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Prologue

Cheesecake Land, Friday 1 February, 22XX, 12:45 pm

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It's Imbolc Day in Cheesecake Land, and the people are rejoicing in the streets. Fast food stores are chock-full of customers, the forest is lined with those who prefer the ways of those who thrived long ago, and the camaraderie feels as balmy as the midday sun of spring cometh.

Nudgy - Hey Scorchy, are you almost done in there? It's been ages.
Scorchy - Just a minute, Nudge! Uhm...
Nudgy - Quit lollygagging, Red. You've been in there for at least an half hour.
Scorchy - Alright, fine. I'll just take a Barbecued Goony Burger and some fries.

In a matter of minutes, the Pianta working at the till returned with Nudgy's and Scorchy's food.

Nudgy - Took you long enough. I was almost certain that we were going to die of starvation by the time you'd returned.
Scorchy - Stop being so melodramatic, Nudge, we have our food, don't we?
Nudgy - I'm almost certain you don't even know what "melodramatic" means.
Scorchy - Let's just get home and agree to not talk to each other ever again.
Nudgy - That was melodramatic of you, but good riddance.

Whilst Scorchy and Nudgy walked through Icemilk City, K was watching his favourite show in the comfort of his and Aphel's house: Robobot Wars.

K - Aphel, come quickly! Robobot Wars is about to start!
Aphel - One second, I'm just preparing the sandwiches.
K - Alright, but I'll start it without you if you tarry!

The announcer, MC Dedede, appeared on TV shortly after Aphel had made the sandwiches. The two teenage boys watched intently, completely engrossed in their favourite TV show.

Dedede - Howdy! It's a beautiful day here on Planet Popstar, and we're here to clobbah them there Robobots! In the ring today, we have two formidable foes, fighting for the hearts of every Robobot fan in the MULTIVERSE! In the west bay, it's everyone's favourite pink pipsqueak posse! Let's hear it for Team KIRBY!

As Team Kirby entered the ring with their makeshift Robobot, the crowd cheered, slightly muffled by the TV's mid-quality speakers. K and Aphel cheered and clapped in unison with the crowd; ever since the show had begun they were fanatical supporters of Team Kirby and their Robobot, Hi-Bandwidth Bandana-D.

Dedede - And in the east bay, it's everyone's beloved brutal bark bruisers! Give it up for Team WHISPY!

As Team Whispy clobbered onto the ring with their bulky mech, the crowd jeered and hollered in unison, some even throwing Maxim Tomatoes onto the ring in distaste for the team of evil trees.

Dedede - Now are you READY, PLANET POPSTAR?! Three...
Aphel - Two...
K - One...
Dedede - Let's FIGHT!

While K and Aphel were enjoying Robobot Wars, Invu took a quick detour to RMV, the local music store, listening to the latest release from Rockman Records.

Invu - This new number is really good... better than Acid Blitz and Impact Landing, at least. Wouldn't say it's as good as Triple Axle, but it's close.

The music blasted through Invu's headphones, but it was soon interrupted by a blaring news flash from the Cheesecake Land government.

Invu - Ugh, a news report from the government? This'd better be important, I don't want to hear Don Piantro's voice when I'm trying to listen to Short Fuse.
Piantro - Ah-heh-hem. I apologise for any disturbances this may cause to the lives of anyone currently living in the Farfalle Gulf region, but the effects of the Efrit virus are becoming more prevalent. It is now obligatory for all members of the public to quarantine.

The report cut to a scene of a van driving through the city square with speakers on. Invu looked petrified, as did many of the other people in the music store.

Government Representative - Authorities are appealing for calm. Isolation is now in effect. Please remain indoors until further notice. I repeat, please remain indoors until further notice.
Invu - Oh my Gods, Scorchy and Nudgy will be there!

Without any second thought, Invu threw off his now-defunct headphones and sprinted to the city square in hopes of finding Scorchy and Nudgy. Nuala, Chloe, Kay-Kay and Twilight had also been alerted of the exponential spread of the virus EFRI-4 Strain X, and had, too, made haste for the city square.


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Invu - Nuala? What are you, Chloe and Kay-Kay doing here, too?
Nuala - Oh, we came here because we weren't sure if you got the memo about the virus. Sure, it's not the safest or smartest thing to do in the midst of a pandemic, but we'd rather know you're safe than leave you lot to perish.
Invu - Well, thanks for the concern, I guess, but where are Nudgy and Red?

Nudgy and Scorchy appeared shortly after, the latter stuffing his face with a burger. Kay-Kay grimaced at the sight of Scorchy's meal.

Kay-Kay - Seriously? A Goony Burger? You both have zero survival instinct whatsoever, clamouring to get a bite to eat when there are people with an easily communicable and very often deadly disease.
Scorchy - But I was hungry...
Nudgy - Since when did you give a shit about us?
Chloe - This really isn't the time to be lamenting over such idiotic things, we need to get to safety, and fast. We don't even know if any one of us is infected.
Nudgy - Now you're being melodramatic. Give me a break.
Nuala - Shut the fuck up, Nudge. This is no time to play the blame game.
Invu - She's out of line, but she's kinda right. We can't stand here blaming each other for everything without actually getting to safety. The poor Piantas, Yoshis and Nokis are hobbling away to their homes in fear.

After Invu spoke, Nudgy fell silent. Shortly after, everyone else, too, fell silent. After what seemed like a harrowing series of hours, Twilight broke the deafening silence.

Twilight - Well... do we have any ideas on where to go now? I don't think it's safe for me or the girls to return to the countryside; it's much too risky. Red's house is too small to even fit another of us inside, and Nudge's reeks of rabbit shit and hamster piss. Invu doesn't even live in this nation, and his hometown is literally overrun with the virus anyway.
Scorchy - What about K and Aphel's house? It's three-storey, so we could all very easily fit in there.
Invu - That's a good start. I don't know if it'd be sustainable in the long-term, but we could go there.
Chloe - I think that'd be a neat idea. They'll let us over, right?
Kay-Kay - I think so. I don't think they'd mind much.

After around 7 minutes of walking, the group reached K and Aphel's house. Nuala knocked on the door shortly after arriving. K opened the door, looking visibly overwhelmed at the sheer number of people at his door.

K - Uhhh, Aphel?
Aphel - What is it, K? I'm trying to brew some chai here.
K - Can you please greet these guys? You know how badly I struggle with large numbers of people...

Aphel stopped brewing the tea, seemingly in understanding of K's introversion.

Aphel - Ah, if it isn't Lely and company. Come in, you must be knackered. It's getting dark and the chai's brewing.


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Invu and company walk into the house. Scorchy, being overstimulated, immediately took off his shoes and started running everywhere, including up the walls.

K - Uh, Red, can you perhaps... not run up the walls? It took me a decently long time to paint them...
Scorchy - Sorry, K...
K - No, it's okay, I just don't want to have to repaint the walls.

Nuala made herself comfortable on the couch, wrapping her arm around Chloe's shoulders.

Nuala - Thanks for letting us stay here, you two.
Aphel - It's quite alright, we just don't like seeing people getting upset over this new virus baloney when we have such a profuse amount of disposable income. Chai, anybody?

Invu politely offered his cup to Aphel, who filled it three-quarters of the way with the tea. Invu sipped his chai, warming his hands gently with the mug.

Invu - So-

Invu was interrupted by the sounds of groaning. Not emotional groaning, it was almost... zombie-like. Kay-Kay glanced out of the window, immediately regretting her decision.

Twilight - Hm? What's up, Kayleigh?

Kay-Kay looked up at Twilight, fear etched across her face.

Kay-Kay - Zombies... they're real... and they're lurking outside on the streets...
Everyone (aside from Kay-Kay) - WHAT?!
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Chapter 1 ~ The Beginning of an End

Icemilk City Centre, Friday 1 February, 22XX, 08:20 pm

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Nuala - Kayleigh, Chloe, come with me. We're going upstairs.
Invu - Yeah, I'm not loitering around either. I don't want to get suffocated by a revenant.
Nudgy - Me neither.

Nuala took Chloe by the hand, and made haste for the top floor with her and a paralysed Kay-Kay in tow. Invu and Nudgy decided to rush to the second floor, and Twilight soon made the decision to follow Nuala's group up top, leaving K, Aphel and Scorchy downstairs.

Nuala - Janey Mack, are you two alright?!
Kay-Kay - Yeah, I'm okay... just a little shaken up.
Chloe - Nuala...
Nuala - Yes, Chloe?
Chloe - Behind you...

A zombie made its way upstairs. Nuala shouldered her scythe as Kay-Kay and Chloe yelped in fear, the former ordering the latter two girls to stay behind her for safety. As Nuala readied her scythe, Twilight appeared behind the zombie, running three laps around it and hacking it into pieces.

Kay-Kay - Whew, thanks, Twi. You saved our arses there.
Twilight - You're welcome, but you girls really ought to come downstairs. It's urgent.
Nuala - I wonder what could be so important.

Nuala and company made haste for the ground floor again, catching up with Invu and Nudgy while simultaneously fighting off the occasional zombie. When they all reached the bottom of the stairs, they were met with a harrowing sight - K was on the ground, wounded, with Aphel looking majorly disquieted. Chloe shrieked at the sight, hiding behind Nuala, cuddling her back tightly. Scorchy was perched precariously on the ceiling, making a decent effort at hiding from the zombies, but a fruitless attempt at hiding from his friends, tremoring profusely from nerves. Kay-Kay subsequently fainted, though was caught by Nuala before she could inadvertently damage herself from the fall.

Nudgy - Holy shit, what in the Gods' names happened here?
Scorchy - The... the zombies... they got inside...
Invu - I can see that much, but what's up with K?
Aphel - He... he was bitten...
Nudgy - This is bad. Really bad. We need to get him to a doctor, and quickly.
Twilight - But how? The city's packed with revenants; we'll be infected for sure. Are there even any clinics around here?

Everyone fell silent, for it was true that they knew they were sure to perish if unprepared. In spite of the odds, Invu grinned knowingly.

Invu - I know just the place. Hey Aphel, do you still have that golf cart?
Aphel - Why, uh, yes, but do you seriously think we can all fit in there?
Invu - Well, we'll kind of have to. We'll throw K in the back because I am not risking him turning into a zombie and decimating us. Speaking of things being killed, do you still have that creepy weapon set, Nuala?
Nuala - Sure do.

Nuala handed each person a weapon, while Invu went to check the gas in the golf cart to ensure that it could still run. Luckily, the gas tank was full, so everyone made haste for the field and hopped into (or onto) the golf cart, with K being thrown into the back.

Scorchy - So where are we actually going, Invu?
Invu - To a place called Toadley Clinic.
Nudgy - Wait, isn't he a fortune teller? I don't trust him with my paracetamol dosage.
Nuala - Got any better ideas, Einstein? Thought not. Let's go.

Invu drove off with everyone in tow. As they made way for the clinic, they plowed through row after row of revenants, however once they passed the city square, Don Piantro caught them breaking quarantine protocol.

Piantro - Breaking MY public lockdown protocols? I don't believe it! After them!


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In what seemed like a jiffy, several cop cars were hot on Invu's trail. Nudgy and Twilight started throwing Bob-ombs at Piantro's forces, while Nuala took out her crossbow and started to puncture holes into the tyres of the police cabs. As the cabs ceased to move, the Don grew embittered and rose from the roof of his convertible and beat his chest animalistically, howling and screeching like a Chained Kong. A deep, japanned gash was etched across his bare chest - the same, almost perfect, inky black as K's wounds - a clear sign of the virus' infestation.

Piantro - First... protocol breaking... Then... cop car go boom... Now... you die!

Don Piantro's use of fragmented English and apish mannerisms, which seemed alien to the teenagers in the golf cart, majorly perturbed Kay-Kay as she noticed the selfsame lacerations on K's body. She whispered to Nuala, seeking comfort in her words.

Kay-Kay - Nuala... there are the same marks on Piantro that there are on K... could they have been infected...?

Piantro let out a monstrous snarl that shook the stratosphere, and the brutish Pianta sent a barrel hurtling at Kay-Kay, which Nuala promptly stopped, and sent an arrow flying through the Don's chest. In due time, the Bunyanesque Pianta fell to the ground, but Invu knew that there was no time to stop, lest the dreaded revenants catch up to them, so he took a sharp right and made it to Toadley Clinic promptly. K was quickly loaded out of the cart and dragged into the clinic.


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Receptionist Noki - Hi there, how may I help?
Invu - We'd like to see Dr. Toadley. Urgently.

The Noki working the counter seemed to be in distress, filing paperwork for her boss' indefinite leave.

Receptionist Noki - Uh, I apologise, but Dr. Toadley fled to the Mushroom Kingdom after the virus spread like wildfire. I can put you through to our other doctor, one second...

The Noki reluctantly sent a message via laptop to the Clinic's secondary doctor, but made a feeble attempt at seeming brave and cheerful to serve the group.

Receptionist Noki - Ah, of-of course! Please take a seat!

Invu and company took a seat in the waiting area, and Nuala applied a temporary dressing to K's wounds.

Nudgy - Huh. I wonder why that Noki seemed so reluctant to serve us, and why a literal doctor decided to flee the area when there are people who would've needed him.
Aphel - Yeah, something definitely seems off here. I just hope we're at the right clinic, and that the doctor who's treating K is actually decent.
Twilight - It's a good idea if we stick together, I don't really trust this place honestly.
Chloe - Agreed, though I wouldn't jump to such rash conclusions. It'll probably be alright.

After the gang had waited a while, the doctor to whom the Noki had sent a message emerged from the curtain to the operating theater.

Doctor - Mr. Invu?
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