BZPB

*behind Yon, a mysterious Arabic man appears, and lifts him up*

???: "We believe in you."

*he disappears*

---

*Klak repels Blackout into a wall*

*both Blackout and Klak feel themselves being drained*

Nadle: "Both of you, quit this childish bickering. We shall move to Corrantia."

*Klak recomposes himself*

Me: I will assemble the Malchiorians.

*he leaves with D-Klak*

DK: "Osseron can come too!"

---

*Rahksha turns to where he heard Turel*

Rahksha: "Is that you, Turel? Angonce may have a mission for others, but I want you to stay here, and discuss the future of the Army with Praepositus."

OOS: Addy, see mein last post!

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*Angonce approaches Xigneo*

Angonce: "You will lead a force. I have heard that someone will give us vital information to the movements of the Resistance. Remain vigilant."

Xigneo: "Yes, my king."

Shaern: In variably, though I guarantee, through his eyes, that is what happened. Doesn't matter how capable you are, he sees everyone as someone to fight or rescue. You wanna see something cool?

*Walks over to one of the walls, punches through, and pulls out a lump of coal fully the size of a phone book and squeezes it, blue flames coating it*

Shaern: And Viola!

*In her hands is a beautiful diamond*

Shaern: Fire can do more than destroy. It can shape, mold, cleanse, reinvigorate. Life can not exist with out it.

*There is a thud outside of the vault*

Shaern: *Sigh* What's he up to this time?

K'theenya blinked "Suddenly I am thinking of cologne and I am not sure why."

With a shrug K'theenya pokes her head out "What's going on out here?"

*Ynot is standing in front of a several story tall space craft, looking like a pouncing Ferret*

Ynot: Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. I had a little time on my hands, so I whipped you up a space ship.

*Shaern pokes her head out*

Shaern: Show off. You know what, i'm tired of your high an mighty act, you are going nap time.

*Pulls out a highly ornate ******* sword and pokes Ynot with it, who promptly falls done and convulses*

K'theenya pokes Ynot with her foot. "Wanna run off and show him we can handle ourselves while he's out?"

Shaern: Sure, you got a shiny new ship, so we can go anywhere you want. What will you call him?

*Sonia strolls out from the shadows*

Sonia: Mind if I come? This island gets rather tiring.

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[In Ynot's mind he is standing in a white abyss, nothing around in sight*

Ynot: Is this supposed to be my Elysium or Tartarus?

*HY pokes his head out from the ground*

HY: Hi!

Ynot: Tartarus, got it.

K'theenya waved her hand absently "Sure sure the more the merrier." Walking inside her ship she studied the inside for a moment before answering Shaern. "It shall be the Drunken Ferret! ...but it can't really be the Drunken Ferret until we christian it. Is there any booze on here?"

Ynot: How do I get out of here?

HY: Wait it out, it generally fades in about half an hour.

Ynot: You know this...HOW?

HY: You remember the FIRST time I went nut-so and started killing hoards of, how you said, 'innocent' lives? The little fire starter poked me with the dern thing, and you woke up half an hour later.

Ynot: So, what, my personal Tartaras is spending time with you with nothing to do?

HY: My guess is you fear nothing truly, and I have access to all of your head, so I get to tag along.

Ynot: Could have just said yes.

HY: Wanna fight about it?

Ynot: Yes, I do.

*Draws his bow from the ring*

HY: THANK YOU, GODDESS SHAERN!

*He pulls a thick black claymore from his shadow*
-----

Shaern: Booze is generally kept away from me...It ignites to well, and I have to much fun watching people burn invisibly. So, naturally, I have the key to the cabinet right here.

*Tosses it to Sonia*

Shaern: Get the '12 Chardonnay.

Sonia: With pleasure

*Goes and comes back with an earthen bottle of wine that seems millenia old*

Sonia: This is why we insist on searching a planet before destroying it.

"Yeah pillage then burn is a pretty good rule of thumb." K'theenya experimentally hefted the bottle in her hands before walking out to the front of the ship and with a swing busting the bottle open "I dub thee the Drunken Ferret!" Grinning she wiped the alcohol that had gotten on her hands off on her pants. "Alright let's go! I assume one of you knows how to drive this thing?"

*Shaern and Sonia look at her with a 0.o face*

Shaern: Um...I am usually left to blow things up...

Sonia: Yeah, Piloting is usually left to Sasuken or Ynot...Rarely Vultran or Blade...

Shaern: Ah, who cares, Ynot must have figured to make it simple to pilot, he was giving it to you, and obviously you've never piloted before...Let's just guess and check.

Sonia: That's your answer to everything, isn't it, sug?

Shaern: That or burn it. Seeing as we want to use it, burning isn't going to help.

*She starts pressing buttons at random*
----

*The two Ynots dash back and forth, clashing off each other*

Ynot: COME AT ME BRO!!!

HY: FULL CONFIDENCE!

K'theenya joined in the button pressing "Hmm, maybe I HAVE flown one of these before and forgot...AH HA!" She pressed a series of brightly colored buttons. "That should start things up!" The ship started to rumble and move "...of course now we need to figure out how to steer..." With those words and the passengers randomly hitting buttons, the awkward, jerky, and downright tipsy first flight of the Drunken Ferret began.

**

After they had successfully wobbled their way out of the atmosphere K'theenya spun around and made a motion of dusting her hands off "Well, it should be good for the time being. I'll have to make adjustments once we get closer to our destination, but the universe is a big place don't'cha know so we probably have awhile. So, Sonia what do you do?"

*Nodding Osseron begins heading towards his ship*

"I shall follow, but please set off the cyno, it makes things much cheaper and quickly than sending a cyno drone after you! I might take advantage and finish off the combat support drones I have in the drone bay. That way we can set up temporary bubble shields around foot soldiers or restore ship shielding.... andso many experiments that would have to be run as well! _<3"

*Walks up the ships ramp and into the ship's interior, which begins to power up*

DUK: FNARG!!

*He starts taking apart his newly-created weapon*

OOS: Fnarg is a curse that appeared sometime in the original topic - User KoN used it once, I think.

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*Very groggily, Yon's eye opens, and he looks around*

Yon: Agh... what have you done to me...? My head...

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User KoN: So, what now?

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*The Yerta appear on the Icy Planet*

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*Meanwhile, a cloaked figure approaches Rahksha and Turel from behind, and raises a metallic finger*

???: You! Yes, you. Are you Rahksha?

*He points at Turel*

???: Quickly, for your life!

*He stamps in frustration*

OOS: Sorry not for posting for ages, bought Terraria and am addicited.

Praepositus: *To Rahksha* I'm sure you'll be able to meet them this evening in the soldiers' mess. I train my everyday soldiers not to form opinions, we have control of this man in every way. *Praepositus turns to Turel* So you serve in Uterio's army too? I fear we may suffer some attacks and desertions due to Uterio's current state.

---

[New Human Empire's capital planet]

*The Humans have now finished colonising the whole of the known universe. This happens almost once a month at the current rate of cloning, terraforming and expansion when each at their full capacity. Now perfected to an art the humans raise a huge fleet and prepare to kill on site any 'primitive' resistance they may face. On tow are several thousand colony ships each of which, when landed on a new planet, open out into a city and slowly begin changing the atmospehere around them to allow human life.*

Admiral: Which is the next planet? *Taps monitor* I see this next one appears to be relatively sophisticated.

Crewman: We picked up a few passive ships on the way sir, some kind of 'Egyptian planet'.

Admiral: Open communication first then. I don't want to walk into something we can't defeat.

Blackout: I don't need to call anyone.

*a portal opens, and Bubbles, Gene Simmons and Armitage exit*

Blackout: Everyone, meet Bubbles, Gene Simmons and Armitage. They're Great Beings, and they're on our side.

-----

*somewhere in a basement in BZP, the Architect is talking to some members*

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Turel: *points to Rahksha* That's Rahksha. I'm Turel. Nice to meet you. *to Praepositus* That is to be expected. Deserters can be easily stopped. Find a few, and execute them publicly. That way the other worms will think twice before running away.

*The cloaked figure looks in confusion at their conversation*

CF: So, you're Rahksha! *He points to Rahksha this time* Excellent. My master would like to talk to you... My name is Ferox... if you have time of course.

*His mask shifts to fit his smile, visible under his hood*

Ferox: If you have time, of course. If you have time, of course.

*He steps backwards, and crouches behind a rock*

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OOS: Waiting on Klak for Yon

*Klak nods at Osseron, but then splutters at seeing the Great Beings*

Me: How the hell?

DK: "I think I remember working with some of you. What made you switch sides?"

*Nadle gets up, shakes his head, and leaves*

---

OOS: It's okay Addy. Also, define 'known universe.' And the Egyptian Planet is called Ailyb-Gypte.

*a com-link is established, and a man speaks in a Quracian language that vaguely sounds like Arabic to the New Human Empire's ship*

---

*Rahksha nods*

Rahksha: "I shall go with you and meet your master, Ferox. Praepositus, Turel, change of plans. I want you to investigate of any traitors in the army. If you find them, publicly execute them in a manner so violent it makes the Generalissimo blush. Do we understand each other?"

*he begins to walk away, limping and searching with his walking stick*


OOS: Am I missing anyone? I hope not.

OOS: Thanks Klak, by 'known universe' I mean the whole of the universe mapped by the human empire. (Not a lot)

[Uterio's HQ planet]

*Praepositus nods respectfully at Ferox before turning back to Turel.*

Praepositus: I'd like to get the executions out of the way. Perhaps we should just frame the worst of or soldiers so the desertions never begin.

[Near Ailyb-Gypte]

*A crew member recieves the Arabic-esque message.*

Crew member: Hmm... I don't think you'll understand it sir but here's the message.

*The Crew member pushes a button and the sound fills the entire room.*

Crew member: I'll put it through the language de-ciphering system. It's very unique to anything I've ever heard so expect it to come out disjointed.

*He presses another couple of buttons and the sound stops. When the sound begins again it comes out as a slightly awkward form of English.*

Sonia: Me? Typically I do reconnaissance. Have powers over sound, so I can hear what's going on better than anyone else. Wondrous sound and noise. Check this...

*She pulls out a what seems to be a square bow and plucks the string, it resounds and echoes, but then multiples, each recursion is slightly different, until a symphony is playing from the single pluck*

Sonia: Ahhh, such pleasure.

----

*Ynot stirs from the coma*

Ynot: Urg. Where is Shaern?

*All point skyward*

Ynot: Went with K'Theeyna?

*All nod*

Ynot: Of course. That woman is going to be the death of me. Well, I surmise I should be on my way. have a date with the Red Lanterns.

*He waves his hand and reality falls away around him*

K'theenya nodded "Right, good. That's useful. I'm alright at recon, but mostly because people assume I'm just a dumb animal. So, our mission which you have already accepted by virtue of tagging along is to rescue a valuable artifact from its captors. It is invaluable and has served me well many times over the centuries and in fact I feel secure in saying I would not be the woman you see today without it. Whoever has it is surely aware of its worth, and has it under appropriate guard. But, surely they are fools! For they seek to keep the mighty nine-tailed kitsune K'theenya away from that which is hers! So they must SUFFER! You with me guys? We can set lots of stuff on fire."

Shaern: Fire? I'm there.

Sonia: Meh, nothing better to do.

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*Ynot reappears in a strong hold tinged with red, and swords to his throat, he throws his arms over his head*

Red [s]shirt[/s] lantern #1: You think we didn't see you coming?

Ynot: Nope, knew ya did.

*Brings his arms down and across, making the weapons cascade among each other, slamming into their holders*

Ynot: Now, bring me the strongest Lantern in your Corp. No point in just snatch and running. I intend to humiliate you.

*The lanterns exchange a look of disdain, sending one of the smaller ones to fetch their champion*

Ynot: This will be fun.

Red lantern #3: SILENCE! While in our domicile, you will not speak unless spoken to.

Ynot: I just called out your strongest. You think I can't take you?

RL3: Um...but...

Ynot: Now shut up, sit down, and sheath those things, you'll hurt someone, most likely you.

"Great, great good to have you girls along." She turned back and fiddled with the buttons some more making minute adjustments."Now something else I've been wondering is what the heck Ynot's deal is. Think you can give a decent answer, or do I have to ferret it out myself?"

Shaern: Metal boy? Ha! That's a good question. Let's see, where to begin. Well, about 50 thousand years ago, he was an gopher for a tyrant. Tyrant sent him on a mission to that island we just left, where he and his 5 subordinates got a special bath goo that gave them special powers. Sometime after, Ynot was left under the...Hmm, what's the word? I guess you would say command of another special member of his kind, Blackout. Ynot fought diligently under his orders, until he met Zev Raregroove, craziest person alive. Zev kinda nudged Metallo out of Blackout's shadow, when he promptly realized that Blackout was his enemy.

*Shaern sits cross legged, as if settling in for a longer story*

Shaern: After that, Ynot was pursued en force by Blackout's followers, and the head honcho himself. As Magneto ran, he grew stronger and stronger, in the hopes of one day defeating Blackout. Well, that day came recently, and Ynot obtained what he thought was unobtainable. So, now he has all this power, is constantly getting stronger, and he has no idea what to do with it all. Because of this, he has set a new goal: Gain multiverseral recognition. He wants everyone to know his name. I tell ya, the ego on him is larger than every craft he has ever built.

*She lies back, looking at the ceiling*

Sonia: If you mean what can he do, he is a master of metal, as my fiery friends little nicknames might imply. Honestly think she has a crush on him.

Shaern: I DO NOT!

*Tosses a fire ball at Sonia, who catches it in a sound cage*

Sonia: Temper, temper. Don't want to set mademoiselle's bridge ablaze on it's first voyage, eh? Any way, what you really have to look out for is that sword of his. It can change into, um, seven forms? I lost track. After that, each of the forms turns into a monster that is massively powerful. He has numerous other abilities that aren't as noticeable, Aura manipulation, alchemy, the like.

Shaern: But he always falls back on his metals. Even made his body out of the hardest metal there is, ada-something.

K'theenya lets out a bloodcurdling laugh more like a fox's scream then anything that belonged coming out of a human throat.

"If it's going to light fire THAT easily it doesn't deserve to survive. I don't know if your kind can survive in open space, but I certainly can. There are other ways to get around after all. Just less comfortable."

Leaning back against a wall she yawned widely "Now recognition...honestly I never could see the point in that game. You spend so much time trying for something that will come on it's own if you just do your own thing long enough. Then, when they know you're name it's all whine whine whine 'Oh great fox you blew up our favorite sacred mountain' 'Oh great fox since you slew our previous gods could you take care of that invading army for us?' 'Oh great fox we're scared of you so we're gonna lock you in this cheap dinky statue for a few years please don't eat us or our descendents when you break out'. Seriously. What a bunch of pansies."

She absently scooped Shaern's fireball out of it's cage the bright flame floating about a half-inch above her palm narrowing her eyes at it until it turned white. "I suppose it was the best the only thing they could think of to do, but really. I don't think I asked for much. Just no killing any foxes, and all the booze I could drink. If I impoverished them THAT badly they could have just broken their side of the deal and I would have left. They're the ones who begged me to stay rather then learning to fend for themselves."

With a flick of her wrist and a far off look in her eyes she spread the flames to cover her arm like burning armor. "Really. I wouldn't have been half as upset if it had been a gold or jade statue or something. Or even finely carved wood. What I got was a half-rotted ugly old chunk of granite that they were convinced had some sort of holy power. Protect their stupid hovel for a while and that's all the thanks I get once they think they're strong enough to do without me? Bah. After they got rid of me the foxes all left and they went to the rats they did."

Flicking her fingers she sent the flame crawling along her arm like a pyromaniacal caterpillar flying in a white hot ball which dissipated right before hitting the wall. Shaking her head she smirked at the two girls. "But, enough of that nonsense about the past. I apologize. Being separated from my treasure for this long is making me go a bit strange. Forgive me for asking this, but my curiousity is killing me. Why DO you serve him?"

*On Osseron's Space-born vessel, currently waiting for cyno.... near a space-time rift*

"Hmmm, it seems like this is one more example of the Jykel-Hiener fields he was talking of.... a natural occurance of a jump bridge....seeing as I can cyno anywhere in this sector....I might as well take a peek in here. Full power to engines!"

Confirmed.


*Osseron's ship plows through the rift....right into a collision course with the much smaller Drunken Ferret!*

"Oh Cra-! Port-Keel Emergency Thrusters, FIRE!"

Confirmed.

*the lower-left emergency thruster fires, literally blowing the ship into a new course, still close enough to give the passengers of both ships a closer-than-necessary look at each others ship.*

"Damage Report?"

Minimal Shielding Damage to both ships. _{you idiot}

"Good....and not nice."

*Shaern and Sonia look at each other, nodding*

Together: Cause he's more interesting than anything else we've seen.

Shaern: He maybe egotistical, but I'll be damned if he doesn't know how to find trouble.

Sonia: He shuts Blade up rather well, something no one else we know can do.

Shaern: Explosions follow in his wake

Sonia: And after, silence like no other. In general, he's fun to be around.

Shaern: That and with him, you are his ally or enemy. Seeing as he has fought and beaten the strongest around, we don't exactly want to wind up in a medi-vac.

Sonia: Yeah...Blade still has scars from the last time he tried to challenge him. So, yeah, fun and fear would be a good summary.

Shaern: Meh, I could probably take him.

Sonia: As long as your body is partially metal, you wouldn't stand a chance, and you know it.

*Shaern sulks in agreement*
-----

*Ynot is escorted into a large circular sand pit, with rows of seats circling it*

Ynot: You wish to fight me in front of a crowd? Okay then, I shall take your ring, AND your dignity.

*A large imposing figure steps out from a shaded throne, he is easily 9 feet tall, and four wide. His hair is long, tinted the shade of blood, his eyes matching. His face is long and narrow, his brow is vexed. He wears a dark red latex suit, with black highlights and a circular symbol on his chest, a circle with a vertical line flanking it on each side*

Lantern champion: You are the one who challenges me, Drak'tor?

Ynot: Let me put it to you this way...

*Draws ka-Oni-Santsu, releasing it to the Chain Blades form, tossing one into Drak'tor's shoulder, pulling him into the arena*

Ynot: What would you prefer, a Tango, Waltz, perhaps a simple Cha-cha Slide?

*Drak'tor sends a large red fist at Ynot, who side steps it*

Ynot: Tsk tsk, going to have to try a LOT harder than that.

*Lunges with a claymore, Ynot leaps up and stands on the blade*

Ynot: Oh come ON, you are the STRONGEST the lanterns of RAGE have to offer?

*Drak'tor takes a step back and manifests a giant chainsaw, charging the cocky Makuta once again.

Drak'tor: ALL THE OTHER CORPS WITH THE PUMPED UP RINGS, BETTER RUN, BETTER RUN, OUT RUN MY CHAINSAW!!!!

*Ynot tosses one of the Chainblades at the saw, knocking it Skyward*

Ynot: Malcolm trying to solve all his problems with a chainsaw? Not gonna work.

*Drak'tor charges at the provocation*

Drak'Tor: WHO THE HELL IS MALCOLM!?!?!?!?

*Ynot sidesteps, letting the saw sink into a wall*

Ynot: Oh give UP already!

OOS: Might edit this post. Not sure where to go now that DRJ is absent. The whole battle thing is his idea, and I'd hate to intrude on it.

*Nadle is outside, and contacts Jinx*

Nadle: "Jinx, we need an army. I want you to come with us."

Jinx: "Roger that!"

*Later, Nadle contacts some commanders, and the Malchiorian armies begin to prepare themselves*

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Translation: "You are reaching Aylib-Gyptian borders. Identify self or you will be shot!"

OOS: Waiting on KoN with Ferox.

*Drak'tor despells the chainsaw and comes back with an AK-47, firing bullets into the Iron man*

Ynot: REALLY? A gun? Those haven't worked in forever. Let me show you a REAL gun

*Ynot opens a portal and pulls out a mass of metal and lights*

Ynot: Say 'ello to mah LEETLE FWEND!

*He fires the BFG into the Lantern, leaving little other than the hand of his ring and his head*

Ynot: Anyone else?

*The crowd runs*

"Well, I guess interesting is a good reason to-"

The shaking of the ship from the turbulence cut K'theenya off. Paying attention to the screen she noticed the bigger ship. Her eyes widened. "Uh...that is somewhat alarming. How do we tell if our ship is okay?"

Shaern: Anything flashing red? Ynot likes building in the cliche's just for the fun of it.

Sonia: Did he build in a transport, I'm sure if they are enemies, we can do more damage INSIDE their ship.

Shaern: Uh, let's see...Mata Nui help us...yes he did...

*She points to several phone booths lining the far wall, clearly designed for comedic effect*

Sonia: *Snicker* Okay, well, how bout a coms system, so we can talk to them?

Shaern: Probably going to be the turquoise button, don't know why, but it's always Turquoise.
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Ynot: No? Good.

*Takes the ring from the hand, placing it upon his own*

Ynot: Two corps down.

*Throws open a portal and steps through*

K'theenya's ears perked as her hands hovered over the control board "Lessee...fuschia, black, gray, purple, lilac, blue, orange, bright green, red..turquoise...Turquoise? Turquoise! AH HA!" she jammed the button making the com screen flicker "Hello? This is K'theenya of the Drunken Ferret, what's going on?"

*Ynot emerges on a planet glowing yellow, but no lanterns around*

Ynot: Interesting. Where is my target?

*The sound of marching is heard over the hill, Ynot crouches and investigates*

Ynot: Mata Nui be damned...

*Below him is an army of men, created from the ring of a single Yellow Lantern. Each and every one of the figures resembles a different take on the greatest master of Fear there ever was: Batman*

*Completing the comms connection, Osseron is met with the image of crew of the Ferret*

"Ahh, Forgive me if any damage was received to your ship. I was exploring a time-space rift about 2 Void Units from this location. It uhhh....slightly accelerated the ship when I passed through it. My name is Osseron, Magos of the Iron Priests order and commander of this vessel."

*Meanwhile, the Dark Ripple's shield booster onlines, sending a wave of energy along the ship's force field shielding to repair the damage*

Admiral: I presume you can understand our tongue? *He continues without an answer* Our name is unimportant, all you need know is that we lead this planet now. We hope for a peaceful transition. Any resistance will be met swiftly and decisively.

*Fully aware that the demands meant for lesser worlds would not be met, the Admiral signals silently with his hand to prepare to deploy his Cretan Doodlebugs. One would be enough to decimate an entire city's population but without touching any buildings. Simply a bomb with a virus that would kill itself along with it's host in a matter of minutes. Far better to capture a world whole that rip it apart with clumsier weapons.

The scan for Ailyb Gyptian's highest population density areas begins on the Doodlebug's targeting systems.*

K'theenya blinked slowly having no idea what he was talking about. "Well, everything seems fine over here. No harm done and all that. Anyways, it's good to meet you and all Magos Osseron, but we're sort of in the middle of something. So, thanks."

Quickly she jammed the button again to turn things off before turning back to the girls. "A part of me really wants to try seeing what that was about, but I really need to get my treasure back already. I don't want to think about what whoever has it is doing to the poor thing. We should make it there soon. I'm sure you can guess what our attack plan is."

Shaern: Zerg Rush? Explosions? Anything but sneak attack? PLEASE, anything but sneak attack. Ynot ONLY does Sneak attacks and Storming the Castle.

Sonia: It's true, gets tiring...

Shaern: What do you think the odds of that treasure of yours being on a planet with Lanterns? Specifically one that Ynot hasn't been on yet? Cause I would hate to have irony slap me, again.

Sonia: Slim to none.

Shaern: Meaning high?

Sonia: No, I took into account his tenancy to do what you least expect, still slim.
----

*Ynot looks at the lantern, he is a skinny fellow with a moderate build, and skin green as algae. He wears thin glasses with thick, black rims, his head shaved bald. He is commanding the army of Batmen with authority*

Yellow lantern: Soldiers, I am your commander. You will do as I, Malefica, say!

*It is at this point Ynot realizes that 'he' is a 'she', and that she seems rather portly, though her voice is smooth as silk*

Ynot: Great, I have to hit a girl. Well, might as well piss her off first...

*He stands and cups his hands to make sure she hears him*

Ynot: YOU RETARD, YOU DON'T HAVE TO VERBALLY COMMAND THEM, THEY ARE CONSTRUCTS, THEY DO AS YOU THINK!

*The army of Batmen turn towards him*

Ynot: Hehee, this will be fun.

*A volley of grappling hooks rains down upon him*

K'theenya continued to drive the ship as they conversed.

"That sounds weird. I was gonna say cause as much chaos as possible. You know, break stuff, set things on fire, press buttons...whatever looks fun to mess with. I'm assuming you can take care of yourselves. As for the funny chromatic men...I guess there's a chance. I'm pretty sure those orange morons took my thing in the first place. Who knows what they did with it. Anyway, WE APPROACH."

A planet covered in a mucky purplish black haze appeared on the screen. "Geez what a miserable looking place."

Shaern: Those gases look toxic...Sonia, think Iron face outfitted this place with re-breathers?

Sonia: Well, let's see...

*She presses some buttons and an inventory list pops up*

Sonia: Well, he installed the same operating system as the Ironclad, so I should be able to tell you in a second...

*She scrolls through the list*

Sonia: Well, most of the typical gear is here...INCLUDING RE-BREATHERS! I'll que up one for me and you...Uh, K'Theeyna, you going to be okay in that smog?

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*Ynot somersaults backwards, letting the hooks mark their range*

Ynot: Alright, time for you to have a little fun.

HY: REALLY? You are using me against the FEAR corp? You aren't very bright, you know that?

Ynot: Yes, now shut up and getting killing.

HY: Fine....

*Ynot's face is covered by a bone mask, his eyes changing to black and yellow. Ka-Oni-Santsu instantly shifts to it's claymore form, blood dripping from it. He unleashes a screech that curdles blood and quakes the marrow of bones*

HY: TIME TO DIE!!!!

*He Sky jumps into the crowd of Batmen, making a crater on impact, dissolving several of them immediately*

K'theenya started to bring them down to the planet heedless of the smog. "Eh? Oh, poisons tend not to have an effect on me. It's been said that if I wasn't immortal my liver would have exploded by now from the booze. Which is silly. A little drink is good for you."

The place they land is black, and the smog on closer examination shines with the rainbow of an oil spill. It's hard to see more then a few feet, and barely any light gets through. "You guys ready to go?"

*Shaern lights two fire balls in her hand*

Shaern: Like you couldn't believe.

Sonia: Meh, destruction, huzzah.[/unenthused]
---

*As the Batmen pile on, HY's strikes become more feral, a look of insatiable blood lust welling up in his eyes*

HY: I WILL HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS I CAN BEFORE I AM SEALED AWAY AGAIN!

*As he clears a good circle for him to fight in, the other Batmen rush back, and a thunderous impact resonates through the field. A Bat twice as large as the others emerge from the crowd, his spine piercing his skin*

Ynot: Is that...

HY: *Smiles* Titan Batman

"Great!" K'theenya skipped out of her ship, and wrinkled her sensitive nose sneezing at the acrid air.

"Okay so this IS kind of nasty. Fortunately I'm awesome" Holding her fingers up to her nose for a minute she set up a small spell to filter the air around her face. "Much better. Now..."

She looked around. "This fog is inconvenient. Can't see anything. With a snap of her fingers 8 golden balls of light with tails streaming behind them rose from her and spread evenly in a circle a few meters around the fox greatly increasing the group's range of vision. "Now that's better and...huh."

Revealed by the light were the outliers of a large group of moaning shambling "Zombies!" K'theenya uttered delightedly. "Why, Shaern, would you like the honor of helping us clear the way as well as producing more light in the process?"

Shaern: I I would love to!

*Tosses several fireballs at the zombies*

Sonia: Wait, wasnt one of the rules of engaging zombies to Never use fire?

Shaern: That only applies if you have flesh to burn

K'theenya: She shrugged at Sonia. "Really that depends on what type of 'zombie' they are. With an awful lot of necromantic zombies you have to at least torch what you cut off or they'll regenerate. Not to mention we're using magical fire here which does away with the whole building up of heat."

She stared absently at the approaching horde of flaming zombies which also greatly aided in seeing through the fog and spied a large ominous dark shape in the distance "Is that a castle that the zombies were surrounding? It looks like a castle. Good stuff is always in castles. TO THE CASTLE!" With glee she threw her own fireballs into the fray.

Shaern: Meet you there, I've been DYING to try this...

*She sky jumps, and creates two jets of flame to sustain her flight, rocketing through an upper wall of the castle*

Sonia: Show off...Oh well, might as well join in the merriment...

*She curls up into the fetal position and starts vibrating, then she starts bouncing, then hovering until she is surrounded by a sonic ball. She takes the ball and rolls through crowd*
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HY: Boysc...can't really say that anymore...Monkey, split from me, let's tag team him.

Ynot: If you insist

*As he is speaking, Ynot is dividing down the center, creating two beings, as if by mitosis. The one that is Ynot has the mask fall off and draws the Chain Blades*

Ynot: Take the front, I'll take the flank.

HY: Of course, YOU go for the blind spot!

Ynot: Yep, cause, you know, I die, we both die. You die, and I get a place to rent out in my head.

HY: Stop with the sarcas...*he is cut off by a charging Bat*

Ynot: Point taken, now go.

*HY taunts the titanic Caped Crusader, slashing his front, then dashing back*

HY: I can't do this all day, Monkey.

*The Bat Bruiser has two large blades sunk into his shoulders, pulling him back*

HY: Wondahba!

*HY Leaps up and sinks his blade deep into the Construct Crusader, dissolving it*

Ynot: That's, what? 15 down?

HY: 485 to go.

*The pair begins laying into the batclones*

K'theenya: With a shrug the foxgirl extended her wings and leaped alighting on the rampart by Shaern. She poked at black pillar. "Zombie hordes, poisonous gas planet, ominous spiky black castle...I do believe we're dealing with someone quite villainous.

Oooh! Hidden door!" Pulling on a spike a trap door opened underneath her. "Oof! I'm okay!" She called up. "There's some weird machinery in here. I'm going to press buttons and see what happens!"

*Shaern hears her from across the castle*

Shaern: I'd help, but there seems to be zombies of a different kind in here, My fire isn't working! Imma just chop there heads off now.

*She starts cutting down the hoard*
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*After several minutes, Ynot notices taht he is cutting down a batman he already killed*

Ynot: She's reforming them.

HY: Guess we have to kill her then.

Ynot: You want it?

HY: Meh, this is more fun, you can.

Ynot: Good, keep the Bat's busy.

*Ynot Sky jumps, tossing his last Batman into the crowd, knocking a few more out*

Malefica: Took you log enough.

*On his decent, Ka-Oni-Santsu is sealed, and G's Archery emerges, firing into the Yellow lantern, who throws up a shield*

Malefica: Going to have to do much better than that, sweetie.

*The Shield falters, bursting into red flames*

Malefica: WAAAHT?

*Ynot Drops in, kicking her*

Ynot: Dying Will Storm Flames, Tempesta. Disintegrates anything it touches, energy or not.

Malefica: Neat trick. How do i get one?

Ynot: You have to die.

*He launches a bursting arrow straight at her chest, another at her hand*

Malefica: Child's pl...!

*As she throws up her shield for her center mass, the second arrow strikes hard, burning deep*

*the man speaking to them answers in their language with fluency*

???: "Our world was once ruled by the Osirian gods. Now that they are dead, several governments are struggling and falling into anarchy. If you want to take over this planet, get in line."

*he shuts off communication*

OOS: Waiting on Konny for the Ferox....y.

K'theenya: "Okay have fun! There's just something about this...AH HA!" With a pull of a particular lever a large grinding noise came out. Pleased at her accomplishment whatever it was K'theenya exited the room via the door in search of more places that looked important.

She found a few more rooms filled with strange machinery messing with each until she got bored. There were a few small groups of zombies she disposed of as well as various trap doors, tripwires, and other booby traps which she mostly dodged.

Soon she found a grandiose room with a chandelier made of bone and a blood red carpet. At the far end sat a brunette catgirl lounged on a black throne immersed in a book. K'theenya's vision immediately settled on the object by the throne. A very familiar looking jug. "MY TREASURE!" She yelled diving for it.

???: "Hm?" The catgirl looked up "Oh hey K'theenya. You took longer then I expected to get here-" Quickly she jumped aside from a blast of magic aimed at her by the fox "HEY! What was that for!?"

K'theenya: She snarled with rage clutching the artifact as if it was her child "You know what you did! You stole my treasure you villain!"

???: She facepalmed. "K'theenya you moron. I was just holding on to it for you. It's Ferret! I'm your friend." ROlling her eyes she added more as an afterthought "Besides I'm not a villain."

K'theenya: "Then explain the poisonous atmosphere, zombie hordes, booby traps, bone furniture, posession of my treasure, spiky black castle, weird machines, and why I don't remember you?"

Ferret: Her eye was starting to twitch. K'theenya took a chug from her recovered treasure. "For one it's a bit miraculous that you remember your name half the time you old drunk. Some of the zombies are failed experiments but most of them aren't mine, and I like the aesthetics. Nothing wrong with that." Her eyes widened "Wait, did you say you messed with weird machines?"

K'theenya: She nodded proud of herself "Yep! I played with them until I heard grinding, or a siren, or made flashing lights show up, or-"

Ferret: Sighing she wore a resigned expression "Of course. You initiated the self-destruct."

K'theenya: "There's a self-destruct? Cool!"

Ferret: "Not...deliberately there's not. But, knowing you..." She pulled a small device with a screen out of her pocket and fiddled with it. "Yep. Meltdown of the planet's core in a few hours." She held up a hand as K'theenya opened her mouth. "I don't even want to know, and no it's not reversible. At least not with what I have on hand." She tried prying something off the back of the throne, but gave up and kicked it instead. The back of the throne fell off revealing a metal briefcase. She picked it up and turned to K'theenya "Okay, that's everything that I need to take with me...Now since you were so kind as to blow up the planet I've been living on I feel you owe me a ride off. I guess we should find whatever companions were dumb enough to tag along after you as well."

K'theenya: "Yeah, sure. Their names are Shaern and Sonia and I have no idea where they went."

Ferret: "Of course. And you managed to take out the security cameras. Which leads us to the time-tested method of wandering around, calling their names and hoping we get lucky."

Armitage: We switched sides because we disagreed with what Angonce and Uterio are doing. We attempted to overthrow them, but we failed. Now we fight them from the outside.

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Turel: Oh yes we do, Rahksha, oh yes we do. *turns away* Troops!

*a group of Battle Droids walk up to Turel*

Turel: Let's go worm-hunting.

*Turel and the droids walk away*

*Praepositus follows Turel and his droids.*

Praepositus: Where should we start? I can lay a deserter trap if you wish.