"Welcome to my show, Tripping with Axel," Axel ran, in full view of the camera, "I'm your host, the one and only Dark Hero, Axel!" He stopped as though listening to an audience applauding. Then the Dark Hero held out one hand, as though telling them to stop. "Thank you, thank you, You are all too kind." Him and his crew were approaching a wooden bridge over a canyon, an idea sparked in his mind. "Today we will be venturing through the Forest of Oujou, a.k.a. the Forest of Death. Many of monsters, and wild creatures live there." They were approaching the bridge, he gulped as he saw a giant gust of wind make the bridge sway uncontrollably.
The Dark Hero can take this.
Axel looked over at his director, whom was shaking.

"Axel darling, must we really go over this bridge? It looks as though it may fall at any moment!"

Axel nodded, "Of course, how else do you think we are going to get to the Forest or Oujou?" Axel then began walking across the bridge. About halfway across, he began making the bridge sway. Axel's crew began toppling as the tottering got worse. The ropes began to snap, sending them flying toward their doom.

"Oh no, Axel darling! We're gonna die!"

Axel shouted his voice filled with pleasure, "Not today!" He grabbed one of the long ropes with one hand, in mid-air then Axel grabbed his director by his collar. His director grabbed his camera man by his large zombie hand. Axel looked to make sure they were holding on. "Don't worry, I can climb up with one hand."

"If you don't hurry Axel, we may end up smashing into the side!"

Axel kept climbing swiftly. "As long as I'm being filmed we will make it." The side on the canyon was nearing, moments away from hitting it face-first.

"Axel!" He closed his eyes tightly, for he knew it was the end. All he heard was a large smashing sound, and when he opened his eyes Axel had stopped the impact with his feet. "Axel darling! Are you okay?!"

Axel wincing from the pain, "I'm... fine... After all, the Dark Hero isn't going to end this way..." Eventually he climbed to the top, and Axel fell over with exhaustion. In between there were many times when his director would spazz about Axel slipping. "Did you get that?"

"That is besides the point, are you okay Axel? That looked quite painful." He was worried about Axel, pulling off all of his stupidly dangerous stunts for a traveling show that no one watches.

Axel smiled, "Just a few bruises is all." And he sat up. "Well off through the forest we go." And he kept on going.

His eye filled with tears, "Now that is the Dark Hero I used to know." And he followed Axel.



Later that day Axel got word that Adell had gone to Earth. Hey! Why do I always have to be left out? He walked over to his director, "Can we go, please~" And he buttered him up with a classic puppy dog pout.

He smiled and sighed, "Fine."

Axel jumped up and down for he was very excited, all his life he wanted to see Santa Claus.


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