Chapter 6 - Episode 1: Good and Evil

(The episode begins at night in New York. The streets do not look too busy as cars and pedestrians pass by. We cut inside of a shop to see Tom Nook (Animal Crossing) talking to Nick Ramos (Dead Rising). Tom Nook gives him some stationary as he begins to walk away.)

Tom Nook: Have a good night. (We see Nick exit the shop as he passes by Ryo Hazuki who is sweeping the floors.) We're about ready to lock up for the night, Ryo.

Ryo: Mr. Nook, how long do you think we'll have to stay here?

Tom Nook: I couldn't tell ya. I'm lucky enough I was able to find a place to put up shop.

Ryo: And I am very lucky that you are letting me stay here.

Tom Nook: I wouldn't exactly call you lucky. You do all the chores around here. (He laughs at his own joke.) Anyway, close up soon. I'm going upstairs. (Tom Nook goes upstairs. We see Ryo go over to the entrance and begin to flip the open sign to a closed sign. Before he does, he notices something outside.)

Ryo: Huh? (The camera pans to see two figures with guns in an alley across the street.) That's strange. (Ryo looks behind him to make sure he's alone before exiting the store. When he makes it across the street, he bumps into Sweet (Grand Theft Auto).)

Sweet: Watch where you're going.

Ryo: Sorry. (Sweet leaves. Ryo continues into the alley until he reaches a door on the side of a building. He slowly opens it and hears hushed voices above him. We cut to him walking up a set of stairs to the next floor as the voices get louder. He finds the door to the room where the noise is coming from and leans against the wall next to it. We cut inside the room to find Radec talking to someone.)

Radec: We do not have much time. We need to get this project up and running within the next day. Do you understand me? (The camera pans to see who Radec is talking to. It is revealed to be Skull Face.)

Skull Face: I understand you perfectly. I have my men setting it up as we speak. So you can tell your master that he can f*ck right off with these demands for a while.

Radec: You will not speak to me like that, scum. (Radec points his rifle at Skull Face.)

Skull Face: Easy on that trigger. You kill me and this project is as good as doomed. (Radec lowers his weapon. We cut to Ryo outside the room.) Total world domination isn't easy, colonel. If you want this project done, you're going to have to trust me. (A hand suddenly claps onto Ryo's mouth as his arm is grabbed and pulled behind his back. We see that a Helghan soldier has grabbed him. He takes Ryo into the room.)

Soldier: We have an intruder. (He throws Ryo onto the ground. The soldier, Radec, and Skull Face all point guns at him.)

Radec: Slaughter him.

Skull Face: (Holding up a hand.) Wait, I have a better idea.

Radec: Better?

Skull Face: Let's hold him here. We'll torture him, get everything we want out of him.

Radec: I like how you think. (Radec pulls Ryo up by his collar and puts his knife to his throat.) What is your name, scum?

Ryo: R-Ryo.

Radec: Well, Ryo, you are in for a long night. (To soldier.) Take him to the next room over.

Soldier: Yes sir. (The soldier drags Ryo away through the door while still holding a knife to Ryo's throat.)

(We cut to a police station the next day. Inside we see Stryker (Mortal Kombat) and Wei Shen (Sleeping Dogs) walking around while others type away at desks. We cut to an interrogation room as Cole Phelps interrogates Alex Mercer. Booker and Salem are standing in the back of the room.)

Phelps: So you were attacked by the police for no reason that you know of? No reason?

Alex: Yes.

Phelps: And you weren't doing anything wrong?

Alex: Nothing.

Salem: This isn't the first time this happened.

Phelps: (Turning to Salem.) What?

Salem: I saw it over the news. A cop shot his whole brigade but doesn't remember doing it.

Phelps: Whole d*mn city is falling apart. (The police chief walks into the room, the same one that talked to Phelps before. Phelps gets up from the table.)

Chief: Phelps, we need you again. (Notices Booker.) Mr. DeWitt, I'm glad you're back with us safely.

Booker: What seems to be the problem?

Chief: More missing persons. We're already dealing with too many right now. There's been a report that a Mr. Ryo Hazuki went missing last night. We have a full file right here. (The chief hands Phelps a folder. He then notices Alex and Salem.) Who are these two?

Phelps: Key witnesses from the bank robbery. I've had them in questioning.

Chief: Alright, well send them home for now. Things could get messy again. (The chief leaves the room. Alex gets up from the interrogation table.)

Phelps: Do you have homes to get back to?

Alex: Nope. (Salem shakes his head.)

Phelps: You should come with me then. If it's anything like last time, I d*mn well might need help. (To Booker.) How about you, detective?

Booker: (Nodding.) Lead the way. (Phelps leaves the interrogation room with everyone else following.)

(We go back to the street that the episode started on. On the building where Radec and Skull Face were is a large satellite dish that is being worked on by construction workers. The camera zooms into across the street from the building as we see camera flashes coming from a closed window. We cut to the inside of the room with the camera as we find Jade taking pictures.)

Jade: Something is going on over there. I just know it. (She turns behind her to see Pey'j cooking on the stove.)

Pey'j: What do you think we ought to do about this?

Jade: We need more information. All I've been able to get so far are pictures of shadows. People are creeping around there at night.

Pey'j: We'll figure something out for tonight then. Now, eat up. You'll need your strength if we're gonna fight crime. (Pey'j places a plate of eggs on the table. Jade smiles and begins eating.)

(The camera zooms out from the building and pans over to a nearby harbor. Multiple ships are coming in with Guybrush's ship among them. Sonic, Snake, Raziel, Guybrush, and Rayman are all seen onboard.)

Guybrush: Land ho! Tie her up, will ya? (Raziel grabs some rope and ties the ship to the pier. Soon all of them are off the ship with different people walking around, including Linebeck (The Legend of Zelda) and Balthier (Final Fantasy).)

Sonic: Finally, hopefully now we can find a way to put an end to this.

Snake: This world doesn't look too different from ours.

Rayman: So we're looking for Master Mind, right?

Sonic: Yeah, maybe someone around here knows about him.

Guybrush: If I may, maybe we should find something to eat first. We've been at sea for so long that we haven't been able to eat a full meal.

Sonic: Good idea. Let's go. (Our heroes leave the dock in search of food. We cut back to the inside of the building where Radec and Skull Face are. We see Ryo unconscious, hanging upside down. He slowly opens his eyes. He looks to his left to find nothing, but turning to his right reveals Skull Face standing right next to him.)

Skull Face: You've finally woken up. You can take quite the beating.

Ryo: Who are you? What do you want from me?

Skull Face: I don't want anything from you. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. (Skull Face takes off his hat to reveal his entire head.) We can't have you talking to anybody about this.

Ryo: Your face! It's-

Skull Face: Hideous? I know. (Skull Face walks over to the window.) You're not the first one to tell me that. I- (Skull Face does a double take out the window.) It can't be. Big Boss? (We see Sonic and friends walking on the street outside. The camera focuses on Snake.)

Ryo: Big Boss? Is that who you work for or something?

Skull Face: (Relaxing.) No, that can't be him. Big Boss is missing an eye. Who is that imposter? (A flash is suddenly seen from offscreen. Skull Face looks across the street to see the flash from Jade's camera going off.) Someone's spying on us. (He puts his hat back on and runs out of the room. Ryo bends upwards to try to get to the rope that's tying him to a beam on the ceiling. Ryo messes with the rope but can't untie it.)

Ryo: No, I'm stuck. (Ryo looks to his left and sees a lamp on an end table. He starts to swing himself back and forth towards it. He is soon able to grab the lamp.) Got it. (Ryo then smashes the lamp onto the ground. We cut to two Helghan soldiers in the hallway who overhear this.)

Soldier #1: What was that?

Soldier #2: The prisoner. He is up to something. (The two soldiers enter the room to find Ryo cutting through his ropes with the broken lamp. The rope breaks and he falls to the ground. He gets up to see the soldiers holding rifles towards him.)

Soldier #1: Fire! (The soldiers begin firing as Ryo dives behind a couch.) You cannot hide! (Ryo jumps onto the couch and does a flip over the first soldier. He delivers two punches and a kick to the head which knocks him back. The second soldier comes at Ryo with a knife.)

Soldier #2: I will make you suffer! (He swings at Ryo, but Ryo blocks the strike with his arm. Ryo then grabs the soldier's arm and swings him over his head and onto the ground. The first soldier gets up and runs at Ryo.)

Ryo: Your fighting is weak. (Ryo runs at the soldier and performs a tornado kick. Ryo then grabs the soldier by his arm and head and flips him onto the ground. The second soldier grabs the end table on the other side of the room and charges at Ryo with the legs facing him. Ryo grabs the legs and flips onto the other side of the soldier before sweeping his legs, causing the soldier to fall to the ground. Ryo grabs the end table and smashes it over the soldier's head.) You could use some training. (Ryo quickly leaves the room.)

(We cut back to the streets of New York as Jade and Pey'j walk through the streets.)

Jade: Where are we going, uncle?

Pey'j: I thought it'd be nice to get some fresh air, explore the city a bit more. Maybe they've got some games around here. (They continue walking until they are approached by an XOF soldier (Metal Gear).)

XOF Soldier: Can you two come with me for a moment?

Jade: What do you want?

XOF Soldier: Just have a couple of questions for you in regards to a case we're working on. One about the satellite being built up there. (The camera pans to see the satellite.)

Jade: Oh, I don't know much about it.

Pey'j: We've just seen it being built.

XOF Soldier: This will only take a couple minutes. (The XOF soldier beckons them to follow as he walks into a nearby building. Pey'j shrugs before following with Jade right behind him. The camera pans out to see Snake across the street. The other heroes are eating hot dogs around him.)

Snake: Something's going on in there. (We cut to inside the building as Jade and Pey'j are led inside.)

Pey'j: So what's the first question you have for us? (Another soldier suddenly appears and blocks the entrance to the building. More soldiers appear until Jade and Pey'j are surrounded.)

Jade: What is this? (A soldier grabs Pey'j by the arm and takes him to the outsides of the circle.) Uncle!

Pey'j: What's the big idea here? Who are you?

XOF Soldier: Now. (A soldier takes out his gun and shoots Pey'j in the head. He slumps over immediately.)

Jade: No! Uncle! (Jade runs over to him but is blocked by an XOF soldier.)

???: Sorry, you were just figuring out too much. (Jade turns to find Skull Face.)

Jade: Who are you? Why did you kill my uncle?

Skull Face: I saw you with your camera. I didn't want anyone sticking their noses in my business. Speaking of, (The soldiers point their guns at Jade.) This is where our business ends. (A gunshot goes off and we hear a body fall to the ground. We cut to Jade who is still alive. She opens her eyes to see one of the soldiers dead on the ground. The rest of the soldiers are pointing their guns towards the entrance. We see Snake pointing his gun at the soldiers through the window.)

Snake: I saw that a mile away. (The door suddenly bursts off the wall, along with the soldier guarding it, as Sonic bursts through. All guns point towards him.)

Sonic: Not exactly the warmest welcome. (Noticing Skull Face.) Woah! And I thought Eggman was ugly. (Raziel, Guybrush, and Rayman appear in the doorway.)

Skull Face: Who are you?

Raziel: You work with Master Mind, do you not?

Skull Face: How do you know about him?

Rayman: I think it's safe to assume. You do seem like a big, scary, evil guy.

Skull Face: Fascinating. (To soldiers.) Kill them all. (Skull Face leaves upstairs. A soldier points his gun at Jade to shoot, but Jade pulls out her dai-jo and knocks the gun out of his hand. He turns towards Jade but is knocked out by Rayman's flying fist.)

Rayman: Haha! (Bullets begin flying around the room. We see Sonic spindash up to a soldier before doing a backflip and kicking him in the face. We cut to Raziel taking swings at a soldier with his wraith blade before doing one final swing to knock him down. We then see Snake jump through the window as a soldier grabs his arm. Snake grabs the soldier back and flips him over onto his back.)

Snake: Nice try. (We cut to Guybrush slashing a soldier away with his cutlass.)

Guybrush: Mighty pirate! (He looks over at the staircase.) Don't worry everyone, I'll get that ugly landlubber. (Guybrush runs past Jade hitting a soldier in the stomach with her dai-jo.)

Jade: Wait! He's dangerous! (She runs after him as they both go upstairs. We cut to Snake holding a soldier while Rayman throws punches at it like a sandbag.)

Snake: Where are they going?

Rayman: It can only be trouble. (We cut to Guybrush and Jade running up the stairs. They find Skull Face looking out a window towards the streets.)

Guybrush: (Pointing his cutlass towards Skull Face.) Avast ye! Who are you and what do you want?

Skull Face: Total world domination. Nothing less.

Guybrush: Oh. (Taken aback.) Fair enough I guess.

Jade: What's your game? The soldiers, the satellite, killing my uncle?

Skull Face: It had to be done. (He pulls out a gun and points it at them.) My ally will be here shortly. And it seems like you've brought swords to a gunfight.

Guybrush: (Inspecting his cutlass.) I should've thought this through.

Jade: You think? (We cut to the streets as Ryo stumbles through. He is a bit hurt and leans on a wall to rest. We then cut to Phelps' group walking the streets. Phelps stops them all.)

Phelps: Hey, is that him? (The camera pans to see Ryo leaning on the wall and looking around frantically.)

Booker: Yeah, that's a match to the photo in the file we were given.

Salem: Let's go see what our "missing person" has to say. (The group approaches Ryo.)

Phelps: Hey, kid. (Ryo looks at them.) Name's Cole Phelps. I was sent to find you. I was told you were missing, but I don't suspect that that's true anymore.

Ryo: (Grabbing Phelps' jacket.) You have to help me! I was kidnapped by a group of armed men. They might still be after me.

Booker: Hey, there's no need to panic. What happened? (A shadow suddenly forms above the city. Our heroes look up.)

Phelps: D*mn.

Alex: That's not good.

Salem: Holy f*ck. (The camera cuts to show that the Helghast cruiser has flown above the city. Hatches open up underneath as helghan soldiers begin parachuting out. The voice of Radec is heard.)

Radec: Attention, your city is now in possession of the Helghan. Do not resist. (Soldiers begin dropping down and pointing guns at people. A group of three surround our heroes.)

Soldier: Come with us.

Salem: I don't think so. (Salem pulls out a handgun and promptly shoots the soldier in the head. The other two soldiers ready their weapons, but Alex runs up and impales one with his scythe arm. The other is shot by Booker with his pistol. We see other soldiers notice this and they begin to charge our heroes.)

Phelps: We got company!

Salem: Everyone! This way! (Salem leads everyone away while they shoot back at the soldiers. As they run, we see a few dead bodies strewn on the street as well as soldiers leading pedestrians into buildings. We then hear the voice of Sonic.)

Sonic: Hey! Over here! (Salem looks over to see Sonic and friends still in the building they were in before. Salem changes his course to go over there and his group runs inside to meet Sonic's group. Rayman shuts the door behind him as Snake throws a grenade through the broken window. It explodes and sends several soldiers flying.)

Snake: Take cover and shoot!

Phelps: Who the h*ll are you?

Raziel: We are part of this fight. Now join us, before these wretched men take over. (Booker, Salem, and Phelps run over with Snake to shoot through the broken windows. Sonic turns to the others.)

Sonic: Come with me! (Sonic leads them upstairs. They get up there to meet Guybrush and Jade being held at gunpoint by Skull Face.)

Skull Face: How many of you are there? (Noticing Ryo.) How did you escape?

Ryo: You...

Alex: Let me handle this. (Alex approaches Skull Face with his scythe hands when a flash grenade suddenly flies in and blinds everyone. When the bright light disappears, we see Radec standing next to Skull Face with an assault rifle. The large window that was there is now broken.)

Radec: So, you're the renegades going against the Helghan.

Sonic: You won't get away with this.

Raziel: Your brute force will wear out eventually. (Large thud sounds are suddenly heard.)

Radec: Is that so? I beg to differ. (We cut out to the city streets as George the giant ape begins rampaging through with Specter floating by his side. PaRappa and friends are still frantically running from it. Our heroes see this.)

Rayman: That's one big monkey.

Jade: (To Radec.) How far does this group of yours go?

Radec: Much farther than you'd think. (Specter flies down to meet with Radec and Skull Face.)

Specter: The final attack on the city is ready.

Radec: Perfect. (We cut down to PaRappa's group. Several Helghan soldiers begin running at them.)

Daxter: Uh oh! Trouble!

Toejam: We're doomed, yo. (The group of soldiers is suddenly shot down. The camera pans to see Snake, Phelps, Booker, and Salem approaching PaRappa's group.)

Phelps: All of you need to take cover! We're under attack!

PaRappa: Yeah. (George takes a giant step towards them.) We know!

Salem: Holy sh*t!

Booker: I've got this! (Booker uses a vigor on himself. Lightning starts forming around his arm.) Get everyone to safety! (Booker begins shooting lightning at George. George screams in pain as we cut back to our villains.)

Specter: They're fighting back? (Rayman pulls out a shell and mounts it.)

Rayman: See ya! (Rayman fires off on it, accidentally taking Alex and Jade with him.)

Jade: Stop! (They fly off towards George.)

Radec: They're getting away!

Specter: I'll get them! (Specter flies away.)

Sonic: Looks like you're stuck here with us now! (All that is left is Sonic, Raziel, Guybrush, and Ryo.)

Radec: Say your goodbyes. (We cut outside as Diddy Kong watches Specter fly away from the building Radec and Skull Face are in. Diddy Kong gets the attention of Sackboy, PaRappa, Toejam, and Earl.)

Toejam: What is it, little guy? (Diddy Kong makes angry pointing motions at the building.)

Earl: I think something's in there.

PaRappa: Lead the way! (Diddy Kong leads them towards the building. We cut inside to see Guybrush swinging at Radec. Radec dodges his swings and kicks him to the ground. Sonic does a spindash into Radec's back and knocks him. Radec gets up and shoots at Sonic, skinning his arm.)

Sonic: Agh! (The camera pans to Skull Face shooting at Raziel. A few shots hit which bring Raziel to his knee.)

Skull Face: That was pathetic. (Ryo comes up from behind but Skull Face quickly turns around and shoots him in the arm.) Time to get rid of you. (Skull Face aims his gun at Ryo when a peanut hits him in the back of the head and lands on the ground.) A peanut? (Skull Face turns to see Toejam, Earl, PaRappa, Sackboy, and Diddy Kong holding his peanut popgun.)

Toejam: You're one ugly earthling.

Skull Face: How could there possibly be more of you! (Radec aims his rifle at them, but Sackboy uses his grappling hook to swipe it out of his hands.)

Narrator (LBP): Huzzah! (PaRappa runs up to Skull Face and karate chops him.)

PaRappa: Chop!

Skull Face: I'm fighting a child.

PaRappa: I'm not just a kid, I was trained by Chop Chop Master Onion! (We cut back to Rayman as he circles around George.)

Rayman: Alright, guys! Go get him!

Jade: What?! (Alex and Jade suddenly drop off of the shell and land on George's shoulders.) What do we do?

Alex: Take down the beast. (Alex begins slicing into George's shoulder with his scythe hands. George roars and flings his hand into a building, destroying it. We see Specter looking on at George.)

Specter: You won't take him down! (A bullet suddenly hits his chair. Specter turns to face Snake, Phelps, Salem, Jak, and Daxter.) Which of you is responsible for that?!

Salem: That would be me. Get him!

Daxter: Sicc him, Jak! (All four of them begin firing at Specter. Specter creates a forcefield to stop the oncoming bullets and fires a projectile at our heroes. They're able to jump out of the way.)

Specter: Your attacks are useless! (We cut back to Booker as he jumps out of the way of George's foot coming down. He shoots another bolt of lightning into George's leg. George screams out and jostles Alex and Jade.)

Alex: We're barely doing anything! (We cut back to Rayman on his shell. He suddenly jumps off.)

Rayman: Hasta la vista! (The shell hits the back of George's head and explodes. George roars as Rayman lands next to Jade on George's shoulder.) That did something.

Jade: Wait! (The camera zooms in on the pipo helmet that George is wearing.) He has a helmet on.

Rayman: Why would he wear a helmet?

Jade: That's what I'm going to find out. (Jade climbs onto the back of George's head and begins climbing up. She gets to the top and pulls out her dai-jo. She swings it and the helmet comes toppling off. George stops before roaring angrily. Specter flies up to him on his chair.)

Specter: Smash those pests down there, George! (Notices Jade.) What?! How'd you get up here? (Notices the pipo helmet is gone.) Where's his helmet?! (George roars at Specter and back hands him away.) You'll regret this! (Specter falls out of his chair and lands on a nearby building. George starts beating on his chest and Rayman, Alex, and Jade fall off.)

Rayman: Don't worry. I've gotcha! (Rayman grabs onto both of them and uses his propeller hair to float to the ground. He is met by Snake, Phelps, Booker, Salem, Jak, and Daxter.)

Phelps: The h*ll happened up there?

Jade: That monster was being mind-controlled. I removed the device that was causing it.

Alex: It's on a rampage now.

Snake: We need to stop that thing. (We cut back to our other group of heroes. Diddy Kong latches himself to Radec's arm and starts beating on it. Radec grabs him by his shirt and throws him away. A present is then thrown into Radec's arms.)

Radec: What is this? (A Rain cloud pops out of it and strikes Radec with lightning. The camera pans to see Toejam and Earl laughing.)

Earl: That's gotta sting, right TJ? (We go to Sonic fighting Skull Face as Sonic pushes Skull Face down with a homing attack. Sackboy then runs up and starts beating on Skull Face with his plush fists.)

Skull Face: You're just a toy. (Skull Face picks up and throws Sackboy who lands in Guybrush's arms.)

Guybrush: Hello there. (George suddenly rampages in. He begins destroying nearby buildings and throwing cars.)

Radec: He seems much more restless. (George sees our heroes and picks up and throws a car at them. It explodes on the side of the building.) The ape has turned against us. I knew I shouldn't have trusted that monkey. (Radec turns invisible. Skull Face looks around for him.)

Skull Face: You coward! Come back and fight.

Ryo: It's the end for you.

Skull Face: I'm not down yet, am I kid? (Skull Face fires a few shots at Ryo. Ryo runs up and slides underneath the bullets. He then jumps up and does a tornado kick which sends Skull Face out the window. He gets up.) See? I'm still up and- (Skull Face is then crushed by George's foot. He's dead.)

Ryo: Always keep your environment in mind when fighting.

Guybrush: Well said.

Sonic: We gotta stop that monster.

PaRappa: How? He's huge! Even a tank wouldn't be enough. (Diddy Kong then dons his jetpack and peanut popguns. Sackboy sees this and puts on his jetpack.)

Sonic: Yeah, we'll fly up and bring the fight to him! (The chaos emeralds suddenly surround Sonic as he becomes Super Sonic. Sonic, Sackboy, and Diddy Kong fly towards George. George sees them and swings at them, but can't hit. Diddy Kong fires a barrage of peanuts at George's head. Our heroes on the ground notice.)

Snake: They're fighting in from above.

Booker: Then let's help from below. (Booker shoots lightning at George's leg while Phelps, Salem, Snake, and Jak fire their guns at the other leg. George cries out in pain as Sackboy uses his popit to grab some rubble. He places it above George's head as it falls and hits him on the head.)

Narrator (LBP): Is there nothing that Sackboy can't do? (We finally cut to Super Sonic and he flies into George's chest. George screams out in pain and stumbles back. George growls more as he begins to shrink until he is just a normal-sized naked man who is covering himself to look decent. He runs away into an alley.)

Sonic: We did it! (We cut to all of our heroes meeting with each other on the ruined street.)

Phelps: So let me get this straight, there's some evil villain named Master Mind trying to take over the world.)

Snake: Yeah, we think those guys we saw were his men.

PaRappa: And he's the reason why we're here?

Sonic: Yeah, but we don't know how.

Daxter: Sounds like a load of trouble.

Salem: He's really p*ssing me off.

Jak: So what do we do?

Guybrush: Well, we need to find him first off.

Alex: How are we going to find him? (Suddenly, above them, the helghast cruiser starts moving again away from the city.)

Earl: I think I've got an idea.

Toejam: Spit it out, Big E.

Earl: Let's just follow that ship.

Ryo: Is it safe to follow? What are we up against? (No one speaks for a second.)

Sonic: We don't know, but we have to fight.

Jade: Then lead us into the battle. (Sonic nods as the Helghast cruiser slowly flies away.)

End of Episode

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