"And that's essentially it." Norman finished his brief explanation about the black ball room. "In a few moments a song will start playing and we'll be off."

"I still can't believe I was killed in that shootout." Officer Sentry, who was sitting with his back pressed against a wall, said. "It just sounds so... Wrong!"

"I am not happy about it either, but you don't see me getting all weepy, do you?" Slick asked. "Suck it up and move on!"

"You were one of the targets when we raided your gang's HQ, I would finish the job but my gun is not here."

"Want to solve the issue with fists then, tough guy?"

"Alright, no one is arresting anyone in here." Nolan stood between them before another fight started. "We're supposed to work as a team in order to survive so, until the end of the mission, this room is neutral zone, ok?"

Officer Sentry grunted. "I can't believe I'm being bossed around by those kids. I'm a police officer, you know?"

Shimmer grabbed him by the sides of his vest and raised him high enough so that his feet weren't touching the ground anymore.

"Now you listen here and you listen good, lieutenant fuck nugget; when we're in here, forget about anything you are out there. In this room there are no men, women, kids, adults, criminals or law enforcers, only Hunters. All that matters here is if you can handle yourself in a fight. You don't know jack shit about this place. If you want to go out there on your own and get yourself killed, be my guest. But if you want a chance to survive this hellhole then you will be quiet and listen to your seniors, and you're gonna like it! Got it, chump?"

"Y-Y-Yes, ma'am..."

"Hear my advice and respect your elders." Diamonds warned.

"You want some too, old man?" Shimmer threatened.

"I may be old but I'm not insane, boss; I was talking to the copper."

"'Boss', eh?" Shimmer dropped the police officer. "I respect those who respect my authority. You just got on my good side, old man."

Soon after Shimmer let go of the policeman, BB stated playing that familiar tune:

"You are so young
And you are so free
But you're aimless
And I can't help but see
That you don't know what you really need
Are we there yet? A-A-Are we there yet?
You've done it all
From A to Z
Are you trying
To find your destiny?
One day you'll know who you wanna be
Are we there yet? A-A-Are we there yet?"

Flash Sentry Sr. and Slick Diamonds approached the Black Ball to take a better look at the words that were appearing on it. The woman was curious too, but she did not get out of the corridor.

YOUR LIVES HAVE ENDED
HOW YOU USE YOUR NEW LIVES
IS ENTIRELY UP TO ME
THAT'S THE THEORY, ANYWAYS

The words were replaced by the mugshot of a creature wearing a metal helmet, the face hidden behind a metal mask shaped like a bearded man's face.

YOU GUYS ARE NOW GOING TO FINISH THIS THING OFF:
HORSEMAN ALIEN
CHARACTERISTICS: QUICK, STRONG
LIKES: FIGHTING, BREEDING
FAVORITE QUOTE: "CHAAAAARGE!"

"Is that it? That's what we're supposed to kill?" the elder asked.

"Yes, but don't be fooled." Nolan explained as he walked toward the room containing the swords, motorcycles and Pile Drivers. "It's probably not alone and there's a high probability that something much stronger will come after it. Be well-armed and on your guard."

Norman picked up three briefcases. "Slick Diamonds..." he gave the pimp the briefcase with his name on it. "...Flash Sentry..." he dropped the cop's briefcase on his lap since he was sitting on the floor, still looking at the picture on the screen of the ball. "...and Cherry Jubilee?" he looked around, finally noticing the woman in a frilly dress standing on the corridor, trying to hide behind a wall. "Oh, I'm sorry. Didn't see you there!" Norman walked toward the woman and gave her the briefcase with her name.

"What? The bitch is in here, too?" Slick Diamonds said, finlly noticing the woman who was trying to hide from him. "If you'll excuse me, boys and girls, I have some misplaced merchandising that needs to be taught a lesson."

Diamonds was about to confront her, but Officer Sentry grabbed him by the shoulder.

"This room is neutral zone, remember?" he said. "If I must abide by the rules, then so must you."

He grunted and pointed at her. "And don't even try to run away after we're done, bitch, we're going to have a long talk before we go home."

After getting dressed, Jubilee was the only one of the three newcomers who didn't keep a piece of clothing over the outfit; Officer Sentry kept his bulletproof vest, police cap and sunglasses and Slick kept his entire outfit.

"We'll be transferred anytime now. Don't freak out and don't forget about the limited area we're supposed to stay in."

Flash Sentry Sr. looked at his son, who was glaring at him but looked away as soon as his father noticed. He was also the first to be transferred.

PLEASE WAIT
00:59:59

* * *

Flash Jr. wandered the area by himself, still unsure about how to feel about his father's demise and the fact that they had to work together from now on. He despised that man since the day his parents announced they were getting a divorce because his half-assed excuse for a father couldn't keep his dick in his pants and ended up impregnating one of his colleagues. Eventually he found out that she tricked her husband into believing the kid was his and, despite Flash's wish to make his father pay for what he did and tell the cheated man the whole truth, he decided to not ruin the poor man's life; it wasn't his fault his wife was a weak-minded cheating whore targeted by Mr. Dad-Of-The-Fucking-Year.

Flash Sentry tightened his grip on the handle of his Gib Gun, gritted his teeth, pointed the weapon at a wall and shot multiple times.

"DAD YOU ASSHOLE!!!" he yelled before being blown away by the explosion. He coughed as he got up, wiping the plaster dust covering his hair. "Shit..." he cursed as he noticed the big gaping hole he left on the side of the building he shot at. "Someone is in for a surprise when they show up for work in the morning..."

A large shadow loomed over Flash Sentry. He slowly turned around and whistled when he noticed the 20 ft tall centaur in full body armor looking down at him. Just like the mugshot shown by BB, the centaur also had a mask shaped like a bearded man's face.

"Now aren't you a tall bastard..." Flash said as he pointed his Gib Gun at it. The tall armored centaur lifted the spiked mace he had on his right hand above his head and brought it down on Flash, who managed to jump out of the way. He swung the mace again, hitting the building and loosening the hole Flash had created. "And the surprise is now a BIG surprise!" Flash Sentry aimed at the alien again and shot several times, causing small cracks to appear on the metallic armor. He wasn't expecting to kill the thing in one hit - BB's sick game was never that easy - but he at least expected to cause significant damage to his armor. Distracted by his underwhelming accomplishment, he didn't react in time and got hit by the Horseman's mace. It didn't kill him, but the impact sent him flying.

* * *

"Uhhh... What the hell is that thing?" Diamonds asked, pointing his Gib Rifle at the centaur looking at them and pawing at the ground.

"When BB called it a 'Horseman' I expected a knight or a horse rider, not a literal horse man." Nolan confessed.

"Go for it!" Norman said as he pushed Shimmer. "You're the same race, aren't you? Maybe you can convince him to surrender or something."

"And just what the fuck is that supposed to mean?" Shimmer asked.

"Wrong Sunset Shimmer, you dork!" Nolan helped him realize his mistake.

"Leave the chatting for later, kids." Officer Sentry warned. "Here it comes!"

"CHAAAAARGE!" the alien screamed with a deep, manly voice as he ran at full speed toward the group, but all of them managed to dodge just in time. They tried shooting at it, but the armor resisted the damage.

"What is that armor made of? Adamantium?" Norman inquired before ditching his Gib Gun and grabbing his Katana. Nolan followed suit.

"We gonna need something big to bring down that fucker. You gonna pick up that big fucking gun or what?" the purple pimp asked, referring to the Pile Driver strapped to Shimmer's back. The girl did just that, pointed at the alien and pulled the triggers, causing a strong, invisible force to smash to creature to the ground. Unfortunately, all it seemed to do was create indentations on the armor on the back of the alien. Shimmer angrily threw her weapon to the ground.

"You're supposed to be fucking epic, what the hell is your problem?!" she picked two Gib Guns, mimicking Adagio's Duo Gib Gun shooting style. "Plan B!"

"Now that's one hell of an armor." Slick Diamonds praised as he inspected the alien from afar with the sight of his Gib Rifle. "Even the joints are covered. That shit is top quality!"

"Could you please stop eulogizing the enemy and--" Officer Sentry started.

"Hush, boy!" Diamonds interrupted his rival. "Unlike you, I'm actually doing something useful here."

"He's right, you know?" Shimmer said before sighing and shrugging. "Like father, like son, I guess..."

"Move, people, he's coming again!" Nolan warned and all of them jumped out of the way when the Horseman charged at them again. Norman was caught by surprise when he was grabbed in midair by another centaur running at them from another direction.

"FUCK!" he shouted before being thrown at a building. He was about to crash through it when he was grabbed in midair once again, this time by Moondancer, and gently placed on the ground. "Nice catch!"

Distracted by Moondancer's sudden appearance, the centaur didn't see Twilight jumping on his back, lifting the loose metal plate covering the back of its neck and severing his spine with her sword. When the colossal creature fell to the ground, Twilight licked her her blade and immediately started coughing and spitting.

"Alien blood looks tasty, but it actually tastes like shit, ugh..."

"We need to get her some blood soon." Norman said. "The withdrawal is killing her, and if we don't fix that she is going to kill us!"

"We'll deal with that later." Moondancer said. "For now, let's focus on the threat right in front of us. Guns are essentially useless against the big guys, so you'll have to get close to use your swords. The plates covering the joints are loose to allow mobility, so you just have to lift them. Any joint is a good spot, but I suggest going for the one on the back of the neck."

"Fine by me." Nolan said, raising his Katana.

"Fine by us!" Norman added, crossing his sword with his best friend's.

"Don't make it gay, Norman." Nolan said.

"What, since when a guy crossing swords with another guy started being considered 'gay'?"

Nolan smirked, amused by his remark, and pointed his sword at the Horseman who was getting ready to charge at them again. "Let's just kill that thing and be done with it."

"Don't need to say it twice."

With their swords ready to slice, the two boys ran toward the tall alien. Nolan distracted him by going for the joints on his legs while Norman climbed on his back and attacked the weak spot located behind his head, taking down the behemoth.

"Nice hit, Little Norm." the red headed boy praised.

"Mi wo sutetemo, myouri wa sutezu." Norman said while striking a pose with his sword, mimicking the way their deceased sensei used to speak his favorite quote.

"Leave the flirting for later, guys!" Twilight said. "We're surrounded."

Just like she said, an entire herd of armored Horseman Aliens had surrounded the group, all of them armed with a different kind of blunt object and ready to strike. The larger one, possibly their leader, rushed toward the group and was soon followed by the othes, causing a small earthquake on that part of town.

Led by Shimmer, the group also charged at the enemies with the exception of Jubilee, who was still amazed by the entire situation to the point that all she could do was stare or run, and Officer Sentry, who stayed behind to protect her. Nolan and Norman, as usual, worked together to take down the aliens while turning it into a competition to see who could land the finishing blow first; Nolan, like always, had the upper hand.

Moondancer tried to help Twilight, but it was like the vampire girl had completely lost it and, with a frenzied look on her face, slaughtered all the Horsemen who crossed her path. The girl with glasses couldn't do much but stare at her childhood friend killing giant aliens and worry about her mental health. She tried to hide it as best as she could but, truth is, deep down, Moondancer still cared about her. A lot!

Diamonds didn't bring a sword with him, but he was very nimble for a man of advanced age - though most of the strength that allowed him to move like that came from the black suit he wore under his purple suit - and that was more than enough: all he had to do was get close to the joints and shoot them point blank with his Gib Rifle. His strategy consisted of crippling the aliens by shooting the joints of their legs, then moving for the kill once their mobility was mostly denied.

Distracted by the fight, Officer Sentry and Cherry Jubilee didn't notice the lone Horseman Alien sneaking up on them; he was about to strike them with a giant club when a flying mace struck him in the face. The noise of him falling to the ground startled the pair. Flash Sentry Jr., then one who threw the mace, stood on top of the fallen colossus to confirm if it was dead - which it was. Not far from there was another dead Horseman, previous owner of that mace.

"You... You saved us." the policeman said with a smile. "Thanks a lot, son."

"Get off your high horse, old man." Flash said. "I did this to save the lady. Don't expect me to move a muscle if you're alone next time you find yourself in this situation." after saying that, he joined the others in their fight against the outer space monsters.

Shimmer stood on top of the last remaining Horseman Alien, who kicked and thrashed, trying to make her fall off. Unfortunately for him, she had a strong grip on its armor. She had lost her sword during the struggle, but she still had one powerful weapon: her fist. She broke his spine with a mean punch to the back of the neck, rendering him unconscious. She motioned for Slick Diamonds to throw his Rifle to her, which he did, and she finished the last of the targets with several shots to the exposed nape. The explosion was so violent that it covered her upper front in alien blood, and she smiled as the warm liquid trickled down her face. The transfer back to the room started with Moondancer.

* * *

TIME TO SHARE THE POINTS
00:00:00

"Points?" the purple pimp asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, BB awards you points based on your performance." Norman explained. "Then, when you get 100, you can exchange them for an awesome prize, like in one of those rigged games in amusement parks!"

A cartoonish picture of Moondancer appeared on screen, accompanied by her score:

THIRD WHEEL
(subjected to change)
5 PTS / TOTAL 5 PTS
ONLY 95 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

BACKGROUND BOY
10 PTS / TOTAL 10 PTS
ONLY 90 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

"You had no points before the mission, huh?" Diamonds pointed out. "Does that mean you got 100 last time?"

"L-Long story..." Norman looked away, scratching his nose.

A cartoonish picture of Cherry Jubilee was the next:

MILF
0 PTS / TOTAL 0 PTS
STARES TOO MUCH
HIDES TOO MUCH

TOOL
10 PTS / TOTAL 43 PTS
ONLY 57 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

Flash Sentry's picture was replaced by the picture of a man with a purple hat; obviously those points belonged to Slick Diamonds.

BIG DADDY
20 PTS / TOTAL 20 PTS
ONLY 80 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

"Not bad, old man." Shimmer praised. "For a rookie."

"This ain't my first rodeo, boss!" he said. "I have plenty of combat experience."

The next picture was of another man, this one with sunglasses and a police cap.

BAD DADDY
0 PTS / TOTAL 0 PTS
VERY DEFENSIVE
LACKS INITIATIVE
AWFUL PARENT

Flash Sentry Jr. burst into laughter.

"Even BB gets it right sometimes." he said.

Officer Sentry frowned.

SAINTS BRO
20 PTS / TOTAL 29 PTS
ONLY 71 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

HOSTESS SAMURAI
25 PTS / TOTAL 26 PTS
ONLY 74 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

KILLER QUEEN
35 PTS / TOTAL 124 PTS
PLEASE CHOOSE FROM THE 100 POINTS MENU

100 POINTS MENU
1. YOU WILL BE FREED ALONG WITH YOUR MEMORIES ERASED
2. YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL WEAPON
3. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REVIVE A HUMAN BEING FROM THE MEMORY

"Those are the 'prizes' you talked about, then?" Slick Diamonds asked.

"Uh huh!" Norman confirmed with a nod.

"I suppose you'll be wishing for another better gun?" Nolan asked, but Shimmer just stared at the screen. He raised an eyebrow.

"The vampires aren't a problem anymore." she said. "At least for the time being. So, for now, I guess I can break my own rules."

"You're leaving, then?" Norman asked.

"You're already a bitch, don't go the extra mile and be a dumb bitch." she insulted him. "BB, remember Adagio, the Merbitch? I want her back. That's my choice!"

Nolan just shrugged before BB transferred a tenth person to the room.

Adagio looked around, slightly confused.

"I'm back here? What happened to the club?" Adagio's eyes widened when she saw her picture, nickname and score on the screen of the Black Ball.

MERBITCH
0 PTS / TOTAL 0 PTS

"I died, didn't I?" she sighed. "Back to square one, then. Again!" she then smirked and looked around. "Well, I bet Sunny missed me a lot. There's no shame in admitting you're addicted to me." her smirk was replaced by a look of confusion. "Sunny? Where's Sunny?"

"She... Didn't make it out of the club either."

The room went quiet for a moment as Adagio absorbed the news about her loved one's demise. Her facial expression made it clear that she was sad, and maybe she would have cried under different circumstances, but...

"Well, at least now I have a reason to look forward to those 100 points, right?" she said with a smile. "But why did... Who brought me back?" Shimmer raised her hand. "Why? I thought you only cared about guns, guns and more guns."

Shimmer patted her shoulder. "Your friends are worried sick. Go tell them you're alive and well."

"That's... Actually strange coming from you! I'm not complaining, far from that, but... It seems... I don't know, out of character?"

"Just get the fuck out of here before I regret wasting my hard-earned points bringing a slutty bitch like you back to life."

"Now that's more like it!"

"This place is fucked up." Slick noted. "Dead people are alive, alive people are dead, aliens are real, I'm cooperating with police..."

"Hold your horses!" Officer Sentry called, pointing at Shimmer.

"We didn't hold them, we killed them all!" Norman joked, but no one paid attention to him.

"I thought you looked familiar, but couldn't remember where from. But now that I saw the other one, everything is clear: the Algolagnia Night Club incident. You two were among the casualties. That means the people in this room are connected to that mass murder!"

"It wasn't me per se, but you're right." Shimmer said. "We went in there and killed everybody!"

"Well, thank you for confessing." he grabbed her wrist. "You are under arrest for the massacre of--"

Shimmer swung Officer Sentry and smashed him against the floor.

"You better just drop it." Nolan explained, crouching beside the fallen policeman. "If you bring the police into this, nothing good will come out of it." he pointed his thumb at the dark sphere behind him. "BB will make sure of it. So take my advice and forget all about that place. It's for your and your co-workers' good."

"All you need to know is that all the people who died in there were all bad people who got what they deserved." Norman complemented.

Officer Sentry couldn't do much but watch as they left the room.

"You heard the youngsters: that shit's need-to-know, and you don't." Diamonds said.

"And remember, be quiet about everything you saw here." Norman warned not only him, but all three newcomers. "BB hates snitches!"

* * *

Sonata yawned and rubbed her eyes. Still wearing her pajamas, she slowly dragged her feet toward the front door and opened it.

"It's too early and Aria is still asleep, come back in a few hours and she will gladly yell at you that she isn't interested in buying anything..."

"Don't worry, I'm not here to sell anything."

Sonata stopped rubbing her eyes when she recognized that voice. Her vision was still a little blurry, so she rubbed them one more time.

"Is... Is this a dream?" the blue-haired siren asked.

"Not at all." Adagio answered. "I'm as real as I can get."

"Aria." she said, then turned around. "Aria Aria ARIA ARIAAAAAA!!!" the girl she was calling appeared moments later; she was wearing the upper half of her pajamas but forgot to put the lower half back on; she was wearing striped blue boxer shorts instead.

"You're going to catch a cold if you keep walking around the house pantless."

"A... Adagio? Is that... Really you?" she asked, as surprised as Sonata.

"In the flesh!"

Aria ran toward her and slapped her in the face. Hard!

"First, ow." Adagio said. "Second, I guess I deserved that. Kinda!"

"You stupid, idiot, bitch, jerk, jackass, dick, heartless and soulless monster!" Aria said angrily. "Where have you been? We were worried sick!"

"Aria, you were worried about me? That's sweet!" Adagio teased.

"Shut up, you dick!" Adagio prepared herself to be hit one more time, but all she got was a hug. "Don't you ever do that again or you're gonna regret it." Sonata joined in on the group hug. Adagio hugged them back. "And what is this shit you're wearing?"

Adagio looked at her suit-covered forearm and sighed.

"There's so much I want to tell you, but..." she muttered.

"You don't need to tell us anything you don't want to, we're just glad you're back with us." Sonata said. "Just pomise you'll never do that again!"

Adagio smiled again as she closed the front door with her foot.

Author's Note

In case you haven't realized yet, Slick Diamonds is a mix between A Pimp Named Slickback and Zimos. I had to! Expect lots of quotes in the near future.

And before you rush to Google and forget to leave a comment for me to read, Normal Norman says something like "you may give up on your body, but you must preserve your honor".
It's an ancient quote spoken by the famous swordman Miyamoto Musashi.
Key words: cherry, milf, kakyoin, rero.