Shout outs to sek3big/Shew Tu Colony on nationstates for helping me a bit with this chap, giving me a couple of lines.

here's their nationstates page: https://www.nationstates.net/nation=shwe_tu_colony

Henry wakes up, stretching in Joey's house as the smell of bacon and eggs fill his nostrils.

"Morning Hero!" Brokenheart greets Henry eagerly.

"It's Henry," Hero corrects, "Ready to go?"

"Have you eaten?" Joey inquires.

"No," Henry replies, "Wait... shit yeah I didn't eat at all today did I?"

"Please take care of yourself," Brokenheart pleads, "We care a lot about you, Henry."

"I will," henry replies as the two finish eating.

"You want any?" Joey inquires.

"I have a feeling eating here won't help," Henry concedes.

"Yeah that true," Joey admits, "Well, let's go. Brokenheart's ex lives around here and it would be best to go before we get into needless confrontation. "

The party begins to exit the town only to find the ladder back down blocked by a tall man with a pink beard. He holds a raygun in his hand, which he grips tightly.

"So it's you," he growls bitterly, "You have some nerve, Brokenheart."

"I'm not looking for trouble," Brokenheart pleads, "We're just passing through."

"You broke my son's heart," Pinkbeard growls bitterly, "You're just naraccistic scum."

"I know," Brokenheart concedes, "Just let my friends go, and what happens to me happens."

"What?" Henry demands, "No!"

"This is not your fight boy," Pinkbeard growls bitterly, "Move on."

"Brokenheart has changed," Joey retorts, "She is not perfect but no one is. Yeah she was a real piece of shit but now, she's pretty cool. So, she can apologize to you and you can choose not to forgive her that is your choice-"

"It's OK," Brokenheart sighs, "I get what I deserve in the end and-"

Joey slaps her and demands, "No! You do not deserve to die! You have changed! You have become better! You do need to apologize and not everyone will forgive you, but that's OK!"

"Brokenheart..." Henry pleads, "Do you truly want to die?"

"I just don't want to hurt anyone," Brokenheart explains, "And I don't really know what else to do."

"You keep doing your best," Henry explains, "because if you die now, you hurt me and Joey. OK?"

"I understand," Brokenheart nods, before turning to face Pinkbeard, "Pinkbeard, how I treated your son was deeply wrong and abhorrent, and for that, I am deeply sorry. I have no excuse, you have no obligation to forgive me, but I do not want trouble. Please, let us by. We don't want anyone hurt."

"After you hurt my son," Pinkbeard growls lifting his pistol, "It's it's late for that!"

Pinkbeard prepares to fire only for his pistol to be blasted out of his hand.

From behind, Captain Spacekid approaches, and walks to Brokenheart and demands sternly, "Did you mean it?"

"Yes," Brokenheart nods, "I am sorry, Spacekid."

"I forgive you. You hurt me, you truly did, but I see in your eyes there's still a genuine kindess and love burning in your heart for the world around you." Spacekid smiles, before turning to his father, "Dad, let them go."

'She deserves to die," Pinkbeard growls bitterly, stepping towards the group.

"This is wrong," Spacekid retorts, "I won't let you end a life over petty revenge."

"It's mutiny then?"

"So it would seem."

"Very well! I do not tolerate mutiny in my crew! Not even from you!" Pinkbeard whips out two pistols, "I am the most powerful pirate the cosmos has ever seen! Have at you, you fucking traitor!"

Pinkbeard attacks the party, Spacekid joining them to help. Pinkbeard is furious, striking fast and hard with two blasts directed at Perfectheart. She's fried instantly and turned into toast.

Joey quickly counters, striking with a dropkick which staggers the titan of a pirate. He however stays standing.

Spacekid takes aim and fires at Pinkbeard, striking him in the chest.

Henry prepares some homemade jam quickly, ducking under Pinkbeard's fist as he restores Brokenheart to life.

"You arrogant brats," Pinkbeard growls, shaking with rage, "I'll rip her fucking heart out and crush it before her eyes! Who do you think kept Pluto in check around here!?! Who do you think taught him to flex!?! I am the strongest in space! You dare defy me!?! Death awaits you!"

Pinkbeard flexes, prepares for a heavy blow before grabbing the very stars if the skies in his hands and screaming, "Just! Die!"

Pinkbeard rains down the stars above on his enemies, blasting them with a barrage of the cosmos. The party is blasted back, Henry wiping blood from his nose as he rises to his feet, helped by Joey.

"Save yourselves!" Brokenheart begs, "I'll hold him off! He's to strong!"

"We're not leaving you behind!" Henry retorts.

"We can take him he's getting desperate," Spacekid adds helping Brokenheart to her feet, "I know my old man. We need to finish him fast!"

Hero makes fast food fast, whipping up some cookies for his allies, making a quick snack to nourish them and mend their wounds.

Joey throws confetti to lift their spirits, the beautiful paper, falling like rainbow snow, bringing joy to the party.

Spacekid blasts Pinkbeard in the heart with his blaster, but the bitter old man steadies himself as remains standing despite the moving blow.

Brokenheart grips her flail tightly as, going all in with a desperate move, putting all her power into a flurry of blows, swinging her flail at Pinkbeard's face, kneeing him in the stomach as he recoils, and elbowing him in the head as it comes within reach due to him staggering from the pain.

"Just as that deserter always said," Pinkbeard growls, "When I flex, I feel my best!"

Pinkbeard flexes, preparing once more to rain down the cosmos upon the party.

Joey rushes in, drop kicking the captain and leaving him open in a last ditch effort to win. He lands on the ground with a loud thud, and Pinkbeard, breathing heavily, still does not fall.

With a final, moving blow to the heart, Spacekid declares, "It's over!"

His gun strikes true in the chest. Pinkbeard gasps, winded and beaten, "No... this... can't be..."

Pinkbeard growls bitterly, "How... how have you bested me?"

"It's simple," Spacekid explains, "When two clash, sooner or later the one who is wicked will fall. There's no reason to kill Brokenheart, even if she's done bad things, she's still a living being that deserves to live. You fought for anger, I fought with these guys for justice."

Spacekid turns to his allies requesting sternly, "Guys, let's go."

Hesitantly, the four leave Pinkbeard, who growls at Henry, "You'll pay for this."

"Or maybe you'll learn to be better," Henry retorts without facing him, "Unless you wanna be worse than Brokenheart."

With that the party begins to climb down the ladder. There's a tension in the air between the two exes before Brokenheart inquires, "So... why don't you hate me?"

"At one point I did," Spacekid concedes, "But as far as I can tell you've genuinely changed, you aren't that person I hated anymore. You're the kind person I knew you could become."

"What do you mean?" Brokenheart inquires, confused.

"Why do you think I kept coming back?" Spacekid inquires, "I always saw good in you, I just wanted to see you live up to it."

"So are you asking to get back together?" Brokenheart asks with an awkward tone, unsure what to say at this point. She hasn't really been forgiven before so she feels a bit lost.

"No," Spacekid replies, "But... I would like to be friends, if that's OK."

"That sounds nice," Brokenheart smiles, feeling slightly relieved. It's probably for the best, their relationship wasn't that stable anyways, but she does wish to have him as a part of her life, and as a friend sounds perfect.

"But why are you tagging along?" Henry inquires.

"Well my dad is gonna need some time to cool off," Spacekid replies, "So I think it's best I go for a while, and since you guys helped protect Brokenheart, I kinda owe you guys. Where we headed anyways?"

"We're going towards the castle in Lost Forest," Hero explains.

"Oh isn't that your old place?" Spacekid inquires towards Brokenheart.

"Not anymore," Brokenheart concedes, "But yeah I used to own the place."

"That where your rich friend live?" Joey asks.

"Something like that," Brokenheart elaborates, "I wonder if the place is how I left it? It's possible someone's moved in by now."

"Hey there's one thing I don't get," Spacekid adds.

"What's that?" Henry inquires.

"Didn't you just pass through here like an hour ago?" Spacekid inquires.

"No," Henry replies, "Why?"

"Yes you did I saw you," Spacekid retorts, "Also while we're talking, have you seen Omori? He hasn't been around."

"Who?" Henry inquires, lost. Who is Omori, and, another him? If there is another him it would be at Last Resort right? Could this one be different?

"He's..." Brokenheart sighs solemnly, saddened by the fact, "Not... like us."

"Oh," Spacekid sighs with a similar sadness, "I see. Well nevermind then."

The four reach the bottom of the ladder as Brokenheart elaborates, "The forest is this way," Brokenheart explains at the crossroads in the forest, "Let's get a move on."

"You guys go on ahead," Spacekid requests, "I think Brokenheart and I need to talk."

Henry and Joey nod in understanding before carrying on.

"I see how you look at him," Spacekid explains, "Same way you used to look at me. You said it yourself he's not like us."

"I know but..." Brokenheart sighs, "I get I have you and Joey now as friends and that's great and all but he was the first person to give me a chance after all I'd done."

"And we'll stay by you as you become better," Spacekid assures her placing a hand on her shoulder, "That's what friends do. I should get to know Joey though, I haven't really spoken to him yet. Point is though, he will be gone someday, but we'll be here."

"Thank you," Brokenheart replies with a bittersweet smile, "But... how long do you think he has?"

"Could be years like Omori," Spacekid explains, "Could be this is his last day. We don't know."

"So that's what Omori was?"

"Did you expect anything else? Omori wasn't even his true name."

"I take it neither was Hero. He started calling himself Henry when he woke up today. Did the other one call himself Hero?"

"He called himself THE Hero. He's probably bad news for us and Henry. We should be careful. We're off track though so let's get back to the point. When the day comes he doesn't come back, Joey and I will still be here. Remember that OK?"

"OK." Brokenheart replies, "I appreciate that it means a lot."

"You would do the same for me," Spacekid smiles giving her a reassuring one armed hug before walking ahead, "Now come on, let's see if the old place is still standing."

Brokenheart nods and the duo proceed into forest.

There are numerous baddies that cause the group trouble, many new foes take residence there, including bunnies with inverted crosses on their foreheads and Bibles on their backs, Sinful Saint Bunnies, wolves with blood red eyes, snow white fur, and a golden cross on their foreheads, Zealous Wolves, finally, bears with crusader helmets and grey fur stained with blood, Crusading Bears.

Creatures of religion morphed into evil, faith distorted into sin are interspersed with the residents of the place, growing in frequency as the party ventures deeper until they happen across what appears to be a preacher in bright pink robes with trimmings of a softer pink standing outside the Sprout Mole Village which houses the castle.

"Ah," he smiles turning to the party, "Lost lambs, welcome to our humble church. May I know your names?"

"Henry," Henry greets, "And this is Joey, Spacekid, and Brokenheart."

The preacher smiles madly, "You! You from which God was born! You are the imperfect mother of Christ!"

"So do you worship me or something?" Brokenheart inquires, confused, "I'm just a normal doughnut like anyone else I-"

"Oh," the pastor laughs madly, "But of course not, you are filth, as the mother of perfection has already told you. Perfectheart will guide us to a perfect world, but first we must cleanse the world of her imperfect reflections."

"You gonna hurt her you go through us," Spacekid growls aiming his pistol at the pastor.

"Oh you poor lost lambs," the pastor laughs madly, "The pain of being imperfect must be to great to bare. Please, let our perfect armies cleanse you of this pain..."

He grins maliciously, "By cleansing you from this mortal coil."

Everyone prepares for combat as the pastor explains, "We found a plant in the village, a massive carnivorous being of leaves and stems which was slain by the last dreamer. We have bred from its seeds a perfect plant in the image of her perfection. Consume them! Perfect Pink Prime Predator!"

Pink vines sprout from the soil, twisting around the party as the ground breaks beneath them. Henry looks around as they are quickly surrounded by the hot pink vegetation. The head of the creature emerges, roaring and spitting sap from its maw, the area near the mouth even brighter in hue than the rest, and it attacks!

This chapter is running long so to be continued.