The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 36

Session Start: Wed Jul 26 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
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<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.5
<DeathStar> Location: Croza Ship - Air
<DeathStar> *Gwen moves around the ship, leading them through the various hallways, for what has seemed to be forever. After a bit, Celes speaks up*
<DeathStar> <Celes> A-Are we sure this man knows where he is going?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "No one else volunteered, so we either trust him or give up."
<DeathStar> *Celes studies Gwen, not finding that very comforting* <Celes> Well, I'll trust your judgement, sister.
<Seraphna> Talia> Well we fought through two before.
<Seraphna> Amber> I’m more about real magic and summoning!
<DeathStar> *Gwen pauses at a four way crossing, chewing on his thumb in thought then nods, going straight ahead*
<DeathStar> *Selena side eyes Amber*
<Seraphna> Amber> …What?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Nothing. *The group arrives in front of a large door*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> This should be the bridge.
<Seraphna> Talia> That or lobster storage.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...open it."
<DeathStar> *Selena moves over to try, touching a strange pad on the right, but it doesn't respond*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Locked?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> I think so. <Gwen> Or there's some trick to opening it
<DeathStar> <Shin> I can stab it
<DeathStar> *she readies her weapon and Aska shakes her head*
<Seraphna> **Amber frowns and peers about at it looking for mechanisms**
<DeathStar> *it looks like the pad on the right is it*
<DeathStar> *oh and in the corner some sort of orb is staring at them - a type of camera*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Stabbing locks sadly tends to keep them shut."
<Seraphna> **Amber muses and tries the pad herself**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...we are being watched."
<Seraphna> Amber> Look, let us in already and let’s discuss this nonsense.
<DeathStar> *the doors open*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> That worked?
<DeathStar> <Shin> It makes stabbing easier
<Seraphna> Amber> I’m starting to suspect this wasn’t his plan.
<Seraphna> **Amber moves through**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...come." *steps through*
<Seraphna> **Talia peeks in**
<DeathStar> *She strides inside the bridge, set up like the croza ships of the past, with the stuff in the middle to poison the Spirits - but it looks like it's been shut off. Granted, this is supposedly a mask like replica, or something close to it, but it feels very real, seeing that dangerous gas.*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette frowns, and steps inside. "I hope your sense of direction is reliable, Gwen."
<DeathStar> *Aska and Shin recoil a bit*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Show yourself and state your intentions."
<DeathStar> *a figure moves, near the bridge controls - it looks taller the most of the Croza, and wearing a modified suit, looking unusual compared to the normal ones, making something stand out to them. The suited Croza studies them*
<DeathStar> *speaking in Croza at them*
<Seraphna> **Amber listens, fluent**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...sister, what is he saying?"
<DeathStar> <Celes> Pardon? I have no idea
<Seraphna> Amber> A moment. I’ll relay.
<Seraphna> Amber> He finds you to be rude, Sasha.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I am justifiably angered. However, I am willing to listen to their side of the story."
<Seraphna> **Amber responds in Croza** “She wishes to know your intentions and if you caused the temporal anomaly.”
<Seraphna> Amber> *C* And a dialogue.
<DeathStar> *speaks at Shin even more condoscendingly before turning to Amber, motioning*
<Seraphna> **Amber steps over**
<Jackieness> <Asha> "...so then... it was not your doing? Then I ask this question. Why did you attack the Peacekeeper armory?"
<Seraphna> **Amber nods and relays** He plans to return to his time with this ship.
<Seraphna> Amber> *C* They wish to know if you caused this or attacked the armory.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...so then... it was not your doing? Then I ask this question. Why did you attack the Peacekeeper armory?"
<MobileAri> * Nicolette looks to Shin, "Did you understand any of that?"
<DeathStar> <Shin> He did not add the time bit. Amber did
<DeathStar> <Shin> He said he's planning to take this ship and data, and seek out his proto ancestors
<DeathStar> *The Croza answers roughly at Sasha*
<DeathStar> *And at Amber*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Eheh... I feel like I should study some linguistics, but, well... not going to be a teenager forever."
<Seraphna> Amber> I suppose I assumed he meant backwards in time since they are gone. He did what he did to get the data he wishes to bring to them. **In Croza** The Croza Empire fell many eons ago. Are you intending to look for survivors?
<DeathStar> <Shin> *muses, then touches Nicolette to help fill in any words they are missing. Selena, who too knows Croza - somewhat, leans in listening*
<DeathStar> <Croza> I have no need to answer that. Now, please remove yourselves from your ship. I am planning to jump far away as I plan to go to the proto ancestors.
<DeathStar> *from my
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...if the time anomaly is reversed, would this ship deconstruct around it?"
<Seraphna> Amber> *C* Have you looked at our recorded history?
<Seraphna> Talia> If magic local and he seems to think can leave then probably not?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We're also no longer in the same reality that we started in."
<DeathStar> *the Croza eyes Sasha, then Talia, then taps a button. Alarms go off and suddenly, the team finds themselves outside the ship, as it's not high in the sky nearly in space*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Gah?!
<Seraphna> Amber> *C* The Pr—-
<MobileAri> * Nicolette grabs her hat so it doesn't fly off with Origin
<DeathStar> *Celes lets out a girly scream as she tries to grab onto anything*
<Seraphna> Amber> Oh Damnit all. He probably will never believe us.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Hang on to each other! Shin, cna you telelport us to safety?!"
<DeathStar> *as they begin to slide off*
<DeathStar> *Selena begins to tumble*
<Seraphna> **Amber weaves her staff and catches them in a wind pocket**
<Seraphna> Amber> I can only hold us long enough to warp.
<DeathStar> <Shin> I can grab only 3 people!
<DeathStar> <Aska> I will attempt to grab the rest
<Seraphna> Amber> …I think Terra followed her Hero.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Thank you, Lady Aska! Get us to safety!"
<MobileAri> * Nicolette reaches out to Selena, trying to keep her balance
<DeathStar> *Origin is making screeching sounds that has not been heard yet*
<DeathStar> *The two spirits work together to grab onto people with the wind pocket's help*
<DeathStar> <Aska> Prepare for a rocky jump. I will be doing this blind
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia forgot how rude Croza are.
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze - Ground
<DeathStar> *Sylph lays on top of Lana, mouth open wide*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Have...food?
<DeathStar> *She falls off, stomach growling*
<Seraphna> **Terra feeds her a fruit** Here Auntie.
<DeathStar> <Sylph> What an Auntie? *She eats on the fruit while Yuki hands Erica, Liana, and Luna stuff to get situated in the forest*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We're to camp here until the rest of the group arrives
<Seraphna> Terra> Auntie is momma sister.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh...Terra is the child of Gnome."
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Neat... *She says it in an uninterested way, feeding on her fruit and soon sits up, looking more revitalized* Why are you all in my forest?
<DeathStar> *Yuki hands Ceilidh a bag too, then Lana*
<Seraphna> Terra> Auntie Sylph forgoooot. **she pouts**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We are waiting for our friends."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks at the bag*
<DeathStar> *it looks like soldier's camping gear she took from the castle*
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Oh. Okay. You're all welcome
<DeathStar> *Sylph floats up into the trees to lay on a branch*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh...good thinking."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> If we could find Ellie, I wonder if Sylph would recognize her despite the fog scrambling her. But I have no idea where she is right now.
<Seraphna> Terra> Check tree tops and Hapian dungeon.
<DeathStar> *suddenly, there's lots of noise coming through the trees. An army worth of noise*
<Sara> * Erica and Liana turn around, looking around at the noise
<DeathStar> *Yuki pauses, then kneels down, peering through the trees. Even Sylph peeks up.*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Does anyone remember any big events of this time period?"
<DeathStar> *The Hapian Army can be seen marching through the Naturalist Kingdom, with Zhuian Hapian riding in the back on a makeshift throne seat being carried.* <Yuki> Great, looks like your grandmother is invading the neighboring Kingdom, Luna.
<Seraphna> Terra> This happen before?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I don't know my Geyze history well
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhhh...too recent for my area of expertise, actually."
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra gets bored and naps in history unless Moms involved.
<DeathStar> *She watches them go by, headed in the direction of Legion territory*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Same..."
<Sara> <Luna> It's not my fault!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "No-one's expecting you to control time itself."
<DeathStar> *Suddenly up in the sky, it looks like people are falling*
<DeathStar> *Yuki looks upward, squinting, at their rapid descent
<Seraphna> Terra> Look it’s Aska!
<DeathStar> *the group seems to be trying to slow themselves with slow down teleports*
<DeathStar> *headed in their direction*
<Seraphna> **Terra starts making a huge mud hole**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhhh... glad we didn't stick with the main group!"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Why are spirits falling from the sky?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Gravity?
<Seraphna> Terra> See Terra smart.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That's not what I mean."
<Seraphna> Terra> Catch them my hero!
<DeathStar> *suddenly, Ceilidh catches them - by being crushed*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Wouldn't someone more... air oriented? be better for that?" *tries to create some soft ground, at least, for them to land on*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ceilidh!"
<DeathStar> *Selena and the others all lay on top of her*
<Seraphna> Terra> Good thing all this soft mud here.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... at least it's soft..."
<DeathStar> *Gwen feels around, touching Ceilidh's chest, then passes out*
<DeathStar> *Origin flees from the area and hides*
<Seraphna> **Talia crawls for Lana’s boobs**
<DeathStar> *Aska and Shin both seem to go into a rest state*
<Jackieness> <Lana> A"hhhh?!"
<DeathStar> *Celes looks traumatized holding her legs; the deaging glamour making her appear younger, like she was 18 again*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "...owwwwwww..."
<DeathStar> *Selena helps Nicolette up*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Luna!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I...I need a moment."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Thanks." *she adjusts her hat, and pauses* "...where's Origin?"
<DeathStar> *Gwen pushes himself up* Never...doing that again
<Seraphna> Amber> Fucking stubborn Croza… at least we can figure he didn’t care to keep this enchantment, or cause it.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We all do."
<DeathStar> *Origin hides among some fruit*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *relaxes a little, but is still concerned* "What's wrong?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Origin can have some if want.
<DeathStar> <Origin> *makes a musical tone, indicating it did not enjoy that*
<DeathStar> *Selena sits with her sister* Alright, we need to figure out what we're going to do next. Do you think that Croza Leader destroyed itself when it left the planet?
<DeathStar> *Celes slowly seems to regain herself and sits properly*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *smiles softly* "We're on solid ground now."
<DeathStar> *Origin returns to Nicolette's hat*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Why would it?"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> It took the ship that was in the spirit realm. The one that should be destroyed but is back due to this time reversal crap
<DeathStar> <Gwen> The one full of bad toxic spirit killing gas
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "And of course, it goes back to the time I have no knowledge of."
<Seraphna> Amber> I told him going to the proto ancestors wouldn’t work but why bother checking.
<DeathStar> <Shin> I keep telling you that it never said it was going back
<DeathStar> <Shin> It just said it was using the data to go to the proto-ancestors
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "If the time reversal only extends to Geyze and Kumen, then the ship should fall disappear once it goes beynd the effect, right?"
<MobileAri> * Nicolette picks some fruit for Origin and then joins Selena, "Yeah... so, let's assume that it's still in this time, and still has a ship."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...so the Croza do know about the beings that came before them? I wonder why it would seek them out."
<Seraphna> Amber> I know, which is why I told him they went extinct ages ago.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I would think. It'd be nice if we could find the Aquarius
<DeathStar> <Yuki> And our daughter
<Seraphna> Amber> If this is all a
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "And just for argument's sake, let's assume it found how to find them in the data it stole."
<Seraphna> Amber> Glamour they have to be somewhere.
<DeathStar> <Selena> You think the Proto race might be out there still? And it knows how to locate them?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I think he knew what to look for."
<Seraphna> Amber> Not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing. At least it didn’t seem outwardly aggressive, just an asshole.
<DeathStar> *There's a snap sound in the woods. Sylph snoozes*
<Sara> <Erica> You hear something?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yeah I did
<Seraphna> Terra> Snap?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Who's there?"
<Seraphna> **Terra sniffs the air**
<Alicia> * Ceilidh calls out to the unseen snapper
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *looks around* "Stand and deliver."
<DeathStar> *Hapian soldiers step out, likely drawn by the falling team, soldiers with swords drawn and arrows pointed at them*
<Seraphna> Terra> Rude.
<DeathStar> <Hapian Soldier> We apologize, Princesses. But we ask you to come with us. As well as your ... people
<Sara> <Liana> Great...
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "The croza seems very... straight... oh..."
<Seraphna> Terra> Not see Aska right there? Lower weapons
<DeathStar> *Selena holds Luna close*
<DeathStar> *the soldier looks sheepish * This is orders from her Queen. To bring you all back safely
<DeathStar> *he pokes Terra's rear* Please come along with no problems
<Seraphna> Amber> Ugh…
<DeathStar> *Yuki mumbles* You know we could take them
<Seraphna> Terra> Eep! No bad touch Gnome.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'd be more upset if we had any idea when we should be doing at this point."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "*holds up a hand* "No fighting. We'll speak with my aunt."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What good would fighting them do, anyway?"
<DeathStar> *Sylph peers out at them being taken away*
<DeathStar> *The soldiers look relieved*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh, Sylph is up in the tree over there."
<DeathStar> *Celes rises and dusts herself off, moving with Aska to follow them*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "We're having trouble at the being friends bit, but we're definitely not enemies here." *casually stands along side Selena and Luna*
<DeathStar> *The soldiers glance up and Sylph jerks* <Soldier> Apologies, Spirit of the Wind. *he bows, moving off*
<Seraphna> Amber> Just look out for creepy staffs, if I remember my history.
<DeathStar> *Yuki mumbles as she walks along. Celes peers at Liana as they walk along, together* So I take it.... *She looks for her words* You remember everything? *She peers back at Luna* And all these people? And my sister has not gone truly mad?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...I cna hear you, you know."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "No madder than the rest of the world."
<Sara> <Liana> She's always been mad. *she smirks*
<DeathStar> *Celes peers back* Well, I'm just..you know, conferring with Liana here. *She flusters, apparantly still having a crush on her, no matter her state of mind*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I beleive, what mother is saying, she trusts mother Liana's judgment over your's
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...this is why I had a complex for most of my life."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Do not worry, I am always in your camp, Aunt. Unless Nicolette has a differing opinion. *She jokes*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah, got to listen to your-*Bites her tongue*"
<DeathStar> *They arrive at the makeshift camp with hundreds of soldiers*
<DeathStar> *Gwen looks around as they are led up to Zhuian's throne, where she studies them all*
<DeathStar> *The once blackhaired woman, now with whiteish hair - which is unusual due to the fact the Hapian women do not typically lose their hair color or their hair length, rises and moves toward them, leaning on a royal secptre of sorts* Aska, come to me. *Aska strains, then appears at her side*
<Seraphna> **Amber looks a bit annoyed at the throne, then the scepter**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Isn't it a little... presumptuous... to be commanding spirits?"
<MobileAri> * Nicolette doubletakes, wide eyed
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> Tell me, Celes. Sasha. What have you two been up to with this lot? Especially prisoners? *she peers at Selena and Luna*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Trying to save the world."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Oh. Yeah. I forgot... *he mumbles*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> We might be in more danger with her then the Croza
<Seraphna> **Amber muses** Circumstances.
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> Yes, the Ancient One. They seemed to have moved location. We are tracking them now. But how is saving the world going to happen when you are running with such a group?
<Seraphna> Talia> Ancient one left Geyze. No find now.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Are you volunteering to assist?"
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> They're at the Magi Ruins. WE are moving there to intercept.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "These people are assisting the Academy."
<Seraphna> Talia> Not at ruins. Went farther away even than Kumen.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "You've tracked them down?"
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> Oh? *she looks at Talia with slitted eyes, then Sasha* Well. Clearly you have your own investigation to do off world then. Celes, come with me. *Celes jerks, peering at the others, then touches Liana slowly as she begins to follow them.*
<Seraphna> Amber> Actually.
<DeathStar> *Among the soldiers, a prison who looks like Ellie can be seen*
<DeathStar> *prisoner
<Seraphna> Amber> I can’t really stand the sight of you using that abomination and violating the ancient pact anymore.
<DeathStar> *The Queen turns to face Amber slowly*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...what?"
<Seraphna> Amber> That scepter is controlling Aska.
<MobileAri> * Nicolette bumps into Selena as she takes a step back
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *just looks at Amber*
<DeathStar> <Selena> *Tenses, peering at what is going on while Gwen hides himself*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...learn...tact."
<Seraphna> Amber> Tact. Hah. **her mannerisms would be similar to Void’s for a moment**
<DeathStar> <Queen> Guards. Deal with this whelp. Send her to join with her friend.
<DeathStar> *She seems in a worse mood, Aska and Zhuian moving off as the soldiers move over to grab Amber*
<Seraphna> **Amber sighs and first tries to call on her two, hopefully in place pacts, Shade and Void**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Are we really doing this?"
<Seraphna> Amber> We’re wasting time.
<DeathStar> *only Void appears, as the soldiers now draw their swords - practically the entire army*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...team...stand down. We have more important things to do than retread old memories."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Are you crazy? You want to battle the Hapian Army? Here?
<Sara> <Erica> Let's disavow our relation to her
<Sara> <Erica> Let her do it if she wants
<DeathStar> *Yuki nods and keeps Erica close to her, moving towards the forest*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Can we please deal with the problem at hand instead of trying to cause political upheaval?"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Majesty, this one is mentally ill. Please be more kind than you would be otherwise."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette decides to use the distraction to slip over and see if that is Ellie in the cage
<DeathStar> *It is indeed. It looks like they caught her in the area and were likely afraid. At least she is well fed*
<Seraphna> Amber> … **just grips her staff, relaxing a little when someone finally clues in**
<DeathStar> <Void> *to Amber* Do you want to fight or not?
<DeathStar> *Zhuhian thinks* OF course, I will be glad to stand down. For payment, remove one of her fingerd
<Seraphna> Amber> *whisper* Intended to flee after a distraction to get our friends but my Allie’s are apparently assholes.
<DeathStar> *Gwen hangs upside down by the cage where Nicolette is at*
<DeathStar> *Void has his hand out, ready to void*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette attempts to pick the lock behind her back... it's been a long time since she's done something like that, with an audience, though.
<Seraphna> Amber> One would think you wanted a fight with spirits.
<Seraphna> **Amber eyes Zhuian**
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> I'll send in Aska if you do not cut your finger. The ring finger will do.
<DeathStar> *She motions*
<Seraphna> Terra> Enough.
<Seraphna> Terra> A Queen should not act bloodthirsty.
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> One should not act ungraciously in front of a queen like a mongrel
<Seraphna> Amber> Bitch.
<DeathStar> *Zhuian motions at Aska* She clearly is unrepentful.
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> Go.
<Seraphna> **Terra starts making the entire area shake**
<DeathStar> *Aska appears in front of Amber and shoves a light spear right into her chest when Nicolette pops the cage open*
<Seraphna> **Amber forms a spirit shield to deflect and leaks back**
<DeathStar> *while the soldiers are shaken and try to rush forward, some tumbling. Void begins to prepare to void them*
<DeathStar> *Yuki has taken Erica out*
<DeathStar> *Selena has taken Luna out*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Everyone...pull back to safety. This madness has gotten out of hand."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> You got her?
<Seraphna> **Talia forms her blade and helps those grabbing Ellie, as Amber leaps to void to Warp away**
<DeathStar> *Aska twirls and forms her wings, grabbing Amber and flies high*
<DeathStar> *then missing her*
<Seraphna> **Terra causes an upheaval under the throne before warping away**
<Alicia> * Ceilidh waits for the pair to leave before leaving herself.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *moves off with Ceilidh*
<DeathStar> *Aska poofs in front of the team, in search of Amber*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Shit. Quit following us!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That could've gone better."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...damnation." *turns on her heel and starts walking*
<Seraphna> **Terra frowns** Aska far away enough yet?
<DeathStar> *Aska flies up, then poofs, likely scanning for Amber*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You all know Aska is going to be a damn hound dog now
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...not at all. She's still after us."
<DeathStar> <Selena> What is going on? Since when can Aska be controlled?
<Seraphna> Terra> Sending proxy to Void’s. Hopefully they went there.
<DeathStar> *Gwen, Ellie, and Nicolette arrive shortly after*
<Seraphna> Talia> Your Mom has evil artifact to control her. Thought Amber was gonna lose it.
<DeathStar> <Selena> There is no such artifact
<Sara> <Ellie> What is going on???
<Seraphna> Talia> **waves to the rest** You just saw it work.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What sort of artifact?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> I saw her holding that thing yes, but I've gone through our files of everything we owned, it should just be a normal looking royal item. IT was destroyed
<Seraphna> Talia> Might be a Croza device.
<DeathStar> <Selena> It was made by some of the crown's people
<Seraphna> Talia> Yes. And Croza ship was too.
<DeathStar> *Selena opens and closes her mouth, peering at Sasha*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks over at Talia, not sure where that came from
<Seraphna> Talia> I not smartest but this not seem hard to comprehend?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "And Amber was talkign to a corpse that would disappear as soon as the time anomaly has been dealt with. Now we lost the goodwill of the Hapian Dynasty. We have o resources to draw upon now."
<Jackieness> no resources
<Seraphna> Terra> Goodwill?
<DeathStar> *the trees rustle above them*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "At least somewhat."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "What happened to her anyways? She... I didn't know Hapians GOT that old."
<DeathStar> <Selena> If we had mother I could ask her. But we just have rumors. Bad rumors
<Seraphna> Talia> Lost power, using staff to keep it.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I know how to stroke my aunt's ego."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Rumors are she ... consumes the blood of relatives to maintain her power. IT resulted in her losing something
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...hmm."
<DeathStar> <Selena> I think she was going to do that to me and Luna. I think she knew we were related.
<Seraphna> Terra> We shoulda just bashed bad lady and freed Aska.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm not that studied on blood magic, but it sounds familiar."
<Seraphna> Terra> Stroke who sounds like let friends be hurt.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah... I can understand how I'd make that."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Speaking of---
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We already did. Years ago. Aagin, you were talkign to a puppet made out of a corpse."
<Seraphna> *ego
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Do we trust her sources?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> That the ship was at the magi ruins? She seemed to dismiss us and headed for that direction
<Seraphna> Terra> Pretending will go away when we fix assumption.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Maybe. I don't think anyone checked the ship's nav while we were there."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I do not know... the situation was escalated before we could find out more."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Not really, she doesn't seem the sort to actually verify things."
<DeathStar> *The rustling continus and suddenly Ellie is grabbed straight up*
<Sara> <Ellie> Aaah!
<Seraphna> Terra> Seem Sylph still Ellie mad.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That had better be Sylph."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm not even close to being able to deal with another spirit war..."
<DeathStar> *Sylph studies Ellie on the branch, peering at* You seem familiar. Have fruit. *She sits by Ellie, keeping her above the branch*
<Sara> <Ellie> Uh... sure. *she takes the fruit*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright
<DeathStar> <Selena> If we're not going to follow up on the magi ruins rumor
<DeathStar> <Selena> And we have no Hapian resources
<DeathStar> <Selena> What do we do?
<Seraphna> Terra> Not gonna be one. Only spirit controlled Aska right now and hopefully dat thing has range.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh, we can follow up on it."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Minimal Academy resources, too. We're just students from the world's point of view, and no Alliance."
<Seraphna> Talia> Yeah we could just go there.
<DeathStar> *Yuki fiddles with her datapad, seeking the Aquarius, while Shin looks tired.*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I don't have much confidence it's accurate, but it's a lead."
<Seraphna> **Terra peeks** Yuki, Terra have idea.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Do we have any other students we can turn to? Vyvy?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Assets we do have... Shin and Origin. wo spirits that they have not had any dealings with."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeeeah... literally everything I have besides what's in my pockets, repossessed."
<Seraphna> Terra> Ship ship have hyperspace drive right?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yeah, still trying to find it right now
<DeathStar> <Yuki> No luck
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "If it was not consumed by the anomaly, then its mobility and sensors would be immeasurably useful."
<Seraphna> Terra> Lemme try… **she tries to sense out sources of hyperspace energy on the planet**
<DeathStar> *no luck*
<Seraphna> Terra> Not when feel with my hyperspace.
<Seraphna> Terra> Unless we can get cousin to help not think we can find…
<DeathStar> <Selena> Sasha. While Terra does that. Can we contact the school and get in touch with any in your unit 6? And ask them to give us any sort of ride?
<Seraphna> **Terra muses and feels out for the one cousin she’d think could handle the mist, Avnir**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We would have to go there in person and see. From what my aunt said, we were still on the mission to the Magi Ruins at the time."
<Seraphna> Talia> You know… Void knew who Amber was.
<Seraphna> Talia> Mist must not have reached his keep. Mistress probably there too.
<DeathStar> *Selena turns to the group* Alright. I guess we need to figure out what we want to do
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...and givne our track record, we probably ditched or wrecked our carriage already. Hah!"
<DeathStar> <Selena> How you want to approach this?
<Seraphna> Talia> Anywhere else most not reach?
<Seraphna> **mist
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "My administrative office remained the same after the mist had finished. The pyramid could still be flight capable."
<Seraphna> **Taliawiggles Lana** Found pilot!
<DeathStar> *Sylph leans down* I'll take you to school. <Selena> Lets go and see what we can get
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well... stealing a pyramid they don't know is operational can't make things worse for us."
<Sara> <Ellie> Thank you Sylphie
<DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<DeathStar> Location: The Academy
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.6
<DeathStar> *As they arrive, it's night and the academy is on even more of a lockdown. Due to it being much smaller and more militaryistic, there's not a lot, but the main pyramid as Sasha puts it, seems to be locked down tight*
<DeathStar> *Sylph oos, looking at all the unit's buildings*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Come on. In a worst case, we could use the Unit 6 bunker to settle down if we can't get into the main pyramid."
<DeathStar> <Lu> And what do you all think you're doing?
<DeathStar> *Gwen freezes*
<Seraphna> Terra> Walking!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We just returned from the field."
<DeathStar> *The short purple haired instructor who seems very familiar to a certain present day Peacekeeper Leader walks up, hands on her hips, trying to seem taller*
<DeathStar> *not showing signs of certain dog features at this point in time*
<DeathStar> <Lu> This fast? Well. Vyvy is in her unit 6 bunker. Go join her then.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Of course. Come on unit 6, back to the bunker for the night."
<DeathStar> *Gwen walks back and finds Vyvy taking notes on spirits*
<Seraphna> Terra> Hmmm. I wonder if Threna around somehow.
<DeathStar> *Sylph tilts head, peering at Ellie*
<DeathStar> *Lu goes to look up Ellie, curious*
<DeathStar> *As well as the others*
<Sara> * Ellie tilts her head
<Seraphna> **Terra looks distant a moment, then back** Think safe to bring Amber back now?
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Are we famous?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Okay. While we're here. We need to get a ride before Lumi comes back and busts us. Do we try to get a carriage or a pyramid?
<Seraphna> Talia> Unit 6 was Royal Unit.
<Seraphna> Talia> Everyone but Momma and her sis was noble.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Oh, aren't you all special
<Sara> <Liana> I uh, would debate that
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Everything is on lock down. Comandeering my own pyramid would be a challenge."
<DeathStar> *Selena snickers*
<Seraphna> Talia> Not sure Liana joined yet?
<Seraphna> Talia> You still became Queen.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I wouldn't know, I definitely hadn't joined yet,"
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Can I join? I want to be royal
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I want to give you a head pet for that Yuki, but... would that be treason?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...if only my lab isn't missing too..."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'm not royal! Me and Erica are space explorers and we like it that way
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra is Galactic Imperial Princess.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Technically. None of us are in Unit 6 anymore these days
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Why would it be treason?"
<Sara> <Erica> But if something like earlier happens again we're all going to be royal -- royally fucked that is
<MobileAri> * Nicolette shrugs helpelessly, "So many people with so many fancy titles."
<DeathStar> *Gwen borrows Vyvy's device* <Vyvy> Hey!
<Seraphna> Terra> Liana would probably be dead if not for earlier. **muses**
<DeathStar> *Gwen uses it to order a carriage*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> There.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Thank you, Gwen."
<DeathStar> <Vyvy> N-Now I'll be in trouble
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Terra handled herself fine, but I don't trust Amber to not cause a scene."
<Seraphna> Terra> I think that was Amber’s goal though?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I wouldn't call Amber back - Aska has a long range.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> She's still probably being hunted
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'd wait a day or two until the Queen calls her back on another ission
<Seraphna> Terra> **nods** Will tell her wait.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Even worse."
<DeathStar> *Selena turns to Luna*
<Seraphna> Talia> Why worse? Is it bad we saved Liana and Ellie?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright. We're going into danger again. You might want to stay here and uh, look at Spirit stuff
<DeathStar> <Selena> Things should return to normal soon.
<Seraphna> **Terra blinks and is surprised Aunt VyVy isn’t obsessed with her and Sylph in the room**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Right anyone who wants to just stay here and wait for things to go back to normal wait here in the bunker
<DeathStar> *Vyvy has already pinned Sylph down and is examining her*
<DeathStar> *We just aren't showing it*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Speaking of not showing the proper respect to spirits..."
<Seraphna> Terra> Auntie Vyvy be careful with Sylph’s innocence.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Vyvy, let Sylph free."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Anyway, lets try to move with a little more delicacy in future."
<Seraphna> Talia> Think should tell Amber nicely when she back. Pretty sure some hurt feelings with how quickly gave her up.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *nod nods*
<DeathStar> *Vyvy sighs and lets go*
<DeathStar> <Vyvy> But there is so much data to gather!
<DeathStar> *Vyvy turns to Ellie* You mind?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "It was literally an army, and we don't know who was just some innocent person playing a role forced upon them by the mist."
<Seraphna> Talia> That we don’t. Don’t know if real either.
<DeathStar> *Gwen packs up and Selena gives Luna food rations, a hug and kiss on the cheek* <Selena> Lets head out
<DeathStar> <Gwen> You'd only be fake if the real Talia died
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Plus you have present day memories
<Seraphna> **Talia nods** Mean evil queen.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Only one with memories in the past are Celes
<Seraphna> Terra> ** gives Vyvy a Spirit Fruit to study**
<DeathStar> *the group arrives at an older model carriage; Vyvy and Sylph get in the back, along with Yuki*
<DeathStar> *Selena and gwen get in the front, where Gwen powers it up and takes the wheel*
<Seraphna> **Terra and Talia get in**
<DeathStar> <Selena> Unfortunately, the Hapian Army has a bit of a head start, but the size of it should allow us to catch up and maybe pass it
<DeathStar> *Shin sits on top*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> And this thing has some weapons at least
<Sara> * Ellie deadpans at what vyvy is doing as she (and Sara's other characters) get in
<DeathStar> <Vyvy> Did you notice she has wings? And spirit --- *She rattles on*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh nods to Vyvy. "I noticed."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette takes a seat and sits her hat in her lap.
<DeathStar> *they take off into the night while Origin sings*
<DeathStar> *a strange little hum*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Loction: Kumen City
<DeathStar> *Cypher is eyeing everyone, looking a little odd since the fog. Bonnie has slowly been healing, looking almost normal since almost been blown up, and Asarar spreads out her information on the city*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, it looks like the majority of the city, outside some pockets here and there, have inhaled the fog like Cypher over there did and have had their memories set back a good decade +
<DeathStar> <Cypher> *is holding a notebook provided to her*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Must suck to be a Maka here."
<Seraphna> Nell> Definitely plus. I’m not 10.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well the kicker is, to them, we appear the age that was rolled back as well
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Ah? How does that work for us?"
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...so what do I look like then?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I've had Ida trying to figure out what that means. In addition to the buildings appearing to be deaged looking. But if you look at the buildings internal structures on scans, nothing really has changed
<DeathStar> <Asarar> If you ask her? She doesn't recognize you. A stranger. Since it's before a time you were born really, you're not computing
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Wait... if we look 10 years younger... and people want me to be enticing... EWWWW."
<Seraphna> Nell> So this is some crazy mind trip?
<Seraphna> **Nell pokes the sleeping Nox**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So I guess it's a bit more than 10 years I guess
<MobileAri> * Ida doesn't seem too concerned by this revelation. What's a decade or two?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Oh, so we look exactly the same, because we have not been here before."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Don't think about it too hard, Akatsuki."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... hehe. Now I am the time traveller."
<Seraphna> Nell> Yeah. I seem to be perceived normally…
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And I think I know who caused it.
<DeathStar> *Asarar glances at Chelsea*
<Seraphna> Nell> This far back? This is Maxwell isn’t it?
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Chelsea did?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "It's absolutely Maxwell."
<Sara> * Chelsea makes a face
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Right. Caesune was the medical corportion to help Ymir with some of her work. But now. *She brings up the news feeds* Maxwell has in command, and all the old Presidents are back in, including Caesune, unironically. I imagine that one won't last long. He'll have her killed knowing she's a betrayal risk.
<Seraphna> Nell> So we kill him this time right?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Maybe killing him will undo whatever he did."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And for Ymir, she and Luci have been MIA. They should have been above the fog, but who says they couldn't have been kicked into it. I'm waiting to see if she pops up as the daughter who loves and adores him
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Crude, but I will not get in your way. Any obligation I had to follow through peacefully is still stuck in the futurepast."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> After all, I been getting reports on Luci
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So what is Nell's mom doing?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Bounty Hunting
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It would appear. Leading to my theory -- thrown into the fog
<Seraphna> Nell> She was cool like that.
<DeathStar> *Asarar brings up the Corporation Buildings - with Luci and Ymir as ???, turning to Kira and Chelsea* You all ready for a trip down memory lane? I for one think we should level all the corporation buildings this time
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ymir can just start fresh
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Wow, you are serious."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Safer this way.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I don't have enough bombs on me."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We'll think of something
<Seraphna> Nell> I guess I can take this opportunity to figure out that question mom never got answeredZ
<Sara> <Chelsea> That's a pretty extreme solution... it kind of makes you look young again.
<Seraphna> Nell> So Lemme question Cloud before we kill that one.
<DeathStar> *Asarar heh's*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright lets do this
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.9
<DeathStar> Location: Spiritalist Lands
<DeathStar> *the carriage begins to shake from the cold and snow getting into the engines; thankfully this is summer time, or they'd have likely crashed by now*
<DeathStar> *Gwen tries to keep them steady as they fly along, visibility low; Vyvy taking measurements of Selena now*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette watches Vyvy suspiciously
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...I cna handle this..." *tries weaving a mana shroud to protect the spirit engines*
<Seraphna> Terra> Why need those?
<DeathStar> <Vyvy> She is half-spirit. Curious about everything. *Sylph huffs*
<DeathStar> *As Lana keeps them going, down below they spot what looks to be the Hapian Army, working their way*
<Seraphna> Terra> I am… am I half Spirit? If so how I become Earth Spirit?
<DeathStar> *up ahead they spot the magi village and the magi tower - and above it is a massive Croza Ship, attached to the tower, stuff going into the tower itself as it seems to be doing, well, something*
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra now has existential confusion.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...this is not what the Croza expressed as its plan."
<Seraphna> Terra> But didn’t he fly away?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... wait, half-spirits are new?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> I wonder if us talking in front of it caused it to change plans or something
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Did you spook it somehow?
<Seraphna> Terra> Well yeah, we not even born this far back.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ... I--- *as they near both, the carriage suddenly loses power and begins to drop down like a rock toward the abandoned village*
<Seraphna> Talia> Dork prolly left and say Galaxy different.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> H-Hold on!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Not you, particularly. Half-spirits in general. There should have been at least one bef-aaaaaaah"
<Seraphna> Terra> Sylphy slow us!
<MobileAri> * Nicolette tries to magically jump start the engine
<Sara> * Ellie shrieks
<DeathStar> *Sylph makes noises and grabs Ellie, warping out with her*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Oh that bitch
<Seraphna> Terra> Bad auntie!
<DeathStar> *Nicolette would feel something in the area trying to drain her magic, but eventually it starts up the engine enough for Gwen to level out and let them land in the snow without crashing*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ..ughh
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What the hell was that?"
<Seraphna> Talia> **kisses Gwen** Good job!
<DeathStar> *Selena holds her head and climbs out, Yuki crawls out into the snow*
<DeathStar> *Gwen sits there, ughing, then flops into the snow, refusing to move*
<Seraphna> **Terra steps out and peers around**
<Seraphna> **Talia tosses him over her shoulder and joins the others**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Urg... remember how the tower is used as a gathering point for energy? I think that's it turned to 11."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh... the croza spirit-tech must be drainign ambient spirit energy to charge itself."
<DeathStar> <Selena> That's no good.
<Seraphna> Terra> Spank Croza.
<DeathStar> *Selena eyes the tower*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *pulls herself to her feet* "Let us evict this squatter then."
<Seraphna> Talia> Selena will have to translate if we talk this time, or Lana.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *Checks the distance of the Hapian Army* We need to hurry - Queen Zhuian will be here soon. And I do not know what she intends to do with Croza or the ship
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh...I am full fluent in Croza."
<DeathStar> *Sylph eyes herself* I feel weak being in this area
<Seraphna> Terra> Predict power hungry lady will be dumb.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... can we take the ship up into the sky?"
<DeathStar> *She suddenly falls face first into the snow Ellie*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *nods* "Unit 6, move out!"
<Seraphna> Terra> I think my hyperspace sustaining me so far.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Some prediction."
<DeathStar> *Selena goes to step forward, but then she too grabs her arm* UGh, I got to admit.. I feel rather weak too
<Seraphna> Terra> Focus on Human side.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Right..
<DeathStar> *she takes deep breaths*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...its draining spirit energy...the half-spirits are in the greatest danger here."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette slips under Selena's arm to help support her. "You're more than just your power, remember."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette is keeping a tight hold on her hat with the other hand.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Hmmm."
<Seraphna> Talia> We should hurry. Lingering won’t help. Drain likely only outside ship.
<DeathStar> *Selena gives an appreciative smile* Lets find out why the Croza stopped here. And not tarry
<DeathStar> -TBC-