BZPB

-Symka 3: Hanmyo's House-

USarge: "Okay, thanks for the quick training and the company...later!"

*US opens the trapdoor he had used earlier, and after checking the destination, jumped down into it. The door closed itself quietly with a click and disappeared into the floor*

-Scene change! Symka3: Cafe Blue-

*At the cafe, the mini-door suddenly started to stretch itself out, becoming a full-door before swinging open to reveal USarge walking through.

He starts looking around the the area from where he stands for any sign of the group.*

<ZFT homeworld>

*Osseron is sent coordinates*

*the entire fleet jumps to warp*

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<Battle of Shinobi-Nui>

EPE2: You think I have not taken precautions? There is much more energized protodermis out there. I am every drop, and every drop is me. You cannot destroy me. Ever.


*in the tubes*

EPE1: Ha.

*it touches the wall, and it begins slowly melting away*

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<Harvard>

Aster: I know pretty much what he just said and nothing more.

Olivia: Please, this way.

*they are all led to a lab*

Aster: Nice place.....for a mad scientist's lab.

Walter: Thanks.

*Aster suddenly turns around to see a cow behind her*

Aster: Is that.....

Peter: Oh yes. That's Gene.

Gene: moo

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<Demon's Run>

*DU Sheppard ducks into another corridor and calls Shockwave*

DUSheppard: General, this is Sheppard. We're being helped out by several prisoners. What do we do?

DUShockwave: Keep them around for now.

DUSheppard: Yes, General.

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<Malchior IV, Bat-Cave>

SB: Indeed. We should wait a while and then strike again. Baterra, got any ideas?

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<Malchior IV, Nadle and co.'s location>

*someone knocks on the door*

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<Egyptian ship>

Turel: Can this ship not go faster?

*Turel goes down to the engine room*

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<Neo Z'Traa>

*Chocoman tries to help, but fails due to his lack of medical experience*

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<Harbinger crash site>

*Abeloth stabs a Vrai in the back, then uses him as a shield while he shoots at other Vrai*

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Rainn: "*looks at Gene and chuckles* Heheh. A cow."

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D-Klak: "We can't really give you any information on these guys. It's not like we know that much. Everything was shady. So if you let us go, we'll blow more stuff up. If not, things won't be pleasant. Do we understand each other?"

Abneris: "We have no quarrel with your organization, sir."

DM Helryx: "Who the heck are you guys, anyway?"

---

Baterra: "Scanning for possible Uterio War targets. None within the area. Shutting down. *the Baterra shuts down*"

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*Jinx and Peter get up, and Jortenn opens the door*

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*Ra puts the ship on hyper speed while Turel is walking*

*Turel is knocked to the floor while the ship zooms to a cantina floating above a planet*

OOS:

Ra: "We shall refuel here."

*Figlio and Vellt are laughing at Turel*

Figlio: "Hehe. Excellent. *he walks out of the ship with Ra, Vellt, and presumably Turel*"

Figlio: "???"

*they see a bunch of dead Liquid Metallicon pirates. It looks like a massacre, yet every single pirate seems to have been killed with finesse. No excessive blood, no misses*

*Vellt gags*

Ra: "What happened here?"

Figlio: "Something came in and wiped them all out. *reaches down* Of course, this isn't very astounding. Pirates kill each other all the time. But whatever put these fellows down is far too advanced. It knew precisely where to strike. No excessive wounds, meaning no passion. Even in those who look like they would have put up the best fight. Shamefully, there's no excessive blood. Whatever did this did not need emotion in its killings. *points to a body sitting in a chair with shock on its face* That must have been the main target, judging from the position of the bodies. The shock on his face means that he wasn't expecting this. Not anything they knew. Something beyond the predictable. So it wasn't a mercenary. The lack of the emotions....whatever it was, it was a killing machine. Literally."

*the body of Pirate Lord Ksmota falls to the floor after Figlio pushes it*

Ra: "Oh my."

Vellt: "This is insane!"

Figlio: "One day, we will find this machine."

---

*a medic helps Chocoman help them*

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*Airachnid kills more Vrai, and emerges from a hole in the ground, shooting web at each and every one of the remaining enemies*

OOS: Zev, see my last post.

[ Corrantia: ]

*Following Klakk are Hilda, Aisha, Zev, Namah, and Yoruichi*

Hilda: You lead the way, Klak.

~ ~ ~

[ Symka 3, Café Bleu: ]

Jade: Woof!! I mean - It's Sarge!

Lee: Welcome Sarge! Here have a cup of espresso it's GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!! *Shoves a huge cup into his hands*

*Her halo is blindingly bright, and she seems to be moving back and forth rapidly*

Galestorm: ...Lee, go to Haruko and tell her we need to initiate plan Roadrunner.

Lee: YOU-GOT-IT *Disappears out the door, leaving a pair of pawprints on the floor*

Galestorm: We just need to keep her running around the planet for a while.

Jade: You say that as if it always happens...

Galestorm: Fifth time since I've known her.

*Klakk runs forward, and arrives at a village*

*several villagers look at him, puzzled*

Mee: Where are the fugitives?

Villager: Mek-sol? Da qui hblas?

Mee: Hmm, wish I knew Corrantian. Anyone care to translate?

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*Ultron is flying away from the cantina, where he massacred an entire crew of pirates and some*

Ultron: "Next target in question, Makuta Ynot. Possible test. All scenarios have been calculated. HK-47 and Baterra have not contacted, but I can assume they are terminating their targets."

*he flies to Shinobi Nui*

Ynot: Of course, I had no delusions otherwise. I bet the other you is burning it's way through it's container right now too. He's in for a nasty surprise, though

*EPE1 breeches it's container to get zapped*

Ynot: See, I lined each of the containers with a Plasma field strong enough to contain a planet's core for transportation.

*Something shoots from below ground*

Ynot: What the...

*Turns to see the EPE container next to him with a man shaped object following from whence it came*

Ynot: Doggammit, now what?

*Ultron lands on the beach*

Ynot: Frak!

*Ynot's Cool Shades begin to glow when he turns back to the EPE in the Container, which has now broken along with the field*

Ynot: Zev, please tell me these things have a purpose....

*The EPE Vanishes from this Time, reappearing back when he first appeared way back when*

Ynot: Don't know what just happened, but it worked...

OOS: Klakk = ? :yaoming:

<RIP>

Rabot: Tanrus! Get us a way out of here!

*Tanrus turns his attention to blasting fire at a nearby wall, rapidly melting a hole big enough to escape through*

Rabot: Retreat!

*Still firing their elemental powers at the Agrippa-like beings, the Yerta back into the hole and escape into the snowdrifts*

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<Above Chocoman's base>

Yon: Say, Hax... seeing as you can teleport and all, is there any chance you could take me with you?

*At this moment, Mocax's ship crashes and explodes behind him*

Yon: Hmm?

*Dr. Hax considers for a moment whether or not this would be hax, and decides it counts as a cheat, which he sometimes permits*

Dr. Hax: OK. Hold on, cyclops.

*Hax grabs Yon and they disappear*

*Ultron points at Ynot*

Ultron: "Target known as Makuta Ynot. You were heavily involved in the Uterio War. As such, you have been selected for testing and extermination. Resistance would be an exercise in futility."

*he walks up to Ynot, and fires a blast of nox energy*

OOS: Zev, DRJ, see my last few posts. :yaoming: And LOL I SAW WHAT YOU DID THERE KON

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*Dr. Hax, Yon, the Pootis man and See-Man appear in a house*

Dr. Hax: "Tea time!"

*takes out a tea set, kitty0706 style*

<The house>

*Yon is amazed*

*He puts the plates on the table, then eats his one as he sits down*

*A few minutes later, Yon is slightly tipsy*

Yon: Well I haven't had a party as good as this one in a long long time, my friend... *hiccup* But back then I could drink three tillibuns of Terugan ale and still hold my-

*He falls asleep on the See-Man*

Dr. Hax: Drunk?

See-Man: See!

*Ynot is sent spiraling back into a rockface*

Ynot: Oh, wonderful. YOU. I read about you in the knowledge dimension. Robotic mostly, your mission is to kill participants in a war, it wouldn't tell me which, but obviously that would *hack* be the War with Uterio.

*He pulls himself out of the rocks*

Ynot: My turn, eh? Tell, me, for the sake of fairness. What is your name, and what do you know of me? You know both of me already, and I am a being of honor.

[ Corrantia: ]

Hilda: My Corrantia's really rusty, but it basically amounts to "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Aisha: Mrow! Could it be that we got the wrong village, Klak? *Looks over at him*

Yoruichi: *Arms crossed* I could do a recon, look for any approaching enemies.

Zev: Do you think that would be best, Klak?

Namah: *Keeps silent*

~ ~ ~

[ ???, Computer Lab: ]

*All is quiet, all is dark*

Vriska: *Sits at her computer, boredly sifting through her chat messages*

*She stifles a yawn with her mechanical hand, and has to get up to take a walk*

*Heading down a corridor, she soon arrives at a small balcony overlooking a gaping cavern*

*It resembles one of the domes in the Matoran Universe, only much smaller, and with a sky that seems to be stuck in perpetual morning*

*In the brisk, cool air, Vriska leans on her elbows against the handrail and sighs loudly; scowling at the way her breath mists in front of her*

Vriska: god, im soooooooo 8ored! i wish something, aaaaaaaanything exciting would happen!!!!!!!! DXXXX<

*Flouncing back inside, she storms down the hall and plops into her computer hair*

*There, she sees a message left by whimsicallyCocky*

*Contained within is a link: [VID.STREET/TOUGH/MAVERICK//SIGN.exe]*

Vriska: humph. >:::: ( *Clicks on the link*

*Then...This happens*


~ ~ ~

[ Fánrong, Urban Warfare: ]

Noodle: *Ducks behind a dumpster*

*She doesn't bat an eyelash as it's lifted off the ground*

Demalco: *Hefts the dumpster up, ready to deliver a Dumpster-to-Teenager Slam Dunk*

Noodle: *Takes out a bazooka with a crocodile plushie grafted onto it*

*She fires a rocket, point-blank, right into Demalco's groin*

Demalco: ... ... ...Hhhhh... ... ... *Drops the dumpster on his own head*

*He hits the ground like a ton of bricks, with the dumpster on its side*

Noodle: Walkiiie-talkiiiiie~ *Deploys walkie-talkie* Noodle here. Got Demalco. Send a police pick-up squad. Maybe with a tow-truck. Or a heavy transport jet. Noodle out. Beep-boop.

*She crouches down beside Demalco and prods at his face*

-ZFT Home world-

*The leviathan activates it's jump drive seconds after the fleet leaves, timing the jump so that it arrives at the same time as the fleet*

-Symka 3-

*USarge takes a sip of the expresso, and watches Lee go off.*

US:" Welp. That's gotta take awhile to wear off...this is some good 'spresso..."

*he sips abit before turning to Jade*

"So, what have you all been up to?"

<Cold Ground/RIP orbit>

*the fleet arrives near Cold Ground at the speed of plot*

*they take positions in orbit, and send out several bombers*

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<Cold Ground/RIP>

*the Yerta are suddenly surrounded by Agrippa*

Vrije Kamers: There's a reason we have white skin.

*suddenly, a bomber flies overhead, and drops several bombs nearby before flying off again*

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<Malchior IV, hospital>

*one of the mysterious bald men enters*

???: The planet of Cold Ground is under attack.

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<Harvard>

*Walter walks over to a desk with random lab equipment on it*

Walter: Astro, I could use your help.

Aster: I'm not Astr-

Astrid: He means me.

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<Cantina>

Turel: Why? They were pirate scum. They would've killed each other anyway.

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<Harbinger crash site>

*Abeloth guns down the trapped Vrai*

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<Demon's Run>

DUSheppard: We understand each other alright. Anyway, we're members of an organization called MECH, and that's really all you need to know for now.

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*See-Man pokes Yon in the eye*

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*Ultron stares at Ynot*

Ultron: "I am Ultron. You are Makuta Ynot, leader of the Anima, warrior of the Uterio War, member of the Rebel Alliance, slayer of Set, victor of the Uterio War, sworn enemy of Blackout. Your reputation and powers precede you. Scans show that you are formidable."

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*Klakk holds his hands to his head*

Mee: NO! NO! *points at the Corrantian* YOU! YOU ARE HIDING THEM, AREN'T YOU?! YOU'RE A CHANGELING!

*blasts the person with light, and they return to their original form*

Mee: Yes. YES! ALL OF THEM! All of them are our enemy! *rises up, and uses gravity to crush several buildings*

*Klakk flings balls of light everywhere, and even blasts of fire at the village, destroying everything in seconds*

*the people run in terror, but many are injured or even killed*

*Klakk holds his hands to his head*

Mee: Ugh.....playing the hero on the outside is easy. *points at his head* IT'S WHAT'S IN HERE, THAT'S THE HARD PART! Ugh. Cadenas, cadenas. I don't know...what's happening to me.

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Jinx: "lolwut?"

Jortenn: "Cold Ground. If memory serves, that is an icy planet in a system not too far from the Malchiorian planets."

Peter: "It's out of our jurisdiction, though. Still, Klak has taken us on wild adventures and nobody ever seemed to mind. Plus, I haven't been to the cold in days. I like the cold."

Jinx: "But Peter, you have another mission!"

Peter: "Oh, right. Jortenn, you mind going?"

Jortenn: "And why are you giving us this information, sir? *looks at the bald man*"


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*Rainn looks at Astrid*

Rainn: "I'm Rainn. That's Aster over there. *points at Aster*"

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*Figlio nods*

Figlio: "Of course. But pirate scum make the best payable mooks. They can't be tracked back to you. Remember, in the war, my father was allied to these very pirates. However, I think I want whatever did this to be on my side. Would be....interesting."

*Figlio stares at Ksmota's body*

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*Airachnid emerges from the ground*

Airachnid: "We have what we came for?"

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D-Klak: "Cool story bro!"

*Abneris, DM Helryx, and D-Klak start running towards Abneris's ship*

Helryx: "Do you think they'll-"

DK: "Of course they'll chase us. It wouldn't be BZPB without it."

*Socah's house is destroyed*

[ Symka 3, Café Bleu: ]

Jade: Well, we've found some leads on that mysterious building.

Galestorm: More importantly, what went on while you were with that girl?

*She taps her foot agitatedly*

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[ Corrantia: ]

Zev: Klak...

Namah: *Walks up to him*

*She presses the knuckles of a fist against his chest and closes her eyes*

Namah: ...Your soul's tangled up in knots. Your mind's been tampered with severely. I can't tell much more than that a substantial amount of your memories have been fabricated and inserted.

*Opening her hand, she lays it on Klakk's neck and rubs gently*

Namah: Whoever or whatever you are, Klak, we're your friends. We can't help you until you trust all of us with all your heart and soul. I can try to sort out some of the problems in your psyche, but you have to allow me in, and you can't doubt my intentions for a moment. It's up to you. Only you can allow me into your heart.

Aisha: Zev? What's Namah going on about? Is it one of her powers...?

Zev: I promised I wouldn't tell unless she gave me the go-ahead.

Aisha: Humph. Aisha can make a guess. Aisha aced her final exam in True Magic!

Zev: Then promise me you won't run your mouth about it.

Aisha: That information is dangerous. I'll keep the secret.

Yoruichi: You two done mumbling over there?

Zev & Aisha: Yes'm.

~ ~ ~

[ ???, Another Place, Possibly Another Time: ]

*The setting is a large, ceiling-less hall, surrounded by gently lapping ocean*

*Down the center of the hall and out into a road of stone blocks beyond is a row of cerulean tiles with wave patterns on them*

*Lying just beyond the hall's entrance is a young woman of an unknown race - She has dark blue skin, jawlength, messy white hair, eyes with glowing orange irises, a small pair of demonic black horns, and a pointed "devil's" tail. She's dressed in somewhat skimpy leather clothing with white fur lining, including a large ruff on the front of her neck*

*Groggily rising up, she rubs at her head and grumbles under her breath*

*From out of nowhere slithers some kind of creature that resembles across between a starfish, a bat, and a manta ray, with a long, prehensile tail and six limbs encircling its cartoonish, goofy face*

???: Thank the Gods you're okay. Now to just find out how I got here. And where "here" is...

??? 2: *An airy voice floats out of the hall* Come in here, child. Come in here.

??? 1: *Jumps, before reluctantly complying*

*Inside, she finds some kind of bed/perch, atop which is a huge, robed, anthropomorphic white owl, with sapphire-blue eyes and a geyser-like, cerulean plume atop her head*

??? 2: My name is Councilwoman Screech, representative of Sufokia. *Opens up a scroll, looking it over and humming pensively* I presume you-hoo are Pluta?

Pluta?: ...Yes, that is my name. Where precisely is "Sufokia", presuming that's where we are?

Screech: Well, dear, Sufokia is one of the Four Nations of Astrub. For you-hoo to have arrived here, you must have died and been sent to-hoo Incarna out of one of the Twelve Worlds. My job is to help you-hoo out, since you arrived here under...Unusual circumstances.

Pluta: *Face rests in hands* ...No, no, no, no, no no no no no no no no no...

Screech: Hoo-hoo! Relax, my dear! Despite what you-hoo may have been told, death is not permanent in our Twelve Worlds. Luckily, you retained almost all of your memories and capabilities upon death. My brothers and sister are sorting out others you'll be meeting with.

Pluta: ...Thank you, Master Screech. What should I do first, to-hoo get acclimated with my new-hoo environment?

Screech: Hoo hoo hoo! My, my, I can tell you'll be a hoot already! *Reaches out with wingarms and places a small disc of silver with a glowing aquamarine ring in the center on the left breast of Pluta's raiments*

Pluta: What is this? *Gently lays a hand upon it, finding that it's vibrating and radiating a substantial amount of warmth*

Screech: This will be your passport to Sufokia. You must head to-hoo the center of Astrub and seek out my superior, Owlboss, to stamp it. Then, you'll have free passage into Sufokia's walls.

Pluta: Thank you! I won't forget this! *Points in the direction she's come from* Just a hunch, should I head that way?

Screech: Yes, dear. Do-hoo be careful, out there. It's Snapper mating season.

Pluta: I promise I'll be careful! *Runs off, followed by the little demon*

Screech: *Chuckles* What a hoot she'll be, indeed.

*Clicking her talons together, she takes out another scroll*

*Picking up a quill, she begins writing*

OoC: Hai-oh!!!! Gonna be semi-afc, but I'll post when I can

-Symka 3-
USarge:"not much, we ate a meal and then I did some hand-to-hand training with her, forgot to ask her about the building though..."

*sheepish head rub begins here*

-Cold Ground-
*The Leviathan settles into a very high orbit and fires off a test volley with its super-capital class siege guns, punching noticeable craters of various depths as the megatons of HE rounds detonate at different terrain features along the planet*

Meanwhile the heavy drones provide extra firepower to the bombers, supplementing bombs with laser volleys and plasma bolts*

[ Symka 3, Café Bleu: ]

Jade: Oh, that's fine, don't worry about it!

Galestorm: *Scowls, but doesn't pursue the subject*

Jade: Would you like to have something to eat while I go into the details?

*She teleports a menu to her hand*

~ ~ ~

[ Flooded Plains of Astrub: ]

*After heading down the road a ways and through a couple of iron fence gates, Pluta has arrived at a wide expanse of grassland that is pockmarked by countless lakes and ponds*

*Not far away from the gate entrance, she finds herself surrounded by roughly lapdog-sized, orange fish, walking on feet-fins; atop their heads are frilled crests, and they all have long snouts; meanwhile, each one seems to be wearing a suit vest, and has a certain leer to its gaze*

Pluta: Hmmm. I'll need my Gobgob for this. *She holds her hand out to her side as each of the strange landfish puff up until they're perfectly spherical*

*Once again with no visible point of origin, the uncanny little demon slithers out - This time curling its tail around Pluta's forearm*

Pluta: *Stretches it to the sides a couple of times, then begins spinning it by its tail*

*Pitching forward, she throws the Gobgob at once of the fish*

*Bouncing off of its head and causing it to spit a glob of sludge out like a bullet, the Gobgob hovers up above the spitting fish*

Pluta: *Quickly moves back, and draws a bow from its place secured to her lower-back*

*Notching an arrow, she gets her sights in on the fish over which her Gobgob floats*

*She lets an arrow fly, making sure to only graze the top of its head*

*Then, she proceeds to spin once, twice, then swing the bottom end of her bow*

*Out is launched a whirling mass of air that explodes against the fish*

*Sufficiently weakened, it is scooped up into the Gobgob's jaws*

*Stomach distending, the Gobgob plops to the ground and disappears with a cloud of black and glowing blue smoke*

Pluta: *Swiftly launches more and more arrows, hitting the other two fish*

*They try to spit out more sludge bullets, but continue to miss her*

*In no time, they lie dead on the ground*

Pluta: Sorry, but it looks like there's way too many of you guys. *Looks around*

*Indeed, besides those wandering on land, they're crowded tightly into the nearby bodies of water*

Pluta: *Kneeling down beside one fresh corpse, proceeds to take out a knife*

*Skinning the fish, she chops up its meat and wraps the chunks in paper*

*Repeating the process for the other fish, Pluta moves on*

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[ Far Away, But Not Too Far: ]

*The setting is a hall reminiscent of the one in Sufokia - This time with lushly carpeted floors and large wooden tables along the sandstone walls*

*Waking up sat against the wall is another young woman of another unknown race - This girl of rich, mocha-brown fur, somewhat messy white-blonde hair in a ponytail at the back of her head, and emerald green eyes. She wears a shoulder-less red top that shows her navel, as well as a matching miniskirt and thigh-high boots*

???: *Groans, fighting her way to her feet* Urgh...Where am I? Did one of those idiots at the casino pull a prank on me? I swear to the Gods -

??? 2: Hoo, hoo, hold on there. *An elderly, tired voice is speaking from right behind her* Hooooo. No need to-hoo have a coniption. No one's pulling any pranks, I assure you-hoo.

??? 1: *Turns slowly, dreading what she might see* ...Well, I guess it could be worse.

*Sat up on another bed/perch is another giant, robed owl - This one with sandy beige and burgundy feathers, and two long plumes above his eyes*

??? 2: Hoo, hoo, hooooo...My name is Councilman Pygmy. It says here that you are Sarasim, an Ecaflip who worked as a card dealer at the Last Rites Casino and Saloon?

Sarasim?: Yes, I work there, and I intend to keep working there once you send me back and put an end to this bullcrap.

Pygmy: Hooooo...It's never easy. You'll be able to-hoo return there in due time, my girl. Unfortunately, you-hoo had a bit of an accident. Remember? A girl had run into the street to-hoo save a stray puppy? Right outside your establishment?

Sarasim: ... *Face pales visibly beneath fur* And...And I...I...I ran out and pushed...And pushed her...Out of the way...And the car...It...It, it, it...Aaaauuugh... *Falls to knees, tears streaming and dampening her fur* ...Aah...Aaawh...I, I, I'm dead...I'm deeeaaad...

Pygmy: Dry your tears, my girl. This is a new-hoo beginning. In the Twelve Worlds, nothing is eternal but the cycle of life itself. Despite working in such a seedy, corrupt town, such a wicked nest of villainy, you-hoo were unusually benevolent. Thus, you were sent through-hoo Incarna to begin life anew, then to descend to Astrub when you-hoo were ready.

Sarasim: Snff... *Rubs tears out of eyes, scowling* Why...Why the hell...Didn't you say that sooner, you old geezer...Snff, snff, snffff...

Pygmy: *Continues as if he was not interrupted* However, you are an unusual case. You-hoo were sent directly to one of Astrub's Four Nations, with most of your abilities and memories intact. This was also the situation for three others, whom my brother and sisters are putting through the due-hoo processes. Once you've been settled here into Amakna, you-hoo can begin the journey unfolded before you. So please, do-hoo keep your chin up, and your feet on the ground.

Sarasim: *Has gotten back to feet* So what do I do? Just knock on Amakna's front door and ask them if they'll give me food and a place to sleep?

Pygmy: *Reaches out and sets another silver disc - This one with a deep orange glowing ring - On the left breast of Sarasim's top* Once you-hoo've got this passport stamped, you won't even need to knock, my girl. Just head to-hoo the center of Astrub. There, my superior Owlboss will make the passport official, and you'll be accepted into-hoo Amakna without further ado. *Points one featherfinger towards one of the exits*

Sarasim: ...I'll trust you, against my better judgment. Are there any wild beasts I need to worry about out there? *Checks a few beltpouches idly*

Pygmy: Yes; there are a variety of impish plants that are quite rambunctious. You-hoo would be best served to eliminate them quickly, if you-hoo run into them. Also, you'll find an inn just beyond the Amaknastrub Road's end. That will be an excellent place for you to rest up.

Sarasim: You got it. *Turns to go* And...Thanks for the help. Yeah.

*She hurriedly runs down the hall and out onto the road*

Pygmy: *Shakes head, chuckling* Youngsters.

*He puffs his feathers up, then settles down*

*Soon, he begins to doze*

<Cold Ground>

*troop ships leave the fleet, and land on the planet*

*Rahkshi, Kliment Voroshilov tanks and AT-TEs leave the transports, and attack the Agrippa*

*they are surprised, and most of them are killed*

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<Harvard>

Astrid: Hi. I'm Astrid.

Walter: Peter, WHERE IS THE MICROSCOPE?

Peter: I took it apart.

*Walter facepalms*

Walter: The potential for destruction within each of us is infinite.

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<Malchior IV>

MBN: The balance must be preserved. That is all you need to know.

*he walks out*

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<Demon's Run>

*D-Klak, Abneris and Helryx run into DU Ultron*

DU Ultron: You are not recognized.

*he begins shooting at them*

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<Bara Magna>

Abeloth: Yes.

*he walks to the ship*

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<Cantina>

Turel: And they were defeated, like the cowards they were. Typical pirates. Act big and tough until the battle begins, then run when it does.

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*Klakk rages*

Mee: WHY DO YOU ACT LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW ME?! Traitors! Traitors! ALL OF YOU! *in F-Klak's voice, suddenly* LEAVE ME! *he flies away, leaving his comrades and the burning village below*

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Rainn: "Indeed. *thinks about it, and his eyes widen* Of course. Where was David Robert Jones last sighted? He is the only one who can confirm my hypothesis about the Reckoning."

---

Jinx: "That was.....random."

Nadle: "I couldn't read his mind in time."

Jortenn: "That's fine. I will go to Cold Ground myself and protect the inhabitants."

Jinx: "B-but."

Jortenn: "No buts. I hope that planet has crystals. I'm in the mood for a lightsaber. *he walks out after saying goodbye to everyone and everyon*"

---

*Abneris forms a flame shield around D-Klak and DM Helryx*

Abneris: "Go!"

*D-Klak and DM Helryx keep going, and arrive at the Rogue Shadow II*

DK: "Excellent. *begins prepping the systems* We have to get out of here. This battle is none of our business, and MECH doesn't seem like it likes us that much anymore."

Abneris: "*to DU Ultron* We are not your enemy! But we must go now. *he throws four fireballs at DU Ultron, then runs to the Rogue Shadow II*"

*the Rogue Shadow II jumps to lightspeed, and is far from Demon's Run when it finally slows down*

DK: "Been in there for far too long. I missed the expanse of space."

DM Helryx: "We need to get home so you can recover from your wounds."

DK: "No. They know where I live, no thanks to you. *smiles* But I forgive you, kid. Anyways, we have to explore a bit, make ZFT lose interest in us. Maybe visit Malchior IV for a while. See how my counterpart and his buddies are doing after the war."

*Abneris nods, and flies away to the expanse of space*

---

*Airachnid looks away*

Airachnid: "*to the Rahkshi* Tell Abeloth I saw a Vrai scout. I will allow him to lead me to his camp and quickly exterminate them. I will be back in a few minutes. Don't leave without me."

*she burrows underground*

*she arrives in a cavern and, without ANYONE SEEING HER, pulls out a communications device*

Airachnid: "They found the Key to Vector Sigma. I think they are trying to find weapons."

???: "Then my boss's hunch is right. ZFT is preparing for war. I want you to get as close as possible to David Robert Jones, and make sure you are able to feed us the secrets of ZFT. Also, approach him about our organization. Perhaps they will take an interest. Over and out."

*Airachnid leaves the cavern, and gets into the ship with Abeloth*

---

Figlio: "Yes. I hope you did not do the same in the final battle, Turel. Weakness is not tolerable."

---

OOS: Ynot and KoN, see my last post.

*Ynot pauses a moment as a large glowing orb floats out of his body and he rubs it slightly*

Blade: Ynot, dafuq are you doing?

Ynot: Stroking my ego.

Blade: Don't you think you should be paying attention to the homicidal robot?

Ynot: Probably. Alright, Ultron, you said? Let's see if you can contend with my basics, and work from there.

*Ynot forces Ultron to punch himself in the jaw*

*Ultron is hit by his own fist, but regenerates*

*Ultron's face glows, then Ynot feels another intelligence taking over part of his body*

Ultron: "That is my enchepalo-ray. You may allow it to take over your mind and disintegrate it, or leave my systems from corruption. The choice is yours. All scenarios have been calculated."

*Ynot releases Ultron*

Ynot: Clever girl. Blackout still hasn't figured out how to stop me form doing that. Alright, Next up is Sword play.

*Ynot draws Ka-Oni-Santsu in his sealed katana state and strikes at Ultron*

*Ultron unsheathes his own Kai-Oni-Santsu, and blocks Ynot's attack*

Ultron: "Scans show that this is a powerful weapon. You have used it with great proficiency."

*he Force pushes Ynot*

Ynot: Oh ho ho, impressive.

*Ynot tosses KOS in the air, when he returns, he is in his Light Staff form, Ynot slams it into the ground, emitting a blinding light that lingers*

Ynot: Try copying what you can't see.

*When the light has cleared, Ynot is nowhere to be seen*

Ynot: [Voice distorted through Sonics] THUNDER PUNCH!

*Ynot slams in to Ultron from above with a fist of Chain lightning*

-Cold Ground-

*The heavy combat drones re-orginize, focusing on supporting the KV-1 tanks with close air support*

*The Leviathan meanwhile sits idle in space, analyzing results from the test volley and loading appropriate ammunition into the guns and launchers.

It also co-ordinates with the AT-TE's, providing orbital imagery and allowing each walker commander to mark targets for consideration*

Osseron: *to the command AT-TE* "So! Lovely weather we have here huh?"

-Symka 3-

*USarge takes a seat, and orders a muffin to go with his expresso*

US:"Yeah, go ahead! What have you found out?"

*the floor shakes and makes a slight crater as Ultron actually makes a distorted cry of...pain*

*he shakes as the chain lightning spreads throughout him*

*suddenly, the attack is absorbed*

Ultron: "Attack...copied to database. You yourself are impressive, Ynot."

*he grabs Ynot's hand, and slams him to the floor*

Ultron: "But are you impressive enough?"

*uses gravity in an attempt to crush Ynot*

Ynot: Oh, now it's dancing time.

*Ynot portals out of Ultron's gravity field and in front of the Cabana*

Ynot: Sonia, give me a phat beat to beat this guy's @$$ to.

*A mix of 'Another one bites the dust' and 'Robot rock' like this plays as Ynot gets ready*

Ynot: So, you adapt with every move? Guess I have to keep changing strategies.

*Ynot draws KOS again and shifts to the Gauntlet and Glaive, tossing the Glaive at Ultron, and pulling him in to punch him with the Gauntlet*

[ Corrantia: ]

Namah: ... *Lets little motes of pink starlight float from her hand* F-Klak, you're going to regret toying with us.

*She turns and storms past the others back towards the ship*

Namah: Zev, you'd better wrangle your good-for-nothing User to tell him that F-Klak is getting uppity, and that that's not okay.

Zev: Yes'm. *Follows after her rigidly, obviously in a certain state of fear*

*The others soon follow*

~ ~ ~

[ Symka 3, Café Bleu: ]

Galestorm: Not much, but it's something.

Jade: The building showed up about a year ago. No build crew, it just appeared over night. Any officials who were asked just said it was a "warp technology project involving N.O. energies," and if those are the N.O. energies I'm thinking of, we're screwed.

Galestorm: I remembered studying about it where I went to school. N.O. means "Negative Origin," and refers to anything that comes from outside traditional space-time. Basically, the Nightmares would classify as N.O. lifeforms. An N.O. channel uses those absurd passages beyond what we know of as reality to get to places and at speeds even subspace won't allow. And N.O. energy is somewhat similar to dark energy, which is where my knowledge ends.

Jade: We also know that the building has no entrances and no exits. No personnel have ever gone in, and none of them ever go out. *Looks out the nearest window* But then again, someone has to be making the thing do this to the city.

*Outside, the town has been cloaked by a thick veil of white smoke or steam - Drastically cutting visibility, though no one seems to mind, much*

Jade: Do you see why I wanted to investigate, Sarge?

~ ~ ~

[ ???, Jane's Planet: ]

*After following the river for a while, Jane has found a menagerie of items*

*One shoe, then another, then another, and another, later on followed by a hat, and various other items in-between and beyond*

*Following a last can of shaving cream, Jane has made her way alongside a mountain until stumbling across the final clue*

Jane: Dad's car! He must have run out of items to leave me...Hm. *Keeps going*

*After a few steps, however, she lightly kicks something across the dirt*

*She picks up the glossy leather of a wallet, and her face seems to visibly fall*

Jane: Dad's Wallet...And I'm still so far from the temple. *She looks ahead to the temple*

*Now starting to uncomfortably resemble a gigantic mausoleum, it is surrounded by a veritable forest of graves, and is separated from her position by two wide expanses partitioned by a deep crevasse that runs through the dry, dead soil*

*Equipping her Dad's Wallet, she finds that it becomes a Sylladex for her to use, with plenty of cards available*

*However, she also finds that it's perfectly possible to switch back and forth between that and her previous Sylladex*

*She's jolted out of her revereé by the intonation of her laptop receiving a message*

*Sitting down on the dirt, she deploys the laptop and opens it up*

Jane: Wonderful! I had been hoping to converse with her!

---

UranianUmbra began cheering gutsyGumshoe!

GG: Hello there, UU! :B
GG: I'm so glad I'm talking to you!
GG: We're finally a part of the game! Well, in a way.
UU: yes, i had sUrmised that this was aboUt the time when yoU and yoUr compatriots woUld be joining the game.
UU: i can't tell yoU how delighted i am to see that yoU've made it! ^u^
UU: UnfortUnately, i cannot view any part of yoUr present session!
UU: can yoU give me an inkling as to why? :u

GG: Yes, of course!
GG: Well, Roxy was able to determine with some help from her friend that our Session was doomed to failure, and that we would not survive if we entered.
GG: So, the two of them working together managed to hack us a way into this Session!
GG: Dirk made it in just fine, so I assume the others have as well.
UU: oh, how delightfUl!!! >u<
UU: i mUst say, it's qUite nice to not have to worry aboUt yoUr session beginning anymore!

UU: now as yoU know, i am not allowed to do certain things to help yoU in yoUr endeavoUrs
GG: Yes, you've made that red clear! XB
GG: But if I may ask, how should I go about playing this game?
GG: I trust my father will be okay, but I'd feel much better knowing he was okay.
GG: And that reassurance would be doubly firm if I had faith that I could be of assistance!
GG: Can you help me prepare for combat in any way?
UU: as a matter of fact, there are indeed some things i can do. ^u^
UU: first, i'm going to need yoU to Use the gristgrinder 3000 to demolish yoUr father's car.
GG: What!!??

GG: That car is my dad's pride and joy!!!
GG: Any victory to be accomplished that way would be pyrrhic and empty!!!
UU: well bUgger. ~u~
UU: yoU'll need to demolish something if yoU want the grist necessary to bUild anything Useful.
UU: i woUldn't feel right sending yoU oUt to harvest grist from enemies withoUt a good weapon!
UU: so, perhaps yoU coUld captchalogUe one of yoUr land's monUments and demolish it?
UU: jUst read the code off to me, and i'll record it in case yoU need it later.
UU: oh, and before yoU start, i need to send yoU an important file!!!
GG: Well go ahead, shoot!
GG: Send it to me! :B
UU: as yoU wish! ^u^

UranianUmbra sent the file U^U.ALCHEMY//ACTIONS/1-499.run

UU: jUst rUn that, dear, and it will download to yoUr sylladex a compilation of five-hUndred recipes that he thoUght yoU woUld find most helpfUl! ^u^
UU: basically, it's like when yoU set an art program to record an actions file for fUtUre reference.
GG: Wow, thank you!!!
GG: I'll run it as soon as I log off!
GG: Now, to get to work collecting grist!
UU: best of lUck!

UranianUmbra has ceased cheering gutsyGumshoe

~ ~ ~

[ Flooded Fields of Astrub, Near Sofukia: ]

*In her trek, Pluta has captured about five more of the spitting fish*

*All the same, she's killed around fifteen of them and harvested meat from their corpses*

*She's also come across a number of teal-colored fish with similar size and body profile, but with spiny fins and long, bladed snouts*

*Every time she tries to approach them, however, a number of the orange fish distract her long enough for her targets to give her the slip*

*Quite nimble and fast on their feet, it took a bit of chasing to corner a trio into fighting her*

Pluta: *Summons the Gobgob* Here we go!! *Begins spinning it by its tail*

*Throwing it carefully so that it doesn't hit any sharp snouts, she gets a perfect bounce up and off of one's head*

*As her companion hovers over one, Pluta channels a large amount of fiery energy to her hand*

*With a swing of her arm, she's launched a whip of fire that knocks the fish down*

*However, the other two quickly approach, and begin going to spear her*

Pluta: *Nimbly dodges* Master Screech was right...Mating season has made these snappers really territorial. *Conjures twin fields of green energy around hands*

*She lashes out with a couple of green energy whips, knocking the two fish away*

*With a huge roar, Pluta sends out a wave of glowing red soundwaves*

*They converge and condense over the fish she's trying to capture, becoming a sizable ball of flames*

*The Gobgob swoops out of the way as the fireball crashes down onto the fish*

Pluta: *Swings her arm, launching a whirling blast of air at the creature*

*With a squeak, it's felled - And the Gobgob swoops down to scoop it up*

*As the Gobgob disappears, Pluta quickly moves back and draws her bow*

*Notching an arrow, she fires it at one fish, then continues firing at both*

*However, one fish manages to lunge rapidly and slice at her leg as the other falls*

Pluta: Urk!! *Kicks the creature into the air, ignoring the pain in her leg*

*While it's still in mid-air, she launches an arrow up at it*

*The expert shot pierces it on its downward arc*

Pluta: *Winces, looking for a way to tend leg*

???: Do you need help, Miss?

Pluta: Hm? *Looks up*

---

[ Flooded Plains of Astrub, Elsewhere: ]

*After a decent distance walking with no attacks, Sarasim is beginning to grow bored*

*However, she hears the sound of a fight nearby, and carefully approaches to see what it is*

*There, she finds what appears to be a hunchbacked old man with a completely bald head and a thick, scruffy white beard, incredibly wiry save for his potbelly, dressed in tooled leather*

*He's currently battling a number of small, roselike monsters, which are darting around and trying to nip at him ferociously*

*Just as Sarasim is about to try and help, the old man raises his hand up and shouts something*

*Bits of rock and dirt coalesce into a dense chunk of stone above him, which itself then is wreathed in flames*

*As he throws his hand down, the mini-meteor impacts the ground and roasts every last one of the seven or so plant creatures*

Sarasim: *Realizes she's hiding, and steps out* Huh. An Enutrof. Interesting. *Distaste is heavily evident in voice*

Enutrof Man?: Oh, why don't you hush? I'm not half as bad as the rest of my mining crew. Or rather, I wasn't. I'm already dead and I can't remember anything from two weeks before biting it. Gimme a break. Honestly.

Sarasim: Well. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt - Watch out!! *Swiftly draws a pair of dice from a beltpouch*

*Out of nowhere, a number of dandelion-like monsters have leapt onto the old man and begun biting at him*

Enutrof Man: *Spins and stomps a few times, throwing them off of him* The little buggers just keep coming. I've only been here a few hours, and I can't count how many I've seen.

Sarasim: *Shakes the dice a couple of times, then throws them across the ground*

*They land on a three and a four - And the nearest dandelion is blown to smithereens by a gout of flame*

Sarasim: *Takes out another die, throwing it towards another demon dandelion*

*It bounces off of it with a small burst of flames, then off of another, and another, until it's impact five of them in the head*

*Each of them falls, singed all over and smoking faintly*

Sarasim: *Swiftly draws a playing card of some kind and spins on her heel*

*She throws it, bifurcating a demon dandelion trying to sneak up on her*

Sarasim: *Turns to look at the Enutrof* You heading to see Owlboss?

Enutrof Man: Yup. I'd be honored to travel with you. What can I call you by?

Sarasim: My name is Sarasim. Yours?

Enutrof: Finnegan.

---

[ Far Away, But Not Too Far: ]

*Once again, the setting is a hall with no ceiling*

*However, this hall is very austere and made of dark stone, with numerous coats of arms made of precious metals and gemstones mounted along the walls*

*Another young woman, another unknown race - She has dark, bronzed skin, with black tribal tattoos around her lower arms, and bright vermillion hair done up in a ponytail at the back of her head; its braids very large and spherical. She wears some kind of hakama-like leather shorts, a tooled leather vest that shows her navel, and wooden sandals*

*Tossing and turning a bit, when she finally awakens, it can be seen that she has completely blank white eyes*

???: Rrrrrrgh!! *Throws punches at the air blindly, before realizing she's lying on a stone floor* Where am I!? Where's that rat b@stard Sauer!? I'll kill him!!

??? 2: Hoo-hold your horses. You're in no position to-hoo be making death threats, child. *Speaks from right behind her*

??? 1: *Spins on her heel, glaring at the source of the voice with her teeth bared* Who are you!?

*She finds herself gazing up into the crimson orbs of a huge owl with silver and black feathers, with two ridges of scarlet feathers curving up over his head from above his eyes*

??? 2: My name is Councilman Barney, now shut up and only speak to-hoo answer questions. I have a roaring headache. *Runs a wingtip down a scroll* Let's see...Askeladden, Sacrier. Is that you?

Askeladden?: ...Yes. *Is still visibly angry, and is bouncing from foot to foot* ... *Obviously is exercising great restraint not to interrupt*

Barney: I'll say it plain and simply: You were killed when the one you call "Sauer" lured you into-hoo a trap where several gunmen shot you to death. You-hoo died from 127 gunshot wounds all over your body. The sheer force of the first volley killed you-hoo instantly.

Askeladden: ... *Makes an odd choking noise* ... *Starts to shake violently* ...Uuughhh...Gggghuuuhhhh...Aaah, aaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaah...!

Barney: Good grief. A Sacrier crying, never thought I'd live to-hoo see the day. What have they been telling children about the afterlife? *Leans in* Look, brat. Death is not a permanent thing in our Twelve Worlds.

Askeladden: *Gazes up at him with a child's innocence shining through her tearful eyes* It's...It's not...? Do you, do you, do you promise...?

Barney: *Facewing* Yes, I promise. You're not going to-hoo suffer for eternity or go into limbo. For you to-hoo have come through Incarnam, even under these oddball circumstances, you must have been virtuous in life.

Barney: All you-hoo have to do is make an honest living here on Astrub after meeting with Owlboss and the other four hoo-whose circumstances match yours, then get a move on back to-hoo the Twelve Worlds. Ogrest's Chaos is still raging, and I have an aching in my quills that tells me it's only going to get worse before it's resolved.

Askeladden: *Jumps up and down excitedly* Thank you so much, Master Barney!! A thousand praises unto Master Barney!! I'm not going to stay dead yay!!

Barney: *Tries and fails to stifle a chuckle* Numbskull. Well, you'd best get going. It looks like you're intended for my patron nation, Brakmar.

*He Reaches out and affixes a passport disc with a glowing scarlet ring on it to Askeladden's vest*

Barney: Go see Owlboss in the center of Astrub. He'll confirm your status as a Brakmarian citizen. Hoo-hop to it.

Askeladden: Yessir!! *Starts to run past Barney, but finds herself brushed around his bed/perch by a gentle wingarm*

Barney: Other way. *Gives her a gentle shove* Mind the scarabs, and behave yourself if you meet other incarnates.

Askeladden: Yessir!! Thank you sir!! *Takes off down the road*

Barney: *Heaves a sigh, and goes back to his paperwork*

*Ultron grabs the chain, and flips Ynot to the ground*

*He removes the ninja star, and the dent regenerates*

Ultron: "I am made of adamantium, much like you, Makuta Ynot. For this reason, I have eliminated several possible attacks in my battle plan against you. I will only use possible weaknesses."

*Ultron shoots his encephalo-beam at Ynot*

---

*F-Klak is in front of a large green orb, a large red orb, and a large yellow orb with three soldiers kneeling in front of him, and Striborg standing next to him*

FK: "For your commitment to our cause, and inching closer to the shadows, you have been promoted to Dark Lantern status. You will now serve one of the most elite task forces in the universe. Agga, what do you choose?"

Agga: "With blood and rage of crimson red, ripped from a corpse so freshly dead, together with our hellish hate, we will burn you all, that is your fate!"

FK: "By authority vested in me, I grant you as Red Lantern Agga. *a red ring is given to Agga, and he becomes a Red Lantern* Memnon, what do you wish to pick?"

Memnon: "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's wrong, burn like my power--F-Klak's might!"

FK: "By authority vested in me, I make you Yellow Lantern Memnon. Peptis, what do you request?"

Peptis: "In brightest day, in blackest night, all evil shall come from my sight. Let all those who praise The Shepherd, beware my power, Dark Green Lantern's light!"

FK: "By authority vested in me, I make you Dark Green Lantern Peptis. Welcome to the Corps, gentlemen."

*Ynot portals out of the way*

Ynot: Wonderful, Hacker rays and Adamantium. Tell ya what. How about a demonstration?

*Ynot generates a ball of Adamantium and kicks it into the ionosphere*

Ynot: This is what I will do to you if you don't bug off pronto.

*The ball goes nuclear, creating a small white star before dissipating*

Ynot: See that? I split a single atom in that ball, that is all it takes to create 30 seconds worth of fusion. Imagine that on all of you, pretty sure that'd fuel a star for several millenia.

Yon: AAAAAAAAARRRGGGHHHH MY EYEEE!

*He grabs it and makes an angry gesture at See-Man blindly with his right hand*

-----------------------------------

*Kakamu and Muta teleport away from Chocoman's base, much to the dismay of Mocax, and they rematerialise in a room filled with various exotic equipment and artifacts*

Kakamu: This is where I've secretly been going to all this time. I call it my new lab.

*Muta looks around and admires a statue of Kakamu leaned against a wall*

Kakamu: Oh, that was crafted by the Myrizians. Long story. Anyway, I figured I need not only a new home, but also a storage space for all the stuff I collect. This is it.

Muta: What planet are we on?

Kakamu: I'm not sure of the name, or even if anyone lives here. The planet's surface is cluttered with ash-diamond volcanoes and gas spurts. Right now we're underground, away from the volcanoes though. Did you inform Trantoshen of his mission?

Muta: Yes. He should teleport back to me by latching onto my signal within the hour.

OOS: derping around atm

-Symka 3-

*USarge nodds, looking around the city again*

US:"Yeah I can see why... bad stuff could happen if nothing's done about it...should we try to "slip" inside? I think they built that building either very close to or on top of one on the few doors I have out here."

*He sips his 'spresso and thinks a bit, occasionally taking a bite out of the muffin*

US:"Yeah I'm pretty confident they built it on it..."

<Battle of Cold Ground>

*the ground forces continue advancing, destroying any resistance*


*Blackout is sitting in the command AT-TE*

Blackout: Indeed, Osseron. But it will not be so for long. These lab rats will remember this as their day of reckoning.


*an Agrippa runs over to Vrije Kamers, and gives her a message*

*she reads it, then turns back to the Yerta*

Vrije: This world is being invaded. We'll let you go if you help us.

-----

<Harvard>

Olivia: Last time we met him, he was using a place called Little Hill Field as a hideout. He probably doesn't use it anymore, but we should still check it out.

-----

<Malchior IV, Bat-Cave>

*SB suddenly opens his eyes*

SB: I have received new orders from the Premier. We are now to go after Malchiorian public transport.

-----

<Demon's Run>

DU Ultron: They have escaped.

DU Sheppard: Nevermind. We've done what we have to. Everyone on this base is dead. We can now use it as our base of operations. Now we are to go after specific targets in this universe.

DU Ultron: Affirmative.

-----

<Bara Magna>

*the remaining Rahkshi get into the ship, and it takes off*


*meanwhile, an actual Vrai scout walks to the actual Vrai camp*

Scout: They have gotten away with the Key.

Vrai Commander: WHAT?! Are you serious? We have spent so many resources on keeping this plan on track, and now you're telling me some robots have just come along and taken the Key?

*he gestures, and two Vrai guards approach*

Vrai Commander: Take him to the lab.

Scout: Why? I haven't done anything wrong, just-

*the guards drag him away*

-----

<Cantina>

Turel: Of course not, Generalissimo.

*he suddenly hears a movement, and turns around*

-----

*Jortenn gets in a starfighter, and flies towards Cold Ground*

---

*Meanwhile, Malchiorians are investigating the bombings that Rahn and Shadow Blade had caused to happen

---

Rainn: "If he's the type that wants to be found, he will leave clues at his former location. If not, we'll work from scratch."

---

Rahn: "What, like a bus? What would that accomplish? Fewer tourists in the future?"

---

*Figlio, Vellt, and Ra leave to refuel*

*D-Klak and Abneris arrive on the abandoned cantina*

DK: "Let's refuel here, get some snacks. *he picks up his hook blade and gun blade*"

*they see a ship nearby*

Abneris: "Osirians?"

DK: "Eh. We just got out of trouble."

*they walk into the cantina with DM Helryx, and see all the dead pirates*

DMH: "Oh my gosh. What happened here?"

DK: "Judging by the condition the bodies are in, this was a massacre. All of them were pirates. Direct hits too. This was a really powerful enemy they were facing. And it didn't kill with passion."

Abneris: "It might have been a robot assassin, sir."

DK: "Right. I wonder who would want all of these guys dead?"

*they make a noise, then see Turel look at them*

DK: "Woah, woah, we're not here to harm you or anything. Who are you?"

*Figlio walks in, chattering with Ra and Vellt, then sees D-Klak and co.*

Figlio: "You!"

D-Klak: "More people who know me. Yay."

Figlio: "My name is Figlio di Armechio, you killed my father, Uterio di Armechio. Prepare to die. *he takes out his golden sword, and charges at D-Klak*"

DK: "Oh crap."

*D-Klak takes out his swords, and charges at Figlio while shooting Vellt*

*Vellt collapses as he was shot in the knee*

*Ra charges at Abneris*

*DM Helryx looks uneasily at Turel*

---

*the Being of Korasa walks into a cave on an unidentified moon, and sits there*

---

See-Man: "Sorry!"

Dr. Hax: "*uses the power of unhax to heal Yon*"

---

*Ultron lifelessly stares at Ynot*

Ultron: "Your threats, however meaningful, are vapid to me. I am an automaton. Emotional responses are of no concern to me. Besides, since you displayed that attack to me, I have added it to the database. We will both spend millenia using each other as fuel for a star."

Ynot: Ah, but here is the catch with that.

*Ynot portals all around Ultron, and then suddenly, Ultron is moving all around Ynot*

Ynot: I can move more than myself like this. All I have to do is start the process, portal you elsewhere, and you wont have time to try it on me. You want to complete your prerogative, don't you? Leave me for last, and you might get 99%.

*Ynot vanishes again, reappearing behind Ultron, spin kicking him in the head*

[ Symka 3, Café Bleu: ]

Jade: Well, much as I'd like to go in with guns blazing, it's not so simple!!

Galestorm: There's a certain someone on this planet who knows more about N.O. than anyone else we could hope to find. We've already met her, and you might not be so willing to see her again.

Jade: ...We...Need to pay a visit to Haruko Haruhara, Sarge.

Galestorm: The bats--- Vespa woman.

~ ~ ~

[ ???, Jane's Planet: ]

*After downloading the file sent by UU, Jane has gone looking for a monument to demolish*

*Locating a towering obelisk, she activates her Dad's Wallet Fetch Modus and Captchalogues the entire thing within one of the spacious cards*

*Quickly opening her laptop and sending UU a memo with the Captcha Code, Jane then returns to the task immediately at hand*

*She activates the GristGrinder 3000 function on said obelisk, causing a loud whirring noise*

*With a comparitively tiny beep!, Jane has become surrounded by huge amounts of grist - The very smallest pieces of which are as big as her head*

*She goes to touch a huge, hexagonal crimson crystal, only to have it disappear*

*Remembering such video game functions, she takes a quick run around the immediate area to pick up the grist scattered about her*

*Once she's collected it all, Jane checks on the newly-activated Grist Gutter function shown on her Sylladex*

*The multicolored bar is slowly shrinking, and below are the words: Redistributing Grist*

*With a dull tone, Jane realizes that a message has been left on her laptop*

*Opening it up, she gets a big smile and answers the message*

---

UranianUmbra began cheering gutsyGumshoe!

UU: jane, have yoU been able to acqUire the grist? :u
GG: Yes, I've made quite the haul, with your guidance! :B
GG: It's so, so nice of you to help the four of us out like this.
GG: You're a really great person, UU!
UU: oh rUbbish, don't make me blUsh!!! >U<
UU: trUst me, it's been qUite a hassle to be so kindly hereaboUts on my end. ~u~
UU: and i woUld just like to say that yoU and yoUr friends are trUly wonderfUl, jane.
UU: for the longest time, i thoUght it might be the Universal norm to be as UnrUly and meanpsirited as my brother.
UU: yoU foUr taUght me that there literally are good people throUghoUt all of creation!
UU: jane, i do not Use pUrple prose when i say that yoU foUr have been my only friends,
UU: and the best friends i coUld have ever asked for. ^u^
UU: i'm so anxioUs to start oUr own session, in hopes of meeting yoU all in person.
UU: i coUld only imagine that a wonderfUl girl is typing behind that crystal blUe coloUr!

UU: oh, i'm so sorry, i didn't mean to prattle on for so long!!!
UU: gah, i feel so bloody rUde right now! >U<;;
GG: No, no, don't worry about it, please!
GG: Wow, I'm just really, really touched by all that you said!
GG: I had no idea that our conversations gave so much to you!
GG: It makes me feel so very happy to give companionship to you like that!
GG: I want you to know, I consider you a friend just as much as Jake, Roxy, or Dirk.
GG: You've been more help to use than I can ever tell you.
GG: But if it's okay to put these tender emotions between girls aside for now,
GG: What should I do about using this grist? :B
UU: oh, yes, of coUrse!
UU: well, yoU'll need to head back to yoUr hoUse for now.
UU: i do believe yoUr server player shoUld have yoUr alchemiter deployed, Unless yoU've been partnered with a complete and Utter ne'er-do-well.
UU: with the codes yoU shoUld have available from that file, jUst inpUt them into the device, press the activation device, and bob's yoUr Uncle!
UU: yoU might be able to get back fastest by Using yoUr father's car!
UU: i know yoU hold sUch things as taboo, in most cases,
UU: bUt it really is for the best!

gutsyGumshoe is away: ivewantedtodothisforeverthanksbye

UU: goodness gracioUs! she was off in a hUrry!
UU: perhaps i jUdged her wrong, in some way?
UU: hm. 0u0

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[ Flooded Plains of Astrub: ]

*Still wincing, Pluta is able to walk reasonably well on her injured leg*

*She's been helped by a young man with pale white skin and wild, unruly, ghostly blue hair, wearing a pair of wireframed spectacles with rectangular lenses*

Pluta: I don't think I've ever met a Feca before. You said your name was Erikkson?

Erikkson: Yes. I'm glad I found you when I did. It's very easy for Don Puffando and Zordfish wounds to get infected out here.

Pluta: Thank you again for mending my wound. It was very fortunate that you were nearby!

*After her trek, Pluta and her new friend spot stout towers and walls nearby*

*Dashing towards them, it becomes apparent that no gate blocks entrance to the town*

*In fact, much of the walls have crumbled down with no visible attempts to repair them*

*Heading into the town, they find a number of inhabitants milling about - Relatively small, as can be seen by the wide expanse penned in by the walls*

*Excitedly heading up a rickety wooden staircase, Pluta looks over the town from the side of a stone building*

Pluta: Wow...This place looks like it has so much history! And there's such a variety of Bow Meows running around!

*As Erikkson makes his way up after her, Pluta has already circled a quarter of the way around a platform girding the building's midsection*

Pluta: There's black Bow Meows, white Bow Meows...Why, is that an Angoran!? I've never seen such a variety in one place! I thought most of their species had been wiped out by Ogrest's Chaos, but they seem to be thriving here!

Erikkson: I'm afraid that the fact of their undoing still remains very real. These are the Bow Meows that reached "enlightenment" as it were, and were allowed to live inside Old Astrub. Those who were not so fortunate in life now prowl Astrub's plains. They've learned to steer clear of the Snappers during mating season - All of the Sofukiastrub Region's creatures have.

Pluta: Well...It saddens me a bit to know that these creatures are dead, like me. But I'm also so, so happy that they, too, got a new lease on life! Tell me, how did you come to learn of these things? Feca are quite studious, but I wouldn't think you'd find too many books that can give an actual detail of the afterlife in its true nature.

Erikkson: After a few quests, I managed to convince Master Screech that I was worthy of reading from a few of her tomes. She and her siblings have kept all records of Incarnam, Astrub, and the Twelve Worlds since time immemorial. They're more than the archivists of the Four Nations - They have seen many, many things.

Erikkson: Any Feca would be honored to be at the service of such learned individuals. Oi. *Gives a little knock on his own head* How absentminded of me. I should have told you by now, I'm a certified citizen of Sufokia. I was sent by Master Screech to do research on the Snapper mating rituals about two weeks ago. They're so territorial during this season and so reclusive during all others that it's been impossible for ages, now.

Pluta: I see. And I suppose that now is different from most times, in some ways? *Spots some kind of cartoonish-looking black cat in a windowsill* Oh my, a black Bow Meow! Come here little thing, let Pluta get a better look at'cha~! *Slowly reaches out to give the creature a gentle scratching behind the ears*

Erikkson: Quite. If I may, could I ask you to help me in my research once you're a certified citizen of Sufokia? I'll gladly accompany you in your travels until you're fully ready to join me. I'll need an Osamodas's expertise with wild creatures if I'm to handle some of the rarer Snappers.

Pluta: It would be an honor to assist you in your endeavor. Now let's find Owlboss!

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[ Elsewhere in the Flooded Plains: ]

*In their travelling, Sarasim and Finnegan have encountered a menagerie of plant beasts*

*At the present time, Finnegan has - After catching a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and dashing over to a large rock formation - Been chipping his way into the stone with a small pickaxe for a good twenty minutes*

Sarasim: *Yawns from her seat atop a fallen log* I'll never understand Enutrof. Not the way they can spot the right conditions for a good mineral vein, not the way they can sleep at night with the things they do for riches...

Finnegan: I'm old but I ain't deaf. We Enutrof can be quite kindly when we want to be. And that had better not be a chuckle I'd heard. *Turns to glare at her* You know how it feels when people go around calling all Ecaflip a bunch of no-good, two-timing hedonists who gamble their lives and the lives of their loved ones away?

Sarasim: *Ears fold down defensively* I get it. You can't judge anyone based on things like that. I guess it's just because I've never really gotten to talk to an Enutrof...I'll admit, you're a lot nicer than the guys who came to the Last Rites Casino from their mining operation from time to time. *Sigh* So, what're you prospecting for?

Finnegan: *Already back to digging his way into the rock* From the way this stone is formed, it would be perfect for the formation of Astrubian rubies. I heard about it from Master Barney out at the Brakmar Outpost, where I started off from after leaving Incarna. If I can dig just a little bit deeper, I should be able to hit the vein.

Sarasim: ... *Looks over to the left* Demon Roses on your seven. Should I take care of them for you while you dig for hypothetical rubies that may or may not be there?

Finnegan: No, but you could do me a favor and take care of them while I dig for rubies that I know are in this rock because I'm the expert miner here and you're the lucky kitten. Capiche?

Sarasim: *Draws a hand of playing cards* Crystal clear, major miner. *Takes off in a dash*

*Quickly reaching the Demon Roses in their chittering approach towards Finnegan, Sarasim begins slashing at them with the entire hand of cards*

*There are six of the creatures in al, though after a few more slashes from the razor-sharp cards, only four are left*

*Moving one card to her other hand, Sarasim throws it with incredible speed*

*It beheads two more Demon Roses before embedding itself in a rock*

*With the other four cards at hand, Sarasim easily finishes off the last of the Demon Roses*

Sarasim: Well, that was easy enough. *Walks back to Finnegan to check on him*

*Her eyes instantly light up at the sight of him - Putting a number of huge chunks of ruby gemstones into a pouch*

Sarasim: I can't believe it! We actually found rubies!! We could be rich like this!!

Finnegan: *Snorts derisively* We? Who was it that doubted Master Miner?

Sarasim: ... *Ears fold down as she scrutinizes his features* ...

Finnegan: *Tosses her the largest chunk* Psyche.

Sarasim: *Grins* Thank you thank you thank you!!

*They eventually get moving again*

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[ Still Elsewhere in Astrub: ]

*Just outside the Brakmar Outpost, a pile is stacking up of felled scarab-like creatures*

*All with rhinocerous beetle-like horns, but with a wide variety of size, their carapaces have been shattered and sliced as they're left behind*

*Ahead, a particularly large scarab is locked in combat with Askeladden, who is wielding a large axe of black metal*

*The scarab hisses out a fiery stream of sulfurous, noxious vapors, jetting towards Askeladden*

*Rather than dodge, she takes the attack to the shoulder and charges right through*

*Heaving with her entire upper body, she swings her axe overhead*

*Her blow cleaves into the scarab's back, causing it to give a caucophanous screech*

*With a stomp that shakes the ground, Askeladden dislodges the scarab from her axe*

*Another strike - Sending the severed horn spinning off into the grass - And the scarab has been felled like the others*

Askeladden: *Gives a holler of victory, and charges off to look for more foes*

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[ Far Away, but Not Too Far: ]

*We once again find ourselves at a spacious hall with no ceiling*

*However, this hall is surrounded by a small forest, and down its center runs a line of green tiles decorated with leaves that continues for either direction onto the pair of roads beyond*

*Leaned up against the very outer wall is a young woman of an unknown race, yet again - She has lightly-tanned skin, a full figure, and wavy black hair done up in a large ponytail; she wears dark green clothes with a long cape, as well as a bandana/mask with a white skull and crossbones on the front*

*As her eyes flutter open, it can be seen that they are a blank white: In the same fashion as the classic Batman and Robin mask-effect*

*Silently getting to her feet, she glances around herself cautiously - At the sound of an elderly female voice clearing her throat within the hall, some kind of pistol is instantly drawn*

??? 2: Calm down, dear. You-hoo don't have anything to fear, here. Please, come inside. I need to-hoo get a better look at you.

??? 1: ... *Carefully makes her way into the hall proper, never one holstering her pistol* ...Whoa. That's new.

??? 2: *Once again, is a giant, robed, anthropomorphic owl - This time, she has white and gray feathers, and a pair of forest green tufts positioned and shaped like horns* I'd prefer if you-hoo could put your weapon away, but it's a process. Politeness is paramount - My name is Hoot, representative of the Bonta Region to the Council of the Wise. Now. Your name is Peeply Lulu, a Rogue, correct?

Lulu: ...Yes. *Finally holsters pistol again* What am I doing here? All I can recall is blacking out when I was on a - Trip to the museum with my little brothers. We got held up by the parade that day, and probably could have handled the place being closed better. Did you save us?

Hoot: A trip, yes. I'm sure you-hoo Rogues do consider heists to be as commonplace as family trips. *Smiles wryly at the look on Lulu's face* Rest assured, your brothers are fine. It was because of your valor and love that they made it out alright, and that very act was integral to you being counted among the kindly souls who made it to Incarnam. Oddly, however, you passed right through Incarnam with most of your memories and abilities intact, and arrived here at the Bonta Outpost for me to process.

Lulu: *Through this entire explanation of the situation, has been growing more and more uneasy* You...This has to be a memory replacement. This is an illusion! You won't get me to rat out my brothers!! Whatever guardsmen you work for, you'd better kill me now and save yourself the trouble!! I know how to break illusions!

Hoot: Is that why you-hoo've been trying to break this "illusion" for the past two minutes without success? *Nods at the trembling in Lulu's face* Your brothers are fine. You, however, died when an unknown artifact in that museum went berserk. It was only your use of your Boombot to hurl your brothers outside that saved them. You were bifurcated along the solar plexus region of your torso and killed instantly.

Lulu: *Grabs at that part of torso, clenching her fingers into the fabric of her clothing* No, n, ngh...I...I don't...They need...They need th...Sister...I...I...Uuuuuuuugggghhhhh...!!

Hoot: Now, now, don't hoo-have a fit. Death is not permanent in our Twelve Worlds. You-hoo are being given a chance to start life over, and to-hoo contribute to the greater good. Please, do give your best effort to making a living in Astrub. I personally think Bonta would be a nice fit for you-hoo. Will you keep your hopes up, for me?

Lulu: ... *Wipes tears from eyes, nodding silently* Yes. But I'll hold you to your word. And you had best believe that an oath among Rogues isn't something you want to break.

Hoot: I've had my fair share of Rogues pass through-hoo here, my girl. *Reaches out and affixes a passport disc with a glowing green ring on it to Lulu's outfit* What you need to-hoo do now is make your way to my superior, Owlboss, in the center of Astrub. He will verify your passport, after which you may become a citizen of Bonta. You should also keep an eye out for the reaction your passport will have to the others in your same position, whom my brothers and sister will have met by now. Also, look out for the Bontan boars.

Lulu: I will, ma'am. Thanks for all your help. *After checking to make sure which way she should go, takes off down the road*

Hoot: *Churrs quietly* What odd children Rogues are.

*She decides to settle down for a nap*

-Cold Ground-

*The Leviathan Begins shooting down additional shells, which turn out to be drop pods containing A.I.-controled T14 Assault Tanks, and Earth-shaker platforms.

After the pods land, The leviathan unloads a volley of planetary bombardment torpedoes towards the planet, the huge missiles taking their sweet time in traveling.*

-Symka 3-

*There is a three second pause. one second for the words to reach the brain. Another to decipher the meaning and understand implications. The final second is warming up the panic functions.*

US:" OH NO! OH HEEEEEEEELL NO! I AM NOT GETING NEAR HER AGAIN! NONONO!"

*fearing another vespa-bat drive-by, he dives under the table, phasing through the floor in escape...only to get flung out the door by a very irritated-looking Shadow*

TS:"I do think this...thing...belongs to you...ladies?

*He walks back into the door, slamming it shut as he leaves*

OOS: Oh dear, I forgot to include my reply to Sarge! I'm sorry!!

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[ Symka 3, Café Bleu: ]

*A waitress hands USarge a cup of coffee*

Waitress: *In a bubbly, chirpy voice* Oh, my, are you all looking for that madwoman Haruko Haruhara? I've heard she's unpredictable and hard to find!

Jade: *Jumps excitedly* Can you give us some help in finding her, miss!?

Waitress: Oh, my. How can I help you find Haruko Haruhara? *Voice has steadily shifted to become nasally and petulant*

Galestorm: ...! *Tackles USarge to the floor* HIT THE DIRT FNG!!

Waitress: How can I help you find Haruko Haruhara when I am already here!!? *Whips off her wig, showing her bright cotton candy-pink hair*

Jade: Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof!! *Is starting to form a gravitational well out of agitation, because that's now a thing she can do when she's agitated I just decided*

Haruko: Relaaaaax. I'm juuust here because I heard you guys were going to try and get into the Medical Mechanica building. I have a cunning plan to get inside.

Galestorm: *Protectively lays on top of USarge, even though he's a few heads taller* And does this cunning plan involve a van covered in Team Dai Gurren decals bashing its way into the building while blasting Ace of Spades over a P.A. system?

Haruko: That is merely Phase One. Phase Two is when we get highly technical. It involves a flamethrower and my guitar.

Galestorm: Bitchin' how we do? *Still remains protective of USarge*

Haruko: Only if Sargey is fine with it.

Jade: Don't call him Sargey.

Haruko: What are you gonna do about it?

Jade: I'm going to shrink you down into the microcosm.

Haruko: A strong deterrent that will be heeded. Sarge?

*All eyes are on him*

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[ Hei Fon 4, Conquistadores Guildhouse: ]

*By now, the area is dotted by craters*

*Minervy and Erza are both panting heavily, looking about ready to topple*

Erza: ...Requip: Purgatory Armor. *Begins to be surrounded by a whirl of black smoke*

*However, she's hit by a flurry of glowing leaves before it takes effect, leaving her in her default Heart Kreuz armor*

*The leaves form into a cyclone, lift her up into the air, and set her down on a chair on the new Guildhouse's patio*

Minervy: Qufang stoppit we were having fun!! *Finds another cyclone of leaves lifting her up*

*She's deposited into a seat across from Erza, and both find their weapons carried away by leaves and set neatly in the four chairs left*

*Just as she's about to jump to her feet, Minervy finds a paw rested on her hand*

*She looks up to see, and I am not joking, a Renamon staring coldly down at her*

*Don't believe me?*

Spoiler:

Minervy: You know for having an icicle up yer @ss you sure like to play pranks urk. *Finds her shoulder gripped more and more tightly until she can feel claws* Sowwy.

Qufang?: No you're not. Don't apologize unless you mean it. *Turns her calm gaze to Erza* On behalf of the Summer Pillars, I would like to apologize for Earth Chapter's transgressions. They did not harm anyone in your town, I assure you.

Erza: ... *Remains silent, choosing to not attack for the time being* ...

Minervy: Whaddya mean!!? And who gave you the authority to step in!!? You're only the leader of Leaf Chapter!! Chapters of the Summer Pillars ain't allowed to interfere with each other's Guild Battles!! Those are the rules and you know it, Qufang!!

Qufang: I'll explain. Your right-hand and left-hand men have been defeated.

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*The masked warrior is on the ropes*

*From the darkskinned girl's fingertips fly cat-eared apparitions, lunging and nipping at their target with playful ferocity*

*Meanwhile, the smallish girl occasionally takes a deep breath, only to exhale a powerful bullet of whirling air that disperses if it misses*

*With a lucky hit, she sends the masked mage spinning through the air down the street*

*Crashing through a number of moving crates that had been abandoned, he groans*

*Knocked unconscious, he simply rests there pitifully as the two girls cheer*

*His staff, however, gives an odd rattle as they high five...*

---

*Battling Miki, the beast tamer has been driven facedown into the pavement*

*He finds Miki crouched atop him, as a little ball of fire floats over to her shoulder*

*Returning to the form of her pet bird, the little magical creature chirps disapprovingly at the young man*

Beast Tamer: ...I concede defeat. I apologize for bringing trou -

Miki: Shaddap! No one got hurt! Don't be a sissy!!

Beast Tamer: Yes ma'am.

---

Minervy: What...? But, but, but they trained so hard~!

Qufang: *Ignores her* And you know from experience that no Chapter of the Summer Pillars can engage a Guild Battle without the approval of one of the Guildmasters. As well, when appointed by a Guildmaster of the Summer Pillars, any other Chapters may step in to prevent such debacles as you've nearly caused here. What do you think Conquistadores Guildmaster Zev would do if you had hurt innocent people on his turf?

Minervy: Well, uh, I was just thinking - Guaaah~! *Finds one of her braids yanked on to bring her around to look Qufang dead in the eye*

Qufang: That is precisely the problem. You weren't thinking. You weren't thinking about the dangers, you weren't thinking about our Guild's reputation, you weren't thinking about any of the problems you've caused by these whims in the past. God. If Guildmaster Persia hadn't found out that you weren't at H.Q., who knows what you could have done?

Minervy: *Goes pale as a sheet* Guh-guh-guh-gwah-guh-Guildmaster Persia's here!!? She's on this continent!!? Please Qufang, you have to hide me!! She'll eat me!! I'm scared!! *Presses her face into Qufang's ruff of fur and hugs her tightly* ... *Shakes quietly*

*She abruptly feels her face pressed into something curved, hard, and distinctly wooden; as she opens her eyes, she finds that she is now hugging an abandoned log tightly*

Qufang: *Stands perched expertly atop a stack of such logs* Yes. She's been here this whole time. She was napping under that table.

Minervy: *Squeals in terror as two sets of three long magenta claws/fingers, covered in bejeweled rings, reach up and grasp the edge of the table* ...!! *Hyperventilates as a pair of feline ears poke up, twitching tiredly*

*Her chair topples backwards and she rolls herself off of the patio in order to escape the perceived threat, making terrified choking noises*

*From under the table, an appealing feline with many gems stands up and looks around, a tiny, slightly oblivious smile on her face*

Spoiler:

Qufang: Erza Scarlet, I introduce you to Joint-Guildmaster of the Summer Pillars, Persia.

Persia: *Yawns tiredly, claws held over face* Nya~~~~~n. Minervy, why did you run away? I was just going to give you a hug! Come back, I won't bite~!

Minervy: *From the timing of her jump and squeak of fear, she clearly only heard the word "bite" out of that entire statement* Please, please Guildmaster Persia, a thousand apologies, I'm so so so so so so sooo sorry!! Please don't eat me oh God please!!

Persia: *Licks lips absentmindedly, making Minervy shriek and flail* Is there fish cooking somewhere? I can smell it! *Sniffs at the air, smiling contentedly*

*At that moment, Mirajane walks out carrying a huge platter of cooked fish*

*She promptly stops short at the sight of the outside field - Completely decimated by craters and with the supplies still needed for finishing the Guildhouse barely missed by the fight*

Persia: Oh my, it's Miss Mirajane Strauss! And she has fish~! *Instantly appears at her side* May I have some? Pretty pleeease?

Qufang: *Articulates one paw/hand into a seal* On. Dansu o nokoshi, rei wa itazura o suru. *Throws hand forward, loosing a mass of energy*

*Leaves from all over swirl overhead, then begin to descend as leaf sprite shikigami*

Qufang: Dance of the Twenty-Five Score Shikigami. *Lowers hand towards the field out front of the Guildhouse* Coalesce and regenerate.

*The leaf shikigami begin glowing and sinking into the field, converting themselves slowly into caps that fill the damaged earth*

Persia: *Is already munching on crisply-cooked fish* This is delicious, Miss Strauss!

Mirajane: ... *Laughs merrily* This seems like a Guild after our own heart, huh, Erza?

Minervy: *Curled up in the fetal position* Dun wanna get eaten like a fish...

Erza: Do you mean another motley crew of madmen?

Mirajane: Exactly! *Offers Persia some sauces*

Erza: Then yes. We'll get along perfectly.

Persia: Oh! Qufang! Didn't Burger Burger come along with us?

Qufang: Yes, but I think he went ahead of us. No idea where -

Erza: Is this him? *Awkwardly points down at a creature standing beside her*

Spoiler:

Persia: Burger Burger, there you are~! Please, give our new friends some snacks!

Burger Burger: Yum! Yes'm! *Claps hands once, twice, thrice, steadily gathering some kind of energy to his tiny hands*

*As he finally brings his hands apart, he's formed a tray with several huge burgers and a massive box of fries*

Erza: I don't eat fast food. It's not suitable to a warrior's lifestyle.

Burger Burger: Real beef, charbroiled! Real potatoes, fried in vegetable oil! Fresh green pickles, top-grade natural lettuce, do I need to go on, Miss?

Erza: I will try one if you'll stop badgering me. *Snatches a burger up and takes a bite*

*In no time, she's scarfed down that burger and two more*

Buger Burger: Enjoy~! My food contains healing magic!

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[ ???, Jane's Planet: ]

*A long line of tire tracks has been left behind*

*In her Dad's car, Jane is burning rubber back to the house exhilaratedly*

*Sat proudly in the driver's seat, it just so happens that she hasn't crashed into a single thing!*

*KRSH-BANG-BANG-vrrrrrmmmmmmmmsssshhhhh...*

*That is until she goes over a steep hill and parks the car halfway-through the roof*

*Hopping out easily, Jane navigates her way down off of the rooftiles and onto a balcony*

*There, she finds an Alchemiter set out and prepared for her to use*

*On her Sylladex, she finds that an extra bar has been added with a small number-input function positioned right beside it*

*Just randomly putting in "612", she finds that it brings up a Captcha Code in the bar*

*Excitedly logging it into the Alchemiter, she finds the grist cost pops up on a screen*

[ 1,000 Tar, 1,000 Shale, 306 Chalk, 306 Ruby ]

*Pressing the activator, the object is created on the platform with a flash of light*

*It appears to be a spoon of black metal, but the size of a javelin; wrapped thrice around it just below the head is a "necklace" of large, dull gray beads, and inset ruby gemstones go all the way down the outside of either length*

[ Utensil of the Enlightened has been created. ]

Jane: *Picks the object up, admiring it in stunned wonder*

*As she slides her hand down its length, across every ruby on one side, however, the head of the spoon flashes and becomes a fork*

*On a hunch, she slides her hand down again, and finds that it becomes a huge knife - A swipe back up, and it reverts to being a fork, and once more turns it back into a spoon*

Jane: This is simply incredible! Whoever gave these codes to UU has me pegged!!

*She gets ready to commence an Alchemy Binge*

-Symka 3: Cafe Blu -

*US looks up at everyone, gulps then looks at Galestorm*

US:" errrm....yeah I'll go with it as long as I'm out of range of you...*pointed look at one Hakuro* It's not you....it's just I can only take so many concussions in one day..."

*He seems to shrink under Gale for protection, he does however grab another sip from his 'spresso, which somehow survived the tackle-dive*

*Ultron turns, and grabs Ynot's leg*

*he then teleports behind Ynot, and elbows him in the neck*

Ultron: "You are certainly a formidable foe. I now can comprehend Ra's obsession with terminating you. I have calculated, and the possibilities of him being the victor are slim. Fortunately for you, this was simply a test. The next time you see me will not be a test."

*he calmly opens a portal, and leaves*

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*User MakutaKlak points at his previous post while looking at the Architect*

:yaoming:

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*Jortenn flies his small fighter as far away from Osseron's bombings as possible, and lands near a cave on Cold Ground*

*he goes to the ship's small storage room, and finds a companion cube, a lampshade, and some hilt supplies*

Jortenn: "A friend, and lightsaber supplies. *hangs up the lampshade, and runs to the the cave*"

---

*After pursuing his target, HK-47 finally finds him. He is in a vunerable moment. HK's target is the Knight Lancer*

Lancer: "Hey, nice day to relax."

*HK-47 fires his gun*

*Ynot lands upside down standing on one hand, pushes off, spins and lands on both feet*

Ynot: Just testing me? I didn't even finish my warm up.

*Trixitin walks over to Ynot and sets his hand on his shoulder*

Trixitin: Another danger lurks in the shadows, waiting for you to lower your guard.

Ynot: Just when I thought the list was getting smaller. Ra, Blackout, Ultron, Flamel, myself, my other self...

Trixitin: You REALLY need to stop making enemies with yourself.

Ynot: I was just thinking that.

<Battle of Cold Ground>

*Blackout's troops continue to advance, breaking through the primitive resistance*


*Starscream flies over the Yerta, too fast to be spotted*

Starscream: *telepathically* Blackout? This is Starscream. I think I've spotted Toa on this planet!

Blackout: Toa? Interesting. Perhaps someone on this planet provides an actual challenge after all.

*Blackout's AT-TE heads towards the Yerta's location*

OOS: Okay, KoN, now you HAVE to post.....

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<Harvard>

Peter: Okay.

*they (I assume Rainn also) all get into another SUV, and drive towards Little Hill Field*

-----

<Malchior IV>

SB: No no no. A specific bus. He didn't say why, but I assume someone important will be on it.

-----

<Cantina>

*Turel immediately pulls out his rifle and shoots at Helryx*

-----

[ Symka 3, Café Bleu: ]

Haruko: Oh well la-dee-favoritism-da! I give you a little smooch and suddenly I have a restraining order on you, but this girl clamps onto you like a limpet and that's okay?

Jade: It's not that complicated! We might be okay with you kissing him if you didn't try to beat the Crap out of him with a goddamn bass guitar!!

Galestorm: Uhhhh...Jade? You doing okay? I'll let you have a turn hugging Sarge. Or better yet, we could share him! *Smirks up at Haruko* Would that suit you better?

Jade: Why, yes! Scoot over! *Dogpiles onto USarge, hee hee hoo hoo laugh at my punnery*

Haruko: *Blows a raspberry* F--k this noise!! *Sticks middle finger and thumb into mouth and whistles*

*With a loud whirring noise, her Vespa comes tearing around a corner across the street and crosses four lanes of traffic, sending cars tumbling through the air*

*It goes into a sharp turn and almost peels out, spinning through the air before landing neatly on its extended kickstands*

Haruko: *Does a series of backflips to land on the scooter* Outside the M.M. building! Be there or be square, and you swingers had best put on your dancin' shoes, 'cuz we're taking the ---kbites inside on a ballroom blitz!!

*Placing her helmet on, she takes off down the street - At last, the cars land on the street, on their wheels, as stunned drivers wobble out on jelly-legs*

Galestorm: ...She's quite fast, isn't she?

~ ~ ~

[ ???, Jane's Planet: ]

*The bucktoothed young lady has left her house not too long ago*

*Now that she's Alchemized a wide variety of objects, Jane heads out to explore her Land*

*Following a dusty path, she keeps going until she comes across a gloomy entrance to a tomb*

*Heading in, she finds it dark and dank - Thus, she deploys a flashlight from her Sylladex*

*Proceeding further down, she doesn't go far before finding herself in a small chamber*

*Spotting a skull on a platform, resembling a Salamander, Jane heads over*

*Carefully picking the skull up, she finds that the doorway behind her grinds shut*

*Wasting no time, she deploys a huge cake from her Sylladex so that it plops down neatly on top of the pedestal*

*Behind her, the door grinds back open; it is accompanied by a panel on the wall that opens to expose a cavity with three indentions*

*In the back of the cavity is an alien writing, which somehow, Jane has no trouble reading*

Jane: "When the Three Visitors sit at their places, the way shall be opened..." Hm.

*On a hunch, Jane looks through her Sylladex - Finding three skulls that she Captchalogued earlier, on her way to find her Dad*

*In a miraculously convenient fit, the skulls all perfectly match their respective indentions*

*Just like that, another panel of stone slides away - Revealing a Salamander's skeleton clutching in its teeth some kind of gaily-colored, two-by-four block of an unknown material*

Jane: *Finagles her prize out of the Salamander's jaws, grinning widely* Wonderful!!

*She rushes back up and out of the tomb*

~ ~ ~

[ Old Astrub: ]

*After a bit of walking, Pluta has arrived at the center of town*

*There, she finds an even larger owl than before - He has black feathers tinged by white and cyan, sleepy-looking eyes, a worker's outfit, and downward-angled tufts alongside his head that almost resemble a pair of wings*

Pluta: Um, sir...Are you the one I was told to find? Master Owlboss?

Owlboss?: Yes I...Am, dear. I take it you were sent...From one of the Council? They're always...Trying to tug Incarnates to one nation...Or the other. Do you realize...How many lands there are...To see? How many friends...To make? It's preposterous...Their competition.

Pluta: Well, sir, I personally find Sufokia quite lovely. It would make me very happy to become a citizen there!

Owlboss: Very well. You are officially...A citizen...Of Sufokia. Oh, but I would prefer if you...Could stay near Old Astrub...For a while longer. I need to speak to...You and your new compatriots, together.

Pluta: Very well. I was looking forward to researching the local Bow Meows, anyways! Thank you very much! *Runs off*

*As she's followed by Erikkson, Owlboss gives a quiet chuckle*

Owlboss: ...Ah, new...Beginnings... *Dozes off*

---

[ Elsewhere in Old Astrub: ]

*Just arriving, Sarasim and Finnegan look around*

Sarasim: Huh. This place hardly seems lively. There's barely anyone here.

Finnegan: Just hope I can find a buyer for my wares. T'would also be a shame if there were no smithy around here.

Sarasim: I'll follow you before going to see Owlboss, since we both have to head there, anyway.

Finnegan: Thanks, lass. *Gives her a smile, then moves on*

Sarasim: *Follows with a bored expression*

---

[ Flooded Plains of Astrub, Near Brakmar: ]

*Having decimated the scarabs, Askeladden is looking for something to do*

*Yet as she boredly flops down at the foot of a tall tree, a shady figure peeeeeks around the trunk*

???: Pssst. Pssssst. Miss Sacrier. Miiiiiss Sa~cri~eeerrr. *Reaches a bony hand around to tap her on the shoulder*

Askeladden: *Leaps up, instantly drawing her axe* Who goes there!!? Huh!!?

???: Please, call us Viscera. We are a humble travelling merchant. We heard about your quest to Old Astrub and thought our wares might be of use to you.

Askeladden: ...I don't have any money... *Seems to be edging away from the shadowy figure*

Viscera: Please, please. We would be happy to give you a gift. We have no use for it, in any case. *Tugs something out from behind the tree*

*In the process, it can be seen that Viscera wears a kneelength black mantle, a wide, flat, circular black hat, as well as having crimson skin, beady eyes, and an extremely long nose*

*As it keeps moving, Askeladden's blank white eyes light up - Revealed for her is a huge warhammer, possessing a palpable aura of power*

Askeladden: You'd give me that for free!!? *Face suddenly turns serious* No. I can't do something like take an amazing weapon for free. It isn't right. My dad raised me better.

Viscera: Would you be willing to trade that axe you carry to us for it? *Nudges the warhammer closer with its foot*

Askeladden: Sure thing!! *Tosses the axe over and easily hefts the axe* Hee hee hee!!

Viscera: *Catches the axe in one hand and leans it on shoulder* Remember us once you get some kama to your name. We'll be happy to give you some vials. ♥

Askeladden: Thank you weird manlady!! *Runs off, warhammer held high*

Viscera: *Giggles, slinking off with the axe in tow*

---

[ Flooded Plains of Astrub, Near Bonta: ]

*Making her way along in the night, Lulu has been collecting various small plants*

*However, as she's just about to pluck another bundle of flowers, she hears a high-pitched squealing from off to her left*

*Spinning, she sees a trio of small piglike creatures charging towards her*

Lulu: *Removes a tied red pouch bearing a black skull-and-crossbones from clothes, using a tiny flame from fingertip to light its fuse*

*Dropping it, she kicks the pouch with the side of her foot into the midst of the pigs*

*As it explodes, they're sent rolling across the ground in all directions*

Lulu: *Immediately draws pistol, firing a couple of shots at one of the pigs*

*It falls, dead, just as the other two round on Lulu and charge her*

Lulu: *Fires off two more shots, hitting the pigs point-blank in the foreheads*

*As they fall, she calmly holsters her pistol and moves over to them*

*Removing a small knife, she gets to work*

*Jortenn uses the force to combine the parts. Emitter, hilt, other parts, and finally, a green crystal from the cave*

*the lightsaber is formed*

*he turns it on*

Jortenn: "Beautiful. Hope my body retains all of Jorten's skills."

*he rushes out of the cave, and Jedi jumps into the air*

*he lands in the middle of the fight, slashing and killing ZFT troops*

---

Rainn: "What do you call this vehicle?"

---

Baterra: "If said bus contains an Uterio War combatant, the target will be terminated."

Rahn: "He's right. Damn it, why doesn't Blackout know how to elaborate. Search the lists, SB. Find a bus with an important person on it."

---

*DM Helryx leaps behind the counter, the bullets hitting the wall*

*she sees a water DISPENSER, and drinks some water, then jumps out*

*she shoots a pressurized water blast at Turel and his gun*

*D-Klak is knocked into the air by di Armechio's roundhouse kick, and Figlio slashes into his face as he falls to the ground*

D-Klak: "Guuh. Now my injuries are reminding me of their existence."

*Abneris punches Ra, and knocks him into the counter*

*Abneris runs to D-Klak*

Abneris: "Do you need help, sir?"

DK: "Yeah. I don't think we can win this one. Let's knock Figlio down, and make our escape."

*he gets up, and shoots at Figlio with his gun blade*

*Figlio is injured, and staggers back*

*D-Klak swings his hook blade into Figlio's hand, cutting it, and dragging him to the ground*

DK: "Let's get out of here, DM Helryx!"

*DM Helryx throws another water blast at Turel, then runs away with D-Klak and Abneris to the Rogue Shadow II*

*they have already refueled, and fly away*

Vellt: "Oh. My knee. Agh."

Ra: "*gets up, wiping his face* I recognize them from the Uterio War."

Figlio: "Yes. Unfortunately, they escaped. Let us refuel and take supplies, and continue on our journey to Krustallos."

Ra: "But now, they will tell the rest of the former Rebels of our alliance! You are nothing like thy father! You are a fool! You permitted the escape of the enemy, and now they will feed the rest of the universe the secret of your existence. How cou-GAH!"

*Figlio backhands Ra, knocking him down to the floor*

*the Generalissimo quickly holds his golden sword to Ra's neck, stunning him*

Figlio: "Look at you. Without a star to power you, you're just another pitiful fleshing. Do not ever speak to me like that again, or I will use your head as a trophy. I allowed them to escape. Simple enough. No questions asked. Do you understand?"

*Like a frightened child, Ra nods his head*

*Vellt gets up, and begins following Figlio to the ship*

[ ???, Jane's Planet: ]

*By now, Jane has sat down atop a rock and deployed her laptop once again*

*She continually tries with no success to get a response to her messages from UranianUmbra*

*Every time she tries to send a message, it's blocked - At last, she decides to simply leave a memo describing what she found in the tomb*

*As she keeps walking, she notices that the flowers growing in the small cracks and crevasses have sweetly perfumed scents, with a faintly exotic, spicy tinge*

*On a whim, she deploys one of her Sylladex's Cards and Captchas a bunch of flowers*

*Repeating this until she has five Captchalogue Cards filled, Jane moves on*

*Yet as she makes her way up to a small plateau, she discovers an array of devices set out*

*All of them are covered in colorful tubes and beakers, and they're faintly giving off a mellow scent*

*It is at that moment that Jane's laptop goes off, and she excitedly opens it up*

*She seems a bit crestfallen at who it is, but cheers up and logs in*

---

arachnidsGrip began trolling gutsyGumshoe

AG: heeeeeeeey
AG: congrats on getting your first 8oon8uck!!!!!!!!
AG: it's gr8 that your planet is rich like mine was
AG: that'll come in handy, trust me. ::::;]
GG: Oh, thank you, Miss Server Player! :B
GG: You won't mind if I call you AG, I hope?
AG: aaaaaaaactually
AG: i would much prefer it if you'd just call me vriska.
AG: i won't press for your name, 8ut i'd just feel more comforta8le 8eing called 8y mine.
GG: Oh, my name is Jane! :B
GG: But I have a few questions I have to ask...
GG: Like, why is my planet so, so, well


AG: such a snoooooooozefest?
AG: yeah, you wound up on the Land of Crypts and Helium.
AG: i was a8le to dig up the name, 8ut nothing else. sorry a8out that
AG: now i have two questions for you.
AG: how in the 8lue hell did you know to demolish that monument
AG: AND WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE CODES!!!!????
GG: Oh, um, uh
GG: There's an...Extraterrestrial, who has been guiding my friends and I in starting the game.
GG: Someone gave her the codes for me to use later.
GG: She also told me to demolish the monument for grist, since I wouldn't destroy my Dad's car.

AG: hmmmmmmmm.
GG: Hmmmmmmmm?
AG: how very, very interesting.
AG: karkat's going to have a hissy fit when i tell him the news.
AG: anywho, it appears that due to how you all made a nonstandard entry into the game,
AG: there are some quirks to your particular gameplay functions.
AG: this area you're at 8eing a prime example. >:::: /
GG: So, what should I do with this nefarious-looking contraption???
GG: You're the master of roleplaying games!
GG: Does it look at all familiar??
AG: noooooooormally i wouldn't respond to such pushiness
AG: 8ut you referred to me as the master of roleplaying games,
AG: and flattery will get you everywhere after all >:::: D

AG: i'd have to make an approxim8 guess at it 8eing an item refiner
AG: you take raw materials gathered from the surrounding area, feed them into the device, and create new, more useful o8jects.
AG: i watched you pick those flowers, and they rightly shouldn't be anything more than image artifacts
AG: so, i would guess that this is an item refiner for the scant plantlife on your planet.
AG: 8ut 8e careful a8out using it!!!!!!!! >::::[
GG: Why? Is it dangerous???
GG: Will it trigger a wake-up battle or something???
AG: i'm impressed you know the term 8ut no
AG: on your planet, it looks like there's no way for these plants to renew themselves
AG: you need to find some way to 8ring plantlife 8ack into an area 8efore you get too far into using this item refiner.
AG: assuming that's what it is

GG: Oh!
GG: I think I might have an idea! :B
AG: w8 w8 what are you going to do????????
GG: You could say I was Maid for the job!
GG: Wish me luck Vriska!!!

gutsyGumshoe ceased pestering arachnidsGrip

AG: Jane what are you going to
AG: oh goddammit DXXXX<

~ ~ ~

[ Hei Fon 4, Conquistadores Guildhouse: ]

*The action has at last died down, with no more fighting*

Minervy: *Is sipping from a mug of root beer, finally calmed down*

Qufang: *Meditates atop a barrel, paws/hands folded in lap*

Persia: *Is napping on top of a table, curled up in a ball with Burger Burger hugged to her chest*

Erza: It would seem that they'll be staying a while, Mirajane. ... Mirajane?

*She looks around quickly, trying to find the snow white-haired young woman*

*At last she spots her, standing over at the corner of the Guildhouse - Talking to someone whose form is obscured by the wall*

Mirajane: Five-hundred lucré. ... For a set of ten, yes, I'm sure. ... Don't give me that, I'm sure you'll find excellent business with the Guilds on this planet. ... You can take the offer or I'll keep it and not buy anything. *Smiles abruptly* Thaaank you! *Takes a small box out of the bony, redskinned fingers*

*Carrying the quietly-clinking box back up and onto the patio, Mirajane goes to carry it into the Guildhouse with a calm smile on her face*

Erza: Mirajane Strauss, what manner of transaction did I just pay witness to?

Mirajane: Premium-Grade Essence of Holy Clover. Very hard to find it on this planet.

Erza: And you're certain what I just saw was legal?

Mirajane: Reasonably sure! *Bustles in*

Erza: *Stares after her oddly*

Trixitin: So, what next?

Ynot: I'm always asking that, and I think it's about time to circle back around.

Trixitin: How far back?

Ynot: Well, let us go visit the Planet of the Beasts. Gazelle's descendants will be starting to doubt my existence. To be remembered eternally, that is my goal.

Trixitin: We know your motives, means, and path, Ynot. You want OTHERS to know it, so it is probably best if you started working on how to do that.

Ynot: I already have. Many gears are turning as we speak, setting up my legacy.

Trixitin: Gears that only you see, of course?

Ynot: Ha! There are others who see the gears. Then again, they see all. Believe it or not, Blackout and Klak are going to be very big gears in my plan.

Trixitin: I wish I could see these gears, Ynot. Do you remember back on Destral, when you were developing the Mas Pequeno?

Ynot: Only really useful rahi I ever made.

Trixitin: While you were doing that, I was across the island, being given dictation from Miserix. He told me that I am a waste of potential. I will never amount to anything more than a scribe, and really should try to expand my horizons. When I asked him how, he told me it is never for another to show the way, and you always have to find your own way. I thought about this, and wondered why I wasn't capable of the typical feats of Makuta. Like you, I was horrible with mixing viruses, but excelled at manipulation of other abilities

Ynot: Yes, I recall you had once declared yourself the next evolution of the Makuta, that had really steamed a couple of them.

Trixitin: I will grant that that was rather ridiculous of me, but there was a reason for it. I wasn't at all near what I needed to be to do what came naturally to me. It wasn't until we returned from here our first time that I found out I had been gifted with Mana manipulation in addition to Plant life. It took me even longer to get a grasp on how to USE it.

Ynot: Yes, that time spent with Zev was quite enlightening to you, wasn't it?

Trixitin: Indeed. What I'm saying, though, is that sometimes, you need a swift kick in the butt to get where you need to go.

<Battle of Cold Ground>

*The Yerta consider this for a few seconds before turning back to Vrije*

Rabot: We might, if you do two things. 1: Tell us why you're being invaded and under what circumstances and 2: Give us a lift off this planet if we decide to help you. We're not heroes for hire y'know, we're an endangered species.

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<Yon and friends tea party>

Yon: Very well.

*He eats an eggcup*

Yon: Lovely china you have here.

*He pats Dr. Hax's bobblehead*

<Battle of Cold Ground>

Vrije: What? You think we know how to do any of those things? I have no idea why we're being invaded, and I certainly don't know how to get you out of here. I don't even know why you people are here!

*the command AT-TE suddenly arrives in front of them, and Blackout's voice comes out of speakers*

Blackout: Hello, Toa. I am Makuta Blackout, the one in charge of the sterilization procedure on this planet. Do you have any last words?


*Barricade stands in Jortenn's path, and punches him in the face*

Barricade: You again.

-----

<Little Hill Field>

*Olivia blinks*

Olivia: We call it an SUV.

*the car stops, and everyone gets out*

*Peter pokes around, and finds a hidden door*

*suddenly, everyone hears gunshots*

*they turn around to see Knock Out, along with two ZFT guards*

Knock Out: You've gone far enough.

-----

<Malchior IV>

*SB closes his eyes again*

SB: Hold on, he's elaborating.....It's gonna stop on James Roberts Street at 6:15PM exactly. We need to get ready now. Baterra, Rahn, you will go to James Roberts Street and wait there. I will get on the bus. Once the bus arrives, you guys jump out and attack from outside, while I attack from the inside. And yes, the target is an Uterio War combatant.

-----

<Cantina>

*Turel unsteadily gets up (having been knocked into another water dispenser by Helryx), and follows Figlio*

*he gives Ra a death glare*

Turel: To Krustallos now, then, my liege?

-----

<Bara Magna>

*some random Vrai are patrolling the Harbinger's crash site, when suddenly they are gunned down*

*a cloaked being examines their bodies, then enters the ship*

*after a while, it exits, and flies away*

*the ship then explodes*

-----

Ynot: Oh? And are you going to be the one to give me the swift kick?

Trixitin: No need, you are already on your way to where you want to be. I am content walking the path I'm on, so I am not asking for one, either. What I am saying is that you have been babying that planet. It's been Millenia since you left there, a savage place at best, and it hasn't progressed at all.

Ynot: You think they need me to provide incentive?

Trixitin: Most civilizations have myth of a deity that started things off. What was the Earth's myth? Ah, yes. Prometheus, the man who stole fire from the gods and brought it to the humans. According to their mythology, without Prometheus, Humans would never have progressed.

Ynot: I see your point. Hmm...have Sasuken come here, I think I have an idea.

Trixitin: And so your gears spin again.

*As Trixitin is going to walk away, he turns, leans in close to Ynot and whispers*

Trixitin: The one who sees all told me of my fate in your plan. As I said, I am content on this path.

*With his message driven home, Trixitin heads for the Cabana*

<Battle of Cold Ground>

*The Yerta all look up at the AT-TE, shocked*

Rabot: Erm, never mind, I think that says it all.

*Naterohk facepalms*

Rabot: Give us a moment, Blackout. kthx.

*He turns back to the group and they form a huddle, talking for a few moments before turning back to face the AT-TE*

Rabot: Okay, go.

*He and Tanrus activate their mask powers of Stealth and Concealment, disappearing, while Naterohk and Kremika run underneath*