Mackenzie vs. Gala
Round 2| Mackenzie | Groove#00
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Round 2
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Mackenzie crashes in front of a ghost town where all of the inhabitants are gloom and doom
After reaffirming what happened in the previous round, Mackenzie trudges forward
Mackenzie is warned by one of the locals that a spirit has taken over the town and has made life miserable for them. He also warns that she should flee.
One of the townsfolk is horrifically dragged into the ghost’s lair. A panicked Mackenzie runs off to rescue them.
Mackenzie runs into a ghost chasing streamer Arthur.
They both go inside to find the R2 opponent(s). Shenanigans ensue
Find out more about your opponents character.
Note to self:
Dear future self, don't be confused about Gala's pronouns. Since they're gender queer, I'm gonna change their pronouns around to get a better sense of their attitude in that moment. Just use context clues if you feel lost.
Sincerely, me
( Link to the first seven pages at full resolution. Done for this round https://sta.sh/21tz06qld4pt )
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Arthur: Are we back? Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase tell me we're back…
The screen's still black? UGGHHH Hold on…
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{The screen now shows a close up of Arthur's face/shoulder}
How about now chat? We good? Good? Great! Just gotta do a basic audio check…
Is my voice lagging behind?
No? Heh… Wow, at least that's working well. And, one last time let's do a delay check.
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Okay, first check goes to Dime! (Dimeadozen5000)
… roughly 2 seconds? Okay, two seconds across the board! That's way better than earlier!
{ He moves further back with phone in hand}
Okay, get ready gang, I'm about to do the intro for the couch potato channel in
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Hey there couch potatoes! Welcome to a special episode of “Believe it or not”! “What makes it so special”? Well over in my Pitch channel, we recently hit our sub goal of 150 subscribers! {Minor celebration}.
Now, what you may not know is that Me and the Pitch chat agreed that if we hit that goal, I'd tackle a modern day horror story instead of walking through old abandoned hospitals or chasing myths that are over 200 years old!
And for today's modern story, we're exploring the remote town of Knights Valley! Or, as it's been recently labeled, Ghoul Town! As little as two months ago, there were all kinds of reports of evil spirits taking over the town, and turning this once vibrant town into a depressing landscape. Today, Believe it or not, we're gonna get to the bottom of this mystery!
ART-THOR OCT INTRO
Haunted edition
{In an open space in the air, cracks begin to form. They spread until Mackenzie crashes through the sky and crashes into the ground. She rolls around and stabilizes herself. She looks up and sees the remains of the portal fade away.}
Mackenzie: Shit! Did Armon make it out of there okay?
…!
Wait! Simon!
{She gets up}
SIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!! SIMON ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!
{She frantically looks around and then jumps high in the air }
Shit, I don't see him!
[We got sucked into the same portal so he shouldn't be far]
{Mackenzie sees a town nearby}
Well… It's a place to start.
{Mackenzie rushes over to the town. While not in ruins, the town seems to be looking frail and unstable. She looks around and sees its gloomy citizens forcing themselves to get through the day.}
Mackenzie: Damn… What’s wrong with the people here, this place is giving me the creeps…
Ah! Excuse me, sir! {She runs up to an oncoming citizen wearing a hat} Hi! I’m sorry for bothering you, but have you seen a gruffy old man walk through here? He’s… Like… I dunno, 6’2? 6’4? Has a gem on his head and talks with a country acceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…
{Looking at this gloomy man as he turned his head towards her where she sees the face of a former enemy:
Former Enemy:{His expression lights up and he gives a wholesome yet terrifying smile} Oh my! It’s been a long time since we’ve had a visitor!
Mackenzie: Y-Yeah? [My heart nearly jumped out of my chest! He looks JUST like him!]
Former enemy: How exciting!
Although, as happy as I am to see a new face around here, you should leave while you still have the chance…
Mackenzie: Huh? What for?
Former Enemy: This honestly just isn’t a good time to travel here…! Two months ago, a malicious spirit decided to make its nest in our cozy town…! Anyone who’s lived here has already been marked by it and it drains our essence at regular intervals…! Anyone else is normally taken away, never to be seen again!
Mackenzie: {Face looking pale} Taken away how?
{Off in the distance, a scream can be heard as a man is seen being pulled over town with his equipment}
Arthur: Heeeeeeeeeelp meeeeeeeee!!!
Mackenzie:!!!!!
Former Enemy: Sadly this was a sight seen far too often a month ago… Whether it was a monk or a rescue squad, all of them were dragged away, one by one, into its lair… You should leave before you’re forced to suffer the same fate…
Mackenzie: Thanks for the warning sir, but… I’ll take my chances! {She charges headfirst towards the tentacle slime thing pulling Arthur into its home. She pulls out her sword and cuts at it with no avail. Noticing that it didn’t work, she uses a strong gust of wind to chase after Arthur.}
Mackenzie: Almost there…!
{As Mackenzie is just about to reach him, a door slams in front of her face and she falls down}
Mackenzie:... Oooooooooooooooooow…
{Getting up, she looks up and notices a giant mansion that’s seemingly abandoned}
Woah…! Ack! Focus! Okay if what that guy was saying was true, then Simon was also probably dragged in here before I got into town. So, I’ve got 3 things to do here
Find Simon and get him out of here so we can figure out a way home.
Save that other guy who got dragged into the mansion
Get rid of the ghost causing all these problems.
Shouldn’t be too hard, right? {Tries to open a door. But it’s locked. Tries harder to pry it open, but it refuses to open. She gets pissed and her eyes turn yellow.
{Cut to Arthur laying on the ground unconscious. He slowly opens his eyes and then lets out a massive scream!}
Arthur: Huh?! What happened?! Am I still alive?! {Pinching himself} OW! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
Haha….! I’m still alive…! Oh my God, I’m still alive…! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
{Checking his equipment} Huh? The stream didn’t get disconnected either! Hey! Is anyone still in the chat?
{Chat responding}
Wow! It must be my lucky day!
{Getting up} Hey chat, how long was I out for?
{“about 15 minutes”} 15 minutes, huh? Well at least we didn’t lose a lot of daylight… But to think Something that scary would end up happening… At least we know that the stories were true, right? AND we’ve got video evidence! I wanna just wrap it up, but where the hell am I?
Chat::
What?! Don’t go yet, we need to see what the thing looks like
Wait, explore this place!
You sure you’re okay to even walk? That looked crazy
Naaaaaaaaaahhh… We got you to 150 subs! Make this a show!
Arthur: You guys are so mean to meeeeeeeeeeeee…!
Fine! I guess we can explore this place a little bit, but I don’t want to go through that whole mess again, so I’m leaving town as soon as we get outside!
{A short montage later}
Arthur: Is there nothing really her- { A very loud crashing sound (accompanied by tremors) can be heard in the distance}
W-What was that?! {Another crashing sound is heard but it comes from the room ahead}
{Against his better judgment, Arthur rushes into the oncoming room.}
What’s going on?!
{In the room, Arthur can see someone digging through the debris of the room}
???: Heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh…
Where did you go, giant worm? You can’t hide from me…! You will be mine soon enough…! Yes! All mine…!
Worm…! Worm…! Where are you little worm…?
{As this Mysterious figure is digging through the trash, Arthur approaches them}
Arthur: H-Hello?
{“???” turns their head around without moving their body and notices Arthur}
???: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH…! Hello Sir and/or Madam!
It’s a pleasure to meet you! You remind me of a giant worm that I’m looking for!
Arthur: W-Worm…?
{“???” spins the rest of their body back into shape and pounces onto Arthur. Arthur screams and struggles to no avail}
???: {Drooling oil through his sharp teeth} Hold still wormie…This will be over soon…
{They begin wrapping their arms around Arthur as Arthur shrieks in horror. But then, out of the blue, Mackenzie dropkicks “???” which also frees Arthur}
Mackenzie: Hands off, creep! {She turns her head to Arthur} Hey, you alright?!
{Arthur sobs and clings onto Mackenzie, gibberishly expressing gratitude}
Mackenzie: Woah, bud! I know you're dealing with a lot of emotions, but keep some boundaries in mind!
Arthur: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
{“???” remain motionless on the ground for a bit before spazzing out. After a few seconds of… of that, he gets up.}
???: Good morning! {They look around until they notice Mackenzie and Arthur}
Arthur: Eep!
{Mackenzie prepares her weapon}
???: Oh! Hello! Nice to meet ya! {She extends her hand for a hearty handshake}
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{Mackenzie smacks the hand out of the way}
???: Hey! Why’d you go and do that?! That’s rude as FUK! Weren’t you raised better than that?!
Mackenzie: “Rude”?! Don’t give me that shit, you were just attacking this guy for no reason!
???: No I wasn’t.
Mackenzie/Arthur: YES YOU WERE!!!
???: PUH-LEASE! You hearin’ this shit?! Me? Attacking people??? You hearin’ yourself talk right now?! Ya soundin’ ridiculous ovah here! I THINK I’d remember attacking some loser with a broken camera!
Arthur: YOU WERE THE ONE WHO-
W-wait, broken? {Looks at his streaming setup}
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Y-You Asshole! Compensate meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee {He starts hitting “???” as he complains}
{Mackenzie holds him back for his own safety}
???: Worms on a stick! What’s your damage?! Y’know what? No. I’m not gonna take this abuse and wild accusations. I can prove my innocence!
{“???” makes her hand turn into a TV screen}
I have a built-in recording system, that’ll record my surroundings even when I’m asleep!
This will show you my innocence as clear as day!
{Recording shows “???” choking the shit out of Arthur}
{Recording shows “???” smashing the camera in the background for no reason}
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???: I mean, what’s your damage? That happened sooooooo long ago!
Mackenzie: That was literally 5 minutes ago!
???: Actually, it was 4 minutes and 32 seconds a-
Mackenzie/Arthur: NOBODY CARES!!!
{A screech can be heard as the mansion begins to shake uncontrollably. Mackenzie gets ready for a fight, Arthur hides behind Mackenzie, and “???” just stands there unfazed}
Arthur:... I-Is it gone…?
Mackenzie: I don’t think it came near here, but don’t stray too far from me. We’re getting you out of here.
“???”:...
Well, if that’s all, I’ll be on m-
Mackenzie/Arthur: OH NO YOU DON’T!!!
{Mackenzie is dragging “???” by the neck.}
Arthur: You’re not leaving until you’ve paid me back for my camera!!!
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“???”: {Fixing the camera with a lump on his head} Sorry for the late introductions! My name is Gala! Cyborg Assistant! I’m currently being forced into slave labor against my will by two brutes who think violence is the best way to get what they want!
Arthur: Yeah, you’d better fix my camera…
Since we’re doing introductions, My name’s Arthur. I’m a streamer who was doing a documentary on this place before I got dragged in here
Mackenzie: Cool, Cool. I’m Mackenzie! I—-----------{Shifting through multiple thought bubbles of her makeshift backstory until she settles on a good idea}------------------------------------’m
on a road trip! I was traveling with my stepdad, but I got separated from him when we got into town, so I made my way here after hearing about the rumors of some ghost kidnapping tourists!
Arthur: Your Dad's stuck here too?
Mackenzie: I hope not…
Gala: Done!
There, you Vulture! Take your camera and release me from these shackles!
{Throws the camera at Arthur, who's barely able to catch it. “Hey watch it!!!”}
Now, if you'll excuse me…
Arthur: Hey! You've gotta wait until I know it works!
{Gala opens the door and sees a massive face staring at him
Mackenzie is shocked and Arthur looks like he pissed himself.}
Gala: {slams the door shut} Rats, a dead end! Hey, do either of you know where the exit is?
Arthur: W-W-W-W-WHAT WAS THAT?!
Gala {Looks behind herself, then looks back Arthur} A door.
Mackenzie: {pushes Gala out of the way} MOVE!
{She opens the door again but only finds an empty hallway}
What the…?
Gala: Oh! So you Do know the way out!
Mackenzie:… Okay you two, follow me!
{They track through this haunted mansion slowly. Carefully opening doors and seeing some spooky stuff that only phases Arthur. Either Mackenzie is blowing it away or Gala is trying to grab/ bite it. The room starts turning to goop and Mackenzie hits it with a compressed air bomb. Worms start crawling out of the paintings and statue busts and Gala digs in, much to the disgust of Arthur and Mackenzie. They run into a person whose head falls off and Arthur shrieks and passes out. Some time passes, and Mackenzie is carrying an unconscious Arthur on her back. She’s followed closely by Gala.}
Gala: {Munching on worms} and if we turn left, we should reach the entrance.
Mackenzie: {Turning left, they see the front lobby of the mansion} Oh my God! Finally!
Y’know, you’re pretty cool once you get past that weird personality of yours!
Gala: {blushing} Awwwwwwww, you’re just saying that!
Mackenzie:...
Yeah, you’re right. {Gala is offended}
But good job finding the blueprints to this place all the same! It saved us a lot of time getting out of this place.
At the very least, we can get Arthur out of town, and-
{A Ghastly shriek can be heard}
Ghost: Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu shall not escaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaape!
{A massive ghoul-like ghost squeezes through one of the door. It has a massive head, 6 arms, and its body looks similar enough to a worm}
Ghost: {drooling and spiting} Foolish peons! You cannot escape me!!! You are nothing more than the nourishment needed for me to ascend to Godhood! Your Fates Were Sealed the INSTANT You Came Into My Domain!!!
{As she continues to yap on and on about she’s going to devour them, Gala is shaking and mumbling to himself. }
Gala: Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm! Worm!
{Begins rushing towards the ghost}
WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!! WORM!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
{Gala jumps onto the ghost and begins biting into her. The Ghost shrieks and flails around in vain as Gala continues to munch on their prey! As the ghost is flailing about, Mackenzie jumps up and slashes her face. Then she continues to cut at her until she gets smacked and then pinned to a wall.}
Ghost: DO I LOOK LIKE FOOD TO YOU, BRAT?! WELL HOW ABOUT YOU HAVE A TASTE OF THIS!!!
{The Ghost wraps itself around Gala and sinks into him. Gala trembles}
Mackenzie: {gets up} Hey Gala, are you okay?! {She rushes over to Gala with a concerned look}
Gala: Yeah! N-N-N-N-NEVeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEE Bet-Bet-Bet-Bet-Bet-Bet-Bet- {Gala begins to go haywire, and starts spazzing out. They then begin to attack everything in sight, nearly hitting Arthur, but DEFINITELY hitting the camera right afterwards.}
Mackenzie: {Blocking most of the hits} Oh no! They’ve been possessed even though They’re a robot!
Gala: Co-co-co-co-co-correction! I aM A CybORg11!!!11 {Gala attacks Mackenzie again, this time focusing all their attacks on her.}
Ghost: Correction! You’re nothing more than a mere PUPPET!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Gala: Uh-Um-Um-Um-Um-mmmmm aKtUAllY I Wou-Wou-Wo-WOould only-ly be a Pu-upp-uppet if you were control-trol-loling me ex-extern-al-al-al-al-al-al-ally! I’m mor-More of a—
Ghost: SILENCE!!!
HOW ARE YOU EVEN ABLE TO TALK?!
Gala: Th-Tha-Thaaaaaaaaaa-aat’s a ver-y-y-y-y deep que-es-es-es-estio-
Ghost: SILENCE FOOL!!!
{The ghost continues attacking Mackenzie with Gala’s body, but Gala’s body starts slowing down, you then see a representation of Gala’s battery life going down between 4 panels. Mackenzie begins to fight back and starts thrashing Gala. Gala has a few lumps on their head and their arms are tied together by Mackenzie.}
Mackenzie: {Pinning Gala down with her foot, she raises her sword and prepares to land the finishing blow} Stand still Gala! This gonna hurt, but it’ll get that ghost out of you!
Ghost: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
{As Mackenzie prepares to attack, the ghost leaves Gala’s body and jumps into Mackenzie’s body. Mackenzie remains still for a moment before making a wild grin. She begins laughing}
Mackenzie: You thought possessing me was gonna work? You idiot, I’ve been blessed by a Goddess! Couldn’t you sense that? {spikes begin to protrude from Mackenzie’s body, but they return back to her normal form} Oh right, I’m from a different dimension, so you probably wouldn’t know… {She gets up} Sorry, but I’m practically ghost proof!
{Untying Gala’s arms} Hey, sorry about that Gala, you al-
Gala: NEVER BETTER!
Mackenzie:...
{Behind Mackenzie Arthur’s face looks drastically different. Closing in on his face, you see a shadowy bird head with large white round eyes just gazing at nothing in particular. Arthur begins twitching as the atmosphere around everyone begins to crack.}
Mackenzie: At least let me finish the question, jerk!
Gala: {falls to the ground face first} Ouchie Ouch!
Mackenzie: ??? Woah! Are you sure you’re okay?!
Gala: {She picks up her head looking exhausted} Haaaaaaaaaah… Low energy… Need power source…
Mackenzie: Yeah? Well we’ll get you out of here. Now that I’ve got the ghost trapped… In… In me, I guess… {grossed out} We can just leave. Let me just grab… {Seeing Arthur}
… Arthur…?
Gala: Need power source… Need Power source…
Need.. {Looking up at Arthur} WORM!!!
{Gala makes a mad dash towards Arthur}
Mackenzie: Gala! No!!!
{Gala’s hand reaches out to Arthur and crashes through the atmosphere creating a rift in space that begins sucking everything in.}
Mackenzie: (It’s just like last time!!! Another portal’s opened up!!!) GALA, GET OUT OF THERE, NOW!!!
Gala: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm{Gala is completely sucked into the portal}
Mackenzie: {Tries to jump back, but the portal’s pull is more powerful than she expected} ?!
(Damnit! I haven’t even found Simon yet, and I’m already being dragged into another Universe?! Why’d it even come out so fast?!)
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITtttttt{ The portal swallows Mackenzie as well}
{The portal begins to go haywire, as it slowly shrinks smaller and smaller and takes the form of an unconscious Arthur… As he lays there, the camera pans out until it is out of the mansion and the scene fades to black.}
To be continued…
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