Castle of Memories 8A

(OP: Over the Fantasy)

In the strange house of Drawn Together, Buzz groaned as he looked at the cameras.

Slider: What’s wrong?

Buzz: You don’t wanna know, Slider. Trust me on ‘dis one.

(BGM: Drawn Together Theme)

In the interview room, Buzz sighed as he looked at the camera.

Buzz: One o’ ‘de worst places ‘ta be in, and it had to be the Drawn Together house where I found Inez and found my brother, Delete ‘de second time. Still, I wonder who I’ll encounter ‘ere?

Back in the main room, Slider and Buzz looked around as they noticed Captain Hero tossing a banana peel in the garbage can, but it slipped out and went out of the garbage.

Slider: Eww!

Buzz: Ugh, pick ‘de garbage up, ya dumb superhero wannabe!

Hero: (glares) Does that sound like a challenge? (smirks) Bring it on!

Buzz: (groans) Just like before...an idiot.

(Episode 8: Crisis & Interviews!)

In Townsville, Julayla gasped as she looked at the mutant vulture inside the Utonium’s house.

Julayla: (shocked) Oh my gosh! Vultureman!? How the heck did you get here anyway?

The mutant looked bashful as he spoke.

Vultureman: Caw! Well, Princess got me out of there and-

Blossom: (concerned) Wait a minute. Princess is usually selfish and bratty.

Shirly: Perhaps it is because she may have a crush on your mutant brother.

Vultureman: (blushing) Uh, me...and Princess? (shaking it off) No! No! Why would you all think that?! Besides, she was a kid when I first found her and kissed her.

Courage: (confused) Huh? What are you talking about?

Vultureman: (sighs) All right, I might as well tell you all on how I actually met her.

He looked at the sky as he continued.

Vultureman: While Slythe, who had snuck on my spaceship, and I were on our way to Thundera, the Thundercats attacked our ship, sending us to this galaxy.

(Flashback)

As he continued through narration, the shuttle the two mutants were in crash landed near Townsville.

Vultureman: (narrating) We crashed into the planet and close to the city, Townsville. Slythe ordered me to get the parts to head to Thundera. And like always, I was forced to obey.

Then, the mutant vulture, frowning at the mutant reptile, headed into the city, glaring at Slythe. Inside the city itself, he looked around as his narration continued.

Vultureman: (narrating) Back then, I had this reoccurring dream of finding a lovely young maiden who was in need of a kiss.

He looked at the mansion he passed by that night, Morebucks Manor, frowning as he continued off.

Vultureman: (narrating) I didn't really understand the city you all live in, but I knew I had to find the right parts to fix the ship.

After a while, the mutant placed the parts needed inside the bag, then began to walk away.

Vultureman: (narrating) That night, as I got everything needed to repair the ship, I noticed someone inside a glass coffin.

He then walked to the coffin with a small label on the coffin, then read it carefully.

Vultureman: (reading) "Princess Morebucks"?

He then looked at the coffin, opening the top of it, then looked at Princess, who had her bottom half cloaked by the blanket.

Vultureman: (thinking) Is she really the one from my dreams? I have to find out.

The mutant then went over to her, then kissed her on the lips. The young Princess started to stir as the mutant back away.

Vultureman: Can't let her see who I really am.

As he quickly turned away from her, hiding in the shadows, Princess awoke, looking around a little bit.

Princess: (rubs her head) Ow, where the heck am I?

She then saw the creature about to leave.

Princess: Hey, you! What am I doing up here? I should be home with my daddy!

Vultureman looked with his one eye as he noticed Princess was a kid. The mutant frown, disappointed a little bit, then sighed as he spoke to her.

Vultureman: Sorry, I cannot tell you who I am, (points to his left) but I do know that your house is that way.

The creature then turned from her as Princess looked angry at him.

Princess: Don't turn your back on me!

The mutant, however, looked at her and smiled, though only his eyes were the only things she could see.

Vultureman: Don't worry, we'll meet again, someday my princess. (to himself) Perhaps when she is older or something...

He then threw a smoke bomb on the floor, then quickly left her. The mutant stopped, hiding behind a building as he looked at the confused Princess until a light shone on her.

Officer: Hey you! You're not suppose to be up here this late at night!

Princess: Just get me the heck out of here! (points to Vultureman's left) It's just that way.

The officer threw a ladder down, then Princess held on as the helicoper headed toward the mansion the mutant passed by.

Vultureman: (narrating) I wanted to stay, but my hatred on the Thundercats had to come up first.

(End Flashback)

He sighed as he continued.

Vultureman: So, the ship was repaired, then we came to New Thundera and probably caused some mischief I don't want to talk about. That was long before I made the Growth Spurt formula.

Buttercup: And why she looks the way she is?

Vultureman: It was in test mode. I didn’t know if she would revert back or not. From the looks of how we saw her, she’s probably a grown-up permanently.

Buttercup: (groans) I had to ask. Just tell me what you did with that thing so the Professor can cure her!

Vultureman: Slythe wanted to use it for his own purpose, but after helping Princess escape, I destroyed the formula. That was a while before the Heartless actually came to New Thundera.

Serena: Oh yeah. (sighs) Still, I wish you would have made something to help me find Tuxedo Mask.

Vultureman: Well, since I’m stuck here now, after spending a bit of jailtime, due to the Zaxx Factor, I should probably have plenty of time. But still, I need to give those Thundercats a taste of their own medicine.

Fuzzy: All right, time out! Tell me now...why is it ‘dat yew hate Thundercats so much?

Everyone gathered around as they nodded in agreement. Just then, Princess came in as she spoke.

Princess: Vultureman’s mother was killed by a Thunderian.

The others looked shocked as she continued.

Princess: But VM believes that Julayla’s a Thunderian and the one who killed her.

Julayla: (groans) I did no such thing! I mean why would I go there if I wasn’t even born yet?

Vultureman: (frowns) I’m still waiting for you to confess, girl! Caw!

Cherry: (worried) Now stop ‘dat!

Lita: Yeah, don’t fight, guys!

Voice: If anyone’s gonna fight, it’s me.

The group then realized who the voice belonged to. They then turned as they saw Billy, Mandy, Grim, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, the Bean Scouts, Ray-Ray, and Monroe with them.

Julayla’s Group: Mandy!

Courage: What are you guys doing here?

Grim: We came to warn you. (looks around) And just in time.

Lazlo: Where are the demon claws?

Monroe: (looks around) I don’t think they’re around just yet.

The skeleton then walked to the mutant as he spoke.

Grim: Tell me, why do you believe that Julayla killed her?

Vultureman: I saw her with my own eyes! Except...back then, she had some sort of necklace-like pendant on her.

Grim then gasped as he looked worried.

Grim: Oh no! Hagitaka!

Vultureman: (frowns) Don’t bring my father into this! He never came to my home nor try to protect me when mom was gone!

Grim shook the mutant as he spoke.

Grim: No, you bird brain! Your father was the true murderer on Plundar along with his Heartless, disguised as Thunderians!

Vultureman: (shocked) What!?

Grim: I know, because I saw it with my own eye sockets.

Mandy: Hold it. This should be interesting.

She then set the chair up as she sat down, looking at them.

Mandy: Go on.

Grim: (sighs) Vultureman, listen...what you saw wasn’t what it seemed. For almost a decade, the Heartless were brought out. Your father, Hagitaka, saw use of them, planning to use the Heartless to not only make the mutants and other planets become Heartless worlds, but also...make sure you never trusted a real Thunderian.

Everyone else looked surprised as he continued.

Grim: I know, because I was disguised as a Heartless, trying to reap his soul when he stole the Shape Shifting-Soul Stealing medallion.

Raj: (gasps) Oh my goodness!

Clam: Not cool!

Grim: He works for those two, Queen Beryl, and Him! He takes on any form he wishes. And for Thundera...he disguised the Heartless as Thunderians and himself as Julayla.

Julayla: (shocked) Yipes!

Vultureman: (stunned) Then...neither she nor the Thunderians murdered heartlessly...(angrily) It was my own father! How dare he use me like this!

Grim: Apparently, he wanted to make sure you, Julayla, and Snake, back before you three realized you had the Triforce Crystals, turn completely to the Darkside, mon. It also worked on Julayla when her father was killed by that same shapeshifter.

Julayla gasped as she looked at Fuzzy.

Julayla: Then...neither Fuzzy nor his relatives killed dad! (frowns) That monster’s gone too far.

Berry: But what about Snake? Did he get to him, too?

Grim: (shakes his head) No, he didn’t. He unexpectedly ran into Sir Jake, losing his medallion to him. (to Fuzzy) Now, do you remember the necklace she wore?

Fuzzy: Yeah, why?

Grim: Hagitaka wanted the necklace back, then Him made him an offer he couldn’t refuse...kill your mother.

Cherry and Fuzzy gasped at what they heard.

Cherry: ‘Dat same creature was him!?

Berry: (surprised) Then it wasn’t my brother that the others accused...(angrily) That horrible monster! How dare he kill mom like that!

Grim: (sighs) I’m sorry you all have to learn the hard way.

Vultureman: (sighs) I guess that Mandora’s never gonna forgive me for all that I did. (shrugs) Same with the Thundercats, I guess.

Voice: Don’t be so sure.

They looked as they saw both Kikyo and Mandora coming to them.

Princess: (gasps) Don’t take VM away! I won’t let you unless you-

Kikyo: It’s all right. We’ve heard everything.

Mandora: And Kikyo has explained everything to me. Vultureman, I know in the past, it can’t be undone, but I will change your sentence: you are to be exiled here, on this planet.

Vultureman: (surprised) Mandora...I...

Mandy then realized something as she shouted.

Mandy: Everyone, get down!

They quickly ducked down as Jack’s voice shouted.

Jack Spicer’s Voice: Fist of Tebigong!

Then, the window’s building was destroyed as everyone looked at Jack Spicer, the Phage, Maximus Sr, Katz, Terrence, and Hacker grinned wickedly.

Grim: (shocked) Hacker!

Hacker: That’s “The” Hacker to you!

Phage: (grins) This planet is mine!

***

Back in the Drawn Together house, Buzz and Slider were fighting the superhero.

Hero: (fighting) Come on, stop trying to hit me and hit me already!

Buzz: (glares) I would if ya hold still!

Slider slashed and nearly hit the captain.

Slider: Yeesh, this guy’s tough.

Buzz: (groans) Don’t remind me!

Just then, Buzz quickly went behind the superhero, then Slider hit him, making Captain Hero trip over Buzz, who ducked behind him and land in the garbage. He then started sniffing and crying.

Hero: Oh! How could you do such a thing to me!?

Slider: (sweatdrops) This is a super hero?

In the interview room, Slider groaned as he spoke.

Slider: I cannot believe we had to fight someone like him. I mean, he’s such a wimp! Come on!

Back in the main room, Captain Hero was whining as he spoke.

Hero: This is even worse than what happened to the other house mates!

Buzz: (frowns) What? What happened ‘ta them?

Hero: They were taken captive by some creature that looks like a cage!

Slider: Creature looking like a cage?

Buzz groaned as he frowned.

Buzz: Parasite Cage!

Slider: Parasite Cage? What’s that?

Buzz: It’s what held ‘de Drawn Together cast before.

Slider: (shocked) You mean to tell me this happened once?!

Buzz: Yeah...it was while I still worked for Chase Young.

Hero: (concerned) I know not of this Chase Young person, but I need your help in freeing the others captive by that monstrous cage.

Slider looked at him as he became concerned.

Slider: Are you sure?

Hero: (nods) Of course. With me at your side, there’s no way you will lose to that evil creature.

Buzz: (groans) Great.

The three then walked out, noticing the Heartless appearing. Quickly, they took out the creatures attacking them. The trio jumped away from the attacks from the Heartless. Buzz and Slider attacked furiously as Captain Hero used his super powers to knock the villains away.

Slider: Wow, I didn’t know you could do that.

In the interview room, Captain Hero grinned as he spoke.

Hero: What can I say? I’m a super hero! And this time, I’m not high!

Voice: Paid for by the anti-drug association.

Back in the house, the trio attacked furiously as they destroyed each Heartless with their attacks.

Buzz: Man, ‘dere’s too many o’ them!

Hero: Don’t worry! I’ll use my heat vision!

He then used his heat vision in his eyes, destroying some of the Heartless in their path.

Slider: Cool! (notices) Look out!

Buzz noticed the Heartless, then jumped and got out of the way, rolling from them before slashing them into pieces.

Buzz: Yeesh, can’t believe ‘dese creatures were once my allies.

Slider: (groans) Don’t remind me.

The trio kept slashing and destroying as much of the Heartless as they could. Eventually, the Heartless were all gone.

Slider: Phew, that was close. Looks like we got rid of them all.

The three looked around the area, searching for the creature.

Buzz: Okay, it’s best we stay together.

Slider: Yeah...what can go wrong?

Hero’s Voice: AHHHH!!!

The two turned around, then looked shocked as they saw Captain Hero, inside the cage, along with Spanky, Foxxy, Clara, Wooldoor, Toot, and Xandir.

Xandir: Get us out of here! I’m too gay to die!

Clara: (to the cage) Kill the gay man first!

Slider groaned as he spoke.

Slider: Well, it looks like it’s up to us to defeat that thing, whatever it is.

Buzz: (nods) Yeah. Come on!

The duo then prepared themselves as they charged to the creature.

Voice: Will Slider and Buzz defeat the cage themselves? Can the housemates be freed? And what is the deal with the side plot? More after we come back.

(End of Act 1)