Part Three

Part Three

Hanna: Are you in the last room?

EDJ: I'm in the 6th room, the one after the one you're entering now, with all the flying monkeys, trolls, orcs, stormtroopers, evil pirates, and orange snakes. Which of these is the scariest?

Hanna: You sure are worried about defeating me... I would say, maybe the..... hmmm... hard call... It's a tie, they all lose! Can you guess how I shall destroy my foes now?

EDJ: No clue... but make it cool, the producer wants more action! How are you going to destroy them?

Hanna: With my newly recovered ice power! If it's action you seek, it is action you shall have!!! *glares menacingly with a smirk* BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Whoa!! What's wrong with me?! I'm starting to laugh like you!!!

EDJ: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! My evil plan is working better than I thought it would! What is the ultimate plan?

Hanna: NO!! Don't tell me.... It's to release my evil side, isn't it?!?

EDJ: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! And it's working, isn't it?

Hanna: NO!!! ...It…can't...work! I...can't...lose...this way! I...can't ...let... her... OUT!!! Nooooooooo! *Furiously tries to make sense of things while dodging attacks* This was your plan from the very start, wasn't it?!

EDJ: Of course! And you're just finding this out now... I'm surprised you didn't expect it from the beginning!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! What can you possibly do to stop me?

Hanna: Why didn't I see this?! Can’t...let...him...win! Never, never, never! No... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*defeats every single enemy with absolute rage and fury* Why didn't I see this earlier?!

EDJ: Because you were too blinded by your anger at the fact that I had wronged your friends. This power that you have just demonstrated is what I need to harness for the power of evil. Will you join me?

Hanna: ...I....I don't believe it. I lost... My friends...they were...counting on me...and I...lost... How is this possible?

EDJ: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! My ultimate evil plan has triumphed! Does that mean I win?

Hanna: ...no... You can’t win. Evil...evil never wins! NEVER!You will pay for this! I still have to make it to the last room!! I can't lose! Why didn't I take any backup with me before coming here?! I knew I should have, but I didn't...

EDJ: You were too confident in yourself, just like many great evil people do. Actually, I think that's one of the things they're going to talk about at this year's "Evildoers Unite" program. You want to go?

Hanna: I now think that it was more likely the fact that I wanted to protect my friends at all costs... Go? To the "Evildoers Unite" thing?

EDJ: Yeah, you could learn a lot of valuable information for if you decide to become evil yourself!What do you say?

Random henchman: maybe, maybe not. Who did the most evil?

EDJ: Hmm... I fooled her into believing that she could defeat me... that was pretty evil. The question is: Will she become evil?

Hanna: No! Never! I SHALL defeat you! I will never fall to your level!!! NEVER! You hear me?!

EDJ: Sorry, I'm a little deaf in this ear... speak up a little louder next time. What was it you said?

Hanna: ...That's cold... I still have one last chance! Where is the door to the last room?

EDJ: Umm...it's beneath that troll, the one with the blue bandanna. (it looks like he has already expired) Does that help?

Hanna: Umm... not really. Ever since my outburst, it's been hard even finding the floor... Everything's all over the place... Aww, man… you got all of that on film, didn't you?

EDJ: Yeah...that was pretty evil! Here, I'll just flip this switch, and the door should open for you...there's a little hallway once you get inside that room, and the control center is at the end of the hall. Now, does THAT help you?

Hanna: Yes... in fact, it helps me a lot...a little too much help perhaps... What are you planning now?

EDJ: Hmm, does that matter at the moment? Go ahead, there's a washroom and everything. I even put a plate of food on the table. Has the door opened yet?

Hanna Um...yes... You're starting to creep me out (even more so than you already have). Hmph, food's probably poisoned. Do you still believe that I have the potential to turn to the side of evil?

EDJ: Of course! The way you've acted in the last 2-3 rooms tells me that you still have much potential for evil. Why else would I go to the trouble of being so nice?

Hanna: I'm asking myself that same question... If you wanted me on your side from the beginning, why weren't you nice to me then?

EDJ: Because you didn't know that you had all this evil locked away inside yourself then... and you didn't know about this power that is so cruelly attractive. If you had, would you have even come?

Hanna: Most likely not... Ooooo, is that lasagna?! What is it you want from me?

EDJ: I have been tasked by the world committee of evil to convert you to our ranks, and I was given an unlimited amount of resources to complete that task. This castle, its traps, all the equipment, even the food you're eating was bought with that money. And now that the task is at its most crucial point, I've switched gears just a bit (as you can obviously tell). Ingenious, isn't it?

Hanna: Yes, very much so... Why is it so crucial that I become their ally?

EDJ: They saw you as a very powerful threat, and saw in you the evil power that was visibly displayed here. No evil can resist harnessing that power... Are you ready to come in to the control center?

Hanna: So I thought. I guess so... Apparently, I'm not as skilled in keeping my evil side in check as I had previously believed. Am I?

EDJ: On the contrary, many people with that sort of power would be in a state of complete rage (like you were in the 5th room). It obviously shows that you have almost mastered the art of controlling your power. Can you see the door at the end of the hall?

Hanna: Yes, I see it. That 5th room broke me... Everything up until then was in preparation for that trap. My friends...the cage...the deadly rooms...especially that part about the movie...and I fell for it...all of it... Did you know of my powers from the beginning?

EDJ: I didn't know the extent of your power, but I was informed that you had it, and that it was highly desirable for our cause. That was why I had to use such tactics to break your will. Walk down the hall and stop about 3 feet from the door. What kind of tasks would you be interested in performing for us?

Hanna: I suppose that depends...*stops walking* Why stop 3 feet from the door?

EDJ: Because there are invisible lasers about 2 feet 11 inches away from the door that would burn your legs quite terribly... and I can't remember which switch turns it off. Ok, the door should open in 3, 2, 1... be careful to step at least 1 foot off the ground when you walk in, ok?

Hanna: That should be quite easy, considering I can fly....*floats through the doorway* Now what?

EDJ: Down the stairs to the left, (don't touch the railing) there should be a desk with a chair in front of it. I should be there in about ...30 seconds. Do you see it? I know, it is a little dark in here... no windows. =/

Hanna: Yeah, my eyes have adjusted to the lighting... Out of curiosity, did you put anything in that food I ate?

EDJ: Of course not! I have to have you at full strength for the final test...What is the final test?

Hanna: Probably your way of seeing what I'm truly made of. You wouldn't let your dangerous enemy just walk right into the very room you are in, regardless of their decision to join you or not... Correct?

EDJ: Correct. I very much doubt that I would have let you in here (with your sword, no less!) had you not shown any prospect at all. For your final test: I hold in my hand a device that has the capability to destroy an entire city at the push of its red button. Will you use it?

Hanna: The destruction of an entire city.... populations.... homes... families.... lives... One would be hard-pressed to find a greater evil... Will this device really destroy a city?

EDJ: You bet! All you have to do is type in the name of a city and press the button! At that push, 50 fully armed super-rockets will be launched toward the city of your choice. The question is: Are you willing to inflict such evil on an unsuspecting city?

Hanna: ...I... What would happen if I refuse?

EDJ: If you refuse, you are free to walk away, knowing that you turned down the opportunity to finally let your evil side show. All that stress of hiding it must take up at least half of your true potential... Isn't that an easy choice?

Hanna: Half of my true potential? Most likely...The choice is quite simplistic in and of itself... The real question is: Am I truly evil?

EDJ: Unfortunately, that is one question that I cannot answer for you. I can give you moral support as you make the decision, but it's ultimately up to you. If you were to choose a city, which would it be?

Hanna: I don't know... Which would you choose?

EDJ: I would have to pick...London (no particular reason). What would you do if I said your friends could come join you here?

Hanna: London, I've been there before. My friends... I thought they were being protected... in hiding... It would crush them to see me in this state... I'm a wreck, aren't I?

EDJ: On the contrary, you're on the verge of making the most important decision of your life! One is expected to be near-collapse when in this state. Would you like to contact them?

Hanna: My friends... How did you get contact with them?

EDJ: Why don't you ask them yourself? Turn around and look at that screen on the wall... they're safe in a luxury room just 3 doors down. Can you hear them?

Hanna: Not very clearly... You kidnapped my friends again?

EDJ: Actually, I told them that you were here (of your own will, by the way), and they came to see you. Is that a dangerous risk?

Hanna My own will...Maybe... What will they think of me now?

EDJ: They said that they support you, and that they understand what sort of ordeal you've been through. Oh, and they said that they hope you make the 'right decision', whatever that may be. Would you care to go see them before you make a decision?

Hanna: Ordeal? How could they possibly understand... The right decision...

Can I see them now?

EDJ: Sure...here's the key to unlock the room. Will you be able to find it on your own?

Hanna: Maybe... I'm not sure. I'm not sure about anything anymore... Why is the room locked?

EDJ: For their own personal safety... not taking any chances. Would you like this guard to escort you to their room?

Hanna: I guess so...I feel so... helpless...I'm not even sure if I have any willpower left...Is that the door?

EDJ: Umm...*checks camera* yes, that's the right one. Please enjoy your time with your friends!Would you like a room, so you can rest as well?

Hanna: I don't think rest will do me any good...I wouldn't be able to sleep...not like this... Is Hairam in the room too?

EDJ: I'm not sure, to be exact...my guards just said that they escorted several people to the castle. Should I have asked?

Hanna: I suppose not...it would have been decent... How can I face them like this?

EDJ: They were informed that you were in pretty rough shape, and they said that it didn't matter...that seeing you was more important than worrying about your appearance. Isn't it nice to have friends like that? (not that I would know...)

Hanna: Too nice... I don't deserve friends like them...not after what I've done and possibly will do...*takes deep breath* Alright, I guess I'm ready now... *steps through the door*
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