The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 552

Session Start: Mon Apr 04 00:00:00 2022
Session Ident: #TAW-Session552
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<Alicia> Here
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-642.11.6
<DeathStar> Location: Tower of Xevil Ruins B3
<DeathStar> *Ryoko, Cassandra, Erevis, Xanatos, Dias, John and the 3 girls, Michi Zephyr, Michi Seraphna and Chii, and Angela, after a cave in managed to get down to the third basement level where they have been sealed off*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well, that was close. *John grabs Id and uses it as a light*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Only way back up is to go down all the way."
<DeathStar> *This floor seems to have -- broken cells as far as they can see*
<DeathStar> *with bones inside*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...or just have Dias hit the cave in over and over again."
<DeathStar> *some having mummified husks inside*
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Probably best we don’t ask who they were.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Becareful - whenever we got drones or anything of the like even remotely close to this part of the tower intact they would shut off. I am shocked your little Id is still going
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I don't think having Dias hit the cave over and over should be our plan A"
<Seraphna> Angela> He doesn’t use what you might consider a standard power source.
<DeathStar> *Zephyr frowns, tracing a scar across a face in thought as she begins to walk along the cells*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Totally not, but i would keep him occupied."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> .... *looks around silently*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan hmms and kneels to scan the mummified husks
<Seraphna> Seraphna> So he’s the guy who does what people say not to do.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We need to find the way to the next level. Wonder how Xevil moved through here without annoying himself with his own deathtraps."
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I don't know enough about Xevil to say."
<DeathStar> *they seem to be various soldiers and random people that survived on the Earth during the 14 siege only to fall in Xevil's lands - but one is odd; the last body is before a cauldron with just a tiny bit of dried up liquid that has a humming aura to it. That body reads as Cassandra, who should have died on the PAX2 - long before being in this prison.*
<DeathStar> *Erevis eyes what remains of the liquid that has the humming aura, studying it, then jerks*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Well, creepy cauldron and a dead Cass.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Probably DNA coded. Or he had a pause button. What?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Cass? Why would he have Cass here?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...you're kidding me."
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "... I... don't understand."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ... unless he used his powers to bring her back to life to kill her again and again.
<Seraphna> Angela> Xevil was the exact kind of shitty monster who would do that.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Hey, I am right here." *walks over*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Maybe they're a clone?"
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ... maybe. Still - poor clone. *John glances at Cassandra*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *rubs the bridge of her nose* "This is why I'm blaming Xevil for everything. Guy totally had it out for me."
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Well, he was bad news, definitely."
<Xanatos> <Xan> This Cassandra has it rough regardless. Wonder what is in this cauldron, her blood maybe?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> No. We should destroy it. ... *holds out her hand to Xanatos* Do not touch it
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "What is it?"
<Seraphna> Angela> Yeah destroy it. No need to think about it.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "What vibe are you feeling, Erevis?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> .... It is something that depending on your previous life, it will begin to override your memories.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Ryoko could touch it and nothing will happen
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Is that that 'Origin' thing?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Correct.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Why it exists in another reality than our own I have no idea
<Seraphna> Angela> Maybe it’s a constant.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Well, how do we get rid of it?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And why Xevil was using it to torture a Cassandra that eludes me as well.
<Xanatos> Could this give this Cassandra the Prime Cassandra' s memories or something like that?
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Was Cassandra an original too?
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Either there's something special about Cassandra... or Xevil is just being evil for no reason."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It might be because how this universe was attached to our own briefly.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Literally.
<DeathStar> *Erevis aims her hand at the substance and hyperspaces it*
<Seraphna> Angela> He might have used her as a test subject.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "For what?"
<DeathStar> <John> To see what reviving and killing you did?
<DeathStar> <John> Or maybe Origin is the key to life
<Seraphna> Angela> Seeing what it does and how to bring about an original’s memories.
<Seraphna> Angela> I had to have mine torn out by a being that transcends reality.
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<Xanatos> <Xan> Hmm. Maybe he wanted to understand how it works so that he could use it for himself.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> *looks at Angela* "...ah."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Gave up the old school, bunny-me?
<DeathStar> *Cheryl taps her muses* If you ask me
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> It was a test. Retention of memories. Power. See what it did. Killing her each time gave him data on how she came back
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Which Cassandra came back
<DeathStar> *Zephyr eyes Cheryl and makes a face*
<Seraphna> Angela> Makes sense, the dude was evil, not crazy. He would want the benefits and none of the drawbacks.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Seriously, your minds went there?
<Seraphna> Angela> We’ve… seen a lot.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "OK, I'm seriously ready to move on."
<DeathStar> <John> Same
<DeathStar> *He heads down the stairs and Erevis follows*
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Yeah let’s go. No one needs to bathe in Yggdrasil sap.
<Seraphna> **Angela moves on, Sera moves with Chii**
<DeathStar> *John turns Id to light up B4*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *heads down*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id vibrates a bit in John's hand. 1"You may release me now."
<DeathStar> *John hops him up a bit as he lets go*
<DeathStar> <Chii> You let your tech talk back to you?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Chad made it."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> And he named it that. Of course it talks back.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Thank you for doing the heavy lifting while I run diagnostics.
<DeathStar> <Chii> Who? That guy in Aya's little frames?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Oh, you never heard about him then?"
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Aya must really miss him..."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Yeah. Guess we didn’t luck out in bunny time.
<DeathStar> <Chii> Dead. *she whistles a little tune about Aya's ass while Cheryl eyes Sera and Chii, then Angela; this floor seems to be a massive throne room with paintings of Xevil and statues of him; the room echoing their voices*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> This room feels almost ... strange. A room to retreat to?
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Maybe it's his masterbatorium.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I've never met the guy, and I still don't like this place."
<ChadWinters`> 6Id peer's about, running a scan for any power signatures.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Never got the point of this kind of decor. A mirror is easier.
<DeathStar> *the "throne" seems to be a massive chair in the center and no other doors; Id does detect a power source in the throne itself*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "The Tsivirxsh imperial throne room is downright homey by comparison."
<Seraphna> Angela> **shrugs to Cheryl**
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ... *looks at the paintings - 8 in total and 16 Xevil statues*
<Xanatos> <Xan> I think Dias is right.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Masterba-something at least.
<DeathStar> <Chii> Well, let me go sit down on the chair
<DeathStar> *She marches forward*
<Seraphna> Angela> 24 objects with a symmetry.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Ten be careful what you touch..."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> It’s gaudy dear.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Probably some DNA thing that'll rip out your butthole if you sit on it.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Hold up. Don't touch that throne."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> I prefer her bottom intact.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan walks around the room scanning things
<DeathStar> *Chii pauses, one foot from the pedestal*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I detect an energy source coming from the seat only.
<Seraphna> **Seraphna gently pulls her back**
<DeathStar> <John> That is key information. *he points out*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It is indeed.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Maybe it's got one of those butt-days.
<DeathStar> *Xan gets a hit on the 6th painting - the scan detecting something strange with it*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "What about the statues and artwork? Anythign hidden within or behidn them?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> This one is weird. 6* he glances to see if there's a visual difference.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Like that."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> One moment
<DeathStar> *Erevis speeds around the room*
<DeathStar> *then hands Xanatos drawings of all of them to scan in*
<DeathStar> <John> Did she just speed draw?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It would appear so.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan blinks and scans the drawings.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Draw Chii.
<DeathStar> *it would appear this painting shows a xevil statue in the background slightly different*
<DeathStar> *Erevis hands Seraphna a Chii drawing, her hands speed drawing*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> There
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Hmmm..." <Lunar Girl> "Is that statue important?"
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias reaches behind his back and pulls out a racquet ball and starts bouncing it on the floor next to him.
<Seraphna> **Seraphna pockets it**
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I don't think our Erevis does that... *she mumbles*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Question is which of the 16 is it?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Which one does it look like?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Let's examine the statues now."
<DeathStar> <John> It looks like all of them.
<DeathStar> *squints*
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...yeah I'm not sure.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> That's cuz you're not a man of fine details.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "There has to be a speciic detail. Could even be something stupid, like one statue having a bigger bulge in its pants."
<Xanatos> 6* Xan looks for at least some sort of devices on any of the statues. Buttons, levers, switches.
<Seraphna> Angela> If only we had a mouthy computer that could scan them.
<Alicia> * Michiru compares the picture and room
<Xanatos> 6* Xan isn't touching though, just peeping with his eye bags
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Ah, you would like me to do more "lifting". 6The orb floats about from statue to statue, scanning them to see if there's any difference between them
<DeathStar> *the picture statue for the most part looks the same -but as Michiru compared the position of the room, she'd find - wala - a statue lines up*
<DeathStar> <John> LEts just hope none of these come to life - it'd make Cass to happy
<Alicia> * Michiru heads over to the statue. "This one."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Discerning eye. Good job.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Excellent job, Michiru.
<DeathStar> *due to Xan's non-touching, he'd have found where to press the button it - the Xevil chest plate*
<DeathStar> <John> You --- you going to touch it? <Cheryl> ... *Steps back*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Chest plate.
<Seraphna> **Angela steps back**
<Alicia> <Michiru> "..." *presses the chest plate then jumps back, just in case*
<DeathStar> *John pulls his Michiru back*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias watches keenly as he tosses the ball up and down now.
<DeathStar> *The statue's eyes glow and a room opens in the background, the room rumbling violently as the signal that was messing with Id is now exposed again*
<DeathStar> *Chii hurries into the back room - probably annoyed at not being able to sit in the chair and vanishes into the dark*
<Seraphna> **Seraphna peers beyond, then follows her**
<ChadWinters`> 6Id begins to lose it's stability, it's floating becoming erratic as it attempts to seperate it and and record it for study.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I suppose our target is in this room
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *moves to grab hold of Id*
<DeathStar> *She moves along, lighting up the way*
<Seraphna> **Angela follows**
<ChadWinters`> 6Id is easily grabbed.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan hmm and walks after those going into the room back room.
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias hops along.
<DeathStar> *As they enter the room, it seems to be some sort of ancient Tsivrixsh computer structure that has attached itself into the city structure, likely before it rebuilt itself, and it pumping out a signal somewhere. They could cut it off right here and now if they so wished*
<DeathStar> *Chii has her hand hovering over the controls to do just that*
<DeathStar> <Chii> Smash?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I think we should learn where it is being sent
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I'm in favor of smashville.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Yeah let's get a little detail then smash. 6* he approaches it.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Find the target receiver then let Dias smash."
<DeathStar> *the computer seems to be all in Tsivrixsh*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Does anyone speak Tsivrixsh?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> Yup.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan squints at it, trying to figure out what signal is being shared and where it may be going.
<Seraphna> Angela and Sera> Fluently.
<Xanatos> <Xan> A lot of officers had to learn it back during the war. I'm a little rusty but reading it is easier than speaking it.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl studies it* It is sending information on Earth - this Earth - back to the Tsivrixsh home world and Xevil's followers
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> That's kind of weird.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "... someone stop it."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "does he even have any followers left?"
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Unless he has a kid or something.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan tries to disable it without destroying it, for now.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Couldn't it have been done far quieterly....Silentless....
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Who knows?" <Ryoko> "Stop it anyway."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Updating them on the situation and on Xevil's ... *squints* Those that carry his blood. It is requesting back up. Also it looks like there might be a secondary --- *Erevis rips out the wires*
<DeathStar> *the stuff shutting off* <Erevis> It can be repaired and put back in
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Secondary what?"
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> This just seems like it's done in that annoying holo-spam way.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> A secondary group latching onto this transmission from ... outside this reality. It might be Taiga.
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats up out of Cassandra's hands. 1"That was....annoying."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> What’s my kid got to do with this?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Hm. *she thinks* I can bring you up to speed on the other races after we get out of here if you want
<Xanatos> <Xan> Hopefully it was Taiga...guess we have something to ask her.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *eyes Seraphna sharply* Nothing
<Seraphna> Angela> **whispers to Cheryl** Did Chii pick the names?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> But technically, you all solved the problem - there was no Xevil down here. *Cheryl shrugs to Angela*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I can attempt to warp us out of here - assuming the defenses are off.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "And cutting off the signal was really the main mission from the beginning."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Assuming… are they?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We can never know what Xevil might have left behind
<DeathStar> *she holds out her hands*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I do find it odd still. This seems very...misleading.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Oh? You sensnign anything out ballboy?
<DeathStar> <John> Whatcha got, Idler?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "What about the power source in the throne? And are ther any further levels?"
<DeathStar> *Erevis closes her eyes* The floor below is a trap and explosion it seems
<DeathStar> *Chii pauses, then sniffs*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Let me guess, anyone who sits on the throne and isn't Xevil activates the trap."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> All of this seem's odd. If this was nothing but Xevil's last will and testament. Why did it take so long to start broadcasting? Why couldn't anyone here circumvent the traps and disable it themselves?"
<Seraphna> Angela> Maybe someone did.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I can't answer the first, but the second was because it only became a problem recently."
<Seraphna> Angela> The traps anyway..
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I guess when the people who stumbled down here and somehow that signal was activated. The ruins were left alone because of the traps decades ago and mostly forgotten
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "And this is sucha strabngelyd esigned place."
<Jackieness> strangely designed
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Are we sure we checked all of it?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> But why ask for help from another reality? Too many odd circumstances to come to a probably conclusion.
<ChadWinters`> *probable*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well, why not ask the person who made the choice.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Bad named bot isn't wrong. You all seem capable.
<DeathStar> *She shrugs*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Why are we here, Ryoko?
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I wonder if this is really over."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ryoko didn't make the choice
<DeathStar> *she eyes Xan*
<Xanatos> <Xan> She came to get us, that was ordered by...Aya?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> She was sent because Michiru went so long ago and Ryoko fit the parameters. We were worried no one else could go
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias sniffs the air.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Aya and Erevis made the call. Yes.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Aya is the ruler of this planet now you know.
<Seraphna> Angela> Like Queen?
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Well the problem is solved, albeit without any fun fights to the death.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Ruler is a weird term for President. Did the government change?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> You have him for your leader. *she points out.*
<DeathStar> *motioning at Dias*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "He got voted in for a limited term."
<Seraphna> Angela> Lesser evils.
<DeathStar> *during all this, Erevis has left, probably going to the surface to check on the situation*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "So, who was the greater evil?"
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I'm the most ass kicking President we've had.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "You know, Erevis left us behind."
<Xanatos> <Xan> I hate when she does that.
<DeathStar> <John> Wait, our ride left?
<Xanatos> 6* Xan sighs and moves to make his way out.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Lets go back."
<Seraphna> Angela> Hoi.
<DeathStar> *as they go back, they reach the cave in part*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Yes. Regardless of the circumstances that led us to this moment. You're people may want to keep tabs on this place.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "and how do we get past the cave in?"
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Babe, foxhole.
<DeathStar> <Chii> To be honest, the entire area is collapsed. I'm not sure where to do it or how far
<Seraphna> **Seraphna muses and there’s some distant crashing**
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *gestures at Chii*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Based on our positioning....6Does some calculations. 1"If you open a portal here. We should be easily be safe.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "What was that?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> .... Oh dear
<Seraphna> Seraphna> One moment and I’ll… there. **sends Chii the visual Montana has in their bond**
<Seraphna> Angela> Oh right she’d have the old Generation betas still.
<DeathStar> *Chii looks at the two's calculations, then opens a foxhole*
<DeathStar> <John> *tenses for dirt to come in*
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...we good?
<DeathStar> <Chii> .... *goes in safely*
<DeathStar> *John pushes his girls in*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias leaps through while Id floats through
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *passes on through*
<Seraphna> **Seraphna pulls her blue streaked hair back and hips after them**
<Seraphna> **Angela follows**
<DeathStar> *Zephyr lets out a breath, tapping her face and goes in*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan steps through
<DeathStar> *They get above ground where the other heroes are talking to Erevis - an older Michiru, their Dias, Megumi and a Taiga, Red Fox and Charlotte. It looks like everyone is preparing to go home except a few people*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias lands on his feet and peers about, sizing everyone up.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Erevis, you left me again.
<DeathStar> *The two Erevises stand there, both peering at Xanatos* <Erevis> I asked if anyone wanted me to take them up and you continued to talk. I grew restless being underground in the dark. I do not like it
<Seraphna> Angela> We got out anyway.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That is understandable, considering the place could've blown up at any moment.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Can't blame you."
<Seraphna> **Seraphna moves over to rub Taiga’s ears**
<Xanatos> <Xan> Yeah that's fair. What's been talked about up here while were were on our way out
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Is everything fine now that the signal's off, and we've confirmed that Xevil is not down there?"
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> Hm. Here, come to my place and I will discuss why we wanted to bring you here.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Depends... you might want to prepare for Tsiv trouble if they got that signal."
<Alicia> * Ryoko nods
<ChadWinters`> <Id> There's more to this than the signal?
<Alicia> <Michiru> "We don't know yet."
<DeathStar> *Michi Erevis nods, as if she is keeping something to herself. She seems to have sent the others, but motions for Michiru to come home with her and Ryoko, a vehicle coming up and motioning everyone to get inside*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Guess this is where I part ways. *she joins Megumi and steps off*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Bye! 6He waves before hopping in the vehicle
<Seraphna> **Angela gets in**
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats in to the vehicle
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *climbs inside the vehicle*
<DeathStar> *John slides into the back, the vehicle like a hybrid limo and Japanese style car*
<DeathStar> *Erevis seats herself and gets a Japanese drink, sipping it while John sprawls out*
<DeathStar> *The other Erevis takes the wheel and begins to drive, casually jerking them about and making people flee them*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Do you drive like this, Erevis?"
<Seraphna> **Angela sits with Cheryl** I see Erevis drives the same in every reality.
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias has his face pressed against the windshield as he looks at things
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Certainly not
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Correct, Xanatos Durran?
<DeathStar> *she turns her head toward him, eyes glowing*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Uh. Noooope.
<Alicia> * Ryoko looks amused
<DeathStar> *They drive and fly over a hill and land smoothly at the house*
<Alicia> * Michiru too
<Seraphna> Angela> Xan has grown wise.
<ChadWinters`> 6Id uses this time to work on the signal that was sent out, to make sure there's nothing else behind it
<Xanatos> <Xan> You learn to pick your battles carefully.
<DeathStar> *where they are brought inside where Kyouki has food and drink prepared*
<Seraphna> **Jennifer is seen setting out another dish**
<DeathStar> *This Erevis seems to move a little slower and there is a touch gray in her red hair; a kid is in the house that looks like a cross between them that is likely their daughter and is with Jennifer*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I confress I am surprised to see a Jennifer here.
<DeathStar> *she muses*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Why? What happened to her in your world?"
<Seraphna> Angela> Hmmm. She married the Athena here too huh?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It is more how Jennifers arrive in this world typically.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> But I digress.
<DeathStar> *John grabs some food and begins to eat*
<DeathStar> *thumbing up Kyouki*
<Seraphna> Angela> Yeah, she’s from another reality. Unless the crux moment that changed all events here was the attack on Pegasus Colony.
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias reaches out to snatch the food from John before he can grab it.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *takes a seat*
<Alicia> * Kyouki smiles
<DeathStar> *John does Food Wars with Dias*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias duels John over the food.
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> While we have a peaceful moment - I will discuss why Aya and I decided we needed extra help
<Xanatos> <Xan> That would be great, thank you.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Yes. It would help clear up things.
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> After the event with Xevil, things were in disarray for Earth - the Cartel, and most of the galaxy. The Dark Ones had been held back by the Tsivrixsh, making them the key players in galatic power now.
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> But they also knew Xevil had overstepped his role on Earth as well. And so they backed off and turned to focusing on dealing with the Dark One threat looming in the galaxy - but it mostly had gone into your reality
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> With the Tsivrixsh now patroling and only the Erusians as their sole competitors in space, Earth was left to slowly repair itself into this state it's in; we barely have a space fleet and it could barely be called that. Our ships are still being tested.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "So... we were already fighting the Dark Ones from your reality?"
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Please elaborate..."
<Seraphna> Angela> That explains their seemingly impossible increase in size during the war.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Hm, did we know that and I just forgot or should I be making a gasp face?
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> I believe they aided yours - for that I am sorry. It does not mean there are not dark problems lingering. But my fear was nt entirely Xevil ressurecting himself or some nonense of that. My fear was his signal calling something from space. If you could not shut it off in time, bringing somthing from your world, or your knowledge, to help counter it
<Alicia> <Michiru> "At least we got to help you out just from defending ourselves."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I believe you should be making the gasp face.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It was our oversight in not scanning the Dark One's for a reality signature.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Andrea and Noire would just be tickled to hear that one."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I think when they crossed over it was long ago, Cass
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> During the old wars
<DeathStar> *she leans back, thinking*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Hmmm... any chance it was that... what was his name? Sommelier? His faction?"
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> Honestly, under 14 years of Xevil's rule at the time, we did not know who he was battling, but if you encountered unusual increased Dark Ones that gave you new trouble, it might have been such
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> IT was the era of the Hunters
<Xanatos> <Xan> Ah. That explains a lot.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Almost got Warren a few times back then
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Wow... Warren never has it easy, does he?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> They were and continued to be a huge problem, even recently.
<Seraphna> **Jennifer frowns and eats quietly**
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> Anyway - that is just my hope. Perhaps nothing will arrive from space and my we called you here for nothing
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> We have rooms here if you need to rest
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "The signal was going to Tsivirxsh space, giving a report about Earth."
<DeathStar> *Michi Erevis nods* Yes.... *frowns*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I am currently seeing if there was anything beyond that.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I am still trying to figure out if it was capable of breaching reality.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "If Xevil has followers, it's almost certain they'll try something."
<DeathStar> <Michi Erevis> Please, do tell us anything you may learn. *she leads them a beautiful seperate part of the Japanese home and their own rooms
<DeathStar> *John sulks about Dias getting one more piece of sushi them him*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias leaps up in victory.
<DeathStar> *Erevis takes a bed* Interesting - I did not notice any presents for today for herself.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl shakes Angela and uses her as a bed*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "And what does that tell you?"
<Seraphna> **Angela squeezes her**
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I am not sure. I suppose that means she does not celebrate the day of her "Existence" like I do.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Since there is no Katrina
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Possibly..."
<DeathStar> *she frowns*
<Seraphna> Angela> Maybe she uses a different day.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Katrina MCCormick...
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Are there any details that seem off?"
<DeathStar> *she peers at John in the far corner*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Details in what?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Hm...yeah I guess not.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> This Erevis is more human
<DeathStar> <Erevis> She will die.
<Xanatos> <Xan> I wonder when she does celebrate her birth.
<Xanatos> (birthday)
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Weird idea...could just ask her.
<Seraphna> Angela> You could teach her to embrace herself.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> There was a time I never took on my hyperspace energy.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> She as at the pre-state.
<DeathStar> *is
<Seraphna> Angela> Mmm, we’ve seen how that doesn’t do any good.
<Xanatos> <Xan> If the Tsiv show up here because of this xevil transmission. How much can we REALLY do? We don't have our resources here.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Point. We would need to find a way to bring it over.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It would depend on how many show up. But ultimately it would be a losing battle.
<DeathStar> *motions at the bracelet*
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "Our best?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> And do we want to begin interfering in other branches?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> This is a pocket reality attached to our own. I suppose we will have a few choices
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We could try to remove this pocket reality from our own - for good
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> /cass "Why would they choose now to show up? If they wer itnerested, why not earlier whuile Earth was still even worse off?"
<Seraphna> Angela> Shouldn’t this reality have a PAX? Uncovered or not?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Why would they choose now to show up? If they wer itnerested, why not earlier whuile Earth was still even worse off?"
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Ya know, if the Tsiv wanted to, they probably could've taken Earth back at anytime.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> All good points. I believe we will find out soon. Should we have someone at watch? I volunteer
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Maybe they couldn't attack earlier?"
<DeathStar> *she pulls off her clothes and except a nightgown and goes crosslegged*
<DeathStar> *John snores*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Hmmm. If it's only attached to our reality then it wouldn't be a huge problem. Detaching it might not be easy but there would be no guarantee on what would happen to this reality.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Of course you volunteer, but maybe we should see if we can set up a communication system so someone doesn't have to actively check in.
<Seraphna> **Angela snugs Cheryl**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll work on talking to Taiga
<DeathStar> *she fiddles with the bracelet*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> When I am done with my research I can help.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Just remember she'll pull us out of here by day 3 - and day 1 is already done
<Xanatos> <Xan> Well we have 2 days left. Do we have more investigating to do before that?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Or 1 day left I guess if it's BY day 3 and not after day 3.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Being Taiga, it should be the full 3 Days.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Do we know which it is?"
<DeathStar> *Cheryl looks up* Well, the signal stuff is the main mystery and Id has it covered. I'd sleep and let things play out
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-642.11.7
<DeathStar> Location: Michi-Erevis' Japanese House
<DeathStar> *late at night, just before dawn, Erevis practically smacks Xanatos off his bed to wake him* Arise, Warrior Durran
<DeathStar> *the house shakes*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Gah! Ah...shit whats...what's happening? 6* he rubs his face, sitting up.
<DeathStar> *John snorts awake*
<Seraphna> **Angela nuzzles into Cheryl sleepily**
<Seraphna> Angela> Chii explosive tests in the afternoon…
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *Grabs her and shakes her* Something is--- *Dark tendrils rip past them and into another part of this house - destroying it*
<DeathStar> *crunching up the dining area*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Holy shit
<Alicia> <Michiru> *sleepily* "...what's happening?" <Lunar Girl> "GAH! Are we under attack?"
<DeathStar> *The tendrils seem to be made up of the city itself8
<Seraphna> Angela> Dark Ones?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *sits up and then on to her feet* "...looks like Dark Ones."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> They're suppose to be extinct here
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias busts through the ceiling itself and down onto a tendril, smashing into it. 1"No means no!
<Xanatos> <Xan> WHOA! UP! EVERYONE UP! 6* He jumps up and pulls his shirt on, grabbing his equipment.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Where are Noire and Charlotte when you need them?"
<DeathStar> *The tendril is destroyed; but smaller ones have formed from it and begin to pierce the bedroom of Michi Erevis*
<Seraphna> **Angela forms her sword and armor, cutting at the rogue**
<ChadWinters`> <Id> This is quite the anomaly
<DeathStar> *Erevis dresses and zooms over there, firing hyperspace blasts at it and John spin kicks after her*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> *runs around, making sure everyone is awake and safe*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *peers into the city* Uhhhhh.....
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Look at that
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Ervis, are you sure there were just explosives and not a dormant Dark One under Xevil's base?!"
<Xanatos> 6* Xan fires at smaller tendrils with his pistol. Then pauses and glances out intot he city.
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias peeks over Cheryl's shoulder. 1"Holy cows."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> There was no Dark One material in that base.
<DeathStar> *The entire city has dark tendrils running from a certain point all the way up to here, the tendrils srawling out ward*
<DeathStar> *Erevis returns* ... the other Erevis has been speared
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Then where did the giant Dark One come from?"
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...Id, map it!"
<ChadWinters`> 6Id tries to see if it can access any satellites to find an origin point.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That will take time but I am currently working on it.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ..... *she peers at where Id in points it. It seems to be --- a mini-mall. The dreaded evil*
<Seraphna> **Angela blinks, then moves in to help the other Erevis** Not losing another red head this quick.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Let us destroy this mall*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id forms a map and pathway to get there
<DeathStar> *Angela finds the Michi Erevis full of tendrils, practically coming out of her body they're so inside her*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... *touches Angela's shoulder, then turns to go*
<Seraphna> Angela> What the fuck….
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Come on Ryoko, we need to get out of here. The others in your family may have run
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Any ideas why that location?!"
<Xanatos> 6* Xan scans for life signs around them in the rest of the house besides the group near him.
<Seraphna> **Angela growls and cuts her free with a blinding slash at least, then moves to follow**
<ChadWinters`> <Id> No.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I would need more data.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "...y...yes." *hesitates a moment, then practically darts out of the house*
<Seraphna> **Jennifer stumbles out holding Athena**
<DeathStar> *The house seems to be crawling with tendrils and Athena flees out with Jennifer, tendrils trying to get them.*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> This way
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> ...Why did she take off in a hurry?
<Seraphna> **Jennifer fires a shotgun as they run**
<DeathStar> *Erevis moves for the car*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias moves after Erevis while Id floats after the group
<Xanatos> 6* Xan actives his beam saber and cuts at some close, then shoots at some as well, continuing to look for others.
<Seraphna> **Angela cuts a few more tendrils to help those getting away**
<DeathStar> *as Jennifer and Athena are saved, they manage to get away like NPCs in a video game. Cheryl eyes the tendrils strangely seeming to keep to the pathway it made to the house*
<Alicia> <Michiru> "...that's really suspicious."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Id, scan under the ground around this house."
<ChadWinters`> 6
<DeathStar> *Erevis gets into the driver seat and opens the doorways as she powers up*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id does so
<DeathStar> *it's covering in tentacles by now*
<Seraphna> **Angela gets in when the others are clear**
<DeathStar> *Cheryl hops in and John hangs out the side*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Fuck this is a lot. 6* he deactives his saber and get in.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *climbs in, grabing Id as she does so*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I cannot get past the tentacles. They are interfering.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Why are the tentacles making a pathway from the mall all the way to this house?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Who says it is only this house?
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Probably aiming for a specific person.
<DeathStar> *She speeds forward and avoids the pathway as the tentacles flailing out trying to get them*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id uses the satellites to see if they targeted anywhere else
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "... probably..."
<Seraphna> Angela> I have a feeling if we can contact Aya we’ll find the other heroes here we’re targeted.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That is the most likely scenario
<DeathStar> *it looks like the tentacles sent stuff to AYa's place - Zephyr's, John's, and Dias'*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Maybe that is why she needed us... she expected her world's heroes to be assassinated."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> If that was the case, she didn't warn us enough.
<DeathStar> *Erevis speeds past red lights and zooms down hill, almost getting them hit*
<Seraphna> Angela> Hope other me and Chii hide somewhere safe.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It would appear there are paths leading to Ayas, Zephyrs, Johns and Dias' for sure.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Shit.
<DeathStar> <John> we will burn the source - the mall.
<DeathStar> <John> Do you girls want anything while we're there? *he asks Lunar and Michiru*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Id, cna you connect to public records and find out what you cna about the mall?"
<ChadWinters`> 6Id attempts to do so
<DeathStar> *as they near the mall, ERevis peers and watches the befor and after pictures ID and is studying* I believe I know where this site was before hand. *She points at what Id is accessing*
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "Oh no, it wasn't an ancient native burial ground was it?"
<DeathStar> *but by pointing, as they arrive at the mall, they crash right through the wall of tentacles and into the mall, jolting the entire group; at least inside it looks ... mor normal, even as the wall seals up*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> What would that have to do with Dark Ones?
<DeathStar> *John lays in the fountain*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "I'm listening... what is this place?"
<DeathStar> *Erevis holds her head, bleeding*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias goes through the window and ends up sliding across the floor
<Seraphna> **Angela heaps Erevis**
<Alicia> * Michiru checks on John, while Ryoko checks on Erevis
<Seraphna> *heals
<DeathStar> *John sputters water*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> This is...where the Dark Rune was destroyed.
<DeathStar> *She sways*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *stumbles out*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan pushes himself to his feet, wiping some blood from his nose and checks that he still has all hsi teeth.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Interesting.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "...oh no."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *pulls herself out*
<DeathStar> *Id dings as he gets the stuff he wantd early*
<Alicia> <Michiru> "So, all of this is spawned from the rune's darkness?"
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias groans slightly as he pushes himself to his feet, peering around.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It is the most likely source. 6It begins to access it's results
<Alicia> <Michiru> "So... it's going after everyone who helped break the rune?"
<DeathStar> *Erevis sways, looking like she is concussed and walks off*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *moves to help Erevis* 'and why is it attacking so intelligently then?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Looks like it...
<Xanatos> 6* Xan scans around as he hurries after Erevis.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Good question too...
<Seraphna> Angela> I’m starting to think my healing makes people drunk.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> The runes had people inside them didn't they?
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Right..."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> It's possible it's acting out based on it's persons will.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "So... Andrea?"
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *inhales sharply at that*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias shrugs.
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats with the group.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "How did your Andrea turn good anyway?"
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> With good parenting by me and Marcus.
<DeathStar> *As they reach the center, they find a store with gothic clothes*
<DeathStar> *and the tentacles seem to be coming out of it*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *just stares at Dias* "...I was the oen who adopted her."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> And Marcus and me were the ones that taught her the ways of the world.
<Xanatos> <Xan> If anything Cassandra probably had to undo a lot of that.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan stares at the goth store.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I'd like you to now I'm an excellent parent and a good influence
<DeathStar> *Erevis points* That clothing store.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Not Tropic? Wow.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I think Angela shops there
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Of course... that is so Andrea."
<Alicia> <Michiru> "What about it? We don't really have time to shop..."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> It's where all the tentacles are coming from.
<Seraphna> Angela> Only sometimes.
<DeathStar> <John> I guess I better go in there and punch them
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "My family tends to congregate around themes for their looks. Andrea was Gothic Lolita."
<DeathStar> *John marches in*
<Alicia> * Lunar Girl pauses, then heads in
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias cracks his knuckles and and moves with John
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Wait up!" *follows*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan hms and starts firing at tentacles to the sides to try and start pushing them back as others move in.
<DeathStar> *John's fists glow as the shots hit them, pissing them off and stretching out to grab at Xanatos*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "You think Andrea was drawn there?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Guess we'll see
<Xanatos> <Xan> I made them mad!!! 6* he actives his beam saber and starts cutting at them.
<DeathStar> *John punches in with all his power, punching inward and smashing as Xanatos hacks his in half*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Geeze.. cool it!"
<DeathStar> *the tentacles begins to zoom in to try to break skin on Cassandra an invade her body*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias does battle with any tentacles that come at him.
<Alicia> * Lunar Girl battles tentacles, with both fists and powers
<DeathStar> *one slams Erevis against the wall with a stab and tries to do to her what it did to the other Erevis; it becomes clear tentacles are multiplying inside her to rip her apart until she goes hyperspace*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *moves to evade*
<DeathStar> *but she falls to the side afterward, wincing; a giant mouth erupts under Cheryl and Angela to eat them*
<DeathStar> <John> *Turns as he is punching* MOUTH
<Alicia> * Michiru rushes to save them
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Cheryl, Angela please move.
<Seraphna> **Angela blasts downwards into the mouth as she leaps up with Cheryl**
<DeathStar> *Cheryl flips*
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...
<Xanatos> 6* Xan steps forward and blasts out his eye laser, trying to cut a path forward for the others.
<Alicia> * Ryoko fires a blast of hyperspace into the mouth once Cheryl and Angela are out of the way
<DeathStar> *Ryoko makes the creature retreat, revealing -- something downstairs. Erevis drops down*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> KNOCK KNOCK! We've come to talk and possibly play!
<Alicia> * then looks proud of herself
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Good girl
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "come on!" *heads down through the hole after erevis*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias moves and leaps down
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats down
<Xanatos> 6* Xan runs forward to go down the hole too.
<DeathStar> *John turns as he and Xan have made a decent path* But--
<Alicia> * Michiru and Lunar girl head down, Ryoko floating after
<Seraphna> **Angela leaps down, armor glowing with a holy barrier**
<DeathStar> <John> I see clothes in here
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *moves forard to look*
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Gothic Lolita?"
<DeathStar> *downstairs in some sort of underground place - maybe still part of the mall? They see what looks like the base of the tentacles downstairs*
<DeathStar> *going up into the store*
<DeathStar> *John waves at it in the back*
<DeathStar> *on a shelf*
<DeathStar> <John> I'll get to it, keep at it
<DeathStar> *he punches*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias lands and peers aboots.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> That is one major mass of tentacles.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Yup.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Think it goes into the ground?
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...well they have their priority up there. 6* He looks to see if there's anything discenable in the tentacles or are they just a big clump.
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "So, how do we get to the source?"
<DeathStar> *it seems to be almost like weeds with how they're clumped up, but as Cheryl nears it, some turn to face her, and one whips at her and grabs her leg*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias squints a bit until a wave of warmth erupts outwards from him, filling up the space around them and towards the mass of tentacles.
<DeathStar> *pulling her into the mass*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan moves forward trying to grab Cheryl's hand.
<Seraphna> **Angela cuts the tendril pulling her**
<Alicia> * Michiru tries to pull Cheryl out of the mass
<Seraphna> Angela> Hands off! Tentacles too!
<DeathStar> *Cheryl glows with her own power, locking on* Give me a moment to find what we want.
<DeathStar> *she begins to try to lock onto the true source, holding onto the people*
<DeathStar> *while Angela cuts*
<Alicia> * Ryoko helps cut
<Seraphna> **Angela bolsters her power, glowing as she keeps the tendrils back**
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias shifts his feet apart as he slides into a stance, the warmth disappearing from him.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...Andrea! Are you in there?!"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Got it. Dias
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Our target is underneath the mass.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Careful though... it's not our Andrea, so you don't have the same history..."
<DeathStar> *Erevis peers down as Cheryl is freed*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "This would be easier with my granddaughters here."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I feel it to. 6He pulls his left arm back. 1"You want me to damage it or surprise it?"
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Even Charlotte would help."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *charges hyperspace* I can try to push it back.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Angela. Mech
<Xanatos> 6* Xan recharges his eye laser skill and his eye begins to glow.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Can you blast down to its level?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> I can help Erevis.
<Seraphna> *Angela nods and grabs her**
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias takes a deep breath as his left arm suddenly erupts in Holy Energy causing the sleeve to blow off.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *nods to XAnatos*
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Woah, what was that?!"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We'll need someone to grab or destroy
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Be ready. *she goes mech with Angela and then charges into the mass, letting them grab onto the mech and begin to try to pierce it, firing into it*
<DeathStar> *as she pushes it aside some*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias takes one step forward and thrusts his left hand forward towards below the mass and into the ground. 1"Ground Piercing Punch!" The a shockwave erupts out of his left hand as a holy blast flies towards it
<DeathStar> *Erevis fires after Dias*
<Seraphna> **Angela roars, keeping a burning holy barrier around them to buy time**
<Xanatos> 6* Xan fires laser with Erevis trying to keep tentacles at bay
<DeathStar> *giving him much needing ump as the tentacles are knocked back to reveal - skeletal remains barely reformed, almost like dust, the Dark Rune reformed into the ribs with the same almost cracked like form*
<DeathStar> *The tentacles coming out of it*
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "Is that Andrea?"
<DeathStar> *John hops down* Looks like ity
<DeathStar> <John> It must have returned with that signal
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias waves his left arm which is smoking now, "cracks" running along it.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Can we do anything for her?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> The rune is out of control. Destroying it would be the proper move but that may have repercussions.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "We already tried that... but maybe without the signals it'll stick?"
<Seraphna> Angela> That or help her finish forming. But pick fast.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...what about pulling it to our reality where we have good Dark Ones and Kyouki?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That would be incredibly dangerous and I would not advice it.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Maybe if I hit it with Dark Energy...
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "We have Kyouki here." <Michiru> "... ah... things are different there."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Do something!
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Kyouki somehow became one with the Dark Rune and mastered it over a period of decades.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Wow..."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "The Kyouki from our reality, that is."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> But most go insane and attempt to kill you. I think it was due to her being trapped in it
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias waves his left arm, the smoke wisping into dark energy as it pulses, the black tatoo reforming along the 'cracks'
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "Can we remove the rune?"
<DeathStar> <ERevis> I could attempt it
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I could get in there and grab it and try to forcefully remove it.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> But last time she stole a soul - Xanatos Durran's
<DeathStar> <John? I knew you were soulless.
<DeathStar> *joking*
<DeathStar> *The skeleton twitches, and rises, like something out of an old movie*
<DeathStar> *then flesh begans to form on it*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan gives a peace sign in response.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Andrea's coming back."
<DeathStar> *until the until Billy stands there*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> It's uhhh reacting to my arm....
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Andrea?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ... *she peers at Cassandra> ... You're alive? *She sounds sane*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias looks at Andrea, the Dark Energy on his left arm disappearing.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Oh god, I get why Xevil was cloning Cassandra..."
<Seraphna> Angela> We good? Because this is not fun for me.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Its... a long story."
<DeathStar> *suddenly grabs Dias' arm, then pulls it toward her*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan lifts his gun quickly and fires for Andrea.
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias is caught off guard surprisingly as it's pulled towards her. 1"Yo Billy."
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Are you okay, Andrea?"
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias swings his right arm out to intercept the shot
<DeathStar> *Andrea forms a scythe and turns toward Xanatos slowly, the air almost going icy*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Xanatos Durran, seriously?!"
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Let's all just calm down.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I see this one wields a scythe.
<Xanatos> <Xan> She took my soul last time and just grabbed and an ally. Fuck off with that indignation.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "... and when I thought you'd recovered..."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> And that includes the...6He nods towards the tentacle mass
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ..... *peers back at the tentacle mass.*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...true... can you call off the tentacle thing?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> If you want, mother. *the tentacles vanish*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "... you weren't controlling that, were you?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> .... I do not know. *she admits*
<Seraphna> Angela> Whew.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "...alright..."
<Xanatos> <Xan> ... 6* He glances at Erevis and then steps back.
<DeathStar> *Erevis nods to Xanatos, keeping herself a step between herself and him*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It is alright Durran. You had an understandable response.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We need to get somewhere less..." *looks around* "...crypt-like."
<Alicia> <Michiru> "So, how long back did you adopt her, Cass?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> Erevis of this world is dead. To all this. Who knows about the other allies who were also attacked.
<DeathStar> *As Andrea deforms the scythe, she touches her chest, the cracked Dark Rune vanishing as she makes clothes appear, a gothic lolita outfit*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> You good? Or you need more?
<Xanatos> <Xan> I understand you all have an attachment here, and it's not my call. So I will stay out of it past this.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "If I thought she was intending the deaths, I'd be more angry."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Hmmmm... we had just finished up with the Ridarium, when the Dark Ones came..."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Subconsiously she may have.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I will use the rune to get more. Touching will cause misunderstanding. *she lets out a slight laugh* Not that ripping your soul out would stop you
<DeathStar> *She leaps through the wall and vanishes outside*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> You'll find out I'm pretty attached to it.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *lets out a breath* "We need to follow."
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Can we trust her?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *Speaks now that she is gone* That Rune must go
<Seraphna> **Angela deforms with Cheryl and frowns a bit**
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Even if it is keeping her going
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Because it's damaged?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Because it will make her go madder
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Kyouki became the Rune's Spirit to circumvent the insanity
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Absolutely. I heard what it did to Kyouki."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "And how do you propose to do that?"
<Seraphna> Angela> Any way to fix it? Having an incomplete Rune Set in this reality could be bad for it.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Dias could easily destroy it.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Unless you plan to kill Andrea and try to make her it's spirit
<Xanatos> <Xan> But angela has a point.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Then maybe we should suggest her becoming the spirit.
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "You're really more worried about the rune set than Andrea going crazy?"
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> You think this area could survive us fighting it out over the fate of the rune?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Again, we should probably go afterb Andrea to keep an eye on her."
<DeathStar> *John sets out for outside*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias squats and leaps out after John
<Alicia> * Ryoko teleports outside first, trying to locate Andrea
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You know our Andrea would ironically know how to make her a spirit
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *heads out too*
<Alicia> * Michiru and Lunar Girl head out the normal way
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...we should find out if anyone else is dead. 6* He mumbles and steps out, seeing if he can get in touch with Aya.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "My Andrea spent years collecting the lore to know how to do such things." *climbs up*
<DeathStar> *As they get out and Xan gets through to Aya* <Aya on comm> Oh thank Goodness, I could not get through to anyone at Erevis'
<DeathStar> *as they near the exit of the mall, Andrea is staring out the window at something*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Well we have some bad news. 6* He begins to explain what's going on.
<Alicia> * Ryoko watches, trying to determine the something
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Andrea?"
<DeathStar> <Aya on comm> I see. We took some injuries. Zephyr managed to protect my family and is down for the count, but she will live. Everyone else should be fine. *she pauses* Hold on a moment
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias peers out in the direction Andrea is looking
<Xanatos> <Xan> *c* Has anyone seen Kyouki?
<DeathStar> *Andrea points at the sky* They're coming~. *at Michi Erevis' place, a massive Tsivrixsh ship hovers, landinding at where it was tentacle infested, no doubt looking for Michi Michiru and Erevis, Ryoki*
<DeathStar> *And Kyouki*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "The Tsivirxsh now...?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I sure hope she is still not up there
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "That's not good..."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Well looks like that whole noise thing finally had consequences.
<DeathStar> *suddenly, and surprising, the Michiverse's comms and devices begin to get hacked, being of lower quality*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Are they here for Xevil's signal or because they detected Dark One activity..." *rubs the bridge of her nose*
<DeathStar> *The signal to Aya cutting out*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> ....There seem's to be something incoming. 6Id treis to see what's going on
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...Fuck. Well this went from bad to worse.
<Seraphna> Angela> This is one of those bad days.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> We usually have that effect.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "It really is."
<DeathStar> *as Id gets in to find out, he sees on Ryoko's device - Michiru's face and Ryoko's face pops up*
<DeathStar> "We are requesting the blood comes to us" *it reads on her device before it shuts off*
<DeathStar> <John> It looks like you're popular.
<ChadWinters`> 6Id moves over to Michiru and Ryoko and scans them to see if there's any Tsiv DNA in them
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Oh no... this better not be Xevil stuff..."
<Seraphna> Angela> I mean, if part 2 to this is beating up some Tsiv, it's a lovely cool down to the awakening of Billy.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "What does that mean?"
<DeathStar> *Andrea tilts head* Kill them?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Interesting. To think this managed to remain hidden from so many people over the years.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "It means... wait, what did you find?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *Turns to Id* Hidden? I noticed my counterpart had a secret
<Xanatos> <Xan> What'd you find on your scan?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> They share some of, what I will theorize to be, Xevil's DNA inside of them.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "What? WHY?!"
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....how
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "And how does that work?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I see. *She muses* Ah.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That is the question.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "... oh no. That can't be who..."
<Seraphna> Angela> Wh... Oh...
<Seraphna> **Angela looks pale**
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Even at this level, it should've registered on scans over the years.
<DeathStar> *Erevis nods as if something is answered* Ah, a slightly different event could lead to this
<Seraphna> **Angela nods, frowning deeply**
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Let's hear it..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I got lucky and he was bluffing that day
<ChadWinters`> <Id> But in this reality, he did not bluff.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Correct
<Seraphna> Angela> Could have gone either way.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I don't know if I want to hear this..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I imagine it is a scenario that played out a bit differently since most of the heroes were did by now
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Erevis of this reality was raped by Xevil and bore his child.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *Dead
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "...oh no..."
<Xanatos> <Xan> .....lovely. He's dead already right?
<Seraphna> Angela> I notice a stark lack of Ariel in this reality... which means she didn't make it out that day.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...supposed to be..."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Cause I wouldn't mind killing him again right now.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Please... don't tell Michiru..."
<Seraphna> Angela> We can take turns Xan.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Xevil is a creature not worth thinking about honestly.
<DeathStar> <ERevis> Either. *To Ryoko* These Tsivrixsh plan to use you in some way
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> So how do we take down that Tsiv Ship...My arm needs time to recover.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Or make you their leader.
<DeathStar> <John> Uh, I may be stupid
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "OK, we have a situation. We know what they want. We need a plan of action."
<DeathStar> <John> But if Ryoko is the granddaughter of Xevil
<DeathStar> <John> Why don't we go meet them and use that to our advantage?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Ah the Bait method. It would work.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It could give me the best chance at hacking their ship and attempting to take it over or disable it.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "And then do what? These might not be Xevil's follwoers... these could be imperial loyalists who have kill on sight orders."
<Seraphna> Angela> ...That's not actually a bad idea John.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Oooh. I could punch the ship apart form the inside.
<Seraphna> Angela> They kind of tied their own hands together.
<Seraphna> Angela> If they plan to make them the rulers... they may as well surrender to them.
<DeathStar> <John> Well, if they are Imperial Loyalists
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I'd be happier if they were loyalists... but not the kill on sight part."
<DeathStar> <John> I guess we need to figure something out.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I like the plan.
<Seraphna> Angela> Well yeah, the other possibility is they are wiping out his bloodline.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Worth a shot. Better than standing around being pissed off.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> There's like only a 13% chance it'll go wrong.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> 84.92%
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Id, can you monitor their comms and get us some intel so we know what we could end up walking into?"
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "How are you getting those numbers?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> If there are two factions, we should get ready. The Tsivrixsh have left Earth alone all this time as people have stated. Let us find out the current state of things.
<Seraphna> Angela> It's actually 50 / 50 since we don't have a clue which they are.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Years spent with this group.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I will see what I can come up with.
<DeathStar> *Andrea grins evilly as they prepare to head up to the ruins of the Michi Erevis manor*
<DeathStar> -TBC-
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