Chapter 25: The Core & The King

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[Thunderclap]

The Newtopia castle is flying up in the sky with rain pouring down. Under the castle, the Core-possessed Marcy replies with Darcy has Marcy's phone case and technology equipment

She chuckles

Darcy: As we thought, this technology is pathetic!

King Andrias enters the room with a food tray

He clears throat

King Andrias: Greetings, Marcy- I mean, the Core- I mean, Mar-Core? Okay, what do I call you?

Darcy: Hmm. Good question, big guy. Why don't you call us... Darcy.

King Andrias: Darcy?

Darcy: Yeah. You know, like, Dark Marcy. It's a reference to one of Marcy's favorite video games. We searched her memories, and the name appeals to us.

King Andrias: So, is Marcy in there? Or--

Darcy: No, no, no. This is her body, but we got her locked in a little room 

She points at her head

Darcy: up here. We're the ones in control, although we've inherited some of her quirks.

King Andrias: Speaking of which,

He lifts up a tray

King Andrias: here are those cupcakes you asked for.

He removes the cloche from the tray

She gasps

Darcy: Red velvet with Ube frosting!

She approaches to the cupcakes

Darcy: Marcy's fave!

She bites into the cupcake

Darcy: We can't tell you how delighted we are to finally have a body. Now then,

She eats the whole cupcake

Darcy: follow us. We have a very important mission for you!

She falls to the floor

She laughs

Darcy: This thing needs some calibration. So we need to purge our system of some excess data, redundant memories, that sort of thing. This requires a full system reboot, and you're the only one we trust you--

King Andrias stares at something, very unexpected. Darcy turns around

Darcy: Andrias?

King Andrias sees a ripped photo of him and his friends

Darcy: Hmm. Maybe we're not the only ones who need to let go of old memories.

King Andrias: Nonsense! The past means nothing to me.

Flashback

1,000 years ago, Young Andrias wraps up a picture with a cloth. He starts walking to the castle, showing Newtopia 1000 years ago. 

[Bird squawking]

Young Andrias crawls onto the castle walls, approaching to Barrel. Behind him, Andrias grabs Barrel

They both grunts

Young Andrias: I'm disappointed, Barrel. Shouldn't the Newtopian guard always be aware of his surroundings?

Barrel: Shouldn't Amphibian royalty know never to put a toad in a headlock? 

Barrel: Ribbit.

then breaks free off Andrias

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