Inside the Lord X Mansion, silence reigns… for now
The camera pans slowly through a dimly lit room where Lord X stands wearing a surgeon’s outfit, beads of sweat running down his forehead. His black claws hold a kitchen knife like it’s a scalpel. Fanon, dressed as a nurse, watches him with visible worry
Fanon: “Uh… are you sure you can do this, old man?” Lord X: “Eh? Oh, of course. I’m a doctor without a license. I just need to do it slooowly…”
Elsewhere, Xenophanes sits slouched in his chair, a headset on, face pale from countless hours of streaming. He’s live, surrounded by blinking chat messages
Subscriber (on mic): “WHERE’S THE NEW COVER OF TOO SLOW?! OR YOU CAN’T RUN?!” Xenophanes stares blankly at the screen, eyes twitching
Outside the mansion, Sonic.OMT levitates gracefully beside a tall building, one hand behind his back while cleaning windows using telekinetic power. Soap bubbles float around him like miniature moons
Sonic.OMT (calmly): “symmetry…”
He raises a finger, and jets of water shoot from floating sponges
Meanwhile, 2017X holds up a single shoe, staring at it as if it were an ancient artifact
2017X: “Hmm… shooooes…”
His watch beeps—6:00 PM. His eyes widen with recognition. He grins and tosses the shoe into a nearby basketball hoop
2017X: “NIGHT OF THE EXEEEEEES!”
Back in the kitchen, Lord X and Fanon freeze as the same clock on the wall chimes. Without hesitation, they rip off their doctor outfits. Lord X, without thinking, stabs the knife straight into—a hamburger
Lord X & Fanon (together): “NIGHT OF THE EXEEEEEES!”
Cut to Fleetway Super Sonic, bored out of his mind, resting his chin on one hand behind the counter of a convenience store. His comics have long been canceled, and this job is all that’s left
Fleetway Super Sonic: “…This sucks” The clock strikes. His eyes light up with wild energy Fleetway Super Sonic: “OH YEAH!”
He fires laser beams from his eyes, obliterating the store into a fireball behind him as he walks away, scratching his nose Fleetway Super Sonic: “NIGHT OF THE EXEEEEES!”
Sonic.OMT pauses mid-air, eyes glowing as he senses the hour. He throws his arms skyward, accidentally dropping all the objects he was levitating—right onto a poor pedestrian below
Sonic.OMT: “NIGHT OF THE EXEEEEES!”
Back on stream, Xenophanes suddenly perks up as a notification pops up on his monitor
Xenophanes: “Oh,NIGHT OF THE EXES!”
He waves mockingly at his viewers, curses one of them, and dissolves into static—leaving his confused subscriber to lose the match
Meanwhile, you’re still in the mansion, recovering from last year’s madness. You barely manage to sit up when Needlemouse/Sarah and RE-RUN/Lilith burst through the door
Needlemouse/Sarah: “Heeey, it’s EXE Night!” RE-RUN/Lilith (adjusting her glasses): “You really need to stop bringing work home. But yes—EXE Night it is.”
You mutter that you hope things don’t get too wild this time, trusting that maybe, with the girls around, things will stay calm
Needlemouse/Sarah: “Oh sure… what did he say?” Lilith’s expression darkens, a wicked grin stretching across her face RE-RUN/Lilith: “He said… let’s get wild”
The two exchange mischievous glances just as Xenophanes and Fleetway burst in wearing sunglasses, arms full of snacks and drinks
Xenophanes & Fleetway: “NIGHT OF THE EXEEEEES!”
Lord X and Sonic.OMT storm in with stacks of pizzas Lord X & Sonic.OMT: “NIGHT OF THE EXEEEEES!”
Moments later, a truck crashes through the gate. Fatal Error drives, 2017X leans out the window with shutter shades, and Rewrite holds Sunky.MPEG in one arm as he dances with cereal flying everywhere
Fatal Error, 2017X, and Rewrite (shouting together): “NIGHT OF THE EXEEEES!” Sunky.MPEG: “CEREAAAAAL!”
And so, the madness begins… 2017X lies on the floor with his mouth open while Sonic.OMT pours soda into it and Sunky sprinkles cereal over him. Needlemouse lounges on the couch, eating chips directly from the bag avalanche-style. Lord X sprawls on the floor, jaw unhinged, devouring entire pizza boxes in one gulp