Fall of the ICP

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 54969

And so Astra began to sing. The exact song, or the words, didn't seem to matter - as soon as the clowns heard a real melody they collapsed, screaming and writhing in torment. More importantly, Fred snapped awake. Before Astra could even blink, he was repeat-kicking the clowns into the air, so angry he was practically floating up after them. He smashed their heads together in mid-air, kicked Violent Jay sideways and threw Shaggy2Dope after him, so they collided painfully, smashed into the cavewall and rolled down a rocky slope to land in a bloody, splintered mass of limbs.

"Uggh." Shaggy2Dope said, coughing up blood. "We're getting our butts handed to us, man. This sucks."

"This is worse than that time we went to Mexican Town." Violent Jay observed grudgingly.

"You're finished, clowns!" Astra yelled, running over to stand beside Fred. "Surrender yourselves!"

"Heh, so you figured us out." Shaggy2Dope grinned. "We don't really have any serious clown superpowers - we're just a couple of white posers who dress up like clowns, and banged Eminem's momma. But you're the ones who are finished, not us! We'll still top the charts one of these days, and get some radio play - but you still have to face Bozo! And that clown is the real deal. I once saw him snap a parking meter in half - with just his asscheeks! Imagine what he'll do to you! Bwahahahaha!!"

The clowns fled laughing, chucking a foamy bottle of Faygo to cover their escape. "Should we really let them go?" Astra asked.

"Killing them would be more mercy than they deserve." Fred said. "Obscurity is worse than death for their kind, you see. But enough of such nonsense - Astra, are you injured?"

"I'm fine." Astra breathed, her heart beating faster for some reason. "What about you? Are you allright? You're all sticky from the Faygo..."

She took a step forward as if to touch him, when the old man in her chainmail said "Gawddamn! Git a room, you two! I'm diabetic you know." They blushed and pulled apart. "Fred!" Astra gasped. "Gruber's smithy is on fire!"

And indeed it was. Apparently Gruber had knocked over several oil lamps before his escape, just so nobody else could get his merchandise. Nonetheless Fred dove into the blaze, and successfully retrieved a sword for Astra. It was regular, dependable steel, and Astra was glad to have it, though her bare legs were still cold.

"We should press on while we still have time." Fred was saying. "Out of all these passages, only one will lead us to the Shoggoth. The others will surely doom us to wander, lost forever in a hellish maze."

"But how will we know which is the right one?" Astra said, shivering.

"Don't worry. I have a feeling my instincts will guide me."

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