Meanwhile at the castle, Kris was trying to sleep, with Spamton curled up on their chest like a housecat. It was oddly adorable, in a way, but they didn't feel happy. Something was very, very wrong...they could sense it.
Suddenly, a noise came from outside, and they reluctantly moved the small man aside to see what it was, trying not to wake him up. They got out of bed and looked out the window and saw two figures on the grounds.
"Those guys...it's Rouxls and that alien guy from Sunny's dreams..." they realized. "What are they here for? Is it some sort of attack? Are they spying on us? I need to wake up Lucoa and Megami Raito."
They walked down the hall to Lucoa's room, which was right next to Noelle's. They knocked on the door, and Lucoa answered groggily.
"What is it?" she yawned.
"Two of Mayu's henchmen are outside on the grounds," Kris revealed. "We need to get Megami Raito and stop them. Especially since Noelle's hurt."
"I saw them too," Noelle said as she left her room. "I couldn't sleep at all, and I was looking out the window at the moon and saw them outside!"
"You need to rest," Susie said as she too woke up.
"We don't need everybody to come," Lucoa sighed. "It's only two people. Megami Raito and Kris and I can handle this."
"I'm going to stay with Noelle and keep her safe," Susie declared. "I don't want her to be hurt again."
"That's a good idea," said Megami Raito as she flew in. "Now Kris, Lucoa: let's go out and see what these guys are up to."
As the three stepped outside, however, being careful to not alert Captain Spaceboy or Rouxls, they heard someone approaching, and turned around to see that it was Spamton.
"Why are you out here? It's not safe! Our enemies are right there!" Lucoa exclaimed. "Go back inside, you idiot!"
"Don't yell at him," Kris replied. "He probably woke up because I wasn't there and went outside to check on me."
Lucoa opened her mouth to respond, but at that very moment, Captain Spaceboy turned around and gasped as he noticed them.
"Please, do not hurt us!" Rouxls exclaimed. "We are not here to attacketh thee."
"What are you here for, then?" Lucoa said suspiciously. "How do we know you're not lying to us?"
"Berdly was given some sort of crystal or something to spy on this castle, but saw how hurt Noelle was. He explained to us what happened to her and we decided to leave," Captain Spaceboy explained.
"If that's true, then where is he?" Kris asked, reaching for their sword.
"He...didn't make it..." Captain Spaceboy sighed. "Mayu killed him...we didn't want to leave him behind, but he insisted that we go first."
"Is that true?" Kris said, turning to Megami Raito. "You can detect lies and stuff with your angel powers, right?"
"I can, and these two seem to be telling the truth," she confirmed.
"So, should we let them stay here?" Lucoa spoke up.
Before her question could be answered, however, a swirling red portal opened, and out stepped none other than Fukase, followed closely by Flower, Lily, Ruby, Chika, and Galaco, all of whom were carrying weapons.
"You traitors!" Flower hissed, rushing towards Captain Spaceboy and Rouxls, dagger at the ready.
"Now, now, Flower, Mayu did say that we need to bring them back in one piece," Fukase chided her.
"You won't be bringing them anywhere," Kris growled, lunging at Flower, who managed to dodge the attack at the last second.
Megami Raito shot a beam of magic at Fukase, but to her surprise, it was deflected with a flaming magical shield.
"Did you forget that I was resurrected with goddess powers?" Fukase said mockingly. "Seems like your silly angel magic is no use now!"
As he gloated, Kris snuck up behind him and managed to stab him in the back of the neck, but Fukase reached around and pulled the blade out, smiling wickedly. Instantly, the wound closed, but his shield disappeared, and Megami Raito cast another beam.
"DIE, YOU—" Lily began to shout as she pulled out a spear, but it was instantly destroyed by a laser from Captain Spaceboy.
"Where the hell did you get another laser gun from?" Kris questioned.
"I always keep a backup," he replied, shooting at Lily again and this time hitting her right in the center of her chest.
Flower attacked Kris at once, and they dodged the strikes, but in their distraction, did not notice Fukase as he appeared right behind them.
"Rule number one: never turn your back on your enemy," he laughed as he grabbed them by the back of their shirt. He was just about to attack, knife at the ready, when a strange, cacophonic sound began to echo through the air.
It was a twisting, scraping sound, almost metallic in nature, and as he turned around to see the source of it, he saw an utterly bizarre sight.
Spamton was no longer the short little creature he had been. Instead, he was towering above them, at least eight feet tall. His suit had changed into pink robotic armor, and yellow spike jutted out from the center of the chestplate. Giant mechanical wings flapped with a sound like thunder, his fingers were long and claw-like, and his face was filled with pure, utter fury.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?!" Lily shrieked.
"THIS, little girl, is the power of [[Neo]]!" Spamton laughed as he stepped towards Fukase. The red-haired boy attempted to run away, but was picked up with ease.
"Let go of me!" Fukase yelled. "You'll be sorry for this! I was brought back with the goddess powers of Quetzalcoatl, stolen right from her! I'm more powerful than you could ever dream of! You're just some robotic freak!"
"That's very nice, but unfortunately for you, my [[Valued Customer]], your [[Free Trial]] of living has [[EXPIRED]]," Spamton said.
"What the hell is that even supposed to mean?!" Fukase said.
Instead of responding, Spamton merely turned to face Kris, Lucoa, Captain Spaceboy, Rouxls, and Megami Raito, who merely stood there in stunned silence at the scene unfolding before them. "I [[search suggest]] that you all cover your eyes."
Before anyone could say anything, Lucoa quickly reached over to cover Kris's eyes with her hands, as Megami Raito hid hers with her wings. Captain Spaceboy covered his with his cape, and Rouxls clung to him tightly, turning away.
"Why aren't you covering yours?" Kris asked Lucoa.
"I'm a goddess, even though I don't have my powers anymore," she answered. "I've seen some things in my day."
Her words were cut off by an indescribable noise, a blend of shrieking and crunching and cracking all in one. After what seemed like forever but was in reality only a few seconds, it stopped, and there was a loud thump, as if something had been carelessly tossed on the ground.
Megami Raito tentatively uncovered her eyes, with Lucoa moving her hands away from Kris's as well. Captain Spaceboy uncovered his face, and Rouxls turned around.
"FUKASE!" Flower shrieked, running over to something lying in the grass. It was Fukase, with a large hole in his chest that seemed to have been created with Spamton's claws, and Flower picked him up as Galaco and Chika quickly created a portal. Amazingly, he seemed to still be conscious, groaning as he was hastily carried away.
"RETREAT!" shouted Lily as Ruby picked her up.
"That's what we're doing, dumbass!" Flower snapped as they stepped through and disappeared.
"WELL, THAT WAS INTERESTING!" Spamton said in an unnervingly cheery tone.
"Why did you do that?!" Kris exclaimed. "That's even worse than what Sweetheart did to Noelle!"
"He tried to hurt you," Spamton answered simply. "Besides, if he really does have those [[powers]], he'll be [[Reset To Factory Settings]] in no time! You got him with your sword and he was perfectly fine!"
"We should only use our powers to protect ourselves and those we love," Megami Raito responded. "We shouldn't cause unnecessary suffering. Even if it was necessary to kill him, you could've just done it quickly and gotten it over with."
"Don't ever do something like that again," Kris agreed.
"[[Your Ad Preferences Have Been Noted]]," Spamton said. "I'm sorry, Kris. I didn't mean to upset you."
"Let's just go back to bed and sleep...or, well, try to," Lucoa said. "We can talk about how to deal with this in the morning."
Everyone went into the castle, with Captain Spaceboy and Rouxls being provided with a spare room.
Eventually, almost everyone had fallen asleep, except for two.
"I really am sorry, Kris," Spamton said as he laid next to the brown-haired human, whose back was turned to him.
"You need to realize that what you did was wrong," they replied. "If we do things like that, we're no better than they are. Nobody deserves to suffer like that. Just like how nobody deserves to be thrown away."
"I understand..." Spamton nodded. "Is there any way I can [[undo]] this?"
"I mean...like you said, he can regenerate..." Kris admitted. "Just promise to never, ever do anything like that again. Promise. And apologize to Lucoa for making her see...whatever it was you did."
"[[Terms And Conditions Accepted]]," Spamton said. "I'm sorry...I just wanted to keep you safe...I haven't been treated kindly by anyone in so long...you mean so much to me. You're my [[angel]], sent straight from [[HEAVEN]]."
"You mean a lot to me too," Kris said, turning around and allowing him to hold them. "You understand what it's like to be controlled by somebody else...nobody else understands how awful that is."
Spamton's arms wrapped around them gently, holding them as if they were the most precious thing in the world.
"Good night, my [[angel]]," he said softly.
"Good night," Kris answered.
