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{Open to the interior of Noxigar's laboratory. Raiku is trapped in a containment chamber, where conditions are regulated by a machine which sprays holy water every 24 hours. The Council are standing in front of Raiku, separated by a glass screen.}

RAIKU: So, you're just going to leave me in here, huh?

SEPHIROTH: It was our only option, Raiku. You've hurt too many, people.

RAIKU: Hey, what is it with the weird way you talk? What is up with that?

CHAOS: He has a point, Seph. Why do you talk like that?

SEPHIROTH: I-... it's my accent, okay?

RAIKU: Why do you call yourself Sephiroth? Your name is Lexon Dar-...

SEPHIROTH: I HAVE HEARD ENOUGH, ALREADY. I'm done here, anyway.

{Sephiroth turns around and leaves the lab.}

CHAOS: Yeah, I have shit to do too. I'll see you both around.

{Chaos follows Sephiroth, leaving only Noxigar and Bell with Raiku.}

BELL: It's amazing how quickly you were able to construct this, Nox.

{Noxigar chuckles.}

NOXIGAR: Well, I admit, it was not entirely a new creation. I have used this chamber to contain several of my specimens over the years; it was only a case of installing the holy water dispenser.

RAIKU: Which fuckin' sucks, by the way.

BELL: Ah. It works well.

NOXIGAR: Indeed! The chamber is made up of plexiglass, backed up by a palladium alloy. With the debilitating effects of the holy water, Raiku here is rendered weak and powerless, unable to break out if he tried!

RAIKU: Oh yeah? I'll show you!!

{Raiku delivers a sucker punch to the glass in an attempt to break it, but fails to make a mark. He recoils in pain, holding his fist and yelling.}

RAIKU: FUCK. THAT REALLY HURT, OUCH! Fuck you, science guy!

NOXIGAR: Watch this!

{Noxigar walks over to the computer connected to the chamber and types in a few commands. Raiku's protests become silent as the sound is cut off from the outside.}

BELL: Wow. That's definitely the most useful function.

{Raiku stamps his foot and yells loudly, angry at the fact that nobody can hear him.}

BELL: Can he still hear us?

{Raiku pulls down his trousers and exposes his bared butt to Bell, motioning to it.}

BELL: I assume that's a yes?

NOXIGAR: My facility will do an excellent job at keeping him isolated and benign, never to hurt another soul again.

BELL: I see. Are you alright with keeping him around? I mean-...

NOXIGAR: I am perfectly fine with it. In fact, I feel that there will be a lot to learn from his presence.

BELL: I almost killed him. If you hadn't arrived when you did, I would have surely done it.

NOXIGAR: It takes a lot to kill a demon, you know.

BELL: I know that. It's just...

NOXIGAR: Just what, Imothy?

BELL: This man, who murdered my wife and countless others... Who feels no remorse for his actions... I spared. But his two minions...

NOXIGAR: The Blade Brothers?

BELL: You should've seen me, man. I didn't just kill them, I destroyed them. I didn't even flinch.

NOXIGAR: Can you really blame yourself? It was an act of self-defense.

BELL: It wasn't though. Killing them both made me feel invigorated. I-I enjoyed it. They were only following his orders, and I killed them. Raggonix, he was only avenging his brother who I had just slaughtered. It felt so right at the time, but now, I-...

NOXIGAR: You cannot be so hard on yourself. It happens.

BELL: I guess... it just... I don't know. I just need a rest.

NOXIGAR: That is probably the best idea, yes.

BELL: I'll see you around, Nox. Do you have any plans?

{Noxigar glances at Raiku, who is still attacking the glass chamber.}

NOXIGAR: I have a few.

BELL: Ah. A'ight. But yeah, see ya.

NOXIGAR: Salutations, Imothy.

{Bell leaves the laboratory, leaving Noxigar and Raiku. Noxigar looks at Raiku and smiles with an expression of malevolence.}

NOXIGAR: Let the experiments begin.

{Cut to Sephiroth and Chaos, who are having a drink together at the Wiki City High School Bar.}

CHAOS: You know, I just realized.

SEPHIROTH: Realized what?

CHAOS: How fucked up it is that the only bar in the entire city is on a high school campus.

SEPHIROTH: Yeah, that is weird, actually. Though, what about the Kirbychu Resort?

CHAOS: No, that's a breakfast bar. You can't get a drink at a breakfast bar.

SEPHIROTH: What is up with the Kirbychu Resort anyway? I mean, did anybody ever go there who _didn't_ already live in this city?

CHAOS: Yeah, I know right? Or like, that time where we all went on a holiday camp adventure at once. Like, all of us.

SEPHIROTH: All of us went on holiday, at the exact same time, to this one destination.

CHAOS: This city is weird.

{Chaos looks around for a short moment.}

CHAOS: Remember when we were both teachers at this school? Y'know, I taught band, and you taught P.E?

SEPHIROTH: Yeah, and Noid shot himself, and died. The same Noid, which is now on, the City Council.

CHAOS: How does that even-...

SEPHIROTH: It's better not to, think about it.

{Noelle walks into the bar. Chaos notices her and panics.}

CHAOS: OHBOYIJUSTREMEMBEREDINEEDEDTOPEE

{Chaos rushes into the washroom. Noelle sits down next to Sephiroth, who sighs.}

SEPHIROTH: Hey there, Noelle.

NOELLE: This is silly. I thought we were on a "not avoiding each other" basis at this point.

{Rick Adamson, the bartender, walks over to Noelle and Sephiroth, holding a tray.}

RICK: Hello! What would you like to order?

NOELLE: I'll just have a rum and coke, thank you.

{Sephiroth raises his finger and puts his empty glass on the tray.}

SEPHIROTH: Me too.

RICK: Righteo, neighboreenos! Say, did you all hear that they finally caught Raiku?

SEPHIROTH: Oh yeah, I was there, heh. Didn't you used to know him?

RICK: Eh. He used to have me around, but mainly to parade me off as his "friend with no superpowers." I didn't really know him personally.

NOELLE: I'm glad they got him. I hope he never sees the light of day ever again!

RICK: Yeah, I can't say that I'll miss him either. Anyway, I'll be back with your drinks!

{Rick scurries off, tray in hand. Sephiroth turns back to Noelle.}

SEPHIROTH: What happened between you two?

NOELLE: It's silly. We went well to begin with, but things just got kind of... weird. Standing me up on dates, disappearing for weeks, not bothering to call me or pick up the phone when I call him... I thought he was having an affair. But nope. Nothing like that. All the times he was gone? He decided to host some impromptu tournament in God knows where, one of those battels.

SEPHIROTH: Yeah, he sure loves his battels.

NOELLE: With no warning, he'd go to some other part of the world and host one. And you know what else?

SEPHIROTH: What?

NOELLE: The prize money. He'd take money out of our bank account to award to the victor. It got to the point where he sold the car, just so he could fund it all. He was addicted.

SEPHIROTH: This one time, he hosted an anime convention, where we all dressed up in funny costumes. I was Broly from Dragon Ball Z... it was during my 'roid phase.

NOELLE: I remember that!

SEPHIROTH: He made us all fight. An anime convention, and yet he still couldn't overcome his urge for battels.

{Chaos reappears from the washroom.}

CHAOS: I'll have you know that I am not addicted to battels! I can quit whenever I want!

NOELLE: Is that why you sold our car?

{Chaos turns red.}

CHAOS: OH GEE, I HAVE TO PEE AGAIN.

{Chaos turns around to rush back to the washroom, but Sephiroth grabs him by his collar and drags him back.}

SEPHIROTH: Come on man, relax.

NOELLE: Yeah, I'm not going to bite. Besides, you told me that you weren't gonna be like this.

CHAOS: It's just... you know... me, being the son of Death, you... being a human girl...

NOELLE: What does that have to do with anything?

CHAOS: N-nothing. I'm just deflecting. It's just, I care about you, and I understand why you left me. So... seeing you just brings back all these memories of me being stupid.

SEPHIROTH: Your last battel tournament was two weeks ago tho-...

CHAOS: SHUT IT.

NOELLE: Chaos, we care about you. You can't keep doing this! You're hurting yourself, and you're hurting your loved ones.

SEPHIROTH: Have you thought of, rehab?

CHAOS: Oh no. Ohhhhh no.

NOELLE: Come to think of it, there is that rehab facility which exists downtown...

{Noelle and Sephiroth look at each other, and at Chaos. Chaos winces.}

CHAOS: Come on, you don't have to do this, come on!

{Zoom into Chaos' terrified face. Cut to Noelle and Sephiroth dragging him to the rehab facility. Chaos has a pouty face and crossed arms.}

CHAOS: You guys SUUUUCK.

{Cut to Noxigar's laboratory. Raiku has now been wired up to the machine while Noxigar is running diagnostics on the computer.}

NOXIGAR: Namine, prepare the operation!

RAIKU: O-operation? W-what are you talking about?

{Noxigar chuckles.}

NOXIGAR: You will see, heh.

{Raiku trembles as mechanical claws rise from the chamber floor and grab him by the limbs. The chamber opens, and Raiku is taken to a slab, where Noxigar is putting on nylon gloves.}

NOXIGAR: I have never had a demon before! This will be so exciting. Say, Raiku... you don't have a fear of needles, do you?

RAIKU: I-...-

NOXIGAR: Not that it really matters one way or another. Namine, run the blood tests!

{Raiku tries to break free of his restraints as several more mechanical arms holding syringes stab him in various parts of his body. They begin to draw blood out of his system. The blood has a slight purplish tinge to it.}

NOXIGAR: I have always been... curious as to the physiology of the demon species. You're humanoid in shape, yet you possess traits which are peculiar. I mean, there's the typical stuff... near-immortality, eternal youth, regeneration, yadda yadda. But the innate abilities? Ooh, now that I want to know more about.

RAIKU: F-fuck you, tin-man!

NOXIGAR: Tin Man.

{Noxigar laughs.}

NOXIGAR: I get it. Because I am not only a non-organic individual, but one who lacks a heart. Amusing. You see, I am equipped with knowledge of many things, and that includes classic cinema. So your reference to the Wizard of Oz was not only fitting to my personality, but it was also amusing. Hahaha.

{Noxigar coughs.}

NOXIGAR: And they say I do not have a sense of humor. They are wrong indeed.