Inspired by the anime Angel Beats. Ryder wakes up and finds that he's dead. Upon awakening in the afterlife, he meets Castor who invites him to join the Afterlife Battle Front.
Inspired by the anime Angel Beats. Ryder wakes up and finds that he's dead. Upon awakening in the afterlife, he meets Castor who invites him to join the Afterlife Battle Front, an organization she leads which fights against Faust for the cruel fates the ABF members experienced in life. Their only enemy in the world is the school's Student Council President popularly known as Angel, a being with supernatural powers who appears to be in charge of keeping the status quo and the fight against the ABF.
I highly suggest you watch Angel Beats before you read this
Ryder wakes up and finds that he's in an unfamiliar place that resembles a school. He looked around a little bit. He was an yellow-orange earth pony with an orange mane with a red heart with a yellow star infront of it as his cutie mark.
"Where am I? What happened? I Can't remember a thing", said the earth pony
"You up yet?", said a voice
Ryder turned around and saw a yellow unicorn mare about the same age with a magenta mane with a green bow with an arrow with a star as the arrow head as her cutie mark. She was also holding a sniper.
"Who are...", asked Ryder
"Welcome... to the Not Dead Yet Battlefront!", said the mare throwing him a gun
"HEY"
"I know this is sudden, but could you join up with us?"
"Huh? Join up?"
"Well, since you are here, that means you must be dead, right?"
"What? I...I'm sorry, I... I don't know what's going on, but..."
"This is the afterlife, you'll get obliterated if you don't fight"
"Obliterated? By who?"
"I guess by Her. Faust, I mean"
"What do you want me to join exactly?"
"Not Dead Yet Battlefront! Our name kinda changes a lot. It started as Underworld Battlefront, But Underworld Battlefront sounds like we've accepted that we're dead, you know? So we changed that name. We've been changing name ever since. Right now, it's Not Dead Yet Battlefront. Before it, it was I Feel Dead Battlefront. Well, ponies pissed off about that one, that name lasted about a day."
"Uh, is that... a real gun?"
"Everypony who comes here says that. Look, you're gonna need to become a lot more flexible. Accept things as they are."
"Accept things? Then, what should I do?"
"You should fight."
"Fight what?"
"Her"
The mare pointed to the basketball court. Over there, was a cream unicorn mare with a white mane with a halo as her cutie mark.
"That's Not Dead Yet Battlefront's enemy: Angel", said the mare "Hmm, kinda wanna change that name now. You got one?"
"This chick's crazy!! She's really gonna shoot her? I think she is.", thought Ryder "Listen, how about I go down there?"
"What?! Why?! Why the hell go down there? That just doesn't make any sense! What the hell made you just say that? Are you an idiot or what? Go die! That's something we say here all the time since no one dies here. Whatcha think, funny?"
"Well...not so much. How would I know? I think I'll have better luck talking with someone around here who's not some kind of high school sniper with an M-16 or whatever it is."
"I'm on your side. If you like, I won't aim at her directly. How's that? A little trust here, okay?"
"Hmm...", thought Ryder
"Hey, Castor", called a voice
Suddenly, a light blue earth pony with a dark blue mane with a baseball as his cutie mark ran up to them.
"So, how goes the recruit of the newbie there? We'll get him no matter what it takes to join our cause, then we will show…", said the stallion
"I'm going down there", said Ryder
"WHAT THE HELL?!", yelled Castor
"Why?", asked the blue stallion
"This doesn't make sense. Those two are nuts.", thought Ryder
Ryder walked to the basketball court and went up to Angel.
"Excuse me", said Ryder "Hey, what's going on? Listen, there're crazy ponies up there trying to take a shot at you. They think you are some kind of angel.
"Hm? But I'm not any kind of angel", replied Angel
"Of course not"
"I'm the student body president"
"I'm an idiot. I can't believe I fell for that, dammit! Why did I listen to her? I don't even know who I am. I should go to the hospital."
"There aren't any hospitals."
"Huh? Why not?"
"Because no one gets sick."
"Why not?"
"Because everyone is dead."
"Oh, I get it! You're in on this too. Is that it? What the hell is wrong with you ponies? And my memory...You jerks are responsible for my amnesia, too?"
"Amnesia is quite common here. Ponies who were hurt in any kind of accident before coming here often hurt their head"
"Then prove it, smart ass! Prove that I can't die since I'm already de..."
"Horn sonic"
Angel's horn started glowing, and she stabbed Ryder in the heart. Then everything went black
Ryder woke up in a bedroom. He also had bandages on his heart.
"Wh.. where am I? Sweet Celestia, I'm alive. But that hurt like hell!", said Ryder looking around, "Oh hell no! Screw this! I don't know what's going on, but I am getting out of here!"
Suddenly, an eggplant colored pegasus colt with a purple mane with a scar in the place of his cutie mark. In his mouth was a huge axe.
"Oh, crap! Not another one.", said Ryder
"You bastard!", yelled the stallion holding his axe towards Ryder "You're the jerk that insulted Castor and refused to enlist in the Battlefront."
"Hey, wait a second. Just calm down. Relax, man.", said Ryder "
"Wanna die?"
"Oh yeah, the joke, right? That's funny. Yeah, she told me you guys say that joke like all the time. I get it. It's great."
Then, he stopped, and Ryder started bleeding on the floor.
"We'll dance again if you dare insult Castor again.", threatened the stallion walking out the door
"Why are you trying to kill me?!", thought Ryder "Jeez, that joke's even less funny now. Wait a minute, that hurt like hell and it didn't even kill me. How' s that even possible? What the...Hey then, wait a minute!"
Ryder remembered something Castor had said.
"This is the afterlife, you'll get obliterated if you don't fight", said Castor in the flashback
"That's it! Then I'll just get obliterated! I'll get obliterated, then I can kiss this world goodbye.", said Ryder "How do I do that?!"
Ryder remembered another thing Castor told him.
"I'm on your side. A little trust here, okay?", said Castor in the flashback
"Isn't there someone I can actually trust around here?" asked Ryder walking out of the room "Somepony with a cart's license at least? A teacher? Wait a minute! Where the hell are all the teachers?!"
Ryder kept walking, until he reached a door that said "Principal's Office" on it.
"Oh excellent, the principal", said Ryder
He touched the doorknob. Suddenly, a giant hammer swung out and hit Ryder which made him fly out the window.
"Aaaaaagggghhhhhhh!", cried Ryder flying out the window
Inside the room, were a bunch of ponies discussing something.
"Let's see, how about this?", asked a grey pony "You're the One Who's Gonna Die Battle Front!
"Sounds like I'm about to get killed.", said Castor
"No, it would be directed at that girl"
"Well then, how about You're the One Who's Gonna Die Battle Front."
"Oh crap, it sounds like I'm about to die!"
"Anyone else? Any other ideas?"
"Is this kinda cool?", asked the blue pony from earlier "Flashback Battlefront!"
"If only this was a flashback.", said Castor
"Then, how about this?", asked a big pony "Suicide Corps Battlefront!"
"Then, that means you're resolved to die.", explained Castor
"Desperate Battlefront!", suggested a pegasus mare
"We aren't desperate!", said Castor
"Then, the Invincible Squadron!", said a scrawny pony
"Where is the “Battlefront” part?", asked Castor
"Honorable Death Battalion!", said the grey pony
"I'm gonna hit you!", yelled Castor
"Wright Brothers!", suggested the blue pony
"Was that joke? Jeez! It has to end with “Battlefront.”", yelled Castor "That's a must! We're taking the frontline in this battlefield! Don't any of you have some decent ideas?"
"Hey, it looks like that guy is up", said the scrawny pony pointing to Ryder
"Huh? He's conscious again?", asked Castor "I told him to think up something. Maybe he's got a name. You've got a plenty of time, so tell us what you came up with"
"What do you mean?", asked Ryder
"You were supposed to think up a new name for Not Yet Dead Battlefront!", explained Castor
"Screw You Battlefront.", said Ryder angerly
"Oh man, you must think you got some guts, smart-mouthin' to Castor", said the grey pony
"You leave me out of this, dickwad!"
"What?!"
"What's with you, guys? Don't drag me into this! I wanna get obliterated ASAP!"
"You do? Even though you exist here, right now?", said a tan unicorn adjusting his glasses
"Yeah, that's right."
"I already explained things", said Castor
"You're willing to get obliterated without a fight?", asked the unicorn
"Yeah!", replied Ryder
"You're willing to become a water flea?"
"Sure! Wait, a water flea?!"
"Huh! Did you think ponies are the only ones with souls?"
"How foolish.", said a dark purple unicorn mare hiding in the corner
"You might get reborn as a barnacle. Or maybe even a hermit crab. Or a sea slater. It could happen.", explained the big pony
"What?! No way!", said Ryder
"You're so shocked you haven't questioned why it's limited to sea life. There's no particular reason, actually.", said the tan unicorn adjusting his glasses
"Go on, get the heck outta here. You're gonna listen to Angel and get reborn, ain't ya? Go turn into a barnacle and get eaten by ponies! That'd make for a great life!", said the grey pony
"A barnacle?", asked Ryder
"Huh? Barnacles are edible?", asked the scrawny pony
"There are some edible ones.", said the unicorn
"I never knew that", said the blue earth pony
"How foolish.", said the unicorn mare
"Oh, c'mon guys. There's no good reason to kick the guy out of here just yet, not quite yet. It's not the policy of,... of er.. what the hell is that right now?", said Castor
"Barnacle Battle Front.", said the grey earth pony
"Oh, Yeah! Barnacle Battle..."
Castor bucked the grey earth pony and sent him flying against the wall
"That's it! It's going back to the Underworld Battle Front.", said Castor
"That was a nice kick.", said the grey pony
"We're safe as long as we're in this base. After all, that is what brought you here, right?", asked Castor
"No, I didn't know that. Besides I got sent flying when I tried to come in here. And by the way, you are joking about being reincarnated as anything but human, right?", asked Ryder
"It's no joke.", said the big pony
"I mean, how do you know that for sure? Who saw that happen? You don't know that for sure?", asked Ryder
"Of course we don't know for sure, but Buddhism doesn't say we're only going to be reborn as humans now, does it?", replied Castor
"But seriously, a barnacle?"
"Religion is just something ponies made up on their own. Now, listen carefully 'cause this is important. In our previous world, death didn't care, it went after ponies indiscriminately and randomly. It's not like we were actually able to defy it. But this world is a whole other ball game. We can exist as long as we resist Angel. We can fight back"
"But wait...wait a minute! What happens when all is said and done? What are you trying to accomplish?"
"Our goal is to take out Angel once and for all. Once we do that, this world will belong to us."
"Huh?"
"You're new here, so it's no wonder you're a little confused. Heighten your sense of adaptability and accept things as they are."
"Accept things and then fight? Against Angel?"
"That's right. Fight with us"
"Hold on a minute..", yelled the eggplant pony running in the room before getting hit with the hammer "Aaaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhh!"
"Moron...", said the blue earth pony
"Dumbass, he fell for his own trap.", said the grey earth pony
"That's what happened to me?", asked Ryder
"You need a password to enter safe-and-sound. After all, this is our anti-Angel strategy headquarters.", explained Castor "This is the only safe place where we can talk"
"Uh, could you give me some time to think about this?"
"'Course I can, anywhere but here."
Ryder thought about it for a moment
"Alright, fine! What's the password?"
"There is no Faust, Buddha or Angel.", explained Castor "Welcome aboard. I'm Castor, leader of this name-changing Battlefront."
She then pointed to the blue earth pony from earlier
"And this is Home Run. He's just as lazy as he looks, but sometimes he pulls through."
"Yeah. Hey, that's not a compliment!", yelled Home Run
"He is Heavy Lifting", said Castor pointing to the big pony who was a yellow earth pony with a brown mane with a black belt wrapped around a rice bowl as his cutie mark "He has a 5th degree Judo belt, so everyone calls him Heavy Lifting the Fifth out of respect."
"She's ignoring me!", yelled Home Run
"Nice to meet you.", greeted Heavy Lifting
"Humph!", said Home Run
"He's Chestnut", inroduced Castor pointing to the scrawny pony who was an orange earth pony with a brown mane with no cutie mark "His special trait is that he doesn’t have any."
"Welcome to the Battlefront, man.", greeted Chestnut
"Dance to the beat!", said a red pegasus colt with a yellow mane with a red sash over his eyes and a disco ball as his cutie mark
"I don't dance here.", said Ryder
"It's how he greets ponies.", explained Castor "Everypony calls him TK, but no one knows his real name. Even I don't know what it is he feels"
"Exactly how high is this guy?"
"The unicorn constantly straightening his glasses and trying to look smart is Speckles.", introduced Castor pointing to the tan unicorn who has a blue mane and a bow tie as his cutie mark. "He's actually stupid"
"Huh?", said Ryder
"Very nice to meet you.", greeted Speckles fixing his glasses
"This here is Black Coal", introduced Castor pointing to the grey earth pony who has a black mane and a piece of coal as his cutie mark"
"I'm Black Coal, punk!", introduced Black Coal
"I'm not a punk.", replied Ryder
"That guy who went flying was Blade", introduced Castor
She looked out the window and saw Blade passed out from his trap.
"The unicorn mare in the shadows who keeps saying “How foolish” is Ocean Breeze.", introduced Castor "And sitting here is Soft Note. She's the leader of the Diversion Unit. There are a couple dozen ponies hiding throughout the school who are members of Battlefront."
Ocean Breeze is a dark purple unicorn with a blue mane with a broom as her cutie mark. Soft Note is a purple pegasus with a magenta mane with an accoustic guitar as her cutie mark.
"Okay, that's all of us now. Who are you?", asked Castor
"Uh, er, Ry... Ryder...", introduced Ryder stammering
"Full name?"
"I can't remember."
"The whole amnesia scenario, eh? Don't worry, it will come back eventually.", explained Home Run
After being introduced to the team, Castor decided to show Ryder around the school.
"This school is huge.", said Ryder admiring it.
"Oh, it's mammoth, over two thousand students are all living in dorms. I have no idea who...", said Castor
"Hey, is.., is it okay to talk out here?"
"Sure, just don't talk about our battle plans."
"I feel like I was tricked."
"What?"
"Nothing. So, is that canned coffee?", asked Ryder pointing to a vending machine.
"It's Key Coffee. It's pretty good. Was that your question?"
"Uh, no... What's with them?"
Ryder pointed to the courtyard which had a bunch of ponies minding their own business.
"Huh? They're either going home or to club meetings.", explained Castor
"Are any of you in clubs?", asked Ryder
"No, we'd get annihilated if we were."
"What?"
"We ponies will get obliterated if we attend classes and clubs like Angel wants."
"We ponies? You make it sound like those guys aren't ponies."
"Yep, they're NPCs."
"NPCs?"
"Don't you know? It means non-player character."
"Like in games?"
"It's a comparison. It means that they've been in this world from the very get-go."
"Will they repeat themselves if I talk to them?"
"Give it a shot. Since you're new here, I doubt you'll notice a difference between us."
"So, they can hold a conversation ?"
"Why not go up and slap a mare on her flank?"
"Do what?"
"She'll either run away or smack you."
"Th...They're well-made, at least. The teachers too?"
"Yep, just for the record, the NPCs don't age. That goes for us as well. Anything else?"
"Yeah, how violent is Angel? She stabbed me when she first met me."
"Uh, Yeah. I saw that go down. You pretty much asked for that yourself. You asked her to prove if you are alive. It's no wonder she stabbed you dead in the chest. Look! To her, that kind of question was no different than asking where the teacher's lounge is."
"So, you're saying Angel obeys all of the rules in this world?"
"She's just inept."
"Is she sentient?"
"It's a mystery. What makes her unique from NPCs is that she is motionless, unsociable and she doesn't talk much."
"So, she doesn't normally just go up and stab ponies in the center of the chest or beat ponies up."
"The ones who failed to obey the school rules get a verbal warning first. She'll chase you if you run and cut off your escape routes. You don't need to wanna know what happens then."
"Did she attack?"
"An eye-for-an-eye! But only when we pick the fight."
"So, she kills ponies like she did me?"
"You bet! Finally, try not to act like a model student. People have gotten obliterated doing that."
"Got it. Now for my last question. It's about Faust. Does She exist?"
"I believe in Her, not that I've seen Her anywhere."
"Have you ever tried asking Angel?"
"Apparently, she has “no comment” regarding the fundamentals of this world. That's it! Our study session is hereby over."
"In all honesty, I'm not sure I'll join them", thought Ryder "The most important thing for me now is to buy time until I get my memories back. That's all. After that... After that, we'll see."
Later that day, everpony was at the anti-Angel Spot. Suddenly, Castor gave Ryder a gun.
"Here, locked and loaded.", said Castor "Even newbs can fire this."
"Is that effective?", asked Ryder
"Aim for her legs. That way she can't chase you."
"But she's a girl. Will she heal quickly?"
"You should learn that at your first-hand experience. That's all of us know how to learn rules."
"Fine then."
"Just kinda answer I'm looking for. Now, to help you get up to speed, we're gonna have you participate in a simple field exercise. Consider it part of your training. Code name: Operation Tornado!"
"All righty. Let's get started!", said Heavy Lifting
"Tornado?", asked Ryder
"We're gonna blow away the student's meal tickets!", explained Castor
"You're stealing?! That's not huge! It's bullying! I'm so disappointed. You're just a group of bullies with weapons!", yelled Ryder
"Watch your filthy mouth, punk! That's a direct insult to Yurippe. You take it back!", yelled Blade grabbing his axe.
"Why should I!?!", asked Ryder
"Because members of the distinguished Anti-Barnacle Extinction Battlefront would never threat normal students through sheer numbers or weapons.", explained Heavy
"They 're endangered?", asked Chestnut
"They will be someday.", explained Heavy
"But you just said you're going to steal them!", said Ryder
"Yep, we're literately going to blow them away.", explained Castor, "Listen, you're going to be on Team Barricade, which prevents Angel from intruding. Everyone will arm themselves and take key positions surrounding the cafeteria, where the plan will take place. Don't worry, I'll give you an easy location. Check with Chestnut or Speckles to learn your exact position. Soft Note, you're up again today."
"Got it", replied Soft Note
"Fire a few shots if Angel shows up. That's our signal that you need back-up. You hear a gunshot, I want you to make sure you move in to help. The operation starts at 18:30. Operation: Start!", ordered Castor
Later that night, everypony was in position, incase Angel showed up.
"How are they going to peacefully steal all of those meal tickets anyway?", thought Ryder loading his gun
Meanwhile, everypony was in the cafeteria ready to see Soft Note and her band, Girls Dead Monster (or Gldemo for short). Above the stage, was a yellow pegasus mare with a dandelion mane and a cloud with a sun as her cutie mark was talking to Soft Note via bluetooth.
"This is Sun Ray", said the pegasus mare,"Team Illumination and Team Sound are currently on standby. I believe it's about time. Some fans are starting to gather up"
"Okay. Let's rock'n roll this place", said Soft Note
"Hey, it's Gldemo! The concert's starting!", said the NPCs
As soon as the crowd got wild. Gldemo started playing. Soft Note was the lead singer/lead guitar. The drummer, Skip Beat, is a white earth pony mare with a very light purple mane with a pair of drumsticks as her cutie mark. The second guitar, Deftone, is a tan pegasus mare with a brown mane with a guitar as her cutie mark. The bass player, Golden Tone, is a yellow unicorn mare with a tan mane with a gold music note as her cutie mark.
"I feel the window shutters tremble and slam My hooves smell like my iron strings Move ahead, sing and shred It's a huge crowd at any rate
Fly away from this dark place (Fly away from this dark place) From now and forever (From now and forever) Rock shapes this existence (Rock shapes this existence) Gaze into the distance (Gaze into the distance) Inside the city where you cannot even stop to breathe once ", sang Soft Note
Meanwhile, Ryder was guarding the cafeteria. Suddenly, Angel appeared.
"She's here! Of course, she had to show up here.", thought Ryder "She thinks I'm the weak link. She's totally underestimating me. Crap, I'll shoot her! I can't shoot her like this. Look at her. Dude, remember what she did you last time. She will get me if I don't get her."
Ryder shot Angel, who started bleeding from her stomach.
"I hit her! Oh, man, I wanted to hit her legs.", thought Ryder "I suck. I can't...." "Guard skill: Horn Sonic.", said Angel as her horn glowed and turned into a blade. She started running after Ryder.
"No, no way!", said Ryder
Meanwhile, Gldemo were still performing their song,
"How much longer will I remain alive in this place I'm not the only one who wonders what they will face You call me insane and if that's how it's gonna be I stand back and watch as those jet black wings carry you Far away from me", sang Soft Tone
Meanwhile, Ryder was running away from Angel.
"Why isn't she just stopping? What the hell? Da..Dammit! Bullshit!", thought Ryder running
Suddenly, a bullet was shot, but missed Angel. Ryder looked around and saw Blade, Black Coal, Chestnut, , Heavy Lifting, Speckles, and Home Run.
"God damn it, I missed her.", cursed Blade
"Sorry to make you wait.", apologized Home Run
"She went after the weakest pony here!", teased Black Coal
Everypony kept firing at Angel, but she kept reflecting the bullets with her horn sonic.
"She's still only using Hand Sonic.", said Chestnut
"Let's go somewhere open!", yelled Home Run
"We should attack while we retreat!", yelled Heavy
"Roger!", replied Speckles
"Let's go!", yelled Home Run
"Guard Skill: Distortion", said Angel
Suddenly, her horn returned to normal, and a bubble-like barrier formed around her. Thus, protecting her from every bullet.
"Open fire!", yelled Home Run
"Too late!", replied Coal
"Damn it!"
"This is why I hate guns!", yelled Blade
"Why haven't we stolen the tickets yet?", asked Home Run
"I had no idea buying time could be so intense.", thought Ryder
Meanwhile, Soft Tone was finishing her song.
"No matter how long I'm alive I'll always survive Within all the hearts of the ponies that I cherish On the stage where I am standing before you tonight I'll belt out my feelings with all of my might
Everypony on this Earth tires out at some point I want everyone here to understand this truth From the endless reaches of our very hearts A small glimmer of hope slowly starts to form a song And I'll sing along"
As Soft Tone finished singing, Castor was talking to Sun Ray through a communicator.
"The concert reached its peak. Turn them on!", ordered Castor
"All right. Turn them on.", replied Sun Ray
Sun Ray flew over to a giant fan, and turned it on. She also grabbed a box of meal tickets, and dumped it infront of the fan. Meal tickets flew everywhere as the crowd went wild.
"Are you cool with that?", Home Run asked Ryder
Ryder gave a simple nod.
"Then, let's go!", ordered Home Run
The next day, the Battlefront were having lunch together in the cafeteria.
"So delicious. Oh man.", cheered TK eating
"Is this okay?", asked Ryder, "Won't she attack us while we are taking it easy eating?"
"But we're just eating." explained Castor eating
"So is that how it works?", thought Ryder "They can do anything they wanted with their unification and power combined. Yet, here they are eating a boring meal."
"Pass the pepper.", said Castor
"Sure thing.", replied Home Run giving it to her.
"There's really just one enemy. Just Angel.", thought Ryder eating, "We're just fighting against her. But does that justify our actions. No, I can't say yet. After all, still have amnesia. I'm only buying time."
The next day, everypony is at the Anti-Angel hideout.
"Speckles, present your report.", ordered Castor
"All right.", replied Speckles adjusting his glasses "According to our weapons supply, our stockpile of gunpowder is mostly depleted. We should stock up before our next battle."
"Hey. Wait a minute.", objected Chestnut "With the new guy here, don't we need another gun?"
"Indeed.", replied Castor "Very well, today's operation will be "Operation Guild Parachute Drop". "
"Op..., Operation Parachute?", stammered Ryder imagining that he's dropping from the sky in a parachute.
"What's wrong, Ryder?", asked Home Run
"I'm sorry. I'm not a real big fan of heights.", explained Ryder
"We aren't parachuting from the sky.", explained Castor "We are parachuting down underground."
"Oh, underground. Why did... underground?!"
"Part of our rebellion, we call it the "Guild". It's hidden deep underground. That's where our friends make all our weapons."
"Is it there so Angel won't find it?"
"Yup,if she overtook the Guild, we'd lose our weapon supplies, we'd lose all hope of winning."
Castor opened up her comunicator.
"Hey!", said a couple of ponies
"It's me. We're headed down there tonight. I need you to disarm all of the traps."
"Roger, it's tonight, right? We'll be waiting."
"Perfect. All right. All of you are going in."
They walked to the stage which had a secret passage under it.
"Huh? Hey, what about Blade?", asked Chestnut noticing that the axe wielding pony is missing.
"That stupid idiot's probably off doing his own things.", suggested Home Run
"Right! Let's go!", cheered TK
"Heave-ho!", cheered Heavy Lifting
"Okay, let's go!", cheered Black Coal
Everypony started walking through the entrance, Home Run stopped and saw Ryder standing there frightened.
"C'mon, don't just stand there.", said Home Run
"It's... It's in there?", asked Ryder "So, this is the entrance?"
Home Run simply nodded and they both walked in. There was a tunnel that resembled a coal mine.
"It's been ages since we last visited the Guild", said Chestnut
"It's really dark.", said Ryder
"Hey, there's someone here!", yelled Coal pointing to a black figure up ahead.
It walked forward, and revealed Blade holding an axe.
"It's the moron.", said Home Run annoyed
"You're Ryder, ain't ya ?", asked Blade pointing his axe at Ryder, "I haven't accepted you as one of us."
"Oh good grief. I don't see why he is waiting to ambush him here.", said Home Run
"Looks like Blade is taking this situation seriously.", said Chestnut
"It doesn't make any sense.", said Castor
"Don't care if you accept me.", said Ryder annoyed
"Punk, care to die a thousand times-", yelled Blade before he was smashed to the wall by a giant hammer.
"Battle formation!", yelled Castor
"Weren't the traps disarmed?", asked Coal
"What's going on?!", asked Ryder
"Just what it looks like.", said Home Run "There are several anti-Angel instant death traps from here to the Guild. It would seem all of them are still activated."
"Meaning what?", asked Ryder
"They forgot to disarm them?", asked Chestnut
"Don't tell me they're trying to kill us!", yelled Coal
"No, the Guild must've decided to reactivate the traps.", explained Castor
"But why?!", asked Heavy
"There's only one explanation: Angel is here."
"Down here?!"
"Just wild Heaven, man.", said TK
"We screwed up.", said Ocean Breeze
"Hold on. So the Guild knew we were coming and reactivated them anyway?", asked Ryder
"It looks like you still don't understand.", explained Speckles fixing his glasses, "No matter what happens, we cannot die. It's just insanely painful."
"That's not cool.."
"But if she locates the Guild and topples it, we won't be able to get more bullets or repair broken weapons. How would we fight against Angel then?"
"The Guild's decision was correct.", said Castor
"Should we pursue Angel?", asked Home Run
"Are you crazy? The traps aren't deactivated!", yelled Coal
"Those traps will take care of Angel, right? Let's leave.", said Ryder walking away before getting pulled by the tail with magic.
"I'm afraid these traps will only stop her temporarily. We're going! About march!", ordered Castor
She and the rest of the Not Dead Yet Battlefront started walking through the tunnel, not knowing of all the dangers ahead.