Lightning strikes at the ground in a melodramatic manner in close proxitimity to the Cortex Tower, the long, rickety structure was so strangely built in a way that a single gust could topple it over.

The long, dreary hallways sprawling out the tower were littered with various items engraved with Cortex's insignia. It was then that the ground rumbled as someone was patrolling the area by themselves.

"Tiny squish puny intruders in castle!"

A deep, gravelly voice growled, coming from a top-heavy tasmanian tiger scanning the dark hallways.