40 Civilizations: The Quest for Power

Finally!

Vacation is over (boo) so updates will be back on schedule. Also, I've added some new civilizations and added new leaders so there are actually more than 40 civ's in the mod. Actually, there were 37 when I first created this story. What's important about this is I changed the Joan of Arc leaderhead so she will be different for the rest of the story (and looks a little creeper too). This message is for my next story where you may see some new civ's

(Edinburgh’s Castle: Uruk. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

NICOLAOS: Like it? We’re calling it the Edinburgh’s Castle
PERICLES: What does it do?
NICOLAOS: It’s a powerful stronghold. It greatly raises the defence in Uruk
MIRA: And it’s a wonder!
PERICLES: Economic advisor!
HATSHEPSUT: The name Hatshepsut would be better
PERICLES: Would it be a good idea to store our entire treasury in this castle?
HATSHEPSUT: Sure! I don’t see why not!
PERICLES: Where do we keep our treasury exactly?
HATSHEPSUT: Don’t look at me! I only manage it
MIRA: It’s over in the basement of Carbuncle Castle. I go there all the time!
PERICLES: Why would you be going there? You’re the foreign advisor!
MIRA: Well where else am I supposed to find shopping money?
PERICLES: You use our treasury for PERSONAL USES?!?
NICOLAOS: Gives new meaning to the phrase “Maintenance Costs”
MIRA: I thought that since you don’t really pay us we just pay ourselves!
PERICLES: *Steam*
HATSHEPSUT: I think I’ll go...move the treasury now

(Exit Hatshepsut)

MIRA: Anyway, it’s been hard to get there after the renovations
PERICLES: What renovations?
MIRA: The renovations to the castle of course! We’ve entered something called the industrial age so we’re updating the castle
PERICLES: To a...?
MIRA: Palace!
PERICLES: Woohoo! Finally! My palace!
NICOLAOS: Uhh...OUR palace?
PERICLES: Sure, sure
MIRA: Although it looks really odd beside all the factories

(Enter Willem Van Oranje)

WILLEM: Pericles! I have solved all your lives problems!
PERICLES: Oh really?
WILLEM: Yes! Convert to Naghualism now!
PERICLES: That’s the worst idea I have ever heard in my life
WILLEM: I am very offended by that statement
PERICLES: Yes, I know. You’re now welcome to leave

(Exit Willem)

MIRA: So when are we destroying him?
PERICLES: Maybe never. He’s way too far away.

(Enter Machiavelli)

MACHIAVELLI: You must be Pericles!
PERICLES: And you must be...?
MACHIAVELLI: I am Machiavelli! The richest man in the universe!
PERICLES: That’s...uhh...
MIRA: Vain?
NICOLAOS: Don’t be rude
MACHIAVELLI: I have finished my work on the richest civilizations in the world!
PERICLES: Oh really?
MACHIAVELLI: Yes! In money, Pericles...I rank you as...
PERICLES: FABULOUS!
MACHIAVELLI: Pathetic
PERICLES: What?!?
MACHIAVELLI: Yep! Pericles the Pathetic!
PERICLES: Come a little closer and say that again, my friend
MACHIAVELLI: I’m surprised that you are so pathetic in money when you’re the first to discover Liberalism
PERICLES: I discovered Liberalism first?
NICOLAOS: I didn’t tell you?
PERICLES: No
NICOLAOS: Must have slipped my mind
MACHIAVELLI: Yes! Pericles the Glorious in technology but Pathetic in Money
PERICLES: Argh! Come here, you creep, and I’ll show you pathetic!
MIRA: That’s...uhh...Pericles?
PERICLES: ...Umm...wait...I meant!...
MACHIAVELLI: Yes, yes. You were going to show me how pathetic you were
PERICLES: Aaagh, No!
MACHIAVELLI: Very sorry but I am a very busy man

(Exit Machiavelli)

PERICLES: Hey! We’re not done yet! Come back here!

(Exit Pericles. Enter Hatshepsut)

HATSHEPSUT: Some rich guy was supposed to see you guys. Did you see him?
NICOLAOS: Take a guess

(Apostolic Palace: Carbunculus. Enter All Hellenism Leaders, Advisors, and other Advisors)

PERICLES: Election time again...and I was starting to enjoy proposing things
MIRA: It’s gonna be fine! You got it!
NICOLAOS: We only need 161 votes and since we voted for ourselves, that’s already 140 votes
MIRA: We’ve got this one in the bag!
PERICLES: But I’m going against Justinian! Everyone likes him better!
MIRA: Everyone likes you too!
PERICLES: Not as much as Justinian
MIRA: Yeah, I guess you’re right.
JOAN: I voted for you. That’s another 16, right?
PERICLES: You only have 16?!?
JOAN: Unless you want me to move those votes to Justinian...
PERICLES: No, no. It’s alright.
MIRA: I just wish more people told us who their voting for
PERICLES: How much more do we need?
MIRA: Hmm...161 minus 140...minus 16...
NICOLAOS: We only need 5 more votes!
PERICLES: Hey yeah! Your right!
JOAN: Just hope that you have more friends than me
PERICLES: I have lots of friends!
JOAN: Oh really?
NICOLAOS: Ok, I’m going to go open the envelope now
PERICLES: Alright

(Nicolaos walks up onto a stage)

NICOLAOS: It is now time to reveal the results of the votes
DEGANAWIDA: Finally
ASHURBANIPAL: It doesn’t really matter to me who wins
HUAYNA: Go Justinian!
JUSTINIAN: I think I have this one won!
WILLEM: Pericles is an evil man!
MASINISSA: I believe the right person will win today
AFONSO: Hmm! I wonder if my vote was the popular one!
MONTEZUMA: Hurry up! I have a war to win! I know my vote will win anyway
PERICLES: *Gulp*
JOAN: Wow, I heard that
PERICLES: Seriously?
NICOLAOS: The winner of the election is...!
JUSTINIAN: !
PERICLES: !
DEGANAWIDA: Wow this feels like Survivor
NICOLAOS: Drum roll please!
MIRA: I left the drums at home
MONTEZUMA: Hurry up!
NICOLAOS: Right, right. The winner is.......!!!!!!!!!
JUSTINIAN: !
PERICLES: !
NICOLAOS: PERICLES!!!!!! YAY!
HATSHEPSUT: Figures
PERICLES: Woot!
NICOLAOS: Alright, now that the announcement’s are now over, let’s get to the strategic part of this
PERICLES: Alright. Who voted for me?
NICOLAOS: The last 5 votes came from your vassal, Afonso
PERICLES: And how much friends do I have?
NICOLAOS: The other votes only came from Montezuma and Deganawida
MIRA: That still results in 50% of votes we’re for Pericles
NICOLAOS: We won because our votes counted for more than Justinian’s group
PERICLES: Well, now I know who my friends are. Shall we help Montezuma in his war with Huayna?
HATSHEPSUT: Seriously?
PERICLES: Well...in a much later time, I guess

(Carbuncle Palace. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

PERICLES: Man I love this new throne!
HATSHEPSUT: And why don’t we have any?
PERICLES: Your only advisors
NICOLAOS: Alright, focus people.
HATSHEPSUT: Right, right. So! Ashurbanipal captured Ulundi again
PERICLES: That’s good
HATSHEPSUT: Our units are headed towards the Malinese border as we speak.
PERICLES: Good. I shall declare war on Mansa soon
NICOLAOS: Additionally, we discovered some rice near Uruk
PERICLES: Rice, hmm? We should invent Sushi

(Enter Masinissa)

MASINISSA: Pericles! We urgently require your help against Mansa Musa!
PERICLES: Didn’t you guys just capture Ulundi?
MASINISSA: Well he captured it back
PERICLES: Where is our army?
HATSHEPSUT: Not far
PERICLES: Very well! Despite the fact that I planned to declare war 2 turns later, I will declare now. If I do not, you will be angry
MASINISSA: Yep. That’s just how we AI’s work
PERICLES: Someone go declare war on Mansa Musa
HATSHEPSUT: I’m on it

(Exit Hatshepsut)

MASINISSA: I should also mention that we got a bunch of other people pulled into this war as well!
PERICLES: Like?
MASINISSA: Well...your vassal, Afonso, Jona, Deganawida, and because I became the vassal of Justinian; Justinian and his vassal Nebuchadnezzar also declared war
PERICLES: You became a vassal?
MASINISSA: I am weak
PERICLES: You should have been my vassal!
MASINISSA: He asked first

(Ulundi. Enter Pericles and Hatshepsut)

PERICLES: Hmm! Everyone is here, it seems. Would you think it’s going to be hard to capture this city?
HATSHEPSUT: It’s our turn and I think we can take Ulundi in one swoop
PERICLES: Very well! Let’s attack then!

(Enter Deganawida)

DEGANAWIDA: You can begin the attack without me
PERICLES: Where you going?
DEGANAWIDA: A pirate named Blackbeard is attacking my shipping!
PERICLES: Let the locals deal with him! What’s he going to do? Throw rum at your ships?
DEGANAWIDA: I should go back anyway to help out

(Exit Deganawida)

PERICLES: You heard him! We’re starting now!
HATSHEPSUT: Ready?
PERICLES: Yep
HATSHEPSUT: ATTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

(War ensues. Ulundi is quickly captured by Pericles)

PERICLES: Haha! We did it! Score one for Greece!

(Enter everybody else)

JOAN: You should give me this city
PERICLES: Why?
JOAN: I worked so...hard?
PERICLES: No
JUSTINIAN: You’re giving away this city?!?
PERICLES: No I am not giving away this city

(Enter Deganawida)

DEGANAWIDA: Hey! I just sunk Blackbeard’s ship if anyone cares!
PERICLES: Not really
DEGANAWIDA: Hey Pericles! Some rebels in Bangkok are causing a Greek revolt!
PERICLES: Wow! I influence rebels?
DEGANAWIDA: I have decided to let the rebels have their freedom, so they can join your empire if you let them in!
PERICLES: Wow! Sure! I will let them in!
DEGANAWIDA: Ok, I’ll go tell...wait...I have a letter here...to you
PERICLES: For me?
DEGANAWIDA: It’s from the rebels
PERICLES: Let’s see here... (We were joking. Bangkok is ours. We’re not joining Greece. Muahahaha. Signed ~ The Rebels) that’s...nice
DEGANAWIDA: Hmm! Oh well, I’m sure you have enough cities
MIRA: I have a picture here, but we may have pressed "You are not welcome"
PERICLES: I'm not that stupid to make a mistake like that!
JUSTINIAN: Hey, where’s Mansa Musa?
MASINISSA: He fled? I dunno.
PERICLES: Then he must have gone to Timbuktu, come friends, let us be off!

(Enter Montezuma)

MONTEZUMA: Wait! I lost Tlatelolco!
ASHURBANIPAL: Aaaaaand?
MONTEZUMA: Who want’s to help me fight Huayna?

(Enter Huayna)

HUAYNA: Hey guys! I just captured Tlatelolco! Who wants to help me fight Montezuma?
ALL: ...
MONTEZUMA: Well! This is awkward
HUAYNA: Yes it is
MONTEZUMA: So! Is anyone helping either of us?
DEGANAWIDA: Well...we’re kind of...busy
NEBUCHADREZZAR: Very busy
HUAYNA: You’re just talking Mansa Musa randomly!
AFONSO: Yeah, that’s what we’re busy doing
MONTEZUMA: I suppose I should either run away or attempt to kill you, Huayna
HUAYNA: I propose that we both run away at the same time
MONTEZUMA: Agreed

(Exit Huayna and Montezuma)

JOAN: That was...
ASHURBANIPAL: Weird?
JUSTINIAN: Whatever that was, let us carry on with whatever we were doing

(Timbuktu. Enter Pericles, Advisors, Justinian, Afonso, Nebuchadnezzar, Deganawida, Joan, Masinissa, and Ashurbanipal)

MIRA: Before the war begins, how about you tell me what the new proposal should be
PERICLES: Anything that heavily benefits us?
MIRA: Only the one that gives us the Incan city of Washington
PERICLES: That’s good! I’ll take that!
ASHURBANIPAL: How about we discuss our future plans
PERICLES: Eww!
ASHURBANIPAL: Not like that! I mean in terms of defence pacts!
PERICLES: Oh ok. After the war, we shall have a defence pact
ASHURBANIPAL: Yes! That sounds good!
JOAN: Hey! Make one with me too!
PERICLES: Yeah, yeah. I’ll have a defence pact with you too
AFONSO: Pericles! I’ve noticed that you have created an Artists Guild in Thebes!
PERICLES: I have?
AFONSO: Portugal is full of artists! My country has decided that we shall give up our independence and join the Greek empire!
PERICLES: Won’t you lose your immortality?
JUSTINIAN: You don’t lose your immortality unless you die from unnatural causes
PERICLES: Really?
AFONSO: Yes! So...do you need any help around the palace? I can cook!
PERICLES: Uhh...sure...whatever you want!
AFONSO: Yay!
NEBUCHADREZZAR: And so, the death of another civilization happens
AFONSO: Death is such a negative word
PERICLES: Ok! Future deals and forgotten independences finished?
ALL: Yeah!
PERICLES: Alright! Let’s storm Timbuktu! For Hellenism!
ALL: For Hellenism!
NEBUCHADREZZAR: Uhh...for Naghualism?
JUSTINIAN: Why don’t you just convert already...
PERICLES: Alright! Here we go!

(Enter Franco)

FRANCO: STOP!
ALL: ?
FRANCO: I demand you all to make peace with Mansa Musa!
ALL: HAHAHAHA!
FRANCO: Hmm...maybe this wasn’t such a good idea
JOAN: We will make sure to destroy you next
FRANCO: Uh oh...I’m outta here!

(Exit Franco)

PERICLES: Anyway...TO BATTLE!
ALL: RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

(Enter Mansa Musa)

MANSA: You will never take me alive!
HATSHEPSUT: Pericles!
PERICLES: I’m on it!
MANSA: Ah! Pericles! You shall never beat my swordplay! (Waves sword around fancily)
PERICLES: Your right! I cannot! (Takes out a gun)
MANSA: What the hell? That’s cheating!
PERICLES: Go in that conveniently placed jail cell over there and stay there! (Locks Mansa in a jail cell)
MANSA: You haven’t heard the last of me!
MIRA: Master!
PERICLES: Mira? You shouldn’t be out in the battlefield!
MIRA: We won! We won!
MANSA: That’s impossible!
MIRA: The Greek army captured the city!
HATSHEPSUT: Thank me for that!
ASHURBANIPAL: No fair, your way to overpowered
PERICLES: Deal with it

(Enter Huayna)

HUAYNA: Ah ha! I see you have captured Timbuktu!
DEGANAWIDA: No help from you
HUAYNA: We have a date inside the holy temple, have you forgotten?
JUSTINIAN: Whoa! I never knew you were that type of...
HUAYNA: Bah! You know what I mean! Pericles and your Advisors! Deganawida! Joan of Arc! Get in there!
HATSHEPSUT: What does he want?
NICOLAOS: He’s talking about the Confucianism symbol. The people he called were the people present on the day the Confucianism symbol went missing
MIRA: He’s not going to interrogate us...is he?
NICOLAOS: He’s a suspect too, he can’t interrogate us
MIRA: Then what’s he planning to do?
PERICLES: Let’s go in and find out.
HATSHEPSUT: I’ll handle things out here

(Move to Judaism Holy Temple. Enter Pericles, Mira, Nicolaos, Deganawida, Joan, and Huayna)

HUAYNA: All our advisors that day were inspected but since your advisors were the last people to see the symbol, they will come too
MIRA: I didn’t take anything!
NICOLAOS: Mira, it’s no use to argue
MIRA: *whine*
HUAYNA: Anyway...BEHOLD! I give you...the JUDAISM SYMBOL!
DEGANAWIDA: The final symbol...right?
HUAYNA: Yes! The only thing keeping us from Armageddon
JOAN: You intend for all of us to watch the symbol?
HUAYNA: Yes! So that we won’t be suspicious that Pericles has control over the city
PERICLES: ...
MIRA: How long do we have to do this for?
JOAN: I don’t know! This is all a big waste of time!
PERICLES: Ask someone to lock it up or something!
HUAYNA: No! No one will touch this symbol
MIRA: You touched it earlier
DEGANAWIDA: Yeah, she’s right
HUAYNA: Perhaps a length of silence will do us good
JOAN: Fine by me
NICOLAOS: ...yeah

(10 minutes later)

PERICLES: Is it just me, or is the crowd outside getting louder?
DEGANAWIDA: It is...!

(Enter Hatshepsut)

HATSHEPSUT: Pericles! Someone made the people restless! They are violently revolting now!
PERICLES: What?!? Who?!?
HATSHEPSUT: I don’t know! I think it was a spy!

(Enter Angry Mob)

MOB: There they are!
MOB: Let’s get em!

(The stampede of people run around the temple)

PERICLES: Aaaargh!
MIRA: I can’t see anything!
NICOLAOS: (She will make her move now...where is she...?)

(Exit some people. Enter some people)

DEGANAWIDA: Where are you guys???
HUAYNA: THE SYMBOL IS GONE!
MIRA: WHAT?!?
DEGANAWIDA: Are you kidding me???
HUAYNA: Shut down the city! Don’t let anybody in or out of the city!!!!!
JUSTINIAN: We’re currently in the process of doing that!

(Exit some people. Enter some people)

HUAYNA: Aaaaargh! This is madness!
MIRA: No this is...!
HUAYNA: Don’t say it!
MIRA: Fine...
NICOLAOS: (And I have my eye on you, Joan of Arc. I know you took it!)
JOAN: Come on! Let’s get out of here!
NICOLAOS: Oh no you don’t!
JOAN: Hey! Don’t stop me while I’m trying to avoid getting trampled!
NICOLAOS: Take your armour off!
JOAN: Now is not the time for that!
NICOLAOS: You have a shirt underneath! Now take off the armour and show me your pockets!
JOAN: Fine! Fine! (Take’s off armour) Happy?
NICOLAOS: What...! But...you’re supposed to have the symbol! I kept my eye on you the whole time! I saw your hand brush the altar!
JOAN: You’re crazy! I don’t have the symbol!!!!!
HUAYNA: Where is the symbol!!!!!
JUSTINIAN: We need to calm these people down!
JOAN: Huh? Is that Huayna?
NICOLAOS: They sound like they are in there somewhere!
MIRA: I think I know how to calm these people down!
HUAYNA: Then go! GO!

(Mira dashes out of the crowd and towards the jail cell with Mansa.)

MIRA: Mansa!
PERICLES: Mira! I found you!
MANSA: What do you want?
MIRA: You have to calm these people down!
PERICLES: I’ll let you be mayor of the city! And you won’t die!
MANSA: Hmm...

(Enter Angry Mob)

MIRA: Hurry up!!!
MANSA: Let me out of this cage and I agree

(Pericles releases Mansa from his cage)

MANSA: People of Timbuktu! It is I! Mansa Musa!

(Crowd quiets down)

MANSA: Stop revolting! I will be the mayor of Timbuktu!

(Crowd cheers)

JUSTINIAN: Well! They sure love him
HUAYNA: But where’s the symbol?!?
JUSTINIAN: You lost the symbol?!?
ASHURBANIPAL: You lost the final symbol!?!?!?!?!?
MASINISSA: We’re doomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HUAYNA: We need to search each civilian and every inch of the city!
MANSA: Ok everyone, please form a long line and allow military to check you
HUAYNA: How long will it take for a complete search?
SOLDIER: Sir! We have finished the search!
HUAYNA: That fast?
SOLDIER: We have checked everyone in this city! We checked every building and street!
ASHURBANIPAL: And the symbol?
JUSTINIAN: The symbol is gone!!!
HUAYNA: Where the hell is the Judaism symbol?!????

To Be Continued

Will it take too long to finish?

I've really enjoyed this so far, but it's getting boring chapter after chapter (but that's natural though, more things to write/tell less room for comedy).

Still, I want to see the end of it right away

There's only 2 more chapters left

It was set for mastery victory but...since I've already almost achieved world peace, even I've gotten bored of playing this game

Still...just 2 chapters, that's for sure

subscribing, although a bit late about it

I like what I've read so far (I'm up to chapter 5 & WW1)

The first 3 chapter's are worth the whole story. I'm still here because I want to see how it ends, more than having fun by doing so.

Didn't think a Civ story could be that funny, lol

(Carbuncle Palace. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

MIRA: There seems to be an awkward silence...
HATSHEPSUT: Yeah! Because the floor we’re standing on may explode along with our entire planet!
PERICLES: Rash decisions and anger is not going to get us anywhere
NICOLAOS: And...we have to realize that we can’t just have our army storming every other city until we find the symbols
HATSHEPSUT: If everyone here is honest...I think we can safely conclude that Huayna, Jona, or Deganawida has the symbols
PERICLES: Look, how about we all just take a vote on who we think contains the symbols
NICOLAOS: A vote! Brilliant!
MIRA: What happens if none of them have the symbols?
NICOLAOS: And you haven’t heard from your father in a while
MIRA: You think he stole them?
PERICLES: No. I just have this feeling that...
HATSHEPSUT: ...We will be going down a dead end by chasing him?
PERICLES: Precisely
MIRA: I like the vote idea, everyone for it?
ALL: Yep
NICOLAOS: Here, I have a hat
MIRA: And some paper over here!
HATSHEPSUT: Am I supposed to give pencils or something?
PERICLES: That would have made it harmonious...
HATSHEPSUT: Well sooooorry!
MIRA: I have pencils here

(The 4 of them write names and put them in Nicolaos’s hat)

NICOLAOS: Now let’s draw these babies...
MIRA: You shouldn’t draw on babies
NICOLAOS: ...uhh...anyway...the first one is a vote for Huayna.
NICOLAOS: The second is a vote for Jona.
NICOLAOS: The third one is a vote for Huayna
HATSHEPSUT: I have a feeling that this vote will bring us where we started
MIRA: How?
NICOLAOS: The forth vote is for Jona
HATSHEPSUT: Wow! Big whoop! We just eliminated Deganawida from our list of suspects!
NICOLAOS: Ok, I’m going to say that I voted for Jona
MIRA: Huh? Why?
NICOLAOS: Because! I’m 100% sure she has them!
MIRA: That’s not a reason!
NICOLAOS: Then who did YOU vote for?
MIRA: I voted for Huayna!
NICOLAOS: And why?
MIRA: Because they are meanies!
NICOLAOS: That’s an even worse reason! And their cautious with us not furious!
MIRA: Who did you guys vote for?
HATSHEPSUT: Well...
PERICLES: I prefer not to say
HATSHEPSUT: Yeah, if he can deny it then so can I
NICOLAOS: What’s with you two...?
MIRA: Pericles? Did you vote for Huayna because you...
NICOLAOS: Then why is Hatshepsut denying the fact that she voted for Jona?
HATSHEPSUT: Because...because...
PERICLES: Because she didn’t vote for Jona. I did.
NICOLAOS: What!
MIRA: No! Not you too!
PERICLES: I, too, heavily suspect Jona
MIRA: Why?
NICOLAOS: There’s no why in that! That’s who he voted for!
HATSHEPSUT: Then I guess it’s no surprise to you guys that I voted for Huayna
MIRA: Why would you hide something like that?
HATSHEPSUT: Mind your own business!
PERICLES: Alright, because we need some action here, I propose that we go storm Paris
MIRA: Attacking the French?!? That will have serious diplomatic consequences!
NICOLAOS: If we don’t find those symbols, the world will be a serious diplomatic consequence!
PERICLES: Then I propose that we bring an army of 1 rifleman
NICOLAOS: 1 rifleman?!? Who’s gonna be that?
PERICLES: Me

(Paris. Enter Pericles with a Rifle, and Advisors)

NICOLAOS: Do you think that civilians will get suspicious of you holding a rifle into the palace?
PERICLES: Half of the population here is Greek!
MIRA: Wow, we were that close. I just hope we made the right decision
PERICLES: I’m sure we did. Let’s do this!
HATSHEPSUT: Please don’t yell that so loudly, the civilians are looking at us. Even the Greek ones
NICOLAOS: The Greek ones are waving at us
HATSHEPSUT: Well...that’s still too much attention

(Move to French Palace. Enter all present before)

PERICLES: The...throne is empty
NICOLAOS: Where would she be at a time like this?
HATSHEPSUT: Do you hear something?
MIRA: This place is creepy...for some reason
NICOLAOS: I hear...sounds...like bugs flying into a bug zapper
PERICLES: Sounds more like electricity flying through the air
HATSHEPSUT: When did we invent electricity? Or bug zappers?
MIRA: Let’s cast aside the logic behind that and enter that very bright room over there
NICOLAOS: Whoa!
PERICLES: That seems to be a very bright blue light coming from that room!
HATSHEPSUT: Hey! Hey! You don’t think she’s building the Armageddon device in there?!?
PERICLES: !!!!! Let’s hurry!!!!!

(They all burst into the room to see Joan holding a large sphere of light)

JOAN: P-Pericles!
PERICLES: Drop whatever that is!
NICOLAOS: He has a gun!

(Enter ???)

???: Your too late, Pericles!
HATSHEPSUT: Agh! It’s the creeper again!
???: There is only one more symbol to add to the pot, Pericles, before the world will come crumbling down!
NICOLAOS: ...W-what would you achieve in seeing the worlds end?!?
???: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You know me, boy; I am Pericles father, conqueror of planets!
NICOLAOS: Pericles!
???: Yes, Pericles, do you remember yet? Is your memory back yet? Do you remember those 5 planets’ I destroyed?
PERICLES: I...I...
???: Foolish child, a pity your memory has not returned yet
PERICLES: S-shut up!

(Pericles fires at the figure, but the bullet passes right through him)

???: HAHAHA! Is that the best you can do?
PERICLES: W-what are you?!?
???: Hush now, boy, and give me the Judaism symbol
NICOLAOS: What are you smoking?
???: I could ask you the same thing
NICOLAOS: We don’t have the symbol!
???: HAHA! You are a very bad liar
MIRA: He is, isn’t he? We actually DO have the symbol

(Mira takes out the Judaism symbol from her jacket)

NICOLAOS: Yes! HAHA! Eat that!
HATSHEPSUT: There’s no way you can kill us to get that symbol!
???: I’m afraid casualties are not required
MIRA: You’re right

(Mira walks towards Joan with the symbol)

NICOLAOS: ...hey...what’s going on here?!?
HATSHEPSUT: Mira! What are you doing!
PERICLES: Mira?

(Mira gives the symbol to Joan)

MIRA: I’m sorry!
???: Ah hahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHA! Who has the upper hand now???

(Joan inserts the symbol into the sphere. The sphere begins to move around and change shape)

NICOLAOS: Pericles! Use the gun!
HATSHEPSUT: Shoot her!
PERICLES:...(Aims the gun at Joan)
JOAN: Pericles! Stop! You don’t know what you’re doing!
PERICLES: What makes you say that?
JOAN: Your memory! If only you had it...
MIRA: She’s not building an Armageddon maker!
NICOLAOS: Shut up, traitor!
MIRA: *whimper*
JOAN: Pericles! You have to trust me!
PERICLES: Why should I?
???: HAHAHAHAHAHA! 15 more seconds until it’s done!
HATSHEPSUT: Are you aware that your voice is really annoying?
NICOLAOS: Pericles! Fire the gun!
JOAN: Pericles! Just trust me!
HATSHEPSUT: Do it!
???: 10...9...8
MIRA: Don’t do it!
???: 7.....6......
HATSHEPSUT: Stop that!
???: 5...4....3
NICOLAOS: PERICLES!!!!!!!!!!!
PERICLES: Uhh....
???: 2...1...!

(The loud sound of a gunshot fills the room)

???: NO! NO!
NICOLAOS: Did he do it?
MIRA: Pericles...no...

(The dust settles and it’s clear as day. A large bullet hole now stains the side wall)

NICOLAOS: No!
PERICLES: I...I trusted her...
???: HAHAHAHAHA! YES! WHAT A FOOL!
JOAN: I’m sorry, but the joke’s on YOU! (Joan pulls a sword from where the sphere used to stand)
???: NO! NO! YOU WRENCH!
HATSHEPSUT: Wow, what strong language
NICOLAOS: The Armageddon device is a sword?
JOAN: Hah! You really thought I was building that?

(Exit ???)

PERICLES: Can someone please tell me what’s going on here?
JOAN: Sure! This is a ghost slayer, a holy sword made from the treasures of this planet. It can slay ghosts
PERICLES: What about the Armageddon device?
JOAN: You can make that too...I guess...I suppose that’s what your father thought I was making
NICOLAOS: Hey, hey...can someone explain this in simple, easy terms?
JOAN: Sure! I’m not evil and neither is Mira.
PERICLES: And you made the sword for...?
JOAN: You, of course (hands Pericles the sword)
PERICLES: Wow! This feels awesome!
JOAN: It’s the only sword that can slay your father
NICOLAOS: So you’re saying that you were actually helping him?
JOAN: Yep!
NICOLAOS: Wow...I suddenly feel...so...
HATSHEPSUT: Idiotic?
MIRA: Can I...come out now?
NICOLAOS: *Stare*
MIRA: Unnng...don’t give me those angry looks...
PERICLES: The least you could have done was to tell us...
MIRA: ...
JOAN: She’s a spy from us, to make sure you’re not doing anything that may spoil the mission
PERICLES: What mission?!?
MIRA: The one that you came to this planet for!
PERICLES: Stupid memory! Come back already!
NICOLAOS: Why don’t I know any of this?
JOAN: Because we only met you in that small village in chapter 1
NICOLAOS: Thanks for making me feel insignificant
PERICLES: Can you tell me who I really am now?
JOAN: Sure. Actually, I thought you had your memory back when you started calling me Jona
PERICLES: You’re saying that’s your real name? Seriously?
JONA: I know I’m horrible at choosing code names
PERICLES: What’s my real name?
JONA: Uhh...Pericles
PERICLES: Darn it!
HATSHEPSUT: Can you tell us who Pericles is now?
JONA: I have one more thing to do before I do that
PERICLES: And what’s that?
JONA: You can come in now!

(Enter Spyros)

SPYROS: Hey guys, miss me?
NICOLAOS: What the hell?
MIRA: Spyros? SPYROS!

(Mira runs up to Spyros, gives him a hug, and starts crying)

PERICLES: Now I’m really confused
SPYROS: If you didn’t make that big a deal out of my supposed death then...you won’t be confused
JONA: His memory still isn’t back
SPYROS: Still?
PERICLES: Ok, now can you tell me who I am and who are you guys?
SPYROS: Don’t you want to hear about my supposed death?
PERICLES: Fine
JONA: Actually, I was the one that shot Spyros with the sleeper dart
SPYROS: I really thought I was dying from that
PERICLES: Wait...wasn’t the dart aimed for me?
JONA: It was windy that day
SPYROS: Jona just had some of those French spies in Carbunculus bring my coffin to Paris
JONA: I felt that Spyros would have been a better help over here than with you
SPYROS: I couldn’t just get up and leave you guys, so we faked my death
MIRA: Why didn’t you *sniff* tell me?
SPYROS: I’m sorry to make you suffer. It wasn’t my intention to form relationships on this planet
NICOLAOS: You like each other?
HATSHEPSUT: If you couldn’t have figured that one out by now, then you really are blind
NICOLAOS: Hey...I solved a bunch of other stuff
PERICLES: Now that that’s all aside, who are we?
JONA: Right, right. Come this way and I’ll tell you all

PERICLES: Wow...
JONA: Eh heh...
SPYROS: So are you guys gonna do all that romance stuff or what?
PERICLES: Well...
NICOLAOS: I can film this grand occasion!
PERICLES: On second thought...I would prefer later
MIRA: Jona, your blushing again
JONA: Not again...
PERICLES: Why did you two come to this planet?
SPYROS: To save your butt, of course
JONA: News came in that your rocket had crashed
SPYROS: So me and Jona went to investigate
JONA: Spyros was the one who joined your Greek tribe to check up on you
SPYROS: And because we were supposed to act like we just met you, Jona couldn’t join us because she would start blushing and stuttering and it would completely blow our cover
JONA: Well excuuuuuuuse me!
PERICLES: Why did I lose my memory?
SPYROS: I dunno! From the crash? My job was to guide you to finish your mission, memory or not
JONA: We realized that in case Spyros had to...leave you guys permanently, we had to tell one other person
SPYROS: Yeah. And I chose Mira
MIRA: I wonder why...?
SPYROS: You kept yapping in my ear about random things from the moment we met!
PERICLES: Did you pick her because you thought she was cute?
SPYROS: Me? ME?!? No...! Of course not!
JONA: You know that you’re starting to blush now
MIRA: Aww! You’re so cute!
SPYROS: Rrrrrragh!
JONA: Well? Shall we go find your father now?
PERICLES: I guess that you will be joining me from now on
JONA: I was always by your side since you “met” me!
PERICLES: I guess so. I still want to unify this world and create world peace.
JONA: World peace, hmm? I guess we can do that before we go home
SPYROS: Yeah! Let me get back to war!
PERICLES: Haha...maybe wait a day or two for me to...absorb all of this
JONA: Lets go, and complete this world together.

(Carbuncle Palace. Enter Pericles, Jona, Spyros, Mira, Nicolaos, and Hatshepsut)

SPYROS: Wow! It’s been a while since I came in here! I see you finally made it into a palace!
JONA: I think I like my palace better
PERICLES: Let’s get back to business. You can all go do your advisor things
NICOLAOS: Right!

(Exit Nicolaos)

MIRA: You got it!

(Exit Mira)

SPYROS: So I can have my old advisor duties back now?
HATSHEPSUT: Am I some sort of substitute to you?
SPYROS: Yeah, basically
HATSHEPSUT: WHAAAAAAAAAT?
SPYROS: I can do MY advisor duties now!
HATSHEPSUT: No, they are MY advisor duties!
PERICLES: Can’t you just share duties?
SPYROS & HATSHEPSUT: NO!
PERICLES: *Sigh*
JONA: And what am I supposed to do?
PERICLES: Whatever I do
JONA: Which is...?
PERICLES: I dunno!
JONA: O_o
SPYROS: Hey, Pericles! There’s some leaders headed towards here!
JONA: Who are they?
HATSHEPSUT: I dunno! They seem to be getting alot of things thrown at them!

(Enter Mira)

MIRA: Pericles! The Spanish empire was destroyed by Suleiman!
PERICLES: I see. That’s too bad; I was planning to burn down Madrid

(Enter Nicolaos)

NICOLAOS: And I have come back to tell you no news what-so-ever!
PERICLES: And what, exactly, is the point of that?
NICOLAOS: Everyone was up here so I didn’t want to be left out!
SPYROS: Hey! I think I recognize those 3 leaders that are coming up here!

(Enter Julius, Suleiman, and Willem)

HATSHEPSUT: Hey! It’s those 3 leaders’ we were planning to destroy!
JULIUS: Oh no! That young kid is back!
SPYROS: HAHA! Now I can insult you with salad jokes!
JULIUS: Anything but that!!!
PERICLES: Why have you come here?
SULEIMAN: We have come to beg for mercy
HATSHEPSUT: But we haven’t even attacked you yet!
PERICLES: Didn’t you just destroy Spain? You should have at least a good sized army...
SULEIMAN: Franco’s defenders were very pathetic
PERICLES: How pathetic?
SULEIMAN: The defenders in Thebes could take over Madrid
PERICLES: The 3 riflemen in Thebes could take over Madrid???
SPYROS: Wow we should have destroyed them earlier!
WILLEM: Is there anything we could to do to stop you from attacking us?
PERICLES: I attack you guys so you can’t attack my friends!
JONA: He’s going for world peace
JULIUS: Hmm...world peace you say?
SULEIMAN: I like that idea!
PERICLES: Then convert to Hellenism
WILLEM: No way!
PERICLES: Then I must destroy you
SULEIMAN: Be reasonable!
MIRA: Hey! I think I have an idea!

(Babylon. Enter Pericles, Nebuchadnezzar, Justinian, Suleiman, Willem, Julius, Jona, Spyros, and Advisors)

SPYROS: I have a big problem here
MIRA: What is it?
SPYROS: Notice where it says “Enter Pericles” and so on
MIRA: mmhmm?
SPYROS: Why am I not an advisor?
HATSHEPSUT: Because that’s MY job
SPYROS: It’s MINE!
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: I hope that you didn’t come here to argue about imaginary text that is floating above what I am saying?
PERICLES: Ahem! Mira...?
MIRA: Yes! Well! Because the Greek empire wants to create world peace
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: World peace! Interesting!
JUSTINIAN: Very!
PERICLES: Why are you here?
JUSTINIAN: Any event with my vassal goes through me as well!
MIRA: Anyway...! For our world peace to work, Hellenist’s believe that these three leaders should be destroyed
JULIUS: Cruel, those Hellenist’s
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: Are you saying you want me destroyed as well?
MIRA: Not at all! Actually, we propose that Rome, Turkey, and the Netherlands join the Babylonian empire!
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: What? You mean it?
SULEIMAN: Yes!
WILLEM: Take us!
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: Of course! I accept!
ALL: Hurray!
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: I have another proposal!
SULEIMAN: Don’t feed us to the lions!
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: I want to join the Byzantium Empire!
MIRA: What? Even with your total of 6 cities?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: Yes! I believe that our Naghualism society will not blend with all the rest of the Hellenist societies
PERICLES: You want us to adopt something like Atheist?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: I want to join Justinian and create a country where all religions are accepted!
PERICLES: We could convince the world to do that!
JUSTINIAN: Yes! Brilliant! But for now, I accept your offer!
ALL: Hurray!
MIRA: Now both the Greek and Byzantium have 10 cities
JUSTINIAN: Pericles, because you want world peace, you have earned a +12 relations with Byzantium
PERICLES: Terrific! I hope that our nations will get along until the end of time!
SPYROS: Yeah! I can feel the world peace already!
MIRA: But...we still have one more problem to take care of before we can officially call this world, unified
HATSHEPSUT: There’s still one more war?
SULEIMAN: Yeah, the Huayna vs. Montezuma war
JUSTINIAN: I believe that we should call in all the other civilizations to talk about this matter and our decision on world peace

(10 minutes later. Enter Ashurbanipal, Deganawida, and Masinissa)

ASHURBANIPAL: So what’s this talk about world peace?
PERICLES: We’re unifying this world
MASINISSA: I’m 100% for this idea!
DEGANAWIDA: Why don’t we all adopt Atheist?
JONA: To calm religious wars?
DEGANAWIDA: Exactly! But...I just realized something!
PERICLES: What?
DEGANAWIDA: What happened to all that Armageddon buzz? It seems like it just...disappeared after last week
JONA: Uhh...
PERICLES: It was all a hoax
JUSTINIAN: Of course it was!
DEGANAWIDA: Probably started from that rat, Huayna
PERICLES: Now that we’ve all bonded and adopted Atheist, what shall we do about the last problem?
MASINISSA: What’s the last problem?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR: The Aztec-Inca war
PERICLES: What shall we do about that?
MASINISSA: Propose peace to both sides and live in peace!
DEGANAWIDA: Destroy one side!
MASINISSA: Well...that’s ok as well
DEGANAWIDA: Let’s destroy the Inca’s!
ALL: *mumbling*
PERICLES: I, for one, think that is a great idea!
JUSTINIAN: I don’t mind having some land to connect my new cities
ASHURBANIPAL: And Montezuma is a good friend of ours, after all
PERICLES: Then it’s settled! Let us all begin our war preparations and attack the Inca’s!
MIRA: Our final battle! Let’s make this one count!
JUSTINIAN: I will go tell Montezuma our plan and have him convert to Atheist
PERICLES: And the rest of you, go home and prepare for our biggest battle yet!
MASINISSA: No, our biggest battle would be if we attacked you
PERICLES: ...
MASINISSA: Uhh...hypothetically, of course
PERICLES: That better be hypothetical.