Stories: Amethyst Atrocity (Issue Six of the Quest of the Legendary Rainbow Gem)

Note from PeaVZ108: Here's the sixth episode of QotLRG. I hope you like the frequency of the episode releases. Featuring Green Shadow, Starcade, Kyoji and a special appearance of the Phantom Express from Cuphead!

Previous Episode: Sapphire Shortcoming

Main plot
Friends in fighting Starcade and Kyoji are shocked to witness the return of Shogo the Warlord, due to unforeseen forces of evil enchanting the Orb of Power. To combat this evil, both guy and girl must travel to the Seven Worlds of Wonder to recover the missing gems of the Legendary Rainbow Gem to destroy the new Orb of Power.

Episode Six: Amethyst Atrocity
Earth is at a brink of a holocaust, as Shogo the Warlord has taken over most of the countries in the planet! Meanwhile, the sixth World of Wonder takes the gang to a rather pitch black world where happiness is less than scarce. The gang must find Amelia Amethyst, only to realise that she is responsible for bewitching her own world, thanks to an accidental curse. Can our heroes destroy the curse and free Amelia Amethyst as well as her own friends from eternal darkness?

Cast

 * Green Shadow
 * Starcade
 * Kyoji
 * Shogo the Warlord
 * Red Ruby
 * Gary Garnet
 * Toby Topaz
 * Emma Emerald
 * Sean Sapphire
 * Amelia Amethyst
 * Phantom Express (Blind Specter, T-Bone, Blaze Brothers, Head of the Train)

Story
''The gang enters the sixth World of Wonder, which is rather haunted and spooky. Nothing lurks but darkness and despair, as well as creatures that ensure it.''

Toby Topaz: I can't see anything!

Emma Emerald: Me neither.

Sean Sapphire: That's odd. Does Amelia Amethyst really live here?

Kyoji: Why do you say it's odd, Sean?

Sean Sapphire: It's pronounced as "Shawn", for crying out loud!

Kyoji: Whatever, anyway, why do you think it's odd for Amelia to live in such a place?

Sean Sapphire: Before we gemstones parted, she told us that she will be living in Atro City, a seemingly magical world of eternal happiness and light. I guess we heard it wrong, I think she meant "Atro City" as in "atrocity".

Starcade: Yikes, something must have happened to this world then.

Gary Garnet: That might be true. If the portal took us to Amelia's world, this must be it.

Kyoji: Let's move ahead, maybe we'll have some answers to why this happened.

As the gang walk ahead, they spot a pit of bubbling mysterious green liquid, with many skulls and bones floating about.

Toby Topaz: It's burning my eyes!

Kyoji: Uh...dude, there's no fire. It's just liquid.

Toby Topaz: But the image of the pit looks horrifying!

Kyoji: Just close your eyes then.

Toby Topaz does as he is told.

Gary Garnet: Maybe it's this world's thing.

Red Ruby: Eh, I'm sure it's just a pit of liquid, no big deal. We're here to find Amelia Amethyst, we don't have time to examine the liquid!

Kyoji: Red's got a point. We have to hurry, time is running out on us.

The gang continue walking ahead, but fail to notice a green blob-like monster watching them before going back into the pit.

Starcade: Well, look what we have here. A train station?

Red Ruby: Oh great! A one-way trip to Doomsville, AKA Atro City.

Kyoji: It says, "PHANTOM EXPRESS." Hmm...and the next train is arriving soon?

Emma Emerald: Phantom Express? I don't like how this sounds.

Toby Topaz: This feels ominous, don't you think?

Gary Garnet: And...right next to Kyoji, there's a map of train stations here. Atro City should be four stops to the main city where Amelia Amethyst lives.

Red Ruby: There's got to be another way! No way are we going to take a ghost train!

Starcade: That's our best shot if we want to get to Atro City as quickly as possible. Besides, walking in such spooky forests may risk us being ambushed by monsters. We might not know what monsters lurk in this place!

Red Ruby: That seems about right.

Gary Garnet: And here comes the train now!

''Just as Gary Garnet had pointed out, the train known as the Phantom Express arrives and makes its stop at the train station. The train conductor, T-Bone, stretches his head out and looks at the gang.''

T-Bone: All aboard! Next stop - Your funeral.

Toby Topaz: Anyone else got chills from that skeleton? Because I do.

Red Ruby: Stop being such a scaredy cat. It's just the conductor!

''The gang enter the Phantom Express, and the "Railroad Wrath" soundtrack plays. However, just then, T-Bone shows his giant fists and starts attacking the gang. Red Ruby freaks out. ''

Toby Topaz: "Stop being such a scaredy cat.", he says.

Red Ruby: I'm not scared, I'm just surprised!

''T-Bone slams his fists onto Red Ruby, who barely dodges his attacks. Red Ruby throws a stick of TNT in retaliation.''

T-Bone: Hey, that hurts!

Red Ruby: Take that, you big pile of bones!

Kyoji: That sounds like a great distraction! Run!

T-Bone: Come back here! You're getting off the next stop!

Toby Topaz: No! Not our funerals!

Kyoji: You're being overly dramatic. Get a move on!

''The gang run to the back of the train. T-Bone reaches for Red Ruby, but grabs Sean Sapphire instead due to the confusion the explosion caused. ''

T-Bone: That's odd, you're not that guy, but you seem perfect in his place!

Kyoji: I'm coming, Sean!

Sean Sapphire: It's "Shawn"!!!

Kyoji: Even in such circumstances, that's a concern?

''Kyoji kicks T-Bone in the face, forcing him to drop Sean Sapphire. He then grabs Sean Sapphire and brings him back to the gang.''

Sean Sapphire: Yes, my name is something I'm very proud of, I have to correct them regardless of the circumstances!

Kyoji: I guess that's understandable.

Starcade: At least everyone is here, we can wait until the train reaches Atro City.

Red Ruby: I'm not staying here with that guy around!

Gary Garnet: Who, me?

Red Ruby: Not you!

''Red Ruby points to a blue ghost, with his eyes on his hands. ''

Gary Garnet: That's kinda freaking me out. What ghost is this?

''Gary Garnet grabs a ghost guide placed at the back of a nearby seat. He discovers the ghost to be the Blind Specter and provides the information to everyone.''

Red Ruby: Hey, it's blind! I guess he's not going to be a threat, huh?

The Blind Specter shows his eyes on his hands to the gang.

Toby Topaz: That's the worst thing I've ever seen of a ghost!

Red Ruby: Never mind, spoke too soon.

Starcade: I'm wondering how Amelia Amethyst even survives here for years. It must be terrible!

Emma Emerald: I don't like this either.

''The Blind Specter briefly laughs, before THROWING its eyes at the gang. It then regenerates the eyes it lost. Toby Topaz pukes, and has to be comforted by Kyoji.''

(W.I.P.)