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- * End of World 8 cutscenes, Full Draft 1
- * Writer: rockythechao (incorporating bits and pieces from skype chats with Hoeloe, Chaoxys, WasabiJellyfish and others)
- * Edited by MoneyMan
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- --------------------- Level Intro ---------------------
- [The crew stands outside of the R.E.B.O.O.T. at the entrance]
- Kood:
- This is your big reality-upending machine? Looks a bit smaller than ours.
- Broadsword:
- I assure you, it's bigger on the inside.
- In any case, Pumpernickel is up there, preparing to activate this horrid artifice as we speak. I hope you're all prepared for-
- Iris:
- Yeah, yeah, "greatest challenge yet," etc. We're here to stop this thing, not babble about it.
- [Iris runs in, the others follow]
- --------------------------- Pre-boss cutscenes ----------------------------
- [Halfway through the level, Demo and the others arrive in a small room and do a headcount]
- Demo:
- Where's Uncle B? Anyone see him on the way?
- [An air vent near the top of the room rattles and falls off, revealing an eye]
- Broadsword:
- Ah, there you all are!
- I, erm, seem to have lost my way a bit... I suspect Pumpernickel has done a touch of remodeling.
- ???:
- Ah, so you've noticed!
- [a hologram projector on the other side of the room begins talking]
- Pumpernickel:
- What can I say? That glorious mess of an epoch you all made left me feeling a bit... inspired!
- Kood:
- That mess "we" made!? You guys were the ones who sabotaged the R.E.T.C.O.N.!
- Pumpernickel:
- Now, now! There's no need for pointing digits.
- What's important is that we're on the cusp of a newer, betterer reality!
- Broadsword:
- But we don't know if this machine will actually bring our people back or not!
- I want to see the ABCD's return and flourish as much as you, but this isn't the way. If cyclopskind is to live on, it won't be through this abhorrent appliance!
- Our futures will lie with Demo and Gr- [music stops] er...
- ...I-Irene?
- Iris:
- ...Close enough.
- Broadsword:
- These two, and their siblings!
- I will not let you endanger them!
- *beat for dramatic effect*
- Pumpernickel:
- [laughs]
- Well, that was touching. Truly, it was.
- But allow me to set the record straight:
- I NEVER GAVE A FLYING HOOT ABOUT THE ABCD RACE!
- [Broadsword is taken aback in shock]
- Broadsword:
- Wh-what!?
- [From this point on, Pumpernickel's dialogue uses a lot of text effects (bold, italic, waving, shaking, rainbow) and different fonts to convey wildly-shifting tones of voice]
- Pumpernickel:
- A-ha-ha-ha! Surprise! Your kind can stay dead for all I care!
- I just played along with your dumb fantasy so you idiots would build the R.E.B.O.O.T for me~
- Broadsword:
- But how could you!? You're one of us!
- Pumpernickel:
- Must I really spell it out for you?
- I have four legs! I'm an Armless QUADrupedal Cycloptic Demon! AQCD!
- Isn't that BONKERS!? It's not even in alphabetical order!
- Broadsword:
- So then... what exactly is this machine supposed to do!?
- Pumpernickel:
- Just as I said! It'll make a better reality!
- This existence is too structured, too stable for a being of pure chaos such as myself. I'm going to fix that!
- I'll use the R.E.B.O.O.T. to unravel spacetime at the seams! And then...
- I'LL BECOME THE UNIVERSE!
- Iris:
- That... doesn't make any sense.
- Pumpernickel:
- It will when I'm reality!
- Well, I'd love to stick around and soak in the atmosphere, but I have an everything to break. Toodles!
- [The hologram disappears]
- Broadsword:
- All this time, I've been playing second fiddle to such twisted machinations...
- Sheath:
- I thought it was obvious.
- Demo:
- Yeah, you really should've seen this coming, Uncle B.
- Broadsword:
- Everyone, you'd best get going. It's not much further now.
- I'll join up with you as soon as I can, but until then you must do what you can to keep him from activating this infernal contraption.
- [The player continues through the next room: the room where all the "MEANWHILE AT THE UNCLES' LAIR" scenes occurred. The midpoint is at the end, right in front of the boss door.
- Upon entering the boss door...]
- Pumpernickel:
- And here they are. The bipeds, here to ruin my fun.
- Really, children, why must you resist? I'm sure if you gave entropy a try you'd love it!
- Demo:
- Sorry, not interested.
- Iris:
- Yeah, usually the whole "try it, you'll like it" bit ends up less than bargained for.
- Kood:
- We've stopped, what, five other omnicidal maniacs already? What makes you think you're so special!?
- Sheath:
- I forgot what we're talking about, but what they said!
- Raocow:
- Yeah, you big dumb space potato!
- Pumpernickel:
- Very well! If that's how it's going to be, then let's put some action to those words!
- Show me your resolve, children! Prove to me you're truly the "future of cyclops kind"!
- [The fight begins]
- --------------------------- Post-boss cutscenes ----------------------------
- [Pumpernickel collapses from exhaustion]
- Pumpernickel:
- Well, that certainly didn't go as I'd hoped.
- [Pumpernickel's shell starts cracking]
- Pumpernickel:
- Still, this is far from over!
- [Pumpernickel's shell cracks further]
- Pumpernickel:
- You may have won this battle, but the war has only just-
- [Pumpernickel's shell shatters in an explosion and a cloud of smoke rises up out of the room.]
- Kood:
- We... we did it! We saved the universe! ...Again!
- Iris:
- Weren't you just boasting about our track record? Why are you suprised?
- Broadsword (Offscreen):
- Congratulations!
- [everyone turns to look at Broadsword as he walks in]
- Broadsword:
- I'll admit, I was hoping to get a few jabs in at that smug eye of his...
- ...But nonetheless, I'm so very proud of you two!
- And, uh, your underlings did fine as well.
- [Two blocks appear to the right]
- Broadsword:
- Now all that's left to do is deactivate this place once and for all!
- Demo, would you do the honors and hit that switch on the right?
- [The player regains control as Demo and can talk to the others (we'll figure out the dialogue for that later). If the player hits the button on the left:]
- Broadsword:
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? I SAID THE SWITCH ON THE RI
- [the game abruptly cuts to a blank white screen with no sound while Broadsword is still talking. After a few moments the game fades back in to before Broadsword enters the room.]
- [Upon hitting the correct block, the lights in the background turn off and the sound of heavy machinery slowly coming to a stop can be heard. A moment later, the game beaten jingle plays.
- The game fades out and back in to the crew and Broadsword walking forward on a flat plain with the terrain resembling levels from each world, passing by enemies from throughout the game a la the ASMT enemy showcase.
- Partway through W4, the music stops and the crew stops walking as a Chronoton teleports in just ahead of them.]
- Chronoton:
- We have a problem.
- [The camera fades out and back in to the R.E.T.C.O.N. area of Chronoport Prime, tinted in a red light with alarms going off in the background and some Chronotons running around in panic.]
- [Continued in R.E.T.C.O.N. level scripts draft]
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