Monsters & Mortals

by APStories


Quest For The Spaghetti Of Power

The medieval era. A millennium-long era of dungeons and dragons. Four brave heroes are on a dangerous journey to find the Spaghetti of Power. They're either very brave... or really stupid.

An alien hedgehog, an alien wolf, a being that resembled Anubis, and a knight made it to the top of a hill. "Hey, guys. I think that's the town", the alien wolf, Wolf O'Donnell, said. However, it was several yards below them.

"We can't get down there! We're too high up!", the alien hedgehog, Sonic, said.

"I agree with Sonic", the Anubis-like being, Lucario, replied.

"Meta Knight, can't you do something?", Sonic asked.

"I can set your head on fire", Meta Knight answered.

"Hey, guys! I found a helicopter!", Sonic said... and he wasn't joking.

IN REALITY...

"Sonic, helicopters weren't around in the medieval era", Sunset Shimmer said. Suddenly, Lucario's phone buzzed.

"Oops. Hold on", Lucario said. He answered the call. "Hello?" The person on the other end said that Lucario had a Smash match in half an hour. "Shit. Let him have the helicopter."

IN THE GAME WORLD...

"At least that wasn't a low-budget flight", Sonic quipped as the foursome made it to the town.

"Alright, what are we doing here?", Lucario asked.

"We're here to ask people about the Spaghetti of Power, a powerful dish said to bring ultimate might", Wolf answered.

There was a Dovahkiin in the town. "Hey, you! Did you eat the Spaghetti of Power?", Sonic asked. The Dovahkiin didn't answer, but Sonic's quills now had an axe in them.

"Yeah... I'm going to the inn", Meta Knight said.

Inside...

Meta Knight, Wolf, and Lucario asked the clerk where the Spaghetti of Power was said to rest, and the answer was far from settling. It was located in the abandoned town of Castle Mushron. The clerk also mentioned how he had never heard of anyone who last stepped into the town... which was VERY unsettling. The clerk then led the trio to the outskirts of town. Suddenly, Sonic (who managed to get the axe out of his quills) appeared in a car and accidentally ran over the clerk. "Nope! I draw the line at cars!", Sunset Shimmer said. The car then vanished.

It took a while, but the four heroes made it to the town with Castle Mushron. However, the town was inhabited by skeletons. They walked up to the entrance of the castle. "PINGAS!", Sonic screamed. No response.

Once they were inside (the castle was actually well kept considering the town's state), an army of goblins were waiting.

IN REALITY...

"Wait... these guys look awfully familiar", Sonic said.

"Oh! I used the Green Goblin from Spider-Man", Sunset Shimmer responded.

IN THE GAME WORLD...

"Let's do this!", Sonic said. He managed to kill 18 goblins. Wolf, however, wasn't having much luck. He managed to kill one, though. Meta Knight then cast a spell on another one... giving the goblin Sonic's face. The goblin then committed suicide because he didn't want to live with such an ugly face. As Sonic killed another goblin, a goblin with a sword then attacked Sonic, causing the Blue Blur to go absolutely ballistic and kill off the rest of the goblins. Lucario then pulled the sword out of Sonic's back.

The foursome entered the dungeon, which was filled with booby traps. Meta Knight then threw a goblin corpse, revealing several traps. "Hmmm...", Meta Knight said.

As they went through the dungeon, they used the corpses as bait. One trap was a powerful lazer, which the gang easily avoided. Another trap had multiple spears, which Sonic easily avoided thanks to his super-speed. He managed to get the others across as well. Another trap had multiple guns, but these were super easy to avoid. They made it to the final room, where an entire plethora of deadly traps awaited. "EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!", Sonic shouted as he avoided a spear, got burnt, nearly avoided a swinging mace, got attacked by spikes, and got squished by a pillar that was moving up and down. Wolf, however, made it through with ease... though when he passed Sonic, the hedgehog got squished by another pillar. Meta Knight used several spells to get past the traps. Lucario realized there was only one spell he could use: self-healing. He proceeded to dance his way through the traps. They made it through, but Wolf was the only one who was unscathed. Sonic got decapitated by the second pillar, Meta Knight somehow had a sword in his head, and Lucario had several traps stuck to him like glue. However, the Aura Pokémon healed himself and his allies. The Spaghetti of Power was on a pedestal. Suddenly, the room began to rumble. A massive dragon appeared. It was a Crimson Fatalis.

IN REALITY...

"Uh, Sonic? What is that thing?", Wolf asked.

"That is a Crimson Fatalis, an Elder Dragon originating from the Japan-exclusive PlayStation 2 video game Monster Hunter G", Sonic answered. "I chose this dragon because it's crimson, which reminds me of our Game Master, and it's a dragon, and you can't have Dungeons & Dragons without a dragon. Crimson Fatalis is a Fatalis whose shells and scales have become a reddish-crimson color after generations of exposure to the Volcano. One of its four horns is extremely overgrown in comparison to the rest. Extremely aggressive and violent, even by Fatalis standards. Crimson Fatalis' rage is nearly everlasting. The dragon's natural element of lava and its extreme rage go hand in hand. It will kill anything in its path without a second thought. It lurks in the depths of the Volcanic Belt, where it lives as one with the environment."

"Wait... extremely aggressive and violent?", Sunset asked.

IN THE GAME WORLD...

"STEP AWAY FROM THE SPAGHETTI OF POWER OR PERISH LIKE THOSE BEFORE YOU!", the Crimson Fatalis boomed.

"Bring it on!", Sonic shouted. "It's a good thing I gave you guys freeze rays!" Wolf, however, didn't know that he was supposed to charge it up to unleash a blast of ice, so only snowballs were fired from his freeze ray. However, it was enough for Sonic to sneak away.

"Goddamn it! This thing is busted!", Wolf angrily said. The Crimson Fatalis nearly incinerated Wolf, but Meta Knight saved him.

"Take this!", Meta Knight shouted as he cast a spell causing the chandelier above them to fall on the Crimson Fatalis. "Sonic, finish this thing off!"

"On it!", Sonic shouted as he emerged from his hiding place. However, the Crimson Fatalis incinerated Sonic... or so he thought. Lucario used his healing abilities to protect Sonic.

"NO!", the Crimson Fatalis boomed as Sonic's freeze ray fully charged up. The alien hedgehog unleashed a massive blast of ice, freezing the Crimson Fatalis. Sonic took out an axe and striked the frozen monster, causing it to shatter into hundreds of pieces.

"We did it!", Sonic said. He walked over to the pedestal and grabbed the Spaghetti of Power. He and his allies devoured the Spaghetti of Power, and, just like the legend said, the four heroes gained more power than ever before.

IN REALITY...

"Congratulations! You found the Spaghetti of Power!", Sunset said. Lucario then left to go to his Smash match.