The sky over Los Angeles was a bruised purple, choked by the mechanical smoke of King Andrias’s invasion fleet. Anne Boonchuy stood on the cracked asphalt, her breathing heavy. Her blue-glowing Calamity form was flickering—the sheer exhaustion of fighting off waves of Frobo-sentries was finally catching up to her.

"Well, hello there," Anne grinned, her blue aura flaring back to life with twice the intensity. "Sweet, life-giving K-pop."

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"Anne! Look out!" Sprig’s voice squeaked from behind a pile of rubble.

King Andrias watched from his throne, bewildered. "What is this... this auditory madness?"

From the high-tech van nearby, Mr. X smirked as he slammed his hand onto a glowing red button. "Behold," he whispered, "your tax dollars at work."

A wall of sound erupted from massive speakers hidden throughout the city. The upbeat, electric opening chords of filled the air, cutting through the mechanical roar of the invasion.