BZPower Battles

*V-K throws the energy balls at two of Aertunus' men, sending them flying backwards into some chairs*

OOS: Oops, forgot the Slayer.....

*Blackout suddenly appears and creates a shield of Nox energy, repelling the blast*

*Luigi's men hold there ground, the fray of battle leaves them confused. They are effective pawns to Blackout's intentions.*

Luigi: Give 'em hell!

*Blackout suddenly teleports into space, and begins firing at ships*

V-K: I don't have time for this.

*V-K disappears*

*Abneris, Set, and D-Klak all shout into their communications the same thing*

All: "BLACKOUT!!"

Abneris: "Star ships La Morte and Renegade Ghost, focus all fire on Blackout and his allied forces, sirs. Fighters, if you can hear this, attempt to knock out the shields on the enemy capital ships, especially the one with the ion cannon, sirs!"

DK: "*to Klak, who is on Krustallos's surface* Bad news, Blackout is here."

*D-Klak hesitates, but still continues flying towards Set's ship, firing at enemy fighters and aiming for crucial points*

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Me: Blackout and his forces have arrived. This was not unintentional. Uterio's army, as far as I know, is secretly allied with him. We need to maintain hold of this planet.

*suddenly, a meteor crashes in front of the building that they are in*

*it shape shifts into the Baterra*

Treveya: "You're late! What took you so long?"

Baterra: "I was watching the fight by pretending to be an asteroid. Plus, MakutaKlak forgot about me."

*the fourth wall dies*

Me: Shape shift into something, they are almost here!

*the Baterra appears as a crystal deposit*

*a large tank is led by a floating chariot, which is ridden by Rahksha*

*Behind the tank appear several legions of troopers. Half of them have armor similar to Rahksha, while others wear the insignia of Serecio's army. They carry swords, Battle Axes, light sabers, or laser rifles*

Rahksha: "Blackout has arrived, gentlemen. But this world is ours."

*Klak, Nadle, and Treveya step out*

Nadle: "I thought that your experience in war would have made you much more astute."

Rahksha: "Oh great, if it isn't my favorite group of people in this universe. Men, they are traitors! Destroy them!"

Me: NOW!!

*Treveya forms shadow wings, which carry her into the air, distracting the guards*

*Klak blasts some with a ray of light, while Nadle summons an army of insects that begin attacking the legions outside of the city entrance*

*The Malchiorians begin to come out, and fire on the troops*

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*Set smiles and sits down on his chair in the cockpit*

Set: "Our enemy has turned against Blackout. We have to use this distraction as an advantage. Finish them! The Makuta is not our target today!"

Set: *he whispers* "Everything is happening according to Uterio's plan."

*Blackout fires a tentacle of Unicron energy which wraps around the La Morte*

Blackout: Nice try. *throws the La Morte into the Renegade Ghost*

*V-K appears above the battlefield of Krustallos*

V-K: What? Hmm... a fight...

*V-K has a brief glance into everyone's thoughts*

V-K: The Great Beings? A war against the multiverse? I cannot allow this to happen.

*V-K floats to the ground*

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*Trantoshen and his Malchiorians continue to fight Blackout's Rahkshi*

*a Rahkshi of Lightning fires at Trantoshen*

*Trantoshen does a blackflip over the lightning blast and superheats the air around the Rahkshi's head, creating an explosion*

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*On Vassilan, Nyatera walks out of the complex, now fully healed*

*A drone marches up to her*

Drone: Miss, there is a battle in our solar system, near Krustallos. If it continues, the people of Linkit, Fareste and Vassilan might be affected.

Nyatera: Do nothing yet. It is unlikely that the conflict will spread here.

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*On the barren surface of Linkit, several Agrippa climb out of a crater with a drone*

*The drone turns and says the same thing to the Agrippa*

Agrippa ???: We will bide our time first. We are in no position to fight.

*the newly headless Rahkshi crashes into a boulder in slow-motion*

*suddenly, Dark Knights appear and begin killing the Malchiorians*

Aeturnus: Bah! Guard the wreckage. *He turns his horse around and rejoins the caravan of soldiers.*

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Leuitenant: *To Major* Do we attack? I mean with the Field Marshal pre-occupied...

Major: I'm sure he wouldn't mind a few volleys at the encampment.

--Ten minutes later--

*The army reaches the camp.*

Major: Three ranks! Load rifles! Fire on my order only!

*A short pause ensues whilst the thin line of men is formed and each man loads his rifle. The small garrison rallys to the walls and barricades.*

Major: Fire!

All leuitenants: Fire!

*A ragged line of fire is fired to barely any affect. Seeing the apparent lack of training the garrison troops decide to charge out. If these were the type of men he expected, they would run.*

Major: Fix bayonets and prepare for hand combat! *The leuitenants echo his orders*

*Despite the apparent amply time to fix their bayonets, no more than a third of the men actually managed the task.*

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*Aeturnus arrives in the distance and can see his line being breached.*

Aeturnus: D*mn! *He rides in to rally his poorly trained soldiers.*

Major: Aeturnus, sir... I didn't know, I couldn't have known.

Aeturnus: Time enough to explain later, we've got work to do.

*Most of the soldiers run bar the original soldiers under the Major's command.*

Aeturnus: Major, stop the deserters.

Major: Stop, sir?

Aeturnus: Indeed, I'll send some men and horses to help you once this place is won.

*The Major jumps onto his horse and follows where the deserters had gone whilst Aeturnus rides into the fray.*

*The La Morte and Vengeful Ghost are destroyed in a fiery explosion*

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*Rahksha's soldiers regain their formation, and fire at the Dark Knights, Rahkshi, and Malchiorians*

*some of the Malchiorians fight off the Dark Knights, while others attack Uterio's forces*

*the Baterra shape shifts into a bird-like Bionicle, and follows Treveya through the skies*

*they begin to send plasma and shadow blasts at the enemy forces below*

*Klak and Nadle are behind a wall*

Me: We're outnumbered.

Nadle: "My insects can keep the legions towards the south occupied, but our Malchiorian comrades will suffer a horrible defeat."

Me: No....it cannot end this way. These men pledged their allegiance to my mother and I, and they will not become cannon fodder for two overpowered tyrants!!

*Klak runs out and begins blasting large rays of light at both of the opposing forces*

*Nadle uses gravity to lift a Rahkshi, a Dark Knight, and one of Serecio's men in the air*

Nadle: "It would be interesting to combine you three in a lab...."

*he sends out a psionic attack, disabling their minds*

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*Coro is sitting next to MK on a cliff, watching the sun of the BZPB planet set*

Coro: "The defense systems survived yet another attack. It is difficult not to reconsider my position on Uterio's war."

MK: I'm telling you...he will betray you all. But now, thanks to your precious Angonce, I can do nothing about it, save for controlling my characters of course. This is all in The Shepherd's hands now.

Coro: "Forgive me, MakutaKlak. I did not-"

MK: I know, I know.

*Coro walks away, and MK continues watching the sunset*

---

*F-Klak nods at Namine*

FK: "Now reach out to it, and think of flight...."

*another Dark Knights sneaks up behind Nadle and stabs him*

OOS: ####! I spent ages writing a massive reply and my crappy netbook deleted it. Oh well...

*Taken by surprise by the Dark Knights, Trantoshen fails to stop them from destroying his other Malchiorians*

*Amongst the battle, Trantoshen takes out a yellowed piece of paper. Drawn on it is what looks like a diagram of the multiverse and a planet outside it labelled 'BZP'.*

Trantoshen: Of course...

*Trantoshen blasts away a Rahkshi during his realisation*

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*Meanwhile, Serecio is sitting on a floating throne/platform high above the battle with the rest of his forces*

*One of his flying robots comes up to him and gives him some electrobinoculars. He takes them and looks down at the battlefield*

Serecio: Excellent. Commander, you and Unit 527 take a Blade Dragon each and see if you can take out any more ships.

Commander: Yes, sir.

*The Commander and another robot, 527, each mount a space-adapted Blade Dragon and fly off*

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*In Wiki Metru, Yon reaches his pistol*

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*On Vassilan, Nyatera is being stared at by her emloyees*

Nyatera: Oh, fine. Use a probe.

*A probe is activated and flies off*

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*Meanwhile on Atuar Sadiares, Lan speaks into the comm*

Lan: I urge no-one to panic now. The Terugan officials have left.

*Nadle feels the stab, and grunts in pain, then turns around and blasts the knight away with gravity*

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*Set communicates with the Blade Dragons*

Set: "Nice of you to join us. This battle is going quite well!!"

A crash is heard inside the ship, and Set is knocked down*

Set: "What?"

Ensign: "Sir! They've hit us!"

Set: "Prepare the ion cannon!"

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*D-Klak flies close to the ship*

DK: "I'll have to find a way to penetrate the shields...Come on...where's the damn generator..."

*he flies near the structure*

DK: "Eureka baby..."

*he fires several torpedoes, destroying the generator*

*more fighters attack D-Klak, along with the Star fighter's turrets*
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*Abneris's ship destroys one of the GB's starfighters, while some of the remaining Malchiorian X-wings swarm around the Blade Dragons*

Abneris: "We may have lost our comrades, but their fight will not be in vain. Blackout is our next target once D-Klak destroys the Ion Cannon."

*Blackout sees the Blade Dragons and repels them into Serecio's ship, then fires a tentacle of Unicron energy that wraps around Abneris's ship*

*The Commander scans Blackout*

Commander: Name: Makuta Blackout. Relevance: Primary target of Lord Serecio's forces. Going in to intercept.

*The two adapted Blade Dragons fire huge balls of energy out of their mouths at Blackout*

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*Trantoshen kicks away another Rahkshi*

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*Vorahk-Kah lands on the surface and decapitates a Malchiorian beneath him*

V-K: An interesting war. What's that?

*Pieces of metal form in front of V-K to make Advanced Dal*

AVD: I am the master of calculation. You are an enemy of us.

*AVD blasts V-K into a wall with a ball of energy, but V-K does the same to AVD with Chain Lightning*

OOS: YOUR BLADE DRAGONS WERE JUST REPELLED INTO SERECIO'S SHIP

Malchiorian Ensign: "Abneris! We are being attacked by what seems to be Unicron energy!"

Abneris: "......Sir, in all my years of warfare, I have not experienced something like this.....Focus the majority of our power to the engines!!"

*the X-wings begin swarming around GB ships, and taking down their fighters*

*two others assist D-Klak in taking down Set's ship's defenses. They destroy an entire fleet of fighters*

*D-Klak communicates to his comrades*

DK: "Alright...we need to take down two pylons near the entrance. Then it's Star fighter capturing for us!"

*the Malchiorians nod, and the squadron flies upward*

*minutes later, they reach the entrance, and destroy the pylons*

*they fly into the hangar, which is overrun with Rahksha's troops*

*D-Klak jumps out his X-wing (it lands)*

DK: "GIVE EM HELL!"

*they begin fighting*

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*one of Nadle's insects attacks V-K and the AVD*

*a larger insect rams into the legions of the Great Beings, killing and knocking out several*

*those soldiers begin firing, killing the insect in a flurry of laserfire*

*more insects, smaller this time, charge at them, causing a battle*

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*Nadle creates a power scream, knocking several Rahkshi and GB troops away.*

*Klak fires more light blasts*

*the small force of Malchiorians, Trantoshen, Klak, and Nadle have been pushed back beyond the city square*

*buildings begin crumbling around them*

Me: Fight harder!!!!!

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*Keichi is sitting in his ship, which picked him up off the space station*

K: "War with the freaking Great Beings....this sounds interesting..."

*out of the shadows walks out Quick Billy and SM Treveya*

SMT: "Whatever you get, we want a piece..."

*Blackout begins pulling Abneris's ship towards himself*

OOS: They were only repelled into Serecio's ship. Doesn't kill them.

OOS: Yes, but at the very least you could acknowledge that the dragons were repelled into a ship.

OOS: I'm certain I couldn't possibly come to regret this.

...

*Within some kind of contained miniature Universe, approximately fourteen light seconds across, a mid-size ship jets across the expanse of mist and cold air*

*Sitting within the slightly cramped bridge are several figures; one with largeish ears looks over her shoulder*

??? 1: Approaching Medium Planet C3-E41. Still under construction, three-fifths completed.

*On the front of the bridge, a screen turns on to show the sight before them*

*Hanging by behemoth chains is a planetoid made entirely of purple and magenta rubber*

*All across this planet's surface, activity can faintly be seen milling about*

*A bumpy, curved chunk of its mass is still yet to be added*

*Smiling from the main chair, a certain fellow gazes upon the spectacle...*

Zev: ...This is going to be a total, total blast.

*Murmurs of agreement fill the bridge*

OOS: It's something!

OOS: M'kay.

*The Blade Dragons recover and take flight towards Blackout again, firing balls of energy out of their mouths at him*

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*In the BZPB control room, User:King of Nynrah puts his head in his hands*

KoN: Aghh... the GBs are ruining our multiverse... I have to do something... but what?

OOS: I'm not gonna wait for Klak any longer.....

*Blackout throws Abneris's ship at the Blade Dragons*

OOS: ...I suppose no one cares that I'm back...

... /sniffle ...I didn't know exactly what I expected when I came back...

...But...Couldn't I get a little welcome back after so long?

Not a big fanfare or anything, I mean...But, still...

...Couldn't I get a "Zev, Where U Been?"

...Oh well. I missed you all anyway.

/glomps Blackout

...

*The ship has landed on another planet*

*Across a spectacular beach, four or five beings stand looking about*

*On this planet, the seas are a pale lavender with a ludicrous amount of foam, and the countless beaches are comprised of pearls and amethysts. The particular beach this group is on sits framed by two huge, indigo-colored mountains which themselves possess streaks of white with iridescent glimmers. Behind the group are magnificent forests; royal purple bark, whorled with silver, and intricately-carved leaves of deep magenta. Finally, the half-finished, intricately carved silver moon hangs by chains up above*

*The beauty is incredible; the sheer work put into it is phenomenal; it takes several minutes before anyone can say anything at the wondrous sight...*

Vi: ...Ugh. Just...Ugh.

Anna: This seems like an awfully big effort...Who could possibly afford this...?

*Nodding, Vi idly picks up some of the gemstone-"sand" and lets the glimmering purple and white slip off her palm*

Vi: ...I can understand why Namah wouldn't want to see this. She hates gaudy crap even worse than I do...

*Meanwhile, out in the surf, pale purple spray fans up behind a small vehicle*

Zev: *Steers an incredibly high-tech waverunner, smiling relaxedly* The air hear is nice and calming...

*Noticing a couple of limbs flailing in the surf, he smirks and jets over to offer a hand*

*As the clawed hand grabs his hand, an extremely wet and scowling Wekiga is dragged out*

Wekiga: *In his everpresent English accent and slightly scratchy voice* ...I get to pick the next planet we go to. This place sucks.

Zev: *Chuckles, depositing Wekiga on his waverunner* Oh, come now. Is it because your hair got wet?

Wekiga: ...Do not push me, Zev. I can't swim like this, but I have a form or two that can.

Zev: I think I have a hairdryer built into this runner, let me see... *Starts pressing buttons randomly*

Wekiga: Would you like to die by three rows of serrated teeth, or a liquefying venom?

Zev: *Lifts up a hairdryer* Would you like me to dry your hair for you?

Wekiga: ... *Snatches the device, turning it on to dry his hair while grumbling*

Zev: *Goes back to steering* Good. You looked like a wet kitten.

Wekiga: *Grabs the back of Zev's hair* Not a kitty.

Zev: *Chuckles, even as he's pulled back so violently he stares straight up*

Wekiga: *Pulls harder and harder while drying own hair*

*Eventually, Wekiga lets go and they circle back towards the shore*

*However, Zev notices an approaching hum*

*Looking back, he sees a particularly large wave chasing them*

Zev: *Grins like a maniac, turning back for the wave*

Wekiga: *Sighs* Juvenile. Simply juvenile.

...

[ Back On The Shore: ]

Vi: *Watches Zev's antics with her goggles on, telescoped out*

Anna: *Gazes over at her* What's my Big Brother doing now?

Vi: *Sighs* Making a spectacle of himself. I thought he got over that.

*She lifts her goggles off her eyes at the sound of a soft, feminine chuckling*

Tamao: *Strolls over, looking around* Trust me. From my experience, there are some things that no man can grow out of. They can be different for individuals...

*She sighs at the distant image of what Zev is up to on his waverunner, coming to a stop beside Vi*

Tamao: ...But from all I've heard on my family history...Both Raregroove and Glory men can go their whole lives without truly growing out of the need to look ridiculous.

Anna: *Walks over to Vi's other side, chiming in* Zev just cycles in and out.

Vi: ...Yep. So many things have started making sense recently.

Tamao: What has been the catalyst for that, Viriathus-san?

Vi: *Sighs, smiling* The apple doesn't fall far from the tree...My father single-handedly designed every original teleporter, piece of armor, ship, you name it on my home planet.

Tamao: ... *Smiles curiously* I shudder to ask...What was your mother like?

Vi: She was a warrior chieftess who once wrestled Balujinji the Massive into submission.

*She turns towards the ship, finishing her statement with a content voice*

Vi: I can understand Zev with the knowledge of his family...Makes me feel a connection.

*Opening a panel on the small ship, she prepares a call*

Tamao & Anna: ... *Look back to Zev*

...

Zev: WHAAAAA-HA-HAI-HAI-HIIIIIIIIII!!

Wekiga: DAMMIT, ZEV, YOU AND YOUR INFERNAL - Grrrblblblll...

*That statement has been cut off as Wekiga is dragged face-first through the wave*

*Going up the curl of the wave, Zev is accelerating rapidly*

*Just before reaching the tip, he does a rapid spin and keeps rotating*

*A loud beep comes from the waverunner, as it keeps fixed to the wave while spinning wildly along it*

Wekiga: *Hacks and spits, trying to get the disgustingly sweet water out of his throat*

Zev: *Begins to descend again* ...Huh? *Spots something*

*On the other side of the wave, another runner is climbing with far greater speed than Zev*

*Stunned, he and Wekiga can only watch as the rider jets off the top with a series of barrel rolls*

Zev: ... ... ... *Blinks* My mom just caught about eight seconds of hangtime.

Wekiga: *Chuckles* Shown up by your own mother. Good show, Raregroove.

Zev: ... *Jets forward rapidly, before doing a few spins*

*To Wekiga's panic, the back of the waverunner starts to lift out of the water*

*As if being lifted up wasn't bad enough, Zev suddenly makes an odd motion and squeezes two triggers*

*With a loud hum and a few flashes of light, the waverunner goes vertical; nose up*

Wekiga: *Is dumped back into the surf, barely hanging on*

Zev: *Takes off again, dragging Wekiga savagely*

Wekiga: DAMMITALL, RAREGROOVE!!

...

*Back on the shore, Vi has ignored most of Zev's further antics*

Vi: ...Hello? Message for Shroom, on the Bebop II.

*She taps on the side of the mini-ship's hull, staring into a staticy screen*

Vi: Shroom. You still there?

...

OOS: Just saw Shroom's new post.

BITCHIN'

Shroom: Yo.

*Shroom chuckles and adjusts his hair*

Shroom: I'm still here, loud and clear.

[ Beside the Mini-Ship: ]

Vi: *Sighs* Please don't start rhyming.

*Taking a brief moment to glare at Zev's continued tricks, she looks back to Shroom*

Vi: I remember Zev gave you and Moss a couple of Dying Will Objects...If you want, I think Namah could train you.

*With her next glare at Zev, he immediately flinches and brings his waverunner in at a reasonable speed*

Vi: ... *Looks back at the screen* Namah should be in the viewing platform about this time. It's right above the cockpit - Ask anyone onboard, and they should be able to give you directions.

*Her eyes soften slightly, as she gives a slight smile to Shroom*

Vi: Good luck - I look forward to seeing what you and Moss can do with your Flames. The rest of us should be out of the Construction Space and back to Kalta Thaea's surface soon enough.

*She returns to her normal demeanour, refraining from cutting the connection*

Vi: Do you have any questions for now?

...

[ Viewing Platform: ]

Namah: *Is curled up on a wide, metallic windowsill, staring out at Kalta Thaea's surface*

*Outside, the sun has just set after a brief, gray daytime; the stars shine bright past the few clouds, but the ground is a sorry sight: Dark, dry, and for all appearances, just an oversized dirt clod*

Namah: ... *Takes out some kind of book-sized, metallic panel, rapidly typing in something to do a search*

*Words flash across the screen, soon matched by a calm, paternal voice*

Kalta Thaea is, by technical standards, planet of Class D-II-E. This means that it is slightly smaller than average; theoretically capable of sustaining complex life, but uninhabited nonetheless; and considered the very lowest of priority in regards to claiming and protecting it. Despite its lowly status, however, the Kalta Thaea we know today holds a very different place in ancient history...

It was said that the Kalta Thaeans were split into three sub-races: The Lesser, Greater, and Prime. The Lesser Kalta Thaeans comprised most of the population and spent most time engaged in hard labor - They received fair treatment and were all too willing to work, but were named simply for physical traits. With sloped foreheads, long faces, hunchbacks, longer arms than legs, and were notoriously plagued by a dominant gene that caused their left leg to progressively outgrow the right, meaning that only strategically guided breeding allowed them to arrive at a state where they could freely marry without their children being almost surely doomed to have a permanent limp.

As for the Greater Kalta Thaeans, they possessed similar features, but stood upright, had equal proportions - Yet far swifter and stronger bodies - And notably, were free of the unequal leg length-causing gene. As such, they took it upon themselves early in the planet's history to take all combat roles while the Lesser Kalta Thaeans took jobs that did not require them to be fast or extraordinarily strong; like cooks and builders. As such, Lesser Kalta Thaeans have a rich food culture, while nearly all Greater Kalta Thaeans in the planet's heyday could trace their lineage to some great warrior. Mention would be given to the Prime Kalta Thaeans, who acted as priests, scholars, and general leaders; however, as they were largely reclusive and a fair bit paranoid, no reliable records exist as to their appearance.

Most notably, Kalta Thaea is said to have held extraordinary standing in the economy of long-lost empires. Supposedly gifted with technology from a far more intelligent race, Kalta Thaea created a "Great Factory" where they could build fantastical planets for the rich and wasteful. From planets made entirely of rubber to planets that grew steak on trees, Kalta Thaea was known for catering to any sort of fancies. Once that galactic economy faded, so did Kalta Thaea sink into the mists of time. Legends still rebound about it, and Kalta Thaea is still frequently discussed.

As for its storied history, less than 1% of the modern populace believes a lick of it.

*Placing the tablet-like device back down, Namah looks out over the landscape*

Namah: ...I hope Zev doesn't do anything too stupid.

*She gazes up at the stars...*

OOS: Welcome back, Zevvy old sport.

*User MakutaKlak appears behind KoN*

MK: I have an idea. We're not supposed to interfere completely. But that only includes removing Uterio's forces, or overpowering our characters. But what if we made the playing field even? Hear me out on this. We give our characters some sort of secret power boost. Plus, I think they should all band together and fight.

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*Abneris's ship slowly reaches through the cosmos towards the Blade Dragons*

*Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, it vanishes*

*the ship reappears next to Set's*

Abneris: *lifts his hands off of the ground* "That trick, sirs, is quite difficult you see. We don't have the power to hurt Blackout, not yet. Focus on the mission, men!"

*Set contacts Abneris*

Set: "If it isn't my favorite jackal-head. It's been years, Abneris. I'll finally get to finish what we've started...."

*the star fighters begin shooting at each other wildly*

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*D-Klak slices into one of Serecio's troops as the Malchiorians take the hangar*

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*the insects attack AVD and V-K once more*

*they keep fighting the legions of Uterio*

*Meanwhile, Klak, Nadle, Treveya, the Baterra, Trantoshen, and their forces are in a quiet area of the city streets*

Me: We'll regroup here. Any suggestions?

Nadle: "We need to divide ourselves and take some of the skyscrapers. Perhaps we ambush them?"

Me: What do you think, Trantoshen?

*an explosion is heard far off as the other part of Uterio's legions search for the heroes*

Baterra: "They're getting close!"

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*Keichi shakes his head*

K: "I need to work on my defenses. How did you people get in?"

QB: "We've got our ways. Now, I heard 'bout this here war, and I think we could make a profit outta it."

SMT: "But we need someone with criminal expertise. I'm not from this universe, you know."

Keichi: "Right, right. And you went for me! Well, I'd have to say you two know your s*!@t. Anyways....I think this Uterio guy is our best bet, even if he tried to kill me."

QB: "He is the toughest hombre. Plus, I bet he'd be willin' to pay a couple-a-bucks for our services."

Keichi: "HA! I got it! Let's get to Liquid Metallicon!"

*they fly into the distance*

OOS: Thank you, Klak~

/huggle~

...

[ Construction Space: ]

Zev: *Looks around at the planet that Wekiga has selected*

*The small planet still possesses a single massive swathe of barren, unfinished land; scattered all about the tufty, patch grass are huge trees, smooth, six-feet-thick and fourteen-feet-tall, with widely-spread, twisted branches and warped leaves*

*To the tropics of the planet rise up numerous huge plateau, and there are two separated, deep amber-orange oceans on opposite sides; one nearer the north, one nearer the south; one of the amber-orange creeks trickles past the group*

*Kneeling down, Zev sticks his pinky into the aforementioned creek on a hunch and tastes the liquid*

Zev: ...Hmph. Savory and sweet. Very, very interesting. *Looks around blankly*

Vi: *Runs hand back across a tree's bark, staring up towards its top*

Wekiga: *Seems to be meditating* ... *Ignores Zev*

Zev: *Looks around further*

...

[ Bebop II Viewing Platform: ]

Namah: *Has moved from her spot on the windowsill*

*Affixed upside-down to the ceiling, she idly prowls back and forth*

*Occasionally, she moves to the window to gaze out*

Namah: ... *Gives a small smile*

OOS:

Blackout: I have bigger fish to fry. *teleports to the BZP planet, and appears in front of MK* Hello again.

OOS: Welcome home, Zev.


KoN: You.

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Trantoshen: Seems like a good idea. Let's do it!

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*The Blade Dragons swerve to avoid the Abernis*

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*Surprised by the insects, V-K and AVD stop fighting each other and start trying to attacking them*

Blackout: Yep. *uses hunger power to drain KoN's energy*

*As KoN's energy starts to fade away, he smiles at Blackout*

KoN: I think you're forgetting that I am a mod.

*KoN generates a massive ball of energy in his hand which he throws at Blackout. Blackout is then trapped inside what looks like a Toa Seal*

KoN: That'll last for a while, 2 months to be exact. Heh heh heh.

*Blackout communicates telepathically with KoN*

Blackout: I think you're forgetting that I am a half-god.

*the Toa Seal breaks to pieces*

KoN: Whoops.

*He frantically writes a PM to B6 asking for help*

*Blackout blasts the PM messenger with lightning, frying it and knocking KoN out*

Blackout: Now, to put you somewhere where you won't cause trouble. *opens a portal to Makuhero City, tosses KoN in, then closes it*

*KoN recovers consciousness surprisingly quickly*

KoN: No... NOOO!!!

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*Shortly after KoN's computer is fried and he is teleported to Makuhero City, Trantoshen, V-K, AVD, Yon, and Serecio all go into some kind of trance*

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KoN: AGGHHH!! How the heck am I supposed to help now?!

*A white-armoured robot walks up to him*

???: Do you need help, sir? That's what us heroes are for.

*KoN looks on in horror, knowing who he is*

???: The name's Stormer. Pleased to meet you.

*Stormer holds out his hand, but KoN ignores it, still shocked*

Stormer: Are you all right, sir? Do you need help?

*Finally snapping out of it, KoN pauses and then replies*

KoN: You could say that. Do you know what an Olmak is?

Stormer: 'Fraid not.

KoN: Damn.

OOS: Awww...

...I'm glad to be back, everyone.

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[ Kalta Thaea's Surface: ]

*Near the Bebop II, Mamimi, Dorothy, and Ryoko are looking about*

Mamimi: ... *Wraps jacket closer to self as a bitter wind scythes by* ...This place sucks.

Dorothy: *Freezes in place, before looking up* ...There are four objects approaching the planet. Two will be coming into view - One of which will be in our vicinity.

*As the other two look upward, indeed, two shining objects are screaming down from the sky*

Ryoko: *Jets forward, forming a transparent barrier just in the nick of time*

*The nearer object's impact sends out a rain of both solid and semi-molten debris*

*Once the dust fades, Ryoko lowers the field and looks out*

Ryoko: ...There's something over there.

*Looking closer, Mamimi can see that the crashed object is an escape pod of indeterminate origin*

Mamimi: *Hurries over and peers beyond the glass to see the figure inside*

Dorothy: *Walks over to the pod, and types on her wrist interface* Access G-336.

*There is a crackle of static, before a hologram containing a single sad eye appears from her wrist*

G-336: *Sighs* What is it, Dorothy? Have you assigned me another mundane task like high-speed quantum mechanics calculation, or simultaneously tripping every last one of an entire enemy base's security systems?

Dorothy: *Speaks without pause* I would like you to scan the creature within this pod, bring up its file on Professor Vegapunk's Records, and deactivate the pod's locking and security mechanisms.

G-336: ... *Sigh* Well, at least it's something different, in a way. *Pause* ...I want you to know I'm not going to like it.

Dorothy: I'm sorry about that. Please get to work now.

G-336: *Sigh* Very well. *Gets to work, still grumbling* Honestly. I possess the most intelligent A.I. of this galaxy, and I'm regulated to such dull tasks...Then I have to listen to other machines gripe about their jobs.

Ryoko: *Glares at the little holographic eye, quickly growing tired of its whining*

G-336: ...Objectives complete. I'm going to just play the file. If you need anything else, find someone who cares.

*The eye blips out, and a recording plays from the same calm, fatherly voice from the panel Namah earlier used; in addition, the apparent picture of the species appears: *


"Among the creatures of this galaxy, the [Lioll armaias] or, more commonly, [Exquip lions] possess a number of unique traits. Firstly, while they have not possessed the ability naturally for most of their evolution, their immediate ancestors, the [Lioll naelel] - aka, the [Talon lions] - Hold the distinction in the galaxy's history as the oldest shapeshifting race (Natural or unnatural...) through their closely-related descendants that we know today.

It is believed that this was originally caused by an offshoot of the [Crim armaias], or [Exquip vampires]; parasites that became deadly weapons while feasting on their host's energy. This theory is supported by genetic and fossil evidence, but largely ignored for not being the fabulous and mystical origin story that most scholars would want to write about. Thus, one screwball found a fancy ocarina and made up a hokey theory that their abilities came from mystic rituals involving specific music in ritual circles. Since this story feeds into the short attention spans and desire for the fantastical of the average reader, it has become quite dominate.

As for what these hotly-debated abilities are, essentially, the [Exquip lions] have the exceedingly rare natural capacity to use both [Requip] and [Exquip] - In [Requip], specially-enchanted weapons and armors can be summoned from any distance, so long as enough energy can be exchanged; in [Exquip], the user turns their own body into a weapon that changes depending on the intended wielder. Due to these abilities and the race's bizarre lack of violent tendencies, for roughly 600 years after being discovered, over half of the population were sold into slavery as living weapons. It is only recently that laws were enforced strictly enough to largely kill the [Exquip lion] slave trade.

Originally, there were six major tribes of [Exquip lions]: The tribes of [Sword], [Spear], [Axe], [Hammer], [Bow], and [Whip]. The [Sword Tribe] have largely survived, but are still fragmented and recovering from their mistreatment; the [Spear] and [Axe Tribes] are in similar positions, but even worse for wear; the [Hammer] and [Bow Tribes] are so badly fragmented that they may never reassemble again; and the [Whip Tribe] has not been seen for over 130 years.

In other notes, [Exquip lions] are known for possessing a nearly freakish work ethic, friendliness, and desire to please. They are normally averse to combat, and can be very emotional. Many are prone to developing OCD tendencies, and while they love to write, the writers of this kind have an extraordinary tendency to overreact when they encounter writer's block.

Finally, they are all sugar addicts and are capable of fiendish pranks wherever sweets are involved."

*After the recording ends, the hatch of the escape pod opens with a mechanical hiss*

*Inside lays a creature that exactly matches the image; however, it lays in what looks like a fitful sleep*

???: *Whines in a younger, male voice* Ugh...N...No...Eeeugh... *Face twists up in fear*

Dorothy: *Notices that Ryoko has teleported away with a flicker*

Ryoko: *Teleports back, carrying some kind of container*

*Walking over to the prone being, she opens up the container and picks a fork up*

*Inside the container is what looks like a pale pink slice of cake with airy white icing*

Ryoko: *Separates the slice's end with her fork's edge, before skewering that piece and gently bringing it to the largely unconscious being's lips*

???: ... *Sniffle* ... *Gratefully takes the bite, seeming to recover a bit* ...

Ryoko: *Continues feeding the creature until the whole slice is eaten*

*Moving the container and fork away, she lets them disappear*

Mamimi: ... *Blinks* How did you know he was hungry?

Ryoko: *Shrug* Ryo-Ohki usually makes those noises when an empty stomach is giving her nightmares, and the computer-thing said that they liked sweet stuff.

Mamimi: *Nods slowly, looking closer at the awakening being*

???: *Opens eyes blearily* Wh...Where am I...? Where are...M...My friends...?

Mamimi: We found you in this pod...Your friends should be elsewhere on the planet. It's a small planet, so we'll find them easy. *Leans in slightly* What's your name, by the way?

???: *Whimpers a bit, rubbing at eyes with the heels of palms* ...Maxie. My name is...Maxie...

Mamimi: *Smiles* Nice to meet you. I'm Mamimi. This is Ryoko -

Ryoko: 'Ey. *Waves idly, seeming to be thinking about something else*

Mamimi: ...And this is Dorothy.

Dorothy: *Inclines head* A pleasure to meet you.

Maxie: ... *Tries to get up, but slumps back down* ...Guh...So tired...

Dorothy: *Opens wrist interface again, typing in a command* ...I sent a message. They know the full details as far as we do, and are sending a drone vehicle.

Mamimi: *Nods, before turning back to Maxie* You're going to be okay...Just don't get worked up.

Maxie: *Sighs shakily* ...M'kay... *Sighs again*

Mamimi: *Gently pats his hand/paw*

...

[ Construction Sphere: ]

*The transport ship is about to set out for the surface again*

*Jetting towards a glimmering portal, its front visibly begins warping towards the gate*

*With a blip!, it's gone*

*MK frowns, and stares at Blackout*

MK: That was random and rude.

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*Klak motions towards a building, and Treveya follows him*

*the Baterra and several Malchiorians walk towards another*

*Nadle and the rest of the Malchiorians point at another building, looking at Trantoshen*

Malchiorian 45: "He is....in a trance!"

Nadle: "What could have caused this....grab him!"

*one of them flings Trantoshen over their shoulder, and runs with Nadle to the building*

*the insects cease attacking V-K and AVD, and attack some of Serecio's men*
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*Set communicates with the Blade Dragons*

Set: "Fight our enemies! We need assistance in the hangar!"

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*D-Klak kills one of Uterio's soldiers, officially conquering the hangar*

DK: "Alright, we either take the cockpit, or destroy the ship's core. Any suggestions?"

Malchiorian 4: "Core. We'll blow these suckers to hell."

DK: "No objections here..." *they run through the hallways*

Blackout: So what? *fires Nox blasts at Klak*

KoN: Alright, Stormer, do you have something called the internet here?

Stormer: Well, nobody's called it that in centuries but yes, we do.

KoN: May I use it?

Stormer: Don't you have an access unit at home?

KoN: Uhhh... I've only just moved here.

Stormer: I see... well, you can use the access units at the cafe over there.

*Stormer points to a dome-shaped building*

KoN: Excellent.

*After KoN has entered the building and figured out how to use an access unit, he searches 'BZPB'*

*He manages to log in*

KoN: YES!

*He then starts typing in the BZPower Battles topic*

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*Suddenly, KoN's characters wake up, including Trantoshen*

Trantoshen: Huh? What happened?

Klak: You went into some sort of trance!

Trantoshen: That's weird... anyway, anyone notice that we are being chased by Rahkshi?

*suddenly, a robot appears in the cafe, behind KoN*

Robot: Excuse me.

KoN: Yes?

*V-K and AVD fight each other again*

Robot: *takes out a gun* Step away from the computer.

*Multiple people gasp*

Random woman: Ahh! Someone call the The Lego replacement of Bionicle that shall not be said on BZPB!

*Someone calls the HF hotline and rapidly tells them the situation*

*the robot shoots the woman, then the person who called the HF hotline*

Robot: Sigh. *picks up the phone and speaks into it* You will not interfere. The person I am after is not of this place.

*A small ship crashes through the window. Multiple robots jump out of it and raise their weapons at the robot*

HF robots: It is our duty to interfere. Tell us what you are doing here.