EPISODE 15: LIFE FOR THE TIGER
(Adapted from "The Lying Thief Is Foolish")
We start this episode off on the Arrow Galion with our Shooting Star Poachers. In this first scene, we see Midaria bow before Sagittar, but in the second she addresses him and as she continues to speak, we reveal a new hunter who looks like a living pith helmet with rhino horn-like shoulders (Adapted from the player "Hunterji").
Midaria: Sagittar, I discovered two hunters in STORAGE who would like a word with you.
Huntoceros: The name's Huntoceros.
(He sounds like Dino-Rang from 'Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure')
Blockhead: Where's the second hunter?
Right on cue, a new hunter (Adapted from the player "Dorobouzo") is revealed to have been standing right next to his partner but in some kind of stealth mode. He almost looks like a mix of a cyclops and a snail with giant "fingers" if you will that look like coral body patterns. Speaking of which, in his arms is...a picture of Jagged?
Scattershell: Hi! The name's Scattershell, oh mighty headhunters!
(He sounds like Trigger Happy from 'Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure')
Huntoceros: Control yourself.
Scattershell: I'm trying, okay!?
Midaria: They wish to continue the late Jagged's work.
Sagittar: JAGGED, huh?
Cue some almost comedically timed flashback footage of Jagged on Earth, followed by him being cut to ribbons by Benny, and then yelling "I was a fool!" after getting slashed and before blowing up at the end of the very first Zoo King Megazord battle.
Insidion: Not exactly much of a challenge.
Blockhead: Well, a new headhunter could spice things up.
Sagittar: Very well then. Whoever survives the longest will be the new headhunter...So. Who wants to go first?
Huntoceros: I believe it should be me.
Scattershell: Wait, wait, wait! I have a better idea! Let's play rock-paper-scissors for it instead!
Huntoceros: Are you sure, pal?
Scattershell: Of course! I always win at it!
Huntoceros then either fake coughs or holds back a laugh for a second.
Scattershell: Alrighty! Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
So, two things to note about this scene. While playing the game, if you look close enough, you can see the Jagged photo Scattershell was holding is sticking to his tube-like hands almost as if it's being suctioned onto them, which is both a funny detail...and foreshadowing; and for the second thing, naturally, Huntoceros throws scissors and wins.
Scattershell: (gasps) I lost!?... No! I have disgraced Jagged's good name with this failure!? Why, why!?
Huntoceros: (sighs) Buddy.
Scattershell: Huh?
Huntoceros: You can go first, pal.
Scattershell: Wait, really? You mean it!? Haha, thanks bestie! Well, my friends, it's been fun, but I have chaos to cause! Bye-Bye now!
Sagittar: (as he scuttles away) I look forward to your work.
The giant cyclops snail finally leaves, getting a subtle sigh of relief from the other headhunters as we cut down to the zoo.
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