Episode Six
Axem Peace...To the Extreme!
On the last episode, things like stuff happened (Hehehe) like the group of five fighters leaving the Village of Guardians with hard feelings just to meet up with the freakish Axem Image, who seems to be fed up on revenge.

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IMAGE:  Gosh, I�m so fed up on revenge right now.  I will destroy all of you!

WINDBREAKER:  Whoa, this is getting lame�

LORD OF SOP:  Yeah, tell me about it.

IMAGE:  Like I said, I�ll fight all you five at once because I think I�m that good but I�m probably not.

MERCENARY:  OK, we�ll be glad to!

PEACE:  Yet another pointless battle we could�ve avoided�

The battle begins.

AXEM WINDBREAKER:  500/500

AXEM PEACE:  300/300

AXEM MERCENARY:  600/600

AXEM STRIFE:  500/500

JK TYPHOON:  600/600

AXEM IMAGE:  400/400

STRIFE:  Haha!  You�re out-numbered!

TYPHOON:  Shut up, Strife.  You�re making this story sound stupid.

STRIFE:  Yeah, and I�m doing this without even-

Image slashes Strife while he�s talking and he loses 50 HP.

AXEM STRIFE:  450/500

WINDBREAKER:  Hey!  He was still-

Image quickly slashes Windbreaker too.  He loses 100 HP.

AXEM WINDBREAKER:  400/500

TYPHOON:  You should stop inter-

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Minutes later�


Image successfully slashed four of them while they were talking SEVERAL times.

AXEM WINDBREAKER:  300/500

AXEM PEACE:  300/300 (She never talked)

AXEM MERCENARY:  480/600

AXEM STRIFE:  150/500

JK TYPHOON:  420/600

AXEM IMAGE:  400/400

IMAGE:  All of you except that female are stupid.

STRIFE:  Yeah well, I have something to say, which I would�ve said earlier if-

Image slashes Strife for the eighth time and he loses 50 HP.

AXEM STRIFE:  100/500

PEACE:  (Thinking) We�re pathetic.  I guess I�ll show them how to stop talking and start slicing.

Peace�s wings open and she zooms in on Image.

Image sees this coming and ducks before getting knocked over.

IMAGE:  Finally!  Someone smarter than the average male!

PEACE:  Trust me, they aren�t average.  They�re BELOW.

IMAGE:  That would make sense.

Image throws a blue energy sphere at Peace.

Peace flies to the side of it and throws a Light Sphere.

Image rolls away from the attack and throws her axe.

Peace knocks it back and comes in to slash Image off guard.  Image loses 110 HP.

AXEM IMAGE:  290/400

WINDBREAKER:  Wow, this battling�It�s kinda inspiring.

TYPHOON:  Makes you wanna get up and do something�

STRIFE:  If we weren�t too lazy, of course.

MERCENARY:  And if the Lord of SoP weren�t constantly reminding us of how he prefers writing one-on-ones because they�re easy�

LORD OF SOP:  �And used mostly in other stories for some reason, even when there�s a team!

Image and Peace close in on each other and start clashing axes.

LORD OF SOP:  Ah, heck.  Why don�t you just interfere and beat the crud out of Image?

FOUR DUDES:  Works for us!  By the way, talking in perfect sync is awesome!

They charge into the battle.

AXEM WINDBREAKER:  300/500

AXEM PEACE:  300/300

AXEM MERCENARY:  480/600

AXEM STRIFE:  150/500

JK TYPHOON:  420/600

AXEM IMAGE:  290/400

Image uses her HP SENSING THAT ALL AXEMS HAVE and spots the four others running toward her.

IMAGE:  Darn!  This always happens!  I knew I shouldn�t have gone off by myself!  Darn everything in this world!

Image stomps her foot.

PEACE:  Weren�t we clashing axes?

IMAGE:  No.

PEACE:  I�m pretty sure we were.

IMAGE:  Well now we aren�t.

She jumps into one of the nearby trees and her eyes start to glow.

WINDBREAKER:  Gosh, this can�t be good�But we�ll just stand here waiting to see what�ll happen.

Peace slaps her forehead.

PEACE:  Why, why, why?!

The scenery around the five starts to shift.

MERCENARY:  Maybe we should�ve attacked�

PEACE:  No really!

It stops changing until it looks like�The Mushroom Kingdom.

TEAM OF FIVE:  �

Mario comes running by.

MARIO:  Mama mia!  Where is the pasta?

LUIGI:  For the last time, NO ONE wants pasta, Mario!  We�ve been having pasta every night for the last�Four years!

MARIO:  You-a crazy!  It-a have been five years!

STRIFE:  Heh, Mario sounds like a great role model.

IMAGE:  Oops, wrong illusion.

TYPHOON:  Oh, so this was an illusion?

PEACE:  Yes, moron!  Think about it:  Her name is Axem Image.  She came from the Village of Illusionists.  Did you expect her to put on a clown suit and charge us fifty bucks for a cheap happy birthday song?

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Back in Jamey�s office�


JAMEY:  (Looking through his Magical Seeing Stone that doesn�t really exist yet) OK, I admit it.  I have been doing that for the last year!  But evilly�

Jamey lets out some more evil laughter.

JAMEY:  Right now, I don�t know who will win.  I don�t really care either.  I never liked those five Axems...And Axem Image is just psycho.

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Back to the fight�


Image has changed the scenery 12 times so far.

IMAGE:  (Thinking) Why aren�t my illusions working?!  They are perfect!  Like me, of course.  Perfect!

She starts to feel her tree shaking, as if someone were HACKING AWAY AT THE TRUNK WITH AN AXE.

PEACE:  (Seen doing so) This was getting ridiculous.  I had to do something!

The tree falls and Image lands on her head.

AXEM IMAGE:  0/400

STRIFE:  Whew!  I�ve never battled so hard in my life!

PEACE:  What do you mean?  You didn�t do anything except get hit!

STRIFE:  And I got these battle scars from that fight.  You have to pay attention, Peace!

PEACE:  GRRR!!!

She heals everyone back to their full amount of HP.

AXEM WINDBREAKER:  500/500

AXEM PEACE:  300/300

AXEM MERCENARY:  600/600

AXEM STRIFE:  500/500

JK TYPHOON:  600/600

MERCENARY:  Oh, I was expecting to avoid this whole healing process.  Then, when the next battle would show up, we�d be instantly cured or something.

WINDBREAKER:  Yeah, that sounds like the most reasonable thing.

The four guys nod their heads in an unnecessary discussion.

PEACE:  So, what should we do with Image?

TYPHOON:  Heh, I almost forgot about her.

Typhoon raises his sword again with THAT VIOLENT LOOK IN HIS EYES.

Peace does THAT FREAKY EYE THING again to banish Typhoon�s murderous thoughts.

TYPHOON:  But I�d rather take a nap.

Peace uses a very small amount of healing magic on Image.

AXEM IMAGE:  1/400

IMAGE:  (Barely conscious) Didn�t know you could do that�

PEACE:  Me neither.

IMAGE:  Oh�So what are you going to do with me now?

PEACE:  Just make you go through an explanation that won�t be showed to our humble audience about how you shouldn�t be jumping us.  As an added bonus, another explanation of how dumb the Village of the Skies is.

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Minutes later�


IMAGE:  Oh, I understand�I guess I have no hard feelings now�

LORD OF SOP:  To be honest, I don�t even know what Peace would say to make Image change her mind.  Oh well, whatever.

PEACE:  Just do me a favor.

IMAGE:  What�

PEACE:  Join us.  I don�t want to be left alone with those guys.

They look at the four knuckleheads, still rambling.

MERCENARY:  And in conclusion, that�s why Image will probably be joining us.

TYPHOON:  You�re crazy!  Everyone�s crazy!  MWAHAHA!

IMAGE:  I see�

PEACE:  Besides, we�ll be going to the Village of the Skies to beat up our leader anyway.

IMAGE:  Then it�s settled�I�m coming along.

PEACE:  Good.

She restores Image back to full strength.

AXEM IMAGE:  400/400

PEACE:  OK, we have a new member on our team!

MERCENARY:  See!  I�m always right!  You doubted me, but I�m right!  Oh yeah! :)

PEACE:  Quiet you.  Let�s go.

They look in the path they were going in and see�

STRIFE:  That black, dense stuff is smoke, right?

TYPHOON:  (Sarcastically) No, it�s your thoughts. (Meanly, as always) Yes, it�s smoke!

IMAGE:  And it�s in the direction that the Village of the Skies is in!  What luck! :)

WINDBREAKER:  Well, that just means our village is on fire.  Let�s keep going!

PEACE:  (Thinking) Our village got attacked?  But how?  I mean it�s not like�Oh yeah, us five were dispatched.  Yeah, we�re doomed.

END OF EPISODE SIX
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