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[usourselvesandwe]

Who: Billy Numerous and YOU
What: An army marches on it's stomach
When: Saturday Afternoon April 28
Where: Middle of Downtown Tetha


The Tetha farmers market was a recent event that had started every other Saturday in the middle of town. It was sponsored by the more prominent businesses in the area and proving to be quiet popular among the locals. A fun way to get some fresh foods and handmade trinkets, as well as an excuse to visit downtown and some of the fun little shops located there.

Unfortunately today it seems to be a bit TOO popular.

Red jumpsuit clad tamers dash about hooting and hollering and having a grand time. As the crimson clad swarm descends on the stalls the market is quickly becoming ransacked. But oddly enough...Billy Numerous isn't just taking trinkets and expensive loot. Instead he's leaving those stalls alone in favor of stealing as much food as possible and cramming it into their mouths.

Fruit, vegetables, meats, cookies and cakes and candy bars. All manner of homemade and home grown foods were being ripped into and devoured in the messiest of manners.

And only then did they start to spread to the eateries. More and more Billy's began to appear the more they ate.

And with a thunderous CRASH so too did appear Sinduramon and he too began to gorge.

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[have_hat_will_travel]

And then... One of the Billies happened to brush against someone.

Who suddenly responded with a quick grab to his arm.

"Tell me. What makes you think you're going to get away with this?"

Somehow, Pidonus' tone sounded awfully sweet and nonthreatening.

[usourselvesandwe]

That Billy stopped and turned to face her, half a corndog hanging out of his mouth the other half in his mouth as he shouted back at her with a triumphant look on his face.

Unfortunately none of the words were intelligible because he was trying to respond with a mouth full of food. He swallowed and tried again.

"Because I'm BILLY NUMEROUS! Avatar of the Demon King of Greed and don't chu fergit it!" He snarled.

[have_hat_will_travel]

"... Greed?"

That was new, Pid thought.

"Then why, dare I ask, are you acting like an avatar of Gluttony?"

She considered going for her swords... No, not yet.

[usourselvesandwe]

This actually seemed to cause Billy to pause for a moment and consider it.

"Whatever shut up! Billy Numerous steals whatever he wants and today? Billy's hungry!" He licked his lips in a thoroughly disgusting manner and jerked away.

[have_hat_will_travel]

"Sorry.... But I can't allow that."

And then, Pid suddenly used a quick throw to try and slam this first Billy to the ground. She'd have to signal for help... But she wasn't about to let him keep at this.

[usourselvesandwe]

Billy was caught off guard and thrown by the sudden motion slamming to the ground.

Unfortunately that turned the attention of fifteen other Billy's all around her to turn and look at her with hate burning through their goggles.

"Lady that was the dumbest move you coulda made." One of them growled as they all began to advance towards her.

[have_hat_will_travel]

"Oh, really?"

Quickly grabbing her D-Comm, Pidonus realized the Star Sword - then triggered an audio feed to DATS.

"Billy Numerous is in Downtown Tetha. Odd variant of his usual work. Send backup ASAP."

And then, she suddenly took a wide, loose swing, intent on opening a path through them. This was NOT going to be easy, but she was willing to trust in her sword.

"Fifteen on one to start, huh?", she said, slamming the D-Comm back into her pocket.

[usourselvesandwe]

Some of the Billy's were fast enough but a few were smashed clear by the sword swing. That was no bother though as more sprang forth from nowhere just as easily.

"Fair play is for suckers!" One yelled while another lunged at her from behind, then one on the right, another on the left, one by one more of them rushing her trying to restrain her.

[have_hat_will_travel]

"Oh, good, we're in agreement!", Pidonus replied, her wings suddenly shifting in size - growing fast enough to shove the one behind her back, as she ducked into a sweeping kick to get the two on either side - then, just as quickly, launched past the both of them and into the air.

Her only reliable hope was to keep moving, and not use every one of her tricks at once - she had to bet on the Billies smartening up sooner or later.

Hopefully, DATS would have backup before she ran out of tricks.

[lotsacute]

Lily was skipping down the street, basket swinging from it's resting place in the crook of her arm as she held the pudgy little legs that rested on her shoulders, keeping the tiny toddler clinging to her head in place. As they travelled, she made a game of avoiding the cracks, doing elaborate twirls and hops which made Men gurgle happily.

At the inn this morning, Men had been screaming. Several hours later they eventually deciphered that the infant wanted food. Then it took at least another hour to figure out it was fruit he wanted. Then half an hour more to see that it was specifically peaches he desired.

After numerous attempts to leave the house, sometimes including Men, sometimes not, it was eventually realized Men wanted Lily, and Lily alone, to take him down to market to purchase the fruit.

The youngest tenant of the inn had taken a particular liking to quiet little girl since their journey together, and she him. So Lily had no qualms about going down to the market with him.

"Baa! Baa!" Men's harsh cries brought Lily's attention away from her feet, only to find herself lost in a sea of red.

Panic washed over her and froze in place.

Oh no.

[usourselvesandwe]

Thankfully the Billys hadn't noticed her yet, but how long that might last was anyone's guess, especially since one of them went stumbling by with his arms full of peaches cackling like the fleabitten rednick hick that Lily's mother knew him to be.

[lotsacute]

"Mine!" Men suddenly shouted, very loudly, making grabby hands towards the offending Billy. "Mine! Mine! Give now! Give now!"

Lily make a small whimpering noise in the back of her throat and wished she could make herself fall through the cracks she'd been avoiding on the way here.

[usourselvesandwe]

The Billy in question turned to glare at them questioningly before stuffing a peach in his mouth and spitting the pit at them.

"Aw shaddup!" He ordered munching on another one. So obsessed was the Billy Hivemind with food that at first they didn't even recognize the little girl of their most hated former friend.

[lotsacute]

Lily flinched as the harsh words were slung in her direction. She felt her body begin to shake in fear and sought comfort in gripping the chubby ankles of Men, not tight enough to hurt him, but enough to know he was there and be soothed by it.

Despite how ridiculous it seemed to be feel protected by a baby, Men seemed perfectly suited to the role, glowering at the pip, he pointed directly at the Billy and spoke the words that always came out the clearest for him. Insults. "Idiot! Dummy! Stupid!"

[usourselvesandwe]

The Billy whirled on them and glowered. "Who you callin' stupid stupid?"

"Yeah!" Another Billy shouted. "Billy Numerous doesn't take crap from no baby brat still in diapers!"

More Billy's were starting to form around her now, clearly not above picking on children much smaller then they were.

[lotsacute]

Lily quivered, terrified, keeping her eyes on the ground and biting her lip, even though it failed to stop her whimpers from escaping.

Men simply continued to glower at the masse of Billys.

[usourselvesandwe]

"Hey wait...I recognize this one."

And a ripple of awareness passed through the Billys till twenty of them were forming a tight circle around them.

"Yeah, this is Jinx's brat!"

"Stupid witch."

"We oughta kidnap her and trap Jinx!"

"Yeah and beat her up!"

"Deaths too good for turncoats!"

[hamster_lord]

Amaimon had started making it a small routine to visit the farmer's market. There was so much tasty and new food here every weekend. He enjoyed sampling the new food and enjoying the flavor. Only this time there was someone else eating all the food before him. Well multiple someones. All the same someone. The Demon King of Earth had never seen anything like this before and would have been more curious if his food hadn't been threatened. Instead, he ripped a street sign out of the sidewalk and took a swing at a group of Billies standing in front of a sweets stand.

[usourselvesandwe]

The Billys took the blow and some flew while the others just turned on Amaimon.

"Get lost!"

"Yeah Beat it!"

"Or we'll beat you!"

"In fact...we're gonna do it anyway!"

The five remaining Billy's multiplied into ten, then fifteen and rushed Amaimon while ten more returned to the sweet stand.

[hamster_lord]

"Get away from my food." Amaimon stated in his usual monotone before swinging the sign again, smacking more of the Billies away from him and trying to make his way towards the stand.

[usourselvesandwe]

Left and right they flew with the strikes but for every two he struck down four more appeared grabbing at him to try and remove his weapon. A few began pelting him with sweets from the stand.

[hamster_lord]

They just never seemed to end. Soon he was covered in Billies, all trying to restrain him. The demon king growled and cried out. "BEHEMOTH!" A Goblimon burst out of nowhere and threw his club hard at one of the Billies, knocking him off of Amaimon's arm so he could punch the ground hard, causing a small quake.

[usourselvesandwe]

Billy's shouted and cursed and scattered left and right falling over themselves as the Earthquake stole their stability and caused even more confusion among the hive mind.

[hamster_lord]

The Demon King was nowhere near done yet. He raised his arms and the ground continued to shake as rock and cement rose up and flew to him. Soon a form took shape, an exact Amaimon replica only three times the demon's side, with his face poking out one of the eyes. He pulled back his new massive stone hand and threw his first punch at a small collection of Billies. He was not about to let them get away with this injustice.

[usourselvesandwe]

Bodies scattered and flew through the air screaming as they were plowed into by stone fists of fury.

The Billies crashed to the ground and began scrambling back towards him climbing his legs like ants.

And then a mighty crow announced the arrival of Sinduramon who came crashing towards him flapping furiously.