Epilogue, Part 2
"All's Well that Ends Well"
"Ahem!" I-No would appear onstage, giving a dazzling smile to the audience. Axl would be following her, pulling a gigantic present on a wooden plank with wheels.
"Sorry for the delay, everyone. Poor Axl here isn't quite up to tempo."
"You try luggin' this thing around…" he grunted. Clearly I-No hadn't done that at all.
"And risk breaking a nail? I just got them done! Anywho…should we present Alesha with her, well, present?"
"Of course. And after that, you'll all be free to go home." The audience gave the stage their full attention as Kirari took her place by the present.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for your hard work during this show. We all hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did. We also hope this show gives Isle Delfino more publicity and tourism, as your beautiful home deserves. And now…we reward our victor with her grand prize." She grabbed the ribbon of the present and pulled.
"One million-"
"W…What…"
Once pulled, the ribbon would pull off, releasing the front of the present. Instead of unveiling money, however, it revealed something far worse: the dead, slumped-over bodies of Kaede Manyuda and Sayaka Igarashi. The two of them had their throats slit, and by the look of the browned blood, they had been dead a while. Kirari's hands flew to her mouth, staring at the two in pure horror.
"What…what is this…"
The crowd murmured uneasily, unsure if this was part of the show or not. The Vice President stood stoic, as did I-No. Axl had to look away.
"What's wrong, Kirari? Was this not according to your plan?" I-No smirked at the president, before strumming on her guitar. A large projector screen would appear onstage, with a projector to go with it.
"Wait until you see this!"
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The screen would show Yuriko Nishinotouin, the host of the first game, convulsing on the ground. A spilled cup of tea lay nearby. I-No leaned over her, dangling a small vial inches above Yuriko's face.
"Looking for the antidote, darling? It's right here...only if you can reach it, though." She cackled, keeping the vial just centimeters out of Yuriko's desperate hand, until the hand finally fell to her side.
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"…oh my God..."
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The screen would change again, this time to show Yumemi Yumemite. I-No once again was the murderer, strangling Yumemi. The idol struggled to break free, but I-No kept her foot on Yumemi's back to keep her pinned to her seat and to the vanity.
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"W-Why…"
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Another change. Yumeko Jabami would be shown shooting Midari Ikishima in the head, then shooting a camera. Without noticing the other camera nearby, she would twist open a trinket, revealing her true identity to be…
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"You?!" Kirari turned to her
Vice President, eyes wide.
"N-No…how could you…"
"Runa ended up shoved off that robot," I-No said nonchalantly as the camera feed turned off.
"But that's nothing compared to that little reveal."
"And nothing compared to this." The Vice President stormed towards Kirari, who stumbled back, mortified.
"You made a fool of me. You and your entire council. I would be an idiot to let you all get away with this scheme of yours. Luckily, though…" She produced a trinket, untwisting it.
"The only idiot here…was you."
The green energy everyone was now familiar with surrounded the Vice President, and she began to change. Long silver hair became shorter, blonde, and in pigtails. The mask vanished, leaving a human face-one contorted into a smug smile. Standing before them all was none other than the real Mary Saotome.
"It takes more than a bump on the head to get rid of me!"
I-No stepped beside Mary.
"It's over, my sweet Kirari. Consider this your swan song."
"No…no!" Kirari pressed her back against the present.
"This…it's all wrong! Where is she? Where is…"
VROOOOM!
Kirari never finished her question, as from behind the stage came…a van?
Yes, a van, and it blared classic rock as it literally flew in and landed right on Kirari and the present. The driver peeked out with a triumphant grin.
"Ha! You just got vanned!"
"Hold on, hold on." From the passenger side, Jack eould emerge.
"You had all this time to think up a badass one-liner…and you go with, 'you just got vanned?'"
"Uh, Yeah? It's good!"
"No, no, see, had you said, like, bitch at the end, or motherfucker, or something like that, then it would be good. You just sound like a loser."
"And I should take dialogue advice from a guy who played the most annoying character on this island because…"
"Will you both shut up?! Honestly!" I-No rolled her eyes.
"Thank God I wasn't in the volcano during this damned ordeal…" She turned to the crowd.
"Sorry, everyone, but we have some business to take care of-the real grand finale."
"That's right! Quickly, everyone, into the van!"
"Oh, Hell no! I have a better idea…" With that, I-No once again shredded on her guitar, causing yet another earthquake. This one was so powerful, it even managed to alter things outside her reality.
Epilogue
Final Chapter
"Deal with the Devil"
"Whew...thank goodness that's over." Ririka would slump down to the floor. "Hopefully nothing pops out at us again...huh?!?!"
A large cloud of blue and black filled the area, and soon, everyone who had yet to die had arrived. They were unconscious, save for I-No, who wiped some sweat off her brow.
In the case of everyone from Pianta Village, when you awoke, you would be in a…pawn shop? Weird. But hey, at least the people who died are here! Well…most of them. Some are missing. You also find all your weapons here, as well. Axl, Luigi, Mary, and I-No are all here, both Axl and Luigi having been taken with you all.
Axl groaned, rubbing his head as he winced.
"Every bloody time…"
I-No, meanwhile, sat on one of the display cases.
"I'll give you all a few minutes to reunite," she said.
"Then we all need to have a little chat."
Starring:
@Archmage Jeremiah as
Risky Boots (Shantae)
@Crow as
Ernesti Echavalier (Knights & Magic)
@dark as
Colonel Mael Radec (Killzone)
@Gummi Bunnies as
Maria Ushiromiya (Umineko no Naku Koro ni
@Jeremi as
The Fourth Doctor (Doctor Who)
@Kaykay as
Hina (Hinamatsuri)
@Klutzy Ninja Kitty as
Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)
@LuckycoolHawk9 as
Rita Hanson (Groundhog Day: The Musical)
@Mari as Yamashiro (KanColle)
@Mason Moretti as
Starlow (Mario and Luigi series)
@Midnight Maiden as Hiyori Iki (Noragami)
@Minerva as
Ritsuka Fujimura (Fate/Grand Order)
@Otto as
Talon (League of Legends)
@Takumi as
Yato (Noragami)
@thatguyinthestore as
Shantae (Shantae)
@Khan of the Mardu as
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death (Magic: the Gathering)
@Verite as
Gon Freeces (Hunter X Hunter)
@York as
Ami Kawashima (Toradora!)
@Yun Lee as
Yumeko Jabami (Kakegurui)
