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<Stelta-Stal>

Caiaphus: "We are the Reformed Second Brotherhood of Makuta. Tell me, Ricochet, why do you hate Blackout?"

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<Lalli Cain's ship>

Lalli Cain: "Prepare for landing, everyone."

*Bob straps into his chair, and they hover above the sea. Lalli slowly moves his ship so it is not far from one of the Matoran boats*

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<Mordor, 3 years ago>

Me: Huh. Serecio.

Nadle: "Indeed."

*Klak, Nadle, and D-Klak jump into the portal*

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<Mordor, 4 years ago>

*Coro and company arrive in the past*

Coro: "Did it work?"

Axalara: "I suppose!"

Spotter: "Wait, look."

*He grabs a random coin on the floor*

Spotter: "This was left here, and it looks new. It says 'Year 150,080'."

Coro: "So, he miscalculated. Great."

*Suddenly, they hear D-Klak chatting with a GB from the past ((It can be Walternate if you want))*

D-Klak: "So, as you just saw, you can play a game of football between two universes."

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<The Zone of Shadows>

*Figlio looks at Hokagetsu, and Asumaru as they hold him down. He at first is surprised, but then bursts into laughter*

Figlio: "Well done, well done! You know, I am surprised, but I shouldn't be. Of all of your friends, only you and Blackout would have the guts to imprison someone like me! Although, maybe one of you isn't fully aware of the consequences of martyrdom. Oh well!"

*laughs*

Figlio: "So, what's this about? Are you scared of HYDRA turning against you or something? Too late for that one!"

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<Roodaka's ship>

*The snow landscape suddenly disappears*

Rainn: "Likewise, darling."

-

*The shape-shifter discovers she is injecting a sedative into a dummy. Rainn is not actually there. If Aster wakes up, she'll realize that Rainn was duping her all along to cover his escape from his restraints. He is nowhere to be found. The spaceship starts shaking*

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<Malchior IV, prison>

*The drone is fired at by other drones*

*The riot continues*

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<Malchior IV, bus>

*The woman cries in pain. Her husband, a man who looks eerily similar to Terry Crews, stands up*

???: "WHAT?!"

*He grabs SB by the collar and raises him to the roof*

???: "YOU HIT MY WIFE?!"

Julio: "Crap."

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<Cybertron>

*Perseus is hit by the blast, and grunts. The saw turns into a cannon that shoots at her from the side*


Mazkertis: (tp) "You will take me to your home system as a hero."

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

*Ra blocks the shots with his bare hands, and simply walks up to the fake Servant*

Ra: "A gun, against a god? Really?"

*He touches the Pomson, and it melts in the assailant's hands*

*The real servant comes up behind the fake one, and grabs him*

<Stelta-Stal>

*Starok stands back and lets Caiaphus do the questioning*

*Everyone present suddenly feels an inexplicable urge to attack Ricochet, but they ignore it*

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<Impel Down>

*The boat closest to Lalli's ship shines a light on it*

*A female Matoran from the same boat then shouts through a megaphone at them*

Matoran: State your identities, species, and business here!

*The other Matoran on her boat and others load Kanoka Disk Launchers and aim them at Lalli's ship*

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<Malchior IV, prison #2>

*Quolas and Etende also emerge from the spatial tear, which closes behind them*

Quolas: If only I could tell my younger self not to get involved in the Uterio War. Fate demanded it of me, but I was reluctant. Thankfully, I do not have the same inhibitions about this mission.

*Etende nods and smiles*

Quolas: Oh, where are my manners!

*He shakes D-Klak's hand*

Quolas: My name is Quolas. I am a guardian of time who works tirelessly to protect the integrity of the timeline from threats like Mazkertis. This human woman is Etende... I don't know her last name.

Etende: Hi! It's actually Rhaloff, but no-one ever asks for it. Do you have a last name?

Quolas: I had. It's lost now.

Etende: Oh... sorry to hear that. So, what do we do now?

*She looks between Klak and D-Klak*

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<Doug Walker's house>

*Linkara screams and tries to grab the comics as they fly around*

Linkara: AHHH! My mint-edition TMNT-Alien crossover! 9th Wonders issue #12! Blackout Destruction Society issue #3! STOP IT! STOP IT NOW!

*Seran stops throwing the comics about with the Force and smirks*

Seran: That ees for steeling my money. What deed you do with eet, anyways?

Doug: Listen here, Seran. I needed that money to repay a debt, and if that debt wasn't repaid, the next episode of TGWTG would have never seen the light of day! Just like Superman Lives or that Fantastic 4 movie from the 90s!

Seran: Ehhhh...

Doug: The thing is, it turns out that the man who collected the money was a fraud who wasn't even associated with the man I owed money to in the first place. I want that money back, and I need your help to find it.

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<FLASHBACK: Wall Street, NYC, two years ago>

*Doug Walker runs through the rain on Wall Street with a briefcase, protected from the downpour by a trenchcoat and hat*

*Eventually, he spots a masked man holding an umbrella on the other side of the road who matches the description of the courier his creditor wanted him to give the money to, so he crosses over to meet him*

Doug: Are you him?

???: Of course!

Doug: Good. Here's the money that my fanbase foolishly donated. $200,000 in cash.

*The courier opens the briefcase, nods and closes it again*

Doug: So the debt is paid?

???: I'm not sure about that, friend. This is my time!

Doug: What do you mea-

*The courier punches Doug in the face with a well-placed right hook, knocking him out cold*

*The courier, Ross Mandell, smiles and runs away with the briefcase*

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<Doug Walker's house>

Seran: So he truly was a crook?

Doug: Most definitely!

Seran: I still don't know what you need me for.

Doug: You were the top contributor on my Kickstarter. I want to know if you'd consider either giving me more money to get the real criminal off my back, or maybe killing him?

Seran: I am not a murderer!

*Seran snaps his bonds and stands up*

Seran: You deesgust me!

*Seran moves to leave, but Linkara pulls out his "Magic Gun" and points it at Seran*

Linkara: Freeze!

*Seran rolls his eyes*

Seran: I've seen your show, that gun eesnt real!

*Linkara screams in annoyance and whacks Seran over the head with it instead*

<The Pale Fire>

Blackout: Well, as annoying it is to see you again, I guess I could use another Makuta. I've just found out Caiaphus is still running around.

Starscream: Is he now?

Blackout: Yes, and I could use someone with your talents. Like that staff..... do you still have it?

Starscream: Probably.

Blackout: Good. Go train or whatever it is you do, we'll be heading to Stelta-Stal.

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<The Zone of Shadows>

*Ynot also laughs*

Ynot: Me? No, no, I'm not afraid of anything. And I've already guessed HYDRA have turned against me.

*He clenches his fists*

Ynot: You see, a few days ago a creature attacked some of my friends. I tracked it to a paramilitary organisation whose commander told me HYDRA was involved. He also told me about a psychiatrist who examined that creature. I found him dead, with your DNA all over the house.

*He swings his fist at Figlio's face, but stops it half an inch from his nose*'

Ynot: Why did you free Mazkertis?

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<Roodaka's ship>

*Aster does wake up*

Aster: God..... damn it! Wait, where the hell he'd get that dummy?

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<Mordor, 4 years ago>

TPK: Well, D-Klak is here anyway..... let's try.

*He walks over to D-Klak and Walternate*

TPK: Leave us, Walternate.

Walternate: Who are you? How do you know-

TPK: Oh. This is- oh. I'm a member of the Council. Now, leave us.

*Walternate reluctantly leaves*

TPK: Klak? I am TPK. I believe we've met. I need your help.

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<Malchior IV, prison>

*The drone is shot down, and 553 falls*

*He lands on one of the armoured guards, and starts clawing at his eyes*

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<Malchior IV, bus>

SB: Uh oh. HELP!

*SB drops the very heavy box, and it lands on the man's foot*

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<Stelta-Stal>

Ricochet: Well, it's a long story. We used to be buddies. Then we had a fight, and he exiled me to another dimension. I've been pretty pissed at the guy ever since, y'know. Now can you ask your Rahkshi to let me go?

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<Cybertron>

Pilot: Um, okay?

*He starts bombing Decepticons again*


*Strika is blasted back*

*However, she slowly gets back up, and continues firing*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

*Turel punches the fake servant before the real servant can grab him, knocking him out*

*The fake servant's face starts shifting once he is out, revealing a funny-looking skull face*

Turel: What on Earth.....?

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<Stelta-Stal>

Caiaphus: "Ah! Your tale is quite similar to mine, save for the fact that Blackout and I were never friends, and we tried to kill each other after my exile. We would release you, but we have the strong urge to kill you right now. If you prove yourself, then perhaps you may join us. Unless, of course, you bow to me. That is an alternative route that shall speedily get you to recruitment."

*Lightning cackles in Caiaphus's hand*

Caiaphus: "Choose, Ricochet."

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<Impel Down>

Lalli Cain: "That's racist!"

*Bob shushes Lalli, and motions for him to open his cockpit*

Lalli Cain: "Yeah I'll have a number 4 with fri-guh"

*Bob elbows Lalli in the ribs*

Lalli Cain: "I'm Cain, Lalli Cain. A human mercenary. With me are Toa Bob, Micros, and Masaharu. We are escorting the Toa Nuva."

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<Malchior IV, prison #2>

D-Klak: "What's the Uterio War?"

Me: NOTHING! It's nothing! Ah, well, actually, I'll just explain everything after we're done.

Nadle: "I advise we track down Mazkertis."

D-Klak: "How? He's elusive."

Me: Is your device still working, Quolas?

D-Klak: "Oh, by the way, something similar to this already happened a year before my time."

Me: Wait, what?

D-Klak: "You'll see. A timestream ripple effect just hit me or something. Or maybe I had the memory all along!"

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<Doug Walker's house>

*Suddenly, a young man wearing glasses pops up near Walker and Linkara*

???: "Are we going to keep him tied up? I hear John Delancie might be interested!"

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<The Zone of Shadows>

Figlio: "Paramilitary organization what are yo-"

*Figlio's eyes widen*

Figlio: "Mazkertis is free? Oh no. Oh gods no. *attempts to break free* GET ME OUT OF HERE! We have to stop him. He is a living weapon of mass destruction!"

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<Roodaka's ship>

*Rainn is about to jump out of the ship when he crumples up a "Dummies R' Us" receipt*

Rainn: "I knew this would come in handy."

*He jumps out*

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<Mordor, 4 years ago>

D-Klak: "I know who you are, TPK."

*leans over to Coro*

D-Klak: "*whispers* What a bad memory. Heaven forbid this guy ever becomes head of the Council or something."

*Coro cringes*

D-Klak: "Hi Axalara, Spotter, Cutter, Moe. Wait, why do some of you look slightly older than you were when I last saw you?"

Coro: "We're from the future, D-Klak."

D-Klak: "....I'm drunk, aren't I?"

Axalara: "Oh, quiet you! So immature."

D-Klak: "I'm kidding! Tell me, what brings you to the past?"

Coro: "We are from 4 years into the future. Someone has released Mazkertis from his prison. I ask that you travel with us and aid our efforts to vanquish him."

D-Klak: "Mazkertis? Oh no...you're going to need all the help you're able to get."

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<Malchior IV, prison>

*Luckily, the armoured guard has protective gear covering his face*

*He pushes 553 off of him, and shoots his rubber bullet gun at him*

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<Malchior IV, bus>

*The man screams in pain. The bus stops and the driver angrily shouts. Julio attempts to squeeze through the window*

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<Cybertron>

*Mazkertis disappears, and reappears above the battlefield. One Decepticon is carried by magical energy to him, and his spark is absorbed. Suddenly, a large green storm forms above everyone. Lightning strikes several Decepticons, and their sparks are instantly sucked out.*

*Perseus's Red Lantern energy suddenly goes out, and he runs at Strika*

Perseus: "Take cover!"

*He tackles her and runs into a collapsed building*

*The storm continues killing more Decepticons, and other HYDRA members*

*A bolt of lightning hits close to where Perseus and (hopefully) Strika are*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Ra: "What? I've never seen anything like this. It must be a shape shifter from a far off world. Shall we interrogate him?"

<Stelta-Stal>

*The Rahkshi release Ricochet, but then form a circle around him and Caiaphus*

*The Rahkshi closest to SMK, who was knocked unconscious by Xikila's shockwave, shake him awake*

SMK: Ugh... what happened?

Ordak: I'll explain later. Something's about to go down.

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<Impel Down>

Matoran: Toa... Nuva? Did you say "Toa Nuva"?

*The Matoran screams and jumps up and down in excitement*

Matoran: I've read all about you! The Toa Nuva, legendary heroes born of Artakha! Where have you been?! Come in, come in!

*The eager Matoran signals to the other boats, which converge on the giant hatch in the ocean*

*At least one Matoran from each boat climbs onto and enters a series of numbers into an ancient locking device that opens the hatch door to reveal the entrance to a massive underwater complex*

*The same Matoran from the first boat shouts at Lalli's ship again*

Matoran: Lower your ship inside, I'll meet you there!

*He climbs onto a ladder that leads into the hole and climbs down*

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<Malchior IV, prison #2>

*Quolas's eyes widen and he turns to D-Klak*

Quolas: A timestream ripple effect? Are you certain?

*D-Klak nods, so Quolas seems increasingly worried*

Quolas: Another time traveller must have visited D-Klak earlier in the past just now.

Etende: Oh jeez.

Quolas: We have to move quickly. No, Klak, all the artifacts I had that would have helped us in this situation have either been lost or destroyed. I must rely solely on my own powers and instincts from here.

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<Doug Walker's house>

Doug: Ah! There you are! Did you burn all those copies of Ghost Rider 2 like I told you?

<The Zone of Shadows>

Ynot: Thanks, I already knew that. And that was pretty fake, man. Am I right?

*Asumaru and Hokagetsu both nod vigorously*

Ynot: Yeah.

*He punches Figlio*

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<Roodaka's ship>

*Aster runs out to the corridor, but there is no way to tell where Rainn might have gone*

Aster: Damn it! Jones is going to kill me.....

*She turns around to find Jones somehow standing behind her*

Jones: Why would I do that?

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<Mordor, 4 years ago>

TPK: Excellent! Can we get yours?

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<Malchior IV, prison>

*553 cries out when he is shot, and blacks out*

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<Malchior IV, bus>

*SB uses the brief window of opportunity to break free of the man's grip*

*He picks up the box, hits the man on the stomach with it, and charges at the bus door, hoping to smash it using the box as a battering ram*

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<Stelta-Stal>

*Ricochet considers simply bowing, but decides that it'd be a sign of weakness*

Ricochet: Very well. How can I prove myself?

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<Cybertron>

*Strika glares at Perseus*

Strika: Why would you save me?

*She looks outside*

Strika: What is doing that?

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Turel: It could be one of the creatures that took me prisoner. We should interrogate him and find out what else he's doing here.

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus laughs and applies chain lightning to the Ricochet*

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<Impel Down>

*Lalli Cain closes his cockpit, and lowers his ship into the entrance*

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<Malchior IV, prison #2>

*Klak snaps his finger*

Me: Drat.

Nadle: "Where could he be?"

Me: I guess we have to wait until he turns up on a planet. I'm sure there must be some reports about a towering human wizard with a skull mask running around. He's a mass murdering psychopath, and we have to find him soon!

D-Klak: "Mazkertis is drawn to magical energy as well as whatever fuels an individuals extraordinary abilities. Humans call them 'superpowers'. If he absorbs these powers, or someone's life force, he is able to fuel his own 'magic'."

Nadle: "Have I ever told anyone how much I abhor magic?"

Me: Blegh.

D-Klak: "He will likely go to a planet full of ambient magic. It'd be like a light bulb attracting "

*Klak's eyes widen*

Me: The Dominion! Malygos's territory. His ascension failed, so things will be safer.

D-Klak: "Your universe's Malygos? I wonder what he's like."

Nadle: "Ascension?"

Me: Yeah, Malygos tried to absorb all of the magic in the universe and become its ruler. Didn't you hear?

Nadle: "I...uh...must have missed it."

Me: If only we knew what sort of planet to go to. I guess we'll have to ask him ourselves or something.

D-Klak: "I can tell you because I kind of already found out."

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<Doug Walker's house>

Paul Latza the Meme: "Yeparoo!"

*A middle aged man opens the door as well, and enters it*

???2: "I've just about had enough of him! He sent me another message about my wife while he was traveling with that damned Dong Squad!"

Latza: "Don't worry, Dr. Bedge, we'll get Jesse Ventura AND the man who robbed us!"

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<The Zone of Shadows>

*Figlio grunts in pain, then laughs*

Figlio: "Fools! Puppets! Don't you know this is what he thrives off of? Division, and hatred! *laughs* See, I'm in no position to be freeing prisoners that hate my existence! I may only be second in command, but I'm not that dumb! But even if I proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that I had no involvement in Mazkertis's escape, you would still doubt me. In the end, you and Blackout are all the same. You're both just like my late father. It's your way, or death."

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<Mordor, 4 years ago>

D-Klak (4): "Yep! Where's your time machine?"

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<Malchior IV, prison>

*The prison is in complete chaos at this point. Several armoured vehicles stop around it, prepared in case anyone escapes. Anarky beats up a guard and takes his gun. He shoots down the stun drones and raises his weapon*

Anarky: "ONWARD!"

*The mob moves throughout the prison, dragging out any guards and fighting with them. Tear gas grenades, rubber bullets, shanks, and fists fly everywhere*

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<Malchior IV, bus>

*The door bursts open, and the bus driver yells angrily*

*He runs after Shadow Blade while cursing at him*

*Julio is now stuck in the window*

Julio: "Help! Help!"

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<Cybertron>

Perseus: "Don't mention it. And he's some sort of magical being. He's killing everything!"

*The storm stops. The clouds all form into one, and shrink. They enter Mazkertis's mouth. Silence falls across the battlefield as most of the Decepticons outside are dead or mortally wounded*

*Mazkertis turns around, facing the Dominion ships*

Mazkertis: "(tp to the pilot from before) As I was saying...."

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Ra: "Precisely."

*Ra's servant presses a button, and a metal slab comes out of a wall. Ra straps the shapeshifter onto this slab, and reaches for a toolbox under his desk*

Ra: "Figlio loves this sort of thing."

<Mata Nui II>

*Lalli's ship parks on a circular landing pad at the bottom of the entrance*

*The overexcited Matoran from earlier runs over to greet them*

Matoran: Hi, I'm Solek! And this... this is Level 0! Come on, I'll show you around!

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<Malchior IV, prison #2>

Quolas: I wish I could help. Though I can sense temporal disturbances within a planetary system or two, I can't sense occurrences at the other end of the universe. Alas, that would be like asking a dog in New York what an odor in Paris smells like. Has something else come to you, D-Klak? Please share.

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<Doug Walker's house>

Seran: John de-what-now?

Doug: John de-what? JOHN DE-WHAT? Only the almighty Q from Star Trek! It's like you haven't even watched TNG!

*Seran shakes his head in dismay and walks towards the exit*

Doug: Wait, Seran! Uh... tell you what, gang. Let's track down that filthy criminal, take back what's ours, and then-

Seran: You mean what's mine!

Doug: Yeah, whatever. Anyway, once we do that, we can take some of the thief's money and use it to pay off the real guy I owe money to!

*Seran opens the door and extends a foot to leave*

Doug: And you'll get your money back, Seran!

*Seran stops and turns to face Doug*

Seran: All of eet?

Doug: This man who robbed me, and who we're gonna rob back, stole millions from Wall Street! That's way more than $200,000!

Seran: Why not just hire some mercenarees?

Doug: Because my friends are more than capable, and with a Jedi on our side, there's no way we can fail!

Linkara: But I'm a Jedi, Doug.

Doug: Really. Have you fully mastered your connection to the Force?

Linkara: Shut up, I've nearly done it!

*With a series of arm movements and intense focus, Linkara tries to telekinetically rearrange his comic-books back into a neat pile, but nothing happens and his face turns purple from the strain*

Seran: Well, as long as I get my moneeys back, I suppose I can do thees.

Doug: Excellent! We'll be taking your starfighter.

Seran: Wait what, it's here?

Doug: It's in my garden. My robots commandeered your ship and flew it here after you had been delivered. They took the liberty of repairing the damage they caused in the capture, too.

*Seran walks into the garden and sees his starfighter parked there, good as new*

Seran: When do we leeve?

<The Pale Fire>

*The Pale Fire jumps to hyperspace. It is headed for Stelta-Stal*

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<The Zone of Shadows>

Ynot: Really? Do you really think that?

*Ynot grabs Figlio by the collar*

Ynot: Let's be perfectly clear. I have no idea what you're capable of. That said, I know damn well what your father was capable of. He was the kind of man who kept a planet-killing Moon-Ship around just in case he needed it. Your family history does not help your case.

*He lets go of Figlio, and looks him right in the eye*

Ynot: So we're going to make a deal. I'm going to pretend I believe you for a moment, and you're going to tell me, in order, why Mazkertis hates you, why you gave Lascovitz the gun, and how to track that thing. Deal?

*Asumaru and Hokagetsu are shocked by Ynot's anger and brutality, but try not to show it*

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<Roodaka's ship>

Jones: So, he got away while you thought you were interrogating him? Congratulations. I guess you learned a lot.

Aster: Sir, I couldn't possibly know. His telepathic powers were.....

Jones: I know. You should take a rest. 058, show Aster her temporary accommodations.

*The shape-shifter who tried to inject Rainn half-leads, half-drags Aster away*

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<Mordor, 4 years ago>

TPK: Um.....  hold on.

*TPK walks back to the exact spot where they had first appeared, and instantly disappears*

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<Mordor, present day>

*TPK re-appears on the platform*

Walternate: Back already? Where's your hero?

*TPK looks around*

TPK: I'm sure he'll come any second now.

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<Malchior IV, bus>

*SB turns around*

SB: You idiot!

*He charges at the bus driver, still holding the box in front of him like a battering ram*

*However, he misses, and hits the bus, shaking it and possibly freeing Julio*

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<Stelta-Stal>

*Ricochet screams*

*However, since it's chain lightning, it also hits Caiaphus and the Rahkshi holding Ricochet down*

*He fires a plasma bolt at Caiaphus*

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<Cybertron>

*The ship slowly descends to pick Mazkertis up*


Strika: What brought you here?

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

*The shape-shifter begins to stir*

Shifter: Um.....um.....

<Impel Down>

*Everyone hopefully gets out of the ship*

Bob: "Hi, Solek! I'm Toa Bob!"

Lalli Cain: "Cain, Lalli Cain. I'm only here for a short moment."

*His watch starts beeping, and a HYDRA symbol appears*

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<Malchior IV, prison #2>

*Meanwhile, the prison is being secured and all civilians have been evacuated.*

D-Klak: "For some reason it's getting shady, but I know it's a planet that emancipated itself from the Dominion or something."

Me: Emancipated? It must have done so after Malygos's fall or something.

Nadle: "I advise we leave for the Dominion as soon as possible."

Me: We need a spaceship.

*Suddenly, a military helicopter lands in front of the Claws of the Phoenix. Lt. Manning walks out of the passenger seat wearing sunglasses and earphones. He removes the gear, and grabs his belt*

Lt. Manning: "Makuta Klak, I'm Lt. Manning, Malchiorian Intelligence. My agency is-"

*The name of his agency is unheard, as the helicopter makes a whirring noise that covers it up*

Lt. Manning: "Come with me."

Me: I'm not alone.

Lt. Manning: "Uh, I suggest you don't bring friends."

Me: They're more than that. They're my comrades.

Lt. Manning: "*pauses* They come too."

*He turns around and gets in the helicopter*

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<Doug Walker's house>

Dr. Bedge: "Very soon, it's that simple!"

Paul Latza: "I'm so glad we have a prominent Alasaskan guiding us on our journey! It's time for some deep plots!"

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<The Zone of Shadows>

*Figlio stares back at Ynot*

Figlio: "If you want to talk about family history, I suggest looking at your little Juraian friend. But since we have a mutual enemy, I will comply with your request."

*Figlio looks away*

Figlio: "50 years ago, Subject 08, better known as Mazkertis, was prisoner of the Great Beings. I had no choice but to be in charge of some of their....experiments. Dr. Lascovitz was his psychologist."

*He rubs his chin, and looks at Hokagetsu*

Figlio: "Have you ever wondered what it's like to have multiple monsters in one roof, each trying to outmatch each other? We did some horrible things, but Mazkertis was no pushover. He killed guards and tortured some of my comrades. So many people went insane. Dr. Lascovitz nearly lost his mind and had to take a sabbatical every few months. Mazkertis once entered his mind."

*He shivers and looks back at Ynot*

Figlio: "Anyway, half a century later, someone decides to free him. Foolish move, I must say. Mazkertis was already dangerous when the Knights captured him. Add that to whatever broke him in the few years, and you have someone with no restraint. He's committed to revenge, which means that Dr. Lascovitz is a target. I made my way to his cottage to warn him. After seeing the old man's reaction, I was compelled to offer him a choice. Either he would die at his own hand, or at the hands of a wizard. I left before I could watch him choose."

*He sighs*

Figlio: "He could be anywhere. He needs energy. He wants to power a spell that will launch him across time and space to the moment when D-Klak was born. He intends to kill him there, and rewrite his own history. The problem with that is that it will rewrite everyone's history. Even mine."

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<Mordor, 4 years ago>

*Just as D-Klak (4) is about to follow TPK, someone calls his name*

D-Klak (4): "Uh oh."

Axalara: "Is that..?"

*A golden armored being walks down the stairs*

Uterio di Armechio: "Ah, there you are. Where is your report? The fact that I have to ask it of you myself is indicative of your laziness, D-Klak."

D-Klak (4): "I turned it in! Don't blame me, blame the bureaucracy."

Uterio: "Enough of your excuses. I expect this report to arrive in the records department and our desk as soon as possible. Or I will have your head!"

*Meanwhile, Axalara, Spotter, Cutter, and Moe are all shocked. Uterio turns and looks at them*

Uterio: "And what is the matter with you four? You look as though you have seen a phantom! Who are you, anyway?"

D-Klak (4): "Knights of the Keruvim, mate."

Uterio: "I am not your mate! I am Generalissimo Uterio di Armechio, you vile cretin!"

D-Klak (4): "Yes, sir."

Uterio: "Sometimes I feel like you will be the end of me, D-Klak. I sincerely hope that will not be the case."

*He turns around and mutters to himself*

Uterio: "I hope it will be the other way around."

*Uterio leaves*

Axalara: "Awkward."

D-Klak (4): "Let's go."

*They all get in the portal*

OOS: Sorry, I just had to.

---

<Mordor, present day>

*D-Klak (4) and the Knights appear*

D-Klak (4): "Oh, this looks nicer."

---

<Malchior IV, bus>

*Julio falls out of the window, and hits the concrete*

Julio: "Ow!"

*The bus driver reaches for a taser, and fires it at Shadow Blade*

*He somehow misses, and it hits Julio*

---

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus grunts as the lightning hits him, but he absorbs it. He quickly dodges the plasma bolt, and dashes straight at Richochet. He yells and shoots heat vision out of his eyes*

---

<Cybertron>

*Mazkertis ascends to meet the ship, and gets inside*


Perseus: "I sensed the hatred and anger here, and wouldn't you know it, my enemies were fighting one another. I couldn't pass up that opportunity. The Dominion ships will leave soon. After that, we can go back to killing each other. Or we can investigate. Your call."

---

<Ailyb-Gypte>

*Ra shoots a beam of heat next to the Shapeshifter's neck*

Ra: "Wake up. Who are you?"

<Impel Down>

Solek: Cool, no problem!

*Masaharu and Micros, with the latter sitting on the former's shoulder, look around Level 0*

Micros: Huh, you've really done up the place since I was last here.

Solek: Yeah, yeah! ...Wait, you were here before?

Micros: Yup. Masaharu here mind-warped us both here years ago in the middle of a crazy battle.

Solek: Huh, cool. Maybe Orvik has a record of that. Hey Orvik!

*Solek walks over to a frail Onu-Matoran who is working on repairing a broken machine in the wall*

Orvik: Not right now.

Solek: Oh, sure... no probs!

*Solek walks back over to Micros and Masaharu and shrugs*

Solek: Sorry, he's grouchy. The Turaga of this level offered him another job, but he refused, so he must enjoy some part of the job he has...

*Solek then notices Kopaka exit Lalli's ship, and his eyes light up in excitement*

Solek: Be right back!

*Solek runs over to Kopaka and giddily tells him of the legends of the Toa Nuva, but Kopaka mostly ignores him because his thoughts are already occupied*

*Micros and Masaharu return to where Lalli and Bob stand*

Micros: Hey, Bob. This is a nice place and all, but it's not for me. Now that Kakamu's gone, maybe we should head back to your friend Klak? Give him the bad news?

*Orvik shuffles past them with a wrench in hand, muttering something under his breath*

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<Malchior IV, prison #2>

Etende: You get to bring friends, I hope? If there's a problem, I can just follow the helicopter with my wingsuit, and Quolas can just do his slicey-timey thing and meet us at the other end. Right, Quolas?

Quolas: A crude description of one of my abilities, yet accurate. Yes, I can meet you at the other end, but I have never ridden one of these machines before. It looks like... fun.

Etende: Well, you don't really ride it. You sit in it.

Quolas: It still looks like fun.

*Quolas smiles and climbs into the helicopter with Etende*

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<Doug Walker's house>

Doug: Good to have you with us, Dr. Bedge. Don't forget to subscribe! Are we all ready to leave?

*The doorbell rings*

Doug: Godammit, I thought I told those damn cosplayers to leave me alone... Linkara?

Linkara: Consider it done.

*Linkara readies his magic gun and walks back through the house to the front door*

*He opens the door, revealing a man who looks like this*

???: Good afternoon. Is this the residence of Douglas Walker?

Linkara: Yes, but he's not here right n-

*The stranger pushes past him and walks into the garden, where he finds Doug, Seran, Paul, and Bedge*

???: Good day, peasants and men dressed as children! I am Mortimer Moloch, here for information on a Ross D. Mandell. You will tell me everything you know about this man post-haste, or otherwise prepare yourself to lose all abilities that require the use of both hands!

*Mortimer draws his sword and menacingly swings it around, so Linkara screams and runs for cover*

<The Zone of Shadows>

Ynot: You had no choice. Right. So, you say he's going to kill D-Klak. The man who killed your father.

*He opens a portal behind Asumaru and Hokagetsu*

Ynot: We're not done with you yet. Boys!

*Asumaru and Hokagetsu drag Figlio through the portal, and Ynot follows*

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<The Cabana Prime>

*Asumaru, Hokagetsu, and Figlio emerge on the other side, in the Cabana brig*

*They shove Figlio in the cell, and lock him up while Ynot heads to the bridge*

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<Roodaka's ship>

*Aster finds herself locked up in a bedroom*

*She lies down on the bed, lost in thought*

---

*Meanwhile, Jones and Roodaka are talking in Jones' office*

Jones: I knew it. She got far too close to that clone.

Roodaka: How can you possibly know that? He already tried to escape once, he's clearly very good at it.

*Jones begins to unbutton his shirt*

Roodaka: Oh, for crying out loud.....

*He reveals an intricate web of electronics embedded in his skin*

Jones: I can see them. I can see what all the shifters do, what they say to one another. Everything. I can even assume control.

Roodaka: Of all of them?

Jones: Yes. *He pauses for a second* Excuse me, I think I'm needed somewhere.

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

*The shape-shifter opens his mouth to speak, only to close it again*

*His eyes turn yellow*

Shifter: Assuming direct control.

*He begins to speak again, now in Jones' voice*

Shifter?: Me? Hm, me. I think this one's called Deusoma. But my name is David Robert Jones.

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<Mordor, present day>

TPK: We're in the exact same place..... just four years later. So, Klak, what can you tell us about the capture of Mazkertis?

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<Malchior IV, bus>

*SB charges at the bus driver again, hopefully not veering off course this time*

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<Stelta-Stal>

*Ricochet leaps into the air, flying over Caiaphus' head and landing behind him*

*He tries to pin Caiaphus to the ground using his gravity power*

---

*The Pale Fire drops out of hyperspace near Stelta-Stal*

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<Cybertron>

*The fleet opens a new portal, and disappears into it*




Strika: We investigate.

*She looks outside*

Strika: Bastard killed my friends. Where's your ship?

<Impel Down>

Bob: "Kakamu can't be dead, can he? I mean....he's Kakamu. He can take this sort of thing."

Lalli Cain: "Wait, did you say Klak? Major General Klak? What's this, some sort of celebrity party?"

Bob: "We have to tell him, and prepare to rescue Kakamu. We'll need all the help we can get to stop Mazkertis."

Lalli Cain: "I don't know who this Mazkertis is, but I advise we don't go after Kakamu. Let's not idolize people."

Bob: "I'm not idolizing him! He's our friend, and no one leaves friends behind!"

*Lalli shuts up*

Bob: "So, to Klak then?"

---

<Malchior IV, prison #2>

*D-Klak and Klak also get in. The helicopter flies away*

Lt. Manning: "*yells* Don't worry, no charge for you. The flight plan I just filed with the agency lists me, my man, Major General Klak here, and all three of you!"

Me: *yells* Are we going to the base near Control City?

Lt. Manning: "No, Control's been compromised. Long story."

---

<Doug Walker's house>

*Dr. Bedge stares intently at Mortimer while a cowboy theme plays in the background*

*Paul Latza pulls out an extravagant pistol and shoots at Mortimer. He misses.*

---

<The Zone of Shadows>

*As he gets dragged away, he scoffs*

Figlio: "Pfft, please. Revenge is a sucker's game."

---

<The Cabana Prime>

*Figlio sighs*

Figlio: "Putting me in a cell won't stop him, you know!"

*He taps his wrist, and a small drone with a camera emerges from his armor*

*It starts broadcasting live to several people throughout the nearest systems*

Figlio: "Hail HYDRA! It appears that I have been captured for a crime I did not commit. After making my plea of defense, I was beaten, brutally interrogated, and locked in a jail cell. This is how they function, comrades. The powers-that-be shall do not suggest that you comply, they will make you comply. But do not fear. Just as the Supreme HYDRA promised us, there will be an upheaval, and they will receive their just desserts. And every hair on my body that is harmed by Makuta Ynot will simply fuel our fire. The fire will rise, comrades. Cut off one head, and two more shall take its place. Hail Hydra."

*The transmission ends, and the drone retreats into his wrist. Figlio smiles*

---

<The Sky near Roodaka's Ship>

*Rainn materializes a parachute*

Rainn: "I'm not doing it."

*He opens it, and slowly descends*

Rainn: "I'm not doing it!"

*He looks up into the sky, and makes an annoyed sigh*

Rainn: "Damn it."

---

<Ailyb-Gypte>

Ra: "HAH! Brilliant! You sent a spy to my kingdom! I wonder what you have discovered."

*Ra smiles*

Ra: "I assume your alliance with Blackout has collapsed. Otherwise, he would have told you of our arrangement."

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<Mordor, present day>

D-Klak (4): "You're going to need an army. We were a group of mercenaries and warriors who found out that Mazkertis was after the Keruvim. I convinced everyone to help me stop him. It nearly killed us. If any of you know a Zev Raregroove, well, he was with us."

Cutter: "Never met him personally, but he's famous."

Moe: "*mutters* Maybe we can get his help."

Axalara: "The Keruvim....do you think he'll go after it?"

D-Klak (4): "I have no idea. Where is it in this time period?"

Axalara: "Perseus has hidden it in a special location."

D-Klak (4): "Where's Percy?"

Axalara: "He's a Platinum Lantern right now."

D-Klak (4): "A what now?"

Axalara: "Long story."

Moe: "Why don't we find Zev?"

Coro: "That will be difficult. There's no telling what he's up to now. I say we find Blackout."

Axalara: "What?"

Spotter: "His minions tried to kill us!"

Coro: "Tell me that my line of thinking is flawed, TPK. You know that this is one of our alternatives. We have a common foe, and Blackout has the manpower and firepower to take Mazkertis on. Same with that other Makuta, Ynot."

---

<Malchior IV, bus>

*SB successfully slams into the bus driver, and he collapses, grunting in pain*

Julio: "You killed him! Those boxes are lethal! Those boxes are lethal!!!"

*Julio screams in fear. The bus driver is clearly still alive.*

*Lt. Manning's helicopter flies above them, and Klak looks out window. He sees the commotion from above (unaware of what is really going on) and shrugs*

---

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus attempts to resist with his own gravity power. He whispers something in a strange language, and a large insect bursts out of the ground, attempting to grab Ricochet in its jaws. Caiaphus chuckles as he senses someone familiar nearby*

---

<Not-Dominion Ships>

*Mazkertis sits in a lotus position*

--

<Cybertron>

Perseus: "I don't need one. Where's yours?"

---

<Malchior IV, Prison #1>

*Rahn grabs 553's body and runs with Anarky to the latter's prison cell. The sounds of the rioting prisoners echoes throughout the halls. They see a maelstrom of people before them, and acrobatically leap to the set of metal bars and pipes in the ceiling.*

*The villains arrive at Anarky's cell.*

Rahn: "Why did you take us here?"

Anarky: "Because I was digging an escape route, and I needed the help of someone with superpowers."

Rahn: "Wait, so the riot was just...."

Anarky: "A distraction. The prison guards will calm things down soon enough. Anyone who succeeds in escaping might try to find us, and they will be recruited to our cause."

Rahn: "Oh. Um, well."

*Rahn shape shifts his hand into a drill*

<Mata Nui II>

Micros: Gee, Lalli, we must have racked up a hell of a fare on your cab meter. But yeah, I made a promise to ol' Kakamu. We're with Klak now till the end.

*Micros then jumps on Bob's shoulder and whispers in his ear (or "audio receptor", because he's a Toa)*

Micros: Psst, uh, you're one of those "Toa" guys, right? Think we should tell them what we discovered?

*Tahu walks in front of them*

Tahu: Of course we should. These people have friends and family up there - as do we - and they have a right to know what happened to them.

Solek: Wait, what are you talking about?

Tahu: Do you have some sort of council chamber here?

Solek: Uh, not really, but I can put out a general announcement to get representatives from all floors together.

Tahu: That'll do it. Summon your leaders. I have something to announce.

*Solek nods and runs away to make the announcement*

Gali: Well, here we go.

Lewa: Thanks for your help-work, strangers from a strange land!

Pohatu: Yeah, it was nice meeting you guys! Maybe we'll see you around sometime, if destiny calls again!

*The Toa Nuva bid their farewells and walk away*

Micros: What a nice bunch. Now, Klak's planet can brace itself, cause Micros is comin' to get ya!

*Micros and Masaharu jump back into Lalli's ship just as Solek's announcement to gather the floor representatives can be heard over the comms system*

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<Malchior IV, helicopter>

Etende: I like stories! Do we have time?

*Quolas seems concerned*

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<Doug Walker's house>

*Linkara pulls out his magic gun and fires it at Mortimer, knocking his hat off*

*Mortimer jumps and spins around to face Linkara*

Mortimer: By Merlin's beard, what did you do? That's a toy weapon!

Linkara: It's magic, I don't have to explain it! You, on the other hand... state your business.

Mortimer: ...Very well. I have been searching for my missing brother, Randolph Moloch, for some time. According to mercenary chatter, he was last seen with the man who stole money from you: Ross Mandell.

Doug: How did you know it was him?

Mortimer: I made some inquiries, some bribes and deposits in the right places. I've been in the business for a long time, but my brother is dear to me, so if he was abducted by this worthless criminal, I must find him and bring him back!

Doug: TVTropes is going to have a field day with this one...

Mortimer: Silence, or I'll have your head!

*Doug stifles his laughter*

*Mortimer points to Seran's starfighter*

Mortimer: Is that our ship?

*Nobody answers him*

Mortimer: Excellent. Vamanos!

*Mortimer walks over to the ship, but Doug's robots (ACE drones) block his path*

ACE: Permission not granted.

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<Stelta-Stal>

*Starok's eyes widen*

Starok: Something feels... different... as if a new variable has been introduced.

SMK: Tell me about it. As if today couldn't get any stranger.

*SMK forms a sword for himself to wield using his armor while the other Makuta telepathically set the Rahkshi on alert*

<The Cabana Prime>

*Asumaru and Hokagetsu are still in the brig*

*They look on bemused as Figlio broadcasts his speech*

---

*Meanwhile, Ynot ponders his next move*

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<Stelta-Stal>

*Ricochet screeches and jumps away from the insect*

*He uses his insect control power on it, trying to get it to attack Caiaphus instead*

---

*Meanwhile, the Pale Fire assumes geosynchronous orbit around Stelta-Stal*

*Blackout and Starscream stroll onto the bridge*

Blackout: Okay, so have we found the base yet?

Mook: Well, sir, it's hard to scan with all this rock.....

Blackout: Have you?

Mook: I think there might be a structure underground. Right down, on top of the core.

Blackout: On top of the core. My, my, how ambitious. And nothing else?

Mook: Just ruins, sir.

Blackout: Okay. Let's begin. Fire!

*The Pale Fire starts firing plasma bombs at the ground above the base*

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Jones/Deusoma: No, no. We are still allies. Sadly, this unit didn't fully consider the consequences of its own actions. It planned to murder both of you before you could report back to Figlio. The fact that you were still allied with Blackout did not occur to it, and sadly, I couldn't intervene in time. On behalf of the ZFT, I apologise.

*Deusoma's eyes go blank and a nasty sizzling sound can be heard as Deusoma's brain stem suddenly burns out*

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<Roodaka's ship>

*Jones returns to his conversation with Roodaka*

Jones: Sorry, some shape-shifter on Ailyb-Gypte almost killed a treaty ally. I had to dispose of it. Where were we?

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<Mordor>

TPK: Your line of thinking is flawed, Coro. However, all the others are even more flawed. As much as it pains me, we must find Blackout.

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<Malchior IV, bus>

*SB looks at the bus driver, then at Julio, and shrugs*

SB: We need to get out of here before someone calls the cops.

*He walks up to the bus stop, and checks the schedule. The next bus will arrive in 28 minutes.*

SB: .....Crap. Run!

*He runs away, hoping Julio will follow*

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<Cybertron>

Strika: All of them were probably destroyed in the attack. If you don't have a ship, how did you get here?

<Mata Nui II>

Lalli: "*looks into the distance* No need for a fare. I do it for free."

Bob: ">"

*They get on the ship. It flies off. Soon, they are out of Impel Down*

---

<Malchior IV, helicopter>

Lt. Manning: "Well, you know Aster, right? It turns out she's a ZFT agent. She kidnapped Rainn and took him away. By the way, we need to talk about Rainn soon."

Me: Crap, I knew she wasn't to be trusted. We have to rescue him!

Lt. Manning: "Oh, I wouldn't worry about him. He can take care of himself, trust me."

Me: What do you mean?

Lt. Manning: "He has been demonstrating some....unique abilities. Most of that is classified."

Me: ....Right.

D-Klak: "Hey, Quolas, what's wrong?"

*The helicopter gets nearer to their destination point*

Me: By the way, I'm coming with you for two reasons. 1, because I serve the government of Malchior IV and the Malchiorian Protectorate. 2, because I will need the planet's help in fighting Mazkertis. 3, because you're taking me to see my mother after this.

*Lt. Manning looks at Klak incredulously. Klak glares at Manning, who then nods fearfully*

---

<Doug Walker's house>

Dr. Bedge: "Who has the authorization?!"

Paul Latza: "Maybe it's Joss Whedon!"

---

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus stares at the insect intently, almost as if his eyes would convince it not to follow Ricochet's commands. Suddenly, the base shakes*

*Caiaphus holds his hand up, and closes his eyes. His mouth opens in surprise as he once again senses a familiar presence*

Caiaphus: "Could it be true?! Could that be him? Is he truly still alive?!"

*He laughs*

Caiaphus: "Ricochet, my boy, you shall prove your worth to us in another way. *He floats up to a platform high enough so that everyone may see him* Brothers, The time has come, I can sense it! If my suspicions are true, then our old enemy is at the gates. Blackout and his Brotherhood are attacking Stelta-Stal. Fear not, my apprentices and brothers, for this is the moment we have waited for! Starok, Kivalon, all of you! Our reign of darkness begins! Now the Reformed Second Brotherhood of Makuta shall rise and replace the imposters with a true Legion of Makuta! Forged in the shadows, tested by the fires of war, and stained with the blood of Blackout himself! TO ARMS!"

*He cackles, and creates a sword of shadow energy*

---

<The Cabana Prime>

*Figlio turns around and realizes Asumaru and Hokagetsu are all still there*

Figlio: "Oh, you were both still here. Awkward, hehe."

*He shyly scratches the back of his head*

---

<Ailyb-Gypte>

Ra: "Shapeshifters, such strange creatures. Dump this body in the desert, Sir Turel. The sand worms are hungry. After that, you may leave to find your master."

*He leaves the room*

---

<Malchior IV, thousands of miles below Roodaka's Ship>

Rainn: "The things I do for people."

*He concentrates, and creates a large laser gun. He fires it in the general direction of Roodaka's ship*

---

<Mordor>

*Coro smiles*

Axalara: "...Very well. Where could he be?"

D-Klak (4): "You mean you don't know where he is?"

Coro: "I do."

*Everyone (hopefully) looks at Coro, confused*

Coro: "Everything I use my powers on is connected to my mind. I turned off the lights in the bay of Blackout's new flagship. I cannot use my powers from this distance, but my mental connection with it means that I am able to locate it."

Spotter: "Brilliant!"

D-Klak (4): "That's ridiculous, but I believe it! *mutters to himself* Something is wrong with the writer of this post."

*Socah's Wall once again collapses. A lampshade also falls on D-Klak (4)'s head, and he splutters. He takes it off quickly*

---

<Malchior IV, bus>

*Julio runs after Shadow Blade*

Julio: "Weren't we supposed to rescue our friends? Actually, I like this plan better! I hated jail!"

*He sighs as he runs*

Julio: "Things were so much better when Tulio was working for the Great Beings. And alive."

*He rams into a streetlight pole*

---

<Cybertron>

Perseus: "I....I just flew on my own using my Lantern power. Honestly, it sounds quite ridiculous now that I think about it. There has to be a place on this damn rusted planet where we can find a spaceship! You're Decepticons and HYDRA for crying out loud!"

*A lampshade is on a Decepticon's corpse*

<Mata Nui II, soon after the others have left>

*Around fifty Matoran from all floors of the station gather in a large, circular room and take their seats while Tahu and the other Toa Nuva recite their ordeal aboard the Red Star and how many people they believe are still trapped there*

*It is an emotional moment in which many of the station's inhabitants are overjoyed to hear that their loved ones are still alive after all this time*

*After the leaders are told about the Kestora's activities and their construction of Baterra, they vote to assemble their best Toa and send them back to the Red Star with the Nuva to attempt a rescue*

*A few minutes after the conference has ended, Solek runs over to Tahu with four previously-unseen Toa in tow*

Solek: Hi! Uh, this is all I could gather on short notice. You want to leave ASAP, right?

Tahu: Every moment that passes by while our people are still up there is another moment they are in danger. The Kestora grow tired of their presence, the Zyglak aspire to control or destroy the station, and who knows what the others are up to...

Solek: Well said. I'll leave you to it, then!

*Solek wanders off and the new Toa introduce themselves*

*The first is Ikhet, a mute Toa of Ice who wears a grey cape and a cracked Great Huna with part of the mouthpiece missing, which reveals a constant grimace*

*The second is Arkhite, another Toa of Ice who hangs around Ikhet and acts as his translator: he wears a Great Rau and carries an Ice Gun as his Toa tool*

*The third is Vyrrh, a Toa of Lightning who wears a Great Calix and carries two large fork-like weapons as her Toa tools*

*The last is a mysterious yellow and blue Toa who calls himself "Nohex": nobody seems to know just what element he is, and he wears an unknown mask which somewhat resembles sunglasses and a large, toothy grin*

*Nohex introduces himself by giving them all thumbs-up, then saying his name three times*

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<Malchior IV, helicopter>

Quolas: I think... my fortress has been breached.

Etende: What?! I thought you said that the armies of Gengie Kon or someone-

Quolas: I know what I said, but I believe the invaders had help. Don't worry, there's no need to concern yourselves with my personal problems. I will deal with the incursion alone, later. There are more pressing matters at hand.

*He looks out of the helicopter window, deep in thought*

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<Doug Walker's house>

Doug: Spoony does, but that was before he was arrested for selling drugs to an old Scottish woman.

Linkara: I thought he was a wizard?

Doug: No, I think she was female. Anyway, stand aside, robots! Don't make me use contradictory statements on you!

*The ACEs do not move*

Doug: Fine. You've forced my hand. 1) This statement is false. 2) Does a list of all lists contain itself?

*The robots ignore him, so Seran sighs and activates his lightsaber*

*He Force-jumps towards the ACEs , severing one of their heads with his lightsaber*

*The other one pulls out a laser rifle and fires it at Seran, but he deflects the laser blasts into the sky*

*In response, the ACE cloaks and moves away*

Seran: Stupeed robuts. Notheeng is invisible to the Force!

*Using the Force, Seran pins the remaining ACE to the outer wall of Doug's house, then throws his lightsaber into its neck*

*Sparks fly and the ACE's head explodes*

*Satisfied, Seran retrieves his lightsaber, deactivates it and puts it back into his cloak*

*Linkara peeks out from the bushes*

Linkara: ...I'm impressed.

Mortimer: As am I, my boy! You should have left one for me!

*Seran ignores Mortimer, climbs into the front seat of his ship, and powers up its engines*

Mortimer: Was it something I said?

*Mortimer gathers the laser rifles from the fallen ACEs and gives Dr. Bedge and Paul Latza one each before climbing up into the ship himself*

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<Stelta-Stal>

Ordak: Blackout? After all these years? How would he know we were here?

Starok: Because someone told him we were. Someone named Kulnak.

*Starok walks over to a wall, and angrily destroys it using his Shattering power*

*Behind it is an ancient, wall-mounted alien computer, which Starok powers up and starts typing on*

Ordak: Starok, do you have a fix on their location?

Starok: Almost... ah. There you are.

*An outline of the Pale Fire in orbit appears on the computer monitor, so Ordak walks over to take a closer look at it*

Starok: Now that you know where our old friend lives, you can deliver him a gift. Fifty freshly-made Rahkshi should do it.

*Ordak smiles and uses his powers to open a wormhole in the middle of the room*

*Many Rahkshi screech and run into it, staffs at the ready*

-----

*The other end of the wormhole appears in space, next to the Pale Fire*

*Rahkshi in flight mode pour out of it and over the ship*

*A few Rahkshi of Magnetism attach themselves to the ship's hull and slash at it with their staffs*

<Stelta-Stal>

Ricochet: Blackout..... Here? *He giggles* How lucky!

---

*The plasma bombs have left a deep, burning crater in their wake*

*The wormhole opens, and the Rahkshi attack*

Mook: Sir, there's a wormhole! .....And Rahkshi!

Blackout: Point-defence, now!

*Small turrets pop out of the hull and fire lasers at the Rahkshi*

Blackout: I think it's time to test a theory. Fire into that wormhole.

*They fire several missiles into the wormhole*

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<The Cabana Prime>

Kurenitsu: Did you get anything out of him?

Ynot: Truth liberally mixed with lies, as you'd expect. But he did say one useful thing; Mazkertis was apparently a prisoner of the Great Beings.

Sasuken: The Great Beings? Where does that get us?

Ynot: It tells us whose doorstep we have to darken next. To Mordor.

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<Roodaka's ship>

*The laser beam hits Roodaka's ship, and does whatever Klak wishes it to do*

---

*Aster peers down the keyhole*

*She sighs, and starts to shape-shift her finger into a key*

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<Mordor>

TPK: You know, Coro, I'm so glad I only exiled you. Where is he now?

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<Malchior IV>

SB: We're running towards the jail, you idiot!

*The shadow of the large jail building looms over the landscape behind them*

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<Cybertron>

*Strika steps out of the building, and kicks aside some rubble*

*She notices a large Decepticon's head beneath*

Strika: Astrotrain..... damn it.

*She turns to Perseus*

Strika: This man was one of my troops. His alternate mode..... was a spaceship. If we can somehow power up his transformation cog one last time, he could be our way off this planet. I'm sure it's what he would have wanted.

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<Ailyb-Gypte>

Turel: Yes, Lord Ra.

*He picks up the body of the shape-shifter and drags it away*

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<Space, near Mata Nui II>

Bob: "Where is Klak?"

Lalli Cain: "Isn't that the question of the day?"

Bob: "Wait, maybe he went home. He did mention his desire to return to Malchior IV at some point."

Lalli Cain: "Hold on, you want me to drive all the way to Malchior? Okay, I might charge you for this one."

Bob: "We'll talk about your payment on Malchior."

*Bob grins at Cain, who groans.*

*He jumps to ludicrous speed*

---

<Malchior IV, helicopter>

Me: Breached?! Quolas, are you sure we shouldn't attend to this matter?

*The helicopter has now flown over two cities. It flies into a cave.*

D-Klak: "What are you, crazy?!"

*They land, and the "cave" seems to close. Lights turn on all over, revealing a bustling hive of activity*

Lt. Manning: "Welcome to PLATO, Major General."

Me: Wow, nifty.

*They all get out*

Me: But seriously, Quolas, are you sure?

*Several men wearing the armoured suits of the Malchiorian military approach the group with rifles in their hands.*

*Lt. Manning nods at them*

Lt. Manning: "Come with me. The Secretary of Defense is waiting, and President Howard will be calling in."

---

<Doug Walker's house>

Paul Latza: "Let's go!"

>tfw you will never meet Paul Latza

*Dr. Bedge stares into the distance, thinking of his wife*

---

<Stelta-Stal>

Caiaphus: "YES! YES! Only one person can make this day more special! Maybe we'll see him soon!"

*Caiaphus laughs maniacally, and shoots shadow blasts at the missiles*

---

<Roodaka's ship>

*Rainn realizes what he is doing*

Rainn: "Why would I want to shoot down the ship? That doesn't make sense. Maybe I'll get their attention."

---

<The Cabana, Prison Cell>

*Figlio starts making a popping sound with his mouth. After a good minute of doing so, he walks up to the door of the cell*

Figlio: "So, Asumaru, is it? How did you meet Ynot? I'd love to hear your story."

---

<Mordor>

Coro: "It's a barren planet in the Soper-Maher solar system. I do not know its name."

Axalara: "Let's get going. We'll find out more on the way there!"

---

<Malchior IV>

Julio: "Wait...Uhh....wait."

*He gets up, and runs after Shadow Blade*

Julio: "You have many plots, my friend. Together we shall kill Klak and have our revenge."

???: "Gilclack?"

*A portly man wearing a suit comes up to them, and blocks their way. He grabs his collar.*

???: "Henry Gilclack, space-car dealer, at your service!"

Julio: "No, kill Klak."

Henry: "Oh. Well, this is awkward."

*Julio and Henry stare at each other nervously for a good minute. Gilclack then walks away*

Julio: "Malchior IV is such a strange planet."

---

<Cybertron>

*For a second, Perseus seems to express sorrow. He then grimaces.*

Perseus: "Right. Let's get to it then."

*He focuses his Lantern energy on pulling out Astrotrain's body*

---

<Not-Dominion Ships>

*Mazkertis appears in the cockpit, and turns to the ship's captain*

Mazkertis: "(tp to him) When shall we arrive?"

<Stelta-Stal>

*Blackout, Starscream, Barricade, and Xintrix fly out of the Pale Fire and into the wormhole*

---

*The missiles are not hit by the shadow blasts (moving target, remember )*

*They explode in the middle of the crowd of Rahkshi*

*Then, Blackout and co. arrive*

*They fly over the Rahkshi horde, firing chain lightning and disintegration blasts at it from above*

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<The Cabana Prime>

*Asumaru rolls his eyes at Figlio*

---

*The Cabana Prime fires up its infinite improbability drive*

*Just before it dematerialises, a small red light flashes next to the button*

Sasuken: Uh-oh.

Ynot: Uh-oh?

*The ship dematerialises*

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<Mordor>

TPK: Indeed. I shall secure us a ship.

*Suddenly, a hologram of an air traffic controller appears in front of TPK*

Controller: Um, sir, sorry to disturb you, but something's appeared in the sky. It's..... it's.....

TPK: What is it? Don't waste my time, human.

Controller: It's..... a pub, sir.

TPK: A what now?

---

*The Cabana Prime hangs over the Great Being fortress, perilously close to the roof*

*It has taken the form of a classic English pub*

*On the bridge, everyone is having a pint*

Ynot: Sasuken, why did we almost crash into their roof?

Sasuken: I made a typo in the coordinates. Sorry, sir.

*The ship returns to normal and the pints are revoked*

-----

<Roodaka's ship>

*The laser beam rattles the ship, but does no significant damage*

(On the bridge)

Shifter standing in for captain: What was that? Track the source and return fire! And someone find Mr. Jones.

---

*Aster is about to get the door open, when the ship shakes and she falls over*

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<Malchior IV>

SB: Wait, did he say space-car dealer?

*He chases after Gilclack*

SB: Sir! Excuse me. We could use a car.

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<Malchior IV, prison>

*553 wakes up*

553: Gah, I feel I've got a headache in my whole body. Too much being thrown around. *looks around* Where are we?

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<Cybertron>

*The rubble begins to shift beneath their feet as Astrotrain's corpse is slowly pulled out from under it*

Strika: Careful, now.....

*Finally, the body has been fully extracted, and Strika cuts open the Decepticon's chest*

Strika: So sorry.

*She connects two wires inside, and it suddenly transforms into a shuttle large enough to comfortably fit a dozen people*

-----

<Ailyb-Gypte>

*Turel suddenly receives Figlio's message*

*He accesses the metadata, and tracks it to its source*

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<"Dominion" ship>

*The captain shrieks and accidentally spins the 'steering wheel' of the ship*

*The ship veers off course and breaks away from the rest of the fleet*

Captain: Jeez, don't sneak up on me like that! I almost had a heart attack!

*He stops talking to blow his nose*

Captain: *drops his crumpled tissue into his pocket* Anyway, we should be there in three hours.

*They continue along, in the wrong direction*

<Teruga Prime>

In the time since we last saw them, Dan, Kek and Lel have been journeying across the battle-worn Terugan landscape, catching rides with rebels and hoping to find a way to get offworld. Fighting between Terugan and local ZFT forces has reached an all-time low, with the armies of both sides decimated and remaining supplies dwindling. They are now walking on foot after paying a visit to a city that had had its outer dome smashed in by vigilant ZFT bombers several weeks before. Unfortunately for them, they are now being exposed to small doses of cosmic radiation due to the planet's feeble atmosphere, so they have to keep stopping under makeshift shelters or fallen ships every so often while their tough skin repairs itself. Much to Dan's annoyance, however, Kek and Lel see their current plight as an opportunity to ambush fellow travelers walking the lonely road... though none ever pass them by.

As of right now, the trio are sat firmly underneath the wing of half a Skyscratcher-class ZFT fighter, eating some canned food. Dan is hoping against all probability that his two companions will finally leave him be during this moment of peace, but alas, it was only a minute that passed till Dan felt the remainder of Kek's gluebread stick to the side of his face. The veteran captain tried to count to ten to contain his anger, but any method he could have used then and there would have been useless against Lel's irritating, high-pitched laughter. Dan managed to make it to 6, before jumping to his feet and seizing Kek by the throat.

"You think this is a freaking game?!" Dan growled, his eye twitching as he spoke. "We've been digging ancient caches of food out of the ground to eat for weeks, and you use the edible stuff as face-paint?"

Sadly, if it was possible for Kek to be intimidated by Dan's furious outburst, he was not.

"Bloody hell mate, calm down! Just havin' a laff!" he responded, still wearing a jolly expression as his face turned a mild shade of purple.

Lel joined in, taking a picture of the two with his EyePhone and giggling with glee.

"This is going on EyeGag!" he said. He waved his phone around, hoping to get a better reception.

Dan considered tightening his grip on Kek's throat, but decided not to, in case there were some trace of civilization to get back to. Despite his nonexistent attention span and infuriatingly bad manners, Kek was still a government employee and Terugan citizen, and as his commanding officer, Dan would be the one to suffer should anything happen to him. Kek's expression changed to one of smugness as if reading Dan's thoughts, and was subsequently released from his grip. He took a moment to catch his breath, but not forgetting to slap his knees in case someone somewhere thought he was not amused by the situation, and Dan swallowed the last of his gluebread.

"All I need... is me and my bread," Dan said. He then felt the ground rumble. At first he thought it was his stomach, but then a sheet of metal from the ship's wing slid off and stabbed itself into the sand.

"IT'S HAPPENING!" Lel shouted, and rolled out from under the wing. He was then covered by a shadow which quickly eclipsed him, though his shocked O-face could still be clearly seen.

Dan grabbed his rifle and crouched under the wing to be hit with a blast of sand, sent flying from the engines of the object above him. He shouted, rubbed his eye, and tried to clear his vision to get a better look. However, it seems he didn't need to, because Kek was ready to describe the situation in detail to his good old captain.

"It's a ship! A bloody great ship!" He screamed directly into Dan's ear-hole.

"At last!" Lel cheered. "Last one to hijack it's an ugly human!"

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<Stelta-Stal>

*The Rahkshi are scattered by the explosions and Starok shields his eyes*

Starok: Ordak, you fool, close the wormhole!

*Ordak closes the wormhole and SMK walks towards Blackout with a grin on his face*

SMK: Makuta Blackout, in the flesh. Or rather, in the antidermis suit. What's the rush?

*SMK uses his Kraata power of Gravity to stall Blackout mid-flight and slam him into the floor*

SMK: Have you met my friend, Caiaphus?

*SMK then takes a step back and gestures to Caiaphus, inviting him to approach Blackout*

SMK: He's all yours.

*SMK then flies over to the other enemy Makuta, intending to fight them*

*Kivalon grabs Xikila and shakes her in an attempt to wake her up, but Ordak flies over to stop him*

Ordak: What the hell are you doing? She's crazy!

Kivalon: So was I! We need her!

Ordak: Suit yourself, but if she flips out, I'm holding you responsible.

*Ordak turns and fires a fragmentation blast at Starscream's chest*

-----

*In orbit of Stelta-Stal, around twenty of the Rahkshi have been blasted to pieces by the Pale Fire's turrets, but the Dodge Rahkshi have managed to evade their blasts by zipping around them*

*When they get close enough, they tear away the turrets' foundations with their staffs and proceed to hack at the hull*

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<Space, the final frontier>

Micros: Malchior, huh? Never been there. Is it dangerous?

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<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

Quolas: Don't worry Klak, they won't find anything there that could affect our mission. All it means is that travelling back there now would be problematic for us. Now, who did you say we were meeting?

Etende: The secretary of defense and President Howard, apparently. I dunno why you'd need a secretary for defense, though, surely you'd want like a big gun or something?

Quolas: Indeed, though Howard sounds like a respectable man.

*Quolas and Etende follow Manning inside with the others*

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<Doug Walker's back yard>

Seran: Is everybodee readee?

*He looks over his shoulder and sees that everyone is strapped in, so he initiates takeoff*

Linkara: Are we nearly there yet?

Seran: No, shh!

Doug: This is a nice ship. Can I have it for a video I'm making? I'll give it back.

Seran: Yeah, RIGHT.

*The ship takes off into the sky*

<Stelta-Stal>

Caiaphus: "Ricochet, for every Makuta head you bring to Starok and I, you will be one step closer to being a part of our brotherhood!"

*He then communicates telepathically to Kivalon*

Caiaphus: "Do what you must, Kivalon."

*A communication to Starok followed*

Caiaphus: "Now is your chance! Destroy them all, and the universe shall be yours!"

*Caiaphus cackles and flies over to Blackout and SMK*

Caiaphus: "Hello, dearie! Isn't it wonderful to be back in the land of the living?"

---

<The Cabana Prime>

Figlio: "Oh, come on! We are going to fight Mazkertis together, you know. We should get to know each other."

*No response.*

Figlio: "I'll start. I met Ynot on Hei Fon about a year ago. I was testing Zev Raregroove on his promise. Ynot was interested in me, and gave me a communicator. Do you think he wanted us to become friends?"

*Suddenly, the ship becomes a pub.*

Figlio: "Wait wha-"

*The ship returns to normal*

Figlio: " What just happened?"

---

<Mordor>

Coro: "Um."

D-Klak (4): "I didn't know Mordor was into traveling space pubs."

Spotter: "Let's go investigate!"

*They all go outside, and see Ynot's ship above them*

Axalara: "That spaceship looks...familiar. Wasn't it in the Uterio War?"

Cutter: "It looks like Ynot's ship."

---

<Roodaka's ship>

*Rainn shoots again*

Rainn: "Come on. Find me, find me."

---

<Malchior IV>

Gilclack: "Sure, my boy! What kind? We got Cadillacs, Space Fords, Space Peugeots, and more! And today we've got a nice new deal with 0% APR! Call me crazy, but I just want to give you the best deals in the galaxy!"

Julio: "This is amazing!!"

Gilclack: "Yes! Now, come along with me and we'll get you your car for 1% APR!"

---

<Malchior IV, below the prison>

Rahn: "Guh, we're in the sewers."

Anarky: "Your friend is quite the driller!"

*He climbs up a ladder on the wall next to them, and lifts open a manhole*

Rahn: "Come on!"

*They get out a few feet way from where Julio and Shadow Blade are*

---

<Cybertron>

*Perseus gets in the spaceship*

---

<"Dominion" ship>

Mazkertis: "Why are you not following your fleet? Are you attempting to deceive me?!"

---

<Space, the final frontier>

Lalli Cain: "Not for me. Sure, I've been shot at a few times. I was even forced onto a plane by some madman named 'CIA' who called me a big guy and kept shooting in the air. But all of that was part of my plan, so I've enjoyed Malchior IV."

*They arrive near Malchior IV*

Lalli Cain: "Here we are! Give us a few, and we'll land."

---

<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

*They walk into a conference room. At the end of a table sits President Howard and the Secretary of Defense. Both of them get up and greet Klak. The Secretary shakes his hand and smiles, while the President gives him a hug*

President: "So good to see you, Klak! I'm glad that you're alive and in one piece!"

SecDef: "Agreed. Glad to have you with us, Major General."

Me: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary, it's an honor. These are my friends Quolas, Etende, and D-Klak.

President Howard: "Ah yes, D-Klak the war hero!"

*The President shakes all of their hands with a firm grip and a toothy smile*

*Lt. Manning nods and smiles. He sits down*

<Stelta-Stal>

*Blackout uses his own gravity power to neutralise SMK's hold, and turns to Caiaphus*

Blackout: You just don't go down, do you?

*He draws the Master Sword, and the Hades Gauntlet materialises around his other hand*

Blackout: Must I do everything myself?

*He slashes at Caiaphus*


*Ricochet grins*

Ricochet: Excellent.

*He pushes past the crowd of Rahkshi to join the fight*


*Starscream flies out of the way of the fragmentation blast*

Starscream: Oh, hi, I didn't see you there.

*He shoots eye-beams at Ordak*

---

*Many turrets remain, and they keep shooting at the Rahkshi*

-----

<The Cabana Prime>

Asumaru: Why, in God's name, would he want to be friends with you? Why would anyone want that?

---

*Ynot jumps out of the Cabana, and lands in front of TPK, Coro, and co.*

Ynot: Ah, you're already here. Good.

TPK: Makuta Ynot. To what do we owe the pleasure?

Ynot: To Mazkertis. What the hell did you do to him?

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<Roodaka's ship>

*Rainn's second shot almost hits the bridge, but instead just harmlessly flies by the window*

*The ship turns towards Rainn, and fires two heat-seeking missiles at him*

---

*Aster finally opens the door, and runs down the corridor*

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<Malchior IV>

SB: Hm, I think..... do you have a cheap car that would still have space for both of these boxes?

(Sewers)

553: Please tell me that means he actually drilled a hole.....

*They exit, and everyone within a 50-metre radius is instantly disgusted by the smell, except for Shadow Blade, who has no sense of smell*

-----

<Cybertron>

*Strika also gets in, and takes the controls*

*The ship slowly takes off*

-----

<"Dominion" ship>

*The Captain looks at the radar, and gasps*

Captain: Oh, god, you're right! We've broken formation!

*He sneezes again*

Captain: This is your fault! You distracted me.

*He tries to get back on course*

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<Teruga Prime>

*A spotlight shines on the Terugan trio, causing them to cover their eyes and retreat under cover*

*The light is followed by a booming voice that belongs to someone inside the ship hovering over them*

???: Please identify yourselves.

*Lel jumps to his feet, cups his hands around his mouth and shouts back*

Lel: Or what?!

???: Or we will assume you are illegible to receive aid!

*Lel eyes the ship suspiciously*

Lel: What kind of aid?

Dan: Stand down, Lel! This could be a trap.

Lel: And you call me stupid. It's the Red Cross!

Dan: What?

*Lel points out a red cross symbol on the underbelly of the ship, identifying it as a Red Cross vessel*

Lel: The Red Cross, an intergalactic charity!

*Kek calls up to the Red Cross ship*

Kek: Hey you up there, can you give us a lift?

???: Are you lost? We may be able to take you to a designated safe zone-

Kek: Atuar Sadiares should do it!

???: AtSad? No, we have been assigned to remain on Teruga Prime to provide relief until it is no longer required.

*Lel jumps up and grabs onto some piping on the ship's underbelly, then starts to climbs across*

*He grabs onto the ship's wing, flips himself up, takes a heavy wrench out of his jacket and approaches the cockpit while holding it menacingly*

Dan: What's he doing?

Kek: Probably about to violate the NAP.

*Lel whacks the cockpit, gaining the attention of one of the crew members inside*

*The crewmember yells and informs his crewmates, but they are powerless to do anything as long as Lel is outside of the ship*

Lel: Open this cockpit right now, or so help me!

*The human presses a button to open the cockpit, so Lel jumps inside, beats them all with his wrench, then throws them out of the ship while laughing manically*

*Dan buries his face in his hands*

Dan: I will be court-marshalled for this.

*Dan and Kek step over the semi-conscious bodies of the crewmembers and climb up the ship's wing into the cockpit*

*Kek and Lel commandeer the the ship and set a course for Atuar Sadiares*

*Lel presses a button that drops a supply of diapers on the unfortunate charity workers left behind*

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<Stelta-Stal>

*Ordak is hit by the blast in the shoulder and stumbles backwards, clutching the injured area with one hand*

*Ordak then uses his Hunger power on Starscream, causing the damage done by the heat vision blast to heal, thereby making himself stronger*


*In orbit, the more turrets join the battle, the harder it becomes for the Rahkshi of Dodge to evade all of their blasts*

*Some are torn apart by the lasers, but other Rahkshi succeed in destroying more turrets*

*The Rahkshi of Teleportation present grow tired of waiting for the turrets to be taken out, so they teleport inside the ship's corridors and start to cause chaos*

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<Skies above Malchior IV>

*Micros looks out of the ship's window, admiring the view*

*Masaharu coughs and grumbles*

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<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

*Quolas and Etende sit down and wait for the conference to start*

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<Seran's starfighter>

*Seran hums a tune to himself as he pilots his ship through the black void of space*

Seran: A good day to drive, yes? Almost no traffeec at all!

Doug: Yeah, whatever.

Linkara: Are we nearly there yet?

Seran: Hey, thees ees a Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor! It doesn't have a bloodee warp drive or a plot-advancing reactor core! Just be patient!

*Linkara groans and starts kicking the back of Seran's seat in boredom*

Seran: Stop that right now... wait, what ees that?

*A silver speck of light can be seen in the distance*

*At first, it is small, but grows in size the closer they get to it*

Seran: That eesn't a star...

*After a few more moments pass, the light takes the form of a figure with his arm outstretched, heading for the ship*

Seran: Thees eesn't good.

*Tendrils of silver energy sprout from a ring on the figure's hand and wrap around the ship's engines, ripping them off*

*The tendrils then morph into a giant silver hand which grabs the cockpit window and tears it open*

*The humans scream as they are exposed to the vaccum of space, but the hand then morphs into a bubble of air which wraps itself around the ship*

*The Platinum Lantern responsible for the attack enters the ship*

Komerak: Greetings, lawbreakers. I am Toa Komerak of the Platinum Lantern Corps. You have two choices. One: comply, and be taken to the high courts of your home country. Two: remain in this ship and suffocate. You have ten seconds.

Seran: Hey, uhh, I'm not weeth these guys! I'm not even from Earth!

Komerak: Tell that to the judge. Five seconds.

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus jumps back, dodging the slash*

*He fires plasma at Blackout's face*

---

<The Cabana Prime>

Figlio: "Oh come now, I'm a wonderful person once you get to know me! Besides, we shouldn't let our last names define us. Where would that leave everyone here?"

---

<Mordor>

Coro: "You're looking for Mazkertis as well? We did not do anything to him other than imprisoning him. However, those in charge of experimentation tortured him in different ways. I'll show you the files!"

D-Klak (4): "Well, I was the one who injured him and was part of the group that fought him. I'm also his mortal enemy."

Axalara: "You did what you had to do."

---

<Malchior IV, below Roodaka's ship>

Rainn: "Oh crap."

*He runs across the field, and slams his foot into the ground. A shield of rock protrudes out from the soil, attempting to block the missiles*

---

<Malchior IV>

Gilclack: "Sure! I've got plenty of cars with space! I've got a 2% APR deal just for ya!"

*553, Rahn, and Anarky emerge*

Julio: "It's them!"

*He runs up to the group*

Gilclack: "Ugh, sewer people. *yells* I WON'T GIVE YA FREE CAR! YOU CAN'T DRIVE IN SEWERS! *laughs* Darn kids. Anyway, where were we?"

*He points at a nice jeep*

Gilclack: "This one's nice and new!"

*A rear view mirror falls off of it*

---

<Cybertron>

OOS: You get to take over while they fly.

---

<"Dominion" ship>

*Mazkertis face palms*

---

<Skies above Malchior IV>

*Lalli Cain receives a transmission*

???: "Sir, you are entering government airspace. Please land somewhere else."

Lalli Cain: "Uhh, sorry!"

*He flies away*

---

<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

Lt. Manning: "Where's the Director?"

SecDef: "He couldn't make it. The only person more busy than him is sitting with us here! *chuckles*"

Lt. Manning: "Hah, right! It's not easy being the Director of the-"

*Everyone sits, and the chairs creak, so they can't hear the name of the agency.*

President Howard: "I wish I could say that things were going well on Malchior IV. Malygos is acting up, two dignitaries of the Malchiorian Protectorate are dead, terrorists are running around, and so much more. The balance of power in the universe is rapidly shifting, and now, we just saw a monster try and slaughter innocent civilians!"

D-Klak: "Funny thing, he's as human as you are, Mr. President."

Me: Two dignitaries?

President Howard: "The Presidents of Malchior I and V were killed by one of Malygos's assassins."

*Klak's eyes widen*

President Howard: "At least we've captured the terrorists. But please, tell me more about this wacko."

SecDef: "We need as much information as you can give. He is a threat to our global security. Lt. Manning, take notes."

Lt. Manning: "Yes, sir."

Me: Well, sir, his name is Mazkertis. He's a human wizard from an alternate universe who wants to power a powerful spell that will allow him to kill my friend here *points at D-Klak* and rewrite history.

Lt. Manning: "Why does he want to kill you?"

D-Klak: "I was part of the team that was trying to stop him from rewriting my universe's history. He sees me as the reason he is barely able to speak, as I damaged his vocal cords in the middle of the battle."

Me: You did what?

D-Klak: "It was brutal."

President Howard: "Why did he come to Malchior IV?"

Me: I have no idea, but at some point he realized that I live here. He kept saying he wanted to destroy the planet because it has everything that I hold dear.

*President Howard points at Etende and Quolas*

President Howard: "What's your role in all of this?"

---

<Seran's starfighter>

Dr. Bedge: "I'm sure you'll have a fun time explaining to the judge why you've captured a prominent Alasaskan!"

Paul Latza: "And three filmmakers!"

Linkara: "Trying to capture me, HMMMM?"

---

<Tybion>

CIA Guy: "Uh, you get to bring friends."

*He smiles*

<Stelta-Stal>

*Blackout uses his dodge power, and zips out of the way of the plasma*

*He shoots a lightning bolt at Caiaphus*



*Starscream groans as his energy is drained*

*He uses his own Hunger power on Ordak, draining his energy*

---

*Several Makuta attack the Rahkshi of Teleportation*

-----

<The Cabana Prime>

Asumaru: I'm not judging you by your last name. I'm saying you're clearly a very unpleasant person.

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<Mordor>

Ynot: Yes, I would very much like to see those files.

*Ynot suddenly notices D-Klak*

Ynot: D-Klak! Holy crap! But you-

*Before he can finish the sentence, TPK sends him a telepathic message*

TPK: He's from the past. Do not tell him he's dead.

Ynot: But you- but you..... I thought you retired! Guess they got you to come back for one more show, right?

*He awkwardly taps D-Klak on the shoulder*

-----

<Roodaka's ship>

*The missiles explode against the shield of rock, knocking it down*

*The ship fires two more missiles*

-----

<Malchior IV>

SB: Hm.....I suppose we need a car to get back home anyway. We'll take it!

-----

<Cybertron>

*They jump into hyperspace, hoping to track the 'Dominion' ships*

<Stelta-Stal>

*Ordak stumbles, weakened by the energy drain, but props himself up with his battleaxe*

Ordak: We could drain each other's energy until our antidermis evaporates, but I don't have all day.

*Using his battleaxe as a crutch, Ordak limps towards Starscream, then lifts it up and brings it down on Starscream's head*

------

*The Rahkshi of Teleportation attempt to fight back with their staffs, but they are soon blasted apart*

------

SMK: Starok! What's happening with their ship?

*Starok teleports to the computer and sees that, although most of the Pale Fire's external defenses have been destroyed, the Rahkshi that were sent there have also been eliminated*

Starok: We are.

Starok grabs SMK and teleports them both to the Pale Fire*

------

*Starok and SMK appear on the bridge of the Pale Fire and draw their swords*

*SMK uses his Stasis Field power to immobilize the bridge crew while Starok delivers his message*

Starok: My name is Makuta Starok, and I am disappointed in each and every one of you. You have betrayed the oath you took upon becoming Makuta. You have abandoned your mission, your purpose and your destiny in the name of a mad tyrant named Blackout and the promise of meaningless conquest. Me and my kin, who are gathered far below the surface of this rocky world, are the last remnants of the one true Brotherhood. Join us and cease this pointless attack. Join us and save your lives.

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<Skies above Malchior IV>

Micros: Be careful, mate. Someone might already be on the lookout for you if you're a known mercenary. Best not make your presence too obvious to the authorities, right?

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<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

*Quolas stands up*

Quolas: My name is Quolas, and I represent the ancient order of the Sha'lythe, appointed by the Blue Sun himself to protect the integrity of the timeline of this universe. My friend here is Etende Rhaloff, a citizen of Rhadan with a particular skillset that Klak has used, to great effect, to delay the actions of Mazkertis.

Etende: Well, I wouldn't go that far...

Quolas: She has been of great use to us, and I'm sure the Major General can confirm that.

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<Seran's starfighter>

Komerak: I don't care who you are. All I know is that you're in violation of airspace, and that I also have an arrest warrant for Douglas Walker, who matches the description of one of your passengers.

Seran: What the heck is going on? Aren't you a Plateenum Lantern?

Komerak: Yep.

Seran: Then why are you hunting down con-arteests?

Komerak: I'm bored. Come on, you're coming with me.

*Komerak grabs Doug*

Doug: N-no, please! I can give you a shoutout on my show!

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus fires a lightning bolt back at Blackout's bolt*

Caiaphus: "There is much to learn, Blackout. You have yet to gaze into infinity! You have yet to see the true destiny of the Makuta!"

*He raises his arm, and four shadow hands emerge from the ground. They all reach out to Blackout while Caiaphus pulls a staff from a dead Rahkshi*

*Meanwhile, an apparition of a human king appears, carrying a sword. He is surrounded by several armored beings. He raises his arm and seems to yell 'charge.' The other warriors raise their weapons and follow his command. He is about to join them, but he sees a child-like Po-Matoran wearing a cardboard helmet and carrying a plastic sword. He panics and yells at the Matoran, but then smiles and leads him away. The apparitions cease.*

Caiaphus: "What?"

---

<The Cabana Prime>

Figlio: "And what would make you think that? You've never met me, my dear Asumaru!"

---

<Mordor>

D-Klak (4): "I'm sorry, have we met? And why is everyone calling me D-Klak?"

Coro: "Oh, you have met. Or, rather, you will meet. And we call you that to distinguish you from our universe's Klak."

D-Klak (4): "Right....anyway, to the Archives!"

*D-Klak runs off*

---

<Roodaka's ship>

*Rainn punches the shield of rock, and it shatters. He telepathically lifts two pieces and throws them at the missiles*

---

<Malchior IV>

Gilclack: "Fantastic!"

*He pulls out a whopping packet full of documents*

Gilclack: "This is your agreement on 10% APR, 2,000 credit down payment, 450 credit service fee, and 150 credit monthly installments. You are also pledging to never buy at the honest space car dealers who are just down the street who will actually sell you a good space car."

Rahn: "Sounds like a deal! Put it on Blackout's card!"

Julio: "Wait, didn't you say 1% APR a few minutes ago?"

*Gilclack gulps and pauses*

Gilclack: "Uh...no I didn't."

Julio: "Oh, okay! I almost thought you were conning us for a second there!"

Anarky: "Oh gosh."

*He leans over to 553, and whispers in his ear*

Anarky: "Can't we just forcefully take the place and make car bombs?"

---

<Skies above Malchior IV>

Lalli Cain: "Ha, true! I already have enough on my plate with the Pirate Lords chasing after me."

*Lalli receives a telepathic message, and suddenly steers towards a different direction*

---

<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

SecDef: "Glad to have you all with us."

*The president nods*

President Howard: "Where is Mazkertis now, Klak?"

Me: Well, sir, we aren't entirely sure. We suspect he is headed to a world formerly affiliated with the Dominion.

SecDef: "According to our intelligence, there are several planets that fit that description."

D-Klak: "He is attracted to their magic."

Me: He might try to work out a deal with Malygos.

President Howard: "Shoot! We can't let that happen, dad gum it!"

Nadle: "Mr. President, we shall not let this happen. Not at all. Mazkertis will be stopped"

President: "I sure am glad to hear that, Makuta Nadle. Let us know if you need any help."

*Klak looks at everyone to see if they have any requests*

*He also sends a telepathic message to Lalli Cain*

Me: (tp) Where are you?

Lalli: (tp) How did you...? Never mind. We're on Malchior IV. Where are you?

Me: (tp) A secret base in the wilderness. Meet us at the church near the capital.

---

<Seran's starfighter>

Linkara: "Let him go, Lantern! Or else I'm gonna get you!"

Dr. Bedge: "It's that simple."

OOS: Well, chaps, seeing as I need to study for my mid-terms, this will probably be my last post for a while. Enjoy it while it lasts.

-----

<Stelta-Stal>

*Blackout flies up into the air, to avoid the lightning bolt and the hands*

*The apparition happens*

Blackout: What?

*Once the apparition disappears, Blackout's thoughts slowly return to the battle*

*He notices Caiaphus' distraction, and fires his own shadow hand at him*


*Starscream is hovering above Ordak, so the battleaxe has no chance of hitting him*

Starscream: Pathetic!

*He shoots a plasma bolt at him*

---

*Starok and SMK suddenly realise that there are no Makuta on the bridge*

-----

<Mordor>

*Ynot turns to TPK and Coro*

Ynot: Explain this.

-----

<The Cabana Prime>

Asumaru: I'm talking to you now, aren't I?

---

*Sasuken knocks on Kurenitsu's door*

Kurenitsu: Hey? Come on in!

*Sasuken does come in, and immediately sits down*

Kurenitsu: You don't look so good.

Sasuken: I just had a weird-ass dream, y'know?

Kurenitsu: And you came to me because illusions are almost like dreams?

Sasuken: Well..... yes.

Kurenitsu: Well, you're right, I can probably help you. Tell me about it.

-----

<Roodaka's ship>

*One of the missiles strikes one of the pieces and blows it up, but the other veers out of the way and continues on its way towards Rainn*

---

*Two shape-shifters catch Aster at the end of the corridor*

*Jones comes up behind her, and smiles*

Jones: Of course you would. I think it's time to take drastic measures, don't you think, boys?

*The shape-shifters nod silently, and drag Aster away to a lab*

-----

<Malchior IV>

553: Good idea.

*He grabs a bottle of whisky from Julio's box, and smashes it over Gilclack's head*

*SB gasps*

SB: What are you doing? He's not gonna sell us the car now!

553: Did you even hear what he was saying? For that price, I'd expect a freaking limo. Besides, we can make car bombs now.

-----

<Malchior IV, Newton's office>

*Thomas Jerome Newton suddenly receives an e-mail from the address "XXXXXX@YYYYYY.ZZZ"

*It reads: SHXHADIAUD6597sf6sf5s749aIDHADAUH AJDAHDAU444adasda9aDIOASHA."

*Strangely, he understands it immediately, and makes a phone call*

-----

<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

*An aide runs up to President Howard*

*He whispers "Sir, after this meeting, Senator Alan Skedaddle wants to see you. You know, the guy from M4IP." in his ear, and leaves*

<Stelta-Stal>

*Ordak deflects the plasma bolt into Starscream's face with his axe*

-----

Starok: What is the meaning of this?!

SMK: Somebody's illusion power, most likely.

*SMK zaps the area in front of him with chain lightning, then uses his power over poison to cover the bridge in toxic gas to kill any mooks that might remain*

*He then walks around the bridge, inspecting its walls*

Starok: What are you doing?

SMK: Looking for something... ah. There it is.

*SMK finds a lever labelled "Emergency blast doors, do not pull", and pulls it*

*Blast doors slam shut around the bridge, sealing it off*

SMK: What's next is up to you.

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<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

Etende: If you don't mind me asking, which planets are they?

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<Seran's starfighter>

*Komerak eyes Linkara and Dr. Bedge suspiciously*

Komerak: What are your names? Full names.

Bedge: Amasiv Bedge.

Douge: I don't even remember what my name is! It's been so long! I thought you remembered it so I wouldn't have to!

Seran: He ees Doug Walker, the other guy ees Paul Latza, and I am Seranithus Ahumaliahu Khazav Dolissima-Abirthan. The eediot in the trunk is Mortimer Moloch.

Linkara: I'm, uh... Lewis. Lewis Linkara.

Seran: That eesn't your real na-

*Linkara whispers into his ear*

Linkara: I'm gonna get you!

*Seran screams in terror and promptly shuts up*

*Komerak frowns and produces a tablet computer from a satchel which he reads their names into*

*The tablet runs their names through various crime databases to see if they are wanted for capture or questioning by any authorities*

Komerak: I only need Walker and Moloch... but I could easily take the rest of you in.

*Komerak flies over to the back of the ship and opens its trunk*

*Meanwhile, Seran fumbles around in a compartment under his dashboard*

Linkara: Looking for something, HMMMMMM?

*Seran grins and takes out something that looks like a grappling gun, but with a giant piece of blu-tac in place of the hook*

*He aims it at the cockpit window that was removed by Komerak, which is now drifting in space in front of them, and fires*

*The blu-tac sticks onto it, so Seran reels it in and fits it over the cockpit where it belongs*

*He then takes out a can of sealant and sprays it all around the edges of the window, which serves as a temporary repair of the ship*

*Seran looks back to see if Komerak has noticed what he has done, but the Plat Lat is too busy inspecting the trunk*

Seran: Alright, are we readee to leave?

Latza: Go! I don't want to be caged with Moloch and crew!

*Seran slams his foot on the pedal, but the cockpit window is ripped off again*

Seran: FFFFFF....

Komerak: Aiding and abetting. That's a very serious offence.

*Silver handcuffs are formed on everyone's hands except Komerak, who pushes Seran aside to sit in the pilot's seat*

Seran: Where are we goeeng?

Komerak: Supermax 282, your new home.

*Komerak sets a course for Supermax 282 and takes off, with the ship's inhabitants still protected by the airtight bubble generated by Komerak's Platinum Lantern Ring*

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus allows himself to be grabbed by Blackout's shadow hand. As he is pulled up, he gazes at his enemy with madness, swinging the staff around in the air*

Caiaphus: "Bring me closer to you, dearie!"

*Suddenly, he sees F-Klak triumphantly rising from the battlefield*

Caiaphus: "YOU!"

*He fires heat vision at F-Klak, but it goes through him. Caiaphus then realizes that this is an apparition. A squadron of futuristic looking soldiers, along with a few Red Lanterns and Yellow Lanterns, soon follow the phantom of the autocrat. It appears that they were leaving a battle that had just occurred. Or rather, that will occur. They all disappear.*

Caiaphus: "What?! What is the meaning of this?!"

--

*Meanwhile, Starok sees an apparition of himself for a couple of seconds. It appears that he is walking away from a successful weapons deal with a representative of the Knights of the Great Beings*

---

<Mordor>

Coro: "We figured that grabbing the best Mazkertis expert in the multiverse would help us out. Anyone close is either retired, evil, busy, or unknown to us. Do you know where Zev or Figlio are?"

Moe: "If a time-traveling wizard wants to kill D-Klak, I figure rescuing him in the past is doing us all a huge favor."

---

<The Cabana Prime>

Figlio: "True! But let us not talk on the nature of talking. Rather, let us discuss more casual things, like the fact that Ynot is negotiating a deal with the enemy downstairs."

*He starts making the popping noises with his mouth again*

---

<Roodaka's ship>

Rainn: "Crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap CRAP!"

*He fires a laser out of his hand at the missile, hoping to destroy it*

---

<Malchior IV>

*Gilclack's eyes meet in the middle as he slumps over and falls unconscious.*

*Rahn reaches into his pocket, and pulls out a badge with a star on it*

Rahn: "Damn it! He's a cop!"

Julio: "OH NO! We're doomed! Curse our faulty stars, for once again we shall be shackled, and my vengeance shall be encumbered!"

Anarky: "No, you idiots, that's a ticket to 'Sheriff's Bingo Lounge'."

Rahn: "Oh. By the way, where's Frenzy?"

*Julio runs up to a car, and begins analyzing its specifications*

---

<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

*The President nods at the aide*

D-Klak: "For some reason, I'm having trouble remembering. One of us will mention it to my past self in an off-handed comment or something."

Nadle: "Er....what D-Klak meant to say is that he has some reasonable suspicions."

SecDef: "We can provide some intel about all of the planets to you if you need it. Otherwise, we are in the dark as much as you are."

Me: Perhaps we can approach the Dominion and ask Malygos.

President Howard: "Are you crazy?"

D-Klak: "Hear him out. Klak is one of the few people who can act as an independent agent while still ensuring your government's interests are secured."

*The President pauses to think about it, then nods*

President: "Alright, sounds good. I'd love to stay and talk more, but I must abscond to legislative business! *laughs*"

*He and the Secretary stand, and shake the hands of the Klaks, of Nadle, of Quolas, and Etende*

President: "It's been a pleasure! I must say it's a blessing to have you all helping Malchior IV. Take care!"

*He and the Secretary walk out. Lt. Manning nods at the group*

Lt. Manning: "I suppose I'll have to trust you all on your mission."

Me: Um, of course!

D-Klak: "Woah, wait. What exactly isn't trustworthy about us?"

Nadle: "No, it's fine. Agents must always be suspicious of others."

---

<Seran's starfighter>

*A short time later, they arrive at Supermax 282. The mismatched group of critics, a doctor, and a Jedi are forced into the prison by some guards.*

Guard 1: "Hey, take it easy! You don't want one of these prisoners getting mad and hitting you so hard that you'll turn into that wacko who keeps talking about his mom!"

Guard 2: "Y-yeah."

Guard 1: "See that guy with the glasses? I hear he paid $200,000 for bionetic enhancements!"

*A third guard walks up to Komerak and attempts to thank him*

Guard 3: "Thanks mate. Was getting caught part of their plan?"

*The group is guided to a line of people who are also being imprisoned. In front of them stands an Eastern-European looking prisoner, and a long-haired prisoner*

Doug: "What? Spoony? They got you too?!"

*The man with the long hair nods, and frowns*

Spoony: "Yeah....for sellin' stuff to Merasmus. And it wasn't a bad Final Fantasy game."

Linkara: "Oh pooh."

Spoony: "Last time I was in this much trouble was when I offended the Warriors of the Planet Sarkeesian."

Linkara: "What's wrong with the Planet Sarkeesian, HMMMM?!"

*The Eastern European looking man turns around, panicking*

???: "NOTHING! THERE IS NOTHING!"

*Spoony nods with a frightened look on his face*

*Meanwhile, one of the prisoners on the other side of the gates walks into a restroom. He has apparently been allowed to roam free due to being harmless and randomly shouting at inanimate objects. He looks at a mirror, and sees a reflection of himself. The bathroom's door closes*

??? Reflection: "Why are you locked in the bathroom?"

???: "You talking to me?"

???'s Reflection: "Maybe you should try getting a job."

???: "Okay, where?"

???'s Reflection: "Majestic 12."

???: "Maybe you should join Majestic 12 in a body bag."

*Suddenly, a ghostly version of the man appears next to them*

???2: "I have some good news for both of you."

???: "Ok?"

Reflection: "And?"

???2: "I have contamination and mutants in my BRAIN!"

???: "......just another YOURMUM parasite."

*He opens the door, and walks outside. A guard rolls his eyes while mentioning his name: JC Denton*

---

<Liquid Metallicon>

OOS: This is for you, Red, since I see you lurking

*Akzer searches the bar, hoping to find Raigen somewhere*

Akzer: "Maybe he fell asleep here somewhere or something."

OOS: To DRJ: Would you be willing to let Mazkertis arrive at his destination soon?

OOS: Fiiiiiiiiine, I'll post again.

-----

<Stelta-Stal>

*The apparitions distract Blackout and make him lose focus*

*The shadow hand dissipates, and Caiaphus falls to the floor*

Blackout: Someone is playing games with us!

*He lands behind Caiaphus, and slashes at his back*


*Starscream tries to dodge the bolt, but it hits him in the chest anyway*

*He falls out of the sky, and lands in the midst of a swarm of Rahkshi*

*He tries to clear the area with a blast of chain lightning*

---

*The computer responds to SMK*

Computer: Unauthorised crew members are not permitted to access the bridge controls. If you are, in fact, authorised, please consult ship security.


*Outside the bridge, Makuta Bitil is laughing*

Bitil: *Speaking into a walkie-talkie* Hah, the idiots locked themselves in. Okay guys, go.



*Back at the bridge, the smoke detector falls to the floor, revealing a hole in the ceiling*

*Someone drops two flash grenades in through the hole*

*They go off, stunning SMK and Starok*

*Bitil teleports in, then teleports away with SMK, leaves him in the brig, and returns to do the same with Starok*

-----

<Mordor>

Ynot: Zev? Hah, I haven't seen him in a while. He's been off the grid lately. That said.....

*He sends a telepathic message to Asumaru*

-----

<The Cabana Prime>

Asumaru: The enemy? What enemy?

*He receives the message, and nods, even though Ynot can't see him*

*He opens the jail cell, and handcuffs Figlio*

Asumaru: Ynot wants to see you.

*He touches Figlio, teleporting him down to the surface*

*He breathes a sigh of relief*

-----

<Back on Mordor>

*Ynot grabs Figlio by the scruff of the neck, and proudly presents him to TPK and Coro*

Ynot: It's your lucky day, folks.

TPK: .....God damn it.

-----

<Back on the Cabana Prime>

Spoiler:

-----

<Roodaka's ship>

*The laser hits the missile's engine, and it spins out of control*

*It finally explodes, a safe distance away from Rainn*

*The ship descends to meet him*

---

*Aster is strapped to a lab table, and one of the shape-shifters attaches a device to her head*

Aster: What is the meaning of this?

*Jones laughs*

Jones: My dear, you're being decommissioned.

*Aster screams as the device is turned on*

-----

<Malchior IV>

*SB begins to have a panic attack, but calms down when he hears that the badge is merely a ticket*

SB: Oh, phew.

Rahn: By the way, where's Frenzy?

SB: I left him at home. I'm sure he'll be alright.

-----

<The Bat-Cave>

*Frenzy is sitting on top of the kitchen table*

*The kitchen sink has been left running for three hours straight, and the kitchen is now entirely flooded*

*In defiance of all logic, not a single drop of water has actually left the room, and the water level slowly rises around Frenzy*

Frenzy: OHSH-

-----

<'Dominion' ship>

*They somehow join back up with the rest of the fleet*

*They are now only a few light-years from Saskana*

-----

<Liquid-Metallicon, near the coast>

*Several Liquid-Metalliconians help a blue-armoured being out of the water and onto their hovercraft*

LM1: God man, how'd you get all the way out here? Did your boat sink or did ya swim here?

LM2: Yeah, nobody comes here! You're lucky we got lost, what's yer name anyway?

???: Blackout.

*F-Blackout telekinetically pushes the Liquid-Metalliconians into the sea one-by-one*

-----

<Stelta-Stal>

*The Rahkshi around Starscream explode, save for those with the Limited Invulnerability power, who instead pin his arms to the floor with their staffs*

------

*Starok does not resist against Bitil when he places him in the brig; instead, he seems to stare into space with a shocked expression*

*Next to him, SMK comes to*

SMK: Ugh... what happened? There was a light...

*Starok does not respond*

SMK: Hey, I'm talking to you! I swear, if you say that getting caught was part of your plan, I'm ripping you a new suit of armor.

*Starok finally breaks out of his trance and turns to SMK*

Starok: Did you see it?

SMK: See what?

Starok: ...Never mind. So, moving on. Who did you swear to?

SMK: What?

Starok: You said that you swore. Who to?

SMK: ...Oh. Well, back in my universe, the Makuta always used to swear on the leader of the Brotherhood, which was me.

Starok: So who is it now?

SMK: How should I know? I haven't established contact with my home world for years-

*Starok stands up and stretches his arm out, using his power of magnetism to pull SMK's neck into his hand*

Starok: Who is the leader of THE Brotherhood?

SMK: *chuckles* Caiaphus?

*Starok's grip tightens*

SMK: Uhrkk.. okay... Blackout?

*Starok repels SMK into the wall opposite head-first, then grabs him again, but this time with a shadow hand*

Starok: I don't care about your universe.

*He pulls him closer, so SMK struggles against the hand, his sarcastic smile gone*

Starok: I don't care about your ambitions.

*He pulls him closer still*

Starok: If you will not follow me, then your power will be added to mine... another way.

SMK: You wouldn't dare! I'm one of the only Makuta you've got left!

Starok: The Makuta? I am the Makuta.

*Starok dissipates the shadow hand, releasing SMK, who clambers to his feet*

Starok: My patience is wearing thin. I will reclaim what I lost, with or without your help. Prove yourself to me by freeing us from this prison. If you do not, I will kill you.

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<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

Etende: Yeah, I understand. I mean, as far as you know, this suit of mine could be a bomb or something, right?

*A couple of soldiers near them are alerted, and they draw their weapons on her*

Etende: Woah, woah, guys, chill! I was just joking! Just making a joke... haha... sorry.

Quolas: Maybe it's time for us to move on. Klak, would you like me to retrieve Kakamu and the others for you, so that we may progress together? Or will that not be necessary?

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

<Supermax 282>

Komerak: I sure hope not. Anyway, this is just a favor. Don't expect me to zip around the galaxy rounding up bad guys for you all the time. I only take orders from one person, and he's a User.

Guard 3: A what?

Komerak: I've said too much. Goodbye.

*Komerak flies through the airlock and back into space*

*Nearby, the critics, Mortimer, and Seran are stripped of their weapons, have their clothes replaced with orange jumpsuits, and are led through corridors by more guards*

*Eventually, they are ordered to stop in front of a large pair of double-doors labelled "Courtroom"*

*Another guard peeks his head around the door*

Door guard: Uh, there seems to have been a mix-up. The judge is missing from the courtroom.

Guard 9: Uh, so... you want us to just throw these loons in random cells, or what?

Door guard: Nah, we'll have to find a new judge. Just wait here while we-

*Suddenly, someone on the other side of the doors can be heard screaming*

???: This courtroom is in... UNACCEPTABLE... CONDITIONS! UNACCEPTABLEEEE!!!

Door guard: Oh crap, the warden's here. See you later.

*His head disappears back behind the doors, which then burst open to make way for a lemon-headed steed being ridden by a yellow, humanoid creature with a lemon-shaped head*

*Several trumpet players appear and play a tune*

Trumpet player: Announcing the arrival of the honorable Lemongrab, warden of Supermax 282, and campaigner for equality. All prisoners shall receive equal sentences of one million years!

Lemongrab: Hm... yes... that will do! Now, who are these?

*He looks at the critics*

Lemongrab: Ngghh...

*He looks at Seran, who shakes his head in disbelief*

Lemongrab: Nggghhh...

*He then sees Mortimer, who gives him the finger*

Lemongrab: What is this..? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS EXPRESSION?!

Guard: Uh, sir, it represents an expletive.

Lemongrab: NNNGGGGHHHH.... ONE MILLION YEARS DUNGEON! ALL OF YOU!

Guard: What, even me?!

Lemongrab: EVERYONE DUNGEON! SEVEN YEARS NO TRIAL!

*The new arrivals are ushered down a set of stairs into the lower, darker levels of the complex which are made out of stone and lit with torches*

*Paul Latza is put into a cell with Dr. Bedge, Walker is put into a cell with Linkara, and Seran is put into a cell with Mortimer*

*The guards lock the cell doors and walk away*

*A shadowed figure in a cell across from them shakes the bars of his cell to get their attention*

???: Psst. Who are you?

[Liquid-Metallican Pub]

*A male white wolf awakens from a deep drunken slumber. The first thing he notices is that the pub is strangely quiet. Looking around, he observes that there seems to not be a lot of people currently. Must be late...

The wolf also noticed that there is something odd about his field of vision. The wall ahead of him also looks a bit strange... Oh, I'm staring at the ceiling...

Trying to find purchase to get up from his spot on the floor, Raigen's right hand accidentally brushed against a piece of paper. In curiosity, the wolf abandons his earlier efforts for the time being to examine the piece of paper. A phone number... From Akzer, the guy I met earlier. Guess he has a job for me. Interesting...

Intrigued by the offer, Raigen struggled to regain his bearings but still found himself hampered from the excess of his previous drunkenness. Still laying on the floor of the bar without attracting even the faintest trace of notice, the wolf lets a resigned sigh and closes his eyes. You know what? Maybe I'll take a little rest for a while first...*

~~~

[Archon-7]

*The female wolf facepalms at Trantoshen's words, not sure if it was an honest statement or just a bad attempt at a joke, while her male lizard companion had a confuzzled expression as an awkward silence descends upon the group. Eventually, he clears his throat as he decides to break the ice before the awkwardness could get past the point of no return.*

Lizard guy: Uh... Well... I'm Gene and the scary woman beside me here is Nadira, or Dee for short. We're kinda...stuck here. Our ship crashed and we're just looking to get off this planet. Nice to meet you, I guess...

<Mordor>

Coro: "Figlio?!"

*Axalara and the Knights gasp in shock*

Figlio: "Hello, TPK! Long time no see. How have you been? And Coro! I see you two have ironed things out."

Coro: "Why did he bring you here?"

Figlio: "He seems to believe that I was the one who set Mazkertis free. Why I would do that seems to escape us all."

Coro: "Mazkertis abhors you."

Figlio: "Yes, and for good reason."

*Coro grabs Figlio by the collar*

Coro: "We know what you did to him."

Figlio: "What I was ordered to do. There's a difference, Coro."

Coro: "Not in his eyes."

Figlio: "What do you wish for me to do? If it were up to me, he would be locked in that inter-dimensional cell until the end of time."

Coro: "So, who freed him?"

Figlio: "I don't know. What sort of twisted mind would want to unleash Mazkertis upon a universe that does not understand him?"

---

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus grunts in pain, and turns around*

Caiaphus: "Who could it be? Starok and I are on good terms! And these figures are from the future!"

*He swings his staff at Blackout, clashing with his sword*

*The apparition of Foltest appears to be celebrating with his soldiers. He carries the young Po-Matoran on his soldiers and seems to mouth 'We did it, my boy! We've done it, Perseus!'*

Caiaphus: "...Or the past. Oh well, I shall investigate when I destroy you! Pity you will die in ignorance!"

*He shoots his heat vision at Blackout's face*

---

<Roodaka's ship>

Rainn: "There we go!"

*He yells at the ship*

Rainn: "Let her go, or I'll split your ship apart, atom by atom!"

---

<Malchior IV>

Julio: "It will work, but we need explosives!"

Rahn: "Worry not! Caiaphus taught me this."

*He summons a bit of shadow energy that is glowing red in the center*

Rahn: "That will explode when we want it to. Of course, there's only so much shadow energy that my species can tap into."

Anarky: "Who's Caiaphus?"

Rahn: "Caiaphus was my old master. He's dead now."

---

<Liquid-Metallicon Pub>

*Akzer starts to lightly kick Raigen to get him to wake up*

---

<Not-Dominion Ship>

*Mazkertis resumes meditating*

---

<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

Me: That won't be necessary. We will be meeting with a mercenary giving them transport in about an hour.

*Lt. Manning nods at everyone*

Lt. Manning: "I owe you something. Come with me."

*They get in the helicopter. Klak is smiling*

D-Klak: "Where are we going?"

Me: To mother.

---

<Supermax 282>

Doug: "It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is our plan."

Spoony: "I'm Spoony, that's Linkara, that's Doug. I don't know who everyone else is."

Seran: "I am Seranithus Ahumaliahu Khazav Dolissima-Abirthan!"

Paul: "I am Paul Latza. *smile*"

Dr. Bedge: "Name's Amasiv Bedge."

*For some reason, a prisoner nearby chuckles*

Doug: "Who are you?"

*Suddenly, a bell rings. It was lunch time.*

*20 minutes later, the group is grabbing trays*

Paul Latza: "And I need that guy's prosthetic leg."

Doug: "His leg?"

Paul Latza: "Yeah. God knows I don't need the rest of him. Look at him. He's useless."

*They all sit. The Eastern European man walks by, and a guard taunts him*

Guard 5: "Haha! You get to sit with friends!"

???: "They are not my friends."

*He leaves*

*A bald man sits with the critics, and gives them a mean stare. Dr. Bedge panics like a-*

Linkara: "Bedge! Calm down!"

*Linkara adjusts his hat*

Bald Guy: "I'm Agent 47."

Seran: "ok."

*Boris Johnson is standing, watching everyone*

*Meanwhile, JC Denton is sitting alone at his table, and stares at his fork*

JC Denton: "Who are you?!"

Fork: "Yesss."

<Archon-7>

Trantoshen blinked in confusion several times, then put his two spears into the sheathes on his back.

"My bad, I wasn't really expecting you to speak our language," Trantoshen explained. "Come to think of it, what language are we speaking, anyway?"

Trantoshen looked around but received only confused stares in return, so he decided to change the subject.

"Anyway, I'm Toa Trantoshen, and this is my gryphon friend Evander. He might be able to fix your ship. He's an engineer of sorts."

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<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

*Quolas and Etende climb into the helicopter and strap themselves in*

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<Supermax 282>

*Mortimer leaves the table with his empty tray to get some more food*

*When he takes his place in the queue, someone pushes in front of him*

Mortimer: You rotter! That position was mine! Face me, coward!

*The stranger turns around, and Mortimer looks at him with a mixture of curiosity and fear once he sees his face, for he had never seen any face like this before. The stranger's head was a shade of green, his teeth were a metallic silver, and he had two mere slits in place of a nose. His ears were also tiny holes in the sides of his head. Looking down at the rest of his body, Mortimer saw that the man in front of him was a tall, bipedal alien with dark red muscle in place of skin. The lower parts of his arms and legs blended into advanced, black machinery, and his chest was covered with curved armour that could not be removed because it was fused to his flesh. His armour showed signs of originally being black and gold, though it had since been spray-painted bright orange, presumably so that he would fit in with the other prisoners wearing orange jumpsuits*

Mortimer: Uh, n-never mind, you go first.

*The stranger gives a satisfied smile as if to say "Sure", then headbutts Mortimer, knocking him over*

*Guards activate their stunsticks and rush to the alien, but he calmly waves them away and proceeds down the line to get his food*

*Having seen this from the critics' table, Seran turns to Latza*

Seran: What was that about?

Agent 47: Ah, pay no attention.

Seran: Why?

Agent 47: Because that man does not like being stared at. Intel tells me his name's Koranis, and according to Galactic Government records, he originated from a world called "Spherus Magna", though no such world has been known to exist. Care to hear something even more interesting?

Seran: Sure, why not?

Agent 47: He claims that he was experimented on by the Great Beings. After he was given his... "augmentations", he was apparently assigned to protect a faction called the "Nynrah Ghosts". And the rest is classified.

*JC Denton's ears pick up upon hearing the word "augmentations"*

Agent 47: Now if you don't mind, I need to use the bathroom.

*Agent 47 stands up and leaves*

OOS: pls respond

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<Meme World>

For those not familiar with the Dong Squad's adventures up to this point in the story, they are a group of joke characters who have banded together to prevent a foretold apocalyptic event dubbed "the Happening". After recovering an item that the Squad might need for their mission (the Travel Glove), they found themselves crash-landing on Meme World, a world where nothing makes sense. Realizing that the wackiness of this planet must be a result of another powerful artifact nearby (The Mask), the Squad went looking for it down a hole in the ground, and subsequently found themselves trapped in a multi-dimensional playthrough of the cult movie The Room. Once they encountered its star Tommy Wiseau, they interrupted the progression of the movie by pestering him to reveal the Mask's location. Tommy refused to answer them and stormed off, having quickly taken a disliking to the Squad. Anticipating what would happen next, Yon led the crew to Wiseau's favourite flower shop, destroyed its merchandise, and plotted to sell Wiseau a member of their team, the Shell-Shocked Cat, as a gift for Lisa, so that the Cat could locate the Mask without the Squad alerting Wiseau to their presence.

Now, the tension was thick inside the former flower shop on Meme World. The universe's mightiest love-em-or-hate-em heroes were all hiding behind the counter that Tommy Wiseau was drumming his fingers on, wondering what gift to get for his girlfriend Lisa. The fact that all of the shop's flowers had been ripped apart or that the floor was littered with pieces of broken pottery didn't seem to faze him. He didn't even care that the shopkeeper had been replaced by a scowling bald man with yellow uniform and a red cape, as Lisa obscured all other thoughts.

"Uhh... can I help you?" Saitama said in a monotonous way.

"Yeah can I have a dozen red roses please?" Tommy said at the speed of sound.

"Uhh... I..." Saitama began to mumble. Yon kicked him in the leg to encourage him to continue, but this instead caused him to blurt out "TODAY WAS THE SPECIAL SALE DAY!!"

Yon dragged his fingers down his face in frustration, resisting the urge to jump up and strangle the slat out of Saitama. Jesse Ventura responded by grabbing the Shell-Shocked Cat and throwing her up onto the counter. Tommy Wiseau smiled upon seeing her, and patted her head.

"Hi doggie! So, where are the red roses please?" He asked him again while becoming increasingly anxious. He kept looking at his watch, as if timing how long he was going to be in the shop for... and something told Saitama that Wiseau was behind schedule. After a few more moments, he stomped his feet and got visibly angry with him.

"Fine, you don't want to give me, then I'll get something better for her! I'm fed up with this shop!" He said, and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Saitama said, holding up the Cat. "Look, a free gift, for valued customers! You're my favourite customer, Tommy!"

Although Saitama probably should have been smiling while saying this, his acting was incredibly poor. Luckily for him, Tommy doesn't notice the quality of acting in his films, and turned back around with a smile on his face.

"Doggie... for me? Are you serious right now? Thank you mister shopkeeper, Lisa will love this!"

Saitama crossed his arms and leaned back against the wall. "Just an average guy who serves as an average hero", he responded, as Wiseau left the store with the Shell-Shocked Cat in his arms.

The other members of a certain phallically-named team breathed a sigh of relief at his departure, and stood back up.

"So what do we do now?" Tiny the dwarf asked while plucking flower petals out of his bazooka.

"Wait for her to report back," Yon replied, "or we get bored and go back to the ship."

The others talked among themselves for a moment, looked back at Yon, and shrugged.

"I have no preference," No Image Guy muttered. "We'll follow your lead."

A period of silence followed them, during which Yon thought about how to proceed from here. The Ayy-Lmaliums went upstairs to search for spaghetti, and Ainsley followed them with some pots and pans. Jesse Ventura began to debate political issues with the filthy criminal Ross Mandell, and Soldier went around inspecting every object in the store for signs of Merasmus.

"Meraaasmuuus!" Soldier whispered. "You cannot hide, wizard! You are a painis-sucking fruitbasket, and you WILL suck my-"

Suddenly, the silence was broken by the sudden appearance of the tall, coked-up magician, screaming a tide of nonsense.

"MERASMUS ARRIVES ON A TIDE OF BLAAAL!!" Merasmus shrieked while flailing his arms around. This caused Soldier to laugh maniacally.

"Merasmus! I knew you'd come back, maggot!"

"Son of a SOS! SUUooUUS! AAAHHHGGH!"

Yon's eye widened, and he stood up.

"Wait, Merasmus wasn't here? How long was he gone?"

"Ah, quite a while, laddie," Shrek responded. "Said he sensed the presence of evil or summin'. To be fair though, that might have just been what was brewin' in me belly."

"What?" Yon asked. Shrek answered his question with an onion-scented fart. Randolph screamed and tried to hide behind Pumkin, but the large anthropomorphic fruit swatted him out of the way with a "No! I don't want that!".

Yon considered intervening, but was distracted by the ringtone of his EyePhone. He took it out of his pocket, pressed a button and held it directly in front of his eye.

"Yon here, liberator of Teruga Prime, leader of the Dong Squad and shareholder of Optrex. Who is this?"

The Shell-Shocked Cat's voice reverberated through the phone. "It's me! I'm in! He's taken me to the location of the Ma-"

The others gathered around the phone as another voice came through.

"Doggie? Who are you speaking to?" The voice said.

"Oh fiddlesticks," Randolph muttered, realizing that their cover had been blown.

"...Doggie?"

"Meow"

"That's it, you betrayed me! I loved you doggie, why, why do you do this to me?! You ruined my movie! I'll kill you mudderfuggers, I'll kill you!"

Without warning, everyone in the shop suddenly heard a ringing noise and saw each other's bodies glow with a white light. This could only mean one thing...

"We're being teleported!" Yon shouted. The next thing they knew, the familiar, petal-covered floor of the flower shop was replaced by volcanic rock. The Squad looked up at the path in front of them, and sure enough, Tommy Wiseau was there, perched atop a giant bat at the peak of the volcano.

"I'll kill you mudderfuggers, I'll kill you!" Wiseau called down to them as his pet screeched his name. "You betrayed me and I don't care anymore. The Mask will care for me!"

With gritted teeth, Yon observed Wiseau hold up one of the most powerful masks of all time: The Mask of Indescribable Nonsense. As he brought it down onto his face, the Dongers prepared themselves for their greatest battle yet.

OOS: I've found myself with a day off thanks to some funny scheduling, so I thought I might as well post.

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<Stelta-Stal>

*Blackout fires his own heat vision back at Caiaphus. The attacks cancel each other out*

*He suddenly fires a ball of toxic maroon mist from his gauntlet at Caiaphus's face*



*Starscream sighs, and uses his Iron power on the Rahkshi*

*Their legs suddenly turn very soft and brittle*

---

*Both SMK and Starok are suddenly slammed against the wall by someone else's magnetic powers*

*The lights outside the cell come on, revealing Overlord Blackout*

OB: Evening, gentlemen.

-----

<Mordor>

TPK: You sound twisted enough to me.

Ynot: He does. So, have you found out anything?

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<The Cabana Prime>

Spoiler:

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<Roodaka's ship>

*The ship suddenly disappears*

*Meanwhile, the actual ship is several miles away, now cloaked and out of sight*

---

*Suddenly, the temperature in the room begins to drop*

DRJ: Is the heating not working?

*The shape-shifter touches Aster's arm, and instantly recoils, screaming in pain*

*Her restraints begin to frost over and crack*

*They finally snap, and Aster rips the device off of her head*

*The shifter tries to stop her, but she turns her arm into a blade and stabs him*

*She runs out of the room*

-----

<Malchior IV>

SB: Excellent!

-----

<'Dominion' ship>

*The ships emerge from hyperspace, near Saskana*

*They land on a series of platforms sticking out of the sea*

-----

<Liquid-Metallicon>

*Suddenly, Akzer and Raigen hear the sound of an engine running nearby*

*The sound gets closer and closer, until suddenly F-Blackout's hovercraft crashes through the wall of the pub*

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<Malchior IV, PLATO HQ>

*An agent shouts 'Wait!' He runs up to Lt. Manning and hands him a folder. Manning nods and gives Klak the folder*

*Klak nods, and opens it*

Me: Saskana, hmm? Never been there.

*The helicopter flies away. An hour later, it lands in a field near small white church. Klak gets out*

Me: My mother frequents this place.

*Lalli Cain is standing next to his ship, lying on it while drinking a bottle of water*

*D-Klak gets out*

*Lalli Cain splutters once he sees him from afar*

Lalli Cain: "Is that...?"

*Klak sees Lalli Cain from a distance, and waves at him*

---

<Supermax 282>

Linkara: "Classified, HMM?"

Paul Latza: "What is this, the CIA?!"

*The Eastern European man panics upon hearing this acronym. He turns around*

???: "Nothing, I did nothing!"

*Everyone stares at him*

Doug: "This prison's freaking weird!"

Dr. Bedge: "I can take it! I can do it!"

Linkara: "Calm down!"

Doug: "Yeah, take it easy!"

*A guard runs up to them, swinging his baton*

Guard 9: "Do we have a hothead here or something?"

*Boris Johnson pats the guard on the back*

Boris: "No, he's fine."

*The guard nods, and leaves*

*Boris Johnson smiles at the group. He walks away*

Linkara: "I bet we can take that Koranis guy up front! I've got my hat to guide me, though they took away my magic gun."

---

<Meme World>

*Merasmus raises his hands up, summoning a bomb*

Merasmus: "Take that, you foul creature!"

*The bomb flies at Tommy Wiseau*

---

<Stelta-Stal>

*Caiaphus grunts, attempting to move away from the mist. He uses his elasticity power to stretch his head high into the air, then move his arm to punch Blackout in the face*

---

<Mordor>

Figlio: "Me? No. All I know is that I have an event to attend in a few hours."

Coro: "D-Klak hasn't said much, only that we will need an army to take down Mazkertis. Oh, and that Mazkertis was after the Keruvim 50 years ago."

Figlio: "Of course. I wonder if he intends to steal it."

---

<Outside Roodaka's ship>

Rainn: "Damn it! Where are you?"

*He fires laser blasts all around him*

---

<Malchior IV>

Rahn: "So, what's the target?"

Anarky: "Th-"

Julio: "The Sheriff's Bingo Lounge! Our revenge will be complete!"

Rahn: "Excellent!"

*He gets in the car*

---

<'Dominion' ship>

*Mazkertis slowly gets up, and silently moves to the ship doors*

---

<Liquid-Metallicon>

*The bartender pulls out a laser gun*

Bartender: "What the hell?"

Akzer: "Is that...? Woah, what in the world are you doing here?"

Bartender: "He's with you? He owes me a wall!"

[Liquid-Metallican Pub]

*Raigen starts to rise from the floor, stabilizing himself on a nearby table and growling in annoyance as his still slightly drunk mind fails to register the atmosphere of panic prevalent at the pub, focusing instead on the interruption to his much coveted sleep.*

Raigen: Ugh, can't a guy get some sleep around here? I swear, some people....

~~~

[Archon-7]

*Dee and Gene looks at each other for a brief couple of seconds at Trantoshen's words before turning their attention to Evander, the lizard slightly hopeful while the wolf seemingly still a bit cautious.*

Dee: We'll see about that. So what's your story, birdy?

~~~

OOS: Paws pls

<The Pale Fire>

*Starok smiles apprehensively*

Starok: Ah. Blackout. How nice of you to join us. Your appearance has changed. Perhaps you absorbed some of my subordinates? I was just thinking of doing that myself.

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<Malchior IV, white church>

*Masaharu runs towards the group on all fours, standing up again to give Quolas a hug*

Quolas: Oof, erm, what is the meaning of this?

Micros: He's just glad to see ya after what we both just went through. Reason being, we both watched Kakamu get turned into a pool of silver liquid.

Etende: Wait, what? Are you telling us he got melted or something? Nice to see you too, by the way.

*Masaharu lets go of Quolas and scratches his head*

Micros: That's pretty much it, yeah. That happened after we followed the co-ordinates we found in the cave back on Lotcas. They led us to some weird super-secret space station disguised as a star. After Kakamu got melted by these shapeshifting robot things, we picked up a bunch of wackos calling themselves the Toa Nuva and left. So we dropped the Toa off at another super-secret station called the "Mata Nui II", except that one was underwater, and they told their people what had happened to them, so they got together even more Toa and set off for the Red Star to fetch their loved ones, beat the bad guys and all that.

Etende: Kakamu... is dead?

Quolas: Maybe... maybe not. At the very least, he is captured and powerless. You said a rescue mission team was being sent to the station, correct?

Micros: Eyup.

Quolas: Then let us pray that he returns with them. We will need him in the war ahead.

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<Supermax 282>

Seran: What are you talkeeng about? We don't want to start a fight on our first day heere!

Paul Latza: I hear the agent who was sitting here a moment ago might be interested.

Seran: When deed he say that?! Screw you guys, I'm going back to my cell.

*Seran stands up and leaves*

*Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Agent 47 enters a cubicle and scowls at the toilet inside*

Toilet: I am the butt ghost. I will eat your butt!

Agent 47: My client has asked me to ensue it is the last butt you will ever see.

Toilet: ...

Agent 47: ...

*Another voice calls out of the cubicle next to them*

???: Hello? Can somebody get me some toilet paper?

<Stelta-Stal>

*Blackout's eye pops out of its socket*

*He grunts, and fires a concentrated beam of shadow energy at Caiaphus*


*The Rahkshi holding Starscream suddenly collapse, since their legs can't hold them up anymore*

*Starscream flies into the air again, and fires several disintegration blasts at Ordak*


*Meanwhile, Barricade and Xintrix are on the sidelines, tossing a red-and-white ball back-and-forth*

Barricade: Don't you think we should start fighting again?

Xintrix: Nah. Blackout and Starscream can handle them.

*A quiet scream can be heard from the ball, and an eye seems to be poking out of it*

Ricochet/Ball: Nooooo.....

---

OB: What? Oh, no, no. I'm not Blackout. Well, I'm Blackout, just not the Blackout you mean. My name's Overlord Blackout, and I'm Blackout's other half. So, have you got anything to say before I crush your heads?

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<Mordor>

Ynot: I think he'd have bigger plans. Oh, and you should probably call your friends to let them know you won't be coming.

TPK: Coro, did you read the transcripts from Mazkertis' interrogations? Did he give any hints as to what he might do?

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<Roodaka's ship>

*Aster grabs a parachute out of a nearby locker, and opens a hatch*

*She puts the parachute on, and jumps out*

Aster: Phew.

*She pulls the cord, and the parachute opens*

*However, several of Rainn's laser blasts burn sizable holes in the fabric*

Aster: You have got to be kidding me.

*She looks down, and realises she is about to land in someone's backyard*

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<Malchior IV>

*SB loads the boxes in the boot, and gets in the car*

*553 reluctantly does the same*

-----

<Saskana>

*A bearded man wearing a fancy military uniform and a monocle is standing outside, waiting for the Captain*

*He points at Mazkertis, and turns to a nearby pilot*

Baron von Budberg: Vhat is zhat..... ting?

Pilot: Oh, that's the creature that helped us, sir.

Von Budberg: It haylped? Interesting.

-----

<Liquid-Metallicon>

*F-Blackout tosses the keys to the hovercraft at the bartender*

F-Blackout: This should be more than enough to cover the damage.

*He steps out of the vehicle, and approaches Akzer*

F-Blackout: Come on, buddy, I'm on holiday! I wanted to visit some of my friends back in the past. I'm gonna stop by Malchior IV too, and maybe Ynot's place if I can find it. How are you doing?