Pummel Wars

The Pummel Wars are the collective name for the series of battles between Pummelboys in the years following the War of 2069. With the resurgence of Forrest, the rise of the Republic of Port Townsend, and the increasing power of the US Marines, the fate of not just the West Coast, but the entire Known Universe may hang in the balance.

## The Montecito Saga

The Battle of Montecito was a turning point in the Pummel Wars, and signified a drastic increase in the intensity and frequency of Pummelboy battles. The Vortex Portal was discovered in the ruins of the Riven Rock estate in Montecito California, and claimed by RPTDGF forces. In the aftermath of the battle, Forrest retreated back to Marrowstone Island to mount his next assault. Meanwhile, the Pummelboys decided to take a day off, and headed to the beach for some much needed relaxation.

Unbeknownst to the GDF, the Cult of Forrest had prepared a surprise raid on the Port Townsend capital city itself. Under cover of night a flight of Chinook helicopters commandeered by the cult airdropped in a strike force over the city. Their objective: loot the RPT laboratory complex for the secrets contained within.

Looting the complex for the secrets contained within, the cult escaped aboard several commandeered Ford Raptor trucks. Forrest activated a portal, retreating to Marrowstone, while trapping TiburcioSoccer64 within the Shadow Realm.

TiburcioSoccer64 was able to escape, defeating the warden of the Blue Pill Asylum at a game of Pencil Fighting in order to teleport back. But the damage had been done, and the Cult was now in possession of a wealth of precious information on highly classified RPT projects.

Forrest, still recovering from his injuries, dispatched his chief lieutenant Occultist Spunky to lead his operations. Meanwhile, the legendary Lamp Eye Barbed had returned from the Frog Dimension, and was wreaking havoc on the material plane. Only the combined might of the Grog Boys had any chance at stopping the agent of chaos.

In the wake of the Vortex Portal opening, cracks in the fabric of reality had begun to open, and then widen. The massive interdimensional power of the portal, as well as the constant clashing of the Guardians had taken it's toll on the walls between dimensions, and these began to break down. Rifts to other planes began to open and close without warning across the West Coast, with ever increasing frequency and intensity. Extra dimensional beings, such as Demons and frogmen poured through the rifts, leaving the already war torn area under attack once again. The appearance of Lamp Eye would not be the last of these assaults. RPT scientists redoubled their efforts into portal research in order to uncover some potential means at healing these rifts.

However, the RPT lacked experts in interdimensional research. Without a dedicated specialist, they had little chance of closing the portal and stopping the attacks. The key to understanding the portal, and the nature of the dimensional collapse, lay with the former owner of the Riven Rock estate. Only by uncovering the history of Montecito could they hope to bring an end to this interdimensional crisis.

Meanwhile, the information stolen by Forrest in the raid on the RPT had revealed the location of a powerful new weapon that could turn the tide of the war: a highly secret lunar base run by the RPT. Located within the Mare Vaporum region of the bright side of the moon, this base contained some of Port Townsend's most precious technologies and experiments, secrets Forrest now swore he would seize.

But in order to reach the lunar base, the Cult of Forrest would require a vessel capable of such a journey. In a daring assault, the Cult attempted to seize Launch Site Alpha, run by the US Airspace Forces. The base was home to the Alpha One, a powerful spacecraft capable of making the trip to the moon with a small army on board.

An epic battle ensued at the launch site, as pummelboys from across the West Coast were called into action to fight for supremacy of the base. A team of cultists, led by Occultist Spunky was able to activate the ignition sequence, carrying the entire battle high into the atmosphere. On every level of the vessel, total warfare ensued as no less than 12 guardian powered warriors fought for domination. High above the surface of the moon, the Alpha One began to buckle and bend under the weight of the epic conflict, before finally breaking into pieces. The pummelboys surfed pieces of wreckage to the ground, landing to resume their battle at the RPT Moon Base.

The events of the battle of the Moon Base are still unclear, but the destruction of the Moon Base and apparent disappearance of Forrest, Occultist Spunky, and Cadger Calloused meant that international authorities with the aid of Pummelcorp were able to quickly contain the Cult of Forrest and stop any further incursions. In the aftermath of the Pummel Wars, the International Pummel League was established as an alternative means of conflict resolution. With the Pummel Championships established, it was hoped that Guardian-caused destruction would be mitigated, and international disputes could be resolved in a fair arena.

The repercussions of the Pummel Wars still lingered long after their apparent conclusion, with widespread destruction and interdimensional destabilization that would take decades to fully rebuild.