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That’s close enough, thanks! Soaring through the water like a feathered avenging angel, you dip and weave through the hail of <span class="mu-g">STORM STAFF</span> harpoon tips as the mine carriers quickly figure out your plan!
“That creature wants to foil <span class="mu-r">THE DEEP MOTHER’S</span> plan!” Yelps a <span class="mu-r">MERMAID</span> as you close in! “That won’t do at all!”
“Yea!” Giggles one lower on the chain, “She’ll be really sore if we don’t finish the job-”
She’ll be sore, alright! Buzzing between both chains, you wait until all freakish glowing eyes are on you before pressing the button again!
Two towers of water and matching <span class="mu-s">BOOMS</span> tell you they didn’t get a chance to drop their payloads! As your gang hoots and hollers at the sound of the explosions, your own celebration is cut short as your controller screen goes dark…
<span class="mu-g">R-REMOTE-CONTROLLED… D-DUCK?!</span>
“No…” Ly mutters as the realization sinks into his skull, “It… it ain’t possible! I-It can’t be!” Borrowing your hand to fiddle with the controls himself, your skeleton’s disembodied voice becomes more frantic with every button press and joystick flick! “S-Stan! Do somethin’!”
Still bushwhacked, you do what you always do when your electronics fail to respond-smacking the controller against the wall, you ignore Lil’ Stanley’s hisses as you struggle to regain the connection! <span class="mu-g">REMOTE-CONTROLLED DUCK!</span> You’ve gotta <span class="mu-i">FIGHT</span>, buddy!
“Stanley!” Chirps Sybil as she blinks into the helm with a smile on her pale face, “You did it! <span class="mu-i">We</span> did i-” the mirth quickly drains from her voice as she sees your panicked attempts to bring your duck back!
“I-is everything alright?”
Before you can respond with an impassioned ‘<span class="mu-s">OF COURSE NOT!</span>’ and a tasteful amount of sobbing, a familiar sound rings out across the waves–one forever tattooed onto your brain as a symbol that strikes fear into the heart of evil… and a herald of victory for truth, justice, and the <span class="mu-r">AME</span>RI<span class="mu-b">CAN</span> way!
<span class="mu-s">QUAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCK!</span>
Watching the ash-caked <span class="mu-g">REMOTE-CONTROLLED DUCK</span> burst from the water and soar into the sky, a dumb, relived grin plasters itself onto your face! Yes, you mutter in response to Syb’s question, everything’s alright.
Because if a <span class="mu-g">REMOTE-CONTROLLED DUCK</span> with low batteries and a broken honk function can spit in the eye of <span class="mu-r">THE ‘ALMIGHTY’ DEEP MOTHER,</span> well…
Fatigue’s hands once again drag you to the ground.
… well maybe you can clean up this <span class="mu-r">SKELETON</span> thing, too.
<span class="mu-r">END OF PART 16</span>
<span class="mu-g">ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: SEAING IS BELIEVING</span>
