Greguppance: Gregxiled

Chapter 2: Gregxiled

Phase 1 of Stemsworth's plan was completed. The Gregs had no idea at the time how much worse things were going to get. Not a single clue.

Pumpkin Man: "My lord, that missile attack on the Gregs' house was an attack on our territory as well. We need to find out who did this and retaliate."

Pumpkin Overlord: "Noted...Craig, would you mind if I sent you to go investigate the damage?"

Craig: "Not at all." *leaves the room*

Pumpkin Man: "I also believe we have to find the Gregs and compensate them for the damage. I mean, we had an air force base nearby their house and I'm pretty sure no one did anything about it. Did no one notice that missile coming?"

Pumpkin Overlord: "See, I was having every member of the air force descend through the ground for plot reasons."

Pumpkin Man: "Alright, I see. Still, though, the Gregs lost their home."

Pumpkin Overlord: "That saddens me deeply."

Pumpkin Man: "I know we disapprove of their live bee eating tendencies, but that doesn't mean we can ignore their struggles."

Pumpkin Overlord: "I hope they recover from this."

Pumpkin Man: "As do I. I suppose I'd best be off, my lord."

Pumpkin Overlord: "Alright. Stay safe out there."

Pumpkin Man: "I will." *leaves*

Later that night, Pumpkin Man found himself contemplating the recent missile attack at his residence. He did not, however, expect the Gregs to show up there.

Greg: *rings the doorbell*

Pumpkin Man: *opens the door* "Greg?"

Greg: "Greetings Pumpkin Man, my old friend. I'm in need of assistance. We all are, actually."

Pumpkin Man: "I heard the news. I'm so sorry. If it means anything to you, I think the overlord has agreed to compensate you."

Greg 3: "That would be helpful, considering we lost all our money and all our bees."

Greg 4: "Just about the entire budget was put into a bee vortex."

Pumpkin Man: "I can't believe someone would seriously fire a missile at your house. Again, I'm sorry to hear what happened. You're free to stay here as long as you like."

Greg 2: "Thanks. This really means a lot to us."

Greg: "Indeed."

Pumpkin Man: "Always a pleasure to help out friends in need. Come right inside, I'll show you all around. There's plenty of free space."

Greg 3: "Great. I hope we can recover from this."

Pumpkin Man: "I do, too."

Later that night, a group of masked pumpkins appeared at the royal palace. They fought their way through the guards and managed to sneak into the throne room. There, they cornered the Pumpkin Overlord before he could escape.

Pumpkin Overlord: "Stand back, I say."

Stemsworth: *removes mask* "I'm afraid I can't do that, 'my lord'. You may be wondering what I'm doing here. Let me cut right to the chase. I'm going to kill you. And once I do, I will make sure the whole Pumpkin Kingdom believes the Gregs were at fault. It's nothing personal, believe me. Just part of my grand plan."

Pumpkin Overlord: "What the-?! Why are you so hellbent on slandering the gregs?!"

Stemsworth: "The Gregs are savages. For heaven's sake, they eat live bees! They do not belong among us, and I will not stop until they are purged from our lands!"

Pumpkin Overlord: "They're still people! Their dietary habits mean nothing in society!"

Stemsworth: "And what of the live bees the Gregs so gleefully consume?! Do they deserve to be eaten alive? I think not! The Gregs' practices are sinful!"

Pumpkin Overlord: "That doesn't mean you have to resort to murder to stop them!"

Stemsworth: "I will resort to anything to stop them"

Pumpkin Overlord: "You...bastard!"

Stemsworth: "Considering you lack the will to do it, I will take matters into my own hands. This conversation need not continue any longer."

Pumpkin Overlord: *pulls out a mace and makes a last stand to fend off the mercenaries

Stemsworth: *punts the overlord back*

Pumpkin Overlord: "ow"

Stemsworth: "It's over. Your era has come to an end, 'my lord'. Any last words?"

Pumpkin Overlord: "You, my friend, are most dishonorable."

Stemsworth: "You really think so?"

Pumpkin Overlord: "yes"

Stemsworth: "Well, I assure you, the Pumpkins will flourish like never before under my rule. It's a shame you won't be around to see it."

Pumpkin Overlord: "They'll crumple under your poor management. You will doom us all."

Stemsworth: "No. I will save us all."

Pumpkin Overlord: "You will regret those words."

Stemsworth: "I don't think I will." *shoots the overlord*

Pumpkin Overlord: "ow" *dies*

Stemsworth: *sits on the throne* "At last. This will mark the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. An era...without the Gregs."

It was time for phase 3.

Pumpkin Man: *browsing the pumpkinternet and sees a viral video of stemsworth*

Stemsworth: "People of the Pumpkin Kingdom! I am saddened to announce that our Overlord has been murdered in cold blood! Our research has suggested that the Gregs are behind the attack. Allegedly, they hired mercenaries to carry it out for them. It sure is lucky that the royal guard managed to capture one on his way out and get that information out of him. This is the last straw. We must stop the Gregs from causing any more harm. I'm calling for every citizen of the Kingdom to be on the lookout for those savages. I was one of the Overlord's most trusted subordinates, and he told me on many occasions I would be considered to succeed him. And that is precisely what I will do, for I cannot in good conscience allow his death to be in vain. I promise you all that the Gregs will be brought to justice and peace and stability will be restored under my rule. LONG LIVE THE PUMPKINS!"

Pumpkin Man: "Guys?"

Greg 2: "Yeah?"

Pumpkin Man: "You need to get out of here right now."

Greg 2: "Why?"

Pumpkin Man: "The Overlord was assassinated. One of his top officials, Sir Stemsworth, has taken power."

Greg 4: "Strange. I never heard anything about Sir Stemsworth being one of his top officials."

Pumpkin Man: "...You know him?"

Greg 4: "I had a run in with him a while ago. He was generally unpleasant even before I told him about my dietary habits. Surprised he didn't know about them prior to the conversation."

Pumpkin Man: "Then you should know how much he hates you all. He's accused you four of having ordered the attack which killed the Overlord, and he's sending everyone in the Kingdom after you."

Greg 2: "What!?"

Greg 4: "This is absurd! We are only four people! We never intended ill will against the overlord!"

Pumpkin Man: "Stemsworth will blame whoever he doesn't like for these things. In fact, it's possible he ordered the attack himself...either way, you can't stay here."

Greg 3: "yes we can"

Greg: "shut"

Greg 2: "^"

Greg 4: "^"

Greg: "Pumpkin Man is right. We need to go."

Greg 2: "Where!?"

Greg: "...Another dimension. Greg 4, you wouldn't happen to have a dimensional warper on hand, would you?"

Greg 4: "I don't at the moment, but I always keep a backup somewhere no one would ever look. Follow me."

Greg 2: *follows*

Greg: ^

Greg 3: ^

The Gregs were now next to a brick wall.

Greg 4: "Quickly, before we get spotted!" *phases through the wall*

Greg 2: ^

Greg 3: "no"

Greg: *punts greg 3 through the wall*

Pumpkin Man: "Greg?"

Greg: "Yeah?"

Pumpkin Man: "Good luck."

Greg: "...Thanks." *phases through the wall as well*

Greg 4: "Are we ready?"

Greg: "Yes, we are"

Greg 3: "no"

Greg: "silence"

Greg 2: "I'm gonna miss this place. I was raised here and now I have to leave."

Greg: "We will return to this kingdom. I promise you that."

Greg 2: "Alright...activate the warper."

With that, the Gregs had found themselves in the void, safe from anyone's rule.

Greg 3: "We made it...we're safe now, I guess."

Greg: "For the time being. Stemsworth might follow us here. We need to be prepared for that possibility."

Greg 2: "I don't think he knows we're here."

Greg: "But that can change. Pumpkin Man told us he's sent everyone on the lookout for us. We definitely need to be cautious."

Greg 2: "He might still think we're in the Pumpkingdom, but yeah, we still have to be careful."

Greg 3: "Agreed."

Greg: "So, what now?"

Greg 4: "Good question."

Greg 2: "Search for supplies, I guess."

Greg 3: "Yes, let's."

Greg 2: "If we split up, we can find more."

Greg 3: "Ehh...not a fan of that plan. These times are troubling, we'd best stick together."

Greg 2: "They won't find us for a while at least. And we need all the help we can get."

Greg: "Both of you raise good points, but I think we have to go with Greg 2's idea."

Greg 3: "Alright, if you say so."

Greg 2: "I'm gonna look for some right now."

Greg 4: "Me too."

Greg 2: *heads off*

Greg 4: *heads in the same general direction as greg 2*

Greg: "I suppose that just leaves the two of us, Greg 3."

Greg 3: "You know I'm with you 'till the end of the line, Greg."

Greg: "Much appreciated. Now let's go look for supplies."

Greg 3: "Indeed."

Meanwhile,

Greg 4: "Do you think we'll be able to stop Sir Stemsworth?"

Greg 2: "Maybe. It's hard to say. I just hope he doesn't stay in power for long. He's almost certainly gonna turn the kingdom into a totalitarian land. He may just even turn it into a capitalist totalitarian land."

Greg 4: "That would be awful."

Greg 2: "Still not finding anything...I think we may have to split up even further."

Greg 4: "Split up even further?"

Greg 2: "Yeah."

Greg 4: "You really think that'll be a good idea."

Greg 2: "It's the best chance we got."

Greg 4: "...Alright." *reluctantly heads off*

The Gregs had split up for now. Even with four people, it would be very difficult to find anything they could live off of. While that was going on, Pumpkin Man had decided to contact Craig.

Pumpkin Man: "Hey, Craig. Have you heard the news yet?"

Craig: "I...I saw the video. I have always prided myself on being a lawfully moral individual. But I can only choose one or the other, and I don't know what to do."

Pumpkin Man: "That's not what I called you for. Before he died, the Overlord sent you to investigate the wreckage where the Greg household once stood. Did you find anything of note?"

Craig: "Lots of debris, nothing else really."

Pumpkin Man: "Alright then. But in regards to what you said earlier...I think you should just do whatever you think is right. It doesn't have to be what everyone tells you you should do. Just what you think you should do."

Craig: "But I don't know what I think I should do! That's the problem!"

Pumpkin Man: "Then take some time to think about it. I know I'm not really a professional advice giver, but I hope I'm at least being somewhat helpful."

Craig: "Thanks, I'll...try to think about it."

Pumpkin Man: "Alright."

Craig was a tomato who prided himself on being an individual of lawfulness. He knew something was up with the video that was posted on the Pumpkinternet, but he simply could not in good faith go against an order. The Gregs, meanwhile, were still scavenging. Greg decided to see how Greg 2 and Greg 4 were.

Greg: "How're you two holding up?"

Greg 2: "Could be better."

Greg: "Same here."

Greg 3: "I did find some random scraps, but that's about it. Not much of anything."

Greg 2: "I just hope we don't have to keep doing this for long."

Greg 2 closed communications and continued with his search.

Greg 2: "There's...there's barely anything out here!"

The Gregs' search for food was long and exhausting.

Greg 4: "I grow tired of this. I grow tired of searching, of having nowhere to take shelter, of having little to no food, and of Stemsworth's capitalist antics."

So long, in fact, that it nearly rolled over into two months.

Greg 2: "...I miss my home."

On one particular day, the Gregs decided to split up yet again. Greg 2 had found something different than usual on this particular day. Something very different.

Greg 2: "What's the point anymore. I don't know how long I can keep going. I'm going to go insane all because of capitalism."

Something entered the void threshold.

Greg 2: "How did we ever get into this mess? Why did we ever get into this mess? What part of him thought it would be a good idea to murder the overlord just to drive us out?"

It hit Greg 2 square in the head.

Greg 2: "ouch" *falls unconscious*

It would be a while before he would wake up.

Greg 4: "Greg, have you found anything?"

Greg: "Nothing more than worthless scraps. You?"

Greg 4: "Much of the same, really. Although I have noticed that Greg 2 won't respond to my attempts to open communications. I...I hope he is alright. I have to go for now."

Greg: "It is dangerous out here. Stay safe, Greg 4."

Greg 4: *closes communications with greg* "...He'll be alright, right? He can't just go out like that. I still haven't gotten the chance to...never mind, cannot be worried about that in times like these."