The Seeker Protests His Fate

"We're sorry, Seeker," Ayumi says, "but you have to do this. Author Scott has taken over the game now, and he's decreed that all former authors be sent into their own storylines. We've decided that this is the best storyline for your particular personality and abilities. You can't back away from this. It's your destiny."

The Seeker considers making a break for it, but when he sees the guards' guns he has second thoughts. "Okay," he says, "what do I have to do?"

"Well," Bruce says, "recently the King of Zolboda died of Tubercuhypergleutothyrisis. It's a rare disease contracted by moose bites. There are no apparent successors to the throne, and the country has fallen into a state of panic. There's currently a conflict between the Duke of Nukemia and Earl Earl of Earlingham over who is the rightful heir. You are to go to Zolboda and prove, through whatever means you can, that you deserve to be King."

"And how exactly do I do that?" The Seeker asks.

"We don't know," Bruce says, "but we're sure you can think of something. Are you ready to accept this challenge, Seeker?"

"No," The Seeker says.

"Good," Bruce says, "then let's get on with it." He turns to the cast of Star Trek. "Scotty, beam him up!"

Scotty pulls out a piece of paper and starts writing.

"Hey, what's this?" The Seeker says.

"I'm afraid we have to send you into Addventure the old-fashioned way," Emelia explains. "The AAAH! is shamefully underbudgeted. After all, this is only the third episode we've appeared in."

Scotty finishes writing on the paper. Suddenly, The Seeker starts to feel dizzy. His vision goes dim, and the world starts to spin wildly around him.

When his vision clears The Seeker sees that...

1. ...he's standing in the middle of a battlefield, surrounded by the bodies of slain female warriors clad in armor identical to that which he's wearing. Several dozen male warriors surround him, but they're quite alive, and look upon him with hate-fil

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