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Music- Pizza Tower OST - Mondays (Floor 1 Tower Lobby)
A multitude of TV screens shows multiple hidden camera angles of the inside of the Pizza Tower. While some showed various empty rooms and halls, a few showed a black and white clad figure speeding through, only registering as a blur to the cameras.
“So… He was the one to bring down the Tower?”
“Yes Director. The same person that… ‘he’ demands to be brought for a rematch.”
Two figures can be seen in the semi dark room. One sitting in a large leather swivel office chair in front of the screens behind the desk. Due to the low lighting, not very noticeable features can be seen, except for two purple, glowing, lizard-like eyes. The other standing at attention on the desk’s other side, one hand behind her back, the other clutching a file folder.
One of the screens was paused, showing the blur in question in full detail. A portly man with a long nose, a small but noticeable mustache, wearing a black T-shirt, pants, and shoes, with a white tank top, and a chef’s hat.
“May I have a quick summary on his file?” The Director, the figure in the chair with a not identified female voice, asked, glowing eyes still on the other monitors.
“Yes Director.” The other woman opened the file, turning some pages. “Name: Peppino Spaghetti. Age: 37. Occupation: Owner and Head Chef of a local pizzeria nearest to the Tower called Peppino’s Pizza…”
“Anything of note on his background?”
“Aside from some military experience, nothing of note. Has no magical background or influence of any kind. No genetic anomalies that we know of. And he’s 100% human. No half breeds in his family tree whatsoever.”
The main monitor shows the final battle between the chef and the Tower Ruler known as Pizzahead. More specifically, the part where Pizzahead summoned the other four Floor Guardians: A very large living Pepper, a living glob of cheese (sources would later identify its species as a Cheeseslime) wearing a cowboy sheriff’s hat, a short Gremlin-like person wearing an all-yellow superhero-like outfit, and a taller, more deformed clone of Peppino.
The women then see Peppino clutching the sides of his head as if trying to keep his composure… before letting out an enraged, guttural, skyward scream. One powerful enough to knock back three of the five figures. Pizzahead being the furthest away, and the Pepper being the heaviest due to his size, were shaken but unaffected by the force.
Without any hesitation, Peppino took one step… and instantly launched himself at the Pepper with an audible sonic boom, savagely pummeling his target with punches, kicks, even bites.
“That speed and strength… and the fact that he doesn’t come from any super-powered or magical background… He’s quite fascinating.” The Director looked on with interest, as the chef repeated his assault with the other Guardians. “He could be very useful to our cause.”
“If he joins our cause. It also says on his file, that he greatly suffers from anxiety. After what he’s been through, I wouldn’t be too surprised if he turned us down.”
“Hmm. I see.”
The Director then paused the recording on the spot where Peppino and Pizzahead would have begun their showdown. She then swiveled around to fully face the other.
“But we cannot waste any more time. The sooner we save PepperJack, the better. And with Mr. Spaghetti’s experience with our enemy, we will have the upper hand. Agent Mottzer, bring him to the base. If he tries to resist, you are authorized to use force.”
“Understood.” The now identified Agent Mottzer replied. “I’ll head over there tomorrow, before dawn breaks.”
“Very good. Dismissed.”
The Agent saluted their corporation’s salute and exited the office. As she headed towards her living quarters, she looked at the file in her hands. “The Director isn’t the only one interested in your abilities, Peppino Spaghetti.” she muttered to herself.
“You’ve caught my interest as well.”