The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 523

Session Start: Mon Oct 18 14:27:56 2021
Session Ident: #TAW-Session523
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<DeathStar> Alright
<DeathStar> Everyone ready?
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<DeathStar> Date: 19,966 5.16
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen, Mid-Town
<DeathStar> *the group has opened the door to the dome in the center of the industrial section of the city, and the hallway is full of spirit energy it feels like; the hallway stretches on and on until another door can be seen further down, with no other doors on the sides of the hallway*
<DeathStar> *in the distance, Temples can be seen flying off to deal with the resistance*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Hm.
<Seraphna> Alita> Daunting.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> So we really going to go inside?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ummm... they might be looking for us by now..."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> True
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And... maybe they won't think to look in here?"
<Seraphna> Alita> Whatever we do, lingering at the door is not one of the choices.
<DeathStar> *Celes steps inside and begins to walk down the hallway*
<DeathStar> *her steps echoing loudly*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *moves down the hall*
<Seraphna> **Alita follows, Talia peeks from Lana's shirt**
<DeathStar> *as they begin to walk down the hallway, Gwen hurrying up, the door begins to jerk and close after them. Neekito who is standing with Ellie and Liana by the car peers, ears twitching
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Uh oh
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... the door!"
<DeathStar> *Neekito eyes the door, and it's obvious she could make it in, but due to Ellie not moving, she remains by the car. As the door shuts itself, those who remain non-stationary are shut out*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Well that's not a good thing
<DeathStar> <Celes> All we can do is keep moving
<Jackieness> <Lana> "R... right..."
<Seraphna> Alita> I am sure they can move and hide and find us a way out later.
<DeathStar> *Celes resumes walking down the hallway; as they move along, she speaks*
<DeathStar> <Celes> So Simon managed to get in using your ID.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....after hacking my ID..."
<DeathStar> *As they walk along, the walls seem to begin to light up slowly*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ...
<DeathStar> *as they reach the half-way point to the door, a narrow beam of light is definitely appearing*
<Xanatos> <Simon> It is...in tact. Sort of. I can repair it after this.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ok... this is new."
<Xanatos> <BIX> Security. Sensor???
<Seraphna> Alita> COuld be?
<Xanatos> 6* Simon tilts his head slightly
<DeathStar> *the beam of light runs over them as they arrive at the door*
<Xanatos> <Simon> Is this a type of trap? What should we do?
<DeathStar> <Celes> I feel it's a bit too late unless you have a means to disrupt it?
<Seraphna> Alita> *stays still** Perhaps we should not move till it passes?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I could try hacking it, but no guarantees."
<Xanatos> <Simon> I could make it cloudy...but it has already touched us. 6* He glances at Alita and also freezes.
<DeathStar> *Gwen freezes on one foot awkwardly*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Yeah... too late..."
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia remain still in Lana's cleavage.
<Xanatos> 6* BIX looks at them all and starts to giggle to himself.
<Xanatos> <BIX> Sensor. Recognize. Regardless.
<DeathStar> *after a moment the beam of light vanishes*
<DeathStar> *And the lighting turns red; it seems to not have liked what it found*
<Seraphna> Alita> Guess this is where we run?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...to where?"
<DeathStar> *Gwen tries the door and finds it locked*
<Xanatos> <BIX> BIX PUNCH?
<DeathStar> *it seems to be a sort of bio-sensor but but it looks like it senses spirit stuff*
<Seraphna> Alita> Forward it seems.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Do we have any other options?"
<Xanatos> 6* BIX tries to punch at the door enough to get a handhold to try and pull it open.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *takes a deep breath and brings up her console and tries to bypass the door security*
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<DeathStar> *it seems to be made of the same materials of the ancient temple; BIX manages to punch into the door, but damages his fist at the same time*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Bix!
<Xanatos> 6* BIX winces and recoils back.
<Xanatos> <BIX> Owie
<DeathStar> <Gwen> You managed to damage the door at least
<DeathStar> <Celes> And himself
<Xanatos> 6* Simon frowns and forms his spear, trying to get it in there like a wedge from the damage that bix did.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...punching Croza anything... not agreat idea..." *mumbled as she works on her console*
<Xanatos> <BIX> Thumbs up. No? 6* He holds up his damaged hands and looks sad.
<DeathStar> *with everything on lock down, Lana would find that hacking is now nearly impossible. Does she want to still try?*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "You did your best."
<DeathStar> *Simon and Gwen, who helps with his own weapon manage to slowly force the bio door open, bit by bit, enough to slide under*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Wow... they are super locked down now." *looks over at the others* "i... can try...but... not a good sign..."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> W-We got...this
<DeathStar> *Gwen strains his muscles*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...r...right..." *moves down and starts crawling*
<DeathStar> *Celes gets down and shimmies under*
<Seraphna> **Talia hops down and helps with her way crazy familiar strength to hold it up while the others go under**
<Seraphna> **Alita moves through after Celes**
<Xanatos> 6* BIX crawls under, then tries to help hold it from the other side IF his hands will cooperate.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh crawls through the gap
<DeathStar> *Bix manages to do so and Gwen goes after Ceilidh and then helps Bix out*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon crawls through last, looking completely exhausted.
<Seraphna> **Talia slides through after the rest**
<Xanatos> <Simon> I am...not built....for this.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Few of us are."
<DeathStar> <Celes> We need to... put you through the motions, Ser Simon
<DeathStar> *she notes as the door shuts*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *lets out a breath* "...made it..."
<DeathStar> *the other side, they finda massive chamber that shows all sorts of star charts, multiple rooms to go into, a large device in the room that is giving off spiritish energy, and various terminals*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks over the terminals
<Xanatos> 6* BIX sits cross legged near the door and starts trying to figure out the severity of his damage and if he can mend it.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon use the spear to push himself up to his feet and begins to approach the large device, looking at it in awe.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *gets up and then moves over to examine the equipment*
<DeathStar> *The equipment seems to having warning in Ancient all over them*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Just what is this place
<DeathStar> *she eyes the star charts and massive device in the center*
<Xanatos> <Simon> Be very careful touching anything. All of these signs are warnings.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Should I scout ahead?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries reading some of the labels*
<DeathStar> *there are no real labels on any of the terminals, one would just have to use them*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...careful... could be deathbots in the other rooms..." *adjusts her glances*
<Jackieness> glasses
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...can you read what these terminals are for?"
<Seraphna> **Talia crawls up to Gwen's shoulder**
<Xanatos> 6* Simon moves over to Ceil and starts to look over the terminals trying to figure out what they're for
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Nothing really useful."
<Alicia> * Ceilidh also tries to figure it out.
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh - will she get rid of the warning message first? Or Simon*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its weird. Its as if the user is expected that button A means candy and button B means Kumen self-destructs."
<Jackieness> expected to know that
<Alicia> * Ceilidh thinks back hard to her bomb disposal days... and presses no button.
<DeathStar> *The system remains locked out*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon tries to understand what the warning is for. Or does it just say 'Warning'?
<DeathStar> *it seems to be warning about intruders, at best, and has gone into lock out mode*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh pauses, then asks the book for guidance. She still has the magic book, right?
<DeathStar> *or something along those lines*
<Xanatos> <Simon> I think this has been locked down because of us. 6* He goes to remove the warning.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Uh-huh..." *tries to get scans of the star charts*
<DeathStar> *Simon gets partial access, probably due to the lock down. It seems these terminals are for running the main device in the center as well as getting an eye on intruders who might approach the facility*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Do you know what it is? I'm betting either a transporter or some kind of command station..."
<Xanatos> <Simon> Lana, how difficult do you think it would be to get the lockdown to end? Surely there must be some sort of 'all clear' signal or something to shut it down?
<DeathStar> *Gwen begins to sneak off with Talia*
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<Jackieness> <Lana> "I could try, but things are pretty tight."
<DeathStar> *a terminal near Ceilidh seems to have information on the device*
<DeathStar> *if she wants to look into it*
<Seraphna> **Alita frowns, but knows if Talia is in danger she can return to her**
<DeathStar> *movement can be heard from a hallway opposite of the one Gwen took*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh uses the terminal, if only for the info
<DeathStar> *it seems to be a device for creation - it is used to make more of the building. The device is a mini ancient device much like they saw on their way in where buildings were being created*
<Jackieness> <Lana> &brings up her own console and starts scans of the systems to look for an opening*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "This is a constructor?"
<Seraphna> **Alita frowns, but chants and places some runes around the entrance to the other hall**
<DeathStar> *footsteps stop at the entrance to the hallway*
<Seraphna> Alita> And who is there?
<DeathStar> <Celes> Hm, is there a way to open the front door?
<DeathStar> <Celes> So Neekito and the others can get back in?
<DeathStar> *Lana can possibily do it, but it will take time*
<Xanatos> <Simon> It is? 6* He blinks as Ceil says that and starts to look over just how it creates is it exclusively spirit power?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I can do. I need time though."
<DeathStar> *it seems to be governered by ancient tech, so a higher form of spirit power*
<DeathStar> *Alita gets no response. A long pause, and it's clear someone is navigating around her barriers*
<DeathStar> *Celes joins Alita, frowning* I don't see anyone
<Seraphna> Alita> Someone's there... not sure they've realized that a ring of runes around a door is somewhat hard to nagivate unless you're vapor though.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...maybe a spirit then..." *said offhandedly*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX joins Alita and Celes, squinting.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What a shame there are no machine spirits..."
<DeathStar> *as Lana gets closer to getting access, she'd feel a sharp point in her back, and has seconds before she's about to be stabbed*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon tries to get whatever information he can while the others are on defense mode.
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<Jackieness> <Lana> *tumbles forward*
<DeathStar> *the terminal is stabbed*
<DeathStar> *one of the 4 terminals goes down*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ganker!"
<DeathStar> *Celes whips her head around*
<Seraphna> **Alita tchs at what she assumes was some kind of invisibility, but keeps an eye on the door still in case it's a trick**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What just happened?"
<DeathStar> *the person? slides away from the spot*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I was almost killed!"
<DeathStar> *with no sign of them being there*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I saw nothing. *she helps Lana up*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX leaps over near Lana and does some karate kicks at the air.
<Xanatos> <BIX> Invisible. Jerk!
<Seraphna> **Alita muses and starts to whisper again, slowly raising the temprature of the area, hoping to get heat glimmer or something off the person? among them**
<DeathStar> *whoever their foe is, they avoid Bix. Probably figure he's not an easy target*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...Alita...do you have some mist magic?"
<Seraphna> Alita> Providing the heat, Simon, some Ice?
<Xanatos> <Simon> Hm. 6* He starts forming some runes and begins to form some ice on the floor, going around the terminals to protect them.
<Xanatos> <Simon> Perhaps they will slip.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And what are we suppoed to do in the meantime?"
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh, as the two do their thing, would feel a sharp object against their neck*
<DeathStar> *3*
<DeathStar> *2*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh drops to the floor to dodge
<DeathStar> *the enemy stabs at nothing, off balance*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "There's definitely an invisible assassin!"
<Xanatos> 6* BIX whips around at Ceil falling and leaps over to her side to karate kick around her.
<DeathStar> *Bix hits somethig and a spirit appears, a male spirit who seems all assassiny*
<DeathStar> *during this time Lana's device pings*
<DeathStar> *alerting her she can turn off the alert and open the front door*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Get... oh!" *switches her focus back to her console*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And end lockdown." *switches off the alert and unlocks the doors*
<DeathStar> *the assassin forms a spirit knife to throw at Lana*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Look at
<DeathStar> *out
<Xanatos> 6* Simon tries to get to Lana to cut the knife out of the air with his spear.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ah?" *looks up*
<Seraphna> **Alita forms a shield for Lana**
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats inside, pausing to see an assassin spirit. 1"I have missed much while waiting outside."
<DeathStar> *the spirit knife is stopped, barely. The assassin spirit begins to fade away like mist, clearly running away*
<DeathStar> <Celes> It's getting away
<Xanatos> 6* Simon pulls something out and throws it for the assassin - the shoddy spirit trap
<DeathStar> *the trap attaches to the spirit; it seems to peer down, confused a moment, before it lights up and pulls the spirit inside the trap before it lands on the ground*
<DeathStar> <Celes> ... I forgot you had that
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ghost busters!"
<Xanatos> <Simon> ...truthfully so did I for a moment. We're not certain how long it'll hold him.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And it works!"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Perhaps we should release it and gang up on it.
<DeathStar> <Celes> *takes the trap and moves it somewhere in the room before putting objects on top of the trpa*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Is there anything else we wanted to look at or should we hurry after Gwen?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ah, where did Gwen go?!"
<Seraphna> Alita> Scouting ahead with Talia.
<DeathStar> *As Alita says that, there's a rumbling sound further in the base in the direction Gwen went*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "With Talia?!"
<Seraphna> Alita> And that is probably not good.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I agree.
<DeathStar> <Celes> It might be another corrupted spirit
<Xanatos> <Simon> I really want to determine how this works...but Gwen's well being is more important.
<Seraphna> Alita> **readies her staff and moves to head that way** They may need help.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We'd better hurry." *heads that way quickly, though wishing she could have more time with the machines*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX begins to jog in that direction.
<DeathStar> <Celes> *eyes the device* We could ask Neekito to come in here and rip it out
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Good idea! Get Neekito so she can become a nuclear ninja!"
<DeathStar> *Celes follows in the direction Gwen went*
<Xanatos> <Simon> Perhaps it's better if we do not know. I believe it might involde converting spirit energy into solid matter. That may not be good in our time. 6* He moves after Celes
<Jackieness> <Lana> *take a deep breath and follows after the others*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Isn't it better if we know then, so we can put a stop to it?"
<DeathStar> *the hallways as they move on seem to make little sense, almost like a honeycomb; they next room is similiar to this room with terminals and something else of focus in the center, this seems to be stuff of their temples; as they have Alita lead them after Talia and Gwen, taking another hallway, the next room seems to focus on ancient tech*
<DeathStar> <Celes> What is this place?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It's design is...confusing in nature
<DeathStar> *The machines seem to be running stuff automatically and doing stuff without supervision*
<DeathStar> *each room seems to have multiple choices*
<Xanatos> <Simon> Is this whole place autonomous?
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks over the terminals
<Jackieness> <Lana> "No wonder they don't label anything!"
<Seraphna> **Alita keeps focus on her bond with Talia, moving along, her furbaby is in danger**
<DeathStar> *these terminals seem to be hooked up to whatever the center focus is*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It would appear so.
<DeathStar> *as they enter the next room, which is information on the Spirits, specifically, it seems to be The Next Phase, which is likely why Gwen stopped here, they are facing off with a spirit who is slime like. Gwen attacks is being pulled in, struggling to free himself*
<DeathStar> *the Slime Spirit seems to change shapes and appearance easily*
<DeathStar> <Celes> .. my lord
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...what...?"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Rrrrrrr.
<Seraphna> **Talia cuts him free with a mana slice**
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Simon, can you freeze it solid?
<Xanatos> 6* BIX rushes over to try and grab onto Gwen to help pull him free.
<DeathStar> *the Spirit aims at Talia and grabs her with a slime attack and yanks her in to deprive her of oxygen*
<DeathStar> *making herself rounder*
<Seraphna> **Talia squeaks, but seeing Alita, attempts to teleport over to her**
<DeathStar> *Gwen nods to Bix for his help, then jerks as Talia gets away* Shew
<DeathStar> *The Slime Goes thinner and forms attack arms*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> This thing just keeps taking hits
<Xanatos> <Simon> I can attempt as much. 6* He forms runes and begins to form an icey fog around the creature with the intent to freeze.
<Seraphna> **Alita muses, then points her staff and fires at it with a blast**
<DeathStar> *The ice seems to slow it down*
<Seraphna> Alita> I wonder if slime cooks.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I tried
<DeathStar> <Gwen> It also seem to eat certain attacks
<DeathStar> *The slime girl leaps onto the ceiling*
<Seraphna> Talia> Need elements!
<DeathStar> *and scoots along over Lana, falling on top of her*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Lana!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "EEEEE!"
<DeathStar> *it seems to be trying to take over her body*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Dammit, how do we attack her now?
<Seraphna> **Alita muses, then attempts a spell that should remove status effects and drains, attempting to "cure" her of the slime**
<Alicia> * Ceilidh uses her hammer to try to create... salt.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I have no clue if this will work, but maybe?"
<DeathStar> *The slime girl is forced off a bit, and eyeing the salt, scoots away*
<DeathStar> *leaving Lana*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX blinks and then nods to Ceil.
<Xanatos> <BIX> Salt!
<Seraphna> **Talia takes out soap and a wash cloth**
<DeathStar> *the slime girl begins to ready her ultimate slime attack*
<Seraphna> Talia> GONNA CLEAN HER CLOCK!
<Jackieness> <Lana> *flops over*
<DeathStar> *Gwen kneels by Lana, patting her*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> The stuff comes off easily
<DeathStar> <Gwen> It's spiritish
<Seraphna> **Talia raises her hands and summons... THE DOOM OF MEOWICLES on the slime girl, soapy cats attacking**
<DeathStar> *The slime girl counters with a tidal wave of slime at the team* <Gwen> If you're going to salt her you better do it
<DeathStar> *As the cats are consumed*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats up higher and in to a position to avoid the tidal wave of slime
<Seraphna> Talia> Noooo! This ick is so powerful bathtime doesn't make it come off!
<DeathStar> <Celes> If I get dirty..
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Not again!"
<Alicia> * Ceilidh flings the salt at her
<DeathStar> *the tidal wave begins to short circuit the equipment on the corrupted spirits, then consumes Talia, then Gwen, then the salt hits it*
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh gets a good roll and the tidal wave breaks apart*
<Seraphna> **Talia clings to Gwen**
<DeathStar> *Gwen sits there, gooped*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon summons a hail of ice to pummel her and freeze her more.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "So... I guess this place was meant to get trashed."
<DeathStar> *simon freezes the spirit and it no longer can move*
<DeathStar> <Celes> ... Thank you. I am clean. *she eyes the equipment, all slimed* It does seem like it will not work now
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Unfortunate. We could used that information
<Seraphna> **Talia starts scrubbing herself and sniffling**
<Xanatos> <Simon> ....I was trying to be kind before but it seems I should've done that from the beginning. Now this equipment is ruined! 6* He tchs, a first for him and is annoyed as he steps off ot the side to breath calming breathes.
<DeathStar> *Thankfully the slime on the characters fades being spirit related*
<DeathStar> *Gwen shakes it off slowly*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...you mean we can't salvage the data?!"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> It looks pretty gooped
<Seraphna> Talia> Will tell legends of your ickiness, Slime Spirit.
<DeathStar> <Celes> You want to risk turning it on, Lana?
<Xanatos> 6* BIX tilts his head and moves over to talk to the spirit that is frozen in case she can hear him. Specifically about how they're good and just trying to stop mean Crozo from controlling spirits like her.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *just sighs*
<DeathStar> *the frozen spirit will remember this*
<Xanatos> <Simon> I am sorry. I have not been very successful in our endeavors here today. I apologize. 6* He bows deeply to them all.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Maybe if you wait a bit you can boot it up
<DeathStar> <Gwen> The goop does break down after a time
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Do we have the time to wait?
<DeathStar> *Gwen shows his clothes getting cleaner*
<DeathStar> <Celes> We do not. Let us continue
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We might be able to use the information to help heal the spirits... if we have time."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Right..."
<DeathStar> *Celes picks a hallway* If we come back through here, we will try to turn it on
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Let us hope the Slime Spirit is not back here
<Xanatos> 6* Simon lets out a sigh, rubbing the bridge of his nose as he follows. BIX waves bye to the spirit and jogs off after the others.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *shuffles after the others*
<ChadWinters`> 6ID floats
<DeathStar> *as they continue, there are no more attacks. Just various rooms with various information. Soon they arrive at what seems to be the center of this complex and it's different than the rest. There are no terminals, just another bio scan chamber; the chamber seems to have something above them sealed off*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Great, one of these
<DeathStar> *The bio scan seems to be scanning for Ancient
<DeathStar> <Celes> This seems to be where we are meant to go
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And no sign of what this place is..."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Interesting. 6Id tries to pick up the data it's scanning
<Seraphna> Alita> Where's that Croza that keeps following us?
<DeathStar> *as they talk, sounds of more spirits moving through the honeycomb complex, likely closing in on them in the center, can be heard*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I think ... we have more spirits coming in
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...and we're out of traps."
<DeathStar> <Celes> *peers at Simon, knowing there should be one more - the original*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon nods slightly. Peering at the scanner trying to figure out how they're going to fake it.
<DeathStar> *it seems unlikely unless they get very, very lucky, and if they fail they'll go back into alarm status*
<DeathStar> *they could use a spirit like Neekito to try to fake it, maybe, since Ancients are spiritish*
<DeathStar> *or you could attack it*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Hmmm. I do not know if I could adapt my spirit output to match the Ancients.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Shame you lost that AI
<Xanatos> <Simon> If that AI was in you, did it not leave some sort of trace of itself. Perhaps that could allow you to build a fake.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Lana and I copied what we could of it, but it's not like I've had much free time to parse through the data.
<DeathStar> *a cute little spirit enters the room, looking to be about 4 foot tall. It seems to have no weapons*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Might take too long to fake it this way..."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ... what the hell?
<Xanatos> 6* BIX blinks and then kneels and waves.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I would recommend not holding back to this one.
<DeathStar> *the spirit seems to pose for Gwen, looking all adorable, then pulls out a cute bat and swings, sending Gwen flying comedically*
<DeathStar> *she waves at Bix*
<DeathStar> <Celes> ...
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Magical Girl Spirit!"
<DeathStar> <Cels> What?!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I don't know how else to categorize this."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We're not bad people!"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> So we have a choice, Lana and I could try to fake an Ancient signature or we could destroy it
<DeathStar> <Celes> I Was hoping I was being drugged
<Seraphna> **Talia heads after Gwen to heal him**
<Xanatos> <Simon> Do something while...we deal with the girl.
<DeathStar> *The spirit tilts her head at Ceilidh, then smiles*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Lana, what percentage do you believe we have in succeeding?
<DeathStar> *Gwen twitches as he's healed*
<Xanatos> <BIX> READY! Rock. Paper. Scissors! 6* He does the 3 hand motions and nods to the spirit, like that means anything.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....I don't know...things are going all crazy now."
<DeathStar> *The little girl spirit oddly plays the game with Bix*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> If you can't handle pressure now, then you never will be able to
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Bix, that thing is going to attack you
<DeathStar> *He stands up*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *nods* "...lets get started, Id."
<Xanatos> <BIX> Only. If. Lose. 6* He shows her how to rock paper scissor and gets to the real battle.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Understood. 6Id's shell splits and opens up slightly as it begins to try and adapt it's spirit output to match the Ancients
<DeathStar> *the spirit girl tosses her bat over her shoulder,the bat landing close to Lana, as if in warning, the bat denting the floor; then she begins to do "battle" with Bix*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I cannot tell how corrupted this one is.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Or if it's easily distracted
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Do you think it's Maka's spirit?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *steps back...* "...have to be brave..." *gets to work with Id*
<DeathStar> *the girl gets rock and Bix gets scissors*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Seems a bit early for Maka to even exist. But it's a possibility I suppose...
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Simon, if you could assist, it would increase our odds.
<Xanatos> <BIX> Oof! You. Win!
<Xanatos> 6* BIX claps for her.
<DeathStar> *Lana and Id do partial progress, but also see that faking the Ancient "spirit" is tough as they might be the first spirits, or something along the lines*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon blinks and glances away from that to help ID and Lana.
<DeathStar> *The spirit muses, looking a bit crazy, then nods, turning to Gwen and Talia*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Uh oh
<DeathStar> *Gwen moves Talia behind him*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "If so, we need to protect that precious smile." *tries to convince the spirit that she's good, while hoping that the Maka spirit remains fine*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *lets out a breath*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I'm seeing a potential problem.
<Seraphna> Talia> Hand wars?
<DeathStar> *the spirit seems to move closer, then eyes Talia, blinking*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...what do you have?"
<Seraphna> **Talia holds out her hand** Hand battle! Paw, Claws, Fish hands.
<DeathStar> *Celes stands by Simon and the other two* If I can help in any way, let me know
<DeathStar> *The spirit looks confused*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> At best we'll be extrapolating to finish the remaining adjustments.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...just keep an eye out...."
<Seraphna> Alita> I believe she is asking to play Rock Paper Scissors using cat rules.
<DeathStar> *the spirit lifts her hand and does "Battle*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> We need a few more key datapoints to finalize it. Celes, you have spent the most time among them, is their anything you can mimic or help with?
<Seraphna> **Talia engages in battle with the Spirit**
<DeathStar> *the spirit gets claws, and Talia gets claws* <Spirit> .. ... ..
<DeathStar> *she looks annoyed*
<Seraphna> Talia> Draw! Again!
<Seraphna> **Talia readies**
<Xanatos> 6* BIX claps for them both, making an Oooo sound at the draw.
<DeathStar> *The spirit uses her hand to blast Gwen comedically into the air and tries again*
<DeathStar> *Gwen lands beside Alita, twitching*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon watches Lana and ID work, genuinely not being able to help much in this area.
<Seraphna> **Alita sighs and heals him** You lead a hard life. The Karma of taking two lovers.
<DeathStar> *The spirit gets Fish hands and Talia gets Paw*
<DeathStar> *the spirit looks up*
<DeathStar> *Celes muses*
<DeathStar> <Celes> No I'm afraid not
<Jackieness> <Lana> *wipes at her forehead*
<Seraphna> Talia> Yay! You win and get to give Talia a fish!
<Seraphna> Alita> Right, cat rules.
<DeathStar> *after a lot of work, the two soon get to the brink of where they could mimic the ancient stuff, just they need to come up with the ancient signature*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We're almost there."
<DeathStar> *do they have enough "spirit" energy to do so?*
<DeathStar> *the spirit eyes Talia, then warps over to Gwen and shakes him for smoething*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I may need someone to amplify what I have stored.
<Xanatos> <Simon> Impressive
<Seraphna> Alita> I beleive she wants a fish to give Talia.
<DeathStar> *Gwen flails as he soon drops fish snacks, even as he's banged bloody*
<DeathStar> *the spirit then hands the fish to Talia*
<Seraphna> **Talia cheers** Yay! Want to be Talia's friend?
<DeathStar> *The spirit eyes Talia, then touches Talia, weakening her to drag her along when it finishes here - it seems to accept. Then approaches the others trying to get inside the door finally*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Lady Celes... this is a good time for you to maybe see if you cna do something.... spirity?"
<Seraphna> **Talia mewls** New friend... help us with door?
<DeathStar> <Celes> .... *her eyes glow red and she kneels*
<Seraphna> **Alita silently feeds her mana back**
<DeathStar> *putting a shield up over those working on the door and giving them chance to tap into that spirit power*
<DeathStar> *The spirit bangs into the shield*
<DeathStar> *The spirit girl begins to punch the shield, depleting it rapidly*
<DeathStar> *Gwen sits up* ... Can I just stab it now?
<Xanatos> 6* Simon offers what spirit energy he can to the others.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to finish the 'key'*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id would, try to use any spirit energy given to amplify what he has for the signature
<DeathStar> *they soon manage to create a key with all the extra spirit energy*
<DeathStar> *andcan now open the door*
<DeathStar> <Celes> ... she's about to break the shield.
<DeathStar> <Celes> We need to hurry
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And now, Id open it."
<Seraphna> **Alita nods and touches the shield, reinforcing it with her own spirit shield**
<ChadWinters`> 6Id opens the door
<DeathStar> *the door opens and they can now go up - well climb up*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *starts climbing*
<Xanatos> <BIX> ....poor spirit. 6* He says whistfully as he stares at it being mad.
<DeathStar> *Gwen moves and climbs up the equipment there - probably not how one is meant to do so*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon moves after Lana, somewhat weaker now.
<DeathStar> *The spirit pouts like a child, then moves to hold onto Talia*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id waits for everyone to get in, then tries to close the door after he get's inside
<DeathStar> *As if refusing to let her go*
<Seraphna> **Talia blinks and looks at her** Come with? Can stay with me always then.
<DeathStar> *Celes leaps up with her powers and lets her eyes go to a normal red*
<Seraphna> **Alita leaps up, using her wings to glide and help her move up faster**
<Xanatos> 6* BIX lets out a little sigh and then follows the others.
<DeathStar> *the spitit seems to not understand. Gwen peers down and motions Talia to teleport to Alita*
<DeathStar> *as Id closes the door*
<Seraphna> **Talia hands the spirit small doll, then vanishes into Alita's robes**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Is there no way to help the Maka spirit?"
<DeathStar> *ignoring the banging on the door that begins once Talia leaves it, the group finds themselves in a massive room where lots of Angel bodies are lined up in docking chambers*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Gah!
<DeathStar> <Gwen> So many!
<DeathStar> *Celes looks around, frowning*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Interesting. I believe this is where they house themselves.
<Xanatos> <Simon> Wow. 6* He begins to look around curiously
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...so...that explains the security measures..."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Yes.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...well... what now?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I imagine we destroy them from here along with this area.
<DeathStar> *as they walk along, in the back room, there seems to be a circular, central room*
<DeathStar> *where angel bodies no docked are protecting the area*
<DeathStar> *not
<DeathStar> <Celes> Take a look
<DeathStar> *she points - some spirits are also about, standing around. Frost is one of them*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "What is over there? Their command center for the war?"
<DeathStar> *Gwen sneaks closer*
<DeathStar> *taking Talia*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX blinks and hunkers down to hide, slowly peeking out.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon kneels and attempts to sneak with Gwen, trying to get a good look at what's happening.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh does similar
<DeathStar> *at the center of it all, they would see - the Croza, wihtout their Angel bodies. This is where a good many of them are set up. It can't be all of them, but it's clear it's a good number of them. What Aska wanted them tofind and call them in to destroy. It seems from this place they are controlling Angel bodies, the center area is a massive network of computers linking them to the bodies. They are standing on devices and seem to be focusing and screens are showing multiple bodies at once*
<DeathStar> *Celes lets out a surprised sound*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *just gestures at the ongoings*
<Seraphna> Alita> **quietly** I get the idea that if we can mess with this, we can lose them the war.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon leans back and looks to Celes.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks for some kind of control system
<Xanatos> <Simon> Do we call them in?? It seems heavily guarded, angels and spirits. Might be suicidal to do so.
<DeathStar> <Celes> This is what Aska wanted
<DeathStar> *the control system seems to be all in the center with them,*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *whisper* "Wish we had a legit nuke."
<DeathStar> <Celes> We could call Neekito in when we call Aska and the others
<DeathStar> <Gwen> So this is it? We call the spirits in and the war breaks out for real
<Xanatos> 6* Simon glances at BIX and thinks to himself.
<Xanatos> <Simon> Yes. I believe so.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It would appear so. 6Id states quietly
<Jackieness> <Lana> *chews on her lower lip*
<DeathStar> *at that moment the enemy Croza begin to focus on something
<Seraphna> Alita> So... shall we? **she gathers to summon, being pacted to two of the greater spirits**
<DeathStar> *And the screens light up, turning their focus from blowing up the resistance to something in the sky*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX waves his hand a little to get their attention and points ot the focusing.
<Seraphna> Alita> I believe now would be the optimum moment.
<DeathStar> *it seems Temples are appearing in space around Kumen, attacking other Emples*
<DeathStar> *Temples
<Seraphna> Talia> Reinforcements.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon blinks and leans forward slightly to watch. Looking genuinely surprised that the other Croza are still out there.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...maybe Kumen is their primary headquarters..."
<Xanatos> <Simon> Well...yes perhaps it is time. 6* He nods to Celes and Alita.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I believe we should not waste this chance
<Seraphna> **Alita starts to call Shade and Void**
<DeathStar> *Celes focus on Aska*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon starts to call Chronos as well.
<DeathStar> *a moment or two later, Aska appears with Shade and Void, as well as Chronos; it seems they did not bring Gale or Gaia. Aska storms the Croza here without giving them a moment to focus and attacks with deadly holy attacks, smashing their equipment, while Void sends them to eternal damnation and Shade moves through the shades and attacks with her shade attacks, crushing their angelic bodies. Chronos slows time down down for her fellow spirits*
<DeathStar> *a momenr or two later Neekito arrives, putting Ellie and liana in the back, while she arrives to aid her fellow spirits, sliding in and using her nuke powers, she slams herself into the console and begins to glow*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id records and takes in the data of all this slaughter
<DeathStar> *Celes throws up shields*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....ahhhh!" *runs for cover*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Don't get far from my shield!
<Xanatos> 6* BIX looks about ready to spring out then pauses because of the big boom.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *skids* "...r...right!"
<Seraphna> **Alita reinforces Celes' shield and Talia looks about**
<DeathStar> *as the spirits go crazy, Neekito nukes the center area, but since Ellie is there, it's clear she limits herself, and the room shakes, the other four spirits warping to avoid being nuked; the entire room going white*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh!" *averts her eyes*
<DeathStar> *As things begin to calm down, Neekito is face down and barely there, flickering due to her attack, the command center is in ruins. The four spirits return and by now the remaining Croza are scrambling to their angel bodies to do battle. Frost and other spirits attack them and soon spirit on spirit battle begins
<Xanatos> 6* Simon covers his head, BIX blinks and just sorta watches in confusion.
<Xanatos> <Simon> That was...a lot. 6* He tries to form an ice wall in such a way that is actually a slide to bring Neekito back to them for heals.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We need to help Neekito..."
<Seraphna> **Alita uses her staff to reach out and pull Neekito over, feeding Spirit Energy into her to keep her from fully fading out**
<Xanatos> 6* Simon pauses when Alita does that.
<Xanatos> 6* BIX switch to his red outlined battle mode and blasts out to help in spirit fights.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *nods and then claps her hands together, bringing up her ethereal console again*
<DeathStar> *the battle doesn't turn out entirely great; Frost, Leviathan, and other spirits keep Aska, Void, Shade, and Chronos from wiping out the Croza here, who manage to head out, doing some damage to Aska and Shade, spirit energy sputtering out of the two. Void and Chronos take out what they can, destroying the angel bodies they abandoned and aiding Bix in trying to subdue the spirits*
<DeathStar> <Celes> It's definitely getting crazy. *she eyes the Croza book it for now*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I think we got most of them
<DeathStar> <Gwen> When just a few can control legions of those body things.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Does that mean anything?
<Seraphna> Alita> That this war is actually being run on a very small amount of players.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Infrastructure will take time to reestablish..."
<DeathStar> *Neekito slowly recovers*
<Xanatos> <Simon> It means this is only the beginning...I was hoping us being here would speed up the war. Maybe change things.
<Seraphna> **Talia gives Shade spirit energy as best she can from a distance**
<Xanatos> <Simon> I suppose not.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Maybe it is."
<Seraphna> Alita> We were supposed to be here.
<ChadWinters`> 6Id moves over to Aska to replenish her spirit power using his battery ability
<DeathStar> *Leviathan and Frost try combine an attack to destroy their fellow spirits*
<DeathStar> <Aska> ... *she focuses a joint attack with Shade to stop the two*
<DeathStar> <Aska> Forgive me you two
<Seraphna> **Alita grumbles, pulling out her book and hurling a meteor at Frost**
<DeathStar> *Frost is hit and their super ice move shoots off earlier, smashing into Void who kneels*
<DeathStar> *thankfully it doesn't do much*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *uses her console to cast a debuff on the enemy spirits*
<DeathStar> *Shade and Aska prepare to destroy the two*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Do we have any devices left?
<DeathStar> *their light and dark attack combining into an unnatural beam*
<Xanatos> <Simon> I have one, but we can't make mroe if we lose the original.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Well our Croza friends are back. Maybe we can get more
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Id should have the schematics for our copy in his memory."
<DeathStar> *the attack fires off at Lev*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Shade, Aska. Please refraind from destroying them. We would like to capture them.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Oh no
<Xanatos> <Simon> Very well. 6* Simon nods and tries to throw the device to capture Lev
<DeathStar> *Leviathan is pulled into the trap seconds before the beam goes past where she was standing*
<DeathStar> *Frost stands there, then vanishes*
<DeathStar> *Aska and Shade stand there, eyeing the trap with Leviathan, then Aska sags in relief*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...well... you do know that they now know that we have the traps, right?"
<Seraphna> **Alita frowns** Well it's a start, we'll hjave to get the heroes to capture the rest.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon moves to collect the device and checks it's not damaged.
<DeathStar> *it seems to be okay*
<Xanatos> <Simon> There's other Croza, it's easy to assume more traps are in play.
<DeathStar> *the spirits move to join the others, the other spirits having booked ut*
<DeathStar> *it
<DeathStar> *Neekito leans against the wall, working on mending herself*
<Xanatos> <Simon> We will teach you and the heroes how these traps work to the best of our abilities. I am sorry this has begun Lady Aska, Lady Shade.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Aska, Chronos, Shade, Void. Do any of you need your spirit restored?
<DeathStar> <Void> What's done is done. We chose this route
<DeathStar> <Void> What little damage done to us, we will be fine.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Very well.
<DeathStar> *Chronos leans on her staff* Do you all mind if I borrow Simon for a bit?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I do not.
<DeathStar> *Celes raises an eyebrow*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks around for anything of interest that may have survived the fighting*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon hands the two currently trapped spirits to Aska and nods ot Chronos.
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats over to Lana. 1"Have you found anything of interest?
<DeathStar> *Chronos bows her head and touches Simon's shoulder* Come. It is time I spoke of matters of time and thereom. *As Aska takes the spirits, Chronos vanishes with Simon*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX walks around in the meantime to each deceased Croza doing little prayers for them and their passing.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...looking..."
<DeathStar> *the equipment is pretty damaged in this area; there's shattred pieces of stuff if one wants to pick it up*
<DeathStar> *the lower floors stuff should still be fine*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I mean... there are parts here."
<DeathStar> <Aska> We will need to be on the move now. The Croza will be ready to attack and try to capture us or attack southern City.
<DeathStar> <Aska> Is your group ready to join us in trying to join with the other Croza?
<DeathStar> *Neekito looks tired, her head in Alita's shoulder*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *just sighs*
<Seraphna> Alita> Seem it's the only move forward. **she keeps charging Neekito**
<DeathStar> <Shade> Was there something in this facility you wanted to check on before we left?
<DeathStar> *she asks, sensing the sigh*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Everything? Not that we have the time for everything..."
<DeathStar> *Void checks on Ceilidh*
<DeathStar> <Shade> Name one thing and I'll tkae you there
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm fine, just..."
<DeathStar> <Shade> As thanks
<Xanatos> <BIX> Slime. Console.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Perhaps that data, yes.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ummmm....right... the data on the experiments on the Spirits."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Yes, we should find out all we can on that."
<DeathStar> *Shade seems to be peering down at something, then nods; a moment or two later the group appears in the one room where they see the slime girl is not as frozen as before.*
<DeathStar> *The equipment is not gooped now*
<DeathStar> *also, the one spirit begins to track them again, sensing they left the door*
<Seraphna> **Alita muses, motioning to Simon to freeze her down some more**
<DeathStar> *Simon is gone*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh hurries over to the equipment, starting them up again
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats over to the equipment, looking for an access point, even using the ancient spirit signature if it gives him full access
<Jackieness> <Lana> *,moves over to the consoles to try to get the data*
<Seraphna> **Alita nods as she realizes that and instead keeps a watch on her, while Talia hums and sets up something**
<DeathStar> *the data boots up and they see the Croza, the bad ones, began to experiment with the Spirits and discovered that there was something that when introduced with "unknown Ancient term", the word is unknown to them, it changed the spirits and made them stronger and changed their personalities*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id works on copying any and all data it can.
<DeathStar> *it shows the data on the spirits power changing and morphing and their personalities becoming much more erratic*
<DeathStar> *the young spirit girl begins to get closer*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...make note of that term. We'll need to translate it."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I wonder if there's a way to reverse it." *has already memorised the term*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *dioes ehr own download just in case*
<Alicia> *whatever it is*
<DeathStar> *the corruption, as the team calls it, could induce almost any sort of transformation and power in spirits and it's believed by the Croza it might be the next step. The other Croza did not believe it, leading to their falling out and civil war*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I guess we'd need to get out hands on this substance they used
<Alicia> * Ceilidh also records this data
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Forced evolution.
<DeathStar> *As they download the information, Aska and Shade frown, turning as the small spirit arrives*
<Seraphna> **Talia has finished her trap, a large game of hopscotch for the spirit**
<ChadWinters`> <Id> We should prepare to leave.
<DeathStar> *The spirit eyes the hopscotch, then Aska and Shade. Shade prepares to strike the spirit down*
<Seraphna> Talia> Behold, you must pass the boxes of hop to proceed!
<Jackieness> <Lana> *finishes up* "Yeah... like... now..."
<DeathStar> <Small Spirit> ...*steps on them normally, but in the box, approaching them all like Terminator - a cute one*
<Seraphna> Alita> We may wish to make her exit while we have boxes remaining.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I don't think she's playing by the rules."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I have everything I need I believe. You may take us out of here, Shade
<DeathStar> <Shade> Should I eliminate the spirit?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I believe the others would say no.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I wish I knew where we could find this substance, maybe in their labs
<DeathStar> *she muses in thought; Neekito gets to her feet, keeping Ellie and Liana behind her right now*
<Xanatos> <BIX> BIX - Stay. Find > Substance?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Speculate later..."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Are you sure you want to do that?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I do not believe we would want that substance.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I feel nothing good will come out of it.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Not even for analysis?"
<DeathStar> <Celes> *to Id* If we find it, we might can create something against it.
<Xanatos> <BIX> BIX Help. Even. If. Dangerous.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Alright, take a look for it but join us when you can
<DeathStar> *Celes shows Bix what to look for*
<DeathStar> *the girl spirit finally is there in front of them*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> If that is what you all wish for, I will not stop you
<DeathStar> *palming at Aska with all her strength*
<Xanatos> 6* BIX looks at it and nods. Then turn to run off to search fo rit.
<DeathStar> *Aska holds out her hand to block, but goes numb* That... power...
<DeathStar> <Shade> We're leaving if we're not destroying it.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...which lab? This one?" *looks around for 'corruption'*
<DeathStar> *Shade warps the group outside, near the battlefield. The resistance has been decimated and Sophia is on the ground not moving. The amazon hero is also not moving, her weapon laying about. The Croza ships are trying to land*
<Seraphna> **Alita moves over to Sophia and begins working on healing her**
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Warning, Hero's life signs are fading. Alita, please begin healing.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Great
<DeathStar> *Gwen moves to check on them* Where's the others?
<Alicia> * Ceilidh hurries over to help with the healing
<DeathStar> *The amazon hero twitches as Ceilidh helps*
<DeathStar> *Sophia coughs; for a moment Ellie could swear she feels like her existence was almost about to fade*
<DeathStar> <Sophia> ... they blasted ... us with a shot from the temple...
<Seraphna> **Alita uses a Full Heal on her to get her back and sighs softly** Good.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It is lucky that you are alive.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "They must have withdrawn when we hit their command."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm glad we came when we did."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It is good we all didn't waste any more time.
<DeathStar> *The fire hero and the others seem to be off fighting elsewhere when Chronos returns with Simon*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...so...what now?"
<DeathStar> *it looks like the good Croza only have about 10 ships left compared to the legion of ships the bad ones have - they are out numbered 100 to 1*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Is all well Chronos, Simon?
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Hm. It depends on your definition of well. *she peers at the sky*
<Seraphna> Alita> Hmmm.
<DeathStar> <Aska> You said the Croza have more of those traps?
<Xanatos> <Simon> It would appear things aren't going well here. What should we do?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> We will need to find a way to remove as many of their ships off the battlefield.
<DeathStar> *as Id says that, a good Croza ship crashes nearby*
<DeathStar> *9 left*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Our odd's of success have officially decreased.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Can anything in that factory have helped?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Potentially the building device.
<DeathStar> *the temple ship seems to have wedged inside a Kumen 6 story building*
<DeathStar> *Aska warps herself inside the Temple Ship*
<DeathStar> <Shade> I think at this point. *she turns to the group* You all should go back to Geyze. This battle ... It might not end well
<DeathStar> *she says honestly*
<DeathStar> <Shade> I'll take you bck
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I do believe you are correct. But what of BIX?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...where is BIX?!"
<Xanatos> <Simon> Did you not retrieve the head?
<DeathStar> <Shade> I can find him after I deliver you. The Croza are going to begin to lock onto us since we're on Kumen
<ChadWinters`> <Id> He took off to find a substance.
<DeathStar> <Shade> Meaning that we'll be constantly attacked soon
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Yes, that would be wise Shade. And please bring him back safely.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "If we can analyse that substance, we can probably help the corrupted spirits."
<DeathStar> *Sophia sits up* So you all are leaving?
<DeathStar> <Celes> No. I think I'll remain
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Are you sure Celes?
<Seraphna> **Alita sighs, but looks down, she's been hinting at this one for awhile now.**
<DeathStar> <Celes> Yes. But anyone that needs to go should
<Xanatos> <Simon> This is the war, why we are here. We should remain and fight.
<Seraphna> Alita> Her bond with Aska, the Hero line, it makes sense.
<DeathStar> *Shade offers her hands to anyone that wants to go back to Geyze*
<Seraphna> Alita> We never came to fight a war Simon.
<Seraphna> Alita> We only came for answers to our own time.
<Xanatos> <Simon> Apologies for the slight deception. But I did.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Mine is less a need and more of protecting Geyze. But I will remain to help if you feel I would work better here.
<DeathStar> *Chronos leans on her staff,peering at the group*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I've known why I came here from the beginning. *she nods to Simon*
<Seraphna> Alita> I suppose we need to hope the device is intact.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I admit I was surprised Ceilidh was like me
<Xanatos> <Simon> If any of the heroes or spirits were to perish, we would fail at protecting our timeline.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I cannot activate my remaining shells from here, but perhaps a spirit could for me and I can keep watch on Geyze
<Seraphna> **Talia frowns** But if we never return, no one to heal the spirits in the future.
<DeathStar> *suddenly Shade's head snaps to the west when a tower of Earth rises into the sky and takes out a few Temple Ships and then Wind forms to take out more*
<DeathStar> <Shade> Those fools
<DeathStar> *it seems also on the tower of Earth,the other heroes are there helping out*
<DeathStar> <Sophia> I guess that's where I'm going
<DeathStar> *Sophia nods to the team and heads off*
<DeathStar> <Shade> We told Gale and Gaia not to come.
<Seraphna> Alita> You should know that only encourages them.
<DeathStar> <Shade> I need to go check on them. I'll find Bix while I'm ther. I'll return to give anyone lifts to Geyze when I'm back. *she vanishes*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon pulls out his notepad with all of his writings in it and holds it out to Lana.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Well, the ride left us
<Seraphna> **Talia hugs Gwen, as if with meaning** Gwen gotta come back with girls.
<Xanatos> <Simon> Should you need to work the portal, all the details are in there, along with all my other notes, schematics, and spiritual musings. Though the musings you could likely skip.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *takes the notepad*
<Seraphna> Alita> She'll be back.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....are...are you sure?"
<DeathStar> *Aska appears behind the team and walks over to Void and Chronos; joining her are several Croza*
<DeathStar> <Aska> I have what we need to stop enemy spirits. Hopefully
<Xanatos> <Simon> I have to see this to its conclusion, there is no other. I am confident I will survive but should you need return before then....you now are able.
<DeathStar> <Aska> What are your plans?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Lana, please activate my remaining shell to assist you back on Geyze.
<Seraphna> Alita> Simon, remember the jamming device. **she notes**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Are you really staying, Id?"
<Xanatos> 6* Simon nods to Alita.
<DeathStar> *Neekito folds her hands together, it seems she is staying too unless Ellie tells her otherwise*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Yes. 6The shell twists about then opens, a small data core appearing. 1"Please insert this in to the other shell. It'll have a fully copy of all my data.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *takes the core* "...ok..."
<DeathStar> <Aska> So those who are staying -take my hand
<Xanatos> 6* Simon steps over to do so
<ChadWinters`> 6Id plops into Aska's hand
<DeathStar> *she offers her hands. The Croza seem capable of warping themselves. Void and Chronos move closer. Celes does so and Neekito does so for Ellie and Liana*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'll keep doing what I can." *takes Aska's hand*
<Seraphna> **Alita sighs, looking to Lana and Gwen, Talia nuzzling Gwen**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Be careful, everyone!"
<DeathStar> *Gwen peers at Lana and Talia* The group cuold use me still, you know
<Seraphna> Talia> We need you.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Fine. I'll wait for Shade.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *sighs and plops down* "...I need to analyze this data..."
<DeathStar> *Gwen sits with Lana and Talia* Good luck everyone
<Xanatos> <Simon> And you as well.
<DeathStar> *Aska warps the group away from the three*
<DeathStar> -TBC in 525*
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Session Close: Mon Oct 18 22:49:38 2021