Cardboardman93 bounced at the group, chomping its teeth viciously. It jumped on Cutecumber's face and started ripping her to shreds. She was screaming in pain.
"HEY STOP!" Brazilian Bug Boy yelled, drawing his sword and slicing at Cardboardman93, only for it to jump back before he could hit it.
Brazilian Bug Boy turned to Cutecumber and asked, "Are you okay." Cutecumber, who's face had been ripped off, replied. "Yeah, perfect."
Kookakoo slapped a new face onto her. "Good thing I always bring a spare Cutecumber face no matter where I go." she said.
Pepperoni gritted his teeth in pure anger. "KILL THEM NOW!" he ordered Cardboardman93.
As Cardboardman93 charged at them, Floran reached out her hand and shouted, "Enough!" Cardboardman93 stopped in its tracks. She then gave Pepperoni a death stare and said, "We know you're not evil, but you have to understand that your boss was."
Pepperoni shouted in denial, saying, "IMPOSSIBLE!" Octopus Man then walked up to him and patted him on the back. "He brainwashed you, didn't he?" he asked.
Pepperoni turned to him with a furious expression and replied, "No! When I first met him, he was super nice and even gave me a job as the leader of the great 4."
"And who are the great 4?" Brazilian Bug Boy asked. Pepperoni turned to him, his angered face not changing. "The 4 greatest soliders of this country." he replied.
Kookakoo jumped up and smacked Pepperoni and yelled, "GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD! YOUR BOSS WAS A MURDERER AND AN IDENTITY THIEF!"
"Wait, whose identity did he steal?" Emberlyn asked shyly. Kookakoo looked at Emberlyn and shouted, "You don't know their identity because it's been stolen!"
Pepperoni grabbed his head in disbelief. "It's impossible. He taught us everything, from how to be fierce warriors, down to how to control the population via questionable methods."
They all looked at him with blank stares. Pepperoni looked up and thought a bit before mumbling, "Okay. Maybe he wasn't the best."
Lusha laughed and walked up to Cardboardman93 and fed it an entire watermelon. "This thing is really vicious, but I had a feeling it liked watermelons.” she stated with a smile.
"How did you know?" Pepperoni asked. "Because everyone knows folded pieces of cardboard were invented the same day watermelons were." Lusha responded.
Floran just turned around and said, "Ok whatever. We're off to find the Triune now, so please get out of our way."
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Pepperoni took a step forward and shouted, "Wait!" Floran turned her head slightly. "What?" she responded. Pepperoni took another step forward and began speaking again. "The Triune? Mr. Suit would always mention them to me and the other 3 of the great 4. He said they must always be protected."
"Yeah, well they are going to destroy literally everything, and are on a constant rampage because Octopus Man pissed them off." Floran replied. Octopus Man was eating a biscuit casually. "What did I do again?" he asked with his mouth filled with biscuit.
Pepperoni looked down and said, "Listen. Maybe I and the rest of the great 4 can help you." Cutecumber looked excited and responded, "Really? You'd do that?"
Pepperoni nodded and replied, "Yeah, and I'm sorry for trying to kill you. Just follow me okay." Kookakoo shrugged. "Sounds trustworthy to me." she stated.
They started following him. Despite being suspicious, Floran also followed. "By the way, my name is John, but you can call me Octopus Man." Octopus Man said to Pepperoni.
Pepperoni gave a nod and looked behind him at the rest. "And what about you guys?"
Kookakoo smirked and said, "I'm Kookakoo. Octopus Man's sidekick and also the greatest person to ever live."
Cutecumber then spoke up saying, "I'm Cutecumber. They call me that because I fight with a cucumber and I'm adorable."
Brazilian Bug Boy then said, "I'm Brazilian Bug Boy. I used to work for a dictatorial regime, but I ended up fighting against them and sided with Octopus Man."
Lusha smirked and said, "I'm Lusha. I'm just here to goof off to be honest."
Emberlyn shyly spoke up, saying, "I'm Emberlyn. I'm with them because they saved my life, and I'm trying to get the Silver Lakes so I can wash off these flames that eternally burn my body."
Floran rolled her eyes and said, "I'm Floran. It feels like I'm the only one who cares about defeating the Triune here."
Finally, The Famous Man spoke up saying, "I'm The Famous Man. I'm really famous."
Floran punched The Famous Man to the far reaches of space. "No!" she simply shouted.
Pepperoni smiled and said, "Well it is nice to meet you guys, and I'm sorry for everything once again." He then walked them up to a cave. "Now it's time for me to introduce you to the rest of the great 4." he concluded before pressing a rock on the cave, which opened a secret pathway.
They all looked surprised and walked down the pathway to him. It led them to a room which looked like a normal living room with a large couch and a flat screen TV that was playing clips from different sports.
Sitting on the couch was a man with shiny yellow hair, wearing a blue jacket, a biker helmet, and rock-climbing gloves. He was intently looking at the screen of the TV.
Sitting next to the man, was a girl who had her entire body lying on the couch. She had black, shoulder length hair, and a bandage over her nose. She wore a black varsity jacket and she was on her phone and had a tomboyish look to her.
Pepperoni pointed at the man and said, "This is 02. His real name is Shoobeeshwas. He is a master in every sport. Yes, even crab-back riding." Kookakoo, who was riding on the back of a crab, looked disappointed as she thought she was the best crab-back rider.
The man didn't respond. He was too focused on the sports. Pepperoni laughed a bit and pointed to the girl. "And this is 03, real name, Ocean." he said. The girl looked away from her phone to them and gave a smile. "Some new recruits?" she asked.
"No, just some guys who are trying to defeat the Triune." he said casually. She stood up with shocked expression. "THE TRIUNE? The boss'll be pissed." she replied.
Pepperoni shrugged and said, "Oh yeah the boss is dead, and he was evil all along." Shoobeeshwas dropped the remote from his hand and both him and Ocean were stunned.
Octopus Man was looking into a fridge on the other side of the room, throwing stuff out of it. He looked back and said, "Hey guys, not to be a burden, but do you have any biscuits and salsa?"