The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 553

Session Start: Mon Apr 11 14:42:46 2022
Session Ident: #TAW-Session553
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<DeathStar> Zephyr, is that you?
<Sara> MEOW
<DeathStar> Fine fine, *opens treat bag*
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<DeathStar> Okay
<DeathStar> Ready?
<Alicia> Yeah
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-642.11.7
<DeathStar> Location: Outside the Mall in the Michiverse
<DeathStar> *After Michiri has been called out as well as Ryoko, Ryoko, Cassandra, Erevis, Cheryl, Xanatos, Dias, John and the 3 girls, Michi Zephyr, Michi Andrea, and Angela now have a chosen to go up toward the Tsivrixsh Cruiser floating over the ruins of Michi Erevis' house far far away up on the hill above them*
<DeathStar> <John> *muses* I suppose that means this universe's Michiru is a target
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Are you surprised?"
<Seraphna> Angela> Can we like, give them t-shirts to tell which is which?
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "What, all Michirus look the same to you?"
<DeathStar> *John writes on his Michiru's forehead* Mine
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "A forehead stamp is a bit disrespectful, isn't it John McCormick?"
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Yes."
<DeathStar> <John> I'm trying to save her life
<Seraphna> Angela> I dunno. I have a twin sister.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I have everyone filed in 1's and 0's.
<DeathStar> *Erevis hands Michiru something to clean her forhead*
<Alicia> * Michiru cleans her forehead. "Lets go with the t-shirt idea... or something."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Well. What is our next step? We actually going to the Tsiv to see how that shakes out?
<DeathStar> *Andrea has already begun to warp up the hill*
<Seraphna> Angela> We could file everyone in terms of attractiveness.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Shouldn't we follow the Dark One?"
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We don't know what they actually want with the targets they are looking for."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Right now they are being respectful in asking for them. If we wait too long, that might change
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Might as well knock on the front door and find out. 6He hops after Andrea
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "Right, if we need to prepare, lets prepare, but if we're not, lets just go."
<Seraphna> Angela> Very true Number Three. Let’s not keep them waiting.
<DeathStar> *Erevis turns to Ryoko* This is your life and world
<DeathStar> <Erevis> What do you want to do?
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "We don't have much choice but to go. I'd like it if Granny Michiru didn't have to go, but..."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> To be fair we have plenty of options.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "We do? I know we have Go and Fight, but beyond that..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *To Xanatos* Who wants to bet Id's options are all bad
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Run away and lets others fight. Warp to another reality and leave this one behind.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> And there we go
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Outright attack them before they can attack first.
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...Yeah let's go see what they want, we can fight from there if we have too.
<Seraphna> Angela> Good call Number Two.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan follows after Dias and Andrea.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl pulls Angela along by her ears*
<Seraphna> **Angela fuuus**
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "As long as they aren't Xevil groupies."
<DeathStar> *as they begin to move up the hill, it becomes obvious the streets are full of people running past them away from the massive Tsivrish Cruiser*
<DeathStar> *people gathering their pets and families into cars, causing chaos in the streets and accidents*
<DeathStar> <John> ... *pulls Michi and Lunar aside like kids*
<Seraphna> Angela> This is us, marching towards the thing everyone else runs from.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "If you did anything else, I'd know I brought the wrong people."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Too bad we don't have a theme song to walk to."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I would say you brought stupid people.
<DeathStar> *She ponders*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *looks at John and Dias*
<Seraphna> Angela> Now now Number Three, we are Smert.
<DeathStar> *John shrugs motioning at how far Dias is ahead*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I probably did, but stupid heroes."
<Alicia> <Michiru> "We need to catch up with Dias before he gets into trouble."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Like punching the cruiser out of the sky."
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Stupid heroes." * Michiru and Lunar Girl nod in quiet agreement, at least on Dias
<DeathStar> *As they arrive at the ruined yard, a bunch of Tsivrixsh stand around, many of them is a familiar Tsivrixsh to the group - Kre'trav. They seem to be holding what looks to be this universe's Jikuu, who looks to be about Ryoko's age maybe, compared to Jikuu being a baby in the prime universe, and definitely looks like her future counte part. Andrea and Dias have a ton of guns aimed at them*
<DeathStar> *Kre'trav is holding Jikuu by the arm, rather roughly, who seems to be in a state of shock and maybe a little bit of rage, while they are scanning her*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Woh woh. There is no need to have so many guns pointed out at all of us. It's a little excessive.
<Seraphna> Angela> Hello Kre.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "What is all this then?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That is what I want to know."
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> This one lacks his DNA. *she gives Jikuu a thrust away*
<DeathStar> *she looks at Angela* Do I know you?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "'His'?"
<Xanatos> 6* Xan looks to count how many Tsiv are actually here before he goes getting cocky.
<Seraphna> Angela> It’s a long story.
<DeathStar> *There seems to be about 12 on the ground, with the ship hovering just over them*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias sighs a bit as he rests his hands above his head boredly.
<DeathStar> <Tsivrixsh Commander> Lady Kre'trav, they seem to be both here. *he points at Michiru and Ryoko.*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl pulls Jikuu closer to her side incase fighting breaks out*
<DeathStar> *Kre'trav scans Michiru, eyeing the results quietly, then scans Ryoko - from a distance*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I feel insulted by the discarding, and by..." She pauses, and does not continue, though whether from not knowing the reasoning or not knowing how to say it politely is uncertain.
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> You. *she glances up* I am unsure why the results are negative on the one girl, but you - *She nods to Ryoko. Come here
<DeathStar> *Erevis seems to be quietly trying to read the minds of everyone, especially Kre'trav*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Hold on. You're looking for Xevil DNA?
<Alicia> * Ryoko nods, walking up uncertainly
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Might we inquire as to what purpose?"
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> ... *she eyes Xanatos, as the Tsivrixsh around her seem to stiffen* It has been brought to our attention by the signal sent to our homeworld about the child sired here. And other machinations of Xevil
<ChadWinters`> <Id> You make it sound like you're here not collect it or use it but to make sure to stop anything by him.
<Xanatos> <Xan> We destroyed a device left behind from him. If there is a way we can cooperate that would be ideal, we do not want any harm to come to her...as she only found out about her DNA a few minutes ago.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We're not particularly fond of Xevil ourselves."
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> I am here to destroy remnants of Xevil.
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> Before his loyalists arrive.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "... I'm glad you're not loyalists, at least."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Interesting.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> And they call my way of thinking dark
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It is a more efficient method than trying to cull the loyalists.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "They just never understood your sense of humor, Andrea."
<Xanatos> <Xan> We won't let you kill Ryoko. Any remnant of his that IS NOT a living being we will help you destroy.
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> You think this broken world has enough fire power to stop us?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Who is this metal jerk?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> And what can these loyalists do with his diluted DNA?
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> Because if they get their hands on her, they can activate any of his devices and bring it to bare on your world.
<Xanatos> <Xan> We could take her away to a place they will not find her.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "And where are these devices anyway?"
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Sounds like the best solution is... what Xan said."
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> ..... *She motions to her troops to start beaming onto the ship in Tsivrixsh - for those who know Tsivrixsh, it sounds like she is telling them to stand by on the ship* After what Xevil did to my mother and my world for 14 years, I have no faith in anything but seeing it done. *she teleports it up*
<DeathStar> *herself
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Well...they didn't take her. But they left saying they won't allow it to happen.
<DeathStar> *The Tsivrixsh ship lifting itself up into position, the guns aiming at Ryoko*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We need to get them back to our reality ASAP."
<DeathStar> <John> I Think they just plan to shoot her
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> And us
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I still cannot believe this world lacks anything like the PAX.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> There's no guarantee they wont' raze the planet if we take her back to our reality.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Then what are our options?"
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I'm assuming you mean the ship, not the organisation."
<DeathStar> *John grabs Ryoko and moves into the ruins of her ship*
<DeathStar> *her house
<DeathStar> <John> For now, less talking out in the open
<Xanatos> 6* Xan moves inside for cover, trying to think.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *moves into cover after John* "Right, a Progenitor mothership would be like putting your thumb on the balance of power in this reality.."
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias eyes the ship as he walks towards the building
<Xanatos> <Xan> We may need you to go big dragon again Cheryl and Angela.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl grabs Angela and tosses her off to the side before joining the others. Erevis zooms in as the Tsivrixsh ship begins to fire, blowing away pieces of the Japanese home that remains, sending it flying*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats inside.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "...whaaa?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "A progenitor mothership? Really?"
<DeathStar> *Thankfully it looks like Dias isn't the target, as the shots rain around Jikuu's area*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I can arrange it I suppose.
<DeathStar> *At that moment, a powerful blast hits the guns, causing the ship to pause in firing*
<Alicia> * Jikuu darts for cover, putting up a psychic shield
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<ChadWinters`> 6Dias pokes his head out to see what hit the ship
<DeathStar> *Michi Zephyr is in another residental building - this one in tact*
<DeathStar> *John points and rushes for that building*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl grabs Angela and tosses her into that building, rushing for it as Zephyr fires more cover shots*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan mumbles about wishing he had some rockets and begins to run after John.
<Alicia> * Jikuu tries to teleport between cover, to avoid giving away her new position
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats alongside Xan
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Move!" *heads for the next building*
<DeathStar> *a rocket hits the upstairs to stop Zephyr, and the Tsivrixsh to try to relocate her*
<DeathStar> *Erevis peers out the window of the building as the guns swerve about, looking for Jikuu*
<DeathStar> *er not Jikuu, Ryoko*
<Alicia> * Ryoko moves for the new building, also trying to avoid being visible to whoever's shooting as much as possible
<Seraphna> **Angela rushes inside**
<Alicia> * Michiru and Lunar Girl also rush inside
<Xanatos> 6* Xan begins charging up energy in his eye, aiming to do a big charged beam that will no doubt hurt like hell. He's just waiting for a good moment to do it.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> So what's the plan guys? Just keep doing our part as the moles in whack a mole?
<Seraphna> Angela> I guess we Mech Out.
<DeathStar> *the upstairs slowly catches on fire as they plot; the Tsivrixsh begins to fire their plasma guns wildly, destroying the building when another Gear - Seraphna and Chii attacks the ship*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Guess so. *She touches* It'll give you time to make distance or come up with a plan
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We need to keep moving. This place is going to go down soon too."
<Seraphna> Angela> **nods and forms mech while hopping out with Cheryl**
<DeathStar> *As CAssandra ways that, the doorway has become noting*
<DeathStar> *and the wall slowly is being made into pure fine mist*
<DeathStar> <John> ... tch. *he heads for the back*
<DeathStar> <John> All this for a little girl
<Xanatos> <Xan> While the gears provide distraction we need our longest range people hitting at their engines and guns. Try to disable them. 6* He backs up, trying to find a back exit.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *heads away from the disintegrations*
<Seraphna> **Angela forms a mech sized Holy Barrier as she forms her gun for Cheryl**
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Can we get past their shields?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Like you haven't done dumber for less, John McCormick!"
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "He means the Tsiv."
<Seraphna> **Seraphna fires a blast at the Tsiv ship guns**
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Long range. Got it. 6Dias grabs a farely big size of debris and runs out of the building.
<DeathStar> <John> Get me a sniper rifle and I can do some damage
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "The fact is that normally they can afford to do something like this. We're the unstable element here."
<DeathStar> *John waves at Royoko.* Let her think what she thinks.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> A One, A 2, and a How Do You Do! 6Dias slams his left foot into the ground and hurls the piece of debris towards the ship like a bullet, causing his foot to crack in to the ground.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan, once he gets outide would try to spread out so they aren't blasted in one shot and fire his charged up eye blast for the ship's guns as well.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I feel like I should've stayed in your world now..."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Scatter and hit them from multiple angles. They'll have a ahder time concentrating firepower on more than one target."
<Jackieness> harder
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Any reality would work honestly, why ours?
<Seraphna> Angela> Someone pull the huge canon out of Cassandra’s rack and fire it already. **starts taking shots**
<DeathStar> *The guns begin to fire at the Gears, as well as the rockets. Despite the damage done to them, they're repelled a bit*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I've already gone there, for one."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I can attempt to use my full hyperspace, but I will be out of commission
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And if they are right there will be more
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *darts to another location to prep her railgun*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias pulls his foot out of the ground, and then grabs a piece of road. He twists left then right then hurtles it towards the ship.
<Seraphna> **Seraphna keeps firing, freeing Chii up to do Ninja magic**
<DeathStar> *as the one set of guns go down, the Tsivrixsh seem to pause in their attack*
<Seraphna> **Seraphna charges a shot, aiming at the Tsiv’s engines**
<Xanatos> 6* Xan tries to get Kre'Trav on comm.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Has anyone paid any thought to how us and the Tsiv fighting makes things easier for the loyalists? I know they have not."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *fires her railgun at the damaged portion of the ship's armor to try to do more to the exposed systems*
<Seraphna> **Angela focuses energy, knowing pauses aren’t good**
<DeathStar> *The shields take the shot, as what appears to be a powerful weapon that can do massive damage to the Earth is being prepared* <Kre'trav comm> We have little to talk about
<Xanatos> <Xan> *c* We can take her to another reality. She will no longer be a threat to your world. There are many pocket realities she could be placed. We don't want there to be any more bloodshed.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I will note that since the message seems to have breached other realities, you risk bringing the same problem to our reality.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "... oh..."
<Seraphna> **Seraphna forms a large spear instead of what she classically formed, beam sabers** Chii, charge the Lance.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *comm* "We need to step things up."
<DeathStar> *The rail gun shot does damage to the area where the guns were at, but it seems to only blow up portions of the area there before shields cover it*
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav comm> .... Fine. You have a few hours to show me this pocket reality.
<DeathStar> *she ends the transmission, while the Tsivrixsh continue to prep the weapon*
<Seraphna> Angela> Okay ready to blast it.
<DeathStar> <John> ... *Returns with what looks like a bustah type weapon*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "You'll have to show me too."
<Xanatos> 6* Xan switches his comm to the others.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> <Unless that was a bluff.>
<Xanatos> <Xan> *C* Everyone stand down, we have a few hours to show her another reality that Ryoko could be placed.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *comm* "So time to go home?"
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Spear… of… oh.. damnit this was going to be coooooool.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I hope the people of this reality accept such a thing
<DeathStar> *She eyes the watch on her wrist*
<Xanatos> <Xan> If they don't...it won't end well. So how do we do this? Someone jump back and get Taiga's help?
<DeathStar> *Andrea meanwhile seems a little miffed, having been feeding on the negative emotions*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "It's a better solution. The more we and the Tsiv fight, the harder it will be to fight off the loyalists."
<DeathStar> *John lugs the stuff over* Uh, she said she'd pull us out in 3 days. It's been 1 and a half days
<DeathStar> <John> But we could try to get in touch with this device.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> To be fair, we're only fighting one ship.
<Xanatos> <Xan> I thought we could manually activate the thing!
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "We'd better. We don't have a day and a half."
<Seraphna> Angela> So no boom boom right?
<DeathStar> *Cheryl lands and deforms from Angela*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Xan is correct. If she did not hear back from us in three days, she would forcefully pull us back.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "What even are these Xevil devices that they need her to activate, anyway?"
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "I'm sure the Tsiv could level this version of Earth if they felt that a Xevil hreat was eminent."
<Jackieness> threat imminent
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Oh probably the usual super weapons, doomsday weapons, etc
<DeathStar> *Cheryl touchs her wrist*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Taiga?
<Seraphna> **Angela hugs onto Cheryl** You know, it’s lucky I got over the losing my clothes thing.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I won't let a Xevil threat be eminent."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *her voice is nothing but crackle, like the device on Cheryl is damaged*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Meh, Xevil is a push over. I don't know why anyones worried about him
<Seraphna> **Seraphna lands with Chii and deforms, holding her over her chest**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... Is this just mine acting up?
<Seraphna> **Angela tries hers** Taiiiiga.
<DeathStar> *crackle*
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....
<DeathStar> *Cheryl shakes her arm and her device practically falls off*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ....
<Seraphna> Angela> Two crackles if you can hear us.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Well I gave us a few hours to regroup if we can't get this shit working.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Is that suppose to happen or you think it's something we did?
<DeathStar> *John deadpans*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *rubs the bridge of her nose*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It's hard to say. I could start running diagnostics on it but I can't guarantee I'll figure it out in two hours
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I don't know what I expected."
<DeathStar> <John> Should I even bother trying mine?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Id, is there some sort of interference that you cna detect that might be responsible?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Yes. We might get a miracle."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Wait, maybe whatever they're doing to cut off our comms is also affecting these things?
<DeathStar> *John taps his wrist button* <Taiga's voice> John. At least someone bothered to call
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Seem's there is no need to.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl eyes her's, then taps Angela's and it falls apart*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Finally."
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....is it because you all geared up?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... shoddy design
<Seraphna> Angela> Ummm… maybe?
<Xanatos> <Xan> John tell Taiga what's up and that we need her help.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That is a the most likely candidate.
<DeathStar> <John> *Recaps for Taiga* <Taiga on comm> Well, we've had a bit of an issue on our end.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I wonder if she'll be able to pull you back with yours missing.
<Seraphna> Angela> And her moms need new watches.
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> ... and that's another new issue.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Mom's?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "OK, what can you do for us now?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> It seems this reality is no longer a "pocket reality" and becoming part of the mulitiverse. The tear is gone and we've been studying it - this reality has shifted off somehow. Also we discovered something else
<Xanatos> <Xan> Id, scan my device while we're sorting this out, we may need to do modifications on this end.
<Seraphna> Angela> Did we push a button?
<Seraphna> **Seraphna pulls a cloak out of sub space and dresses while using Chii as decoration**
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> It seems there might be something studying out there studying this reality besides me and Chad and Aya. - Aya is helping doing the calculations to get you all back home. We're tracking where you've moved to.
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> So becareful. Just give us a bit longer and we can pull you out of there.
<Seraphna> Angela> Mention the time limit.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "How much longer?"
<DeathStar> <John> I did.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Make sense. We're now longer in our anchored point. And since we're transitioning into a proper 'branch' this may take time for us to settle
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> This isn't a normal scientific thing. I had to bring in someone that can do advance mathmatics to help even theorize where you all might be ending up
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Utilizing the bracelet, I will see if I can find a point for you guys to lock on to.
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comm> As soon as we do, I can use the Taiga reality device.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> What if I punched the reality really hard, would that help?
<Xanatos> <Xan> .... I don't think Kre'Trav is going to be patient, any other ideas while we're waiting on the smart people to do the impossible smarts?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Find a way to save the day?
<Seraphna> Angela> There’s always the back door.
<DeathStar> <John> Make Ryoko the Empress of Tsivrixsh?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Can you really do that, Dias?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> I honestly don't know when Angela is being a perv or not.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I wouldn't make a good Tsiv empress."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I don't know. I've seen others do things that made less sense. So why not?
<DeathStar> *Erevis studies the ship above them, where what looks like a massive weapon has been extended*
<Seraphna> Angela> If it’s becoming a branch then Yggdrasil should become available.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Did they really, though?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Anything has a weakness.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Yes.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> A proper feedback pulse would possibly impact the weapon’s charge back into the core destroying the ship. I was totally gonna spear it.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> You all should learn to be more deceptive
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "So you think you cna take that thing out before it fires?"
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Andrea, I'm taking all ideas. What have you got."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Any idea?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Yggdrasil is in our Reality. Trying to find it's connection to any reality outside it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Except the haystack i the entire galaxy.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> If a few of you overloaded the shields while I did, sure.
<DeathStar> *Andrea's dark aura jerks Ryoko over to her*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "What?"
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Why not just teleport her off planet for the next day and a half?
<DeathStar> *And suddenly pierces her with darkness, making Ryoko fall over dead as she steals her soul*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Tell her she is dead
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST DO?!
<Alicia> "
<Seraphna> Angela> …Well you just killed her so…
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Oh. The ol' she's dead, fooled ya trick!
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I wouldn't wait too long
<DeathStar> *Andrea's eyes glow*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Ah fuck this isn't going to work.
<Seraphna> Angela> Oh. Can tell her fast.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Durran, please advise Kre'Trav
<Xanatos> 6* Xan comms Kre'Trav
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "And if they want the body?"
<Seraphna> **Xan
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Shun them for being creepy.
<DeathStar> <Kre'trav> *answers* Yes? Where is this reality?
<Xanatos> <Xan> *C* Do your scans, we didn't have enough time to get the tech for the pocket reality working....and one of ours jumped the gun. Ryoko is dead.
<DeathStar> *John kneels by Ryoko* ....
<Alicia> * Jikuu looks over Ryoko's body, glaring at Andrea as she moves over to her
<DeathStar> *Kre'trav's eyes narrow suspiciously; soon a Tsivrixsh arrives on the ground and walks over to her. He scans her*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... *peers to the side as the Tsivrixsh - a medic? - eyes the results and then takes a long needle out and jabs it into her body, perhaps looking to see how it reacts*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias taps the air with the back of his hand, making a mused look
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Satisfied?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> ... 6* He kneels to peer slightly at the scan and Ryoko's body, giving the best grim face he can.
<DeathStar> <Tsivrixsh> *speaking into his communication device* <It seems the scion of Xevil is dead? Orders?> <Kre'trav> ... Return to the ship. *then on comms to the group* Burn the body before the loyalists return. *The medic teleports up*
<Alicia> * Jikuu doesn't even need to act. She's pretty grim already.
<DeathStar> *by now it seems she's been dead a good 10 minutes*
<DeathStar> <John> .... How long are they going to keep hanging about?
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....how do we burn the body but not. 6* he whispers, looking around.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> I’ve got this. Chii, replace and burn. **She reaches out towards the body**
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We need to do a sleight-of-hand... make it loook like we are cremating the remains, while we restore her to life."
<DeathStar> *perhaps sensing duplicity, the ship slowly retracts it's super weapon while Chii uses foxfire to burn Ryoko*
<DeathStar> <Chii> If her hair looks a little shorter it's not my fault
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "If hair is the only thing she needs to worry about losing, then she can count herself lucky."
<DeathStar> *slowly the ship begins to leave, perhaps satisfied and is soon out of sight*
<DeathStar> <John> Okay, bring her back to life
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Andrea...?" She sounds a little suspicious even now.
<DeathStar> *Andrea> ... Hm? *she looks up, as if distracted, the Dark Rune glowing in her chest* Why....would ...I?
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Yeah, best not wait.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Cuz that's the second part of the trick.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Here we go...
<Xanatos> 6* Xan rubs his face, he keeps out of it.
<DeathStar> *Erevis frowns*
<Seraphna> Angela> **eyes Andrea** You can get more souls. Give this one up.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Andrea, please."
<DeathStar> *Andrea glances at Cassandra, then her hand quivers a bit, then slams it down on Ryoko, transferring it back to her*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Thank you, Andrea."
<DeathStar> <John> You okay, Ryoko?
<Alicia> * Ryoko gasps as she comes back to life.
<DeathStar> *He helps her up*
<Seraphna> **Angela infuses Ryoko with Holy and starts using her full restore on her**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> So what did the other side look like?
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Like a Dark One took my soul."
<Seraphna> Angela> Trust me you’ll want this before you start craving brains or something.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Let's....head back to the President's office?
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Yeah, since we got time to kill and all that.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> May as well. **she plays with Chii’s ears**
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: Empress Aya's Office
<DeathStar> *they arrive to find the mess that attacked Erevis' house attacked here, but it withstood it better*
<DeathStar> *Aya looking over the damage with Megumi and Athena, as well as X and Emeralda*
<DeathStar> <Aya> We lost communications with Zephyr when she went to investigate that ship... *She says to the group*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Hmmm. I recall her position being attacked.
<DeathStar> *Aya nods to X and Emeralda who go to find Zephyr*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan rubs the bridge of his nose.
<DeathStar> *John eyes his bustah like weapon, hiding it*
<Seraphna> Angela> I think other me is looking for her with Chii.
<Xanatos> <Xan> I'm sorry, we were distracted with Kre'Trav and didn't follow up.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We had a lot to deal with."
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias just waves bye to the dopple X.
<DeathStar> <Aya> It's okay. *she eyes Andrea* We were caught off guard by a lot of things. We lost a few important people tonight. *An aide runs up and she grabs a comm* It looks like it isn't over yet* Another ship is approaching. It seems this might be the Loyalists
<DeathStar> *Aya locks her eyes on Ryoko* They claim they have a position of power for you
<Xanatos> <Xan> Comm them and tell her that the heir is dead.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We know that is bullshit, they want her blood
<DeathStar> <John> You sure they won't attack us if they learn that?
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "A 'position of power' like being the battery for their machines, no doubt."
<DeathStar> *Aya nods to the aide to inform them about Ryoko's death*
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....I don't know honestly.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I can give you a recording of everything.
<DeathStar> <Aya> That might help.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We should get Ryoko into a bunker or something that she is unlikely to show up on their sensors if they scan for her."
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I'd rather not have to die again."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I will leave off her coming back to life. 6Id transfers the part of her being stabbed by Andrea and the burning of the body.
<DeathStar> *Aya gathers it and has it sent to the Loyalists*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well, if that will keep them away, then lets help it works.
<DeathStar> *Hope
<DeathStar> <Aya> The problem is that Earth is in a position of weakness as you've come to see. We have no power in space.
<DeathStar> <Aya> We have no idea what is happening out there anymore.
<DeathStar> *Aya has them walk with her away from her political building*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I'm not entirely sure if there's anything we can do that change that.
<DeathStar> <Aya> That is true - even the Cartel was hit hard when Xevil was in control, along with Earth. I believe the only two major powers these days are the Tsivrixsh and the Erusians
<DeathStar> <Aya> Probably back to the way it used to be
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Things are alot different where we're from."
<Xanatos> <Xan> If I'm honest, this trip feels like quite a failure on our part. Your Erevis is gone and your Zephyr may be as well. We don't really have anything useful to provide, even if we could help you find the Progenitor space station that we use...it need progenitors to function and you have none.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Anything we can provide would ultimately take years if not decades for you to implement and that's if one of two remaining powers didn't try to stop you
<DeathStar> *Aya glances at Ryoko and Jikuu* Well, Erevis herself did not really lean into her Progenitor side. I rarely saw her use her power. <John> During that battle Jikuu demonstrated some hyperspace abilities, so it clearly runs in the family somewhat
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Still, if the PAX is out there, where is it?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> Oh yeah? Well...maybe we could help look for that while the others sort out our way back home.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Are you suggesting we find them their PAX? Wasn't it like it a whole part of the unknown region?
<DeathStar> *Aya stops outside a large complex where Evette is waiting and together they open the doors to reveal an old EarthGov like shuttle*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Am I not a progenitor?"
<Seraphna> Angela> Probably right where we found it before. Though that too is troublesome.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan tilts his head at the old earthgov shuttle
<Seraphna> Angela> If I recall the PAX was overrun with monsters.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Well, if they have the PAX2's old coordinates, they could try to find it.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Haven't seen one of these in forever."
<DeathStar> <Aya> We managed to get it working
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Oooh that sounds like a fun fight.
<DeathStar> <Aya> But I doubt it could reach the Unknown Regions
<DeathStar> <Aya> Even if I ahd the PAX2's flight logs
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Hmmm...Let me check to see if Winter's input that.
<DeathStar> <Aya> But if you're saying there is still stuff out there to be found, maybe we have something to strive for
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Of course we do."
<Seraphna> Angela> Hmm… how different is Seraphna from me? Did she build Epsilon?
<DeathStar> <Aya> The name isn't familiar. There's not a lot of materials here to be honest
<DeathStar> *The EarthGov ship boots up on it's own*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> That's unusual
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Is it? 6He moves over to it, poking it
<Seraphna> Angela> I built mine when I took a command position, before the PAX 2.
<DeathStar> <Aya> Then it most likely got destroyed
<Xanatos> 6* Xan moves over to the ship's console and starts to poke around, looking through things like flight logs and what not to see where it may have been.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...could it be CHIP?"
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats above Xan.
<Seraphna> Angela> Damn. You could have gotten there in it. It’s a capital ship.
<DeathStar> *the flight logs and whatnot seem to be a standard ship and duty before it got wiped out during the era of the Emperor Xevil and was only recently repaired*
<Seraphna> Angela> I hid mine well away from Earth Space.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> What's the relevances of this shuttle?
<DeathStar> *right now it seems to be intercepting data from another source*
<DeathStar> <Aya> It's our hopes and dreams to getting into space
<DeathStar> <Aya> It's one of three we managed to repair and build
<DeathStar> <Aya> I just thought I'd show you
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "Only shuttles?"
<DeathStar> <Aya> We haven't been able to gather enough materials for anything bigger
<ChadWinters`> <Id> No wonder why Earth has mostly been left alone
<Xanatos> <Xan> Damn, that's brutal but...diagnotics are looking food.
<Xanatos> (good)
<DeathStar> *Cheryl leans in* What's that it's intercepting?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Hm?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That is a good question. 6Tries to remotely access it
<DeathStar> *Cheryl points at the data stream*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan looks at what she's pointing too.
<DeathStar> *it seems to be an EarthGov source that's not on Earth. It's talking to another EarthGov vessel - standard ship to ship communication it looks like, but the distance puts it much further from Earth, but just barely in range*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Who is that?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....let's go see?
<DeathStar> *when Id tries to get access, something begins to firewall him, indicating this EarthGov tech is much more advance and locks him out instantly*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Interesting.
<DeathStar> <Aya> ... it's impossible for anything to be out there
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "What happened?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Something far more advanced than what you have just blocked me out.
<DeathStar> <John> Xan could attempt to fly this shuttle to the location. It's just within range.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Yeah we have time so let's go see what the hell it is.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "With your permission, Madam President."
<DeathStar> <Aya> Of course. Becareful. *she steps off the shuttle*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "It is either bait, or some 'impossible' ally."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I doubt it is bait. It is most likely a remnant group. Much like VI never fully disappeared.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl adjusts his shirt she put on and straps in*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias hops inside.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "But if its a remnant, how do they have the tech to kick Id back?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> That is a good question.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I didn't attempt to push hard. So I could attempt to force my way in to it.
<Seraphna> **Angela sits with Cheryl and straps in, Sera returns with Chii**
<Xanatos> <Xan> Good question. 6* He waits till everyone is strapped in then powers it up and lifts them up to fly on out to space.
<DeathStar> *the shuttle jerks and shakes, a voice counting down as the boosters that was added shoots off. John makes sure all the girls - Ryoko, Michiru, and Lunar are strapped in as they shoot up like a Nasa Shuttle*
<DeathStar> *going up into space*
<DeathStar> *Andrea floats in the middle, not bothering to strap in*
<DeathStar> *various warnings go off - but most of them seem to be nothing*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "They needed to add retro-boosters to get into orbit...."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Should've had their Dias throw it in to space.
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....if I have time maybe I can help work out the kinks in this in this thing before I go.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I wonder if Aya will soon get enough parts to get a proper ship together
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It would come down to...what Cheryl has said.
<DeathStar> *As the shuttle enters orbit, the alarms keep going until John flicks them off*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Will this ship be able to jump to our location is the next question.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl and John study the source of the transmission and input the destination for Xanatos*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> That's up to Xan
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....yeah I'm trying to work it out, there's no AI to auto plot jumping routes.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Ahem...
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I hope he is up to that."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Oh. OH yeah fucking do this for me, Id.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I kind of want to see him manually do hyperspace
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Hmm, no I appreciate that you do not see me as some simple AI.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> It'll be like old times
<Xanatos> <Xan> I USED to do it. Was pretty good at it....but my brain is old and mushy.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You used to do hyperspace?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Flying the hyperspace tunnel
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Manually
<ChadWinters`> <Id> But I will assist you, Durran. As one of Winter's best friends, it is the least that I can do. 6Id attempts to interface with the ship, but makes sure to keep away from the systems that kicked him out
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Fun fact, you can really wreck your enemies
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Slide toward the hyperspace walls and they break away before they can escape."
<DeathStar> *as the shuttle starts up, it leaps into hyperspace*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "I knew Xanatos couldn't use hyperspace."
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Flying hyperspace manually is fun. You just avoid the grey areas
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Most can't - it's why we have to use hyperspace flight if we want to use it to destroy people
<Xanatos> 6* Xan makes some corrections in their drift as they're moving.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Thank you for the assist.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Your calculations were spot on, just adjusting for the shuttle's....uniqueness.
<DeathStar> *they soon arrive at our destination outside the system near some asteroids*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Okay. Let's hope we're not instantly destroyed.
<DeathStar> *it seems long ago this was probably a base*
<DeathStar> *monitoring Earth*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> This isn't creepy at all.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan scans the asteroids, looking for some kind of entrance to the structures on them.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Is this Asteroid C?"
<DeathStar> *As they fly along, they come across the entrance - it looks like this structure lost power long ago, but it was built to be a place to survive during Emperor Xevil's rule. There's EarthGov tech inside and ships inside*
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Asteroid C?"
<ChadWinters`> 6Id disconnects from the shuttle. 1"Hmmm..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> No, I made C
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> But it seems to be a similiar concept
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "The C is for Cheryl!"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Yes.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan brings them in for a landing, checking to see if there's any oxygen in the asteroid.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It may have been a last minute conversion of a base.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> It was there to help connect to the other realities
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I'm just surprised it suddenly activated.
<DeathStar> *it does not seem to have any oxygen or power*
<Xanatos> <Xan> We used a couple of astroid clusters like this during the war as staging bases. Maybe this was a variation on that.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "So what is this place and does it have a counterpart in our reality?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> No oxygen or power. Those who can't breath in space let's see if Aya put suits in here. 6* He moves to the back to check.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I don't recall a counterpart
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That is hard to say. I have logged it's location for later.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I Think someone built this just in this world
<Alicia> <Michiru> "The asteroid itself must have a counterpart. The base... not so much."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I can check with the Dragon's.
<DeathStar> *Xanatos finds some old suits*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Just strange..."
<Xanatos> <Xan> The one I was thinking of was out near Rid space. Being rocks to blend in with the rock people. 6* He checks the quality of the suits to see if they'll even function.
<DeathStar> *they will hold up - barely*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Be gentle. 6* he warns as he passes out suits to whoever needs them.
<Alicia> * The girls take suits, at least as long as they need them.
<DeathStar> *John puts one on*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias puts his on.
<DeathStar> *After everyone is suited up, Cheryl not taking one and Erevis putting hyperspace aorund herself, they step out onto the base*
<DeathStar> *the hanger is full of shuttle and 2 major class ships*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id floats out while Dias hops from one leg to the next.
<Jackieness> cass "I havne't even thought about the Ridarium in a while..."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That will prove useful.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> That's because we keep kicking their butts
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Well, at least we got more ships."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> We don't, this Earth does.
<DeathStar> *there also seems to be a door in the back*
<ChadWinters`> 6Id scans them to see if they're on any reserve power
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "Well, at least we got more ships."
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias hop/floats towards the back door
<DeathStar> *power likely could be restored if one tried, but right now it seems to have shut off years ago*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl tries the door but finds it shut, so she grabs it and begins to yank it open*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *moves to assist Cheryl*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias assists Cheryl
<Xanatos> 6* Xan looks around, scanning as he moves. Checking the overall status of each ship.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> The ships seem to be in working order, Durran. Time will tell if they'll power up.
<DeathStar> *The door screeches open and soon opens; the ships seem to be in perfect condition outside things having worn down with time and needing some parts replaced*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "....are we sure this is the right place?"
<DeathStar> *the back reveals a hallway with tons of cans opened - years worth of cans - scattered about and several doors - 5 in total to check out*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> The signal came from this area, but with everything being shut off, I Am dubious it could have sent one
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Someone lived here.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I know those cans. 6He moves to one of the doors checking it
<DeathStar> <John> Lets try this one girls
<DeathStar> *he tries one*
<DeathStar> *Dias finds a room full of equipment to keep one in shape, as well as entertainment and holovid stuff and notes - the notes reading about what he's observed about Emperor Xevil's rule*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl steps into one with Erevis*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> This ones for nerds. 6He moves to check another one
<Alicia> * Michiru looks inside
<DeathStar> *Andrea floats about*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan lets other folks do that investigating and focuses on the bigger ship to see if he can get it working.
<DeathStar> *Michiru and John find a body that has become mummified*
<DeathStar> <John> .... DEAD BODY
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Any identification?"
<ChadWinters`> 6Id moves with Xan to help him.
<DeathStar> *John kneels and checks it over* ... NOPE
<DeathStar> *John scans it* Scanning now
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I've found what looks to be the computer room
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Everything is shut off
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias calls out. "Sounds like another nerd room.
<DeathStar> *Andrea tries a room* Engineeer type room. Lots of stuff. Should I break it?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "No."
<DeathStar> *The last room seems to be a room to sleep in as well as storage*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias checks the storage for cool things
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Cran. IT looks like Cran.
<DeathStar> *Dias finds weapons of all sorts, uniforms, tools, etc*
<DeathStar> *Xan and Id slowly replace the stuff on the ships an get them going*
<DeathStar> *As they do, they pick up that signal again like with the shuttle*
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Man, it's a shame this asteroid just can't fly to Earth.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Hm. Where is it coming from. 6* He tries to track it down.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> That is odd, Durran.
<DeathStar> *it seems to have moved further away now, but is still in range - it looks like it's communicating*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "So this is where Alexander Cran was holed up?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Looks like it - and ran out of food. Poor him
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "i'm crying on the inside. Really."
<ChadWinters`> 6Id tries to figure out what it's communicating
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....the signal isn't here.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Huh, that sucks for him. Starvation is a crappy way to go.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "It really is."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl joins the others as Xanatos would find the EarthGov ships are talking to each other - it looks like they sabotaged the location and are moving to try to "retrieve the prize here". A pause, then once again they are blocked*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan squints.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Sabotaged the location?
<Xanatos> <Xan> What the hell?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I don't fully understand what's going on.
<Alicia> <Ryoko> "We should try to find this 'prize'."
<Xanatos> 6* Xan double checks that there's no engines or thrusters in the asteroid itself.
<DeathStar> *The asteroid could probably be set up to move with engineering yes*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We do have a mystery about the other ship."
<DeathStar> <John> It looks like they won't remain in range for long
<ChadWinters`> <Id> So what should we do? Go after it?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Let's go in this larger ship and try to track it down and then if not we can return here and work on getting it movable to take back to Earth.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I will work on keeping the systems running proper while you fly us, Durran.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan runs the diagnostics on the big ship and prepares to take it out, giving people time to get on board and comfortable.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl takes a seat and John and Erevis lean back. Andrea seems to be musing*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias plops down in a seat, throwing his legs up on a terminal
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *boards* "Still strange that Cran let himself get stuck in a situation like this without a backup plan."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Maybe his ghost haunts the place
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Maybe the nut job was hoping the war would end before he died.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Or its just a clone."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Cran's smarter than me, if his body was here he could've got these ships fixed and left out on his own.
<DeathStar> *As the ship begins to exit, suddenly alarms go off and a mini explosion from a micro explosive planted on the ship and the hanger goes off, slamming their ship as they fly out; in the hanger more micro explosives go off*
<Xanatos> <Xan> JESUS
<Xanatos> <Xan> Fucking....hey...zeus 6* HE tries to get control, checking damage reports.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Well, this explains why he did not just fly away."
<DeathStar> *Erevis thows up a TK shield to protect their ship as best they can*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Hmmm. Perhaps we should've checked for booby traps first.
<DeathStar> <John> I am beginning to think this may have been recent
<Alicia> * Jikuu does similar
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Really? That just seems petty and silly.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Oooh, maybe it was his arch nemesis Venerator.
<DeathStar> <John> I agree, but the transmission said sabotage
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "So that's what they meant..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Is the stuff still any good?
<DeathStar> *the ship seems to have taken minor damage*
<DeathStar> *thanks ot the TK*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It's minor damage. Easily repairable.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm more worried about the other ships
<Xanatos> 6* Xan scans the ships inside the asteroid.
<Xanatos> <Xan> If not....we can use the parts. But fuck that sucks we could've brougth them a smaller fleet instead of just one decently sized ship.
<DeathStar> *The hanger seems to have taken most of the damage thankfully, and some of the ships are gone, but it seems lady luck is on their side and the ships are only modertly damaged*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "It depends on what we find at the end of this trail. it could lead to a rogue EarthGov fleet for all we know."
<DeathStar> *it'll mean lots of repairs to get them going but not a full loss*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I'm more curious as to who would choose to set up bombs just for this moment.
<Xanatos> <Xan> If it was recent and dead Cran didn't do it? ....I don't know really. 6* he redirects them to look for the source of the transmission again, making notes of the damage.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Let us hope our luck continues
<DeathStar> *As they hyperspace once more*
<DeathStar> *As they arrive, they arrive at what appears to be a massive fleet, the size of current day EarthGov strength almost.*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "...rogue EarthGov fleet."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> ....Huh, to think Earth could've used this so many years ago and they've just been...here.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Whoever said this led to a fleet jinxed us.
<DeathStar> *the fleet seems to be made up of EarthGov ships, and other ships, some even look like Suisen ships maybe?*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan frowns and starts doing scans for activity.
<DeathStar> *it looks like they're paring for a major jump*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan tries to hail.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "This seems like more than a remnant."
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Erevis... do you have any Suisen command codes?"
<ChadWinters`> 6Id scans for life signs
<DeathStar> *a figure appears in what looks to be lightings to obscure who they are - two figures, both women*
<DeathStar> *The one on the left speaks, with long hair* <Figure> ... That makes some sense
<DeathStar> <Erevis> .... One moment. *She pauses, then writes down* I can change it later.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Greetings. We picked up this signal on one of our old ships.
<DeathStar> <Figure> Did you now, Xanatos Durran? *She whispers something to the figure next to her*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias tilts his head towards the view screen
<Xanatos> <Xan> You know my name, I don't know yours.
<DeathStar> <Figure> I know this reality does not have a Xanatos Durran.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Who are you?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> 'This' reality? I assume you're not from around here?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Interesting
<DeathStar> *The figure lights up just her face, revealing what appears to be Adeline, her bangs covering one eye*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We both are far from home. This newly opened world is quite vulnerable, is it not? I wonder what world you're from.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan scans and tries to pick up their reality signature so he can give it to Taiga later.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> It would appear this is the others that were monitoring this reality.
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes the scan, then hits a button* Two can do that.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> That's quite the fleet of ships ya got there.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Well you're not our Adeline so...you know...gotta figure that out.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> So be ye friend or foe?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I always enjoy adding more. As for friend or foe. That depends on if you cross me.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> That would depend on your intents
<DeathStar> *Adeline turns, listening to the figure next to her* You are like every other Dias. So droll.
<Xanatos> <Xan> We're just trying to help out around here before we go home. Let's leave it at that.
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> Are you just jumping from branch to branch exploring or nimbly bimbly? Or ya looking for something?
<ChadWinters`> *all not or*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I am not telling you my goals. If you are here to help, then you should finish helping and go home. And let us not cross paths again
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> And thanks but I am the Dias who's fists pierece the cosmos.
<DeathStar> *She ends the transmissions and the fleet hperspaces away*
<DeathStar> *the signature blinks on the device*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Based on the size of that fleet. I feel like they are collecting things.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan glances at the signature.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "That is going to be trouble."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Which means they now have access to our prime reality.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I wonder what they are after here.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I'm not close enough to read her mind... even if it's not protected."
<DeathStar> *the code seems to be a long, but probably once Taiga sees it it'll make sense to her*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Our reality is better equipped to confront them than this reality is, if it comes to that."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> PAX's, Progenitor tech...something reality based. More ships for it's fleet.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Maybe, maybe not.
<DeathStar> <John> I can see them being after the PAX of this world - too low tech to stop them
<DeathStar> <John> Lets get them the ships we can
<Xanatos> <Xan> Well...let's go back to Aya and get her some crews up to the the asteroid to get their ships up and running.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "If they are looking for a PAX... any chance they are from the reality where that other PAX was fished from?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> If they are they'll be pretty pissed at us.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Let us hope they are now from the same world.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Indeed. Which is why I suggested in not stealing one in the first place.
<DeathStar> *not
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-642.11.8
<DeathStar> Location: Michi Earth
<DeathStar> *Aya watches as all the ships and equipment from the asteroid has been brought down and their engineers are working on it*
<DeathStar> <Aya> I can't believe how many years you've jumped us ahead.
<Xanatos> <Xan> I guess we can thank that dead Cran for storing everything like a weird shut-in.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Knowing him, there are probably additional caches hidden elsewhere too."
<DeathStar> *suddenly Erevis' watch begins to walk*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "It would have been more useful if they had been stored on earth."
<DeathStar> <Aya on comms> Hello!
<Xanatos> 6* Xan glances over at Erevis
<ChadWinters`> <Id> You'll most likely find more down the road
<DeathStar> <Aya> I've finally finished the math solution and can bring you all home. Are you ready?
<ChadWinters`> <Dias> I think I'm about done here. All the big baddies are not close by.
<DeathStar> <John> It seems this is it. *He turns to Ryoko and Jikuu.* You two will do fine. *he ruffles their heads* Remember, we're just a world away
<Xanatos> <Xan> What about the ones who's watches broke?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Though we ran into potential trouble, Taiga."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I believe that's something we should discuss when we get back, Cassandra
<DeathStar> <Aya on comm> I figured that out as well. Just have them hug onto someone.
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comm> And what is that?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We'll share when we get back. You're going to need to see what we got."
<DeathStar> *Andrea lurks behind Dias, her hand behind his back as if to take his soul*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ....
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> No point in overloading us with info on the comm.
<DeathStar> *Reaching closer*
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias sneezes and steps forward.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "And Andrea, try to only eat bad people. There are plenty of those around, I'm sure."
<DeathStar> <Aya on comm> Okay, I'll start bringing you back.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Sorry we couldn't save some of your more important people. 6* He says to Aya with a nod, then steps back and prepares to go.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ... *nods and then definitely reaches for Dias when he's warped out*
<ChadWinters`> <Comm> Keep the lock a little tighter, just incase. We don't want to lose them in a branch
<DeathStar> *Cheryl hugs onto Xanatos, one hand on Angela's ear*
<DeathStar> <Aya> You changed the course of this world none the less
<DeathStar> *John gives Ryoko something*
<DeathStar> *Then wraps his arms around his girls before Aya warps htem out
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I was curious about something...if you had no shuttles how did you send her across Reali- *is pulled back*
<Alicia> * Ryoko looks over the thing once they go, looking a little sad that John is gone
<DeathStar> *candy*
<DeathStar> *the others arrive in the reality, Aya working the machine*
<DeathStar> *massive math equations on the wall*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Welcome back
<ChadWinters`> <Id> -ty....
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Finally. We may have a big picture complication."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It looks like there's no more tears connecting our realities
<ChadWinters`> 6Dias lands on his feet, and adjusts his suit. 1"Sigh, so much paper work to do now.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So people shouldn't wander over - their reality is their own world now
<Xanatos> 6* Xan lets out a breath and nods to Cheryl and Angela before stepping forward, pulling up his datapad and bringing up all the information that they we able to come across.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> As Xan is showing you, there appears to be a fleet of ships that are able to jump across realities.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Led by another Adeline."
<DeathStar> *Erevis lets out a breath* I was going to ask the Taiga Reality Gun be destroyed, but now we may need it
<DeathStar> *Taiga takes a look at the information, scrolling through it with her good hand*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That is not good.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> She's clearly looking for something.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Covering one eye in some sort of mysterious thing where now I have NO idea if she had an eye or not.
* ChadWinters` looks over Taiga's shoulder, eyeing the data.
<DeathStar> *She studies the signature and inputs it in* True, she could have no idea, or she could have something like your eye.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Also, they could be reality thieves.
<Xanatos> <Xan> There was Suisen tech in there. Reality thieves could be accurate.
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "At least no-one mentioned the PAX near her."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I got a hit - here's their reality. Do you want me to send drones to try to learn more?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Here's the more important par, Taiga. They scanned our signature.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We got their address, and they got ours."
<Xanatos> <Xan> If we probe more it could be caught and they might poke back. We should be more on the defensive and put up sensors trying to detect them jumping here instead.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yeah, that'll be a problem. I will work on trying to shore up defenses.
<ChadWinters`> Based on this data, the fleet has different reality signatures.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright, I'll keep their reality on file for now
<Xanatos> <Xan> Probably my fault, I just assumed they had already scanned us since she knew who I was and everything. So if we get invaded it'll be my faullt.....like most things are.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> If they come here we'll know it's them at least.
<ChadWinters`> Which means they're definetly adding to their fleet as they hop. 6He crosses his arm. 1"Taiga, the energy required to move this many ships...."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> You weren't wrong in that assesment Durran
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *pats Xanatos* It is okay. We would have had to face them sooner or later if they had such ships as iti s
<DeathStar> <Erevis> They were not some petter thieves.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> But they chose to lay a trap to hinder that realities Earth though.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It is quite massive. I do not believe they will come after us any time soon. Maybe not at all. Knowing each other is a safety shield
<Xanatos> <Xan> I was going to mention that. It's one thing to deem the tech unfit to steal...it's another to sabotage it.
<DeathStar> *Taiga muses* I think maybe they wanted to keep that reality low tech. Which is scary to think
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The implications are dangerous
<ChadWinters`> If they do, it'll be fair to say we'll know right away based on how much it should require to move that many.
<ChadWinters`> No rest for the wicked they say, Taiga.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Of coruse, that reality was justa pocket reality until the last 48 hours, right?"
<DeathStar> <TAiga> *nods* Steal from them and cripple their ability to go after them
<Xanatos> <Xan> That's right, any idea why it shifted from pocket to full branch?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yes. It was advancing rapidly and detaching from us
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I am not sure what caused it to happen
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I think someone must have shown interest in it
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "I don't know enough about realities to say."
<ChadWinters`> In theory it's possible that whem they breached in to the reality, it caused it to reattach to all the realities.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> This makes my head hurt
<DeathStar> *Erevis holds up Kaori*
<ChadWinters`> Essentially, they anchored that reality to their own causing it to break free from ours
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Is it not this one's job to do stuff?
<Sara> * Kaori deadpans
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I suppose we could just use her powers to blink them out of existence.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Lets not do something so drastic."
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...that whole trip really bummed me out. I kinda just want to go home and deal with this later.
* ChadWinters` pats a hand on Aya's head, patting it lightly. 1"You did great, princess."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Oh thank you for bring us back. It would've sucked to get stuck there.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "I feel bad for them."
<DeathStar> <Aya> Thank you
<ChadWinters`> No point in spending too much time feeling bad for them. There's far worse realities out there.
<DeathStar> *Taiga hands Kaori the food she promised*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Thanks for being on hand incase we needed your powers to bring them back
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm going home to shower. *she heads off and John drags the girls with them* <John> ... I just hope that world does better
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... *watches everyone go then quietly slips out and heads for her room*
* ChadWinters` glances back at the wall of math and then puts an arm around Aya. 1"Let's get something to eat and rest a bit."
<Xanatos> 6* Xan rubs his chin and then turns to leave after Erevis.
<DeathStar> *Aya nods and follows*
<Sara> <Kaori> I mean at least you're feeding me
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "I hope their Andrea behaves herself."
<ChadWinters`> <Id> With out someone like you to help keep her balanced and pointed in the right moral direction...Who knos?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *To Xanatos* I admit I feel sorry for that version of me. But at least I know my past self went through many trials and tribulations, but who knows what went through her head. I hope she found her peace. She has a powerful grandchild at least
<Seraphna> **Angela follows Cheryl**
<DeathStar> *Andrea meanwhile is in Tokyo, taking over it*
<DeathStar> *Taiga pats her back, walking with Kaori to see Ren with her*
<Xanatos> <Xan> The whole thing doesn't sit right with me. But....we have plenty of battles here, can't go everyone else's too.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> That is true. And I imagine it will not be the last time we have to deal with realty related topics.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> ....You know Cassandra, it dawned on me. If that fleet was building itself as it hopped around, then it was recruiting people along the way.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Certainly possible, though what would they offer their recruits?"
<ChadWinters`> <Id> A better life? Freedom? Depends on what they're looking for and what branches they're visiting
<Xanatos> <Xan> I hope the nightmares don't last. May not have been you, but it was close enough to leave an impression.
<Alicia> <Michiru> "You're having nightmares?"
<DeathStar> *Erevis rubs Xanatos' back* I promise not to be impaled to death
<Alicia> <Michiru> "You'd better not get impaled."
<Seraphna> **Jaime steps in and flops on Xan and Erevis**
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "I had get back home myself."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I sensed troubled Mom.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And there is the needy one. I promise you I am not dead.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Hmmm. Yes, that is probably wise. I do appreciate getting to work alongside you. It was interesting when compared to my files on you.
<Xanatos> <Xan> There'll be another dozen who come and do the same once they realize we're back.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I on the other hand will continue to float around and observe for historical accuracy when everyone passes away.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Dad did you bring me any souvenirs?
<DeathStar> *Ako comes in and shoves Jaime to the side to flop on Erevis*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "What did your files on me say?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime huffs and starts wrapping Ako in vines**
<DeathStar> *Ako hurks*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Summary. Exactly what you see you get. Reliable. Trust worthy.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "High praise from Chad Winters."
<Alicia> <Michiru> "Well, it's accurate."
<Xanatos> <Xan> I brought uh....actually I forgot that part. It was a distracting trip.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> Yes. You do place higher of all the files on people he had registered.
<DeathStar> <Ako> Dad, Jaime is hogging mom to herself
<Seraphna> **Jaime sets Ako in Erevis again and sits on Xan instead** I suppose I’ll forgive you Dad. Momma seems to have gone through a lot.
<DeathStar> *she huffs, in a goth way
<Seraphna> *on
<DeathStar> <Ako> Better
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Welcome back, everyone."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I am fine, child. *muses* I got over many of my hang ups during that time period with Xevil. He thought to try to make me relieve some near trauma I had
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Which in the end helped me get over it
<DeathStar> *Erevis pets Jikuu* Hello Jikuu
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Now then, time to go back to beign the family matriarch." *heads back to Tokyo*
<Xanatos> <Xan> It wasn't a fun trip but at least it's over. 6* He concludes with a nod.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I feel like I missed something."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Sometimes it is better to be the in the dark, yes? At least that is what the Dark Ones tell me
<Seraphna> Jaime> I guess. Wish I’d come with though.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Mmm..."
<DeathStar> *Erevis goes to the kitchen and begins to make home made ice cream*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan snores, having fallen asleep sitting up like an old man.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Daaaaad. You’re not old.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Pull his finger. I read that somewhere - it determines if one is old
<Seraphna> **Jaime floats him up** I will bring him to Momma AMA’s rejuvenation spa.
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