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Mot turned, surprised to see Xiu. He gave the ghoul a big grin, pointing at the poster with one of his revolvers. "Xiu! Glad to see you here. Want to help me out?" Again, he motioned toward the poster as if beckoning her to take it. "The reward is huge. All we have to do is go through a few towns and liberate the Princesses."

The poster itself had pictures of known convicts at the top, as well as the towns they were last seen in. Below were the names of the ones who had been held captive;
Princess of Feilds
Princess of Dreams
Princess of Wolves
Princess of War
Princess of Webs

Mot tilted his head curiously. "Hmm. Not much to go by." Mot mused, shrugging and twirling his weapons, sheathing them into their holsters. "Oh well. What say we head to the first town, Xiu?" Mot had asked, yet he was already on his way out of town.

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As he walked, the scenery already began to morph around them. The building faded and warped, some into barns, other disappeared completely. Now, they stood in a field of candy corn. A farm house with a crooked base lay ahead of them. It had a tower, where a feminine voice was crying for help. "I bet that's our first damsel who needs saving! Let's go, Xiu!"
Mot charged toward the building, yet along the way there seemed to be mutant candy corn pelting them like angry birds. Mot cursed, drawing his guns and tossing one to Xiu. "Cover me!"

The mutant candy corn flew around in circles; the duo was completely surrounded. Their bat like wings flapped against the wind, their sharp metal like teeth anxious to get a bite out of them. "Shoot, Xiu! We have to hurry! The princess sounds like she may not make it another minute!" The cries of agony grew louder and more desperate from the tower. Time was running out! The scenery grew dark as the anxiety in the atmosphere grew thicker.

Mot took several shots at the mutant candies, each time he destroyed one it burst into tiny bags of delicious edible candy. When Mot grabbed one, it disappeared and a loud audible chime ringed in reaction. "Grab the bags of candy! It's good experience!"
Was this a dream or a video game?

After some time shooting, the candies were gone, a clear path to the tower lay before them.

"Okay, Xiu! Let's save her!" Mot burst forward, running full tilt toward the farm house. Inside was barren, with only a crooked and spiraling staircase leading up into the tower. Mot waited for Xiu before ascending up the metal stairs. It was impossible to sneak up, especially with his spurs, so he made no attempt to do so.
Finally, he reached the top. But what they saw was not what he expected to see.

There on the ground, weeping in pain, was a dark clad figure. He was clearly male. And he looked like Shun.
Standing over him in a fancy outfit stood Levi, cracking her knuckles and releasing the boil from her tail's grip. "Aw, Howdy thar. Ya'll came just in time. I reckon any more o' mah trainin' moves ought to 'ave knocked him out." The ghoul took a step back, and grinned fiendishly. "Ah know ya'll wanted teh save The Princess, amirite? Sorry, but your Princess is in another town."

"Aye" Levi responded to Xiu with a quirked brow. "Princess of Fields, is what they all call meh. I reckon ya'll 'ave heard of meh." The princess dusted herself off and sauntered over to the group in an unlady like swagger, holding a shoulder each of the duo. "Best git yerselves outta 'ere and to the next town, aye? I got this..."

The scenery blurred out completely.

Next was a foggy town, where everyone was asleep on the streets. However, Mot was nowhere to be seen. Xiu, real Xiu, would find herself tied to a flagpole, adorned in a dress she had not come into the dream wearing, with a little Gothic crown atop her head. She was surrounded by three bandits.
All of them looked like Roch.
"As long as we have the princess, this town is ours! All the land, money, but more importantly.." All three Roch's nodded. "ALL THE JACKIN' FOOD IS OURS"

Just as his name had been called, Mot appeared from within the fog. "Don't worry, Xiu! I'll save you!" He called out, as if her yelling were simply weeps of a defenseless damsel.

The Roch's surrounded Mot, summoning their guitars as they closed in on him. Mot summoned a set of dual revolvers, ready to attack when a loud whistle came from the fog. "Idiots! Stand down.." Came a harsh, dark voice. The three Roch's looked uneasy, wondering whether to ignore the order completely and just chop Mot up right there.

Out from the fog came a familiar figure...

...it...it was Shun again, although this time he was dressed less like a bandit and more like a yakuza lord.

Shun glared at the cowboil, which made Mot feel uneasy. No. No, not uneasy. He could take this guy! He was nothing compared to him. In this town, this place, the Good Guys always win.
"Look.. partner, I think you should get out of town now" Shun spat in the dirt, his lip curling in disgust. "That you would even think you can intimidate me is childishly naiive." Shun snapped his fingers, summoning... more Roch's.

Shun glanced up at Xiu, looking rather unimpressed himself. Then again, he always looked that way. "Mind piping down?" The reaper sighed, flicking aside a stray strand of hair that had loosened from his ponytail. The multiple Roch's lined up behind Shun, saluting the brooding reaper. "Sir?" They all asked in unison.

Shun turned on his heel, his eyebrow twitched in irritation. "I asked you to kidnap the Princess of Dreams." Suddenly, he pointed toward Xiu atop the flagpole. "That's the wrong one."

Mot looked puzzled, and took this distraction as a means of saving Xiu... by shooting the ropes that bound her. Xiu would find herself plummeting toward the ground, only to be caught in Mot's arms.
There, she might find he seemed slightly buffer than the real Mot.

"I didn't forget you, little lady." He assured her with a charming smile, setting the ghoul down daintily. His gaze returned to Shun and the Roch's who seemed to be arguing among themselves. "So, where is the Princess of Dreams?" Mot wondered aloud.
Suddenly, a giant pillow shaped like a pumpkin dropped on top of the bandits. Atop the pillow was a sleeping baku... Dream!Xiu.

The ghoul rubbed her eyes and yawned. sitting up and looking down at the duo sleepily. "Hnnn? Another me? I must be dreaming..." The ghoul yawned and stretched. "If you're looking for your princess, I am afraid to tell you she is not here. Your Princess is in another town."

Mot nodded with a sigh. "I hope she's alright.." She? Who was this mysterious princess the other ghouls had been referring to, anyway? Xiu would have no time to ponder this. Dream!Xiu pulled a roped, making the ground beneath them to give way like a trap door, sending them plummeting into the darkness of the unknown.

. . .

The duo landed in a soft pile of fur inside of a dark barn. Moonlight poured in through breaks in the wood. This pile of fur.. it was strangely large. Very very large...

In fact, it was a giant wolf sleeping.

Mot inched away off of the sleeping beast, fearing any false movement would awake the creature. The reaper motioned for Xiu to follow him..
Xiu, who was still dressed as a princess.

Ha ha.

Xiu just looked so pretty in her Princess clothes that the dream decided she needed even prettier ones, and the gown was suddenly poofier.

Funny, huh?

Mot guided Xiu away from the wolf as she finally got down from the beast, backing away and taking in their surroundings. The opening on the other end of the barn was blocked off by a figure. "You there." The figure called, in a tone that was audibly calm, yet had a hint of accusation in it.

Stepping forward, the figure looked to be... Shun again. This time he was dressed in a sleek fitting eastern attire.

The reaper in black drew his daggers, intent on slicing the pair in pieces. Mot stepped forward, both guns drawn and pointing at Shun's head. "Care to talk before you go waving those around, partner?" Mot asked in a dark tone. It was less a suggestion and more of a demand. Shun narrowed his eyes, still holding up the daggers.

"Where is Mitsu?" He demanded harshly. Mot shook his head, his aim steady and waiting for a false move. "We just got here. Is she the third princess?"
Shun huffed, not wanting to believe what Mot was saying. However, he had no evidence against him. He lowered the daggers tentatively. "...Yes. She was taken from her brother." He nodded toward the sleeping wolf. "I am leaving to find her. I will save her." The reaper turned swiftly, and headed back outside.

Mot was not having it. He was here to save the princesss! Him!

The atmosphere seemed darker.