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Cory: Thanks for your help, Gerome!
(Cory walks to the next room.)

Milk and OJ follow.

(They end up in the library of the castle. https://youtu.be/U0b_Fu0HZnU kicks in as the alt level music.)

"Ooooo."

(Cory still seems slightly on edge.)

OJ: "You good?"

Cory: Just a little nervous...

OJ went up and kissed his cheek. "There!"

Cory: -!

OJ smiled widely.

Cory: Now I feel... a- a bit better...

She giggled.

Cory: Heh...

She smirked.

Cory: Let's uh... continue.

"Alright!"

(He notices a Staff-Only door. Actually, it's a Gerome-Only door. For Gerome.)

"That must be how he gets around."

Cory: We should ask him!

"Alright!"

(He walks back to the room where Gerome was.)

They followed.

Cory: Hey Gerome!
Gerome: Hm?

OJ: "Are those Gerome only doors how you get around?"

Gerome: Oh, no. They're just the doors to the treasure rooms. Do you need help opening one?

"Yeah."

Gerome: Alright, take me there.

She took him to the door.

(Gerome opens the door.)
Gerome: Alright, I've gotta go now. I've still got some stuff to clean up.

"Alright!" OJ ran through it.

(In the treasure room, there's a pedestal. On the pedestal is a plate of spaghetti.)

"Spaghet."

(Cory grabs it and puts it in a tupperware container that he pulled from nowhere.)

"Wow!"

Cory: Spaghet! :D

"OBTAINED!"

Cory: Now let's go find the pillar!

She smiled.

Cory: I think we're getting close!

"Alright!"

(He keeps walking ahead.)

They followed.

Cory: Uh... remember the king on that flag we saw...?

"Yeah.."

Cory: This is... an old castle, right...?

She nodded.

Cory: What if... his ghost is here? Mad at us for invading his castle...?

Then we'll get a vaccum cleaner.

Cory: But what if we can't see him?

Then run.'

(Cory starts having a panic attack. He really, REALLY doesn't like ghosts.)

"Hey, hey, it's okay.."

(He curls up in a ball on the floor.)

She hugged him extremely tightly.

(He sounds like he's about to hyperventilate.)

She kissed him.

(He hugs her tightly.)

"There...'

Cory: I-it's okay... ghosts aren't real, right...?
[milk and oj should take note of how cory calmed down, because there's a level much later in the rp that is a terrifying culmination of how cory perceived and experienced this level]

"No. They aren't. If they exist, then we'll protect you!"

Cory: Th... thanks guys...
[that means milk and oj are gonna experience the same fear cory experienced here, and cory's gonna be experiencing that fear ×5 :D]

(Well hopefully OJ and Milk aren't gonna experience their fears because Cory would fecking die)

Milk pat his shoulders. "No prob."

[no, just cory's fears. all of floor 5 is pretty much cory's personal hell. :D]
Cory: I... I really appreciate you guys...

Milk smiled. "Well, I wanna be the best brother-in-law I can."

OJ giggled. "I love you too."

(Cory stands up.)
Cory: Now, let's go save my business!

"Yep!"

(He starts walking to the door.)

They followed.

(Eventually, he reaches the Pillar John.)

"So, who wants to break it?"

Cory: Has milk done it yet?

Milk: "nah."

Cory: Well, step right up!

Milk sprinted into it.

(It's Pizza Time!)

"Ah-"

Cory: SHIT SHIT SHIT WE GOTTA GO-

"Let's go then-!"

(He starts running back to the beginning as fast as he can.)

They followed.

(There's a fork in the path. A wrong choice could mean death...)

"Uh-"

(Caleb appears, pointing to the path on the far left.)
Caleb: This way, guys!

They looked confused, but took the path.

(Caleb runs with them.)

"C'mon-"

(After a good while of running, they reach the exit. Or the entrance? Don't think about it too hard.)

"Woo-"

Caleb: Whew.
Cory: *huff* *puff*

They panted.

Cory: That was... a lot of running...
(Cory is shaking a bit.)

OJ: "Y....You did great!"

Cory: Th... thanks...!
Caleb: What... about me...? I helped too...!

Milk: "You did good."

Caleb: Thanks...

Milk pat Caleb's knee.

(Something covered by shadows starts sniffing Caleb's head. The thing seems big.)

"Uh-"

(It's revealed to be a giant capybara.)

"AH."

Caleb: AH-
(The capybara starts chasing him around.)

"We should...help him."

Cory: Nah, I know Caleb. He's got this.

"Alright."

[should we just skip to the floor 1 boss 💀]

(Yeah 💀)

[ight]
(After clearing the fourth level, something changes. The smell of fresh pizza is now accompanied by a smell of... salad dressing??)

"Mmmm..."

Cory: Hmm... strange.
(A sign appears. "Go to Mr. Funnyguy to rent a boss gate!")

"Uh..."

Cory: Oh! Mr. Funnyguy! That's my boss! What is HE doing in this tower...?

"I dunno."

Cory: Welp. Let's go find him.

"Alright."

(After some walking, Mr. Funnyguy is seen standing in front of a grey, empty doorframe.)

Milk: "Sup."

Mr. Funnyguy: Oh, Cory! There you are!

"Yep, there he is."

Mr. Funnyguy: Looking to buy a boss gate?

"Yeah."

Mr. Funnyguy: Well, you should've gotten around $100 from those levels you went through. That should be just enough!

"Alright." He hands him $100.

Mr. Funnyguy: Say, thanks fellas!
(He runs away in a comical fashion. The grey doorframe disappears, and a new one starts rising out of the ground.)

"Oh my-"

(The doorframe is made of white glass. On the top is a statue of a bowl of salad with an evil face.)

"Evil salad."

(Cory looks nervous.)

OJ pat his back. "I believe in you, sweetie!"

Cory: We should... all go in.

OJ: "of course we are!"

(He hesitantly steps in.)

They follow.

(The door closes behind them. Everything is dark.)

"Ah-"

(An announcer's voice is heard.)
Announcer: CORY, versus... MR. SALAD!

OJ: "What about me?"

Milk: "Yeah, I'm here."

(The lights turn on. They're in an art studio. All of the paintings are of a bowl of salad with a face. A human-sized bowl of salad is turned away from them, painting a picture of Cory with X-eyes.)

"Uh-" Now OJ was afraid.

(The salad turns around and reveals himself as Mr. Salad. He laughs, and Cory lets out a scream of terror. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHvGPF_RM6U kicks in as the boss theme.)
[yes he's a stock image, don't ask]

(Lmaoooo 💀💀💀💀)
OJ shivered.

Milk sighed, walking over to Mr. Salad. "Bitch."

(Mr. Salad looks down at Milk, annoyed.)

Milk: "Don't hurt my sister, or my brother-in-law, or I'm gonna do things I swore not to do."

Mr. Salad: Nah.
(Mr. Salad starts dashing right at Cory and OJ.)
[oh yeah he canonically sounds like Kronk)

(PATRICK WARBURTON)
Milk chased.

OJ screamed.

(Cory grabs OJ and jumps over Mr. Salad.)

"Ah-!"

(Mr. Salad hits the wall, stunned. Cory attacks him. 9 health points remaining.)

OJ finally got to her senses.

Cory: Phew...

"We need to take this thing down."

(While Cory and OJ are distracted, Mr. Salad dashes at OJ from behind and knocks her across the room.)

"Gah-!"

Cory: OJ-!!

She rolled, landing on her face. "Oooooh...."

Milk immediately went to check on her.

(Cory runs to make sure she's okay.)

She had a tear, with orange juice spilling out. "...Puppy..."

Cory: OH SHIT-

"You...look weird..."

Milk immediately blocked the tear. "Oh god-uh, we need some orange juice-"

(Cory quickly grabs a carton of orange juice out of his pocket and gives it to Milk.)
Cory: HERE. DON'T ASK WHY I HAVE THIS.

Milk: "Why is it sti-nevermind. She'll be good in a few minutes." He fed OJ the orange juice.

(Cory continues fighting Mr. Salad.)

OJ stared blankly. "I wanna eat the puppy..."

(Eventually, Cory brings Mr. Salad down to his last health point. One more hit will end the fight!)

OJ was finally back to normal a bit. "G-Go....H...Hubby..."

(Cory lands the final punch, and Mr. Salad flings across the room and against the wall. However, he isn't out. All his paintings start LAUGHING, and his healthbar fills back up.)

OJ: "W.....What...?"

Cory: H-hey! That's not fair!
(Mr. Salad starts dashing at Cory, FAST.)

She tried to get up.

(Cory avoids the attack. The fight begins once again.)

She watched.

(After a good while of fighting, Cory's gotten Mr. Salad down to his last health point again.)

OJ was back to full spirits. "C'mon, sweetie, I believe in you!"

(Mr. Salad shrinks down to the size of a normal bowl of salad, and tries to evade Cory's attacks.)

She sprinted over and tackled Mr. Salad.

(She catches him off-guard. He flings through the wall.)

She punched him repeatedly.

(He flings offstage. Boss defeated! https://youtu.be/NtpSV-2Y_bM)

She panted.

Cory: YES!!
(A giant key appears.)

She grabbed it. She also had a big bandage on her head.

(They're taken back to the tower lobby.)

Milk: "oo-"

Cory: Now, let's go unlock the elevator!

"Alright!"

(He drags the key over to the elevator.)

She helped.

(He shoves it into the keyhole, and the door opens.)

Milk was busy calming down from the thoughts of losing his only family.

Cory: Alright, on to Floor 2! :D

"Yep."

(Cory gets in the elevator.)

They follow.

(The elevator is cramped and slightly dirty.)

"Ew."

(The elevator starts slowly going up, creaking and slightly swaying.)

"Ah-"

(Cory freezes up from fear. He's not good with elevators like this.)

OJ hugs him tightly.

Cory: We're... we're gonna be okay, r-right...?

Milk: "Yep, just pretend you're in Hollywood."

(OJ and Milk notice that Cory is shaking. And the elevator's moving VERY slowly.)

Milk sighed, and hugged Cory.

Cory: -!

"There."

Cory: Th-thanks.
(Eventually, the elevator reaches Floor 2.)

"Geez, that took a while."

Cory: Phew...

Milk pat him.

Cory: Alright! Let's go!

OJ ran out.

(This floor is wild-west-themed. There's a sign depicting a cowboy made of cheese saying "Howdy! Welcome to Floor 2, pardner!")

"Oooo."

Cory: Oooo!

"I wanna be a cowgirl!"

(There are some more level doorframes. The first one is made of orange rocks, has a few cacti growing out of it, and is labeled "Oregano Desert".)

She smiled widely.

Cory: Ready?

"Yep!"

(He runs into the door.)

OJ did as well.

(They end up here. https://youtu.be/hfHcDa5jCF0 kicks in as the level theme.)

OJ: "I want me a cowgirl costume."

Cory: I'll find you one!

"Thanks! I'll find you a cowboy outfit."

Cory: Oooo, thanks!

She smiled, and ran off.

(He starts Mach Dashing across the hot sand.)

A while later, she came back with a cowboy outfit.

Cory: Oh! :)

"Yeah! Comes with a lil' cowboy hat and stuff."

Cory: Nice!

She gave it to him.

Cory: I'll put it on after this level! :D

"Alright!"

Cory: Now, let's go!

She smiled. "Alright!"

(He starts Mach Dashing forward.)

They followed.

Cory: Man, this is fun!

Milk: "I guess."

Cory: This floor is gonna be so cool! :D

OJ: "Yeah!"

(He looks excited.)

She did as well.

(Cory looks at OJ, not paying attention to the path ahead of him.)

She looked back.

(He slams directly into the front of PizzaMart.)

She did as well. "Ah-"

Cory: ow :(

She rubbed her head.

Cory: Ooo, PizzaMart!

OJ: ":0"

Cory: Let's go in! :D

"Alright!"

(He walks in.)

They followed.

(On the shelves are various pizza-related products.)

"Pizza."

Cory: Let's buy everything.

"Bet."

Cory: Alright. Let's buy way more pizza stuff than we'll ever need. B)

"YEAH."

(He starts grabbing everything off of the shelves.)

She grabbed the shelf.

(He grabs a rug from the floor. A rug that isn't for sale.)

She ripped out a ceiling light.

(He grabs several floor tiles.)

She grabbed the doors.

(He grabs a cutout of this guy.)

"I think that's enough."

Cory: You sure?

"Yeah.",

Cory: Hmmm... Alright.

"Okay!"

Cory: I suppose we should continue through the level now...

"Yeah."

(He exits PizzaMart.)

She followed.

(He continues blasting through the desert like nothing happened.)

She yawned.

(Eventually, he reaches a big purple UFO parked on the sand.)

"What-"

Cory: U-uh- Well then-

"I'm jackin this ride."

Cory: W-wait, what if there are still aliens inside?

"I'll eat em."

Cory: But what if-

Cory: *sigh* Nevermind...

She ran at the UFO.

(Cory follows. They both enter the UFO. https://youtu.be/D65554vgBOI kicks in.)

"Wow."

Cory: Woahhh...

She looked around.

(A few Olive Troopers and UFOs (Unidentified Flying Olives) are hanging out.)

"Huh-"

Cory: Awww, can we keep one? :D

"Sure, babe."

Cory: YAY! :D

She grabbed one.

Olive Trooper: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

"You're mine."

Olive Trooper: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

She handed him the trooper.

(He hugs it.)
Olive Trooper: AAAA-
Cory: Shhh...

"Yep."

Olive Trooper: aa... a...

She smiled.

Olive Trooper: ...a...

She chuckled.

Cory: Haha, I love this thing.
Olive Trooper: ...a.

"a."

Cory: a.

"We're adopting you now."

Olive Trooper: adopt?

Olive Trooper: why adopt?

"Cause you're cute."

Olive Trooper: aw

She smiled.

Cory: I love this little guy.

"Me too."

Olive Trooper: what now?

"We're gonna take this UFO."

Olive Trooper: wait what

"We need to save my dear husband's pizza business."

Olive Trooper: you can't take the ufo

"Why not?x

Olive Trooper: it ran out of fuel

"What fuel does this use?"

Olive Trooper: the ufo no longer functions

She summons a desk, and smashes it.

Olive Trooper: but you can talk to the weird stone pillar guy in the back of the ufo

"Bet."

Olive Trooper: he might help you

"Alright."

(Cory starts walking through the UFO.)

She followed.

(Eventually, they reach Pillar John.)

Cory: W-wait. That's THE pillar.

"Wow, guess we should talk to it."

(He slowly steps towards the pillar.)
Cory: H-hello, Pillar John... U-um...
(He trips and falls against Pillar John, destroying him. It's Pizza Time!)

"Oh, nice."

Cory: SHIT WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE-

She picked him up, running.

Cory: W-woah-
Olive Trooper: fast
(Olive Trooper starts running, FAST.)

She followed the Olive Trooper.

(He exits the UFO.)

She exited as well.

Cory: Th-that means we're safe, right?

"..I think."

(The music hasn't stopped... Cory looks around.)
Cory: U-uh... I don't think we a-are...
(Somehow, the entire desert is collapsing.)

"Oh god-x

(Cory grabs OJ and starts running as fast as he can. Olive Trooper follows.)

She was frightened.

(Eventually, he reaches the exit.)

She smiled.

(He runs through the door. It slams behind him.)

"Ah-"

(He collapses on the floor, trying to catch his breath.)

She pat him.

Cory: Whew...

"Heh."

Cory: N-now what?

"Let's move on."

Cory: O-okay.

She smiled at him.

(He smiles back.)

"Well, let's keep moving."

(He gets up, and walks to a simple white door labeled "Ginkland Gambit".)

"What."

Cory: This one looks nice.

"Alright.x

Olive Trooper: you go in, i stay here

"Awww, why?"

Olive Trooper: safe

"Ah. We'll see you soon." She pet them.

Cory: Alright, let's go! :)

She entered.

(He does the same.)

(They end up on a simple grassy hillside with a white sky.)

"Huh."

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTwczgXnaug kicks in as the level theme.)

She groovin.

Cory: This place is nice! :D

"Yeah."

Cory: Let's speed through it!

"YEAH."

(He grabs OJ and starts running as fast as he can.)

She was smiling widely.

(Eventually, he comes across a really cool lake.)

"Woah."

Cory: Woahhh... that's a really cool lake.

Wanna stare at it and hold hands?"

Cory: Yes.
(The lake starts glowing.)

"Hm?"

Really Cool Lake: Hello. For calling me cool, I will grant you a gift.

"What is it?"

Really Cool Lake: Ginkus!
(Ginkus appears in front of the lake.)

"Oh. I was expecting a scratch and sniff sticker or something."

Really Cool Lake: Enjoy.
Ginkus: hi

"Sup."

Ginkus: how are you

"Good. My husband and I were gonna hold hands and look at this really cool lake."

Ginkus: can i chill on the green guy's head

"Sure."

(Ginkus jumps onto Cory's head.)

She giggled.

Ginkus: nice

"Anyways."

Cory: Wanna hold hands now?

"Yeah."

(Cory reaches for OJ's hand.)

She grabbed his hand.

(He sighs.)

"Hm?c

Cory: This whole thing has been very stressful...

"I know.." She laid on his shoulder.

Cory: I just hope I can stop this Pizzaface guy before he...

"We will."

Cory: But what if we don't?

"We. Will."

Cory: Th-thanks...

She kissed his cheek.

Ginkus: GUYS WATCH OUT

"Hm?x

(Cory turns around. There's a Pyren dashing at them.)

"Oh-"

Cory: OH-

"CRAP-"

(Ginkus slaps the Pyren out of existence.)

"Uh-"

Ginkus: there
Cory: W-woah-

"T....Thanks?"

Ginkus: you're welcome

"Aaaaaallright..."

Cory: L-let's just move on!

"Okay."

(He continues speeding through the level.)

She smiled.

Cory: I love this place! :D

"Yeah!"

Ginkus: guys? i need to tell you something

"Yeah?"

Ginkus: in the column area, there's a specific column that's more like a pillar. it's kinda purple, and it has a face. apparently it's named John. if you see it, DON'T. KNOCK. IT. DOWN.

"Why?"

Ginkus: the whole place will come crashing down.

"Good."

Ginkus: THIS IS WHERE I LIVE.

"But we have to."

Ginkus: why??

"Cause."

Ginkus: WHY.

"Cory, explain."

Cory: U-uhh... we have to save my business.

"Yeah."

Ginkus: ...i don't get it

"I'm too tired to explain this."

Cory: Yeah... let's just keep going.

"Okay."

(He starts running again.)

She followed.

(Eventually, he reaches a cave. He stops immediately.)

"Hm?"

Cory: Huh. A cave.

"Nice."

Ginkus: yes

"Let's go in."

Cory: You sure?

"Yep!"

(He enters the cave.)

She followed.

(https://youtu.be/fnmHssx4lrE kicks in as the alt level theme.)

"Oooo."

Cory: Ooo.

She smiled.

Cory: Now what?

She shrugged.

(He starts dashing through the cave.)

She followed.

(After a good while, he finds the exit. ...It's a hole in the ceiling.)

"Ah."

Cory: Uhm- H-how do we get up there?

"Throw me."

Cory: Wh-

"Throw me into the hole."

Cory: U-uh-

"It's the only way, my love." She acted a bit dramatic for funnies.

Cory: B-but-

She shushed him, putting a finger to his lips.

Cory: I-

"Do it."

(He reluctantly grabs her.)

She tensed up, getting ready.

(He throws her through the hole.)

She landed. "Oof-" She then looked around.

(She's in the "Column Area". Now all that's left is to search for Pillar John.)

"Okay, babe, when I destroy the pillar, I'm gonna run back to you, and you're gonna catch me, okay."

Cory: Okay!

She went to look for Pillar John.

(It starts raining.)

She looked around quickly, not wanting to keep Cory waiting

(Eventually, she finds Pillar John. There are several signs around him saying "DO NOT BREAK" etc.)

She kicked it, and immediately began running back to the hole.

(It's Pizza Time! Anvils start raining from the sky.)

"Crap crap crap crap." She quickly glanced inside of the hole for Cory.

(Cory is curled up in a ball, terrified. Ginkus is facepalming.)

"Babe please catch me I don't wanna break my legs again-" She jumped into the hole.

(He catches her.)

She panted.

(He and Ginkus start running out of the cave, rocks falling behind them.)

She followed.

(The exit of the cave is blocked.)

"Uh-"

(He smashes through the wall, exiting the cave.)

"Ah-!"

Cory: I can't believe I just did that-!

"Y-Yeah-"

(Eventually, he catches sight of the exit door. Almost there...)

"You can do it!"

(He picks up speed, reaching Mach 4.)

She screamed.

(Eventually, he goes through the exit door, taking Ginkus with him.)

She panted. "...Woah."

(He drops on the floor to catch his breath.)

She kissed him.

Cory: Ghhh...

She kissed him.

Cory: I- I-

"I love you."

Cory: I love you...

"You're the best person I've ever known."

Cory: Th-thanks...
Ginkus: what about me

"You're also good. But not like that."

Ginkus: nice

She smiled.

"You're also good. But not like that."

Ginkus: :)

She pat Ginkus.

Cory: I think we only have one level left on this floor!

"How many floors we got again?"

Cory: *sigh* Five...

"And which floor are we on?"

Cory: Two.

"Urgh.."

Cory: Ugh... we're never gonna make it to the top...

"Don't worry, we will.."

Cory: B-but... what if we don't?

"Then I'll make a new business for you."

Olive Trooper: oh hey you guys are back

Milk was there. "Hey, I've been watching over your son."

Cory: Was he okay?

"Yeah. He keeps on saying only the letter 'a' though."

Olive Trooper: a

"Like that."

OJ gave the Olive Trooper a smooch in the forehead. "There you are, my little baby."

Olive Trooper: :)

She smiled.

Cory: Heh.
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