actually have to do stuff yourself. I was once a racer named Turbo, and I once had my own racing game, named 'TurboTime'." As he uttered the name 'TurboTime', he changed into Turbo. "This is what I looked like. Kids loved me, and I loved the attention I got. But then another racing game named 'RoadBlasters' came along, and the kids turned their backs on me in favor of that game. So I tried to take that game for myself. However, I accidentally bumped into one of the racers, and soon afterwards, both 'TurboTime' and 'RoadBlasters' disappeared forever. After that, I set my sights on a racing game named 'Sugar Rush'. However, I feared people would recognize me as the one who destroyed 'RoadBlasters', so I had to put up a disguise and change my name. From then on, my name would be..." Then he transformed back into King Candy. "...King Candy. I've been like this for 15 years straight, so I'm used to this now." Then he remembered Varian asking about the Cy-Bugs. "Oh yeah, those Cy-Bugs. They come from a shooter game named 'Hero's Duty'. They were made to be the enemies of the game. Their purpose is to eat, kill, and multiply themselves. Although, whenever they swallow game characters like myself, they fuse with them. That's why I survived being eaten by one. And I didn't just become one of them, I became their leader. However, Ralph made the Diet Cola Mountain erupt, creating a beacon that destroyed me and my Cy-Bug army. But when Maleficent cast her spell to bring back various villains from the dead, I was one of the lucky ones to be resurrected."
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Post by Varian on Oct 18, 2019 20:49:23 GMT
Varian blinked a few times in complete silence as he tried to understand this nonsensical story. "If these bugs are machines, why would they need to eat? And even if you did survive being eaten, how does that make you one of them. Wait a minute, what do you mean by game?" "Hold on, you've never heard of games before? Games are a form of entertainment for children, except you actually have to do stuff yourself. I was once a racer named Turbo, and I once had my own racing game, named 'TurboTime'." As he uttered the name 'TurboTime', he changed into Turbo. "This is what I looked like. Kids loved me, and I loved the attention I got. But then another racing game named 'RoadBlasters' came along, and the kids turned their backs on me in favor of that game. So I tried to take that game for myself. However, I accidentally bumped into one of the racers, and soon afterwards, both 'TurboTime' and 'RoadBlasters' disappeared forever. After that, I set my sights on a racing game named 'Sugar Rush'. However, I feared people would recognize me as the one who destroyed 'RoadBlasters', so I had to put up a disguise and change my name. From then on, my name would be..." Then he transformed back into King Candy. "...King Candy. I've been like this for 15 years straight, so I'm used to this now." Then he remembered Varian asking about the Cy-Bugs. "Oh yeah, those Cy-Bugs. They come from a shooter game named 'Hero's Duty'. They were made to be the enemies of the game. Their purpose is to eat, kill, and multiply themselves. Although, whenever they swallow game characters like myself, they fuse with them. That's why I survived being eaten by one. And I didn't just become one of them, I became their leader. However, Ralph made the Diet Cola Mountain erupt, creating a beacon that destroyed me and my Cy-Bug army. But when Maleficent cast her spell to bring back various villains from the dead, I was one of the lucky ones to be resurrected." Varian's jaw dropped as King Candy's story became more and more insane. Which was saying something given how crazy it sounded before and how crazy the situation Varian was in now. He stood frozen in silence for even longer this time until he could finally speak. "...Does your transformations cause you any uhhh...mental stress. Or did this Ralph guy hit you on the head before you died?"
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Post by King Candy on Oct 18, 2019 21:18:10 GMT
"Hold on, you've never heard of games before? Games are a form of entertainment for children, except you actually have to do stuff yourself. I was once a racer named Turbo, and I once had my own racing game, named 'TurboTime'." As he uttered the name 'TurboTime', he changed into Turbo. "This is what I looked like. Kids loved me, and I loved the attention I got. But then another racing game named 'RoadBlasters' came along, and the kids turned their backs on me in favor of that game. So I tried to take that game for myself. However, I accidentally bumped into one of the racers, and soon afterwards, both 'TurboTime' and 'RoadBlasters' disappeared forever. After that, I set my sights on a racing game named 'Sugar Rush'. However, I feared people would recognize me as the one who destroyed 'RoadBlasters', so I had to put up a disguise and change my name. From then on, my name would be..." Then he transformed back into King Candy. "...King Candy. I've been like this for 15 years straight, so I'm used to this now." Then he remembered Varian asking about the Cy-Bugs. "Oh yeah, those Cy-Bugs. They come from a shooter game named 'Hero's Duty'. They were made to be the enemies of the game. Their purpose is to eat, kill, and multiply themselves. Although, whenever they swallow game characters like myself, they fuse with them. That's why I survived being eaten by one. And I didn't just become one of them, I became their leader. However, Ralph made the Diet Cola Mountain erupt, creating a beacon that destroyed me and my Cy-Bug army. But when Maleficent cast her spell to bring back various villains from the dead, I was one of the lucky ones to be resurrected." Varian's jaw dropped as King Candy's story became more and more insane. Which was saying something given how crazy it sounded before and how crazy the situation Varian was in now. He stood frozen in silence for even longer this time until he could finally speak. "...Does your transformations cause you any uhhh...mental stress. Or did this Ralph guy hit you on the head before you died?" Judging by Varian's facial expressions, King Candy could tell that he had difficulty following his story. The question about Ralph made him chuckle a bit, though. "Well, I didn't give Ralph a chance to hit me on the head. However, after being resurrected, I did feel some mental stress." Then he quickly looked around, and saw that everyone else was looking confused. He let out a sigh himself. "If this castle had an arcade, perhaps then I could show you all, and make you understand my story better. But for now, I'll try to make my story more simple. I was once a racer loved by children. Then other racers came along and stole the children's attention from me. I tried to blend in with them, but accidentally bumped into one of them, and ended up ruining the entire race. After that, I went to the kingdom named 'Sugar Rush', dethroned its princess, and seized control.. Then Wreck-It Ralph invaded Sugar Rush, along with those weird bug things. In my last race with the princess, I was attacked by one of those bugs, but somehow managed to fuse with it, giving me that powerful form. Then Ralph made the Diet Cola Mountain erupt, and I got caught in the eruption." He then looked around again, and asked everyone: "Do you guys understand my story better now?"
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Post by Professor Ratigan on Oct 18, 2019 21:37:47 GMT
Ratigan, could barley understand a word coming from Candy. Half of his words were utter nonsense, and the story he came up with barley made any sense.
But then again, despite the utter ridiculousness of his tale, King Candy didn't look like the type of man, intelligent enough to come up with such a ludicrous story. Not to mention his transformations, did help to add some evidence to his claims. True, he was still an idiot, but perhaps, as unlikely it may seem, he was indeed telling the truth? But if that was the case…how did this, simple minded, childish buffoon, manage to stay in power of a country, longer than him?!!!
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Post by Varian on Oct 19, 2019 3:37:07 GMT
Varian's jaw dropped as King Candy's story became more and more insane. Which was saying something given how crazy it sounded before and how crazy the situation Varian was in now. He stood frozen in silence for even longer this time until he could finally speak. "...Does your transformations cause you any uhhh...mental stress. Or did this Ralph guy hit you on the head before you died?" Judging by Varian's facial expressions, King Candy could tell that he had difficulty following his story. The question about Ralph made him chuckle a bit, though. "Well, I didn't give Ralph a chance to hit me on the head. However, after being resurrected, I did feel some mental stress." Then he quickly looked around, and saw that everyone else was looking confused. He let out a sigh himself. "If this castle had an arcade, perhaps then I could show you all, and make you understand my story better. But for now, I'll try to make my story more simple. I was once a racer loved by children. Then other racers came along and stole the children's attention from me. I tried to blend in with them, but accidentally bumped into one of them, and ended up ruining the entire race. After that, I went to the kingdom named 'Sugar Rush', dethroned its princess, and seized control.. Then Wreck-It Ralph invaded Sugar Rush, along with those weird bug things. In my last race with the princess, I was attacked by one of those bugs, but somehow managed to fuse with it, giving me that powerful form. Then Ralph made the Diet Cola Mountain erupt, and I got caught in the eruption." He then looked around again, and asked everyone: "Do you guys understand my story better now?" "...Yeah I think I understand. And from the sound of things, you're either a fictional character from a game meant for children or you're just plain crazy. Maybe both. Either way, I don't like either option. You're making me start to trust the psychotic killer duck more than you, which is really saying something." Varian said as he pointed to Negaduck. All King Candy was doing was adding support to his theory that the selection was random and they were all cannon fodder for a bigger plan. While getting blown up and dealing with King Candy's ludicrous backstory were making Varian question why he left the lab, there was still one very big plus side to make it worth it. The crate full of scrap metal. Using his staff as a crowbar, he ripped the lid off and looked inside. Just as he thought, enough scrap metal to build a new automaton, maybe even two or three. An even better automaton too thanks to some inspiration from seeing new technology from his new 'friends'. A wisked smile grew on Varian's face as he imagined the possibilities of what his next automaton will be like.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 19, 2019 4:09:42 GMT
Mozenrath finally found the words to express his confusion properly. The others had pretty much covered the main bases; the man was insane. And yet the only thing Mozenrath could think to say was the phrase that stood as a microcosm for just how baffling this entire exchange was:
"I'm going to regret asking, but what is Diet Cola?"
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Post by King Candy on Oct 19, 2019 9:09:33 GMT
Mozenrath finally found the words to express his confusion properly. The others had pretty much covered the main bases; the man was insane. And yet the only thing Mozenrath could think to say was the phrase that stood as a microcosm for just how baffling this entire exchange was: "I'm going to regret asking, but what is Diet Cola?" King Candy was slightly relieved. Having to explain his backstory more than once took more out of him than expected, especially since at least the Horned King understood him the first time. Right now, he could handle a question about diet cola, though. "Well, diet cola is a sweet, dark brown drink without sugar or calories. However, it does contain artificial sweeters with names that I can't remember." If he was going to try to remember the names of those artificial sweeteners, he could go on forever. Having to explain his backstory more than necessary was bad enough. Anyways, he then remembered that he accidentally knocked the others around and almost crushed Ratigan while showing off his Cy-Bug mode. "Oh, and sorry for my reckless behaviour earlier. However, I do intend to use my more powerful form against our enemies."
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Post by Professor Ratigan on Oct 19, 2019 12:02:38 GMT
Mozenrath finally found the words to express his confusion properly. The others had pretty much covered the main bases; the man was insane. And yet the only thing Mozenrath could think to say was the phrase that stood as a microcosm for just how baffling this entire exchange was: "I'm going to regret asking, but what is Diet Cola?" King Candy was slightly relieved. Having to explain his backstory more than once took more out of him than expected, especially since at least the Horned King understood him the first time. Right now, he could handle a question about diet cola, though. "Well, diet cola is a sweet, dark brown drink without sugar or calories. However, it does contain artificial sweeters with names that I can't remember." If he was going to try to remember the names of those artificial sweeteners, he could go on forever. Having to explain his backstory more than necessary was bad enough. Anyways, he then remembered that he accidentally knocked the others around and almost crushed Ratigan while showing off his Cy-Bug mode. "Oh, and sorry for my reckless behaviour earlier. However, I do intend to use my more powerful form against our enemies." "How comforting…" Ratigan grumbled, with a mix of sarcasm & bitterness.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 19, 2019 22:21:37 GMT
"See, if that's what you do to your friends," Mozenrath huffed, "I really wouldn't want to be one of those enemies of yours."
He then glanced over to see Varian rummaging through the box of scrap metal. "Something of interest?"
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Post by Varian on Oct 19, 2019 22:37:22 GMT
Varian barely listened to King Candy anymore as he was more focused on collecting as many pieces of metal as he could carry. But when Mozenrath spoke to him, his attention finally went back to the group. "That depends on your perspective. To most, this seems like a pile of junk. But to me, these are the perfect materials to start recreating a marvel of ancient science."
Varain started marching past the others, each step causing the metal parts he carried to clank and clunk loudly. He turned to King Candy that the others and spoke. "Well, it's been a real pleasure talking to you, your majesty, but we've got some important work to do." He said as he gestured to Mozenrath and himself. "Mozenrath's going to hunt for some rouge minions, and me well, I'm going to get started on building my next invention. If anyone is interested in a sneak peak of what I'm building, grab any spare metal you can and bring it back to the lab. Good luck finding those imps Mozenrath. When you see Hades, tell him I'm looking for him..." Varian said as he walked out the door, his arms filled with as much scrap metal his skinny arms could carry.
(OOC: Thought this might be a good chance to split up the group and have some go to Varian's lab and find out about the automatons and some go with Mozenrath to find pain and panic, and some to do whatever they want like meet the new arrival.)
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 20, 2019 0:03:56 GMT
Mozenrath found himself strangely wishing he could dally a little more, follow Varian back to the lab to see what his "marvel of ancient science" would be.
Ahriman forbid he got attached to a kid.
No, he had work to do. With a snap of his fingers, he brought the collection he'd arranged back in the lab to the storage room, beginning to mix all of the ingredients - including a heavy dose of gunpowder - into an iron cauldron.
As he worked, he pointed at Ratigan, not looking at him. "You're the only one here whose story I still don't know," he remarked. "Is it one I would WANT to know?"
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Post by King Candy on Oct 20, 2019 9:06:02 GMT
Varian barely listened to King Candy anymore as he was more focused on collecting as many pieces of metal as he could carry. But when Mozenrath spoke to him, his attention finally went back to the group. "That depends on your perspective. To most, this seems like a pile of junk. But to me, these are the perfect materials to start recreating a marvel of ancient science." Varain started marching past the others, each step causing the metal parts he carried to clank and clunk loudly. He turned to King Candy that the others and spoke. "Well, it's been a real pleasure talking to you, your majesty, but we've got some important work to do." He said as he gestured to Mozenrath and himself. "Mozenrath's going to hunt for some rouge minions, and me well, I'm going to get started on building my next invention. If anyone is interested in a sneak peak of what I'm building, grab any spare metal you can and bring it back to the lab. Good luck finding those imps Mozenrath. When you see Hades, tell him I'm looking for him..." Varian said as he walked out the door, his arms filled with as much scrap metal his skinny arms could carry. (OOC: Thought this might be a good chance to split up the group and have some go to Varian's lab and find out about the automatons and some go with Mozenrath to find pain and panic, and some to do whatever they want like meet the new arrival.) At this point, King Candy felt that it was best for him to leave the storage room. "It's been nice to meet you all! I'll be on my way now." But before he left, he tried to make a deal with Varian. "But before I leave, how about... Oh, I know! What if I find some scrap metal during a mission, remember to take it with me, and the bring it to you, Varian. How does that sound?"
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Post by Professor Ratigan on Oct 20, 2019 11:13:13 GMT
Mozenrath found himself strangely wishing he could dally a little more, follow Varian back to the lab to see what his "marvel of ancient science" would be. Ahriman forbid he got attached to a kid. No, he had work to do. With a snap of his fingers, he brought the collection he'd arranged back in the lab to the storage room, beginning to mix all of the ingredients - including a heavy dose of gunpowder - into an iron cauldron. As he worked, he pointed at Ratigan, not looking at him. "You're the only one here whose story I still don't know," he remarked. "Is it one I would WANT to know?" Despite the boys' attitude, Ratigan decided to indulge him. If nothing else, but to at least build a possible partnership with the sorcerer: "Well, if you insist, allow me to introduce myself. I am Professor Ratigan! And in my home world, I was the world's great criminal mastermind! I was feared and hailed throughout London, as the Napoleon of it's greatest crimes. The vandalization of its' clock Big Ben, the theft of the human queens' crown jewels and once, even made myself the royal consort of the queen herself!" He chose to leave out the part, that he was only in power for approximately 10 minutes. He refused to admit that the candy-obsessed fool, had been longer in power. "That is, until that "oh so noble" Basil of Baker Street, foiled me," Ratigan continued, his voice turning from proud glee, to bitter anger. Time and time again, that second rate pipsqueak has meddled with my work, trying to stop everything I had built. For every victory I managed to achieve, that PEST has managed to foil my ingenious plans! For years, he and I have been locked in a never-ending stale mate, until finally tonight, where I was met my final defeat at Big Ben, forced to fall to my death while he slipped away at the last minute." "…that is," Ratigan continued, a cruel smile returning to his face: "until Maleficent brought me back! A second chance, for my victory. And this time, nothing, not even BASIL, will be able to stand in my, no, OUR WAY!"
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