Now that you've forced me...
You left me with little choice, Dot.

Secret Ingredient Firkus

[Scene: EGC Streets]

*Phibby is leading a completely oblivious Talie and Firkus around the city.*

Talie: Where are you taking us, exactly, Phibby? We've already been walking 2.65 km for 30 minutes and 17 seconds now.

Phibrizzo: *aside to Firkus* Does she always do that?

Firkus: Yeah. -_-

Phibrizzo: Don't worry, Talie-chan! We're nearly there.

Talie: "Talie-chan"??? .\ /.

Phibrizzo: Look!

*He points to an old building several stories high. At the top balcony sit some stone gargoyles. Overall the building looks very menacing. The entrance is occupied by a revolving door. Phibrizzo walks up to it.*

Phibrizzo: Just through here. *he disappears*

Talie: *holds back Firkus* I don't like this at all. We don't even know this kid.

Firkus: He's just a kid. Why are you acting like an old woman, Talie-nee-chan?

Talie: I am not an old woman!! I just have a bad feeling, that's all.

Firkus: *reveals the Otataral blade* Don't worry, we have this just in case.

Talie: *rolls her eyes* That knife isn't going to be the solution to all our problems you know. Hey, wait!

*Too late, Firkus is already spinning through the revolving door.*

Talie: Dammit! *sighs* Yes, a seamstress would have been nice... *she follows*

*And the inside doesn't look anything like a building. In fact, it looks a lot like the Astral Plane*

Talie: What the--?

Phibrizzo: Welcome, my friends!

*Phibrizzo is standing next to a tall man with long red hair and dressed in a yellow trench coat, who is none other that Chaos Dragon Gaav. He's holding Firkus by the scruff of robe.*

Talie: You tricked us! Put him down now!

Phibrizzo: You foolish mortals. You're so gullible. *laughs gleefully* I bet I could have sold you a bridge.

*Talie wastes no time with words. She lunges towards Gaav who disappears and reappears behind her, still holding Firkus. He kicks her to the ground. She lands with an 'oomph', tries to get back up.*

Phibrizzo: Oh, just stay there. *snaps his fingers*

*Suddenly, Talie is just simply frozen in mid-stance.*

Firkus: Let her go!

Phibrizzo: *approaches him as he struggles in Gaav's grasp* Maybe I should properly introduce myself. My name is Hellmaster Phibrizzo. I think you've got something interesting I want. How about you hand it over to me and I won't kill you and your friend?

Firkus: *smiles ruefully* Oh. You mean this?

*He reaches into his robe and pulls out the curved knife in its sheath. He slides the knife out an inch and suddenly it's bright enough to knock Phibrizzo and Gaav back.

Firkus: *gasps* Mazoku! I can kill you all with this! *he sheathes the knife securely but holds it menacingly* Release her!

*Suddenly, a mazoku demon appears behind Firkus. It looks like a man with a small head and an extremely round body. Firkus bumps into it accidently and turns around. Before he has a chance to react, the mazoku's belly opens up like a giant maw and swallows Firkus. The demon's belly becomes translucent, allowing us to see Firkus as he is tossed around like inside a giant washing machine.*

Phibrizzo: *getting up and clapping gleefully* Oh, good one Gluttos!

*The mazoku makes sick squishy noises. Its face blanches and burps something. The Otataral blade, still in its sheath, comes flying out and lands at Phibrizzo's feet.*

Gaav: Eww...

Phibrizzo: Excellent. *picks up the knife, letting the stomach juices drip off* Take a sniff at this.

Gaav: *looks away in disgust* No, thanks.

Phibrizzo: *talking to Firkus who watches helplessly in Gluttos' belly* Neat little toy you were carrying around. I bet I can really have some fun with this! *giggles happily*


How do you know this wasn't what I was going to do all along?