Side Story Escape from Purgatory

[Jeremi]

As the people in the tavern continued talking amongst themselves there was a heavy knock on one of the back doors. "He will see you now," The barkeep replied opening up the door for everyone who was here for the gathering. The barkeep even motioned Remy to follow in case anyone was willing to part with some coin for refreshments.

The room they were ushered into was as run down as the front. If surprisingly spacious. Large barrels were placed along the wall in the back as well as some assorted chairs and tables pushed to one side. In the center was a round table with a map on it and a man standing behind it with folded arms eyeing the crowd that came walking in.

"So you are the ones that heeded my call." He didn't seem very impressed by the group but what could he really expect in a place like this. "I am Heihachi Mishima and I know how you will get off this God-forsaken island." He said it in such a matter of fact tone that you might be inclined to even believe him. If not for the fact that the ones gathered here knew of the situation on the island.

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[Yun Lee]

"Well don't beat around the bush, old timer!" Haohmaru walked over to the map, taking a good look at it. "I'm ready to get out of here!"

"I'm ready for you to get out of here..." Remy grumbled to himself, closing the doors once everyone had gone inside. He leaned on them, arms crossed. Still, though...to get out of this dump, it was a tempting offer.

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[Capri]

“Red mage... my hair is green.” Linhardt said absentmindedly himself before jumping a mile when Haohmaru came in.

“So you’re the one who put up the flyers? I hope this plan is worth my time, which I could be using to take a nice nap...”

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[Lucky]

Jitters and Harry Goodman

" WHY WOULD WE WANT TO LEAVE THE ISLAND? EVERYTHING IS SO NICE HERE," JITTERS replied, continuing to shout. He took another shot of coffee.

" What exactly is happening on the island?"

@Yun Lee @Everyone

 

[Jeremi]

"Well don't beat around the bush, old timer!" Haohmaru walked over to the map, taking a good look at it. "I'm ready to get out of here!"

"I'm ready for you to get out of here..." Remy grumbled to himself, closing the doors once everyone had gone inside. He leaned on them, arms crossed. Still, though...to get out of this dump, it was a tempting offer.

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“Red mage... my hair is green.” Linhardt said absentmindedly himself before jumping a mile when Haohmaru came in.

“So you’re the one who put up the flyers? I hope this plan is worth my time, which I could be using to take a nice nap...”

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“Don’t make me put you in your place, welp. I am after all your savior.” As Haohmaru hovered over the map he’d realize that it was a map of the island they were on, with the large temple looking structure in the north circled with red paint. Heihachi slammed his finger down on the table hard enough to cause a small crack in the wood. “This is one of the few still surviving maps of the island! The majority have been destroyed but I managed to get my hands on this one, through a lot of pain and torture!”

Shantotto as well didn’t seem to be too impressed by this for the time being and hovered up next to Haohmaru to look it over. “So you have procured a map, have you? And how will this help us? Why to even think of escape some would say it’s treasonous.”

Heihachi let out a hearty laugh at that. “Yes, I am sure all of you are very loyal to the Warden or any of the other ruffians who think they have control in this place! No, you want out of here. Melding or no Melding, and I am that ticket for you. For all of you.”

“Yes, yes you are very important,” Shantotto responded dismissively. “Brought you together as you did and a map to show. What more are you going to tell to make my excitement grow.”

“That I know we don’t have to go by sea to escape this wretched place,” Heihachi slammed down a key on the floor. “We can go by air, and I know where it is.”

Jitters and Harry Goodman

" WHY WOULD WE WANT TO LEAVE THE ISLAND? EVERYTHING IS SO NICE HERE," JITTERS replied, continuing to shout. He took another shot of coffee.

" What exactly is happening on the island?"

@Yun Lee @Everyone

"Oh my haven't been here long have you?" Shantotto asked Harry. "This place is a prison and this is where you will stay until you turn old and gray. Though you'll most likely perish by someone's hand before you turn old."

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[Lucky]

Harry Goodman

" No, I just got here recently. What exactly do you mean that this place is a prison?" He asked not understanding. Did this mean that he would never see his son again? The thought scared him more than the island itself.

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[Yun Lee]

This Heihachi guy would be great for a fight. Haohmaru could sense even that just from the way he looked and talked. But they could save a bout for later...this was news to him! "The air, eh? How do we do that? Can't imagine there are any birds big enough to carry us all off here..."

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[Jeremi]

Harry Goodman

" No, I just got here recently. What exactly do you mean that this place is a prison?" He asked not understanding. Did this mean that he would never see his son again? The thought scared him more than the island itself.

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"What does a prison usually imply?" Shantotto asked. "It usually means you are trapped until you die."

This Heihachi guy would be great for a fight. Haohmaru could sense even that just from the way he looked and talked. But they could save a bout for later...this was news to him! "The air, eh? How do we do that? Can't imagine there are any birds big enough to carry us all off here..."

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"Right, I forgot we're surrounded by yokels," Heihachi replied. "There are things called airships and I have it on good authority that there is one hidden right on this island, and I know where it is."

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[Yun Lee]

"A ship in the air? Now I've heard of everything!" Haohmaru took this revelation in stride, not letting it bother him too much. Another good reason to get out of here: see whatever else these new worlds had to offer.

Flying away...the idea certainly seemed appealing to Remy, but at the same time too good to be true. "You'd think if someone had an airship here they'd have used it already," he said from his little area by the doors.

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[Takumi]

"What does a prison usually imply?" Shantotto asked. "It usually means you are trapped until you die."



"Right, I forgot we're surrounded by yokels," Heihachi replied. "There are things called airships and I have it on good authority that there is one hidden right on this island, and I know where it is."

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"What's to say we don't get caught or shot down on sight?" Python asked, hands on his hips as he stared down at the map. While this was great and all, it seemed too easy. Nothing was ever too easy.

Jitters and Harry Goodman

" WHY WOULD WE WANT TO LEAVE THE ISLAND? EVERYTHING IS SO NICE HERE," JITTERS replied, continuing to shout. He took another shot of coffee.

" What exactly is happening on the island?"

@Yun Lee @Everyone

"You're a little too loud." Kris said as he looked down at the Pikachu, before attempting to grab and hold the Pokemon.

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[Jeremi]

"A ship in the air? Now I've heard of everything!" Haohmaru took this revelation in stride, not letting it bother him too much. Another good reason to get out of here: see whatever else these new worlds had to offer.

Flying away...the idea certainly seemed appealing to Remy, but at the same time too good to be true. "You'd think if someone had an airship here they'd have used it already," he said from his little area by the doors.

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"Why use it when one doesn't wish to escape...at least not until they have built an army of their own?" Heihachi replied cryptically.

"What's to say we don't get caught or shot down on sight?" Python asked, hands on his hips as he stared down at the map. While this was great and all, it seemed too easy. Nothing was ever too easy.



"You're a little too loud." Kris said as he looked down at the Pikachu, before attempting to grab and hold the Pokemon.

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Heihachi flipped the map around to show a more crudely drawn one on the back. "Because I know how to navigate the cavernous labyrinth that will bring us right where the airship is hidden."



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[Capri]

Jitters and Harry Goodman

" WHY WOULD WE WANT TO LEAVE THE ISLAND? EVERYTHING IS SO NICE HERE," JITTERS replied, continuing to shout. He took another shot of coffee.

" What exactly is happening on the island?"

@Yun Lee @Everyone

"What's to say we don't get caught or shot down on sight?" Python asked, hands on his hips as he stared down at the map. While this was great and all, it seemed too easy. Nothing was ever too easy.



"You're a little too loud." Kris said as he looked down at the Pikachu, before attempting to grab and hold the Pokemon.

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“Gah! Y-you’re too loud!” Linhardt said, covering his ears.

He then noticed Kris pick up Jitters, and that Kris wore a knights outfit.

“I didn’t think I’d be seeing a Knight out here.”

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[Takumi]

"Why use it when one doesn't wish to escape...at least not until they have built an army of their own?" Heihachi replied cryptically.



Heihachi flipped the map around to show a more crudely drawn one on the back. "Because I know how to navigate the cavernous labyrinth that will bring us right where the airship is hidden."



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"Carnivorous labyrinth, eh? Great." Python sighed sarcastically, scratching the back of his neck as he spoke. He free hand went to his hip and he tilted his head.

"You got some kinda secret network or something? That how you got all this info?" He hummed curiously. He always liked some gossip or some dirty details, after all. Would Heihachi share? Probably not, but damn it was Python gonna still ask! This was literally the most interesting thing he's heard since he got to this run down island!

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“Gah! Y-you’re too loud!” Linhardt said, covering his ears.

He then noticed Kris pick up Jitters, and that Kris wore a knights outfit.

“I didn’t think I’d be seeing a Knight out here.”

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"Name's Kris." They greeted as they continued to hold Jitters at arms length before moving to place the Pokemon on his head.

"Nice to meet you." They added while reaching and trying to scratch Jitters under the chin.

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[Yun Lee]

"Cavernous. Not carniverous." Remy had finally joined the group at the table, taking a spot next to Python as he looked over this labrynth for himself. "So whoever owns that thing has an agenda of their own, as well. Though is this ship even big enough for transporting an entire army?"

"I'll take one guess who owns that ship," Haohmaru said, narrowing his eyes as he scanned the map. "That Warden of ours just stands behind the sidelines and expects others to fight on their behalf? That flying ship is the least they owe us!"

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[Lucky]

Harry Goodman

"I am assuming that the labyrinth has trips, I have seen a few of mazes back home. Though, I imagine, this will be more complicated. Where will we go from the airship?" He asked.

JITTERS

" I'M NOT LOUD." When Kris would pick up the Pikachu and place it on his head, she would find it be very shaky and would be shaky even when you scratched it. It would be evident when you see the cup was filled with why he was this way. It had coffee in it.

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[Takumi]

"Cavernous. Not carniverous." Remy had finally joined the group at the table, taking a spot next to Python as he looked over this labrynth for himself. "So whoever owns that thing has an agenda of their own, as well. Though is this ship even big enough for transporting an entire army?"

"I'll take one guess who owns that ship," Haohmaru said, narrowing his eyes as he scanned the map. "That Warden of ours just stands behind the sidelines and expects others to fight on their behalf? That flying ship is the least they owe us!"

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"Eh, figured I misheard 'im." Python twisted his pinky in his ear as he spoke, making sure it was clean.

"According to short stack I also got jam for brains, so that could be it." He joked under his breath.

Harry Goodman

"I am assuming that the labyrinth has trips, I have seen a few of mazes back home. Though, I imagine, this will be more complicated. Where will we go from the airship?" He asked.

JITTERS

" I'M NOT LOUD." When Kris would pick up the Pikachu and place it on his head, she would find it be very shaky and would be shaky even when you scratched it. It would be evident when you see the cup was filled with why he was this way. It had coffee in it.

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'"Uh-huh. Sure you aren't." Kris replied as they took the cup of coffee from the shaking Pikachu.

"...?" Kris wasn't entirely sure why this thing was drinking coffee, but they wouldn't question it.

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[Jeremi]

"Carnivorous labyrinth, eh? Great." Python sighed sarcastically, scratching the back of his neck as he spoke. He free hand went to his hip and he tilted his head.

"You got some kinda secret network or something? That how you got all this info?" He hummed curiously. He always liked some gossip or some dirty details, after all. Would Heihachi share? Probably not, but damn it was Python gonna still ask! This was literally the most interesting thing he's heard since he got to this run down island!



"Name's Kris." They greeted as they continued to hold Jitters at arms length before moving to place the Pokemon on his head.

"Nice to meet you." They added while reaching and trying to scratch Jitters under the chin.

@Jeremi @Capri @Lucky

"I have been fishing for this information for weeks from different sources on the island," Heihachi replied. "Their fear of the Warden, however, forced me to coax the information out of some of them."

"Cavernous. Not carniverous." Remy had finally joined the group at the table, taking a spot next to Python as he looked over this labrynth for himself. "So whoever owns that thing has an agenda of their own, as well. Though is this ship even big enough for transporting an entire army?"

"I'll take one guess who owns that ship," Haohmaru said, narrowing his eyes as he scanned the map. "That Warden of ours just stands behind the sidelines and expects others to fight on their behalf? That flying ship is the least they owe us!"

@Jeremi @Capri @Gummi Bunnies @Josh @Lucky @MegaMeerkat @Sark @Takumi​

Heihachi looked back to Haohmaru. "Perhaps there is a brain inside of that meathead of yours after all, and yes, if the information is true the ship is large enough to carry a small army, but we will get to it and leave that fool here to rot with the rest of his followers."

Harry Goodman

"I am assuming that the labyrinth has trips, I have seen a few of mazes back home. Though, I imagine, this will be more complicated. Where will we go from the airship?" He asked.

JITTERS

" I'M NOT LOUD." When Kris would pick up the Pikachu and place it on his head, she would find it be very shaky and would be shaky even when you scratched it. It would be evident when you see the cup was filled with why he was this way. It had coffee in it.

@Jeremi @Takumi @Yun Lee

"One would assume once we have the airship we can go anywhere we want. Any place can be our new haunt." Shantotto didn't seem quite impressed with the plan just yet, but she was getting there.

"With the map navigating the maze will be no issue! Barely anyone on this island even knows about it," Heihachi replied. "The issue is to reach the damn place. The Warden and the other gangs have control of the island. Don't you think I would have done this alone if I could? I need men and women, I need an army of my own to face these foes!"



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[Yun Lee]

Some army...Remy thought to himself, taking a good look around their motley crew. But aloud he said, "So with this army of yours, your plan is to go underground and take on whoever the Warden has on his side, is that right?"

"Who would even follow that guy, anyway? It's not like his followers get any bonus perks being stuck on this hellhole, right?"

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[Jeremi]

Some army...Remy thought to himself, taking a good look around their motley crew. But aloud he said, "So with this army of yours, your plan is to go underground and take on whoever the Warden has on his side, is that right?"

"Who would even follow that guy, anyway? It's not like his followers get any bonus perks being stuck on this hellhole, right?"

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"Gwahahaha! How else do you think boy? By fear and power! Like all rulers do!" Heihachi shook his head. "To fight against him means death, and that is a powerful motivator."


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[Yun Lee]

A grin formed on Haohmaru's face at that. "That's a motivator for me, as well...but for a different reason." He put his hand to the hilt of his katana, a dangerous glint in his eye. "I'll fight that Warden on ours head-on! A fight like that comes only once in a lifetime."

@Jeremi​