�̷̥̺̇̅"̶̧̗̖͉̿̒̂͌Î̴̧̼͔̟ ̷̮͍̥̅w̸͚̹̃͜ơ̷͚͙̤̝͌̀ȕ̵͎͚̭̑̒ͅl̸͖͂͠d̷̛̤̳̀̃̎ͅ ̷̢͠t̴̞͓̍͗ä̴̮͉̟́̿k̴͙͍̿è̵̳̔̿̄͜ ̶͍̻͌͆͋̾ó̶̭̘̭̈́͘f̶̟͉̭̺̂̌̂̾f̵̡̟͇̺́͊ ̶͍̜͖̀̽̏ẗ̸̩̻͚́͆̀h̷̻̞̬̯̑ȋ̶̞̺̣̈́͊͘s̶̗̀̆ ̷̯͍͘m̴̮̙̄̾͜a̶̭͎̅̄͝͠s̴̱̝̘̹̒ḵ̷̘̤̎͆ ̴̺̘̾͝t̸̡̬̎͊o̴̡̺̚ ̷̰̫͗s̷̹͒͛h̶̤̐̾́ŏ̴̧̨̿̔͛w̷̹̯͓͍̒ ̷̖̓̈̐̕ý̶͕͓͈̕o̶̬͎̅͂u̸̖͚̞̗̽̋͆͝.̴̨̤̇̾̇ ̴̠͇̯͍͌͗.̷̞̳̺͐̀͛ ̶̠̞̈́̐.̶̝̏̈́̉ͅ ̸͔̤͊b̵̛̻̬̤̼̎ư̸̪̱̯̻͝t̵̨̤͕̠̀̃̕͠ ̸̠̓̄̀͠I̵̼̤̿͊'̴̥̀̔̕͜d̸̲̰̖͊̀̕͜ ̶̫̞̹̈́́͗r̶̢͎͚̈́ā̴̩̯t̴̻̎̕ḧ̷̤͔̥̈e̸̗̺̗̯͒̈́͒̌r̶̲̣̠̣̒̾ ̴̡̱̜̋̍͜͠n̸̺̘͗͂̿̀o̷̙͓̻͒͋͊ţ̴̝̪͊̑̃͝ ̵̰̯̝̻̋̏̄͒t̴͓̦̹̍r̸̘͇̫̟̓̃̃̈́ḯ̴̤͙͎̈́̈́g̸̬̰͍̥̔g̸̡̯̱̉e̸̡̽͊̈́͝r̷̨͎̻̐̄̋͆ ̶̘̰̗͐ȳ̴̭͓̘ǫ̷̘̭̇̅͌͋͜u̸̜̮̿͋͑̀͜ŕ̸̛̺̬̈́̈́ ̸͚̝̒̉̄P̶̬̼͓̮̔̈́T̴͇̈̽́S̴͉̀͗̾͑ͅD̴̻̈́̔͝͠ ̵̱̒͜͝o̶͇͊͑f̴̻̘̈́.̴̧͓̈́ ̸̭̱̍.̵͕̹͚͆͜ ̴͎̀.̷̪̬̈̽̒̓͜ ̸̨̥̜̬̈́̌͝ǫ̶̟̅̀̈͜f̷͔̕.̴͎̠͔͑ ̷̩̭́̈̀̿.̷̨͔̃͛̅ ̵͔̮͉͚̐͊̇.̶͇̈̀̌̉"̷̲̰͎̏͐̿̀

*. . . Silence, that glitchy voice though. . . sounds somewhat familiar, but you can't put your finger on it*

"̸I̶'̶m̴ ̸n̵o̸t̶ ̶g̵o̴n̷n̵a̶ ̴h̸i̶d̷e̸ ̶a̴n̸y̴t̷h̵i̷n̶g̸,̴ ̸I̵'̶m̷.̶ ̶.̶ ̸.̵ ̴n̵o̵t̸ ̸y̸o̴u̵r̴ ̷b̵o̴s̵s̵"̵

*"Meta knight" turns around towards the sailor, his eyes were pure white instead of the usual yellow*

"̴͖͖̽̑Ṃ̶̾ȧ̵̹͖̔y̶̝̘͛̎M̴̞̿̊a̵͔̞̎̃y̸̩̟̍M̸̘̚á̸͖̲̅y̵̢͝ͅM̵̳̯̋a̴͔͛y̷̻̔͝b̸̲̹̏̀e̶̦͜͝ ̴͖̅a̷̧͍̚ ̸̨͛͠d̸̖̅̋i̴̻͍͋̃s̴̘͉̉͂G̶̭͑̚U̸̧̲̓̈́Ỉ̴͜Ś̷͉̝̀E̶̞̊.̵̼̍ ̵̝̍̍.̷̖͋̍ͅ ̵̻̏.̷̖̋͋ͅ ̷̺̥͝m̴̘̞͒͘à̶͙̭͘y̵̫̓̓b̷̡̓ḛ̸̣̆͊ ̶̨͉̿i̷̺̓f̴͚̖͂ ̵̼̇͒i̵̢̪̿͗t̵̢̅ ̸͕̼̓̓m̸͇͌e̷͇͎̋͠a̵̧̍n̴̘̂͊ŝ̶̞̐ ̸̘̓̉c̸̣̜̕̕o̷̝̒m̷̨̢͝ḯ̷͉̤̇n̶͍͕͊̕g̸̨̡̎́ ̴̧̅o̴̙͋̚u̸̯̒̅ṭ̵̌ ̷̭͈͑̊t̶̨͈̐̈ǒ̵̢̤͑ ̸͕̦̑ẖ̷̮̎͌i̴͚̎m̵̢̑͠ͅ ̸̦͔̐e̸͍̾̋â̴̝̟͝s̷̙̆̆i̷̤̫̔ẻ̴̠͔͘r̴͉͉͛͝.̶̻̜̈́ ̵͎́̇.̷͙̇ ̴̢̆.̷̞̒͝ ̵͕͗̏ ̴͇̽I̵͖̒ ̴͇̪͛g̵͖̻̍̀ṵ̶̳̅͗ę̶̤͐̽s̵̨͇̈́s̵̨͝ ̵̯͛̚ī̶͜t̶̳̀͘'̸̧̯̈́s̷͉̐̃ ̸̧̢̓̋t̶̰̋h̴̰͆é̷̢̯ ̷̙̈́͝ͅb̶̨͖̕e̴̖̔̔͜s̸̤̥̿̒t̸̺̬͗ ̶̻̑̅ŏ̴̙p̸͎̈́̌t̴̛̮i̸͔͂o̶͈͋̌n̵̨̺̽ ̷̞̔Ī̴͓ ̶̫̦̈h̶̥̭̿̿ǎ̶̼̉v̵̪̉ë̵̹̗́.̴̛͇ ̸͖̔̕.̷̙͌̉"̶̟̾̉ͅ

*Missingno contorts and shifts, till he turns into the masked knight of dreamland, pulling himself out of the water*

(̷̢͚̪̇̆̏"̶͖̽̔Ḥ̴̘̾̉e̶̮̬̦̋͐̄-̷̢̇͂H̷̱̙͖͋̑͘e̵̼͝-̴̳̞͎̿͑̒Ḧ̵̿͜ͅě̵͜ŗ̸̱̀̊ē̴̯͋̏ ̵̼̰̑g̷̹̗̿͆̈ͅo̸̯̰̱͋̎e̸̻̳͗͌s̷̨͕̐ ̷͉̅̑̇n̷̝̯̘̈̽̅õ̸̯̘͎̾͊t̵͉͉͍̂̅͘h̷͈̼̬̆̑ì̴͖̠͇͋̕n̸̳͎͗͊g̷̥͋̕"̵̮̞̮̑)̴̟̞̕

"̸̦͈͍͐̊̊ ̴͙̹̃̉̉̓*̸̨͙̮͝G̸͖̪̀͐ä̷̦̦̗̘́̒̀s̷̮̝̱͊p̵͍͒*̶̱͔̭̄̄̔̈́ ̷̡̯͓̞̏̓̚"̴̡͎̮͂ *Splash*

*Missingno. quickly ducks back under water in a panic, one of their victims while they were separated, and they're not happy about this. . .*

". . . N̸̰͖͘ơ̴̼̓.̸̧͝ͅ ̸̖̈́.̴̟͐͌ ̷̟̹̈́̀.̶̳̯́ ̴͚͗ẃ̶̙͉-̸͕̈̈́ẅ̵͉͓́͐h̵̗͖́͆y̴̘̿̄,̸̝̻͋ ̸̠͙̔w̸̹̻̕͝h̶̠̕ỳ̶̗̭̔ ̸̪̝͒̉t̸̞̖͗h̶̩̊̇ë̶̢̢m̴͍̔ ̴̣̬̿͝o̸̤̊f̶͜͝ ̷̘̞͊ă̶̗̞l̷̹͌̐l̵̨̃̕ ̸͇̒p̶̳̯͗ẹ̶͊͜ö̸͙͚́̉p̸͍̟͝ĺ̸͍̯e̷̪̊͝,̵͚̯̔̈ ̵̫̥̉Í̸͍͙-̴̢̫́Ì̵̗́-̶̮̎Í̴̢͔ ̵̟͍̓m̵͓̅̋͜a̸͉͝y̷̪̕ ̵͖͌͗n̴̤̿̆ō̶͈t̷͔̲̽ ̸̜̉ȑ̸̙̙̇ë̵͔͜m̴̟̮̋͗ę̵͉͛̾m̶̨̝̋̓b̸̳͍̏̃e̸̛̝r̸͍͊ ̴̿̅͜m̴̪͠u̵̙̐c̸̢̲̄h̶̹͌͑.̷̢͓́̈́ ̷̧́͘.̶̇͘͜ ̶̜̺̏̄.̵͙̆͠ ̸͔͛̏ḇ̷̻̀u̸͈͎͆̚t̷̪̟̽͝ ̸̝͌́h̷̥̪͝ë̸͔͉́.̴͇̾̚ ̴̪͉͊.̶̨͋ ̴̰̼̄͛.̵̹͙̾ ̶̣̏͂Ĥ̴̠é̸͕̪̉-̴̡͋ ̸͔̞̐h̴̫͌E̶͙̐-̶̟̿ ̵̙̾̕H̴̞͌͜e̸͇̙̐̓è̶̮͖E̵̟̿e̴͕̩͗ē̵̳,̵̲̼̉̇]̴̛͓̀ ̷̗̈͘͜H̵̺͗I̸͍̰̋̀M̵̭͓̓͝.̴̛̰ ̵͕̈́.̸̟̺͊͝ ̸̀͜.̴̢̃ ̷̦̄ ̶̞̂N̷̰̍̋-̸̮̇̕N̸̖̣͗͛ŏ̸͇t̴͍̎ ̸̗͊l̴̡͎̿i̶̩̖̽k̷̫̈́̉͜e̸̤͓̔ ̸͔́t̴͔͌h̸̡͙̑̏i̵̡͗s̶̡̒̽.̷̲̬̏"̶̗̂̈́

". . ." *Doesn't seem like anyone is here besides h̴͕͇̪͘î̶͈̙̗̈́̃m̸͕͖̣̊*

*However, for some. . odd reason, you feel a presence nearby, a presence that's oddly familiar to Dee. . . a̴̮͋̓͐n̵̡̫̈̇d̴̨̝̪̈́ ̶̆̌ͅǐ̴̜t̷̲͚̥͋̈́̕'̷̫̇s̶̭̔̐ ̶̡̞̔̒̎ͅo̴̩̝͑̑͠n̵̠͛̓e̷͕̍̕ ̴͇̿h̶̬͕́̈͛e̶͇̼̍͂͘͜ ̸̺̈́w̴̢͔̞̎̕ḯ̶̜̰͂ș̸̡̻̇h̵͜͝ ̵̱͆h̷̨͎͋ę̷̛̣̻ ̷̖̣̯̅͝c̵͔̹͊͝ō̴̢̭̞ṵ̷̉͆̓l̷̢͚̦̒d̴̠͗͛̄ ̷̲̈́̉f̸̨͗̓o̸̤͓͌̆̚r̴̛̹̳̮̾̽g̵̬̀̾ê̵̫t̷͓̋*

�̷̥̺̇̅(̶͇̓̂̊"̷̜̠͓̃͌L̷̟̦̀̄ò̴͎̣̫o̷͇͎͛̍k̷̙̿̍s̶̢̝̭̃̈́̓ ̶̧͋l̴̠̓i̶̞͋̕k̸̟̑̉e̵̼͂̀̚ ̸̮̤͛s̸͉̳͌̂ơ̸͇̥͐͌m̴̭̎ę̴͇̭͝o̴̗̙̊͜n̸͍̈́͒e̸̖̮͂ ̶̨̰͉͋̊ń̴̤̾̐e̵͇̓ẉ̸̦̝̀̈́̓ ̴̻̄̉i̶̙̣̺̋͗s̷̗̀ ̴̡̳͋̓̚h̸̡͗e̶͖̫̩͒̐̂ŗ̴͕͕̓̎̕ȩ̴̜͓̈̕.̷̰̱͛ ̶̪̅̈́.̴̖͖̭͐̐ ̵͖̊.̵͍̱͕̽̒ ̶̹̲̑̆ͅä̷́͑̋͜g̴͓̑̀̕a̷͍͒̃ǐ̴̢̲͝n̵̨͍̓͌̒,̸̟͔͐ ̸̯̎̚w̷̲̽̕͝ò̶̡͇̅n̵̫̯͇͂͗̆d̴͈̊ę̶͋ͅr̸̭̒ ̶̛̥̽w̵̛̬͍͕͌̑ĥ̷̰̱̤͐̉o̴͕͒̒͋ ̵̰̗̙͊̈́i̶̙͙̇t̷̝̯̜́́͂ ̶̖͇̄̆ḯ̶̜͓͍͊s̵̱̽̑͝ ̶̘͝t̴̘̳̗̅̋̚h̴̫̄͌̕ị̶͖̯́̄͆ș̷̺̙̑̔ ̴͍͂t̴̯̪̒̉͘į̷̃̚m̶̦͗̉ë̷̱̜͕́͘͝.̶̧͉̗͊̐́"̵̫̓̄͝)̴̲̪̒

*Meanwhile above the shoreline of █̷̹͚͉̣̿͆̐̋̚͝█̶̨͕͈̫̃̀█̵͓̙̏█̶̬͉͋͐█̵̛͎̤̃̏̆̄█̶̘́̌͝█̷͚̱͔̃̓͗͛̉█̴̭̞̪͕̥̆́̎̓ ̴͍͒̀̄͝█̷͎̰̌͒͊̈̚█̸̯̣̬̥̖̀̆͛͗̆█̷̻̱̭̑█̴̫̙̗̃̀̉̀̈͠█̵͈̀̽̍́̂̕█̶̬̹̫̜̿͗́͆̐͌ͅͅ . . . A Nintendo character in another ████████ game?*

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❝ Understandable. If you see anyone heavily resembling me, you will be in for a surprise. ❞
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❝ And why is that? ❞
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❝ Yes…? Are you in need of anything? ❞
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"Sir Meta Knight? Then your safety is all but guaranteed with him as your chaperone!"

*He took a small sip from his cup of tea before setting it down once more.*

"You know, Queen Sectonia excels at swordfighting too... I almost wish she could tag along once in a while."

traveling by your lonesome?"

"Kuhu~! The feeling's mutual, my friend."

*He swiftly grabs cup of tea.*

"I'll have you know that are going smoothly for me!"

*There was a short pause, in which he sets down the cup.*

"...Aside from that one trip me and the Sectra Dees took up to Dyna Blade's Nest, where I nearly lost an eye."

"Aww, did I startle you? Kuhuhu~!"

*He immediately puts a stop to Sailor's attempt, raising three index fingers in the same motion.*

"Do not apologize Sailor! For I too am still getting adjusted to non-hostile encounters in Dream Land..."

it's suddenly pleasantly warm

the sun shines gently as a warm breeze flows by

the windmill-tree stands watching over the landscape

the waterfalls on the distant mountains glisten in the light

you can almost feel the frost slowly melting away from your body...

you are safe, finally

you see a familiar, short, round figure with an odd hat staring back through the fracture, calling out to ask who's there

this has to be your way out, you won't last much longer in this cold!

the frozen guard-corpses just stare at you silently as you speak...

getting closer, the ice on the door gleams with a razor-sharp edges

you can't stand this cold much longer...

..?!

you hear glass shattering behind you suddenly

you can feel the cold seeping into your very being...

there's nothing there but strange shards that shimmer like spring grass...

but you have to keep moving, lest the frost overtake you

you're already starting to shiver

(choose between Move to the Pyramid, Run to the Coast, or Give Up)