40 Civilizations: The Quest for Power

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter Pericles, Spyros, and Nicolaos)

PERICLES: Nice to be with everyone again
NICOLAOS: But wheres Mira?
SPYROS: Probebly complaining about her bleeding hand again

(Enter Mira)

MIRA: It's a WONDERFUL day today!
SPYROS: Every other civilization died out and we inherited all their cities?
MIRA: Even better!
NICOLAOS: You invented mathematics?
MIRA: We've met all the civilizations of the wooooooooooorld!
SPYROS: And?
MIRA: No more work!
SPYROS: You still have to do your foreign advisor duties
MIRA: Nothing is worse than what I've just been through
PERICLES: Ok, ok, let's see the clipboard

(Mira hands over the clipboard)

PERICLES: There are only 30 civs on here
MIRA: Yeah, I couldnt fit all of them
SPYROS: So how many are there in total?
MIRA: Including us, 35
SPYROS: So 5 civilizations died out already without us knowing it?
MIRA: Yeah
SPYROS: Darn, thats boring. I wish one of the Suppiluliuma brothers died
MIRA: That's not very nice
NICOLAOS: So what are you going to do now, Mira?
MIRA: Stay here and do advisor stuff like you guys!
SPYROS: (There goes guy's night out)
PERICLES: Ok, news anyone? Anything important?
SPYROS: Our army is horrible
MIRA: Pacal is pleased with us now. The first civ in the world pleased with us
PERICLES: Ironic that we intended to kill him first
NICOLAOS: And everyone in Carbunculus is sick. Oh, and were building a wonder
PERICLES: What is it?
NICOLAOS: A large, sea statue that will give us gold on the water
SPYROS: Urk, I hate the water
MIRA: It turns the water into gold?
NICOLAOS: Never mind
PERICLES: Alrighty then. Go back to your advisor duties
ADVISORS: Yes, sir!

(Exit Spyros and Nicolaos)

PERICLES: Mira, can I speak with you for a second?
MIRA: Is it about my foreign data? Because I'm NOT GONNA DO IT AGAIN
PERICLES: Calm, calm. I was just thinking (should I get her to analyze the letter? Wait, I dont want to put my advisors in any danger) never mind, you may go
MIRA: Really?
PERICLES: Really and truly
MIRA: Where am I going?
PERICLES: I don't know! Go do something!
MIRA: Like what?
PERICLES: Argh, I don't know, go annoy Spyros or something!
MIRA: OK!

(Exit Mira)

PERICLES: I can't trust my advisors...no matter how they seem. I must find someone to analyze this letter that I know for sure that they didnt write it. But who?

(Carbunculus Entrance. Enter Pericles and Afonso)

AFONSO: Pericles! We need urgent help against the Americans!
PERICLES: Again? You asked me this a few turns ago!
AFONSO: Have you changed your mind yet?
PERICLES: No
AFONSO: Well now I'm annoyed!
PERICLES: Go be annoyed at Lincoln then, your foul odour is clogging my nose
AFONSO: Of all the...!
PERICLES: Shoo, shoo!

(Exit Afonso)

PERICLES: That guy annoys me

(Enter Spyros)

SPYROS: Care for him to be dealt with?
PERICLES: Yeah, I'll just call up someone with a huge army and take him down...(wait a second, thats it!)
SPYROS: You look like you just got a lightbulb, Pericles
PERICLES: I would but we havent invented it yet
SPYROS: Wait, what?
PERICLES: Gotta go somewhere!
SPYROS: Huh? I still havent figured out what a lightbulb is!

(Paris. Enter Pericles, Joan, and Guards)

PERICLES: Well, I'm back!
JOAN: Either your incredibly brave, or incredibly stupid
PERICLES: I'm incredibly brave
JOAN: Care to test your luck?
PERICLES: My luck is very good, thank you very much
JOAN: Ugh. What do you want?
PERICLES: Your army's not doing anything, why don't you go kill Afonso
JOAN: Hah! Afonso is our friend, were not declaring war on him!
PERICLES: Your friends with Afonso?
JOAN: Problem? Is your diplomatic discussion not going to well?
PERICLES: No problem, its time I get to why I really came here. (takes out letter)
JOAN: Whats that?
PERICLES: Its a letter, Jona, I need you to analyze who sent this letter
JOAN: My name is Joan of Arc!
PERICLES: I'll call you something worse if you want
JOAN: Hmph, give me that letter. (snatches letter from Pericles) T-this is a threat letter!
PERICLES: Yeah, it was sent to my...umm...brother
JOAN: It says "To Pericles" at the bottom
PERICLES: Yeah, its a typo, my brothers name is George
JOAN: How do you misspell something that badly???
PERICLES: That's what you will have to find out
JOAN: Fine! I demand bronze working for this
PERICLES: No
JOAN: No?!?
PERICLES: Yeah, no
JOAN: Uhh...ah...umm...fine! I'll do it for free!
PERICLES: Much better

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter all advisors)

MIRA: You seem happy, Spyros
SPYROS: Yeah! A world war finally started!

(Enter Pericles)

PERICLES: What happened??!?!?
NICOLAOS: The Germans founded a new city!
SPYROS: Not that! A world war started! 5 people declared war on the Ethiopians! We going in or what?
PERICLES: Hows our relationship with the Ethiopians?
SPYROS: Eh, its neutral
PERICLES: We will declare war if someone asks us
SPYROS: But thats so boring!
NICOLAOS: The master has spoken!
SPYROS: He's spoken many times! I just never listened to him
PERICLES: Mabye thats why you got the date for Halloween wrong
SPYROS: I didn't get that date wrong! November 24 is a waaaaaay spookier day
NICOLAOS: Carbunculus revolted for that
MIRA: So what do we do now?
PERICLES: You asked me that already!
MIRA: I know! But annoying Spyros gets boring after a while!
SPYROS: It didn't get boring! I pushed you down the well!
MIRA: And I still hurt from that...

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

MIRA: Master! More developments!
PERICLES: Whats up this time?
MIRA: 5 people declared war on Darius!
PERICLES: Hmph, I believe it's time to jump in
MIRA: Your attacking Darius?
PERICLES: And I'm pulling in my friends as well
MIRA: Currently, Joan of Arc, Hatshepsut, and Pacal are pleased with you
PERICLES: Bring them all in

(Enter, Joan, Hatshepsut, and Pacal)

JOAN: About time I saw this palace of yours
HATSHEPSUT: But it's pathetic compared to mine. Did you hear that Egypt was first and you are second?
PERICLES: Yeah, yeah I heard
PACAL: Don't let it get you down, buddy!
PERICLES: Ahem, ANYWAY the reason why I called you all here...
HATSHEPSUT: Your going to make everyone admit that Hatshepsut is the greatest?
PERICLES: No, were going to declare war on Darius
JOAN: He's annoying me right next to my borders, why not, I'm in
HATSHEPSUT: I was getting bored anyway. Count me in too
PACAL: I'm busy
PERICLES: With what?
PACAL: Actually, I was lying, my army is pathetic
HATSHEPSUT: Loser
PACAL: That's not nice
PERICLES: Ok! Everyone but Pacal, lets go formally declare war on Darius!
JOAN: Yeah!
HATSHEPSUT: Why do it formally?
PERICLES: What do you have in mind?

(Persepolis Entrance. Enter Pericles, Hatshepsut, and Joan on an Elephant and Darius)

DARIUS: I refuse to diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie! Oh! friendly troops!
HATSHEPSUT: Ok guys, lets attaaaaaaaaaaaack!
JOAN: Yeah!
DARIUS: WTF? Your all the same! AAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PERICLES: Well...that was very...unformal
JOAN: Comeon Pericles, grab a spear and lets party!
PERICLES: Alriiiiiiight!

(Persian battlefield. Enter Pericles and Mira)

PERICLES: Mira! What the heck are you doing out here???
MIRA: Baaaaaaaaaaaaaad news, master!
PERICLES: What! What?
MIRA: Darius convinced Suleiman and Churchill to declare war on us!
PERICLES: Oh crud. I better get back to Carbunculus
MIRA: Yeah, but your not the only one!
PERICLES: What now?
MIRA: They also convinced the Romans and the Celts to declare war on Hatshepsut!
PERICLES: Hah! That teaches her!
MIRA: What are we going to do about the English and the Ottomans, master?
PERICLES: First, we need to get back home before someone stabs you in the eye

(Suddenly, a crazy screaming man comes from behind holding a spear. Pericles stabs this crazy man in the chest)

PERICLES: See?
MIRA: That...thats so...sad!
PERICLES: It's war! Get used to it!

(Carbunculus Entrance. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

SPYROS: Pericles! What happened! Too much action! Everyone is going mad!
PERICLES: I didn't think 2 people would have declared war on me too!
SPYROS: What did you think? Were at the top of the leaderboard, of course there will be people declaring war on us!
PERICLES: Mira! Any more developments?
MIRA: Wang Kon decided to help us and declared war on Brennus! And Suppiluliuma declared war on Hatshepsut!
PERICLES: Wow I'm happy to be in second
NICOLAOS: Wait! Which Suppiluliuma is it?!?!?
MIRA: How am I supposed to know?!?!? They both look the same!
SPYROS: Agh, this is making my head ache!

(Greek Battlefield. Enter Pericles and Darius)

DARIUS: Pericles! I come with a peace treaty!
PERICLES: Ok. What is it
DARIUS: You give me archery and I pretend that this never happened
PERICLES: Do you believe that I will accept that deal?
DARIUS: Of course!
PERICLES: Keep dreaming! Get lost before I slice you into two
DARIUS: Hmph! I warned you!
PERICLES: No you didn't, you just gave me a terribly bad peace agreement!
DARIUS: Yeah..uhh...well...you will die! AHAHAHAHAH!

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

NICOLAOS: Good news, Pericles! We have advanced to the Classical era!
PERICLES: What does that do?
NICOLAOS: Nothing much, except we can now upgrade our little shack!
PERICLES: Alright! A closer step towards my grand palace!
NICOLAOS: Were calling it a hut. Are you ok with that?
PERICLES: Very ok
NICOLAOS: Good! And also, were making a beeline towards a technology that will grant us our own religion!
SPYROS: Is it Spyri...
NICOLAOS: No
SPYROS: But I havent even finished saying it yet...
NICOLAOS: I have great psychic power!
MIRA: Whoa! Can you read my fortune?
NICOLAOS: Ah...not that psychic power...
MIRA: Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?
NICOLAOS: I don't have that kind of psychic power!
MIRA: Aaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwww.....

(Enter Pacal)

PACAL: Guys! Did you check out that awesome statue outside on the water?
NICOLAOS: It finished? The Colossus finished?
PACAL: If the Colossus is a giant gold statue then...yeah it finished.

(Exit all)

(Carbunculus Beach Area. Enter Pericles, Advisors, and Pacal)

PERICLES: Wow
SPYROS: It...it...looks...like...
MIRA: Candy!
SPYROS: No it does not!
NICOLAOS: Apparently, Seagulls love to poop on it
PERICLES: You built me a Seagull poop attractor?!?!?
NICOLAOS: Ah, it also gives funds from the ocean
PERICLES: Oh I guess thats nice too
SPYROS: Moments like this are actually nice
NICOLAOS: Yeah, dispite theres a crazy Ottoman guy waving a club outside the city while hiding in a forest
SPYROS: Yeah...I'll deal with that tomorrow
MIRA: Hey Pericles!
PERICLES: mmhmm?
MIRA: I wanna show you this! It's really cool! It's the list of the top 5 cities of the world!

To be continued

Next Friday is a for sure update, but theres a chance I might update this again tomorrow. It's all on the first post

Sorry, unable to post an update today. Next update will be next Friday

PS: Almost 1000 views! Thanks to all who bothered to read this! (Or you just accidentally clicked on this thread but I still got your view)

(Carbuncle Hut. Enter Pericles and Spyros)

SPYROS: Once we finish our village hut, we will begin spamming military units
PERICLES: Good
SPYROS: What's your military plan?
PERICLES: I believe that is your job, as our military advisor
SPYROS: Yeah, yeah, I do all the tactical stuff and stuff, but who are we attacking first? Churchill? Darius? Suleiman?
PERICLES: Churchill, of course. He's the most uneducated of the lot
SPYROS: Were attacking him first because he's stupid?
PERICLES: Were attacking him because his tech is horrible. Whats the most modern unit we can achieve?
SPYROS: That would be the...umm...Light Swordsman, under Iron Working
PERICLES: Good. Make a beeline for that
SPYROS: What about your previous plans for building the Olympic Games with Athletics?!?
PERICLES: Oh we are still going for that. Carbunculus will be building it while we spam Light Swordsmen on Churchill
SPYROS: So...
PERICLES: Were researching Athletics first, then Iron Working
SPYROS: Huh?!?!?
PERICLES: You shall see when the time comes
SPYROS: Ah...no...no I can figure this out
PERICLES: I'm sure you can. Now go, our military units need your training
SPYROS: Ah...right...away!

(Exit Spyros)

(Enter Servent)

SERVENT: Did you call, sir?
PERICLES: Yeah, I need to go to Paris
SERVENT: But why, sire? We need you here!
PERICLES: It won't be long. Trust me
SERVENT: Trust you, sire?
PERICLES: Yeah
SERVENT: I'm having difficulty trusting you
PERICLES: Would you like to be excecuted?
SERVENT: ...but I am willing to trust you
PERICLES: Sounds great. I shall be off now.

(Carbunculus Entrance. Enter Pericles and Lincoln)

LINCOLN: Pericles! We request urgent help against Afonso!
PERICLES: Haven't you made peace with them already?
LINCOLN: No
PERICLES: Haven't you learned what my answer is going to be yet?
LINCOLN: No
PERICLES: ...
LINCOLN: ...
PERICLES: Scram!
LINCOLN: But you will help us?
PERICLES: I don't have time for your endless war with Afonso!
LINCOLN: It's not endless! I plan to end it when we win the war
PERICLES: When will that happen?
LINCOLN: When a great meditator announces peace between us and our culture takes them over
PERICLES: Your pathetic culture? Get real!
LINCOLN: Oh, but I am very real. Look, you can touch me
PERICLES: I'm not touching a full grown man!
LINCOLN: You know you want too.........
PERICLES: This conversation drew on longer than I anticipated
LINCOLN: Yes...yes it has. Then I shall be going now. I assume we can count on your help...?
PERICLES: WTF
LINCOLN: OK. Sheesh

(Paris Entrance. Enter Pericles and Suleiman)

SULEIMAN: Pericles! I found you!
PERICLES: Come to try for my life?
SULEIMAN: Actually, how about peace?
PERICLES: Ok. I propose that I introduce you to Abu Bakr and we call it even
SULEIMAN: Deal!
PERICLES: What the....really?
SULEIMAN: Yeah! I just LOVE to meet new people!
PERICLES: Ah...uhh...O...K then

(Exit Suleiman)

PERICLES: Note to self: Kill him later

(Enter Joan)

JOAN: Oh! So your back! War not going well?
PERICLES: I could ask the same
JOAN: Hah! HAHHAHAHA!
PERICLES: I guess its going...well
JOAN: What was your first clue?

(Enter Missionary)

MISSIONARY: Ah! I made it to Paris!
JOAN: And now, your welcome to leave
MISSIONARY: Wait! I bring the Hinduism religion!
JOAN: We don't need a religion!
MISSIONARY: That's not your decision to make
JOAN: What are you saying...
MISSIONARY: (Runs past Joan) Hey French people! Convert to Hinduism!
JOAN: Gah! I'll have you hung for this!

(French crowd begins making excited noises)

MISSIONARY: Yes! Convert to the Hinduism faith!
CROWD: Convert! Convert! Convert!
JOAN: No! No! No!

(Enter Lincoln)

LINCOLN: Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey! Guess what! I made peace with Afonso!
PERICLES: Well, about time
LINCOLN: Yeah.......heeeeey whats going on in here?
JOAN: Nothing that you need to know!
LINCOLN: Well excuuuuuuuse me

(Exit Lincoln)

PERICLES: So, Jona...
JOAN: What? And my name is...
PERICLES: Yeah, yeah. So, is the letter done?

(A stone gets thrown at Joan and Pericles)

JOAN: Agh! Don't forget who your really supposed to be following!
MISSIONARY: Yeah! Don't forget its me!
CROWD: Hinduism! Hinduism! Hinduism!
JOAN: Gaaaaaaah!
PERICLES: So...the letter?
JOAN: Yeah, yeah! It's done!
PERICLES: Cool! So can I have it?
JOAN: I'm busy! Come back later!
CROWD: Anarchy!!!!!!!!!
JOAN: No! No anarchy!
CROWD: RAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
JOAN: Gah! Don't make me cut you all down!
PERICLES: Yeah, I'll just...come back later then

(Carbuncle Hut. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

MIRA: Pericles! I have great news!
PERICLES: Yeah?
MIRA: Some great engineer named Samuel was born in Carbunculus!
PERICLES: Great! Now we can rush the Olympic Games when we begin construction!
SPYROS: And allow us to build more units!
MIRA: Hurray!

(Carbuncle Hut. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

NICOLAOS: Sire! I have even more good news!
PERICLES: What is it?
NICOLAOS: We managed to get Iron Working from Franco!
PERICLES: And we got iron? We have so much space that its just natural that we...
NICOLAOS: Nope, no iron
PERICLES: NONE?!?!?
NICOLAOS: None at all.
PERICLES: Any iron nearby?
NICOLAOS: Well theres some unclaimed iron 2 tiles away from Uruk
PERICLES: Great! Go sign a peace treaty with Churchill. Were attacking Gilgamesh. Spyros!
SPYROS: Yes?
PERICLES: Begin to spam Spearmen
SPYROS: Alright, Pericles

(Exit Spyros)

NICOLAOS: There is a slight chance that the Korean's culture may take over the iron
PERICLES: But Wang Kon doesnt even have 1 culture upgrade yet!
NICOLAOS: That's true
PERICLES: So we build 1 or 2 culture buildings and WHAM! We have iron!
MIRA: Attacking Gilgamesh has 1 foreign problem
PERICLES: And whats that?
MIRA: Joan of Arc is good friends with Gilgamesh. And so is Pacal
PERICLES: That's not important, they will get over it eventually
MIRA: Sure?
PERICLES: Positive. Just make a death stack and I'll see you again soon
NICOLAOS: Yes, sire
MIRA: Right away!

(The Olympic Plaza: Carbunculus. Enter Pericles and Advisors)

MIRA: Wow!
SPYROS: That Samuel can sure finish a job fast
NICOLAOS: Yeah! He finished the Olympic Games in 1 turn! Compared to 18 turns!
MIRA: What does the Olympic Games do to our city?
PERICLES: Well...there will be no madness in our population anymore
MIRA: Wow! That's awesome!
NICOLAOS: And also, we founded Hellinism
MIRA: Cool! Our own religion!
NICOLAOS: And we got one of those guys that spread religion
PERICLES: Ah, I don't want to deal with the anarchy, were about to declare war on Gilgamesh
MIRA: Aww...so...later?
PERICLES: Actually, I'm not up for spamming Missionary's to spread Hellinism
MIRA: But our own religion is so cooooooooooool!
PERICLES: I know...I know. Mabye I'll change my mind later on
MIRA: Whoopie!
NICOLAOS: So what are you gonna do with the missionary we currently have?
PERICLES: Agh, just give it to Pacal
MIRA: Alright! Your first follower!
PERICLES: You think Pacal's gonna spread it?
NICOLAOS: I doubt it. But we might be lucky
SPYROS: Pericles! We currently have 8 Spearmen
PERICLES: Build a few more, we need atleast 12. Gilgamesh's army is looking pretty strong, even though he is only using Spearmen. We have to take him down before he discovers the iron sitting infront of his face

(Uruk. Enter Pericles, Spyros, Army, and Gilgamesh)

GILGAMESH: Whoa! That's a nice looking army!
PERICLES: Thanks! Your head would look good on a pole!
GILGAMESH: Yes, yes it would. My head would look good on anything
PERICLES: ...
GILGAMESH: What? Is there something on my face?
PERICLES: YOUR HEAD WOULD LOOK GOOD ON A POLE!
GILGAMESH: Yes it would
PERICLES: And you head would have NO BODY ATTACHED!
GILGAMESH: Gasp! This is war!
PERICLES: I know! That was what I have been trying to say!
GILGAMESH: My army objects to your declaration! Go archer! Attack his spearman stack!

(An archer runs up and attacks the Greek Army. He is immediatly defeated)

GILGAMESH: Whoa! I need to rethink my battle plan
PERICLES: You think?!?
SPYROS: At your word, Pericles
PERICLES: Alright. ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(War commences. Gilgamesh's army is slain)

GILGAMESH: My army! You will never take this city as long as I stand here!

(Spyros runs up and stabs Gilgamesh with a spear)

SPYROS: There. Now we can take this city
PERICLES: Good show. Good show.

(Enter Lincoln)

LINCOLN: Hey Gilgamesh!
SPYROS: He's dead!
LINCOLN: Oh. Well...since your here....
PERICLES: Yeah?
LINCOLN: Could you help us defeat Afonso?
PERICLES: Not this again! You just made a peace treaty then declared war on him again a bit later!
LINCOLN: Your point?
PERICLES: My point?!?!?!? MY POINT IS.....hey.....did it suddenly get darker?
SPYROS: Hey yeah, it did

(Enter Mira and Nicolaos)

MIRA: It's happening! It's happening! Right next to us!!!!!
PERICLES: What? Whats happening?!?!?
LINCOLN: Whoa! Look up there!

(Suddenly, a giant hand comes out of the clouds)

MIRA: Eeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
SPYROS: Don't worry, Mira! I'll protect you!
NICOLAOS: It's...It's...ITS HEADED FOR KOREA!

(The giant hand smashes onto Seoul. The city then crumbles into a decay)

(Enter Wang Kon)

WANG KON: It's true! It's true!
PERICLES: Wang Kon!
WANG KON: Oh...why did my civilization have to be so weak!

(The giant hand appears right ontop of Pericles)

SPYROS: Pericles! Watch out!

(Pericles dives out of the way and watches Wang Kon get picked up by the hand)

WANG KON: GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

(Exit Wang Kon)

MIRA: He's...he's...
SPYROS: Agh...
NICOLAOS: He's gone!
LINCOLN: Urgh...
PERICLES: Uhh...uhh...the sky...it's...clear again
MIRA: Hes right. The sky is clear now
LINCOLN: Its over?
NICOLAOS: I wonder if Pacal saw it
SPYROS: Probably not as close as we did!
MIRA: I-I didn't think it would be that scary
PERICLES: And no one mourns the fact that Gilgamesh just died
LINCOLN: Who?
PERICLES: I guess we will have to keep watch of our scores now.
MIRA: I think Abu Bakr isnt in the top 30 civilizations. Our friend Pacal is really close to the bottom as well
PERICLES: Hmph. I'd like to put this event out of my head
SPYROS: How about you focus on those angry Sumerians?

(Pericles turns around to see the inhabitants of Uruk)

PERICLES: Uhh...citizens of Uruk!...
URUK CROWD: We don't care! Let us free!

(Uruk Crowd starts to throw rocks)

LINCOLN: Ow! I'm not even Greek!
MIRA: Would this be a good time to tell you to build a settler?
PERICLES: Riots hurt!
MIRA: I guess not...

O.o

Giglamesh deserved to die... for settling such a poor city!! Settling one tile south would make the city river-side, coastal, and at influential culture, you would also have stone and marble!!

Oh well. Good going for your early war! I anticipate completely insane diplomacy, and fascinating rebellions in the distant future!