And so, in the royal waiting room, our heros uh... waited.
Black Mage is reading EVIL MONTHLY, Red Mage is reading twink monthly, Thief is reading 2600, and Fighter is reading Highlights.
Meanwhile, inside the throne room itself...
King Steve
I'm telling you, honey, this light warrior schtick of mine is brilliant. You hear me? Brilliant!
Queen Jane
The idea certainly has merit, dear. But how can we be sure they'll be the right light warriors? The prophecy is fairly vague about their identities.
King Steve
Waaaaaaay ahead of ya, Honey-Bunch
King Steve
See, I figure we'll get a lot of applicants for this gig. Now, it would be a lot of work to shuffle through them al to find the true Light Warriors, right?
Queen Jane
Right.
King Steve
So why don't we skip the middleman and just send them all? The weak will perish and the chosen ones will rise from the leftovers to save us all.
Queen Jane
But doesn't that involve the slaughter of potentially hundreds of lives?
King Steve
Ooh, you think the turn out will be that good?
Queen Jane
...I think you're missing the point.
Cut back to the Waiting room. The Light Warriors are still reading. Black Mage thinks to himself (in a cypher language) that he is the most evil character in the comic, and will destroy reality. Red Mage's magazine reads, "3 Steps to Building a More Invincible Player Character." Thief thinks to himself, "Hm... I'll never pay for long-distance again!" Fighter now knows that bees like honey.
