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[ Orbit of Coridan III: ]

As the other ships mobilize for battle, Dorothy continues speaking with Perseus telepathically. Yes, I am allied with Zev Raregroove, she responds, her black 'hairband' glowing white with circuitry. We are here to liberate Coridan III from Imperial invasion forces. We request your assistance in dealing with the spacecraft taking part in the assault. Using the telepathic connection, she forwards the limited specs gathered on the Imperial ships to Perseus. Please help us.

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[ Coridan III Surface: ]

All of a sudden, as the armored mechs get close to Vi, they find a domed barrier blocking their exit route back to the main battle. It is made of a honeycomb pattern of shimmering panels, and periodically flickers by milliseconds so that the creator of it - Igrath, his golden-white halo aglow - can fire off a rocket launcher towards the enemy.

Vi, meanwhile, has gone on the offensive. She promptly bounds up, past the weaponry, and onto the front of one. The enraged dreamkeeper woman pumps her 'shotgun' once, twice, then fires it at point blank into the face of the mech. Leaping off, she reveals a grenade in hand. Flicking the pin out of the small canister, the wedges it into the other mech's armor. Just before the explosion, she flips away, smacking it harshly with her long, fluffy tail to get extra distance in the process.

With that done, Igrath drops his shields. "Good job, Theta-47," he smiles down to a disc strapped across his chest. Its maroon blinking seems to be pleased, somehow. "I'm keeping an eye out for Scinter," he shouts to Vi. "I think I know just where he went, and you might just be pleased." Vi nods in response, as Talgriff fires off his huge spike cannon to catch some kind of feral homunculus in mid-leap towards her. She is naturally unfazed.

Opening up her radio channel, Vi calls out, "Reggie! Reggie, can you hear me?" She semi-calmly pumps her shotgun, and fires off a blast to blow up a mortar in mid-flight. "Alright, Reggie, listen up. I need you to bum a ship, or steal a ship, or whatever you need to do just short of killing anyone. The Imperials won't be held up by Talgriff's encryptions for long. Bring your COs with you, and get down here."

The chnk-klik from her shotgun is much more ominous, this time.

"We're gonna tidy up the control center."

<Ailyb-Gypte>

Barricade: How..... non-committal. But I suppose I can understand your position. Has Malygos threatened you?


*Inside the container, a figure hangs from chains attached the ceiling. They mutter one phrase over and over again*

???: .....kill.....me.....kill.....me.....kill.....

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<Metal Moon>

*The ground continues to shake, and all around them, buildings are beginning to melt away and sink into the ground*

*Blackout's eyes begin to go out yet again*

*A booming voice rings out from no apparent source*

???: TIME AND TIME AGAIN I FALL. TIME AND TIME AGAIN FOOLS BRING ME BACK TO LIFE.

The Fallen: No..... You cannot live!

???: WRONG. I MERELY SLEPT WITHIN THIS WRETCH, WAITING FOR A CHANCE TO RETURN. IT HAS COME, AND NOW, THE UNIVERSE SHALL YET AGAIN TREMBLE IN FEAR OF UNICRON.

*The moon's surface begins to turn..... orange*

OOS: DUN DUN DUN!

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<Uterio's World>

Jones: This resistance is certainly well-organised.


Uterio: Say no more. Team, we move.

*Uterio, Rahksha, Shadow Storm, Turel, Xigneo, and Praepositus are beamed down to the entrance to the Valley*

*Their horses are beamed down soon after*

*They get on them, and charge towards a nearby village*

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<Malchior IV's moon>

TPK: Is this really the most important issue facing us, right now?

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<The basement below the Basement>

*The robots remove the corpses, and carry them through the portal*

*They release SB and 553, then disappear into the portal*

SB: What the hell was that?

553: Mystery solved. They came for the corpses. Let's get out of here.

SB: You're freaked the hell out, aren't you?

553: No, I just want to leave.

SB: Don't worry, I'm freaked out too.

*They run up the stairs*

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<The Bat-Cave>

Frenzy: NO!

*He fires a razor disc at the ceiling, which starts ricocheting around the corridor*

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<Control City>

*The student sighs and walks away, muttering something about leftists*

Aster: Um..... He'd go on about a conspiracy involving a corporation called GenCon Enterprises. They were working with Earth scientists to make shape-shifters and replace influential figures. No idea where he got it.

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<The military base>

Mind-Controlled Soldier (MCS): Where are we going?

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<Space Poland>

Grzegorz: I am sure we can come to an agreement later. *smiles* Just joking! No need to repay.

*The train stops, and the door opens*

Grzegorz: It's just outside the station.

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<A lab, somewhere>

*The doctor angrily puts the saw away, and takes a power drill instead*

*No one notices the Baterra shape-shifting*

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<Phyrexia Surface, throne room>

Jin turned his pain into rage, producing a mental and audible scream as he rolled under the fire blast and rose to his feet.

"I am the most powerful psion in this sector. I don't just rule Phyrexia - I am Phyrexia. Do you want to know how I established my rule, Makuta?"

The now one-armed Phyrexian took his blade from the ground and readied it, smirking somewhat.

"I spent most of my life underground with my sister. I had always had a gift for telepathy - hearing random thoughts at random times - but because my existence was... solitary, I had all the time in the world to develop my power. The more I concentrated, the more I found I could influence her mind... until the constant presence of someone else in her head drove her insane. But from her, I discovered how exactly my gift worked, how it all worked. It was then that I knew I was ready to be born."

He walked forward, spinning the sword above his head.

"When I walked upon the Phyrexian surface, every mind I touched was stricken with bad dreams. The worst possible kind. It evolved into an affliction - a kind of mental virus. I was so proud of my creation, but I promised to dispel the dreaming plague in return for eternal servitude. My children here understand... they will understand."

With one fell stroke, Jin beheaded one of the stalled biomechanical wolves which was temporarily controlled by Ynot.

"The longer we wait, the more I take root in your mind. Soon, you won't even want your head anymore, so maybe I can put it on my stick instead."

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<Space Poland>

*User Kon's wrist strap suddenly starts beeping, and he looks at it, surprised*

User Kon: Huh. Well guys, it's been fun, but it looks like I have another appointment. See you all later!

*He teleports back to the street where they fought the robots and recovers his mask, then teleports to the User HQ*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Ordak (telepathically): Understood, sir.

*He and Kulnak, still in camouflage mode, walk over to where a group of Makuta are standing outside their ship: one of them is Ferox, but he doesn't notice them*

*Meanwhile, Starok and Kivalon accompany Caiaphus to Barricade's ship*

*Starok combines his camouflage power with his power of density control so that he floats an inch above the floor of the ship so his footsteps cannot be heard*

*He arrives in the room that Barricade and Ra are in, and telepathically contacts the others*

Starok (telepathically): Well now. There's a face I haven't seen in a very long time. One of the Elite Makuta is here, almost certainly one of Blackout's men.

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<Deep space, Malygos' location>

Malygos: How... exhilarating. Time to separate fact from legend, I think.

*A crewmember gains Malygos's attention before he can notice the large metal object converging on the Fleet of Janus*

Crewmember: My lord, come look at this. It may relate directly to the Five Empires Galaxy.

*Malygos walks over to the crewmember, who is pointing at another metal object in deep space, overlooking the galaxy*

*It appears to be some kind of space station that was transmitting a subtle message: every few seconds, a light on its beacon would flash, which Malygos recognized it as morse code*

*Concentrating on the station, he deciphered the code to be "SOS... stranded here... evacuation required... food required... medical attention required..."*

Malygos: Curious. Send them a transmission telling them that they should prepare to be boarded.

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<Atuar Sadiares, landing pad>

*A group of more heavily armed and armored security guards emerge from the station and run onto the landing pad, where they fire RPGs at the freighter that just landed*

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<Atuar Sadiares, floor whatever>

Etende: Hah, I don't think so! Nice try though. I gotta say not many guys try to pick me up with lines like that.

*Seran puts his hands on his head in frustration, then starts waving in front of her face*

Seran: Zhe fate of ze entire multiverse depends on eet!

*Etende goes into some sort of trance*

Etende: Yes... the fate of the multiverse depends on it...

*Seran rolls his eyes, picks her up, and carries her into an elevator*

*He takes her to his ship, which is parked on one of Atuar Sadiares's landing pads, and takes off*

*Destination? Phyrexia*

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<Tybion>

*Golden Flame climbs out of the ship and looks at TTT, astonished*

Golden Flame: I can't believe I forgot about you! And good gravy, you saved our lives!

*Kranxx pokes his head out of the ship and smiles, but CIA puts a bag over it, clearly irritated that their orange friend tried to do the opposite*

*Car Guard looks around and sees that they appear to have landed in a large field filled with harmless alien vegetation*

*A wooden sign is planted in the soil that reads "Kartouche's Moosical Extravaganza this way!" with an arrow pointing to the north*

GF: Well, it looks like we're here. Anyone need to do anything before we go? Is Car Guard okay?

[Deep Space]

Before Malygos can board the station, his ship shudders as the large metal object he didn't see slams into it. If one were to observe this exuberantly large metal object, one would note that it is humanoid in shape and approximately forty million feet tall. Should one look inside this massive being of metal, he would find a series of islands and small inhabitants maintaining the place, and the entire contraption powered by a mask of power. Though it might be thought that this was the fabled Mask of Life, the Kanohi Ignika, you'd be wrong. It is the Kanohi Ultimix, Mask of Replication, worn by the reanimated corpse of Toa Jovan, who had seen the Kanohi Ignika work before, and thus had the ability to replicate it's power through the Ultimix. Further perplexing might be how a cropse would be reanimated at all, and the explanation is another Ultimix, this one worn by a Makuta that looks strikingly like another on the far off planet of Phyrexia, replicating the Kanohi Tryna.

OOS: Now that I've explained how the hell SMY is controlling a replica of the Mata-Nui Robot, we can continue.

The Robot thrusts it's fist against the station again, and a voice rings through, "Knock knock. Apparently I'm here to stop you from ruling everything. That's how this stick goes, right?" The voice sound eerily similar to the aforementioned Makuta on the Planet of Phyrexia, which may perplex Malygos, as he knew for a fact that that was where he was.
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[Phyrexia Surface, Throne Room]

Ynot: Then let's stop waiting. Bankai.

The room is illuminated by a brilliant flame in the shape of a bird, Ynot atop.

Ynot: Sora-o-Nensho.

*Ynot jumps off the bird backwards as it slams into Jin, and him into the beasts that he thought he controlled, as they tear him limb from limb, setting the entire place ablaze*

Ynot: Leave this room, and do not return. I will not rule you with fear and pain as this filth did. Be free, and do as you wish. But know that if you harm others, harm may very well come to you as well.

*Sealing his zanpakuto and stashing it away, he opens a portal back to his ship*

Ynot: If you have need of me, I shall come. If you have want of me, I shall not. That is the way of the Bionicle Zone Power Battles.

*Stepping through, he reappears on his ship*
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[Phyrexia Orbit, Cabana Prime]

Ynot: Man it feels good to get a little pay back... Who the karzahni...Klak? Hey, how's it going! I guess my warning became an invitation. More the merrier I say! Helmsman!

Sasuken: Please don't.

Ynot: Take us boldly where no man has gone before!

Sasuken: You dolt, of course someone's been there before, that's why we're going there.

Ynot: Screw you It's my ship, I'll misquote whatever television shows I want.

<Phyrexia Orbit, Cabana Prime>

*Klak laughs and fistbumps Ynot*

Me: Great to see you. If you're willing to give us a ride, we need transport to...what was it called again? *turns to Kakamu*

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<Coridan III, in space>

Perseus: "Imperial? As in Malygos? Count me in."

*Perseus speeds towards the ship, incensed. He summons a large sword with his Red Lantern energy, and slices through its hull*

*He speeds up, flying straight through it, until he emerges on the other side. The ship explodes.*

*Perseus continues flying towards the battle as other ships fire volleys at him*

*Meanwhile, a squadron of fighters fires torpedoes at the Bebop fleet, with another, larger ship firing lasers at them*

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<Coridan III, surface>

*Suddenly, more Imperial forces approached Vi, and began firing their weapons like there was no tomorrow*

*A Hassan-i-Sabah slowly made his way towards Vi, secretly pulling out his sword. He was ready to kill them all, if necessary.*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Ra: "*smiles* He threatened me the moment he called himself a god, and a liberator of my empire."


*Airachnid walks by the container, and raises an eyebrow*

Airachnid: "Hmm."


Caiaphus: "Barricade is in command now, brilliant. Do you know who the other person is? *listens to the conversation* Apparently he is an Osirian. Starok, Kivalon, what should one do in a situation like this? Answer correctly, and you receive a prize."


*Three Ailyb-Gyptian guards walk up to the group of the Makuta, eying them suspiciously. One of them looks in Kulnak's direction. He and his comrades speak Aylib-Gyptian to each other*

AG Guard Uno: "I thought I heard something...."

AG Guard Dos: "Agh, you always do. You always feel like someone's watching you."

AG Guard Tres: "HA! Maybe you should write a song about it or something."

AG Guard Uno: "Music. Better job than this one, let me tell you."

*They all laugh*

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<Uterio's World>

Nadle: "Agreed. They certainly kept that from the original Alliance and the Malchiorian military."

*People begin screaming, running from the Uterian enemies*

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<Malchior IV's moon>

Coro: "What makes you think Blackout isn't in the past, or in the future, manipulating events? He might even be at your birth date."

Axalara: "With all due respect, that is speculation, Coro. TPK, do you wish us to continue searching? I believe we've arrived at a dead end."

Spotter: "...why am I detecting Osirian DNA?"

*Someone creeps up behind the group*

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<The Bat-Cave>

*Rahn and the man duck*

Rahn: "Excuse my insane new friend!"

*Rahn gets up and tackles Frenzy*

Rahn: "You'll kill us all!"

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<Control City>

Lt. Manning: "How do I know you're not lying?"

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<The military base>

Soldier 4: "The prison, of course. What's with your memory, Corporal Kyle? *laughs*"

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<Space Poland>

*User MK nods and steps out of the train*

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<A lab, somewhere>

*The Baterra breaks free from its arm restraints. It shifts its weight to its legs, attempting to destroy these restraints as well.*

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<Tybion>

Car Guard: "I'm a bit shaken up, but I will live. I have to see mum and Kartouche play."

CIA: "Get off, I'll call it in."

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<Meme World>

*A spaceship carrying Patrick Bateman arrives. It is playing Huey Lewis and the News loudly.*

OOS: I hope I am not missing anyone. Waiting on Nif, Paws, and Red for the rest.

<Ailyb-Gypte>

Barricade: I see. So it is not in your interest to remain neutral, is it?



*Caiaphus suddenly hears an indistinct voice in his head*

???: Kill.....me.....kill.....me.....

*He feels an urge to go into the container*

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<Metal Moon/Unicron>

*The Fallen opens a portal to flee, only for all of them to be suddenly teleported into Unicron's insides*

Unicron: NO, MEGATRONUS. YOU AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

*The Fallen's body is momentarily crushed, as if it had just been stepped on by a giant invisible foot*

*Entropy and Kranz start to run away, but a pair of metal squid-things fly up to them and grab them*

Unicron: ALL IS WELL.

*Blackout continues to lie there, unconscious*


*In his new body, Unicron turns on the planet he was previously orbiting, and begins to consume it*

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<Uterio's World>

*The Knights charge through the village, chopping down villagers and setting fire to houses as they do*

*They pass by, and enter the valley proper*



*Nadle and co. suddenly hear the sound of horses charging above them*

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*The RPGs explode, damaging the hull slightly*

*Several windows open, and snipers start firing lasers at the guards from inside the ship*



*Several dozen pirates run out of the other freighter and charge onto a busy floor full of shops and restaurants*

*They start shooting randomly and looting shops*

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<Malchior IV's moon>

*TPK spins around and aims his shotgun at the person*

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<The basement below the Basement>

*SB and 553 get into the Bat-Mobile, and drive off*


*Meanwhile, Emily wakes up, and inspects her belongings*

*Upon noting her access card's disappearance, she instantly gets out her phone and calls someone*

Emily: Hello, Cadmus Control? This is Emily Thompson. Eureka is compromised. Repeat, Eureka is compromised.

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<The Bat-Cave>

*Frenzy laughs*

*The disc runs down Rahn's back, but he is uninjured, because it's made out of plastic and has dulled edges*

Frenzy: FOOLED YOU! NAKNAKNAKANAK

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<Control City>

*Aster sighs and holds her head in her hands*

Aster: What possible reason could I have to make this up? I'm telling you the truth.

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<The military base>

Kyle: Yeah, sorry.....I just gotta get used to this. I only came here a month ago.

*Ultron eyes Soldier 4*

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<Space Poland>

*Grzegorz and (presumably) User Red step off the train too*

*They leave the station, and just outside, is a giant store with a flashing neon sign on the front saying "RTV-AGD"*

Grzegorz: There it is!

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<A lab, somewhere>

*The doctor jumps back, startled*

Doc: Oh no, you don't, you little bugger.....

*He throws the drill away, and grabs a large laser rifle off the wall*

*He aims it at the Baterra*

<Space>

*Seran's starfighter flies past Mink on his way to Phyrexia*

*Upon seeing Mink, Seran's eyes widen, and he activates his ship's autopilot as he scrambles to put on a spacesuit*

*Once done, he opens his ship's cockpit and climbs out in what seems like an attempt to communicate with Mink, but slips*

*He grabs onto a piece of piping on the ship's hull and hangs on for dear life as the ship continues flying alongside Mink towards its destination*

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<Cabana Prime, Phyrexia Orbit>

*Quolas snaps out of his trance and turns to Sasuken*

Quolas: My people are scattered and without purpose. Our masters, the ones who sanctioned alterations to the timestream, have disappeared. If you had asked me the same question a few years ago, I would have given you a very different answer. Your friend is safe.

*Kakamu turns to Klak*

Kakamu: Lotcas.

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<Meme World>

*Patrick Bateman's ship is suddenly sucked into a plothole that leads to Tybion*

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<Tybion>

Kranxx: Aye aye!

*The group start to walk through the field towards the concert venue, but are interrupted by the appearance of a plothole in the sky above them, which spits out Patrick Bateman's ship*

*It crashes a couple hundred yards from them, so they run over to investigate*

Golden Flame: That's the second ship to crash here in a few minutes! It's a double event...

*Bateman emerges from a hatch in his ship with a shocked expression*

Bateman: Did someone say doubles?

GF: I... uh... uhh...

*Bateman disappears back into his ship, retrieving a fire axe, an old CD player, and a CD marked "Kartouche: Me and my Moosic"*

*Bateman opens the hatch again and shows the CD to the group*

Bateman: Do you like Kartouche and the Moos?

Kranxx: Eh, they're okay. I prefer his solo work.

*Bateman shrugs*

Bateman: His early work was a little too... Moo Wave for my tastes, but when "Udders" came out in 150,083, I think he really came into his own. Commerically and artistically.

*He then disappears back into the ship, but his voice can still be heard*

Bateman: The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Linkin Park, but I think 'Touche has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

*He climbs back out again, this time wearing a raincoat and carrying his axe*

GF: Um... why do you have an axe? Did you need to cut your way out of your ship or something?

Bateman: No, Golden!

Kranxx: Is that a raincoat?

*Bateman looks up at the sky and notes that there are rainclouds gathering*

Bateman: Yes, it is! After that, 'Touche released this, "Milk", his most accomplished album. I think his undisputed masterpiece is "Cows in the Air", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the bovine himself. Hey Golden!

*Bateman then screams and charges at Golden Flame, swinging his axe in the air*

*GF can't dodge in time, so the head of Bateman's axe is lodged in GF's mask, but he wriggles out of it unharmed*

*Bateman apparently does not notice Golden Flame's escape, and continues hacking the discarded mask on the ground* 

Bateman: TRY GETTING DUBS NOW, YOU FRICKIN STUPID MASKED MAN!

*CIA's ears prick up when Bateman says "masked man"*

*Kranxx retrieves a fire extinguisher from the ship that they arrived in and clonks Bateman over the head with it, knocking him out cold*

*Kranxx rummages in his pockets while he's unconscious and finds a packet labelled "MERAAASMUS druhgs"*

Kranxx: The plot thickens...

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<Atuar Sadiares, interior>

*Code Purple is declared and an alert sounds over the station's interior speakers*

"Security breach detected. Security breach detected. Sections five through ten are out of bounds. Residents in sections eleven through fifteen are strongly advised to stay indoors until the situation is rectified. Thank you."

*Additional security forces arrive to fight off the pirates*

*A grenade is thrown into one of the shops, which explodes and sends a pirate flying*

*A Vassila ambassador is seen hiding under a nearby table*

VA: Noooo! Not the little shop!

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<Atuar Sadiares, landing pad>

*One of the security guards activates a heat grenade, but is shot by one of the snipers before he can throw it*

*As a result, it explodes on his corpse, creating a large hole in the middle of the landing pad walkway, which continues to expand as the metal floor melts into slag*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, outside>

*"Somebody's watching me" starts playing in Kulnak's head, which is telepathically picked up by Ordak*

Ordak (tp): Do you mind?

Kulnak (tp): Ordak, for once in my life, I'm not doing it on purpose. I just can't get it out of my head!

*Ordak can't resist the urge to punch Kulnak in the face this time, so Kulnak's mask flies off and hits the ground in front of the Ailyb-Gyptian troops*

*Because Kulnak's mask is no longer connected to him, it is fully visible*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, inside the ship>

Starok (tp): We telepathically communicate with the Osirian, and request that he end this meeting with Barricade to meet with us somewhere else, so that we may have negotiations of our own.

Kivalon (tp): We sneak up behind the Elite, tear open the back of his armor, and spit plasma all over his antidermis. The Osirian would dare not refuse us audience then.

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<Phyrexia surface, throne room>

*The skull of Jin-Gitaxias' decapitated head briefly glows yellow as it is picked up in the jaws of one of the beasts*

*The beast carries Jin's head out of the throne room and to the edge of the cliff outside, where it drops it into the river below*

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<Deep space>

Malygos looked around him, trying to discern the location of the robot's head. He began chanting an ancient spell which culminated in him disappearing in a flash of purple and reappearing outside his ship in front of the robot. His voice grew a hundred times louder, booming across space, despite the vacuum not being able to carry sound. Such was the magic of Malygos.

"Who are you to stop me from saving the universe? From freeing these people from a restriction oh so unfairly imposed?" The mage projected his voice at the head of the robot. "Look behind you. That is the Five Empires Galaxy. Its inhabitants had every right to live out their lives in full... but they were unfairly denied, simply because their creator operated outside of the natural law. They deserve life. I deserve them."

Suddenly, his form multiplied in size to match his voice. Malygos ascended from his human-like form to become a swirling cloud of energy, rivalling the size of the robot's head. The only hints of his original form now left in the energy cloud were its dark purple color and his burning yellow eyes. He spoke again.

"Tell me how you did this. The robot... TELL ME!"

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OOS: Waiting on Nif for Meme World and Paws for Archon-7

[ Orbit of Coridan III: ]

When the torpedoes reach the barrier ships still positioned protectively in front of the fleet, they blow them into small chunks of space debris. Most of those which get through that explode harmlessly against the Lighthawk Wing barrier array. Two or three torpedoes manage to get in past the folding, curving panels of white energy, but are shot down by the ships within.

Up in the Fleet Admiral's chair of the Bebop III, Dorothy observes the data presented before her in an HUD format. She can see that the Desperado II and seven conscripted grappler ships are prepped with miniature shields for battle. Mr. Starwind, conscripted grapplers 3B through 1C, you are cleared for departure. We'll leave the lights on for you. The ships promptly jett out, the sleet, cherry red Desperado II taking point.

Meanwhile, Dorothy glances over towards a bulky ship, which is dominated by lab stations contained in barrel-like areas on the sides. Well, that's if you decide not to notice the gigantic cannon array slung beneath the bridge, charging up golden energy. The Mother of Invention floats beside the Bebop III, with a clear shot to the enemy fleet. Kokonoe, you're cleared for your shot. Make it count.

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[ Bridge of the Mother of Invention: ]

On the dimly-lit bridge, Kokonoe observes from a platform elevated above a busy hub of control stations. A loud clunking and whirring can be heard behind her, as the shadowed and mysteriously improved Tager approaches. "Kokonoe," he speaks up, "Reggie's ship is clear of our range, and the main cannon is fully charged." This makes a smile appear on the pinkette scientist's face.

Calmly unwrapping a sucker, Kokonoe savors the moment. Then, she calmly commands, "Fire."

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[ Orbit of Coridan III: ]

The searing golden beam from the Mother of Invention lances across space, losing barely any power as it approaches the Imperial fleet. It immediately goes back to charging, which will take about three turns' worth of time to do.

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[ Coridan III Surface: ]

As the troopers draw near, they find two grenades landing in their midst. Exploding violently, the grenades leave a searing cloud of plasma in the air, although it quickly starts to dissipate. Meanwhile, Vi admires the work of her Nice Arm; at least, until Delta-40 speaks up. Pardon my interruption, Viriathus, the AI politely breaks her reverie, blinking lime green in the disc which houses him, but you have a hostile agent on your six.

This prompts Vi to spin, taking aim with her shotgun. "You've got balls, I'll give you that," she commends Hassan-i-Sabah, "but I've got to fly. Maybe Scinter will be a good match, though." She promptly lights up her ultramarine-blue halo, and leaps into the air. She catches an iron cable, and is reeled safely into a drop ship as it flies towards the control center. Meanwhile, Scinter lunges in from behind Hassan-i-Sabah, slashing at him with a combat knife.

As this battle starts, a loud droning noise can be heard. Several huge, helicopter-like ships descend all around, and begin firing on the Imperial forces with fiery rockets and orange energy guns. It does seem that perhaps Scinter has evened the odds.

<Ailyb-Gypte, inside the ship>

Ra: "Right. But I am simply acting strategically."

Caiaphus: "Kivalon, no. You are not ready for a task like that yet. And who knows? Barricade may be of use to us. Starok, we will go with your plan. I will step out for a moment and rejoin you. You are in charge."

*Caiaphus emerges from the ship, and makes his way to the container*

*Caiaphus suddenly hears an indistinct voice in his head*

*Airachnid continues staring, not noticing him as he is cloaked.*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, outside>

*The guards panic, and point their guns at the mask.*

*They begin shooting at it.*


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<Uterio's World>

Nadle: "We have company, and I can sense...pain. Uterio's forces have arrived, and they are killing the villagers. What is your plan?"

---

<Malchior IV's moon>

*The person raises his arms*

Raziel: "Do you really think a shotgun can kill me, Being?"

Coro: "You look...familiar...where have I seen you before?"

Raziel: "I am Raziel. I am simply investigating. I overheard you speak about the chronal phenomenon that occurred here."

Cutter: "Back off, wraith. This doesn't concern you."

---

<Cadmus Facility, Unknown Location>

*Hugo Strange slams his fist in anger upon hearing what Emily had said*

Dr. Hugo Strange: "Understood. Stand by for further orders."

*He turns to a blue-skinned man wearing a business suit*

Strange: "How has the mobilization process been?"

Qan: "Very good, sir. Reports are coming in that all of our subjects have been released. Orders on execution will be processed once you tell us."

Strange: "Excellent. There is a silver lining."

---

<The Bat-Cave>

Rahn: "Correction, you aren't going to kill us. I am going to kill you!!"

*Rahn tries strangling Frenzy, while the man laughs and claps his hands*

???: "Calm down now! No need to be rowdy just yet, I have not even started the show!"

Rahn: "I'm trying to strangle a robot, I'm rather busy here."

---

<Control City>

Lt. Manning: "Sorry, just making sure. It's been a mess of a day."

*Meanwhile, on a nearby television, a reporter is discussing the deaths of the Presidents of Malchior I and V.*

*Lt. Manning notices this, and drops his jaw*

Lt. Manning: "Goodness...."

---

<The military base>

*The lift arrives in a dark hallway. One of the soldiers turns on the lights revealing prison cells on each side. The doors are made of a nigh impenetrable alloy.*

Soldier 4: "Let's move."

---

<Space Poland>

*User MK follows User Red, nearly falling into a plot hole on the way there*

---

<A lab, somewhere>

*The Baterra points its fist at the scientist. Suddenly, it is fired out of his arm, acting like a projectile. The fist flies towards the doctor's face.*

---

<Cabana Prime, Phyrexia Orbit>

*Klak smiles and looks at Ynot*

Me: You heard the man! Vámonos.

---

<Tybion>

CIA Guy: "Uh, you don't get to bring drugs. *He walks over to Bateman* BATEMAN?"

Car Guard: "We'd better get going, we don't want to miss the performance! I like Kartouche and the Moos very much."

*Patrick Bateman looks up*

Patrick Bateman: "Let's get a reservation at the Dorsia after."

CIA Guy: "Nobody goes there anymore."

---

<Atuar Sadiares>

*Devotee II runs in fear*

---

<Orbit of Coridan III>

*Two Imperial ships are immediately eviscerated by the blast, as they were too bulky to get out of the way. The others had a protective barrier that resisted the blast*

*One of the Admirals smiled. The magitek was effective, even if Malygos was light-years away.*

*Perseus was suddenly surrounded by fighter ships. He flew to one and attacked its pilot using his Lantern power. While doing this, he did not notice a more daring ship aim straight at him, intending to make a precise strike.*

---

<Coridan III Surface>

*The Hassan quickly spins around, and grabs the knife*

Hassan-ill-Sabah: "My target is gone, and I am left with a yawn."

*He kicks Scinter in the shins twice*

*The Imperial troops are resisting, but having a hard time fighting the newest units.*

*A platoon of soldiers target the helicopter's specifically, firing their own set of RPGs imbued with fire magic for more destruction*

---

<Liquid-Metallican Pub>

*Akzer smiles and nods*

*When Raigen says Russian, the Pirate hesitates.*

*He gulps, and takes a drink of the vodka*

Akzer: "Sephiroth on a stick this is strong. What is this Russia you speak of?"

---

<Coryza>

*Lycos salutes the commander sternly, and walks towards the base*

((Thanks for the awesome mini-plot, Red.))

OOS: Waiting on Paws for the rest.

[ Orbit of Coridan III: ]

All of a sudden and quite violently, the ship taking aim at Perseus finds itself targeted by one of the conscript grappler ships sent out by the Great Bebop Fleet. It is a barrel-shaped green ship, with a huge beast skull mounted above its cockpit, and an arm slung beneath carrying a fiery saw. Other ships are engaged by the Desperado II, brandishing its own fiery cannon-claws. Unfortunately, two of the grappler ships moving in are easily blown to molten debris by the crossfire, and the detritus complicates the battle.

Meanwhile, the five Ctarl-Ctarl ships in the fleet prepare their weapons - led by the Orrta Honei-Honei and the Teeko Kubali, with Admirals Aisha Clanclan (God help us all, we beseech Malygos) and Dario Nethneth controlling them. The odd, almost organic-looking ships are in the back, near the radically reformatted Soja. With Rear Admiral Karo's permission, they utilize the Soja's portal system to discharge twenty-five high density megaton explosive charges.

The explosives emerge near the Imperial ships, in the midst of rear portion of the fleet. Each explosion is equivalent to a substandard nuclear bomb, but with supercombining tendencies which are guaranteed to do no less than seriously disrupt operations within the ships unfortunate enough to be caught in the blast radius.

~ ~ ~

[ Surface of Coridan III: ]

Much to the Hassan's consternation, the Scinter he was fighting is flickering out of sight. "I'll be wanting my knife back," are the last words the image gives before it disappears. Scinter suddenly lunges in from his cover, sweeping his long, muscular serpent tail. Skidding on his boots, he rises to his feet, and catches his spinning knife out of the air.

Knowing that he's probably just been humored by the master assassin, Scinter decides to do what comes naturally to him in a fight such as this: he calls for reinforcements into his transmission watch. "I want Nora Valkyrie on the ground, ASAP," he announces. "Yes, she's a sap, very funny. If Nora Valkyrie isn't down here before I'm done talking, I'm going to come up there, and slowly twist my knife into your - " A pod interrupts him, suddenly crashing near him. "Good," he breathes.

The pod is scrawled upon with hearts and stars and bunnies, it looks so pretty. The door promptly opens, revealing the dark interior facing Hassan. All of a sudden, there's an explosion of pink inside, and a girl comes rocketing out: standing on top of the inverted head of a silver war hammer as tall as she is. She has short red hair that curls in slightly at the fringes, a white vest with a tasteful, heart-shaped cleavage window, forest green shorts with magenta lightning bolts and triangles, and lace-up knee boots.

With a delighted "Wheeeeee!!", Nora flips herself end over end. As soon as she arrives at Hassan's position, she intends to drop the hammer with great force and righteous bonkage.

---

[ Coridan III Surface, Drawing Close to the Control Center: ]

Vi steadily walks up to the deck of the small ship, as it darts towards the control center. It's being piloted by a man with sleek black armor, with blocky orange stripes and small white decals - including a flaming, demon-winged skull above his visor. Reggie bobs his head in Vi's general direction, stating, "We're about to get in range for your entrance. Once you get the place cleaned up and properly secured, put up a flare for me." Vi nods, and heads back into the back of the ship.

There, she nods at Makoto, Pitoh, and Prudence. They all smile, and get ready for a fight.

<Space>

*Seran manages to climb up the piping and back inside his ship's cockpit, which he promptly seals shut*

*He resumes manual control of his ship and continues on his journey, eventually arriving at....*

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

<Cabana Prime, Phyrexian Orbit>

*Seran hails the Cabana Prime through his ship's systems*

Seran: Hello! Seran Dol-Abi! Here to drop passenger for you!

*The message is broadcast throughout the ship*

Quolas: ...Seran? So soon?

Kakamu: A friend of yours, I presume?

Quolas: An ally. He once assisted me in escaping from a deathtrap I was placed in by the Great Beings. Excuse me for a moment.

*He walks over to a corner, sits down, and starts to meditate*

*His eyes flicker beneath his eyelids and can be seen glowing a bright yellow as he attempts to find... something*

*Once he finds what he was looking for, he opens his eyes and returns to the group*

Quolas: Seran Dol-Abi has brought with him someone who will be of great use to you, Klak. She will be a dependable fighter and a trusted ally. I look forward to seeing events progress further without... peeking ahead much more.

*He smirks to himself and nods at Klak*

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

<Ailyb-Gypte, inside the ship>

*Starok gives a telepathic "Ok" to Caiaphus before sending another message to Ra*

Starok (tp): Osirian. I am Makuta Starok of the organization formerly known as the Reformed Second Brotherhood of Makuta. May I book an appointment? You will not want to make my friend wait.

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<Ailyb-Gypte, outside>

*Kulnak winces as he sees his beloved mask blown to bits*

Kulnak (tp): Aw c'mon! Do you have any idea how much that cost? Nnnnngh....

*He clenches his fists and shakes with anger*

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

<Tybion>

Kranxx: Do they serve cheese? I like cheese.

*Kranxx, TTT, CIA, Car Guard, Golden Flame and now Patrick Bateman follow the dirt path through the field to the venue*

*On the way, they notice several patches of chomped grass and even a few cowpats*

Kranxx: We're getting close!

*The path ends at a large bush which has been trimmed and styled in the shape of a large wall*

*It extends as far as the eye can see, yet the path continues straight through it*

*Golden Flame scratches his head*

GF: Well, does anyone have a trolley?

Kranxx: What would we need a trolley for?

CIA: FOR YOU

GF: He's right. Haven't you ever read Harry Potter? Platform nine and three quarters? We gotta get you in a trolley and push you through this thing!

*Kranxx backs away slowly with a horrified expression*

Kranxx: But there could be... things in there...

*A small spider crawls out of the bush, and he screams*

GF: Look, do you want to go to this concert or not?

Kranxx: I'm gonna be honest with you, Flame. I came for the-

GF: The cheese?

*Kranxx nods enthusiastically*

GF: Well then, we've gotta go through this wall.

*Kranxx takes another look at the bush, then takes a run up and dives into it*

*Muffled screaming can be heard, accompanied by phrases such as "THERE'S A BIRD IN HERE" or "AHHHH, SOIL!!"*

GF: Ugh... have you made it through yet?

Kranxx: ...

GF: Kranxx?

Kranxx: It's... beautiful... is that Wensleydale? See ya!

*They hear his footsteps get quieter as he runs into the distance*

GF: Right, so how are we gonna get through?

*He looks around, and his eyes settle on something behind Bateman*

*Bateman gives a thumbs up at him, but GF waves his hand to the side, signalling him to move*

*Bateman frowns and steps aside, revealing an overturned milk cart*

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OOS: Waiting on DRJ, Ynot, Nif and Paws for the rest

[Phyrexian Orbit, Cabana Prime]

Ynot: If the time lord says he's okay, let him in.

*Waits for the passenger to enter the ship*

Ynot: Alright, I feel like having a little fun then. Everyone buckle in

*Assumes everyone buckles in and presses a REALLY BIG RED BUTTON*

Sasuken: Engaging Infinite Probability Driiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive

*The entire ship turns into a Steam punk machine, it's inhabitants dressed in fine gentlemanly clothes with top hats and canes, tobacco pipe in mouth, even the women. Some have moustaches, other elaborate beards. Klak has both.*

Computer: We have arrived at Loctas, at a improbability of Thirty Quadrillion to One and falling.

*As the Probability returns to normal, everyone is changed back and the ship restored*

Ynot: Now wasn't that exhilarating?
----

[Deep Space]

SMY: My Name is Ynot. And I did this with the ambition and ferocity of the Brotherhood of Makuta, of which I am by defacto leader.

*The Mata-Nui Robot swings his leg around to kick Malygos in his side*

<Ailyb-Gypte>

Barricade: Very well. Do what's best for you. But remember, we still have a deal. And I don't like liars.


*The person in the container senses someone approaching*

???: *telepathically* Five.....four.....threeeeee.....nine.....

*Caiaphus finds a door with no handle and a keypad next by*

-----

<Unicron's innards>

*Blackout wakes up, and looks around*

Blackout: What the Karzahni is this place? Where.....

*He picks a direction at random and starts walking*

-----

<Uterio's World>

Willy Wonka: We must've been betrayed.....Zix! Hippo! Get your guns! We're going to fight back.

*Zix Pls and the Hungry Hungry Hippo arrive, carrying rifles*

*The Caged Bagel drives in, with a machine gun attached to the top of the cage*

*The team heads back towards the exit*

-----

<Atuar Sadiares>

*The pirates take cover inside the shops, and return fire*

*Suddenly, Deathsaurus arrives, carrying a huge grenade launcher*

*He fires multiple times at the security forces*



*The freighter's hatch opens, and a single pirate steps out*

*He sprays the surviving guards with machine gun fire*

-----

<Malchior IV's moon>

TPK: I wouldn't know, I've never heard of you. *turns to Cutter* Who is it?

-----

<Running from the village>

*SB and 553 drive away from the village as fast as possible*

SB: Where now?

553: We still need a place to stay.

*They spot a farmhouse on the horizon*

SB: Hm.....

-----

<The Bat-Cave>

*Frenzy's jimmies are unrustled*

*He fires another disc, this time right in Rahn's face*

-----

<Control City>

Aster: Oh my.....

-----

<Meanwhile, on another news broadcast>

Newsreader: In related news, Senator Alan Skedaddle, a member of the Malchior IV Independence Party, which managed to obtain two seats in the Senate at the last election, made another controversial statement today in connection with the deaths of the Presidents of Malchior I and V.

*The broadcast cuts to a man in a suit speaking to some journalists*

Skedaddle: The people of Malchior IV should not grieve. These weren't our people, these were foreigners, who have succeeded in putting our proud planet under their yoke despite their negligible economic power. They were parasites, not allies.

-----

<The military base>

*Ultron walks towards one of the cells, and Kyle opens it for him*

*Ultron steps inside, and Kyle then locks it*

-----

<Space Poland>

Grzegorz: Well, I guess I'll wait here. Have fun!

*He sits down on a bench outside the shop*

-----

<A lab, somewhere>

*The doctor pulls the trigger just as the fist hits him in the gut, knocking him down*

*The shot hits the floor in front of the Baterra, scorching it*


*Van Gaunt puts his tea away, and sounds the alarm*

Announcer: Code Pink. Code Pink. Prisoner escaping.

*Armed guards gather outside the room*

-----

[Archon-7]
"Easy now... There's no need for any of that," Evander said, backing away slowly from the two. The gryphon really wasn't sure what to be more afraid of; getting shot or an angry woman... Neither sounded pleasant in his mind. Finally reaching the cave, he didn't have to back in very far until he bumped into his companion.

"Is it your job or something to watch people? I thought I asked that you stay in the cave" he scolded, facing Trantoshen.

[Kråvenhold]
François chuckled at the statement he just heard. Clearly, this strange man was either ignorant, stupid, or something else.

"Comment pouvez-vous être perdu? Le chemin est juste par là, et il n'y a qu'un chemin!" he said, laughing lightly while pointing at the road.

<Orbit of Coridan III>

*Perseus immediately speeds away, escaping from the grapple ships*

Perseus: "Damn it, are you trying to kill me too?"

*The explosions destroy many ships, and break the shields of others*

*The remainder, however, is resilient. It's shields withstand the attacks. They fire at the Ctarl-Ctarl fleet, bombarding them*

---

<Surface of Coridan III>

*Hassan-ill-Sabah raises his hands and blocks the hammer with them.*

Hassan-ill-Sabah: "If you thought this would be easy you are wrong, I happen to be very strong."

*He lets go and jumps out of the way*

Hassan-ill-Sabah: "Zanabiya, come to me-a"

*He pulls out a ghostly looking sword, and swings it towards Nora's head*

*The soldiers continue firing at the helicopters*

*A tank is stationed near the control center, ready to defend it.*

---

<Cabana Prime, Lotca Orbit>

*Klak frowns as he no longer has any form of facial hair*

Me: Darn. Well, at least we are here. Want to come with us, Ynot? Or do you have another planet to liberate?

---

<Ailyb-Gypte, inside the ship>

Ra: "I hate liars if they lie to me. I will do what I must. *To Starok* You threaten a god?"

--

<Ailyb-Gypte, outside>

*The Ailyb-Gyptian soldiers look around*

AG 4: "*In [insert BZPB main language which is probably English here]* Who's there?"

*One of the guards tries to get the attention of the other Makuta so that they can have aid against these invisible enemies*

*Meanwhile, Caiaphus enters the key that he heard in his head*

---

<Tybion>

TTT: "we can us hte milk to passby and gain enterence, kartouche will let us in and we wel sorprise him"

CIA Guy: "Lotta loyalty for hired milk!"

Patrick Bateman: "You mean you didn't get a reservation at the concert? *angrily points at Golden Flame* I'm not going anywhere unless we have a reservation."

*CIA pulls out his gun, and hits Bateman on the head with it, knocking him out*

CIA Guy: "Was getting knocked out part of your plan?"

Car Guard: "Milk...reminds me of my mum. Let us get moving!"

*Car Guard grabs the milk cart and puts it into place. He smiles at Golden Flame*

---

<Uterio's World>

*Nadle follows the team, preparing a plasma blast in his hands*

---

<Atuar Sadiares>

*The second HYDRA Devotee runs by all the commotion*

Devotee II: "GAH! Nooo!! I will fight you for HYDRA!"

*He pulls out a small pistol and fires at the Pirates*

---

<Malchior IV's moon>

Cutter: "I have no idea, but he appears to be a wraith."

Coro: "Wait a second, you fought Klak during that prison break! I think I remember seeing you, at least from afar!"

Axalara: "Prison break, the one that happened not long after Blackout and the Makuta had their little spat."

*She divekicks Raziel, sending him into the ground*

Axalara: "What do you know?"

*Moe and Cutter point their weapons at Raziel*

Raziel: "*He laughs* What the mechanical behemoth said is true, but there is more. Klak is not dead, as many say. He has disappeared temporarily, but he will return to Malchior IV, a planet that has mourned him for months."

*Coro whispers to TPK*

Coro: "Has it been that long? This game is confusing."

*Socah's house crumbles*

Axalara: "We know that he is alive. Tell us what happened here."

Raziel: "I was investigating, but I have been to the future, and history tells us that there was a funeral here, one that even the dead attended. Ynot further corrupted the time steam and saved your beloved Makuta's life. Malygos reappeared, and there was a guest from the future: Blackout."

Spotter: "That explains the magical energy! Malygos has returned, and Blackout has visited us from the future."

Coro: "Hmm, perhaps your plans will take some time, TPK."

Raziel: "*laughs* I am here to discover the cause of the nuclear blast. Circumstances in my life have made me become a time-travelling historian of sorts. It is fate's cruel joke. Anyway, there was an Osirian who was following the original Blackout. For a moment they were here, and for a moment they were somewhere else. You know him as Ra."

Coro: "To Ailyb-Gypte, then?"

Axalara: "Wait a minute, how do we know you aren't lying?"

Raziel: "Because you are meant to continue on your quest. My business does not concern you as much as you would think."

---

<The Bat-Cave>

Rahn: "OW! *staggers back* Why you little..."

*The man grabs Rahn, and massages his shoulders*

???: "There, there, no need to fight. We've got bigger fish to fry."

Rahn: "Who the hell are you, anyway?"

???: "I am Malchior IV's newest liberator. Consider me an admirer of your work, and the works of many others. Call me....Anarky."

OOS: Dun dun dun.

---

<Control City>

Reporter: "In related news, the prime ministers of Malchior I has been named Acting President until elections can be carried out. On Malchior V, reports are coming in that the Vice President will be sworn in tomorrow. *grabs ear* This just in, our President will be making an emergency address."

Lt. Manning: "Our President will likely call to Congress to suspend recess for an immediate vote on war."

*The President is suddenly on the broadcast, speaking from his desk*

President Howard of Malchior IV: "My fellow Malchiorians, we face a crisis. In just a few hours, a tyrant declared war on our people and our livelihood, and an assassin was sent to infiltrate the meetings of our strong alliance with the planets near us. We have strong reason to believe that Malygos is tied to the murderer of the Presidents of Malchior I and V, as well as other mysterious events throughout our planet. Make no mistake, Malygos has the blood of good honest men on his hands. Such violent outbursts are acts of war, and as President, I will not stand for this. Using my authority and that of the Malchiorian Protectorate, the leaders of our solar system will prepare emergency defense mechanisms effective noon tomorrow. Part of this includes placing several key cities and provinces under martial law until further notice. However, according to our Constitution, I cannot declare war on anyone without the authority of the Congress, our parliament. As such, I call to them to hold an emergency session to quickly vote on a declaration of war on the Dominion. I hope they can put their partisan differences aside and vote to protect our people from inevitable attack. To the people of Malchior IV, prepare yourselves. The coming days may be a challenge, but just as we endured the Uterio War, we will endure a potential attack. I believe that we are a strong, resilient people who stand up for freedom and justice, and this conflict will be no exception.

I would like to conclude this broadcast with a message to Malygos: You have committed a grave mistake. You insulted our government and you have threatened our people. There was another man a few short years ago who did the same, and he now is buried under tons of twisted metal on a planet light-years away. You declared war on a planet full of armed men and women who prefer freedom over slavery, and are not afraid to fight till their last breath. If you are not trembling now, you will be. Thank you, and may the Shepard bless Malchior IV."

*The broadcast ends.*

Lt. Manning: "Guess I won't be here long."

---

<The military base>

Soldier 4: "Three of you stay here. Anything happens, let us know."

*The platoon leaves, and only two (other than Kyle) stay*

*Several drones surround Ultron inside the cell, pointing small laser guns at him*

---

<Space Poland>

User MK: Wait, what do I do?!

---

<A lab, somewhere>

*The Baterra notices that the guards are surrounding the room. It looks to the floor, then back at the door. It breaks free from the restraints, and transforms into a robotic bird, flying over to the doctor and grabbing his gun. It transforms again, and shoots at the door*

---

*Meanwhile, Lalli Cain taps his fingers on the table, awaiting a response.*


OOS: Waiting on Nif for Meme World.

[ Orbit of Coridan III: ]

Dorothy instructs Zev and Tamao to bolster shields near the rear of the Fleet, where the Ctarl-Ctarl ships are coming under fire. In the meantime, she directs Bobby (in control of the new and improved In Amber-Clad at the front of the fleet) to prepare "something special" for the Imperial Fleet.

Over at the battle with the Imperial fighters, Perseus receives a telepathic message from the apparent pilot. Hey, Gene Starwind here, the cocky-sounding young man introduces himself. Sorry about getting a little close to you. We'll try to be more careful. Something about that statement is doubtful, given how the Desperado II suddenly dives steeply to avoid fire, then comes back up in a corkscrew to lash out at the enemy ships.

More fighters, scramblers, and grappler ships are being deployed, as well as some kind of frigates emerging from portals not far from the Imperial Fleet. These ships are polished chrome and some kind of synthetic black components, with an ethereal white glow protecting them. They immediately open fire with a swift volley of orange and blue energy beams, whilst the smaller ships weave in to bring the fight directly to the enemy.

~ ~ ~

[ Coridan III, Surface Skirmish: ]

As two of the helicopters crash in flames, taking out some barricades and a few soldiers guarding them, Nora pitches back to avoid the swing. She then rocks her whole body into the next swing of her hammer, which impacts the ground. In almost slow motion, she pulls the trigger exactly on impact, before causing a massive explosion of pink.

The road cracks and buckles, disturbing the positions of everyone - ally and foe alike. Scinter screams, "Goddammit Nora! Control yourself!" The redhead is not listening. Instead, she's gone flying up on the air, sitting on the handle of her hammer as if it were a park bench. Smiling obliviously, she suddenly whirls in mid-air. Her hammer flashes pink and silver, as it changes forms in a very mechanical way.

Nora comes falling back down with some kind of huge weapon in hand. It cannot be! Can it be? It is. Taking aim as she falls, Nora primes her RPG hand cannon on descent. She fires at Hassan-ill-Sabah, sending out three cylindrical grenades with pink hearts on the noses. "I hope you enjoy the gifts," Nora shouts as she lands on top of a deployment pod. She proceeds to open fire with her rockets on the Imperial troops, which prompts Talgriff to finally move up, and open fire from a closer covered position.

As for Igrath, he's firing off some kind of rocket launcher he ripped off of a crashed helichopter. Scinter gives a deep, long-suffering sigh, and dashes over to make sure that Nora doesn't leave herself wide open. "That won't have killed that Assassin, you know," he shouts up at her. Nora naturally doesn't listen, instead posing and doing trick shots with her weapon.

---

[ Coridan III Surface, Control Center: ]

If the tank was expecting Reggie to land in order to deploy Vi and company, its operators are sorely disappointed. Vi, Pitoh, Makoto, and Prudence all leap out. Vi immediately OverSouls the Spirit of Wind, which spreads its huge, emerald wings to sweep around the building at incredible speed. The gale force winds buffet the building, rattling the windows as it passes by.

Reviewing the plan, Vi shouts over the gale-force winds. "Makoto and Prudence, I need you to keep Pitoh protected with whatever he needs to do to secure this place," she shouts. "I'm going to bust up the broadcast systems, then start fighting my way down! If they can't get commands out to the weapons factories, then they're stuck with a useless control center! It won't stop them permanently, but it might slow them down long enough for us to get the job done." She looks around at her team. "Pitoh, I'm proud of the strides you've made to control and utilize your madness. Prudence, you have come farther than I've ever thought possible. Makoto..." The squirrel girl smiles, awaiting praise. "...I'm glad you're actually wearing clothes. That shirt and shorts combination goes a long way to not make you look like a hussy." Makoto decides she'll take it, beaming. "On my mark, synch!"

All of the other three shout, "Synch!"

With that, they leap out, and prepare their OverSouls. Meanwhile, Vi summons up Mic the Jaguar, and some kind of Aztec, Incan, or something Central American spirit. He has a crown shaped like sun beams, and eyes like emeralds. "Mic, you've been with me for a long time, and I know I can count on you," she tells the spotted big cat spirit. "Pascal, I only met you recently, but you've proven your reliability. I'm going to OverSoul you with Delta-40. You two will work great together. Now let's go." With a blinding light, a sudden explosion of winds that shakes the building, and an unnatural roar, Vi OverSouls into something which bounds straight to the rooftop.

Makoto is riding atop the Spirit of Rain, with its shimmering blue body that somewhat resembles a tentacled sea creature. Pitoh's Spirit of Lightning is tall and skinny, its golden body topped by a lightning rod-like helmet. Meanwhile, Prudence has gone for a small collection of odd shikigami, which cluster beneath her. The instant before they reach the ground, all form an OverSoul with such power that the explosion cushions their fall.

Makoto's S.O.R.: Winter Clover has combined with Kororo to form some kind of huge, four-point shield with sharpened edges on her right arm. Pitoh's S.O.L.: Holy Hands consist of large, paw-like gauntlets, venting off a crackling aura behind them. Prudence's Bewitching Lance is a dark, blood red, looks like something almost organic, and pulses with magical energy. They all positively dare the tank to attack, as Reggie jets away to safety.

<Phyrexia Orbit>

*The Cabana Prime vanishes mere seconds after Etende is beamed aboard*

*Seran's ship notifies him of a nearby residual warp signature, so he concludes that the Cabana Prime has left*

*He powers up his ship's engines and returns to Atuar Sadiares*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, inside Barricade's ship>

Starok (tp): Not a threat. I just wished to warn you that I am accompanied by a newborn Makuta. Ordinary, I would not bring such liabilities to diplomatic negotiations, but it is critical that we meet now. You can be assured that I will keep him on a tight leash.

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<Ailyb-Gypte, outside>

Ordak (tp): Kulnak, you imbecile! Your stupidity is going to cost us our chance with the Osirians. Fix it now, or I'll squeeze you out of your armor until you're nothing but a warm fart in the desert!

Kulnak (tp): Oh Ordak, do calm down. I'll fix it, I'll fix it... people these days...

*Still camouflaged, Kulnak walks up to one of the Ailyb-Gyptian soldiers, grabs him and teleports away*

*Ordak senses Kulnak's reappearance a few seconds later, minus the soldier*

*Kulnak repeats this process on the other two soldiers until no more remain*

*However, Ferox notices the soldiers' disappearance as he walks past on his patrol of the area*

Ferox: What? Who's there? Show yourself!

*Kulnak attempts to sneak past him, but Ferox notices footprints appear in the sand, so he activates his power of telepathy on that very spot and discovers the presence of Kulnak*

*Ferox then uses his power of Accuracy to sock Kulnak square in the mouth, which stuns the enemy Makuta, causing him to become visible as he collapses onto the ground*

Kulnak: Woah, woah, easy! We come in peace!

Ferox: "We"?

*Ordak drags his fingers down his mask in frustration and starts counting all the various ways he could kill Kulnak*

Kulnak: Yes, um... me, myself, and I. We make quite a team.

Ferox: Who are you? I wasn't introduced to you upon my return.

Kulnak: Well... they were saving me as a surprise. Surprise!

*Ferox quickly scans the surface layer of Kulnak's consciousness, and determines him to be a TRSBoM member*

Ferox: Starok... if it's a war you want, it's a war you'll get.

*Ferox lunges at Kulnak and activates his Kraata power of Sleep on him before he has a chance to prepare, so Kulnak falls unconscious*

*Ferox then throws Kulnak over his shoulder and starts to carry him back to base*

Ordak (tp): Starok, we have a situation here.

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*The remaining security team members are killed by the gunfire; one of them even falls off the landing pad and through the airtight forcefield below into space*

*Seran arrives in his starfighter and is alerted to gunfire on the landing pad below him*

Seran: Seran Dol-Abi, requeesting permissions to land- wait, what the bloody mess is going on?! Eveel! Pirates! More eveel! Nngh! Seran cannot stand for this!

*Taking matters into his own hands as a Jedi Knight, Seran flies his starfighter through the airtight forcefield that separates the landing pad from space and targets the freighter with his ship's weapons systems*

*Seran takes two joysticks in his hands and pulls both triggers, battering the enemy ship with laser fire from his forward blasters*

*Seran then activates the ship's autopilot, opens the cockpit, and Force-jumps onto the landing pad in front of the machine-gun pirate*

*Seran smirks and retrieves what looks like a small recorder from his robes - until he presses a button on it that activates a yellow lightsaber blade*

*Seran swings at the machine gun pirate, hoping to cut his weapon in half*

*Meanwhile, inside the station, Phil Mitchell rubs his bruised head as he regains consciousness and glimpses the ongoing chaos*

Phil: Bloody hell.

*Phil turns to the second Devotee and nods at him*

Phil: We'll talk later. Right now, I ain't 'avin no yobbos eff up my favourite bar. OI WANKAHS!

*One of the pirates turns to face him, and Phil uppercuts him with his metal pipe*

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<Deep space>

The cloud-like form of Malygos, which now somewhat resembled a miniature nebula, chuckled. The foot of the robot passed straight through him and did no damage, though some of the energies of his form were dispersed.

"So that's who you are. Why are you attacking space, Ynot? Would you destroy the universe just to rid it of me? I am the harbinger of universal peace. Why are you afraid?"

While Malygos talked, a single ship from his fleet broke away from the formation and flew towards the Eclipse Spiral space station, which was to the side of SMY, above his head.

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<Cabana Prime, Orbit of Lotcas>

*Kakamu rubs his head but finds that his top hat has disappeared, so he shrugs and walks over to the window*

*Sure enough, below him was the collosal jungle world of Lotcas*

*Putting his hands together, Kakamu returns to the group*

Kakamu: Thank you for taking us here, Sasuken. Would anyone like to accompany me to the surface? I have a fairly good idea of where my friend is down there.

*Across the room, Quolas is tending to Etende, who is laid on a table, still unconscious, atop an assortment of sheets and blankets*

*Quolas seems to be reading her mind (or timelines), as evidenced by the glow of his eyes again*

*He snaps out of his trance and turns to Kakamu*

Quolas: How can you be sure your ally will be there? In your own words, you haven't seen him for... how many years? Well, many. And not even I know who you're referring to.

Kakamu: He has the rare power of mind-warping, which means that he can teleport anywhere in the universe, but only to places he's travelled before. So his home planet is a likely option, and his house itself even likelier.

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<Tybion>

Golden Flame: Alright, let's do this!

*He picks up Bateman, and puts him and his axe into the cart*

*TTT and Car Guard hop in, with CIA following suit, lying down sideways with his eyes shut as if he was just knocked unconscious by a big guy*

*GF takes a run up, grabs the handles of the cart and pushes it through the bush*

*Surprisingly, the journey through the bush is much smoother than expected, as the foliage seems to move to avoid them once inside*

*At long last, the group emerge onto the other side and are faced with the biggest concert any of them have ever witnessed*

*In front of them is a massive mechanical stage which reaches up onto the sun, and on both sides of the field are an assortment of shops, even a McYonalds and a stall manned by a vendor who is selling apple juice as refreshments*

*Hundreds of people are already in attendance, but one voice can be heard above them all, which belongs to a white man in his mid 20s who is shouting through a megaphone inside a booth*

???: Milk here! Get your fresh milk here! Freshly-milked milk, just for 20 credits a pale!

*Kranxx walks back up to the group, grinning enthusiastically at them while eating a large chunk of Wensleydale cheese*

Kranxx: I'm in heaven! I knew I was dead when Blackout disintegrated me! It's finally worth it!

*He skips happily to the booth with the megaphone man*

Kranxx: Hey... you seem familiar...

*The man drops his megaphone and jumps back in surprise*

???: Oh jeez, what the... at least give me warning next time, man!

Kranxx: I knew it! You're... the guy who was engulfed in milk!

*The Guy mouths his name along with Kranxx, then smiles*

TGWWEIM: Yes, I am! We won the biggest war in history, remember?

*He then grabs Kranxx by the scruff of his orange neck and pulls him close*

TGWWEIM: Listen buddy, I like you, but don't go busting my business, okay? As far as these people need to know, this is cow milk, yeah? I gotta make a living somehow!

*He then reaches behind the counter and passes a milk carton to a customer, who pays him and departs*

<Ailyb-Gypte>

Barricade: Good. Is there anything else?


*The container opens, letting light into the dark room*

*Caiaphus finds Black Six chained inside, looking down at the floor, completely spent*

B6: You came.....

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<Inside Unicron>

*Another robotic squid flies up to Blackout, and grabs him with its tentacles*

*It begins to fly away, but Blackout shoots it with heat vision, disabling it*

*It crashes, and Blackout untangles himself from the tentacles*

Unicron: I HADN'T NOTICED YOU WERE STILL ALIVE.

Blackout: I don't really feel like it.....

*Blackout stumbles. He draws the Master Sword, and uses it as a cane to support himself*

Unicron: I SUPPOSE I SHOULD THANK YOU. YOU KEPT ME ALIVE INSIDE YOU, LETTING ME HEAL.

Blackout: Don't *cough* mention it.

Unicron: AND THIS WILL BE YOUR REWARD.

*More squids approach from afar, and Blackout begins to flee*

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<Uterio's World>

*They arrive on the surface, to find themselves surrounded by Uterio and his team*

Uterio: I knew destroying that village would lure them out. Boys, get 'em.

*Uterio's horse neighs, and they charge towards the rebels*

*TGWGEIM prepares to fire milk from his hands, but Praepositus cuts him down*

*The two Ta'har snipers manage to bring down Shadow Storm's horse, but SS then disappears*

*He reappears behind the Ta'har, and impales one of them on his blade*

SS: Like children in fog! Useless!

*He disappears again, and the other Ta'har kneels down next to his dying brother*

Ta'har: C'mon, bro..... stay with me!

*The remaining rebels fight on*

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Deathsaurus smacks the Devotee upside the head, then continues walking*

*He arrives at the reception desk as if nothing had happened, and rings the bell*

*He looks down and finds the receptionist cowering beneath her desk*

DS: Hello, ma'am. What's the craic? I'm looking for someone called Etende. Where does she live?


*Pirates shoot at Phil Mitchell*


*A pirate with a laser cutlass arrives and starts fighting with Seran*

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<Malchior IV's moon>

TPK: Told you he was a historian. Anyway, Raziel, was it? Will we succeed?

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<The farmhouse>

*SB and 553 charge into the farmhouse, armed with laser guns*

553: We require this house!

*A farmer points a shotgun at them*

Farmer: Please.

*He starts shooting, and SB and 553 run screaming back to the Bat-Mobile*

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<The Bat-Cave>

Frenzy: Anarky? Nevrheardofya.

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<Control City>

Aster: Are you getting drafted?

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<The military base>

*DU Ultron sits around*

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<Space Poland>

Grzegorz: JUST FIND A FREAKING LAPTOP! JESUS, KURWA!

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<Kravenhold>

153: Oui, oui. Je vois bien le chemin. Mais ce n'est pas ca, le probleme! Je ne viens pas de ce monde. Comment s'appelle cette planete?
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<A lab, somewhere>

*The door explodes*

*The guards immediately open fire*

<Meme World>

Yon knelt down to get a closer look at the rabbit hole, and he emitted a beam of light from his eye to light up its entrance. The tunnel twisted and turned, so he could only see part of the way through it. The walls of the tunnel appeared smooth and slippery. Yon stood back up and stroked his chin, turning back to the rest of the group.

"Alright gang, I say we split up. Me, Nigel, uh..." Yon's finger hovered over the other memebers of the group. "Soldier... Randolph... Ainsley. We'll go investigate what's on the other end of this rabbit hole. I'm putting Jesse in charge of the rest of you in the meantime. See if you can get any information from the locals about where the MASK might be. If we're not back in 420 minutes, tell my wife... she was great and all... but cyclopses aren't really my thing..."

The Hand used its fingers and thumb to form a question mark again. See-Man seemed equally confused. He shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.

"I don't SEE!" See-Man shouted as he looked around him for any possible explanation, but there was none. Merasmus began to laugh. It started as a quiet chuckle, but quickly turned into full-on wizard cackling. After the others stared at him for a while, the magician pointed at Yon's eye with his staff.

"Oh, now I SEE!" See-Man screamed with joy as his finger inflated and pointed at Yon as well. To the other's surprise, Yon's iris had expanded too. The Terugan was also acting strangely. While they were watching him, Yon started flapping his arms about and "shooting" things with finger guns while making pew-pew noises. Merasmus grinned to himself and pulled a packet out of his robe labelled "MerAAAASmAs druhgs".

"DOOM! DOOOOOM!" The wizard bellowed, throwing his arms in the air. Ross Mandell snuck up behind him and plucked another packet from his robe before creeping away again. Jesse Ventura shook his head in dismay.

"You really are a group of slack-jawed FAGETS, so now I think it's time for JESSE VENTURA! Here's the plan," the ex-governor said as he picked up Randolph and walked over to the rabbit hole. "We're gonna storm this place like the Russians stormed Area 51 back in '95! Quick and precise! They'll never see it coming!"

Without further ado, Ventura placed Randolph vertically at the entrance of the rabbit hole and gave him a sharp kick up the backside. Randolph screamed as he slid down the hole - a sound that got quieter and quieter as he disappeared from view. As a drugged-up Yon inspected his hands nearby, fascinated by his yellow fingers for some reason, Ventura grabbed the flintlock pistol from his belt and threw it down the tunnel. Yon dove in after it, and Soldier laughed.

"That American boot just kicked your a$$ back to Teruga!" he called down the hole. Mere moments later, his own a$$ was kicked down Meme World by Ventura. Ainsley Harriot hopped in by himself with a nightmarish grin on his face, followed by No Image Guy. Last of all, Ventura climbed into the hole, but clung onto the ceiling as he turned back to give a warning to the rest of the Dongers.

"Alright men, we're eyeballs deep in enemy territory, so don't stray too far or we're FOCKED! Especially not past those orange markers."

The group looked to their left, past the ship, and saw a couple of orange markers out in the middle of a desert. Strangely, there was a distinct line separating grassland from the desert ahead, as if someone had gotten two plates from different parts of the world and pushed them together. The Shell-Shocked Cat ran over to one of the orange markers, and used it as a scratching post.

Jesse Ventura saluted the others. Someone could be heard shouting "Get on with it!" in the distance, and so Merasmus pushed Ventura down the hole with his staff. Not expecting such a rapid descent, Ventura screamed all the way down. After five minutes or so of riding the twists and turns of the tunnel, Jesse finally felt himself sliding off of solid ground and hitting the floor. He got up and rubbed his behind. Strangely enough, he could see his body perfectly fine, but everything else was pitch black. He called out into the darkness, and after a moment Yon's eye came into view, followed by No Image Guy's flying virus form. Again, they were both illuminated clear as day, but the layer of darkness over their environment was impenetrable. Ainsley walked in clanging two pans together, and Randolph joined them, adjusting his hat and muttering insults under his breath.

A creaking sound was heard from behind the group, so they turned as one to face it. The sound belonged to a white door, which not only suddenly appeared but also opened itself. Ventura marched through the doorway without hesitation, and found himself in someone's lounge. The walls were decorated with strange paintings of Disney's Aladdin, and a white man in wild black hair stood up from the couch to greet him.

"Oh hai Jesse!" the man said in a strange accent that Jesse found familiar.

Hm. Probably an Area 51 escapee, Jesse thought.

As the other four Dongers entered the lounge, the stranger laughed.

"You didn't tell me you were bringing friends! Ha ha ha. I'm glad I have good friends like you, Jesse!" 

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<Archon-7>

Trantoshen got to his feet and put his hands in the air. He eyed the two figures for a moment before nodding at each, then lowered his hands despite the fact that the female wolf's gun was still pointed at his face.

"My name is Toa Trantoshen," he said as he put his hand on his heartlight. "Toa is the name of my species. We are a mix of robotic and organic components, but act and feel just like most forms of life do. In particular, my kind generally concern themselves with peacekeeping, so I was sent to this planet to recover an artifact of great power which could potentially aid us in doing just that. Your turn."

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*The receptionist trembles as she gets to her feet and taps on the computer's touchscreen*

*It authenticates her fingerprint, so the screen displays an "Access Granted" message and opens the residential directory*

*The receptionist searches for the name "Etende", so her information pops up*

Receptionist: I-It says she lives at Room 282, Feather Avenue, m-middle block. P-Please don't hurt me!

*Meanwhile, Phil Mitchell ducks and runs for cover*

Phil Mitchell: Bloody hell, bloody hell, they've got guns mate! They've got guns! I ain't goin back to hospital!

*He breaks open a nearby door by ramming it with his shoulder and runs into the corridor behind it*

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<Atuar Sadiares, landing pad>

*Seran's starfighter, still on autopilot, continues firing at the freighter*

*Laser blasts hits the freighter's fuel tank, causing it to leak*

*Next to the freighter, Seran parries the blow with his lightsaber and pushes the pirate along the pad as they duel*

*When they come to the hole created by the heat grenade a few posts back, Seran backflips over it and lands gracefully on the other side*

Seran: Come and get me, pirate-man!

*However, the fuel from the leak trickles across the platform, and is suddenly ignited when it comes into contact with a spark from a frayed electrical wire*

*A wall of flame springs up between Seran and the pirate*

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<User LM's palace>

User Kon appeared in the middle of LM's palace with a flash. He looked at the screen on his wriststrap, which listed a great deal of information both important and not, but User Kon was mostly just glad that it had stopped beeping.

So, it was him all along... Kon thought. I knew he didn't move out because of my musical tastes! Architect, I believe you owe me an apology.

User Kon began to explore User LM's palace. Its walls were a clear, white marble, adorned with hand-painted portraits of historical figures he had never seen before. One of the portraits depicted a gigantic Malygos hovering in front of a galaxy with his arms outstretched. Kon stopped to look at it for a second. "Not bad. Terrifying prospect, but the art is good," he muttered.

Another thing that User Kon noted was that the palace was completely deserted. Kon had never visited User LM's place of residence before, but he had heard from the other Users that he liked to tinker with robots of his own creation to roam the place. User Kon assumed that whatever robots there were must be on lunch break or something.

Eventally, User Kon found a circular staircase that seemed to lead to the highest point of the building, so he did what came naturally to him and ascended. At the very top was a double-door of normal size, which he pushed open. In front of him was User LM's room, which was littered with various alien equipment, parts of unfinished droids, and Japanese manga novels of questionable nature. User Kon took a moment to shudder before proceeding onwards.

"Come on LM, don't tell me I'm going to find Sleeping Beauty in here..." User Kon sarcastically called out. It was only a moment before a familiar voice answered him from behind a large, and familiar, drawing board.

"What?" User LM replied. When he spotted User Kon, he frowned. "Who told you where I live?"

"That doesn't matter," User Kon replied, "What matters is that... wait, I recognize that drawing board!"

User Kon pushed a pile of cardboard boxes out of the way and crouched down in front of the aforementioned drawing board. As he suspected, the Architect's real name was written in cursive in its corner. User Kon rose to his feet slowly and apprehensively, his movements mimicked by User LM.

"You know, I noticed you weren't yourself lately." User Kon said rather nonchalantly. "But I guess it makes sense now. You were the one who hunted down and depowered those Users a while back. You were the one who told Malygos how to make the machine. You were the one who... dear god... you were the one who stole my strawberry milkshake!!"

User LM rolled his eyes. "Don't use me to explain away whatever plot threads you left hanging. I'm a User, not another one of your mortal lackeys."

"Then what am I doing here?" User Kon said with an air of what seemed like genuine confusion. If it was not genuine, he was at least a decent actor.

User LM sighed and pulled up a chair. "Because somewhere along the way, something went wrong. In my arrogance, I promised something that I wasn't able to deliver, and I seem to have entrusted the completion of my magnum opus to someone who has no idea what he's doing."

"Well, someone had to do it," User Kon replied. There was a tinge of hurt in his voice, but he tried his best to mask it.

"Did they?" User LM mused. "It could easily have been retconned. Now it may be too late."

"This is BZPB. It's never too late to pull whatever BS we need to fix things!" User Kon exclaimed.

User LM smiled. Perhaps User Kon was right: after all, he was the one in charge of the current arc. But there was something else that User LM had to do first. Something that he had to get out of his system. He reached under his desk and retrieved a golden gauntlet that he placed over his arm.

"Is that going to help us fix things?" User Kon asked.

"In a manner of speaking," User LM smirked.

Before User Kon had even had so much as a chance to blink, User LM slammed his armored fist into the other User's face.

<Orbit of Coridan III>

Perseus: "Next one to hit won't get to stay on their spacecraft!"

*The new ships find their attempts to be resisted by the enemy fleet. While several fighters and frigates are destroyed, the fleet is still large, and it continues its assault*

*A small ship flies straight towards the cockpit of the enemy's leader. It is growing in speed*

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<Coridan III, Surface Skirmish>

*Hassan-ill-Sabah kicks two of the grenades back at Nora, but he misses the other, which explodes, knocking him into the forest*

*The remaining helicopters target Igrath as they swerve away from the rocket blasts*

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<Coridan III Surface, Control Center>

*The tanks are obliterated*

*A galloping sound is heard coming from inside a nearby garage*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, inside Barricade's ship>

Ra: "No. Enjoy your new position, Makuta. I hope it is not cut short. (tp to Starok) You are lucky that we have crossed paths at night, Makuta. Or else your little hiding trick would not have saved your youngling from being...eviscerated. Follow me. "

*The Osirian stands up, and walks out of the ship. He seems to be making his way towards the palace, but walks a few feet away from the door.*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, outside>

*Caiaphus looks at Black Six*

*He begins to laugh, and laugh, and laugh.*

Caiaphus: "Do my eyes deceive me? I have vague memories of you from my birth. You're a User. A User imprisoned like a dog on this wretched planet. What is your name?"

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*The Second Devotee regains consciousness as well, and runs after Phil Mitchell, shooting his gun at some pirates*

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<Cabana Prime, Orbit of Lotcas>

Bob: "Hi, Etende! I'm Bob!"

Me: Better to look and not find him, than to leave him on this planet in our time of need. Let's go. See you around, Ynot.

*Klak flies through the ship, accidentally making a dent in the roof*

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<Tybion>

*CIA looks at the other people in the cart*

CIA: "First one to talk gets to stay in my milk cart!"

Car Guard: "Look mate, we gotta get to this concert, stop with your hotheadedness."

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<Uterio's World>

*Nadle walks amidst the chaos paying no attention to it. His mind was focused on one person in particular: Uterio.*

*He looks straight at the warlord, eyes narrowing.*

Nadle: "Face me, Uterio."

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<Malchior IV's moon>

Raziel: "I have told you too much already."

*He disappears*

Moe: "Hmm, to Ailyb-Gypte then?"

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<The Bat-Cave>

Anarky: "Oh, you will. *grins maniacally*"

Rahn: "Frenzy, would you mind trying to kill yourself while I discuss a possible terrorist plot with this man?"

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<Control City>

Lt. Manning: "Drafted? Heavens no. But I'm likely going to be doing field operations. What will you do?"

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<The military base>

*Two of the guards begin chatting*

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<Space Poland>

*User MK smiles, and pulls a laptop out of thin air*

*He types on it, but it suddenly shows the blue screen of death. He frowns, and smashes it onto the floor.*

User MK: I will go somewhere else, but thank you for your help!

*The User somehow swims towards a portal, appearing on the User World. He begins wandering, hoping to run into a friend*

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<A lab, somewhere>

*The Baterra is hit by some of the bullets, but it shape shifts two swords out of its arms, and does a somersault. It then begins cutting into the army*

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<Liquid-Metallican Pub>

*Akzer laughs. He is somewhat tipsy*

Akzer: "Why? Why not with bear?"

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<Meme World>

Jesse Ventura: "WHO IS THAT?"

*Meanwhile, LeTrole Rusemann bended his arms around, attempting to b8 the attention of the remaining members of the DONG Squad.*

LeTrole Rusemann: "pls respond, pls respond, pls respond. I am just an innocent troll, doing a art, and looking for my brother, MADBRO. Anyone wanna help?   "


See-Man: "OH! I CAN'T SEE!"

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OOS: I hope I am not missing anyone.

<Meme World>
Saitama was not pleased by the games LeTrole Rusemann was playing. So he proceeded to punch him in the face; an instant K.O.

"Haha, that was a good one. I did naht like that guy; I deed naht."

The Dongers looked confused at each other, then looked at the man.

"Well, sit down now. I cannot be rude to my guests. Here, have a seat all of you." The man then pulled out a bunch of chairs out of nowhere, and the Dongers sat down. "The more the merrier they say, haha."

Jesse, still very confused and slightly frustrated, blurts out: "Who the hell are you?! I don't even know you!"

"Now, come on Jesse, why don't you remember? I thought you were my friend, Jesse."

"I don't know what in the darn blazes you're talkin about! What are you, one of those Area 51 escapees?"

"Why Jesse, you do remember! Haha, that was a good year. You helped me and everyone else break out, Jesse."

"Then why in the hell don't I remember?!"

"They must have cleaned your mind, Jesse. Here, let me remind you."

The man then touched Jesse onto his head, and the Dongers raised their weapons in surprise. Yon began charging his eye beam, but Jesse motioned them to stop.

"It's all right...I need to know...THE TRUTH!"

<Flashback>

Jesse then began to have his flashback, both of them teleported to Area 51. The man is locked inside a special illuminated cell, naked and rotting. A balding man in all black is being escorted by two guards past the prisoners. The man is Jesse Ventura, and he stops and stares at the man in the cell. He reads the sign on the bottom identifying him, outloud:

"Tommy Wiseau: Slavic Vampire, possibly alien. Who makes this S**t up? Why is he even locked up?"

"He was selling counterfeit korean jackets. When he got locked up, he transformed into a bat and flew out of the cell. That's when they called us in, to handle a supernatural threat."

Wiseau then walked up to the glass and began speaking. "Come on man, I was just trying to make money. I deed naht do anything else, I deed naht!"

"Shut up, you vampiric bastard!" The guard then turned up the light in the cell, which began burning him.

"What the hell are you doing?! Is this how we conduct things in AMERICA now?!" Jesse Ventura then knocked the guard out with a double fist slam on his head. The other guard then drew his gun, but Jesse turned around and tripped him. He picked up the gun from the headslammed guard, then pointed it at the tripped one.

"This is for FREEDOM, you oppressive government pig!" He then shot the guard repetitively. He turned around and looked at Tommy, then glared at the controls.

"Stand back Tommy, I'm freeing you out of this Area of LIES!" He picks up a grenade from the guard, then throws it at the glass, cooking it slightly before the throw. Upon impact the glass breaks, and the alarms go off.

"It is good to meet you, Jesse. Now, let me refuel on these guys before we go."

"So you really are a vampire?! And how do you know my name?"

"Haha, Jesse, I am a man of many surprises." His fingers touch the neckskin of one of the guards, and some strange claws come out that impale into the neck. They begin drinking the blood of the guard, and Tommy slowly regains body muscle and stamina.

"Come on, Tommy! We gotta get going before the guards come!"

As Tommy continues feeding, he murmurs. "It is alright Jesse. You do not have to worry about them killing you, for you are my friend."

As the guards turn around the corner of the corridor, they take positions. The commander pulls out a microphone and begans to speak. "This is First Sergeant Peter Ennis with the US Air Force! Put your hands up and get on the ground! You will not be harmed if you come in peacefully."

Tommy then retracted his strange claw tentacles and stood up, looking at the group. "You know, I really do like America. But I doo naht like the way you guys handle us special people like myself. It is naht nice. Really man, this is naht gud."

He then pulled off the guard's head and absorbed all the moisture out of it. Now a frozen head, he threw it at the group.

"Open fire!"

With frantic panic shooting, some of the bullets hit the head, but the head hits one of them, then explodes with icicles of blood impaling several of them. Most of the troops were wounded or dead, but some lived on.

"Fall back, Fall back! Call the MIB to take care of this! He's far beyond any of our weapons."

Jesse was in shock and awe of Tommy Wiseau, with a gaping mouth open. Tommy turns around and puts his hand out, motioning Jesse to stand up.
"Come on now, JESSE, we gotta go. There will be no more guards now. It is night time, right Jesse?"

"Y-yeah. I think so. If not, it'll be at sunset and we won't have to wait long."

"Haha, alright then."

Tommy then grabbed Jesse, and before Jesse knew it, they were already at the exit of Area 51.

"What about the airfield Tommy? How will we escape then?"

"Really Jesse, you worry too much, I alrede have a plan."

Tommy ripped open the doors and looked around for a vehicle of some sort. He spotted a Blackbird in one of the hangars, then quickly dashed to it at such a speed, that he looked like he teleported there. Jesse was still inside, ducking down to one of the sides, and peaking out occasionally.

Meanwhile, Tommy killed every guard in the hangar with no effort, and got into the Blackbird. He activated it, then began to drive it out towards Jesse. Tommy threw Jesse onto the plane, and they began to fly off.

"See, Jesse, that wasn't so hard. Now, where do you want to be dropped off at?"

"Anywhere. I don't care where, as long as it's in America. I'll find myself a rocket to the farthest place I know, to stay out of the reach of US Government."

"Alright then, JESSE. I hope we see each other again soon. I will never forget this, Jesse. You were a great help."

The flashback ended there, and the two jumped back to reality.

"T-tommy? What have you been up to all this time?!"

"Oh, you know Jesse, making movies. They've been real hits, haha. Here, let me show you one." Tommy opened the door infront of him, and the Dongers followed behind. Tommy was then in a suit, and a blonde girl was infront of him, with a blue shirt and black skirt.

"Hi babe. I have something for you!"

"What is it?"

"Just a lil somethin."

See-Man then looked around. They all looked around. They were there, but touching anyone or anything had no effect. They were trapped in this scenario. And See-Man couldn't see anything. They were stuck.

<User LM's palace>

A low hum. A series of inconsistent beeps. The incoming footsteps of someone across the room. These were the sounds User Kon heard as he started to regain consciousness.

"Agh... my head..." He thought to himself as he brought his hand up to rub his temple, but something was in the way. A large plastic wall was right in front of him with another behind him, not leaving him enough room to bend his elbow. As User Kon shook his head and opened his eyes, he realized that he was, in fact, inside a transparent cylinder. Before he allowed panic to set in, he squinted at the room beyond the cylinder. He was back in User LM's room inside his fortress, and the traitorous User was sat at a desk, writing something down while peering through his rectangular glasses. User Kon became enraged when he realized what had happened, so he tried to kick his way out. He tried charging his foot with several different kinds of energy, but none of them had any effect on the wall of the canister. User LM tried to ignore the muffled noise User Kon was making and said the words he was writing under his breath in order to concentrate. However, he lost his patience quickly and threw the pen behind him with a grunt of exasperation, instead choosing to stand up and walk over to the canister to look User Kon in the eyes. User Kon glared back at him, and User User LM began to talk. User Kon had to concentrate to make out what User LM was saying, as his voiced was muffled by the canister.

"Truly, I apologize. I had almost forgotten you were still in there without the power fired up."

"What the hell does that mean?" User Kon replied through gritted teeth.

"It means that you're going to be asleep for a long time - well - hopefully not that long. You know, I've changed my mind. At the risk of you hating me even more than you do now, I'm going to tell you the details of my plan, so that you may understand that there is a method behind my madness."

"All madness has a method," User Kon retorted, "that doesn't mean that what you're doing suddenly makes sense."

"Perhaps not. But look around you. This is Bionicle Zone Power Battles. A universe of our own design... and yet, we are not in control. Not really, not when titans such as Blackout can ravage our planet on a whim. Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about now, Kon. As I recall, you tried to leave a couple years ago for the very same reasons."

User Kon opened his mouth to respond, but found that, for once in his life, he had nothing to say. User LM began dabbling with what User Kon assumed was a keypad on the other side of the door, as he could hear him pushing buttons. While he worked, User LM continued.

"I'm going to put you in stasis now, just like I have done with many other Users that we no longer hear from. We don't belong in this universe, and once I have all of you safely secured, I will use Malygos's power to blast this planet out of reality, so that we may roam the void, and watch events unfold without being caught in the crossfire every single time. We're going back home, Kon! Back to where we came from! Isn't this what you wanted?"

User Kon shook his head. "Perhaps at first. But I have lived among my creations for so long now. Six long User years. I doubt many of them know me for who I truly am - just as a mysterious stranger passing by to assist in times of need - but that is what's necessary. I've watched them grow up. I was there at Kakamu's birth, there at his death, there when he rose again. I will be there at the Reckoning when he fulfills his destiny. He cannot know who I truly am, for the secrets of our power must never fall into their hands. Not that I wouldn't trust Kakamu with my assets, but he has been led astray before. In many ways he is my son, but you understand better than anyone that it would be safer to watch him from afar, as much as it pains me to say so."

User LM stopped what he was doing and stood still for a minute while he ran what User Kon just said through his mind.

"That's... really quite touching. You're a good man, Kon. You understand why I must execute this plan. It pains me too that I have to leave this place behind for good, but I believe it is necessary for the continued existence of us all."

User Kon bowed his head inside the canister, and his forehead thunked against the front. User LM finished his calibrations and wiggled his finger above a big red button on a wired station nearby.

"Are you ready? Oh wait, I forgot something," User LM said as he walked over to another part of the room and picked something off the floor. It was User Kon's mask. User LM walked back over to the station and pressed a button to open the canister's door. It slid open with the hiss of escaping steam, and User LM walked over to put the mask back on his friend.

After LM put it on, User Kon adjusted it slightly, then stretched his arms and yawned. When he opened his eyes again and rubbed them, he noticed something on the other side of the room. A silhouette of a figure standing in the shadow of the door so his features were difficult to make out. User Kon thought about alerting User LM, but hesitated for a brief but crucial moment. While he wondered what to do, the figure raised a weapon of some sorts with a glowing blue canister attached to the underbelly, and fired.

User Kon jumped out of the canister and rolled to the right just in time, but the energy blast from the weapon hit User LM in the back. Electricity coursed through the User's body and he cried out in pain, stumbling forward and tripping over the doorstep of the stasis pod. The stranger rushed forward and shut the door on User LM just as he turned around - then slammed his fist on the big red button. User LM was frozen instantly, his shocked expression preserved. User Kon stepped back and lit up the palm of his hands with fire, preparing to engulf the stranger in flame at a moment's notice - but then their eyes met, the stranger was revealed by the light of the fire, and User Kon recognized him as being someone he had not seen for a very long time.

"Bionicle Bionicle Bionicle?!"

The stranger was wearing what looked like a flipped Kraahkan mask, with the bottom half of the face cut away, revealing a manic grin. The eyeholes glowed red, and his body was adorned with a silver exoskeleton atop his clothes, which looked like torn pieces of brown tunic. He gave a loud, ecstatic laugh as he grabbed User Kon and shook him.

"REMEMBER ME, KONNY?!" BBB screamed. "WHEN I KILLED YOUR BROTHER, I TALKED JUST... LIKE... THIIIIS!"

"You didn't kill my brother. In fact, the only things you've ever killed were sensible discussions on BZPower. And you just froze LM!" User Kon shouted as he pointed to User LM, still frozen inside the canister.

BBB simply shrugged. "Well screw you, maybe I like living here. AHAHAHAHAHA!!!" BBB laughed manically as he started pressing random buttons on the control station. User Kon wrestled him to the ground.

"You should have been deactivated with the rest of my test accounts! Shroom was right all along, they can be used for evil!" User Kon exclaimed as he rolled over and punched BBB. BBB fought back by kicking him off and pressing some more buttons, one of which caused another canister to rise from the floor, followed by another, and another. Soon the room was filled with countless canisters, that became an obstacle course for the User and his evil test account as their brawl took them across the room. Kon picked up BBB by the leg and whacked him into a canister, which stunned him momentarily, but BBB recovered to kick User Kon backwards into a chair. User Kon picked up the chair and smashed it over BBB's head, sending him sprawling over a raised section of the floor, which immediately gave way to another canister emerging from the ground. As the canister launched upwards, BBB was thrown into the ceiling and his head became lodged in it, though Kon could still hear BBB's angry ranting.

"Hear me out! There's a method to my madness!" BBB pleaded while pushing against the ceiling, hoping to dislodge his head from it.

"Yeah, I wonder where I've heard that before," Kon replied inbetween breaths.

"No, seriously! Malygos's machine is User tech! LM made it for him, and practically delivered it to his doorstep!" BBB continued as some plaster fell from the ceiling. "It can be controlled from here!"

Kon smacked his forehead as the realization hit him like a ton of bricks. "Of course! It's all so simple!" He ran over to the control station, and, after looking over several buttons, he finally found the one that said "Leyline Restoration." Kon's finger hovered above the button, ready to press it and end this madness - or perhaps start it again - but he hesitated.

"You know, LM kind of had a point."

BBB audibly groaned. "Blah blah blah, nobody cares! That's it, I'm coming down. Hnngh..."

The ceiling around BBB collapsed as he exerted most of his strength to dislodge himself. He crashed onto the floor and was partially buried under a pile of debris, but his head and left arm broke through the rubble to point at User Kon. "Push it, ya dingus!"

However, after everything that had happened, User Kon still wasn't sure what to do. Was he oblivious to the bigger picture? Maybe... maybe. Maybe that's why fate led BBB to this very spot, at this very time. User Kon has always wanted to do what's right, but BBB has never given a single heck about right and wrong, and he never will. Thank goodness for convenient plot devices.

User Kon's philosophising was brought to an abrupt halt when BBB grabbed a chunk of debris and hurled it at him. User Kon ducked out of the way just in time, but he was helpless to stop the rock from smashing into the button on the station and pressing it down. The whole palace began to shake as BBB waved his arms around and whooped in celebration.

"What have you done?!" User Kon gasped at his evil twin.

"Potentially, just saved your ass! But don't get too used to it. Bye for now!"

With that, BBB ran and jumped out of a glass window and the end of the room and opened a parachute that seemingly appeared out of nowhere. Kon could do nothing more than hold onto one of the canisters for dear life as he felt the universe change around him.

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<Dominaria>

Two Dominarian guards were sat on a rock-bench, staring at the machine that granted Malygos his extra power. It sat comfortably on a raised platform in the middle of the room deep underground, giving a gentle hum. One of the guards sighed, and the other put her hand on her chin. She wondered why she had signed up for this job when she knew it was only going to involve staring at the same machine day after day. But at least the pay was good, and she was doing her part for the Dominion. An empire which would soon have the universe wrapped around its proverbial little finger. Or would it?

Her thoughts were interrupted when the machine's hum suddenly increased in volume tenfold. Its center lit up with yellow power, and its energy rings filled up one by one. The two guards rose to their feet and opened fire at the area around the machine in case an unseen saboteur had tampered with it, but their bolts hit nothing but thin air.

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<Deep space>

While Malygos awaited SMY's counterattack, he felt a wave of energy ripple away from his gigantic form. Then another. Then another. Tendrils of magical energy floated away from his form and off into space, in one particular direction.

"Impossible..." He thought to himself. As the outer layers of his nebula form peeled away, he decided to transform back into his humanoid appearance so that his body would remain intact. Still, this didn't stop the power drain at all - in fact, it increased it. Malygos tried desperately to cling onto his power, but to no avail. He was losing everything and there was nothing he could do to stop it. He screamed and pointed an accusatory finger at SMY's head.

"What have you done?!" Malygos gasped as he felt the last of his additional energy tear away and follow the rest away to another part of space. "My power... my glory... the new world... you've wasted it all! You've wasted it ALL!"

Back to his normal height, and with his normal powers, Malygos flew towards SMY's head. "You will pay for your insolence. I hereby swear... your universe will suffer. Death to you, death to the Shattered Mirror!"

The mage spent the next few moments staring into SMY, his eyes filled with hatred, but concluded that he would lose more than just his power if he chose to attack SMY now. Defeated, Malygos turned flew back to his fleet. Once he had teleported back onto the flagship, he used its systems to broadcast a message to both SMY and the Eclipse Spiral.

"I will return."

The fleet's engines then powered up and jumped to lightspeed.

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<Dominaria>

The guards looked on in awe as all colors of magical energy flew in through a grill in the roof. They danced around in a spiral formation before entering the machine. More and more followed them, and this process continued for hours. Eventually, the yellow of the machine turned to blue and the energies were redistributed to their former locations all around the universe. The ambient magic of every planet was restored in that instant, and every magically-tuned being felt the return to order. The Ascension was over... for now.

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<Atuar Sadiares>

Phil Mitchell hid behind a ridge in the wall of the corridor and then grabbed the Devotee, pulling him into the ridge as well.

"Bloody hell mate, I'm a sittin' duck 'ere! You got yerself any more a' that weaponry, eh? Help a fella out!"

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<Orbit of Lotcas>

Kakamu teleported outside of the ship, and flew after Klak. Eventually he caught up to him, and pointed to a particular spot on the surface which was a slightly darker shade of green than the rest.

"My friend will be living there," Kakamu communicated to Klak telepathically so that he could hear him in the vacuum of space. "93% sure!"

The two Makuta continued onwards, breaking through the atmosphere, the heat of entry setting their bodies alight.

"Heh, that tickles," Kakamu chuckled.

Eventually, the two Makuta touched down at their destination: a jungle clearing encased with trees and thick foliage. Kakamu looked around to get his bearings, and once he worked out which direction he was facing, he made some strange hand gestures at the nearby wilderness. The leaves of the bushes rustled and some animated cacti burst forth, shaking their "arms" up and down as they walked. Their leader, who was wearing a feather hat, pointed a spiky appendage at Klak.

"Who be thee?!"

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<Cabana Prime>

Etende groaned as she began to wake up. She turned to Bob and rubbed her eyes. "Sorry, did you say something?" she asked, before realizing that she was not where she thought she was. She scrambled against the wall and reached for a gun that was not there.

"Wait, where am I? Who are you? Is this about that weirdo Seran?"

She then noticed Quolas and stared at him with her mouth agape. Quolas moved his finger in a tick-tock motion in front of her vision, and her eyes followed it. For some reason, this seemed to calm her down... at least enough to listen to what Quolas had to say.

"Child of the sand, you have been summoned here, for the universe requires your help. Many of us are gathered at this point to be united against an oncoming storm that threatens reality itself. We are your friends."

Etende nodded and then blinked, still wide-eyed and staring at Quolas. "S-sure. Who are you then?"

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Starok walked out of the ship and gestured for Kivalon to stay put.

"You've done enough damage," he said, "but if you want to be useful, maybe you can see what Ordak meant by a 'situation'. Just follow his lead and don't eat anyone."

With that, Starok walked towards the Osirian palace and deactivated his camouflage power, revealing himself to Ra.

"I am Makuta Starok. Leader of the Reformed Second Brotherhood of Makuta. Once master of two-hundred and eighty-two of our facilities. A pleasure."

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OOS: Will reply to the Tybion and Meme World plots later

<Meme World>

Soldier: "FAAAAAK! We're STUUUUUCK!"

See-Man: "Aye!"

Jesse Ventura: "What kind of top secret government wizardry is this?!"

*LeTrole Rusemann stands up in the commotion, and looks at part of the Dong Squad while Tommy Wiseau converses with the lahve of his laaaife, Lisa. He points at Saitama*

LeTrole Rusemann: "Well well well... it seems as though you have once again, despite your best efforts, become a pawn in one of my rather elaborate ruses, and it seems as though the end result of said ruse has left your state of being of a lesser quality than before you were dealt the card hidden up my sleeve, while being none the wiser! And yes, while it is true that you will eventually recover from this recent turn of events, it remains unclear whether or not your social status on this Meme World will remain at its current level, or if it will take a turn for the worst! After all is said and done, at the end of the day, you will have to accept the fact that you got the short end of the deal! You got trolled, swindled, bamboozled! Your jimmies were rustled! U mad bro? I hold no remorse or regret, for I am and always shall be... A MASTER RUSEMAN!"

One Punch Man: "ok."

*He punches Rusemann again, knocking him out yet again*

*Meanwhile, Ross Mandell approaches The Heckler*

Ross Mandell: "What the heck is going on?"

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<User LM's palace>

*User MK walks into LM's palace during all the commotion*

MK: Have I come at a bad time?

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<Atuar Sadiares>

Devotee II: "Why would I help you?"

*He pauses*

Devotee II: "Well, I have a slingshot you can use. It fires bombs."

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<Orbit of Lotcas>

Me: I am Klak, Makuta of Light, and, at least last I checked, Major General of the Army of Malchior IV. Who are you?

Bob: "And I'm Bob, Toa of Earth!"

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<Cabana Prime>

*For a split second, Quolas sees a wounded Mazkertis appear, then disappear, behind Etende*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Ra: "I am Ra. You know what I am. What brings you to Aylib-Gypte, Makuta? Are you attempting to equalize yourself with those who scorned you?"

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<Deep Space, near Coryza>

*Figlio's ship slows down, having gone into both light-speed and plot-speed*

*Both Figlio and Alda are in Figlio's room, and a man wearing a military uniform and an armband with the HYDRA symbol on it stands in the doorway. The man has his hands behind his back.*

*The Armechios are seated on the opposite ends of a small table. On said table, there is a chessboard with fine wooden pieces. Alda is tied to her chair. She sneers at Figlio*

Alda: "You attempted to speak to me as though we were in good terms. I entertained you in your game, but I am fully cognizant of the fact that you intend to manipulate me."

Figlio: "You are absolutely correct."

Alda: "Spare me whatever plot you have concocted! I will not give in!"

Figlio: "Blood is thicker than water, Alda."

*Figlio motions to the man, and he reveals that he was carrying a syringe behind his back. He quickly stabs Alda in the arm, injecting a liquid into her bloodstream. While she yells in pain, he quickly applies a band-aid. He leaves.*

Figlio: "Special syringe made to pierce the skin of our people. Fascinating, isn't it? Not even the Riders are impenetrable."

Alda: "What have you done?"

Figlio: "*grins* I injected small nano-capsules into your bloodstream. They are incredibly minute, no bigger than the head on a needle. Anyway, they will collect near your heart, and at the push of a button, will release small doses of poison. There were enough capsules in that serum to kill you."

Alda: "You are a monster...."

Figlio: "I'm not a monster, I'm just someone who knows how to get things done. *taps chin, and quietly mutters* The mage's ascension has forced my hand. I'll have to accelerate a few things. But later. *speaks normally* Now, Alda, I know how to stop the poison from being released. All you have to do is work with me to bring HYDRA to glory."

Alda: "You wouldn't....I won't...."

Figlio: "I would, and you will. As humanitarian you are, you will never escape one thing: you are an Armechio, and Armechio's always act in the interests of their family, and themselves."

*Alda sorrowfully bows her head*

Figlio: "Don't make your decision yet, sister. I have something else to show you. ENSIGN!"

*A green-skinned Ensign runs in, and accidentally bumps into the table, knocking some of the chess pieces over.*

*Figlio sees that the pieces have been knocked over, and looks at the Ensign in seething yet collected rage.*

Figlio: "Pick. That. Up."

*The Ensign picks them up, and tries to put them back in their place, but Figlio slaps his hands*

Figlio: "No, no, no, no, NO, NO! LIKE THIS!"

*Figlio puts the pieces in the right place, and grabs the Ensign by his collar*

Figlio: "YOU DO NOT TOUCH THEM. THEY ARE IMPORTANT. DO YOU UNDERSTAND, ENSIGN? DO YOU UNDERSTAND? THEY. ARE. NOT. TO. BE. TOUCHED."

*He punches the Ensign in the gut. The poor man nods.*

Ensign: "Y-yes, sir."

Figlio: "*quietly* Are we near the coordinates?"

Ensign: "Y-yes, sir."

Figlio: "Good. Go prepare the portal."

*He lets go of the Ensign, who scurries away.*

*Figlio turns to Alda and smiles*

Figlio: "Sorry! Can't just find good help these days, can you?"

OOS: Waiting on DRJ, Paws, Redwolf, and Kon for the rest.

<Inside Unicron>

*Blackout turns around, and sees the squids are no longer following him*

*Suddenly, another one descends on him, shooting lasers*

*He cuts it down with his sword, then cuts into its innards and pulls out its hard drive*

Blackout: Hopefully, this will contain a map......

*He walks off again*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, Barricade's office>

*Barricade sighs and sits down*

*He telepathically contacts a random repair crew*

Barricade: Tell me you're almost done.

Engineer: Not yet. Six hours, at the very least.

Barricade: Hurry up.

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<Ailyb-Gypte, Black Six's prison>

*The container closes, and a light comes on above the door*

Computer: Slow cell activated.

*Black Six appears to be unconscious, but he continues talking to Caiaphus telepathically*

B6: Black Six, administrator..... well, ex-administrator of BZPower. And you? I recognise you..... another virus given substance. Funny world we live in. Tell me, where have they taken me?

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<Uterio's World>

*Uterio steps off his horse, and smiles, twirling his sword between his fingers*

Uterio: Happily.

*He throws a punch at Nadle, his fist glowing with white-hot plasma*


*Meanwhile, the battle continues.*

*Hawkes and Willy Wonks fire their rifles at Turel, but they only hurt him slightly thanks to his metal armour*

Turel: What do you hope to-

*A lightning bolt by Ferox blows his head off*

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<Atuar Sadiares>

Deathsaurus: Thank you, ma'am. *He gestures to two random pirates* You two! With me!

*They walk off to find an elevator*


*One pirate tosses a chair after Phil Mitchell*

*It doesn't hit him, but it does stop the door from closing again*


*A pirate arrives next to Seran and grabs a fire extinguisher off the wall. He fumbles with it for a second, before suddenly blasting a jet of foam into the Jedi's face*

Pirate: Oops.

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<Eureka>

*Several armoured personnel carriers drive into the village. Armed soldiers get out, and start securing the area*

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<Control City>

Aster: Well, I don't know. Maybe-

*Her phone rings*

Aster: Oh. Give me a moment.

*She walks away to avoid being heard, then answers*

Newton: Hi there. Sorry for calling so soon after our meeting, but I've got something you might like to hear. There's lots of traffic going on all of a sudden. Something about a place called Eureka being compromised, special forces being quietly sent in to secure the area.....

Aster: Get to the point, Tom.

Newton: There was one call between the Secretary of Defence and one of the Chiefs of Staff I thought was particularly interesting. The Chief of Staff said "We should never have let Cadmus run that place." I know you've mentioned something called Cadmus in a few reports.....

Aster: Yes, I did. Thanks, Newton. Did they mention where this place was?

*Newton checks and gives her the coordinates*

Aster: Okay. See ya, Tom.

*She hangs up, and immediately receives a text*

*She returns to Manning frowning*

Aster: Listen, my apartment is being checked for bugs again. Your friends are getting annoying. Can I stay with you for a few days?

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<Malchior IV's moon>

*TPK spits in the general direction of where Raziel was*

TPK: Yes. To Ailyb-Gypte.

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<The Bat-Cave>

Frenzy: TERRORIST.....PLOT?

*He plays Anarky Aster's message again*

Aster: "Hello. I'm not gonna tell you my name, because it wouldn't do you much good anyway. This robot is my personal property. Don't hurt it or teach it tricks. Its memory contains, as it's probably told you by now, classified information proving that the government of the Malchiorian Protectorate has been violating its citizens' privacy, and therefore the Constitution. Use this information wisely. Thank you."

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<The Bat-Mobile>

*SB and 553 drive away from the farm, disregarding the speed limit*

*They find a motel, and check in*

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<Space Poland>

*Grzegorz falls asleep*

*While he sleeps, a homeless man takes his sniper rifle, then draws a moustache on his face with a permanent marker he found somewhere before running away*

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<A lab, somewhere>

*Several guards are cut down, and the others fall back to a more defensible position*

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<Another lab, elsewhere>

*A figure enters a brightly-lit lab. It contains six large black egg-shaped pods laid out on tables, and six pipes big enough to hold them going up to the ceiling and beyond*

*The figure is a young woman, her blonde hair arranged in a pony tail, wearing a blue T-shirt and black jeans*

*As she reaches the centre of the room, David Robert Jones' voice rings out from somewhere*

DRJ: "Hello, Samantha. Since you're here, you have now discovered the last secret I've been keeping from you. As you know, when I was an ordinary scientist, my goal was to develop viable time-travel technology. And I succeeded. You see now the fruits of that labour. Six pods equipped with time travel technology, which will all be launched in the event of my death. When they reach their destinations in space, they will travel in time to one of six pre-programmed time periods, so that I can continue to influence events when needed. But that will not be enough. I need a successor, someone who can carry on my good work when I am gone. And who better to do that than my own daughter?"

<The Knowledge Dimension>

Somewhere among the infinite dimensional planes, the Knowledge Dimension existed in limbo. One could say it was a pleasant day inside, as light shone through the windows of its vast libraries - but they would be mistaken, for here there were no days, and there were no stars. Nethertheless, the dimension was patrolled by lifelike guards of the highest and oldest order, going by names which could not be seen, read, or uttered; only thought.

One of these guards floated elegantly across one of the dimension's infinite balconies - specifically, the one overlooking the library which was dedicated to Soul Magnets. On the same shift she had been serving for over a thousand years, she had never once felt any change in atmosphere or overheard a single thought in this area of the dimension. Nobody had tried to breach this section, or even visit it once. She reflected on this fact with sorrow, as Soul Magnets was her favourite subject, and though she must have read every book on it a hundred times over, she could never grow bored of being stationed there.

Bored or not, today is the day when something changed in the library. Hushed whispers echoed off the walls, and the guard snapped to attention. She scanned the environment using her psionic implants, but did not detect any lost souls or spirits in the vicinity - instead, a spacial breach. A purple-bordered portal crackling with magnetic energy began to form in the middle of the balcony, and it grew until it reached eight feet in diameter. A few tense moments passed as the guard approached the portal hesitantly... and a warrior broke through. As he screamed a battle cry, flying through the air in slow-motion, our guard observed his appearance.

The warrior about to attack her was extensively biomechanical, with flesh muscles weaved between pistons and robotic fixtures, and several layers of chrome black armour on top. Elongated silver claws protruded from devices strapped to both arms while falling towards her. He was wearing a cracked, dark grey Hau mask over his face, which looked to be completely mechanical as well as housing bright red eyes. Because the guard's brain functioned at many times the speed of a human, she used the few seconds between the warrior's arrival and landing to search his characteristics in her mental database. Several matches popped up, and she read over them, narrowing down the matches until she had the profile of the warrior in her mind's eye. She began to read it out loud to herself, which must have sounded like gibberish in real time.

"Lifeform identified. Universe of origin: BZPB-686, unofficial designation: Dark Universe. Species: Subject of unnamed cybernetic experiment performed by the Great Beings. Identity: "Claw". Occupation: Assassin. Employer: Kakamu "Dukamu". Clearance level: -53."

Unfortunately for the guard, her body was not built to keep up with her brain. In these vital moments, she could not do anything to prevent Claw's talons from slicing through the mass of wires plugged into the back of her head as he landed. Her implants deactivated, time returned to normal... and so did her brain. No longer able to contain the masses of information stored inside her head, she found herself reverting to a previous, more primitive state, before her masters had ever placed her inside this realm. And she screamed.

Claw, meanwhile, rose to his feet as two more figures emerged from the portal. The first is one we have seen once before - the Dark Universe counterpart of Monarch, who Dukamu referred to as "Adam". Monarch's matter cannon charged up with rings of fire, but he hesitated when he saw the guard screaming, scratching at her head and tearing off pieces of both her implants and her body with her fingernails.

"Claw, what the hell's she doin?" Monarch said. He aimed his matter cannon at the woman. "Want me to put her out of her misery?"

Claw's talons retracted back into the houses he had for them on his arms. "Dunno. Best see what the boss says."

With that, the two warriors turned to the third, who walked into view and stood in front of them as he looked upon the girl with an almost sense of pity. Dukamu telekinetically grabbed her arms to stop her from harming herself and spoke softly to his comrades.

"No... we have use for her. Perhaps still hidden somewhere in her mind is the location of the Aleph. My long-lost brother awaits us in Universe One, and he isn't going to rescue himself from that stalemated hellhole..."

Monarch stepped forward. "My lord, something's not right. We're on stage nine of the plan already. The mage's reign ended before it began, and your brother was left stranded in Universe One instead of ours. I can't help but feel like something's trying to interfere with our progress... like someone's always one step ahead of us."

Dukamu paused, then nodded. "Like who?"

Monarch removed his helmet and wiped the sweat off his brow. "It could be... Mazkertis."

Dukamu's contemplative expression turned into a smile. "Good. Let him clear the battlefield ahead of our arrival. After all, up here, we have all the time in the world. The Aleph awaits."

Monarch's helmet flew into Dukamu's magnetized hand and the Makuta walked across the balcony, grabbing the collar of the guard with the other and dragging her with him. His minions shrugged, and followed him into the vast white plains of knowledge ahead of them.

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<User LM's palace>

User Kon: No comment. 

*The palace stops shaking and all but one of the stasis pods slide back into the floor*

*Kon walks over to the control panel and tries to operate it, but the monitor bluescreens and switches off*

*Only User LM knows the ins and outs of the machine because he was the one who built it, so Kon shrugs and walks over to MK*

User Kon: It's done. Ascension is over. Not how I wanted it to go, but it's probably for the best that it ended like this. Here's to another lousy conclusion.

*User Kon leans back on User LM's chair and opens a can of vanilla coke*

*As he begins drinking it, the chair teeters precariously on its back legs*

*User MK notices that one last stasis pod is still open directly behind User Kon, with its door wide open*

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<Cabana Prime>

*Etende squints at Bob and warily shakes his hand*

Etende: Huh... never met one of those before.

*Meanwhile, Quolas gets a headache, so he sits down to relax*

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Seran splutters and stumbles backwards*

*An entrance to the space station opens behind him, so he backs into it and throws the fire extinguisher into space with the Force*

*Meanwhile, Phil Mitchell takes a few deep breaths and then takes his shirt off, revealing his middle-aged spread*

Phil Mitchell: Right then, ya mess with me, yer gonna 'av to go through me first.

*He raises his fists and socks the pirate in the face*

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<Lotcas>

*The cacti general looks between Kakamu and Klak and lowers his spear after a few tense moments*

CG: Never heard of it, but if you're with him, you can be trusted. HOI HO!

*The other cacti also say "HOI HO" and move out of Klak and Kakamu's way*

*They proceed through the clearing, eventually arriving at a crossroads between a wooden hut and a cave*

Kakamu: Okay gang, we should split up to cover more ground.

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<Archon-7>

*Trantoshen smiles nervously at the wolf-woman*

Trantoshen: My organs taste terrible, honestly!

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<Tybion>

Golden Flame: Hey look, the concert's starting!

*The group look up at the stage and see Kartouche enter in a specially-made suit*

*Everyone shuts the FAAAAAK up, and Kartouche starts mooing loudly into a microphone*

<Ailyb-Gypte, Black Six's prison>

Caiaphus: "You are on Ailyb-Gypte, User. Here, the viruses run things."

*Caiaphus scratched the wall with his claw, and gasped. The leylines had been restored. Malygos's attempt had failed. He grinned. It was his turn now.*

---

<Ailyb-Gypte, Palace Doors>

*A guard shrugs. He saw even more commotion with the Makuta, who were with some other unidentified beings. One of them was green, the other looked like a Great Being, and yet another was a metal behemoth.*

AGG 19: "*in his native tongue* Damn rowdy Makuta, always making a fuss with their friends."

*He knew they wouldn't dare attack Ra or his allies.*

---

OOS: Waiting on Kon for the conversation between Starok and Ra.

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<Uterio's World>

*Nadle narrowly dodges the punch as a corner of his face is burned by the plasma.*

Nadle: "My original body was burned. The others were destroyed. I'm not going to let any of that happen to this one. And you, Uterio, will pay for your crimes."

*Nadle leaps into the air, swinging his leg towards Uterio's face*

---

<Atuar Sadiares>

*The Second Devotee starts shooting at the chair for some reason*

---

<Control City>

Lt. Manning: "I didn't know you had an apartment here....sure, I have an extra room anyways. Want to go now? It's almost nighttime. Don't worry, I'm sure they did not bug it at all."

*Meanwhile, at Manning's apartment in Control City, a large microphone falls from the ceiling*

---

<Malchior IV's moon>

*Moe raises his hands, and opens a portal.*

Moe: "Shall we?"

*The group enters the portal, with TPK hopefully following them *

*They arrive on Ailyb-Gypte, coincidentally a few feet away from where Ordak and co. are standing.*

Moe: "Convenient."

Axalara: "Makuta?! We have company!"

*Axalara prepares a small wind blast in her hands*

*The magically tuned, however, all feel strange. They notice that things are back to normal all of a sudden. No manipulated leylines. Ra widens his eyes as he speaks to Starok, secretly noting the change.*

---

<Malchior IV, Underground military Prison>

*One of the guards knocks on DU Ultron's door*

Doe: "Hey, brew me some coffee, will you?"

*The other guard shakes his head*

John: "Terrible joke, man."

*Doe laughs*

---

<Malchior IV, Location Classified>

*The President shakes his head*

President Howard: "If it's not one thing, it's another. This day has been the most challenging of my entire life, damn it. Terrorist attacks, assassinations, declarations of war, and now Cadmus is screwin' around."

National Security Advisor: "Sir, I know Waller has a valued position in your cabinet, but I feel as though my doubts about them were right all along."

President Howard: "I invest in the damn thing for more super-soldiers, more Klaks. And what do I get? Incompetence. And where the hell is Klak anyway?! What will it take to find him?! *He sighs, and calms down* We will need him in this fight. We will need Cadmus too."

Magic Advisor: "Mr. President....something is wrong....the leylines have been restored. It's as if...."

President Howard: "As if?"

Magic Advisor: "As if....Malygos is no longer in control. He is as weak as he was before."

National Security Advisor: "Or as strong."

President Howard: "Then we don't have to fight a war. But we must have retribution. Justice in the name of the Protectorate..."

---

<The Bat-Cave>

*Anarky's eyes widen, and he claps*

Anarky: "Excellent! We will finally expose the government for what it really is. Anarky comes to Malchior IV!"

Rahn: "Listen, we're not here to cause anarchy, we are actually doing the opposite."

Anarky: "I'm sorry, what?"

---

<A lab, somewhere>

*The Baterra shapeshifts into a small jet, and flies into the hallway*

---

<User LM's palace>

User MK: Woah, woah, woah!

*User MK grabs the chair with User Kon in it, and places it in a spot directly in front of the canister.*

MK: That would have been a nasty fall! Also, do you have another can of that?

*User MK is completely unaware of the canister behind him.*

---

<Cabana Prime>

Bob: "We are not as common as other Toas, but we are a strong breed! *laughs* I wonder what Klak's doing."

---

<Lotcas>

Me: Good thinking.

*Klak goes his own way, following a group of cacti*

---

<Tybion>

*CIA Guy was moved by the glorious moosic that surrounded him. It resonated deep within his soul as he put his thumbs in his belt loops. An urge was tingling inside of him. Should he do it? It would be rude, and it would interrupt the concert! No...he had to...he was in charge here! He had to call it in. The Pirate Lords had to know of this.*

*CIA Guy reached for his phone, and dialed the number. However, little did he know that the moosic would cause a rare phenomenon known as "electrical interfetterence". As such, his phone would connect to someone else entirely....*

---

<In a private study>

*While waiting for the deer woman's response, Lalli Cain's cellphone suddenly starts ringing. He picks it up.*

Lalli Cain: "Hello?"

CIA: *On the other line* "Lalli CAIN?"

*Cain's eyes widen, and he gets up. He hangs up the call.*

Lalli Cain: "My dear deer woman, if you need my services, here's my card. *He gives her a business card, and runs out of the study*"

*Lalli runs outside, and makes his way to his ship in the dark of the night*

*Suddenly, a poster slams into his face. He grabs it, and reads it.*

Lalli Cain: "Hmm....Aloha Oe, eh? Interesting..."

---


<Deep Space, near Coryza>

*The ship is like a tear suspended in the vast nothingness of space. It bombards reality with small particles, opening a gateway to an interdimensional plane. In said plane lies a small nether cell. The cell looks as though it were a regular bedroom stuck inside of a bubble. It has a desk, a bed, and cubicle containing a bathroom. Seated in the middle of this cell is Mazkertis, who is in a lotus position.*

*The ship struggles to maintain its balance as the rip in the space-time continuum slowly unravels itself.*

*Figlio brings Alda to a window on his ship*

Figlio: "There, Alda, is Subject 08, a project I had worked on 50 years ago. He is a horrifying monster that kills indiscriminately. His mind is twisted and vengeful. Wouldn't it be a shame if he got free?"

*His spacecraft turns on a tractor beam, sucking the nether cell into its reality. The tractor beam dissipates, allowing the cell to roam freely. Meanwhile, the ship's crew focus on closing the portal. It then turns around, and flies away*

*Meanwhile, inside the cell, Mazkertis's eyes open.*


*All throughout the multiverse, this song plays:

*

OOS: DUN DUN DUNNNNNN!!!!

OOS: Waiting on Redwolf for Akzer/Raigen on Liquid Metallicon, and Nif for Meme World.

<Inside Unicron>

*Blackout enters a large cavern, containing a ship halfway embedded into the floor*

*He enters the bridge via a broken window, and after some rigmarole he connects the hard drive to the computer*

*A holographic map appears in front of him, showing something marked "SPACE BRIDGE"*

Blackout: Yes, good.....

*He stares at the map, trying to memorise it*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

*Barricade receives a signal*

Bitil: Sir, I'm getting reports from our magically-tuned agents. The leylines have been restored.

Barricade: Already? Such a brief reign of terror for Malygos.

Bitil: Should we still proceed with uniting our forces?

Barricade: Of course. The Dominion is weak. We can take this opportunity to become the dominant power again. That's what Blackout would want, is it not?


---

*TPK immediately loads his shotgun*

TPK: Friend or foe, Makuta?


---


B6: Impatient? Don't be. This cell has some..... special properties. Time passes much more slowly here. You've already lost one hour.

*B6 suddenly looks up, and begins speaking*

B6: It's an ingenious way of keeping someone locked up, isn't it? Even if they break free of their restraints, their jailers will have plenty of time to react. I'd congratulate the inventor, if he hadn't used it on me.

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<Uterio's World>

*Uterio ducks, then grabs Nadle's leg and tries to swing him into a tree*

Uterio: You're not my Nadle, are you?


*Meanwhile, Komerak and the Caged Bagel fight Rahksha*

*Rahksha drives his lance through Komerak's heart, and the Caged Bagel cries out*

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Deathsaurus and his henchmen arrive at a corridor which is blocked off by a line of guards*

Deathsaurus: Oops.

Pirate 1: Do we go back to the receptionist?

*Big shootout*


---


*The pirate with the cutlass throws it at Seran as he retreats, and then realises how stupid that is*

*The other pirate slaps him in the face*


---

*The pirate stumbles back when Phil Mitchel punches him, but then grabs the chair and swings it at him*

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<Control City>

Aster: Actually, I'll move in tomorrow. I still have one more thing to do. See ya.

*She runs into a nearby taxi*

Aster: Take me to the nearest car rental place.

*The taxi drives away*

-----

<The Bat-Cave>

Frenzy: WE..... AREN?

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<A lab, somewhere>

*The guards shoot at the Baterra, but all miss*


*Meanwhile, in another part of the complex, the scientists kidnapped from Eureka are being herded into cells, and the corpses of Strike Destiny and Wing Justice are placed in a secure freezer*

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<User LM's palace>

User Kon: Huh, thanks for that, mate. Dodged a bullet there.

*He peers at the timer, which is set to 1000 years*

*He shrugs, produces another can of vanilla coke from seemingly nowhere, and gives it to User MK*

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<Cabana Prime>

Etende: Toas... hm, I'll have to look that up. And yeah, I'm still wondering why I'm here... is this Klak of yours in charge then?

*Meanwhile, Quolas' headache intensifies, so he rubs his temple*

Quolas: Something is wrong... very wrong...

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Starok: Perhaps. I take it you are aware of my organization's current status, then?

*Meanwhile, Ordak puts his hands up in front of TPK*

Ordak: Greetings! My name is Kordak, Dragon Slayer of Lava and Rahi creator extraordinaire. Is there something I can get you, travellers?

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<Lotcas>

*The cacti hum a song as Klak follows them into the cave*

*One of them unlocks a gate by inserting one of its spikes into the padlock so that the group may proceed*

*Warning signs are nailed on the cave walls up ahead that read phrases like "Wear a helmet at all times" and "Authorized personnel only"*

*The back of the cave extends into a metal hallway that looks like the interior of a man-made structure*

Random cactus: So, which specimen are you looking to recover today?


*Meanwhile, back on the surface, Kakamu knocks on the door of the hut*

*After a few minutes with no response, he decides to nudge the wooden door open himself*

*The interior of the hut is covered with scribbles in an alien language, as well as artwork of several beings who he had not seen before - though the face of his original Makuta form was depicted in the center of them*

*A houseplant behind him starts rustling, so Kakamu snaps to attention and turns around*

*As he approaches the plant, a tiny humanoid figure who must have been only a few inches tall suddenly jumps out and onto Kakamu's forehead*

*Screaming some kind of battlecry, the figure glows blue and starts zapping Kakamu's head with electric blasts*

*Kakamu assumes the figure to be some kind of indigenous insect, so he swats it off his head and onto a nearby sofa*

*The figure climbs to its feet and glows yellow in preparation of another attack, but then seems to recognize Kakamu and powers down*

???: ...Kakamu? Is that you?

*The figure jumps onto a light fixture hanging from the ceiling in front of Kakamu in order to get a closer look at him*

???: IT IS! Well well, look who came crawlin' back! What the hell happened to you?! I haven't seen you in years, man!

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Seran Force-pushes the pirates backwards so that they slide across the landing pad and hit the freighter head-first*

*He deactivates his lightsaber and runs inside, only to be faced with the chaos in the Reception block*

*He sneaks into a corridor, but sees Phil Mitchell and Devotwo fighting the pirate*

*Phil grabs the chair, so he and the pirate wrestle with it for a few moments, but it is shattered by Devotwo's gunshots*

*Phil finds himself holding one of the chair legs, so he tries to stab the pirate with it like a stake*

OOS: Yes, I am calling the Second Devotee/Devotee II "Devotwo" now.

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<Tybion>

*The TF2 Sniper comes up behind the group and starts dancing*

Sniper: Ah, that's apples, mate!

*The fresh prince of fresh fruit puts an arm around him*

TFPOFF: Yeah!

*He takes an apple off of his fruit hat and throws it high into the air in celebration*

*Carrots appears and starts doing the "robot dance" next to Car Guard*

*The crowd of joke characters is being watched by two Ta'har, who are sat on the balcony of a nearby building overlooking the concert*

Ta'har 1: Since when did our glorious cradle of war become a breeding ground for such reckless idiocy?

Ta'har 2: Since Kartouche bribed our leader with 90% of the concert profits...

*The first Ta'har grumbles and shoots eyebeams at the wall beside him in frustration, causing it to explode*

[ And Now, for Something Completely Different: ]



The funky sounds of the J. Geils Band play throughout Dock 4 of the Blue Heaven space station. Here, Lalli Cain finds various food stands set up outside the main docking area, which is protected from the vacuum of space by a two-way ion membrane. How does that work? Ask Swanzo, the Corbonan in charge of this place; I'm a writer, not a space technician!

Over at 4-JG, one of the last and cheapest docks, Lalli finds the ship he's looking for. Bold gold and with a tarnished, but regal look to its energy cannons, the ship has five spherical frames containing pulsating spheres of magenta energy. Printed on the sides in wavy, flowery magenta letters is the name of the ship: Aloha Oe.

In front of the Aloha Oe, the apparent captain sits at a desk. He's certainly a dandy kind of guy, with glossy black hair preened into a perfect pompadour. His sideburns look as though they could cut diamond, and he has a small cut on his granite chin. He's overall a kind of bandy, but well-built guy, dressed in leisurely clothes that still have a sporty feel.

Spotting the poster in Lalli's hand, Dandy flags him down. "Hey, baby," he shouts out. "Man, you're a sight for sore eyes! I thought that I had run out of luck getting anymore crew members, like, two stations ago! What's your name, dude?"

<Inside Unicron>

*Blackout leaves the ship, and heads in the direction of the space bridge*

*Along the way, he sees a large pipeline attached to the wall*

*He punctures it with his sword, and a purple liquid begins to spill out*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

*TPK smiles*

TPK: We draw first blood now.

*Before the Knights can do anything, he suddenly fires two rounds into Ordak's chest, which will cause his armour to rust and fall apart if they hit*

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Deathsaurus and the pirates run away, and the guards gleefully chase them*

*When they're far away, Deathsaurus fires his grenade rifle, blowing the guards up*


*The pirate is impaled, and blood spurts forward from the wound, splattering all over Phil's face and chest*


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<Outskirts of Control City>

*Aster drives away in a beaten-up rented car, heading towards Eureka*

*She idly listens to the radio*

Announcer: Elizabeth Weir, the former Secretary of State and likely future presidential candidate for Labour and Justice, said today.....

*She yawns and turns the radio off*

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<Tybion>

*Patrick Bateman starts doing his infamous jig. He points to the sky, and to the timestamp on this post. He then continues dancing*

TTT: "yes my frends this moosic is grate"

*TTT starts dancing with FPOFF*

*Car Guard crosses his arms*

Car Guard: "I can't be doin' with this, mum's not playin'."

*Next to Kartouche, a woman bangs a triangle every once in a while*

*Car Guard smiles, and starts doing the robot with Carrots*

*CIA is happy, because hearing music is part of his plan. He grabs his belt loudly and woos at Kartouche, grinning. This is not the same neutral smile that he normally gives when telling people that they can't bring friends or that only one "Ofu" is allowed per mission. This is a true smile.*


*Meanwhile, next to the Tahar', a man wearing a white jacket with a yellow scorpion on it walks into a store. His face is emotionless. He crosses paths with someone in an aisle.*

???: "I drive."

Fan: "Oh, wow, Space Ryan Gosling! It's cool to meet you in person, but I don't want to be a douchebag and ask you for photos or anything."

Space Ryan Gosling: "Oh, like you're doing right now?"

Fan: "Huh?"

Space Ryan Gosling: "Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?"

*Gosling closes his hand shut in the fan's face, and walks away, laughing*

*After a few minutes, the fan sees the Goose grab 15 chocolate bars. He nearly leaves the store*

Clerk: "Excuse me, sir. I apologize, but you have to pay for those first."

*Space Gosling ignores her for a moment, then comes back, yawning*

*He asks the clerk to scan each one individually to stop the "electrical interfetterance" phenomenon outside. The fan scratches his head, as he is not sure if that is a word.*

*Space Gosling interrupts the clerk by yawning, and then pays*

Space Ryan Gosling: "Keep the change. *smiles*"

---

<Ailyb-Gypte>

Caiaphus: "Indeed. Cruel irony for someone such as yourself. I suppose that over time you have lost all hope for vengeance...."

-

Ra: "Barely. Refresh my memory, Makuta."

-

Coro: "TPK, NO!!"

---

<Uterio's World>

*Nadle crashes into the tree, and grunts in slight pain.*

Nadle: "The fog of war has blinded you, Uterio."

*He adjusts the density in his arm and makes it heavier. He swings it towards Uterio's elbow*

---

<Control City>

*Lt. Manning waves at Aster, and chuckles. He orders some chamomile tea. It was time to wind down.*

*The sun sets. It is now night in that part of Malchior IV.*

---

<The Bat-Cave>

Rahn: "No, of course not! We are fi-"

*Rahn suddenly feels as though someone in the distant future is glaring at him.*

Rahn: "Uh, I'm just kidding!"

---

<A lab, somewhere>

*The Baterra shoots at a window, flying out of the lab*

---

<User LM's palace>

*User MK drinks the can*

User MK: Delicious! hahaha!

*An old man walks up to User Kon, and smiles, patting his hand on the User's shoulder.*

Kind Old Man: "Ya did good, son. You saved the multiverse....for now...."

*He walks away*

MK: Hmm, I wonder what he meant by "for now".

---

<Cabana Prime>

Bob: "Kind of, but he and I are friends. You okay, Quolas?"

---

<Lotcas>

Me: Um, well....uh....I'm looking for a friend of mine, but I do not remember his name.

---

<Atuar Sadiares>

*Devotwo faints at the sight of blood*

---

<Archon-7>

*Lalli Cain rushes to his ship. Then this happens:

The funky sounds of the J. Geils Band play throughout Dock 4 of the Blue Heaven space station. Here, Lalli Cain finds various food stands set up outside the main docking area, which is protected from the vacuum of space by a two-way ion membrane. How does that work? Ask Swanzo, the Corbonan in charge of this place; I'm a writer, not a space technician!

Over at 4-JG, one of the last and cheapest docks, Lalli finds the ship he's looking for. Bold gold and with a tarnished, but regal look to its energy cannons, the ship has five spherical frames containing pulsating spheres of magenta energy. Printed on the sides in wavy, flowery magenta letters is the name of the ship: Aloha Oe.

In front of the Aloha Oe, the apparent captain sits at a desk. He's certainly a dandy kind of guy, with glossy black hair preened into a perfect pompadour. His sideburns look as though they could cut diamond, and he has a small cut on his granite chin. He's overall a kind of bandy, but well-built guy, dressed in leisurely clothes that still have a sporty feel.

Spotting the poster in Lalli's hand, Dandy flags him down. "Hey, baby," he shouts out. "Man, you're a sight for sore eyes! I thought that I had run out of luck getting anymore crew members, like, two stations ago! What's your name, dude?"

Lalli Cain: "Cain. Lalli Cain, like the famous murderers. I hear you need my services."

---

<Malchior IV, broadcast>

Reporter Jon Rogerson: "Just adding to the incredible set of news is an announcement by Senator Patr Vazquez, a possible presidential contender for the Labour and Justice party. He is expected to be the only one who carries a credible challenge against Elizabeth Weir, should she decide to run as well."

*A portion of Senator Vazquez's video is played on the news*

Sen. Vazquez: "I would like to distance myself from the comments of those within my party, like the former Secretary of State, who are sadly using this tragedy for political points just hours after it happened. My sympathies go to our fellow Malchiorians on other planets who are suffering in this difficult time, and I am willing to work with people across party lines, even President Howard, to get things done and ensure that we arrive at a peaceful solution to this crisis. However, war with Malygos should be our last resort. Targeted strikes may work in our favor."

---

<Coryza>

*A few hours after the prison transfer, Mazkertis's cell crashes in the snow. He crawls out of the wreckage, coughing loudly. He limps his to the facility. The horrified soldiers all raise their weapons, but before they can pull the trigger, they collapse. They are pulled towards the wizard, and die as their life force is drained from them. Mazkertis is now walking like any healthy human being. He secretly dashes to a spaceship, and flies away in it, controlling it with his mind. Lycos emerges at the last minute, cursing.*

Lycos: "SOLDIERS! SOUND THE ALARM! SUBJECT 08 IS FREE!"

*The ship jumps into lightspeed.*

---

<Aeon>

*The ship lands near a village. Mazkertis walks out of it, and runs to the nearest hut.*

OOS: Balls in your court now, Ynot. Waiting on Red for the rest.

[ Blue Heaven docks, Aloha Oe: ]

Spoiler:

Dandy grins at Lalli Cain, taking him in for a handshake and a one-armed hug. "Great to hear! If you've got a small enough ship, we could probably dock it inside the Aloha Oe. Baby got tuned up by a sweet kinda gal, so it can store more than ya'd think." With that, Dandy led Lalli up and into the ship.

All over was various clutter and knick-knacks. Up in a cloistered little area, a pooch girl with floppy brown ears, yellow fur, and long reddish-orange hair in pigtails could be seen playing on a little handheld. She had a green baseball cap that covered her eyes, a purple t-shirt, and jeans shorts. In addition, a hovering red robot with a glimmering blue power core hovered at another console, projecting energy from its solar panel-like wings to operate them.

Last of all were a pair of young ladies, relaxing in the corner. One was apparently a Sacrier, large, voluptuous, but with abs that looked like they could deflect bullets. Her skin was very dark, and she had scarlet tattoos that completely covered her hands, and swirled up her arms to a heart over her left breast, as well as a crescent marking on her right cheek. Notably, her left arm was wrapped-up in black cloth bandages. Her breastplate consisted of two red armor skulls, and she had a few scars visible beneath it. Her epaulettes were strangely made of red cybernetics, as were her clawed boots. Meanwhile, she wore a scarlet fur-lined, leopard skin band to hold back her vermilion bangs, of hair which was tied back in a thick braid similar to an arching scorpion's tail. Her battle skirt matched, and trailed layers of many-colored feathers beneath it.

As for the other girl, she was a Sram, like someone else Lalli had known. She had honey-tan skin, and a messy white ponytail trailing behind the horned dragon skull atop her head; notably, her scarlet eyes had little white skulls in them. Her black veil was connected to an entire black bodysuit, with a white-outlined orange skeleton motif; her necklace of large, wrought red cloud-like beads held up a mantle of long white feathers, matching a dagger, vial, and contraption-laden belt which held up a skirt. Her boots had skulls on them, and like her fellow adventurer, she was sipping on tea pensively.

Dandy gesticulated to Lalli, announcing, "Boys and girls, this is gonna be our new crew mate! He's - wait a damn minute! Where are the others? Effort, and Scales, and Fogger! Where did those lazy jerks go!?" The Sram nonchalantly pointed towards a room with a cardboard sign taped up:

Nap Area: No Responsibilities Allowed Beyond This Point

"Oh," Dandy nodded. "Makes sense, I guess."

<User LM's palace>

User Kon: Hmm... me too. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

*He strokes his chin while wondering where he's seen the Kind Old Man before*

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<Cabana Prime>

Etende: Huh... cool...

*She looks around, noting the wide variety of weird and wonderful alien equipment lying around, as well as the aliens themselves*

Etende: You know, you guys are alright. You don't look much like the drunks I'm usually associated with back at the space station I live on.

*Quolas turns to Bob to shake his head, and then walks into the next room to talk to Sasuken*

Quolas: My friend, it seems as though you were right to be concerned about this temporal anomaly of yours. I can feel a new presence among the stars... one with the power to manipulate time.

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Phil wipes the blood off his face and discards the makeshift stake*

Phil: I ain't goin' in the slapper fer this. It's them who are invading!

*Seran is frightened by the bloodshed, so he considers going back to his ship to escape, but decides that he must try to stay to help where he can: after all, he was a Jedi Knight, and this station was his home*

*Hee runs into another corridor, cutting down some pirates with his lightsaber on the way, and sees Deathsaurus and his accomplices about to enter an elevator*

Seran: I don't know what you pirates want with zis place, but I am gonna stop you!

*He readies his lightsaber and advances down the corridor*

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<Lotcas>

Cacti leader: I see... what about the project number?

*A group of blue-skinned Agrippa wearing some kind of uniform stand against a wall nearby*

*The Agrippa mutter amongst themselves as Klak and the cacti walk past, with one even snapping its claws aggressively at the Makuta while growling*

*The group finally reach a different part of the complex which looks like this*

*Transparent prison cells can be seen around them with various alien animals trapped inside*

*To Klak's surprise, a group of Kestora scientists approach from the other end of the corridor and view them suspiciously*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, outside the temple>

Starok: I suppose it makes sense for the name of the Reformed Second Brotherhood of Makuta to not have lingered in your mind. Leading up to and during the Uterio War, we were a proud organization specializing in biological weapons, the construction of mobile fortresses, and propagation of species created by the Great Beings. But that all changed during the war. We tried to remain neutral, but were inevitably caught in the conflict and fired upon by both sides. One of the factions who we declared our enemy is strongly associated with Makuta Blackout. I intend to reclaim what they stole from me and I am gathering the resources needed to do just that. Are you familiar with the name "Caiaphus"?

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<Ailyb-Gypte, desert>

*Ordak was ill-prepared for TPK's assault, so he screams as his armour is blasted apart*

*Before his left hand can rust away completely, he opens a wormhole next to him which his antidermis escapes through*

*The wormhole closes immediately afterwards, leaving only his melting armor behind*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, container>

*Kivalon uncloaks beside Caiaphus*

Kivalon: What have we here...?

*He scans Black Six's mind*

Kivalon: A higher life form... not transuniversal, but extradimensional. Fascinating.

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<Tybion>

*Once he has finished performing his first song, Kartouche repeatedly nods his head to the audience instead of a bow and walks offstage*

*The Max Rebo Band walks on and starts playing Jedi Rocks, but they get booed off almost immediately*

*Carrots throws an explosive horseradish that destroys their drum kit*

<Inside Unicron>

*The liquid begins to seep into Blackout's armour, healing him*

Unicron: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Blackout: Oh, you felt that, didn't you? I'm getting high off your blood.

*He fires a fragmentation blast down the pipeline, blowing it up*

*He then walks away as more robot squids fly down the corridor*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

*TPK smiles as he walks through the disintegrating remains of Ordak's armour*

TPK: Shame he managed to get away, but he still won't bother anyone for a while.

*He notices Ra's palace on the horizon, and the Pale Fire next to it*

TPK: Where shall we go first?


---


B6: I don't need anything from you, Makuta Caiaphus.

*He turns to Kivalon*

B6: An ordinary Makuta. Fascinating. Move away, please. My personal space is already quite limited in this cage.

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Deathsaurus notices Seran, and sighs*

DS: Another Jedi? I thought you people were extinct.

*He fires another grenade at Seran*


*Meanwhile, Phil hears the sound of laughter followed by a man screaming*

*A shopping trolley tumbles down a nearby staircase before crashing into a wall*

*A handcuffed Lan falls out*

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<Uterio's World>

*Uterio grunts and drops his sword*

Uterio: You haven't answered my question.

*He picks his sword back up and slashes at Nadle's gut*



*The Hungry Hungry Hippo runs up to Rahksha and starts chewing on his leg*

*Xigneo runs up to the Caged Bagel, and starts slashing at it*

*He hits the cage's bars every time, doing no harm to the bagel*

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<Eureka>

*Aster's car arrives behind a house in Eureka*

*She gets out, and is immediately stopped by a soldier*

Soldier: Thought I heard something. What are you doing here?

*Aster groans, and pulls out a badge identifying her as a member of Malchiorian intelligence*

Soldier: Oh. Sorry, ma'am. We weren't expecting anyone. General Starling told us only the Cabinet knew about this.....

Aster: The Cabinet can't be everywhere at once, can they? Show me around.

*The soldier nods and leads Aster to the church*

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<The Bat-Cave>

*F-Blackout's hologram briefly appears behind Rahn and nods before disappearing again*

*Frenzy runs away and starts messing with the kitchen sink*

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<A lab, somewhere>

*The Baterra finds himself flying over a suspiciously smooth moon*

*The only structure in sight is the lab he just left*

*Since the outside is a vacuum, almost all the air in the corridor is sucked out before a metal curtain slams shut, sealing the breach*

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<Malchior IV, broadcast>

Presenter 1: Hello, and welcome to the Nightly Show!

Presenter 2: Tonight, we start with Senator Patr Vazquez.

*Vazquez's statement is replayed*

Presenter 2: Now, for context, he was replying to this statement:

*They cut to a press conference*

Weir: War against the Dominion is a risky proposition, especially since we have yet to fully recover from the losses we suffered in the Uterio War and the terrorist attack on the Blackstone port. (OOS: That was when SB, Rahn, and the Baterra planted bombs on Malchiorian warships) The administration, the opposition, and all the Protectorate should work towards a peaceful solution.

*They return to the studio*

Presenter 1: Well, that was certainly interesting. It's not clear if Senator Vazquez really knows what's going on! Maybe he was replying to someone else and just got confused?

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OOS:   

[Cabana Prime]

Sasuken: Oh, trust me, if my friend wanted to use time to his own ends, he wouldn't be alive. He's told me when he did it, it put so much strain on him, he was death. That was a small thing, a couple hours at best. To use it to his liking, he'd require a different means

*Sasuken leans in close for this last statement*

Sasuken: or someone like you on his side.

*Trixitin bursts in, a confused look on his face, Ynot suddenly seems aware of something*

Ynot: What's going on? Is he... I don't feel him anymore.

Blade: What's he talking about, magic man?

Trixitin: Malygos. He's...gone. I don't know why. one moment I can feel him leeching every drop of magic there is, and the next, zilch. Not even his normal signature.

Ynot: Could it be a trick, or a trap?

Trixitin: I don't know. I'm having Vultran check the area we had him pinned at, the Dominion, a couple other of his hang outs.

Asumaru: We've got other problems, Captain.

*Ynot shoes off from his chair to Asumaru's station, to check what's up*

Ynot: Aeon. No.

*Ynot turns to face the gathered people on the bridge*

Ynot: Everyone. Off. My. Ship. NOW.

<Blue Heaven Docks, Aloha Oe>

Lalli Cain: "Correction, sir, I'm not necessarily part of your crew. I'm just a mercenary/bounty hunter. If you run into some Pirate Lords from Liquid Metallicon, don't be surprised if they hate my guts."

*He sees the sign*

Lalli: "Let me handle this. *He pulls out a pistol, and shoots it at the sign.*"

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<User LM's palace>

*User MK strokes his chin*

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<Cabana Prime>

*Bob widens his eyes upon hearing Ynot asking everyone to get off the ship*

Bob: "Why, what happened?"

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<Lotcas>

Me: Hey! What's the big idea?!

*Klak follows the Agrippa, until he arrives at the lab*

Me: What the hell? Kestora?! What are you doing?

*He summons his keyblade*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, outside the temple>

Ra: "Yes. He and I have mutual friends. We fought alongside each other in a battle not too long ago. I suppose Caiaphus is assisting you."

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<Ailyb-Gypte, desert>

Spotter: "The ship. That palace belongs to Ra, ruler of this planet."

*Coro leaps at TPK, grabbing at his shoulder, and swinging his fist. Axalara and Cutter grab him, and get him off of TPK*

Coro: "You fool! We could have interrogated him!!"

*Coro hears the HAPPENING music*

Coro: "No.....NO....TOO EARLY...TOO EARLY...my visions....!"

*He grabs at his eyes and collapses to the ground*

*The Knights come to his aid*

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<Ailyb-Gypte, container>

Caiaphus: "Yes, indeed. *walks up to Black Six* Oh no, you need me, that much is certain. You are in no position to act as though you have any dignity, User. Both my comrade and I have the power to free you so that you strike your enemies with the radiant power of vengeance. However, there is a price."

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<Tybion>

CIA Guy: "*screams at the bad band* WAS SUCKING PART OF YOUR PLAN?"

*Space Ryan Gosling bumps into one of the Tahar'ok, dropping Milky Ways all over the floor*

Space Ryan Gosling: "I drive."

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<Uterio's World>

*Nadle narrowly dodges the sword, and raises his hand*

Nadle: "Why would I entertain something so silly and senseless? Does it even matter whether or not I am 'your' Nadle? And what does it mean to be 'your' Nadle?"

*An army of ants burst out of the ground. They crawl onto Uterio*

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<The Bat-Cave>

Rahn: "Damn it, Frenzy!"

*Rahn runs up to Frenzy. Suddenly, he is knocked into the robot by a roundhouse kick.*

Anarky: "May I have your full attention, or do I need to beat it out of you?"

---

<A lab, somewhere>

*The Baterra scans his location*

Baterra: "Location unidentified. Where am I?"

---

<Aeon>

*Mazkertis enters the hut. No one is there. He had to find life somehow. He needed fuel.*

*He emerges, and sees a group of civilians walking around. They see him, and stare at him warily. Mazkertis raises his hand.*

<Cabana Prime>

Quolas: Alas, there exists an isolated sect of my order which is devoted to bringing about the destruction of the timeline via temporal distortion.

*He hears Ynot telling them to scram*

Quolas: So it begins. 

*He opens a spatial tear with his sword which leads to the surface of Lotcas*

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<Tybion>

*Kartouche comes back on, so the crowd starts cheering again*

*Meanwhile, on a nearby balcony, the Ta'har picks up Space Ryan Gosling by the legs and dangles him over the side*

Ta'har: Can you fly, Earthican?

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<User LM's palace>

*User Kon strokes his chin too*

User Kon: Well, there's nothing more for me to do here, so I'll go back to HQ I think. See you later!

*He disappears*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Kivalon: I am no ordinary Makuta. I have spent centuries clung to the shell of this... universe... I am... I am I. I need... listen to my friend.

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Lan falls out of the trolley and swears*

*He climbs to his feet and runs towards the elevator, bumping into Phil Mitchell on the way*

Phil: Oi! Watch where you're goin! Twat!

*Meanwhile, Seran catches the grenade with the Force and throws it back at Deathsaurus*

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<Fareste>

*A wormhole appears in the foundry and a cloud of antidermis emerges from it*

*When the wormhole closes, the antidermis floats up to the Armor Fabrication Unit but finds that there are no more pieces of solid antidermis left to put into the machine*

Ordak (tp): No more games. No more threats. Kulnak will die.

*His antidermis inhabits the partially-decomposed corpse of a long-dead worker and walks away*

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<Lotcas>

*Upon seeing Klak, the Kestora stop what they're doing and mutter among themselves in their own language*

*A couple of them grab surgical tools and fire cutter beams at Klak*


*Meanwhile, in the hut on the surface, Kakamu squints at the tiny being*

Kakamu: Micros! It's been too long!

Micros: Yeah, sorry for the absence, mate. Me and Masa retraced our steps to try and find ya, but you were nowhere to be found it seems.

Kakamu: I kind of went into exile during the Uterio War.

Micros: Yeah, yeah, I don't think I was even around for that.

*Micros jumps onto Kakamu's shoulder and inspects it, visibly confused*

Micros: So what's this new body of yours, anyway?

Kakamu: Biometal.

Micros: Never heard of it, but sounds badass. And yeah, Masa's around here somewhere. Hey Masa!

*Micros whistles*

*Moments later, a fully-grown armored Chenyromas enters through the window, smashing it to pieces*

Micros: Are you freakin' serious? Use the door like a normal person! Wasps are gonna get in now, and trust me, when they're my size, they're terrifying!

*Masaharu shakes the glass off of him and jumps up on the sofa to rest*

Masaharu: Grnrff...

Kakamu: He hasn't changed much, I see.

Micros: That's what I keep tellin' him, but that don't motivate him either!

*Upon hearing Kakamu's voice, Masaharu's ears perk up and he turns to face his old friend*

*Despite Kakamu's change in form, Masaharu recognizes him instantly, and tackles him in a hug*

Kakamu: Good to see you too, old friend.

*Kakamu and Masaharu laugh and climb to their feet*

Micros: So, what brings you here?

Kakamu: I'm putting a team together to tackle a wizard named "Malygos". We think he's absorbed all or most of the ambient magic of the universe and is using it in a bid to take over.

Micros: Oh, great. Another bozo tryin' ta take over the universe. Come on, who do you think we are?

Kakamu: So you won't help me?

Micros: Of course we will.

*Masaharu nods in agreement*

Micros: But before you beam us up to your fancy ship or what have you, d'ya mind helpin' me out with something?

Kakamu: Like what?

Micros: Well... ya see, a couple months ago me and Masa here were travelling the wilderness of some random planet we ended up on... and he got bored, so he mind-warped us here. Thing is, neither of us actually remember ever having being here. We've spent the past few years tryin' ta work out how we even got here in the first place, but we didn't find much until Masa stumbled upon that big ol' fence inside the cave just yonder. It's mighty suspicious, so we were plannin' on doin' a raid, but I think you'd be better suited to the task.

*A sudden realization dawns on Kakamu, and he becomes visibly uncomfortable*

<Inside Unicron>

*Blackout continues fleeing from the squids, only to find a wall that wasn't there a second ago blocking his path*

Blackout: You're learning fast, aren't you? Good boy.

*He disintegrates the wall, only to find another one ten metres later*

*He disintegrates that one too, and continues*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

*TPK sighs and rolls his eyes upon seeing Coro collapse*

TPK: This is a very poor time for another vision.


B6: Whatever your price is, I know it's too damn high. I know what you are. I wish I'd been able to delete you.

*B6 listens to what Kivalon has to say, then turns to him slowly and makes this face*

B6: I had no idea there were people who actually talk like that. Why did you bring this clown with you, Caiaphus?

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*Deathsaurus focuses, and repels the grenade back towards Seran with his own telekinesis*


*Lan is almost run over by another shopping trolley, this one full of goods and being pushed by a cackling pirate*

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<Uterio's World>

*Uterio looks down at the ants and loudly blows air out of his nose*

Uterio: I don't understand you at all.

*He starts shaking his legs to get the ants off, then stomping on them*

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<Eureka>

*Aster and the soldier enter the church to find a phone lying on the ground, cordoned off by tape*

Aster: What's with that?

Soldier: Well, erm, there's a message on it.

*He dives under the tape, retrieves the phone, and plays the message from Tom*

Aster: OK, that's disturbing.

*A voice comes from behind them*

General Starling: Johnson! Stop tampering with the evidence!

Johnson: I was just showing her the message, sir!

*Aster shows Starling her badge*

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<The Bat-Cave>

*Frenzy shrugs*

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<A lab, somewhere>

*A man wearing a spacesuit with a jetpack attached to it suddenly appears in front of the Baterra*

*When the beam from a searchlight briefly brushes past his face, the Baterra notices he is a Ta'har*

*He starts talking to the Baterra via radio*

???: Robot, stop, please. I know you target Uterio War participants. Tell me, what do you know of Side 8?

[ Blue Heaven space station docks, Aloha Oe: ]

The Sram suddenly looks up, and sighs. "God, I try to hang out with my dad, he starts an interstellar war...I finally find a chill dude to hang out with, and he hires a mercenary who can't keep it in his holster...This is bull." She then takes out a little flask, with an intricate design of glass revealing a pinkish-orange melon soda within. "I need a zesty drink." She then begins chugging soda.

As for the Sacrier, she is holding desperately onto her shaking left arm. "Hold on!! We're among our allies!! We can't go on a rampage until we've arrived to haunt the front lines of the Jaicro Empire!! I'M TALKIN' TO YOU, DEMON SEALED WITHIN MY LEFT ARM!!" The Sram leans over, glaring at her.

"Askeladden you know you're talking bull," she whispers. Askeladden has allowed her left arm to begin groping at her face, sticking its fingers in her mouth and poking at her eye. "You know what? You just have fun with that." The Sram returns to her melon soda, somehow using Assassin Tricks to drink it through her veil sans any mess.

Strangely, nothing can be heard from the break room. However, puffs of blue and purple smoke are visible from underneath the door. Dandy shrugs, and turns to Lalli Cain. "If you're ready for us to set off, give the word," he grins.

<Cabana Prime>

Bob: "Wait for me!"

*Bob dives into the tear*

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<Tybion>

*Space Ryan Gosling, unfazed by the threats, looks at the Tahar' and raises his fists.*

Space Ryan Gosling: "Let's do this mano a mano."

OOS: You might know where I'm going with this....

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<User LM's palace>

*User MK sips his Vanilla Coke, and laughs*

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<Lotcas>

*Klak reflects the lasers away from his body using his Keyblade, and fires blasts of light at the tools that the Kestora are using*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Coro: "You're reckless...."

Axalara: "Cutter, stay with Coro. Moe, Spotter, follow TPK and I. We must obtain Blackout's location. Perhaps we can prevent whatever horrors Coro is witnessing."

*Some Ailyb-Gyptian Palace Guards nearby raise their weapons*

*They ask in their language what the situation was, threatening the Knights and the Great Beings. Moe quickly responds in fluent Ailyb-Gyptian that it was just a typical Makuta dispute. The guards roll their eyes and look away*

Moe: "We're lucky Ra's guards happen to hate Makuta more than they hate Great Beings. That Osirian always picks nasty people to protect him, and oppresses the Ailyb-Gyptian people."

Spotter: "Let's go to that ship and continue investigating."

*Spotter quietly darts to the ship, followed by Moe, Axalara, and (hopefully) TPK*


Caiaphus: "User, I am offering you the chance to delete me. For far too long I have tried time and time again to replicate my ideologies, and fully destroy this universe. But I have failed. *points to Kivalon* My last chance is this neophyte here. *He pauses, and shakes his head.* I have suffered the pain of death more than you can imagine, yet my existence still lingers. *He gets closer to Black Six, his eyes filled with sorrow* If we free you, you may retake your throne and end me."

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<Uterio's World>

Nadle: "Good, because that was a distraction from the ants. And the ants are a distraction from this."

*Nadle quickly places his hands on Uterio's shoulders. His mouth opens, and he releases a power scream right in the Generalissimo's face*

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<The Bat-Cave>

Anarky: "Random attacks may have convinced the planet to become more alerted to your presence. But now you must transition to the stage of meaningful attacks. Make threats, have ransoms, et cetera."

Rahn: "Yes, yes, I've had experience with all that."

Anarky: "Then what are we waiting for?"

Rahn: "Well, first of all, it's night. Second of all, I'm waiting for my two comrades."

Anarky: "More? Excellent...."

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<A lab, somewhere>

Baterra: "Side 8 was destroyed. It is no longer a concern. I am now tracking your position."

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<Blue Heaven space station docks, Aloha Oe>

Lalli Cain: "*smiles* Go for it, space cowboy."

*He gets a glare from an unseen force for some reason*

Lalli: "Oh, right, sorry. Different guy."

OOS: Waiting on Kon for the conversation between Starok and Ra, waiting on Nif for Meme World, waiting on Ynot for Aeon.

<Ailyb-Gypte, outside the temple>

Starok: He is an old ally, though I must confess, I have had no contact with him for over 150,000 years.

*Starok smirks*

Starok: When I talk to him now, I see glimpses of the devious Makuta scientist I used to know, but I sense he has changed in the millennia since... as if he has delved much deeper into the dark arts than I even imagined possible. I suspect he now considers himself to be nothing more than an agent of chaos. Would I be correct in thinking so?

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<Ailyb-Gypte, container>

Kivalon: User... the Users...

*Kivalon seems to space out again*

Kivalon: "Black Six". Your time has not yet come. The powers that be still have use for you.

*He then telepathically communicates with Caiaphus*

Kivalon (tp): Are you using suicide as bait for this alien? If not, and you're seriously proposing the end of your own existence, I may be able to offer you some... retribution instead.

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<Ailyb-Gypte, Pale Fire exterior>

*Ferox knocks on the door, holding an unconscious Kulnak by the scruff of his neck with his other hand*

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<Cabana Prime>

Etende: Oh boy. Well, there's a first time for everything...

*Etende walks into the spatial tear*

Quolas (To Sasuken): Ah. I know what incident you're referring to. It was noted by my people... and permitted.

*He sees Etende enter the tear*

Quolas: That's my cue. Here, if you need to contact me...

*He rummages inside his robes and pulls out an old sheet of paper decorated with glowing blue runes*

Quolas: ...Use this. Farewell.

*He steps into the tear and closes it behind him, leaving the crew of the Cabana Prime to their business*

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<Lotcas, the shack>

*Kakamu's train of thought is derailed when a spacial tear opens in the middle of the shack and Bob, Etende and Quolas emerge from it*

Etende: The big armored dude kicked us off, so...

*She turns to Quolas*

Etende: What was your name again?

Quolas: You may call me Quolas.

Etende: Yeah, Quolas brought us back to you.

Quolas: Kakamu is important.

*Masaharu seems suspicious of some or all of the newcomers, so he stares at them and growls*

Micros: I'm guessing this is your "team" then, Kakamu?

*Kakamu nods and Etende kneels down to observe Micros*

Etende: A tiny, talking... what is that? Cartoon character?

Micros: Hey, back off, lady! I'm 100% verified Stelcropodian! Somethin' which your human ass probably never heard of!

Etende: You got that right. I can't wait for this trip to be over.

Kakamu: I wonder where Klak is...

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<Lotcas, unknown underground research facility>

*Klak's light blasts rapidly heat up the Kestora's tools, so they are forced to drop them before their hands get burned*

*The Kestora hurriedly chatter among themselves in their own language and run down the corridor away from Klak*

*The Agrippa guards close in on Klak before he can give chase*

*One of them grabs onto Klak's Keyblade with its claws and attempts to pry it from his hands*

*At that same moment, Klak receives a telepathic summons from Kakamu*

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<Atuar Sadiares>

*The grenade explodes in the middle of the corridor, between Deathsaurus and Seran*

*The lift to the elevator behind the pirates opens*

*Seran runs towards them, spinning his lightsaber*

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<Tybion>

*Both the Ta'har burst into laughter*

Ta'har: Very well.

*He lifts SRG up and puts him on his feet before swinging a punch at his face*


*Meanwhile, at the concert below, Kartouche finishes his second song and goes on another break*

*The crowd disperses to visit the stalls, shops, and other attractions*

Golden Flame: Aha! This is our time! We can use it to warn our fellow joke characters about that evil plan that the Users have for us.

*TFPOFF walks over to him, eating an orange*

TFPOFF: Yo what evil mission, flame-dawg?

Golden Flame: The Users want to exile us to our own dimension!

*TFPOFF spits out a continuous string of orange peels in surprise*