Aftermath

Outside of a large building, a door opens, and the Muffin Man steps out.

Muffin Man; Good. Looks like we're finally out of there.

Dr. Malice steps out behind him, now in a completely different body.

Dr. Malice; So, do you wanna talk about what happened in that Wooden Girl themed room?

Muffin Man; No. No I do not.

Dr. Malice; Good. Me neither.

Another door opens, and Kareena and Kai exit the building.

Kai; Oh, hi Muffin Man. And... who's that?

Dr. Malice; I'm Dr. Malice. I had to body jump into an NPC at some point. Long story.

Muffin Man; Any idea where the others are?

Kareena; The Doc went off on his own, and Quan got slapped away by a giant snake monster. What about Terrence and Omega?

Muffin Man; We got split up at some point.

Omega suddenly comes around the street corner, holding several pizza boxes.

Omega; Hey guys. I brought pizza.

Muffin Man; When did you make it out.

Omega; A while ago. I've been waiting on you guys.

Another door opens, and Terrence Anathema comes through, holding a rusty sword, with blood dripping down one of his shoulders.

Kai; Terrence! What happened to you.

Terrence Anathema; I wound up in a Brute themed room. All things considered, I think it went well.

Another door opens, and Quan steps out.

Quan; Oh, hey. Looks like you all made it.

Muffin Man; Then all that's left is Ferris...

Quan; Right... about that...

Kai; Did you run into him in there?

Quan; Yeah... I sort of punched him to death...

Kareena; What!?

Quan; He got better! It was a complicated situation...

A loudspeaker comes on, and the Mysterious Voice speaks up.

Mysterious Voice; Congratulations! I was honestly hoping there'd be less of you, but annoyingly, even those of you who did die weren't very good at staying that way. Speaking of which, here's your bitch back.

Dr. Ferris suddenly appears in the sky, and falls into Quan's arms.

Dr. Ferris; Ow...

Quan; Don't worry, buddy. I'll get you to a Carla.

The Muffin Man glares at the loudspeaker.

Muffin Man; You! Tell me! Where's my sister!?

Mysterious Voice; Um... at home?

The Muffin Man takes a step back.

Muffin Man; Wait... so... she's not in any danger?

Mysterious Voice; No. Why would you assume that?

Muffin Man; We were told we all had a reason to move forward.

Mysterious Voice; Yeah.

A briefcase appears in the air and drops to the ground in front of everyone.

Mysterious Voice; It's a cash prize, you idiot. Split it however you want. I've got other shit to do...

The loudspeaker falls silent.

Kareena; So... I guess we all... won?

Kai; Yay...?

Later on Acelegin wakes up, lying on his back, on a circular white platform, in the middle of a pitch-black void.

Acelegin; Ah, fuck. I'm here again.

Mysterious Voice; Hello, Acelegin! Welcome back!

Acelegin; Damn it. How many times are we gonna do this? I've stopped counting. I keep getting drawn into this tournament shit. Who even are you?

Mysterious Voice; Oh? You haven't figured it out by now?

Acelegin thinks for a few moments.

Acelegin; It's you. You're the mastermind. The one who recruited the Game Master that one time. You're the one behind all of this Fearniverssary bullshit. 

Mysterious Voice; Yes! I am the True Mastermind. The True Game Master. The True Announcer!

Acelegin; So Why!? Why do you keep doing this!? Why keep killing me off, just to bring me back, to do it all over again!?

Mysterious Voice; Isn't it obvious? It's for the entertainment value! You're fun to work with! You put out half-decent content!

Acelegin; I... Whatever! But why Red? He doesn't deserve this! Every time this happens, he's the first to question it. I can live in denial, but he's clearly disturbed by what's going on. Why drag him into this ridiculous game of yours?

Mysterious Voice; Are you kidding me? You two make an almost perfect comedic duo! A pacifist and a borderline sociopath! A demisexual and a pansexual! A person trying to do his best, and a person actively being his worst! Entertainment at its best.

Acelegin; Well, stop it! I'm done! I've ignored this long enough!

A strong gust stirs up, driving Acelegin backwards. Acelegin braces himself.

Mysterious Voice; I'm afraid that's not in the cards. You see, I have plans. Plans I refuse to give up on.

The wind intensifies, and Acelegin struggles to maintain his footing.

Mysterious Voice; And I still need you.

Acelegin; Well, if that's the case, you need to know a couple things. You see, Daniel Ferris is a self-insert, and all of his variants are a part of me. A piece of myself that I've exaggerated.

The wind grows stronger.

Acelegin; But as different as they are, they all have two things in common. First of all, they all suck at nicknaming this.

The wind grows fiercer, and Acelegin lowers his weight, resisting it as much as he can.

Acelegin; Second of all, they're all a bunch of stubborn cunts!

The wind grows even fiercer, and Acelegin is driven backwards.

Acelegin; And if you drag me and Red Daniel back into this bullshit again, I'll teach you firsthand where the get that trait from!

The wind kicks up even more, and Acelegin struggles to resist it.

Acelegin; And if you are the "True Announcer", as you say, then you'll suffer the same fate all announcers do.

Acelegin glares upwards at the direction the wind is coming from.

Acelegin; You're gonna die by the end of this.

Acelegin is suddenly blown off on the platform. He wakes up on the floor of his apartment. He sits up, to see Red Daniel lying on the couch, with a dazed look on his face.

Acelegin; Hey Red. You remember anything we did today?

Red Daniel; I am on... so many drugs right now. I had a weird dream about you shooting a snake monster with a plasma rifle.

Acelegin gets up and walks to the fridge.

Acelegin; I see.

Red Daniel; And I think a puzzle box exploded or something...

Acelegin retrieves a beer from the fridge.

Acelegin; Anything else?

Red Daniel; I dunno man. I'm so fucked up right now.

Acelegin; Yeah. Cool. No worries. it'll all come back to you next time.

Acelegin cracks his beer open.

Acelegin; It always fucking does.