Part 72: Morcubusted

When last we left our heroes, they were preparing to hook up four switches to this windmill here.



I see Morcubus decorates his fortress of evil with oversized statues of himself. But I digress.



It seems best to arrange the axles and belts and gears in such a way so as not to obstruct the gate we're attempting to open.



On the other hand, as long as we don't block the entrance we're free to make a tremendous mess.





And we're in!



We'll just trot down to this end of the inner courtyard and blithely pick whatever this is for Poppy.



AAAAAAA no no Sam's fine



Seriously, look at this hilarious mess.





Buddy cheers. Goth Boy plays with his pet spider. Gotta maintain his Spooky cred.





Wuh oh.



WUH oh.



: You want to tell me why you're trying to break into my impenetrable fortress of evil?

: We're here for the ancient book, Morcubus! We know you have it in there somewhere!







doop de doo oh hey here he comes



: Here, here you go. Here's your book. Mazel Tov. Next time, maybe just ask before you go breaking down the door.

: Oh, um... thanks.

: Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm a little busy repairing my gate. *ahem*





Morcubus stops dead.

Pause.



: It's true. The very meaning of all existence lies in the pages of this ancient tome. This is a very powerful book!





: The vile Morcubus commands that you return his book immediately!



Lyndsay and Goth Boy head out.



: Thanks for the book, Mr. Morculus!

: It's Morcu-BUS! Grrr...

Buddy heads out.







All right! Time to discover the meaning of existence! We meet up outside Goth Boy's house.

: Is it a good book? Does it have lots of pictures?



: What?

: It's completely blank. There's nothing in the book at all!

: Oh. Um, what does that mean?

: I guess it means I was right. There really is no great purpose in life. It's all just chaos.



oh, here we go with the after-school special

: We tamed the wild Yuki...

: We put a smile on Zombie Carl's face! And we helped a nice old lady sell her cookies!

: We did all that? Huh. I guess we did. And I... I made some new friends...







: Doesn't mean it's not right!

: Wow. Wow. I need to go write some seriously deep poetry...



Goth Boy leaves. Lyndsay turns to Sam and Buddy.

: Ha ha! Well, everyone's happier now.



Still the best Buddy.



And, with that, the sun sets on Spookane. You'd think they'd like that, but no, they all go to bed when it gets dark. Poseurs!



Where should Sam and his friends go next? The Royal Academy (bell), the Uncharted Isle (dino skull), or Trevor Island (comedy/tragedy masks)?