Shadows of Gamma, Part 4

The party mentally prepares for the intense battle to come.  Realizing that their humanity may be in danger, they deliver their final instructions to each other should they turn into bros.  “Kill me,” says Duke.  “OK!” says Vagabot.  Defendomax wonders aloud if he CAN be turned into a bro, but Nyridius shudders at the thought of a bro-bot.  Sufficiently prepared, they make their way to the courtyard, and suit up for the final battle. 

The courtyard is a giant pit of bones, with Spook and the massive Muscle Milk tub in the center.  Spook addresses the group, saying, “Fools.  Did you not think I had anticipated your arrival?  Did you think I would expose Grinner’s only regeneration chamber?  No.  I knew you would follow me here.  Underneath this slab (he motions to the platform on which he stands) lies Grinner’s backup station.  How did you kill him last time, eh?  Crushing?  Hm.  Perhaps you will live long enough to see the world turn into my personal army of bros!”

From underneath the stone slab, heavy thuds shake the ground.  Spook is frightened by this, and he calls on an army of bros to attack the party.  However, the party woos the bros with accurate impressions and sick dubstep beats.  Unexpectedly, backup arrives for the party.  The allies made by the party in their travels arrive in small groups to assist in the battle.  Yetis, old versions of Defendomax, and the Paula Deen bot arrive to help destroy the bros.  Unfortunately, this shatters the party’s ruse; the bros shout, “Fuck it, let’s RAGE!” and split to engage the party and their allies.

Immediately, Cuddlepunch and Khali engage the first wave of bros.  The zom-bros assault them with various brands of cheap beer, including Icehouse, Natty Light, and Hamm’s.  Defendomax and Vagabot provide backup to the yetis while Duke and Nyridius push toward the center of the courtyard.  The earth-shaking strikes create a fissure in the stone slab, and the huge tub of Muscle Milk spills into Grinner’s cavern.  Although this precludes the possibility of anyone turning into a bro, the party collectively gulps at what it will mean for Grinner’s final version.  The crack opens to reveal a hulking, brutish “Final Grinner.“

In the background, the party’s allies valiantly attack the zom-bros, and losses are felt on both sides.  In the foreground, the party struggles to manage the swarm of bros, the psychic attacks from Spook, Spook’s elite guards, and the brutally violent Final Grinner.  After Grinner nearly cripples Nyridius with a savage hammer strike, Duke and Nyridius realize that they cannot hold the front lines alone.  They call out to their allies for assistance.  Vagabot stays behind to finish off the final bro, Defendomax and Cuddlepunch engage Spook, and Khali, Nyridius and Duke nervously strike at Grinner.  His high level attacks severely wound the party, but they fire every mutation and tech they have at him.  Once they run out of attacks that Grinner isn’t immune to, they resort to melee attacks that put them in dangerously close quarters. 

Finally, Nyridius vanquishes Grinner with a slash from a vibroblade.  Spook and his guards are defeated by the party, and the threat of zom-bros is eliminated.