The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 590

Session Start: Mon Sep 26 16:08:09 2022
Session Ident: #TAW-Session590
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-644.5.10
<DeathStar> Location: Angela's Shuttle
<DeathStar> *Cheryl paces in the shuttle while the Repliforce's owl scans them and begins to finish docking them*
<DeathStar> *outside in the Owl's hanger, the Repliforce reploids can be seen dealing with maverick reploids and dragging them off*
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<DeathStar> <Cran's voice> You are cleared of any viruses. *The Owl allows their shuttle to open up to the main hanger*
<Seraphna> Angela> **steps out, unhappy due to Allouette missing**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We'll locate her. Lets just talk to the old man
<DeathStar> *Ren walks down the hanger holding a massive gun*
<Seraphna> **Angela nods moving along, Jaime peering about at the mess**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Sounds like Cran has his shit together here."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *Adjusts her coat over her wedding dress* Does he ever?
<Seraphna> **Jaime shifts her gown into a battle dress and puts a spare tact suit gel on Adeline, activating it**
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<DeathStar> <Adeline> *Glances over it*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl walks up to the elevator and hits the button, selecting the bridge*
<DeathStar> *As they go up, calming elevator music plays over the sounds of fighting on the ship*
<Seraphna> Jaime> It’s the kind Thena uses.
<Dias`> 6Id floats alongside Cheryl, dooting in response to the elevator music
<DeathStar> *As they reach the bridge, Blue turns to eye them along with the rest of Repliforce command. Cran is sitting there, peering out at the Repliforce ships fighting them*
<DeathStar> <Cran> Cheryl. *nods to the others*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Having trouble?"
<Xanatos> <Cole> Having something
<DeathStar> <Cran> Well, suddenly Reploids began to go Maverick. Even non-combat units.
<Seraphna> **Anyata is fidgeting, beside herself with Allouette missing**
<DeathStar> *Death Star is leaning against the wall*
<Seraphna> Angela> We suspect it’s one of a number of distractions. Not to belittle the problem.
<DeathStar> <Cran> And then we had some pirates bust in and steal Alouette and her research after setting the shuttle free.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Anyone would have trouble with this situation, to be honest... oh, of course they did..."
<Dias`> <Id> I am curious as to why you would have kept such a dangerous shuttle.
<Seraphna> Si> Yep. That would be them.
<DeathStar> <Cran> To learn if the virus was from this reality or another.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That was a mistake, but I understand your reasons."
<DeathStar> <Cran> Was it? If it was from another, it meant it was an attack
<Seraphna> Angela> Which happened first, the infection or the shuttle getting free?
<DeathStar> <Cran> The shuttle happend quite a bit into the chaos actually.
<Seraphna> Angela> So unlikely the source.
<Xanatos> <Cole> No the chaos is what gave the opening for the theft.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Well, this one was definitely an attack."
<DeathStar> <Blue> From what we can tell, it's almost like the reploids are choosing to go maverick at will. We can't figure out the source just yet. They're a newer generation model. They went maverick first, allowing them to do mess with the suhttle, which made even more chaos and grab Alouette and her research
<DeathStar> <Cran> Frankly, it's a mess.
<DeathStar> *he eyes them having to fight their own fleet*
<Seraphna> Angela> It’s possible our pirates have been planning this breach for some time then.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "It's probable."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> So what is the purpose; to keep everyone focused here?
<Dias`> <Id> If that's the case, then the question is what's their real target.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That, or to steal Alouette."
<Xanatos> <Cole> Didn't Taiga tell us they were taking PAX's?
<Seraphna> Angela> Anywhere but where they actually plan to strike.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Erevis should be on alert.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> After the plane incident. <Cran> Plane?
<Dias`> <Id> I have started combing the Holonet to see if their is an increase in "events" that are close in time to these.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oh, they set up a lockdown... somehow, then redirected a plane at us."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Messed with my wedding. Traumatized Thena too.
<DeathStar> *Blue leans forward; it looks like a few of the Repliforce animal looking ships are trying to make a break for it while the rest are keeping their own forces pinned in the firefight*
<Seraphna> Angela> We are dealing with a deeply talented hacker.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "At a guess, they're probably either throwing massive distractions, or throwing all their plans out and seeing which actually work while we're dealing with the others."
<Seraphna> Angela> Those trying to leave, Maverick or yours?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, pirates typically steal what they can - and burn the rest so you cannot have it.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I'm not saying it's a bad plan."
<DeathStar> <Blue> The mavericks. They seem to be allowing their allies to run
<Seraphna> **Angela snorts, then Betas move to intercept firing EMPs**
<Seraphna> Angela> Not today.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole glances at Blue
<Dias`> <Id> And they've probably been recruiting on the best of the best to help them. 6Id spins a bit. "I wonder where those were heading to.
<DeathStar> *Blue studies the Betas, glancing at Cole*
<DeathStar> *the shielded ships seem to take the EMPs well, perhaps designed around such things; the beaks of the ships open up and begin to fire upon the Betas*
<DeathStar> <Cran> Alright, we need to deal with our own enemy ships... *he begins to fire missiles when Montana lands in the hanger*
<Xanatos> <Cole> We have heavy EMP shielding since it's an obvious weak point. You may want to pull your BETA things back.
<Seraphna> **The Betas shield each other and fire frag missiles as they move to safety**
<Seraphna> Angela> I was hoping not to damage them permenantly.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Which we appreciate, just warning you that it was one of the first problems we fixed.
<DeathStar> <Ren> It sounds like Solid Noire is here
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Good. We could use her help."
<Dias`> <Id> She's not known for....delicate
<DeathStar> *the Maverick ships shield themselves, perhaps learnin from the betas*
<Seraphna> **Angela nods** My units are switching ordinances. If you need more help.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *taks the elevator, presumably with Dias in tow*
<DeathStar> *as they begin to chip away at the enemies surrounding them, one of them is damaged enough it bursts into flames and begins to try to ram them, alarms going off as Noire and Dias arrive*
<DeathStar> <Cran> Evasive actions
<DeathStar> *Blue curses as the reploids on the bridge begin to try to turn them*
<Dias`> <Dias> I'm telling you, Noire. That was the most uncomfortable ride I've ever been on and my shuttle is held together by literal duct tape.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...the elevator music didn't help." *looks around* "Quite a mess you have stumbled upon."
<Seraphna> **Angela grumbles and sends an outside Montana unit hurtling at the kamikaze ship**
<DeathStar> *As the ship turns slowly and Montana hurls itself at the ship, the other ship begins to smash into their side, rocking the place*
<DeathStar> *Ren rolls comically*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Yoawwwl
<Xanatos> <Cole> Tch.....6* He grits his teeth, hanging on.
<Dias`> 6Dias slides. 1"I can't believe they had the balls to punch this ship with their ship.
<Seraphna> **Si fuus and bounces around**
<Seraphna> **Jaime floats and holds Adeline**
<DeathStar> *Adeline peers at Jaime, and puts her arm around her, TK latching onto the side*
<Seraphna> **Angela grumbles, armored feet clawing into the floor**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *anchors herself with her tendrils* "Well, how do we get out of this mess, mmm?"
<Dias`> <Dias> ...Wait. 6He looks around. 1"How is their not a single teleporter, foxholer, dark hole hopper amongst us?
<DeathStar> *the rocking and smashing stops as the other ship remains smashed into the side, Star Trek Nemesis style; alarms ringing. Cran pushes himself up*
<DeathStar> *As Dias says this, Mavericks begin to teleport into the place*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Do you *want* me to leave?"
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pushes himself to stand fully, activating his katars.
<DeathStar> *Ren sits up* <Cran> It might not be a bad idea for you all to retreat and try to track down the ships that are escaping. We'll be stuck in this sky battle for ages at this rate.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mr. Cran, I am open to any suggestions that you might have as this mess is of special cocnern to yourself."
<DeathStar> <Cran> If they get away. we might never find them
<Dias`> <Dias> Holy shit they can teleport? That's kind of awesome. 6He goes to deck one and stops, mentally having to scale back.
<Seraphna> Angela> **turns and heads to the shuttle**
<DeathStar> *Blue uses her weapon, skewering a Maverick*
<DeathStar> *while Cheryl whips and flips them and slams into a wall*
<Xanatos> 6* Cole sticks close to Cran, slicing to disable be it arms or hands or even just damaging weapons.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then we'll take your advice. Interccept and detain, team." *heads for the lift again, casually tossing singularities to the side to try to lock down the Mavericks in clumps*
<Seraphna> **Angela slashes one with her blade as she walks with the determination of a momma bear**
<Dias`> 6Dias moves in after Cheryl sends them in to walls and begins using them as punching bags, keeping himself from actually sending them through the walls
<DeathStar> *Cole sends fluids flying all over the place as the Mavericks fall over. Cran grabs pieces of the reploids and moves over to a table to anaylyze*
<DeathStar> *Adeline TK slams them into walls if they near her, crushing*
<Seraphna> **Jaime blasts one and teleports with Adeline to the shuttle to help clear it**
<DeathStar> *Ren bounces by Charlotte, smashing her kicks them in the gut and runs with her to the elevator*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Good luck
<Seraphna> **Si fire kicks and punches her way to the elevator**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm, Ren. What did we miss?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oh, a maverick outbreak."
<Seraphna> **Anyata is slicing through Mavericks with a beam saber**
<DeathStar> <Ren> Kidnapping Alouettes.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Also... that, yes."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl bows and steps out, following her team*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "That I can see." *looks at Ren* "...so they got her. No surprise, really. They went after her last time."
<DeathStar> *a giant MAverick in a mech suit teleports in* on the bridge*
<Seraphna> **Angela hits the elevator to go down as people get on**
<DeathStar> *and begins to rampage on it*
<DeathStar> <Blue> .. you got to be kidding.
<Dias`> 6Dias grins and moves to intercept the mech suit
<Seraphna> **Anyata starts to speed around it slicing legs**
<DeathStar> *it's arms spin with spikes and punches at Dias, dtrying to drill him*
<Xanatos> <Cole> Time to activate our own personalize mech sui-oh yeah we don't have anything like that.
<DeathStar> <Blue> They're all in the armory.
<Dias`> 6Dias flips backwards to try and avoid it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "So did someone take the time to scold Cran about makign artificial soldiers that are vulnerable to the same computer virus that we have been dealing with as nauseum for years?"
<Seraphna> Angela> I’ll scold everyone after we get my little one back.
<DeathStar> *it lunges, with damaged legs, for a console as Dias avoids it and begins to damage the bridge controls - it;s true target*
<DeathStar> *The ship begins to spark*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Is it the same?"
<DeathStar> <Cran> Cole - Blue
<DeathStar> <Cran> Get to Cheryl's shuttle as well
<Xanatos> 6* Cole jerks and teleports to the arm, slashing down with both katars to try and sever.
<Seraphna> **Anyata leaps at it’s center and starts stabbing into its core**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "That is your perogative, Angela. You're first in line."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl sits down at Angela's shuttle*
<DeathStar> *As Ren slips in as the lights begin to go out*
<Dias`> 6Dias falips up to land on top of it and begins wailing on the mech's head
<Jackieness> <Noire> *settles into the shuttle and buckles up*
<DeathStar> *Cole takes out the arm*
<Seraphna> **Angel teleports in from Engineering and Hyperblasts the mech**
<DeathStar> *Cran runs systems to bring back up power as the mech is destroyed and blows up*
<Xanatos> <Cole> Eh? You want us to go?
<Alicia> * Charlotte heads in with Ren
<DeathStar> <Cran> We're going to go down soon.
<DeathStar> <Crna> I plan to aim us at the enemy fleet.
<DeathStar> *he notes as more Mavericks are coming in*
<Seraphna> Angel> Might as well, I can teleport him out on my own.
<DeathStar> *he hands Cole the information he got from the arm*
<Dias`> 6Dias lands a bit back, smoking.
<Xanatos> <Cole> ...alright.
<Dias`> <Dias> Jesus...
<Xanatos> 6* Cole walks over to Blue.
<DeathStar> <Blue> .... How much did this cost the taxpayers again?
<Seraphna> **Angela starts the shuttle up as people get in**
<Xanatos> <Cole> Anyone else going come to me and I'll teleport us.
<DeathStar> *Blue touches Cole*
<Seraphna> **Anyata moves to Cole**
<Dias`> 6Dias places a hand on Cole.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole teleports them to the Angela shuttle, taking a quick peak at the hangar cam before doing so.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl flies them out of the hanger as the Owl begins to lurch with the enemy ship toward theo the other ships; they begin to open fire as Adeline observes the firefight*
<Seraphna> **Angela holds the shuttle still as Anyata informs her of the teleport**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I hope Cole and Blue make it."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You guys came.
<Seraphna> Angel> We don’t have a lot of jump points, by the way Alex. **she grins**
<DeathStar> <Ren> With an arm.
<Xanatos> <Cole> I don't know why people complain about my teleport, I think the electricity gives a nice tingle.
<DeathStar> *Alex points at the Mavericks charging Angel*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Do we have a lock on the first runner?"
<Xanatos> 6* Cole glances at the information on the arm that Cran gave him.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> They've gotten a lot of distance.
<Dias`> <Dias> Is that what that feeling was?
<Seraphna> **Angel nods and warps through them with hyper blades**
<DeathStar> *more mechs appear to try to jump Angel*
<DeathStar> *it seems there's some code in them that allows the Reploid to willingly go Maverick and it has the Reploid DNA of Sigma in it. Naturally, someone had to have put that code in there*
<Xanatos> <Cole> Yeah I'm technically atomizing and reconstructing you. Isn't that wild? If I had to think about it we'd get our parts swapped around for sure.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "At this point, we don't have any other leads."
<Seraphna> **Angel looks thrilled as she warps about slashing and blasting** Say when Alex~
<Xanatos> <Cole> What the fuck. 6* He shows Blue first.
<DeathStar> *Cran begins to set up his ship to explode as he begins to try to ram the other ships* <Cran> ....
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "We already knew this was an attack... holy shit though."
<Seraphna> Angela> We track the runners for now. Or we head to the PAX.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...kamikaze run."
<Dias`> <Id> Interesting. I wonder why they would choose that. They already have 'freewill'.
<Seraphna> **Angela warps to him and grabs him** All set?
<Xanatos> <Cole> Code was planted in the reploid to allow them to willingly access Sigma DNA that was stored....
<DeathStar> <Blue> Who the hell would do that?
<DeathStar> *a few moments later, the Owl crashes into the other Repliforce ships and a massive shockwave rocks Angel's shuttle*
<Seraphna> Angela> You said it’s the latest generation.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Hang on!"
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... Ack. *She grabs Charlotte*
<Dias`> <Id> In this universe? I could think of a few depending on the correct scenario. From other universes? That begins to broaden.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole stumbles, grabbing a chair.
<DeathStar> *Blue grabs a handle above*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl grips the controls*
<Seraphna> **Angela grips onto a handle while Jaime is glad she uses seatbelts**
<Xanatos> <Cole> Whoever did it...sabotage like that would take SO much access. That's not a quick sneak in and out sorta deal...right?
<Seraphna> Angela> Unless you say, have your own Cran.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "They could've done most of the prep-work in their own universe."
<Dias`> <Id> Or any number of universes that have Reploids and this Sigma virus.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... atl east with him taking out so many ships... we located our missing ships
<DeathStar> *Cheryl takes the controls*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Yeah but that means the Repliforce fleet is like ... decimated now
<Xanatos> 6* Cole mumbles that he hopes Angel's teleport didn't fuck up
<DeathStar> *She eyes what remains - there's still some ships, but they're in abd shape*
<DeathStar> *floating about*
<Xanatos> <Cole> All of you should be pleased then, you're back to being the most important part of Earthgov.
<Dias`> <Id> Well in regards to strength alone, they pose a threat.
<Xanatos> <Cole> That's a joke.
<DeathStar> <Blue> Ah, don't worry. We'll get the ships fixed up. And figure this out.
<Seraphna> Angela> For now, you’ll rebuild.
<Dias`> <Dias> I hope so Cole, I believe all of you are an important part of Earthgov.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...is there anything we can do with these?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Really, we could use the help."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl glances at Dias - surprised he thinks Dias important to EarthGov*
<DeathStar> *Cran
<Seraphna> Angela> Hopefully Angel got Alex out of there.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole frowns as he peers at the destruction.
<DeathStar> <Blue> ... Man it's going to take a lot of time in the shipyards
<DeathStar> *She eyes them as they flyby*
<DeathStar> <Blue> Not to mention if word gets out that we cna "go maverick at will"
<Dias`> <Dias> Oh I imagine that'll scare people in to a panic. 6He nods, looking proud that he figured that out.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Really, it's more that some of you did..."
<Seraphna> **Angela shakes her head** The at will part I doubt. It makes no sense that someone would choose to drop self control.
<DeathStar> <Ren> We should look into who helped make the latest reploids. They'd have to be savvy with code.
<Dias`> <Id> If Cran is alive, that will be up to him to let us know.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...its possible thatb someone was replaced by an imposter."
<Xanatos> <Cole> There was plenty working in repliforce that didn't want to do that, but there wasn't really a path to citizenship. It's shocking that SO many were reading to say fuck this and go full nuclear option....but it's not like they also had as much chocie as you make it seem.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That's... something of a relief, but only to me."
<Xanatos> <Cole> We're built as weapons of war. How hard was it for your Dragoons and your Weapons to get their own lives? It's not all that different.
<DeathStar> *As they catch up to the other ships, a transmission comes in from a Repliforce signal*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I stained my hands with blood
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> For years in war.
<Seraphna> **Angela taps it**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> And worked for a monster
<Seraphna> Angela> I was a legal loophole since I was born human. Kinda helped in the debates though.
<Seraphna> Angela> Hello?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What is that?"
<DeathStar> <Death Star on comm> I've managed to ge aboard on of the ships. I'll set down a transcoder for Cole to get you all aboard.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... When did he do that? ... *shakes head, looking annoyed* I'll stay with this ship if you all want to go over there.
<Seraphna> Angela> Going inside a Repliforce ship to turn the tide. Why does that sound familiar?
<Seraphna> **Jaime looks to Adeline to see what she should do**
<Dias`> <Dias> What's our goal on that ship?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I don't want Adeline staying ehre alone. To we have anyone else who wishes to stay behind?"
<Xanatos> <Cole> Disable and learn their destination?
<DeathStar> <Ren> I suppose we need to make it sure it doesn't reach it's destination.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Agreed. We can't leave Adeline alone."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’ll stick with her. I’m the emergency teleport on this end.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Oh my. You think they'll try to get me?
<DeathStar> *she looks amused*
<DeathStar> <Ren> It wouldn't shock me.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Besides I’ll nuke anyone that tries to touch her.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... that's a good idea."
<Xanatos> <Cole> ....I feel the ping. Time to get the tingles.
<Seraphna> Angela> And there’s two betas on board.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Which is a creepy way to say, touch me so we can teleport.
<Seraphna> **Si, Angela and Anyata touch Cole**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Ren?"
<Dias`> 6Id rests on cole's head as Dias touches his armor
<DeathStar> <Ren> Yes?
<Xanatos> <Cole> This is going to suck a lot of my strength, so....just a heads up on that.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *nods* "As to the rest of us, prepare to board."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl and Blue touch Cole's face*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves over to join the teleport group
<Xanatos> <Cole> I fink dis wath to shu m'up
<Xanatos> 6* Cole teleports them to the transcoder once everyone who's going has touched in some way.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "You ready?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Yeah. We'll go dragon on them if need be. *As they arrive in a quiet spot in the hanger, Death Star is standing there with shades on*
<Dias`> <Id> Question. Do we know if he went Maverick?
<DeathStar> <Death Star> If we can manage to take the bridge and use this ship to attack the other, we can save the day. But if not at least we took one out
<DeathStar> *Death Star eyes Id, then grabs him*
<DeathStar> *bringing him in close*
<DeathStar> <Death Star> ...
<Dias`> <Id> Yes?
<DeathStar> <Death Star> Buzz off.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...are we done with the pecking order? We do have a mission to accomplish."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "We can assume not by the fact that Id is still intact."
<Xanatos> 6* Cole leans over to with his hands on his his knees, taking 'breaths' to recover.
<DeathStar> *Blue pats Cole*
<Dias`> <Dias> Good job, Cole.
<Seraphna> Angela> So, ass kickery time?
<DeathStar> *there's a terrible noise in the hanger*
<DeathStar> <Death Star> ...
<DeathStar> <DS> Wait here
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And on cue." *looks over*
<DeathStar> *he goes to check it out*
<DeathStar> *moving around some boxes*
<DeathStar> <Ren> That's a death flag.
<Dias`> 6Dias peers about.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Yeah, your friend is not coming back
<DeathStar> *Ren moves around the boxes to look into the main hanger, slowly*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Unless that's a cat, he's doomed."
<Dias`> <Dias> So to the bridge? Which is which way?
<DeathStar> <Ren> This way - I think
<DeathStar> <Ren> The doomed way.
<Seraphna> Angela> He’ll be fine.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Lead on then."
<DeathStar> *they move around the boxes into the main hanger where DS is MIA*
<Xanatos> <Cole> Blue, you want to show them?
<DeathStar> *and they see no signs of reploids or anything, just a massive hole ripped into the hanger wall*
<Xanatos> <Cole> Hm, what did this?
<DeathStar> *there's a pathway toward the elevator*
<DeathStar> <Blue> Something big. <Cheryl> Something MOntana sized
<DeathStar> *She eyes Angela accusingly*
<Dias`> <Dias> So something else is attacking them?
<Seraphna> Angela> He’s on the shuttle.
<Seraphna> Angela> Anyway I would use Elouise in this situation.
<DeathStar> *As Angela says that, Montana walks by covered in Dark Liquid material*
<DeathStar> *patrolling the hanger*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I'm not looking forward to finding out who... oh."
<DeathStar> <Ren> YEELP
<DeathStar> *she jerks back into the boxes*
<Alicia> * Charlotte ducks out of sight
<Seraphna> Angela> Someone hi jacked my husky boy.
<Dias`> <Dias> ....well jack it back.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole slowly slides back behind a box
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves udner cover* "Mmmm...here we go again."
<DeathStar> *Liquid Montana seems to be looking around, then scans the hanger*
<DeathStar> *holding someone*
<Seraphna> Angela> Nope.
<DeathStar> *before moving for the elevator*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You said it was in the shuttle. Which shuttle?
<Seraphna> Angela> The one we just left… fuck.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole slowly leans enough to try and get a look on who it was holding
<Seraphna> **Angela glows as she rushes for the elevator**
<Dias`> 6Dias squats a bit, waiting
<DeathStar> *it looks like it could have been Jaime maybe, but with the shadows the white hair could have looked darker*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...how annoying."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Indeed
<Dias`> <Id> It's a hostage now.
<Seraphna> **Angela slides after LM and slices exactly at his leg joints**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...this is starting to get infuriating. It's one thing when I make a mistake..."
<DeathStar> *Angela would spot Montana getting onto it
<DeathStar> *when she attacks*
<Xanatos> 6* Cole slides around the box to follow Angela.
<DeathStar> *Liquid Montana makes a noise and begins to form dozens of tendrils to stab at her*
<Xanatos> <Cole> Looked like Jaime
<DeathStar> *Cheryl rushes in to stab, holding indeed Jaime*
<DeathStar> *it uses her like a club on Cheryl*
<DeathStar> *Ren grabs Charlotte and goes into dragon mech form*
<Seraphna> **Angela forms a holy shield to block the tendrils and strikes an arm joint next**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *steps out, walkign forward*
<DeathStar> *Liquid MOntana begins to leak dark material under Angela that sucks her down*
<DeathStar> *revealing parts of the real Montana to do so*
<Seraphna> **Angela claws a wall to pull herself up** Get off my boy.
<Seraphna> **Si blankets part of the liquid black in fire**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *forms her Dark Edge as she picks up the pace, dashing forward*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl sets Jaime aside*
<Dias`> 6Id watches and records.
<DeathStar> *the liquid material nibbles hard on Angela, intent on eating her*
<DeathStar> *while the rest tries to stab at Si*
<Xanatos> 6* Cole is still too weak to fight from the teleport so tries to get scans of the liquid
<DeathStar> *it seems to be --- Noire*
<Seraphna> **Angela boosts her dragoon shielding with Holy and stabs at the metal**
<DeathStar> *but much more liquidy*
<Alicia> * Charlotte fires on Liquid Montana whenever she gets a good shot, avoiding hitting anyone else
<Dias`> 6Dias seems to just wait, since theirs to many people in close range
<Seraphna> **Si heats what grabs her intensely**
<Xanatos> <Cole> So, Noire you're doing this or another you is?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "It's the other Noire."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Will you finally concede that I am the superior one!" *slashes at Noire/Montana*
<DeathStar> *the combined attacks make Liquid Montana stumble into the elevator. It sparks*
<Seraphna> Angela> Eat her already. If Jaime’s here they have Adeline!
<DeathStar> *it reaches for the button to go up*
<Seraphna> **Angela slashes at the reaching limb**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *leaps in with Montana and tries to use Dakr Absorption yet again.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl whips the arm to hold it and Death Star rises up and stabs it as well*
<Seraphna> Angela> This is like the 19th Monty this year!
<DeathStar> *Liquid Noire retreats up the elevator shaft, leaving the broken down MOntana*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... Well.
<Seraphna> **Angela checks the shuttle betas now to see what went on there**
<Dias`> 6Dias sends out a Calming Embrace, searching the ship for Adeline's signature
<Seraphna> **Si tries waking up Jaime**
<DeathStar> *it looks like Liquid Noire left a piece of herself on the foot of Montana after the last fight, and then spread all over it*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Nnnnnnn! We need to go up now!"
<DeathStar> *attacking the two*
<DeathStar> *and stuffing Adeline inside the Montana unit*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Good thing we didn't blow it up
<Seraphna> **Angela tears open Montana’s inner casing**
<Xanatos> <Cole> Alright, weapon energy back online.
<DeathStar> *Adeline is calmly resting inside, eyes closed*
<Seraphna> Angela> Hey kiddo.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Whoa that was a dirty trick, I would've blown it up for sure.
<DeathStar> <Blue> Same
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Is she alright?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *opens her eyes* Hm? I'm alright.
<Seraphna> **Angela pulls her out as Jaime possibly rouses **
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *climbs out slowly, using Montana to steady herself as Jaime is woken up*
<DeathStar> *by now, alarms are going off - possibly by Liquid*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Given who we're facing, you're going to need a full medical when we get back."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Angela, I’m not a fan of Montana now.
<DeathStar> <Death Star> We lost the element of surprise
<DeathStar> *he moves over and kicks MOntana out of the elevator*
<Seraphna> Angela> I’d argue we never had it.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Alright lets just get up top and settle the situation.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm..." *whisper* "Ren, we need to scan her to make sure they didn't pull a switch."
<Xanatos> 6* Cole gets on the elevator.
<Seraphna> **Sera’s Mighty 4 get on**
<DeathStar> <Ren> Right. When we get back, mom will have the tools
<Dias`> 6Id and Dias enter
<Jackieness> <Noire> *nods and then gestures* "Take us up."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> <Not to mention, they might have messed with her even if they didn't.>
<DeathStar> *As the elevator goes up, the same calming music has been replaced by rock music*
<DeathStar> *damn Mavericks*
<Seraphna> Si> **air guitars**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "They'd better not make a monkey out of me."
<Dias`> <Id> Huh?
<DeathStar> *suddenly it stops*
<DeathStar> *and lights flicker*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Why...do we keep taking these things?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Because climbing sucks."
<Seraphna> **Angela grumbles and slices open the top, firing a grappler up**
<DeathStar> <Cran voice> Warning, error code 42
<DeathStar> <Cran voice> Error code 33
<Seraphna> Angela> Shut it Alex.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...and he used his own voice for the ship computer."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What did you expect?"
<Seraphna> **Angela starts climbing. Jaime glows green and grabs Adeline, floating up**
<DeathStar> <Ren> No one is going to ask what the codes are?
<DeathStar> *Adeline leans against as they go up*
<DeathStar> *Ren begins to climb*
<Seraphna> **Anyata starts wall jumping up**
<Dias`> 6Id floats up and Dias leaps up and begins hopping from side to side as he makes his way up
<Alicia> * Charlotte tries to look them up while climbing with tendrils
<Jackieness> <Noire> *lashes out with ehr tendrils and pulls herself up*
<Xanatos> 6* Cole starts to climb, trying to remember the error codes on his own.
<DeathStar> *it seems one is power outage, the other is elevator damage*
<Xanatos> 6* Cole gives himself a mental high five because he remembered!
<DeathStar> <Cran voice> Error Code 56. *suddenly things begin to fall down - the MAvericks dropping furniture from up high to crush them*
<DeathStar> <Blue> They're dropping crap at us!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Power outage and elevator damage... oh great."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl swings on her whip to avoid as Ren flails*
<Alicia> * Charlotte grabs Ren and holds her close
<DeathStar> *Ren holds on as they avoid a couch*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries snagging the furniture as it falls and lobbing it back up at the MAvericks
<DeathStar> *Noire takes out a MAverick and it blows up*
<Seraphna> **Angela and Anyata cut things that come at them**
<Seraphna> **Jaime tries to TK stuff aside as she floats**
<Xanatos> 6* Cole hops around with a few wall jumps.
<DeathStar> *Adeline aids her, TK stuff aside for people*
<Seraphna> **Si suddenly rockets up from below on fire, super fire bunny jumping for the opening** FUUUU!!!
<DeathStar> *Si manages to take out a Maverick about to start dropping spiked balls*
<Dias`> 6Dias picks up his tempo coming up and out behind Si
<Seraphna> **Si starts to bunnyfu them away for others**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to get to the top*
<DeathStar> *as they reach the top floor, they see dozens of reploids, all acting as one*
<DeathStar> *And among them is Alouette*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... plot twist?
<Seraphna> Angela> Allouette! Young lady!
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... She's not a new gen
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Infecting Alouette was almost expected."
<Seraphna> Anyata> Ally…?
<Xanatos> <Cole> Impressionable youth these days.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I don't think this was her choice."
<DeathStar> <Alouette> *speaks, all of them speaking as one* You are standing in our way.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Lets just tie them all up
<Seraphna> Angela> Oh you are so getting spanked.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks around ehr her counterpart*
<Seraphna> **Si grabs a rope and starts bouncing in to fight and restrain**
<Xanatos> 6* Cole goes hand to hand moving in to fist fight with the closest Mav
<DeathStar> <Alouette> *grabs Si and the other reploids begin to copy her data, breathing fire at the team*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Ah shit.
<DeathStar> *so far no sign of Liquid*
<Seraphna> **Si snaps and starts cancelling the fire**
<DeathStar> *one reploid grabs Cole and copies his electricity, firing it out at Ren, shocking and poofing her tail out*
<Seraphna> **Jaime floats Alouette up high**
<Alicia> * Charlotte moves in to stab at Alouette with a knife-like device.
<DeathStar> <Alouette> ...!
<DeathStar> *then jerks*
<Xanatos> <Cole> What the fuck, how did they do that?!
<Seraphna> Angela> What is that?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Some sort of imitation ability."
<DeathStar> <Alouette> The new gen reploids possess acopy chip I designed. To help with the HUmanoid project.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Copying powers is my trick!"
<Seraphna> **Anyata blinks** Are you normal again Ally?
<DeathStar> <Alouette> *head tilts* Of course I am normal
<DeathStar> *The reploids touch Charlotte*
<Seraphna> Anyata> You we’re just a Maverick.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole tries to subdue the mavrick who copied him.
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... I feel shakey.... I ahte cole's power.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *Charlotter, situational awerness!"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Charlotte, situational awerness!"
<DeathStar> *The Reploid strains with him unti Blue stabs it*
<Seraphna> **So starts punching and kicking the other reploids** Copy this! And that! And one of these!
<Alicia> * Charlotte tries to countergrab the reploids with her tendrils.
<Seraphna> *Si
<Jackieness> <Noire> *ues her tendrils to try to trip as many MAvericks as she cna reach*
<DeathStar> <Alouette> Are we Mavericks? They have a ton of copied data in them. *it's hard to tell if she is being influenced or what. Perhaps there is a sort of hive mind going in. Cheryl begins to restrain and knock them out*
<DeathStar> <Ren> MAybe there's a hive mind power. We do have psionics here.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Should I try to cancel?
<Alicia> * CHarlotte tries to use the knife to EMP Alouette through the shielding
<Alicia> <CHarlotte> "Sorry about this!"
<Seraphna> Anyata> H-Hey!
<Seraphna> Jaime> Guess we should try now?
<DeathStar> *Alouette makes a noise*
<Seraphna> **Anyata inspect her**
<DeathStar> *being a reploid, it hasn't done massive damage, but it seems her systems were temporarily paused*
<DeathStar> *Death Star meanwhile is stabbing - making it hard to copy*
<Seraphna> **Anyata quickly puts restraints on her so she can be safely treated**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Phew.. the reploid equivalent of injecting tranquilisers into the bloodstream."
<Dias`> 6Dias drops from a vent and on to a reploid, having taken a detour the long way
<DeathStar> <Alouette> Ugh..
<DeathStar> *She lifts her head* My research!
<DeathStar> *by now most of the reploids have been dealt with* <Cheryl> ... alright
<Seraphna> Anyata> We saved you.
<DeathStar> *she moves to the bridge*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> How do we land this thing?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...Dias, the Liquid fake me is still about."
<Seraphna> Angela> Wait here little one. If any of those pirates are left I’m going to skewer them.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Land? We need to use it to attack the other ship, right?
<Dias`> <Dias> But it's not a fake you.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Right. *She scans the air for the other ship* ... PRoblem.
<Xanatos> <Cole> It got away during all this fighting?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm not picking up anything.
<DeathStar> *she nods*
<Dias`> <Id> That is unfortunate.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... oh come on, this can't have been the actual trap!"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "It clearly lacks my self-confidence, key to being me."
<DeathStar> *As Noire says this, alarms begin to go off*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> What now.
<Seraphna> **Angela groans in annoyance**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *just breathes in slowly and audibly*
<DeathStar> <Alouette> ..... my research was stolen. *Wiggles* All my hard work. <Cheryl> You have a lot to answer to about these copy chips
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Let me guess, Cran installed a self-destruct."
<DeathStar> <Blue> Yeah like why I odn't have one.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl brings up what is happening - a liquid reploid mech is down in engineering, wrecking the engines*
<Dias`> <Dias> Seem's a bit cheaty if you ask me.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Can we just teleport and leave the bitch to blow herself up?
<DeathStar> <Cran Voice> Error *begins to list all the errors*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Seconded.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "If you're not cheating, you're not doing it right."
<Xanatos> <Cole> Did it destroy the shuttle when it kidnapped Jaime and Adeline?
<DeathStar> *Adeline studies Charlotte*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I am beyond annoyed now!"
<DeathStar> *Cheryl checks*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm not seeing anthing.
<Dias`> <Dias> Well luckily, cheating doesn't make you good at using it.
<Seraphna> Angela> Bringing it around.
<DeathStar> *the ship jerks*
<DeathStar> *As they lose altitude*
<Xanatos> <Cole> So we have nowhere to teleport too and we're going down?
<Seraphna> Jaime> The ground?
<DeathStar> *Cheryl sits* I'll try to do a controlled landing.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Someone want to help?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Who's the best pilot here?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> I could teleport us to the ground…
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...if you cna get me to engineering, we can try to finish it off lest it slip away after the landing."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "But where are we going right now?"
<Dias`> <Dias> Just point me in a direction.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Go ahead and teleport Jaime if you want.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll keep with the controlled landing
<DeathStar> *Ren opens her foxholes*
<Seraphna> **Angela sighs and fixes the controls best she can**
<DeathStar> <Ren> Lets get to engineering
<Seraphna> Angela> I’ll pull the navigation data while I’m here.
<Dias`> 6Dias hops through.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Let's go. 6* He hops through
<Jackieness> <Noire> *nods and gies through the foxhole to engineering*
<Seraphna> Jaime> **shrugs and looks to Adeline** I suppose I can take anyone who wants to go?
<Alicia> * Charlotte heads through
<DeathStar> <Adeline> If you think that's the best course. Are oyu sure you don't want to go with them? *she peers at the foxhole though*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We could probably end it quick
<Seraphna> Jaime> True, let’s get revenge dear.
<Seraphna> **Jaime hops through**
<DeathStar> *Adeline follows along; the engineering has a few reploids laying about that were working the engines*
<DeathStar> *it looks like most of the engines have become compltely wrecked*
<Dias`> <Dias> This is quite the mess.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole is spooling up his miniguns, ready to fight liquid noire.
<DeathStar> *Death Star and Ren stlk along when Liquid Mech flies about in a mch with wings*
<DeathStar> *escaping over them toward the exit*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... That bitch!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm....there!" *lashes with her tendrils to try to snag it*
<DeathStar> *it crashes down and fires plasma guns at Noire*
<Seraphna> **Jaime grabs her with TK, or tries to**
<DeathStar> *Jaime pulls it in*
<DeathStar> *Death Star slashes at it as it forms a dark wall and fires more*
<DeathStar> <Ren> *goes dragon mech with Charlotte*
<Dias`> 6Dias cracks his knuckles and dashes in, swinging his fist in to the dark wall repeatedly
<DeathStar> *meanwhile the ship begins to land, bouncing hard and shaking them*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to evade the blasts*
<Xanatos> 6* Cole stumbles but tries to recover his footing and fire at the mech
<Alicia> * Charlotte slips behind to strike LM from a blind spot
<Seraphna> **Jaime leaps up with a bounce and slams a hyperspace fist into the mech**
<DeathStar> *The Dragon Mech blows off a wing as Jaime melts more of the mech off*
<DeathStar> *it sparks and hop glides away*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *dashes along and then tries to leap on to the mecha*
<Seraphna> **Jaime glares at it and pulls part of the ship up and slams it at the mech**
<DeathStar> *Alouette attaches something that blows the other wing up as Noire lands, sending them both crashing all over the place*
<DeathStar> *almost comically*
<DeathStar> <Ren> .oO( you seeing this Char?)
<Alicia> <Charlotte> .oO(Oh yeah.)
<DeathStar> *the mech lands with Noire on top and Liquid Noire turning to normal, crawling out*
<Xanatos> <Cole> ....there she is
<DeathStar> *her body shifting about*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "You are annoying!" *leaps at her lquid counterpart*
<Xanatos> <Cole> Which Noire do we shoot? Kidding.
<Dias`> 6Dias leaps up above Liqiod Noire and begins raining down punches
<DeathStar> *it turns as she laps and stabs Noire in the gut with something, letting it enter her gut as Dias punches her away*
<Seraphna> **Jaime holds onto Liquid’s leg with TK as an assist to Noire**
<DeathStar> *the TK jerks her onto her back*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "nnnnn!" *holds out a hand and tries Dark Absorption to try to finish consuming it*
<DeathStar> *Noire strangely is easily able to consume Liquid Noire, her body decaying as she bleeds from the stomach*
<DeathStar> <Death Star> .... too easy.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "You think this is a trap too?"
<Dias`> <Dias> You sure it was smart to absorb that thing?
<DeathStar> *Ren seperates from Charlotte*
<Xanatos> 6* Cole steps over to a console and begins to tap on it, checking ship status.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Nnnnnn..."
<DeathStar> *They seem to have crash landed safely*
<Dias`> <Id> He has a point considering you try to absorb anything that's Dark One based. They easily could've set something up to harm you.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *kneels by the decayed "remains" of theo ther Noire*
<DeathStar> <Ren> We'll need to have your mom check you out
<Xanatos> 6* Cole checks on the casualty reports for the ship.
<Seraphna> Jaime> So only their Noire seems to have been here. Meaning the rest are acting elsewhere.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I cna hold it off in the meantime. I have been studying Dark One sorcery, while this one was little more than a junkyard dog by comparison."
<DeathStar> *Adeline nods*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Even I could've taken that Noire."
<DeathStar> <Alouette> *Studies the reploids* I just don't understand how the copy chips could have turned all the reploids bad...
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Maybe the sigma virus infected the chips?"
<DeathStar> <Death Star> You put Sigma's DNA in it..
<DeathStar> <Alouette> I didn't do that.
<Dias`> <Id> Well someone did.
<Seraphna> Si> Someone could have during the manufacture.
<DeathStar> <Death Star> We'll have to have someone trace that lead then
<Seraphna> Anyata> My Allouette would never do that on purpose.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So, someone else did."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl joins them from the bridge as the ship seems to be okay now and comms are no longer jammed*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I've gotten news from Taiga. Repliforce seems to be slowly getting under control - some Reploids are MIA. Cran is MIA.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We'll have to get in touch with Stacey. We also have a situation on Geyze.
<Seraphna> **Angela frowns**
<Dias`> <Id> Have they broken out in war?
<Seraphna> Jaime> What situation!?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "At least we can assume they're not kidnapping Cran..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Might as well. The Queen Selena has been arrested.
<Seraphna> Jaime> What the fuck?
<DeathStar> <Blue> Who?
<Xanatos> <Cole> Beats me
<Seraphna> Jaime> Why? How? Who?
<DeathStar> <Blue> We still have queens. What a world.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Lets get back to the manor and find out. We have a lot of investigating to do and I imagine the attacks aren't done yet.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I can't imagine them stealing some Repliforce tech is all they want
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So, who else do we need to worry about? Are they going to set up a Xevil clone to take over the Tsiv or something?"
<DeathStar> *Ren eyes Charlotte at that*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Don't even joke
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods** I think we’re gonna have to prod buttock, Gnomey.
<DeathStar> <Ren> He's like the ultimate big bad right?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "More or less..."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "My grandmother would just nope."
<Dias`> <Dias> That's been constantly beaten by us. Clearly not that big bad
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I do wonder though... why was alternate Noire so... un-Noire?"
<Dias`> <Id> Do you believe that all alternate reality versions of people are the same?
<DeathStar> *As they step outside, Angela's shuttle almost crashes on top of them*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "No, but there's a bit of a gap between the alternate me and Adeline being... evil versions of us, and Noire being... well, I wouldn't look up to her."
<DeathStar> *if they had adopted to escape, it would have been a death trap8
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ...
<Seraphna> **Angela kicks it and brings down another one**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "God damn, alternate me is annoying."
<Dias`> <Id> Isn't evil just a different view of perspective?
<Seraphna> Angela> These pirates owe me a shuttle.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "It seemed almost mindless, almost incapable of doign anything except being a watchdog. Not like me at all."
<DeathStar> <Ren> That's all the pirates owe you?
<Seraphna> Angela> I’ll write up a bill.
<Dias`> <Dias> Oh? So like a foot trooper dark one.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Right."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I get the feeling that things are just going to get much worse.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> You know?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> As if this was a test to see how fast and how our response time was.
<Dias`> <Dias> So a failing gradE?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Pretty much
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "A test..."
<Dias`> <Id> Well atleast nobody tried to destroy Montana with you inside it.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That is true.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Regardless, we need to do better."
<Xanatos> <Cole> Would you test us in that way.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm..in the meantime, no more events that concentrate all teams in one place. It limited our response time."
<Dias`> <Id> Me? Hmm. If I were to go evil and wanted to potentially cause you some irreversable emotional damage. Yes.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I have a feeling I’m about to be busy on Geyze smashing heads together.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, I have no need to, but if I wanted to press an enemy, I would do it in multiple directions at once - the base, Repliforce, and Geyze was three sets of tests.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Whether it was intended as a test or not... they'll be using it as one."
<Dias`> <Id> I imagine this was a test of sorts.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And then see how fast each of you all responded to getting out of the lockdown, to getting to the Repliforce incident, and how each of it was resolved. The Geyze test I suppose is Selena being arrested which will lead to more tests. Then over the next few days it'll probably be similiar - more tests launched all at once, combined together for another set of targets to try to steal more things, as well as put pressure.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "No doubt on the pressure."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It'll probably culiminate in their final target when they feel the know enough/broke enough of your systems down.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I need to talk to Taiga. Learn more about them. I know we poked our nose in their business lately.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well… I’ll do my best to think with a cool head. I can’t have these pirates messing with Terra’s world.
<Dias`> <Id> Perhaps part of this is punishment for that.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl turns to Cole*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Until we find out what happened to Cran, you're in command of Repliforce.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I know I'd want to punish us for this... I want to punish them enough."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "That would be disingenous as they kept showing up in our business as well."
<Seraphna> Angela> Damn I hope Angel didn’t get herself killed.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> The Repliforce HQ is pretty much intact, so you should report back there with what forces remain. I'll get in touch with you once I return to my manor and we'll work together on our information.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Yeah sounds good, thanks for the help today.
<DeathStar> <Blue> Supreme Commander Cole has a ring to it
<Dias`> <Dias> I'll get Stacey up to date on what's all happened. That way we can try and be more proactive.
<DeathStar> *Alouette looks a bit downtrodden, following Cole*
<Seraphna> Anyata> **picks up Allouette**
<Xanatos> <Cole> First order of business, Taco Tuesday and Fish Fry Fridays. 6* He declares as he moves off.
<Dias`> 6Dias whistles really loudly then pulls out his datapad and hits a button on it and waits
<DeathStar> <Blue> That's our Supreme Commander
<Seraphna> **Anyata follows them**
<Seraphna> Anyata> Think we should do those upgrades, Ally.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "....mmmm...get me to Tokyo."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Right.
<DeathStar> *Ren walks with Charlotte, heading with Noire to get her to Tokyo via foxholes*
<Dias`> 6Dias' shuttle comes sliding in. 1"Record time."
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo
<DeathStar> *Ren arrives with Charlotte and Noire at Tokyo, while Cheryl, Jaime, Angela, and Adeline go back to the manor and Dias goes to Stacey I assume
<DeathStar> <Ren> We're here. *pants, foxholed out*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'm so hungry.
<DeathStar> *Ren turns to Charlotte* You got any food?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...get me to my mother's office."
<DeathStar> *Ren surprisingly picks Noire, being pretty strong*
<DeathStar> *Carrying her in her arms*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Right o.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...well, I guess we get a meal after that."
<DeathStar> *Ren walks up to the governor's office and up the stairs, passing people staring at them*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "... ... ..."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "You don't like that?"
<DeathStar> *despite being on the shorter side, Ren just keeps on trucking up the stairs, reaching into her subspace with her tails and pulls out a snack to eat; it looks like her strength and powers causes her to munch constantly*I
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Just get me there."
<DeathStar> *As they reach Andrea's office, she looks up, wearing a governor's uniform and her long hair braided today* <Andrea> ... you three get hitched at the wedding too?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...I was stabbed."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "A lot happened..."
<DeathStar> *Andrea motions for Ren to lay her on the desk and Andrea examines her stomach* <Andrea> ... this is not good.
<DeathStar> <Ren> What isn't?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Some sort of poison?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> You're going to give birth to a happy baby you sometime in the next few hours to days. Bursting out of your body using your power to do it.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "WHAT?!"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Please tell me that was a joke."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> They drove themselves deep into you to do it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...do somethign about it!"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *runs her hand over the stomach, mumbling about something and moves to look around the office, finding a jar and sets it down then a few other runic devices*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> This is going to hurt. A lot.
<DeathStar> *Ren looks ill and grabs a trashcan as she begins to weave spells and begins to pull out the dark liquid from the wound*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I will not be used by an inferior me!"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...what the hell...?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Right, right. Hold still. *she keeps weaving and pulling out the other Noire and dumping it into the jar; this takes a while, as she tries to be thorough*
<DeathStar> *soon leaving what looks to be a jar full of dark living liquid*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Here.
<DeathStar> *it seems as if this Noire truly bonded with their symboite*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... I lost all my food...
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I lost my appetite."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I suggest you rest for a while.
<DeathStar> *she goes to put the jar up in some dark corner*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *flicks her hair back* "Very well." *waves a hand toward the jar&* "...and this?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I'll think of something evil to do with it. Ha ha ha ha... HA HA HA
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Cheryl's Manor
<DeathStar> *Cheryl collapses into a chair as Taiga goes into what they missed
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So yeah the airplane has been dealt with. The backyard looks like hell
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We'll have a lot of questions to answer and Charlotte's face is going to get out there soon
<DeathStar> *Adeline muses on that as she stands in the background*
<Dias`> I did what I could to lessen the political damage from it. 6He takes a drink from a tea cup
<Dias`> *Chad*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yeah, but even if people know it's a fake her, when they run into her it's not going to go smoothly
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Plus Thena will probably be implicated sooner or later.
<Dias`> Unfortunately, those are harder problems to deal with. Charlotte's best bet is going to be stay off Earth for now til we clear this up.
* Dias` is now known as ChadWinters
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It's going to be a rough next few days. <Adeline> I imagine that's part of what the pirates want. To allow them to cause chaos amongst the populations of the worlds of their targets
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I can't imagine though they predicted Thena would blow the airplane up.
<ChadWinters> I think that was just a bonus.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Honestly? They probably approach things with a set of possibilities
* ChadWinters rubs his face a bit. 1"Most likely. It's what I would do.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *nods* And plan around those. Starting from the most likely actions everyone will take
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So we should start getting more chaotic ourselves?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Or would that be predicted?
<ChadWinters> Predicted.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well, I've fixed the lockdown problem and turned this place into fortknox. Adeline should be safe here.
<ChadWinters> Adeline and I can work on trying to plan this stuff out, but it's only going to go so far.
<DeathStar> *Adeline nods* Right; I imagine the PAX will be their end game, so we can plan to make that more secure. But it will make planning backwards harder from there.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Alright. I'll check in with the PAX. See how they want to handle coopering with us from here.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Get Xanatos and Erevis' take.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Oh.
<DeathStar> *She thinks of something*
<ChadWinters> I have a few things we can try Adeline but I don't know how long term they'll go. I hope they don't have a version close to me working with them.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That would be troubling
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I heard Lenneth finished building the site for her Legislation branch
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Which Thena was meant to head.
<ChadWinters> Plans for that will have to change for the time being.
<ChadWinters> If they're smart about it.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Right. Lets hope they are
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lenneth rubs her forehead with her thumbs as if she has a tension headache, eyeing the footage from Cheryl's base of Thena*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> *Then manifest burns it*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> If this leaks... No, when it leaks.
<DeathStar> *Erevis stands off to the side*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We could kill the Thena that lives on Geyze
<DeathStar> *She jokes*
<DeathStar> *or is she*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan considers
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I'm not listening to that. The Legislation Building is built off site and Thena is in shock due to her actions I'm told.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> But either way, I'm not sure I could have her take up her role at this point.
<Xanatos> <Xan> So who does?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Not until this is cleared up. Maybe this is what the wanted
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I could do it temporarily I suppose
<Xanatos> <Xan> I could, that way you could focus on important things.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I am just suspicious. The Legislation Building does link to the PAX with our teleporation system. If the pirates wanted to steal our PAX, they might could use it
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> You - you would want to deal with politicians Dad?
<DeathStar> *She sounds ultra dubious*
<Xanatos> <Xan> No I don't WANT to do that, but you both are more important.
<DeathStar> *Erevis glances at Xanatos, then shrugs* He has come along way
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "He really has."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> ....Very well. And if the pirates do try to sneak their way through the building, he can keep an eye out.
<Xanatos> <Xan> A laser eye at that.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I will look into things with Jikuu and Kyouki on my end then. Kyouki might can sense something that I cannot and Jikuu can provide another set of eyes. We might have to offer Charlotte sanctuary here if things get too rough, so I can send one of them to Earth in her place
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *Lumi has gathered all the Peacekeepers from their various assigned missions*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I know you all have been doing various missions around the kingdoms these past few months keeping the peace with the new spirits trying to fit in and get the people's faith and then the older spirits returning and being ... difficult
<DeathStar> <Lumi> But we have a new situation that I needed you back ASAP.
<DeathStar> *Sylph and Neekito remain in hiding for the past few hours*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> As you might have heard, Selena was arrested and taken away from the Academy by Sasha
<DeathStar> <Nicolette> And how is that even possible? That a former queen who stepped down can reclaim her throne have the current one arrested?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I assume someone or thing is manipulating events."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> From what I understand, she used some trumped up charges that Selena was breaking her oath of the throne or something and conspiring againt Hapian
<Xanatos> <Simon> Why would Sasha do this?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I think she and Sasha sort of did it so fast no one really knows how it happened or why. It's like they shocked everyone and ran off with her.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> We think...shapeshifters.
<DeathStar> *he whispers*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> That's why I would like to use Sparkling to determine if Sasha is one.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Of course."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Or brainwashing!"
<Xanatos> <Simon> Where is Sasha currently?
<DeathStar> <Lumi> In her office.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I thought we could walk up to her and talk.
<Seraphna> Thena> I think we can assume the real Sasha wouldn't have done this, and Celes acting like this is very out of her character.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> If it's not a shapeshifter it might be whatever Taiga was whispering and looking paranoid about during the wedding
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Oh yeah, she and Ren looked super sus during the wedding
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Technically, Celes was doing alot of what Selena was doing when she was queen the first time, soooooo..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Do we know what that was?"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Eyeing all of us
<Seraphna> Thena> I would say looking for the Reality Pirates.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Pirates?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Which aren't us."
<Seraphna> Thena> We need to consider that alternate realities means doubles here.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> There might be a double of me?!
<Seraphna> Thena> My counterpart is with the Reality Strikers. **she frowns, seeming to know about the bad thing that just happened**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "There might. There might even be a double of me."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> *eyes her datapad* Do if Sparkling doesn't find a shapeshifter... we have doubles running around?
<Seraphna> Thena> It is a possibility. We will need to scan reality signatures too.
<Xanatos> <Simon> Hm. I overheard bits of it, but going off of the knowledge of the Reality Strikers it could be a double from another reality who has infiltrated? Do we have a way of checking that currently or would we need to call Taiga?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Oh no, I can't do that."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I'll have to get a device from Taiga. *comms her* I'll get a hold of one. It won't take too long.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "But if that's true, what happened to the real ones?!"
<DeathStar> *Taiga communicates to them*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "They're probably being held somewhere."
<Xanatos> <Simon> That would be the next step, hopefully just kidnapped and held prisoner somewhere...the alternative is far more grim.
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> Your wriswatches
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> There's a device on them that will let you scan people. In addition to getting in touch with me in case of trouble or warping back here.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Oh right, she gave us these.
<DeathStar> *he eyes his wrist*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I think Selena has one too. If they didn't take them off
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Alright, lets try to gt close and see if we can get a scan.
<Xanatos> <Simon> With that in order, shall we go?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "So, we scan Celes and the queen, and Sparkling tells us if they're shapeshifters."
<Seraphna> Thena> Means we can probably track her.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Right.
<Xanatos> <Simon> Celes and Sasha both? I feel like I have missed something.
<Seraphna> Thena> I will psionically scan them in case it's brainwashing.
<DeathStar> *as they move toward Sasha's pyramid, Rain can be seen pacing outside her quarters*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Celes is the one who gave the order to Sasha apparently to do it. Who knows how many might be the enemy. *She points at a student being all sus not studying*
<DeathStar> <Rain> ... Ah. Sasha said not to allow any visitors.
<DeathStar> *she moves to stop the group*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...no visitors on a school day?"
<Xanatos> <Simon> Surely that is not going to stop us?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Should I stake her?
<Xanatos> <Simon> ....no
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Look, Rain, you know it's not really Sasha. Let us prove it.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Absolutely not! No violence!"
<DeathStar> <Rain> ... *frowns, then nods and steps aside*
<Seraphna> **Thena casually scans her thoughts as they pass**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We can get this sorted out."
<DeathStar> *Lumi opens Sasha's office, where she is in touch with someone - it sounds like Celes as she closes the device. Rain's thoughts seem conflicteD*
<DeathStar> <Sasha> Rain? This is not my tea. Why are you letting me be distured?
<DeathStar> *she uses her ... headmistress voice*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ah, I'm sorry, we just need a moment."
<Seraphna> Thena> Would you like to explain your actions, Sasha?
<Alicia> * Sparkling tries to detect shapeshifters as the others talk.
<DeathStar> <Sasha> I am merely following my sister's orders. *it seems...she is not a shapeshifter*
<Seraphna> **Talia checks Gwen's watch**
<Xanatos> 6* Simon slowly pulls his hands behind his back as he stands there, slowly forming an ice spell just in case.
<DeathStar> *Gwen fiddles with his wristwatch rapidly, making it beep and make noiseS*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Ah? Hm. AEh?
<DeathStar> *Sasha eyes Gwen, looking annoyed*
<Seraphna> Thena> Since when does the Headmistress of the Academy have the authority to arrest a Queen?
<Xanatos> <Simon> Whoever gave you that watch made a mistake, Gwen.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks at Gwen...then moves behind him and operates the watch herself*
<DeathStar> *Lana gets --- reality signature not of this reality*
<DeathStar> <Sasha> We are in Hapian territory, are we not?
<DeathStar> <Sasha> So Celes' word is law.
<Seraphna> Thena> No, you dolts didn't do your research.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Oh, that was simple
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "She's not a shapeshifter."
<Seraphna> Thena> The academy is neutral ground.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its a hit."
<Seraphna> Thena> I'm afraid you're the one under arrest.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon releases the spell to encase Sasha in ice.
<Xanatos> (Up to her neck)
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "This is going to take some explaining though."
<DeathStar> <Sasha> Hm. Very well. Let us "explain" then.
<DeathStar> -To Be Continued-
Session Close: Mon Sep 26 23:07:00 2022