The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 500-6

Session Time: Tue May 04 00:00:00 2021
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<DeathStar> *puts out papers to sign if there*
<Seraphna> **puts paw mark on it**
<DeathStar> Alright it might be just the adventures of you Sera
<Seraphna> Do I win super legendary items and all the glory for Thena?
<DeathStar> Yes
<DeathStar> Alright, one moment
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 3
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<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-642.2.24
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *The PAX floats in space, damaged*
<DeathStar> *Megumi and Taiga overlook all the damaged sectors*
<Seraphna> Si> Fuuu. We're gonna need all the brainy types in on fixing this mess.
<DeathStar> <Megumi> Due to the size of the ship it will take a lot of materials to cover the breaches or use lesser alloys to plug the holes.
<DeathStar> <Megumi> Also, my weapon can be used in the next fight but I suggest we only use them in battles with no allys.
<Seraphna> Si> The Black Hole guns?
<DeathStar> <Megumi> *Adjusts her glasses* Yes.
<Seraphna> Si> Mmm... and we've got no way of replacing the core materials the PAX is made of... those old Temples on Geyze are similar but this alloy is long lost.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Not necessarily. *she muses*
<Seraphna> Si> You're thinking of the other PAX?
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<DeathStar> <Taiga> It might could be used
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But the problem is that the more we take from the other PAX the more we risk it not be useable
<DeathStar> <Megumi> Other PAX?
<Seraphna> Si> We might as well replace it entirely and just use this as a backup at that rate though... that is if the other one isn't full of monsters again. I saw the records of how they had to fight monsters living in it.
<Seraphna> Si> Yep! We found a timeline branch where Erevis never found the PAX! Probably died before it could happen.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That isn't doable really. This ship has been modified too much over the decades and is tied into to many planets
<Seraphna> **Si fuus** So can we named it to the Taiga?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Did I fail? The PAX is still broken..."
<DeathStar> *Taiga just eyes her, rubbing her head and popping some pills, then leans against a window peering in at a patient*
<DeathStar> *Megumi continues her inspection, glancing at Jikuu oddly*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Is something wrong?"
<DeathStar> <Megumi> Your phrasing indicates you know this would happen
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Well, not know... not exactly."
<Seraphna> Si> It's not broken, we'll fix it up.
<Seraphna> Si> We just might have a second doing the real fighting in the future.
<Alicia> * Victoire hovers around, looking mysterious with her black and red hair.
<DeathStar> *Taiga taps the hospital window and pulls away* I'm going to lead a team in and get the other ship
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *she noms another pill as she heads to get her reality terminal and hook it up*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Do you need any help?"
<DeathStar> <Megumi> I will remain here and work on my weapons
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It is your choice if you want to join me. It should be a quick grab
<Seraphna> Si> You know I'm coming with you.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "In that case, why not?" <Victoire> "I'm coming too, then."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> I may have to help... I'm one of the few people that knew the PAX before it was tamed. But... we really need a Progenitor.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Otherwise we can't take over the ship's systems.
<DeathStar> *Taiga rests her head on Jikuu*
<DeathStar> *hand
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We'll be fine."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Oh right, you're... yeah. Could probably bring Sam and Drasek though if you think we need more.
<Alicia> * Victoire does one of those innocent looks that signifies untold information.
<DeathStar> *As Taiga's team move to get their thing, they pass Tora who is walking with Airym and Cookie; Taiga eyes her clone, the two looking quite alike outside Tora being older and having more of a silver/white hair look*
<Seraphna> Cookie> **waves** What're you all up to?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "We're about to help Taiga pick up the second PAX."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I could ask you the same. <Tora> I'm here to pick up Mire and what is left of the Aquarius
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Second PAX?"
<Seraphna> Si> Alternate timeline one no one should miss.
<DeathStar> *the two Taigas smirk at the other* <Tora> You never cease to amaze me, playing with other realities now, Taiga? I thought you outgrew that stuff
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Why do you assume no one would miss it?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "One never outgrows time travel."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And here I thought your stuff was built stuff that didn't hurt people
<Seraphna> Si> It's too far down that timeline for Erevis to have discovered it. Basically we assume it's one where she never did.
<Seraphna> Si> Which would mean there's no Progenitor to even wake it up.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Actually, that's probably not quite correct
<DeathStar> *to Si*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "You assume that time's arrow moves at a constant rate."
<Seraphna> Si> Eeep? I thought we were lookin for one no one would miss?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Remember, the multiverse was born from our actions recently since Yggdrasil was discovered. I have no idea why that ship is floating in the same spot. I just know it is
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Ah... we won't have to sacrifice anything to go, will we?"
<Seraphna> Si> Well, better than it going to possible waste.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Not one of your little deals, "Victoire".
<Alicia> <Victoire> "What."
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Be careful that you do not remove a keystone before the last brick is laid."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "...what did I miss?"
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh sighs** People seem to forget my job is to know everything that goes on on this ship.
<DeathStar> *Taiga muses* Time was played with while we were at Yggdrasil.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But only Fate could know for certain
<Jackieness> <Airym> *looks at Tora and Cookie* "Shall we return to our own business?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Fate?"
<Seraphna> Cookie> I guess so...?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yes, Fate seems to be aware of things on a whole scale level
<DeathStar> *Taiga moves on with her group while Tora moves on with her's*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I don't like this... Leyaeh is talking about things she shouldn't know about."
<DeathStar> *Tora motions at Cookie to pick up Mire who is in medical like Yuki* Mire won't wake up anytime soon but we should bring her along
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh's ears twitch**
<Alicia> <Victoire> "What happened?"
<DeathStar> *Taiga glances at the kitsune* Hm? What? Did I miss something?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Jennifer said she needs lots of spirit energy.
<DeathStar> <Tora> That's not what she needs. She won't wake up no matter how much spirit energy you give her
<Seraphna> Cookie> Wh-What? Will she at all?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Where is Captain Erica?"
<DeathStar> <Tora> She will if you do as I say. *Turns to Airym* I assume she is tending to Yurica before she joins us
<Seraphna> **Cookie looks over at Yuki worried** Is Yuki going to be okay...?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "If anyone would be able to trigger response in Mireille, it ould be the captain."
<DeathStar> *Taiga with her group enters her lab and begins to operate her machines*
<Seraphna> **Si does stretches, and Leyaeh eyes the girls who are totally not from the future**
<DeathStar> <Tora> Perhaps, but I know a certain method. When you are ready to bring her along, meet me at my ship where I am storing the remains of the Aquarius
<DeathStar> *Tora nods and moves to the hanger*
<DeathStar> *Taiga eyes Leyeah oddly once and a while while she inputs things, then at Jikuu and the other girl* Something the class wants to tell me?
<DeathStar> *she pops a pill*
<Seraphna> **Cookie pauses by Yuki's ned to leave her some gifts**
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Technically the Empress has classified it.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "It's a bit complicated." <Victoire> "And the Empress knows who I am, too?"
<Jackieness> <Airym> *looks at Cookie* "Shall arrangements to transfer Mireille be made?"
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Some of us know how to connect obvious dots.
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods** Sure...
<Alicia> <Victoire> "... fine. Now, about the 'sacrifices' you mentioned..."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Time travel via a deal with Fate isn't the only method to cross, especially when we're leaping timelines. We've done this before.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Affirmative." *goes to transfer Mire to the hangar*
<DeathStar> *Taiga opens the portal and brings out little space dune buggies for those who can't fly.*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Alright. I guess I should stop worrying about changing the future already."
<Alicia> * Jikuu looks conflicted about this.
<DeathStar> *Taiga gets in a buggy and prepares to fly through the portal, flying through*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Being plain because we're already doing this and you went ahead and asked.
<Alicia> * Jikuu and Victoire go with
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh and Si follows, Si's eyes crossed not getting any of this.
<DeathStar> *Tora meets with the others as they arrive in her ship with Mire*
<DeathStar> <Tora> Alright, everyone set?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "What do you require?"
<Seraphna> Cookie> I think so.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Mire is a spirit attuned to ships. When the Aquarius was damaged that heavily, Mire, who was tied to it, was basically cut off
<DeathStar> <Tora> We will need to retune her to a new ship
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Ready!" <Victoire> "I'm okay. Sorry for being so harsh, Leyaeh."
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Understood."
<Seraphna> Cookie> We have a new Aquarius?
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> No problem. Just be careful with those questions around others. I'm just moody because my ship is damaged.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Not yet. I have been building new Aquarius like ships, but this particular ship was special due to the Empress giving you Progenitor tech
<DeathStar> <Tora> So unless you want to go back to the original Aquarius specs, we will need to repair this one
<DeathStar> *Tora eyes Airym for her choice*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Is there something we can do for her until it's fixed?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "...how classified is the information?"
<DeathStar> <Tora> If we keep aligning her to new ships it would be a problem; just let her rest for the time being
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... I think people have already guessed who I'm."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> If Empress could actually keep anything from me she would.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> But I'm head of Security and the Famfrit Typhoon for a reason.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I concur. She should be allowed to rest."
<DeathStar> <Tora> Very will, I will work on bringing this ship back to life. *she flies them to Kumen*
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods** If she'll be okay...
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: Winter 19,966 1.26 Croza Era
<DeathStar> *The group has been scattered across Kumen after the bad Croza went after them and sent Frost. Frost patrols the fancy streets as they hide under a massive building of what seems to be an learning building of lots of arts, with who knows what sorts of ancient knowledge is inside*
<DeathStar> <Celes> We lost ...some of the others...
<DeathStar> <Gwen> *tchs*
<DeathStar> *behind them is the doors inside, and they appear to be sliding doors that recognize if one has a badge*
<Seraphna> Talia> We're hiding again already?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Sorry, I was too busy trying to find out what the deal was with Lana's box and the voice." *looks over the door, seeming distracted*
<Seraphna> Talia> Into the bloody frying pan and right into the fire.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Language
<Seraphna> Talia> **paws innocently* Into the icky frying pan and into the fire?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...this way..." *heads for the doors*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh is already heading for the doors, seemingly entranced by them
<Seraphna> **Alita seems amused, and a little surprised that Talia acted more adult for a moment**
<DeathStar> *the doors open and allows them inside, where they see other people with the talent are inside, each wearing various clothing, all with the badge like Lana and Celes have, moving about the ground floor. Strange devices float about and look completely foreign, but a bit like Progenitor tech if it was spirit based and in the back is a lift like device. The people in the room move up and touch the floating device and words appear asthey seem to be scrolling through them*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *moves for the lift*
<DeathStar> <Celes> * to Talia* Feel free to speak as you wish. *probably preferring her to be more adult*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> What is all this? *he eyes the strange things as they walk to the lift*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...is there a library here? Is the whole place a library?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its a center of learning."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Yes, Ceilidh; those are indexes to find what you are looking for in the building
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> *heads over to start looking through them*
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh would find the strange devive floating - how will she activate?*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ceilidh, I know this is all exciting, but you need to stay with the group."
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks it over. "I feel stupid asking, but... oh! Sorry!"
<Alicia> * Ceilidh heads back to the group, a little reluctantly.
<DeathStar> <Celes> You essentially touch it and it helps guide you to where it is in the building.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Is that all? That's really user friendly."
<DeathStar> <Celes> If you want to learn about spirit arts, the device has a learning sprite of sorts in it to help you narrow it down
<DeathStar> *Frost arrives in the middle of the lower floor as they go up*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Sheesh, she's still after us
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Either way... that was close..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Will the others be okay? Well, I guess if not, there's not much we could do..."
<Seraphna> Alita> I wish we could uncorrupt her...
<DeathStar> *as they go up, they pass floors with books, others with relics*
<Seraphna> Alita> But that would change things.
<DeathStar> *each floor seems to have amazing things*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If she is after us, that means that she is not after them."
<DeathStar> *one floor has a rest floor to take your objects and study them, complete with chairs and drinks and snacks*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ...this is what you been up to? *he eyes the comfortable chairs and amazing drinks/smacks*
<DeathStar> <Celes> *looks to the side*
<Jackieness> <Lana> " have been finding myself!"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... is it true about them disposing of failed candidates?"
<DeathStar> *the lift seems to go no further than the break room with her badge level so Gwen steps off*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *steps off* "If by disposing, you mean sending them home, then yes."
<Alicia> * Ceilidh also steps off. "...so the spirits were just trying to scare me off."
<Seraphna> **Talia peers around from Gwen's shoulder, not bothering to hide as much now that things are known and they aren't on Geyze.**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> It's hard to say what is up with half of them going crazy now
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "If we can hide anywhere, lets hide where there's books."
<Seraphna> Alita> I guess we now fully know how the war happened, this corruption.
<DeathStar> <Celes> That would be going down two floors
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...oh. I... never mind."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *steps forward then turns, planting her hands on her hips* "Now then...what did you do?"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Hm, it didn't seem to be corruption. Well, except the spirits. Did you hear the one set of the Croza?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> They're doing it to make them "stronger" or some shit
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Looked in your room, found a voice, refused its offers to make me stronger."
<Seraphna> Alita> The ones attacking seemed... wrong.
<DeathStar> *Celes quietly sits down*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I think it is too early to be assuming
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I had projected that the earliest occurrence of this conflict would not occur for at least 9 and a half months form now. This is ahead of schedule."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I really didn't open it, I have no idea how dangerous whatever was inside is."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "You think the thing made it happen faster?"
<DeathStar> <Celes> The two sides seem to be talking about something and I could not hear it. The one side seemed surprised
<Jackieness> <Lana> *glances over at Ceilidh* "...I was talking about the Croza..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh. Sorry."
<Seraphna> Alita> Can you really project that with accuracy?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "You'd be surprised what you cna model if you already know the outcomes."
<DeathStar> *Gwen paces in the background* Well, we had nothing to do with it. It seems you were off by a few months.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "In that case... I think something Ma'loy did sped things along. Or the spirits overhearing a conversation."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> The way the Croz were talking, the other side have been doing stuff for months
<Seraphna> Alita> But... we don't know thousands of years of history between now and then.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Not thousands, just from here." *hops a step to the left* "And then the collapse."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> *speaks, for Lana's benefit to catch everyone up, sounding annoyed*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Listen. We went to the Spirit Realm and changed upon a Croza meeting with Shade. They stated that things have been happening on other planets for a while now. Which led to them coming to Geyze because it was important. The way they talked it had been months or longer.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> They decided to confront their "brethern" because they couldn't let it happen here, but clearly it was. So it means it's been happening all over. And then a fight broke out
<DeathStar> *changed - chanced
<DeathStar> *Celes sips a drink* It did sound like Geyze was an important place to them for some reason
<Seraphna> **Talia muses** So... we gotta try and make sure it happens as much same as supposed to...?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Right... but I wasn't expecting it to come to a head yet. Now we have a corrupted fRost after us, and no defenses."
<Seraphna> **Alita raises a brow** We have defenses.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Sometimes, Lana, the universe does not wait on you.
<DeathStar> *she peers at Alita*
<Seraphna> Alita> She is an Ice Element. Talia and I are Fire Casters.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> You think that can get her off our back? Meet up with the Croza?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I knoooooooooow! But I thought I could use math to make sure we were out of the way when it did happen."
<Seraphna> Alita> Whenever we fought the corrupt before they would run if shown enough resistance.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Are you suggesting we fight? Here?"
<Seraphna> Alita> Fighting is happening whether we like it or not. What we need to do is press onward.
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh would notice her breath showing up in the air*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh closes her mouth and puts her fingers to her lips
<DeathStar> *it's cold.*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...she's coming..."
<DeathStar> *Celes eyes her drink getting cold*
<Seraphna> **Alita pulls out a book she keeps hidden, a Spirit Relic and opens it**
<Alicia> * Ceilidh nods to Lana, keeping quiet
<DeathStar> *the window begins to freeze over*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh also pulls out her own book
<Seraphna> **Talia peeks out from behind Gwen's neck**
<DeathStar> *the room, for one who wants to hide, has nice cozy chairs, an area for drinks on a shelf, and an area for recreational books on a small sheld, and a strange device in the middle floating like downstairs, and two small rooms to use the bathroom*
<Seraphna> **Alita quietly shifts to cover and makes a hand motion to suggest what she is going to do is slightly... explosive**
<DeathStar> *Frost appears outside by the window, touching it to shatter and begins to climb inside like a horror villain as Celes moves behind the small book shelf*
<DeathStar> *Gwen moves into the bathroom and peeks out
<DeathStar> *he seems to be chanting*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *creeps behind cover*
<Seraphna> **Alita peeks out over her cover and taps the book, a black speck appears and flies out at Frost, turning into a flaming meteor as it crashes towards her and the window**
<DeathStar> *Frost steps into the room and looks around as the flaming meteor hits her and knocks her out*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh stays in cover, holding her book, about to cast her own spell when... apparently Alita solves everything.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Lift... now..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *moves back for the lift*
<Seraphna> Alita> Elemental Wheel. Never forget it. **she whispers, and moves for the lift**
<DeathStar> *Frost leaps back in and ROARS*
<DeathStar> *ice chasing after them and the lift*
<Seraphna> **Talia tosses a Fireball at her**
<Alicia> * Ceilidh rushes for the lift
<DeathStar> *Gwen leaps in and Celes hurries in as the fireball hits her, staggering; suddenly sprites appear and hammer her*
<Seraphna> **Alita slams her staff on the lift and forms a Spirit Shield around it**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *gets them moving to another floor*
<DeathStar> *the fire sprites attack and flame into her*
<Seraphna> **Talia nods to her Fire Sprite friends, saluting**
<DeathStar> *Gwen keeps mumbling chants as he kneels int oher and Frost aims the ice for the lift to stop it*
<DeathStar> *As it goes down, the ice approaches*
<Seraphna> **Alita holds her shield, and Talia tosses moore fire at it**
<DeathStar> *the lift succesffully gets down and begins to pass the floor with the relics, then the books*
<DeathStar> <Celes> There, your books.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'm not good at using sprite magic anymore
<DeathStar> *Gwen sits on butt*
<Seraphna> Talia> That was awesome though!
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia give Gwen gold star! **she puts one on his cheek**
<DeathStar> *Celes actually stops them on the book floor*
<DeathStar> *And begins to move forward*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> We're stopping?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Celes?" *follows*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Better than me." *heads out of the elevator towards the books*
<DeathStar> <Celes> She'll be waiting on the bottom
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ah, right!"
<DeathStar> *Celes peers out the window at Frost lurking down there*
<Seraphna> **Alita shrugs and gets out, Talia muses and pouts** If Talia could summon the Doom of Meowicles here would gets her!
<DeathStar> <Celes> Anyway to distract her and run for it?
<DeathStar> *Gwen eyes the titles* I wish I could read ancient
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia could hit her so hard she need nap, but Talia would also need nap.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Any other routes to the exit?" *looks at the books* "Oh. That's... unfortunate."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks over* "I can, actually. But we don't have time to read."
<DeathStar> *Celes quietly takes a few titles, since they're fugitives as it is*
<DeathStar> *putting them in Gwen's pockets*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh takes one anyway.
<Seraphna> **Talia seems to consume a pile of books**]
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The only doors I know of are in the grand entry hall."
<Seraphna> Alita> Oh... have I ever mentions that Familiars tend to act as walking libraries?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... lucky."
<Seraphna> Talia> Words in these confusing! Squiggle lines!
<DeathStar> <Celes> Alright, I'll try to hold her off. Everyone run for it
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Celes, is that wise?"
<Seraphna> Alita> Celes...
<DeathStar> <Celes> Do any of you have an ideas?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "You're the one witha wife and children!"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We could hide out here until she leaves... but that might be a while..."
<Seraphna> Alita> I can summon the meteor one more time before the book needs to recharge.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Other than using fire ..
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia make lots of flame!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Can we avoid using fire near the books?"
<Seraphna> Alita> ...I hate to say it but... we are literally in a room full of fuel.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "What Ceilidh said."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Hm. *she studies the books* Most of these are priceless, I am not sure what ones I would want to risk as fuel
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Maybe try the relic floor and see if there is something useful?"
<Seraphna> Alita> We might find a few fire relics there.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Or even a teleporter relic."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Right. *riding back up, they discover in there, the relics only there to test and train with and most locked to their Id badge level, 2 fire relics, a strange book with no words on it, a wind relic, an invisible relic for one person, a trident of water relic, and lightning relic, and a gem of wills*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Can we use these?"
<Seraphna> **Alita inspects the Fire Relics** These we can use. '
<DeathStar> *Gwen hands one to Ceilidh*
<DeathStar> *then another to Lana*
<Seraphna> Talia> Why do I feel like there's a relic here that's invisible?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The rest are beyond our clearance?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Sadly, yes."
<Seraphna> **Alita checks over the gem and the book**
<DeathStar> *the book seems to have no words on it and the gem of wills glows*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh also looks over the book
<Seraphna> **Alita muses and keeps the gem** Perhaps I can employ this.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Some of these relics have no explanation so the student can learn how to use them
<Alicia> * Ceilidh takes the book, in that case
<Seraphna> **Talia pokes for invisible relics, because that seems interesting and she doesn't know why it's there.**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Gwyn!" *hands him the trident*
<DeathStar> *Gwen takes it and nods*
<DeathStar> <Celes> So, are we ready to take on Frost?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *takes th wind relic* "A gift for Sylph."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "No, but I don't think we have time to master these."
<DeathStar> <Celes> You never know!
<DeathStar> *she pats Ceilidh's shoulder*
<Seraphna> **Talia takes the invisible relic** I'm sure there is something here!
<DeathStar> *Gwen eyes Talia being invisible while plaing with it*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ...
<DeathStar> *Gwen just moves on*
<Seraphna> **Talia questions how he eyes her if she is invisble!**
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks closely over the book pages
<Seraphna> **Talia follows**
<DeathStar> *they seem to be old and yellowish, but have no words. How strange*
<DeathStar> *but due to Ceil's wisdom, she will get a hint how to use it ... Mon!*
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-642.2.24
<DeathStar> Location: Deep Space
<DeathStar> *Cheryl flies with her Dragoon squad. Zephyr doing tricks*
<Seraphna> Angela> Graceful, sis.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "What are we looking for?"
<DeathStar> *since Zephyr is pilot-less she is in a shuttle, flying it quietly with Ariel and Michiru*
<DeathStar> *and Hotaru*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> So, after all this has been going on, I had an idea and wanted to check it out. The Dark Ones seemingly left the Cartel space and began to push into Suisen space
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> But I wanted to investigate planets back near where they first began their invasion
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Makes sense."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl pauses planet at planet, each planet corruption but so far having no Dark Base*
<DeathStar> *corrupted*
<DeathStar> <Ariel> You realize this could take a while
<Seraphna> Angela> You have some hunch on what we're finding Cherry?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Just if I was a commander I'd make it look like we left
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "And we're leaving the front lines to do this... so I hope it's worth it."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Especially if I could use shadows
<DeathStar> *after one of their stops, the group is hailed*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> We have a Suisen ship approaching
<DeathStar> *Cheryl sends the signal to Angela to be alert*
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Suisen? Why?"
<Seraphna> **Angela answers it** Hello?
<DeathStar> *Ariel leans back in her seat, holding her blade*
<DeathStar> *the shuttle puts a long and John's face appears, with Megumi leaning back* <John> Sheesh, you guys are hard to catch up with. I had to have Megumi direct me to where you were at
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "JOHN!"
<Seraphna> Angela> Well Zephyr's going to be happy about being able to fly.
<DeathStar> <John> I left the PAX almost immediately the other day and been putting about
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Why here?!"
<DeathStar> <John> Well, Tabby is doing her own mission when I came back with A-- V-- uh, a certain someone. We had a moment and so I came to check on Hota
<DeathStar> *John pulls up beside Hotaru's shuttle and floats over to get in*
<Alicia> * Hotaru lets John inside ASAP
<Seraphna> Angela> I guess now is when we ask how the fight is going?
<DeathStar> *John grabs Hotaru in a hug and lifts her up* How are you doing? *he answers Angela* Well, the PAX was not destroyed.
<Seraphna> Angela> Always a bonus.
<Alicia> * Hotaru hugs John tight
<DeathStar> *John gives Hotaru a kiss and then carries her into the back* <Zephyr> ... well I guess those two will be doing a little bonding. At least Megumi remembered I existed.
<DeathStar> *Zephyr begins to restart them and follows Cheryl*
<Alicia> <Michiru> "So... did we win, or did we just survive?"
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well lets contact Megumi and get the details before our next jump
<Seraphna> Angela> Yep. **gets that relay going**
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Dark One Flag Ship
<DeathStar> *the group has lost Marcus along the way, being eaten by a defense*
<DeathStar> *Andrea wipes her forehead as they walk along hallways that all look the same, the walls shifting all alive like*
<DeathStar> <Ren> This place is a nightmare
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We are down both Dias and Marcus..."
<Seraphna> **Jaime keeps her eyes out as they walk** We're kind of in the heart of darkness here.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Even this group is going to have a tough time here."
<DeathStar> <Ren> As long as little Akatsuki is safem I can do anything
<Seraphna> **Tabetha frowns, checking her summoned gun, set to amplify her psionics these days**
<DeathStar> *as they move along, tendrils shoot out of the walls to snag Ren and go for Charlotte/Tabetha*
<DeathStar> *Andrea turns around and at the same time a psionic scream fills the room, trying to take out people with a mind of 7 or higher*
<DeathStar> *without shielding*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha seems fine despite her really high Mind, Jaime however falls over**
<DeathStar> <Ren> Aah! Something out of a hentai!
<Alicia> * Charlotte grabs Ren and tries to block the tendrils with her own
<Jackieness> <Noire> *raises the Dark Edge and moves to slice at the wall tentacles*
<Alicia> <CHarlotte> "Mine!"
<Seraphna> **Tabetha raises her guns and fires psionic-dragoon blasts into them **
<DeathStar> *Charlotte blocks it long enough for Noire to cut them away. Ren clings to Charlotte and looks relieved*
<DeathStar> *As Tabetha finishes them off Andrea hefts Jaime over her shoulder and hurries ahead to get out of the area*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha follows, guarding**
<DeathStar> *the next area seems to be a giant sarlac like pit, with just enough space to edge around to the next doorway; the pit seems to be something that eats stuff to transform into energy, rocks occassionally falling into it*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Move!" *heads after her mother*
<DeathStar> *Andrea slows down and begins to edge with Jaime while she slowly recovers*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha follows, carefully, Jaime rubbing her head groggily**
<Alicia> * Charlotte runs, holding onto Ren
<Alicia> * well, edges
<DeathStar> *suddenly, a mini boss appears - a Dark Maka floats in the center. Possibily they can do enough stun damage to knock it into the pit. Let us prepare the speed orders*
* DeathStar changes topic to 'Turn Order: Andrea, Ren,| http://www.thealienwars.com/TAW6/DaCapo/Bios/OldStats.txt'
* DeathStar changes topic to 'Turn Order: Andrea, Ren, Tabetha, Dark Maka, Noire | http://www.thealienwars.com/TAW6/DaCapo/Bios/OldStats.txt'
* DeathStar changes topic to 'Turn Order: Andrea, Ren, Tabetha, Dark Maka, Noire, Charlotte , Jaime | http://www.thealienwars.com/TAW6/DaCapo/Bios/OldStats.txt'
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well, we seem to have a distance disadvantage
<DeathStar> *she eyes the pit*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> I work primarily at a range.
<DeathStar> *Andrea uses her tendrils to strike at a distance, doing 78 and attempts to bind her*
<DeathStar> *bind fail*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> I can manage the distance."
<DeathStar> *Ren swings her sword to extend and hits for 14*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha uses her Battlemind's Mind Assault and rips her psionics out for the Maka's brain to stun her** [Mind Assault - Stun 1 Round (Learn Secrets)]
<DeathStar> *missed, but you learn the secrets since that's something you can do either way*
<DeathStar> *the Dark Maka aims at Tabetha and fires her magic wand for 15 Damage at Tabetha, since she attacked her*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha erks, her armor taking most of it, but still looks annoyed**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *raises a hand and then summons Dark Matter: Singularity Slam at the Dakr Maka to try to knock her down the pit*
<DeathStar> *the Dark Maka is slammed hard, but is fortunately not stunned, she managed to float up, shaky*
<DeathStar> *Charlotte is up*
<Alicia> * Charlotte launches her drones to attack, not having an opportunity yet to do anything more than this, but this might be enough!
<DeathStar> *the Maka swats at them as Jaime goes up*
<Seraphna> **Jaime, not being too creative just yet, aims her hand out and fires pure Hypersace into the Dark Maka** [Goddess Blas - Godhood multipler (+11 for 9) = 40 damage + Hyperspace Damage]
<DeathStar> *The Dark Maka burns as Andrea steps up in round 2 and restores an ability point and unleashes a dark matter attack on the Maka, trying to bring it down*
<DeathStar> *the Dark Maka isdragged donw into the pit. Phooey*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ah, mother, what a fine bonding moment we are having."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Indeed!
<Seraphna> Jaime> Burning and falling into a dark power coverter, that's gotta suck. I can only hope it hurts the ship too.
<DeathStar> *as Jaime says that, the gut of the energy converter rumbles*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What was it Wilhelm had to say about this? Ahhhhh!?"
<DeathStar> *shaking the area and Ren stumbles, flailing as she begins to tumble*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Indigestion.
<Seraphna> **Tabetha grabs her with TK**
<DeathStar> *Andrea moves around to the other side*
<DeathStar> <Ren> You made the area unstaaable. *she floats there*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha floats her to safety as she moves, Jaime moves too**
<Alicia> * Charlotte hops onto her floating platform drone. How handy.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I hope it has a really, really bad case of heartburn.
<DeathStar> *as they get to the other side, charred, half eaten Maka floats up, like a monster, trying to shoot them one last time*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves to the othr side,nagging the others to reel them in with her tendrils if she needs to do so*
<Alicia> * Charlotte helps Ren to the other side, if required
<DeathStar> *Ren hugs on Charlotte*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha aims and fires her guns at it**
<DeathStar> *The Maka is shot ala Die Hard and falls back in*
<Seraphna> **Jaime clenches a rocky looking gloved hand and forms a Gnome statue over the Maka and lets it drop after her**
<DeathStar> *Gnome crushes her*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Is that a sign of your intinmate relationship?"
<DeathStar> *As they continue onward, they begin pass area where organic like monitors re on the walls, the eyeballs watching them; they can hear Dark Ones marching through massages after them*
<DeathStar> *passages
<Seraphna> Jaime> Pretty much.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ... Not good. We need to get out of this passage
<DeathStar> *sadly there is only this passage*
<Seraphna> Jaime> How?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves to check the wall*
<DeathStar> *it is fleshy and organic. It could probably be cut*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *slashes the wall with her Dakr Edge*
<DeathStar> *the ship shudders a bit as they move through the wall. Ren makes a face at the horrid smell*
<DeathStar> <Ren> And I thought they were bad on the outside
<Seraphna> **Jaime shifts through as does Tabetha
<Seraphna> Jaime> Aren't we already inside?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "No sense of style."
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves through her shortcut* "Do you want to move through the wall or become part of it?""
<DeathStar> *as they move through, they can hear hundreds of Dark Ones going down the one passage they were on*
<Alicia> * Charlotte heads through
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Be glad Noire found this, or we'd have been fighting them for ages
<DeathStar> *As they soon find themselves in another area of the ship that looks even more creepy, this area having a beating like heart with tendrily webs emitting from it. Standing there is a Dark Reploid, protecting it. Another Mini Boss Battle Begins
<Seraphna> Tabetha> They got Reploids? **pouts**
<DeathStar> *Andrea steps up, preparing herself as she hits it for 36 Damage*
* DeathStar changes topic to 'Turn Order: Andrea, Ren, Tabetha, Dark Maka, Noire, Charlotte , Jaime | http://www.thealienwars.com/TAW6/DaCapo/Bios/OldStats.txt .'
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...anything they can repurpose."
* DeathStar changes topic to 'Turn Order: Dark Reploid, Andrea, Ren, Tabetha, , Noire, Charlotte , Jaime | http://www.thealienwars.com/TAW6/DaCapo/Bios/OldStats.txt .'
<DeathStar> *the Dark Reploid aims at Ren and fires, hitting her for 20*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Ow ow ow ow
<DeathStar> *Ren attacks for 74 Damage and attempts to instant kill*
<DeathStar> *Fail*
<DeathStar> *The Reploid looks darkly menacingly*
<Seraphna> *Tabetha activates her Psi-Blade Perk to double her Psi Weapon Damage and starts firing her Gun** ((32 Damage))
<DeathStar> *The Reploid boops about, eyeing her afterward*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *dashes forward and then slashes at the Reploid with a standard attack*
<DeathStar> *it makes a threatening sound, still not in the red to begin higher attacks*
<DeathStar> *Ren takes Charlotte's hand*
<DeathStar> (few more moments until I pass to Jaime)
<Alicia> * Charlotte takes Ren's hand, launching drones once more
<Seraphna> **Jaime whispers the the air and calls her first ally for the night, Summoning Salamander into the fight**
<Seraphna> Jaime> Open fire on that armored dark creature, Sally.
<DeathStar> *Salamander has appeared, appearing behind Jaime - which move will you use?*
<Seraphna> Supah Move!
<Seraphna> [Super Move] Salamander unleashes a powerful lava like attack on her enemies.
<Seraphna> [Godhood multipler (+20 for 10) x 2 + Strength multipler (+3 for 7) x 2 = 80 Damage + Fire]
<DeathStar> *Salamander uses Super move and instantly vanishes instead of remaining the full 2 turns.
<DeathStar> *the fire burns longer on the Robot*
<DeathStar> *Dark Reploid aims his cannon at the group, going aggro*
<DeathStar> *it dashes in and grabs Andrea and slams her into the ground - not usingthe cannon oddly, doing 30 damage, but due to it being dark based, it only does 15 damage thankfully*
<DeathStar> *Andrea hurks*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mother!"
<DeathStar> *Andrea rises upm, coughing up blood since she doesn't carry a lot of armor*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Rrrr...
<DeathStar> *then does 36 Damage on the boss and Ren follows up with 14*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha fires her second double damage shot for 36 damage**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *turns and then lashes out with her Dakr Tendrils, trying to grapple it*
<DeathStar> *It is partially grappled*
<Alicia> * Charlotte launches tendrils, saving her strength... mostly.
<DeathStar> *Ren whispers to Charlotte about ideas*
<Seraphna> **Jaime's eyes go red and she has a Noire like grin for a moment as she launches Tendrils to slam and bind at the Reploid** [[40 Damage + Bind]]
<DeathStar> *the reploid is definitely binded. Due to it's low health and being binded, the reploid will no doubt be defeated this round so it shuts off*
<DeathStar> <Ren> No self-destruct?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Don't jinx it! Dismantle or something while we have it!"
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Maybe the Reploid in the corruption tried to preserve itself.
<Seraphna> **Jaime frowns, then sees if she can pry a core out of it**
<DeathStar> *it's pried up, where a dark spidery core is located*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha pulls out a container to put the core in** The Reploids will be grateful if we can recover their cores and cleanse them.
<DeathStar> <Ren> That core looks like it wasn't anything made on Earth. That's too weird looking
<DeathStar> <Andrea> She is correct. That is made of pure dark corruption made to mimic a reploid core
<Seraphna> Tabetha> It is strange. Further study is needed.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Or should I destroy it?
<DeathStar> *Andrea meanwhile stabs the heart and the ship lurches*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Whoa whoa whoa!
<Seraphna> Jaime> That'll kill the ship right?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> There's probably, with a ship this size, 2 or 3 others. But this will bring the ship down.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> It will without a doubt alert the enemy to our exact location regardless, be ready.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then we should move post-haste."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I think I'm ready... I'll do better next time."
<DeathStar> *Andrea begins to lead them along as they move on, there are sounds of movement when suddenly the ship crashes and someone lands in front of them*
<DeathStar> *Ren rears up*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Queue the dramatic fight music? **she steadies herself**
<DeathStar> *Zayne is there, a Dark Maka hanging from her scythe*
<DeathStar> *another leaps in from the hole she made and she transfroms the scythe to a gun and blasts it's head off*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well, hello there. Fancy seeing you at this soiree."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh! Hey Zayne.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> *looks at them* You all. You helped me get in before. *nods*
<Seraphna> Jaime> How is Baby Sunny?
<DeathStar> *Ren leans around Charlotte while faint screeching noises indicating alarms are heard; it sounds like faint sounds of the damned*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I don't think we have time to chat."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> She is at a safe location. I am here to kill the false Maka
<DeathStar> *she walks with them as they slip through the ship hallways toward the next heart location*
<Seraphna> Jaime> There's always time for good manners, plus they know where we are. Either we move or fight.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I am with Zayne. Its a terrible time for smalltalk."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Lets move, and fight the boss."
<DeathStar> *As they arrive in the heart chamber, they notice something is wrong. It looks like all the Dark One leadership is there. The female assassin type, the Fighter Dark One, and the one in the back giving off the scary Aura.*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ...
<DeathStar> <Andrea> .. great. All of them at once. I think they're not happy we messed with their toys
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Did I say boss? I meant bosses."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Aren't these the ones the others spanked before?
<DeathStar> *Andrea looks surprisingly a bit of unnerved a bit at all of them being in one spot*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...does anyone see Sommelier?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> He is not here. *since she was with them when they faced them all the first time
<Seraphna> Jaime> That one? He won't make the mistake of being in the open again.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> We need to focus on one at a time. *she notes, her voice surprisingly tense* And if we must run and fight. And avoid him. *she indicates the one giving off the aura*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...he is the one I want more than any other...the snake." *looks at Andrea* "...who is that one, mother?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Got it.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Who to take down first...?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I don't know but I don't like the feeling I'm getting. *she eyes the fighter type and the assassin* I guess we'll decide who to face once the battle begins*
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Deep Space
<DeathStar> *Cheryl's group arrives at a planet, with Hotaru on John's lap after ... stuff happened in the back. Suddenly a massive Dark One ship exits hyperspace as if it was forced out and approaches a very corrupted planet that looks more so than the rest*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> That might be the flag ship Megumi was describing
<Seraphna> Angela> Is that the Dark One's main vessel?
<DeathStar> <Ariel> What caused it to come out of hyperspace suddenly?
<Seraphna> Angela> Placing bets, who think Marcus threw Dias into a core or something?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Most likely. <Cheryl> This is what we came here for people. Lets go in and see what we can destroy.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "I'm ready."
<Seraphna> Angela> I'd love a round two with their leaders, right Montana?
<Seraphna> **The Beta looks eager and punches armored fists**
<DeathStar> *Cheryl leads them in*
<DeathStar> -To Be Concluded-